Chapter Two: Facing Reality

Elsa's dreams didn't last long after the sun started shining threw her pparents' windows, the iced lock started to melt and drip down the chocolate brown wooden door and onto the yellow tile floor that glimmered in the morning light, the water just enhancing the sparkly floor. The blonde queen slowly gained full consciousness as she propped herself up on her elbows and looked over at the door handle that was shaking slightly as someone tried to enter the room.

Elsa's ears weren't quite registering the sound the world around her was making, deafened by her own drowsiness they seemed to be malfunctioning before the sound was restored once again. She got out of the comfortable fluffy bed and pressed her ice cold feet to the ground and looked over her shoulder seeing the red headed sister she had grown fond of. Anna looked at Elsa with a sad expression onher face as she poked her head into the dusty room.

"Elsa... breakfast is ready." She said simply as she bit her lip gently, Anna knew that there was something wrong with Elsa, but every time she tried to help Elsa she was shut out. Anna didn't know how badly damaged Elsa was but only knew that she had become very distant in the last month or so. Anna was dealing with her own problems as she was trying hard to accept that her sister was getting married soon. "Also.. the flourists are here, they want to know what flowers you want." She spoke softly as she looked from Elsa's face down to the floor before pulling back into the hall.

"Anna... " Elsa said softly sensing that something was wrong. The red headed woman poked her head back in and looked over at Elsa sadly, she desperately wanted Elsa to feel better again, to be happy, she should be happy so close to her wedding. "You.. Are you okay?" Elsa asked although she knew the answer.

"Just fine..." Anna lied through her teeth feeling an instsnt guilt, she knew by the look Elsa gave her that she hadn't fooled anyone with the lie. Elsa didn't call her out though and instead mad her way over to the door and left the room with Anna by herside. Whenever Elsa was with Anna her toubles melted away and her inner demons left her alone, but she knew it was dangerous to stay too close for too long, because then her feeling for Anna grew and took hold of her tightly, and knowing Anna she'd be over affectionate as well not having a single clue about how it made Elsa feel flustered. "So... Elsa.. can I help you with your wedding?" Anna asked hopefully.

Elsa laughed softly at the silly question and nodded. She couldn't say no to her lovely sister who was smiling now as they walked down the long hall way to the dining room and Elsa felt her hand aching for Anna's hand as the silence flooded the area around them and settled under Elsa's skin. Although the silence crept under Elsa's flesh, she'd much rather have the silence than the words that could be said, her lips often betrayed her, they said things that weren't intended to be said and often led Anna to make repremanding faces towards her.

"Have you picked out your dress?" Anna asked her to break the silence. Elsa just replied with a shake of the head, the red headed girl felt bad that she wouldn't talk to her till she stopped in the middle of her tracks, it took the Queen a couple steps to realize and turned around. "You know what? I'm done feeling sorry for myself, I offer you help.. and you deny it, then you ignore me, and it hurts me Elsa.. I thought we would have gotten past this after the whole ordeal." Anna said staring holes into Elsa's body.

"I-I can't tell you whats wrong Anna. Thats that, now leave it be. And I thought we agreed not to mention that." She said feeling a hole burn in her heart, the pain apparent on her face.

"Why not? You cry at night, sometimes you scream, you lock the door so I can't get in, you lock yourself up so I can't get in.. sometimes I feel like we're not sisters." Anna said, regretting almost immediately what she had said as she saw a tear roll down Elsa's cheek. It felt like she had fired an arrow and it somehow managed to turn around and cripple the feeling in her heart.

If only we weren't sisters, it would make everything so much easier.

Elsa, I didn't mean it I'm sorry.

She hates you, and you have only yourself to blame.

Please don't run away, I need you.

She probably thinks you're sick.

Say something, anything, PLEASE, Elsa.

She's already given up on you.

So many thoughts ran through their heads but not a single one said. Elsa was on the brink of madness and this was the final shove to make her descent final. Elsa just collapsed in a ball onto the floor, whole body shaking as she sobbed, what a beautiful horrific sight it was for Anna, her sister had finally let her gaurds down as she saw the fabric ripple down along with Elsa's hair, it was horrific to see her older sister cry, she only knew then the extent of how little grip her sister had on reality.

"Anna no.. no no no no! This is the part where you thaw right? You're supposed to come back, come on Anna just thaw out, you did it before.. why aren't you doing it now? Why... why.. Anna I'm so sorry.. I never meant to hurt you." Elsa said pulling against her own hair, she began scratching her scalp violently when she felt something pull against her hands when she saw her sister's face she screamed in terror, her face was mutilated and torn; but of course only in her head. The mutilated Anna held her close to her body and rocked her back and forth, she felt the blood drip from Anna's wounds and onto her hair, but in reality it was Anna sobbing for her sister as she tried to comfort her.