I just wanted to quickly thank everyone who read/followed/favourited/reviewed the first chapter. It means a lot to me knowing that other people actually enjoy my stories! I hope you enjoy this chapter even more than the last.
So without further ado, here's chapter two!
"I'm…adopted?"
Elsa left the archive and ran out of the room. She couldn't take it anymore. Thoughts raced through her mind as she ran down the halls of the castle. Should I tell Anna? Does anyone know about this? Why didn't my parents ever tell me? As different parts of her past started flashing before her eyes she wondered, who am I?
The guards tried to calm her down as she ran by but she wouldn't stop. One guard even tried blocking her way and said, "Queen Elsa! Please tell us what's wrong!"
Elsa roughly pushed the guard aside and kept her head down. She didn't want them to see their Queen's tears. She didn't look at the guard but she managed to mumble, "Everything is well. I'll be in my room for the next few hours. Make sure no one disturbs me." Before the guard could answer, she was gone.
Once she reached her room she locked the door and put of a layer of ice around it. She didn't want anyone to hear what she might accidently say out loud. She sat on a chair beside her window and put the book in her lap.
She looked out the window and couldn't hold it in anymore. She let her tears form a river down her face as she stared out her window. This time though, she didn't stare at the North Mountain, but past it. She stared into the emptiness beyond Arendelle.
Elsa turned back towards the book and realised how much ice and snow was around her on the floor. It was strange though, usually when she lost control ice would form randomly all around her. She stared at the floor and realised the ice was in the shape of a sun, with her in the center of it.
Realising she was wasting time, she forgot about the strange pattern and focused on the book again. She could still feel the tears rolling down her cheeks but she had calmed down enough to start reading again. She let out a sigh and said, "Here we go…"
She opened the book to the page she left off at and took a deep breath. She skimmed over the part she had already read and continued on. Her Father wrote:
No one will know of Elsa's origin until the day it is safe for her to return home.
The Queen of Corona has also warned us of Elsa's power. When she entered labour her body could not handle giving birth to twins. She became gravely ill. Fearing the worst, the King poured his last hopes for his future family into the Legend of the Sun.
I have not heard much about this story, but apparently a drop of sunlight struck the land many years ago and a beautiful flower grew in its place. The flower was said to have magical properties that could heal the sickest of souls. The King sent all of his palace guards into the forest to search for the flower.
The second part of the Legend is the part they are more worried about. While the flower did have the eternal power of healing and restoration, it also brought destruction with it. Those who abuse the flower were said to be consumed by an overwhelming greed. Those who destroy the flower are said to be heirs of the curse.
Neither the King or Queen is sure what being the heir of the curse entails, but they have noticed strange things happening around Elsa and have told us to keep a close eye on her. However, the only strange occurrence with her sister is, while the whole lineage of Corona royals have had brown hair, she has golden hair.
My wife and I have promised to protect her secret with our lives.
Elsa put the book down and tried to think about everything she had read. She rubbed her temples with her index fingers to try to ease away the pounding. "I am the Queen of Arendelle, one of the greatest Kingdoms in the land, and I have the ability to cast an eternal winter. I'm probably one of the most powerful women in the world, yet this book has the power to completely destroy me."
She threw herself across her bed and pulled a sheet over her. She never felt cold anymore so she didn't really need it, but it made her feel normal. How can I be a fearless leader if I can't even read a book without getting scared?
Lost in her thoughts, Elsa started to drift out of consciousness. Within a few minutes she was out cold, her hand outstretched towards the book by her windowsill.
"Anna get away from me, I can't control it anymore." Elsa looked around wildly as she searched for a place to hide. She was in the mountains again but she couldn't find her palace. "I need to find somewhere to hide. Anywhere. Anna, please leave me."
"No Elsa! We're in this together remember? I was finally starting to get my sister back, I'm not losing you now!" Anna reached out her hand toward Elsa. "Please Elsa…"
Elsa smacked it away. She could see tears building up in Anna's eyes. Usually that would cause some sort of guilt but for some reason she didn't care. Without any emotion in her voice she said, "You aren't my sister. Now leave me!"
Anna quickly wiped the tears from her face and toughened up. She stretched her hand back out towards Elsa and said, "You will always be my sister."
"Anna, you don't know what I am. What I'm capable of. Just please….go away."
"I'm not leaving here without you!"
Elsa felt a rage build up inside her. She raised her hands up to her head and tried to just forget. But she couldn't. She felt the rage slowly make its way through her body until she could no longer control it. As she threw her arms towards Anna she yelled, "GET AWAY FROM ME!"
Elsa watched as Anna flew through the air with a shard of ice in chest. She could see the shard starting to turn red around where it had pierced Anna's heart. "I warned you Anna. I warned you…."
Elsa jolted up to the sound of screaming outside her door. It was just a nightmare Elsa. Pull it together. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and quickly tried to forget about the dream. Outside she could hear Anna yelling at the guards to let her in.
Elsa made her way towards the door and melted the ice covering it. She then opened the door with a smile and said, "Hey Anna, can I help you?"
"Elsa! I've been trying to get in here for hours! Are you okay? The guards told me that you were acting strange. I came to make sure everything was-"
"I'm fine Anna." She could see that Anna didn't believe her so she tried to change the subject. "I was wondering if you came across anything mentioning Corona when you were looking through Mom and Dad's things. It's a different Kingdom, I'm not exactly sure where. Even a map would be great."
Anna's frown quickly turned into a smile as she realised she could finally be of help to her sister. She excitedly said, "I think so! I think it might still be in their room!" Anna reached out and grabbed Elsa's arm. "Let's go check it out!"
Elsa was dragged out of her room into the hallway. Once the guards were out of earshot, Anna turned to her with a serious face and said, "Is something going on? You know you can trust me Elsa. We're sisters. We're in this together right?"
Elsa couldn't help but shudder as she remembered a part of her nightmare. We're in this together remember? She hastily tried to conceal her fright and smiled. She didn't know if she should tell Anna about her true lineage or of her nightmare yet so she just nodded and said, "Right. Don't worry, I'm fine."
As if on cue, Anna's smile returned to her face as she said, "Perfect! Okay time to find that Ciruna thing you wanted to know about."
Elsa laughed and said, "It's Corona, not Ciruna!"
"Are you sure? Because I'm pretty sure I heard Carena. Or maybe you're right. You know maybe we should…"
Anna kept rambling on about every thought that came to her head but Elsa could no longer pay attention. She kept thinking about her father's book and the nightmare. So many things were happening at once. It was just so hard to keep up.
What is happening to me?
