“No,” he replied after a bit of consideration. Knowing he can be outside whenever his heart pleased made him feel as though it was better to stay indoors. Especially now as cold seeped in and he was craving the warm fires again. But it was not just that, he was also craving the warm fire within that Axel could incite, with them huddled up near the hearth under some furry blankets.

Once indoors, he took off all the thermal layers, and didn’t stop there. Brent casually continued to shed the rest of his garments, stopping at his underwear and advanced towards the roaring fires. He exhaled slowly and met his gaze towards the prince, inviting him to come closer. “I want to give you a treat, as a thank-you for letting me out for some time.”

He sat on the bed once they were inside and watched Brent strip off all of the layers of clothing with a smile. Once he was just in his underwear he smirked and stood up moving over to him. “What kind of treat are you aiming to give me Brent?” He asked as he began to take off his own clothes so that both of them were standing in their underwear.

“True, but you’re hanging it everywhere. Not that it changes anything, I’m still going to kiss you constantly like a maniac, and now you’ve just given me a reason,” he quipped, then reached for the other’s belt around his jeans to pull him close. “Let’s go ice-skating.”

“See now it just give you an excuse if your sister happens to walk in and see us kissing.” He smiled as he bit his lower lip when Brent pulled him close. “Just ice-skating?” He asked. “WHat about some hot cocoa as well?” Axel questioned as he kissed the others cheek.

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Brent brought his hand up and caught a few snow flakes, then brought them down and watched the crystalline droplets dissolve in his warm palms.

“We can make some snowmen now,” he offered and approached him, but after he did so, he felt a kiss upon his cheek and felt them become excessively warm. For a moment Brent forgot that he was no longer his own man, that he didn’t have any freedom and was a property of the prince. He recalled when the other gave him a proposition that made him choke up with emotion. “You’d do that for me? I- actually I’ll have to refuse the offer. I don’t feel like being apart from you, I just want us to have more of these moments, where we’re outside together. Yes, I’m absolutely sure about this. Now I’m getting chilly and I know you vampires can’t feel cold easily but I need warmth so, can we go back?”

Axel giggled as he watched him and how he caught the snowflakes. He lightly touched Brent’s cheek as he spoke. “I would do anything to make you happy and want to stay with me, I care deeply for you.” He whispered as he put his arms around Brent and held him close.

“Would you like a jacket so that we can spend more time out here and make a snowman?” Axel asked as he kissed his cheek and smiled. He wanted to make Brent feel happy and he wanted to make sure that he had all that he could ever want.

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Freyr seemed to have gone through a spectrum of emotions as the other spoke about his experiences. From empathy, to horror, to relief and everything that can possibly be in between, the god of victory was exhibiting as he came to know how Axel became a vampire. Sure he knew that they were cursed creatures, but all in all, he had no hand in it and the best thing to do was accept it like how the other seemed to have accepted it as well.

“Seeing you has made me happy too. Come now, I’m bringing you to my sisters’ home. Lofn and Freyja probably won’t mind a guest, especially an old friend of mine. That is where I am staying, for I’ve exited Aflheim only a month ago.”

“I do not think I have had the honour of meeting your sisters.” HE smirked as he looked at Freyr. “Im sure they will like me as much as I like them.” The vampire chuckled as he started to walked with the other, he felt happy to just be in the company of an old friend who remembered the old times as he did.

“Why have you been away from my realm for so long? I expected to see you much sooner than this, it had actually pained me to have not seen you this many years. I could have used your help after I was turned.” Axel said solemnly to him.

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“I asm not drunsk….You canst prove anything.”

“Aw, come here,” Brent pulled the intoxicated man towards him, sitting him on his lap while the dog he held was in his own lap. Though he was not too fond of dogs, he can at least tolerate them for Axel’s sake. Wrapping his arms around, he snugly held him. “If you’re not drunk, then why are you slurring your words?”

“Shhh…” He smirked as he pressed his finger to Brent’s lips and laughed. “Im nost slurring…Yous miss hearing.” He told him as he leaned against Brent’s chest and patted the dog in his lap and sipped the beer that was in his hand.

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He did remember him. The sheer joy was evident on Freyr’s face, for he smiled like he had not in days, although the god of prosperity was seemingly always cheerful. Decades, centuries passed and he met up with an old acquaintance- except…

A vampire. Axel was a vampire now, and that made him draw back form the embrace and look at the other in concern. Freyr understood that the process was painful, and he did not know what tragedies the other had gone through and felt remorse for his friend. A hand was placed on the other’s shoulder as he gulped slowly.

“You have not aged one bit either. Axel, how did this happen to you? On one hand I am happy to have met you again but- we always considered the vampires to be cursed beings. Is everything alright with you?”

He grinned and hugged him again as the other drew back from him, he was different, both of them were but that is what happened over many years of being apart from each other. He knew that Freyr was concerned about his condition, but seeing his old friend Axel hadnt even thought that him being a vampire would change anything between them.

“It happened not long after I Met you, you remember that festival that was held in your name every year?” He asked him as he looked at his friend. “I was lured by the most beautiful woman I had ever seen and the next thing I know I was…well a vampire…We are cursed, the pain over the years has not been easier but seeing you has made me very happy.”

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Brent blew air through his nearly closed lips, his anger clearly dissipating. “You won’t even let me remain infuriated at you for too long,” he answered as the other pulled his hand, his stomach making flips at the fact that he would get to enjoy being outside again. He felt like doing something for the other, something nice to display his high gratitude.

A wave of nostalgia hit Brent along with the cool air, much cooler than he anticipated so he shivered and edged closer to Axel. Being the cold blooded creature he is, it didn’t do much to make him warmer but at least it trapped his own heat. “It’s winter. When I was young, I looked forward to the first snow of Winter. “

“WHy would I, I do not like you being infuriated at me, it makes me upset.” He told him as they walked out, he smiled as he watched Brent react and the smile that Brent had on his face actually warm his heart a little. It always made him happy to see Brent happy.

“I remember winters from when I was young, it was fun. I used to build snowmen with my sister and we had snowball fights. She would win all the time.” He laughed as he wrapped his arms around Brent and kissed his cheek. “You can come out here everyday, i’ll let my staff know so they do not bother you. If you like I can have them build you a cabin so you would have your own living quarters rather than being in my room all the time.”

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“True, but you’re hanging it everywhere. Not that it changes anything, I’m still going to kiss you constantly like a maniac, and now you’ve just given me a reason,” he quipped, then reached for the other’s belt around his jeans to pull him close. “Let’s go ice-skating.”

“Well Mistletoe is good for catching people off guard if it is in every doorway.” He grinned as he was pulled to him. “I have not done that since I was a boy, I agree to go but you must wear a santa hat.”