Disclaimer: I don't own Uraboku or any of these characters, but I do own a tea cup and a baby named Sylvester.

A/N: Well, this chapter is pretty bad...I didn't really know how to make the characters...interesting without making them act ultra gay...haha xD but this was a pretty long chapter to type anyway... and pretty boring with weird stuff. Anyways, I don't know if I can come up with anything interesting for the next chapter...so good luck to me!

Oh, and thank you for the reviews ^^

Chapter 2

'This place is so... strange and traditional?' Yuki found himself wandering on the garden grounds. The whole entire place looked like it was based on a Chinese historical drama.

Even if the winter season engulfed his native home, Kanata's realm had a summer aroma drifting in the crisp air. The dry ground underneath Yuki's feet felt soft and soothing on his skin.

'There are a lot of flowers…' Yuki smiled to himself, as he took in the green lush view ahead of him.

A nostalgic feeling tingled Yuki's thoughts, then he felt a cold grasp on his shoulder. Yuki was immediately startled and he let out a sharp gasp.

"Enjoying the summer season, hm?" Kanata asked. His bandaged up body looked even more astounding up close.

"Y-yes…" Yuki muttered and he returned his full focus at the green scenery ahead of him. Suddenly, Yuki started to shiver from a piercing chill inside of him. It was getting very hard to breathe and the next thing he found himself doing was hyperventilating and wheezing. Kanata stood above the fallen human and he arched an eyebrow in full curiosity, even though he already had full knowledge of the situation before him.

"Apparently, your body still hasn't adjusted to the environment yet." Kanata stated dryly. Next, he knelt down next to Yuki. He examined Yuki for a second who was paling at the very moment. Kanata simply cupped Yuki's face and connected their lips.

Yuki's eyes widened as he felt wintry air being pushed into his mouth. The freezing air cleared his lungs and his whole body was released from tense state. Kanata pulled back and curved his lips into a smile. Yuki blinked for a still moment. He could barely believe what just happened, it was all just too sudden for him to take in.

He gawked at Kanata for a moment before snapping out of it. Kanata stared back at him in his composed manner like the little kiss they shared was nothing at all.

"W-what was that?" Yuki abruptly stood up and felt flustered. It was so…mortifying…Yuki felt a heap of emotions invade his fragile heart. He felt like his lip's virginity was taken away by this man!

He ran deeper into the garden grounds and into the woods. Kanata sighed in exasperation.

"Why did the snow nymphs even give me a boy? They sure have peculiar taste and judgment." Kanata said to himself.

"No, we don't!" Right before him appeared a snow nymph. What a coincidence…

Their skin was generally pure white and they had no eye pupils in their eyes. Almost all of the snow nymphs were mostly females, since they possessed the gracefulness for the snow dance. They would be required to assist Kanata during the winter season in the human realm to control the snow force when it was precipitation time.

"Why are you here?" Kanata inquired.

"Well, to tell you we're done for now with out duties. So how's the boy we picked for you? I didn't see him anywhere in your small palace." The long haired nymph asked nosily.

"Well, he doesn't like being kissed by me that's for sure...then he ran away from me… He also wants to go home." Kanata answered and then gave the female nymph his frown face.

"Well, can't help it! He's the only compatible human being we found around the area…and he was the only one outside during our blizzard dance." The nymph said a bit annoyed on the fact that the Ice God wasn't grateful.

"Uh-huh…well, now I have to take care of him for three years." Kanata said.

"Well, you can always…kill him?" The nymph suggested. Kanata shook his head disapprovingly. "Why not?"

"I will not kill a being who pose no real threat to me." Kanata simply replied. The nymph crossed her arms and pouted.

"Alright then, I guess we'll see how things go between you two. I'm just worried that-" The nymph said looking rather uncomfortable.

"No need to bring up the past…you can't stop after you start talking about it." Kanata raised his hand to cut her off. "Anyways, you may return. Thank you."

The nymph nodded and bowed before disappearing into the blue sky in an elegant manner. Kanata noticed it was already noon; the boy had almost a full day's rest.

"Well, guess I'll look for Yuki." Kanata shrugged and walked towards the direction Yuki ran to. It wasn't much of a problem for Kanata to seek out Yuki, who was apparently gazing at the clear springs with interest.

Kanata silently crept up on behind Yuki. Then he placed a firm grasp on Yuki's shoulder, shocking the living senses out of Yuki.

"Ah! L-leave me alone!" Yuki struggled under Kanata's superior grasp. Kanata showed displeasure and he grimaced at Yuki's continuous struggle. Kanata rolled his eyes and gripped Yuki's other shoulder and pulling him close to him.

Yuki could feel heat rising up to his cheeks as his mind automatically replayed the kiss scene. He clenched his hands into small fists and tried to clear his mind quickly. But all his efforts were futile, and he could feel his cheeks get hotter and his heart beats increased.

Kanata observed Yuki's red face up close, which was quite cute…but it wasn't nice to make a young innocent boy go crazy over one little kiss for too long. He cleared his throat and quickly made up a statement that would make the boy feel less embarrassed.

"Yuki, you need to treat that kiss as something…necessary. Like for example, when you swallow a lot of sea water and someone needs to give you mouth to mouth or you'll die."

"Oh, CPR?" Yuki asked looking up at the taller man.

"Yes, whatever that is…" Kanata muttered quietly and he swiftly flashed Yuki a creepy smile...that was meant to be innocent and reassuring, but with his garments he had on; he looked weird.

Yuki cringed when he saw that smile; it was hard to tell what was going on in this man's head. Kanata let go of Yuki and patted him on the shoulder before turning around.

He began to undress, revealing more ribbons covering his back and the rest of his body. The robe landed on the dry ground with a soft plop and Yuki yelped seeing the slim outline of Kanata's body.

"W-what a-are you doing now?" Yuki was frozen in place, as he attempted to cover his curious eyes from sight of Kanata's nudity (well sort of).

"I'm taking a dip in the springs. Care to join me?" Kanata asked gently, with a slight grin forming on the corners of his mouth. He reached for tying point to all his ribbons and untied it with an easy slip with his slender fingers.

Yuki blushed when he saw all those white ribbons release their tight grip on Kanata's body. His eyes widened, as he observed Kanata's hair suddenly spreading out along with all those white ribbons…his hair was long and sleek. Kanata's face became a complete portrait with his right eye gleaming in its silver glory.

"N-no thanks…" Yuki meekly said. It didn't sound so truthful in Kanata's ears and he knew it. He swiftly turned on his heel and approached Yuki. He slightly smirked when he saw the boy immobilized in his place by the sudden movements.

"Really? But you're not moving…unless you plan to watch me from afar." Kanata teased, hovering above Yuki. He smiled, as he saw Yuki turn into a violent shade of red.

"N-no! That's…" Yuki backed away from Kanata's naked body. He felt like such a girl at that moment.

"Hm…" Kanata closed the small distance between him and Yuki. He hurriedly split open the white robe revealing the younger man's exposed body. Yuki yelped in surprise, as he was swept off his feet in a blink of the eye and he felt even more flustered from feeling Kanata's rather smooth fingers on his bare skin. He took one of Kanata's long strands of hair and started to yank at it.

"Ah! Stop it, or I'll drop you!" Kanata said annoyed at the scalp pain that Yuki inflicted with another hard yank. He carried Yuki over to the spring's edge like a feather, ignoring the pain the best he can. On the other hand, Yuki was still busying himself with Kanata's long hair strand.

Without a single warning, Kanata got his revenge by dumping Yuki into the deep spring pool.

"AH!" Yuki screamed. Kanata observed the beautiful sight of the clear water being splashed into the air. "I-can't sw-wim!" Kanata watched the human thrash around wildly in the water, until he was completely swallowed in.

Kanata chuckled and dived into the spring to save the almost drowning boy. When he saw Yuki's body he reached for it and brought him up to surface. Just in time, Kanata saved the boy from swallowing too much water into his body system. Yuki choked on the cold water and panted heavily. He clung tightly on Kanata, until he regained his composure and breathing rate.

"Y-you…" Yuki huffed and his breathing hitched suddenly. He turned very pale and Kanata combed his long wet hair away from his face with his fingers. Kanata licked away the stray beads of water on his lips and tipped Yuki's chin upwards, so he could kiss him.

Kanata blew icy air into Yuki's mouth like he did earlier. It somehow…made him feel wistful…he pushed that thought aside and focused on resuscitating Yuki.

Yuki pulled away and his face was that very familiar shade of red again. Kanata smiled and lightly patted Yuki's head. "Sorry about that." Kanata apologized. His apologetic words left a weird feeling in Yuki's heart. He felt angry and irritated, but rather out of place as well.

"Are you some kind of sadist? I almost drowned…" Yuki murmured and clenched his eyes shut. Kanata ruffled his wet own hair and he reached for Yuki's shoulder.

"If I am, I would've torture you with my power and you would be already close to being dead as well." Kanata whispered into Yuki's ear and he could sense the fear coming out of the younger man.

"What are you anyway?" Yuki asked in a quiet voice.

"Are you sure you want to know?" Kanata teased. He raised his other free hand and wrapped it around Yuki's bare chest like a snake's embrace. He gathered a small amount of ice energy into the hand. Kanata smiled roguishly when he heard Yuki's small choked gasp.

Yuki couldn't resist, but feel this uncanny sensation peaking in his body when Kanata's hand was on his chest. "No…stop it." Yuki helplessly pleaded when Kanata lowered his hand to his stomach.

"Fine, let's get ourselves dried up." Kanata said. He withdrew himself away from Yuki.

Yuki watched the man walk away and dress up in his long robe. But like usual, Kanata would always show a bit of skin ship.

"Are you going to tie yourself up again?" Yuki asked, and Kanata cocked an eyebrow at his question.

"Maybe…I just like concealing myself once in a while…actually I don't really have a choice..." Kanata said, as he gathered up all the loose ribbons. He also gathered up Yuki's robe to toss it to the naked boy who was sitting innocently huddled up.

"Thanks." Yuki said as he slipped on the white robe on his still-wet body.

He followed Kanata back to his big house.

They were sitting in what Yuki took as the living room. There was a wooden table that was quite weirdly designed holding a tray with a bottle of alcohol and small cups surrounding it. The two sat in silence, observing the calm blue sky until it was soon broken by a question.

"Yuki do you have family members in the human realm?" Kanata asked breaking the overwhelming silence.

Yuki paused for a still moment and then finally answered, "No…they both died in an accident when I was 17. I didn't really have any relatives close by. So I lived alone for 2 years, until now…" Yuki swallowed a hard lump of pain that went up his throat; he lowered his head to hide his pained face. Yuki wanted to cry out all those pent up tears. But it would be embarrassing to just burst out in front of this man whom he still considers as a stranger.

Kanata stared at Yuki's gloomy posture for a while, and he knew this boy wanted to cry. He reached out for Yuki's head and started to stroke it affectionately.

"It's alright to cry. Your tears will wash away all the sadness and pain." Kanata said gently. Yuki's head snapped up at the man and he started to make sobbing noise. Salty tears gathered up in Yuki's eyes and they streamed down. Kanata hugged the weeping boy. He tenderly wiped away the flowing tears with his finger.

It felt like hours of consolation, fortunately Yuki finally stopped his crying. He was laying his head on Kanata's firm lap. It felt so comfortable and soothing…the touch of Kanata's hand stroking his hair brought his senses to somewhere heavenly.

"Thank you, Kanata." Yuki said and he lifted his head up from Kanata's lap.

"Heh, you remind me of my previous bride…" Kanata scoffed casually. Yuki tilted his head to the side in complete confusion.

"Who's was she?" Yuki asked.

Congratulations on finishing this REALLY long boring chapter, I'm sure everyone wants to kill me now xD hehe...

Ah, and reviews will be loved :-)

I'm going to have to disappoint my readers...but I probably won't be updating this story for a while xD, because I got school and well...it's going to be hectic. Sorry!