Sorry, things got slow on my end so i tried to get in as much as possible in this chapter even though it severly late but i believe this chapter will more than make up for it hopefully. So enjoy and don't forget to review

Chapter Nineteen: Surprises

About month passed since that night and already the people of Arendelle were getting ready for the holidays coming up soon. Mathias and Elsa truth to their word took their blossoming relationship to a slow pace to let Anna and Kristoff have the spotlight till after the wedding in the early summer to tell the people of their courtmanship. Meanwhile, Mathias roamed the streets watching people decorating their homes and add last minute preparations for whatever reason unknown to him as he walked to the fjord.

"Damn weather." He grumbled as he saw a tiny snowflake land on his nose. At first he thought Elsa was responsible but then more flakes started to appear.

"Mathias!" He heard someone call out and quickly turned to see Elsa walk towards him in a regal fashioned manner.

"Ah Elsa, finally done with your meeting?" He asked with an amused expression.

"What are you doing out here?" She asked as she finally reached him and looked up at him with her blue eyes full of curiosity.

"Well i was curious about the need to decorate the place and decided to see why this time of year." He said and truth be told he was actually looking for that Hans man Elsa mentioned a month ago and decided to look around for the tenth time to see if he was around here. Again he was disappointed as he was hoping to thrash him if they ever crossed paths.

"Guess it's not my day." He thought in disappointment as the blond women looked at him closely.

"You're lying." She said and Mathias had a look of disbelief before it changed into a smirk.

"You're calling me a liar, oh i feel insulted by your harsh words." He said sarcastically with a small laugh as they walked to the fjord together.

"So tell me, why are they adding decorations to their homes?" He asked her as they finally stood at the repaired dock on the fjord. She looked out and watched the snow fall and knew it would look beautiful tomorrow morning.

"Well it's a special time of year for everyone to celebrate and no one works till after the end of the month so it gives us plenty time to be together." She said playfully as she winked up at him.

"So that meeting you had was your last till then?" He asked and her smile broadened as he became confused till a snowball hit him in the face. He wiped it off and saw Elsa giggling behind her hand only a few feet away from him.

"Yes, it was my last meeting and now i have two weeks to spend with you and everyone else." She answered as she finally calmed down and walked back up to him. The taller man glared at her for a moment till he took his attention back to the fjord.

"What makes this time of year special?" He asked not looking at her as he continued to watch the falling snow.

"Have you ever heard of Christmas?" She asked and was shocked when he snapped his head toward her in both confusion and interest.

"It's what makes this time of year so special where people can be with their family and loved ones, have gifts exchanged, It wonderful. How have you never heard of it before till now is beyond me and i the Queen of Arendelle will get you into the Christmas spirit." She said as she gestured back to the castle. Mathias made a crackling noise as he took a deep breath as he began to follow her back to the castle as slowly as possible as he enjoyed the scenery around him. Elsa turned around and saw him slacking and knew what would get him motivated.

"Come on Mathias i know you're cold and i have hot chocolate wait for us if you're interested." She said and that done it as the taller man bolted forward and passed her in a quick pace toward the castle gates. She watched for a few moments with amusement till she realized she tricked him into moving faster and hadn't expected for him to hurry.

"Now we definitely need hot chocolate." She happily thought with a sigh. She found out how obsessed he was of the chocolate delight and would jump at any given opportunity. She then thought back on how much he changed, he was no longer as violent as he was before and she was starting to miss that in him as he made things more interesting. She remembered how upset he was when he finally found out what was wrong with Alice's eyes that he literally put a massive dent into the wall and it took twelve guards to restrain him and her talking to him for a few hours that soon his anger subsided. To make matters worse Mr. Juggerson again attempted to harass him which ended in him needing the physician and being no longer part of the council. She smirked thinking the reaction on his face as he laid there and lied to her saying Mathias attacked first and he was only defending himself and thats when she strictly told him he was no longer part of the council.

"Elsa! You lied!" She heard him yell and she started to laugh to herself as he marched back to her. He let out a low growl as he stared at her with his mysterious amber eyes. She couldn't help herself as she laughed harder which confused Mathias to no end. Her laughing subsided when something cold and wet hit her in the face and she realized it was snow. She wiped it off her face and saw Mathias standing there with a smirk and his arms crossed as if he didn't do anything wrong.

"We'll finish what you started later." She said low enough only for him to hear and he chuckled at response.

"After you." He said playfully as he did a pitiful bow as she walked passed him and toward the castle gates. She glared at him for a moment and knew she couldn't stay mad at him and let out a small smile. They both walked into the castle gates and was met with Kai who seemed to be waiting on them.

"Ah, your Majesty you finally found him have you." Kai said with a slight bow. Elsa nodded in acknowledgment. Mathias slightly glared at the man as they still had some differences to workout much to Elsa's personal amusement.

"Did you need something?" She asked the head servant as he slightly nodded his head.

"No madam, i'm here to inform you that Princess Anna and Sir Kristoff have left and said they would be back before night fall." He said and Elsa thanked him before he left. She sighed and smiled as she looked up at Mathias.

"Guess it's you, me and Alice for the rest of the day." She said as the taller man gave a sigh of relief and this wasn't missed by Elsa as she frowned at him.

"What, were they getting on your nerves?" Elsa said and he gave her a blank stare and she huffed at him before leaving him there as she went to spend some time with Alice. It wasn't long till someone gently grabbed her arm stopping her as she turned around to see Mathias looking down at her with a hint of mischievousness in his eyes.

"Now the reason why i sighed is the fact i finally get to spend more time with you without interference from anyone else." He whispered to her as he leaned forward and gently nudged the side of her face with affection. She tilted her neck giving him more room to roam her neck as he slightly nibbled the side of her skin causing her to slightly moan. Soon their lips met and they stayed locked together for a few moments but to them it was an eternity till they finally broke apart much to Mathias's disappointment.

"W-We should stop now before we get caught." Elsa said as she backed away from him. He was slightly taken back but was thankful that she said something because he didn't know what he would've done if he lost control over himself. He slightly nodded as Elsa took the lead toward Alice's room and he followed with small distance between them. It wasn't long till they finally reached their destination and Elsa walked in first and was greeted by the young redhead who was sitting on the bed as if she was expecting them.

"Hey Alice." Mathias greeted her as he walked in and leaned against the door. They stayed there and talked to each other enjoying the afternoon till Alice wanted to talk to Elsa privately and Mathias bolted before she could say anything to him. Once the door was shut Alice immediately asked her questions.

"So what do plan on getting him?" She asked curiously which surprised Elsa as she was stumped. She already got everyone else a gift which was easy but it was very difficult looking for something for Mathias, he was still a mystery to her while everyone else was just an open book.

"I-i don't know what to to get him." She answered truthfully as she sat down next to the blind girl who kindly smiled at her.

"He doesn't seem interested in anything and i watch closely as we go through town but he just brushes everything off and this troubles me." She continued and Alice sat there listening to the women who helped her in her darkest moments. The very women who seemed more like a mother to her than anything else.

"What do you get someone who wants nothing?" She asked out loud surprising the young girl who sat there in shock.

"Elsa, i'm sure there's something out there for him, you just need to know where to look." Alice said surprising the young queen with such wisdom.

"I believe you spend too much time with Gerda because she's already rubbing off you." Elsa said with a chuckle as Alice too laughed at the statement but slowly stopped as she looked down. Elsa looked at her concerned and gently rubbed circled around the girls back.

"Are you alright?" She asked her in concern. Alice nodded slightly as she looked back up and tried to face her but Elsa knew she was trying since she was blind.

"Yeah it's just been awhile since all those things with my parents." She said with a sigh as Elsa gently hugged her.

"Don't worry i'll make this the best Christmas for you.. for all of you." She said to her as she freed her from her embrace.

Meanwhile Mathias was roaming the halls in search of the last man he would get help from and he knew this would backfire one day but he didn't really care at the moment. He spotted the man he was looking for and approached.

"Hey Kai got a minute?" He asked as catching the butler's attention as he looked at him quizzically.

"What for?" He asked back as Mathias mumbled to himself for a few seconds before looking back up.

"I would rather talk to you alone, but not here." He said and this confused the old butler as he lead Mathias to one of the unused guestrooms. Once the door shut Kai quickly spoke.

"We're alone so what do you want?" He asked in a annoyed tone and Mathias scowled at this for a moment.

"Look i'm not used to saying these things out loud to anyone but i need your help." He said surprising the older man.

"You need my help! What for?" He asked him and the taller man became nervous.

"I want to get Elsa something special and you're the only one who knows her more than i do." He said to him further shocking the butler.

"Well i can see why you need help and taking the careful consideration that you came to me of all people is quite surprising." He said with a smirk.

"Alright, what do you need to know?" He asked the taller man who immediately asked him questions.

Later that day Mathias was back out in the town walking through the busy streets as adults were still up and about and the children were playing in the snow. He sighed as he remembered why he was out here and had no intentions of getting sidetracked. He approached one of the many places that Kai said had the item that Elsa eyed on for a while, that he was aware of from his sources. Mathias held the bag that the old butler gave him filled with a hundred gold coins he needed to get the item. He looked around but didn't find it in the store he was in and went to the next one. It was hours till the sixth building did he find the item he was looking for.

"Can i help you with anything?" A women asked who Mathias guessed was the owner of the place. Mathias sheepishly rubbed the back of his neck as he fully turned to her and the women instantly recognized him.

"Hey you're the man who saved Queen Elsa!" She exclaimed in amazement and Mathias started to get uncomfortable a bit. She looked at the item he was looking at and looked at him curiously.

"Who's the lucky women?" She asked him and Mathias stood there shocked trying to figure out how to answer her question without revealing his relationship with their queen. The woman smirked at him before she continued.

"That's okay, i can probably guess from the item you're willing to get her." She said making Mathias curious as he prepared his question carefully.

"Then who do you think the lucky woman is then?" He asked seeing what her answer will be.

"You are getting this for the Queen. I should know as i see her eyeing this every time she's in town but she never buys it." She said surprising Mathias as he chuckled knowing he'd been caught.

"Very clever, i guess you're Kai's source then as he told me where to find this." He said gesturing to the item in the velvet box and the woman nodded in response. Mathias handed her the money and she gladly took it from him.

"She's lucky, having someone like you." She said sadly and Mathias perked at the sudden change of mood.

"If anything i'm lucky have someone like her, but between you and me can you keep this quiet for awhile? We were already planning on letting them know when the time comes." He told her and she nodded in understanding as he closed the top over the item he bought and held it in his hand.

"I will and good luck" She said with a small smile but was surprised he hadn't left yet.

"Hadn't got your name." He said with a chuckle and she was surprised by this.

"My name is Abagail." She introduced herself.

"Name's Mathias and as you can tell i'm in a hurry so i'll see you later." He said as he left the building leaving her bewildered.

Mathias strolled back to the castle hopping he wouldn't bump into Elsa on the way to his room to hide the item from her till the day comes for him to give it to her. He was unsure why she always eyed it so much till he himself saw it and knew it was the right gift for her.

"I have to thank Kai for the tip." He thought with a triumphant smirk as he walked through the gates. He didn't know what time it was except the fact it was late in the evening when he finally made it in his room. A light knock at the door startled him and he quickly put the velvet box in his dresser and hurried over to the door. He opened and was surprised to see Elsa standing there with a small smile.

"Heard you went out for a bit again." She said as he let her in the room. He noticed that she was looking around but not much to cause any alarm so he calmed himself before turning to her.

"Yeah, just needed out of this place more thats all. How are you so calm being copped up in this place for so long?" He asked her and she only shrugged her shoulders in response.

"Never mind, you're probably used to it." He said as he went over and sat down on his bed. Elsa looked like she been offended and sat down next to him.

"Well sorry, i don't get to explore the outside world like you probably do." She said with a chuckle but Mathias wasn't amused as he looked down to the floor with a grim look.

"Did i say something wrong?" She asked worriedly as she rested a hand on his shoulder. Mathias looked up at her and formed a small smile as he continued to look at her.

"No you didn't say anything wrong, i was just lost in thought that's all." He told her trying to reassure her. Elsa didn't look at all convinced.

"Come on now Mathias what's truly bothering you?" She continued and Mathias grumbled a bit in a annoyed manner but sighed knowing she'll continue till she got what she wanted.

"I-I looked everywhere and couldn't find him." He said catching Elsa off guard.

"You mean Hans?" She asked and he nodded as he looked at her. She shook that uneasy feeling and glared at Mathias.

"So that's why you go out into town every week. It wasn't for fresh air, you spent your time looking for a man who probably left after leaving the letter here." She hissed angrily at him and Mathias stood up and walked a distance from her.

"Why the hell are we even arguing about this? We're supposed to have a good time." Elsa said sadly as she looked down to the floor and Mathias felt ashamed of himself for being selfish. He remembered all the times she wanted to meet with him and he'd come up with an excuse so he could hunt down Hans and end the terror he put into Elsa and her sister and this pained him.

"I-I'm sorry i only did that for you, to keep you safe as i promised. But this time i-i didn't go looking for him." He said surprising Elsa alittle.

"Then what did you go out for then?" She asked him curiously and Mathias looked around nervously adding further urge in her curiosity.

"You'll find out later i promise now lets go Anna and Kristoff will be here shortly." He said as he ushered her out the door and he closed it behind him.

"Lets get Alice, i'm sure she wants to greet them when they get back." Elsa said as she took the lead to the young girl's bedroom. They went and got Alice and waited at the stalls. They were all nervously quiet as they waited for the duo's arrival. Mathias stood across from Elsa and Alice who were sitting on a couple of barrels in the room. It wasn't long till they heard the sound of hooves and the giggling voice of Anna as the sleigh stopped in front of the stalls. Anna and Kristoff walked in hand in hand laughing away till they spotted the small group waiting on them and they quickly separated from each other.

"I see you two had a good time." Mathias said with a chuckle causing the young couple to blush. Mathias laughed harder when he saw their looks and this embarrassed the young couple. Elsa looked at Mathias with an amused glare.

"Come now Mathias leave them be?" She said playfully scolding him and Mathias looked at her with a wild grin.

"This is payback for the comments they made about us." He said as he looked at the young couple and gave them a toothy grin. Anna looked at him a confused look before looking back to kristoff who shared the same look and knew that they're in for it now. Mathias's smile faded a little before excusing himself from the stall confusing everyone as he left. Elsa looked on worriedly thinking that something was bothering him but put that thought aside as she continued to listen to Anna talk about their trip up the mountain.

Mathias walked back to his room pondering about Anna. Some reason she seemed different as if she had a glow on her and that wasn't even the half of it. The scent that illuminated from the woman seemed similar to the female parasite he fought. His mind went blank as he finally put the pieces together.

"Oh no, she can't be." He thought and he knew he had to confront Anna about her little secret and soon before she shows any signs of it, all he had to do was wait till Anna was alone to talk to her.

"I-I know she can be reckless sometimes and this puts it to a whole new level. Didn't she stop to think how her older sister would react of this, they aren't even married yet and she already screwed it all up." He thought as he finally arrived at his room. He doesn't know much about humans or how they act during these times and thought every way to approach her about the topic. Mathias read a lot when he finally learned to read and speak and studied their cultures, even learned about marriage that Anna speaks about so excitedly and even has Elsa working over night at times. He shut the door behind him hopping no one will disturb him as he sat on the bed facing many of the walls and lose himself in his thoughts.

Elsa hasn't seen Mathias the rest of the evening and wondered why he isolated himself and decided to go see him. When she arrived at his door she hesitated wondering if she should disturb him or not but decided to risk it and slightly knocked. To her surprise there was no response from the inside.

"Maybe he isn't here." She thought as she was about to walk away when the door slowly opened to reveal Mathias who seemed annoyed as he looked around till he spotted her.

"Elsa, what do you need?" He asked her suspiciously as he narrowed his eyes at her.

"I-I was checking to see if you were okay. You seemed troubled when you left the stalls." She explained to him and his gaze softened a bit.

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern." He said with a small smile as he went back in his room leaving Elsa alone in the hallway.

The next day Mathias was quiet, too quiet for even Elsa who watched him from afar. She wanted to talk to him but she had other things to do before Christmas comes around the corner. She even noticed her sister acting strangely and tried to talk to her when she had the chance but Anna would come up with some excuses to leave.

"What's up with them two?" She thought as she helped Kristoff decorate the tree. Kristoff gave her a worried glance but continued to work on the tree.

Mathias was walking down the halls as if he were looking for something. Except he was truly looking for Anna as he decided today was the day to confront her about her little secret. He sat in his room for hours thinking of how to approach her on the topic without raising suspicion with the castle staff.

"Dammit, where the hell are you?" He thought as he gave a frustrated sigh as he looked down another hallway.

Meanwhile Anna sat on one of the many castle balconies sitting on a bench looking out at the fjord. She let out a small sigh as she remembered the predicament she was in and was truly scared of how anyone would react especially Kristoff. She gently set her right hand over her abdomen as a stray tear slid down her cheek knowing she can't hide it from them forever.

"For someone who talks a lot you're sure as hell hard to find." She heard someone say behind her and quickly turned around frightened till she saw it was only Mathias.

"Why are you looking for me?" She asked him confused as he went over and sat down next to her. He gave her a small smile and this confused her even more.

"Because of this." He said as he pointed his finger at her abdomen and her eyes widened in realization.

"H-How?" She asked bewildered and his smile widened at her expression before it turned back to a small comforting smile.

"My senses are better than an average persons. I found out yesterday when i caught a scent of it." He said and this confused Anna.

"Wait, wait, are you saying i smell?" She asked as she slightly glared at the taller man.

"No i'm not saying you smell or anything like that...not exactly but it's difficult for me to explain but most females produce a hormone that only the people with powerful sense of smell can pick up even the animals do it." He explained to her trying not exploit his true self to her in any way. He knew telling her he could smell these things was as far as he was willing to go with this. He set a hand on her shoulder in a comforting manner.

"You want to talk about it?" He asked her as he knew she had much to vent out and many questions to ask. She slightly nodded and Mathias remained quiet and waited for her to speak.

"I-I was scared when i found out about this and i'm still afraid of what everyone will think of me when they find out especially Elsa and Kristoff. I-I'm not ready to be a mother, i don't know how to raise a child." She told him as she started to cry a little and he was surprised about her emotional outburst but didn't say anything as she continued.

"I know it was wrong of me for doing the things i did and now i'm regretting those few nights i had with him. What if i'm not a good mother? How can i even raise one? I-I don't have any of these experiences, i'm not as good as my mother was and never will be." She said as she covered her eyes and cried as Mathias watched her for a few seconds and enveloped her in an embrace as he gently rubbed her back. They stayed like that for a while till Anna's sobbing quieted down. After he let her go he looked at her seriously as his amber eyes stared into her blue ones.

"Listen to me, i may not know many thing about these things but one things for sure, don't you ever doubt yourself, things happen all the time. You will be a good mother, you want to know why, it's because of the way you acted around the children about a month back remember. I seen you in action and no doubt that you'll be the best mother the kid could have. Having a kid is new to everyone no one is truly prepared for the outcome of them but in the end they do fine, human instinct is what i would call that and you can't deny that urge to cherish it no matter how much you say you aren't ready. If any one has anything to say about your predicament they can say to me because i'll support you as much as i can." He said to her and all this surprised Anna as he continued.

"Theres no reason to be afraid of what Elsa would think, she's your sister and loves you and always will and so will Kristoff if anything you'll make him happy about this even though it you two aren't married yet." He said and Anna was quiet as he pondered on his words a bit.

"T-Thank you Mathias." She said as she enveloped him in a hug and he gladly accepted it.

"I won't say anything to them but you have to tell them soon." He said as she let go of him and she nodded in agreement.

"I will and i already know when to tell them just have to wait a bit." She said as Mathias nodded and got up.

"Alright guess i'll take my leave." He said as her left her out on the balcony to ponder in her thoughts.

Two weeks passed and Mathias was true to his word of not saying anything about Anna's baby and Elsa was kept her promise that she'll get him into Christmas spirit and had Mathias help out with the decorations around the castle. It was Christmas time and everyone was around the fire place and most of the group had opened their gifts. Elsa helped Alice and told her in discription of what she got as she open each of her gifts. Mathias excepted the cloths Anna and Kristoff got him as they seemed more comfortable to wear than his other clothes but he didn't get anything from Elsa and he couldn't blame her.

"Kristoff there's one more gift left for you." Anna said catching everyone's attention but Mathias already knew what she was about to do and ushered her on. Kristoff looked at her confused and looked around and so did Elsa.

"Anna what other gift." He asked her and she gave him a shy smile before grabbing his hand and placing it on her stomach. He was confused at first then he quickly realized the gesture and quickly enveloped her in a hug. Elsa sat next to Mathias confused till Anna looked at her with confidence in her eyes.

"Elsa i'm pregnant." She told her as she set her own hand on her abdomen. Elsa was shocked and looked between the two and everyone quickly became quiet. Mathias feared that she would go off as he saw her frown at Kristoff.

"You two couldn't wait till you were married." She said which surprised everyone including Anna.

"I-I thought you would be more upset about this." Anna said quietly and Mathias tensed as looked at Elsa for her reply. She stood up and walked over to Anna and kneeled down in front of her as she grasped her little sister's hands in hers.

"Yes i'm upset that you didn't wait till after you were married but at the same time i'm happy for the both of you." She said and they both hugged each other for a few moments.

"Well done Anna, well done." Mathias thought as he watched them for a few moments before leaving.

Later that night Elsa sat in her room still pondering on the fact that she'll be an aunt soon when she heard a knock on her door.

"I'm coming." She called out as she got off the bed and hurried over and opened it to reveal Mathias with a nervous look.

"Mathias what are doing here?" She asked the taller man. Mathias looked at her nervously and stepped back a bit.

"May i come in?" He asked her and she quickly stood to the side allowing him to enter. Once she shut the door she approached the nervous man. He held out a velvet box in his left hand as he extended it out to her.

"This is for you." He said with a small smile as she took the small box from his hand. She slowly opened the box and couldn't believe what she was looking at. It was a silver necklace that had a light blue diamond in a shape of a heart surrounded by tiny white diamonds forming an outline around the blue gem.

"M-Mathias... it's beautiful thank you." She said with tears forming in her eyes as she leaned up and kissed him fully on the lips completely catching him off guard. She slowly pulled away from him and stared at him lovingly.

"M-Merry Christmas Elsa." He finally spoke after he recovered from the kiss. Elsa looked down in shame before looking back up at him.

"I-I didn't get you anything, i'm sorry." She told him but was surprised when he started to chuckle a bit as he looked at her with his amber eyes.

"I have my gift right here." He said confusing Elsa till he leaned down and and softly pressed his lips to hers and she wrapped her arms around his neck deepening their kiss that would seem to last the entire night. When they finally pulled apart they both were breathing for air and Mathias stood there with a small smile.

"Goodnight Elsa, i'll see you in the morning." He said as he walked passed her and headed to the door.

"Mathias." She called out and he stopped with his hand on the handle as he turned around to face her. His eyes meeting her blue ones. They stood there staring at each other in silence before Elsa spoke.

"Goodnight." She said in a low voice and Mathias nodded before leaving her to admire the precious gift given to her.