I hope you're all enjoying this fanfic so far. I'm so happy with it so far, and how fast I'm getting updates out. Enjoy this chapter, which I think is the longest one I've written.


"Where's Jesselyn?" Anna groaned as she stood in the castle courtyard. "We were supposed to leave ten minutes ago."

They day before, Kristoff had agreed to bring Anna and Jesselyn to visit the trolls. Currently both the Ice Harvester and the princess stood in the courtyard, waiting for Jesselyn to show up.

"Maybe you should go look for her," Kristoff suggested as Sven bit off the end of a carrot, allowing Kristoff to eat the other half.

She nodded with a smile and headed into the castle, immediately directing herself towards Jesselyn's room. Anna knocked on the door and stood in silence. None of the staff we're bustling through the halls because they were all running frantically around the ballroom, preparing for the wedding reception.

"Anna what are you doing here, wasn't Kristoff going to take you and Jesselyn to visit the trolls?" Elsa asked, making her way down the hall.

Anna nodded, "yeah, but she hasn't shown up yet, so I thought I'd come and look for her."

"She isn't out of bed yet?" The queen asked. Anna shook her head and knocked on the door once again.

When there was no sound from the other side of the door, Anna grabbed the door handled and pushed the door open. Inside, the room was dark, the curtains still shut, and on the bed the two saw Jesselyn, still fast asleep. Anna slowly and quietly walked towards the bed, a gasp escaped her lips when her eyes fell upped her cousin. Jesselyn's cheek was a light black and purple, and her arms has a few rather large bruises covering it as well.

"What wron-," Elsa stopped short when she saw Jesselyn for herself.

"How did this happen?" Anna breathed, running her fingertips lightly over Jesselyn's bruised cheek. The sleeping princess cringed in her sleep before letting her eyes open slowly.

"Anna? Elsa? What are you two doing here?" She asked groggily.

"I think the better question is, what happened to you?" Elsa asked, gesturing towards her cheek and arm.

Jesselyn's eyes widened as she realized the bruised that covered her head to toe. She placed her hand gently against her cheek, wincing at the dull sting. "Nothing happened," she said quietly, already know that they wouldn't believe her. Who would? She was walking prof that something had indeed happened.

"Doubtful," Anna said matter of factly, "who did this to you?"

"No one."

"Jesselyn, please tell us who did this," Elsa said down on the edge of her bed and placed her hands atop Jesselyn's.

"I can't."

"If you won't tell us, then maybe we should get Olaf in here," she said, raising an eyebrow as she glanced at her cousin.

Hey eyes widened, "no, please don't tell him, he can't see me," she said quickly, shaking her head.

"Why not?" Elsa pushed.

"Because I don't want him hurt."

Anna looked at her cousin, realization dawning in her eyes, "Nathaniel did this to you didn't he?"

"What? Where did you get that from?" Elsa asked, confused.

"Olaf said that he wanted to talk to Jesselyn, to get to know her or something like that, he did this to you last night didn't he?"

Slowly and reluctantly, Jesselyn nodded, her eyes downcast as she clenched her hands into fists, "he heard what I told you two while I was trying on my dress. He didn't like that I loved someone else, and so he did this."

Anna frowned deeply, "how dare he!" She yelled jumping up, "come on Elsa, let's go teach him a lesson."

Elsa nodded as she and Anna began stomping towards the door. Jesselyn stumbled over the blankets, almost falling on the floor in an attempt to get off the bed, "you can't do that," she said, pushing her sore muscles to get her to the door before her cousins.

"Why not, we have to tell someone about this," Elsa tried to move around her, but Jesselyn moved grabbing her hand.

"Please, I just need to be good and listen to him, then everything will be fine."

"No you shouldn't be controlled by him," Anna argued, both her hands closing into fists.

Suddenly behind the hurt princess the door opened too reveal Jesselyn's mother standing there. When Jesselyn turned, her mother gasped as her daughters appearance. Bruises covering her arms and legs, a large bruise on her cheek.

"Darling, what happened to you?" She asked, resting her hand on the cheek that was bare of any bruises.

"Nathaniel happened," Anna yelled before any words could leave Jesselyn's lips.

"Oh Anna, that crazy. Nathaniel infatuated with Jesselyn, he would never hurt her."

Jesselyn look her mom dead in the eyes, "mom, she's telling the truth Nathaniel did this too me."

"But sweetheart, why would he do that?"

"Because I don't love him, and he knows that."

"What do you mean you don't love him?"

At this point tears were brimming in Jesselyn's eyes. She knew her mother had been looking forward to this wedding, being able to see her daughter dressed up and walking towards the man she loved. But with her words she knew that he mothers heart was breaking at the knowledge that it wouldn't Be happening.

"Mom, I'm sorry, but I don't love him, I hardly know him. I wanted so hard to learn to love him so you would be happy, but I just can't." Jesselyn was now sobbing, her mothers eyes also brimming with tears at the sight.

"Sweetie, you didn't need to do that to make me happy, I thought it would make you happy, but I guess I was wrong." She gave a sad smiled and hugged her daughter tightly, Jesselyn gladly returning the hug, "I'm so sorry."

"I'm sorry too mom." The two pulled away and Jesselyn frowned, "what do we do now?"

Her mother sighed, "I guess we have to go and talk to your father, and I'm sure he'll take care of Nathaniel. Why don't you bathe and get dressed, I'll go talk to him first."

Jesselyn nodded and her mother turned to leave, closing the door behind her. Jesselyn turned and smiled at her cousin, "thank you both," she hugged the two tightly, they happily hugged back before releasing her and leaving her by herself.

Jesselyn went into her bathroom, setting up a bath for herself, not wanting to bother the servants. She relaxed in the warm water, allowing the heat to loosen her tense muscles and refresh her skin. After the water began getting cold she stepped out and dressed herself in a long sleeved dress as not alarm anybody in the castle.

When she had managed to tie her hair in a bun she went to the library, wanting to put off talking to her parents for a little while longer. She poked her head in, making sure no one else was there before slipping in and sitting her usual chair by the window.

She looked out into the courtyard, expecting to see Olaf, but instead she saw Kristoff talking to Anna by one of the fountains, Sven chewed in a few carrots close by the sled that was in front of the couple.

A sigh left her lips, what was her father going to say about this? What about all the time and preparations that had gone into the wedding? What about Nathaniel, what would he do when he found out that Anna, Elsa and her mother knew? She looked out the window and mentally added Kristoff to the list of people who knew. Anna would have gladly kept any secret if it hadn't been about Jesselyn getting hurt. That's probably what they were talking about in the courtyard at this very moment.

"Hey there you are," a voice said from the library doors.

Jesselyn froze, she knew that it was Olaf, and she knew that if she turned her head to look at him then he would see the huge bruise on her cheek, and that he would go crazy trying to get her to tell him what happened and who did it. And she knew that if she look into those beautiful grey eyes then she would tell him everything, and then he would get angry and possibly get hurt.

Instead of saying anything she just kept looking out the window, focusing Sven eating his carrots. "What's wrong?" He asked in a concerned voice. She could hear his feet padding softly across the carpet, gradually getting closer.

"Nothing," she spoke quietly, trying to keep her eyes on the reindeer.

"Jesselyn, look at me," he said sternly, though she could hear a small softness behind his words. She knew that he knew, that something was wrong.

She shook her head, trying to ignore him. When his hand came up and grabbed her chin, she tried to fight and keep her gaze on the courtyard, but eventually he won. He gasped when he saw her cheek.

"Olaf please," she said, tears once again brimming in her eyes. She had never known herself to cry much, but ever since Olaf turned into a human she seemed to be crying everyday at least.

"Who did this to you?" His voice was hard, and she could see his entire body tense.

"Please Olaf, I can-"

"Who hurt you?" He asked again, looking her in the eyes.

As she predicted, what was left of her resolve crumbled and she began sobbing hardly. He body shook as she leaned into Olaf and gripped the front of his jacket in her fists.

"Olaf, I'm sorry," she sobbed, soaking his jacket in tears, "I couldn't run away, I don't want him to hurt you."

He grabbed her arms, causing her to wince, his gripped loosened when he noticed and he pulled her away, looking onto her eyes again, "did Nathaniel do this to you?" She nodded. He growled and his grip involuntarily tightened around her arms.

She whimpered quietly and he let go of her arms, only to grab one of her wrists, using his hand to push the sleeve of her dress up, revealing the bruises covering her skin. He repeated the action on her other sleeve and looked up at her.

"I'm so sorry Jesselyn."

"Why are you apologizing," she asked quietly.

"Because I didn't protect you."

Before she could object to his words a knock on the door silence her. She slid her selves back down and looked at the door as Anna came in.

"Hey, your parents want to see you in the dining room," she said a sad smile adorning her face.

Jesselyn nodded and gave Olaf a smile, he returned it, though both were forced. She stood up and left the library, going to see her parents in the dining room. When she got there she saw her parents along with another man and woman she didn't know, though both of them look very angry, and Nathaniel, who shared the same look of anger, but his had a mix of disgust as well.

"Jesselyn, these are Nathaniel's parents, Queen Hanna and King Nickolai," her father said after noticing his daughters confused look.

"It's an honor to meet you both," she said curtsying before going to stand by her parents.

"Likewise princess," Hanna said, her tone unpleasant.

"Let's not delay this Princess Jesselyn, we were informed that you've come up the excuse that our son has physically beat you, just so that you won't have to marry him." Nickolai stated harshly.

"What? It was not an-"

"Do you realize how much work has gone into this ceremony and reception, and your trying to make it all go to waste with such petty excuse," Hanna's voice as she spoke, only causing Hesselyns own temper to rise.

"It was not an excuse, do you not notice the large bruise on my face?" Jesselyn said, slamming her hands in the table in front of her and pointing at her bruised cheek.

"Simple tricks of makeup," the Queen said nonchalantly.

"How dare you accuse my daughter of lying, if she says this happened then it very well did happen." Her own father said angrily.

"King Marcus, Queen Kristianna, it seems your daughter is pulling you into her lie as well, my son has always been a model prince, and has never harmed anyone." Hanna gestured to Nathaniel who had a nasty smirk of victory on his face.

Jesselyn scoffed, "he's a wonderful liar, I'll give him that."

"You insolent brat," Hanna practically screamed across the table.

At that moment Jesselyn final nerve snapped. She gripped the hem of her sleeve and pulled it up, doing the same with the other. She laid her arms in front of her, presenting the darkened bruises that littered her skin. Everyone except Nathaniel gasped, but her parents gasp sounded much more concerned, for neither of them had seen these bruises yet.

"It wasn't just my face, or my arms. My legs, stomach even my back are covered in bruises, and it's his fault," she pointed an accusing finger at her fiancé.

"I must say, you are quite convincing with makeup," Nickolai said flatly.

"That's it." Kristianna said, standing up from the chair she sat in, "your image of you son is obviously never going to disappear. I think my husband will agree with me that if you are not a liberty to believe our daughter, then this wedding should not happen."

Marcus nodded in agreement, "yes, we'd would rather not be associated with the likes of you," he sneered.

Nickolai and Hanna then began yelling angrily at Kristianna and Marcus, at wich Jessekyn excused herself and left. Soon followed by Nathaniel.

"I thought I told you not to tell anyone," he said quietly, his voice filled with rage.

"I didn't people found out, and I was not going to lie to my family."

Nathaniel abruptly grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the wall, his free hand had a firm grip around her jaw, "how dare you ruin this wedding," he sneered. His hand released her wrist and went up preparing to slap her across her non-injured cheek.

Suddenly a fist came down against his cheek, making him fall to the floor, his hand holding his jaw. Jesselyn looked to see Kristoff with both his hands in fists, Anna and Elsa behind him and Olaf standing next to me, a scowl in his face.

"Try laying another finger on her and you'll never see daylight again," Olaf threatened angrily.

Nathaniel stood up, letting go of his face, "how dare you hit a royal."

"Says the man who beat a female royal," Anna said pushing her way passed Kristoff. She went up to him and poked him the chest, "you hurt my cousin, that means you're on my bad side, and that's one place you don't want to be. Trust me I will beat your a-"

Kristoff's hand came down on Anna's mouth, quieting her. "Calm down feisty pants," he said pulling her back.

"Come Nathaniel, this family is not one we want to associate with, and I hope you can easily get over that little brat of a daughter." Hanna said as she came out of the dining room.

"It shouldn't be hard," Nathaniel said as he turned and walked side by side with his parents, going home and leaving Jesselyn's life forever.

"Thank you all," she said, giving a true smile towards her cousins, Kristoff and Oalf. She walked towards them all, silently telling them she wanted to hug them all.

They came closer and wrapped their arms around each other. "Well I'm glad to see everyone's happy," Kristianna said as she and Marcus emerged from the dining room. "But what are we going to do now, we've invited a countless number of royal families and we have everything set up for a wedding, we can't let it go to waste."

"It won't," Jesselyn said with a smile. She looked at Elsa, the Ice Queen immediately,way knew what idea the princess had. And she gladly approved.


Voila! Maybe this was my favorite chapter to write... I'm not sure anymore, his story is coming out a lot better than I had originally planned.

~Googlygummybear~