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Lightning laid the equipment on the table next to Noctis' bed and put plastic gloves on.
Let's see how the wound looks like. I have to clean it." Lightning said.
"You don't have t-"
"Stop it, it might hurt, but you'll heal quicker." Lightning said. "Okay?"
"Thanks." Noctis said and grabbed her by her wrist. "Sorry, we can solve this later right? I know how bad you feel right now. I'll compensate this to you, okay?" Noctis said and let go of her wrist.
Lightning rolled her eyes. "However."
"Say something if it hurts. We can have short breaks, just tell me if you feel like it." Lightning said. "I'll try to be careful." She said and took the book and left it open on the table.
"Thanks."
"I have to take that plastic thing off your chest, it may feel little odd and it might hurt a little, okay?" Lightning said and looked at the book.
"Huh?" Noctis said. "What plastic thing?"
"I dunno. It keeps the edges of the wound together. I must clean...uhm, the space inside the wound I guess." Lightning said. "I'm not a medic, sorry, I'll do my best."
"Are you going to open it?" Noctis stared at Lightning shocked.
"I have to, I'll be careful. Relax." Lightning said.
"Relax? I don't want my intestines to be all over the floor, the wound is so deep that my stomach will tear open completely if you remove the uh...plastic thing." Noctis said little afraid and miserable, he couldn't do anything about it, he couldn't protest, he wasn't going anywhere.
"You'll thank me later, you can handle this, I know it." Lightning smiled a little and stroked his hair. "Okay, one...two-"
"No, no, not yet, wait, please!" Noctis begged.
Lightning took a good grip of the plastic strip which was put on the wound. She started to pull it towards herself.
Lightning was disgusted by what she saw; the wound had healed a little so as she pulled the strip, the skin on the edges of the wounds started to tear with the plastic strip. The wound started to bleed again, it didn't bleed a lot, but it still was really obnoxious to see, the wound was indeed really deep, it was no wonder why Noctis didn't want it to be opened. It was really repulsive to watch, but Lightning tried to not to grimace or show any signs of disgust, she didn't want Noctis to know how bad the situation really was. It'd be better to him not to know yet.
Noctis' eyes widened and he grimaced.
Noctis grabbed Lightning by her wrist. "Get your hands off me goddammit!" Noctis shouted and gritted his teeth.
"Calm down, this won't take long." Lightning said. "Let me do my job, I'm not enjoying of this either."
Noctis' let go of her wrist but he pushed Lightning back.
"Don't touch it!" Noctis moaned and held his chest.
Lightning walked back to next to his bed. "Don't yell at me jackass, I'm trying to help!" Lightning said. She tried to be nice, but now she felt little irritated already.
Lightning stretched her hand out to take a grip of the plastic strip, but Noctis pushed her hand aside. "Don't touch it!" Noctis moaned. "How dare you to question my orders?!" Noctis shouted his voice trembling. Noctis didn't think about what he said, he just wanted to Lightning to stop, he was used to threatening people if they didn't follow his orders and so he did now too.
Noctis gritted his teeth and he moaned. Noctis took a good grip of the oxygen mask to and he took it off to relieve the pain just a little. He didn't want his chest to move, he felt like his stomach would rip open at any minute.
Lightning took the mask and put it on his face again. "Don't touch the mask, you're going to kill yourself idiot." Lightning said.
"What?! Do you want to be executed? You'd better to start to listen my orders or I'll execute you by myself!" Noctis yelled to her in agony.
Lightning slapped him.
"I'm trying to help you your highness, so shut the fuck up." Lightning said. "Do you think that I care of your threats?"
Lightning took a good grip of the plastic strip and she started to pull it again, she felt bad when she was inflicting so much pain, Lightning hadn't ever seen anyone to be tortured, but she guessed that it was a little similar to this.
Lightning tore the plastic strip quickly off and Noctis moaned loudly.
The wound was now completely open, it looked horrible and she was sure that the pain was just as horrible too.
Lightning felt even more disgusted now, there wasn't a lot of flesh which was protecting intestines, she didn't want to mess up his stomach. Now she had to stick her hand awfully deep into his stomach, Lightning grimaced of the disgust, she couldn't do anything but to hope that Noctis didn't see it.
Lightning took a cloth and put antiseptic liquid on it. "Don't worry, we're almost done." Lightning said and stroked his cheek. "Try to relax so your muscles will relax too, it hurts more if you're flexing your muscles." Lightning said and started to clean the wound.
Noctis clenched his fists and moaned. "Ple-Please stop, I can't stand it." Noctis cried out.
"I'm sorry; I don't want to do this, but I just have to." Lightning said and looked at Noctis, he was sweating.
Lightning took a towel and wiped the sweat drops off his forehead. "Okay let's have a short break or do you want me to continue?
"S-Stop." Noctis sobbed.
Lightning put a towel on his wound and to the other end of the bed and she rubbed his head. "Relax, think something else but the pain, something what you like or things like that." Lightning said. "Does this feel good?"
"Uh-huh." Noctis managed to say. "Please don't touch the wound again, it hurts too much, I can't stand it." Noctis begged.
"I have to, I'm sorry. You'll die if the wound gets infected." Lightning said. "We can't put your life in risk."
"I don't care. I'd rather die." Noctis moaned when his stomach growled.
"I care, stop being so selfish. It's not just about you, what would you mom think if you'd say that you want to die?" Lightning said and went back and took the towel off his wound. "This won't take long, I promise." Lightning tried to comfort him.
Noctis didn't want to speak of his mom, the memories kept haunting him, he just wanted to forget everything. "Don't! Lightning, wait! Please listen to me"" Noctis sobbed.
"Sorry." Lightning started to clean his wound again, she was almost done, but when she started to clean the deepest spot in his stomach the expression on Noctis' face turned from agony to calm and peaceful.
Lightning stopped right away. "Are you okay?" Lightning asked.
"I don't feel anything." Noctis sighed relieved.
Lightning leaned over him to see his eyes. His eyes were wandering from place to place. Lightning put her hand on his chest, his heart was beating rapidly.
"Oh shit." Lightning panicked, she called Prompto again.
Prompto picked up the phone.
"Yes?" Prompto said.
"I cleaned his wound, which hurt him, but now he doesn't feel anything." Lightning asked concentrated. "What do I do, quickly please."
"Ugh, just make sure he doesn't bleed. He's in shock, keep the room temperature high. Everything else is okay. Prompto said. "Check if his hands are cold once in a while; if they are then raise the room temperature."
"But his heart is beating rapidly Prompto." Lightning said. "What does it mean?"
"There's a green bottle with green label on it in the fridge, take it and a needle and you know the rest." Prompto said. "You'll be fine, sorry I have to teach the kids too, I'll come to have a look when I get from work." Prompto said and hung up the phone.
"Wouldn't it be wiser to clean the wound now, when I can't feel it?" Noctis said.
Lightning took the green labeled bottle, she wasn't sure what it was but she just took a needle and injected the fluid into the veins of his forearm. "Say if you get cold." Lightning said.
Then Lightning went back and finished cleaning up the wound and bandages on it. Then she went to get some ice and came back and put in on his bandages.
Noctis didn't say anything; he was so relieved that it was over.
"Sorry Lightning." Noctis said quietly. "That I threatened you, I wasn't serious. I'm just so used to do that, I use violence to command people if they don't listen. Please forgive me, but you don't have to if you don't want to, I know that what kind of prick I can be.
"You don't have to do this if you don't want to. I can see that you're displeased. I don't want to force you to stay here." Noctis said. "I don't mind if you leave."
"It's okay; I can imagine how much it hurt." Lightning said. "Sorry." Lightning said and stroke his hair.
"Do you really mean that? Why aren't you mad? I was really rude, I mean really rude." Noctis said.
"Because I'm too tired to think clearly." Lightning sighed.
Please go to eat something and go to get some sleep. I'll be okay; I have my cellphone with me so I can call to you if I need help so you don't have to be here all the time. Okay?"
"Prompto will beat me up if leave you unsupervised." Lightning said.
"He doesn't batter women, and if he some odd reason does then let me know so I get him executed." Noctis said.
"You're overacting." Lightning said.
"No, I'm just making sure that nobody hurts you." Noctis said. "
"But-"
"No buts." Noctis said. "You deserve to be treated well; you have the same rights to order my employees around as I have. So please don't strain yourself too much."
"...Thanks." Lightning said and gave the cellphone to him. "Your number."
Noctis took the phone and started to type the number.
"Why does these cellphones need to be so big? I haven't ever seen cellphones like those which umm...don't have keys. Actually I haven't ever had own cellphone. They're so expensive in Cocoon."
"I don't know, I just like big cellphones. I can get you a smaller one if you really want, this's some cheap supermarket cellphone, I'll get you a custom made cellphone." Noctis said and gave the cellphone back to Lightning. "It's my personal number, I change it now and then for the safety reasons, don't tell my number to anyone else, okay?"
"Thank you. I won't tell to anyone." Lightning said. "What's wrong with normal cellphones then? Aren't these cellphones quite expensive already?" Lightning asked.
"No." Noctis smiled a little. "Do you want to design the cellphone by yourself?"
"Huh?" Lightning had a really questioning expression on his face.
"Huh?" Noctis said amused. "I'll hire a designer, you'll say what you want and he'll draw as many pictures until you're pleased by what you see."
"Oh..." Lightning said. "I don't need another phone or I don't know if I need at all, unless I have to call to you or Prompto."
"What year is it in Cocoon?" Noctis asked.
Lightning looked at Noctis like he would be crazy. "2045"
"Oh, it's the same year as here." Noctis said amused.
"What are you trying to say?" Lightning asked.
"Are you telling the truth? Cocoon sounds like it would be a developing country." Noctis said. "I'm not trying to offend, but I'm so confused how you don't really know how to use high tech gadgets and how you are so modest. You don't want anything what I try to give to you, usually people are grateful if they get something, you don't want anything 'useless'."
Lightning thought about it for a moment.
"...It's not polite to offer too valuable gifts, you have to give a gift in return to the person who gave you something, it must be at least as valuable as the gift which you received. I don't have money to reimburse all of this what you've given to me. I shouldn't be accepting any gifts; you're providing me a place to stay already. Everything is so fancy here; don't you understand how much money has you spent on me already by providing me food and other that kind stuff which we need in everyday life?" Lightning said. "Especially when all the everyday supplies here are extremely expensive too.
"And this is prince's castle, I'm just a soldier. I'm an employee...from other kingdom, soldiers aren't allowed to into the castle expect when they receive a mission. I'm from other kingdom, you shouldn't have let me stay in the kingdom in the first place because I'm a soldier and soldiers from other kingdoms will be killed if they get caught. You can't be sure who I really am, I'm your enemy, here and right now too, you're so vulnerable right now. It's so easy for me to kill you now, if I would want to." Lightning sat down.
"And you're trying to be so nice and you're offering me all kind of expensive stuff, which I wouldn't have ever been able to afford. You're giving me your personal stuff, which I don't even need. I can't reimburse the personal stuff what you give to me, that's why I don't want to take you clothes or anything. I don't know what you are planning to do to me, I don't understand your behavior. You gave me your personal phone number too, it's really risky to give your personal phone number for a stranger." Lightning shook her head.
"I trust you. You don't seem like that kind girl who really enjoys killing people even if you're a soldier. You look so innocent, yo-...you're so pretty." Noctis blushed "I was so surprised that a girl like you was a soldier. I don't consider you as an enemy or a soldier here, you're just a normal girl, who just happens to be from other kingdom."
"You don't have to reimburse anything, I understand that your culture is little different than our culture, but here you don't reimburse anything. Especially things which I give to you, I'm happy if you accept my gifts. I guess that refusing a gift who someone is offering is a little impolite. For example I feel like that you either don't like me or the gift if you don't want to receive it." Noctis said.
"Giving personal stuff is uhm...sign of trust and...yea sign of trust." Noctis smiled. "If it rains or something like that, it's polite for guy to give his jacket to the girl or something like that." Noctis said.
"...So you're behind all this craziness?" Lightning smiled.
"Not just because of me, it was like this when I was born." Noctis chuckled, but then he grimaced.
"Ow." Noctis said.
"Is everything okay?" Lightning asked.
"Yeah, the painkillers are about to wear out." Noctis said.
"Alright." Lightning said and got up. "Do you need painkillers or something? I'll take a nap, is that okay?"
"No, it's okay." Noctis smiled. "You look so tired, you can sleep as long as you want, you have no hurry to anywhere. I'm okay, you don't have to come to come to see how I'm doing for a while." Noctis said.
"Thanks." Lightning said and folded a blanket next to Noctis and she threw the plastic gloves into the dust bin and started to collect the equipment so she would bring them back to the cabinets.
"No, no, no." Noctis said. "You don't have to clean up, remember what I said. Just go already." Noctis said.
"But-"
"And take the jacket." Noctis smiled and threw the jacket to her.
"Uhm, okay...thanks...I guess." Lightning said. "Sorry, this is so embarrassing."
"Don't worry, just take it. You offend me if you don't." Noctis said little amused.
"Umm, okay, thanks." Lightning said. "Well, bye. Try to get better." Lightning said and walked out of the room and closed the door behind her.
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"I guess he'd rather to have you helping him, he is very embarrassed that he has to ask everyone to do everything for him. He 'doesn't need' help from other guys at least, he's little childish." Prompto said to Lightning.
"I have noticed that." Lightning said.
"I don't enjoy being his medic but I just have to be, could you look after him a little while? He can be really arrogant and rude so if he is then just leave, okay?" Prompto said.
"Well, I don't have anything else to do either..." Lightning said. "I'll look after him."
"Thanks." Prompto smiled.
"Okay, get in." Prompto opened the door of Noctis room and pushed Lightning in.
"Hey!" Lightning said to Prompto, but he closed the door.
Lightning turned around and eyed the room.
Noctis' room was huge, the walls were pitch black, the marble floor was pitch black too and so was the ceiling and furniture. There were different shades of black, from really dark grey to pitch black, only at the ceiling and some furniture had some golden details. The room was illuminated by a pitch black chandelier, the laps were black too, it made the room really shady. The black walls absorbed all the light which was left.
"This is crazy; I can just barely see where I am going. How can he read or that kind of stuff in here if it's so dark?" Lightning thought.
Everything was ridiculously big, the bookshelves, the black 'paintings' on the walls, the other decoration stuff, fireplace, you name it. The room was very clean and the furniture and other stuff were brand new. There were two doors at the other end of the room. There was many partition walls in the room because it was so big, the place where she was now looked like a 'small' living room.
Lightning started to walk around the room, eyeing it curiously. She walked past a wall which was covered with shiny transparent gemstone looking...stones? Lightning wasn't sure what they were, but the wall was like a fountain, but the water was flowing down the ceiling, even though she didn't see any holes in there. Lightning actually liked the sound of water flowing slowly, it was a good thing. The wall kept covering the whole are between the partition walls. Lightning touched the wall to see if the water was real or just some kind of crazy illusion.
Lightning pulled her hand right back when she touched the wall, it was water indeed, but it was really cold, colder than ice, which was really odd too. Lightning couldn't understand how he could like things like this.
Lightning was getting cold by standing so close of the colder-than-ice kind of fountain and she headed to the next partition.
Lightning walked until she came to a really detailed small gate, which was an entrance to the third part of the room. Lightning wasn't sure if she should go or not, she wouldn't have wanted strangers to go to her room without permission so why would he? She didn't want to get caught from being here and the further she would go, the bigger was the change to be spotted and Lightning didn't know what'd be Noctis' reaction.
Lightning opened the gate and went in. Right in front of her was a big cabinet which was locked with padlock. There were a lot of windows; it was a pity that almost all of them were covered by black curtains. Everything was black again; literally, she had a hard time to look around even though some light managed to escape between the curtains into the room.
Lightning walked around the corner and there was a huge bed. It was black too, sheets and all. On the both sides of the bed were two doors. Lightning walked a little closer until she saw Noctis sleeping on the bed. Lightning felt so embarrassed, she shouldn't have just come in like that. There were some of his clothes on the floor next to his bed, fortunately he had a cover on so she didn't have to see how he preferred to sleep, but she could see that he didn't have a shirt on even though he was buried in pillows and blankets.
Lightning walked next to his bed. Noctis was still strapped on the ventilator so his breathing was really slow, the machine made him to take deep breaths, which must have felt uncomfortable since people didn't normally breathe like that.
Noctis looked so cute, his hair so messy and he had so peaceful expression on his face. He was sleeping partly on his stomach hugging a big pillow his back towards Lightning. The blanket was pulled up to his waist. Lightning couldn't do anything but to admire his body, it was funny that how masculine manly he could be at the same time when he acted little immaturely.
It was a pity that she didn't really have any kind of feeling towards him, he just was a really good looking person, he was her friend thought.
Lightning laid her hand on Noctis' shoulder and shook him a little.
"Noctis, wake up." Lightning whispered.
Noctis moved a little and mumbled something.
He moved. Lightning stared at him flabbergasted.
Lightning shook him again. "Wake up Noctis, it's 1 PM." Lightning said.
Noctis turned on his other side and grabbed Lightning by the collar.
"What the hell?! Who let you in?!" Noctis shouted to her half asleep.
Lightning was horrified. "I-I'm sorry, I just wanted to come to see how you were doing." Lightning stuttered. "P-Prompto told me to go and see that hoe you're doing, I can go to get Prompto here if you want." Lightning said.
"Huh?" Noctis said and rubbed his eyes.
Noctis let go of Lightning. "Oh god, are you okay? Sorry, I didn't know that it was you. Nobody is allowed to come here, I didn't know, sorry." Noctis said and fixed the position of her jacket.
His jacket.
Lightning rubbed her neck a little. "I'm sorry; I didn't know that I weren't allowed to come in. Maybe I should go, I'll come back later. Lightning said and turned around to leave.
Noctis grabbed Lightning by the wrist. "No, no, don't go, it's okay. You're allowed to come here whenever you want, don't worry. I just don't let anyone to come here while I'm here so this hasn't ever happened. Please sit down." Noctis said. "You have my jacket." Noctis smiled.
Lightning looked at Noctis with a questioning expression on her face and then she looked around to see if there would be a chair or something to sit on.
Noctis patted the edge of the bed next to him. "You can sit down here." Noctis said.
"Um...okay." Lightning said and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Do you want your jacket back? I just put it on, since it's little cold in here, I hope that you don't mind.
"No I don't, I'm happy to see that you're wearing it." Noctis touched her neck carefully. "Did I hurt you, does it hurt?" Noctis asked.
"I'm fine." Lightning said.
"Are you sure?" Noctis asked worried.
"Yes..." Lightning sighed.
"Sorry, I'm just concerned, I know that how easily I can hurt people without noticing it. I just wanted to know if you got hurt, you seem so fragile because you're so tiny." Noctis said.
Lightning sighed and shook her head. "Yes, I'm okay." Lightning said.
"Thank god." Noctis sighed of relief.
Lightning sneered. "Sometimes you're so silly." Lightning said.
"So, how are you doing?" Lightning asked. "Can you move?"
Noctis smiled. "A little, but many places are little stiff and sore."
"I said that you'd recover." Lightning smiled.
"Thanks Lightning." Noctis said fixed his position a little and he hugged Lightning.
"Uhm." Lightning said confused.
"Thanks." Noctis said.
"Don't squeeze so tightly; try to be more gentle, please. You might not be fully healed yet, but you're quite strong already, I can't breathe." Lightning mumbled.
Noctis loosened his grip a little. "I'm sorry; I'm just so happy that you've helped me so much, I'm amazed that people like you still exist, most of the people wouldn't have stayed by my side for such long time." Noctis said. "Thank you so much, this means a lot to me."
"Eh, it's okay." Lightning said and pushed him back. "Hey where are the infusion liquids and stuff? Weren't they here yesterday?" Lightning asked. Noctis didn't have to be supervised all the time anymore; his state was quite stable now after two weeks after the incident happened so she wouldn't have to look after him for a while, Prompto had taken care of him the last two days when he got the permission to get to his room to recover.
"I don't need any infusion liquids anymore." Noctis said. "I gotta eat soup or something; I can't eat anything solid yet. You can't imagine how hungry I am after not eating for two weeks, it was really creepy to get the calories and stuff from some liquid."
"I understand. Are you hungry? Do you want to eat something?" Lightning asked.
"No, thank you." Noctis said. "But can you spend some time with me?"
"Huh?"
"I want to do something with you, like talk or something. I would have wanted to introduce my room, but I'm afraid that I can't. You can look around if you want" Noctis said. "It's so boring to just be here all alone, not able to do anything.
"Alright." Lightning said. "How can you sleep here? It's so scary and cold in here." Lightning said.
"Oh...do you think so?" Noctis asked.
"Yes, I wouldn't be able to sleep here." Lightning said.
"Well, I like black." Noctis said.
"I understand, but this is just ridiculous, no offend." Lightning said.
"Sorry." Noctis said.
"Don't be, I just don't like black." Lightning said. "I have to check your wound, can you move a little?"
"Uh...sure." Noctis said and moved little to right so that there would be space for Lightning.
Lightning took the bandages next to her, which she brought. Lightning took the scissors and cut the old bandages open, and the wound revealed. It wasn't actually that bad anymore, even though the skin was really red around the wound and that he still had to take strong painkillers.
"Is it sore?" Lightning asked.
"A little." Noctis stroke her cheek and smiled. "I'm happy that you're taking care of me, nobody has ever taken care of me as well as you do."
"Alright." Lightning said simply and took a tube and she put some of the lotion on her hand. "Move the cover." Lightning said her both hands occupied.
Noctis blushed. "I-I'd rather not." Noctis stuttered.
Lightning raised her other eyebrow. "What is it? Aren't you wearing anything or what?" Lightning asked.
"I'm wearing just jogging pants but umm..." Noctis said.
"Don't be so childish" Lightning said. "This is little cold." Lightning said and applied the lotion on the upper part of the wound on his chest. When Lightning came to the lower end of the wound near to his hip, she put the lotion tube on the bed and pushed the corner of the cover aside and she pulled his pants down a little to apply the lotion.
Noctis flinched and blushed again.
Lightning put the new bandages on. "Are you okay?"
"Uh-huh." Noctis said with embarrassed expression on his face.
"Do you feel uncomfortable?" Lightning asked. "You must tell me if you are, you can apply this by yourself too, but I guess that it's quite painful for you to start stretching."
"N-No I'm okay." Noctis forced a smile on his face. "Yes it is little hard, the remains of my abs are killing me."
"Are you sure that you're okay?"
"Yeah, I just don't...like mornings." Noctis said.
"Why are you acting so strange...have you drank?" Lightning asked.
"No, no, no, I just- I'm just tired." Noctis stuttered.
"You're the strangest guy who I've met in why whole life." Lightning said.
Noctis looked at Lightning. "What kind of guys do you like then?" Noctis blurted and his face went red. "I-I mean, S-Sorry, I-" Noctis tried to take his words back.
Lightning smiled. "Oh, so that's what you have wanted to ask for so long time."
"No, no, that wasn't what I mea-"
"Nice guys, those who respect other people, those who can make you smile. I also like friendliness, politeness and guys who are open minded. I don't like playboys or guys so 'tough' who don't have the courage to show their feelings for example. I don't like violent guys either, or those who intentionally want to hurt others, I have had been around that kind of people a little too much." Lightning sighed and ran her fingers through her hair.
Noctis was silent, she had just pretty much that she didn't like guys like him.
"Does the way you look matter?" Noctis asked little doleful.
"Well, that's what you see in a person at first so some people won't bother to get to know the person if they don't like the way he looks like. I personally don't really care of that what the person looks like, but it's nice to see good looking people though, it's natural but reverse side is that many of the good looking people are full of themselves. I shouldn't generalize, but at least some people are like that, I know many of them." Lightning said.
Noctis fixed his position again to get to sit properly.
"What do I look like?" Noctis blushed. He just wanted to know that did she categorize him as some random useless guy or a guy who she could spend time with. It didn't sound good so far, she didn't know how much people he had murdered...for fun and he didn't really show his feelings, expect to Lightning.
Lightning grinned. "You can't ask questions like that." Lightning chuckled. "What if I would say that you're ugly? That would be rude, but you can't lie either."
"...I know, sorry." Noctis sighed and slumped back on his back on the bed.
"I didn't mean that you're ugly Noctis." Lightning said.
Noctis sighed, he grabbed and hugged it.
"Looking for comfort from a pillow?" Lightning giggled.
Noctis threw the pillow away and it hit to a crystal clear table which leg was in a shape of a dragon, the table broke into million pieces right away.
"Hell no." Noctis said and took another pillow and put it under his head.
"Do you usually break your stuff? I'm not impressed." Lightning said.
"Sorry...I guess that it's just my temper. I can be quite quick tempered." Noctis sighed.
"I can see that." Lightning said. "And Gladiolus told me."
Noctis rose up to sit right away. "What did he tell to you?!"
"Calm down." Lightning said.
"No, what did he say?" Noctis asked, concerned by that what kind of bad information had he told of him to Lightning.
"He claimed that you were a coldblooded murderer and that you have killed millions of people, just because you felt like killing them. He said that you are always really emotionless and arrogant, that you're not faking it. He really meant that your personality really is like that, he said that I must be joking when I told that you aren't like that." Lightning said.
"I don't understand why he said that, he is your friend and he pretty much chewed you out. I know that you might be little cruel, you slaughtered my whole army at the first night, but I don't think that you'd kill for fun. You were just little drunk, people make mistakes when they're drunk, but we can't blame the alcohol only, but I know that you didn't mean to do so much damage." Lightning said.
"..." Noctis was about to say something but he decided to keep his mouth shut.
Noctis hugged Lightning, pressing her tightly against his chest.
"Is something wrong?" Lightning asked and stroke his hair.
"Sorry." Noctis whispered.