13A/N: Yes, hello, I'm testing out a possible future and relaying some facts about what I personally headcanon about Elsa and her brother as well as their kingdom. So feel free to tell me what you think.
Also yeah, end game pairings are undecided, since this sort of follows the events of the anime with a few changes you'll see some Fine x Shade, but if they'll remain together or not has yet to be determined.
Disclaimer: I do not own FBNFH.
Chapter One
The Days of Our Past
Once upon a time there were two kingdoms: the Noir Kingdom ruled by a Demon Overlord and the Blanc Kingdom ruled by a God.
The Demon Overlord Jezebel and the God Ameri had been at odds for what seems like an eternity.
Bringing destruction and chaos across the world.
"Why did they destroy?"
"Why did they hate?"
These questions were asked by the children of the Overlord and God: Lilith and Divya.
Using the last of their powers Ameri and Jezebel eventually destroyed each other and gave their wishes to continue the strife to their children.
But Lilith and Divya decided on another path.
The two chose to co-exist creating the NoirBlanc Kingdom.
A place where demons and angels could be together without worry.
Soon as demon and angel blood began to mix their wings, horns, and tails began to disappear.
With each passing generation they looked more like humans.
And soon you couldn't even differentiate them from humans.
But there was something that set them apart from normal humans.
You see, all members of the NoirBlanc Royal Family inherited magical abilities from their Overlord and God ancestors.
And some say that every so often a child of the royal family will sprout angel or demon-like features.
"Wow! Does that mean I'll get angel wings someday grandmother!?" A young Elsa asked excitedly.
"Perhaps when your magic powers awaken, dear." Her grandmother smiled.
"Awww! But mine are taking forever!" Elsa huffed.
She was already ten and was unable to do any magic except make puffs of smoke come out of her hand.
Meanwhile her older brother Oswald has been doing magic since he was five years old and now at the age of thirteen he was already studying advanced mind magic.
"Well Elsa sweetie why not try to grow out your hair?"
"My hair? Why?"
"Look here." Her grandmother turned to a page that showed Ameri and Jezebel, both of whom had long hair. "They say that the magic these two used directly correlated with their hair that's why..."
She turned to the page where the two fell in battle. "...That's why here the two had their hair cut in the story book see? Now that they've both been defeated and drained of their power their hair too was cut away, showing their powers are gone."
"So...so if I grow out my hair like Oswald then I'll get my magic and angel wings!?" Elsa's eyes shimmered.
"Hoho! Perhaps sweetie. Why not give it a try?" Her grandmother smiled.
Oswald heaved a sigh as he closed his magic studies' textbook. "That will be all for today..."
He put the textbook on top of his stack of other textbooks just as Elsa burst through his room's door.
"Brother dearest!"
"Elsa! How was grandmother today?" He smiled and asked her.
"Great! She even read me the story! The one she said you loved as a kid!"
"The one about the origin of our kingdom?"
"Yeah! I can't believe you kept it a secret that we could have angel wings!" Elsa pouted.
"I'm sorry sister dearest, I thought it'd be more fun for you to discover that on your own."
"So does that mean you have yours already? Since you're so good at magic already? Show me!"
"Haha, no I don't. I think I'm going to grow devil wings instead and those take longer to sprout so maybe you'll get your wings before I do!"
"Wow!" Elsa was practically bouncing off the walls at this point, so excited to get her wings someday.
"Also! Also! Guess what brother!?" Elsa asked.
"What?"
"I'm going to grow my hair out just like you! Grandmother said that if I did then maybe I'll finally be better at magic! Maybe as good as you!"
"Well then hurry up and start growing out your hair, I can't wait to practice magic with you." Oswald patted his little sister's hair.
Oswald had to trim his hair regularly to keep it from dragging across the floor, but Elsa never had that problem.
Her hair rarely ever went past her waist and whenever she saw Oswald get a hair cut she insisted on a trim too, but now she had to resist to make it grow longer. As long as Oswald's!
But her hair never grew past her hips and her magic was still much weaker than Oswald's even as the years went by. Now she was able to make fire dance in her hands, sure, but that was only good to provide a little light or to entertain visiting royals and nobles who couldn't use any magic at all!
The fire she made wasn't hot enough to be used to defend herself nor was it bright enough to help wandering travelers find their way to their kingdom in the dead of night.
But Oswald was always there to encourage her sister and tell her the brighter side of her magic.
"Perhaps it's not enough to help people find their way or strong enough to protect yourself, but think of it this way sister dearest: you can bring a smile to the faces of those who come visit. I'm sure they have a wonderful time watching the flames dance in your hands.
"And your flames are so warm. Not warm enough to burn, but warm enough to envelope someone in a gentle feeling. If you ask me that's much better than using it to harm someone. A nice gentle warmth...much like the warmth your smile has."
Elsa threw her arms around her brother and hugged him. "Thank you big brother."
As Oswald graduated Royal Wonder Academy, he became engaged and inherited the throne of the NoirBlanc Kingdom after their parents had an untimely death when he was eighteen and Elsa was fifteen.
And soon too, would Elsa find love with Prince Truth of the Sunny Kingdom at the academy.
Oswald was, of course, the first to marry of the siblings. He married Princess Niya of the Melody Kingdom a year after his rise to the throne at the age of nineteen.
Of course Elsa attended with her now boyfriend Truth. No one was happier for Oswald and Niya than Elsa was. And she was the first to congratulate them too.
And maybe she also fought her way through a giant crowd of men and women alike to get the bouquet herself...
She certainly made the wedding more lively and warm than Oswald thought it would be without her presence.
Three years of marital bliss went by for Niya and Oswald when they finally decided it was time for a child. And soon the next spring Niya found herself with child.
As soon as Elsa heard the news she hurried over to congratulate them. Already so happy that she would soon be an aunt!
She also suddenly sprung her engagement to Truth to her beloved brother and sister-in-law and surprised them further by saying the wedding was next month!
But of course, Oswald was still happy for her and the two promised to attend the wedding.
A month flew by and soon it was time for Elsa and Truth's wedding.
Because of how important the Sunny Kingdom was, the wedding became a large-scale event much livelier and rowdier than Oswald's had been.
But of course Elsa didn't mind and in fact she seemed happy about it!
And just as Elsa had been the first to congratulate Oswald, Oswald in turn was the first to congratulate Elsa (and in the process he upset his now brother-in-law Rumor who wanted to be the first to congratulate his brother and sister-in-law).
Seven months later Niya's water broke and she was rushed to the NoirBlanc Castle's infirmary. However, it soon became apparent that something was wrong and Oswald was forced to step out of the delivery room despite his protests.
As Oswald stayed outside the delivery room pacing impatiently his sister Elsa appeared with Truth in tow. Once she saw the panic and worry on his face she did her best to calm him down.
Elsa managed to ease Oswald's fears, but as it turns out his fear became a reality.
The doctor approached Oswald with a sad look on his face and told Oswald to sit down.
"Your Majesty I'm afraid...I'm afraid your wife passed away. It seems the weight of childbirth was too much for her body to take."
"No...No!" Oswald shouted.
"Wh-what about the baby!? Surely she's alright!" Elsa said.
However, the doctor shook his head. "I'm so sorry, but...the baby was stillborn...there was nothing we could do."
Oswald stood up from where he was a blank expression on his face. He soon began to walk away without a word to anyone and no matter how many times Elsa called his name he didn't respond or even look at her. He just kept walking to who knows where.
Oswald soon found himself in what would have been his daughter's room. After they had found out they would be having a baby girl Niya insisted on making preparations. A room was filled to the brim with stuffed animals and dolls.
Niya even had clothes especially made for her and had even ordered in advance to have even more made as she got older. All dresses of course, because Niya loved dresses.
"What if she turns out to be a tomboy?" Oswald asked jokingly before.
"Then we get her some new clothes! I'll even help make them this time!" Niya had responded.
They had already made plans for what they wanted to do with their daughter.
Once she got old enough they would go out for picnics and to explore the places she most wanted to see on the planet.
For her birthday they would hold small, but still lavish parties and invite their families.
For dessert they would always make her favorite treats!
They all would have been so happy!
Would have...
The day that should have been one of the happiest for Oswald turned into a living nightmare...
Elsa soon found Oswald in the room, sitting down and cradling a doll in his arms, any form of emotion still absent from his face.
Elsa had no idea what to say to comfort her brother...should she even say anything? She doubts that there was anything she could say to cheer her brother up with the tragedy that just befell him.
In a single day he lost his wife and daughter...
Instead, Elsa opted to sit down behind him and wrap her arms around him in a tight hug.
"I'm sorry dear brother...I'm so sorry..." Elsa cried. "If there's anything, anything at all I can do for you, you name it. You don't have to say anything now, but know that my offer still stands from now until the end of time. I'll be by your side brother dearest..."
And with those words, something inside Oswald broke and he began to sob. It was the first time Elsa had ever heard him sob or seen his tears. But she said nothing and simply kept her arms wrapped around him as he continued to sob well into the evening...
A few years passed and Oswald had still not asked Elsa for any favors from the time she offered to do anything for him, but Elsa did come over one day rather depressed.
She confided in her brother that, even after years of trying, she still was unable to get pregnant.
"Cheer up sister dearest, you still have time. I'm sure one of these days you will be blessed with a child." Oswald tried offering comforting words, but Elsa began to cry.
"You don't understand! They're speaking of me! Saying I must be infertile! And...and they're saying Truth will leave me because I can't provide him an heiress!" Elsa looked up at her brother with tears. "Please! There must be something you can do! I've heard from grandfather before! There are potions that will increase the rate of pregnancy if made by a skilled magic user!"
Oswald stared at his sister. Sure, those potions did exist and he did have the necessary knowledge to make it, but...the thought suddenly creeped into his mind...
What if Elsa couldn't handle the strain of childbirth?
What if he lost her like he did Niya?
"Sister dearest I don't think that..." Oswald began, but Elsa began sobbing at this point and finally started begging.
"Please Oswald! I know Truth said he wouldn't leave me and if worse came to worse we could ask Falsity or Rumor to send one of their children to the Sunny Kingdom to become the successor, but I'm still scared! What if the Sunny Council forces Truth to leave me!?"
Seeing his sister like this, clearly in much pain, Oswald sighed and said, "I'll see what I can do."
After he saw to Elsa's arrangements for her to stay at NoirBlanc for a while he got to work searching for the potion's ingredients.
Luckily, he either already had everything he needed or what he didn't have was easily procurable on his planet. He sent servants to collect what he needed as he began his preparations.
The potion was ready the next day. He put it into a little glass vile and handed it to Elsa.
"Now, be sure to drink this before you two attempt again or else the potion won't work."
Elsa hugged Oswald tightly. "Oh thank you brother dearest! Thank you!"
Oswald patted her back still desperately trying to chase away the thought that he may lose Elsa to childbirth like he lost his own wife...
Elsa, at age of twenty-six, found herself with child. She was so happy and so was Truth!
And Oswald feigned happiness for he was still worried, but he really did want to be happy for his sister. He was just afraid to lose any more of his family...
Just as how excited Niya was Elsa was also very excited. However even when she could have she refused to find out whether she would be having a boy or girl. She wanted to be surprised! And of course Truth went along with it.
Although no rooms where decorated in advance, Elsa still made a lot of other preparations such as buying both boys and girls clothing as well as many different toys.
Truth even thought up of two different names! Fai for a boy and Fine for a girl!
Soon the day came when Elsa's water broke and she was rushed to the Sunny Palace infirmary, on the thirtieth of July. Truth was too freaked out to be in the delivery room so he stayed behind in a parlor room with his sister Falsity and brother Rumor while Oswald accompanied Elsa.
He held her hand the entire time and swore that no matter what happened he would stay in the delivery room with her.
Soon a healthy little girl who looked just like Elsa was born, but Oswald's worries didn't stop there as it turned out that Elsa would be having twins!
After another agonizingly long twenty minutes a second baby girl was born who looked more like Truth, just as healthy as her twin.
Elsa held Fine in her arms, but the second baby, who was still nameless as Truth and Elsa didn't prepare two girl names, was held by Oswald.
Even as the baby cried in his arms a warmth filled his chest. And he wonders if this is what he would have felt like if his own daughter was not stillborn.
After a nurse left the room she soon came back with Truth, Rumor, and Falsity in tow. A smile gracing all their features until it was transformed to one of surprise as soon as they saw not one, but two little babies in the room!
"See I told you! I told you it would be twins! But did anyone listen to me? No!" Rumor began with his 'I told you so' speech (as he had told Truth and Elsa the minute he found out she was pregnant that they would surely be having twins).
"We should have listened to you, you're right. After all now we don't have a name for our second baby girl!" Truth said as he scooped the second baby out of Oswald's arms who already began to miss the warmth the baby had provided.
"Well lucky for you I've come up with two great names! Reide, which we won't be needing since you didn't have a baby boy. And..." Rumor began.
"And?" Truth said.
"And it's my turn to hold her now." Rumor held his arms out for Truth to hand over the baby.
"What? No! She's my baby and I'm not done holding her yet!" Truth said.
"Don't be selfish! You'll be with her all the time from now on! Besides I let you hold Lie when he was born! Now let me hold her as I tell her her name!"
"Truth darling just let him hold her, it's Fine's turn to be held by her father!" Elsa said. Truth nodded and while Truth handed his second daughter to Rumor he went to hold Fine.
"Excellent, now I'm gonna give you your name. Wouldn't you like that?" Rumor said before lifting the baby up over his head.
"Don't! You'll drop her!" Oswald and Truth both panicked.
"Sheesh, you two are bigger babies than the real babies! See? She's laughing!" The second baby was indeed giggling as Rumor held her up high.
"And as you seem to be such a brave baby, way braver than your dad and Uncle Oswald clearly are, I dub thee Princess Rein!" Rumor grinned.
"Rein?" Elsa repeated.
"From Reinhild I'm sure." Falsity said.
"She's an ancestor of ours that we really admired. Truthfully I got the name Fine from Finella, another ancestor of ours." Truth smiled sheepishly before looking at Fine with a gentle expression. "I wanted her to turn out just as kind, caring, and cheerful as Queen Finella was..."
"In that case can't wait until Rein becomes brave enough to start kicking ass and taking names like Reinhild!" Rumor laughed.
"Do not encourage my baby towards violence!" Truth said. "And don't curse!"
"I curse in front of Lie all the time it's fine." Rumor insisted.
Oswald saw this happy scene unfold in front of him. Despite Rumor's vulgarity, the entire family was having fun, positively brimming with warmth and happiness.
Elsa began chatting happily with Falsity (who at that point snatched Rein away from Rumor to hand her over to Elsa) about all the different things she would be doing with and for her daughters.
Meanwhile Truth and Rumor where in their own little world still arguing over Rumor's choice of words and how Truth was already too overbearing in Rumor's eyes.
But even with all this warmth and happiness surrounding him...Oswald still felt...cold...
His heart began to ache the same way it had back on that day when he lost his wife and child...
It's been eight years now, the twins were now running around energetically around the Sunny Palace and Oswald had recently been invited to come celebrate the twins ninth birthday in the coming month.
He had prepared gifts in advance, For Fine, two tennis rackets and some tennis balls so she could give a new sport a try and for Rein, a dress and stuffed rabbit.
If Oswald was being honest the dress and rabbit had been gifts Niya had prepared in advanced for when it was their daughter's eighth birthday, but...
Oswald didn't have the heart to cancel any of the advanced orders his wife made so he had them prepared anyways. He originally tried giving the twins the same thing, but he found out soon that Fine was a tomboy much like his sister had been and refused to wear dresses as often as she could.
Rein, on the other hand, very much liked dressing up and the stuffed animals and dolls Oswald would give her.
Oswald packed up the gifts, anticipating the girls' smiles, as he left on the spaceship for the Mysterious Star.
