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Elsa sat at her window staring into the city. It was her favorite thing to do whenever she needed to think about something. She had a lot of thinking to do, for her wedding of course. Who to invite, the theme, everything needed to be done perfectly; at least as perfect as it could be done.
Elsa sighed. That was one of the problems that she was going to have with the wedding. Her invitations. Or rather, a certain pair of people that both her and her fiancé were going to have problems with.
Each others parents.
Kai and Gerda in no way hated Joseph; they thought that he was a wonderful person, and was a great friend. The problem that they had with him was not his personality, it was that they thought that his relationship with Elsa had happened entirely to fast. They had gotten into a relationship after only knowing each other for a few days. Elsa had taken him to the wedding without informing Kai and Gerda that she was even dating, and had gotten intimate with him not long after (not that they knew that)
Elsa had always been a sheltered person and had very little experience with people in general. She rarely ever was as outgoing as Anna and had only been in a few relationships before, but none of them had lasted long and went nowhere. And this had been in high school.
Kai and Gerda only wanted her to be safe and Elsa knew that they would never be to sure of that because of Elsa's reclusive nature. Anna was naïve and that had been the reason Elsa had been so upset when Anna had shown up engaged to Hans. With Elsa, it was because she lacked the experience with men that Anna had received. They did not want her to be taken advantage of.
It would be very hard to convince them of blessing, let alone accepting the marriage when they had to tell them about it. Either way, Elsa was going to get married, no matter what anyone said or thought.
Elsa sighed remembering the argument that had gotten her in some trouble the last time she had spoken to Gerda about her relationship.
Elsa walked to the home that she had grown up in. it was several days after the wedding and Kai and Gerda had called her asking to see her that morning. The drive had been a fairly long one, but Gera ad insisted on seeing Elsa in person. It wasn't like Elsa had much of anything else to do. Joseph had to work and she didn't start until tomorrow any way. Gerda said that they needed to talk, so thats what Elsa was going to do.
Elsa sighed. She had grown up in this house, but had moved into the city nearby after graduating. Kai and Gerda still lived here though, and they took care of the house. Neither Anna nor Elsa had any real desire to return to their former home, mainly because they felt it still belonged to their parents. It was just to painful to stay there.
Elsa unlocked the door and walked in. to her surprise, Kai and gerda were right there in the foyer waiting for her. Kai had his face in his hands, while Gerda was standing there, looking upset over something.
No doubt the impending conversation.
Elsa crossed her arms, giving her former guardian a frown. She knew that whatever Gerda had to say was not going to end very well.
"Elsa…." Gerda said, her voice strained with worry. Elsa waved her hand "Gerda please. What is it you want to say?" Elsa snapped.
Gerda fidgeted "we are just worried sweetheart. This man…. Joseph… why haven't we met him before… you never spoke of him before the wedding, and then you invite him!" Gerda's voice increased to a small yell as she finished her sentence.
Elsa bit her lip. It was true she should have told Gerda, but it honestly never crossed her mind to. "Gerda, we were just friends, I didn't think I needed to tell you anything."
"were?" Gerda inquired.
Elsa gasped, her cheeks growing warm as she realized her mistake.
Kai let his hand fall and he was now staring at Elsa with shock "Elsa, how long have you been in a relationship with him?"
Elsa gritted her teeth, groaning in frustration. "since after the wedding…"
Gerda gasped her hands going to her mouth. "Elsa… what have you done?"
"why is it my love life is so important to you right now? I've known him for two months! And in those two months we've learned more about each other. We've told each other things that have never been said to anyone else! I love him!"
Elsa finished her tirade, breathing heavily "if you don't want to accept him, fine! But don't ask me to break up with him now, because I won't. " Elsa then turned away and walked out the door.
Elsa grimaced slightly at the memory. Following that day she had very little contact with her guardians. She knew that they were only looking out for her, but that was no reason to just ignore the fact she was in a relationship. The reason they approved of Kristoff was because Anna had introduced him as a friend long before they had ever started dating. It gave them time to get to know him. With Joseph he was going to be family, but far to quickly for their liking.
They might take a while to warm up to him now, but they had no choice. Kai and Gerda might take a while to warm up to her fiancé, but they certainly weren't hateful individuals; they had never been antagonistic towards anyone, just because they wanted to.
Elsa giggled slightly. Kristoff had nearly been put through torture when Kai and Gerda had met him. They had profiled him so easily when Anna first brought him home. It had been quite the hilarious affair. No doubt it was going to be they same for the long road to the wedding.
If Kai and Gerda, never accepted him, then Elsa was content knowing that the rest of her family accepted her decisions. It was her choice not theirs.
Kai and Gerda had been somewhat tough on the two girls growing up; it was hard for them. They never had any children of their own, so when it came time to raise the girls themselves, they did the best that they could. It was all they could do for Anna and Elsa at that point in time.
Elsa did have to wonder, what would have happened if her parents were still alive? Would her parents approve of her choices? Adgar and Idun were known for their kindness, and while they were fairly strict when it was needed, they had trusted that their daughters would make the right choices when it came down to it (but since Elsa and Anna were only kids when they were killed in the car crash, they didn't get to worry about that.)
If anything Elsa was glad that Anna at least approved, and everyone seemed to get along well. Also, just the fact he was friends with her cousin made her feel a whole lot better as well.
And what of Joseph's parents? Like Elsa he had very little contact with them, but unlike Elsa, it wasn't because there was a level of distrust or anger between them (though he was angry at their nomadic ways). They were just constantly traveling, so Joseph had very little reason to call them or anything, because they could be anywhere far from an area were they could be called.
As such, if Joseph had ever spoken to them about Elsa, the question was, would they approve?
Elsa was not one to beg for acceptance, she just did her best to show her worth. She might never get that chance of course, but that was hardly a problem, considering that she might never have to prove herself to Joseph's parents.
It was kind of sad though that neither pair of parents could be in the lives of their children or the rest of the family for that matter. Joseph and his parents rarely ever spoke and it would be saddening if they could not be involved.
Elsa sighed. If that was going to end up being the price, then they would just have to go with it.
Elsa shivered slightly. Kai and Gerda were her guardians. She loved them. She couldn't imagine a life where her guardians could no longer have a part to play in it. but she might just end up having no choice in the matter.
Elsa wanted to have a wonderful life with her family, not matter what. She just wanted to be happy.
Despite having a good lack of experience, Elsa could always turn to Anna or Rapunzel for help when needed, or better yet, Rapunzel's parents, if they no doubt needed help raising children. Anna at least worked in a daycare center.
That honestly would not be her first choice in the matter. She wanted to be the best mother she possibly could when the time came.
Elsa knew that Joseph wanted children as well, but it would be difficult to conceal a wedding and a pregnancy at the same time. They were already on edge whether or not the media would release news of the wedding.
Elsa was honestly in no rush for children. Sure she was in her late twenties, but she was content with waiting until after the wedding to try conceiving a child
Speaking of Joseph, what would his own parents think? Considering that they had a distant relationship (though not strained like Elsa's own relationship with her guardians.) she had to wonder would he tell them about the wedding? Elsa couldn't really be too sure on the matter.
It wasn't that Elsa didn't want to get to know Joseph's parents, she was just simply concerned about being apart of his family and whether or not she would end up being accepted by them. Joseph never had a chance to introduce any other girl to them, at least in the sense of romantics, because they were never in the same country. To find out that your child getting married to the first girl that he brought home to meet you is a pretty big thing.
Elsa was not one to be extremely confident in herself. There had been plenty of times in her life where she had doubts and this was of no exception. Joseph was her first major relationship and there had been plenty of times when she wondered if she would fail at it.
There had been one point oddly enough, where she had though Joseph and Rapunzel had been in a relationship and wondered if her presence in Joseph's life was hurting Rapunzel in some manner. But because Rapunzel was married long before Elsa met Joseph, there wasn't much to worry about.
At one point, Elsa had even asked Rapunzel if the two had been in a relationship. Needless to say, it turned out to be one of the most awkward conversations ever.
Elsa was with Rapunzel. The two had decided to go shopping for some last minute shopping for accessories before the wedding (which was a few weeks away). Everything was prepared, for the most part (Anna couldn't stop going on about the wedding either.)
Elsa was happy for her sister, she really was, but there was something else on her mind, and it had to do with a certain man she had been seeing lately.
She found herself very attracted to Joseph these days; after spending so much time with him, she just couldn't help it. Yet she found herself wondering about her younger cousin as well.
Rapunzel had told Elsa that she and Joseph had met during their early teens and had spent all of high school together before going their separate ways for college. That meant several years of getting to know each other. Was it possible…
Elsa turned to Rapunzel, who was looking at a necklace that looked more like it had been a tiara in its past life. It had several large jewels that hung around the neck.
Elsa fidgeted nervously. It really wouldn't be the best thing to ask, but she needed to know.
"Rapunzel?" she asked softly. Rapunzel turned to her older cousin, her green eyes wide with happiness "yes Elsa" she asked.
Elsa looked down at her feet, her face going red. Why was she doing this? "can I ask you about Joseph…" she muttered barely audible
Rapunzel looked at Elsa oddly "what was that?"
Elsa sighed, she looked at her cousin and asked "Can I ask you about Joseph?"
Rapunzel stared at her cousin. This certainly was an odd question. "what do you want to know?" she asked
Elsa grimaced slightly, before blurting out "were you and Joseph…. Ever… you know… together?" she asked hesitantly
Rapunzel's eyes widened and she went red… before she suddenly bursting out laughing so hard that she doubled over wheezing.
Elsa certainly wasn't expecting that reaction from her younger cousin. She just stood there waiting for Rapunzel to regain her composure.
Rapunzel stood up again, still laughing. She wiped her eyes. "Elsa…" she chuckled "why are you asking me that?"
Elsa shook her head "nothing forget I asked…"
Rapunzel frowned "Elsa… Joseph… he was a very sheltered boy when I met him, at least when it came to girls… he had crushes on many of them, he told me so. But he never asked because he was scared."
Elsa stared her younger cousin "you mean… he was alone throughout all that time?"
Rapunzel nodded "yes. I mean… I did have a tiny crush on him when we first met and all…" she stopped noticed Elsa's look of shock "ok yes I liked him, and I think he liked me too." Elsa gasped
Rapunzel shook her head "Elsa… Think about it. I was his first real friend. Is it odd that we may have developed feelings for one another?"
Elsa clenched her fists unnerved by her cousins words. Joseph had had feelings for Rapunzel? Granted it was a decade ago and understandably it had past, at least for Rapunzel. But did Joseph move on? Was it possible that he was with her because of Rapunzel? He never brought her up, so maybe it didn't matter
Rapunzel placed a hand on Elsa's shoulder "Elsa… I've seen the way he looks at you… he stares at you like your to only woman it the room. That's never happened to him before"
Elsa looked in Rapunzel's eyes. Joseph really did love her.
Elsa smiled. That hadn't been her most comfortable moment, particularly with Rapunzel. Sure it was a decade ago and obviously, she wasn't the first person to get with Joseph, but clearly she was his first great love.
Joseph had treated her like a queen in every sense of the word, and he never stopped spoiling her whenever he got the chance to (much to her annoyance and pleasure).
Elsa wasn't really a clingy or materialistic lover, so some of the things Joseph did for her were really unnecessary sometimes, but it couldn't be helped. She loved him for who he was and knew he felt the same for her.
She had a feeling he would do it for the rest of her life and during the lives of their children if he could (though Elsa wanted to make sure she didn't spend her time spoiling her children at every turn, one hyperactive child would be enough, a spoiled one would be far to much for her to handle.)
Elsa smiled. She was happy and that was all that she could ask for. When the time came she would be married and eventually have children. Whether or not Kai and Gerda accepted her life was indeed the question, but Elsa was content with her own life so why should she complain?
Anna and Kristoff would always be beside her and that was more than she deserved as it was. They had always been there for her when she needed them to be and she couldn't thank them enough.
She loved Kai and Gerda she really did, but it would be impossible to deal with their constant resistance if they weren't going to be accepting of her fiancé.
It would work out how it worked out. For Elsa, she just wanted to make sure everything would go smoothly for her wedding. That was the most important thing for her right now. If Kai and Gerda were to attend and be supportive of her decision then she would be all to happy to oblige to that. If they weren't then so be it.
She wanted them to help her. Like they always had.
Elsa frowned. That was going to be the one thing that worried her the most. It would be so rude of them not to attend her wedding when they had attended Anna's. Joseph's parents would probably not attend, so wouldn't it be great if Kai and Gerda could?
Elsa glanced out into the horizon. The sun was starting to set. She glanced down at her engagement ring. Had it really been a full day since she had gotten engaged? It had gone by so fast that she just couldn't believe it.
It had been one of the greatest days of her life, and she wouldn't, couldn't forget it.
Elsa smiled. It would be so worth it in the end.
Elsa turned away from the window and went to the kitchen. Going to a drawer she pulled out several cards. They were some invitations that she needed to write so she might as well do that. She still needed to plan the wedding, so she decided it would be best to start now.