I do not own any of the characters, as they belong to Disney's Frozen.

So I should probably tell you there is a trigger in this chapter. Sorry!

Chapter 2: Courting and courtyards

Both Anna end Elsa didn't get much sleep that night, not for the same reasons though. Anna was up all night cleaning the castle; Elsa was up to other business including a certain prince.

Elsa had danced all night, mostly with this charming prince Hans who seemed to know exactly what she was feeling at any given time. At the end of the night, Elsa had thanked everyone for coming as everyone left the ballroom; the very last person to leave was Hans. "Could I perhaps enjoy the presence of your company a little while longer, your majesty?" he asked upon escorting Anna to the great hall. Elsa, who wasn't quite ready to go to bed yet, answered Hans "I have a little time to spare before my first real day as Queen of Arendelle, might as well make it worthwhile!"

So here they are, sitting in the castle's beautiful garden, reliving some of that nights great moments. "Where did you learn to dance so well?" Hans asks. "When I was about 9 or 10 years old I was in a dance/musical group, we had to learn all sorts of routines. The final one my parents saw was my favourite story, it was an adaptation of the swan lake; I played the white swan. Everything went so well, I even got to do my routine on ice to make it fit better to what Arendelle was most famous for. My parents were so proud… You know you are actually the first person I can talk to about this?" Hans looks up in surprise "You never talked about this to anyone?" he says as he takes Elsa's hands in his. "No, I haven't. I have never felt comfortable enough and I have lived by myself for all these years; Except for the staff and the occasional tutors coming in. I don't even remember what it feels like to have a real family". Giving Elsa a comforting smile Hans replies "I can show you, if you wanted me to that is. I have a dozen brothers, some with wives and children, some with the occasional flings. You can come visit the Southern Isles anytime you'd want and I would be happy to offer you a stay at the palace." Earning him a small shy and twinkling eyes from Elsa.

Anna, who was throwing out the trash in the courtyard, sees Elsa and Hans returning from their night in the garden as they return at the break of dawn. Anna, who doesn't want to be seen by Hans quickly hides behind the dumpster. If only she had known there was stack of tools behind it! The moment she jumps to hide, she stubs her toe on a hammer and barely misses a shovel, which would for sure have come up to hit her in the face. Crying out from her throbbing toe and keeping in some very unladylike words, Anna falls down. She has barely even touched the ground as Hans grabs her in the neck, pulling her out from behind the dumpster "INTRUDER! MAKE YOURSELF KNOWN TO THE QUEEN!" He yells as he pushes her forward and down on her knees again in front of Elsa. "Anna, what are you doing here at this ungodly hour?!" Elsa asks, astonished from seeing the redheaded girl here. "Ummm hi. I mean.. Good.. morning my queen. I was wondering if you would still like breakfast to be served in the tearoom. Also I was taking out the trash and didn't want to disturb you and the prince, guess I failed miserably huh!" Anna babbled. She couldn't admit of course she had volunteered to take the trash out to keep an eye on the queen. "Goodmorning? Is it morning already? I better go to sleep as soon as possible. Thank you for this wonderful evening prince Hans, I shall see you tomorrow." As Elsa said her goodbye to Hans, she quickly went back into the castle to find her bed, and a note laid on top of her pillow: "Someone who cares is watching over you".

Hans, taken by surprise at Elsa's sudden leave, quickly helps Anna back to her feet. "I am sorry, for grabbing you like that. Though I must say, I like what I just felt" he said, with a vile smirk on his face. Anna, who was to shocked at these words to say anything really, stands still and watches Hans go back into the castle as well.

Hans also finds a note on his pillow: "I am watching you" is all it says.

As Hans closes the doors behind him, Anna returns to Miss Haugen in tears and explains to her what had just happened. "That man is really unbelievable. How can he do that to the queen, how can he do that to me?! I feel sorry for the queen and I feel dirty myself. YUK!" "Go to bed Anna, take a bath and get some rest. I'll have Ingrid prepare breakfast for tomorrow so you can sleep, but be here at lunch!" Anna does as she is told, but sleep doesn't come quickly for her as she tries to come up with ways to keep Queen Elsa away from prince Hans.

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Elsa wakes up to the sound of a knock on the door and soft voice asking "are you decent, my queen?" Elsa, who quickly jumps out of bed, says as loud as her voice allows "come in!" "Breakfast is served in the tearoom, just as you asked your highness" Ingrid said. "Thank you Ingrid. Would you mind setting up an extra seat later for prince Hans and ask him to join me at lunch?" "Of course my queen, no problem." Over breakfast Elsa read the telegrams guests who attended had left for her upon their departure. Everyone had loved the coronation, the ball and wish Elsa the best of luck in ruling Arendelle. Elsa finally has a feeling she can do this; though something still is pulling her away, she just wasn't sure what that exactly is.

Anna slept a good while that night. She even wakes up an hour early feeling quite rested. She is happy to have the extra time, this way she can squeeze in a visit to Sven in the stables right before lunch. She gets dressed as soon as she can before running downstairs to grab a sandwich and be off to the stables. When she reaches the stairwell to go down to the kitchen, Hans is suddenly standing right in front of her. The smirk on his face gives Anna the shivers. "Good morning prince Hans, can I help you?" "Actually.. yes, I think you can" he answers as he closes the space between them and pins Anna in a corner. Leaning in closer and closer Hans says "I am intrigued by how you always seem to be around the queen. You're eyes are always looking for her. Almost as if… Nahh that couldn't be, could it?" Hans says to Anna as he brushes his hand over her cheek and arm, slightly touching Anna's breast. Anna, who is now shivering and close to crying whispers "I.. I.. I don't k.. know wh..what you're t..t..talking ab..bout" closing her eyes and turning away from Hans within the small space she has. Hans is not satisfied with this answer and especially dislikes Anna turning away from him. "Don't you dare look away from me!" he hisses at her as he grabs Anna's buttocks with one hand pulling her close to him, while his other hand grabs a hold of Anna's cheek and chin, making her face him. "I have seen the way you look at her. What a joke, you don't stand a chance and you know it! I think you can best leave this castle, for I will make her my queen and I will have you imprisoned for looking at her like that when I'm king!" Anna, finding a little bit of her courage back says "I am part of this castle; I am part of the queen's staff. If anyone is able to send me away it is her, not the evil dishonourable prick you are." Hans, who is heavily irritated now, pins Anna even more to the wall, holding her hand behind her back with one hand as he uses the other to feel her body up and down; making Anna softly cry for help as she tries to fend him off of her. This makes the prince even more infuriated and makes him pant in Anna's neck with pleasure, lust and most of all anger. The moment Hans's hands move beneath Anna's skirt they hear footsteps coming up from the kitchen. Panicked, Hans hisses into Anna's ear "If you tell anyone about this, I will tell the queen everything, I will tell her you have been stalking her and have you imprisoned!" He pushes Anna down the corner and runs off, leaving Anna helpless and alone.

Anna needs more than a couple of minutes to catch her breath and stop crying. She has completely lost her appetite and all she wants to do now is go and see Sven. Anna uses the walls to help get her up and get back on her feet, as she stands up she feels she isn't that stable at all and her knees are all wobbly. As good as she can she rushes to the stables, not looking up where she's going and doing her best not to cry. As soon as she's in the stable's she crashes next to Sven and holds him as close to her as possible. Shivering and crying Sven licks Anna's face, not sure what is going on.

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At lunch Anna is to serve Queen Elsa and prince Hans. If she had only known Hans would sit at the table with the Queen, she wouldn't have felt a pang in her chest as she went through the doors into the diningroom. If she had known, she wouldn't have almost dropped the tray she was carrying; the rinkling earning her a surprised look from the Queen and a compelling, angry look from Hans; the Queen of course couldn't see the look on Hans's face. Anna does her best to act as normal as possible when serving, but feels sick to her stomache. When lunch is almost over she excuses herself "I'm sorry, your highness but I have to..."she can't even finish her sentence as she rushes out, cluthing her hands to her mouth to keep from vomiting. She reaches the servants bathroom and throws out all her guts, crying over what happened earlier. Miss Haugen however hears Anna's throwing up and comes in; Anna who is surprised at Miss Haugen's sight, tries to regain her composure before trying to walk out past her. "Where do you thinkg you're going? I think you're better off in bed than serving Queen Elsa and Prince Hans, with that awful smell coming off of you! Shoo, go take a shower and rest!" Anna, too tired and too full of emotion does as she's told.

In the shower, Anna scrubs, scrubs and scrubs, but nothing can make her feel clean again; making her even more emotional and hysterical. Scrubbing harder and harder she scrubs the skin off her knuckles and starts crying even more at the sight of it. Too tired to stand any longer she gets into bed, but can't sleep; "who will keep an eye out for the Queen now?" is all she can think about right now, trying to push away the awful memories of that day.

Don't you just hate Hans?! The douche! I have my ideas ready for the next chapter, so it shouldn't take too long before it's up! In the mean time, if you have any feedback or maybe even prompts as to where the story should go please message me! You can also do this on tumblr if you want to: .com

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