Chapter 2: Marriage?
Characters(In order of appearance)
Paris(Duke of Weseletons son), Lord Capulet, Peter(errand boy), Anna Montague, Kristoff Montague, Lady Capulet,Gerda(Capulet servant), Elsa Capulet
Also we promise that the lovers will meet in the next chapter or two!
"It's a shame you, Lord Capulet, and the Montagues have such gruesome rivalry. But where do you stand on my offer?"
Capulet put a finger to his chin, "Well Paris, she is so young let's wait a few more winters before we make any hasty decisions about her future."
"Girls younger than her have wed and began families of their own, sir." Paris responded with eager.
"I understand that but girls who are her age grow too soon when they get engaged. I wish for her to stay my good babg girl as long as she can." He took a deep breath, "But if you manage to woo her, have her fall in love with you. I will grant my blessing for both of your happinesses. Yet this only it part of her decision, I don't force her into anything she wouldn't want."
Paris nodded, "I see your concern and understand your choice, but I won't cease to win her heart."
To break the silence between them Lord Capulet invited Paris to a masquerade ball that evening, "I will like to welcome you as my guest tonight, there will be drinks, food and all underneath the stars. You will see many women tonight as well, and you might even think some to be better than my snowflake."
"Oh! Young lad come here!" Capulet called over an errand boy and gave him a list of names for the party. "Please find these people and invite them into my home tonight. Thank you."
The boy stared at the list, "Sir I can't read, for all I know This can say painters are to fish and the fishers are to paint. I will need someone to help me read this." He looked around and saw two people sitting at a table, a tall built blonde and a red head with a single blonde strand, "Oh I'm sure they can read."
"... they mock us out of their own jealousy for being more superior. Anna are you even listen- hi can I help you?"
Anna looked up from her hands to see a little boy not any older than twelve, "I can't read...um. Would you mind reading them to me please?"
She looked at the boy again then at her cousin questionably before taking the paper. She opened it and saw a list of names, "Um...Okay? You don't know how to read? How old- ow!" Kristoff kicked her from under the table. She cleared throat and read all the names but one in particular caught her attention Rosaline, she finished the list and handed it back to the boy.
Kristoff commented "A lot of people. What is this for?"
"Thank you! It's for my master."
"Who is your master?"
He looked at them and saw confusion, "Lord Capulet of course! There will be drinks and all of that adult stuff. So my master would tell me to say, 'Come and have a glass.'" The boy ran off with the list and turned around again, "Don't forget your masks! It's a masquerade."
Kristoff hit Anna hard in the back, "Did you look at all those names? Rosaline will be there and now you can compare her to all the other single beautiful ladies in Arendelle! Come on let's go!"
"It's a Capulet party," She took bite of her third sandwich and spoke with her mouth full, "We aren't allowed to go. They will all be wearing masks to hide their faults, so how can I compare to what beauty she had without getting a view of their true face?"
Kristoff flicked a chunk of Anna's sandwich of his sleeve, "You never cared before, so why does it matter now?"
Anna rubbed her hand over her shoulder where Kristoff punched her, it was still throbbing, "Okay fine we will go." Yet she only wished to go see Rosaline, no other reason.
"Yes! This will be good for you and we have to go get you an outfit!"
"Oh yeah huh? Well let's go now before I change my mind."
"It's okay I have you covered. I just got a dress for you down the street." Kristoff was on his phone and handed it over to Anna.
"What? Oh…" She saw the image and it was beautiful. A sleeveless deep red with an open back and cut off before her knees. "You don't have to wear a bra!? Oh I'm so sorry I yelled. But wow, thanks Kris."
"Yeah no problem, except what kind of mask are you going to wear?"
Anna forgot about that but an idea formed in her head and she brought it to life. "How about this?"
Kristoff took the mask in his hand and felt the warmth that radiated off of it. "Wow Anna the details around the eyes is fascinating…"
"I know." Anna stated with pride but it went away with the thought of her once she thought was her lover came to mind. Oh love is a smoke raised with the the fume of sighs, it is fire sparkling in lovers eyes...
"Gerda!"
"Yes Lady Capulet?"
"Where is Elsa? Can you bring her to me?"
The nurse placed her hands on her hip, "I swear to you I told her already- ELSA!"
"I easily could have done that," Lady Capulet mumbled to herself.
The girl heard her name and rolled her eyes. She put the book down irritated to be interrupted, even though she has read the book too many times to count on her fingers. She she came into the room, to see her mother on the bed, smiling and patting the cushion next to her
"Come sit with me daughter. Gerda you can leave, it's a private- you know nevermind you can stay, you understand how young she is correct?"
Gerda quickly sat down excited to be granted to permission of listening to the gossip. "Of course not yet seventeen."
"Yes. A couple weeks till then."
She sighed happily, in deep thought, "I remember her first stumbles and falls. What a good memory I have!? She fell and Kai, my love, may he rest in peace, told her 'You'll fall backward when you grow smarter. Won't you Els.' and oh my soul! She responded 'yes.'" She laughed as if it was the funniest thing in the world, " 'Won't you Els.' 'Yes.'"
By that time Elsa was blushing furiously and hiding her face in her hands and her mother noticed, "Okay that's enough. Now be be quiet."
"I'm sorry it's just she was crying and said yes to my husband." She had tears on her face from laughing. "But you grew so fast and into a fine young lady."
Elsa took a deep breath and restrained the ice with in her, "Could you please stop."
The nurse nodded while she wiped tears from under her eyes and let her mother speak, "Thank you. I'll put it straight forth. What do you think about marriage?"
She looked away, "It is something I don't dream of, what's so important about it anyway? It's just words."
"Well you don't need to dream about it but you need to consider it. Soon. There are other girls here in Arendelle who have married and starting families. I was-"
"I don't care!" She said it a bit too loud and hit her fist on the table, making frost cover the table. Elsa sighed and placed her ring finger and thumb on her temples, "I'm sorry but this is modern-"
"Let me finish Elsa. I was pregnant at your age and so were many other girls. What I was going to say was the son of the Duke of Weselton seeks love. He is barely the age of twenty two, a good age."
"Oh my is it true? He is a fine young man. Perfect I may say as if he was sculpted from wax."
Elsa heard enough of how perfect this man was. If you only knew I was a-
"If I only knew you were a what Elsa?"
Elsa hadn't realized she spoke out loud, "Um nothing. I will look at this man who both of you claim him to be a sculpture, I will try to enjoy his companionship and maybe even pretend to like him. But just so you know I won't- can't fall for him."
The nurse stood up, shocked , "Young Lady! he is all a girl should want in a man!"
"But I don't like-"
Elsa's mother was about to say something but the door quickly opened and a young boy, out of breath, stood there, "The guests are here, food and drink are ready. Some people are asking to see both you and Elsa."
"Thank you," Lady Capulet got up a dusted her dress off. She turned to Elsa, "Go on the Duke's son is waiting for you."
Elsa sighed once more before going into her closet and looking for her new dress. Light blue with lace sleeves, it flares out at the waist and cut off right after mid thigh that lengthened into a train behind her. She then looked in the mirror and realized she didn't have a mask. Quickly one was made, same color as her dress and delicate thin layers of ice as feathers on the left side of her face. Content with her look she walked out to the lights and music of the party.
Alright. There's the second chapter out of many hopefully to come, if you guys like it enough. Thank you!