He decide to go with it after talking to the blonde.
As Ignis cook diner, the other three sat around the living room. Gladio reading his book, Prompto playing with Astrum as Noct play on his phone. In between cooking Ignis goes to the living room, joining them. Noct doesn't know what Ignis and Prompto are talking about, he wasn't listening to them until they talked about Prompto dressing more formally. Prompto wondering why she needs formal clothing Ignis explaining her wearing jeans and t-shirts makes her stand out.
"How about your old crownsguard suit? You'll be getting a new one so you can use some parts from your old one." Ignis suggest. Prompto hums as she nods her head, then sits back on the floor, laying on her back as she lets out a sigh.
"Can't. It's at home." Prompto says.
"Home?" Ignis wonders.
"Yeah. My old home..." Prompto thinks about how to explain it but then decides to say it. "It's at the Argentum house. It's safe, and should still be taken care of." she says. Ignis sighs in defeat. "I'm sure it wouldn't have fit anyways." Prompto adds.
This got Nocts gears turning in his head. Prom had mentioned she had left many of her important things when she was kicked out. So the next weekend, after discussing it with Gladio about it, he came up with his plan. When the day came Prompto got dressed and Noct let her eat breakfast then drag her to the car, Gladio Jeep.
The whole car ride the blonde ask what are they doing? Where are they going? And Noct was sure he was poking his nose in to her business but he would love to get to know her more. To see more. Hear more. He wants to see the sides the blonde doesn't show anyone. Everything and anything about the blonde. If he's learned anything so far it's that he knows nothing.
When they got close to their destination Prompto got more quiet. He knew she would but he has a plan. Noct parks down a couple blocks from their destination. "Come on." Noct say getting out. The blonde scampering to get out and join him. She has questions. She sprints to catch up up with him.
"What do you mean come on?" Prompto hisses in a whisper. Noct raises one eyebrow at her. "You do know where we are?" She asks.
"Why are you whispering?" he wonders. He continues to walk down the street in his more casual and inconspicuous outfit. A black cap on his head, a black and blue behemoth zip up bomber jacket, with a white t-shirt underneath, jeans and black converse. Prom wore a sleeveless shirt and ankle length jeans with of course her converse.
"Call me paranoid but..." Noct walks with no care as Prom follows behind him as she hides behind anything and everything trying not to be seen though no one is even out or paying attention to them. "I'm paranoid. We aren't supposed to be here." she whispers. All she gets from Noct is a thoughtful hum. She looks around sure someone is staring at her. Noct turns, walking up the path to the Argentum house. "Noct!" she hisses in a whisper. Forgetting being stealth and running to catch up.
"Relax." Noct tells her as he rings the bell a couple times.
"How can I!" she hisses angrily, she felt her heart race increasing the longer they stand around. Noct takes a step back to look at the whole place. Seems no one is home. Noct grins, perfect.
"What's the worst that can happen?" Noct wonders going back to the door, he gets down on his knees, eye level with the doorknobs and locks. He pulls out a kit from his back pocket.
"What are you...?" Prompto starts seeing the prince open the kit then take out two sticks out and shoving them into the lock. The blondes eyes widen. "N-Noct! What are you doing?" she whisper shouts. Eyes going to the lock then the princes face, obscured by his cap and hair.
"Trying to level 100 pick my way in." Noct say concentrating on his task.
"Does Gladio know you are doing this? Does Ignis? We are so getting in trouble." Prompto whines.
"Gladio lend me his Jeep and helped me plan this and Ignis is the one who taught me how to pick locks." Nocts informs the blonde. She stares stunned at the prince. Gladio and Ignis know. Of course they do. Gladio isn't shocking, this sounds like something the shield would do. Ignis condoning to this is surprising, the advisor seems like the one to stop this not encourage. "No one will know unless you say something, like you're doing now. We'll be quick like assassins." Noct grins and the blonde can hear it in his voice.
"Stop right there! Hands up and step away from the door!" someone yells from behind. Prompto lets out a squeak as she follows the instructions, raising both hands in the air. Noct pauses. He takes his hands away and raising them in the air. Ignis did background checks, no one should be around. "Both of you turn around." They command. Noct does and is shocked when he finds a short tan older woman pointing an old rifle at them phone in other hand. She gives him the stink eye obviously not recognizing him. She turns, glaring at the back of the blondes head as she's too scared to turn. Feeling eyes on her Prom looks at Noct, then swallows the lump in her throat. Slowly she turns to face the older woman. Scared of facing the woman Prompto looks down at the floor. "Prompto?" the woman wonders as she slowly lowers the barrel of the rifle. "Mija, is that you?" she asks getting closer to get a look. At the nickname Prompto snaps her head up.
"Mrs. Cruz?" Prompto asks back equally as stunned. The woman smiles.
"It's been so long, what are you doing here?" she wonders standing straight, no longer in defense.
"Um... nothing just passing by." Prompto says avoiding her eyes and looking at the prince. The woman raises her eyebrow into a sharp arc, clearly not believing Prom half baked lie.
"And I'm the queen of Lucis." she say, tilting her head to the the door, the picks standing out. "It look to me like you two were trying to sneak in. What for?"
"Prom left some things." the prince answers. Prom turns her attention to him, horrified he's basically admitted the the truth to her. And so casually.
"Well go on. I'll keep watch." she grins at them, a mysterious glint in her eyes. Prom looks at the woman in shock. What? "Go on, hurry. You both don't have all day. The older people here are noisy. Hurry, hurry." she informs them, pushing an equally stunned Noct towards the door to continue. Noct does as he's told, continuing his lock picking. "One of you might want to go out from the second floor window. It's been open for months now." Noct nods. That's a good idea. Noct was going to test if he can warp through the mail slot.
After a while Noct gets it open and they walk in Noct puts the picks back in the kit, then puts the kit back in his pocket. They turn to Mrs. Cruz, she gives them a thumbs up with a large smile on her face. Then she turns around, guarding the front door.
Prompto looks around. The place hasn't changed at all. It's like she remembers, though now everything is covered in dust. Prompto walks behind Noct who acts like he's the one who lives here. She felt emotional, being back in here after everything happened, she couldn't not stop every second to look at everything. There are memories in everything and it wasn't with her adopted parents, it was of her living here. The first day school she cried in the corner of the living room, nervous about going up to Noctis. When the day ended she jumped around the living room happy she did it. This was her home.
Noct took time to look around too. It had been a long time since he was in here. Prompto doesn't know but he would sneak out and stand in front of her house ringing the doorbell and waiting for her to answer or text him back. It's sad when he looks around to see how dusty it is but nothing has changed. Like Prompto living here doesn't change anything. It makes him mad that Prompto was always here alone, and how much it hasn't changed almost like she didn't matter. He turns around to see the blonde looking dazed as she stare at something, she didn't look happy about being here but she wasn't sad either. Weather she liked it or not this was her home.
Finally they reach the second floor and reach what was Prompto's room. "What do you want to take?" Noct asks her.
"My letters to Luna." She says going to the desk, she opens the drawer and takes out a small wooden case. She opens it to see if they were touched, luckily they weren't. She hands it to Noct to hold. "My Daisy." She says taking the old small chocobo plush on her bed. She gets on her knees and reaches for something underneath her bed. She pulled out another box, handing it to Noct to hold. Then she goes into the closet and takes some clothes.
When she's done she stands in front of Noct with a small smile. "Done?" Noct wonders, not rushing her, just curious.
"Yeah let's go." She smiles taking some of the pile.
They go back down to the door, making sure nothing is too disturbed. When they get to the door, Prompto takes it all and goes outside, joining Mrs. Crus outside. Noct closes the door, and locks it. Then walks around trying to find the open window. He finds it, the side bathroom window. He warps down to the grass, joining the two. Mrs. Cruz having some of Prompto's clothes in her arms. The older lady sees Noct with a smile.
"Want to come inside my home? It'll be a good alibi." She says.
"Sure." Prompto answers, finally smiling.
