A/N: This chapter is basically setting everything up for the two possible endings, so it's 5k words. Also, I have updated the polyvore.

Once the party was winding down, Aphrodite tapped the new goddess on the shoulder.

"Hello Elsa, dear." She said. "May I take you on a dance?" Calypso shrugged, nodding, and went over to talk to their friends. Elsa smiled awkwardly as the two began to dance with plenty of space between them.

"What is it?" Elsa asked nervously.

"Must everything be because there is something wrong?" Aphrodite huffed, rolling her eyes. Elsa opened her mouth to apologize, but then the goddess smiled sympathetically. "I'm afraid that I must break some news to you. I was asked to tell you that you can bring someone into immortality with you."

"I figured you'd let me marry Calypso, and make her my queen." Elsa remarked calmly, a smile on her face.

"No, my sweet. I was to tell you that you can only bring one person. And you must think with both your heart and your head." Aphrodite informed her sadly. "I know you want to bring Calypso with you, but the Oracle of Delphi knows that if you choose her, you will be completely devastated without your brother. When he dies… Let's just say we may have another ice age on our hands." Elsa stopped right where she was; shocked. She hadn't even thought of bringing Nico into immortality with her, and wanted to smack herself for being so immersed in her love that she forgot about her best friend. "But not being able to rule with Calypso at your side will be awful for you; knowing what you could have had. You will sink into depression afterwards, unable to use your powers." The goddess shook her head. "Elsa, these two people are the most important to you. In order to make the person you choose immortal, it must be through marriage, sealed with vows and a kiss. Then you will rule side by side with that person, and they shall be your companion for eternity. I'm sorry Elsa, but you must make sacrifices. You have one year to decide, my sweet." Aphrodite placed a motherly kiss on Elsa's forehead, as the girl was left standing there; her heart torn in two by the knowledge of knowing that she had to make this extremely difficult decision.

"Hey, you okay?" Elsa turned to her brother, who'd spoken these words to her. She sighed, shaking her head, pulling him into a hug.

"Nico, I have to make a choice." She mumbled into his ear, her voice breaking. "I can take one person into immortality with me, but they have to be my companion forever. It has to be the one person I can't live without." She whimpered.

"What's so difficult about this?" Nico asked, confused, though subconsciously rubbing Elsa's back to comfort her. "I mean, Calypso's your soulmate, right? You proposed her for fuck's sake."

"No, Nico… I have to choose between you and Calypso. My best friend and my lover." She explained pulling back so that he could see that her eyes were full of tears.

"Oh." He murmured. "Elsa… I… I don't know what to say."

"I don't know what to do." Elsa said, trying to keep her voice even. "I just… I wish you could tell me what to do."

"I know, Elsa." Nico hugged his sister to him. "But you have to make this choice, okay?" Elsa nodded into his shoulder.

"Please don't tell anyone about my choice." She whispered. "Not yet."

"Of course." He replied.

After the party ended, Elsa wanted to curl up in Calypso's arms back in their room at Camp Half-Blood, and cry. This was the hardest decision she'd ever make. Her best friend and her soulmate… Her brother and her lover… Things just couldn't be easy for her, could they? Of course not. Elsa's life just had to find little ways to be difficult in forms that would impact her in larger ways. Such as her only being able to have one person forever… That made sense, and it was nice that she could choose between two people she actually loved and cared about, rather than find some spouse among the already existing gods and goddesses. (But for the record, Elsa—ignoring the 'virgin' rules and all that—would choose Artemis. The goddess had not sworn off girls, after all. Anyway, marriage was overrated.) However, this did not make the choice any easier. There was pressure for her to be able to choose the right person—the person she wanted to be at her side forever. If Elsa regretted her decision later on, she couldn't rectify things. She was stuck with one person for all of eternity.

As aforementioned, Elsa wanted to have her girlfriend hold her in their bed as she cried. But this wasn't really an option. She now had a castle to build. The gods had given her suggestions of places she could go in order to live.

Elsa chose an area a bit away from St. John, Newfoundland in Canada. It was on top of a cliff, with the sea below. There was a little hidden path so that she could go down to the water, if she wished. The area was peaceful, as well as beautiful, and boats would occasionally go by. In order to hide her palace, there would be a lot of mist around the tops of the cliffs, from then on, as well as clouds. But because the new goddess was in no shape to create something so important out of ice right then, she decided to wait before doing so, and return to her lover's arms. Elsa wasn't tired physically as much as she was tired emotionally. She just needed to be overwhelmed with her girlfriend's presence. For one moment, she just wanted to be an ordinary girl, who lived with her fiancée. She wished that she could have dreams and plans that normal people had.

Right then, Elsa's safe place in her head was a scenario where she might be a famous figure skater, engaged to Calypso, with Nico right by her side at every practice, rehearsal and show. No matter what world she imagined herself in; he was there at her side as her brother. Perhaps this was a sign that Elsa should choose him.

But then again, Calypso was a once in a lifetime chance. But so was Nico. But Calypso loved Elsa in every which way possible, and could give her everything Elsa could ever want in a marriage. (She didn't want children.) Calypso could provide passionate kisses, and that sweet moment when they couldn't continue kissing because they were smiling so wide… And when they made love, they smiled and giggled and kissed because they just loved each other so much. They were so tender with each other… How could Elsa ever just let that go? Calypso was her soulmate. Her one true love. (Romantic, that is.) She was the one that Elsa could waltz with in their pajamas to no music at all, and they would kiss, and everything would be beautiful and romantic just because they had each other.

Elsa was so relieved once she got back home, where Calypso was waiting for her in bed, reading a book—Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.

The caramel haired girl looked up, smiling at Elsa as the blonde shed her clothing and crawled into bed next to her, pulling the covers up over them to keep the couple warm, despite Elsa not needing it. She just wanted her lover to be comfortable and warm.

Calypso began to quote the most romantic lines from Carmilla to her girlfriend, having marked the pages they were on, underlining the words. "'You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one forever.'" Her dark eyes sparkled into the ice blue ones, which were warm, as they only were with loved ones. "'Darling, darling, I live in you, and you would die for me, I love you so.'" Elsa smiled, kissing her girlfriend's cheek, resting her head on Calypso's milky white shoulder. "'I have been in love with no one, and never shall, unless it should be with you.'" Calypso whispered, saving the best for last. Elsa took the book; her lips pressed against her fiancée's, placing it on the bedside table, and then turning out the light…

Elsa awoke in Calypso's arms. She felt safe there. Like nothing would ever happen if she was surrounded by Calypso's presence. Then all of her fears of losing her lover replayed in her head again. She buried her face into the flesh of her lover, inhaling the slightly floral scent. A hand gently stroked Elsa's hair, the fingers combing through a few strands. The goddess closed her eyes, feeling oh so loved… She never wanted to get out of bed, or leave their room. She wanted to be in that moment forever. But Elsa could not stop time. She wished she could—oh, how she wished she could control the rules of so many things—but alas; Elsa could only control the ice and snow. It would be cruel to freeze Calypso and/or Nico. Elsa could never bring herself to do such a thing.

As she walked around the camp, people dropped into either a bow or curtsy whenever she walked past. The goddess didn't really notice. She was too lost in thought. But everyone knew about her becoming a goddess. Even those who hadn't really seen Elsa before; they could immediately tell that she was a higher power being, because she emulated that aura, and she looked like a goddess too. Well, and a queen. For once, Elsa did not wear light blue. She wore white and silver. Her dress had a long white chiffon skirt that did not seem to get dirty, even though it trailed behind her, a little bit. The backless and sleeveless bodice was sparkly silver with a high neck. Despite it being July, Elsa wore a velvet royal blue cloak; the only blue on her clothing. Her heeled Mary Janes were light silver with rhinestones on the tops. Her necklace and earring set were composed of pearls and little diamonds making a flower and leaf effect. Elsa's eyeshadow was sparkly silver with black eyeliner. Her side braid had braided hair coming from each side of her head. Her crown was on the top of her head. Elsa's engagement ring was in its rightful place, but Nico's ring was on the fourth finger of her right hand. Needless to say, Elsa was conflicted.

She knew that she had 363 days (she'd need to have her decision the day before her birthday, ideally) to choose who she wanted to spend eternity with, but she needed to start deciding now. For if she couldn't… Elsa would keep putting it off and be unable to choose later on. But before she could seriously decide, she had to speak said loved ones and get all of her facts straight.

So, Elsa visited the Hades cabin, knocking on the door. There was no answer. It was past nine o clock, and Nico was usually up by then. Because she and Nico were so comfortable with each other, Elsa just opened the door; barging in. The room was empty. She frowned. Nico went back to Camp Half-Blood; Ela had transported him and the rest of her friends herself. But then again… She saw him and Percy dancing at the after-party… Elsa went to the Poseidon cabin, and knocked on the door. Suddenly, from within, the cabin was full of the sounds of two voices cursing in English, Italian, and Ancient Greek, and thudding, as though the people inside were running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

"Language, boys." Elsa called out, as she opened the door. She figured they were covered up enough by then. She had to hold back a smirk as she saw Nico and Percy half-dressed inside of the cabin, with one bunk all messed up, and both blushing furiously. However, Elsa managed to keep a straight face, as she remembered what she wanted to talk to Nico about. "Nico, I need to speak with you about that thing I told you about last night." With that, Elsa went back outside, shutting the door behind her, and going to sit with Hestia. "Hello, Lady Hestia." She murmured to the goddess.

"Goddess Elsa." Hestia nodded at the other woman, taking her hand. Elsa smiled. "I know of your choice, my child." The goddess of ice and snow nodded sadly.

"Do you know why they are making me choose?" She inquired, her voice soft. "It's a cruel decision, Hestia."

"Darling Elsa…" The elder goddess shook her head in sympathy. "I do know. I fear that it is because of your powers' connection to love. You have so much love in your heart that the gods fear that you'd have the powers of a major goddess if you were to have both your brother and your soulmate. They believe that they must curb the strength of your powers with sadness. The truth is, you are a very dangerous goddess; you just choose to be kind. Just because you are kind does not mean that you are weak. The gods know this, and they fear the day someone hurts one of your dearest loved ones. But they know that they must make you choose, for that will prevent you from posing such a threat."

Elsa swallowed, realization dawning on her.

"What if I chose not to choose?" She asked, her voice hard, yet still quiet. "What if I was a lone queen?"

"They would fear you to no end." Hestia replied simply. "They know you would probably lose yourself if one of your loved ones died or was hurt, after the other one was already gone. You'd terrify Aphrodite, though a sliver of her would be delighted. You see, she is tired of people thinking that love is weakness and/or useless, so you prove everyone else wrong, Elsa. That is why she blessed your powers when you were born. Nobody, not even she, expected your powers to get as strong as they did and are, or as linked to your emotions as they are. Elsa… You could have the strength to overthrow Olympus if you lost yourself through grief and anger. You need someone to curb you over and love you." Elsa nodded slowly.

"So, what did you want to talk about?" Nico asked, approaching. "Sorry for the wait, Elsa. Hello, Lady Hestia." The brunette goddess waved at him as Elsa rose, taking his arm.

"We need to speak privately."

The two were at the top of the hill where Elsa had built her castle when she was thirteen. They sat next to each other, looking down at the camp in front of them.

"Now I remember why I had a balcony facing this direction." Elsa murmured with a chuckle. She didn't want to talk about things right away, so they'd just sat in silence for a moment.

"It is a spectacular view." Nico commented.

"I felt close enough to people to be ok, but I was far enough away that I felt everyone was safe." Elsa explained with a chuckle. "It was the perfect place for me, at the time. I didn't feel lonely yet. I didn't know what true loneliness felt until Khione held me captive." Nico was silent, but took Elsa's hand. She looked up at his face and smiled softly. "Nico, since your heart is still frozen—and don't lie to me; I know it is—I want you to do whatever it takes to make sure you thaw it. Don't worry about my deadline for choosing one of you, Nico. I have a year to decide. I know you and Percy aren't officially together, but you still love him. Ask him out on a date. Save your heart." Elsa gently caressed Nico's hand with her thumb, offering him support.

"Thanks, Elsa." Nico smiled, releasing her hand, and pulling her into a hug. "I won't be offended no matter who you choose, ok?"

"Ok." She whispered. "But no matter what, remember that I love you, and always will."

"I know, Elsa. I know." He whispered.

"Hey, love." Calypso greeted, looking up and smiling at her girlfriend. The caramel haired woman was sitting on a blanket by the lake, reading a book, apparently titled City of Glass. Elsa sat down on the blanket next to her girlfriend, carefully making sure that her dress and cloak were in order and wouldn't get dirty. "You look beautiful, and like a goddess." Elsa couldn't help but smile at her lover.

"Thanks honey." She leaned over for a kiss, and was reciprocated. "Baby, I need to ask you a hypothetical question just in case…"

"Of course. Ask away, my dear." Calypso closed her book, resting it on her lap. Elsa sighed, and then took a deep breath.

"So, you know how I want to marry you, and then have you as my companion forever, right?" The goddess paused. "Well, what if I couldn't make you my queen? Would you join the Hunters of Artemis so that I could have you forever?" Calypso's smile faded.

"Elsa, my love…" The caramel haired girl sighed. "I need to be honest with you… To be honest, I don't want immortality unless you're right there by my side. You see, I've been immortal without companionship… And I never want to go back to that—and I know that I'd be with the Hunt, but… I don't want to live without you, Elsa. You see… Now, don't argue with me on this, because it's futile, and no matter what you say, I will feel this way… It feels like the only thing I was ever meant for, and the only thing I'm really very good for… The only thing I have going for me is when you look at me, eyes filled with love; and I'm beautiful and the most important person in the world. In those moments… Just those moments… I'm wonderful." Calypso let out a breath through her nose. "You see, without you, I feel like I am nothing. I do have other interests, but Elsa… I need you. The only thing I can do that no one else can is love you the way I do." Elsa's face fell as she pulled Calypso to her, murmuring her love. Despair crossed her facial expression once she realized that she could not marry Nico and keep Calypso close as well.

This was overwhelming. She needed a break. So, she went where she dared not go before…

Arendelle…

Elsa needed to see Anna no matter what. She knew her sister was currently fifteen years old, and had not seen Elsa for ten years, but she figured that they needed a little family reunion. Elsa also needed closure concerning her father, and to flaunt what she now had. However, in order not to attract more attention than she would in her normal attire, she'd have to don some quieter colors. She wondered how she'd feel if someone realized that she looked like the adult version of their lost crown princess. She'd probably use that to her advantage, though she was supposed to be exiled from her original country. She was a goddess, and could probably scare the peasants enough to let them see Anna. Especially if she wore her copper Arendellian medallion with the lotus blossom, and her Arendellian crown. Elsa chose a dress that covered her skin more than her others did. It had a Scandinavian style to it, but also felt like something a goddess would wear. The dress was kind of sea green in the areas that would cover a strapless dress, and then black from the part above that. Gold lines acted as the bridges. The sleeves were long, and the neck was high. However, the skirt had a glow to it; actually many little lights that glowed on the skirt, from the knees down. It reminded Elsa of pictures of the galaxy. The right sleeve, from the elbow down, resembled the lower part of her skirt. However, her cloak was quieter. It was black, but purple on the inside, and purple trimmed. She'd merely braid her hair to the side, put the crown on, and keep the hood up. She figured her rings would not be too noticeable, and she could keep her arms within her cloak. Her shoes were plain and sensible black heeled pumps with ankle straps. She wore no makeup. Calypso commented on how mysteriously beautiful Elsa looked before she left, as she'd walked in on the blonde, looking herself in the mirror before she left. Elsa merely smiled, and walked through the door before transporting herself back to the place she never truly thought she'd go back to.

Arendelle's streets hadn't changed much in five years. Or even ten. But Elsa wanted to know what was going on before she went to Anna. So she headed straight for a pub. She walked with a mysterious regality to get people out of her way as she strode towards the most populated looking one, and sat down at the nearest open barstool.

"What can I get you, Miss?" The bartender asked. Elsa, in a moment of not thinking, had not expected him to speak Norwegian.

"Excuse me?" She asked politely, needing him to repeat the question. (She was speaking Norwegian now.)

"What can I get you Miss?" He repeated patiently. Elsa paused.

"Your finest mead, please." She pulled some old Arendellian coins out of her pocket. She'd just had these for nostalgic purposes.

"Have you been away for a while?" The bartender asked as he poured Elsa her drink. "These coins are more than five years old." He handed her the pint glass.

"Aye." She answered, smiling. "I was in Corona for a while, then Weselton, and a little while in the Southern Isles. Those are the places I stayed over a year, of course; I went to more places than just those three. I traveled around a lot. Now I'm back here."

"So do you know about the death of the king and queen?" The bartender asked. Elsa nearly spat out her drink, though she only coughed.

"What?!" She exclaimed. Her surprise and shock were genuine. Her parents? Dead? Oh… Anna…

"Aye, miss. They died not too long ago in a ship that sank on its way to Corona." The man shook his head. "We'll be in mourning for two years, according to the rules. The poor crown princess must always wear all black during that time."

"Princess Elsa must wear all black? Poor child. Not only does she keep herself locked away, but she also must be the chief mourner…" Call the goddess narcissistic, but she wanted to know what was being said about herself.

"Did you not hear? Elsa disappeared five years ago… Likely after you left, if you didn't know about it." The man grimaced. "The King and Queen issued a decree that any person who was responsible for their daughter's disappearance would be executed, and that if anyone ever has any information on the missing princess, he or she must take it straight to the castle. Princess Elsa was issued a pardon if she is ever taken to the… Outside… And is to be let back in." Elsa raised her eyebrows, and very nearly scoffed. Her father hated her. Why on earth would he ever say such things, and make decrees such as that one? Well… That was probably procedure for underage nobles who went missing. And her mother probably forced him to. But then again, Elsa had written a letter to her parents to tell them that she was a demigod, leaving, and had found a friend.

"Has anyone found anything?" She asked stiffly.

"No, Miss. But we do know that the princess would be eighteen as of yesterday, so if she were to someday find her way back, we'd know how old she'd be." The bartender explained. "Princess Anna would probably cry of relief if her sister were to return. The poor child has nothing." Guilt washed over Elsa. She'd abandoned her little sister. Her family by blood. Though, family has nothing to do with blood, but anyway, Anna did nothing wrong, and now the poor child had nothing. No family, and no one to rely one except for the royal advisers, and the servants. The poor girl now had a kingdom to rule as soon as she was twenty-one. In six years…

"That reminds me… My mother doesn't know I'm back yet." Elsa slid the coins across the counter, and then some more. "I must go." She stood, and left the bar, running down the street to the castle. Anna needed her, and so Elsa would go to her sister. As she sprinted towards the castle, it didn't even occur to her to use her powers as a goddess.

"Halt!" One royal guardsman commanded Elsa once she reached the gates. "Who are you, and what are you doing?"

"I am Elle." Elsa announced. "I am a noble woman, and I must visit the princess. I have been away on a years-long voyage."

"Prove it." The guard sneered. Elsa showed him her medallion, glaring at him. "El… Princess Elsa?" He asked, getting a good look at her.

"I do not go by that name." She hissed. "Goddess Elsa, or Lady Elle. Either one is fine. But you must let me see my sister. I don't have to do too much to go through you. Little could ever keep me from my loved ones. Scratch that, nothing." She quickly saw that the guard was merely going to gape at her, so she shoved him out of the way and strode into the castle. She pulled her hood down. She didn't need to be slowed down. She was on a mission. But Elsa put her hood back on when she arrived to the door that she knew Anna was behind. It was the king's old study. Elsa could hear the sounds of someone crying. Anna. She threw the door open.

"What?" Anna croaked, looking up. She was sitting in the chair, her knees pulled up against her chest. There were tear stains on her black silk skirt, and Anna looked so desperate. She was only a teenager—fifteen years old—and she already looked like she'd given up.

"Anna." Elsa gasped, pulling her hood off. "It's me. Elsa." Anna was shocked, and frozen in place. Elsa strode over to her sister, and pulled the girl into a hug. "I'm here. I've got you."

Elsa patiently answered each and every question Anna asked her. The two were having tea together. The goddess ended up telling her sister the full story. It took hours, but it got her mind off of the impossible choice ahead of her. In return, Anna told Elsa everything too. The sisters cried together, reunited at last. They looked at each other ruefully, wishing that they could've had the childhood that they deserved. They deserved to at least have been raised together, and been able to contact each other.

Anna explained that she had to look at these official papers and figure out diplomacy, and then she had to deal with Arendelle's lowering population, which meant that the economy was getting worse. Anna was only fifteen, but she had to begin to deal with these issues and more. She'd received marriage proposals already, but she was far too young to even think about that. Everything had stressed Anna out, but Elsa helped Anna sort out a lot of the papers; as she'd learned how to do this in her youth, and get things straightened out at least a little bit.

Eventually, Elsa had to leave, but Anna protested, begging Elsa to either stay, or take her with her. Elsa knew that she could not bring Anna with her, but the fifteen year old girl begged; crying. She was terrified of her destiny. It was all too much for her.

"Anna, I can't take you with me." Elsa whispered sadly. "Things at home are hard as it is. I… I have to make a very hard choice."

"But you're a goddess now!" Anna begged. "You can do whatever you want. Please… I don't want to live my life here. I can't be queen." Elsa shook her head at her sister.

"Anna, you must. If I take you away, these people will have nobody to lead them. This will only end in disaster. You know that."

"Elsa… Please. I need this."

"I'm sorry Anna, but you have to be strong. The hardest thing in this world is to live in it, but I know you can. Be brave, and live the life you were destined to, my little sister." Elsa carefully stroked her sister's hair. "I will be back soon. I promise. But you must call me Lady Elle to everyone, Anna. They cannot know who I truly am. My life is not here, but I can visit you. I promise… I will help you."

"But what if I never see you again?" Anna whimpered. Elsa smiled.

"Here." Elsa placed a sliver locket with several little charms on the chain. The locket itself was an oval with beautiful carvings of no importance on the front. Inside was a picture of Elsa when she became a goddess, and the other was a picture of Elsa from Calypso, who snapped the photo as she was smiling, and looking at her girlfriend with love. The charms on the locket did, however, have significance. One was a snowflake. Another was a silver pearl. The final one was an ocean blue sapphire. Elsa placed this around Anna's neck. "This has my love, Anna. It will give you strength if you just know that I believe in you, and if you believe in yourself." Before Anna could say another word, Elsa left.

The goddess felt relief. Even though everything looked to be a mess, Arendelle was kind of a shelter from her real world. She'd definitely visit a lot. But now she had to go back to the real world and face the choice in front of her.

Elsa knew that she truly could only pick one or the other. She wanted to cry. This was going to be the hardest decision of her life.

On one hand, Calypso was her soulmate. The only one she could ever truly love this much in this way. Calypso loved Elsa to no end, and had been waiting for her for thousands of years, though she hadn't known it. Calypso was so tender and loving with Elsa. She made her feel like a normal girl.

However, on the other hand, Nico was Elsa's best friend. The two had known each other for the longest. Over five years. He had saved her life a couple of times. They had been through hell and back together. When Elsa received nightmares, Nico was the one who was there to comfort her and support her. He held her hand through the difficult times. He was her brother. He was her only family. He was Elsa's brother.

The question was not only who Elsa needed most, but who it would be best for if they married her and were by her side forever. The third question was: who could she simulate once that person was gone? These questions—answered from both Elsa's head and heart—would help her decide who she'd choose to be her companion for eternity.