Another month or so had passed and Anna was in the middle of her eighth month of pregnancy. Her ankles were always swollen and she could barely walk. She now always had to have someone help her walk around the castle. We didn't really attempt to have sex anymore because we weren't sure if that would put unnecessary stress on the baby. I was just finishing some decorations in the room, getting ready for Anna's baby shower when Rapunzel walked into the room.

"Hey Elsa, sorry I'm a little early. Where should we set the gifts?"

I turned around to see Rapunzel and Eugene holding a few gifts.

"Oh right on the table over there," I replied after quickly conjuring an ice table. She just rolled her eyes as she set them down. "You know one little baby blanket or sweater would have been fine, you didn't need to bring more than one present. Besides anything Anna needs I could simply make."

Once again she was rolling her eyes at me.

"No, no. We wanted too. Don't be modest. Besides, I love to give. It's a gift in itself for me." She walked over and gave me a hug.

"So how have things been with the baby?"

"Pretty good. Her stomach is always moving around. She's a kicker. Gonna be a little trouble maker when she's older. Anna's also retaining so much water. I imagine she can't wait to give birth and be relieved of the stress."

"Yeah, I wouldn't blame her." Just then, Anna walked into the room.

"Could I have a little help?" she muttered. I was practically sprinting over to her to catch her from falling forward.

"Why didn't you ask for someone to come help you?"

"I-I wanted to see if I could do it on my own; I'm getting a little annoyed with always having to have someone help me around. I feel like I'm being needy."

"Anna, don't be so dramatic. Do you see how very pregnant you are? I doubt anyone feels like you're a burden and you're being too needy."

"Yeah I know, but I miss being able to do things on my own. I want to get my independence back."

"Umm, with a baby to take care of and raise that might be a little while."

I helped Anna to her chair then finished up as our guests started to arrive. A few of the people I had invited I hadn't seen since I had all contact cut off from the outside world. Despite some of the awkwardness Anna was able to alleviate it by her non-stop talking. Refreshments were passed out and after a while we decided to open presents. The first was in a medium sized wooden box. Anna opened it up to find several knitted outfits as well as a blanket. A few more were opened and then I handed her an ice bag.

"Gee, I wonder who this is from," Anna joked. When she looked into it all she found was snow. She gave me a look and I held in my smile. Eventually she dumped it out to see a little golden tiara fall out of it.

"It was mother's until she passed it down to me. And now it will be passed down to her. I really hope it's a her." That made us all start to laugh. When it died down Anna stood up and gave me a hug.

"Thank you, so much. I love it." She sat back down and as we finished the last of the gifts Anna started getting a weird look on her face.

"Anna, are you ok?" Rapunzel asked, concern present across her face.

"Yeah, I'm fine, the baby is just kicking pretty hard. Wow, this child is just full of energy and excitement."

When the guests cleared out I looked over and noticed that Anna was passed out on the chair. I laughed to myself and then carefully picked her up and walked to my bedroom. Each step got increasingly difficult and I noticed how out of shape I was. I really needed to start my sword fighting training again. When the news of Anna came about I had stopped to be there for Anna and slowly I had been losing my athletic ability. When she was snuggled up in bed I left the room and went into the courtyard. A little bit of orange sunlight filtered down. I still had a few hours of light. I dissipated my dress and replaced it with my ice armor as well as my sword. Then I made myself an icy dueling partner.

The night in frosty armor took the first swing at me. I quickly realized that I'd made him a little too strong. I lifted my sword and swung at him. The iceman quickly ducked, avoiding my decapitation. I took a deep breath then backed away slowly. I stuck my sword out and ran at him. As soon as he started to run I swung my sword vertically, determined to hit his midsection. I once again missed and recovered just in time to block an oncoming hit. The night thrashed down his sword at my shoulder. I attacked his sword with my own, thankful that my armor was virtually unbreakable, with just a few milliseconds to spare from a devastating blow. I took a few steps backward, now with a new agenda in my mind.

I swung at him as hard as I could, hoping he would try to block it rather than dodge it. Luckily for me he did but I realized I'd put too much force into the beginning of the swing and didn't hit his sword hard enough. Instead the sword almost flew out of my hand, but my grip was barely tight enough. After a few more blocks and blows I got to the ideal position again and swung for his sword, pushing it harder at the last second. The momentum was high enough in my sword that the collision barely stopped mine. The clatter of ice on the stone ground let me know that this battle was over. I was victorious. With I finally swing, my sword violently took the head off of the iceman. As his head fell to the ground, a small cloud of flurries sparkled in the sun.

I created another iceman of the same skill and, anticipating his first move, I jabbed towards his midsection. He barely backed away from my swords touch in time. Without hesitating, I rose my sword again and swung towards his stomach. He blocked it with his sword. I was caught a little off guard at the shockwave of power that rang from his sword to mine, giving him an opportunity to swing at me. I ran forward, knocking him off balance slightly. I flipped around immediately and ran for him again, plunging my sword into his belly. He burst into snow, creating a small pile on the ground. I wiped the drops of sweat condensing on my forehead. This felt amazing. Why had I stopped doing this?

I repeated this, and I quickly caught up to my skill level I had left off with. When I was becoming a bit tired, I changed back into my normal dress and realized it had gotten dark and sunlight was no longer illuminating the courtyard. I walked back to my bedroom and fell asleep next to Anna.

As another month was passing, I was expected to deliver any day within the next few weeks. But I had a feeling that it was going to be sooner rather than later. I wasn't sure how, but I knew. It was as if I could sense my body making changes in preparation for labor. She was also restless inside of my stomach. Me and Elsa both had a feeling that it was going to be a girl. We had started to turn one of the guest bedrooms next to my room into a nursery. It had a crib, a changing table, and the rocking chair from the library which was resting next to window.

Not only was my belly pregnant with a baby but my mind was pregnant with anticipation and anxiety. I was absolutely excited to meet the new baby I was growing inside of me. The wait was unbearable. It was like someone telling you you had an amazing present waiting to be opened, except you couldn't open the present for nine months but everyday you woke up and the present was lying on the bed and it was constantly being brought along with you and people were always talking about the present and how amazing it was going to be.

I just hated the moments leading up to something. I hated the waiting. I wish I could be more like Elsa, more patient.

I hated waiting for the water to get warm when filling up a bath.

I hated waiting while going on long trips to places.

I hated surprises and having to wait for something to be revealed to me.

I detested waiting while meals were being cooked and dished out.

Just the anxious moments when you're waiting for what happens next. You know what's going to happen, you're just not sure. And you don't always know what it will take you to get to that place and you don't know what might happen when the thing you're waiting for happens.

After getting ready in the morning I had Kai escort me to the courtyard where Elsa was dueling an ice monster almost as ferocious as Marshmallow, but not quite as big. At first it didn't seem like Elsa was going to be able to defeat it but of course, after observing her for a little while, her skill was no match for what she was creating. She was becoming stronger everyday. I didn't mind too much. The feeling of her firm stomach and the slight muscles in her arms that she was developing was quite a turn on.

[Elsa's POV]

As I started to get closer to defeating another one of my icemen I heard the footsteps of Kai and Anna coming to watch me. Feeling a bit cocky in front of her, I came in for the kill quickly and soon had left him as a pile of snow on the ground. When I turned around to Anna, I instantly knew something was wrong. She was hunched over and the pain on her face looked immense. I knew right away Anna was going into labor.

A/N: Sorry if there's any mistakes, I'm just really eager to finish this story because there are three alternate endings and I think I'm really going to enjoy writing it.