Hey guys! This is just an idea that hatched in brain not too long ago and I knew I wanted to post this story! Please leave reviews and tell me if you liked it or hated it, and tell me what I can do better! Frozen belongs to Disney. Enjoy the first chapter of Thawed!
It was the middle of winter. It was probably the coldest winters I have ever experienced in my life. Then again, I was only five years old then. My family and I live in the small village of Elkendale. It barely gets noticed by anyone. We don't mind though. We like the peace and quiet. I wouldn't want the village to be like Arendelle; which is a kingdom pretty far from Elkendale. I would hate to live that life. The king and queen are never left to their own business and always have the spotlight on them. At least, that's what I hear. I've never been there myself.
So as I was saying, one night, my mother, father, and sister as well as I were in our cottage preparing a fire in the fireplace. And that's when I found out. I was not an ordinary five year old.
Flashback (William 5 years old)
"Can we please hurry up and get this fire going? I'm cold!" I whined.
"Your father is trying William," my mother cooed as she bent down to my height. "Just give him some time." My sister Grace walked in. She was two years older than me.
"No fire yet?" she asked rubbing her arms in an attempt to warm herself up.
"Unfortunately not," my father said giving up on trying to get the fire started.
"Ugh!" I sighed as I rolled onto the floor and stared into the fire place. "Why won't you light?!" I yelled as I thrust my hand towards the pile of logs. Then, something extraordinary happened. As soon as thrust my hand, a small stream of fire flowed out of it. The fire touched the logs, igniting them. I brought my hand up to my face and looked at it in awe.
"What did I just do?" I asked looking at my mother and father for an answer. They just stared at me in complete surprise. Suddenly, my hand caught on fire, but to my surprise it didn't hurt one bit. "What's going on?" I asked in fear. "Make it stop!" I yelled while shaking my hand.
My mother grabbed ahold of my shoulders. "William, you need to calm down," she said in a soothing voice. "Everything will be okay. Just take deep breathes."
I did as she said and slowly calmed myself down, making the flame on my hand disappear. "What's gonna happen to me?" I asked.
"Nothing will," my dad said. Your mother and I will take care of you, I promise," he said with a smile.
I nodded as I glanced back at my hand, seeing small flames erupt from my fingertips.
Present Day
Over the years, the strength of my powers just kept on increasing. It was getting harder and harder to hide them from everyone. They would start to really act up if I was angry or upset, but even if I was calm, they would still show a little. I can still remember when my two best friends, Ashley and Klaus, found out about them.
Flashback (William 10 years old)
"Catch me if you can!" Ashley screamed. She, Klaus and I were playing a game of tag. My parents didn't want to completely shut me out of the world. They still wanted me to have a life, so my father made me heat resistant gloves. When I wear them, my powers are pretty much subdued, so when I touch something, it doesn't burn.
"C'mon Will!" Klaus yelled to me as we ran after Ashley. "We gotta catch her!"
"I'm coming!" I called after her. After a while, Klaus and I caught up to her and we tackled her into a pile of hay.
"Hey, no fair!" she pouted as she spit some hay out of her mouth. "You guys run too fast!"
"So?" Klaus laughed as he crawled out of the pile. Ashley and I followed his lead.
"Hey Will," Ashley said. "Why do you always wear those gloves? It's not even winter anymore."
"Yeah," Klaus agreed. "I don't think I have ever seen your bare hands once."
"Uhh..." I said trying to think of an explanation.
"Just take them off," Ashley suggested.
"No, I think I'm okay," I said nervously.
"What are you, scared?" Klaus teased.
"No!" I defended. While I wasn't looking, Ashley pulled off one of my gloves. I immediately grabbed my hand and hid it in my arm.
"Show us your hand!" Ashley demanded.
"I think Will is chicken!" Klaus laughed.
I absolutely hated being called chicken. It made my blood boil. "Don't call me chicken!" I said angrily.
Of course, right after I said that, both Klaus and Ashley started making chicken noises at me. "Stop," I said. They didn't listen and kept going. "Stop!" I screamed as I uncovered my hand and shot a ball of fire at the ground in front of them.
Klaus and Ashley stared at me in amazement. "Whoa!" they both said in unison.
"Did you really just do that?" Klaus asked. I nodded nervously. "Cool!" he said with a smile.
"Wait, you're not scared?" I asked.
"Why would we be sacred?" Ashley asked. "That's so awesome! I wish I could do that!"
"Guys, no one can know that I can do things like that," I warned. "Can you keep this a secret?"
"Of course," Klaus nodded. "Our lips are sealed." Ashley nodded in agreement.
"Thanks," I smiled.
"Can you show us what else you can do?" Ashley asked hopefully. I smiled at her as I engulfed my hand in flames.
Present Day (William 22 years old)
Today, Klaus and I were helping rebuild some of the villagers' houses after they had been destroyed due to a recent storm. It was a little bit more difficult because winter was at its peak.
"Hey Will," Klaus called to me as he came over with a few planks of wood in his hand. "Did you hear what happened over at that kingdom or whatever? What's it called?"
"Arendelle?
"Yeah that's the one!" he nodded. "Apparently, last year the whole kingdom froze over. And it was during the summer too!"
"How is that possible?" I asked in confusion.
"No clue," Klaus shrugged. Suddenly, a plank of wood hit me right in the back of the head. I spun around and saw someone I didn't want to see. Stefan. He's been harassing me, Klaus, and Ashley for as long as I can remember. He never ceases to tick me off.
"Oh, sorry Will," Stefan said sarcastically. "I didn't see you there."
"We're kind of busy right now Stefan, so we really don't want to deal with you right now," I said as I gritted my teeth.
"Oh, I'm sorry, am I upsetting you?" Stefan asked as he shoved me a little.
Klaus saw me getting angry. Knowing well what would happen if I got ahead of myself, he put his arm on my shoulder. "He's not worth it," Klaus said.
"Got your friend protecting you now eh?" Stefan teased.
I was really getting angry. I felt my gloves heat up. Right now was not the time and place for me to lose control. "Just leave Stefan," I said. "We don't want to cause any trouble." I turned around and continued to work on the house.
"I wasn't done talking to you!" Stefan yelled, which attracted everyone's attention.
"Well I'm done talking to you," I shot back. Before I knew it, Stefan's fist made contact with my face. I fell straight to the ground. Ashley ran over and knelt beside me.
"Will! Are you okay?" she asked with concern.
"Yeah, just a little angry," I growled as I wiped my mouth, which had blood dripping from it.
"C'mon Will! Get up! Fight me!" Stefan challenged.
"Think I'll pass," I said as I got up. I then received another punch, although this time, it was in the stomach. I keeled over in pain. I wanted nothing more than to set Stefan on fire, but then that would reveal my secret.
"I think that's enough," Klaus said as he approached Stefan. Stefan said nothing in return and just punched Klaus square in the face. That's when I lost it. No one ever, and I mean ever, hurts my friends.
Ashley saw the look in my eye and tried to stop me, but it was no use. I got up and looked straight at Stefan. I took my gloves off. He came at me again with a punch, but this time, I grabbed his hand before it made any contact. Slowly, my hand started to heat up and it burned Stefan.
"Agh!" he yelled in agony. I pushed him to the ground. He got right back up. I aimed my hand at him and shot small fireballs into his chest which did nothing but burn his clothes. It didn't touch his skin.
"You messed with us all of these years, and now you're going to pay!" I yelled. As I was about to unleash a stream of flame on him, Ashley pushed me so I wouldn't hit him. Instead, I hit one of the houses. It started to go up in flames. "What have I done?" I asked in despair. Suddenly, everything around me was catching fire. All of the houses, including my cottage, started to burn. My powers were out of control. My parents and Grace ran out of the cottage and looked at me. Before I could make my way to them, everyone else in the village began throwing rocks at me.
"You're a monster!" one of them said.
"Look at what you've done!" another shouted.
"Get out! And don't come back!" one screamed.
Pretty soon, the whole village was screaming at me. All I heard was screaming and nothing else. The houses started to fall apart one by one. That's when I ran. I had to leave. I had to get out of here. There was no way I could stay here now. I ran as fast as my legs could carry me. As I ran, I saw my parents. They looked me dead in the eye with frowns on their faces. 'I'm sorry' I mouthed as I continued to run.
Before long, I was outside of the village, away from everyone. As I looked back to the village, I saw that it wasn't a village anymore. It was just all flames. I did this. This was my fault. I needed to get far away from here, so everyone would be safe from me.
Suddenly, I saw Ashley and Klaus running up to me. "Will!" Klaus called.
"Don't come any closer!" I screamed. I need to leave here!"
"We're coming with you!" Ashley said, coming closer to me despite what I told her. "We know you won't hurt us."
"Look what I have done," I said motioning to the village. You need to stay away from me."
"It was Stefan who provoked you Will," Klaus said. "And if you're leaving, we're coming with you! Friends stick together no matter what!"
"No, you guys need to stay away," I pleaded.
"We won't take no for an answer," Ashley said. "We're going with you, whether you like it or not." I looked at the determination on both of their faces. They were not going to give up. I reluctantly nodded.
"Good," Klaus said. "I was able to grab some food before we ran after you," he said motioning to the sack on his back.
"So where to?" Ashley asked.
"Away from here," I muttered as I looked at a mountain off in the distance.
"Sounds good to me!" Klaus said. "Well then, let's go!" he began to walk in the direction away from the village. Ashley followed him. I took one last glance at the flames that took my home. They were my flames. It was my village.
It was my fault.
I then turned around and went after the others. I had no idea where we were going, but right now, anywhere was better than here.
I'm sorry, I thought.
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