I hate the water.

I, Elsa Winter, who has lived by the seaside for all my life. Despise the water.

"Hey Elsa, you coming to my party later?"

I turned my head to the voice of my friend. A pretty girl with short brown hair. Her name was Rapunzel.

"Sure Raps, you know I would never miss one of your parties." I said as I grabbed her arm and we both started to walk home from school.

"Great! You will have a great time. Mom and Dad are making their special treats, Kristoff and Flynn will be there, and I found some old games in the attic that we can play!" Rapunzel exclaimed excitedly.

Raps kept talking but I did not mind. I was very quiet and reserved, most people were surprised that we are friends. but the truth of how we became friends is very sad.

I met Rapunzel three years ago. We were both eighteen and had just started collage. She had just come to town and was eager to make new friends. I always sat alone and minded my own business. I think she thought I was shy, which I was, and decided to try and talk to me. At first, I was only slightly annoyed, but the moment she asked me to come to the beach party, I shut her down.

I hated the water. And when you live by the seaside where most of the kids in town learned how to swim when they were two, results in me being an outcast. Many people have tried to be my friend. I was pretty, smart, and athletic. And even though I was usually alone, I could get along well with anyone. But the moment water entered the conversation, I would draw back. I have met too many people who tried to encourage me to at least put my feet in the water, and that annoyed me to no end.

So, when Rapunzel had just been trying to make a new friend, I crushed that opportunity. After that we only ever just said polite words to each other whenever we passed in the hall.

And then, three months after our first encounter. My Father died. He had been out at sea on his yacht when a storm hit. Never to be seen again.

I was surrounded by constant apologize and "It will be okay". The comforting words only made me feel worse. And I could only stare out at the ocean and scream.

Rapunzel had come to my house. I don't know how we ended up in my room with her holding me tightly as I sobbed in her arms, but I have vague memories of yelling at her.

After my sobbing had died down, we started to talk. I did not want to talk about myself, so I asked her about herself.

That is how I learned that she had been kidnapped when she was just a baby. Her fake mother had forced her to dye her hair blonde and to always keep it long. She was never allowed to leave her house and was always lonely. This very year she had finely been rescued and was now living with her real parents.

I asked why she came when I had been so rude to her, and she replied that I reminded her of herself. That it felt like I was trapped by something just as she had.

And then she asked why I hated the water so much.

Memoires flooded me and I started to tear up again.

"It was when I was three." I told her. "My mother came to tuck me in as usual, but she said something that frightened me. She said, "Even if I leave you, always remember that I love you". I managed to go to sleep but sometime in the night I woke up. I went to my window and I could see my mother walking out to sea. For a moment she stopped and just stood there, knee deep in water. And then a wave came up and covered her. Taking her and my unborn baby sister."

After that Rapunzel and I just stayed there holding each other. We were best friends from then on. Rapunzel, her friend Flynn, and I did everything together, somehow, we ended up getting Kristoff involved and now the four of us are inseparable.

"So in short, this party is going to be great!" Rapunzel shouted, causing me to snap back to reality.

I smiled at her. "Can't wait, see you at dinner." I waved goodbye as we split up.

She skipped on her way toward her home and I took the path that lead to mine.

"Elsa!"

I snapped my head up and looked around. No one was in site.

"Elsa! Are you here!"

The voice was coming from the ocean. I turned and walked over to the edge of the cliff and looked down. There were no boats and I could see no people. in the corner of my eye, I saw the tail of a beautiful fish go underwater.

I backed away. When I was back on the path I ran home.

My house was very nice. My father had been very rich but also liked to live simply, so the house was small and cozy. I lived up on a hill overlooking the ocean. I also had a pool, but after my father's passing, I drained it. The house was so close to the ocean I remember that one time the water rose so much that it flowed into the pool but luckily did not reach our house.

I entered my home and started on my schoolwork. It was only after lunch, so I had plenty of time before I had to get ready for the party.

I had just finished with my English paper when I noticed that it was getting dark. I looked over at the clock and it said that it was only three-o-clock. Looking outside I noticed that dark clouds where swirling in the sky.

I turned on the T.V. and switched to the weather forecast. The weather people were baffled by this sudden storm and encouraged everyone to stay indoors.

My phone started to ring. I picked it up and it was Kristoff.

"Elsa did you see the weather forecast?"

I nodded my head. "Yeah, and even if I didn't, I don't think I could miss the swirling dark clouds of doom."

I heard Kristoff chuckle but then he went silent.

"Kristoff?"

"Do you want me to come over?"

I stayed silent before answering. "No, I think I will be fine. You stay home."

"are you sure? I can grab Sven and we will be there in ten minutes."

"No Kristoff. Stay safe, but could you please tell Raps that I am sorry that her party is canceled."

"no problem, take care of yourself Elsa."

And with that the phone call ended.

A loud booming sound shook the house and I turned to see lighting in the sky. The sea was starting to rage with the sky and for a moment I stood there petrified. Another flash of lighting struck down and the power went out. I jumped and dashed for my room. I ripped the blankets off the mattress and rapped them around myself before I dove under my bed.

I stayed there for hours as the storm raged on. Sometime during it all I fell asleep. When I woke up the world was quiet. I crawled out from my safe place and looked at the clock. 2:00 a.m. My stomach growled and I went down to get something to eat, I had missed diner after all.

I made myself a sandwiched and looked outside. It was completely dark, but I could make out some things. The pool light turned on suddenly and I could see that my lawn was totaled. Grass was ripped up, none of the flowers survived, and the pool was filled with sea water.

I did not feel tired, so after I finished my sandwich, I put some boots on and grabbed a flashlight to inspect the damage.

There was a lot of debris on the ground but nothing to serious. A good rake and an afternoon would see most of the junk gone. the flower bed would have to be replanted. Finally, I turned and walked over towards the pool.

The water was dark and murky. I could see seaweed on the surface, and I did not want to know what else was in there.

"Elsa? Is that you?"

I snapped my head up and shown my flashlight around. "Who's there?!" I shouted. "Show yourself!"

The water in the pool started to ripple and I turned my flashlight towards it. Then a head popped out.

It was a girl with long strawberry blond hair that had a white streak going through it, and freckles decorating her cheeks. She stared at me intently before she broke out into a huge grin.

"It's really you!"

I stood there shocked. There was a girl, in my pool, that had just gone through a storm, acting like she knew me.

"Who are you, how do you know me, why are you in my pool?!" I demanded from her as I stepped away.

The girl looked a bit sheepish. "Well, I was waiting for you to come to the beach so that we could talk, but you never came. So, I noticed that you had a big ditch in front of your home and had the waves carry me over here."

I blinked at her. "What?"

She did not seem to have heard me as she was once again transfixed by my face. "You look so much like her."

I raised my eyebrow at that. "Look like who?"

The girl looked a little sad. "Our mother, Queen Iduna."

I dropped my flashlight and it rolled on the ground. Iduna was my mother's name. I was starting to hyper ventilate. "Who are you?" I demanded from the girl once more.

"I am Anna Winter Arendelle, second daughter of Queen Iduna Arendelle and Sir Agnarr Winter." The girl fidgeted a bit before she looked hopefully at my face. "I'm your younger sister Elsa."

I was flabbergasted at that. "No, you can't be…" I felt my legs start to pace but my mind was racing. I felt like I had lost control of myself. "My sister…My mother… they…their…" I looked at Anna's face. She had a round face with a button nose, very similar to mine but I was just slightly thinner. The same freckles except mine were lighter. And she had blue eyes, just like me, just like my mothers. And above all else, Anna was the name I had told my parents I wanted my baby sister to have. No one knew of this except me and my late father.

I felt my legs give out and I sat down on the ground.

"Are you okay?" I heard Anna ask me.

I shook my head.

"You don't believe me, do you?" I could hear the hurt in her voice as she said that.

I snapped my head up. "No! I mean. It's a bit much to grasp but I…" I stopped myself. Did I actually believe any of this? I stared at her before it dawned on me that she was still in my pool, in the middle of the night. I took a deep breath, sitting myself up straighter. I patted the place right next to me. "I don't know what I believe, why don't you come here and explain it to me."

This girl was strange. My father could have mentioned Anna's name at work. And this girl, who was swimming in my pool after a storm in the middle of the night, could be a lunatic who really thought that she was my sister. The moment that she is out of the pool I could get her to relax, bring her inside, and then call the cops. The thought that she could be dangerous only barley crossed my mind, somehow I felt like she would not hurt me, but she did need help.

Anna gave me a wide hopeful smile. "Really?"

I nodded my head smiling kindly and patted the ground again.

She looked at me excitedly. Then she lifted up her arms and dove forward, I saw something on them. I expected to see her back and then legs as soon as her head was under water but that did not happen. The moment her head went under I saw a fin followed by the tail of a fish. The water rippled as it moved toward me and then Anna pocked her head out again. She grabbed onto the ledge of the pool and hosted herself up.

I looked at her flabbergasted. "You're a Mermaid?!"

I did not know if I was asking her a question or just stating the obvious. Because there was no doubt that she was a mermaid. But she did not look like one from any children's picture book I have seen. Pictures of mermaids were of half woman half fish, were a girl's legs are of a fish tail and her upper half was of a human. Anna had the tail, but the scales did not stop at her hips, instead they went farther up covering her stomach and chest. Only her collar bone and shoulders were scale free. Her arms had patches of scales around her forearms and the back of her biceps. A light and wavy fin was on her back as well as some that were on the biceps that flowed down almost like a cape. The fin on her tale was also strange, most mermaids only have one but she had several layers. She also had some on her hips as well. And lastly her scales, which were mainly green shimmered blue and pink and even changed to those colors on all her fins.

"I am a mermaid." Anna answered my question and that snapped me back to reality. "You are to."

I blinked stupidly at her. "No, I'm not."

She looked at me strangely. "When was the last time you were fully submerged in water?"

I thought about it. "Three I think." After what happened to my mother, I only ever took showers.

Anna's eyes lit up in understanding. "No wonder you looked so confused."

I looked at her a bit exasperated.

"Okay!" Anna Exclaimed excitedly. "What do you know about our mother? Do you know anything about merfolk in general?"

"N-no, I don't know anything about mermaids." I stopped to calm myself, Anna waited patiently for me to continue. "I barely remember my mother; she would sing me songs and tuck me in bed, but the only clear memory I have of her is when she left."

"How did she leave?" Anna encouraged.

"She…she walked out into the sea and the waves engulfed her."

Anna nodded her head. "I knew you would not know some things, but I did not think you would not be aware of anything."

"What do you mean."

"Well." Anna fidgeted. "I will tell you all I know. Our mother is the queen of merfolk. She was to rule but one day she met a sailor and fell in love. They married and had you Elsa. But mom was still the queen and even though merfolk are very relaxed, and our political system is not as complicated as humans, they still demanded that mom must return. Father and her discussed what to do because you were the rightful heir to our mother's kingdom, but mom did not want to take everything away from the man she loved, and she did not want you to have a life of royalty, she wanted you to have a free childhood. She also wanted to wait long enough until I was born so that I also remained with you and dad, but dad insisted that it was cruel that mom would not be able to see either of her daughters grow. So, she took me with her and left you with dad. The plan was for dad to teach you as much as he knew about our mother's world, and when you reached twenty-one years old mom was going to come and get you."

I could only stare at her.

Anna looked at me questionably. "Why did our father never tell you?"

I thought back to my father. He always encouraged me to go in the water and that it was deeply connected to my mother. But I had always refused.

"He tried, but there was no way I would believe him." I realized.

"I wish I could have met him." Anna said sadly.

"You know that he is dead?"

Anna nodded. "Mother cried for a week once we found out. It was terrible, a mermaid's tears are lost to the sea so our wails our loud and mournful. I remember being angry, upset, and sad that I would never get the chance to hug him. And I was fearful that I would never get to meet you either." A tear slid down her cheek.

I could not help but reach over and touch Anna's shoulder.

A burst of energy coursed through me once my hand made contact with her.

A memory of my mother filled my vision. She cradled me when I felt scared or sad. And I felt like she was the ocean, there was nothing more powerful than her. The memory faded and there I was.

I was the ocean now.

I looked into Anna's eyes and saw that they were glowing, she also looked like she was in a trance. I smiled kindly at her and held her close. "Don't be scared now. I am so sorry that you had to endure our father's death without knowing where your sadness comes from."

I lifted my hand and the water from the pool lifted and draped across Anna's shoulders. The water then froze over into a blanket of snow. Mermaids did not need blankets and were immune to cold weather. Our favorite past time was to go to colder regions and bury ourselves in snow.

"Forgive me for not being there when our mother past." A tear slid down as I felt Anna's pain on the fateful day that our mother left this world. I started to stroked Anna's hair. "I am here now little sister; we will never be apart. I am the ocean; the sea is at my command." I cupped Anna's cheeks and looked deeply into her eyes. "You are my beloved sister. Part of my kingdom and will inherit my powers if I do not have a daughter to give them. Trust in me to always keep you safe and stay with me forever."

I felt Anna pull away from me, trying to break out of the trance I had over her. But I held firm. I was Queen of the ocean, all sea life lived under me. I would not let my baby sister go. Did she not know that I knew what was best for us? That only her total submission and love for me was to keep her safe? So that I would never lose her.

"E-Elsa…" Anna said trying desperately to not surrender to me. "P-please…don't l-lose yourself…"

I frowned at her and pulled strongly with my powers. Anna's eyes went wide, and she gasped. But then a calm washed over her, and she laid her head on my chest.

"I will stay with you Elsa, my big sister, my Queen." Anna said in her submissive state.

I smiled. My sister was now under my control and would always stay safe. I felt a pain and looked down at my tail. But I did not have a tail, I had legs. What?! Why did I have legs? Why was I not a mermaid? I was not a mermaid! My head hurt now. I grasped at it and felt like I was being pulled in two. I am not a mermaid. I am just a normal girl named Elsa. My Eyes went wide as I looked down at Anna. What am I doing?

Horror tore through me as I realized what I had done. The ocean still flowed through me and it almost consumed me once more. I held fast but was slipping. I remembered what Anna said and hated myself for not listening. Now she was trapped in my ocean and a part of me was glad. No! this is wrong. I grabbed Anna and held her at arm's length away. Her eyes still glowed, and a loving smile graced her lips. She was still under my trance and I knew that if I stopped using my powers, she would remain that way. I looked deep into her eyes and could see the fake feelings I had forced on her, I had to look deeper to see her real self. Once I saw it, I did my best to force it forward and to banish everything else. It was excruciatingly hard, and it was a slow process as I felt like one small move and I would be consumed by my magic again. I gave one final tug and my powers left me.

I fell to the ground and started panting. Anna laid next to me as she gasped for breath.

"W-what was that?!" I asked her as soon as I could.

Anna sat up. "The power of the ocean."

I laid there thinking about what I had just experienced. All that power and knowledge. "Mother's dead?" I asked Anna, praying that it was not true even if I knew it was.

Anna nodded. "She died just before your twenty-first birthday. You are now Queen of the ocean."

I stared frantically at her. "What?"

She looked down at the ground before she looked intensely at me.

"That's why I am here Elsa. To bring you home."

Author's note:

This is just an idea. There is not going to me a lot of chapters, and it is not well thought through. I am only writing this for fun. It is just moments of Elsa figuring out to be a mermaid, there will be a lot of time skips. this and next chapter were supposed to be connected, but I felt like it was getting to long.

I hope you like it.