Prompto tried to be silent as he pushed himself off Cor's extra bed and unto unsteady feet. Keeping a hand on the wall, Prompto moved as quietly as he could until he reached his Uncle's room whose door was open just a bit. Holding his breath, the boy pushed it open until he could sneak in, allowing the breath to come out only when he saw the unmoving form beneath the covers. Covering a giggle, Prompto pushed himself to take the last few steps to the bed before dropping on Cor with a shout, ''Wake up Uncle! We're going to the Chocobo Farm!''
Cor had woken up at the first thump of Prompto standing up in the extra bedroom Sylva had insisted he set up a few weeks ago but had been content to wait silently when Prompto didn't shout and simply started moving. When his nephew dropped on him, Cor turned around to catch the boy and drag in into the bed to tickle him. As Prompto tried to fight his Uncle's playfull tickling, Cor still kept a careful eye to prevent any accidental injuries from happened. He stopped the tickling when Prompto got started getting breathless and sat up while the boy caught his breath between short giggles. ''Well, if you want to head out to the chocobo farm to spend the day then we should start getting ready.'' Cor mentioned to which PRompto nodded enthusiastically.
Prompto shifted to get back up but as he started to put weight on his feet he found himself unable to do so, the child frowning then turning to look at his Uncle, ''I guess I over did it…'' Cor smiled, and picked Prompto up easily, taking him back to the guest room and helping him get back into his wheelchair. ''Are eggs good for breakfast?'' Cor asked as he headed to his kitchen to start the food and coffee. Prompto chirped, ''Yup! Sunnyside up please!'' as he headed to take a quick shower. Cor turned on the radio, humming along to the songs playing on air while he cooked. Sylva and Lance had been gone for 5 days, leaving their son in his care until they returned from where ever Lance's conference was. Sylva had been rather quiet on where they would be going but Cor figured it was probably because she wanted to have some time alone with her husband after the busy summer. Thankfully Cor didn't have to worry too much about his schedule as Prompto had returned to school a week ago and as such traveled with the prince and his retinue to and from school daily. Rhane had stepped up once more with Monica to ensure that Cor was free to spend the evening with Prompto and would have as many free weekends as he needed baring an emergency.
Those thoughts circled his mind as he finished Prompto's breakfast just as the boy arrived to eat, putting a plate of eggs, fruits and some yogurt in front of Prompto before making his own quickly. The breakfast is a cheerful thing as Prompto asks a million questions about the chocobos and they would see at the farm while Cor chuckles and tries to answer his nephew's endless questions. After breakfast, Cor picked up the bags they had packed the previous evening and the duo set out to the promised weekend at the chocobo farm.
The ride to the closest farm was a bit over 5 hours long, during which Prompto introduced Cor to his favorite bands and to his new favorite song of all times, the Chocobo Song. By the time Cor pulled into the parking space for the farm, he was half way to going crazy as the song was now stuck in his head on a constant loop after the 10th time Prompto sang it. Cor cast a look at his nephew, hanging half out of the car window as he looked around with obvious excitement and glee. A soft smile made its way to the Marshall's face at the sight and he silently thanked the astrals that Sylva wasn't there to tease him about the obvious adoration he had for the little blond piece of sunshine that had made such a sudden appearance in his life. ''Come one Uncle Cor! The chocobos are waiting!'' exclaimed Prompto, turning to stare at his Uncle with barely restrained excitement.
Cor chuckled as he replied, ''They'll be there once we finish settling down in our rooms and eating some lunch Prompto.'' He got out of the car and brought out Prompto's wheelchair beside the car door before going back in the trunk to grab their bags. After checking that he had everything, Cor followed Prompto towards the farm house that also served at a motel for overnight guests such as them. The owner of the farm, a motherly woman in her late 40's, walked out to greet the two with open arms, ''Welcome to Anastasia's Chocobo farm! You must be Mr. Leonis!'' Cor nodded, shifting the bags to extend a hand in greeting, ''Yes that would be me. We have a reservation for the night.'' Anastasia nodded, ''Of course, we also have prepared a room on the first floor for you and your son as requested.'' Cor jerked in surprise and blushed, quickly explaining, ''Prompto is my nephew but I appreciate your help in accommodating us.''
Prompto gave a small chuckle at the lady's word and his Uncle's reaction to it and decided to take a page from his mom's books, ''It's ok! Cor is my dad for the weekend! Right Dad?'' Cor choked and whipped around to stare at Prompto, face completely red. A sudden flash of light causing him to blink and Cor saw Prompto grinning as he pulled down his camera. ''You're just like your mother when you do that.'' He sighed but Prompto could see the smile in his eyes and grinned in reply, ''Come one! I want to go see the Chocobos!'' Anastasia watched her guests interact together with an amused smile and waited until Prompto mentioned the Chocobos to intervene, ''Prompto was it?'' The boy nodded, ''Why don't you head over to see the chocobos right now? I'll bring your Uncle to your rooms.''
Prompto perked up even more, ''Really? Can I?'' He looked between Cor and Anastasia with the eagerness of a small puppy going for a walk. Cor looked at Prompto and nodded, ''Sure. Go and have fun but be careful!'' Prompto nodded eagerly, moving to hug Cor around the waist before following the signs that showed where the Chocobos could be found. Cor watched his nephew head out with a fond smile before following their host to the put away their things. The room Cor was brought too had 2 twin sized beds and was big enough for Prompto to be able to navigate his wheelchair wherever he wanted to go. With a satisfied nod to himself, Cor dropped the bags on the bed and went to arrange for the payment of their stay. Once that was done, Cor took his time to join up with Prompto, staying back at the edge of the clearing as he watched his nephew sitting down on the ground while cuddling chocochicks. The sight of Prompto, wide eyed in amazement covered in small fluffy birds using the sitting boy as a jungle gym with one of the staff keeping an eye on them was something so innocent that Cor couldn't bring himself to impose his presence there.
He settled for taking out his phone and taking pictures to share with Sylva and Lance when they returned. The marshall kept a distant watch over Prompto as the boy moved from enclosure to enclosure, talking with everyone and hugging as many of the chocobos and the chicks as possible. He heard footsteps coming up behind him, tensing up by instinct and checking over his shoulder fully prepared for trouble. Instead he saw Anastasia walking with another woman her age, both carrying a basket in their arms. Anastasia smiled at Cor and asked, ''It's a bit past noon, I'm guessing neither you nor your nephew have eaten anything if you got here from Insomnia so why don't you boys join us for ours?'' Cor relaxed, offering a smile in return, ''That's very kind of you, please allow me to help.'' He accepted the extended basket from Anastasia who moved towards the enclosed grounds clapping her hands together. As she did, all the chicks suddenly chirped and started moving away from the staff and towards some of the chocobos while Cor, Prompto and the few other guests present there stared in wonder. The woman who had accompanied Anastasia laughed at their expression, ''Quite something eh? Ana has a talent for training the chicks to go back to their parents when she claps like that. It makes feeding them and making sure we haven't lost any so much easier.''
Cor nodded dumbly, ''It'd be a useful thing to teach new recruits.'' He muttered thinking about how the latest group of recruits for the Crownguards had the unfortunate tendency to get lost or disappear whenever their supervisor had their backs turned for more than a second. The woman laughed and introduce herself, ''I'm Karina, Anastasia's wife. Come this way, we'd better start getting the tables ready for everyone.'' Cor offered Karina a nod and followed her to where a few wooden picnic tables stood under some of the trees for shade. Between the two adults, they had everything set up by the time the guests and staff had finished feeding the chicks and chocobos and now were hungry for their own food. Prompto had apparently found a new friend, chatting with a quiet girl as they made their way to the tables. ''Uncle! Did you see that? It was amazing! And the chicks are so cute and soft! Did you hold one?'' Cor chuckled and shook his head, ''Not yet but I will after we eat. Who's your new friend?'' he replied. Prompto grinned, completely excited by his short first experience with the chocobos. ''This is the owners daughter, Sasha! She was telling me about all the chicks and which ones she named! Isnt it awesome!''
The lunch passed quickly as Sasha and Prompto became fast friend by its end and both children proceeded to drag Cor into a cuddle pile of children and chocochicks despite Cor's attempts to explain he didn't belong surrounded by such fragile beings. The numbers of pictures that found their way on the internet of the Immortal Marshall surrounded by chocochicks and several children made the top new of Lucis for a week straight. Several reporters even tried to interview the members of the Crownguards about them though no one was suicidal enough to actually take the offered bribes to talk. When Cor returned back to work on Monday, he found a new poster hanging in the Crownguards office with a signed order from the King himself. The poster was of Cor with a bright yellow chick nestling on his head while two more where in his hands, the order stapled below the embarrassing image read 'By Order of Regis Lucis Caelum CXIII, this poster is not to be removed without the authorization of the King or his Shield. Any attempts to do so will be considered an act of treason and dealt with accordingly.' Cor facepalmed and muttered, ''I'm definitively returning this favor your majesty.''
A/N: Thank you for reading! If anyone has any requests or prompts they would like to see then by all means please let me know!
