Chapter 9:

Frozen Crossing: Blessing or Curse Pt. 2

The next morning in Enchancia was bittersweet for everyone. First, the castle was an utter disaster because Baileywick wasn't there to keep things running smoothly. Second James's temper was getting the better of him. Third Sofia was having a change of heart about going to Arendelle. Fourth Roland and Miranda felt they were in middle of a war between their children. Despite the problems at the castle James tried his best to support Sofia on her trip to Arendelle. Sofia told James,"I'll be back as soon as I can." James choked back his anger to say "It's fine, Sof. You go get better for the sake of Enchancia. "Will do," said Sofia happily. And off went the coach to Arendelle.

In Sofia's head, I hope this work. Maybe this will give me and James some much needed alone time from each other to figure out somethings. I hope our parents can at least help James while I'm gone. Boy, am I going have a lot to do when I return.

"Wow, It's hot here in Arendelle," she said aloud. "How's that possible if Queen Elsa has ice power?" Sofia asked the coachman. "Well Queen Sofia, the kingdom of Arendelle is typically hot except for once month when Queen Elsa freezes the courtyard for a snow day. But the mountain of Arendelle are cover in snow and ice all year around." said the coachman. "Oh my mistake," replied Sofia. "No need to apologize. It happens all time with visitors from other kingdoms." said the coachman.

The coach land in the courtyard of Arendelle. From the castle out walked the royal family, royal ice-deliver and a snowman. "Hello Queen Sofia welcome to Arendelle," said Elsa. "I hope the ride wasn't too long for you. Anyway, Let me introduce you to everyone. This is my sister Anna, her boyfriend Kristoff our royal ice-deliver and the snowman is Olaf. And of course, I'm Elsa." "Thank you, Elsa, for allowing me to come to your castle," said Sofia. "You're very much welcome Sofia," replied Elsa. "Anna, said Elsa, "Would you and Kristoff help Sofia to her room." "Sure Elsa," replied Anna. "Follow us please, Sofia," said Anna. As Sofia walked toward the castle, she looked over at Olaf. That snowman looks familiar. Sofia thought to herself.

They walked up the stairs and down the hall to the third door on the right. "Here we are," said Anna. "Thank you!" Sofia said. "Your welcome, we'll let you get settled in. When you are done, you can meet us in the dining hall. It downstairs to the left and through the double doors." said Anna. "Okay," replied Sofia. Sofia walked around the room to get a feel for the place. Just then she remembered she brought Chloe with her. "Oh my," she said as she dug through the trunk to find her. Thankful she was fine and sleeping peacefully on her pillow. After hiding Chloe in the closet, she went to the dining hall.

Sofia entered the dining hall. "Queen Sofia once again welcome. You may sit right here," said Elsa. "Thank you.", replied Sofia, "If you like, you can call me Sofia. We're all friends." "Okay, Sofia," replied Elsa. "If I may what are the menus for?" asked Sofia. "You get to pick your meal, the server takes the order, and the chef cooks it. That way you get what you want and nothing that you don't," answered Anna. "Oh!" Sofia replied. "The usual," Elsa told the server. "We'll have ice tea and cheeseburger with chocolate cake," said Anna. "My plate of ice," said Olaf. Sofia said,"Pink lemonade, baked chicken, a baked potato and banana pudding please." "After lunch, how about we start your lesson, Sofia?" said Elsa. A hopeful Sofia replied,"Sure." "But Elsa I thought we were going to the ice castle after lunch," said Anna. "Sorry Anna, I forgot, but we can go after Sofia's lesson," said Elsa. "Alright," Anna said sadly. "My lesson can wait if you and your sister want to go somewhere," said Sofia. "Why don't we all go," said Olaf. "You know what let's do that.",said Elsa,"Sofia, I assume you brought some winter clothes." "Yes, I had the royal dressmaker make a trunk full of clothes," replied Sofia. After lunch, everyone changes into some warmer clothes. "Hey Sofia, you ready?" asked Elsa. "Yes," replied Sofia. "Who's this little thing?" asked Elsa. "My pet rabbit, Chloe,"Sofia answered. "Do you want to take her with you?" asked Elsa. Sofia replied,"I don't know she's never been in snow." Elsa asked, "How so?" "She's a castle rabbit. She stays in my room," said Sofia.

On the hike up to the ice castle, everyone was enjoying the ice and snow. Anna and Elsa took turns telling Sofia about Arendelle and how the sisters mend their isolated relationship. "My goodness, Olaf, we've met before when I was younger. You helped me with Miss Nettles. Do you remember?" said Sofia. Olaf replied,"Yes, I do." "Wow, I remember that day too.",said Anna,"One minute I'm talking to him the next thing I know he's gone. Then when he came back, he's telling us about a princess named Sofia. Who would have thought years later, we would get to meet that same princess or shall I say, Queen." "Yes, indeed that was awhile ago.",said Elsa," How old were you, Sofia?" Sofia replied,"Umm...eight." "And you are twenty now, right?" said Elsa. "I am, indeed," said Sofia. "Oh, look!" said Kristoff who wanted to say something for awhile. "Oh my, that's beautiful," said Sofia. "Yes, it is. Considering I build it myself." Elsa announced. Sofia asked," When you ran away from Arendelle?" "Yes," replied Elsa sadly. "Oh, Elsa everything's fine now so don't worry about it," said Anna. "I know, It's the memories that make it sad you know," said Elsa. "Yeah!" said Anna. Olaf said,"Let's go inside." "Yes, let's do that," said Elsa.

Once inside the ice castle, Sofia met Marshmallow and got a tour of the castle. "No ice furniture," said Sofia. "No, sorry." apologized Elsa. Sofia said,"That's fine. It's still beautiful." "Thanks," replied Elsa. "How about we start that lesson," Elsa says. "Sure," said Sofia. "Okay, first the necessary foreknowledge of these powers," said Elsa," As I am certain you've found out that these powers are connected to your emotions. Which means you need be very careful with your feelings. One more thing the color of your ice magic will change with your emotion. For example blue when happy, purple when sad, red when scared and yellow when angry." "I got it," responded Sofia. "If you would please take off your gloves," says Elsa. "If you say so," replied Sofia hesitantly. As soon as she removed gloves snow form around her. "I know this is scary Sofia but can you relax," said Elsa. "I'll try," said Sofia a little more sure of herself. The snow stops forming. "Did you notice the red background to your magic?" asked Elsa. Sofia responded,"I did." "That how you'll know your emotion when using your magic," said Elsa,"Let's try making your own snow. First, make sure nothing is in your way. Second imagine the snow. Third, let the magic do the rest. Sofia did exactly like Elsa said. And she made snow. "Wow better than me on my first try," responds Elsa. "Why thank you!" says a happy Sofia. "Time to head back to the main castle, everyone," said Elsa. Back at the main castle, everyone had dinner. Afterward, everyone went to their separate sleeping quarters.

A month and a half had passed since Sofia had come to Arendelle. She was mastering her ice powers very well now. She hasn't worn her gloves in five weeks. The only reason she wears them the first week was that she accidentally froze her breakfast the morning after her first lesson. But today was going to prove to be harder than her learning to control her powers. Today was a day that Elsa had talked about since her first week of lessons. She knew this was going to be hard. Telling Elsa about the day she received her powers. "Well Chloe here I go," said Sofia. Chloe responds,"You got this Sofia. Just tell Elsa what happen and see what she has to say." "You're right, Chloe,"Sofia says. Then there was a knock on the door. "You may enter," yells Sofia from the closet. "Hey, Sofia you ready?" asked Elsa. "One second,"Sofia shouts. "Okay," said Elsa. "I'm sorry. Chloe and I were looking for my shoe that was misplaced in the closet.," said Sofia to Elsa. "It's okay.", says Elsa, "Let's go. Okay, Sofia, it's just you and me at the castle for a few hours." "Wow really?"Sofia questions. "Yeah, Olaf went to the ice castle; Anna and Kristoff are delivering ice to nearby kingdoms." "Nice," said Sofia. "So about these powers of yours.",responds Elsa,"I've asked someone to come tells us did the amulet curse you or give you the powers." "Who?" asked Sofia. "Sofia, I would like to introduce you to grandpa troll," says Elsa. Sofia responds,"Nice to meet you." Grandpa Troll exams Sofia and her amulet. Grandpa trolls say,"You are not cursed, Sofia, but you must amend your relationship with the one you love to completely unlock all your ice powers. "Thank you grandpa troll." the girls said in unison. "Your welcome but I must go before Kristoff finds out I am here." says grandpa troll. "Well Sofia, care to tell me what happened the day your powers were activated?" asked Elsa. Sofia tells Elsa about the argument her and James had that day. She also told her how she got mad at James and slapped him. "Oh I see.",said Elsa,"I think you and James have some talking to do. "Yes we do," replied Sofia. "How about you write a letter to him," suggests Elsa. "Good idea." Sofia agrees.

Meanwhile, in Enchancia, Doctor Philps was talking to Roland and Miranda about James. "He's distress, my former King, and Queen. He really just needs an outlet for that anger. To be honest as his parents you are the best people to help him right now." "Okay, thank you, Doctor," said Roland. "My pleasure," said Doctor Philps. Enter Roland and Miranda into the master bedroom of James and Sofia. "James?",starts Miranda,"Can your father and I talk to you?" "Why the **** not!" yells James. "First young man I am not about let you use this language with your mother or myself."Roland states. "Yes sir," responds James. "Now honey, please tell us what is wrong and not shut us out please." says a worried Miranda. And finally after a month and a half of pleading James tells his parents what's been bothering him. "First, I miss our family. I miss the fun time we shared with each other. I miss the sound of laughter echoing through the halls. I miss the advice you give me. Second being a King is hard. It keeps me busy all day long. I never have time for Sofia. My only time with her is in the bedroom. And she doesn't want to do the deed anyway, so it makes me upset. Mom and Dad, I want children so they can fill the halls with noises. Third, I miss Rex. He always made my bad days better with his happiness. He made me happy and less angry. Why did he have to go? I really miss him so much." James says. "Oh James." said his mother sadly. "Son, we had no idea these things were troubling you." said his father. "Have you told Sofia about this?" asked his mother. "No." replied James. "How about you write a letter telling her." suggests his father. "Brilliant!" says an excited James.

Dear Sofia,

I miss you very much. I want you to know that I do love you. Thanks to mom and dad plus the royal doctor. I'm able to tell you what's wrong with me. Why I have been so angry but most importantly to apologize for my behavior towards you. I'm not sure if you feel the same way or not. Do you miss spending every day with Amber, Mom, and Dad? Because I do. I miss the laughter that fills the castle. I miss the advice mom and dad gave when we needed it. Also, I miss my dog, Rex. I never told you the truth about how I felt about losing him. Yes, I do miss him every day to be exact. He gave me joy when I was down in the dump. I miss that energy of his. I miss playing catch with him. I miss taking him on walks. With all that said I have a question for you. How would you like to start our own family? I don't know about you, but I want children. I hope this explain everything.

Love you very much- James

A few days later back in Arendelle. "Oh Sofia.",said Elsa,"You have mail." "Really?" asked Sofia. "Yes," said Elsa. Sofia takes the letter from Elsa. She reads the letter. "Oh my, James, why did you keep this all to yourself," said Sofia aloud. "It seems to me someone does want to amend their relationship," respond Elsa. "Yes, it would appear so.",replied Sofia, "I'm going to write him back.

Dear James,

Oh, James, I don't know why you chose not to say anything about the things that were bothering you. I want you to know I am always willing to listen anytime you need to talk. Elsa says I've mastered my ice power. Which means I shall be home next weekend. Yes, I think starting a family would definitely make the castle just like old times. Because I do too miss not having the whole family there all day every day. I am sorry you felt like you had to lie about how you felt when you lost Rex. I know how you feel. It's not a day that goes by that I don't think of Clover and my other animal friends including Rex. Maybe I can get you a new dog when I return home. After all, that's what you did when I lost Clover. I miss and love you too. -Sofia

Back in Enchancia a few days later, James received Sofia's letter. He was happy to know she wasn't mad at him. He was very much looking forward to getting a new dog and the return of Enchancia's Queen who he will have the honor to start a family with.

A few days passed in Arendelle. "Sofia, this is it.",said Elsa,"Remember to unfreeze your steward it's love." "Do you really have to go?" asked Anna. "Don't worry, Anna. We'll see each other at the end of next month," says Sofia. "Bye!" said everyone. And off she went to return to Enchancia.

Hey, readers, I don't know why I thought I would be able to write with family over for the holidays. I'm so sorry for the long wait. Also, I was having trouble writing the content for this chapter. Chapter 10 is written be on the look out for it in the upcoming days. I hope you are enjoying the story. ~Special thanks to my sister, Brooke-Lynn also known as Brookie0013 for helping with the crossover. ~