A/N: Again… I can't believe the response I have gotten for this fiction, its simply amazing guys thank you. Thanks to all those who have left reviews and favs and follows, you guys are the best.
Again I have to just state that I have no writing skill at all, I even hated writing essays in high school, so I am sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes. Hope it's at least half decent to read…
P.S. I am also a novice artist of a kind. I drew the picture I am using as the cover for this fiction, I was not planning on using this one as I drew it before this fiction crossed my mind, but hopefully I will have one that relates to the story in due time. Go check out my other ElsAnna work on deviantart if you want, just be warned I am still a novice on illustrator. :D. My profile name is: 3threethreethree3.
Ok let's get this show on the road…
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Chapter 4:
It was the day before the wedding.
The guards were on high alert, searching the castle for any would be guilty parties or suspicious activity. Elsa had spoken to the king the night she had met with Ann, telling him just about everything, only leaving out the part about them potentially lying to her, that would probably present her with answers and excuses she would probably not be satisfied with… and she was stressed enough as it was. The king had called upon the guards immediately, taking them to the place where Elsa had last seen her. Elsa herself had gone back to her room, not wanting to go through any more of this stressful endeavor. The guards had found nothing but an empty room, save for the thick coating of icicles that littered the floor, that Elsa hadn't even noticed herself in her state of shock. The girl had simply vanished, not returning as her cover, Amber the maid either… probably suspecting that Elsa had divulged that information to the king.
Ann still haunted Elsa though, keeping her up the last two nights, her mind plagued by what she had said.
Even though it was Elsa herself that had alerted Amber's unwelcome presence to the king, she still felt kind of bad… the girl might be crazy but she didn't look very dangerous, maybe she had overreacted just a little. She hoped that if she was caught she wouldn't be punished to badly, but knowing the king and his nature for dealing out punishment deserved, Elsa doubted that would be the case.
There was a truth to her words that she didn't feel comfortable admitting to herself. Though there comes a time where logic presented in front of you, overrules a sense of comfort.
She just couldn't drop the possibility that the girl could be right, that she was somehow speaking the truth… but there was just no way… how could it be possible?
No. there was no time to dwell on these feelings, tomorrow was her wedding day and she needed to prepare. This task would be a lot easier if her sense of unpreparedness had diminished at all, but it hadn't, in fact it felt like it had increased… tenfold.
What little control she felt she had before was now a distant memory. The cold temperature around her was now a constant, leaving small icicles in her wake wherever she went, which wasn't very far considering she had not left her room since that night. Her precious domain was now tainted by unsettling memories and more unanswered questions.
Hans had stopped by the day before but Elsa was unable to speak to him directly, opting to stay safe behind her door, promising that she would be ready to speak to him again at the wedding. Even though Elsa was telling the truth, it still felt like a lie… her powers weren't letting up in the slightest and she was, at this point in time the most unprepared she had been her whole life.
This is never going to work… what am I going to do…?
Lora was still missing; this meant that the queen herself had paid Elsa regular visits to bring her food and such. She heard the queen's knock on the door while she lay on her bed, head swimming with doubt and fear.
"…Your Majesty… thank you. Can you just leave it outside, I'll come get it just now." Elsa called out, still lying on the bed, knowing the queen had come to drop off her supper.
"Elsa, sweety, are you sure you are alright..? I know you must be scared with this person just showing up like that… but you haven't come out of your room in two days now… the king has it all under control, you don't need to be afraid."
Elsa knew the queen was trying to be helpful, but fear wasn't the only reason she was still hiding away, confusion was probably the more dominant emotion running its course, either way it didn't matter because her powers didn't seem to discriminate between the two, it still had the same effect.
"…I'm fine Your Majesty… really… I'll be ok. Just nervous that's all. I'll be ready by tomorrow I promise." Elsa replied, hoping that would stop the queen worrying for now. This was something she was going to have to figure out by herself, one way or another.
"Ok… I'll be here if you need anything." her tone indicating that she was not fully convinced.
It would have to be good enough.
She ate her supper slowly, trying to process her thoughts with every bite, eventually falling asleep to more unusual dreams.
She was sitting down with her legs out in front of her. She could make out water close by, feeling it lapping at her feet. She must be near the shore, on a beach maybe, but it was cold, very cold and that was strange because Elsa didn't feel the cold, not really. She realized there was something heavy on her lap, in her arms… a person. She tried to make out who it was but her vision was blurry, only being able to make out the water and a mountain range in the distance… it looked familiar. Strange she had never been to the sea before. She looked back down at the person in her lap, trying to decipher who it could be, but the longer she looked the more unfocused the dream become until eventually all she could see was black. It felt like she was falling down a never ending hole, being swallowed by the darkness. She felt empty, like there was nothing left for her, like she didn't belong in this life anymore…
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Elsa had remembered her dream this time. It had made no sense to her but she felt it had meaning to it, she couldn't explain why, maybe because of how real it felt…?
Today was the day…
In fact it was mere minutes before Elsa was to be standing on the stage in front of hundreds of people of royal station, reciting her vows to Han. She had just changed into her wedding dress, a spot at her thigh pinching just a little, the discomfort going almost unnoticed due to the anxiety bombarding her thoughts.
She was then making her way down the corridor, every part of her body shaking, her powers expressing how she felt without any sense of filter to suppress the worst of it.
There is just no way I can do this…
Somehow she had fooled herself into thinking she was normal enough to have a life she would be proud of. She had agreed to this marriage thinking there was enough time for her to learn to be human, to not be afraid and to have some kind of control in her life. But now here she stood, at the door that led out to her future, knowing that that was the furthest from the truth in every way.
She was not normal, she didn't have control… and she could not marry Hans Westergaurd.
But what was she going to do? She could hear the wedding music outside, signaling for her to make her appearance. Soon people would be wondering what was taking her…
But going out there was not an option, not like this, not when just her being out there would cause people harm… No… that she wouldn't do.
She glanced around her immediate surroundings, noticing the icy layer covering the hallway, the movement bringing forth the irritating pinch at her thigh again.
She used her hand to stimulate the area, trying to gain a little relief, in doing so opening the door to the option for a choice in her life that would bring about a different future as a piece of paper slipped out of her dress onto the floor…
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'Elsa, I know you don't trust me. I know you are scared. But I beg of you, if there is any part of you that feels like you don't belong here or that something in your life doesn't fit, come meet me. I will be waiting at the top of the bell tower in the courtyard. Waiting for you… or the guards, either way at least I know I tried.'
Elsa clutched the piece of paper in her hands, staring at it but lost in thought.
She knew one thing for sure. Whatever she chose to do from this point, there was no way she was walking through the door in front of her. And let's face it if that was not an option, then going back to the way things were with her locked up in her room was not one either, the royal family would feel betrayed by her actions of defiance of not marrying their son. She thought back to the red-head, the letter, how she first felt around the girl… what she had to say.
She still didn't trust the girl, she didn't think she trusted anyone for that matter, but she was out of options. She would go to her and hear her out, if only to eliminate that road of possible escape.
With a goal now at the forefront of her mind she turned around and headed towards the courtyard.
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Elsa entered into the room atop the bell tower, making sure to be quiet as she opened the door. Ann stood there looking out the window towards where the ceremony was supposedly taking place, probably expecting Elsa to be there. She turned to face her as Elsa closed the door behind her, the noise drawing her out of her reverie.
"…El-Elsa..?' the girl had a look of absolute surprise on her face as she drew closer.
"Elsa! … I can't believe it… you are actually here…" her voice fading at the end like she was talking to herself again.
"Elsa… you're here. Does that mean… that you believe me…? She queried with a hopeful countenance
Elsa just stood there for a while, bringing her hands up to her chest before she spoke.
"I- I don't know…"
They stood in silence for a little while, both not knowing what to say in the moment, before Ann finally broke the silence.
"Well… you must have come here for a reason right… do you know what that reason is maybe…?' the girl asked hopefully.
Elsa considered this for a moment.
"Back when you asked if there was anything in my past, anything that might not feel right… well… I-I lied…" Elsa whispered looking down near the girl's feet like a guilty child.
"Oh Elsa…" the girls face filling up with tears that streamed down her cheeks as what seemed like hope filled her countenance. She took a step towards the scared girl, Elsa taking one back.
"So that's why you came here? Because you thought maybe I could be telling the truth…? She asked hopefully.
Elsa nodded slowly.
The girl let out a little sob, letting her head fall for just a second.
"Hold on old girl… we're not done yet..." she said to herself before looking back at Elsa, pulling herself together, putting back on her hopeful face as she wiped away the tears around her eyes before she spoke.
"Oh-k… And are you willing to come with me, so I can take you home… to your parents?"
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"I don't know." Elsa said again, not sure herself how she wanted to proceed.
The red-head seemed to ponder how she could advance from this state of suspension, probably trying to think of how she was going to convince Elsa.
Elsa spoke out loud before she knew she even wanted to ask the question. "You said that you were sent here… by the people you call my parents… tell me, what are their names?"
"Oh ri-right… yes of course… their names. Well your mom, her name is Gerda… a-and you're dad is Kai." She said with a nervous smile.
Kai and Gerda… her parents. Even if this girl was lying, Elsa still wanted to know who her real parents were… even if Kai and Gerda weren't them, this was the closest she had ever come to a lead on who they might be.
"Please Elsa… come with me…"
"I don't know if I can… even if I did believe you… it's still dangerous…," her voice fell to a whisper, "I'm still dangerous…"
Realization dawned on the red-head. This girl wasn't just afraid of getting hurt, but also of hurting others. This precious, innocent girl felt like she was the monster in this story.
"Elsa. Look at me!" She was suddenly advancing towards Elsa with more than just one step now. Elsa tried to reverse but her back met the hard wood of the door as she tried to gain some distance between them. Elsa pulled her hands tighter to her chest, leaning flush up against the surface behind her.
The girl had slowed down but still moved towards Elsa. She wanted nothing more than to get further away, but there was no way to escape the advancing girl now.
No… don't come any closer… I don't want to hurt you…
"No please stay back!"
"Elsa look at me, watch me ok… look at my hand." The girl had stopped a meter way from Elsa. She was slowly raising her right hand while looking Elsa dead in the eyes, a fierce determination hidden under the teal pools of energy. Elsa was frozen still, she could do nothing but watch as the girl raised her hand and gently rested it on her shoulder.
"You see… you can't hurt me Elsa… you know why…? Because, you. are. not. dangerous!"
Elsa was transfixed by the offending appendage that lay on her shoulder. The girl was touching her. Ok… not directly… but she may as well have been with her hand over the thin material of the wedding dress that covered her shoulder. She was touching her… and her hand had not frozen in place, the girl was not screaming in pain, she didn't even look unhappy.
No one had ever touched Elsa… not in her entire twenty one years of her existence could she recall a single moment she had had contact with another human being…
Who are you…
The girl took Elsa's lack of response as incentive to speak again.
"Elsa… will you come with me…?"
Elsa nodded her head slowly, a new goal in mind; born of a hunger… a hunger to find out who this girl was, now nothing else mattered.
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A/N: Sorry this chapter is so short, this just seemed like the appropriate time to end it. Next one will be up soon don't worry.
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