What if Elsa told Anna about her ice powers at the coronation? A Frozen AU we all thought of at least once.
"May I talk to you, please? Alone?"
Anna frowned, about to say she refuses, but suddenly noticed how the Queen was fidgeting with her hands. A flashback came to her mind: that was exactly the way that Elsa used to nervously hold her hands when Anna and her broke something when they were little, and had to tell their parents. The redhead's eyes widened. So Elsa hadn't changed that much after all… There was a silence, Elsa sadly staring at her, and Anna cleared her throat.
"Uhm, Hans, will you please excuse us for a minute?" Asked Anna.
Elsa was surprised that she actually agreed, but kept her regal attitude.
"In fact, it may take a bit longer than just a minute…" She winced.
Anna nodded. "We'll see you around", she told her fiancé.
Hans frowned with doubt but accepted. He hoped that they weren't going to talk about the suspicious engagement. He was close to his goal, the Queen better not ruin everything. He had a sly smile as the two sisters walked away.
Still lost on the reason why Elsa was isolating them, Anna followed her elder in the corridors, and noticed how far she was walking.
"Hey, you walk faster than I imagined. I mean… Not in a bad way. I mean…"
She sped up a bit, unsatisfied to just watch the back of Elsa's blonde hair bun, and caught up her rhythm so she was next to her. With surprise, she noticed that Elsa's face was pale with apprehension. Anna had a pout and tried to engage the conversation.
"What do you want to talk about? I figured you're not going to talk about Hans. You want to show me something, right?"
Elsa's expression changed when she heard what Anna said. She couldn't help but turn to her with a smile at the corner of her lips. "You're always really clever", she complimented.
"Well, yeah, duhh", eyerolled Anna. "Wait, what?"
Elsa had a chuckle, but that was all of the happiness she allowed herself in that moment. When they finally arrived to destination, the reason of their presence here made her face sad again.
She opened a door, letting Anna in before her, and the princess recognized the room where was hung the giant painting representing their father during his coronation. 'How fitting', Anna thought. She then spotted that the candle and the box settled on the furniture underneath were glistening with a sort of thick white layer. She was about to step to them to see what it was, but the sound of Elsa closing the door behind them distracted her.
"You're locking us in?" Frowned Anna.
Elsa's eyes widened. "Oh, no, I just… Closed the door. I wanted some privacy."
The blonde noticed how Anna was looking at the handle.
"Anna, about the door…"
The redhead lifted her eyes to her. Elsa clarified.
"I mean, the door of my bedroom. I'm…"
The Queen audibly gulped. Her eyes were filled with upcoming tears.
"I'm so, so sorry. I couldn't… I didn't…"
Anna understood how deeply sad she was about to be, and wanted to put a hand on her shoulder. Elsa gasped and did the same avoidance gesture that she did earlier.
"No, don't touch me!"
The younger retracted, both physically and psychologically. Elsa noticed.
"I mean, I can't touch you."
Anna frowned at the nuance. "What do you mean?"
Elsa bit her lower lip. "It's… About…" She struggled. "It's about me."
There was a silence, the redhead understanding that Elsa needed her own time to reveal things, and respecting that. She waited.
"I need to show you. I can't bear any of it anymore."
Anna's eyes widened. Elsa took off the glove of her left hand with the most shaking hands Anna had ever seen. She looked at her elder with deep worry.
"Elsa, are you okay?"
The Queen almost startled at her words, too focused on staring at her fingers now free in the open air. She gulped.
"I… I'm not, but I have to do this."
Anna had a sad frown. "Look, if you're not comfortable with it, you don't have to—"
"No, Anna, I have to show you."
There was some authority in her voice, but some determination as well, which Elsa apparently needed to be supported at that moment. Anna nodded in agreement."Okay, go on."
The princess wondered if what made Elsa have such shaking hands was because she was afraid of getting microbes. Though the room wasn't even dirty…
Elsa breathed in and out with difficulty, and clenched her eyes closed as she moved her fingers. Anna wondered what was all that stress about. Then suddenly, when she saw what appeared around her elder sister's fingers, she let out a loud gasp of amazement.