History of a Snow Woman

[in the Ice Kingdom, Liz's room]

 Leo and Liz were cuddling under the blankets in Liz's huge plush bed. Leo was wide awake and admiring Liz's beauty as she slept. The way the morning light made her hair shimmer a rainbow of colors and the way her lips were a delicate shade of pink that stood out against her pale skin. Leo loved Liz and would do anything for her… all she needs to do is ask and Leo would go to war for her. 

Suddenly a sound that was just outside the room made Leo jump out of the bed and hide. Lucky for him it was only a maid and she was there to wake the princess and give her breakfast. The maid walked over to Liz and gently shook her awake.

                  "M'lady, it is time to wake up. Your morning meal is here." the maid said in a gentle tone.

Currently Leo was hiding behind Liz's changing screen and was praying that no one would notice him. Liz began to wake up and when she looked to her right she went wide eyed as she thought the night of passion she had with Leo was all a dream… until she spotted his katanas leaning against her closet door. Liz let out a sigh of relief as she hurriedly got out of bed and put on a night gown that she had on her bedside table.

                             "Umm, thank you silva but I can take it from here as I can and have gotten myself ready for the day before." Liz told the maid Silva.

Silva was inches away from placing a new dress on the changing screen and Liz rushed over and hurriedly snached the dress and nudged the maid out her door without another word, then slumped against the closed door, "Come on out Leo, she's gone now."

Leo peaks out from behind the screen and gives a nervous grin, "I was under the impression that they don't welcome outsiders very much. so I hid… I hope I didn't scare you too much?"

Liz smiled softly as she then took a good look at the dress her maid Silva had picked out for her. It was an ugly poofy sleeved green gown that did nothing to flatter Liz's figure. Liz griminced as she held the dress up and sighed heavily. Liz knew that her family was royalty but she missed the days when she didn't have to wear corsets that she could hardly breath in or long dresses that she had to be careful when she walked in otherwise she'd trip and fall flat on her face.

                                 "What's wrong Kitten? You seem upset…" asked Leo with concern in his voice.

Liz sighed again, a bit more agitated this time as she then said, "Silva never lets me dress myself and when she picks out my clothes it's always the most ugly and worst thing to wear! Argh! I wish I could just wear something decent for once and not have to worry about court gossip about what I wore or didn't wear!"

Leo chuckled softly as he walked over to Liz's wardrobe and gave a look at all the dresses there, "Out of all the beautiful gowns you have, she had to give you one of the ugly ones, eh?"

Liz looked over at Leo and gave him a curious look as she never knew she had any beautiful gowns since Silva only gave her ugly ones. This caused questions to form in Liz's mind but the more important thing was for Liz to look at the dresses that were beautiful instead. Liz tossed the ugly green dress on the floor as she walked over to Leo's side and was pleasantly surprised to see beautiful shades of purple and blues in her wardrobe. Not only that but one dress stuck out to Liz, it was an ice blue gown that looked to fit in all the right places and had no poofy sleeves. Instead the sleeves were tightly fitted to her exact measurements and as Liz held this gown she found a note attached to it.

Dear Elizabeth Regina Frostream,

          It has come to my notice that your little sister, Lilith Quinzel Frostream, has been planning your downfall for sometime now and I thought this new wardrobe would be the best way to stick it to her in a more fashionable way. Hope you enjoy my other surprises for you throughout the day.

Sincerely,

Kira de Angelis

Liz saw the name and the winged woman who helped her and her sisters summon their loved ones across the galaxy to them appeared in her mind and it was a shock to the system to say the least but what surprised her the most was that this Kira person knew that her biological little sister was out to get her. Liz suspected it too, she had to admit to herself but she never thought in the few months that she was in her homelands that one of her own family members would want to do harm to her in any way or form. Her mother was distant sure but she was the Ice Queen and as the Ice Queen she had a duty to the people of the frozen fields of the Ice Kingdom… Yet when it was just the Queen and Liz, the Queen would show a gentle smile that she rarely showed anyone else and the Queen often requested Liz's prescens if only to drink tea and eat cake. 

Yet what Liz suspects is that her Little Sister is envious of this new attention the queen is giving Liz and is resentful towards her newly dubbed big sister. Liz put the note on her vanity table and glanced at the dress that laid on her bed. It shimmered like it was woven out of ice crystals and went from a dark blue on the top to a light blue and white on the bottom. Liz gave herself a moment to think about the offer and then decided to go with the dress Kira gave her. She grabbed the dress and made her way over to the changing screen. 

As she changed into the dress she found she actually needed help in tightening the laces in the back, she peaked around the screen and called out to Leo, "Umm, Leo… can i get some help with this dress? It has some laces in the back that need to be tightened."

Leo's eyes widened slightly as he swallowed a lump that formed in his throat, "Y-yea sure, no problem Kitten."

Leo was feeling nervous but he walked over to the changing screen nonetheless. When he saw her in the gown his breath nearly escaped him as he was left breathless at her sheer beauty. Liz's long pearlescent hair was tumbling down her back in waves and was a stark contrast in comparison to the beautiful shimmering blue of her dress that hugged her figure very nicely. the dress fans out slightly at the waist giving it a slight swan plumage look to it and Leo could see that the dress needed to be tied off with the laces that criss crossed up her back. Leo took a deep breath to calm himself then moved closer to Liz and began to gently tighten the laces.

Liz lets out a slight giggle as she then says, "I'm not made of glass Leo, you can be a bit rougher, you know…. like you were last night."

Liz ended that statement with a sly wink over her shoulder at him and if the Might Leo could ever blush he was turning shades darker by the second. Leo turns his face away for a moment as he collects himself, then an idea pops into his head that is too delicious to ignore.

As he is tightening the laces, he suddenly yanks the laces a bit harder than normal which causes Liz to let out a gasp and a slight moan. Leo then puts both the laces in one hand and yanks again but this time she ends up flush against his back with his other hand circling around her waist to keep her pressed against him. Leo nuzzles his nose into the crook of her neck and slowly starts to kiss her neck. Liz let out a soft moan as she lifted a hand up to keep his head where it was.

                              "Mmmm, Kitten." Leo moaned into her neck, he then moved to kiss her shoulder, "My Kitten…"

In a flash it went from kissing to Leo biting Liz's shoulder in a possessive manner. His grip on her tightened and in all honesty Liz found it super attractive that the calm and cool Leo would have a possessive side. Liz moaned as he marked her as his and relished in the pleasure that it brought her.

                                         "Oooh, Leo!" Liz moaned his name and bared more of her shoulder for him.

Suddenly Leo let go of Liz and backed away quickly as if he was scared. Liz turned around and saw Leo trembling and muttering something to himself. Liz tried to touch him but he flinched at just a simple touch and that made Liz very concerned.

                          "I did it again… I can't do that again… I won't be that person again… I wont… I WON'T EVER GO BACK!!" Leo nearly screamed the last part.

Liz forcefully grabs Leo's face and makes him look her in the eyes, "Listen to me Leo, whatever happened to you when I was gone, that life is over. We can finally be together like you and I have always dreamed of. We can start a family and have our own children. It will be wonderful and you never have to go back to any life you don't want to."

Leo's eyes begin to clear of the fear fog that was clouding them and he slowly began to register what Liz was saying earlier, "W-we… can have… a-a family?"

Liz smiles softly and draws in frost on a nearby window, "I am actually not human, and my race is called the Yuki-Onna or snow woman. I am considered a special snow woman since technically I am a descendant of the Ice Queen and therefore I am only allowed one mate, once I come of age I go through the ice queen curse… as you remember when my hair turned white…"

Leo remembered full well that day. It was the day that he recognized his feelings for this wonderful woman and made the decision that he wanted to help her in any way shape or form.

Liz cleared her throat and continued, "We have very long lifespans and can use magic in most situations but it usually drains us of our stamina. When a Yuki-Onna finds her life mate, especially the descendant of an Ice Queen, our then frozen heart becomes warm once more for that chosen Life Mate and a ritual is held most of the time to determine if a Yuki-Onna has a Life Mate or not."

Leo tried to take all Liz was telling him but he got distracted by the bright red bite mark he left on her shoulder, "Does it hurt? God, I'm so sorry liz. I really don't know what came over me…"

Liz pulled Leo into a tender kiss and when they parted for air she said, "Leo, YOU are my Life Mate, therefore nothing you do can really hurt me, see."

Liz showed him her shoulder with the mark as she touched it gently, then as if it was magic (cause it was magic) the wound sealed itself up as if it was never there and all that was left was smooth unbroken skin. Leo's eyes widened as he saw this and looked back at her soft smiling face. He still could not allow himself to hurt her again as he went through a lot of traumatic experiences in Brazil during his training period. Yet still, he was glad she had a way to save herself if she ever got hurt but he swore to himself silently to never harm her again… even in the throws of passion, he vowed to never hurt his Mate again.