A week later, Elsa brushed her fingers against her forehead, sighing. While she was at the ice castle, one of her ships had been sunk in a storm, results being a lot of paperwork.
A soft knock on the door startled Elsa into sitting rigidly straight. The door opened a crack, revealing Anna's concerned face. Elsa relaxed, crossing her arms on the desk and dropping her forehead on them.
"Elsa, are you ok?" Anna asked, coming over and putting a hand on her back. Elsa groaned and shook her head, not lifting it from her arms. She heard Anna sigh, and then Anna said,
"Elsa, you've worked hard for a whole week, you need a break."
"I can't get a break when I'm in this castle." The muffled reply was.
"Then go back to the ice castle." Elsa huffed.
"Last time I did that, the guards freaked out and a pile of paperwork appeared."
"Then I'll do your work for you." Elsa lifted her head and stared at Anna in surprise.
"You know how to do it?" Anna scoffed.
"Please. You think 13 years would pass and I wouldn't stare at mama and papa while they were doing paperwork, like, every day? It gets embedded in your memory when you have nothing else to do." Elsa couldn't help it, she smiled a bit.
"But you shouldn't be alone up there. You need someone to pro-keep you company. I was gonna say protect but you don't need that." Elsa laughed once.
"Nope. Well, who would you suggest?" Anna cocked her head.
"Hiccup." Elsa slowly raised one eyebrow, giving Anna the look her sister had dubbed, 'the Sven look' until said sister rubbed her arm uncomfortably.
"Would you stop that! It's obvious you two like each other. Besides, he's been getting cabin fever too. You can tell. Toothless isn't because of all the kids riding him, but Hiccup is." Elsa sighed.
"All right. Would you please go ask him, and tell the town crier to tell everyone I'm not kidnapped, I'm taking a break? I have to finish this paperwork." Anna nodded and disappeared out the door. Elsa finished the rest of the paperwork quickly, getting only one interruption, which was Anna telling her that Hiccup wasn't taking Toothless because he was exhausted from letting the village children ride him all day.
She finally stood up and stretched, going into her room to change. She put on riding pants, a white poet shirt and boots, pulling her hair up into a thick braid going over the crown of her head. She fastened a dagger at her waist, then slung the sack of clothes her maid had prepared over her shoulder, making her way to the stables. She saddled her horse, securing the sack onto the saddle, then led her horse out, as well as the horse she chose for Hiccup, an older black horse named Naughty, because he was the exact opposite of naughty. He was slow and getting close to retirement, which Elsa kept putting off, because she first learned how to ride on him, thus making him like an old friend.
Elsa's horse, Tiger Lily, was young and spirited, always wanting to run, and extremely hyper. She listened to Elsa, but took off whenever anyone else rode her, except a girl from the village who was Elsa's closest friend, besides Anna. Elsa gave Hiccup Naughty's reins, smoothly mounting Lily. Hiccup got on slower, and not as skillfully. Elsa bit back a grin as she watched Hiccup fumble with the reins, but had to admit he had a good seat. Lily champed at her bit, anxious to go, and Elsa loosened the reins, touching her lightly with her ankles, causing her to jump into a lively trot, which Naughty followed in a slowly longer glide which you could call a trot, if you didn't ride horses. He managed to keep up however, and Hiccup managed to stay on. They stayed in a trot for about half an hour longer, until Elsa glanced back and saw Hiccup looked bored. She grinned to herself, and nudged Lily, who shook her mane and sped her trot into an almost canter, making Naughty speed up. Elsa let a giggle slip out when she heard Hiccup grunting, then started posting to show him how to do it. She didn't normally post, preferring to just sit, even though it was bumpier, and Hiccup clearly picked up on the insinuation he couldn't ride.
"Is that a challenge?" He called. Elsa smirked back at him.
"You don't want to go there Hiccup!" She replied. She heard Naughty speed up and soon Hiccup drew closer.
"Oh I think I do!" He answered, Naughty entering a canter.
"Oh it is on!" Elsa shouted, and Lily sensed her shift in the saddle, shooting forward into a gallop. They shot past Hiccup, and Naughty snorted, charging into a gallop, drawing even with Lily. Elsa leaned forward in the saddle and Lily lifted her feet up high before using all her speed, zooming over the hills, staying a good distance ahead of Naughty.
They soon reached the ice bridge, which Lily didn't hesitate to cross, and Elsa shot a burst of magic against the door, opening it. Lily came to stop, slipping a bit on the ice. Elsa dismounted, flicking her hand and covering the entry with deep snow the horses could get a grip in. She leaned against Lily, waiting for Hiccup to come in. Hiccup rode in, Naughty breathing heavily, and Elsa just grinned.
"Ok ok, you are a better rider than me. On horses anyway." Elsa just grinned, then turned to Lily, unsaddling her.
"You did really good for the first time. Horses run a lot different from dragons, but a horse rider would probably do better on a dragon the first time than a dragon rider on a horse the first time. Not that you didn't do good." Elsa led Lily out of the palace, Hiccup following with Naughty, and she led the way to a nook in the mountain that had no snow and was fairly warm, considering the snow covered mountain it was on. They put the tack in a little shielded area, and headed back to the castle.
After they both took a nap, they were both a bit bored, so Elsa said, albeit a bit uncertain,
"Well, I made a song a long time ago, and a dance to go with it." Hiccup looked interested.
"Really? Can I see it?" Elsa flushed slightly.
"Sure. Let me uh, change my clothes first." She led him into the room where she had fought Hans, and as it was sunset, it was a bit dim. She lifted her hands, changing her riding outfit into a calf-length dark blue skirt that looked torn from the thighs down, a waist that showed off her slimness, a moderately low neck, about four fingers below her neckline, long sleeves like her ice dress, and her feet were bare against the perfectly smooth ice. Somehow, her magic started playing music, and Elsa, after about four seconds, started to sing and dance.
When you're ready come and get it!
She put her first finger and thumb together and against her right palm, moving her hands as if her left hand were pulling the left with a string.
Na na na na, 3x,
When you're ready come and get it,
Na na na na, 3x,
When you're re-e-e-eady,
She pressed her hands together in a praying position then brought her right hand down in a chopping motion, then moving it and her right leg sideways simultaneously,
When you're re-e-e-eady,
She lifted her hands into a position like she was shooting a bow,
When you're ready come and get it!
Na na na na 3x.
She smoothly sat down with her left leg under her, her right leg over her left, not noticing her dress slipping. She tilted her head back, the tip of her fingers resting against her forehead.
You ain't gotta worry it's an open invitation.
She slid her fingers down her face then up the other side, lifting her hands up by her face then putting them down.
I'll be sittin' right here real patient.
She lifted her hands and put her left arm on top of the other, then lifting them and dropping them to the ground slowly.
All day all night,
She lifted one hand as if tracing the pattern of the sun overhead then her other hand on the ground, tracing the pattern of the moon,
I'll be waitin' stand by,
Can't stop because I love it!
She brought her hands up, her right hand holding her elbow, her left hand straight up.
Hate the way I love it,
She jerked her left hand, emphasizing hate, causing her hair to sway from the movement.
All day all night,
Maybe I'm addicted no lie,
No lie.
She sat on her ankles and sang,
I'm not too shy to show I love you,
I got no regrets,
I love you much too,
Much to hide you
This love ain't finished yet.
She pressed her wrists together and twisted them around each other, finishing with her right hand by her face, her left by the ground.
This love ain't finished yet.
She got up and stood with her right hand crossed over her waist, her left as well.
So baby whenever you're ready.
She pulled her left hand out, pressing her thumb and index finger together.
When you're ready come and get it!
Na na na na 3x
When you're ready come and get it!
Na na na na 3x,
When you're re-e-e-eady,
When you're re-e-e-eady,
When you're ready come and get it,
Na na na na 3x.
She finished with her hands pressed together in a praying position, her head tilted down to face them.
Hiccup clapped and Elsa laughed.
"Now," she said, going over to him and pulling him up, "We both dance." (A/N LISTEN TO SLOW DOWN BY SELENA GOMEZ FOR THIS PART.)
Now that I have captured your attention,
I wanna steal you for a rhythm intervention,
Mr T you say I'm ready for inspection,
Sh-sh-show me how you make a first impression.
Elsa and Hiccup raised their hands to their shoulders and pressed their palms together, Elsa stepping to the left and Hiccup stepped to the right, turning their heads away as they did.
Oh! Oh! Can we take it nice and slow-slow!
Break it down and drop it low-low!
Both bent down and turned at the repeats of word.
Cause I just wanna
Party all night
In the neon lights
Til you can let me go!
Hiccup wrapped an arm around Elsa's waist, tipping her down, then pulled her up and they faced each other, pressing their palms together, then brought one pair of hands up and slowed then brought it up under the other pair of hands, doing the same with the other pair.
I just wanna feel your body right next to mine,
All night long,
Baby slow down the song,
And when it's coming closer to the end
Hit rewind,
All night long
Baby slow down the song.
They spun several times until the next verse.
Yea baby slow down the song.
Yea baby slow down the song.
If you want me I'm accepting applications
So long as we can keep this record on rotation
You know I'm good with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation
Breathe me in, breathe me out
So amazing
They separated and turned away then turned back to each other.
Oh, oh
Can we take it nice and slow, slow
Break it down and drop it low, low
Cause I just wanna party all night in the neon lights 'til you can't let me go
I just wanna feel your body right next to mine
All night long
Baby, slow down the song
And when it's coming closer to the end hit "Rewind"
All night long
Baby, slow down the song
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah, baby, slow down the song
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah, baby, slow down the song
They stood a few apart, sides facing each other.
Breathe me in, breathe me out
They stepped in and out at the words in and out.
The music's got me going
Breathe me in, breathe me out
No stoppin til the morning
Breathe me in, breathe me out
You know I'm ready for it
For it, for it!
Yeah!
Breathe me in, breathe me out
The music's got me going
Breathe me in, breathe me out
No stoppin til the morning
Breathe me in, breathe me out
You know I'm ready for it
For it, for it!
Yeah!
I just wanna feel your body right next to mine
All night long
Baby, slow down the song
And when it's coming closer to the end hit "Rewind"
All night long
Baby, slow down the song
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah, baby, slow down the song
Oh oh oh oh
Yeah, baby, slow down the song.
They ended where Elsa was against the wall, Hiccup standing in front of her with his hands pressed against the ice wall, trapping her. They stayed there a moment, green eyes meeting dark blue, then Hiccup leaned in and kissed her, wrapping one arm around her waist and pulling her close gently. When they pulled apart, Hiccup said,
"Elsa, won't we get in trouble for being up here alone?" Elsa chuckled.
"Nope, I'm the queen. If they think we're doing something wrong, I can bear it. Besides, I needed a break. And the company is excellent." Hiccup laughed and bowed jokingly,
"Many thanks, milady." Elsa curtsied and they both laughed.