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This...this was not supposed to happen.
It was the though which ran through the Fateweavers mind over and over as they stared at the destruction in the training room.
The room was broken and cracked, there was solid thick ice which covered the entire room, roots were ice, cracked, scattered around or turned to ashes based on a pile they found. Pure destruction and it was scary for a single reason. Sylvias magic, all of their magic, was strong, so strong that it would not have been broken by Elsas magic and Hans, his magic is supposed to be weak against theirs as they had made it that way.
"This is not good" muttered Merlin "Seems we will need to strengthen the rune",
"No, if we do it any more we might end up hurting Hans" said Marius worried and not wanting to do it,
"What do you suggest we do?" said Agathe worried, she was not his mother, but she cared and did not want to do him harm yet she had to put her job as her top priority.
"Listen, I know you will not like it, but maybe Hans being with Elsa is not a bad thing" said Rohan softly, he was sad about his fated wife attacking his friend and his life "In fact, we should not have done this" he added as he could not deny that this overprotection and extreme measures had gone too far the moment that they burned that rune of restraint on Hans.
"Leave me alone! Your just like my brothers!" cried out a 8 year old Hans as he shook and shivered.
"Hans, your 8 years old, your too old to be throwing such temper tantrums" said Agathe as she and the other fateweavers cornered Hans in the training room.
"I don't want to! I don't want to do this ceremony" said Hans pressing his back against the wall.
"Come on, it does not hurt and after that you will have a party" said Sylvia trying to coax him to agree "Wouldn't you like that?",
"No!" Yelled Hans stubornly, he smelled a rat, they were hidding something and he was sure this ceremony was more than their letting on. They were doing a good job at hidding it, but not good enough.
"Hans, we are your elders, we know whats good for you" said Rohan trying to reason with him,
"No! I don't want to! You cannot make me!" yelled Hans,
"Hans the ceremony will be done! No ifs or buts!" ordered Agathe,
"NO!" Screamed Hans, when he did there was smoke, looking at his hands Hans panicked as he saw the gloves, the ones that Agathe told him that would help him were burned through.
"Agathe" said Hans scared, this made it worse as his flame magic acted up consuming his arm.
"No no, please, stop" begged Hans in a panic as he rubbed his arms and legs as the flames consumed his form.
"Hans clam down, don't panic, it will only make things worse" said Agathe in an effort to calm the child down,
"There is no reasoning, we need to force him" whispered Merlin,
"NO!" Screamed Hans, the flames burst making them jump back.
"Hans, stop!" yelled Agathe as she and the group were forced back by the heat of the flames,
"I am trying!" cried Hans but in his state the flames got worse as they acted up on his emotions.
"Back away!" yelled Rohan as they all left and sealed the training room, the flames just burst from the childs body in a fiery explosion.
Using their combined magic the group sealed the area, but it was not enough as the barrier broke allowing some flames in causing the group to have minor degree burns.
"What was that?!" yelled Marius as he composed himself,
"I don't know... never seen anything like this..." said Rohan shocked as he got up.
Saying nothing more the group walked into the training room only to be shocked at what they saw.
The entire room was burned to black and cracks, the items and such that were there were burned it ashes, even the roof was cracked and opened.
A child did this?! They though shocked, never had they seen such raw and destructive power before, especially from somebody so young, not even the other phoenixes were that strong.
Walking to where Hans was they found the child face down unconcious, covered in ashes, the gloves and clothes which were enchanted to never be burned off were burned to ashes...
Saying nothing Agathe took off her cloack and used it to cover the child before picking him up and saying "Get the ritual ready... we will put the magical rune on him now... for everybodies own good and his..." then she paused and said "We must never tell him... the less he knows the better".
The group nodded, in their minds this has to be done, the child was dangerous now so they only feared how much more dangerous he would be when he was all grown up.
There was silence after that, both Marius and Rohan said nothing more, the scream Hans gave out was still inside their heads even to this day. They never wanted this, he was young, too young in their opinion as there has only been 1 other Fateweaver who has been a child while all the other chosen were always picked when adults.
That, the fact that Hans was picked to be the phoenix and worse that they knew what was supposed to be but no longer was his future made them all the more paranoid of him bringing destruction like the other ones before him.
Silence persisted before Agathe asked "What do you have in mind?", Marius and Rohan smiled in relief at this.
The rain had parted and the sky was clear as Elsa opened the window of her room to take in the cool crisp air, this peace was good after what happened with Sylvia. Looking down at her hands she wondered, what was that burst of power she felt before she passed out?
She sighted before turning to leave the room only to run into Hans on the hallway.
"Do we always have to meet so unexpectedly?" he chuckled,
"No, but seems to be a usual thing" said Elsa as she ran her hand through her hair.
After a while Hans said "You know... I never got to thank you for saving my life back there",
"I would not say that, you said it yourself, if you died you would have been reborn" said Elsa,
"You still went against a Fateweaver to save a life when you did not need to" said Hans so he added with a smile "Let me repay you... How do you feel about dinner?",
"Dinner?" asked Elsa "At this time?",
"Why not? We got to eat at some point" said Hans shrugging "So what do you say? Dinner?... With me?"
Elsa looked she bit her lip as she though then she heard "Of course she would! Your her true love".
Both turned red as Olaf walked over "Right Elsa?",
"No... I mean yes... okay... dinner" said Elsa smiling as she looked down,
"Thats great" said Hans not wanting to look at her directly as tried to hide that he was blushing "I will get dinner ready for tonight",
"Tonight?" said Elsa as she too was red because of Olafs brazen words,
"Great, will pick you up at 8" said Hans as he turned and left,
"Wait what? Hans!" said Elsa but he was gone already somewhere down the hall.
"That went well" said Olaf while Elsa looked unsure.
7 a clock at night, the large grandfather clock said while Elsa looked at her where there were several dresses thrown on it as she tried to decide between them.
She looked and looked, picking up and dropping dressed before picking up and holding a purple dress up before she sighted and dropped it back down again.
Not one of them seemed to be good enough as she seemed to find faults and shortcomings in each and every one of them in her nervous state. About ten minutes later she heard a soft knock on her bedroom door, looking up she saw it Olaf,
"Elsa? You okay?" asked Olaf as he entered the room ever so cheerfully,
"Of course, why would I not be?" asked Elsa with a small smile.
"Oh" said Olaf as he walked closer, looked over the dressed before asking "Choosing dresses?",
"Yes, but I am having a hard time" said Elsa running her fingers through her hair,
"I can see why, you would look amazing in all" said Olaf,
"Well I cannot wear all of them" said Elsa with a small giggle,
"Thats true" said Olaf before looking over them and pointed at the purple dress she has initially picked up "Why don't you use that one?",
"This one?" asked Elsa,
"Why not?" said Olaf "Pruple is a pretty color".
Taking the dress again she held it so she could look at it, then after a while she smiled and said "Thank you Olaf",
"No problem" said Olaf with that he left giggling with exitment, he loves love and was hoping they had a lovely time.
The garden was prepared with a table, white cloth and a sumptious meal, placing candles on the candelabras Hans moved them till he felt they were right before lighting them up.
"Perfect" he though pleased wit hthe results before turning to go get Elsa, but it seems that she decided to look for him as the door opened and soon Elsa walked out.
When she did Hans was struck speechless.
She wore a purple dress with a sheer glittery fabric over it, it had a sweetheart neckline and shimery sleeves her hair was done up in ribbons and a dainty tiara. Carefully she walked down the stairs.
Shaking his head Hans extended his hand, taking her own hand and kissing it gently.
"You look beautiful" he said,
"Thank you" said Elsa as he lead her to the table, pulling a chair for her, she sat down before he took his own seat.
Smiling a bit Elsa picked at her salad still feelig shy, though she was not the only one, Hans took a drink, but he did not swallow as it was done to disguse his nervousness.
"So how was your day?" asked Hans hoping to break the ice,
"It was wonderful" said Elsa then added "You have a beautiful home",
"Thank you" said Hans,
"Inspiration from outside sources?" asked Elsa,
"Pardon?" asked Hans,
"For the home, as I looked around I could not help but noticed you have drawn a lot of inspiration from other cultures" said Elsa,
"Yes" said Hans "There are many things and places of beauty out there, so its not hard to find inspiration",
"What about the Southern isles?" asked Elsa making Hans pause, he though before saying "That place has no beauty for me",
"Not even a little?" said Elsa,
"I'd sooner forget it than try and find something there" said Hans,
"But its your home" said Elsa,
"No, I was born there, but it is not my home, it never was as it was more of a prison than anything else" said Hans then shrugged "I don't really have a home per say as I am always traveling around the world, quite frankly my time in Arrendelle has been the longest time I have stayed in a place at once, other than of course the Underground Kingdom and England though I don't spend much time in the Underground kingdom",
"Why?" asked Elsa curious,
"Its hard to explain, but when I spend too much time here I get a weird feeling, like I was being suffocated, a claustrophobia, its like I was stuck in a gilded cage in all honesty" said Hans explaining as best as he could as he was not even sure what or where did the strange feeling came from, it just seemed to surround him whenever he got the Underground kingdom then disappeared when he left,
"Strange, think..." said Elsa paused as she knew it was not right what she was going to say, but did his fellow Fateweavers had anything to do with it? She just got the feeling that they were hiding something.
"That my friends had anything to do with it?" said Hans, Elsa meekly nodded as she hesitated in sharing that knowledge for the fact that she did not wanted to cause trouble between Han and his friends,
"In all honesty I don't know what to think anymore" said Hans before adding "They mean well, but at times they make me feel like I was a pawn in some kind of game",
"But you said so yourself, their your friends and have been like family to you, they would never do something like that" said Elsa reassuring him, though her mind went back to Sylvia who almost killed them,
"Your probably right, but like they say, the pathway to hell is pated with good intentions" said Hans then there was silence as they finished the first course then unto the second course.
"Hans...remember when you told me that you lost control once?" asked Elsa,
"Yes" said Hans knowing where this was going,
"Will you tell me about it?" asked Elsa, sighting Hans rubbed his chin before saying "I was 8 at the time, upset about something, don't exactly remember what, but regardless me being angry, I lost control, when I realized what happened panic set in and it made things worse as my magic reacted to it",
"What happened after that?" asked Elsa softly as she noticed how Hans seemed uncomfortable talking about it,
"I don't remember, I black out, but I do remember the aftermath, the room that I in was completely cremated, the walls and roof were gone, the ground was dark, cracked and sunk in a bit, all that I though was, if that is what I was able to do to a building... what if there were people with me..." said Hans as he shook his head "Since then I made it a task to learn to control my magic...and I did",
"It shows... I admire you for embracing them rather than concealing them" said Elsa,
"Thank you, but I admire you more for your resilience" said Hans.
For a moment there was silence before Hans asked changing the subject "So, when do you think Anna and Kristoff will get married?",
"Probably winter" said Elsa then added "Anna and Kristoff have their hearts set on an icy wedding complete with an ice chapel and a reindeer drawn carriage",
"That's very unique" said Hans with a smile,
"Yes" said Elsa then added "Anna told me it was fate, you told me the same...yet I cannot help but wonder what would have been like if you and I never met",
Hans frowned as he reached and took her hand "You would have been fine Elsa... your a lot stronger than you think you are",
"I am not... I am strong because of you and Anna..." said Elsa tears spilling as memories of the past went through her mind "You both loved me in a time where I did not love myself... you both showed me the light when I saw nothing but darkness..."
Breathing Elsa steadied herself before saying "The council knew this... thats why they wanted you to loose so badly... because the moment you did I would have lost everything... they would have married Anna off and I would have never seen her again... or they would have let her stay with Kristoff but she would have been thrown away with nothing but the clothes on her back... they would have made me into a puppet... an ornament... and I almost let them... if it had not been for you... I would not have come so far..."
"Whether you believe me or not, its not true..." said Hans, Elsa looked confused.
"You were already a strong person Elsa, your a kind person, beloved queen and monarch, even if we never met you would have found this yourself because your resilient and posses a kind of strength of heart and mind that I have only seen a handful of times" said Hans then looked down at his hand covered gloves and said "Not like me",
"What are you talking about Hans? Your the strong one, you always know what to do and remain calm and steadfast whatever the situation" said Elsa confused,
Hans shook his head and said "Though it does not look that way, my own fears, my own past, my own insecurities always got in the way... had I just had the courage to show you the truth then you would have not been hurt... And the truth is... it is me who has to thank you and Anna, you two gave me something more valuable than anything else in the world... for the first time with you two... I finally got to be part of a family, a good family, I saw what a good sibling relationship should be like..." pausing he took a breath before continuing "It may take a while but thanks to you and Anna... especially you I am able to start... and someday I will be able to fully move on from the horrors of my childhood"
They said nothing for a while as the words sunk in. In truth they were happy as this proved, despite their differences they were similar and most of all they needed one another. Each one was a half of the other, a half they could not be without, for they needed one another to be whole.
"Elsa...",
"Yes...",
"I love you..."
Elsa did not answer, she let her actions do the talking, she got up from his chair and walked over, bending down she placed her lips on his in a gentle kiss, Hans was surprised as he though the kiss would never happen as he respected her personal space, regardless he returned the kiss with vigor.
This was Elsa's first kiss, the wait for it was well worth it for both Hans and Elsa as they both felt bliss.
Standing outside of a prison cell Rohan stood with a box, inside said box had a blanket, a pillow, a meal made out of vegetables and a drink, all which were Sylvia's favorites.
Soon the guards walked in, with a nod they opened the cell for Rohan to visit Sylvia.
The box dropped to the ground as Rohan and the guards stared in shock at the broken chains, roots growing all around and a huge gapping hole on the wall which lead outside.
"SOUND THE ALARM!" yelled the guards as they left, Sylvia was on the loose and worst of all she was easily the most dangerous fugitive out there right now.
To be continued...
Authors note: I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Seems that things have gotten more dangerous now, what will happen next? Well you will have to wait and see...so please leave a review to tell me what you think and stay tuned for the next one.