To Thaw a Hero's Heart

Chapter Twenty-Six: Deadly Blood

Chapter Twenty-Six: Deadly Blood

The day finally arrived and the trio along with Kai and Gerda waited near the castle gate for the couple. The warm summer breeze blew across Mathias's skin calming his nerves as he breathed in the sweet aroma of Elsa's scent which tingled his senses as he turned his head and looked at her. To him she looked absolutely stunning as the afternoon sun glistened off the ice on her dress. The sounds of laughter could be heard from the distance and Mathias brought his attention on the edge of the town and waited for any signs of them.

"Come on, where are are you two?" He asked himself as he scanned the area. He finally caught a small glimpse of their reindeer Sven running out of the forest with Anna and Kristoff on his back.

"Oh, here they come!" Olaf shouted in excitement as he jumped from one leg to another. The sound of hooves got louder and he saw the seer excitement on Elsa's face as they drew nearer. No one could mistake the sound of Anna's voice as they could now hear her more clearly. Elsa could contain her excitement anymore and dashed forward startling Mathias as she ran past him shouting her sister's name. Mathias stood next to Alice holding her hand as he watched Elsa run to meet them halfway and decided to wait at the gate for them to arrive. Anna slowly got off of Sven because of her little "passenger as Mathias liked to call it every time she comes down the stairs in a slow pace" and watched the two sisters reunite since their departure for their honeymoon.

"Welcome home Anna." Mathias said when the young woman finally got to the gate. She laughed softly and walked closer and hugged him which surprised him a bit but he hugged her back being careful not to hurt her. It was only brief as they let go and Anna began telling them about their honeymoon just not in detail much to Elsa and Mathias's relief till they reached the study.

"So.... what did you guys do while we were gone?" Anna asked mischiefly as the other couple froze in place and looked at each other nervously. Kristoff gently nudged Anna and gave her a playful glare.

Now leave them be, remember the all times we had together before we got married?" He asked in a playful tone.

"Why yes i do and this is what i got from those wonderful times." Anna replied pointing at her swollen stomach causing Kristoff to laugh a little before Anna kissed his cheek. Elsa and Mathias gave each other a confused look but decided not to say anything to them. The entire night they talked, Elsa telling them the events that took place and Anna was more than overjoyed that Hans almost got it handed to him on a silver platter.

"Ohh, i wish i was there to see the look on his face!" Anna said as she stood up with difficulty which alarmed everyone except Alice.

"Anna take it easy." Elsa said as Kristoff helped his wife sit back down in her chair. Mathias watched closely in case something happened as Alice sat next to him looking at the floor but everyone knew she was listening to everything going on around her.

"Elsa i'm fine really." The younger woman protested as she finally got comfortable in her chair. Elsa narrowed her eyes at her little sister and Anna immediately quieted down knowing she wasn't going to win this argument. The room fell silent after that and Mathias began to feel anxious as he looked around the room as if expecting something to happen. His eyes moved to Elsa as she got up announcing that everyone should get some rest and he took his cue and picked up Alice who slightly protested for a moment.

"No funny business!" Anna shouted as the trio left the room and Alice was confused for a moment till she finally caught on and immediately went scolding Mathias.

"You can't be doing such things with her, you two aren't married." Alice exclaimed which shocked the couple and Mathias' mind finally clicked, understanding what she was implying.