Hey. Well after that ending I had to think about how exactly I wanted to proceed. Because I kinda just thought of killing Link last second. So, I had to think about the future and what I wanted out of this story. Anyway. I have to say that the song 'Crossing Field' English version by AmaLee it is the theme to Sword Art Online. Where Kirito Asuna, and Aincrad are from... Well it perfectly describes Ellie and Franklin. So, give it a listen if you feel the need.
Disclaimer: I dont own Frozen. Damnit. I dont own Kirito, Asuna, Aincrad, or SAO. Or Crossing Field. Fuck. I wish...
The next few days passed by in a fog. Despite her closeness with Franklin had distanced herself from everyone. Shutting all of them out, and wallowing in her own misery. The memory of Link, and his murder was still fresh in her mind. She couldn't forget his heartbroken face, and having the knowledge that she was the cause for his death, just made the blow all the more crushing. Not to mention that Kiana had gone missing, Ellie blamed herself for both counts. Her best friends death, and her cousins disappearance.
"Ellie! Let us in! Please, we just want to help you!" Franklin yelled through the door. He turned around to see his support team. Including Vincent, Violet, Yuri, Kaiomi, Sirena, Selene, Christina, Lila, and Daisy.
"Guys, I'm concerned too, but if she's not gonna open the door, we should just let it be." Selene told them.
"I agree. She is going through a tough time. She will talk to us when she is ready." Christina added on. Kaiomi glared at them.
"That's helpful, yeah, lets just give up. Its obviously what you two want!" Kaiomi yelled at them, but she happened to be looking at Christina, so Selene took a protective step in front of her.
"It is not! And don't you dare fucking yell at her like that!" Selene yelled, and that started an argument between the entire group. Except for Yuri, Lila, and Daisy.
"Idiots!" Yuri yelled getting everyone's attention. "Look at yourselves! All arguing over fucking petty reasons, when your friend is on the other side of this door having a terrible time, and you decide to make it worse by fighting each other! We need to support her, not fight each other!" As Yuri finished his speech, Ellie's door opened, and she peeked out. She looked like she hadn't stopped crying since her birthday.
"Ellie!" Franklin yelled and ran toward her, trying to hug her, but she put her hands up to stop him.
"Not now Frank... Please... Just not now..." Ellie said, with utter devastation in her voice, she walks forward at a slow pace, and everyone got out of her way, and followed her, without a word. She moped her way into the throne room, where Zack, Elsa, Vani, and Kiki were having a meeting. As soon as Ellie saw Kiki she burst into tears, and Elsa ran to comfort her daughter.
"Ellie! Oh my god, I am so sorry." Elsa said as she hugged her daughter. Ellie didn't even move, just stared at Kiki with a hateful expression.
"Is it really her?" Ellie asked, her voice full of bitter resentment, Elsa looked at her with tearful eyes. Kiki looks down in shame. She had heard about what Elina did to get in to the party.
"Ellie, please. Please stop acting like this. Everyone is so worried, we just want you back..." Elsa said, Ellie glared at her, and shoved her away.
"Who cares? None of this matters. You wanted to protect me? To protect everyone? You failed, Link is dead. He's dead and there's nothing I can fucking do about it!" Ellie yelled, who shrunk at every word. All of it was true. Zack moved to comfort his wife.
"Ellie. Stop that, we could never have known." Zack told her, Ellie glared at him.
"If you hadn't made that girl the guard captain Link would still be here! I hate you! I fucking hate all of you!" Ellie yelled at them, then ran away. Everyone just stood there no one knowing what to say. As Ellie ran from the castle Kirito and Asuna spotted her. They decided to chase after her. She only stopped when she was at the edge of a cliff, over looking the ocean.
"Ellie!" Kirito yelled, running as fast as he could, Ellie just fell forward, Kirito pushed himself further, and dove, he just barely caught Ellie's hand.
"Let me go!" Ellie yelled hitting his hand, Kirito ignored her, and tightened his grip, he tried to pull himself up, but couldn't, so Asuna grabbed him and pulled. Once they were all safe again, Kirito kept a firm grip on Ellie.
"Suicide is not the way to solve things!" Asuna yelled at her, Kirito glared at her.
"Go. I need to talk to Ellie alone." Kirito said, Asuna huffed and turned around, she walked away. Kirito looked at the broken princess.
"Why bother to save me?" Ellie asked, Kirito shrugged.
"Because. You can't just die. You can't think that anyone would let that happen... I had a friend back in Aincrad. She was so afraid to die. I swore I would protect her... Protect all of them. I failed. I wasn't thinking clearly, so they died because of me. Then my friend killed himself. All because of me not being able to save them. I won't let another person face that. I've lost so many of my friends. And I know it's hard, but you've got to live. For them. For their memory." Kirito told her, Ellie glared at the ground, and started crying. She hugged Kirito.
"How? How can I live without him?" Ellie cried, Kirito frowned.
"You have to live for him. Don't think about his death, celebrate him, his life. And find someone, something to help you. Like me." Kirito said, Ellie looked at him with tearful eyes.
"Its Asuna. She's what helps you out." Ellie said, Kirito nodded.
"She completes me. She's my sword and shield, and I am hers. I've got her back and I know that she's got mine." Kirito told Ellie.
"That's so romantic." Ellie said, Kirito coughed and rubbed the back of his head.
"Yeah... So don't you have someone like that?" Kirito asked, Ellie nodded.
"Yes. I do, and I've been terrible to him lately... Kirito, you have to help me! I need to say I'm sorry." Ellie said, Kirito smiled and helped her to her feet. She walked by herself, with Kirito and Asuna following behind her. Once they arrived at the castle, Franklin saw them, but tried to run away. Ellie stopped him.
"What do you want?" Franklin snapped. Ellie was taken aback. Her mood had skyrocketed, she was happier then anything. But Franklin seemed to be miserable in every sense of the word. Then she noticed a new scar across his forehead.
"What happened?" Ellie asked, Franklin glared at her.
"Oh, now the Princess cares? Get out of here." Franklin said, before yanking his hand from her grasp and walking away. Ellie stood there dumbfounded.
"Trouble in paradise?" Violet asked, Ellie looked at her. She had a black eye, and dried blood on her lip.
"What happened to you two?" Ellie asked.
"While you were in your room moping me and Frankie went to the forest looking for something to give to you. But we got attacked by a sorceress. She cursed Franklin, and beat the hell out of us, but we survived. She escaped." Violet told Ellie.
"How did she curse him?" Ellie asked.
"How do you feel Ellie?" Violet asked randomly.
"I feel... Happy..." Ellie said, Violet nodded.
"Franklin wasn't angry when you left. But as soon as you came back he snapped. You were angry before you touched him. Now he's angry and you are happy. What do you think happened?" Violet asked.
"Does he feel my emotions?" Ellie asked.
"He takes all the pain of the people he cares about. No wonder my black eye is still here. He hates me... But you... He loves you Ellie. So he took all the bad things from you, to make you happy." Violet explained.
"I need to find a way to take them back. I can't let him suffer, not because of me." Ellie said, and marched off. She found Franklin curled up on his bed, crying.
"What do you want?" Franklin asked her. She sat down on the bed.
"I want them back. My anger, my sadness. I want it all back. I can't let you suffer because of me." Ellie explained.
"No you don't... Just leave, you'll feel better. Happy. That's what I want." Franklin told her.
"No! I want to be with you! I'll protect you! I'll give you my heart, if you give me yours." Ellie said, and she truly wanted to ease his suffering, because she felt her anger returning to her. And Franklin stopped crying to face her.
"I swear Ellie. I wanna always be with you. I wanna hold you tight right now. I swear I will wipe your tears. I'll give you everything I have." Franklin told her, Ellie smiled and hugged him tightly. Granting him his request.
The following days were the funeral, and after that Ellie and the others got back to training with a newly found fire. Ellie had taken to sticking close with Franklin during training, and outside of it. Kirito and Asuna had joined in helping training for a few sessions, today was the big day. Training was over, and the first real threat was made. In the form of an old friend.
"I'm exhausted." Ellie said, as she lay on her bed. Franklin who was next to her had already fallen asleep, she smiled and kissed him.
"Forgot about me already? Pathetic." A voice behind Ellie said, she turned around to see Link standing there.
"Link? How?" Ellie asked.
"Oh Ellie. So stupid. Its not Link!" Elina yelled as she revealed her true form. Ellie glared at her. "Geez, how stupid can you be? I can't see how were the same person..." Elina said, Ellie glared at her.
"I don't now what you're talking about. But you better get the Fuck out of here." Ellie said, grabbing the sword Yuri gave her for her birthday. Elina laughed.
"Listen sugar. Tell the king that in one weeks time his time in this kingdom will be over. Got it? One. Week." Elina said the last two words slowly, then vanished into a dark rift. Ellie glared at the spot she was in before falling onto the bed, and crying. Franklin woke up, and hugged her.
"Hey... Its okay. Its okay Ellie. I'm here." Franklin told her, she nodded, and hugged him back. The next morning Ellie passed on the message, and an unexpected visitor arrived.
"I don't care if you're the new Guard Captain. He's my son, so I'm gonna speak to him." Bondeshire yelled at Clarissa, who glared at him.
"Fine. But if you try anything, I will kill you." Clarissa threatened, making Bondeshire laugh as he patted her head.
"Good luck with that." Bondeshire said, and walked into the throne room, to see Zack and Vani talking.
"I've been looking everywhere for you." Vani said, Bondeshire shrugged.
"I'm here now. Calm down. Zack, The Black Blood Order are planning something." Bondeshire told him.
"We know this." Zack said, Bondeshire shook his head.
"You don't know the half of it." Bondeshire said, then began to explain everything he knew of the Black Blood Order's plan. Meanwhile Ellie and Franklin were having a practice match with Gregoir.
"Come at me." Gregoir said, Ellie, and Franklin looked at each other and nodded. Franklin ran towards Gregoir, and brought his axe down, Gregoir blocked it with ease, but Franklin covered the area in smoke with his powers, Ellie used this as cover and ran around the back of Gregoir using the power of wind to travel faster then most humans could see, then she infused her sword with Ice and swung at Gregoir, who just barely dodged it.
"Franklin! Fire and Ice!" Ellie yelled, as she moved to Gregoirs back, Franklin stayed up front, then threw fire at Gregoir, while Ellie threw ice at him from behind. Gregoir was stuck, so he conceded the battle. Ellie ran to Franklin and hugged him.
"We did it!" Ellie yelled. Gregoir had told them that in order for their training to be finished they had to beat him in combat.
"Lets go celebrate!" Franklin suggested, Ellie nodded and the two ran off to get some chocolate, Yuri stood across from Violet.
"What did you want to talk to me about?" Yuri asked, Violet shifted uncomfortably. She had the necklace around her neck. Like she had ever since the party.
"Yuri. You love me. But I don't feel the same way. I'm not even your true love. Trust me... I know. Your color matches up with somebody else. Not me." Violet explained.
"Violet. That means nothing to me. I love you. I'll never give up on you. Never." Yuri said, before walking away. Violet glared after him.
"Why do you have to be so stubborn?" Violet mutters to herself. Before walking away. Sirena gives her a curious look.
"What's up with you two?" Sirena asked, Violet shrugged.
"He claims that he's in love with me. And he's convinced that I'll feel the same way." Violet told her. Sirena shrugged.
"Who knows maybe you will." Sirena said, Violet shook her head.
"No. I know I won't. Because of my powers." Violet said.
"Who is your true love then, explain to Yuri that you'll never love him like that because of your true love." Sirena told Violet.
"I... I don't have a true love. Its just nothing where my light should be. I'll be honest, I'm not even sure I need a true love. It only complicates things." Violet said, Sirena shook her head.
"Everyone has a True Love. You just have to find them. You don't have a light, because you can choose. That's the gift your power gave you. To be able to choose your true love... Okay maybe I'm wrong. Don't come crying to me when your in love." Sirena said, before walking away, Violet shook her head.
"I think that you just need to look for your true love." Vincent said, Violet turned around and glared at him,
"You don't even believe in love. You're just some guy who dumps girls when they love you. Yeah, Link told me." Violet said, before walking away. Vincent gave her a bemused look as he stared after her. Meanwhile Ellie and Franklin had caused some trouble at the chocolate shop.
"I'll pay for all the damages. I swear I'll tell my dad about this. He'll take care of everything." Ellie said. They had messed with the chocolate fountain and it had gone out of control. Then Ellie and Franklin lost balance and knocked over several racks of chocolate.
"I don't care about that. You smashed all my rare Mantriellan chocolates. These were made and imported from Mantriella. Using its one of a kind cocoa bean. Its also the rarest ingredient of the process." The shopkeeper told them.
"And the Queen of Mantriella is my aunt. I can get you more." Ellie told him, the shopkeeper shook his head.
"I will go talk to the king about this. You will work for me until you have paid for the damages, and you will sell my new batch of Mantriella chocolates when they arrive." The shopkeeper told them.
"Yeah... About that..." Ellie said, before grabbing Franklin's hand. "Bye." Ellie said, before using her power of wind to move super fast, the next instant both of them were on Ellie's Balcony.
"Holy Fuck. That was trippy." Franklin said, Ellie shrugged.
"I need to be faster I think." Ellie said, Franklin blinked.
"You are fine the way you are Princess. I mean, Fuck." Franklin said, just then Ellie's bedroom door opened, and Violet stepped in. Franklin and Ellie walked into her room from the balcony.
"What do you need?" Franklin asked, he was still sore over a particular instance where Violet racked him. She never did apologize, probably never would.
"Well, Mr. Grumpy I cam up here for advice." Violet said, Ellie nodded.
"Actually Violet... Can I ask you something?" Ellie asks, Violet nodded.
"Sure. Anything Ellie." Violet said. Ellie brought her hands together. A tear fell from her face.
"I want you to... To erase all of my memories of Link... I just can't... I can't deal with that pain..." Ellie pleaded, Violet backpedaled.
"What? No. Ellie when I said anything I meant anything except that." Violet told her. Ellie glared at her.
"I can't deal with it! If you are my friend you will help me on this please..." Ellie said, Violet looked to Franklin for advice, but he just shrugged. Not knowing what to do.
"Are you sure... That this is what you want... Because I can't leave anything. All of it means all of it. You'll forget all about him. The good, and the bad times." Violet said, Ellie nodded. Then Franklin perked up and told Violet something very important. She just nodded.
"Yes. Its my choice to do this. Thank you... Violet." Ellie said, and Violet sat next to her and took her hands. She began to fulfil Ellie's request. When she finished she knew Ellie would have to sleep for a few days for her brain adjust without the memory of Link, her best friend.
Poor Ellie... I do wonder what Franklin told Violet, well I dont but you get my meaning. Anyway, hope you enjoyed it. I plan on updating tomorrow, but if I dont, then its nothing to worry about. Ill be off. Damn, Crossing Field is a good song. I've been jamming to that the entire time I wrote this chapter.
