Disclaimer: I will never have the rights to own Frozen, but I owe my life to it for changing me and my life for the better.
"Are you sure you don't wanna come? It'll be fun."
Elsa smiled at her sister and held both of her hands. As much as she wants to come with her, she felt like she should not to. She honestly don't know why, but it's that certain feeling in the pit of her stomach that tells her that she has some more important things to do. Of course, she wants to spend more time with her sister now that their favorite season, winter, has arrived in Arendelle, but she doesn't know why she don't want to. "I think I'll pass. You go have fun."
"Well," Anna squeezed Elsa's hands gently and let go of it. She felt a bit disappointed that Elsa doesn't want to come with her, but she doesn't blame her. She might have more duties to do before she will finally have and enjoy their Christmas break. "that's fine, but I'm not gonna go there until you join me or you've changed your mind. If you need me, I'll just be going to go practice some of my sword fighting skills and probably destroy another training dummy. You know, that's hobby and I love doing it, and… I rambled again, didn't I?"
Elsa couldn't help but to giggle at her sister's ramble. She may have observed Anna's maturity these past months after the Great thaw, but Anna is still, well… Anna. In her truest self and she loved that about her. It is one of the reasons why she kept on reminding herself that she did the right thing to accept herself. Moreover, it felt great for Elsa. She can finally be free after all these years.
"I don't mind your rambling, but you have to be careful. I know you're a skilled professional when it comes to sword fighting and all, but it's better to be safe than sorry, and have fun of course."
Anna just smiled then nodded at her sister. She may have heard this like the nth time, but she'll never get tired of it. She knows it's just for her safety. "Got it, and thanks. I'll see you later."
With that, Anna gave her sister a good-bye hug—which Elsa gladly returned—and left their room, which they have finally shared once again since the great thaw.
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Since Anna left their room, Elsa constantly kept on thinking about those thirteen years of her life spending Christmas alone in her room. Her experience can be described by one word, which is lonely or any other words that are synonymous to it.
As much as her parents wanted to go inside her room and celebrate the day with her, she doesn't want to for she fears she might hurt them with her powers. Anna, on the other hand, always knocks on her door and asks her if she can come in to celebrate the day with her. She even slides Christmas cards and letters under Elsa's door just so she can read and realize how much Anna wanted to see her again. Elsa wanted to open the door so badly but every time she reaches the door knob, her conscience tells her not to for it's for the best. She couldn't afford to hurt and lose Anna again. It will be quite lonelier if she would lose her sister for good.
The thought of her sister gave Elsa a feeling during what Anna has been through every Christmas in their years of isolation. She must have been very lonely despite that she celebrates it with her parents before and after their death.
As for Elsa, she would never allow her sister to be lonely again. She would never want her sister to celebrate Christmas alone, but… What can she do? How can she make Anna feel happy this Christmas? Giving her a gift is easier said than done and seemed a bit cliché. It has to be something special, but what is it?
With those thoughts and doubts running around her head, Elsa immediately sat on the chair besides the window and let out a long sigh. Who knew that her emotional state is more stressful than her duties as Queen?
Speaking of emotional state, Elsa quickly looked at her hands and cranks her knuckles gently. Thank God her powers are not responding to her emotions, at least not yet in her perspective.
"I can't believe I'm doing this." Elsa stood up from her seat and went outside their room.
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Elsa's idea is as simple as Anna herself and not as complex as hers. That is, to ask Anna what she yearns for Christmas. It doesn't matter whether it'll be hard or easy to get that gift. All she wants is to make Anna happy this Christmas. It is now her time to do something nice for her sister after every good thing Anna has done for her.
"I still can't believe I'm doing this. I mean, yeah it's for the good, but I think… Wait, what am I doing?" Elsa quickly did a face-palm on herself. It is easy to differentiate Elsa and Anna not just by their looks, but also in terms of their personality. However, in Elsa's perspective, she doesn't quite believe that. In fact, it astound her for the fact that she is also starting to get her sister's rambling whenever she is uncertain of her decisions or just simply nervous. Well, they are sisters after all and that is enough proof for her.
Elsa let out a long and heavy sigh and continues her walk to the training grounds to find her sister and ask what she wants.
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As Elsa approaches her destination, she was a bit surprised to see that there are only a few training dummies left. Sure the entire place is covered with snow, which she is glad that she wasn't the one who caused it, some trees surrounding it and a number of training dummies that even Olaf can't count, but how come most of the training dummies are either slashed in half or in pieces.
Elsa only has one conclusion—it was Anna's training who caused this. She quickens her pace and finally saw Anna who is busy practicing more and more her skills. "Anna, what happened in here?"
Already knowing the source of that voice, Anna can already tell that it is none other than her *number one and favorite person in the world. "Elsa!" Anna quickly stopped torturing the training dummy as she sheets her sword in its scabbard, which is tied around her waist. She turned around to face her sister and approach her. "H-Have you changed your mind?"
Elsa knows what she has to say, but somehow she just clasps her hands and looked down. Hold on, why am I doing this?
Anna noticed this behavior and clings on to her sword. She knows Elsa's behavior whenever she wants her to tell something, but too nervous to do so. The only way to make her tell it is to tell her what she's been up to. That way, it'll catch her attention. If it didn't work, well, she and Elsa might have a tickle or snowball fight. "I-If this is about the training dummies, I'll replace them. I didn't realize that I was having too much fun training that I didn't realized that I nearly destroyed all of it."
"Wait, what?" Elsa finally made an eye contact with her and shook her head. "N-N-No! I-I mean, are you hurt? What's will all the bruises?" Elsa grabs her sister's arm and scans it. Now her anxiety has turned into fear. "Anna, I told you to be careful."
"Calm down Elsa. I had these bruises last week. Didn't you remember? Besides, we're not here to talk about it. What were you thinking? I know there's something bugging you."
Elsa couldn't help but to smile then let out a sigh of defeat. She knows her too well. "Alright, I was… a bit anxious on something."
Anna furrowed her eyebrows. Whatever it is, it must have been a threat to her sister. "With what? Come on, you can tell me anything."
Elsa swallowed each and every bit of her anxiety. Let's just hope this works. As she is about to open her mouth, she didn't quite expect that those words will come out very quickly. "WhatdoyouwantforChristmas?"
Now Anna's enthusiasm and determination for whatever's bugging her sister was replaced with confusion. "Wait, what was that? I-I'm sorry, it's just that… You talked too fast."
Elsa mentally face-palmed herself for what she said. There goes her anxiety again. She's still glad her powers are not responding to it.
"Elsa, seriously, are you alright? Your powers are responding to your emotions. Calm down."
"Wait, what?" Elsa looked at her hands then at the ground. Never mind what she just thought earlier. Her powers are getting a bit out of control. Little ice caps are surrounding her and it is slowly moving. If this continues, she might freeze Arendelle again. "I-I'm fine. It's just that…"
"Easy Elsa, I'm here." Anna quickly held on to her sister's hands and hugs her. She then soothes her back to make her feel tranquility. It may not be any help, but it's the best option for her. "I'm fine. You're fine. Everyone's fine. Calm down."
Anna always had this some type of so-called power or magic as you say, for she always know and how to make Elsa calm down and control her powers. Elsa let out a sigh and hugs her sister back. "Okay… now I feel calm… Thank you."
The sisters released each other from their hugs with Anna wearing a big smile on her face. "Hey, that's what sisters are for."
"And I am so glad to have you as my sister." Elsa responded with a smile and the sisters shared another hug.
As much as they love the feeling in each other's arms, Elsa still has to tell Anna what she wants for Christmas and Anna still has to know what's bugging Elsa. As the sisters release each other from their hug, Anna already took the courage to talk.
"Elsa, I-I hate to break the emotional turmoil, but… w—"
"That's okay…" Elsa interrupted as she constantly rubs her hands. "I… I was planning to come with you of course and my paper works are all done, but there's just this feeling that I can't stop…"
"Okay…" Anna was still a bit confused as to why Elsa rambles like her whenever she's nervous. She was gonna ask her about it, but she already made a conclusion that maybe… Just maybe, this is another similar trait that they share as sisters and best friends.
"Anyway, going back. Anna, I know this is… Okay… This is very anticlimactic, but… what do you want for Christmas?"
She heard it correctly, right?
"Wait, what?" Anna is now very confused yet shocked at Elsa. This is what's been bugging her? Honestly, Anna was both glad and lost her enthusiasm. Glad for her sister's anxiety is not a big thing while she lost her enthusiasm for why does Elsa wants to give her a gift for Christmas? Why did she ask her what she wants? Spending some time with her is enough for Anna. What more could she want?
"Listen, Anna, I know people should give them presents that the receiver should not know and be surprised with, but I can't think of a perfect present for you, so I decided that I should ask you despite that it seems a bit… unusual."
Honestly, Anna doesn't want anything but to spend more time with Elsa and to see and make her happy. She would really love to tell it to her, but somehow, she came up with an idea. She had doesn't know whether this is good, neutral or not, but she would definitely love to try this with Elsa. "I've got an idea, come on!"
In spite of her constant training for minutes, Anna's spirit suddenly flare up and took Elsa's hand as they leave the training grounds.
For Elsa, she doesn't understand why her sister didn't answer her question. The tension wasn't awkward for them, was it?
Elsa shook her head. No, that's not it. In spite of their isolation, things never felt awkward with Anna or for her even before she revealed her powers at the coronation. Besides, Anna is used to being awkward. Not that Elsa meant it sarcastically, but being quirky is a part of Anna's personality. Not to mention that she love that about her. It's one of those things that made Anna extraordinary, not in a weird way, but in a good way.
"Alright, we're here." Anna stopped at her tracks and so did Elsa. "Let's get started. Elsa?"
Elsa snapped out of her thoughts and look at her sister. She then scans their surroundings. It turns out that Anna brought her to the Arendelle's day care. It is most likely a place where children spend their time in here either playing or listening to their tutors.
"Wait, what are we doing here? I'm expecting that most of the children are at their houses."
Anna just giggled at her sister's reaction.
These past months after the great thaw, she has been here multiple times to help and make the children happy. She sometimes doesn't go here alone. Sometimes, she is with Olaf, Kristoff and/or Sven to make the kids happy, but she has never been here with Elsa. She has told great stories about Elsa to the children and they couldn't wait to meet her in person. Besides, she has always wanted to this with her, but Elsa hardly got the time because of her duties as Queen.
"Maybe… Maybe not, come on, it'll be fun!"
Elsa couldn't help but to giggle at her sister's antics. It always lightens her mood in spite of the circumstances. "Alright, but I still need an answer to what you want for Christmas."
"Don't worry; there will be an answer for your question captain Elsa."
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It is quite easy for the sisters come in to the day care and receive warm greetings from its people. The people don't do this just because they're from the royal family, but their real reason is for the sisters' compassion for each and every person in Arendelle. In their perspective, it's the least they can do.
Furthermore, the adults not only gave them a warm welcome, but the children as well. Once Anna and Elsa stepped into the room, they are all very happy for their visit. What surprised Elsa are her expectations. It turns out that the day care is not empty at all. There are more than fifteen kids under this room.
To the children, they were very surprised that the Queen and the Princess are not just there to visit and wish them a happy Christmas, but they're also here to have fun with them. Thanks to that, the children did not waste a single moment and dragged the sisters to have fun with them.
Elsa didn't quite expect that she'll have a great time with the kids. Anna often invites her to have fun with them and not to think of it as a babysitting job, but her work often gets in the way. Moreover, she feels like she will only have like fifty percent of the fun because of the babysitting thing. Nonetheless, she was proud to say that her expectations are wrong. This is definitely one of the most fun times she had with sister and it felt great to make the kids happy. Then and there, this is what Christmas is all about: to do good things and to make people happy.
After what like days to Elsa, the children finally left with their parents, since it's almost six in the evening, and so did Anna and Elsa. However, before that, the children wished them a Merry Christmas while the sisters did the same.
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"Now that's done," Elsa said in serious manner to get Anna's attention. That entire question had only made Elsa more inquisitive to find out what Anna wants for Christmas. Moreover, it also motivates her to give Anna the best Christmas ever. She couldn't accomplish that unless Anna told her what she wants.
In fact, nothing much had happened on their way home or even at dinner. It was a total peaceful and comfortable silence for them on their routine. During that time, both wanted to tell something about the events at the training grounds earlier, but opt not to and decided to tell it to their room instead once everything is done.
Anna sat on her bed and stared inquisitively at her sister. She wanted to tell Elsa what she wants and needs for Christmas, but she is also curious on what she's gonna say. Therefore, she just waited for her sister's words.
"Why don't you tell me what you want for Christmas?"
Before answering the question, Anna patted the empty space beside her bed, gesturing her sister to seat beside her. Elsa understood what Anna meant and do what she told.
"Well?" Elsa was a patient woman, but her inquisitiveness is getting the most out of her. She just got to know what her sister wants. She has to.
Anna just smiled at her and took both of Elsa's hands. Elsa gladly returned the favor. "Honestly, I don't want anything."
Elsa scoffed at her sister's answer and tightens her grip on hers. "Anna, I know you want something. Just tell me."
"Elsa, if you were thinking about how I spent Christmas during our isolation, then that doesn't matter to me. The past is in the past. It already happened."
Elsa couldn't help but to smile at her sister's words. Anna may be quirky but when it comes to understanding her, she knows what are the words to say. "I know that Anna, but… I just wanted you to be happy this Christmas."
She heard it correctly right? "I want you to be happy as well, Elsa. Listen, if you really wanna know what I want for Christmas, then I'll tell you."
With those words, Elsa gently squeezed Anna's hands and gets ready to listen.
"What I want is simple. I want to spend more time with you this Christmas. I want to celebrate it with you and most importantly… I want… I want you to be happy this Christmas even if… d-despite that I wasn't the cause of it."
Elsa could feel her tears welled up. This… This is what her sister wanted all this time? Not that she thinks that it is anticlimactic, but she never expected this to come. In fact, it made Elsa so delighted and satisfied at her answer. She swears that she'll make that happen.
"Elsa… are you—Whoa!" Anna was interrupted by her sister's hug. It surprised her at first, but she gladly returned it. After a few minutes, they released each other from their hug.
Everything makes sense. It all makes sense! That's why Anna brought her to the day care. She just wanted to have fun with her and make her happy. All she needs is to let Anna to knock some sense into her. It's an unusual experience for her.
"I-I'm… I'm perfectly fine, Anna. It's just that… I promise I'll make you happy this Christmas."
Anna's look softened and smiled at her sister. "You already did, Elsa. Just by hanging out with me all day, it already makes me happy. Just by seeing you happy with those kids, I'm already satisfied."
"Then… what do you say let's do this again and again?"
"It's a deal, captain Elsa."
Both sisters smiled at each other and shared another hug. Honestly, Elsa learned another thing from Anna the hard way. That is what Christmas is all about. She couldn't wait for Christmas for she knows she had the perfect gift for Anna which is her happiness.
*Okay, don't judge me on this. It's Anna's perspective, not mine.
I was planning to describe something about winter, but it turns out it didn't made it here. Probably because I haven't experienced snow and there's no snow in my country. Honestly, the hard part was creating the title, so I'm truly sorry if the title is bad.
Since this is intentionally for Christmas, I would like to say Merry Christmas and God bless to each and every one of you. I hope you all enjoyed this little story of mine as I did while writing it.
