The girl shuddered, experiencing the bitter sensation of coldness passing through her fingers while she touched the glass mirror. A white sheet of frost covered the surface in a rush. Sighing, the white-haired girl slumped in her chair.
She tensed as ice formed under her seat, quickly spreading across the tile floor. Flouncing out of the chair like it was set on fire, the girl backed away and leaned her body against the wall carefully. Great waves of frustration flooded her conscious; filling her fragile mindset like poison. She couldn't do this, the girl thought to herself bitterly, her powers were out of control and there was no way of stopping it.
Elsa, that was her name. Elsa the princess of Arendelle. The ice princess who froze her baby sister one night when they were huddled on her floor playing with their china dolls. She remembered the night clearly; Anna's tiny body shivering violently against large rug, her mother's worried expression masked with tinges of horror at the sight of two daughters, and little Elsa bending over sister in fear. Fear that she could have severely hurt sister in the process. Fear that she could have killed her sister in that moment. Luckily, her father called upon magic trolls to wipe the memory from Anna's mind for good and told Elsa to let the incident die.
She scoffed, pushing her knees up to place her chin across. Elsa put her hands on the sides of her head. Cold tears mingled as surges of sadness shot through the frozen heart of loneliness. She could never forget. Never, never, ne-
"Elsa?" a familiar voice called from behind the door in the distance. Elsa turned her head hesitantly and bit into the flesh of her bottom lip. It was Anna. Two minutes passed by until the her sister called again. "Can I come in?"
Elsa's heart trumped in throes of loathing. She couldn't be anywhere near Anna for the terror of seeing the lively presence of her sister's frozen corpse lying empty on the cold, hard ground. It was too much thinking about.
"Elsa," Anna said more urgently this time, her voice shook a little at repeating the name, "Please? J-Just a portion of your time. I just want to ask you something.."
Elsa dug fingernails harshly in her pale skin, closing her eyes and tried blocking out the scared tone of the other girl. Shaking her head, she got on her feet and strode to wooden door. With a turn she opened it to see the ginger-haired girl in a frazzled mess. Messy hair stuck out in odd angles, nightwear crumpled and left hunched at the belly, and her face looked slightly worn from bad night's rest.
Anna blushed and turned her gaze immediately toward her hands. "I-Do you want to go outside?" She looked up at her sister in anticipation. Little frown lines formed at the sides of her mouth.
Elsa tightened her fingers on the knob at the question.
It's been years since they been outside. Every since the incident happened, they were locked away from every little contact from the outer world, but since the death of her parent's nine months ago it had been decided that it was best for the locks to down come free. That and Elsa's coronation was in five few weeks. She had only a smidgen time to prepare for it.
Elsa pursued her lips together before looking at her feet. No, a voice in her mind firmly said, something bad might happen and your parents aren't here to protect you anymore. Stay inside before it's too late.
Shutting her eyes just once more, she shook her fists in a unsteady motion of unsureness. After a slight pause, she finally answered her sister.
"Yes, I would."
Anna's eyes danced in relief as she leaned over to give her Elsa quick hug, squealing in delight, "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Elsa froze, her muscles formed in stiff position at the sign of expression. Anna hurriedly recovered and pulled back from her, but a wide smile was evident on her sunny face.
Green eyes met blue ones, sparkling in pure joy. "Then let's hop to it, shall we?"
In a blink, Anna skipped down the large, white hallway.
Later in the evening..
"Gosh..it's chilly out here.." Anna stated awkwardly, trudging in heavy, black leather through the heaping piles of white snow littered in their path. In full winter attire, the perky ginger walked a step behind her older sister. So long it had been since she got the chance to feel tiny slaps of cold whip at her legs, and the scenery! Ah, the scenery, she thought while smiling.
Dusted with snow on the branches, large pine trees loomed proudly next to each other like bulky soldiers waiting in line for war. The entire plain was covered in the blanket of frost winter brought upon the land. And Anna radiated at this, her blue eyes brightening each second they passed the trees. The perky girl bounced about in eagerness, waving her arms frantically around, "Oh, Elsa! Let's play a game!"
Elsa walked further ahead silently, keeping her back straight and away, "Alright."
Anna tapped her finger to her chin a few times before an idea popped up. "Hide and Seek! Remember? We used to love playing that game!" Anna clasped her hands together, beaming happily. She grabbed her sister's gloved hand and let out squeal of excitement, "Come on, it'll be fun!"
Elsa exhaled wearily and looked her sister straight in the eye. Her little sister could never be contained by grace nor subtly. Always, always, impulsive on the first time trying, and full of over-abundant enthusiasm that could rival a child's. Lovely navy, blue eyes shone against the bleak location of white and the young lady slumped her delicate shoulders, "Fine, but I will hide and you seek."
Anna nodded and went over to tree in the back of her, soon dragging each number out with her clear voice. Elsa whirled and stomped directly on the narrow path in the opposite direction. This was perfect. She could be far away from Anna as best the extent would take her. No harm done at all. The crunching sounds of crisp snow reverberated under her boots, filling the empty air around her like a ball ricocheting back and forth as she wandered farther and farther from Anna.