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- 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 Four- An Icy Visitor.
The next day, Bryan was sitting in front of the large fireplace, smoking when the large front doors swung open, causing the cold air to drift in and make the flames flicker. Bryan raised his head towards the doors to see a tall woman walk in, dressed all in white. She shook the snow off her white fur coat as she looked around the hotel with her blue eyes. Her white hair was tied in a large bun on her head and white glasses shielded her eyes.
He got up and walked over to her "Afternoon, I'm sorry but we weren't expecting anyone. How did you make it through? The road has been closed for days because of this storm"
She ignored him and kept looking around the large entrance hall "Could you get someone to fetch my bags? They're right outside"
"Of course, hang on" Bryan started ringing the bell and calling for Howard, while the woman gazed at the stuffed polar bear "What is your name, dear miss?"
"Just call me Mrs. Gideon and would it be at all possible to have a room on the top floor?" She asked politely, continuing her gaze on the bear.
"Yes of course, how long will you be staying for?" Bryan asked, checking his calendar and ledger.
"Why? Are you expecting a rush?" Bryan looked up at her "No, I just thought you'd like a much warmer suite. The storm will be going on for some time"
"I'll be going tomorrow, don't worry" She then turned her gaze to a large mirror hanging up; unaware Howard was standing on the top floor, watching her. She then looks down at her fingers, noticing them dripping water onto the floor. She then looks to her side and sees she's standing next to a stove, the fire roaring inside and the heat radiating onto her.
"Would you like some hot tea sent to your room?" Bryan asked, handing her the key to her room "No tea thank you, just a jug of ice water"
Howard soon made his way downstairs and help take Mrs. Gideon and her cases to her room, then went back downstairs to fetch her jug of ice water. He stood just outside the door and pressed his hand to it, waiting...
"Well, are you just going to stand outside all day or are you coming in?" He heard from inside. Howard immediately noticed the strange chill in the room, icy cold. He placed the water on her table by the open window without looking at her once "Do you like mirrors?" The woman asked.
He looked up into her blue eyes, wide with curiosity "Why?"
"I was just wondered if you knew or not, but you don't, do you?"
Howard stood there for a minute giving her a strange look, before turning back to the stove, ready to place wood inside "What are you doing? I'm not cold, so please leave it alone" She walked over to him and placed her finger under his chin, lifting it up to gaze into his brown eyes "You have lovely eyes, the first thing I noticed about you. How old are you?"
"About 22" Howard admitted, losing himself in her icy blue eyes. He then shook his head clear and got up "I think I'm needed downstairs"
"Wait, a few days ago, there was a snowstorm that happened here. Do you know anyone that was affected or changed by it?" She asked, making him stop in his tracks "Like have you noticed what a mean, selfish little person you've become? Do you know why that is? It's because you want something from me, you crave it more then anything else, and you can't even stop thinking about it. Even if you don't know what it is"
She walked back over to her table and poured herself some water, leaving Howard to his thoughts "I'll be on the lake tonight, why don't you come and see me?"
"I...I can't" Howard stuttered, making her stare at him "What a shame, I'm only here for the one night. You like winter, don't you? I've got something for you" Excited, he walked over to her but was stopped when she placed a hand on his chest. She then placed a large coin in his hand with a smile and turned away, making him walk out of the room disappointed.
He walked downstairs with nothing but that icy woman on his mind when a soft voice called out to him "Well, aren't you even gonna wish me happy birthday?" Howard turned to see Vince standing behind him, a sad frown on his face which broke Howard for his thoughts "I'm sorry, happy birthday Vince"
The younger man just gave him a neutral look as he mumbled his thanks "Look, I know I've been awful to you Vince, please forgive me. I've just been...sick"
"Are you gonna be at my party tonight?" Vince asked, hopeful that they could start again "Better not disappoint me"
"I promise, I'll be there" Howard said, nearly smiling that Vince was ready to forgive him "I'll never forgive you if you don't turn up, and I mean it small eyes"
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Night-time fell and kids gathered round a fancy looking sleigh, which almost looked like a motorcar with a fan on the back. In his room, Howard was getting ready for the party, combing his hair in the mirror. He was wearing his best brown clothes and gathered all the money he's collected over the days he's been there. One of them the large coin Mrs. Gideon gave him.
As if by magic, his windows opened and made him jump. He heard a voice calling for him, her voice 'You know you want to come with me'. He was tempted, but walked back into his room and downstairs.
Outside, the kids were scared away from the sleigh by the icy woman, who looked up to see Howard staring down at her. He went back into his room and gathered his skates, walking out of his room to walk into Vince. The younger man was dress in tight black trousers and a tight fitting red shirt, a sparkly belt around his hips. His eyes were covered with a light blue eye shadow and his lips were tinged pink with lip gloss. Howard's breath caught in his throat at the sheer beauty of Vince "I didn't want you to see my new outfit yet" Vince said, almost shyly, then frowned "Why aren't you ready yet and what you got your skates for?"
"Listen Vince, can you keep these for me until tomorrow?" Vince stared at him confused before taking the skates and nodded as he went downstairs and put them behind the reception deck. He then went behind a large curtain to see tables set up all posh, all the guest admiring him and saying how nice his outfit looks.
Howard watched after him for a moment before walking downstairs and out the hotel, all the way to the show store. He bought the boots Vince desired and happily walked out the store, stopping as he saw Mrs. Gideon go past in her sleigh, making him run back to the hotel.
At their table, Vince, Bryan and Rudi sat eating their dinners. Well, Vince wasn't in worry, every now and again looking up to his father's face, who was staring at the empty chair next to his son "He'll be here, he promised dad".
Howard walked through the hotel doors, then heard her voice again 'I got what you want, Howard'. Knowing what he should do, he sat down and wrote a quick note on a pad of paper, placing it in the wrappings of the boots in the box and placed it under a bench. He heard everyone singing 'Happy Birthday' to Vince and his heart sank, knowing he missed it.
Vince was devastated as he blew the candle out on his cake, all the time looking at Howard's empty chair. Bryan saw this and took him aside "Just forget about him, he's not worth it"
"Something much have happened to him, I have to look for him" Vince said, walking out to the entrance hall. He looked down to see a box sticking out from under a bench and took it out, gasping with both joy and sadness at his dream boots. He then saw the note sticking out between them and opened it, reading just two words -Help Me!
His blue eyes widened with shock and he dropped the box, rushing out the hotel towards the lake, the one place Howard loved to go more than anywhere.
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Howard made it to the lake, looking to the other side where Mrs. Gideon was waiting for him in her sleigh. She drove off without him, teasing him so Howard had run onto the ice and borrow a normal sleigh from some kid. He ran and skidded on it toward her fancier sleigh "Take me with you" he called out, making her throw some rope towards him. He held on for dear life as she went faster.
Vince was running through the bare, snow covered trees towards the lake, panic and worry taking over his senses. He stopped at the edge of the lake, but didn't see anyone. Sighing in defeat, he turned and started walking back towards town.
As they got to a bridge, Howard's sleigh skidded to one side, knocking him off as it went over the edge and into the icy waters below. He looked up as his senses came back a moment later to see Mrs. Gideon standing over him, a smirk on her face "You know I said you wanted something, but you didn't know what it was? This is it" She bent down and kissed him deeply, making him pass out once more. When he woke up, he was shocked to see they were flying over the snow capped mountains, into the starlit sky and out of everyone's lives, including Vince's.
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A couple of months later, spring came and thawed out all the snow in the village, the ice covered lake melted to give way to fisherman. Vince was never happy through all that time, grieving for his lost love. He went down to the river by the lake to see two men pull a sleigh out of the waters "Reckless boy should've watched where he was going..." He heard, his heart sinking low.
"He didn't die, I just know it" Vince said, arguing his Bryan back at the hotel "He was with that woman, that icy woman. She took him, the bitch"
"What woman? We didn't have any guests that night, the pass was shut. Look, I know you miss him, but you must face the fact that he's dead. You will come to accept it in time" Bryan replied, trying to be sympathetic.
"What, like you did with mom?" Vince said coldly, walking away from his father. He went down to the kitchen to talk to his uncle instead "Uncle Rudi, when I was talking to my dad about Howard, I can see something deep in his eyes, something he's not telling me and I think you know what it is"
"There has been a lot of unusaul things happening around here, unexplained things like your mother's death. Many other have also disappeared, all young men from villages all around the mountains, all without a trace. Some say they were taken by the Snow Queen, but it's just a myth" Rudi explained sadly, making Vince even more worst.
He never slept that night, so in the morning he got up and went to church, where his uncle was. He walked in and was saddened to hear the service for Howard, his heart breaking as he saw the gloves Howard always wore on the lake or working. He rushed out of the church, tears glistening in his eyes as he noticed daffodils growing outside "It's not fair, everything reminds me of him" He mumbled to himself, as he walked numbly to the bridge where Howard disappeared.
Vince stood on the wooden bridge, looking over the blue river, its waters rushing by "Let me have him back, please. I'll give you my new boots for him back" He sobbed, taking of said garments and throwing them in the waters, watching as they washed away. Knowing it didn't work, he stood on the railings and gazed sadly into the waters "I'll give you myself for him back, please"
He closed his eyes and jumped in, dropping to the river like a stone. His breath left him as he became unconscious, floating down the river face down as the current drifted him away.
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Sorry about the lateness of this update, i also wanna tsay thank you to Buttons Magoo for betaing this chapter you rule, girl. from chugirl2526.