Chapter 2: The first lesson
Elsa took off one of her turquoise gloves and touched the small table to test her own powers. No surprise, the table froze into solid stone. She jumped back, fear painted on her face like make up. "Who am I here to teach the element of ice?" A voice called from the door. Elsa jumped up and quickly grabbed a violet table cloth to cover the frozen table. "Uh. . . me. . . I. . . I mean" Elsa cleared her throat and tried to find herself "You are here to teach me" She said with a very refined tone. She still didn't take her other glove off. "Alright. My name is Zane. You probably already know me. I sense the element of ice in you, are you familiar with it?" Zane asked Elsa, coolly. Although confused, Elsa answered in monotone "Yes, I have had it since I was a child". She tried to create a small snowflake as a demonstration but it turned into an ice explosion. She jumped back and sighed softly, looking down. "Now watch" Zane said in a calm voice. He breathed in and created a snowflake. Elsa tried to imitate Zane but accidentally shot an icicle towards Kai, who was standing by the door. "Oops, sorry Kai" She said innocently. "It's all good" Kai replied. He walked out of the room to avoid any other almost fatal accidents from occurring. "I sense worry in you" Zane said as he rested his hand on Elsa's shoulder. "I am worried. I don't know if I can do this. I'm afraid I'll hurt someone" Elsa sighed as the memory of the accident with Anna when they were little drowned her mind with fear and guilt. She wanted to cry, her eyes filled with tears, but she just could not bring herself to crying in front of Zane, it would make her look weak. "The fear is an illusion. Fear is but a trick played by the mind. Put yourself past the fear and worry. Be as cool as ice can be" Zane said to Elsa, who stared in shock up at him. "Alright" She breathed in and muttered to herself "you can do this. Be as cool as ice can be". Soon enough she formed a very small snowflake. "Very good" Zane said in a proud tone. Elsa turned to look at him with a small smile. Their eyes met for a minute, it was unreal. It was as if nothing else existed, only them two in the world. After an awkward moment of staring at each other, Zane snapped back into orbit. "Thank you for your time" Zane told Elsa and bowed quickly. She turned toward the door but turned back and hugged Zane. "Thank you so very much. I shall see you later" Elsa whispered at Zane then kissed him on the cheek. Zane's face turned a bright shade of pink "See you later" He stuttered. "Who ever knew droids could blush?" Elsa said, a small giggle escaping from her lips. "There are a lot of thing my father programmed me to do" Zane replied while trying to regain his bland self. "Although he passed away" He said, his eyes darkening and his face losing any sign of blush. "Oh. . . I'm sorry to hear that. But you know he's still living you. Droid or not, he's still there" Elsa said calmly. "Yeah he is. He also had a great mind" Zane said. "Kind of like you" Elsa said without thinking. "Thank you Queen Elsa" Zane said as he blushed. Elsa nodded slowly. Just then a raven black bird flew into the room and landed on Zane's shoulder. "I also have a bird" Zane explained. Elsa smiled and patted the small black bird. "If you follow him, you will find good fortune." Zane said. Just then Zane's face started to peel off. Elsa helped glue the face back to his robot face and accidentally touched his cheek. "Oh. Thank you very much" Zane said, completely flushed. "No problem" Elsa chuckled. When it was fully glued, Zane bowed. "I also honor your time Queen Elsa" He said softly. "Thank you again for teaching me. See you again later" She replied. "Bye Queen Elsa" Kai and Zane said simultaneously. Elsa smiled towards both of them and waved goodbye. "Next lesson is tomorrow" Zane said as he was pulled out of the room by Kai.