Disclaimer: I do not own Frozen. The OCs in here however are mine, so leave them alone.
Edit: 11/14/15- Idun and Adgar's names have been changed to Iduna and Agnarr, their cannon names.
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August 4, 1670
Elsa slept lightly in her bed. The warm fluffy comforter had been pushed off sometime when she was sleeping and only the sheet was covering her. As usual tough, she didn't mind the cold, not that it was that cold to begin with anyway, it being the beginning of August and it was still pretty warm, the warmest Arendelle's been this year. It was early in the morning, but the sun had just risen over the mountains and had lit up Elsa's room.
The woman rolled over, trying to avoid getting the painful sunlight in her eyes. Elsa tried to ignore the fact that she needed to get up for a moment, enjoying the last sensations of sleep, then admitted defeat to the loosing battle and opened her eyes. She blinked for a moment adjusting to the light, and then she lay there for a minute or two enjoying the bed, composing herself for the day. She sat up and groaned a bit, her head still a little sore from last night. Anna definitely knows how to throw a party, she thought, but maybe next time I should put a limit on how many wine bottles are brought out.
Elsa slowly got up from her bed and went over to the washbasin to freshen up. After splashing some water onto her face, she looked up into the mirror and caught a glimpse of herself. She blinked. Oh, god, my hair, she thought letting lose a soft chuckle, and I thought Anna had terrible bed hair. Elsa's platinum blond hair was currently defying gravity, pointing in several different directions, and there were several curled snarls throughout it.
She sighed, knowing it was probably for the best that she got up when she did. Going to work she watered her hair down and brushed it thoroughly, getting every knot out of it. Once done, she used her ice powers and froze the leftover water, and then evaporated the ice, leaving her hair perfectly dry and in place. She shook her head with the irony of it. After all these years of repressing my powers, it still amazes me how I can use them so casually and easily. She then set her hair straight and into a braid wound around her head. I need to look every bit the Queen I am today. She paused, No, I need to look every bit the caring sister I should have been… that I am. It's not my special day, but I am part of it, and need to look my best.
She went over to her wardrobe and picked out the dress she had planned for today. It was a special mix of a fancy cloth that included her signature ice powers added to it, and it was a deep blue color. Not as fancy as my first ice dress, but elegant in it's own special way.
After a few minutes of getting it on, she looked in the mirror and nodded in satisfaction. She gathered her recovered tiara and placed in on her head, then turned and headed out the door.
Today is a special day.
Today my little sister is getting married!
I wonder if she's up right now…
There was a knock on her door. "Queen Elsa?"
Elsa smiled at the familiar voice, "Yes, what is it Kai?"
"Am I disturbing you at all, your Majesty?"
Still smiling, she walked across her room and opened the door. Even though it's been two years, it still feels good to be able to open my door at will. Elsa found herself staring at once her fathers', now her own trusted servant. "Not at all." She said, enjoying the look of mild surprise on Kai's face.
He recovered quickly and then returned the smile, "Even after two years it's still a surprise to see your door open."
"A good surprise I'm sure."
"Absolutely." He added with a bow.
"Now is there something you needed to discuss with me?" Elsa asked.
"Yes, your majesty. The ceremony is in three hours, but I thought it prudent to have breakfast ready for you two now so you won't have to wait until after."
"Thank you, that's very thoughtful." Elsa paused, "Is Anna down there already?"
"Uhh, no, your majesty. I was just about to, err, check on her."
"You mean wake her up." Elsa corrected with a knowing smile. Her sister's sleeping habits have become almost legendary in the castle.
"Yes, your majesty." Kai said, giving an acknowledging smirk.
Elsa chuckled lightly then said, "Thank you, but I'll do that myself Kai. In the meantime, can you make sure that everything is in order for any last minute changes?"
"Of course, your majesty." He said with a bow.
"That will be all." He bowed once more, and then walked down the hallway.
Elsa's eyes followed him for a second before making her own way opposite of where he came from, towards Anna's room. She passed a few servants who bowed out of her way with an "m'lady," and gave them a smile as she walked.
Two years. It's been two years since I became queen and stopped hiding behind doors, Elsa thought, still overwhelmed at it all. Two years of open gates. Two years of using my powers instead of concealing them. Finally two years with my sister. Elsa smiled. The two sisters had made the most of the dramatic changes in Arendelle, hardly ever leaving each other's side, except when Elsa had to deal with 'queenly stuff' as Anna calls it, or when Anna herself goes to visit Kristoff when he gets down from the mountains.
It had been interesting to see how those two had become so close after they met. Anna told her the story of first meeting him at Wandering Oaken's Trading Post, and the subsequent events that followed, which were almost common knowledge now in Arendelle. Since then, they met up as much as they could and sometimes Elsa went with them on their trips.
Elsa smiled as one such memory was brought to mind. Anna had been insistent on going with Kristoff for one journey when he went ice harvesting, and eventually he caved in. Elsa at that time didn't have much work to do, so when Anna invited her she accepted immediately, still feeling guilty about her isolation. After a several hour trip into the mountains, they arrived at a frozen lake. Elsa was content just to watch Kristoff work, but Anna, being Anna, wanted to take a swing with the pick. After much pleading and "Sven's" persuasion, Kristoff allowed Anna to split a block of ice he had already cut out of the lake.
So Anna took the pick and immediately took a swing. And missed. No, not only did she miss, the pick went straight into the ice of the lake. And split it. One swing was all it took and she split the ice lake apart. If it hadn't been for Elsa's quick intervention of freezing the blocks together they would have fallen into the water.
Anna apologized profusely to Kristoff afterwards and Elsa had to keep from laughing at the sight of the two, Anna bustling around and Kristoff lying on the ground sighing. Eventually, everybody agreed it was humorous in hindsight, although Kristoff made Anna swear to never hold the icepick again which, to the best of Elsa's knowledge, Anna followed.
Elsa smiled and shook her head. I swear, with all of Anna's energy, I have no idea how my parents kept her inside the castle walls. She probably tried to climb over them at some point. Elsa paused, You know, I'll have to ask her someday. But not today. She didn't dwell on the thought of her parents to heavily, still slightly resentful at them for locking her way like some… monster. It took some time for Elsa not to think of herself like that and she was not about to go back. As she had said several times, the past is in the past.
Elsa came to a door that had been painted pink; not a solid pink mind you, but pink decoration covered it, some of them looking like old finger paint, which it probably was.
Elsa knocked on the door in an old rhythm that was familiar to both of the sisters. Knock knock kno-knock knock. "Anna? Are you awake yet?" Elsa called out.
Silence.
"Anna? It's time to get up now. It's a big day today."
Still silence.
Elsa rolled her eyes and opened the door. Immediately she heard a god-awful sound coming from the mess of sheets and red hair on the bed. That was Anna. Snoring. Elsa was surprised that Anna didn't wake herself up with the noise she was making.
She had to work to stifle a laugh as Anna's bed hair was worse than any morning she's seen before, so much that Elsa couldn't even see Anna's face. She came closer to her sleeping sister and cleared her throat, "Anna, you need to get up. Now." She said in her most authorative voice.
All she got back in response was another snore.
Elsa sighed and said, "Anna, this is your last chance to wake up yourself before I do it."
And still nothing. The redhead slept on.
Not for long, Elsa thought, a mischievous smile creeping onto her face. Hoo-boy, now I can have some fun with this. She rubbed her ungloved hands together and saw several blue sparks come out from them. Elsa crept over and then thrust her hand onto the blankets, completely freezing them.
Anna stirred, opened an eye and muttered "Wha?" Then she realized something: she was really really cold. Like really cold. "Ahhh!" She jumped out of the bed throwing the frozen blankets away from her, causing the frosted material to crack and bend. As she jumped out, Elsa leapt away from her sister's wild thrashing of trying to avoid the cold sheets. Eventually Anna made it out of her bed by falling face first onto the floor. At this Elsa couldn't contain her laughter and it bubbled out uncontrollably.
Anna's head was pounding and her face was now adequately acquainted with the floor. She rolled over onto her back and heard hysterical laughter coming from inside her room. Looking upwards from her position, she saw the platinum blonde hair of her sister shaking wildly. Anna then looked down and saw what had happened to the sheets. She put two and two, or one and one, together.
"Elsa, you're a stinker, you know that right?"
Elsa calmed herself, but was still red in the face and slightly out of breath. "I see your awake now." She said, barely managing to say the sentence before laughing again.
"Thanks to you." Anna said. "Now my head hurts even more now." She groaned a bit as she pushed herself off of the floor and stood up. Her head spun and she could feel herself wobble, but before she could fall, which she knew she was about to, a pair of cool hands grabbed hold of her shoulders and steadied her.
"Woah, easy there. We still need you for today." Elsa said amusedly. "Besides, I don't want to be the one to tell Kristoff you stood him up for the wedding.
Anna's eyes lost all fogginess in them as she remembered what today was. "It's wedding day!" She exclaimed. She grabbed her sister and spun themselves around in joy, something Elsa didn't expect. "I'm getting married today!" Anna squealed in joy. She went on for another few seconds before she suddenly stopped, causing Elsa, whom she had in her grip the entire time she was spinning, to stumble a bit before she righted herself.
"What time is it? Oh no, am I late? Am I really late? Did I sleep through the day and it's tomorrow?"
"Anna calm down. We still have several hours before the wedding." Elsa said. "I just came to wake you up for breakfast."
"Ohhhhh. Okay, let's go!" Anna said, grabbing Elsa again and started dragging them towards the door.
"Woah, wait, slow down. Get semi-dressed first. Even though it's your big day, I'm not going to have you parade around the castle in your sleepwear." Elsa said.
"Ugh, fine, I'll get dressed, but remember: you're helping me get my dress on later."
"I know. I'll see you at breakfast." Elsa said and made her way out of Anna's room, leaving her sister to change for herself.
Just before she closed the door, she heard Anna call out, "I love you Elsa!"
Elsa had a genuine smile on her face when she said, "I love you too Anna." Then she closed the door. Temporarily, only temporarily.
Elsa then walked through the castle, making her way to the dining hall. The castle was busier than normal due to the wedding of the royal princess. While no invitations had gone out to neighboring and distant countries as Anna, and to a certain extent Elsa, believed that there was no reason to, they did send an invitation to their cousin Rapunzel and her husband Eugene in Corona. Apparently they were invited to her coronation two years ago and also got snowed out like the rest of Arendelle. Elsa, while writing the invitation for Anna's wedding, tried to play it as a joke and insisted that Arendelle would remain clear and sunny for the duration of the party. They replied back saying that 'It'll be nice to see Arendelle when it's not in the negatives.'
No invitations were sent out to Weasel Town or the Southern Isles, and frankly that doesn't need any explanation.
Elsa entered the dining hall and sat down at her seat and began eating, making sure to not get any food on her dress, although she could just get it off easily. A few minutes later, Anna came bounding into the hall and took her seat right next to Elsa. "Hey."
"Hey yourself," Anna said, "If I didn't know any better I would 'of said this wedding's for you, you look amazing!"
Elsa smiled as she took a sip of her drink, "You'll look even better than I ever could in a hour or so, once we get your dress on."
"Psssh," Anna made a sound of dismissal at her statement, "Elsa, every guy would be falling over you to marry you… except mine that is." Anna added cheekily.
Elsa rolled her eyes, "Anna, you've heard me complain enough about marriages to know what I think of them."
"Only the ones that people try and offer you, like those marriage arrangements to some king's prince son or something. You need to go out and look for it in the wide open world; there's somebody for you out there, I'm sure of it Elsa."
Yea, they're probably not born yet, Elsa thought to herself as she took another sip. "Anna, never mind me, it's supposed to be your special day, not mine."
"It will be yours eventually," Anna said as she scarfed down her food. She swallowed and continued, "but as you said, not today!"
Elsa smiled at Anna and they continued through the meal making small talk and answering any questions or concerns that were brought to them over the course of them eating. Soon it became time for Anna to get into her wedding gown, so they, along with a small army of servants, went up to Anna's room to get her into it.
And that was an adventure in of itself.
"OW! It's the dress that needs to be clipped, not the skin on my back!" Anna exclaimed after somebody pinched some of her skin in the back with a clip.
"Well, if you just hold still m'lady," one of the seamstresses grouched, "you wouldn't have to worry about things like that." She sighed again as Anna jerked away from them again.
"Stop pricking me with pins! I thought we got this done days ago!" The ladies ignored her and continued on with their work despite Anna's protests. Elsa meanwhile was watching on in thinly veiled amusement. Minutes later they stopped their 'torture' and left the two royal ladies alone after finally finishing up their work.
"Honestly Anna, that could have gone a lot quicker if you didn't squirm around." Elsa commented as she sat Anna down to do her hair.
"Well, it would help if they'd stop pricking me with pins and needles every other minute," Anna complained as she let Elsa work her hair into something presentable. "It's like that thing you have with doctors…" Anna fell silent as the temperature dropped in the room.
There was silence in the room as Anna recognized her mistake. Before she could do anything else other than sputter for a moment, Elsa said like nothing had happened, "Do you want to put your hair up or leave it down? Personally, I think you should leave it down."
"Elsa…" Anna started, but Elsa cut her off. "Don't Anna, it's in the past."
"Yea but-"
"No, not today, not right now Anna. It's your wedding day, for you, not me." Elsa said calmly. However, Anna could tell that there was pain that Elsa was hiding behind her voice.
"But we're sisters Elsa. We need to look out for each other."
"And I'm looking out for you by dropping this and getting on to your hair," Elsa countered. Then she smirked, "Don't make me order you to forget this."
Anna's eyes widened momentarily before narrowing, "You can't."
"Oh yes I can. I'm queen remember? I can do that sort of thing." Anna huffed and crossed her arms in mock defiance.
"All right, fine. But we'll talk later."
"After your weddings and your honeymoon." Elsa insisted.
"Hmm." Anna made a sound that was half disgust and half acceptance. Elsa started to comb Anna's hair and Anna closed her eyes, relishing the feeling of the brush going through her hair. It's almost like how Mama used to do it, Anna thought.
Elsa's so much like her, Anna realized, She's caring, calm, smart, beautiful, and the queen to boot too. I'm sure if Mama and Papa were around they'd be proud of her for standing strong.
"There," Elsa said, shaking Anna out of her thoughts. She'd been so deep in thought that she hadn't noticed that Elsa had finished completely with her hair. As Anna looked in the mirror in front of her, the only major change was that her hair now went down her back instead of her trademark pigtails. Her bangs highlighted and contrasted with her deep blue eyes, bringing them out along with the splatter of freckles she had on her cheeks.
"Who knew your hair was so straight?" Elsa commented.
"I have a hard time believing it myself too." Anna admitted. "It's one of the reasons why I keep it in pigtails or in a bun."
"You should let your hair down more, it's wonderful."
"I could say the same for you." Anna smiled when Elsa laughed. I never hear that enough, Anna thought.
"Come on, it's almost time." That line banished all previous thoughts from Anna's mind.
Anna whipped her head around and looked at the clock along the wall. "Ah! It is! Are we ready to get married? I mean, am I? You're not, but I am, and that's really soon. Am I ready for this?"
"Anna," Elsa's calm voice broke over her like a wave, "do you love Kristoff?"
"Yes." Anna said with conviction.
"And you know that he loves you right?"
"Yes." Anna repeated.
"Then there should be no trouble for either one of you. Just remember this and you'll be fine. Besides, Kristoff is the one that has to worry if he hurts you in any way."
"He would never do that!" Anna exclaimed.
"He'd better not, otherwise he'll be the first addition to my ice statue garden." Elsa said mischievously. Anna opened and closed her mouth like a fish for a moment, and then almost simultaneously they both started giggling.
"You wouldn't." Anna half-heartedly warned Elsa.
"Oh I would, to keep you safe." Elsa said, her smile faltering just a bit as she said so. It came back in a moment when she patted Anna's shoulders, "Now let's get you to your wedding."
Anna was practically shaking by the time she was about to walk down the aisle. She had been pacing for the past several minutes she was so nervous. Oh God, what am I about to do? Can I go through with this? Does Kristoff even want to?
Anna opened the chapel's door a peak just enough to get her eye to see inside. The entire place was packed; all the benches were filled to capacity and Anna knew that there was a crowd of people waiting outside for the highly anticipated couple to come out.
Anna saw Elsa first, dressed as before, but taking the role of the priest by her authority as queen. Elsa was looking to her left, at where Kristoff was supposed to be. Anna opened the door a little more and felt her breath hitch slightly, before she quickly retreated back behind the door. Kristoff was there. Okay, so that answers that question.
The choir and organ changed tunes and Anna's eyes widened as she realized that this was it! She was going to go out there and get married. Anna took a deep breath and pushed open the doors. She paused momentarily as everybody turned to look at her, but then she almost fell over when she saw Kristoff.
Kristoff was standing on the raised alter at the end of the aisle and he looked absolutely gorgeous. He was wearing a burgundy colored military jacket with gold lapels and brown trim, with gold Rosemåling patterns. A golden belt wrapped around his toned waist with a silver buckle that had the Arendelle crocus enameled on it. He also had a purple and gold sash around his right shoulder. His pants were a dark grey with a white and red stripe down the side, leading to a pair of dark brown shoes.
Kristoff actually cut his hair for this and it looked really nice for him, rather than his usual scruff. Anna couldn't decide if she liked it better long or not, but when his brown eyes met hers, she found she didn't care anymore. Suddenly the term 'tunnel vision' seemed very applicable right now.
Elsa smirked as she saw the expression on Anna's face but carefully resculptured it into one of reverence for her current position of celebrant. It was taking all her willpower however to not laugh at her face, and it seemed that Anna was using all of her willpower to keep moving forward.
Olaf however had no such restrictions and was giggling slightly. He was standing off to the side as the ring bearer with his snow flurry above him, lightly snowing. Sven was also off to the side and was gathering the odd look occasionally, but most of the audience knew the close… relationship between Kristoff and the reindeer. Behind the two were Kai and Gerda. Kai was struggling to keep a straight face while Gerda had a handkerchief and was sobbing quietly, dabbing her eyes as Anna made her way down the aisle. The two's only regret was that Agnarr wasn't able to walk his little girl down the aisle or be there to proclaim Anna and Kristoff husband and wife.
Kristoff was sure that he'd never recover from the sight of Anna in her white dress with her hair cascading down her back, walking towards him. He was completely lost in her blue eyes that were getting closer. His heart was pounding in his ears and was about to burst out. He couldn't deny it anymore: he was about to be married to the vision of beauty.
Anna somehow managed to get up there and face Kristoff just as the music ended. Both of them were having a hard time breathing properly.
Elsa cleared her throat and began. "Dearly beloved, we have all gathered here to witness and bless the joining of this man and woman together in Holy Matrimony. Since before my father's time and his father's time, the men and women of Arendelle have always been privileged to marry whomever they choose, regardless of station or occupation. The bond and covenant of marriage was established by God in his creation and He does not distinguish between Men and Women when they are in love.
"The union of husband and wife is intended by God for their mutual joy; for the help and comfort given each other in prosperity and adversity; and, when it is God's will, and also mine," Elsa deviated a bit from script, " for the procreation of children and their nurture in knowledge and love… although I do hope you wait a bit Sis." Both Anna and Kristoff were red in the face at this while the audience chuckled. Elsa became serious again.
"Into this union, Anna Linjal of Arendelle and Kristoff Bjornman of Arendelle now come to be joined. If any can show just cause why they may not be lawfully wed, speak now, or else forever hold your peace." The entire room was silent. After a moment Elsa nodded and began again. She turned to Anna, "Anna, will you have this man to be your husband; to live together with him in the covenant of marriage? Will you love him, comfort him, honor and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful unto him as long as you both shall live?"
Anna licked her lips and took a deep breath. "I do." She said.
Elsa turned to Kristoff, "Kristoff, will you have this woman to be your wife; to live together with her in the covenant of marriage? Will you love her, comfort her, honor and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, be faithful unto her as long as you both shall live?"
Kristoff nodded and said, "I do."
Elsa nodded and addressed the crowd, "As many of you know, my father, the former King of Arendelle, Agnarr, and my mother, the former Queen of Arendelle, Iduna, are no longer with us. May their souls rest in peace." There was a moment of respectful silence. "As to this, my duties as Queen of Arendelle and as the older sister of Anna, I give her to Kristoff to be wed. She gives herself willingly, and with my blessing this time." Only a select few caught that gibe.
"Now the bride and groom have made their own vows. I now will let them exchange their vows." Elsa took a step back.
Anna and Kristoff made eye contact again, and Kristoff swallowed. "Anna, when I first met you in Oaken's those years ago, I had no idea who you were. You were a stranger asking for information while I was trying to buy some things. After I got kicked out, you went ahead and bought those same items for me. Granted it was to bribe me into helping you, but I appreciated it even if I didn't show it or particularly jump at the chance to help you. But it didn't take long for you to work your way into a simple ice harvester's heart. And you didn't need any tricks or flirts to do so. You did it by just being you, and that says a lot about you. Everybody loves you, and I do too. For just the way you are, I have fallen for you, and I never want to see you hurt again.
"I vow to never turn you away when you need it, to always be with you when you want me, to love you as my wife from this day forward, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, until we are parted by death. This is my vow that I will never break."
Anna couldn't help it as a tear ran down her cheek. She needed a moment before she could talk. "Kristoff, when I met you, I saw my only hope of finding my sister and ending the storm. But now I found that another hope of mine was answered that same moment: the hope of finding someone to spend the rest of my life with. True, we did get off to a rocky start, and I was slated to marry someone totally vile at the time, but as we traveled and got to know each other, you grew on me. I could always count on you to know what the best thing to do was, and offer guidance to me when I was at my wit's end. When the time came, you let me go to give me my best chance. And when the time came, you came back when you realized that we needed each other.
"I vow to always be by your side when you want me, to be there when you need me, to love you as my husband from this day forward, for better or worse, in sickness and in health, until we are parted by death. This is my vow that I will never break."
As they finished their vows, Elsa spoke again. "Will the ring bearer please bring the rings?"
Olaf's eyes widened and said, "Oh, that's me! That's my cue!" He grabbed the plush pillow that had the two rings on it and came forward towards them. All three of them smiled at Olaf before Kristoff took Anna's ring and put it on her finger.
"I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I will honor that love."
Anna took the last ring. "I give you this ring as a symbol of my love, and with all that I am, and all that I have, I will honor that love."
Elsa smiled, "Now that Kristoff and Anna have given themselves to each other by solemn vows, and the giving and receiving of the rings, it is my great joy to present to you all gathered here today Kristoff and Anna: now husband and wife!" Elsa turned to Kristoff. "You may now kiss the bride."
Kristoff and Anna both met each other's eyes and with barely any hesitation they threw themselves at each other, kissing the other passionately on the lips. The entire audience burst into joyful cheers and whistles, while Olaf was dancing around in celebration.
Elsa let them make out for a little longer before she audibly cleared her throat- twice- before the newly wed couple pulled apart, stars in their eyes. They were both red in the face, but completely unrepentant, just as they should be.
Elsa motioned for silence and once she got it, said, "Thank you. The party will begin momentarily. However, the couple before us has requested to attend one more ceremony, with Kristoff's family. Since they are unable to travel from their home, the three of us will be traveling to them and perform a second ceremony. Do not worry, we will be gone only for a few hours and will return with plenty of time to celebrate." This was met with more cheers as the audience thought that they were bringing the new couple to Kristoff's parents who were either too old or sick to be moved.
Little do they know that Kristoff's parents are trolls and literally can't move from their home, otherwise they'd die, Elsa thought as Anna and Kristoff practically bounced down the aisle in bliss. Elsa couldn't help but smile at that sight. They're obviously enamored with each other. I couldn't be happier or prouder than anyone else.
Once the couple had left Elsa also made her way down and was greeted by Olaf leading Sven. "Hey mama," he said, which is technically true to some degree, "Wow that was something." He said.
Elsa's smile got wider if possible, "Yes it was. I don't believe I've seen Anna that happy ever."
"Nope, but right after you saved each other's lives that one time is a close second, followed by her punching Hans in the face." Elsa broke and finally laughed.
"Only you Olaf can call an eternal winter and near death experiences 'that one time'."
He shrugged his wooden arms, "It's a gift."
The happy smiles lasted until they got to the Valley of the Living Rock. Then they became full blown laughs. Upon exiting the chapel, Kristoff had lifted Anna into his sled and gave a hand to Elsa to climb up as well. He hitched Sven to the sled and Olaf bounded in after them. Leaving the exuberant crowd behind was a small regret, but the next part was completely worth it.
The now familiar path to the valley was mostly silent except for Elsa and Olaf talking, and the occasional input from Kristoff on how to drive the sled because he was otherwise occupied with Anna. Elsa didn't mind, they deserved to have this moment together, and driving the sled was easy because Sven practically knew what to do for himself and the occupants.
It took a good hour to get to the valley, and by then Kristoff and Anna were just laying comfortably against each other in the back of the sled, while Elsa loosely held the reigns. She slowly brought them to the mouth of the valley and brought them further in so they wouldn't have to walk far.
"We're here." Elsa announced and the couple jumped out of the sled with Kristoff helping Anna in her dress. Inside the valley, the rock trolls were already prepared for them. Just like the day they came when Elsa's winter was still a thing, the ground had been dug out and the stone moss arch had been erected once again with glowing crystals hanging off of it.
For once, the trolls weren't rolled up in their balls and were milling about. Once they caught sight of them a great cry went up. "Kristoff's here! Anna's here! The Queen's here!" were some of the things that were shouted out. They all rushed towards them and Anna and Kristoff found themselves lifted off the ground and carried around by the trolls, both of them laughing after the initial surprise. Elsa was also chuckling at the sight and Olaf bounded after the two, obviously happy to be there.
Kristoff's 'mom', Bulda, came over and grabbed Kristoff by his cheeks and drug him down to her level. "Oh Kristoff honey, look at you all dressed up fancy, ready for you big day. I knew you'd find someone and when you brought Anna that one time, I knew that she'd be the one for you."
Cliff came over next, "I'd never thought I would see the day Kristoff would find someone for him."
A group of trolls started off to the side, ~"So he was a bit of a fixer-upper,
but this we're certain of
You have fixed this fixer-upper
Up with a little bit of love!"~
Kristoff and Anna smiled at the familiar tune and Olaf said, "Oh I love this one!" Elsa was amusedly confused, but said nothing.
"Okay," Kristoff said, "Can we please move on to the ceremony? We've got a party to get to."
Bulda said, "I'll say! C'mon, let's get you two married!" The trolls drug/rolled/carried Anna and Kristoff and climbed on each other to put on moss cloaks and grass hats that Elsa needed to hide her smile behind her hand at the sight. Both Kristoff and Anna had slight blushes but they eagerly accepted the clothes and stepped into the dug hole under the arch, the crystals glowing brightly.
One troll came up and said, "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today in our presences to join Anna and Kristoff in matrimony. In their time together, they have seen their love and understanding of each other grow and blossom and now they have decided to live out the rest of their lives as one.
"Do you Anna, take Kristoff to be your troll-fully wedded husband, till death do you part?"
Anna answered, "I do."
"And do you Kristoff, take Anna to be your troll-fully wedded wife, till death do you part?"
Kristoff answered, "I do."
"Then I now proclaim you to be husband and wife. You may now kiss." Anna and Kristoff gratefully did so and the trolls erupted into cheers.
Wow, that was much quicker than the ceremony in Arendelle, Elsa thought offhandedly. She moved towards Anna and Kristoff and hugged both of them. She could feel skinny hands wrap around the bottom of their legs and knew Olaf had joined in. "Who knew somebody could be married twice in one day?" She joked.
"I'm certainly not complaining." Anna said.
"Well there isn't exactly a rule against it," Olaf said, "although I would think that it would have to be to the same person though." Everybody laughed at that, even the trolls.
"I don't believe I've said it yet, but congratulations to both of you." Elsa said. "Kristoff, I know that you'll be wonderful to my sister and keep her rooted in reality sometimes." Elsa ignored Anna's indignant 'Hey!' and turned to her after a moment. "And Anna…" They stared at each other in the eyes for a long moment before Elsa continued, "After Hans" Anna winced severely "I was almost convinced that you would never marry somebody ever. But I once again find myself mistaken. I couldn't be any happier for you." She launched herself into another crushing hug for Anna.
A soft gravely chuckling behind them caught all of their attention. "If I could have your attention for just one moment, I have a gift for the newly weds." They looked down and saw Grand Pabbie, the leader of the trolls here in front of them. "Your Majesty," he bowed to Elsa, "your Highness," to Anna, Pabbie smirked, "Kristoff." He said simply.
Kristoff slumped a bit before Pabbie chuckled again, "Oh Kristoff, you've forgotten so easily. Stop thinking of yourself as a simple ice harvester; you are much more than that now. And a Baron if I'm not mistaken." He glanced over Kristoff's attire and the statement was confirmed by a nod from Elsa. "You've married a beautiful woman, and that's nothing to be ashamed about. Don't worry about titles or rankings or any of that stuff. All that matters is what you feel in your heart. And what is it saying?"
Kristoff looked at Anna and said, "That I love Anna." He never broke eye contact.
Pabbie nodded, satisfied with that answer. He reached inside his moss cape and pulled out two necklaces. At the end of each of them was a purple crystal. Kristoff sucked in a breath and said reverently, "Are those…?"
"Yes," Pabbie said, "these are memory crystals, extremely rare and hard to grow. They will store a copy of your memories and you can look at them again as if they were a book. They will recall anything that you wish them too. And Anna," Pabbie said, looking directly at her, "they will also remove the block on your memories from when you were five." Elsa's eyes widened at what that meant, and so did Anna. She really didn't know the details of that night, as Elsa calls it, but this could help close a chapter in her life.
"Thank you." Anna said, her voice coming out in a whisper.
"Since you are married, I think that it is only fitting that there is something special about these crystals. These two are from the same gem, and if you both take them at the same time, they will be bonded together which lets both of you view the other's memories." Everybody's eyes widened at that. "Do you accept this gift?"
Both Anna and Kristoff nodded, "We do." Kristoff said. They looked at each other and nodded. At the same time they reached out and grabbed the crystals. As soon as they touched them, the crystals started glowing with an internal light. They both stood up at the same time and Elsa saw Anna's eyes go wide before she turned to her.
"How could I forget?" Anna said in a half whisper. "Oh well, aside from the obvious mind magic of course. But I mean… you had- have ice powers! You'd think that I'd at least remember something about that?"
Elsa was really nervous, "So… do you blame me for that?" She asked weakly.
"Wait, what? No. No no no no, Elsa, I saw it. It was my fault, I was pushing you too hard and it was a simple accident- well not that simple, but you get what I mean. I do not blame you in the slightest." Anna responded by giving Elsa another hug. When they broke apart, Anna put the crystal around her neck and saw Kristoff do the same with his.
"Thank you Gran Pabbie for this."
The old troll waved it off, "Think nothing of it. I'm just repaying a long overdue… err, loan you could say, on those memories. Please take good care of each other and those crystals. It's been too long for all of you to have real joy in your lives. It's time to start making up for that. Now run along; you don't want to miss the after party in Arendelle, do you?"
They all laughed and after saying their goodbyes, the group piled back in the sled and set a course back for Arendelle.
"So Elsa, I was thinking, since we really don't have any place to go for our honeymoon, we could use your ice palace as our resort area." Anna said, halfway down the mountain.
Elsa smiled, "I have no problem with that. The last time I was there I redid the master bedroom and added a fireplace in."
"Wait, wouldn't a fire melt the place?" Kristoff asked.
Elsa's smile changed into a knowing smirk, "Normal ice, Kristoff, or should I say brother in law?" She almost laughed at the face Kristoff made at that realization. "But to answer your question, no it won't because I say so. Unless you're planning to have a bonfire of some sort, I don't think a fire should be a problem. And I'll personally help load a normal bed for you to take up there, since I don't think that you'd want to sleep in a ice and snow bed. I'll make sure it's extra wide for the two of you."
"Elsaaaaaa," Anna groaned, "I'm married, I can look out for myself, and Kristoff won't do anything I don't want to do." She ignored the blush Kristoff was growing on his neck.
And that's part of the problem, Elsa thought, but safely kept that inside her head. "I'm still your older sister Anna, and I need to keep watch over you, even if I won't be right next to you all the time."
"Your Majesty," Kristoff started, but Elsa cut him off quickly.
"Kristoff, we're family now. None of this 'your majesty' stuff between us."
Kristoff gulped, "Elsa, I would never-" Elsa cut him off again.
"Kristoff, enough, I know what you're going to say, and it's all right. It's your honeymoon. You can do whatever you want- within reason- and I won't stop you. You deserve your happiness together."
They both smiled, "Thank you." Elsa smiled back in return.
It was quiet for a minute until…
"So were you serious about the bed?" Olaf asked.
"Oh yes." Elsa replied immediately.
To be continued...
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Hey everybody! I want to give a big thank you to everybody that decided to give this story a chance, and a shout out to God of Madness for reviewing. This came out a day later than I wanted it to, but oh well, what can I say? Life happens.
In addition, this was written mostly during the early A.M.'s of the day, so I apologize for any grammatical and/or spelling errors. This part itself was finished up at 4:30 A.M, and I haven't slept yet.
Well, that's it for me this time. See you next update!
As always, R.R.F.F.
-OrangeGalen