Guess who's back from the dead.

Chapter 4

Noctis paced through the alleyways, it was narrow and filled with trash, but they lack the crowds of people, which made passing through them all the more easier. He still had Akitsu's hand firmly held with his left hand. Noct didn't want her to be left behind, which could happen given the pace he was moving at.

She didn't look uncomfortable though. If anything Akitsu looked sort of pleased. Noct wasn't really sure why.

"Master. If I may ask, where are we going?"

"Akitsu you don't have to call me-you know what forget it." The term master could wait. Noctis had bigger things to deal with right now. "I'm trying to find us a place so that we can deal with these two. I rather not fight on the streets were a bunch of people are at." Noctis kept pacing as he tried to find an open area until he came to a sudden stop.

"What the?" He turned around and saw Akitsu standing still and looking straight up. "Akitsu, now is not the time for bird watching." Noct tried to pull her with him but, to his surprise, found that she was not budging. Not one inch. It felt like he was trying to pull a boulder. Noctis shouldn't be surprised by this, he was, but the young man felt that he should have expected this.

She has the ability to summon ice, enhanced strength isn't all that surprising when compared to that.

"Master, perhaps it would be best if we went to the roof." She pointed up towards the buildings

That...well it had it's pros and cons. On one hand Noct would be away from the civilians and the area would open as roof's tend to be quite large, especially for five story buildings. On the other, it was a roof. One wrong step and Noctis knew he was in for one hell of a fall.

"Okay, fine let's go there." Noctis heard the footsteps getting closer. It was only a matter of time before those two women reached them. The young man began frantically looking for a ladder of some sorts that would let them climb to the top. "Akitsu, do you see anything that can get us up there?"

"That won't be necessary Master." Akitsu came into direct contact with Noctis. To the point where her body was pressing against his. She wrapped her arm around his waist, earning a eyebrow raise from Noctis.

"Akitsu?"

"Please place your arm around me." He did as she instructed. "Hold on."

"Hold on? What dooooooooooooohhhh crap!" Noctis screamed at the top of his lungs as Akitsu took one giant leap from the floor and then all the way to the roof. That one jump was all it the took and two were now safely on the roof, albeit with a rough landing. Once the two had landed Akitsu gently released a somewhat exasperated Noctis.

"A little head's up next time Akitsu?" That sudden jump nearly gave him whiplash.

"Ah, I'm sorry Master." Akitsu quickly said and bowed her head. "Please, forgive me." Her eyes were glued to the young man was taken back by this sudden act of regret. Yes he did lose a bit of his temper but he didn't expect Akitsu to show this much remorse.

"It's...it's okay Akitsu. You don't have to bow your head to me." There was chuckle to be had there but it didn't come to Noctis.

She rose from her bow yet her eyes were still firmly set on the ground. Noct couldn't understand why she continued to do that. It was as if she was scared to look at him. Why, he admit to a little snap but was his remark all that bad?

"Akitsu." Noctis walked to her and placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. That caused her cheeks to turn slightly red, her head also raised itself to look Noct in the eyes. He then tried to give the most reassuring smile he could. Noct wasn't the best at giving those types of smiles. "Thanks, we got alot quicker here thanks to you."

"Ah, your welcome Master." The regret and the word master were still there but it looked like they were toned downed a bit. That was fine, Noctis would address those things later on. For now he needed to to see if those two girls were still following him and Akitsu.

Noct walked to the edge of the roof and peaked his head out so he could see down to the alley they were just in. As he did Noct felt Akitsu look over as well. She did it just as carefully, which is something the former king appreciated because right now the two women who were following them have just appeared. The two women came running in only to stop suddenly. If Noctis had to guess, they probably stopped because they lost sight of their targets. Now the the two them looked lost, their heads were looking around to see if they could find anything.

"What now master?" asked Akitsu.

"We can…" Noctis trailed off as a realization dawned on him.

They have escaped. Noct came in with the full intention of fighting these two sekirei but now that Akitsu has taken him to a roof there was no need. The two were hidden from their stalkers. All they had to do was play the waiting game and then there in the clear.

"...We hide. There's no reason to fight them." Noctis wasn't usually one to run and hide but he also wasn't one to pick fights without any proper knowledge. These Sekirei's are still new to him so until Noct could figure out more about them it would be best to avoid any confrontation.

"You do not wish to wing them?"

"Wing them? What's that?" Noctis question gained no answer. Instead all he received was a perplexed look from Akitsu. At least it was perplexed until it settled to what looked like relief.

"Nothing master. If you wish to hide then I shall remain silent." Akitsu moved her head away from the edge of the roof and took a kneeling position right next to Noctis. "I await your next order." After that her eyes were locked onto him once again.

"All…" Her actions baffled him, why Akitsu is so dead set on acting as if he were her superior is something Noctis has yet to figure out. "All right Akitsu. Just do that and I'll let you know when we're good to leave. He shifted his view back to the two girls below him. Their search continued, despite it being several minutes the two of them had not seem to lose any heart.

Noctis had to admit, they were being very thorough. He watched to the two check every nook and cranny of that alley. No box was left unturned nor was any trash bin left unchecked. Time begin to pass and it made Noctis go absolutely bored. He couldn't fight the yawn that came soon after.

"Tired, master?"

"Hmm? Yeah, just sitting here is starting to put me to sleep. These two girls haven't stopped looking. There still there, pacing around and looking for us. It's been ten minutes." Their persistence was something worth noting. He wondered if all Sekirei were like that. He looked to Akitsu and remembered how determined she was to keep him in her sights at all times.

Speaking of Sekirei…it was time Noctis addressed the behemoth in the room.

"Akitsu, these two. There not after you, are they?"

She didn't answer right away. For a few moments the only thing Noctis heard was the wind passing through his ears and the sound of trash being moved around down in the alley.

"No master. They are…" She stopped talking, Noctis shifted his view away from the two girls. He looked to his roommate and saw that she seemed to be in some sort of internal struggle. "They are here for you, master."

Noctis hummed at that. It wasn't all that surprising, if they weren't here for Akitsu then who else could they be here for?

"Why?"

"The same reason I asked for you to be my Ashikabi."

"To provide you with a place to live and eat?"

"No master." She shook her head. "That is not why. It was for how you treated me, that is why I asked you to be my master."

The gears in Noct's head began to shift ever so slowly as he processed what Akitsu just said. He remembered what happened last night, how Akitsu asked for him be to her master. How his so called treatment of kindness and warmth prompted her to be his sekirei.

"I...still don't understand." Akitsu asked him to be her master because of the so called kindness he treated her with. If so then why are these women following him? This is his first time meeting these two ladies. He's done them no acts of kindness, so there should be no reason as to why they want him as their ashi-whatever. Noctis simply had to admit that there wasn't enough pieces of the puzzle for him to put it all together. Much to his frustration."This is a Sekirei thing, isn't it?" She nodded her head which only sent Noctis further into a helpless despair.

Sekirei. Those two women were Sekirei. They could give him answers. Like what a Sekirei really is. What's their goal is and what is an Ashikabi. They could give Noctis a whole bunch of info. If there was something he learned growing up as a prince is that knowledge is often priceless. Still, Noctis had to ask himself if it was worth the risk. If these two women are anything like Akitsu and that man from last night then Noct might be biting off more than he could chew.

It was now that Noctis was really wishing he still had his powers. If he did then this dilemma wouldn't exist. The former king could just ask for there help and if things got dicey then he could count on his royal bloodline to bail him out. He didn't have that to rely on though. It was just him and Akitsu, a woman who could wield Ice.

Noctis learned a lot of things in his previous life. One of them was the need to take risks if you want to achieve results.

"Akitsu." Noct called out to the kneeling woman.

"Yes, Master?" She answered.

"I'm...I'm going to get there attention." Noctis had two options, either run away, which is something he didn't particularly enjoy, or face them head on and get some answers. If these two really are sekirei then perhaps they could answer the questions that Akitsu wasn't able too. He also might find out just why in the hell these two have been so persistent in following him when he hasn't met either one in his entire life.

"If that is your wish." All Akitsu did was nod her head in compliance.

Alright, this was it. Noctis got himself ready for whatever may happen. He took a deep breath then, using all the air in his lungs, yelled out to the two women who had not left the area even after all this time.

"HEY!" shouted Noctis. The reaction was instant, one moment the two women were looking through the alley's then the next their eyes flashed towards Noctis himself. The two then wasted no time getting to him. Noctis watched with a bit of awe as the two jumped up to the roof in a single leap as Akitsu did minutes ago. As the two young women landed on top of the roof Noctis made sure to take a few steps back. Akitsu herself stood up off the ground and was now standing near Noctis.

The two women stood there on the edge. Both of their eyes were focused completely on Noctis, who stood tall and did not waver over their uncomfortable gazes.

Now that they were standing face to face Noctis was able to get a good look at the two women. The first thing that got his attention was just how similar in looks these two are. It was obvious to Noctis that these two are twins. Same short brown hair, same color of eyes, same height and skin complexion. The only thing that was different from the two was, and Noctis couldn't help but blush, their chest size. The one dressed in pink and white had a chest size that put Akitsu's large bust to shame. Which was something Noctis didn't think was possible.

The one in black was much more modest when it came to the size of her chest. Noticeable but not like the twin standing to her left. Again, Noct couldn't fight the blush of embarrassment that came for pointing something like that out. He usually isn't like this but when you're trying to get every detail down on a potential enemy it was kinda hard not to notice something like this.

Speaking of detail, one other thing that was worth mentioning was the look of redness that was on the these two woman's faces. Their cheeks were completely flushed, and Noct could see the one in white and pink was breathing rather heavily. Like she was out of breath, perhaps that jump to the roof took a lot out of her? Akitsu didn't struggle, she brought Noctis here without any struggle. At least the one dressed black didn't seem so out of breath. There was definitely rapid breaths coming from her but it was nothing compared to the twin on her left.

Well, whatever the cause for their short breaths can wait. Noctis got there attention, now it's time he start getting answers. The first being…

"Who are you two and why are you following us?" Those were the two things that Noct wanted to know.

There answer came, not in words, but through action. The one in pink and white moved-no, saying she moved was an understatement. She dashed right towards Noctis, her arms were stretched out as if to embrace him.

It happened so fast that it completely caught the former king off guard. He made to dodge but it was no use, she was too fast. Her arms came inches away from reaching Noct, she would have had Noct if it weren't for two things. Those two being Akitsu and the woman dressed in black.

A wall of Ice erupted in between Noctis and the woman in pink and white. Had she gotten any closer the young woman would have ran face first into a thick wall of ice. She didn't though and that was because the other sekirei had grabbed her by the shoulder and pulled her back rather roughly.

Noct watched all this happen in just a few moments. He soon gathered his bearings and mentally scolded himself for being caught so off guard. The former king knew his skills weren't as sharp as they used to be but that was no excuse for being caught off guard. It was a good thing Akitsu was here. He looked to her and saw that the ice woman still had her hand extended in front of Noctis, as if the protect him.

"Thanks, Akitsu."

"Ah, your welcome Master." she nodded towards him and then resumed her gaze on the two woman before them.

Noctis did as well. He looked to see that the white and pink girl was still being firmly held in her partner's grip. Still, the look she sent towards Noctis did not make the man feel comfortable.

"I'm sorry for that. Please do not think ill of her, there is a good reason for her actions, though I'm sure you already know." Said the woman black before she bowed her head in apology. "My name is Yume. This my friend, Musubi."

Wait, what did she mean by already know? Also, friends? Are the two of them not twin sisters?

"H-Hello" said Musubi. "I'm really sorry about that." She bowed her head as well and...was that tears in her eyes? "I lost control, I'm sorry if I scared you." Noctis would have taken her apology to heart, if it weren't for the way she was staring at him. It was a bit unnerving. Not even back at the kingdom was he given stares like the ones he is receiving right now.

Noctis was about to ask again why he was being followed until…

"Akitsu? Is that you?" asked Yume as she shifted her view to the Ice woman.

"Yes." She nodded politely towards Yume. "Hello Yume."

"It's good to see you. I…" She looked lost for words. "I heard what happened. Is it true?"

Is what true? How did this conversation get so sidetracked that Noctis's question had been forgotten?

"Yes...I am broken." Akitsu looked to the floor and shame. "I can not be winged."

"Oh, Akitsu. I'm so sorry…" The look on Yume's face was that of pain. "If so then why are you with him?" Yume gestured to Noctis, who had chosen to remain silent for know, just to see how this plays out.

"Master found me last night, when I was alone. He offered me a place to stay, and began to feed me as well." Akitsu looked to him with warmth and Noctis couldn't fight the very small blush from forming. "I asked him if I could be his Sekirei, though I cannot be winged he still took me as his. I am his sekirei and he is my ashikabi."

"Oh!" Yume looked as though she had just witnessed the most heartwarming scene ever. It didn't that she turned her gaze to Noctis with this unknown look in eyes nor the fact that her breathing was starting to increase like her friend. "Despite not being able to wing her, you still decide to take her in? I see, is this perhaps why I am reacting to you?"

"That's so nice, your so kind!" shouted Musubi who had resumed squirming in order to be released from her captor. Thankfully her captor held a good grip of her.

Noctis had no freaking idea what Yume meant with the terms wing and reacting but while her focus is back on him again…

"You still haven't answered my question." said Noct.

"Question? What question?" asked both Yume and Musubi as the simultaneously cocked their heads to the side in confusion.

Oh for the love of…

"Why are you two following us?" Repeated Noctis, only this time he folded his arms in order to look more serious. He wasn't sure if it was working as the two women still had their faces laced with confusion.

"You don't know?" Yume looked even more confused than before, then it looked like something inside her clicked. "I see, since Akitsu is no longer a Sekirei then her being 'winged' would not draw 'his' attention." His? Noct got the feeling that Yume wasn't talking about him. "Then there would be no one to explain to you what exactly is happening. Akitsu herself was never the best at explaining either." She mumbled quietly to herself which only served to annoy Noctis more so than he already was.

"Musubi, I'm going to let you go know. Please keep yourself under control."

"Okay…"

Funny, the two of them reminded Noctis of a teacher scolding a student for an honest mistake. If the situation wasn't so serious Noct might have chuckled at the two.

"What is your name?" asked Yume, her attention fully centered on Noctis now that she no longer has to keep her friend under control.

"Usually when a person ask for a name they give theirs first." said a slightly peeved Noct.

"Oh, forgive me." Yume gave a slight bow. "My name is Yume."

"And I'm Sekirei number 88, Musubi!" Cheered the pink and white girl. "It's very nice to meet you."

Usually Noct would say the feeling is mutual or something like that, but right now the former king is feeling anything but pleasant. Maybe it was because of how out of the loop he is or maybe it was because Musubi almost got the drop on him.

Yet it was most likely that Noctis was simply tired from shopping and wanted nothing more that to take a nice long nap at his house.

"My name is Noctis Lucis Caelum. Nice to meet you both.." Not really but now is not the time to be rude. "Now let me ask again, why are you two following me?" The strain in his tone was enough to let the two girls know that his patience was reaching it's limits. This was the third time he's asked that question, that was enough to send to usually calm king into a mood of annoyance.

"The reason why we are following you? It's simple, we're following you because we are reacting you Noctis."

Reac-what?

"Reacting…? I don't know what that means with regards to this." A reaction is something that you do in response to something. That would mean that these two girls are following him because of something Noctis did. But what? As far as Noctis knew this was the first time he's met these two women.

"No, you wouldn't." Looks like his lack of knowledge on this subject wasn't a surprise for Yume. "Let me start from the beginning. My name is Yume, I am sekirei number 8." Yume kept her gaze on Noctis for just a bit, most likely to see if the young man had any questions so far. "You seem to have some knowledge on Sekirei's, would you mind telling me how much you know?"

Noctis pondered for a bit so that he could gather all the info that was in his head.

"All I know is that you Sekirei have special powers. Like Akitsu, who can make ice. You guys also need a ashikabi from what I've seen."

"And...do you know what the role of an Ashikabi is…?"

Noctis raised an eyebrow over the way Yume phrased that question. There was something underlying in that question. What Noctis wasn't sure, but it did make him raise his guard just to be safe.

"No, but I assume it's something important." For Akitsu to compare her life to being meaningless without one… well, Noctis had made the conclusion that whatever an ashikabi is it;s role must be important.

"I see, well then. It looks like it will be best if I start from the beginning. I, along with Musubi and Akitsu, are not what you would call normal Noctis and there is a reason for it buuuuut I doubt you will believe me." she looked away sheepishly while she pushed two of her fingers together.

Notis folded his arms. "Try me." After living a life that involved magical crystals, the help of astral gods, a fight with an immortal monster and the sacrifice of his own life to save the world it would take a lot to surprise someone like Noctis.

"Alright." Yume paused to take a deep breath. "Me, Musubi and Akitsu are what you would call...aliens."

…

…

Huh, color Noctis surprised.

"You're...an alien." The disbelief was evident in his tone.. "Then that means that, you are too Akitsu?" He looked to his companion and saw the she gave a slow nod to his question. It soon dawned on the former king that he should not find this so unbelievable. After all, Noctis himself could be considered an alien. He is from a different world after all and his arrival here was only possible by dying in a giant magical crystal. When Noct considered that then it made Yume's reasoning all the more believable. Still he did wonder how these alien sekirei got here on this planet. Was it something similar to Noct's?

"How did you get here?" Noctis had to know.

"Oh, I know this one!" said Musubi. "From a spaceship!"

"...A...spaceship?"

"Yup." Musubi nodded her head with gusto. "They taught me that when I was younger."

Noctis wasn't sure why, but the idea that a bunch of people driving to a planet and then landing on it like it was damn parking space seemed so stupid. His way of coming here seemed so incredibly complex when compared to these aliens. It kinda made him feel a bit embarrassed and made to whole damn situation more unbelievable than it already was.

"You just drove a spaceship...all the way here?"

"Oh, we didn't drive. It crashed on a giant island."

"Of course it did." He mumbled quietly to himself. "Okay, okay. Let's say I believe all that as well. I don't see what that has to do with you two following me or about the term ashikabi."

"Allow me to explain a few more things." said Yume. "You see, we landed here about a little more than a decade ago. When we Sekirei arrived there was only a total of one hundred and eight of us."

Only a hundred and eight? That was very little when compared to the billions that live on this planet. Even the world of Eos held a much greater population than one hundred and eight. Hearing that number put Noctis a bit at ease. Mostly because he played one to many games and he was beginning these sekirei were some sort of alien invasion that planned to take over the planet.

"Not only was there just one hundred and eight of us but few were male. To my knowledge there are only three male sekirei. The rest are female. That was a problem for us, as Sekirei our main goal was to ensure the survival of our species. We had thought that we were damned with our male population being so low and there being few of us in general. So imagine our surprise when we discover that our anatomy was very similar to that of the humans on this earth..." Yume's cheeks turned red once she finished talking. "D-Do you see where I'm going with this?"

No, Noctis wasn't quite sure where Yume was going with this but he thinks he was enough info to piece something together and come to a conclusion on his own.

Okay, the sekirei landed here on earth years ago. There was only a hundred and eight of them and out of those one hundred and eight only a few of those were men. These sekirei had just landed on a planet at the time and were now faced with the removal of their species. According to Yume, there was very little difference between a sekirei and a human. If Noctis had to take a guess then he'd imagine that the sekirei of this planet must have found that convenient, for now they have a way of continuing their species. The next step would simply be for them to find a mate of the opposite gender then they could continue on their bloodline.

Okay, that answered the origins of the sekirei but it doesn't explain why their following him.

"What does this have to do with me?" asked Noctis.

"You see, despite the similarities in our anatomy there were still some things that differentiated a human from a sekirei."

"Could it be the powers that make you leap buildings with a single jump?" There was a smartass tone in his voice. One that looked to be missed as neither of three women picked up on it. A shame to, Noctis really had a urge to get under these two's women for the stunt they tried pulling.

"No, it's how we choose our mates. You humans go around and pick one based on variety of things. Looks, money, personality. We sekirei go about it differently. We find out who our mate is when we feel our bodies began to...when they begin to react."

Yume went silent after that. Her eyes were, along with Musubi, were kept firmly on Noctis. The former king stood there with a confused look. That is until, the things began to click.

"React?" Noctis eyes slowly started going wide as all the pieces began to click with rapid fire.

Yet despite his expression turning into panic, Yume continued explaining.

"A reaction is caused when a sekirei gets near a certain person, or touches them or even from hearing them talk. All those things can cause a reaction to a sekirei, depending on the person. If a Sekirei is experiencing a reaction then it means they have found there destined one or as we sekirei call it, our Ashikabi. Once we find our ashikabi all a sekirei needs to do is have an exchange of their DNA. After that, our lives are forever entwined."

Yume and Musubi began walking towards Noctis with slow and steady steps. Yet to Noctis, their steps were as loud as a hammer banging a nail.

"Wait, wait. You can't be serious." Cried out Noctis.

"It is Noctis Lucis Caelum. I feel my heart beating as I walk towards you." Yume's pace became a bit faster, with Musubi not far behind. "Those few words that you said almost made me melt and as I stare into your ocean eyes, I find myself getting lost in them. Here, feel it."

Noctis lost all sense of reason when Yume grabbed his left hand and placed directly on her left breast.

"Do you feel my heart beating? It's beating for you, Noctis." Yume didn't say it, she purred it.

"Mine too." Musubi mimicked what Yume did, she grabbed Noctis's right hand and placed over her breast as well. That sensation he felt was enough to bring Noctis back to the real world. He tried to to pull his hands away but found to no avail as the woman's grip was too strong for him to break free.

"You are my Ashikabi, Noctis Lucis Caelum. My hearts beats for you. Both Musubi and I are destined to be your Sekirei. To serve and love you."

Yume's face came closer and closer to Noctis.

"We're sorry Noctis, but we can no longer fight this."

There faces were approaching his, yet Noctis still has one more trick up his sleeve.

"Akitsu!"

The moment he shouted her name the ice woman act quickly and summoned a wall of ice between Noctis and the two unwinged Sekirei's. That sudden act caused the two women to let him go which allowed Noctis to take several steps back and create some distance. Akitsu soon followed, taking a leap towards Noctis while keeping her gaze steady on the two.

"Akitsu!" Shouted Yume who was clearly unhappy over the woman's interference. "Why did you do that? Why stand in the way of love?"

"Because my master ordered it."

"Akitsu that-"

"Hey!" whatever Yume wanted to say in retaliation was cut off when Noctis took center stage. "Forget about her lady, what I want to know is what the hell was that crap you and your friend tried to pull?" There was no hiding the spark in his voice. It was clear to everyone that Noctis was indeed agitated ver what just happened.

"I was trying to-"

"To force me to kiss you? Right?" His posture became full on defense. "If you really are some type of alien then here's something you should learn. People don't like it when a stranger tries to force a kiss on them."

"Hey!" All attention was deviated when Musubi pointed to Noctis. "Don't be mean to Yume! She's super nice and friendly, you big meanie!" If her words were meant to hurt Noctis then it failed. With her childlike demeanor, it felt more like hearing an angry child yell for not getting what she wants.

"Musubi, please calm down." Yume placed a hand on the young girl. She then turned to Noctis. "Your upset. I understand why."

"Oh, you do?" Yume winced at his sarcasm.

"Please forgive us. It's this." She gestured to herself. "Noctis, what is happening to us is no different from what you would experience from a infection. Your body begins to show symptoms and while you may try to fight it, without proper medicine, it's useless."

Her words eased the glare that Noctis was giving them both. Yume was glad to see he wasn't just a hot head. There was brain in that man too.

Things were silent for a few minutes. Yume, Musubi and Akitsu continued to keep their eyes on the man. Noctis himself simply stood there, debating on what course of action he should take. A time like this made him wish he had Ignis with him, the man always had the right advice to give.

"This...reaction. I'm the one who's causing it, aren't I?" In the end Noctis settled for a question.

"Yes Noctis."

"How? Is it something that can be turned off or something?" Noctis did the silliest thing and began searching himself in hopes of finding something.

"I'm afraid not. What causing this is your genes."

Noctis gave Yume a look of disbelief. "You can't be serious."

"I am. The thing that make you, you is what causing this. It tells us Sekirei that we are the most compatible to you. Though I have to say this reaction is defentailty not normal."

That got Noctis's attention. "What do you mean?"

"A sekirei, when experience a reaction to an ashikabi, don't take it to this extreme level. Most simply feel a flushed face and that's it. Not...this." She gestured to herself and Musubi, making sure to point out her flushed face, heavy breathing and unsettled movements. "Noctis, it's very difficult standing here. My body is telling me to embrace you. The same goes for Musubi as well." Yume pointed to the girl who, despite being held in a strong grip, continued to try and escape her friend's grip.

"You gotta be kidding me. So all I need to do Is get away and you both should be good, right?"

Yume shook her head which sent what little hope Noctis had left plummeting to the ground.

"Seriously? ...what happens if I were to leave without doing the DNA thing?" This time it was Noctis who winced on the look of fear that appeared on Yume and Musubi.

"If you do then we will both be stuck like this." Answered Yume. "This reaction that we're experiencing will not go away. Ever"

"You guys can't find another person? It has to be me?" The aggravation that Noct has earlier was going away. Compassion and concern, for both himself and the women, were beginning to show in his tone.

"I've been on this planet for some time Noctis and never have I felt like this before. It has to be you. For both me and Musubi."

"You don't even know me." argued the young and confused man. "I could be some horrible piece of work. Have you thought about that?"

"But your not!" Exclaimed Musubi, who shouted at the top of her lungs. "You took her in." She pointed to Akitsu. "A Sekirei that can't be winged. Took her in and provided her with food and shelter. That means you are kind, and this thing that I am feeling. It means that you are my ashikabi."

"That's not enough to justify picking a mate!"

What these two were talking about was love. Something that can only happen with time, Noctis should know because he didn't fall in love in the first day. Yet these two women think that he's 'compatible' and that alone means that they should spend the rest of their lives together? To make matters worse, there was Akitsu. Now that Noctis fully understands what a Ashikabi is he now realizes just how deep of a hole he is in. Suddenly, Akitsu waking up in his bed made a lot more sense and why she stayed near him almost the entire time.

And there was her. There was Luna...It's been so long since her passing. The ten years in the crystal gave him so much time to think. About the kingdom, about his father, about Luna. His first love. The woman he couldn't save, the woman who had a special place in his heart.

"Noctis?"

Yume called out to him. He turned to face them. As Noctis looked at them once more, he wondered if his heart will ever find someone else. Someone who can make him feel the way Luna did during the time they spent with each other.

"We have to know, what is your answer?"

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...

"No. My answer is no."

To be continued...

Yeah, sorry for the long wait. The holidays and work and procrastination just wrecked it all for me. Hope you enjoyed this chapter, and I hope I can get back into one month updates otherwise I'll never finish this story or the RWBY one for that matter.

Thanks for reading.