Back in Arendelle, Elsa, Anna, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven locked eyes with the new boy that was on the ship with his mother and greeted mostly the stranger in person.
"Hello," the boy said, "I'm Hans of the Southern Isles."
"Pleased to meet you," Anna said, doing a curtsy with one hand and holding Hans' hand with the other.
"Yes, a pleasure to meet you," Elsa affirmed, shaking the newcomer's hand. However, she made sure she wasn't trying to freeze his hand, so she controlled her powers by all means necessary.
"I'm Anna," Anna told Hans.
"I'm Elsa," Elsa said invitingly with a curtsy.
This time, Kristoff shook Hans' hand. "Nice to meet you, Hans," he said, "My name's Kristoff." Gesturing to his reindeer, he added, "And this is my pet reindeer, Sven."
Sven greeted him with an excited moan.
"Hey, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!" Olaf said as he gave Hans a fierce hug, then broke out of it because he didn't want to make the boy uncomfortable.
"Hans, you can go inside and make yourself at home," Elsa said.
"I'm sure our parents won't mind," Anna concurred.
Hans knocked on the castle door.
"Who is it?" the queen asked from behind the door.
"It's Hans of the Southern Isles and I'm new here," Hans replied.
"And I'm his mother," Hans' mother said.
"Come in," the king ordered and Hans opened the door for all his new friends.
…
Inside the castle, Hans and his mother took a great gander all around them.
"Hans, do you see these pictures on the wall?" Anna asked, waving her hand towards the portraits on the downstairs wall.
"Wow!" Hans beamed in awe, "Cool paintings!"
"Anna! Elsa! Lunchtime!" the queen called.
"Coming Mama!" Elsa cried and she, Anna, and their friends ate lunch together.
"Mommy. Daddy. Meet our new friend, Hans," Anna said, gesturing towards the new kid.
Hans waved at Anna's and Elsa's parents.
"Hans, what a pleasant surprise for you to drop by," the queen said.
"Thanks," Hans replied.
"What are you here for?" the king asked.
"Well, my mother brought me here to make some new friends and head back for home the next day," Hans answered.
"We like having guests, Hans," the king stated, "And whenever you're ready, you can explore with our daughters and their friends."
"Thank you, your majesty," Hans said, getting off his chair after finishing off his lunch, while his mother sat and talked with the grown-ups.
"Let's play!" Anna said.
"Children grow up so fast," Hans' mother mused.
"It's amazing how things change," the king corresponded.
The kids, snowman and reindeer surveyed each room and they all jumped on Elsa's and Anna's beds without shoes on, so the beds wouldn't get muddy. Next, they surged down the stairs all the way outside where Elsa can put her powers to use. "Do you want to go ice skating?" she asked.
"Sure," Kristoff said.
Elsa developed an ice skating rink with her bare hands.
"Oh," Hans said thoughtfully.
With the skating rink formed, all six children started skating.
"Yeah, baby! Yeah!" Olaf beamed, "This is fun!"
Anna skated next to Hans and she giggled her heart out. Just when she was about to hit the ground, he pulled her up to safety.
Elsa skated with Olaf, while Kristoff skated with Sven.
"I love ice," Kristoff said, "Someday, I want to harvest ice."
"Well, that's good to know, Kristoff," Hans said.
Later, Kristoff asked if they wanted to go for a hike.
"A hike sounds like fun," Olaf declared and they all marched to the forest.
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"You know, I feel content here without my twelve older brothers," Hans admitted.
"And why is that, Hans?" Anna wanted to know.
"Because three of them pretended that I'm not around," Hans replied.
"Oh, that's not good," Anna said.
"But I'm here now, so why not enjoy the moment?" Hans said.
"Exactly," Elsa agreed.
"Oh, the flowers look beautiful," Olaf cooed in delight.
Hans picked up a flower just for Anna and Olaf plucked one up for Elsa.
"Thank you, Olaf," Elsa said, patting the snowman on the back.
"You're welcome, Elsa," said Olaf, "Like you said, you built me for a reason." Having said that, he hugged the ice princess.
"Thanks, Hans," Anna said blushing.
"My pleasure, Anna," declared Hans.
Anna pulled out a flower for Hans in return.
"Thank you, Anna," Hans said.
"Wait here," Kristoff told his friends, "I'll be asking my family if Sven and I can spend the night at Anna's and Elsa's." He patted Sven to get his attention. "Come on, Sven." The young reindeer strode by his side all the way to the Valley of the Living Rock.
"Hans, I'm very glad you came to spend the night with us," Anna said.
"I'm very happy to meet all of you," Hans said, "Especially you, Anna."
Anna smiled.
"It's quite a treat," Elsa agreed meekly.
Minutes rolled by and Kristoff and Sven came back. "Good news, Sven and I get to stay over," Kristoff said.
"Yes!" Anna and Elsa squealed at once.
"Well, what're waiting for? Let's go!" Kristoff commanded and they set off on their way back to Arendelle, where Hans will stay the night.
Author's note: Now, you've all seen this coming. So, again, stick with me and don't jump to conclusions because I don't want to spoil this fic for anyone, including Frozen fanatics.