Qedus stood beside Cor both of them leaning up against his car. She watched as Gladio set up the tent, His eyes constantly checking back up on her as if he was monitoring her every move. Noctis and Prompto stood nearby looking at their phones and laughing loudly over something on their screens. Ignis sat in one of the lawn chairs that sat out around the fire, He sipped on a fresh cup of Ebony

"So what made you show your true eyes?" Asked Cor pressing a hand against the hood of his car as he faced her.

"Ignis...he saw my true eye color…and well I'm done hiding it." She said as she ran her hands through her Raven hair subconsciously.

"You never should have…I love your eyes." Said Cor. The redness in Qedus's cheeks appeared making her feel embarrassed not wanting to be percieved a a blushing school girl. She shook her head as she faked a cough, Taking her back off his car.

"Thanks…that means a lot. I should have never hid them, Your right." She repiled. Cor slowly pushed himself off his car and got closer to her.

"What do you plan to do? I mean…are you going to accompany them to Altissia?" He asked, Concern weighing heavy in his voice.

"No…I'm going to head back after seeing them off to Altissia." Said Qedus. Her heart fluttered as Cor reached up placing both hands on her shoulders. The feeling of the another's eyes on her made her flinch away despite her body accepting it. "Cor I…"

Confusion was clear it shadowed over him as he backed away as well. She watched as his eyes shifted to the another's, She couldn't shake off the guilt she had. Their relationship was becoming more clear to everyone else, She knew the truth wouldn't stay in the dark for long it was basically already clear.

"This thing...we have going the off and on…I…don't want to do this anymore." She said each word difficult to get out. The thing that she referred to was their random get togethers and they were anything but friendly.

Even though Cor never dripped a ounce of emotion at times. There were incidences where he had shown emotions to her, The first time it ever happened was her first time. It was gentle and Cor was just a big old teddy bear, He was easy and respectful. The another times they had sex we're more rash than anything even once up against a tree.

Only Cor had tried to make it something more, He had offered her companionship which she turned down. She cared about him but the age difference and who he was, Wasn't what she wanted in her life. Maybe she was being selfish she thought at times, Especially when she lie in his arms and watched as he slept peacefully. "I'm sorry…"

Cor didn't say anything his stoic expression almost cracked showing sorrow, He spun around on his heel his eyes looking directly at Gladiolus. In that moment things got tense between the mentor and his previous student. Gladiolus looked hurt as he looked at Qedus begging for answers, Ignis stood from his chair getting closer to Gladiolus preparing to break them up if anything were to happen.

The guilt grew worse as she realized she had caused conflict, She had kept Cor and her activities under wrap while doing things with Gladio. Cor looked back at her swallowing hard, He was silent and his breathing hard. "Whatever you want..." He managed to spit out.

He turned away grabbing ahold of the handle of the car door, He started to open it before she stopped him. His eyes were filled with anger as his mouth was together in a thin line. Her hands rested on his shoulders as he looked down at her, His hands reached up softly grabbing her wrists.

Her next move wasn't at all at the right time but she felt like she had to do it. As she got onto her tippy toes she pressed a long kiss on Cor's lips, He accepted it returning the kiss back. With that she removed her lips quickly walking towards the mouth of the tent. Getting inside she zipped up the tent shielding herself from all the stares even if for a brief moment because she felt like Gladiolus would be tearing open the tent in any second.

She wrapped herself up in her bedroll like a sushi roll, As if the blankets would protect her from any yelling that was directed to her. Minutes before she had wrapped herself up, She could hear Gladiolus arguing with Noctis and Prompto. A few times she heard Ignis interject only to be screamed off.

Her thoughts were interrupted as Gladiolus entered the slowly unzipping the tent, He stepped in one foot still on the outside. "Can I come in?" Asked Gladiolus.

With some hesitation she nodded unrolling herself out of the bed roll to sit up. He stepped in carefully zipping up the tent to give them what privacy they could have. He placed both hands on his hips as he looked down at her pursing his lips. "So…am I just a piece of meat to you?"

Qedus's jaw went slack, "Are you fucking kidding me? How could you think that?!" She roared.

"You just kissed Cor...what the hell…I knew something was going on? You couldn't have just been honest to me…You lie about who you are for stupid reasons! Now this shit?!" He roared back.

She closed her eyes tight trying to shrug off what he had just said. It ran through her mind, Noone gave her any flack for her hiding her Al Bhed background except him. Cor and Prompto both had complimented her and comforted her, She was insecure about her eyes especially since she was ridiculed back in Spira for being of Al Bhed Heritage. Qedus calmly stood up facing him, Before anything else could be said she grabbed him pressing her lips against his at first he stalled but then he started kissing her back. After one long last peck she pulled away, Her mouth inches from his.

Her eyes stared deep into his as she spoke each word making Gladiolus's strong demeanor crack, "That's your goodbye kiss to…because what we could have been is now nothing more than friends." She let go of him watching as his Amber eyes burned with rage and his hands became fists. Turning heel she sat down on her bed roll facing away from him. She could hear his heavy breathing

behind her as she pretended he was no longer there. She waited until he rushed out practically ripping the zipper off the tent, With her and his tempers combined she knew it was a mess she wouldn't be prepared for.