Elsa immediately reached for the Source to defend herself, but she couldn't. Just like the last time, a barrier was blocking her connection and she couldn't channel anything. It was all happening again. Except this time, Merida wasn't here to save her. She wanted to cry in despair, feeling powerless in front of the man standing in her living-room.

She didn't waste any time and rushed towards him, hoping to surprise him and knock him out somehow. After all, Merida had trained her to fight without her powers and she had practiced martial arts. She ran at him, but he drew out his sword in a swift motion and put its point to her throat. She stopped, motionless, and realized that she had absolutely no way out.

As if to make a point, she was suddenly thrown into the wall by an invisible force. She couldn't move anything but her head, and the man sheathed his curved sword. Her heart was racing in her chest, and she knew this was the end.

"You killed my mentor." The man said in a rough voice, and Elsa took some time to look at him. He was wearing the same clothes the other man had been wearing, but he only had one pin at the collar. She remembered the other one had a dragon pin and a sword, but this one only had the sword. He had blond hair and a fair face, but the same smug and arrogant look which she had hated so much.

"I… I didn't." she answered, and it was true. She hadn't been able to do anything, and Merida had killed him.

"Liar." He said, and she felt an intense pain in her stomach. "I've been searching for you since the day he died. When I found you wearing that stupid mask of yours and acting like you were a hero, I followed you here. And now, you're going to tell me how a nobody like you could kill my mentor."

Elsa gulped. Was there even a point in telling him that someone else had killed him? He was going to kill her anyway, so she should make sure he wouldn't go after Merida next.

"I… I was lucky." She answered, and she saw rage appearing in his eyes.

"You're gonna die for this. I just need to find the best way to do it."

Elsa panicked and tried to move, but it was like she had invisible restraints all over her body. Resigning herself, she calmed down and tried to think about what could possibly save her. Nobody was supposed to visit her, especially at this hour, and she had no way to contact anyone. She could try to make some noise and call for help, but he would shut her down as soon as she would scream. She couldn't move so she had no way to attack him, and her powers were beyond reach. She was doomed.

She tried to channel anyway, and was confronted to the invisible barrier standing between her and the Source. She could see the energy behind it, rushing towards her but being stopped so close to her. The barrier in itself seemed thinner, less sturdy than his mentor's had been and she tried to channel as hard as she could. The energy around it started to become agitated, and it felt like violent waves hitting a seawall. She could feel the barrier shaking, and she gained new hope from that. She drew in more and more, as much as she could, and cracks began to appear in the barrier.

She saw what was happening, and apparently the man felt it too because his eyes suddenly opened wide in shock. The cracks grew bigger, and then, all of a sudden, the energy started to flood her, breaking through the cracks to reach her. As soon as she had enough to weave it, she sent a big ice shard into his face. Realizing just in time that it was going to kill him, she altered the shard and dulled it to make it rounder. The projectile hit him right in the forehead, and he collapsed to the ground. The invisible restraints around her disappeared, and she fell on her knees.

She didn't waste any time, though, and ran to him to make sure he was unconscious, still channelling as much energy as she could. He seemed to have passed out, and she checked his pulse to make sure she hadn't killed him.

Then she sat next to him and let go of the Source. Tears ran down her cheeks, taking with them the stress and fear she had felt a just few minutes ago. It was pretty close once again. How did he find me so easily?

She sat there for a while before realizing that she had something important to do. What am I gonna do with him? A part of her couldn't help but think it would have been easier if she had killed him. She searched through her phone and tried to call Merida, but Merida wasn't answering. Fuck, she must already be sleeping. Or she's in trouble too. Although he was certain I was the one who killed his mentor, so there's little chance he knows all that much about her.

She started to panic again. There was an unconscious man in her living room who wanted to kill her. And who could use his powers to block hers. But I did break his barrier. I must be stronger than him. She took some comfort in that, although she didn't want to test it again.

He knows who I am and where I live. Even if he didn't want to kill me, I can't let him tell anyone about me. What if he already told someone? What if all of his fucked-up black-clothed swordsmen club knows?

She called Merida again but she still didn't pick up. Fuck, fuck, fuck. What do I do? I can't ask anyone for help, certainly not Anna. And unfortunately, she didn't know anyone but Anna and Merida.

Then she remembered Rapunzel, and called her without really knowing what kind of help it would possibly bring her. I just need some advice. The phone rang several times, and Elsa realized that it was only six in the morning, so there was some chance that Rapunzel wouldn't pick up either.

She was relieved when she heard the blonde's voice on the other end of the line.

"Hey Elsa, everything ok?" she asked, concerned.

"Yes, no. I don't know. I fucked up." Elsa said, still panicking a little.

"Calm down, take a deep breath, and tell me what happened." Rapunzel said in a comforting voice.

"I… I was attacked. Someone with powers. He's like the other guy that almost killed me."

"Are you hurt?"

"No, no… He blocked my powers, but I broke free and… and I retaliated."

"Did...did you kill him?" Rapunzel asked, whispering as if there were people around her.

"No! No, I just hit him and he's unconscious. Which is not helping because… I have no idea what to do with him. Merida would know, but she's not answering her phone."

"Where are you right now?"

"At my place. He followed me home. He knows who I am."

"Fuck. Stay there, I'm coming. If he wakes up, just knock him out again, ok?"

"Y...yeah, ok. I… I'll be waiting for you." Elsa said as she started looking around to find an object she could use to knock him out at the first sign of him waking up.

Rapunzel hung up and Elsa decided to take the lamp on the shelf in her living-room. It was round and she figured it would work nicely if he started to open an eye.

She stood there, waiting for the tiniest movement from his part to knock him out again, until she heard the doorbell. She yelled for Rapunzel to come in, a bit paranoid and afraid that the guy would choose this exact moment to wake up, and the blonde entered.

"Did he wake up?" Rapunzel asked as she walked towards Elsa after closing the door.

"Not yet. I must have hit him pretty hard."

The nurse checked the man's pulse. "He's ok." she stated, and Elsa didn't know if that was good news or not.

Then the blonde took out a syringe and a small bottle from her bag and started filling the syringe with some transparent liquid.

"What's that?" Elsa asked, curious.

"A sedative. It will keep him out for some time."

Elsa stayed quiet as she watched Rapunzel search for a vein and then inject the sedative.

"At least it will buy you some time. You can drop the lamp now." Rapunzel said with a smile, and Elsa realized she was still clutching it with both hands.

"Huh… yeah. Thanks."

"So… he followed you here?"

"Yeah… which means I can't let him go. I don't know what to do."

"I'm sure Merida will figure something out."

"But I can't reach her. She must be asleep."

"Humpf… well, I'll stay here until you manage to reach her."

"Thanks."


Anna had decided to check up on her sister before going to work. It was a bit of a detour, but it was getting a bit lonely living on her own, and she missed living with Elsa. To be honest, she had quite loved the few days she had spent at her place, and the companionship she had shared with her big sister. It was a bit harder now, coming back home to an empty place after work, and at night she wished her that sister would be besides her. I guess the break-up is still a bit fresh. It made her think about the Ice Queen, and she thought that she would love for her to be in her bed too, for very different reasons. I have to see her soon. She did promise me a date.

Anna had stopped to buy some chocolate doughnuts on the way, and she was trying hard not to start eating them as she got out of the elevator. She reached her sister's flat and rang the doorbell.

She heard noise behind the door, but her sister didn't open it. She rang again, and knocked. What is she doing? She thought she heard voices, or maybe it was just the TV. She knocked again, nothing.

She put her ear to the door to try to hear something, and there was definitely some weird noises coming from there.

"Elsa? Are you here?" she asked.

She waited for a few minutes ringing and knocking from time to time, and she was going to call her sister on her phone when the door finally opened.

"Hey sis!" Elsa said hurriedly as the door opened, and Anna noticed she was a bit out of breath.

"Is everything ok?" Anna asked. "I heard noise."

"Y… yeah. I didn't hear you with the TV. I was doing some exercise."

"In your pyjamas?" Anna asked, rising an eyebrow.

"Huh…yeah. They're comfortable."

"If you say so..." Still, Elsa doing sport? Suspicious.

"So, what did you want?" Elsa asked, staying in the doorway and not inviting her in. Something was definitely fishy here.

"I bought some doughnuts." Anna said, showing the bag to her sister. "Thought we could have breakfast together."

"Oh! Well… uh… I already ate."

"Well, there will be more for me then!" Anna answered as she pushed herself in. It was obvious to her that Elsa was hiding something, and Anna didn't like that. They had always told each other everything, and she didn't want any secrets between them.

She looked around, but nothing seemed out of the ordinary. Except one thing. "You removed your lamp?" she asked, as she pointed to the shelf on which it usually was.

"Yeah."

"Why?"

"The light-bulb broke."

"Really?"

"Yes."

You're such a bad liar, Elsa. You know you can't hide anything from me.

She was going to tell her it was obvious she was hiding something when she heard a sneeze coming from the bathroom.

"Is someone here?" she asked, wondering who it could be, and she saw her sister begin to panic.

"Well… uh… I… I don't know." Elsa said.

"You don't know if someone is in your bathroom?" Anna asked, almost laughing as she walked to the bathroom to see who Elsa was hiding.

"Well, you definitely have a nice place." someone said loudly as Anna got closer, and a beautiful blonde girl got out of the bathroom. She had big green eyes and a perfect, honest smile that Anna was sure allowed the girl to get anything she wanted.

She looked surprised to see her, and stopped. "Oh, hi." she said, and Anna couldn't help but eye her suspiciously. What was she doing in her sister's apartment?

"Won't you introduce us?" the blonde girl asked as silence settled in, and Anna turned towards her sister questioningly.

"Huh, yeah, of course. Anna, this is Rapunzel. She's… uh… she's a friend. Rapunzel, this is Anna, my little sister."

"Nice to meet you!" Rapunzel said before hugging her, and Anna was a bit taken aback by the friendly manners. The hug was brief though, and Anna watched the girl walk to the living-room. It was only then that she realized just how long and good-looking her blonde hair was. This is so unfair. Anna had enough trouble dealing with her hair, despite it being rather short, and she had no idea how that girl could handle hair that long.

"So… uh… how do you know each other exactly?" Anna asked, sitting on the couch and putting her bag of doughnuts on the coffee table.

"We're friends." The beautiful girl answered. "We've known each other for a few weeks now."

"I… I see." Friends? Elsa had never had friends. And what was a friend doing at her place at half past seven in the morning? With Elsa still in pyjamas. Could it be…? Could she have stayed the night here…? No way. It can't be.

Elsa and her so-called friend started explaining something, but Anna was too deep in her thoughts to listen to them. Would it be possible that her sister was in a relationship? She looked again at the girl she had just met. She was obviously quite beautiful. She had a good-looking hourglass body, and her smile was one of the most beautiful Anna had ever seen. She seemed extremely kind and friendly. She was almost too perfect. Fuck. What if Elsa and her are...?

But why would Elsa hide it from me? Because she's a girl? Fuck, she knows I'm bi, why would she be afraid of telling me that she's dating a girl? Is this why she didn't want me to live with her? To be with that… that… Anna searched for a mean word, but to be honest she couldn't find one that would fit. And, to be fair, she didn't really understand why she was feeling so angry and frustrated. She had always wanted Elsa to date someone, and she should be happy for Elsa if she had found someone.

Just not someone so… so… so perfect! Damn I'm awful. I should be happy for Elsa.

She tried to catch up on the conversation, and ended up realizing they were just trying to make up a story to explain why Rapunzel was here at this hour.

"What do you do for a living?" she asked. Don't fucking tell me you're a model or I'm gonna rip your throat out.

"I'm a nurse. I work at the hospital."

Of course. Beautiful and smart. And she helps people. Not mentioning the kinky fantasies associated with nurses… She mentally shook her thoughts when she imagined her sister taking part in these kinds of things.

"What about you?"

"I'm a journalist."

Anna didn't pay much attention to the rest of the conversation, and instead munched on the doughnuts she had bought. She didn't understand anything. Why was she feeling so bad?

Because Elsa hid it from me. She should have told me. I thought we didn't hide secrets from each other. Then she noticed a detail she hadn't seen before when the blonde girl took a doughnut from Anna's bag. She has a wedding ring. Was Elsa dating a married woman? Damn, the very fact she's dating someone is shocking, so a married girl? I didn't even know she was into girls...

That would explain why she wanted to keep it a secret, though. Or maybe I'm just paranoid and they're just friends as they said. But why didn't she just let me in when I knocked then? She clearly didn't want me to know about her. If she was just a friend, she would have told me.

Then it all made sense in Anna's mind. The noise, the fact they had needed a few minutes before opening the door. Elsa hiding her. The way Elsa had been answering her questions at first. They had spent the night together. Even the missing lamp had a place in her paranoid understanding of the situation. They had been fooling around last night or maybe earlier this morning and had ended up making the lamp fall on the ground and break. When Anna had arrived, they had quickly erased all evidence, and Rapunzel had gone to the bathroom to hide. Then she had heard how bad Elsa was lying and had came out to try the friend thing. And Elsa had kept it a secret because Rapunzel was a married woman and didn't want anyone to know. She could even be married to a man. Still, I trusted her enough to tell her about me and the Ice Queen. She should have trusted me too.

Anna stood up. She wasn't feeling well. "I… I should go. I'm gonna be late for work."

"Oh, ok." Elsa said. "Thanks for stopping by."

"Nice meeting you." Rapunzel said with her unnatural smile, and Anna just nodded before leaving.


"Well, I think that went better than expected" Rapunzel said once Anna was gone.

"Thanks for coming to my rescue. I didn't know what to say!" Elsa answered, a bit relieved to see that her sister had believed them and left.

"Hehe, I noticed. Well, at least she didn't find the unconscious guy in your bathtub."

"Yeah… I don't know how I would have explained that to her."

"She seems nice! And she's quite beautiful." Rapunzel said, and Elsa smiled.

"Of course she is." She had been wearing the same blouse she had wore the last time she had seen her as the Ice Queen. It brought her back to the memory and the exquisite taste of her sister's lips as well as the guilty but delightful feeling of her sister's full breasts against hers. Stop right now.

"So… what do we do now?" Rapunzel asked.

"Let's try to reach Merida again." Elsa said as she dialled the number again.

This time, Merida picked up, and Elsa was relieved to hear her voice. She had been a bit worried that she might have been attacked too.

"What is it, Elsa?" she asked, sounding a bit grumpy.

"I've been attacked at my place by a man wearing black clothes. And with a sword."

"Fuck! Are you ok?"

"Y.. yes. He blocked my powers but I managed to knock him out."

"Damn… I'm coming right up. Are you sure he's unconscious?"

"Yeah. Rapunzel's here. She sedated him. He should be out for the whole day." Elsa explained.

"Rapz is there? Good."

"Merida… what… what are we gonna do with him?" Elsa asked, fearing her partner's answer. There wasn't that many possibilities.

"We have to find a way to interrogate him. He must have tons of answers for us."

"Oh. Ok. Yeah, you're right. I… we'll be waiting for you."

"Don't move. I'm on my way."


Notes: It seems ffnet is quite buggy these days! Some readers told me they didn't get a notification for the last chapter, and I received tons of review notifications for earlier chapters and even for reviews on OOY dating back to January... Anyway, I hope you'll receive proper notifications for this chapter!