CH.2: Sisterly qualms
"Anna I don't want you going on this journey," Elsa begins for the like the sixth time since she first asked. Making sure her gloves held she adjusted her top half of her outfit she had chosen for this rough venture.
"Oh please Elsa…you will hardly know I'm there." Anna was persistent but honestly if she went she'd have to keep her eyes on her and Hans…and right now she'd rather keep an eye on Hans without worrying about her baby sister with…well…a starving wolf.
"For the last time no Anna…now can we please just drop it? Hans are you sure this path is safe?" Elsa looked over at the wolf who was examining his swords at the moment. He was either staring at his reflection or seeing if the blades were sharp, she voted for the first.
"Hmm, oh yes it is quite safe, my brothers and I used to take it on hikes." Hans placed his weapons into their sheath behind him and he walked over, more like strode and she watched her sister pat her chest.
"Good…well then Anna till we return I leave the Kingdom in your capable hands. Please don't carry on any meetings of importance while we are gone, and political gatherings, and well…anything else so feel free to sit on the throne." Elsa looked at the path ahead of them and was about to move out when she heard a laugh.
"Hey you…why are you laughing at my sister?" Anna had disappeared and was dragging a guy who appeared to be a canine of sorts. His fur was light and he a lot was on top.
"Hmm…no was not laughing at your sister but at the man you have as a guide." He stops laughing and Elsa gives him a look. He seems familiar.
"And what may I ask is so funny? That path is perfectly safe…and…and you are just some labor hired when needed. I know you…you are Kristoff." Hans sputters.
"Oh right…the Kingdom hires you for odds and end jobs. What were you doing so close by anyway?" Elsa looks him over noticing he seems quite capable of defending himself due to his broad shoulders and the way he holds himself up. A large boomerang seems to be on his back, looks heavy.
"Well…ever since you kind of froze the Kingdom I've been trying to break through it. I haven't had much luck but it already looks a little better…on one side that is." He beckons them to follow and as they follow they see he had been hacking away at the icy exterior of the Kingdom.
"I did all that?" Elsa held her chest in disbelief. She thought she had only frozen the inside of the place. This just showed she had to get rid of this curse of hers.
"Hmm…well some of it yeah…the rest though is from this winter we're having. You see the Kingdom tends to frost up and if not taken care of it tends to stick. It takes a while for any message to get to me where I live and since I am only hired a few times a year at best…this happens." Kristoff gestures again and Hans rolls his eyes.
"Well didn't you maybe think your brute like presence wasn't needed here all the time? This Kingdom has people in its employment who would gladly take care of this. Why they never need a pup like you is beyond me." Hans says gruff like.
"No offense Prince but not just anyone can do this. Here watch." He pulls his boomerang out and as he throws it he enchants it with some fire and as it crashes into the wall it gives way and large chunks fall to the ground.
Everyone is staring…no one knows what to say. Elsa watched him catch the large boomerang without slipping or falling and he places it on his back like it is no weight or burden at all.
"You have the power of fire?" Elsa can't believe it, and clearly it shows from her wide eyed expression and voice in disbelief.
"If you mean enchanting items with elemental degree yes…however if you mean shooting fire from my palms no. I learned this from my family…they know a lot about magic. I can also make the boomerang sizzle with electricity and even increase the air around it giving it speed or distance. There are some other stuff I can do as well…but I take it you are on a time schedule so I won't bore you with the details."
Elsa watches as Anna heads over to him and chats excitedly with him. Once again she finds herself getting jealous. Why couldn't she pay that much attention to her? They were sisters were they not…it wasn't like there was more to it…well…a little. She felt like Anna was moving on with her life leaving her behind and that scared her. Soon she wouldn't need her and what about this feeling, this love that threatened to overwhelm her?
"If you are thinking of bringing him along…don't." She is shaken from her reverie of thoughts noticing Hans was still there.
"Look Hans…I appreciate you joining the quest as it will help us out there, but, this Kristoff appears to have something we need…a fourth member. He also is in disagreement with your path…why is that?" Elsa's suspicions of him once again surfaced.
"Well…I mean…it could be many reasons. The path is safe I assure you…would I lie?" Hans holds out his arms and bows his head a bit.
"Elsa…is ok if I join you now? Please oh please I won't make a peep I swear and I can hang back with Kristoff if you want…that way you can focus on Hans's directions." Anna and Kristoff…an awful idea…she'd rather have her sister up front with her and the boys in the back…ok another bad idea.
"Fine…but…we shall walk in single file formation and we shall follow Kristoff's navigating." She can hear Hans begin to protest and she pulls a paw out of her glove and he grows deathly silent. Seeing how there were no further arguments they set out.
Anna had chosen a bow as a weapon and while she had some disagreement with her sister being armed she did recall she had been pretty good with it…from her window in her room. She herself had chosen no weapon as ice was her weapon. The quest was off to a good start and as she looked back she saw Hans rubbing his arms. Kristoff appeared to be handling the cold rather well…while talking to Anna.
"It must suck seeing those two together," Hans says and she nearly starts, "I mean he has no social class at all and what is the point of opening her heart to someone who isn't around half the time right?"
"Oh r-right of course," she had thought he would bring up her feelings or something like that. He did have a point though, Anna deserved someone who would be there for her…ok sure she wasn't there that much in the beginning but she wanted to make it up to her. Anna deserved to be cherished and respected and-
"That is why with your permission I'd like to marry her." Elsa snapped and her teeth showed as she pinned him to the icy wall. "Ugh…what the hell…why did you-?"
"I know you are up to something Hans…so little piece of advice from the Queen of Arendelle and her older sister…stay away." She let him go and moved a hand through her hair. She had chosen to put it up rather than let it down.
"I have no idea what you are talking about…I want to marry Anna and there is nothing suspicious going on there. I am a Prince and she is a Princess…you would think you'd want our two Kingdoms together." Hans handles himself well…quite slimy of him.
"I have looked into our history and I have found it hasn't been a good one. Your Kingdom is always trying to profit from someone else and right now you are in an economical crunch. Oh yes I looked over the reports and found the numbers to be quite…dizzying. You intend to marry my sister and gain some of our finances…well let me tell you…it isn't happening."
"What isn't happening?" Anna joins them along with Kristoff and she can see how close their hands are.
"Marriage…in fact relationships in general; you see, while you may appear to be older you still lack the maturity it takes to handle a relationship. Plus who will help me run the Kingdom in its early fledgling years?" Elsa smiled nervously.
"Wait…where is this coming from? And why prevent me from dating…Elsa I am free to choose who I can and can't date. Just cause your Queen…ugh…you've been missing most of my life and now you think you can waltz back in and have your say-."
"Anna I am your sister, we're family and I am only looking out for your best interest." Elsa felt this spiraling out of control when she had thought she'd be happy.
"Where were you during those years I needed emotional companionship huh? I will tell you where…up in that room of yours locked away…so my life…my decision." Anna huffed. Elsa felt panic set in and then watches as Anna heads on up head.
"Ok…well…the path continues on ahead then turns into the caves. I will…go make sure Anna hasn't left the path." Kristoff leaves then.
"Hmm…I would say that went really well. And it looks like Anna needs some comfort about now, obviously not from you the Queen of Arendelle, frozen heart if ever. Maybe my chances aren't as bleak as you think." Hans wears a predatory smile as he heads off leaving her there.
"What have I done?" Elsa heaves a sigh and cries a bit following from the rear. The snow continues to fall and the first hiccup has arrived.
Authors note: Looks like they are off to a rocky start and Anna has pulled away from Elsa. Still their quest is long so anything can happen to turn things around, hope you are enjoying.
