Chapter four: The princess and I
One year later
Hannah was in the whore house that night. She was sitting in her room. It was already late. Her shift at the bar for today was done.
She sighed. She wondered what Jack was doing right now...he was probably in the castle, sleeping cozy and close to the princess...
Hannah shook her head. No! She was told that the princess was a good woman. She shouldn't think so badly about her. Hannah lay down onto her bed. What was the princess like? Jack always told her that the princess was a kind person. But what if she was just actin...no, no, no, stop it! The princess must be nice, Jack wouldn't be deceived so easily...
She felt her heart flutter a little. Why was she so in love with him? He would just see her as his little sister, but still...
She wanted more. She wanted him to see her as more than that. She wanted to be in his arms, to hear him say those four magic words...Hannah held her arm up. Around her wrist she saw the green bracelet he gave her for her seventeenth birthday a few months ago. Jack told her that the color matched her eyes...
Geez...
That idiot.
The next morning Jack was walking through the hallways of the castle. The princess had her lessons, so he had a little time off.
In his hands he held a small piece of bread. He was just off to lunch in the garden, even though it was snowing.
Suddenly someone walked up to him. It was one of the guards.
"Jack Frost, right?" Asked the man. He had blue eyes and brown scruffy hair. He looked about 30 years old.
Jack stopped walking. He looked at the guy in confusion. "Yes...?"
"Shall we eat lunch together?" Asked the man. "I was jus about to eat too..." He held a bag up. "Maybe we can share?"
Jack smiled a little. It would be nice to lunch with someone for once. At least someone other than one of the maids or Thiana. He thought Thiana was a bit weird.
"Sure..." Said Jack. "Stranger..."
The man laughed at his remark. "Sorry, my name is Ron. Nice to meet you!"
"Nice to meet you, Ron."
The two walked to the garden. There they sat down and started to eat their lunches. The garden was pretty empty. Snow lay on the ground. It was getting colder and colder this winter. Elsa said the 'cold never bother her anyway', but she was stil human. She had to feel cold sometime.
"So, Jack Frost..." Ron had finished his lunch rather quick. He looked at Jack with a smile. "What do you think of the castle? You've lived here for about a year...and you spend a lot of time with the princess..."
"The palace is really nice. Everyone is very nice to me..." Jack frowned a little when he thought about Agdar. "Well...most people."
"Is her father giving you a hard time?"
Jack his eyes widened a little. He didn't knew if the guards were allowed to talk about Agdar like that.
Ron chuckled a little. "Don't worry. The king is hard on everyone. But hey, the man has a kingdom to rule. That can be stressful."
"Sure...but he can be a bit less...awful to me. He always calls me peasant, errand boy, servant or Frost...I don't hate him, but he could be a bit nicer to me...queen Idun treats me with more respect than that."
"Yeah, Agdar can be rude. But you are with his daughter the whole time. He is probably just worried for her."
Jack snorted. "Worried about his daughter? Yeah, sure...don't tell anyone this, but I don't think the king..."
At the moment someone called his name. It was Elsa. She was walking towards Jack with a frown.
"Jack! What are you doing?"
He immediately jumped up. "What do you mean by that?! I was just having a calm lunch with Ron here!"
Elsa went quiet when she noticed the other man. Ron stood up and bowed down in front of her.
"Princess Elsa...it is an honor to meet you."
"T-thank you..." Said Elsa. She still felt a bit embarrassed when people bowed down in front of her.
Ron straightened his back again. He looked at Elsa with a smile.
"And I'm sorry that I've borrowed Jack for lunch." Said Ron. "I should have borrowed you, princess Elsa."
Elsa took one step back. Her cheeks were now completely flushed. Jack stood up too. He protectively stepped in front of her. Ron immediately realized his words and scratched his head.
"Ah, sorry, princess Elsa. It was just a joke."
Jack sighed. "Don't joke like that...it isn't funny..."
"Sorry, sorry..."
Elsa stepped out from behind Jack's back. She smiled a little at Ron.
"Apology accepted, mister Ron." Said Elsa.
"Good...well, since lunch-time is over I better get back to work. It truly was a pleasure to meet our beautiful princess."
Ron bowed a little and then went off to work. Jack and Elsa stayed behind in the snowy garden. They both stared silently at nothing for a few minutes. They could hear the wind, it was so quiet...until Elsa suddenly gave Jack a small punch.
"Ow!" Jack looked at her as if she were crazy and rubbed his arm. Elsa glared at him.
"Jack, I didn't have lunch yet! And who said that you could have lunch with one of the guards?!"
"Sorry, but I was hungry and you had your lessons." Said Jack. He saw how Elsa kept her glare on him and sighed. "Princess...just give Ron a chance, he is a nice guy."
"He could be deceiving you." Elsa grasped his sleeve. "Just be careful, I beg of you."
"He is a good guy, Elsa. I don't understand, why are so weary? He wouldn't hurt me, I know that."
"How can you be so sure? He could be dangerous..."
Jack narrowed his eyes. "So could Hans."
"What are you saying?"
"Nothing...just..." Jack grinned. "Be careful, I beg of you."
Elsa became red. She covered her face with hands and turned her back towards him. "I did not say that!"
"Yes, you did, princess."
"I didn't! I would never beg!"
"You wouldn't? I would believe you if you weren't such a little liar."
Elsa turned around. She bit her lip and looked at him with a frown. She did that a lot when he was teasing her. Jack just grinned and put his hand onto her head.
"But..." He sighed. "You have every right to be worried about your servant, princess..."
Elsa swatted his hand away. "Of course I do! I do not want anyone else to serve me!"
Jack chuckled. "I see...then, princess, do I still need to eat with you?"
"You make it sound like a punishment...but no...I'll go and eat with my parents..." She turned around and started to walk away. "Or alone..."
Jack frowned. Sometimes she could be really depressing. He should try and cheer her up...he crouched down and grabbed some snow from the ground. He stuffed it together between his hands. He stood up again and aimed.
The snowball flew through the air against Elsa's back. She shrieked when it hit her back.
"Jack!"
She turned around to see Jack laughing out loud. At first she frowned, but then a smile slowly crept onto her face. She slowly held her hand up and Jack stopped laughing. In her hand a snowball was made.
"You shouldn't have done that, Jack..."
He carefully took a step back with a nervous grin on his face. "Uhm...Elsa, I was just kidding, really..."
"Prepare yourself." She ran towards him with the snowball in her hands.
Jack tried to run away, but Elsa grabbed him by his sleeve. She tried to stuff the snowball into his face, but missed. Jack grabbed her wrist and tried to stop her, but lost his footing.
They fell down into the snow. Jack let out a yelp when he hit the ground. Elsa was on top of him with her face buried into his chest.
"Ow..." Jack groaned.
Elsa pushed herself a little up. She looked down at Jack and giggled.
"That was so much fun!" Said Elsa.
Jack laughed along with her. "Fun? Elsa, you literally tried to kill me!"
"You dug your own grave when you threw that snowball against my back!"
Elsa sat up and looked down at him with a proud grin. She pushed with her hand against his chest.
"I still wish to lunch with you." Said Elsa. Her tone suddenly changed into a sad one. As if the whole world had disappeared in front of her.
Jack looked at her in silence. The snow was seeping through his clothing. He didn't answer. Elsa stared down at him with a frown. Jack could swear he saw a few small freckles on her nose. He lifted himself up while leaning on his elbows.
Elsa blushed a little. "W-what?"
"Do you...have freckles?" Asked Jack with questioning look.
Elsa quickly covered her nose with one hand. "Huh?!"
At that moment they heard someone calling her name. Elsa quickly jumped off Jack and looked at her mother, who calmly walked into the garden with a smile.
Jack sighed and stood up. Thank goodness that it was her mother and not her father...queen Idun was always very nice to him...
"Elsa, are you alright?" Asked Idun worried. She stopped in front of Elsa.
Elsa nodded. "Yes, mama...I was just teasing Jack a little. We were playing around, nothing more."
"Alright..." Idun put her hand onto Elsa's shoulder. "You should be careful, Elsa...if your father sees you in a position like that..."
"I know...I'm sorry..." Elsa lowered her head and looked down at her feet.
Idun sighed and smiled. She gently put her hand under her and lifted her daughter's head up."Elsa...don't apologize. You are my daughter and I love you. Even your flaws. There is no reason for you to act down like this, alright?"
"Mama..."
Idun released her chin. "I assume that you haven't eaten yet?"
"Yes, I was about to eat, but Jack...he decided to lunch without me!"
"Is that true?"
Jack nervously held his hands up. "Hold on, I thought Elsa had lessons!"
Idun giggled a little. "Awww...well then, come with me, Elsa. We'll eat together. Your father is still working in his office, so he won't join us."
"Alright..." Said Elsa.
Idun took her hand and the two walked away. Jack stayed behind and scratched his head a little.
But he didn't notice king Agdar looking at him from the window from his office above. He stared at Jack and folded his arms. On his face a dark smile grew. The guard in his room stood in silence when the king spoke up.
"Such an interesting boy. Or man, should I say..." Agdar turned around. "How old is he?"
"20...next week is his birthday. The princess is planning on giving him a gift."
Agdar snickered. "She is? That idiot girl...speaking of which, I need to have a word with her after my lunch. Bring her to me shortly."
"Yes, your majesty."
"Hannah!"
Gerda looked annoyed at the younger girl. Hannah was rolling a big barrel full of beer over the street. Gerda planted her hands onto her hip. If they had a delivery of beer then she would've heard of it...she sighed. She just found Hannah rolling a big barrel around. Did she steal it?
"Where did you get that big barrel of beer?" Asked Gerda.
Hannah stopped in her tracks. She nervously grinned at Gerda. "This thing? I...Gerda, you look so pretty today!"
"Quit the small talk, young lady. Where did you get that barrel?!"
Hannah sighed. "Fine. A man from the castle gave it to me!"
"A man from the castle?" Gerda shook her head. "Not those damn guards...you know that we don't accept anything from anyone at the castle, don't you?!"
"Yeah, but..."
"No buts! For all you know it it could be spoiled! You know how those guards like to mess with us! But who is there to give those disgusting pigs a quick rendezvous when they need it?!"
"Disgusting pigs?"
Gerda and Hannah turned around towards the voice. A man with brown hair and green eyes looked at them. He was wearing a green attire, he was probably someone from the castle.
Gerda narrowed her eyes. "Yes, pigs."
"I would say more like swine, my lady." Said the man with a wink.
Gerda became a little red. But she quickly recovered and shook her head. "Whatever. We don't need a barrel from the castle."
"That barrel isn't from the castle." Said the man. "It is from me."
"From you?! Hannah, did you steal..."
The man chuckled. "She didn't steal. I gave it to her. To be honest, the delivery man did...but I decided to bring it here. The barrel was too big for anyone to bring it all way down to the whorehouse. I ran into your daughter and gave the barrel to her."
"She is not my daughter." Gerda pointed at Hannah. "But I do care for her like one. We both work at the whorehouse...you must work at the castle..."
"I do! The name is Kai. Kai Andersen. I'm part of the staff. Cleaning, handing the royalties their food...nice to meet you!"
"My name is Gerda. And this here is Hannah."
"Hannah...?" Kai looked at Hannah with a confusing look. It couldn't...no, that was crazy...a lot of people had reddish hair like that.
"Yes, is something the matter, mister Kai?" Asked Hannah confused.
Kai shook his head. "No, nothing...well, I better go or the king will have my head, haha...it was nice to meet you ladies."
"R-right..." Said Gerda and Hannah in unison.
Kai waved them goodbye and walked off. Hannah waved back and lowered her hand. She glanced at Gerda who was sort of in a daze.
"So..." Hannah giggled a little. "He is about your age.."
"So what? I don't like him at all! He has stupid eyes and is way too nice for someone who is working at the castle!"
Hannah stifled a laugh. "Yeah, right...you totally like him!"
"Hannah...I'm not a teenage girl. I don't like people, especially men...come on, let's bring that barrel into the house. We need to clean up anyway."
Hannah nodded. Together with Gerda she pushed the barrel back into the whore house.
"Elsa!"
Elsa just walked into the office of her father. One of the guards interrupted her during her lunch and asked her to follow him to her father's office.
She saw how Agdar was pacing around before she walked in. He stopped when she walked into the room and stopped in front of him.
"Father, you asked me to visit you?" Asked Elsa confused.
Agdar narrowed his eyes at her. "That is 'sir' for you, young lady."
"Sorry...sir..."
"Right. Anyhow, you are seventeen now. In another year you will be eighteen. By then you will get married to prince Hans. He knows everything about ruling a kingdom, but you do not."
"But my lessons..."
"Are not enough. That is why I have decided to let you accompany me to some of my meetings."
"Can Jack be there as well?"
Agdar chuckled. "No...he cannot. These are very classified meetings. I don't want him to know any crucial information."
"But he is my servant!"
"So?" Agdar raised his eyebrows at her comment. "That doesn't change the fact that he is...wait, are you blushing?"
Elsa touched her cheek with her gloved hand. "I..."
Agdar took a step closer. Elsa instinctively took a step back. His eyes were suddenly full of anger.
"I saw you two earlier. In the garden."
Elsa swallowed nervously. "The garden? You saw us?"
"Yes! Why were you on top of him?! That is no way for a future queen of Arendelle to behave!" Yelled Agdar.
"B-but..."
"Why would you throw yourself at a man like that?! You disgust me!"
Elsa shook her head. "No...it was an accident! And I don't throw myself at men! Don't you dare..."
Suddenly he slapped her hard across her face. Elsa's head jerked to the side violently.
"Do not speak in that tone of voice, young lady! You should have respect for a king!"
Elsa turned her head back to him. She held her cheek. Tears pricked behind her eyes.
"Don't get too close to him. He is just your servant, nothing more."
Elsa nodded in silence. She knew that he was wrong, but she did not dare to antagonize him further.
"Good girl." Said Agdar. "Now, in a few days I have one of those meetings. You will accompany me and watch from the side."
"Yes, sir."
"Good. You are dismissed."
Elsa made a small curtesy and then walked out of the door into the hallway.
Why was he always so mean to her?! She stomped through the hallway. She had no idea why her father hated her so much. She never did anything to him...but he always treated her like dirt. Like she was nothing worth.
"Elsa?"
She stopped when she heard her mother's voice. The queen was smiling a bit worried at her. She walked up to her and stopped in front of her.
"Mother!" Said Elsa surprised.
"What did your father want? I heard him yelling...wait..." Idun touched her cheek. Elsa flinched a little. "Did he hit you?!"
"Yes...but I...was out of line..."
"What?"
"Father said that I shouldn't throw myself at men. He saw what happened in the garden...he said that I disgusted him..."
"He said what?!" Yelled Idun. She stepped back and turned around, ready to walk away. "I am going to have a little word with him!"
"No!" Elsa grabbed her arm. Idun raised her eyebrows. "No, I don't want him to hit you! It was completely my fault! I was the one who apposed him!"
"Elsa..."
"Please, momma, I don't want you to get hurt!"
"Elsa, release me this once!" Idun pushed her harshly away. Elsa fell down onto her butt. She looked up at her mother with a look of disbelief. Idun realized what she had done. She quickly helped Elsa up and dusted her off. "Sorry, my dear Elsa...but I need to talk to him...you understand, right?"
"Yes...but..."
"Your father may seem like a monster...but he means well...okay?"
"Alright..." Elsa sighed. "Then, mother, I'm going to see how Jack's doing."
Idun smiled at her and nodded.
Jack was still in the garden. He was sitting on the bench. He made a small snowball in his hands. He stood up and threw it against a tree with full force.
"Jack!"
He turned around and saw Elsa standing by a door. She was leaning against the wall and looking at him in annoyance.
"Princess!" Jack ran up to her. "What..."
"Geez, as a servant you need to stay closer."
"Y-yes, but...your cheek..."
"Oh, this is just a small bruise." Said Elsa nonchalant.
"How did you get it?"
Elsa looked down. "I...uh...I spoke against my father."
"Your father hit you?"
Elsa grabbed his arm when she saw his angry look. "It was my fault. Please, don't be angry. I got what I deserved.."
Jack was silent for a little bit. He looked at her with worry. Elsa clenched his arm a bit tighter.
"Elsa..." Jack finally spoke up. He took her hand in his. Elsa blushed at his warm touch. "Come on, let's go to the infirmary. There might be something to treat that bruise."
He led her into the infirmary. Elsa sat down on a bed while Jack grabbed a med kit from the closet.
"You really know your way about the castle." Elsa snickered a little.
Jack rolled with his eyes and sat down next to her. "Does the wound hurt?"
"No...Jack, really it's fine."
Jack sighed. He grabbed a small cloth from the kit. He put some lotion on it and put it on her bruise. Elsa flinched a little.
"Elsa?" Said Jack.
"Hm?"
"Tomorrow I am going to town...do you want to come along?"
A smile spread on her face and her eyes lit up. "Really?"
Jack chuckled. "Really."
"Oh, I would love to! But my parents..."
"They don't need to know. Tomorrow they are both busy with work, right?"
Elsa nodded. Jack pulled the cloth away from her bruise. It looked a little bit better.
"Then we'll just go for a few hours. I can introduce you to my friends, they are really cool..."
"Cool?"
"Oh, it means...great...good...it's something me and my friends say."
"I see. Such street-language." Muttered Elsa.
Jack chuckled. "Yeah, I'm cut from completely different bread...but how about it, princess?"
"Yes, that sounds good!"
"Great! Tomorrow then!"
"..."
The wind blew through his blond hair. It was cold. Snow was stuck in his boots and falling down on his big bag-pack. With a loud grumble he stomped through the snow. A big reindeer was walking by his side. It suddenly made a noise when it noticed something.
The man followed the reindeer's eyes.
"...!"
He saw a small cabin. It looked abandoned. He stumbled quickly through the snow. When he reached it he put his gloved hands on the doorknob.
It didn't open.
He grumbled in annoyance. The man pushed with his shoulder against the door, but it wouldn't budge.
"..."
He slid down to the ground in disappointment. The man wrapped his arms around himself and shivered.
His reindeer made a loud sniffing sound. It suddenly launched itself towards the door.
With a loud bang the door opened up. The reindeer landed on it four legs. It turned around in triumph towards the man who stood up and walked into the cabin.
The man closed the door behind him. He petted the reindeer on his head.
"Go...o...d...j...o...b..."
The reindeer nodded proudly. The man put his bag down on a nearby table. It was still a bit chilly, but he was shielded from the snow in here.
From his bag pack he retrieved a map. He spread it out onto the table. It was map of the surrounding area. The reindeer looked at the map with big eyes.
"...here..."
The man put his finger down on Arendelle. He let out a deep breath. His warm breath created some fog in the cold air.
They would go to Arendelle for their business. After that they would use a boat to go to Corona. In Corona they would poker their money to win some. The man was really good at poker.
After that they would find motel to sleep in and rest a bit more. Then they would...
The man shook his head. They shouldn't go too much forward. First he should sleep for tonight and tomorrow he would go into the kingdom where he would stay for a few days...
His reindeer nudged with his nose against his hand and the man smiled at him.
The next day Jack and Elsa snuck out of the castle. Her parents weren't paying much attention and they managed to slip past the guards.
They walked into town while people were looking in awe at Elsa.
"Jack?" Elsa grasped his arm and moved a bit closer. She looked up at him with a frown. "Why are those people looking at me like that?"
"Because you are the princess? Elsa, don't tell me that normally people aren't staring at you."
"They are, but I'm usually protected by the guards and my parents are there too." Said Elsa.
"So? You don't trust you strong servant?" Jack puffed his chest out a little which made Elsa giggle.
"I do trust you, Jack..." Elsa looked forward again. "Where are we going today?"
"Well, maybe we should go to the bakery first. We could buy some muffins for my friends."
"Muffins? Why would I do that?"
Jack rolled his eyes. "Because, princess, it will help you in befriending them."
"Why would I want to befriend them?"
"Because I said so. We're here."
Jack held the door from the bakery for her open. Elsa stepped in and silence immediately fell in the store. Jack followed her and walked up to the counter.
"Hey, North!" Said Jack.
"Hello there Jack..." North nodded towards Elsa. His eyes suddenly went wide and he started to stutter. "And princess Elsa! C-can I do anything for you?"
Elsa flashed him a sweet smile. "Yes. I wish to buy a few muffins..."
"Oh, sure!" North his eyebrows shot up. He quickly turned around to grab a few. He rummaged and made a lot of noise. Elsa looked at Jack who was scratching his head. Elsa looked back at North who put five muffins in a bag.
"Mister...sir, you must be Jack his friend, am I correct?"
North laughed. "I wouldn't call me his friend, little lady, more like his only friend!"
Jack became red. "H-hey! I still have the girls as my friends!"
"Sure, sure, but where are your male friends?"
Jack grumbled and grabbed the bag from the counter. North was right, he only had Hannah and Gerda. Okay, maybe the new guard...He shook his head and grabbed a few coins from his pocket. He payed for them, said goodbye and left the store with the princess.
In silence the two walked further. Elsa looked forward. People were still staring at them. But she didn't mind it. People always stared at her as if she was an alien or as if she was naked...she glanced down. She wasn't naked, though...she was wearing a purple dress. Her hair was up in a bun. Her hands were covered by two blue gloves...maybe it was because of her clothes. The normal people were wearing simple brown dresses and clothes, just like Jack. Elsa looked at him. Well...a bit cheaper...Jack was wearing a white blouse, covered by a brown vest and wearing brown pants from the castle.
Jack stopped in his tracks and nudged against her shoulder. "We're here..."
Elsa looked forward. She saw a big building with letters painted on top of the big door. She squinted her eyes and read it.
"W...whore...w...h...house...whore house?!"
Elsa covered her mouth with her hands as if someone would hear her. She looked at Jack with wide eyes. "A whore house?!"
"Yeah? Hey, there they are!" Jack held his hand up and waved towards a few women. "Gerda, Hannah!"
A big woman with dark blond hair and brown eyes walked towards them. She had a big bosom and was wearing a brown dress. Along with her a young woman with reddish hair, freckles and green eyes walked towards them. She was wearing a brown dress as well.
The two stopped in front of them. Elsa shrieked and grasped his arm again.
"Hey guys." Said Jack. "This here is princess Elsa..." He pushed Elsa a bit forward. She stumbled a bit, but quickly stood up straight again and tucked a hair behind her ear.
"Y-yes...my name is Elsa. I am seventeen and the princess. It is my pleasure to meet you both."
"What a cute little thing!" Said Gerda. "Well, my name is Gerda and this here is Hannah!"
Elsa smiled. She made a small curtesy. Gerda immediately gasped.
"Princess, there is no need for you to bow! That is what we should be doing!" She bowed a little and pulled Hannah down with her. "Come on, show a little respect, Hannah!"
"But she is my age!" Yelled Hannah.
"There is no need..." Elsa quickly closed her mouth. Of course they needed to bow to a royal. This was the difference. This was what her father wanted her to see. They were civilians and even though she wanted to be friends with them...she couldn't.
"Elsa?" Jack noticed how her smile faded away.
Hannah and Gerda both straightened their backs. In a second Hannah saw a look of pain, disgust and sadness mixed into one. It was as if a flower was withering. She looked at Jack who put his hand on the princess's shoulder. Elsa immediately looked up at him.
"Princess...are you okay?"
Elsa looked at him with wide eyes. "Oh, uhm, yes! I was just thinking! I mean...I...I was just lost in my thoughts."
"Did we offend you?" Asked Gerda.
"No, no..."
"We shouldn't have bowed, maybe it's not what she wanted." Said Hannah with a frown.
"No, no, no...it's normal...I was just thinking about...the muffins Jack bought for you."
Jack grinned when Elsa shot him a glare. He revealed the bag full of muffins. "We bought them both. I thought, why not have a small snack with our friends?"
"Great! But how about we sit somewhere private? We can't let a lady like the princess into this filth house. Maybe we should go eat something in the garden."
"Garden? They have a garden too?" Asked Elsa.
"Well, it's small, but it's one of the few places where we can sit in private. Come on, follow me."
Gerda let them around the whore house. She opened up a door and before they knew it they were in a small garden. Elsa gasped. It was beautiful, even in the snow. There was a round table surrounded by a few chairs.
"Pretty..." Whispered Elsa.
"Do you like it?" Asked Gerda.
Jack took Elsa's hand and let her to a chair. He released her hand and pulled the chair out for her. Elsa sat down and Jack shoved the chair forward. He took a seat next to her and the others sat down as well, Gerda next to Jack and Hannah next to Elsa.
"Such a gentlemen." Said Gerda.
"It is my job." Jack revealed the muffin and handed everyone one.
Elsa frowned a little. "Please, don't be so rude, Jack..."
"Sorry, sorry..."
Hannah took a bite out of her muffin. It was delicious. Chocolate...she stared at Elsa. The princess was really beautiful and nice...but something was bothering her. Something was tugging at her heart. She didn't knew what...but there was something about her. Maybe she was jealous? After all the princess was with Jack all the time.
Elsa looked at Hannah with a sweet smile. Hannah could feel her heart flutter a little. Such a beautiful smile...
"Pardon me, but what is your name again?" Asked Elsa.
"Hannah..."
"Ah..." Elsa picked a small piece from the muffin and put it into her mouth. She gnawed on it for a second and then swallowed it. "That name...is beautiful...I once had a sister named Anna...your name rhymes with that."
"What happened to her?"
Suddenly her smile faded away. Elsa looked down at her muffin. She could feel her hands becoming colder.
"My uh..." Elsa clenched her muffin. "She...she..."
"Elsa..." Said Jack. "If you don't want to talk about it..."
"No, it's fine. I need to be strong, just like my father told me." She looked back at Hannah with a forced smile. "My sister is dead...And it is all my fault."
Hannah felt her heart stop. Her sister is dead? Did she...no, Elsa seemed so nice! She couldn't have...could she...?
Jack put his hand onto her shoulder. "It wasn't."
"Jack."
"Stop it." His voice sounded stern and low. He looked at her with a frown. "It wasn't. I know it wasn't..."
Elsa swallowed. If they weren't in a garden then she would've hugged him immediately. But now she just nodded a little.
"R-right..." She started to eat her brownie again.
Jack sighed and smiled. He let his hand slip off her shoulder. He knew that it wasn't her fault. Elsa would never hurt her family. Not even her father.
Hannah looked at Elsa. "Say, I heard you are marrying someone...when is the wedding?"
"When I'm eighteen." Said Elsa.
"Aha." Hannah finished her muffin and leaned onto her elbow. "So...do you want to play hide and seek?"
"Hide and seek? What is that?"
Hannah jumped up with full force, making her chair falling down onto the ground. She looked down at Elsa with a horrified expression on her face.
"You don't know what hide and seek is?!" Yelled Hannah.
"No? At...at least I do not remember what it could be..."
"Aw, you really missed something in your youth! Come on, I'll show you what it is!"
Without waiting for an answer Hannah grabbed Elsa's hand with a grin and pulled her along.
"H-hey, Hannah!" Jack ran after her. Gerda jumped up too and ran after them as well.
Elsa didn't knew why she didn't just pull her hand back. Maybe it was because she was a little bit interested...
Hannah stopped in the middle of the street and finally released Elsa. She turned around and put her hands on Elsa's shoulders.
"Okay, you need to count to ten and then..."
"Hannah!" Jack and Gerda ran up to her.
"Oh, hi." Hannah looked back at Elsa. "Anyhow, you need to..."
"Hannah..." Jack groaned. "Come on...you can't just run off with the princess..."
"Yeah, yeah, I know, but come on, I need to learn her how to play this game! Are you two in or not?" Asked Hannah.
"No." Said Gerda and Jack.
"Fine, but you better don't interrupt us!" Said Hannah. "Now, Elsa, it is a very easy game."
"Okay..." Said Elsa.
Hannah giggled at her confused expression. "Good! Now, you need to close your eyes and count 'till ten! I'll hide and you need to find me!"
"But we are in the middle of the kingdom! How will I find you?"
"Don't worry, I won't hide far! Now close your eyes and count 'till ten!"
Elsa looked at Jack who smiled confidently at her. Elsa held her hands in front of her eyes and started to count.
1...2...3..4...5..6..7..8...9...10!
She lowered her hands and looked around. Hannah was gone, but Jack and Gerda were still there.
"Jack, where is Hannah?" Asked Elsa.
He grinned at her. "Sorry, Elsa, that is not a part of the game...you need to look for her."
"Okay, okay..." Elsa looked around. She saw people walking around, staring at her. Hannah shouldn't be far...hopefully. Elsa started to walk with Jack and Gerda behind her. She stopped in her tracks and looked around again. There was a small old carriage. And behind the small old carriage she noticed a piece of a brown dress.
Elsa walked towards it with a smirk and said in a fake, saddened voice; "Oh, where could Hannah be? I can not seem to find her. Oh, where could she be? I am so worried for her...maybe I will never find her...poor Hannah..."
"Stop, stop!" Hannah jumped out of her place. When she reached Elsa she grabbed her by her shoulders. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I didn't mean to hurt you..."
"And I didn't mean to sound so...saddened..." Elsa giggled a little.
Hannah gasped and stepped back. "You lied! You acted like you were worried, but you just wanted me to come out!"
Elsa put her hand in front of her mouth to cover her laugh. "S-sorry..."
Hannah pointed her finger at her. "You're not sorry at all! You dumbass! You are so mean!"
Gerda and Jack laughed too. Hannah pouted in annoyance. Sometimes her friends could be such meanies...the people around them were all staring at them. Some familiar faces were smiling at her pouting. But their faces all faded away when a voice echoed through the air.
"Elsa Rosalia Snow!"
Elsa stopped smiling and so did everyone else. The citizens made a path when the king and queen together with a few guards walked towards them.
'Oh no.' Thought Jack.
"Elsa!" The king stopped in his tracks and folded his arms. Elsa started to tremble a bit when she saw his angry look.
Hannah and Gerda both took a step back. They both looked at Elsa who bravely took a step forward.
"Father, mother..." Said Elsa.
"We were worried!" Said Idun. "Why are you here, out on the street?!"
"Jack wanted me to come with him and I..."
"The servant?!" Agdar turned to Jack with a cold stare.
"No, wait, father, it wasn't his fault!" Elsa launched forward and grabbed her father's arm. Her father shook her off and looked at Gerda and Hannah.
"Gerda." Said Agdar with a menacing smile.
"King Agdar." Gerda narrowed her eyes. "We were just talking with your lovely daughter..."
"The princess isn't lovely."
"Agdar!" Said queen Idun with a bit of anger in her voice. She turned back to Gerda with a sweet smile. Idun nodded to her and the girl...She suddenly froze. There was something...familiar about her...those eyes and that face...it was like she was a striking resemblance of...
"We are leaving." Agdar grabbed Elsa's wrist. Elsa immediately tensed up.
"F-father, i-it wasn't their fault! Or Jack's fault!"
"We'll talk about this at home."
"No!"
An ice spike shot out of the ground a few feet away from her. Hannah shrieked and everyone took a step back.
"W-what...?" Gerda lost her breath for a second. What just happened? An ice spike...?
Agdar looked calmly at the crowd. "Dear Citizens, this is the work of a witch!"
Jack took a step forward, ready to protect Elsa if needed.
"A w-witch?!" Yelled someone.
"Yes." Agdar pointed at the mountain. "There must be an ice witch living up that mountain! And we mustn't anger her!"
"W-why would she be angry?" Said Hannah confused.
Agdar glanced at her with a smirk. Hannah shivered a little. He looked back at the crowd.
"We must kill one of our sheep for her! Kill it and bring it up the mountain! The man who does this will be heavily rewarded!"
The crowd all clapped in awe. Agdar grabbed Elsa by her wrist and they walked away with Jack behind them.
Hannah stared at them. It was surely weird. Why would the king make up some story? And why was he so mean to Elsa? She didn't do anything and yet he was so harsh...could it be that he blamed her for her sister's death? The queen was at least a bit nicer...
Gerda put her hand onto her shoulder. "Come on, we need to get back to work."
"R-right..."
They turned around and walked back to the whore house.
"Insolent girl!"
Elsa, Jack and the queen and king were in the king's study room. Agdar was in front of her, arms folded with an angry look on his face. Idun folded her hands in front of her and looked at Elsa with a frown.
"Elsa, what were you thinking?" Said Idun. "You could've gotten hurt."
Elsa held her hand against her chest. "I didn't! I was just playing a game with a friend!"
Agdar raised his eyebrows. "Friend?"
"Okay, a friend of Jack...she was my age and I really liked her! We just had a little bit of fun!"
"You weren't allowed to just leave the palace!" Yelled Agdar. "If someone would have hurt you then we wouldn't have anyone to lead the kingdom after our deaths! How could you be so irresponsible!"
Idun put her hand onto his shoulder. "Agdar..."
Agdar pushed her hand away. "Don't." He took a step forward and grabbed Elsa by her wrist. "I expect better of a daughter of mine. You need to be punished."
"Daddy...I..."
Agdar struck her hard across her cheek. Elsa's face jerked to the side. Her father still held onto her wrist. Jack gasped and wanted to take a step forward, but Idun stopped him by putting her hand onto his shoulder. Elsa was shaking heavily. Her wrist really started to hurt when Agdar clenched it even tighter.
"Queen Idun!" Said Jack. "How can you let him hurt her like this?!"
"He just gave her one slap..." Idun looked at Agdar. "One...r-right, honey?"
Agdar released Elsa, who stumbled a bit back, and looked over his shoulder at Idun. "Idun, our daughter will not be allowed to leave the castle for a few weeks. And her servant should be released of his..."
"No. Jack is staying with Elsa." Said Idun. "She needs to have contact with someone...someone she can trust."
"Fine. But the girl will not go outside for a week."
Elsa quickly lowered her head when her father turned back to look at her.
"I-I'm so sorry, sir...I won't go out again...ever..."
"Good girl. Now, go to your room. You have some thinking to do."
Elsa nodded and walked out of the room with Jack following. Agdar sighed and turned around to face his wife who looked at him with a frown.
"I did what was right." Said Agdar.
Idun shook her head. "It's not only that...do you know the red haired girl who was with Gerda?"
"Red haired girl?" Asked Agdar. "No? Why?"
"Just...nothing...do you really think it is right to force Elsa to stay in for a week?"
"Yes. Our daughter broke the rules, snuck behind our backs..."
Idun chuckled. "So did you...remember what you did when you tried to swoon me? Back in our olden days?"
"Our olden days?" Agdar chuckled. "We are not that old, Idun."
"I was just being realistic!"
Agdar laughed. He put his hands around her waist and pulled her closer for a kiss. After the small kiss Idun parted away from him with a small frown.
"What is it?" Whispered Agdar.
"N-nothing...come on, we still have a few letters to sign..."
Agdar nodded and released her. Idun smiled again and started to hum a little. For the first time in forever her husband had called Elsa 'their daughter'...
Somehow it worried her more than ever.
Elsa walked into her room. Jack followed her as always. When they were in, Elsa slammed the door shut. She walked over to her bed in silence and sat down.
Jack took a step towards her. "Elsa..."
"Please, leave." Elsa put her hands on her head and buried her head between her arms. She looked down and closed her eyes.
Jack sighed. He calmly walked towards her and he sat next to her on the bed.
"Oh why did I even leave home?!" Elsa lowered her hand and looked up at him. Tears appeared in her eyes. "This is all your fault!"
"I know."
"I hate you!" Yelled Elsa. She raised her hand to slap him, but Jack calmly grabbed her wrist. Elsa didn't flinch at the pain and looked at him in anger. The room slowly started to get colder.
"I know." Said Jack.
"Go away, go away, go away!" Yelled Elsa.
Jack shook his head. "I'm not leaving your side. Not now."
"I said to go away! Go away, go away, go away, go away, go away, go away, go away, go away, go away...go..."
Elsa her voice became softer. Jack released her wrist and she fell against his chest. She grabbed his shirt tightly.
It was silent for a few minutes. Jack felt how her shoulders shook. His blouse slowly became wet from her falling tears.
"Sorry..." Jack put one hand against her back. With the other he petted her head. "I shouldn't have asked you..."
"No...it was f-fun..." Elsa sniffed. She shut her eyes and yelled; "Just why does he hate me?!"
Jack knew who she meant. He stopped petting her and went silent.
"I d-didn't...I never...I didn't do anything to him! Why does he hate everything about me?! Why is he always so harsh?! Am I not his daughter?! Aren't families supposed to love each other?! He doesn't care about me! No one does! All they think about are my powers and nothing else! Why?! Oh, why, why, why, why, WHY?!"
By the last word an ice spike came out of the ground. The wind stopped as Elsa went silent. Little snowflakes floated around in the room.
It was as if time froze.
"I care about you." Whispered Jack.
Elsa looked up at him. Tears were covering her cheeks together with a bruise.
Jack didn't dare to look down at her. He might just run out and kill Agdar. Instead he looked forward. "A-and so does your mother...and I'm sure prince Hans likes you back...and my friends really think you're great...but I...I think...you're more than great." He looked down at her with a serious look. "You are the coolest princess I have met. And I mean, that is saying a lot since I've met a lot of princesses and they all found a way to charm me..."
Elsa suddenly planted a small kiss on his cheek. He immediately released her with a big blush on his face.
She folded her arms in triumph. "I'm sure that only I can get you flustered like that."
Jack quickly looked away with a big blush. "F-for now you're the only one who is...I-I m-m-mean, who can...can do that..."
Elsa giggled. She wiped her tears away with her hand. "Sorry..."
"Don't be. This was my fault. The next time we should tell your parents before we go off on a little adventure."
Elsa put her hand against her bruise and turned her head away. "We should..."
Jack gently took her hands. "Come on, lemme see."
"No, it's fine. It's just a small..."
Jack pried her hands away. The bruise was covering a small portion of her cheek. It was a bit darker than her light skin.
"And...?" Whispered Elsa.
Jack pulled some lotion from his pocket. "We need to apply this lotion. It will heal faster."
"Where did you..."
"I carry this around...you never know when you get in a fistfight with...never mind." Jack put the lotion on her bruise. Elsa bit her lip a little when it stung a little. When he was done he put the lotion back into his pocket.
"T-thank you..." Whispered Elsa with a smile.
Jack petted her on her head. "It is my duty, princess."
"I know."
The two kept smiling at each other for a little bit until the door suddenly opened up. Thiana walked into the room. She still wore a cloak over her head. Her green twinkling eyes looked at Elsa.
"Good-day, princess!" Said Thiana.
"Thiana." Elsa stood up and so did Jack. "What is it? Did my father send you?"
"On the contrary! I might have found out a way on how to stop your powers!" Thiana clapped into her hands. "If this works..."
Elsa clenched her fists. She didn't want to lose her powers...but...she glanced at the ice spike sticking out of the ground. They were causing her a lot of trouble.
"...if this works then she won't have any powers." Said Jack. "Is that really alright? They are a part of her."
Thiana knitted her eyebrows. She folded her arms and looked at him with slightly angry eyes. "How long have you've been here? A year or so? Which means that you don't truly know the history of the Snow family and therefore..."
"Thiana!"
Thiana looked at Elsa. The princess looked annoyed at her. Thiana sighed and made a small bow.
"I'm sorry, princess Elsa."
"You should not talk to my servant like that. Or should I tell the king?"
"No, it is fine, princess." Said Thiana. "I know...now, should I show you my experiment?"
"Gladly."
Elsa looked at Jack over her shoulder. "Jackson, come on, follow me."
Jack chuckled. "I always do..."
The trio walked down the stairs to Thiana's lab. Hopefully she had something...Elsa got a bad feeling. What if she lost her powers? Surely they were causing her and her parents trouble...but they were a part of her. Something she hated, but still..
"We're here..."
Thiana opened up a door and walked into a room. Some candles lit up the room, showing them a room with bottles, potions, books...
Jack looked down at a bottle. It had a lid in the form of a bird. Strange...he wanted to pick it up, but Thiana suddenly spoke up.
"Don't touch anything here! I cannot guarantee your safety!"
"What do you mean?" Asked Jack.
Thiana didn't answer. Instead she grabbed a small bottle with some purple fluid in it.
"Here. This little drink will seal your powers." Said Thiana.
"Shouldn't we do it somewhere safely?" Asked Jack.
Thiana rolled with her eyes. "It's fine." She held the bottle towards Elsa. "Princess, you can drink this up. It probably won't hurt. Probably."
Elsa took the bottle from her hands. She opened the bottle and drank the strange liquid in one go. She coughed loudly and the bottle fell down onto the ground.
Jack took a step forward. "Elsa, are you alright-"
Elsa held her hand up. She put her other hand against her mouth. "I'm okay..." She mumbled.
Thiana looked a bit worried. "Are you sure? Because I didn't test the potion..."
"You didn't test it?!" Yelled Jack.
Elsa felt a strange warm feeling in her stomach...Her whole body slowly felt warm...but then...it suddenly felt like she was freezing.
"Princess?" Asked Thiana. "Are you..."
Elsa doubled over. She put her other hand in front of her mouth too.
"Princess Elsa!"
"What do you think you're doing?!"
Suddenly a strong cold wind blew through the room. Jack and Thiana were both knocked down. Elsa put her hands on her head. Two strange blue wings shot out of her back. Jack leaned on his elbows and looked at her. Her eyes were deeply reddened.
"These are my powers!" Her voice sounded distorted.
Jack crawled towards her. He had to snap her out of it. Thiana shook her head and mouthed 'no', but Jack ignored her.
"Elsa..." Jack was now in front her and he grabbed her ankle. Elsa looked down at him with an angry look and wide eyes. A few ice spikes shot out of the ground close to him. One almost hit him in his leg.
Elsa opened her mouth and a stronger wind blew throughout the room this time. The bottles and books were all smacked against the ground. A few planks fell down onto the ground together with a big bookcase.
"Elsa!"
Jack jumped up and tackled her to the ground. The wind stopped and her wings disappeared. Jack sat up and pulled Elsa against his chest.
"Stop it!" Yelled Jack.
Elsa looked up at him. Her eyes were blue again. "J-Jack?"
"Oh, thank god, you are back!" Jack pulled her even closer which made Elsa blush a little.
"It failed..." Thiana stood up again. Jack glanced at her with an angry glare. Thiana rolled with her eyes. She looked at Elsa.
"Princess Elsa, what exactly happened?" Asked Thiana.
Elsa shook her head. "I don't know...I...did I do all of this?" She slowly started to sob and buried her head into Jack's chest.
"It wasn't you." Whispered Jack as he hushed her. "It was Thiana's potion."
"That is correct." Thiana suddenly scattered around. She grabbed a small piece of paper and a feather and ink pot. She put the table back up and slammed the supplies down on it. She muttered something in herself and started to scribble down.
"Thiana?" Asked Jack. "What..."
"The potion was wrong. I should have known, I should have known...her powers won...they won against the potion..."
"They?"
"Now I've only increased her powers...oh no, no, no..."
At that moment the queen and king ran into the room. They saw the big mess, Thiana scrambling down on a piece of paper and Jack holding Elsa.
"W-what is all of this?!" Asked Idun with a loud gasp.
Agdar glared at Elsa. "What is going on..."
"It is my fault." Said Thiana. "The potion I gave princess Elsa only increased her powers."
"Potion?" Asked Idun. "What kind of potion?"
"Thiana gave the princess a potion." Said Jack. "It was meant to seal her powers...but then...her powers flew out of hand."
"What?!" Yelled Agdar.
Jack released Elsa and stood up. The young princess stood up on her own. She wiped her tears away and looked at her father.
"I was lucky to have Jack here with me or things would have gone wrong..." Said Elsa. She stared at her father. "This is one of the reasons why I need a servant. Why I always needed one."
"You do. But you don't need a friend."
"I don't deserve a friend is what you are trying to say."
"Elsa...Agdar..." Idun saw how the two looked at each other. The atmosphere got more tense the longer they glared at each other.
Agdar chuckled and held his hand up. "Don't worry...my daughter is just a little angry at me...which isn't so bad..."
"Okay, well, I'm gonna get this all cleaned up." Said Thiana. She made a small bow towards the royals. "I'm sorry that I didn't notify you about the potion, your majesty."
"It's fine..." Said Idun with a smile. "You at least tried..."
"Yes. But I need to work on something better."
"Something better..." Agdar rolled with his eyes. "Of course...I'll send some maids to clean this up. Idun, come with me, we need to talk, Elsa, go back to your room and stay there until dinner. Frost stays with her, but if he tries anything to get her out, I will slice him up and rip him apart."
"S-sure..." Said Jack.
"What did you say?!"
"Yes, sir."
"And Elsa?" said Agdar in a low voice. "I do not want you to do something so reckless again. I do not know what is going through your mind today, Elsa, but can't you listen for once?!"
Elsa sighed. "Yes, father...I know...I'm sorry."
"Good, you are dismissed."
Later that night Hannah was in the whorehouse, cleaning up. Gerda was with a client somewhere on the street and a lot of the other women were gone too.
She was pretty tired. Even though playing with the princess was fun...the princess...she was very beautiful, kind, cute. Would Jack fall in love with her? What if he would?
Hannah shook her head and laughed.
No, it wasn't even possible. Princess Elsa was already engaged. Plus, she was a royal and he was below her. So were Gerda, she and the others. They would never be able to befriend a woman like that.
Hannah stopped smiling. She sat down on a table and folded her arms. The place was almost completely abandoned.
They would never be able to become friends...
The door suddenly opened up and Gerda ran into the room.
"Gerda!" Hannah stumbled from the table. "I-I was just..."
"Not now."
Hannah suddenly saw Gerda supporting a strange man covered in snow. A reindeer was behind them, carrying a bag between his jaws. She quickly took a chair and they sat the freezing man down.
"Who...who is that?" Asked Hannah.
Gerda looked at her frantically. "Hannah, pull those freezing clothes off him. I'm going to grab some water and a cloth. He needs to be warmed up."
"I got it."
Gerda ran away into the nearby kitchen. Hannah kneeled down by the man and pulled his gloves from his hands. She immediately threw them onto the floor. His hands looked purple from the cold. Oh no...
She looked at the reindeer who suddenly nuzzled with his nose against her.
"Oh, hello there...reindeer?" Hannah petted him on his head. "Don't worry, we'll get your owner back to health in no time."
The reindeer made a small sound and took a step back. Hannah looked at the man. She should get his hat off. Then she would be able to see his face. Maybe she recognized the stranger...
She pulled the hat off in one move. And she immediately threw it onto the ground.
"Ah, cold, cold, cold..."
She saw how the man had blond, messy hair. He had a big plumb nose and looked a bit older than her.
The reindeer suddenly groaned and pushed with his cold nose against her hip. Hannah shrieked and tried to push him away.
"Hey!" Yelled Hannah. The reindeer looked as if it was mad at her. Why though? She didn't do anything to his owner...
"Sv..."
Hannah and the reindeer both looked at the man. Was he speaking?
"Sssssvvvvv..."
Hannah kneeled down by the man and grabbed his cold hands. She shivered a little at the coldness. The man slowly opened his eyes a little.
"Sven..." He spoke in a hoarse, rough voice.
"Uhm...mister?" Asked Hannah. "Are you okay?"
The man now opened his eyes fully. He looked at Hannah with tired eyes for a few minutes before he suddenly jumped up.
"Wait, were am I?!" He violently grabbed Hannah by her shoulders when she stood up.
"I...uh..." Hannah look frightened at the man. "I...I...GERDA! HELP!"
Gerda immediately ran into the room with a bucket of water and a cloth. The man quickly took a step back from Hannah and released her shoulders.
"Who are you people?!" Yelled the man.
Gerda put the bucket down on a table and looked a bit annoyed. "Gerda and this here is Hannah."
"Oh...my name is Kristoff..."
"Nice to meet you, Kristoff. You are in the whore house of Arendelle. I found you on the street, covered in snow. Your poor reindeer was trying to help you, but the animal couldn't do it. So I took you here and we're going to nurse you back to health."
"I'm fine-"
"No, your not. Now strip."
Kristoff went red and covered himself up. "W-what?! I-I'm not going to...can't I just get a room here and..."
Gerda suddenly grabbed his belt and unbuckled it. It quickly fell down onto the ground together with his pants, leaving him in his boxers.
"Ah!" Kristoff covered his junk with a flushed face.
"Hannah, I'm going to hold him in a choke-hold while you pull his..."
"I'll do it myself, I'll do it myself!" Yelled Kristoff.
"Okay then." Hannah walked to the bucket while Kristoff took his vest and other upper garments off. She put the cloth in the water and wrang it out. "But I'm still going to wash you."
Now Kristoff was completely naked, except for his boxers. Hannah saw a few scars on his body. Maybe he had a dangerous job or something...
She shook her head and put the wet cloth against his chest. Kristoff shrieked a little when the water hit his skin. Hannah ignored him and washed his chest.
"Arms up." Said Hannah.
Kristoff did as she told and held his arms up. Hannah washed his arm pits. She then dipped the cloth into the water again, wrang it out and started to wash his other parts of his body.
"So, why were out in the cold?" Asked Hannah while she cleaned him.
"I am an ice harvester...I sell ice for a living..." Said Kristoff.
"An ice harvester...are you from Arendelle?" Asked Gerda.
Kristoff looked at her and shook his head. "No...I was raised by a few folks up in the mountains. I joined a few ice harvesters from Arendelle a while back, but they both didn't make it. I did deliver the ice, though. And I also came up with a plan to win some money and to find a place to live for me and Sven."
"Sven...is that your reindeer?"
"Yeah..."
Hannah looked at Kristoff with frown. "Okay, pull those boxers off. I need to wash your manhood."
Kristoff blushed nervously. "B-boxers? No, I don't think..."
"Come on, don't be shy. I am a prostitute, I've seen a lot of penises. Your little willy won't surprise me."
"It's not...fine..." Kristoff sighed and pulled his boxers off. Hannah kneeled down and rubbed the cloth again his private part. He groaned, but it didn't hurt.
"Well, you can stay here for a night." Said Hannah. "Or a few nights until you're rest up."
"Thank you...now, can I put everything back on?"
Hannah stood up and put the cloth back into the bucket. "No. We have some spare clothes, ice harvester."
"Okay...thank you for the help, Gerda and..."
"Hannah."
"Sorry, I'm no good with names." Said Kristoff.
Gerda walked off to get some clothes. Hannah sat down on the table and sighed. Kristoff looked at her. She had pretty eyes and her hair was in a loose ponytail. The brown dress she wore looked a bit cheap. And he could see a small cut near her collarbone.
She looked at him and he quickly covered his junk up.
"Sorry if you felt a little uncomfortable." Said Hannah.
Kristoff shook his head. "Nah...I'm used to strangers touching my junk."
Hannah giggled and blushed a little. "You're funny for a man..."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, most men who come in here treat us like dirt. Or they just yell my name and expect me to pull of my clothes in the middle of my bar-shift. Thank goodness that Gerda is always here to protect me from the bad ones. And Jack once beat up a guy when he was rude to me."
"Jack?"
Hannah folded her arms. Gerda came back and handed a pile of clothes to Kristoff.
"Here you go!" Said Gerda.
Kristoff thanked her and started to put his clothes on. Hannah looked at him with a smile.
"Jack is one of my best friends." Said Hannah. "He works for princess Elsa as her personal servant."
"Her personal servant?"
"Yes, he protects her from certain danger. A lot of royals have one, the king had one too and the queen has one too...I think?"
Kristoff was done and combed with his hand through his messy hair. "And?"
He wore a blue t-shirt with a brown vest, brown pants and dark boots. Hannah smiled and clapped into her hands.
"You look amazing! Better than before!"
Kristoff scratched his head. "Seriously?"
"It is a compliment."
"You suck at compliments...but I do feel better now."
Gerda folded his old clothes covered in snow into a heap. "I'll get you some soup. And after that you and the reindeer can sleep upstairs in the guest room. It only has a bed, but it should be enough for tonight."
"Thank you. How can I repay you back?"
"You can repay us tomorrow. Then you are going to work for us, cleaning, washing...we could some extra help."
"Sure." Said Kristoff.
Gerda smiled at him. "Great! Then follow me! We still have some soup left in the kitchen!"
Kristoff and Sven walked after her while Hannah stayed in the room. She jumped from the table and looked down at the snow on the floor.
She sighed, grabbed a broom and started to sweep it away.
TO BE CONTINUED