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[Closed Log] All you need is love!~

Who: Noctis and Ash
Where: Olivine City
When: Valentine's Day!
Summary: A certain prince has been infected with Cupid's love spell
Rating: PG? idk it's these two dorks

It started with a box of candy hearts.

Noctis had been on his way home from washing dishes at Red Clauncher and had stopped at the Pokemart to pick up a few things he needed and maybe a few things he didn't. Like some of the ridiculous Valentine's Day stuff that was being displayed. He couldn't help it. Some of it was just too hilarious to pass up and he liked spoiling his Pokemon with treats and spoiling his friends was always fun, too. And hey, a little something for himself after a hard day of work wasn't a bad thing either! So he'd left the store and headed home with a bag of goodies, arriving home to spoil his Pokemon and flop down on the couch to be lazy for the rest of the night. He spent it watching movies and munching on snacks with Floof across his lap and Bean beside the couch while Shepard, Ana and Iggy had a popcorn fight.

All in all it was a nice evening.

It wasn't until waking up the next morning that Noctis even realized anything was different and, even then, he didn't realize anything was necessarily wrong. He just knew there was something he needed to do. He knew there was someone he needed to see right away because he'd put something off for far too long!

Oblivious to the fact that several of his Pokemon seemed to be overly cuddly and lovey dovey with one another that morning, Noctis showered and got dressed, humming love songs as he went--when the hell had he even learned most of these songs?--pulling out the suit he'd worn to prom last year sans the coat. He studied himself in the mirror once dressed and grinned as he adjusted his vest, his Espeon necklace that Ash had gotten him around his neck. He winked at his reflection before sauntering out of his room, whistling as he went and pausing only to snag one of the cheesy Valentine's gifts he'd purchased from the kitchen table, tucking the big box of chocolates under his arm before heading out the door.

There was a skip in his step as he headed towards a certain young man's house, the prince still whistling a tune that, when asked later, he wouldn't remember where he heard it, confidence rolling off him as he practically danced up the steps to Ash's door and promptly rapped on the door three times.

"Ash~ You up?"

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Ash was plenty used to Noctis dropping by. They practically shared houses, and half the time if he couldn't find one of his Pokemon then he'd have to pop his head into Noctis' to find them hanging out with his team.

It being Valentine's Day, he did have plans to go over and see Noctis. Given he woke up early and went for a run most days, he was up and getting redressed after a brief shower. Étain had insisted on judging his clothing; so not-scruffy jeans, white top and the leather jacket Noctis had given him with the Kingsglaive emblem on the back. Mega cuff on one wrist, charm bracelet on the other. Not too much, but looking alright - which is when the knock on the door came. He hopped to go and get the door, Hawthorn quickly giving him a flower behind his ear as a finishing touch while Étain fluttered after him.

Oh. That sure is Noctis dressed to the nines. It was a good look but he had no idea where Noctis was going to get all dolled up. "Woah, hey dude. You're looking real fancy today. You off somewhere?"

As soon as the door opened Noctis was smiling warmly, gaze sweeping over Ash before meeting his gaze and oh if he didn't look like a love sick puppy dog.

"You think so? I'm glad you like it," he said in a pleased manner, straightening up a bit with pride. Yeah, that's right. He'd dressed up just for you, Ash.

Now time to play his cards.

Noctis slipped the big heart shaped box out from under his arm, smile never faltering as he held it out to Ash with both hands, head tilted just the slightest bit.

"Care to be my Valentine, Ashley Fox?" he almost purred at his friend, that look in his eyes turning into something rather adoring now. Please don't turn him down!

Okay, there's something things that cause Ash to go red. One, Noctis was looking sharp. Two, Noctis clearly checking him out. Three that head tilt was adorable. And lastly, his tone of voice. How does a man purr, that's completely unfair.

Oh and Noctis asking to be his Valentine, that would have made him blush any day of the week.

"Uh- Yeah, of course!" His previously lazy stance changed as he straightened up, wishing he'd put way more effort into this. Damn, he'd been planning on visiting Noctis and maybe telling him how he felt, spending the day- he hadn't brought any gifts or anything! Over his shoulder, Étain gasped in pure glee, hearts in her eyes.

"Here, come on in. Unless you like, had plans or something? But I'd need to change I, heh, I wasn't expecting you to be all dressed up for a night on the town." It was still a little surreal, leading into his rambling as he let Noctis into his home, ruffling his hair and still blushing. He was so blindsided by all this.

He said yes! He said yes!

Noctis was practically floating, riding the high as he followed Ash inside, grinning like a fool as he felt a fond laugh bubble up in his throat at the other's rambling. He gently pushed the chocolates into Ash's free hand, shaking his head as he promptly wound his arms around the other's waist to get him to stand still for a second.

"Ash--Ash." His grin turned back into that adoring smile from before, hearts in his eyes as he gazed at the other, barely inches between them. "You look fantastic. You don't have to change--seriously. I don't care how you dress. You always look amazing to me."

Oh now Noctis was in his space. This wasn't extremely new, God knows how many times he'd wrapped an arm around Noctis or even dramatically flopped against his side from time to time. But it felt very different now Noctis was hugging (!!) him and giving him that smile. And he thought he had it bad before.

He barely noticed the chocolates pushed into his hand, slipping an arm around Noctis' waist and smiling, still just going with this and just - how could anyone have foreseen Noctis Caelum turning up at his door in a suit and asking him to be his valentine in a serious sense? Not him, not in his dreams.

"That's a lie, you've seen me after a run." Ash countered, smiling just as fondly to Noctis. "But does that mean you've actually got plans?" He's still half expecting this to be not quite genuine. Not in a mean 'gotcha' sort of way but in a 'just for the day we're gonna be valentines' kind of sense.

He had no idea what to think to be honest, he's just going with it and hoping it's the real deal.

"It's Valentine's Day, Ash," Noctis said with a chuckle before leaning in and pressing a kiss to his cheek, drawing back to wink at him. "Of course I have plans!"

His smile turns playful as he draws back again and this time plants a kiss on the tip on his friend's nose.

"What kind of suitor would I be if I didn't?" The prince tilts his head again as he draws back, giving Ash a rather adorable lopsided smile as he shrugs. "Hopefully you like everything I've got planned."

Okay, there's no mistaking this anymore. Ash blushed at the kisses. Oh god, he'd heard the term suit in old stories, not in modern day. He can't help chuckling, while his curiosity was definitely sparked by Noctis having plans.

"Well, what kinda plans do you have, Valentine?" He asked softly, slipping the chocolates onto a random table (half will probably be gone by the end of the day due to the various mons in his house) and wrapping both arms around Noctis' waist. He lenaed forward, just to bump their noses together.

Overhead, Étain helped by scattering some glittering scales over Ash. She was seriously overjoyed by this turn of events and the affection being shown here!

"The surprise kind of plans," Noctis teased in that same purring tone from before, moving one of his arms to take one of Ash's so he could grip his hand, turning the embrace into a dance hold as he started to hum. "If I tell you it ruins the surprise and then Valentine's Day would be ruined, Ash! Ruined!"

He steps back and spins the other then, chuckling because oh he's just too giddy and in love to keep up the teasing.

"It'll be fun, though, I promise," he reassured his Valentine as he pulled Ash close again, glancing at Étain and winking at her. "I will tell you that the day ends back at my place with some horribly cheesy movies so I hope you can prepare yourself before hand."

There's so much to digest in this. Seriously. If he hadn't had a serious crush on Noctis himself he'd be asking what the hell happened to him. But, there did seem to be something genuine there, just...super flamboyant and he'd never believe Noctis was doing half of this...well mostly the dancing right now.

"God, I'll need to prepare myself for your taste in movies!" He joked, as Étain swooned over them. "Are there any other warnings I need for today, Prince Charming?" Still, he pulled Noctis back into a warm hug, smiling easily. He still had a hint of a blush though, and now he had scales in his hair and over his jacket.

Noctis just laughed, gently dusting some of the scales out of Ash's hair now that he had the other close again.

"No, no warnings. I promise it's going to be a great day so no warnings necessary," he said gently and it was clear he meant that promise. As he drew his hand away from Ash's hair he brushed his fingers along the other's jawline, that look creeping back onto his face as he just gazed at Ash like he was everything. The entire world and more. "The last thing I want to do is something that would upset you or bore you. I want to give you everything, Ash."

And then he was moving back a step, grabbing Ash's hand as he went.

"So let's get going!"

When Noctis stroked over his cheek and looked at him like that - he seriously thought there was gonna be a kiss. He might have leaned in a bit. But then Noctis was pulling him out the door.

"I'm coming! You know you never upset or bore me, so that's really not much of a worry today." Especially given how spontaneous this all was! He'd managed to snatch two pokeballs before they stepped out the door (just in case shit goes down somehow) and grab his keys. Thankfully he'd put his shoes on before answering the door, given he was about to head out.

Étain nearly followed them, but thankfully she spotted her own beau and decided to gush to him about what had just happened. Godspeed, Bladerunner.

Godspeed, Bladerunner indeed. Maybe Godspeed Ash as well. Only time will tell.

With an amused snort and a counter of "If you say so!", Noctis will lead Ash off towards town, lacing their fingers together as he keeps a firm grip on his friend's hand. Other couples are already out and about, some with Pokemon and some without and several of the shops and restaurants had decorated for the holiday. There's one in particular that Noctis heads towards and it's a small mom and pop type place that is only open until 2pm everyday--the perfect little breakfast and lunch spot!

While usually very homey and comfortable the owners had done the place up a bit with decorations for the holiday, nothing over the top of course but perfect to set the mood.

And what mood is that?

As the sign on the door reads: A Romantic Breakfast for Two.

"Tada!" Noctis said with a flourish as he motioned to the door. "Our first stop!"

Honestly, just walking along holding Noctis' hand was really nice. It's the sort of thing Ash had fleeting thoughts of doing when they went about town together in the past, so doing it for real felt good. He walked close beside him, not quite brushing shoulders but certainly closer than 'two-dudes-just-being-dudes' would. He took in the people and Pokemon around them, along with the shops. There just seemed to be a good atmosphere in the air today.

He did wonder where Noctis was taking him, given how dressed up he was. Hopefully nowhere too nice given he was in jeans. At the cafe, he smiled. Now this was his speed! (and was likely to be in his price range) "Looks great! Have you eaten here before?"

He did notice the 'Romantic Breakfast' and...what the hell was a 'romantic' breakfast at a cafe? He thought that was strictly something like breakfast in bed, which was definitely not a first date option.

Oh Ash. Ash darling you don't know about romantic breakfasts?

"Once before! It's really good!" Noctis said with a smile as he led his companion inside. All the tables were done up with tablecloths in various shades of pink and red, some decorated with Luvdisc while others had various flower Pokemon on them. Several other couples were already seated--some already eating so Ash could get a glimpse of what he was in for.

Ridiculously over the top adorable love shenanigans. That's what.

A waitress greeted them and led them to a table, not bothering with menus since they were of course here for the breakfast! Noctis immediately moved to pull a seat out for Ash, grinning like a fool at him as he gestured to the sit.

"Sir~"

...Man...that's a pretty gay looking breakfast. He honestly would have never pegged Noctis to be the type for (admittedly delicious looking) heart shaped pastries. The more you know.

He took in the place, shifting to take off his jacket. Partly cos he didn't need it indoors, and partly so Noctis could see he was wearing the bracelet he got for him. He draped his jacket over the back of the chair Noctis pulled for him, unable to help a wry smile. "Sir? No need to be formal if we're Valentines, love." Even if Noctis was wearing a suit. Still he took a seat, smiling warmly to his date.

"Set menu huh? I'm guessing that's just for the holiday?"

Everyone enjoys a gay looking breakfast on Valentine's Day, Ash! Gosh!

Noctis grinned cheekily, waiting for Ash to sit and scooting the chair in before leaning in, lips brushing against the other young man's ear.

"Maybe I just want to give you the best experience I can," he purred and drew away, moving around the table to take his seat. "Yeah, just for the holiday! They do something similar for Christmas as well, I guess. Just as something fun for the holidays. I wouldn't be surprised if they did it for all the other holidays as well." Propping an elbow on the table he rests his chin in his hand, smiling at Ash. "This is the first specialty meal I've had here though. Lucky me I get to spend it with you~"

Wow, Noctis is not playing fair. Ash made a mental note to step up his game.

But then Noctis spoke and he didn't even try to resist the warmth he felt. Something about the way Noctis was smiling at him today just had that something else about it.

"Heh. You know, I was intending to go over and talk with ya when you turned up at my door. Ask if you wanted to do anything today, you know, as Valentines, together. Honestly I'd been trying to figure out how to ask ya for a while. But I never expected you to have plans already set out though." He admitted, leaning over the table and lowering his voice. He usually had poor volume control but he didn't want everyone to know about how long he'd faffed about asking Noctis on a date. Only to be beaten to the punch anyway!

"I'd been debating on what to do for a couple months now but I knew I had to wait for today--Valentine's Day, I mean," Noctis said through a sheepish chuckle, absently drumming his fingers against the table in tune to the song that was stuck in his head. As Ash leaned in his smile grew and he leaned in a bit, chin still resting in his hand as he let out a thoughtful hum.

"Did you know that you have really gorgeous eyes?" the prince purred, the hand on the table sliding across to be a bit closer to Ash, not quite reaching for him but maybe asking permission.

"Oh man, no, I didn't. I don't really get to see them all that often myself and all." Damnit, it wasn't like he hadn't been on dates before. Something about it being Noctis who was gushing over him was really bringing out his rambling.

"But I did notice something else earlier," As he spoke he closed the distance between their hands, lying his over Noctis'. He didn't pin his hand down or anything, he was just resting his on top, index finger idly rubbing over an inch of skin, just below his wrist. He gave Noctis a warm, very affectionate smile. "And that is, that I like your hands. Especially when I can hold one of 'em, if you're not busy with it."

Call him weird but he genuinely liked Noctis' hands and wrists. And he didn't want to just copy the eye compliment and get into a debate over whose eyes were nicer or anything like that.

Noctis was more than happy to play the compliment tango with you, Ash~ Because he could talk about you and how wonderful you are for hours.

"You can hold them anytime you want. You don't even need to ask. Just take one of them and hold on," the prince mused, absently biting his bottom lip and let his gaze sweep over Ash before coming to rest on their hands. "I like feeling that connection of your hand in mind. Knowing that you're right there with me. So you can hold my hand whenever you want, I promise."

He looked up at Ash then through his eyelashes, smiling rather coyly.

"I think you're trying to distract me from complimenting you, Ash."

Had Noctis ever bitten his lip before? Granted that probably wasn't the most important thing to be asking right now but it's the question that came to the forefront of his mind. At hearing he could hold Noctis' hand whenever, he shifted his grip to actually be holding him, squeezing gently.

"Trying to distract you from complimenting me by complimenting you? Why would I ever do that?" He half-laughed, trying to play it off. Cos yeah, he had totally been doing that. But he can't hide a sheepish head tilt, a certain softness in his expression giving him away. "'Sides, that implies that I'm just flattering ya, which I'm really not. You know I wouldn't make up stuff like that."

"I know you wouldn't, but I know you would try to keep me from showering you with praise," Noctis teased, smoothing his thumb against the back of Ash's hand. He held the other's gaze now and there was an almost dreamy look in the prince's eyes as his smile turned sappy. "You know, it's a little bit funny.."

Was there something almost musical to the way he said that? Nah, maybe you were just hearing things, Ash.

He glanced down at their hands, smoothing a circle along the back of Ash's hand with his thumb.

"Just..this feeling inside, you know?"

Is he missing something? He dropped his eyes to their hands as well. "It is a bit. Probably just cos, it's so new. It feels...I dunno, it feels, kinda right. At least, for me."

There goes the reference, sailing over his head. He didn't actually know Moulin Rouge, but he hardly expected Noctis to know Elton John music either. He looked up to Noctis. His expression wasn't as sappy but it was genuine; a little sheepish but affectionate and open.

Noctis let's out a huff of laughter, lifting their joined hands, curling his around Ash's so he could bring it to his lips and press a kiss to the other's fingers.

"Yeah well, it's not like I'm one of those that can easily hide," he mused, eyes bright and that same musical tone to his voice. Oh Ash. Darling, Ash.

The waiter came back then and slide their plates on the table but Noctis didn't flinch, didn't let Ash go--didn't even look away as he hummed softly.

Ash. Stop him. Stop him now.

The kiss to his fingers caused Ash's face to heat up again. It was the kind of gesture he'd seen in movies, he didn't think people did that kind of thing in real life.

But something was off. The musical tone...it felt like he was missing something. For all his love of music, he didn't immediately recognise where this was going. The warning signs were so close, just not quite hitting him! He shifted so their hands weren't in the way of the waiter but didn't try to pull his hand away, even with food on the table.

"Noct...?" He asked gently, raising an eyebrow while squeezing his hand.

That was your last chance, Ash. There was no stopping it now.

Noctis seemed to be hearing music that no one else could because frankly his entire life was a musical right now thanks to that Arceus forsaken candy he'd consumed last night. As the waiter set everything out on the table the prince stood and stepped around the other side, still holding Ash's hand with one hand while he put his other to his chest.

"My gift is my song~" he sang out suddenly, not caring in the least about the other patrons in the cafe. The waiter stopped and looked briefly confused before the confusion turned into amusement, the tray he'd carried everything out on now used to cover his growing grin. "And this one's for you. And you can tell everybody, this is your song--" Noctis continued, stepping closer to where Ash sat and kneeling down beside him with a dopey grin on his face. "--It may be quite simple but now that it's done...I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind, that I put down in words!"

He paused and brought Ash's hand up to his lips again to press a kiss to the back of it before looking up at the other young man through his eyelashes again, smiling warmly at him.

"How wonderful life is while you're in the world~"

Ash wasn't a stranger to public displays of affection or grand gestures. But he sure as Hell hadn't been on the receiving end of such a thing. Thankfully, he's not easily embarrassed even if this had knock Noctis' behaviour from slightly weird to 'what is even happening'.

He sat up straighter, ignoring the waiter (although he could feel them catching the attention of everybody else here) as he tried to figure out how he was meant to respond. But the only thing he could think of was;

"Is that 'Your Song'?" It's not the smartest or most romantic thing to say but it's honestly all he could think of! That wasn't "Holy shit", but he was still on the verge of saying that. "Dude, c'mon." He took Noctis' hand in both of his, trying to coax him up with a fond smile. "You don't need to go all out to impress me ya know."

Noctis couldn't stop smiling even as he let Ash coax him up, a laughing bubbling out of him as he leaned in to press a kiss to the other's nose.

"And what if I'm not trying to impress you? What if I just want to serenade you because you mean that much to me?" he asked, eyebrow lifting as an impish look touched his face and he started to move back a step from the other young man.

Oh he was totally going to start singing again.

Ash rose with him, intending to snag him back to their table. "Then you're gonna have our breakfast go cold! Heh, I never took you for the serenading type. You sure you're not trying to butter me up for a kiss?"

Seriously this was so weird and out of character for the Noctis he knew, but it was sweet. Weird but sweet. He could take that.

"Why would I try and butter you up when I could just do this?" Noct mused and with the last word he managed to get Ash around the waist and turn him suddenly, dipping the other young man and kissing him. It was a light press of lips, playful and easy enough for Ash to break away from if he wanted because even in his current state he didn't want to be too pushy.

He wanted Ash to enjoy this as well!

At this rate Ash was never going to be able to predict what Noctis was going to do next. He'd just dipped and kissed him?? But he didn't push away. He was clearly just, utterly surprised by the gesture.

Once righted, he couldn't help chuckling. "Alright, c'mere love-" He curled a hand around Noctis' neck, gently pulling him close. It's not a dip or a grand embrace or anything like that, nor is the kiss massively passionate. He just keeps it light and soft, same as the kiss Noctis had just given him. Just, with a lot less flash. "We actually gonna eat here or dya wanna head off somewhere else?"

A diner wasn't the best place for serenading and making out, not in Ash's opinion anyway.

There were murmurs of amusement and giggles at their antics, the other people in the cafe clearly charmed by the two boys. Noctis couldn't care less either way because Ash was kissing him and oh he was floating on cloud nine right now!

He couldn't help but chuckle at the other's question and bumped their noses together with a wide smile.

"Let's eat and then we can get to the other things I have in mind. I promise--I promise no more singing!" he said with more laughter, stealing another quick kiss as his smile turned warm and loving now before he moved to take his seat.

Yep. Today was certainly going to be a day for them. And you can damn well bet he was going to finish that song at some point, Ash.

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