Ice and Hellfire
Chapter 1: reunion
"Well that was easier than I thought it would be." Said Ruby as she walked away from Raika's corpse. "Are you alright Ruby?" Tsukune asked his injured friend. They had just broken into Fairy Tale's headquarters, been discovered, and where now fighting for they're lives. "Yes I'm fine I managed to keep Raika's lightning from hitting any vitals." She responded. She wouldn't admit it, but she took quite a beating from her fight with the lightning beast. As they collected themselves the flying fortress they were currently aboard started to rumble. "What is this, an earthquake?" Kurumu asked, forgetting where they were. "Can't be we're in a floating castle remember?" Mizore said trying not to sound condescending. "We had better get going." The group began to run down the path Raika had blocked. A ways ahead of them a dimensional rift opened and produced a massive stone doorway. It seemed to breathe as it came to rest in a world it didn't belong to. On the other side of this monstrous gate there was a young man with a katana at his waist and a giant sword on his back. He wore a black trench coat with a white undershirt, blue jeans that were held in place by a belt whose buckle was a demonic skull. Instead of shoes he wore a pair of light imbued greaves that ended in wolf like toes and a pair of gauntlets shaped like dragon heads that covered his hands. "The human world, it's been a while." He said as a jet of flame escaped his mouth before he placed a lollipop between his teeth. He held his hand up to the door and it began to open. "I wonder if she'll recognize me."
"What's this?" Tsukune said to no one in particular. "It's a fork in the path." Yukari said. "Actually I was referring to the giant stone wall in the corner." He said in response. "I'm not sure why but I feel like I've seen this before." Mizore said walking up to it. As she touched the cold surface two words rushed into her mind. "Hell gate." She thought out loud. "What's a Hell gate Mizore?" Kurumu asked her friend and rival. "I'm not sure but it's what this thing is." She said feeling some deep connection with the wall. Suddenly it began to heat up, even to the point of turning red. Mizore rushed away from it and everyone readied themselves for whatever would happen next. Then in a flash, the wall was gone and there were it stood was now a young man who looked ready to go to war. He looked at them and had a look of indifference on his face, till his eyes met Mizore's. Then suddenly he looked as if he had seen a ghost he blushed and righted himself before he fell over. Who is this guy and why is he looking at me like that? Mizore asked herself. There was something familiar about him but she couldn't put her finger on it. "Mizore Shirayuki, it's been too long." The man said as he regained his composure. This caught everyone of guard, especially Mizore herself. "How do you know my name and better yet who are you?" she snapped at him. She didn't understand why, but being around this guy seemed to bring out her violent side. "As I expected, you don't remember a damn thing, do ya… Frosty?" as the nickname hit her ears Mizore was overcome by memories of her early life, and her first love. "I have to go back home Mizore, we won't see each other for a while." "But why, why do you to go? I thought we were promised to each other." "We were and we still are. Listen Frosty, I know we're young but I love you and no matter how long it takes I'll find you and we'll be together." Suddenly a hell gate opened in front of them. "Alright I'll see you then Fireball. Please be safe." "I'm a prince of hell what's the worst that could happen?" She stared daggers at him. "Don't give me that look, I promise I will always love you." "I'll wait for you Berial, even if it takes forever!" she screamed as the gate closed. That was the last time she saw him for ten long years. "Berial? Is that really you?" she said in disbelief. She was shaking and crying and before the others could question her, she was across the room and in his arms. "I thought you were dead! What took you so long?" she was hanging onto him and couldn't stand on her own. "I'm so sorry Mizore, I tried to get back sooner but I just couldn't. A lot has happened since we saw each other last. Your still as beautiful as I remember." Now he was shaking. "Not a day went by were I didn't think of you. Can you forgive me?" she looked at him with a serene smile. "Yes, god yes, I forgive you." Then suddenly her smile turned to pure rage as she balled up her ice claw into a fist and pulled her arm back. Oh shit. He thought. He knew this was coming eventually. The punched connected and he hit the floor were Mizore proceeded to stomp on him. "Don't you ever scare me like that again you prick or I'll kill eight ways from Easter Sunday!" she screamed as she stomped. Her friends weren't sure what was going on. Was Mizore always this violent? They thought collectively. She realized what she was doing and held her hand out to Berial who graciously accepted. "It's been ten years and you're already bringing out my inner crazy. Fireball." At least you remember me right, Frosty?" she blushed; she realized she had broken her end of the promise they made. "You know, I don't think I ever really forgot you. All my life I felt like I was waiting for something or someone. Then again who would expect a snow woman to wait around for a fire demon her whole life am I right?". That once again caught her friends of guard. " FIRE DEMON?" they all yelled. She and Berial turned to look at them. "Oh I forgot you guys were there." She said smiling sheepishly. "I believe introductions are in order. This is Berial, he's one of the four princes of hell, and technically since he's not dead, my fiancé." She said putting her arms around him. Kurumu, Tsukune and Fang-Fang proceeded to faint. Berial looked at the then at Mizore. "Are they alright?" " Yeah they'll wake up in a minute." As she finished her sentence, Kurumu woke up. "Alright you've got some explaining to do miss stalker freak!"