Author's Note: I hope you guys are ready for this... and no, I don't mean the first chapter without a PoV switch. Although, it is that, too. Enjoy =)
The next couple of months involved many long nights and early mornings for the defenders of Arendelle. Anna wasn't exactly pleased with it, as she would much rather have spent those late nights with her sister, but she couldn't deny the necessity of preparation. Sometimes, they would find a bit of time for each other throughout the day, but it was never really satisfying. And by the time their training was done for the day, they were both too exhausted to do anything but sleep. At least there was always cuddling.
Nobody could say that any of their time had been wasted, that was for sure. Anna had gotten to the point where she was only a moderate danger to herself with a sword, but Elsa was an absolute natural. Watching her work her forms was like witnessing art. Living, breathing, mind-numbingly sexy art. The Princess could watch her for hours.
And she probably would have, if she hadn't been too busy learning how to properly use a shield. Once Tendro had been sure that the younger of the pair knew which end of the sword to hold, he gave her a shield instead. He said it would give her a way to protect both her and her sister at the same time. Anna loved the sound of that, and had done everything she could to become as proficient as possible.
Luckily, she had always enjoyed archery as a child, so learning to put that into use here hadn't been hard. And Elsa had used her magic to make several very effective knives just in case the shield wasn't enough. Anna was starting to feel downright deadly. But she couldn't hold a candle to her sister.
Elsa had been positively driven ever since the last time she and Anna had really been together. She never missed with her magic anymore. The areas around the kingdom were covered with defensive structures, wicked traps, and the city itself was completely fortified in ice. Some of the things she had built with it were terrifying and awe-inspiring at the same time. Things that never would have occurred to Anna. The redhead wasn't sure if it was the lack of release that was fueling her or something else, but it seemed to be working so she hadn't said anything.
The sisters weren't the only ones in the training yard at the moment, but it wasn't terribly packed either. Many of the soldiers had gone home for the day, but a dedicated few remained. Anna watched as Elsa sparred with Marshmallow. The lumbering giant would throw all kinds of things at her from every angle he could find, but she was able to stop everything every time. Obviously, she never used her magic on him directly. He was already ice, and since their enemies wouldn't actually be giant snow golems, that would be silly. And cheating.
She had mastered so many ways of stopping him, and devised endless traps that would be even more effective on normal troops. Anna wasn't sure how any invasion force could have stood a chance. But Elsa insisted that whatever was coming would require everything they had, and mistrust of her sister was not something the Princess was cable of.
Anna beckoned to Olaf. He happily trundled on over, his infectious grin forcing the Princess to smile back. "Hey, Anna! Isn't Elsa wonderful?"
"Oh, you have no idea, Olaf. That's actually why I called you over here. I need a favor."
"A favor? I love favors! Anything. You name it and I'm your snowman!"
"I need a snowball."
"Just a snowball? Well that's easy!" He quickly reached behind himself brought up a stick-handful of snow.
"I… um… where did that come from?"
"From my butt."
"Wow. Uh. Yeah, okay. Still snow… right? Is it? Oh, I hope it is… Ah, either way it'll be funny." She took the "snow"ball and made sure it was in good shape. "Thanks, Olaf. Now watch this!"
The snowball exploded when it crashed into the Queen's golden braided hair. Laughter exploded from the Princess and the snowman as they took off running. Feigning indignance, Elsa grinned and raced after them while lofting a flurry of non-butt-snowballs at her assailants.
Olaf's laughter continued even after he tripped and his face ended up several feet from the rest of him. Anna waited until just before Elsa caught her, and then turned and leapt onto her sister. The blonde gasped and conjured a snow cushion for the two of them as they landed. Anna's cheeks hurt from laughing so hard as she tickled Elsa furiously. The Queen tried several times to get up, but to no avail.
The Princess leaned down and whispered in her ear, "I want to melt that armor off of you, and lick every drop from your perfect body." She flicked her tongue across the older girl's earlobe before standing.
Elsa didn't rise, but sat there staring open-mouthed at Anna. The redhead winked and skipped back over to help reunite the snowman with his body.
"Oooh, look, Anna! Kristoff and Sven are back. And they've brought more friends!"
Sure enough, the Ice Master and Deliverer had returned from another recruiting trip. He typically went on these alone now. Tendro had been surprised at how effective the boy was at convincing people to join their growing army. He didn't seem happy to have so few men with him this time though. Anna waved a hand, hoping to raise his spirits a bit.
"Hey, Anna."
"What's wrong, Mr. Grumpypants? You look like someone dropped your sled off a cliff."
"Well… yeah... you did. But not any time recently… I hope… you didn't, right?"
Anna laughed, "No, of course not, silly. What's up?"
"Whew, that's a relief. I don't think Sven here could have handled that news."
The reindeer gave him a solemn look. "Yes, it would have just killed me," 'Sven' said. Kristoff looked pleased with himself.
Anna rolled her eyes. She knew that she and Elsa were a little on the ridiculous side when they flirted, but these two were beyond strange. "Anyway… why the long faces? Not you, Sven, you have an excuse. You know, being a reindeer and all."
The reindeer stuck his tongue out at her, and Kristoff patted his head. "Eh, we're just running out of places to find recruits. Every week, I come back with fewer and fewer. I mean… I guess it's good that we've gotten so many that we're actually running out, but… I don't know. The way Elsa talks about what's coming, I don't think I will ever feel like we're going to be enough."
Anna shivered involuntarily. He was right, Elsa did make their situation seem dire.
"I never said there wasn't hope," Elsa said as she came over to stand by Anna. "Just that we would need everyone. If you're running out of people to join, then that means you have almost everyone. Right?" Her smile could have started or stopped a war all on its own, it was so breathtaking. Of course, Kristoff didn't see it that way because he was a weirdo. But to be fair, he was their weirdo. And Anna didn't want anyone looking at Elsa the way she did anyway. At least he looked reassured now.
"Of course. That's a great way of looking at it, Your Majesty."
Elsa's eyes widened for a second as Anna gave her braid a sensual little tug at the perfect angle so nobody could see. She turned those incredible eyes on her sister and gave her a look that practically radiated sex. Anna's knees shook slightly.
The Princess gave a shy chuckle, "Um, Kristoff, you and Sven should probably go get some food. I think Olaf actually had some being made for you already, didn't you, Olaf?"
The snowman clambered onto Marshmallow's shoulders like he was riding a giant steed. "Oh yeah! It might be cold by now, but we can always get you guys some more. Come on, guys! You're gonna love it…" his voice trailed off as the group left the training field.
"You know how good I've gotten with my magic?"
"I sure do! You're amazing!"
"Do you have any idea what I could do to you for trying to tease me like this?"
"Ooohhh… are you threatening me, Your Majesty?"
"You know better than anyone how pent up I am… how we both are… and you think it's wise to tempt me in public?"
Anna grinned, "Public is the only place I can be safe from your wrath, my Queen!"
Elsa looked around the lit courtyard before glaring playfully at the younger girl. "You're safe… for now." Her armor began dissipating, leaving her in deliciously tight riding pants and a loose-fitting shirt. "Help me put this stuff away?" she lifted an armload of sparring equipment they had used throughout the day and headed towards the nearest storeroom.
"We should probably have someone who does this stuff for us," Anna said. "Not that I'm complaining, you know I would never make a servant do something I could do myself. I just feel like there should be someone with this job. Right? I mean, we are in a castle after all. Do you think other castles have servants to clean up their royal family's combat stuff? I bet they do."
Elsa gave a throaty chuckle that made Anna want to rip that shirt off of her and drag her upstairs. "I'm sure they would. If other royal families found themselves preparing for war."
"Good point." Anna tossed her stuff in a pile beside Elsa's.
"Was there anything left-" the Queen began before she was shoved against the wall by a brazen, sexually-deprived redhead.
Anna covered her sister's lips with her own. Obviously to keep her from calling for help. The fact that Elsa's mouth was one of the most enticing things she had ever seen, and every time she kissed her it felt like her muscles turned to water and she wasn't entirely sure she wouldn't just melt into a puddle at her Queen's feet… okay that might have had something to do with it too.
In a flash, her hand was up the baggy shirt and caressing Elsa's utterly drool-worthy hips. Her other hand pulled that glorious braid to the side, exposing an ever-so-yummy neck just waiting to be bit. The Princess had no choice but to oblige.
Elsa moaned at all the sudden stimulation. This only spurred Anna on. The hand that had been on her hips moved up to squeeze and fondle her big, soft breasts. Anna knew that this had to be driving her sister crazy. It had been so long since either of them had had any kind of release. Her own tension was building like crazy just from this, she couldn't imagine what it must feel like to be Elsa right then.
Just when she felt her sister start to react to everything, the redhead abruptly slid her hand down the front of those tight pants and found the wetness they sought. Elsa moaned loudly now, and didn't move to stop Anna again.
"Good… good…" Anna whispered in her ear. "No struggling. Just enjoy what your Princess is giving you." She quickly pulled the riding pants down far enough that she could move her wrist freely, and set about making sure her fingers were nice and slick.
"Mmm, as you wish… m-m-my Princess," Elsa moaned through gritted teeth. She clearly didn't want to be heard. That was probably smart, Anna supposed. She pressed her lips to her sister's right as she slipped her fingers into her dripping sex. The high-pitched moan that Elsa let out was muffled by Anna's kiss, but it kept building as the younger girl found her rhythm.
Elsa's hips were bucking into Anna's hand now, pushing herself closer and closer to that sweet impending climax. The blonde's hands grabbed Anna by the hair and pulled her so firmly into the kiss that her mind swam. The Queen practically screamed Anna's own name into her mouth just as Anna felt her tighten and let go all at once.
She stayed holding her sister against the wall for a couple minutes, fairly certain that the panting, sweaty Queen couldn't stand on her own at the moment. Once she started to regain her balance, Anna released her and leaned in for a quick kiss.
"And you thought it was me who wasn't safe," she whispered.
Her sister gave a weak laugh. "Uh-huh. You-" her voice cracked, "Ahem. You showed me. Wow, Anna. Snær'sbreath, I love you so much!"
Anna laughed at that curse. The irony of the Ice Queen using the snow god's name as an exclamation tickled her pleasantly. "I love you too, my clever sister. You might want to get some clothes on though. I don't know what you're thinking walking around a storeroom at night half-dressed. What ever will people say?"
"They will say that I have a sister who is in devastating need of punishment, and should probably be very careful when she thinks she's safe again."
Anna couldn't suppress a gulp. "That um… that sounds like something she will definitely watch out for."
"Good," the now-chipper Queen said with a grin. "Now that I'm presentable again, we should probably go have some dinner."
"After you, Your Majesty." Anna gave a sweeping bow, followed by a quick pinch of Elsa's bottom as she passed by.
Luckily she was saved from retribution by Tendro's arrival.
"Your Majesty!"
"Captain." Elsa gave her sister a look assuring her that this was not over.
"As you know, for the past couple of months we've been sending out several scout ships to send word in case of attack. One has finally returned."
Elsa's sword was in her hand in an instant, armor reforming over her clothes along with a golden helm atop her head. "Where are they coming from?!"
"Your Majesty, no, I am sorry, the enemy is not here yet. The scouts only reported that they've spotted an enormous fleet massing a few hundred miles to the east of the Southern Isles."
"East of… that puts them just north of Weselton. I knew they were behind this already, Captain."
"Yes, Majesty, but many of the ships were not flying the Weselton flag."
Anna felt a sinking feeling in her stomach. Hans. Ugh. "Whose flag was on the others, Tendro?" she asked.
"The Southern Isles for some. Other countries' colors were spotted as well: Denmark, Holland, and…" he cleared his throat, "Corona."