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Espen, now just above the age of 24, looks out at the sea. He wore a velvet shirt, tucked neatly into a pair of dark brown pants. Black heels adorned his feet, giving just an inch of height.

His mind remained elsewhere as his advisor, as well as his girlfriend, walk up behind him slowly. (Y/N) raises a brow as the King barely acknowledges her.

She turns to the advisor and waves him away with a small smile, before tiptoeing towards Espen.

With a big jump, the girl wraps her arms around Espen's waist from behind, causing him to shriek in surprise. The two look down with wide eyes as frost shoots from his palms, incasing his hands in at least a feet of ice.

"(Y/N)! My dear!" Espen gasps out before chuckling, trying his hardest to pull his hands out of their icy prison.

The Captain chuckles softly, pushing away her skepticism and letting go of her boyfriend before ducking under his arms, she leans against the railing and wraps her arms lazily around his shoulders with a smirk.

"..hi."

"H-hello?" Espen chuckles in confusion, leaning down and pressing his forhead against hers. He sighs happily, before yelling in pain as (Y/N) rips his hands out of the ice, bits and pieces still sticking to his palms.

"Oi! That hurt you know!" (Y/N) rolls her eyes, before leaning up and placing a gentle kiss against his cheek. "Their ready." She mumbles, before turning away and placing herself by the door.

"Right, I'm coming." He says with a smile, taking a step in her direction and reaching for her hand.

"Ah-uh-ah-ah!"

Quickly turning around with a gasp, Espen scrunches his brows and wrinkles his nose. "Did you hear that?" He mutters, causing (Y/N) to frown.

"Hear what?" She asks gently, looking out in the distance for any sort of anomaly.

The king sighs before turning to her and smiling. "Nevermind." He says, leaning down and kissing her cheek before taking her hand and walking inside.

...

A now 21 year old Anna strolls happily through the outskirts of her kingdom, a soft peach dress hugging her figure.

The young women smiles as she notices Olaf, lying in a patch of pumpkins on a picnic blanket. "Enjoying your new permafrost, Olaf?" She asks with a chuckle before taking a seat beside the snowman.

"I'm just living the dream, Anna." He replies with a sigh, leaning back down and shaking his head. "How I wish this could last forever."

Anna hums in agreement, before watching with a raised brow as Olaf snags a falling leaf with a somewhat nostalgic face. "And yet change mocks us with her beauty."

"What's that?" The princess asks with a chuckle.

"Forgive me, maturity is making me poetic."

He shakes his head with a blow of his lips, before turning to Anna and smiling. "Tell me, you're older and thus all-knowing, do you ever wonder about the notion that..nothing is permanent?"

Anna looks down in thought, "Uh..no.."

"Really?" Olaf asks with wide eyes, "Wow! I can't wait till I'm ancient like you, so I don't have to worry about important things."

"Woah, Olaf, since when did you become so..poetic?" A voice calls from behind the two, causing them to look back and smile as (Y/N) appears through the clearing, a light blue dress with red accents adorning her.

"(Y/N)!" Anna exclaims happily, grabbing her friends hand and tugging her down into the blanket. "How's Espen holding up with today?"

(Y/N) smiles softly at the young princess, before sighing. "He's been very..off, but I can't blame him, Kingly duties must be getting to him." She jokes, lying down and humming at the warm sun on her cheeks.

Anna chuckles softly, before looking up at the sky. "The wonders of being royalty, I guess."

Anna and Olaf join her, before Anna turns to the snowman and speaking, "I don't worry because, well I have you, (Y/N), and Espen and Kristoff and Sven and..the gates are open wide, and..I'm not alone anymore."

(Y/N) smiles with closed eyes as she listens to her childhood friend.

"Yes, the wind blows a little bit colder, and we're all getting a little bit older."

Anna sits up and stretches her hand out, Olaf doing the same.

"And the clouds are moving with every autumn breeze.."

The both turn and with sad and horrified faces, watch as a scarecrow with the head of a pumpkin lays flat in the ground.

"Peter Pumpkin just became fertilizer."

Olaf shakes his hand, a leaf stuck to it as (Y/N) sits up from behind him and Anna with a smile.

"And my leaf's a little older and wiser."

(Y/N) finally jumps in, her voice loud and proud as she gently shakes Olaf's nose, causing the snowman to chuckle.

"That's why I rely on certain, certainties!"

...

"Yes, some things never change, like the feel of your hand in mine."

The trio walk through a stall being put up, Olaf having to move a little faster as to not get hit.

Anna looks around, (Y/N) between her and Olaf as she leads them through the town, (Y/N)'s hand held tightly in hers.

...

They watch as a man paints a beautiful portraits of a tree not to far away.

"Some things stay the same."

A man chops it down, prompting the painter to toss his paint to the side and run at him with a glare.

"Like how we get along just fine!"

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"Like an old stone wall, that'll never fall."

The women watch as Olaf skips atop a stone wall with moss at the top, Anna skipping next to him while (Y/N) just walked.

The wall breaks under Olaf, causing him to fall but land atop a handcar, causing the girls to run after it.

"Some things are always true!"

(Y/N) runs forward and pulls a leaver, causing Olaf to run into a road blocker and go flying into the air.

Anna catches him with a smile, and hugs him tight as (Y/N) smiles form the side.

"Some things never change, like how I'm holding on tight to you.."

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In Arendelle, Kristoff and Sven stroll through the market, watching as the leaves begin to fall.

"The leaves are already falling, Sven it feels like the future is calling."

The young man pulls his friend close by the neck, Sven hugging as he was denied access to a carrot.

"Are you telling me tonight your gonna get down on one knee?"

Kristoff kneels with a ring in hand, onlookers turning away with disgust and shame as they watch Sven nod his head rapidly.

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"Yeah but I'm really bad at planning these things out.."

The two sit together, Kristoff's head in his hands as he thinks.

"Like candlelight and pulling of rings out."

He pulls the ring out but fumbles with it, and watches with wide eyes as it goes to clatter on the floor.

Sven catches it with his teeth, and offers it to his friend with a knowing look.

"Maybe you should leave all the romantic stuff to me."

Sven picks his friend up with his antlers and hails him over to Oaken's, and helps him relax and get ready for his special day.

"Yeah, some things never change, like the love that I feel for her."

Kristoff walks passed a suit and tux shop, and looks at his reflection with a frown.

"Some things stay the same, like how reindeers are easier."

As Kristoff reflection wore a lovely blue and grey tux, Sven picks his head up and smirks goofily as his reflection wore a purple dress with a bow tie.

"But if I commit, and I go for it."

Sven pays for the tux, and moves it outside so Kristoff can take it and stow it away.

"I'll know what to say and do! Right?"

They walk out the store, tux and ring in hand as the sun begins to set.

"Some things never change!"

"Sven, the pressure is all on you.." Kristoff smiles as he sees Anna, Olaf and (Y/N) by her side as the little snowman makes his way towards the two quickly.

Anna runs towards Kristoff, but ducks under his arms at the last second and leans against Sven as Olaf jumps into his arms instead.

He smiles at the snowman, but yells as (Y/N) crashes into him, her arms around his neck and legs around his waist as she clings onto his back like a koala, and leans back so he would struggle to support her weight.

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Espen moves towards his balcony, his hands at his sides as he undies his bun. His hair falls out of the hair tie and falls just below his ears.

Over the years, the King had begun to understand how important hair products were, how massaging certain oils and cream would make his hair more vibrant.

(Y/N) had caught on to this, and ordered several oils and creams from various traders so on certain days (although Espen wanted it to be everyday) the Captain would lay Espen's head in her lap and massage the magical remedies into his long locks.

"The winds are restless, could that be why I'm hearing this call?"

He fiddles with his fingers, his face turned down as he approaches the railing.

"Is something coming? I'm not sure I want things to change at all.."

He looks down at the town and smiles as he spots his family in the square, all laughing and chatting.

His eyes linger on (Y/N), before he reaches his hand up and clutches the necklace that still hung across his neck, her gift to him still shining in the sun.

"These days are precious, can't let them slip away."

Espen straightens his shoulders, a determined glare in his eyes as he backs away from the railing.

"I can't freeze this moment, but I can still go out and seize this day!"

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The people one by one pull a long string of banners up, Anna doing the same, except looking down bashfully as she grabs someone's underwear.

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The kingdom watches with warm and gentle looks on their faces as both siblings run to eachother, arms outstretched as (Y/N) walks slowly behind them.

(Y/N) comes up next to them, and Espen leans his head down to plant his lips against hers for a split second, his hand on the small of her back.

"The wind blows a little bit colder."

Olaf 'helps' them carry a large piece of wood, before jumping down and looking around at all the children.

"And you all look a little bit older!"

Anna and Kristoff both set a pink tablecloth down, Oakens coming over and setting a large pumpkin atop it.

"It's time to count our blessings, beneath the autumn sky."

The people all set delicious foods along the long table, all to share and laugh over together.

"We'll always live in a kingdom of plenty, that stands for the good of the many!"

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Anna pulls Espen and (Y/N) by their arms to town square, all jumping atop a platform. Espen turns to (Y/N), before reaching down and setting a golden badge against her chest.

The girl looks down and gasps, her hands hovering over her fathers prized medal for all his years of service.

With a choked laugh, the girl jumps up and wraps her arms around him tightly, both Espen and Anna chuckling.

"And I promise you the flag of Arendelle will always fly!"

Espen wraps one arm around his lovers waist before using the other to ball up his magic and shoot it into the air, the crowd cheering with loud laughs as they watch fireworks made of ice go off.

"Our flag will always fly!"

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The kingdom settles down to feast, Anna passing her bowl to Olaf and Olaf stuffing a carrot in Sven mouth.

"Some things never change, turn around and time has flown."

...

"Some things stay the same."

Espen kneels down as a line of kids all ask him for different things, toys, dinosaurs and many more.

A little girl comes up to him, before whispering in his ear, causing the king to nod his head with wide eyes.

(Y/N) stands next to him with crossed arms, as she watches him form a sextant. The two watch with wide eyes as the little girl takes it with a laugh and begins to use it.

The Knight looks down at her partner before bending down herself and placing a kiss against the man's cheek, love spilling from her eyes.

"Though the future remains unknown."

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They all join together in a dance circle, all laughing and cheering as they stumble over their feet.

"May our good luck last, lay our past be the past."

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Finally, the kingdom settles down, as the King, princess and Captain stroll one last time through their home.

"Times moving fast, it's true."

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"Some things never change!"

The small family move towards their home, turning to eachother and smiling.

"And I'm holding on tight to you.." Anna pulls her brother into a hug, the two squeezing eachother before letting go. "Holding on tight to you.."

Espen pulls (Y/N) next and the three hug, before Espen lets go and brings his girlfriend into a separate hug before they move into the castle. "Holding on tight to you."

Olaf and Sven walk past the girl, and Anna reaches up and gently grabs Olaf's hand with a smile. "Holding on tight to you!"

Kristoff steps up next, and finally wraps grabs his partners hand and twirls her, before he himself moves into his home. "Holding on tight to you."

Anna watches her family stroll into the dining room before moving to their respected rooms, and she smiles softly as she goes to join them.

"I'm holding on tight to you.."

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