Chapter nine: Finding out
Agdar walked towards the stables. He heard that Hans wanted to talk to him and there was the only place they could talk privately. In the castle the walls had eyes and ears, also known as the maids.
He walked into the stables. A few horses looked at him. Josephine whined and suddenly a figure jumped up from behind the wooden fence.
"Your majesty!" Jack's hair was disheveled and he was panting a bit.
Agdar chuckled. "How is your new work, servant?"
Josephine tried to bite Jack. He quickly moved out of the way.
"P-perfect! Yeah, this is fun, your majesty! I am truly happy...but aren't you worried about Thiana being Elsa's servant?"
Agdar raised his eyebrows. "Are you questioning my choices?"
Jack kept quiet. What should he say? If he did say anything then Agdar would behead him on the spot.
Agdar tapped with his finger against his own arm. "I am waiting, boy."
"Uhm...well...you see, when a man says something to another man..."
At that moment someone walked into the stable. It was a certain auburn-haired man with a white attire.
"King Agdar...Jack? Is this what you are doing when you don't have fun with my wife?" Hans chuckled. "It sure is fun, right? Cleaning the stables...ah, that brings back memories..."
"Hans." Agdar glared at him. "What did you want to talk to me about? You have already married my daughter, what more could you want?"
Hans pulled his sword out all of a sudden. Agdar pointed his sword out as well in some sort of reflex. Jack looked on with big eyes as the two man pointed the two sword at each other.
"King Agdar, you have been king for long enough."
Agdar glared at him. "Is that correct?"
"Surely, Elsa will be queen very soon, but I...you will never let me become king, will you?"
"No."
Hans chuckled. "Of course...I do not wish to know the reason why, king Agdar. But I do want this; a sword fight which will decide if I become king or not!"
"Oh..." Agdar grinned mischievously. "Are you sure, young prince? I am no sweetheart in the heat of a battle."
"Neither am I. But shall you accept my offer or will you back out?"
"I never back out of a fight."
"Good." Hans lowered his sword. Agdar sighed and he did the same thing.
"I will decide on a day for our battle. The whole kingdom shall watch our fight...so that if I defeat you...it will be a triumph."
"Of course...but you are a bit older than me, your majesty, so I think that I will win."
"So do I."
Hans turned around and left the stable. Jack looked at the king who let out a deep breath.
"Servant, I really don't want Hans to become king, you know that." Agdar put his sword back into his holster. "You wish to know why, Frost?"
"Uhm..."
"Because...I honestly can't believe this...but I think Hans only married Elsa to be a king."
Jack's eyes went wide. "No...wait, then why do you allow her to be with him?"
Agdar leaned against a wooden pole. "It is too late...but one thing is not too late. Jack..."
"Yes?" Jack was all ears. This was the first time that the king called him by his real name.
"It is not too late to be with her."
"Be with her? With who?"
"You are such an airhead, Frost...I am talking about Elsa!"
"The princess?!" Jack laughed nervously. "I am just her servant, your majesty! I..."
"You are the one who might bring her happiness...if you become more of a man, that is."
"Your majesty..."
Agdar turned around and sighed. "Just sort your feelings out, Frost. Or I might have to behead you for deceiving my daughter."
He left and Jack his heart was beating fast inside his chest.
Elsa and Thiana walked through the town. It was very lively. A few people greeted the princess. After the events, everyone thought that the ice witch was coming back, so they decided to bring a few offers to the mountain.
Elsa saw that the citizens were preparing meat and a few other things. If those people ever found out about her powers...
They arrived at the whore house. When the women went in they saw Gerda standing behind the bar. A few of the employees were cleaning up. They saw Kristoff who noticed them and smiled.
"Princess Elsa!" He bowed down in front of her and planted a kiss on her hand. Elsa giggled a little. Kristoff straightened his back again. "I've practiced in 'greeting-a-royal'...and who is your new friend?"
"Thiana. And I am not her friend, I am the sorceress from the castle and I am her temporary servant for this week. Jack has..."
Elsa put her hand up and Thiana went quiet. "I can take it from here, Thiana...Kristoff, Jack has been punished by my father and..."
"Oh no!" Kristoff gasped. "Is he alright?"
"Pardon? Yes...Yes, he is fine. He is on cleaning duty for this week, don't be worried."
"Okay. Oh! Are you here to see Hannah?"
Elsa bit on her lip. "Well..."
"Hannah is busy." Gerda walked towards them while cleaning a glass. "Princess, should I take a message?"
"Uhm...I..."
"Don't stutter." Thiana put her hand onto her shoulder. "It won't show your power..."
"Sorry..." Elsa whispered silently.
"Gerdaaa!" A girl with red hair stomped down the stairs. She jumped over the last three steps and landed perfectly on her two feet with a smile. She then looked at Gerda before she noticed the princess and her smile faded away.
"Hannah!" Elsa smiled towards her even though Hannah would not return it. "How are you..."
"Gerda." Hannah's voice sounded annoyed. "What are they doing here?"
"They?" Elsa and Thiana looked at each other.
"I think they are looking for you." Gerda said. "I told them that you were busy, but here you are..."
"I wasn't busy...princess Elsa, maybe we should talk upstairs?"
"Of course..." Elsa and Thiana followed Hannah upstairs into her bedroom. Hannah pointed to a small old couch where they could sit while she sat on a chair in front of them.
Silence filled the room. Hannah and Elsa looked at each other. Hannah noticed how they had different eye colors, but their faces had the same form...
"Princess." Hannah decided to break the silence. "Where is Jack and who is this?"
Elsa made a nod towards Thiana. "This is Thiana, the sorceress from the castle and she is replacing Jack who is cleaning the stables after a little mistake."
"A mistake?"
"Yes...but he is going to be my servant again by the start of next week."
Hannah looked at Thiana. "Can we please talk with just the two of us?"
Elsa nodded again. She send Thiana away after she reassured the woman that she would be alright. Thiana left, but waited outside of the door.
"Now we are alone." Elsa put a small stray of hair behind her ear.
"Yes..." Said Hannah. "Now, princess Elsa...there is something important I want to say to you. So please, just listen for once."
"Of course..."
Hannah took a deep breath and then began to talk.
"Princess El...I mean, Elsa. I have known you longer than I thought. Elsa...we are sisters."
Elsa's eyes widened, but Hannah continued.
"Your sister, Anna, I, was never dead...when I was little I was sold by you...and I was taken to this whore house. I was left here and raised by Gerda. Years later we met again. And I was actually honored to meet a princess. But back then I didn't knew that we were sisters..."
"Hannah, I-"
"I'm not done." Hannah narrowed her eyes. "Jack started to work for you. And he fell in love with you...but you...you played with his heart. You married a rich prince and only kept Jack for some sick reason of your own. You took him from me. And I won't forgive you for that. Or anything."
"Hannah, I-I'm so sorry...I didn't know..." Elsa held her hands close together in her lap. Everything was hitting her hard in her face. "But...if you are Anna...then...why don't you remember anything?"
"You tell me! Maybe it's because you people were abusive!"
"No...Anna..." Elsa tried to grab Hannah's hands, but she pulled them away. "You were their favorite...we always had so much fun together and we would never do anything to hurt you..."
Hannah slapped her hands away and jumped up. "Don't call me Anna! I'm not that girl and I do not ever wish to be the sister of a monster like you!"
Elsa stood up. She looked at Anna with big eyes. "S-sorry..."
"Elsa, we are done here. Don't ever contact me again. I don't want anything to do with you or your father. And stay away from Jack. He is someone very dear to me."
Elsa walked over to Hannah. "Hannah, please...we never sold you...you got kidnapped."
"Liar..."
"Just come clean to our father...and the public." Elsa wanted to put her hand on Hannah's shoulder, but Hannah slapped her hand away.
"Liar! Get out!" She gave Elsa a hard push. "Get out of my life!"
Elsa took a few steps back. She bit on her lip and trembled. "H-Hannah...I...s...s...sorry...I...need to go!"
She turned around and ran out of the room. Thiana followed her out into the street where Elsa stopped and she took a deep breath. Thiana grabbed her by her shoulders.
"Princess Elsa? Are you alright?!"
Elsa didn't answer. Thiana shook her a little and looked her directly into her blue eyes.
"Hey! Princess..."
"This was a mistake...my own sister hates me..."
"Own sister?"
Elsa shook her head. "We are going back to the castle. I shall explain on the way, but you won't tell it to anyone else. Not even Jack."
Thiana smiled and made a small bow. "I understand, princess Elsa..."
The two made their way back to the castle.
The next morning Hannah was laying in bed. Yesterday she stayed the rest of the day in bed. Today she was not planning to get out either.
Her head was hurting. She was Elsa's sister...Hannah still couldn't believe it. After all these years...she closed her eyes and sighed.
"Elsaaa!"
She heard a small child's voice in her head.
"Elsa...there is someone in our room."
"Don't worry! I'll protect you!"
Hannah's eyes flew open and she shot up. Wait...was that a memory? She closed her eyes and tried to remember something. But only a few random images flew past her. Images of two girls playing...and a happy family with a mother and father...
She frowned. King Agdar...she could never tell her real father about this. He wouldn't believe her...I mean, what proof did she have?
There was a knock on the door. Kristoff walked into the room with a worried look.
"Hannah? Are you alright?"
"No."
"I heard that you got in a fight with your sister." Kristoff sat down next to her with a sigh.
"She is not my sister."
"Okay...say, wanna hear a story?"
Hannah glanced at him, but stayed quiet. Kristoff grinned and clapped into his hands.
"Okay! No answer means yes...so...I used to have two brothers."
Hannah gasped. "You had two brothers?"
"Yes. But those two never liked me. They thought I was wasting my time with ice harvesting. So I ran away from home when I was seventeen. I went to another town to have a new start. I applied for a job as an ice harvester for that place. And things went well for a while."
"And then?"
Kristoff chuckled. "Then...I got fired. And the town got raided. I had no place to go, I was about to give up on the ice business, but guess who took me in and who helped me out?"
"Your brothers?" Hannah whispered.
"Yeah...those two knuckleheads helped me out...without them I would...anyhow, sometimes siblings can be really annoying, but they are your siblings. And Elsa is your sister. For now you can be mad, but eventually you will have to talk to her."
"I don't wanna talk to Elsa."
"Hannah, she has feelings, just like you..." Kristoff looked away from her with a blush. "Or me..."
"Hm?"
"Ugh, just forget it!" Kristoff jumped up. "Anyway, get down for breakfast. If you don't then Gerda will fire you and me, both."
"Fine...I'll clean up, go ahead..."
Kristoff left the room. Hannah jumped up and cleaned and dressed herself.
Today was going to be a long day...
It was busy in the castle. Everyone was making preparations for the upcoming ball. After the battle, which would be held in town, there would be a big ball.
Elsa was looking from the side with Thiana. She folded her arms.
"This whole thing is ridiculous. Why does Hans care so much about the title of a king?"
"I suggest that Hans wants to proof that he is a man." Thiana whispered to Elsa. "But it will be fun for you to watch, am I right?"
"How is this fun? They are both..." Elsa shook her head. "They are idiots...I am going to ride Josephine for a bit. I need to clear my head."
"Of course. Do I need to help you?"
"No...I will be fine on my own."
Elsa walked out of the ballroom. Thiana giggled lightly. The princess reminded her a bit of Idun...
She saw the maids doing a lot of things. Thiana's smile fell when Hans walked up to her. He smiled at her.
"Thiana! Did you see Elsa?"
"Yes. The princess is about to ride her horse to clear her head. Seriously, you guys are really playing with her mind."
"We are not playing around, witch."
Thiana giggled. "Yeah, I know...playtime is over for you. This time you will do anything to get that crown, won't you?"
Hans his smile disappeared and he grabbed her by her arm. He grasped her arm tightly. "Don't you dare to ruin everything...no one will stand in my way, because I have worked to hard for this!"
"Oh, I won't stand in your way. But what are you going to do if you lose the fight?"
Hans laughed. "I am not going to lose. Agdar is an old man. He has no new techniques or experiences...I will defeat him."
"Fine. If you think so. But Agdar is not as weak as you think. After all, the royals are all very strong. It is in their blood."
"Good." Hans released her arm and took a step back. "Then my off-spring will have that strength as well."
Thiana laughed. "Sure it will..."
Prince Hans scoffed and walked away from her. Thiana shrugged. She couldn't care less about a prince like Hans. She was way more interested in Elsa and her powers...it seemed when Elsa got her powers under control she could make beautiful things. But when she didn't have it under control her powers would automatically turn into a self-defense mechanism.
She chuckled. It was truly wonderful.
Elsa walked into the stables. Josephine immediately whined as it if was happy to see her.
"Hello..." Elsa petted her horse on the head. "How is my favorite horse?"
The horse whined again. Elsa laughed. She was ready to ride.
"Princess!"
She turned around and saw Jack. He was holding a ball of hay in his hands and his hair was messy.
"Jack...how is your new job?"
"It's alright." Jack put the hay down. He smiled slightly at her. "How is it to have Thiana as your servant?"
"Like you said; it is...alright."
Jack nodded. "Do I need to saddle your horse up, princess Elsa?"
Elsa showed him a fake wide grin. "Yes, please!"
Jack chuckled and put the saddle and reins onto her horse. He then helped her onto the animal and he grabbed the reins and let her out of the stables into the field.
"You can release the reins now, Jack." Elsa said. "I can take it from here."
"I know you can." Jack released the reins. Elsa immediately throttled away with the horse. Jack smiled at her and sat down in the grass. He never learned how to ride a horse. He wanted too, but his father didn't want to learn him and his mother never cared for horses. And now they were both dead. The only sort of family he had were Hannah, Gerda and maybe Elsa. But Elsa was a royal. He could never be more than just her servant...
"Ja-hack!" Elsa rode towards him. She stopped Josephine and jumped off. "Maybe you want to ride with me?"
Jack stayed seated and shook his head. "I can't princess Elsa, I am not your servant this week, remember?"
Elsa sat down next to him. "Aww...that is a pity...well, you can at least clean Josephine when I am done, correct?"
"Yes, princess..."
"And...uhm...something happened yesterday..."
Jack frowned. "Something? Princess, are you allright?"
"No...Jack..." Elsa tried her best not to cry. "Hannah...she hates me!"
"What happened?!" Jack grabbed her by her shoulders. "Princess!"
"I...Hannah is my long lost sister!"
"Eh?! Hannah..." Jack bit on his lip. He shouldn't say that Hannah already told him.
"And she thinks...she said that she never wanted to be my sister and...and...that I was the reason why she was kidnapped."
Jack shook his head. That was ridiculous. "Elsa. I am going to talk to Hannah. You need to get back to the castle and clean up."
"But..."
"Just, please, do what I say for once..." Jack leaned forward and gave her a sudden quick kiss on her lips. He leaned back and looked at her with a serious gaze. "Alright?"
Elsa blinked a few times. Did he just kiss her?
"Did you just kiss me?"
Jack realized his actions. He became red and quickly jumped up. "I...uhm...princess Elsa, I shall bring your horse back to the...the...stables. Go freshen up, calm down. I will talk to Hannah."
He quickly turned around and walked away with her horse.
He kissed her.
He actually kissed her...
Oh god.
Jack went to the whorehouse. Hannah was setting the tables for that night. She looked up with a smile when Jack walked into the building.
"Jack?" Hannah stopped and walked up to him. "What is..."
Jack grabbed her hand. "Upstairs. We need to talk. Now."
"Oh..." Hannah didn't resist as he pulled her up to her room. There he shut the door and pushed her into the room. He folded his arms and glared at her.
"Hannah, today I had a talk with the princess..."
"Of course you did." She rolled with her eyes.
"And it seems that you accused her of some things."
Hannah rolled with her eyes again and folded her arms. "I did not accuse her of anything..."
"You told Elsa that she was the reason for your kidnapping!"
"She was! Jack, that family sold me..."
"They never did." Jack took a step forward. "They...loved you...and you weren't supposed to be kidnapped. That was not in Agdar's plan back then."
"The king's plan?"
Jack clenched his fist. "It is horrible...but Elsa was supposed to be kidnapped. It was all a plan."
Hannah almost didn't dare to ask, but she did anyway. "Why? She is his own daughter...and she is nice, cute, almost perfect in every way...why would Agdar want to get rid of his own flesh and blood?"
"Because, Elsa...she...uhm...the princess...is not normal."
"Not normal?"
"I can't tell you more." Jack walked towards the door, but stopped when he touched the doorknob. "Sorry, Hannah. But princess Elsa is the most innocent one inside of that castle."
"Jack..."
"And I am also sorry that I broke your heart. I never meant to. I care about you Hannah...but my heart..."
Hannah looked at the floor. "It belongs to her, right?"
"Right...sorry."
Jack left the room and closed the door.
Hannah finally let her tears go and they fell in little drops on the floor. She felt broken. Why was this all happening? She was supposed to be with him...and now...she never wanted any of this to happen...
This was all Elsa's fault.
Elsa was in the bath. Her hair was loosely hanging over her shoulders. Thiana was in the corner, scribbling something on a piece of paper. Elsa looked up at the ceiling. She gently touched her lips.
He kissed her.
She still couldn't believe it.
It was not that she hated it, but...why would he kiss her? He couldn't be in love with her or something...was it out of pity? Elsa frowned. Was it just a pity-kiss? Or was it something more?
She groaned and put her head down into the water. She blew bubbles as she looked over the water surface.
"Princess Elsa?" Thiana looked at her in confusion. "Are you alright?"
Elsa put her head above the surface again. She nodded. "Yes...sorry...my head is filled with thoughts..."
"About what?"
Elsa put her finger against her lip again. She couldn't say that it was about Jack. Her father would behead him. She shook her head. And Jack would never think about her in that way...he only protected her because it was his job.
"Again, princess..." Thiana walked up to the bath. She sat down and leaned over the edge. She made a small circle in the water. "...What are you thoughts? Something about a kiss?"
Elsa's eyes widened. "How did you..."
"You touched your lips with your finger. It's an easy guess..trouble in paradise between you and the prince?"
"No..."
Thiana smiled at her. "You can be honest with me, princess. I won't tell your father."
"Fine, then...I was thinking about a kiss...which happened recently."
"And? Who kissed you?"
"Uhm...Jack."
"Jack?" Thiana giggled. "So, the servant has finally stepped up...how was it?"
"How was what?"
"The kiss, princess."
Elsa blushed. "I don't know...Thiana...it was very quick. Just like when Hans quickly kisses me. It was over in a second, I had no time to even kiss back."
"I see, I see..."
"Hold on. Why am I discussing this with you?! It just happened, there was nothing to it. It was just a kiss out of pity. Jack just wanted to calm me down after I got into a fight with...nevermind."
"With who? Your sister?"
Elsa looked at her with surprise. Thiana laughed at her expression. "Sorry. I listened against the door when you were in there. It's truly a funny story; Agdar's daughter was right under his nose and he never recognized. Neither did my dear Idun...and then at first the girl doesn't even remember that she is from royal blood!"
Elsa kept quiet and Thiana just went on.
"And when she does remember she thinks that you are the reason why she got kidnapped! It is truly...interesting."
"Interesting?" Elsa wrapped her arms around herself. She suddenly felt a bit vulnerable with Thiana so close by.
"Yes...now, what are you going to do about this situation, princess Elsa?"
"Me?"
Thiana narrowed her eyes. She stood up and stroke her dress. "Yes. She is your sister. The decision is up to you."
"But what if she hates me?"
"She already does. And more people will when you become a queen, princess Elsa. But the decision about Hannah is up to you...and you alone."
Elsa stood up. "You are right! I need to tell my father!"
"I did not..."
She jumped out of the bath, not listening to Thiana. "Maid!" Elsa yelled loudly. A young girl dressed in a maid outfit ran into the room with a purple dress in her hand. She dried Elsa off with a towel and dressed her into the purple dress. The maid then put Elsa's hair up into a bun.
"Wait, hold on, what is that maid doing?" Thiana pointed at the woman.
Elsa raised her eyebrows. "Dressing me, why?"
"Isn't that what a servant is supposed to do?"
"No? Jack never dresses me. He wakes me up, grabs my clothing if needed, cleans after me, sometimes makes sure that my hair is in place, tells what looks good on me, pulls out my chair for me..."
"Wow. Just...he really cares about you to do all those things." Thiana told her and the maid made a noise in agreement.
Elsa ignored her remark. "I am going to my father. He is probably in his office. Come on, Thiana, we need to go."
"Sure we do..." Thiana smirked and made a small bow. "Princess Elsa..."
Elsa and Thiana were right.
The king was in his office. He was looking his sword over. It was shining and sharper than anything else. He looked at it like he would marry it...
"Father?" Elsa walked into the room, followed by Thiana. Agdar immediately turned around to face the two.
"Ah, Elsa...Thiana." His voice sounded a lot colder when he mentioned the other woman. He put the sword down. "What is it?"
"There is something important I need to tell you, father." Elsa scraped her throat. "Hannah is..."
"Hold on." Agdar held his hand up and looked at Thiana. "Thiana, can you please excuse us for a moment? And don't dare to listen to our conversation."
"Yes, king Agdar." Thiana made a small bow and left. Agdar put his hand down and sighed. He then looked back at Elsa with a serious look.
"Now, Elsa, what is it?"
"Well..." Elsa nervously bit on her lip. "So...uhm..."
"Yes? Spit it out. And don't bite on your lip."
Elsa stopped biting her lip. She nervously looked at her father. "So...Anna is still alive."
Agdar went quiet for a bit. He stared at her for a few minutes before he quietly spoke up.
"Anna...is alive?"
"Yes. But her name is Hannah and she works in the whore house and she..."
Agdar's expression suddenly changed. He looked at her with a hurt expression, which Elsa had almost never seen before, except on the day that her mother had died...
"She...father, are you alright?"
Agdar coughed. "Elsa...are you sure about this? There are a lot of girls who look like your sister and have red hair..."
"I'm sure. Because she told me myself. And I think that mother might have told her on her deathbed. That is the reason why Hannah ran out of the room in shock, mother told her that...now it is up to me, but I wanted to tell you."
"I see..." Agdar rubbed his chin. "Well, it is good that you have told me. But we should not tell anyone else."
"Why not? Jack and Thiana already know."
"Great, just great...well, as long as those two keep it to themselves...but we shouldn't tell anyone. If she wanted to be a part of this family she would have stepped up long ago."
Elsa shook her head. "Hannah might not want to be part of this family, because she thinks that we are the reason why she was kidnapped, but-"
"But nothing. Your sister does not want to be your sister or my daughter then that is final. Right now, we have enough troubles on our head and with you becoming queen and your husband trying to take me out...we don't need a weak lamb."
Elsa clenched her fist. "I thought that you wanted Anna to come back?"
"Yes. And I've waited and searched and we did everything in our power to find her. But now it is years later and she doesn't even want to be my daughter...I don't have time for this. Neither do you. Forget about that girl and focus on your studies."
"Father, with everything going on, I can't focus on my studies!"
"Then do something else!" Agdar struck her across her face. Elsa's head turned to the side and a red spot appeared on her cheek. She slowly turned her head back with tears in her eyes.
"I forbid you to talk to Hannah!"
"But she is..."
"No one. Now get out. I have to work on my swordsmanship."
Elsa sighed and left the room. Outside Thiana immediately followed her down the hall. They walked past a few maids who were busy cleaning up.
"And?" Thiana was right behind her. Elsa stopped in her tracks and the woman almost bummed into her.
Elsa sighed again. She turned around and looked at Thiana with a saddened look. "We are not allowed to contact Hannah...ever."
"Then what are we going to do if we see her?"
"We ignore her. Come on. I can show more of my ice powers to you for your research."
Thiana almost drooled. Elsa rolled her eyes and started to walk again.
"That would be amazing!" Thiana ran after her. "Maybe you can also let me examine you a bit more..."
Elsa smiled a little. "Don't get ahead of yourself, sorceress."
Thiana giggled and walked alongside Elsa.
A few days everyone was outside standing in a field. Today was the day that Agdar would fight against Hans.
Kristoff, Hannah, Gerda and the citizens were all looking from the side. The royals were also standing from the other side. Elsa was wearing a normal purple dress. Thiana was next to her. Jack was not next to her, he was standing with the other staff.
The king was standing in the gras field. He was making his sword ready and so was his rival, Hans.
"Hans!" Elsa walked up to him. When she reached him she shook her head. "Hans, please, don't do this..."
"Why not?" Hans chuckled as he cleaned his metal sword. "This is a great opportunity."
"What if you are going to lose?"
"I will not. Now, get back to the sidelines."
Elsa sighed and went back to Thiana and the others. Hannah saw how Jack followed her with his eyes. She frowned and crossed her arms. Suddenly she felt a bit chilly...and it wasn't because of the cold.
"Are you cold?" Kristoff asked. He pulled his vest from his upper body and put it over her shoulders. "Here, have this."
Hannah smiled and blushed. "Thank you, Christopher. Really..." She looked up at him with a soft gaze. "Thank you."
Kristoff put his hands in his pockets and looked away. "Yeah, no biggie."
"Alright, citizens!" Agdar put his hands up and smiled at the audience. "This will be a once in a life-time battle! If this gentleman..." He extended his hand towards Hans. "Prince Hans from the Southern Isles wins, then I shall step down as king. And if I win this battle, then I shall stay king until my death...but whoever wins, there shall be a ball after this battle."
The audience cheered except for Elsa who was frowning at them. Thiana put her finger in her mouth and bit down on her nail out of nervousness.
"Then let's begin!" Hans yelled.
Agdar kept standing and grinned. "Of course. Make your move."
Hans ran towards Agdar. He stopped right by him and swung towards him with his sword. Agdar simply took a step back and avoided the attack. Hans made another swing. This time the king put his sword forward and blocked his attack.
"You are really good, Hans!" Agdar looked at him with an insane smile. "Almost as good as my wife!"
Hans grunted and swung again. Agdar kept blocking his attacks. After a while they two both took a few steps back. Hans took a shaky breath. The king was better than he expected...but he wouldn't be so fast!
He ran towards the king again. This time he almost got Agdar. But the man quickly avoided his attack and then swung his sword down. Hans moved out of the way. He quickly attacked from the other side and tried to hit Agdar in his side.
Agdar blocked his attack easily. Hans moved again to the other side and then swung his sword again. Agdar jumped out of the way and in a shift move he turned his sword back around and hit Hans against the back of his knee.
Hans fell down on his knees. Agdar turned his sword back around and struck Hans with the flat side of the sword on his head. Hans groaned in pain and his sword fell out of his hands. He grabbed his head in pain.
The king pointed his sword towards Hans in triumph. Hans looked up at him while still holding his head.
"I win, prince Hans." Agdar snickered. "Now, now, don't look like that, boy, or do you want to look even more pathetic in Elsa's eyes?"
Hans glared at him and stood up. The crowd cheered as the king put his sword back in his holster.
"King Agdar won!" Kristoff yelled. "That was an awesome fight, right Hannah?!"
Hannah looked at Agdar. That was her father...that man with the grin and green eyes was her father...she looked at Elsa. The princess also stared at her father in awe.
Later everyone dresses up and went to the ballroom of the castle to celebrate.
Jack gazed in awe at the decorations, the big table with cake and sweets, the people dancing...he nervously went with his hand through his hair. Thiana helped him clean up and gave him some new clothes and made sure that he was clean on the evening of the ball.
"Jack?"
He turned around and gasped.
Elsa was wearing a beautiful blue dress, her hair was up in a fancy, curled ponytail and she had two blue gloves on.
She slowly batted her eyelashes at him and giggled. "And?"
"And...a...you..." Jack could barely make a sentence. He never thought that she could even be more beautiful than normally...
"It looks great on me, does it not?"
Jack quickly regained his senses. "Yes it does, princess Elsa!"
Elsa giggled again. "There is no need for flattery. I..."
"You look beautiful, princess...you almost always do."
Elsa blushed. She wanted to thank him, but Elsa was called by one of the guards. She turned, but Jack suddenly grabbed her hand.
"Jack?! What..."
He pulled her onto the dance floor. There he put one hand onto her shoulder and the other on her side.
"Do not bother. The guard was send by Hans his mother. She probably wanted to talk with you, but I know how much you would not like that, princess, so I decided that a dance would make sure that she..."
Elsa put her finger on his lips and smiled at him.
"Just be quiet and lead this dance, Jack."
Jack chuckled. He lead her across the dance floor onto the music. Elsa only looked at him and he only looked at her.
"Princess Elsa, what do you think of the outcome of the battle?" Jack whispered. He spun her around and caught her again.
"I...think the whole thing was ridiculous...yet I knew that my father would win."
"Of course he would. He is way stronger than Hans."
"Is that so?"
They both stopped dancing and turned around to see the king. Agdar looked with amusement at the two.
"Your majesty!" Jack quickly released Elsa and made a bow. "I was just entertaining the princess!"
"And keeping me from my mother-in-law." Elsa added.
Jack became red. "Elsa!" He screamed while Elsa giggled a little.
"Well, beside the fact that you pulled the princess into a dance, rather than listening to her orders, would be punishable. But for tonight I shall see it through. You two can have as much fun as you two want...I am going to drink. Elsa, care to join me?"
Elsa shook her head. "No, I think I am going to dance a little bit. Speaking of that, I am going to look for Hans. Did you see him after the battle?"
Agdar grinned evilly. "He is probably sulking about the fight."
Elsa and Jack both sighed. Agdar laughed.
"I am going to talk to some people." Said Agdar. "Have fun, you two."
As he walked off Jack and Elsa looked at each other before they both started to laugh a little. But Elsa suddenly stopped laughing when she saw Hans coming their way.
Jack stopped laughing too and he made a small bow when Hans reached them.
"Elsa, we need to talk." Hans grabbed her hand and took her away from the dance floor without waiting for an answer. He stopped at the wine table and released her hand.
Elsa quickly held her hand by her chest. "Hans, I know that you lost this battle, but I do not hate you for it! I..."
"Elsa, I am still not strong enough. But I will find another way to become king. I promise you."
Elsa smiled a little at him. "Hans, you do not need to be a king. You are still my husband..."
"But that is not enough."
Elsa's smiled faded. Hans calmly grabbed two glasses. He handed one to the princess who thanked him quickly.
"Hans!"
Hans sighed at the voice of his mother. He turned around and slumped towards his mother with slow steps. Elsa saw how his mother immediately started to scold him. She sometimes felt a bit sorry for him.
A man with dark hair with sideburns, greenish-blue eyes and a dark attire on appeared next to her. She immediately recognized him as the oldest brother of Hans, the king of the Western Isles.
"Princess Elsa..." The man smiled at her. "It has been a while."
"Christian." Elsa took a sip from her wine and narrowed her eyes. "It sure has. Why are you here?"
Christian laughed. "Elsa, calm down, snowflake. I am only here to enjoy the ball. And I wanted to see Hans his demise."
"Of course you did. Anyhow, how is your wife?"
"Alesia is fine. And my son is good too." Christian grabbed a glass of wine and drank it down in one gulp. "Have you ever talked about children with Hans?"
"No. But that is none of your business."
"Oh, the hostility..." Christian suddenly grabbed her arm. Elsa winched a little and she had to keep her powers in check. "I thought that we were over that."
"Over what? The fact that you are the reason why Hans is always trying to prove himself? Or the fact that you once tried to kiss me and that when I told everyone, no one believed me?"
"Everyone?" Christian released her arm and chuckled. "You never told your dear servant."
"He does not need to know."
"Oh really?" His voice sounded like poison. Elsa took a step back and sighed.
"Christian, I know that we are in the same family right now, but that does not mean that I need to take this...and I do not want you anywhere near Jack."
"Are you protecting him now? I thought that he was just your..."
"Christian!"
The man immediately froze and turned around. A woman with brown hair in a knot was standing behind him. She had stern eyes and a high voice.
"Y-yes dear?" Christian asked. It was his wife Alesia.
"You haven't danced with me all night!" Alesia grabbed his hand. "Come on, you owe me one!"
"W-wait, Alesia!" Christian stuttered as he was dragged off by his wife. Elsa chuckled a little at the pair. It was a bit funny how his wife was way stronger than the creep himself.
She gulped her glass down. Tonight was really fun.
It got later and later.
And glass after glass...
Elsa was leaning against the table. She felt a bit tipsy. The music seemed so far away...and the people were dancing so much...wait, how much people were there? Had she even been talking to any of them, besides her family?
She sighed and stood up straight. Maybe she should be talking to them.
"Princess!" Jack suddenly appeared in front of her. Elsa giggled and put her arms around his neck.
"Ja-hack! Dance with me!" Elsa slurred.
Jack laughed a little. She was a little bit drunk it seemed. Or at least tipsy.
"Princess Elsa, you aren't really sober. How about you take a rest?" Jack pushed her a bit away before any of the guests saw.
Elsa pursed her lips. "Fine...then I am going..." She stepped away from him and walked off. Jack gasped and ran after her into the hallway, away from the party. Hans saw them leaving, but decided that it was fine.
"Princess Elsa, wait!" Jack walked right behind her.
Elsa walked into the dressing room. Jack immediately walked after her into the room. "Princess..."
Elsa turned around towards him. "What is it? Oh...wait...we are not in my bedroom, are we?"
Jack shook his head. "No, princess, we are in the dressing room..."
Elsa giggled a little. She sat down on her knees between a few clothes that lay on the floor. She stopped laughing and sighed.
"This is so soft..."
"Princess Elsa, come on." Jack grabbed her arm and tried to pull her up. "If your father sees you like this..."
"He won't hit me. My father likes me now, right?"
"Elsa...hey!"
Jack fell down next to Elsa between a few clothes. Elsa laughed as Jack looked up at the ceiling with an annoyed look on his face.
"Haha, your face!"
Jack turned his head and saw how Elsa sat up on her knees. She moved and sat on top of him while still giggling. She then suddenly moved her face down with her nose just inches away from his.
He became completely red. "E...princess Elsa!"
"Jack..." Elsa's voice sounded soft. She slowly moved down and gently grazed his lips with her own. "Idiot..."
He could feel her breath, he could smell her scent...and her lips felt so soft against his own...he wanted to touch her, to feel her.
Elsa moved away from him. She sat up again with a big blush and widened eyes. "Jack...I..."
Jack suddenly moved forward and he tackled her against the ground. Elsa shrieked when she hit a few clothes on the ground. Someone should really clean this place up sometime. But she had no time to even think about that because Jack pushed his lips against hers.
He aggressively started to kiss her. Elsa opened her mouth to protest, but Jack pushed his tongue past her lips. She made a small noise as she suddenly didn't knew what to do.
Jack finally moved back and Elsa gasped for air. He looked down at her with a burning gaze.
"I am selfish, Elsa..." He spoke almost in a whisper.
Elsa blinked a few times. "Huh?"
"I am selfish...because I want you for myself." Jack smiled a little. "But I am merely your servant. You are not mine and that makes my heart ache."
"Jack, what are you saying?"
"Just..." Jack averted his gaze. "Nothing."
"Ja-hack!" Elsa gave him a small slap against his shoulder. "First you kiss me like you really want to do it with me and then you suddenly stop?!"
Jack looked back at her. "Hm?" A smile spread onto his lips. "Should I continue?"
"Oh..." Elsa moved her head up and planted a small kiss on his lips before she fell back onto the ground. "Yes...that is an order..."
{by the way; warning, sex scene}
Jack moved down and kissed her more gently and a bit sloppy. Elsa made a noise when his hand started to fiddle with her dress.
After a few tries Jack stopped kissing her and looked down at her with a soft smile.
"Uhm...Elsa, could you..."
"Oh, sorry." Elsa laughed and sat up. She undid her dress within a swift move and it fell from her body. Jack grabbed her by shoulders again and he pushed her down again. His hand moved down to her breast and his finger touched her nipple causing her to moan a little.
He noticed that she was sensitive there, so he put his full hand on it and massaged her breast.
"W-wait, Jack..." Elsa squealed a little. "That is..."
"Elsa..." Jack kissed her neck. He sucked on her pale skin causing her to make even more little sounds. Jack smiled a little and moved down from her neck to her breast. There he gently kissed and rolled his tongue around her nipple.
Elsa threw her head back and gasped. She bit on her lip, trying to avoid making sounds.
Jack stopped playing with her nipple and looked back up at her. "Elsa...is it alright if I go down further?"
"Y-yes...but don't do anything weird!"
"Oh, I wouldn't dream of it."
Jack moved down to her maidenhood. He gently kissed her folds and Elsa squealed even more. Jack smiled as he moved his tongue around, touching her sensitive skin. Elsa her breathing picked up.
"J-Jack...t-this..." Elsa closed her eyes. "I...can't...handle...ah...t...t...this!"
An ice spike shot out of the ground when Elsa reached her limit. Jack smirked and looked at Elsa while licking his lips. Elsa was completely red. She looked at Jack with irritation. Why did he had to look so sexy in this moment? Damn him...
"I love you, Elsa..." Jack moved back up and started to kiss her again. Elsa put her hand against his cheek when she kissed him back. Everything felt right somehow. She didn't knew why, but it all felt so natural...
When he moved away Elsa looked at him with a smile. "I...this is embarrassing...but I might love you too."
"Might?" Jack raised his eyebrows.
Elsa frowned. "Just shut up..."
"Oh, no, no, no, Elsa, I confessed to you twice." Jack kissed her neck a little. "I can't continue with uncertainty, now can I?"
"Sometimes you are truly a devil..." Elsa bit on her lip. "But...I...I...I...I do...I love you."
Jack moved away from her neck and looked into her blue eyes. "What was that? I didn't hear it quite clearly."
"I am going to get you back for this..."
"And?"
Elsa blushed even more. "I...I love you too..."
"Good..." Jack jumped up and started to pull his pants off. Elsa leaned on her elbows and stared at him. Jack turned around and Elsa looked away from him.
"Were you staring at me?", Jack asked with a blush on his face as well.
Elsa glanced down at his penis and then back up at him. "No...Jack, can you take your blouse off too? Otherwise I am the only one topless and that could be very uncomfortable and this is already a bit more uncomfortable because I am a bit tips..sy...sy..and..."
Jack took his blouse off and then moved back on Elsa and gave her a quick kiss to shut her up.
"I love you too, Elsa."
Elsa blushed when he wrapped his arms around her. His chest and arms felt warm and comfortable to her. Why couldn't it be like this with Hans? Why did everything turn out so insanely messed up?
"Elsa?" Jack whispered into her ear. "May I put it in?"
Elsa swallowed. She knew exactly what he meant. She gently pushed him away and nodded. "Yes...you may..."
Jack nodded. He moved back and grabbed his shaft which was already hard. He gently placed in front of her opening and he heard her shriek.
A small ice spike shot out of the floor. Jack saw how worried Elsa stared at him.
"Elsa, I won't hurt you."
"Just do it..." Elsa looked away from him. She was a bit nervous. The last time someone did this to her...she was in agony. How would this be any different...wait, it would. This time it would be with Jack. And even if it would hurt, she would not regret it...for now.
Jack pushed his shaft further in. He could feel the woman shaking under him. Jack looked down at her with worry. "Elsa, are you alright?"
"Yes..." Elsa let out a small, shaky breath. "Oh my...my...Jack, you can move if you want...I'm fine...just go slowly..."
Jack moved a little. Elsa slowly moved with him. Her lower body slowly started to feel good.
"Jack...I feel good..." Elsa said through her breathing.
Jack tried to move as slowly as he could. He looked down at Elsa. Her hair was disheveled and she had her mouth half-open. He moved down and slowly kissed her. His tongue scraped against her and he could feel her saliva.
"Hm..." Elsa wrapped her legs around his lower half. Jack stopped kissing her, leaving a small trail of saliva next to her mouth. Elsa stared at him. "Jack, you can move quicker...I think I can handle it..."
"O-okay..." Jack started to move faster. Elsa closed her eyes and moaned when he moved faster. Jack went down and kissed her breast again. "I love you, Elsa...I love you..."
"Ah...stop saying that..." Elsa looked up at the ceiling. Why didn't it hurt?
Jack moved back up and looked at her. Elsa put her hands against his bare chest. Her hands felt cold as ice, but he didn't mind. This moment was amazing. He moved faster and went down to kiss her again.
Elsa moaned when he kissed her again. Her powers didn't flew out of hand. Even in this situation when they were doing it while the party was still going on. She smiled in the kiss. Jack pulled back with a surprised look.
"El...sa...w...why...the smile?" He panted.
"Be...because...ah...I am going to..."
"Me too!" Jack grabbed her hips all of a sudden. "Elsa...I'm close..."
Elsa's eyes widened. He was...was he going to cum inside of her? What if she got pregnant?! Wait, why didn't she think this through? But it would be nice, maybe...wait, what was so nice about that? And why where her thoughts all over the place?
Jack moved down and wrapped his arms around her. He grunted as he finally came. Elsa shrieked when she felt something warm hit her down there.
They both stayed quiet for a bit. Elsa could feel Jack panting a bit. She didn't knew what to say to him. But what should she say to him?
Jack moved his shaft out of her and stood up in silence. He grabbed his pants and pulled them back on. Elsa sat up and stared at him.
{End sex scene}
"Jack...I'm tired."
Jack nodded. "Alright, princess Elsa, I shall escort you to your bedroom and notify prince Hans about it."
Elsa looked down at the ground and whispered: "Why must you call me by that title? I hate that..."
"Princess Elsa..." Jack kneeled down by her and lifted her head up by her chin. His eyes widened when he saw her saddened look.
"You are one of the few people I love and you call me by that title like I am a stranger...why?" Elsa bit on her lip again.
"Because I am your servant, Elsa." Jack gave her a small kiss on her forehead. He sniffed in her sweet scent before he pulled away. "And because I need to show respect to someone who has a higher ranking...now come on, you are tired."
Elsa nodded. She pulled her dress back on and Jack pulled his blouse back on. He helped Elsa on her feet and escorted her out of the dressing room.
Agdar was leaning against the wall.
He had just talked to a few guests. And he saw Elsa and Jack leaving the dressing room, both with flushed faces.
"Your majesty!"
He turned his head towards Gerda who was with Hannah. The woman was smiling widely.
"Gerda." Agdar sighed. "How are you?"
"I am fine! This party is great...but..." Gerda giggled. "I think Kai likes me."
"Kai? One of our servants?"
"Yes...he wants to dance with me, so I need to leave! But Kristoff isn't here, so I can't just leave Hannah alone and so I am leaving her here with you for just a little bit until I am done with dancing with Kai!"
"Wait, what?!" Hannah yelled.
"Okay, gotta go, Hannah! Have fun with your dad!" Gerda turned on her heels and ran off.
Hannah and Agdar were both quiet. Hannah looked at dancing people and whistled a small tune. Agdar perked his ears. He knew that tune...
He looked at Hannah. The young woman stopped whistling and looked at him. The two looked at each other for a second in silence before Agdar spoke up.
"That tune...I remember it."
"Eh?" Hannah asked confused.
"Idun...your mother used to sing it to you. When everything was better."
"Before you wanted to get rid of Elsa."
Agdar glared at her. Hannah nervously took a step back. This scary man was her father...
"Yes, I cannot deny that. But now times have changed. Elsa will be queen...and you?" Agdar chuckled darkly. "You don't want to be a part of this family and you will never be again."
"But I am your daughter..." Hannah took a step forward. She looked up at him with pleading eyes. "I know that things are different now...but..."
"Hannah, Anna, whatever your name is, it is too late. You told Elsa that you hated her and never wanted to be part of this family, then so be it."
"I understand..." Hannah wanted to walk off, but stopped. "Hold on, why are you suddenly so acceptive of Elsa? And what is wrong with her that she is always forced to wear gloves?"
"She is not forced to do anything." Agdar chuckled again.
Hannah glared at him. "What are you hiding from the public, father?"
"Oh..." Agdar took a step closer. He roughly grabbed her chin and Hannah winched a little. "You have a lot of nerve. Just like your mother."
"I know." Hannah grinned a little at him. "It is almost as if I am her daughter..."
"And just as wisecracking...but if you don't want to be part of our family, then don't ask so many questions...because Elsa is none of your concerns. Just go and life out your life."
Agdar turned around and walked to the wine table. Hannah folded her arms and sighed. She leaned against the wall and looked at the dancing people. Everyone was having fun, enjoying the night...she wished that she never found out.
She wished that she could rewind everything...
The next day everything was a bit more quiet.
The birds were chirping, the sky was blue and the snow was almost completely gone.
Elsa was sitting in the garden, reading a book again. Jack was also in garden, standing quietly behind her. From today on Agdar told him that he would be her servant again. Thiana was very disappointed, but no one cared.
The princess flipped through her book. She couldn't concentrate on the words at all.
Since this morning there had been a lot of tension between her and Jack. They both didn't say a word to each other all day.
Jack sighed. He felt like he had to do something. Even with everything happening yesterday, his feelings never changed...
He moved around her and sat down next to her on the bench. "Princess Elsa...about yesterday-"
"Yesterday was a mistake." Elsa closed her book and looked at him. "Jack. I was drunk and everything that night...please, just don't mention it to Hans."
Jack frowned. "I won't...but it wasn't a mistake." He grabbed her hand and placed a small kiss on her fingertips. "I do love you."
Elsa stared at him for a few seconds before she pulled her hands back and jumped up.
"Jack, no, we can't do this! Yesterday was a one time thing and I..."
Jack stood up. He grabbed her by her shoulders and quickly gave her small kiss on her lips. He quickly pulled back with a serious gaze on his face. Elsa stared at him with a blush on her cheeks.
"Do no tell me that you did not feel anything from this. Or last night."
"Last night was..." Elsa sighed. "It felt good...but just because something feels good, doesn't make it right. I am married and you are my servant...and there is a lot going on and...I just want us to be like before!"
"I know, but...I cannot forget about last night."
"You should." Elsa frowned. She stood up. "Because...we can never be together. And not because I don't care about, Jack, but it is because of the fact that I am a princess, almost a queen, and you are a servant. We would be breaking the rules."
Jack grinned a little. "And that is wrong, princess?"
Elsa didn't find it very funny. "Jack, it is. If I don't follow the rules, then..."
"Then...?"
"Then she won't become queen."
They turned their heads and saw Hans walked towards them. Jack took a step back and made a small bow at him. Hans ignored him and looked at Elsa.
"Elsa, sweetheart, I know that I lost to your father, but I..." Hans grabbed her hands and gave them a small squeeze. "My feelings have not changed. And I will find a way to rule at your side."
Elsa shook her head. "Hans, you don't have to do anything. I will talk to my father about this."
"You can not talk with your father about this. He won't ever let me be a king..unless I take care of..."
"Take care of what?"
"Nothing, I love you, sweetheart."
Hans gave her a quick kiss on her cheek and then left. Elsa put her hands against her chest. She got a very bad feeling about this. She knew that Hans wasn't just going to take this...but what was he going to take care of?
"Princess Elsa?"
Jack's voice caught her out of her thoughts and the princess turned around to face him.
"Jack, I'm going to look for my father. I need to talk with him about this..."
"Good, I shall accompany you."
"There is no need..."
Jack suddenly grabbed her hand and placed a small kiss on it. He smiled gently at her and his brown eyes shined brightly.
"I insist. If something happens...then this time I can protect you."
"First of all, you do realize that you have to follow my orders, don't you? And secondly..." Elsa looked down at the ground. "Don't feel guilty about my mother's death. You did not do anything wrong..."
"Yes, I do have to follow your orders, but..." Jack lifted her chin with his hand. "It could have been prevented if I were there, princess."
"But Jack-"
"Don't forgive me, princess Elsa." He released her chin and took a step back. He went on his knees and bowed down in front of her with his head lowered. "I am not worthy of your forgiveness."
Elsa held her hand to her chest again. This was how it was supposed to be. But it didn't made the fact that Jack, who she cared about, was always acting like this...this was wrong. He should be her friend, not her servant. He shouldn't bow down in front of someone he cared about so much. Someone he actually loved...
They did not notice Thiana looking at the from one of the windows.
The sorceress glared at the situation. She knew that something happened between those two last night...something that the king would never approve of.
She giggled a little.
Oh, this surely was becoming interesting..
TO BE CONTINUED