A/n: Wow, I feel so crappy leaving you lot out in the snow like this. Well, hopefully I pick up again since I started playing Jayce again. So sorry to make you guys wait.

Chapter 10

The world ached yet also felt oddly numb as a groan escaped Jayce. His insides felt heavy and cold as he forced himself through the dark of unconsciousness. He whimpered softly as he tried to move but found it to be very uncomfortable. The feel of a cool, hard surface under him only making his discomfort worse. He tried to open his eyes but they just felt heavy with sleep.

Panic started to fill him. He could not remember what had happened. He remembered falling and then being found by the Ice Witch. It was kind of hazy after that and that scared him. A million things could go wrong around an ice witch, especially when he was letting his guard down so easily. He knew he had done something foolish but his mind refused to remember what it was.

He fought the panic filling him and tried to relax. He ignored whatever stupid thing he had done for the time being to try and gain control of his body again. He forced his eyes open despite his heavy eyelids. He felt stunned as the world slowly came into focus around him. He found himself laying atop an extremely hard canopy bed that was covered by a thick plush comforter. The bedroom around him was made of ice and massive, easily twice as large as his entire lab. There were no windows and all the furniture was made of ice. He blinked rabidly at the sheer amount of frosted over mirrors in the room. His provided that it was very strange to have so many mirrors considering Lissandra was blind.

He froze suddenly as his brain provided him with the Ice Witch's name. He swallowed thickly as it also told him that Lissandra was the name of one of the sisters fighting to control the Freljord; Ashe and Sejuani had no idea who they were even butting heads with in their need for dominance. His stomach twisted slightly at the thought of the blood that would be shed when Lissandra finally showed her true colors.

He quickly shook the thought from his mind, that was not his war to fight. He swallowed thickly and squirmed slightly under the covers of the bed. His limbs felt heavy and sluggish as his insides felt like they were weighing him down. He struggled to stiffly sit up, his blood feeling thick and slow in his veins. He let out a soft huff as he finally was situated against the massive ornate headboard. He was a tad worried that the ice feature did little to shock his body with its cold. His eyes slipped closed once more as he laid his head back against the headboard.

"You have awoken. I am pleased." The sudden voice made his eyes snap open and he turned his head to look at Lissandra as she slowly entered the room. Jayce's sluggish pulse began to pick up and he could not fight the smile creeping onto his lips. Sensing his expression, she smiled back to him. Her sightless red eyes blinked slowly and Jayce barely realized her helmet was missing. He shifted slightly as he admired how her long hair flowed over her shoulders.

Lissandra hummed softly and walked up to the bed. Gently sitting on the edge beside him. He shifted slightly, still feeling awkward and out of place around the majestic queen. He swallowed thickly and stiffened softly at the sudden feel of her claws in his hair. Cold creeped into his cheeks as he flushed when he leaned his head into her touch. Lissandra chuckled softly at his behavior, never having a man willingly lean into her touch without an enchantment on him. She could feel his gaze on her and wanted to squirm under the loving gesture but fought the urge. She instead reached into her pocket and pulled out a crystal of black ice on a thin chain.

"For you." Her voice was soft as she offered the pendant to her new love. She felt his shaky hand brush against hers as he gently took the item. The hand she had in his hair trailed down to stroke the nape of his neck as he looked over the crystal.

"For me? What is it?" Jayce asked in almost a whisper as he stared into the mesmerizing depths of the crystal. He felt her tenderly grasp her free hand over his as she moved to sit side-saddle on his lap. He flushed brighter and avoided looking at her or really feeling her as she lovingly leaned against his chest, nose pressed under his jaw. She kissed his throat as he nervously swallowed. He turned his gaze back to the crystal and for the first time looked at his hand, eyes widening at the sight of the pale tint to his skin; jagged streaks like light blue lightning running up from the palm of his hand to under the sleeve of his shirt. Panic and confusion struck him as he gaped but was too dumbstruck to speak.

"This crystal is the other half of your present. Only I can activate it." She gently reached up and stroked her claws over his hand then down to the crystal, "With just a touch of ice, it makes all the discomfort of the potion disappear." She pulled her skin away from his before activating the crystal, Jayce watched as the icy blue streaks under his skin slowly were absorbed into the crystal. Jayce felt the cold leave his organs, except the icy cold he felt around his heart, as the heaviness in his limbs eased. He shivered as the true cold of the ice bedroom settled in now that the magic in his blood was gone. He gasped, hot water vapor forming in the air around his mouth as he instinctively hunched in on himself to keep warm.

Lissandra shushed him gently, stroking his hair again as she touched the crystal again. The streaks of icy magic shot back under his skin and through his bloodstream to the rest of his body. He whined softly as the heaviness returned to his limbs but was the glad that the cold in his body no longer bothered him. Lissandra smiled lovingly at him and leaned up to kiss him. Jayce was surprised by the intensity of the kiss and enjoyed how he could fully take what she had to offer now that her skin no longer burned his with frostbite. His eyes slipped closed and he mewled happily, never having a kiss feel this perfect before.

His arms hesitantly wrapped around her, pulling her close to him. He sucked her bottom lip gently and a soft sound rumbled in his throat as her fingers tangled in his hair. He slowly stroked his fingers over her long hair and was surprised to find it incredibly soft despite its icy appearance. He whimpered softly when he broke the kiss to breathe and lovingly nuzzled her cheek. He heard her chuckle softly, so different from the cackle she used in battle. The sound made him smile as his pulse quickened.

Lissandra gave him another, softer kiss to the lips before slowly climbing off his lap. She kissed his hair and took the pendant from his hand. She stood up at the side of the bed then smiled and gently placed the necklace around his neck. She soothed him gently as he hissed in pain at the feel of the chain marking his skin through his shirt. She moved her hand to his cheek and gently stroked it lovingly.

"Come along, Love. We must get you acquainted with how your body'll feel here in the Freljord." She smiled down at him and offered him her hand. He hesitantly took it and she helped him up, easily catching his arm as his legs almost gave out as he stood. She pulled him close and kissed his cheek, slowly feeling herself grow addicted to the feel of intimate contact with a man that was all too happy to oblige as he hummed happily to her in response.

~*~I~*~

A groan escaped Ezreal and he collapsed to a kneeling in the snow next to the Quinn. Both adventurers gasped for air softly as they leaned back against the icy wall of one of the city's outer buildings. He quivered in the cold and looked over at her as she got them some water. The the trip to the city had been long and hard in the blizzard but they had gotten through.

"So, where to know." He asked softly and pulled his heavy coat closer.

"To the castle, that's where it gets real weird." She panted softly before sending Valor off to be their eyes.