Hey guys! Thank you so much for being patient with me. Just giving you guys a heads up that the next chapter, chapter 20 will be the final chapter of this book. I'll explain more in the next chapter. Enjoy!
Elsa, Anna and Kristoff all stare at Rapunzel and Eugene confused as they approach them with Maximus. Maximus halts immediately as he stops in front of Elsa, Anna And Kristoff. Rapunzel eagerly jumps off Maximus and runs to hug Elsa and Anna.
"Oh thank God! I found you! Thank you Lord, thank you thank you thank you!" Says Rpaunzel as she continues to hug her cousins even harder causing Elsa and Anna to struggle for air. Anna pulls away and awkwardly smiles at Rapunzel.
"Uhh— Hey Rapunzel ... what are— what are you doing here?? Asks Anna confused.
"I've been looking everywhere for you!" Says Rapunzel with excitement.
"You have??" Says Elsa raising her eyebrow up.
"Yes! My father found out about your shipwreck! We were so worried you were lost! So I convinced my father to send me to find you and I came here and King Jon took me in and we had to go through some weird cave and—" Suddenly Rapunzel is interrupted by dying coughs from Hans. Elsa quickly rushes and grabs his face.
"Shhh shhh shhh. It's okay I'm here." Says Elsa trying to comfort him.
"What's wrong with him?" Asks a concerned Rapunzel as she approaches the circle.
"He's dying .. he was poisoned and it's taken over his body. He's breathing his last breaths." Says Elsa. Suddenly Hans shaking stops. His body lays totally still and his hand Elsa was holding falls to the ground. He gives one last final breath. Hans was dead.
"No... no no no no please no!" Says Elsa as she begins to shake his body hoping he'd wake up or at least breathe. But Hans laid on the ground lifeless.
"... no." Says Elsa. Tears begin to fall from her cheeks and she begins to sob. She rests her head on his face as tears fall to his face uncontrollably.
"I'm so sorry .." Says Elsa as she continues to cry. At this time all of them surrounded Elsa and Hans as they watched her cry. Kristoff and Olaf look down at the ground in sadness. Rapunzel and Eugene glance at each other shocked and sad that they just saw a man die in front of them. Anna looks up at her sister and sees her mourn for Hans. She too couldn't help it and a tear rolls down her cheek.
Elsa hadn't felt like this since the day she found out her parents had died and when Anna had frozen. Guilt and sadness overcame her. She had been with him for almost a week. And in all this time that they were together she and Hans had gotten close. And she knew it. And deep down inside she knew she loved him. And the man she had come to love was gone.
Suddenly Rapunzel gently touches Elsa's hand as she was caressing Hans face. Elsa looks up at Rapunzel with tears in her eyes.
"Elsa .. I might be able to help him." Says Rapunzel with a gentle tone.
"H— how?? He's dead." Chokes Elsa as tears continue to roll down her cheeks.
"Can I see him?" Says Rapunzel. Elsa stares at Rapunzel confused why she would want to see Hans if he was dead. She glances at Eugene as he nods his head agreeing with Rapunzel letting her know to trust her. After a few seconds of contemplating, she decides to give Hans to Rapunzel.
Rapunzel gently grabs Hans in her arms and begins to study his face. She gently places her hand on his face, hair and on his heart. Elsa and Anna stare at Rapunzel confused as to what she was doing.
"Wh— what are you doing?" Says Elsa as she wipes her tears with her coat sleeve. Rapunzel takes a deep breath while continuing to hold Hans.
"Elsa, Anna .. there's something I haven't told you both .." Says Rpaunzel. Elsa stares at her confused as to what she exactly hasn't told them.
"You aren't the only one with magical powers." Says Rapunzel as she stares at them. Elsa and Anna's sad faces go away and are replaced with confusion.
Rapunzel turns her attention to Hans, closes her eyes and begins to sing:
Flower gleam and glow
Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what once was mine
Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates' design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine
What once was mine
While Rapunzel sang the healing incantation her short brunette hair began to grow to its long length hair size and her hair begins to glow gold. Elsa, Anna and Kristoff stare in awe as they see a shape of a blooming flower form on top of Hans stomach and his heart with golden sunshine rays. As the song ends Rapunzel opens her eyes and waits for Hans. Her long gold hair returns back to it's normal length and brunette color. They all stared at Hans waiting for him to see if he would wake up. Elsa and Anna turn their attention to Hans, still in shock they they just saw Rapunzel perform magic.
Hans still laid on the floor lifeless. A whole minute passes by as they watch eagerly to see if anything would happen. Suddenly just as they were about to lose hope, Hans eyes open and he gives out a big gasp for air as he sits up with quickness. He continues to gasp for air like he just came out of the ocean before he drowned. Elsa, Anna and Kristoff stare at Hans with eyes wide and jaws dropped full of shock. Elsa throws her arms around him and embraces him as she cries on his shoulder, only this time they were tears of joys. "Oh Hans!" Says Elsa. Anna couldn't help herself but smile and feel releaved as another year falls from her face. Olaf begins to jump up and down of excitement and Sitron eagerly runs around in circles. Hans starts to look around confused as he sees everyone surrounding him.
"Wh— where am I?? What is this place!?" Questions Hans as he begins to nervously look around.
"Hans, Hans listen to me. My name is Rapunzel. I just performed a spell on you so you need to relax and just breathe okay?" Says Rapunzel trying to calm Hans.
"Wait— What??" Says Hans.
"The magic is still working through you. Just breathe." Says Rapunzel.
"Why— why am I so hungry..." Says Hans as he holds his stomach.
"Here." Says Anna as she pulls from her bag a box of fruit full of raspberries, blueberries and strawberries. Hans begins to immediately scarf down the food like a hungry dog.
"You haven't ate in two days. You've been unconscious." Says Anna.
"What??" Says Hans confused.
"You don't remember anything?" Asks Anna.
"All I remember was that Elsa and I were talking and walking down the forest and looking at the view in front of us and— and then blackness over came me." Says Hans.
"You were poisoned .." said Elsa as she held on to his shoulders making sure he was okay.
"Oh .. well that explains it." Says Hans as he shrugs his shoulders.
"Hans listen to me, do you know of anyone who could've poisoned you?" Says Rapunzel.
"That's The thing. We don't have a clue who it could have been." Answers Elsa.
"Don't bother, I know who it's was." Says Hans as he stands up on his feet continuing to eat the fruits.
"You do??" Says Elsa making sure he doesn't fate again.
"Yes it was the cook from the restaurant. He recognized my face and probably put poison on that decapitated sheep's head." Say Hans.
"Then again it was delicious ... maybe it was the soup. Tasted kinda funky." Says Hans.
"Okay well wow ... that was quite a scare you gave us." Says Anna as she tries to breath.
"Hold on." Says Eugene as he interrupts and walks in front of all of them to stare at Hans.
"You ... look familiar ..." Says Eugene pointing his finger at Hans.
"You've probably seem my wanted poster. The fallen prince of the Southern Isles." Says Hans.
"No no! That's not it ... wait hold on ... your name is Hans right??" Says Euegene.
"Yeah .. Why?" Says Hans. Suddenly Eugene's eyes get big and he starts to grin.
"Oh boy ... you don't remember me do you?? Kid." Suddenly those words clicked in Hans brain. Kid. He heard it before. He stares at Eugene and the box of fruits fall from his hands.
"Oh no ..." Says Hans as he stared dumbfounded.
"Oh yes!" Says Eugene as he goes to hug Hans causing him to fall back as Eugene begins to laugh.
"Whoa whoa whoa!" Yells Kristoff as he and the others try to make sure Eugene doesn't suffocate Hans to death by accident. They were able to finally stand both of them up on their feet.
"Uhhh .. Eugene??" Says Rapunzel confused as Elsa, Anna and Kristoff also stare at each other confused. Eugene pulls away from Hans as he continues to laugh and holds on to his head like they were best friends.
"Hans and I go wayyyyy back!" Says Eugene.
"What!?" All of them say at the same time shocked by his explanation.
"Ugh, it's a long story .." Says Hans as he sighed and covered his face.
"Wait wait wait hold on. What do you mean, you two know each other .." Asks Elsa.
"Well, why don't you tell them .. Admiral Westergaard." Says Euegene as he smiles and teases Hans.
"Wh— admiral!????" Says Anna as they all stare at Hans surprised. Hans takes a deep breath and begins to explain.
"In the Westergaard family, it is tradition to send their children to the army or the navy if they don't have a spot promised in their fathers kingdom, or aren't able to marry into the throne of another kingdom. So at the age of 16, my father sent me to the navy where I served for 7 years." Explained Hans. Elsa and Anna stared at Hans surprised trying to picture Hans as an admiral.
"Wait wait hold on ... your telling me you served in the navy .." Says Kristoff.
"I know hard to believe but I did." Says Hans.
"Wait wait it gets better!" Says Euegene as he eagerly waits for Hans to keep explaining.
"Anyways, I became Vice-Admiral my first year in the navy due to my skilled swordsmanship and leadership. My first year in the navy I was assigned to station in Germany where I would go through all the cities and make sure no one was causing harm to any of the Kingdoms ... and that's when I met this guy ..." Says Hans as rolls his eyes and points at Euegene.
September 29th, 1833
A young 17 year old Hans walked through city patrolling the streets of Corona, making sure everything seemed to be normal.
"Sir, we patrolled the follwing streets twice. Seems that everything is normal as always." Says one of Hans men.
"Good, gather the rest of the men and tell them we will meet at the old pub on Rathausplatz street. Drinks are on me." Says Hans. 30 minutes later Hans and his men all meet at the old pub and walk in.
Being in the navy gave you alot of benefits. One of them being endless stare from young women. They loved seeing a man in uniform. Especially when that man happened to be Hans. Hans was known to be the most handsome of all his brothers and his innocent 17 year old face gave him a bonus. Hans sits down at the bar to order his drink.
"Two wheat beers please." Says Hans to the bartender as he nods his head and goes to pour his drinks. Next to Hans was a young 22 year old man with dark hair who sat next to Hans in the bar as he drank his wheat beer, he glances over to Hans and studies him. He realized he was wearing the uniform of the navy.
"Crazy stuff going out there huh?" Says The man as he starts to make conversation with Hans.
"Mmm yeah, luckily we haven't had too much problems here in Corona. Seems like a peaceful place." Says Hans. The man sticks his hand out to introduce himself.
"Flynn Rider." Says the man.
"Hans Westergaard." Says Hans as he shakes Flynn's hand.
"So where you from Hans?" Says Flynn.
"The Southern Isles. Small Kingdom, I'm sure you probably haven't heard of it." Says Hans.
"I'm afraid not. Sounds like a great place though." Says Flynn.
"Ehh not really. I'm actually glad I'm not there anymore." Says Hans.
"So how long you been in the navy?" Says Flynn.
"This is actually my first year." Says Hans as he takes a sip of his beer.
"Really?? First year, wow. Already a vice-admiral I see." Says Flynn as he points at his badge.
"Seems like you must get the ladies a lot." Says Flynn with a devilish grin that causes Hans to chuckle.
"You could say something like that .. they're all so gullible though. Kinda wish I met a women who was strong and didn't depend on others to fix her problems." Says Hans.
"Oh I hear you brother. Women these days can become too attached." Says Flynn. Conversation between the two of them lasted for a half hour until Hans realized he needed to head back to motel soon.
"Well I should probably get going soon." Says Hans as he begins to pull out his wallet from his pocket.
"Oh please, allow me." Says Eugene. Flynn pulls out money from his pocket and hands it to the bartender leaving a generous tip as well.
"Well it was nice meeting you Hans. Stay safe out there and try not to break all of the girls hearts. Leave some for us." Says Flynn with a wink causing Hans to laugh at his comment.
"It was nice meeting you too Flynn." They shake hands and Flynn leaves out the door. Hans goes to gather his men so they could head back to the motel.
"You guys ready?" Says Hans.
"Yes admiral. You said you would pay for our drinks correct?" Said one of his men.
"Yes, let me go take care of it." Says Hans as he heads back to the bar to pay the bartender. He starts to search for his wallet in his coat, his pockets and his shirt but for some reason he couldn't find it anywhere.
"That's so weird I just had it—" suddenly Hans brain clicks. He turns around and sees Flynn staring at Hans with a devilish grin through the window. He holds up his wallett and gives a sarcastic salute. He then runs away. Hans eyes grow big with surprise and anger.
"Stop that man!" Yells Hans. He runs outside with his men follwing behind. He jumps on top of Sitron and kicks his side commanding Sitron to follow him. Sitron takes off with the rest of the men and their horses follwing Hans. Flynn ran through the city and through the crowds of people. He was so good at escaping as he dodged and jumped over many obstacles. My god is this man a ninja or something!? He had so much experience. Hans quickly approaches Flynn until Flynn takes a right turn and escapes through a alleyway. Hans follows him into the alleyway only to see him jump up the the roof of a home and run away.
"Sitron! Meet me on the other side." Hans jumps off his horse and follows Flynn as he climbs up the roof and also begins to run for him. Sitron does what he's told and sprints to the other side.
Hans ran across the roofs, jumping from house to house and building to building. Trying his best to keep up with Flynn. Flynn was surprised how he was still able to keep up with him. Never in his life had he met someone who was able to still follow him for such a long time. What in the hell!? Who is this kid! After several minutes of running Flynn meets a dead end, he stops just before he accidentally falls to his death. Suddenly he hears Hans approach him and turns around only to see his body tackle him. They both fall off the building and crash on a civilians shopping cart.
Hans begins to punch Flynn and Flynn begins to punch Hans back. They fought for several minutes with blood and sweat in their faces. Kicks, punches and even hair pulling. They were doing everything they can to defeat one another. Suddenly Flynn is able to grab unto Hans and begins to choke him from behind. Hans begins to lose his breath when he suddenly hits his nose as hard he can with the back of his head causing Flynn to let go of Hans and fall to the floor grabbing his broken nose.
"Owww." Says Flynn as he lays on the floor with blood dropping to the ground. Hans slowly begins to get up and catch his breath.
"Give me my wallet, now!" Says Hans with a threatening voice.
"All right all right here." Says Flynn as he hands Hans his wallet back. Hans snatches the wallet from his hand and makes sure all his money is in the wallet.
"Damn it! Look what you did to my nose!? Now all the ladies are gonna find me appalling." Says Eugene as he holds his nose.
"Shut up." Says Hans as he stuffs his wallet back in his coat.
"You know, I've never met someone who could keep up with me like that. You got heart kid." Says Flynn as he spits blood on the dirt and begins to get up.
"You're lucky I don't arrest you." Says Hans.
"Aww how generous of you. I should give you a big sloppy kiss on that pretty face of yours." Says Flynn. Hans gives him a stare of disgust and begins to walk away. Flynn smiles at him as he watches him leave.
"See ya around kid." Says Flynn.
Several weeks later, Hans had gotten the news from his base that there were piratea going to Corona to steal and capture women and children in order for the kingdom of Corona to pay with ransom. Hans contemplated for many days how they would be able to stop them without causing harm to any civilians. He then had an idea. A risky idea that could very well lead him to a lot of trouble. But he felt it was the only way to guarantee protection to the people of Corona. For the next few days Hans spent his time around Corona trying to find Flynn. Just then he spots Flynn doing what he does best. Stealing food from a famous restaurant. It was the only way he was able to get his food if he didn't have money. Stealing. Hans approaches Flynn to see him stuffing his face in some delicious sausages and a nice cold beer to help with the Corona summer.
"You enjoying your lunch?" Says Hans. Flynn turns around startled to find Hans standing behind him.
"Heyyyy it's the kid! How you been?" Says Flynn with a grin.
"The name is Hans. You know that." Says Hans.
"Look don't take it the wrong way I just happen to give a lot of people nicknames." Says Flynn with a laugh.
"I've come here ... with a proposition." Says Hans as he stands in front of him. Flynn raises his head from his beer and stares at Hans with a grin.
"A proposition you say?? Well that does sound interesting." Says Flynn with sarcasm.
"Don't get too excited. It isn't what you think it is. What I am offering you is a chance to help the people of Corona." Flynn scoffs at his comment and begins to laugh.
"And why on earth would I do that??" Says Flynn. Hans takes from his coat a bag full of gold coins and throws it at Flynn. He flintches but is able to catch the bag of gold coins. Flynn's face becomes surprised with suspicion.
"I'm willing to pay you half if you help me." Says Hans.
"And what exactly do you need ..." Says Flynn raising his eyebrow.
"Pirates are planning to attack and take women and children away to their countries so that the King would be forced to pay in ransom. I need someone that is able to sneak around and gather as much information as possible of where they'll be and also steal their provisions so that way they'll have no option but to turn around. While my men and I stand our ground and attack them" Says Hans.
"And let me guess, you need me to be that guy." Says Flynn.
"It'll only be temporary, that is until they leave for good." Says Hans. Flynn thinks about his offer and begins to question him.
"And what if I refuse?" Says Flynn.
"Then good luck scrapping for food. I'm giving you a chance to be able to do something good with your talents and in return you will receive money." Says Hans. Flynn thinks long and hard about his offer and then gets up on his feet. He walks over to Hans and shakes his hand.
"All right kid. I'm in." Says Flynn. Hans then stares deeply into Flynn's eyes.
"But make no mistake about it. If you betray me, I will kill you." Says Hans.
"Understood." Says Flynn.
The next several months Hans and his men were successful in keeping the pirates away from Corona. No women or child was harmed. And Flynn did his job well in sneaking and stealing all of the enemies provions and plans. Fear overcame the pirates and they retreated back to where they came from. King Frederic was happy to hear the news that Corona was safe and personally thanked Hans and his men for their excellent work even granting them the medal of bravery of Corona. Months turned into years and Hans had travelled everywhere around Scandinavia. He visited Corona often and would meet with Flynn in the old pub as they conversed with one another and drank beer. They had established a good relationship and learned a lot about each other. The time came for Hans to go back to the Southern Isles, he went to the old pub to have one last final drink with Flynn in the exact same spot they met.
"So you really leaving huh?" Says Flynn.
"I guess I am." Says Hans.
"You don't seem to excited to head back home." Says Flynn.
"I'm not actually. I don't like home." Says Hans as he looks down at his drink.
"Well, you should be like me. I don't have a home." Says Flynn with a smile.
"And steal for a living? I don't think so." Says Hans with a smirk.
"A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do." Says Flynn as he takes a sip of his beer. Hans pulls out his old pocket watch to check the time.
"I should start heading to the docks. Wouldn't want to miss the ship." Says Hans as he finishes his wheat beer. He stands up and reaches for his wallet only for Flynn to stop him.
"I got it." Says Flynn as he pulls out money from his pocket and pays the bartender.
"You're not gonna steal my wallet this time are you?" Says Hans raising his eyebrow at him. Flynn laughs at his comment.
"Don't worry. I won't." Says Flynn. Hans stares at Flynn and gives him on final handshake.
"Try to stay out of trouble." Says Hans.
"You too." Says Flynn. Hans then walks away and exits the pub leaving Flynn alone.
"See you around kid." Says Flynn as he watches him leave.
Present Day 1842
"Sooo yeah ... that's how we met." Says Hans.
"Pretty neat story right!?" Says Eugene with a smile.
"Oooooohhhh! I loved that story!" Says Olaf.
Elsa, Anna, Rpaunzel and Kristoff all stare at Hans and Eugene with shock. They couldn't believe the story they had just heard. Anna pinches herself to see if maybe she was dreaming.
"I didnt think this was the same Hans you told me about.." Says Rapunzel as she stared at both of them in complete shock.
"Really? I thought I did." Says Euegene. "Anyways Hans here never told me he was a Prince. It wasn't till the word got around that someone named Prince Hans had almost murdered the Queen of Arandelle. Then I realized it must be the same Hans who I helped help protect the kingdom of Corona."
"Yeah well you didn't tell me your name was really Eugene either so .." Says Hans.
"It's been 10 years! Can you imagine if all those ladies in Corona found out you weren't just an admiral but also a prince, you would have thousands of girls wanting you more than what you already had!" Says Eugene as he proudly slaps Hans back.
"Okay .. all right that's enough." Says Hans very shyly as his face turned red. Elsa raises her left eyebrow at Eugene's comment with a little bit of jealousy and a frown.
"Okay. Wow. All right well we should probably all just take a break .." Says Anna as she tries to ignore everything she just heard.
"I agree. I'm starving." Says Hans.
"Here you need to drink water." Says Elsa as she hands him her canteen.
"King Jon packed us provisions with food. Help yourselves." Said Euegene as he unloads the bags full of food from Maximus.
"Hey Rapunzel, can I talk to you alone please?" Says Elsa.
"Yeah of course." Says Rapunzel as she follows Elsa and Anna on a little walk leaving the men to prepare food to eat.
"So .. how did you father know we were in a shipwreck??" Asks Elsa.
"The captain from your ship was tossed to Corona. They found him barely alive, he was skinny and still badly injured from the storm. My father took him in the castle and he explained everything. How you guys were headed to Corona but the storm hit you guys." Says Rapunzel.
"Oh my, poor Captain Terje .." Says Anna with worried eyes.
"Don't worry though, he's fine and he's being taken good care off." Says Rapunzel.
"I'm really sorry your family went through all this trouble to find us." Says Elsa.
"Elsa Please, we are family. You know my mother loved your father very much. And even though we're still getting to know each other your still my cousins." Says Rapunzel causing Elsa to give a heartwarming smile.
"Yeah about our father .." Says Anna.
"I know, King Jon told me. I can't even imagine how you two must feel .." Says Rapunzel.
"It's definitely been a crazy past few days." Says Elsa with a shrug.
"Does aunt Arianna know?" Asks Anna to Rapunzel.
"No. I don't want to give her a stroke knowing that her own brother can be alive. Plus this is something private you two must find on your own." Says Rapunzel.
"Well, we would love for you to stay!" Says Anna.
"You sure?" Says Rapunzel.
"More than positive. That is if you want to join our journey?" Says Elsa. Rapunzel thinks for a second at the invitation. Quite frankly joining Elsa and Anna and rescuing their parents would bring her mother happiness and her father would realize that Rapunzel is capable of running the kingdom. Besides she loved spending time with her cousins. Especially Anna, her and Rapunzel were the exact same person.
"Okay we will. I'll have to write another letter to my father explaining to him why I may take longer than expected." Says Rapunzel.
"Don't worry I will write one to him too. We'll have to find a post office soon. Hopefully this place has one." Says Elsa.
"Yeah by the way where are we!?" Says Rapunzel.
"It's a long story." Says Anna. Elsa and Anna explain to Rapunzel how they arrived in the new world. That Hans mother had a map on a mysterious spell book that contained the disappearance of their parents and where they could be. Rapunzel was shocked to know about this.
"Wow .. the new world?? That's insane!" Says Rapunzel.
"Right!? But if there's a chance our parents are alive we have to find them." Says Anna.
"Will Arandelle be okay?" Asks Rapunzel.
"I left Kai in charge, Arandelle should be in good hands." Says Elsa. They walk back to where Hans, Kristoff, Eugene and Olaf were at. They had started a fireplace since night time had settled in. They were talking one with another about their journeys and the talk of magic had come up.
"So, does magic just run in Anna's family or something." Says Kristoff.
"Right!? Trust me I freaked out when I found out about Rapunzels magic." Says Eugene.
"Yeah, how did you receive your magic?" Asks Anna to Rapunzel with Elsa staring at her with curiosity as they sit with the men around the fireplace.
"Well. When my mother was pregnant with me she became terribly ill. She didn't have much time left. And so my father sent the whole kingdom to search for a magical flower." Explained Rapunzel.
"A magical flower?? How was it magical?" Asks Elsa.
"Well a long time ago a single drop of sunlight fell from the heavens and landed on a flower, causing the flower to beam gold beauty. This magical flower held the abilities to heal the sick and afflicted. And so when my people found the flower they brought it back to my father and they poured the flower into a teacup of hot water. My mother drank the tea of the flower and she immediately healed. So when I was born I was born a healthy baby girl. I was never a brunette before like you see me now. I was born with golden hair. Over the years I've learned to control my powers, so I can summon my long golden hair when I choose to and have it go back to it's normal brunette like how it is now." Explained Rapunzel.
"And then you were kidnapped shortly afterwards weren't you?? I remember how heartbroken papa felt seeing aunt Arianna so saddened." Says Elsa.
"I was, that is until this guy came and rescued me." Says Rapunzel as she smiles and gives Euegene a kiss on his cheek.
"What can I say, I'm a brave hero." Says Euegene. They all begin to laugh at Eugene's comment.
"I thought I was the only one with magic .." Says Elsa.
"I guess our family has secrets we never knew about .." Says Anna.
"You're magic is beautiful Elsa, I hope you know that." Says Rapunzel as she smiles at her cousin.
"Thank you, I've learned to accept it." Says Elsa with a smile.
"You should see her create snowman's! It's the greatest thing ever!" Says Anna cashing Elsa to smile and roll her eyes.
They all continued to talk one with another in the fireplace as they laughed and joked around. Even listening to Eugene and Hans ridiculous stories together all while they begin to eat for they were all hungry. Olaf had fallen asleep with Sven, Sitron, Maximus and Pascal shortly after they ate. Suddenly Eugene stood up and decided to pull out a fresh bottle of famous German wheat beer from his personal bag.
"What do you say Hans?? Like old times??" Says Eugene with a devilish grin as he held up the bottle with several glass cups.
"Of course you would have that on you." Says Hans as he rolls his eyes. Eugene begins to pour beer to Elsa, Hans, Anna, Kristoff and his wife Rapunzel.
"I've— I've never really had beer before .." Says Elsa to Hans as she sits next to him.
"You don't have to, hear let me drink it for you." Says Hans.
"No no no, I should at least try it .." Says Elsa with a smirk.
"It's not that bad Elsa .. I tried it with Kristoff not too long ago. You just have to get used to it." Says Anna.
"You spat out your beer and nearly died the first time you tried it." Laughs Kristoff at Anna in which Anna punched Kristoffs arm. Eugene stands up on his feet and begins to give a speech.
"Well, it's just us now. All of us here in the new world. We have a big journey ahead of us so we might as well get to know each other a little more. Maybe some confessions?? I'll go first." Eugene clears his throat and begins to speak. "Rapunzel and I didn't wait till our wedding night in fact—" Says Eugene until Rapunzel slaps his arm.
"Eugene!" Yells Rapunzel.
"What!? It's the truth." Says Eugene. Rapunzel shakes her head and begins to laugh as Elsa and Hans join in the laugh.
"Wait wait wait hold on. You didn't wait till you were married??" Asks Anna with curiosity.
"Well technically we had intercourse a week before .. I mean we had already dated for such a long time .. and this guy is such a horny animal." Says Rapunzel as she points at Eugene in which he laughs at Rapunzel.
"Come on honey you know I can't keep my hands off you." Says Eugene as he gives her a kiss and then takes a sip of his beer.
"Was your father angry??" Says Anna.
"I never told him. Plus it's not the first time a royal had sex before marriage." Says Rapunzel. Kristoff and Anna glance at each other surprised by what they just heard.
"Okay my turn I guess. Even though Euegene practically already told you a confession of mine." Says Rapunzel as she stand up on her feet and raises her glass of beer.
"I said no 5 times to Eugene's engagement." Says Rapunzel.
"Whoa! You proposed 5 times???" Says Hans with a smirk.
"Believe it or not I did. And in those 5 times she said no." Says Euegene. Everyone in the fireplace circle begins to laugh.
"But why?? Didn't you love him?" Asked a smiling Elsa.
"I did love him. But I was scared, I had been locked in a tower for 18 years that I was scared I'd feel imprisoned again before I could enjoy the life I missed." Says Rapunzel.
"Yeah I can understand that." Says Elsa.
"Okay Anna, your turn." Says Rapunzel. Anna gets up on her feet, raises her glass and begins to think.
"Hmmmm .. oh here's one! When I was 16 years old I snuck out of the castle to explore. But I accidentally went to a night club where I saw unspeakable things ... very unspeakable. And was flirted by men half my age. And none of them had clothes on ..." Says Anna. They all begin to laugh at Anna.
"How did Elsa not find out??" Says Kristoff while continuing to laugh.
"Oh I did. I actually saw her sneak out." Says Elsa as they all continue to laugh.
"You're turn Kristoff." Says Anna as she gives a gentle nudge to Kristoff and takes a sip of her beer.
"Oh jeez .. okay, so this isn't anything scandalous like yours. But this is a confession I haven't told you both, Elsa and Anna." Says Kristoff. Anna and Elsa stare at Kristoff confused.
"I .. actually knew who you guys were before we met .." Says Kristoff.
"What do you mean??" Says Anna surprised.
"I was there there the night your father and mother brought you to the trolls. When Elsa had struck Anna with an icy blast to her head. It was also the same night I was adopted by the trolls .." Says Kristoff.
"What .. you knew us that long ago!?" Says Anna very surprised.
"Yeah, that why I knew I should take you there when you heart was frozen." Says Kristoff.
"So that means that—"
"Yes, I've seen your mother and father before." Says Kristoff. Elsa and Anna glance at each other very surprised to know that Kristoff had seen them that long ago.
"Okay well I'm done. Go Elsa." Says Kristoff as he begins to chug down his beer.
"Oh joy .. okay well, this is kind of an embarrassing confession .." Says Elsa as she looks down at her beer.
"Come on! Just say it." Says an eager Rapunzel with a smile.
"I've uhh— I've never had— I've never had my first kiss." Says Elsa. Eugene and Hans immediately start to choke on their beers and begin to spit and cough by how surprised they were by the comment she made.
"Hold on wait a second. You. Queen Elsa of Arandelle, the young Queen who probably has millions of suitors begging for your hand never had a first kiss before!?" Says Eugene in complete and utter shock.
"I know I know, but I never really met someone I like." Says Elsa as her cheeks burned bright red.
"Trust me, I've been trying to set her up with millions of princes but she's so picky." Says Anna.
"It's not that I'm picky! I just really want to be with someone I truly love." Says Elsa. Hans takes a sip of his beer. He was very surprised how someone so beautiful like Elsa had not had her first kiss yet. She probably had millions of guys wishing they were the lucky ones to break that curse. Hell, he even wished he was the one who could do it.
"Okay so .. I guess I'll just drink this beer." Says Elsa as she stares at her cup of wheat beer nervously. She raises it to her mouth and drinks. She immediately starts to cough, she was caught off guard how strong the drink was as everyone laughs.
"Don't worry it takes time." Says Hans with a laugh as he gently pats her back.
"Okay then, your turn." Says Elsa as she smiles at Hans. Hans takes a deep breath and rises to his feet.
"I don't really have a secret confession .. I mean you guys know of my crimes, my relationship with Eugene. I mean aside of the fact that I'm not of full royal blood there's nothing— suddenly Elsa interrupts Hans before he went any further.
"Whoa hold on. I'm sorry, did you just say your not of full blood royalty?" Says Elsa with a astonished look on her face.
"Yeah.. you didn't know that??" Says Hans.
"No." Says Elsa. All of them in the group stare at Hans with jaw dropping expressions. Hans of the Southern Isles. Not of full royal blood??
"Well, I am only half royal through my father. My mother is not of royal blood. You see my father has had 6 wives his whole life. Each of them descending of royal blood. However he began to bed the mistress, my mother. He was physically attracted to her and would cheat on her with his then wife. And so when my father found out he had accidentally impregnated her he became very worried for his reputation and divorced his wife and married my mother. Forcing her to become queen and husband to my father." Says Hans.
Silence filled the air and all the could be heard was the fire and crickets.
"Wait, but what about your brothers??" Asked Anna very curiously.
"They're only my half brothers. Most of them have different moms. But I am the only child in my family that was born with a different mom than everyone else. All of them at least had siblings that belonged to their own mother. Me however, I was the only one alone. The bastard." Says Hans.
"That explains the green eyes! And you look a lot like your mother!" Says Anna.
"But your brothers, they treat your mother with love and your mother treats them as her own?" Says Elsa.
"Of course, she practically raised them all. My brothers hated me however because she always favored me. Her one true son." Says Hans.
"But what about your father??" Says Elsa. Hans picks up a stick from the ground and begins to draw on the dirt ground with the stick the different kingdoms that surrounded Scandinavia.
"How many kingdoms surround Scandinavia?" Says Hans as he looks up at all of them.
"12." Says Anna.
"Okay and how many older brother do I have."
12 .." Says Elsa as she finally understood what this meant. "Your father had 12 sons so they can each rule and have a spot at the royal throne of a kingdom .." Says Elsa.
"Exactly. It's his life goal that the Westeegards rule all the kingdoms. And I being son number 13 was nothing but a spare to him." Says Hans with sadness in his eyes.
"But what about you?? Surely your father gave you permission to go to Arandelle as you tried to court Elsa and I." Says Anna.
"He did. I had to convince him to not choose my brothers number 11 and 12, Rudi and Runo, the twins. I kissed his butt and practically did everything he told me to do so I could be on his good side to hopefully send me to Arandelle. And so he did and well ... you know the rest of the story." Says Hans as he sits back down and drinks his beer with a frown. A few seconds of awkward silence pass by. They had no idea of Hans secret.
Anna sat in silence reflecting the words of Hans. How could a father treat their own son like that? And for a second there Anna felt sympathy for Hans.
"Wow. Okay well I think that enough beer for tonight. Umm— we should probably get some sleep. We got a big day ahead of us tomorrow." Says Eugene as he stands on his feet.
"I agree." Says Anna as she sits up and begins to walk away trying to forget what Hans just said. They all leave only leaving Hans and Elsa alone in the fireplace. Silence filled the air for several minutes as Rapunzel and Eugene set up camp so they can go to sleep. Kristoff and Anna had made a bed with a pile of leaves and ended up falling asleep very quickly. Hans stared deeply at the fire in front of him. Elsa glances over and stares at him. His light green eyes reflected greatly as he continues to stare at the fire in front of him.
"You feeling better??" Says Elsa. Hans turns to his left and meets Elsa's sapphire eyes.
"Yeah, yeah I'm good. I think I might have a food coma now due to the amount of food I ate." Says Hans. Elsa giggles at his comment as she looks down at her cup still full of wheat beer.
"I— I didn't know about your family and about you and your mother. That really caught me off guard." Says Elsa.
"Yeah sorry for sharing that. Maybe it was too personal." Says Hans.
"No no, don't apologize. I just was really surprised by the story, that all." Says Elsa. Hans gives her a half smile with gentle eyes.
"So, Admiral Westergaard huh?" Says Elsa with a smile. Hans shakes his head and smiles back at her.
"Not anymore." Says Hans.
"But you served in the navy." Says Elsa raising her eyebrow up.
"I'm sorry your majesty, last I remember you claimed I was liar for saying I served in the navy." Winks Hans at Elsa.
"Okay okay I was wrong." Giggles Elsa. "But seriously, you served in the navy."
"I did but I was stripped off that title after my actions in Arandelle, just like I was stripped off as prince." Says Hans.
"So who are you now?" Says Elsa as she teases him.
"I'm just Hans." Says Hans with a smile which Elsa smiles back at Hans.
"Hey I never thanked you for taking care of me when I was poisoned." Says Hans.
"How are you so sure it was me who took care of you?" Says Elsa smirking.
"I just know so. You have a beautiful heart." Says Hans with a gentle and kind smile. Those words made Elsa's heart melt. She knew he was being honest. She couldn't help but blush and try to look away. To Hans it wasn't just her heart that was beautiful but everything about her was perfect to him.
"So, never had a first kiss before .. I'm sorry your majesty but I find that very hard to believe." Says Hans with a sarcastic smile.
"What! I'm serious!" Says Elsa smiling with her teeth.
"I'm sorry I don't believe you." Says Hans teasing her.
"I'm telling the truth. No man has had the guts to approach me, and even when they do all they want is the throne. Or they're weird." Says Elsa.
"Oh so you do admit that you have millions of princes trying to court you." Says Hans with a devilish smile.
"I wouldn't say millions ... maybe thousands." Says Elsa as they both begin to laugh.
"Believe me your majesty, everytime you walk into a room you shine brighter than anyone there. Guys drool and drop like dead flys in your presence." Says Hans.
"Really?? And how are you so sure about that." Says Elsa with a smirk and her eyebrows raised.
"Because your simply beautiful Elsa." Says Hans as he stares deeply into her eyes. Elsa was shocked how open and honest Hans was being. Maybe it's the alcohol? She looks down trying to hide her smile and red cheeks.
"You're just saying that .." Says Elsa.
"No I mean it. You're beautiful. Everything about you is beautiful." Says Hans as he continues to stare at her.
Minutes turned into hours. Elsa and Hans sat in front of the fire talking, joking around and even laughing. They talked one with another about their most embarrassing moments, their struggles and even their interest in love or how they defined it. Elsa found herself getting closer and closer to Hans. They only sat inches away from each other as they continued to talk.
"So your first kiss happened when you were 6 years old during nap time at school?" Says Elsa as she continues to laugh.
"Technically I kissed her without her consent. She was asleep." Says Hans. Elsa begins to laugh even harder.
"Wow, so much for romance. If I were to kiss someone it would be because I truly truly love them." Says Elsa.
"And have you found that person yet?" Says Hans as he stares at Elsas eyes. Elsa stares back at Hans eyes and doesn't answer for several seconds.
"I— I don't know." Says Elsa. She didn't know what else to say. Hans question caught her off guard and she was lost in his green eyes.
Hans continues to stare deeply into Elsa's beautiful sapphire eyes. He begins to move his head forward making his way to her lips. Elsa watches him and she also begins to move her head forward to his lips. They were only inches away from kissing. How Elsa wanted to taste his lips so badly. Suddenly right before they meet lips Elsa stops. Hans opens his eyes and realizes Elsa had stopped right before they kissed. Elsa lowers her head not wanting to meet his eyes. Because she knew if she did she wouldn't be able to control herself.
"I'm— I'm sorry. The beer must have gotten to my head. I'm going to retire to bed now .." Says Elsa as she quickly stands up and walks away to find her sleeping place. Hans watches her leave before his eyes and is left alone in front of the fireplace. He closes his eyes and takes a deep frustrated breath. He couldn't believe he was just about to kiss the Queen of Arandelle.
"What is wrong with you Hans .." he says to himself. He gets up and grabs Elsa's unfinished beer and pours out the fire in front of him. He then walks away and finds his own sleeping place so he too can retire to bed. He lays on the soft leaves and begins to look up at the many stars in the sky. He waits till he can fall asleep only to have one thing and one thing only go through his mind. Elsa. The women he now knew he was deeply in love with.