Hi everyone,
It's party time in Arrendale, and Everyone is sure to have fun. but tension builds between two friends and Jack and Elsa still have a very closed daughter with a big secret.
Please enjoy
Just a Disclaimer: I do not own the characters or the world they come from. Just the idea of the story
Snowdrop travels across the sun set sky, high above the kingdom of Arendelle. Elise frantically looks down to see if anyone would look up and see them. As well as she would like to think that any would confuse them as a cloud, better to be safe than sorry. As she looks down, she could see a small festival just outside the castle gates, and people entering the castle grounds.
Snowdrop levels off a bit upon her descend to the castle gardens. It really was the only place they could land without getting noticed. But as they did, voices from inside the castle echoed out the windows. But Elise tried to pay no mind to that as Snowdrop's paws reach the ground. She coos at Elise as she dismounts the dragon.
With a flick of her hand, the dragon became smaller and cuter. Her head a bit bigger than her body, with her eyes wide and big. Almost just like cute, puppy dog eyes that always made Elise smile.
"See you soon," Elise said lifting the dragon and helping her take off. The dragon flew up high until it reached the bedroom window and crawls in.
Elise quickly puts on her gloves and made her way to the nearest window. She stood on her tip toes and peered inside. There was no one near to notice her pushing the window open. But then, she heard a door opening into the gardens across the way. She quickly jumps up and over the window, safely inside. She peeks her head up to see her father walking into the garden.
'Good,' she thought to herself. 'He's nowhere near my room.'
She ducked her way past the window, so her father won't notice her. She then creeps her way through the hallways to get to her room without anyone noticing.
However, as she turns fast in one corner, she bumps right into a young man with blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Oh," Elise said backing away and curls her hands together. "I'm so sorry."
"Oh, it's alright," the boy said in surprise.
Then, the two of them looked each other. Their eyes widen in surprise at who is in front of them.
"Danny?" Elise whispers.
"Elise," Danny's said in glee.
Elise stood straight and got a good look at him. It wasn't very often she's seen him clean and neat. But it also was a while since she's saw him.
Not wanting to be rude, she spoke in a nervous stutter. "Wow, you-you look good."
"You too," he said with a smile. "Though I'm surprise that you-"
"Look like this," she finishes while straightening her coat.
"Yeah," he said.
She laughs nervously as she tries to think of a good answer. "Kinda, snuck out for a bit. You know, get some fresh air. And it was cold outside and-"
"Gotcha," he replied. Though still a little concern and confused that she's not telling him everything.
Then, the two of them just take a moment and stare at each other. Both a little embarrassed and nervous.
Then, they heard an annoyed cough right behind Danny. The two of them turn to see a group of teens about their age in fancy clothes and smug faces.
"Oh," Danny said as if he completely forgot that they were behind him. "Elise, these are some of the party guests tonight. Alex..."
He gestures to a tall boy with brown hair tied into a pony tail with a green jacket. He simply huffs as he places his arms across his chest.
"Cynthia..."
The only girl just fans her face and blonde hair with her big delicate fan that compliment her orange ball grown.
"And Chad."
The last boy had short dirty blond hair with puffy pants and a short blue puffy shirt.
Not wanting to be rude, Elise bowed to them. "It's a pleasure to meet you all." Elise couldn't help but see another boy in the group. A short person with sleek orange hair and a fancy jacket.
"And who is this?" She asks in curiosity.
Danny looked behind and saw the boy. "Oh, that's Charles from weasel town."
"Weselten," the boy corrected.
"Yeah," Danny said as he turns back to Elise. "Apparently his grandfather was the duke there, and he's next in line. But none of them have seen the royal family since they've closed the gates."
"Speaking of which," Cynthia said unamused. "Why did your parents closed the gates in the first place?"
"For my protection...apparently," Elise answers, nervously rubbing her hands together. She then looked down at herself, almost forgetting she's nowhere near ready for the party.
"Excuse me," she said bowing and moving away from the group. "I have to get ready. Can't go to the party looking like this."
She ducks away to the corner, but quietly let out a huge sigh of relief. Her powers didn't come out.
"That was the princess?"
Elise halts to hear the group of teens whispering to themselves.
"She's not all the way you described her," Alex told Danny.
"Yeah," he said sheeply, "she's a little strange, but she's fun to hang out with. I mean she was before...she shut me out. I don't know why she did that, she and I haven't been the same ever since."
"Well that's why you should hang out with us," Alex said patting him on the back. "We're so much cooler than her."
"Well if you ask me, she's more than strange." Cynthia smirked. "She's weird."
"My grandpa told me her family is even more so," Charles said. "He even said something about them talking to snow."
"Yeah," Chad agreed as he points a thumb to Danny. "But then again, look at his family, his father talk's reindeer.
"Hey," Danny defended. "My family maybe weird, but they're fun. And Elise cool too… you know...before..."
"But still," Cynthia continues, "hard to believe the future Queen will be that little weirdo."
Elise could feel tears starting to form in her eyes as she listens to the group of teens. She couldn't believe that Danny would be listening and befriending them. But then again, at least he's moved on from her and has actually made some friends. Which is more than what she has.
Suddenly, she felt small snowflakes hit her hair and shoulders. She looks up in horror, realizing her powers are at it again. Without a moment to loose, she ran quickly to her bedroom.
Jack often liked walking around the garden. It made him think back to the lagoon he used to hang out in. He missed those days. The mermaids playing in the pond, the trolls being grumpy at the pixies, the dragons sleeping in the shade. If he could just go back there for one hour, it would be lifting. Better, if he could take Elise with him and finally letting her see his world.
But he can't. Despite being 16 years, he knows Pitch is still waiting for that opportunity to snag Elise. He can't let that happen, no matter what.
But it still hurts him after all these years. The fact that he has to hide that world from her. Especially the guardians and his dad. 16 years and she's hasn't even seen her grandfather. Now, it might be too late. If she doesn't believe in him, she could never see him.
"Oh dad," he sighs to himself as he leans on the wall. He looks up, seeing the sun set over the castle wall and the stars coming up. But it didn't smooth his pain. "I wish you were here. That would made your granddaughter's birthday great. You'd be amazed on how she's grown. I think you would be happy and proud. We miss you so much..."
As he sighs, a memory played in his mind. Whenever he would feel sad or discomfort, he would play with some ice. He quickly looked around to see no one was around.
He then caresses his fingers along the wall, letting frost spread in a beautiful ribbon with branches of ice spreading out. It made Jack smile to see his craft again. It certainly hasn't left him.
"Dad?"
Hearing his name made Jack jump up in fright. He quickly turned around to see his daughter looking down from her bedroom window. She was wearing a robe and towel on her head. She looks down to see her father, though failing to see the ice on the wall.
"What are you doing?" She asks.
Jack quickly smiles as he backs into the wall, hiding the ice with his body. "Nothing."
"Oh, ok," Elise said stepping back into her room. She lets out a small sigh of relief as she looks up at snowdrop. They didn't get caught sneaking out, and her secret is safe.
"I'll be right up," she heard her father call out.
Elise panicked, she was not ready yet. She quickly rips off her robe and dries herself up. Snowdrop grabs a hanger with her mouth and flew it over the cabinet mirror. It was a beautiful dark blue gown that almost looks like the dress she's seen in her mother's coronation. Except this one had an open neckline, a light blue belt alongside the darker blue corset, and it has light blue embroidery ribbons on the bottom of the skirt, corset and sleeves. The corset's pattern looked more like a fountain spreading to her breasts. Elise also had light blue gloves that slip perfectly over her sleeves, and dark blue shoes that slightly pinched.
Snowdrop help pull on the lace on the corset to get it stiff and ready. But then they heard a knock on the door. Snowdrop quickly flew to the bottom of the bed and laid there stiff like a stuff animal. As much as the servants by the stuff animal, the king and Queen told Elise that she can't have toys like that, and would surely try to throw Snowdrop out. So whenever they come into the room, Snowdrop had to hide out of sight.
Elise quickly threw the necklace she found to Snowdrop, who caught it with its mouth and hid it underneath her body. Elise quickly turned around to see her father enter the room and bowed to him.
"I'm ready," she said with a small smile.
Jack smiles as he shakes his head. As much as she's ready with her dress, her hair is still damp and flat.
"Not quite yet," he said entering her room.
That always made her a little nervous. Her room is ice clear, but what if there was someplace she missed, or what if something sets her off. But she tried to remain as calm as possible as her father circles around her.
"What's going on?"
The two of them look to see Elsa entering the room. She smiles and giggles as she goes to them.
"Looks like someone had a bad hair day," Jack said as Elsa sits Elise down next to her dresser.
"If we were, you wouldn't be helping, would you," she comments as she picks up Elise's brush and started to brush the hair.
"Now move over," she said, playfully bumping Jack out of the way. "This is a woman's speciality."
Jack chuckled a bit as he watches Elsa brushes Elise's hair back. "Oh Elise, you look beautiful," he said.
But the look on their daughter's face isn't a happy one.
"Do I have to do this," she sighs.
"Elise," Jack said kneeling down to face her eye to eye. "This is your big day. 16 years old. It should be celebrated."
"But did you have to invite all those people?" She asks. "They all think I'm weird."
"Weird?" Elsa said in surprise. "What makes you say that?"
"I've...I've heard a group of teens, and Danny talking," Elise confessed. "They said that I'm too strange to be on the throne."
"Oh honey," Elsa said outing down the brush and hugging her daughter from behind.
Jack also tried to comfort her by taking her hand. "Don't pay any attention to what they say," he said. "Everyone has trouble fitting in at your age. I remember people saying that I was too wild."
"You?" Elise said in disbelief while yanking her hand out of her father's. "No way."
She then pushes her way out of her mother's grasp and the chair and walks away.
Both parents were a little stun as Elise walks to the window and look outside. The sun pretty much had set and the sky became dark. Elise looked up with her arms crossed as the lights of the kingdom lite the sky a bit.
"I'm just...afraid I'll make a fool of myself," she confessed in a sigh.
"Elise," Elsa whispers. Her daughter had every right to be nervous. She wished she could her about how nervous she was with her coronation.
Jack walks up to her and leans close to her. "It isn't just the party, is it?" He asks.
Her response was a deep sigh.
"Elise," he continued in a soft tone. "You know you can tell us anything, anything that's bothering you. Anything at all."
"But," she said a little down. "I...I don't think you will understand. You might...might..." She didn't want to say what she was thinking. It would break her parents' hearts, and she can't do that to them.
She felt her father's arms hugging her from behind. They felt comforting and warm. "Elise," he whispers. "We won't think any less of you in any way. We love you, no matter what."
"Really?" Elise asks quietly.
"Yes," Elsa said as she steps up beside her. "We're here for you. Whenever you need us."
"Yeah," Jack agreed.
Elise's mind pounded harder than her heart beat. What was she should do? Should she tell them what she's been hiding for so long? Would they think of her as a monster? But, how long can she keep this secret. Maybe if her parents know, they can help her control it. Maybe let her go outside more.
"Ok," she said with a small smile. "You might think it's a little weird. Promise me you won't totally freak out about this."
Elsa and Jack nod as the look at their daughter.
Elise gulps as she tries to figure out the right words to say. "Well, I... I've just been keeping this to myself for a while. And it seems rather impossible. But now I... I..
Her hands began to shake almost uncontrollably as she starts to lift a glove at the finger tips.
"For the longest time now I wanted to say this to you, I...I... I have-"
"There's a party down stairs you're missing."
Everyone turned to see Anna and Kristoff entering the room.
"Woah, Elise," Anna said as she runs to hugs her tight. "It's been so long since I saw you."
"A month to be exact," Elise said trying to breath under her aunt.
Anna giggles as she pulls away to view Elise. "Wow, you look so beautiful."
Elise sighs in a small as she looks at the smiles around her. She secretly thanks the gods that she doesn't have to reveal her secret just yet.
"So I guess its party time," Kristoff said heading back to the door.
"Not just yet," Elsa said, looking at her daughter's hair. She kindly smiles as she gets a good idea for that.
"Elise, close your eyes for a minute," she instructed.
"Really mom," Elise responds with a raised eyebrow.
"Trust me dear," she said.
After a small sigh, she did as instructed. Elsa looked at everyone else, her eyes saying not to tell anyone else. Elsa flicks her hands to make them a little cold with snowflakes sprinkling off of them.
Everyone knows using magic around Elise is wrong, but this is a special day. And besides, her eyes are closed. Elsa uses her fingers to run through her hair, making it glitter and shine. The ice added volume to the roots made her bangs wave out of her face. She then gathers all the back hair into a small tight bun.
"Can I open them now?" Elise playfully asks.
"Not yet," Jack said as Elsa pulls away from Elise. With a flick of his hand, he makes a small tiara crystallized out of ice. He gently places it on top of her head, and fits it perfectly.
Anna softly moans as she looks at her beautiful niece.
"Ok, now you can open them," Jack said with a smile.
Elise opens them as everyone moves out of the way for her to see herself in her dresser's mirror. She nearly gasped in surprise at this person staring back at her. She almost couldn't believe that it's her.
"Come on!" Anna cheers as she grabs her husband. "Let's party!"
She drags Kristoff out of the room with Elsa following them. But Jack looks at his daughter proudly.
But Elise was still very, very nervous. "Dad...I..."
He taps her behind her back as he gently pushes her to the door. "We'll talk later," he said with a smile. "For now, let's have some fun."
Elise gulped as she goes through the door.
"Trust me," Jack continued smiling at Elise. "You're going to have a great time tonight."
"May I present, her royal majesty, Princess Elise!"
Everyone in the ball room clapped and bowed as Elise enters the room. As she looks around at all the people and the setting in the ball room, she became more and more nervous. But she maintains her smile as she walks to the thrones, and her parents.
"Ok, relax," she whispers to herself. "You can do this."
She kept talking to herself until she reaches the thrones. At once, the entire family sat down on their respected thrones and the party continued. Elise looked out at all the people dancing and having fun while sitting on the throne. It made her kinda happy she isn't joining them and making a fool of herself, but it was also sad too. She shrugs it off, thinking to herself that it's for the best that she's sitting down, just watching.
"Hey,"
Elise looks beside her, and sees her father leaning in.
"Hey," she responds.
"Why don't you go out there," he insisted, "have some fun."
"No thank you," she said. "I'm perfectly happy here."
"Well then," Jack said holding out his hand to her. "How about at least one dance with your old man."
Elise tries to back away from the very thought of her being out there totally exposed. But her father is beside her, she should be alright.
She gently places her hand in his as he leads her to the dance floor. Everyone immediately clears a path for them till they reach the center of the ballroom. Soon, the band starts up with a lovely waltz. Jack took his daughter and they gracefully waltz. Soon, couples even took their partners and dance in a circle around them.
"How are you liking the party?" Jack asks her.
Elise nervously looked around, trying to convince herself to have a good time. "It's alright," she said. "It is a lot warmer than I thought it would be."
"Just wait till you try the cake," Jack said to her, "it's your favourite, chocolate."
Elise giggles a bit, but then her eyes open wide when they caught a glimpse of Danny talking with his new friends. She held her breath in fright as she turns back to her father.
Jack looks out to see what Elise was scared about. "Hey there's Danny," he said to her. "Why don't you go and say hi to him."
Elise quickly shakes her head. "No, I don't think that will be a good idea."
"Whys that?" He asks her.
She crept closer so she can tell him without anyone else hearing. "I don't think he really likes me as much as his new friends."
"Elise," he whispers as he pulls his daughter close to comfort her. "that's not true, you two had so much fun together for years."
"I heard him agreeing with the other teens. He thinks I'm weird, remember? I can't go to him. I doubts he even wants to talk to me." She said really uneasy.
"That's weird." Jack said looking back up, "Because he's heading this way."
Elise's eyes widen in fear as she turns around. Sure enough, Danny was right behind her, and his gang was still behind with smug looks on their faces.
"Danny, hi," she said nervously.
He politely bows to her and smiles. "Hey Elise," he said. "Is it alright if I can have a dance with you?"
Dance? Dancing with her father is one thing, but dancing with Danny, she became a little scared and really nervous.
"I...I..." She stutters.
But then she felt her father's hands on her shoulders. "I think that would be a good idea," he said with a smile.
She shakes her head a little, trying to back out of this. But he gently pushes her and Danny grabs her hands.
"Be nice to her," Jack said to him firm.
Danny nods as he slowly backs away with Elise in his arms. They could hear the music start up a different tune as more people start to dance. Jack made his way back to the throne. He smiles at Elsa as he sat down and watches his daughter dance.
Elise but her lip due to her nervousness. Her hands clutch his pretty tight as they dance.
"Ow," Danny said trying to move his hand out of hers.
"Oh, sorry," she apologizes as she loosens her grip.
As they dance, they felt a little uncomfortable with each other. They would often look away from each other and stumble a bit on their toes.
"Why did you ask me to dance?" Elise finally asks. "I'm sure your friends will be more entertaining than me."
"You're my friend too," he responds. "And it's been a long time since I've seen you. And it's not like you were going to come and talk to me."
"Um…" She started while looking away.
But Danny came right up to her face with an angry tone. "I mean, sneaking out all on your own, without inviting me. You've defiantly changed Elise, and you're leaving everyone behind. Me in particular."
"Please, she whispers, trying to keep this conversation down. "You know my family rules, I hate being inside me room all the time. But there some things…you will never understand, nor want to understand."
"Then help me understand," he said grabbing her wrist tight to assume dominance over her.
"Why should I?" She said as she pulls her arm away. "You're too busy hanging out and talking about your friends. And then with you work and my duties as princess, we barely get any time together."
"That's not true and you know it," he said. "Me and my family always have time to come here. You're the one that was shutting me out."
"It wasn't really my call," she said. Even though that was a total lie. But it's the only way she can go outside and practice her powers without hurting anyone she cares about. "With the way my life is going right now; some things are just...unpredictable. I couldn't let you get involve in it."
"But does that excuse you for shutting the door on me?" He asks with slight involvement of anger in his voice. "I had to find people to hang out with, but they were always jealous of me because I hang out with you. Then after you shut me out, they even went away, saying I'm not worth their time. I became alone. Do you know how that feels?"
"Danny, not now, not tonight," Elise said backing away for a bit. She could feel her own emotions starting to surface, and that's led to her powers getting out of control.
But Danny quickly grabbed her wrist and pulls her in tight. "When? When can I ever talk to you? You always try to shut me and the world out, and then you turn around and sneak out without letting me join you. What did I ever do to you?"
"Please, let me go!" Elise yells as she tries to yank her hand away.
From the throne, Elsa and Jack could hear Elise's raised voice. Jack nearly jumps out of the throne to get a good view of the two of them. Everyone else stopped what they were doing and looked at the two teens arguing.
"Not until you give me some answers," he said as she tries to pull her to him. "tell me what's going on with you!"
"Please, enough!" She nearly screams. As she steps back, a small patch of ice came from her foot. It made the area around them very slippery.
As Danny steps back, he slips on the ice and fell back towards the food table right near the desserts. Elise unfortunately was unable to get her hand out of his and fell on top of him. They both crashed into the table and were covered in chocolate cake and frosting.
The audience gasped as the two teens shifted a bit away from each other and covered in cake. As Elise wipes some frosting from her face, she gasps seeing the small patch of ice on the floor. She quickly moves some large part of cake over it to hide it before anyone noticed.
"Elise!" Jack said as he runs from the throne to his daughter, with Elsa right behind him. Kristoff and Anna quickly followed suite to help their son.
Elise looks back at Danny, all covered in cake and frosting. The look on his face says a lot, disgust.
"Danny...I..."
"Stay away from me," he said sneers as he backs away from her.
Elise gasps as she moves back away.
"Wow,"
Elise looks up to see the group of teens from earlier trying to hold on their laughs.
"She really is a weirdo," Cynthia said with a high cackle.
"Yeah," Chad agrees.
"No wonder why they locked the door if this is to be the future Queen," Alex said.
"The Queen of the mud," Charles said before all four of them broke into laughter.
The adults in the room all shook their head at disapproval of the teens' behaviour to the princess. But Elise felt her body beginning to break. Her eyes started to water, and her head pounding.
Before anything else could happen, Elise picked herself up, buried her face in her hands, and ran straight out of the ball room.
"Elise," Jack cries out, trying to catch her with his arms. But she went past them, not bothering to look back at her family.
As she leaves, Danny stood up and tries to brush the cake off himself. When he looks up, he saw a disapproving face of his mother.
"Just what was that about," Anna said crossed.
"It's not my fault," Danny said.
"Looked like it was to me," Kristoff said with an equally angry face.
"You were grabbing her and yelling at her," Anna points out.
"All I was doing is trying to talk to her," Danny explains. "Trying to get her to answer as to why she's being so weird lately."
"How dare you call her that," Anna said in disbeilf that her son would say such a thing. "She's your cousin for heaven's sake."
"Oh come on," he said with an attitude. As if this anger has been buried for a long while and it's beginning to crack open. "Everyone has been wondering why she's been behaving like that. I'm the only one with the gull to ask her straight out."
"And then you tried to force her into the table," Anna concluded.
"I slipped," he argues.
"And you then you yelled at her again. I can't believe you would do that, on her birthday. You know better than that." As Anna continued, she turns to the group of teens nearby. "And you guys should be ashamed of yourselves for laughing at her."
The teens scoffed and rolled their eyes at Anna.
"As for you mister," she said grabbing and yanking his ear in pain. "You are in so much trouble young man."
"Me?" He nearly yells. "I'm not the one hiding something. Why would Uncle Jack and Aunt Elsa lock her away anyway? Why do they shut her out?"
"They have their reasons," Anna said pulling him out of the room.
As Danny winces in pain, Elsa and Jack look to where Elise ran off to. They held each other's hands and share a worried face.
"Go check on her," Elsa insisted, "I'll handle the crowd."
Jack nods and hurries off to find Elise, hoping she's alright.
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