I opened my eyes.

The sunlight bathed my skin as I lay on my side. I tried closing my eyes again. What had happened yesterday was something I didn't want to deal with today.

Only one day left and you're going to be alone for the rest of your shitty life.

Thoughts bit at my brain, forbidding me to go back to sleep.

I felt guilty for barricading Anna in her house. I didn't really care about Anna being locked up inside her house—I was worried about her safety. She'll be safe as long as she's inside her house. Actually, she shouldn't have to go through any of this.

I sat up, my stomach growling. I reached for my phone and checked the time. 6:07. Just enough time to prepare Anna's breakfast.

As I planted my feet onto the cold mosaicked ground, a shiver runs up my spine. I put on my house sandals and a colossal yawn escaped my mouth. I walked out of my room and down the living room with beautiful fresco paintings adorning the walls. Inhaling the fresh air that went inside the house, I gagged at my body's smell. Maybe I need to take a shower first. Two marble statues stared at me as I walked into the indoor bathing area. I slipped into the warm water and quickly bathed. Water dripped off of me as I pulled on my clothes and sandals and headed out to the dining room.

I went in the kitchen and started cooking breakfast. A decadent smell wafted through the kitchen and the crackle of food cooking on an open flame filled my ears. Pancakes with milk. I put them in a plate and placed them in a tray, since I planned to serve Anna a breakfast in bed. Hopefully she's still asleep. I looked up and glanced at the clock. 6:42. I quickly gathered all the utensils needed. Done.

Something's missing..

I spread the savory thick honey over my pancakes and added a dash of pepper. I took a bite of one of the fluffy pancakes. Perfect.

I carefully picked up the tray off the table and went out of the apartment. Just then, Olaf walked in my path and joined me. We started our journey to Anna's house.

"ELSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA !"

Oh shit.

I handed the tray to Olaf and immediately ran towards Anna's house.

By the time I reached her house, Anna had this scary i-will-rip-your-balls-off look on her face. She was a combination of four things.

Puzzled, angry, disappointed, and pissed off.

Anna was rarely mad. Unlike other people, she knew how to control her temper. She has this very bubbly, fun-loving, sweet, sensitive, outgoing, positive attitude. But right now, you can feel the anger radiating off of her and somehow that was giving me the heebie-jeebies.

"ELSA! WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!"

Oh God. She's probably going to tear my nipples off and feed them to Peter fucking Griffin.

Okay, I need to calm down. Just play it cool, and act like you didn't barricade this hot motherfucker nine hours ago.

"Uhm… I….uh.."

well fuck.

"WHY DID YOU IMPRISON ME IN MY HOUSE?"

"What? I didn't do that!" better.

"YES YOU DID!"

"No I didn't! I even brought you breakfast!" Olaf came in shortly and put the tray down to the nearest table.

"THEN WHOSE IDEA WAS IT TO BARRICADE ME IN HERE? WHO? OLAF?"

"What? No! Of course not!" Olaf answered.

"RAPUNZEL?"

Rapunzel, not less than ten feet away approached us, "IT WASN'T ME!"

"IT WASN'T ME EITHER!" Flynn shouted, standing beside Rapunzel.

"THEN WHO?!" Anna hissed. She took a deep breath and spoke again.

"LISTEN, ALL OF YOU. LYING IS NEVER ONE OF YOUR TALENTS, SO STOP IT!

ESPECIALLY YOU, ELSA. I KNOW YOU STARTED ALL OF THIS."

I stared at the ground guiltily.

"IT WAS YOU, WASN'T IT?

ANSWER ME!"

Olaf nudged me with his elbow.

"Yes, Anna, i planned all of this so you could reach your birthday. If you stay inside your house, you'll be safe." I finally answered.

"Yeah Anna, Elsa's right." Rapunzel and Flynn agreed, nodding their heads.

"OH ARE YOU SURE I'LL BE SAFE IN HERE? WHAT IF I FALL? WHAT IF I GET SHOT BY A STRAY BULLET? WHAT IF I TRIP ON MY OWN SHIT? WHAT IF—" She stopped talking as I stuffed her mouth with a forkful of pancakes.

"ELSA STOP IT. DON'T EVEN TRY ME!

I'M GOING TO DIE AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT! SO PLEASE, ALL OF YOU, JUST LEAVE ME BE."

"Let's leave her alone then." Flynn settled. "Yeah, let's get out of here." I said. We began climbing down her stairs when..

"WHAT THE? STOP!"

We stopped and turned to look at her. Nah.

We continued walking down the stairs.

"STOP! "

We turned to look at her again.

"AT LEAST UNLOCK ME IN HERE!" Anna harshly pleaded.

I sighed. "Alright. Let's strip the wood off, guys."

We went back to my apartment to return all the materials we used. I started washing the dishes I used for Anna's breakfast when I heard someone call in my computer. Oaken.

"Hey Uncle." I greeted him as I answered the call.

"Hello Elsa!" He replied. I was just about to say something when Rapunzel came in. "We failed again, Elsie." Rapunzel sighed as she put her rope down the table. Flynn and Olaf came in shortly, "Hey Elsa, where are we supposed to put these?" "Just leave it there; I'll take care of it." I instructed.

"What's happening in there? Everything's okay, ya?" Oaken asked. Just then, Bulda came in the house. "I heard ya'll barricaded Anna in her house?" She asked, somewhat amused by the news. "Everything's fine, Bulda." I said.

"You barricaded Anna in her house?" Oaken interrupted.

"We did it so she could reach her birthday tomorrow." I answered.

Oaken sighed. "Elsa. When are you going to accept the fact that she's going to die any time soon? There's nothing you can do if it's her time."

"I was just worried about Kai. She's the only family he has left and she's going to leave soon."

"Pssh, Kai already lost his son and his wife. I'm sure he can handle it."

I feel my entire body heating up. My body became tense. Every muscle in my body was bristling.

"It's not that simple." I disdainfully said.

"This isn't something that could be easily accepted. Being alone is very difficult." I continued as my eyes grew misty.

Silence stretched between, cars whizzed by the road, and that pathetic air sound my computer emitted.

After a long moment of silence, Oaken was the first one to speak up. "Well, I have to go now. Bye-bye, Elsa."

"Bye Uncle."

The room became silent, as a single tear dropped from my eyes.

Rapunzel, Flynn, Olaf, and Bulda stood at the doorway, all teary-eyed and their mouths agape from watching the exchange Oaken and I had earlier.

"Wha— will you guys get out of here!"

They snapped out of all the drama and obeyed. They silently went out of my apartment without saying any words.

I turned the computer off and decided to get some fresh air outside. I slid off my chair and exited my house.

When I finished locking the apartment, my eyes flitted towards Anna's house. I should go apologize to her.

As I was on my way to her house, I bumped into someone. "Ow!"

"S-Sorry, I didn't see yo—" My sentence came to a halt when I saw the person. "Anna?"

"Oh hey Elsa!" She smiled.

"I'm sorry for— I'm really sorry for locking you inside your house." I apologized. It was just then that I realized that her crazy ape-shit demeanor earlier was gone.

"Oh It's okay. I know that you did that for the sake of my safety, and I understand." She assured. I just smiled at her and asked her the first thing that came into my mind.

"Where are you going?"

"Oh! We have a gig at a wedding reception in.." She stopped and looked at her watch. "In 20 minutes! We better go." She said, grabbing her dad's wrist. "See ya later Els!" I smiled and waved at her.


9:24.

I opened the car door and slid into the driver's seat.

Off to the wedding reception.

The wedding reception was being held in a garden. The decorations and the designs screamed romance and elegance. The heaps of people in front of me blocked my view as I struggled to find Anna and her dad, since it was a huge place. I somehow managed to sneak through the riled up crowd and found them.

They were on stage performing a song. Their cover of "Grow Old with You" was blasting through the speakers, adding to the overall air of positivity that filled the large garden. I was standing around the corner, watching the newlywed couple dance together. I smiled.

I wanna make you smile whenever you're sad
Carry you around when your arthritis is bad
All I wanna do is grow old with you

They waddled slowly together while slowly rotating, looking into each other's eyes.

I'll get your medicine when your tummy aches
Build you a fire if the furnace breaks
Oh it could be so nice, growing old with you.

I looked up from the couple and stared at Anna. She was singing the song fervently. The motions of her eyes opening and closing were captivating enough.

I'll miss you
Kiss you
Give you my coat when you are cold

My stare met hers.

Need you
Feed you

For that infinite moment, we kept our full attention on each other's eyes.

Even let you hold the remote control.

As Anna's beautiful voice fill the air, I boldly stepped forward.

So let me do the dishes in our kitchen sink
Put you to bed if you've had too much to drink

My nerves were alight and my heart was pounding the closer I got.

I could be the man who grows old with you

I paused five feet in front of her, passionately staring into each other's eyes.

I wanna grow old with you.