Hi everyone. This is my first story and I hope you'll like it. I added a few own characters throughout the whole story, some are important, some not. And the most important of them all, princess Viviana of Arendelle. I hope, you'll like her 'cause I do. I guess everyone knows already, but nevertheless... I do not own Frozen. And now, enough talk. Let the story begin.

Chapetr 1:

At the beginning...

Many people know the story about queen Elsa of Arendelle and her sister, princess Anna. But there are just a few, who know, what happened in the royal family years before the two sisters were even born, and what followed the events after the fateful coronation day. And those, who knew, kept it a secret. But no secret can be kept forever and this one is right about to be revealed. For good or for ill, only time can show. But one thing I'm sure of. If anyone had revealed the truth back then, many things could have happened differently. For queen Elsa wasn't the firstborn child of king Agdar and queen Idun.

Eight years before Elsa's birth, queen Idun gave birth to another child, a girl with dark hair and bright, cyan eyes, and the queen gave the girl name Viviana. People of Arendelle celebrated the birth of the firstborn princess along with the royal family and for a short time everything seemed to be perfect. But three years later her parents discovered, that the princess had… special powers. Powers to control snow and ice. As any child wouldn't, even the little princess didn't see a danger coming from her powers and used them for her child's plays every time, she had a chance. But her parents thought otherwise. They were afraid of their daughter's powers and were desperately trying to hide the fact from the kingdom and the whole surrounding world. And one day, not long before Viviana's sixth birthday, an accident happened…

It was nearly midnight, but the little princess was sneaking through the castle halls, peeking carefully behind every corner, so she could avoid castle guards. Not that they would stop her, but she preferred, that no one knew, what she was doing out of her room this late. She was lucky today. No one had crossed her path and she slipped through the castle without being noticed to the lower quarters. There she quickened her pace and headed to the kitchen. She was almost there. Just to run through the hallway, then turn left and…

The princess turned the corner in full speed, but instead of an empty hall, she almost crashed into a big silhouette, blocking her way.

„Aaaaaaarrrgh!"

Viviana let out a loud squeal and jumped back, but she tripped over her long nightgown and fell backwards on the floor. And at the same time, when she hit the floor, a burst of energy came out of her raised hand, hit a shadow and covered almost the whole upper half of the silhouette by a thick layer of ice.

She was lying on the floor, terrified, and trying to catch a breath. But then, she suddenly heard an amused laughter from behind the frozen shape.

„Got ya!"

The princess looked down and finally, she spotted a boy hiding behind that… thing. „You… You meanie! Do you know how much you've got me scared? I almost hit you!"

„That's why I was hiding behind the bear, Spikey," chuckled the boy and came out from behind the frozen figurine.

„And don't call me like that! I don't like it," said Viviana and tried to stand up.

„But your hair is so pointy," said the boy, still laughing, and helped the princess on her feet. „It looks like a goose tail."

„I like it that way. And mama told me, she liked it too. You don't like it?" asked the princess and checked her haircut with her hand. When she verified, that her hair survived the fall without any damage, the princess nodded with a satisfied smile.

„I do, but… it looks funny," giggled the boy again.

„Oh, stop it, already. Where did you get the bear, anyway? And how did YOU get it here?" she looked up at the bear figurine. „It is sooo big. Is it real?"

„Yes, my father killed it a few days ago. In the Southern forest. He let it stuff and intends to give it to your father as a gift." He tapped the bear on its back. „I got it here on a cart, but I still had a hard time to get it here."

„Oh. I'd better thaw it then," Viviana waved her right hand in front of the bear. The ice started to melt immediately. The boy watched it with a smile. „I hope that it's fine. I would have problems, if anyone noticed that I damaged it. And we should go, before anyone finds us. I hope there's some cream left in the kitchen."

„Plenty," said the boy. „Just the two of us would have problems to eat it even if we stayed there for a whole night. I could call some friends, if you…"

„No!" cried Viviana. When she realized, she was speaking too loudly, she covered her mouth with her hand and then she continued in a lowered voice. „Mathias, you know that no one must know about my magic. Papa would be angry, if anyone discovered my powers. I'm glad, he allowed me to tell you!"

„I know, Viviana. And I won't tell anyone. But you could freeze the cream before they come so they will not know about your magic."

„Oh? And how would we explain, that we got a ton of ice cream in the middle of a night, mister smarty pants, hmm?"

„Okay, you've got me," giggled the boy again and raised his hands defensively. „Just the two of us then."

„Just the two of us," nodded Viviana and smiled at the boy.

She and Mathias had been friends for almost the whole three years, since she had discovered her magic powers. To tell the truth, Mathias was her only friend here at the castle and the only one except her parents, who knew about her magic. At first, the king and queen were worried about the fact that anyone should know about their daughter's secret, but at the end, a year ago, they agreed, that it's for the best, that Viviana will have at least someone, she can share her secrets with. And Mathias proved to be a reliable and loyal friend. Mathias was a son of one of the castle guards and was about the same age as the little princess and his thick blonde hair was at the same height as the tip of Viviana's new haircut.

They slipped past the stuffed bear and sneaked into the kitchen. Mathias quickly checked if they weren't being followed and closed the door quietly behind them, meanwhile Viviana didn't waste any time and headed towards the pantry where the rests from the royal ball were stored. She didn't really like the balls, but she liked desserts served on such occasions and what she loved the most, were the rests of cream in large bowls. Tonight, it wasn't for the first time, when she sneaked from her room and seized a bowl of cream to make her favourite ice cream.

Viviana grabbed a bowl almost full of cream and tasted a little with a finger. „Hmm… needs more sugar. And I would add some strawberries. Or at least jam," she mumbled for herself and looked for the inclined ingredients.

Mathias came to her and grabbed the large bowl so she could get a bottle of strawberry jam from the upper shelf. It was high enough even for an adult man, but the princess didn't care. She simply pointed her finger at the floor nearby the shelves, where ice stairs started to form immediately. When Viviana got the bottle, she started to descend, with her left hand behind her back. The stairs were vanishing in a spray of small snowflakes just a step behind her. Mathias was watching her actions in awe.

„You're getting better and better at that, you know?" he said with a smile, when she put the bottle at a table next to the bowl. Viviana just giggled and opened the bottle. Mathias looked around and quickly found a smaller bottle of sugar, meanwhile Viviana took a large spoon and started to add the jam to the cream. When she emptied almost half of the bottle, she added a spoon of sugar. Then she handed the spoon to Mathias and commanded. „Mix it properly. I don't like any big lumps in my ice cream."

„As you say, Your Highness," Mathias bowed and then he quickly avoided a snowball aiming at his head. He chuckled, as Viviana gave him an annoyed look and then she grabbed the bottle, turned around and went to put it back at its place. Mathias took the stirring spoon and started to mix the ingredients in the bowl.

When Viviana came back, Mathias was just finishing. She stuck her finger into the bowl and tasted the cream. „Hmm, tasty," she nodded happily. She stuck her finger into the bowl again, but this time the cream in the bowl started to freeze slowly. When the work was done, she licked the finger again and smacked her lips with a satisfied smile.

„Hey, how about we take it on the roof?" said Mathias suddenly. „It's a pretty night out there tonight, it would be better to enjoy this ice cream on the fresh air, than here."

Viviana looked at the boy, surprised. After a moment, she blushed. O… okay, good idea." She quickly turned around and pretended to be looking for spoons.

Mathias seemed to be a bit surprised too. Was she blushing? Why? It's not like they had never been on the roof together before at night. He chuckled. „Girls act funny sometimes," he said for himself quietly.

With the bowl full of strawberry ice cream they sneaked through the whole castle to a small dusty room at the attic. Luckily, they didn't meet anyone on their way. There, Mathias opened a window with a silent creak. He climbed down through the window on a roof ridge about a meter under the window level. There he waited for the princess to hand him the bowl and he seated himself comfortably at the edge of the roof and put the bowl next to him. Viviana just got through the window and was about to land on the roof too.

„Do you want any help?" he asked, as he watched the princess waving her legs in the air, unable to reach the roof below. But before he even finished the sentence, Viviana jumped down on the ridge and her legs spread by the both sides of the rafter roof and she landed on her bottom.

The princess was glad to face the wall, because she was close to tears right now. „No, thank you. I have everything under control," she answered, when she was sure to keep her voice calm as if nothing happened. She shoved herself next to Mathias and tried to find the best position on the narrow ridge. Then she handed him one of the spoons.

They were sitting on the roof, enjoying ice cream, watching stars on a night sky and chatting. And time was running around them unnoticed. Viviana loved these moments, when she could be free from any secrets and didn't have to worry about saying something wrong. She could tell Mathias everything.

„Say, Mathias. What will you become, when you grow up?" Viviana asked.

Mathias paused in thought for a moment. „Everyone expects me to become a guard like my father. But I'd like to be something… more. Not that it would be something wrong on becoming a guard," he added quickly. „But I always wanted to… You know, I've read many stories about the ancient heroes. I'd like to be like them. Protecting defenceless people, slaying dangerous beasts… I want to become a knight!" he said with a spark in his eye.

The princess was watching him for a moment and then she chuckled. „But there have been no knights in Arendelle for centuries."

„I know," he sighed. But then his eyes brightened. „But you could change it. When you become a queen, you could restore their traditions. Oh, Viviana, please. It would be so great!"

She couldn't help but laugh at the boy's eagerness. „Okay. But it will take some time. I cannot ensure anything yet."

Mathias smiled at her. „Thank you," he said.

„But I did nothing," Viviana blinked, confusedly.

„You gave me hope. That's much more, than I had a few moments ago," he grabbed her hand with a smile.

For a few moments, they were just watching each other and smiling. „And what about you?" asked Mathias finally. „What do you want to do, when you become a queen of Arendelle? Have you already been thinking about your husband? What will he be like?"

„Hey! That's not your business!" Viviana looked at him angrily. „Besides, I don't want to marry. Men are boring. And ugly. I don't need a man to be a queen," she frowned. „I would like to travel around the world. I want to see new places, to meet new people. Are there people like me outside? I'd like to know that. But as a queen, I will never get out of here. I will be stuck here, in this boring castle, forever," she sighed.

Mathias didn't know what to say. He wanted to cheer her up, but he couldn't find the right words. He took a deep breath, but before he could say anything, he was interrupted by a woman's soft voice.

„Even queens can travel a lot, my dear. You know?"

They both gasped in unison and turned to the window, where the queen was standing, leaning against the window edge and smiling at them.

„Mama, how did you find us here? Did anyone see us here?" Viviana asked, still surprised.

„No one, sweetheart," chuckled the queen. „But I know you well after all these years. I came to look at you at your room and when I found out, that you were not in your bed, there were just two possible places, where you could have been. That reminds me… can anyone explain what a big, stuffed bear is doing in front of the kitchen door?"

Mathias turned red, ashamed „It's my doing, Your Majesty. I was just trying to scare the princess, when she was heading there."

„Oh. If she got half as scared as me, then I can say, that you did well," the queen laughed.

„I'm sorry Your Majesty. It won't happen again," Mathias drew his head between his shoulders. Right now, he wished to be anywhere, but here. Like in the middle of an active volcano. But the queen just laughed again and Viviana joined her in a moment.

„I ensure you, dear Mathias, nothing has happened," the queen looked at him. „By the way, Viviana, I hate to interrupt, but you should really go to bed by now. It's too late for you. Both."

„Awwww. Mama, I don't want to go to sleep yet. It's still early. We haven't even finished our ice cream yet," Viviana pleaded and pointed at the half empty bowl with two spoons jabbed inside.

Queen Idun looked at the bowl. „And how much have you already… never mind," she shook her head. „I will not be the one with a stomach ache tomorrow. But now, you two will go to your beds. And Mathias, you should do something with that bear tomorrow, before some guard finds it and tries to kill it… again," the queen smiled.

„I will, Your Majesty," Mathias bowed his head.

Viviana started to get up with silent grumbling. „But mama, I don't want to…" she tried to protest. But at the moment, her foot slipped on the narrow ridge. She yelped and tried to regain balance, but she was already tilted too much to the side.

„Viviana!" cried out the queen. She bent down from the window and almost fell, trying to reach her daughter's hand, but she was too far from her. Viviana fell off the roof ridge and started sliding down the roof side.

„Mathias, catch her!" the queen yelled at the boy, but he was already moving towards the princess. He stretched out and reached for her hand in the last moment. „I've got you!" he cried at the princess and with his free hand he grabbed at the roof ridge. He caught a glimpse of the falling bowl of ice cream, which landed with a loud clanging on the terrace about five meters under them. He gulped. It was really a quick-witted and heroic deed. The more so for a six years old boy.

„Mathias, heeelp!" cried Viviana. She was really scared now. Her feet were hanging in the air and she was desperately hanging on to the boy's hand. Everything seemed to be moving very slowly in that moment. She heard her mother crying on her to hold on and climbing down from the window. Viviana turned her sight on Mathias and saw his face twisted in pain. At first, she thought it was from his stretched position, but then, she looked at his arm, which he was holding her with, and her face turned pale from shock. His arm was covered in frostbites all the way to his elbow and slowly freezing further and further. She shut her eyes in horror and loosened her grip.

„Viviana, what are you doing? Hold on tight, I can't hold you like this!" he shouted at her.

„No! I'm hurting you!" she cried back.

„Hold on, darling, I'll pull you up!" shouted the queen. She had just climbed down and was leaning towards her, but at the last moment, Mathias didn't withstand the pain in his arm and loosened his grip.

Viviana slipped from the roof, stroke its other side a few meters below and fell on the terrace right next to the fallen bowl.

The queen grabbed the boy by a hand and bent over the edge to see her daughter, her face completely white from fear. She spotted her motionless body below and gasped. She isn't… She can't be… „Viviana!" she shouted down on her daughter and begged for her to respond, but the princess didn't even move.

„Vivianaaaa!"

So this is the first chapter. I'd like to say that I will do my best updating every week, but I cannot guarantee later. I'm ten chapters ahead, but it seems to be a long story and I'm progressing slowly. And this is so far the shortest chapter of all :) Thank you for reading.