Keith's Perspective

Ever since Pico had been discharged and we were living a semi-normal life, Pico had been acting slightly off. It had been almost a week now of strange behavior, and I was worried. Whether it was sexually growling at me, digging small claws into my hips, or trying to bite me, he had been acting more and more like an animal. It isn't even those actions that had bothered me. It's that had was inevitably turning into a demon, and the signs were obvious. He hadn't even talked about how he was going to fix the situation, like he had been living with it his entire life. When I tried to bring it up, the conversation would cascade into a semi-sexual make out session. It was becoming very apparent to me that Pico might want to be a demon. Today, I was for sure going to confront him. No making out or avoiding the topic. That's another thing, he had become more aloof and at ease, like the world was in his.. Claws. I was walking to our shared room, seeing Pico laying on our bed. He was simply clawing at the sheets, but not quite tearing them. "Pico." My stern voice caught his attention and he looked over at me. "Yes darling?" He responded, sitting up. "We need to talk." I told him and sat next to him. He didn't seem nervous at all, like he wasn't taking me seriously. "Okay kitten, what is it?" He purred out and stroked my hair. "Pico.. Tell me the truth. Do you want to be a demon?" I asked and he stared at me. His hand had froze, and he seemed very affected by what I had asked. Both of us were quiet as he processed the question. "... Well... I... I don't know." He answered truthfully. He then began to explain himself. "See, being like this has made me more relaxed than I've ever been. I can do everything that my instincts have told me.. So strange." He said and looked at his clawed hands. "I feel powerful and full of adrenaline all the time." He said and flexed his hand. "But at the same time, I wish to be a normal human. I don't want to act crazy, like an animal." He said, reviewing his options. Pico glanced at me and sighed. "My darling, what do you wish for me to do?" He asked and held my hands, pulling one to his toothy mouth and gently kissing it. "Well... Now that I understand more.. I.. I'm not really sure either." I said, a bit baffled. I had come into this so sure that I wanted him to be a mortal, but now I was confused. Mortal.. If Pico was a demon, I wouldn't live as long as he did. I wouldn't be his one and only, and him being like an animal would make him want multiple mates. That made my stomach churn, and my heart felt like it was being choked.

"I.. I want you to a human Pico, please. Just a regular human, with me." I practically begged, seeing a smile on the ginger's face. "Why?" He asked curiously, knowing it was probably for a loving reason. "B-Because... I want fo be with you forever. Our forever. Not immortal." I told him, more confident now. His smile grew and he hugged me tightly. "Of course I will be a human with you, I promise. We'll be together forever." He whispered the last part in my ear, making me smile warmly. "In fact..." Huh? "I want to hear you say it too." He continued and gazed at me lovingly. My heart warmed and I melted a bit, squeezing his hands extra tight. "I promise to be with you forever." I repeated him almost to the word. We both had childish carefree grins on our faces. We can be naïve together if we wanted, and open our hearts to each other. My heart almost yearned to hear something akin to "marry me", but it was much to early for that. Instead, I stared into the white orbs of his eyes and sighed happily. I'm glad he chose to be with me. I hugged him tightly and listened to him whisper sweet, sincere compliments. I felt pure bliss. It felt like a dream, like I hadn't ever imagined this could happen. At least, not so soon. I was then painfully reminded that Pico was still becoming a demon by the sharp claws that suck into my back. He didn't seem to notice, purring quietly. I didn't know that demons or Pico could purr until now, but it made me smile. "I love you." I whispered to the demon boy who was clinging to my shirt. His purring got louder and he nuzzled my neck affectionately. "I love you too Keith." He replied and laid down while holding me. "And I think I know how to get rid of this demon." Pico told me, holding my cheek. "Oh really? How?" I inquired, earn a grin from the ginger. "Is Cherry single?" He asked. I simply nodded in response and tilted my head curiously. "Then we're good." Pico said and pulled my head closer, his soft and comforting lips pressing against mine. This past week had been so stressful to me that I was glad to feel such a relief. I didn't care about anything else at the moment. Soon though, I was reminded that I needed to tell Pico some news. "Pico, I have a job interview tomorrow." I told him with a smile. He grinned a toothy grin and held me closer, smothering me in love.

"I'm so proud of you sweetheart." He said, which reminded me of a mother. It also warmed my heart to be praised by my lover. He was proud of me. My heart clung to the words like they were a trophy, a reward of some kind. I was overjoyed. I teared up slightly and wiped away the cold droplets. "Thank you." I told him and he purred. "Of course baby, because I am very proud of you." He said with love and warmth laced into every word. It made me so happy that I could cry, so I did. Small tears began streaking down my face, and I hugged him very tightly. "Thank you so much..." I didn't even realize that I had needed those words, but I did. And now I feel ecstatic. I rested my wet face in the soft skin of his neck, relaxing as his hand slowly rubbed my back. "Calm down baby, it's alright." He comforted me, coaxing me into a more relaxed, sleepy state. All of this emotion had made me sleepy. Pico's comforting lured me closer and closer to sleep until all I could feel was his warmth all over me. His loving warmth. Then, my mind drifted away.