"Come on Elsa! Keep up!"
Elsa laughed as she followed her sister through the blizzard she'd started around their castle. It had taken Anna only moments of whining to convince her to do it, but she only gave in since Anna had requested walls to make sure neither of them fell off the mountain. Whether or not that was a good idea to even enable them to play around in the snow was a question that Elsa pushed from her mind. She had to learn how to use her powers and that meant some degree of unpredictability before she learnt exactly how everything worked.
"Elsa?" Anna asked in confusion as Elsa kept walking past her. When she realized Elsa had sucked herself back into her own thoughts, Anna decided to get her attention in the way only she could without being imprisoned for treason.
Elsa thought about all the different things she'd done with her powers, and had to admit that the sheer range of possibilities seemed endless as not once had she ever had any trouble with any of her creations. Well, unless she'd created it for that purpose. She still felt terrible about both incidents with her sister, and wouldn't forgive herself for making a third.
"ELSA!" Elsa spun toward her sister's voice which was inexplicably behind her and her head snapped back as the ball of snow impacted. She stumbled and fell into the snow, having not expected to be hit in the head.
"That hurt, Anna!" Elsa complained as she gathered herself.
"Well, you weren't paying attention!" Anna complained as she approached. "But are you okay? I didn't mean to throw that hard…"
"I'm fine, thank you." Elsa said as her sister knelt beside her. "But you won't be!"
Elsa pulled Anna to the ground as she quickly stuffed a handful of snow down the back of her dress, even though she knew that it wouldn't do much with Anna's new resistance to the cold. Anna shrieked as she fought off her older sister and rolled so Elsa was on the bottom. Then she started returning the favour along with throwing the occasional handful of snow in her face.
Elsa laughed as she tried to fight off Anna, but she had a hard time. She hadn't noticed it before, but Anna was strong. Her arms and legs were tone and fairly firm muscle where Elsa's were slim and soft. Not to say that she wasn't fit, but Anna was obviously physically active on a regular basis. Elsa laughed as she tried to push her sister up but the snow melting on the fabric of her dress made everything slippery and the next thing she knew, her hands were sliding upward to find purchase.
"Eep!" Anna squeaked as she felt Elsa's hands land on her breasts. She was so surprised by the sudden contact that Elsa flipped her onto her back before she let go.
The two remained still and silent as Anna kept her head to the side and her eyes averted from her sister hovering over her.
"I…" Anna started, clearing her throat. "I wasn't expecting that."
"I-I'm sorry Anna." Elsa said quietly and sincerely. "I didn't mean for that to happen."
"I know." Anna replied as she turned to face her sister. Elsa's face was red and it wasn't lost on the royals that Elsa was straddling her sister, pinning her to the frozen ground. Their eyes met as Anna felt a flutter she'd originally thought to be excitement start up in her stomach. She'd just recently realized that the feeling was only ever present with Elsa, especially when they were close together.
"I'm sorry." Elsa said as she took a deep breath and started to push herself away. Anna reached out and grabbed her sister's wrist and pulled, sending her crashing down into her. Elsa was barely able to cushion herself with her free arm so she didn't squish Anna in her fall.
Elsa froze as she realized their position. Their chests were pressed together tightly and Anna still gripped her forearm tightly. Anna's other arm had come to rest on her hip, but not as a support. Elsa felt like Anna was holding her against her body purposely. Anna's eyes met hers again, this time searching as their breaths mingled in the frozen air of the North Mountain.
"Can I…?" Anna asked through a breath that tickled Elsa's lips.
Elsa didn't know what her sister was asking, knowing just how strange the idea was that Anna had been thinking something similar to her own forbidden musings. Nevertheless, Elsa felt a thrill of excitement rush through her like that of her magic, but different because she knew that Anna was it's source. She didn't nod, but she kept herself still in Anna's embrace. She closed her eyes in order to attempt to find some semblance of control that Anna had taken from her but all thoughts of doing so went out of her head fairly quickly as she realized what was happening.
Anna pressed her lips into her own gently, as if she was afraid of breaking her elder sister. The soft velvety feel of them sent a spark of excitement through her as some part of her realized that this kiss, even if it was with her sister, was leagues better than any she'd shared with Christoff. And she couldn't help but also realize that she wanted to kiss Elsa again even though they hadn't finished this kiss yet.
Elsa broke the kiss as she snapped her eyes onto Anna's in a search for the honesty that Anna had used in committing the forbidden act. She found it there in her gentle smile and small tears that threatened to leave her eyes and freeze. Elsa smiled down at her sister and closed the gap between them, this time prepared for the kiss that Anna had surprised her with.
Elsa kept the kiss light and gentle, and was thankful when she felt Anna's lips move to push back against hers. It meant the world to Elsa that the one person she cared more for than anything else would be able to feel even a semblance of what she felt. And right here on the North Mountain, nothing else mattered but them. None of the townsfolk or priests would object to what they'd never know and Elsa dared to wonder just how far down this path she was willing to go if Anna's feelings held true.
But Anna's lips were so warm even in the freezing cold, she could tell that her magic wouldn't affect her sister. The one fear that had kept them apart for so long, and even after their reconciliation, fell away as she continued to move her lips against her sisters, gently sucking on the skin in a mirror of Anna's own actions. The taste was light and the sensation so breathtaking, she didn't even realize when Anna had rolled her to her back. Only that her hand had left her hip to pull her head into a more impassioned kiss.
Elsa gasped for breath and Anna swiped her tongue along Elsa's lower lip as the two made eye contact. Elsa was afraid of what her sister was thinking, but the roaring fire she'd lit beneath her skin was something that pushed all rational thought from her mind. She met her sister's tongue with her own in the frigid afternoon air and pulled her sister closer, sealing their lips back together as their tongues twisted and twined around their counterparts.
Elsa didn't know how long they remained there laying on the ground, but by the time she'd caught her breath and stood up while pulling Anna with her, she had surrendered to the knowledge that she was hopelessly in love, a romantic love, with her own blood related sister. It was something that she'd only heard about from history as it had already been standard for royalty to marry with others of high class when other royalty was unsuitable or unavailable, but before that practise she'd heard of royals who'd married their own siblings or immediate relatives in order to keep pure blood lines. She'd never imagined that she'd be considering the exact same thing with the young flower that held her hand and whose aqua eyes looked deep into her own with nothing less than unbridled love.
"We… we need to talk about this." Elsa finally broke their silence as Anna continued to look deeply into her eyes. The cloud that swept momentarily across Anna's face enough to inform the queen that her younger sister understood what she was talking about perfectly.
"Y-yeah." Anna breathed heavily. Elsa couldn't believe she'd actually made her sister breathless with the kiss, but the heaving chest of her younger sister was proof that Elsa hadn't been the only one to enjoy the intimacy. The two watched each other in stunned silence for a moment before a gust of wind ruffled their soaking dresses. "Okay, I know I'm not bothered by the cold anymore, but can we change into something a little dryer? Because I don't know how much longer I'll be able to walk before this dress freezes solid."
Elsa took in her sisters words slowly as her sudden change in attitude brought a laugh to her lips. "Come here."
Anna wrapped her arm around her sister as the two rushed into the ice castle. Elsa pushed the heavy door closed to block out the wind. She considered how she'd be able to warm the building up briefly as she realized the temperature wasn't any warmer inside than it was outside, but gave up as she realized she was getting distracted. She turned to find a trail of clothes starting to freeze to the floor leading up the steps to the upper level of the castle. She was surprised Anna had moved so quickly but at the same time, she'd expected her to do something like that.
Elsa picked up the frozen shoe closest to her and followed the sparse trail, picking up the clothing and hanging it over her arm. She collected socks a skirt as well as the top of Anna's dress. But it was when she was on the top landing, only a few steps from the closed door that led to nothing but a bedroom, that she stopped. Laying on the ground in a decidedly obvious display was a pair of undergarments that told Elsa two things. Her little sister was completely nude, and she was behind that door. Elsa took a deep breath to calm her nerves, and stepped into the room, keeping her eyes on the floor as she turned to close the door. She placed Anna's wet clothing on the ice table next to the door, knowing that she'd need a change from the carriage if she wanted something dry. Meaning that she obviously had considered her elder sister's ability to create clothing from ice to change…. But there was also one more option that she simply failed, or rather refused, to acknowledge.
"Elsa? Are you just going to stand there?" Her little sister's voice asked. Elsa carefully turned, bracing herself for what she'd see when her eyes finally settled on her sister. Laying under the ice covers of the bed. Elsa sighed as she waved her hand down the length of her dress, transforming the dress into night clothes. She waved her hand over her free hand and created a matching pair of the clothing which she handed to her sister who immediately disappeared beneath the covers. After a moment of squirming, her head popped back out with a smile. "Thanks, Els!"
"Anna, why would you leave your clothes everywhere?" Elsa sighed as she slipped beneath the sheets on the other side of the bed. "You do realize that considering what happened outside, it seemed a little forward?"
Anna averted her gaze as a small smile accented her blushing face. She opened her mouth to speak and closed it. She tried taking a deep breath and then she was finally able to whisper the words she needed to say. "I… don't really know what I'm doing, Elsa. I just want… you."
Elsa didn't know what to make of Anna's statement, but she was getting tired of dancing around words. So she decided she'd be as blunt as necessary to find out what Anna wanted, and if it was what she also wanted. "Anna, do you… love me as more than a sister?"
"W-well, Elsa, I mean-" Anna stuttered. Elsa could immediately tell that she would have to take a leap and trust Anna to catch her. She already knew what she felt was true, but she was so afraid of Anna rejecting her. But she knew that even if she wasn't the one her sister loved, her sister wouldn't just leave after everything they'd gone through. They were the only family they had left after all.
"I love you, Anna. Much more than I should." Elsa spoke to break her younger sister's rambling. "I love you so much I can't even begin to explain it. I know everything about you, but you're not the little sister I remember. You're this beautiful woman who's kind and sweet, and I know you love me for who I am. Even the winter trapped inside me recognizes you as a second master. I just… need you to tell me plainly. Do you feel the same?"
"Yes." Anna's single word was everything Elsa needed to feel a wave of relief wash over her. "Ever since before I can remember I've always had this feeling around you. When everything went wrong at your coronation, I thought it was because I could sense your magic, but I was wrong. It's a feeling I should have felt with Hans, or Christoff, but I feel it with you. I know it might not be right, or even acceptable, but I really want to be with you forever."
"No more closed doors?" Elsa joked, having caught a good mood from her sister's confession. She was rewarded with a laugh and a hug as Anna cuddled into her side.
"Nope." Anna mumbled as she drifted. Elsa realized how tired she was from actually playing with her sister for the first time in forever, as if they were kids again. Not to mention the emotional toll the last while had taken on her, bringing another wave of exhaustion. Even the barely setting sun outside the window that told her it was still early wasn't enough to stop her from succumbing to the warmth of her sister's embrace. She rested her hand atop Anna's arm as her eyes flitted closed. If today hadn't been the best day in her life so far, then it was very close.