Heated Ice (Helsa)

Chapter Twenty-Four: Alan's Advice

Elsa walked into the infirmary room hesitantly and decided that she needed to go in and at least check on him, he was a guest in the castle and should be treated as such. All she had to do was not mention what he had said about Elsa.

"Elsa." Alan smiled and sat up weakly in bed. "I was worried you wouldn't come."

"I wanted to come check up on you." She said quietly, standing at the end of the bed. Everything in the infirmary was so white and bland. The blanket covering Alan was white, the walls were a light gray and everything seemed to have a bleak feel to it. "Are you okay?"

"I have a broken nose but other than that I'm fine. How's Hans looking?"

"His nose was bleeding and I think there's a bruise on his cheek."

"I just want you to know that he started it and hit me first."

"I know, Alan. This isn't about the fight. I came here to check on you because you are a guest in my home." She snapped and straightened her dress out. "I'm sorry for being snippy... I've just been frazzled with this fight, Anna's pregnancy... It's just a little too much to handle." She said and wondered to herself why she was sharing this with him.

"I was actually thinking that we could start over? I feel bad that Hans and I have fought in your beautiful home-"

"Alan, you're not taking the responsibility fully. You brought Hans into it and not just yourself." She said and watched as his expression became slightly irritated.

"Yes, yes." He nodded and shifted in the bed. "It's my fault and I would like to apologize for fighting your home."

"Well... Thank you." She said and looked at Alan momentarily then back at her feet. "I should be going then. I have work to do." Elsa said and turned on her heel, walking back to the door.

"Wait." He said and Elsa stopped and turned around slightly. "I have a question."

"What's that?" She asked, brushing a loose strand of hair back from her face and tucked it back into her hair.

"When I saved you in Trasyn I was worried that you would get hurt after that and I would like to take you out hunting sometime or do a small reenactment that could help you protect yourself better?"

"No, thank you. I can protect myself just fine. My defense is my ice powers and I didn't use them in Trasyn because there were so many innocent bystanders that could have gotten hurt and I never want to use my powers for harm." She paused slightly, watching his expression change. "Thank you for your concern though." She said and walked out of the room, feeling slightly agitated and felt her stress becoming too much. All she wanted to do was see Hans.