Disclaimer: Frozen and Brave are both owned by Disney.
This isn't my first time to write a fic based on a Disney film, as a matter of fact, this is my second and if the series Kim Possible and everything KP is included, this is the third, but... let me reiterate the 'but', this is my first time to write a crossover fic. I usually put cameos on my fics, and I don't regard Mai HiME and My Otome as one. So since this is my first cross over fic, forgive me if there's something I've written that isn't to your taste.
Second point in this long author's note, as the saying goes, give to Ceasar what is Ceasar's, I'm giving credit here Zaki/Zaki-kun/Zaki Romero, depends how you really know her. She forced feed me Frozen yesterday when we had one on one on my house, and the plot came without warning. So this is of course dedicated to her, to her sweetcakes (You know who you are, or if you're not reading, Zaki knows who I am talking about), and to all of you who were captured by Elsa's Ice Queen (Well, I'm guessing a lot are Natsuki's fans too, she is the Ice Princess!) and by Merida's 'can't touch me' attitudes.
Rated T for safety, yes don't expect any XXX scenes. No beta, if you're one who's looking for a fic with perfect grammar, this isn't your type, so get out, find something else to read, or better yet, make your own story.
A MATCH MADE IN ICE
A fanfic by Han Dj
Chapter One
The castle of Dunbroch were once again full with people from different clans. In the six years after the Dunbroch's princess, Princess Merida challenged each first born sons of the nearby clans, the once bethrotal challenge becomes a yearly game for each to compete for 'her' hand in marriage. And now, at the vast, olympic sized ring that King Fergus has built some five years ago, were the qualifiers for the yearly games.
Princess Merida, the crowned princess, included.
Each men were doing exercises of the different events of the competition, from pole vault to archery. Princess Merida on the other hand was sitting by her mother's side, Queen Elinor, and was watching the action in front of her with boredom.
"Will you please act as if you are actually looking forward to this?" The mild mannered Queen broke the silence as she spoke while looking her eldest's emerald, green eyes.
The princess rolled them and then shrugged her shoulders, "I've been beating them every year mother, I don't see how that would look interesting to me."
The Queen sat forward, her straight posture straightened more, "If you'd chosen the man to marry, this wouldn't go on like this, wouldn't it?" she said, mock tinted her voice a bit.
The princess, now all grown up and had become more beautiful than anyone expects, returned her mother's look, "If you would stop making me want to marry, then none of this would have happened right?" the mock tone more distinct.
"You are what Merida, twenty four? You're not getting any younger, so are we. Your father and I wanted to see you settled before we die, at least."
"I am settled..."
"... settled with a man to take care of you and help you rule this clan." Elinor tried to evade the evasion.
"The triplets is enough help mother, thanks to them. Besides, when I am Queen, I wouldn't want any man telling me what or what not to do. That's not acceptable." She frowned, "Besides, why does it always have to be about men?"
Elinor's eyebrow rose, "My... whatever you mean by that?"
The look on Princess Merida's face put a grin on the Queen's lips, "Mother, I hate that look you're giving me,"
"Oh dear, hate is such a strong word!"
XXX
"What are you saying?" Her left brow went higher, if it could go higher that is. Queen Elsa of Arendelle was sitting on her throne watching Olaf make a food of itself, as the animated snowman tried to dance all over the throne room.
"You need a man to hamper your temper." Anna said grinning. Her green mischievous eyes looking at her beloved sister with adoration, just like when they were young. Until this time, Anna never stopped adoring her older sister, even now that she's happily married to Kristoff who seemed to be happily married to Sven.
"I don't have a temper."
"Yes you do," Anna replied with both her brows raised up.
"I don't,"
"The castle is being frozen more times than before, so yes you do!"
Silence
"Okay, I got a temper, but I don't need a man to hamper it as you graciously point out." The blue eyed Queen said as she stood up. Olaf who saw this stopped dancing and went to a corner and seemed to cower there.
"See?" Anna points out with a look at the snow man's space.
"Olaf," Elsa growled, "You are over reacting," She said looking at the snow man and then turned to look at her sister, "... okay I may have a temper but I don't think my temper would warrant that!" She said pointing a finger at Olaf, causing a single, pointed pole made of ice be thrown Olaf's way. It's quite good that Olaf's a real snowman, or they would have one dead man on the throne room.
"See?" Anna repeated before she took her sister's hand and pulled her in embrace, "Come on Elsa, what is really troubling you? Sven doesn't want to come inside the palace now and Kristoff almost wet his pants everytime he comes from here."
"The people around you are over reacting," Elsa said pulling away a little from her sister's embrace, the only thing in her world she feels warm, safe and loved... and soon, it will be gone, now that her sister finally tied the knot with her long time boyfriend/best friend Kristoff.
"They're not Elsa, and I know something is really bothering you...," Anna had no choice, she had to use her best ammunition against her older sister, actually against anyone,
Elsa's eyes widened at the image of her younger sister, now twenty six years old, doing her puppy dog pout, and this time, it was directed at her! Their father couldn't get out of this trap... what more of her? She who had loved her sister since the day she was born? How could she?
"Anna, what are you doing?" The pout intensified that Elsa had pushed farther away and raised her arms to cover her face... but alas, she was too late, "OKAY!" she bellowed and then faced her sister who was now giggling. "And I thought I was the cruel Queen."
"Yeah, yeah, so what's the problem?"
The Queen sighed and slumped her shoulders, "I'm just being petty and inconsiderate I guess..." she took a deep breath again, "Okay, I'm being selfish too,"
"We both know you're not," Anna smiled this time.
"I'm afraid..."
The red haired princess's one brow raised, "Afraid of what?"
"Of what will happen when you go,"
"When I go?"
Elso sighed again, "Are you being dense or are you trying my patience?" She said, "When you go! That's what I said."
"But... why would I?"
"What do you mean why would you?"
"I mean it as I've said it,"
"You're a married woman now Anna! You can't possibly stay here."
"Why not?" Anna stepped to the throne and sat, "Are you trying to kick me off the castle?"
Elsa's face suddenly shift from sadness to worry, "Why would I kick you out?" Her sister's reply was a questioning look on her face asking her the same thing, "Well, I'm sure Kristoff would want to live a separate life Anna, he'd been an independent fellow even before you met him, and I doubt he'd want to be here all your married life!"
She stood from the throne, "Well, we haven't talked about that, but I'm sure he'd never think of asking me to leave you here..."
XXX
Kristoff was on one knee, a flower in hand and was holding it up for Princess Anna. "I know this may be off, but I want to surprise you," he started.
Anna's grin was wide, "Oh come on Kristoff, you've been giving me flowers a lot, this is no surprise,"
He chuckled and put a palm on his sweating nape, "Well, I don't mean the flowers dear,"
The princess' eyebrow rose, "No?"
"No," Kristoff said shaking his head and looked at his wife who kept silent, "I actually wanted to ask you to move in with me? We are married anyway and..."
The bewildered expression on Anna's face turned into a smile,
Unbeknown to them though was a pair of sapphire eyes and keen ears. The sudden falling of tears that had turned into ice before it fell on the ground, and the silent steps away from the palace's court room.
XXX
Princess Merida was looking at the small red dot, about fifty meters away from her, she was silent, her breath was controlled, her arms were relaxed as they supported the bow and arrow she was to shoot, and then...
"Have you read the message I wrote?" Queen Elinor said as she marched into the Castle's training ground, breaking her daughter's concentration and making the red head release the arrow prematurely, and missing the target.
"MOTHERRR!" Merida shouted and threw her gadgets hard on the marbled floor, "I am PRACTICING!" she said before she faced the older woman, "You are trying to put me off so I don't win this contest and finally state a man to marry! You are cruel mother!"
Elinor made a shooing motion in the air, "I didn't mean it that way, I was just excited about the letter I wrote...,"
"No,"
"No what?" The queen asked bewildered.
"I haven't read the letter, I was busy honing my skills more, I have it sent to wherever you want to."
"You had it sent without reading?"
"Yes, it's not as if the letter would change the outcome of this contest." Merida bent down and retrieved her bow and arrow once again, "And this delaying the contest? It just gave me more time to practice my unwavering skill."
Queen Elinor laughed, "Don't be so cocky about your 'meager' skill honey, you may have to face someone much better than you."
Merida chuckled, "This meager skill as you oh so call it mother, had trampled every man in Scotland. Not one of them could defeat my meager skill and I doubt there ever will be."
"Here in Scotland maybe..."
The Queen's retort caugght the Princess's interest, she faced her mother and asked, "So where do you sent it?"
"The Norse land, at the Kingdom of Arendelle."
"Norse land? Isn't that quite way off the mark?"
"Off the mark?"
"Yeah, you know how father wants to have me married to someone Scottish for one and...,"
"And as you've oh so eloquently said dear, no man in Scotland will beat you, so why settle for them?"
"Oh...,"
"Besides, this time around, you might find yourself enjoying the contest and not find yourself dead by boredom."
Merida smiled, "A challenge is always a welcome." she said before she returned her attention to the board and made her archery pose.
"I better leave you then, I thought you'd read the letter and had to clear some things with me, but my guess was wrong." Queen Elinor said as she slowly retreat from the closed training ground with a big grin on her face.
"Later mother," Merida mumbled before she took a deep breath, aimed and fired.
BULL's EYE!
XXX
The Seneschal hurriedly opened the door to the throne room. Queen Elsa was like a howling wind as she came through the said palace hall, and since he was handed a message from a far away kingdom meant for the Queen, he thought it would be in his health's best interest to move faster rather than be frozen in place... literally.
As Queen Elsa sat at her throne, she commanded, "Bar the room,"which the Seneschal hurriely did. It wasn't unusual for the Queen to lock her chamber door, but locking the throne room itself was atypical. Something grave must have happened, should he give the message now or wait until the ice has been thawed? Where is Princess Anna when he needed her most?
"What is that you are holding in your hand?" The ice cold voice of the Queen interrupted his reverie,
"Your majesty," He said bowing nervously. Well, he wasn't sure if he'll be standing warm and fleshy after this intrusion,
"Give me!" Elsa commanded.
"Oh yes," He said straightening up and stepping close to the Queen who was wearing her Icy mask. "A message from the Kingdom of Dubronch."
"Dubronch?" The Seneschal sighed in relief when the frosty air suddenly changed into something acceptable. The bewildered face on the Queen's face, her demeanor from the unexpected message was a blessing from the gods... thank you Odin, he thought. "Do you have any idea what was this about?"
"No your majesty, I came here as soon as I get the message. It was sealed and was intended for you."
The blue eyed queen nodded her head, without warning, she ripped the seal off and read the scroll. As she read, one eyebrow rose and soon, a grin formed on her lovely face. She rolled the scroll and eyed the Seneschal, "Who else aside from you know of this?"
"Just me and the messenger your majesty,"
Elsa smiled as she nodded her head, "I want you to prepare three horses, don't make a mistake of taking my horse, instead prepare one of the new ones we have, make sure one of the horse suits you and the messenger."
"Your majesty?"
Elsa's eyebrow raised once again, "I need to spell that out for you? You and the messenger are coming with me, clear?"
"Err... your majesty, just the three of us to Scotland?"
"Yes, any problem with that?"
"Shouldn't we inform your General about this? You are our Queen, and Princess Anna...,"
"As you cleverly point out, I am your Queen and my word is law. Breath this to anyone and I will have your head on a platter, do you understand me?"
The Seneschal's eyes widened, he had no choice now but to nod his head in agreement.
Elsa made a shooing motion, "Shoo, get on with it, we need to go before dawn."
XXX
[A few candlemarks before midnight]
"Have you seen Elsa anywhere?"
"No," Kristoff sighed in relief, "This is why I wanted you to live with me, I can't help but feel nervous around her."
"We both know that's not true, we were all fine before our wedding,"
"Yeah I know!"
"And we'll be fine if she knows that we aren't going anywhere!"
Kristoff was silent, "Okay I get your point, I just hope your sister finds a man of her own so she would stop being clingy to you."
"She wasn't clingy, I am."
"Okay, I hope she gets a husband so you'd stop clinging on her."
Anna raised one brow, "Would you stop being clingy to Sven?"
"Huh? Why would I do that?"
"'thought you'd say that," Anna said shrugging her shoulders.
"Could we go sleep now? I'm tired playing with Sven."
The princess rolled her eyes, "Now I wonder why I even married you,"
"Cause of the good looks and over flowing charm?"
Anna looked at her husband, "Maybe because Disney left me with no choice?"
"Huh? Who's Disney?"
-End Chapter One-
