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Jesselyn smiled as she braided a young girls hair in the castle courtyard. A few of the children had come to play with Olaf, and had been amazed when they found him as a human, though his transformation didn't stop his love of play with the energetic children. While two boys ran around with Olaf, as small girl sat on the fountain, playing with a small doll in her lap.
When Jesselyn spotted her, she went and sat next to her, talking to the young girl with a smile. After a few minutes she began twisting the girls hair. The young girl, whose name was Ella, smiled and giggled happily as she finished getting her hair braided.
She jumped off the edge of the fountain and thanked Jesselyn before running off with the two other young boys. Olaf smiled and walked over to her, he sat down next to her and placed his hand on hers. She leaned against his side and rested her head on his shoulder.
"You're great with children," he said, kissing her forehead.
She shrugged, "I loved playing with the children back home."
Suddenly Jesselyn realized something, her smile left her face, Olaf noticed the change and look at her curiously, "what's wrong?"
"I'm getting married in a week," she said under her breath. Her hand turned into a fist underneath Olaf's, she stood up and began pacing, a trait she had always had when she got nervous.
Olaf frowned and got up, he grabbed her shoulders to stop her pacing, "it's alright, just calm down."
She shook her hair, some of her brown curls falling over her shoulder, "not it's not Olaf. I'm getting married and I've fallen in love, with someone who isn't my fiancé. This could almost be considered an affair."
"Jesselyn, please calm down," he said quietly, his voice low. Jesselyn still wasn't completely used to it, when he became human his voice got lower and now it dropped even lower.
"I'm sorry, but if my parents ever found out about this," she stopped, not wanting to think of the consequences.
"Are you ashamed of me?" Olaf asked, his eyebrows furrowed together.
"No, of course I'm not," she shook her hand furiously and moved closer to him. She placed a hand on his cheek and gave him a loving look that he had gladly grown accustomed too in the few days he'd been human, "I love you so much, I just know my parents would disapprove."
Olaf placed his hand over the one that was on his cheek, "I love you too, don't worry we'll figure this all out," he said before kissing her on the nose.
She smiled and kissed his nose in return, he chuckled, as he came in for another kiss the sound of disgusted children came out of nowhere. The two pulled away from each other and saw a groups of children, jokingly making disgusted faces at the sight of Jesselyn and Olaf.
The ex-snowman smiled and moved away from the princess and began chasing the children around the courtyard. Jesselyn laughed at the sight, stopping when she felt a tug on the skirt of her dress. She turned and looked down to the see the young girl from earlier, her hair still in a braid, in her hands was a bundle of purple lilacs. She looked up and smiled shyly before handing the flowers to Jesselyn.
She gladly took them and knelt down in front of Ella, "thank you very much," she said. She plucked one of the lilacs out of the bundle and positioned it behind her ear so that it stayed securely.
Ella gave a cheeky grin, "thank you so much Princess Jesselyn."
Ella then leapt up and hugged Jesselyn tightly, her eyes widened in surprise before gently squeezing the girl in a hug. When Ella pulled away she waved and skipped off happily to an older woman whom Jesselyn assumed was her mother.
Jesselyn tossed in her bed before sitting up, "what is it?" She called to the voice that was coming from outside her door.
"Could you meet us in the library, we've got some guests and they want to see you," Anna's voice said, slightly muffled by the door.
She rubbed her eyes, "alright, I'll be there soon."
She tossed back her blankets and got up. In her vanity mirror she laughed at her appearance, she almost felt bad that Nathaniel had to marry her, she looked like the bride of Frankenstein. Moving quickly, she brushed her hair, though it still had a slight poof, she then made a move to put her hair into a simple yet elegant bun. After, she got up and slipped on a semi-formal dress, after a final check in the mirror she left her room, making her way to the library.
When she opened the door the sight inside shocked her. Anna sat next to Kristoff on a small couch while Elsa sat in a large chair. Olaf sat in another chair, and tight smile on his face, though in his eyes she could see that he was angry, and she knew why. On the the other side of the library, her mother and father sat together on a couch, and in another chair sat someone she had never expected to see here in Arendelle, Nathaniel.
"Mother, father, what are you doing here?" Jesselyn asked, she clasped her hands together in front of hair, squeezing them together tightly.
"Well there was a terrible storm recently and quite a bit of damage was done to the castle grounds, and with the wedding coming up, we thought we'd make other arraignments," her mother said with a smile.
"Yes, your wedding is going to be held here in Arendelle," Elsa said stiffly, Jesselyn could easily tell she was also on edge about this whole deal.
"And even better news, the weddings going to be on Saturday," her mother added happily.
Jesselyn's eyes widened, her hands fell to her sides, her entire body felt numb, had she heard that right? She was getting married on Saturday, as in four days from now? "You mean four days from now?" Jesselyn repeated the question that popped into her mind.
Her mother nodded and stood up, "yes, aren't you excited?" She asked with a tight hug.
Jesselyn merely nodded, still stunned, "we would have scheduled it earlier, but your mother and I thought you and Nathaniel would like to really get to know each other." Her father said, still seated, though he had a kind smile on his face.
Nathaniel stood up from his seat and went over to Jesselyn, he smiled, flashing two Roy's of pearly white teeth, his eyes were indeed a bright striking green, that Jesselyn would have bet her life would have any other princess melting in his gaze, but all she say were Olaf's shining grey eyes, filled with hurt and sadness at having to see his princess married of to another man.
Nathaniel grabbed Jesselyn's hand and kissed her knuckled, his lips almost felt cold against her skin, as his lips lingered on her fingers, she so desperately wished that it was Olaf standing in Nathaniel's place right now.
"Princess Jesselyn, it is an honor to meet you," he said his voice thick with an accent that she couldn't quite pin point.
Jesselyn mentally shook her head, taking up the act of a princess who was happy to get married, "and you Prince Nathaniel," she said curtsying, giving him a kind smile.
He smiled at her again, "if it isn't much of a bother, I would love if you would accompany me for a stroll through the kingdom."
"Of course, that sounds lovely," she said, wrapping a hand loosely around his outstretched arm.
They left the library, but not before Jesselyn glanced back and saw Olaf's face, it was calm, but his eyes were full of anger, not particularly at her, at least she hope. Hopefully he knew that she was simply acting the way her parents expected and not how she actually wanted to.
The two of them strolled slowly through town, Nathaniel asking her question about herself every so often, though whenever she would answer, she would glance at him and see him looking at so,etching else, and after following his gaze, she found out that he was usually glancing a other woman, not that it truly bothered her in the slightest.
After what felt like forever, though it had probably only been about an two hours or so, the two returned to the castle, just in time for dinner. Jesselyn was silent for most of dinner, as was Olaf, Elsa, Anna and Kristoff. Her parents, albeit mostly her mother, were obsessing over the details of the wedding. How royals from different kingdoms all over were coming to celebrate, and how large the ceremony would be, with flying doves and elegant flowers.
And her mother also told her how Jesselyn's dress looked, since she hadn't been there to see it finished. It was long sleeved, the ends of the sleeves going to point at her middle finger, it apparently had a fairly large skirt, and her veil was a beautiful sheer fabric that was about ten feet long. The whole description caused Jesselyn's palms to sweat and heart beat picked up quickly.
Finally she could take it anymore and excused herself from dinner, immediately going to her room. She practically ripped her hair out of its bun, and yanked off her dress, replacing it with a soft nightgown. She fell onto her bed, letting a few tears of aggravation fall down her cheeks.
She wiped her eyes when she heard a knock on the door, "come in," she said hoping her voice sounded steady.
The door opened and Elsa walked in, followed closely by Anna, they both sat down on her bed and she gave them both a tight hug. They weren't here sister but they were the sisters she never had. They sat there with her, not speaking, they knew what was wrong, anybody would be like this after hearing details about how much was going into a wedding they didn't even want to take place.
After a while another knock on the door pulled them all apart, "come in," Jesselyn said, her voice now steady and calm.
Surprisingly, Olaf walked in and smiled, Anna and Elsa excused themselves and let them out, but before she left, Elsa gave Jesselyn a look, Jesselyn rolled her eyes at the certain look, like anything was going to happen.
Olaf sat next to Jesselyn on her bed and smiled softly, "how are you feeling?" He asked softly.
She smiled and gave him a sideways glance, "alright, I'm just a little stressed."
He nodded understandingly, "I understand, but tell me something, what do you think of your fiancé?"
She frowned and leaned into Olaf, resting her head against his chest, "he's handsome, but even before I met you I knew he wasn't anything special. To be honest, when he kissed my hand earlier, I wanted it to be you in his place."
He chuckled and wrapped an arm around her waist, "well that's great to know, I'm glad you weren't won in by that smile."
"What are you talking about? Your smile is just as white, and way better than his."
"Thank you."
"But I figured out something about him, when we were in town I caught him constantly staring at other woman," she said nonchalantly.
Olaf scoffed, "how could he look at other woman when he had the most beautiful one on his arm?"
Jesselyn smiled and turned to look at Olaf, "thanks, but I wish I had been on your arm," she said leaning up closer to him, letting their noses brush.
Olaf smiled and leaned down, pressing his lips to hers in a loving kiss. Jesselyn smiled against his lips and wrapped her arms tight around his neck, holding onto the kiss as long as possible. When they pulled away she immediately felt an empty feeling inside of her, how she wished she could break the engagement and be with Olaf for the rest of her life.
"Jesselyn," he murmured, his lips brushing hers as he spoke.
She silenced him with another kiss, this time pouring all her love for him into it. At some point during the kiss Jesselyn found her back being pressed against the soft comforter whole Olaf hovered over her.
He pulled away suddenly, looking at her with eyes full of guilt, she chuckled and played with the ends of his hair, "Olaf, I love you so much," she said, looking him dead in the eyes.
"I love you too, but," she cute him off with a quick kiss on the lips.
"But nothing," she said running her fingers over his cheek, "sometimes love take precedence over all else, and this is one of those times."
Olaf looked at her in shock, before closing his eyes and laughing, "oh Jesselyn, you are such a unique person."
"I know," she said, looking into his eyes when they reopened.
She never knew someone's eyes could change in such a short amount of time, but his eyes that had once been feels with guilt, were now filled with what she could only guess was lust. When he moved his lips back to hers she knew that there was no going back, and she realized that even though her parents would severely disapprove of this, she wanted it to happen, and she couldn't imagine it happening with anyone else.
That entire night, Jesselyn was in pure bliss, the love of her life with her the entire time. And when the time came for the two of them to finally sleep, Jesselyn curled up in Olaf's arms, hoping that morning would never come and that she and him could stay together like this for the rest of their lives.
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