Hello everybody my name is Trevyler and welcome back to A Little Hope. So as of the time I'm writing this, chapter two has just been written, but not uploaded. I forgot to thank Ravus Nox for their feedback and for being a fellow Noctris shipper.
Anyway, this chapter was meant to be part of the original story which would've been a one-shot. It was also gonna be the first or second chapter when I decided to do a multi-chapter story. Before I decided not to name chapters, this was gonna be called Starlit Night. Alright, let's get started.
The group was once again on the road again. They's left town mid afternoon so that meant they'd have to camp in a clearing overnight at some point.
Noctis was leaned back with his eyes closed as usual. On the opposite side of the car was Prompto, who was looking at his camera, and in the middle was Iris.
She'd gotten a bit drowsy and leaned her head on Noctis' shoulder. He kept his eyes closed and pretended not to notice, but a barely visible smile slipped. His eyes snapped open when he heard the familiar sound of a camera.
His best friend was sitting on the other side with a grin as he showed the picture he taken on his camera.
Noctis just leaned back and closed his eyes once more.
When it came time to stop, they had to decide who would sleep where. One person would sleep in the car while the other four would split off in pairs and sleep in the tents.
Gladiolus, against his better judgement, chose to give Ignis a break and took the car. This left Noctis, Prompto, Ignis, and Iris to pair off. Now usually who got to share with the girl was the argument, but when that girl's older brother was nearby and the chance of injury was high, it was the place no one wanted to be in.
Noctis decided he'd take the risk of his life this time, "I'll go with Iris." he volunteered.
The other two looked at him with suspicion and worry. They never would've thought that the prince had a death wish.
Once everybody started to get ready for bed, Noctis to Iris to wait for a second.
She looked curious, "What is it Noct?" she asked.
He smiled, "Stay here for a bit. Watch the stars with me." he said as a statement rather than a question.
She smiled shyly, "Okay." she replied.
They threw an old blanket down and laid on their backs. It was a beautiful night and the stars were shining bright here outside of the city.
Iris looked on in child-like wonder, "Their so pretty. It's a shame you can never see them in the city. At least not like this." she spoke softly.
He chuckled, "I know what you mean." he replied quietly.
They spent about 20 minutes watching the stars and pointing out various shapes they could find and looking out for any constellations.
Iris yawned and her eye lids were drooping a bit. Noctis looked over at her tired state.
He sat up, "Alright. It looks like you could use some sleep." he told her.
She giggled, "I guess you're rubbing off on me. Always sleeping." she joked.
He just smiled softly and helped her to the tent.
Once inside she looked back, "Are you coming in?" she asked tiredly.
He nodded, "I'll be back in a sec." he answered and walked away from the entrance.
After a few minutes, she heard a noise and the tent moved. As she leaned up to see if it was Noctis, she suddenly realized she was face to face with him.
And more importantly, lip to lip. She blushed badly and smiled as she turned the accidental brush into a full on the lip kiss.
Noctis looked shocked, but slowly began responding. She was pleasantly delighted and found his awkwardness kind of cute. This was one thing he couldn't use his cool guy attitude on.
They were suddenly aware of heavy footsteps and a presence outside, "Alright break it up." Gladiolus said.
Both of their half lidded eyes shot open. They'd been caught by the worst possible person.
The older male crossed his arms, "Well Noct, It's look like we're gonna need to have a nice little chat." he said menacingly.
Iris was disappointed she'd probably never be allowed to be in the same tent or room with Noctis without supervision anymore, but in the end, she realized that the kiss was well worth it for now. However, Noctis wasn't worried about that.
It was at that moment that Noctis realized...he'd fucked up.
Chapter three finished. This is the longest chapter and my favorite of the ones I've written. So I know it was a quick kiss, but it doesn't count as it was accidental at first. I'll have a proper one hopefully in one of the following chapters. Anyway, I hope that all my fellow Noctris fans and the people who like this story enjoyed this. Have a great night everybody and I'll see you next time.
~Trevyler