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*A few days later* 
                          
We've been stuck in Altissia for a few days since I was still healing from my stab wound. Even though it's been healing nicely, I was frustrated by how long it was taking. Having to pour the potion over my wound and reapply bandages once they were covered in blood. "I wanna get out of here already!" I complain as I lean my back on Noctis' chest and he wraps his arms around my waist. Though, I shouldn't complain, because my wound could heal, unlike Ignis' wound, which could be a permanent blindness. "We know you wanna get out, Aura, but you're wound is still bad." Aileen says and I groan in frustration as I throw my head back on Noctis' shoulder and bury my face in the nape of his neck. "There has to be a way to speed up the healing." I say and they look at each other. "There is a potion we can use that can speed up the healing process, but it's gonna hurt worse than the regular potions." Aileen says to me as I stare at her. "I'll take my chances." I say and she takes out a bottle with blue liquid inside from her bag. Noctis helps me take off my bandages and I lay back waiting for Aileen to pour the potion. 
                          
I suddenly feel the liquid pour onto my wound and it was screaming in pain. The pain hadn't stopped after Aileen stopped pouring the blue liquid on my wound. She then wraps a new bandage around me and I lean back into Noctis' body. The pain still present in my wound as Noctis soothingly rubs his hands up and down my arms and telling me that it would be alright. "How long until the potion takes affect?" Akiko asks looking at Aileen. "It may be within hours or a day." Aileen responds and I sigh as I look down. "You guys should go out with the guys. I don't want you three to be stuck in here." I say to Noctis, Akiko, and Aileen. "I'm not gonna leave you alone in here." Noctis tells me and I look at him with a smile, knowing that once Noctis' mind is set on something, he is not so easy to sway. "You two go out, then. I'll be fine, and I'll have Noctis to keep me company." I tell them and they give me a sad smile and nod. "Alright. Contact us if anything happens." Aileen says and both Noctis and I nod as we watch the two leave.
                          
When the door shuts, I look at Noctis as he looks down at me. "So, what do you wanna do?" I ask him as his arms wrap around me. "How about we just talk. I feel like we haven't done that these past few days." he says as he pulls me into his chest, being careful with my wound. "I think we've talked enough these past few days." I respond and he shakes his head in disagreement. "Not about you and me." he says and I look at him surprisingly then look down as heat rises to my cheeks. "Ok. What about us do you wanna talk about?" I ask him as I make eye contact with him once again. "Since all that fiasco happened, what does it make us?" he asks. I think about this for a moment, "I guess that makes us whatever you want us to be." I say to him and he nods as he looks away. "Do you think the prophecy really is about us?" he asks me and I shrug as I lace my fingers through his as he was still holding me. "I'm still not sure. So far, only three people have said that we were the prophecy. But if we are, we need to be careful." I say and he nods in agreement. "One more thing." he says and I nod as I continue to look at him. "Now that I'm not tied to a treaty, and Luna had told everyone that we should get married, why don't we get married?" he asks me and I look at him with wide eyes.
                          
"You want to marry me after we had a small affair on our journey here, and now that we've basically confirmed our relationship?" I ask him and he sighs as he looks down. 
                          
"I just thought that... that it was the right time." he says.
                          
"Alright." I say and he looks at me with wide eyes. "I'll marry you." he smiles.
                          
Noctis' lips then crash onto mine, surprising me in a passionate kiss. He pulls away and presses his forehead on mine making me giggle with joy. "So, how are we supposed to do this? I don't have a wedding dress and you don't have a tux." I say to him and he thinks for a minute. "We don't have to have an extravagant wedding. Just short and simple." he says and I nod agreeing to that. "Witnesses. I'm torn between Akiko and Aileen." I say as I look into Noctis' blue eyes. "Well, you said Akiko is one of your best friends, right?" Noctis asks and I nod. "Since elementary, basically. I guess Akiko's my maid of honor. And I'm guessing Prompto is your best man?" I ask him and he nods with a confident smile. "You don't seem to be in pain anymore." Noctis says and I realized that my pain had diminished as I talked to my, now, fiancée. "I guess it diminished while we were talking." I say to him and he lifts my crop top slightly to see if the bandage was covered in blood. "Not much blood on the bandage. I think it's working pretty fast." Noctis says and I nod in agreement. "Do you feel fine to walk?" he asks me and I nod as I carefully sit up on the bed. I stand up carefully trying not to hurt myself, then I walk over to Noctis. "Where do you plan on taking me?" I ask him with a raised brow. "To look for some rings. That's one thing we do need." he says and I smile and nod.