Ivan covered his ears, not wanting to listen.
"No! I'm nothing like you!"
"Stop denying it, boy!" North hissed at him, "You ARE like the two of us."
"No!" Ivan insisted again. North rose her hand, but Antarctica held her arm back. She glared at her brother and yanked her arm away, then turned her back at the both of them and crossed her arms. Antarctica turned to Ivan.
"What makes you think those pathetic fools will ever accept you as one of them? You're Russia's son, and you know what he's done to scar the family name. What makes you think you're different?"
"Because I'm not a killer!"
"That's it? You've got more trouble on your hands besides being a killer. You have your father's blood, his fear. You ARE your father," Antarctica said, glaring down at him. Ivan shook his head.
"No. I'm just Ivan!" he pushed past the twins and ran down the tunnels in the ice cave.
"Foolish boy," North smirked. "This is our home. We know these caves better than he. We'll find him in no time."
"He'll come around eventually. When he's ready to accept the monster that he is, he'll come looking for us. Why don't we just wait?" Antarctica shared his sister's smirk.
"But he's getting away! We can't let him go!" North said, surprised at what her brother was saying.
"Patience, North. He'll be back," he said as he sat down on the ice couch and stretched and made himself comfortable. "Just relax for the time being."
"If there is nothing to worry about, then maybe I wouldn't be so careless like you. But I have a bad feeling, Arctic."
"Ivan!" Amelia called in the cold wind as the seven of them trenched their way through the knee-high snow. She noticed May's worried look.
"Don't worry, May. I'm sure we'll ind your boyfriend soon," she said, putting an arm around her friend. May stared at her in shock.
"But I haven't said anything about-"
"Oh, come on. We all know you like Ivan," Amelia smiled. May turned away and blushed a little.
"A lot," Amelia smiled, making it even more embarrassing for May.
"Maybe you're right. I can't help myself. He needs us, he needs me."
"I know. That's why we're going to find him."
"Do you have a boyfriend, Amelia?" May asked her a moment later.
"Not really," Amelia shrugged, "But there is this one guy I've had a crush on for a while."
"Really? What's his name?" It was probably none of her business, but it was something keeping her mind on other things besides Ivan.
Amelia blushed and covered her cheeks that were turning red.
"I can't even look at him. He's just that cute!"
"Oh really? Come on now, be honest."
"Okay...he's walking a few feet behind Nancy," Amelia finally admitted. May glanced over her shoulder to see who Amelia was talking about. She turned back to Amelia a few seconds later with a sarcastic "are you serious?" look on her face.
"Ita?"
"What? No! Why would I fall for him? The other guy."
Again, May glanced in the direction of Nancy and finally she noticed the only other guy walking beside her. Now she turned back at Amelia with a shocked look on her face.
"Oh my gosh! You like Kibu?"
"Shh!" Amelia hissed as she covered her mouth. "Not so load! I don't want him to know!"
"Why would you have an interest for...you know, him?"
"Because he's a cute Asian!" Amelia almost squealed out load. May shrugged.
"He's okay, I guess. But don't you think that he's a little too...I don't know, intelligent for you?"
"I'm sure he feels crazy about me, but he's good at hiding it," it sounded as if Amelia ignored her question. May sighed and shook her head, but she wasn't one to judge. It was up to how their relationship was going to go. It was then that she noticed a shadow in the distance.
"What is that up ahead?" She asked no one in particular. The team stopped and stared in awe at the large mountain covered with caves popping out on every corner.
"Looks like Swiss Cheese. Get it?" Amelia joked because of all the caves that made holes in the mountain. No one joined in her joke, partly because they thought it was a dumb joke but mostly because it was huge and they weren't listening.
"I get zhe feeling zhat zhat's vhere ve'll find our two ice-siblings," Nacy said, stepping forward.
"Yeah, and Ivan," Francis said. Ita shivered and stepped back.
"I'a don't want to go in'a there! It'sa so dark and scary!"
"Don't worry, Ita. As long as we stay together we won't get lost," Kibu said, putting an arm on his friend's shoulder.
"Well, then. Shall we?" Elizabeth said, gesturing to enter the mountain. Everyone nodded in agreement.