Elsa and her sister sat near the middle of the room. Elsa looked around the throne room and gave a soft sigh. It had almost been a year since her debacle of a coronation. She turned to look at Anna who was taking everything in.
"You seem to be enjoying yourself."
, Elsa said a bit sarcastically. Anna looked at her from the corner of her eye and grinned,
"Well of course. After all this time we aren't the ones having to stand in front of everyone."
, she said motioning to the priest, king and princess. Elsa smiled,
"I must say that in itself is a relief."
, Anna opened her mouth to say something when music started playing and the double doors to the throne room opened wide. Elsa watched as the prince began to walk to the throne. She raised an eyebrow as he passed. Something about him seemed familiar to her. Maybe it was the way he refused to look at anyone. Maybe it was the way he seemed stiff, like she had been during her own coronation. No, there was something more, something she couldn't put her finger on. Her thoughts were interrupted when she felt Anna slightly nudge her,
"He's quite the looker huh?"
, she said with a cheeky grin. Elsa gave Anna a confused look,
"Wha… What are you talking about?"
Anna gave her sister a devilish grin,
"It's ok you don't have to hide it. You find him irresistible."
, she whispered loud enough for only Elsa to hear. Elsa felt her face get warm. This was immensely awkward,
"Anna!"
, she protested,
"I wasn't even paying attention to that."
Anna raised an eyebrow in disbelief.
"I'm telling the truth."
, Elsa said feeling her face get warmer.
"Ok fine whatever you say."
The music stopped and the coronation began. It wasn't extremely long but it wasn't very interesting. Elsa felt the embarrassment subside and opted to ignore Anna until the ceremony was over.
It seemed like forever when the priest finally crowned the new king. Everyone stood and began to applause. Elsa recognized the look on the king's face. It was the same look she had when she was crowned queen. She felt Anna's eyes on her and pursed her lips,
"Let it go Anna."
, her voice had an edge to it. She heard Anna giggle and rolled her eyes.
Elsa stood near the food table with Anna,
"Have enough on that plate?"
, she said eyeing Anna's food plate.
"What? You can never have enough chocolate!"
, said Anna as she put a piece of chocolate in her mouth. Elsa smiled at her sister and focused her attention on the ball. There were many people there and for some reason they were all staring at her. She raised her head as she saw some women stare at her. She gave them a small smile and nod. In return the glared at her and walked away. She turned to Anna who was busy eating chocolate and was about to tell her it was time to leave when she heard the royal trumpets sound. The double doors opened and the Royal Regent entered. He walked to the middle of the room and stood straight and tall,
"Ladies and gentlemen may I present to you His Majesty King Jackson Overland Frost, His Majesty the King Father and Her Royal Highness Princess Aneira!"
, he stepped to the side as the royal family entered the ball room. Elsa finally understood what Anna was talking about. The new King was quite the looker. Elsa mentally shook herself free from her thoughts as the royal family approached her.
Jack felt odd; he wasn't used to having all the attention. Well, he was but not this type of attention. He didn't like the way he felt as he lead his family into the ball room. He really wished his father had never had stepped down. Jack had changed from his black military jacket to an identical one, but in white. It felt a little bit more natural, to an extent. He and his father were wearing the exact same outfit which helped Jack not feel singled out. The guests continued on with the ball giving Jack congratulations. Jack would give a small smile and a polite nod and thank you. Jack decided he was going to sit down and watch the festivities when he felt his father's hand on his shoulder,
"Come with me, there is someone here I want you to meet."
, his father said in his booming deep voice. Jack nodded and followed his father while his sister trailed behind saying hi to people.
Jack's father led him to two young women. One had strawberry blonde hair; her attention was focused on her plate filled with chocolate. Jack raised an eyebrow and smirked.
"Ah your Majesty you are looking quite beautiful this evening!"
, his father said to the other young woman. Jack stopped in his tracks and stared. Standing in front of him was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. He swallowed hard.
Elsa grinned as the former King greeted her,
"Your highness you flatter me too much."
, she said light heartedly. She turned to Anna and cleared her throat.
'You remember my sister Anna."
, she said in a formal tone. Anna looked up and quickly swallowed the chocolate in her mouth.
"Your highness!"
, she curtsied.
The former king bowed to Elsa and Anna,
"Well of course! My princess you are just as lovely as ever."
, he said smiling. He turned around and motioned for Jack to come. Jack was broken from the daze and stepped forward.
"Your majesties may I present you to my son and King Jackson."
Elsa and Anna both curtsied while Jack bowed his head to both women.
"Please call me Jack."
, he said warmly. His eyes fixed on Elsa's.
Elsa felt awestruck, she thought he was quite handsome from afar but it was nothing compared to close up. He was gorgeous. She felt her cheeks begin to tingle as he kept his icy blue eyes fixed on her own bright blue orbs. Anna raised an eyebrow as she watched her sister and Jack. She looked at the former king who gave her a knowing smile. Anna smirked mischievously back as she cleared her throat bringing both out of their stupor.
"It's a pleasure to meet you Jack."
, she said with a bright smile. Jack turned to her and returned the smile,
"The pleasure is all mine."
Elsa tried hard not to just stare at Jack. This task was even harder when he spoke. His voice was like velvet. It was as deep and powerful. She kept herself composed on the outside while she melted on the inside. This was strange, very strange, she never felt like this with anyone. She wasn't aware of anything outside of her thoughts until she heard Anna say,
"I don't think Elsa would mind. Right Elsa?"
, Elsa turned to Anna her eyes asking the question for her. Jack then bowed and offered his right hand,
"May I have this dance your majesty?"
, he asked. Some of his snow white hair fell in front if his eyes as he looked at her, waiting for her answer.
Elsa hesitated and was about to say no when she saw Anna motion towards Jack. Elsa inhaled a deep breath and said softly,
"Yes you may."
She took his hand and Jack led her to the middle of the dance floor.
Elsa felt a little awkward. She felt everyone watching them. She felt their gazes judging every move she made. She couldn't blame them; here she was dancing with a man she met not even five minutes ago. She kept her gaze forward while maintaining her regality.
Jack led Elsa to the middle of the ball room. People who were dancing saw them and stepped out of the way forming a giant circle around them. Jack turned to Elsa, his right hand still holding her left hand, and placed his left hand on her waist.
"Don't worry about them."
, he said nodding towards the people watching them. Elsa rested her right hand lightly on Jack's shoulder,
"There's nothing to worry about. After all it's just a dance."
Jack smirked as the waltz began. When the music started he led Elsa in the elegant waltz.
"True."
, Jack said.
"However, you can't blame them… you know being jealous."
, Elsa raised her eyebrow.
"Don't tell me you don't see it."
, Jack said with humor in his voice. Elsa looked at him quizzically,
"I… I don't understand."
, Jack spun her twice and stopped her.
"Really? Either you're just being modest or you honestly don't know."
, Jack said. Elsa narrowed her eyes at Jack. She was getting annoyed. She felt the tingle and saw ice begin to form on her fingertips. He's lucky he's wearing gloves, she thought to herself,
"I honestly don't know what you're talking about."
, her voice had an edge to it. Jack grinned,
"Forgive my forwardness you majesty but… you are clearly the most beautiful woman here. The way the women glare because their men won't stop staring at you. You make them feel self-conscious. You can tell by how they hold their partners closer to them out of fear that you will steal them away."
, Elsa felt her cheeks begin to burn. She looked away from Jack to everyone else. Sure enough all the women were giving her death stares. She then also saw the men, some were staring at her while most were staring daggers at Jack,
"You don't seem to have many fans here either."
, she said with a smirk. Jack chuckled,
"Well of course I don't. I'm not… the easiest person to get along with at times. Many of the men here hate me because their wives have the need to through themselves at me."
, Elsa gave Jack a curious look. She smirked; she could see why they would do such a thing. Jack was extremely handsome. If she were anyone but the queen she would probably be doing the same,
"Plus I don't think it helps that I'm dancing with most desirable woman right now."
, Elsa's eyes shot to Jack's. She felt embarrassment start from the pit of her stomach and spread to her face. She stammered for something to say. Jack laughed as he spun her one last time. He caught her waist and pulled her close. Elsa gasped, their faces were inches apart. She felt her cheeks burn. Jack gave her a playful smile and said softly so only she could hear,
"Red looks good on you."
, Elsa was sure her face was a brighter shade of red. Jack chuckled and pulled away when the music completely stopped and the crowd began to clap. He let go of her, took a step back and bowed. Elsa absentmindedly curtsied and quickly turned around to walk away.
Jack quickly stood and in one long stride caught her hand,
"Please forgive my forwardness."
The crowd of guests went back to doing what they wanted. Elsa turned to Jack, her face unreadable, and said in a formal tone,
"You are forgiven You Highness."
, she turned to walk away when Jack once again stopped her.
"I already told you to call me Jack."
, he gave her a wide smile. Elsa felt her heart skip a beat. She felt herself get lost in his eyes.
"O... Ok… Jack."
, she gave him a small smile,
"You can call me Elsa."
Jack's smile widened as he stood up straight not letting go of her hand.
"Ok… Elsa."
Elsa looked down to her hand. Jack laughed nervously,
"Sorry."
, Elsa smirked.
"Elsa!"
Both Jack and Elsa looked in the direction her name was called. Elsa smiled as Anna walked towards them.
"I must say you two look absolutely lovely together."
, Elsa eyed her sister who ignored her. Jack let go of her hand,
"She looks lovely on her own. There's no need to add me."
, Elsa looked down. Anna laughed,
"You are absolutely right! My sister is very lovely all by herself."
Jack laughed and both Anna and Jack went on like that for a few minutes. Elsa felt annoyance and embarrassment make their way through her body. She felt the ice around her fingers move to the palms of her hands,
"Enough."
, she said in a firm voice. Both Anna and Jack looked at her. Anna had a slight frown while Jack had a smirk,
"Don't you both know it's rude to talk about someone as if they're not there while they're next to you?"
, she asked.
Anna rolled her eyes while Jack chuckled,
"Please forgive us then Elsa."
, Elsa smiled softly,
"Well, as positively enjoyable as this has been I am quite tired from the trip this morning. I think I will go to my room to get some rest."
, Anna gave her sister a suspicious look.
"I'll walk with you."
, Jack said.
"You can't just leave your own coronation ceremony."
, Elsa said kindly.
"That never stopped you."
, Anna said under her breath. Elsa glared at her sister quickly then turned her attention back to Jack,
"I guess you right."
, he said. Disappointment was etched in his face. He bowed once again,
"Thank you for making tonight enjoyable Anna… Elsa. I will see you both tomorrow?"
Both young women curtsied as Anna said,
"Yes you will Jack."
"And we apologize for leaving early."
, Elsa added. Jack grinned,
"I completely understand there is no need to worry. Besides I will see you tomorrow."
Elsa felt her checks tingle again as Jack looked at her. She quickly said her final goodbyes and headed out of the ballroom with Anna trailing behind.
"What was that about Elsa?"
, Anna asked trying to match Elsa's pace.
"Nothing Anna."
, Elsa walked faster,
"Oh c'mon Elsa. I know there's something between you two it's-"
Elsa stopped and turned to her sister. Her eyes full of flames while her face was calm,
"Drop it Anna."
, Elsa said in a warning tone. Anna huffed and gave a slight pout,
"Whatever Elsa."
Elsa and Anna walked up the stairs in silence and were halfway to their rooms,
"Isn't he just scrumptious?"
, Anna asked teasingly.
"Anna!"
, Elsa yelled as Anna ran the rest of the way to her room laughing,
"Night sis!"
Elsa glared and stuck her tongue out her sister, which elicited an even louder laugh from Anna.
Elsa smiled when she reached her door. She opened it and walked in. The room was dark but she didn't care. She gently closed it leaning her back against it as she kept her head down. She looked up her face beaming. She felt an extremely girly squeal wanting to burst out. She sunk to the ground and just smiled.
Jack felt bored, he said hi to all of his guests danced with a few people but he was still bored. He wished Elsa hadn't of left. He was beginning to become fond of her… quite fond of her. He watched everyone dance as he watched.
"So Jack… you and the snow queen huh?"
, his sister asked curiously. Jack grinned,
"There's nothing going on. We just met today."
"And you danced."
"To one song."
, his sister grinned,
"So I guess this means things are getting pretty serious?"
Jack laughed,
"You're a dork Aniera."
His sister grinned and nudged him lightly,
"I like her."
, Jack smiled,
"Me too."
