OMG! Thank you for all the glowing reviews! I'm definetely gonna keep going. But lately I might be really busy and I'm suffering from a tad of writer's block, but I wrote this before I got it. Enjoy!

Anna ran with Kai towards the castle, disregarding all protocol or dignity. There were no sounds coming from the room anymore.

She entered the room and her heart stopped. Her father was sweating intensely, in too much pain to even cry out. He was purple and blue, his lips were cracked and his skin was peeling. He peed a little. In a word, he looked - wild. Anna sat next to his bed and squeezed his hand. He squeezed back. It was faint, but it was definitely there. A tear fell from Anna's face and landed on his arm. His breaths wheezed, like a broken tractor.

"How..how did this happen?" She asked.

The doctor shook his head. "It must be a disease of some sort. We've never seen anything like it. I can't explain it."

Anna nodded. Hans smirked to himself. Nobody had even considered that the king had been poisoned. Soon Arendalle would be his for sure. The princess was a vunerable girl. It really was a good life. Anna turned to Hans with a sudden urgency. "Hans. We need to get married. Now."

Hans just stood there. It couldn't be this easy, could it? "I'm sorry what?"

"My father could die any moment now. We need to do this for him. We need to find a minister and get this over with. I don't care about the dress or anything like that. I..I want him to be alive while I do this."

Her father was too weak to protest, and only groaned. "Princess Anna, are you sure?" Said Kai. "Perhaps you're not thinking straight, and besides, you've only known Prince Hans for.."

"He's dying Kai!" Said Anna. "He's dying. And this is what he would want. I'm sure of it. I have a duty to my kingdom."

Anna looked at Hans with pleading eyes. He nodded. "Yes, we have to do this now." Hans called for a servant to fetch a minister immediately.

The service was quick, and silent. It was performed in the king's chambersm. There was no smiling or happiness, only people blinking back tears. A few minutes later, Anna was married, and the only person that knew that she had been manipulated was her own dead father.

The funeral was a long one. The king was loved by all, and his first priority was to his people. All the castle staff were required to attend, including Kristoff. He hated funerals, because it just made it even harder to forget the person. He didn't like remembering people who were gone - it was too painful.

He'd heard that Anna had gotten married to a guy that had been courting her for basically a two weeks. He was a little shocked. Anna didn't seem like the gullible type. Although, from his experiances with her, she was very vunerable. He was worried about her.

He saw her standing next to the coffin alone. He waved over at her, but she was too busy staring into space to notice him. The minister droned on and on. Evantually, the funeral was over and everyone stumbled out in silence to the ballroom for the wake.

Anna gripped on to Hans' arm tight, as if it was her lifeblood. She didn't avert her eyes from the floor. Kristoff couldn't get a moment alone with her. Her new husband seemed very protective of her.

"Anna?" Hans asked. She didn't answer. She just continued doing nothing. People talked and drunk and did everything according to the protocol of social convention. Anna had deep bags ubder her eyes. Kristoff felt sorry for her. He only hoped she would'nt throw herself off the pier again.

After everyone had stopped coming up to her to offer their condolences, Anna excused herself. She needed to be alone for a bit, and headed towards the gardens. Hans was relieved. Finally! Now he could take advantage of the drunk women and have a few glasses of bubbly himself. He grabbed a glass of champagne and headed toward a gorgeous lady.

Kristoff followed Anna into the gardens, leaving Hans to break his marrige vows a day after he'd made them.

Anna was sitting on bench in front of the water fountain. She was queen. She wasn't prepared at all - and the only person that understood her was gone. Her eyes glistened. She hoped she'd made the right choice by marrying Hans. They would rule Arendalle together, side by side. It would be okay. Everything would work out. She smiled a little. Kristoff saw how peaceful she was and left her to her thoughts.

Meanwhile, inside the ballroom, Hans was getting no luck with any women. It seemed the news had spread too quickly of his marrige to Princess Anna. Even if they were drunk. He was about to give up when he saw a beautiful girl across the room. She was standing alone, wearing gloves. She had white hair and quite stunning. He slowly began his descent.

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