Acoustophobia: Fear of noise.

"Why?"

"Because he's also gonna help with the surprise" He said it like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

Well, ever since he made it clear he couldn't love me, he has been acting a little bit strange and that's kind of immature if you ask me.

What's so wrong with not loving me?

I was meant to be hurt because those words were harsh and the fact I just gave him a reassuring hug before it came up was hurtful.

I didn't show it cause I knew Ignis would only make it a bigger matter so I just laughed about it and waved it off.

Usually, we used to spend the night together. Not for romantic reasons, don't let your mind go wild, but to reach me more on how to use my powers and he went straight to bed last night.

I didn't want to make him feel more uncomfortable so I didn't bother knocking on his door. Besides, I'd never been in his room before.

Strange right?

Our conversations were only limited to my room or the sitting room, not his room. The only person that walked freely into his room was Ignis and that was only because he was... Well, Ignis.

Also I didn't go in because Ignis would make a fuss out of it.

"I don't think that's a really good idea"

"Why?" He said, dropping the whisk and crossing his arms "What's so wrong with it?"

"Um, well, you know_"

"You're shy?"

"No, of course not. He trains me everyday, why would you think I'd be shy of him? That's just stupid"

"But not as stupid as the fact he just hurt you so bad and you're trying your best to hide it"

The truth in his words.

"He didn't hurt me, he just said he can't love me and trust me, that's fine by me. We literally just met_"

"Like a year ago?"

"The point is, we're not in love and we don't have a thing between us"

"Then you shouldn't have a problem with bringing him here"

"Fine then. I'll go to prove to you that there's absolutely nothing between us" I smiled, slowly standing up "Nothing"

"I'll be waiting"

Could he really be more weird than he was.

Just because I wanted to avoid the truth, I had to face the nervousness I would get from going into Lux's room.

Then waking him up.

Let's look at the bright side of things. At least, Ignis wouldn't be there to rub it on my face.

That's a relief right? Right?

Once I was in front of his door, I kind of felt a bit more nervous than before.

He's just Lux, we were friends before this. Why did one statement have to ruin everything?

I never thought I'd be so nervous around him.

I pulled the door open and was welcomed by a very warm bright room. Way too bright but the only problem was that, I couldn't quite see where the lights were coming from.

No bulbs, no chandelier, no candles but there was light and it was a bit too bright for a normal person to be comfortable.

His room was the biggest I'd seen so far. It was painted white with just little touches of blue.

A shelf was close to the door, filled with more wine than I'd ever seen in my life. They were all in different shapes, colors and sizes, arranged to perfection.

The shelf was so wide, it was almost reaching his bed but it was kept in a way that it only complemented the room's beauty.

A huge television was plastered to the wall next to me with a blue couch in front of it.

His bed was right in front of me and damn, it was huge. He had a big body stature but the bed made him look smaller than he was.

It had white sheets, white and dark blue pillows and the furniture was painted gold. Fancy if you ask me.

The floor beneath me was covered with soft dark blue rug, I could literally feel my feet bury itself in it.

Huge television, wine shelf, a couch, warmth, king sized bed.

He's living the life.

Lux was fast asleep with his hair falling across his face and his lips slightly parted. He looked so peaceful and calm, far better than the strict face.

I slowly went towards the bed to give him a tap but as I tried to reach for him, I figured out the bed was big so I had to move a little closer.

Using my legs as support, I found my way up on the bed.

How did he manage to get a bed so soft?

Ignoring my urge to sleep on it, I went closer to Lux and tapped him gently on his arm.

He didn't reply, not even a single muscle was moved.

"Lux, come on, wake up" I said, hitting his arm harder then before.

"Leave me alone, Ignis. I told you I don't have a crush on her, just leave me alone"

Never said you did.

"It's not Ignis, it's me" As soon as I said those words, his eyes snapped open.

He blinked a few times before slowly sitting up. "Caeli? Why are you up so early?"

As he sat up, I noticed his upper body had no clothes covering it.

Wait, did he sleep naked?

"Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't know you were..." I trailed off, getting off his bed and covering my eyes with my arm.

How awkward it was to almost see a man naked.

I could feel my face burn from embarrassment. It didn't take a mirror to know I was already tomato red.

First, I had to come wake him up after what happened earlier. Second, I heard him tell imaginary Ignis he didn't have a crush on me. Third, I almost saw a man naked and now being as red as a tomato added a gallon of awkwardness to the whole situation.

Oh my god, can this be any less embarrassing?

"What the fuck are you talking about?"

"You're" I paused and sighed "Naked"

"Look at me"

Three words, just three words, and I could feel my head almost explode.

He really expected me to look at him naked? I hadn't even seen a six year old naked before, what do I know about this?

"I think that's a bad idea"

"Just look at me, even if it's for a second"

"Are you hearing yourself right now? You're a man and I'm a girl_"

"Woman" he corrected "You're a woman"

"Fine, woman and we don't see each other naked. That's just how it is"

"What if we're having sex?"

That's it guys, I'm gonna explode.

"Well, we're not having sex and we won't_"

"Ouch Caeli, that hurts"

Well, you said worse when you announced you couldn't like me so get ready to receive hurt words from me.

"Didn't know it hurt that bad"

Shit! Did I say that out loud?!

"You're not. I'm just in your head" he pointed out "It's okay to use your words, that's why you have a mouth"

"Fine" I sighed "It hurt a bit, just a bit but that's not why I'm here, I came here because_"

"Do you want an apology?"

Do you want to quit cutting me off?

"What? No, of course not. I said it's fine, remember? It really is_"

"I'm sorry, Caeli. I shouldn't have said that and I had no idea it would hurt your feelings"

Wow.

I was surprised it came more of a relief than actual words.

Well, he didn't really say he liked me but he apologized for what he said and that's the point. Besides, I didn't have any feelings or attachments to him either so I guess we're even.

"It's okay" I sighed "I'm not mad at you, okay?"

"Then turn around"

"Once again, I can't afford to lose my innocence by seeing you without clothes"

"You won't only lose your innocence, you'll also lose your sanity, you know, cause you're such a good girl"

"Yeah, whatever Lux. Just get something on"

"I always had something on, you just didn't turn around to see it"

He walked past me and then I noticed he had sweatpants on.

And I call Ignis stupid.