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Chapter 11
I was standing on the balcony of my ice castle watching Marshmallow and S'mores play together. I had brought Jack here to show him what I made as a kid but I don't know what I'm doing now. I knew that after dealing with Conrad that a punishment was due him but I didn't know what to give him.
"Elsa, you ok?" Jack asked sitting on the balcony rail next to me.
"Jack, I don't know what to do," I said looking at him. "All my life I've been told what to do and how to do it. Now I'm afraid of what I will become."
Jack smiled and placed a hand on my cheek. "You are going to be a great queen someday. Same goes for Rapunzel and Merida. You are the one who made me forget about my grief with my sister. You have a way to make people feel at ease."
I smiled. "Thanks Jack."
"Welcome, Elsie," he said smiling. "Come on. We need to get back to the castle and deal with Pitch once and for all."
I nodded and turned to leave. I felt Jack's hand tug mine and I turned to him just as his lips came crashing down on mine in a soft kiss. I was stunned beyond words or actions. I slowly wound my hands up and latched them into his hair as I kissed him back. We broke the kiss and pulled back so that we could breath. Both of us were smiling and I saw mischief in Jack's eyes.
"What are you thinking?" I asked linking my hand with his.
"I'll tell you later," Jack said. "Ready?"
I nodded.
"Wind, to the castle," Jack said.
We floated into the courtyard and were surrounded by people. We laughed and talked until a gong was heard throughout the yard.
"Dinner's ready," Mary said at the door.
We all filed into the dining room and smiled. The meal was filled with laughter and smiles. I sat at the head of the table with Anna to my right and Jack to my left. Kristoff sat next to Anna. The others found seats next to those they love. The heads of state came to pay their regards and ate with us.
"Princess Elsa," one said. "What are you going to do with the men in the dungeon?"
I sighed and looked at the man. "For now, nothing. I will make my decision by noon tomorrow."
The heads of state were satisfied with that answer. "We shall bid you and your friends a good night."
I nodded my head and smiled at Jack as he took my hand. I turned to Mary.
"Mary, please show our guests to their rooms," I said in Norwegian. "Make sure that Jack and Kristoff are close to Anna's and my rooms."
Mary nodded. "If you will all follow me, I will show you to your rooms."
The room became quiet as it was just Anna and myself.
"Anna, do you like Kristoff?" I asked.
Anna looked at me. "I love him. He's wonderful. Sven is an amazing reindeer. Elsie, he makes me happy in ways that I thought were never possible."
I smiled. "His room will be next to yours."
Anna giggled. "That's what you asked Mary to do didn't you?"
I grinned mischievously. "Maybe."
Anna smiled and laughed. "Jack's must be next to yours then."
I nodded. "He makes me so happy and he helps me control my ice."
Anna shook her head. "And you sound like a love struck teenager, Elsie."
I smacked Anna's arm and grinned at her. "Yeah well, I do need to start looking for husband material before I ascend the throne next June."
Anna was thoughtful for a moment. The silence was good because we both needed to gather our thoughts and dreams. I was worried that I would never be able to ascend the throne. Anna was thinking of asking Kristoff to the dance at school in a few weeks. Not knowing was harder than knowing. I sighed, stood and silently walked out the window. I walked into the ball room and looked around. So many memories about the room flooded into my brain. I turned to the right and noticed that there was a cd player with all sorts of cds next to it. I looked at the cd's and chose a Josh Groban one. I turned on the player and then selected the song I wanted. The music for So She Dances played over the speakers.
I slowly danced around the room as I noticed the sun was setting. I continued dancing the way Mama and Daddy taught me. I had my eyes closed so I didn't notice that everyone was standing at the doorway to the room watching me dance. Jack slowly walked toward me and started dancing with me. My eyes shot open and I looked at him. We danced together as the others stood and watched. I blushed a little but we continued dancing. The song ended and so did our dance. The others clapped as the next song began. Jack and I walked to where the others were gathered.
"Elsa, where did you learn to dance like that?" Hiccup asked.
"Mom and Dad taught me and Anna," I said still blushing.
Everyone turned to Anna. "You can dance too?!"
Anna sheepishly nodded. "Yeah."
"Show us."
Anna looked at me and spoke in Norwegian. "El, can you find that song for me."
I smiled as I walked back to the cd's to look for Anna's song. I turned to Anna after a bit. "Anna it's not here."
Anna walked over to me. "Mama always had it here."
We both searched the cd's only to realize that it was on the mixed one that was in my hand. I put it on and played Cher and Peter Cetera's After All. The music started and Anna started dancing. Everyone noticed that her movies mirrored my own. Soon she pulled me into the dance. Our friends watched our dance before Kristoff and Jack came to dance with us. The song continued and it was wonderful to dance with two men who knew how to dance. As the song ended, Jack gave Kristoff a grin which was returned. They spun us around and then out us into a dip so that our hair touched the floor. The song ended as the boys pulled us into a standing position.
"Jackson Overland," Hiccup said. "Who taught you to dance?"
Jack grinned. "Why Hiccup that would be your mother. Remember that one time I was over and she….."
Jack stopped talking as a cat clung to his face. Everyone laughed.
"So I guess now would be a good time to tell you that Punzie and Mer can dance as well," I said looking at my friend and cousin.
"Elsie, you promised not to tell," Rapunzel whined.
"Did I," I said with mock shock. "I don't remember that."
Everyone laughed as Rapunzel chased me around the room. Anna leaned against Kristoff with a yawn.
