Kicking away leaves twirling around on the street Prompto walked on, he made his way to college. It was Monday morning and apparently today they'd get a new transfer student. Which was odd, in the middle of the year. He sighed deeply, standing still in front of the gates that separated College from the outside world. Not that he minded college, he just wasn't fond of the people who teased him on a daily basis. He clutched his bandage, which hid one of his many secrets. He would make sure that nobody would ever find out.

Before he enrolled into college, Prompto lived with a rich family. They adopted him only because he was forced onto them, being one of the very few survivors after the war with Niflheim not too many years ago. He lived in a lab ever since he could remember, but had not much memory of what happened there. Every time he tried to recall about that time, he'd get terrible headaches. He did remember when the laboratory he stayed at, was blown up. He was in shock at that time and a Glaive had found him last second and saved him from his death. Or well- that's what he was told.

Prompto was completely neglected by his family members and treated as a butler. He was often slapped, punched or pushed against the wall if he had done something wrong. Luckily he was able to enroll into college and move into an apartment, funded by the Kingdom of Lucis. It was rare to be supported by the royals, but a man named Cor, had asked them to cover the cost he'd need to be able to get a diploma. Cor was among the Glaives that saved him back in the day.

Slowly opening the gates, he made his way into the building. Looking around anxiously to see if anyone was in already. He usually got in early to avoid the jocks who pestered him. He opened his locker at the end of the hall, taking out his math books. The air-conditioning was quite nice, considering the heat outside. His hair was blown in his face, but it didn't bother him too much. He tried to fix his hair while walking to his first period. Unfortunately he wasn't paying attention and got knocked against the wall.

"Hey! Watch where you- Hey look who we have here, hehe." A tall muscular guy said, kicking Prompto against the shin. The blond dropped his books in pain. He groaned, trying to pick them back up.

"Oi, I wasn't done talking! Get back up here!" He grabbed him by the collar and pushed him against the wall. "I've never liked that nonchalant look on your face. Mister 'I came from a rich family and I'm too good for you all." Prompto wouldn't look him in the face.

"What's going on here?" A stern voice asked behind him. It was prince Noctis. Prompto's eyes widened in disbelief and quickly looked away.

"Prince Noctis! I'm sorry, we- we were just playing. Right, Promp buddy?" Prompto faked a smile and was let go. The guy who had him held against the wall, bowed quickly and left to his first period.

"What happened?" The Prince raised an eyebrow. Prompto shook his head.

"As he said, we were just playing." He shrugged and turned around.

The Prince rolled his eyes and grabbed his wrist to stop him from walking away.

"Oi, we both know that's not true-"

"I don't need your help." Prompto stated with an irritated voice, jerking his arm back, rubbing his wrist. Noctis raised an eyebrow.

"You okay man?" Prompto just huffed and walked away.

Noctis put his hands on his sides, watching the blond leave. He wasn't sure what just happened, but he probably got bullied more often. He tried to shrug it off and followed Prompto to maths class.

"Are you following me? What are you even doing in my college, a Prince like you? Shouldn't you have private teachers or tutors?" He didn't bat an eye and kept walking. When they both entered the designated classroom, the teacher was already there.

"Ah I see you made friends with our transfer student! I hope you can show around our Prince and help him with any difficulties in our class." Prompto jerked around.

"The Prince is our transfer student?!" He exclaimed, regaining his posture quickly after that. Noctis just shrugged behind him, yawning. He took a seat, the seat next to Prompto's.

The blond just sighed and sat down.

"I asked my father to transfer to an actual school. I want to make friends, I hate being stuck inside." He stretched and watched the classroom fill with other students. As soon as they caught a glimpse of the Prince, they all gathered around his table. His genuine kind face suddenly turned annoyed and put up a fake smile. They all asked why he transferred in and if he enjoyed being royalty. The girls also tried to get his number. Prompto didn't exactly hear what he replied, but when Noctis shot him a glance, the blond just looked away.

"Seems like you found some friends." He mumbled just loud enough for the Prince to hear. He didn't pay much more attention to the rest of the class, the only thing he noticed, was Noctis struggling to stay awake. His yawns annoyed Prompto. He rested his head in his palms and stared outside.

"Spoiled and arrogant." He said under his breath.