(A/N): Hello good day. i am glad and thank all who read and enjoy the story. for those who follow and review i send hugs, thank you. i dont really like to write A/N's but i feel i really need to thank you guys. i am sorry for any errors. and delay in updating. Thank you again. And just letting you guys know, kinda long chapter... maybe this is a strange story... but i guess thats how i am. a strange person. thank you though for those who stick around.

The prince quietly settled down, taking off his coat, and looking out to the mirror in front of him.

He had some shrub of beard already showing, so he decided for a shave.

After a shower, and dressing for sleep the prince sat in the bed provided for him, and just stared off into space.

His tongue was aching from earlier, but the prince minded no attention to that. His mind was wrapped around Heidi and Amos. The girl was already taking a step ahead of her father, and if James found out, he was surely sending her away.

He chuckled to himself. She was definitely in love with the flower boy.

Laying back to finally rest an odd feeling consumed him, his nose senses went about and something that he'd not picked up in a while was lingering in the air. The sweet scent of wild berries hung. He didnt know why, but with a smile he dozed off to sleep.

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Fred the guard stared at the coming figure. It had been almost a full month and he couldn't believe his eyes. There from afar he could see a rider and his trusted steed. Jet Rhyus.

He pulled off his helmet showing respect to his head guard and laughed. His old friend was finally back from wherever he'd gone to.

According to the queen, Jet Rhyus had gone off to take his mind off of courting her. At least thats what he'd heard.

"So you're back?"

Jet Rhyus slyly smiled and simply grunted. He jumped off his steed and tied it to the gate doors, turning his attention towards his old friend.

The leader of the guards stood proudly ahead of his peer, his hair was slightly longer, and his eyes much darker.

Fred furrowed his brows together. There was something off about his friend. Something was not right.

"Where did you run off to Rhyus?"

When he didn't get a reply he went on, "after you left me in charge, no one saw you, did you go out on to visit another world?" Fred laughed at his own comment, expecting his old friend to go on and rant about how he was a fool or childish.

Jet simply smiled, and laughed along with him, but Fred could tell there was something sinister going on about him.

"Remember how I told you I'd be King of Arendelle?"

The blond swordsman shook his head, this obsession of his had to stop, or something bad was going to happen.

"Well let's just say that I've finally found a way."

The blond swordsman lifted his right brow, staring at the darkness of his peers eye's.

"Bow to your king Fred." He left inside towards the castle letting his comment hang in the air.

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Hans chuckled lightly at the joke James had shared. And they both stared off into the market place in comfortable silence.

"You know, I really would have liked for Heidi to have liked you, in a romantic way."

Hans closed his eyes with a smile, and shook his head. No one could really love him. One thing was that he was learning and beginning to feel what a real family was, but now he was sure that a romantic relationship wasn't out there for him.

When he'd fallen in love, in real love, not the act he had put up with Anna, his heart had been shattered. He felt nothing for HER anymore, but it helped him realize that romance never went with him.

He'd thought that once his curse had been lifted by ridding of the siren that maybe meeting James and his daughters would solve the whole love mess. But then again, nothing had changed.

The only thing he had been left behind with was without a title, and with an actual family. His destiny had definitely changed.

"She already has her true love. And now that you've accepted it, she seems much happier."

I hear wedding bells."

Hans teased the older man happy he had found a place in this mans family.

He received a death sentence look from James, but he already knew the man was playing.

"You're like the father i never had, Sir... Thank you."

James looked at Hans and smiled, "what did happen to your family by the way lad? You've been working and livin by my side, and yet the only thing i know about ye is yer first name."

Hans stiffened slightly, after a while of being around he knew he'd one day ask.

"Well, I am Berrie Van Buren, at least that was before my family died. Now i just go by the name of Berrie Ummm... At an early age both my parents died. I was fostered for a few months. But I ran away. I lived there in a small part of Arendelle but lived life in solitude."

Since there is no one to seek for me, since I'm alone, I guess it mattered not where I was. And then I traveled here. Something about the Queen of our country being here I guess called me."

Hans stared into the big mans eyes, feeding lies easily. It was still in his nature.

James humphed, "Berrie Van Buren..."

Well, welcome to my family."

Hans smiled, he finally felt home, though he was living a lie, it felt home.

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Elsa almost froze Jet Rhyus in his spot as soon as he'd walked into her room. He had not knocked and not warned at all whilst bursting in to her chamber.

She closely held her hands in front of her chest. Her hair was all over her face, and for once in her life was genuinely scared of someone.

His breath smelled of liquor and his eyes were red like burning coal.

"What are you..."

He pressed his first finger to his lips hushing the queen, only making her more nervous.

He looked around and his eyes widened as if realizing where he was.

"My queen, I have come back, tomorrow I would like a..." He hiccuped before heading out her door, as quickly as he'd come in.

Jet smiled drunkly and nodded his head, he had seen her royal highness in her night wear. She was a delight to the eyes, her skin was so pale and looked so inviting.

Why she had not done anything to him was beyond belief.

Elsa closed the door and froze the lock to make sure no other decided to pay a random visit. She held at her chest, trying to calm her pounding heart.

Suddenly the fear she had turned into boiling rage. How dare that man burst into her bedroom!?

She furrowed her eyebrows and quickly summoned a red dress that glistened as if burning.

She opened her doors and walked out quickly following the drunk mans loud footsteps.

"Guards!"

Quickly two were at her side. "Your highness!"

She pointed a thin finger towards the head of the guards. "Arrest him!"

The two men stared at each other, but quickly did as their queen said.

Elsa had never been so full of rage.

Jet Rhyus slumped to the ground as soon as his mates held him

He was too drunk to fight back.

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"But your highness... He was drunk, he was not himself." Gordon pleaded for his son early in the morning in the Queen's office.

Elsa continued her reading, and signing of papers.

"Your highness... My son is part of the royal guards."

Elsa angrily stood from behind her desk and slammed a hand on the table, freezing her robles desk.

"Because he's part of my men is a bigger reason for him to be imprisoned! He knows better than walking into his superiors bedroom!"

"My Queen, I assure you, he meant no harm." Gordon looked at her with pleading eyes, "he tried nothing with you, did he?"

Upon hearing this Elsa fumed even more, oh now because he hadn't tried to injure her, it meant it was ok for him to run down peoples doors?

She swiftly went around her desk and walked out the door, leaving behind a trail of sharp icicles.

Tears began threatening her eyes. She felt so angry, and to top it all off, that scent she'd come to hate of wild berries lingered in the air.

"Whoa there feisty pants, where are you headed?" Kristoff the boulder stopped an angry Elsa from continuing her way.

When she noticed him, her eyes suddenly softened, now that Kristoff was here, that meant Anna was around, the two were always together.

"Hello Kristoff, I'm sorry..."

He stared at her confused, he had no idea what she was apologizing for, but he nodded anyway.

"Where is Anna if I may?"

A loud rumbling of items falling to the ground made for the entrance of said princess. "Elsa! I heard what happened!"

She ran out to her sister and held at her hands. "Are you ok!? Did he try to do anything funny?????"

Elsa smiled, seeing her sister worry for her made her feel at home. "No, he was drunk, but tried nothing funny with me."

Anna looked relieved suddenly. Her eyes went towards her husbands, and he knew, without hesitation he nodded. "I'm going to see how Sven is doing."

He walked away without another word, leaving the royals together.

Back in the throne room sat Elsa with a much less stressful expression. She was thankful for having her sister at her side. Now though, they were going to announce the punishment for Jet Rhyus.

Gordon nervously picked at his thumb nail, and his right leg couldn't stop moving.

The head of the guards on the other hand, was calmly waiting on his punishment, he kneeled ahead of the throne and looked at the queen dead in the eyes. He knew the Queen, though she had her pride, was going to punish him, and send him to work on the stables for a month, or something like that. She couldn't think of anything that was more cruel.

"We are here, to set the punishment of Jet Rhyus Claude, who disrespectfully entered a woman's chambers unwanted."

Anna stood up, her pigtails flailing, "not just any woman! Non other than the Queen of Arendelle!"

The council looked at the man, and most shook their heads. He had never disrespected the crown, why had he done so now?

Elsa stayed in silence, not truly knowing if Jet Rhyus was looking at her, lost in thought, or completely ignoring his hearing.

The princess stood aside from her sister. "We have decided to degrade him from his status..." Anna looked towards her sister who simply nodded along, "he will be a watchman to the docks."

Jet turned to look from one sister to the other. "What!?"

Kai smiled and nodded his head, he was listening from just outside.

"This is outrageous my queen!" Gordon spat; standing from his spot and walking towards his queen.

"He hasn't tried against the crown! What he did was because he was intoxicated!"

"That gave him no right-" Elsa raised her voice only to be interrupted.

"You have been intoxicated my queen, with all due respect, and sent a giant snowball towards the Southern Isles!"

That could've caused mayhem, or worse! But the heavens favors this country and the kingdom!"

Anna giggled at the memory of her birthday, and her tipsy sister.

Elsa on the other hand, was not amused at all.

Jet didn't say a word, but anger was evidently plastered on his face.

Elsa stood and walked towards the guard, her eyes never leaving his.

Defiance and authority was in her stance, "I've made my decision."

With that she walked out of the room, leaving behind a seething Gordon, and a raging Jet.

The council stood and followed the queen out. None daring to question her.

A fellow guardsman took both Jet and his father by surprise.

"Return your uniform an pick up your new one in Fred's office, before sundown."

The guard left as soon as he'd come.

Leaving behind father and son in silence.

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"Hurry lad!"

Hans ran as fast as his legs could carry him. The rain was wetting their shop and wasn't getting any slower.

The thunder rolled over their heads and lightning struck everywhere around the docks.

He looked back towards the ocean, seeing the waves violently crash against the docks, viciously rocking the boats back and forth.

He remembered the adrenaline from riding as an admiral in a vessel, while there were storms, he shuddered subconsciously.

James bumped into Hans making him come back to reality, loading the carriage... right.

The horses reared as the lightning struck closer, making the earth tremble with vicious force, the smell of wet dirt greeted Hans nose, and he couldn't help but smile.

Jumping atop of the carriage the two men headed towards their home.

"You know, raining season is about to hit. This time of year is when we take a break from farming and dedicate to tending the animals."

James screamed out so the redhead could listen.

Hans laughed at the fact that the man thought that he needed to be louder, than he already was, due to the weather.

"When we get home I'll-"

Suddenly, Hans was thrown off the carriage by a mysterious figure.

James stopped the horses worried, the rain getting harder.

"Lad!?"

Hans stood, fully expecting another fight. But laughed when he saw the tree branch that had pushed him off.

The wind was so vicious that the trees were being flung like ragdolls from one side to the other.

James with his booming laugh made the prince shake his head in amusement.

He really was unlucky number 13.

He chuckled embarrassed, and strode with his clothes covered in mud and boarded once again.

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Elsa looked out the window of her bedroom.

The words of Gordon rang loudly through her head.

It had been true that she'd almost caused mayhem with the Southern Isles. She clearly recalled the letter she'd recieved. They knew she'd sent the ball. She also knew that she'd injured prince Hans.

Intoxicated people did crazy things... But still, that was the only way she could send Jet Rhyus away.

That was the only way he would stop pestering her with his "true love" scam.

She felt guilt. She was doing as king David had. Someone bothered him so he'd sent them away first in line to battle... He knew the man would be killed, and therefore he could wed the mans wife.

She shook her head, she'd not sent Jet to die... She'd only sent him further from the castle.

Sighing she headed towards her office. She wanted to hear the report the scout that Kai had hired had for her.

Matthew bowed before his queen, and Kai lowered his head in her presence.

"Your highness."

Elsa acknowledged the respect and nodded to the men. She sat across the two and smiled.

"I have some suspicion on a man who fits the profile, m'lady."

Elsa closed her eyes and folded her fingers together.

"He has every aspect of the prince except for the sideburns. He walks regal, speaks educated."

Kai stiffened he himself had a tiny bit of doubt had the prince actually drowned, and looked deformed because of the accident.

"This man is going by the name of Berrie, I have yet to hear his last name and uncover some of his story. He is with a well known merchant from the docks. James Hughman, I'm sure you have heard of him. He's a very rich man."

Elsa nodded and stayed silent, "this man has no sons?"

"Twelve daughters, m'lady, no sons to carry on his last name."

She nodded, lost in thought. "Investigate him."

Matthew nodded and walked away bowing to her royal highness. He slowly closed the door behind him and without anymore left.

After a moment of silence Elsa turned to Kai, "if this is Hans, what am I supposed to do? What will i do with him?"

Kai looked to the ground, "I suppose, answer all your questions my Queen."

Deep down though he wanted to believe that the young man was just like him. Lost in the darkness, and when he'd been freed, that he could have a family... For some reason, he knew that family was with his queen. He saved her, they were linked.

She decided it. She was going to go in the morning to the market. She was going to see if the prince really was alive.

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Jet punched the wall closest to him. His knuckles bleeding from the surprised impact.

He had just turned in his uniform to Fred. Who had replaced his leadership.

"I have to find a quick way to give Elsa that potion."

He mumbled to himself, he needed to devise a plan, something that would get the queen away from the castle... Perhaps an invitation, something. He was the first man who she needed to see after she drank.

He had to plan it.

Suddenly an idea hit him. Fred had just been promoted as head guard.

He quickly walked towards the mans office, a wicked smile on his face.

He entered and sat in front of his friend.

"Jet Rhyus?"

Said man smiled even deeper.

"Fred, i need a favor from you."

The blond swordsman stared at his crazed mate and rose a brow, "listen Jet as much as-"

"No, no, no. Look its something small. I want to make it up to the queen... You see I've been behaving terribly lately, and she deserves to be treated differently."

The swordsman wrinkled his face, "what are you on about Rhyus?"

The dark haired man lifted the bottle of fine wine, "ask her to meet with you, Fred."

The head of the guards shook his head, "and you will be there instead of me?"

Jet laughed, "exactly!"

"You've gone mad!"

His gaze was held onto the blonds, "Let this be the last time i do a favor for you Rhyus. I'm only doing this so you can appologize to the Queen."

Jet Rhyus Claude stood from his spot, holding the bottle to his right, "perfect."

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Hans held on to his head. Never in his life had he been so afraid of riding.

Heidi held on tightly to the reigns of the horses, her fathers carriage bounced around as she guided them towards town.

James had unluckily woken up with the flu from the rain the day before, and had asked him if he could take care of the merchandise and shop that day. With the condition of taking Heidi along, and letting her lead the horses. Though he had suspicion that she had just made that last part up, seeing as she had given him her fathers message.

"Ha! We're almost there! I told you i knew a shortcut!" Heidi looked on determined, biting her lower lip as they flew in the air due to a rock.

Had Hans not tied the merchandise, it would've flown right off.

The impact came abruptly making the princes neck crack loudly. This woman was trying to kill him!

They made a sharp turn and his head once again almost flew off. She was crazier than Princess Anna herself.

She came to a steaming halt, the prince jumping right off.

Heidi giggled at his behavior, he was rolling his head, holding it. Oh Berrie, though she was in love with Amos, she could not deny that he was attractive. He had defined features, almost heavenly, his jaw was perfect, and not to mention his hair, always brushed to sit just right on his head. His eyes were emerald green, and his lips were very nice too.

"Are you going to just stare at me, or are you going to help me?"

She rolled her eyes and jumped off the carriage, quickly helping him with what she could unload.

After an hour of setting up, the pair sat, each on a stool.

The day was calm, promising no rain, and people buzzing about. Though it was early women and children alike were all over the place.

He had a good feeling, maybe something good was going to happen.

He stretched his hand out and reached for a green apple, he quickly rinsed it and made to eat.

Quickly customers came took what they needed for the day payed and left.

A man with blond hair, dressed in wealthy clothes greeted the pair. There was a smile on his face, but it didn't reach his eyes.

Heidi being how she was, quickly tended to the man.

"Hello good sir," she smiled "everything is freshly picked, take what you like."

The man simply took an apple, and stayed there, looking at the girl but eyeing Hans.

"Is it true you're the one who put Jim in his place?"

So it was that eh?

Hans crossed his arms. "Yes,"

The fellow man nodded, "m'names Matthew De Valor, and mean no trouble, I was simply informed by the rumors of townspeople."

Hans grunted defensively.

"The blond smiled, and bit his apple, paying and walking away."

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"I really don't know how to thank you m'lady, its such an honor..."

Fred blushed as Elsa kindly smiled towards him. "You deserved it Fred, you've been loyal to the crown, and there is no other man better fit than you. After so much time... Thank you, for your loyalty."

The head guardsman blushed even more, his face as red as a beet. "Would you be so kind as to accept a friendly gift?"

To this the queen stopped in her tracks. "Fred, you don't-"

"But i want to." His heart began pounding so fast, she had just said he had been loyal to her, that he'd deserved to lead. Oh Jet Rhyus, the things i do just so you can appologize. I will be degraded myself.

She smiled and nodded, "fine, I'll accept."

Fred took out an invitation he had written the night before. "If you would be so kind as to accompany me out to a small picnic. That's all i have to offer."

She looked at the paper in her hand now, and smiled, he had even drawn out the picnic, and a little map of where. It was in the forest just after the docks, just before entering the rough parts.

"I accept, Fred. I will be free the day after tomorrow. Thank you"

"No, no, no, thank you, m'lady." He bowed to his superior and quickly left her side, a smile on his face.