Author Notes: Hello Everyone, Darksea1 here. Thank you for taking time to read my work. Anyways, heres the new chapter. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own the Disney Frozen Characters. I only own the plot and my original characters of this story.
Previous Chapter
"You would take her right, prince Grey?", Anna continued to tease her sister. Elsa was blushing more. She shyly turned to the prince direction to see his reaction but he was just walking slowly towards them.
"What's the matter, Gre-", the fifth spirit didn't finish her words and the guy with a little wolf on his head fell down on her shoulders and judging by his weight, they crashed the floor really hard, anxiety and panic rose to the sisters when Grey just lost consciousness.
Grey...Grey...wake up...heyy...Grey", Elsa kept nudging him but he won't respond.
End of Previous Chapter
"Anna help me carry him to the bed.", the fifth spirit said to her sister. They attempted to carry him towards the bed nearer to Kristoff who's still resting and asleep. Reyv who was thrown out from the head of his partner when he lost consciousness, following the two of them.
"Right. Of course.", the Queen immediately complied. When Anna lightly grab his hand to lift him up, she felt that he's burning up. Its almost like scorching flames.
"Elsa, he's kinda hot. Like literally. Can anyone have this kind of fever? I highly doubt it.", the Queen said with worry.
"I don't know what's happening to him.", she replied while cooling him down with ice mists coming out from her hand.
"Is it because of what he did earlier?", Anna asked.
"Maybe. I saw the dark spots moving towards his hand. When he said removed the curse from their bodies, does he mean...like...transferring it to his own body?", Elsa thought out loud.
"He absorbed those dark things?...why?...to save...Kristoff?", the Queen now realizing the situation and worried for the guy who just saved them.
"Lets get him to bed, first.", the fifth spirit said.
The two royals put him to bed eventually. The little wolf sitting near Grey. He's not actually that worried, it's as if he knew this would happen. However, the situation of the prince seems to be worse than they thought. Grey is breathing heavily and sweating a lot. He's squirming as if he was in excruciating pain. Elsa is doing her best to cool him down, using her powers to at least lessen his burden. The prince's squirming and fever seems to have lessen a bit thanks to the former queen.
The doors of the room opened and revealed a familiar talking snowman with his bestfriend, Sven, and the elder troll from earlier. They slowly walked into the room.
"Woahhhhh...who's that? His hair so white just like me. My snow body, actually.", Olaf asked surprised.
The two women ignored the little snowman's remark and set their gazes to the elder troll.
"Pabbie, whats happening to him?", Elsa asked with worry. The troll walked towards them and examined the prince. He hold his hand and saw the crest on it, his fever seems to be handled by the fifth spirit. But he is still in pain.
"I'm afraid, I can't do anything, your majesty. This magic is beyond me. I suspect this is the consequence of what he did earlier to save Kristoff.", Pabbie replied.
"No...that's not..we have to do..something.", the Queen said sadly. She can't come up with the right words to say because of the guilt rushing through her. Everyone is saddened with the news. They can't do anything to help the guy who did nothing but to save them.
"I can't believe I was so selfish. If I knew this would happen then I shouldn't have asked him to...", Anna said but was cut off by the her sister before she could finish her words.
"Don't say that, Anna.", the fifth spirit said.
"Elsa is right, your majesty.", Pabbie interjected. The two looked at the elder troll when they heard their names.
"You heard what the prince said before he removed their curses, right? The reason he removed their curses all at once because he anticipated this to happen to him. If he did save them one by one, I'm sure one of them would die tonight. He wasn't quite sure specifically but he accounted this for. Despite knowing this, he still did it. I'm also quite suprised about what he did to remove the curses.", he continued.
The two sisters seems amazed by the righteous act by the prince. They don't know how to repay him, there's also the demon that they are facing and they can't save everyone without his help. They can only turn to him.
"I'm sure, he'll be okay.", the elder troll said.
He's a tough guy, something like this won't kill him. We'll just have to wait for him to recover."
"You're right, Pabbie. He's a stubborn guy. He survived being sealed in ice crystals for centuries. This is nothing to him.", Elsa said to lift up the mood of the people in the room.
The fifth spirit's words seem to get through Anna. Her guilt a while ago started to ease.
The night outside continues to reach its peak. The people in the room gradually went outside, go to their respective sleeping place and take a rest. It's been a long day for them. Except for the active snowman who's greatly interested in the foreign person lying on the bed. He keeps on looking at him closely.
"You should take some rest, Elsa.", Anna said to her sister who's still helping the prince to lower his body temperature.
"I'm all right, Anna."
"Are you sure? You might get a cold. We don't want those little snowgies appearing again.", she said jokingly.
"Very funny, Anna. But I'm okay. This is all I could do for him right now. Compared on what he did, this is nothing.", the fifth spirit replied.
Anna just came across of another thought to cheer and amuse her sister. She had a sinister but a warm smile displayed on her face.
"What? You have a very weird smile right now.", Elsa asked curiously.
"Something you could do for him? Hmmmm...there's always that option that you could marry him, my dear sister. You have my blessing.", she said playfully and tapping her shoulders.
"Annnaaaaaaaa! Hahhh..you're really...really...Ughhh, nothing. Forget it.", Elsa with a very suprised expression and took a deep breath while speaking. Her face is very red right now. She's blushing so much and looked away from his sister to hide the state she's in right now.
"What did I tell you about last time with Hans?", she continued.
"You can't marry a man you just met.", they said at the same time.
"I know. I already learned my lesson, but this is different. He's different, good different. You also think that, right?", Anna admitted.
"I guess so. He's been helping me ever since.", the fifth spirit said while looking at the guy lying on the bed with sincere eyes.
"So, you do fancy him?", the Queen said.
"Yes...Nooo..I mean no.", Elsa hurriedly corrected herself. The Queen now have a huge smile on her face.
"It's okay to feel that, Elsa. I've experienced it also with Kristoff. It's not too late for you, y'know, to find true love.", Anna said genuinely.
"That's not it, Anna. He's just...I think...beyond..I don't know.", the fifth spirit continued unsurely of the situation.
"Yes, Elsa. Why don't you take him as well? Then we can have a double wedding for you two.", Olaf commented innocently.
"Not you too, Olaf.", the fifth spirit said in dismay.
"She's...reallyyyy...crazy. My dear sister, that is.", Elsa thought.
The perks of being the little sister is that you get to annoy the older one. They easily forgive the little one.
"Let's talk about something else.", the fifth spirit clarified. Still the blush on her face is visible.
"Oh, Come on, Elsa. This is your chance. He's a great guy. A righteous one. A prince, in case you forget, and a gorgeous one to boot. What more do you want?" the Queen playing the matchmaker for her sister.
"Anna, we just met. I admit that he knows a lot about me but I don't know anything about him. I just kissed him accidentally when we met and took me flying in the air. Then, they get rid of the dark clo-", Elsa started running her mouth and was cut off by her sister before she even finished her story.
"Hold on a minute. You guys kissed? And took you flying for your first date?", Anna said excitedly and suprised.
"Reallyyyy?", Olaf at the same boat with Anna.
Elsa just realized the words that escaped her lips. She can't back down now from what she just said. She cursed herself internally..
"Damn it, why did I say that?", she thought and startes to panic internally.
Anna now ecstatic and forcing her sister to spill things on her own accord. This is pretty interesting for the strawberry brown haired queen because it's her dear sister's love life they are talking about. Knowing Elsa, Anna doubts she will have someone like her who have Kristoff in her life. The fifth spirit is not easily swayed in that direction after all. Elsa always wanted to be with herself. The fifth spirit knows the love expressed in the family but on the opposite sex, Elsa is a total beginner.
"Wow. I can't believe this, they just met and they already kissed. Elsa is sure quite fast.", Anna thought at the back of her mind. She is quite excited to hear the details about their kiss and how their meeting went.
"So, let's hear about the kiss.", Anna said plainly.
"Yeah, I wanna hear it too. Did you feel butterflies in your stomach or you can't just think of anything else while it happened? Did your heart beat faster? Which one is it?", Olaf asking eagerly.
"No, I'm not doing this. Plus, it was an accident.", Elsa running away from the questions.
"Oh, right. You just fell and slipped to his lovely lips. How convenient.", Anna replied with a sarcastic tone.
"That's what happened.", Elsa claimed while taking a brief pause in cooling down the guy resting on the bed. He seemed better than before.
"Who would believe that?", Olaf intervened.
"I know its not a believable story but thats what happened. I trip on the ice crystals and crashed to his body and...I...accidentally...kissed..him..on the..lips.", Elsa narrated shyly at the end and her cheeks turned red while admitting.
"Ain't she cute? She look just like me when I'm with Kristoff.", Anna added into her mind.
'I wasn't aware that was him. The area has fog on it and I can't clearly see, I tripped and it happened.", Elsa justifying her actions. She's completely embarrassed right now.
"Ugh, why am I discussing this with you?", she continued.
"I'm your sister and your well being matters to me especially who tries to woo you. You can tell me anything.", Anna replied.
"Does he know?", she continued.
"Know what?", Elsa asked.
"That you have babies together.", Anna joked. "Duh, know that you kissed him."
"Of course not. How can I say something like that? I'm barely even stopping myself from running away in this room to escape from you.", Elsa admitted.
"Fair point. Anyway, who's that little guy sleeping near him?", the queen pointed out to the wolf puppy.
"Oh, you mean Reyv. He's Grey's companion. A spirit wolf.", Elsa answered.
"Oh my gosh, you're so cuteeeee.", Olaf approaching the creature and petting his fur. Reyv seems to like it because his tail is wagging.
After the sisterly conversation, the room has gone quiet. Eventually, slight groaning and squirming from Grey can be heard.
"El-...Ela-..", Grey said weakly in between breaths. The guy is having a bad dream. He's clenching his fists as he was fighting something.
"El- who? El...Ella?...Elise?...oohh ohhh.. I know, I know..Elsa? He's looking for you, Elsa.", Olaf continued guessing Grey's words and calling the attention of the fifth spirit.
"I'm...sorry.. I can't...save...you...Elaine...I wasn't...strong...eno-", Grey said in between breaths still he's not aware that he's having a nightmare. A small tear can be seen falling from his eye. He said the last part with a very painful voice. The Queen looked at her sister's expression.
Elsa looked at him sadly. Instinctively, she reached for his hand and holding them dearly, never intending to let go. She didn't care about the name she heard. The blonde woman wiped off his tear. Elsa's expression can just be described with two words...worried and pained. She knows better than anyone what it likes to lose someone very precious and important to you. Even though, she doesn't know who's this Elaine person was.
"It's okay, Grey. You're here now. Everything is gonna be alright.", Elsa said sincerely. She kept stroking his hair as she gazes at him with loving eyes.
"Who's Elaine? Maybe she's his girlfriend.", the little snowman asked and just answered himself. The fifth spirit didn't bother the name but at the back of her head, she kept thinking who was this person. She brushed off her thoughts, ignored Olaf's remark, and continued to what she was doing.
The fifth spirit's affectionate gesture seem to have a calming effect to the prince. His nightmare is gone now and he's sleeping peacefully. The queen just watched every moment her dear sister did to the prince.
"At least, he's getting better now.", Elsa thought.
"Just take him already, someone will snatch him from you, if you won't.", Anna commented.
Elsa just smiled at her sister, Anna was just surprised by her sister's gesture. No retort, no comment, and no rejection. She just genuinely smiled at her.
"Maybe she already is...", Anna thought and just smiled back.
"I leave the two of you alone. I'm gonna check on Kristoff. If he wakes up, please give my greatest gratitude to him for saving Kristoff and helping us with our situation, and if he needs anything, he can come to me.", she said.
"I'll make sure to pass it on to him. We owe a lot to him, after all.", her sister replied.
"Okay, good night, Elsa. Take some rest.", Anna said.
"Good night, Anna. I will."
With that, the queen approached the bed in the nearby window where a blonde man is resting. Checking on her fiance, making sure he's okay. She scooched on the bed and sleeping beside Kristoff. She started to yawn, her eyes blinking and the last thing the queen saw is her sister holding the Prince's hand as it were hers and looking only at him. Then, she fell asleep after that scene.
The fifth spirit still taking care of the man in front of him. This is the only thing she could do for him. For getting rid of the dark clouds in Arendelle, for the great experience she never had, for saving Kristoff and, especially for helping her save everyone and dealing with a dangerous demon.
ELSA'S POV
"I doubt, I can repay him. But as of now, I'll do what I can to help you.", I said to myself. I kept stroking his white hair and combing it through my fingers.
I just noticed, its this smooth and white, of course, except the black strands. I wonder what these are. He doesn't know about it earlier. Still, he looks handsome with it...wait, what? Handsome?...When did you start thinking about that, Elsa? I admit that he's good-looking and cool with that uniting magic thing with Reyv.
"It's not too late for you, y'know, to find true love.", Anna's words rang to my head.
My sister's words keep replaying in my mind.
No, now's not the time for that. I don't have time to have that kind of love. Especially, when the guy is a total stranger to me. Romance is the last thing I would do in these situations. I have to protect everyone, Arendelle and the enchanted forest. Plus, I don't know how I feel about him. There's also that Elaine person he murmured. I felt a sharp sting in my chest when I heard that name. I can't really say why but it hurt me a little.
It frustrates me when he knows a lot about me and I barely know him. We also have to deal with the demon terrorizing this world. Thinking about that dark being sent chills to my spine, I tighy held on the hand's of the sleeping guy in front of me. It seemed to calmed me down. I slowly took a deep breath and exhaled with my thoughts.
"Ugh, these thoughts are giving me a headache. Anna is right. I better take some rest.", I said to the room. I gazed into the room and prayed no one heard me and woke up.
"Thank goodness. They are all sound asleep."
The little snowman slept on the chair holding Reyv while his snoring can be heard. The image brought a smile to my lips.
I returned my gaze to the person. Gradually, the sleepiness takes over me. I kept holding his hand and leaned my head on the bed for support. Inspite my awkward sleeping position, I didn't feel bothered with it. I feel safe and protected which is kind of strange. Immediately, my eyes blinking slowly and I fell asleep.
THIRD PERSON POV.
Everyone in the room has been in deep slumber. Only the sound of the night can be heard. Silence echoes in the hallways of the castle. Everything seems quiet and in peace.
After a few hours, Grey slowly opened his eyes. He have some rough experience when removing their curses. His body is aching all over but it doesn't seem to bother him the slightest. The light from the candles brighten the room and he can see clearly the ceiling.
Grey tried to get up but was stopped by a woman holding his hand tightly. He noticed the sleeping figure of the woman beside him. When he leaned his head, her face was very close and he can feel her breathing.
"She's too close...and...way too perfect", he honestly thought.
He got up slowly to not disturb the sleeping princess near him. Then, he unwind her hands with his and got out of bed. He noticed Reyv is awake and was about to greet him.
"Sssshhhhh, don't make any noise buddy.", Grey whispered to the little wolf, hoping he would get it. Reyv seems to understand and just jumped out from Olaf and approached him.
Grey grabbed Reyv and placed him to his head, the puppy's usual spot. Then, he looked at Elsa again.
"She must have taken care of me when I passed out. I should thanked her when she wakes up.", Grey mentally said.
"Oh, you're awake!", the snowman said with a loud voice. Grey immediately sush him to lower her voice.
"You're awake.", Olaf said in a whisper.
"Yes, thank you for taking care of me when I passed out...wait...I'm talking to a snowman and it talks?", Grey wondered and examining the snowman.
"Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs.", the little snowman greeted hugging the guy.
"This feels a little weird hugging an alive and talking snowman. I'm Grey, by the way.", Grey said to him.
"Your hair is really white, its almost the same color as me...wait what are you doing?", Olaf asked. Grey approached the bed he laid down earlier where Elsa was sleeping soundly. He then lifted and carried her body gently so she won't wake up. Grey put her sleeping body in the bed and covered her with a blanket. An unexpected gesture from the prince.
"Oh, I see now. At least you're a gentleman.", Olaf commented and clapping gently but the guy just ignored it.
"Where are you going?", he continued.
"Outside. I'll just take a look at the area.", Grey answered.
"Oh, I'll come with you. I'll give you a tour of Arendelle. There are so many great things in Arendelle, the people, the shops, the cake. Although we can't have one right now, because it's still closed and its still dawn. We can go to the port and play. We can free the fishes and...", Olaf running his mouth.
"Alright, it will be my pleasure to take you up on your offer, sir Olaf.", Grey said.
"Oh, I'm not a noble. But I kinda like being called Sir.", Olaf laughed while walking towards the door. They gently opened the door and close it when they passed the hallways. No one noticed the disappearance of the two. The people in the room is sound asleep.
Olaf and Grey reached the grounds outside the castle and starting their supposed to be tour.
"So, I presume, Elsa made you.", Grey assumed.
"Yes. She made me unconsciously though when she tried to run away from the kingdom during her coronation as Queen of Arendelle.", the little snowman said.
"Why did she run away if that's alright to ask?", the prince wondered.
"A beautiful queen running away from her coronation day, thats odd.", he mentally continued.
"Her secret ice powers became known, she panicked. She doesn't know how to control her powers just yet. She thought she was a monster and dangerous, so she ran away to where she could freely use her powers and not hurting anyone. Elsa accidentally made me and built a huge ice castle in the north mountains. But in return, she was completely alone and isolated from everyone else. It was so sad.", Olaf narrated.
"It must have been rough for her. I'm glad thats not the case now...is it?", Grey asked.
"Oh no, not anymore. Everyone loves Elsa now.", Olaf replied.
"Anyways, an ice castle? That's amazing. I would give almost anything to see that.", Grey said with amazement.
"Yes, its really beautiful. Its where marshmallow and my little brothers live."
"Marshmallow? Her other creations?", Grey asked.
"Yes, I really should visit them again. I miss them. You should come with me."
"Sure. I'll be thrilled to see your brothers.", Grey admitted.
"Yeyyy! I'll take you there soon. You are now my friend, right?"
"Well, I'm sure am.", Grey laughed at his excitement. They were now outside the castle and Grey grabbed Reyv from his head, set him down, and immediately he transformed to his mighty size.
"Woaaahhh, he's huge. You are a little bigger than Sven...it's so smooth, the fur.", Olaf said in amazement and chuckling in between. Grey leap and mounted Reyv.
"Wanna come, Olaf?", when Grey asked, a wide smile formed on Olaf's snowy face.
"Reallyyy? Oh boyyyyy! This will be fun.", Olaf cheered loudly which amused Grey.
He then rode Reyv excitedly. They were all set and Reyv jumped very high this time and running in the air.
"THIS IS AMAZING...WE'RE FLYING...WOOH HOO! THIS IS LIKE GALE LAST TIME!", Olaf said screaming and chuckling at the same time.
"Hold on tight, little guy.", Grey said. With that, Reyv ran faster in the hair. The houses in Arendelle are really small at a distance. The winds rushing to their faces as Reyv strode in with the winds. Enjoying the beauty of Arendelle just several minutes before the sun rises.
They flew for several minutes in the air when Grey and Reyv sensed something. Right then, they felt a menacing and evil presence. They saw a black portal opening near the port. The portal is floating on top of the waters. They approached it and Reyv settled on the ground.
"This is bad. Like really bad.", Grey said with worry. Reyv is quite threaten and is growling at the portal when they are nearer from it.
"Olaf, can you go back to the castle and warn everyone. Something is com-..", Grey was cut off when a sword was hurled towards them coming from the portal.
"Look out.", Olaf warned him. Just when the sword is fastly approaching them, Grey evaded it by moving his head away and stopped the flying sword when he caught it by its hilt. When they looked back at the portal, another object is coming back towards them. This time, a giant mace tied to huge chains were thrown to them.
The prince who's now wielding a sword with his right hand, parried it and returned the mace back to its original course.
"...Heavy...", he said when the attack connected.
Red flashes and small sparks can be seen in the portal now. Something is coming out. Huge claws emerge grabbing the linings of the circular portal.
"Whats happening now?", Olaf asked, now afraid of what's about to happen. Grey stepped down from Reyv and only the little snowman is riding him.
"Olaf, listen to me. Go back to the castle and tell them what's going on here. Take Reyv with you.", Grey told him.
"What about you?"
"I'll be fine. I'll stop that thing right here.", he replied to assure the little snowman and gave him a small grin. Then, a huge monster appeared from the portal. It has a pair of horns, holding a giant mace, four pairs of eyes and looks very bony and hideous. It was the one who threw the sword and the giant heavy mace. It has a swarm of demonic dogs and flying skulled creatures behind its back. The monster was breathing heavily that you can see the air exhales by him. The monster is just growling in anger. A hooded figure emerged from the portal and standing on top of a flying creature.
"It's not capable of human speech, huh?", Grey said.
"huuuuuhhh...huuuuhhhhh...huuuuh...Ruuuuhhhhhhhhh!", the monster breathing deeply.
"Olaf, Go!", when Grey yelled at him and immediately took off, the monster noticed this and hurled it's massive mace towards the retreating figure, this time with incredible force.
Grey jumped forward to parry the approaching object. He did it with a huge swing from the sword his holding. The silver white haired guy landed on the waters.
"Woaaah, it's good that I have enough mana to put in my feet to walk on water...Nevermind that, the hooded figure above worries me. Who's that?", Grey said to himself. He brushed of his thoughts and prepared himself for what's coming.
"Sorry, before you could go after them, you're gonna go through me. Same is for entering this kingdom, I'm gonna need a proof of identification.", Grey warned them. They're just too many of them he can handle and without his powers, it will be troublesome.
The monster just ignored his remarks and screamed on top of its lungs.
"Raaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!"
The screaming tone must have been a commanding scream because the creatures behind him are growling and eyeing the prince. As they heard the growl of the huge monster, they set their eyes on the man facing them and going for the kill.
"What a drag...", Grey said at the end as he launches towards them, and clash between both side began.