"Rapunzel!" Eugene saw the woman shout happily, striding towards them with confidence. Rapunzel herself looked completely ecstatic as he watched her walk over, envelop her in a arm hug. Eugene gulped as he watched them break apart, Rapunzel looping her arm back through his.
"So, Elsa, how is everything?" Rapunzel asked.
Elsa, as Rapunzel and called her, shrugged, and poked extremely elegant as she did so. In a form-fitting blue dress, Eugene thought it showed off all her curves just right, with sheer sleeves decorating her arms, a thigh high slit in the skirt of the dress revealing an elegant leg.
"Euegene? Rapunzel's voice broke through his thoughts, and he blinked, staring her in the eye.
"Yeah?" he asked. Rapunzel gestured towards her cousin, saying, "Elsa wants to know if we want to see Anna?" Euegene shrugged. They were her cousins, after all, not his, so it didn't really matter.
"Um, sure, yeah," he agreed, coughing slightly. Nodding, Elsa played with the thick blond-white braid that hung over her shoulder, and Rapunzel noticed small snowflakes weaved throughout the strands. She pointed, "You look great, Elsa! How did you do that?"
"This?" Elsa gestured to the snowflakes, "oh, you know jus a bit of magic, nothing really. Anyway, shall we go see the bride?" Shrugging, Rapunzel and Eugene started to follow Elsa down the Great Hall, portraits lining the walls in between the windows. As Elsa opened her mouth to say something, the three of them heard a sudden yelling, the slamming of doors.
"Elsa!" warbled the woman as she ran out the door, sliding on the freshly polished wood, making Rapunzel laugh, and Eugene just stare in surprise. Even though her state of running was quite funny, it was what she was wearing that caught their attention. She was clad in a white undergarment, red braids flying behind her. Dragging on the floor was a cape- looking to be made of moss, no doubt, with leaves and branches sticking out at random angles.
"Anna, what's the meaning of this?!" Elsa demanded as Anna ran into her arms, her face red as she laughed hard, tears beginning to dot the corners of her blue eyes. Eugene watched as Rapunzel placed a hand on the woman's shoulders, trying her best to not laugh at her appearance, although it was difficult of himself as well, little laughs breaking through his demeanor.
"The trolls! They made this for the wedding-"
"Trolls…?" Eugene asked, although everyone ignored him.
"Wait, what?" Elsa asked, peering at it reluctantly. It was definitely nice of them, but there was no way Anna was going to wear it- even as she stood still the thing was tracking dirt into the castle. Rolling her eyes, she pulled the cape around her sister- even if she won't king to wear it, it was still indecent to appear as such in front of guests- family, no less.
"They want me to wear it!" Anna cried, suddenly bursting into tears, burying her face into her sister's shoulder.
"Anna, you can't wear this," Elsa said, "now go and get dressed, alright?" Nodding, Anna sniffed- snot was starting to dribble down her nose, her eyes a tad red from crying.
"O-okay," she managed between gulps, wiping at her eyes, then turning to Rapunzel, "It's nice to see you, Rapunzel. I mean after-"
"Why don't you do as Elsa says and get changed?" Rapunzel suggested with a giggle, "we can catch up later, alright?" Nodding, Anna sniffed once more before trudging down the hall, and Eugene jumped as he saw her slam the door- a bunch of rock looking creatures were waiting expectantly for her, and they could hear Anna yelp as the trolls suddenly jump don her, trying to dress her for the big day. He opined as the door was shut, muffling the din.
"Are you sure she said trolls or am i just hearing things?" he asked hesitantly. Elsa shook her head, giving the couple a tired smile.
"No, she said trolls," she explained, "they're on her fiancé's side of the family."
"Wait- she's marrying a troll?" Rapunzel chimed in, a confused look in her green eyes. Elsa laughed, shaking her head. As her shoulders shook, the sequins on her dress glittered when they caught the sun coming in through the window.
"No," she said, "he was raised by them. He's completely human, I assure you."
"Well, that's good then." Eugene joked, wiping his brow, "I mean, that would have been awkward, you know-"
"Eugene!" Rapunzel scolded him jokingly, giving him a playful punch in the arm. Nodding, Elsa gestured to the entryway into the Portrait Room, beginning to amble over.
"Would you like to relax for a while?" she asked courteously, "I mean, Corona is a long way from here-"
"I don't think so-" Eugene began to say, until Rapunzel ultimately agreed, pulling him after Elsa as she wandered ingot eh room. Polished floors reflected their images perfectly, moss green striped walls boxing them in. Plush chaises lined each wall, underneath a slew of portraits depicting picnics, dances, musicians and such. Servants were also running around in this room, trying their best to tidy thing up last minute.
"Your Highness!" a butler called for Elsa, running over, "Your Highness, I can;t find him!" Elsa sent a pleasant smile Rapunzel and Eugene's way, raising a hand, "Excuse me for a moment." Turnign tot eh butler, she asked, "What is it now?"
"The groom!" the butler cried out, "we need to fit him for the ceremonial garbs but he's nowhere to be found!" Placing a hand on the butler's shoulder, Elsa tried calming him down.
"Alright, alright! What time is it now?" she asked. The man peered at a wristwatch hidden up his sleeve and his face suddenly paled, his voice shaky as he answered, "About three o'clock. The wedding is going to start soon!"
"Listen, he's probably finishing up his route, alright?" Elsa said soothingly, "he'll be here, I'm sure-"
The doors slammed open and he ran in, light streaming in from outside. The butler clapped excitedly, going to pull him in the direction of the dressing rooms. Eugene and Rapunzel exchanged a look as the groom went past, giving Elsa a small wave as an apology- he looked awfully familiar, with a mop of blond hair and a woolen blue shirt…
"That's the lucky man?" Eugene asked. Elsa nodded.
"Kristoff, yes," Elsa said approvingly, "of course, since wit's almost time, I'll need to leave you, get the rest of the preparations done and all- how do you feel about sandwiches?"
"Sandwiches?" Rapunzela sled, unsure of what she was getting at, "I mean, they are delicious-"
"Okay, I'll keep it in mind," Elsa stopped her mid-sentence as she began walking away, "let Gerda show you to your seats, alright? See you soon!" The couple were soon ushered out the door by a stout woman and were left standing in the hall of the castle's entryway.
"You're cousins are certainly an interesting couple," Eugene commented. Rapunzel rolled her eyes.
"That was just a few minutes," Rapunzel said, "just wait until you really get to know them!" A church bell rang through the air, and the couple found themselves swept up by the crowd, greeting fellow visitors and merchants as they moved in the huge sea towards the chapel.