This story is dedicated to sushi0602. Very sorry for the late present but here it is. This is the first chapter for now but I promise that I will try my best to upload one chapter every week. Anyway, hope you enjoy this story.
p.s. Please forgive me if there are any mistakes and I should also mention that this is my first attempt in writing a Frozen fanfic. Hope it's okay.
"Why do I have to go to a boarding school? Why?" Her voice cracked with emotions at the last word and she was breathing heavily.
Elsa hated how whiny her voice sounded, but what she hated most was that she had revealed her true emotions. She had let her real emotions surfaced.
Queen Idun stood there gracefully as she stared helplessly at Elsa, her expression pained. "Mother, please don't send me away." Elsa gently took Queen's Idun's hand into hers, her blue eyes begging the Queen silently. Elsa could see her own pitiful image reflected upon The Queen's blue eyes;
The heavy set of doors were opened suddenly, bringing the conversation to an abrupt stop as a pair of footsteps headed into the room.
"Father!"
It was indeed King Adgar; he had been away for a business talk in Weselton for the past couple of days and now he had returned. "What's all this about?" King Adgar slipped off his gloves and handed it to the butler Kai as he walked up to them.
Queen Idun's face was one of relief when she saw King Adgar. "Adgar, I was just telling Elsa about her new Academy," Queen Idun explained, throwing a troubled glance at Elsa.
"Oh," King Adgar received the message immediately, looking suddenly awkward. He nodded understandingly to Queen Idun and placed a comforting hand on Elsa's shoulder; a gesture that had calm down Elsa countless of times, but it did not have the same effect on her now.
"Elsa honey," King Adgar's voice was gentle. "We have already discuss with your tutor and he thinks that it is time you go outside the palace walls and mix with other people." King Adgar paused, glancing at Queen Idun. "And we must say we quite agree with your tutor. We have already registered your name with the Arendelle Academy; the same one as your cousin, Rapunzel. It is a beautiful academy and I'm sure you'll be very happy there."
"But, dad, I – I'm scared," Elsa whispered, her eyes wide with horror. "Wh – What if I can't control my powers? Everyone will know, everyone!" Her tone became shriller with every word. As she was speaking, a thin layer of ice began to grow on the floor, starting at Elsa's foot before expanding to form the shape of a beautiful snowflake.
Elsa gasped when she saw the ice; the beautiful sight brought nothing but fear to her. She took a step back uncertainly, covering her face with her hands as her whole body trembled. "I'm scared! It's getting stronger!"
"Getting upset only makes it worse. Calm down!" King Adgar said, his voice calm but shock reflected in those light green eyes of his.
Elsa shivered, trying to pull her wreck of emotions together but it was failing terribly.
King Adgar snapped his fingers and Kai came rushing into the room, his eyes widened at the sight but being the well-trained butler he was, he didn't say anything."Your Majesty, what is it that you require me to do?" Kai asked as he bowed low to King Adgar.
King Adgar glanced at the floor, determination solidified in his eyes before he turned towards Kai. "Search in my luggage and bring me the packet lying on the topmost pile."
Kai nodded and hurried out from the room, the tail of his green coat disappearing as he rounded a corner.
"Elsa," King Adgar started, taking a move towards Elsa but Elsa shielded away.
"No! Don't touch me! Please, I don't want to hurt you."
The King and Queen seemed startled, but when they saw the desperation in her eyes, they gave in to her words. Just then Kai came bustling into the room, his hand waving one package. "Your Majesty, is this it?"
When King Adgar saw the package, a slow smile spread on his handsome face and he nodded his head, taking the package quickly from Kai. Elsa gazed at the package curiously as King Adgar removed the paper wrapping to reveal a pair of beautiful cyan gloves.
"The gloves will help. See? Conceal it. Don't let it show." The King handed the gloves to Elsa. Elsa stared warily at the gloves for a second before slowly stretching out her hand to take it gingerly, as if the gloves might bit her.
"This is a pair of special gloves I had made for you," King Adgar said softly "It should be able to suppress your powers better."
Elsa could do nothing but nodded her head numbly.
"Go on, put it on," King Adgar urged gently.
Nervousness rippled through Elsa like ripples disturbing the surface of calming waters. Under the eager eye of The King and Queen, Elsa could only put on the gloves despite her fear. Breathing in deeply, Elsa closed her eyes and slipped on the gloves.
"Good, now you can touch me," King Adgar coaxed, holding out his hand to her.
"But what if I hurt you?" Elsa whispered fearfully.
"It'll be fine," King Adgar replied, smiling at her like a radiant sun. "Now come on."
Elsa breathed in deeply and took at step forward. Conceal, don't feel, don't let it show, Elsa kept on muttering to herself, eyes clenched shut as she reached out tentatively to touch King Adgar's hand.
She touched something, but she did not dare to open her eyes for fear that she had already froze her father. "Elsa honey, you can open your eyes now." Hearing King Adgar's voice, Elsa's eyes fluttered open quickly, her breath hitched in her throat.
"Look."
Elsa was now touching King Adgar's hand but he was not frozen to ice. "The gloves work," King Adgar exclaimed happily. "Now you'll be fine when you're at the Arendelle Academy.
Elsa could only smile feebly at her father's statement; deep inside, she knew that she was far from being fine.
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The days until her departure flew so quickly past by that when Elsa stood outside the palace door with her parents who came to see her off, it felt as if it was just yesterday when they informed her about her enrolment in Arendelle Academy.
"Do I have to go?" Elsa stared longingly at her parents. A horse-drawn carriage was already at the bottom of the steps, waiting for her.
Queen Idun wiped a tear hastily away while King Adgar enveloped her into a warm embrace. "You'll be fine, Elsa," King Adgar said gruffly, tightening his grip around Elsa.
When King Adgar pulled back, Elsa saw that his eyes were rather watery but he quickly blinked them away. And when he spoke, his voice was steady. "Well, I think its time you should go."
Elsa's heart sank when she heard that; she could vividly pictured herself kneeling down on her knees and begging her parents to stay in the palace of Arendelle with them. The image was so real that Elsa almost believed it.
"Elsa?"
Hearing her father's voice sent her back to the present. She quickly wiped away the image in her mind and forced a smile on her face. "Y-You are right." Elsa replied, trying to control the quiver in her voice.
She had avoided looking at the horse-drawn carriage until now because when she saw it, it reminded her of what she had to face; but it was something unavoidable now.
The driver closed the door after her. The slam reminding her that she was shutting out her only true human contact. The thought ripped her heart to shreds but she must not let her parent down; She was a princess and she had duties that she must fulfil: like getting a degree and learn to control her emotions, never showing them to others. Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know, she repeated the words to herself over and over again, trying to steady her shaking hands.
"We may depart now." Elsa's voice was low and calm.
The driver nodded his head and with a loud whip, the carriage began to move, slowly at first. Elsa turned her head towards the window and waved to her parents with a smile. Her parent smiled and waved back. Elsa did not stop staring as their figure became smaller by the second until they only became a speck of dot. As the palace gates shut behind her, cutting off her sight of her parents, only then did Elsa allow one hot tear to roll down from her cheek.
To be continue...