#natmweek24

As is often the case with Jedediah and Octavius over their many years of adventures with Larry, Nicky and the other exhibits going to different museums, their accidental leaving the group and getting into misadventures, often had dangerous circumstances.

However when the whole museum had been on temporary exchange with some exhibits from a museum in Rome, Jedediah and Octavius were excited to explore and spent most nights doing so.

So when the miniature couple had wandered upon a garden indoors, the two jumped at the moment to explore new fauna and flora. Despite their initial joy when the two had seen marble bases housing beautiful/handsome Roman statues.

"These are Roman, Amica mea!" Octavius was quick to grab Jed's arm, shaking it slightly with excitement, eyes brimming with sheer joy.

"Darlin' we're in Rome, o' course their Roman." The Cowboy laughed slightly at his Roman's antics, eyes wandering over each of the statues stopping on one oddly familiar marble figure and cheeks reddening slightly.

The Roman general looked at Jedediah's face, eyes narrowing slightly as Octavius' eyes followed where Jedediah's were trained. Octavius' eyes narrowed further, brows knit together and he trained on the statue far across the way.

The statue stood with familiar a way of command, eerily similar to the smaller Roman General but vastly different in the face. Certain features held better within marble that the small features created 58 years ago within plastic.

Octavius felt jealousy flare up in him, Jedediah was blushing a bright red over a bigger version of the smaller Roman at his side.

"Jedediah we should go back," Octavius said moving in front of the small Cowboy, gently shaking him by the shoulder.

"Why? It's an adventure Sugar! We should go see 'em," Jedediah stared down at Octavius, swiftly shaking his blush away before moving around the Roman and towards the statues, one in particular.

Octavius followed after him, anger raising levels as he saw the marbleized statue of Octavius kneel down staring at the Cowboy.

"bene non prodigiosum," the statue muttered, clear as day due to the pair's miniature stature. The statue gently nudged the tiny Cowboy with one of his fingers.

"Hey now! Careful on the touching! 'Tavius, what's he saying?" Jedediah backed away from the figure, turning towards the smaller Roman who purposely stood far back from the Cowboy.

"He called you bizarre Jedediah," Octavius rolled his eyes, body language standoffish and uncomfortable.

"I didn't know, That's why I asked you," if Jedediah saw Octavius' stance he did nothing to remedy the situation. He turned back to the statue, who was muttering under his breath.

"an parvus barbarus et parvus dux Romanus? quam mirum.." Jedediah blinked and Octavius' eyes flashed with anger.

"'a tiny barbarian and a small Roman general? how strange..'? I am General Gaius Octavius! Jedediah, we should go back," Octavius' face flickered with different emotions, anger, jealousy and upset mixed in with other emotions, his stature shifted; tension rising throughout his body and his grasped his tassels sat at the end of the rope holding his cape on.

"'Tavius? You alrigh'? You're bein' as mad as a march hare?" Jed walked over to Octavius, placing a hand on the Roman's arm, however, was fast to remove it when Octavius stared daggers towards him. "Alrigh' let's go 'Tavius," Jedediah held out his hand ignoring the giant statue behind them in favour of his annoyed boyfriend.

Octavius snatched his hand back out of the Cowboy's grip, storming off while Jedediah scrambled behind him in an attempt to keep from being dragged.

"'Tavius, 'Tavius! Sweetheart, what in the blazes has you all up in arms?" Jedediah stopped himself and tugged gently at Octavius' hand, brows furrowed in confusion.

"It is nothing! Bene sum, I am fine, alright..?" Octavius sighed, stopping and letting go of Jed's hand, picking at the tassels on his cape.

"I don’t care a continental what you're saying, you're picking at those tassels hun you're all nervous. What's wrong?" Jedediah walked over, taking Oct's hands in his own, rubbing his thumb over the back of one of Octavius' hands.

Octavius said nothing.

For one beat, two beats and then three.

"Were you jealous?" There was a small level of teasing in the words but when Octavius only looked away, it clicked, "You were jealous Sugar," Jedediah dropped the hands he held to cup Octavius' hands to gently cup the Roman's cheeks and turned his face to look at him.

"I am not, there is nothing to be jealous of! It's just the way you were looking at that statue.." Octavius started before falling silent, thinking over his words trying to look away.

"You were jealous that I liked the look of a statue that looked like yeh? Octy, October, Sugar I like you, not some giant that sorta looks like you. I love you and only you," Jedediah said, making Octavius' eyes focus on him and cheeks redden slightly, "You know I ain't the type to wax any poetics to yah but I will if you don't believe anything I'm saying, y'hear?"

Octavius could only nod and as soon as the motion stopped Jed pressed a gentle kiss to Octavius lips and his cheek; blushing slightly, before letting his face go and gently took his hand gently.

"I don't need a statue anyhow, you might as well be marble with how handsome you look." Jedediah shrugged blushing more, before walking off with a blushing Octavius in toe.