Elsa hadn't been very coherent in the passing days. She'd forget where she was on occasion or who she was. Sometimes she would moan and cry in pain. Choking on her words and letting tears fall freely down her cheeks. The princess had been very adamant about having doctors around or on call at all times. She rarely left Elsa alone and if she did it wasn't for very long.

One afternoon Anna was called into a meeting. Elsa had just fallen asleep so the princess snuck away careful not to wake her sleepy sister. Anna took one last look at the queen as she crept away from Elsa's bedside. She seemed so tiny and pale huddled up in a sea of blankets and pillows. The Princess closed her eyes and cried a few moments before putting on a brave face, wiping her tears and quietly shutting the bedroom doors as she walked into the castle halls.

It was when the Princess left for the courtroom that Prince Hans walked right into the sleeping Queens room carrying food and a small cup on a tray. When he entered he pulled a vial out and emptied it into the cup. Continuing to wake the sleeping girl. "Good morning Your Majesty." he spoke in a soft tone.

Elsa weakly opened her eyes, her vision blurring at first. "Who... who are you?" she asked staring up at the red haired man.

"Prince Hans, Your Majesty." he nodded handing her the cup. She weakly took it with a trembling hand and shakily brought it to her lips. "I thought you could use something to drink, I've brought some food if you're up for eating anything." Hans quickly left as the Queen finished drinking the tea he had laced with poison. He could hear Elsa crying bitterly from the initial pain it caused.

Anna was notified as soon as the Queens cries were heard by the staff. "Elsa!" Anna burst through the open doors watching three doctors as the loomed over the queen. Trying to help her. Anna felt her heart break, hearing the terrified crying of her sister watching as Elsa slowly closed her eyes again moaning of severe pain and finally passing out into a world of darkness.

"Anna, can I speak to you?" the eldest doctor asked guiding the princess outside the Queen bedchambers. "Anna Elsa isn't doing too well. She is in a terrible amount of pain and I'm not sure how she is going to handle the next few days." the doctor paused. "It's getting worse Anna... I'm sorry."

Hans heard the news as he came up behind her. "You're sister okay?" he asked.

"What do you think?!" Anna snapped back at him angered at the idiotic question. "She's obviously in pain! She's dying! Hans! She's dying and I have to somehow learn to accept that. Why don't you just go back home!"

"Arendelle needs a little help until Queen Elsa gets back on her feet. Besides I have twelve older brothers back in the southern isles they'll be fine at home without me." The Prince assured. Anna gave him a glare she despised his presence. The Princess turned on her heels and headed into her sisters room. Taking the Queens hand. "Please be okay Elsa." Anna wept as her sister breathed softly. "Don't go."

Hours passed as Elsa drifted in and out of consciousness. She became delirious at times, asking for people Anna never heard of. She would tell Anna stories, none of which made any sense as they were all about the dangerous adventures she went on. But the Princess nodded and smiled at the Queens stories.

Two days went by and Anna never left her sisters side. Elsa seemed to be growing a little stronger and began waking for longer periods of time. "Who are you?" Elsa asked slightly frightened by the girl who was so close to her. The question startled Anna, she felt forgotten and alone but assured herself it was only Elsa's illness causing her to forget.

"I'm Anna, your sister." Anna spoke sadly.

"Oh." Elsa spoke sadly. "Do we get along?" The queen asked.

"Yes, Elsa you and I get along very well and we love each other very very much." Anna smiled and laughed lightly.

"Oh! where is Mama and Papa?" she questioned.

Anna closed her eyes, she couldn't bear to break her sisters heart and if she really was dying Anna had no intentions of making her feel worse before her final moments. "On
A trip they'll be back in a few weeks." Anna responded almost in tears over her sisters memories, she had forgotten her. Elsa had not known
who she was, she had to be reminded of who Anna was, Elsa was unable to even recognize her sister.

"Are you okay? Why are you crying?" The Queen questioned lying
down whimpering in pain for a while.

"I just miss them that's all they've been gone a while. That's all."

Elsa gave Anna a sympathetic smile and began choking. Anna sat her up and she vomited red blood and fluids all over the blankets. The Princess screamed for someone as she sat behind Elsa holding her platinum hair and rubbing her back. "Shhh shhh shhh you're okay Els... You're okay." Anna assured as a maid and doctor came in the room. The maid took the soiled linens and left quickly leaving Anna and the Queen alone with Elsa's doctor, she assessed her illness. Another maid came in with some water and new blankets seconds later leaving them on the end of the queens bed.

The Doctor helped Elsa lie down and made sure she had some water. She took the Queens pulse and assessed her breathing rate, gave Elsa something for her pain and took Anna out of the room.

"Anna sweetheart." The doctor looked at her with sympathy. "Be prepared okay?" she nodded. "Now Go, be with her, stay with her... Comfort her I'm afraid it's not looking good... Stay by her side Anna... There's usually a calm before a storm and these coming hours may be Elsa's. She seems to be more alert, but her mental state and the vomiting are major concerns we just aren't advanced enough to treat,

"How much longer?" Anna questioned in tears. "How much longer do I have to be with Elsa?"

"It could anywhere from twelve hours to two days. I'm so sorry Anna, let me know if there's anything I can do to make Elsa more comfortable and if you ever need anything don't hesitate to ask."

Anna tried to keep from crying. But
She couldn't help it as she entered the room and moved towards Elsa. "Anna come sleep." Elsa said softly in a scratchy voice. Anna nodded and laid by her sister.

"You promised me you weren't going to die." Anna sobbed. "You... You said I'd be stuck with you for a long time." The Princess cuddled closely with her sister. "Please... Please don't leave me."

When morning came Anna woke up she saw that Elsa was still asleep she wondered if her sister was still alive Anna moved to try and get away so that she could get a better look if Elsa was breathing or not. "No Anna don't move." Elsa said sleepily. "stay with me." No poison had been in her system for three days and the previous night she had just vomited any remnants the poison left in her stomach. But it had also caused severe damage to her body.

"Feeling better?" Anna questioned. "I don't understand last night the doctors said I should be prepared for you... For you to die." Anna looked at her sister "I just... I can't be hurt again Elsa... Please don't get worse again. It's so painful to see you endure sure horrors."

"Oh Anna it will be okay. If I die... You're going to be just fine." Elsa assured. "I'm sorry about last night when I didn't know who you were... It's just this illness Anna you know I'd never forget you, you know that I love you very very much. I do remember you just sometimes..."

"Elsa, you're crying for me to go find people that don't exist, you didn't know who I was and you told me all these stories about crazy adventures you went on..."

Elsa sighed she coughed again and Anna shot up with a look of worry. "Anna, you need to stop being so concerned... I just need you to be with me. I don't think I have much time and you're the only family I have left."

"I know." Anna replied in a small voice. "That's why I'm so afraid of losing you. You're the only person left in the world that I have Elsa... You can't die." Anna paused. "They call it the calm before the storm. Often when somebody is sick, they start to feel really good before they die... The doctors." Anna sobbed taking a few breaths. "The doctors think this is yours." Anna continued crying and The Queen brought her younger sister close to her.

"Shhh shhh shhh Anna everything going to be okay I've got you."

Hans had been sitting around, Elsa's last dose of poison had been three days ago and he noticed Elsa had been growing stronger In the few days the poison worked its way out of her system. Since he had chosen a poison which had to be constantly administered to weaken and eventually cause death he would have to get another dose into her soon if he wished for her to continue towards a downward spiral into death.