Chapter 6 "He is The Best Man"
They both had arrived back at Elsa's house, just in before Zach's own bedtime. "Thank you for taking me, Kristoff." Anna had said, lovingly.
"You're welcome, Anna." he hummed, as he gently pulled her into a kiss.
"You should stay for a little bit." Anna had purred at him.
"Why?" he laughed, as he parked the truck.
"Because, I think that we should talk to Zach about this." she said, "I would at least like to tell him that I'm in love with you."
"Oh." Kristoff mouthed, as he got out of the truck.
Anna was patiently waiting for him to at least open the door for her. As soon as he had opened the door for her, she stepped down and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Thank you, Kristoff." Anna had whispered into his ear, "I love you."
"I love you, too." he smiled, as he put his hand into hers. They were so happy to be in love with each other. They had continued to hold hands, until they got to the front doorstep.
Meanwhile, Elsa was in the process of reading a bedtime story to Zach. Just before Elsa had finished the story, there was a knock at the door. "Zach, do you want to go and see who's at the door?" Elsa had asked Zach, as she placed the book down.
"Yep." Zach then zipped past his aunt and darted to the front door.
"Wait, Zach." Elsa had panted, once she had reached the door.
"Okay." Zach said, impatiently.
"Now you may open the door." she panted, as Zach had opened the front door.
When he opened the door, he saw both his mother and Uncle Kristoff standing in the doorway.
"Mommy! Uncle Kristoff!" Zach had smiled, as he gave each of them a hug.
"Hi there, honey." Anna smiled, looking at her son.
"Hey there, buddy." Kristoff had laughed joyfully, as Zach gave him a great big hug.
"I miss you," Zach had whispered, "and Mommy, too."
"I've missed you too, buddy." Kristoff smiled, with his heart melting to the core.
"Hey sweetie," Anna had said to Zach, "Uncle Kristoff and I need to talk to you about something."
"What is it Mommy?" Zach had asked, as Kristoff picked him up into his arms.
"Well I better get to bed, Goodnight." Elsa yawned, as she left the room.
"Good night." Zach had waved at his aunt, "Now what do we need to talk about, Mommy?"
"Well for starters, I need to tell you both about something." Kristoff stated, as they walked into the living room.
"What is it Kristoff?" Anna had asked, as she sat down on the couch.
"Sven had asked me to be his race car driver." Kristoff replied, as he sat down next to Anna.
"Cool." Zach's eyes had widened, as he got into Kristoff's lap.
"Kristoff, I'm so happy for you!" Anna cheered, as she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"You think that I should do it then?" Kristoff teased.
"Of course." Zach had smiled, looking up at Kristoff, "Can I be your crew chief?"
"Maybe when you get older." Anna giggled, as she ruffled with her son's hair.
"Can Daddy come?" Zach chimed in.
"Zach you know that your daddy doesn't want to see you anymore." Anna had reminded her son.
"But why?" he whined.
"I don't know." Kristoff had said to Zach.
"I really miss him." Zach had cried, "I want to see him."
"Zach you can't go and see him." Anna had said, with her heartbreaking for her son.
"Why?" Zach had wailed, as he clung onto Kristoff's shirt.
"Hey there. It'll be okay." Kristoff had cooed, as he wrapped Zach into a warm embrace, "Mommy and I need to ask you something."
"What?" Zach murmured against Kristoff's chest.
"Is it okay if we date, sweetie." Anna had whispered, leaning towards Kristoff.
"No!" Zach had snapped at his mother, "I want you and Daddy to be together again."
"Zach, you don't talk to your mother like that." Kristoff had scolded him, "Got it?"
"You're not my daddy! You're mean!" Zach had cried angrily, as he slipped out of Kristoff's lap.
"Zachary Blaine apologize to Uncle Kristoff, right now." Anna had snapped at her son.
"No!" Zach wailed, as he went off to his room.
"Zachary, you get back here." Anna had demanded, as she ran after him.
Just then both Anna and Kristoff heard the bedroom door slam shut.
"Zachary." Anna had yelled, as she was banging on his door, "Open this door, right now!"
Kristoff had heard the commotion and had decided to break up the situation. So he got up from the couch and rushed over to Zach's bedroom door. With concern in his voice, he said, "Zach open this door right now."
Finally door had opened, and Zach was standing in the doorway. "Mommy and Uncle Kristoff, I'm sorry for being rude. I promise that I won't do that again." Zach had sniffled, as both Anna and Kristoff had pulled him into their loving embrace.
"We forgive you." Anna had smiled at her son, "Now go to bed, good night."
"Good night." Zach had waved at his mother and uncle.
"Good night, see you in the morning." Kristoff had nodded to Zach.
"Okay." Zach had grinned.
"We love you, Zach." Anna said with a lovingly look.
"I love you, too." Zach then shut the door.
Anna and Kristoff had thought Zach was now feeling better; however, what they didn't know was that Zach was planning onto run away. He really misses his daddy.
The next morning, Anna had woken up with a concerned look on her face. She had remembered what happened the night before with her son. "I just hope that he is alright." she thought, as she got out of her bed, "I'll go and see if he's okay." Anna then grabbed her robed, and walked out of her room. As she was walking towards her son's bedroom, she had called out, "Zach wake up, honey! Mommy is sorry! Please answer me!"
Once she reached her son's room, she opened the door, and saw that her son's room was a complete mess. "Zach!" she panicked, as she was rummaging through his stuff, "Where are you!?" She looked underneath his bed; he wasn't there, neither was his suitcase.
"Oh God no!" she cried, as she got up from the floor, "No!"
"What's going on?" Elsa had asked, as she rushed into Zach's bedroom, "Where's Zach?"
"I don't know." Anna cried, as Elsa walked over to her, "He's gone."
"Oh." Elsa gasped, as she had covered her mouth with her free hand. She couldn't believe that her nephew was gone. "Why would he do this?" she thought, as she looked at her sister. After letting her sister cry for a few moments, Elsa had asked, "Do you know why he left?"
"I don't know, unless…" Anna stopped.
"Unless what?" Elsa had asked, alarmingly.
"Maybe he went off to go and find his dad." Anna had sniffled, as she held onto Elsa.
"Why would he do that?" Elsa gave her a questioning look.
"Because he told me that he misses him." Anna had murmured, against her sister's chest.
"Well now we have to call the police, and Kristoff." Elsa sighed, wiping away her own tears.
"Okay." Anna had whispered.
While Elsa and Anna were off calling the police, Kristoff was heading to work. Once he opened up the office, he noticed that Anna wasn't there. "Hmm…that's odd." he thought, as he walked into his personal office. Just then, the office phone rang. "Hello." Kristoff answered the phone, "Who is this?"
"It's Elsa." Elsa said sounding scared on the other line, "Zach is gone."
"What!?" Kristoff had panicked, as he held the phone, "What do you mean he's gone?"
"He ran away." Elsa cried, "Anna is completely upset about this."
"I'll be there as soon as I can." Kristoff said, as he rushed out of the office.
"Okay see you when you get here." Elsa had sniffled, as she hung up. Kristoff then hung up the phone and rushed out the door. "Please be safe, Zach." he prayed, as he got into his truck.
While his mother, Aunt Elsa, and Uncle Kristoff were trying to find him, Zach was already at the hotel where Hans was staying at. "I hope that Daddy still loves me and Mommy." he thought, as he walked up to the front desk. "Excuse me, lady." Zach had said, looking up at the lady in the front desk, "Excuse me."
"Why hello, young man." The lady had replied, with a charming smile, "What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to see my daddy." Zach had proudly stated, looking up at her.
"Well then what's his name?" she had asked, as she reached for the guest check-in book.
"Hans." Zach smiled.
"Okay, give me a second, young man." the lady said, "Why don't you go ahead and sit in the waiting area right over there."
"Okay." Zach had sighed, as he went over to the waiting area and sat down.
Meanwhile, the lady at the front desk had called Hans from his room. "I've got a bad feeling about this." she had thought, while she was on the phone, and looking at the boy.
"Hello." a groggily voice had interrupted her thoughts.
"Hi Mr. Hans, someone is here to see you." she said, in a polite manner.
"I'll be right down there in a few minutes." he replied, then hung up.
After the man had hung up his phone, the lady had managed to call for security. As soon as she was finished with conversation with a security guard on the other line, she saw the little boy run up to the man she had called for him.
"Daddy!" Zach had exclaimed, as he ran up to Hans, "I've missed you, so much."
"I'm sure." Hans deadpanned, as he pulled himself away from Zach, "Why are you here?"
"Cause I miss you!" Zach said, giving Hans a confused look.
"Zach, I'm not allowed to see you anymore." Hans had argued, "I don't want to see you ever again."
Zach then became very scared, "Why?"
"Because, I don't." Hans sneered, as he walked away, "Goodbye."
Zach just stood there, as he watched Hans walk away. "Do you love me Daddy?" he cried.
"What?" Hans had snapped, as he looked at Zach.
"Do you love me Daddy?" Zach had repeated his question.
"No. Now I have to go." Hans had said coldly, as he casually walked away.
"What an asshole." the lady had thought, as she ran to the little boy's side. She couldn't even believe that this had just happened right in front of her. She knew that something wasn't right, from the moment the little boy had asked about his dad. "Are you okay there, buddy?" she had asked calmly.
"No, I wanna go home." the little boy cried.
"Don't worry, we'll get you home safely." she replied, as she saw a security guard approach them.
"Ma'am, you called for us?" the security guard had recited, looking down at the little boy.
"Yes I believe that this boy wants to go home, now." the lady sighed, as she gave the security guard a sorrow look.
"I see. Do you want to go home, now?" the security guard had smiled, as he knelt down to the boy's eye level, "I bet your mommy misses you, too."
"I miss her, too." the little boy sobbed, as he gave the security guard a hug.
"Anna calm down, they'll find him." Kristoff had whispered, as he rocked her in his arms. Kristoff had arrived at Elsa's house, before the police had arrived. Once the police had got there, they began their investigation. They had asked Anna, Kristoff, and even Elsa, if Zach would have been kidnapped. "Nobody would kidnap my son." Anna had snapped, after one of the officers had questioned her. After the police were there for a few hours, they had received a phone call, about Zach. "Ma'am, we were able to locate your son." said one officer, as he walked up to both Anna and Kristoff.
"Where did you find him? Is he okay?" Kristoff had rushed, while he held Anna closely.
"He is alright. He is at the local precinct." the office had responded calmly, with a smile, "We'll bring you right to him."
"Thank you." Anna had cried happily, as she gave the office a hug, "Our son is home!"
"Yes he is." Kristoff had smiled, as he wiped a tear away from his eyes.
"Follow me." the officer had smiled, as he escorted the couple out the door.
Zach was patiently waiting for his mother to come and pick him up at the police station. He got really bored, after the officers gave him some toys to play with. He was more eager to play with his own toys, at home, rather than the ones at the police station. "I miss you, Mommy." Zach had thought, as he looked out the window of the room that he was in. He was hoping that he could see some cars out there; however, this particular window had only shown the inside of the police station. He sighed and at least tried to continue on playing with the toys that he was provided with. Immediately following that, he heard the door open. As he turned his head to see who it was, he saw his mother and Uncle Kristoff standing right in front of him.
"Mommy! Uncle Kristoff!" Zach had cried, as he ran up to the both of them.
"Oh honey! We were so worried about you!" Anna had cried, as she squeezed her son tight into a hug.
"Glad that you're here and safe." Kristoff had cried, as he hugged both Anna and Zach.
"I miss you, too." Zach had murmured, against his mother's chest.
"Why did you run away?" Anna asked softly, as she wiped away her tears.
"I wanted to see Daddy." Zach sighed, as he had his head down, "He doesn't love me anymore. He doesn't want to see me anymore."
Zach then sobbed against Anna's chest, followed by Anna wrapping her arms around him. Both Kristoff and Anna were surprised to see how Zach had felt about Hans. For a few more minutes, they continued to hug each other.
"So buddy, are you ready to go home?" Kristoff had asked Zach, as he got up from the floor.
"Yes." Zach had smiled, looking up at Kristoff.
"Let's go home. Aunt Elsa has been worried sick about you." Anna had sighed, as she got up and stood right next to Kristoff. Anna was super happy to have her son back, safe and sound. She was afraid that she would never to get to see her son, again. Before they had walked out of the police station, Anna had asked her son, "So is it okay if I date Uncle Kristoff?"
"Well…" Zach had sighed, as he looked up at his mother.
"Well what, honey?" Anna had asked, looking down at her son.
Zach then motioned his mother to come closer to him. She leaned in closer for Zach to whisper into her ear, "If I get to call him 'Dad'."
Anna's face had flushed. She knew that Kristoff would the perfect father for her son. "Obviously better than Hans." she thought, as she looked down at her smiling son. After giving her son a smile, she had whispered back, "Why don't you go on and ask him?"
"Okay." Zach beamed, as he walked up to Kristoff.
"Hi there, buddy." Kristoff grinned, as he glanced down at Zach.
"Can I ask you a question?" Zach had asked, with a shy look on his face.
"Sure, bud. What would you like to ask me?" Kristoff answered, as he knelt down in front of Zach.
"Do you love Mommy?" Zach had asked.
"Of course I do." Kristoff had smiled, as he placed his hand on Zach's shoulder.
"Do you love me?" Zach had whispered, while looking down at his shoes.
When Zach had asked that question, Kristoff's heart began to melt. Kristoff's heart did flutter and melt, when Zach had called him "Dad" a while back. He then realized that he does love Zach and that he will always be there for him. "I do." Kristoff had choked out, as he pulled Zach into loving embrace, "I will always love you."
"Is it okay if I call you 'Daddy'?" Zach had cried softly, as he held onto Kristoff's shirt.
"Yes, buddy." Kristoff had chuckled, as he wiped away Zach's tears.
"I love you, Daddy." Zach had smiled, as looked up at Kristoff.
"I love you, too." Kristoff cried happily, as he gathered his son into his own arms.
Anna was so proud of her son, when he asked Kristoff for permission to call him "Dad". Her heart had soared all the way up to the sky, when Kristoff said yes to his son, Zach. She even had shed some tears when Kristoff and Zach both hugged it out.
"Mommy are you alright?" Zach had asked, as both him and Kristoff had walked over to Anna.
"Oh, I'm feeling wonderful, Zach." Anna had smiled.
"Good we better get home." Kristoff beamed, as he ruffled with Zach's hair.
"Okay." Zach had laughed, as tried to grab Kristoff's hand. Anna couldn't help but giggle at her son's playful interaction with Kristoff. They had managed to exit out of the precinct and head off to Kristoff's truck. Before they were able to reach Kristoff's truck, Zach had whispered into Kristoff's ear, "I love you, Daddy." With his own heart fluttering, Kristoff whispered back, "I love you, too." Kristoff then opened the passenger side door and placed Zach into his car seat. After Kristoff had placed Zach into his car seat, Anna quickly pecked his cheek.
"You're already an amazing daddy to him." Anna hummed, as she looked up at Kristoff lovingly.
"And you've been an amazing mommy to him." Kristoff had lovingly teased, as he gave her a kiss on the lips.
About fifteen minutes later, they had finally arrived back at Elsa's house. As soon as Kristoff had pulled into the drive way, Elsa had run out of the house to greet them.
"Oh my goodness is he okay." Elsa had panted, as she gave her sister a quick hug.
"He's fine, Elsa." Anna laughed, as she watched her sister rush to Zach's passenger door.
"Aunt Elsa!" Zach had squealed, as Kristoff was getting him out of the car seat.
"Hold still, boy. I'll get you out, if you just hold still." Kristoff grumbled.
"Okay Daddy?" Zach smiled, as Kristoff had finally gotten him out of the car seat.
Elsa wasn't really surprised when Zach had Kristoff "Dad"; she was actually expecting him to say that. "Kristoff will be the perfect dad." she thought, as Zach went into her arms, "Obviously, better than Hans."
"I've missed you, Auntie." Zach had smiled up at his aunt.
"I've missed you, too." Elsa had cried happily, as she kissed his forehead.
"I'm hungry, Elsa." Anna said, as she smiled up at Kristoff, "How about some dinner?"
"Okay lets go and eat some dinner." Elsa had sighed, as she walked up to the front door with Zach in her arms, "I've made some pasta."
"Yay!" Zach cheered, as they had entered into the house. Both Anna and Kristoff had followed the others in, with their hands intertwined beautifully.
Later on that night, it was time for Zach to head to bed. "Mommy, could Daddy read me a bedtime story?" Zach had politely asked, as him and Anna were walking to his bedroom.
"Sure, sweetie. Now get into your bed, while I go and get him." Anna's heart had swelled, as she watched her son disappear into his room, "Good night, I love you."
"I love you too, Mommy." Zach had smiled, as he quickly peered his head out of his room.
Anna then began to walk back into the kitchen. As she walked back into the kitchen, she saw Kristoff washing the dinner dishes, in the sink. "Oh Kristoff." she hummed, as she had strolled over to Kristoff.
"What is it?" Kristoff replied, as he turned to face Anna.
"Zach wants you to read him a bedtime story." Anna had sighed, as she wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Okay, I'll read him a bedtime story." Kristoff grinned, as he gave her a kiss on the forehead, "Be right back."
Zach was busy playing with his race cars, until he had heard his bedroom door open. As soon as he heard his bedroom door open, he turned his head to see Kristoff standing in the doorway. "Daddy!" Zach exclaimed, eyes filling up with excitement.
"I heard that you want me to read you a bedtime story." Kristoff grinned, as he walked over to Zach's bed.
"Yes." Zach had continuously nodded, as Kristoff sat right next to him.
"Okay, what story would you like for me to read?" Kristoff had asked, glancing over at Zach.
"This one." Zach grabbed a book on the floor nearby.
"Okay. Let's start from the very beginning." Kristoff had smiled, as Zach snuggled into his lap.
After the story was finished, Kristoff then gently tucked Zach into bed. "Could you sing me to sleep, Daddy?" Zach had yawned, "Mommy does it sometimes."
Sure thing, bud." Kristoff cooed.
Then Kristoff began to sing Zach to sleep,
"You and me together we'll be
Forever you'll see
We two can be good company, you and me
Yes, together, we two
Together that's you
Forever with me
We'll always be good company, you and me
Yes together, we'll be"
He continued to sing the song, until he had reached the ending chorus,
"You and me together we'll be
Forever you'll see
We'll always be good company, you and me
Just wait and see."
"Goodnight, son." he had whispered, as he kissed Zach's forehead, "I love you."
"I love you, too." Zach had yawned, as he drifted off to sleep.
