~3rd Person POV~

Noctis' eyes flew wide open and he quickly got to his feet. His surroundings were familiar and he realized it was the imperial base he and his friends had destroyed only a few days ago. The prince tried to move his body, but couldn't even lift a finger. The darkness surrounding him and the scene before him anchored him to the spot.

A flash of a familiar blade caught his eye. Snapping his head in the direction the glint of silver came from, he saw (Y/n) running for her life with her blade at her hip.

Desperate to move, Noctis tried to push against the shadows but failed. The only thing he could do was shout her name over and over again. She froze in her tracks and turned to face him. Noctis' face lit up with joy from when he realized she had heard him. His joy was short-lived when a plume of smoke appeared before the girl. Once it cleared, he spotted two silhouettes surrounding (Y/n).

The figures turned to face him and Noctis was able to tell who the two people were. Caligo and Loqi smirked evilly at him before turning to face the frightened girl.

"The blood of an innocent girl would look beautiful," Loqi cackles. Caligo chuckles along, unsheathing a dagger that rested against his hip. Noctis struggled even more when he finally registered Loqi's words.

"Don't you dare touch her!" Noctis shouts, his once aquamarine eyes now scarlet. All he earned from the two imperials were deep chuckles. The prince flicked his wrist, attempting to summon any weapon in his arsenal.

With no luck, Noctis was forced to watch as Caligo faces (Y/n), his dagger raised above his head. Noctis' protests turned into begging as he desperately wanted to save her. His screams went on deaf ears as Caligo brought the knife down. The blade plunged into (Y/n)'s heart. No sound came from the girl as the dagger was ripped from her chest, blood pouring from the fatal wound. Her body collapses to the ground in silence.

Noctis fell to his knees in disbelief, tears pouring from his eyes. He stared at the scene until it was enveloped by shadows. A tendril shot through the darkness, whipping around the prince. He immediately snapped his head up to see a pale and bleeding (Y/n). She reached out with a frail hand, trying to reach him. Noctis shot up to his feet and reached out to grab her. When his hand was about to grab her, she was dragged back into the shadows.

"Noctis!"

With a sharp inhale, the prince escaped his nightmare and frantically searched for (Y/n). He didn't have to look far because she was right beside him, her (e/c) eyes overflowing with worry. She placed a hand against his forehead to see if he had a fever. "Noct, are you alright? You were screaming in your sleep."

Not being able to form a syllable, he pulled her into a hug. (Y/n) melted in his arms, but she was still confused at the sudden affection. Neither one of them spoke as time flew by. Noctis found himself stroking her (h/c) hair as to soothe and tell himself she wasn't gone. After a few more minutes ticked by, the tent opened to reveal the other three.

"Dude, you okay?" Prompto asked his best friend.

Noctis lifted his head from (Y/n)'s shoulder to meet the blonde's gaze. "Y-Yeah, sorry 'bout waking everyone." He broke the hug and (Y/n) stared into his cobalt irises. He knew she realized he was lying and frowned. She sat in front of him on her knees and placed her hands on his cheeks. "Were you having a nightmare?"

Noctis knew lying to her again wasn't going to be pretty. He simply nodded and stared back into her loving (e/c) eyes. "A bad one. I-I was completely powerless..."

"Do you want to talk about what you saw?"

"Yeah. It'll help me get it off my mind."

(Y/n) nods with a smile and helps the prince to his feet. She held his hand, gently guiding him out of the tent. Ignis helped calm him down and coax him into explaining what had caused the screaming. With his head in his hands, Noctis explained every detail of the nightmare.

No one said a word as they listened intently to Noctis' terrifying nightmare. Once he was down with his exclamation, he reached out for the hand that he couldn't reach in his nightmare. (Y/n) gladly accepted his warmth and squeezed gingerly to reassure him. "I'm not going anywhere anytime soon, Noct." He smiled sweetly at her and entwined his fingers with hers.

"We should give 'em some space," Gladio said.

"Agreed. Only (Y/n) can aide him in this endeavor," Ignis admits. Gladio grabbed a protesting Prompto as the blonde wanted to take pictures of the beautiful couple. Once out of sight, the two got up from their seats and sat at the edge of the haven. (Y/n) rested her head against Noctis' shoulder, who leaned his own head against hers.

"I know I can't protect you from everything, but I won't let those bastards take you from me," he declares.

"I wouldn't want anyone else."

"Good, because you're stuck with me," Noctis chuckles, pecking her on the forehead.

"Trust me, I'm the craziest one in this relationship," (Y/n) snorts with laughter.

"Wanna bet on that?" Noctis smirks.

"You're so goin' down."