Summary: Anna is excited about the falling snow, and she wants to share the surprise with her family. A Royal Family story.
Rated: K
Falling Snow
A dark and peaceful night fell upon the kingdom of Arendelle. Shops and homes were closed and families were peacefully asleep in their beds. At the stables, the cows and horses were snoring softly with their heads bowed, while the stable cat was curled up on a high pile of hay. While everyone continued to sleep, they were unaware of the large snowflakes that steadily fell from the night sky and landed on rooftops, sidewalks, and grass. It had been falling for some time now, covering the kingdom with a white blanket.
At the royal palace and in one of the dark bedchambers, a small strawberry blonde princess appeared at the window. Her eyes took in the wonderful sight of all the falling snow and Anna pressed her doll closer to her chest. She suddenly knew what she wanted to do.
"Elsa!" Anna called. She climbed down from the windowsill and padded across the room to the other bed.
The older princess was snuggled underneath her covers and snoring lightly when Anna climbed up onto the bed and plopped down beside her. Her smile stretched from ear to ear as Anna began to shake Elsa's shoulder.
"Elsa! Wake up!"
Elsa opened one eye and groaned at the stirring. "Anna…it's late...I don't wanna to play right now."
"Snow is falling! Look look look!" Anna loosened her grip on her sister's shoulder and grabbed Elsa's hand. She then pulled Elsa up, causing the girl to wake up with a start.
"Okay I'm up." Elsa grumbled as she swung down from her bed and allowed Anna to pull her to the window. The two of them climbed up on the windowsill and Elsa's grumpy frown turned upside down when she saw the snow-covered kingdom.
"Wow." she breathed and touched the window with her fingertips. Arendelle looked like a magical winter wonderland.
Anna noticed Elsa's amazement and grinned wide. "Hey Elsa…."
Elsa turned and saw Anna's grin and bright eyes. Her lips curved into a playful smile that mirrored her sister's. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"
Nodding, Anna giggled and grabbed Elsa's hand once more. This time Elsa allowed Anna to pull her to their closet so they could bundle up in their winter clothes. Now fully awake, Elsa shared Anna's excitement as she pulled her coat from its hanger and put it on. Beside her, Anna was sitting on the floor and tugging on her boots.
"Are we gonna build a snowman Elsa?" she asked.
"Uh huh." Elsa nodded as she picked up her gloves.
Looking down at them, the princess crinkled her nose and placed them back inside their box. The cold never bothered her, so there was no need to put them on. That was one of the many things Elsa loved about having snow powers. She didn't have to worry about dressing up in hats, gloves, scarves, and boots. The only piece of clothing she ever put on in this weather was her coat.
"And are we gonna make snow angels? And look for winter fairies? And have a snowball fight?" Anna asked, her voice higher and happier with each suggestion.
Elsa laughed. "That and so much more. Come on."
She took Anna's small gloved hand into her bare one and they tiptoed to the door. Before it, Anna bounced on her heels as Elsa creaked it open and peered out. She glanced to her left and then to her right before stepping out with Anna close behind her.
In the dark hallway, Elsa closed the door with her free hand as quietly as she could. As soon as she released the knob, she felt Anna begin to pull her down the hall. Elsa smiled and began to follow her when she suddenly stopped and looked over her shoulder. She thought about all the snow once more and could not help but wanting to share the surprise with their parents.
"Wait Anna, I have an idea!"
After she explained her idea to Anna, the two sisters tiptoed through the hallway and approached the last door that led to their parents' room. Anna held back her giggles as Elsa opened the door and peeked inside. The princesses could hear their father's loud snores from the bed, and they could not help but giggle as they tiptoed into the bedroom. Unable to hold it back anymore, Elsa and Anna ran up to their parents' bed.
"Mama! Papa! Wake up!" Elsa whispered.
"We gotta get up come on!" Anna squealed. She stopped before the bed and gripped Adgar's arm that was draped over the edge. "Papa?"
When Adgar did not respond, Anna frowned and tugged at his arm again. "Papa!" she repeated in an impatient voice.
Snuggled underneath the covers, Idun stirred without opening her eyes. "Hmm Adgar your daughters are awake."
Adgar grumbled as Anna continued to tug at his arm and repeat his name. "Before sunrise they're your daughters."
Elsa and Anna exchanged a disbelieved glance before moving back from their parents. Just as Adgar began to snore once more and Idun turned to the side, Anna perked up and whispered something into Elsa's ear.
A few moments later her older sister grinned and lifted her hands to make a small snowball. Anna clasped her hands over her mouth as Elsa moved the snowball above Adgar's face. With a flicker of her wrist, Elsa dropped the snowball on center of the King of Arendelle's face.
"Cold!" Adgar yelped as the snow crumbled allover his nose and cheeks. He and Idun both sat up in surprise just as Elsa and Anna fell back on the bed in a fit of laughter.
Rubbing her eyes, Idun blinked at her husband and she could not help but join in the laughter as Adgar brushed the snow from his face.
At the end of the bed, Anna sprang up once more. "Look it's snowing! We gotta go outside and play! Come on come on come on!"
Idun and Adgar turned to one another for a brief moment before they turned back to their energetic daughters with small sleepy smiles. Who could say no to a fresh snowfall?
"Look I can catch a snowflake!"
Standing in the palace courtyard, Anna tilted her head up to the sky and stuck her tongue out. She closed her eyes and waited for a snowflake to land on her tongue. Once she felt one, she let out a small giggle and twirled in a circle. Behind her, a warmly dressed Idun and Adgar stepped and admired the night and snow. Standing at the watchtowers, the guards heard the princess's excited squeals and waved to the royal family, who happily returned their greeting. The weather was cold and the snow was still falling and reached just below her knees, yet Anna did not mind. She loved when it snowed, and she could not wait to do everything that she wanted to do.
With her tongue still peeking out and eager to catch the falling flakes, Anna turned around and shuffled to her parents. She looked around and frowned when she noticed that Elsa was nowhere to be seen.
"Where's Elsa?"
"I bet she's looking for the winter fairies." Adgar guessed with a bright smile. He began to move to the direction of a few clustered trees that stood nearby.
While Adgar searched for Elsa, Anna ran up to her mother. "Let's make snow angels Mama!"
Idun laughed and fell back on the soft snow with her daughter. They both moved their arms and legs against the snow before standing up and admiring their angels.
"They're beautiful." Idun admitted, brushing the snow from Anna's small braids.
Anna smiled wide and was about to fall down and make another when she suddenly felt something hit her back. The girl let out a small cry and turned just as a figure slipped behind one of the trees.
"Do you see that Mama?"
"I do sweetheart." Idun smiled at the sight of the blue pant leg behind the tree. She gripped her daughter's hand and pulled her aside. "I think someone is out to get us! We better make a fort to protect ourselves!"
Anna's eyes widened before she nodded and mother and daughter gathered up some snow and began to mold it into a fort. Her hands were starting to get cold through her gloves, yet that did not stop Anna from trying to build the best fort in all of Arendelle.
Behind the tree, Adgar turned and met Elsa's wide eyed glance. She stood pressed to the trunk with a handful of perfectly sculptured snowballs in her arms.
"Looks like a battle's about to begin! What's your plan of action Your Majesty?" he asked.
Elsa peeked from behind tree and saw Anna and Idun quickly making their fort. She then looked down at the snowballs in her hands and smiled. "I know what to do."
Adgar smiled and stepped back as Elsa set the snowballs she held and waved her arms in the air. A gust of snow swept from behind the tree and picked up the snow from the ground to create a snowy wall.
Kneeling behind her and Idun's small fort, Anna turned and gasped at the towering wall that was slowly forming from the snow. When she turned to the tree she noticed Elsa and Adgar creep away and hide behind the snow fort that Elsa created.
"Hey that's cheating!"
"I call it using your resources!" Adgar declared as Elsa knelt down behind their fort and began to create a dozen snowballs for their ammunition.
Idun and Anna exchanged a disbelieved glance before Idun took a handful of snow and began to roll in her hands. "This fort looks good enough. We need to start making some snowballs."
Anna nodded in agreement and the two of them began to make one snowball after the other. Across from them, Adgar ducked behind the wall and turned to Elsa, who had just finished making her twentieth snowball.
"Are you ready?" he asked.
"Yes sir!" Elsa saluted him and grabbed the first snowball on her pile. She handed it to Adgar and the two of them began to throw their snowballs at the neighboring fort.
Behind their fort, Anna shrieked as a snowball struck the back of her head. She ducked just as Idun grabbed the first snowball in their pile and threw it. It flew across and hit Adgar right in the face, much to Anna and Idun's amusement.
Idun placed a hand over her mouth to muffle her giggles. "I'm sorry darling!"
Adgar chuckled and threw another snowball that ended up striking a part of their fort. Anna and Idun squealed in delight and continued to throw their snowballs across. A few managed to strike Elsa and Adgar's fort, yet Elsa and Adgar did not back down. They continued to strike the other fort just as excitedly, occasionally hitting either Anna or Idun or getting hit themselves. Soon enough they had but five snowballs. Across from them, Idun was throwing the last of their snowballs while Anna began to make more.
"We need more snowballs Queen Elsa!" Adgar spoke up.
"I'm on it!" Elsa said and waved her hands in the air. As she made the snowball, one wheezed right at her and struck her hands, causing the snowball to fall apart.
Huffing, Elsa looked up and scowled at Anna as her sister stuck her tongue out and slipped behind her wall. Their parents were still engaged in the fight, although Elsa noticed that Adgar had only one snowball left. She could make more, but she suddenly had a new plan in mind.
"Uh oh, we're all out." Adgar turned to his daughter and then at their opponents with a worried look.
On the other side, Anna and Idun had six snowballs left and were about to use them when Anna noted the worry on Adgar and Elsa's faces.
"Mama I think they're out of snowballs." she whispered.
Idun peeked up from their fort and noticed Elsa whispering something into Adgar's ear. She could not hear what was being said, yet from the sudden mischievous smile on Adgar's face, Idun suddenly had a feeling that it was not good.
"Oh no, I think they're planning something."
"What are we gonna do?" Anna asked.
"Quick we need to make more." Idun began scooping up more snow. Anna nodded and began to make another set of snowballs.
She had just finished making one when Anna and Idun turned back to and gasped at the massive snowball that floated above Elsa's outstretched hands. Elsa and Adgar were both smiling victoriously, while Idun and Anna paled, knowing very well that the snowball was going to crush their fort.
"Take cover!" Idun exclaimed as she and Anna slipped behind their fort. They had just enough time to cover their heads when the snowball smashed right into their wall and the snow fell and covered the princess and queen.
"We won!" Elsa announced with glee. She grabbed Adgar's hand and the two of them made their way to where Anna and Idun were.
Anna emerged from the pile of snow. Her teeth chattered and her whole body shook from the cold. "N-n-next time I'm on E-Elsa's team!"
Elsa giggled and helped Anna brush the snow off her clothes. Beside them, Adgar gave Idun a loving kiss on her cheek and helped her sweep the snow from her cloak and hair. Anna continued to shiver and blow at her hands, and Elsa suddenly wished she brought her gloves outside so Anna could have a warm dry pair to slip on. Chuckling, Adgar turned to the girls and scooped his youngest daughter into his arms. Like Anna, he was also shivering underneath his cloak and his nose and cheeks had turned red.
"I think that's enough fun for now." he insisted.
Anna looked up at him with a small pout. "But we still didn't build a snowman and look for winter fairies and Elsa didn't use her magic to make ice…" a large yawn escaped Anna's mouth and she rested her head on Adgar's shoulder.
"There'll be plenty of time to do all of that sweetheart. Now I think it's time we go back inside and get some sleep." Idun explained, rubbing her hands together.
Elsa nodded in agreement and brushed the snow from her coat. Even though she was not cold as Anna and her parents, she was no doubt exhausted from the wintery fun they had. As the royal family began to walk back into the palace, Elsa moved to walk beside her father. Falling into step beside him, Elsa looked up and met Anna's sleepy gaze.
"I had a fun time Elsa." Anna whispered, stretching her arm out.
Elsa reached out and squeezed her sister's cold hand. "Me too, and don't worry Anna, we'll come out here later. We'll make a kingdom of snowmen and look for winter fairies, and I'll teach you how to ice skate, and then we'll go inside and drink lots of hot chocolate."
"Okay." Anna's lips curved into a sweet smile as she wrapped her arms around Adgar's neck. Moments later, she began to softly snore.
The family approached the doors leading into the castle. Adgar and Anna first disappeared inside and then Idun. Noticing that Elsa was not beside her, the queen turned and smiled at her daughter, who still stood outside and looked at the falling snow.
"Are you coming dear?"
"Yes Mama." Elsa smiled up at the falling flakes before she opened her mouth and stuck her tongue out. She closed her eyes and felt a few flakes fall on her tongue. Elsa giggled at the cool taste and lifted her hands up to catch a few more in her hands.
Closing her mouth, the princess took one final look at the snow before she turned and followed Idun into the castle. As much as she loved snow and the cold, Elsa had to admit that she also loved the warmth and comfort of her bed.
I hope you enjoyed this Royal Family story. Did you catch the Disney reference? ;)
