Elsa fell asleep in the comfort of Anna's arms. She was able to slip into the void to a restful sleep, and she last thing she remembered was the soft warmth of Anna's breathing and her comforting presence.

A dream was presented vividly to Elsa that night, a rather sensual one about Anna. In the dream, the red head had leaned in to kiss a laying down Elsa's cheek. The kiss slid softly to the older girl's lips, and immediately something electric exploded inside of Elsa. In a moment of bravery, the older girl pressed her tongue to the younger lips, feeling their dreamy softness, tasting them. Anna granted access, and Elsa's tongue happily explored every cavity of the mouth it had yearned for for so long. Now Elsa's blood was replaced by lightning, forcing the kiss deeper and deeper.

The room heated up rapidly, a blistering sun beating down on top of them. They were on a beach on the scorching sand, they were in a lake of fire, they were frantically running their hands over each other in the clouds. The dream only became more intense from there, and Elsa awoke early the next morning with a frantic need between her legs.

No, you can't fantasize about her, you have to take it slow. But man was the pull of the fire alluring, Elsa was helpless to the cause. Quickly she gave in, sliding her hand down and under her night gown. She hadn't touched herself in ages.

Closing her eyes, the girl tickled her own thighs as her fingers rose to her core, sending tiny goosebumps across her legs. It was very clear that she had soiled her panties, the residue of her excitement clung to her fingers even through the fabric. That was it, she was gone. She had to do it.

She tugged her underwear down, exposing herself to her own hand. She was slick, her slender fingers sliding over her wet, hot core. She started by rubbing her hand over her labia majora, feeling the opening of her lower lips as they began to part under the pressure. Her back was on fire, burning through the bed, it fueled her hunger, ravaging her body.

Elsa used her free hand to play with her breast through her nightgown, kneading it gently at first, but growing more demanding by the second. Her other hand was now rubbing slightly deeper, sliding across the labia, brushing not so gently against her clitoris. It sent wild bolts of lightning down her spine every time the now swollen area was touched.

The tingles in Elsa's spine quickly turned into electric shocks, pulsing her hips up, arching her back and slamming her eyes further shut. Her right hand continued attacking her breast, focusing on the now very prominent nipple. She rubbed it in circles, giving an occasional squeeze. Elsa's breath was rapid, she could feel ecstasy clogging her veins, and she acted on it. Her fingers slid easily inside of her, just one at first. The sleek wetness of her vagina allowed her easy, albeit tight, access. Shivers shot up and down her body, Elsa was almost in a complete bridge now, mouth agape, moans ghosting their way out of her throat, the rest of the world forgotten.

Then another finger, another jolt, another pulse of lightning rattling her body. She rubbed her interior, fingers passing lightly against her vaginal wall, thumb pressing back and forth on her clitoris. Faster and faster she went, getting more needy by the second. Fire was engulfing the entirety of her body, her skin crawling in the sensation. Now Elsa's moans were clearly audible, coming out in short succession to one another. With every caress of her hand the girl was closer to climaxing, further in space, higher in flames. Elsa thought of Anna, she couldn't help it. Images and memories of the girl flooded her mind, that dress, her long hair, in her arms, it all poured through the platinum blond's mind. Her touch. Her lips, and oh god the kiss.

Ecstasy overtook Elsa's brain, her hips bucking forward and her thighs clenching together tightly, strangling her hand, forcing it further inside. Nothing existed anymore, only Elsa, only the fire of pleasure pulsating through her mind, rocketing through her body. It release from her core, and Elsa had to bite hard on a pillow to keep her scream as quiet at possible. She called out into the pillow "Anna!" as she reached her climax, and her body laxed.

Teeth still clenched on the pillow, all thought vacated Elsa's brain. She laid there regaining control of her frantic heart, relishing in the complete relaxation that took her. The buzzing, slight numbness was subsiding. Removing her hand from her gown, Elsa looked at it, glistening in the sunlight with her excitement, soaked by her pleasure. She let her arm fall limply to the bed, and allowed her head to relax onto the sheets, releasing her pillow from the hold of her jaw.

Panting in spot, Elsa slowly conjured the will to open her eyes. What did I just do? Easy, you just masturbated to your sister, the one you don't deserve. She wants to be with me, I deserve her because I make her happy! But you're leaving, you're abandoning her. It's not like that! I would never abandon Anna! Elsa's demons called her out on her behavior, they were relentless, like parasites feeding off her misery, thriving on her conflict.

Elsa yearned for an out from the pain, she longed to be back in that state of euphoria she was in just moments ago. Those devils were closing in, though. Extinguishing every light on their way, putting out every warm fire, dousing them with ice. So she laid there, fending off the demons valiantly, but slowly losing the battle. It was as if the sun was setting, leaving Elsa to wander a forest naked and alone in the dark. And for a while she did, she was trapped in the confines of her bed while her battle raged on, brandishing her mind, leaving it jarred and bleeding.

Minutes slowly dripped by, and eventually Elsa couldn't take it any more. Maybe if she got up and actually did something she'd feel better. Maybe Anna would be awake, seeing her could ease the pain. Or would it? You just masturbated with your mind trained on her, didn't you? Guilt spiked through the girl.

Elsa checked her phone with her clean hand. It was barely passed nine in the morning, Anna would most likely not be up for another couple of hours at least. So, with a heavy sigh, the girl mustered her strength and sat up, taking care when she wiped the sleep out of her eyes to only use her unsoiled hand. Elsa pulled her panties completely off and discarded them into her laundry basket. Avoiding any kind of contact with the mirror, she grabbed her towel and headed for the bathroom.

Elsa didn't even process her shower, she just went through the motions, she was still taking on her internal struggle. She opted to leave her hair down, not willing to look at herself in the mirror as she braided it, and wrapped herself in the towel. She opened the door and, eyes trained on the ground, started the trek to her room.

"Elsa!"

The sound scared the girl to death, stopping her heart momentarily. She jumped and nearly lost her towel trying to reign in control of her body.

The platinum blonde looked at the offender to see Anna giggling and not trying to hide it. "I scared you, huh? That's payback for last night!"

Elsa was too mortified by running in to Anna to even realize what she was saying, let alone what she was referring to. She had decided that seeing her sister would only confuse her brain more and was eager to have a couple hours to sort through her thoughts. Too late. There she was, beaming in Elsa's face. "Wu- uh, huh?"

"Last night, when you walked into the hall from changing and it scared me so much I fell over." Anna was blushing slightly.

"Oh, uh, yeah." There was a long pause, Anna looking slightly confused at why her older sister was so flustered that morning. Then, finally, Elsa spoke without lifting her gaze from the ground. "Why are you up so early?"

Anna smirked. "To hang out with you! I have something planned for today. Did you just wake up?"

No, I got up a while ago and pleasured myself while thinking about you then wallowed in self pity for a while because I don't deserve you at all. "Yes."

The younger girl nodded and pranced into the bathroom, calling back "I'll meet you downstairs for breakfast in half an hour." It was clearly not a question.

Still a little dazed by the sudden interaction, Elsa put her fingers on her temples in an attempt to cool her nerves but only succeeded in dropping her now loose fitting towel. That god Anna isn't still out here. Elsa's cheeks flushed and she quickly picked up the towel, cocooning herself in it tightly and walked to her room.

The platinum blonde found relief in the mystery that was Anna's plan for the day. It allowed a side exit from the terrible war in her mind. It gave her brain an escape from her demons and allowed her to ponder, the feeling of self pity and loathing fading over the thirty minutes she waited for Anna. What could she have planned?

Deciding it was about time to head downstairs, Elsa got up. When she got to the kitchen, she grabbed Cocoa Puffs, like normal, and poured them into a bowl. As she was adding the milk, Anna skipped in to the room, a smile stretching from ear to ear. "Ooh! Cocoa Puffs, gimme!" She didn't wait for Elsa to oblige, the red head had the box of cereal and was almost immediately grabbing a clean bowl. She sat at the table and sploshed some milk in the general direction of the bowl and began feasting on her breakfast.

Elsa was pleasantly intrigued by her sister's excitement. She waited to swallow her bite of cereal and caved. "What do you have planned for today?"

A little bit of milk was splattered on Anna's chin as responded. "That, my dear Elsa, is a secret."

"You and your surprises." Elsa's tone was a mocking one. Seeing her sister so elated made Elsa helpless but to banish her demons without even thinking about it and rise with her mood.

"I like surprising the girl I love."

Elsa's heart faltered and her cheeks became red hot. She hastily averted her gaze and focused on eating. She couldn't help but let her lips creep into a pure smile.


Stepping out of the car and looking around, recognition immediately flooded the platinum blonde's mind. It was a park they used to go to as kids, and at the far end was a pond. The two used to run straight for the pond and wander around it all day. The memories brought a weird fleeting feeling through Elsa. They used to come here for the afternoon quite frequently back when Elsa was no older than ten. Warm, bubbly, happy, and bittersweet gumdrops melted inside of the older girl. "We haven't been here for almost a decade."

Anna smiled. "I know. And before you ask, yes, I remember why we stopped coming here, don't remind me."

Elsa had to laugh at the memory, it was a silly one, no true reason to stop coming to a park, but their parents were always... odd.

Anna had been chasing a baby duckling across the grass, giggling and running with even less grace than she does now, arms outstretched. She didn't keep track at all where she was going and ran straight in to the lake, falling in the muddy water at the edge. Elsa had seen the whole thing and was rendered stiff by striking fear.

Anna's parents had rushed over to retrieve her from the shallow water (which was not threatening to drown her, in fact, Anna was giggling quite rampantly). Elsa ran over once her knees would move so see an Anna covered in muck, smiling at her. Pulling her out of the water, Mr. Arendelle found leeches on Anna's lower legs.

After that day, the girls weren't allowed to go near the pond for fear of leeches, but they didn't much want to go to the park if they couldn't wander to their favorite spot.

"I was barely seven!" Anna indignantly pouted as Elsa was chuckling at the memory. "It's not that funny!"

This only proved to further Elsa's diaphragm spasms, causing the older girl to snort as she buckled over in mirth. "Hmph!" Anna indignantly held up her head and started walking away. "Okay, Elsa, I'm going to the lake."

The older girl was still choking on air, her chest hurt from a lack of breathing as she fought to regain herself. Still with some uneven giggling, Elsa chased after her sister. "Don't fall in!"

"I'm faster than a baby duck now!" This earned a rather loud snort from the platinum blonde. Anna smiled to herself.

Elsa fought to catch up to her sister, and when she did, she couldn't be sure if she was panting from the running or the obtrusive laughing fit. Miraculously, Anna had stopped just short of the murky water, successfully avoiding a meet and greet with the pond, and was staring at the far side of the lake.

Utterly hopeless to resist herself, Elsa snuck up behind Anna and gave a light push forward, a push that was meant not to send the red head tumbling down, just startle her. But Anna was Anna. She screeched and tumbled forward, not quite catching herself in time. With a sloppy splash she hit the water face first and Elsa couldn't contain herself. She wailed in laughter, face turning red. "I'm s- I meant to- oh god- Anna- I."

The copper haired girl glared up at her sister. "Elsa! Totally not cool!" Anna's cheeks were flushed, even though she was in water she was burning hot, the water was boiling. She knew her blush could be seen from ten miles away, and she had to get back at Elsa somehow. So with surprising speed, the girl leaped forward, grabbing on to her sister's legs and pulled with all her might.

Another surprised scream echoed through the air and Elsa fell forward into the lake with a satisfying clap. "Anna!" Now it was Elsa's turn to imitate the color of a ripened tomato.

With a smug grin, the red head retorted "there, now we're even."

Elsa's lips stretched wryly. "Not quite, I'm just wearing jeans and a t-shirt, you're wearing a dress." A spurt of water collided wit the older girl's eyes, forcing them shut and causing a sting to pulse through them. "Anna, that hurt!"

"I think you should have worn something other than a mostly white shirt."

Elsa dared to look down. Horror spread through her and her heart stopped dead. Her shirt was partially, actually, quite see through and her bra wasn't the most helpful one for that. She hugged herself tightly, covering the sight with her arms. The blush enriched itself tenfold, and Elsa pouted almost violently.

Anna's unconstrained giggles tickled the older girl's eardrums, making her that much more embarrassed. Elsa wanted to sink under the water and melt into oblivion, anywhere that she couldn't be seen was better than where she was. She could up and run but she didn't want to leave Anna at the park. "Anna!"

The red head just kept laughing, she was holding her stomach and her head was thrown back. Okay maybe leaving her wouldn't be that bad, it isn't far from home.. "Anna, I'm serious!"

A loud snort confirmed that the younger girl was not at all concerned, so Elsa indignantly waited for her sister to let up on her onslaught. The older girl closed her eyes and let out a deep breath, failing to expel even a trace of embarrassment that was lacing her bones. Her pride was a shriveling bucket of prunes on a hot summer day.

Then sparks erupted from her mouth, melting everything Elsa had just been feeling. She surrendered to the kiss, her heart beating a mile a minute.

Anna's tongue pressed gently against Elsa's lips, shyly begging for entry. Almost immediately Elsa obliged. The red head's tongue slid into her sister's mouth, exploring everywhere it could, the soft prodding sending a warmth down Elsa's spine, settling in her core. Stomach aflame, Elsa fought Anna's tongue with her own for dominance, tasting every part of the girl's mouth. She was shaking, enjoying the new feeling, testing new terrain. They were using tongues. And this time it isn't a dream.

Elsa had forgotten their surroundings, and when she realized where they were her heart stopped, sending her crashing loudly back to earth. Eyes bulging, she yanked away from the kiss, allowing a quick glance around to make sure nobody saw. "Anna, what were you thinking? Someone here might know us!" Elsa's voice was a in a hushed tone.

The younger girl swallowed the remaining amount of foreign saliva in her mouth. "Relax, Elsa, I looked around before I did that. Plus, you seemed not to mind." Her lips curved into a smirk.

This hardly seemed to calm Elsa down. "But someone could have walked by and-"

"Elsa, relax, no one saw."

"We have to be careful, no one can find out about us."

This visibly upset Anna. She let out a slow exhale and spoke, Elsa felt a tiny needle meddle with her heart at upsetting her sister. "I know. You were just so upset and I wanted to kiss you so much and I- I'm sorry."

Elsa face softened. "It's okay, Anna. We just have to.. be careful."

Anna nodded her head, but her eyes were trained intently on her sister. Elsa took notice and got confused at what had Anna so transfixed. Is there something stuck on me? Am I that covered in mud? Looking down, the older girl was once again reminded of her wardrobe and blushed, rushing to cover her completely visible bosom. "Anna, don't just stare!"

"What else do you want me to do?"

Elsa stood, attentively keeping herself covered. "You could come home so I can change."

"Ughhh Elsa, but we just got here, plus, I don't think anyone would mind seeing that much of you." Anna faked a pout but got up without argument.

Leaving any shards of her pride behind, the older girl made her way to the car, Anna following in suit. Elsa got in to drive home, lips never moving from a straight line. Anna went around, and sat quietly in the passenger's seat.

Elsa could feel those teal eyes borrowing holes in her sides as she drove. There were clearly laser beams shooting out of Anna's eyes, burning through Elsa. Finally, she couldn't stand the burrowing stare anymore. "What?"

"What what?"

"You've been staring at me for the entire ride home."

"Oh, yeah, um..." Anna trailed off.

"Anna."

"Yes?"

"Why?"

"Why what?"

"Why were you staring?"

"Oh! Well, it's just that, um, your shirt is kinda.." Anna pointed to Elsa's side, which from her perspective was displaying a large amount of skin due to the wet shirt. And that bra, that bra didn't help Elsa's cause at all. The younger girl was actually having a hard time not tending to the gentle warmth spreading between her legs as she drank in every bit of the glorious sight next to her.

Elsa quickly brought her right arm down, obstructing Anna's view. She sank in her seat at much as possible, now barely able to see over the wheel.

The younger girl let out a disgruntled groan. "Elsa, you don't have to cover up, I'm not judging, I'm admiring."

"Anna!" Elsa was too surrounded in whirling embarrassment to say anything else. Her entire body was burning bright red. Her dignity had definitely been worked over thoroughly, discarded in a heaping, smelling pile.

Pulling into the driveway was a monumental relief. Elsa scurried out of her seat, wrapping her arms around herself and paying no mind to whether or not Anna was beside her. She promptly ran to her room and discarded her shirt. Okay, that was one of the most embarrassing things ever. You just had to choose your one lacy bra today, huh? It was honestly very rare that Elsa wore any bra that wasn't just a boring old bra, she didn't care much, as she didn't expect anyone to see them.

Elsa removed her pants, bra, and panties and grabbed a towel. She desperately needed a shower after falling in that lake. She felt sticky, and also maybe the warm water would wash off her complete and utter humiliation. With a heavy sigh, she walked into the hallway.

Of course, Anna was also just leaving her room wrapped in a towel. "Oh, uh, hi Elsa! I can't see your boobs anymore." The younger girl's jaw dropped and she covered her mouth. "I can't believe I just said that, there is no filter between my brain and my mouth, um, this is awkward.."

Elsa backed up to the wall as if to fuse with it and disappear while Anna tried to fan away her own blush. "Just, um, check yourself for any leeches." And just like that, she was high tailing it back to her room.

"Wait."

Elsa froze. "What?"

"You mean like this?" As she spoke the last words, Anna pulled a leech out nowhere and dangled it in front of Elsa's face.

The older girl squealed. "Anna, get that thing away from me!" The worm was gross and slimy, Elsa could feel it when Anna slapped it against her face. "Anna! You know I hate those things!" Good god it was disgusting, like Jabba the Hut vomited a slug. In it was touching Elsa's face, caressing her with it's disgusting slime, cool to the touch, and Elsa was hopelessly frozen in place. She felt like emptying her stomach right there.

The red head suppressed her rampant laughing just enough to talk. "What's the matter? Big Elsa afraid of a little leech?" Anna was talking in a tone that was almost baby talk.

Elsa's body temperature rose a little bit. She was actually mad at Anna, that never happened. But then again, Anna had never made such a game out of terrifying Elsa. With a quick breath, the older girl tried again to get her sister to yeild. "Anna, I'm s-scared of those things!"

"I know, which makes it all the more fun!" The girl was barely concealing her mirth.

Earlier when Elsa thought she had absolutely no dignity left she didn't know the half of it. This was true existence with no pride. It was gone, eaten away by Anna through the course of only a few hours. "It seems as though the only fun anyone is getting today is at my expense."

Anna wanted to feel bad, she really did, but she was enjoying herself way too much. "I'm gonna shower now. You can stay if you like, I mean, I already saw almost all of you today, it'd only be fair. You know you'd like it," she said as the winked at Elsa. The red head knew she should have stopped her attack on her sister, but she just couldn't.

Elsa's ears and cheeks lit on fire and she stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind her harder than she had intended. She didn't have much of a sense of self worth to begin with, and it especially took a toll on her when Anna teased her so relentlessly. Sure she loved light banter back and forth but Anna had gone a little over the edge today. Okay, quite far over the edge. Though, you did push her into the water, so you deserve it. And in turn, that means you don't deserve her. No, no, I do. I make her happy, after all, she kissed me today, not the other way around.

The further Elsa got caught up in her lack of self worth, the more she lost the battle to her demons. She knew that everything Anna did was in good jest, and wasn't meant to embarrass or hurt Elsa, but it did hurt. It still made her heart heavy. Elsa felt betrayed by her sister. She had felt safe with Anna and all day she got teased by her. But she was just joking. But she sure did seem to be thoroughly enjoying herself at my expense.

Elsa was sinking into the feeling that she was being pushed under by Anna, the only person she really trusted. She felt her eyes grow misty, tiny embers starting to burn under their lids. Anna doesn't know you're sensitive to being teased, you never told her how lowly you think of yourself. The thought did help Elsa float a tiny bit easier, but she was still feeling wounded trying to tread water. She still felt like Anna was the one forcing water into her lungs, she still felt betrayed.

"Hey Elsa, you can go sho- are you okay?" The smile on Anna's face was torn clean off when she saw the tears running down her sister's face. "What's wrong? Elsa did I... did I hurt your feelings?"

Why are you such a wimp? Elsa thought to herself. Why can't you just be happy? Because she still felt the cold dagger in her back. But she wanted to say no, she fought to regain control of herself, she tried to ignore the ice in her heart, to ignore the poison eating her insides. Elsa knew she was over reacting, but that didn't make it hurt any less. In fact, that made her feel worse, that choked her with a strong hand, the knowledge of how weak she was. I'm pathetic. Elsa quickly found her lungs filling with water, darkness closing in around her. She shook her head.

"Elsa," Anna was speaking in a deliberately apologetic tone. "I think I did. I went too far with the leech, I just didn't know..." The younger girl tenderly took Elsa's hands in her own, but Elsa pulled her away. That little gesture, though Anna supposed maybe she deserved it, sent an arrow into her heart. Was Elsa going to clam back up? If she was, was it Anna's fault? No, no way she will, we have come too far. "I didn't know you were so.. sensitive to teasing."

The platinum blonde said nothing, but closed her eyes and embraced the tears rolling down her cheeks. Why couldn't she tell Anna about her self esteem issues? She told her everything else, she told her about the feelings, and here the girl was. Anna wasn't going anywhere. But some immovable object was in front of Elsa, trapping her, grasping her tongue, not letting her speak. She was choking on the want to spill everything to Anna, but was terrified to do so. She felt cold again. She felt alone. She felt abandoned.

The younger girl continued talking. "Elsa, I don't know why I didn't see it before, but it's okay. You can tell me, I even know what's wrong, I just want you to trust me enough to open up to me. I'll always be here."

The pull of her old ways was lulling Elsa back, it was just easier to shut people out than to face judgment. But Anna already knows, she just said that, all you have to do is show her you trust her. Elsa was hopelessly torn, one half of her heart was running to Anna, to let everything out, feeling that warmth in the light. The other half was to retreating to a dark shadow, hiding from everything.

"Elsa, please don't shut me out. Please, just tell me. I'm not going to judge you, I want to help you, but I can't until I know you trust me."

I hate myself. Elsa didn't think she had a truer thought in a long time. She really did, her father had made sure of that. Her father was at fault for this. He delivered the crushing blows. Elsa cracked under the tides of her old ways. She festered in the remnants of the damage her father had done. As she spoke, spiders were eating her stomach, her heart was being cut in half with a dull blade. "I c-can't tell y-you."

That blow was under the belt. Does Elsa not trust me? After all we've been through? "Elsa, I can't do this again." Anna's voice was shaking. "I can't sit here and beg you to open up, I just can't. If you're gonna be like that, I'll go until you can find the courage to open up." Anna got up, here eyes were filled to the brim with hurt, and she slowly started walking away.

She's leaving. She's leaving. Say something, tell her, don't let her go, don't hurt her again! Elsa was between two extremes now, it was taking its toll on her. The voice in the back of her head was screaming louder and louder, giving her a headache. Her stomach folded in on itself, her grip on the life line was slipping. Her heart was torn clean in half. If she didn't do anything she would drown, she would sink back in to the void of her old ways. She would be alone again, and Elsa didn't think she could take feeling like that again. Anna will help, she always has. "W-wait."

The younger girl stopped immediately, relief melted through her entire body. "Yes?"

"I- I'll t-tell you."

Anna smiled softly and turned back to her sister. She sat down next to Elsa and tenderly reached for the older girl's hands. She was once again relieved when Elsa didn't flinch away from the touch. "Whenever you're ready."

Elsa took a deep breath, closing her eyes, trying to stop her vibrating nerves. She felt sweat coating her palms, a hammer slamming against her rib cage. She had admitted two difficult truths to Anna, and they were much worse than this, so this should be a walk in the park, Right? No, Elsa was climbing a steep mountain, struggling to keep her footing, but she pressed on. She broke through the horrible barriers around her, she forced her way out of the cocoon, of the fear entrapping her. Anna gave a gentle squeeze on Elsa's hands, a burst of warmth snuggling up with Elsa's heart. "I h-hate myself."

It hurt to hear Elsa say that. It was a wasp stinging the apex of her heart, a viper snacking on Anna's insides. "Oh, Elsa. This is another fault of dad's, isn't it?"

The older girl thought back to what her father did. Day after day of insults, week after week of degrading her, month after month of trying is level best to crush her into nothingness. To have her shrivel up in the dry, lonely desert only to be cast away. The sand stung her eyes, filling them with tears, burning her face. But it wasn't her father's fault that Elsa caved under the pressure. I should have been stronger. Elsa only shook her head in response.

"Oh, Elsa, please don't blame yourself. I've seen how dad treats you, it is his fault." Then there were arms wrapped around the older girl, they were warm and soft. Anna's copper hair huddled up under Elsa's chin, caressing the sensitive skin, inviting Elsa to collapse into the embrace. "You are smart, funny, beautiful, and so many other magnificent things that I can't list them all. I love you for who you are, Elsa." The sentiment pulled on the older girl's heart strings, bubbling in her stomach. "I not gonna let anyone hurt your feelings."

"I s-should have been s-s-stronger."

"Shhh, it's okay. It isn't your fault you feel like this, anyone would have cracked under that weight." Anna felt anger coil around her body that the thought of her father insulting Elsa.

Tears were prickling Elsa's skin, lollygagging down her face and jumping from her jawline. She tightened the embrace, letting the light shining from Anna sink in to her skin. I knew it was the better choice to admit it to her. "And I'm so proud of you, Elsa. You have become so much stronger, and I want to be there for you every step of the way."

Elsa could do nothing but nod, she was so safe with Anna. She could do anything now, there were no secrets left between them, Anna had possession of every last one of Elsa's skeletons. There was no weight on the platinum blonde's shoulders, there was no horrible monster pulling her under the water, there was no more storm. She was treading calm water, finally able to breath, and in the distance was a raft. A raft with one person on it, Anna.

There was work to be done, but now that Anna knew everything about Elsa it didn't seem impossible. She had been struggling with her self esteem for so long now, and it had marginally improved over the past couple weeks, but now, with Anna to help her, it seemed like a reachable goal. Elsa finally had a shot at being not only happy with her sister, but happy with herself. Proud of who she was. Elsa's eyes ached, she was crying, clinging to her sister.

In a hushing voice, the red head spoke. "I'm going to teach you some self esteem exercises. I want you to do them every day." Anna pulled away to meet Elsa's eyes. Her face a serious, drying streams of tears glistening in the light, the teal of her eyes appearing a light blue. "Okay? Do them every day."

Elsa moved her head up and down slowly. "Okay."

"And Elsa," Anna started fiddling with her fingers, her voice was heavy. "I really am sorry about everything I did today, I didn't think, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings, I just-"

She was cut off by soft, cool lips pressing against her own. For a moment, Anna's eyes widened, but she quickly fell victim to in inescapable lure of her sister's pleasant lips and her eyes fluttered shut.

Elsa's heart was racing, she had to fight to keep herself from shaking so much she fell off of the bed. There were butterflies inside the butterflies darting around in her stomach, and she felt everything in the world relax. Anna didn't need to apologize, she hadn't done anything wrong. I just over reacted and was stupid not telling her. She drank in the kiss, carefully savoring sensation of Anna's lips on her own, savoring every tingle running down her spine.

Pulling away before the kiss deepened too much, Elsa attempted to meet Anna's gaze once again. But she couldn't, Anna's eyes were still closed, a tiny, adorable whimper slithered out of the younger girl's lips, which were still parted a tiny bit. Elsa felt a little bubble of a giggle rise in her chest, but she suppressed it. How did Anna melt away all of Elsa's fear and degrading loneliness so fast?

Finally opening her eyes, Anna stared into her sister's ice blue orbs. She was stunned, a good stunned. Elsa just kissed her to shut her up, and that was very welcome. Like super entirely welcome. She had almost passed out when she realized what was happening, and her chest was still heaving weights around, her stomach still folding like an origami figure.

Elsa softly spoke. "You don't need to apologize, I over reacted."

"You didn't, I went overboard, it's my fault."

"Anna," Elsa made sure her tone was just commanding enough, "you did nothing wrong."

The red head took in a breath to sputter out another protest, but then her jaw closed. Then a light turned on behind her face and she spoke. "I can show you your first exercise now!"

"Right now?" Elsa really didn't want to do this, she just wanted to bask in finally having no secrets to keep from Anna, she wanted to let herself feel elated at her complete exposure.

"Yes, now come with me." A firm hand encompassed Elsa's, pulling her away, not even taking a passing glance to her protests. It led her to her feet, and pulled her to the mirror in her room. "Now, look at yourself in the mirror."

Elsa trained her eyes on Anna's, a little parasite started feeding on her nerves. She dreaded looking in mirrors, she hated the sight of herself. All she saw in the reflection was some hideous woman looking back at her. She saw someone who had been squandered to the point of no return, and it killed her inside to know it was her. It burned her insides, sending her heart through an agonizing demise. Steeling herself, Elsa closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and opened them to view the mirror.

"Okay, now, what do you see?"

"I- I see.." What she saw was a pale girl who obviously didn't get out much. The girl had messy hair and was covered in mud, dressed only in a towel. In Elsa's eyes, her reflection aired no beauty and gave off a distinct look of defeat. "I see me."

"What do you look like?"

"I look," Elsa's words choked her, blocking her airway. "I l-look ugly. Hideous. H-how is this supposed to h-help?" The girl's voice was strained, unsteady, and weak.

"You want to know what I see?" Anna didn't wait for any kind of response from her sister. "I see a beautiful young woman. The one I'm in love with. I see someone who's beauty isn't even matched by Aphrodite's. Elsa, I see you. And you are the most gorgeous person I know, and I'm not just talking physically. I see a girl who is smart, and a girl with amazing, and I really mean amazing, hair. I see someone who is funny, and most of all, I see someone who's love knows no bounds, who will give up everything for the good of another."

Elsa had difficulty understand how someone, even Anna, could see that much good in her. She didn't see it, was Anna even looking at the same person? She must be looking at herself.

"Now, Elsa, look your reflection in the eyes." Reluctantly, the older girl obliged. "Tell yourself you are beautiful."

"B-but I'm not."

"Yes you are, whether you believe it or not, you are. You don't have to believe your words when you say them, just say them."

Another inhale of air, followed by a deliberate exhale and Elsa forced herself to conjure the words from the depths of her diaphragm. "Y-you are beautiful."

"Good! Now, no matter how much you think you are lying to yourself, say that to yourself every time you see your reflection, it will help, I promise. Oh, I also promise to only tease you a little bit." Anna lightly jabbed her finger into Elsa's sides. The unexpected jolt in her kidney caused Elsa to flinch away and tiny giggles to bubble through her esophagus.

"Okay, okay."

Anna's lips stretched from ear to ear. "Great! Now you should probably take your shower." The younger girl refrained from a remark about Elsa's state. Mud and dirt covered a significant portion of the older girl's body. Best to lay off on the teasing for a little while.

"I think you're right." Elsa vacated the room, feeling infinitely better than when she had walked in earlier.

Elsa found herself staring at her own blue eyes in the bathroom mirror. This is stupid, I don't have to do it, Anna wouldn't know if I didn't.. But you would be lying to Anna if you didn't, just do it, for Anna. Even though she was alone, Elsa felt rather dumb looking her reflection in the eyes, knowing that she was about to say what she thought was a lie to herself. Not breaking away from the stare emanating back at her from the mirror, Elsa said "you're beautiful" every so quietly, barely louder than a mouse's whisper.

Taking one last glance at herself, Elsa hung the towel up and stepped into the shower. It felt amazing to get the sticky, dirty pond water off of herself. Her skin cried out in relief as the grime fell from her body, running down the drain in brownish globs.

After putting on clothes, consciously making sure not put on a white shirt again, Elsa wandered downstairs. Emerging from the stairs, Elsa's stomach was turned in to a grinder, notifying her with some force that it was lunch time. To her delight, Anna was downstairs, and had apparently had the same idea as Elsa, because on her plate was a rather magnificent sandwich. "Hey Elsa, want some of my sandwich?"

"You know you'd never give up any of a sandwich."

For a moment, Anna feigned a thoughtful look. Then, smiling widely she said "You're right!" and held her platter close, bringing it to the table and dropping it down with a clank. She took a bite that was entirely too large, and Elsa chuckled under her breath.

The older girl embarked on creating her own masterpiece. She carefully stacked every ingredient, and finally topped it off with a second piece of bread, but the creation was no where near on par with Anna's. It was an odd talent of the red head's, being able to make rather elaborate sandwiches in minutes. Crossing to the fridge, Elsa asked "do you want some chocolate milk?"

Anna's eyes bulged out of her skull. "I would love some! Thank you!"

Wordlessly, but with a small smile tugging at her lips, Elsa mixed some chocolate milk for herself then some for her sister. She brought then two glasses and her lunch to the table, barely keeping everything balanced, and sat down.

Anna slurped down her enriched dairy, leaving a chocolate milk mustache on her face before she lapped that up, too. Elsa silently marveled at her sister as she ate. Not only was she unbelievably adorable, but she could make Elsa feel better in any situation. No matter what, with Anna there, everything was okay, she was like the eye of a storm. A surreal calm, it couldn't be true. But it was. Anna was the sun breaking the clouds, making Elsa's day, able to change Elsa's mood in a heartbeat.

The two girls sat and enjoyed their lunch, Anna finished long before her sister. After lunch they decided to go on a walk to enjoy the weather. Both of them managed to keep their own minds, along with each other's, off of Elsa's imminent move, successfully keeping the mood of the remainder of the day light hearted.

Arriving back from the walk hand in hand, the pair went strait upstairs. But this time, instead of Elsa's room like normal, they went in to Anna's, just for a change in scenery. "I have to warn you, I am a hurricane." The red head said to her sister as they crossed the threshold.

"What are you- Oh." Elsa looked around. Man that place was a mess. Anna cleaned, but nowhere near as much as her sister. Elsa just looked around the room again, taking in the disaster, a battlefield laden with fallen clothes, towels, and anything else. Then, a tiny laugh coughed out of the older girl.

"Hey, don't judge, it's organized, just... differently." Anna's cheeks were the faintest tint of red, and she just rolled her eyes and led Elsa to her bed. The two fell down into each other's arms in an almost rehearsed action. Elsa let the warmth of Anna's body build a fuzzy barrier around her stomach. She felt her heart relax in Anna's embrace, the red head's silky skin sending goosebumps around Elsa's body. The auburn strands of hair were feathers tickling the older girl's cheek and neck.

They hung out in Anna's room, doing nothing in particular but just... being. Being with each other, casually enjoying any time they could. All in all, Elsa reflected, it had been a good day. Even though she hadn't had the greatest morning, what with the whole over reacting to Anna's harmless teasing thing, that day was good. It started out amazing, actually. Elsa was remembering her little episode that morning. The dilemma that had wreaked havoc in her mind as a result of her fantasizing about Anna was, for now, lost in a dark recess of her mind. The platinum blonde hadn't realized it, but while she was going back to her fun that morning, a rather noticeable blush had brushed across her face. Anna decided that Elsa blushing couldn't be a bad thing, so she let it slide without any inquiry.

What finally got the attention of the girls, after hours, was a knock at the door. "Come in!" the younger girl called out.

The piece of wood rotated open, and there stood Mr. Arendelle. He saw Elsa in Anna's bed, the way they were hugging, both seemingly on the edge of sleep, and his eyes filled with overt anger. He lowered is jaw to speak, but Anna beat him to the punch. "No! Before you say anything, listen to me. You will not say anything to Elsa unless you are apologizing for the years of torment you put her through."

Keeping his voice below a yell, the man spoke back. "You are my daughter, you listen to me, not the other way around. I have had enough with you and that thing spending t-"

Anna's blood boiled. Her protective instinct for Elsa switched in to overdrive and she became tunnel visioned on her father. "What did I just say!? Why are you even here!?"

"Anna! You do not talk to me like that, I am your father." He was seething now, addressing his youngest daughter, but eyes trained like a predator's on Elsa's terrified face. "She will leave now! And you two will no longer b- What are you doing!?"

The copper haired girl had had enough of her father's voice. She pulled her sister in by the hem of her shirt and planted a kiss on her lips. She let the kiss become deep, she made sure her father had to see their lips touch, witness her taste Elsa's mouth.

Elsa's eyes were wide, horror coursing through her veins like blood. What is Anna doing!? She felt her younger sister's tongue find its way into her stunned mouth. Elsa's heart was dying from moving so fast, she knew it could be heard from a hundred feet away, the powerful thudding.

Then, Anna pulled away from the kiss and yanked Elsa close. "I love her! You can keep us apart, but you can't change that!" Elsa was too shocked to process anything going on.

Mr. Arendelle looked on with burning rage boiling in his eyes. His entire face was red, and he was clearly having trouble containing the steam inside of him. He seemed to be at a loss of words, the vein in his forehead bulging as gears turned in his head. Then, after what might as well have been hours, he spoke. The man's voice was barely above a whisper, but carried the sting of a king cobra's fang. "Anna, you will be going to therapy to rid yourself of these disgusting urges."

"What!?" But he was already gone. "Therapy. I'm being sent to therapy." Anna repeated to herself. She looked over at her sister, who was still stuck somewhere between the kiss and thoughts of their father's reaction.

Finally catching up, the older girl blinked a couple times. She was horribly, hopelessly confused by what just happened, and she knew somehow that their father wouldn't just let that slide. He never did. No, he was going to come back with another, bigger, badder weapon. Elsa broke in to a cold sweat thinking of the possibilities, dread weighing her heart down like an iron weight. "Why did you d-do that?"

"Huh? I did that to shut him up, I don't want him hurting you. I told you, I'm going to defend you, no matter what."

"But that- and he- and therapy?"

The younger girl couldn't help but find a little bit of amusement in her older sister's inability to form a coherent thought. "It's okay, Elsa. He left, he thinks that his little plans will stop how we feel about each other, he won't do anything. And yeah, therapy, that should be interesting." Anna was surprisingly calm for what she had just done.

Elsa had no clue what to make of the situation. Maybe Anna's right, maybe he thinks success is imminent. She told herself that he had to, what with her leaving for years and Anna going to see some sort of therapist. She wanted to believe it, but she just couldn't, even if it was what her sister said. There was still that crushing fear that Anna was wrong. And Anna having to go to a therapist? Elsa's blood heated drastically at her father's actions. He is going after Anna. He will not get away with that. She began to feel protective rage building its way up inside her. It was pulling her into a fire, she was going to make him pay. She was going to protect Anna.

Just then, gentle arms surrounded Elsa, and she found Anna latching on to her. The girl had a little smile in her eyes as the gazed lovingly into Elsa's. The sight of her sister cooled the steam engine inside of Elsa, washing away almost all of the anger built up inside. Her heart calmed down, and her stomach released some inviting butterflies. "I can see that vein in your forehead, Elsa." The older girl's cheeks warmed up quite a bit. "Don't worry, he won't do anything." And at that, Anna snuggled her head into the crook of Elsa's neck, breathing out a happy sigh.

The way Anna said those words made them have to be true. It was like they were just fact, a known thing now. All because that gorgeous girl spoke them in such a confidently relaxed manner. Elsa had no choice but to concede. She smiled and melted into the hug, allowing the warm, protective cocoon of Anna's love to blanket her, knowing they were safe together.

Downstairs, Mr. Arendelle sat in his room. He hadn't been able to think of anything to say to Anna's stunt. How could he? No one could be prepared for that. The man was still seething, furious at Elsa, and now, for the first time ever, he was angry at Anna for her feelings, too. He had to find a way to crush those feelings. He needed to. Mr. Arendelle was going to make sure those horrible, taboo feelings were annihilated, especially after what Anna had just done. And he had the the icing to go on top of his cake. I'll make sure they can't communicate at all while Elsa's gone.