If everyone remembers, Anna nearly drowned in the first one-shot and Elsa was just as horrible at swimming. So Nicholas, Kristoff and William decided to fix that, to the sister's dismay.
I will think about whether to post the one-shot about William finding about Elsa's powers when she was months old, or the one-shot about "Snow Wolf Elsa" next.
***Swimming***
Timeline: After the Switch
"Your majesty? Your highness?" Kai called through the door. Upon hearing no response, he gently tried to twist the doorknob to see if it was open. He gradually opened the door and what he saw made him smile in heartfelt emotions. The sister's were sleeping peacefully on the bed, Anna facing the door with Elsa behind her, her arms wrapped around the princess's abdomen. Kai resisted the urge to let out a loud 'Aww' as he slowly closed the door. There were no important duties today for Queen Elsa so surely it wouldn't hurt to leave the sisters asleep for a while longer.
2 hours later...
Yawn...
"Mmm." Anna moaned as she opened her eyes and looked around the room. Oh yeah. She was in Elsa's room. She had told Kristoff that she would be sleeping with her sister for the next week, which he gladly agreed to saying that it would quite good for the both of them...He also mentioned about his back healing from all the times Anna kicked him in her sleep. "What time is it?"
She looked to the grandfather clock across the room and saw that it was 10 in the morning. As she tried to sit up a weight prevented her from doing so easily. She turned to see her sister still sleeping peacefully while mumbling. Oh that's right, Elsa tended to mumble stuff in her sleep. Anna found it so cute and on occasion, Elsa would sometimes even, unknowingly, wave her hand around in her sleep creating mini flurries or snow mounds to Anna's bemusement. Anna leaned over to her sister and tried to listen to what she was mumbling.
Let it go...
Let it go...
I am one with the wind and sky...
Anna giggled lightly as she sat up straighter. She knew Elsa was singing a song, but it wasn't one that she knew. She made a mental note to ask her sister what this song 'Let it go' was. Slowly, but carefully so as not to wake her sister, Anna removed Elsa's arms from her torso before quietly creeping out of bed towards her sister's wardrobe. She peered inside and grabbed a dress, one of several that she had put in there herself, and quickly changed into it. Elsa had recently been stressing herself out with her job as Queen, despite the advice of her sister, Kristoff, Nicholas and virtually every servant and helper in the castle. Anna tried desperately to get her sister outside numerous times, yet her sister either ignored her, until she started getting physical in which case...avalanche, or made sure that the guards stopped her before she entered, though they were little match for the princess because, despite her small figure, she was quite strong.
This morning, Anna thought that it would be a good idea to allow Elsa to sleep in, and apparently so did Kai who routinely woke the Queen up every morning at 8. In an attempt to keep her sister asleep for as long as possible, Anna grabbed some of the dresses and hang them from the curtain rods in an attempt to block out as much light as possible. She then closed the curtains to hide her contraption, before turning to the grandfather clock in the corner. Anna opened the face of the clock and turned back the hour hand from 10 all the way back to 5. As a finalization, Anna stuffed several pillows next to Elsa and covered the blanket over them as to mimic Anna's body, praying that her sister would be fooled by it. Once everything was in place, Anna crept out of the room and quietly shut the door. Now, it was time to go and see Kristoff.
At the stables...
"Uh uh! Share..." Kristoff said as he pulled half a carrot from Sven's mouth. He ate the rest just as he watched Anna enter the stables with a smile on her face. "So, your sister sleeping in?"
"Yep." Anna said as she gave Kristoff a kiss and sat down near her horse, Rhea. "So, what do you want to do today oh husband of mine?"
"Well, if you want, I could bring you ice harvesting with me." Kristoff said thinking of all the things that could go wrong with his other idea. Ice harvesting seemed the safest bet and at least there was no threat of injury to the nearby population. "You know, near the North mountain. If you want."
Anna contemplated the idea for a second but then just shook her head to Kristoff's dismay.
"We've done it before." Anna then gasped as she thought of another idea. "I know! Let's go fishing!"
"Fishing?"
"Yeah. You know, where we're in a boat and we use fishing rods to catch the fish..."
"I know what fishing is Anna. What I mean is why fishing?"
Anna just shrugged in response. "I don't know. I couldn't think of anything else. Hey, maybe King William could join us!"
"King William?" Kristoff sputtered. "I thought he was back in Solaris!"
"He's on his way to Corona for a diplomatic something or somewhat. He'll be staying here for a few days." Anna replied as she informed a passing guard to get the King.
"Anna? Are you sure that's a wise idea? I mean, he's probably very busy. He'll probably say no!"
"Of course! It's been a long time since I've been fishing!" William said as he crafted a fishing rod out of ice.
"Ooo! Can you teach my sister how to do that!" Anna said as she saw the intricate detail on the Ice rod.
"It's not that hard you know. It's like making a statue, except instead of a simple ice statue, it's an intricate bendable rod with moving parts and ice strings that won't break. Not much different." William said before his eyes widened upon seeing his approaching wife. "Brace for impact!"
"Ha Ha! Very funny." Lea said as she approached the three royals. "I suggest that you stand as far away as possible from him when he casts the line. Unless you want to end up as fish bait."
"Woman! I am an expert at fishing! I was given a round of applause after the fishing tournament in Solaris."
"You were being laughed at because the hook attached itself to the Prime ministers pants and you ripped it off him when you cast the line. No one could stop laughing for hours after that." Lea said with a giggle as Anna and Kristoff snorted.
"Are we going to stand here all day bickering or can we actually get some fishing done!" William said.
"Of course. We just need a boat." Kristoff said as he scoured the docks for a small dinghy.
"Here, let me." William said as he crafted a boat out of ice...which immediately sank.
"I thought a boat stays afloat?"
"Shut it!"
"Your majesty? It's morning already." Gerda called through the door.
"Coming." Elsa replied. She was actually already awake, but she was just laying there enjoying the calmness and silence of not being in a bustling meeting. Elsa opened the door to see Gerda outside with a smile on her face.
"I've got good news your majesty. The prime minister canceled the meeting because his wife is ill today. That means that you have no duties today." Gerda stated tot he Queen's delight.
"Oh thank goodness. That means I have the whole day to spend with Anna. Wait, where is Anna?" Elsa asked.
"I believe she was last seen by the stables with Prince Kristoff and King William your majesty." Gerda recalled what a guard had told her. "I believe they're going fishing."
"Fishing? Anna fishing?" Elsa asked quizzically.
"Yes your majesty. If you want to catch them you should hurry. I have also been informed that Prince Nicholas is on his hunting trip at the moment with several hunters. He will be back this afternoon."
"Thank you Gerda." Elsa said as the servant curtsied and left down the hallway. Elsa immediately ran down the stairs, as she tried to reach her sister before they departed. She didn't know how to fish, then again, neither did Anna. Several guards pointed at the lack of the Queens finesse as she ran towards the docks, ignoring the puzzled looks some of the people were giving her. She could see her sister boarding a dinghy by the port as she called out her name.
"Elsa?" Anna called out as she saw her sister running towards her, stopping mere centimeters from her and nearly colliding with the other men.
"Aah Elsa. Glad you could join us." William said. Elsa just stared at the pile of ice boats next to the port.
"William doesn't know how to make an ice boat stay afloat." Kristoff said with a smirk. "Which is strange considering that ice naturally floats anyway."
"I wonder if you'll float if I stuff you with ice." William glared at Kristoff.
"Will you two calm down. There's already a boat here!" Anna stated as she gestured to the dinghy she was sitting in. The two men looked at each other then at Anna.
"Are you serious dear?" Kristoff asked. "That barely holds two people."
"I could have sworn that the Arendellian flagship was larger." William smirked as Elsa glared.
"My kingdom does have a powerful navy you know!" Elsa snapped at the King.
"Ah yes. The collection of dinghy's and yacht's is a clear sign of your naval superiority. But strapping cannons to a lifeboat does not constitute as a warship." William said as Kristoff and Anna giggled.
"Excuse me?" Elsa asked through gritted teeth.
"I'm just kidding." William said as he ruffled the Queens hair. "I'm sure you have a powerful navy...wherever they may be."
Elsa was starting to growl but calmed down when she realized that he was just trying to annoy her. William's wife had warned them of the King's antics and his attempt to get people to break. Elsa just took a deep breath as she stepped into the dinghy with her sister.
"You two coming or not?" Anna asked the two men. They just sighed and joined with. "So, who's rowing?"
"King's don't row." William announced.
"Neither do Queen's." Elsa added.
"Or princess'" Anna completed.
"Well, I'm a prince..." Kristoff started.
"Yes, but you're also an ice harvester. You never got rid of that title so...row humble husband row!" Anna commanded as her husband scowled and grabbed the oars.
"Still goes faster than a majority of the Arendellian warships." William announced. Elsa responded by throwing a snowball at his face. William playfully retaliated by bringing an avalanche down on Elsa's head and nearly sinking the boat in the process.
Anna laughed as Elsa attempted to clear the snow, but since it was magical and created by William, she couldn't do anything. William just laughed as he coalesced the snow into a ball and dropped it into the water with a splash.
"Right. Fishing time now!" William said as he grabbed his Ice rod and cast it into the water. Anna did the same with her bow...sadly her grip wasn't as good and she ended up throwing the whole bow into the water.
"Oops!" Anna said with a small smile as she looked at Kristoff.
"You really have never fished before." He said as he cast his rod into the water.
"Here, have an ice rod." William said as he handed a newly crafted rod to Anna. "It won't melt."
"Ooo. Thanks." This rod had a rougher handle so Anna could maintain her grip on it while Kristoff taught her how to cast it without striking anyone's face.
"Ehem!"
"Hmm?" The three looked around at Elsa who was sitting on the boat with her arms crossed.
"Am I invisible or something?" Elsa asked.
"Oh sorry." Anna said. "I was just talking to Kristoff. William, could you make my sister a rod."
"She has Ice powers too. Can't she just make one herself?" William asked as he hid a smirk.
"Yeah!" Anna agreed. "Elsa, try making a fishing rod out of ice."
"Anna, I'm not that experienced yet. I don't know how to do something like that yet." Elsa said as she tried to shape a rod, which immediately snapped in two when she bent it.
"You can freeze and entire kingdom, yet you can't make a fishing rod?" William asked with a sneer.
"Well up until last year I never had control of my powers, so excuse me for not being as experienced as you." Elsa snapped.
"Damn. Feisty!" William said as he and Kristoff chuckled. "Alright Snow Queen. Here you are." William handed a fishing rod to Elsa along with a small bucket of worms.
"Thank you...EEK!" Elsa screamed when she saw the worms. If there was on thing that Elsa hated, it was squirmy, squishy moving objects, and worms fitted that description to the letter. Elsa quickly stumbled backwards, as her sister gasped, and tripped over the edge of the boat, falling into the fjord.
"ELSA!" Anna screamed as she lunged overt to where her sister had fallen in, tipping the boat in the process.
"Anna. NO!" Kristoff yelled, but it was too late. The sudden shift of weight caused the boat to go off balance and capsize bringing everyone into the water with it. Kristoff and William surfaced almost immediately as they looked for any sign of the girls. Their eyes widened when they saw Anna splashing around screaming for help. Near her was Elsa who too was desperately trying to stay afloat but failing at it. Ice was forming all over that place but William kept it from reaching them, as his ice magic superseded that of Elsa's own.
"Hold on!" Kristoff yelled as he swam over to his wife and grabbed her by the waist so she could cling on to his shoulders.
"T-T-Thanks. E-ELSA!" Anna stuttered seeing her sister drowning but relaxed when William created an ice floe for Elsa to grab on to and swim over to Kristoff. Kristoff grabbed Elsa as well and allowed her to hold on to her. Luckily, they weren't very far from the town, where people were already gathering at the edge and gasping seeing their Queen and Princess struggling in the water. With a wave of his hand, William created a small raft that Elsa and Anna climbed onto. They immediately fell on their backs and continued breathing heavily, in shock, as Kristoff and William climbed in as well.
"You two alright?" Kristoff asked worriedly as he sat both Elsa and Anna up.
"F-Fine." Anna said as her husband wrapped a protective arm around her. "You o-okay Elsa?"
Anna just nodded in response as she leaned in towards her sister and hugged her fearfully. Half the fjord was frozen but William quickly cleared that away with a wave of his hands. He then used his powers to propel the boat back to the docks, where people were standing anxiously, some staring in horror, at the events they had just seen.
"There's another activity I am never doing again!" Elsa said as she sat down in her study, Anna right next to her.
"Oh it wasn't that bad Elsa." Anna said trying to calm her, still shaking, sister.
"Not that bad? We nearly drowned for goodness sakes. I can't swim! You can't swim!" Elsa shouted to Anna's shock. "What was I thinking! I am never gonna go fishing again!"
"Oh cheer up Elsa. We're alive aren't we?" Anna said with a smile. Elsa was just about to retort something harsh when Nicholas and Kristoff bounded into the room.
"Are you okay?" Nicholas asked as he ran over to Elsa and checked her for injuries.
"I'm fine." Elsa said with a small smile as she let Nicholas hug her.
"I came as soon as I heard." Nicholas said. "But I honestly didn't know you two couldn't swim."
"Well, at least I can make ice to stay afloat on." Elsa chuckled before she yawned. Her struggle with trying not to drown had left her and Anna severely exhausted.
"Sleepy?" Kristoff asked the two sister's who nodded in unison.
"Well, if anyone needs me, I'll be in my bedroom trying not to have a new set of nightmares about me and my sister drowning..."
The next day...
"Elsa! Anna! Wake up!"
"Huh what?" Anna mumbled as she and her sister tried to make sense of what was happening. "Who's that?"
"It's me Kristoff!"
"And Nicholas!" The Russian prince added. "The Snow King is here as well."
"What's going on?" Elsa asked as she rubbed her eyes and looked out of the window. It was barely dawn and the sun was still hidden behind the entrance of the fjord. The sky was only just beginning to lighten. "What the? Guys! It's not even 6 am! What do you think you're doing?"
"We came to bring you somewhere special. Out treat. Just me, Kristoff, William you and Anna." Nicholas said through the door. "C'mon. I though you were the early bird Elsa."
"Not this early." Elsa moaned seeing her sister was now sleeping on her shoulder.
"Well, we're not going to leave till you come out so there!" Nicholas said defiantly.
"Don't make me make a blizzard out there." Elsa threatened.
"Well, William is out here and his power superseded yours sooo, we've got all the leverage." Nicholas finished by continuing to knock on the door much to Anna and Elsa's annoyance. Elsa just scowled as she walked over and ripped the door open to be greeted by three smirking men. Her disheveled look was all the evidence the men needed to know that she had only just woken up.
"You better have a good reason for this." Elsa scowled as she closed the door and started to get dressed.
7 miles outside of Arendelle...
"Where are we going?" Anna asked sleepily as she struggled to stay awake on her horse. For some unknown reason, the men insisted that they take the guard's horses rather than their own. This should have been the first clue that something wasn't right but Elsa was too sleepy to care anyway.
"There is an old ranch just outside of Arendelle. It belongs to an old friend of mine. He promised that we could borrow it for the next few days while he's away in Novgorod." Kristoff said. Anna was slightly suspicious that her husband had chosen to ride a horse instead of Sven, especially since the two of them were inseparable.
"Kristoff? Where's Sven?" Anna asked.
"He didn't want to come." Kristoff said plainly. "Aaaand...We're here!" He pointed out to a small cottage next to a large stone structure. It appeared to be a building, but not one that the sisters had ever seen before.
"What is that?" Elsa asked as the five of them dismounted.
"Well, my friend has a knack for constructing indoor structures that should, technically speaking, be outdoors." Kristoff said.
"I asked what it was, not what your friend does." Elsa said grumpily.
"Sleepy Elsa equals grumpy non-caring Elsa...hmm...Good to keep in mind." Nicholas stated as he opened the door to the cottage, but someone beat him to it as the door was opened by someone inside.
"Good morning your majesty." Mathilda greeted as she stepped out onto the porch. "Lovely morning hmm?"
"Mathilda? What's the head chef doing here?" Elsa asked Nicholas in shock.
"I'll field that." Mathilda announced. "Before I was a cook, I was a swimming instructor. I taught people how to swim, mostly royals, but sometime I taught commoners too. After yesterday's events, these three thought it was necessary for you to learn how to swim. So for the next few days I'm going to be teaching you and Anna how to swim."
"That's it! We're going home!" Elsa said with a scowl as she turned back to her horse.
"NOPE!" William yelled as he pulled out a rifle and shot it up in the air. The resulting bang caused all the horses to start fleeing back in the direction of Arendelle.
"NO!" Elsa screamed as she tried to chase after her horse, but she was too slow. "WILLIAM!"
"Wha-a-at?" He asked with a chuckle as the other two men grinned.
"I have got duties to do as Queen! I do not have time to sit around trying to learn how to swim when I have a kingdom to look after." Elsa scowled.
"Don't worry Elsa. General Albert knew of yesterday's events and he volunteered to handle your duties till your return." Kristoff announced to Elsa's shock.
"Plus, my wife is a Queen and I persuaded her to assist your prime minister for the next few days." William added.
"Look girls. This is for your benefit." Mathilda said. "Albert already said that Anna nearly drowned before when you two went camping and the same happened yesterday. What happens if you get stranded at sea and the ship sinks, or if you fall into a river. Knowing how to swim is one of the most basic things you should have learned as royals."
"The castle doesn't have a pool and I was sealed away for thirteen years." Elsa stated through gritted teeth.
"That's why now is the time to learn." Mathilda said. "Now c'mon girls. Get changed. We'll meet at the pool in 15 minutes. It's in that big building there." She pointed to the large stone building that Elsa had asked about earlier on.
"I'm gonna kill you three..." Elsa growled at the three men.
"Ooh. The snow Queen is getting scary. I'm quaking in my boots." William joked. Elsa just growled.
"C'mon Anna. Anna?"
Anna was fast asleep, leaning against a tree as she continued to snore. Had she really been asleep this entire time.
"ANNA!"
"Huh? What?" Anna mumbled as she wiped some drool from her mouth. "Where am I?"
"In hell." Elsa just replied as she entered the cottage.
"Well, that went better than I expected." Nicholas laughed along with the other two. They were quickly silenced when an avalanche buried them all under 6 feet of snow.
"I feel so exposed..." Elsa admitted as the sister's entered the pool. They were quite shocked to discover the lack of swimming attire and had ended up wearing their undergarments as their only attire.
"Oh relax Elsa. We're sisters and no one else is going to see. The only other one there is Mathilda and she's a woman as well." Anna said. "Plus, I'm not gonna see nothing I haven't already seen."
Elsa just frowned. "That's disturbing and in no way making me feel better."
"Stop panicking and I'll give you chocolate later." Anna said instead.
"That helps though."
"Ready your majesty?" Mathilda asked seeing the sisters clad in their underwear.
"I suppose." Elsa gulped upon seeing the pool. It was quite shallow on this end but the other end was at least 8 feet deep. How the had managed to get all this water up here form the well's in Arendelle was a mystery.
"You scared Elsa?" Anna asked. In truth she was as well so she didn't judge when her sister nodded in response. "Good. At least I'm not the only one. So, what's gonna stop my sister from freezing the poll by the way?"
"Well," Mathilda started. "King William is using his magic to actively draw away any ice from this pool. So the minute any ice forms, it will also disappear."
"I guess he wasn't kidding when he said his powers were a lot stronger than yours huh?" Anna laughed dryly. Elsa just continued to stare at the pool.
"You two okay?" A male voice called from the other side to Elsa and Anna's shock. The looked in the direction of the voice and gasped when they saw Kristoff, Nicholas and William grinning at them. Elsa nearly screamed in embarrassment, her face turning a very deep shade of red, as she took cover behind Anna, who was also blushing and was trying to conceal as much of her body as possible with her hands.
"WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE?" Elsa shrieked at Mathilda as she tried to stay hidden behind Anna. The three men just snickered.
"Boys! Please get out! This is a private lesson for the Queen and Princess only."
"Oh C'mon. There's nothing I will see that I haven't already seen." William admitted as the other two concealed a laugh.
"Same here..." Kristoff said, but much lower so the sisters couldn't hear him, but loud enough for the men to whistle in shock.
"Guys!" Mathilda warned.
"Oh c'mon Mathilda! We're just enjoying the view!" Nicholas said as the other men started laughing. Realizing what he just said, and how Elsa looked like she was about to faint, he added, "No, I didn't mean that view. I meant we're just watching the hills...er...i mean mountains...oh shit...the...the fjord and the valley..."
"The mystical land down under!" William added as all three of them burst into laughter.
"GET OUT NOW!" Mathilda yelled as she grabbed a large stick from the side and threatened the men with it.
"Oh boy. Run!" Nicholas laughed as Mathilda chased them all out of the building. A few moments later she returned and closed the door behind her.
"Sorry about that..." Mathilda said, slightly exhausted. Elsa eventually came out from behind her sister's back, but her face was still deep red in color. "So...Let's get started..."
"AAAH!" Elsa screamed as she thrashed around in the water. "HELP! ANNA HELP!"
"Elsa..."
"I can't swim..."
"Elsa..."
"..."
"ELSA!" Anna screamed, half amused, half embarrassed. "The water is only as high as your chest..."
Elsa stopped thrashing around and tried to stand still for a moment. She looked around and indeed, the water barely reached up to her neck.
"Oh..."
"Oh indeed..." Anna laughed. "Sometimes I think you are nothing but a big wimp."
"I am not..." Elsa said as she calmed her breathing down and walked over to her laughing sister.
"Can we please start the swimming lesson!" Mathilda said with an annoyed expression as she watched the two sister's. "Right, first things first...I want you to try and float. Slowly lay on your back and take a deep breath. It should be no problem with your sizes and weight."
Anna and Elsa complied. Slowly, Anna laid her back down in the water and took a deep breath. Without moving she watched as she slowly floated on the surface of the water. Anna started to laugh at the sight of her floating. She had done it. "Elsa! Elsa look. I'm flo..."
Anna stopped short noticing that Elsa was desperately trying not to sink. She watched as her sister lay on her back, but almost immediately started sinking. Being the fearful sister she was, the minute the water touched her mouth, she lost control and started panicking as she tried to swim/walk/jump her way over to her sister.
"Elsa...you are seriously...NO!" Anna screamed as Elsa jumped onto Anna's abdomen in a desperate bid to stay afloat, bringing them both underwater in the process.
Mathilda just watched in shock, and amusement, as Anna emerged out of the water coughing, only for her head to be dragged back underwater as Elsa tried to climb onto her in an attempt to stay out of the water.
"Elsa...glub glub...gasp...ELS...blubb..." As a panicking Elsa tried to climb on top of Anna again, she reacted by throwing her head backwards, forcing Elsa to lose her grip and fall into the water, face first.
Cough Cough...
Anna breathed heavily as she tried to catch her breath while her sister emerged from the water in a fit of coughs and grabbed onto Anna's shoulders with a clamp like grip.
"Elsa...cough...What is wro...cough...ng with you?" Anna made out as her sister just continued to hold onto her, eyes shut and lip trembling. "ELSA!"
"What?" Elsa screamed in panic, her eyes still shut as her grip on Anna tightened.
"Mathilda do something!" Anna screamed at the instructor who was just standing there trying desperately not to laugh.
"Like what?" She asked with a giggle, but returned to her serious look when she saw the glare Anna was giving her. "Elsa dear? Just breath slowly and calm down. Slowly, I want you to release yourself from Anna."
"NO!" Elsa screamed as her grip tightened to the point that Anna began to feel light-headed.
"Elsa, I love you, but if you don't get of me now I'm going to submerge myself bringing you with me." Anna warned sternly. Elsa's eyes widened in horror at the thought of the water consuming her and quickly jumped of Anna, only to fall back in the water struggling. Anna slowly walked over to Elsa where she grabbed her sister by the torso and stood her upright so her feet touched the bottom. Slowly, Elsa began to calm down as her breathing slowed and she could feel her heart returning to it's normal pace.
"You okay your majesty?" Mathilda asked, hiding her smirk.
"F-F-F-Fine..." Elsa stuttered as she coughed out some water from her mouth. Anna was just standing behind her shaking her head. It took Anna 3 seconds to learn how to float. Elsa didn't even know how to keep her head above the water...while standing in the shallow end.
"Shall we continue? We can end it here if you don't want to..." Mathilda asked the Queen.
Not wanting to look like a weak fool in front of her sister, Elsa just shook her head and said, "N-No. It's okay. W-We'll continue."
"Okay then...Let's try something different."
"Look Elsa, I'm doing a backstroke." Anna said gleefully as she laid on her back and used her arms to propel her backwards. "Elsa? ELSA! Open your eyes!"
"N-No." The Queen said as she blindly used her arms to propel herself backwards.
"Elsa, you're going to hit..."
Thud!
"EEK...glub glub glub..."
"...the wall...sigh."
10 minutes later...
"Now, I want you to try and hold your breath for as long as possible. Long breath holds are the key to surviving for long periods of time underwater." Mathilda stated. "To make this a little more competitive between you two, I'm gonna offer the winner a box of white chocolates."
This offer seemed to grab the Queen's and princess' attention.
"Ready? 3...2...1...Hold!"
Both Anna and Elsa submerged themselves under the water and held there breath.
5 seconds...
10 seconds...
15 seconds...
20 seconds...
30 seconds...
"Hmm..." Mathilda watched carefully to make sure that the Queen and Princess weren't drowning. She could see them still moving underwater.
1 minute...
1 minute 30 seconds...
Gasp!
Elsa jumped out of the water and gasped, her breathing rapid, as her head began to spin. A few seconds later, Anna followed suit but she wasn't as out of breath as her sister.
"YES!" Anna screamed as she swam over to Mathilda and literally ripped the box from her hands and began stuffing her face. Elsa just looked at her longingly. Anna, knowing exactly what her sister wanted, held out the box to Elsa's delight. She immediately swam over and within seconds both the sisters had finished the entire box.
Mathilda was watching them carefully the entire time and an idea slowly dawned on her. With a giggle she said, "Wait here!", Before she disappeared through the door behind.
"Nicholas! Kristoff! Wake up!" Mathilda yelled as she ran outside.
"What?" Nicholas mumbled sleepily.
"I need you to do something for me." Mathilda said.
"Like what?" Kristoff asked.
"In the cottage, hidden under the kitchen floor there are 10 boxes of chocolates. I need you to get them for me."
"And why should we do that?" Nicholas asked. An idea dawned on him as well as he gave a smile to Kristoff. "Actually, ignore my last question. We'll do it...for a price."
"What price?" Mathilda asked as she eyed the two prince's wearily. Nicholas got up and whispered something into Mathilda's ear causing her to giggle.
"Are you sure?"
"Positive."
"Fine. You've got yourself a deal."
"I'm back!" Mathilda yelled as she closed the door behind her. "Your majesty is everything...YOUR MAJESTY!"
Mathilda screamed as she saw Anna weeping while clutching her sister's body, which was lying face down in the water.
"OH MY GOD!" Mathilda rushed over towards the sister's. "What happened?"
"She fell in the water. I couldn't help her!" Anna weeped as she tightened her grip on Elsa's body.
Mathilda was staring in shock. The Queen was dead? She slowly walked over towards the side of the pool and attempted to grab Elsa's body.
BOO!
AAH!
Mathilda stumbled backwards in shock and fell flat on her back as the sister's roared in laughter.
"ELSA! ANNA!" Mathilda growled as she saw that she was a victim of their latest pranks. "That isn't funny! I really thought you were dead your majesty!"
"Oh you should have seen your face!" Elsa laughed, but stopped when some water entered her mouth causing her to cough.
Sigh...
"What are those for?" Anna asked as she pointed at ten square shaped boxes on the floor.
"Those, are what I'm gonna use to teach you how to swim." Mathilda said as she opened one of the boxes revealing the white and milk chocolates inside. Anna and Elsa gsaped as they saw the luscious chocolates.
Mathilda just laughed. "Just like training dolphins."
By the end of the day, Anna was a satisfactory swimmer and Elsa just slightly less. At least the princess only, nearly drowned 8 times since, compared to Elsa's 20 plus times. Mathilda was a soaking mess, especially after Elsa and Anna had dragged her into the pool when she accidentally gave them an empty box of chocolates.
Of all the lessons, Anna was the winner on the majority of them. Elsa only succeeded on the breast stroke and the butterfly stroke. In essence, if it involved her being on her back, she failed against Anna.
"Well, that's all for today your majesty and your highness." Mathilda said as she dried herself with the towel. "We'll resume again tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Elsa asked. "What do you mean tomorrow?"
"I told you that these lessons would last for a few days...so we'll be staying in the cottage for another 3 days."
"3 days?" Elsa screamed. "I can't do this for 3 days!"
"Well I've got more chocolates." Mathilda said as she saw the Queen and Princess sigh.
"Fine." They said in unison. "But they better not be empty or else."
"Now can we please get out now!" Elsa said as she approached the ladder.
"Actually, I kind of promised the guys something..." Mathilda said with a light smile as she opened the door. Kristoff and Nicholas quickly ran in and jumped into the water as Elsa and Anna screamed. Anna was the first to stop screaming when Kristoff emerged in front of her.
"Kristoff?" Anna asked in shock.
"Who else? We managed to persuade Mathilda to let us in for a while." Kristoff said as he pulled his wife into the deeper water. Anna started to squirm seeing how deep it was but stopped when Kristoff grabbed her closer. "See? This isn't too bad."
"I-I suppose n-not." Anna said as she gulped.
On the other side of the pool, Nicholas had grabbed Elsa from behind to her shock.
"NICHOLAS!" Elsa screamed.
"Hey." Nicholas said as he pulled the Queen with him across the water.
"H-Hey." Elsa said as she kept an eye out in case he suddenly dragged her to the deep end. "So...this is awkward."
Nicholas laughed at how Elsa was blushing wildly especially when he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her close to him.
"Grab hold of my waist." Nicholas said.
"Why?"
"Just do it..."
"Okay." Elsa said as she grabbed hold of Nicholas. To her horror, he grabbed her hands and immediately submerged himself along with Elsa. Anna and Kristoff just laughed when a few moments later he emerged with a screaming Elsa. "NIC...cough...HOLAS!"
He just laughed as she tried to hit him on the head.
"Everyone having fun?" William asked from the doorway.
"Yeah why?"
William just laughed. "You know, they don't call me the king of pranks for nothing." He sneered at the four royals as they looked back, eyes wide.
"William? Don't you dare..." Nicholas warned, having a slight idea of what he was about to do.
"William! No!" Nicholas screamed as William opened his hand and lifted the charm of the pool. Amazingly, no ice formed meaning that Elsa was currently in control, but now...
"William! If you dare I will..."
ARGH!
Everyone but the Snow Queen screamed as William brought the water's temperature down to near freezing. Elsa just looked in amusement at everyone, while William was roaring with laughter by the doorway.
"WILLIAM YOU SON OF A B..."
So, there's this chapter.
And yeah, King William does act a bit like a d**k in this one, but that's his more arrogant side.
If anyone has any neat ideas or prompts, don't hesitate to submit them. I have already seen some interesting prompts that I may have decided to use. If I use one of your ideas, I'll tell who you are in the comments section.
-TacticX
