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Disclaimer: I don't own Frozen.
It has been a few months since the coronation. To say the queen was fatigued was an understatement. Elsa was so exhausted if even the throne seemed comfy. Not that it wasn't, but it was hardly the ideal place to take a nap. Which was why Elsa had been pacing around in the library for the past hour now.
She couldn't afford to sleep. She simply couldn't.
"Elsaaaa," Anna whined.
"Not now, Anna, I'm busy."
"Busy exercising in the library?" The redhead pouted.
She had been lying around in the library waiting for Elsa. The sun had set hours ago, why wasn't Elsa going to bed yet?
"No, I'm thinking."
"Then stop thinking so we can go to sl-yawnn-eep."
Elsa sighed, she had already told Anna she didn't need to stay up with her but the younger girl instead on doing so, claiming they needed to make up for the last thirteen years. Finally, she sat beside the redhead who rolled onto her lap to snuggled her sister.
"I love you," she whispered as she nuzzled her sister's stomach.
Elsa chuckled, "That tickles," pushing the redhead's face away from her stomach. And then she said with a smile, "I love you too."
Her stomach tightened. Anna forced herself to smile. It was nice to finally hear her sister occasionally return her affection for her... if she did. It wasn't because Elsa didn't mean what she said, hell, since the coronation incident, who could ever doubt her sister's love? The problem was that Anna loved loved her Elsa. And when Elsa said that, it kind of stung her to be reminded that their love wasn't the same.
What did Anna know? After all, she fell in "love" with Hans in one night, and started dating Kristoff three days after they met. Maybe she was just desperate for love, she chided herself. After thirteen years of loneliness, it made sense to be desperate. But as the weeks went by with Kristoff, Anna began to realize something. Love wasn't just when your heart flutters when he touches you. Love wasn't just thinking about how adorable they are when they talk about something they're passionate about. Love wasn't just about sacrificing yourself for the other. Love was about seeing all their flaws as part of their perfection. Love was about making you and them happy.
Sure, Kristoff was lovable. He was strong, reliable, funny and realistic, he was the ideal boyfriend anyone could ask for, but he wasn't the one. For a period of time, Anna's heart would beat faster at the sight of Kristoff, her heart would wander off to how cute he was when he talked about Elsa's ice castle. But Kristoff was her best friend! Sure, she would do what she could for Kristoff to be happy, but sharing a carrot with Sven? Nuh-uh. . .
Anna being Anna, decided to break it off to Kristoff. It wasn't fair to lead her best friend on like that... besides, it felt like her heart was with someone else already... That someone being the one giving her a peck on her forehead now. Her heart fluttered.
"You gotta stop that, you look creepy." Elsa smirked.
Anna frowned, creepy?! Then she paused, her eyes widening.
"Elsa, you seriously need to sleep."
"An-"
"When was the last time you slept eight full hours?"
The queen merely chuckled, "What are you, full? I haven't- hey, Anna!" Before she could finish her sentence, Anna had already stood up, carrying her and on her way to the Queen's bedroom.
"Anna, let me down!"
"No."
"Anna, as your Queen, I insist you put me down this instant." As if on cue, the queen was tossed onto her bed.
"Anna, I have no time to pla-!" God, even when she wrinkled her eyebrows she was adorable.
"And as your princess, I command you to go to sleep. Have you seen those eye bags under your eyes?! They look like they hold dust in them!" Anna folded her arms and glared at her sister. It pained her to see what her sister was doing to herself. She was still young and beautiful, she shouldn't have to be responsible for the whole of Arandelle.
The two sisters glared at each other for a moment before the younger one broke the silence with a sigh.
As much as she hated it, Anna understand. Elsa loved her kingdom more than anything. There was no way sleeping was an option when her citizens were suffering. Not after she froze everything. Her people were suffering due to her failure (although Anna never saw it that way, Elsa always did), and she felt immense guilt for it. And just as much as she hated this part of Elsa, she couldn't help but fall in love with her sister's caring and loving side for others. Even to the point she sometimes would have to bear the brunt of it.
Which was why she had to do something about this. Now.
"Look, I'm just worried about you, alright?" She sat beside Elsa and hugged her. "You've been meeting ministers after ministers, traders after traders, farmers, fishers, and when you finally have the time, you read. I haven't seen you sleep in forever. Well not like I have in the past thirteen years of my life, but I'm pretty sure before the coronation you've slept plenty, I mean, on your birthday itself you didn't have it so-"
Unbeknownst to her sister, Elsa wasn't that busy, actually. She just didn't want to sleep for a reason.
She was afraid.
Afraid that when she closed her eyelids for more than a second, Anna would be gone, frozen, dead.
Elsa sighed, "Fine, just tonight, okay?" She tightened the hug and caved in.
Anna leaned back into the bed, pulling Elsa's weight with her. Placing her head just above her sister's head, enjoying the warmth that radiated from her sister, Anna smiled knowing her sister was smiling too.
"Goodnight, Elsa."
Anna waited for a response, but all she got was a soft snore. Stroking the platinum blonde hair just under her, she tilted her head down and lightly placed her lips right on her fringe.
I love you.
