Title: No Amount of Love Chapter two
Summary: There was love there, but nothing fixes itself. A happily ever after is only the ending to a tale, only the stop to what people usually want to see. But it's not the end, it's only the beginning. The beginning of the brightest sunlight. But what is the sunlight with the clouds before it? [An Elsanna fanfiction about growth, change, and discovering what you actually want]
Authors notes: This is an Elsanna fanfiction, which means there will be incest as it goes on. Thank you to Sheikm for helping me with extra proofreading ! I hope you guys enjoy this one, a little fanservice, but I can't give everything away too quickly.
Over the course of the ride with Kristoff, Anna was quiet and distracted, which just wasn't her. The blond man knew that. He tugged on the reins for Sven to stop and steered them to the side of the main path, where the reindeer could eat some grass. He'd give him a carrot later, all to himself, no sharing.
"Hey you, what gives? You okay?" He wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "What's on your mind?" When Anna pulled away, he held his hands up and moved away a little. She didn't want his touch right now, and that was perfectly fine.
"It's nothing, just my sister being herself - not that herself isn't okay! I just wish she wouldn't shut me out still." Anna said, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "I mean, she started it, and then brought up something that I didn't think was weird, but I guess she did. And then we promised to meet together to read, and then she bailed and shut the door again. Why is my life always full of doors?"
The redhead looked to Kristoff for answers, and when he took too long to think on an answer. "I mean, she's great and I want to spend time with her to make up for all that time apart, but come on, I can't be the one to do all the work!"
"Whoa there, calm down." He responded as he held his hands up to try and ease her down. "It can't be easy to break a habit like that. And did you ask her why?"
"Hello, I told you that she shut me out, why don't you pay attention!" The Princess said with a slight sneer, nothing too rude mind you.
"Maybe she got a headache, maybe the bath took longer than normal." He started, only to be cut off by Anna.
"How did you know about her having to bathe?" She asked, squinting her eyes and leaning into him. "You weren't spying on my sister, were you?" She asked, pointing a finger at him.
Kristoff scoffed, pulling away a little. "No, are you crazy? I just saw all the feathers and then the staff talking about the mess you two made. And you had to get clean, so I assumed!" He sighed and looked to her. "You both need to just work on talking again, getting closer."
"I can't do that if she's not willing to..." Anna said with a sigh and put her head down. She looked up when she felt Kristoff put an arm around her. "What is it?"
Kristoff smirked and shook her shoulders a little. "Let's take you back home, you go in and check on her, okay? No knocking, just barge in like the feisty girl you are and ask her what's what!"
Without any further question, Anna watched him tug the reins and tell Sven to get to running. She decided not to say anything further - maybe he was right about this. The whole return home, she was quiet again, wringing her hands together, her hair falling into her face again despite her best efforts to push it back.
When they got there she slipped her way up the stairs, her footsteps tentative as she grew closer to the door. Anna sucked in her breath as she reached to knock but stopped herself. No, no knocking. She gave herself a motivational nod before opening the door, closing it behind herself quietly. When she stepped in further her eyes went wide, her cheeks turning a rather interesting shade of red.
Elsa had slept the entire time, still sprawled across the bed, her hair out of its braid and tucked around her head and shoulders, a few strands hanging over her eyes, as if snow was sloped across the sheets. Her breathing was soft, the rise and fall of her breasts steady as she slept.
The Princess swallowed hard, looking her sister up and down a few more times than was probably proper. When she eventually shook herself from the entrancement it put on her, the staring at her chest, moving down to the white curls over her - NO! This was her sister! Why was she even staring?!
Anna shook her head quickly and moved over to try and help her sister up to the pillows. "Ugh, you're heavy when you're asleep!" It took her several pushes and tugs before she managed to get her up. She grabbed the blankets and went to tuck her in.
This explained things, Elsa had meant to go to her but had fallen asleep. That was okay, her sister needed her sleep. As she pulled the blankets up, her hands brushed softly over her sister's nipples and she blinked when Elsa moaned, causing the redhead to flail as she quickly tucked her in.
She shook her hands a little as she headed for the door but stopped when she heard her name whispered out. "Huh, Elsa? Did I wake you- oh." Anna turned to see her sister and breathed her name out. And where was her hand- oh God.
Elsa had felt content enough in her blankets, to ease a hand down between her legs to brush her fingers over her folds a little. It didn't take too much longer before deeper sleep took her and she rolled onto her stomach, pulling her hand up and away from the cool between her legs.
Anna had wide eyes as she stepped out, shutting the door quickly behind her. What was that even?! Her sister thought of her like that? No, it couldn't be. Must be a coincidence. She could have just said her name and THEN had some kind of dream of someone else. Who would that someone else be? Was there a suitor she didn't know about?
The redhead felt herself growing jealous at the thought of someone having Elsa like that, and she had to shake her head again. "No, Anna. Calm down," she commanded herself. "It's nothing. Nothing is going on."
As Anna walked, she couldn't hold back a yawn, rubbing at her eyes. As she headed to her door, she heard rushed footsteps. As she turned around, she saw a frantic Snow Queen in the cutest sleeping dress she'd ever seen, with little snowflake designs on the bottom... and it fit her curves just right. Wait, what?
"Elsa?" She asked when her sister took her hand.
Elsa, rather out of breath, started to stammer out her words. "I'm sorry, I fell asleep. I don't know why I was so... exhausted." She made to continue, only to stop when she felt Anna hold her hands closer.
"It's okay, really. We did spend quite a while making a mess of the castle." Anna said with a smile. Her sister felt bad about missing it... but then she felt bad for smiling about her sister feeling bad, this was going to spiral down if it wasn't cut short.
"How about we go read the book now?" Elsa asked. There was a pause as she looked at her sister, who seemed uncharacteristically lost in thought. "Hey, you alright Anna?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Just tired." The redhead responded, giving a little smile. "Maybe I should go to sleep and we can meet in the library tomorrow morning. With cocoa and pastries and spend the day reading?"
"Oh, sure..." Elsa bit her lip a little. "You need your sleep, sleep is good for you. And it doesn't look like the sky's awake." She returned the hug that was given to her, tucking her head against her neck, taking in this moment. She'd continue to take in every moment she could.
Elsa knew full well she could never get enough of actually being there with her. She only let go when Anna kissed her cheek and pulled away.
"Sweet dreams, Anna." She said with a smile, her smile growing wider when Anna told her the same. As her sister started to walk away, her smiled started to turn into a frown. When Anna gave Kristoff a little kiss as they passed each other to go to their respective bedrooms, her shoulders went down and she looked away.
Elsa pulled her arms around her ribs, her head down a little as she headed back to her room. When she felt a hand on her shoulder, she tensed and jerked away - seeing it was Kristoff made her force herself to set up an emotional front. "Good evening, Kristoff."
"Same to you. Wanted to know if you were okay, your Majesty." He said as he folded his arms, just to balance himself. "I know you and Anna had some kind of issue today."
"Oh, no. It's nothing you need to worry about. A simple misunderstanding and me messing up and falling asleep. " The Snow Queen responded, holding her hands up. "And things are... fine. We're fine. How are you?"
Kristoff arched an eyebrow. "Are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes, I'm sure." Elsa lied, stepped back a few paces. She really just wanted to go back to her room.
The man shrugged. "Alright, just making sure. I mean if you're upset, Anna tends to be twice as upset and worried and it can't be good for her."
"What do you know what's good for her?" The Queen said with a sneer before sighing. "I'm sorry, I've just had a long day."
Kristoff arched an eyebrow yet again, feeling like he shouldn't have even come up to her. And if he asked her, he'd be entirely correct. "I know plenty of what's good for her, or I like to think." He bit his tongue after speaking, not wishing to say what had passed through his mind. The wrath of the Snow Queen was not something he wanted.
He loved ice, but he didn't like being in it.
"Just enjoy your sleep, I'll be going now." Elsa said before waving him off and heading back to her room. When she got there, she moved to sit on the window seat to look out at the kingdom.
This is not what she expected. It was her sister. This was not something normal. She hadn't ever felt this way before seeing her... seeing Anna in that dress at her coronation, the way she moved and looked. She was gorgeous, she'd grown up into the prettiest person she'd ever seen. Prettier than anything she could make with her powers.
Elsa put her head down, pulling her knees to her chest. What was she going to do? On one hand, she was so very happy Anna had found love after wanting it. But on the other, she was seething with jealousy at the man who'd captured Anna's heart.
And then there was the thought at the back of her mind that she purposefully crushed, because she knew she'd never have that. Maybe she should choose the prince from the lower kingdom that they'd been trying to establish a treaty with. It was what would be good for the kingdom, for Arendelle. It wouldn't be too hard to fake emotion with him, right? And who knows, she could fall for him. It wasn't like she thought ill of all men.
Just the bastard who kept her sister for himself. "Oh Elsa, don't think like that..." She whispered to herself, hitting her head to her knees. He didn't deserve to be thought of like that. He'd helped save her sister, brought her to her at her ice palace and had brought her back to the castle with the very best of intentions. In fact, she owed him so much more than she was giving him right now.
She grabbed a piece of parchment and began to write. A simple letter stating she was still thinking on it, but might commit to choosing him. It was the best for the kingdom, right?
But honestly, what was best for her? All those years of thinking of only Anna and her safety. Did she even know how to think for herself? Once the letter was written, she set it aside on the desk, pushing herself under the covers to sleep.
The following morning, Anna had woken up before everyone else for once. It must have been her going to bed before her usual bedtime. Excited, she went to Elsa's room and without a missed beat, opened the door. To find her sister snoring was something she didn't expect - at least it wasn't just her that did it!
As Anna went to go flop on her sister and wake her up, she noticed the letter and curiosity got the better of her. She headed over and picked it up - as she read, her expression turned to concern. Was this what her sister wanted? Since when did she think on things like this, and why was she keeping it from her?
The redhead looked over to her sister, thinking that must've been the reason for the awkward event that'd happened earlier. Anna couldn't help but feel a little crushed... her sister was keeping something as important as a marriage from her. She set the paper down and walked towards Elsa in her bed.
Biting her lip she reached over to rub her sister's shoulder, in an attempt to wake her. "Elsa." Anna blinked when, yet again, Elsa whispered her name out. "Elsa, come on. We're supposed to read!"
"Wh- huh?" Elsa moaned out as she rose from her slumber, reaching to rub at her eyes. "Oh, Anna. Okay. Just give me a little to get better dressed."
"No, just pyjamas! Come on!" Anna exclaimed and tugged at her, pushing the thoughts behind her. It was her sister, if she was happy. She'd be happy!
Elsa let out an oof noise and got up, grabbing a brush to deal with that at least before following her down. A day just reading with her would do them both good. She could only hope.
