This is an adventure story about love, friendship and family. It is mainly Kristelsa, however many other relationships will be involved
I don't own anything related to Frozen, Disney or pretty much anything...
Since these characters are from disney I will abstain from making them curse or enter in too intimate moments so be warned. They might also break into songs (Most of the songs will be from other disney movies, some will be from other movies and some will be non-movie song. I own none of them).
It's been a pretty bad week for me, I'm also starting to think about splitting the story, but I'm still pondering about that.
_Before the Storm Or Promise me_
Elsa paced impatiently around the dining room, she had not seen Anna since the morning and was starting to grow worried about her younger sister.
The queen could feel her powers slipping from her; it was Kristoff's fault, he had been an insensitive idiot and had hurt Anna, he had fallen in love with someone else after everything Anna had done for him, and even if he said it was for the best Elsa knew that he shouldn't have fallen in love with someone else; It simply wasn't right, what was he thinking?
An inner voice called her out on her hypocrisy But you fell in love with him and you knew that he was Anna's suitor.
Elsa shook her head, ignoring the voice; it was different, it was absolutely different, the queen closed her eyes tightly, breathing deeply; Conceal, Don't feel...
The dinning room door opened.
Anna entered the room and the infamous ice harvester closely followed her, Elsa felt a sharp sting on her chest at the sight of the man "Anna, what is he doing with you?" the princess blinked at the sudden question, she glanced at Kristoff and then looked at Elsa
"…What do you mean?"
The queen glared directly at him "Leave us. Now. Do not come back-" her voice was cold, the ice master stared at the queen, surprised by her unusual attitude "-What are you waiting for?! Leave!" She commanded, her voice booming with authority.
The man swallowed, a hurt look crossed his face for a second "Okay, okay… I'll leave-" he turned to the princess "-I'll see you tomorrow... I guess" and without another word, the man was gone.
Anna turned to Elsa, the princess' face was filled with surprise "What was that about?" she asked with indignation
The queen glanced at her before walking to her seat on the table "I should be asking the same… What were you doing with him?"
Anna had never appreciate her sister's demanding tone "We might've broken up, but we're still friends-" the queen voiced a loud sigh of irritation, the princess frowned "-Oh... Do you disapprove it?" she asked curiously
"Of course I disapprove it" the queen snapped, but Anna wasn't intimidated by her sister sudden raise of voice
"Well I am sorry, but I'll not stopping being friends with him just because you want me to" Elsa shut her eyes- annoyed by her sister's behaviour
She unconsciously stood from her seat "How can you be so okay with being his friend!? He broke your heart!"
Anna noticed the tension was slowly increasing "If I'm okay with it you should be okay with it!"
"You shouldn't be okay with this!"
"Well then I am sorry, 'cause I'm okay with it-" the royals were now standing face to face, the youngest sighed weakly "-Elsa look, I've spoken things with him… and it's okay. I'm okay, I'll need you to trust me on this, and I'll need you to trust him too"
The queen adverted her gaze "How can you be okay with this… He told me that he couldn't be with you because he was in love with someone else, did you know that!?"
Anna stared at her sister, a strong pain inside of her "I do… But I can't really blame him for falling in love" her voice was shaking
Elsa looked at her, confused by her sister's words "But… why?"
Anna looked away "Because I love him… and because I know, that there is no one that feels worse about this than him"
Elsa managed to force half a smile, she wanted to believe that; she was almost certain that Kristoff felt horrible about it, because Kristoff loved Anna, and even if it was not the same love that Anna felt for him; it was equally strong.
Minutes passed by before either of the princesses said another word, Elsa was fidgeting with her dress unsure of what to say, while Anna was lost in thoughts-
"What if he is in love with someone terrible?" Elsa's question was more directed to herself than to her sister
Anna reached for her sister's hand "He isn't." she assured, Elsa grimaced-
"But, what if she is someone that wants to use him now that he makes more money?"
"Don't worry, she is not"
"But, what if she-"
"She's Not, Elsa-" Anna's voice was firm, her eyes were fixed on her sister's hand, Elsa didn't say another word, Anna cleared her throat and gazed at Elsa's eyes "-How do you know he is in love with someone else anyway?"
Elsa hesitated before she answered "I… asked him personally, before you woke up"
Anna gasped "You are interrogating him about my love life?" the queen was shocked
"Don't be ridiculous Anna, you know perfectly well why I talked to him-" the princess looked skeptic for a moment "-How do you know that he is in love with someone else?" the eldest asked cautiously
"He told me when he explained to me that he couldn't love me" the princess replied bluntly
Elsa was stunned, she couldn't believe that Kristoff had told Anna that he was in love with someone else "And you're okay with him anyway?" she asked with disbelief
"Yeah, I told you already"
"But he was terrible to you!" the queen protested, horrified by the situation
"I don't understand your attitude towards him, If I am okay with it, you should be okay too"
Elsa didn't know what to answer, anxiety was already filling her stomach "I don't have to be okay with it Anna- "
"Then what will you do about it? Will you kick him out of the castle every time we hang out?" she asked, half-joking.
Elsa felt her powers were growing restless "Perhaps I will" she flared, immediately regretting her answer. Anna was taken aback by her sister's sudden tone.
The queen turned and ran out of the room.
Anna sighed heavily as she ate in silence-
She hadn't meant for Elsa to storm off without supper, she just wanted to solve the issue Elsa seemed to have with her friendship with Kristoff after the breakup
The princess was aware that her sister didn't leave just because she was angry, not entirely at least.
Elsa did look somewhat angry, but that was not the reason why she had stormed off like that, her sister had left because she had lost grip of her powers, an obvious assumption considering that the queen had left a trail of ice.
This had happened more than once after the great thaw; the strange thing was that it used to happened when Elsa had some really big discussion, and it was different this time this, Elsa didn't look angry at all, she just seemed irritated-
To Anna it was clear as water that there was something else going on inside the queen's mind.
.
The princess stood before Elsa's door, this had always been the hardest door to knock, she took a deep breath and mustered her courage-
"Anna?" Olaf's voice made her jump with surprise, stopping her hand from landing on the door
"Olaf… you startled me" the princess smiled at the jolly snow man
"You too? I thought you were used to me by now"
"…What?" she asked cluelessly
"I asked Elsa why people screamed when they saw me… she said that I startled them because they were not used to me" Anna chuckled
"She is right, but people can also be startled if they are approached without them noticing or if you take them by surprise"
Olaf's face lit with understanding "Like you did right now!" the princess nodded-
"Exactly"
The snowman gazed from the princess to the queen's door "Are you looking for Elsa?"
"Yeah, I was about to knock on her door when you arrived" Anna explained
"Oh….. But Elsa is not in her room" he said plainly
"W-what?— then where is she?"
Olaf shrugged "I don't know" Anna pouted
"Then how do you know she is not in her room"
"'Cause I just saw her on the library"
Anna's face dropped "You said you didn't know where she was"
"Well… I'm not sure she's still there, she looked pretty tired"
Anna tenderly looked at him with a defeated smile "What was she doing there?"
"Reading, I guess... there aren't many other things to do in a library"
Anna mustered all her patience, getting information out of the Snowman was a complex job "And what is she reading about?" she asked
"How to save Kristoff I suppose" Anna stared in confusion for a moment.
"H-How to save Kristoff?"
"That's what she said she was reading, it's all she's been reading for days"
"I have to go see her-" she told him, Olaf nodded with a smile "-Thanks Olaf!" she cried as she rushed to the library.
"Elsa? are you here?-" the princess entered the library, her sister only answered with a tired groan "-What are you doing in here Elsa?"
The princess gaze rested on her sister who was sitting on a small table surrounded by a huge amount of books, the queen looked at Anna
"It's really late Anna, you should go to bed"
The strawberry blonde walked up to her sister "I wanted to speak to you… You left without eating anything, so I got worried and started searching for you, but all the councillors told me you had stopped working for today, so I went to your room, but Olaf told me you'd be here"
Elsa tried to smile "Anna, I'm sorry about this evening- I shouldn't have stormed off like that" the princess sat beside her sister
"It's okay-" she shrugged "-But I'm worried… you are clearly struggling with your powers Elsa, what's going on?" Elsa's face dimmed
"Oh… you've noticed"
"Of course I've noticed, I'm your sister... is this because of Kristoff? because Elsa I-"
Elsa rested her head on the table covering it with her arms"It's not about that" she said weakly
Anna looked at her, slightly surprised by her answer "Then… what is it about?"
Elsa didn't want to look at Anna, it didn't matter how close they had grown to be after the thaw, Elsa was still struggling greatly when it came to talking with Anna about her problems-
"There are too many things Anna; there is the administration problem, and the war problem, and there is the witch problem, and we're just getting out of the trading problem, and then there is king Gérard's visit for next month, and Rapunzel and Kristoff and I-I just can't handle it all" she sighed with frustration, Anna placed her hand on her sister's back
"It's okay Elsa… If you are feeling so overwhelmed with your duties then you just have to lean on me, give me some of your responsibilities" the queen looked at the princess, without moving her head from the table
"Anna, no"
"Elsa please-" she begged "-I feel useless, I want to help you"
The queen straightened herself on the chair, looking at her sister "I want you to be free to do as you like Anna-"
"And I want to help you-" the youngest interrupted "-Did you know that Hans and his brothers share the weight of the crown?- They only started doing it after their father died- But It's amazing anyway, each of them helps on his own little way"
Elsa hesitated "Anna, I-I couldn't ask y-"
"Look, how about we do this: You can leave the Administration problem to me, just give me a brief explanation of the issue and point me on the right direction, I promise I can handle it" Elsa smiled
"I know you can, it's just that… are you really okay with this?"
Anna nodded, joyfully surprised by her sister disposition to her help "Are you okay with this?" she asked back
The eldest shook her head with a playful smile "I feel terrible about this, I can't believe I am making you solve one of my problems"
Anna squeezed her sister's hand "I'm your right hand, remember?"
Elsa nodded softly, she didn't speak for a moment.
"...Anna… w-would you mind taking another issue off my back?"
The young princess couldn't believe her sister was finally leaning on her "O-Of course!-I mean, Of course not!- what is it?"
"Would you mind organising Rapunzel's visit?- You just have to make sure a room is prepared for them and you have to speak with some of the staff about the meals"
Anna smiled "Don't worry, I'll do it" Elsa softly rested her head on Anna's shoulder-
"Thank you" the princess wrapped her arms around her sister
"It's nothing really, I'm glad you are finally trusting me with this"
Elsa took a deep breath "I'm sending you to Swendell to secure a vital alliance for Arendelle Anna. Of course I trust you" Anna giggled
The two sisters didn't say anything for a couple of minutes, before the youngest broke the silence-
"Are you still angry about Kristoff?"
Elsa was breathing slowly, her voice was barely audible "No…"
Anna parted from her sister and goggled her "Are you sure?"
"I want to be angry at him, but I am aware that he is actually a good guy… and if you said you were okay with it, I-I should be okay with it too" the queen's smile had faded, she didn't want to think about Kristoff
"Hey Elsa-" the platinum blonde looked at her sister, the princess looked reluctant to finish her sentence "-When you spoke with Kristoff today… did he told you who was the woman he loved?"
Elsa wasn't used to feeling chills running down her spine "N-no… he simply told me he was in love with someone else" her voice was weak
Anna looked at her sister curiously "...I see…"
The two sisters simply stared at each other "Did He told you?"
Anna's eyes widened with surprise, what was she supposed to answer? "I… Well—"
"Because you were rather sure she wasn't anyone bad"
Anna started panicking, unsure of what to say "He- Well... He kinda did-um... but I-I can't tell you"
Elsa's stare was fixed on her, she was unable to believe that Kristoff had gone as far as to reveal the identity of the girl he loved to Anna, a sudden need to know the woman's identity forced the queen to insist-
"And why not?"
Anna felt cornered and she could only manage to think of one way out of that situation "Um… w-why do you care so much?" she asked
The queen was taken aback by her sister's question "I-I asked first" she protested
"And I asked second. Why do you care? It's really not of your business"
Elsa frowned and looked away "Fine! don't tell me"
Anna exhaled with relief "You don't have to get mad about it— it's just that… I promised Kristoff I wouldn't tell anyone"
Elsa turned to look at Anna, a confused look on her face "What kind of relationship do you have with Kristoff?"
Anna didn't seem to understand the question, she stared cluelessly at her sister "...What?"
"I mean… he just broke up with you, but you are still going to be friends, and you don't seem to mind talking about this mysterious girl at all-" Elsa explained, the youngest of the sisters didn't say anything "-Yesterday you were crying your eyes out saying that you were furious with him and today you are even keeping secrets for him…" Anna shrugged
"I can't really explain it Elsa, but I can see that Kristoff still cares deeply for me… even if it's not like I wanted" she explained, Elsa stared at her blankly before she sighed loudly-
"I guess I just can't understand it... I mean... I can't believe he has fallen in love with someone else..." her gaze fell as her face saddened
Anna smiled sympathetically "One day you will understand it, I'm sure of it-" Elsa managed half a smile "-Now, It's really late… and I think we should go to bed"
The queen nodded weakly "I think you are right…"
Kristoff sat on the steps at the entrance of Arendelle castle, he was lost in thoughts as a loud sigh escaped his lungs.
"Wow- that has to be the loudest sigh I've heard… are you okay Kristoff?"
The mountain man gave a jump out of surprise, he turned his head to face the princess of Arendelle, Anna sat beside him, concern crossing her eyes "Why are you sitting out here?" she asked, noticing that the dark blemishes around his eyes hadn't faded
"Why?… 'cause I'm afraid of Elsa, of course"
"Afraid of her?- but… why?- Is it because of her powers?!"
"What?!- No!... her powers are incredible..."
"Then what is it?"
The ice harvester shrugged "Well… yesterday she seemed rather angry at me... I can't really blame her- and I think that it's better to avoid getting on her bad side… specially now…"
"Why specially now?" she asked curiously, the man blushed deeply and looked away
"C'mon don't make me say it... I already told you… and I don't feel comfortable talking to you about it- it makes me feel like some kind of villain" he mumbled, Kristoff was still unsure of Anna's abnormally comprehensive understanding of his feelings towards her sister so he was trying to avoid the topic.
"So… you don't want to get on her bad side because you love her?" the princes inquired bluntly, Kristoff faced her; alarmed by her sudden question, he quickly shushed her and covered her mouth with his hand, nervously looking around for someone that could've heard Anna. The princess forcefully removed the ice harvester's hand from her mouth-
"Hey! Stop doing that-" she ordered, the princess looked at him irritated "-there's no one here anyway- you can calm down, nobody heard me"
"You shouldn't be saying that so casually, do you have no idea about what could happen if Elsa knew about this?" he explained with a bickering whisper
"Alright, alright… I'm sorry-" she apologised "-But you should know that I spoke with Elsa yesterday- turns out she was just a little overwhelmed by her duties… she's not really angry at you"
Kristoff chuckled "Well she should… and you should be too" Anna had a half-smile, silence remained for a couple of minutes.
"Do you want to eat something? I was just heading to the kitchen" Kristoff shook his head
"Can't. In fact I was just about to leave… I was coming here to say goodbye"
Anna looked at him, visibly confused "Where are you going?"
"I have a terrain inspection, I've already missed the previous one and I can't skip it twice-" he explained "-plus, I think I've already screwed thing enough with you and Elsa so I'm giving you girls some Kristoff-free time" he added, Anna frowned
"How long will it take you?" she asked, Kristoff shrugged "Probably something between three to five days"
"Remember that Rapunzel is coming in a couple of days, you have to be here before she leaves alright? That's an order" Kristoff chuckled and nodded
"I'll be back before you notice-" he promised, he hugged the princess for a brief moment "-say goodbye to Elsa for me"
"Why don't you tell her yourself?" she asked, intrigued by the man, Kristoff smiled
"Because last time I had a field inspection she told me not to go, which I did, which is why I have to go for extra-time now… she'll surely blame herself and feel bad about it... and that's something she doesn't need right now…" Anna was surprised by the concern he showed for her sister
"Would you stay if I asked you to?" she asked, unsure if her question came out of curiosity or jealousy.
Kristoff snorted "You wouldn't tell me to do that-" he said with a chuckle "-but if you did, I wouldn't even hesitate" he answered again, more seriously this time, Anna smiled broadly, a warm feeling pushed her curiosity away.
"Have a safe journey-" the princess stood on the top of her toes and tenderly kissed his cheek "-I'll go looking for you if you don't come back" she warned playfully, he nodded and without another word, he left.
That's all for now, I hope you like it and I'm really sorry about the delay
I've always thought that Elsa would be set on trying to be a good sister towards Anna rather than running to Kristoff right after the break-up, but she's kinda new to all these feelings so she can't help but struggle with her emotions, a lot. In the end, she is more mad with the ice harvester than Anna herself, perhaps if she wasn't so stubborn she could realise that the person she is actually mad at is the girl he fell in love with. She also has tons of work, which doesn't help her stress either.
-Side note: By this point, Olaf is actually in the middle of a huge adventure but we are not going that way.
-Other side note: King Gérard is the king of the southern isles, and the fifth eldest of Hans' brothers. He officially confirmed a visit for next month
I can't express how honoured I am for your time
Have a good day.