Finally, Lavi's turn to shine~ I've been itching to write him in this. I don't think I have to change much of what Kristoff says and does. Er... anyway, this was beta'd by KappasRule! Please Review~
I own neither DGM nor Frozen
It had been hours of travelling on horse and in the snow for Allen. She could guess that it was midday, judging by the height of the sun and her growling stomach. "Hah, and to think, I was about to leave without supplies. Thank you, Howard Link!" She said to no one, and promptly dug into her pack for a loaf of bread and a canteen of water.
The bread was gone in minutes.
She put the canteen back in her bag. Suddenly, she realized how quiet the wilderness was compared to the castle. Yet she could help but think how beautiful this winter wonderland that her brother thrust upon them was. "Kanda!" She called out again, looking for any sort of silhouette in the evergreen trees that surrounded them. Piles of snow covered the top of these trees. "Heh, none of this would've happened if he told me in the first place."
Suddenly, she heard a howl, which no doubt came from a wolf, and it caused her to cringe. It was obviously far away, but it made her realize how helpless she was without any sort of weapon.
This howl spooked her horse. It whinnied, leaned back on its hind legs which threw Allen under a tree and in a pile of snow. "No, no, no!" Before it finally ran away in the direction they came from. Then, a wave of cold air raised goose-bumps on her arms. "Ok…" She shivered, wrapping her cloak around her.
She reached for the branch above her to lift herself out of the snow, yet after she pulled it down, another pile of snow fell on top of her. She sighed, before finally digging herself out of the now enlarged pile of snow.
A few more hours of wandering and shivering passed, and it had grown dark. It took much longer for her to get across snow than her horse. "Kanda! Please, come out! I didn't mean to make you freeze the Kingdom's summer!"
She sighed again, and her stomach once again growled. "Ugh…. The supplies were on the horse." She groaned. "Why couldn't he have tropical powers or something? Cover the lands in sand and nice…. Warm…." She shivered, before looking out on the horizon. Her eyes brightened at the thin smoke that trailed to the sky. "Fire!"
Allen knew that she had to get there, she knew that fire meant civilization, or even more important: warmth.
She trudged down the hill as quickly as she could without falling. Then she made her way through the trees, and after she exited the forest she found another obstacle. She saw that the fire came from a chimney of a cabin up ahead, but it was right across a cold, running river.
Allen found stones that she could use as a path. "Ok…. I got this…" She huffed, and two steps in her foot wobbled and she slipped into the river. She nearly cursed at how cold the water was, and she knew she would get Hypothermia if she stayed in, so she quickly stood up and crossed the river, all the while muttering, "Cold, cold, cold!"
Her dress had frozen in a way that she can't move her feet to make long strides. Before long, however, she reached the cabin, and found that a sign hung covered in snow. She had to jump to reach it, but she was able to hit the boards hard enough so that the snow would fall off. "Wandering Komui's trading post." She read aloud. The snow of the other board fell off then. "Oh, and Lenalee!"
With some difficulty she stepped over the step, and opened the door. The door brushed under a bell. A man with glasses, black hair, and a strange scientist getup sat at the desk. "Hello! Big Summer Blow-out!" He greeted with a huge smile. Allen cautiously approached the desk, glad to feel warm in this little cabin. The glint in his glasses covered his eyes, which scared Allen. She doesn't know why, but she can't bring herself to trust this man. "Everything in here is half off!" He continued, in a cheery tone. "Plus, you'll get a sunscreen of my own invention." He pushed out a strange bottle. "Oh! I've also got a substance that can grow hair, if you're interested."
"Um, no thanks." Allen shook her head. "For now, uh… boots? And warm clothes?"
"That would be in the winter section." He pointed to a desolate area in the room, which only had what she needed and some snow boots, which fell from the wall.
"Ok." She said, quickly going over to the warm clothes and boots and taking it over to the corner. "Hey, so… have you seen anyone pass by? I don't know… the King, perhaps?" She asked, laying the clothes and boots on the counter.
"Nope, only one crazy enough to be out there is you." He stated.
Right then, another tall man came into the cabin. He was covered head to toe in snow, the only part not covered in snow or frost was his eyes, his mouth was covered in a bandana. Well, his one emerald green eye. The other was covered in an eye-patch. His neck was wrapped in a scarf that seemed to match his eyes, and his hair, however covered in snow and frost, still stood up in all places and was as red as fire.
Saying he intimidated Allen was an understatement.
"You and this fellow. Hi! Big summer blow-out!" The man behind the counter greeted.
The yeti-like man approached Allen, and Allen could only back up into the desk and cringe.
Was that a chuckle she heard? "Carrots, behind you." He said, voice muffled by the bandana.
"Oh, right." Allen moved out of his way.
"Where did you come from?" The man…. Komui, said. She's going to assume he was the owner of this place.
"The North Mountain." The other man answered, picking up a chisel and rope and throwing them onto the counter along with the bag of carrots.
"The North Mountain." Allen repeated.
"That would be fifty~" Komui gestured to his items.
"What?! No, ten!"
"Well, you see… we have a big supply and demand problem." He took the carrots, and pushed the tools in front. "I can give you that for ten, no more."
"You have a supply and demand problem? Well, tough luck. I sell ice for a living." Lavi shot back.
"Oh… that's rough." She looked out the window, and found a sleigh full of neatly carved ice blocks. "Hey, ice-man." Allen started.
"Lavi." The man corrected.
"Right. Anyway, did that mountain seem… magical?"
Lavi pulled is bandana down from his face, and frost fell to the floor. "Yes!" He said exasperatedly. "Now, let me deal with this crook here."
Suddenly, Komui's face darkened and he rose from his desk. "Excuse me?" Both Allen and Lavi cringed, before Lavi was promptly picked up and tossed out of the shop. Allen stared wide-eyed at this development. "Sorry about that." He apologized. "Anyway, just the boots and clothes?"
She was still looking at the door, where Lavi was tossed out. "Actually…. I'll also take the tools and carrots."
"Ok dear." He said. "Anything for the princess."
Allen smiled, and then found a place for her to change into the clothes. Then, she hoisted the pack over her shoulder and walked outside, saying goodbye and thank you to Komui.
She couldn't find Lavi, but, she found tracks that led to a stable. So she followed them, and barged into the door. Lavi fell over in the haystack he sat on in the sudden movement. Allen then saw… a reindeer… standing behind Lavi. Allen coughed. "Oh, it's you." Lavi stated. "What does a beautiful girl like you want from little old me?" He asked nonchalantly.
A blush rose to Allen's cheeks. "Well…" She shook her head, remembering Tykki, and stood tall. "I want you to take me to the North Mountain."
He raised an eyebrow at her. "No. I don't take passengers." He leaned back in his haystack, and the reindeer nodded.
"Let me rephrase that." She tossed the bag with the tools onto Lavi's stomach, and Lavi dug into the bag and found the things he needed. Then he looked back up at her with a smirk. "Take me up the north mountain."
"Ok. We leave in the morning. Oh, and you forgot Ji-Ji's carrots."
Allen tossed him another bag, which consisted of the carrots. "We go, right now."
With that, she left the stables, expecting Lavi and the reindeer, Ji-Ji, to come following her.
