Iceland x Reader - Cold Shoulder Part 4

"Hey, what happened to that other girl you were dating? ... What was her name again?" Mathias asked, looking at the ceiling
Ice made a low growling sound. Obviously Mathias had crossed the line
"Ah man, this is gonna drive me nuts" He said, scratching his head
"Her name was Maria" Ice said calmly "And she left me standing AT THE ALTAR!" He shouted, turning away
He looked like he was going to cry
"I-Icy?" You said concerned
He just shook his head and left the building. You glared at Mathias
"Now you've done it, bonehead" You hissed
He just shrugged and went back into the meeting room. The only one who remained in the hall was Berwald, who approached you cautiously
"Uh ... (Name) ... I w-was wondering if I could ask you something" He said
"Sure, ask away" You said, a little distracted by the knowledge that Ice was crying
"Well ... there's this ... person that I like. How ... how do I get them to notice me?" He asked after a long silence
You realised that he wasn't scary at all. The long silences were because he was very carefully considering what he had to say before speaking, which seemed to be a very wise trait he had
"Well ... just be yourself. And whatever you do, don't take Denmark's advice" You said, smiling
He gave you a blank stare for a while
"But ... I have been myself ... they still won't notice me ..." He said, his face going pink
"Just keep trying ... don't try to rush things. They'll soon tell you how they feel. Who is it anyway?" You asked
"M' wife ..." He mumbled, going back into the meeting room
His ... wife?! Berwald is married? You thought, surprised
You remembered Ice and went to the front door to open it. You saw Ice sitting on the front step. He was quietly crying. You sat next to him
"Icy, what's wrong?" You asked
He just mumbled something in Icelandic and you sighed
"You can tell me" You said
He looked at you with a forlorn expression. You could see sadness and anger in his eyes. He looked away again and he began to hum the song that you heard him hum when you first met
"What song is that?" You asked
"It's ... it's called "So Far Away" ... have you heard it?" He asked
"It rings a bell. Does it hold a special place in your heart?" You asked
"I ... I guess ... I have seen many losses ... and yet, here I am ... still lingering on" He said, shedding a tear
"Don't say things like that, Ice ... you're very important to me" You said
He smiled
"Takk ... that means a lot to me, (Name)" He said, planting a small peck on your cheek

-

A month passed and Ice asked you to move in with him. You thought he was behaving very strangely ... he wasn't being as cautious ... and he seemed to be a lot more open to you. But he still remained tight lipped about the woman who had abandoned him at the altar. He was very secretive at times, but he was usually very willing to tell you pretty much anything ...
Moving in was tough ... but he helped you in every way he possibly could, he even offered to throw Mathias into one of the Geysers, which made you laugh. The thought of Mathias flying into the air when the Geyser went off was very amusing. One day, you and Ice were in his living room, drinking some nice hot tea
"Seriously?! Sweden and Finland?" He asked after you told him about what Berwald had said
"Oh, come on. They'd make a cute couple" You said, smiling
"Perv ..." He mumbled
"Prude" You giggled
He raised an eyebrow and put his cup down. He approached you and gave you a hug. You enjoyed it ... until you realised he had just unhooked your bra
"Ice!" You scolded, very red in the face
"Who's the prude now?" He said, smirking
"You ... hypocrite!" You giggled, throwing a cushion at him
He threw it back at you and you squealed with laughter. You hit him on the head with it and he pinned you down
"Hey, now don't do that" He said, smiling
"Oh ... Ice" You giggled
Before long, your smile disappeared. So did Ice's ... your eyes were locked together
"Y- you have beautiful eyes ..." He breathed
Before you could respond, he kissed you. To your surprise, he stuck his hands up your shirt. You pulled away from the kiss for air
"I-Ice ... your hands are so cold ..."You said
He smiled and nibbled your ear lobe
"Then melt them with your heat" He whispered in your ear

-

Ice carried you into his bedroom and laid you down on the bed carefully
"Ice ... I love you" You said
"I l-"
You silenced him with a kiss
"No matter what ... I will always love you" You said
He took off his jacket and threw it on the floor
"What are you doing?" You asked
After taking off his shoes and socks, he climbed onto the bed and held you close, resting his head on your shoulder
"I want you" He whispered, stroking your thigh seductively
"I-Ice ..." You stuttered, surprised
He began planting kisses on your neck. You knew what he wanted
"Oh, I get it" You said, smiling
You tried to turn over but he wouldn't let you ... and began to grope your butt
"Ice!" You said, letting out a small surprised giggle
Even though you knew what he wanted, it was all still very much surprising. But suddenly he stopped ... and began to shake
"What's wrong?" You asked
You looked over your shoulder to see that he was clutching at his chest. He looked like he was in pain ...
"Ice!" You screamed
He looked at you with a smile
"I-it's nothing, really" He said
He sat up and began to take deep breaths
"S-strange ... this has never happened before ... the test results said I was healthy" He said
"W-what?" You asked
"Oh, I ... like to look into my heritage ... so I run a lot of tests" He said "I think ... someone maybe casting a spell on me ..." He mumbled
"But why?!" You asked
"I ... I don't know ... We'll go talk to the others and see what they think" He said
Your heart sank
"Oh ... but Mathias will have a field day ..." You whined
He chuckled
"I know, but it's worth a shot, just in case he's getting ..." He cleared his throat "Lukas to curse me" He said
"Lukas knows magic?" You asked
"Apparently, that's what I've heard. It's either him, or Britain" He replied
"And ... what reason would Britain have for doing this?" You asked, with a sceptical grin
"I said his ... scones were terrible" He said
"And Lukas?" You asked
He sighed
"I don't know" He said
"Ok ... then we'll go with your idea ... and ask the guys ..." You said with a weak smile
He sighed and laid down again. You looked at him, full of concern ... something was definitely not right about his sudden chest pain ... but what was causing it?

To be Continued