"hm, that is very true." Jas agreed, shoving his other hand in his pocket and gazing around the city. He had never taken the time to look around all that carefulky. It was nice just to relax and take it all in instead of what he usually did when here. He tilted his head curiously "those aren't stupid questions, dear. And yes, I do know your name, Connor. I've known it for a while now. I figured you wouldn't like me calling you by your first name so I usually used pet names. Besides, it always seemed to get a reaction out of you when I did so I kinda stuck to it." He explained with a shrug, having never actually thought about it in length before. "It's relaxing. Like getting a massage after a long day." He blushed lightly and smiled "it feels nice."
Connor nodded slowly as he explained. He thought about what Jas had said. "I see. I guess I should pet you more often. So while we're out I supposed since this is technically a date, I would hope, I should let you know that's I've never been on a date before…" Connor looked down at his feet, trying to move them in a certain pattern why he walked. "Or in a relationship before…" He mumbled. Now that I think about it. I know nothing about him. I mean sure I have reincarnated with him for, god knows how long, but even so…I never stopped to ask him or get to know him at all. "S-So…what's your favorite, type of ice cream." He was trying to spark conversation since he didn't know exactly what to say. He was quite awkward when it came to these types of things. A light blush stained his cheeks as he talked.
Jas tried his best to stifle his laugh. Gods above it was absolutely adorable seeing Connor turn into a flustered mess. He lightly pressed a kiss to his temple and squeezed his hand in reassurance. "Of course this is a date. And don't worry, dear. This is the first life I've been on a date or in a relationship with anyone since Winston and that was a long time ago, so I basically know nothing at this point." He laughed softly as he thought back to when he had courted Winston. "Back then I don't even think this would have been allowed. But I'm glad times have changed." He thought for a moment, lightly tapping his lip with his finger. "Strawberry cheesecake. Where they mix cubes of cheesecake with ice cream? The best thing ever! What about you?" He asked, glad that they were talking, figuring things out with each other without the need to fight.
"Definitely mint chocolate chip. I loved it when I discovered that flavor. If you could bribe me with anything it's definitely mint chocolate chip ice cream. But anyway, tell me about Wesley. He seems like an interesting guy to have captured your heart like that." Connor couldn't help but get jealous. They only just started dating so it's not like he has a reason too. Even so he's known Jas the longest so it make him feel like he should be the only one aloud to steel him away. Beyond that, he knew Jas must have really loved to have been wearing the same neckless for year on years. So to get jealous of something like that only seems pitiful.
"ah now I know what to do if I ever want you to do the dishes. I'll be sure to pick some up on our way back home." He teased, pressing a kiss to their linked hands. He tilted his head surprised that Connor would want to hear about Jas' late husband. He nodded slightly, a small smile crossing his features. "He was very special. One of the only few to do so without judging who I was." He started softly. "We met in London at a bar. I was meeting with some associate's from work when I noticed him in the corner. He was pale as ghost with the brightest red eyes. I think now they'd call him albino but people back then thought him a freaking nature. I always found it beautiful. We courted each other, or what we call now dated, for years before getting married." He brought his free hand up to graze against the chain at his neck. "I wanted to marry him earlier, but he wanted to wait, so I obliged. We eventually eloped and moved to the countryside. I dropped everything I was doing in the city for him, and he did the same for me, and neither of us ever looked back. I think that was the first and only life I decided to pursue someone that wasn't you, and to be honest, it was one of my happiest lives in a long while." He sighed softly and gave Connor a side smirk "that us until now." His grin softened "I think he would have loved to meet you. I told him a lot about you actually and he always seemed so facinated in the other person who had claimed my heart in lives past. Whether out of jelousy or out of pure interest, he was always telling me we he was going to meet you soon."
As Jas told his story, Connor only smiles imagining the two together. His heart skipped a beat when he gave him a side smirk. In all honestly, he felt happy that Jas was content and at peace. "I feel like if I met him, we would have a great time. Of course, I wouldn't let him see the emotional side to me. I feel like if I did…" Connor shook his head. "Well, anyway. I'm glad you found someone to share your life with while I didn't give you that chance." Connor didn't want Jas to have his mood changed so he changed the subject instead. "Anyway, since I only really know the villain side of you. Tell me something you think I don't know, which is probably everything." Connor looked around trying his best not to look at Jas. He didn't want to get flustered so he tried his best to keep calm and collected.
Jas shook his head with a light laugh. "I have a feeling you would have shown him either way. He had that effect in people, despite not having abilities." He sighed softly and nodded "yeah, me too." He glanced over at Conner and gently squeezed his hand, making a show of thinking things over as he tilted his head in thought. "Something you don't know about me, hm? Well, I play the violin. Haven't done it in a long while but I like it a lot. Oh and the only thing I can make in the kitchen are cookies anything else turns into a burnt mess." He bunched his lips to the side and glanced over at Conner, smiling softly and gently resting his head on his shoulder "I actually like dogs, even though I'm a cat."
Connor looked amazed as they walked. “You play the violin?!” Connor stroked his head softly. “Wow. I never would’ve pegged you for the guy who plays violin. You look much more destructive. Like the drums.” Just by saying that he thought of Jas playing the drums and immediately got flustered just from the thought. “A-Anyway, it’s amazing that you could even cook anything at all. Maybe I could teach you a few things.” Connor smirked. He kissed Jas’s head before he stopped petting him. “I can see that. You know what they say opposites attract.” Connor spotted somewhere that sells ice cream. He ran towards it, pulling jas along for the ride. He licked his lips while he looked at the flavor options.
"oh you haven't seen me play darling, I wouldn't call it destructive though. Let's say, more passionate." He pured softly at the petting before slowly straightening as they neared the ice cream shop. "I'm not so sure how much I'll learn if half that time I'll be too distracted by you." He murmured with a smirk, seeing Connor's blush. He pulled open the door for Connor and gently guided him.in, glad to see it not as full as he thought. "Well, I can't say I've ever been attracted to any dog in particular but I'm fond of them. They're unwaveringly loyal and admittedly very cute."
"Then, I'll just be your dog." Connor was too distracted by his flavor options to realize what he was saying. Once he realized he slowly looked back to Jas with a sheepish smile. "Wait, wait, wait that came out wrong! I just meant it because you're a cat then I could your dog or puppy-cause like opposites and-and um like the metaphor you know?" He bit his lip. "You know what I was trying to say!" Connor focused on the ice cream and the line. It's wasn't too long, but it was taking a very long time for the people in front to order. They seemed to be fighting over something. He thought of it as cute, just like how he and Jas used to fight all of the time. With flirtatious comments from Jas in between.
Jas laughed softly and wrapped his arms around Connor's waist, lightly resting against his shoulder so that he spoke close to his ear. "Sweetheart," he purred deeply, lightly pressing his lips to his shoulder, "I do know what you mean. But I've heard that term used as very derogatory in the past. Beside I wouldn't feel comfortable calling you that. But you don't need that name to be loyal or kind or anything. You are unconditionally loved by me no matter what you choose to do." He nuzzled his ear and pressed a kiss to his neck, trailing up until he reached his temple. "You're adorable, especially when flustered." He murmured, gently nudging him forwards as the line shortened, giving the cashier a bright smile
"You're just a flirt that's all and you know it's my weak spot." He rolled his eyes. He walked towards the cashier and his face changed. It was easy for him to go from one emotion to the other. "Can I get a mint chocolate chip with rainbow sprinkles?" He pointed to the ice cream flavor and then the size he wanted. "Your turn." He reached into his back pocket moving his hand around before finding his wallet. He was getting ready to pay since he didn't want Jas to pay for anything. He thought of it as human decency. "Don't worry I'll pay, so just order." His voice was dry.
"yes, but you know every word and gesture is meant for you and only you." He pressed a kiss to Connor's head and let him go so that he could order without growing more flustered. Jas watched as Connor ordered first, brows creasing in confusion as he noticed the sudden change to Connor's demeanor. Had he done or said something bothersome? Did he not like public displays of affection? Had he crossed a line?" Jas bit his lip in worry, lost in thought until Connor told him it was his turn to order. He blinked a few times before akwatdly turning to the cashier and pointing at what he wanted, muttering softly and avoiding eye contact. He nodded vaguely as Connor said he'd pay, barely even registering his movements as he took the cup of ice cream and muttered a thank you. He flinched at hearing Connor's voice, all too familiar to Jas since he was usually the one on the receiving end of that tmdry tone in their shared past lives.
Connor grabbed his ice cream when he was done with the order. He paid for it like he said he would've. "Hey…is something wrong?" Connor grabbed a few napkins. "Oh do you want to eat here or would you like to eat outside, either way, is fine with me." Connor looked at jas with a small smile inching upon his lips. It was only when he talked to Jas that he felt like he could talk to him like how he wished he could talk to anyone. He licked his ice cream with a hum of satisfaction. "It's been so long since I had ice cream like this."
Jas gazed into Connor's eyes for a few moments, searching for that dullness he'd always seen before whenever they met in conflict. When he saw none, Jas relaxed slightly and gently nudged Connor towards the door. "Let's go outside, it's too beautiful to stay indoors." He found an empty table and plopped down, digging into his ice cream with a him of agreement "then we should do this more often, maybe find some of those niche cafes and shops that no one knows about unless you really look around." He suggested, looking up at Connor once more just to make sure it was his Connor that he was talking to. "Uhm, hey back there, did I do something you didn't like? You didn't seem…normal, when ordering. Was it something I said?"
Connor nodded in agreement. "We definitely should." He down in the chair across from Jas and tilted his head. He thought for a moment, "Oh, you must mean when I…no, no, you did nothing wrong Jas…" He stretched his hand over the table so he could latch onto Jas's. "Nothing you did was wrong. There's nothing you could do that was wrong." His eyes were soft and loving. "It's more of a personal battle. I swear you did nothing wrong okay?" Connor pressed and kiss against Jas's forehead. He didn't let go of his hand as he ate his ice cream. "If you want I could tell you more about it when we get home. It's complicated and just a lot, so be patient with me okay? Everything I've said to you has been the truth and I've been sincere. Even the times I told you I hated you and things like that. I never once lied to you or faked my emotions around you. I can promise you that."
Jas leaned into the gentle kiss, releasing a sigh of relief and squeezing Connor's hand. "I've been patient with you all these lives love, I'd wait for you a million more." He murmured, looking up at Connir and smiling softly. He went back to eating for a moment, rolling over Connor'a words in his mind. It both reassured and hurt Jas to hear him say that every feeling and word spoken had been genuine. Most if their lives spent together was in one sided love from Jas and pure hatred from Connor, save for those times where he's find Jas and spill all his life's worries and pain onto him in one night. Knowing that Connor really did hate him hurt, but he'd been able to shove that aside. He brought Connor's hand up to his lips and pressed a gentle kiss to his knuckles. "For Everytime you've said I hate you, there are equally amounts of times I've said I love you, each and every time has been sincere, no matter how sarcastic it may have sounded."
Connor looked down at his ice cream refusing to meet Jas's gaze. All he did was lace their fingers together. "A-Anyway…" Connor ate his ice cream peacefully. "You are quite the charmer Jas. If you don't mind me asking. Is your full name Jas or is it just a nickname? You don't have to tell me I'm just kind of curious." He stuffed a big spoonful of ice cream in his mouth. He sucked on it, opening his mouth because it was too cold. Soon enough he got a brian freeze. He held his head. "Ah…that hurts." he shook his head, trying to make it go away but it held there for a long time.
"I aim to impress." Jas replied, a grin spreading on his lips. He tilted his head curiously, his eyes catching the sunlight and making them look as if they were flowing a bit. "My full name is Jasper." He shrugged slightly and glanced away, his smile fading. "Whenever someone said my full name, it usually ever meant anything good. It's a good thing Jasper can be shortened." He shrugged and went back to eating, staring down at the table now instead of Connor. "People end up shortening it anyways so I thought why not make it easier and keep it that way."
“I see, so all of your friends all you that too. Now I have to think of a pet name.” Connor shook his head enough for the brain freeze to go away. “Let’s see…” he deep in thought. For some reason he didn’t like the fact that he called Jas the same name as everyone else. “I don’t know, all of them are embarrassing to say. Like babe or baby or love or darling…” you could practically seen the steam coming from his head at how embarrassed he was. “Besides you call me those things.” He stuffed more ice cream in his mouth with a pout. “What do you want to be called?”
Jas glanced up with small laugh. "You think my pet names for you are embarrassing, love?" He gently squeezed their linked hands finding Connor's whole deal with his name adorable. "You can call me whatever you want, dear. Even if it is my full name." He brushed his thumb along the back of Connor's hand and finished off the rest of his ice cream. "Why not take advantage of pet names? I am a cat after all." He suggested with a shrug
Connor finished his ice cream almost the same time Jas did. "They make me embarrassed because you say them all the time. Even before when you said things like that in our other lives I would go home and have a blush on my face because of it. It also makes me angry because you call everyone by that too." Connor got up to throw his trash out in a nearby garbage can. "So my goal now is to come up with a pet name for you." Connor was determined to find one that he could use for Jas, you could even see it on his face. "Now where to?"
"oh really? I'm glad i'm the one who makes you blush, dear." Hdme stoof and stretched, throwing his empty cup away. “As for using nicknames with others, that's more of a habit than anything else." He wrapped his arms back around Connor's waist. "I'm sure you'll come up with something embarrassingly cute." He reassured, gently taking his hand and tugging him to the door. "Lazer tag? I've never actually played before and it seems like fun." He suggested, glancing over his shoulder with a smile, anything that involves sneaking around in the dark was immediatly intriguing to him
Connor smirked. "Sure, but just to warn you I might beat you. I can handle a gun pretty well so be prepared. I'm so gonna make you wish you never asked to play." Connor took Jas's hand as they started walking again. "How come you talk like that. You talk was too civilized. Not to say I don't like it I just mean, I never really hear you talk like how I do. Is that because that's just the way you've been taught?" He thought more about the nickname. "How about kitty?! Since you're a cat and all it's only right that I name you something that fits you. You even pur like a cat when I pet you. It feels weird because I can feel the vibrations through my hand. Of course, you don't like it I have to come up with something else."
"oh dear, whatever shall I do?" He grinned eyes glowing slightly. He pressed a kiss to Connor's head and shrugged "it's most stuck with me throughout the lives. Besides, it unsettles people when a seemingly polite young man like myself is suddenly holding knife to your throat. It's a good way to intimidate." He swung their linked hands together and flicked his gaze around their surroundings. He thought for a moment and nodded "no I like it, it's cute. Besides I don't think any of my friends will dare call me that. It can be something only you call me."
Connor was a little startled when his eyes glowed, then again he also thought things like that were cool. "Whoa, I did;t know your eyes could glow like that," he mumbled listening to Jas talk, finding his voice soothing amongst the big crowd they were surrounded by. "Ah, I see." He thought about that many times he's witnessed something like that and he shivered. He hated watched Jas kill people life after life. Nothing good came from it only bloodshed and pain. That's why he hated it. He snapped out of his thoughts when Jas said that he liked the nickname he had thought of him. "Then that makes you my kitty." He rubbed his head once more, soft and light, almost like he was touching a cloud. He turned the corner fining the laser tag place that Jas was talking about. "That must be in right?"
He chuckled lightly "I still have a few more things you don't know about me, dear. We have to keep some mystery between us to make thing interesting, no?" He winked leaning into Connor's touch with a melodic purr, his eyes closinb in content for a moment. "You can't do this to me in public, dear, people are going to start thinking I'm crazy. Then again they're not entirely wrong." He gently grabbed Connor's hand and pressed a kiss to his wrist before letting go and looked up at the arcade. He nodded and tugged Connor inside.
“Than that would only make you my crazy kitty.” Connor looked around at all of the games and little claw machines they had. Everything was
Glowing in the dark even their shirts. “So cool. I’ve never been to an arcade before. Probably because I never take days off, I just work everyday. I’m only trained with a gun because…well you know why. Anyway…” Connor stood in front of Jas. “Are you ready to get pummeled in laser tag. I think we should have a bet.”
"oh this is going to be fun." Jas looked at himself then at Connor as they stepped into the black-lit arcade, his eyes immediatly turning their bright green along with the highlights in his hair. A Cheshire cat right at home in a weirdly wonderful world. "Neither have I but it looks like fun." He pulled Connor to the Lazer tag area, nodding his head. "If you're that confident you'll win, darling, go ahead. What's your vet?" He purred, an all too wide grin spreading on his features as he payed for a 1 on 1 round for them.
“W-Well, I didn’t think you would actually say yes so let me think.” He was distracted by Jas’s eyes. They were so bright it looked unnatural. “Well, if I win then um…” he thought of a good reward, but nothing came to mind. “I get a kiss and you have to have your cat ears out for the rest of the day. I know it stupid but it feels better when I work for him.” He sounded triumphant in his answer. “I don’t know what you want, so if you win what do you want. It can be anything.” Connor walked to the entrance of the laser tag. Jas wasn’t one to want many things so he was curious.
