Brand smirked as he saw just how much Ryze rolled his eyes at him. It was fairly cute, yet only made him want to tease him some more. "Oh can you see it? I am sure you have a future pouncing coming. I think I shall let you wonder when it will be though." Brand said with a charming wink as he knew that was only going to make him blush more. "A cabana boy?" Brand was feeling kinda down when he started thinking that he wasn't good enough of a job for him when he said cooking, cleaning and massaging him.<br/><br/>Brand chuckled as he heard him claim that he already had that and it gave him a sense of reassurance. "Good you were starting to have me worried. I thought I wasn't your cabana boy." Brand nommed playfully on Ryze with a cute little growl. Having their feelings out in the open made Brand feel like a million bucks. They had been holding it in for so long it was very well worth the time. "I don't have to read your mind to know that you want stay home and just kiss all day."<br/><br/>Brand couldn't blame him he was a great kisser and as mentioned earlier now that they had admitted their feelings for one another each kiss was special as if it grew more decadent and addicting each time. Brand didn't look at Ryze in anyway but him being a special amazing man that had been through a lot just like him. They were in the same boat lost in the lonely sea that was called reality. Brand giggled when he felt him burying his face into his neck, his neck was very sensitive and ticklish. "Oh yeah well gee that makes me want to say screw the mission and get to the exploration part now. But you know the group if it wasn't for us they would get big headed and make a whole bunch of rookie mistakes." Brand said as he cutely winked and stuck out his tongue.<br/><br/>Brand smirked when he heard Ryze clarify why he didn't predict James coming upstairs that he had changed the course of time and showed up earlier. "I dunnno perhaps your time clock is getting a little rusty but perhaps it is because your mind is too busy focused on better things than some silly mission. I forgive you." Brand arched an eyebrow when he heard Ryze falsely predict the future saying that he wouldn't get to have him shirtless again. "Oh come here you I wasn't finished with you just yet." He growled out as he knew James went back downstairs after his mental conversation with him. Brand pulled Ryze back in his lap and nibbled into his neck, growling some more.<br/><br/>He pulled back and just took a couple seconds to look at Ryze beauty and to bask in the fact that he was all his. "How about one for the road." He said leaning in and giving him a heated kiss. After a couple seconds passed of the passionate kiss he tugged on Ryze's bottom lip and got up with a sigh placing him back on his feet. "God I am never going to get tired of kissing you. It gets better every time." Once he got an opportunity he gave Ryze's butt a gentle smack "Now come on before you distract me some more babe." Once the door was opened he looked over his shoulder and brought his gaze to his lover's eyes. "I love you." He linked his fingers with Ryze's and walked downstairs hoping he wasn't going to have to kill someone. Which he was wanting to do the first time Ryze's powers got mentioned.<br/><br/>When James mentioned that there were going to be matched up against some firestarters he rolled his eyes and said with a scoff. "Yeah yeah yeah I known this for awhile now thanks to Ryze. Tell me something I don't know already." Brand had this new sense of forwardness since he was being extra protectiveness of Ryze. He usually would have been quiet and not say anything but he was past that part of his life. Brand never really knew how or why James took over the group it was just something that happened. He had thought to himself that perhaps he should be the one to lead the group, he was certainly more intelligent than him.<br/><br/>Brand blinked several times when he heard James give out the orders and singled out Ryze telling him not to do anything stupid and in fact telling him to stay in the car. He knew that Ryze was going to react to that comment a certain way so he gave his hand a firm squeeze trying to calm him down. Not that the notion calmed himself down. "I have told you over and over again James." Brand stated letting go of Ryze's hand. "Ryze is with me. No Ryze, equals no me. I can protect him and that is that." He was about to let it go until he heard James scoff and roll his eyes at him.<br/><br/>Brand's powers reacted and he levitated James into the air, pulling him toward himself so they could be at eye level. "And if I hear one more nasty thing come out of your mouth about Ryze I will make sure you spend the rest of your life believing you are a sweet and innocent school girl with no more thoughts except rainbows, unicorns and sparkles you got me?!" Brand squinted his eyes and sent James landing on his ass. "He is not your concern, his is mine. Now let's get on with the task at hand I have much more important things to be getting to than to play red rover with some little punks." Brand turned his back grabbing Ryze's hand leading him in the direction of the car as the rest of the group shortly followed.