Hi everyone! I'll make this authors note as quick as possible. Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters (I wish I did though) I only made up the story with them in :)
The story is set in modern day times so the characters don't have any powers. Hope you enjoy it :)
Chapter One: New Beginnings
Drawing up to the small town of Burgess I realised two things; one, I hated the happy-go-lucky atmosphere that seemed to ooze of the place with the bright streamers and flags that lined the plain streets that screamed an up and coming festival was soon going to arrive and the cheerful humming of our taxi driver was driving me insane! Two, my sister Anna was clearly looking forward to a fresh start. She was practically bouncing up and down in her seat with excitement, pointing at random posters and shops out of the window and joyfully chatting away aimlessly at me and the driver. It was clear Anna would easily fit into this quaint, small town. Me however? I wasn't so sure. The car continued to jolt and jump over the road as it turned into the long gravel driveway that lead down to my uncles and aunts home. Around us a few trees began to appear; within seconds and without any warning we were plunged into the thick part of the forest; we were surrounded by all different shades of green and earthy browns; some of the leaves were so dark they where almost black and blending in with the shadows; others danced in the warm sunlight making the green so bright it was almost blinding. "Isn't is beautiful Elsa?" Anna said with a sigh, a dreamy expression on her face. "Yeah, just peachy" I replied sarcastically and looked at the floor.
I wanted to go back to my home in Arendelle which was now thousands of miles away. "Don't be like that Elsa" my sister chided me, honestly, sometimes I think Anna is to naive for her own good, the idea that I'll be happy here is just that, an idea; theirs only one thing that'll make me happy and that's impossible. Just don't think about it Elsa I told myself, don't let your emotions take control; conceal, don't feel I told myself. I didn't want anyone to worry about me, I just had to deal with my own feelings my own way and as long as I act ok everything will be fine; people may even stop looking at me like I'm made of glass. They think I don't notice their worried looks and glances but the problem is… I notice every saddened look and disappointed expression.
The car continued to jolt, getting more and more violent in its back and forth movement's as the path became more and more uneven until finally, the taxi came to a sudden holt causing me to rock back and fourth in my seat. Looking out the window I realised we were in a large clearing within the woods. I wasn't sure if the trees naturally formed this way or whether the large oak and ash trees had been cut back to be designed this way either way, my new home was very, very green. The taxi driver announced we were here and got out the car causing it to rock back and forth slightly, once he was out he stretched and cracked his back before opening my door. "Thank you" I said politely while inwardly cringing at the cracking noise his back made and climbed out the car.
Anna scrabbled behind me tripping as she got out of the taxi, without thinking I grabbed her arm before she face-planted the floor. "Whoa…. that was a close one!" Anna said, slightly breathless causing me to laugh. Anna was always falling and tripping over things, I guess you could call it one of her many quirks "sorry" she said again before pulling away from my grip; that was another one of her quirks, consistently apologising. Around us I could hear the hum of birds around me, I could imagine myself taking several walks through the woods here to calm my very busy mind. In the middle of the clearing was a large white house decorated with windows. It was very beautiful, I like the idea that I could see everything through the windows, it reminded me of my parents kitchen, at least I could take something from that.
"You're here" I heard someone call; before I could even register who it was, we were pulled into a warm tight hug. Trying to wriggle out of the women's grasp, but failing to do so made me smile, it was Aunt Rapunzel. I had only met her a few times; but every time I had met her she had always been so kind and bubbly "Aunt Rapunzel!" Anna replied in just the same up-beat and cheery fashion. Anna and my aunt always got on so well when they came to visit us so i'm pretty sure Anna would be happy here, especially since she has our uncle Eugene wrapped around her finger. I had to make sure I was on my best behaviour so we didn't get sent off to another string of relatives I knew from passing or foster families I didn't even know. Anna would be happy here, I could just tell the way she was gushing in the car and the happy, glowing look on her face when she saw our aunt. I won't do anything to stop that I decided, I wasn't going to be the reason we got sent away and packed off like last time. Anna would be happy and thats all that would matter.
"Come on, grab you bags and lets go inside" aunt Rapunzel gushed. The taxi driver popped the boot and we quickly grabbed out bags. Anna's was pink and bulging at the seams with pieces of fabric sticking out of the sides; she probably didn't even fold her clothes I though with a smile; my sister was always so disorganised! Unfortunately that meant that when Anna left her room I would end up folding her clothes neatly in her draws and wardrobe, at least then they stood half a chance of surviving with her! Shaking my head I realised I was spacing out, grabbing my bag out the car I quickly repeated my thanks to the driver before closing the boot with a loud thud. "Any time" he called out of the window before driving off. Well, any chance of an escape was now gone, and I was stuck here. "So" I said politely as I followed the overenthusiastic pair into the house, "Where's Uncle Eugene?"
"Oh, he's out shopping, we forgot to pick up extra grocery's from the store earlier, is there anything you would like? I can quickly call him" I just shook my head as I walked into her house the first thing I noticed was their there where lanterns all over the place; some of them had candles in and others didn't. They reflected all sorts of vibrant purples and yellows, pinks and deep greens through the hallway; it was very pretty. "Mummy" I heard someone scream followed by a loud crash and two toddlers chasing after one another "boys!" my aunt called causing them to stop. "We have company, you know the girls I told you about earlier" she hinted at them; one of the grinned brightly before moving towards me. "Hi" he said with a bright smile that looked so much like his mothers "I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!"
Placing my bag on the floor I bent down so I was the same height as him. "Hi Olaf, i'm Elsa" if it was possible the toddler smiled even brighter and ran towards me, hugging me tightly, he really did like hugs I thought. As he pulled away I looked at his features, he had blond curly hair and bright blue eyes and was very, very pale. The other boy behind him stood there nervously, shifting his weight nervously from one tiny foot to the other. "Whose your brother?" Anna said to Olaf. "Sven" he said proudly "he doesn't talk much though. Mum Sven took my carrot" he said clearly not very happy at that thought. Sven shook his head and dropped something behind him before showing us all his hands. Sven, I realised, looked like a mini me of his father. "Sven?" my aunt questioned, after a moment he sighed and picked of the carrot that he had dropped behind him and gave it back to his brother Olaf. Smiling brightly he ran off with it with Sven not to far behind them. "I didn't know you had kids?" Anna said.
"Yeah, we never got a chance to visit your parents and then well, you know what happened…" we all just stood their in an awkward silence "There nearly three years old now; and their twins" my aunt said changing the subject. I just nodded, "Can you show me my room, i'd like to unpack" smiling sadly my aunt motioned for me to follow her up their stairs.
Thats it for now, let me know what you all think! I love reviews and it would be great to here your opinion! Thanks for reading :)
-ShadowGoblin