Chapter 5 part 1
James stood grounded in place, Elsa was long gone but he couldn't bring himself to stop thinking about what happened. He knew the Queen was trying to learn to be expressive without succumbing to the fear of accidently hurting someone but Elsa had never come close to touching him before.
James always had feelings for Elsa but she was royal and he was just an assistant. Although they were raised together James knew there where unspoken boundaries that he could not cross and physical contact was definitely one of them. He had considered every possibility in which they could touch many of them involving accidents. Never in a thousand years could he imagine a kiss; that was truly beyond his wildest imagination. He stood there daydreaming about all the possibilities until one of the servants burst his bubble.
"Are you waiting for something?" said Claus
"No I was just thinking" said James
"About a girl" said Claus with a slight smile
Claus was a very common looking man. He was middle aged who often kept to himself and only spoke when something was truly important.
"Yes" said James while trying to not look like a complete fool
"James I don't know you very well but I have some advice. You have the gift of youth, time is still on your side but it doesn't last forever so use it wisely"
"Thank you Claus I had no idea you were so wise" said James
"Not wise, experienced" said Claus before saying his goodbyes and retiring to his room leaving James with many questions and not enough answers.
Anna and kristoff where making their way to the castle without saying a word. Olaf had decided to stay behind and without his chatter they were left with not much to talk about. The only thing that could be heard where Sven's hoofs hitting the ground and the nighttime animal's chatter.
"So…how are the engagement ceremony plans going?" said kristoff trying not to sound awkward.
"They're going fine, thank you for asking" said Anna in a polite tone
"When are we going to buy the rings?" said kristoff in a skeptical tone
"Pretty soon" said Anna while readjusting her skirt to avoid eye contact.
"can we go buy them next week"
"sure…" said Anna while looking away at the trees
"great" said kristoff in a pretty serious tone
Elsa sat at her vanity feeling quite proud of herself. She undid her braid and was combing threw her hair while thinking about James's warm skin, auburn hair and green eyes.
"I finally did it" thought Elsa with a smile
She couldn't believe she kissed James even if it was just on the cheek. Elsa had no experience with dating so she had no idea what to do. Without her mother to guide her and Anna becoming a hermit things where becoming difficult for the queen who struggled between her feelings towards James and her fear of rejection.
Elsa was almost ready for bed when she heard a faint knock on the door.