An Ice Cold Coronation (Frozen+Tangled Fanfiction)

Chapter Three: The Ceremony

Rapunzel and I woke up early on Coronation Day and immediately dressed ourselves. Then we went downstairs to the restaurant at the ground floor of the inn and ate breakfast. After that, we headed off to the castle.

"I'm so excited!" Rapunzel squealed. I grinned.

"You know what? I am, too."

"Really?"

"Really. I mean, it's not everyday you meet your wife's long lost cousins."

"Oh, I'm so glad that you're excited about it! I know you didn't really want to come at first."

"What? That's crazy, Raps."

"Uh-huh..."

We finally arrived at the castle gates. As we were entering alongside many others, a redhead in a green dress suddenly burst through the gates, belting out a happy song. Then she ran off, still singing loudly, apparently not caring whether or not others heard her. And it seemed like no one else did. I guessed breaking into song spontaneously was just normal in Arendelle.

"Weird," I murmured under my breath.

Rapunzel and I entered through the castle gates and were directed toward the room in the castle where the ceremony would take place. We took our seats near the front and waited.

I could tell Rapunzel was having a hard time sitting still. She kept fidgeting. I put my arm around her shoulders.

"Are you okay, honey?" I asked.

She looked up at me and nodded. "Never better," she replied. "I'm just giddy."

I chuckled. "Good."

After about ten minutes bells were rung to announce that the ceremony was beginning. Then, at last, a man walked into the room and announced loudly, "Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, Princess Elsa of Arendelle!"

Everyone stood up and turned toward the large double doors at the back of the room. There, in the doorway, stood a tall, slender young woman with hair so light that it was almost white.

Her clothing was...well, what you might call out of season. Even though it was the middle of summer, she was wearing an elegant blue dress on top of a black velvet top with long sleeves, a long purple cape, and winter gloves.

Her expression was solemn. She didn't seem too excited about being crowned queen.

Elsa began walking slowly down the aisle toward the man who stood at the front of the room holding the crown on a cushion as well as the orb and scepter that Elsa would hold as she was being crowned.

Before she made it, however, someone burst through the doors and came running down the aisle. I saw that it was the crazy girl who'd been singing outside the castle. She dodged Elsa and ran up onto the platform that Elsa was walking towards, then watched as the queen-to-be came the rest of the way there. I suddenly realized that she must be the other princess, Anna.

A choir that stood on a balcony above the platform began singing in some foreign language. The man holding the crown set down the cushion on a table behind him and lifted the crown, then placed it on Elsa's head. Then he picked up the orb and scepter. Just before she took them, though, there was a pause. I could see the man say something to her. Then I watched as Elsa took off her gloves before lifting the orb and scepter and turning toward the crowd.

The man said something in a foreign language, and then pronounced her queen. Elsa quickly set down the orb and scepter and pulled her gloves back on.

"Did she look... nervous to you?" Rapunzel whispered to me.

"Yeah," I answered. "Kinda weird, right?"

"Maybe, but I don't really think so. Becoming queen is a big deal. I'd probably be a little nervous if I was in her shoes."

I supposed that was true. Still, for some odd reason, I couldn't help but suspect something else was going on...