~(Y/n)'s POV~

"Curse my shortness..." I growl under my breath. I'm trying to grab a book in the library but I can't reach the third shelf. I jumped and jumped until I grew tired. I sigh in frustration and begin to pout. Suddenly I felt myself being lifted up and placed on someone's shoulder. I looked down and saw Gladio grinning at me. "Thank you~" I say and grab the book I wanted. He didn't take me off his shoulder as we exited the library. He held on tight to me so I wouldn't fall and hurt myself.

"Glad, you know I can walk, right?" I ask. "I know. I just want to carry you, that's all," he replied. I laughed and wrapped my arms around his neck. We arrive at the training room and I spot Noctis and Prompto. "Hey, (Y/n)!" Prompto shouts. "Hi, guys," I greet them. They both smile at me and I smile back. Gladio sets me down gently and runs a hand through my (h/c) hair. I giggle and kiss him on the cheek. "Good luck," I say. "Who do you think you're talking to?" Gladio grinned. I wave it off and he began training with Prompto. Noctis stood by me and glanced down at the book I had in my arms.

"Spells?" He asked. I nodded. "Yeah, it's more advanced than my other spell book. I'm hoping these will help us more in battle. Glad brought me here so I could try them." Noctis gently sets a hand on my shoulder. "Your spells help us in more ways than you think. Without you, we all would be dead." I smile up at the prince. "And I couldn't have done it without you all. Your strong heart and will to fight makes me stronger." We both heard a grunt of pain and saw Prompto land on his face. Noctis began laughing and I bit my tongue to contain my laughter.

"(Y/n), you ready?" Gladio asked as he rested his sword on his shoulder. I nodded and turned to a random page in the spell book. "I fight winner," Noctis proclaims. Gladio and I nod. I glanced at the page and saw a binding spell. I stood a few feet away from Gladio as Prompto yelled for us to begin. Gladio doesn't hesitate and charges at me. I smirk and cast the binding spell. He stops in his tracks and can't move a muscle. "W-what the hell?" He struggles and tries to swing his sword. I grin at him and he couldn't believe what was going on. "Oooh, what spell is that?" Prompto asked. "It's a binding spell. I had no idea it would work right away," I answer. I flipped to another page and found a disarming spell. I break Gladio from the invisible bindings and cast the disarming spell.

Gladio's blade flies from his hand and lodges itself into a nearby pillar. He runs over and tries to pull it out of the wall. I laugh at his attempt and teleport behind him. I tap his shoulder and he turns around. "How did you-?" I stick my hand out and threw him across the room. His back hits the wall at the opposite end of the training room. Noctis and Prompto both wore surprised expressions. I manipulate Gladio's sword and aim it directly at him. His eyes widen in shock and he doesn't move. I launch the sword at him and it lands centimeters from his face. Suddenly the door opens to the training room and Ignis enters. He saw Gladio with a scared look on his face. "What did I miss?" He asked.

"Gladio got his butt kicked by his own girlfriend," Prompto answers with a goofy grin plastered on his face. "So I missed the entertainment," Ignis said and fixed his glasses. Noctis and Prompto chuckled and couldn't stop themselves. I rest a hand on my hip and smirk at Gladio. "Give up?" He nods and pulls his sword out of the wall. "Damn, you've gotten more powerful," he said. Gladio goes over and stands by Prompto and Ignis while Noctis prepares for battle. I flip through the spell book and found a very interesting spell. "Ready?" Gladio asked. Noctis and I nod confidently. "This is gonna be good~" Prompto announced.

Our battle begins and Noctis immediately throws his sword and warps above me. I quickly teleport a safe distance away from him and chant a spell. "Pierce my enemy through: Arrow storm!" I shout and arrows surround Noctis. He immediately switches from offense to defense. I take that chance and put a smoke screen around me.

~3rd Person POV~

Smoke surrounds (Y/n) and she disappears from sight. Noctis received a few scratches from the arrows, but was able to stay on his feet. He ran into the smoke and found (Y/n) easily. She gasped as he hit her with his blade. She flies out of the smoke and falls unconscious. Noctis was shocked and worried. Gladio ran over and picked up (Y/n)'s body. "I-I..." Noctis couldn't speak. Everyone except for Noctis ran over to check on her. Noctis stared down at his hands. He must've used more power than he thought.

Suddenly he found himself trapped in a ring of fire. A pain shot through his legs as he tumbled to the ground. When he looked up, icicles were hanging above him. He closed his eyes and waited for the pain. "... What?" He opened his eyes and saw the icicles had impaled the ground around him. He heard a familiar giggle and quickly stood up.

~(Y/n)'s POV~

I couldn't help but giggle. Noctis flew up and our eyes met. "I win~" I sang. The body Gladio was holding shattered into small pieces of ice and fell to the floor. Everyone looked at me in shock. Gladio was the first to snap out of his shocked state and ran over to me. He picked me up in his arms and twirled me around. I laugh lightly at his action. "Did I worry you?" I ask. "Damn straight," he answered. He held me tight and I kissed him on the cheek. Noctis ran over and relief was written all over the this face.

"I can't believe it," he states. "What did you do?" Prompto asked as he and Ignis ran over. "I used the smoke to conceal myself. Then I made a duplicate of myself and made my real self invisible. I ran out of the smoke just before Noct attacked. I made him believe I was hurt and he let his guard down. I took that chance to attack," I answer as if it was easy and simple. I'm worn out from all the mana I've used for all those spells in a short time. "I wish I was talented in magic," Prompto pouts. I pat his shoulder and tell him he's already talented with the gun. "You knew he would get distracted if he hurt you and you took the chance to attack. Very impressive and smart," Ignis comments.

"Thank you, Ignis. I'm going to go lay down. I used too much mana in so little time." I wave and head to my room. When I entered, I crashed on my bed and stared at the ceiling. I closed my eyes and fell asleep instantly. I heard my door open but I was too tired to open my eyes. A warm sensation on my lips made me crack my eyes open a little and I saw Gladio kissing me. I decided to close my eyes and let him continue kissing me.