When she began to stumble over her words and squeak his head jerked back in surprise. His eyebrow rose in confusion as he looked down at her and he rejected him. “Uh, I didn’t realize cat were so dependent you had to be with it each night. Nor did I know you paid rent on a night to night basis but then again the human world is weird.” That being said he shrugged his large shoulders. He had only meant a night or two continuously but apparently her human life required more than he was expecting; his face dropped to a frown of dislike for a moment before returning to his natural cool demeanor. 

[color=f6989d]Of course Isabelle was the first inside the room and the first to react. “Aaaahhhh!” she squealed, her little hands shaking left and right in excitement. “Lord Leon has finally chosen a mate!” Dashing to him, she wrapped her little arms around his thighs and gave him a hug squeeze. “Yay! I’m so happy!!” The blonde instantly let go of Leon and jumped to Jo, wrapping her arms around her waist and pressing her head against her stomach, grinning from ear to ear. “And it’s Lady Jo of all people! Hurrah!” Her giggly giddy excitement certainly didn’t match those of the other members of the Department of Wishes, in fact even Curt looked uncomfortable as he rubbed his hand against the back of his neck.[/color]

[color=c4df9b]The joyful silence didn’t last very long before the Department of Punishments gods arrived, Axel looked confused, Scorpio looked annoyed and Alexander looked mad. “Leon, you know what you’re doing is against heavenly law.” He barked causing little Isabelle to cling to Jo, not for joy but for fright.[/color]

Pulling Jo by the hand, he guided her behind in a protective manner and to Alexander he scuffed with a chuckle. “Director Stick-In-The-Mud doesn’t understand anything. Do you know what my sin is?” Watching Alexander’s face curl into rage he continued to speak. “My sin is not being able to love. I didn’t love humans, I didn’t love my job and I didn’t have someone to love. Now I love it all but, I love this human the most.”

[color=c4df9b] “You cannot love one human more than the other.”[/color]

“They say the same for Gods.” Leon snapped. “How many times have I pulled you out of the gutter despite our disagreements and our positions?” Alexander shut up before he continued, his gaze turning to the floor. It wasn’t long before he drilled into each one of them, the room filling with intensity as he reminded each of them what he had personally done for them and what that would have broken in the heavenly law. Each one of them, even Scorpio, found themselves staring at the floor. “Now I break heavenly law for myself. For my happiness and to show the woman I love how much she means to me. She even knows the sound of my heartbeat!” Realizing he said that a little too loudly and he had been rather cold to the other gods, he gave her hand a small squeeze as an apology.

[color=f6989d] “You know the sound of his heartbeat?!” Isabelle asked excitedly through the silence. “What does it s…” Her words were cut off as he shot the little girl a cold glare causing her to eep and bury her face back into Jo’s stomach. It was obvious that the sound of his heartbeat was important enough to him that he didn’t even share it with his god-daughter.[/color]

His gaze darted back towards the other gods. “Whatever the consequences for breaking this law lays I will take upon myself. I don’t expect your support nor do I require it, the goldfish will still do her job to help the rest of you but as you all know, Jo is mine.” With that he rose his fingers into the air, “Now if you don’t mind, I need to be alone with my goldfish for a while.” At that and using her power because he was holding his hand, he snapped his fingers.

Everyone, including Isabelle vanished. A small voice could be heard echoing with joy outside. Something about all of them being outside and they should play. He had transported everyone outside and left them to entertain Isabelle. Slowly turning, he faced Jo with a smirk on her face. “Tell me goldfish…” He said softly as he began to walk towards her, forcing her to walk back. “Are you ready to love a god? Unconditionally… until… I… am… content.” When he said the word content, they were at the bed and he gave her a push backwards. “You said ‘How hard could it be to love a god?’ Some times can be harder than others… and this, this is an easy time.” With that he climbed onto the bed and placed his head in her lap. Taking up one of her hands he wrapped his fingers in hers and let out a content sigh. “Those loudmouths…” He muttered as a small smile moved across his face and he closed his eyes.