Enchanted 1: Royal Duties

It's been 3 years since my life got back to normal, I mean a life with no fear, just contented on a life I have right now as a queen of Arendelle. It's also been threee years since we allowed the gates to be opened for public.

Now, many merchants have a trade in the front yard of the castle. Many wave their hands or bow in respect as I pass by and I nodded in response. I also go to the open field where I created an ice skating rink. Many children and even adults having a good time playing. The ice skating rink is open in the afternoon until sunset. It's just nice to see people having a good time. I smile.

"queen Elsa! Join us" a 7 year old girl wave at me

I smile "it's all right go enjoy yourself"

She nods and continue playing but then as soon as she glides down the rink she collides into another little girl. I cringe then I hear a cry. Immediately I am in the rink and kneel beside the crying girl

"ouch my head hurts" she cries as she holds her forehead

"oh my, I am sorry I didn't mean to!" the other girl exclaims in panic

"sshhh, it's all right" I says and holding the girl in my arms "may I see your forehead"

She let her hands down.

"there's no lump in there" I says scanning her forehead "but just to be sure" I press my palm into her forehead and let a tiny portion of cold surge out my hand

"whoa,it's cold" the girl says. I smile "you are amazing queen Elsa"

"hey wait, what's this?" the other girl pick something on the icy ground and hold it out for us to see

"it's a tooth" I state

"oh" the girl in my arms exclaims and opens her mouth to touch her gum and there's a missing tooth in there.

The other girl gives the tooth to her "you should put it under your pillow so the toothfairy will get it at midnight"

"yay, the toothfairy!" the girl exclaims

"you're highness!" I turn my head to the direction of the voice. It's Louisa, my assistant, standing outside the rink. Since she's here I already know what it means. I stand up

"you should be careful next time, both of you" I look at the two girls in front of me. They nod

"thank you queen Elsa!" they both say as I walk away from them

"so what is it?" I ask Louisa as I step out the rink

"you have a meeting with the council remember? And after that you also need to meet our new traders, then have a tea with the queen of Stellonia and..." Louisa continue to rant about my today's affair

I sigh."all right" I raise my hand signaling her to stop. She stops "I get it. Let's go first with the council okay?"

She smiles apologetically "I am sorry you're highness I know the burden of your responsibilities."

"well, what could I do, this is my duty as a queen" I smile and turn on my heels

"Elsa!" I stop in my tracks, Louisa also stop walking behind me. There's only one person who calls me by the name in oh-so-high-pitch-voice that booms out through the hallway

I turn to see Anna, my sister, running towards me

"hello Elsa! I've been looking for you. Where have you been? Anyway, there's this thing that kristoff and I were trying to do for a while now, guess what it is? We are baking cookies" her face is full of enthusiasm like a kid who just got his Christmas present "You know what? It's really fun, the smell of cookies in the oven, it's amazing! I think we-"

"Anna" I interrupt

"what?"

"I'm sorry but I have a lot of things to do today.."

"oh" her face falls in disappointment

"maybe next time" I says trying to ease her disappointment

"maybe" she whispers but then she smiles, her cheery mood is coming back to place "go, you have something to do right? I'm sorry if I interrupted you"

"it's nothing" then the guilt is rising up inside me

"you're highness" Louisa warns "we're getting late for the meeting. You know the council doesn't want to keep them waiting"

"I'm so sorry Anna" and I walk away reluctantly not wanting to face her anymore that adds guilt inside me

"what?! No! You're crazy!" I stand up abruptly jolting out the other members of the council

"but your highness I think it will help you in ruling the Arendelle better.."Jovan, one of the Council, suggest in a calm voice

"ha! Do you think setting me in an arrange marriage will help me in ruling the Arendelle. I can handle the Arendelle by myself!" I throw out my hand in exasperation "this is insane!"

"but we all think that the Arendelle needs a king?"

"so do you think I am not enough?!" I said sharply "does my ruling isn't enough that I sacrifice my entire personal life for the sake of ruling Arendelle?!"

The atmosphere's temperature shot down, turning cold, like we are in a giant freezer. Specks of ice starting to crawl on the walls.

"it's not what we meant your highness" Jovan says "let's just be reasonable-"

"reasonable?!" I slam my hands on the table. Ice shot out and crawls through the table

I am so shock on what I did, even the council is shock and we all fall in an uncomfortable silence

"I'm so sorry" I says almost inaudibly "I didn't mean to, I just lost my control -I'm sorry, I'm just stressed out." I sigh "let this meeting adjourned" I walk out the room

"this is the reason why you need to have your king queen Elsa"

I stop in my tracks

"you can't handle this all alone. You are getting stressed because your taking all the responsibilities by yourself. Consider our proposal, your highness"

I continue walking without any response nor glance to them

Nightfall

And I am totally worn out

I throw myself to my bed arms spread on my side. I stare at the ceiling. This day is extremely tiring than any other days yet I don't know why. It feels like I have the same affairs today and the other days before. So why I feel like I'm completely out of energy?

Maybe because that arrange marriage thing took out all of my energy.

A knock on the door brings me back to reality

"Elsa this is me, Anna"

I sit up "come in"

The door opens and Anna slip in then she closes the door behind

"you look tired" she greets

"oh gee, thanks you've noticed" I mean it as a joke but Anna just look at me seriously, very unusual for her.

"what?" I ask

She sits beside me "I've heard that you had an argument with the council"

I sigh (I feel like I'm doing that frequently these days) "well, what you have heard is right"

"why is that?"

"simple, they setting me up on an arrange marriage"

"what?! No! They are crazy" she stands up abruptly "this is-"

I laugh

"what so funny?!"

"that's the same reaction they got on me earlier, same lines too" I said chuckling

"maybe our blood relation is getting stronger" Anna laughs too "but seriously, this whole marriage thing is crazy!-"

"agree" I interrupt

"and who are they?! They are not our parents to tell you what to do with your life! You deserve to choose who to love and choose the right man for you! I totally disapproved of this" she sweep her hand sideways

"so, what do you think I should do ms. Love expert" I cross my legs, smirking

"you- hey! What did you just call me?"

I laugh again

"but I like that, love expert huh"Anna muses "then all you need to do is say no to the council"

"but don't you think they've got a point somehow, that I need someone who will help me reign the Arendelle?"

"and what? Live the rest of your life miserable on the husband you don't really love, that's the worst!"

"maybe, I could learn to love him sooner or later"

"Elsa, don't you know that the sweetest love of all is the one that usually feels right here, that starts here" she pointed where my heart is "the one that usually felt unexpectedly not forced"

"says the love expert" I says smiling

"Elsa!" Anna scolds "take this seriously, this came from a love expert!"

"yeah! I get it" I says trying to contain my laughter

"you don't " then she throw herself on the bed and I bounce from the impact. She lies on her back and stares at the ceiling. She put her hands behind her head "but Elsa, have you experience it?"

"experience what?" I also lie on the bed beside her and stare at the ceiling

"experience to be in love for real"

I glance at her but her eyes never leave the ceiling. I stared back at the ceiling

"unfortunately, no. You are lucky because Kristoff loves you so much, so when's the marriage?"

"hey! Don't change the subject here. You are the subject in here" I could see the faint blush on her cheeks

"I was just asking" I defend. I close my eyes "do you think Anna I could find someone like kristoff who will loves me?" my voice sounds slurred

Anna's voice was muffled and I couldn't understand anymore what she was saying. Darkness consumes me.

All right here's the next chapter. I promise that our almighty jack will be in the next chapter. Reviews are highly appreciated. I really wanted to hear your thoughts about this story