Gladio quickly walked after Ignis, leaving Prompto in front of the tomb. He immediately felt bad as he heard Prompto cry, but he had to make sure that his blind friend didn't get lost, or worse. Gladio was confident that Prompto could handle himself well enough to not get himself killed.
Gladio finally caught up to Ignis and they walked in silence back to the car. He opened the door and helped him into the seat. He got into the seat but didn't start the car. He wanted to wait just a few minutes to see if Prompto would come.
"Why aren't we leaving yet?" Ignis huffed, fixing his glasses.
"Because we're waiting on Prompto." Gladio told him. "Don't you think you were a little hard on him?" Gladio asked, but only recieved silence.
"Right." Gladio sighed and checked his phone, he sent a text to Prompto, apologizing for Ignis. He waited about 15 minutes before finally giving up. He checked his phone once more and sighed. They rode in silence the whole way back to Hammerhead, Ignis sulking the whole time. They saw Cindy approach as they were pulling in. Gladio got out and helped Ignis out of the car. Cindy was looking for Prompto in the backseat, but didn't see him anywhere.
"Where's Prompto?" She asked, eyeing Gladio. Ignis ignored her and made his way to the mobile trailer. "What's up with him?" She asked, pointing her thumb at Ignis's back.
"Prompto stayed back at the tomb. Him and Ignis got into an argument. Ignis stormed off and I followed since he can't see. I waited for him after texting him and he never came, so I left." He explained, she gave him a confused brow and was visibly upset.
"Ya just left him there?" She asked in disbelief. "That's low, Gladio." She scolded.
"Yeah, well, he knew where the car was, and I waited for him. But it was getting late. I did send him a text, but he never responded." Gladio said in a neutral tone.
"I still can't believe you'd leave him there. What'd they fight about anyways?" She asked him as they started to walk towards the diner.
"Well, Ignis felt that Prompto was making this trip about him, the kid was in love with Noct, so I completely understand why he was so upset. But we left Prompto alone for a few minutes and Ignis told me that he was also in love with Noct, and then Ignis pretty much exploded on Prompto." Gladio told her as they sat down in a booth, putting his head in his hands and sighed.
"Well, damn." She sighed as well, "I wonder how the kid is doin'?" Cindy thought out loud.
"Probably crying his eyes out, Ignis was brutal." Gladio said, looking up at Cindy, she could see the pain in his eyes. "I'm going to try and call him soon, hopefully he'll pick up. I'd like to know he's okay."
"Good, he doesn't need to think he's alone with all of this." Cindy said.
"I know, chances are he's passed out in the tomb, best case."
They sat in silence for a few minutes before Gladio decided to call Prompto. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and pressed his info. It rang until it went to voicemail.
"Hey Prompto, it's Gladio, I was calling to make sure you're alright. Just give me a call back when you get this." He left the message and set his phone on the table. "Gods, I wish everything could go back to the way it was."
"I know, hun." Cindy said softly, reaching over and rubbed his hand, comforting him, "Listen, I'm gonna head to bed, but if you need anything or hear from Prom, don't hesitate to wake me up." She said and stood up.
Gladio nodded and said his thanks. She walked off, leaving Gladio alone in the booth. He just stared at his hands for a while, then left for the trailer. He walked in and went to the little kitchen and made some cup noodles. He figured Ignis had already gone to bed. He decided that's what he would do as well. If he didn't hear from Prompto when he woke up, he would go look for him, he was worried about him. He checked his phone once more before plugging it into the charger and headed to bed. He walked into the room and saw Ignis laying on the bed, facing away from him.
"I'm going to check on Prompto in the morning." Gladio announced as he climbed onto the other bed. He was met with complete silence, either the other man was asleep or ignoring him. Gladio sighed and rolled over, facing away from Ignis. He hoped that they would all figure this situation out, he hated seeing him fight. He just wished that they were still all traveling together, before the world went to shit. He laid motionless for a while before eventually falling asleep.