Hard to choose but can i get 15 with Ignis for the drabble thing? For obvious reasons lol.

singlebecauseofthechocobros:

15. “I’d kill for a coffee…literally.”

**Whoops, my hand slipped**

You sat in the seat of Cindy and Cid’s tow truck, your eyes
staring ahead almost in a trance. You were past the point of exhaustion, where
you were surprise you were still awake but unable to process a lot of what was
going on around you. You were borderline delusional.

And you weren’t the only one. All four of the guy, except
maybe Gladio and Ignis who held themselves together pretty well, were all
drained from being away the past twenty four hours. After hearing of a giant
behemoth a few hours’ drive south from Lestallum, you all agreed to go check
out the beast and see if you could take care of him. What should have been a
little over half a day’s trip turned into a string of unfortunate events.

Finding the beast was a challenge within itself, for he was
deep within the thicker parts of the woods. Although Gladio did not want to
admit it, even he had gotten turned around more than once, swearing he had seen
that tree more than one time. And then once the monster was found, it took
quite a while to wear it down and emerge victorious, the battle alone draining
a good bit of energy from everyone.

After that whole ordeal, attempting to find the Regalia and
trek back through the wilderness proved to be more problematic than trying to
find the beast in the woods. The guys couldn’t decide which direction to go
while you stood at the back of the group wishing they would stop their
bickering. Finally rolling your eyes and sighing an exasperated sigh, you
marched past them taking the lead with them quieting down and falling in line
behind you.

From there you made it back to the car just before the sun
was beginning to set. It wasn’t until a few miles down the road the vehicle began
to make some questionable noises and slowly come to a stop.

“Today just isn’t our day,” Noctis groaned, getting out of
the car and inspecting the hood.

“Prompto go ahead and call Miss. Cindy,” Ignis exhaled, “Let
her know we need a tow.”

Of course the gunman was more than happy to give the lady a
call but after his conversation with her, he looked incredibly defeated. “She can’t
get out here tonight,” he spoke, “She said it will be night when she gets here
and there is no guarantee that she could make it without encountering daemons.”

“So we’re stuck here,” you asked, looking to Ignis who
seemed to always have the answers.

“Guess we don’t have a choice,” Gladio shrugged, “We don’t have
any camping gear and walking would be dangerous.”

“Damn,” Noctis cursed, slamming the hood of the vehicle
down, “So what we’re just going to sit inside the Regalia all night?”

“You’re more than welcome to sleep on the ground,” you
teased, receiving a glare from the prince.

“Fine,” he muttered, and took his place in the front seat.
Prompto sat in the passenger side as you slid in the back with Ignis and
Gladio. You sat wedged in between the two gentlemen, your hand casually
intertwined with Iggy’s.

For a while everything was fine; Gladio buried himself into a
book he brought, Prom and Noctis sat on their phones playing Kings Knight,
while you and the advisor shared quiet small talk amongst each other. The sun
had gone and darkness surrounded the automobile. You had closed your eyes and
began to doze off when a force shook the Regalia, jolting you and the other
boys back into consciousness.

“Great, a red giant,” Prompto complained, grabbing for his
gun.

“Let’s just take it down and get back in the car,” Gladio mumbled.

Exiting the vehicle, the group made quick work of the daemon.
It did not take long to banish the creature back into the darkness, but as soon
as he vanished, another reappeared.

“Seriously,” you questioned, “What is with our luck today.”

“The Gods sure are enjoying themselves tonight,” Noctis
added, standing in a battle stance.

This daemon was bigger than the other, but proved to be no
issue for everyone. That was until another popped up, forcing everyone to split
up.

You, Prom , and Noct attacked the larger of the two beasts
and struggled a bit more than you all had with the first one. Ignis and Gladio
were even having difficult times taming their giant but eventually were victorious.
The five of you stood around, waiting for more to pop up, and they eventually
did.

The fighting went on for what felt like hours. You threw
your lance into the monsters, over and over and over again, losing track of how
many you had already battled. Sweat was dripping down your face and your legs
were beginning to wobble.

“I don’t know about you guys,” Noctis yelled, “But I don’t know
how much longer I can go on like this.”

“I say we run and look for a nearby haven,” you suggested,
dodging the giants swing.

“I think we passed one back up the road,” Ignis added, using
his daggers to quickly slice his foes.

“Alright,” Gladio commanded, “Everyone follow Ignis, and
make sure nothing gets you from behind.”

In complete understanding, everyone broke away and sprinted
off the opposite direction. The giants were too big to run so it did not take
long to lose them. But no one stopped. If anyone did it gave the darkness time
to conjure up something and they wanted to prevent that from happening again.

You willed yourself to keep moving. You had run a few miles
down the road when Ignis began to slow down, jumping over a highway railing and
heading to a small refuge just across the way.

When you all arrived, you collapsed on the stone, staring up
at the sky. Gladio stood around glancing off in every direction, while Ignis
cleaned his spectacles and Noctis and Prom joined you on the ground.

“Can this get any worse,” Prompto sighed and as if the Gods
themselves were listening, you felt a small drop of water hit your nose. It was
not long until more moisture began to fall from the sky.

“Did you really have to ask,” the prince griped.

The rain was not hard but after a couple minutes your
clothes were severely damp. You wanted to cry you were so miserable. But you
were sure everyone else was just as fed up as you, so you refrained from crying
anymore about it. Complaining wouldn’t do you any good.

You all sat back to back in a circle, attempting to stay
warm. Your head kept bobbing forward as sleep was trying to overcome you. You wondered
what time it was. Had it only been a few hours? Was night nearly over? With everyone’s
phones dead or left in the Regalia, no one knew the exact time and it bothered
you. How much longer did you have to stay like this? Would the rain end? Would
the shivering stop?

“I’d kill for a coffee,” Ignis yawned, bringing his hand up
to cover his agape mouth.  

“Literally,” you agreed, wishing you had something to warm you
up.

“Maybe you won’t have to,” Noctis added, pointing over to
the horizon. Just barely there was the light of a new day. It was still severely
dark out, but the light that was overflowing at the skyline made you breathe a
breath of relief.

The rain too eventually faded away as the sun rose high
enough in the sky to bid the darkness a farewell and allow the party to head
back to the car. You were surprised your legs managed to even carry you but you
were more surprised to see Cid and Cindy already hooking the Regalia up to
their tow truck.

“Well morning,” the blonde haired beauty greeted, “Don’t take
this the wrong way, but boy do y’all look rough.”

“It was a long night,” Prompto yawned.

“I can only imagine,” Cid added, “We didn’t want to leave
you lot out here, but we probably wouldn’t have made it if we tried, had some daemons
spawned or somethin’.”

“It’s fine,” you smiled, your eyelids dense, “Just please
tell me there is enough room in that truck to tow us back too.”

“Absolutely,” Cindy smiled, allowing you all to pile in
before heading off.  

******

“I’ll drive her back once she’s all fixed up,” Cindy grinned
from the passenger window of the tow truck. Rather than driving everyone to
Hammerhead to wait on the car, Cid and his daughter decided to take you all
back to Lestallum for some rest while they fixed up the broken down royal automobile.

“Alright,” Gladio nodded, “Thanks again you guys.”

Waving goodbye, the two mechanics were off, as was your lot,
pacing back to the Leville.  You all paid
no mind to the front desk persons as you all trudged up the stairs and into your
separate rooms. Noctis and Prompto nearly burst open their door, slamming it
shut behind them; you assumed they would skip showering completely and just
jump unto their mattresses. Gladio did not show his exhaustion, but the grumpy
mumble he gave as a goodbye made you internally grin. Even the strongest men
were not invincible.

That left you and Ignis to your shared room. Once he managed
to open the door you went quickly inside and began to shed your damp clothes.

“Guess you want shower first,” he chuckled, watching as your
flung your shirt and pants and shoes all on the floor, leaving you only in your
undergarments.

“No,” you said shaking your head and walking to the side of
your bed, “I’m going right to sleep. I’ll shower later.”

Raising a brow the advisor followed in your footsteps,
undressing himself of his soiled clothing and crawling in the bed with you.
Although your eyes were closed, you still wiggled over to him, letting him wrap
his arms around you and pull your close.

“Night Iggy,” you hardly managed to mumble, for sleep was
quickly taking over.

“Night my love,” he replied, soon snoring right after.