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Sorry for not updating for the last four days, my teachers have been dropping assignments and exams like bombs in a war zone. It has been just one thing after another and I am mentally exhausted. My efforts at writing over the past three days have been disastrous.
I also have to say that I'm experiencing major Frozen withdrawal. One minute I'm in love with the movie and it's characters and the songs, then the next minute I hate it and think up every bad thing about the film. And that is very unhealthy if I'm the one writing stories.
Now I'm happy to say that it is Friday, I have been inspired, and I think I bombed my History Exam...
Now shall we continue? Where were we? Ah yes, a hand in a marriage.
Enjoy!
"Princess, you are glowing this morning!" Gerda exclaims from beside Anna. She was standing on a podium getting her dress finalized for tonight. Servants and maids buzzed around the room with fabrics, decorations, and sequins galore.
"Why thank you Gerda. Uh, what exactly do you mean by glowing?" Anna extends her foot for her shoes.
"Your face child. I have not seen your eyes glow so bright since the day you were born princess. You look so happy today, you are usually so grumpy in the mornings." she holds out an assortment of ribbons for Anna's hair.
"Oh, well...uh...let's just say I got a good nights sleep. I'll take that one." She points to a lime green ribbon with a blue tint. She had to smile to hide her burning cheeks.
"Well your highness, I have to say I like the change in attitude." Gerda bows her head.
"You are?" Kristoff's mouth hangs open as he gawks at his Queen.
"Yes, I believe it is the next step in your relationship. And with that said, you have my full blessing." She bows her head sympathetically. All the while, Kristoff shakes his head in attempt to keep up with the conversation. Geez, this woman moves quickly.
"I do? I mean, we do?" He asks as he kneels to retrieve his compass beneath the table.
"Yes, would you like help finding a ring?"
thud
The table bounces off the floor and all of the plates and silverware wobble.
"Owwww!" Kristoff cries from beneath the table. He slides off his chair and crawls out from underneath whilst rubbing the back of his head.
"Oh, are you all right?" Elsa starts to stand up when Kristoff waves his hand.
"Nah, I've got a thick skull, don't worry about it." Ring? He didn't even have a chance to respond to the recommendation, then the blessing, and now the ring? Those two sisters are too much alike, they move too fast for anyone sane enough to keep up.
"I'm sorry, you probably need time to think about everything I've just said. I apologize." Elsa takes her seat. He stands up and shakes his head.
"No please, it's fine. I do have something I can use for a ring. The trolls. My family. Gave it to me during my last visit to them." He fishes around in his pocket until he pulls out a small green pouch. Within the pouch rest a silver-blue crystal that glowed in the sun.
"Oh, it's beautiful! So, you want to marry Anna?" Elsa holds the shimmering mineral in her hand.
"Well, yeah, why not? I mean after everything we've been through, I really can't see myself with anyone else. Except for Sven of course, but I'll always have him." He scratches his head and chuckles. Elsa smiles and returns the crystal to him.
"I already consider you family Kristoff, and Sven too of course! If you don't have a ring yet, I would like to make a recommendation." She stands up while Kristoff places the pouch safely in his pocket.
"I don't think chocolate is a durable material to make a ring your highness." He smiles and she smirks back.
"No, I have something I want you to use, please, follow me." She walks out the door and signals for him to follow her out.
"Uhm, Gerda? I think this dress is a wee bit to long..." Anna wobbles with her arms outstretched. The dress dragged about five inches on the ground. Anna, while already clumsy, put everything she had into not tripping.
"Mmm, yes, my eyes are going I'm afraid. I must've mistaken the zero for a five while measuring. I'm sorry sweetheart." She places her hand beneath her chin as if she's thinking.
"It's alright. Can-can we just get it off before I tri-Whoa!" She flies forward and falls into a chair.
"I think it looks pretty!" Olaf steps forward and pats the hem of the dress. Anna giggles and shakes her head at Olaf.
"It's very pretty Olaf, but I can't walk in it." She slides off the chair and sits on the floor.
"Very well, let's take the dress off and shorten the hem." Gerda claps her hands and the maidens fly to work. Olaf takes a seat by the fire and watches with content.
"Uhm, where are we going?" Kristoff asks as he and Elsa make their way through the halls.
"To the royal safe. It's where the thing I want to give you is kept." She explains. He imagined the royal safe as a huge vault with all sorts of treasures piled along the walls. Everything from the kingdom's funds to the royal crowns would be in there.
"Right in here." Elsa opens the double doors and leads the duo into the room. They walk into the room filled with colors of different shapes along the wall.
"The hall of paintings?" He asks as they enter. He remembered Anna showing him the room and the paintings she talked to as a kid. He felt lucky to have had Sven, at least he had someone to talk to, and then talk back to himself.
"Mmhmm, now over here." She calls him over to the wall on the far side of the room. There was a giant family portrait that filled a majority of the wall. The portrait had the deceased King and Queen along with young Anna and Elsa back when the family was together.
Elsa removed a necklace from around her neck. At the end of the chain was the royal family's crest.
"I don't always wear this, but I was hoping I would get a chance to bring you here this morning." She waves the crest to show him before pressing it into the bottom right corner of the portrait. There was an indentation that fit the crest perfectly, and upon its placement, there was a click before the portrait opened like a door.
"Whoa..." He gasps as he watches the royal hidden vault reveal itself.
"Us royals have got plenty of secrets. " Elsa smiles and steps into the secret room. Kristoff follows to find the vault he pictured in his mind blown away. It was even bigger, brighter, and shinier than he originally thought. There were stacks of gold blocks piled along one wall, and a glass case of jewels and minerals lined up on another. On the far wall, there was a single glass case. Inside of it were the royal crowns.
"Over by the crowns." She leads him to the single case occupied by the newly crafted crowns.
"I had to have new ones made after my parents died with the old ones." She gestures at the gold crowns.
"Of course I don't wear mine, unless it's a special occasion." She continues as she reaches beneath the case to the wooden base wear she pushes a button. Then out pops a small drawer with what looked like a jewelry box. She removes the purple felted box and holds it in her hand. It's about the size of a ring box.
"Here, I want you to use this for the engagement ring." She hands the box to Kristoff. He opens it to reveal a silver wedding band.
"It was my mothers wedding band, she had a thing for silver. She always wore her engagement ring and left the band in here. She died with the ring, and this is what I have left of her." Elsa stares at the band with a warm smile. If this was all she had left of her mom, than why would she offer it to him? She should keep it if it's so important.
"I-I can't take this. If this is all you have left, then you should keep it!" He tries to give the box back but Elsa just pushes his hands away.
"It's for Anna. That way Anna will always have a piece of our mother, and of you. Please, take it and have he royal engraver put the ring together. I don't want it any other way. And I don't think our mother would either." She smiles. Kristoff gawks at his Queen.
"Go on, Anna should be getting out of fitting any moment now. I don't want her to see us in here." She turns Kristoff around and starts pushing him towards the exit.
"You really don't have to give this to me. I can find something else. I mean the trolls gave me grass, or I could just find something in the mountains I could make a ring out of!" He goes off mumbling to himself as Elsa ushers him back into the portrait gallery. She turns around takes her necklace out of the portrait after sealing it.
"Please, I want you to take it. It'll just collect dust in there. Now go on, I want to see how the gem and ring look together." She smiles and points to the hall. Kristoff bows before making his exit. As soon as he disappears into the hall, she turns to admire her family portrait from more then ten years before. She looks to her mother and father.
"Well mom, dad, how am I doing so far? Good? I'm still adjusting to you not being here. I really miss you guys." She whispers to the paintings. Then she replaces her chain around her neck and quietly exits the room.
Now I'm posting these faster than I can write them, so it might take me a while to write the next chapter.
Like usual, thanks to everyone for reading! And be sure to RxR if you want more chapters sooner! Give me a reason to write these things faster!