Ch. 03
King Jack was in the stables at the castle in Arendelle with his son Hendrik and Anna and Kristoff.
"Jack, what are you going to do?", Anna asked a bit worried.
Jack saddled his horse up. He didn't look at them. "I'm going to find her."
"But..."
"The man that took her asked me to meet him there at the bottom of that mountain. I don't know what he wants, but I also don't care. I just want her back."
"Dad, I'm going with you!" Hendrik exclaimed loudly.
Jack jumped onto his horse. He shook his head. "That's not necessary. I'll be back in a bit."
He had a dark look in his eyes which frightened the other a little. Anna wanted to stop him, but Jack quickly rode out of the stables to the mountain.
Anna and Kristoff were both shaking their heads. What were they going to do now?
But Hendrik suddenly held his small hands up. "I'm going after dad!"
Anna raised her eyebrows. "How..."
Suddenly a beam full of snow shot out of his hands. The snow whirled around, but out of the glistering particles of snow a figure rose. It slowly took it's form as two ears appeared, four legs and it made a low whining sound.
Hendrik stopped and his hands fell down to his side.
There was a horse, made out of ice and snow, standing in front of them. It was completely white with blank eyes.
"Wow..." Kristoff muttered.
Hendrik climbed onto its back. He put his hands on the neck of the horse and the beast turned around.
"Hendrik, wai-"
Before Anna could stop him, the young boy galloped away. Anna groaned and rubbed her head. Kristoff patted her back.
"Anna, are you alright?" Kristoff stopped patting her when she looked up at him.
"Yeah...just...that boy is turning into his father. Like father, like son..."
"What do we do now?"
"We wait." Anna marched out of the stables and Kristoff followed suit. "But if they don't return today, then I'll send some guards after them."
"Maybe you should volunteer for the position of queen while they're gone."
"Kristopher!" Anna stopped and gave him a small slap.
Kristoff laughed. "Anna, calm down, I was just joking!"
Meanwhile Elsa was still in the small cabin. She stared in shock at the two people in front of her.
Did she just hear them correctly? Did these two strangers just tell her that they were in fact...her parents?!
Elsa pulled her hands back from the man who claimed to be her father and she nervously shifted in her seat.
If they even were her parents, then why did they not show up until this very moment? And why did they suddenly decide to show up? Were they going to take her back to the witches village? Wasn't this a kidnapping?
Her mind was filled with questions. The woman giggled again at her confused expression.
"Honey, there is no need to be afraid...we won't hurt you..."
Wait, they wouldn't hurt her? Nothing proved that so far...of course...prove!
Elsa bit on her lip.
That's right! They didn't have any prove!
"You don't have any proof!" Elsa exclaimed.
"What?" The woman asked confused. The man raised his eyebrows at her.
"You don't have any proof that you two are my parents! You are probably a few lost minds who believe themselves to be my parents!"
They both were quiet for a few seconds. Elsa thought that she caught them off-guard until the woman spoke up again.
"We are your parents, Elsa. And we truly care about you, unlike that vermin husband of yours."
Elsa narrowed her eyes. "W-what?! Jack is not..."
"We care about you...and the reason why we could not visit you sooner is because we could never find you."
"That's a lie!" Elsa shot up of her seat. She glared at the two. "I was the ice witch on that mountain!"
"I know, but it's more complicated than that..."
"You just told me that you could never find me! How?! Even if you are my parents, I would have been expecting more care from my own parents!"
"Elsa..." The man spoke up. "Please, calm down..."
Ice spikes came out of the walls from the cabin. But Elsa paid no attention to her powers or emotional state.
"Stop lying! You are not my parents! My only parent is Nick, who cared for me ever since my 'parents' left me in the snow to die like I was cursed!"
"Elsa..."
"And after that I had to find my own path at such a young age! Do you people even know what I went through?! What me and my 'vermin' husband and my family all went through?!"
Snow whirled around in the room. Elsa turned around and stormed out of the cabin. The two immediately ran after her.
"Elsa, stay!" The woman grabbed her arm, but Elsa pushed her back. The woman fell on her back.
"Don't touch me! I'm going back to my home!" She scowled at the woman.
She turned back around to walk further, but all of a sudden several ice spike came out of the ground. They formed around her, trapping the queen.
"W-what..." Elsa tried to squirm free, but it was no use. She turned her head to see the man lowering his arm.
"That was very disrespectful towards your mother." The man said in a low and angry voice. He walked up to her and placed one hand against one of the ice spikes. Elsa glared back at him. "Now, even while we just claimed to be your parents, and we are...we have not told you our names yet."
Elsa groaned. "No need..."
"Now..." The man pointed to his wife who stood up and wiped some mud from her dress. "That is Regina, your mother."
Regina smiled at her and made a small bow. "It's truly a pleasure to meet you."
Elsa grimaced at her words. She tried to struggle free again, but it didn't work.
"And I..my name is William. Our last name is Holt."
The man moved closer to Elsa and smiled. Elsa glared at him again. The man seemed nice, but he was probably trying to brainwash her or something...
"Don't try to break free. You will only hurt yourself."
Elsa chuckled. "I don't care that much about myself, mister William. And I know that Jack will be coming after you two. Even if you hide me from the world or hurt me...I can't lose hope for that."
"Elsa, that man is nothing more than a..."
"HEY!"
William took a step back and Regina turned around. They saw Jack just jumping from his horse. He pulled his sword from his holster and glared at them.
"Let her go."
He walked towards them, but suddenly they all heard another yell and Jack stopped in his tracks. He turned around and saw Hendrik on some sort of ice horse.
"Mom!" Hendrik jumped from his horse and ran towards Elsa. He put his hands onto the ice. "Don't worry, I'll save you!"
"Hendrik...Jack..." Elsa smiled a little at the sight of her heroes.
"We are here, don't worry, Elsa..." Jack walked towards her. "Hendrik and I will get you out of here."
Hendrik closed his eyes and concentrated all of his power on melting the ice, while Jack slammed with his sword against the ice spike.
Elsa shrieked and closed her eyes. She was hoping that they would break through, but at the same time the sword was making a lot of noise, which frightened her a little...She opened her eyes again and glanced at the other two people. Regina was holding her hand to her chest and breathing heavily. William was slowly raising his hand with a pained expression on his face.
The ice spikes all suddenly broke apart. Elsa shrieked and she tumbled into Jack's arms who pulled her close to his chest.
Jack gave her a small kiss on her forehead. "I got you, don't worry, sweetheart..."
Elsa wrapped her arms around him and relaxed. Jack smiled at this before he looked back at the other couple.
"You two...why did you kidnap my wife?!"
Jack's voice sounded furious. William and Regina both looked a bit ashamed. William scratched his head and sighed.
"We thought that she was imprisoned by you."
Hendrik chuckled a little. "Mom? Imprisoned? Yeah, as if...you people are the ones who imprisoned her!"
"We did not imprison our own daughter!" William yelled. He put his hand forward. "Now, give her back!"
Jack chuckled. "Do you really think I will just hand her over to the likes of you?"
"You...!"
William shot an ice beam towards Jack. But an ice wall suddenly shot out of the ground, blocking his attack.
Elsa was standing in front of them with an angry look on her face. She glared with them with a lot of anger in her eyes and hissed through her teeth: "Who do you people think you are?"
The woman stepped forward. "Like I said, we are..."
"I don't care who you are. If you two ever attack my family again...then I will kill you."
William and Regina both swallowed nervously. Elsa folded her arms.
"Now...you have two choices. Either you go with us and we discuss this in the castle calmly or I will call a few guards to arrest you two."
William took a step forward. "Elsa...those guards won't stand a change against us."
Elsa's lips slowly formed into a smile and she giggle lightly.
"So? When you're in battle there are bound to be a few small sacrifices..."
"What...?"
"Elsa!" Jack gave her a small slap on her head. "Stop acting like that, it's annoying!"
Elsa pouted and rubbed her head. "But, Ja-hack..."
"No buts. Those two will have to go with us, there is no second option."
William and Regina both looked at the king and queen for a few seconds before they gave in.
"Fine." William said. "But you will listen to our story this time."
"Fine." Elsa clenched her fist.
Regina clapped into her hands. She tilted her head and smiled a bit mischievous.
"Then, let's go! We have a lot to discuss!"
Half an hour later they were sitting at home in their living room.
Her parents were on the couch and Elsa was sitting on a chair in front of them with Nanna in her arms. The girl was leaning against her and playing with a rubix-cube. Jack was standing behind her with a glare on William. Hendrik was on the other side of the room, playing a bit with his ice powers. Gerda just poured some tea and just left when Elsa spoke up.
"Now..." Elsa coughed. "Tell me the truth."
William smiled at her. "Alright."
"And I mean everything. No more, lies, no more deceit..."
"I understand..." Regina whispered.
William sighed and rummaged through his hair with his hand. "It al started when my wife was pregnant with you. At those we couldn't be happier. We were both very excited and thrilled. But..."
William stopped talking. Regina patted him on his back and said: "Then...a few days after you were born, there were these guards. They came to the village and tried to kill every witch that was there."
"Why?" Elsa asked.
"Because.." Regina scraped her throat. "There was a fear for us witches. So, when they knocked on our door we left through the window and run to the mountain. We thought we escaped. But then...two other guards found us. We ran and ran through the snowy landscape. Eventually we both became tired. First they grabbed your father and then they grabbed me. While they grabbed me, I accidentally let you fall into the snow. I wanted to grab you again, but the guards pulled me up. I yelled at them, but because you didn't cry or made any move, they thought that you died. And so did we."
"Then..." Elsa felt tears well up in her eyes. "Why...why didn't you come sooner? I caused an entire winter!"
"We thought that it was someone else.", William spoke again. "There are more witches with some ice magic, it could have been anyone. But when we heard all the stories, we somehow knew that it was you. Even when we tried to deny it...eventually, after some years, I decided to see for myself."
"Then...you two really are my parents..." Elsa didn't know if she should laugh or cry. So she put on a half-smile with tears slowly rolling down her cheeks.
"Sorry..." Regina put her hands in front of her eyes and started to cry. "I'm so sorry for everything..."
"No.." Elsa gave Nanna to Jack and walked up to her mother. She kneeled beside her and grabbed her hands, immediately feeling a cold spark between their fingers. "Don't be...it's...just...it happened, but I...I..."
Elsa bit on her lip. She didn't knew what to say.
Her father cracked a small smile too. He fell on his knees beside her and wrapped his arms around her.
"We are both so sorry..." William whispered. "If we never...if we never let you go that day...then everything would have been different."
Jack stared at them while they were hugging. He felt a pain in his heart.
He never knew that his father had such a grudge against the witches...and that he caused Elsa to lose her parents when she was so young...he held Nanna a bit tighter in his arms. If he only knew...
The door suddenly barged open.
Everyone looked up to see Nick in the doorway. The man was panting and holding a small bag in his hands.
"Nick!" Hendrik ran up to him and grabbed his hand.
"Ah, little Hendrik!" Nick laughed and pulled the little up in the air. "How much you have grown!"
Hendrik laughed loudly. Jack smiled and relaxed at the sight. He put Nanna on the ground who also ran up to Nick.
"Grandpa Nick, me too!"
"Alrighty!" Nicholas put Hendrik down and pulled Nanna up in the air. The little girl laughed in excitement.
"Nick!" Elsa stood up with a smile. "What are you doing here?"
"I was just in the neighborhood and thought to drop by! And I bought some toys for the kids..."
He stopped smiling when he noticed Elsa parents. William and Regina both stood up and looked curiously at Nicholas North.
"Who are you two?" Nick asked a bit bluntly while he put Nanna down.
"Oh, right, my name is William." William made a small bow.
Regina also made a small bow. "And my name is Regina...we are...Elsa's biological parents."
Nick suddenly frowned. His eyes flared up at them and he looked like a wolf, ready to attack.
"Oh, really?!" He spat towards them.
"F-father!" Elsa quickly walked up to him. She grabbed the bag from his hand and handed it to Hendrik. She had to take him away from her parents or he might hurt them. She quickly said to Hendrik and Nanna to look in the bag, before turning back to Nick.
"Father?" William raised his eyebrows.
"N-now, how about we go and talk somewhere private?" Elsa asked almost pleading.
Nick groaned, but nodded in agreement.
Elsa sighed and glanced back at the others. "Jack, please, look after the kids and William and Regina, you two drink some tea...I need to have a proper talk with Nick. I'll be right back."
"Elsa, hold on..."
But before Jack could speak any further Elsa grabbed Nick by his arm and took him to the library. There was no one in the room and they could talk calmly.
"Elsa!" Nick threw his arms in the air. "What the hell?! Why are you bringing those people here?!"
"Excuse me?" Elsa folded her arms.
Nick lowered his arms and sighed. He folded his arms too and glared at her. "Young miss, you know exactly what those people who call them 'your parents' have done to you...if I hadn't found you on that day, then you would have...you would not be here."
"But..."
"And remember how Jack must feel. He now knows that his father used to raid the witches village and that his father is more than responsible for the separation between you and your parents..."
"But I..."
"And how can you even forgive them?! They..."
"I KNOW!"
Elsa stomped onto the floor and a few ice spikes shot out of the ground. Nick immediately went silent.
Elsa turned her back on him and looked at the floor.
"I know...but no one is not guilty of anything. They should have looked for me when I caused that storm. They should have...but they denied me even being alive...but if I was never left back then, then I would have never met you or the others. I would have never met Jack, Anna, Kristoff...all those people who are so dear to me, I would have never met them!"
Elsa turned back to him with tears rolling down her cheeks.
"This isn't better, but...I would do it all over again if it meant meeting you and everyone else...don't you agree?"
Nick took a step forward and wrapped his arms around his crying daughter.
"I know..." He whispered. "I'm glad that I've met you too. But...I don't know either. I just...wished that for one day you would not suffer."
Elsa smiled a little and whispered; "But happily ever after does not exist."
"Doesn't it? Because for the past five years, you and Jack have been very happy, right?"
"Right..."
Nick pulled out of the hug, but held her by her shoulders. He looked at her with warming smile.
"Then it certainly does exist."
That night Elsa and Jack were laying in bed. They just put their kids to sleep, Elsa's parents stayed in the guest room and Nick already went home.
Elsa was just reading a book before going to sleep with a candle on her nightstand still on. Jack was also laying down, but then suddenly sat up.
"Elsa?" he asked.
Elsa put her book down and smiled at him. "Yes? What is it?"
"Well..." Jack sighed. He fiddled with his fingers and looked down at his hands. "I...I know that my father did everything wrong, but I'm nothing like that! I don't hate witches!"
Elsa grabbed his hand, making him look at her again.
"Jack, how many times do I need to say this today? If those things never happened, then we might have never met."
"Maybe we would..." Jack blushed a little and gave her hand a squeeze. "Because maybe we were meant to be together."
"But this made me a stronger person."
"You were always strong. Please, stop excusing everyone's behavior. This is my fault..."
"Jack. No. It wasn't."
"Yes, it was. My father caused you to lose your parents and to almost die. I am my father's son and I am no better than a demon, I..."
Elsa suddenly leaned forward and kissed him. The kiss was short, but enough to shut him up.
She quickly moved away with a soft gaze in her eyes. She held her hand against his cheek and whispered: "Then let me forgive you...Jack, you're not evil. And every time that you think that way, I will break you out of it with a true loves kiss. Understand?"
Jack stared at her with widened eyes before he smiled. He chuckled a little and grabbed her hand and planted a kiss on it.
"Yes, my snowflake."
The next day Elsa found herself at breakfast together with her parents, Jack, Anna, Kristoff, Hendrik and Nanna.
"So..."
While everyone was eating a bit unconformable Jack decided to speak up.
"You now know how Elsa is doing and everything...what are your plans now?" Jack asked to her parents.
William chuckled a little bit. "Our plans? You make it sound like we are planning to kidnap her or something...but no, everything is up to our daughter. We are going back to our own village and she may join us if she likes it..."
"I am not."
Everyone went silent and turned their heads towards Elsa. Even little Nanna who was in her children-seat looked confused at her mother.
Elsa looked William straight in his eyes. "Sorry, but I can't leave. My whole life is here."
Regina put her hands up in defense. "We were not telling you to go with us...but just think about it. We heard everything about the demon and something like that would never happen in the village..."
"I still won't come with you.." Elsa clenched her hand. She felt her heart beating more rapidly, but despite her nervousness, she knew that she had to stand up to them. Otherwise they might try to take control of her life...
"And if may ask; why not?" William sounded a bit annoyed.
"Because my whole family is here...and the things that happened here...those things could also happen in your village."
William jumped up and slammed his hands down on the table. "But..."
"And here I have my family who are always there for me. The demon was something that happened, but I chose to leave it in the past. And nowadays I'm living happily with my family and friends. To be honest, there is not much more that scares me. So, don't even try to threaten me into going with you two."
"We...fine. Then stay here."
William turned around and stormed out of the room. Regina sighed. She shook her head and flashed a smile towards Elsa.
"Sorry, honey...but I understand why you decide here. It's nice and quiet."
"Thank you for understanding..."
"But!" Regina quickly silenced Elsa. "I see darkness in his eyes. Be careful, Elsa."
Elsa furrowed her eyebrows. "Darkness in his eyes...whose eyes?"
"Jack's eyes."
Everyone at the table was shocked. Jack dropped his knife and it clattered onto the floor. He gasped and looked at Regina.
"My eyes? Wait, what are you talking about?!"
Regina shifted in her seat. "Sorry, your majesty, I should not have said anything...it's just...in my life I've seen a lot of demons and when I look into your eyes, then I can see a small glint of..."
Elsa stood up. "Leave my family alone."
"Huh?" Regina stared at Elsa with confusion.
"You two might be my parents, but you have no right to treat my husband like this. So please, I ask of you to go back to your village. Go back now and do not bother me anymore." Elsa lowered her head and clenched her fists.
"Elsa..." Regina stood up. "Wait, I was just trying to warn you..."
"Miss." Jack now stood up too. He looked at her with a stern look. "I am sorry, but for now I think it's best for you two to go back home. This whole situation is unfortunate for everyone and I think that everyone needs some time to adjust to everything."
"I understand...but..."
"And Elsa is a strong woman. Even if there is a demon in our kingdom...then we can defeat him."
Regina sighed. "Alright...William and I will leave. But soon we will return."
"Of course. That is understandable."
"Thank you."
Regina made a small bow while Elsa kept her head didn't understand how her own parents could be like that...
Still, why?
Soon a week went by without anything really happening.
There was no attack, Elsa's parents didn't show up for awhile..it was very calm...but it was calm before the storm.
One day Jack was out practicing with the knights. And after a small training he went back inside to look for Elsa. He walked through the hallway when he suddenly heard a voice behind him.
You are going too fast
Jack stopped dead in his tracks. He turned around but saw no-one. Was it just in his imagination?
"Your majesty!"
Jennifer, Elsa's friend and maid walked up to him with a smile on her face and cleaning supplies in her hands.
"Jenny, have you seen Elsa?" Jack asked immediately.
Jennifer stopped in front of him and put on a thinking-face. "Hm...oh, yes! She was outside in the garden, teaching Hendrik how to use his powers..."
"Ah, alright...thank you!"
Jennifer made a small bow. "It is my pleasure, king Jack...oh and is it alright if the maids and I clean your bedroom today? I know Gerda did it yesterday, but I stil think it should be a little bit cleaner..."
"Of course."
"Thank you." Jenny made another bow and then quickly left.
Jack walked further down the hallway. He quickened his pace to get faster to the garden. He wanted to get there fast, because he had to speak with Elsa about Nanna. His advisors told him that Nanna might need social-lessons.
First he was against it, but then he remembered the last ball. Back then Nanna was too shy to play with any kids or talk to the guests. If it would go on, then they surely would have a problem...
He walked into the garden where Elsa and Hendrik were playing with their powers.
They were just done making a few ice sculptures.
"Good, good!" Elsa clapped in her hands. "That is how you build a bunny!"
Jack chuckled a little. He slowly walked up to Elsa and suddenly grabbed her by her hips. Elsa shrieked and giggled when she turned around.
"Jack!"
He grinned at her and pulled her in for a quick kiss.
"Iew..." Hendrik stuck his tongue out.
Elsa released Jack and gave Hendrik a small slap on his head. "Hendrik, two adults who are kissing is not gross! Especially if those are your parents!"
"But..."
"No buts, Hendrik..."
Jack put his hand on Elsa's shoulder. "Snowflake, don't be so hard on the kid...but more importantly; we need to talk about Nanna."
Elsa raised her eyebrows. "Why? Is something wrong with her?!"
"No, no, she is fine...but..." Jack glanced at his son who was looking very interested to hear about his sister. Jack sighed and looked at his son. "Hendrik...can you please, please, go play or something?"
"Yes, how about you make another statue?" Elsa asked. "And when it's done you can show me and daddy?"
"Fine..." Hendrik kicked some stone away with his foot and walked to the other side of the garden.
"Now..." Elsa turned her head back towards Jack. "What did you need to ask me?"
"Well...the council told me that Nanna might need talking-lessons."
Elsa sighed and shook her head. "She is just a little bit shy...she will grow out of it."
"Elsa, at the night of the ball she was scared of everyone. She will need to trust other people more."
"No, she is fine like she is." Elsa said. "Plus...Nanna is a good kid. She is no bother and...she'll grow out of it. People can change."
"Yes, but..."
"And..." Elsa took a step closer and smiled sweetly at him. "We changed too, right? I mean, first we hated each other, but then we grew to like..."
"I never hated you."
Elsa eyes went wide for a second and then she blushed and smiled a little.
"Oh..."
"I might have been confused about my feelings at one point, right before we got married, but I never hated you. Even when we fight, I don't hate you. Even if I'm angry or hurt...I never hated you."
He grabbed her hand and placed a kiss on her fingers. Elsa felt her heart skip a beat when he looked at her with a burning gaze.
"Ja..."
"King Jack!"
Alena walked up to them. The king released his wife immediately and nervously stood up straight. Alena made a small bow towards them and also straightened her back after.
"Your majesty, I'm sorry to disturb, but I overheard your conversation and had an idea; what if I teach princess Nanna? I've taught children before and I am very good."
Jack rubbed his chin. "Hmmm...it might be a good plan, but Nanna needs to trust you."
"That is right..." Jack looked at Elsa. "Honey, what if we introduce Alena to Nanna in a proper and calming manner?"
Elsa frowned. "I don't know...even if she trusts Alena, that child will need some time before she becomes socially adjusted..."
"Don't worry, queen Elsa!" Alena smiled at her. "The princess will be socially adjusted in no time!"
The next day Nanna had her first lesson. She didn't want to, but her mother told her that is was good for her and that she needed to be more social.
"Princess Nanna..." Alena sat in the library on the couch together with the princess. "It's time for your first lesson."
Nanna sat on her hands and pouted. "I don't like it."
"Princess, first of all, you are sitting completely wrong." Alena smiled at her. "You need to sit like a princess, not a citizen. If you can; please, sit up straight. And always be refined."
"But I'm five...and I don't think that I need to behave like you, because I...I'm not normal like you."
"Princess, please, don't be too difficult. This is something you need and something your parents want for you."
"But..."
"No more buts. Now, sit with your legs next to each other and your hands on your lap. And straighten your back, princess."
Nanna pouted but did exactly as her teacher told her to do. She put her legs in the right position, placed her hands on her lap and straightened her back.
"Good, now, always make sure that people don't talk down to you. You are a royal and therefore people need to respect you."
"But mommy always says that respect is earned." Nanna said. "And that I shouldn't look down on people."
"You are a princess."
"But..."
"No buts, princess. Citizen are lower than you, you need to understand. You are above them."
"I don't wanna be above them!" Nanna jumped from the couch and clenched her fists. "I wanna be like them!"
"Like a normal citizen! Princess, you can never be normal...and please, get back on the couch! We need to..."
"Shut up!"
Alena raised her eyebrows. She stood up and looked down at the girl. "Excuse me?"
"Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up..." Nanna's eyes glowed red. She opened her hand and pushed her arm forward and Alena was throw back against the couch. The woman groaned and tried to stand from the floor, but Nanna clenched her fist again and Alena suddenly felt a pain surge through her chest.
"Argh...what...ow..." Alena put her hand against her chest. It felt as if her heart was bursting. "Stop...please..."
"Shut up!" Nanna glared at the woman. The young princess felt hate fill her heart. She wanted that Alena would stop bothering her, that the woman would...
"Nanna!"
Elsa and Jack both bursted through the door. They both stood there in silence for a second before taking action.
Elsa ran to her daughter kneeled down by her side. She grabbed her daughter's arm and pushed it down with all her might.
"Nanna, stop it!"
"Shut up!" Nanna tried to raise her hand again, but Elsa held her arms down. Alena felt that her heart was calm again and lay down, breathing slowly.
"Nanna!" Jack kneeled beside Elsa and he suddenly slapped Nanna across her face.
Nanna's head jerked to the side. Her eyes slowly went back to their original colour. She touched her cheek slowly with her hand and with tears in her eyes she looked back at her parents.
"Nanna...are you okay?" Jack asked worried. "I'm sorry that I slapped you, but you can't...you can't hurt people like that..."
Nanna suddenly threw herself forward and hugged him. She started to sob into his chest.
"I'm sorry, d-daddy...I don't know why I did it...I got angry and...I'm sorry!"
Jack smiled and petted her head. "It's fine, sweetie...just don't use your powers so easily. You are not your mother."
"What is that supposed to mean?!" Elsa said annoyed.
Jack looked at her. "Well, you know...you can be a bit careless with your powers..."
Elsa gave Jack a small slap against his head. "Idiot! I'm not careless! You are the one who is careless..."
Nanna giggled and looked at her mother. "Mommy, don't worry. I won't be careless like you."
"Will you two stop it?!" Elsa folded her arms.
"Your majesty!" Alena slowly stood up. She straightened her dress. "The princess tried to kill me, can't you..."
Elsa stood up with an annoyed look in her eyes. "I thought you had experience with children. What did you say to set her off?"
"Queen Elsa, I just told her that she should act more like a princess and that she wasn't like anyone else, that she was not normal..."
"She is not normal?!" Elsa took a step closer to her. "My daughter may have powers, but she is a normal and sweet child."
Alena shook her head. "I'm sorry, queen Elsa, but a girl with demon-like powers is not normal...I know that she is your daughter, but sometimes I wonder if the girl will ever learn to be a princess...because I can't do this. Not if she attacks me every time we have an argument."
"What if Elsa is there too?" Jack asked.
Elsa, Alena and Nanna all stared in confusion at Jack. Jack chuckled. He released Nanna and stood up.
"Hear me out. What if you teach the both of them? I know that they are a handful, but with Elsa here, Nanna won't recklessly use her powers. And you can use your skill to the fullest."
Alena stood up and rubbed her arm. She nervously looked away with a blush. "I don't know...these two might be unteachable."
Elsa and Nanna both rolled their eyes.
"Please." Jack smiled at her. "I know that you can do this. Unless...you are not the woman I thought you were?"
"I am!" Alena perked up. "I shall teach them both on mannerisms!"
"Thank you." Jack grinned.
Elsa and Nanna both gave each other a questioning look.
Would this all go well?
TO BE CONTINUED
I know, this is another short chapter. Next one will be longer!
-Reallifewriterwoman.