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Elsa's POV!

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Elsa sits by the beast's head as she strokes its fur. Her mind was a million miles away. She just wanted an off day. This job was starting to take its toll on her. Hell, she didn't even want to do this, but because it's a family thing she has no choice.

She just had to be born an Arendelle. Her grandparents used to tell her about all these creatures when she was a little kid and she thought they were just stories. Little did she know that they were pretty much real? It explained why her parents were a little absent sometimes and why they always looked so tired.

Her father was a hunter, her mother not so much. She was more like Rapunzel; a healer. The day she turned 16 she had been briefed on their family business. Imagine her surprise when she learned that other families were involved too.

The Arendelle's, Corona's, Bjorgman's, Westergard's, Dunbroch's, Fa's, and Li's.

There aren't that many families left as they either get married to the other or die.

Elsa sighs and lays down beside the beast. Her body parallel to its, like they were old friends doing some cloud spotting. It almost felt peaceful. Her mind wasn't as angry and the feeling of being on edge subsided.

"I understand why you broke out. That scent...I can't get enough of it either you know? It's very distracting and every time I get close it feels like I'm going to lose myself," she says and watches the clouds go by.

Her nose twitches. She can still smell that alluring scent. Elsa lets her eyes drift close as she tries to enjoy the disappearing scent. It smelled like lavender, sunflowers, a hint of vanilla and chocolate, but mostly it smelled like summer.

It made her feel almost at peace now, with it fading, but when she was up close it made her...tingly. Like her skin was alive and her nerves were on edge. Almost like Anna was dangerous yet, it made her excited. It made this primal instinct inside her wriggle and crave.

Every time she had Anna in her arms or against her she momentarily forgot about things around her and all she could focus on was Anna.

Anna and her red hair, teal eyes, freckles, so many freckles. Her skin was so soft and she wasn't overly thin, poke-able almost, no tight muscles like the cheerleaders Elsa knew. Anna was softer, tinier in a way. Her height was just too adorable.

Elsa wonders till where her freckles reach. Maybe everywhere? She'd like to see them. Touch them...taste th-

"Elsa you're drooling," Kristoff says as he stands over the girl. Elsa's eyes shoot open and she scrambles to her feet.

"Damn it, Kris! How the fuck can a big guy like you sneak up on someone?" She grabs at her heart. He laughs before turning to the slumbering beast.

"What do you think made it break out?" He asks and Elsa tenses a little.

"I have no idea, maybe it's like blood-lust or something," she shrugs before swallowing thickly and rubbing the back of her neck. He hums and starts to tie the creature's legs together.

"Aren't you going to help?" He asks and Elsa raises an eyebrow.

"Not my job, Kris, besides you already made me work on my day off. I'm going home and taking a much-deserved nap," she says and walks to her car. Kristoff just rolls his eyes and keeps working.

Elsa heads home and feels her muscles relax. She can't afford others finding out. How would they react anyway if they knew they were working with...something like her? She wasn't even supposed to exist yet here she was, fearing for her life, day in and day out.

It was painful to keep herself in check around that scent as is and it seems others were drawn to it too. She frowns. It must be more than what she smells. There is something else in that scent that makes every beast go crazy for it.

A growl grows in her throat and she feels energy surge through her body. A quick glance into the rear-view mirror shows almost navy eyes with a distinct black ring around it. That's not what makes her almost swerve off the road. No, it was the big and fluffy white fox ears jutting from her head.

She skids to a halt and curses as her hands fly up to grip them. They twitch and she shakes her head. Great, just fucking great, it got worse.

"Lost Princess to Ice Queen, come in Ice Queen, over," Elsa jumps at the static of her com-link and grabs it. She fumbles with it before answering.

"I hear you Lost Princess, over," she pants slightly, eyeing the ears as they twitch on occasion.

"I know it's your off day and all, but there's kind of an issue down at the harbour, someone kind of caught something and they called it in. Everyone else is busy and can't spare a few minutes to verify the catch, over," came Rapunzel's long-winded speech. Elsa groaned and hit her forehead on the steering wheel.

"ETA is 20 minutes, Ice Queen over and out," she sighs and sets out to the harbor. Her ears eventually go away after calming herself and the growing scent of the ocean floods her nostrils.

She parks her jeep and pulls on a cap and jacket with a made-up company logo on them. She did need to look professional, though she wonders how no one has recognized her yet. Maybe people were just dumb in this town.

Before heading to the pier, she pulls out a duffel bag and she finds the fisherman easy enough. He was the only one looking scared shitless. Elsa did not know who this man was, definitely not from here.

"You called in about a strange catch, sir?" She asks and wished she had asked for more details. He nods and takes her to an ice storage unite.

Elsa immediately knows what the creature is when she sees it. She literally just read about this one in her nightly read before bed. A Dobhar-chú. Strange, they were Irish sea creatures.

"Ah I see, it's a rare breed of otter sir, it's actually from Ireland. I will take it in and we will reimburse you for the inconvenience, thank you for calling it in to us," she smiles kindly. She can see the man relax; he obviously thought it was some kind of creature that shouldn't exist. He was right in a way; it was a mythical beast, but luckily one that could easily be written off as something else.

She wraps it up in some plastic before taking it to her jeep. Luckily there is a mini freezer in the back for convenience. She is grateful for the agency for giving them all vehicles. It had everything they might need for any sort of creature. She smiles and nods to the man before getting in the jeep. As she drives off she removes the stupid cap and jacket.

"Ice Queen to Lost Princess, come in Lost Princess over," she says as she drives to the agency to drop the thing off.

"Lost Princess here, you get it? What was it?"

"It was a Dobhar-chú, over."

"A what?"

"A Dobhar-chú, its Irish, means water dog, basically a mix between a dog and an otter, nasty things honestly, over."

"Ah well bring it in then I promise you can have your off day. Lost Princess over and out."

Elsa sighs and throws the device onto the passenger seat. She already lost half her day; they better give it back on a later date when she needs it most.

It takes her not long to reach the agency and she's greeted by the one person she hates more than Anna. Fucking Hans Westergard.

"Elsa! Welcome, again sorry you had to step in. Mulan is out tracking a chimera and Merida is training with Shang in the forest," he says as he smiles sheepishly. She just hums and places the plastic wrapped creature on the table.

Hans was a skilled hunter, not on her level but he could hold his own. His talents lay in his observation skills and his uncanny way of finding out information. She felt weary of him, scared he would somehow figure out what she was.

He looks over the creature and tilts his head, poking it with his pen. He opens his mouth to ask about it but Elsa cuts him off.

"Dobhar-chú, Scottish. I'll take what's left of my day off now, thank you," she grumbles and heads back out. She was going to enjoy her day off damn it.

Once home she was greeted with silence. Her parents were probably in some other country or another helping out there. She can't really remember the last time they had a family meal together. She lets out another sigh. She's been doing that a lot lately.

Looking out the kitchen window as she makes herself something to eat she can see Anna hugging her parents in the front lawn before darting off to Eugene's house down the street. It must be nice to have a loving family like that, she reminisces.

God, she hates Anna for having such a perfect little happy family. That's why the bullying started. She knows she's mean and wrong, but damn it, she was so angry and jealous. She just wanted to show her anger and she never meant to hurt her, just inconvenience her. But then everything went to shit once her body decided it was going to change.

The first thing she noticed was her sense of smell had increased. Then her hearing did and eventually her stamina and reflexes did too. Now! Now she had stupid fucking ears popping out her head! She needed to look this up. She can't with it anymore. She feels this urge to...give in to instincts that don't feel human.

Elsa jumps as the glass of water she's holding shatters in her grip.

"Fuck!" She curses and opens her hand. Blood runs down her hand as small shards of glass stick out. She whimpers and slowly removes the pieces. Her handshakes as she does this and after pulling out the last one she breaks down. Tears stream down her face as she curls up on the floor with her back against the counter.

She hates everything. Hates everyone. But mostly she hates herself.

Why was she like this? Why couldn't she just be normal? Things were simpler before all this. All she had to worry about was school and her looks. Her friends were still her friends, but now she hardly sees them, hardly gets invited out. Not that she could go most of the time, now that she had to work.

It feels like her energy, both physically and mentally, was being drained. She was tired. So very tired.

Elsa pulls herself together as she takes a deep breath. She stands and takes care of her bloody hand and throws the broken glass away. She finishes her food and heads to her room for a much-deserved nap.

Sleep was such a luxury that the moment her body lay on her soft bed it started to ache all over. It was like her muscles and bones were screaming at her at how confused they were about relaxing. Elsa took a big breath before turning around, her everything cracked and popped.

Her body contorted into almost inhumane ways as she tried to get comfortable before settling on one leg hanging off the bed, an arm behind her head to hold the pillow and the top half of her body trying to lay flat as the bottom half tried to face the opposite way. This position tugged on her spine and muscles almost painfully, yet it was comfortable.

Yes, she deserves this. This would be a glorious sleep! A sleep for the ages! Ha ha! Oh, but only if she knew of what was to come after her sleep, because she was not allowed any form of relaxation it seems. The universe really hates her.

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