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Chapter 35

Everyone woke up early on Christmas morning. The largest and main Christmas tree where everyone's presents were was in the ballroom, so everyone headed directly there the instant they woke up.

Upon arriving in the ballroom, Stephen was the first to speak, "Merry Christmas everyone."

"Merry Christmas!" everyone exclaimed at the same time.

The royals were pondering on who would open their presents first. "I was thinking Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff should open their presents first," Edmund suggested.

"That is very considerate of you Edmund. Thank you," Elsa replied.

"Of course. You, Anna, and Kristoff do live here, after all," the English prince said with a charming grin.

Soon the Arendelle royal family proceeded to open their gifts. Anna opened her gifts first. The princess first opened her gift from her boyfriend. It was a necklace with a blue crystal at the end.

"Thank you, Kristoff! Did the trolls make this?" Anna wondered with a squeal of delight.

"Yes, they did," Kristoff responded with a grin. The day after Elsa's birthday, the ice harvester had traveled to the Valley of the Living Rock to request a necklace with the crystal from his family. They were more than happy to oblige, as the trolls were elated to know Kristoff had a woman that meant a lot to him.

"They certainly did a wonderful job! I love it!" the princess put the necklace on and leapt into Kristoff's arms, embracing him. The ice harvester smiled as he returned the hug. After a moment, Kristoff said, "Don't you have your gifts from everyone else to open?"

"Oh, right!" the princess said with a giggle as she opened the rest of her presents. Anna loved everything she received; the makeup Elsa got for her, the hair utensils from Stephen and Lucas, the glass slippers from Edmund, the green dress from Cade, as well as the flowers from Olivia.

"Thank you so much, guys! These are amazing gifts!" the princess exclaimed excitedly.

After Anna thanked everyone for the gifts, she turned to her older sister, "Alright Elsa. Your turn!"

Elsa smiled as she went to see what presents she received this year. The Snow Queen was a rather easygoing woman and did not ask for a lot, but regardless, she had no doubt she would love whatever everyone got for her.

Elsa opened the gifts from Anna and Kristoff first. Anna had gotten her some of the finest chocolate from numerous countries and a golden hairband. The ice harvester chose a golden necklace for the Ice Queen.

"Thank you, guys," Elsa said to Anna and Kristoff with a smile.

"You're welcome, Elsa! Glad you like the chocolate and the hairband!" Anna exclaimed.

"Anytime, Elsa," Kristoff replied, grinning.

The Snow Queen then opened the rest of the gifts for her. She loved everything she received; the glass slippers from Edmund, the hair utensils from Stephen and Lucas, the turquoise dress from Cade, and Olivia gave her a glass sculpture of the palace.

"Thank you very much for the gifts, everyone. I greatly appreciate it," Elsa said, beaming.

Once the Snow Queen had opened all her gifts, everyone else went to open their respective gifts. Kristoff, however, decided to let Olivia open her gifts before he opened his. The Swedish princess appreciated the ice harvester's courtesy.

Olivia received very similar gifts the sisters received. Nevertheless, she appreciated what everyone had chosen to get for her. Christmas was one of her favorite holidays.

As soon as the three women had opened their gifts, Cade's daughter was next.

Everyone had selected toys from the kingdom toy store for Rachel. Cade had chosen a new doll, while the other royals had picked out different toys such as a wooden figure of a soldier or a princess.

"What do you think, Rachel? Do you like the new toys we got for you?" the Scottish prince asked the young girl.

"Yes! Thank you!" Rachel exclaimed excitedly. It warmed everyone's hearts to see the young toddler ecstatic on Christmas morning. The scene brought back good memories from when they were about her age during Christmas time.

With all the girls having opened their gifts, it was now time for the men to open theirs.

"Gentlemen, we were thinking you should all open your gifts at the same time," Elsa suggested.

"Sounds good," Edmund said with a smile as he and the other men went about opening their gifts.

Once the five men got their first gifts and saw who they were from, they opened them. The men were astonished at what they saw before them.

Edmund was gazing at Thunder Delmoreblade and Whispermarino Phoenix. He gently placed his hands on the weapons, taking care not to touch any sharp parts of the weapons that could cut him.

"Wow. Thank you very much, Anna and Kristoff," Edmund said gratefully.

"You're welcome, Edmund. Theodor told us how you liked the weapons, so Kristoff and I decided to get them for you," the princess explained.

"Glad you like them, Ed," Kristoff added with a smile.

Lucas was looking down upon Pelagiostorm and Pikelongbow with a sense of wonder.

"That was very nice of you to get these for me, Anna and Kristoff. Thank you," Lucas stated, smiling.

"Anytime, Lucas. I'm thrilled you like them," Anna responded with a beam.

"We chose those weapons for you guys as we remembered your weapons of choice from an earlier conversation we had," the ice harvester elaborated.

Once the ice harvester opened his gift, he was probably the most astonished of the five men. In front of him at his knees was the shiniest axe he had ever seen. Arnav Battle Axe made all the other axes he had seen look inferior. Kristoff also noticed Barbeau Throwing Axe as well.

"Wow guys. Thank you for this. This is the most amazing axe I have ever seen. Sure, there are certainly some very nice axes I have seen in the past, but none have compared to this. I also like that you got me a ranged weapon as well. Throwing axes are most likely the most suitable ranged weapon for me," Kristoff said with a smile.

"Of course, Kristoff. As soon as we went to the weaponsmith for the first time, Lucas and I were thinking of you and what your weapons of choice would be," the English prince explained.

"Upon seeing Arnav Battle Axe and Barbeau Throwing Axe, Edmund and I decided to get these for you. It seems you like them," Lucas added with a smile.

"Very much so. Thanks again, guys," the ice harvester said gratefully.

"You are welcome," Lucas replied, smiling.

"Of course, Kristoff," Edmund added with a grin.

Cade was looking at ultramarine weapons of his own. The bow was known as Shatter Storm and the dual swords were called Truth and Fantasy. Edmund and Stephen had gotten the weapons for the Scottish prince after the English prince remembered Cade had been trained as an assassin.

"Whoa. These are the shiniest weapons I have ever seen. I appreciate it, Edmund and Stephen," Cade said gratefully.

"Anything for you, Cade. It makes me happy you like the weapons Stephen and I chose for you," the English prince responded.

Cade beamed in return.

The last of the men to open his gifts was Stephen. While Stephen was anticipating receiving weapons like the other men, he could not help but wonder what the weapons' names were.

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Stephen opened the gifts to reveal a sword named Loyal Protector and a bow called Tempest. Like the other weapons, both weapons were ultramarine, and the sword had a gold blade on it. Although Stephen insisted that he did not need anything for Christmas, Edmund and Lucas decided to get the weapons for him anyway.

"Thank you, Edmund and Lucas. That was very nice of you guys," Stephen said with a nod of approval.

"Of course, Stephen. I figured since everyone else was bound to receive weapons, you should get some as well," Edmund explained.

"We felt if we did not get these for you, we would be leaving you out," Lucas added.

"Ah, I would not have felt left out if you did not get these amazing weapons for me. I do appreciate them, nevertheless," Stephen said with a grin.

This made the English prince and the Belgian prince smile.

Once everyone had concluded with opening their gifts, Elsa announced, "That is not all for the gifts. Gentlemen, there is something in the armory for each of you, from me and Anna."

The five men were curious as to what awaited them in the armory. Once the royals reached the entrance to the armory, the five men opened the door.

What was before the five men left them utterly speechless. Standing before them were five sets of the shiniest, finest armor any of them had ever seen. Every set of armor had the same color as their respective weapons, as well as matching shields.

"We made sure to get armor that would fit you guys based on your height and your body type," Anna explained before adding, "Olivia picked out the shields."

Two of the sets of armor were the same as Edmund and Stephen had the exact same body types. The other three sets of armor were different to match the body type of each man. Kristoff, Lucas, and Cade were all taller than Edmund and Stephen. Lucas was just as muscular as Edmund and Stephen. Kristoff was not quite as muscular, but he was still strong. Cade was not as muscular as the other four men, but he was the tallest, and he still had a good amount of muscle on him.

"Shall we try the armor on?" Edmund suggested.

"Sure! Go ahead!" Anna exclaimed excitedly.

The five men obliged, each getting into their respective sets of armor.

Once the men were completely dressed into their sets of armor, they turned to face the three women and young girl before them.

"Wow. You gentlemen look like true warriors," Elsa praised.

"Well thank you. I appreciate you getting this set of armor for me. It not only fits nicely, but it is also the finest set of armor I have ever worn," Edmund said.

"I have never used armor in combat before as part of my training. However, given how important armor is to protect oneself in combat, I think I will find it very useful in a potential future battle. I would like to thank you and your sister for getting this magnificent set of armor for me, Elsa," Cade elaborated.

"There is not another set of armor I would wear in battle than this," Lucas stated determinedly, which earned a smile from everyone.

"I agree with Lucas. This armor is perfect for any form of combat," Stephen praised with a nod of approval.

"This armor is flat out unbelievable, to say the least. I never imagined myself wearing armor at any point in my life," Kristoff said. "Feels like a dream come true."

The three women were thrilled the five men liked their sets of armor. While they did not know if a battle would take place in the future that called for wearing armor like that, Elsa, Anna, and Olivia figured if a battle did take place, the five men would be ready to protect their kingdoms and those they cared about most.

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Once the royals put their gifts away, everyone headed to the Great Hall for breakfast. Everyone decided there should be a special kind of breakfast for Christmas morning. Therefore, everyone decided what kinds of breakfast food would be served.

Anna had insisted on chocolate chip pancakes, which the royals happily agreed on. Christmas was one of those special occasions even Edmund, Stephen, Lucas, and Cade would treat themselves to chocolate and other assorted sweet treats. Even when treating themselves though, the four men always made sure to indulge smartly. They preferred dark chocolate over milk chocolate due to the health benefits dark chocolate possessed.

Regardless, the castle cooks were glad to make some pancakes with milk chocolate chips and others with dark chocolate chips.

"Wow! These chocolate chip pancakes are great!" Olivia said with a smile.

"Glad you like them, Olivia. They are one of my favorites for breakfast," Anna stated.

"Mine too. You can never go wrong with them on special occasions like this," the Swedish princess said.

"No, you cannot," Anna responded in agreement.

As the royals ate, Olivia noticed Edmund, Stephen, Lucas, and Cade had vegetable omelettes and assorted fruits along with their chocolate chip pancakes. The Swedish princess figured the four men liked to eat healthy food, even when they were treating themselves.

"You guys sure like to eat," the Swedish princess said with a giggle.

Edmund smiled. "With how hard we train every day, it requires a lot of energy for us to avoid getting tired."

"I bet with how muscular you guys are," Olivia responded. "If I may ask, why do you guys do it?"

Stephen was the first to speak up. "I started training Edmund the day he was born. One of the reasons I trained him was so he could defend himself should the situation call for it. Even with how strong we are, the last thing we like to do is brag about our strength and our abilities. I would say the biggest reason is we would like to live long, healthy lives."

The Swedish princess nodded in understanding.

There was a pleasant silence as everyone ate their breakfast. Once the royals were done eating, something came to Elsa's mind. "Would everyone like to have another snowball fight like we did yesterday in a little while?"

"That sounds great!" Cade exclaimed. "Before we do so, I would like to spend some time with Rachel."

"Of course, Cade. We will see you later," Elsa said with a smile.

The Scottish prince grinned back. "I will see all of you in a little bit." He then wiped his daughter's face off with a napkin before he left the room with the young girl.

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After Cade spent some time with his daughter, he requested one of the castle staff members to watch over Rachel while he was out in the courtyard with everyone else. They were more than happy to do so, as they had grown fond of the young toddler.

The Scottish prince made his way to the castle courtyard, where he saw Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Edmund, Stephen, Lucas, and Olivia waiting.

"You're just in time, Cade! We were just about to get started, but we didn't want to leave you out," Anna said.

"Thank you, Anna," Cade responded. "Will teams be the same as last time?"

The Arendelle princess nodded. "Yes. We will have Olivia on our team. That way each team will consist of four members each."

"Sounds like a plan. Let's have some fun," Cade said with a beam.

Elsa grinned before she summoned a snowball fight battlefield identical to the one from yesterday, except some of the towers were in different places. The Snow Queen decided to mix things up a little bit.

It would not be long before snowballs were flying everywhere from every direction.

At one point, Lucas managed to get Olivia in the face with a snowball.

"I will get you for that, Lucas!" the Swedish princess exclaimed, grinning as she wiped the snow off her face. She made her way around the snow structures before she found herself behind the Belgian prince. Olivia snuck up behind Lucas before she threw the snowball she possessed at him, striking him in the back of the head.

The Swedish princess burst out laughing as Lucas turned around and brushed the snow off his head, smiling. "Alright, you got even."

Lucas then ran toward Olivia and grabbed her by the waist, twirling her around. Olivia shrieked with delight as the Belgian prince spun her around. Thankfully for them, they had many snow structures surrounding them. Thus, the two royals did not have to worry about any snowballs hitting them. Lucas then set the Swedish princess back onto her feet.

Olivia and Lucas were smiling up at each other. The Swedish princess then noticed they were standing right next to a large snowbank. She intentionally caused them to fall into the snowbank, and they then burst out laughing.

Once they had calmed down, the couple were gazing at each other. "Merry Christmas, Lucas," Olivia said.

"Merry Christmas, Olivia," the Belgian prince responded with a charming smile.

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Unlike the previous snowball fight, the match was won by Edmund, Stephen, Lucas, and Cade. Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, and Olivia were good sports about it, admitting defeat with dignity.

"Well, looks like you guys win round two," Elsa said.

"I guess that means we have each won one match each. Next time we will have to see who wins a second match," Edmund said with a smile.

"Maybe we should all go inside and get warmed up. Looks like everyone is all wet," Lucas said.

"After we all get dried up, I was thinking we should all have some hot chocolate to drink," Stephen stated.

"That sounds great!" Anna exclaimed in agreement. She loved drinking hot chocolate, especially during the cold winter months.

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During the rest of Christmas Day, the royals spent some quality time together. They played chess, read some Christmas books, and Edmund and Stephen played Christmas themed pieces on the piano for everyone.

Christmas dinner consisted of roasted turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, cranberry sauce, and assorted vegetables. Dessert was apple pie, fruitcake, and Christmas pudding.

It was a wonderful Christmas for everyone, especially for Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff. Their first Christmas together would be one they would never forget.

Elsa and Edmund were walking to the Snow Queen's bedroom, holding hands. They smiled up at each other as they walked. The Ice Queen saw the English prince had the most charming smile.

"This was a wonderful Christmas," Edmund said. "I would like to thank you for inviting me to spend it with you."

"You are welcome, Edmund. Thank you for making this first Christmas together one to remember," Elsa replied with a beautiful smile.

The English prince took a moment to admire the Snow Queen. He had never seen a woman with such beauty and compassion. "Of course, Elsa. Anything for you."

"I could say the same for you, Edmund," the Snow Queen responded.

With a grateful smile, Edmund gently cupped her face in his large hands. "Merry Christmas, Elsa."

"Merry Christmas, Edmund," Elsa responded as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Edmund then leaned down and kissed her passionately. Elsa was caught by surprise for a moment, but ultimately relaxed and returned the kiss. The Snow Queen realized at that point, she had fallen in love with the English prince. While they had known each other for only twenty-four days, it was crystal clear how they felt about each other.

Once they finally pulled away, the two royals were still looking into each other's icy blue eyes.

"Elsa?" Edmund said, breaking the silence.

"Yes?" Elsa responded.

"There is something I need to tell you," the English prince stated.

"What is it, Edmund?" Elsa wondered, curious as to where the English prince was going with this.

"Elsa, I love you," Edmund finally said after a moment of silence.

The Snow Queen froze. Tears began to form in Elsa's eyes. "Oh, Edmund! I love you too."

Their lips met in another passionate kiss. They were at last able to be so open about how they felt about each other. It had been the most wonderful night of their lives.

When they finally pulled away, having run out of breath, Edmund scooped her up into his arms bridal style and led Elsa to her bedroom. He carefully opened the door to the Ice Queen's bedroom, taking care not to injure her or knock something over.

The Snow Queen smiled up at the English prince holding her in his arms. She admired his strikingly handsome face.

Edmund carefully placed Elsa onto her bed and smiled down at her. "Merry Christmas, Elsa. I hope you sleep well tonight."

"Thank you, Edmund. Merry Christmas to you as well," Elsa replied with a smile.

Edmund leaned down and kissed her forehead before he then left the room to allow Elsa to get some rest.

After the English prince had gently closed her door, the Ice Queen was humming happily. She could not believe it. When she was a little girl, she feared no man would accept her for who she was due to her powers. Edmund saw past Elsa's magical abilities and saw her for who she really was; a beautiful, compassionate woman. The English prince had swept her off her feet. Elsa was happy Edmund accepted her even with her powers. It had been a Christmas to remember for her and the other royals, and she was looking forward to celebrating many more in the future.