Memories [OUAT/Helsa]

A Small Understanding

Arendelle
Three and a Half Years Ago

"What did you do to her?!"

And if he did not have the Queen leaning against him as they walked across the courtyard, he was sure that the strawberry blonde haired Princess would have lunged at him and send him falling onto the hard ground.

"Anna, he didn't do anything." The platinum blonde haired Queen stepped up before he had to deal with the Princess' strong jab.

"Then why do you look so pale?!" Anna questioned with furrowed brows, voice still high with burning anger. "And you're leaning against /him/!"

He could tell, by the quiet sigh that escaped her lips, that Elsa wanted nothing but to go into the castle, perhaps to rest on her bed while having the maids served something that would help with her nausea. "I went sailing with Hans to see how our Navy is and had a little sea-sick."

"Sailing?! Sea-sick?!" Anna gasped as she practically took her sister from him to tend to the Queen herself while her anger was entirely replaced by the tone full of concern. "Oh Elsa, we need to get you to your room and have the castle's doctors check on you then!"

And though he knew she was still a little weak, Elsa still smiled at her sister. "Don't worry, Anna, I'm fine. I just need some rest. Hans had taken a good care of me on our way back."

Anna turned her attention toward the Prince but nothing was said. Instead she turned back to her sister as she brought her toward the castle, arms tightly wrapped around her sister's figure as she called out for the maids to prepare some soup for the Queen.

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"Hans."

His head jerked up as he looked at the doorway where the Princess of Arendelle was standing by. "Princess Anna, to what I owe you the pleasure?"

"Do not look so surprise." Anna grumbled with furrowed eyebrows, arms crossed over her chest.

"If I may be honest, you are the last person I expect to come talk to me if it is not extremely urgent."

"I know. I expect the same."

"Then what is it? What's wrong?" Hans asked as he tilted his head to a side. "Is Queen Elsa alright?"

"Yes, she's fine. That's why I come here." The strawberry blonde haired Princess said as she stepped in further into the Prince's bedchamber. "I want to thank you."

Anna was capable of saying thank you to anyone, Hans knew that because she was such a high-spirited and kind Princess. But still, he thought he was an exception. "It's my responsibility to care for the Queen."

"You could have done the opposite." Anna pointed out, "You have the opportunity to laugh at her face or anything else maniac that I expected you enjoy when you see her weak and helpless like that. But you didn't."

"I can't have the Queen throwing up on the freshly polished deck." He stated, earning a sharp glare from the Princess. "That was a joke, don't worry." He added before the Princess could break his nose. "I couldn't just leave her like that. I asked her to come, to have her sick and without help would be heartless."

"You were heartless before, all those years ago." The strawberry blonde haired Princess said. "But I'm glad that you've changed."

"As do I."

"Well, I haven't forgive you entirely," Anna started as she began to turn and head back to the door. "But I hate you less now so... Goodnight Hans."

"Goodnight... Anna."