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Chapter 38-Session (Kiri, Elsa)

Kiri sighed, rubbing her eyes as she walked into the living room. Ian was staring at the lab results.

'Oh no, dad sees it. What's he gonna do?'

'Calm down squirt. Just let me handle this ok?'

'Alright.'

"Hey dad, why didn't you tell me I was directly related to Elsa Swan?"

Ian blinked and ran his hand through his hair, shaking his head slightly. "I didn't know myself. Your mother didn't tell me anything about it. Did she know herself or not?" He turned to his daughter. "I'm so sorry Elsa. if I would have known…"

"I don't think there would be much you could do about it, so don't worry. Besides, it's not your fault is it? So there's no need for apologies." Kiri shrugged her shoulders. There was really nothing that could be done about it. "You gonna be okay?"

Ian sighed, his shoulders falling as if in resignation and disappointment. "I'll be fine. How about you?"

Kiri shrugged. It was best not to mention the snow powers, Ian was already stressed enough. It was possible that Diane knew her bloodline but was afraid to tell Ian when they were dating. It made sense. In a country that fears magic, dating someone with magic in their blood would cause a problem. Kiri looked out the living room window and sighed. It was partly cloudy, the sun covered by dark cumulonimbus clouds. 'Doesn't look like rain clods. Maybe just spring weather.' She moved her gaze, seeing a swing set and monkey bars. If she were feeling a little young, she would have considered going out and playing on the playground. But given the recent discovery she was more curious about Elsa's bloodline. But was it really a good idea to dig more, when it had panicked Elsa so badly? After a quick trip to the inner world to check on Elsa; who was taking a nap, Kiri did a bit more research. There were old documents in Arendelle's Archives. The images appeared to be of news articles and old scripts dating back to Elsa Swan's time. Perhaps she could convince Ian to take her there so she could see them? It was worth a shot. She peeked out the bedroom door, seeing Ian pacing in the living room. He was still holding the d.n.a. results in his hand. Maybe Kiri could try later. A light chilly breeze caught Kiri's attention. She turned around and noticed there was a slight swirl at her feet. 'What the?! I'm not doing this. So is it, it's gotta be Elsa. But what could be causing this?'

Kiri laid down on the bed and returned to the inner world, searching for Elsa. Where could she have gone? Kiri went in the castle and to Elsa's room but the girl wasn't there. Kiri searched the entire castle and the backyard but couldn't find Elsa. Then she found a clue. There was a snow trail that started by the pool and led to the white forest. Kiri raised an eyebrow. There were two sets of footprints in the snow. Why two? Kiri followed the tracks, curious and concerned. Elsa had never gone to the white forest before. So why had she now? Kiri took after the trail, the white forest getting closer and closer. As she approached, the wind got colder-a bad sign. Her steps quickened slightly as she got closer, now following a trail of ice on the ground. 'I must be getting close.' There were little bits of snow swirling around on the ground as she got deeper in the forest. Somewhere near the middle, a whirlwind of snow and hail was swishing around. Little Elsa was on the ground, Anna sitting in front of her. 'Of course. Anna doesn't get the hint to stop talking to someone when they want to be alone.'

"So what's your name? How'd you get here? I'm Anna. Wanna be friends?"

"Please, just, I want to be alone…" Elsa turned away from Anna, holding her legs to her chest.

"Do you see all this snow and wind? Well of course you do, I mean how could you not? Where do you think it came from?"

"I don't know just go away!"

"But I wanna, ow!"

Kiri was behind Anna, holding one of her braids. "Didn't you hear her? She wants to be alone. Now go on your own way." Kiri guided Anna away from Elsa and crossed her arms. "That girl doesn't take a hint does she?" Kiri shook her head and looked to Elsa. "What's wrong, Elsa?"

Elsa barely moved her eyes to look at Kiri. "I was just sitting by the pool relaxing and Anna came up to me and started talking and talking. I tried to ask her to stop but she wouldn't. So I got up to be alone and she followed. She just wouldn't listen to me and I started feeling alone and she just wouldn't shut up! I ran and got lost here and so I'm scared and the snow doesn't help me along with finding out I'm related to Elsa Swan."

"Calm down squirt. You're fine. Anna left. You can't help who you're related to but I can help you."

"You can? How?" Elsa looked up at Kiri.

"I can teach you to control the snow. Would you like that?"

Elsa sighed deeply and wiped her eyes. "I would. If I can control it, maybe I can balance my life out or something?"

"Alright, then let's start now. Do you see the whirlwind of snow and hail you've made?" Kiri gestured around them, Elsa nodding. "Now just take a deep breath and imagine that it's all just a part of your hand. Concentrate." Kiri sat with her legs tucked under her. "Close your eyes and take control of it."

"It's hard to. It's like there's this giant storm inside of me and I'm lost in it."

"You can do it Elsa. Imagine the snow is nothing more than a…a, oh I don't know, a marionette. You've seen marionettes right?" Kiri watched Elsa nod. "Good. You know how they're controlled with strings? Think of the snow and wind like that. This whirlwind is nothing more than a marionette. Take hold of the strings Elsa."

"Okay," Elsa mumbled. She held her hands out in front of her, breathing deeply. "A marionette. The snow is a marionette."

"Not just any marionette. Your marionette. The strings are there for you alone to hold. Take them, Elsa."

Elsa's eyebrows furrowed as her fingers wiggled. "Strings. Find the strings. What are the strings, Kiri?"

That was a good question. "The strings, um, the strings are…uh, your will and what you want. What do you want the snow to do?"

"I want it to go away!"

"Then use your strings to make the snow fall and stop. Make the marionette show stop, Elsa."

Elsa took a deep breath. "I have the strings, drop the marionette. Make the show stop." She waved her hands down toward the ground, a light whoosh creating a gentle breeze as the snow fell. She peeked one eye open and looked around, her other eye opening. Elsa gasped and looked to Kiri. "Did I do that?!"

Kiri looked around, all the snow in the air was now on the ground, no wind at all. "You did. You stopped it on your own."

Elsa's eyes widened. "No way! What can you teach me next?"

"I can teach you to make little bits of snow as you wish."

"Ok how do I do that?"

Kiri took Elsa's hand and held it palm up. "Think of making the snow as a sort of uh, confetti. You know how you throw it up with your palm up? Same for the snow. Imagine the snow as confetti. Close your eyes, good. Now take hold of the confetti. Physically grab it, ball your fist but keep your palm up. You're doing great. Now, throw the confetti up."

Elsa threw her hands up, uncurling her fingers as she did so. A few snowflakes left her palms.

"Almost had it. The key to this is to be happy and confident. Think of a time when you felt like that."

"Um…when I met Princess Aurora I was really happy and felt super good about myself. Would that work?"

Kiri nodded. "It would. Remember what I told you about the snow as confetti. This time, think about Princess Aurora as you do it."

"Okay," Elsa nodded and closed her eyes, curling her fingers. "I can do this." She recalled her time at Disneyland with Princess Aurora and threw her hands up, flurries of snow coming from her palms.

"Open your eyes, Elsa."

She did and her sapphire blue eyes widened seeing the gentle snow flurry falling to the ground. "I did it! I can't believe I did it! Oh my snow this is amazing! What do we work on next?"

"For now I just want you to work on this. Keep practicing until you perfect it. Then after I'm confident you've mastered the simple part, I'll teach you more. Can you do that?"

"I can. This makes me feel so much better." Elsa sighed deeply. "Thanks Kiri."

"I figured it was time for you to learn. Just remember that your emotions can also trigger it. It's a beautiful gift but also a dangerous one. Fear, anger, anxiety, grief…All these emotions will make the snow react naturally. Be careful."

"I will be, Kiri. Thanks again."

"Run along now, kid. Go to the castle. I'll be taking care of things on the outside. Follow the ice back, you'll make it." Kiri stood and watched Elsa walk her way back, following the ice trail she unintentionally created when she ran into the forest. "Fear is the enemy," Kiri mumbled as she made her way back to the real world. "Hopefully I'm not making a mistake by teaching her how to control it…"

Don't mind the typo fixing I'm doing. It's still the same story, just might have some little bits added in here and there.