Recap: It has been a month since Hiccup arrived in Arendelle and it seemed that Hiccup and the dragons would forever hide away in their mountain. That was until circumstances forced the Dragon King out to save Princess Anna. To introduce them to the rest of the world, Queen Elsa organized a party where Hiccup and the dragons put on a wonderful performance. Before Elsa could congratulate Hiccup on the spectacle, she was sidetracked by the introduction of Jessica D'orlan.

Chapter 12: The Fourth Dream

Anna watched as Elsa left with a mysterious dark haired woman. she was curious about who that woman was but had other plans at the moment. With the eyes of a huntress, the princess of Arendelle set her eyes onto Hiccup. The fearsome dragon king was swarmed by women with only his head managing to peak out at the top.

This was the perfect opportunity to talk to Hiccup. Unlike Elsa, Anna wasn't going to give up before even trying and wasn't afraid to get a little physical with the other women. As Anna marched her way towards Hiccup, the music ensemble started playing. The music marked the start of the dancing as couples made their way to the dance floor.

"Come on Anna you can do this," Anna told herself as she stepped forward. Anna tried to squeeze her way past the other women. The endless buzzing of praise to Hiccup was almost deafening to Anna and the shoving was getting more violent as she swayed from left to right but she continued to push through. "Almost there, just a little bit more," Anna thought as she reached out her hand to Hiccup. But before she could make contact with Hiccup, Anna was stepped on by a woman in red. Losing her balance, Anna was quickly shoved aside. Falling onto the floor and completely astonished by the viciousness of these women, Anna was forced to give up.

Returning to her seat next to Kristoff, Anna watched as the skank that pushed her aside danced with Hiccup. Anna let loose every possible curse she could think of under her breath.

"Are you okay Anna?" Kristoff asked.

"These women are crazy! A little pushing, I have no problem with but violence is something I refuse to do."

"Can you really blame them? That was quite a show Hiccup put on," Kristoff said. With a frustrated sigh, Anna wanted to refute what Kristoff had said, but simply couldn't because she agreed too.

"Don't tell my sister this but I thought it was way cooler than Elsa's ice tricks," Anna said, "Watching different colors explode in the sky was way more exciting than Elsa's ice and with all the dragons dancing in the sky. I sure wish I could talk to Hiccup though."

"Relax Anna, you can have the first dance with me, although I won't be very good with this splint on my arm" Kristoff said as he waved his arm to show its limited movement.

"But I wanted to save you for last," Anna replied pouting.

"Can't have everything you want princess."

Grabbing onto her hand, Kristoff gave a comforting smile that lifted Anna's spirit. And soon enough the couple were lost in their own little world. As they joked around, party continued without them.

"May I have this dance?" Hiccup asked, interrupting the pair.

Looking up from her seat, Anna saw the man that had been elusive for weeks bowing down in front of her with one hand behind his back and the other reaching out to her in an inviting manner. Looking behind him, Anna could see a group of women giving venomous glares at her.

"Isn't there a line of women for you to dance with. Doesn't seem very fair." Anna said.

"Well, I'm sure Elsa would be mad at me if I didn't make a special exception for her most precious and dearest sister" Hiccup said with a small smile.

"Her most precious sister? I'm her only sister" Anna said indignantly as she took his hand. Anna followed Hiccup to the center stage but not before giving a smug look at all the other jealous women. After a small respite, the music band started up once again and the two started to gently sway with the music with their arms wrapped around each other.

"If your foot is hurting too much we can stop or take things slow." Hiccup said after their bodies had adjusted to the flow of the music.

"You saw that?" Anna asked.

"I did. I tried to get her to apologize to you but I wasn't able to convince her. Sorry," Hiccup responded.

"It's not your fault, you shouldn't have to apologize. And I appreciate you for trying." Anna said.

Staring intently at each other, the two continue to dance. Watching him, Anna wasn't sure what to make of him. "He certainly is very handsome though," Anna thought. His emerald eyes shined brilliantly, with a smile to match. And his hair was so wild that you couldn't help but want to bury your hands in them. The princess wasn't sure what the best course of action is. Should she try to act a little air headed and try to catch Hiccup off guard or be simply direct with what she wanted? Anna wasn't sure which to pick.

"How's my dancing? I hope I'm not doing too bad" Hiccup asked, interrupting Anna's thoughts.

"Not perfect but not too bad" Anna answered honestly. Hearing this, Hiccup gives a wide smile at her.

"Good, Madam Gerda would kill me if I messed this up after all the hours she spent teaching me."

"You have nothing to worry about Hiccup" Anna reassured. Appreciating his lighthearted attempt to start a conversation, Anna decided to be honest and direct with Hiccup.

"What is it that you want of my sister and what are your plan for the future of Arendelle?"

"What is it I want from Elsa?" Hiccup repeated as he gave the question a short ponder, "I guess the simplest answer is that I love Elsa and I wish to stay by her side."

Anna was taken by surprise by how strong and forward Hiccup's feeling towards Elsa were. Honestly, it reminded Anna of herself and how she was with Hans. But for some reason it also felt very different from her own.

"But you haven't known Elsa for very long. How can you say that you love her?" Anna asked. Trying to get a better grasp of his feelings and her own about this.

"That is certainly true. I haven't known Elsa for very long." Hiccup said as he shifted his gaze away from Anna, but what Anna saw wasn't sadness in his eyes but nostalgia. "But Elsa saved my life. When I was fell into the darkness, your sister was there to pull me out."

Listening to Hiccup's reason confused her even more. Not sure what to say after his earnest reply

"And for the future of Arendelle," Hiccup continued, "I don't really have much plans for myself much less for an entire Kingdom. Besides isn't that for Queen Elsa for decide? It's none of my business."

"But you're going to married to the Queen. Which will make you the King. Elsa has been ruling the kingdom by herself, despite what Elsa might have others believe, there is only so much she can do by herself. Arendelle needs a King and a Queen."

"Well in that case why don't you do it?" Hiccup asked.

"Me? Because I am just a princess!" Anna answered slightly shocked at his idiotic response, "Do you mean two Queens? That is absolutely absurd! It's never been done before, much less thought about."

"Pardon my ignorance princess, but what can a king do that a queen cannot? If a kingdom needs a king and a queen, then two queens will be just as good. Besides, the Queen gets to make the rules right? So it's not really a problem. I have no problem helping if needed but I wasn't born or raised here. These are your people, and your kingdom. You would probably make a better ruler than I would."

"Probably? Most definitely. I been studying all my life as a princess. I could rule circles around you." Anna declared raising her head up high. Laughing, the two continued their light hearted conversations. Anna threw every idea she would try, once she was queen, at Hiccup with rapid succession. By the time the music came to an end signaling the dance to be over, Hiccup had Anna eating in the palm of his hand. His gentle charm causing Anna to giggle uncontrollably even after the two separated from each other. Taking the princess's hand, Hiccup led them off the dance floor.

"I'm glad to see that the two are getting along," Elsa said as she walked up to them.

"Elsa, I've wondered where you've gone off to." Hiccup said.

"Well while you two were getting to know each other, I went off and made a friend," Elsa said. Standing slightly behind the queen, Jessica stepped forward.

"Greetings Dragon King Hiccup and Princess Anna. My name is Jessica D'Orlan, daughter of Admiral D'Orlan."

"It is a pleasure to meet you Jessica D'Orlan. If you are a friend of Elsa then I am sure we will get along just fine," Hiccup said giving a short bow.

Music started playing and a fresh set of couples started making their way to the dance floor.

"If you don't mind Hiccup, the fastest way for you two to get to know each other better is to dance. Why don't you two go ahead," Elsa said.

"I have no objections to that arrangement," Hiccup agreed. With a small bow Hiccup offered his hand to Jessica.

"Not at all. In fact, I should be apologizing. The Queen should have been dancing with you from the beginning but I took her away from you," Jessica said. Giving a small curtsy and quickly taking his hand, the two headed towards the dance floor.

Turning around Elsa was surprised to find that Anna had ran off. Giving a curious look to Kristoff, silently asking where her sister had gone, Kristoff could only give her a knowing expression. Looking around Elsa found her sister walking back to them.

"Well I was wrong about him," Anna said as she held two glasses of wine, the younger princess handing one off to her Queen. With a thanks, Elsa took the glass and lets in the magical red elixir. "But it's totally not fair! You didn't even tell me you met him before, let alone saved his life!"

"Saved his life? What are you talking? I've never saved his life before." Elsa said, giving her sister a puzzled look.

"Well that's what he told me, when I asked him why he loves you," Hearing Anna use the L word so suddenly, caused Elsa to become slightly red and flustered when she would have normally be unfazed.

Ignoring her sister, Anna pondered the conundrum. Hiccup said Elsa saved his life but Elsa says she did not. There's no way Hiccup can confuse my sister with anyone else. She is the only with ice powers. Anna's face brightened up as she figured out the answer to their puzzle.

"Maybe!" Anna said, her hand raised up and taking a dramatic pause to building up the tension for Elsa as she is about the unveil the truth, "You saved him in your past life and he has come to this time period to be reunited with you."

"Ridiculous," Elsa said, giving her one word shut down to Anna's brilliant explanation. Anna deflated hearing her older sister reject it so quickly but she wasn't about to quit so easily. Anna is not a giver upper.

"Well then how about this! You saved his life," Giving it a second try, the goofy sister gave another dramatic pause, "but in order to save his life you have to give up the memory of saving his life."

Narrowing her eyes at her sister, Elsa asks the obvious question, "How much have you had to drink tonight?" Elsa said giving her a bemused look. Anna had only ever gotten drunk once and completely embarrassed herself in front of an entire delegation. The morning Anna felt so sick that she swore off drinking no more than two drinks ever again.

"I'm not drunk!" Anna retorted. Taking one last sip of wine before passing it off to her boyfriend.

"And what about you? Have you've been indulging my sister with all this gossip nonsense?" Elsa asked, turning her glare onto Kristoff.

"Off course not," Kristoff repulsed, "there is no gossip when I already know the truth. In fact, what Anna said only proves my theory further. Hiccup is absolutely a blood sucking vampire!"

"What? No! How many times do I have to tell you? There's no way Hiccup can be the dragon king and a vampire." Anna argued.

"But it makes perfect sense. Hiccup needed blood, and Elsa was there. When vampires suck people's blood, the people lose their memory of it ever happening." Kristoff countered.

"You two are impossible," Elsa sighed and shaking her head, tired of all the wild speculations.

"Are you sure want to worried about me when you should be worried about Hiccup." Anna's said, turning the focus to the dance stage. Hiccup and Jessica were dancing together as they talked. "They look really good together", Elsa thought to herself. The queen hoped that her dance with Hiccup would look just as good.

"Well off course I don't completely trust Jessica. But she has been acting genuinely nice towards to me ever since we met. I don't know how long it's been since that happened. Whether it is an act or not, Jessica is quite influential and I don't want to get into a conflict with the Duke and Admiral of D'Orlan, so what else am I supposed to do but reciprocate?" Elsa explained.

"You've only met Jessica for a day, and you've known Hiccup for like month and you hardly know anything about him. You didn't even know that you saved his life." Anna pointed out.

"I know I've been avoiding Hiccup. Mostly because I was scared. But things are different now, I will be sure to get the bottoms of things after tonight," Elsa said, declaring her commitment. With the matter settled, Elsa returned her attention back to Hiccup and Jessica, awaiting eagerly for her time.

As Hiccup danced with Jessica, he wondered who she was. His instincts told him that something was amiss, that there was something more to Jessica. It was a feeling he was all too familiar with.

"You are quite the hard man to find," Jessica said, "Nobody seems to know where you are. Have you been hiding away in that mountain of yours this entire time?"

"Well, technically no, I haven't locked myself away in the mountain," Hiccup refuted. "But it is true I have been avoiding everyone. Tonight is the only the second time I have visited the palace. I could go on about my recent introverted tendencies, but I'm sure that's not what you are here for. What did you want to talk about?"

"How very direct and getting to the heart of the conversation I see, I like that in a person," Jessica said, glad to have skip anymore introductory pleasantries. "I came to give you a warning. I have been hearing rumors of an assassination plans, you should be careful."

"Will they target Elsa, or anyone else as well?" Hiccup asked carefully. Keeping his features tempered, Hiccup did not want to signal any possible watchers.

"I don't know but you should be more worried about yourself," Jessica warned. "They could strike from the shadows at any moment."

"I'm sure Elsa and General Grahm have security under control. But if they were to attack me now, I would be very grateful for your assistance.," Hiccup said lightheartedly.

"Me?" Jessica said surprised, "But what can I do?"

"I'm sure you would be of great help. You seem like quite the capable and well equipped woman, in fact you remind me of an old friend, a raven haired beauty much like yourself. She would come and go, and would be a bit aloof sometimes but always friendly. However, whenever she was around, my friends and I would always seem to find ourselves in some trouble." The music slowly died off, and Jessica lowered her hands as she contemplated what Hiccup said. The parallels Hiccup had drew slowly dawned on her and what they meant. With a gentle hand on her back, Jessica was led back the queen and princess.

"Finally, the stars of the show can take the center stage!" Anna said as she shoved Elsa towards Hiccup. Taking Elsa's hand, Hiccup quickly took her to the stage before she could say anything. Turning around, Anna wanted to properly introduce herself to Elsa's new friend but she was nowhere to be found.

Taking the center stage, Elsa and Hiccup naturally fell into the rhythm of the music.

"So how was your trip Hiccup," Elsa asked.

"It was great! I was able to take in the sights, meet a nice couple, I even saved a goat," Hiccup said.

"A goat?"

"It was being chased by some wolves, and was about to be eaten."

"How whimsical of you to go on an adventure, while I was here, busy worrying about you and getting this nice welcome party set up," Elsa said perturbed.

"And I greatly appreciate all of your hard work. I promise to make it up to you," Hiccup said. "And my little adventure wasn't a complete waste. My memories have finally returned Elsa."

Hearing those words, a wave of relief flowed over Elsa. Finally, the truth will come out, no more uncertainty and no more mysteries.

"Anna told me that I that saved your life," Elsa said. "Why don't I remember?"

"It's true that you did save me, and the reasons why you don't remember is a long story. But I don't think this is the best place for storytelling."

"You're right, I've waited a month I can wait a bit longer. But definitely tonight right Hiccup?"

"Of course Elsa, but there is something else, we need to talk about as well," Hiccup said turning a little more serious, "Jessica said there was an assassination plan against me."

"I will talk to General Grahm and tighten security after this," Elsa said frowning.

"There's no need to scare the guests Elsa, and it would tip off are would be assassins. They would be more careful if they know we were on to them and it would be harder to find them. The sooner we find out who they are the sooner we can put end to it."

"But your life is at stake right now. You're not scared?" Elsa asked.

"I'm sure we can handle whatever it is they throw at us."

"I wish I could be as confident as you but then again it would be kind of weird for the Dragon King to get scared."

"I can get scared too, but I have faith in your abilities Elsa." Hiccup said

"Well I suppose there's always plan F if things go badly," Hiccup gave her a raised eyebrow as he prodded Elsa to continue, "The F stands for freeze. Anna aptly named it. In short I just freeze everything and have my palace in a giant block of ice. I can then sort everything, one person at the time afterwards. The diplomatic aftermath would be a complete nightmare but at least everyone's safety would be assured," Elsa explained.

"That totally amazing Elsa, see I told you we can handle anything that happens."

"I wish I could be so calm and trusting as you Hiccup. How do you do it?"

"The most important person to trust is yourself. You must believe that you can outsmart and outmaneuver anyone or anything, no matter the situation. Your sister has faith in you, the people of Arendelle have faith in you. Just as I am the Dragon King, you are the Queen of Arendelle. You have made it this far because you are strong. So have a little faith in yourself," Hiccup said.

Every fiber of her being told her to trust Hiccup. She didn't know why and there were many pieces of the puzzle that were still missing. But Elsa had to trust herself and Hiccup. For the past month, she had been going back and forth and it has gotten her nowhere. The only real path was to move forward.

OoOoO

The boats creaked and rocked as they bobbed on top of the lunar tides. Various types of boats were docked at Arendelle's port. From simple trades boats and fishing boats, to massive transport ships of the affluent. But of course none were as extravagant and audacious as Jessica D'Orlan's ship. Nothing but the best for the daughter of an Admiral.

Making her way back to her ship from the palace, Jessica could feel a presence following behind, reaching closer and closer. From her peripheral she could see the shadows subtly shift.

"There is no point in hiding anymore Lieutenant Garrick. Come out." Jessica ordered without bothering to look behind herself. Emerging from the shadows were a contingent of soldiers.

"Lady Jessica?" the Lieutenant asked. His questioning tone asking for more than what was spoken.

"Not here, we will talk on the ship," Jessica said as she continued to march down the docks. Her bodyguards silently followed her up the plank and onto the ship. The guards on active duty saluted Jessica and the Lieutenant as they walked across the ship and entered Jessica's quarters.

"Tell my father that we are pulling our support," Jessica ordered." Make sure that the nothing can be traced back to D'Orlan in anyway shape or form.

"As you wish princess," the lieutenant replied. "But if I may so boldly ask, what changed your mind? We were waiting for your signal but it never came. A lot of people won't be happy that you decided to back off."

"I would much prefer to deal with them than face the Dragon King. That man is way too dangerous and perceptive and so is the Queen of Arendelle. Even Princess Anna to some extent. It would be much better to have them as their allies than enemies," Jessica explained.

"Understood your majesty," Lieutenant said and then quickly left.

"He was practically taunting me to do it. How the hell did he even know it was there?" Jessica though with a frustrated sigh. Brushing her jet black hair, Jessica pulled a hidden object from beneath her hair. The object was wrapped in a black cloth that matched her hair and was further disguised with fake hair. Unwrapping the cloth, Jessica stared at the thin blade, wondering if her choice was the right one and imagined what would have happened had she tried to kill him.

OoOoO

High up at the top of the palace, Hiccup looked down from a balcony and watched as the guests left the palace for the night. The high winds rustled Hiccup's loose tunic. It was a long night in a stuffy suit and Hiccup was glad to be out of it.

"I think the party was a success if I do say so myself." Hiccup said.

"It certainly was," Elsa replied. Having recently finished bathing, Elsa sat down at her vanity located beside the balcony entrance. Opening a drawer Elsa took out a brush to straighten out her hair.

"It's unfortunate that we couldn't have the dragons join in the party. But having them would have been too big of a step for everyone." Elsa said as she stepped onto the balcony.

"Are you kidding? Toothless is ecstatic that I'm gone. The dragons are having a wild party right now. Frankly speaking, I'm surprised my mountain hasn't burst into flames yet."

"If you find yourself without a home you are more than welcome to stay with me Hiccup," Elsa laughed. Turning her head Elsa was surprised to see Hiccup looking at her strangely, "what's wrong?"

"I think this is the first time I've seen you with your hair down. You look beautiful, you should do it more often." Kept together with a simple hair band, Elsa platinum hair flowed down her back.

"I just got out of the bath and it really late, I didn't want to bother anyone for help to braid my hair," Elsa said blushing as she subconsciously played with her hair.

"In that case let me take care of it for you," Hiccup said, as he reached out with his hand.

"What? No," Elsa said as she pushed Hiccup's hand aside but Hiccup continued to be persistent.

"What's wrong Elsa? There's nothing to be embarrassed about."

"What about you? Why are you being so persistent? Do you have some sort of hair fetish? Do you even know how to braid hair?"

"Of course I don't, I'm not weird like that Elsa, you know me." Hiccup replied. Breaking through Elsa's defenses Hiccup almost grabbed onto her hair before Elsa quickly sidestepped. With both arms Elsa wrapped them around Hiccup's arm, using her entire body to keep Hiccup's arm down.

"No, I don't," Elsa said, giving Hiccup the most threatening glare she could muster, daring Hiccup to try anything else.

"Right, you don't have all of your memories back," Hiccup relented as he turned to watch the stars. Continuing to hug Hiccup's arm Elsa shifted her gaze to the stars, wondering what Hiccup had in store for her.

OoOoO

Blue skies, snow white clouds, lush green forest, and a massive mountain in the backdrop. Elsa didn't know where she was.

"This definitely doesn't feel like I am in Arendelle," Elsa thought. "Where am I and how do I get back home?"

Walking through the forest, Elsa found a small trail with small tracks on the ground. Kneeling down Elsa carefully examined the tracks. There were two sets of tracks and they were small. But they didn't look like any animal footprint that Elsa knew of. They were round and long. Much like the tracks of a human child would make. Before she could analyze the tracks any further, Elsa heard the sound of running footsteps. Elsa quickly hid behind a tree.

"Come on we need to get back before sundown," a voice of a little girl said as she ran past the tree Elsa was hiding behind.

"Wait up! I need to find my hatchet." The voice of a boy said. But it seemed that the girl did not wait for him as Elsa heard the girl run off without him.

"I can't return without my hatchet, dad is going to kill me if I don't bring it back," the boy said. "Now where did my hatchet go? I know I left it somewhere here," the boy questioned as he started to walk around looking for it.

Elsa wanted to take peak around the tree but she couldn't risk getting caught at the moment without knowing her surroundings and whether or not there was anyone else close by. As Elsa listened closely the sound of footsteps slowly died off. Letting out a sigh of relief Elsa left her hiding spot but then she completely froze. Two rows down, lodged in a tree was a little brown hatchet.

"I need to leave this area quickly before he comes back," Elsa thought but it was already too late.

"There it is!" A voice said from behind. Turning around Elsa spotted a little brown haired boy, no older than six, with green eyes and a mop of brown hair, standing on top of a boulder. Hopping down the boy ran straight towards Elsa.

"Umm hello my name is Elsa," the Snow Queen greeted. Having been caught there was nothing else but to introduce herself. Elsa reached out her hand to greet the child but he showed no sign of reacting to her greeting and showed no sign of stopping. Before Elsa could react, the brown haired boy ran straight through her as if she was a ghost.

"There you are hatchet. Dad would have been really mad if I lost you," the boy said as he strained himself to pull the hatchet out of the tree. The boy tried every possible position as he tried to pull the hatchet out but it wouldn't budge. Kicking both his feet onto the tree, the boy gave one last effort and with all his might he pulled. Letting out a yell the hatchet finally fell off, with the boy along with it, onto the ground.

"Come on Hiccup we need to go back now!" a blond haired girl yelled at the top of the hill.

"Coming Astrid," Hiccup yelled as he got off the ground and ran after her.

Watching the entire scene, the pieces of the puzzle started to fit into place. "So this is what he meant when he said he would show me everything," Elsa thought. Hiccup was keeping things interesting as always. But Elsa wouldn't have wanted any other way. She could hardly contain her excitement as she chased after little Hiccup into the sunset.

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