Hey guys! Quick update before you read. Just thought I'd let you know that this chapter does have a song I wrote. Now I know what your thinking. How are we supposed to play a song in our head without the music. Well this song was actually inspired by "Greg's Drinking Song." It was actually sung by Santino Fontana himself (Voice of Prince Hans from the Frozen movie) if you guys search up the song and hear it you will get a better idea of the beat that goes to the song.
Also this chapter does tend to have a little more sexual references and a bit a violence. Just so you can know ahead of time. This was a really long but fun chapter to write and it only get better. Enjoy!
Back in the Southern Isles, King Soren had been growing impatient. Hans had been missing for almost three days and had heard no news from his military or his sons where he could be. One of his guards comes running to the throne of King Soren as he sat next to his wife. King Soren never looked more impatient or angry in his life. The guard stops at the front of King Soren and kneels before him.
"Your majesty." Says the guard nervously.
"You better have good news for me .." Says King Soren with rage in his voice. The guard gulps and nervously says to the the king.
"I'm afraid your majesty .. that he cannot be found anywhere .." King Soren slowly gets up and starts to walk down his steps from the throne and comes face to face to the nervous guard. He puts his hand on his shoulder and nods his head. Then suddenly he slaps the guard very hard causing him to fall back.
"WELL GO OUT THERE AND KEEP LOOKING!" Yells King Soren to the guard as the guard gets up and starts to run out of the throne room. Hans brothers are heard laughing in the back. King Soren overhears them laugh and turns around.
"What is so funny." He says in a threatening tone to his sons. All his sons immediately stop laughing.
"Where is Hans!?! I told all of you to search for him and yet you are in my throne room laughing like little girls!" Yells King Soren with anger at his sons. All while a very nervous Queen watches. Hans mother was still surprised he had not suspected she had let him free. Prince Caleb steps forward.
"Father .. with all due respect, we have looked everywhere. He is nowhere to be seen ... there is only one logical explanation to where he could have gone .." Says Prince Caleb.
King Soren walks with anger in the face of Prince Caleb, "And where exactly is that!" Prince Caleb responds trying to sound as confident as he can.
"Why Arandelle of course .. Father I would not be surprised if the Queen of Arandelle stole Hans from the dungeon and took him herself .. wasn't it strange to you that she wanted to meet with Hans alone first .." Says Prince Caleb.
Hans mother begins to shake because of how nervous she was. King Soren turns around and begins to think to himself. He then turns back to all his sons to speak to them.
"Go, all of you and tell every kingdom to keep an eye out for Hans Westergaard, the unfortunate son of King Soren. There will be a reward for his capture. Dead or alive." He then walks to Prince Caleb and says.
"You however, will go to Arandelle with our military. And will take seize of Arandelle. That way the Queen will have no choice but to surrender Hans IF he is with him. But either way it will be bait so other kingdoms can give us that little rat. Do I make myself clear?" Says a menacing King Soren to his sons.
"Yes Father." All of them respond at once. King Soren nods his head. "Now go find that little monster!"
Elsa, Olaf and Hans walk down the beautiful kingdom of Iceland with the villagers guiding them.
"Wow, who would've thought we were in Iceland .." Says Elsa.
"Is this place really made out of Ice!" Exclaims a very happy Olaf.
As they walked through the kingdom there were a group of big, strong and scary looking men staring at Hans, Olaf and Elsa. They whispered with one another like they were planning something.
Many of the Iceland's people began to approach Queen Elsa as they bowed before her and offered her gifts such as flowers, jewelry and even food. Elsa declined all gifts for the moment out of respect. She knew she needed to talk to the King first. As they walked through the city they came across a little play that was being performed by children on the side of the street. Somehow it caught Elsa's attention as she heard William Shakespeare. She walked forward to witness the little children's performance as they read their lines in paper to each other.
Little boy acting as Romeo:
If I profane with my unworthiest hand
This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this:
My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand
To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
Little girl acting as Juliet:
Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much,
Which mannerly devotion shows in this;
For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch,
And palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss.
Little boy acting as Romeo:
Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?
Little girl acting as Juliet:
Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer.
Suddenly Hans begins to finish the little boys play as he recited the words of the story by memory as Elsa, Olaf and all the children stare at him in astonishment.
Hans as Romeo:
O, then, dear saint, let lips do what hands do;
They pray, grant thou, lest faith turn to despair.
Elsa stares at Hans surprised by his good memory of Shakespeare as she she also begins to recite the words of Juliet.
Elsa as Juliet:
Saints do not move, though grant for prayers' sake.
Hans presses his eyebrows together surprised by her recital. He stares at her eyes and continues.
Hans as Romeo:
Then move not, while my prayer's effect I take.
Thus from my lips, by yours, my sin is purged.
Elsa as Juliet:
Then have my lips the sin that they have took
Hans as Romeo:
Sin from thy lips? O trespass sweetly urged!
Give me my sin again.
Juliet:
You kiss by the book.
As they finished reciting the play the children and Olaf stare at Hans and Elsa with amazement as they begin to clap while they stood staring into each other eyes with a little smile. Suddenly the villager calls for them to continue follwing them as Elsa, Olaf and Hans follow the man.
"I didn't know you were familiar with Shakespeare??" Says Hans still in shock.
"There's a lot of things you don't know about me." Says Elsa with a half smile as she remembers Hans book she read in the Southern Aisles.
The villagers finally arrive to the castle. They talk to one of the guards as they start to explain to the guard and point at Elsa while speaking in their language. One of the guards starts to stare at Elsa and then looks back at the villager and says something to him as he walks up the stairs to the castle. The villager walks to Hans and Elsa and says "Bíddu hér." While signaling with hands for them to stay put. Suddenly Elsa turns and whispers to Hans.
"Umm does he want us to wait here or something .."
"I think so .." Says a confused Hans.
"Hey! Where's the ice!" Says a very disappointed Olaf. While Elsa laughs and tries to explain that Iceland didn't necessarily mean a land full of ice, the group of men were seen hiding behind a bush. Suddenly one of them pulls out a long rope and tied it into a noose to fit around a neck. He starts to swing the rope over his head as he readies himself to swing it. Suddenly Hans hears something behind the bushes, he thought nothing of it and focused his attention back to Elsa and Olaf when suddenly he could see the shadow of a swinging rope on the floor just behind him. His eyes open with worry. He immediately looks up, and just before he can warn Elsa the noose lands on Hans and tightens his neck, he gasps for air as he is pulled backwards only to touch Elsa's hand as he was trying to reach out to get her attention.
Surprised by Hans touch to her hands, she turns around to look at her hand only to see no one there. She looks up and sees Hans on the ground being dragged away by a horse and group of men laughing as he struggles to breath. She gasps in fear as she sees Hans being dragged away.
"HANS!" She screams with fear. She starts to run after him with Olaf running behind her. The horse pulls Hans all through the city while Elsa running behind. The men laughing turn around confused why they heard a girls voice. They see Elsa running behind them surprised of how fast she was. The men look at each other concerned and begin to throw tomatoes at Elsa. She starts to dodge them when suddenly one hits Olaf and the other hits Elsa in the face. She falls back and wipes the tomato sauce off her face, her face turns to anger and determination. She gets back up and unleashes her ice powers and creates a slippery ice puddle in front of the horse causing the horse to slip and run into a mans fruit stand. Elsa starts to run to the horse and the group of men with anger in her face. The men react with scared faces and jump back on the horse.
"Go Sitron go!" They yell.
"Oh no you don't!" Yells Elsa as she starts to throw snowballs with her magic hitting the men. One snowball accidentally hits Hans in the crotch. "Uhhhhhh!!!" He exclaims as he closes his legs in pain while still being dragged.
"Oh my gosh! Sorry Hans!" Exclaims Elsa as she continues to throw snowballs at the men while they throw tomatoes at her. They went all through the city with the people of Iceland watching in shock. Suddenly there in front of them was a tall house. Both men look at each other concerned. "Uh oh." They say together. Sitron the horse sees the wall and starts to run faster. He then makes a big leap as he jumps over the tall home. Both the men hold each other screaming like little girls. Hans flys up in the air with the noose still around his neck screaming. Sitron makes it to the other side with the men. Hans hits the ground hard and continues to be dragged. Elsa gasps, she stops just right before she hits the wall.
"Hans!" She yells with worry as she slams her fists at the wall. She starts to run around the house while Olaf still behind trying to catch up.
"Wait .. Elsa ... I'm ... coming ..." Says Olaf out of breath.
The men arrive in their hideout beer pub. They jump off the horse laughing and put a black bag over Hans head. Hans starts to squirm and kick. The men pick up Hans with the noose still on his neck. Hans starts to cough, his neck was very damaged. The men kick the door open and exclaim with pride "We got him!" Suddenly a big group of men inside the home all cheer in celebration holding their glasses of beers up. They bring Hans inside to the middle of the group of men and sit him down in a chair. They tie a rope around him and the chair so he isn't able to escape. The men still celebrating take of the black bag off Hans head. Hans looks around and then looks at the group of men in front of him. He recognized exactly who they were. His eyes open with shock. "Oh no .." he says when suddenly he then gets a punch right on his face.
Elsa finally makes her way around the big home, still running and looking around. "Hans! Hans!!!" She cried out like a mother had just had her baby taken from her. She starts to panic when suddenly she sees a horse and a beer pub. Men are heard laughing inside. It was the same horse who was dragging Hans. She runs to the house with Olaf behind as she realizes Hans was probably in there. The horse sees Elsa and starts to freak out trying to make noise to alert the men that Elsa was outside. Suddenly Elsa turns around and blasts a little ice on Sitrons mouth making it hard for him to make loud noises. Olaf gasps. "The ice will melt away in five minutes, nothing to worry about." Elsa stares at the horse with a serious face and puts a finger over her mouth. "Shhhh." She says to the horse. She peeks through the window to see the group of men each taking a turn punching and kicking Hans. She gasps and barges through the door. All the men look at the door surprised wondering who just barged in.
"Let. Him. Go!" Yells Elsa with anger as ice starts to cover the inside of the home and the men begin to slip with sharp icicles pointing at the men if they tried to make any sudden movement. All them men start to scream and run away from where Hans was. Elsa runs to Hans and kneels in front of him. He was bleeding from his nose and his lip was busted open. He also had a black eye and there was a red mark around his neck due to the noose.
"Hans! Are you okay!" She exclaims with worry as she kneels in front of him holding his face.
"Uhhh .. I'm fine." He grunts with pain.
"Look at you! You're covered in blood!" Says Elsa as she continues to hold his bearded face, caressing his bruised spots.
"Whoa! Hans, you didn't tell me you had such a gorgeous and brave looking girlfriend!" Says a very large man as he starts to get up trying not to slip.
"She isn't my girlfriend Johan .." replies Hans.
"Wait .. what!? You know these people!" Yells Elsa as she stands up taking her hands away from Hans face.
"Awww come on Hans! You didn't tell her about us!" Says a man named Valdemar.
"Tell me what!?!" Demanded Elsa.
"Well .. they're my cell buddies." Says Hans.
"Wh— cell buddies????" Says Elsa confused while staring at Hans.
"They were locked in the dungeon with me. It's tradition when you are sent to the dungeon you get beat up by everyone your first day. And then on your last day you get beat up as a farewell." Says Hans. Elsa was astonished to hear the craziness Hans just told her.
"Yeah and we were only trying to honor the tradition since he didn't tell us he was freed!" Says a man in the group.
"That's because I was just released two days ago .." Says Hans.
Elsa was still shocked to hear that they were only kidnapping and beaten on Hans for a ridiculous tradition. "This. .. this is ridiculous .." Says Elsa with frustration.
"Hey Hans! How did you convince the old man to set you free!" Says Valdemar regarding the old man as Hans father King Soren.
"Actually .. she set me free." Says Hans as he stares at Elsa.
"Whoa! Didn't know your lady friend here had that much power—" says Johan.
"My name is Elsa! Queen Elsa of Arandelle!" Yells Elsa at them with authority. Suddenly all the faces of the men in the room change as they all say to one another in astonishment.
It's the Queen! It's Queen Elsa of Arandelle!" Suddenly all the men bow down on one knee paying their respect to Queen Elsa. Elsa raises her eyebrow up surprised as she sees all of them kneel one by one. She turns around to Hans as he looks at Elsa and says
"Oh I would kneel but .. I'm kinda tied up .." Elsa rolls her eyes. And then says to all the men while holding her forehead stressfully.
"Can one of you please be so kind and untie Hans from the chair .." suddenly a small midget man comes forward and pulls out a knife cutting the ropes setting Hans free. He stands up and rubs his wrists because of how hard he was tied up.
"You're majesty. Our sincere and foremost apology for throwing tomatoes at you and kidnapping Hans." Says Johan. Elsa couldn't believe what was going on. She didn't know whether to be angry at Hans or the group of men.
"Wait! Hang on a second! says Valdemar from the back as he stand on his feet. "Weren't you punished for trying to kill Queen Elsa and take over the throne!?" Suddenly all the men look at each other remembering and they all began to laugh. Hans became so nervous you could see the red cheeks even though he had his beard in the way.
"Yeah .. not something I'm proud off .." Says Hans as he rubs the back of his head. "Well we're happy for you Hans! You've changed a lot! And Queen Elsa, we are amazed to know you could free a man who tried to kill you and the Princess .."
Elsa steps forward and says to them all "I am very aware of the crimes Hans has committed. He isn't just going to be set free and live as a tourist. He's going to make it up by doing whatever kingdom accepts him and wants him to do."
"Well Hans, you got it better than us. Most of us can't even step outside in the real world with people staring at us with fear. Something you can't understand because of that pretty face of yours." Says Valdemar as all the men laughed.
"Oh really, is that so? Everytime I looked outside my window cell people would already run away in fear recognizing who I am. Trust me guys, I'm the monster in their eyes." Says Hans.
"Well .. not many people can learn to forgive people like us sometimes .." Says Johan with sadness. "But you forgave him, right your majesty?" Asked Johan to Elsa. Elsa was caught off guard by the question that she didn't know what to say. She didn't know if she had forgave him yet. Instead she looked at the ground trying to hide her face from Hans. Hans noticed how uncomfortable the question made Elsa and so he decided to distract his bumbed out friends.
"Come on guys! What's with all the sad faces! Cheer up, there's always hope!" Said Hans as he began to go to the men and hug them. Elsa then looked up, her eyes were open and surprised as she noticed Hans was doing something she never knew he was good at. He started singing:
Gather ye round
And I'll tell you a tale
Of all the great times
I've had in the jail
There's joy and there's glory
More then you can think
Yes, this is what happens to me when I drink
*Hans picks up a beer from one of the men's hand and drinks it
I peed my pants, my pants
I peed my pants
When I first met all of you I peed on my pants
My first day you guys nearly scared me to death
For all you to realise I peed my pants
"Wow! I did not know jail was that bad! Whispers Olaf to Elsa as he claps to the song.
*Elsa continues to stare at Hans as he jumps from table to table dancing and cheering up the men.*
Yes, growing up a Prince was not fun at all
My brothers would tease me and beat me till dawn
Once as a young lad I went on my first date
Then realized my brothers had poisoned my drink
And guess what Mate?
I puked on my date, my date
I puked on my date
I went in for a kiss And puked on my date
Poor little Hans did not expect that
I tried to apologize but puked on my date
*All the men continue to laugh and cheer as they raise their glasses full of beer high in the air. Elsa was astonished to hear Hans tell stories of his personal life in order to cheer his friends up*
While some may enjoy
Freedom and riches
Or lust and power
That they become different
For me it has changed
What can I say
All I really want is to be everyone's friend
And then...
I'll find my wife, my wife
I'll find my wife
I'll get down on one knee and say "Marry me for life?"
She forgives my trespasses and then she says yes
Now I'm the happiest man alive because she just said yes
Everybody!
*All the men stand up and dance with Hans and begin singing. Olaf jumps on top of the table and begins to dance with Hans. Elsa can't help but smile and laugh as she watches Hans dance and sing.*
He made out with a spoon, a spoon
He made out with a spoon
That wasn't a dream??
No, it was a spoon
It was dirty and old
Cos it was a spoon
That explains a lot ..
From kissing a spoon
But he's breaking the cycle
And he's making a change
He's trying to be a better man
For all of his friends
For his wife and his kids
And my kids!
My kids too!
And a spoooon
All the men cheered and raised their beers up in happiness when the song finally ended. "Oh Hans! You always knew how to cheer us up!" Says Johan. Hans smiles around happy to know his friends weren't sad anymore. Even if it meant that he himself was miserable inside. He understood their pain and knew it was tough seeking forgiveness. He looks around and sees Elsa staring at him. She couldn't hide her smile. Hans smiles back at her when suddenly the door opens. It was the guards of the king accompanied by one man.
"Queen Elsa! I am Duncan, translator of King Jon. I have come to inform you that the king will see you know." He then looks at Olaf and Hans. "And your little friends .." he directs at them sarcastically.
"Hey! You guys know Duncan! We always play pranks on this guy. You would not believe how easy it is to scare him." Says Valdemar
Duncan rolls his eyes and begins to walk out the door. "Wait Hans! Why is the king going to see you guys?" Asks Johan.
"We're trying to find Princess Anna. Queen Elsa's sister." Says Hans.
"My sister has been missing since the shipwreck." Says Elsa to the men. Just as Elsa and Hans are about to leave Johan stops them.
"Wait your majesty! Let us help you find your sister. We promise we will search the whole country if necessary. You have our word." Says Johan as he kneels before Queen Elsa and everyone else knees with him.
Elsa surprised turns to Hans and says "Well .. I don't see why not." They continue to walk and follow Duncan.
"Don't worry your majesty! We will find her!" Says Johan as the door is closed behind them.
Elsa follows Duncan outside to the chariot that was waiting for her. Elsa is helped up by one of the guards as Olaf quickly follows behind Elsa. Just as Hans puts one foot on the chariot all the guards point their spears at him.
"Not so fast monster. You are a threat to Scandinavia." Says Duncan.
"Hans is a free man. He's with me." Says Elsa.
"It's okay Elsa .. I can walk next to the chariot. And so he did. He walked next to the chariot. Next to Elsa as the guards were kept their spears pointed at him in case he tried anything. Elsa would constantly glance over at Hans as she saw him limp, making faces of discomfort. She could tell that he was hurt. She wanted to help him and bring him on the chariot with him but she didn't want to offend the people of Iceland. After all she wasn't a invited guest. But right now in a moment where her sister and Kristoff and Sven are nowhere to be found and that they had been attacked by the storm and left for dead, it was not a good time to upset the kingdom she was in.
They arrive at the castles footsteps when suddenly King Jon steps out. He was a old king. But for his age he still very much was in good health as he easily walked down the stairs. Duncan stands next to Queen Elsa and King Jon as they both greet each other in royalty.
"On your knees monster!" Yells a guard kicking Hans knees making him fall to the ground as he grunts in pain. The noise had made Elsa jump insomuch that she turned around to see Hans shaking. He was in a lot of pain but he was trying so hard not to say a word, he was afraid he would mess up Elsa's meeting with the King. He being a former prince understood very well that this was not a moment that can be ruined. She became worried and saddened to see Hans be treated like a monster. She felt horrible knew she couldn't mess this up.
"Come follow us inside Queen Elsa. And we will discuss what we can do for you." Says Duncan. As Elsa shakes her head respectfully agreeing and follows Duncan and King Jon, she then hears more grunts from Hans. She stops walking up the stairs. She wanted to turn around and run to him to help him up. Her hands were shaking of anxiety. She heard the guards demand Hans to rise on his feet.
"I said get up!" Yelled the guards as they kicked Hans on the floor like a stray dog. Hans was coughing blood and she could hear it. Olaf couldn't watch, he walked in front of Elsa covering his face in her legs. "You filthy monster! Get up! Now!" Suddenly a big kick is heard as it hits Hans stomach so hard he loses his breath as he gasps for air. Elsa clinches her fist as ice particles begin to rise. More beating is heard. Punching, kicking and even whipping. Hans let out grunts and horrible sounds of pain. Elsa's eyes fill with tears. Could it be that she had compassion for him? When she just said confessed in front of him that she didn't know if she could forgive him. She couldn't take it anymore and shouts.
"King Jon. Hans must be kept alive in order to fulfill his punishment I have for him. He is a free man. Please let your guards know that I need him alive and well." She said to the king trying to hide her emotions the best she could.
King Jon heard the translation from Duncan and saw in Elsas eyes the compassion she had for Hans. Only it was more than that. He saw love. After King Jon studied her eyes he shook his head agreeing and called out for his guards to stop beating Hans for he was a free man. The guards stop immediately after hearing the kings demands. Elsa hears the sudden stop of kicks, punched and whips. She stood there still in the steps with anxiety. She turns around slowly to see Hans. He was laying on the floor with blood all over his face that the only thing she could see were his green eyes. His hands were shaking uncontrollably and his whole body seemed lifeless even though he was gasping for air.
Her eyes well up with tears as she holds them back with all the strength she can. Suddenly the medical staff of the King attend Hans. They check his pulse and breathing. They flip him over to the medical bed. He was out of it and was not awake. The beaten he took from being dragged by his neck, being punched and kicked by multiple men and now this, being abused like a stray animal had exhausted Hans. And what was worse is Elsa knew he had not eaten. Because neither did she. They both had been together since the shipwreck after all. They carry Hans to the back of the castle as Elsa watches him leave and sees his blood spilled on the ground. Her heart was in pain and she was doing everything she can to not make a scene with her powers. She walks up the stairs following the king and Duncan.
Duncan points to Queen Elsa the restroom in case she had to use it. Without hesitation Elsa walks quickly to the bathroom closing the door behind her. She was breathing very fast. She drops to the floor with her back resting at the door. She begins to cry uncontrollably. Replaying the sounds of the beating and seeing Hans lay lifeless on the floor with his bloody face. Tears ran down her cheeks uncontrollably as she covered her mouth so that nobody heard her make a noise. She shaked with pain and heavy heart. Crying for Hans. How it was possible that her being a Queen, is inside this castle being treated like one when Hans who was a prince was treated like a monster? She cried and cried with pain as she thought to herself "Oh Hans .. what am I going to do with you .. how are you going to survive out there by yourself .."
After crying for five minutes she gets herself together trying to calm down and stands up. She washes her face in the sink of water as she notices black dirt all over hands. She hadn't showered in almost three days and she felt embarrassed knowing she probably smelled and look unappealing in front of the king. Once she finally steps outside she talks with the king. She explains about her journey to the Southern Isles and how she was on her way to Corona when a violent storm sent her and her sister in a shipwreck. How the only ones she found so far were Hans and Olaf.
The king sat and listened. "So you see your majesty, that is why I ask in humbleness that your kingdom may help me look for my sister." As the king looked at Elsa and listened to the translation of Duncan he then speaks to Elsa and Duncan translates for him.
"The King will gladly help in search for Princess Anna. He also says he remembers your parents, King Agnarr and Queen Iduna and says that they were great people. He wishes you make yourself comfortable, eat and rest. You must be exhausted."
Queen Elsa smiles at the king. "Thank you your majesty. I do wish however to go with your men and search for my sister." The king hears Duncan then says to Elsa as Duncan translates.
"The King insists you rest and eat. It'll be night time soon, and tomorrow morning you may go search for Anna. He will provide a horse and everything necessary. But for now he will send his men immediately to search for Princess Anna." Queen Elsa stood up and bowed respectfully to the King. "Thank your majesty." The King stands and bows before Elsa.
A maid approaches Elsa as she insists to follow her to her room. It just so happened that the maid knew a little bit of Norwegian and said to Elsa in her language "Follow me your majesty. I will lead you to your room." Elsa follows the maid to a big room. Where food was prepared for her. She turns around just before the maid leaves and says.
"Excuse me, sorry to bother you but do you know where Hans is?"
"He is doing well your majesty. The doctors are taking good care of him. They have brought him food and The King arranged him to sleep in the guest room next to you. He'll be here before you know it." Says the maid. She excuses herself and leaves the room leaving Olaf and Elsa alone.
Elsa was relieved to hear that Hans was doing better. After she finished her meal she couldn't help but remember Hans painful body and face and how he was beaten like a dog. Sadness comes over Elsa as she now understood why Hans requested to be put to death. Her sadness overtook her and Olaf sees Elsa in pain. She sits down in the chair and put her hands over her face. Olaf slowly approaches Elsa and asks.
"Elsa? Are you okay .."
Elsa looks up at Olaf as her eyes begin to fill with tears. "I'm fine Olaf." She says as she forceably tries to smile.
Olaf grabs Elsa's hand and says with sadness "It was hard watching Hans be beaten like that .. even with the crimes he had committed. I still felt bad .."
Elsa's tears begin to fall to her cheeks. She couldn't hold it in and opens up to Olaf and says "I don't know what to do Olaf .. I don't know if letting him free was a good idea or not .. and I don't know how he would survive on his own. And I don't know if ..
Olaf finishes Elsa's sentence. "You dont know if you can forgive him." Elsa surprised with what Olaf Says looks at Olaf then looks at herself in the mirror. She wondered to herself what she needed to do to find forgiveness in her heart and why it was so hard to.
"You will figure out what is best. I am sure of it." Says Olaf.
Thank you for listening Olaf." She leans down and hugs Olaf as Olaf hugs her back. Suddenly a knock is heard at the door, the maid enters the room with a towel and soap in her hands. "Your majesty, the King has sent me to inform you of Iceland's famous hot springs. And invites you to go bathe, enjoy and relax. That is if your majesty chooses to." Elsa had heard about Iceland's famous hot springs. And she thought to herself that she really would like to get all the dirt and sand out of her body and smell better.
"I would appreciate that very much. Thank you." Says Elsa. She turns to Olaf, "I will be right back okay Olaf?" She folllows the maid out the castles door and walks with her to a road just outside the city that lead to a beautiful and grand crystal cave. Elsa was amazed of the beauty of Iceland and its jaw dropping light blue crystal forms. As she walks into the giant cave she realized that there was no fire or light needed inside, for the blue crystals pureness was enough. The maid stops walking just before exiting out the other side of the cave and turns to Elsa.
"You're majesty the hot spring lagoon is just ahead. Do you need me to wait till your finished?" Says the Maid.
"That won't be necessary, I can find my way back. Thank you." Says Elsa. The maid takes a bow before Elsa and leaves. Elsa with the towel and soap in her hands still continues to look at the beautiful blue crystals. "If only Anna could be here to see this." She thought to herself. She begins to take off her roab coat and her shoes so she can be barefoot. She only had the her light blue tights on. She was planning to take her light blue tights off when she gets to the lagoon so she can also wash her tights. She sets her coat robe and shoes on the wall of blue crystal cave and walks outside the cave heading towards the lagoon.
There were little mountains covered in snow right next to Elsa. So close that if she wanted to she could easily walk and hike up the mountains in five minutes. There was fog all around her. She could feel the warmness. The sky's were beautiful, pure blue. As she walks closer to the lagoon she could hear a little waterfall. She sees the little waterfall and also notices the lagoon of hot springs. Though blurry due to the fog, as she got closer the lagoon became more visible.
Suddenly she notices something in front of the waterfall or rather, someone. As she gets closer she sees the figure of a man. She stops, she could've sworn she was alone. The fog moves away from her eyes and right in front of her was him.
Hans, he was naked. He was washing himself in the hot springs. Elsa's heart stops, her eyes grow big and her cheeks turned bright red. Never in her life has she ever seen a man naked. As Hans washed his face and long hair she can't help but look at his body. It was all new to her. Hans was a very toned and muscular man. He had the perfect amount of chest hair that led to his belly button. His abdominal V-shape was the last thing she could see before it was cut off by the waters.
She stood there speechless. Finally getting herself together she began to walk backwards when suddenly she trips over a rock and falls backwards letting out a little yelp. Hans hears the noise Elsa made and quickly looks to the direction the sound came from alarmed wondering what it was. He sees Elsa on the ground, Elsa sits up and sees Hans standing looking at her. Both of them quickly run away to hide from each other. Hans turns around with embarrassment and lowers his body to the water until it reaches his neck. Elsa on the other hand ran back to the blue crystal cave hiding behind the blue crystals wall.
"Elsa, I mean Queen Elsa— I .. I am so sorry!" Says Hans.
"No no no! I'm sorry I shouldn't have approached you .." Says Elsa embarrassed.
"My sincerest apology .. I— I will leave immediately—" Says Hans as he tries to get up.
"No no! It's okay you finish, I can wait Umm—" Elsa couldn't finish her sentence. Her hands were shaking of embarrassment. She grabs her head temple trying to get herself together.
"Please— I insist I leave." Says Hans with his back still towards her.
"No please! It isn't fair for you to leave I can just— I can just .. join you??" Elsa grabs her mouth, she couldn't believe that just came out of her mouth.
"Uhhh-" Says Hans confused with eyes wide open.
"I uh— I will have my shoulders below the waters. So nothing will be seen." She says with a very obvious nervous chuckle. She couldn't believe herself. Was she really going to get in the hot springs naked with Hans??
"Umm .. okay." Says Hans with shyness.
"Okay then .. Umm— I will be there shortly." She slaps her forehead and shakes her head. She couldn't believe this was about to happen.
"Okay. Umm .. I will keep my back towards you." Says Hans as he nervously stares at the waterfall in front of him.
Elsa nervously takes a big gulp and then takes a deep breath. She slowly steps outside the cave holding her arms with insecurity. She sees Hans muscular back towards her. She was extremely shy and walks slowly towards the lagoon. Hans on the other hand was doing everything in his power to not turn around. As much as he wanted to he knew he shouldn't.
Elsa stops walking before reaching the lagoon and stares at Hans still with his back to her. While staring at Hans she nervously begins to take of her leggings, baring her naked lower body. She then slowly removes the sleeves from her shoulders and takes off the rest of her upper clothing. She was completely naked. She continues to stare at Hans and walks up the rocks slowly and makes her way into the lagoon. Hans could hear footsteps walk into the lagoon. He hears her foot step into the water as she continues to walk down the hot springs until she was all in. Hans still concentrating on the waterfall fighting hard not to turn around.
Elsa was finally inside the lagoon with Hans only a few feet apart. She continues to stare at Hans and says to him "Okay .. you can turn around now." Hans slowly turns around and indeed right in front of him was Elsa. Her shoulders and neck was all you could see. Hans couldn't help but stare at Elsa before him. Elsa could see how Hans was staring at her speechless. Elsa's eyes didn't know what to look at. If she looked forward she would see Hans chest. She looks out towards her right while fixing her piece of platinum blonde hair behind her ear and clears her throat. Hans immediately turns to his right and look the other way as he saw Elsa clear her throat.
They both begin to wash their bodies with soap trying to ignore each other, except they weren't. When one of them didn't notice they would take a quick glance at each other. Each of them not noticing it. As Hans washed his face he glances over at Elsa to see her undo her braided hair. Her beautiful blonde platinum hair falls down to its natural state. He was absolutely astonished by the beauty of Elsa. There was something about seeing her with her natural hair that made his body feel all types of ways. Elsa catches Hans staring at her as she ashes her hair. Hans quickly turns his head around pretending he wasn't looking only it was too late, Elsa knew he was.
Elsa stares at Hans as he tries to play it off like nothing happened. She continues to wash her hair and body with soap. While glancing over at Hans he noticed he was struggling when it came to washing himself. His body was still sore with all the beating he got that he was having a hard time reaching for his back and his hair and other places. And because he was hiding under water it prevented him from doing a lot of movement. Elsa sees this and decides to be the first to break the silence.
"Are you still in pain?" Asks Elsa. Hans was surprised she was the first to break the silence.
"Umm yeah a little." Says Hans as he turns to her.
"I'm Umm .. I'm really sorry you had to go though that." Says Elsa.
"Well .. I think I've gotten used to people beaten me." Says Hans with a half smile.
"Wait so .. those men were actually your friends??" Says Elsa.
Hans gives a little chuckle "I wouldn't necessarily say friends. They happened to be in the dungeon with me for about five months until they left."
"I still can't believe that's actually something you guys did in the dungeon.. beat each other up .. that's just—"
"Monsterous?" Says Hans as he finishes Elsa's sentence.
"I wasn't gonna say that! Just you know .. crazy." Says Elsa.
"Yeah .. trust me I didn't know they did that either." Says Hans as he continues to struggle washing himself. Elsa felt bad because of the hard beaten he had gotten today that he couldn't even wash himself.
"May I wash you?" Says Elsa to Hans. Hans eyes get big, he couldn't believe that the Queen of Arandelle wanted to help finish washing him.
"You— you don't have to do that .." Says Hans nervously.
"It's okay, I insist." Says Elsa smiling as she swims forward to where Hans was.
She stands in front of Hans face to face. They both stare at each other for a few seconds. Elsa's heart beat was beating so fast. Never in her life had she ever been so close to a man let alone naked. She grabs the soap she was using and begins to wash Hans chest, his shoulders his hands and his stomach. Trying her best not to be seen naked by Hans himself. It was no secret Hans erection had grown and he was terrified of Elsa accidentally noticing or even bumping into it. But his fear came true because as Elsa washed his stomach she accidentally grabbed his erection and quickly pulled back. Both of them made a very shocked face with their eyes wide open. Elsa quickly decides to ignore what had just happened and swims behind Hans. She clears her throat as she tries her best to forget what she felt.
"Umm okay so I'm gonna stand up and wash your back and your head because you are a little taller than me." Says Elsa to Hans.
She stands up exposing her breasts as she begins to wash Hans back and his neck. Hans was so tempted to turn around and see the naked Elsa but he knew he shouldn't. He tried to relax and not think of it but with Elsa's soft hands rubbing his body it was impossible not to. As Elsa continues to wash his shoulders and neck she sees the line of the noose around his neck. It wasn't as bright red as it was but it was still very visible. With her finger she begins to run the trace of the red line around the back of his neck back and forth.
"Does that hurt?" Says Elsa.
"Actually when you do that it does." Says Hans with a chuckle.
"I'm sorry." Says Elsa as she chuckles with him.
"Hey .. can I ask you something?" Says Hans to Elsa.
"Mhhmm." Answers Elsa as she continues to concentrate washing Hans body.
"Where you scared." Says Hans. Elsa stops rubbing her hands on his body when she heard those words. She rests her hands on his shoulders and leans forward to Hans.
"What do you mean?" Asks Elsa even though she knew exactly what he was talking about.
"When they were beating me." Says Hans with his back still to Elsa and his head only turned around.
"Why would you think I'd be scared?" Says Elsa with curiosity.
"It just seemed like you were." Says Hans to Elsa. Elsa didn't know what to say to Hans.
"I was scared you would try to attack the guards or lose your temper and yell at the king." Says Hans. Elsa was surprised by his follow up comment.
"Wait, why would you be scared if you were the one being beaten??" Asks Elsa confused.
"People are always going to beat me Elsa. That's my destiny for the crimes I've committed and I've learned to accept that. You on the other hand still have your whole life in front of you." The words that Hans said to Elsa had surprised her. To know that while he was being beaten to death he was only worried about her.
"Well I'm glad to know that you weren't scared." Says Hans. Elsa knew it was a lie. She was terrified when she heard and saw him being beaten.
She continued to wash Hans body. She washed his hair with pure love and care. Massaging his bruised spots and muscles. Also massaging his head and face all while she stood up and Hans looking forward. Hans body felt warmness and it wasn't just because of the relaxing hot springs. But it was because he felt Elsa's soothing care and felt her love. He didn't want it to end but he knew everntually it would. And sure enough it was. After Elsa had finished washing him she went to the little waterfall that was behind her to finish washing herself. Hans stared at the beautiful Elsa as she saw her wash her hair with care. Everything Elsa did was beautiful to him and watching her was like seeing the heavens above. He couldn't help it. He approaches Elsa, he was right behind her continuing to stare at her.
Elsa realizes Hans was behind her standing up. She turns around and sees him. After staring at him she slowly stands up on her feet. They were both completely naked and no longer hiding their skin underwater. Face to face looking at each other's eyes. And neither of them looked down at each other to see their nakedness. They both concentrated on each other. Hans raises his hand with care and pushes a piece of her blonde hair back again to her ear. They continued to stare at each other. Elsa stares deeply into his eyes. Were they always so green? She slowly raises her hand to touch his face, but she stops. She puts her hand down and realized she needed to stop before it was too late.
"I .. I should probably go." Says Elsa as she looks away and walks away with shyness. Hans sees her disappear in front of him. He closes his eyes and takes a deep breath. How he wished she would stay with him, but he knew he knew that was impossible. "How could anyone love a monster like me?" He thinks to himself.
Elsa exits the hot spring walking towards her towel naked and begins to dry herself. She covers the towel around her body and without looking back quickly walks back to the blue crystal cave. Hans turns around to see Elsa walk back to the cave and sees her disappear. He looks down at the waters and closes his eyes. He already missed her.
It was night time already and Elsa was back at the castle with a night gown that the maid had given her to sleep comfortable in. Olaf was already fast asleep on the floor. Elsa's bed was right next to the window overlooking the city. She was sitting up holding her knees looking out the window. She thought about Anna worried where she could be. She just wanted the morning to be here already so she could go search for her. But surpsingly enough Hans overcame her thoughts. She felt annoyed to know that he was on her mind when her own sister was out there probably alone. But as hard as she tried to block him out of her mind he continued to show up in her head.
She hears footsteps just outside her door. She turns to see at the bottom of the door the shadow of feet arriving closer and closer until it suddenly stops in front of her door. As she looked at the door, she knew it was Hans. After a few seconds the feet continue to walk and then open the door in the guest room next to her. The door in the guest room next to her open with footsteps going isnside and immediately shutting the door. Elsa heard the noise and movement of the bed, Hans was laying down to go to sleep. Elsa also decides to lay down to go to sleep. She turns to look at the wall next to her, the wall that separated her and Hans. She lifts her left hand up, yes the same hand she was going to touch Hans with, and touches the wall. Imagining to herself that she was touching Hans. She then puts her head down and closes her eyes to go to sleep. For tomorrow was a new day.