"What did I tell you? TRUE LOVE!" The troll woman who had doubled as Kristoff's mother most of his life, bounded up to the couple.
Kristoff hesitantly laughed, "Yeaaah, you called it." He scratched the back of his head smiling.
"OH!" Olaf made his way over to Anna, for some reason he'd been here with Kristoff's family, found everything about them fascinating, "A baaby! I bet they are so much! Just like tiny little squished up version of a normal person!"
"Yepp, hopefully a tiny Kristoff!" Anna bent down next to Olaf's level, some flakes of his flurry cloud landed on her skirt and melted instantly.
Olaf looked at Kristoff, who was being mulled by the younger generations of his family, "Yeaaaah, hopefully not."
"Olaf!" Anna chastised with a small giggle.
"Oh, let me feel!" Kristoff's mother abandoned her son and hopped down in front of Anna.
Anna nodded, allowing permission.
Kristoff's mother placed her stoney hands on Anna's rounded belly.
"Oh! It's perfect! Grand-poppy! Come quick! You need to feel this!"
A new stone rolled through the celebrating.
As it unwound the leader of the trolls revealed himself.
"A baby?" He smiled, "It does my heart good to see know I'll see Kristoff's legacy carried on."
He placed his hands on Anna's stomach, replacing where Kristoff's mother's had just been.
His smile melted away to form a very concerned face.
"Anna..." His tone brought the celebrating to a halt.
Every eye turned to look at the two. The family that had been playing with Kristoff fell to the ground and gathered around. Kristoff's own happy smile vacated his face as he took his place behind Anna. He placed a loving hand on her shoulder, which she instantly put her on top of.
"What is it, Grand-poppy?" Kristoff asked, giving Anna's should a small squeeze.
"Anna, have you noticed anything odd or different about yourself?" Grand-poppy asked.
"Just that I eat a lot more. Get kinda warm at night, but that's cause Kristoff is like a furnace." Anna laughed hesitantly
"Perhaps just a lingering effect of Elsa's ice." The elderly troll removed his hands and offered a smile to the couple. "Nothing to worry about."
Anna returned the smile, then turned to her husband. He didn't look happy with the answer. His lips were in a tight line and his face was stern.
"It's alright." Anna patted his face.
His expression didn't change, he just hugged Anna's back before helping her up.
"Are you guys staying?" Olaf put his wooden hands over his mouth, an excited look on his face.
"So long as Anna feels well enough too." Kristoff answered.
"I feel amazing." Anna stated, bringing a roar of cheer from everyone surrounding them.
"His majesty King Ivan of the Southern Isles and his son Prince Hans."
Elsa's spine stiffened at the sight of Hans.
To be honest, she had a problem figuring out which one of them was him as they entered the throne room. Hans bore a striking resemblance to his father, with a slightly softer face.
"Queen Elsa." The king stopped just before her throne. "Its an honor to meet someone of your-magnitude."
"The pleasure is all mine." Elsa lied as she stood from her throne. "Might I interest you tea?"
"Not at the moment. I'm more interested in getting all this nonsense behind us so that our lands might finally be joined." Ivan waved off the butler who was headed their way with a tea tray.
"Sir, I must beg of you to reconsider. My sister is married and expecting a child." Elsa elegantly clasped her hands in front of her, "Surely there is another way."
"With all due respect, Queen, there is not. I assure you that Hans," At Ivan's words Elsa's eyes darted over to the silent figure. He stood just behind his father to the left and kept his face unreadable. She longed to know what he was thinking, just to figure out what game he was playing, "is a very different man than he was at your coronation. He has justly paid for his crimes and reestablished himself as a proper Prince."
"You must understand that, while I trust your word, it is still hard for me to believe. After all, he almost killed me after leaving my sister to die."
"A lost young love struck boy who believed he couldn't save his love." Ivan explained. "As for your sister's marriage, by law, it's only someone of royal blood that can marry a princess."
"Kristoff more than proved himself worthy when he saved my sister countless times." Elsa kept her head held high, refusing to show the fear growing in her stomach.
Ivan shook his head, "I implore of you, Queen Elsa, think about this. I do not want to bring war on your kingdom, it would be a waste of effort, men, blood, and resources."
"So don't bring the war." Elsa offered simply.
Ivan opened his mouth opened to counter, but he was cut off by his son, "Father, if I might."
Ivan nodded and stepped aside so Hans could take his place, "Queen Elsa, I know that my past out shadows any words I could offer to ease your conscience, but please. Your father knew what he was doing when he set this marriage in place."
"You're right. There is a fair chance I will never believe a word that comes from your mouth. My father may have set this contract, but you were the one who destroyed it."
"I came here looking for Anna. I thought I couldn't save her." Hans bowed slightly to Elsa. "I lashed out in the wrong way and gave up too soon."
"Tell me, why have you refused my offer? My hand in marriage would join our lands just as well." Elsa stared Hans down.
"I couldn't marry you. I don't love you. My heart has always been Anna's."
"Anna does not love you."
"I know, because I hurt her. I know we can reform our instantaneous bond again. She will forgive me and love me again. I know."
"And what of her child?" Elsa quipped.
"Her child is her choice. It is half royal after all." Hans finally stood straight again, "I do not wish to cause strife, I just want Anna back. She is all I've thought about. To think I have truly lost her to someone so common and undeserving-"
"Kristoff is very deserving. Much more than you." Elsa lowered herself back into her throne.
"Yes, I owe him so much for saving her life when I couldn't." Hans actually looked as if it troubled him to say the words, "But she is supposed to be my wife. And I won't stand by and let someone else have her."
"Queen Elsa, you don't honestly believe this is what's best for your kingdom do you? To let your sister, who has a job to fulfill because of her position, just refuse to take her place over some man?" Ivan asked.
Elsa chewed on the inside of her cheek. She knew eventually her sister's position would be brought into the argument. She had no rebuttal for it. It was Anna's job as princess to carry out her duties, whether she approved of them or not.
"I'm aware it is my sister's position to carry out her duties." Elsa nodded slightly. "but you must give me time to speak with her. You must understand, if she didn't hate you before, she will now. It will take a long time for her to accept."
Elsa knew her sister would never accept the marriage. She accepted this fact so much that she knew what she had to do. It was going to break her heart, but it would save her sister, brother, and their unborn child.
"She will though." Hans interrupted her thoughts.
"I will speak with her when she returns." Elsa stood and stepped off her throne stage. "Holden will show you to your staying rooms."
Elsa exited the room as the butler returned once more to the room and escorted the two men in the opposite direction.
"Why have you been so grumpy?" Anna poked Kristoff's cheek as Sven pulled their sleigh.
"I have not." He clicked his tongue for Sven to go faster.
"Yes you have, I'm fine! Feel!" Anna pulled one of Kristoff's hands from the reins and place it on her stomach. "See?"
Kristoff could feel the sudden warmth and happiness.
"I know you're okay. I just can't shake this bad feeling." Kristoff sighed.
"Hey! It's okay!" Anna beamed at him and leaned over to peck his cheek.
The corner's of Kristoff's mouth turned up in a smile as he looked over at his wife.
"You're trying to be cute."
"There is no trying going on here. Ohhhh!" Anna flung her head back and growled.
"Whats wrong!?" Kristoff dropped the reins.
"I just can't wait to see this little guy!"
"You had me worried!"
"Ha, sorry. I just can't wait! He is going to be so adorable."
"What makes you so sure it's a boy?" He playfully nudged Anna with his elbow.
"I just know."
"You are aware that everything 'you just know' usually turns out to be wrong, right?" Kristoff laughed.
"Not true!"
"I have a list."
Anna spit her tongue out at Kristoff, then nuzzled next to him with a yawn.
"Whatever, I'm going to nap."
True to her word, she was asleep within minutes.
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