Hello everyone. I am back again. It is going to be another chapter for NSWH. If any of you wondering, why I don't move back to TDCT, there are 2 reasons behind it- firstly, this story is getting more popular, so, hopefully, when this story is over, I will have enough followers and motivation to kickstart TDCT's resurgence. And secondly, I want to improve my writing skills. Let's face it- I am no writer, I am a critic. I know a lot about writing in theory, but not as good in realizing it. So, by the end of the story, my skills will definitely be better.

To Lily: Thanks for your continued support. I don't know where I would have been if not for you. As for cliffhangers, I will be putting them in every chapter, to unnerve you and everyone else!

Okay, as you can see I am doing my best to speed up this Viktor saga. Mind you, we will still return to him and his relationships for many times, but I think you are craving for Hans' appearance. Anyway, this is chapter 9, which I started on Thursday. Hopefully, it will be over by Sunday. At least 2500 are guaranteed.

Chapter 8.

That. Is. Awkward.

When Hans finished, the silence bestowed upon others.

-"That is...awkward."-Anna said, scratching the back of her head. Elsa agree:

-"That is definitely weird."

Kristoff added:

-"Strange."

William wanted to add his own word:

-"Bizarre."

Anna continued:

-'' So... Hans. Your brother was in love with my mother. And you are in love with my sister. Could you wait for a minute? I am still trying to process it. Not easy, you know?"

Everyone looked at her, expectantly. Anna thought for about a minute and then said:

-"Ah. I give up!"

Now all the guests laughed. Eugene asked Hans:

-"So, does that mean that you are old?"

-"Or young?"-asked Rapunzel.

-"Guys."-William asked.-" Did any of you notice the last action? Prince Viktor swinging his rapier at Late King Agdar, with Late Queen Idun jumping in the way? Or you are just interested in finding out who is old and who is not?"-he asked, dumbfounded. Anna shrugged:

-"Well, my parents were not killed then, so that means nothing bad happened. Right?"-she asked Hans.

-"Not going to spoil the story. You will have to wait and see."

Anna asked then:

-"So, does that mean we are very young?".Elsa added:

-"I think it makes Anna and me feel... older."- Anna interjected:

-"Talk for yourself, Grannie. I am still feeling young enough to escape the wolves and jump off 2 hundred-foot cliff again!"-Everyone looked at her dumbfounded.

-"Again?"-asked William, with raised eyebrows. Anna just turned red, while Kristoff just face palmed himself. 'Good job Anna-keeping it a secret. Seriously, if there is ever going to be a competition between you and Olaf on "who will keep the secret longer", then Olaf may win.'-he thought.

-"Did I say again? Hehe.-"Anna laughed nervously.-"I think you did not hear me properly I never said it!"

Elsa just glared at her. Eugene asked:

-"So, what did you say instead of "again"?"

-''I, uh, said... um, a game? Yes! "A game"! Hehe."-she smiled anxiously, letting a sigh of relief. However, upon seeing her sister's face, she knew that Elsa did not believe a word of it. Anna decided to assure her:

-"I am sure Kristoff heard "a game"! Right, Kristoff?"-she asked with a sweet voice. Kristoff gulped when everyone started looking at him. As for Anna, she was just sending him daggers, that could kill. The look on her face could be read like that:'If you don't agree with me, doofus, I will send you the real daggers next time.' Well, not that harsh, but you get the meaning.

-"Um."-Kristoff started slowly.-"Yes. Anna said it correct. I heard it very well. She said "egg name". Wait what?"-everyone laughed. Eugene started joking:

-"No, no. You are wrong! I heard it very well- she said " a gain"! Right?"-he laughed. William added:

-"You are joking right? "A gain"? You are wrong- it was " egg aim"!"-he joined Eugene, both laughing. Anna just tried to smile- hopefully Elsa forgot about it. But she did not. The Snow Queen had an excellent memory and was not about to forget it.

-"So, Anna."-Elsa started, after everyone calmed down.-"When you have been with Kristoff, trying to bring me back- did you meet any obstacles?"-she asked carefully. Anna knew something was up, but could not point to it.

-''Well, nooooo..."-she replied slowly, trying to evade her sister's traps.-" We only met Olaf- that is it. And Marshmallow, of course. Who was not exactly friendly! Do you believe it- he was chasing us down, only because I threw a small snowball on him. Then- we had nowhere to go and..."- at this time, Kristoff was sending all warning signals he could muster, but to no avail. Anna was too excited to hold on to her secret.'I change my mind- Olaf will DEFINITELY win the secret contest'-he sighed.

-"... and we jumped off a 2 hundred-foot cliff! Do you believe that? Two hundred! Without rope or anything! Well, actually, we had a rope attached to us, but I cut it off to escape Marshmallow! And then..."-she saw Kristoff face palming himself and shaking his head in disbelief. And then, she understood:

-"Oops. Um, I was just... joking. Hehe. You believed me!"-Anna tried to avoid being killed, but Elsa was having none of it. She turned to Kristoff, who just hung his head in disbelief:

-"So, Kristoff Bjorgman. Do you know anything about 2 hundred-foot cliffs? Or wolves, for that matter?"-she asked him inquiringly. The formal tone did not appeal to him, so he was just about to spill his beans, when Anna cut in:

-"I know wolves! They are... creepy? Um, or... hungry?"-Elsa looked at her with a raised eyebrow. Anna touched the eyebrow to pull it down:-" Don't make yourself look old, Elsa! No need for raised eyebrows!"- The Snow Queen thought it over, and arched another eyebrow. The Princess just sighed:"- And cliffs are... cliffy?"-everyone face palmed themselves, even Elsa. Then she turned back to Kristoff:

-''Do you have anything to say about this, Kristoff?"-the ice harvester just sighed. 'Better to get it over with, rather than embarrass ourselves even further'-he thought.

-"Alright, alright. I admit it- Anna and me did encounter the wolves and, yes,- we did jump off the cliff. However, we stayed alive and that is good, right?''- he asked with a weak smile. Hans just shrugged:

-"The important thing is- you helped Arendelle and Elsa a lot. And I am eternally grateful to both of you for that."-he changed the topic. I don't know about you, but I am beat. Sitting on the floor is not easy, and my legs and back are all aching. So, if you don't mind, I am going to go to the gardens. It is still light outside, so better hurry."-he declared, before getting up.

-"Does that mean that you will grant me three wishes?"- Anna asked him, just before he opened the door. Hans looked back at her, and smiled:''Nope!"

-Ahhh! Come on! At least one wish, maybe?"-Feisty Pants tried again. Hans was having none of it and just shook his head. Anna pouted:

-"What is the point in being eternally grateful, when you don't even want to grant me one wish?"

-"You see, Anna, I would rather grant 3 wishes to Kristoff, than one to you, because of your antics."

-"Really?"-asked Kristoff with glee. He imagined swimming alongside Sven in a pool of carrots. Scratch that. He imagined swimming in his own pool, while Sven had his own. Also, an ice palace like the one that Queen Elsa built would be nice. But the last wish was the one that he wanted more than all- being with Anna. Officially. However, he had to ask Elsa's permission, then sweat for one night, and then being prepared for months, only for one celebration. Well, it was not just "one celebration", but it was still something he did not like- socializing.

He was pulled out of thoughts by Hans:

-"Kristoff! Arendelle to Kristoff! Come in! Over!"-he laughed. Kristoff asked:

-"What did you say?"-

-"I said... no. Not really. Just an expression."-Hans smiled, while Kristoff huffed.

-"By the way- what about my antics? I am a good girl, right? And jumping off the cliffs and escaping the wolves is not exactly bad, is it?"-she asked everyone. However, Elsa's look was terrifying.

-"Okay, I am probably going to shut up now."-Anna admitted. Everyone nodded, breathing sighs of relief.

-"Anyway, I should be going. Meanwhile, you can talk about your adventures, Anna. I am sure everyone would love to hear it."- Hans smiled evilly.

-"Especially me."-Elsa added, her voice sickly sweet. Anna gulped. That was not going to be an easy thing.

-"Okay. So...-"Anna tried to find the exact words.-"Well, I met Kristoff after..."- she was interrupted by Eugene:

-"Wait, wait, stop! What an awful start! You are a bad storyteller, Anna, you know that? The story should start with a dramatic synopsis. Like my story. Listen-"It is the story about how I died...". You see, much more dramatic!"

For that, he got an elbow in the ribs by Rapunzel. Anna shrugged:

-"Not everyone is as good as you, Eugene."-she smiled. Eugene smirked:

-"Touche, Anna."

William interrupted them:

-''It is very nice-throwing compliments at each other, but I would rather hear a ground-breaking story."

Elsa nodded and added:

-"Yes, Anna. Definitely. Good use of words:"ground-breaking"."- Anna had lost the count of her gulps by then. 'Should be the gulp number 37'-she thought.

Meanwhile, Hans, who was standing in the doorway all this time, stated:

-"I think Annaliese would like to hear your story, Anna. It does not happen every day- a princess teaming up with an ice harvester to return her sister, who accidentally trapped all Arendelle in an eternal winter with her powers over ice and snow."-he continued-"That is why, if you don't mind, I am going to invite her to the party. I am going for a walk, anyway."

-"Why don't you want to listen to the story?"-Rapunzel asked. Hans smiled:

-"I just don't want to be in the middle of an all-out war between fire and ice"-everyone looked confused, except Elsa, who just winked. He winked back and thought:'No way I am going to stay here while Elsa kills Anna for her antics! Better stay out of fire... and ice. Or else I may be the one who gets the most damage!'

-"Be right back."-he said, leaving. While, everyone (except Elsa) were trying to process his last words, Hans returned in a flash, with Annaliese. She smiled:

-"Hello, everyone. The baby is sleeping, so I am not occupied right now. And, Hans told me that it is Anna's turn now to tell the story, and said it is going to be "breath-taking". Is that so?"

Elsa nodded:

-"He was right. It is going to be ground-breaking...-"she glared at Anna.-"...and breath-taking as well."- she looked at her again. Anna just whistled nervously. Meanwhile, Annaliese sat down near Elsa, where Hans was sitting before. Elsa grinned at him. It was not a good sign for Hans, who gulped. Hopefully, former Queen of Sperca won't spill any secrets regarding the closets. Or else, Elsa may as well claim two scalps, instead of one-Anna's and his.

-"Annaliese, maybe you would like to sit near Anna?"-he asked.-"It will be better to... hear her. Yes, hear her."-he finished with a sigh. Elsa just smirked:

-"No, no, it is okay, Annaliese, I would like you to sit near me, if you don't mind, of course."-Elsa smiled. The Snow Queen was not bad, but she had a bad mood after a meeting with one of her advisors, so wanted to take it out on someone. However, she loved Anna and Hans too much, to do anything evil to them. Mock them, sure. But more serious-no. Elsa was not even capable of that.

Meanwhile, seeing that Elsa is not going to let the subject go, he sighed and bid them goodbye, so that Anna could finally start her interesting story...

Okay, guys. I wrote it by Sunday, like I promised. I started with only 200 words from the last few days, but somehow finished it. One important thing you should know- I am taking a break. Sort of. It is not because my motivation is low-no. On the contrary, I intend to finish this story one day. It is just that... I want to write my other story-"The Dream Come True". In that story, everything is planned! According to my predictions, that story will end definitely with more than 500 k words, probably more than 750 k, and there is even a small chance that I can write over a million words for it. So, yeah, I really want to come back. One thing guys-please, support me there. I am not saying to review/favourite/follow. No. If you do not even want to read, no problem. Just open it and close again. Views count will help me a lot, whether you read it or not. Thanks. As for those, who like this story, I am sorry. I truly am. It is just that I don't like writing it. Only your faith and interest help me. I will write again. Just depends on when.

As for this chapter, you can see I decided to leave you hanging, instead returning to our characters. I did promise to return to Hans, after all. Hopefully you liked the chapter. I am no writer, so I have specific areas where I am strong and where I am not. Describing things-my weakness, but in dialogues- I am quite strong, since I know where to put few jokes. So, lots of dialogue here. Hopefully, you will like the jokes as well.

Next chapter- I am going to start it on... I do not know. I am going to finish it on... I do not know. It is going to be about... I do not know. Though, I may start writing about Anna and Kristoff's adventures from their point of view. Not sure yet.

Whether this chapter got 2500 words or no, I do not know. I promised to write bigger and bigger chapters, so I hope I got over. If not, gonna come back to add something up. Take care and good luck, I am out.