Chapter Twenty-Seven: Little Christian

Every one in the castle was nervous now, especially Anna and Kristoff much to Mathias' amusement as he tries to "lighten" the tension, which would frighten most of the staff and Elsa a few times till the point she threatened to put him on ice and he quickly stopped his antics knowing she wasn't bluffing.

Mathias was starting to enjoy his mishap of life and he knew he missed his freedom but what he has now he decided he would never replace it. He sighed as he stared out the window overlooking the fjord and thought back to when he first arrived here and began to wonder if this was a sign.

"Is this what it means to be at peace, to be truly happy with the ones close in my life?" He asked himself as he looked at his hands. He knew Elsa was in a meeting and it would be awhile till she would be able to join him. Alice was with Anna in keeping the woman company since she is now on strict bedrest and he hadn't seen Kristoff all day which left him suspicious about his whereabouts. He let out another sigh and continued to look out the window completely lost in his thoughts tilla sound of heels clicking off the ground caught his attention. He was surprised to see Elsa walking towards him with a small smile and he wondered what had happened during the meeting. He was going to join her but she told him she needed to do this herself first that it was important and he slowly backed off knowing he wasn't going to win the argument.

"Now what got you in a good mood, normally you would be either pissed or extremely tired after a meeting?" He asked as she stood next to him. He could tell she was a little nervous and leaned against his right shoulder.

"Well that depends what you think about the news." She said earning a puzzled look from Mathias. She leaned off of him so she could be in front of him as he pondered on what she said.

"W-What do you mean it depends on what i think?" He asked nervously and Elsa gave him a small smile.

We're having a ball in a few weeks. Some of the council members still don't like our relationship so this is their final attempt in getting me to find another suitor. Not like it will do much good i have you so to me it is simply a ball with kings and princes trying to woo me." She said with a chuckle and Mathias narrowed his eyes a little but they showed a glint of amusement.

"Something tells me there's more to this." Mathias said as he crossed his arms and looked down on the queen. Elsa's smile widened and this made the man even more curious.

"Well i plan on making an announcement of our courtship to the other suitors near the end of the party." She said and Mathias smirked knowing where she's getting at.

"You're a very cruel person, letting those men get their hops up and just crushing them in the end." He said with a small laugh as he kissed her forehead. She stared at him with amusement and poked her finger in his chest.

"I believe a certain someone is rubbing off on me." She said as she backed away with him staring at her with amusement.

"By all means if it means humiliating some of those spoiled brats i shall, but if they try anything funny that makes you uncomfortable they'll get their asses handed to them." He said as he turned to face the doorway as Kristoff walked in. Elsa looked at Mathias with wonder and slightly glared at him.

"One day you'll tell me how you do that." She declared and Mathias looked at her from the corner of his eye.

"All in due time your majesty." Was all he said as he addressed Kristoff as he stood waiting patiently for them to finish their conversation.

"Kristoff, i was wondering where you ran off too, hadn't seen you all day." Mathias said to the blond furrowed his brows as he stared at Mathias as if wondering what to say to him.

"I was preparing Sven for another trip up the mountain." He finally answered and Elsa expression saddened a little.

"Another Ice harvest?" She asked sadly and Mathias became confused and looked at Elsa worriedly.

"How long will you be gone this time?" She asked and Kristoff hung his head knowing she'll not like his answer.

"For a week" He answered quietly barely audible to everyone's ears. Mathias wondered why he had to leave so long especially since Anna would be having the child any time now. This thought worried him as he saw a flash of anger in Elsa's eyes and quickly stepped in.

"What was the true reason you truly came here, now since i'm fully aware of your departure, does Anna know yet? She'll probably strangle you." Mathias said stopping Elsa from going off on the mountain man. He looked at Elsa and gently grabbed her shoulders and looked into her blue eyes. She seemed frustrated and mathias wanted to reassure her but wondered if his word would mean anything at the moment but went for it anyway.

"Elsa if you're so worried about him not coming back in time, then let me assure you i'll personally bring him back in time before Anna's kid is born i promise." He said and Kristoff looked at Mathias with a shocked expression. He turned and gave Kristoff a smirk and walked over to him.

"So friend, when are we leaving?" He asked the still shocked Kristoff and waited silently for him to respond. He finally snapped out of his stupor and looked at Mathias with determination.

"We leave now." He said as he walked out the room leaving Mathias and Elsa alone in the room. He looked at the young monarch and slowly approached her.

"Why-Why do you want to go with him?" She asked him sadly as a tear slid down her cheek but was quickly wiped away by Mathias's thumb.

"Someone has to make sure he gets home in time incase anything happens here." He said sarcastically, but he knew how serious this was and how important it was to Anna to have her husband at her side when the baby comes. Elsa looked at him confused was curious of how he'll know if something happens.

"How will you know if anything happens?" She asked suspiciously and Mathias' smile broadened as he looked down at her. He kissed her which surprised her and closed her eyes but leaned in and the next thing she knew when she opened her eyes he was gone and she was alone in the room pondering if anything will happen to them since Hans is still up on the mountain somewhere.

"Please be okay." She thought as she looked out the opened window revealing her kingdom basking in the summer afternoon sun.

"You know when you said you Harvest ice, i thought you were kidding." Mathias said as he looked at the supplies in the sled and back at the other man who held a smirk on his face.

"Well we have to get the ice out somehow and these tools are necessary for the job." He said as he walked to the front of the sled and tied the reins to the sled. Once that was done he jumped into the driver's seat and waited for Mathias to get in. The trip up the mountain was a quiet one, neither one said a word to each other. Mathias' attention was around the woods making sure they would find any trouble on the way to their destination. Kristoff only watched for a few seconds before turning his focus back on the road.

"How long till we get there?" Mathias asked out of boredom as he leaned against the seat and looked ahead of the road. The warm air rubbing against his skin as the breeze began to pick up and he caught the scent of the nature surrounding him as they kept on riding. Kristoff sighed knowing he'll keep on asking and went for the truthful answer.

"Few more hours." He said bluntly and Mathias tensed and slowly turned and slightly glared at him. A slight growl emanated from his throat as he seemed annoyed by the news. The blond man could help but laugh heartly at his friend's expression. Mathias seemed to relax a bit and leaned back into his seat and decided to get some sleep as he slowly closed his eyes. His mind went to the days he spent with the young monarch and how blissful those moments were to him, It made him want more but he had to fight the urge knowing he would hurt her both physically and mentally. He knew the consequences in a way and knew Elsa wasn't ready for it yet and finally decided to wait till then. But what he was really looking forward to was telling her the truth about himself though he was nervous, he knew deep down she might be able to understand.

"She'll never love you for who you are." The all too familiar words of Hans echoed in his mind and it made him sick to think of such. The thought of the man angered him to no end and wished he just killed him when he had the chance.

"Just you wait, the next time we meet you'll be lying dead at my feet along with anyone else who sides with you. And when that's done then it'll tell her everything and you won't stop me from doing so." He thought as he opened his eyes to see his surroundings had changed. What felt like a few minutes to him was truly hours as he notices the sun beginning to set on the horizon. A chill went through his entire body as a breeze brushed past him as he began to look around. The forest around him wasn't as green as before and he could see some piles of snow here and there and what confused him the most was the absolute change in temperature. There was a clearing at the bottom of the steep hill and saw many other people down there working from what he could tell.

He let out a low whistle and looked at Kristoff whose attention was still on the road.

"That's where we're going huh?" He asked gesturing to the down the hill. Kristoff smirked a little but nodded as they continued down the hill. The men that were working stopped as they arrived and Mathias could tell Kristoff was nervous to say the least.

"I was hopping they wouldn't be here." He heard Kristoff mutter as he looked at the men grouping together and their smaug looks on their faces had Mathias on edge.

"Mathias, whatever you hear just ignore them don't try anything dumb with these guys, especially since we'll be on the ice." He said as he got out of the sled and worked his way over to his equipment. Mathias sat there a little bit longer and flared his nostrils in the cold air as he too got out and joined his friend. He knew there was no promising what will happen while they were working but one thing was for sure deep down he knew something was about to happen.

"Hey you look at that, the bastard boy is here!" He heard one of the men say and noticed Kristoff tense a bit but didn't say anything. The duo quickly grabbed their equipment and walked in the opposite direction of the rest of the men and went to work. Mathias watched a little seeing how it was done first before he joined with the pickaxe. He noticed the group of men approach them and decided to pay them no mind. Kristoff tensed knowing what was bound to happen as they finally stopped a few feet away from them.

"You know it's not polite to ignore people when they talk to you." The leader said as he crossed his arms. He was a older man with a few streaks of grey on his head and beard. He wore a heavy brown jacket with black pants which looked worn out from the many times being exposed to the elements.

Kristoff didn't say anything and the older man continued.

"So how's life in the castle? He asked and Kristoff ignored him and continued working while Mathias stopped and slightly glared at him for a moment.

"How about you and your little friends leave him be and continue on with your work." Mathias said with a challenging tone. The men looked at Mathias with confusion before they started to snicker adding fuel to the slowly burning fire lit within Mathias.

"Who are you and what are you doing hanging around this?" He said gesturing to Kristoff who was glaring daggers at the man. Mathias curled his hands to fists but remembered what Kristoff said about doing anything on the ice and remained in place.

"My name is Mathias if you aren't aware yet and the reason why i'm here is none of your concern now leave." He said slowly losing patience with the group of men in front of him. They looked at him in disbelief before their faces turned into sneer looks. Mathias let a low growl from his throat and took a heavy step forward ready for a fight but Kristoff gestured him to stop and he slowly calmed a bit but his anger was still there.

"Leave him be Jackson!" Kristoff said glaring at the elder man as he stepped in front of Mathias. He put his hands up in defence but still glared at the blond man.

"Now, now Kristoff i was just getting to know your friend here." He said in a mocking tone before shoving Kristoff to the ground. He then turned his attention to Mathias began to walk forward in a slow pace.

"Now Mathias aren't you courting the queen?" He asked and Mathias stopped in his tracks and looked at Jackson in surprise.

"I may take that as a yes. Hard to believe out of all of the men she chose someone like you." He sneered causing Mathias to chuckle in amusement.

"Don't tell me you're jealous, i'm sure there someone or something out there for you, mostly in a pig pen." Mathias retorted back with a smirk causing Kristoff to chuckle but was silenced when Jackson glared at him.

"Kristoff how about you go back to that little whore of yours." He said and Kristoff clenched his teeth and was about to lunge but Mathias walked up to Jackson with his smirk gone, replaced with a glare as he stared at the shorter man. Mathias remembered the promise he made to Anna when he said he'll support her in any way and when someone had a problem they could say it to him and right now was the perfect time to keep that promise as he flared his nostrils stating a few men behind Jackson.

"Mind running that by me again?" Mathias challenged him as his fists tightened thinking the many ways this could turn out. Mathias didn't wait for him to reply as he lunged forward driving his left fist into his face and braced for the other men who jumped in fray.

Back at the castle

Anna was struggling to move about the halls looking for her older sister. She would've found her sooner but her precious cargo made it harder for her to move around. She barely made it around the corner when her sister came around the corner and gasped at the sight before her.

"Anna, what are you doing?!" She hissed as she went to assist her younger sister back to her room.

"I was going to see you." Anna groaned out and this worried the older sibling as they slowly made their way toward Anna's room. It took a while but they finally got there with Elsa struggling to support her sister. She sighed in relief when she finally got her sister in bed slowly tried to catch her breath. She noticed Anna's pale face and quickly moved to her side.

"Anna are you alright?" She asked as grasped her sister's hand in both of hers. Anna's eyes showed fear as she stared straight at her and the next few words startled her.

"It's time." Was all Elsa heard as she bolted toward the door and ran out in the hallway in hopes in finding a servant near by. She looked left and right and couldn't find anybody and resorted to her last resolve.

"SOMEBODY FETCH THE PHYSICIAN!" She yelled and no sooner after both Kai and Gerda rushed around the corner toward the stressed queen.

"Your Majesty what's wrong?" Gerda asked worriedly as she checked Elsa up and down and didn't find anything wrong.

"Anna's baby is coming, get the physician and some of the maids and hurry." She ordered and they both rushed of to do their tasks. Elsa walked back in the room and knelt beside Anna.

"Don't worry everything will be alright." She tried to assure her little sister but Anna started to silently cry a little.

"I wish Kristoff was here, i need him." She sobbed and Elsa gently caress her cheek and gave her a warm smile.

"He'll be here, Mathias promised me he'll get Kristoff here on before the baby is born. He knows how important it is to have kristoff here with you." She told her and Anna weakly smiled at her older sister.

"What if something happens to them?" Anna asked and Elsa couldn't help but chuckle at her sister's question.

"This is Mathias we're talking about, he'll make sure nothing happens to Kristoff." She said with confidence in her voice.

Back up the Mountain

"Damn it! This so went better in my head." Mathias said as he struggled to break out of the grip the men had on him. He turned to see Jackson beating up Kristoff and felt guilty for the blond man.

"Anna and Elsa are so gonna kill me" He thought till a familiar scent filled his nose and he looked at the men in front of him and gave them a toothy grin.

"Sorry but i'll have to end this. It was fun and all but Kristoff has somewhere to be at the moment as i promised the queen i'll get him back to the castle in time so..." He said as he easily flung the men off of him. He stalked over to Jackson completely unaware of the situation grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and threw him in the opposite direction.

"Come on we gotta get back to the castle." He said as he helped Kristoff to his feet and dragged him toward the sled leaving the equipment behind. Mathias knew what he was thinking and quickly went explaining.

"The baby is coming." He said simply and Kristoff rushed past him toward the sleigh. He shook his head in udder annoyance as he watched Kristoff ready the sleigh.

"Humans." He muttered under his breath before running to catch up. He was about halfway there when he was forced to the ground. He looked back to see Jackson on top of him.

"How durable is he?" He thought in disbelief then another thought crossed him as he forced the man off of him.

"How durable am i right now? He asked himself he finally reached the sled and Kristoff didn't hesitate to get sven moving. They both could here Jackson and a few other men yelling at them but the duo didn't care as they headed back to the castle. Mathias looked at Kristoff and leaned back into his seat.

"Not a single word about this, agreed?" Mathias asked and the mountain nodded in understanding as he focused back on the road. Mathias was confused when they finally reached the castle and looked at Kristoff.

"You said it would take a few hours to get to your harvesting spot but when we left it took about twenty minutes. Why the hell didn't you get Sven to do that the first time?" He asked angrily and Kristoff smirked as he ran out the stalls to find his wife. He was about to follow when he heard an all too familiar voice stopping him in his tracks

"Mathias?!" He heard and turned around to see Elsa standing at the other doorway with a look of concern.

"What you thought i couldn't do it huh?" He said with a grin as he approached the young woman. She narrowed her eyes and Mathias froze in place and chuckled nervously.

"What the hell happened to you?" She asked making Mathias confused till she pointed at his cloths. When he didn't answer immediately she made ice creep along the floor towards him.

"Alright, alright. We got into some trouble no big deal. Now can you please get the ice away from me." He said as the ice stopped inches from his feet and melted away. He sighed in relief but Elsa wasn't done asking questions.

"What happened that made you look like this?" She said gesturing to his beaten up state. Mathias however had other matters at hand and decided to change topic.

"Shouldn't you be with Anna right now?" He asked and realization hit her like a ton of bricks as she rushed past him. He watched her retreating form and quickly followed her. When they finally got there the physician told them to wait out in the hall and Mathias didn't even want to argue after he heard Anna scream in pain, but Elsa grudgingly agreed and stood near the wall the opposite of Anna's door. When Elsa heard her little sister scream out in pain it broke her heart knowing she couldn't do anything to help her with the pain. A pair of strong arms gently wrapped themselves around her waist and pulled her towards their owner. Mathias gentle nuzzled the top of her head and whispered reassurance to her as she buried her face in his chest. He kissed the top of her head gently even thought the screams nerved him some but what really worried him was the smell blood and it was making him tense but he had to be there with Elsa and be strong for her as he knew she was just as worried as he. They jumped a bit when they heard Anna start yelling

"KRISTOFF! I'M GONNA KILL YOU FOR THIS!" They heard Anna yell behind the door. Mathias let Elsa for a moment and chuckled in amusement.

"Hehe, damn." Mathias said as he chuckled some more. Elsa giggled a little bit but worry still clung to her. He noticed and went to reassure her but something stopped him. Silence filled the halls and they heard nothing behind the door, dread began to fill in Elsa's heart and Mathias looked at the door in worry. Mathias closed his eyes and focused on his hearing heard the slight coughing from behind the door. A loud cry filled the halls and they knew it wasn't Anna but the newborn baby.

"Whew, he got some strong lungs there." Mathias joked as the door opened and the new physician stepped out signaling them to come in. They walked in with Elsa in the lead and they gasped at the sight before them. Anna was holding the wailing bundle in her arms while Kristoff stood above her with a proud expression as he looked down at the two. Anna looked up and Mathias could've swore that she was a whole new person when she smiled at them.

"Elsa come meet your little nephew." She said softly and Elsa slowly walked over and sat on the bed in front of her sister as Anna placed the little one in her arms. Mathias walked over and casually looked at the little infant. His hair was somewhat blond and his eyes were a greenish blue from what he could tell. But what truly amazed him was the fact of how small he was given the fact that Anna was… well large to say the least, he expected him to be bigger. His thought were cut short when he heard Elsa call his name.

"You want to hold him?" She asked starling Mathias as he stared at her in shock. Mathias quickly became nervous as he nodded his head in response and sat on the floor in front of Elsa. He lifted his arms up and waited as She placed him in his arms and he slowly pulled the baby closer to him. The next few moments seemed to slow as the baby's attention was on him. He gently traced a finger along the side of the kids face but stopped when the child grabbed it. He couldn't help but chuckle as he looked back up at Anna.

"Kid got a name?" He asked as he stood up with the baby in his arms and awaited the answer.

"His name is Christian." She answered him and Mathias looked down at baby again with a small smile.

"Welcome to the world Christian." He said as He heard Alice talking to Gerda as the came closer to the door. He gave him back to Anna and stood aside and watched as the large group congratulated both Anna and Kristoff with the new member of the family. An idea came to mind as a devilish smile appeared on his face as he approached the window. Everyone looked at him with confusion except Kristoff and Elsa as he opened up the window and stared out to the open where people where moving about. With a crackling intake of breath he roared out catching the attention of many of the people they knew it wasn't of anger but of news and they knew only one thing. The new royale member has arrived.