Jay and I were out on yet another movie date, when we ran into Mira and Zack in front of the cinema. Zack looked defeated, so I'm guessing Mira already chose the other movie for them. I still decided to do some small talk.

"Hi it's good to see you! Are you on a date?"

Both looked flustered as they stuttered and jumbled their words, I just chuckled as I could see that Jay was quietly laughing behind his hand too. That's when Zack noticed our linked fingers, so he decided to tease me back.

"What about you, are you on a date?"

I blushed and froze for a second, I didn't know of Jay wanted it to be known, because Mira, as friendly and lovely as she is, would probably let it slip, thinking it's general knowledge, so the whole school would know and Jay might not want that. I was about to avoid the question when Jay raises our held hand in front of us. I turn to him confused, before I see him nodding to the question. My face burns red as I hear Zack giggling at my embarrassment while Mira loudly "Awwww"s.

We continue the conversation, agreeing to double date after our movies, Zack looked really bitter when we said we were going to watch the Rocky movie. I mean we checked the reviews and the other one seemed to have almost no story line. So we decided to change up movie genre.

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After the movie, we met up with Zack and Mira, not discussing the movie we watched at all to not spoil it for Zack. We listened as Mira praised the hero of their movie. At the description, I turned to Jay, frowning, as I telepathically asked him what he taught of me. He smiled and simply kissed the corner of my mouth in answer. I grinned as I interlocked our fingers under the table.

In comes Mira's church friend.

Jay squeezed my hand, trying to warn me that he had bad vibes, I squeezed back to let him know I knew.

Zack put on a prince act as he introduced himself. I mean he did it pretty well, it's just that it feels weird because people don't usually do these things.

The asshole introduced himself prince-like back, which is when he finally noticed me and Jay. He lost his prince charm for a second before quickly getting back in character, trying to make himself look good in front of us.

"Ah, hi, sorry I didn't see you there, as you've heard, I'm Mira's church friend, who might you be?"

I chuckled inside, wrong move motherfucker. I stood up, looking like the most noble of all, serious and proper with a welcoming expression but without the excess friendliness he portrays, more like an aura that induces respect and admiration. I formally and politely shook him hand as I introduced myself back, making him subtly look inferior to me.

"Hello, I am Azrael, I am a friend of Mira and Zack."

He looked slightly humiliated as I spoke briefly and formally to him, making him seem like a bother to me and my friends to those watching. As I kept standing, towering over him, he seemed small and insignificant.

The dumb guy with him also seemed intimidated by my aura, feeling a chill of danger.

I sat back down, letting this play out more to give Zack and Mira a chance to develop.

I stood back and watched as they tripped Zack, holding Jay's hand tighter as his thumb rubbed circles on the back of my hand to try and calm me.

When the guy hit the kid, I watched as the kid blamed Zack, but before the mother could slap him, I made myself known.

"Are you sure?"

The kid, looking in admiration to me suddenly looked like he taught for a while before admitting he wasn't sure. So the mother, looking conflicted, did nothing. She still looked full of judgement towards Zack but at least she dropped it.

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I was about to wrap up when the guy asked for Mira's number. I froze in my steps and turned back to watch.

When the guy dared do that to Mira, moving his hips behind her in such disrespect, Zack was already punching him but I was right behind him. As Zack apologized to Mira, I put my hand on his shoulder, going past him. Zack understood and stuck to beating the other guy. I was grabbing the back of his shirt, dragging him, when Mira said her lines like in the webtoon. After she was done, I just kept dragging him to the bathroom. As he tried to struggle to break free, yelling for help or trying to bargain with me, I just kept walking. Once in the bathroom, I threw him to the furthest wall. A guy in one of the stalls rushed out of it, putting his pants back on as he ran, not having finished his business and not having washed his hands but not seeming to care about that.

I went over to asshole, grabbed him by the hair as I lifted him off the ground, dangling him before slamming him into a stall, breaking the door. I then stuffed his head in the toilet repeatedly, knocking it so hard it drew blood and a lot of bruising, letting him gurgle for air in the bloody water. I then let go of him as he slumped on the ground, gasping for air, holding his head. I just coldly starred at him.

"When I said I'm friends with Mira and Zack, what I meant is that they are under my protection. So if I ever see you near them, I'll make you need casts like Zack's which you found stupid, for a long time. But if after that you do it again... I'll fucking make you need a wheelchair for the rest of your pathetic life, understood bitch?"

I didn't even check if he understood as I just left.

Walking out of the bathroom and towards my group, I started rolling my sleeves, now wet with water and blood, but I was struggling. So when I got there, Jay helped me by doing it for me neatly. I smiled as we held hands as we left with Mira and Zack, Zack not looking at Mira the whole time.

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I was sitting yet again in Jay's seat with him being in my lap as I just held him in a tight hug, hiding my face in his neck and shoulder. Jay was currently observing the free love comedy that was Mira and Zack. I could almost see him in his head, a little chiby of him eating popcorn.

I just chuckled as I kissed his neck, enjoying our time.

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Daniel came to us and asked for a suit. Jay just gave him one and that was that.

The next day, I woke up to Jay trying to get out of my arms to get ready for school, but we had stayed up playing Minecraft together very late into the night, or I guess early into the day. So I just decided to not go to school and let life go on. Just staying in to cuddle Jay. Jay sighed and finally agreed to my whining, getting back in a comfortable position to sleep more.

We both woke up at around lunch time again, I just layed down on my back as I took Jay with me and finally settled him to lay on top of me with him being very pleased about our cuddling. He just wrapped himself like a koala on me. I opened my eyes back to look at him after he started kissing my jawline randomly. He just smiled at me before kissing me deeply, I of course kissed back.

After a few more minutes of cuddling, he said he was hungry, so I got up, him securing himself in his koala position on me, as I walked to the kitchen. I decided to cook for us, sitting Jay down on the counter as I fetched an apron, I think Jay bought me new ones and hid my old ones, because I used to have cute animal ones, but now it's pink with frills and has "Kiss the cook" written on it in red. I don't mind of course, so I turned to Jay, smiling, going near him and settling myself in front of him. I played the innocent before I pointed to the writing and he pulled me forward, kissing me with our tongues dancing.

So I cooked us some flat pancakes, or crêpes if you'd prefer, kissing him every so often.

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We ended up cuddling and kissing the whole day and it was almost time for Zoe to come back from school. We got a driver to drive her to and back from it. We were just laying together, watching a series, when Jay suddenly turned around in my arms to look at me dead in the face. I got confused and mildly worried, immediately getting serious.

That's when Jay just dead on asked me to be his boyfriend.

I stayed shocked for a second before picking him up and getting up at the same time, as he habitually wrapped himself around me as I spun us around, hugging him tightly, saying yes over and over again.

When I was done I kissed him deeply before just smiling widely at him, mouth open and everything.

"I promise you won't regret it sunshine."

He smiled back as he too kissed me before settling his head on my shoulder, hiding his face in my neck. That's when he asked if I could sing the song like last time. I chuckled, still smiling before replying with ;

"Of course my prince."

And I swayed in the living room, Jay in my arms while I sang along to Everybody Loves Somebody by Dean Martin.

We never heard the door opening as Zoe came home, nor did we notice her looking at us happily, recording on her phone.

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After we were done swaying, far after the end of the song, Zoe cleared her throat as we both went rigid, with me blushing brightly when I noticed her and Jay relaxing and just waving at her.

We then chatted with her, Zoe telling us the drama that happened today. She explained that she gave him a hangover bottle, and that she stopped Vasco from hitting him after he tried to, explaining that she knew Daniel doesn't drink unless he's tricked into it and that he wouldn't go to an escort service if he knew that that's what it was, so she convinced him to just wait till he's sober to explain himself. Vasco thought about it, and in front of Zoe's serious face, he agreed, so he helped her bring him to the infirmary so that he could sleep and recuperate.

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The next day, we brought back Daniel his suit, which I convinced Jay was fine just being very well dry cleaned, no need to buy a whole new one.

Seeing that Vasco's birthday was coming up, I took Jay and Zoe on a shopping spree for him in my car. Zoe kept teasing us about Jay's hand being on my tigh but Jay didn't remove it. He just looked at her, smiled devilishly before mimicking as if he was going to move his hand up my tigh and closer to my privates. Zoe freaked out saying "Pa not in front of me! Child present in the car!"

I just went bright red, swerving the car slightly. Jay just made fun of us.

But having a car is great in winter. We sorta stopped using the motorcycles so now it's just me driving us. But Zoe really like the room and comfort. We even installed an iPad tv in the seat in front of her and we stacked up on her snacks in a basket in the back for her. We even put blankets for her. Just if we want to go on a trip.

When I was installing the iPad tv, I commented to Jay jokingly that if we ever had kids I'd be practised with Zoe. Jay blushed really hard so I just chuckled before adding that we could talk about this later.

So on the shopping spree for Vasco.

We decided to give him the stuff all together so it'd be easier. We were all invited since we're all close to him, since we always eat with them and generally spend time with them.

So we got him a really nice jacket that fits his bad boy style, which I'll sow his full name, nickname and all inside of so that he doesn't loose it. We also got him a dog plush of the dog type he really likes. And then we got him stickers of the hero he really likes. Finally, we got him some nail polish of his own. He saw that all 3 of us had painted nails so he wanted to try it. We'll let Zoe do it for him.

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So it was the day of the birthday party. I made sure we were all dressed for the cold weather.

Arriving there, we were the last there. I made sure to sit next to Zack so I could slip him and Mira some hand warmers, to make Zack be less pissed so he wouldn't throw the box in the river. I made sure that some were then passed to everyone. Finally, I gave one to Vasco. Being the only courageous soul to tell him what they all want to say.

"What about going to eat something inside after this? It's pretty cold and staying out too long with this wind, your gifts might get blown away."

He looked really serious before agreeing to going in after blowing his candles and opening his gifts. But the wind blew his candles first, so I took out a lighter and held it in front of him, shielding the flame with my other hand. After he blew it out, he asked me, concerned, if I smoked. I replied mysteriously ;

"No, I just have it in case I need to burn something or someone. It's also a very useful survival tool to have."

He took my word for it, not minding it, as everyone else except Jay and Zoe looked shocked at the first part of my answer.

So Vasco opened his presents, happy at all of them. He immediately put on the jacket after opening it, being emotional that I specifically sowed his name into it.

Zack never threw the box in the river, so we got to spend a lovely time eating and laughing indoors quickly after that.

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