Chapter 2 (Prompto)

Prompto walked away to his next class in a small panic. Noctis had noticed his scent. That meant that his hormone blocking pills were no longer working. He would eventually have to come clean about the fact that he was not the alpha he pretended to be.

In their society, it was not unusual for omegas and alphas to be friends. However, it was very rare for an omega and an alpha to be best friends. Prompto didn't want to lose his best friend over something that he couldn't control. He didn't think Noctis would mind that he wasn't an alpha, but he was worried that their friendship would change.

It wasn't that he wanted to keep his status a secret. He just didn't know how to tell anybody when he found out. Most wolves know rather soon after their birth what they are, but he never knew his parents. He was dropped off at the insomnia orphanage almost immediately after he was born, with no papers, or any idea about his societal standing. Since he was in such an awkward position of not knowing, he often got picked on as a child, and he didn't have a lot of friends.

He had only discovered that he was an omega during his sophomore year of high school. He had also found out in a rather embarrassing way. He was in a book store looking for the next installment of a series he was reading, when suddenly an older man had attempted to jump him. One of the store people, who had also been an omega, had pulled him aside and told him that he should probably consider hormone blocking pills. Prompto took the next day off from school, and went to see a doctor to confirm. They placed him on the pills almost immediately. When he had gone back to school, Noctis expressed concern over his friend. Being embarrassed at finding out that he wasn't an alpha, Prompto had just said he stayed home with a cold, and that he was fine. He couldn't risk ruining his only real friendship.

Ignis knew what he was, of course. Ignis knew everything. Within the week of Prompto finding out, Ignis had taken him aside and questioned him. He wasn't rude, but more gentle in his proding, as he knew that Prompto was very uncomfortable with the subject. He had promised to keep Prompto's secret from both Noctis and Gladio.

He suddenly realized that he could probably ask Ignis for advice. Pulling his phone out of his pocket, he quickly typed a message and hit the send button.

P: Ignis, help me! I think my pills are not working as well as they used to!

I: Hmm, well it is possible. According to my research, there is a small percentage of omegas who take the blocking pills that see them not work at all, or decrease in effectiveness over time.

P: What do I do? Noct noticed my scent was different today. T.T I can't tell him that I'm an omega yet. I wouldn't know how to explain why I kept it a secret.

I: Well, you could always tell him the truth.

P: But I can't do that! I don't want our friendship to change because of what I am.

I: Noctis has plenty of omega friends, last time I checked. Besides, what would the prince think if he heard that you thought your friendship with him so weak that it would be ruined by something so trivial?

P: But it's not really that trivial. This is something really large, and I kept it a secret from him for so long. He'll be mad at me for sure!

I: He may be irritated at you, yes, but I don't think he'll throw your whole friendship away over this. In any case, if your pills are losing their effectiveness, you don't really have much time before he notices. The prince is dense, but not that dense, I'm afraid.

Prompto sighed as he put his phone away. He knew this day would come. He always had the worst of luck. If something could go wrong, it would. Gladio always tells him that it's in his head, and that he creates his own luck. With current events, he was having a little trouble believing in his friends words.

(Noctis POV)

Ignoring his last lecture during the day, Noctis lets his mind wander. He starts to think about how strange Prompto was acting earlier. It's probably nothing, he thought to himself. Still, I should probably ask him about it, just to make sure he's ok.

His phone buzzed in his pocket, breaking him from his thoughts. Pulling out of his pocket, he sees he has received a text from Ignis.

I: Noct, Gladdy and I have been sent to run some errands on behalf of the king. As such, I won't be able to pick you and Prompto up after your classes let out. You'll have to walk back.

N: What kind of errands? And sure, I guess we can walk if we have no choice.

I: I am not able to say at this time. Please be careful on your way back.

N: Trust me some, specs. I can be reliable sometimes.

I: Right.

After 30 more minutes of lecture, his professor finally ran out of steam, and let them leave. As he exited the lecture hall, he spotted his blond haired friend waiting for him under their favorite tree in the quad. Walking up quietly, he silently observes his friend to see if he was still acting strange. Seeing that Prompto seemed to be back to his usual self, Noctis decided now was the perfect time to practice his stealth.

Sneaking up on the blond wolf, he suddenly pounced on him. Halfway into his attack though, Prompto's ears twitched, signaling that he had heard the prince approach. As if to confirm this, Prompto quickly stepped out of the way, and let Noctis land face first into the grass.

"You almost got me that time, Noct." Noctis could hear the laughter in his voice.

"I would have, if there wasn't so much loose gravel on the ground making noise." He grumbled into the dirt. He eventually got up and dusted himself off. "Ignis sent me a text earlier. We have to walk back. I guess my father has him and Gladdy running errands for him."

When he said this, he noticed that Prompto instantly stiffen slightly, appearing almost nervous.

"Ah, ok. Ignis really does spoil us by driving every day. It should be nice to walk back for a change."

"I guess. Lets go so we can have time to play video games before Ignis gets back." Noctis says as he throws his arm around Prompto's shoulders, causing the smaller blond to tense up a bit more.

He's still acting strange. I wonder If I really should ask him what's bothering him. Ah, well, I'm sure if he wants to talk about it, he will.

As the pair walked back towards the apartment, they joked and teased each other. Prompto pulled out his camera, and started snapping random pictures. While he was trying to get a picture of a kitten, a random stranger had run into him, throwing him off balance into a dirty puddle of water.

"WAH!"

"Hey, watch it!" Noctis quickly went help is fallen friend stand back up.

"Oh my, many apologies. I didn't see you there." The stranger bows as he apologizes.

"Well, just be careful next time!" Noctis said as he stepped between Prompto and the stranger. Something about this guy didn't feel right.

"Oh my, over protective of our friends, are we?" The stranger said as he looked over Noctis, who was standing in front of Prompto in a protective stance.

"Noct, let it go, I'm fine" Prompto said as he placed a hand on Noct's shoulder.

"Come on, lets go." Noct turned to walk down the street, pulling Prompto along with him.

"Take care, Prince Noctis." The stranger said, disappearing down another street before Noctis could even turn around.

Forgetting about the strange encounter, the pair of young wolves continued to walk towards the apartment. When they arrived, they instantly jumped onto the couch and pulled out their phones to play kings knight together.