So here is part two! I tried to stay as close as I could to what actually happened in the show, but I had to add stuff because it needed it.
Also, warning: it gets awesomely sappy :)
Anna excitedly gasps, "Crocuses! Arendelle crocuses! Elsa, we're almost home" and rushes past her. She, however, is slow to enter the room. The dull pain slowly feels more like her childish fears of being alone is clawing at her chest. You have your family here, and other friends. She tries to keep focused on that thought- of not being alone- but it's not fear of the same kind of alone; Elsa was the first person she's genuinely connected with who has dealt with magic and vulnerabilities in such a similar way. For these past two weeks, she's felt like she has found her person (no one in Storybrooke would get the reference to the TV show "Greys Anatomy"). Her person is someone who she knows will always be there and is her best friend. For a while, Mary Margaret seemed to be her possible person, but that went sideways in the best way. Elsa had so much potential be that, and oh how much she wanted that.
"So this is it." Elsa's voice is soft, slightly hesitant. Emma didn't realize she was within a comfortable arm's reach of Elsa until Elsa's slightly cold hand grabs her own.
"Appears so." Emma responds, and she hates that slivers of emotion are evident. Elsa's hand squeezes her, clearly an attempt to gain her full attention. It takes her a moment to finally look at Elsa. Elsa's bright blue eyes look sadly into hers. It feels like too much. Luckily she times her glance away right as Anna begins to talk.
"Thank you so much for taking care of my sister." Emma feels her chest tighten. She wants to say Elsa watched out for her too, providing a desperately need friendship, but she doesn't. Instead, all she can offer is a half-hearted
"It's kinda what we do." The comment is too casual, too light on the impact Elsa has made on her. Elsa saved her from getting rid of her magic… and she's going to lose Elsa. She belongs as Queen of Arendelle, not stuck here. Emma still isn't looking at Elsa, so the Queen grabs her other hand. After finally looking at Elsa, she struggles to her emotions. She can't make it harder for Elsa to leave. You saying you would miss her or crying wouldn't change anything for her. You helped her save her sister and became a happenstance friend; it's not hard for her to leave. Elsa's probably good at this goodbye.
She doesn't really pay attention to what anyone else is saying. The thoughts circling around her head and the sadness growing in her is too distracting. Emma worries that her eyes are revealing too much about her emotional state when Elsa grips her hands harder.
"Emma, thank you for everything. You've done… so much. I can never repay you." She can hear Elsa's emotions slipping too. She doesn't know why, but that takes her by surprise. Maybe, just maybe Elsa doesn't want to say goodbye to her either. And just like that, they are hugging. She can't remember who initiated it, and she doesn't give care. Closing her eyes, Emma pulls Elsa closer. She doesn't mind that she's starting to get cold from Elsa's already slightly cold body temperature dropping even more. Her thoughts about why Elsa's getting colder is answered by the sound of Elsa's staggering breathes. She doesn't know whether to be comforted or to be in more pain at Elsa quietly crying. Elsa buries her head into Emma's shoulder and neck. Emma feels Elsa's tears on her shoulder. It feels like too much. Her heart is overwhelmed with the idea that Elsa cares for her as much as she does for Elsa. She is her person's person. (Author note: tough concept to grasp, I know, but you can get it)
For what feels like minutes is actually just seconds of time that they spend embracing each other. Now Emma knows she isn't the one to end the hug.
"It's time." Elsa says as she steps away from Emma, her blue eyes revealing nothing about the tears shed. It takes Emma a moment to control herself, and to not cry. What are you doing? It's fine to cry and to be upset now! She's going to miss you too. Once again, she tries to ignore the voices in her head (probably her conscious). Her heart aches more and more with each step she takes towards to door. She lets her hand rest on the doorknob, her inner turmoil betraying her will to be strong.
Taking a deep breath, Emma opens door.
Anna and Kristoff walk by her and enter the portal hand in hand. Right as Elsa reaches the edge of the door, about to enter the portal, when Emma realizes she needs to say something more and grabs Elsa's hand.
"Wait!" Elsa quickly turns to face her, and in that moment she sees Elsa as Queen Elsa of Arendell. You can't be selfish. She's destined for greater things than Storybrooke. Emma falters and instead says the first thing on her mind.
"I'm not good at goodbyes. I haven't had to say goodbye to people I care about or who care about me. And the very few times I've had to, my stomach sits in knots and each time the tears sting more than I remembered... So I really didn't want to say think about saying goodbye to you. But I can't watch you leave without saying it… goodbye Elsa."
Elsa is immediately embracing her again. She feels the harsh sting of tears brimming her eyes and finally lets it all go. Her body trembles slightly as she cries harder, resting her head on Elsa's shoulder. However much she wants to keep hugging Elsa, Emma knows time is precious so she sucks in her ragged breaths and tries to stop trembling. She tries to let Elsa go, but Elsa tugs her closer for a second.
"This isn't goodbye."
And with those words still echoing in Emma's ear, Elsa's gone.
There it is! I told you it be sappy. I really enjoyed writing this and I hope you readers have enjoyed it too. And are inspired to create Elsa and Emma friendship stories as well!
