Chapter 9
While Elsa was out, Anna discovered something interesting written on a notepad: the new address of Elsa's parents. She had a feeling that this was the place where they went after Elsa died, and it could help Elsa to reconnect with her parents and tell them that she is alive again.
Elsa walked in the front door, a bag of clothes in tow. "Anna, I'm back!"
"Oh Elsa!" Anna called over to her. "Good to see you, I have some really really really great news."
"Oh? What is it?"
"Remember when we got ghost married and I offered to find out where your folks went?" Anna held out the notepad with the address on it. "I did some digging around and I found this address."
"Are you sure that's where they went?"
"Well, maybe. It was in a phone book from around two years ago," Anna replied.
Elsa sighed. She knew that if she ever wanted to see her parents again, this possibly inaccurate address was all she had. "Alright, I'll get packing. We'll go tomorrow morning."
"Sound's like a plan to me," Anna chirped.
"This still doesn't feel right. Showing up on my parents' doorstep after all this time and just saying, 'I'm not dead'."
Anna put her hand on Elsa's shoulder. "Hey, don't worry. Remember, I'll be there."
"Yeah, but...how am I going to explain it to them?"
"Just use the pink thing on your face that I kiss and make the words come out of it," Anna remarked.
Elsa chuckled. "You always know how to make me smile, Anna."
Anna kissed Elsa on the cheek. "Just be yourself and be honest. Your mom and dad will understand."
"They'll think I'm crazy."
"No, they'll be happy to see you." Anna kissed Elsa on the lips. "Now repeat after me, Elsa. 'My parents are not going to freak out and they will be happy that I'm back.'"
"But they will freak out, Anna. They watched the police drag my body out of the lake. They saw my coffin being put in the ground." She sighed. "But I guess if I just tell them the truth..."
"That's the spirit!" Anna cheered, positively.
"I just hope they believe me."
"They will, Elsa, I know they will."
"I hope so."
xXx
The next morning, Anna and Elsa drove to the address that Anna had found. It was a small suburban house in Lake Idina, a town not far from Arendelle. The two of them waited in the car on the other side of the street, Elsa looking at the house.
"You're sure this is the place?" she asked.
"It's the place on the address," Anna replied. "Do you recognise anything about it?"
"Not from the outside," she said. "I think that's my dad's car in the driveway, though."
"Alright, so should we go in? I mean, I can go in for you and explain things to your folks if you really don't wanna go in."
Elsa shook her head. "I need to face them."
"As you wish," Anna accepted.
Elsa got out of the car and walked to the front door. She held Anna's hand for support, then rang the doorbell.
A woman with dark brown hair tied in a bun, and in her early fifties answered the door. "Hello?"
Elsa was shocked, looking at her. There could be no mistaking it; this woman was her mother. "Mama?"
The woman's eyes went wide. "E-Elsa...?"
"Hey there," Anna chimed in. "My name's Anna. I believe you know my girlfriend Elsa."
"But...but we buried you," she said. "You were dead."
Elsa nodded. "I was dead. But I came back as a ghost. And my friend Anna helped me find a way back. Now, I'm alive again."
"She's telling the truth, Mrs. Silver," Anna confirmed. "I know you probably might think she's talking crazy, but Elsa is one of the most honest girls I've ever met."
"Prove it. What's Elsa's favorite color?"
Elsa smiled. "Pale blue. And I messed up my arm in fourth grade when I fell off the monkey bars."
"And she owns a massive porn collection," Anna remarked.
"Shhh! They didn't know about that!"
Elsa's mother smiled, tearing up. "Yes we did. We just...didn't say anything."
Anna smiled as Elsa and her mother hugged each other tightly.
"Is Papa here?" Elsa asked.
Her mother nodded. "He's inside."
Suddenly, a bright-eyed toddler with curly black hair came running up. "Who is it, Mama?" he asked excitedly.
Elsa looked down at the boy. "Who's this?"
"Our foster son, Olaf," her mother explained. "We took him in a few months ago."
"Awww Elsa, you never told me you were a big sister!" Anna cooed.
Elsa knelt down. "Hey, little guy. My name's Elsa. I'm your big sister."
"Are you an angel?" He asked in a sweet innocent voice. "Because you look like one."
Elsa giggled. "No, I'm not."
He held out his arms. "I like warm hugs."
Elsa hugged the little boy. "I like warm hugs too."
Soon, a man with light brown hair and mustache, around the same age as her mother walked into the room. "Who is it, Idunn?" he asked.
Idunn smiled. "It's Elsa. Our daughter."
"Hey dad," Elsa said with a wave.
He stared in shock, with eyes wide open. "This can't be real."
"It is real, Papa," Elsa replied. "I'm home."
Elsa's father hugged his daughter tight. "Oh, my little girl."
Anna smiled. "Hey, Elsa's dad."
Elsa's father looked at Anna. "And who is she?"
"That's Anna," Elsa answered. "She's the reason I'm not dead anymore."
"Hi," Anna said, smiling.
"So are you..." Elsa's mother questioned the two if they were together.
"Yes, yes we are," Elsa replied. "Me and Anna are together."
"She looks like an angel too, dada," Olaf put in.
"Would you like to come in for lunch?" Elsa's mother offered.
"We'd love to," The girls said in unison.
The two girls walked inside, sitting down on the couch.
Olaf sat in between them, snuggling up to his new big sister.
Elsa smiled at her baby brother. She held out her hand and made a little snowflake in it.
Olaf's eyes widened. "You really are an angel!"
"Well, I used to be."
"She's technically a ghost," Anna put in.
"Okay, it's ready!" Elsa's mother called to them.
Elsa and Anna headed into the kitchen and saw on the table, that there was a set of ten delicious, fluffy, readily prepared pancakes.
"Oh my!" Elsa exclaimed."I used to love these when I was little!"
"I see being gone all these years hasn't changed your appetite," Elsa's mother remarked.
Anna sat down and got a stack of pancakes onto her plate then poured the maple syrup on top of it before taking a bite. "Mmmm! This is so good!"
"It's my own special recipe," Elsa's mother explained.
Elsa smiled. "I really missed your pancakes, Mama."
"And I missed your adorable little face eating them," Elsa's mother pinched her daughter's cheek.
"Mom!" Elsa whined. "I'm 21! I'm way too old for cheek pinching."
"Technically you're still 16," Anna stated.
"Well, I guess, seeing how ghosts don't age."
"Is that why you dyed your hair?" Elsa's mother asked. "To look all ghostly, whooooo!" Elsa's mother made a ghost noise.
"It's not dyed!" Elsa argued. "It changed colour when I died!"
"Well, it's certainly a good look for you," Elsa's mother replied.
Elsa smiled. "I guess you still picture me as a brunette, huh."
"It's alright, Elsa," Anna kissed her on the cheek. "No matter what you're hair used to be, you're still the beautiful woman I fell in love with."
Elsa smiled. "Thanks, Anna."
Elsa's father soon walked in. "Hello, all."
"Hey dad," Elsa said.
"You like the pancakes?" he wondered.
"Yeah, mama made them taste so good," Elsa replied.
"She always did," Her father remarked. "I still can't believe you're alive, Elsa."
Olaf ran up to Elsa. "Elsa! Elsa! You wanna go see my toy collection?"
"Sure!" she replied cheerfully. "Mama, may I play with Olaf upstairs?"
"Go ahead, sweetie," Elsa's mother replied with a smile on her face.
Anna watched as Elsa and Olaf headed upstairs. She realised that it was just her in the kitchen with Elsa's parents. This presented an opportunity she could not avoid.
"Why don't you tell us about yourself, Anna?" Elsa's mother asked.
"Well, I'm 18 years old, I'm from a place called vale canyon, My dad's a big shot lawyer, I have a big sister called Cinderella and I'm really good at video games."
"How did you meet Elsa?"
"I accidentally met her when I was meant to be house sitting for my friend. Turns out his apartment was the place you used to live," Anna explained.
"I remember it. Elsa lived there her entire life." Elsa's mother remarked.
"We always felt bad about leaving the place," Elsa's father informed her. "After Elsa died, there wasn't much point living there anymore."
Elsa's mother nodded. "Too many bad memories."
"Well, at least she's back in your life now," Anna replied.
"To that, we thank you a great deal," Elsa's mother said, gratefully.
"You're welcome." Anna then thought for a moment. "So um, I was thinking, since me and Elsa are together, can I ask you about something?"
"What is it?" Elsa's father asked.
"Well, would you be alright if I married Elsa one day?" Anna wondered. "It wouldn't be soon, I still have to finish college first, but it's something that I definitely would want."
"Only if Elsa agrees."
"I know that she will," Anna stated. "But I was worried about you not being okay with it. I've read a lot of stories about parents who hate the boy or girl their kid falls in love with."
"We thought our daughter was dead, until you brought her home. How could we hate you?"
"So... it's a yes then?"
"Yes, but it's Elsa's decision, not ours."
"Thank you anyway," Anna replied.
"You're always welcome, Anna," Elsa's parents replied, hugging her.
xXx
After saying goodbye to Elsa's family and to Olaf, Anna and Elsa went back to their car.
"So that wasn't so bad was it?" Anna stated.
"No, it wasn't," Elsa replied.
"I can't believe you were up in Olaf's room for hours playing with his toys," Anna giggled.
"Well, they were my toys first."
Anna started up the engine. "Oh by the way, Elsa. I have something to tell you."
"What is it?"
"Kristoff will be coming back from his vacation in a few days, so I'll have to go back home," Anna explained. "I already texted him a few days ago, telling him about you and such. He's fine for letting you stay in his place, but if you wanna go live with your folks, I'll understand that."
"I don't know what I want to do, honestly."
"Well, you're gonna have to decide. Explaining you to my folks will be a lot harder to do."
"Why so?"
"One, they're super religious and two, they don't exactly approve of gay people."
"Oh, I see."
"Don't worry, I'll come and visit, and as soon is get some vacation time from college, I'll come spend all that time with you."
"I'd like that." Elsa smiled.
"I know," Anna kissed her on the cheek. "Let's go home."
xXx
Author's note: Nice and fluffy this chapter. Next one... not so much fluff.