Become Mine Only, With Three Simple Words

Ever since that day a few months ago, Jericho had been head-over-heels crushing on a formerly mysterious playboy. In the time spanning the past and the now, the nephilim had really garnered something meaningful with him, as his mysterious nature began to bloom into something familiar. Something he could trust. Something he could…

Well, he couldn't quite bring himself to believe that yet. He needed that extra push of both reassurance and courage. Emotion isn’t black and white, after all. But even he had agreed that he had lingered in the gray area for far too long, and he wanted something concrete for themselves. Both members of the couple deserved it, after all.

Jericho had marked the address Cairo told him to meet at in his phone, and opted to take public transport downtown instead of flying. He worked to make sure he didn’t look like he was thrown in a blender, so his hair was neat and his clothes in order. He wasn't wearing anything too fancy. He was casual about this whole thing to play it cool. There was no need to be flustered in front of his boyfriend.

Now he was traversing the sidewalk to find him, looking around for a glance of his heavenly figure. It didn’t help that due to his closeness to him that his power over empathy could vaguely detect where he was and how he felt. It made keeping tabs on his well being easier, anyway.

As he rounded a sidewalk corner, he saw him standing whilst facing away from him. A large grin pulled on his face, as he casually approached him so that he could hear him just enough to not freak out and beat him up for sneaking behind him.

"Well call Buckingham Palace because it looks like England is missing royalty." He chuckled, his wing gliding over his back as he slid over his other side to kiss his shoulder. "That’d at least explain why I get to go on a date with a prince." He was beaming at this point, so happy to see him again. School had been busy and Cairo had work. It was good that their conflicting scheduled allowed them to meet up like this. "I missed you."​

Together again at last. It looked as though Jericho’s greeting went over well, and that made Cairo beam more than usual. He was happy to see that he was happy, and hoped the rest of their date would go this well.

He chuckles again a bit, a blush clear on his cheeks, though that may have just been from the nippy weather out. "Who me? I couldn’t be a prince. I’m American." He joked lightly, though at the end of the day that didn’t matter. What mattered was that he was being pulled in for a long, drawn-out kiss. He pressed himself against him, sealing their lips together as his hands slid down his arms to clasp his hands. He stood there, time still, for a few moments that seemed like infinity. Just being with him like this was special enough, regardless of what the night held for them later on.

When they pulled away, he smiled brightly, the warmth in his chest strong enough to ward off the chill of the outside. "I think I can tell. You really are a great kisser, you know that?" He leaned in to give one more kiss to his forehead. "So, what’s on the agenda for tonight? I hope you’re not too cold, because I wouldn’t mind anything indoors or out."
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"Well, if you say so, then it must be true." Jericho smiled softly, flattered by the return of his pickup line. He was a keeper, for sure. He had to restrain himself from grinning like an absolute fool in front of him, but that was getting harder by the moment. "You really do spoil me." He stated in a bit of a hum.

The sun had set, and it was getting to the point that each of his slightly shaky breaths was visible by a cloud of condensation. He wasn't cold, and that may have been due to the fact that he was used to flying at altitudes where it was chilly no matter what the weather was. "Oh of course. What's a boyfriend besides an affection-activated space heater?" He asked rhetorically in a small chuckle. His left wing slightly unfurled to sit on his shoulder, to try to warm him up slightly. Luckily they found themselves moving soon, so that they could warm each other up.

He wasn't sure where they were going, but he was happy to follow nonetheless. The city was pretty this time of night, but not near as much as his boyfriend was. "Psh, don't worry about me. I like the cold, anyway. Makes me wish that it was going to snow. That would really make tonight perfect." He looked up to him, though only slightly due to the fact that he was just an inch taller. He supposed that may be part of why he became a model. "But I know you're pretty good with surprises. So that's what I'm looking forward to the most."​

He really did feel like royalty around him. Cairo really had come far from where he once was. To think that Jericho was once a meaningless one night stand in his eyes, which was a stark contrast to the partner he would eventually become. This thought lingered in the Nephilim's mind as he walked side-by-side by his boyfriend. These months with him had been wonderful, and unbeknownst to him, would culminate to a special point.

"Cai, I've been so high up in the air that I've seen snow form with my own eyes. A little chill ain't nothing." He assured confidently, though shortly after looked at him with softer eyes. "But... Thank you for caring. Really.

As the moments grew with them walking, his anticipated began to go through the roof. Just what was up his sleeve? His answer was given soon as he found himself standing in front of an inviting store front. He looked up to see that it was in fact a pet store. And in that moment, he went to being 19 years old to about 5.

"Oh my god oh my god are.. are we getting something???" He asked in a bit of a too-excited voice, eagerly looking in the windows at what the store had to offer. "Cairo you're literally the best person ever." Of course, it seemed he got so excited that he forgot that he had asked him a question first. "Oh, yeah, that would be great let's go in." With that he grabbed his hand, pushing open the pet store entrance to be blasted by its warm air. This was definitely going to be an experience.​

He looked like he was about to scream. This was so exciting, and he could barely contain himself. There were so many possibilities for himself. Of course however, he couldn’t help but to think of what would be best alongside Cairo. If he was going to keep visiting, or perhaps more.

But that was a far cry from now. Right now he had to pick his present. Had he been any more excited, he might start to leave a trail of down in whichever aisle he visited.

"Awww, just one?" He traced his grey-green eyes over the cages, catching hamsters, snakes, and tarantulas in his gaze. "Fiiiiine. But you’re going to have the final seal of approval. I’m not the best decision maker." If Cairo had truly let him free, he’d probably end up bringing home a baby dragon against his better judgement.

But he was on a mission. He didn’t want to take too long, but he wanted to ensure the proper window of time for judgement. He looked overhead to see a sign leading to the dog adoption center. Quickly, he followed suit.

There were a wide variety of canines across the cages. Large and small, intimidating and adorable. Jericho liked them all, but there was one that caught his attention…

There was a small, lightly tan colored chihuahua. Its ears were too big for its body and its eyes too big for its tiny-apple shaped head. The little thing looked too stoked that Jericho was there, and looked to tap dance in one place. It nearly vibrated in happiness, its large eyes seemingly looking in two separate directions.

"Cairo! Cairo look at this one!" He kept his face glued to the cage where the tiny animal was. "What do you think? They’ve got personality, for sure."
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