Elemental Kingdom

Snow slid past.

After a few minutes, Nathan was walking back on his own and grabbed her elbow, puling her roughly into a side room and slamming the door.

She dropped the glass she had since she was on her way back and she looked at him. "What the hell Nathan?"

"You went after Blaze even though I told you explicitly not to."

She pulled her arm out of his grip. "I don't listen to you."

Nathan grabbed her shoulder, his skin bitingly cold. "If you want to live here, you'll follow the rules that everyone else follows. You aren't an exception."

"Get the fuck off me."

Nathan tightened his hand abruptly. "I'm not trying to be an enemy here, I just need you to understand that you need to act as part of the kingdom before you're allowed to live in it."

"If this is you trying then I would leave to see you not trying. God how can Garnet stand you? You expect people who don't even belong to you to follow your rule when you aren't even king." She told him. "Yes I went after Blaze, I went after him because I love him." She got out of his grip. "So go ahead rip into me for that, but I'll do it again and again."

"I am next in line to be king even if I do not yet rule. Many are watching me for the slightest slip up, the slightest sign of rebellion, such as from you, and that is all the excuse they need to take Garnet and my son from me. All I ask is for you to listen for once, you arrogant beast."

She punched him square in the jaw. "I have more fucking humanity than you do. Now leave me the fuck alone and for the record, Ethan would probably be better without you!" She slammed the door shut.

Nathan rubbed his jaw as he watched her leave, eyes narrowed.

Snow gently touched the necklace she had from Blaze.

Blaze appeared almost a few moments after, as if summoned by it, looking almost bewildered for a second before he saw Snow and relaxed. "Hey. You called apparently?"

She nodded, quietly.

"Everything okay?"

She told him what had happened with her and Nathan.

Blaze bristled. "He's a bastard. Ignore everything he says."

"I will."

Blaze nodded before leaning to gently kiss her.

She kissed him back.

"Just ignored Nathan," Blaze murmured again against her mouth. "Worst comes to worst, we leave the castle and live in our own place."

"I'd love that." She smiled.

"We'd need to get papers in order to have our own house though. Maybe we can sneak Garnet's signature - so long as a royal gives permission we can leave. Spirits and people with elements need permission to leave the main castle."

"I can forge Garne's signature easily, and I still have some money left."