Hey guys! Just wanted to thank you all for all of the positivity! I need to get better at writing exciting plots…I don't think I'm writing anything exciting…it's kinda just a boring story with a lot of details. Oh well! I enjoy writing for this story. I just really hope I can dish out a chapter for I can be that Someone. I may be looking for a beta eventually, just to help out with the storyline!
*ba-thump, thump, thump*
Oh my god, I'm going to die.
*thump, thump, thu-thump*
Why does my heart have such a weird beat?
*THUMP, THUMP, THUMP*
Please just let me die!
Saying she was freaking out would be an understatement. She was a second away from crawling up these stupid castle walls and eating away at the bricks and chandeliers to escape. That's right. Anna was seconds away from eating inedible objects just to avoid this crappy situation. Her overalls and plaid shirt were feeling way too constricting now.
Please just let me out of here. I will never do anything bad again! Well…I can't exactly promise that…but I'll do better! I promise!
A pair of bitter blue eyes practically stabbed into her. It was frightening. She's never been this scared before. The owner of those eyes stood up and made their way to where Anna was spazzing. Marcus still had a firm hold on her. She could almost feel the gloves adorning the Queen's hands strangling her.
"Thank you, Marcus." Her eyes stared into Marcus and Anna was able to let out a breath. "That will be all."
He kept his hold. "But she could be dangerous, your Majest-"
"That will be all, Marcus." The Queen's stern voice interrupted the royal guard member.
Marcus bowed and took off, leaving Anna to fully fend for herself. Unfairly, of course, since her hands were still bound. She didn't know what was worse, having Marcus here or being completely alone with the Queen of freakin' Arendelle.
The Queen looked at her. Anna felt like some specimen that was being studied. "So you are the notorious Anna that my brother cannot keep quiet about?" She kept her eyes glued to the ground. Anna thought it would be better to just die quickly than say something extremely stupid in front of their ruler. "That was not a rhetorical question." The Queen stood directly in front of the shaking girl. "Please look at me."
Hearing the obvious change in tone, Anna snapped her head up to look at the notorious Queen. Her eyes held no ice like they had before. They almost looked…comforting.
"Welcome to my home."
The View of the Ice Queen
"ELSAAAAA!" Elsa's head snapped up in surprise to see her younger brother running at her at full force.
"Olaf?" She questioned as his body slammed into hers. "What's wrong?" She held his cheeks in her hands in attempt to calm his breathing. "Talk slowly and carefully."
He stood and took heavy breaths. This was the most frazzled and bedraggled she had ever seen her brother. He was usually so happy, not running through the castle halls in a full out panic. He started to pull on his shirt so that air could waft into the places where it couldn't reach.
"Do you feel better?" He nodded and looked down. "Now, what did you want to tell me?"
Elsa was surprised to see fat tears start to roll down his face. "Marcus is going to kill my friend!" He sobbed. "She did nothing wrong!"
Elsa's eyes widened and she kneeled in front of him. "Olaf, please explain everything in detail."
Olaf got into this elaborate story of how he traveled through the lower levels, and how he and Marcus finally picked up the tiny sword, but something went wrong. This is the part of the story which interested Elsa greatly.
"Anna pushed me out of the way, Elsa!" He used his hands to make elaborate hand motions. "She saved me! I would have been burned!"
Elsa took his hands in hers. "Olaf, are you telling me the fire didn't hurt Anna?" The name was still painful to say.
He looked away. "W-well, I'm not sure if the fire exactly hit her badly. She just complained about how her shirt got burned."
Elsa closed her eyes tightly and stood up. There was no way that this Anna was her Anna. There was no way. She saw her sister dead a long time ago. Just because her Anna was dead, didn't mean that this Anna should reach the same fate. She patted her brother on the head.
"Don't worry." She smiled softly. "I will not let anything happen to your friend."
Now she walked to through the corridors with a purpose. Her long strides led her to a very mysterious young girl, and Elsa had to admit that she was indeed curious. She was soon going to meet the girl that was taking up all of her brother's time. The girl who also shared her sister's name. She arrived at the meeting place and saw the head of the Royal Guards holding a frail looking strawberry blonde girl.
Her heart was in her throat.
The sight saddened her. This Anna was obviously terrified and she only looked more terrified when she heard Elsa's heels clacking against the tile. Marcus looked at her and bowed his head and gestured towards the girl.
"Queen Elsa, I have brought you the blacksmith." The girl shuddered at his words.
"Thank you, Marcus." Elsa stared hardly the girl. "That will be all." She started to approach when the guard spoke again.
"But she could be dangerous, your Majet-"
Elsa took another step closer and interrupted. "That will be all Marcus." He bowed and scurried out of the room.
Elsa did not intend to sound so harsh, but unpleasant memories were starting to surface. This Anna looked so much like her Anna. It had been so many years, but if her sister were still alive, this is how she pictured her. Elsa stared at the hair color.
This hair… conceal…conceal
She could feel her hands start to ice over. "So you are the notorious Anna that my brother cannot keep quiet about?" There was a small smile on Elsa's face, but she realized that she was scaring the young girl more than comforting her. "The question was not rhetorical." She stepped in front of Anna, hoping to get in her line of view. "Please look at me."
The girl's head shot up to looked at Elsa. Her eyes were so expressive, so lively. They were filled with the life that Elsa wished hers held. Now she knew why Olaf was so interested with this girl. This might be my only chance…
Elsa gave a small smile. "Welcome to my home."
View of the Firecracker
Wait…
WHAT?!
Anna's jaw dropped as the Queen started to undo her binds. This couldn't be possible. Why would royalty even want to touch her? Anna looked down at herself again. Yup…still filthy. It didn't help that she also smelled like the inside of a woodstove. Dammit…there's still a hole in my shirt…screw that fire. If her father was here right now…he would totally be beating her up.
"I apologize for how Marcus treated you." The Queen finished undoing the cuffs and turned Anna to face her. "My brother told me the whole story."
Yup, she couldn't form coherent sentences.
"Ah…guh…t-thanks?" The Queen's eyes were still trained on her. She seems a lot kinder than the stories portrayed her as. And God…she's like the queen of good looks! Damn her good looks…
"Uh, sooooo…." The Queen's eyes became unclouded, as if she just woke up. "now what…uh, Your Majesty?"
The Queen brought up a delicate covered hand to her forehead, looking slightly dazed. "I apologize again." She smiled, as if to herself. "It appears I am a bit out of sorts."
Anna rubbed her wrists, attempting to fix the circulation to her fingertips. She was finally able to take a look around the room. It was…basically magical looking. There were two staircases leading to an upstairs that was probably even more fabulous than the downstairs. There were suits of armor lining the sides of the wall. It was almost too magical looking. It wasn't her cup of tea.
"Am I…" Anna looked in the Queen's general direction, still massaging her wrists. "Am I…allowed to go home?"
The Queen backtracked, trying to continue the conversation. "Wait, Anna." She stopped for moment. "Is it alright for me to call you that?"
Anna almost laughed out loud. Here she was, the Queen of Arendelle asking her if it was okay to for her to be addressed by her actual name. Whoa, being called Anna instead of "that blacksmith"…I am totally dreaming.
"Um, yeah!" She waved her hands in front of her. "I can't believe you're even asking me what to call me," She couldn't stop talking now. "I mean, you're royalty! And I'm just like…" Anna made a face. "you know, bleeeeh." Oh god, I'm barfng words!
The Queen's face contorted, almost like she was trying not to laugh, but her regal appearance surfaced once more. "It is to my knowledge that your father is traveling?"
Anna's eyes widened, her inner mind screaming at her. Why would royalty know that?! Why did she have to remind me?! He is sooooo gonna kill me when I get outta this situation. I'm dead. Totally skewered. The Queen shouldn't be concerning herself with me…maybe I should just lay on the floor and pretend not to be here…
The Queen cleared her throat, urging Anna to answer her question. "Oh! Um, yeah! He's outta town for a bit, doing the good ol' blacksmithery and what not." Here comes the nervous laughter. "I guess he should be back soon…I dunno….uh, Your Majesty." What kind of sick game is this?!
The Queen was about to say something when a door slammed open, creating a resounding sound in the relatively empty large room. Prince Olaf stood in the doorway, fists balled to his side and his face scrunched up in an attempt to control his tears. However, upon seeing Anna still alive and well, caused the boy to release a sob and run towards her.
Anna didn't know if she should run in the other direction or brace herself for impact.
The Prince rammed his body into Anna's, almost causing both of them to topple to the floor. She could see the Queen raise her hands, but returned them to her side without touching either of them. Prince Olaf started rubbing his face against Anna's shirt. She could feel the tears start to seep through her overalls. Man, I'm gonna really have to wash this…
"ANNAAAAAAA!" He sobbed into her shirt. "I *hic* I THOUGHT YOU WERE D-DEAD!"
Anna smiled softly and went down on one knee, rubbing the boy's arms. "Thank you so much, Your Highness." It felt weird being so polite to him right after she treated him so normally in the shop. He sniffled loudly. "The Queen was very kind to me." I'm still stuck here though…
He rubbed his face against her shirt again and looked up towards his sister. "You were, Elsa?" Anna's eyes widened at hearing the sound of the Queen's name spoken so flippantly. She's the flippin' Queen! I still can't get over this!
The Queen frowned slightly. "Olaf, I do try to be kind when kindness needs to be shown." She moved forward to touch his back, but pulled away, wringing her hands together. "I was just discussing with your friend her current living arrangement."
He stepped back and tilted his head. "You live with your parent's right?" He asked, shifting from foot to foot.
"Yup," Anna placed her hands behind her back. "I live with my dad in the shop."
"What about your mom?" Elsa tried to silence her brother, but the question was already brought forth. It's not like Anna minded the question, quite the opposite actually. She loved talking about her mother; keeping her memory alive.
"Nope, no mom at the moment." Olaf frowned, and pursed his lips. "But she was an amazing woman." She smiled.
"I understand…my mom isn't around either…" This time, the Queen did reach out and gently pat her brother's shoulder. Oh yeah, he's basically an orphan…not that I would ever say that out loud.
Anna, forgetting that she was in front of royalty, bent down in front of the boy and took his hand. "That's why I surrounded myself with a lot of friends and people I can smile with." Olaf's eyes were wide. She looked down at her hands, then she looked back up, then down again at her hands.
Oh crap…
She jumped up and started to retreat a few steps. "Oh my god!" She slapped her hands over her mouth. "I don't know what came over me! I'm so so soooo sorry, Your Highness!"
All she heard was laughter. "Don't apologize so much!" He laughed again. "You saved my life, so please, treat me like a friend." A thought seemed to come over him. "In fact, you said you surrounded yourself with people who make you smile." Anna nodded. "Then let's be friends!" He walked towards her and took her hand, shaking it. "Because you make me smile!"
Anna was speechless.
The Queen was also at a loss for words. She was silent ever since the parent situation was brought up, but now it was her time to offer her own suggestion. She stepped forward and carefully placed her hands on Olaf's shoulders.
"Anna," She was planning her words carefully. "would you like to stay for a bit?" Olaf whooped and started to pound the air with his fists. The Queen smiled fondly. "I'm sure Olaf would enjoy having you here."
Wait…what? This was not happening. First off, the Queen is smiling. Anna has heard some pretty bad things about the Queen in her day…and one of those things was her lack of smiles. Second, Anna knows she looks pretty grimy, and no one has mentioned yet! Not that she's complaining. Thirdly, what? Did the freakin' Queen just ask her to have a royal sleepover?
She had to think about this carefully.
"Your Majesty?" The Queen waited for a response. "Is it alright if I at least tell my friends I'm okay? They kinda saw me get dragged off by buff royal guards." The Queen winced while Anna rubbed the back of her neck in an embarrassed manner. "Other than that, it would be an honor to be welcomed into your home."
Olaf whooped and ran in circles around Anna. "YES! FINALLY SOMEONE TO PLAY WITH!"
Anna chuckled a bit. Well…this is kinda awkward. She had no idea how to absorb this information. Just being inside this castle made her feel like clawing at her skin. She was meant to be outside in the elements, not dotted upon inside luxurious walls.
"Uh, if I can just ask you a question, Your Majesty…" Anna mumbled just loudly enough for the Queen to hear her.
"Yes, Anna?" Again the piercing blue eyes were trained on her.
"Why do you even want me to be here?" Anna started to play with the end of her sleeve. "It feels like some ulterior motives or something…not that I'm trying to be rude! I just mean why would royalty want me messing up their castle?"
The Queen looked like she actually had to think about this for a moment. What did she want with Anna? Her eyes were trained on the floor while Anna fidgeted uncomfortably.
"Well, we both know that Olaf loves your company." Anna nodded at that. "How about you train with some of Arendelle's greatest blacksmiths? They could show you a different side that your father has not shown you that."
Whoa. Now the Queen was offering her an almost-job-opportunity. Would that be betraying her father? When would she get another opportunity like this one? It's not every day you get dragged to the Queen's house and get offered something. Her father would want her to take every chance she got.
Anna nodded slowly in agreement. "That would be informative…" She muttered. Anna faced the Queen and responded in a louder voice. "It would be an honor to work with your blacksmiths." Anna knew her father had all the skills any blacksmith could ever desire, but it was interesting to see other points of views.
The Queen smiled while Olaf was still cheering in the corner. "It's settled then. I will have a carriage take you home and bring you back here."
Anna grimaced slightly.
What has she gotten herself into?
Well, would you look at that? Days…*cough* months *cough* have went by! Oh kill me. I've had a good portion of this chapter written for a while, I was just nervous to post it because I thought it wouldn't "meet expectations".
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