Author's Note: Hey guys! I'm sorry if the first chapter was short. But anyways, here the second chapter to "A Forbidden Love"!

Chapter Two: Senseless

Elsa's POV

Prince Leopold has proposed a marriage for your hand!

The King's words echo through my head. I nearly fainted. The edges of my vision start to blacken and my heart whispers: What about Jack? I fight back tears and put on an artificial smile. "That is excellent news, Sire." I manage to choke out. The King doesn't notice my labored act. He keeps rattling on, saying how this would benefit Arendelle greatly, how it will boost his status but that's all I got. I was too busy thinking about Jack and our relationship.

How?

How can this be?

I can't be forced into marriage.

I'm already in love..

"You two will be able to give Arendelle a heir!" The King said enthusiastically. That one sentence brings me back from my disheveled mind. I'm so disgusted at my father, at the very idea of it that I wanted to hurl. "And Prince Leopold is willing to overlook your-" The King pauses, searching for the right word. "Abilities. He is coming to meet you in three days' time." The King looks at me, as if expecting me to be happy.

I smile and curtsy. "I look forward to meeting him." I say. I turn around immediately before my senseless father could see my tears and exit the boudoir without even being dismissed properly.

Later

As soon as I am in my chamber, I melt to the ground, crying. I try to keep my voice quiet, so no one outside could hear my sobs. I cry and cry until my eyes dry out.

Why?

Why Father?

Why can't you see that this has shattered me? Why do you only care about money and status?

Why is all this more important to you than your own daughter?

All these thoughts keep repeating and repeating in a never ending cycle. I hate him. I hate Father. I wish he'd just go and die! I condemn angrily. I stagger up to my bed and feel guilty.

Don't ever think those words again. Do you really want Father to die? Like Mother and Anna?

"No!" I wail, not wanting to remind myself of their deaths. I didn't want old wounds to open. I knew I had suffered immensely at Mother's and Anna's passing. I knew I had lost a part of me that day, at the funeral. I knew I had never been the same ever again.

And yet, I also knew my father had to undergo their ends too.

That he suffered the same suffering, that he lost a part of himself and that he was never the same again. That's why I feel guilty.

I reminded myself that Father wasn't completely sane. Everyone in the palace knew that not only did he become selfish and greedy, he became a bit paranoid. Of course, it was all for Arendelle. He wanted Arendelle to reach it's peak, to be among the richest in the world.

But he forgot about me.

He forgot about his last living daughter, he forgot how to love again, he forgot that I'm a person, that I have feelings and emotions too. All I'm good for is marriage to him. To be sold off to some rich and idiotic prince and become merely a slave for a greater empire. And I can't do anything about it.

Tears threaten to overwhelm me. A sense of dread fills my mind and I feel devastated.

And on our anniversary...

Anniversary.

Anniversary!

I bolt upright. I've forgotten all about our anniversary! Me and Jack!

Meet me at our usual place.

Jack's words echo in my head as I scramble out of bed to get ready. My hair and dress looked decent enough, but my features are a disaster. Mascara stained my red cheeks and my eyes were puffy. It took me longer than expected to finally look presentable. Taking my purple cloak, I dash outside.

The sky is cloudy and a sun shines weak rays of light upon Arendelle. There's a chilly breeze, probably because of the Northern Mountains. The gates open for me and I feel a weight liberate itself from my chest. Though temporary, it feels good to escape that castle, to escape my father and to escape the fact that I'll be a future bride to some clumsy scoundrel.

With ease, I navigate myself through the town, keeping myself hidden from other people with my hood. I soon arrive at a small, wind-blown meadow; our meadow. Arendelle rarely gets to see a sun these days. Though no one says it directly, I know the local people blame me for it. Crops don't grow properly, so we rely on the fish that come from the sea. Oh, how I wish that this meadow was filled with wildlife. Images flash in front of my eyes, contained with memories of me and Jack.

"Hey there, gorgeous!" a familiar voice makes me turn around. Jack's leaning on his shepherd's staff, smiling. I grin. Seeing Jack almost melts my worries away. "Wanna see go see your anniversary present?" Jack asks and saunters over to me. "Of course!" I answer as he takes my waist, getting ready to ride the winds.

"Ready?" he says. "Ready." I take a deep breath in. Here we go.

Suddenly, we're flying, and it's exhilarating. The wind's so strong that soon my braid bun is nothing but loose hair, whipping in the breeze. I don't know where we're going, but one thing's for sure, I've never felt this free in forever.

Unfortunately, the feeling vanishes as we descend to the ground again, in a snow-covered pine forest. The air is tainted with the smell of pine and sap and the trees are decorated with snow. I love it. The ground is an untouched blanket of white and it's so quiet, so still. "Where are we?" I ask. Jack shrugs. "I don't really know, but we're definitely still in the land of Arendelle." he answers. I want to look around more, soak in the quietude, but I knew Jack was dying to show me his surprise. "Come on," Jack beckoned me forward. "It's not that far."

We walk for a few minutes and Jack stops in front of a clump of pine. Without a word, he pushes the branches away and lets me go first.
And what I saw was magnificent.

The entire area is covered with a thin, gleaming layer of frost, even the trees. Everywhere I look, everything was decorated with ice. The trees were laced with stars made of ice, the boulders were covered with icy designs and the best of all...

Flowers.

It's been so long since I've seen one, let alone an entire field of them. Each one is encased in a coat of frost so they're all preserved. How long did it take Jack to find flowers and cover each one so delicately? The plants were littered all over the earth, each planted gently on the frozen ground.

I covered my mouth in delight. Jack, smiling, took my hand and brought me closer to the middle. I knew that this used to be a big pond of some sort and that Jack must of frozen it to become a gigantic piece of ice. But it was not until I saw two light blue pairs of ice skates sitting nicely in the center that I realized what Jack wanted.

"May I have this dance?"

Thats the end of Chapter Two. Keep writing reviews people, I need the feedback :) Chapter Three coming out soon!