Heated Ice (Helsa)

Chapter Fourty-One: Old Friends

Elsa quickly opened the letter and unfolded the paper, walking across the room so Hans couldn't read it. He was acting so strange, Elsa thought.

Queen Elsa,

Hello, love. I'm not sure if you remember me but it's Laila, your friend from when we were children. Our parents were friends and I've been in the Southern Isles recently but I'm the queen of Trasyn, I've heard you were visiting and ran into Alan a few weeks ago. I hope my people treated you with kindness.
I should be coming with the royal family of the Southern Isles to Anna's welcoming ball and I've heard word of your marriage from both Alan and Hans, I hope your search is going well.
I hope all is well in Arendelle. I cannot wait to see you and Anna when we visit.

Queen Laila of Trasyn

Elsa smiled down at the letter briefly and began to remember Laila from when they were younger, before she was locked away in her bedroom. Little Laila was dark haired, almond colored skinned, and always seemed to be one step ahead of Elsa. She was beautiful and the complete opposite of Elsa but their opposites seemed to attract in the best way. Laila to Elsa was someone she could confide in, reveal her powers to and the only person who she felt comfortable with besides Anna.

"What's that?" Hans asked, coming across the room to see it but Elsa quickly closed it and slipped it back into the envelope.

"A letter from my childhood friend." She said, looking over his shoulder, not seeing the box anywhere. "It's not important." She shrugged. "Where's your package?"

"Oh." He said and pulled it out from under his desk. "It was just clothes from home. My mother sent them along with letter." He said and held up a piece of paper. He tossed it back down onto the desk and smiled down at Elsa.

"I'll be back. I'm going to go put this in my room and change into my nightgown." She said and turned away from him, exiting his room and headed down the hallway.

Once she was in her bedroom and quickly tossed the letter into her bedside table's drawer. She walked over to her wardrobe and picked out a thin, silk nightgown that fit her snugly. She pulled it on after removing her current dress and looked over and into the full length mirror. The dress went down to her ankles, it was thin and fit her perfectly with her body, capturing all of her curves. It was low cut and a deep red color to it but was also shimmery from it being silk.

She smiled confidently and walked back out of her room and down the hallway to Hans' bedroom. She knocked quietly then entered in, seeing the backside of Hans as he was leaning over his desk.

"Hi, Elsa." He muttered, still not turning around to see her.

"What are you doing?" She asked, still standing near the door.

"Nothing. I felt dizzy so I was holding myself up." He said, shaking his head and turned around to see her. "Wow." He gawked at her in her dress. "You look... Sexy. I hope that's not inappropriate to say to you." He said, still admiring her beauty. "You look beautiful though."

"Thank you." She blushed deep pink and smiled. She walked over to his bed and climbed in under the covers.

"Are you tired?" Hans asked, standing near the edge of the bed.

"No, not really. I just figured I could get my nightgown on." She shrugged and watched as he tugged at the top button of his shirt.

"I'll be back, I'm going to change." He said and looked into his closet, pulling out underwear and flannel pajama bottoms.

"Okay." She smiled and nodded at him. Once he was in the washroom she brought herself over to his bedside table and picked up the small book. It was the one Elsa had recommended to him. She smiled and flipped to his bookmark and found where he was, he was actually pretty far in the book. "How do you like the book?" She yelled out and waited for his response.

"I like it a lot actually. The beginning took awhile to finally get going." He said while coming out of the bathroom, he was dressed in his pajamas and Elsa quickly glanced down at chest hair and muscles. "But it's a good book." He smiled at her and climbed into bed beside her.

"What do you think of my powers?" Elsa asked after a little while, looking down at her hands.

"I love them, they're a big part of you and I love every little thing about you." He smiled and grabbed her chin, bringing her into a quick kiss. "Do you think I'm a changed man?"

"Of course, or I wouldn't be in your bed." She smirked and leaned up to kiss him again.

"I'm so glad that I can kiss you whenever I want to." He said and laid down in bed, snuggling under the blankets.

"You're going to bed already?" Elsa asked, looking down at him.

"No, I didn't plan on it. I'm just getting comfortable." He shrugged and looked up at her with his green eyes. "May I ask you something about Anna?"

"Sure." She said, hesitant on him asking. Anna was a touchy subject with Hans.

"That blonde strip of hair she had when I met her, she said she dreamt she was kissed by a troll but do you know why she had it?"

"Oh, um..." She said, remembering the night she and Anna decided to sneak into the throne room and she accidentally struck her. "I did that." She muttered.

"What?" He asked, sitting up and watching her. "How?"

"We were playing and I was making tall piles out of snow and she was jumping from one to another and I couldn't keep up... She was just going too fast and I slipped and fell so I quickly tried making a pile for her to land in but I struck her on her head. It was a complete accident." She said quickly, desperately trying to not make Hans think she was a monster.

"Oh my gosh... Why does she think she was kissed by a troll then?"

"My parents took her to the trolls and their leader, Pabbie, took her memories of my powers but made sure she remembered all the fun we had. He saved her thankfully." She smiled briefly.

"Well, that's good." He nodded slowly. "Does Anna know?"

"No. She's never asked about it, besides it's gone now after she was saved."

"I won't ever mention it to her. I'm just glad that she's okay and all. You know you're not a monster and I know that you didn't intentionally hurt her ever."

"I didn't- I wouldn't ever hurt her, she's my little sister." She smiled and looked up at Hans briefly then at her hands. The two things that always seemed to cause the most trouble.