Anna was always singing. When she was a child, she could often be found outside of Elsa's door singing songs like, "Do You Wanna Build a Snowman?" or "Elsa it's my Birthday Please Come out and Play" or "Today I Found a Bug. I Gave it a Hug." When she wasn't singing to Elsa, she was singing to the ducks in the pond, or the paintings on the walls, or (when they had time to listen) even her parents.
Anna was always singing, so Elsa was very acquainted with her singing voice. But Anna had never heard Elsa sing.
Which was a shame, really, Anna reasoned, because Elsa had the most splendid and commanding talking voice. Imagine how beautiful her singing voice must be.
So Anna cooked up a plan. During the summer, when it was too hot for Elsa and Olaf to be outside, the trio would shut themselves up in the library. Elsa would cool down the room with her powers and pour over queenly documents (Anna wasn't entirely sure what they were, just that they were important) and Anna would attempt to teach Olaf how to read. On one of these days, Anna decided to teach Olaf one of the songs she had learned as a child. Anna only hoped Elsa knew it too.
Sure enough, as soon as Anna started singing, Elsa began to hum along. Anna grew louder and louder, bringing Elsa up in volume too. Eventually, Elsa was singing along and when the song reached the chorus Anna stopped singing entirely leaving Elsa to continue in a wonderful solo.
Anna clapped and jumped up and down.
"I knew it! Elsa, your singing, it's amazing!"
"Thank you," Elsa said, blushing deeply and attempting to hide behind her document.
"And you know that song! Do you know all of the songs I know? Do you know The Baker's Song or The Queen's March?"
Elsa chuckled, her hand coming up to cover her mouth the way it always did when she laughed. "Yes, Anna, I probably know all of the songs you know. We did grow up with the same parents and tutors, although I've heard you took leave of your lessons as soon as you possibly could, while I continued on."
It was Anna's turn to blush. "Well, you know, I was never one for schooling and lessons. Although I loved singing. It was one of the only classes I could bear. Elsa, do you know Winter's Child?"
"Of course I do. Winter's Child was written about me."
"It was?"
Elsa nodded.
Anna took a deep breath. "Would you sing it with me?" she asked hesitantly.
"Of course," Elsa replied, and so they began.
"On the coldest, longest winter night
A puff of snow blew out the candlelight
A chorus of screaming filled the air
A baby was born with snow-white hair
The child could command snow and ice
But her temperament wasn't so nice
For like her pale and bitter skin
Her heart was frozen deep within"
Anna stopped suddenly. "I don't like this song anymore. Not now that I know it was written about you."
Elsa smiled sadly. "It's not a particularly nice song, no. But it is accurate. I was not a particularly nice child. Not until you came along."
"Really?"
"Yep. I was, to put it mildly, cold. I wouldn't talk to anyone. I wouldn't eat much. I hardly ever smiled."
"That does sound like you. Or, rather, the you who shut me out for most of my life. No offense."
"None taken. But there is a second verse you know."
"There is?"
Elsa nodded and began singing again.
"On the warmest, longest summer morn
A sister for the Winter Child was born
The baby was born wearing a grin
And softened the Winter Child from within
A chorus of laughter filled the air
And the Winter Child began to care
The Summer Child played her part
And thawed the Winter Queen's frozen heart."
The last note of the song was cut off as Anna cut off Elsa's air supply by throwing her arms around her sister. Elsa smiled and returned the hug.
"I love you Elsa," Anna muttered into Elsa's hair.
"I love you too Anna," Elsa replied kissing her sister on the head.
Anna cried into Elsa's shoulder for quite some time. She never said so explicitly, but Anna was fairly certain that Elsa had written the second verse herself.
A/N I'm not entirely happy with the song, but I think it gets the point across well enough. I might go back and finagle with it later, but for now I'll leave it how it is. This chapter was a lot of fun, even though it wasn't planned in the original storyline (if there is one). Anyway, I hope you enjoy it. Updates will not be regular at all, I'm sorry. Life is crazy right now.
