Title: I Dreamt of You
Disclaimer: I don't own Frozen, or any of its characters – including the ones from other Disney films that cameo in this fic.
Also, the first eleven lines of this fic are taken from the song "Do You Want to Build a Snowman" from Frozen itself, which was written by Robert and Kristen Lopez.
Enjoy! :)
Prologue
Do you wanna build a snowman?
Come on let's go and play…
I never see you anymore,
Come out the door,
It's like you've gone away…
We used to be best buddies,
And now we're not,
I wish you would tell me why…
Do you wanna build a snowman?
(It doesn't have to be a snowman…)
"GO AWAY ANNA!"
Anna sat up sharply in bed, shaking uncontrollably.
That dream again.
That girl again.
She had been having the same recurring nightmare for years now…but lately, it had become more frequent.
The strawberry-blonde shivered, and hugged her knees.
It always began the same way.
With the chase of her life.
Down a dark, forbidding, endless corridor.
Relentlessly after that familiar frail figure in her white nightgown, who ghosted ahead of her determinedly.
She had to keep up! It was dreadfully important that she did…
…only her legs never seemed to carry her fast enough.
Not as a little girl, and not as the teen she now was. It never seemed to make a difference.
That elusive girl…
…that elusive girl in her dreams who never changed despite the years. The girl whose skin was so fair it was the colour of fresh milk. The girl whose snowy hair gleamed with just the faintest touch of gold as it ran down her back in a lush French plait.
A girl who looked like an angel, but who ran like a frightened gazelle.
Every time Anna felt her legs was just about to give out, the young girl would suddenly slow to a stop and tilt her face ever so slightly to her.
"Go away, Anna." It felt strange to Anna, as she got older, to hear a ten-year old express such deep regret and sorrow.
Her mouth would open to call out the girl's name, to plead with her to just stop and give her a moment's time…but words would always fail her at this critical juncture.
"No…"
"You've forgotten me, haven't you?" The girl would say, and turn around to look her full in the face.
She was heart-breakingly beautiful…
"I could never…"
"You don't even remember my name anymore!" The girl's sapphire eyes would flash angrily, causing Anna to shrink away from her in fear. "I loved you…"
"P-please – wait!"
"Goodbye Anna."
An ornate door would suddenly materialise on the adjacent wall, and the pale beauty would steal one last regretful glance before closing the door on her forever.
Anna's eyes swept across the room disconsolately. Everything, from the dark velvet green drapes to her cluttered desk to her bunny slippers, seemed so mundane, so ordinary…
The image of that beautiful girl filled her mind…
"I loved you…"
Hot tears welled up in her eyes.
"Who are you…?" She whispered thickly, before closing her eyes and nestling her face against her knees.
"Goodbye Anna."
Why did it hurt so?
The teen fought to swallow the rising lump in her throat.
I want to see you again.
She choked back a sob, but could hold back no longer.
Mere minutes passed, and the sound of her muffled cries gradually thinned into the heavy, measured breathing of one who was fast asleep.
Unfortunately, she would dream no more of the little girl that night.
To be continued…