"What is this?" Theseus shouted.

    He was greeted by a very unusual scene. Ea had his daggers in his hands, throwing them furiously while maids squeaked in shock and the male gardeners tried to dodge the lethal weapons. The snowy garden which was always very peaceful now seemed to be in disarray. His brother was running all around his legs diving into the snow and jumping into the naked trees. He was laughing loudly as he was getting away from Ea in ease.

    "You don''t have to stop them yet" Allias said with a chuckle and he placed his hand on his forearm.

    It seemed as if the young king was enjoying the scene. So Theseus stepped back and kept observing at his brother while Mark was looking back and forth at the royal couple and the two younger elves stunned.

    "Tell me why you did it?" Ea shouted at the top of his lungs. "Say it. Say that you did it again." He provoked him and almost caught up with him. He grasped at his shirt for one second and ripped it making the man laugh even harder.

    "I am sorry!!!" Ares screamed back and Ea seemed to get even more mad at him.

    Theseus'' right hand was always reserved. He never talked too much and followed orders perfectly. There was only one person who could make him show this hidden side of him and that his so called husband. Theseus'' brother named Ares. They had been married for years a while before the war ended but it was only a political decision. Ea was a royal and Ares was a Disee prince which made them a very appropriate couple based on strategy, money and weapons. The worst part was that Ares'' father forced them also to become soul links which was a whole different story. Becoming someone''s soul link meant that you recognized your souls as two halves of a whole. It was something not many people had. It was a bond that only people like Theseus and Allias had the luck of sharing. So becoming that out of inconvenience was taboo.

    Ea could never make Ares notice him. The young prince had been in love with Allias and after his dreams had crushed and the war took place he became a completely different person. So no matter how hard he had tried to become Ares'' interest of affection he would brutally get rejected again and again and at the same time reminded how unloved he was.

    He was sick of his behavior and this unstoppable tag game. He had stopped trying a while back but Ares always seemed to approach him with the intention of making him furious. The times he was at the palace at least because he had spent most of his life traveling The Veil.

    Ares suddenly came to a stop and turned around with a big smile. He opened his naked embrace and the small assassin elf fell from the force right in, making them both fall down. Ea felt his naked skin, it was freezing cold from the strong winds and the endless snowdrops. These moments were tortured. They would easily revive his hopes and he didn''t wish for that. He wanted to get settled with the idea that he would always be in an unhappy marriage. He would never find love. One day he believed he would be fine with it but rifts in time like that one, where he was so close to him, his arms around him, moments that made him feel like he was in a relationship, with anguish lit up the spark inside him and he feelings he had never found the courage to confess.

    "Oh, you''re blushing" Ares told him with a smile as he noticed with his crimson eyes Ea''s face.

    "Shut up." The boy said and sat up, sitting on his lap. "It''s because I am angry. You have been banned from the demonic capital because of whores? You cheated on me! Again! After you said that you won''t"

    "Wait. Wait no. You have the story…."

    "I don''t want to hear the story. Do I ever want to hear your stories? No! I do not like listening you talk about these women."

    "Why won''t you listen to me for once!" Ares shouted at his face. His smile and cheerful aura had ceased to exist. His eyes had become flaming orbs and his muscles tensed all over to his jaw as he turned them around. Pinning Ea deep into the snow. He felt the cold all the way to his veins. "Why can''t you just listen to me! I was gone for so long. Didn''t you miss me at all?" He asked.

    "No, why would I miss you? Would I miss the person who has cheated on me all over again and again for years?"

    "You know nothing. It''s pointless talking to you. I just came back and I am already tired. This is why I hate coming home." Ares said and stood up, removing the snow from his pants and grabbing his ripped shirt from the ground. Ea stood laying down a bit more. He was doing it again, he didn''t know why but he was so defensive all the time when it came to him. Like he was afraid that he would find out that his feelings were more than they should. That they did not face the same direction with this marriage.

    "You are going to get cold if you stay there." Ares said with a calmer tone now and tended his arm at him. "Come on. Let''s go inside"

    "I can get up on my own. When I want to" He said and the moment he finished his sentence he sneezed loudly. The standing boy rolled his eyes with his childish behavior and without a warning he grabbed Ea and raised him up in his hands. At first he held him like a princess making his heart beat faster but then he passed him over his shoulder like a shack of potatoes. "What the heck let me down! I want a divorce. I want it now!" Ea kept screaming as they kept walking back inside the palace when the Disee prince noticed his brother and Allias.

    With a gasp he dropped Ea who landed very skillfully on his feet thanks to his fast reflexes and ran towards them.

    "I see that you are back. With more trouble than ever" Theseus told him with a smirk as he noticed Ea running away embarrassed.

    Ares completely ignored his brother. Their relationship had been improved after the war and someone could say they were fine but all the boy could see was the man next to him. Allias was standing right in front of him in flesh and bone. Wrapped in a fuzzy white winter coat with fur around his neck and at the end of its sleeves. He was smiling like he had just witnessed a very funny scene and told him.

    "I am gone for a while and I find out that you are married? Congratulations" He said and approached him.

    Ares without a second thought hugged him tightly, letting the fact that he was back sink in. He felt incredibly happy. They had shared moments no one could understand and Allias had saved him and protected him in so many ways. His embrace was warm and felt like cotton. Like a dreamy cloud and he knew he could fall asleep there, the same as he did back then, when he was a child, sleeping on his lap.

    "You are back" He mumbled.

    "Yeah. It''s good to see you healthy and well" He said and patted his head. "Tell me about that marriage though."

    "Yeah about that"

    "You can talk about that once you stop hugging. Thank you" Theseus said and separated them. Earning an eye roll from Allias. "What? This is mine" he said and Ares pretended to barf.

    "Where did Ea go?" Ares asked looking around to realize that the elf was gone.

    "How do you manage to make him mad every time?" Theseus asked him.

    "I…I didn''t mean to" Ares said scratching the back of his head, feeling very awkward. They had just witness this whole fa?ade. "I think we just…can''t see eye to eye"

    "Is that true? I mean did you see how Ea was looking at you?" Allias dropped a very obvious hint that made Ares averted his eyes.

    "We…we should go inside!" He exclaimed wanting to avoid the whole situation when Ea appeared.

    "Yes we will go inside because an answer from the Council has arrived and I am sure you want like it" he told them, looking completely composed and fine. Someone could even doubt if he was the person screaming just a few minutes ago.

    "This is going to be interesting I guess" Theseus announced and followed Allias. This was for sure going to be a whole new adventure since the Council wanted to get involved. Everyone was unsure about what tomorrow would bring but at least now they were all together. Where they should be...even if that probably wouldn''t last for a while.

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    Omg the backstory of these two you''re gonna love it. I am sure. And the next chapters are slaying. I am so hyped

    Please enjoy!