Ch. 01
She looked over at the sunset. The day was almost done. Her son was yelling at her feet about something. A man who was standing next to her smiled. He turned around and put his hand onto her cheek.
"Anything for my ice queen." Said the man.
She smiled at his warm touch. "Yeah. Yeah...you are the king who is married to this ice queen."
"The ice queen and the king...it could be a title."
"Yeah right..."
5 years later
It was a warm sunny day in the kingdom of Arendelle. The citizens were all shopping and the children were playing around.
Toothiana, the owner of the bakery in town was walking between the tables they set up outside. Some customers were still waiting on their orders. She held a plate with a few cups of ice coffee and handed it to the customers with a smile. She then walked up to Aster and Sandy, the two who were working at the store as well.
"Guys, what the hell? You leave me all alone in the store..." She looked at them. The two were looking at the street. "What are you two staring at?"
Aster and Sandy didn't look at her. They stared at a few kids who ran by.
"Just enjoying the day." Said Aster. "And talking men-talk."
"Men-talk?" Toothiana pushed her brown short-cut hair a little bit back. She looked at him with her green eyes. Aster looked at her for a second before looking back at the dirt. She saw how he blushed a little.
"Yes. You know...guy-talk. Like girls talk about their periods."
"Oh...well, it is a beautiful day...and it's so calm-"
Suddenly a big reindeer ran down the streets. People screamed and jumped out of the way. The reindeer knocked a fruit-stand over and fell down.
"Sven!"
Kristoff followed closely together with princess Anna. Anna ran a little bit slower than Kristoff. In her arms she carried a small boy about two years old. The two stopped by the fruit stand and helped Sven up.
Toothiana and Aster both sighed. It was never a normal day. Not for the past years.
"I'm naked!
All of a sudden a small kid without clothes ran through the streets. It was followed by another naked kid, a naked woman and a man, fully clothed.
People started to gasp or scream. Some covered their eyes, others were just staring in shock.
Toothiana shrieked and put her hands in front of her mouth. "Is that...?"
"Yep." Aster chuckled. "Our queen and king."
King Jack Frost, ran after his wife and queen, Elsa, who was running after her two children, prince Hendrik and princess Nanna.
"Nanna, get you butt here!" Yelled Elsa.
"No, Elsa, you get over here, because your naked!" Yelled Jack frantically.
The small girl laughed until she tripped over her feet and fell down. She sat up and immediately started to cry. Hendrik just ran past her with Elsa still chasing him. Jack stopped by his small, five-year old daughter and picked her up into his arms.
"See, this is what happens when you run out of the bath, sweetheart." Said Jack.
Nanna sniffed and wrapped her arms around his neck. She nodded in silence.
"Now where are..."
He saw how Elsa was still running after her son. Hendrik jumped over the fallen fruit stand and so did his mother. Elsa made a move and a small ice wall shot out of the ground in front of Hendrik. He bumped into it with a loud thud. Elsa stopped running, but she held her hand raised towards him.
"Hendrik, stop running away or I'll freeze you to death!" Said Elsa.
Hendrik looked at her with a challenging grin. "Try freezing someone who knows how to fight with ice powers, mom."
"Oh, don't you remember? I've had years of experience, I'm basically an ice master." Elsa made a small snowball in her hand. She looked at Hendrik with a small smile. "Now, would you rather come with me or die?"
"I..."
Jack put his hand onto his wife's shoulder and shook his head at her. Surely, he understood why she was so mad, but she shouldn't try to murder their son for it. Elsa lowered her hand and sighed. "Come on, Hendrik. You won't get in trouble."
Hendrik walked up to them and nodded. "Okay...I'm sorry, mom."
"Yeah, yeah..."
Hendrik suddenly stopped and smiled up at her. "Mom?"
"What is it?"
"You're naked in public."
Elsa looked around. She saw how a few men were whistling, others were looking away and some people were just staring...
She shrieked and crouched down. She closed her eyes and trembled. Oh, shit, shit, shit!
Everyone around them started to laugh. Jack sighed. Anna handed him a blanket and he wrapped it around Elsa's shoulders. He handed Nanna to Anna and pulled Elsa up against his chest. She buried her head into his chest and didn't dare to look at anyone.
"Come on, kids, let's go." Said Jack.
"But daddy..." whined Nanna. "I don't wanna have a bath..."
"No whining. You two caused your mother and me a lot of trouble." Said Jack. "Come on, follow me."
Anna put Nanna down onto the ground. The little girl walked up to her brother and took his hand. The two kids walked after their parents back to the castle.
"Hair up."
Anna was sitting in the bedroom with Elsa. Anna's little son, Jamie, was sitting on the ground, playing with a teddybear. Anna was sitting behind the queen. Elsa reached behind her head and put her hair up with her hand. Anna grabbed a scrunchy and put her hair up into a ponytail.
"Good girl, now you're dressed and all done..." Anna noticed how saddened Elsa looked. "Elsa? What is it?"
Elsa looked down at her hands in her lap. "I'm just ashamed...everyone saw my boobs and vagina...everyone will be talking about this for ages!"
She jumped up and walked over to the bed. There she fell down with a loud thud on the bed between the cushions. She buried her head into her pillow. Anna laughed and walked over to her. She sat down beside Elsa.
"Aww..." Anna rubbed her back. "Don't worry, it will blow over in a few months."
Elsa turned around and sat up. "Everyone will laugh at me...I'm never going out onto the streets again!"
"Calm down, Els...yeah, it was funny, but...it will be fine..."
Elsa pouted. "Really?"
"Really." Anna petted her head. "Come on, Gerda is watching the kids. We can do..."
"Nah. You go and spend time with Kristoff. I need to talk with Jack. He just left me here with you and walked off. I hope he isn't mad..."
Anna giggled. "Elsa, come on, he is never mad at you."
Elsa rolled with her eyes and stood up.
Jack was standing in the council room. The council members were there as usual.
"Your majesty..." One of the council members folded his arms and sighed. "This can't go on any longer."
"I know that Elsa is a bit..."
"She is out of control." Said another member. "A queen should be refined, not running around without any clothes or undergarments!"
"She is not..." Jack turned around. He rubbed his temples. Elsa would always be this way. His family would never be perfect, what were these men even thinking?
"King Jack?" Asked one of them.
He turned back around to face them. "Look..." He sighed. "My family isn't perfect...and this was just an accident. I'm sure that I can clean this mess up."
"King Jack, in the years that you have been married a lot of troubles have been caused...sure, the queen saved us from the demon, but she...she needs to represent our kingdom. You can not clean up that kind of mess."
Jack narrowed his eyes. "What are you implying?"
The man held his hands up in defense. "Nothing, nothing, your highness...it's just that you might need to learn her a few etiquettes...especially before the annual ball next week."
"Elsa will always be like she is." Said Jack. "I can try and learn her to behave a bit more like a queen, but still...she saved you all. Just try to remember that."
"Yes your majesty...now about the ball..."
They talked about the ball and the preparations. They all didn't hear or notice Elsa, who was listening from the other side of the door.
The queen took a step back with her hands held to her chest. Did she really cause everyone so much trouble? After all these years she thought everything was fine. She thought that most people would accept her...but it appeared that she was wrong.
Elsa turned around and walked further down the hallway. Paintings of the former rulers of Arendelle were hanging on the wall. She stopped by a picture of the former king, Agdar. He wore a crown on his head and held a scepter in his hand.
"How am I even going to do this?" Whispered Elsa. She put her hand against the painting. "I can't bring myself to act...different..."
She sighed when a little bit of ice shot out of her hand. She retracted it and stepped back. Another ruined painting. Not that it mattered much. She made a movement with her hand and the ice disappeared. The painting was fine...
Elsa leaned on the opposite site against the wall. Maybe she should ask Anna. She used to follow etiquette lessons...
"Elsa?"
Jack walked towards her. "Another ruined painting?"
"Yeah..." Elsa sighed and she folded her arms.
"What's wrong?" Asked Jack worried.
"Nothing...just..." Elsa turned her head towards him and leaned a bit closer. "Am I...not good enough?"
Jack became red and scratched his head. "W-what do you mean?"
"Not much. Just...I embarrass you, don't I?"
Jack sighed. He grabbed her hands and looked her into her eyes.
"No...you don't..." Jack sighed again and blushed a little. "...you never do..."
Elsa blushed and her heart pounded. After all these years he could still be so romantic with words...
"Just...those stupid council members. They think that you need etiquette classes."
"Etiquette classes...you know, maybe it can help."
"Huh? I thought that you would be against it."
"I am..." Elsa scratched her head. "But it would be good for me...I think. I mean if you could help...then I wouldn't mind."
"Of course I can." Said Jack with a smile. "But...we do need someone with us...someone who can help."
"I know! Anna!"
"Anna?" Jack chuckled. "Sorry, snowflake, but Anna is busy with her kid, plus she is...sorta clumsy..."
"Okay...Hiccup."
"Hiccup is busy with his own kingdom." Said Jack.
"Hm...okay, then..."
"No, wait, I know a woman who can help. A woman who is in this very kingdom."
Elsa raised her eyebrows at him. Another small laugh escaped Jack's throat.
"What?" Asked Elsa.
"Nothing...you...never mind. I'm going to get her. Wait for me in the living room."
"Nanna, Nanna!"
Hendrik was walking around the castle. He was just playing hide and seek with his little sister after their bath, but now he couldn't find his smaller sister!
Hendrik stopped in the big ballroom. He put his hands to his mouth and yelled: "Nanna!"
It was quiet for a few minutes before he suddenly heard a small little voice yell back.
"Big brother!"
Nanna ran into the big ball room. She was wearing a small little pink dress and her black long hair waved up and down when she sprung into his arms.
"Nanna!" Hendrik laughed and put her down. He held her by her shoulders with a smile. "You were gone! I was worried!"
"I was hiding...good, like you told me, but then you were crying and-"
"I wasn't crying, stupid!" Yelled Hendrik. He stepped back and gave her a punch. Nanna shrieked and rubbed her arm.
"Ow!"
"You're it, stupid!" Hendrik ran away. Nanna started to scream and ran after him.
The two kids ran after each other through the room. They knocked over a few statues, but didn't notice. The kids ran up to the throne. Hendrik and Nanna ran around it. Nanna finally grabbed Hendrik by his arm. Her eyes glowed red for a second, before the children tripped.
Hendrik saw how they fell towards the crown. He turned around so that he could protect Nanna. He held one hand up and a small ice beam shot towards the crown. They fell against it and the crown flew through the air.
Hendrik fell down on his back. It was quiet for a few seconds.
"Nanna..." Said Hendrik. His sister was laying on top of him. "Are you okay?"
"U-hum..." Nanna nodded.
Hendrik stood up and pulled Nanna up. "You sure?"
"Yes..." Nanna her eyes went to something on the ground. Hendrik followed her gaze and gasped.
"Oh, shit...the crown..."
Elsa was standing in the living room. She was there together with Jack and a woman with long auburn dark-brown hair in a bun and brown eyes.
The woman was wearing a brown dress. She looked at Elsa with a smile.
"Your majesty..." The woman bowed down. "My name is Alena. It is an honor to meet you."
"Thank you...Alena is a beautiful name..." Said Elsa.
The woman straightened her back again. "People tell me that very often...now! Let's start out first etiquette lesson!"
"Now?"
"Yes. I can be very strict, but I mean well, your majesty. Now, stand up straight!"
Elsa quickly stood up straight. Alena walked around her and observed her. She stopped after a few rounds and looked at Jack with a frown.
"And?" Asked Jack.
"She is going to take a while...and a lot of work, king Jack. She is perfectly neatly for a queen, but she is not...refined...she misses the magic touch that a pure royal has."
A pure royal? Thought Elsa.
"I see..." Said Jack. "Then shall we start with the basics?"
"Good..." Alena stopped in front of Elsa. "How about you walk around for a bit, your majesty?"
"Walk around?"
"Yes, we need to see how you walk."
"Okay...?" Elsa walked a bit around the table and then back to them. Alena and Jack both looked at her with a frown.
Jack leaned to Alena. "She is walking fine...right?"
"Define fine, your majesty. She is walking like a citizen. Sure, she has a little bit of grace...but not enough for a queen."
"She is right." Said Jack.
"What do you mean, she is right?!" Said Elsa a bit annoyed.
Alena walked off for a second. Elsa crossed her arms and looked annoyed at him. Why was Jack agreeing with this woman?
"What is it?" Asked Jack.
"Oh, don't act as if you don't know!" Whispered Elsa under her breath. "You have been agreeing with her a lot!"
Jack raised his eyebrows. "I just agree with Alena because she knows what she doing! Unlike some other woman..."
"What was that?!"
"Oh, nothing, just the sound of my mouth saying a few words you don't like!" Said Jack under his breath.
"You-"
Alena came back with a few books. The two immediately shut up. Alena put the books on Elsa's head.
"Walk around with these on your head, queen Elsa. You need to try and balance them."
Elsa chuckled. "Easy..."
She started to walk around. The books swayed a bit back and forth during her steps. Elsa felt as if she was walking on thin ice. Jack and the woman were examining her with each a frown on their faces.
All of a sudden the books fell down from her head onto the ground. Elsa felt completely embarrassed when Alena gasped.
"Oh!" Elsa grinned nervously. "Sorry about that, I..."
"Let's start again." Alena grabbed the books and placed them onto her head again.
"A-again?" Stuttered Elsa. "But I..."
Alena clapped in her hands. "Come on, walk around."
"Yes, yes..." Said Elsa and she started to walk around again.
And again the books fell onto the ground.
They repeated it for a few times, with each time the books falling down onto the ground.
After a while Alena threw her hands up.
"Your majesty, would you please try?"
"I'm trying as hard as I can, but..."
The door suddenly opened up and Nanna and Hendrik ran into the room. Hendrik and Nanna ran up to Jack and wrapped their arms around his legs.
Nanna looked up at him with her big eyes. "Papapapa, Hendrik, broke the crown..."
"I did not!"
"Wait, what?!" Said Jack. "You two broke the crown?!"
"It was an accident!" Yelled the two children.
Jack sighed. "Okay, okay...you two are going to be the death of me...just tell me what happened."
Hendrik released his leg and took a step back. "We were playing and accidentally...we knocked the crown from the stand and it...fell...down...a small thingy fell off, but it was all an accident! If I hadn't turned around and used my powers then Nanna would have gotten hurt..."
"You used your powers?"
"Yeah...and Nanna's eyes glowed red for a second."
Jack went quiet. He glanced at Elsa with a frown. Elsa slowly handed the books back to Alena and crouched down by Nanna. She looked at her small daughter with a smile.
"Nanna?" Asked Elsa. "You used your powers?"
"I don't know...momma...I don't know...I'm scared..."
"Aww..." Elsa picked her up into her arms. The small girl wrapped her arms around her neck. "Don't be scared of your powers, sweetie...say, how about we get you something to eat? You must be hungry."
"I'm hungry too!" Said Hendrik.
Jack laughed. "Well, let's have lunch together!"
"B-but the etiquette lessons..." Said Alena.
"Oh, we can continue that some other day." Said Jack. "For now our family needs to have lunch."
The next day Jack was in his office, looking through a few letters from other kingdoms.
Every kingdom wrote him that they would come. The queen and king of Corona, the king and queen of the Darkened Forest, the king and his brothers from the Southern Isles...those dumb Southern Isles...He should just...
"Take them out"
Jack shot up in his chair. His heart was pounding and he looked around in bewilderment.
Did he just hear a voice?
Jack chuckled and shook his head. He was probably just a bit tired...yesterday was very busy, with the kids, his wife...but this whole week was actually pretty tiring.
He laid his head down and groaned. Jack wanted to sleep, but he couldn't. He had a kingdom to run and...
A knock on the door made him look up.
"Come in."
Anna walked into the room. She was wearing a green dress and her hair in a messy sorta bun.
"Jack!" Said Anna. "You have been cooked up in your office all day! Is something wrong?"
"No..." Jack sighed and stood up. "I'm just busy with reading all the letters for the ball."
"Oh! The upcoming ball! Are you excited?"
"We have so many balls...why would I be excited?"
Anna rolled with her eyes. "Because it's Nanna's first ball! Everyone is going to see your daughter! Isn't that great?"
"Not so much." Jack leaned against his desk and folded his arms.
"Not so much?!" Anna gave him a small slap against his upper arm. "Are you crazy?! This is going to be fun and amazing and..."
"Everyone will see that she isn't mine."
Anna closed her mouth. She took a step back with a sympathetic smile.
"And I love that little girl, Anna..." Jack sighed. "I love her more than ever. And I don't want people to despise her or to gossip over my daughter."
Anna put her hand onto his shoulder. "Come on...don't be so worried. I'm sure that you won't let them make fun of her. And it's going to be fine. People might admire you for what you did. The other kings would have killed any child that wasn't their own."
"I know! But...I couldn't never hurt Nanna. Even when she and Hendrik broke the crown."
Anna put her hands to her mouth and stiffed a laugh. "They broke your crown?"
"Well...one diamond fell out. But they apologized for it..."
"Shouldn't you punish them?"
"I already did. They can't go to the flee market for a few months. And they're not allowed in the throne room."
Anna giggled. "That is the softer punishment ever."
"What? I don't want to punish them to hard. It was an accident after all..."
Suddenly there was another knock on the door.
"Come in!" Yelled Jack.
The door opened up and Alena walked through the door with a smile.
Jack took a step forward. "Ah, Alena. Is something wrong?"
Alena giggled and blushed a little. "No, no, your majesty. I'm fine, I'm fine...I was just...uhm...I...I was wondering if you would like to sit together for some tea? We need to discuss the etiquette lessons."
"Sure." Said Jack. "I have some time now with the kids being calm and all."
Anna narrowed her eyes while Jack and the woman walked away. She sighed and folded her arms. Her brother didn't pick up on it, but she did.
That woman liked Jack...
Elsa was walking through town together with Hendrik. Nanna was being watched by Gerda while they were strolling around.
"Today is such a beautiful day." Said Elsa. "Really I don't know why Jack punished you two. It was just a crown."
Hendrik held her hand and looked around.
Elsa chuckled. "But of course, since it is the kings crown you two get punished. Now, if it was any other crown then you two wouldn't be in trouble..."
A boy and his father passed them. One of them, a boy with brown hair, bumped with his shoulder against Hendrik's. He turned around and shouted at Hendrik: "Stupid prince!"
Hendrik and Elsa both stopped walking. They turned around with a frown.
"What did that kid say?" Said Elsa.
The father from the boy turned around too and snickered. "He called the little ugly prince 'stupid prince', your highness."
"Apologize." Said Elsa.
The man laughed. He walked towards Elsa until he was just a few inches away from her.
"Sorry. But..." With each word the man pricked against her chest. "A pretty little snowflake like you doesn't get to boss people around. Even when you are our queen, you are also an enemy of the people. A good for nothing witch."
Elsa looked away with a laugh. "Oh...please sir, just apologize."
Hendrik saw how a crowd surrounded them. He looked up in worry at his mother and the stranger.
"What is this witch going to do?" The man yelled loudly in her face. "Fight me with her ice powers?!"
"No, fight you with my bare hands!" Elsa jumped onto the man and they fell down onto the ground.
"Mom!" Yelled Hendrik.
The other boy laughed. "Your weak bitch of a mother is going to..."
Hendrik glared at him. An ice spike shot out of the ground close to him. The boy jumped a little. When he looked back Hendrik pounded him to the ground. He raised his fist and hit the boy into his face.
On the other side Elsa punched the man across his face. But when she tried to hit him again he grabbed her and turned her around. Now he was on top with him holding her arms above her head with one hand.
He raised his other hand above her head. Elsa glared at him when he slapped her across her face. It stung, but she didn't care about that. She tried to wiggle free, but he was too strong.
The man was ready to slap her again, but a sword was suddenly held under his neck.
Jack was standing next to the men. He held the sword under his neck with a dark, angry look on his face. The man released Elsa and jumped back.
Everyone in the crowd took a step back in fear. Jack pushed the man away. He walked over to Hendrik and pulled him away from the boy.
"Dad, let me go!" Yelled Hendrik with a hoarse voice.
Jack didn't answer. He walked back to Elsa and grabbed her arm too.
"Jack, I-"
"We're going to talk about this inside."
Jack stormed off and dragged the two back to the castle while everyone on the streets muttered. He ignored the citizens and took them into the castle into the throne room. There he released them and turned around to give them an angry look.
"What the hell where you two doing?!" Yelled Jack.
"That man was threatening us!" Yelled Elsa. She held her hand against her chest. "And he asked for it!"
"Yeah!" Said Hendrik. "He said that mom was a witch and that ugly boy told me that mom was weak, plus he called me stupid! That is why I beat him!"
Jack folded his arms. "That is no reason for you to beat civilians up! Seriously, Elsa, we even had etiquette lessons! I thought that you wanted to represent our country in the right way!"
"I do, but-"
"And you!" Jack looked at Hendrik. "You DO NOT beat up other children! Even when they yell at you, you just ignore them!"
Hendrik puckered his lip. "B-but..."
"No buts! Now, go to your room while I have a talk with your mother!"
Hendrik nodded and walked away. Jack looked back at Elsa who nonchalantly stroke her dress with her hands.
"Why?" Jack sighed. "Just why do you cause me so much trouble?"
"I...I'm sorry...just...that man was rude! And I know what I did was wrong, but-"
"But what?" Jack frowned.
"I...uh...I...he called me a witch and I...look, you would do the same thing!"
Jack narrowed his eyes. He folded his arms and looked very disappointed in her. "No, I wouldn't. I would ignore him. And you should too. You can't just beat up a citizen! You are a queen, you need to represent our country!"
"I know..."
"Just go. I need to talk with the council. They have probably already heard about your brawl."
"Jack..." Elsa took a step back. "Sorry...I'm really sorry..."
"Go."
Elsa took a step back and nodded with tears pricking behind her eyes. "Y-yeah...I got it...sorry...sorry."
Jack sighed when she started to walk away. He was really disappointed in her. After all these years he was hoping that she would turn around, think more about her actions and the consequences. But instead she was still causing problems...
Punish her.
Jack almost jumped. Did he just hear a voice?
He looked around, but there was no one...maybe he was a bit tired? He rubbed his temples and sighed. He should rest more.
The next day Elsa didn't talk with Jack the whole day. He was gone for a meetings for the whole day.
She walked around town with Anna for a day. The kids were with Gerda who kept an eye on the two.
"So, Jack is mad at you, hm?" Said Anna.
Elsa sighed. "I don't know. I messed up, Anna. I shouldn't have hit that man, but I don't know...I just reacted."
"Well, I think it is bad-ass!" Yelled Anna. She made a fake karate chop. "You fighting for your child, unleashing your rage...I don't know why Jack hates that side of you!"
"That side?" Elsa stopped in her tracks and glanced at Anna.
"Yes, your ice-queen side." Anna looked at her with a smile. "Your cold, but fighting-side."
"My ice-queen side..." Elsa held her hand up towards the sun. She shielded her eyes and looked at the sky. "Is that right...?"
"Oh, I didn't mean..."
"It's fine." Elsa looked back at her and lowered her hand. "I know who I am and what I am. But Jack shouldn't suffer from it. If I see him today again I'm going to apologize. Even though I already did it...but Jack was so mad, he wouldn't listen."
"I'm sure that Jack will forgive you eventually. I mean, this isn't the first time that you embarrassed him, right?"
"R-right..."
The rest of the day the two walked around. But Elsa couldn't enjoy her day that much. Was she always embarrassing him? Were the past five years..
"Your majesty!"
The two suddenly ran into Alena. The woman smiled at them. She made a small curtesy followed up by a wink.
"Princess Anna, Queen Elsa, what a coincidence!" Said Alena. Her hair was down and her brown eyes were shining brilliantly. She wore a purple dress. In her hand she held a small book.
"It is..." Elsa smiled at her. "I was just thinking about our etiquette lessons."
"Oh yes, we still need to discuss some certain things."
"Oh!" Elsa's eyes widened. "Should I get Jack..."
"No, maybe we should discuss some private things...together? As woman, as girls?" Asked Alena.
"Alright..." Elsa looked at Anna. "Anna, I'm going with Alena to the castle..."
"Go...I needed to see what Kristoff is doing with my son anyway. That idiot..." Anna smirked. "Hopefully he isn't letting him play around too much...that..idiot.."
Elsa noticed her blush. "Right...we will be going...see you later, Anna."
"Uhm!" Anna nodded. "Later!"
Later Elsa and Alena were sitting in the garden. They both held a cup of tea in their hands. The flowers were in full bloom.
Elsa actually enjoyed being outside during the warm weather. The flowers were blooming, the birds were chirping...surely it was warm, but it had a certain calmness...
"Your majesty." Alena put her cup down.
"Yes?" Asked Elsa.
"I am wondering why you are following etiquette lessons."
"Why?" Elsa perked up. "Do you think that I'm too good..."
"No...your majesty, I don't think that the lessons can help you."
Elsa put her cup down. "W-what?!"
"Even if you try your best, you are not royal by blood...it makes it much more difficult." Said Alena.
"What do you mean?!" Elsa jumped up. "I am doing my best for everyone! Who are you to tell me that I cannot-"
"This is what I am talking about."
Elsa went quiet. She sat back down and looked at Alena. What was she talking about? She knew that she wasn't of royal blood. But that didn't mean...
Suddenly the two women heard a low growl.
Alena looked around. "What could that be?"
Elsa waved nonchalantly with her hand. "Probably a dog. Sometimes one of the street dogs..."
All of a sudden something big jumped towards them. Elsa reacted immediately and pushed Alena away. The tea-set shattered onto the ground and the table and chairs fell down. Elsa and Alena fell down together too, a few meters away from whatever attacked them.
Elsa stood up and helped Alena up. "Alena, are you okay?"
"Y-yes, I'm fine...but...what is t-t-t-that?!"
Elsa followed her gaze. A big white beast was standing there. It had red eyes and ice spikes were sticking out of its skin. It looked like a big hybrid dog. It had a tail which looked like it was made out of ice. It claws looked big sharp. And dangerous.
The big beast looked at them again. It was about as high as a horse. The beast roared at them. Elsa and Alena covered their ears. The roar was loud and sharp. The beast then jumped towards them. The two women both jumped to the side. The beast put it claws down in the ground for a stop and turned around to face them. He growled loudly and looked wildly at them.
"Is that one of yours...?" Alena glanced at Elsa with a questioning look.
"No. I would never make something like this. At least not without knowing." Elsa looked at the beast. She should be able to defeat it. "I can..."
"Hm?"
Elsa shook her head. She made an ice sword within her hand. "Alena, get out."
"But..."
"That's an order!" Yelled Elsa. "Go and find Jack!"
"But-"
"Didn't you hear me?!"
"I did...I'm going to get the king! He must know what to do!" Alena nodded and ran back into the castle.
"You do that..." Elsa looked at the beast. It ran for her again. Elsa jumped out of the way. It seemed like it was after her or something. She clenched her sword in her hand and went for it.
She clashed with her sword against one of the ice spikes and broke it. The beast roared and struck her in her side with his paw. Elsa fell down on her back. The big beast jumped onto her and pushed with his sharp claws against her arms.
Elsa screamed as the loud beast looked like it was about to bite her. She raised her sword upwards and pushed the sword right through his head.
The beast stumbled back with the sword in his head. Elsa stood up with shaking legs. She looked at the beast. Strange blue liquid was pouring from his head.
"Elsa!" Jack and Alena ran into the garden.
"Stay back..." Elsa held her wounded arms and looked at the beast. The sword fell out of the beast's head.
"What is that?" Jack looked confused at the beast. "Did you make that thing?"
"I didn't! And a creation of mine wouldn't attack me! But it's certainly ice-magic.."
The beast roared again. Everyone put their hands against their ears. The beast then jumped away and disappeared.
"That thing..." Alena lowered her hands. "Why would it be attacking us?"
"I don't know, I..." Elsa suddenly stumbled a bit back. Her arms started to sting.
"Elsa!" Jack dashed forward and grabbed her by her shoulders. He saw how her arms started to bleed. "Your arms...we need to get you to the infirmary!"
He led her back into the castle. Elsa couldn't stop thinking about what just happened. Was there someone else with ice powers?
Jack put her down in the infirmary on one of the beds. He grabbed a few bandages and wet cloth. He sat next her and started to clean her wounds with the wet cloth. They weren't too deep or critical.
"Someone with ice magic made that thing..." Whispered Elsa. "And it wasn't our son. I recognize his magic, since it's almost the same as mine...and he is too young to make something detailed like that."
Jack put the small bandages on her arms. "Then who...?"
"I don't know." Elsa looked down at the ground. "And I don't know why they tried to kill me."
"They weren't."
"What?!" Elsa looked back up at him with a confused look.
"If they would then your injuries would be a lot worse."
"What are you saying?! Just because my wounds aren't deep..."
"Elsa." Jack put his hand against cheek and glared at her. "They were trying to scare you. But if they would try..."
"What are you talking about?! Jack, they were trying to hurt me, just like so enemies tried to hurt you...remember Adrian? He slashed your chest, just because he didn't kill doesn't mean that he wasn't going to..."
"I know."
Elsa pushed his hand away. "Jack, he tried to kill you, remember? And then-"
"You don't need to remind me!" Yelled Jack suddenly.
Elsa shrunk at the sound of his loud and angry voice. She closed her eyes and trembled a little. Jack noticed it. His gaze softened and he sighed.
"Sorry, snowflake...I don't know what came over me."
Elsa held her hands close to her chest. "Nah, it's fine...sorry, I shouldn't have angered you..." She stopped trembling. "I shouldn't remind you of those horrible times...but still...if that beast wasn't trying to kill me...then why would they want to warn me?"
"Maybe to test your strength?"
"Maybe. We should at least look for them." Said Elsa. "Send the guards around town and make sure they look out for someone with ice-magic."
"Yes, I will...you have gotten a lot more confidence, Els." Said Jack with a sudden smirk.
Elsa giggled with a slight blush. "Do you think so?"
"Yes." Jack moved a bit closer. "You're more bossy."
"Jack!" Elsa slapped him onto his shoulder.
Jack laughed. "Sorry, sorry. But you do show a bit more confidence towards the staff and others. You truly learned how to lead. I don't think you really need any etiqlessons, snowflake."
"R-right...but stop calling me snowflake!"
"And why would I do that?" Jack moved even more closer. He leaned down and grazed with his lips against her ear. "You're my snowflake.."
"I-I know...just don't kiss my earlobe, you weirdo."
"You like my lips more, don't you..." Jack moved down and started to graze against her lips.
Elsa grasped his blouse. She opened her mouth, but Jack didn't kiss her. Instead he put his lips against her cheek with a grin.
"Jack...kiss me..." Whispered Elsa. She grabbed his blouse even tighter.
"The magic word?" Whispered Jack back with a low chuckle.
"Screw you..."
"Not the right one, sweetheart." Jack kissed her earlobe.
"Fine, please, your majesty." Said Elsa in a mocking tone.
"Good girl." Jack moved down and kissed her on her lips. Elsa opened her mouth instinctively and so did Jack. The two started to fight with their tongues. Elsa close her eyes and she moaned in the kiss.
Her eyes flew open when she felt his hand on her breast. She pushed him away for a second to catch her breath.
"J-Jack...we can't...not here..."
"Why not?" Jack looked at her with a smile. Elsa rolled with her eyes.
"Because it's the infirmary. Plus, you love to do it in your office, right?"
Jack backed away. His hand released her breast and he looked away with a big blush. "I...I don't...I...uh...
Elsa giggled. It was kind of cute whenever he got embarrassed by her. Elsa took his hands and held them close to her chest.
"Jack, I've known it for the last five years, don't worry about it. Everyone has their weird things."
"Oh, really?" Jack raised his eyebrows. "Then what do you like, queen Elsa?"
"I...uhm...uhm...I...love...like it...when you kiss my neck."
"Really?"
"Is it weird?" Elsa released his hands with a worrying look.
"Well, I do indeed love it when we do it in the office or on a table...so, no. Not really, snowflake."
"Jack, please stop calling me that." Said Elsa. "Or I will start calling you...snow...king?"
"Horrible name, it isn't even cute."
"Why would something need to be..."
Suddenly Jack wrapped his arms around her. Elsa shrieked loudly.
"Because you are my cute little snowflake!" Yelled Jack.
"Ja-hack!" Yelled Elsa with a big blush.
The door opened up and Gerda walked in with the children. Hendrik was holding Nanna's hand.
"Your majesty, are you..." Gerda looked at them awkwardly. "...alright..."
"No fair!" Yelled Hendrik when he saw his parents hugging. "That's my mommy! I wanna hug her!"
The child released his sister and jumped onto the bed and wrapped his arms around Elsa's waist. He glared at Jack. "Papa, mom is mine, get away!"
Jack chuckled. "Oh, no, no, I love her more! Hendrik, she is all mine!"
Gerda giggled a little at the sight of the two men hugging the queen. Elsa groaned in a annoyance. She pushed the two men away and jumped up.
"I belong to no one, you two idiots!" She picked Nanna up and hugged her little daughter. "Right, sweetie?"
"Right." Nanna wrapped her arms around her mother's neck.
Jack and Hendrik both pouted. Elsa kissed her daughter on her forehead.
"Oh, how much I love my little sunshine!" Said Elsa.
"I wonder who she loves more..." Said Jack.
Nanna looked at Elsa. "Mommy! I love mommy!"
"Noooo..." Jack fell onto his back on the bed. "I thought our daughter loved me, yet I was deceived..."
"Dad, come on, you still have aunty Anna." Said Hendrik as he petted his father on his arm.
"Oh, you don't love me either?!" Jack covered his eyes with his hand in a dramatic manner. "I should have known!"
"Dad, I was just joking!" Yelled Hendrik. "Of course I love you!"
Jack sat up again and looked at him with a devious smirk. "So you love me, hm?"
Hendrik became red and shook his head. "I didn't...no, no, I hate you!"
"That is not what you said, boy." Jack ruffled through his son's hair.
Hendrik glared at him. "Stupid dad."
"S-stupid?"
"Yes, this is why I love mom more, she's smart." Said Hendrik.
Jack stopped ruffling his hair and looked at Elsa. Elsa smirked and shrugged.
"It's only natural, your majesty. Everyone wants a beautiful girl like me."
Jack sighed. He then chuckled and shook his head.
"I can't deny that."
TO BE CONTINUED