Since his birthday, Theodore couldn't stop thinking about the little kiss (which was a peck) between him and Joseph. He was confused and overwhelmed at the same time. He questioned himself many times. Whether the kiss was just a birthday gift or something more than that. After a lot of overthinking, he concluded that it indeed was a gift. And, it was common for friends to do that.
After turning sixteen, Theodore became a lot busier. As he grew up, he had a lot of responsibilities awaiting him. He had to be a prince worthy of the throne. So, his missions started to become more difficult than they used to. After completing those, he had to do training to make him physically fit for the human realm. He couldn't make time for Joseph. He was sad that he couldn't spend time with him like they used to. By the time he finished his training and missions, the moon would have been high up in the sky. He could not help and just go to bed.
Even on his day off from the mission and training, it was hard to meet Joseph because their routines didn't match up. So, on his day off, he used to go to the Divine land. And spend time with Yuki. He would ask what Yuki and Joseph had talked about the other day. Theodore would roam around the Divine land with Yuki and spend the day. And when it would be time for Theodore to go back to his realm, he would write a letter for Joseph. They communicated by writing letters to each other and leaving them in Yuki's hand.
After sharing their routines through letters, they would occasionally meet up one day a week. And on the day of those meetings, they both had a tingling sensation in their stomach. Even in their occasional meet-ups, they never once talked about the peck. The occasional meet-ups would be full of cuddling each other in Yuki's house and sharing what they had been up to. Reading together, cooking in Yuki's house together, and everything else was what had them waiting for their meet-ups.
Once, on Theodore's day off, he was told to stay in his chamber and not go anywhere. Theodore was pissed off. It was his only day in a week to meet Joseph, and he was ordered to stay in his room cooped up. He was frustrated and was about to go to the Divine land when he saw his father coming towards his chamber.
"Where are you going, my son? Did I not tell you to stay in your chamber? Are you defying my orders now?" King Asmodeus raised his voice.
"I am sorry, father. It is my only day off in a week, and I just wanted to relax. It won't happen again, father," Theodore bowed his head towards the king.
"That's good to hear. Now, come with me. You have to meet someone today," the king said as he started moving. Theodore just followed the king without any further questions.
The king took Theodore to the dining hall. Theodore was surprised to see the dining table set with varieties of food. Although, a large amount of food was made in the castle every day. That day, it seemed like someone important was coming to have lunch with them.
"Today, I have invited the president of the demon realm to have lunch with us. His son is coming as well. I invited him over to discuss the changes we need. His son was born in the same year as you. And, from now onwards you both are going to train together. Also, he will stay with us in the castle. And after some years, you both will be sent to the human realm together. So, you need to be good to them. Do you understand?" The king was serious.
It took a while for Theodore to process everything the king said and replied, "But father, what if the guy is an evil demon? And, he tries to harm me?"
"Don't worry, my son. You will see him yourself in a matter of time," King Asmodeus was ecstatic. Theodore couldn't argue so, he remained silent.
In a few minutes, the president and his son arrived. The king greeted the president, and all four of them sat at the table for lunch.
Theodore was amazed to see the boy. He thought it was only him in the whole demon realm who looked angelic from the outside. But he was wrong. The guy sitting in front of him was also an exception. Theodore couldn't help but wonder what type of demon the boy was. Theodore was not even paying attention to the talks that were going on at the table.
After the dinner, the king and the president went to the garden to have some business-related talks. And, the two young boys were left alone in the living room. Both of them sat in awkward silence for a while. Then, Theodore decided to speak up.
"Hi! My name is Theodore, the prince of the demon realm. And, I am sixteen years old. What is your name?"
"Hi! My name is Joshua. I am sixteen too. By the way, I am the son of the president of the demon realm," Joshua winked at him. Theodore couldn't help himself from laughing.
"It was so awkward before. To break the ice, I just joked a little. Please don't mind it," Joshua said.
"No, it's completely okay. You seem like a fun person to be with. You know, I thought it was only me who had an angelic face despite being a demon. But you're just like me. You have such an angelic face. Even though you are wearing dark-colored clothes, you don't seem like a demon at all," Theodore expressed what was on his mind.
"Then, it makes the two of us. I thought the same," Joshua laughed.
At that moment, Theodore was happy to get a new friend. He was excited to show his new friend to Joseph. He thought the three of them would get along well. Theodore was relieved to know that Joshua was a good demon and was joyful to have a friend during the training. Theodore couldn't have asked for more.
After Theodore's birthday, something in the air between Theodore and Joseph shifted. Though Joseph never dared to talk about the kiss he shared with Theodore, he thought about it a lot. He questioned himself if what he did was right or wrong. He was embarrassed for initiating the kiss that day. He was thankful that Theodore never talked about it either. So, he just decided to ignore it. He consoled himself not to think about it too much because it just happened in the heat of the moment. After the little kiss they shared, they had been undeniably close to each other. As time passed by, Joseph and Theodore became more and more physically close to each other. Holding hands, hugging each other, cuddling with each other, kissing each other on their cheeks, neck, and everything else started to become normal for them. But, the two boys were unaware of the feeling that had been building up inside them. But, after his birthday, Theodore
Within a year, Joshua became close to both Theodore and Joseph. It took almost a year for Joseph to accept that Joshua was a good guy, and he had no legit reason to be envious of him. In the beginning, it was hard for Joseph to accept Joshua. They could meet only one day a week. And even then, Joseph wouldn't spend time with Theodore. So, he was angry because his time with Theodore had been stolen by Joshua. He missed the cuddles and the physical contact with Theodore. Whenever it was the day of the meet-up, Theodore and Joshua always talked about their training stories. So, Joseph felt left out. Joshua noticed it, and then things changed after that. Though it wasn't like how it was before, Theodore paid attention to Joseph as well. Somedays, Joshua went to visit his father. So, it was only Theodore and Joseph at the meet-up. In those days, Theodore would go on about Joshua and what they did back in their realm. Joseph would get
The three friends and their friendships were going at their best. The day of their meeting was fun, relaxing, and calm. Joseph enjoyed every moment of it after clearing all the misunderstandings between the three of them. But the words Joshua said that day was always roaming around his thoughts. Did Joseph like Theodore in that way? Did he have those types of feelings for Theodore? He was unable to find answers to those questions. He was confused about many things. It was the day when Joseph was with Yuki studying books about humans in Yuki's library. Joseph was having fun while reading about humans and their realm when he came across a page about LGBTQ+. That topic seemed a little more interesting than anything else to Joseph. So, he read further about it. LGBTQ+ was lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other. Joseph was confused. What did it even mean that people have different types of gender? Weren't there suppose
After a week, it was only Joshua who came to meet Joseph again. Theodore didn't come, neither he had left any letter for Joseph. Joseph was tensed. He was worried if he had done anything wrong. So Joseph asked Joshua, "Did I do anything? Why isn't Theo here? Does he still have some work left?" Joshua was silent. He was only looking at the ground. He was unable to meet Joseph's eyes. "Joshua, why are you avoiding my eyes? Is something wrong? Are you hurt? Or, did something happen to him? Please look at me," Joseph made Joshua look at his eyes. Joshua looked directly into Joseph's eyes. Joshua couldn't control the tears that were building up in his eyes. While maintaining eye contact, tears started to slip through Joshua's eyes. Joseph panicked. He didn't know why Joshua was crying. "Joshua, please don't cry. I don't know what I did to you both, but please don't cry. P
Three years had passed since Theodore and Joshua left for the human realm. Joseph had finally turned twenty. After Theodore and Joshua left, Joseph was very lonely. No one was there to spend their free time with Joseph. Neither message came for him from the human realm either. So, instead of spending his time crying and thinking about his best friends, Joseph started to train himself harder. Joseph missed Theodore and Joshua very much. Especially Theodore. Joseph was happy that he expressed his love for Theodore, but it was heartbreaking for Joseph to see Theodore go far from him right after the confession. He missed Theodore every day. The memories they made were always on Joseph's mind. Instead of limping because his friends went far away, Joseph decided to complete all his missions and train harder to go to the human realm. All he wanted to do was go there and meet Theodore and Joshua. Joseph wanted to meet and spend time with them. But he was unable to go before he turned t
It had been three years since Theodore and Joshua entered the human realm. Though they both had trained to be human, it was difficult for them at the beginning to get along. It was very different from their demon realm. Also, the human realm was full of technologies. At first, it was hard for both of them to get used to everything. And, being able to use the advanced technologies was even harder. But after some months, they were very good at handling everything. Theodore and Joshua lived in an apartment together. They were given missions as a duo. So that they would complete it faster and return to the angel realm. They both missed Joseph from time to time. But were unable to send messages to him because they were busy completing the missions. The human realm had changed both of them vastly. Theodore, who looked soft and dressed in light clothes, had emo vibes now. Theodore had permed his hair with a shag hairc
Nathan had taken Joseph into an apartment. It was just 15 minutes walk from the forest. After entering the city, Joseph was amazed to see all the tall buildings here and there. Most importantly, Joseph was surprised to see humans who dressed so perfectly. It was surprising for him to see so many shops everywhere. He was in awe. After walking for some time, Nathan and Joseph entered a building. Nathan pressed the button of the elevator, and after a while, the door opened. Joseph was confused. He saw Nathan go inside the door so, he followed behind. After Nathan made him go into an elevator, Joseph was scared. He didn't know something like that even existed. He was startled when the elevator started moving up, and he clenched his hands on Nathan's shirt. Nathan smiled at Joseph's reaction. "Joseph, we are going to my friend's apartment. You're going to live with them together. I'll go back to the angel realm after six months. So y
It took Joseph almost a month to get used to Harper, Stephan, the apartment, and especially the human realm. He was very much fascinated by it. Nathan had brought all the documents like Id-card, bank account, passport, visa card, and everything needed for Joseph to live as a human in the human realm. Joseph was quick to learn about how to use everything. The black box that he first saw while entering the apartment had fascinated him a lot. He later found out that it was called TV and how it worked. In the beginning, he used to spend his time watching TV a lot. Then he got introduced to mobiles. After learning, how to use it, he couldn't leave his mobile even for a second. He was fascinated by how the small device could be used for so many purposes. He could call people far away from him through the phone. He could search about different things using the Internet. He really liked the advancement of the human realm. After getting to