Epilogue

Wrapped up

Snowing. It was snowing. But that was okay. Her face was already red.

"I told you, Elsa, I can put on a scarf by myself," she said, embarrassed. Elsa stood in front of her, draping a scarf around her.

"No, you can't," Elsa said. "I saw you walking around yesterday, and one end of it was dragging through the snow."

Anna folded her arms. "Just a little," she sulked. In spite of her protests, she did quite enjoy having Elsa fuss over her like this – not that she'd ever say so directly.

Elsa gave her a quick kiss before cinching up the scarf, then went through the lengthy process of bundling herself up. Temperatures had plummeted in the past month, to the point that they both had no choice to break out their heavy winter coats, which were pretty dorky. Still, they came with their advantages; when you're bundled up that much, nobody else recognizes you, so you're free to hold hands all you want. Well, gloved hands, but still.

Fully covered, they stepped out into the hall. As they made their way to the exit, they passed by their RA's room, and Anna gave her a wave, which she returned. She was a very nice RA, always ready for a game of Smash, but rather hands-off, which was, of course, all the better. As of yet, she didn't suspect a thing. Nor did anyone else in the hall, for that matter, though there had been a close call or two.

Stepping outside, they were momentarily blinded by the intense whiteness of the snow-covered ground. They walked towards the east side of campus, where all the classrooms were clustered. Once they were out of sight of their dorm, they held hands and discussed plans.

"That girl Jessie I was telling you about?" Anna said, muffled through her scarf. "She invited me and Punzie to her dorm's movie night tonight - they're watching Blazing Saddles."

"Oh, that's a great flick," Elsa said. "You should totally go."

"Do you want to come, too?" Anna asked.

"Wish I could, but I've got homework," Elsa said. "Homework that I can handle myself," she added, cutting Anna off. "I'll be fine, you have fun."

"Okay," Anna said. "I'll be sure to make it up to you as soon as I get back."

Elsa chuckled. "That's not necessary," she said, "but yes, do exactly that."

Anna laughed. They kept walking, hand in hand, through the winter morning, neither feeling even the least bit cold.

Anna was enjoying college just as much as she'd expected. The classes were finally challenging her, she was meeting some great new people, and they were close enough to home that they could go back there whenever they wanted. The only downside was seeing less of Elsa. They had no classes together, their schedules prevented them from having lunch together, and on three days out of five, they were separated for six hours at a time. But even that wasn't as bad as she had feared it might be. Making new friends filled the time they were separated, and was probably easier than it would've been if they were together for that whole time. Besides, who cared about the days, when the nights were all theirs?

They eventually came to a fork in the path. Anna's class was in one direction, Elsa's the other. They slowed their pace as they approached it.

Elsa looked at her. "See you tonight, them?"

Anna looked back at her girlfriend. "Yeah," she said, smiling. "See you."

They slowly went their separate ways, their palms sliding across each other as the distance increased. Then, at last, their fingers were no longer touching, and they walked away, apart but still together.

Anna turned her head for one last glance. All that was visible was a thick blue parka, but beneath it was still Elsa. Her girlfriend. Her sister. Her everything. They'd had their ups and downs in the past couple of months, but nothing had even threatened to damage what they had.

So it was with a light heart that Anna headed for her class. The scarf around her neck was like Elsa's own arms, embracing her and protecting her from the cold. Her gloves were Christmas presents from Elsa, protecting her from even the harshest cold.

There was nobody and nothing in this world that could've made her happier. And that was the stone-cold truth.

The End

A/N: Thanks to everyone for going on this journey with me! This has been my longest fic to date, and I'm glad you all stuck with it to the end.

I've read every review you wonderful folks have sent my way, and appreciated them all - even the negative ones. Any other fic writer will tell you the same - reading reviews is the most rewarding part of the work, by far.

If you simply can't get enough of my writing, I'm also working on a Frozen/Castlevania crossover called Cold Blooded. I'd recommend you check out the Netflix series first, as my fic cribs heavily from the prologue. So long for now!