THE next few days were filled with you either practicing with Monica or with doing laps in the pool while helping Noctis and Ignis work on their strokes so that they would be ready for tryouts, which was that night. You knew that everyone would be fine, but Noctis had still been nervous when you had talked to him last night. You understood why he was nervous though, he had never tried out for any sports before. But there was always time to try something new.

You anxiously stared out the window as you rode to the rec center with your parents. Since it was tryouts, your parents wanted to take you this time. They tried to always attend tryouts and every swim meet that they could. There was the occasional one or two, where either one, or even both had missed coming, but it was usually out of their control. The ones that they would miss were usually the ones that required them to travel.

You had wanted to ride with Noctis and Ignis, but Noctis had told you that his dad was going as well. This part made you more nervous then the tryouts themselves. You hadn't actually seen the King since the dinner fiasco. For he never stopped by during practice or training. But you just figured that he had been busy with other affairs.

You though back to that night and the shock of realizing that Ignis and Gladio actually worked for Noctis and weren't his family members. You had felt so betrayed since they hadn't told you the truth. It had upset you so much that you had to leave the room. Unfortunately, that ended up leading you to getting sick in their toilet. That which resulted in you spending the rest of the evening in the ER. Which really sucked since you had just left the hospital a few hours prior to that.

You had been trying to forget that night ever since it happened. But now here you were, getting ready to face the King again. 

Please six, don't let anything happen tonight. You thought as you closed your eyes and silently prayed.

Within a few minutes, your dad pulled into the parking lot of the rec center. As he pulled in, you noted how packed the parking lot was. This community recreation center was usually busy. But you have never seen the parking lot this full before.

"Well, so much for showing up early and finding a spot."  Your dad commented.  "I'll drop you and your mom off at the door.  Then I'll go find a place to park.  It looks like it might take a few minutes to locate a spot and I don't want you to be late."

"Thanks dad." You responded.

"Are you sure honey?"  Your mom asked with a worried look.

"I'm sure."  Your dad said to your mom as he gripped her hand.

He then brought her hand up and gave it a simple kiss. "Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Your mom gave him a nervous smile. He smiled back as slightly squeezed her hand. Then he released it as he pulled up to the front door and stopped by the curb.

"Good luck honey. Show them how it's done." Your dad said to you as you were getting out.

"Thanks dad. I will." You smiled back. 

Then you leaned forward and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

Then you climbed out and joined your mom. As you both entered the building, your dad pulled off. You were very surprised by what you saw when you walked into the center. There were people everywhere. It made it almost impossible to get anywhere. But after pushing your way through the crowd, you and your mom finally made it up to the front desk to sign-in.

"I'm sorry Ms. (L/N), but the center is closed to the general public." The man behind the counter said.

"What?" She asked.

"Tonight it's only open for those who are here to tryout for the swim team." He told your mom.

"That's what we're here for." Your mom told him.

"Oh. Um. Well, you might be a bit over their age limit though ma'am." He said sheepishly.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Your mom asked as she was starting to get upset.

"Mom please. I'm here for the tryouts, my mom and dad just came to watch." You tried to explain to him.

"Oh. Well we can let you in, but your parents will have to wait outside the pool area." He explained. "They can stand with everyone else by the window, but they won't be able to go onto the pool deck."

You and your mom both gave him a very puzzled look. 

"And why is that?" You asked before your mom lost it.

"It's due to the security of one of the patrons. I'm sorry. But I can't say anymore then that." He said as he slightly dropped his eyes.

"It's because of Noctis isn't it?" You asked as you gave him a hard look.

He gave you a surprised look. "But how....?"

"Because I'm the reason he's even here." You said as you walked away.

"I'll go talk to the coaches and Noctis about this." You told your mom as you started to head for the locker room.

"It's fine honey. I just remembered that he said that his dad was going to be here as well. I'll bet that's why. They are just playing it safe." She said. "We'll just watch from here. It's ok."

You saw the resolve on your mom's face and knew that she didn't want to stir up anything anymore.

"Are you sure". You asked as you searched her face.

"We'll be fine.  Now go on before you're late."  She said as she started to back away towards the window.

"Alright."  You slowly replied back with a slight smile.

Then you turned back around and headed into the locker room.  You already had on your swimsuit and warm up suit, so all you had to do was find a locker and put your stuff in it. But when you tried to find an empty locker, there weren't any. Silently cursing to yourself, you found a spot on the floor that was by the back wall and placed your bag down. You then tucked your phone into the pocket of your bag and pulled out your swim cap, goggles, and towel, and headed out the door to the pool deck.  The pool deck was almost completely covered with people.

What the hell? Since when did this become so popular?  You thought as you tried to find Noctis and Ignis.

You finally spotted them on the other side of the pool. Noctis was sitting down on the bench near the far side of the pool looking miserably nervous. Ignis was standing right beside him, looking just as nervous. They were both wearing a plain black t-shirts and their usual swim trunks. Noctis' dad, King Regis, was sitting right beside him along with two Kingsglaive on either side of them. You started to make your way over to where they were standing. But as soon as you got close, you were stopped by another Kingsglaive.

"I'm sorry miss, but you have to stay on this side of the pool." He said as he blocked your path.

"I'm just going over to see Noct and Ignis." You told him.

"I don't think so." He said. "No one gets to see them."

"But their waiting on me." You tried to argue back.

"Yeah. Just like everyone else here, right?" He said.

"But I'm serious. I've been helping them get ready for tryouts." You tried to argue back.

"Tst. Yeah right. That's a unlikely story." He said as he started to back you up further.

"Just ask Noctis or Ignis. They can vouch for me. I've been over at the citadel all week helping them work on their strokes so that they would be ready for today." You pleaded.

"Look, back off or I'll have to remove you." He shouted back at you.

You gave him a stern look then backed up against the wall.

Well this officially sucks. You thought as you looked down. Perhaps if I can get their attention, I can get them to come over and get this guy off of me. I don't know if it will work. But it's worth a shot.

You looked up to see how you might be able to get their attention. Noctis was too nervous to look up. But it looked like Ignis was trying to look around. You tried to wave to him, but the glaive gave you a stern look again. So you dropped your arm.

Fine if that's how you want to play. Two can play this game. I'll wait until they tell us which lane to go to, then I'll head over to Noctis and Ignis then. You thought as you crossed your arms as you leaned up against the wall.

"Alright. So first off, we just want to thank everyone for coming out tonight. As you can tell, we have a lot of interested people this year and we have had to make some changes this year so that we can try and get everyone though." Your coach said to the group.

Your coach was wearing his usual black and red polo shirt, and black shorts. His strong built made him look like a linebacker. But his brown hair and brown eyes were always full of inspiration. He stood there with his two assistants. He was very much in contrast with his fellow coaches. 

The diving coach was tall and thin, and he had a kind face that was accented by his short brown hair and brown eyes. He was glanced at the crowd as he straightened his glasses. The assistant coach was new this year, but she looked to be friendly. She was short compared to the other two coaches, but she was trim and she had her long brown hair up in a ponytail. And if being on the team had taught you anything, it was that height doesn't matter if you were streamlined and quick.

"So to make it fair, we're going to have everyone swim with their age group. Lane 1 will be the 5-6 year olds. Lane 2, 7-8 year olds. Lane 3, 9-10, lane 4, 11-12, lane 5, 13-14, lane 6, 15-16, and lane 7, 17-18. The last lane will be for his highness and his assistants." Your coach instructed and with that, everyone started heading to their lane.

You started walking over to Noctis' lane when yet again, here comes the same glaive. 

"I'll give it to you.  You are very persistent. But your not getting near his highness."  He said as he stood in front of you.

"Will you just talk to Noct? He's waiting for me. That's why he's been looking around." You pointed out as you saw Noctis scanning the crowd as he and Ignis walked up towards the pool.

"Get off of it will you. He doesn't know you." He almost yelled.

"NOCT! IGNIS!" You shouted towards them.

"Stop it!" The glaive hissed back as he kept his eyes on you.

"Is there a problem?" Came a smooth accented voice from behind him.

He stopped dead in his tracks.  Then he slowly turned around. 

"No sir." He said after he saw that it was Ignis.

"Ignis will you please explain to this idiot that you know me." You stated as you glared back at the glaive.

"Is that why you didn't come over?" Ignis asked. "We've been waiting for you. Poor Noctis is a nervous wreck."

"I tried to come over. But Mr. blockhead here wouldn't let me pass." You pointed out as you gestured towards the stunned glaive.

Ignis turned to the glaive and gave him a stern look.

"(Y/N)! There you are. Where have you been?" Noctis asked as he came walking up.

"She was just explaining that to me. Apparently Mr. Lazarus here, has been preventing her from coming over." Ignis explained continuing to give him a stern look.

"Hey. I'm here to protect you, your Highness. How was I suppose to know that she would be joining you?" Louche Lazarus explained.

Louche Lazarus

"Fine, whatever."  Noctis said as he grabbed your hand and walked you over to the last lane.

"How was I supposed to know?"  Luche asked one more time before Ignis walked away from him.

"Stupid kids."  Luche muttered under his breath as he turned his attention back to the rest of the crowd.

"Where have you been?"  Noctis asked as he walked beside you, while still holding your hand.

"I"ve been stuck on the opposite side thanks to him." You commented as you still felt irritated about the whole thing.

"That explains a lot." Noctis answered. "He's one of my fathers glaives. They have to do everything that they can to protect the king. Which in cases like this, includes keeping people from me as well."

"It's part of their royal duty." Ignis remarked from behind you.

"Well he didn't have to be rude about it." You commented as you let go of Noctis' hand as you walked over to the bench by the last lane.

Both Noctis and Ignis smiled and shook their heads. Each of you set your towels and goggles down on the bench then turned your attention back to the coach. You could tell which towel belong to Noctis, for there were two folded towels and one that was just thrown down.

"Good, it looks like everyone is at their lane now." The coach said. "Now let's stretch out so that we can get limber before we begin." The coach finished.

The coach then ran everyone through the same stretches that you had been running Ignis and Noctis through all that week. They glanced around and smiled when they saw that a few people were having trouble with some of the stretches that they had had issues with as well. They had felt weird that they couldn't quite stretch as far as you could go. That was until now.

"You weren't kidding when you said that you have been doing this for a bit." Noctis commented.

You smiled back. "This is why I told you to just stretch until you felt a slight pull. It takes time before you have to get more extreme with your stretches in order to feel that pull." You said as you stretched out flay on your back onto the ground with both of your legs bent up beside your legs.

They both just shook their heads at the sight. They barely had to bend back before feeling the stretch. Then the coach had everyone stand up and shake it out and get ready to get in the water.

"Well now that that is over. It's time to get serious." Noctis said as he walked back over to the bench.

"Right you are. I just hope that what we learn will be enough." Ignis said.

"Everything's going to be fine. Just take your time and concentrate on the technique and not on the speed. Speed will come later. Alright?" You asked as you looked at both of them. They both nodded at you.

"Anyway. Are you ready?" You asked to both of them as you started to take off your warm-up suit. Then you folded it up and putting it on the bench with your towel.

"I think that we're about as ready as we're going to get at this point." Ignis said as he pulled his t-shirt off. Then he folded up his shirt and set it by his towel.

"I would feel better about it if there weren't so many people doing it with us." Noctis commented as he pulled his t-shirt off and tossed it on his towel on the bench.

Both you and Ignis looked at Noctis.

"What? I'm not going to fold something that I'm putting back on after we're done. Sheesh, give me a break." Noctis said as he walked towards the pool with his goggles in his hand.

You and Ignis both shook your heads then followed him to the edge of the pool. You each got your goggles ready by rubbing some saliva in them, then dipping them back in the water to rise them. Then they placed theirs over their eyes to get a good seal. Then Ignis and Noctis both pulled their straps over to hold them in place.

You twisted up your hair so that it was on top of your head.  Then you put on your swim cap and tucked in all of the lose strands.  Then you pulled your goggles on.

"So to start off we are going to warm up with freestyle. For the seven year olds on down I want you to each do 50 yards for me. Everyone else I want 100 yards. Don't pass each and don't run up on your fellow swimmers. The idea is to concentrate on your stroke and not on the speed. That'll come later. Alright first swimmers in the water. We will not be using the starting blocks for today. But not to worry, that will be covered later." The coach said.

You looked at Noctis and Ignis. "I'll go first so that I can set a good pace for us. Ignis, you should go next and Noctis you can bring up the rear. This way you can look at us if you need to." You said to both of them. "Sound good?"

They both nodded back at you. You smiled at them then jumped feet first into the water. You bent your knees when you entered. This way you could get a good seal on your goggles before you started, by going all the way under the water. After which you stood up and walked back over to the wall. Then you braced yourself, with both feet up on the wall and one hand holding on as you faced down the other side of the pool. You were now concentrating as you looked down the lane, while you waited to hear the instructions and ultimately, the whistle.

"On my mark the first group will go. Once the first group has left the wall, I want the next swimmer in the water and ready to go. Each person will be required to swim. If you get in trouble, be sure to keep moving, even if you have to grab the swim buoys and use them to pull yourself to the edge. Again this is a easy warm up. If you don't feel comfortable doing this, then perhaps the swim team isn't the right thing for you right now. But please let us know now before you get in the water." The coach said as he looked around to see if anyone was going to fall out right away. 

You thought that you saw a few start to back away from the edge. But for the most part, everyone stayed where they were.

"Alright. First group."

TWEET, the whistle sounds.

And with that you bounced up before dropping below the surface and then pushing off into a prone glide while kicking both of your feet straight up and down for a strong dolphin kick. Once you reached the surface, you began your stroke. As soon as you came up, Ignis hopped in the pool. After standing back up, he braced himself on the wall and looked back at Noctis.

"Relax Noct. Just picture us back at the Citadel. Don't pay attention to the other swimmers." Ignis nodded towards the rest of the swimmers. "Just watch us."

"Next group."

TWEET.

This sent Ignis following you. Noctis took a beep breath. Then he looked back at his dad. His dad smiled and nodded at him. Noctis smiled back, then entered the pool himself and got ready to go.

"Next group."

TWEET.

Noctis took a deep breath then sank in the water as he pushed off and followed after Ignis as he slid through the water. The whistle continued until all of the swimmers were in the water and swimming down the lane. The coaches were watching as the swimmers swam up and down the lanes. The crowd outside the windows seemed to be very interested in the swimmers as well. But there was one lane that they all really seemed to be focused on, and that was in the far lane. This made sense for your parents and for the king. But it seemed like everyone else was just interested in how Noctis was doing.

As you reached the far end of the pool you executed a flip turn then kept to the right so that you could swim past Ignis and Noctis. Within a few strokes you passed by Ignis as he was heading for the wall himself. Then after a few more strokes, you passed Noctis. The pace seemed to be perfect. They weren't too close and they seemed to be able to maintain the speed.

Good. You thought as you continued towards the other end of the pool.

You smiled to yourself as you started to enjoy the warm up. The motion in the water and the rhythm helped you relax as you continued down the lane. Before you knew it you were doing another flip turn and heading back down again. You noted how far back that Ignis and Noctis were and found that they were still maintaining the pace. It seems that their endurance had gone up a bit over the last few days.

You started to contemplate doing a sprint once you hit the far wall to head back for the final length. But then you thought better of it. You didn't want to push Ignis and Noctis just yet. Again they needed to work on the technique. Speed would come once they had the strokes down.

Once you hit the far wall for the last length, you continued at the same pace all the way until you returned back to the start. Then you stopped and waiting by wall. You stood up so that you could see the movements that they were both using. Ignis was still nice and tight and streamlined, and Noctis was a lot smoother then when you had first started with him. He looked relaxed finally and had a nice roll going with his stroke. You smiled as you watched them come back to the wall.

Ignis touched first then stood up by you and turned to watch Noctis as well. Ignis smiled as well when he saw how smooth Noctis' strokes were.

"He looks a lot better now." Ignis commented. "I didn't quite realize how much he had improved until now. Plus he finally looks relaxed."

"That's exactly what I was thinking as well." You replied.

"Your kidding right?" You heard a kid say from behind you. "Since when does a prince get nervous?"

"Yeah. It's not like he has anything to prove." Said another.

You turned around and looked at the kids in the next lane. That's when you noticed that everyone was watching him as he came in. Even the crowd seemed to be watching him. You looked around then turned back to Ignis. He looked at you and shrugged his shoulders.

"You get use to it after awhile." Ignis commented quietly as he noticed your reaction to the crowd.

Then you both turned back to watch Noctis as he came in and touched the wall. Then he stood up and smoothed his hair back as he looked up. You thought you heard a few girls ooh behind you. But you had seen him do this before. He hated his hair getting his face so he did that to keep it back. You did have to admit thought, it did look hot.

"Nice job Noct." Ignis commented to him after he had stood back up all the way.

Noctis smiled back at him. "Thanks."

"Did that feel better then yesterday?" You asked him.

"Yeah." He replied. "I see what you mean by keeping it smooth. I don't feel as tired."

"You shouldn't feel tired after only doing a hundred yards." You said as you smiled back.

"You looked great your highness." The kids from two lanes over said.

"Yeah. You look like a natural." Replied another.

"Aw come on. It's not like he hasn't been doing this for awhile. Just wait until he's in high school. Then we'll talk." Said a  haired student from the adjacent lane.

You glanced at the swimmer, he looked like he was one of the top swimmers from one of the high school teams. From his short blonde hair, to his well toned body, he looked to be a senior in high school. You couldn't help but stare at his tight six pack abs and his firm chest. But then you meet his sky blue eyes as he gave you a smirk.

"Now you on the other hand might be someone worth dealing with." He said to you as he gave you a seductive look.

Did he just flirt with me? And in front of Noctis and Ignis? You thought in shock.

"Yes indeed." Ignis said as he moved over to get in between you and him.

"Pardon us will you." He said over his shoulder to the senior. 

Ignis gentle pressed himself up against you as he moved you away from the lane line.

"What's the matter kid? Afraid I might steal her from you?" He asked then laughed before turning back to his lane mates.

You let Ignis guide you closer to Noctis as the three of you just dropped you heads. That wasn't something that you had planned on happening at tryouts.

"Are all the high school kids like that?" Noctis asked as he glanced over at them as they laughed among themselves.

"Not all of them. In fact I've never even seen him before. Most of the swimmers that are in high school usually swim for their schools, not for the rec centers. So I'm a bit confused as to why he's even here." You said as you tried to figure it out.

"They must of heard that you were going to be trying out for the team." Ignis said to Noctis. "It's the only explanation that I can come up with. Why else would there be this many people for a small league like this one."

"That's exactly what I was thinking. This is not how many there usually are for these tryouts." You confirmed. "Someone must have said something to them."

"Alright everyone settle down. Let's go ahead with everyone showing us what you know. Since we got a great assessment of your freestyle, how about we take a look at your backstroke." The coach said loud enough to get everyone to turn their concentration on why they were all there.

"We'll keep with the same amount of distance as we did for the warm-ups for each stroke. Again this is for technique and not for speed. We need to make sure that you know the strokes well, before we can work on speeding you up. On my mark, let's have the first swimmers start us off again."

With that you looked at Ignis and Noctis. "Remember to keep any eye out for the flags and don't forget to flip over for the flip turn. I'll go first so that you can see how to start. But from there you'll have to remember what we went over yesterday with the turns. Got it?" You ask them both.

"Got it." Noctis and Ignis both said.

You nodded back to them. Then you turned and faced the wall as you put both feet and hands up on the wall. Then you pulled yourself closer to the wall and braced yourself for the whistle.

"Alright. First group."

TWEET.

On the whistle you pushed off from the wall and threw yourself into the water in the prone position. Once you landed in the water, you started kicking your feet followed by you arms going into the stroke once you reached the flags.

Ignis followed your lead and got himself into the same position on the wall and waited.

"Next group." TWEET.

On the sound, Ignis threw himself further out than you but landed smoothly into the water and started his stroke right at the flags as well. Then Noctis took his place on the wall and did the same thing as Ignis when he heard the whistle sound. As you swam you hear the whistle going off for the rest of the groups until it was silent once again. The only sound that you heard was splashing of water as the swimmers filled the pool.

You kept a steady pace as you crossed the pool, again you didn't want to race them. But that couldn't keep your mind from racing as you started thinking about how the kid in the next lane had hit on you like that. It was making you nervous. 

Why is he even here? Why isn't he on the high school team instead? You thought as you moved through the water.

But before you knew it you were looking at the backstroke flags that ran across the pool. You then counted your three strokes. One. Two. Three. Roll. Summersault. Push off. And you were on your way back to the other side again. You had to remind yourself to stay to your left so that you wouldn't hit Ignis or Noctis as you swim back past them. You had hit each other a few times when you had practice this as a drill, so hopefully they remembered to stay over as well.

But within a few strokes you came across Ignis as he swim smoothly past you as he headed down to the wall. Then shortly after that you passed Noctis. You again smiled. 

Good they both remembered. You thought as you continued with the laps.

You once again became lost in the motion and the rhythm as you moved across the pool. You thought about the drills that you had done at the citadel. You had been surprised by how fast Noctis had picked up on how to do flip turns. He had said that he had never learned them before, but you had a feeling that he knew more about them then he let on. 

But it could just be that he was also really good at doing somersaults on dry land. You had seen him do them while practicing with Gladio. You don't think that he saw you watching, but then again. Hadn't you caught him a few times glancing over at your practice with Monica?

You kept thinking of various things like that as you completed the laps, all while maintaining a smooth and steady pace. When you finished you stopped on the wall and moved out of the way so that you wouldn't be hit by Ignis and Noctis as they came in. You kept down low in the water to stay warm, since there was a slight chill on the deck. You kept your eyes on Ignis and Noctis as they slowly made their way back.

"So." Said a smooth male voice from the lane beside you. "What's the deal with you and the prince? Are you tight like that? Or are you just tight?" He asked as he moved closer to you.

You could feel your skin start to crawl as he got closer. You didn't dare look at him though. You were afraid that it might encourage him more. Instead you continued to look away and wrapped your arms tightly around your chest.

Maybe if I just ignore him he'll get the hint. You thought as you watched Ignis get closer.

"Come on?" He asked as he leaned up against the wall beside you. 

"What does he have that I don't? He's way to young for you. Don't you want someone who's old enough to know how to take care of you?" He asked as he tried to slid his hand across your leg.

You quickly moved your leg and turned around so that you were facing the wall. Then you slide out of the pool.

"Hmmmm. Now your just teasing me." He seductively whined as he followed your movement with his eyes.

You felt your whole body shake as you walked over to your towel. You grabbed your towel and wrapped in around your shoulders.  Then you stood there for a few minutes as you tried to get your body back under control. 

Damn it. What the fuck does he think he's trying to do? You thought as you stood there with your towel wrapped around yourself.

Ignis stopped at the wall and saw that you were by the bench. He watched you for a minute then realized that you weren't acting like yourself. He could see your legs shaking from where he was standing.

"That's a fine piece his highness has there." The blonde commented to Ignis as he gestured towards you. "Do you think he would mind if I borrowed her for the night? I would return her once I'm down of course."

Ignis felt his heart rate shot straight up and his temper skyrocket. But he kept the tension from showing on his face.

"You would be wise as to leave her alone." Ignis said in a stern calm voice.

It was amazing how much in control he was.  Considering that he wanted to knock that grin off of his face. 

"And let that be your first and only warning." Ignis sternly said as he climbed out of the pool as well.

Ignis walked up to you and touched you on the shoulder. His touch made you jump away from him, since he caught you by surprise. You turned around quickly and looked at him with a surprised and scared look. Ignis eyes hardened as he turned around and looked at the blond.

"Ignis please. Not here." You pleaded. 

You could feel the tension radiating from him. He turned back to you still with the tension on his face. It was slightly softer as he looked at you, but you could still tell that he was pissed.

"What did he do to you?" Ignis asked in a deep husky voice.

"He just tried to touch my leg." You said as you looked down. 

"But I didn't let him." You quickly said as you saw Ignis turn his head back towards the pool. "I moved away before he actually touched me though. So let's drop it. Please. Not during tryouts, or we'll never get in."

"But what about him?" Ignis asked as he turned back towards you. "What if he makes the team. Are you really willing to swim and travel with him?"

"I am, if your with me." You pleaded back. Ignis' face softened at your words. "Besides, we can tell the coach once everything is over for today and it will increase the chance that he wouldn't make the team."

"Are you sure?" Ignis calmly asked as he looked into your eyes.

You just smiled and nodded back at him. Ignis just dropped his head and rubbed the back of his head. You smiled back, then folded back up your towel and set it back on the bench. Then you grabbed his hand as you walked back to the pool. Noctis was just finishing up as you reached to the pool's edge.

"Are we taking a break?" Noctis asked when he saw you walking back over.

"Not exactly." Ignis said as he gave the blond a stern look.

Noctis followed his gaze and almost instantly understood. "What did I miss?" Noctis asked as he looked at you.

"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." You said as you got back in the pool.

Noctis looked at Ignis. "I'll explain in a bit." He said as he sat on the edge of the pool.

You looked back at Ignis, but he kept his head down. Noctis looked at the blond then he turned back to Ignis. You started to get nervous.

"Please don't do anything during tryouts." You stated to both of them. 

They both gave you a serious look, then glanced back at the blond then back as each other.

"Alright. So far so good. Now let's see who knows how to do the breaststroke." The coach stated. We'll do the same as before, but remember not to kick your fellow swimmers. First group, let's get set up."

You got back on the wall with both of your feet back up on the wall and one hand holding you up as you faced forward. 

"Keep you glides nice and long, and be sure to stretch out. Use your height to your advantage. It will save you a lot of strokes." You told Ignis and Noctis. 

They both nodded and smiled back at you.

"Alright. First group."

TWEET.

Once again you bounced up before dropping below the surface and then pushing off into a prone glide and gave one strong frog kick with your feet. Then once you reached the surface, you began your stroke. As soon as you came up Ignis hopped in the pool and braced himself just as you had done. Then he looked back at Noctis.

"She doesn't want us to do anything until tryouts are done. But that doesn't mean that I'm going to ignore what he did or is trying to do to her." Ignis said to Noctis. 

"If he tries to touch her again, he will have bigger concerns then getting on the swim team." Ignis finished husky voice.

"Alright. Next group."

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Once again Ignis followed you down the lane and Noctis replaced Ignis.

"Hey your highness?" The blond said to Noctis. "Let me know when your done with her. I wouldn't mind having some of that."

Noctis stared at him in disbelief.

Did he just say what I think he said? Noctis thought as he could feel his temper rising as his heart rate started to soar.

"Next group."

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******Author Note******

So tryouts for swimming is a bit different for each club and school. For the teams that I coach, we took everyone who was willing to learn. They of course had to know the basics, but beyond that, we would teach them the rest of the skills that they would need. It made it fair for our age group team and it was more open for our high school team. The truth in their skills always came out when it came down to the training though. Those who trained hard for the swim meets, will be the ones who go to districts, then regionals, and finally on to state. All in all, it was fun, and I would do it again in a heart beat.

I hope that you enjoyed this chapter, sorry it got a bit long, but we'll continued with this in the next as we start to learn a bit more about how Ignis truly feels.

Thanks for reading.

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