A/N: Hoo boy. Enjoy~

Disclaimer: I own nothing but this version of the story. Written in collaboration with Milaya Milen Zeal, she wrote Noctis's parts.

Cats Have Servants

Chapter 9

X*X(2 Weeks Later)X*X

Prompto was on his way to the dress shop with Iris, the pair going to visit Kuja so that the blonde could thank him for the amazing work on the wedding dress. It had been an amazing night for them both, and despite Prompto's soreness the following day, he and Noctis were intimate with each other the entire week, only stopping for food and sleep.

"Excited to see Kuja again?" Iris asked as she practically skipped ahead.

"Yeah. I never got to really thank him for the amazing adjustments to the dress before, so it'll be nice to see him again," Prompto nodded with a smile. They soon reached the dress shop, where Iris called out the silverette's name in a cheery voice.

Upon the call, said neko looked up from where he was working on some paperwork while he walked around the shop, before he smiled and waved to them in greeting. "Good morning~"

"Hi Kuja," Prompto smiled, walking over. "How have you been?"

"And how's business been since the wedding?" Iris chimed in.

At those words, Kuja actually groaned. "Don't remind me, hun… I've had people walking in almost constantly ever since. Not sure if it's because of the wedding…but there's definitely been an increase…"

"Well, I'd like to think it brought you some good business," Prompto chuckled.

"Well there's that and then there's…" Kuja suddenly paused and frowned darkly, looking over the pair's heads. "…Let's take this somewhere more private."

"Okay…?" Prompto said, concerned by Kuja's suggestion and demeanor. Kuja didn't say anything else as he led Prompto and Iris further into the shop, and then into the private area for employees.

"What's going on, Kuja?" Iris asked frowning worriedly.

Kuja sighed as he rubbed his temples. "While it's certainly not rare to see men in here…the majority is still women…and you know how they love to gossip."

"What are they saying?" Prompto questioned.

"Nothing too pretty, I'm afraid…" Kuja sighed heavily. "Now I'm not saying it's all of them, but there's been quite a number of ladies who have been…less than favorable about the prince's marriage to you, dear."

"What?!" Iris gasped.

"You mean they're jealous?" the blonde said, frowning as his ears folded back.

"'Fraid so, dear. And not just a little bit, either…"

"What are they saying? Are they making threats of any kind?" Iris demanded, growling.

"Not all of them are direct threats," Kuja murmured. "But the implication is certainly there…" Prompto shuddered at the thought of those jealous neko women becoming so angry they would want to harm him out of revenge because he was married to Noctis.

"Dammit…" Iris hissed, her ears flattening angrily. "This isn't good… Sorry, Kuja, but I'm gonna take Prompto back home, just in case. Goddess forbid if something happened to him…"

"That would be wise… I'll keep an ear to the ground and let you know when things settle, kay?"

"Sounds good. Thanks, Kuja," the brunette told the silverette gratefully, before hurrying Prompto out of the shop.

"I…I had no idea…" the blonde whispered, horrified, as he and Iris rushed home.

"Some people are just cruel, Prompto. Try not to stress over it, but in the meantime, Kuja's gonna help. Just stick with Noctis and everything will eventually work itself out in the end," she assured him. Prompto nodded in acknowledgement, hoping she was right. The two soon arrived back at the castle, and Iris paused before she was about to head off to the infirmary.

"Will you be okay heading to your room on your own?" she asked.

"Yeah, as long as Noct is there, I'll be fine," he nodded, a bit nervous about going on his own now. Iris nodded as well, uncertain, before taking his word and heading to the infirmary. Prompto exhaled shakily before he made his way to his and Noctis's room. When he arrived, he was relieved to find the raven inside, simply lounging on their bed.

Upon the sudden entry, the prince looked up curiously, before he sat up properly. "Back already? That was fast…" As he finished saying that, though, he seemed to notice the look on his face. "…What's wrong?"

"We came back early because Kuja told us some troubling news…" the smaller neko murmured. Noctis frowned in worry, before he patted the bed next to him. Prompto took the hint, and went over to his mate, sitting beside him on their bed, leaning against him before he next spoke. "Apparently…there's been some bad gossip… Some neko women are implying harm to me because they're jealous that you married me…"

Upon those words, Noctis's eyes widened, before they narrowed and he snarled in a feral manner. "Dammit…seriously?!"

"That's what Kuja's been hearing…" the smaller neko whispered, a soft whimper escaping him. Noctis sighed as he moved closer and wrapped his arm around his shoulders, hugging him close. "What are we gonna do, Noct?" he asked quietly, tears forming in his eyes.

"Sssh…it'll be okay…" he murmured, reaching over and gently scratching the boy's ears. "If they try anything, I'm sure Father can ensure they'll never dream of doing it again."

"I trust you," Prompto said softly, relaxing from the touch. Noctis kissed his forehead gently, before he tugged him down to rest with the prince along the bed, tugging him on top of him quietly. The smaller neko relaxed further with the new position, before he splayed his hands along Noctis's chest. He knew Noctis would keep him safe, no matter what.

"I love you," he murmured, kissing the raven's chin.

"I love you, too…" Noctis murmured, gently running his fingers through the blonde's hair. "Get some rest… I'm here for you…I promise."

"I know you are," Prompto whispered, shifting slightly so he was a bit more comfortable, and then closed his eyes before drifting off, safe and warm with his mate.

X*X(2 Weeks Later)X*X

Prompto was lying in bed that early morning, Noctis spooning him as they slept. The blonde knew that by doing this, the raven would wake up with morning wood, and the couple wouldn't let that be left alone, of course. Too painful. However, a sudden lurch of his stomach had Prompto struggling out of Noctis's grip, his ears folded back in his panic to make it to the bathroom on time. He barely made it, kneeling in front of the toilet as he threw up last night's meal.

Noctis's ears snapped up in alarm, and he blinked in surprise, before he shot up from the bed, and then hurried after Prompto to go to his side. "Prom…?" he asked as he approached, settling next to him with a hand on his back.

However, Prompto shook his head slightly, before he retched again, coughing up bile this time. He dry-heaved a couple times, before he finally sagged against Noctis, breathing heavily as he coughed a little, clearing his throat. Noctis frowned worriedly as he reached out and rubbed the blonde's back and shoulders, shushing him softly.

"…That…came out of fucking nowhere…" the smaller neko eventually croaked, his ears now flattened out to the side.

Noctis didn't say anything immediately, and instead gently lifted him up and carried him back to the bed. "Do you want me to get you something?" the prince asked gently.

"Just…stay with me," the blonde mumbled, his eyes drifting closed. Throwing up ALWAYS tired him out. This was almost like the bad seafood omelet incident…except that time he knew he was gonna be sick after eating it. This time, however, there was no reason for him to be getting sick.

"Okay…" Noctis murmured, settling next to his mate and curling his tail around the blonde's leg. Automatically, Prompto's tail coiled around Noctis's leg, though his grip was a bit looser due to his little episode. As they rested there, though, the blonde's stomach began to churn again.

"No…not again…!" Prompto gasped, before bolting from the bed again, making it to the bathroom in the nick of time. However, he still only coughed up bile at this point, before he was left to dry-heave, as nothing was left in his stomach now.

Noctis growled softly, before he followed after the blonde. "Okay that's it; I'm taking you to see Iris whether you like it or not."

"Fuck… I hate getting sick…!" the smaller neko whined hoarsely, swallowing thickly.

Noctis sighed as he walked over and carefully picked his mate up. "C'mon, let's go." Prompto didn't even fight him as the raven carried him to the infirmary, where Iris was organizing her supplies.

"Hey guys! What's wrong?" she asked, frowning when she saw Prompto's pale face.

"Prompto's been really sick to his stomach ever since this morning," Noctis said softly as he managed to scratch Prompto's ear without shifting his hold. "Would you mind looking him over for a bit?"

"Yeah, of course. Set him on one of the beds, Noctis," she instructed, and once the blonde was on one of the beds, she began to feel his stomach, and blinked, surprised, when she felt how tender the skin there was, and how she could feel that his stomach seemed the slightest bit swollen. "Hmm…" she hummed, before looking at Prompto.

"What is it, Iris?" he asked, curious.

"I can't be sure until I get a urine sample from you," she replied, and then rummaged through a cabinet before pulling out a clear plastic cup. "Into the bathroom, and make sure you fill this at least halfway." Prompto nodded nervously, and carefully got up before heading to the bathroom and, after a few minutes, he emerged from it, the cup filled just over halfway. "Perfect. I'll be back in five minutes, guys," the brunette told the couple, and then headed to the back room of the infirmary, closing the door behind her.

"I hope everything's okay…" Prompto muttered, sitting on the bed.

Noctis sat beside him, gently rubbing his head and scratching behind his ear. "I'm sure it'll be fine…"

Finally, after five minutes, Iris emerged from the back room, a little plastic stick in her hand that Prompto recognized. She also had a wide grin on her face.

"Well, congratulations, guys! It's all good news! You're gonna be having a baby!" she told them, and Prompto's eyes snapped wide open.

"You're kidding me, right?" he asked, frowning. "Guys can't get pregnant."

"Of course they can. Nekos of either gender are capable of pregnancy," the brunette replied easily. "See?" She then showed him the pregnancy test she held, showing the little "+" in the window.

"What…?" the blonde breathed, shocked. He'd had no idea male nekos could become pregnant!

As the news dawned on Noctis as well, the prince's eyes widened in alarm, his ears snapping up as well, as realization quickly dawned on him. "…oh…shit…" he breathed softly.

Prompto whipped around to glare at Noctis when he heard the curse. "You knew this could happen and didn't tell me?!"

Noctis flinched at the accusation, but didn't deny it. "I uh…um…that is…"

"Why didn't you tell me?!" the blonde demanded, tears of hurt starting to form in his eyes.

"Prom, calm down! I just—"

"No! Don't tell me to calm down! I would have insisted on a damn condom if I knew! Fucking hell, Noct! You should have told me!" Prompto snarled, before he got up from the bed and stormed off. Before Noctis could go after him, though, Iris grabbed him by his arm to stop him.

"Give him some time, Noctis. He's upset, so he needs some space," she advised.

"But…" Noctis started to say.

"He needs some breathing room. This isn't small news. This is something that'll change your lives, and he needs to come to terms with this. Smothering him right now when you didn't tell him this could happen will only upset and anger him more," she murmured. "Just give him an hour or two, and then find him."

Noctis didn't seem to agree with the argument, but he didn't fight it and only sighed heavily. "…fine."

"I'm sorry, Noctis… I didn't know he had no idea, or else I would have been more sensitive about it…" she apologized.

Noctis sighed heavily. "It's fine…it's my fault… I just…it's just so natural here…I completely forgot humans aren't…like that…"

"I understand. Just keep an eye on him if you really want to, but don't get too close. Especially watch him if he decides to go outside of the castle…" she warned. "With those insinuated threats from the jealous women, I won't be surprised if they try something if he were to be found alone."

"…Yeah," Noctis sighed, standing up before he headed out after the blonde quietly.

X*X(Prompto)X*X

Prompto sniffled as he lay on his side in bed, struggling to come to terms with the fact that he was seriously pregnant. His tail was wrapped around himself as he folded his ears back. He was so hurt by the fact that Noctis didn't fucking tell him about the possibility. Why hadn't he told him? He was originally human, and human men can't become pregnant, for crying out loud!

…Then again, based off of what Iris had said, it was normal for male nekos to become pregnant. Noctis may have forgotten, but that's a pretty big piece of information to forget. It's something life-changing, dammit!

Prompto sighed shakily as he slowly sat up, deciding he needed to walk around a bit to clear his head and calm down. Getting up, he headed out of Noctis and his room, and made his way to the garden, before pausing just in the doorway. He needed to talk to someone, and Kuja would be his best bet. After all, the silverette would probably have some good advice for him.

Mind made up, the blonde headed for the castle entrance, and left to the dress shop. As he walked along the pathway, however, he soon became aware of more than a few stares and angry looks directed his way, and he shivered. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all, and he should have had someone come with him for protection…

Right as the thought finished, however, he was suddenly slammed into a wall and pinned there by his shoulders.

"So, you think you can get away with going from being a measly human servant to Prince Noctis's neko mate?" a woman's voice spat.

"You're not even a true neko, so why should you deserve to be with him?" another woman hissed as the first was joined by several more.

"Prince Noctis deserves better than a lowly human!" a third woman jeered. Prompto whimpered pitifully at the taunting, becoming fearful of what these jealous women would try to do. Tears of fear and terror formed in his eyes as the reality of his situation dawned on him.

"Let's just make him suffer!" a fourth neko woman suggested, gaining the others' interest.

"No, stop, don't do this!" Prompto pleaded.

"Unless you want to rot away in the dungeons for the rest of your lives, you will get away from him RIGHT. NOW!"

The women immediately backed away, and the one that was holding Prompto let him go as the rest fled, terrified. The woman who'd pinned the blonde glared at him one last time before fleeing as well, leaving the pair alone. Prompto gave a terrified whimper, his ears flat against his head with terror at what had almost happened. He looked up from where he had fallen to the ground at Noctis, who had made the fierce threat, and tears formed in his eyes yet again as he gave a distressed noise.

Noctis didn't say anything immediately, but he did walk over to the blonde neko and crouched down in front of him. He reached out for the boy's head, but just before he could touch him, his hand stopped and he moved back, a worried expression coming over him.

"…I'm sorry…" the blonde whispered when he felt Noctis's hesitance, whimpering again. At the words, Noctis frowned sadly, before he moved his hand and gently set it against Prompto's head, lightly scratching him behind his ear. Prompto's purr in response was quiet, and the smaller neko trembled and sniffled before he practically flung himself at Noctis, wrapping his arms around his neck as he buried his face into the taller neko's chest and sobbed.

"I'm so sorry!" he wailed, the tears flowing freely now.

"Sssh…" Noctis shushed him quietly, rubbing his back while running his fingers through his hair. "It's okay…it'll be okay…"ssshhh…" Carefully, he stood up, pulling Prompto up with him. "C'mon…let's go home…"

Prompto shuddered as he tried to walk with Noctis, before his legs nearly crumpled beneath him. He felt emotionally drained from the incident, to the point where he could barely stand. Noctis barely managed to catch him, before he wordlessly lifted him up in his arms, uncaring if people were staring, and began to walk back to the castle.

When they finally reached their bedroom, Prompto was still shook up. He didn't want Noctis to leave him for even a second, and when the raven went to set the smaller neko on their bed, Prompto held on to Noctis's neck, scared to let go.

"…Prom, I'm not leaving…" Noctis assured him softly. Hesitantly, slowly, the blonde let him go, curling into a ball while the prince went to the other side of the bed to join his mate. Noctis didn't say anything as he moved over and settled up behind him, wrapping his arms around Prompto's waist quietly and tugging him close.

Prompto looked back at Noctis with puffy blue eyes, bloodshot from all of the crying, before he turned around in the raven's hold so he could be closer. He nuzzled Noctis's chest, the gesture seeming apologetic, before he mumbled out another apology. Noctis gently shushed him, running his hand through his hair and letting his other hand move along the blonde's back, still holding him close to him.

Prompto's tail wrapped around Noctis's as he finally looked up at his mate. "I'm sorry I got so mad…" he whispered, his voice thick.

"Don't be…" Noctis murmured. "You had every right to be…"

"But…I got so upset that I wanted to talk to Kuja, a-and I went out on my own…and I nearly got hurt…" the smaller neko argued weakly.

"Ssshh… It's okay… Calm down…" the prince murmured, gently running his fingers along his ear. "Nothing happened in the end… Everything'll work out fine…I promise…"

Prompto whined as he tried not to purr, before he gave in and pressed his head into the touch. However, he still didn't relax fully. Noticing this, Noctis lightly tilted the blonde's head and then dipped his head down, lightly kissing his mate with a soft purr. Prompto's tense posture against Noctis finally relaxed when the raven's lips were on his, and he moved his arms to wrap them around Noctis's neck as he pulled himself closer. Noctis hummed softly, before he finally pulled away. Prompto refused to let go, though, simply needing his mate's comforting presence for the time being.

"I love you, Noct…and thank you…for being there…when I needed you most…" he whispered.

"Anytime…" Noctis murmured, running his hands along the boy's back, before pressing their foreheads together. "And…I'm sorry…for not telling you…"

"I understand why you wouldn't have told me, though… Because it's normal among nekos, based off of what Iris said earlier…" Prompto replied softly, before he finally smiled slightly in amusement. "Which means even you could get pregnant, huh?"

Noctis regarded him for a moment, before he rolled his eyes. "That should've been obvious…"

"Then next time, if we decide to have another, it's your turn," the blonde snickered.

At that, Noctis spluttered indignantly. "What the hell, Prom?!"

"Well, I can't be the only one that gets pregnant if you can, too!" the smaller neko pouted.

Noctis tried to say something, before he groaned heavily. "Guess I've only myself to blame, huh?"

"Yup."

"Greeeaaat…"

The smaller neko gave a genuine smile then. "As long as you support me like you should, everything will be just fine," he murmured, nuzzling the raven's throat lovingly.

Noctis chuckled lightly, before he wrapped his arms firmly around his mate. "Of course…of course it will be…"