Sorry for not updating! I was busy over the holidays, and even more busy with my high school work. (I now know your pain, mid-term takers...) Enjoy the final chapter of the 3-shot!

As the letters from Anna increased, the more sure of her decision to curtail her stay in Weselton Elsa became. Her sister always kept her up to date on how Arendelle was preparing for the holidays. She wrote about giving some singers at the door fig pudding, browsing the marketplace for gifts (along with just about everyone in the kingdom), giving a Christmas tree to England, and attending mass. But the most amusing letter that Elsa had received was the following:

Dear Elsa,

Today, Kristoff played some Christmas songs on his lute. Most of them were about the birth of Jesus, but a couple were about the legends of St. Nicholas, aka Santa Clause. One was about a reindeer named Rudolph, who had a red nose. Because he was so different, the other reindeer would make fun of him and wouldn't let him join in any reindeer games (jerks!). But then he saved Christmas, and everyone loved him. Hey, Rudolph reminds me of you a little! Well, you can talk and you don't smell funny. (get it, because Rudolph is a reindeer?) But you're different, and everyone, especially me, loves you! Anyway, goodbye for now! I love you! Oops, I said that already... oh well!

Love,

Anna

Finally, Elsa had to leave "Weaseltown." It was a little unusual, because she had come to let the people know that she wasn't a monster and establish peace. Surprisingly, the wise king of Weselton wanted the exact same thing. He was also a very kind man, unlike his cousin the Duke, and he made Elsa feel welcome and comfortable during her stay.

"Thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty," Elsa had said on her last day.

"You are most welcome," the king replied.

"You know that you are also welcome to trade with us again. Feel free to let us know when to start."

"Probably after the holidays. I know a lot of my subjects love spending the holidays with their families. You actually have a sister, correct?"

"Yes, Princess Anna is my younger sister."

"Well, I'm sure you're anxious to get back to her."

"Yes. I am." The king then sent her off with some special trade goods as an early Christmas present and as some compensation for the Duke being such a jerk during his visit. Before she left, the king also informed her about a recent discovery he had made, which Elsa took to heart as she got on her ship back. What the king told her also made her even more anxious to get back to Anna.

As soon as the castle came in sight on Christmas Eve Day (as Anna called it, since Eve didn't start until 4 o'clock), Elsa grinned. The boat had not even stopped, but Elsa knew what she had to do. "Kai, I am about to do something extremely risky," the queen informed her servant. "No matter how much danger it seems to put me in, don't stop me."

"Very well," Kai gave in, knowing that Elsa would never do something too stupid.

Boy, was he mistaking. Elsa stepped up onto the edge of the ship and tried to keep balance. Alright, she's standing on the edge of the boat, Kai thought to himself. As long as she stays- His thought wasn't even finished when his queen jumped off of the boat.

"QUEEN ELSA!" he shouted, full of worry and grief. He immediately threw himself forward to look over the edge of the ship. Seeing Elsa standing on the water, a patch of ice under her feet, made him sigh in relief.

"I'm okay, Kai," she called back up. "Thank you for the concern, though. I'll meet you back on the land; I have to see my sister!"

"Go ahead, Your Majesty!" Elsa took another step, and some more of the waves froze underneath her foot. Before she knew it, she was running towards land, towards her sister, and towards Christmas.

Meanwhile, Anna was putting up mistletoe over the doorway to the castle, where she was hoping her big sister would meet her there. Kristoff came from behind her and gave her a hug. "Mistletoe, huh?" he asked before giving her a smooch on the lips.

"Yeah, so?" Anna replied. "I want the castle to look festive for when Elsa comes back." Her boyfriend then looked around the room, which had a wonderfully-decorated Christmas tree, stockings above the fireplace, and streamers strewn around the balcony. Even the knight's armors in the hallway had wreaths thrown around their necks. It looked like Santa Clause had thrown up in the place. "I honestly don't think you need to worry about that," assured Kristoff.

"Ok, then, I won't," grinned Anna, kissing his cheek. "So that means I can go be the lookout for Elsa!" But before she could even skip outside merrily, she took a look at the grandfather clock. It read almost four hours. She's cutting it close, the redhead thought to herself. But she'll show up; I know she will.

The sky, previously burning orange, was now starting to fade to darkness. No... no, I can't give up! Elsa thought to herself, still running. I promised Anna. And I have to keep that promise, no matter what!

Anna just came up to the dock when she ran into Olaf. "She's coming!" the snowman shouted happily. "Elsa's coming!"

"Yes... yes, she is!" the princess agreed, seeing the fjord start to turn to ice. "ELSA! ELSA, OVER HERE!" Anna jumped up and down and waved her arms around like a crazy person.

"ANNA!" Elsa shouted back, huffing and puffing to try to reach land on time. "ANNA!"

"ELSA!"

"ANNA!"

"OLAF!" yelled Olaf. Anna gave him a look. "Really?!" she asked. She turned back to the fjord, where her sister was in plain sight. Anna stood at the edge of the dock, gazing out at Elsa coming towards her, her almost-white hair contrasting the night sky.

Once Elsa had finally reached the dock, Anna helped her up from the water and onto land. A breathless Elsa had to keep from crying with relief as she hugged her sister, who hugged back just as tightly. Once the hug was done, the two turned to Olaf, who grinned and greeted, "Welcome back, Elsa!" with open arms.

"Hi, Olaf!" Elsa greeted back, hugging the snowman. All three then turned to the fjord, where a full moon and some stars appeared. Elsa's ship came sailing towards the dock in front of the huge moon. "Nothing like waiting until the last minute, huh?" Anna joked, her arm around Elsa.

"I'd like to see you use ice powers to sprint across the fjord," Elsa retorted, which earned a stuck-out tongue from Anna. The sisters and Olaf went off to the castle, talking about Elsa's trip. Elsa told her sister what the king had told her, and Anna told Kristoff what the both of them had told her at Christmas dinner.

"The king of Weselton told Elsa that she's not the only one he's heard of with powers like hers," the redhead informed her boyfriend. "There are apparently people with a whole bunch of different powers. Ice like Elsa, fire, wind, thunder... it's like they're gods or something."

"Or goddesses," added Kristoff, trying to stay on the queen's good side and to avoid having frozen turkey or eggnog. Elsa blushed slightly. "I'm just glad to know that I'm not the only one who's different, that's all," she told them. "And you guys do realize it's Christmas, celebrating the birth of Jesus, and you're talking like we're still pagan?"

"I know we're Christian, but everybody can enjoy Norse mythology and stuff!" Anna protested. "If someone says that the story of Thor isn't awesome, I'll hit them with something heavier than a magic hammer!"

After dinner, everyone in Arendelle attended midnight mass. In the morning, after little sleep, Elsa went down to the entrance room of the castle to find Anna waiting for her. "Did you even sleep?" the queen asked her little sister in concern.

"Yep! I got a full 40 minutes!" Anna grinned, which caused Elsa to roll her eyes and Anna to add, "Well, don't make me stay up until midnight if you want me to sleep, then! And you know it's hard to sleep when you're excited for something, especially for Christmas! Well, did you know?!"

After everyone else in the castle was awake, everyone exchanged presents. And even with all of the gifts they received, Elsa and Anna both got the present they had always wanted: to have their sister back.

THE END