Final Fantasy XV One Shots

137) Gladiolus

~3rd Person POV~

"Wow. So this is Lestallum?" Prompto asked in shock. Ignis nods as they all exit the Regalia. Numerous aromas welcomed them as they headed into the city. "Iris is staying at the Leville, right?" Noctis asked his bodyguard.

"Yeah, we shouldn't keep her waiting," Gladio replies. While walking through the dank alleyways, they heard running footsteps and yelling. "Stop her!" A man's voice shouts. The guys turned to see a girl being chased by a group of men heading straight in their direction. The girl wasn't paying attention and ran right into Gladio. Her body began to fall backwards, but Gladio caught her before she fell.

"Get back here!" Another man shouts.

"S-sorry!" She quickly apologizes and yanks herself free from Gladio. She pushed passed all of them and continued to run. Gladio's eyes were glued to the girl as her figure vanished into another alley.

"You let her get away!" The men come to a halt when they couldn't get passed. Gladio turned and sent a glare at the group of men. "Why the hell are you bastards chasing her?" He growls in a deep voice. They shrunk back at Gladio's demeanor. "S-she killed one of my men!" The leader of the group screeches.

"A bold accusation. Why would she do such a thing?" Ignis asked. The men went silent. Prompto's eyes widened as an idea popped into his head. "You assholes attacked her, didn't you?!" At Prompto's words, Gladio reaches out and grabs the leader by his collar. He yanks him close and glares into his fear-filled eyes. Before he could say a word, one man slipped around them.

"Bastard!" Gladio yells and tosses the man aside. "We'll handle these creeps. You go after him!" Noctis shouts. In a flash, Gladio was gone.

He went down the alley he saw the man run. Gladio heard a high-pitch scream not far away. He ran even faster at the distressed scream. With one last turn, Gladio had found the man he was chasing after. Before he could reach him, the girl knocked him out with a kick to the head. Gladio stared in amazement at her. "You're the person I ran into earlier," she murmurs.

"Damn, talk about a kick," he chuckles. The girl places a hand over her racing heart and leans against a nearby wall. Gladio made sure to approach her with caution. She allowed him to stand in front of her without a problem. "So, what did they tell you?" She asked.

"Said you killed one of his guys."

"Well, it's the truth. But I'm guessing they left the important details out."

Gladio looked down at her small frame. Her eyes were downcast as she told him what the men had done. "The group is known for illegal dealings around Duscae. None of them have been arrested because they always disappear beforehand. I wandered upon one of their deals and saw them kill a man. One of them spotted me and tried to push me into a car. I elbowed him and he... fell over the side of the overlook."

She placed her head in her hands with a groan. Gladio reached out and patted her on the head. "You've got guts, girly. Not many would've done what you did." He messed with her (h/c) hair as she began to laugh. "Thanks for earlier. I'm (Y/n)," she introduced. Gladio then smiled at her. "Just call me Gladio."

"Are you heading to the Leville?" She asked. Gladio was surprised that she got it right on the first try. He nods and lets his hand fall back to his side. "I was also heading there. The man who runs the front desk is my dad."

"How convenient," Gladio smirks. His phone suddenly went off and he pulled it out of his pocket. A text from Noctis lit up his screen.

Handled those assholes. Meet us at the hotel.

He shoved the phone back into his pocket. (Y/n) smiled and guided him to their destination. Once inside, Gladio was greeted by his sister, Iris. (Y/n) went over to her dad and chatted up a storm. The others heard from Gladio what (Y/n) had told him. He even began to laugh as he got to where she kicked the guy flat on his face and knocked him out cold. (Y/n) walked over and introduced herself properly to the others. She thanked them as they introduced themselves to her.