144 Aris On Ice

Continuation of Dmeter's POV:

"BROTHER~!" I heard someone shouting in the room next door, waking me up. "I'M HOME EARLY! Did you miss me? I missed you~ My sweet twin~!" I groaned and pulled my pillow over my head. OMG. Why aren't these walls thicker!? I yanked another pillow onto my head for help. The day ends too fast.

"Ugh... Nikolas! Why're you home early? Let me-"

"Why do I smell a stranger all over you?! You haven't replaced me, have you?" I heard his twin whine quickly. "No fair! You're my twin...." I squeezed my eyes shut tightly. Nooooo.... They're too loud. I'm moving further down the hall... I rolled over an inch and groaned, giving into the comfort of the bed. I'll try later.

"It's nothing.... That's my mate's scent," I heard Aris mumble tiredly.

"MATE?! No fair! Where is she?"

"He," Aris corrected and I heard a thud then. "Let me sleep! I'm tired!"

"No way! I'm finding your mate!" I heard the door shut quickly then some hesitant steps in my door's direction as he sniffed out my scent. I'm sure I locked the door.... Did I? Oh well.... I yanked the covers over the pillows and snuggled into them. He's not going to intrude so quickly.... No... he will.... He's Aris' twin. I heard the door bust open then before footsteps came towards the bed slowly and I felt hands tug lightly at the blanket, pulling it back down before a small giggle reached my ears. I groaned and opened one eye.

"Come back later," I begged. An exact copy of Aris looked down at me with wide eyes before he gave me a huge, sweet smile then crawled into the bed with me.

"Are you really Aris's mate?" He asked me, giggling. "You're rather cute~"

"Thanks~ I would hope so... otherwise I'd know my following isn't because of my looks." I yawned and yanked him into my arms, curling up to him. "Yeah.... we're mates."

"Are you going to marry him?" He asked me with wide, surprised eyes as he looked at me. "That'd be so sweet~!"

"I don't know.... We're just friends for now." I told him and relaxed against him. He's an exact copy of Aris..... is this what'll feel like with Aris in my bed? He purred to me and giggled.

"You should marry Aris. He seems scary sometimes to strangers, but he's not," he told me and wrapped his arms around me. "You'll make a perfect brother in law! You're sweet enough for me to share my twin with."

"He's cranky because he thinks he's straight," I whispered. He giggled at me then.

"Oh he's not straight. He thinks he is, but he's not straight~ He can't be because I'm gay and he has to be gay too~ He used to play dress up with me when we were little, and he liked playing with our Ken doll."

"You two played with ken dolls?" I asked and snorted a little. They're gayer than me! He giggled then.

"We were three when we played with those," he told me and gave me a huge smile. "He used to watch princess movies with me too~"

"What!?" I frowned. "You're waking me up to tell me this? He's so gay..."

"Don't tell him that I told you," he purred at me then giggled. "But he's gay and he doesn't know it yet. I'm sure that if a girl kissed him and then a boy, he'd enjoy the boy much more~ I'm his twin. I should know him well enough to answer that question."

"You should have made him realize a long time ago... He tried biting me last night! He doesn't know who or what or when he is." He giggled at me then.

"He sounds confused," he purred to me then smiled hugely. "He's never dated anyone before. He doesn't know what to do. His neck is sensitive, especially near his ear," he whispered to me then winked. "So if you ever want to mess with him... get him there. I found out one time when I was tickling him and he pretty much collapsed against me and squirmed a lot while trying not to laugh."

"I don't know.... I might end up waking up next week without a clue how I got there if I do that. He's being weiiiiiird." I yanked the blanket across my body then and curled into it.

"Oh, that's just because he's been raised most of his life to be a king. He hasn't ever dated," he told me and giggled. "He's not weird," he promised me then purred in excitement. "Please marry him? I'd love to have a new addition to the family!"

"I might," I mumbled. "I probably will make him wait six more centuries. I'm going to get him back for telling me I was being- what was the term he used last night? Hmmm..." I yawned. "Where was I?" I asked.

"He told you that you were being something," he mumbled to me then frowned. "Don't make him wait six centuries. He might get upset and stop paying attention to you. He hasn't ever dated before."

"Neither have I.... I'm a youtuber," I grumbled.

"Oh that sounds fun," he purred to me then smiled sweetly.

"Nikolas, what are you doing?" I heard Aris mumble from the door tiredly. "Are you bothering him? Watch out... He's grouchy."

"You're grouchy," I grumbled and yanked his twin closer. "He's sweet." He frowned at us then and walked further in before he crawled into bed and curled up with his twin who giggled and kissed Aris's head.

"He's my twin," he told me then wrapped his arms around his look alike. "Mine." He leaned his head into his twin's neck and purred softly. I sighed and rolled over, facing away from them and curled up to my pillow.

"Fine with me," I mumbled.

"See? He's a grouch Nikolas. We should ditch him and go have fun together~ I haven't seen you in awhile," he purred sweetly. "Please?"

"We can't just leave him," he purred and giggled.

"Yeah we can. He's cruel. He doesn't want anything to do with me, and it's not my fault I'm confused. He refused to hold my hand till I got mad," Aris mumbled and gripped his twin tighter. He giggled at Aris then.

"Awww, you must really like him then if you're getting that upset over what someone else does," he purred to his twin.

"I was teasing him. He's clingy and needy," I mumbled tiredly.

"Well... he's only that way because I was gone and because he hasn't dated before," Nikolas purred to me. "Okay, we can go," he purred to his twin and started to get out of the bed, yanking his brother with him. "We'll go have fun in town~ Just us~ Your mate could use some time away from you. Maybe he'll want to be around you more if he spends some time away from you." I widened my eyes and looked towards them.

"We're going ice skating," I said quickly and reached for Aris. "You promised." Nikolas giggled and pushed Aris out of my reach.

"Nuh uh~ He has to spend time with me," he purred. Aris blushed then and looked at his twin then at me, torn.

"Fine.... I'll just go play in the snow tonight," I hissed out. His twin giggled and started to yank Aris away but he hesitated before he pulled away from his twin.

"No, I'm spending time with him tonight. He only stays here for a week," he told him before he ran over to my bed then got into it with me and wrapped his arms around me, cuddling with me. I blushed a bright red as I realized we weren't separated anymore.... He's laying with me now.... Oh man.... we haven't even had our first date yet. I heard Nikolas whine before he got in the bed and wrapped his arms around his twin from behind. Aris purred and then laid his head on my pillow, looking me in the eyes. He ran his fingers through my hair slowly in interest then he chuckled and then ran his hand down to my waist and rested it there. I looked him over before looking away. I swear... if the king of China crawls into my bed next, I'm out. He looked me over before he leaned in and kissed the top of my head gently.

"Aris," I mumbled. "We just met. I just met him too!" I looked them over and rubbed my eyes. "You woke me up too."

"I didn't. My twin did," he mumbled to me before he sighed and then wrapped his arms around me. I leaned in against his chest, being cautious. I leaned my ear up against his chest and listened for his heart. I heard it beating softly, the sound bringing me comfort before he purred, the new sound rumbling through his chest and mixing in with his heart. I let out a small sigh and closed my eyes. I guess I could get use to this. I purred back to him slowly. He relaxed against me then rubbed my back gently, each little touch sending a comforting wave through me. I grabbed at his shirt and looked up at him, giving him a smile. He looked down at me then smiled back at me happily with a sweet purr. I looked over at his twin and exposed my fangs playfully at him. His twin's eyes widened and he yelped, falling off the bed quickly. Aris looked over his shoulder in amusement and smirked. I laughed and buried my head against Aris' chest. I got him~ He purred to me again and returned his attention to me, rubbing my back again as he brought me closer to him.

"No fair," I heard his twin mutter before he crawled back into the bed and went to steal Aris from me. I smacked his twin quickly on his hand and glared at him.

"Back off, you have a mate." His twin frowned and yanked his hand back, holding it then looked at Aris with a whine.

"Aris!" He cried out. Aris glanced at him and purred.

"You're fine~ Go tell dad you're home," he suggested. Nikolas frowned as he slowly got off the bed and went for the door. Aris watched him go then looked towards me. "So... are you hungry?" He asked me softly and rubbed my cheek sweetly. I nodded and let out a sigh. I'm not going to get to sleep in, will I? He nodded then started to sit up.

"My blood or bottled?" He asked me and started to reach for the phone on the night stand.

"Bottled," I told him quickly. I looked at my phone and grabbed it, deciding to check my poor social media that got ignored last night. He called the servants and ordered me a bottle of blood before he hung up then looked at me before he reached down and scooped me up into his arms and carried me off the bed and into his room where he laid me down on his soft, cushioned bed with silk sheets. It was perfect feeling, and I could smell his scent all over it, making me want to never leave it. I gasped and curled up quckly- dropping my phone as I smelled his sheets. His bed is so amazing. But.... Why'd he take me into here? I yanked the blankets over my body and purred. He laughed as he watched me then sat down on the edge of it and laid down beside me, watching me.

"I thought you'd enjoy it. It's more comfortable than your bed after all. Breakfast in bed sounds nice too," he purred to me then ran his fingers through my hair. "They'll bring it up here for you." The only bad thing about this, is I lost all my warmth during the transition and his bed isn't warm yet... I looked towards the thermostat, making sure he kept it the way I liked it. It was still on the way I wanted it and was currently warming the room up. He noticed my gaze then purred. "Is it too cold in here for you? I can bump it up again. I really don't mind especially if I can't feel temperatures. You can even have control of it if you want. I won't mind if you mess with it yourself."

"Ummm..... it looks like you kept it at my temperature," I mumbled and looked towards him. "Can we keep this bed when we get married?" I asked softly and blushed. He blushed slightly then gave a nod.

"Yeah, we'll keep the bed if you like it that much," he whispered then got under the blankets with me and looked towards the see through curtain hanging around the bed. "I like it too...." I looked the curtains over.

"Why do you have those? That's so.... centuries ago from the latest fashion."

"Because I like having curtains around the bed. It makes it slightly darker, and if maids come in here during the day to do something, they don't see me, and I'm not bothered by them being in here either," he told me then purred. "It's nice, and it makes my bed look awesome." I smirked and looked the curtains over before turning over onto my stomach and curled up to a pillow.

"Suuuuuuure, okay." I mumbled. I heard him laugh a little before he started to rub my back again gently.

"Do you not like them? We can get rid of them when we get married if you don't," he whispered in my ear.

"No... They're okay and can stay," I mumbled sweetly to him. I'll just deal with his old fashion.... but if he starts wearing old clothes from those days... I'll have to buy him a new wardrobe. "Oh.... and you're gonna be in my youtube vids if you marry me."

"You're a youtuber?" He asked me softly then laughed. "That's kind of cool." He pulled me close then and looked at me. "I guess I could be in your videos. It sounds fun."

"Mhhhhmmmmm, I'm famous," I purred out. I wonder how he didn't know?

"You are?" He asked me in amusement then laughed. "I'll have to catch up on your videos then and watch them."

"No you won't," I said quickly. "You better not watch all of them and get amused."

"Why not? It would help me get to know you better," he purred in my ear and laughed. "If you're okay with strangers watching your videos, you should be okay with me watching them too."

"Yeah... but then you'll just be my fan and I'll have no clue what to do with finding out things about you when you know more about me...." I trailed off. I think every youtuber has dating problems like this. He frowned but nodded.

"Okay... I won't watch them then unless you ask me to," he whispered then ran his fingers through my hair. "We should get something to eat after we ice-" The door opened and a maid walked in with a tray, bringing over a bottled blood and sat it down on the night stand as it steamed with warmth. She glanced our way then widened her eyes slightly as she saw the two of us in bed together then giggled before she ran for the door in excitement. OMG. What if our parents find out about this!?

"She's going to blab it to the servants and our parents will know!" I gasped out and sat up quickly. He frowned as he watched her leave.

"No... it takes about a day or two for it to get to my parents when the servants gossip. It'd take another day for it to get to yours if my parents like yours enough to tell them," he mumbled to me then pulled me back down into his arms quickly. I watched the door and frowned. They're still gonna find out and think we're already lovey dovey or something and then they'll definitely set a wedding date. "Don't be so worried. By the time they hear about it, it'll be close to the week being up," he murmured in my ear then brushed my hair back from my face. "Relax." I frowned but looked at him.

"So, you got your meds right? You'll have to take them tomorrow so keep that in mind."

"No, I need to take them tonight," he whispered then looked towards the night stand nearest to him. "Right before I go to sleep...." He sat up then and reached for the night stand and opened a drawer then tensed as he looked inside.

"Does it affect you after midnight, like Cinderella?" I asked.

"No, not till the moon itself rises. It won't affect me till tomorrow night when the actual blue moon rises completely," he told me and then frowned. "My pills are missing."

"What?" I asked and frowned. "Check your bathroom... tell your dad!" I sat up quickly. He got up then and went into the bathroom, starting to look around and dig around in the drawers.

"You won't find it in there~" I heard his twin at the door. I heard a pill bottle jingle then. I looked towards his twin.

"Aris, your brother has them!" I called to him and frowned. Aris quickly came out of the bathroom and frowned.

"Nikolas, why do you have my pills?" He asked quickly.

"I took them earlier when I left," he said and smiled sweetly. "I figured you'd thank me later."

"Thank you!?" I asked. "Give them back." I stood up on the bed and got off it, going for Nikolas. He widened his eyes then yelped, taking off down the halls.

"NIKOLAS!" Aris shouted and started to chase after him. "I NEED THOSE DAMN IT!"

"YOU'RE NOT TAKING THEM! HE HAS TO EXPERIENCE IT!"

"NIKOLAS!" I yelled and followed after them. My brothers don't take stuff from me!

"GIVE! THEM! BA-" Nikolas ran into a room then and locked it as Aris slammed into it and groaned. I walked up to the door and felt panicked.

"Nikolas!" I begged. I'm not staying here if he's off his meds! Aris banged on the door then.

"Give them back! He's not ready to see that!"

"If you're going to marry him, what's going to happen when you misplace them? He won't know how to handle you. Trust me, he deserves to see what you're like on the blue moon without your meds. It's how he'll truly understand you. He can't unless he sees it," I heard his twin purr inside. "Don't be so afraid brother. It's not that bad."

"NIKOLAS!" I hissed out. "We're telling your father." I grabbed Aris' arm. Aris yelped then looked towards me before he looked at the door then frowned.

"Nikolas, please?" He whispered, gently touching the door.

"No, father will agree with me. He won't understand the blue moon if he doesn't see it. It's nothing to be afraid of. You've never killed anybody on it, and you wouldn't hurt him. I know you wouldn't. Trust me, this is for your own good. You will be able to get him to understand you better. You don't want him to never understand you, do you? All the other strangers don't understand it. They fear you. You don't want that Aris, not with him."

"Nikolas! He's supposed to take his pills!" I yelled and narrowed my eyes. I don't want to have to hide from him tomorrow night.

"See Aris? He doesn't trust you. He's afraid of you right now. You have to show him," I heard Nikolas telling him. "You can't let this happen forever. You need him to accept you, all of you." I looked at the door and crossed my arms.

"Nikolas! You're horrible." I grabbed Aris and yanked him to me, hugging him. He bit his bottom lip then frowned before he wrapped his arms around me.

"Come on, let's go see if my dad has more pills for me," he whispered then frowned at the door. "Nikolas, you better give me my pills back eventually. I can't believe you took them from me," he growled slightly. I heard his brother whine then.

"You know I love you~ I think this is wonderful. He'll be able to understand you fully after this! Don't you want that? You don't want him to never know, right?"

"No, but he doesn't need to know right now," Aris hissed. "He just met me. He doesn't need to know what happens to me on the blue moon. He'll be frightened and run off. You can't just take my pills from me! If he's to ever find out what happens, then it'll be because he asked me not to take them!" I nodded at the door before pulling Aris away.

"Come on. I bet your dad has some extra," I suggested. He nodded and then gripped my hand before he started to lead me back down to the throne room where his father was talking with mine quietly. Afon looked over and frowned as he saw us then eyed down our hands then smirked. Aris blushed as he noticed his father's gaze then held my hand tighter.

"Dad, do you have any extra pills? My brother took them from me," he told him, speaking up before his dad could ask us about our hands.

"Oh? He did? What a smart idea! You two will truly get to know each other that way.... Rei, you don't mind if my son doesn't take his meds, do you?" He looked over at my dad and purred.

"As long as the boys are okay with it," My dad said as he looked us over. "I'm glad you two are getting along now."

"What?" I asked and yanked my hand away, shoving them into my pockets quickly. Aris frowned at me then narrowed his eyes slightly before he quickly walked away from me.

"Well... maybe not quite getting along just yet," King Afon mumbled. "Doesn't seem like your son is comfortable with being with mine in front of us." He eyed me over then. "Strange. I would've thought my son would've been the one refusing to show affection in front of us- with him being straight and all." He laughed then and gave his son an amused look. "You're so gay." I frowned as I watched Aris. Is he mad at me again!? Seriously!? I'm not going to be holding his hand all the time. Grrrr. I looked at King Afon.

"Please give him his pills," I begged.

"Why? Are you not comfortable with my son?" He asked me and then looked me over. "Does he bother you? Are you afraid of him?" I frowned a little.

"No.... I just.... want him.... to...." I trailed off and looked away, rubbing my neck. Would it be wrong of me to ask him to take pills to compress who he is? But... it's just one night- on a blue moon. The king raised an eyebrow then before he walked up to me and produced a bottle of pills from his pocket then placed it in my hand.

"Take good care of these," he whispered to me. "I'll let you keep them... unless you decide that you don't want to marry my son, and then I will need these back, but I'll let you hold onto these yourself. Just know... that one day you might have to see him without these in his system. You shouldn't be afraid of your own mate." He tapped my nose then before he walked back to my father with a purr. "It's your decision, Dmeter. You'll decide whether or not he takes those pills or if he goes through the blue moon without them." I looked towards Aris and held out the bottle to him.

"These are yours," I mumbled. Aris looked towards them then walked back to me.

"Okay," he purred softly then reached for them. "I'll take them then."

"Don't loose them like the last bottle. Keep this on you until tonight," I purred and placed it in his hand. "Your brother won't know as long as we don't tell him." He nodded then gave me a sweet smile.

"Alright, we won't say anything," he whispered then looked at the pills. "Do you think you'll ever want to see me off them though? I don't mind taking this. I'm used to it, but I'm just curious."

"I just want what you want," I whispered. "If you want to take them then do it." He nodded then put them into his pocket.

"I'll take them till I think you're ready to see me off them," he purred to me. "It might be a few centuries from now though.... I don't want you afraid of me."

"I wouldn't be afraid... Just as long as you don't get upset with me and it becomes worse than last night," I grumbled. He frowned and then sighed.

"Yeah... I should probably continue to take these then. I don't know how I would fair without them." He started for the door then. "Come on, let's get going. You left your bottle of blood in my bedroom." He put his hands into his pockets, slipping the pills away out of my sight. I nodded and followed after him.

"We're still going ice skating, right?" I asked.

"Yes, we're still going ice skating, but you need to eat first," he told me then looked at me before he looked ahead of him and got quiet as he got the door for me then followed me out.

"I know. I need to get dressed for cold weather as well and some other things before we go," I told him. He nodded then started up the stairs, showing me the way back up them again and then stopped outside our doors.

"I'll get the bottle for you if you want to go ahead and start picking out what you're going to wear," he told me, looking down into my eyes then started for his bedroom door. I watched him before heading into my room and glanced around at my things before heading into the closet and searched my clothes for something cute to wear to mess with him. I grabbed a pair of purple skinny jeans, knowing he'd like it then looked around at my shirts before I grabbed a cute black sweater and a leather coat. I grabbed some boxers and socks as well as shoes before taking them into the bathroom and sat them down on the counter. I walked back out to my bedroom to search for him. He had just walked in with my bottle of blood and had gotten dressed in a simple white t-shirt and a pair of black sweatpants. He looked towards me then sat my bottle on the nightstand and went over to the couch to wait. I looked towards the blood before grabbing the bottle and took it with me into the bathroom, sitting it down on the counter. I shut and locked the door before turning on the water and got undressed. I smirked as I took a long- hot shower. I put on my planned outfit and fixed my hair, brushed my teeth, and put on light makeup on my eyes. I grabbed the bottle and downed it before leaving it on the counter. I walked out to him.

"Did you bring my phone?" I asked. He looked towards me then nodded, pointing to it on the coffee table. He had laid down on the couch and had been taking a nap from the looks of it. I walked up and grabbed my phone, placing it in my pocket.

"So let's go, lazy." I poked his sides to try to get him up. He groaned then swatted my hands away from his sides, frowning slightly. He looked cute, struggling to get my hands away from his sides. I laughed and kept tickling him, pulling his shirt up in the process to get at his skin. His eyes widened and he blushed big time before he started to laugh and pushed at my hands, squirming as his feet kicked a little.

"Hey~!" He said and blushed. "That's my sides!"

"I know! Get up!" I told him and grabbed his arms, pulling him off the couch. He yelped as he stumbled then fell into me, knocking us back onto the coffee table as he lost his balance. I groaned and heard something- a tv remote fall off. I looked up at him and frowned. "I said get up, not lay down on the coffee table." He frowned and sat up on top of me before he looked at me.

"It's your fault for pulling me up," he told me then blushed slightly.

"You shouldn't have fallen," I laughed out and reached for his sides. "Come on, lets go. I want to go skating, have a nice meal, and get to know you better. We should play twenty questions." He purred then nodded before he leaned down and gave my forehead a kiss as he grabbed my hands then slowly got off me and pulled me up into his arms. I gave him a small purr before grabbing my camera bag and started for the door. "Let's go." He followed after me then with a playful growl.

"What? Are you going to be filming our date?" He asked me and laughed as he eyed my camera bag.

"Well~ I told you I'm a youtuber. I like to film my life.... but keep the supernatural part on low key. So don't go spilling the beans.... because that just means I have to do more editing." I laughed and took one camera out with a strap, wrapping it around my neck. "So, smile for the camera." He bit his bottom lip and then looked from the camera to me.

"How are you going to explain suddenly going on a date with someone they've never seen before?" He whispered nervously.

"I'm going to introduce you, tell them you're my parents' friend's kid and that we're just hanging out and going skating. Simple. I'll hint it might be a date," I purred. He raised an eyebrow at me then but nodded.

"So... I guess we won't be getting to know each other as much as I thought we would," he mumbled then started for the door.

"No.... we will. We'll have some off camera time, I promise." I purred and walked up to him, grabbing his hand to make him feel better. He looked down at my hand and relaxed slightly before he purred and gave it a small squeeze.

"Alright, I'm fine with it then," he murmured to me.

"Okay! I'll film in the car," I told him and smirked. "Then at the rink... then when we get back in the car and I'll finish up when we come back home," I suggested. He nodded again then looked at me.

"Well... don't do too much at the rink. You'll want to be able to focus on skating, not on holding a camera," he told me then started to lead me down the stairs and into a garage that was attached to the main floor.

"I know, I know, I know," I told him and purred with excitement. I still want to capture the moment!

"We could always take James as the camera man if you really want to film our date," he told me and looked at me.

"How good is he with a camera?" I asked. I should have brought my little brother along anyways!

"Well, I think he's good, but odds are, he's not going to be quiet. He'll definitely be a third wheel," he told me then started looking over a board of keys, trailing his fingers across it as he searched for one.

"That's okay. Let's go alone. I'll handle the camera by myself." I gave him a promising look. He glanced at me then bit his bottom lip.

"Well... for the purpose of your video, maybe this shouldn't be a date," he whispered. "We could just simply hang out tonight."

"Why not? Do you really not want to be on camera just yet?" I asked and frowned. I guess I could film later..... take some time tomorrow.

"No, I just don't think you'd like it if people started to ask you weird questions on your channel," he purred. "But if you don't mind that, then it can be a date."

"I get weird questions all the time. I don't pay them much attention," I purred out and looked him over in amusement. "You're new to this but I'm not." He frowned a little.

"Well... I guess," he whispered then grabbed a set of keys. "So are we eating out or do you want me to bring you back here and we eat here?" He asked curiously.

"Let's eat out," I purred. "I want the culture to be thrown at me tonight. I don't get to go places like this every week you know." He nodded then purred.

"So just the time in the car and the skating rinks?" He asked me softly.

"Yeah~! You'll do fine. If you mess up, we'll have to do retakes." He frowned then at me and gave me an unsure look before he started to head out towards the cars, going for a shimmery red convertible. I watched him. Maybe I should record him... He's so nervous. I better ease him into it later, once we know each other better... but this is my life... I don't want to give up something I love just yet. He glanced back at me then sighed before he purred and reached out for me.

"Come here," he purred to me. "I'll do my best to not mess up your recordings." He gave me a small smile then. "What's off limits on camera so I know?"

"Anything that shows off you're a vampire. Don't talk about anything that's unnatural to humans." I shrugged. "If it slips up, I'll be able to catch it." He nodded then.

"What about for the date? What's off limits? Am I allowed to call it a date on camera or should we just act like friends?" He asked and grabbed my hand as I walked up.

"Whatever you want. They'll ship us in the end anyways," I purred out. "We can say it's a date. I don't mind." He nodded then relaxed.

"Okay, so just like if the camera wasn't there but just no talking about being mates and vampires and princes," he purred and smiled. "That's not that bad. I can do that." He got the passenger door for me and helped me into the car. "I'll do my best not to give away the supernatural life," he told me and smirked slightly, making my heart flutter. I got into the car and buckled up. I placed the bag down and watched him before setting up my camera on the dash. He laughed then shut the door and went around, getting in the driver's seat before he started the car up and then started to back out of the parking space, glancing behind him to make sure he wouldn't hit anything. I laughed as I watched him. Oh my gosh... I'm going to introduce a new person onto my channel. He purred and got us out of the garage before he sped up through the snowy drive and then out of the castle gates. "So... want to play that game?" He asked me and smirked slightly as he focused on the road.

"On camera?" I asked.

"If you want," he purred and glanced my way. "We can do whatever you want on camera or off camera."

"Okay. Well..." I hit record then for the camera, adjusting it around to get a great view of us both. "We're recording in five- four three two and one," I winked at the camera. "Heyyyyyyyyyyy. Huge surprise. This is Aris. He's a friend. I just met him actually. Our parents are friends. Say hey Aris," I looked towards him. He glanced my way then at the camera before he looked back at the road quickly.

"Hey~" He purred then leaned back in his seat.

"We're currently in Russia. I've told you before, my parents have friends in weird places- they also live in weird places- So Aris is Russian. You were probably wondering. Aris is taking me ice skating-" I placed my hand up to my mouth to whisper to the camera. "It's a date." I gave the camera a wink. "So I'm going to film myself possibly breaking a leg tonight."

"You're not gonna break a leg," he purred at me and laughed. "I promise you won't. I'll be making sure of it other wise my dad would kill me for letting a guest get hurt."

"Well.... if anything I'll hurt my wrists from falling," I laughed out and gave him a smile, bringing my hand down. "Aris and I decided to play a game while we're driving to the rink. Twenty questions to get to know each other." I looked at the camera. "Apparently he doesn't watch youtube." I looked back at Aris. "So, first question. Do you like cats?" His eyes widened.

"Of course I do! They're so fuzzy and so independent but so lovable," he purred out quickly and laughed. "Cats are the best. They like to follow me around too."

"Good. Because I love cats." I looked towards the camera. "Everyone should love cats." He smirked slightly then.

"Alright, if you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?" He asked me and glanced my way. Oh man. Is he asking me to plan our honeymoon!??

"Hmmmmm.... I want to go see wild tigers," I admitted. "Or Egypt." I shrugged. "You?"

"I think it would have to be a rainforest," he hummed out. "I think it would be cool to see all those plants."

"Yuck! You'd have to deal with the rain all the time.... bugs.... snakes.... Maneating predators!" I smirked. I am not going into a rainforest. "No thanks."

"It wouldn't bother me as much," he purred and smirked my way. "I wouldn't take someone else with me though. It'd be uncomfortable for them." I shook my head and laughed.

"Go ahead and go by yourself." He purred.

"I will eventually probably. Who knows? I might like the savannahs of Africa more. I want to see a lion in the wilds," he purred then looked at me. "Your turn."

"No. Tigers." I told him firmly. I hummed as I tried to think of a question for him. "What's your favorite candy?" He thought about it and frowned.

"I think it would have to be peanut M&M's." He glanced my way then before he looked back towards the street. "That or it would have to be a Hershey Almond bar."

"I like Hershey's cookies n' cream more." I purred out to him and laughed softly. "But.... Candy is good in general. Especially caramel sweets." He nodded and laughed.

"Yeah, caramel candies are great," he told me then smiled. "Let's see... what's your favorite color?"

"Color? Let me guess.... You like purple!" I pointed a finger at him. He frowned then.

"No, that's my second favorite. My first favorite is sky blue," he told me then glanced my way.

"I like gray," I told him and hummed. "It deserves to be loved." I giggled. "It's also a mixture of white and black. Good vs evil. Neutral." I bit my bottom lip. He just would ask about color favorites. He's being as childish as I was about candy. "Okay. Have you had any pets before?" He nodded.

"Yeah, I had a cat once- raised him from a kitten," he told me and purred. "He was sweet."

"AW! Really!?" I purred in excitement. "I had a jellyfish when I lived in Hawaii."

"A jellyfish?" He asked and frowned. "I never really thought of that as a pet, but okay...."

"Well.... long story short.... It needed me and I took it in." I giggled out. "I was really little." He shook his head and laughed slightly.

"Alright, I guess that can make sense. Never would've pegged you for taking in a jellyfish." He tapped the steering wheel then in thought. "What's your favorite quote you've ever heard?"

"Wh-what? A quote? Like one I've said before or one I admire from someone else?" I asked.

"Either or," he purred at me.

"Well.... I do like the lyrics 'I can't drown my demons, they know how to swim' from the band Bring me the Horizon. That's a very deep message." He nodded.

"Mine would be 'Life isn't that sweet. That's why people want sweet things'," he purred softly and then looked the road over. I laughed at the thought.

"Hmmm.... You want something sweet huh?" I asked.

"Of course, who doesn't like sweet things?" He smiled then. "Cats are sweet. Ice cream is sweet...."

"Okay. Fair enough. My next question is...." I trailed off as I tried to think of a good question to ask on camera. "Are you a coffee or tea guy?" I asked and smirked. He thought hard about that then.

"It depends. I like both, but if I had to pick... I think I'd pick tea," he hummed out.

"Same!" I giggled out and purred in amusement. We are mates. He looked at me then and purred happily.

"That's great. We'll have to have tea some time," he told me then smirked. "What kind of music do you like? Rock? Pop? Rap? Classical?"

"Umm.... any music is fine with me but I'm not into any country music or sad music.... That's just not right to have to sit there happy and end up sad by the end of the song." He nodded and then smirked.

"I think mine is more based off what I'm in the mood for at the moment I go to listen to music," he purred to me. I nodded and smiled.

"Okay... How many questions have we done?"

"About.... eight questions," he told me then laughed. I laughed and shook my head. Deciding on my next question then. We had just enough time to finish the game as we pulled up at the skating rink. I put the camera away after telling them we were at the rink and I got out of the car with my camera bag. I looked at the building as I shut the door and started for the doors. With it being late, there wasn't much business. He followed behind me then got the door to the building for me, leading me inside. A man behind the counter glanced our way then gave a huge smile.

"Aris! Eto ty!" (It's you!) He laughed then came out from around the counter, walking up to my mate. "Proshlo mnogo vremeni! Kto eto?" (It's been awhile! Who's this?).

"This is Dmeter," he purred to the man and pulled me close. "We're on a date."

"You're gay now?" The man asked and frowned quickly. "I thought you were straight." I blushed.

"We're sort of trying," I explained. "To see if he's gay." The man raised an eyebrow then.

"Well, if he's straight, I can hook him up with my cousin," he told us then looked at Aris. "You remember her! Isn't she pretty?" I frowned and looked towards Aris.

"Yeah, I remember her. I wouldn't date her though," he told his friend simply then held me close. "I have someone else." I blushed and looked towards him. He really thinks I'm his?

"Psh, I bet you're not gay," the man told him and smirked. "You'll be asking me for her number in a few days."

"No I won't be," Aris purred and smirked back. "I'm not going to date your cousin, even if I turn out to be straight."

"I don't think you have anything to worry about," I said quickly. "He's going to end up with me." I looked towards Aris. "Right?" His eyes widened slightly then he looked down at me in slight shock.

"Y-yes, of course," he whispered then wrapped his arms around me as he blushed. "I'll end up with you."

"So you are gay?" The man asked in confusion.

"If he's not, he will be," I purred.

"That's way too confident," the man muttered. "He's not going to be gay."

"Of course I will be," Aris said and smirked. "I'll be gay for Dmeter only." I blushed as I watched Aris. Then I better not let him go so easily.... or he'll end up with a girl.

"I give it a week," the man said and rolled his eyes, going back to the counter. "So, are you skating today?"

"Yes, we both are," Aris said and led me over to the counter, keeping an arm around my waist. I smiled and walked up to the counter. The man nodded then passed over a pair of skates to Aris and looked me over.

"What size?" He asked.

"Nine," I told him and looked towards Aris before back at the guy. "It's my first time." He nodded then passed over some skates and a set of blade protectors with it.

"Listen to Aris then. He knows what he's doing. He competed when he was younger," he hummed out then sat down behind the counter. Aris blushed then and started to quickly pull me through the doors to the rink. OH HE'S SO GAY! I stiffened a laugh.

"I can't believe you think you're straight," I muttered under my breath. Any male skater that competes is totally not straight. He frowned a little.

"I competed at a young age. I haven't since then," he whispered to me and then brought me over to a bench close to the rink then knelt down in front of me, taking my skates and started to replace my shoes with them. I watched him and blushed.

"I think I can do this on my own," I mumbled.

"I thought I'd be helpful," he told me then tied them before he put the blade protectors on for me. "Keep those on when you're not on the ice." I nodded and waited for him, looking at the skates. He got up and sat beside me before he did the same for himself then got to his feet, reaching for my hand with a purr. "Do you want to hold onto the wall or onto me?"

"I got this," I told him quickly. I stood up and found my balance easily, starting for the ice with the camera wrapped around my neck. He followed behind me closely, watching me. I could feel him right behind me, ready to catch me if I fell. I took it slow incase I got too carried away and fell. I stopped right at the entrance onto the ice and grabbed the wall. I looked towards him then. "Now what?"

"Take the protectors off and place them on the wall," he told me and then did it, showing me before he stepped onto the ice and looked up at me. I watched him before getting nervous. I reached down and done the same, holding onto the wall for support. He watched me closely then grabbed my hands as I finished taking them off and helped me down onto the ice. I held onto him tightly as I stepped on the ice and I looked down at the ice. He purred and then started to slowly skate backwards, gently pulling me with him as he held my hands. I gasped and tightened my grip on him quickly. OMG. What if I fall!? He laughed as he saw the expression on my face. "It's fine. I've got you," he purred to me. "Just focus on your balance."

"O-okay," I mumbled and let him go a little, trying to be independent. He slowly let go of my hands and moved out from in front of me then got behind me to grab me if he had to. I reached out for his hand quickly, feeling myself about to fall. "Aris!" He grabbed it quickly and got beside me, holding onto it as he shifted to get in front of me again and went to skating backwards so I could hold onto him. I held his hand tightly. If I'm falling, he's coming with me. He laughed then leaned in and kissed my cheek.

"You're doing great," he purred to me sweetly. I blushed and nodded.

"I know, I haven't fallen yet," I told him and laughed. He smiled and then slowly started to let go again to let me try it by myself again. I reached out for him quickly. "Wait! Not now." He grabbed my hand again.

"Alright," he purred and then smirked slightly. "Not yet."

"ARIS! There you are~!" I heard a boy shout from the side. "IT'S BEEN A YEAR! YOU'RE SO DEAD!" I looked towards the wall and lost my balance, falling backwards and yanked Aris with me. He yelped as he fell on top of me on the ice and then looked down at me. "WHO'S THE DEAD WEIGHT?!"

"Could you be a bit more quiet Eric?!" Aris shouted back then sat up on my stomach. "I'm trying to teach someone to skate!"

"No way! You're coming back to compete, right?"

"No!" Aris said quickly and blushed. I groaned out in pain as I felt my leg throb from the fall.

"Aris," I grumbled. He looked down at me quickly in worry.

"Are you hurt?" He asked quickly then started to inspect me. "Do you need to get off the ice?"

"I don't know, it hurts," I mumbled. I never felt something like this. "Don't move me yet," I hissed. He nodded then looked down to my leg before he bit his bottom lip.

"It doesn't appear broken," he told me then looked down into my eyes before he rubbed my cheek slightly. I sighed out in relief and looked away from him.

"Good.... Maybe it just hurt from the fall," I suggested. "Help me up." He nodded then got off me before he pulled me into his arms, wrapping his around me to keep me steady. I yelped as I felt my ankle throb a little in pain but it subsided. I gripped his shirt and let out a shaky breath. Close call. He purred softly to me and I felt him give my cheek a kiss.

"Are you oka-"

"YOU'RE GAY?!" I heard Eric shout from the side lines.

"Yeah," I told him sweetly. He looked down into my eyes and purred.

"Good," he whispered then looked at me with a happy purr before he glanced at my lips then blushed before he started to pull back and held my hands. I held his tightly before looking towards the guy named Eric. He was staring at Aris with wide eyes.

"Is this why you left skating? You're ga-"

"I left skating because I had other things to do, and I don't want to be a professional skater," Aris purred then waved him off. "I'm busy. Go away." Eric growled then and jumped over the wall, skating over to us quickly and tackled Aris from me.

"No way! You're going to skate with me, right here, right now! Skating is lonely without you!" I frowned and reached out for Aris' hand. I lost my balance again and fell over. I held out my hands as I landed face forward. I groaned as my wrists stung from the fall as well as my knees.

"Quit it," Aris growled then shoved Eric away before he came over to me and reached down, pulling me into his arms. "Look at that. You made him fall Eric," he muttered and looked towards my wrists worriedly. I looked towards them and wrapped my arms around Aris quickly, not wanting to let him go so easily. Eric glared me down then before he gave Aris a sweet smile.

"Aww, come on. You know you want to skate with m-"

"No, I'm skating with Dmeter right now," he told him and sighed. "Now let me help him." I watched Eric and gave a small smile.

"You can have him in a little bit," I promised.

"I'm keeping him too. He's coming back to skating!" Eric hissed then looked at Aris. "Aris~ You know I miss you~ We should do pair skating together and compete in the region as a pair."

"Wh-what? He doesn't have time for that anymore," I said quickly.

"Oh yes he does!" Eric looked Aris over then went to snatch him from me. Aris skated us back away from Eric quickly.

"I really don't have time for that," he told him and sighed. "I don't skate competitively."

"Yes you do!"

"No, I don't. If I'm going to skate, it's going to be for fun, not for competitions," he told him firmly then frowned.

"No, you're going to skate with me," he growled out. "Besides, if you're going to be gay, what's better than pair skating with me?"

"He's not," I said quickly and looked towards Aris' eyes. "Right?"

"Of course I'm not going to skate with Eric," he hummed out then smirked. "I don't want to skate competitively. I left it at a young age for a reason." He started to skate backwards with me again slowly, holding onto my hands to steady me. "Eric, could you get off the ice and go one country over? I think you're taking too much of the air." I laughed and looked towards Eric. That was harsh! I held onto Aris to prevent myself from falling. Eric narrowed his eyes before he skated off the ice.

"I'm going to get you back," he hissed.

"No you're not~" He purred out to him then looked down into my eyes before he leaned in and kissed my cheek. "You're doing great." I nodded as I looked towards Eric worriedly. "He's just a friend. He's fine. He comes here every week to practice. We learned to skate together," he told me and shrugged. "Odds are, he's going to go laugh it off." He looked at our hands then let go, skating back a bit more to give me room to skate back to him. I watched him leave me before I looked down at my feet and went to skate to him, trying to take it easy as I went to step but fell towards him. He caught me but fell back onto the ice, groaning as he hit it and I landed on top of him. We skidded a few inches before we came to a stop and he opened his eyes slowly, looking up at me. I giggled and looked towards him.

"Are you okay?" I asked. He nodded and then blushed, watching me.

"I'm fine," he whispered then wrapped his arms around my neck. I slowly tried to move off him so we could get back up. He watched me and let go but then gave a playful look before he kissed my cheek as I tried to get up and purred in my ear. I looked him over and shook my head. I sat down next to him and waited on him to get up. He watched me then got to his feet and reached down, pulling me into his arms then purred at me. I purred back.

"This is fun," I told him. He laughed then.

"It is, isn't it?" He asked me then gave me a sweet look before he leaned down like he was going to kiss me but kissed my cheek instead. "You're doing great for a beginner."

"Aris, stop kissing my cheek," I purred out. "You're suppose to be making this less matie."

"What? I can't kiss my date on the cheek?" He asked me and laughed before he backed away from me and went back to holding my hands, a small spark running through me from the touch.

"This is our first date~ You're so sly thinking you can keep getting away with kissing me." I skated towards him then, gliding across the ice as I held onto his hand. He laughed then purred at me with a small smirk.

"Then stop looking so cute," he purred.

"I can't help that... You can just deal with it. I'm adorable and you can't just keep kissing me like this. I might bite you again." He laughed a little at that.

"You wouldn't bite me in public," he told me and squeezed my hands slightly.

"Without my fangs, I will." I smirked and licked my lips. He's so going to get it.

"Nuh uh," he said and frowned.

"Oh yeah~" I went to lean into his neck playfully. His eyes widened slightly and then he blushed, a small gasp escaping him. I kissed him there before pulling back from him to try to skate on my own. He blushed a deep shade of red as he watched me, rubbing his neck.

"D-Dmeter," he whispered in shock. I felt his crystal connect to mine again in another pulse from him, calling out to me instinctively. I gasped.

"Yeah?" I asked and ran my fingers through my hair, getting it out of my face. I felt his eyes watching me closely.

"I... didn't expect that," he whispered.

"You've been wanting me to kiss you~" I teased and smirked. I felt his crystal pulse again as his face reddened. I looked downwards and skated past him, getting the hang of it. He watched me and then started to slowly skate himself, starting to let me have my own space. I looked up at him and smiled. "You want a kiss again?" I asked and smirked. He stumbled then and almost fell, his face heating up into another blush as he heard me. I shook my head and skated a little away from him. He's so gay. He started to focus on what he was doing then and skated backwards a bit, making a small wave on the ice before he lifted his leg and skated backwards. He closed his eyes then before he turned and started to skate forward and then jumped up and did a few spins in the air before he landed on the ice flawlessly, stretching his arms out gracefully and kept one of his legs straight before he returned it to the ice and crouched down, starting to do a spin. I saw Eric watching him with wide eyes from the sidelines before he gripped the wall and blushed, watching him like a fan boy. I watched him curiously before finding my way to the wall and held onto it so I could keep watching him. He came back up then looked at the ice as he skated and kept a beautiful, graceful form as he did another small spin on the ice then jumped up into the air again, doing four spins before he landed on the ice again, touching down like an angel as a few small ice shards leapt up into the air, sparkling. Eric gasped slightly and then blushed again, watching his every move as he leaned up against the wall, his eyes glued to my mate. I could see a few others watching Aris curiously as he seemed to lose himself on the ice like it was just him out there. Wow.... I didn't know he was this good. I blushed as I watched him. No fair....

"Aris," I heard Eric mumble softly from the sidelines before he bit his bottom lip. "Why would you quit?" He muttered then sighed, leaning up against the wall as he watched his friend. Aris looked down at the ice before he went down on one knee and skated forward before he moved quickly and started to spin again, slowly coming back up to standing. Eric quickly jumped over the wall again and looked like he was going to go after him. I watched him and frowned. No fair! That's my mate. If anyone skates with him, it should be me. I crossed my arms quickly. Aris glanced Eric's way then gave a playful smirk as he noticed him before he looked in my direction and held out his hands for me. Eric's jaw dropped and he went to snatch Aris's hands instead. I watched him and reached out for Aris' hand, going to skate for him. Aris dodged Eric then skated to me, grabbing my hand before he purred and put his other hand on my waist. "Aris," Eric whined, watching us with a jealous look as Aris started to lead me around the ice, dancing with me in a way. He spun me then laughed before he brought me back into his arms and both of his hands moved to my waist before he picked me up then put me back down after a few seconds and held my hand again as we circled on the ice. I blushed and held onto him, my heart racing. We might fall again. He managed to keep me steady as he looked me in the eyes and then I felt his leg brush up against mine as he turned us on the ice. I yelped and stumbled into him, loosing my balance and made us fall over. He widened his eyes as we fell and crashed onto the ice first, cushioning my fall. He blushed then looked at me before he gave me an awed look and brushed my hair behind my ear slowly.

"We should skate more," he whispered to me then leaned up and kissed my cheek sweetly and lingered by my lips. I heard a small whine come from Eric then as he watched us.

"We should," I giggled out before sitting up. "That was fun." He laughed and watched me before he rested his hands on my hips and rubbed them.

"It's been awhile since I've skated," he mumbled thoughtfully.

"You looked like you enjoyed it," I told him before turning on my camera and took a picture of him. He blushed as he looked up at me then pushed the camera out of the way before he leaned up and kissed my lips softly, fireworks going off and shooting through my lips into my jaws. I felt my face heat up quickly. He stole my first kiss! I gripped his shirt tightly into a ball. He moaned slightly and then pulled back from the kiss, looking into my eyes in a slight daze before he looked at my lips and went for another kiss, a small noise escaping him. I gasped and pulled back, taking another picture of him quickly. He widened his eyes and looked at the camera as his face heated up into a blush.

"Dmeter," he whispered then looked past the camera to me. I smiled and took another.

"That's going to get framed. I'll give it to your twin and dad." He shook his head quickly.

"No! Don't you dare give it to them!" He pushed the camera aside again and gave me another kiss, sparks shooting through me as I felt his crystal pulse. I gasped and yanked back from the kiss, taking another, but of us. He looked at the camera then at me before he frowned slightly, wrapping his arms around me. I bit my bottom lip quickly.

"Aris," I whispered. "Why'd you kiss me?"

"I don't know," he whispered to me and blushed. "I didn't have a reason.... I just wanted to."

"You've got mate fever," I whispered. I started to get up then. He frowned as he watched me getting up then sighed in disappointment before he looked away from me. I reached out for him. "Come on, let's skate some more. I'm not finished." He looked at my hand and took it as he slowly got up and then started to skate slowly as he looked at the ice. I leaned in and gave him a small kiss to cheer him up. He glanced at me then gave a small smile.

"It's fine. If you didn't like it, that's okay," he whispered to me. "We don't have to do anything. It's our first date.... We can just skate."

"I did like it," I whispered and looked away from him. He blushed then.

"Y-you did?" He asked me and bit his bottom lip. I nodded.

"Now can we please skate?" I asked. He looked at me then nodded with a small purr as he gently took my hands and started to skate with me again slowly.

"You're going to give me a copy of those pictures, right?" He asked me then smiled sweetly.

"Nope. You don't get one," I told him. "Only your dad and brother." He frowned then.

"They're not getting those," he told me quickly then shook his head. "No way!"

"Why not? I want to frame them," I said innocently.

"You can frame them, but my family isn't getting a copy," he told me quickly and frowned. "Besides, aren't you worried that your own family will see it? You aren't comfortable with even holding my hand in front of them."

"Fine." I looked away. I'll just put them up in my bedroom. "They'll go someplace else." He frowned as he saw my face then pulled me closer.

"My mother would love to put it in her album she keeps of her children," he whispered to me then kissed my cheek softly. "You'd be her favorite suitor for me."

"Okay... I guess I could gift it to her as a peace offering," I mumbled.

"She could tell you lots of stories of me too," he suggested with a sweet purr. "You could ask to see the baby pictures if you'd like."

"I don't know about that..." I trailed off. "Let's just skate now and think about that tomorrow." I put the camera on record then. "How about you show me a few moves," I suggested. He laughed and blushed then, glancing at the camera then at me.

"You want me to skate like before or with you?" He asked me and gave me a smile as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"Which ever," I smiled as I watched him through the camera, enjoying the rest of our date together. I got some great footage of him skating and we had a great dinner before heading back to his family castle to hide from the sun.... But tomorrow night will be the full moon when I wake up.