Cheating Destiny

Noctis Lucis Caelum

Gonna try and churn these suckers out ASAP so the real story can begin. But I thought it'd be more interesting to see a glimpse of *your* life in the interim. All of the endings will be roughly the same, with varying levels of creepiness/stalkerness depending on how I'm feeling when I write them. You know Vanny... He just can't help himself xD;

His plot is going to be /very/ different in this series though. It doesn't look it now, but it will. Soon!

SIDENOTE: I never played Noctis' game so... I know literally nothing about his family. Don't kill me if I'm wrong -_-

♥ Alexia

[ONE YEAR LATER]

Humming softly to yourself, you gently place a pair of white-gold earrings in your ears. They're adorned with emerald gems – a one-year anniversary present from Noctis. You smile as you glance at your reflection in the mirror. The earrings perfectly match the emerald-green gown you're wearing. It's just the right amount of poof, flowing down to your feet and just barely covering your black heels.

After moving to Noctis' world, his father had immediately fallen in love with you. He sadly remembered when his world descended into darkness, and was eternally grateful to have his son returned to him. Although the King had more money and power than you could ever imagine, he's surprisingly down-to-earth and gentle – just like his son.

A knock on your bedroom door causes you to jump in surprise, and you glance over your shoulder as it slowly opens. You immediately grin when you spot Noctis standing in the doorway wearing a black suit.

"Ready?" he asks as he moves towards you. A hand rests on the small of your back as he leans forward, placing a kiss to your cheek. "You look beautiful, by the way."

Girlish giggles immediately escape your lips as you collapse into his waiting arms. He chuckles as you cling to him as if your life depends on it. No matter how much time passed, he still had the ability of turning you into a hormonal puddle.

"So do you. Handsome, I mean," you quickly correct as he leads you out of your bedroom.

"Not beautiful?" he teases with a raise of his eyebrow, glancing down at you. "That hurts, [Name]."

"Ugh, you know what I mean," you groan, resting your head on his chest as you wrap an arm around his waist. "Has the party started yet?"

He nods, his gaze locked on the large double doors at the end of the hall. As nice as his father was to let you live with him in the castle, to maintain decorum you were stuck way on the other side of the building in the servant's quarters. It should be humiliating... but quite frankly, you're just grateful to be living in a freaking castle.

"Late as usual," you hum, tutting a bit as he opens one of the doors with a rough push. "I'm sorry."

"I think the whole kingdom is used to your tardiness by now."

You glance up to shoot him a glare, but the second your eyes land on the genuine smile adorning his features you once against find yourself melting into a grin. The past year had been almost a blur of kisses, stolen moments, and – yes – occasional fights (no one's perfect!). But overwhelmingly, it had been the best year of your life, and you'd never want to spend your time with anyone else.