Chapter 21: Three Years Later

Elsa grimaced as Anna's grip crushed her fingers. This was nothing compared to what her Queen was experiencing so she bore it in silence.

"Push, Your Majesty!" said Dr. Macstuvinns.

Anna drew a deep breath and cried out. With a handkerchief, Elsa wiped the sweat on her brow. Her Queen had been in labor for about half an hour.

"Push more!"

Anna's chest heaved with the effort and her cries echoed through the room. Elsa wished that she could help. All she could do was sit by her side and hold her hand.

"I see the head! Push!"

Anna gritted her teeth. "Nnnnnnnnnn!"

A few moments later, Elsa's ears filled with the crying of a newborn child. Her heart leapt with joy while tears pooled in her eyes. She dabbed them off with a handkerchief. The doctor snipped off the umbilical cord and cleaned the baby. Gerda wrapped the infant in a soft blanket. She walked to Anna slowly.

"Your Majesty, a princess."

Anna moved her hand to the baby. Hands shaking, Elsa held her daughter. Just then, Anna gripped her arm.

"Hhhhnnnnn! Nnnnnnnnnn!"

"Doctor!" yelled the nurse.

"Great Sif!" Dr. Macstuvinns hurriedly rinsed her hands with warm water.

Her Queen drew several breaths. Elsa winced as her fingers dug into her arm as she pushed. About a minute later, another cry joined the other. The doctor cleaned the infant like before. Gerda found another blanket and wrapped the baby in it.

"The princess' twin sister, Your Majesty." She carefully walked to Anna and offered the infant.

Anna held their second daughter and looked into that small pink face. "Hi."

The doctor and the nurse treated Anna while Gerda put away equipment. Meanwhile, the babies continued to cry. Their little hands reached out.

Elsa held her tiny hand. "What's wrong? Are you hungry?" Her daughter kept on crying.

Anna touched her twin's hand. "I think they're looking for each other." She shifted to make room and moved their daughter to the bed.

Carefully, Elsa brought her daughter down to her twin. Tiny fingers touched and grabbed each other. Little by little, the crying stopped. Their twins were sleeping with the sides of their temples touching. Elsa stroked their little heads. "I guess they didn't want to be apart."

Anna nodded. "Yeah..."

When the doctor and the nurse were done with Anna, the doctor opened her bag on the desk and pulled out a parchment. She began writing. "For the record, may I have the father's name?"

Elsa swallowed nervously. She and Anna had discussed this before. Steeling her nerves, she replied, "Unknown."

The doctor looked up and turned towards Anna. "Your Majesty, I understand that you wish to keep your consorts a secret, but there is no shame in having a child with a commoner. May I guess that it is the Royal Ice Master?"

Anna's voice was hoarse but firm. "No, it's not him. Write Unknown."

The doctor's eyes narrowed with skepticism. "You claim that it's not him. That means you know who their father is. Forgive me, Your Majesty. I can't in good conscience write 'Unknown'."

"Then leave it blank," commanded Elsa. "That should satisfy the demands of ethics."

"As Your Majesty wishes. May I have their names?"

Elsa touched her firstborn's forehead in benediction. "Crown Princess Lana of Arendelle." She glanced at Anna and nodded.

"Princess Elaine of Arendelle," declared Anna quickly.

As soon as their names were given, Gerda quietly slipped out the door. Within minutes, cheers rang through the castle and bells tolled in the city as the news of the twin princesses spread.

The doctor signed the document and presented it to Elsa to sign. Elsa did so and affixed her snowflake seal on it. Anna signed it as well and affixed her seal, a delicate six petal flower.

The doctor bowed. "I will now submit this record with the Royal historian. Please excuse me." She left the room. Meanwhile, the nurse sat on a chair by the crib, waiting for instructions.

Elsa spoke to her, "You may go. We'll send a page if we need anything."

The nurse bowed and left. Elsa touched Lana's cheek tenderly. "They're beautiful, Anna."

"Of course," said Anna softly. "They're our children."

"Did you know that you had two?"

Anna nodded slightly. "Yeah."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

Her Queen smiled. "I wanted to surprise you."

"You certainly did!" She leaned down and kissed her Queen. Now, their family was complete. Happiness reigned in her heart. "I love you, Anna."

"I love you, Elsa." Anna reached for her left hand and kissed her ring. Then she pulled her down and kissed her, reaffirming their vows of forever.

As the years passed, travelers would often tell stories of two queens who ruled a country under the northern lights. They told of stories of adventure, of drama and most of all, of true love. With each telling, the stories were embellished with wild exaggerations. Despite the embellishments, the stories shared one thing in common: the queens lived happily ever after.

-THE END-

Behind the Scenes

Disneyworld

Mickey takes a picture of all the Disney Princesses with Elsa and Anna in the center of the lineup.

Minnie: All right girls, go get your partners and pose together.

(All the other princesses leave the stage except for Merida, Elsa and Anna.)

Merida: Uh... shouldn't you two get partners?
Elsa: We already have each other, just Anna and me. There's nothing we need to do.
Anna: Do you want to stand with us? We don't mind if you stand with us.
Merida: Then what about that kiss with the guy?
Anna: Disney wanted the PG rating. So, do you want to stand with us?
Merida: Sure, I do!

Afterword

I started writing this about 1 week after the Blu-ray was released. I know that there's a lot of other canon fics out there, but the story didn't want to leave my brain, so I pretty much had no choice but to write to get it out of my head. I'm really glad that I did, after my heart broke while reading about OUAT's first episode. Now that I wrote this, it won't matter to me if Disney or OUAT breaks them apart. At least, I can say that I did my best to bring them together.

I dedicate this to the awesome fan artists out there. They kept my muse stoked during those long months of writing. Please make more!

If you are reading this, I realize that there's hundreds of fics out there, so thank you for reading this far. I hope you enjoyed the story. I wanted to release it with more CG art, but with my meager skills, making each scene took hours. Although the fic is done, I'll try to make more and post as many as I can on my tumbler. I'll announce updates in FFnet's Frozen forum and in the Elsanna subreddit.

Shameless References from other Disney shows and movies

Doc Mcstuffins
Duck Tales
Snowhite
Sleeping Beauty
The Little Mermaid
Tangled
Beauty & the Beast
Winnie the Pooh
Cinderella
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
Aladdin
The Great Mouse Detective
Toy Story
The Rescuers
Wreck it Ralph
Mary Poppins
Peter Pan
Brave
Sophia the First
Tarzan
Hercules
The Weekenders
Treasure Island
Mulan
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Phineas and Ferb
Thor
Robin Hood
Lady & the Tramp
Enchanted
Finding Nemo
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
The Fox and the Hound

These places in Arendelle are based on Norwegian words: Samgrad, Engbeck, and Stiger
Elder Halim is inspired by an Indian yogi, Prahlad Jani.
A full-circle rainbow is usually seen from a plane. It is possible to see an almost full-circle rainbow at the top of Victoria Falls.
Hell's Gate is modeled after Turkmenistan's "Door to Hell".
Old Tisnaltan is modeled after the grammar of Chaucer.

Dec. 2014:

Thanks to everyone who gave feedback! I've received enough feedback so I will do a 2nd edition of this fic. I can take into account feedback received before Jan. 17, 2015. Feedback received after Jan. 17 may only be incorporated as time allows.

Continued in Double Frozen Delights