Back in Noctis and Prompto's apartment, Ziggy was running around excitedly, carrying one of his favorite little squeak toys in his little mouth. Prompto chased after him as he laughed. "Aw look at him go! He just never stops being full of energy!"

"I think I'd agree with you about him being full of energy. I'm jealous." Noctis replied through a yawn while he watched Prompto and Ziggy play.

Prompto laughed. "Jealous that he can have so much energy? Wishing you could be as energized as him?"

"Nah, I don't want to have to run that much to get a good nap." Noctis said as he draped himself over Prompto.

"You just wanna be lazy and floppy? Is that it?"

"Noooo. I just want you." Noctis whined as he rubbed his face on Prompto's back.

"Aww someone sounds like they need attention," Prompto said as he started to pet Noctis's head.

Noctis sighed as he enjoyed the pet and shifted to lay in his lap. "That's nice." He said softly. "Being a prince is hard."

"Because a prince doesn't get as much attention as a cute little puppy?"

"I am not jealous of a puppy." He muttered.

"Suuuuure you aren't," Prompto teased.

Noctis reached out to poke Prompto gently in the side.

"Aha hey! That tickles!"

"I know your weak points." Noctis laughed.

"How dare you use my weak points against me!"

"But it gets your attention so easily?"

"You are so terrible," Prompto giggled.

"Yes, you sound so miserable." Noctis laughed as he poked him again for good measure.

Prompto tried his hardest not to laugh. "Well what if I tickled you in return?" Bending over he started to tickle Noctis, just under his chin.

Noctis jerked back at the touch while trying to not let out a laugh. "That's fighting dirty!" He squealed.

"Hey you started it! So it's only fair!"

He laughed at that and just flopped back onto his lap. "Alright, alright, I'll stop."

Little Ziggy came closer now that the boys had stopped laughing. He barked excitingly as he tried to jump up onto the couch. Leaning over carefully, Prompto picked up the puppy and placed him on Noctis's chest. He grinned widely. "Aww look how cute you two are!"

Noctis looked at the puppy with slightly narrowed eyes before he started to gently pet the fluffy white fur. "You think so?" He asked curiously. "You two are always cuddling and everything."

"And you and I aren't cuddling every night? Dude just admit you're jealous of little Ziggy!"

A soft scoff came out of Noctis's lips while he shook his head. "I'm not jealous of Ziggy. You love him so much."

"It's written all over your face! I can totally see it!"

"Well what'll you do about it?" Noctis challenged as he kept dragging his fingers through the curly fur.

Pursing his lips, Prompto hummed. "Hmm maybe make you even more jealous!"

"Wait, why? That seems counterproductive." Noctis asked while looking up at his husband.

"Because it makes you look so cute. Your little pouty face is just ah! I love it."

Noctis didn't go for the ticklish part of Prompto's torso, but he did reach out to pinch hard one his abs. "What? Are you trying to make me jealous?"

"Ow! That's what I said I was doing! And ow ow again! Come on!"

"Why would you try to make me jealous? That's just mean. You know I love you." Noctis whined, though his hands moved to rub gently on the spot he pinched. "Are you worried about something?"

"What? No, of course not. I just enjoy a little tease now and again... you okay?" Prompto stopped for a moment, sensing what he felt from Noctis.

Noctis let his head fall onto Prompto at the question. "I don't know." He confessed in a whisper. "It's dumb to be jealous of a puppy. He's adorable and great, and I love him. Why do I want to steal you away?"

"Cause I am cuter?" Prompto smirked.

"You are cuter. You're the cutest." He laughed. He surged up so he could press a quick kiss on the blond's lips.

Ziggy jumped off from Noctis's chest at the sudden movement, tilted his head curiously once he was sitting back on the floor.

Meanwhile Prompto sighed dreamily. "Thanks. Glad to know I'm still cute."

"Of course you're cute. You'll always be cute and handsome, and every adjective you want." Noctis said softly as he held Prompto's face gently between his hands.

"Do you have any other adjectives you'd like to use then?"

Noctis shifted them enough on the couch so they were pressed body to body, and nose to nose. He narrowed his eyes as he looked his husband down seriously. "And what kind of adjectives would you like me to use? I have plenty sitting on my tongue."

"Show me what you got. Use all those fancy ones you've learned," Prompto said rather alluringly.

"Prompto, my darling amazing soulmate," Noctis whispered into Prompto's ear. "Light of my soul, reason why I can wake up at untold hours of the morning, you do not know what crazy task you've asked for. My dear, your face would bring me inspiration for all the good things I do for the following months, just because I want to bring a smile to it."

"Since when were you such a poet?" Prompto whispered. "Cause that was probably the most beautiful thing I've ever heard you say."

Noctis smiled weakly at that. "Sometimes, Ignis gets me to read poetry. I'm not good at it, but I think about it a lot."

"Well I think what you made was very lovely. I'd love to hear more."

"Thanks, but you gotta wait for me to be less annoyed at policies to think poetry. That's from high school stuff." Noctis confessed quietly.

"Okay, I'll be sure to ask you later then. For now, how about a little cuddle and snuggle time?"

"That sounds great." Noctis said as he rubbed Prompto's leg gently.

Prompto's nose crinkled up as he tried not to laugh. "Hey I'm still ticklish you know!"

"Seriously? Any place where you aren't ticklish?" Noctis asked while holding back a laugh.

"I don't know! But that doesn't mean you can find out!"

"That almost sounds like a challenge, but I'm going to be good today."

Wrapping his arms around Noctis, he held him tighter. "Good. Sounds like a plan."

"Keep holding me like this, I'll just fall asleep on you."

"I wouldn't mind," Prompto smiled softly. "Besides I don't think we want to make it to the bed do we?"

"Not yet, you're right." Noctis replied and returned the smile.

"Then I declare it's nap time," Prompto said before throwing the blanket over them.

Noctis let out a sigh and relaxed against Prompto to fall asleep easily.

As the storm rumbled outside, Prompto paced back and forth. Every few seconds he checked his phone, waiting to see what the reply would be, hoping it could calm his anxiety. Even without the text message, he did have some moments of calmness when he felt Noctis sending him some comforting feelings. That was at least something helpful, but he really wished he would hear back from Noctis soon enough.

A flash of surprise and then concern flashed from Noctis followed shortly with a text.

surprise pitstop. home soon

-_- Surprise? Should I be concerned?

nu? ? need towers tho

towers?

towels

okay towles yeah. I can do that. Did you get super soaked?

so much rain. hold on, gotta shop

Awww rain is making you all sad. Maybe next time you'll bring your umbrella when I say

The next text took nearly ten minutes to come through. There was still a bit of concern flickering through, but it was settling the longer the silence passed.

rude

:P I warned you

Noctis didn't bother to respond back while he walked back home. He did curse a little when coming down the hall and had to scramble some to catch his bags.

"Prom! Shit, help please." He called from in front of their apartment door.

Prompto ran as quickly as he could, swinging the door open. "What is it!?"

Noctis wasn't wearing his suit jacket, instead he was trying to keep it balled up in his arms to keep something from squirming its way out. The bags from his errands were making a wet mess around his feet, spilling out various goods, including some kitten items.

"It's trying to escape!"

"Oh em gee, Noct! Did you do what I think you did?" Prompto said as he ran over to pick up some of the items.

"Maybe, I'm not talking about it just yet." Noctis muttered as a small, soaked, black kitten squirmed out of the jacket to climb up to his shoulder. "Would you stop doing that. You are not jumping off!" He reached up so he could gently scruff the kitten again.

"Aw where did you get such a cute little kitten?" Prompto asked.

"In the gutter, half drowned." He explained. "I couldn't- yeah."

Probably placed an arm around Noctis, holding him close. "You did the right thing. I know I would do the same."

"Oh, cool, thanks. I got some supplies along with the other things for the apartment."

"Alright let's bring him in. I'll check on Ziggy to make sure he doesn't get too nosy," Prompto replied as the two headed into the apartment.

"Thank you. I'm going to give it a bath, give myself a shower. I'm so wet right now."

"You do that and I'll set up the supplies okay?" Prompto said as they entered the hallway.

Ziggy came zooming down the hall, barking excitedly at seeing Noctis's return. Prompto bent over and picked up the puppy, petting him lightly. "Hey Ziggy, calm down buddy. We got a new guest and you gotta be nice, okay?"

Noctis smiled and reached out to pet Ziggy gently. "Hey there Zig. Will you be nice to our new family member?"

Ziggy barked once before panting excitedly, eyeing the little kitten in Noctis's hand.

The kitten looked at the puppy with narrowed eyes and leaned into Noctis' chest. Still, the black kitten didn't try to strike out or hiss.

"Good boys. Come on, time to give you a bath to clean you up."

"So do we get to keep him?"

"That's something we have to decide together."

"Well I say we should keep him! He is just a little sweet baby in need of love."

"Okay, okay, we keep him. I'll try and think of a name while we get presentable."

"You aren't going to call him Nyactis?"

Noctis gave a snort to that. "I'll be back!" He called out before vanishing into the bathroom and leaving a trail of wet footprints behind him.

Prompto held Ziggy as they moved over to the couch. "So Ziggy, you ready to have a new brother or sister? You gotta be really well behaved, okay?"

The puppy looked up at Prompto with a happily wagging tail before leaning up to lick his cheek.

About thirty minutes later Noctis emerged from the bathroom with a few scratches on his arms but both of them were drier. He carefully set the kitten down on the floor to show it the food and water. Immediately the small black fluff started to eat eagerly.

"Remind me to never bath Void again in my life."

"Wait! You decided a name for him already? Did you even check if it was a girl or a boy?"

"I checked. And boy. Definitely a boy." Noctis laughed. "And I'm not sold on Void. But he's just... a small black pit with eyes. The idea stuck with me."

"Well..." Prompto looked at the kitten. "Void does sound pretty cute. But you sure you wouldn't want him to be Nyactis?"

"I'm very sure. Not naming a cat after me." He laughed.

"Not even Noct jr?" Prompto laughed.

Noctis laughed harder and pushed Prompto gently on the shoulder. "Definitely not."

"Okay I guess Void it is! But his middle name is totally Nyactis!"

"For you maybe." He grumbled as his eyes watched the kitten start to explore the space, and soon decide to climb up Noctis's pajama leg.

"But he is totally your son," Prompto said as he reached over to pet Void on the head. "And so soft too!"

Ziggy barked.

"Hey you are soft too Ziggy!"

"I like how easily you're rolling with this."

"Well you know I have always been a pet guy. If I had it my way I would probably have a house full of dogs and cats. All of them need to be petted and loved."

Noctis laughed at that. "Well, let's see how two goes for a bit, then maybe we can see about adding more. This is all new to me."

"Leave all the hard stuff to me!" Prompto declared. "I am the expert on all of this."

"But I don't want to force all the pet care to you. That doesn't seem fair at all. We're partners, with everything."

"That's why I can teach you. You know I could."

"You could teach me. Though, I still want the Tiny story one of these days."

"Oh yeah! I still never told you about that, did I?"

"Nope. We've been a bit distracted with the honeymoon and the move and just... settling into married life. And everything." Noctis said easily.

"Okay that's true," Prompto said as he leaned against Noctis. "Wanna hear it now?"

Noctis wrapped his arm around Prompto to pull him in close. "Of course. I love hearing your stories."

"Alright get ready then, cause this story takes place years ago..." Prompto said as he began to tell the story of how he found Tiny.

While the story unfolded, Noctis relaxed against Prompto and he gently pet the small kitten exploring the couch. For a moment he worried things would get bad when the cat met the puppy, but instead, the kitten just flopped heavily into the puppy's side to fall asleep.

"Aw look at them," Prompto whispered. "I think our sons are going to get along just fine."

"I think you're right. I guess we have a good amount of learning to do to manage both of them. But I'm glad I get to do it with you."

"All the way ever at your side," Prompto sighed happily. "Oh! Can't wait til Iggy finds out about this. I bet he will flip."

Noctis sighed and buried his head in his palm. "Oh no, Specs is going to be terrible." He moaned. "At least I got a good amount of things to help get Void settled. And tomorrow, we can get a vet appointment, right?"

"Totally. First thing in the morning!"

"Thank you. Do you want me to come with? I can text Iggy to clear my schedule."

"Oh I am dragging you out of bed," Prompto laughed. "You wanna take care of a kitten, you gotta deal with all the stuff."

"So rude, you are awful." Noctis laughed.

Void settled in so easily with Ziggy as a fellow pet. The pair fell into a home routine that helped Prompto and Noctis fall into their home routine. Noctis did his best to learn all he could as a prince, and continue his training with Gladiolus and the rest of the Crownsguard. While he watched Prompto continue his passions along with the training from Ignis and the Crownsguard taking up so much of his time.

Despite the worries the Crown would eventually chase him away, Noctis was happy to celebrate their two year anniversary with a long trip in a remote section of Insomnia between meetings. Unfortunately, the moment they came back, an envoy from Niflheim arrived to start peace talks with Lucis. Noctis found they were buried in peace talks with Ignis to advise and Gladiolus to keep them safe.

Something was on the horizon… but they had no idea just how big it was.