Hi everyone! For those who have read the older version of Icy Heart and Fiery Love, this is the newer version. I didn't like how the older version turned out, and I find this one to be better. I haven't written any stories for a long time so, I hope you enjoy this one!

Prelude

A shadowy figure slowly approached a young girl with red hair and crimson eyes, darkening her surroundings. The young girl looked at the approaching figure in fear, clutching her chest in hoping he would disappear. The dark figure stopped in his footsteps and raised his slender finger, pointing at her, "You are the one. The one we have been looking for. It is time…" The young girl couldn't hear what he was about to say next as she screamed in pain. Bright red lights shot out from the ground and formed a circle around her. Red wings unfolded itself to its great lengths, and…

The young girl woke up from her sleep, panting rapidly. She clutched her blanket and looked outside of her window at the peaceful starry sky. 'It was just a nightmare. That's all it was. Just a nightmare…' the young girl told herself. She breathed in a few breaths to calm herself down and willed herself to go back to sleep. As the girl's eyes closed once more, a ghostly red feather glittered on her nightstand and disappeared within the darkness.

….

Six years later, the same girl ran across the dark rainy streets of Domino City. Her lungs were ready to tear itself apart, but she couldn't stop running… not from the danger that was chasing after her. Once the girl saw the lonely streetlight, she sprinted as fast she could towards the right of the light and into the empty alley. The girl hid behind the piles of crates and took deep breaths of the rainy air to calm her lungs down. Splashes of footsteps were coming closer to where she hid until they stopped; the danger's presence lingered in the alley, suffocating the atmosphere with its sinister aura. Its deep voice teased the girl, "Come out, come out, wherever you are, child," as it searched the surroundings with its eyes and body.

Once its back was turned, she climbed onto the crates and leapt towards her enemy, plunging her sword into its back. It choked in surprise as it fell down on the watery surfaces. Small blood squirted out of its mouth, but it was still alive enough to turn to face the girl. The girl pulled back her brown hood to show her cold red eyes and long crimson hair, staring down at her enemy. The enemy had a good look and laughed loudly in the rain. Despite the fatal wound it received, the enemy stood up. Suddenly, the girl felt a sharp pain and fell down onto her knees, clutching her chest with her cloak. Blood oozed out of her hands and lips and dripped into the rippling puddles.

She wondered how it was possible to receive the same wound and looked up to her enemy. It pulled back its own black hood, and shock swept down onto the girl's face. It was herself. Like a reflection, the enemy copied her pained expression, but changed it to a triumphant look. Then its hair color changed to night black and its eyes to poisonous yellow. Magically, the sword slowly backed out of the enemy's body and floated gently into its hand. The enemy smiled and said, "This is not over."

The girl smiled as well and stood up without clutching her chest. The enemy dropped her smile and took a step back in surprise. The girl replied, "You're wrong. It's over for you."

A small, bright red circle with symbols appeared and circled around the girl. As she chanted an ancient language under her breath, the enemy snapped out of her trance and ran towards the girl to stab her. Before the enemy could throw in a swing, she stopped in midair and was shattered into hundreds of pieces (along with the sword). In replace was a shattered mirror with a jaded frame and two red tassels. The girl picked up the mirror and saw beyond her reflection that there was a woman in transparent white. Her enemy lied dead with white blood flowing out of her lips. Her white cold eyes were opened, but no colors were lit inside. The girl pitied her enemy and said, "All you ever were was just an illusion. I hope one day, you could find happiness in your next life."

The mirror floated above the girl's hand and burst into flames to melt into nothingness. Although the girl knew that her wound and blood were illusions, she couldn't keep her thoughts of what the mirror reflected at bay. She thought about the woman with night black hair and poisonous yellow eyes, 'Who is she inside of me?'

With no definite answer to her question, the girl threw her hood back onto her head and walked back to her home. What the girl didn't notice was three girls were standing on the roof of a building, watching her battle. The middle one spoke, "She's getting stronger."

The one on the left replied, "That thing inside will grow with her strength. We have to kill her as soon as possible."

The girl on the right said in concern, "Is there no other way?"

The middle one replied, "I wish there was… "

The left girl answered angrily, "There is no other way! What are you two thinking? She has brought misfortune and death time and again! If both of you won't kill her, then I will!"

The middle one stopped her companion, "Don't be foolish. We cannot lose any more power or minions. We're lucky that thing hasn't awakened yet. This is the best time for us to gain more power to seal her away."

Both girls nodded in agreement and with no more words to say, all three disappeared into the night.

….

The last bell of the day rang throughout Celestial High's three-story building. "Yes, no more classes for the day! Let's go shopping, Alice," Rika, a dark brown-haired girl, exclaimed excitedly.

"I wish, but," Alice yawned, "I need some more sleep. Sorry, Rika. Forgive me."

"What is up with you? How could our perfect princess of the school lose sleep? Is it because of a man?" her friend asked mischievously.

"What? No! Don't be silly, Rika."

"Look, you better go to sleep sooner at night or else, one day, I will drag your ass over to the mall."

"If you think you could take me on, go for it," Alice winked.

"You're not called perfect for nothing," Rika laughed, "Speaking of which… you know Domino High has their prince. You two would be perfect together!"

"You mean Kaiba Seto? I heard he's cold and rude towards people. That's not my type of guy."

"Someday, you're going to be the single old lady who's grown senile and has a house full of cats," Rika joked.

After they parted ways, Alice walked towards her apartment, still thinking about the last fight and the evil form the demon took over. Along the way, she heard noises coming from Domino High's ground. She sensed that something was wrong and ran towards the noise. Before she could turn around the corner, Alice bumped into one of the students and they both fell down, one on top of the other. She pushed herself halfway up to meet his mesmerizing, icy gaze. Alice felt familiarity and thought, 'Have I met him somewhere before?'

The boy snapped her back to reality, "Get off of me, would you?"

Alice became embarrassed for staring and quickly stood up. She held out her hand to help him, but he stood up well without taking it. As they grabbed their bags, Alice apologized for bumping into him. The boy replied as coldly as his gaze, "Watch where you're going or you'll be the one who's sorry."

Normally, Alice would have ignored rude comments, but this boy was already getting on her nerves. "Are you threatening me?" she tempted.

"All I'm saying is stay out of my way," the boy grunted and stepped into his limo.

She stuck her tongue out at him, thinking, 'What a jerk.'

Alice then remembered why she came to Domino High and ran as quickly as she could to the source of the noise. In the fields behind the stands, a brown-haired girl was swinging her bag around to keep distance between herself and a gang of boys. "Get away from me!" she screamed.

One of the punks grabbed her bag and brought her closer, "C'mon. Don't be like that. We just want to have a little fun."

Alice stepped into the scene, cracking her knuckles, "You know, you shouldn't treat a lady like that. Let her go."

The same boy smiled perversely as the rest of his goons laughed, "What? You wanna have some fun with us too? We wouldn't mind having a nice time with more than one girl."

"I won't repeat myself again. Let. Her. Go."

One of them took a step forward towards Alice, "You think you can take on all of us?" He looked at her short skirt and licked his lips, "If you have that much energy, we can take it somewhere else for fun. If you know what I mean…"

Alice disappeared in a flash and appeared behind the punk to give him a roundhouse kick to his ribs. The other guys started to jump on her, but every single one ended up on the ground, unconscious from her fast punches and kicks. The only one left was the guy holding the girl; he took out his pocketknife and held it up against his victim's neck He tried threatening, "S-s-stay back! This girl's g-gonna get it if you c-come any closer!"

Alice glared at him with an intense, murderous stare, "Drop the knife."

As if he was hypnotized, he dropped his weapon and pushed the girl towards Alice to run away. Alice whispered into the frightened girl's ear, "Let's get out of here before we're spotted."

They both walked towards the gate in silence until the girl piped up, "Thank you for saving me back there. I thought I was going to be a goner."

"I'm glad I got there before it was too late."

"I'm Mazaki Anzu, by the way. You can call me by my first name since you saved my life," the girl said as she held out her hand.

Alice turned around and accepted the handshake as she tells the girl her name. Anzu gasped, "THE Sato Alice?! No way! You're famous at our school! I heard you could rival against Kaiba!"

"You give me too much credit." Alice then changed the topic to the serious matter at hand, "Besides, what were you doing at the benches by yourself?"

"When I was at my shoe locker, my slippers were missing and… there was a note there that said to meet under the benches if I want them back. I was skeptical at first, but I really wanted them back. You know the rest from there," Anzu said downheartedly as they reached the gates.

Alice had an impulsive idea and grabbed Anzu's hand to the nearest store. She told her to wait outside and then, came out with a bag filled with two pairs of slippers. "This way, you don't have to worry about missing a pair anymore," Alice grinned.

"This is too much. I just met you and-"

Alice cut her off, "Don't worry about it. If you feel really bad about it, you can owe me a hangout. Oh! Before I forget…" She took out a black pepper spray from her bag and held it out, "Use this to defend yourself if you're ever in that situation again."

Anzu was about to decline, but Alice insisted that she takes it. Her new friend brightened up and appreciated the gifts. After they exchanged phone numbers and promised to hang out soon, they parted ways. Once Alice came home, she checked her phone messages to find that all of them were from her father, missing her terribly and wishing her to come back to America. As the night came with the moon shining brightly, Alice looked up with a smile. 'This is the first time I could look up without shedding any blood,' she thought.

Alice took out the necklace underneath her shirt and stared at it with reminiscing thoughts. The dark sapphire teardrop sparkled brightly underneath the moon; its outer silver heart-shaped ivy shined with it. All Alice could think about was the boy who gave it to her and wished in her heart to meet him soon.

'I wonder where you are, Seto…'

Under the same sky, the boy she mentioned moved back against his chair and closed his eyes to rest. Images of his orphaned past flashed in his mind. He opened his eyes and shook his head to clear the memories away. The boy turned his chair around and opened the blinds to the shining moon and city. He never thought about his past before and would like to keep it that way, but the memories of that one girl made his heart ache. The boy turned his chair back to his desk and started on his work once more, trying to forget his past and the girl. 'Past is past. The present and future are here. I must focus on it to succeed,' he told himself. No matter how much he buried his past in the back of his mind, deep in his heart, he yearned for the girl… just to meet her one more time.

I hoped you like this one! Please rate and review!