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Kiss on the Neck: Hans x Elsa

The nightmares that had gradually faded over the past year began to come back with increasing intensity as the second anniversary of her coronation approached.

The first anniversary had gone by with little fanfare the country still trying to recover lost ties with countries that had withdrawn their support after word of what she had done had gotten around.

Now a two years after her coronation the kingdom was back on stable ground, and this was a great thing. But the lack of worries had actually made it easier for her nightmares to come back and wreck havoc.

One week before the anniversary, her mind decided to bring out all the nasty things it could think of, and with Anna gone to visit Rapunzel (she was coming back with them for the party) there was no one she felt comfortable turning to for help.

Tossing and turning in the middle of her bed, Elsa drew her knees up to her chest, tucking her head down against them as the images played out behind her tightly closed eyelids.

Ice hung off her covers and had spread to every corner of the room without her knowledge. As a particularly bad image filled her mind a low moan escaped her lips and the ice traveled under the door and frosted the toes of the boots that had stopped before it.

Bright green eyes stared down at the frost currently beginning to creep towards his ankles and with a quick look down the hall and a brief moment of indecision, the owner of said boots squared his shoulders and opened the door muttering to himself. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say. " Of course if he was being honest with himself there was nothing he hoped to gain but that was beside the point.

Closing the door gently behind him, Hans crept towards the bed stepping carefully on the iced over floor. When he was within touching distance of the mound on the bed, he leaned forward and putting his hand down next to it, said in low voice. "Your Majesty?"

That was all he was able to get out before a jagged icicle grazed his throat causing him to stumble backwards with a hiss of pain.

Elsa who had peered out of her covers with wide unfocused eyes and hands lifted in defense at his words, quickly shook off the sleep stupor that was clinging to her at the sight of the blood dripping down his neck and through the fingers that he had pressed tightly against the wound.

Giving her as cocky a smile as he could manage, Hans said. "I see you are awake now your Majesty. That being so I will take my leave of you."

Ignoring his flippant comment, Elsa threw back the covers that she had been tangled up in and started towards him.

Hans took another step in the direction of the door and gestured for her to go back to bed, saying. " I'm fine, your Majesty. Please do not trouble yourself. "

Narrowing her eyes at him, Elsa continued onwards somehow managing to look graceful even as her legs trembled beneath her from the rush of adrenaline that was still coursing through her from her abrupt awakening.

Gesturing sharply, Elsa motioned for Hans to come to her only one word passing her lips.

"Hans."

Knowing by now that it was useless to argue with that tone, (not that he didn't do it anyways at times. What could he say he liked how her cheeks flushed and her eyes sparkled when she was angry.) Hans came forward, lifting an eyebrow and saying dryly. "Yes, your Majesty? Did you need something else?"

Turning away from him with a look that spoke of her lack of amusement, Elsa pulled out the medical supplies that an over efficient maid had placed in her beside drawers, and started to rummage through it for what she needed to help him.

Supplies gathered, Elsa grabbed his free hand, dragging him around in a small circle so that the back of his knees were now brushing the bed and she was standing before him. Ignoring the bemused look on his face, she put her hand on his chest, pointedly paying no heed to the little voice in her head that noted how firm it was and pushed so that he would stop being a stubborn mule and sit on the bed like she knew he knew she wanted him too.

Leaning forward Elsa ignored the tension that was always between them ( getting steadily worse with every second they spent near each other) and she ignored the warm spicy scent that seemed to wisp off him to surround her. Along with all this she also paid no attention to the way his long red lashes grazed his cheek bones every time he blinked.

In fact Elsa ignored everything but the wound in front of her.

Really she did!

Pulling his hand away from the wound, Elsa couldn't help but wince in sympathy at the ugly gash that marred his otherwise flawless skin.

Dipping one of the white cloths from the medical kit into the pitcher of water on her bedside table, Elsa began to wipe the wound clean, darting little glances up at his face as she did so to be sure she wasn't harming him.

The second time she looked he caught her eye and gave her a roguish wink.

Letting out a sniff of disdain, Elsa carried on with her cleaning relieved to see that other than the middle part which was wider and more jagged the wound was small and looked like it would heal easily.

Picking up a large brown bottle, Elsa poured it onto another clean rag and said."Now this will hurt and I'm sorry but it must be done."

Letting out a low laugh that held a trace of bitterness, Hans replied. "I've been wounded before your Majesty. I know the drill. "

A flicker of curiosity raced through Elsa's mind at this comment wondering who, what, why and where he had been hurt.

But instead of giving voice to any of these questions, she merely nodded stiffly and got on with it.

Hans made no sound until she reached the deepest bit of the cut, then he unwilling let a soft hiss of pain escape his lips as he reflectively jerked away from her.

Using the hand that was not busy cleaning the wound, Elsa grasped Hans chin and drew him close once again, her thumb unconsciously stroking his jaw as she murmured. "Shh, I'm almost done."

If she hadn't been making that motion with her thumb, Hans was sure that the quip he had on his tongue about her treating him like a prized pet would have flown off. But that single digit kept him still; sending his heart pounding and his mind down paths he knew better than to linger on.

As she finished cleaning him up and began to wrap the wound, he decided to misbehave just a little. To remind himself that what he wanted he could not have and that he shouldn't even be dreaming that he could.

So the moment the bandage had been tied off and Elsa had said," That should do for now. But you ought to see the court physician tomorrow to make sure it doesn't become infected."

Hans, smiling cheekily stood and said." I will be sure to do that your Majesty, but aren't you forgetting something?"

Tilting her head to the side in confusion, Elsa asked. "Oh, what's that?"

Tapping the bandage lightly, Hans replied. "The kiss to make it better of course."

He was positive the full born Ice Queen was about to make an appearance and throw him out unceremoniously and he welcomed it. Truly he did . For what better thing to calm the heat gathering in his heart for her, than ice?

Yet to the amazement of them both, that is not what happened next.

Feeling as if she were in a dream, Elsa stepped closer to him and placing her small hands on his wide shoulders brushed a gentle kiss across the bandage that covered his wound.

Then letting her eyes meet his for only a moment in time, she turned away and said over her shoulder. "Thank you for waking me, Hans. Good night."

His breath caught in his throat and his mind scattered to the fore winds, Hans nevertheless was able to bow his head slightly and push past the dryness of his mouth, " Thank you, your Majesty. Sweet dreams."

Elsa had no more nightmares after that night. Instead she was plagued by bitter sweet dreams of spice and crimson and a seemingly hopeless longing.

Author's Notes:

Thank you so much for reading. I hope you enjoyed it.

And very special thank yous to: A Frozen Fan, A Crow on the Wall, Romance and Musicals, and Setsunakou for reviewing. Thank you so much for your kind words and I hope you all enjoy these chapters as well. :)

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