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Author's note: Warning! This is going to be slightly yaoi. Please bear with me and please feel free to R&R.

~ Melting Ice, Quenched Fire ~

Kaede froze in his place, like a marble statue. That voice had the power to freeze even the coldest of man like him who was also known as the Ice Prince in his land. He stood stiff, wondering how did that redheaded man knew that he was there, watching him.

"Who are you, stranger? Are you deaf or are you mute?"

This snapped him back into reality as he composed himself and answered with the air of a brave and glorious prince,

"I am Prince Kaede Rukawa, son of King Rukawa of the North and heir to the throne of Seltrix,"

"Ha! I can see you are too frail to be a future king. Your pale face tells me that you may faint in any moment," laughed the other uproariously, hurting Kaede's feelings

"And who may YOU be do'aho?" Kaede demanded sarcastically.

"No one dares to call me a Do'aho!" roared the man. With that, he seems to have grown a little bit taller and bigger might be because of anger. 'Great Kaede, nice work, now look what you've done!' Kaede sighed inwardly.

"I am King Hanamichi Sakuragi. Ruler of Glarion and emperor of the Cherry Blossom throne. And whoever disobeys or angers the KING will be punished grievously."

And with that, Hanamichi came down from his throne and swiftly charged towards Kaede, ready to indulge in a fight. "You will not live to see the next sunrise, Kitsune!"

In a flash, Sakuragi was on top of Kaede, battling him with his bare hands. With great strength, he punched and knocked Kaede, leaving bruises and wounds unbearable to see. But Kaede was not to be easily subdued and he also put up a good fight. But his mind was wondering elsewhere, or about someone. He was thinking about the redheaded man on top of him. His every touch was like silk touching his pale skin. His fiery brown eyes were like dancing fire. He wondered whether his lips were as sweet as honey, wishing that he could just pull the man down and kiss him, savouring the taste.

Sakuragi managed to topple Kaede over and they ended up battling on the floor. Then suddenly, Kaede realized that he was facing Sakuragi squarely in the eyes and their faces were just inches away, close enough for him to reach out kiss him. Their bodies were close enough to feel the heat, which sent fiery shivers up his spine. Sakuragi was on top of him, with his body crushing him, suffocating him. His breathing very now very short. He couldn't believe that this was happening and you knew he couldn't take it any longer. With sapphire eyes staring and drowning into honey- brown eyes, he pulled Sakuragi down towards him and kissed him with great intense passion.

For a moment, there were no struggles at all and not a sound was heard. But realization hit Sakuragi like a rock falling on his head and he pulled away from the kiss roughly, leaving a poor Kaede whimpering with frustration. Sakuragi could not believe that he was kissed, especially by a MAN. His mind was racing, turning into a mess. Kaede, on the other hand, was frustrated because the kiss did not last long enough for him to release himself in Sakuragi.

Both parties were silent for a while, lost in their thoughts, before Sakuragi broke the silence first.

"Why did you do that? I don't understand."

"It is because you are attractive and I love you!"

This sentence made Sakuragi more confused. He couldn't take it anymore and pushing Kaede away from him with disgust, he left the other alone, escaping from reality.

Author's note: Please R&R to give me more ideas for my fairy tale. TQ!