Merry Christmas! Also sequel time! This story is the sequel to My Guardian so if you haven't read that I would suggest reading it first or this story will be confusing. A big thanks to all those that read my last fic and wished me luck in school btw! Same as last time, everything that happened in the movies and in My Guardian happened, but not what happened in Once Upon a Time, I couldn't get that to work so were just gonna ignore it! I'm also going to try to expand beyond Arendelle in this one and bring in the other Guardians, it will be my first time writing those characters so I'll try my best!
Disclaimer: I do not own Frozen or Rise of the Guardians.
It was a cold winter day in the kingdom of Arendelle as people went about their day. A chilling wind whipped through the streets as the citizen went about their business. Being from a northern kingdom, most people were used to cold and were readily prepared for it. And seeing how they had yet to have a snowfall, which was very unusual, people were making the most of it to prepare themselves for the upcoming holiday. Christmas would soon be upon them, so all the shopping centers all over the kingdom were filled with people buying gifts for loved ones or just enjoying the sights and sounds of the holiday season. Lights and decorations could be seen from just about anywhere in Arendelle which would illuminate the streets at night. At the center of the market place stood a huge Christmas tree which would cast a soft glow over the entire area when lite. Some might say that it was all a bit over the top, but the citizens thought it was perfect. Not only were they able to celebrate the holiday with their families, but for the first time in years they would be able to celebrate it with the queen and princess. Before the palace was reopened no one ever saw the royal daughters, not even during the holidays. So putting in the extra effort to make sure everything was perfect was well worth it. Everything was as it should be as the sounds of laughter and joy filled the air, along with...the clanking of ice on steel?
Going through the market and across the bridge that lead to a large palace, two figures could be seen standing in the courtyard. One was a young women with platinum blonde hair and blue eyes, she wore a pair of dark blue pants and a light blue long sleeve shirt. She held a sword made from pure ice in her hand and was taking slow deep breaths as she stared down her opponent. It was a man who was quite tall and large with broad shoulders, he looked to be middle aged and had a thick mustache. He held a normal steel sword in his hand and was wearing an Arendelle guard uniform which consisted of a long green coat, black boots and white gloves.
"You're getting much better your majesty," Henrik said with a soft grin.
"Well I had a good teacher," Elsa said with a quick smile before she got back into her fighting stance.
Sense William's attack on Arendelle and Elsa's speech to the people that she would continue to train her magic to protect them, she had done just that. Every day she would practice her powers in the courtyard and every day she got better. Until one day she decided to ask Henrik to train her in the art of sword fighting, so that if anyone ever tried to attack Arendelle again, she would be absolutely ready. She had a slow start but eventually she started to get the hang of it. So much so that Anna even decided to join in as well. It came as quite a surprise to Henrik and the other guards, but Elsa and Kristoff knew that Anna had quite a bit of fight in her, especially if it came to defending those she cared about...or punching Hans. Anna was a fast learner and before he knew it, Henrik was training both girls to show that even though they were royal, they were far from helpless. The only real difference between the two was their choice of weapon. While Anna went with a more traditional steel sword, Elsa opted to use one made of ice, just like he used. It had been some sometime since Jacks passing and Elsa had been slowly moving on. Her responsibilities as queen kept her quite busy so she usually had her mind elsewhere, although whenever she looked up at night and saw a full moon she couldn't help but get teary eyed. He was the most incredible person she had ever met, and she knew he most likely always would be. Anna kept encouraging her to try and move on, but she knew that she wasn't ready to start another relationship just yet. For now she was fine with just being on her own.
"You ready to keep going?" Elsa asked as she narrowed her eyes at Henrik.
"Of course," Henrik replied with a grin.
In a flash Elsa dashed towards Henrik, using her control of ice to close the gap between her and her opponent in an instant. She sent a furry of strikes at Henrik with her ice blade, all of which he blocked with a calm expression before retaliating with a side swipe of his own. Elsa quickly ducked under the attack, using her youth and agility to her advantage she quickly grabbed her sword with both hands and thrusted her sword forward. Henrik's eyes widened as her move surprised him a little. He quickly regained his composure and side step her attack, bring his sword down onto hers and knocking it out of her hands before bringing his leg around and sliding her feet out from under her. Elsa feel to the ground with a thud right as her sword hit the ground with a loud clank. She slowly sat up and rubbed her side before looking up at Henrik with a small smile.
"I almost had you that time," she said as she lightly hit her fist off the ground.
Henrik took a few deeps breaths before reaching down and helping her up, he knew that she was right. "Yes you did, you and your sister are improving so much in such a short while. I know I was against the idea at first, but now I actually feel better knowing that the two of you can handle yourselves." He said.
"I think it's actually been helping me control my magic," Elsa said as she picked up her ice sword and dissolved it before looking back to Henrik.
"But I think that's enough for today, today is the big day after all," Elsa said with smile.
Henrik let out a small laugh as he nodded his head. "Yes it is, I figured that's why princess Anna wasn't here," he said.
"She needs to be using her time to get ready, and I actually need to go do the same." Elsa said.
"As do I, I'll see you at the wedding your majesty," Henrik said with a small bow.
Elsa nodded her head at him before turning around and heading back into the palace. Usually Anna and Elsa would practice with Henrik together, but today was no ordinary day. Today was the day that Anna and Kristoff were to be married.
As Elsa walked into the palace she saw the maids and servants running around trying to make sure everything was perfect for the celebration. The palace was decorated from top to bottom and the smell of delicious food filled the air. Elsa gave everyone a small wave before she headed up the stairs to her room to change for the occasion. As she walked she couldn't help her mind from thinking back to all that went to into planning Anna's wedding. At first Elsa thought it was a bit odd to get married so close to Christmas, but there was no changing Anna's mind about it. She made it very clear that Christmas was her favorite time of year and that she wanted to spend the first one in years with her sister and her husband, putting a large emphasis on husband. So for the past few months Elsa had been helping Anna and Kristoff plan the perfect wedding. Since yesterday, royals from all the over the world had started showing up to take part in the celebration. Kristoff wasn't so keen on having such a large wedding but he knew that it was part of the deal with marrying a royal. Elsa even made sure to add to the invitations that there would be no chance of another eternal winter, just in case there was any rightful concerns. As she made it to her room, she closed the door behind her and laid down on her bed for a moment. She loved staying busy but sometimes it could really get exhausting.
"At least there's never a dull moment," Elsa said through a breath before a knock on the door broke her out of her thoughts.
"Come in," she said as she sat up, assuming it was Anna.
To her surprise it was three older maids, these three had been with the royal family for years and helped take care of Elsa and Anna when they were children. She thought that they would be with Anna helping her get ready.
"Excuse us your majesty, but we were wondering if princess Anna was with you, we want to start getting her ready." One of the maids said.
"I thought that's where you all were," Elsa said as she raised her eyebrow at the maids.
The three maids looked to each other and then back to Elsa. "We were waiting for you two to be done training with Henrik."
"She didn't come this morning," Elsa said slowly before her eyes widened slightly. "Has anyone checked her room?" Elsa asked with a bit on concern in her voice.
Each maids eyes widened when they realized what Elsa was implying. "No we haven't, we thought she was with you...you don't think she would...no, not on her wedding day?" One maid said with fright.
Elsa's eyes widened all the way as she jumped off her bed. "Anna!" She called out before she dashed out of her room and down the hallway. She quickly made her way through the palace, dodging past anyone that was in her way before she finally made it to her sisters room.
"Anna!" Elsa called out as she banged on the door. Not getting any answer, she put her ear up to the door frame, from the other side of the door she could hear the sound of soft snores. She quickly reached down for the handle, giving it turn she found it to be lock. Realizing she had no time to waste she quickly froze the door knob and pushed the door open. What she saw caused her to put her hand over her face. Sitting in the middle of the large room was a bed, and in the bed was Anna, snoring softly as she slept. Elsa looked over to the wedding dress that was hanging in the corner before looking back to her sister.
"Oh Anna," Elsa said softly before she ran over and jumped up on Anna's bed, similar to how Anna used to wake Elsa up when they were kids.
"Wake up!" Elsa yelled as she pulled the blankets off Anna and started to shake her.
Anna awoke with a yelp as she was shook. "Elsa...wha...what are you doing?" Anna asked frantically as she looked up to her sister before looking over to the door and seeing three maids standing there taking deep breaths.
"Princess Anna, how could you?" One of them asked through breaths.
"Do what? What's going on?" Anna asked with a confused expression as she shook her head.
"What's going on is that you're getting married!" Elsa said loudly.
Anna looked to Elsa and then slowly to the wedding dress in the back of her room before looking back to Elsa again. Her eyes widened as everything started coming back to her. "I'm getting married...today!" Anna called out as she sat up and grabbed her sisters shoulders. She quickly looked to the clock before letting out a gasp at what time it was. "Why didn't anyone wake me up?" She asked frantically.
"Why didn't you set an alarm?" Elsa replied quickly.
"You know I don't like alarms, they always startle me and I end up falling out of bed," Anna quipped back matter-of-factly. Although having Elsa shake her awake was just as startling.
Elsa was about to comment on how ridiculous that was, but the sound of someone clearing their throat caught her attention. Anna and Elsa looked over to the maids as they were staring at Anna with shock.
"What is it? Why are you all staring at me?" Anna asked nervously.
"It's...it's your hair princess," one of the maids replied.
Elsa looked to Anna's head and let out a gasp at what she saw, she had no idea how she missed it. "Oh my..." Elsa said softly.
Anna looked to Elsa with a nervous expression. "What is it?" She asked as she slowly reached up and felt her head. Her eyes widened at what she felt and she quickly jumped out of bed and ran to her mirror. Looking at her reflection, she gasped and covered her mouth with her hands. Anna had always been known for having bad bed head, but today was even worse than usual.
Anna slowly looked to Elsa. "Elsa...help," Anna squeaked out desperately. She knew that her sister was the only person who was ever able to really get her bed head under control.
Elsa let out a sigh has she got off Anna's bed and looked to the maids. "Tell everyone to continue getting everything ready and that I'll be there when I can." She said.
"Of course your majesty, good luck," one maid said. The three of them bowed quickly and then headed off, leaving the two sisters alone.
Elsa looked back to Anna and started walking over to her. "Ok, let's see what I can do," she said with a small smile.
Never a dull moment indeed, she thought.
Slower start I know, but anyone who read my last fic knows I'm about drawing things out! Fair warning, I doubt I'll be able to update to frequently, but I will try my best. Also, this story isn't coming to me as easy as the last one so if anyone thinks the story is struggling in any regard feel free to let me know, I don't mind any form of criticism!
