Gladio walks down the hallway glad they found Ignis holding Astrum. Also glad that it didn't seem like anyone informed the king or Noct about the mysterious baby. It was a good test to see how people will react to a baby being carried around. He also agreed with Ignis' plan to babysit Astrum themselves.

It did make him feel better about the baby being in a secure building rather than Prompto's neighbors apartment. Not that he has anything against those two woman it just made both of them feel better. Plus he knew Ignis and he could protect the baby if something were to happen.

From down the hallway he sees Noctis turning the corner, looking a little frazzled about something as he look around like a mad man. "Princess, what are you doing?" He asks curious.

"I'm looking for something." Noct says looking around. Still no hint of blonde hair, just brown. Noct take deep breaths, he is getting himself worked up. He looks at Gladio. "What were you doing?" He asks back.

"I was with Iggy." Noct narrows his eye, but with his growing bangs it wasn't easy to tell. There he goes again. He was with Ignis again. Now he really did think that maybe they are dating and are keeping it a secret from him. But why? He wont judge. As long as they are happy with each other that's all that matters. But if they want to keep it a secret then he shouldn't push. He should wait until they are ready. "Are you done with paperwork?" Gladio wonders. Noct nods, making Gladio smile. "Then lets go train. I think it's time to increase the level again." Gladio says proudly. Hopefully this will get Noct tired enough to just want to go home, leaving no chance for him to run into Prom.

Though, how long can they keep this up, especially when they, Gladio and Ignis, start taking care of Astrum?

"So you are okay?" Ignis asks, very happy about the news. Prompto nods.

"I would like to try it. I think Astrum needs to get use to more people. Get outside more. It's a good test to see how he reacts to people he's not use to. How he reacts to a new routine." Prompto says. "Plus I trust you and Gladio. But, this is a test. Just a week trail to see how it goes. If it doesn't work them I'm going to let Josephine and Prue continue taking care of him." Prompto warns. Ignis nods.

"Of course. Like we have discussed, I'll take care of him. Since I'm given a little more leisure at where I can work. If I have to see Noctis then I will hand him over to Gladio."

"And If he's napping or if Gladio is with Noct?" She wonders. Ignis takes a while to ponder this. What will he do? If Astrum is napping then he doesn't want to disturb the baby. But he can't leave the baby alone.

Of course why didn't he think of this sooner. A baby monitor! Of course. But that would be to obvious. So maybe a makeshift one. One that isn't so obvious. "How about I buys some camera? I'll also buy both Gladio and I those popular multi use watches that connect to our phone. So when Astrum is napping I can still watch him wherever I am but if I need to switch with Gladio he can be more discreet in see my text." He suggest to Prompto. She thinks about it. It could work, but she still has her worries.

"When will you be able to get them?" She wonders.

"Tonight if I have the time. Tomorrow the latest." Ignis says sounding so sure. But she's known the man for a while now. If he says he will get something then he will get it.

"Then once you get them let's have a practice run. I'll come over and you can babysit Astrum while I do some school work." Prompto says.

"That's fair." Ignis says. Of course he would have liked Prompto to live here but he can't push it. This is as best as it's going to get.

Like Ignis said he gets the camera and watches, he and Gladio charging and setting everything up for the trail run.

For the trail run they did okay. Since Gladio is an older brother he has some experience with babies, so he is able to take care of Astrum, but Prompto still had to help him with things that were more specific to Astrum, like how he likes his back to be rubbed, or his tummy when he's upset. He also like shaking his rattle after lunch. Just the small things that show his small personality.

Ignis had no experience when it comes to babies so Prompto and Gladio helped him understand many things. Like changing a diaper, feeding him then burping him, and how to put him to sleep. Or even how to bathe him if he were to get dirty. How to warm up the bottle of breastmilk that Prompto pumps in the morning, the correct way, and how to check that it's a good temperature. When Prompto showed them how she did it they were both shocked to see her tasting her own breast milk, she then frowned at them, telling them that it didn't taste bad just tangy like pineapple, but they didn't need to know that part. Prompto laughs at them, calling them both wimps, but she suppose that was just a weird thought to most males, the idea of tasting breast milk. He did get it down by the end of the day.

With the trail complete, Prompto felt confident in them to let them take care of Astrum at the Citadel. But Ignis realised just how tiring taking care of a baby really is and slightly regret his decision. He didn't say anything and decided to power through, it felt right to do this. For Astrums safety.

Soon after, Ignis and Gladio became know to have a mysterious baby in their arms, all around the Citadel. Almost everyone knew and saw them but no one dared ask.

They would also always pick up Prompto and Astrum from her apartment and drop her off at work, taking Astrum with them. Then at the end of the day they would pick Prompto up from work and drop her off with Astrum. Sometimes Gladio and Ignis did it together, or only one of them was available.

It felt nice to have Gladio and Ignis in her life again. Almost like before, but this time Astrum replaced Nocts' place.


Happy Birthday Ignis