Chapter 2 Riding a horse is fun

Elsa and her parents were in the library, reading when Anna came bursting through the doors. "Let's do something great as a family. I'm doing nothing and you all are as well." "Actually Anna we are doing something." Elsa said as she continued reading, "Why don't you join us?" "Me? Join you? I rather die from boredom than read. I have a perfect idea of something we could do as a family."

"What is it?" "How about a race? Who horse is the fastest?" "Sure why not." Agdar spoke up and left to get his horse, "Will be at the stables." "Sure, you, Mama and Papa go and I'll stay here." "Elsa you're being difficult. Now come on." "No and you can't make me." Anna and Idun looked at each other and smiled. "Put me down Anna!" "Wow you're so light." Anna had Elsa hanging over her shoulder, one hand held a book and the other one held Elsa down. "I know I'm not that heavy, now put me down!"

"Nope, never will and never!" The guards and servants looked at them in confusion, the guards shrug it off and some of the servants smiled at how Anna is good at getting her sister out of her room or wherever she was. Agdar was in the stables, feeding his horse when he heard screaming. He walked towards the door and peeked his head out and saw Anna carrying someone on her shoulder along with Idun walking to the stables. He recognized the person Anna was holding when they reached the stables.

"Let me guess, Elsa don't want to race." They nodded, "Can you put me down now?" "Fine." Anna dropped Elsa on the ground, "So let's race." "Okay, I'll stay here while you all go ahead and race." "Aww, come on Elsa, it'll be fun." "No." "Riding a horse is going to be fun unless… you don't know how to ride a horse. Do you know how to ride a horse?" "No." Elsa mumbled, "What? I can't hear you?" "No." She muttered this time, "A little bit louder." "No, are you happy now? I can't ride a horse nor have I tried riding one."

"What! Elsa I can't believe you. Did you even try when you were locked away?" "Nope, I always thought I would've frozen the reigns or hurt the…I mean my horse but at that time I never really called it my horse." "Well looks like I have to teach you how to ride a horse." "Uh…no thanks. I'm fine, I don't want to ride nor be on a horse." Remembering the last time she'd been on a horse was when she was eight and it wasn't a good memory. "It's not that hard but I'm sure you'll get used to it. So please join us."

"Like I said before, no means no and there is no way you are going to lure me into riding a horse." Anna watched her sister in the eyes and saw a hint of mischief, "Yes you do want to ride horse." "No I don't." "Yes you do." "No I don't." "No you don't." "Yes I do." "No you don't." "Yes I do." "So you do want to ride a horse?" "Yes, now let's go." Elsa stood there for a moment taking in what just happened. "Did you just use reverse phycology on me?" "I sure did Elsa; now go choose your horse. I know a perfect place to practice."

"Alright." Elsa sighed in defeat and walked in the stables with Anna. "Choose your or a horse." "This one." "No! no, no, no! Thunder's my horse, any horse except Mama and Papa's horse, got it?" Elsa nodded and chose a white horse with a white mane. "Alright then, get on the horse." "I thought we were walking there." "Nope, if you ride now, you'll get a heads up on riding a horse. Now get on the horse." Fifteen minutes later, "I'm on the horse, like you told me to." "Yeah but it's not your horse, it's mine."

Anna was guiding two horses through the woods, hers and Elsa's. "Are we there yet?" "We would be if you were riding the horse." "But I'm not riding the horse so carry on." Anna scowled and continued guiding the horses through the woods. "We're here. This is actually a shortcut ice harvesters used to take." The place was a field with five to seven trees in it and was covered in snow. "Now Elsa, we are here so get on the horse." "Okay." Elsa sat on the horse holding reins, "Let's go." She snapped the reins, no movement.

"Giddy up. Yah! Ugh…come on go. Anna this horse is stubborn, like you sometimes." " Hey! Got an apple or a carrot?" "No." Anna sighed and walked over to her parents who were under a tree eating sandwiches. "Got any app-hey is that chocolate." Idun nodded as she handed Anna one. "What did I come for again…meh I'll remember soon." She walked back to Elsa, "Got the apple." "The apple? Oh, I forgot." "You're hopeless." "Why are you calling me hopeless?" "Not you I'm calling, it's this stupid horse."

Elsa kicked the horse and the horse kicked its back legs in the air sending Elsa on the ground, face first. When Elsa lifted her head out of the dirt, she saw Anna riding her horse. "How do you even do that? I tried everything and that stupid horse wouldn't move." "For starters, stop calling her stupid." "Okay, what next." "Come back on the horse." Elsa shakily got back on the horse, "Okay hold the reins." Elsa held the reins and snapped it but the horse stood there, her ears twitching now and then.

"See this stu…I mean this horse wouldn't move when I tell it to. How did you tell her to move or how did you even ride her?" "Well I trusted her." "What? That doesn't make any sense." "You see how I trust you that you wouldn't shut me out again, it is like that; trust that the horse wouldn't throw you off." "It makes sense and no sense at the same time." "Who cares, try again but this time gently." Elsa snapped the reins gently and the horse began to walk. "Hey, she's actually moving." "See, I told you that you have to trust the horse."

"Not really that but I was gentle and not scary. Maybe that's why she threw me off, I scared her." "You have a point there." "I think I'm ready to race." "You're sure?" "Yes, I'm sure." "Alright then." Anna and Elsa walked over to their parents who were fast asleep. "Looks like I'm going against you Anna, get ready to lose." "Oh I wouldn't think that. I have the fastest horse in the stables and yours I don't know if she's fast or not but other than that I'm going to win."

"I believe you." Elsa said sarcastically as she mounted her horse. "Okay we are starting here at this oak tree and end at the last on the other end of the field." "Got it." "On three, one, two-"Three!" Elsa yelled as she took off galloping. "Don't worry boy, you're the fastest horse in the stables. Now giddy up." Anna's horse took of galloping. They galloped past three trees, going past the fourth one; they saw Kristoff and Sven with their sleigh full of ice, going through the field.

"Oh boy. Stop girl, stop!" Elsa pulled the reins and the horse skidded to a stop. "Hi Elsa." "Hey Kristoff." Elsa turned her head to see Anna still galloping and she show no signs of stopping. "Anna! Stop!" Anna didn't hear Elsa warning even if she did, she wouldn't listen to it anyways. "Come on boy I know you can jump this, we've jumped over crevices already and the garden wall, other than that go for it." Anna whispered to her horse. "Kristoff, she's not stopping. It more looks like, she wants to do this."

At the very last second, Anna jumped over them, moving her hand from the reins and putting them in the air. They landed but didn't stop, "Great, now I'm last. Bye Kristoff." "Bye Elsa." Elsa caught up to Anna but Anna noticed Elsa's horse and changed direction. "Anna! Get back here!" Elsa and Anna galloped past their parents, waking them up. Agdar jumped and threw cake all over his wife. "Really?" he shrugged. Idun wiped the cake off and said, "I don't know about you but I'm going to join."

Idun grabbed her horse, Misty who was white and had a black mane and mounted her. "Elsa! Anna! You have a new racer and I'm going to win." "I don't think so Mama, me and thunder-"Thunder and I." Elsa corrected, "Whatever, are going to win." "Nope, me and Crystal here-"Don't you mean Crystal and I?" Elsa scowled, "Yeah whatever, are going to win, isn't that right girl." Crystal neighed in delight and dashed off with Elsa, Anna right behind. "See what did I tell you Elsa, riding a horse is easy and fun."

"Yes it is." "Who said that?" "Why, your old Papa did." Agdar came up from behind them on a horse, "Your horse Papa?" "Nah…another horse, not fast like my own but faster than Anna's. see you all back at the castle." Agdar said as he galloped past the remaining trees and got back on the trail to the kingdom. The three shook their heads and smiled; racing to the trail back to the castle, they saw Kristoff on Sven galloping towards them. "Hello again." "Hi again Kristoff, finish with the deliveries."

"Yeah, was going to take a nice walk back to my family and on the way I saw your father galloping back to the kingdom, let me guess, a race?" the three nodded, "You can join us for dinner if you like Kristoff." Elsa said, "And you can stay with Sven or we could get you a guest room." "Sure I don't mind joining you all for dinner." "Well let's go." They all were racing back to the castle when all of a sudden, "Hey guys." "Did the woods just spoke to us?" "Anna that's crazy, the woods don't talk."

"I wonder what they're making for dinner?" Elsa asked as she heard her stomach grumble. "Speaking of food, Anna do you have the-"Picnic basket? For the past…how many minutes ago…I ate a good bit of chocolates. You haven't noticed." "You ate all the chocolates?" "No, Elsa. I said I ate a good bit of it. About the forest voice." "Anna that's not real." "Hey guys, I'm right behind you." Everyone turned their heads around to see Olaf sliding on his belly.

"Oh it was just Olaf. What are you doing here?" "Nothing really, I was in the ice palace with Marshmallow and decided to come back down and I met up with you guys. So why are you all racing?" "Oh it's actually just for fun." They finally made it back to the stables, after putting their horses and reindeer back in the stables they went for dinner. "Dinner was great, I hope we could race again sometime." "Yes but not tomorrow." "Come on Elsa, I know you loved it and would want to do it again tomorrow."

"Yes you know I would like to race again but I have a meeting to go to." "I hate meetings." "I know you do. Good night Anna." "Good night Elsa." Anna left Elsa by her doorway as she made her way to her own room. Elsa made her way into her bed, 'Today was a great day and I know tomorrow will be a greater one because I know that Anna will try and I mean try to get me out of that meeting but I'll have to wait and see, I'll just have to wait.' With that, she let the tiredness take over her mind and she drifted off to sleep.