A/N: Once again, I own nothing. Another angsty chapter.

Elsa's POV

I awoke to the sound of weeping. I slowly opened my eyes. Anna?

"Why didn't you tell me?"

What? I looked around me. My gaze instantly fell to the bottle of pills sitting on my desk. Oh no. The room's temperature dropped several degrees as the familiar feeling of guilt began to root its way into my chest, expanding in frosty stems until my heart was pounding and I felt like I was suffocating.

"I-it's not what it looks like," I managed. "I j-just needed-" I was cut off by Anna's angry voice.

"Why didn't you tell me?" she repeated. I looked up to see tears welling up in her eyes.

What was I supposed to say? That I had been having nightmares ever since the Eternal Winter about what happened that day on the fjord? That I was doing terrible at adjusting to being Queen? That I was constantly in drowning in guilt? I thought back to that day on the fjord. I was ready to die. I was ready for Hans to kill me. I was willing to accept my fate. I had told Anna she couldn't marry a man she just met, and she shouldn't trust him, but out there on the ice, when he told me that I had killed Anna, I trusted what he said just as Anna had. Then it turned out he was wrong, Anna was still alive, and she jumped in front of the sword for me, but then…. then she froze. I killed her. Hans' lie became a truth. I killed my sister by freezing her heart. I killed my sister, Princess Anna of Arendelle.

Before I realized it, I was crumpled into a sobbing mess in the floor. Anna tried to wrap her arms around my shaking body. She looked scared. After everything I had done, she was still worried about me. The thought only made me cry harder. I opened my mouth, trying to speak, but only sobs would come out past the lump in my throat. I was startled by loud thudding coming from nearby. Guards burst into the room, quickly filling it.

"Queen Elsa-" They stopped when they saw the scene before them. Anna motioned them away with a swift flick of the wrist. I rested my head on her shoulder and continued to sob, throwing my arms around her. She was patient. She sat with me, stroking my hair softly as I cried into the crook of her neck. She whispered things like "It's okay," and "I'm here now" while I released the feelings I'd tried to hide for so long.

"I'm so sorry" I finally whispered.

Anna pulled away from the embrace and looked intensely into my eyes. Her gaze set my frozen soul ablaze, and I instantly felt a little safer. A little warmer.

"I know Elsa. I'm sorry too. I wish I'd found out sooner."

I quickly pulled her into another hug, letting my body rest against hers. I knew that the time would come when she asked questions, and I would have to provide answers, but for now, she was here with me and that was all that mattered.

A/N: Sorry, another short chapter. Just seemed like a good place to leave it. The next chapter will be longer, I swear. Sorry for all the angst, we'll get past it eventually. Please leave a review, even if it's to say you hate the story. I appreciate all types of feedback.