Chapter 1: Letting Go

Anna was a bit of a mess.

She was sleeping in her sister's room, and had been for a while. They had moved back to the same room, although it was no longer their childhood rooms, but now, the royal chambers.

Everything about the chambers made Anna really, supremely, unfairly upset.

After her sister had been saved, and the kingdom had been saved, life had returned to normal. But normal was exactly what Anna could not return to. Sure Hans had been sent back in a cell, but-

Hans.

That was what the problem was. Sure, after saving the kingdom, skating on an ice-rink with an enchanted snowman and your sister, the Queen of Arendelle, was pretty easy. But trying to return to normal life after being so brutally betrayed was turning out to be quite difficult.

Anna, lay there, staring at the roof, far above. And in that moment of solitude, she decided it. I don't care anymore. Hans was a selfish, evil, sociopath. I won't let him destroy any more of me.

Although my love may not be for Kristoff either, I'm sure there has to be someone out there for me.

And so, her decision was made, no longer would she live in solitude, she was a new woman, and she was ready to face the day.

But, her daily dose of self-reflection, which was really most of the day, was over. Her sister had decided to do a kingdom-wide announcement, finally discussing fully what had happened on those dreaded nights, and what would happen henceforth in Arendelle. So Anna fixed her hair, put on her regal dress, and walked to where she had to be.

Today will be the day that everyone sees I am ready for whatever comes next.

She stood on the front balcony of the castle, slightly to the left of the door. Royal advisers surrounded her sides, leaving a spot only for the Queen. She looked out over the crowd, seeing hosts of both familiar and unfamiliar faces, probably tens of thousands of people, all waiting to see what their leader would be saying.

And all at once, trumpets flared.

The crowd hushed.

"People of this mighty land," one of the advisers spoke, "Rise for Queen Elsa of Arendelle! All hail the queen!"

She stiffened her shoulders, and fixed her gaze upon the audience before her. Her heart was still thawing, but she knew this was her duty. This was who she was, this is what her parents would've wanted.

Elsa stepped out before the crowd.

Anna allowed her gaze to fall on her sister for a moment.

Oh, Gods.

Her sister glided along the marble floors; a radiant angel, enveloped in light. Her pose was perfect, and she held herself up with utmost dignity. There was a glimmer in her eyes, a look she has not seen in ages. It was freedom, it was hope; and her sister was beautiful. This, she was sure.

Elsa.

She must be strong, for her country, for her people, and for her sister. She must be, and she would rather die, than lose her sister again. This, she was also sure.

Elsa.

Anna felt a flutter in her chest.

The bell-tower chimed three. The speech had begun.

"My loyal subjects. I thank you all for coming today. Arendelle has survived many hardships over it's long life. But never before has it survived a vicious winter during the summer, at the hands of their own ruler. Alas, that was something I could not control, something that will haunt me forever. But, this curse will bring a blessing too -And I will not stop until I atone for what I did. From this day forward, we will work towards fixing what we lost, and moving forward as the strong nation we are. May the gods bless this kingdom."

She was deafened by the cheers.

"Elsa!"

Her sister turned to face her.

"Elsa, y-you look really beautiful."

"You look more beautiful," she replied, smiling.

"And that speech was really great! Like, did you hear everyone cheering? They were so happy, not about what you did, of course, I mean; I'm not saying it was your fault because it was totally mine, and I know that, but they were happy that we were gonna, like, fix it! You know? An-

"Thank you, Anna," her sister cut her off, mostly for her own good. "We can talk later in our room, snowflake, I have to go deal with some boring stuff."

She rolled her eyes.

Anna smiled, the regal queen of Arendelle just rolled her eyes at her duties.

"Okay, see you then!" Anna replied, beaming.

"I love you, snowflake."

And with that, Elsa turned on her heel and caught up with her advisors.

Anna's heart fluttered for the second time.

The candles were nearly a pool of hardening wax when Elsa returned. The castle was quiet, and she carefully opened the door, trying not to wake her sister.

That day had been particularly busy, and she was very disappointed that she hadn't been able to talk with her sister, an art they were both still working on.

She looked at her bed.

Anna was fast asleep, merely in her bedclothes, with a note placed on the pillow beside her. Elsa stepped closer, and picked it up.

Dear Queen Elsa, the Snow Queen of Arendelle,

I wish you were here instead of doing your royal duties. We need to spend some more time together! How about tomorrow? Anyways, I hope you had a more productive night then me! I just sat here stargazing. Goodnight, sis.

Anna

Elsa's heart ached at the message, and she knew now that she was not the only one in pain. She had forgotten of their childhood, their real childhood. The magic, the snow, and the fun they had. Tears of nostalgia flowed steadily down her cheeks.

My sister...

Elsa's looked at the slip of paper once more. She quietly put it in her drawer, and snuck out the door.

"Kai," she practically whispered.

The servant's seemingly supernatural hearing brought him to her side.

"Yes, m'lady?"

"Please reschedule all my appointments for tomorrow, I'm going to have a day-off with my sister. Is that too much trouble?"

"Not at all, my queen, you weren't doing much tomorrow anyway."

"Thank you, Kai."

"M'lady."

Elsa snuck back into the room for the second time that night, crawled out of her gown, and snuggled up beside her sister.

"Elsa?", her sister said groggily.

"I'm here, snowflake, we can talk tomorrow."

"mmkay, iluvyou."

"I love you too, Anna."

And all was right.

[A/N: Hey guys! This is going to be really fun to write, and I hope you all enjoyed reading these first two parts! I'd like to thank TheOneFish for editing and, hopefully, I'll see you all soon!]