The ship was stuffy and smelled of fish, but it was better than a cramped cell and shoveling waste. Hans Westergaard sat nervously on a ship to the Kingdom of Weselton. Due to a technicality, his sentence had been shortened, to the dismay of some of his brothers, although some were glad to have their brother out of jail. Ordinarily, Hans would have accepted his defeat and moved on with his life, but those two sisters had made it personal. Not only had they gotten him locked up and doing manual labor, but they had dragged his and his whole family name through the dirt with labeling him as a sociopath and attempted murderer. Hans knew his brothers didn't share the same feelings as him, but he didn't care.

After he'd been released, he'd received word from the Duke of Weselton, who was also angry with Queen Elsa for severing their trade deal, that he wanted to meet privately in Weselton to negotiate with Hans. He had been boarded on the next ship out, making up a story for his brothers to throw them off of him. As Hans looked out of the ship, he saw that they were approaching the docks of Weselton and stood up, straightening his jacket and smoothing out his trousers. As the ship docked, Hans emerged from the ship and onto the deck, where the Duke stood waiting for him.

"Prince Hans." he greeted, extending his hand. Hans took it and gave it a shake.

"Duke."

"How was your trip over here?"

"A bit damp. Smelled of fish." Hans complained.

"My apologies, but we needed you here as soon as possible."

"I understand.

The Duke nodded and gestured for Hans to follow him. "Let's take a walk."

Hans walked alongside the Duke off the ship and onto the docks, eager to break the silence.

"So, why did you want me here?" Hans asked, "I took a big risk coming here. I hope you know that."

"I do, and I appreciate you coming on such short notice. I have come up with a plan, you see?"

"What is it?" Hans asked eagerly.

"If you and I merge together our forces, we can take Arendelle easily. We can invade the city, it is small enough after all and we can make our way to the castle and get rid of the Queen."

"What about her ice powers?" Hans inquired, "Or did you forget about those?"

"I was getting to that." the Duke said, "She wouldn't dare use her powers if you're threatening someone she cares about."

"Anna." Hans said on a whim. The Duke shook his head.

"She has more she cares about, boy. She has more friends now than she's ever had."

"And those people would be?"

"The castle staff for instance. There are two who she really favors named Kai and Gerda. And let's not forget the snowman, Olaf."

"You mean that little freak of nature she created?"

"Yes, that freak of nature. I've even learned that she has feelings for that monster she keeps up on the North Mountain in that castle of hers. She also holds feelings for the young peasant boy with the reindeer."

"I see. What was his name?"

"Kristoffer or... Kristoff or something like that." the Duke replied, "And she even cares about the reindeer he hangs around with as well."

"And then that leaves her sister." Hans said.

"Precisely. Which we will use her as a last resort because she is essential to getting further in our plans."

"How is that?"

"You're going to marry her."

Hans was in disbelief. "She would never consent."

"Unless you threaten her sister, then she'll do anything you want. You marry her, we kill her sister, then kill her, and then, poof. You're the king."

Hans furrowed his brow as he found a flaw in the Duke's plan. "Wouldn't it be quicker to marry Elsa?"

"Well, yes, but see if you marry her, there is still a live heir and true, you could always kill her after you're married, but that would mean-"

"Hold it. It would make no difference if I married either of them. I can go and marry Anna, keep her alive and have her be my Queen. After I kill her sister, she'll be heartbroken and probably take care of the task of killing her herself. Or... we could just make it look that way."

The Duke thought for a moment and spoke again, "That's demented, boy... but it's just as effective as my old plan."

"So, this is the plan we're going with?" Hans asked.

"I should say so." the Duke agreed. Hans smiled.

"So... where do we start?"

"We board the next ship to Arendelle with my army. I hope you're ready."

Hans gulped, but the thought of vengeance made him reconsider his nervousness.

"Point me in the right direction."

As light spilled through Anna's room, she stirred in her bed. As she tossed and turned, she heard someone knock on the door.

"Princess Anna? Are you awake?" she heard Kai ask through the door. Anna mumbled and sat up in bed, running her fingers through her mess of orange hair.

"Mmm yeah, I am now. What is it?" she asked sleepily.

"Well, it's Master Kristoff, my lady. He's going on his last trip today?"

Anna suddenly gasped, more awake than ever. "Kristoff!" she yelped, jumping out of bed so fast that she didn't notice she was tangled in the sheets, making her fall to the floor with a thud.

"Ouch..." Anna mumbled as she got up, not even bothering to put on her shoes as she flung open the door, almost running over Kai in the process. Anna ran down the hall to Kristoff's room and found the door was open, but Kristoff was nowhere to be found.

Oh... that smelly jerk better not have left without saying goodbye... Anna thought as she turned around and ran right into Prince Henrik, who was also in his nightclothes. She yelped as she ran into him and looked at him. He looked just as clean and perfect as he did the previous day, except his hair was a little askew.

"Why, good morning, my lady." he said, "Where are you off too in such a hurry?"

"Um... sorry, can't talk, gotta run!" Anna said shortly as she sped off down the stairs, sliding down the banister to save her time. As she reached the doors, she bolted out and ran to the stables to find Kristoff packing up, in his warm harvesting clothes. She noticed Sven, who grunted happily and smiled, shaking his head happily at her.

"What's your problem, Sven? Calm down." Kristoff said before Sven tapped him with his antlers and nodded towards Anna. Kristoff turned around and stifled a laugh.

"Well, you look lovely this morning, your highness." he joked, crossing his arms.

"Heh heh, very funny." Anna said mockingly as she walked over to him, her head just reaching his nose with her bare feet on the ground, which, now that she had slowed down, noticed was really cold. "You really think you could leave without saying goodbye, Mr. Man?" she asked.

Kristoff scoffed in surprise. "Did you really think I'd leave without saying goodbye to you?" he asked, "Are you crazy? I'd never do that." He smiled at Anna and wrapped his arms around her, giving her a tight squeeze and making her groan.

"Er... Kristoff... little too much."

"Then hug me back, lady!" Kristoff retorted. Anna wrapped her arms around his torso and squeezed him back.

"Whoa... you are a lot stronger than you look." Kristoff groaned as Anna squeezed him, "It's a wonder you didn't break what's-his-face's nose when you punched him." He let go of her, but Anna still remained attached to his torso. "Um... Anna."

"Don't be gone long, will you?" she asked, "I need someone to vent to whenever Henrik irritates me. And I need someone to walk around town with and... stuff."

Kristoff smirked. "I'll be gone two days at the max. This won't be too bad of a trip since it's getting colder." he assured her.

"Good." Anna said, finally letting go of him. She pulled him close to her by the collar and kissed his nose before ruffling his messy blonde hair "Come back safe, okay?"

"Okay." Kristoff promised. Anna made her way over to Sven and petted his muzzle before giving him a loving scratch behind the ears and a kiss on the head, making Sven grunt sheepishly, as if he were blushing.

"You look out for him, Sven. Don't let him do anything stupid." she said, throwing a joking smile Kristoff's way. Kristoff smiled back as he got in the sled.

"We'll do fine, Anna. Now, go on and get inside, it's cold out here. And put some shoes on." he said.

Anna waved and blew them both a kiss. "See you soon, boys!" she called out as Sven began to pull the sled away.

"I'll be back before you know it!" Kristoff called back as he and Sven pulled out of the castle gates.

As they left, Anna smiled and shuffled her feet before turning around and starting to skip her away inside.

In her room, Elsa was brushing out her hair. She wore a new gown she had made from her ice. Her hair was down, not in it's usual braid. Earlier in the morning, Kristoff had come by to tell her goodbye for his ice harvesting trip. Over the last few months, she had become closer to Kristoff, though, not as close as her sister. She wondered if there was something more between them... Anna swore they were only friends, that she wasn't ready for any commitment after what happened with Hans, but Elsa wasn't so sure. If there was something between them, she vastly approved of Kristoff. Sure, he might hang around with a reindeer, occasionally smell like one, might not be the best around people and be a little more honest with people than he should, but Elsa saw what Anna saw; a sweet, sensitive young man who cared a lot for others, though he may not always express it. She would miss him while he was gone. Him and the way he would stare in awe whenever she would use her ice powers. She remembered a few weeks back when she had given him a shirt made from her ice and how he wore it for days and days until Anna finally had to tell him to wash it. The thought made her smile a little as she heard a knock at her door.

"Good morning, your majesty." she heard Henrik say. She turned around to see him leaning on the door frame, looking as dashing as he did the previous day. Elsa gave him a smile.

"Good morning." she said as she returned to brushing her hair.

"May I come in?" she heard him ask.

"You may."

She heard Henrik enter the room and sensed him beside her as he took a seat. After a few seconds, he spoke again, "Your hair's down."

"Yes." Elsa said, continuing to brush, "I do let it down every once in a while."

"It's beautiful." Henrik told her. Elsa tried not to blush.

"Thank you." Elsa wasn't used to compliments. At least, not from men. Sure, Kai and the rest of the castle staff, along with Kristoff gave her compliments once in a while, but... none of them felt like this.

"You're welcome." she heard him say. "Do people tell you that often?"

"Well, sometimes... just the people around the castle. And Anna, of course."

"Oh yes, your sister. She seems... sweet. She really seems to care a lot about you. How long were you two apart?"

Elsa put her brush down and looked in the mirror, thinking about how painful it had been having to ignore Anna for so many years.

"Thirteen years." Elsa mumbled. Henrik looked surprised.

"Wow... Why were you apart for so long if you two cared about each other so much?"

Elsa swallowed, remembering the painful memory of accidentally hitting Anna with her magic. "Because... I hurt her. One night, while we were playing... I was making these little snow hills with my powers and she was jumping from each one and... she started going way too fast and I couldn't keep up. I tried to make another hill for her to land on, but I slipped and my magic ended up hitting her in the head..." Elsa explained. She felt Henrik put his hand on her shoulder.

"Oh Elsa... I'm sorry to hear that..." he told her.

"It's okay... it's over now. But... I still feel guilty sometimes... Especially since I hurt her again a while back, during the freeze in July." Elsa hadn't thought about that for a long time, let alone talked about it.

"She came to get me to come back to Arendelle after I froze it but... I lost control of my powers and struck her in the heart."

"What? You struck her in the heart?" Henrik asked, "Is that... worse than being struck in the head?"

"Yeah... a lot worse. The next time I saw her was when she threw herself in front of your brother's sword to protect me and... froze to solid ice." Elsa said, her voice cracking. "I was so sure I'd... I'd killed her. All because I couldn't control my powers."

"But then she thawed though, because she's here now." Henrik reminded her. Elsa smiled the tiniest bit.

"Yes... all because she sacrificed herself for me... even though I'd shut her out for years. And ever since then we've been close. And I couldn't be more grateful for that."

Henrik looked a little sad. Elsa furrowed her brow at his sudden sadness and tilted her head.

"What's the matter?"

Henrik shrugged. "It's just... I wish my brothers were like that." he said solemnly, "Ever since I can remember we've always been fighting over everything. Who gets the last piece of pie... just... ridiculous things. And we shouldn't fight so much but I guess there's just so many of us and we're all so different that we may not ever all see eye to eye. And I would love it if at least one of my brothers was as close to me as you are Anna. Sure, I may have 12 brothers but, actually, it's surprisingly lonely." he explained, looking from Elsa to the floor. Elsa instinctively put her hand on his and gave him a reassuring look.

"I know how it feels to be alone, Henrik. It isn't fun... but I promise, one day you will find someone who will make you feel the way you want to." she reassured him. Henrik smiled sadly.

"Thank you, your majesty."

Elsa tucked her hair behind her ear and smiled shyly. "Actually, you can just call me Elsa."

Outside Elsa's room, Anna leaned up against the wall, horrified. She had come up to talk with her sister, but Henrik had gotten there before her and was now worming his way into Elsa's brain...

Anna felt sick. What if it was just like what happened with Hans? Surely Elsa had better judgment than her, being older and all. She was the one who insisted Anna not marry Hans in the first place! But... Elsa had also never been in love. Never had a man compliment her and treat her the way Henrik was... it might end up clouding her judgment. Anna couldn't let that happen. Who knew? Maybe Elsa would listen to her if she told her how she felt... After all, she was her closest friend. She continued to think it over as she made her way back to her room to get ready for breakfast.

"Should I tell her? No... she might get mad... but then, what if she doesn't? What if she actually agrees?" Anna rambled to herself as Olaf came waddling up next to her.

"What happens if you do tell her?" Olaf piped up, making Anna jump in surprise.

"Huh- what?" she yelped as she looked down and saw Olaf smiling up at her.

"What happens if you tell her? Or, tell who what? Or... tell what to whom? Or... are you telling a who what's a what? Or are you-"

"Okay, hold on Olaf." Anna said, waving her arms to snap Olaf out of his train of thought. "What are we talking about?"

Olaf shrugged his twig arms. "I don't know! I was hoping maybe you did, but you sounded all confused."

Anna sighed as she sat down at her vanity and started brushing out her tangled hair. "Oh, I don't know, Olaf. I guess I am sort of confused."

Olaf crawled up on the corner of Anna's vanity and sat, his feet dangling beneath him. "That's okay. I get confused all the time." he said, "What are you confused about?"

"It's Henrik." she said, "I don't trust him. And... I'm not sure if Elsa does or not. She seems to trust him an awful lot..."

"Oh." Olaf said, "I'll go ask her!"

Anna gasped and stopped Olaf before he could jump down from her vanity. "No! No, Olaf! You can't tell her!"

"But why not? You guys are sisters! Don't you trust each other with everything?" Olaf asked, genuinely confused.

"Well... yeah... but this is different, Olaf."

"How?"

"It's because... because..." Anna groaned. This was difficult. She wished she could explain it better to Olaf, but he was so innocent and she wasn't sure he would understand.

"It's complicated, Olaf." she said, "I wish I could explain it better but... I don't know how. Just... please promise me you won't tell her, Okay?"

Olaf looked confused for a minute, then looked up at Anna and smiled a little. "I promise."

Anna smiled and hugged the little snowman. "Thanks, Olaf. I knew I could trust you."

"Of course you can! I'll always be here to listen to you, Anna! I love you!" Olaf proclaimed.

"I love you too, little guy." Anna smiled as she kissed Olaf on the cheek. Kristoff may not be around, but at least now she had someone else to confide in.

Here you go guys :-) I should be able to update about every 3-7 days just as a heads-up. So tell me, any theories on Henrik? Is he a nice, good guy or is he bad like his brother? Let me know your thoughts on him, what happened so far or what happens next or whatever you want over in the reviews! As always, thanks so much for reading you guys and a little announcement before I go. You can also now find this story on my wattpad account under the username bitofafixerupper and also on my tumblr account at .com. Okay, that's all for now, see you guys soon!