Ch 3 - The First Royal Encounter
Jess squealed with excitement, grabbing Hannah's wrist tightly and yanking it toward the open gates.
Hannah let herself be pulled along by Jess until they reached about five feet from the gate, then she stopped short.
Jess turned around to face Hannah with a questioning expression. "What is it? Why are you stopping? Elsa and Anna could literally be just INSIDE there, what are you waiting for?!"
Hannah looked up to meet Jess's wondering eyes. "I- I just don't want to make a fool of myself in front of them. It would kill me if they thought I was weird or awkward or something. Plus not to mention they would be really confused and freaked out by a bunch of fan girls that know everything about them. It's not like they know they're part of a WORLDWIDE phenomenon." Hannah explained.
"All true, all true. But I repeat, Anna and freaking Elsa of Arendelle are just a FEW STEPS away from us! COME ON this is like, a dream come true, let's gooo!" Jess yelled out excitedly, swinging around behind Hannah and pushing her abruptly toward the entrance.
Hannah once again let her body be pushed forward by the force of Jess's body weight, only this time she went along with it. A bubbly giggle escaped her lips in spite of herself. The true happiness of being in Frozen was finally starting to break through the cloud of anxiety surrounding her.
"HASTE! HASTE!" Jess yelled out playfully.
They both broke into a run through the infamous open gates, the adrenaline rush kicking in.
As they passed through the gateway, Hannah's heart soared.
A quite substantial crowd had gathered around the court yard area in front of the castle, where Hannah and her friend now stood.
She looked around everywhere wide eyed, filled with wonder and awe. She tried not to blink, as if when she closed her eyes she would wake back up in her bedroom, a saddening heart, her greatest dream slipping away forever.
NO
Hannah shook the terrible thought out of her head. No, It was real. This was REAL.
"Do you think we should burst in through those doors and scope them out? Maybe they're still asleep. LETS GO WAKE THEM UP like 'hello, good morning, we loooveee youuu!'" Said the Aussie, laughing so hard she almost toppled over.
Hannah laughed along too.
"We should actually do that though, they definitely wouldn't call the guards on us." Hannah chuckled sarcastically.
The girls' laughter soon became hysterical as they continued making jokes on how they would "encounter" the two royals.
"NO NO, we shouldsneak in during breakfast dressed as kitchen hands, then come out to where they're sitting and ask if they can adopt us! HAHAHA! Hannah suggested in complete shambles.
"But I'm already an adult! Elsa won't adopt me." Jess replied.
"Oh yeah, THAT'S why she won't." Hannah laughed, tears coming to her eyes.
The people that surrounded them either gave them a disturbed look, or laughed quietly at their silly antics.
"What's so funny guys?" Said a voice from behind them.
Hannah realized where she was once again and shut up quick.
She knew that voice. WELL.
She whirled around abruptly, the smile that creased her face just moments ago began to falter.
A small yet surprisingly strong-looking girl stood looking upon the two girls with a slightly amused expression. Her beautiful red hair was woven into two braids on her shoulders and her freckled cheeks glowed in the morning sun.
It was ANNA.
The universe skipped a beat as both Hannah and Jess attempted to comprehend what they saw before them.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" the high pitched screams that erupted from the girls could be heard echoing up the north mountain.
Every soul turned to look at them.
Anna's teal blue eyes shone with concern, "Wh-what's wrong? I'm sorry didn't mean to startle you. Calm down guys."
Anna used each of her hands to grab their wrists gently in consolation, only causing them to flip out more intensely.
Anna let go quickly.
"Oh uhhmmm... ok I don't really know what to do right now." Anna said beginning to become a little freaked out.
Jess wrapped her arms around Anna, practically squeezing the life out of her.
Anna laughed uncomfortably, looking around to see if anyone else was witnessing this event.
Just when Hannah didn't think it could get anymore intense, the doors to the castle opened out in a swift motion.
And there stood the one and only. The absolute reason some people were living their lives.
ELSA OF ARENDELLE.
She shared the same concerned face as her sister, just with slightly more grace, and slightly more confusion.
Hannah didn't have much time to notice much of anything about Elsa, before she collapsed to the ground, completely blacking out.