Update and I'm happy to see we have a good start here, thanks for the encouragement. Anyway, this chapter I think isn't as good as there is a bit of set up here, anyway, here we shall meet up with Princess Anna and will it all go well for Aiden? Find out!

Chapter 2

Enter Princess Anna

Within a few hours since me and my family first encountered a walking and talking snowman named Olaf, things all changed for the best for Arendelle. Elsa returned to Arendelle, saved her sister and brought back summer. Also, I shouldn't forget to mention that we all saw from our house once winter had vanished, Anna went out and punched Prince Hans in the face and sent him tumbling into water below. ("Weren't they supposed to be engaged?" Olga has asked in shock at seeing this.)

Turns out though that my Dad's suspicious on Hans' actions seemed to be true as he had planned to marry Anna, kill Elsa first then Anna and take the throne for himself. Thank God that nightmarish idea didn't come to pass and instead, the backstabbing Prince was sent back to the Southern Isles in disgrace, and yeah, Anna never got her truth love's kiss to help her from her freezing state, but I'm sure many of you will have heard of what went on behind those castle doors. Speaking of which, something else happened in Arendelle that hadn't happened in years…the doors to the castle were finally opened for all to visit.

Olga was especially delighted by this as she could remember when there was a time prior when the gates were opened for all of Arendelle's people to visit and that first visit to the large courtyard for us, in which Elsa had turned into a large ice rink thanks to her magic, would turn out to be a happy event for all of us. Except that me and Dad both fell on our asses constantly while we tried to ice skate to the point when neither of us could get up even when we tried assist each other which turned into quite a humorous scene for the others watching these two strange Scotsmen.

Plus, it didn't help the fact it was also the first time we actually saw the two Royal sisters in the flesh and even though they were there in the distance, they could see us making fools of ourselves and for what was technically the first encounter with our rulers, it was hardly the first best impression you could want.

Three weeks after what we now call the Great Thaw, life seemed better for all of us and everyone seemed generally positive about the future of the kingdom in compared the dark years some years prior. That summer was particularly quite a hot was a very welcomed change to the freezing nightmare we had to endure before, so I spent most of the time taking in all the summer sun and frankly doing nothing all day. Yeah, sitting in the blistering sunshine on a bench overlooking the harbour with a mug of beer by my side seemed to be a perfect life in my opinion.

It was afternoon when I felt myself dozing off on the bench when suddenly I heard footsteps to my side which was followed by someone clearing their throat as if they wanted attention. Looking to see who made the sound, I saw it was my Dad with his arms crossed.

"There ye are lad," he said. "Might've thought you'd be here."

"Why not?" I asked with a grin. "With the sun out and views like this, what more could a man ask for?"

He smiled briefly before sitting down alongside on the bench before I spoke again. "So…what's up?"

Dad's expression changed to one of concern and he sighed. "Look Aiden. I never ask much fer ye and that yer a good laddie and I've been good tae ye but…my and yer stepmother have been sayin'—"

"That I need a job," I muttered with a tired nod.

My Dad looked surprised. "What'd she say tae ye?"

"No, she hasn't said anythin'," I corrected. "Though I've heard voices between you and Mum about how it's getting quite hard at sea right now."

Dad looked sadden as I said that. As much as I said above that things seemed to be going well for Arendelle now that Queen Elsa was on the throne, some things weren't all that perfect and one of these was my Dad's work. Even before the Great Thaw and Elsa's Coronation, my Dad had made remarks to Olga about how the fish stock was looking lower than it should've been and that the money he should've made from it was looking quite poor and the sudden freeze over hadn't help matters even with it causing problems with the eco system or whatever you call it.

I didn't really take this to heart at first thinking that it was just a bit of bad luck Dad had gotten, however this carried on and just a few days before the Coronation and just after Dad had returned from yet another disappointing fishing trip, I could hear from his and Olga's bedroom (the walls in our house weren't really that good at being soundproof) of Dad lamenting to Olga how it was now looking really bad for the future of his job. That itself made me realise just how tough things were getting for us, I really couldn't simply do nothing anymore and had to help.

Granted my stepmother got some money in from her job as a teacher, but it was nothing compared to what Dad would bring in, if things went to plan that is. The truth was simply in order to get things back on track, I had to get a job somewhere in Arendelle.

My Dad had always dreamed of having me working alongside him at sea and having a wonderful farther/son bonding, however that dreamed died a death when on our crossing to Arendelle and on some the rare times he brought me out to sea to experience it, it was found out that I didn't have the best sea legs and couldn't stomach the choppy waves. It was something that my Dad felt heartbroken that his dream could never be a reality, and even if I didn't have that problem, this whole low fish stock troubles we were experience that summer was pretty much the final nail in the coffin. Now I had to find something else.

I looked over at Dad with his dull green eyes looking melancholy. "Look Dad…I want to help, believe me. I will admit I've been lazy for all my life and…now that I'm twenty, I should've gotten a job long away."

"Sixteen when I started work," Dad muttered with thought, "and I'm noo fifty two and still dain' the same bloody job, funny that."

"Thing is…what could I work for, Dad?" I asked having no general clue as what to do. I had the odd brief job as a store assistant here and there when I was straight out of school, but nothing you'd call a career.

It was at this point my Dad gave me a smile and patted me on my shoulder. "I might have the solution laddie. Ye remember what Olga told us years ago that the former King and Queen got rid of many servants workin' in the castle?"

"Aye…aye I remember now that you mention that," I replied as it came back to me. "Think it was due to them tryin' to hide Elsa's ice powers at the time. What's goin' on then?"

"News is that Queen Elsa is plannin' to bring jobs for people to work in the castle, with interviews carryin' oot tomorrow." Dad explained all this with a tone of hopefulness in his voice. "Aiden, this might be made fae ye. I bet ye they'll be looking fae strong lookin' lads like yerself."

"Strong?" I laughed in disbelief. "Look at these arms, I've got less meat on me than a bloody chicken leg!"

This made us both chuckle before I spoke again. "But Dad, had I known sooner that I had to go tomorrow for it I've would've, but I think I need to book a spot if I want to get in. Too late now for it…right?"

My Dad maybe both tough and romantic minded, but by God could he be a crafty old sod when he had to be, he then pulled a folded bit of paper and opened it up to reveal a letter before handing it over to me. "Funny you should say that laddie..."

I read it through and there is was, a letter inviting me to attend the interview, along with several other hopeful candidates, at eleven tomorrow morning. At first, I thought it was a hoax letter that he had made up himself as some poor prank, until I saw on the bottom right of the letter was the Royal Arendelle stamp which pretty much made it clear that this offer was legit.

I looked back at my Dad, now with a cunning smile and winked at me. "Askin' without my permission to attend?" I asked in mock tone. "Ye sneaky bastard, some would call this child abuse, sendin' your own son out on somethin' he didn't ask for."

We both laughed again at this before Dad replied, "so are ready for it then?"

"Well, guess I've got to prepare myself for it," I answered as a placed my hands on my thighs and thought about it more.

"That's grand, son," Dad smiled as he stood up and prepared to leave me on the bench. But there was one thing I had to say…

"Um, Dad."

He turned around, "aye what is it?"

I didn't say anything at first, but I stood too and pulled him in for a hug. "Thanks Dad…I owe you one."

"Oh, naw son," he uttered. "Just get the job and that's that." And now I had to get myself ready for an unexpected visit back to the castle for tomorrow morning.

After so many late wake ups' in the morning through this summer, it was quite a difficultly to suddenly having to wake up at nine in the morning, though it was mostly by Dad yelling at me to wake up and get dressed.

The rest of the previous day was me going over with Olga how to conduct myself at an interview, all very rushed and a bit all on the fly due to the lack of time I had. Ideally, me and Olga would've liked at least a week's notice, but my Dad was never quite the one for preparing for a lot of time, but I really shouldn't be saying that about considering he how managed to find this opportunity for me.

It probably wasn't a bad thing that today had to be interview day that after all the summer sun we had gotten over this period, it just so happen to be quite cloudy today, so I didn't have any excuse for trying to sneak off to some part by the sea to relax in the sun. Wearing my long black coat, grey tartan flat cap and my lucky matching tartan scarf, I set off with the hope I might get lucky. I know it sounds silly for me to wear a scarf in summer, but I always found it something of a good luck charm whenever I had to do something, and it had proven especially useful during the Great Freeze for, no surprise, obvious reasons. Then again, it was all down to me to make a good impression and I couldn't rely on some charm.

The only way to describe things as I walked along the stone bridge that led to the castle was almost akin as to being like your first day at school as I really didn't know what to expect. Pretty soon I began to rub shoulders with who I can assume were some of the candidates all hoping to land a job working in the castle and as I entered the courtyard, it was filled with a motley amount of people being either servants rushing about, merchants trying to get a deal over something or, for the most part, general people who all seemed to want to experience what was behind these closed doors after so long.

Compared to those days when no one was allowed in, it was a far contrast to see how willing the two Royal sisters seemed willing in let all Arendelle's citizens in. I didn't know exactly know where I was going, so I just followed the large crowd that was heading to what I can only describe as a workman's entrance that was tucked to the side of the main doors to the castle. I did briefly think then if I'd be able to go through those doors one day, but that wasn't really something worth thinking about as I took one last glance at the courtyard before we all entered through that door.

As you might expect of it being a workman's entrance, it wasn't really royal-like you'd say and I there wasn't much to say about it, but that wasn't really a problem, the fact is that I was inside a castle for the first time was something of a thrill personally for me. We went through a few twisty and dark corridors until we arrived at what I can only describe as some sort of waiting room and it was here that everyone sat by the chairs lying up against the walls or stood around and chatted loudly to each other over how they felt being here; it was clear early on that many of the people here seemed to all know each other while I pretty much knew none of these guys, so I sat on one the chairs to avoid attention.

In the middle of this, a servant woman could be seen making her way through the crowd and asking of the people here and there asking their names and marking them down on a scroll of paper and I did the same once the woman asked for my name. After she was done, she headed off down another corridor and left us all there all to await what would happen.

It didn't take long until a fairly, big man with balding brown hair that covered only the side and back of his head as well as having quite a large nose. By the way he was dressed in with a green jacket over a brown waistcoat pretty much gave away that he worked in the castle and many other the other hopeful candidates all seemed to realise this as many eyes turned towards the man.

"May I have your attention please!" Called out the man in which many stopped their chatter and listened for what he might have to say. "Thank you all for coming today, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Kai and I'm the Overseer of this castle, as some of you are quite aware many years ago, the former King and Queen of Arendelle reduced number the staff working here due to the safety of the then young Princess Elsa over her powers."

He paused briefly as we all listened intently, and he pulled out a small scroll that was just visible from one of his pockets. "However, following the Coronation of Queen Elsa and the reopening of the Gates, it has come to the agreement by her majesty that times have changed one again and more servants are needed to help ease the burden on those currently working here." He then opened the scroll and eyed it up briefly. "We intend to make this quick and we shall be going through your names alphabetically. If you are called up then you'll follow me, good luck all."

He called the first name out, I couldn't remember who as I was still somewhat taking in the fact that I was here inside Arendelle's castle and that real Royalty lived here. Most of the chatter died down other than in some pockets of the large room and here I began to take in most of the chamber's look, along the wall were a few lit candles giving off some light in the room. It was then I noticed that for some reason, much of the people here waiting for their respected interviews all looked much older than I was, either in their forties or fifties if I was to hazard a guess, and the only younger one here I could see was a woman who looked to be in her thirties.

I did feel somewhat out of place and I had the sudden thought that maybe most of these people were the very same people who had been relived of their jobs years ago and now they wanted them back. It made my heart sink that favouritism might be at work here and that didn't include the fact that I had no idea just who I was supposed to interview.

"We might be up the creek here, Dad," I thought sadly and began rubbing my scarf feebly as if it were to suddenly bring me luck.

I then noticed that the interviews seemed to go quite fast at about six or seven minutes at a time as I stared at a Grandfather clock in the corner of the room and those who finished their interview had looks of relief or excitement, being quite obviously the ones who had secured a job, and the ones who didn't came back into the room and left the chamber looking all very disappointed at it all, though it seemed interesting that so far our of the fifty something people here, only a handful looked as if they had succeeded and that didn't help my confidence that I had a chance.

Finally, I heard my name. "Fergusson, Aiden," called Kai and a stood up and headed over toward the Overseer who awaited me.

"Good day, sir," I greeted the man by tipping my cap at him as he led me down another corridor where I was to meet whoever it was to see me.

"Same for you too," Kai smiled. "I seemed to hear your father help secure you an interview, am I right?"

"Aye, that's correct," I smiled. "Bit of a surprise he did this for me. But anyway, may I ask who I'm seeing?"

Kai gave me a warm look as he led me to a white door where I assumed was the interview room. "Oh, don't worry son…just Princess Anna."

"Ok that clears that…what?!" I felt myself shudder at the sudden prospect that I was to come face to face with royalty. Of course, I knew I'd be seeing them if while I was to work here, but to interview you? "Y-You mean that? How is she doin' it?"

The overseer gave a small titter. "Well to be honest, it was the Princess who wanted to do it and the Queen seemed to have no trouble in letting her take part in this, I believe the two sisters seem to trust each other very well if you ask me."

I was stunned at all of this, I was going to be questioned by the same woman, no, princess, who got engaged to someone she just met that day…for a bloody servant job! You couldn't make this up and I'm sure I had a stunned look as Kai seem to chuckle at my reaction and gave me a pat on the shoulder.

"Have no fear son," he said with reassurance. "She's quite casual and if you just be yourself then you should be fine. Good luck Mr. Fergusson." With that said, he turned and walked away, but not before he called back saying, "nice hat and scarf by the way!"

Those words did take my mind of the situation briefly before I looked back at the white door and gathered my thoughts before I entered. "Alright then," I muttered to myself, "just be yourself." With that said, I knocked on the door in which I heard a female voice from behind the door saying, "Come in!"

No turning back now, so I opened the door with a shaky hand and there sitting by a desk and looking rather bored with a large tray of…chocolates on the desk, was the Crown Princess of Arendelle herself, Anna.

In split second from the moment I entered the room, she went from a jaded expression and instantly seem to light up as soon she saw me. "Um…greetings, your highness," I stuttered as I took off my flat cap and gave a polite bow. "It's a pleasure to—"

"Finally, someone close to my age!" Anna cried out with happiness as she clapped her hands together. It was also then realised that she was wearing the same dress she wore during the time Elsa made that large ice rink in the courtyard, which in turn made me cringe at my slipping fails.

I was left standing in the middle of the room with no idea how to respond to what I just heard. "Err…ok, thanks I guess?"

It only seemed to occur to the princess that I was standing there looking like a confused soul and she quickly snapped out of her thoughts and got back on topic. "Oh! Right...sorry, sorry keeping you standing there, please have a seat." She pointed to a wooden chair on the other side of her desk in which followed suite as she continued speaking. "But as I was saying, so nice to have someone close to my age here. Everyone else that as come through seem old and...wait, how many more out there are like that?"

I thought back at the chamber of hopeful sorts and bit my bottom lip. "Well, most of them seem quite old-ish I guess…sorry to say."

Anna groaned, shook her head and grabbed one of the chocolates to her side. "Ugh, sorry I'm acting like this, didn't anticipated how boring sitting in this room could be. I didn't really think this through I'll admit."

For some reason, I smiled at this. She may have been royalty, but she seemed to act like any young woman I've met, and it did seem to ease any tension I had going into this. "No need to apologise your highness. I will say I was surprised to hear from, what's his face, Kai, that you were willin' to meet us. Any reason may I asked?"

"Well it's simple really," Anna replied as she swallowed the chocolate she was eating. "In my view, since you are going to work here, I think it's better to know the person now rather than later. Like breaking the ice if you get me."

Quite a valid point. "Aye, you have a point there…no pun intended though there regarding your sister."

The princess giggled once she realised her unintentional pun. "Yeah, that's right Mr…" She looked through the scroll on the desked and scanned the list of names down looking for mine. "Fergusson!"

"Just Aiden would be fine, your highness," I smiled.

She then gave me a rather curious look as if she was working out something and didn't say anything for a fair bit. "Fergusson…judging by your name and your accent, you're not from Arendelle, right?"

I shook my head. "No, I'm actually from Scotland originally, moved here when I was six with my Dad."

"Ooh! You're Scottish!?" She asked with childish wonder. "Never met many from Scotland, then again we haven't travelled in, well, forever."

"Hope I'm one of the nicer ones you've met," I chuckled. "But no, I like it here and seein' as I've lived here longer, suppose I could consider myself—"

"Wait a minute," Anna suddenly cut me off as she began thinking again.

"Is…something wrong, your highness?" I asked with an uncertain feeling going up my back.

"You look familiar…have I seen you from somewhere?"

Please don't mean the ice-skating thing.

"Yeah, it is you! You and that guy who couldn't get up on Elsa's ice rink!"

…Ah shite.

Princess Anna began to laugh at the memory while I just sat there feeling rather embarrassed as she tried to compose herself but seemed to struggle, she had seen at first hand me and my Dad having a torrid time. "B-But…I remember it, me and Elsa couldn't stop laughing and…" she had gotten the giggles now while all I could do was roll my eyes at how well this was going. "Oh, I wish I could see it again!"

Ok, I'm dead in the water at this rate.

"Your highness—"

"But because of giving me the giggles and bringing joy to others, if you meant it or not, I'm willing to give you a place as a member of royal staff."

Oh aye, better go into— "Wait what?"

"I mean it," Anna replied with a friendly toothy grin. "You do seem a nice guy and would fit in well here. Besides, we do need more younger members of staff here. Do you accept?"

I stared at her slacked jaw, here, the crown princess of Arendelle, was offering me a place as a member of royal staff…over me acting for acting like an idiot on the ice, surprise she didn't think I could be the court jester or that. I Guess nothing was normal in Arendelle and I was reduced to silence at how things had turned out in all of this. "I…I don't know what to say…do you seriously mean this?"

"Of course," Anna nodded. "Is something wrong, Aiden?"

"No, of course not," I replied. "Just that…is there somethin' I must do first or does your sis—I mean, the Queen, has to do something to approve me or that?"

Anna bopped her forehead playfully. "Oh! I nearly forgot! Now you mention it, there is a few questions you need to ask before you can join, you know, all that sort of thing you have to do."

I shrugged my soldiers, this was the strangest interview I'd ever been part of and I wonder if my lucky scarf seemed to have any magic in it while under the table, I gripped my flat cap tightly. I was sure that Anna perhaps didn't know the exact way how to conduct an interview proper, but what did I care? If it meant I was getting a job then why should I question it all? "Um, sure your highness, fire away if you please."

Anna cleared her throat as she began the set of questions, now she bore a more princess look that was rather alien to the ginger haired princess I'd only just gotten acquired to. "Right then…first off, will you be able to get up early in the moment for services to me and the Queen."

"Yes, your highness."

"Will you be able to move into the castle, living alongside the other servants once you get this position?"

"Considering how Dad and Olga seemed to want me to move out anyway…sure thing."

"Will you report of any suspicious activities within the castle once you see them?"

"Yes." So far so good.

Anna's face suddenly twitched into a mischievous grin. "Will you won't mind if you should ever encounter me and Kristoff having a courting session somewhere in the castle should you encounter both of us…?"

"Y—" I stopped dead in my tracks as I realised her strange question, and judging by the baffled look on my face, she playfully gave me a wink. "Um…no, do you have to do and…well." Who's Kristoff?

The princess giggled at my respond before she put on her serious princess face. "Finally, will you be able to put with sudden snow powers, strange magic, being asked for warm hugs, giving me chocolate whenever I need it and clean reindeer whenever needed?"

Now was the moment of truth. "Well…considerin' we just encounter a crazy magic snow storm in the middle of summer and that I'm willin' to put up with all that…alright then."

Anna's serious face, upon hearing my response, suddenly changed to one of great joy and she leapt up from her chair while clasping his hands. "PERFECT! Welcome, Aiden Fergusson!" She said my surname with some emphasis as if the thought of someone foreign working as staff in the castle seemed exciting.

I stood up and we both shook hands, though I could feel how excited Anna was by her tight grip on my hand. "T-thanks, Princess Anna…thank you for this."

"Oh, don't say that," Anna dismissed as she led me towards the door and it was here, I could see that up close, I was only about an inch or two taller than her.

"No really," I replied as she opened the door for me. "I do mean it…can't believe this is actually happenin'." Even if it is slipping on your ass that helps you get places, but who cares now?

"I think we're all going to get on just fine here," Anna grinned as she placed a hand on her hip. "But anyway, now that you have passed the test, go and find Kai and he'll tell you what to do next."

"Alright then," I nodded. "Where is he now?"

But before Anna could respond, we heard another voice coming from down the corridor, one that was humming a merry tune and one that sounded familiar. "Hang about I know that voice…" I muttered, and I poked my head from the doorframe, and there strolling down the corridor without a care in the world was a certain snowman I happened to have brief encounter in my home. "Olaf?"

"Aiden!" Olaf cried happily as he rushed towards us, what I noticed then that hovering above his head was a small grey cloud that was raining little snow flakes on his head. I didn't have a chance to ask this before Anna spoke first.

"You guys know each other?" She asked glancing at both me and Olaf with a smile on his lips.

"Oh yeah!" Olaf answered happily. "When I got separated from you, Kristoff and Sven, I ended up in Aiden's home."

"Aye," I muttered, "and gave us heart attacks at seein' a living snowman for the first time." A thought came to my mind suddenly.

The little snowman didn't seem to hear me and carried on speaking towards Anna. "But he did help me find the way to the castle when I eventually found you."

The redhead princess now smiled at me. "This is getting better already, as you seem to know someone already here then I think you're ready to start soon as."

I nodded, though I drifted my eyes at Olaf as I began thinking. "Aye true but…"

"What is it?" Anna asked, her look now of confusion.

"This is the middle of summer, right?"

"Yes…?"

"And the snow is supposed to melt, right?"

"That's…right?"

"Then how the hell has Olaf not melted yet?" I would get my answer about that then, but it would be only the start of the many questions I would be asking myself while working in this castle. With Queens with magic powers and a funny little snowman walking about…I really couldn't believe what I was about to embark on, and next I would meet this Kristoff…

There we are then, not too please with this one, but hopefully things will get better from here as the story starts to pick up now. Next update will be Aiden meeting Kristoff. I don't normally write an OC character and I'm hoping he's alright as I'm trying not to make him sound Gary Stu-ish or that. Anyway, hope you are enjoying it all so far and look forward to hear from you again. Also, any suggestions you might have for this story would be welcomed :)