Chapter 1:

8 years later

Sweat covered the people of the Southern Isles as the sun's ray trickled down to the land but it didn't stop them from working. Many are still in the market trying to sell the foods left from the early morning rush of people. Children everywhere were playing, besides the stand up to the bridge near the castle as summer is now here at last.

"Brann come over here!" Yelled a lady with fire as hair and the color of chocolate in her eyes with splash of gold.

The little child, with caramel colored skin and his mother's firey colored hair into his eyes and the color of chocolate in his hair, went in front of his mother. He was sweaty and smelly due to playing all day out in the sun but his smile never faltered as he look at his mother.

"I made a friend mom!" Brann said to his mother proudly. Besides him, a little child of his age in a shorter structure than him. He was wearing a suit, obviously imported from other countries, His auburn hair was slicked back making Brann look like a trash compared to his look.

Brann's mother knelt down up to the little boy's height so she can see him eye to eye. She smiled as she saw the flustered look of the little boy, she asked "Hello there, what's your name?"

"Oh um, I'm-well, um," The boy stumbled with his words as the gentle face of Brann's mother still looks at him expecting an answer "I'm Hans."

"The prince?!" The mother flabbergasted and kneeled down in front of the little prince making him blushed and rubbed the back of his neck with embarrassment as he realized almost everyone that surrounds them starts kneeling and bowing their heads.

"Oh um no, I'm just Hans." The little prince said to everyone but they refused to stand in front of him until he announced in the most confident voice he can give "You can now stand."

Everyone stood and went back to their own business except Brann who was glowing with absolute excitement and jumping up and down. The boy said excitedly "Are you really Prince Hans?!"

Hans looked down on his feet with his cheeks blushing because of the sheer embarrassment of revealing his self to his own play mate.

"Ms- um?" Hans asked the mother of his playmate. She laughed at his cute flustered expression but that only made him blush more. "Oh please, just call me Alena."

Hans bowed his head and put his hands on his chest. "My lady Alena."

Alena curtsied in front of the little prince and bowed her head "Thank you, my prince."

"And then we can build sand castles together and play until the sun sets and the moon shines because you're a prince and no one can stop you." Brann rambled on to Hans while still jumping up and down.

"Do you want to go the palace Brann?" Hans asked facing the small excited child besides him.

"I can?" Brann asked Hans making sure that Hans did just said that. Hans nodded to him which made Brann's face look brighter, he looked up to his own mother but she shook her head disapproving of Brann getting in the castle as it might disturbed the king, queen and the 12 other princes.

"I can't, I'm sorry." Brann's head was down low filled with disappointment of not being able to get in the palace. Hans immediately realized that it was Brann's mother who made this decision he decided to stop the two who is now heading back to home "Wait, they won't mind." Hans cut in front of them making them stop walking.

"Please mama" Brann have a pleading look in his eyes and Alena didn't just have the heart to see his little son sad. "You can go play with him, but I'll be with you" Brann was filled with joy and immediately hug his mother.

Hans lead the two of them to the castle in the boundaries between the Main Southern Isles to the Outbound filled with trees and wild animals. Brann couldn't tear his eyes off the huge castle that seems for him just a fairy tale but now, he's here in a true to life castle. He could die happy now. His mother, on other hand, was still as a statue. She wasn't sure what she was getting into but since the 13th prince is in their side they might survive.

"Oh Hans, we were just looking for you." The king acknowledged Hans when he saw them walking. He saw the company Hans brought in, the kings stood up and went in front of Alena.

"My lady" The king bowed his head making her blushed. "Please join me in a cup of tea this afternoon" She side eyed the two boys but they just nodded and smiled. They ran off quickly to many room while she was left on her own there, it's a good thing that the king is a total gentleman.

"Look what I can do!" Brann whispered to Hans. His palms were turned upward and suddenly, fire came out of his fingers. Hans' mouth was wide open mouthing the word 'wow.' Brann suddenly laughed as he saw Hans' awestricken expression that the fire went out.

The hearth glow brighter as Brann went nearer to the hearth. He stick his hands inside the iron grills letting the fire touch his skin to much of Hans' horror as he realized what Brann is doing. As the glowing red-orange fire touches his skin, it glowed blue at the center making the fire much more hot.

"Does Lady Alena know about this?" Hans asked. Brann only nodded his head obviously much more interested in the fire sparking on his fingers. "Do you want to go and prank the maids?" Hans eyes suddenly went wide and his smile widen as he nods vigorously.

They ran towards the maids' quarters and saw one of the maids, Brann held his hands out and point it to the skirt of the maid. After a ray of light, the maid's skirt were ablaze. The two of them laughed loudly just enough not to let the maid hear their voices laughing. The maid turned around and they quickly ran behind the door while trying to stifle their laughter. "That was amazing!" Hans announced while still laughing hard about the maid who caught fire.

"Come on Brann, the day have come to pass and the moon and the stars are now wide awake." Alena looked out of the window only to see the sun setting down and the moon, and all of the night's star are starting to settle in.

"Will you come back again?" Hans asked his new found friend sadly.

"Of course I will" Brann hugged Hans. "Will you also come back my lady?" The king asked Alena and she blushed that her face almost looks like her own fiery hair, she nods to the king acknowledging his question.

They walked out of the gate with Brann still looking back and waving his hands at Hans.

A/N: I didn't put an Elsa part here since this is the time where she and Anna were playing as shown in the movie so I tried to flesh out the character of Brann more. This will also pick up in the later chapters.