Arthur nodded, still wary, still...Careful. Alfred didn't want to be treated like the prince he was, he just wanted to be treated like anyone else, where he has to actually work to get the things he wants, instead of having it be handed to him on a silver platter. Really, he always had things handed to him on a silver platter and truth be told, he was sick of it. He wanted to be treated normally, but being treated like this was normal for Alfred and he didn't like it.

Arthur smiled over to the prince, letting go of his hand almost reluctantly. Not that Arthur would admit that he enjoyed holding the other's hand. He wouldn't even admit it to himself. A smile graced Alfred's face when he saw Arthur's dazzling smile, a smile that could very easily taken anyone's breath away. How was Arthur not fawned over and treated like royalty? How was he the one who worked and calloused his hands, while others didn't?

Arthur set to work in the kitchen, hesitantly and slowly beginning to cook. He couldn't mess this up, he just couldn't. He chewed on his lip, cutting up a slab of beef into chunks, tossing them into a pot. He sighed and filled the bot with water, letting it heat and cook the meat. Alfred stood almost awkwardly, watching the blonde cook. Arthur shifted and continued to cook quietly, cutting up vegetables into small pieces and putting them into the pot along with the meat, letting it simmer. He turned and wiped his hands down on his pants, glancing back up at the other. "Ah, it's cooking now, it should be ready soon,,,Care to head back to the other room?" He asked, motioning towards the door, hoping to whatever god may or may not be out there, that he wasn't offending Alfred in any way shape or form.

Alfred nodded and stepped towards the other room, sitting on the mat that he'd slept on the night before, in front of the dying fire . Arthur followed and stepped out side, almost slipping in the mud, but catching himself with a quiet laugh. He shook his head and walked around to where they stored the wood, grabbing a armful of the logs, carrying them back in.

After dropping the logs into the fire, causing the embers fly up into the air, the flames coming back up again, eating at the wood, exerting heat to the Prince and the green eyed angel. "I hope that this alright..." Arthur murmured, stepping back, running a hand through his hair. droplets of water spreading on his hand.

He shivered slightly and he made a motion for Alfred to go up to the fire, to get a chance to warm up. Fall was coming in quick, therefore, winter would be upon them soon. It was going to be a brutal one, winter that is. It was going to be cold and unforgiving, merciless on the village people and their families. Alfred shook his head "No, no thank you, I'm good, you go ahead though, you look absolutely chilled." He motioned for the other to step back up to the fire. Arthur chewed on his lip and shook his head. "No, really go ahead I'm fine, honestly, go ahead, Arthur."

Alfred figured that this was the least he could do at the moment, he;d honestly do more later, seeing that Arthur had saved his life, but right now, there wasn't anything he could do at the moment. Arthur nodded, hestitantly as he stepped forward, sitting in front of the flames, sighing as the heat moved across his skin.

"Thank you, Alfred." He murmured, pausing and freezing his eyes widening slightly. Now that Alfred was feeling better, and thinking correctly, Arthur shouldn't have called the prince by his name. This wasn't good, he could be punished because of this.

"No, thank you, Arthur for everything." He smiled ignoring the fact that he'd actually been called by his name. Arthur nodded and rubbing his hands together slightly, still chilled. Maybe just maybe things were starting to look up.

A/N: Hello again guys, long time no see! I'm sorry for disappearing on you again, it may be a while until the next update, because I'm going to be mapping out the next chapters all the way up to the end, and eventually, I'm sure the rating will go up. Thank you so much if you actually read this crap. Love you guys ~ 3 -XxYMxX