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Jimmy was flying over the mountians of Rivendell. Searching the snow peaks for the tale tale blue roofs of the mountianious kingdom. He had just finished a new build in the Cod Empire exciting to show his boyfriend the improvement since his last build. Things seemed like normal till he flew cose to the building trying to find the elf. Ice spikes littered the land around Rivendell. Sharp and deadly. The snow seemed to be falling faster than normal to. Jimmy's brow furrowes in confusion as he landed in frount of Scott's house. The ice spikes seemed larger here. He knocked on the door, causiuos.

No answer.

Scott always answers the door or if not him one of the servents in the grand house. Jimmy tried to push the door open. It seemed sealed shut. He put all of his weight on the door cringing as it crunches at the hinges. Finally the door swang open throwing Jimmy on to the floor, cod hat almost falling off. He knew if Scott were here he would have laughed at the boy. But he wasn't. The house had a thin layer of ice all around it, iceicles growing from the ceiling. "Scott?" He called out. If Scott was in here he couldn't have been in the best health.

Jimmy slowly walked up the spirl staircase in the corner of the house. It was so quite the sound of ice crunching beneth his feet almost deafening. Jimmy always tryed to dress for the cold weather of Rivendell but even with a jumper Scott had got esspecialy made for him to wear there he was freezing.
Upstairs things looked almost in place side for the ice everywhere. Apart for two letters, the only thing not iced over, placed in middle of the bed. He slowly walked over hands running up down his arms trying to keep him warm. The letters were in lovly envelops normal for Rivendell across the first one in Scott's usuail scrolly writing "Emperors of all lands" and the other "Sunflower". Jimmy picked up the one addressed Sunflower a comman pet name Scott used for him. He pealed of the seal teal wax with the Rivendell creast inbeaded. He pulled out the note almost afraid to read it. After a minete of staring at the writing he started to read.

"Dear Sunflower,
When your reading this I'm already gone. I'm so sorry Jimmy. I had to go to keep them safe. To keep you safe. I'm a danger to you all I hope you understand. I just wanted to tell you this is not at all your falt. If anything your the one thing that made be debate staying. I love you Jimmy. I love you so much. I wish it didn't have to be like this I really do. I don't know how long I'll be gone or where I'm even going but don't come look for me. I know you with your amazing kind heart are going to want to but don't. Just know I'm thinking about you every day I'm away and when I get back your going to be the first one i see. Because I am going to come back I can promise you that. I want to remind you have amazing you are Jimmy. How beautiful your empire is no matter what people say. How important you are to all the people around you. How smart you are deep down even, if it is quite deep down. I may not be here to remind you but you are amazing. Read this when ever you need a reminder. So see you soon my love.
From Scott Your Petal"

Tears ran down Jimmy's face a single drop falling on the paper mearly missing the words scrolled over it. Jimmy quickly cloased the letter careful not to ruin the beautiful words within. Turning in the ice covered bedroom his eyes landed on Scott's wardrobe. He opened the doors carfully trying not to ruin the room of his petal to much. He pulled out Scott's favourite jumper a blue one with gold antlers one the neckline and sleave cuffs.
He slides it over his head pasking in the smell of his boyfriend, tears still rolling down his face. He dosn't know what to do anymore. Scott's gone. And he dosn't know where. How long had he been missing? How had he not reilised something was wrong.

He curled up on the floor back leaning on the end of Scott's bed. The letter pressed close against his chest tears falling rapidly. He sat their for who knows how long before his comm went off. Slowly trying to hold in his tears he pulled it out. Breath hitching again when he saw the poppy sticker on the back matching with Scott. It was Lizzie.

Lizzie: Jimmy where are you? I thought we were meeting for tea at mine.

Shit. Jimmy had completely forgot about that. What can he say now? He can't just show up like this and act like everythings fine. He can't tell them what happened because he dosn't know honestly. But he can't stay here. Shakily he replies,

Jimmy: I'm at Scott's. Come, Please
Not even a second later his comm buzzes again.

Lizzie: I'm on my way. Are you okay?

Jimmy dosn't even have the energy to relpy to that.

Soon Jimmy hears foot steps downstairs and his name being called. His tears start agian louder this time. He hears Lizzie swear under her breath before she runs up the stairs. She dosn't evn stop to take in the scene before her before Jimmy's in her arms. "Shhh...it's okay. It's okay Jimmy." Jimmy slowly feels himself slow shaking stopping, feeling safe in his sisters arms. Finding his voice he says quitly but fast "He's gone." Lizzie pulls back looking him up and down looking around the room as if just noe taking it in. "Who? Scott?" She asks slowly trying not to push him. Jimmy just nods. Jimmy silently just gets up grabing the other letter of the bed and handing it to her. Lizzie looks at it for a minete before pulling out her comm. She types something before turning to Jimmy grabing his hand and saying "We're going to Kathrines so we can all read this together" No, Jimmy can't see everyone like this he'll never hear the end of it from Fwhip. "But-"
Lizzie cuts him of "nope no protests."

Now Jimmy finds himself in House Blossom everyone slowly arriving. Lizzie's talking to Kathrine the letter now in the flower princess' hands. Everyone seems to notice the atmosphere of the room as all of their faces look sad dispite knowing nothing. Jimmy just sits in his seat staring at the one next to him. The one Scott normally sits in. Where they hold eachother hands while giving difficult speaches. Where Scott holds Jimmy back while he argues with Fwhip only for Lizzie and Shub to hold them both back once Fwhip insults Jimmy. He hadn't even noticed everyone else had sat down till the seat he's staring at is filled by a very colourful man. Joel. He places a hand on Jimmy's shoulder while he sits. "Lizzie thought you should have both of us sat next to you." He explians quitely. All Jimmy can think is how happy he is to have his family. Then Kathrine starts the meeting.

"I'm sure you're all wondering why I've called you hear today. Well..we have a bit of an emergency with one of our own. Today Jimmy went to go see Scott." Suddently all eyes are on him and all Jimmy can think is how much of a mess he must look, as he looks toward the table in front of him. "Scott unfortunatly was not there." Murmers start around the group. "Scott's house was as Lizzie described covered in ice. Not a serface left untouched. There was this letter sitting on Scott's bed. Its adressed to all of us" Jimmy remembered the letter in his pocket he disided then no-one would know of that one. That letter was for him and Scott to know about only. The room was silent as Kathrine pealed off the seal and pulled out the letter. Then she began to read.

"Hello fellow emperors,
As I'm sure you've found out by know I'm gone." Jimmy's eyes started to tear up again at those words. Scott was gone. Lizzie pulled him close by an arms round his shoulder. " I have gone due to my risk to you all. My newly discovered ice powers have brought nothing but harm on Rivendell and I don't want to cause more harm to any of you or your empires. It is with best intention I leave. In my absence I ask Jimmy the Codfather to run Rivendell with strong help from the council. As the closes thing to an heir Rivendell has this seems like the only reasonable choice. Lizzie, Joel I ask you to look after Jimmy as I'm sure you will. Make sure he takes care of himself and dosn't over work himself in this difficult time. I ask none of you come to look for me I will return when I am ready for this I need your trust. I am deaply sorry to leave you all. I am esspecially sorry to you Gem I never ment for that to happen. So goodbye for now,
Your fellow emperor Scott Smajor"

Their was a beat for silence while everyone processed what they had just heard before chaos errupted. Lizzie and Joel crowded around Jimmy comforting him as his cries got louder. Fwhip, Sausage and Gem seemed to be arguing aboit something. Shrub and Kathrine looked at eachother conserned. Joey was shouting something unable to be heard over the chaos. Pix and Pearl seeming to have the most siverlised conversation in the room.

"Quite!" Kathrine called over the chaos bringing the room back to order. "Okay, obviously this is some quite drastic news so we need to be siverlised. Who wants to speak first?" Fwhip's hand shot into the air Gem's head hitting on the table as he did.
Kathrine nodded for him to speak. "Good riddens I say. He was a danger to us all after he struck Gem with those horrible powers of his! As cowardice as it is running away from all his problems leaving us to solve it." Jimmy could believe him. "Wait what do you mean after he struck Gem" Pix questioned.
"Gem was being the kind soul she is and helping him with his ice powers when he lost control and hit her with them! Shes got a white streak in her hair and ids always cold thanks to him." Sausage calls.

What? Scott told him it was all an acciendent and now their here tring to make him seem like villian. He left to protect them for cods sake. Jimmy couldn't help himself and lashed out. "No. No you don't get to take this and make him seem like a villian." Jimmy practicaly shouted Lizzie and Joel steping back. "He left to protect all of us. He left all his friends, his family, his empire to protect us and now you're here calling him a coward. I don't care how much you hate me Fwhip you don't get to call Scott a coward , when he's not even here, and get away with it."

Jimmy calmed down a little look between all his friends. So much worry, consern in their faces but also fear. Fear of him just for protecting the man he loved. He couldn't take it storming out the meeting hall. He knew where he wanted to go the only place he ever felt safe. The only place he ever felt truly at home.

His and Scott's date cave.

Lizzie was calling back at him. He just turned around telling her "I'll be back at yours before sundown. Defend Scott for me." Trying to give her a reasuring smile before taking off.

He landed on the soft grass inside the cave finaly feeling at peace. Him and Scott had made this place a comman meeting point since they started courting. It was a santuary for them both. A place where they were no longer emperors or champions of gods or anyone important. They were just two people. An elf and cod deeply in love.

Jimmy slowly walked toward the ponds along one side of the cave. He pulled of his boots climbing into the pond. The cods swimming happily in the pond greeted him cheerily. A slight smile rising to his lips.

He remembered the first time he did this after finding out he can talk to the cod.He had done the exact same thing looking back at Scott with confusion on his face. He had laughed at elf slowly climbing back out grabing his hands. He remembers Scott's protest about getting in the water but Jimmy only had to look at him and he agreed. Eventually they had ended up splashing eachother laughter echoing of the cave. They had both come out trenched. Everyone around Rivendell looked at them as they walked past like they had just swam in sea. Scott had sent him a letter later that night complaining at how his advisiors had scoldes him for getting so wet. Jimmy had fallen asleep hapoy that night. Very different as he suspected he would tonight.

Jimmy stayed there for as long as he could reminicing at all the happy times in this small cave. Just as the sun was about to set he took of the balcany towards the Ocean Empire.

The sun had just set when he saw the Prisma Palce appear over the horizion. He could see his blue axolotal of a sister sat on the stairs up to place. Cod knows how long she had been sat their. Jimmy was glad he had gone to the cave. As much as he wishes he had been their at the meeting he felt so much happier having left.

Jimmy landed in front of her the consern on her face was someing he hadn't seen leave all day. "Where did you go?" She questioned taking him in to insure he was okay. "Back to Rivendell." He anwered noticing the slight smile in his voice. "What happened at the meeting?" He asked walking into the place towards the living room. Lizzie followed behind Joel joining at one point as he sat next to her when they sat on the sofa. "Umm..we desided you should stay with us. At least for a while." Lizzie explianed
"But-"
"No. Jimmy listen to Lizzie" Joel interrupted. "No.You listen to me. I have to rule 2 empires now. One is terrified, under deep snow and dosn't know what to do. How am I supposed to help either if I'm locked up here?" Jimmy questioned.
"We're not saying you can't go vist but we need to look after you Jimmy. I know how you get with stuff like this you'll forget to look after yourself" Lizzie anwered back.
"We're worried about you Jim." Joel said hand on Lizzie's shoulder. Jimmy just stared at them. He wanted to say no he wanted to stay in Rivendell, help them as much as possible but he knew Lizzie and Joel we're right. "Fine." voice light but full of emoticion. The codfather sunk into the sofa bellow him about ready to fall asleep. "We know you just want to help Jimmy. Trust me we all do to." Lizzie stated looking at Joel. " We're meeting back up tommorrow Jim. They want you there" Jimmy didn't want to go. He didn't want to see Fwhip again but he had to for Scott.

Jimmy was curled up in bed that night rereading the letter from Scott. Imagining Scott lying next to him. Hands around his own waist, legs interwined. Reading the words like the secrets they always shared in wisphers. Eventually he fell asleep dreams filled with Scott. In this world or the other they both seemed to remember but not know how. Poppies. Fields of them. Holding hand through both their empires. Dancing at Lizzie and Joel's wedding before they we're even courting. And dancing in flower fields or their cave lots after that.

Tears ran down his face at the prospect of never doing that again. Then his eyes landed on s sentance on the letter. 'I will come back' he has to trust Scott he always has. With Scott things always turn out okay and he's sure it will this time.

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Today markes one month of Scott being missing. One month of surviving with out the one thing that made surviving, living. One month of having his voice shunned because he was 'grieving', when in realitly he never really had. One month of pitiful looks everywhere he goes. Because they are pitiful. Not reasuring, not caring or understanding because no-one can understand.

They just can't.

No-one can understand what knowing the love of your life is out there, knowing they care about you but knowing they can't come home. Not knowing if their even still alive. Joel compaired him to a wife on the homefront, waiting for their husband to return from war. Thats the best Jimmy can think to describe it. Only worst because everyone knows he's the one worst effected but they don't do anything. Most just look at him or give him a little "I'm sorry" as he walks past as if that will bring him home.

Because they just don't understand.

Today he just wants to sit here in bed. Curled up in the sheets. But there not as comforting as they should be, mainly cause there not his. He had taken to staying at Lizzie's lots in the past month. He stays at the Cod Empire sometimes but Lizzie always checks up on him at least once in the night and Rivendell was out of the question as soon as Scott went missing. Jimmy thinks its because she's scared. Scared he's going to leave to. It's silly really he was one of the only people saying they shouldn't go looking for Scott. Jimmy had learned from years of expirence when Scott wants to be alone it was best to give him that space. However Lizzie still acted like he was a little codling sometimes and that had only gotten worst resently.

He had a meeting in Rivendell at mid-day with the council - not that there was much point. None of them respected him. They saw him as a little stupid cod who their prince was wasting his time on. Although he couldn't blame them. It's not like he brought any militery power, any esspecialy useful reasources or even any power among the other emperors. Scott had fought for weeks for agreement to their courtship and continued to fight ever since whenever they were mean to him. Yet now he was gone Jimmy was just their for show. To make them feel like they were fufilling Scott's wishes when in reality they were doing anything but. They even nonminated a councilier to represent Rivendell in House Blossom meetings.If Jimmy was being honest he would rather be anywhere else than in those meetings but he wouldn't want to go against Scott like that.

Besides he enjoyed walking around Rivendell after. While the council didn't see Jimmy as a ruler the elves of Rivendell certainly did. Jimmy always felt welcome on their streets often playing with little elven children or resureing adults it would all be okay even if he didn't know himself.

The streets of Rivendell were a bitter sweet feeling now. They made him feel close to Scott wondering the streets he had lovingly currated but that was also the problem they reminded him of Scott. Everywhere he looked he could see Scott
like a consant reminder he was gone. A reminder he may never come back.

Jimmy felt a single tear roll down his cheak. An occourence that happened often now and a cue to get up and start the day. He kmew it wasn't nesserely healthy to just get up and push through grieve but letting himself miss Scott felt worst.

He climbed out of bed slipping his Codfather head on. Normally he wouldn't wear it round the Prisma Palce but this past month had been anytging but normal. He plodded through the halls till he reached the dinning room finding Lizzie and Joel sat at one end of the table. Smiles on their faces droping once he entered the room. That always happened now. He missed the days when he would just laugh with his sister and brother in law just another thing he couldn't grieve.

He sat down on the chair oppisite to Joel on the long table Lizzie next to them both at the head.
"Morning Jim." Joel started trying to seem happy but failing miserably.
"Hi." Jimmy replied not bothering to hide his mood today. He watched as Lizzie and Joel looked at eachother ingging in some silent converstation. Another thing that made him miss Scott. Watching other couples. Just little acts like that reminded him of the man he used to do that with.

Breakfast was brought out then to distracthim from his thoughts. He looked at the pancakes in front of him dusted in powered sugar and lots of syrup. Usually he would have gulfed this down, not today. He pushed the plate away from him slightly looking around the room at anything to avoid either of the two royals in front of him's gase. The atmosphere in the room becoming ,impossibly, more tense
"What are your plans for today Jimmy?" Lizzie asked breaking the silence.
"Just a meeting at Rivendell." Jimmy didn't try and hide how meaningless he thought him attending the meetings was, he didn't have the energy today.

Jimmy didn't say anything the rest of breakfast. Lizzie and Joel spoke between themselves as was costom now. Jimmy hadn't relised they'd finished till Lizzie's hand rested on his shoulder from behind.
"I know today is hard for you Jimmy. I just want you to know were here always will be." She said before walking of hand in hand with Joel.

Jimmy just sat in his room till midday. He dosn't even know what he did but he couldn't care enough to try and remember.

The cod landed in Rivendell about half an hour early. He landed in front of Scott's house opting to walk around it a bit before the meeting. He opened the door with a creak. The elves had spent ages getting rid of all the ice in the house but Jimmy couldn't help but expect to find it had returned. He looked around the house of his petal smiling at everything that remotly screamed Scott. Then his eyes landed on an elf stood admiring a portait of Scott, his parents and Xornoth before he was corrupted. Scott had put the portait back up after they captured Xornoth full heartedly believing his brother and the demon were different people. Alvina, Scott's personal maid and best friend, was the elf admiring the painting. Jimmy and Alvina had clicked almost as soon as they met. Jimmy will always remember the smile on Scott face after they got on so well.

He walks up behind the elf looking at the portait for a minete admiring how adorable young Scott looked.
"You missing him to?" He said after a while chuckling slightly as the pink haired elf jumped. She whiped her hair around smiling after she saw who it was.
"You scared me there Jimmy," They both laughed a little inhoring how hollow both sounded.
"But yeah. Can't believe its been a month. Feels like a lifetime." She looks back at the painting in front of her Jimmy followijg her gase. Suddently a though hits him.

"What if he never comes back? Or when he dose he ends up like Xornoth?" Jimmy wonders panic and worry clear in his voice. Alvina looks at him for a second taking in his nervious stance fingers fiddling with the sleves of one of Scott's stolen jumpers. She seems to contemplate for a minute before saying: "Thats not going to happen."
"How can you be sure?" The codfather asks.
"Because your still here." The elf replies seeing the confusion in Jimmy's face she continues.
"Before you started dating Scott he was more lets say..cold to everyone else. It wasn't unusual in fact it was quite normal foe his family so we didn't think much of it. Then you came. Suddently our cold reserved Scott turned into a Scott who always had a smile on his face, a Scott who just looked so happy to start every new day. Thats because of you Jimmy. You gave Scott hope in life you are his sunshine in a dark world. So you gave us hope, hope that Rivendell would no lonher be an empire seen for the cold stuck up elves it sometimes inhabited but the fun happy ones it always dose. Scott wouldn't leave someone like that behind" Jimmy could feel a tear run down his face. He hadn't relised he had, had such an effect on Rivendell, he only wished Scott were here to enjoy it. Alvina walked of then probaly heading for the meeting. Jimmy stood there for a while staring into young Scott's eyes conposeing himself before joining her.

Jimmy took his seat in the Rivendell meeting room. Dispite tecnically being acting king he didn't actually sit at the head of the table. That space was taken by Elwyn. He was head elf when Scott was in here but now he was gone the elf had taken to basicaly ruling the kingdom. He represented Rivendell in any leagal affaires including House Blossom meetings dispite Jimmy alreasy attending. He disided kn all minior effairs - more serious ones being saved till Scott returned. His newest trick though, trying to convince the rest of the council to make him king till Scott returned. Not acting king like he was leagaly was no proper king with a corination and everything. It made Jimmy's blood boil at the thought. Scott had trusted this man to lead the council through basically his whole reign and as soon as he left Elwyn was trying to overthrough him. Luckily it hadn't worked yet but as more days went by with no sign of Scott the idea seemed to get more and more popular.

He zoned out for most of the meeting. Don't get him wrong he listened to all the important stuff but most of the meetings now was just talk of where Scott may have gone and he didn't really want to think about that. When he tuned back in though he hated what he heard.
"It's been a full month he's basicaly given up on Rivendell now we're wasting our time thinking he will return." Elwyn said trying to stay calm though Jimmy could tell he was frustated. How long had they been fighting on this? Next Alvina spoke not trying to hide her anger,
"We all know Master Scott he was not one to give up so easily if he was their would still be a demon out there but there's not is there?" Alvina looked around at all the elves around her eyes locking with Jimmy oppsite her. He gave her a reasuring smile only for it to vanisk once Elwyn replied.
"Talking about Xornoth can we talk about that fact we waited 2 weeks before Scott was correnated after his disappearence but for Scott we can wait over a month." He pointed out voice laced in malicion. He leanded back in his chair clearly statisfied with himself.

Jimmy couldn't just listen anymore.
"Xornoth also got corrupted by a demon and killed his parents! Scott has never done anything like that. He promised he would come home and I don't think he'd be very pleased to find out someone else had been correnated." All of the council just looked at him seeming to be suprised he could even speak. Alvina flashing him the same smile he had at her only minutes ago.

"Since when is it any of your buisness Codfather. You may have caught our king's heart but that does not make you intiteled to anything in the kingdom. Remember your place." Elwyn shot back no longer masking the annoyence in his voice. Jimmy just looked on in shock. As much as Elwyn had excluded him from meetings beforw he had never been out right mean like this before. Looking around
he saw similar expressions on all the other advisors faces.
"Elwyn I think you are perhaps forgetting the Codfathers place. You must know by now that no matter ypur personal opion on an emperor it is never and I mean never okay to talk to one like that. Let alone one who is leagaly acting king in your state by comand of our king. He has all the rights to make comments as reasonable as that perhaps it is you forgeting your place." Alvina spoke fermily to the elf as if she were his parent and not a fellow memeber of a council.
"I think we have all heard enough for today. If you would follow me out Codfather." she finished striding out of the meeting hall with such power even Jimmy was a little scared.

Jimmy folllwed Alvina all the way to her room oppsite Scott's on the other side of the castle. They walked in silence still processing the meeting they had just left. Once they got there Alvina collapsed onto the bed in the middle of the room, Jimmy opting to stare out the window. His eyes locked onto the Cod santuaryjust in front of the castle. It was the only thing not frozen by Scott's powers Jimmy always smiled at that fact. The one thing repesenting him in Scott's empires and it wasn't killed by Scott's lack pf control on his powers.

"I'm so sorry Jimmy, Elwyn's just gotten a bit out of control since Scott disappeared." She sighed head resting in her hands. Jimmy didn't know what to say only one thought in his mind.
"What if he's right? What if Rivendell does need a new king?" The words felt wrong as they escaped Jimmy's lips but in a way he gelt they needed to be said. Alvina looked at him for a minute like he was crazy before slight agreement came across her face.Jimmy moved to sit next to her on the bed.
"You know I don't want to but maybe it's what Rivendell needs." Alvina seemed to depate this for a minute.
"But if we let the council discide Elwyn will be chosen and we definetly don't want him to rule after today." She said tentivaly.
"I never said let the council discide. Let the people choose they're the ones who will be effected. It will take a while obviously and... if Scott comes back before a new person is chosen we'll scrap the whole thing. When..If Scott comes back he will just be king again and everything can go back to the way it was." Jimmy noticed how his voice got almost wistful at the end and he hated it. He hated that the idea of Scott coming home was almost a fantacy to him rather than a certainty now.

Jimmy knew it would take alot of effort this plan. Convincing Rivendell advisors, the other emperors even the Rivendell elves themselves but he was ready. He was prepared to put in as much effort needed to insure Scott's sucessior was worthy of that title. He spent the rest of the afternoon with Alvina figering out the details of this plan of theirs.

The sun was about to set by the time he went to fly home. He wasn't prepared to go talk with Lizzie or Joel after today so he headed back to the Cod Empire. Slipping into his little cabin by the west wall. He took of his Codfather head not bothering to see how he looked underneath. He changed into some pj's slipping Scott's jumper back over his head. He pulled Scott's letter out the pocket of his trousers now disgarded on top his dresser. He had taken carrying it around everyday and reading it before he fell asleep each night. As he crawled into bed he opened the familar letter noticing all he tear stains around all the words only one or two blurred. He read over the word sribed down almost able to resite it like a poem at this point. Each time he read it trying to imagine Scott's voice saying the words to him though it didn't make the words happier.

He wasn't aware he fell asleep until a knock at the door startled him awake. It didn't scare him as much as it probaly should have used to it by now. He slipped out of bed lathargicaly expecting Lizzie to be on the otherside of the door doing her ussual cheack up on him. But insead what he saw made his heart drop and leap at the same time.

It was Scott.

Beautiful, amazing, adorable Scott. Just stood in his doorway like nothing had happend. Jimmy stood there frozen in shock and by the look on his face so was Scott dispite being the one who knocked on his door. 'The idiot' Jimmy thought. Finally Scott broke the silence.
"Hi Sunflower." He said a mix of joy and sadness in his voice. That was it tears started to run down Jimmy's face as he lunged forward rapping his arms around Scott biurring his face in Scott's shoulder. He breathed in smelling the sent so unduniably Scott.

Tears fall faster feeling a small wet patch on his own shoulder. Scott never cryed. Jimmy pulled back enough to look at Scott hand rising to cup his face. He just stared at him almost not believing this was real like he was going to wake up any minute and Scott was going ro be gone again.

Then Scott did the one thing Jimmy couldn't and leaned in to kiss him. He couldn't help the exicited little noise that escaped as his lips met Scott's. They slotted back together again like they had never been apart. Scott's lips were colder than he remembered but still just as sweet. He felt Scott's fingers in his hair, Scott's face bettween his hands, Scott's tongue between his lips, all he could feel was Scott but thats all he wanted to feel.

Cod knows how long they stood there like that. Just making out in Jimmy's door way but eventualy Jimmy pulled back. He laughed slightly at the little grumble Scott made as he did fingers tighting in his hair.
"Petal," He started with a laugh, "We should
go inside." Scott looked around a little seeming to forget where they where before saying, "I guess your right, though i was quite enjoying are doorframe make out sesion." Jimmy fully laughed at that. For the first time in a month he proparly laughed and cod it felt so good. He grabed Scott's hand pulling him inside closing the door behind him.

Jimmy selted down on his sofa watching as Scott came and sat down right next to him before tentivaly laying his head on Jimmy's lap. Jimmy almost instinctivly started fiddling with Scott's hair picking out any little crumbles of snow.
"I missed you." Scott said teaching for Jimmy's other hand interwining their fingers.
"I missed you too." Jimmy replied pulling their interlinked hands up to his lips kissing the back of Scott's. As much as Jimmy didn't want to push Scott he just felt like he needed to ask the question on the tip of his tongue.
"Where'd you go?" He asked not helping the sad undertone to his voice. He watched Scott's smile drop, eyes flicking to his legs not meetong Jimmy's eyes.
"Can we talk about that in the morning?" Scott asked almost guilt in his voice. Jimmy moved his hand from Scott's hair to under the elf's chin moving it so their making eye contact again. Jimmy looses himself in Scott's eyes for a second. In the amazing mixture of respect, questioning, worry, guilt but most importantly love. After a moment Jimmy just noded.

Then it hit Jimmy what time it was. He had been so caught up in Scott being home he hadn't even relised it was probally around midnight.
"Did you just come home?" He asked. Scott's smile returned at the change in subject.
"I told you I'd come see you first, didn't I?" He asked sarcaism clear in his voice. Cod, Jimmy missed Scott's sarcasm.
"I guess you did." He replied letting his love for Scott seep into his voice before adding, "Are you tired Petal? Do you want to go to sleep?" Scott just looked at him before going slightly more limp on his lap as if the tiredness just hit him.
"You know what I am." He said slowly getting up from Jimmy's lap letting go of his hands. Already he felt his whole body aching for Scott again already missing his touch.

Scott wondered over to his wardrobe pulling out one of Jimmy's jumpers and pj bottoms changing into them like it was the most casual thing in the world. Sure they had worn eachother clothes before but Jimmy just relised how much he missed seeing Scott in his. He walked back over to him his lover kissing him passionatly. When they pulled back Scott just said
"Wow Jimmy you could have atleast waited till we were in bed." And for the second time that night Jimmy felt himself truly laugh. He just pushed Scott away by the chest before wondering over to his bed.

He climbed into the covers leaving them open patting the spot on the matress next to him beconing Scott over. Scott happily obliged massive smile riseing to his lips. He climbed in faceing Jimmy arms raping around the small cods body legs interwining. Scott placed a light kiss on Jimmy's nose before saying.
"Goodnight Sunflower."
"Goodnight Petal."

Chapter Text

Jimmy woke up the next morning with a feeling of unfimilar but also a strong sense of saftey. At first he wasn't sure why but soon he relised the overwheming warmth around his body. Then the legs intertwined with his ; then the arms around his waist. Then it hit him.

Scott was home.

He slowly opened his eyes smiling as he found the blue haired elf gazing lovingly at him. Scott always woke up before him so this was a normal sight when they slept together.
"Good morning, Sunflower." He whispered hand moving to tuck a stray strand of blonde hair behind Jimmy's ear. Jimmy caught his hand gently intwining their fingers.
"Good morning, Petal." Jimmy answered back voice still grogy from sleep. Jimmy somehow moved himself closer to Scott buiring his head in the elves chest.

"I've missed this." Scott says after a while placeing a soft kiss atop the cod's head.
"Yeah?" Jimmy voice came out soft and loving like it always does around the elven king. He moved his head so he was looking at Scott, chin now resting on his chest.
"I missed your face being the first thing I see in the morning and your cute little snores sending me off to sleep." Scott only made his statment softer due to the kiss he planted on the cod's forehead. Jimmy felt the heat rise to his cheaks, moving his head down again to hide it a little. Scott just laughed ruffling Jimmy's hair slighty.

Jimmy pulled back slightly so their noses were mear millmeters away.
"You know today's gonna be a busy one. With seeing the Rivendell council, the elven people themselves and I'm sure Kathrine will want to call a House Blossom meeting so they can all see you."Jimmy pointed out pausing before adding, "We probally shouldn't be wasting time cuddling in bed." The last part was slightly softer like it was a fact both knew but neither wanted to point out. Scott's face seemed sadder at the prosepect of getting up and it made Jimmy smile knowing Scott loved these little moments as much as he did.

"Did you get my letters?" Scott asked after a while. Jimmy tried to think of an answer for the seemingly abrupt change in conversation.
"Yeah. Kathrine has the one you adressed to us all." Scott must have noticed how Jimmy's eyes trained past Scott to look at the bedside table behind him. Scott slowly turned round, careful not to destrupt their postion to much.

He turned onto his back the letter he had written a month ago in his hand. Jimmy moved to rest his head on his boyfriend's shoulder so he could read the note aswell.

Scott seemed to scan the words on the page before looking at Jimmy and saying sounding almost heartbroken, "Jimmy, this page is covered in tear stains." Jimmy's heart broke at hearing Scott's voice like that.
"Well when your boyfriend goes missing and tells you to read the letter everytime you miss him you end up reading it alot." He replied trying to let some sarcasm into his voice but it not quite sounding right.

Seeing Scott's heartbroken face he adds. "I carried it around with me everywhere. I liked having a peice of you with me. Oh..also don't mention the letter to anyone else..I didn't tell anyone about it." Scott pulled Jimmy into a tight hug Jimmy feeling complete safe in Scott's cold arms.
"I'm sorry Jimmy. I'm so sorry I left you."
Scott's voice sounded so weak and destrught.
"You don't need to be sorry. I understand you had to leave." Jimmy was trying to sound reasuring but finally confessing how much he missed Scott out loud made him want to burst out crying.

They layed their for a moment before Scott said.
"As lovely as this is I think we might need to get a start on the day or we won't get everything done." Jimmy nodded.
"Do you have any of my fancier clothes here? I don't want Elwyn shouting at me as soon as I get home." Jimmy froze at the mention of the head elf. He hadn't even thought about how he would explain that Elwyn had been obviously trying to overthrow him. Scott stopped moving out of bed kneeling on the edge looking down at Jimmy.
"Jimmy?"
" Oh..umm..yeah. There is that cloak from the House Blossom ball a couple months ago." Scott nodes walking over to Jimmy's wardrobe.

Jimmy smiles at the memory of that night. It was the first ball they had attended since they got together and they had bassicaly spent the whole night glued to eachother. It didn't matter if they weere dancing or talking with their friends, Jimmy couldn't remember a time when Scott's hand wasn't in his or he didn't feel the elf's hand round his waist. Scott had come back to the Cod Empire that night. He wasn't entirly sure why they thought that was the place to go considering Rivendell was much much closer but they may or may not have been a little drunk by that point. Overall it was nice to have a night with his friends no diplomatic stuff.

Scott pulls out the cloak looking at it before looking through both the wardrobe and his disgaurded clothes from yetsterday for a sutible outfit. Both Scott and Jimmy's wardrobes were bassicaly combined at this point so Scott had no trouble finding appropriate clothes.

Jimmy gets out of bed stretching before moving to the little kitchen. He rumaged around in the cuboards only finding some bread and eggs. Guess he forgot to fill up the cuboards. He hadn't been staying here lots resentaly so there wasn't really a need. The hob turned on with a sizzle, eggs cracking onto the heated pan. He also put the toast in the toaster.

Just as he was about to finish cooking when Scott walked into the kitchen sitting at the round dining table near by. Jimmy serves up a slice of toast and 2 eggs onto a plate putting it in front of Scott with a 'Volia."
Scott laughed shaking his head at the cod's anticts.

Jimmy came back with a simliar plate sitting as close to Scott as possible. Jimmy felt Scott's foot move to touch his own and Jimmy couldn't help but smile at his boyfriend's neediness.
"Can't get enough of me can you?" He teased at the elf.
"So what if I can't, Codfather" Jimmy hates when he does this. Uses his full title when flirting with him, never fails to make him flustered.

Jimmy just looks down at his food picking up the toast and bring it to his lips. Jimmy took a bite of his toast, face still red, eyes not meeting Scott.

Just as he slowed the bite Scott leans in to kiss him. It's slow and soft and Jimmy can't help but lean into Scott as much as possible. The elf laughs as he pulls away light and airy.
"And you say I'm the needy one. Thank you though, breakfast looks lovely." Scott puntuates the sentence with a kiss on Jimmy's cheak before tucking into his food.

Jimmy smiles at him for a second a little lovestruck lopesided smile. Scott looks back up at him smile rising his face as well. A somewhat simple wordless sign between them simpling saying 'I love you.'

Scott breaks their silent conversation by saying,
"How have things been?"
"In Rivendell or in genral?"
"Both." Scott leans a little closer to Jimmy
resting his chin in hands smiling intently at him. Jimmy just shoves his arms a little with a laugh but Scott moves then right back where they were. The cod just shakes his head.
"Okay..I guess." He says trying to make it sound like it has been okay.
"You guess?" Scott asks smile dropping slightly.
"I mean things can't be great with your boyfriend missing." Jimmy tries to joke but his laugh at the end sounds hollow and fake.
"Sunflower," Scott moves the hold one of Jimmy's hands in both his own, "That's not the whole reason and we both know it. Just tell me I'm hear to listen." Scott squeezes Jimmy's hand as if to exentuate his point.

The cod sighed it was moments like this when he wished he always wore his codfather head easier to hide emotions when they can't see your face.

" I don't know. Just felt like everyone stopped listening to me as soon as you left. Like suddenly my thoughts didn't matter anymore because I was "grieving" when in realtily I hadn't even full processed what happened. It was like...It was like without you there I didn't matter anymore. I was just some stupid cod of a stupid little empire." Jimmy felt tears start to pool in his eyes as he spoke. Scott wordless picked Jimmy up from his chair moving him on his own lap.

Jimmy wrapped his arms around his boyfriends neck burrowing his face in Scott's shoulder. Scott pulled Jimmy as close to him as possible, heartbreaking as Jimmy's body shook with his cries. Scott peppered kisses on the cod's blonde hair slowly rubbing his hand up and down Jimmy's back.
"You do matter Jimmy. No matter what they say your important. Your important to me" Scott whispered in Jimmy's ear the pain of seeing Jimmy like this clear in his voice.

Jimmy just sat there holding on to his boyfriend for dear life. Normally words like that would comfort Jimmy (and they did to a certain extent) but only one thought was in Jimmy's mind 'Tell him about Elwyn'. Jimmy didn't want to. He didn't want to ruin Scott's realtionship with the elf or Scott's opinion on him. It would change the whole of Rivendell's council, no doubt Scott would fire Elwyn and then who knows. Jimmy didn't want to be reasponsible for that.

"Who made you feel like this?" Scott's voice broke him from his thoughts. While before his voice had been soft and caring now it was stern and almost intimidating. Before he could think too much Jimmy said
"Elwyn." He snapped his mouth shut as soon as it regeistered what he said. For a hopeful moment Scott said nothing and Jimmy thought he hadn't heard him.

Then Scott pulled him back a little just enough so they could see eachother fully. Jimmy looked down at their legs he remembered wishing for this just yesterday but now..he just wanted to leave. Not that he didn't want to be around Scott - of course he did - he just didn't want to ruin things he had done enough ruining in his life time.

Scott lifted one hand carefully tucking a golden strand behind Jimmy's webbed ears.
"Sunflower," He started his voice light and careful, "What happend?" The elf's eyes where full of consern but also a spark of protectiveness. A spark that Scott would do something rash if Elwyn did any horrible to him. Jimmy didn't want to be the cause of any pain even if Elwyn did do something wrong.
"Nothing. Just forget I said anything its honestly not that important. I'm probally over reacti-" The words came out of the Codfathers mouth faster than the birds fly in the sky but Scott interupted him.
"Jimmy. Jimmy I don't care if you think it's not a big deal if he said anything to you just tell me." When Jimmy didn't say anything he added,
" Just forget who Elwyn is. Forget that I know him, forget that he's head of the council, forget it all. Just talk about it like you talk to me about Fwhip. Like we're just normal people complaining about the our annoying neighbours."Jimmy chuckled slightly at the end. 'Just tell him,' Jimmy thought, 'Just tell him he's your boyfriend'.

Jimmy looked into Scott's eyes for the first time since he had admitted who hurt him. He felt the pit in his stomach shrink a little, it always did when he saw Scott. He looked over his boyfriends face. His icey eyes slightly lightier than normal but a few small things had changed about Scott since he got back like his skin being paler or his skin being colder. He traced the elf's jaw with his eyes admiring it's strong structure. Then he moved to Scott's hair, he noticed how ruffled it was, guessing Scott hadn't brushed it yet this morning. He smiled slightly knowing that Scott wouldn't dare let anyone else see his hair like that. Scott always tried to look as presentable as possible in front of others but it hadn't taken long for the elf to stop caring how he looked around Jimmy. Jimmy will always count him luckly for his realtionship with Scott and just how comfortable they felt around eachother.

Scott was just watching him, watching his eyes survey his own face. Smiling as the corners of Jimmy's lips raised slightly. Loving the fact that Jimmy just looking at him was enough to make him smile.

Jimmy relised he had been staring probally a little bit to long but he couldn't bring himself to care. It wasn't the first time and it definatly wouldn't be the last.

"Are you going to tell me? You don't have to if you really don't want to." Scott gently prodded. Jimmy thought how to approch all that had happened.

"He just..He just didn't listen to me. If I suggested anything he would agree but then suggest something else. Almost like he just wanted to shut me up. He refused
to let me represent Rivendell in any kind of meetings saying 'I couldn't understand' or 'I already had enough on my plate' even if I offered to do so. And then yesterday," He felt his breath hitch slightly, " He..He told me I wasn't entitled to anything in Rivendell."

Scott had been listening paciently rubbing his hand up and down his back in support.
"I'm sorry Jimmy. I wish I could do more right now. He shouldn't have spoken to you like that-"
"He wasn't just saying stuff about me though." Jimmy interupted. Scott looked at him shocked for a second before giving Jimmy a look that ment 'go on'.

"..He was trying to get rid of you. He was trying to make himself King. He didn't say that obviously but he was trying to convise everyone you weren't coming home. Trying to tell them that you didn't disserve to be King after 'deserting us'." Jimmy could feel himself getting more angry as he went on but he honestly couldn't care less. He was angry and he would always be angry at what Elwyn has done.

Scott hadn't moved all joy from his face drained. Suddently Jimmy heard the sound of ice crackling. Then Scott violently shoved him away making him stand a good few feet away from the elf. It was then Jimmy noticed the ice forming on the floor next to Scott's chair, the snowflaked in Scott's hair and the almost blue hue at Scott's fingertips.

Jimmy didn't know what to do.

"Scott?" He asked tentivaly worry seaping into his voice. Scott opened his previously scrunched shut eyes to look at him. For the first time Jimmy can remember he couldn't understand what he saw in Scott's eyes. It was anger and pain but also worry and consern. It was questioning and firm in the same way it was full of hatred and love.

"Scott, listen to me. It's okay. It's going to be okay. Just look at me. I need you to calm down, Petal there is no use being angry here. Follow my breaths." Jimmy accentuated his breath's watching Scott's chest slowly fall in time with his own.

Eventually when Scott's breath seemed to have calmed down Jimmy went to sit back on his chair before Scott called out to him.
"Wait." Scott moved the chair from its place basicaly touching his own to a few feet away before slumping back into his own.
"I don't want to hurt you." The elven king admitted quitely.

Jimmy slowly walked over to his chair sitting down in it. The sat in slience for a moment Jimmy looking at Scott while the elf looked at the floor.The Codfather didn't know what to make of what just happend and by the look on Scott's face neither did he.

"Are you okay, Petal?" the cod asked looking into Scott's eyes. The elf slowly looked up at Jimmy. Scott's eyes flited around Jimmy's face watchibg him searching for something but the ice in his hair seemed to melt when his eyes finally selted on Jimmy's.
"I'm sorry." Scott voice was weak.
"For what?" Jimmy asked wanting to be closer to Scott, to wrap his arms around his boyfriend, but he trusted Scott decisons and would keep his distance for now.
"I almost hurt you. I could have..." the elf's voice faded away
"But you didn't." Jimmy told him strongly. Scott thought for a moment before nodding softly.

Jimmy looked at Scott for a few minutes watching Scott fingers return to their normal pale colour and all the snow melt from his hair. The ice along the chair and floor didn't disappear though, ' I'll clean that up later' Jimmy thought. Scott however was still looking pretty shaken up unsure of what else to do Jimmy said,
"I'm going to go get dressed, you keep eating, then we'll go to Rivendell."
Scott nodded at him picking up his fork and knife cutting into his egg. Turning on his heals Jimmy wondered out the dining room back into the bedroom pulling out the most formal outfit Jimmy owned - which by Scott's standards was not formal at all.

He strided back into the dining room to see Scott fixing his hair in the mirror on the far wall, plate empty by the sink. Jimmy grabed one more bite of toast before putting his plate next to the elf's.
"you ready? " He asked Scott the tealette whipping his head round anxiety clear on his face.
"Uh.. Oh yeah." Scott started anxiously trying to flaten all the little creases in his cloak.
"You know," Jimmy started towards his boyfriend grabing his hand, "If your not ready we can go to see Lizzie or Kathrine and she can hold a meeting and you can see everyone first. Or we can just hang round here for a bit longer."
"Aeor I missed you." Scott said melting into Jimmy, wrapping his arms tightly around him burying in face into the cod's shoulder. Jimmy's hand raised to thread his fingers into his boyfriends cyan locks.
"You better not mess up my hair. I've just gotten it to look somewhat presentable."
"What like this?" Scott could practically hear the mischievous grin taking a hold on the cod's face as he quickly ruffled Scott's hair laughing as the elf pulled back with a cry:
"Jimmy! Oh my Aeor!"

Jimmy attempted to run away from the cyanette laughter erupting around the room.
"Oh no you don't! Come back here!" Scott quickly caught up with his boyfriend wrapping his long arms around Jimmy's waist lifting him just enough so his legs flailed in the air.
"No, no! Scott put me down!" Laughter still spilling inbetween the plees.
"Say sorry first."
"Sorry." Jimmy said although the grin in his voice removed any sense of apologies. No matter Scott put his boyfriend down smiling as Jimmy turned to face him.

" If it makes you feel any better, I like your hair all messed up." Jimmy commented following Scott over to the mirror, standing behind him loosly wrapping his arms around the elf.
"You mean I put all that effort into making it look nice for nothing," A quite laugh sounded from behind Scott, "Anyway I don't think it's a great first impression if I come back home looking disheveled, the council wouldn't be very happy." Oh yeah Jimmy had almost forgotten about having to go to Rivendell and all that had happened the last month.
"You know I wasn't joking about going and seeing someone else first if the councils to much right now." Jimmy's voice suddently serious, as Scott turned to face him in his arms.
"I know, but I need to do this. I want Alvina and the rest of Rivendell to know I'm home, they're probally all worring about me."

With that they stepped outside into the Cod Empire the sun already quite high in the sky causing the water to glitter and shine. Jimmy smiled, as he held onto Scott's hand, a perfect day no, the perfect day because his Scott was home. They caused a few whispers and stares as they steped out into a clearer area to take flight though they would probally get alot of those today. And so they took of into the sky toward the place Scott was both looking forward and dreading going back to.