Hello good people. Sorry for the update being so late. Work, once again. Anyway here is it :) Hope you like it! Feedback would be nice!
Anna screamed and yelled at the guards now flooding towards the castle gates. She screamed orders at them, she cried out her sisters name.
"Elsa! Elsa!" Her frantic voice could be heard for miles, yet a reply from her sister never came. In a final defeat the sun was setting and Anna fell to the ground deep inside the forest. A guard came behind her and tried to shake her from her state of shock. When no reply came the guard lifted the princess carefully and carried her to the castle. Anna's need for comfort in this moment lead to her resting her head against the guards broad chest. The guard said nothing. He simply looked down at the weeping princess and gave her a small smile.
"We will find her princess. Don't you worry." Anna did not hear him over her grief.
Further away a small cottage was hidden deep within brush and large trees. It was well hidden. He had sought this place out when he first came to Arendalle. Nothing lays on the inside of the cottage but a small trapped door that led down into an underground cavern. Elsa would be safe here. Nobody would find her here. For good measure he made sure to keep her bedroom a searing degree, not enough to kill her, but enough to control her powers. He figured that she would still be able to use them, but less than she could before. He set her down on the queen bed, carefully placing a pillow under her head and tucking her hair behind her ear. This was the first human contact he had in years… and even then his contact was unconscious. He sighed and combed a hand through his auburn hair. She would wake soon, and she would be very angry. Maybe less angry if he had food waiting for her. He left the room. The cavern was dark except the few candles that burned on the ground. Nobody knew of this place. Nobody would ever find this place. He had only stumbled into it by accident. This cavern was large enough for perhaps hundreds of people, yet only he resided there. Well, Elsa too now. This was her new home.
Elsa's shift to consciousness was painful. Her head throbbed and her body burned. Trying to open her eyes was completely useless. Once the light intruded her headache only worsened. Her body became hotter as she lay there, when she tried to will her magic to cool her nothing happened. Finally ignoring the pain she opened her eyes. At first her vision was still burry and she had to rub her temples to try and stop the throbbing. At last, she could see. She was in a bed, a very soft bed. The roof looked to be stone, or dirt, she wasn't sure. She sat up an inch, perching on her elbows. The room was dull, nothing hung on the walls, nothing on the floors except dirt. And the bed, the bed was just that, a bed. No sheets, no blankets, only a pillow. She couldn't remember how she got here. The last thing she remembered was Anna, talking to Anna. And then something stung her leg and Anna started yelling. The door handle began to jiggle and Elsa stood quickly to fight off whatever was to come in, but her legs failed her and she fell to the ground.
"Oh no! Are you okay? You're not hurt are you?" A man began picking her up and setting her back on the bed. Her head was dizzy again from all the movement. She squeezed her eyes shut for a few seconds. When she opened them she met a dark brown concerned gaze inches from her face. She yelped and flew to the other side of the bed.
"W-who are you? And where am I?"
"That isn't important." The man said in a deep voice, straightening his stance. He was much taller than Elsa. His hair was cut short and stuck through the air.
"Of course it's important. Now answer me." Elsa said, darkening her tone and glaring the man down. "Do you have any idea who I am?"
"I do, actually. I've been watching you for quite some time." Elsa furrowed her brows. Watching her? Then she remembered.
"You were the guard in my throne room today!"
"Yes. I was." Elsa's face contorted into a mask of pure rage. In an instant she could only see red, she curled her fingers and summoned ice to her hand. She imagined a blade of pure ice, thick as diamond. Yet, when her hands curled and she thrust the blade towards the unknown man, only a puff of ice escaped her finger tips. Confused, she examined her hands. She could feel her powers, she knew they were there, why weren't they working…
"They won't work here, notice the temperature. I figured, since your powers are ice, if I enclosed this rooms ventilation a certain way I could keep you from using a good amount of your powers. Of course, I wouldn't keep it hot enough for you to die or anything, just control you."
"Nobody controls me." Elsa growled. She had let a good chunk of her life be controlled by her parents and her own fear. She wouldn't let that happen again.
"You will take me back to the castle this instant." Elsa said sternly, raising off the bed and stepping straight in front of the man. He only smiled at her sadly.
"I can't do that." He whispered.
"And why's that?"
"Because I… well I-"
"Nevermind. If you take me back now I promise there will be no consequences." She didn't care where he went, she just figured Anna would be going out of her mind with worry. "You will take me back to my sister." The man smirked.
"You're sister? Or you're lover?" Elsa gasped and stepped back.
"How-"
"I saw you two one night while I was watching over you. I didn't see much because I didn't really have the stomach for it but I saw enough. If you leave, I will tell your kingdom." Elsa laughed.
"And what makes you think they would believe a total stranger over their queen?"
"Oh I don't need them to believe me. They would have no other choice."
"So that's what this is? It is about my kingdom? You want it don't you?" The man snorted.
"No, the last thing I want is to be the ruler of anything. The simple answer is… well I'm tired of being alone." Elsa felt her stomach drop. This man wanted a companion… perhaps a sexual one. What if he… what if he forced her.
"Please-" Elsa put out her hand. "Please don't do anything to me…" The man looked at her, confused. A few seconds passed and he seemed to realize what she was saying. His expression turned from confused to baffled in a matter of seconds.
"Oh gods! Oh gods no! I would never do that! I mean don't get me wrong you are very beautiful but I would never do that! I may be a terrible person but I'm not a monster. Well maybe I am, but not that kind of monster…" As he rambled Elsa felt a familiar feeling. Anna, he reminds me of Anna… How very strange.
"I don't want to hurt you." He finally finished. He took Elsa's still outstretched hand. This surprised her and she tried to tug away but he held firm.
"I'm Aaron of the… Well nothing really. I have no title." He smiled sadly again and continued to shake Elsa's hand. Elsa was so confused at this point she just sat down on the bed, Aaron finally letting go of her hand. She could feel no ill will from this man. Not so far, but she still wasn't going to let her guard down.
"Can you please give me a clear explanation of why I'm here exactly." Elsa whispered out, staring at the floor, her hands intertwined. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"Do you want the short explanation or the long-"
"Just tell me!" Elsa snapped. He jumped slightly.
"Okay okay… geez." Elsa waited for him to continue, but he said nothing, he only held out a hand, palm up. With that his fingers made a curling motion. Elsa only looked at him, waiting.
"Well?" She asked. He only looked to the side of her. She jumped when the pillow from the bed was eye level with her.
"Wha- How are you doing that?" She stood and back away from the bed and Aaron. The pillow followed.
"When I heard about you, that you had other worldly powers, I had to find you. I was so tired of being alone…" He had powers… like Elsa! "It took me forever to learn how to control them. They are very dangerous if I want them to be. I am pretty much invincible. And if that sounds cocky, it's because I'm being cocky. Nothing can hurt me. No matter how many men you shower upon me, I will always prevail. I've had to test that all too many times."
"You've- You've killed people then…?" He dropped his hand, the pillow dropped too.
"Well I tried not to… I really did try my hardest but it's kind of hard when onehundred men are storming after you yelling "Monster, Monster! Burn him!" You know? I was scared. You don't mean to hurt people when you're scared." Elsa hung her head. She knew what he meant. At her coronation it was the same feeling. She didn't mean any harm to anyone. "I mean I know about your coronation, how that went. Everyone knows about it. You probably can sympathize a little huh?" It's like he read her mind. "I mean, at least you had your sister. She never stopped trying to find you or get you back. And you have her now. Well, had her. Anyway, you had someone there for you when you messed up, when you were scared. I had nobody, so I came here to find you."
"What about your family? Won't they notice you are missing? You should go back-"
"They were leading the mob…" Elsa bit her tongue. His family, his own family tried to kill him. Elsa's had locked her away sure but, at least they still loved her. As mad as she was at this strange man she couldn't help but feel a bit of remorse for him. She couldn't deny the fact that they were alike in most ways. They had the same feelings and fears.
"But, you have killed people. Have you not?" She asked, since he hadn't really given her too clear an answer. In an instant his mood changed. His eyes sharpened and his jaw clenched. His lips stretched into a tight smile.
"I have. Many actually. I'm going to sleep now, so keep that in mind. If you try to escape I'll go for your lover first, and then the rest of your kingdom. Also-" He said turning and walking to the door, he opened it and looked back at her. "Keep in mind that all of the people I killed, I did without batting an eye, or moving for that matter." With that he closed the door. Elsa went and sat back on the bed stunned by his abrupt mood change. What had she said to set him off. She looked around. There was no way out. And she probably couldn't beat him if she did get out, if what he said was true. She would need to figure something out. She laid down on the bed and curled into a tight ball. Tears began to trickle down her face and she desperately yearned to feel Anna's arms around her, holding her and telling her it would be alright.
Back at the castle, after hours of frantic searching Anna lay down in her bed too, taking on the same position as Elsa, and began to cry, calling out her sisters name into her dark room before drifting off into a fitful sleep.
Kind of a sad way to end the chapter, but i'm just terrible like that I guess. What did you think! I would love your opinions! I always do :)
