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Elsa nearly broke down with relief when she heard the doorbell blare. The silence that had overtaken her broke and she stopped pacing, stopped grasping and tugging at her clothes and looked towards her bedroom door. She had been a wreck for the entire week before. She hadn't been able to do anything. Anna…Anna! Why didn't you tell me you weren't going to be here? She realized, yes…perhaps she was being a bit crazy again but it worried her when Anna didn't tell her her plans. She was allowed to stay at her original home of course, but…Elsa would have liked some notice. It made her nervous when Anna was away from her. She practically ripped the door open,gliding down the staircase into the living room, an expression of happiness on her face. It melted away when she opened the front door and noticed the two women at the door, their faces stoic. My mother and Anna's? What…did something happen to Anna? Please don't say she's hurt… She didn't have the chance to say anything before Aurora brought the back of her hand across Elsa's face hard with a loud slap. Her face hit the side and she clutched it. Aurora slapped harder than Anna.
"What the hell did you do to my daughter," the woman shrieked and Elsa's eyes widened with shock as the woman backhanded her again, her face stung and burned and she wheeled backwards. The woman's eyes were ablaze with blind hatred and rage. What happened? Elsa almost tripped as she backed up and tried to put some distance between her and the woman. She exhaled in relief, and tasted her blood when she wet her mouth, as her "mother" held Aurora back her grip firm on the formerly kind woman's arm. She panted hard and looked at Margaret, who smiled slowly. Elsa glared. The pain only made her angrier. Some of it directed at Aurora, most at the monster next to her.
"Nothing! I didn't do any-" She cried out as the woman gasped her hair and tugged until it hurt. A part of Elsa screamed hit back but she didn't even want to know what her lover would do and think when she discovered Elsa had struck her mother so she just took it, gasping softly with wide eyes. Then Margaret grabbed Aurora again, more firmly this time and dragged her backwards.
"Don't you fucking lie to me!" She shrieked, "I know you have her, give her back to me!" Was the woman insane!?
"Aurora! Go sit in the car now," Margaret muttered with a deadly calm tone, at her words Anna's mother flinched and stared. "I'll get all the answers, alone since you can't control yourself." There was a tense moment of silence as they stared at each other. Anna's mother looked desperate and madly in love, faithful. Elsa stared coldly at the woman, her fists clenched together tightly. She eyed that nasty woman again. The pale blond locks tied in a loose bun now, the dress pants, the dress shirt, the incredible self-confidence she radiated. Elsa got a twinge of envy. This disgusting woman didn't have the right to feel good about herself.
"You're just like him," Aurora whispered softly, and her eyes burned into Elsa's, "disgusting rapist." Without another word she bowed her head, smiled assuredly and slipped from the door. Elsa flinched and trembled, her eyes wide as beacons. W…why did…I…I am? She clasped her mouth.
"Don't mind her," Margaret said softly, gently as she stepped close. Elsa stepped back.
"Stay away from me," she said softly, putting her hands up. The woman reached out a hand and she backed away further, shaking her head. "Don't touch me you bitch," she hissed angrily, and the woman froze. Agony was written across her face.
"Don't push me away Elsa," she whispered gently, her eyes full of affection and adoration and apologies. Elsa shivered with a mixture of anger, sadness, humiliation. Her fears had just been voiced. She truly was a monster! She had touched Anna! Underage and innocent, she had ruined the girl. And she'd realized how wrong Elsa was and disappeared. She was too nice to shut Elsa down! Elsa choked on a sob, and realized her eyesight was blurry, and her eyes stung sharply. And cold, soft arms were around her.
She did what she always had wanted to when feeling scared, sad, broken and used. She sobbed in her mother's gentle arms. E;sa twined her arms around her and cried into her neck. She scrabbled at the woman desperately, and pushed into her. Why was she so cold, she wanted the warmth she remembered as a babe. She felt the memory of a lullaby sting at her mind. Her mother's gentle voice?
She managed to get her composure after a long moment, when she tried to pull away, hiccuping the woman held her shoulders, and pulled her back. "Please, just a little longer, I want to hold my baby girl." Elsa choked on her breathes, and smiled weakly. Her anger had been melted away into confusion, love, and a desire for answers. Margaret's eyes were so soft and sweet, a bright ice blue like her own. Her skin cold and white, also like hers. "I love you, and I've missed you so much. I never wanted to leave you. I ran away and I was a coward and I am so sorry, but baby doll, I looked for you after that, and I couldn't find you or him! And sweetie, you're nothing like him," her hand was gentle on Elsa's face, and Elsa stared into those loving soft eyes, "you could never be like him. My perfect little girl." Her smile was sweet and loving. Elsa was going to cry again. She choked on the lump growing in her throat, eyes wide and starting to drip before she forced it back. "But you're going to have to tell me where Anna is."
Elsa stared and she shook her head, trying to breathe. She got out a "not here," through desperate cries, "I didn't take her," she whimpered. Margaret stared at her, her eyes unreadable.
"Elsa. I know you touched her. I was trying to find Anna and a boy named Hans told me how you molested her. You kidnapped her and forced her to have sex with you," her voice was soft but firm, "You're sick and we can get you help." Elsa trembled with fear and anger, because that wasn't wasn't wasn't wasn't true! She'd never do that, she'd never do that to Anna, she loved her so much, so much it hurt, why was Margaret saying this, why did Hans say that?!
"I didn't rape her," Elsa shrieked, "she's not here! I love her mother…I…I love her so much." Margaret's fists clenched together tight, and her glossed lips pursed together. Elsa tried to calm down, her heart was slamming against her chest, she felt unbearably hot and anxious. She felt almost dizzy. "I didn't…I wouldn't," she pleaded desperately.
"I didn't want to do this, but I'm going to tear your house apart. A boy named Kristophe said all she talks about is you. Said you changed her. You realize you'll be going to prison. You raped her. And then what, you killed her?" Margaret's eyes were ice cold. Elsa shook her head rapidly. "Did you get jealous, jealous that she was with Hans? That he screwed her even though she was "yours" after you molested her. Your own sister," Margaret's face was a mask of disappointment, worry, and confusion. Elsa was reeling. What? Hans and Anna had…they were…together still? This…didn't make sense. The bastard was lying, he was making things up! No, Elsa whispered and Margaret kept talking. "Did you feel good about yourself when you forced her to do those things," She was closer now, and her eyes were burning with something Elsa couldn't read. "Did you get off knowing you were ruining your baby sist-"
"Stop it," Elsa screamed, and before she knew it she had shoved the woman, anger making her blood red hot. She trembled violently. "I did not rape my sister. And she did not cheat on me. Hans is lying! We love each other."
"Do you know what love is," Margaret whispered.
"Do you," Elsa shot back angrily.
"Yes." The woman smiled widely. "I love Aurora very much."
Elsa burned with anger. Jealousy again. This woman…why did she get to have a happy relationship? Why did she get to have a relationship society didn't look down upon!? Elsa closed her eyes shut, and clutched her head. The anger drained out of her. "I'm sorry for shoving you, but…I didn't do it. I swear. I swear on my love for her. I swear on my hatred for father."
"…" The woman shook her head, before she walked away and into Elsa's haven, her home. "I'm going to look for her. If I find her…proof of her…you're in trouble Elsa. Whether you like it or not, you're going to get help." Elsa simply stared, sat down on her living room couch, and tried to relax. She breathed heavily, leaned back into the couch, pressed her fingers to her temples. Relax relax. Anna's ok. Anna's…Anna will be alright. We've made it this far. She'll be ok. I love you Anna, I'm sorry that I hurt you like I did…that I forced you to…She choked on a gasp, and held herself. She was so stupid. She had been right all along.
"Elsa," Margaret hissed, stalking up to her, and grabbing her by the shirt. She held a familiar pink object in her phone. Anna's phone? "Explain this." Elsa tried to answer but she couldn't. When had that gotten in her house!? "Disgusting. There are calls in it from yesterday. Either you called from it or she did. Either way I'm almost positive it's you who took her now. Maybe you are like hi-"
"I'm not," she pleaded, "You have to believe me! I didn't do this! I didn't take her, someone is setting me up or something, Hans is setting me up, mother please!" The woman stared at her. Elsa flinched when she realized she sounded paranoid and ridiculous.
"Do not call me mother, you disgusting creature. You don't have an ounce of honor, an ounce of truth in you. You lied to me, you took her somewhere,and I'm going to find out where." Elsa clenched her fists, and tore at her palms, at her wrists, eyes squeezed shut. She didn't hear another word, before the door to her house slammed shut. She escaped to her bedroom, to the scent of Anna. She slipped into her bed. Dirtied by her father, purified by her beloved Anna. She held herself and tried to breathe tried to think think think. Where could Anna have gone? Where was Anna? Where did she go to escape from Elsa? Elsa didn't understand, she didn't understand, she didn't understand!
She slid under the blankets, breath growing slower as she thought of Anna. She…she was so tired. She pressed herself into her mattress and pillow. Tomorrow…she'd get answers. She smiled. She had to believe Anna was ok. If she wanted to stay sane, that was.
FROZEN
"Sorry babe, I haven't heard a word from her," Charlie yawned tiredly as she made some coffee. Elsa watched her silently, pulled her coat tight. "I think you're all overreacting. She probably went on a vacation with some girlfriend or boyfriend, ditching or something." She shrugged. "Maybe to escape an overly possessive older sister," Charlie winked.
"Don't." Elsa said coldly. She squeezed her eyes closed. "I'm hearing enough of that as it is." Charlie didn't say anything for a long moment, then she coughed, scratched her boxer clad bum and held out a mug.
"Have some coffee?" Elsa smiled.
"Yes. Thank you." They drank coffee in silence, the heat burning Elsa's throat in the most wonderful way. Charlie sat next to her on her apartment couch. The curiosity got the best of her. "Did…did Anna have a boyfriend?" She stuttered. She wanted to know, needed to know if Anna had been sneaking around with Hans…
"No. She had a girlfriend, I think. She was so in love with her. Maybe they ran off together," Charlie offered in response, she scratched her head. "Sorry I'm not much help. Listen, I think you're overreacting," she repeated, "I have a girl coming over soon…and I hate to be rude but…" Elsa took the hint.
"You're sure you haven't seen her," She asked quietly as she set the mug down, and stood on her long legs. Charlie nodded. Elsa shook her head as she walked towards the apartment door. "I'll see you later."
FROZEN
"I'm looking for a Hans," the girl she grabbed shook her off.
"Get the hell off of me," she muttered as she glided away. Elsa asked around the crowd, desperate until finally someone responded. It was a cute girl with strange, straight red hair. Her eyes were a bright blue.
"Hans hasn't been in school for a week," the girl said sourly, hands on hips, "he said he was leaving this "shitty place" for a new one, I think ." The tone she took told Elsa this girl had been Hans' plaything.
"Thank you so much," she said gently, before she bowed her head and walked away. She kept a cap on her emotions. Charlie had been right. The girl had fucking run off with Hans. Anna had been trying to get away from Elsa, had been with Hans all this time. They must have never broken up. Her heart pinched, and she shook her head, pushing past the crowd. She wondered though…how exactly had Margaret spoken to Hans then? If he was away? And why would Anna go on a trip with a boy without her phone? She sighed. It was painfully obvious the woman had spoken to Hans over the phone, and he had made up some story so Margaret didn't think Anna was with him. Anna had told him everything that had happened, and he had in turn told Margaret. She had left her phone with Elsa so that she wouldn't blow it up…like she did, and disturb her. Elsa had simply not noticed it.
Even as her mind raced to fill in the gaps, her heart pounded and a cold, tense sweat gripped her. She got into her car to drive home, restless.
She stopped at a convenience store on the way back, grabbing a chocolate bar and a soda. She forced herself not to think about Anna. Not to think about what this all meant. She couldn't force Anna to stay with her like this again. But she wanted to. She could pretend it never happened. Elsa didn't care at all as long as Anna was hers...Anna…she paid, and practically raced to her car just as the tears started to flow. She was sick to death of crying but what could she do. She couldn't do anything but drive home.
FROZEN
Elsa eyed the newspaper lazily, her shoulders slumped. The previous night had been hard to get through. She had barely slept at all. Her thoughts plagued with Anna. Her sadness had given way to intense jealousy... What did he have she didn't have? A penis? Was the girl actually heterosexual? Was Elsa's fingers and tongue not enough? How about not shared genes you piece of shit? "Shut up," she muttered, then burst into laughter when she realized she was talking, arguing with herself. She smirked sourly as she entered her house. Elsa had felt this dreadful, empty feeling so many times in the past two months. To be quite honest, she was sick of it. She flipped idly through the paper, past multiple pages and then…she flipped back rapidly to a certain page.
billionaire entrepreneur Margaret White buys out Arendelle's most wealthy family.
She stared at the pictures and article. In one of the pictures, right next to the article was a picture of the "most wealthy family" the Richardson's. And one of them was named Hans. They had moved out a a week and a half before? Anna had only been missing for five days…Margaret had to have spoken to him in those four days, and Anna would have been missing for a week and a half as well. She knew it was quite possible she was looking to hard into this and trying to deny the truth about Anna and herself but something was going on right now…
As Elsa thought her phone rang, she looked at it, the number was unfamiliar. She hesitantly moved it towards her ear, then she moved quicker when she realized it could be Anna. "Anna," she asked enthusiastically.
"No. No. It's Aurora…Anna's mother. Listen to me Elsa. Listen carefully." Elsa furrowed her brows. What in the world was this about? Another threat? A stab to the heart again? "I…listened in on Margaret. I heard her…talking about things. About Anna. Well not Anna but a girl. I think it's Anna."
"What are you saying," Elsa asked softly.
"She is heading somewhere and I think Anna may be there. In Corona, south of here. I think we should maybe head there together…" the woman's voice was timid. It was as if she was afraid of breaking the rules.
"I'll go by myself."
"I'm sorry for hurting you…I was just so mad about what Margaret said. She told me you were doing awful things to her and forcing her to skip school…I was so mad but then after I saw you I realized-"
"It's alright. It's half-true. I'm…with, Anna…like that." She was greeted with silence. "But to be fair, we fell in love before we knew. And I'm not willing to give up what we have over shared genes when we can't even get each other pregnant or think of each other as sisters."
"We'll talk more later," Aurora said sharply, "but I know you're not hurting her. She's in a big warehouse of some kind, Marg called it The V, other than that I don't know where it is. She escaped. Margaret…she said…she said to shoot her on sight." Elsa inhaled sharply. Was this action movie or reality?! What the fuck was going on!? Her mother abducted Anna!? What reason could she possibly have for doing that?! She moved fast, as fast as she could, speaking reassurances to Aurora as she did so. She slipped on clothes as fast as possible, then eyed the switch blade she had recently bought. She pocketed it, figuring it would come into use later. She dashed out the door, racing to her car and ripping the door open. As she got in, she noticed a shape in the corner of her eye. It was dark, practically hidden.
What in the…the figure had an arm raised, as if lifting a phone to…her eyes widened and her brows furrowed. "Aurora. Be careful."
"What, why?" The voice was highly alarmed, alert.
"There are people watching me," she whispered, "I can see about two of them, hidden. I think one of them called Margaret. I need you to go somewhere safe…do you have anywhere you could go?" She was met by brief silence.
"They'd just follow me. I deserve what I get anyways…I'm a horrific mother."
"Auror-" There was a beeping noise, then silence. She breathed hard as she drove hard and fast, putting her pedal to the metal. She tried to remember where Corona was from here…south…she made a mental map, eye on the road. She noticed a single car following her, far behind but definitely keeping up with her. She hesitated, before she sped faster. She was far past the speed limit. But she was a woman on a mission.
Anna…Anna! The V? Where was Anna? Anna…She clenched her fists around the steering wheel, eyes narrow. "For god's sake Anna…please be safe."
A.N: Just so you know, next chapter will not be action haha at least not a big part of it will be! I really hoped you enjoyed this. I apologize for the late review. I was distracted by League of Legends...:D Do review, it makes me want update faster. I'm doing it for all you loyal folks, I'm sure you know who ;) So yep, feedback would be nice.
