Frozen Beyond [gxg]

Can people change?

Elsa rubbed her face against the pillow as a crackle of thunder split through the morning. The damp smell of rain and the earthy musk of wet dirt had her rousing from sleep.

Rubbing her palms over her eyes, she leaned up, looking down at Keahi who still had a hand on her hip. She smiled and leaned into kiss Keahi's forehead before stretching languidly, her body felt content and loose.

Trying not to wake Keahi, she tiptoed across the room and slipped out of her nightgown, waving a hand as blue glittered around her as her fifth element dress materialized.

Letting out a sigh of relief, she was happy to be back in Arendelle and back into some normality. Gale flittered through the room, quietly chiming around her and giving a gust of wind that blew Elsa's hair wildly.

She grinned and held her index finger to her lips to try and keep Gale quiet. "I'm happy to see you too, Gale. Let's let Ki sleep a little longer." She whispered. Gale glittered around the room and paused over the bed, like the spirit was contemplating waking Keahi, but decided against it as it followed Elsa out of the room.

The hallways were quiet even as Gale moved across the wide halls and stirred up the carpet and rattled paintings on the wall.

Kristoff rounded the corner and paused when they locked eyes. He had a glass of water and a plate of what looked to be toast in his other hand.

A broad smile made its way on his cheeks, "Elsa! I didn't get a chance to see you when you all came in. Are you okay? How's Ki?" He awkwardly half jogged over to her, trying not to spill the cup of water or rattle the plate.

A piece of toast fell from the plate, but Gale chattered and pushed it back into its place.

Elsa smiled warmly at Kristoff. She was so happy to see him and was even more excited to see how he was feeling about Anna's unexpected surprise. "I'm fine, and so is Ki. She's sleeping, we were both...exhausted." She coughed at the last bit as she thought about last night and straightened, "How's Anna?"

Kristoff's eyes brightened and he moved so excitedly that he nearly threw everything he was holding. Gale helped keep everything together but frittered around him as if she were chiding him. "She's okay! Doctor said she needs to rest, she's four months along!" He was almost out of breath, he was so excited.

Elsa's heart warmed at his excitement, but it fueled her own. Their family was getting bigger and she couldn't wait to see her niece or nephew. "That's great, Kristoff. Take good care of her, she deserves some rest."

A clash of thunder outside had her looking back and frowning. Even with all the excitement of Anna's pregnancy, she had to remember that danger still loomed in their future. Elsa leaned over, putting a feather of a touch to Kristoff's arm, "There may be a time that I ask you to take Anna away from here and I need to know, no matter what Anna says, you will do it."

Kristoff stilled, his eyes resting on her as a frown marred his lips. He gave a somber nod of his head. "I will always do whatever it takes to protect her. I promise."

"Thank you." She watched him nod and walk away, looking over his shoulder as he did so until he rounded the corner.

She continued down the hall and towards the front of the castle, stopping outside in front of the fountain in the courtyard.

The clouds swirled angrily overhead; the wind rolled across the fjord to an angry sea. Elsa couldn't help but feel unease as a bolt of lightning lit the sky.

"Doesn't look good." The voice behind her had her whole body stiffen and she twisted to look at Hans.

He stood with his hands clasped behind his back, the hard look resting in his gaze as he kept a distance from Elsa. "It's hard to believe that such dark magic could flood this world."