Authors note: Hi, hope your all staying safe out since it seems that the virus will be here to stay for a while.
Any way, enough of me blabbering, here is the newest chapter which I am sure you will enjoy as it will have a lot of interesting things and a whole lot of fluff. :)
The knock presisted, it sounded like a hammer beating on the door, loud as it sounded through the dinner and could easily be heard up on the loft. Quietly Hans slipped out of bed, careful not to wake Elsa up and got dressed.
With light steps he made his way down to the front of the diner and looked through the peephole. His eyes raised when he saw two people outside, one he recognized as a high up in the military where he once served, the other was a plain looking man, wore a sweater that was gray with suit pants and nice shoes, probably in his late forties.
Hesitating a bit Hans asked "Who is it?", at the first sign of any funny business he would act.
"Agent Kolbeck here" answered the normal dressed man,
"And I am Admiral Nord, we met before Generalmajor Westergaar" said the man.
Hans felt his heart race a bit when he heard Nord speak the rank that had been stripped from him. He reached for the door nob but hesitated as he remembered the events that happened. What if it was a trap?
"Show me your badge and id" said Hans, if they could not then he would not open the door.
Reaching into their pockets, Nord in his coat and Kolbeck in his pants they took out and showed him their ids and badge through the peephole of the door.
Looking over them carefully Hans found nothing fake and opened the door as he did he heard "Hans?" It was Elsa calling from the loft.
"We have company" Hans called letting her know before opening the door fully and letting both men in.
With coffee in their hands they sat down on a table, Hans cup was black though he felt he would need something stronger than this later.
Next to him Elsa stared at the two men sitting before them, her cold glance making the two shift in their seats uncomfortably. Bitting his lip he tried hard not to laugh at the fact that Elsa was able to make them both nervous despite the fact that both lines of work had their fair share of horrors, but he guessed its just another thing to admire about Elsa.
She just had this presence that was breathtaking.
Clearing his throat Kolbeck interrupted Hans thoughs and said "I really wish it was easy to say this but, I am afraid I am going to be blunt here, you Hans Westergaar are in danger",
"Danger?" asked Hans as this was the last thing he had expected to hear.
"Yes sir..." said Kolbeck as he took out a file from his bag and showed it to Hans. Taking it Hans opened it up and as he read he felt his blood run cold as his eyes widen.
"It was all a long con, your brothers" explained Kolberg as he took the file and spread them "They have been orchestrating a ponzi and embezelment scheme", fearing he would be blamed Hans said "I had nothing to do with this",
"We know" said Nord "Your brothers have been setting you to take the fall" he pushed another file "They were the ones who took away your medals and honor by bribing officers with money... to give them to your nephew".
"How can it be?! Surely they could not think that they could get away with it?!" said Elsa angrily as she looked like she was ready to jump up from the table in anger.
"We did not know! The fact that Hans was the only survivor in his squadron... and he and his nephew had the same last name we..." Nord shook his head before focusing on Hans said "On behave of the military, the government... all of Denmark... I apologize to you... the injustice you and your squadron suffered is unforgivable"
Hans just stared, not sure what to think. But Elsa had a lot to say, crossing her arms she said "Is that all? Judging by whats happened I think an I am sorry will not suffice",
"Ma'am... miss?... we have restoring his full honor, benefits and pension, along with compensation for the troubles" said Nord quickly "We also did the same for your squadron, they shall be given their honor burial".
Elsa stared not satisfied but decided to let Hans deal with it as he seems fit.
"Listen we know its a lot to take in, but your in danger, your brothers want to kill you and I fear that it will happen as soon as Caleb could post bail at any moment now",
"Bail?! He wants to kill me and got bail?!" yelled Hans as what was going on sunk in,
"It was the judge decision, the decision was argued but due to Calebs record bail could not be denied, the best we could do was to warn you" explained Kolbeck,
"So I have to go into hiding?" asked Hans as he gripped his mug,
"For the time being, suggest you go now as we don't know when Caleb will post bail" said Kolbeck as he stood up then asked "Do you have your meds?",
"Yes?" asked Hans unsure,
"I would suggest you give them to me... if they are tampered we can use them to detain your brothers faster as it would be proof that their schemes are true" said Kolbeck,
"I will get them" said Elsa as she got up, "Okay, they are in the nightstand" explained Hans, nodding Elsa left, as she walked up the stairs she could beraly hide her smile of satisfaction as things worked out perfectly.
Once upstairs she took out the real tainted meds she had switched prior from the place she was hiding them along with the fake ones she used to replace the tainted ones. She got rid of the fake and took the tainted ones and went downstairs.
Giving the tainted meds to Kolbeck both he and Nord bid their goodbyes and left leaving Elsa and Hans alone.
As Hans closed the door his mind was going about 50 miles per hour. First he though of the meds... was it possible that all this time, all those hallucinations were caused by the tainted meds. If it was... the it meant he was not going insane! He was not crazy! Maybe he was never even loosing his mind to begin with!
Then the fear entered... He had to go into hiding, he could, but at the same time he did not want to leave.
Elsa was here, his job was also here, he could not expect her to just leave with him, even if her life could be in danger too.
So he took a deep breath, gathered all the courage he could muster and said "Elsa... can I say something crazy?",
"Yes?" asked Elsa confused as to what he would ask her. Her heart leap to her throat in anticipation as he got on one knee. She smiled as she was sure she knew what was coming, though it was not exactly what she had in mind though...
"Will you go into hiding with me?" Hans asked.
It took everything Elsa had not to let her disappointment show. She was sure he was going to ask her to marry him. But then again this was not the most romantic occasion or even the best of time. So this will have to do for now.
"Want to hear something crazier?" she asked with a smile...
"Yes".
Gaustad hospital, a famous psychiatric hospital in Norway built during the 1855's. Sporting its gothic castle like designs outside and in, it was a huge part of Oslo history. Even as of now it served as a working hospital for the mentally ill, briging them much needed care for all its patients who stayed there.
Walking through the halls of said hospital with her head bend down Dany was escorted to the waiting room by a couple of nurses.
She was shaking like mad as she walked then sat down, not able to face her uncle Liam Weselton who had come to visit her.
"Dany" he heard her say softly and sorrowfully, this brought tears to her as she began to cry yet again.
In a span of what felt like second she lost everything. Her work, her reputation, her freedom, now she was viewed as the crazy lawyer to some and to others she was seen as a liar who was faking craziness to get out of the punishment for the crimes of witness and evidence tampering to get the best results for her client.
"Its okay, everything will be fine, I will get you out of here" Liam promised sweetly,
"No it will not be! Even if I escape she will be after me" cried Dany into her hands,
"Her? Who her?" asked Liam confused,
"The woman made out of ice" cried Dany there was silence as Liam stared in shocked and asked "What?", between cries Dany told him what happened as she did he grew paler and paler as the horror set in.
"Its true... the told by my ancestor Duke Weselton... the stories of the Snow queen" he though in shocked.
Without a word he got up, kissed Dany on the forehead and whispered "Don't worry, uncle will take care of this" before he turned around and ran out of the hospital. Phone in hand he made a few calls, the last one he said "Yes, yes I will, I will pay for Caleb Westergaars bail".
The engine roared as Hans drove his bike down the road, Elsa held unto him closely as they made their way into another part of Arendelle. This one was further into the mountains and forest, mostly known for the export of timber and stone.
"Where are we going?" asked Elsa as she held on.
"You will see" said Hans as he drove, he had seen this place before on listings, had wanted it and now he had the means to get it.
Arriving to a cliff overlooking a coast Hans turned to enter an old cobblestone path going up the hill, on the top was a building.
Parking in front Hans took off his helmet as he got off the bike and gestured to it. "What do you think?"
The home needed work, but had good bones, the arquitecture seems to be somewhat similar to the Oscarshall castle.
Elsa said nothing as she got off of the bike and took off her helmet and just stared. Exited Hans made his way up to the front door.
"Yes it needs a lot of work, but I can work on it and..." Hans paused as he saw Elsa looking at the broken down home.
"Elsa?" asked Hans worried as she had not said a word.
Then all of a sudden she turned and hugged him "Yes!",
"Yes?" asked Hans,
"Yes! Lets do this!" said Elsa as she turned to enter the home,
"Wow, wait!" Laughed Hans as he went after her.
Anger boiled as Caleb left the detention center, with his bank accounts frozen and his father refusing to help him due to the "shame" he brought to the family should have meant he would have stayed in the center, but his bail was payed, by who he did not know or care as he was just happy to leave that disgusting place and the unwashed masses that were inside.
As he headed out he saw all his brothers outside waiting. Looking at them all Caleb wanted was to run over and kill every single one of them in anger, but was stopped when he spotted a stranger with them.
He was tall, strawberry blond hair that was thinning, blue eyes with glasses as he stared at Caleb.
Curiosity winning over anger Caleb walked over to the man who spoke once he was close "Caleb right on time",
"What is the meaning of this?" Caleb demanded as he did not know who this person was,
"Everything, but as you will find out soon you all had rotten luck to be born siblings to Hans Westergaar" answered the man then paused and added "My name is Liam Weselton by the way",
"Listen Liam, the only thing that little-",
"Let me explain" interrupted Liam quickly as he knew that if he allowed Caleb to talk he would not have time to explain to the fullest.
Once he stopped and had the brothers full attention Liam cleared his throat and said "Do you know who Johannes Vestergaar is?".
The place needed work, but was nothing Hans had not done before as he was well versed in how to fix up houses without destroying its original features.
First thing do was to clean the place then fix the first floor, mainly the kitchen area, living room and the first floor bathroom.
There was no electricity or water at first but that was taken care of before they moved in after the home was bought.
As soon as he got the keys Hans cleaned the place as best as he could from top to bottom while Elsa went back to her diner and home to take care of somethings, due to that she would be gone a couple of days.
He was worried of her but knew better than to doubt her ability to take care of herself.
So with all windows opened and armed with cleaning utensils and such Hans put on a face mask with a filter before getting to work.
In about two days he had most of the home clean and aired out. He also got rid of most of the stuff that could not be salvage. But so far a lot of the original features and even furniture can be restored, given time of course.
After taking a quick lunch break Hans headed upstairs to the attic or at least to one of the attics based on the blue prints of the place.
Heading up some stairs Hans reached a door, covering his mouth with the mask he opened it, just as the other rooms this one was extremely dusty, so much so he could see the particles in the air when the dust was disturbed.
Waiving his hands around he quickly spotted a window, running over he opened it and let the air in.
After a moment or so he held out the duster he brought and proceeded to dust the room, when done there was no dust, but a lot of trunks and such.
"Wonder whats in these" though Hans as he looked over the trunks and running his hand over it before freezing when he noticed one of the trunks was engraved.
Rubbing his thumb over it to clean the engraving he stared in shock as he read "Property of Prince Admiral Johannes Vestergaar of the House of Vestergaar, 13th son of the Southern isles"
Upon reading the name Hans felt a chill run up and down his spine. Johannes, the name that haunts his dreams, his hallucinations... it was the name of an actual person.
Who this person was, Hans had no idea as he stared, only when he heard Elsa call that his attention was diverted.
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair, so I may climb without a stair" he heard her call.
Chuckling Hans walked over to the window and looked down to see Elsa waiting.
"I am so sorry but as you see I am lacking that mythical hair" answered Hans chuckling as he made a grand show of running his hands through his hair to show how short it was,
"Awww too bad, but I suppose a regular rope will do" Elsa laughed,
"No rope, but I hope the front door will suffice" said Hans as he closed the window then went downstairs to the front door which he unlocked and opened letting her in.
"Thank you" chirped Elsa then looked around "The place looks better",
"It better, had been cleaning non stop" said Hans as he closed and locked the door behind him.
Elsa laughed and asked "So whats your plan for tonight?"
Hans playfully hummed and answered "I was thinking a moonlight dip in the sea... but seeing that its September and its too cold I supposed a movie night in with popcorn and hot chocolate might suffice, if you don't mind",
"You got me at chocolate" said Elsa with a smile.
With that they set off, Hans got the fire on the fireplace ready, Elsa made the hot chocolate and popcorn, after setting up the laptop Elsa had on the living room they sat on the ground with some pillows and blankets.
With hot chocolate in hand, bowl of popcorn and cuddling they watched a movie. Hans let Elsa pick first, it was a movie based on Jane Austins book.
"You got to love Jane Austins wit" said Elsa as she laughed,
"I agree it reminds me of... no never mind" said Hans shaking his head but he had Elsas full attention as she turned to face him and asked "What?",
"Nothing, nothing" Hans tried to wave it off,
"Tell me, I have to know" said Elsa as she playfully pinched his shoulder,
"Ow okay okay you win" said Hans giving up, after scratching his chin he began "Many years ago I was kinda forced to become one of Calebs groomsmen for his wedding to his second wife",
"But I though-",
"It was forced, all for the sake of appearances" explained Hans while Elsa nodded understanding, so Hans continued "As I was getting a fitting my brother commented on my weight, I had lost a lot of it during boot camp, so the suit did not really fit me well. As I was fitted Caleb looked over me and said "Well at least you don't look like a twig" while I was looking at the mirror",
"That was mean" said Elsa with a weak smile,
"I though the same, the next thing I know I tell him "Thank you Caleb, if you had wings, you would be an angel", but as he turned around" Hans paused as he tried not to laugh as he continued " I added "Or a nasty fire breathing dragon", the look on his face when I said that was priceless".
Elsa burst out laughing soon Hans followed in on the laughter.
"I am surprised he did not blow his top off because of that" said Elsa between laughs,
"He did, but he did not dare to do anything in front of the tailor and his soon to be wifes brothers who were in the room with us" said Hans as he laughed so hard he was crying.
"I am also surprised he got married at all" said Elsa calming down,
"He did... twice... neither of them lasted long" explained Hans,
"Let me guess a month?",
"Not really, the first lasted about a year, the other one lasted less than a month, she caught him cheating with his secretary" said Hans.
Pausing Elsa set the mug down and asked hesitating "Do you think off...",
"Think off?" asked Hans,
"Dany?" asked Elsa hesitating even more as she knew that was a touchy subject.
Hans looked up as if thinking then looked at her, placing a gentle hand on her cheek he stroke her face gently and said "Why would I ever think of her when you occupy every single though and feeling in my mind?"
To be continued...
Fun fact: Hans enlisted in the military when young, you can enlist before your 18 birthday provided you either get signed consent from your parents or are emancipated. Hans got signed consent from his father who wanted to get rid of him as he saw him as a disappointment.
Authors note: Awww thats so sweet but wonder, what will Liam do? How does he know Johannes Vestergaar? For now I bid you all adeu, please review and stay tuned for the next chapter.