❅Chapter Three ❅
"Did you have everything packed, Anna?" Elsa asked her sister for the second time around. Anna rolled her eyes at Elsa and sighed, "Yes, Elsa. Now stop worrying! I promise, I'll be responsible and try not to get to any trouble. Promise! And besides Kristoff is here to keep me off trouble." She said and grinned. Elsa furrowed her eyebrows and huffed, "That's what I'm worried about.." She muttered under her breathe and sighed.
"Did you say something?" Anna asked and climbed in the sleigh, grasping the wooden handle and hopped inside. "Nothing.." Elsa replied and crossed her arms. "Are you sure you don't need some assistant? I could bring some castle staff to assist you guys." She suggested and watched as Anna furrowed her eyebrows and scowled at her sister. "Elsa! This is a vacation for goodness' sake! We don't need some castle staff to help us! Kristoff can easily lift our belongings! Right, Kristoff?"
Kristoff, however, just sighed and nodded, "Yes, Anna." He replied and continued with organizing their luggage and bags. Elsa raised an eyebrow at him and shook her head, "Do you need some help Kristoff?" She asked him. He quickly shook his head at her and put up his hands in defense, "No, it's alright. I can handle it." Elsa nodded and turned to Anna. "See? What'd I tell you?" Anna said and beamed at her sister.
Elsa rolled her eyes at Anna's obliviousness and placed her hands on her hips. "How long are you going to stay in Corona again?" She asked and waited in anticipation. Anna shrugged and put her hand under chin, "Hmm, well I guess a few weeks." Elsa's eyes widen at her answer and arched an eyebrow at her, "Weeks?" She questioned and bit her lip.
Anna nodded and smiled, "Yup! Weeks!" Elsa groaned and shook her head. "Anna, no! I can't survive that long without you guys! I'll probably go insane by the time you guys get back!" She exclaimed and huffed. Anna's mouth opened slightly, she crossed her arms over her chest and pondered. After she pondered, she furrowed her eyebrows and pouted. "But Elsa! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity! I rarely get any vacations!" Elsa rolled her eyes at her sister's hysterical actions and sighed.
"Alright.." She said and groaned. This is going to be a long month. Anna grinned like a Cheshire cat and hugged her sister. "Thank you Elsa! I seriously love you! And besides, you told me you just got your favorite book delivered yesterday. So, either way, you won't get boring here in Arendelle. If you want, you can even go visit the townspeople! That'd be so much fun!" Anna beamed and giggled.
Elsa, however, wasn't convinced and just nodded for her sister's sake. "Uhuh, yup. So much fun." She said and forced a smile. "That's the spirit!" Anna exclaimed and wrapped her arms around her sister once more. Elsa gladly hugged her back and buried her face on Anna's neck. "I'm going to miss you." Anna whispered. Elsa nodded and whispered, "I'll miss you more."
Anna giggled and pulled away. "Kristoff! Are you ready?" She asked him and turned her body towards him. Elsa gazed down at the snowy ground and frowned, feeling the soft snow on her glass sandals. This is going to be a very long month for her, and it wasn't helping at the fact that the townspeople wanted a king. No, they needed a king. Why did they want a king all of a sudden? Is she not good enough for them?
Shaking her thoughts away, she diverted her attention back at her sister, who seemed to fussing around her seat while she talked to Kristoff. Elsa's eyes soften as she watched the two couple talk. She turned her head to Kristoff; all she saw was love in his brown eyes as he watched Anna. She sighed and looked at Anna, who was babbling about their trip to Corona and such.
She wished for a love like that. A guy that can look at her the way Kristoff is looking at Anna right now. Elsa blinked and gazed up at the gloomy skies. Somehow, the clouds matched her mood, dark and sad. She sighed once more, and closed her eyes for a brief moment, enjoying the snow fall on her face. She soon opened her eyes and faced the duo. Elsa took a deep breath and said, "Well, you better get going before the snow gets worse and all."
Anna stopped talking and turned her head to her sister. She nodded and shifted on her seat, "C'mon Kristoff, let's go! I want to see Corona already!" She exclaimed and gestured for him to sit down next to her. Kristoff nodded and walked to the front, grabbed the wooden bars and climbed in. He looked at Elsa and smiled, "We'll be back before you know it." He said.
"I doubt that." Elsa muttered under her breath. Anna, however, heard what her sister said and frowned. "Elsa.." She said and looked at her blue eyes, to see pain and longing. Elsa looked up at her sister, with a grim line on her mouth. Anna shook her head at her sister and said, "Never mind.." Elsa scrunched her eyebrows and fought a sigh. If only she knew her problem. Her king problem.
Anna nodded at Kristoff and he returned the gesture. "Let's go, Sven." He said to the reindeer. Sven nodded and began to run towards the opened gates. Elsa watched as the sleigh slowly disappeared from her sight. As soon as the sleigh was gone, she sighed and bit her lip. The feeling of loneliness engulfed her mind and she fought the urge to break in tears. She swallowed the lump on her throat and walked back inside the castle.
As soon as her foot stepped on the carpeted floor, she heard the doors behind her closed. She continued to walk on the hallway, until she reached her room. Elsa stopped in front of the door of her room. She admired the blue designs that were carved on her wooden door as she placed her hand on it, tracing every detail with her point finger. Elsa pursed her lips in a tight line and blinked.
"Why did you guys have to leave?" She whispered and closed her eyes, placing her head against the wooden door. "Now all I feel is hollow and empty and I don't want to feel like this. I never wanted to feel like this." She continued and placed her other hand on the door knob. Elsa opened her eyes and looked down at her feet.
"We need a king."
"Never mind."
"You should go visit the townspeople!"
"Elsa.."
"Now is not the time to be selfish."
"Forgive me, your majesty."
Shaking the voices away, she twisted the door knob and opened the door, revealing an icy room filled with ice carvings and blue. Elsa stepped in her room and closed the door behind her.
"There's so much fear."
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[a/n] hay hooo! Look out for the next chapter! Bye, I love you guys! Thanks for reading and please vote, comment, or be a fan! 3
~ElsaW.
