Chapter 2

Mikkel was in an ethereal plain of light. He felt as if he was walking on clouds, earth's gravity no longer having control over him. His childlike smile spread across his face as he raced across the field of light. After he ran for a while he came to a stop at what seemed like a hill. He looked and saw a tall figure in the distance. He squinted his eyes and recognized the man almost immediately.

"PAPA!" Mikkel yelled as he sprinted towards the figure enthralled he could hug his father once more. The figure smiled as he bent down and spread his arms wide. Mikkel opened his arms ready to hug his father.

"MIKKEL!" The figure of Soren yelled. "Wake up!" Mikkel stopped running as his face turned from joyful to confused.

"What?" He said as he noticed the light field and his father starting to go away. "No papa come back!"

"Mikkel time to get up." A voice said as Mikkel blinked his eyes once and all turned to darkness. When he blinked again he saw his mother running her hand through his hair. He groaned as he turned over and pulled the blankets back over him.

"I don't wanna get up." Mikkel whined as he tried to fall back asleep.

"Well if you wanna sleep later than I guess I will have to put you in bed earlier." Analise said. This got Mikkel moving as he instantly shot out of bed.

"Im up Im up!" He yelled. Analise chuckled at her little trick. She grabbed a set of clothes for him as he changed into them. After he was done changing she took a comb and combed his messy bed hair. He closed his eyes as his hair fell back down and got in his face.

"You need to do something about this hair of yours." Analise said.

"I like it long!" Mikkel said.

"So do I." Analise said as she took Mikkel's hand. "Do you want breakfast?"

"YEAH!" He cried happily. The two walked to the servants dining hall where fresh plates of eggs, ham, toast, and assorted fruits. Mikkel had never seen so much food his entire life. Analise made a plate for herself and for him. The two sat down and enjoyed their breakfast. Analise felt content knowing Mikkel would have a full stomach for once. After the two finished their breakfast they stepped outside and headed towards the royal quarters so Analise could begin her work day.

"Mikkel, mama has to go to work now. You can play with the princess." Analise said.

"YAY!" Mikkel said as they entered the royal dining hall. Idun was wiping food off Anna's face, the little girl fussing as her mother wiped eggs off her face. Agdar was helping Elsa wash her hands.

"Mikkel!" Elsa shouted in joy as she ran over to Mikkel and grabbed his hand and dragged him off to her playroom.

"Your highness, how may I assist you this morning?" Analise asked Idun.

"My husband and I are required for a meeting at the traders guild, would you be able to watch Anna and Elsa while we are away?" Idun asked.

"Of course your highness." Analise said. "Does she need any specific foods or naps?"

"She eats lunch with Elsa around noon and then she goes down for a nap shortly after." Idun asked. "If you need anything just ask Kai."

"Yes your highness." Analise said as a young Anna attempted to walk across the floor. Analise bent down and picked up Anna who was waving her hands for attention. She then made her way to where Elsa and Mikkel had gone off to. Elsa giggled as she dragged Mikkel into her playroom where she poked him on the shoulder.

"Tag you're it!" She laughed as she ran away.

"Hey no fair!" Mikkel said as she chased after her. The two children had much energy in their little bodies and it would take a whole day of goofing off to release it. Mikkel chased Elsa and began to catch up to her since he had longer legs. Her back braid swung side to side as she ran from him. Elsa took a sharp turn and Mikkel ran right into the wall.

"Oww!" He yelled as his head struck the wall hard. He heard a high pitched whining in his ears as he stumbled trying to get up.

"Mikkel!" Elsa cried running over to him. "I'm sorry!"

"Tag!" Mikkel said as he poked her shoulder and ran away but quickly fell to the ground again due to his aching head.

"Mikkel!" Elsa said running to him again. She brushed his hair away and saw a large purple mark on his forehead.

"Make the room stop spinning." He groaned as he turned over in pain. Elsa felt horrible for pulling that trick on him. Suddenly she got an idea!

"When I get hurt, mama kisses it and it feels all better!" Elsa said as she leaned over and kissed Mikkel on the forehead. Mikkel's eyes open wide when he saw Elsa leaning over him kissing him. Analise was walking with Anna towards the play room and walked in just as Elsa was kissing Mikkel. She smiled, there really was nothing sweeter or more innocent than two children kissing.

"Does it feel better?" Elsa asked pulling away.

"A little." Mikkel smiled. Upon seeing the bruise on his head Analise ran over to him.

"Oh baby what happened?" Analise asked concerned.

"I'm sorry, it was my fault." Elsa said filled with guilt.

"No it wasn't, I wasn't looking and I ran into the wall." Mikkel said.

"Oh please be careful you two, you are still children and can get hurt very easily." Analise said as she brought Anna to the corner to read a story to her. Elsa and Mikkel looked at each other awkward

"Well what should we do now?" Elsa asked.

"Well my head still hurts, you wanna just talk now?" Mikkel asked.

"Okay!" Elsa said as she sat cross legged.

"Whats it like being a princess?" Mikkel asked.

"It's fun but it also is dumb sometimes, papa always says I have to 'act proper' every day." Elsa said.

"He's a nice guy!" Mikkel said.

"What does your papa do?" Elsa asked as Mikkel's smile went to a frown.

"He was in the army, mama says he is with the angels now." Mikkel said sadly. Elsa saw the sad look on Mikkel's face and felt so bad. She loved her papa and couldn't imagine losing him. She wanted to cheer him up but didn't know how, kisses only worked external injuries.

Unless..

Mikkel felt a warm wet sensation on his cheek. He looked to see Elsa kissing him on the cheek now. He wasn't gonna lie it did make him feel a lot better as she pulled away.

"You should be a doctor, you always make me feel better." Mikkel said rubbing the spot she kissed him. Elsa blushed at the compliment as her heart fluttered. This boy was too sweet. Elsa twirled her braid as she looked away from him. She wondered if she should show him.

"Mikkel do you wanna hear a secret?" Elsa asked.

"I love secrets!" Mikkel said.

"Okay, watch this!" Elsa said as she began to spin her hands. Mikkel watched as a white ball of light appeared in her hands.

"Woah, thats awesome!" Mikkel said overcome with awe.

"If you that was awesome watch this!" Elsa yelled as she raised her hands and threw the ball of light into the air. Mikkel's eye followed it as it burst in mid air and created thousands of tiny snowflakes to come down. Mikkel's eyes and mouth widened at seeing the display of magic. Elsa giggled at seeing the look on his face.

"WOW!" He yelled as he ran around trying to catch the snowflakes in his mouth and hands. "How do you do that?"

"I don't know." Elsa said shyly. "I was born with them."

"Let's make a snowman!" Mikkel yelled as he and Elsa got to work building a large ball of snow. The snow oddly did not feel terribly cold to the touch to Mikkel. He grunted as he tried to heave the massive ball of snow on its side. He was quite out of breath as his young and inexperienced muscles were pushed. He saw Elsa stumbling to carry the middle ball of snow which was half her size. Elsa suddenly felt her feet give out as she began to fall but never hit the ground. He looked to see a pair of tiny arms underneath her armpits. She turned to see that Mikkel had caught her.

"Up you go!" He laughed as he put her on her feet. Elsa gave him a smile as she walked over and heaved with all her might to throw the smaller ball of snow on the large one on the bottom. Mikkel was walking over already with the head, he too stumbled under its size. Elsa saw this and walked over to help him. Mikkel felt Elsa's tiny hands brush his. The two heaved together and threw the head on top. Elsa had picked up six black balls from her toy chest to use for the snowmans eyes and buttons. The two stepped back to see thier work and were impressed.

"Not bad." Mikkel said out of breath from the work he had done. Elsa looked at him and smiled.

"Mikkel?" She said. "You're the best friend ever!"

"You're the bestest friend ever!" Mikkel said as the two hugged each other. Two young children so young and full of life and innocence hugging under the gentle snowfall made for a very powerful image. The moment was distracted as they heard footsteps. Elsa quickly stomped on the ground as the snow and ice disappeared as the door opened. Analise walked in with Anna who was giggling at seemingly nothing.

"Don't mention the powers!" Elsa quickly whispered to Mikkel.

"Princess it is time for lunch." Analise said.

"Aww." Elsa whined putting on a pout face.

"You two may play again after lunch." Analise smiled as Elsa and Mikkel walked towards her. "Did you two have fun?"

"Yeah! We played tag and built a sno-" Mikkel began to say as Elsa gave him a stare. "A castle full of blocks!"

"What would you two like for lunch?" Analise asked.

"Ummm." Elsa said pondering. "Anything is good."

"What about you Mikkel?" Analise asked.

"I'll have what Elsa is having." Mikkel said.

"Copycat!" Elsa said playfully.

"Am not!" Mikkel replied. Analise chuckled at the two children bickering. The four entered the royal dining room where chefs were at work preparing the princesses their meals.

"We have to go eat in the servants dining hall Mikkel." Analise said to Mikkel who felt a sad frown go on his face.

"Aww can't he stay here?" Elsa said sadly.

"I'm afraid not Princess, my son and I are not royalty. I will bring him back up when we are done." Analise said.

"When I am queen the first thing I'm gonna do is make a dining room for EVERYONE!" Elsa proclaimed. Although Analise truly did admire Agdar and Idun, she never felt what the difference between royalty and commoner was. In the end they all had the same red mortal blood. Analise escorted her son out the door as he gave a sad wave to Elsa who waved back. The two made it to the servants dining hall where many other servants were seated eating their lunch. Analise propped Mikkel and went to fetch him a bowl of hot soup and a piece of warm fluffy bread. Mikkel took his spoon and dug into the soup and hastily devoured it.

"Slow down sweetie you'll get a tummy ache." Analise said.

"But I'm hungry!" Mikkel protested.

"Having too much fun it looks like." Analise laughed.

"You can never have too much fun mama!" Mikkel said as he tore off a piece of bread.

"So you like Princess Elsa?" Analise asked taking a sip of water.

"Uh huh! She's so fun and nice!" Mikkel said.

"I think you have a crush on her." Analise teased.

"Ewww! No mama! Thats gross!" Mikkel said sticking his tongue out. Analise giggled at her son's reaction. She was very happy that he got along with Elsa. She was afraid Elsa would be a spoiled brat and would not like Mikkel but she was happy to see she was proven wrong. After they finished their lunch the two put their bowls away and headed back up to the royal dining room so Anna could be put down for a nap. As soon as Analise opened the door, Elsa came sprinting out as fast as her little legs would carry her. She grabbed Mikkel's arm and dragged him off. She went to go after them but was stopped by Kai.

"I got them ma'am, you go ahead and put Princess Anna to bed." Kai said as he ran after the children. Analise went to pick up Anna who began giggling in joy as she saw Analise. Analise picked up Anna began carrying her to her room. She remembered when Mikkel was this age, so little and fragile. Analise closed her eyes and imagined what her son would be like when he was older. A strong handsome fearless warrior like his father before him. Analise would love her son no matter what he turned out as. They entered the room as Analise placed down Anna who had long since began to doze off on her shoulder. A small snore was heard as the child kicked in her sleep. Analise watched as the child fell asleep, what she would give to have Mikkel at that age again. Analise silently shut the door and walked away. She could already hear Mikkel and Elsa's laughter and Kai's yelling from down a few hallways. She smiled thinking of what nonsense her son was getting into.

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