Sorry for the wait and I know some of you are itching for some bonds to form so yeah here the next chapter.
Chapter Fourteen: Meaningful Lessons
Mathias sat at the balcony of his room watching the sun rise above the horizon. He flinched when the bright colors reminded him of the weapon the humans used many years ago. He was disturbed by the sound of silent knocking and he slowly turned around hoping it wasn't Elsa at the moment but was surprised to see her younger sister Anna standing there with a small smile on her lips.
"She's up early." He thought as he slowly got up to face her.
"C-Can i come in?" She asked him and he slightly nodded his head gesturing her to come in. He was surprised she walked in instead of barging in like she always did since his first arrived here.
"I heard Elsa talk to you in the patriot room." She whispered earning a surprised look from the taller man as she sat down on the bed.
"I heard Elsa ask if someone hurt you." She continued and prepared herself for the next question.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She asked him and he slightly flinched at her question but she reached out a comforting hand like her sister did in the patriot room.
"Look, i don't know what happened to you in the past but holding it in will only make things difficult and the best way to ease the pain is to talk about it." Anna said and this caught Mathias's attention as he looked at her and saw the seriousness in her eyes.
Mathias knew they wouldn't understand but knew she had a surprisingly good point. He wasn't in the mood to talk for the moment and Anna sighed knowing she wasn't getting anywhere so she got and and started to walk out but stopped and looked at him.
"When you're ready to talk to either me or my sister will listen, and i know you understand but when you fully speak and want to talk we'll listen, just remember what i've said and think about it." She said before disappearing out of his room leaving him to ponder on what he just heard. He looked out to the balcony and saw the sun above the horizon and growled in frustration knowing he didn't get any sleep and went to get ready for his lessons he had with Elsa today and knew it will be awkward between them. He went to the small room and grabbed a gray long sleeve shirt and rolled the sleeves to his elbows and looked at the doorway were his door used to be and saw no one there and quickly changed into his black pair of pants. Once he was done getting ready he strolled out and followed his nose to the dining room for food.
He was approaching the door when he heard a familiar giggle behind it, and knew it was Alice.
"She finally came out of her room after a few weeks i see." He thought with a slight chuckle before walking in. He was surprised to see Anna in the room with the girl along with Elsa's little creation Olaf. Anna looked up and beamed at him despite the conversation from earlier.
"Ah, morning Mathias, we're just entertaining young Alice till breakfast." She said with a small giggle as she continued to talk to the young girl who continued to giggle behind her hand. Mathias slightly shook his head as he took his seat at the table and silently watched them make the little redhead laugh. He heard the door open and he snapped his head to see Elsa stroll in wearing a familiar dress he seen her wear the day they first met. He wondered what it was made of since it shined in the morning light and it made her even more majestic in beauty in his opinion. When she sat down next to him he knew something was off about her. He knew she got as much sleep as he did so he guessed she was just tired.
Mathias wondered where Kristoff ran off too as he looked around the table doing his version of a head count.
"I guess Kristoff went ice harvesting." Elsa said as she got her sister's attention and Mathias's too as he became curious.
"Y-Yes, but he'll be back late tonight though, again." Anna said sadly and Mathias wondered where Kristoff goes that would take him all day to get back at that time. Everyone was quiet when breakfast came out and since Mathias became acquainted with the utensils he didn't have difficulty eating after four tries of bending the forks during the two weeks of his stay. He quickly ate everything on his plate and noticed Elsa drinking of sort of black substance and it struck his curiosity again as he watched her drink it with ease. She looked at him and gave a slight smile before explaining.
"This is coffee it's taste helps me wake up every morning with some energy." She said and his eyes gleamed with excitement as he began searching the table for the substance.
"Energy, that' sounds awesome right about now." He thought excitedly as he found a pitcher of what he was looking for and poured it into a cup.
He quickly took a gulp but stopped as quickly as he did and set the cup down coughing as he did.
"Oh god, tastes like nothing of what she described!" He thought as he looked around the table to wash the foul taste down. Everyone at the table laughed as he found some water and drank it down.
"Guess coffee isn't your strong suit." Anna said behind her hand as she tried to calm herself down. Mathias grunted in embarrassment as he looked at Elsa for an explanation.
"I never said it was a good taste now did i." She said with a wide smile, enjoying the moment like everyone else. It wasn't long till he started to chuckle at his own mistake and decided to never try it again. It wasn't long before breakfast was done and they went their separate ways. Anna took little Alice out to the town for some much needed air while Mathias and Elsa went to the study for his learning. To Elsa's surprise, Mathias seemed to get every word in at least two to three tries and was ready for the next one. Elsa was impressed by his big improvements and when they took a break he'd go to the bookshelf and find a book that interested him till it was time to continue. She knew he was a quick learner but didn't know he was that fast on development.
Few days later he surprised everyone at the table when he spoke his first sentence of a good morning to the group at the table. He never forgot what Anna told him that morning and decided to talk to Elsa about it but the problem was how to explain it to her. Later that night he was putting Alice to bed when the strangest moment happened.
"Love you Mathias." She said to him as he was about to walk out the door. He was stunned by her words and didn't know if he should say it back or not and it seemed Alice got the wrong idea when she started to apologize to him. The strange feeling as he came to terms to know as guilt flooded over him as he walked back toward her.
"D-Don't apologize, you didn't do anything." He said as he stroked her cheek with the back of his hand. He knew he might regret it later but the girl needed comfort and he didn't want to see her hurt anymore.
"I-I love you too, now get some rest alright." He said quickly as he got up and silently as he could shut the door and marched down the hallway toward his room.
"I can't believe i just said that, me of all people." He thought as he opened the new door to his room and growled in frustration.
"Is this some sort of punishment for all the shit i've done in my life?" He thought as he purposely fell face first on to his bed.
His thoughts were interrupted when he heard knocking at his door.
"I swear if it's Kia saying i'm too loud again, i'm going to kick his ass." He muttered to himself as he stalked toward to door and opened it forcefully ready to meet the annoying butler but instead meet the icy blue eyes of Elsa standing in front of the doorway with a small smile. He sighed in relief as he quickly regained his composure and gestured her to come into his room.
"Can't sleep again?" He asked her knowing the answer for it already. She looked at him in disbelief for a few moments before it turned into a smirk.
"What, I'm not allowed to check to see how my guests are doing?" She asked playfully as she sat down on the bed looking at him with her shiny blue eyes. He smirked but it quickly vanished knowing he had to talk about his problems one day and Elsa noticed his distress.
"Are you alright Mathias?" She asked worriedly as she got up and approached him. He looked down at her with his glowing amber eyes and gently led her to the bed sitting down next to her as he did.
"You've asked me a few days ago if someone tried to hurt me, remember?" He asked her and she slightly nodded knowing where this was going.
"Well a lot of people wanted me gone awhile back after i killed some people in self defense and thats what i did." He said and Elsa looked at him sadly knowing the feeling.
"How did you get those scars?" She asked him and he slightly flinched and looked at her directly. She could see the pain in his eyes as he continued.
"I got into a fight in a large area with two others one male the other a female and i fought the male for a while before he took off into the night. It wasn't long till i found the female and during that time i was headstrong and agitated and i roared in anger and it caught her attention. It was easy to get her to the ground and i had her under my foot till the other got the drop on me and pulled me away from her." He slightly turned and showed her two scars on his left side.
"I grabbed him and tried to swing him around but he hooked my upper jaw and slammed one of his blades into my arm." He said showing her another scar on his right arm.
"I was too preoccupied that i didn't notice the female get up and shove me into a building. I slowly got up my attention fully on her as i roared at her in fury till a sharp pain went into my shoulder i could see two blade and the blood that flowed between them. I quickly lounged at the other snapping my jaws till another sharp pain ran through my thigh and it caused me to roar in pain as i fell to my knees." He said and Elsa gasped knowing the rest.
"T-They stabbed you to death." She said as a single tear rolled down her cheek. Mathias shook his head before turning away from her.
"I almost died that night but in the end i remained victorious among the pile of ashes. That's when i took my leave and i never looked back remembering the first time they tried to kill me." He said as he hung his head low till a pair of slender arms wrapped around him catching him by surprise. He heard faint sobbing and knew that the young women was crying. and quickly returned the embrace.
"I always thought some people would go after ones like me and the things i went through where emotional but you put yourself on the line and they still wanted you gone after that." She said as she calmed down her crying. He looked at the watery blue eyes of the young monarch and knew what to say.
"Elsa we're both considered a threat to many people in this world and the only thing they don't understand is that we're special for a purpose and one day you'll understand too." He whispered and done the last thing he never thought he would do. He tilted her face toward him and pressed his lips to hers for a few moments before slowly pulled back to see a now blushing Elsa.
He quickly realized what he had done and felt ashamed for his actions.
"I-I'm sorry, i didn't mean for that to happen i don't know what's up with me today." He said but she only sat there motionless as if in a daze. He was about to call her name again when she lounged up and kissed him forcing him to fall back on the bed. A desire filled his heart as he longed for more as she pulled away hastily and got off of him and scooted away from him. He got up bewildered of what had transpired and decided to ask if she was okay.
"Are you alright?" He asked and her smile only grew wider as if excited but with a slight look of mischief in her eyes.
"You know it's wrong to kiss a queen without her consent." She joked but it backed fired as Mathias actually took it seriously and began to explain himself.
"Mathias it's alright, you don't need to apologize for anything." She said as she reached out a comforting hand and set it on his arm.
"We'll see tomorrow where we stand and if this means anything we'll take it slow and keep it quiet for a while till it's official." She said as she got up and walked to the door.
"Goodnight Mathias." She said as she opened the door and walked out of his room leaving him to contemplate on what he'd had done.
"Damn these human emotions." He thought as he realized what happen and slapped one of his pillows on his face.