Friday
November 4th, 1842
Elsa awakes with the sounds of birds chirping and with the gentle wind blowing her cheeks. She hadn't slept well last night due to last nights almost kiss encounter with Hans. The whole time she kept thinking to herself how she couldn't believe she was about to kiss Hans. She gets up from her piles of leaves and begins to rub her eyes and her forehead. Even though she didn't drink a lot last night for a brand new beer drinker even being a little tipsy caused a hangover. She stretches and decides to walk around to see if maybe Anna was awake even though she already knew she was a heavy sleeper. Just as she's walking around the corner of the tree she bumps into Hans as he was trying to put on a brand new blue shirt on.
"Oh! Oh I'm sorry—" Says Hans as he turns around.
"Sorry— I— I didn't see you there." Says Elsa as she turns around and begins to quickly walk away trying to avoid his muscular and defined body.
"Wait Elsa hold on!" Says Hans as he finished putting his shirt on and runs to Elsa. Elsa turns around very nervously as she wait for Hans.
"Hey umm .. about last night—" Says Hans.
"Oh don't worry about it. It's obvious that we were both a little drunk." Says Elsa with a nervous laugh as she turns around to walk away again.
"I wasn't drunk Elsa." Says Hans. Chills run down through Elsa's spine and her eyes open wide with shock. She slowly turns around with an obvious nervous look on her face.
"I'm sorry if I'm making this awkward .. but I feel like we really need to talk about this." Says Hans.
"I don't know what your talking about." Says Elsa as she tries to remain calm.
"Come on Elsa .. it's obvious we both felt something last night. And the night on the hot springs—"
"Okay I'm gonna stop you right there." Interrupts Elsa as she lifts her hand up with authority.
"I'm sorry you might be getting mixed signals Hans, but there is nothing going on between us." Says Elsa with a serious face. But she was lying, she just needed to convince him there was nothing going on. Hans facial expression turns to a surprised and annoyed face as he gives out a little scoff.
"Are— are you serious??"
"I am being serious Hans." Says Elsa. It pained her to be so brutally direct with Hans.
"Oh come on Elsa! Don't be like this." Says an annoyed Hans.
"Excuse me?" Says Elsa raising her eyebrows up.
"You're really going to lie to me and say there's nothing going on—"
"Hans. I'm sorry you misinterpreted our relationship but this conversation is getting us nowhere. Like I said, there is nothing going on between us." Interrupts Elsa as she stands her ground.
"Really? Is that so. Okay then look at me in the eyes and tell me the truth. That you don't feel anything, not even towards me." Says Hans as he walks and stands in front of Elsa. Elsa stares at his beautiful eyes and face, how bad she wanted to just jump in his arms, kiss him and tell him she loved him. But instead she said something else.
"No Hans, I don't feel anything." Says Elsa. Those words hurt Elsa more than it hurt Hans and she could see the disappointment in his eyes.
"You know what, maybe I was drunk." Says Hans with sarcasm as he turns and walks away. Elsa stands there and watches him leave before her very eyes until he was completely gone. After she was left alone she closes her eyes and sighs. Her eyes begin to fill with tears but she did not cry. Sadness overcame her heart.
"I have to find Anna .." Says Elsa to herself.
Anna surprisingly happened to be awake very early. Her and Kristoff were changing to their traveling clothes and she was fixing her messy morning hair.
"Ugh I have a huge headache." Says Anna as she rubs her eyes.
"Don't worry, the more you drink beer the more you'll get used to it. By the way I love your new hairstyle you've been doing these past few days. Keeping your hair down." Says Kristoff while laughing.
"I'm more of a wine person. And thanks! It's nice getting away from the braids and letting my hair flow free. " Says Anna. Suddenly in the corner of her eye Anna notices Elsa approaching them.
"Hi Elsa!" Says Anna with a big smile.
"Hey Anna, hi Kristoff.. Anna, can I talk to you alone." Says Elsa very shyly.
"Sure!" Says Anna as she begins to walk to her sister. They both walk away and approach a group of trees covering them, making sure no one was around them.
"Everything okay?" Says Anna to Elsa as she saw noticed her play with her fingers very nervously.
"Anna ... please don't be mad." Says Elsa as she stops walking.
"What's wrong?" Says Anna with concern.
"You're the only one I can talk to this about .. and I trust you won't say anything since your my sister." Says Elsa.
"Elsa, just tell me. What's wrong." Says Anna.
"Okay well .. last night .. Hans and I ... almost kissed." Says Elsa. Anna's eyes grow wide and her jaw drops. She stares af Elsa in silence for several seconds and then she screams.
"WHAT!?!?!?!?!" Yells Anna. Elsa quickly cover her mouth with her hand. Anna begins to mumble loudly while being covered by Elsa.
"Anna, listen to me. You can't scream okay. I'm going to move my hand but you have to remain calm .." Says Elsa as she removes her hand slowly.
"How—what—when—- why!" Says Anna.
"Ugh, I knew you'd be mad at me." Says Elsa as she begins to walk away. Anna quickly grabs her arm to make sure she doesn't walk away from her.
"No no no no no, were talking about this right now!" Says Anna. Elsa nervously begins to play with her hands.
"Explain." Says Anna as she folds her arms. Elsa begins to explain everything that had happened after everyone went to bed. How her and Hans had stayed up and talked in front of the fireplace for hours as they slowly slipped on beer. At least she did anyways, she wasn't a fan of beer. After Elsa explained the whole story to her Anna begins to ponder her words.
"Okay so you weren't drunk then." Says Anna.
"No.." Says Elsa with shame.
"So you actually went in for a kiss then .." Says Anna.
"Yes.." Says Elsa hiding her red cheeks.
"Ughhh I knew it! I knew there was something going on between the two of you!" Says Anna.
"There's also something else I didn't tell you .." Says Elsa as she nervously played with her hands.
"Oh no. What is it?" Says Anna as she folds her arms and impatiently taps her foot.
"We kinda .. showered together .. and I helped wash his body .." Says Elsa as she cringes her teeth and closes one eye. Anna's jaw drops. Her own sister? Washing with another man?? And that man being Hans.
"Okay— Wow." Says Anna as she shakes her head.
"But we never saw each other naked!" Says Elsa.
"Wow wow wow. Who even are you!? Are you sure your Elsa??" Says Anna holding her head.
"Are you mad at me?" Says Elsa very worried.
"I'm just disappointed you didn't tell me this earlier! Why would you hide this from me!? You know I hate secrets Elsa!" Says Anna with a disappointing expression.
Indeed she did, ever since the gates were opened and the sisters finally reunited they promised each other they would never hide any secrets from each other.
"I'm so sorry Anna .. I was just scared. I didn't know how to feel back then and now I just—"
"Whoa whoa who what do you mean you didn't know how to feel .." Interrupts Anna. Elsa stays quiet and becomes very nervous.
"Elsa .. do you like him?" Says Anna as she questions her.
Elsa gets very quiet and shyly looks up to meet her sisters face.
"Umm .. maybe." Says Elsa. Anna almost faints at the answer Elsa gave her.
"I know— I sound insane. But Anna ... he's changed." Says Elsa.
"And how are you so sure about that?" Says Anna with presser eyebrows.
"Come on Anna .. I know you've noticed it. Ever since we were stranded on the beach hes been a completely different guy from what we saw 3 years ago. And I think part of the reason was because what we saw 3 years ago wasn't the real him." Says Elsa.
"When I see his face all I wanna do is punch him again. After everything he did to us? How he left me for dead and almost tried to kill you!" Says Anna.
"Trust me I know. And I hate the fact that for some reason I've developed feelings for him but that's why I need your help." Says Elsa.
"My help?? With what?" Says Anna confused.
"I need your advice. What should I do." Pleads Elsa.
"Okay well .. have you seen him after last night." Says Anna.
"Yes .. and we kinda got in an argument. I think he's mad at me now .." Says Elsa as she sighs.
"Wait, why?" Says Anna.
"Because he wanted to talk about last night and I tried lying telling him I was just drunk but he said he wasn't. And I told him I didn't feel anything towards him and that he was getting mixed feelings." Says Elsa.
"Why would you say that? You obviously do have feelings for him .." Says Anna.
"Anna I can't risk it. Imagine if Arandelle found out its Queen was courting Hans, the man who tried to kill us .." Says Elsa.
"So you want me to help you not have feelings for him??" Says Anna.
"Yes please tell me what I have to do!" Pleads Elsa.
"Elsa .. I don't know what to tell you. You can't hide these feelings. It's just human nature." Says Anna. Elsa sits down on a boulder with a worried face, realizing that she can't do anything to prevent her feelings. Anna decides to sit next to her and comfort her.
"What do I do .." Says Elsa as she rests her head on her hands. Suddenly they begin to hear the noise of a bush moving. They turn startled to see Rapunzel coming out from hiding behind the bush.
"Hi .. sorry I didn't mean to bother you at this moment. I just wanted to let you guys know breakfast was ready .." Says Rapunzel.
"Did you overhear us?" Asks Anna.
"I did." Admits Rapunzel.
"Please don't tell anyone Rapunzel .." Says Elsa with a worried face. Rapunzel walks and sits next to her cousins.
"Of course I'm not gonna tell anyone! I'm here for you." Says Rapunzel as she begins to comfort Elsa with Anna.
"Besides I already knew you and Hans had a thing." Winks Rapunzel.
"How??" Says Elsa surprised.
"Elsa, it's so obvious." Says Rapunzel with a giggle.
"I told you." Says Anna to Elsa.
"I just— I'm so lost. I've never felt this way before." Says Elsa. After a few silent moments Rpaunzel decides to speak.
"Did I ever tell you how Euegene and I met??" Says Rapunzel.
"Yeah you said he came and rescued you from the tower." Says Anna.
"Well that wasn't really his plan." Says Rapunzel. Elsa and Anna stare at Rapunzel confused.
"He actually was running away from some thieves he had backstabbed because he had stolen the Princess crown of Corona, which surprisingly enough happened to be my crown. So he found the tower and climbed up in hopes to hide. I ended up knocking him out and he practically begged me for the crown that he was willing to do anything. So I told him to take me to Corona to see the lights. The whole way there all he cared about was the crown, until he began to change. He changed so much that he didn't care for the crown anymore or stealing gold or money for that matter." Says Rapunzel.
"Whoa. Euegene was a criminal .." Says Anna.
"Oh yeah, big time. My father was going to have him executed for what he did. But Euegene changed and he became an entirely different man." Says Rapunzel.
"What drove him to change?" Asks Elsa very curious.
"Love." Says Rapunzel. Elsa and Anna stare at Rapunzel very surprised by her response.
"Eugene discovered that which he had never had his whole life. And once he discovered it, it touched his heart. He realized it was far more beautiful and valuable than any gold or crown he would ever come across." Says Rapunzel. Anna starts to remember the words of Kristoffs family the trolls. "Throw a little love their way and you'll bring out there best, true love brings out their best. Everyone's a bit of a fixer upper." Anna had now realized what she had been taught.
"Love will thaw a frozen heart .." Says Elsa.
"People always say that it was Euegene who saved me from the tower. But in reality, it was me who saved him." Says Rapunzel with a smile.
"No one is perfect, and there's no such thing as a soul mate. All those fairytales of the perfect Prince Charming scooping you off your feet is nothing but a lie. But with love and faith a person becomes far more beautiful than that." Says Rapunzel. Elsa and Anna stare at Rapunzel inspired by her words.
"So .. what do you suggest I do? Asks Elsa.
"Well .. that's up to you. Like I said, there's no such thing as a soul mate. Destiny is entirely in your hands." Says Rapunzel. Elsa turns to her sister and Anna glances at Elsa.
"It's true .. there's no such things as a soul mate. I learned that the hard way." Says Anna with a gentle smirk. "Whatever you choose Elsa, I will never judge you." Says Anna as she holds her hand.
"May I suggest something?" Says Rapunzel.
"Please." Says Elsa.
"I think what you two should ask yourselves is if you guys have forgiven Hans." Says Rapunzel. Elsa and Anna stare at each other. They both knew they hadn't.
"I think that's what you should decide first before anything." Says Rapunzel.
"I think I'm ready to forgive him .. maybe." Says Elsa.
"I'm not. Not yet anyways." Says Anna.
"Well give it time. We have a long journey ahead of us so you have plenty of time to think about it and get to know him more." Says Rapunzel.
Elsa and Anna hug Rapunzel as they show their cousin love.
"Thank you Rapunzel." Says Elsa.
Hans walked through the forest trying to release his frustration and disappointment. "Nothing? she feels nothing!? God I've made myself look like the biggest idiot in the entire world. Might as well be dead by now." Grumbled Hans to himself. He stops by a pond in front of him and begins to skip rocks, trying to take out his frustration.
"Wow. Guess she didn't like you back huh?" Says Eugene as he leaned against a tree watching him. Hans was startled by Eugene's comment, he thought he was alone. He turns around to see its Euegene watching him.
"What the— what are you doing here??." Says Hans as he stares at Euegene confused.
"To give you advice on girls." Says Eugene as he starts to walk towards Hans.
"You don't know what your talking about." Says Hans as he scoffs at Euegene and returns to skipping rocks.
"You mean about you and Elsa?" Says Eugene. Suddenly Hans stops. He turns around surprised and stares at Euegene's devilish smirk.
"How did you—"
"Come on Hans, it's so obvious. You two practically act like a couple. Plus I saw you two almost kiss last night while I was taking a leak." Says Eugene.
"Okay first of all gross. Second of all if you tell anyone about last night I swear I'll make sure you never pee again." Threatens Hans. Eugene begins to laugh at him and puts his arm around his shoulder.
"Come on man. Why don't you tell her how you feel." Says Euegene.
"I did! And she said she didn't feel the same way. She blamed it on the beer! Said she was drunk." Says Hans rolling his eyes.
"Yikes." Says Eugene while cringing.
"Look it doesn't matter. I'm a criminal and she's a Queen, of course she wouldn't want to be with me after everything I did to her and her sister." Says Hans.
"You don't know that! Just look at me!? I was thief rat, the most wanted man in Corona." Says Eugene pointing at himself.
"Yeah but you didn't leave Anna for dead and almost cut the Queens head off. There's no point, her people hate me anyways." Says Hans.
"You think so huh? Well why don't we ask one of them." Says Eugene. Just then behind the tree steps out Kristoff and Olaf. They were listening to the whole conversation.
"Oh great.. you told him." Says Hans.
"He didn't have to, Anna and I have already been speculating about you and Elsa for while now." Says Kristoff.
"I kept my promise Hans! I never told anyone!!!" Says a proud and excited Olaf as he jumped up and down.
"Well look if your here to tell me to stay away from her and how much you hate me I'll save you the time and just walk away. You have every right to hate me." Says Hans as he begins to leave.
"You're right I do hate you. But your wrong about Elsa." Says Kristoff. Suddenly Hans stops and turns around to stare at Kristoff.
"Look I've known Elsa for almost 3 years and not once has she behaved like this towards any man. I've seen thousands of princes try to court her but Elsa has not been attached to any of them. But then here comes you, the one who almost killed her and for some strange reason she feels comfortable with you." Says Kristoff.
"Don't you see Hans, Elsa is trying to hide her feelings." Says Euegene.
"I'm sorry guys. But she's right, she feels nothing. And the way she said it clearly told me that she wants nothing to do with me." Says Hans.
"Don't you understand!? That's how women are! They're complicated like that!" Says Eugene.
"Look I don't trust you. I still hate you for what you did to Anna, but all I'm saying is that now is the time where you can find forgiveness from Elsa. That's what you should be focusing on." Says Kristoff.
"I also suggest that you just give her some space. Women all end up coming back to you whenever we ignore them for a while." Says Eugene.
"You guys are acting like she would really take a chance on me .. well she's made it obvious that it won't happen. So I guess I'll just cotinue to do me. And if she wants to forgive me it's up to her." Says Hans.
"That's the spirit! Now come on, everybody is waiting for us to eat breakfast." Says Eugene as he pats Hans back.
Hans, Kristoff and Eugene walk back to the camp to find Elsa, Anna and Rapunzel chatting with one another. Hans heart begins to race as he sees Elsa giggle with her cousin and sister. Suddenly Hans panics and turns right and quickly begins to walk fast away before he can be seen. Kristoff, Eugene and Olaf run after him before he gets away.
"Hey! What are you doing!?" Says Eugene as he grabs his arm.
"I can't do this .." Says Hans nervously.
"What do you mean!? Can't do what?" Says Kristoff.
"I can't see her. She's literally giving me a panic attack!" Says Hans as he bends down and holds his knees and begins to breath fast.
"Are you serious!? Now your getting nervous in front of a girl!?" Says Euegene.
"She's not some girl Eugene! She's a Queen and everytime I look at those blue eyes it's like she's staring into my soul." Says Hans as he continues to breath fast.
"She does have very pretty eyes!" Says a happy Olaf.
"Thanks Olaf your not helping." Says Hans as he continues to stare at the ground and breath fast.
"Okay okay, Olaf go on ahead and meet up with Elsa and Anna. We'll be there shortly." Says Kristoff as Olaf begins to skip happily towards the direction of the girls.
"Is it me or is hot outside??" Says a sweaty Hans as he begins to fan himself.
"Hans. You've got to pull yourself together." Says Eugene slamming his fist to his palm.
"Someone feel my pulse .." Says Hans as he puts his fingers on his throat trying to find his pulse.
"Ignoring Elsa won't fix anything." Says Eugene.
"Here look, when we go over there just sit next to Eugene and I that way your not close to her." Says Kristoff. Hans begins to take deep breaths.
"Okay ... Okay I can do this. Okay let's go." Says Hans as he stands up and takes a deep breath and walks towards the girls with Kristoff and Eugene following behind.
As the girls and Olaf all chatted and laughed, Rapunzel looks up to see the men approaching. "Good morning gentlemen!" Says Rapunzel with a big smile.
"Well good morning Princess!" Says Eugene as he goes to kiss his wife.
"Good morning." Says Kristoff.
"Morning." Says Hans as he tries not to stare at Elsa.
"Well, who's hungry." Says Rapunzel. Everyone sits around the fireplace only this time Hans makes sure he sits next to Eugene and Kristoff instead of Elsa. He was still trying not to make eye contact with her. Elsa found his distance kind off odd but decided to ignore it. During breakfast the only one quiet was Hans. Even Elsa noticed his distance from the conversation.
"Hans buddy ... why are you quiet." Whispers Euegene as he leans over to Hans ear.
"What do you want me to say!? Elsa and I almost kissed last night .. you think we're gonna be all sunshine and rainbows again??" Whispers Hans.
"You think your the only one who feels uncomfortable?? Just imagine how she feels." Whispers Euegene.
"Hans ... Elsa has been doing that girl thing to you where they do a quick glance and then look away. Says Olaf as he joins in the whispering.
"You see! What did I tell you!" Whispers Eugene.
"I am not talking!" Whispers Hans.
"What are we whispering about?" Whispers Kristoff as he joins in the whispering circle that surrounded Hans.
"Okay can everyone just stop whispering!" Whispers Hans only his whisper came out loud and everyone heard him. Suddenly the girls talking stops and they all stare at Hans confused. After 5 seconds of awkward silence Hans takes a sip of his water.
"Ahem, Sorry I had something in my throat .." Says a nervous Hans. Everyone awkwardly goes back to eating their breakfast until Eugene decides to say something.
"So, Elsa how exactly did you get your powers??" Says Euegene.
"Umm I'm not sure. My parents always said I was born with it. They never explained why, they just said it was a special gift I had." Says Elsa.
"Huh interesting. You know what my magical power is? Being too handsome." Says Euegene as everyone begins to laugh except Hans as he rolls his eyes and shakes his head.
"I'm serious! Just ask my wife Rapunzel." Says Eugene.
"Oh suureeee, if your magical powers include snoring too loud and being too clumsy than yes." Says Rapunzel.
The rest of the breakfast went well except Hans wasn't talking. He was trying his best to not make any eye contact with Elsa and throughout breakfast his heart was racing a thousand miles an hour. After breakfast had ended everyone went to ready their things to head out. Hans was washing his face in the river. He had borrowed some shaving cream from Eugene so he can shave his growing beard down.
Elsa was walking with Anna as they talked about breakfast and how Hans was so quiet.
"It's just disappointing that now we can't even talk .." Says Elsa.
"Yeah you and Hans have definitely become good friends the past couple of days." Says Anna.
"No no Hans isn't my friend— oh my God, Hans is kind of my friend .." Says Elsa astonished. Anna begins to laugh at her.
"Well remember what Rapunzel said, destiny is in your hands." Says Anna.
"You're right .. I've given it a lot of thought and I'm going to forgive him." Says Elsa. Anna opens her eyes and takes a deep breath.
"Well, I support you no matter—" Says Anna.
"That doesn't mean I'll forgive him for what he did to you. I'm only forgiving him for what he tried to do to me. You forgiving him or not is your choose." Says Elsa.
"Oh, that makes sense!" Says Anna.
"Thank you for listening Anna, you really are the best sister anyone could ever ask for. And I'm so sorry for keeping this from you." Says Elsa as she takes her hands. Anna hugs Elsa and they embrace each other with sisterly love.
"I'm always here for you." Says Anna as she begins to think to herself. Well, I guess eventually I'm going to have to tell Elsa how far Kristoff and I have been going with intimacy, it's only fair since she told me her secret.
Back in Arandelle, Kai was talking with the councilmen and scholars about the situation they were in with Prince Caleb. They had become very worried and only hoped Elsa would return soon.
"So what do you suggest we do Kai??" Says one of the councilmen. Suddenly the doors slam open to see Caleb and Jurgen walking towards Kai with a group of soldiers.
"I apologize if I'm disturbing a meeting." Says a sarcastic Caleb.
"Prince Caleb! What is the meaning of all this!?" Says Kai.
"Why don't you ask him yourself." Says Caleb as one of his guards throw a beaten and tied up man before them. It was Lars.
"What have you done—"
"Don't worry he's not dead. He'll live, that is on one condition." Says Caleb.
"What do you want Caleb!" Says Kai.
"Give me the throne of Arandelle. I will run it with my own hands until your Queen decides to finally show up with my brother. Till then I will wait for her here." Says Kai.
"And why would I do that! Says Kai.
Caleb pulls out his sword and holds it underneath Lars neck.
"Because if you don't, all of Arandelle will suffer the same fate as him." Says Caleb. Kai and the councilmen all look at each other with fear.
Back in the Southern Isles, the King sat in his throne waiting for his guards to come in any moment now. Finally the doors open and they were bringing three men who had black bags over their face so they couldn't be seen by anyone in the kingdom. The guards leave the men in front of the king as they kneeled before him.
"I'm the one who paid for you your freedom. You're parole sentence means nothing anymore. Times are changing, and we need someone who is willing to kill the snow with once and for all. So, will you help me?" Says King Soren as he slowly approaches the three men.
The man in the middle takes of his black bag from his face. It was the Duke of Weaselton.
"Of course ... your majesty." Says the Duke Of Weaselton with a vile grin.
Back in the new world, Hans sat in a log in front of the river trying to shave his beard as slow and as careful as he could. There was no reflection or mirror around. He didn't want to accidentally cut himself with the sharp knife he was using. Elsa finds Hans sitting on the log as he was trying to shave his beard. She takes a deep breath and approaches him.
"Need help?" Says Elsa as she stands before him. Hans heart stops for a second as he recognizes the voice who said that. He looks up to find Elsa standing before him.
"Oh— Uhh no thank you I'm okay." Says Hans.
"You sure?? You could cut yourself." Says Elsa.
"Umm—" Says a nervous Hans.
"Here just let me help." Says Elsa as she sits next to him in the log. She grabs the knife from Hans hand and begins to shave his face as careful as she could while holding her other hand on his face.
"Hmm. You're pretty good at this." Says Hans.
"Thanks I have experience." Says Elsa.
"You do!?" Says Hans surprised.
"No I'm just kidding. This is my first time doing this." Says Elsa with a smirk.
"Oh. Well just don't slice my throat off." Says Hans. Elsa gives a cute laugh and continues to shave his face.
"I would often watch my mother shave my fathers face. Not because my father asked but because my mother loved spending time with him." Says Elsa.
"Huh, that's sweet. Your parents sound like they were great people." Says Hans.
"They were. They had their flaws and my father was very worried for me, but they tried their best." Says Elsa as she continues to shave Hans face, being as gentle as she could. Hans couldn't help it anymore. He stared at her eyes as she concentrated on his skin, making sure she didn't hurt him. Never in whole life did Hans ever see something so beautiful, so kind. Her beauty wasn't just in the outside but also in the inside. He understood why Elsa was Queen, she was born to be Queen and she showed it.
"Okay this is the last part .. do you trust me?" Says Elsa as she holds the knife on his throat.
"Always." Says Hans as he smiles. Elsa takes a deep breath and gently shaves the hairs on his throat. One bad move and she could cause a serious cut with nonstop bleeding, but she was successful and shaved his hairs with gentleness.
"All done." Says Elsa as she smiles at him and begins to wipe the knife with the wet cloth.
"Thank you. Didn't know you had such secret talents." Says Hans as Elsa giggles at his comment.
"Well I'm glad I didn't kill you." Says Elsa with a smile.
"Hey umm listen, I just want to apologize about earlier today." Says Hans.
"You have nothing to apologize for." Says Elsa
"No I do. You were right." Says Hans.
"I was?" Says Elsa as she raised her eyebrows up.
"Yeah we were both obviously drunk." Says Hans. He was lying to her, but he knew he needed to patch this up before they take off on their journey.
"Oh .. right." Says Elsa disappointed. She knew he was lying and it made her upset that she couldn't tell him the truth.
"Well I'm glad we got that taken care of." Says Hans.
"Yeah .. definitely." Says Elsa disappointed. She immediately starts to regret her decision of denying her feelings towards him.
"Besides, you came on to me so .." Says Hans with a grin. Elsa stares at Hans with a smile and presses her eyebrows together.
"No I didn't!" Says Elsa.
"I'm pretty sure you did your majesty." Says Hans with a smile. Elsa slaps his arm and they begin to laugh. As they sat on the log together and looked out at the river they began to talk. Conversation between Elsa and Hans was about anything. Jokes, personal stories, political options and even disagreements. But they always ended the conversation with a smile and a laugh. As Elsa continues to laugh Hans looks up to see her beauty. Thoughts come to Hans mind that he just needed to ask Elsa.
"Elsa." Says Hans.
"Yes?" Says Elsa turning her attention to him.
"Why are you doing this?" Says Hans.
"What do you mean?" Says Elsa presiding her eyebrows together.
"This. All of this. Setting me free, saving me from beatings and poisoning. Not letting me escape and promising my mother that you would protect me. But above all, why are you so kind to me. Why are you giving me a second chance?" Says Hans.
Elsa stares at Hans facial expression, he has eyes of guilt and sadness. She sat there in silence until she finally answers.
"Because I've forgiven you." Says Elsa as she meets his eyes.
Hans stares at Elsas eyes and water begins to fill his eyes. He looks away to only have tears roll down his cheeks as he tries not to let out a cry. Elsa's heart fills with compassion and her eyes fill with water as she watches Hans cry, she's never seen him cry. Hans looks down to the ground as he continues to cry uncontrollably. Elsa reaches her arms around Hans and hugs him, letting him cry on her shoulder. Hans felt ashamed to have her hugging him, but he couldn't pull away because he felt safe in her arms. He loved her and hearing those words "I've forgiven you" began to heal his wounds.
"I'm— I'm so sorry." Says Hans as he continues to cry on her shoulder.
"Shh shh it's okay." Says Elsa embracing him.
"No it's not. I don't deserve your forgiveness." Says Hans.
"Everyone deserves forgiveness." Says Elsa as she continues to hold him. A tear runs down her cheek. She felt his broken heart begin to slowly heal itself, that broken heart that had been broken since his childhood and he begins to feel love again. Something he hadn't felt in long time.
January 1st, 1826
8 year old Elsa and the 10 year old little auburn haired boy sat next to each other in the log staring at the great fjord in front of them.
"Can I ask you something?" Says the little boy.
"Yes?" Says Elsa turning her attention to the boy.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" Says the little boy. Elsa stares at his eyes for several seconds and smiles. After a few seconds of silence she answers him.
"Because your special." Says Elsa.
"How are you so sure about that?" Says the little boy.
"Because I like you. And that's enough for you to know your special." Says Elsa as she gently gives a small peck to Hans cheek causing him to turn hot red. She laughs and places her head on his shoulder as the two children look out to the lake in front of them. The nouthern lights appeared underneath them as they sat next to each other enjoying each other's company.
"I like you Hans." Says Elsa.
"I like you too Elsa." Says Hans.
Present day
Elsa pulls away from Hans and gently wipes the tears from his face with her hands. Hans looks up to Elsa to meet her eyes, his eyes were swollen and bright green from all the crying.
"Sorry I'm not really a cryer .." Says Hans.
"Hans, it's okay to cry sometimes." Says Elsa.
"How can you just forgive me like that .." Says Hans.
"I've forgiven you for what you did to me. As for what you did to Anna, that's up to her." Says Elsa.
"I don't deserve any of your forgiveness." Says Hans.
"It's time to move on from the past. I've also had to receive forgiveness. But the hardest person that we can ever forgive is ourselves. Says Elsa. Hans looks up to meet her blue eyes.
"Hans, you have to forgive yourself. Promise me you'll try." Says Elsa.
"Okay. I'll try." Says Hans. Elsa smiles at him. She cared about him so much and Hans would do anything for Elsa. She was his savior.
Just then Eugene comes running round the corner.
"Hey! I've been looking for you two love birds everywhere, where have you been!?" Says Eugene.
"Sorry Euegene, I was helping Hans shave his face." Says Elsa with a smile as she takes her hands off Hans.
"Oh I see .. Well everything's packed and ready to go. We're ready whenever you are." Says Eugene.
"Thank you Eugene." Says Elsa.
"By the way, your welcome for the shirt. Blue is definitely your color." Winks Eugene to Hans as he walks away.
"Huh, is it?" Says Hans.
"I actually agree with him. You look good in blue." Says Elsa as she smiles and quickly glances up and down at him. Hans gives out a chuckle and then turns his attention back to Elsa.
"Thank you Elsa. For everything."
"No Hans, thank you." Says Elsa.
"For what?" Asks Hans.
"For being in my life." Says Elsa as she gives Hans a gentle peck on his cheek which causes Hans to immediately turn hot red. Elsa laughs at his reaction and they both stand.
"So, that counts as your first kiss right??" Teases Hans causing Elsa to laugh at him.
"Not a chance." Says Elsa. They walk back to the camp to find everyone waiting for them.
"Ready Elsa?" Says Anna with a smile.
"Oh as I'll ever be." Says Elsa returning the smile.
Hans walks up to Rapunzel as she was petting Maximus's face to talk to her.
"Hey Rapunzel, I never thanked you for bringing me back to life." Says Hans.
"You're welcome. Wouldn't want Elsa to miss you." Says Rapunzel as she walks away and winks at him. Hans raises his left eyebrow up and glances at Eugene.
"You told her." Says Hans.
"Actually no, she knew before me." Says Eugene. Hans turns around to Rapunzel surprised.
"I'm their cousin Hans. Of course I'll know before anyone." Says Rapunzel as she laughs.
"Does everyone know about Elsa and I!?" Says Hans throwing his hands up in frustration.
"Yep." Says Anna as she walks by Hans. Hans turns around surprised by Anna's response. Anna turns around and with her two fingers points at her eyes and then at Hans.
"I'm watching you." Says Anna with a threatening face.
Rapunzel and Eugene climb on Maximus with Pascal on Rapunzels shoulder. Anna, Kristoff and Olaf climb on Sven and Hans and Elsa climb on Sitron.
"Hey boy. Want an apple?" Says Hans as he pets Sitron and gives him an apple to eat.
"Hey Kristoff, you sure that reindeer can keep up with us?" Says Eugene as Rapunzel holds his waist.
"Oh he can keep up alright." Says Kristoff.
"If you say so, Maximus is very competitive." Says Eugene with a laugh.
"You got the map Anna?" Says Elsa.
"Got it!" Says Anna as she waves the map and holds unto Kristoffs waist.
"All right lets go!" Says Rapunzel.
"You ready?" Says Hans to Elsa as he turns his head around.
"Always." Whispers a smiling Elsa in his ear making chills run down his spine. He bites his lip and smiles. Elsa smiles at him and puts her arms around his muscular waist.
"Let's ride. HEYA!" Shouts Hans as he gently slaps Sitron with his leash. Sitron takes off with speed with Maximus And Sven follwing as they made their way through the mysterious forest with the beautiful sunshine in front of them. Friends together, on their way through a long and exciting journey to face whatever may be ahead of them.
I just want to start of by thanking you guys so much for your support. Writing this story was so much fun. I've decided to end it here. But don't worry I will write a sequel. I'm going to take a break for a month for two reasons.
1.) Because I want this story to settle for about a month. I have plenty of great ideas for the sequel I just want to be sure I am certain of the story I will write.
2.) Is I'm hoping the Frozen 2 official trailer drops soon so I can get some more inspiration for the sequel.
Regardless I promise come next month there will be a brand new book for the sequel to this story. I will be going back through previous chapters of this book to make some few changes I come across and check for misspells. I hope you guys liked this story and please share it around. See you in a month!