The Boosh Queen.
Summery- BooshxSnow Queen. Vince lost his mother when he was younger and works in the hotel owned by his father. One day, he meets and falls in love with a new worker, Howard, but an icy lady comes into town and steals Howard away. Will Vince journey through the four seasons to get him back?
Disclaimer- Boosh is not owned by me, is owned by two people with more talent then my little finger. I only owe Evelyn.
Author's Notes- I'm back from holiday :) and I thought of newer and greater boosh crossovers, starting with this one This is based on the tv version of the snow queen with Bridget Fonda in it, I don't own this, some guy called David Wu does, I just own the dvd I got free out the paper hehe.
Thanks to everyone who've reviewed Hopefully there's everything in here- humour, angst, fluff, yay
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Chapter Three- Skating Lessons and A Change of Heart.
Howard came downstairs the next day with a large basket of washing, when he saw a note with a red rose covering it on a bench. He smelt the rose with a smile and hid it in one of the lift up areas on the bench, before carrying on with his chores.
A bit later on, he was cleaning boots an easier way in the kitchen, by boiling them in the kitchen, while Rudi was dishing up dinner "So, you like it here then, Howard?" He asked.
"Well, apart from the long hours, the endless lifting of heavy cases and all the dirty boots, it's just peachy" Howard joked before hearing Bryan calling for him. He grabbed his basket of boots quickly and scarpered out of the room just as the ex-singer entered "Have you seen the bellboy? People are asking for their boots back" Bryan asked.
"Haven't seen him round lately" Rudi answered, smiling to himself as Bryan started to leave the kitchen "He not so bad, I mean haven't you seen the way he and Vince look at each other".
Bryan looked shocked and annoyed at this news and finally left the room. Howard was bringing in cases when his boss called out to him "What do you know about this?" He pointed to the stuffed polar bear, who was wearing a very fetching red and blue striped scarf Vince placed on it.
"It's a bear with good fashion sense?" Howard asked weakly, before shaking his head and walking off- right into a wooden piller! Vince smiled as he watched the older man while coming down the stairs.
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That night, a strong wind blew, waking both Vince and Howard. Vince looked through his peephole in the frosted up window to see the snowflakes forming into a beautiful woman, her skin and long hair white as snow, while wearing a long white fur coat. She turned to Howard's window, who was also looking out his peephole. He looked into her icy blue eyes, mesmorised.
Vince pounded on his window to make the woman disappear "No, leave him alone, you creepy ice cube!" The woamn heard the noise and turned around, staring deeply at Vince's window...
Until he woke with a start, the morning sunshine pouring through and brightening his room. He calmed down, got dressed and went downstairs where Howard was polishing the reception desk. He looked up from his work and smiled at the sight of the younger man "Vince, listen. You wanna go skating with me after work?" He asked, hopeful.
"Nah mate, I'm not really into skating. I told you I hate winter" Howard smiled again at him, took his hand and led him to a small calander a bit away on the desk. He blew on the dates so it went from December to March "There, now it's spring as far as we know"
Vince gave a sad smile "If it was spring, all the snow would be gone and there'd be daffodils everywhere" He walked back to his room, leaving Howard rejected.
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Night-time fell and Howard was seen out on the frozen lake alone. He looked over to the bandstand and his heart sorw when he saw vince standing in it. He smiled as he skating over to Vince "Didn't you promise me daffodils?" The younger man asked, cheekily.
"There are out there, just under the snow. You know, they might come out if you skated with me" Vince smiled as he ran back to the hotel for his skates. Soon the pair were skating on the smooth ice, hand in hand "I'm a little rusty, it's been awhile"
Howard smiled and showed off by spinning perfectly on his skates "Now you try" Vince did only a half-hearted spin and fell straight on his arse "You alright?" Howard asked, concerned while helping him up.
"Yeah, just no more spins, alright?" They shared a laugh before staking off once more, Vince mainly falling on his arse thousands of times. The next day, Howard was shovelling snow from the hotel pathway with Vince watching "You know, for someone who says they're crap at skating, you're quite good Vince"
"You know, while we were staking, I did not see a single daffodil, mate" Vince smirked.
"That's because they're still shy about you" Howard said certainly, before Bryan started calling out for him, making him fall back in fright into a mini snow drift, Vince giggling at his fall. That evening, Howard took Vince out on the lake for more skating pratice, proud of his friend as he no longer fell on his arse. Soon, Vince was matching Howard move for move.
They restedon the snowy bank of the lake next to a small fire to keep them warm "I bet you did this with all the young men back home" Vince said.
"I did, but they were my younger brothers so it dosen't count" Howard admitted, makingVince smile. They gazed into each others eye and leaned in until their lips touched in their first gentle kiss. They broke apart and Howard held Vince' cheek in his hand, his thumb caressing slowly "I love you so much, Vince"
Vince was about to reply back when a strong wind blew, sending loose snow across the ice of the lake "We better get back" He suggested, as more snow flakes flew fast around them.
Howard stood up with him "It's just snow, it won't hurt us" Then a terrible pain shot in his eye, causing him to gasp in pain "Howard, you alright?" Vince asked, panicking.
"I just got something in my eye, that's all" Howard answered, rubbing his eye.
"Let me see, it looks all bloodhsot" Vince insisted, trying to pull down Howard's arm.
"Just leave me alone, I'm not a child" Howard coldly snapped, instantly upsetting Vince, who was trying to hold back tears. Howard sighed "I'm sorry, it just stings a bit" They made their way away from the lake and back to the hotel, where Howard stopped a few feet away "Ok, you should go on alone now"
Vince looked shocked and confused at this order, so Howard explained "I'm just thinking of you and what Bryan would say seeing us together. Just go on ahead, it's for the best"
"If you think so..." Vince said sadly, walking the rest of the way alone with a heavy heart and tears forming in his eyes.
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The next morning, Howard was crouching on the overlapping roof of the grocey store and pushed a load of snow on two, poor unsuspecting people. He then made his way down and saw a man placing a load of boxes on a small horse and cart, so he threw a rockand hit the back of the horse, causing it to gallop off without its rider.
Vince watched the horse gallop off and the desruction it created, but never saw that it was Howard who made it mad. He saw the older man coming to him and smiled "Listen Howard, about last night on the lake..."
"Yes I'm sorry about that. Dunno what came over me..." He was silenced by Vince's finger on his lips "Don't me sorry mate, I loved it. In fact, I think we should have another 'lesson' tonight" Vince suggested, a dizzy grin on his face.
"Well, I think you need all the lessons you need because you're a crap skater" Howard replied coldly, once again upsetting Vince before walking off. Since that night, he was never the same. Howard was cold and distant, he no longed smiled while working and worst was he never gave Vince a second look, just completely ignored him.
The next night, Vince opened his large bedroom window and was surprised to see Howard's opened, the man himself sitting inside it, staring and an handful of snow "Amazing things snowflakes, no faults in them. It's such a shame they have to melt" He said, never looking once at Vince, yet knowing he was there.
"Why don't you close the window? It's so cold" Vince asked, getting creeped out by Howard, who just ignored him "Ever been cut by something sharp, like a knife or a horrible piece of ice?" He asked, definatly creeping Vince out.
"I don't know who you are anymore, Howard. What happened to you?" Vince asked, out of fear and concern. He felt chills go down his spine as Howard just stared blankly at him before returning to his snow. He looked up again when he heard Vince close the window on him, then back once more to his snow, not caring about the feelings he's hurt.
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The next day, Rudi was putting the finishing touches onto a pink iced cake with red roses in the middle, while Vince leaned on the wall behind, something weighing heavy on his mind "I dunno what I've done wrong. What have I done to make him hate me?"
"Why don't you just ask him?" Rudi answered, keeping his gaze on the cake. Vince thought about it and moved out the kitchen, looking around the hotel for Howard. When he couldn't find him, he got his coat and went to the lake, the only other place Howard would be.
The man himself was staking on the lake, a few other people skating aorund. Vince watched him sadly, as the old man gave him a blank look before continuing staking "Why are you like this now? Why are you being so cruel and horrible? It's not like you, it's like you're making everyone hate you" Vince asked, nearly pleding for answers.
"Everyone does hate me, your father treats me like a slave" Howard said, not a hint of emotion in his voice, frightening Vince "He does respect you, I know he does"
"Yeah, and maybe one day he'll let me run the hotel. I don't think so" Howard replied, sarcastically.
"It's not like that, if you just stick to the jobs you're given..." He jumped in fright as Howard skidded right in front of him, his face close to his. Howard's eyes flashed dangerously, making Vince feel uncomfortable just being near him "Here's a better idea, why don't we just follow the mountians up north, just you and me skating and skating forever? Would you like that?" Howard asked, a cold smile on his face.
"No!" Vince nearly yelled, standing up to make Howard back away "I want you to come back to the hotel with me before you get fired" Howard gave him a blank look once more, before staking off again. Vince definatly felt the tears roll down his face, as his heart broke at the loss of his new love "I thought you loved me, Howard" He called out, making the older man stop in his tracks.
Howard turned his head to look over his shoulder at Vince "You never said you loved me" He replied coldly, before staking off once more. Vince, broken-hearted, made his way slowly back to the hotel, hating the winter even more.
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There we go, sorry about the late update needed research hehe from chugirl2526.