A/N: Hey guys! Some of you may not know, but my computer was broken, and I lost basically ALL of the chapters I had in it. But it's quite alright, I'm re-writing all of these, but I might take a bit longer. Sorry about that:)
Anyway, this is "officially" the last chapter, but there will be an epilogue. I'm thinking about writing the epilogue in two parts, but I don't know. Well, see you!
LET'S FIND OUT WHO IS THE (not so)MYSTERIOUS NARRATOR!
"Where are you going?" Alec asked Elsa, standing by the door. "Mom?"
"I need to go to the ice palace." She told him, approaching with a small smile upon her face. "I'm sorry, sweetie. I can't take you there this time. I have some – work to do in there."
"I can help." He offered, but Elsa shook her head.
"Not that type of work, honey. Magical work." She explained.
"Oh." He smiled sweetly. "I could help if you wanted."
"No, Alec, sorry." She answered. "I have to – I must do it on my own."
"I understand." He shrugged. "It's your palace after all. But what are you going to do? Reform it?"
"Yes, sort of it." Elsa answered. "I'm taking these two with me, so you don't have to worry." She gestured toward Jack and I, and we smiled. "I might take a day or two in there, so – just take care of everything, alright?" He nodded, and she opened her arms, pulling him close. "I love you."
"I love you too, mom." He hugged Elsa back, burying his nose on her neck. "If you need anything, call me. I'll be there with Mary and Sam, okay?" Elsa's eyes brightened up at the mention of her grandson and a smile grew upon her lips.
"Okay, honey. Tell Sam I miss him." Alec nodded before leaving the room. Elsa turned back to us, sighing when he left. She smiled kindly, something she definitely learned from Anna, before turning back to her shelf.
"What are we going to do in there?" Jack asks curiously.
"Wait and see, Jack."
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On our way to the mountain, we stopped. Actually, Elsa made Jack stop. She said she needed to do something on her own, and that she'd be right back.
"I don't believe her." Jack said, rolling his eyes. "Come on, my friend. I'll take us there."
We followed Elsa in silence, floating right above her head. I was sure she would be at least upset if she found out we were there, but Jack was right. She had run away once, and even though I didn't want to believe Elsa would do herself any harm, I had to recognize it. She was sad and lonely. Therefore, we should keep an eye on her, just in case.
"I know this path." Jack mumbled. "I know where she's going."
"And where is it?" I asked. Jack eyed me for a second, and then pointed to Elsa. She had kneeled down in front of a grave. Anna's grave. Slowly, we came down, stopping on a three, so she wouldn't see us.
"Hi, Anna." She smiled sadly. She placed a hand on her grave, and then sat by its side. "Gods know how much I miss you. It has been almost four years now." She sighed. I felt my eyes turning wet, which made Jack pat my back. "I know I promised I wouldn't cry, but I can't help. This is not fair, you know. You didn't even see your grandkids growing up. You didn't see how brave our kids become. I wish you could be here, love. Here with me." Elsa tilted her head back, and for a second, I thought she had taken a glimpse of me. But then I realized she was just trying to stop tears from coming down her face. "I know I promised I'd try to be happy. God, I even promised I'd try to meet someone else. But I just – I can't. You're the love of my life. You will always be the only one I want. I know I have kids, but – try to understand, Anna. Try to put yourself on my position. Would you ever be able to find happiness without me? To love someone else?" She laughed weakly. "Maybe you would. You were always the strongest one." She was trying so hard not to cry it was painful to watch. She placed her hand on the grave and some icy flowers formed around it. Then, she waved her hand, making a snowman appear. "It's not fun anymore." She whispered. "I miss building snowmen with you."
"I think we should go." Jack whispered. I nodded, taking a last look into Elsa's eyes. And then I knew. Jack was right about them. He was right about their love. It was way too strong, and I doubted Elsa's heart could take it. I doubted she'd last long.
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We spent an entire week at the ice palace, and I highly doubt I could describe what I've seen there. Elsa used all of her powers, all of her strength. I think her kids and grandkids were able to see all of the lights coming out of the palace, but I doubt they understood it. The thing about these lights was that they were equal to the Northern Lights' colors, so they could easily be mistaken to these.
Elsa barely let Jack and I come close to her, and she barely stopped to eat or to get at least a few hours of sleep. I was afraid Elsa was no longer human, I was afraid her powers, along with Anna's loss, had consumed her so badly that she was now a monster. But, by the end of the seventh day, all the lights stopped. We ran to where Elsa was, and we found her fallen on the ground. At first, I thought that she was gone. But it didn't make sense, because I was still alive. Just then I realized Elsa had fainted because she was too tired.
"Elsa?" I called, approaching her. Slowly, she opened her eyes. "Are you okay, stinky?"
"I did it." She whispered and smiled, pointing to an icy box. "Grab that and take me back to the castle." She said to Jack and I. We nodded and did as we were told, flying back home. We left Elsa with Joanna and the servants, so she would be properly treated. I hid the box on Anna's closet, simply because I knew it was the only place in the castle where no one would ever look.
A few days later we went to see Elsa once again. She looked better than when I had last seen her, but still looked bad. But even though she wasn't well, she smiled warmly at me, the same way she always did.
"Are you feeling any better?" Jack asked her. "Buddy here almost fainted because he thought you were dead." Elsa laughed weakly, tapping the empty spot by her side. I sat by her side and hugged her. She was warmer than usual, but I'd seen her better. When Anna was alive, hugging Elsa felt like summer. It was always warm, and always comfy, but now it's not. Now she's just like winter again.
"Did you bring the box?" She asked me after a few moments in silence. I nodded, handing her the icy box. Elsa took a deep breath before opening it, showing us four icy rings.
"You seriously spent all that time in the mountain just to make four rings?" Jack sneered. "You're seriously out of shape, my dear Elsa."
"Hush, Jack. You two, sit and listen." We nodded, approaching her. "There will come a time when I'll ask you to hand a ring to each one of my kids. Henry included."
"For what, Elsa?" Jack asked.
"To find the new ruler if Arandelle." She explained. We looked at her confused, but she just laughed. "You must find the gold one, boys. If you find it, you find the new king. Or queen."
"I don't understand." I said.
"Don't worry about that. I'll explain everything when it's time." She said slowly. "Just – can you two stay with me today? I don't want to be alone."
I felt my eyes getting teary because I knew she was thinking of Anna. And I was too. Without saying a word, I get closer to her once again, wrapping myself on her arms. We remained in silence until she fell asleep. I didn't leave her that night. I knew that was the place I was supposed to be.
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"What the hell?" Joanna hissed. "What do you mean by that?"
"I mean you should call your brothers." Jack said. "We need to go and see your mother. She's not well." He made me float again and we flew back to Elsa's room. "Elsa?" Jack called, as we got inside. She was curled up like a ball, her hands clutching to her nightgown. "Damn, not yet, Els."
"I-I'm sorry boys." She cried. "You were right Jack. I can't stay without her anymore."
"You can, Elsa!" I said, climbing to her bed. "You did it for nine years!"
"I know." She whispered, tears running down her cheeks. "And that was the longest I've ever stayed away from her."
And suddenly it was all clear. Elsa did stay away from Anna before, when she was locked on her own room to protect her. Exactly nine years. As now.
"Mom?" Joanna called, kneeling by Elsa's side. "Mom, what's going on?"
"I know I haven't been the best mother ever." Elsa said. The twins were right behind Joanna, looking as confused as her. "I know I shouldn't have left these years, I know how though it was for you." She looked to Joanna's finger, finding the gold ring. "But I also know you won't let people down. That's why you're meant to be the new queen."
"Mom…" Alec cried, him and Kyle getting closer to her bed.
"I'm dying. There's nothing you can do to fix it, and I'm sorry." Elsa whispered, her voice getting weaker. "But it's going to be fine. You shall be okay without me, and that's why I know I can leave." She smiled, even though her heart was aching. "You have become the greatest people I've ever known. You've become the people that we taught you to be. You're honest, brave, good… and I am proud of you. And Anna would be too."
"Mom, don't say that." Kyle said sweetly, holding her hand. "You're not a terrible mother, and you're not going to die."
"You cannot leave, mom." Joanna agreed. "I- I'm not ready."
"That's absolutely not true. The Northern Lights' don't lie." She winked at them. And then, just like that, she turned at me with a sad smile. "Olaf, I'm sorry. I-I can't freeze you any over."
"What?" Jack voiced. "N-no. They can do it."
"No, Jack. I'm the only one who can." She said sadly. "I'm sorry."
"It's okay, Elsa. My work here is done." I answer tenderly. "And besides, some people are worth melting for." She smiles at my sentence, holding my hand tightly. And, with a last sigh, she was gone. And, at her last sigh, I was gone too.