4. You're you

"I wish it could always be like this."

"Me too." Then ugly flashes of his young red head friend being swallowed into the depths of the water while forms of shattered red frost took over his left eye and he, trying to reach and reach had conquered Tetsuya's thoughts. No, not again. Never again. "But it can't." he says firmly, now taking a turn to leave.

"Tetsuya-"

"I can't, okay!"

His outburst had deeply hurt the red head. Tetsuya looked like he was restraining himself from something that his palms gripping his chest formed creases. All eyes were on them but the teal head assured them that they were okay and had closed the balcony doors for more privacy.

When the music outside the ballroom continued, the teal head sighed walked towards the end of the balcony. "I'm sorry." Was his whisper and Seijuro sighed, exhaling his anger out through the December cold. "I just don't understand anything going through between you, between us. I wish you'd tell me more."

Tetsuya hung his head low, his bangs covering those hurt aquamarine orbs. "I'm sorry." Repeated. "But I'm not the Tetsuya you were friends with years ago."

Was he still hung up about the cliff accident? No matter what Seijuro went through because of him; he could not bring himself to hate the teal head, rather this vulnerable side of him made the red head want him more. "Then will you listen to what I have to say before you leave?"

"When we were kids, I don't remember much but I know the first time you and I met, we clicked. People who had been around me was always cautious, thinking and deciding before acting around in my presence. Made me feel like a monster. But you, meeting you in Teiko made me think otherwise."

"In case you forgot, I barely talked to you since then. Especially since Heika's death." Tetsuya says coldly but Seijuro did not budge.

"Sure you don't talk much but I know it was you who sent me to my room that night." Ah yes, the night the king died, someone had carried him back to his bed, undress the heavy articles and laid a black box to his side. Though it was obviously from the old king, he knew that for it to have been given like that was the teal head's style. "Sure it hurts but I forgive you, okay? Whatever happened in that cliff that's eating you up until now, I forgive you."

He was so sure that was the reason for everything they both went through but those aquamarine eyes were still laced with sadness. "I loved you. And maybe if you give us a chance I might still do."

"Akashi-kun, I-"

"You don't have to say anything, though selfishly I want to know how you feel at this moment."

"I'm not who you think I am." I'm not what you think I am so please stop.

"Other people lie and cheat, bringing others down just to get to the top but you're the opposite everyone like that. Yes what I'm saying doesn't make sense but if I'm to compare you have such a pure heart, a heart that doesn't deserve to live like this anymore. You're you that all that it matters." Seijuro hugged him. "That's all I have to say."

Tetsuya blushed tenfold, unable to control the emotions surging through. He felt warm and cozy under the red head's embrace and pale hands reached to hugged him back-

BANG!

"Kuroko!"

The sole reminder of another chain why Tetsuya can never be truly happy.

The real head pulled apart and regained his composure. "Ah, you were here all along. Nigou had been lonely without you." The tall man placed the dog down and it ran excitedly towards it owner.

"Ah, sorry about that, Ogiwara-kun."

"Anything for my fiancée."

There was a separate diner for the royals in another room as soon as Ogiwara Shigehiro found Tetsuya. Shugo helped his king sit at the vast dinner table to begin their routine of small reunions.

"Dai-chan and I are getting married." Smiled the pinkette, showing off her ring adorned with a huge cobalt stone. Gosh, how many people were going to shock them today? Their poor hearts can no longer take it. Daiki muttered profanities of her being too loud and noisy while others were sputtering their drinks.

"Well, should've seen that coming." Says Shuzo, trying to keep his composure before groaning.

"Nijimura-chii, are you okay?" asked Ryota after almost choking on his wine. "Did Aomine-chii getting married made you sick?"

"I second that, Kise." Says Shintarou and Atushi nodded in agreement.

"Oi! Oi! Why am I the subject today?!"

"Well, we made fun of Kise-chin last time. It's Mine-chin's turn."

Though the first part of the table occupied by the Generation of Miracles was lively, the opposite was said for the latter. The three in there were sitting in an awkward situation while Shigehiro tries to once in a while join the conversation but Seijuro kept wise cracking him.

"S-so, how did you two meet?" it was still a shocking revelation to everyone that Tetsuya was engaged topped the whole situation. While everyone saw a bubbly orange head, all Seijuro could see was burning ashes.

"Ah, Kuroko and I met when I was delivering ice by the castle entrance."

"You're an ice harvester?" Seijuro arched an eyebrow. Tetsuya's taste kept getting weirder and weirder.

"Yup! You could say I'm the once in charged in all the branches surrounding Teiko." He says sheepishly and others looked at him in wonder. This kind of business got him in aristocrat status. "That time I was delivering ice, I managed to slip on some. I remember crashing into the flower stands and then into the stable of horses!"

This made everyone laugh and Tetsuya smile, save for the piss off red head. "And then the prince ran off to assure my safety. Gosh, how I fell in love with those sapphire eyes."

'They are shades of aquamarine, fool.'

"I wanted to please him so I took the nearest flower messed at my hair and just straight on gave it to him. The light of grace had mercy on me and Kuroko accepted it. Then he invited inside the castle and spent lots and lots of time. Heck, I didn't know it was already midnight by then." More laughter and more annoyance. Seijuro could not believe his story. True that the teal head he had known was kind and humble but carelessly invite a stranger into his castle like that was, was unlike his careful nature.

"We were supposed to depart but, I couldn't bear the thought of being away from him just for another moment." His voice was sincere and Seijuro scoffed loudly. "How unruly of you waste the time of a prince-in training."

All eyes turned on him and widened at his rudeness but the orange head was unaffected. "Yeah I kept him away that time, but before we departed, I knelt and proposed to him. I gave him my words, my vows and promises." Great, some of the Miracles were in tears and though Shuzo was sick, he was stupidly teary. "Then he said yes."

"Uwah! How romantic!" exclaimed Ryota with teary eyes.

"Geez, why can't you be like that, Dai-chan?!" Satsuki complained and punched her star struck fiancée. "Tetsu…"

"Tsk, to propose like that without your lucky item. Have you had no shame?!" says the blushing tsundere.

"To think Kuroko… and then to a guy.." There was so much surprise in one day that Shuzo was definitely going to pass out.

"Congratulations." And then munching continued.

Tetsuya was clutching the ring of red snowflakes and all Seijuro saw was rage. "What can a pathetic lowlife like you can give Tetsuya?"

Silence emitted through the dinner table and people around them stopped merrymaking as to have felt the cold atmosphere. "He is a person born of high class, noble blood courses his veins and to top it all you had the guts to propose and ask him in hand of marriage without proof of worthiness or whatsoever. Heck, you can't even call him by his first name. What does that define you, Ogiwara Shigehiro?" Though his voice was low, venom was already dripping from it. Taiga and Chihiro wanted to intervene but the looks the teal head gave back them off.

"Your highness, if I may in my defense-"

"No you may not!" his voice became sharper, making Shige look like wounded deer to his fiancée. "And you," heterochromatic eyes darted at equally angry aquamarine ones. "I never pegged you for an irresponsible, desperate person. What were you thinking? Marriage at your age?"

Small blue flames were already licking the sides of the chair which Tetsuya solely grips. He exhaled his anger away and looked at Seijuro intently. "What are you trying to convey, Akashi-kun? What I do is and never has been your business unless it involves the warring of kingdoms." He says in a civil manner that ticked the red head more. "Your marriage frowns upon the 6 kingdoms surrounding Teiko." His hands were tingling but the rush of emotions was highly present. "And you can't marry a man you just met."

"You can if it's true love."

More fuel to the fire. Seijuro chuckled darkly. "What do you know of true love, Tetsuya? When all you know is how to shut people out?"

Aquamarine eyes slightly watered. "Hyuuga," he called out in a stoic voice. "Bring out the creed."

A tall man with black hair and glasses was taken aback but nodded so. He took out a scroll by his breast pocket with Seirin's insignia in it. The red head was slightly annoyed by the fact he was ignored but what Tetsuya seemed to be doing is highly of importance. "Heika," his eyes directed at a sickly Shuzo. "Please accept this."

Shuzo arched an eyebrow but took the scroll anyways. The content however, made him sicker to his stomach. "What… what is this?"

"Exactly as it is written." He felt Tetsuya mocking him. "My first duty as the newly crowned King of Seirin. I hereby break ties with Teiko and the 5 kingdoms. The gates outside my kingdom shall never be opened for anything again as we will become completely dependent of your clutches."

The whole room was quiet for seconds before plates and glasses began to break and irrupted into shouts, screams and inaudible sounds. Seijuro's jaw dropped, and then clench in anger as Tetsuya turned his back on them with Shigehiro's hand wrapped around his.

"What did I ever do to you?" it was silent but everyone else followed. It was highly dangerous after all that the Rakuzan King was in the verge of his temper breaking. "What did I ever do to you?!"

"Heika, stop!" Chihiro tried to pull him from coming at the Seirin king but had only managed to pull his left glove. "No. I want to know why!"

"Enough, Akashi-kun." Tetsuya was well aware that his left hand had red frost emitting from it. He can't make a scene here, not now when everyone's watching.

"Why did you shut me out? Why did you shut the world out?" Heterochromatic eyes leveled with aquamarine. "WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF?!"

And for a brief moment; time slowed down. Seijuro could not believe or put into words what happened next. His left hand had slammed into air and thick red ice in form of sharp blades grew from the ground. The next thing he knew; he was slammed backwards as Tetsuya, yes Kuroko Tetsuya had his palms facing him while blue flames surrounded them both; dispersing the red ice.

Seijuro was on the floor while his henchman helped him get up. Everyone was once again silence but his attention was still at the teal head; panting hard, wide eyed while specs of blue flames surround him. Even Shigehiro was thrown out of his sight.

"MONSTER!" was the recognizable voice of Makoto. "I knew something was fishy of this, this Seirin brat! You have been practicing sorcery!"

"That's right! There was this Seirin prophecy…"

"He will doom us all!"

Accusations were all over the place though Taiga tried to shut them out. They were marching towards the teal head who in terror, opened the door knob hastily and made a run for it.

"King!" the guests outside ran to greet him but blue flames emitted in his surroundings and followed by screams. Tetsuya direly looked at his palms, as if cursing it and made a run for it. Seijuro who was shaken from his deer in headlights mode had ran after the teal head.

He had seen Tetsuya in panic, more blue flames emitting in his surroundings. He was so scared and Seijuro would've punched himself. This, this was the sole reason Tetsuya had avoided him. He was protecting him and maybe solitude made the teal head fall in love with that rowdy Shigehiro, as seeing it was his ticket out of loneliness… but it still hurts. It hurts the Rakuzan King that he just made things worst.

"Tetsuya!" he screamed and tried to reach out towards the running teal head, yet only to pull his white cape. Aquamarine eyes looked at him in clouded emotions. "Stay away!" he says and the blue flames grew stronger. They were taken aback until Tetsuya had reached the gates. The sea was frozen due to the cold so the teal head took his chance and ran straight into it; though the heat from him was slowly sizzling at the ice, making it thinner and thinner.

Chihiro had noticed this. "HEIKA DON'T!"

But Seijuro did not listen. He ran through the ice and CRACKED!

The next thing he knew; the cold waters swallowed him. His vision blurry and all he could thought of was the running figure of the Seirin king.

'Tetsuya…'

So yeah, why do I keep making those cheery frozen songs into angst? -_-