AN: Hey again everyone and thank you for your reviews, I am really glad to know that the first chapter was a success. I never thought it would be like this.

As for the questions, I plan on pairing Tatsumi with only Esdeath for now, but I thought about the idea to add one or two more girls to pair up with him. It could possibly be done in the future.

Also, thank you for your advice Animefan, I forgot to add the pairing tags at the beginning, changed it now.

So, here is my second chapter, hope you all enjoy.

Disclaimer : I do not own any content related to the Series of Akame ga Kill .

Chapter Two : Facing The Ice Queen

Tatsumi and Esdeath looked deeply into their eyes after their swords have clashed. Both of them awaiting the next move of the other.

Tatsumi gritted his teeth in anger. He wanted to win this fight as fast as he could, so he can turn back to Ranexia and tell his people about his victory. But he knew this was not going to be easy at all. He could tell how powerful the woman in front of him was, just by how she looked at him. He saw her eyes filled with excitement and blood lust.

Esdeath could end the life of this boy right now if she wanted to. She could just use the icy powers of her Teigu and surprise him, finishing him off instantly. However, she wanted to see more of him. Tatsumi was a really interesting boy in her eyes. He was different from all the opponents she had faced up until now.

" Don't hold back Tatsumi, show me all you got!" she exclaimed with a grin as she began to unleash a series of swings towards the boy. He blocked all the attacks with both of his swords and waited for the right moment to begin his counter attack. But she never seemed to stop. ' Damn.. just how strong is she? ' he thought desperately.

Esdeath continued her assault on the young boy, she knew that he was holding back and did not like it at all. " I said don't hold back! Or do you want to die so early?" she hissed, trying to get Tatsumi to show what he can do, but he just continued deflecting her attack with his swords.

Esdeath had enough of that and decided to be more forceful. She swiftly ducked under him, kicking his legs and making him fall on his back. Tatsumi's eyes widened as he was falling. He quickly realized that this was a pretty bad situation to be in.

He hold his swords defensively close to his chest as he hit the ground, to avoid any lethal impact on that particular area. Esdeath however, did not attempt to stab him, instead she slammed her foot down, right onto his swords, to keep him pinned on the ground. She then pointed her rapier at his neck and glared at him. A frown clearly showing on her face.

"So this is all? I came here just to fight a weak boy like you? So disappointing... I really thought you were going to entertain me more that that, Tatsumi." she started, putting her free hand on her hip. She thought how she could convince him to fight seriously, because he was not giving in at all. But then, a dark smirk spread across her face as she found a solution.

She leaned closer at Tatsumi and chuckled lightly, before saying in a dark sadistic voice, "Instead of ending your life right now.. how about you come with me? I'll keep you safe and let you watch every single person in that town of yours being killed and tortured in the most gruesome ways you could possibly imagine. And after that, I'll give you the honor of being the very first person to try out my newest torture techniques on. How does that sound, Tat-su-mi?

After Esdeath finished her little speech, she could see the burning anger in his eyes. He was glaring at her with hatred , completely disgusted of what she suggested right now.

" I'll kill you, bitch." he spoke out with venom. Esdeath liked this new attitude of him very much. He was finally one step away of showing what he really got.

'That's it, Tatsumi. More! Show me more!' she thought with excitement.

Tatsumi let out a loud growl and gathered an unknown source of energy around his swords. He then pushed them against the foot of his opponent. With a swing, he unleashed a powerful wave of air, which threw Esdeath high up. At first, she was quite surprised and caught off guard by his actions, but then other thoughts came into her mind.

' Yes Tatsumi! That's what I wanted to see. But this is not enough. I want more! Show me! ' she thought with delight, finally seeing his true powers.

As she landed back on the ground, she charged at Tatsumi with high speed and unleashed her rapier upon him once again, while laughing darkly, surely enjoying the fight now.

' Is she fucking crazy?' Tatsumi thought as he surely had enough of her little ' games '. He leaped backwards, only for Esdeath to follow after him. But just as she was about to clash swords with him once again, he jumped high up into the air and swung both his swords, creating two large air waves, which were directly aimed at Esdeath. She quickly jumped out of the way, before Tatsumi's air waves hit the ground where she stood, the impact creating a large field of dust.

As the dust cleared, Esdeath saw two deep scars, both together shaped like an X in the ground. She was now fully aware what kind of powers Tatsumi had in store, and that truly amazed her. She couldn't help but smirk at the thought that he was indeed a skilled fighter.

' You are so full of surprises, eh Tatsumi?' she thought with a grin, once again surprised by the powers the boy possessed. ' Just who are you..?'

Tatsumi landed safely on the ground and rushed towards Esdeath with a such speed, that she was barely able to dodge his attack. He continued his assault, still looking with fury in his eyes. Esdeath then jumped backwards, gaining a little bit of space between them. She looked at him with great amusement. A dark grin spread across her face.

" So these are your powers? You are very interesting, Tatsumi. Keep entertaining me more, because now, I will get serious as well!" Esdeath stated as she formed a group of icicles around her, shooting them at Tatsumi's direction.

' Shit!' Tatsumi thought, before creating some kind of wind shield, coming from the tips of his swords. The icicles impacted on the air shield and broke apart instantly, much to his pleasure. As the shield vanished, Tatsumi leaped forward, thinking Esdeath might have an opening after her attack. But he was greatly mistaken, when he realized that her defence was flawless, just like her attacks and reflexes.

He stopped right in his tracks, with Esdeath watching him carefully. Tatsumi just stood there, thinking for a second, before he did the only thing he believed would be effective against her. He threw one of his swords towards Esdeath with great speed. Using his control over air, he kept the sword flying with the tip pointing directly at his opponent.

However, much to his frustration, instead of hitting her, his sword got stuck in a wall of massive ice created by the General. Smirking behind the wall of ice, she awaited his next move with anticipation.

'Why didn't I think of this?' Tatsumi thought annoyed at his failed attempt. But then another thought came up to his mind. His attack was not going to end yet. He smirked at his new idea, thinking that this time he will definitely hit his target.

Tatsumi then shot a wave of air with the tip of his other weapon towards the sword, which was stuck inside the ice wall. With the additional air boost, the sword managed to crush the ice, creating a hole in it and flew straight at Esdeath once again. She was caught off guard as the sword came rushing towards her. However, her good reactions helped her dodge the sword just as it was about to hit her head.

' That nearly got me' she thought, her heart filled with adrenaline. She then felt something wet on her cheek. She touched the spot where it was supposed to come from and looked at her hand to see a liquid she knew all so well from her torture sessions and kills. It was no other liquid than blood. Her own blood.

'He.. he cut me.' she thought with a shocked expression. Tatsumi actually managed to do something no one else was able to do to her since she became a General. He wounded her. And he stood there smiling wide at his accomplishment.

Esdeath stared at him with wide eyes after realizing what just happened. A blush now appearing on her cheeks as she saw his smile. ' W-What is happening to me? Why do I feel like this all of a sudden..?' she asked herself. She couldn't keep her eyes away from Tatsumi. ' That smile..' A strange sensation she had never felt before conquered her body and mind. ' Could it be lo-'

Another slash of wind hit the wall of ice in front of her, making her snap out of her thoughts and narrow her eyes at him. Tatsumi's smile vanished and he looked at her with a similar glare as he slowly walked towards Esdeath. He was now in serious mode back again.

" I won't let you destroy my town. I will protect everyone!" he yelled, before shooting another slash of air at his opponent. Esdeath easily dodged the attack by jumping into the air and created another group of icicles around her. This time however, they were much larger and compared to her first attempt, much more vast in numbers. She launched all of them in a circle as close as possible around Tatsumi, trapping him inside a prison of ice. As soon as she landed, Esdeath strengthened the walls of the prison by adding more ice around it, completely enclosing him inside.

' This feelings I have now towards him.. I am sure it is love...I have decided..I want him. He is going to be my mate. ' she thought with a blush forming on her face, as she remembered his smile. To her displeasure however, the entire prison broke apart, Tatsumi standing there unharmed.

" Did you really think you could catch me just like that? Sorry to disappoint you, but it won't work on me." he said smirking. He almost sounded as if he was taunting her. Tatsumi jumped out of the icy ruins and landed right in front of Esdeath, who was now in a relaxed position, smiling at him.

Surprised by her sudden actions, he stopped in his tracks, eyeing her carefully. Still feeling uneasy, he kept himself ready for any surprise attacks.

"Well, I must say, I am very impressed by your strength, Tatsumi. You have proven me that you still have so much potential in you, despite being already that powerful. Join me, Tatsumi. And I'll make sure you reach your full potential. You could even surpass me and take the title as the Empires Strongest away from me." Esdeath said with a smirk.

Tatsumi just stared at her as she spoke. He didn't know how to respond. Should he be grateful at her words? Should he be pissed at her, for attacking his town first and then asking him to join her as if it was nothing?

" Do you really think.. that I am going to join the corrupt Empire, Esdeath? Do you think that I am abandoning my town, which I swore to protect, for someone who wants everyone in it dead? How could you ask me something like that?! I am not betraying my people for your benefits. Never." Tatsumi responded with a glare that could kill.

" If you come with me I am willing to let the innocent go. But the people who support the Revolutionary Army will die." Esdeath stated calmly. She would never be so generous to her enemies. Any other town would be destroyed completely, including everyone living in it. But she had to convince Tatsumi somehow. Just for him, she was ready to spare the whole town, and only take those who are found guilty for supporting the Revolution.

Tatsumi was quite surprised at her offer. At first she wanted everyone dead, and now she was willing to spare lives all of a sudden? This sounded really odd.

" Why..? Why would you do that? You said it yourself, that you will kill everyone in the town,right? Why did you change your mind now?" he asked, looking into the eyes of the Ice Queen. But he did not see the coldness her eyes held before. He saw something different in them, something he could not understand. The smile on Esdeath grew wider as she was about to answer his question. She then walked slowly towards Tatsumi, who did not flinch back. He just stood there, letting her get to him. He somehow knew that she meant no harm right now.

Esdeath was now close enough and grabbed his shoulders gently. She then looked directly into his emerald green eyes and then leaned closer to his ear, holding him close.

" I want you Tatsumi. I want you to be mine." she spoke in an alluring voice. Tatsumi's face began to flush as he heard her words. He pushed her away, completely embarrassed by her sudden actions.

" W- What do you mean? I don't understand." he said nervously, still not be able to regain his senses.

" Oh? Then let me say it like this, my dear Tatsumi. I want you to become my mate. " replied Esdeath with a smirk.

Tatsumi was truly shocked seeing her like that. The cruel woman, whom he had known as the Ice Queen, the merciless killer, the torturer, the Empires Strongest, was now acting like an ordinary girl in front of him. How was this even possible? He blushed shortly, before a thought broke his state.

' Oh.. I get it. She is trying to be all sweet and nice and then she is going to do something behind my back, right? She wants to seduce me and then she is going to trick me! I can't trust that bitch! For the sake of Ranexia.. no for the whole county.. SHE HAS TO DIE!' he thought with venom. The anger he was feeling towards her now was overwhelming. He turned his face down to the ground, his hair covering his eyes. Then a strong storm was beginning to form around him. With each second, the storm grew much more. His anger was beyond anything else Esdeath had ever seem.

' That killing intent.. ' thought Esdeath. She wondered what pissed him off so much. She did not say something wrong, right? She was worried for a second and reached her hand out to touch his shoulder.

" Tatsu-" just before she could touch him, the storm forced her away from him, throwing her back very harshly. She however, managed to land on her feet and tried walking back towards Tatsumi, but the storm kept pushing her away.

Esdeath then saw Tatsumi looking back up again. He held both of his swords up, making the storm disappear instantly. He then looked directly into the eyes of her. She saw pure hatred in his eyes. And it was her who caused it. For the first time as a General, Esdeath began to feel fear. Even if it was just a little, she felt it.

Out of nowhere, Tatsumi began his attack with slash after slash from his swords. Each air wave he created was more powerful then the ones he did before. Esdeath created a massive shield of ice to block the air, but the slashes were cutting trough as if the ice was butter.

' Such power..' thought Esdeath, as the whole ice shield broke apart. She then used her icicles once again on him, trying to keep the distance between them. With a single slash of his air wave , Tatsumi managed to break all of them.

Esdeath was now going to unleash everything she could use to defeat Tatsumi, but she didn't want to kill him. He was going to become hers. He had to.

She created another group of icicles around her. But this time, she charged at Tatumi head on, dodging another wave of air while she came closer. She attacked him with her rapier and her icicles in close range at the same time, which caught him greatly off guard. He managed to deflect all the icicles once again, however he received a direct slash from Esdeath at his arm while doing so.

Tatsumi then jumped backwards, holding his arm in pain. He glared at her with fury in his eyes. Esdeath however was smirking wide. Her eyes full of lust for blood.

' Shit! She really got me.. I have to be more careful!' he tought as he rushed once again at her. Before clashing swords with her, he created air around both of his swords and slashed two waves at the same time towards Esdeath. She dodged the waves by jumping in the air with a backflip. Tatsumi was going to follow after her, but his eyes widened as she created a giant globe of ice under her feet.

" Hagel Sprung!" she yelled ,throwing the giant globe at Tatsumi. To her surprise, he managed to break the ice globe apart with two of his slashes, while it was still in the air. Big parts of ice scattered around the whole area. Esdeath smirked and used them to her advantage.

" Grauhorn!" she exclaimed. The scattered parts of the globe grew big spiky pillars, all directed at Tatsumi. He dodged all of the icy pillars, and jumped high into the air behind them, using his powers. His opponent didn't see him coming, so he had the perfect advantage. He then leaped right at Esdeath as she was in his sight, who did not see him coming behind the ice.

Tatsumi then axe kicked her directly above her head. Esdeath however, sensed him coming just as he was about to hit her and blocked the kick at the very last moment with a thick layer of ice, but the impact itself was so powerful that she fell down with immense speed.

Just as she was about to hit the ground, she created a slide of ice, to soften her landing. As she slid down, Esdeath saw Tatsumi following in close, and created sharp spikes where he was supposed to land. To her surprise, he somehow pushed himself away in the air, and landed on safe ground , before rushing towards her once again.

Esdeath stomped her foot on the ground, creating a very thin ice circle around her, which Tatsumi could not notice. She then leaped out of the circle and got behind it, waiting for Tatsumi to step onto the ice. She saw him get on the ice, just as she expected and smirked. This was going to be her victory.

' I got you now, Tatsumi.' she thought devilishly, before trapping his feet inside the ice. He widened his eyes as he tried to free himself, but the ice was now so tight and thick around his feet, that he could not escape. The ice then crawled upwards really fast, completely enclosing him up to his shoulders.

'This is it..goodbye everyone.' Tatsumi thought as he realized, he had no way of escaping this kind of ice prison. He looked down in defeat with his eyes closed, knowing he failed his duty to protect his town.

"Oh, you don't need to look so sad, Tatsumi. You did well." came the voice of the woman who was responsible for causing everything. She walked up to him and cupped his cheeks with her hands, making him look in her eyes.

" Actually, your town will be safe. As I said before, If you come with me, I am going to spare the innocent." she told him. Again, she had that look like before. And he somehow liked the glint in her eyes, it was beautiful. It was just as if she was telling him the truth. But the hatred and anger towards her was still in his heart.

" You are lying! Why would I believe you? " Tatsumi hissed at her, looking away. He didn't want to trust her. Something inside him knew that she was telling the truth, but he still didn't want do believe her.

Esdeath sighed. He really was a stubborn one. But she wouldn't let him go.

" Tatsumi." she said softly, trying to gain his attention. Just as she wanted, he looked back at her, surprised at her sudden change of her voice. Then, out of nowhere she kissed him, right on his lips. It was a soft kiss, but full with love. Tatsumi could now feel it. He understood what Esdeath was feeling for him as she kissed him like that. And he was also believing her words slightly. She was completely different now from the woman he saw on the battlefield.

They stayed like that for a while, before Esdeath broke the kiss and blushed madly, as it was her first kiss ever. For Tatsumi too, it was his first. And it felt surprisingly nice.

"E-Esdeath, do you really like me?" he asked. The anger in his voice replaced with nervousness. He was still blushing at the contact they shared.

" If I didn't like you, I wouldn't be doing this. It was my first kiss, Tatsumi. You have to take responsibility." she said, while she turned around, trying to hide her embarrassment. Tatsumi looked at her sceptically, but then he thought about his town. About how he was going to save it. And if going with her was the only way, he would accept it. Maybe she was not so cruel like he was thinking.

So he decided. He was ready to go with her, only if she truly meant every word she said before. Even if he would probably not be able to see Ranexia for a long time, he would be happy just to know everyone was safe.

" Esdeath." Tatsumi called out, gaining her attention. " I am willing to go with you." as he said that she immediately melted the ice which was trapping him and hugged him close. He didn't move as she did that, letting her close. The joy she was feeling right now was out of this world. Her heart raced like never before. She was truly happy that her new found love wanted to come with her willingly.

" BUT." started Tatsumi, this time with more authority in his voice. " I want to see what you do in Ranexia first. I want to see if you are not lying to me. And I want to be able to say goodbye to my friends. Only after that I would come with you."

Esdeath looked at him and nodded. If this was what he wanted, she would not betray him. She wanted him to see her in a different light. She wanted him to love her back. That's why she was ready to listen.

" I understand. I will make sure no innocent person will get hurt. If some of my troops ever try something stupid to innocent people, I will personally deal with them. " she said with a smile.

Tatsumi looked at her for a moment and nodded his head. Feeling somewhat relieved now that his town was going to be alright for the most part. He knew hovewer, after this day, his whole life was going to take a big change.

So that's it for now, hope you enjoyed.

As for people who wonder about Tatsumi and his powers, the next 2 or 3 chapters will include his past and the origins of his abilities, so don't worry about missing details :P