I don't know why, but ever since I started thinking about shipping Elsa and Cassandra I've imagined them singing Cryin' by Aerosmith like a duet. It's not a duet but that hasn't stopped me from picturing them singing it together. So after listening to the song again, this came to my head.
It was Karaoke Night at the Disney clubs. The biggest difference was that most people who sang were actually fairly decent instead of incoherent drunk messes. Well, most of them.
Anna begged Elsa to go up and sing for fun. Elsa was too embarrassed at first, and even after joining Anna for one silly rendition she seemed uninterested in doing it again. It was a shame. Anna thought Elsa had the most beautiful singing voice in the world; a lot of people felt the same way.
Then, sometime later in the evening, Anna noticed Elsa chatting with Cassandra across the floor. She was really surprised when the pair made their way to the microphones and put in their request. Anna strained to hear their selection. Maybe it was the noise, but she could have sworn they picked a song by Aerosmith. What a weird pick, Anna thought.
It turned out the song was titled "Cryin'." As they started singing, Anna quickly figured out why that was their choice.
Elsa started out:
There was a time
When I was so broken-hearted
Love wasn't much of a friend of mine
Hearing Elsa sing it really made it sound bittersweet. But Anna could tell she was just getting warmed up. Surprisingly, Elsa put some gusto into this particular set of lines:
All I want is someone I can't resist
I know all I need to know by the way that I got kissed
And then at the chorus, she just let it go:
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
Love is sweet misery
I was cryin' just to get you
Now I'm dyin' 'cause I let you
Do what you do down on me
At this point, Cassandra jumped in and began singing, which really caught Anna - and everyone else - off guard. Not because the song didn't feature a duet, but because Cassandra was good. Like, really good. Even though Rapunzel knew something of Cass' singing ability, she was amazed at the passion in her friend's voice. Especially at:
It's down on me
Yeah I got to tell you one thing
It's been on my mind
Girl, I gotta say
We're partners in crime
You got that certain something
What you give to me
Takes my breath away
The look in Cassandra's eyes as she looked at Elsa was undeniable. There were some seriously sapphic vibes going on between them. It was almost like the song had some personal meaning to them, although Anna suspected it was not the most accurate reflection of their relationship.
Things really got interesting when they started alternating lines:
Elsa - 'Cause what you got inside
Cass - Ain't where your love should stay
Elsa - Yeah, our love / Cass - sweet love! / Elsa - ain't love!
Cass - 'Til you give your heart away
And then in unison:
I was cryin' when I met you
Now I'm tryin' to forget you
Your love is sweet misery
I was cryin' just to get you
Now I'm dyin' to let you
Do what you do what you do down to me
Baby, baby, baby
To everyone's surprise, after this refrain Elsa and Cassandra started doing a slow dance in time to the music for a few measures. They broke apart, hands still linked, and Elsa spun back towards Cassandra who promptly dipped her. And right there, in front of everybody, with Cassandra holding onto Elsa's lower back and Elsa running her hand over Cassandra's cheekā¦
They kissed.
And the crowd went nuts.
"Oh my god!" "They're so beautiful!" "I know, right?!" exclaimed a gaggle of women who were gawking up at the stage. As Elsa and Cassandra broke apart to cheers and shouts of approval, Anna could have sworn that some of those women nearby had boyfriends.
"Wow," Anna mused, "everything my sister touches really does turn gay."
