If you want/not want Helsa in this story I highly suggest you read this
A/N: Alright people, so I have two people for helsa and one person strongly against it. And I still feel weird putting it in so I tried coming up with a solution. The solution being to start out with Helsa, than make it go downhill or something, weather it be because of abuse or the past or whatever I would come up with (or what you guys would suggest). I know, it's weird but I really need you guys to tell me if you think this is a good idea or not. So, I'll wait to publish the next story until I get somewhat of a pool of results, or enough to decide. Pleasseee tell me what you think, cause I cant write without knowing if I should put in Helsa or not.
She got dressed into her formal dress, she usually wore for meetings she had to attend. She put her hair in braids, than rolled them into a neat bun. She wrapped the Arendelle symbol around her neck, slipped on her shoes and walked out her closet.
"What's the occasion?" Kristoff asked getting up and opening the door.
"Well, nothing, but if we see Hans I want to make sure he thinks I'm holding myself together nicely, you know, give a good impression." She said gracefully walking down the hall, arm and arm with Kristoff.
"You'd still give off a fine impression in your normal clothes." Kristoff whispered in her ear. She giggled and he kissed her on the cheek.
"But seriously, I think if you pranced around the halls laughing and having fun like you normally do, he'd probably think you're keeping yourself together pretty nicely." Kristoff shrugged.
Anna smiled, "You're right, but just in case. Hans is a weird guy, he would probably call me immature or something…"
"Well from what it sounds like, he's not too mature himself. He'd probably just say that to make you feel bad." Kristoff said getting a little angrier.
"Yeah." Anna said opening the door to Elsa's study. The two walked in to find Elsa sitting at her desk.
"Elsa I-"
"I know what you're here for, let me explain." She interrupted. The two sat down on the plush couches in front of her desk.
Elsa folded her hands and straightened her back.
"I did not ask for Hans to be here, no one did. But Arendelle recently joined a trade group. A trade group is a group kingdoms that discuss trade and politics by hosting balls and parties and meetings. Arendelle, joined this particular one that happened to have the Southern Isles as one of its members. This group, however, was our only option. No other groups would accept us, because of the incident, and me being a new queen without training. The Southern Isles failed to make an appearance at the last get together here, so their representative came to make up their lost time and personally talk with me since I was the host, and I was in charge of what went on. How Hans got here… I don't know, but I'm determined to find out at our next meeting, which is being hosted in the Southern Isles."
Kristoff and Anna sat there, rather satisfied with the explanation.
"Well how long is he here for?" Kristoff asked, fists clenched.
"At least a week. He requested a personal meeting and from what he mentioned discussing, well my decision could take hours, and days of consideration." Elsa responded.
"I'm sorry." She apologized. "I made sure his quarters were placed in the farthest room in the guest hall."
Kristoff couldn't argue, since she was the queen. Even if she wasn't it was hard to, she was obviously doing everything she could and Elsa was the most wise and rational person he knew.
Anna sat there, trying to contain her anger. None of this was Elsa's doing, the kingdom's reputation was in her hands. Still, Anna hated having even his presence in the castle.
There was a knock on the door.
"Your majesty, your meeting is taking place in 15 minutes." A servant said.
"Thank you Brandt, excuse me." Elsa said getting up. "I must prepare the paper work and what I'm going to say. I'll be done at lunch." Elsa closed the door behind her.
Kristoff sighed, "Well, this sucks."
"Yes it does." Anna said at a loss for words.
"How about we go up to the mountains? To the cabin?" Kristoff suggested grabbing her hand.
"But Eugene and Rapunzel…"
"They can come. I'm sure they have an open cabin up there. If not, they're safe here, Hans isn't after them-"
"He's not after me Kristoff." Anna corrected looking him in the eye.
"Anna, he failed to kill you and take over the kingdom because of you."
"Well-"
"Well of course there were other parts to the story, but that's not the point. If I were an evil psychopath I would be pretty pissed. And because he's a psychopath he doesn't think things through unless he's figuring out how to kill you." Kristoff said. Anna sighed. "Fine, but we have to leave quietly, in the middle of the night. We'll tell Eugene and Rapunzel too, they can come along." She whispered. Kristoff smiled, placed a hand on her face, and kissed her deeply.
"You do realize we're in a room alone so you don't have to whisper." Kristoff smiled against her forehead.
"Well, yeah, but…"She was cut off by his kiss. Afterwards, they both got up and walked out into the hall.
"I'm hungry." Anna said while they passed the staircase.
"Anna I'd rather not go downstairs-"
"I wont get my head chopped off by walking into the kitchen. Come on." They turned around and Kristoff was reluctantly pulled down the stairs.
The two ran into the kitchen, then into what was called the pantry. When one thinks of a pantry, they think of a closet full of unrefrigerated food, but in a castle, there were no such things as closets and kitchens.
When Anna opened up the back door it lead to a giant stock room full of all different foods, like fruit, pasta, cookies, vegetables, cookies, everything. Kristoff loved the place just as much as Anna, simply because he loved food just as much as Anna.
Both of them fixed up their own breakfasts, Anna made a peanut butter sandwich, Kristoff made a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Usually after their meals, they would share a plate of chocolate as dessert.
Once Anna finished licking her fingers clean, she said, "I'll go get the chocolate!"
"Anna why don't you-" He responded standing up.
"Kristoff, I love you more than anything but if you're saying I can't walk out the door and get some chocolate and walk right back here, I think that's a little over the line." Anna scolded look up at him.
"Fine." He said eyeing her.
"I'll be right back then." She turned around and flattened her dress, walking out the door. As soon as she turned the second corner to the other room, she bumped right into someone, falling straight down, arms flailing, until gloved hands caught her. She looked up to see a red haired man smirking. "Glad I caught you."
"Oh, Hans. I- uh-" Anna said standing straighter.
"How are things darling?" Anna cringed.
"They're- they're wonderful and don't call me darling." Anna was doing her best to respect manners and laws and reputation instead of beating the crap out of this guy, or at least try to.
"Now if you'll excuse me-"
"Look, I just want to apologize for everything I've done. Turns out someone slipped some sort of herbal mix in my drink that caused me to have selfish malicious intents-" Anna didn't believe a word he said "But more importantly, I want you to know that I still love you." He said looking in her eyes as he picked up her hands.
"Uh no thank-"
"Anna what we had was real. It could be like that again." He pushed. Anna was fuming red, she was about to call Kristoff, but she knew if he came and saw Hans like this, he was sure to ruin his and Arendelle's reputation. Also, he'd be kicked out of the castle for assaulting a prince. Funny how a prince doesn't get in trouble for sexually harassing a princess until it's rape. Anna thought.
"If you'll excuse me, we'll talk later. I'm busy." Anna ended. Hans seemed satisfied with that. "When darling?" He asked trying to sound romantic.
"Oh I don't know, tonight, at uh 2, in the rose gardens." She made up.
"Ok darling, it's a date." He winked. Anna almost threw up. She turned around back into the pantry, grabbed Kristoff's and rushed to a hidden corridor.
"Anna, chocolate?"
"Nope no chocolate." Anna said pushing him through the doorway making sure Hans wasn't anywhere in sight.
"That's weird, they always have it prepared." Kristoff said in a tone suggesting she was making it up.
"Well they were busy this morning they had to put the chocolate off." She answered as she rushed down the stairs, dragging Kristoff along.
"What ever could they be busy for Anna? There's on guest in the castle."
"Well they're having a chocolate festival in town."
"When is it?"
"This weekend."
"Anna it's Saturday, there's a chocolate festival, and they're busy making something else with one guest in the castle. I guess they should just post pone the festival than-"
"Ok fine!" Anna stopped and turned around. Man, he knew how to make her talk.
"I- I saw Hans." She confessed.
"You what!? See Anna I told you-"
"Kristoff it was for less than a minute! He didn't touch me at all!" Except for her hands…
"Ok fine talk." He said crossing his arms.
"He wants to get back together and made some excuse for acting like a murderer and taking over the kingdom. Like someone drugged him. He wouldn't leave me alone so I told him should talk later. He asked when and I made up a random time-"
"Anna you set up a meeting with him?"
"No, I'm not gonna show up, and it was the only way I could've left. He wouldn't leave me alone… not in that way but talking wise." Anna said. Kristoff was furious, not at Anna, but just at the situation. Anna put a hand on his shoulder.
"Kristoff… thank you."
"For what exactly?" He asked looking down at her, still angry.
"For being this mad and protective and involved and… No one really paid this much attention to me before, and I just… Thank you." She smiled wrapping her arms around him. His expression softened, he muscles loosened, and he wrapped his arms tight around Anna, digging his face in her neck.
"I love you, that's why." He answered as if she was questioning why.
"I love you too." She said getting a little teary. They pulled apart and looked at each other, still in their embrace.
"Let's do something." Anna smiled excitedly.
"What do you wanna do?" He seemed to loosen up a bit.
"Let's go to the docks." She smiled.
"Ok." He grinned as she dragged him through the kitchens and out the castle.