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Anna's Reply (Lullaby for a Princess). Posted by: Brony Page. Anna's Reply. Fire!Anna. Very OOC. Two shot. I own nothing.

She blinked. Her eyelids were heavy, stuck together, as if she hadn't opened them in years. Her vision was clouded by the light flooding from the sky and her thick eyelashes batting against each other, making the rim of her sight a fuzzy black. At the moment, she thought of absolutely nothing. There was nothing to think about. She also felt absolutely nothing. It was as if she was being born again. But soon, her own voice rushed into her head as thoughts bubbled into her brain. Her first desire was to get up, but she found that she could not. Her body was still awakening. She could gradually feel a tingling sensation in her arms but her torso and legs were oddly numb. Once she had gained full feeling of herself (which had taken a long time), she slowly and carefully bent her arms so she rested up her elbows, propping herself up. Nothing so far. She forced wait onto the palms of her hands and elbows, pushing herself up even further into a seated position.

That's when she felt it.

A stabbing pain in her heart that sent shock-waves of lightning fast agony through her body. It was quick but it was very painful. She placed a hand to her chest, kneading and massaging where her heart was. And curiously and undoubtedly, it was cold. Ice cold. Her hands were also cold, not to mention the rest of her body. Her movements were slow and sluggish as if she were actually an ice statue brought to life, even her heartbeat was paced on slow. Everything about her was cold, and when she got the feeling back in her skin, she was freezing. Even though the sun was shining directly on her.

She stumbled upon her feet and took in a shaky breath of her surroundings. Flowers, pine trees, grass, lake-side breeze. She scanned her environment; it was a forest. She was in a forest... Whoever she was. In alarm of not knowing who she was, she dragged herself (falling occasionally) to a nearby pond and gazed at her reflection. She cried out loud, hearing her voice of shock. She had sickly, snow white pale skin, frosty white hair tied into two side braids, and cursed ice blue eyes. Her clothes were as if she had been attacked by a vicious animal, tattered, old, and cindered dry dirty. However, they too were cold as they stiffly moved wherever she went as they were decorated by snowflakes, leaving behind trails of frost and cracking whenever she moved.

What had happened to her? Where was she from? Why was she like this? Why was she here? Who was she? A swell of emotions overtook her as she collapsed to her knees with pitiful defeat. She didn't know anything... she had to find something before she lost her mind. She picked herself off the ground and decided to explore the forest. However, with each step, her heart ached deeper, her body slowed and she began to grow even colder. But she had to find an answer.

Eventually, she stumbled across to find an opening, a clearing. She used the last of her effort to reach the opening with hope arising within her. Perhaps, somebody could help her! Maybe, all her questions will be answered! She broke out from the forest and gazed out upon the opening. There was a massive body of water right before her feet. So vast that it was far from the eye could see, perhaps it was an ocean. And from that ocean, just less than a mile away, right across from her, was a village. No, it was bigger, greater. A kingdom. She realized that the kingdom was connected to the very forest she was in. She looked to the right; sure enough, land and mountains. It was just one big body of deformed land in the ocean. She could make it to that kingdom! Traveling by land was much safer, but just going across the water would be much quicker. She had to make it there, it was calling to her, it was her last beacon of hope.

The girl smiled, and took a step into the water.

But the moment her toe touched the surface of the water, a cold, piercing pain was stabbed through her heart and the agonizing pain froze her body, preventing her from moving. It was five times more painful than the one she suffered when she first woke up. It was almost unbearable. On her knees as the water pooled around her, droplets of tears made the tiniest ripples in the ocean. She didn't know how exactly, but she knew.

She knew that she could never make it to that kingdom.

As time went on, the girl tried many attempts to make it to the kingdom. Cross the land, swim again, or just bear through the pain. But nothing worked. It was like she was trapped in a barrier, unable to go any farther from the forest grounds. The cold aura of her never left either. It was a curse. What had she done to deserve this? Nobody found her and she never found answers. She was all alone. As time went on even further, she slowly began to slip into insanity. Not knowing who she was or why she was cursed this way drove her mad.

However, every single night, a voice would break through the girl's delusional state and bring about a song to her. It was the same, every night, but the girl didn't mind. It was a lullaby, sung to her. Somehow reaching over lands and seas to reach her ears. Where did it come from? Who sang it? She didn't know, but it kept her sane. The lullaby, she soon realized, was a message. As time went on, and the more she listened to it, the pieces began to fall together and the girl began to understand what it meant.

And slowly, her memory began to come back.

Her first memory was her name, her title; Princess Anna, of Arendelle. Arendelle was the kingdom she yearned to reach. Arendelle was her home. Why she was banished from it, she still didn't know, but she had hope that perhaps the answer would reveal itself through more nights and lullabies. But she finally knew her name!

Anna's second memory was about relationships; people. One in particular. She vaguely remembered the few acquaintances she once had. Odd ones if that. They weren't normal! There was... a talking snowman, a reindeer who was as sharp as a dog, a man whom she loved back then, and she clearly remembered a woman. That woman had played a big part in her life. She was the Queen of Arendelle. Loved by all, she was a beautiful queen and she had a rare gift of being able to control ice and snow. Her name was Elsa. And Elsa, was her once beloved sister. The more Anna remembered her, she grew more saddened... where had things gone wrong?

Anna was dying to recover the truth about her life; her story, but she was also scared of knowing what happened. But she had to know. And know she shall!

Bits and pieces of Anna's life came back together as the girl listened to the lullaby. She remembered when she was little and her sister had neglected her for all her life. But she knew in her frozen heart that was not the reason she was here now. More memories came back and revealed to her that one time she had gotten hurt by Elsa and Elsa was forced to neglect her because of fear and self-hate and for some reason, Anna did not know why. And then, when Elsa was supposed to be crowned queen, she snapped and ran away, but her little secret did not. Anna had gone on an adventure to retrieve her sister back and the journey was a success...

And everyone lived happily ever after.

This is where things turned upside-down.

Elsa had grown accustomed to her duties and royalty and had neglected Anna once more... and this drove the girl mad. As time went on, Anna eventually succumbed to her solitude and turned against her own sister and her very home. And Elsa did what she had to, cursed her sister to a faraway land, to keep her and the kingdom safe from any more harm.

The Anna in the forest now was no less than ashamed and appalled by her actions. How selfish could she had been? Back then, she had so simply fallen into grief that she had not even considered solving her own problem. It wasn't Elsa's fault why she went insane. Maybe Elsa could have spent more time with her, but it wasn't Elsa's fault why she was here now. It was her's. She had no right to think such awful thoughts back then. Elsa was just too preoccupied with everything and Anna could and should have done more. She had overreacted and drove herself down the wrong path. She couldn't even bear to think of what she had done and what she had put her loved ones' and her people through.

But now, there was nothing she could do about it. The only thing she could do was give her sister reassurance that she understood now and she prayed for her forgiveness. Perhaps, she could reach out to her through a lullaby.

And maybe, Elsa would come back to her and she could go back to Arendelle. And the two could rule together side by side, like they were destined to be.

"How my deeds pain me as time stretches long. How could I have hurt them this way? So rest easy now, my punishment's mine. The weight of my crimes are my own."

"But into that stillness you brought me your song. With your voice my company kept. For your tired eyes and sweet lullabies, in exile I pay you my debt..."

"Once did a princess who was as happy as day, look out on her kingdom and sigh. Dejected she cried, "Surely there is nobody who loves me, or thinks of me generous and wise."

"So great was her pain, she rose in rebellion against those who cared for her most. She let the Fire fall on those she ruled, and threatened to burn them in permanent flames."

"Soon did her sister do what was demanded and gave to the Firelight her due. Breaking the harmony, she saved her people and banished her, as a wise ruler must do."

"Such is the weight of the crown that we wear, sister, duties we always uphold; May you forgive me that foolishness mine, and live on with no burden upon your soul."

"Lullay, dear Elsa, goodbye sister mine. Rest now in starlight's embrace. May this cool lullaby reach you in dreams, and ease you your passage of days. May my apologies find you this night, and may my sorrow in kind. Elsa, you loved me much more than I knew, may troubles be far from your mind... and forgive me for being so blind."

"The land now before us, empty and forlorn. I never imagined we'd be so far and mourn. May your magical winters swiftly pass, I pray. I love you, I miss you, all these miles away."

"I wish you nothing but sweet dreams, you know. Safe upon that bed of soft, cold snow. And know not of heartache, fear, nor gloom, that when I dream, I'll find a way to meet you soon."

The End