Ch 6 - The Ice Master

The next morning, Elsa awoke with a start. She had visitors from a neighboring kingdom. She quickly dressed, ate, and made her way into the throne room. She sat in her throne and Anna stood on her left. " Morning Elsa. " Anna didn't bother to make eye contact. " Good morning Anna. " Elsa was starting to get upset with her sister. Why couldn't Anna understand? " Elsa, your face is red, " Anna taunted. " Maybe you should take it and dunk it in a bucket. A bucket filled with ice cold water. " Elsa took a deep breath. Suddenly, her scarlet cheeks faded away and she focused her eyes on the door. Any minute now. " Who are we expecting? " Anna started to play with her hair, circling it around her finger. Her lady-in-waiting insisted that she wear it down, and Anna had agreed. " Nervous? " her older sister asked. Anna nodded. " Well, I am as well. Hopefully, this deal goes through. " " What deal? A treaty? A um...what's it called again? A alliance? " Elsa giggled. " Maybe. I'm hoping for an alliance that we may stretch out to other kingdoms, but Kermin should work fine I think. They're the same size we are, but more populated. They have more fishers than farmers, but they don't have many miners. We, on the other hand, have many miners, or various kinds. That's why I'm calling this " Ice Master " Kristoff Bjor-something to the palace later. He may be able to get enough ice for Kermin. " Anna stared at Elsa. " Isn't he the guy who complained about a crook? " Elsa nodded. " Hmm...this may be a big deal. How may I be of assistance? " Anna suddenly forgot about her anger and put on a smile. " Well, you can be in charge of making our guests feel welcome. " Anna clapped her hands and the door opened. It was Kai. " Your Majesties, I'd like to welcome King Thor, Queen Natasha, and the Crown Prince Loki of Kermin. " A young couple walked in, the queen holding a baby boy. Thor had long blond hair and blue eyes, while Natasha had red hair and green eyes. Baby Loki had black hair, and gray eyes. Thor bowed, and Natasha nodded her head, trying to calm her son down. " Hello Your Grace. I am King Thor of Kermin, and this is my wife, Queen Natasha and my son, Prince Loki. I hope you don't mind his crying, he's normally quite fussy. " Natasha snuggled her little prince. " He's teething. I try everything, but it never works. Hopefully this little one won't be as...loud. " She patted her tummy with her free hand. " Oh, congratulations! I'm Queen Elsa of Arendelle, and this is my sister, Princess Anna. We welcome you. " Anna curtsied and Elsa stood and did the same. " M-may I hold him? " Anna asked Natasha. " But of course! Maybe you can quiet him. " She handed Anna Loki, and the boy stopped fussing and instead, tried to play with Anna's hair. " Haha! Do you like my hair? " Loki squealed. " Ma! " " Oh, do you think I'm your Ma? I have red hair like her, but I'm not your ma. " Elsa smiled. Her sister was happy. " Oh look at him! He's having so much fun- that is, for a six month old. I've never seen him so- so happy! " Thor hugged his wife. " So, shall we discuss alliances while Anna keeps Loki entertained? " Elsa looked at her sister and quickly focused her attention back at the rulers of Kermin. " Oh, yes. "

Anna took Loki to the sun room, and asked Gerda to fetch a few toys from the old nursery. The retired nursemaid brought back a cloth horse and a cloth cow - both were slightly worn - and set them on the floor. Anna set Loki down and picked up the cow. " Cow goes 'moo.' Say 'moo' Loki! " Loki looked at the cow. " Mo! " Then he grabbed the cow and and clapped his chubby hands together, and stuck the cow in his mouth. " Good job! Horse says 'Neigh.' Can you say 'Neigh? ' " Loki took the cow out of his mouth and set it on the floor. "Na. " He put the cow in Anna's lap. " You're so smart! Hmm... Cat says 'Meow.' Say 'Meow.' " Loki bounced on the floor. " Meow! " Anna was beaming. Loki giggled so much that he toppled over. He started wailing the instant he touched the ground. " Poor baby! It's gonna be okay! " She picked up the baby and stroked his hair, giving him kisses on his cheek. " Mr. Loki the baker man, bake me a cake as fast as you can. Roll it, and pat it, and mark it with a 'B', then put it in the oven for Baby and me! Yay! " She clapped her hands together. Loki stopped crying for a split second. " Um... Little ducklings, one, two, three, please go get a flower for me. Little piggies, four, five, six, please go grab me a couple of sticks! Little lambies, seven eight nine, please go get that necklace of mine. Little baby, number ten, maybe we can do it all over again. " Loki started clapping. " Good boy. I wonder how your Ma and Pa are doing. "

Elsa walked out of her council room with her head held high. The meeting went as planned, and Arendelle was looking at a great future. " Elsa! Elsa! " Anna cried out, running with Loki in her arms. " Whee! " The prince cried out. " I got him to stop crying! He fell over once, but then I started to sing silly rhymes and he got quiet! He also learned animal sounds. " Elsa smiled. " Great, but it's getting late. Why don't you hand him over to Gerda and get washed up for dinner? " Anna nodded, handed Elsa Loki, and sped off towards her room. " Gerda? " Elsa yelled, " I need you to take care of Loki! " Gerda appeared out of thin air - Or so it seemed - and took the infant.

So, I hope all you Avenger fans enjoyed that! Also, Kermin I just put out randomly ( It was almost Kermit lol ) But yeah! Please R&R! Also, please check out my Tangled Fic " Life in Pieces " It's currently 2 chapters, but it's pretty good ( I hope )

~HGDisneyGeek