Chapter 5 Marie II
Clarice walked down to Marie's room, opening the door, she saw Marie reading a book on her bed. Marie didn't see when Clarice walked up to her and snatched the book away from her. Luckily the paper she was reading fell out; Marie spotted the paper and threw her pillow on it.
"Why are you reading the book I used to read when I was doing my studies? I know you don't like History and you hate reading it." Clarice said.
"Well I guess I like History now and I really like reading about…" Marie glanced at the cover of the book, "The history of Winterville."
"Okay." Clarice handed Marie back the book. "Since the ball is in the next six days and I said that Hans could be your personal guard in about one week." Marie nodded. "I'm letting him be your personal guard."
"Really!"
"Just for the ball in Icelandia. You never know what's gonna happen there."
"Like plotting revenge on the royal family of Arendelle." Marie muttered.
"What?"
"Nothing." Marie smiled.
"Okay then, shouldn't you be at training?"
"I totally forgot!" Marie grabbed the of paper and ran out the room, "Thanks Clarice."
"Something's up with that girl."
"Hey Hans." Jackson said.
"Yeah." Hans said.
"What's the plan?"
"I can't tell you that, Marie has to."
"Why her?"
"I don't know, does she scare you?" Hans asked.
"What…no, why would you ask me that question. I'm not afraid of her." Just then Marie appeared from behind Hans.
"So you're not afraid of me, huh." Marie said, drawing her sword out.
Horror flashed across his face when he saw Marie pulling her sword out. "N-no no, I-I mean y-yes. I'm going back to training." He ran away.
"Did you see the look on his face?" Hans smiled.
"Priceless, anyways, Clarice said that you can be my personal guard." She saw Hans looked at her in confusion. "What?"
"But your sister said in one week time."
"I know but Clarice said that you never know what could happen there."
"True, like us taking the royal family of Arendelle hostage." They both laughed and Marie looked at the paper. "About the plan. Have any idea on how were going to get them?" Hans said.
"Huh?" Marie took her attention off the paper.
"What are you looking at?"
"Oh it's a layout on all Icelandia's secret passageways and tunnels. I was trying to figure out how we are going to catch them."
"I can disguise myself as their escort or something so I can get their whereabouts on where they are and send someone to tell you that information." Hans said.
"Yes but they'll recognize you but they won't recognize me because I didn't trick no one to give me the throne, I sent guards to assassinate two people and I made sure they weren't that recognizable to other people around them."
"What do you mean?"
"Arendelle knows Jackson and David since they used to live there."
"Oh."
"Like I was saying, they wouldn't really recognize me because they won't remember me." Marie said.
"So you'll be escorting them?" Hans said.
"No, I'll be someone else. Change my hair colour and my accent."
"Why would you need an accent?"
"I was kidding, I'm not going to do an accent at all but I have to change my hair colour. How about brown?" Marie asked.
"Blonde."
"How is that supposed to work? Sure my hair is a light brown colour but are you sure blonde will work."
"Maybe but black will be nicer."
"Why you say that?"
"People who change their hair colour to black are more likely unrecognizable."
"Really." He nodded. "So black it is then?"
"Yes, well I guess I should be getting back to training."
"You should." Marie said.
"Wait, you'll be walking around with them?"
"Yeah and you and Jackson will be my guards but for better protection, I think you two should change your hair colour as well."
"Okay, you coming training?" Hans asked.
"Of course, I'll never go one day without using my sword." Marie said.
"Want to go against me?"
"Of course, but be warned I can disarm you before you can disarm me."
"I don't get it."
"I mean before you can think to disarm me, I already did that to you."
"I knew that, I did say I was good with a sword and I meant every single word." They both laughed and got ready to fight.
*Icelandia*
Crystal, Grace and Sophie were in the royal garden when a guard walked up to them.
"Queen Crystal, the council members assists your presence in an urgent meeting." The guard said.
"Now? Alright, thank you. Resume your duties." He nodded and left.
"Sorry you two, I have an urgent meeting to attend. Sorry it had to ruin our day."
"Don't worry Crystal, there will be days when you have no work at all to do and besides you are the Queen, these stuff happens." Grace said.
"Thanks, see you all somewhere around dinner." Crystal left the garden.
"I wonder what's Crystal's real family is like?" Sophie said.
"We'll have to wait until the ball." Grace said.
"I know that, I was just wondering, if Crystal goes back home with her real family..."
"Yes."
"Will she come back to visit us?" Sophie looked up at Grace.
Grace kept a steady face and said, "I'm not too sure about that."
"Crystal will still be our sister, right?" Grace's heart sank, sure Sophie was twenty-one years old but she had a hard past, they had a hard past. Sure their father died when Sophie was three but Sophie got attached to Crystal like if Crystal was her mother. If Crystal leaves and go off with her real family and Sophie realizes that Crystal is not going to be their sister anymore, she's going to be devastated.
"Grace?" Grace snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Sophie, her Emerald green eyes shining in the sunlight. "Yes or no? Just tell me." Grace still didn't answer.
'If I tell her no, she's going to be devastated and if I tell her yes, she'll be happy at first but then she'll be crushed when she realize that Crystal isn't their sister anymore. What should I do?' Grace thought.
"Grace, what's wrong. Why aren't you speaking?" Sophie grew concerned as to why Grace wasn't responding. Grace snapped out of her thought when she realized that she hasn't answered Sophie's question.
"Sorry Sophie, I was lost in thought." Grace said. "What was the question again?"
"I asked if Crystal will still be our sister after she leaves with her real family."
"I-I don't kn-know. I'm not sure."
"Oh, okay." Sophie sounded sad for a moment but tried to hide it. "So want to go in town?"
"No, don't feel like it."
"Want to play chess?"
"No, don't like playing it." Grace said.
"Want to go in the gallery and look at the paintings?" Sophie asked.
"Brings up bad memories."
"True. So what do you want to do then?"
"I want to go to the library."
"Sound great." Grace heard the change of tone in Sophie's voice.
"You don't have to come if you want to."
"No it's alright." Grace and Sophie got up and left the royal garden.
*Winterville*
Hans was on the ground with a sword pointed towards his neck.
"You win." Hans said.
"You know Hans…" Marie moved the sword. "You fight like a girl." She laughed.
"That just proves that I'm just as good as you because you're a girl."
"Are you insulting me?"
"Maybe but I know one thing." His hand moved for his sword.
"What?"
"I win." In a split second he got back up and disarmed her. The whole training area was quiet, no one never disarmed the Princess before. He came just two or three days ago and he got to disarm the Princess.
"He's in a lot of trouble now." Jackson whispered to David.
"I know." David replied.
Marie was taken back at what just happened, her hazel-green eyes went wide as it darted back and forth from Hans and her sword. "Y-you just disarmed m-me."
Hans smile faltered with hearing the tone from her voice. "Is th-that a bad t-thing?"
Marie faced the group of guardsmen, "This person here is the new captain of the guards." Murmurs could be heard from the crowd just then John came walking through.
"He can't be captain of the guards." John said.
"Why?" she asked.
"He just got here."
"I know and I never said he was starting it now, in the next three months."
"Oh." John looked away and gave a nervous laugh. "So I overreacted for nothing."
"Kind of, I was sending a letter stating that for you anyways." Marie said and john walked away.
Hans stood there staring at her, wide-eyed. "How can I be your personal guard when I'm going to be the captain of the guards in three months."
"I can have that rearranged." She smiled.
"For a second there I thought you were going to punish me or something."
"Why would I? I need you to help me with the plans we made. If I punish you then how will I find out how to track them and send signal to the other guards to attack?"
"True but how many guards are coming with us?"
"Approximately twelve guards are coming along because it's three of them plus that Snow Queen Elsa too. I know they are all one family but she's the odd one out." Hans nodded his head in agreement.
"So want to go for lunch?"
"Yeah sure, I know this great place in town, we can discuss more details from there." Marie said.
"Sounds great let's go." Hans said.
*Arendelle*
Elsa and Anna were playing with Snowflake, Ruby and Sunshine in Elsa's room when Idun walked in.
"Hi Mama." They both greeted.
"Hi you two, what are you two doing?" Idun asked.
"Nothing just playing with our pets." Anna said. "What's that?"
"It's something I found while I was searching around Crystal's room." Idun handed them the paper.
"It looks like a note." Elsa said.
"Well it's actually a letter Crystal wrote herself, well I wrote it but she told me what to write." Idun said.
"So what was the purpose of the letter?"
"Well it was actually a letter to remind us, how much Crystal loves us."
"Aww, did she ever use it?"
"Plenty of times, when either your father or I have to go on a trip, she always gives us the letter before we leave."
"Sooo sweet, what was written in the note?" Anna asked.
"Let's see, 'Dear Mama or Papa or both, I'm giving you this letter to tell you that I will be always missing you on any trip you have to go on or something else you have to do in which you wouldn't be here with me. I know you will be missing me too, since I can't say 'I love you' in person, I'll say it here, I love you more than chocolate, more than crystals and more than my stuff rabbit. So I hope you enjoy your trip or other and I will be waiting right here for you when you return. Your loveable daughter Crystal.' Isn't this note sweet?" Elsa and Anna nodded in agreement.
"I almost cried." Anna said.
"Well I did the first time I read it. When I came back from the trip, she was by the docks with your father. As soon as I came off the boat, she couldn't stop her excitement from crushing me into a hug but never let go until we reached the castle." Idun said.
"She really loved you back then. I wonder how she'll react when she sees you and Papa." Anna said.
"You never know."
"That's true, want to go to the library?"
"Why?" Idun asked.
"Yeah why?" Elsa said.
"No reason, I'm just bored." Anna said.
"Since it's lunch, let's have lunch first then go to the library." Elsa said.
"Sure," Anna stomach started to growl. "I'm starting to get hungry." They got up Elsa's bed and walked down to lunch.