Chapter 15
He teached her well, showing her new moves, new tactics and the little things to perfect her fighting.
It was yet another day off for the troops, so Snow was making her way to the palace early in the morning.
By this time the guards knew her and didn't stop her from entering the castle.
Snow arrived at the training hall as usual, and went to where Noctis stood, but before she could speak, he said, "What do you say about taking a break and heading out to the carnival today?" Snow didn't know what to say, she desperately needed a break from training so hard, but the prince was leaving in two weeks, and when he comes back, he will be too busy being king too train with her, almost as if he could read her mind, he said, "look, I know I'm leaving in two weeks, but I also know that both of us need a break, we have been training hard for these past few months, and we deserve to take the day off."
"I know, it's just, when you come back, you'll be king, and then I'll hardly see you," Snow said looking into his dark eyes, "you're wrong you know that, I'll always make time for you," her heart fluttered when he said that, he has become a dear friend to her, and her feelings has been growing towards him, she didn't show it, but she knew she was starting to fall in love with the prince.
"Ok, but just this once. I don't want to waist time when we could be training," she said firmly, Noctis laughed and grabbed her hand, "you're to responsible, you know that,-" "hey!" and then they rushed off to the carnival.
When they arrived, it was crowded with people. As they walked around, people would bow and greet them. They spend the day having fun, beating each other in little games. Noctis would tease Snow a few times for losing, but in the next game, she would be far better then him.
Although they were stopped many times, they still managed to get something to eat and was waiting in the line
The name of the ride is, Go Round, it goes around in a circle, so when you're on top you have a great view of the kingdom.
"Wow look at the view, it's truly amazing" Snow commented, when they boarded the ride, Noctis laughed, "is this your first time?" He asked her, "um, not really, my grandmother told me that I was here with my mother once, but that was a long time ago," she explained.
"Well, today, we're going to make new memories," he said loud and clear, while spreading his arms above his head with a smile, Snow then laughed and returned the smile. When she turned her head to look up at him, his eyes were closed while his arms were behind his head.
"I'm really lucky to have someone like him in my life, even if it's just as friends," she thought to herself. She studied his face a hundred times over, never forgetting how he looked. This time his hair was messed up from the wind that was blowing. He had strong futures, she thought, each one complementing one another.
She turned her head away before he can open his eyes, because if he caught her staring at him, it would be nothing but embarra.s.sing.
The sun was beginning to set, Snow picked up. The day really had gone fast. Looks like it's true what they say, time flies when your having fun, Snow thought.
She sighed, and that's when Noctis opened his eyes.
"What's wrong, is something bothering you?" Snow heard the prince ask.
"No, I'm just thinking, that's all," she replied, but something was bothering her, somehow Noctis again read her mind and said, "I know something is bothering you,-" he sat up straight, and lifted her chin to face him, "- are you worried about me leaving in two weeks?"
"Something like that," she said trying not to meet his eyes, but he wouldn't have any of it, he lifted her chin so that he could see directly in her eyes, when he finally caught her eyes he smiled, "you don't have to worry about me, I will have my friends to protect me, and it's just for a few weeks, I'll be back before you know it."
"What if you never come back, we both have heard about the demons being restless," Snow argued.
Noctis laughed, "you really are worried about me, aren't you?" He said with a smirk on his face, "so what if I am Noctis, I have a reason to be you know," Snow said with a glare, to which the prince just laughed again before resting his back agains the chair, his leg were crossed over the other one and he was staring calmly at the sun set, she had a confused look on her face, how can he be so calm about it, he could die out there, or didn't he even care about any of it.
"I am serious Noctis," she said, trying to reason with him.
"I know you are," he said calmly, before returning his gaze to Snow, when he saw her expression that was mixed with anger and worry, he smiled. He couldn't hold it against her, if she was going on a road trip while these monsters were out there, he would be worried too, he knows that both of them has grown attached to each other for spending so much time together.
"Okay, how about this," he reached for his neck and unclipped something revealing a neckless, Snow's eyes widened upon seeing it, the neckless had a black circle where the two chains came together, with a red diamond in the middle.
The royals liked wearing these things, each one had a specific colour matching to their personalities.
"Turn around," Noctis ordered, Snow could see he was serious and he was not going to take no for an answer, so she obediently turned around. She felt the neckless coming around her neck and being clipped on.
She looked down to see the black chain, and suddenly the hair on the back of her neck stood up when she heard Noctis whisper in her ear, "now I will have to come back."