Author's Note: So, this is my first Puritan Elsanna fanfiction. It takes influences/inspirations from other Elsanna fanfictions including More than Just Sisters(the nightmare idea), For Her Hand(the idea of Elsa being forced to meet princes so she'll have someone to produce an heir with), Frozen Fractals(evil prince),and Arendelle in ruins when Elsa leaves the throne(Tales from the North). The only thing addressed in this chapter is the nightmare.

Elsa pulled Anna close and planted a deep kiss to her lips. Anna drew back in surprise and gave her a look of disgust as an angry mob of people holding pitchforks and torches surrounded them.

"Sinner!"

"Harlot!"

"Pervert!"

"Monster!"

"Vile beast!"

The angry mob screamed, pointing at Elsa as they drew in closer, closing in on her and her sister. To her horror, when the mob had finally reached them, one of the people handed their torch to Anna. Her sister took it in her hands and watched with uncaring eyes as the mob flung themselves upon Elsa, tying her up to a wooden stake planted in the ground.

"Burn in hell, witch!", they screamed as Anna drew closer to the tied up Elsa with the torch in hand.

"You were my sister. How could you? You're disgusting. See you in hell, Sis," Anna taunted, smirking, as she pressed the torch to Elsa's skin.

Elsa cried out in pain as the flames licked up her sensitive skin, slowing burning her alive. But the physical pain wasn't what hurt the most nor even was the fear of her eminent death. What was the worse was that the person she loved most in the world, more than life itself, had betrayed her.

"It can never be, Sis," Anna told her burning sister.

Suddenly, Anna was no longer human. She was a demonic beast with glowing red eyes, long fangs and claws where her finger nails had been. The rest of the crowd morphed into hideous beasts as well.

"It can never be! It can never be!" ,they chanted over and over again, tauntingly to Elsa, the fire dancing around her like hellfire.

Elsa screamed, shooting up out from under the covers like her life depended on it, beads of sweat running down her forehead.

It wasn't long before Anna burst through the door without even bothering to knock first.

"Elsa! Are you ok? What's wrong?", she asked worriedly as she nearly tripped on some ice Elsa had left on the floor during her nightmare, but caught herself at the last minute.

"Nothing, Anna. Go back to bed," Elsa lied, voice trembling and hands shaking.

"Elsa, don't' give me that. You know I can tell when you're lying," Anna chastised.

Elsa sighed heavily. "It was just a bad dream Anna. It was nothing really," she tried to reassure her sister.

"Well, from the looks of you, I'd say it wasn't nothing," Anna scolded Elsa for her second lie of the night.

"Anna, please," Elsa pleaded softly.

"I think we should talk about it. It's obviously bothering you. Your dream I mean," Anna said gently as she sat down on the bed next to Elsa.

"I don't want to talk about it," Elsa protested, scooting farther away from the sitting girl and flinching when the girl rested one of her hands on her shoulder.

"Elsa, why are you shutting me out again?", Anna accused, her eyes having a very pained expression.

It broke Elsa's heart to see that look on her sister's face, but it was better than the alternative. She couldn't corrupt the innocent, pure mind of her sweet, loving little sister. Her job was to protect her sister, not lead her into temptation and have them both hated and possibly killed by the masses. But then there was the matter that Anna probably didn't feel the same way she did anyway and she didn't want to expose her sister to the awkwardness and guilt it would ultimately forge in their relationship.

So, clearing her throat, the blonde simply said, "Anna, please, I just need to be alone right now. "

"Why?", Anna asked dejected.

"I don't want to….hurt you," Elsa responded sadly.

"Elsa, we went over this so many times already since you froze me. You aren't going to hurt me again. You are getting much better at controlling your powers," Anna sighed.

"I wasn't talking about my powers," Elsa responded.

"Then what are you-?" , Anna began.

"Please leave before I do something I regret, Anna," Elsa interrupted.

Anna rose from the bed, puffing her cheeks up in anger.

"You always do this, Elsa! You always shut me out! And always when you need me the most!", she screamed at her older sister.

"Anna-" Elsa began.

"No! Don't interrupt, Elsa! I'm not finished. You're going to hear me out! Understand!?", Anna scolded.

Elsa whimpered, nodding her head slowly.

"Don't act like you don't need me when I know you do! Don't act like you like being alone when you're slowly dying inside from the loneliness! Don't' shut me out when you know you need to let me in!", Anna continued shouting at her.

"I don't need anyone. I'm fine on my own. And I like being alone. The peace and quiet is nice," Elsa retorted coldly, lying through clenched teeth.

A wave of hurt flashed on Anna's face.

"Fine, you want to be alone! You don't need me! Then, I'll leave you alone, but don't say I didn't try. You're so frustrating Elsa! You never let people in! I guess you'll just be alone for the rest of your life!", Anna shouted angrily as she stomped to the door of her sister's room, swung it open violently, and then slammed it behind her forcefully.

Elsa listened to her sister's receding footsteps and when she was sure she could no longer hear the younger girl anywhere around, she allowed the tears that had been welling up in her eyes to finally break free in loud sobs.

"I do need you, Anna. More than you'll ever know. And that's why I need to stay away from you. I'm sorry," she sniffled, sitting up in bed with her knees pulled up to her chest, her arms hugged around them, her head resting on top of them, curled into a ball of almost lifeless despair, tears still streaming down her face uncontrollably.