A Song of Snow and Ice

Hey all! As promised, another chapter right here for ya, I've decided reading back that I didn't really give you a good description of what the characters look like. I went on the assumption that most of you will have seen the film and know what the dress in and their facial features etc. but that feels like I'm cheating so I'll implement that into this chapter, where we will meet the Snow Queen once again!

(quick side-note: make-up isn't my strongest suit so please forgive me if I get it horribly wrong!)

Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Disney or Frozen, or anything actually…

I'm so happy I finally have a grip on these powers. I've been living in isolation from everyone, including Anna, for 13 years and now it's all finally over! It's been a few months since my return from the mountain and Anna helped me fix everything, people have dubbed it 'The Great Thaw'. I'm absolutely ashamed that it even came to that, to just run away from my own home; my own people that I have let down, and think I can just live a perfect life away from everything. Selfish. I was so selfish.

But no! It wasn't all selfish! I did it for my beloved sister! The most important person in my life, and I had to shut her out for her own protection without telling her why. Everyday almost, she'd give my door a gentle tap and ask what I've been up to? Can I come out yet? Do I wanna build a snowman? I just couldn't have replied, it would have made things much harder. It was heart wrenching. I promised I'd never let 'it' happen ever again, at least until my powers were under control, but they never were. Now that we're all together again however, it's triggered something. I've decided that as long as I can control my emotions, I will be able to control my abilities, this gift I have always felt was such a burden could become a talent? A method of play for me and Anna (we loved the snow). Now, it's always possible around Anna. I've just missed her so much that it makes me the happiest girl in the world knowing that she's by my side, and she's in no danger. When I found out about that evil slime Hans' schemes, I almost froze the town (again!) but knowing that Anna is now safe from him, and me, everything is perfect.

I realize that in my little daydream, I have slightly crystallized my sheets with ice, sorry Gerda! I quickly thaw them out. It feels great to be able to do that at will now, but all this thinking and recollection has got my emotions all stirred. I think a relaxing walk in the market will do the trick.

I shower and apply my make-up. I go with my iconic purple eyeliner and light blusher; it compliments my freakishly baby blue eyes. I'm not a fan, but Anna says that they suit me, and she's better at this than me! I quickly glance in the wardrobe. My signature blue ice queen dress is hanging up, I'm glad I didn't thaw that, it's beautiful! But it does look a little too much for just a casual stroll in the marketplace. Even though I'm queen, I still like to dress casually every now and then. Keeping up appearances can be hard sometimes, not to mention exhausting! I decide on a green summer dress, a little like Anna's only mine comes with a cape. It's customary as queen to wear it whenever I'm on my rounds. Oh and the gorgeous crown that Kai had made for me, it's similar to the one that I left at my second home up in the North Mountain, but now Marshmallow, as Olaf calls him, has called dibs on it. Like my old one, this has a blue gemstone in the middle, but I can't decide what it is! It's too dark to be diamond, but it's too light to be Sapphire! I must ask Kai about that the next time I see him, actually he should be in the market collecting supplies for the palace.

I check myself over in the mirror, I choose my purple high heels for posture (apparently it helps but try wearing them for an hour and say that!) and the fact that my cousin sent them over after her wedding as a gift. From feet up I'm wearing a green dress with a purple collar and lapel, with golden buttons. It almost doubles up as a winter coat! Behind that I have my cape that is purple on the outside and red on the inside, which attaches just above my left shoulder with thin rope. My hair is fashioned in the same style I made, kind of accidentally, up in my castle. It can get a little uncomfortable but yet again, Anna insists, saying that my bright white hair really needs to be shown off! Well, she knows best so uncomfortable rope braid it is. Through the manifolds of my hair I slip on the Golden Crown with that weird gemstone inside. I have to admit, I look pretty damn cute in this attire. Thank goodness for Anna!

Just as I head towards the door, it swings open and nearly sends me flying back!

"Hi I'm Olaf and I like wa- Elsa? What are you doing on the floor?" said the bubbly snowman stood in the doorway.

Oww that really hurt! Were it not for my thick floor rug, I would have definitely broken something. "Olaf! You just shocked me is all." I try to get to my feet, but these heels make that harder than it sounds.

"Yeeeeah? That was the idea! I was supposed to scare you silly! But it still doesn't explain why you're on the floor?" he questioned, clueless as ever.

"Never mind little guy" I said, biting my tongue. "How have you been Olaf?"

"Bored bored bored!" he says with an irritated tone "what's a snowman supposed to do for fun around here? Say Elsa!? You wanna build a fortress in the courtyard and have a snowfight?"

My heart skips a beat, I do love our snowfights. We can't really call them snowBALL fights anymore because I tend to just hurl any number of different shapes of snow at them. Again, one of the perks of being the Queen of snow and ice! One of our favorites is Defend the Fortress; Anna, Kristoff and Olaf have 30 minutes to make a small fortress of snow and then I barrage it with my arsenal. Once I even made a battering ram from ice! That was a short game.

"I would LOVE to Olaf-"

"Yesss! I'll go get the others!" he spins and begins to hurry off.

"No, wait Olaf! You didn't let me finish silly! I would love to sweetie but first I must tend to my errands in the town center. What about after?"

"Okay," he responds, slightly saddened. I hate letting him down. "But straight after okay? No backsies!" he exclaims as he holds out his twiggy arm and extends a finger in my direction.

"Wrong finger silly!" I said, quickly pushing back his middle finger and extending his pinkie (could be difficult to explain if people see him making THAT gesture towards their queen!).

"No backsies" I reply, linking my pinkie with his.

"Okay! I'll head down with you! Race ya!" he shouts confidently as he spins round once more and takes off down the hall, gosh he's fast.

I adjust my crown and follow him, leaving my door open. I promised Anna I would never shut it again.

The lavish smell of freshly baked bread files my nostrils as I head through the market. It's a short walk from my cabin to the palace, but perfectly placed as I can grab breakfast on the way from the Baker. I could never have afforded a cooked breakfast before, but being named Arendelle's Official Ice Master and Deliverer has it's perks! I don't really get how it works but all I know is that it comes with a large sum of money to spend on whatever I like! Elsa told me "it's not infinite but it will never run out." What does that even mean? Bah. I don't care. All I know is that fresh bread and cooked Salmon is better than carrots. Carrots! I must remember to pick them up for Sven today, else he'll give me the silent treatment again (I know I do most of the talking but just accept my logic), and I hate that. I figure I'd buy some chocolate for Anna as I know how much she loves it. She and Elsa have such a sweet tooth! I can't stand the stuff; it's far too rich for me and Sven, never the less I'll order some while I'm here.

"Bonjour Sir Bjorgman, will it be the same breakfast as yesterday? I hope so as I did prepare it early!" said the baker, with that same peculiar accent of his.

"Please just call me Kristoff Ernie, I hate that title." It's true; I really don't like being referred to as sir or even Mr Bjorgman, it makes me feel really snub.

"My apologies Mr Bjo- Kristoff."

"Thanks, and yes please but can I also order a bunch of carrots and a carton of chocolate claires?" sounds like such an odd combo.

Ernie chuckles to himself, it made his long mustache jiggle "I think you mean Éclairs mon ami!"Ernie was a typical baker in appearance, he had a finely groomed moustache that curled at the ends, aparantly very common in some countries, very tall and a little on the large side. I think he likes his own food a little too much!

"Oh, okay those then. Say Ernie, why do you talk like that? I've never heard a tongue like that before." I ask.

"I come from La France! The home of fine dining, cuisine and taste delights!" he said proudly, he even puffed his chest out as he spoke!

"Fine cuisine?" I repeated, "I thought that was the Italians?"

He shot me a look. "Hmph, the Italians cannot compare to Ernie's Éclairs! There is no competition!" he bellowed. He almost sounded insulted by my remark.

"Sorry, my mistake! I'm sure Anna will prefer yours over theirs then!" I replied, trying to cover up that last statement.

"A simple error, no matter!" he said cheerfully as he handed me my food bag, glad I dodged that bullet, which I exchanged with some silver coins.

"Thanks Ernie, no doubt I'll see you tomorrow."

"Take care, Kristoff!" I can tell he had to think twice about it. I'm still so enchanted by the bakery's sweet scents that I almost missed Anna running up to me, and nearly fell to the floor!

"Hi Krissy! Did you get breakfast from Ernie's again? Ha! I told you you wouldn't be able to resist them once you started!" She said in her excited-as-always voice, she is always so thrilled when she sees me, but it's no different for me when she's around.

"Hey Princess! I was just going to surprise you with these!" I said as I whipped out the éclairs, or whatever there called, out from my bag.

She got even more pumped at the sight of them, "Oh Krissy those are my favorite! I forgot to have breakfast this morning again."

"Well lucky I prepared." I plant a kiss on her lips. Those lips that are so soft and perfect it's like they've never been touched before, thinking about it I doubt they ever have actually… I gently cup her cheek as she fondles with my hair, oww man! I forgot to freshen up for her! I hate her having to put up with a smelly Kristoff. But she doesn't seem to mind, this girl loves me too much sometimes…

"You fell asleep in the sled again didn't you Krissy?" She said as we broke away from a long embrace, knew I should have freshened up!

"Well, yes. But this time it wasn't my fault! There was a really stubborn mark right on the front. The front! I can't be an Ice Master with a messy sled! What would my customers think?"

"Well, you're the 'ice master'" she said with a funny voice, which quickly sounded saddened, "When are you leaving?"

Those eyes, I can't ever disappoint those big blue eyes. "Not until later tonight bunny" I decided right then that I didn't have to leave until sundown, the first section of the journey is perfectly safe at night, the odd wolf has never caused too many problems before. It's the section after that that plagues my mind. The long road through Fallcoach Valley, named for an obvious reason. Miles and miles of thin winding roads with sheer drops into cliffs on either side, sometimes both at the same time. I don't doubt that Sven and I can navigate this route easily, but recently that place has become a bit of a haven for bandits, bandits that are… gifted. Sometimes I wonder if their condition is similar to that of Elsa's. This is a journey that I plan to take during daylight, especially with what I intend to bring back.

"Okay great! Because Elsa planned a get together in 20 minutes at the palace dining hall. You, me, her, Kai, Gerda and Olaf! A great little family get together!"

This makes me smile, seeing Anna so happy with an actual family for the first time in over a decade! I know how much this means to her. "Oh wow! Good job I'm not leaving early then! Do I have to dress up for this one?" Given the choice I'd go in my usual wear, my thick fur tunic with a dark blue shirt and thick trousers, finished off with a pair of brown fur boots that curl at the end. I'm actually wearing it right now.

"I actually promised Elsa that I'd get you out of those smelly clothes you always wear!" I feel bad, if I'd known Anna thought that I would have burned them. "C'mon, let's go get you some new threads!"

Threads? What does that even mean? "Okay, you seem to know what you're going on about so I trust you. Where are we going?"

"Guuuring to thrrr castrrle" she said with a mouthful of chocolate. "Elsa and I picked out an outfit for you last night!" she said finishing her éclair. She's so excited about this, playing dress up in the Palace with her Mountain Worker boyfriend.

"Fine, can I bring Sven?" I have a feeling I already know the answer.

"Krissy… you know animals aren't allowed in the palace, I wish he could but it's the rules" she said, genuinely sounding apologetic.

"Okay… I just hate leaving him out in the stables without me..." before I met Anna, it used to just be me and Sven and we'd go everywhere together! He was my only real friend, apart from my troll family anyway.

"I know sweetie but it'll be just for a little while, a few hours at the most? Anyway you'll have the whole long journey with him won't you?"

"I guess I will yeah" I'd actually forgotten that we'd be on the road for weeks! I will always love spending time with Anna and Elsa but sometimes it can be nice to get away for a while with just me and Sven. It was always made better though when Anna came. She loved getting her hands dirty and would always help out with moving the ice back and forth, though sometimes they were too heavy for her and she'd drop them. I thought it was kind of cute when that happened.

In my thought, I notice a small mark on the edge of my sled. "Can I just finish buffering this scratch out before we go?"

"Of course we can ducky!" she said in a patronizing voice- wait WE? She rolled up her sleeves and grabbed a cloth from my bucket and spat on the area, to the shock of some onlookers as their faces scrunched up.

What did I say about getting her hands dirty?

Hey guys! Thanks for sticking around to read this next chapter! I think I've left this one with a few questions here... What is with the bandits out in Fallcoach Valley? What is Kristoff planning to bring back with him? And will Olaf ever be able to play with his friends before he looses his mind?

Also, what do you think of the descriptions I'm doing of the characters? Like the French baker Ernie, did I give you enough to paint a good picture of him? And lastly, what do you think of the speed of the story? do you think that I'm going at a good pace?

Once again, please write a review or PM me with your opinion (good and bad!) I really appreciate feedback!

Sorry there has been a lot of updates for this chapter but I found a few grammatical errors in it that had to be fixed!

Speak to you in the next chapter!

-Dan