Tommy let them out at Central Plaza and wished them luck in their lives. Anna smiled and waved goodbye to him happily. Elsa walked with Anna and Markias to where her mother and the governor stood.

"Mom," Elsa said. "She has her stuff. How long before we can take her home?" Elsa looked at Anna, hoping that the younger girl hadn't decided to bolt before they even tried to take her home.

"A few more minutes Elsa," Adrianna said. "How about you take her and her stuff to the car and wait for me there?"

"Okay mom," Elsa smiled. She led Anna and Markias to her mom's car. She sat the bag she was carrying down next to the car and Markias did the same.

"It's been a pleasure helping you two," Markias said. He walked back to the governor, leaving Elsa and Anna alone by the car.

Elsa looked at Anna, still sure that she was going to try to run away before they could take her home. She wanted to say something but she wasn't quite sure what it was. Instead she just reached out and took Anna's hand. "Please don't be sad, Anna. I love you." She wasn't sure if it would help Anna at all for her to say that. But she really just wanted Anna to at least try to smile.

Anna looked up at her. "Elsa, I love you too."

Elsa smiled. She looked at Anna the younger girl looked so tired. "Anna when we get home, let me take care of putting your stuff away. You deserve a good night's sleep."

Anna looked at her and sighed. "I can't sleep."

"Why not?" Elsa asked her eyes full of concern as she moved a little closer to Anna.

"I just can't," Anna said pulling her hand away from Elsa's. She sat the bags she was carrying down on the ground and sank down to the ground beside them, leaning against the car. "Sleep is bad."

Elsa looked at her not quite sure how to respond. Elsa sat down beside her waiting for her mom to finish talking to the governor. She gently took Anna's hand. "If sleep is bad, then I'll stay awake with you."

"Why? You need sleep."

"Because that's what girlfriends are for. I don't need sleep. I sleep every night. You need sleep. Trust me."

"No. I don't. Sleep is bad. But if you want to stay up with me, that's on you."

Elsa shook her head softly and smiled at her, hoping to maybe ease a little of the pain. She leaned over to her girlfriend and gently took her girlfriend's chin and moved her so that Anna was leaning against her shoulder.

Anna sighed and snuggled her head closer to Elsa. "I'm sorry Elsa."

"Don't be," Elsa said quietly. "Nothing that happened was your fault. Everything is going to be okay. I promise."

"How do you know?" Anna whispered. "How do you know that it'll be okay?"

Elsa sighed and looked up towards the sky. "Because I won't let it not be okay. I know that it's not possible for me to as it would be said by others, 'fix' you. I don't want to change you. I just want to help you. I know there will be days when nothing I say will make you happy, when nothing I do will help in any way. But I will still be here, right beside you. Where I belong."

Anna pulled her knees to her chest still leaning on Elsa. Tears were running down her cheeks again, and she sighed heavily. She could feel herself falling asleep against Elsa and shook her head trying to keep herself awake. Sleep was very bad for her. Very bad indeed. Though she didn't know how to explain to anyone why. "What if it's not okay?"

"I won't let it be not okay," Elsa said seriously. "I'll fight off all the bad guys. I'll slay all the dragons, I'll guard you in your sleep. I won't let anyone hurt you. Ever again."

"Some things you just can't control, Elsa," Anna whispered. She was shaking a little. Elsa gently wrapped her arm around her. Something about the way she did that made Anna feel a little safer. Just a little. But even that little bit of safety was more than Anna ever could have hoped for. She'd always thought she'd never feel safe. Especially not after the way her parents treated her when they found out she and Elsa had kissed.

Soon Adrianna walked over to them, having finished talking with the governor. She unlocked the car and put Anna's bags in the trunk. She looked at the two girls who were oddly quiet and sighed. Hoping that whatever fear had been instilled in Anna wasn't wholly unreplaceable.

Elsa helped Anna to stand and they got in the back of the car, where Anna could lean against Elsa the whole way home.

But, Anna thought, is this even my home?