Once Upon a Time
"Uncle Rerick! Uncle Rerick!" The young redhead ran up to the older brunette who has entered through the door. The redhead looked barely three years old, having strawberry blonde hair and ice blue eyes. Her freckles lit up the room when she would smile her toothy grin like that one she had on now. She wore her hair in a single braid that was draped over her left shoulder.
The younger of the two jumped into the older man's arms, causing him to stumble back a bit. "Oof, hey there Amelia." The brunette places her on his shoulder, making sure she's balanced. He was dressed in the traditional royal guard uniform, the only difference was the purple stripe with a yellow streak that represented his status.
"Amelia, shesh you didn't have to run! I think you knocked down a vase or two…" A young blonde, roughly a year or two older than the redhead spoke. Her light blue eyes complimented her platinum blonde hair. Compared to the younger one her freckles were barely noticeable even in the light. Her hair was tied into two braids, both of which were draped over her shoulders.
"Sorry Erin, I just wanted to see Uncle Rerick and hear his stories.." Amelia's eyes started tearing up in fear she has upset the older one. Her voice was barely a whisper when she asked, "You aren't mad...Are you…?" By then the upset look on Erin's face faded, eventually replaced with sympathy..
The blonde looked at the redhead with worry and fear, the last thing she wanted to do was to make her cry. "No, no of course not! How can I be mad at my favorite little sister?" Erin smiled at Amelia who was currently hugging the elder man's hat.
The frown on Amelia's face disappeared and was replaced with a big toothy grin and she giggled. "I'm your only sister silly!" And the redhead continued her giggling fit, completely forgetting about almost upsetting her older sister.
Just like their parents..The older male grinned at the thought and let out a low chuckle. Taking a hold of the young redhead, he put her down so she could spend time with her older sister. He just smiled as the two sisters hugged each other.
"For being tired you two sure can run fast.." A blonde boy who looked roughly two years older than the other blonde walked into the room. His messy blonde hair barely touched the top of his glasses. The boy's blue-green eyes looked at the two younger girls with an annoyed look and sighed. Amelia stuck her tongue at the older boy, "I wanted to hear Uncle Rerick's story! You're being a stick in the mud Finnick, why can't you be the fun older sibling like Erin. "
Finnick rolled his eyes at his youngest sister, "I could, but I'm far too tired for silly antics..And it's Uncle Fre-"
"Nope, it's Uncle Rerick!" The redhead cut off her eldest sibling. Finnick just rolled his eyes and chuckled. "Okay okay, you win." He said and ruffled the youngest girls hair. "Hey!" She crossed her arms and pouted.
Erin laughed at the scene that unfolded in front of her, she knew Finnick could be a jerk but inside he cared for Amelia just as much as she cared for her. "So Uncle...Rerick, what story do you have for us today?" The blonde sister asked, curious as to what there was today.
Shoot, I told them almost all of my stories...I mean I could tell them the story of their parents but...That may be a good idea actually. "Hmm...I may have one in mind, just don't tell your parents I'm telling you guys this story alright?" The three kids all noded at the request already excited to hear what this forbidden story was.
"Alright, let me change and I'll meet the three of you at the library." He grinned at the three as they nodded and ran off, well two of them ran off and another skulked behind grumbling to himself.
After ordering a maid to start the fireplace in the library and changing he arrived to the library. Three kids were already sitting on the couch, the two eldest at the ends and the youngest in the middle, saving a spot for the brunette.
"Yay Uncle Rerick is finally here!" Amelia grinned as the brunette picked her up into his arms and setting her on his right knee as he sat down.
"Alright you three, here we go." The brunette made sure the young girl on his knee and himself were comfortable before starting. "Once upon a time there was a Queen, but not just any Queen. This Queen was the Ice Queen of Arendelle…"
"Sven get back here! I swear it's already bad enough there's a reindeer in the castle, but now there's a reindeer with a carrot up its nose in the castle! The maids will freak and they'll never let me live it down!" The yelling was followed by a crash and a scream. A brunette cocked an eyebrow to the blonde who was sitting at her desk with a complete stoic expression on her face with a hint of amusement.
"I'm gone for thirteen years and this is what happens? And here I thought our little adventures were crazy...Is this a daily thing?" The young brunette asked the Queen, amusement in his voice. "I wouldn't say daily, more like weekly." The blonde giggled, Yeah with Anna stuff like this is somewhat normal.
"Olaf why do you have a helmet and a sack of carrots!? The two of you get out! We have someone over today and if Elsa finds out then-" The source of the yelling stopped as she entered the study. There she was, Elsa sitting down at her desk looking at the young girl with amusement in her eyes.
"Oh? If I find what out Anna?" The blonde cocked an eyebrow at the young redhead who cringed at her older sisters question. Panic flooded the redhead's eyes, "That...We mysteriously lost a sack of carrots and a helmet for one of the suit of armour! Yeah...Yeah that'll work.." Anna nodded her head furiously as she explained what 'happened'.
Elsa rolled her eyes and giggled at her younger sisters explanation, she knew that her sister was lying. I don't think she realizes that my study doors aren't soundproof.
It took Anna half a second to realize there was another person in the room. He stood and looked at Anna with amusement in his hazel brown eyes. His eyes complemented his chocolate brown medium lengthed hair that was parted more to the left than the middle. He had a round face but not too round, it was right in the middle of round and square. His build was in the middle of scrawny and masculine as well, but he was just a bit more towards the masculine side.
He wore a white shirt with a blue vest and a black coat over it, a pair of black pants and black shoes. His vest had the Corona crest on top of it and Anna grinned. I only know one person around his age that would visit from Corona..
"Fredrick!" Anna screamed, running up to the brunette and embraced him in a hug. Fredrick ginned and chuckled, "Hey there Shorty, long time no see." He ruffled the young girls hair and she crossed her arms and pouted at the older man.
Fredrick was the eldest out of the three in the room, he was the two sisters cousin from Corona. His mother and father were nobles in Corona, with his Mom being related to the former King of Arendelle. As a child he often visited Arendelle to spend time with his two favorite cousins. After his father died and his mother remarried, his visits became more frequent due to the presence of his step-brother.
"What brings you here Fredrick? I haven't seen you since the coronation.." Anna trailed off, knowing full well of the events that happened coronation day. She glanced at her sister who had a stoic expression on her face. Shoot, I didn't want to bring it up.. Anna thought. "I can't visit my two favorite cousins?" Fredrick gave her an innocent smile, one that mocked Anna horribly. She playfully punched her should and Fredrick cried and rubbed his shoulder in mock pain.
Elsa giggled and finally spoke to the two, "Yes he is, but he's also here because he wants to be part of our royal guard." Anna's eyes widened and her mouth took shape of an 'O'. "But why not be part of Corona's Royal Guard? Not that I don't want you here or anything! I'd love to have you here! It's just odd to have you here that's all, not saying that your odd I just find it odd. I think I'll shut up now." Anna rambled, face turning slightly pink due to embarrassment.
Fredrick chuckled at his youngest cousin, "Yeah but...I can't stay in Corona…." He trailed off, eyes darkening at the memory. Anna just stared at him with worry but nodded her head knowing that he didn't want to talk about it. She glanced at Elsa, who starred at him with worry. Elsa glanced back at Anna and shrugged as well. Well...That's peculiar...Anna thought to herself.
"Alright well. .How about I show you around? Things have changed in the past thirteen years since your last visit!" Anna offers, in hopes of changing the subject and the mood. Elsa gives Anna a nod of approval, "Yes, that would be nice. I have a meeting to go to anyways. Anna show him around Arendelle, though I am expecting to see the both of you at dinner. So please try to be back before sundown."
Anna grinned and nodded, turning her attention back to Fredrick who was now smiling from cheek to cheek about the idea. "That sounds great, I haven't been here for so long, I wonder how much has changed." The brunette stated. Anna's grin grew wider as he accepts the idea. "Alright, let's go while we still have time!" She hooked her arm with his and dragged him out of the room in record speed.
Elsa just sat there staring at the emptiness her sister and cousin left. She sighed heavily as she thought about her older cousin and his peculiar behavior. As much as she'd love to spend time with her two favorite people in the world, Elsa had Queenly duties to attend to. And with that she grabbed a stack of papers and left the room.
AN: Hello there everyone, I am back with another version of the cousin. I wanted remake the entire thing into a more organized story and came up with this. I hope you all enjoyed reading this and I shall see you all next week! Jigguhboo out~
Disclaimer: I do not own Frozen or any of their Oscar awards sadly.