Title: A Journey Through Ice and Fire
Sum: [Digimon!Frozen AU] The mind is a fragile thing... how much can a girl go through... before she simply... breaks...
Disclaimer: I don't own Frozen, Tangled, or its associated characters; I'm just borrowing them for a bit of fun.
Rating: T/PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Sven, Hans, Rapunzel, Eugene
Warnings/Triggers: Um… maybe depression?
Notes: Alright, sorry this took forever. But here we go!
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:Chapter Four:
-Into the Ice-
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CRACK-SPLASH!
"ANNA NO!"
The ice fell away quickly and seemingly all at once beneath the limbs of her younger sister, she saw the terrified expression on the younger face as her hands and legs and then her whole body were engulfed by the icy cold water. "Anna!" She forgot everything of the cracking ice, the fragility of the frozen water in favor of getting to where her sister had fallen beneath. Scrambling to the hole in the ice, she saw no movement, heard no splashing. "Anna?" Looking down, she saw the familiar cloth of Anna's winter jacket, soaked through by the ice water. "Anna!" She cried out, using both hands she grabbed at the cloth, but couldn't manage to get a good grip on the thing—only managing to turn the younger girl over so that her face was now above water. Tears flooded her version, and she continued to try, the idea to take off her gloves filtered into her mind and she ripped them off as fast as she could.
Now free of the restrictive gloves, she wrapped both of her hands in the front of Anna's winter jacket and pulled. Her pants slid on the ice, but her feet managed to find friction on the solid water and she managed to get part of Anna's body above water with the first pull. "Come on Anna! Say something! Please!" She cried, taking a breath before beginning her next set of pulls. To Elsa, time had slowed down, it felt like Anna had been in the water for hours, even as the events transpired within minutes. And finally, Anna was pulled onto the solid ice. "Anna!" She held her younger sibling in her lap, holding her close, laying her hand against Anna's cheek willing her younger sister to just open her eyes. "Anna, please wake up." She sobbed out, this is all my fault… why did I let go of your hand?
"Elsa!" Jumping in fright, she turned her head and saw that her mother and father had made it up the hill and were now running down, sliding in the snow in their hurry to get to their children. "Elsa what happened?!" Her mother yelled out, not caring to check the density of the ice, she quickly ran the few feet to her children and knelt down next to Elsa, pulling Anna from her arms. "Adris! She's ice cold." Her husband looked between his oldest child and his wife before speaking.
"Take her to the house, take off her clothes, wrap her in a warm blanket and then get in the car. I'll call the hospital." His wife nodded before running off. Adris turned to his oldest daughter and knelt down. "What were you doing down here?" He asked quietly. "We told you two to wait."
"I'm sorry Papa. I didn't mean to… it was an accident." She cried out. With a half-smile, Adris took his daughter into his arms and stood, it was now his turn to run to the house.
-the hospital-
"What do you mean I can't go in there?" Her father yelled as the doctors pushed him back from following his wife and younger daughter. "That's…"
"Sir. You have another minor… and your wife refuses to separate from the young one." The doctor spoke softly. "Everything will be fine. She's breathing again, we just have to regulate her body temperature and put her in a room for the night." Adris nodded for a moment before stepping back from the doctor, letting the man go back helping his daughter. Looking towards the doorway to the waiting room, he let his eyes fall on his still sobbing older daughter.
"Shit…" He muttered to himself as he made his way over to Elsa. "Sweetheart, everything's going to be fine… Anna is going to be okay."
"B-but it's m-my f-f-fault th-that she's here." She sobbed out, her voice breaking to breathe in choppily throughout her sentence.
"Sweetie, it was an accident."
"N-no. I l-let go o-of h-h-her hand. It's my f-f-fault." Her sobbing then broke into loud crying as she moved her head to lay against his shoulder. With worried smile on his face, he held his daughter close to him and stood, picking her up in the process before moving them to a row of seats in the waiting room. He made soft shushing noises in the hopes of calming the girl down, and before long, she had cried herself to sleep. And his thoughts ventured to what would happen when they were all home, safe and sound once more.
-a few months later-
"Ehw-sa?" She heard her sister call her, but she refused to move from her place. Against the door to her bedroom, she could feel Anna standing on the other side of the piece of wood. "Ehw-sa… it's… it's still snowing outside… do you wanna go pway?" She felt Anna move both of her hands, and the soft thump when she laid her forehead on the door. "Ehw-sa… please?" Elsa brings her knees to her chest, hugging them as she lays her head down on her knees, tears fall down her face. "Okay… I guess I'll come back later…" The smaller girl moves away from the door and Elsa can hear the steps as well as feel the vibrations set off by each step against the hardwood floor.
"I'm sorry, Anna…" She remains seated there, listening to the squeals of her young sibling as they filter up the stairwell and through the air conditioner vents into her room. Her father was home from work earlier than expected and was now playing with Anna. But where was her mother?
Knock knock.
"Elsa… we need to talk." Knowing that she can't disobey her mother, she moves away from the door and stands, stepping back up to grasp the doorknob and turn, opening the door for her mother.
"Yes, Momma?" She asks, her head pointed down, not wanting to see the disappointment and anger in her eyes. There is shifting, before she see the worried eyes of her mother. Look at that… she's worried about you… you caused her to worry, what kind of daughter are you?
"Sweetheart… why don't you join us? Your father is playing with Anna… I'm cooking supper… do you want to help with that?" Elsa merely shakes her head. "You could…"
"Momma… I'd like to stay in my room…" She whispers lowly, her eyes now doing all they can to not look her in the eye, boring holes into the wood beneath her feet. "If… if that's okay…" Her mother seems to go quiet.
"Yes… sweetheart…" Defeated, and knowing that forcing her child to spend time with the family would do more harm than good, she stands. "I love you Elsa… and so do Anna and your father." She pauses at the door. "It was an accident… we know that, sweetheart." Closing the door behind her, Elsa is left with an empty room once again.
They don't love you… They're just offering their love because they're obligated to… But I love you Elsa…
"What?" Looking up suddenly, she turns around in the room. No one. But she'd a voice for sure, those weren't just her thoughts. "…who's there?" Letting her eyes scan the room, she still sees nothing out of the ordinary.
You don't remember me Elsa? I've always been here…
Around her, she notices the floor frosting over, ice blue is moving around the wood.
I can take the pain away, Elsa. I can make you feel loved…
"Y… you can?" Moving her arms around her body, she hugs herself. "You can take the pain away? In my… in my heart?" Her tears have returned again, harder this time. They're dripping down her face. "Who… who are you?" The ice has now darkened the room, fog is coming off the ice, clouding the room. A shadow settles against the clouds of fog, slowly taking on a more clear and concise form as it moves closer to the small child. Looking up, and wiping her eyes with her small hands, she sniffles, a flying creature now floats before her.
"I'm Tsukaimon, Elsa… and I'm your friend." The blue-tinted creature smiles, it's bat-winged shaped ears flapping to keep him afloat. "C'mon… let me take the pain away…"
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Author's Note: YAY FINALLY! So, we get our second Digimon appearance in the fic, and a little into the beginning of the plotline introduced in the prologue. Sorry this is REALLY late. Like… two weeks. But the second half of the fic was really kicking my ass.
Hope you enjoyed it! =D
Chezi Out