"C'mon, Light, it's just like sliding your feet across the floor," Noctis pleaded as he effortlessly skid to a stop in front of her. She was still standing-or at least struggling to- in the entrance of the entrance of the skating rink. She swore humans were never meant to have blades on the bottom of their feet.

"Take my hand, Light." Noctis offered his hand. Lightning shifted to place one skate on the ice and grabbed his hand quickly and nearly fell on him. Noctis held her up and slowly separated them. He noticed her eyes were closed and she had a death grip on his forearms.

"Open your eyes, you're fine and completely on the ice." She cracked one eye open and looked down to see her white skates completely on the ice. Lightning smiled wide and loosened her grip on his forearms.

Her eyes darted up to meet his gaze and she spoke,"...With your help of course.."

Noctis gave her one of his heart-melting smiles before grabbing her hand and moving to the side of her body. "Okay, all you have to do is slide your feet." Noctis slid one of his feet forward, inching the two. Lightning let a small yelp escape her lips. She was hunched over resisting the involuntary movement. She tried walking on the ice but she just began to fall forward. Noctis came close enough for her to latch onto his arm. She panted and held on with a death grip.

"Don't lift you feet, just slide. Slide."

"Okay, well, it's easy for you! Bodhum doesn't have ice or snow! It's a beach city! You've grown up doing this,"

"You're gonna have to learn someday if you are going to live here. It is kind of given for you to learn basic ice skating if you live in a cold country as such."

"This shit is hard! You make it look so goddamn easy."

He rolled his eyes at her lack of confidence. This couldn't be Lighting Farron if she was already discourage to the point of giving up. "Geez, Light, didn't think you were a chicken."

"Noctis Lucis Caelum, don't even start with me! I know for a fact you can't fall asleep without being tucked in!" She teased him. Noctis scoffed and shrugged it off.

"No...not lately!" he retorted. a smirk swiped across his face when a brilliantly evil idea popped into his eyes. that would get her for revealing a secret of his. Noctis took her hands off his arm and placed them in his. She was still shaking slightly and trying not to move.

"What are you doing now?" Lightning asked. He didn't answer but let go of her hands. she was too shocked to react quick enough as he skated out of her reach.

"Your move, Farron."

"This isn't funny, Noctis! get back here."

"Yeah, that's not going to happen. I think I'm going to enjoy my time; you should too!" Noctis skated off, hand in his pockets. The pinkette on the other hand was left standing in the middle of the ice rink, scowling at the prince skating figure eights around her.

Every time he skated close to her she attempted to catch him but she'd miss and try to catch her balance. her back was beginning to hurt and she was irritated.

"Having trouble, Farron?" He teased skating a smaller circle around her.

"I'm serious, Caelum, you better help me to the exit or I'm going to slit your throat with these ice skates. Noctis!" Lightning blew her bangs out of her face.

"Geez, someone is violent today."

"Noctis!"

"Fine..." he groaned a skated a bit closer to her just half an inch out of her reach. "C'mon, Farron, this distance is like kindergarten shit."

She wasn't amused but she scooted a bit and he moved back. she shot him a glare. Lightning scooted forward again, he moved back again. This went on for a few more minutes an Noctis would increase the distance ever so slightly. it was too the point where she was practically chasing after him at a moderate pace.

Noctis smirked, "Hey, look! Someone's a pro!" Lightning was confused then looked down for a spilt second to find herself gliding on the ice after him without her crutch.

"Hey! I'm skating! Noctis! I'm skating!" Lightning's face brightened up like a christmas tree and she let out a giggle.

"I'll accept my thank you now."

"What? Oh, I guess...thanks Noctis."

"No problem, now about that death threat..."

"You're safe," she reassured as she caught up with Noctis. His shoulders relaxed with relief. "For now." There was always a catch.

"You'd never kill off you best friend! You'd have no more people to hang out with." He patted her on the shoulder. she smiled then suddenly realize what he inferred. Lightning punched him in the arm.

"I have other friends, douche!"

"Sure ya do."

It was a little silent between them and they hadn't realized the synchronization of their feet so they were perfectly matched in strides and speed. Feeling like it a tad too fast for her, Lightning's gloved hand intertwined with Noctis's. He welcomed the touch and smiled to himself. this was quite nice. He let his thoughts wander as he, a hopeless romantic, imagined the scarfed and quiet, contently smiling Lightning and him weren't just skating as two friends. that were just a little bit more than that. he didn't mind being her friend just as long as he could spend time with her. he shook his head as he started to sound like a love-sick schoolboy.

"Noct, I think I'm ready to let go now."

"Huh?" Noctis let a cute, confused expression make it's way on his face. She gestured to his tightened grip on her hand. He was unconsciously doing it. He forced a blush from appearing on his cheeks and let go.

"Thanks, hey, since I'm pretty good now, wanna race?" She smirked. The dark-haired prince immediately changed his attitude. It was so on.

"Are you sure? I font wanna have to beat you so badly that you go home crying."

"As if, pretty boy."

"Ready?"

"Set," the two exchanged a challenging glance as they got set to take off. Lightning decided to get revenge on her friend.

"Go!" She finished and took off leaving him behind. Noctis smirked and picked up speed and eventually passed her up. Lightning was never one for losing but that would usually lead to her pushing herself past her abilities. With that being said when she picked up speed, her feet collided and down Lightning went. Noctis was too busy shouting out witty remarks keeping his eyes on the finish line. he skidded to the exit and started with his boasting until he saw no out of breath pinkette.

His sapphire eyes scanned the ice rink to find Lightning clutching her wrist sitting on the ice. He took no hesitation reaching her side. Noctis helped her up as she cradled her wrist. he muttered apology after apology mixed with worried statements.

"Light, let me see," He gently held her wrist and bent it slightly. She winced in pain.

"Let's go," Noctis guided her to the edge of the rink an onto a bench. Seeing as she was disabled, Noctis helped her with her skates and shoes.

"Wow, I feel like a princess; now I see why Stella likes being one," Lightning joked trying to diffuse his tense state of mind.

"We're going to take you to the hospital, Light." He finally said in a stern, no-nonsense tone as they left the skating rink.

"It's probably just sprained!"

The doctor pointed to the fracture on the x-ray and explained she'd need a cast, Noctis smirked in an I-told-you-so look. Lightning rolled her eyes.

"You're lucky, you have a wonderful boyfriend to worry so much about, Miss Farron." The kindly old man smiled. her bright pink cast matched her hair color. Noctis picked the color knowing for a fact she'd hate it.

"Oh, he isn't my boyfriend, just a friend. Just a friend," as it left her mouth, it felt more like she was trying to convince herself that, that was the truth. She'd honestly wished he was her boyfriend but that would be out of the question. He was Noctis Lucis Caelum, Crown Prince, he had three names for goodness sake. She was Lightning Farron, perfectly bland, failure at being graceful Lightning. Two different worlds.

"Could have fooled anyone."

"Yeah, trust me it has," Noctis chuckled.

"This cast sucks, I can't do anything. Why'd it have to be my right hand?" Lightning whined as she attempted to pick up her juice box.

"Use your left hand then," Noctis suggested as he drank his own. He had attempted to make them lunch but it ended up being buying fast food and juice boxes. He grew annoyed at her constant failing at drinking it simply with her left hand and picked it up. he placed the straw in the box and held it to her mouth. She sipped looking like an innocent kid.

"God, you're useless!" Noctis joked. Lightning hit him with her hard cast.

"Ow," They both said in unison.

"I blame this on you, Noctis, you just had to teach me ice skating!" She flipped the imaginary table in front of the bench they were sitting on side-by-side.

"I didn't want to race, remember?"

"You should've seen this one coming. You know I have pride issues and hate losing! I swear when this cast comes off, we are rematching and I'm going to beat. When I beat you, you're gonna have to be my little slave for a week." Lightning ranted on about her cast. she was thoroughly annoyed with it and it had only been one day. "That's right the Crown Prince is gonna be my little prison bitch. Revenge is so sweet, just you wait! I will make you rue-"

During this time, Noctis had placed his food down on it's wrapper and turned towards her. Annoyed and thinking on impulse, he shushed her angry rants with a kiss. Lightning tensed then relaxed at the sudden intrusion on personal space. She didn't mind it all and nearly wanted to melt right then an there. Though as soon as it had happened it ended. He went back to eating and she just at there, blushing and silent.

He spoke just as suave as though the kiss hadn't happened. "Hey, Light, I just noticed I haven't signed your cast, yet?"

"Y-y-you c-can," she stuttered and held her arm out awkwardly. She pulled a sharpie from her bag and handed it to him. He scribbled his message on it. She'd always admired his almost girly handwriting. He strictly told her not to look at it until she got home.

The two friends soon departed and Lightning nearly ran all the way and into her apartment. She lifted her cast up to her face searching for his signing.

There in fine, thin, black cursive he wrote:

Will you be my girlfriend?
Check yes [] or yes []

She smiled wide and searched frantically for that damned sharpie pen. As she nearly tore the apartment and bag apart, she remembered it hanging out of his back pocket in his jeans as he walked away...another stupid trick he pulled.

Guess she'd just have to steal it back tomorrow.

Seriously, this is the last one...for tonight. I've written to much for me to upload all in one night. So prepare yourselves. And when are they going to change the Final Fantasy Versus XIII category to Final Fantasy XV?

Song Inspiration: Check Yes Juliet by We the Kings