Authors note: Hi, hope your all staying safe out since it seems that the virus will be here to stay for a while. I also apologize for not updating as I have not had time to update it due to work and such.
Any way, enough of me blabbering, hope you all enjoy this new chapter and please leave a review when done as your opinions mean a lot.
Life was a cycle, repetition, that Liam knew far too well. Especially now as there was undeniable proof before him. As he finished telling his tale Caleb and his brothers stared in silence for just two minutes before Caleb exploded in anger.
"That whore!" yelled Caleb in anger as he paced around, currently they were in Liams summer cottage which was located somewhere south of Norway, hiding from the cops as they were wanted by the law.
"Now you see? We will all die if the Snow Queen is not stopped" said Liam "You all were just unlucky enough to be born as Johannes reincarnation brothers" said Liam calmly as he sat on his living room, placing the mug of hot tea he was drinking on the counter, he was not at all reacting to Calebs outburst as it was well known that the oldest had an extremely short fuse.
"Like hell! Wait till I get my hands on-" Caleb yelled and continued to rant. About an hour or so passed before Liam had enough of his outburst, there was no time for this! They had more pressing matters to deal with!
"Enough!" Finally Liam said stopping Calebs rant, the brothers looked at Liam in silence. Now seeing that he had their full attention Liam took a breath and said "You all will not stand a chance! Not without me! The snow queen is not somebody to truffle with",
"So what do you want us to do?!" snapped Caleb.
Liam just smiled, leaned over the coffee table and said "That's what I wanted to hear".
Soft whispers woke Hans from his sleep, at first he though he was dreaming. Till the whispering continued, curious Hans open his eyes and looked around, he was laying asleep on the floor of the living room on top of a large airbed. Which was normal as he had designated it the living space till the renovations were completed.
Rubbing his face a bit he turned and looked at the hallway where the kitchen was. He saw Elsa's shadows, it moved and seemed be talking to somebody.
What? He was not sure, but seemed to be important. Soon a strange woman, grandmother type, with white pin straight hair wearing traditional Sami clothes, left the kitchen and went down the hall to the left.
He heard the front door open and close, soon Elsa left the kitchen, she looked worried.
"Elsa?" asked Hans as he sat up from his "bed",
"Hans" said Elsa rather startled as she turned to look at him,
"Who was that?" asked Hans curious as he got up on his feet, standing straight, he was not too worried as he knew Elsa would not let anybody with bad intentions in.
"She is my grandmother" said Elsa as she walked over and ran her hand across his cheeks, caressing his side burns specifically.
"You need a shave" she teased,
"Well I have been thinking of going back to a clean shaven face" chuckled Hans as he rubbed his hands through his chin "Can you imagine?",
"Yes and please don't, I like your side burns" said Elsa sticking her tongue out at him playfully.
"Really now? You are the first" chuckled Hans,
"I am?",
"Yes, you have no idea how many times people would joke about how I must be a werewolf because of my side burns" said Hans then added "Not that I mind, I think werewolves are cool" before proceeding to do a funny impression of a wolfs howl,
"Oh they were probably jealous" cooed Elsa then they both burst out laughing.
Calming down Hans kissed her forehead and said "Did I ever tell you how much I love you?",
"All the time" said Elsa softly,
"And I will always say it" said Hans as he leaned to kiss her only to pause when he heard his phone ring.
"One moment" said Hans, screaming angrily on the inside by the interruption, taking the phone he listened then hang up and said "I have to go",
"You do?" Asked Elsa sadly,
"I will be back, I promise" promised Hans as he let her go and went upstairs to get ready. Heading down he gave her a kiss and repeated "I promise I will be back soon" with that he left.
Sitting down on the kitchen table Elsa looked outside and saw Hans get on his back and leave. Slowly he made his way down the road and to the forest till she could no longer see him.
With a sad sigh Elsa looked at the sky and noted how the clouds were gray and gathered in great numbers blocking out the sun.
It reflected her mood perfectly as she though of what happened earlier that day.
"You need to tell him the truth Snow queen" Yelena has said "How do you think he will feel when he finds out the truth and you change him? Without considering what he feels? What he wants?"
Elsa looked down sadly, she wanted to give him that kiss, that last kiss...
But she could not, she held back as she could not give it to him without his consent, without him knowing.
She owed him that and more. As she continued to look outside the window Elsa felt tears fall as she remembered.
Her heart was breaking, she had not stopped crying the past few weeks after the betrayal of Johannes. How could he? It was all she though. How could he try to dishonor her sister and kill her?
More tears spilled as she moved papers and documents she needed to read and sign. Giving up she got up from the desk and made her way to the throne room. Running her hand through her eyes to dry her tears as she entered the throne room and made her way to the throne.
Arriving there the paused and sighted before she heard he door open. Judging by the noise she was able to tell it was the sound of her sisters footsteps.
"Annelise I-" Elsa was not able to finish, as she turned around she felt something collide against the side of her head causing her to fall to the ground.
Laying there she held her injured head before looking up at Annelise who stood there. Holding a sword which she used the handle to smack Elsa across the head.
"Annelise?" asked Elsa in shock as Annelise unsheathe the sword and held it against her.
With a smirk she said "Like I said Elizabeth, you would be sorry".
Upon saying that Elsa felt her blood run cold as realization hit her. She had been tricked! Fooled! She...
"How could you do this to me Annalise!?" She began to wail as the truth hit her like a ton of bricks "Your my sister and and..." her wails grew loud "Because of you my prince... my poor prince was hurt... I hurt him and allowed him to be hurt... and my baby!" She held her womb which had once carried life, not anymore as she falsely believed what Annalise said, she did not want to give birth to what she saw as the baby of her sisters killer... but now that she knew... her love and her unborn child... both were gone because she was tricked...
"It was not I who decided, it was you who said you did not want the child of your sisters would be killer and as for why, you know why" she smirked "You believed my lie and now you have to live with knowing what you lost, even if you save him he will hate you for what you did to him and his unborn child".
Elsa screamed and cried, buried her face into her hands, she just lay there. As she did she heard her sister move, she was getting ready to strike, but Elsa no longer cared. She no longer wanted to live at that point. Her love was gone and if not he surely hated her, her child was gone, she had nothing left to live for.
Suddenly she heard a swish as the sword moved and,
"No!" She heard followed by a push, she fell to the side and wack!
Looking Elsa was in shock for a brief second, Johannes was there, how he escaped prison she did not know, but he was there, battered, bruise, prisoner clothes torn, hair greasy and long along with a beard. But he was there.
Her shock broke when she saw him fall to the ground, sword Annalise had in her hands was pushed into his body, through his chest and pass it causing an indentation on the ground, his blood pooled all around the ground. It was clear what happened, he pushed her out of the way and took the blow... Annalise had stabbed him in the heart.
"No!" A scream tore from her throat as she scrambled over, with shaky hands she managed to pull off the sword, throwing it to the side before taking him into her arms and holding him close to her, patting his cheek she whispered "Stay with me, please, don't go", blood poured from his mouth, his eyes were glazed and unresponsive.
As she held him close Elsa felt her heart break, he died, he died because he put his life on the line to protect her even though she did what she did to him.
A scream rang through her mouth, she cried and screamed, her sorrow, her grief, it hurt so much she could not take it.
Suddenly as she screamed the wind picked up and broke the windows as ice and frost burst from Elsa.
Her power, which had been sealed away for so many years had been unleashed.
Blinking her eyes, clearing them of tears as she breathed to calm down, the window had frost in it. With a wave of her hand she cleared the frost before getting up to make some tea and enjoy some chocolate cake.
As she had the tea brewing she took the chocolate cake out of the fridge and proceeded to cut a slice, while she did that she remembered what Yelena had said to her early that morning. Yelena was right, she had to tell Hans the truth as it would be selfish of her to keep this secret from him.
"I have to tell him the truth" whispered Elsa sadly as she hoped Hans would understand, maybe even remember his past life.
With that she put the slice of cake in a plate, made tea, putting the two on top of the table before sitting down and proceeding to eat. As she ate she began to plan what would be the best way to tell Hans the truth. Which was no easy task.
Driving up to the home Hans parked in the front and took off his helmet. Setting it aside Hans made his way up to the home, patting the left pocket of his jacket which contained something special he wanted to give to Elsa. Touching the door he was ready to open it only for the doors to open by themselves.
"Elsa" said Hans startled as he was not expecting her to be there, plus he did not want her to find out what he was going to do.
But then again it seems she was waiting for him.
"Hans" whispered Elsa softly, so she was waiting for him,
"Yes Elsa?" Asked Hans worries as he noted how Elsa was, she looked sad, worried, but why?
"I need to tell you something..." she began, as soon as she said that Hans began to fear. What will she say? What happened? Will they break up? But he though they were happy? Were they?
"Please follow me" said Elsa softly, interrupting Hans panicked thoughts as he looked at her. She looked so sad and worried, taking his hand she led him outside.
They went down an old cobblestone path to a pair of stone stairs which were carved at the side of the cliff down to the private beach.
Wind blew past them, the waves crashed softly as Elsa walked through the sand. Hans slowed down and looked at Elsa, the way she walked, the way the wind played with her hair, the moon shining on her giving her a glow.
He had often called her a goddess... and she truly was...
"Hans... remember when we met?" asked Elsa softly, she placed a hand on her left arm, gripping it.
Looking up at the cliff Hans frowned as he remembered and answered "Yes...". How could he forget? He was ready to throw himself off of the cliff, to kill himself, end the suffering and misery he though he would never escape. Had it not been for Elsa he would have been dead, gone from the world, never able to experience the life he had now.
"Hans, I have to confess something" said Elsa her voice becoming weepy. At that moment Hans began to fear, had she cheated on him?! Was the first though that came to his mind but as quickly as it came he tossed it out of his mind. Elsa was not that kind of person, yes she could pick somebody better than him. But it was clear that if she wanted out of their relationship she would have said so a long time ago.
"Hans she is not Danny" he scolded himself before saying "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to",
"I have to! If we're going to continue being together you have to know the whole truth" said Elsa as she remained steady in her posture.
With a deep breath Elsa turned and looked at Hans, her eyes watery as she spoke "It was no coincidence we met when we did... I have... I have been following you for sometime",
"Following me?" asked Hans surprised, why would she? And how? Surely he would have noticed her, it was hard not to.
"Yes, Hans there is something you do not know about me... or even yourself..." continued Elsa, she moved her hands nervously as she asked "Do you believe in second chances? In... reincarnation?",
"Reincarnation? Your not making any sense" gasped Hans worried as he was nervous for Elsa and did not know where this was going,
"Hans, I,.. I am not Elsa... I mean I am I am just-" she closed her eyes and breathed "I need you to close your eyes...",
"Close my eyes?" asked Hans unsure,
"Please, I promise things will make sense" promised Elsa. Hans looked unsure, in truth he did not want to, but looking at her teary eyes he found himself unable to deny her.
How could her eyes hold such a power over him?
So he closed his eyes and waited, for what he did not know, but knew something happened. He noted the change in temperature, how icy cold it had suddenly gotten, his face felt cold as droplets splattered all over his face.
"Okay... you can look" he heard Elsa say and with much hesitation he opened his eyes. As soon as they did they widen as he stared at...
"Elsa" though Hans in shock as he felt his mouth open as his jaw grew slack from shock as he watched Elsa.
Snow and ice gathered around her, snow and ice which seemed to appear out of nowhere. As it did her skin which was already pale somehow turned paler and even translucent giving her a shimmering glow, she loosen her hair which fell into softly around her as it turned into an icy blue, her clothes turned into a white dress with a cape, billowing all around.
As Hans stared he felt a strange sense of deja-vu, his mind went back and forth, he remembered his dreams, especially the first one he had in what seemed like years ago.
In the dream they saw in a beach, much like this, much like now.
"Elsa?" He whispered, barely able to say anything. Nodding Elsa shook as she tried not to cry, she did not dare to look at him as she feared he would hate her for this.
She looked down, not wanting to look at Hans, bracing herself as she was sure he would start to yell at her for hiding this, that he would believe that she lied to him, many other awful things.
Suddenly she heard foot steps, was he leaving? He was leaving her!? She felt her frozen heart break but soon noted that the footsteps were getting closer, not farther.
She felt his arms wrap around her and he pulled her close, holding her against him, feeling tears spill from her eyes she buried her head against his chest as she pressed herself closely, weeping softly.
"It's okay, I won't leave you" promised Hans as he held her close,
"You won't?" She whispered,
"No, but we both have a lot to talk about" said Hans softly "You tell me your story and I will tell you mine"
Sniffling a little Elsa looked up at him and nodded. They both needed this to move forward and from the looks of it, they were truly meant to be together.
To be continued...
Authors note: Though Anna/Annalise is seen as cruel there is more to it than it seems. She is somebody you will sympathize once you know the reasons why and such... which will be shown in the next chapter. Any way Elsa and Hans know the truth, which is good as it will strengthened their relationship, where will this end? You will have to wait for the next chapter to see. Any way I bid you all adeu, please review and stay tuned for the next chapter.
