Chapter 8: Kidnapping

The day was hot, everyone was trying their best to cool except for the Queen; she was in her office and it was covered in ice and snow to defend against the awful heat.

Not that she didn't like summer, just today was unbearably hot and she didn't like being too hot; and far be it that she doesn't cool herself off, after all she is the Snow Queen.

She is reading over a letter she had just written when there is a specific knock at the door, smiling she tucks the letter away "Come in Anna."

Hastily the door is opened, along with a gust of humidity, and then shut as the redhead the door sighing in relief at the cooler temperatures. "So much better in here!"

Chuckling the queen gets up and walks over, embracing her girlfriend and giving her a kiss "Can't take the heat like Olaf?"

"If I could, I would be out there with him right now enjoying the weather." Anna replies snuggling into the cool embrace of Elsa.

"How is our snowman doing?" Elsa asks, content to stand and hold the redhead.

"He's doing well, I'm glad we made him" Anna states remembering the day they made him.

~Flashback~

"Anna I thought we were building a snowman?" Elsa huffs as he gets another snowball to the face.

Giggling the princess walks over and kneels down finally helping with the snowman, "Can we make the one we had as kids?"

The queen looks at Anna with a sad smile and nods "Of course, let's get to work"

About an hour later the snowman was done, Elsa moves behind it moving his arms like when they were little, "Hi I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs"

Grinning at the reenactment, Anna hugs Olaf, "I love you Olaf" but then she improvises "But I love you more Elsa"

Anna leans over the snowman and pulls the queen into a kiss, pulling away after a few seconds the redhead smiles giddily.

Elsa stands, pulling her love with her, without a word Elsa waves her hand as some snow flurries and then suddenly Olaf is jumping up and talking.

He turns to the two women with a huge smile "HI! I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!"

~End Flashback~

"Yes, he does seem to liven things up a bit" Elsa states as she lets Anna go, "How is the planning coming?" she felt bad she was busy with meetings and paperwork and leaving the redhead to plan their wedding.

Swinging her arms at her sides, the redhead shrugs "It's going, a bit hard without you, not that I can't do it just wish you could be a part of it"

Elsa understood what Anna meant but still felt bad, "I am sorry I am not around much, with kingdoms finding out about our engagement I am having to fight to keep the a few trade routes and convince them nothing changes except that you will be my Queen."

Smiling Anna moves to sit in one of the chairs in front of Elsa's desk, "It's weird to think I will be a Queen."

"Why weird?" the blond asks sitting in the chair next to her and crossing her ankles, "Only thing changing is we can share the load more so than now."

"I would be happy to share that load now, but I know many don't think a princess is good at that." The redhead states, "Just I am so used to your Highness…and calling you your Majesty."

The grin the spreads on Anna's face makes Elsa blush thinking of when the younger woman used that title in the bedroom.

"Yes well, I wouldn't mind calling you your Majesty" the blond states as she shifts in her seat.

Giggling Anna rises, "Well baby I will let you get back to work, thanks for letting me cool down."

Leaning over she places a soft but firm kiss on the blonde's lips, "I'll see you at dinner."

Closing her eyes and reveling in the sensation and then slowly opening them, "Alright love," she watches as the redhead leaves.

She moves back to her desk and immediately gets engrossed in another letter.

~The front castle courtyard~

Anna steps back out into the hot day, grimacing at the wall of humidity she makes her way to the castle gates to go into town; she was so happy they always kept the gates open now.

"Hello your Highness" a woman greets bowing.

"Hello, keeping cool?" Anna asks the woman who was fanning herself for some relief.

"Doing my best highness, enjoy your day" the woman smiles as she walks to a small stall.

Anna walks around for a bit, conversing with people as she went; unknown to her some hooded figure was following her.

This figure was keeping their distance and making sure their head was concealed under the hood, having a pistols strapped to their belt, a saber and a dagger.

They weren't sent here, they came on their own accord; and they were out to make the queen hurt which meant going after the queen's fiancé.

After a few hours they were getting bored, the redhead stayed in very populated areas which made it hard to snatch.

But then they see Anna move down an alley way, it wasn't too dark but it was dark enough; they quickly followed her.

Anna doesn't glance over her shoulder, she felt someone was watching her and she curses herself for not bringing at least a guard with her, 'Elsa is going to kill me!' she thinks as she starts to move quicker down the alley.

Suddenly she turns and hurls a fireball at the person following her, and watches they just pat their clothes where fires were started and keep coming at her.

Not sure what to do she creates her sword and stands ready, "You don't know what you are getting yourself into!" She states as they draw their saber and dagger.

"Ahh but princess I do" the voice was familiar but she couldn't place it, with quickness she wasn't ready for the person lunges at her, "You will find out just how much I know!"

She dodges to the right, but the long steel blade catches her arm making her grunt, she didn't like when someone got a hit on her.

She turns following the person and jabs at the person's lag, successfully slicing into the thigh; the stranger staggers as a hand shoots to their thigh.

"You bitch!" They scream and lunge at her seconds later, Anna wasn't prepared and was tackled against a wall and she heard a clicking sound.

"What?" She looks as her sword disappears, wondering why she can't summon it back, 'crap!' she thinks as she sees cuffs on her wrists.

"What's the matter princess, no more fire?" The figure snarls, she sees just a little red hair as she gets knocked out.

They quickly sets her somewhere unseen and pulls out a sealed envelope, it held the southern Isles seal; grabbing a young boy they thrust the letter in his hands.

"Go give this to the Queen, NOW!" The boy looks scared and runs for the castle.

The figure picks Anna up bridle style, and starts making his way to his ship via back alley's so he isn't seen.

~Throne Room 30 minutes later~

"QUEEN ELSA!" The boy bursts into the throne room, not waiting for anyone to respond, he dodges a couple guards and finally stop panting in front of the queen holding up the letter.

Elsa waves the guards off as she takes the letter bearing her father's seal, "Who gave this to you?"

The boy takes a breath, "A hooded figure your Majesty" he states between taking breathes.

"Kai, take the boy to the kitchen to get a drink and perhaps a pastry?" She asks looking at the boy, smiling when he nods enthusiastically; she watches as the two leave then sits on her throne.

Looking around the room as she breaks the seal and then begins to read, her fingers tightening around the paper almost ripping it as her eyes get ice cold.

Everyone in the room stops whatever they are doing noticing how the queen looked angry, then all eyes went wide.

Elsa stood outstretching a hand to the ceiling as she screams, "NOOOO ANNA!" Her hand releases a spear of ice that embeds in the ceiling.

"Summon my commander…NOW!" She yells as people finally start to move quickly, "Everyone who is not of military mind leave!"

The room now only held a few men, "Your Majesty…" A burly looking man addresses the Queen.

"What?" She was on edge and angry, ready to lash out at anyone at a seconds notice.

"You have powers?" he asks as gently as possible not wanting to anger the queen more, he watches as the queen's face reveals worry then shock.

She looks up and cringes at the icicle in the ceiling and makes it disappear, "Yes, will this be a problem?"

Many in the throne room shook their heads no, as the man speaks again "It is unexpected, how come you never told us?"

She sighs and sits, the paper still fisted in one hand, "Because I don't want my people to fear me or…" She stops they didn't need to know Anna had them too.

"Understandable your Majesty, what has gotten you so upset?" As he asks a man in uniform with many medals arrives and bows.

"Your Majesty requested my presence?" The man was tall, lean with short black hair.

"Commander, I need you to send scouts into the mountains, find Kristoff and his boyfriend Edward who I know is still visiting. Also ready our navy, we are paying the Southern Isles a visit." She hands the letter to the commander."They have taken Anna and I am going to get her back!"

He bows once more and runs out of the throne room to do his Queen's bidding as quickly as possible.

Elsa sinks into her throne, "I need you all to come up with strategies to go about getting your future Queen back here, be they simple, complicated…or even messy."

Everyone nods and moves to leave until the Queen stops them.

"Go to the war rooms and discuss, no one is to know Anna is not here understood?" She asks with an eerily commanding tone.

Agreeing, everyone makes for the war rooms.

The blond pulls herself out of the throne and walks to her room, shutting the door behind her; she collapses on her bed and weeps.

~Hours later in the mountains~

"Kristoff, where are you taking me, we have never been this far?" Prince Edward asks, moving red bangs from his face, thinking he needs to get a haircut soon with how long it has gotten.

Rolling his eyes at his boyfriend, the blond points "That right there is where we are going?"

Edward squints and then makes out a large castle into the side of the north mountain, "Where did that come from?"

"Someone I know in the ice business…" Kristoff replies, not telling the redhead it was from the queen.

As they get closer, they hear hoof beats behind them and turn to find a whole squadron coming to them.

"Kristoff…Prince Edward?" A man asks on top of a black horse.

"That would be us, I'm Kristoff." He replies looking worried, "What's this about?"

"You are both to come back to the castle, Queen's orders," the man replies as two horses are brought up with no riders.

"Why, we haven't done anything..." Prince Edwards states only to be cut off.

"Now!" the man demands.

Quickly they mount and head back to the castle.

~On an Unmarked Ship~

Anna slowly wakes up, rubbing her head as she looks around; trying to get up she sits back down as the room rocked.

"Where am I?" She asks to no one but a man steps out of the Shadows with an evil grin, "HANS!?"

"Yes dear princess Hans." The man growls at her, "I've decided to start a war, and once Arendelle and the Southern Isles destroy each other, I will take over."

Anna tries to create a fire ball but nothing seemed to be working, "What…why isn't it working?"

Chuckling Hans leans on the bars of her cell, "Magic cuffs, prevent you from using any type power, though you got my thigh pretty good. Took me four hours to get it patched up."

"You will regret this, you coward!" She lunges at him, but he steps back just out of reach.

"Coward no, devious yes." He grins, "And your Queen is probably sick with worry by now over you being kidnapped by her father."

"Wait what…you won't get away with this!" She states trying to remove the cuffs but failing.

"Only someone who doesn't wear them can remove them, good luck with that." He laughs as he begins to walk towards the stairs.

"You are no match for her, she'll figure it out!"

He hears, turning he looks at the princess, "No she is no match for me" with that he leaves, leaving Anna in the silence of the brig.

"Elsa…" Anna's lip trembles, she knew her love would find her and figure it out; she just hopes it's in time.

~Back at the Castle's Throne Room~

Elsa had made herself presentable and was notified that Kristoff and Prince Edward were back.

The doors to the room open and both men are ushered in, they bow and look at the Queen with confused expressions.

"Your Maje…" Kristoff starts but she holds up a hand.

"My business is with the prince, you are free to leave Kristoff." She states coldly, which took the mountain man off guard.

He turns to his boyfriend, "I'll be right outside." He quickly leaves and the doors are slammed shut behind him.

"Prince Edward, why are you here in Arendelle?" She asks as she keeps her hands clasped together.

He looks at her, something was wrong "I am here to see Kristoff and my friends, you…the princess."

At the mention of the princess the queen stiffens, "Do you wish harm to come to the southern isles?"

"What no, why would I want that?" He asks completely confused, until the queen throws a crumpled letter at him.

Picking it up he notices the Southern Isle's seal the king uses, he looks at the Queen who simply waited; he began to read it.

His eyes widen, "This…this can't be right!?" he yells at no one, "Why would he…no this isn't…" then he realizes why he was being questioned and why the Queen was so cold.

"Your Majesty, I had nothing…nothing to do with this, I would not want any harm to come to either of you!"

"So it's coincidence that it happens while you are here?" She asks not believing him at all.

"Yes, I would never move against you in any way" He states with conviction.

Elsa falters at the tone in his voice but quickly steels herself, "We are leaving in few days' time, going to the Southern Isles, you will be joining us and we will see if you had a hand in it or not."

The prince swallows simply nodding knowing time will prove his innocence.

Suddenly the queen is on her feet and nose to nose with him as she whispers so no one can hear, "If she is harmed in anyway, and you did have a hand in this…you and everyone else involved will suffer at my hand."

She steps back not even caring to see a reaction (his face going pale) and walks back to her throne stating, "You are confined to your quarters until we leave, and you will be in the brig on our journey. Take him"

She motions and the guards escort the prince out of the room and straight to his.

Kristoff's jaw drops as he enters the throne room, seeing the guards leaving he walks up to Elsa, not as queen but as his friend.

"What is going on, Elsa?" He asks angrily, "Why is Edward arrested?"

"Because he is a suspect." She replies ignoring the way he dismissed the formalities.

He looks confused, "Suspect in what?"

Sighing Elsa turns to look at him, "The kidnapping of my fiancé!"

The blond man stumbles back a bit before regaining himself, "He wouldn't do that, he loves Anna like a sister!"

"If he is not a part of it I will own up to my mistake Kristoff!" She almost yells at him, until her eyes grow sad and tears threaten to spill again, "Only with proof he is innocent…"

Kristoff's whole demeanor changes, realizing she is just doing what she sees is best to find Anna, "Elsa, I'm sorry…anything I can do?"

She shakes her head, "I have my navy getting ready, strategists and military men coming up with things we can do…Kristoff she's gone…"

She feels weak, no longer able to hold her own weight at her sadness; quickly Kristoff runs over and catches the queen.

She grabs onto him for dear life as she begins to cry, those cries turning into sobs as he holds her.

He now begins to feel angry and sad, but he stays strong for his friend; being the strength, at least for now, that she needs so she can cry.

TBC

So….hope you all don't kill me. Hope it was a good chapter (even though badness in it) I love reviews fyi, and I will update again soon.