Chapter 27

*Gwyneth pov*

We walked outside the castle, being greeted by the people in our court yard. They were probably waiting for Queen Elsa. On hot summer days it has become a tradition for Queen Elsa to freeze the courtyard and everyone ice skates. I don't think she's coming out today. "Hello Princess Anna! Where's your sister?" A gentleman asked kindly.

"She's in her study sadly, Queen stuff." Anna replied with a shrug and the man chuckled.

"I'll tell everyone she's not coming out today." He said bowing then walking to the nearest group of villagers. We walked outside our open gates and Anna linked arms with me. It felt so uncomfortable having her so close to me like this. I shifted awkwardly but she just tightened her grip on my arm.

"It's such a beautiful day!" Princess Anna finally said.

"Yes it is." I replied. She let go of me for a second, much to my relief, to look at freshly baked bread when someone knocked into me. I hit the cobblestone with a large thud and struggled to get air into my lungs because he hit me so hard. "Hey, could you watch where you're going?" I said breathily, Anna tried to help me up but the shrugged off her touch. The man towered over me when I sat on the ground. He was maybe 6"4, an inch or two taller than Kristoff. He had soft blue eyes, caramel hair that was thick and brushed back. It was just slightly longer than Eider's. He looked down at me, his eyes filled with worry.

"Oh, I'm so so sorry! Are you hurt? Please tell me I didn't hurt you." He said helping me up, even standing he still was stood high over my 5"5. His clothes were dirty and he had multiple patches, some white powder splattered the front.

"I'm fine, really." I explained. His blue eyes hardened a bit and starred into my brown ones.

"Are you sure? I couldn't forgive myself if I hurt you Gwyneth." He said sadly. Anna watched us with a smug face, she winked at me then chuckled.

"You know me?" I asked. He kicked the dirty nervously and his face turned a light shade of pink.

"I... Uh, well..." He stuttered. "I know you because you pick up bread at my brother's bakery. I work there sometimes." Then the white stuff on his shirt made sense, flour.

"Oh, Bjorn is your brother?" I asked. He nodded sheepishly his rough yet gentle hands still held onto my arms.

"My name's Leif." He smiled, releasing me.

"Hi Leif." I said. We stared at each other for a long time. Anna cleared her throat.

"Well it's been fun but Gwen and I need to do some baby shopping." Anna smiled kindly grabbing onto me again.

"Yes of course Princess." Leif bowed and gave a small smile. He looked at me one last time and walked away with heavy steps.

"Aww the assistant and the baker a perfect love story." Anna teased and squeezed my arm. I huffed angrily but my heart still pounded from our encounter. I had noticed him watching me in the bakery but I had never bothered to do anything. His brother was comfortable and well known because I had to buy a lot of bread and I knew him as a child. I had never really noticed Leif before, Bjorn told me he had a brother but he didn't live with him. I guess Leif came home from wherever he was. Leif was so... Nice and sweet. Maybe we could talk soon.

*Leif pov*

Stupid, stupid, stupid! She was right there, right in front of you and you told her you knew her from coming into Bjorn's bakery. Creepy much? You might as well have told her you watch her walk back to the castle out of your window. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Why can't you just be normal, flirt as well as Bjorn. This is why, this is why your parents sent you away, you're a screw up. I shook my head and walked into the back of the bakery.

"Hey little brother!" Bjorn greeted his forest green eyes looking mischievous.

"Hey." I said washing my hands and then slapping some dough onto the counter. I rolled it back and forth quietly.

"What's wrong?" Bjorn chuckled.

"I've just been thinking." I growled.

"'Bout what?" He asked.

"Why did you guys send me to go live with Aunt Mabel and Uncle Barry?" I asked.

"Took you long enough to ask." He sighed putting some bread in the oven, he pulled at his dark brown beard. "Well you see Leif, we were farmers. Very little money and when mom had you we were just fine. Then our crops started dying in a horrible drought and we lost income so quickly. We had to send you away so you'd have food and get a proper education. Do you think I went to school?" He said dusting the flour from his hands. I nodded.

"I didn't, I had to be at the farm full time to try and save our crops so we wouldn't starve, you got to go to school and when our crops became stable we got enough money to move to Arendelle. We had to establish a living, I went to work here and mom and dad set up their own farm. That's when you could come back. I'm sorry it took so long, but hey you're educated and so smart, and handsome! Don't let anyone tell you different." Bjorn said with a smile. I nodded.

"Thanks for doing that, for all those years I thought you guys didn't want me." I said making the dough into a heart shape then rolling it back into a ball.

"Of course we wanted you, Mom cried when she gave you to Aunt Mabel."

"How old was I?" I asked.

"About 3." He replied.

"Oh." I said finally rolling the dough into a bread shape.

"Looks good Leif." Bjorn said eyeing my uncooked bread.

"Thanks."

"So is Gwen alright?" He said with a smile, my body tensed up.

"You saw that?" I asked.

"Yup, all of it. Great work." He winked.

"I could've killed her!" I stated.

"Yeah okay Drama King." I huffed and rolled another price of dough while Bjorn checked his bread in the oven. "Do you like her?" Bjorn asked.

"No." I said quickly.

"That's crap, I saw the way you looked at her. I can see why, she's pretty."

"She's beautiful, smart and her smile! Then her eyes, the warm chocolate color." I said with a sigh.

"Is that why you made the chocolate bread?" He laughed.

"Yes- No, No. Nope." I said molding another bread shape.

"Uh huh." He scoffed disbelievingly.

"I went to school with her, 4 years younger but in my grade. When I did go to school with her that is. I stopped going at ten, that's when Mom and Dad really needed me."

"How old's Gwyneth then?"

"Like 23ish. Feel relieved?" He chuckled. I honestly did, wasn't sure how old she was, she looked young and old at the same time. She had such a maturity and an innocence at the same time.

"Wow you're getting old eh, Bjorn?" I laughed.

"Shut up! Just because you're 24 and I'm 27 doesn't mean anything. I'm still stronger and faster." He challenged.

"Oh yeah?" I said rolling up my sleeves and dusting the flour of my hands.

"Arm wrestle then?" He asked.

"How else will we settle this?" I asked putting my arm on the table and flexing my arm.

"You call that muscle?" He teased and set his own arm on the table. He did have more muscle than me, he was taller than me, maybe faster, but I'm not gonna give him the satisfaction of me saying that. He'll have to work for it. "If I win, you ask Gwen out. If you win I do your chores." He said grabbing my hand.

"Um, maybe not I don't know if I could, umm." I stuttered.

"3...2...1." Bjorn yelled and I struggled against his muscle. We pushed each other back and forth, I think he was just teasing with me, suddenly my arm was thrown into the wooden table. "I win! Haha!" He laughed.

"Damn it." I whispered rubbing my hand.

"Back to work lover boy." He laughed again.

"Yeah ok." I said throwing my bread into the oven then going back to the table and making the dough into a heart shape. I etched in 7 letters and put that in the oven. "What better way to ask a girl out then with food." I said raising my eyebrows to my brother.

"What'd you write on it."

"G-W-Y-N-E-T-H." I spelled.

"You wrote her name on a heart shaped bread?" He laughed. "You're gonna need some help my brother." Bjorn said wiping his eyes.

"Not funny Bjorn."

"It's a little funny." He teased. I huffed and looked outside the window watching Princess Anna and Gwyneth bounce from shop to shop collecting baby items. Then I saw her smile as she held up a little onesie. I love that smile.

*Samantha pov*

I watched the women from the branch where my blue jay form perched. Kristoff was out, they were out, the only people in the castle were Eider and Elsa. My plan had to be in effect today. I spread my wings and jumped off the tree, I flew over the castle searching for and open window or door and I found it. I took shape to my new form. Dark brown hair, bright blue eyes, full lips and a 5 o' clock shadow. Prince Eider.

*Eider pov*

I sat in my room reading another book. My room was scattered with them. I heard my door click open, I hope it's Elsa, I really need to talk to her. But I was wrong, instead I was met with a familiar face. My face. Then a punch to the jaw sending me sprawling to the floor. Blood gushed from my bottom lip. "Who are you?" I muttered whipping off my face.

"No one you need to concern yourself with." He said before connecting his boot to my face, my vision was flooded with black. I woke up a few hours later unaware of what had happened. I was closed in a dim room with light only coming from the space underneath the door. My hands and feet were bound, my mouth gaged with some type of cloth. I heard panic outside of the room, what they said sent a chill up and down my spine.

"Queen Elsa has been attacked!"

*1 hour earlier*

*Elsa pov*

I was tucked away in my study afraid to come out. The small smile he had given me broke my heart. He looked so much better, like he had been sleeping. Maybe he realizes that Victor is gone and that he will never hurt him or anyone again. I was ready to be there for Eider, I think he was ready for me too. I heard a small knock on my door and got up angrily. "I said no interruptions Gwyneth!" I called out opening the door abruptly, I stopped myself and softened my eyes.

"Sorry, should I come back later?" Eider asked, his blue eyes looking sad.

"No, no of course not. I'm glad you came, I need to speak with you." I said letting him in.

"I need to also." He replied, I leaned in to kiss him but he stopped me and shook his head. He sat down in the chair across from my desk. Maybe I moved to fast and he wasn't ready for all of that yet, I don't know what came over me anyway, that wasn't proper, wasn't right. I gave myself a little hug and looked at Eider. That's odd that Eider sat down before me he always does after I sit. He kicked his boots onto my desk and stretched out before lowering his feet again. "What do you need to talk about?" He asked.

"I would like to try and get back to where we were before the episodes came into your life. I want to be together again. This is very hard for me to explain, I'm not a very emotional person and I've been shut in most of my life. It's hard for me to love, hard for me to believe in love and that someone will love me... But you did. I believe in us and I think we can do this." I explained. He looked unmoved by my words. His eyes looked two shades darker than his usual light blue ones. He chuckled lightly.

"You don't understand do you?" He challenged.

"I understand a lot of things, I understand that we love each other." I said unsure of where he was going with this.

"Elsa, I can't be with you." He said flatly.

"What but you said that-" I began my eyes watering up.

"Yeah I know, get married, have kids, but I can't. I'm afraid of you Elsa."

"Afraid of me? But I would never hurt you or anyone unless I really had to." I said looking down at my hands. Am I a monster?

"I'm afraid of what you could do, I'm afraid you might hurt me or our children. Who knows if you'll be stable in the future. I have to end this now."

"No, I wouldn't Eider please!"

"I can't be with you as long as you have ice powers. I don't LOVE you Elsa."

And then my heart snapped in two.

"Why did I ever let myself get close to you? I knew it, I knew this might happen!"

"Of course you did." He stated.

"What?" I screeched, hot angry tears streamed down my face.

"You're smart, at least I think so, you should've known, how could anyone love a freak like you? You're different, not like anyone else! You're powers can hurt people, everyone is afraid of you. You are a monster!"

"No!" I yelled. "I'm not, I swear!"

"If you LOVE me, you'll get rid of those powers!" He yelled standing up.

"It's not that easy." I stated. "Sure it is, I heard you talking about a witch trying to steal your powers!"

"If this is love then I DON'T love you! These powers are who I am!" I cried out, the room dropping in temperature by the second, ice formed around my feet.

"Then you're powerful, dangerous and cold?" He stated angrily taking a step towards me.

"No I'm beautiful and powerful maybe dangerous and maybe cold, but I would NEVER hurt anyone." I stated.

"A monster can't be beautiful!" He yelled. (AN: tell that to Belle.)

Suddenly he grabbed me and with a familiar force. He wrapped his arms around me tight throwing his finger nails into my bare back roughly.

"Get off of me!" I yelled a blizzard started in the room. I felt him cut skin, I felt weaker, my blizzard died down and the room started to heat up. I started to sweat and felt just how cold his hands were. This wasn't Eider. I slowly slumped down to my knees feeling the energy drain from me, feeling the magic leaving my system. "No please." I begged one final time.

"To late." He laughed removing his hands from my back, his fingers dripped with my blood. "They're gone."

They're gone, my powers are gone. Gone... I slipped slowly into unconsciousness, feeling the warm liquid of my blood running down my back.

*Gerda pov*

(AN: Apparently they're in here which I didn't know. I think it's the guy who said "Weaseltown" and his skating partner)

"Kai is that Prince Eider leaving Elsa's study?" I asked.

"I believe so." He responded. Eider held up a vile of a glowing blue liquid that was filled to the top.

"That's odd." I said.

"What?" Kai asked.

"I just heard them yelling then Eider dashing off like that while I heard nothing from the study." I replied worriedly.

"Maybe we should check?"

"Yes we should." I replied, we walked quickly to the Queen's study. I knocked. "Queen Elsa?" There was no response. I opened the door softly and gasped at what I saw. Queen Elsa her hair a dark brown just like her mothers, her sling was a shade darker and her ice dress was no where to be seen, not that she wore it a lot anyway. A dark blue dress was on her body and blood ran down her open back.

"Queen Elsa's been attacked!" Kai shouted.

"By Prince Eider." I added pushing hair out of Elsa's sweaty and hot face. "Help!"

*Eider pov* Please no please! I didn't do this I'm stuck in this room! I tired to shout but my gagged mouth prevented me from doing that. I didn't do this. I love her. Please be okay Elsa.

HEY GUYS! I'M BACK!

So sorry, I had this chapter done a long time ago but the wifi at my DISNEYLAND (omg) hotel wasn't working and wasn't free. I just got back home yesterday and it was a long drive...

Anyway how do you like Leif? Pretty sexy huh? :P

OMG OMG OMG At Disneyland I met ANNA! hahahahaha she was so sweet! She gave me a hug and took a pic with me and my bros! Elsa wasn't there, we waited in line for almost an hour and a half to meet THEM not just Anna (even tho she was better than I hoped)

Elsa was like "oh I've been taking pictures and signing autographs for an hour and a half lemme take a brake. Screw you Mackenzie's family. TA TA" *Waves*

my brother asked Anna where elsa was and she said in "Arendelle" doing "Queen duty" and made air quotation marks and gave me a wink. Honestly I think she implied Elsa was taking a crap... *shrug* the was she said it and she said DUTY... hahaha LOLZ JK... but maybe.

Anna said she was glad she wasn't Queen because she didn't have to leave us. that made me smile so bright. I wanted to ask about Kristoff but a little girl dressed like Anna was doing a little happy dance and was smiling from ear to ear she didn't even notice Elsa wasn't there. So anna asked if I wanted a pic or if I wanted to talk more so I just said picture.

I've never seen a little girl run to someone so fast, she practically tackled Anna. It was so cute it made my heart all fuzzy and warm. She asked about Elsa and Anna told her the same thing she told me but without air quotations. the girl just shrugged and said it didn't matter because her favorite person was here. Anna got chocked up a bit... so did I but the women working there yanked me outa the room before I could see anymore. MEANIES I'M JUST TRYING TO WATCH A LITTLE GIRL EXPERIENCE MAGIC! WTF.

Anyway how was you're guy's weekend?

QOTD: Do you like Leif? How was your weekend? what would you ask if you met Anna and/or Elsa at Disneyland/world.

I'd ask Anna about Kristoff and Kristanna ;) then I'd ask Elsa why she's a diva. :/

LOVE YOU GUYS I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE CHAPTER SORRY IT TOOK SO LONG!