Chapter Eight: Schedules
Theme Song: For the First Time In Forever (post Thaw edition) by yours truly; set to the tune of For the First Time In Forever by Disney
Brow furrowed in concentration with her glasses perched on the bridge of her nose, Elsa worked on the tall stack of papers set before her. Since she had broken all ties with the Southern Isles and Weselton—formerly Arendelle's strongest trade partners—she had to try and find another way to get the southern growing food for her people that the King and Duke had once supplied the kingdom with. Thankfully, Corona, a province of Germany, was still an ally. She had spoken to Princess Rapunzel and Prince-Consort Eugene shortly before they left for home, and—after finding out that they were cousins—was promised that Corona was not going to break ties with Arendelle just because of a temporary change of weather, and besides, as the brunette princess had said, "Magic seems to run in the family."
Elsa was relieved that she could at least be certain of one ally, but she was sorry that they hadn't had a chance to talk some more since that was the first time they had met, but Rapunzel had promised that she and her husband would try to visit them at a later date.
However, despite the still strong relationship with Corona, the Snow Queen had to make alliances with at least a few other kingdoms in order to make up for breaking ties with the Southern Isles and Weasel-town.
Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard a knock come from the partially opened door. Knock, knock, knock-knock, knock. She knew that knock anywhere. "Come in, Anna." That phrase would take some getting used to.
The princess came in, and with her, the hyperactive snowman. Olaf ran straight to Elsa as he excitedly proclaimed, "Elsa! Guess what? You're my mom!" At that, he swiftly attached himself to the queen's waist in the tightest, warmest hug he could muster.
Being caught off guard by the snowman's statement, Elsa's eyes widened in surprise. Despite being taken aback, she managed a small smile before returning Olaf's hug. "Yes, Olaf," she confirmed, "I suppose I am."
Hearing this, the snowman's smile grew even larger, and Anna smiled as well, though she still didn't exactly feel like being her normal, bouncy, bubbly self just yet.
"Elsa, you give the warmest hugs ever," Olaf suddenly commented. Elsa's eyes widened in surprise again before she looked up at her younger sister who simply crossed her arms over her chest and smugly mouthed the words, "Told you."
"Are you certain, Olaf?" the queen questioned without breaking eye contact with her sister, still not entirely convinced.
"Mm-hm, I sure am," the snowman replied with a squeeze. "You give the best hugs ever."
Turning the corner of her mouth up in a slightly smile, Elsa murmured, "Thank you, Olaf."
"You're welcome, Elsa. I'm glad that you are my mom."
Choking back a sob, the Snow Queen quietly replied with a shaky voice, "I… I'm glad, too." Giving the snowman's back a pat, she added, "Olaf… why don't you go see what Kai and Gerda are doing?"
"Okay. Bye, Mom-Elsa!" he cheerfully replied before breaking the hug and quickly waddling out of the room.
"Have fun, Olaf!" Anna called after him.
"I will! Bye, Anna!"
Once Olaf had run off to find the butler and head housemaid, Anna went and carefully shut the door before going over to Elsa's desk, leaning her hands against it. "Are you okay?" she asked in concern, noticing that the blonde appeared to be a bit shaken.
"I'm okay," Elsa replied as she wiped the corner of her eye with the heel of her hand, "I just… never thought I'd see the day that someone called me their mother." Sniffling a bit, she regained her composure and asked, "What brought Olaf to the conclusion that I am his mother?"
"I did," Anna began as she went over to Elsa's side of the desk and leaned against it, "I… went to Mama and Papa's old room and Olaf found me there. I told him that I missed them and he randomly stated that he didn't have parents to try and cheer me up. But that got me thinking, and I thought, well, you made him and brought him to life, so I guess that means you're his mother, right?"
"I guess so, but I know one thing… this was quite a pleasant surprise," Elsa replied with a smile. "But speaking of mothers, what were you doing in Mama and Papa's room?"
"It was on the way to your office and I… got sidetracked."
Elsa nervously bit her lip as she slowly nodded. "Anna… how about we visit them later? Together."
A sad smile formed on the red-head's face as she replied, "That would be nice."
Taking one of Anna's hands in her own, Elsa held it tightly as she whispered, "Anna…" the younger sister looked her in the eye, "I am so sorry that I didn't go to their funeral with you. I am so sorry that I wasn't there to comfort you afterwards. And I am so, so sorry… that I left you all alone for all that time… Can you please forgive me?"
Leaning down to envelop the older sister in a hug, Anna softly answered, "I've already forgave you a long time ago, Elsa. There's nothing left to forgive. But there is a way you can make it up to me."
"What is it?" Elsa asked, returning the hug.
"Please don't lock me out again," the younger sister answered, more as a request than as a demand or order.
"I won't," the older sister whispered as she held her sister more tightly. "I promise."
Tightening her own hold on her sibling, Anna murmured in return, "Thank you, Elsie."
"You're welcome, Sunshine." Pulling out of the hug, Elsa reached for her schedule. "I have some free time tomorrow and on Saturday. When would you like to go visit Mama and Papa?"
"How about tomorrow?" Anna suggested while tucking an imaginary strand of hair behind her ear.
"Then tomorrow it is," Elsa replied before readjusting her glasses and adding, "visit memorials w/ Anna" to Friday's schedule.
The younger sister's eyes suddenly widened. "Wait a minute, when did you start wearing glasses?"
"Hm?" the Snow Queen hummed while turning to look at the princess. "Oh, these?" she reached up and removed the spectacles. "I've had them ever since I was fifteen. I have always had trouble seeing things the closer they were held to my face, and I just brushed it off, thinking that that was just the normal way one saw things. However, when I was fifteen, Papa noticed and summoned the doctor—the same one who had examined his eyes—and apparently, I am far-sighted; my eyes can't see things up close very well. So, the doctor gave me theses glasses to help me see, and they help immensely."
Tilting her head slightly to the side, Anna took in what she had just been told. With childish curiosity running rampant through her entire being, she could not help but ask, "May I please try them on?"
"Yes, you may," Elsa replied with a smile while handing them to the princess, "but please don't break them."
"I won't," the younger sister promised while carefully taking them into her hands with wide, eager eyes. You may be thinking that these glasses looked like those of the twenty-first century, but they didn't. They looked like those of the nineteenth century. They were small compared to the eye glasses of today; the lenses were about as large and as round as a quarter, with thick, silver frames.
Anna carefully put them on. "Whoa…" she quietly exclaimed while spreading her arms out to help readjust her depth perception… and to keep her balance. "Everything looks so weird."
Elsa chuckled. "That's because our eyes are different. Your eyes don't have the problems that mine do." Standing up, she grasped her little sister's arms to make sure that she wouldn't lose balance and fall. "You should probably take them off before you fall or hurt your eyes."
"I think that's a good idea," Anna agreed before removing the spectacles and squeezing her eyes shut while rubbing the bridge of her nose. "My eyes are already starting to hurt."
"I'm sorry, Anna," the Snow Queen apologetically murmured before taking the glasses back and placing a quick kiss between her sister's eyes.
The Princess smiled at the show of affection before opening her eyes. "It's okay, Elsa, it's not too bad, and I think it's going away now."
"We should do something fun together on Saturday," the older sister suddenly stated while donning the spectacles once more. "What do you want to do?" Knowing that visiting their parents' memorials would no doubt make them very sad, the young monarch thought that doing something happy together the next day would help balance it and cheer them up a bit.
Taking her chin in her hand, Anna gazed up at the ceiling as she thought. After a moment or two, her eyes widened and she snapped her fingers with a smile. "Why don't we go to your ice palace? I only saw a little bit of it last time, and it was so amazing and beautiful—everything you make with your powers is beautiful, don't get me wrong, but I mean, who can walk past a palace made of ice and not bat an eye? It's not like it's something you see every day, right? And I just want to see what the rest of it looks like; I wanna see it all! I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to, it is your ice palace, after all and I don't want to intrude, but… I'm rambling again, aren't I?"
"Only a little bit," Elsa reassured her with a slight chuckle, "but we can go to my ice palace if you want to."
Gasping slightly in surprise with a huge smile of excitement spreading across her face, Anna hastily threw her arms around her big sister's neck in a hug and exclaimed, "Thank you, Elsa!"
"You're welcome, Anna," the older sibling chuckled in reply while returning the hug. "But are you sure you want to go? It is quite a ways away."
"Of course, I'm sure," Anna reassured while pulling back from the hug, but still keeping her hands on the older sibling's shoulders. "And don't you worry about me catching cold, I'll bundle up in all the sweaters and scarves you can find if you want me to. And if you're worried about getting there, we can ask Kristoff if he'll take us in his sled, though it would be nice if we went by ourselves—not that there's anything wrong with Kristoff tagging alone, there isn't! And I'm sure that he would just love to see the rest of your palace as well, it's just that I'm hoping we could have some one-on-one sister-bonding-catch-up time, that's all, and—… Why are you looking at me like that?"
The corners of Elsa's mouth were turned up in the slightest of smiles while her brow was knit together as she concentrated on her sister's face; almost as if she were recognizing a dear friend after many years or recalling a long-forgotten happy memory. She let out a quick dry chuckle without looking away from the princess's face.
"It's nothing, I just… I think this is the first time in my life that I have looked at you up close and have actually seen you clearly." Her smile grew slightly wider as she delicately cupped Anna's face in her hands and, thanks to her glasses, took in all the tiny details that she had never seen before. "I can actually see the individual strands of your hair instead of just a ginger colored blur," the queen commented, brushing the fingertips of one hand through the princess's bangs. Elsa chuckled as happy tears formed in her eyes. "Everyone always talks about your freckles; how cute they are, how many there are, how they are all over your face… Now I can finally understand what they were talking about. Now I can finally see them." The princess gave a small sad smile in return, realizing just how bittersweet this moment was for Elsa before she reached up and covered her sister's hands in her own, holding them tightly.
The Snow Queen shook her head a little in disbelief at how much things had changed and at how much her little sister had grown up. Nevertheless, even though she was sad to have missed the chance to grow up with her sister, she was still so very proud of her and the woman that she had become. "What happened to the little girl with the bright red pigtails?" the older sister suddenly asked. "Who is this beautiful young woman standing in her place?"
"Who is this beautiful woman who's finally taken off her gloves and come out to play with me?" Anna asked fondly in return. "She reminds me a lot of the girl who would protect me from the monsters under my bed when I was little." Elsa chuckled lightly. "I know one thing, though…" the princess added with a smirk, "it's ice to see her."
"Oh, hush, you silly thing!" Elsa softly exclaimed with a chuckle while quickly rubbing her nose against Anna's in an Eskimo kiss, causing the younger sister to giggle. Giving Anna a kiss on the cheek, she pulled away with a bright smile. The princess beamed with joy knowing that her big sister was happy.
Glancing at the clock, Elsa noticed the time and reluctantly began, "I would love nothing more than to keep talking with you, Anna, but I have a meeting with the council on Monday—it will be my first meeting with them as queen, so I'm very nervous about it—and if we want to keep our appointments tomorrow and on Saturday, then I simply must get all of this paperwork done." She motioned to the tall stack of papers on her desk.
"Oh." There was a pause before Anna's eyes widened. "Oh! Of course! I'm distracting you, I'm so sorry! I'll leave so you can get your work done." She started to retreat to the door, but Elsa grabbed her arm before she could get very far.
"No, no, no, don't apologize, you don't have to leave if you don't want to," the queen hastily reassured her sister. "I'm not throwing you out, I just have to get back to work that's all. You are welcome to stay if you wish, but I don't want you to think that you have to stay locked up in here. If you want to go outside, feel free to do so; don't let me hold you back."
Anna smiled. Not only had her older sister let her in, but she was asking her to stay while giving her the option of going outside if she wanted to… A year ago, Elsa wouldn't have done any of that. A week ago, she wouldn't have done any of that.
"Okay, thanks, Elsa," the princess replied, taking the queen up on her offer. "I think I will go outside for a bit—I'll come right back, I'm not abandoning you—but now that the gates are open, I think it would be nice to take Blizzard out for a proper run."
"Blizzard?"
"My horse."
"I thought your horse's name was Kjekk?"
"That's the boring name that Papa gave her," Anna replied, "but I think that Blizzard suits her so much more than K… Kej… Ke—than that name."
"How so?" Elsa asked while resting her chin in her hand.
"Well, first of all, I can actually pronounce it, duh, and second of all, she kind of… acts like a blizzard. When she and I sprint around the inner courtyard, she just storms by, like… controlled chaos, with her hooves hitting the cobblestones like hail, and when she gallops around by herself, her tail flurries by like snowflakes in the wind."
There was a pause before Elsa commented, "You should be a poet."
"Pfft, nah, I could never be a poet," Anna scoffed. "Besides, I'm sure you would be a much better writer than I ever could."
"Don't sell yourself short," Elsa lovingly argued. "I'm sure that you could paint a picture with words if you put your mind to it."
"And what would I write about? The paintings in the gallery?" Anna joked.
"That would be a good start," Elsa replied with an encouraging smile. "Are any of your works in the gallery?"
"If you're referring to the scribbles that are on the underside of the chair in front of Jeanne d'Arc, then yes," the princess sarcastically answered.
"You know that's not what I meant," the queen retorted with a slight frown.
"None of my drawings are good enough to be hung in our gallery or any gallery," Anna self-insulted while leaning against the couch, tracing one foot in the velvety carpet.
"Nonsense," the older sister firmly corrected, "you used to slip some of your drawings underneath my door all the time and every single one of them was beautiful. They are certainly much better than anything I could ever draw."
"You remember them?" the younger woman asked, more out of embarrassment than joy, while tucking an invisible strand of hair behind her ear and bowing her head slightly.
"Yes, and more than that, I kept every single one." Elsa leaned by her sister on the couch and wrapped one arm around Anna's shoulders before stating quietly with a small smile, "Your stories and your drawings brought so much warmth and joy to my otherwise cold and lonely world." Anna didn't meet her gaze, but she listened. "You know, stepping between me and Hans' sword was a very large act of True Love, but slipping your drawings under my door were small acts of True Love that kept me from…" she hesitated; memories of razor sharp icicles flooded her head, "h-having conversations with myself." Well… it was part of the truth… it certainly wasn't a lie… "So don't say such mean things about my little sister's art, okay? She is the best artist that I know, and I won't have her work slandered."
Anna leaned her head onto Elsa's shoulder and half-rolled half-turned herself into the older sister's arms to hug her, which was readily returned. "Okay," she mumbled. But I still think I could do better.
"While you're out riding Blizzard, could you please find Kristoff and ask him if he would like to accompany us to my ice palace on Saturday?" Elsa requested.
"Okay," Anna replied.
"Thank you. I know that you would rather have some 'one-on-one sister-catch-up-time,' but I don't want to risk us getting lost or you falling off a cliff or something…" Elsa then added with a playful smirk, "and besides, I need to get to know the man who is courting my baby sister…"
"Shut up," Anna whined while burying her blushing face in her sister's shoulder.
"…and who may one day be the father of my nieces and/or nephews."
"Shut up," Anna growled as her blush deepened and she poked Elsa in the side, causing the queen to squeak and jump slightly.
The older sister chuckled before patting the princess's back. "Alright, I'll stop."
"Thank you."
"In all seriousness, though, if you want to marry him one day, then as your older sister and guardian, I need to get to know him."
"I know." The princess glances at the clock. "I should go and find Kristoff and let you get back to work," she stated while pulling out of the hug.
"You're not going anywhere, sister," Elsa declared while blocking the door off with ice.
Anna's eyes widened. She thought that her sister had given her free choice to stay in or go out. "What are you talking about?" she asked while facing the queen. She wasn't scared of what Elsa was doing or going to do, mind you, she just curious and wanted to know what was going on, that's all.
"There's a toll on the door to my office, now," the older sister began with a smile, "you need to pay a fine if you want to pass."
"And what's the price?" the younger sister asked with a smile of her own, glad that this was just a joke.
"Well, you already gave me a warm hug, so all that's left is a kiss on the forehead, after that, the ice will melt and you may pass."
"Well, okay then." Elsa leaned forward slightly bowing her head, and Anna gave her forehead a quick kiss before wrapping her arms around the queen's neck in another hug. "That first hug was weak on my part so it didn't really count as a proper warm hug."
"Well, I'm certainly not complaining," Elsa stated with a smile while returning the hug with one arm and melting her ice with the other. She really didn't mean to startle Anna, she was just trying to be playful like she was before they were separated, that was all.
"I'll be right back okay? I'm just going to go talk to Kristoff and then Blizzard and I will race right back," Anna reassured the queen. "So don't even think of closing the door."
"I wouldn't dream of it," Elsa reassured in return.
After giving her older sister one final squeeze, the princess pulled away and bound to the door while singing,
"The gates are open
Like Elsa's door
I won't be lonely anymore
My sister's arms are open like the gates." She turned and gave her sister one final wave which was returned to her with a smile before the princess raced down the halls, her heart singing with her joy in knowing that the door would still be open when she returned.
Hopping onto the spiraling stair rail, she continued to sing as she slid down,
"For years, I've roamed these empty halls
Trapped within the castle walls
But I think it has been worth the wait." The past thirteen years were hard, yes, but Anna felt that it had paid off for her to continue to believe in her sister even when all logic told her to move on and not bother waiting anymore. And why? Because Elsa needed her and she needed Elsa, and they were finally reunited again! That probably wouldn't have happened if she had stopped waiting and believing.
Landing gracefully—for once—on her feet, the redhead sprinted to the door and exited the castle, running to the stables were Blizzard stood waiting in her stall, which was open with a bale of fresh hay sitting next to the off-white mare. The horse already had her saddle on since one of the grooms had taken her for a quick ride earlier. Anna ran and leapt onto the hay bale before jumping off of it and landing on Blizzard's back. With a quick snap of the reins, the mare began to trot out of her stall as the princess continued while gazing at the castle,
"It's been years since we've seen each other
It is totally strange
But I know we're ready for this change!" Seeing Elsa in one of the windows, she excitedly waved to her and was rewarded with a wave in return.
Beaming, she and Blizzard started to make their way to the gate.
"'Cause for the first time in forever
She and I have our sisters back
For the first time in forever
The future isn't so black."
Urging the mare to into a gallop, the princess threw her arms wide open as if they would start to fly as she sang,
"Don't know if I'm in Heaven or dreaming
But I'm somewhere in that zone
'Cause for the first time in forever…
I am not alone." She quickly grabbed hold of the reins once more and maneuvered her galloping horse through the crowds of people to keep from running into anyone. A few cries of "Look out!" and "Watch it!" met her ears as she dodged the passersby, and she threw her own call of "Sorry!" over her shoulder.
Exiting the crowds in the square and entering the not-as-congested streets, Anna remembered all that her sister had gone through and her face fell as Blizzard carried her quickly through the village.
"Elsa was alone all of those years
Concealing, not feeling, and filled with fear
Like me, feeling lonely and unloved." Being directed by her rider to take a shortcut through the countryside, the off-white mare galloped uphill. Blizzard stormed through the grassy slope like controlled chaos, her hooves hitting the ground like hail, and her off-white tail flurrying by like snowflakes in the wind. A small smile started to form on the princess's lips as she continued singing,
"But now it's time to reveal and feel
And give our poor hearts a chance to heal
It's time for us to get rid of our gloves." True, the younger sister didn't often wear gloves—and when she did, it was not for the same reason that Elsa wore them—but in her family, gloves represented concealing and not feeling, and though Anna didn't have any magical powers to hide, she did have her own secrets. Besides, they were sisters, and sisters acted alike.
Pulling on the reins, the two stopped and the princess turned Blizzard around so that she could see the castle. They were far away enough for the castle windows and doors to be just tiny specks, but Anna knew that somewhere in the huge stone structure that Elsa was working… with the door to her office wide open. The redhead remembered all that had changed in the past week; her sister had gone from fearing any and all touch to being okay with some physical contact, which was a huge improvement!
"We've built snowmen and shared warm hugs
Which is totally bizarre
Nothing like the lives we've led so far!" the princess sang with a proud smile—proud of her sister—as she flicked the reins, sending Blizzard into a gallop once more. Anna was beaming knowing that she and Elsa were finally on the same side of the door once more. Could this all be a dream from which she would wake up at any moment? Would Kai or Gerda soon call to her through the door of her room and tell her that it was time to get up? If it was, she never wanted to wake up.
"For the first time in forever
We are both on the same side
For the first time in forever
I know that Elsa will not hide.
And I know it is totally crazy
To doubt that this is real
But for the first time in forever…
I'm so happy I could squeal."
Back in the castle, Elsa still stood at the window where she watched Anna leave the courtyard and gallop through the streets. The young monarch couldn't quite believe that… she and her sister were actually together again. She opened the door and revealed her powers and… she was actually letting people close again. Well, not "people" meaning "crowds of complete strangers," but "people" meaning "Anna" but still, it was a start, it counted as something, and it was what really mattered. Tilting her head to the side in thought, she quietly sang,
"I've let her in…
I've let her see…
I'm fin'lly letting Anna close to me…"
She looked down at her bare hands, amazed that the key to controlling her powers was something as simple yet complex as love. Simple, honest love, pure and true.
"Reveal… and feel…
Forget the gloves
I don't need them now, not with Anna's love."
She looked up through the window, "My sister's here to stay."
Anna beamed atop Blizzard's back, "My sister's here to stay."
Elsa placed her open hands on the window, "She'll never run away."
Anna approached the inn, "She'll never run away."
Elsa struggled to open the window to her study, "With her here, it's always a—" the window swung open and the queen leaned out slightly, smiling, "—good day!"
Anna arrived at the inn and bid the innkeeper a—"Good day!" She leapt off her horse. "For the first time in forever—"
Elsa smiled as she looked at the cold magic twirling in her hands, "I've let her in, I've let her see—"
Anna raced out of the stables towards the entrance of the inn, "—I've got more than what I've dreamed of—"
Elsa created a snowflake pattern across the walls and ceiling of the room, "—I am letting Anna close to me—"
Anna entered and raced up the stairs, "—With Kristoff, Sven, Olaf, and you—"
"—Reveal—"
"—I've fin'lly found true love—"
Elsa made an ice vase filled with ice crocuses with a fond smile, "—Reveal and feel and let it go."
Anna made it to the top floor and raced down the hall, "—And since it won't end tomorrow
I will enjoy today
'Cause for the first time in forever…
For the first time in forever…
You are here to staaaaaaay! Oh!" Anna squealed in surprise when a door suddenly opened and hit her in the face. "Ow." She placed one hand on the wall and the other on her forehead with her eyes squeezed shut; a masculine gasp was heard as a pair of strong yet gentle hands cupped her face.
"Anna!" a familiar voice exclaimed in genuine worry. "I am so sorry, Anna. I didn't mean to hit you. I-I heard singing and I opened the door to see who it was, a-and it was you. Are you alright?"
The princess opened her teal eyes to have them be met by the Ice Master's own chocolate brown ones looking worriedly at her. "Don't worry, I'm okay," she reassured him with an encouraging smile, "I've always been told to not run indoors and to watch were I'm going, and it's finally come to bite me in the butt… or hit me on the head, I guess."
After visually confirming that the princess wasn't injured, the ice harvester lowered his hands to his sides once more. "If you're sure…"
"I am sure," she beamed at him, "but thanks for worrying."
"You're welcome, Princess," he stated with a smile of his own and a quick bow of his head. "So, your majesty," he began again in mock formality, "to what do I owe the pleasure of your visit on this fine summer's day?"
Playing along with him, Anna replied, "The Queen and I are going to the ice palace this Saturday, and her majesty requests that you come along so that we don't get lost and so that she can get to know my suitor, while I want you to come because I thought you would like a proper tour of her palace and…" she brushed an invisible strand of hair behind her ear with a slight blush dusting her cheeks as she finished, "I want to get to know you a bit more, too." Though it was true that Anna had originally hoped for some one-on-one sister-bonding catch-up time, she couldn't deny wanting to spend time with Kristoff as well.
"I want to get to know you a bit more, as well," he sheepishly admitted while rubbing the back of his neck. "Thank you for inviting me, Anna, of course I'll come."
"You're welcome, Kristoff" she shyly replied.
"What time should I come pick you up?"
"Well, I don't know my sister's schedule, but how about nine-thirty-ish? Would that work?"
"It works with me."
"Okeydokey." In the distance, the bell in the clock tower tolled the hour, making Anna gasp. "I should get going! I promised Elsa that I would be quick!" Quickly whirling round, she was about to sprint back down the corridor before she hastily turned back to Kristoff once more. "See you on Saturday."
"See you then," Kristoff replied in farewell, "and Anna… thanks again for the sled."
"You're welcome, Kristoff," she beamed.
"You didn't have to get me a new sled."
"But I promised I would," she paused, "and when I make a promise, I stick to it." Quickly dashing back over to him, planted a kiss on the Ice Master's cheek before hurrying down the corridor. "Bye, Kristoff!"
"Bye, Anna!" the ice harvester replied with a small wave and a blush on his cheeks.
Anna raced home with a joyful and thankful heart. Not only had she found true love of the romantic sort with Kristoff and the platonic true love of friends with Olaf and Sven, but she had also rediscovered the familial true love of family and sisters with Elsa once more.
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Well, there's chapter eight. I hope you enjoyed it.
I remember when I first got my glasses (I'm near-sighted) I kept putting them on and taking them off again while looking at different things to see how they were supposed to look. When someone's standing a foot away and I don't have them on, their hair is just a blurred blob and their nose is almost nonexistent, but with my glasses on, I can see each individual strand of hair and they actually have a nose. I was so happy that I cried. I wanted Elsa to have a moment kind of like that.
Oh, what's that? I dropped the name of this fanfiction at least three times in this chapter? Why yes, I did; I'm glad you noticed! B-)
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