A/N: I own nothing. If you haven't yet, check out my Jack x Anna one-shot Equilibrium ;)

Part four

Pretending to be an undercover spy, was something Anna had always been good at. Whether it was for her being the less-visible princess or her knack for being as clumsy as another maidservant, she always managed to gather some secret information.

This time, Merida had given her the task of finding out what food they would be taking along on their small adventure to the viking-habited areas. She was dressed properly, like everyone else in the kitchen staff, and her hair was tied into a loose bun. She brought in an empty tray, one she had stolen earlier, and smiled, listening in to others' conversation.

"This is ridiculous!" One of the girls exclaimed, putting a dried plate on the table. "Although the king is very respectable, this idea is too dangerous. Letting the crown princess near those barbarians!"

"I agree," another replied. "What if something happened to her?"

Anna nearly dropped the tray she'd been hiding behind.

"Hush, girls," the chef said, rushing them to work. "Hurry up!"

She was working on baking cinnamon rolls. The whole room was filled with the wonderful scent and Anna felt her stomach growl, remembering how Merida had convinced her to skip dinner with her to go shooting. She looked around, hoping to see anything she could sneak out with her, because it was only a matter of time someone recognized her.

She put the tray away and decided to leave, when the chef suddenly handed her a warm bun, winking at her. Anna's eyes widened and she grabbed the tray again, hiding behind it. She peeked at the kind woman, who hurried to the chatty girls.

"But then again, we have princess Anna," one of the girls said and the princess in mention froze mid-step. "At least she would make it alive. The kingdom would have it's queen, even if she was a barbarian herself."

"I'm not a barbarian," Anna muttered to herself, leaving the tray and stalking off. She exited through the back door and as soon as she was out, she ran. Quicker than the wind, she made it to the tree Jack had been at earlier. She wasn't surprised to find the place empty.

After panting a few seconds, she straightened herself up and took a huge gulp of air. "I am not a spare!" she yelled in her loudest voice into the darkness, unaware of the company she had. Then she turned and raced back to her castle, her voice ringing in her ears.

As soon as the fumbling steps had died into silence, Jack opened his eyes. He stared into the tree crown above his head and at the sparkling stars glimmering through the branches. He listened to the rustling of the leaves and the quietness of the night, it was warm.

He sat up and looked down, but as he expected the girl was not there. He jumped down from the tree and walked away, eyes fixating on the moon up high. And Jack did something he hadn't sincerely done in years. He smiled.


Hiccup stared at the royal ships entering the harbour. It had been a few days ever since the last dragon attack and he was certain the arrival of Arendelle's royal court would not be stopping the dragons attacking again. He alerted his father, chief Stoick, and went off with his own activities, which mainly consisted of getting away from the bullies. Unlike any other children in the village, he was scrawny. His tiny body, however, had never stopped him from getting into building traps to get away from others.

"Oh no, you're not going anywhere," his father stopped him, as he was about to make his leave. "The king has taken his daughters along. I'm sure you'll make friends with them."

Hiccup doubted in it. He had never seen the princesses before, but from the stories he'd heard, all princesses were spoiled brats, who could not even kill a dragon who kept them captive. Well, if it had been Astrid, who was the princess, the dragon was awaiting his certain death. A dreamy look clouded his eyes, thinking about the blond viking.

The ships docked and the chief hit his sons back in encouragement. Hiccup wobbled on his feet, but tried to look brave, as people gathered. Astrid was there, too, trying to get a glimpse of the travellers. He raised his hand to wave at her, but she ignored him. Like she always did.

Something red flashed by, followed by another colourful flash. However, the second girl running tripped and fell rather disgracefully next to him. He offered her his hand to help her stand up and she took it. Anna had scraped her knee and now, it was hurting.

Merida stopped and turned around. She found Anna staring curiously at her helper and trotted back, dragging her along, declaring: "We have places to be!" Stoick laughed loudly, pushing his son to go along with them. Hiccup rubbed his shoulder and followed the girls, who didn't mind him joining the least.

"What's that?" Merida stopped at the training centre. Hiccup stared at it, unsure if he should tell them.

"Well," he started backing away. "I'm not sure it's a good place to be." He scratched the back of his head, hoping to get away from there. His father had not allowed him near the training centre ever since he caused an accident by somehow releasing one of their captured dragons.

Two pairs of sparkling eyes cornered him and he suddenly felt scared.

"What's in there?" the girls inquired at the same time. He shook his head, even sure it would be better not to tell them. The demonic duo came closer with their faces.

"Dragons," he finally revealed.

Two things happened at that moment. The redhead backed away in sudden fear, the strawberry blond raced towards the entrance. Hiccup groaned, cursing himself. It was one hell of a trouble he had created.