A Tale From The Past

~Chapter X~

(A/N ~ Hello Lovelies! I just wanted to point out that in the middle of the chapter two new characters will pop up. Let's see if you can figure out who before you find out. *Hint* You may know them from another Disney movie ;)

❄️Agnarr's Point Of View❄️

Waking up, I slowly opened my eyes as light flows into the room from the open curtains.

Rubbing my eyes I looked around the room adjusting my eyes to the bright light when I hear a soft knock from the door echoing around the room.

"Come in" I say groggily as I sit up in the large bed stretching my arms as I hear the door open and footsteps walking towards the bed.

"Happy Birthday my darling" My mother smiles as she comes over to the side of the bed sitting down

"Thank you Mother"

"Here, your birthday gift" She says passing me a rectangle shaped gift wrapped in green and gold wrapping paper.

Carefully ripping off the wrapping I find a beautiful green novel with a gold inscription spelling out 'The Little Mermaid'

"It's beautiful, thank you" I smile as I give her a hug

"That's not all. This is a gift your father wished to give you on your birthday"

Handing me a small red box I slowly open it to find fathers medals

"I don't know what to say" I say as tears brim my eyes

"He would've wanted you to have them and to wear them proudly" She smiles as she starts to get tearful

"I miss him" I whisper as my fingers touch the delicate medals

"I miss him too. Though he may not be with us anymore he will always have a place in our hearts"

Looking up at mother I smile and hug her again

"Now, get dressed for breakfast we have nobles arriving at 11" She says before leaving the room.

Since today is an important day, I have to wear formal attire.

"I might as well put on Fathers medals"

Once changing into a pair of black pants that had a red line up the side and white button up shirt. I walk over to the coat rack and grab the royal black coat. Adding on fathers medals I look in the mirror tilting my head to the side as I take in my formal appearance. (A/N ~ like he wears when he is older but the formal coat has a different design)

"This looks so strange and is quite uncomfortable.. I guess it makes me look more grown up"

Trying to forget what I looked like I made my way down to breakfast with each staff member passing by wishing me a happy birthday.

"Well don't you look handsome" Mother says smiling from her seat at the table

"Thank you Mother, it's a bit tight though" I say as I take my seat

"Well that's what happens when you start growing up" she chuckles

The kitchen staff came out with our breakfast, placing it on the table.

"Pancakes!" Smiling excitedly I start grabbing some and placing them on my plate

"Since it's your birthday, chef made them especially for you" Mother smiles as she starts eating hers

"These are amazing! Send my compliments to the chef" I say to one of the staff who nodded their head before disappearing towards the kitchen.

❄️Time Skip❄️

It was now 11 o'clock and most of the nobles were now arriving into the fjord.

Standing next to Mother we greeted each noble who walked onto the docks.

"His Royal Highness Prince Frederic of Corona" Kai speaks out as my closest friend walks onto the docks

"Happy Birthday Agnarr! It's great to see you again." Frederic says

"You as well Fred, how have you been?" I ask noticing how much he's changed since the last time I saw him.

Frederic and I have been close friends, well more like brothers, since birth. He is a cousin of our family as his mother is my aunt.

"I've been great! We will have to catch up later" He says patting the back of my shoulder.

"Sounds good" I smile as Fred walks off towards the town square.

After greeting all the nobles that arrived, Mother and I made our way to the town square where the townspeople were celebrating with people dancing, singing and an assortment of fun games to be played.

Spotting Fred in the crowd I walk over to him.

"Enjoying the celebration?" I ask

"Oh definitely, it reminds me a lot of Corona"

"How is Corona?"

"Same as always. Mother and Father wished they could of come but had a few issues arise that needed to be dealt with"

"That's alright, I understand what they are going through. I'm just grateful I still have Mother helping me" I say looking over at Mother who was talking to some of the other visitors.

"Now that your King, you'll have to marry soon" Fred smirks nudging my shoulder

"I've still got a few years. The council wants me to either marry before my coronation or soon after" I chuckle

"Have you met any possible suitors yet?"

"Well.. there is one, I've invited her to the ball tonight" I say scratching the back of my neck as I feel heat rising to my cheeks

"Where is she from?"

"Actually I don't know. She hasn't said anything about her homeland"

"Mysterious. Reminds me of a girl I know" Fred chuckles

"You have a suitor?"

"Yeah, it's crazy. She's an adventurer along with her sister. Though it took a lot of convincing Father, he eventually agreed in the end for her to be my suitor. That reminds me, she is actually here today as well" Fred gestures to a girl with long brown hair and green eyes wearing a purple dress. The girl noticed Fred looking towards her and smiled before walking over towards us.

"Hello, you must be Agnarr. I'm Arianna, Fred's told me a lot about you" The girl greets

"It's nice to meet you Arianna" I smile bowing my head slightly

We continued talking till it was time for brunch. Making our way into the castle I couldn't help but wonder where Iduna was. I hadn't seen her at all today which made my heart sink.

'Did she forget today was my birthday, what if she doesn't want to come tonight'

Countless thoughts rush through my active mind as I couldn't help but feel devastated that she wasn't around. Stepping into the castle entrance with Fred and Arianna by my side I silently make a wish as I look back at the castle gates.

'Please come tonight Iduna, I want to see you'