Chapter 23: Awakening.

She heard a beeping sound. That was the first thing she could perceive after what felt like an eternity of emptiness. Then, she felt the pain. A dull throbbing in all her body, but mostly in her right leg and her abdomen. Also, it felt like there were some needles embedded in her left arm.

Not wanting to remain in darkness any longer, she opened her eyes, blinking at the sudden brightness of white neon lights directly above her now throbbing head. When her vision finally adjusted though, she could see clearly that she was in a hospital room, surrounded by several machines that appeared to be monitoring her physical condition. Several bags, including one that looked like a bag of blood, were present to her left, connected by a series of tubes and needles that fed into the veins in her left arm. But how had she ended up there? The last thing she remembered was… The Clone Center. Elsa. Guards. Blood.

She should be dead, but how…?

"Elvira?" Anna's sweet voice made her turn her head to her right, to find her sister sitting there. She was smiling, dressed in her usual clothes and with her hair braided in her usual twin braids, which made her look quite normal. But her pale face and black bags under her eyes revealed she wasn't as well as she seemed at first sight.

"Anna?" She asked through her sore throat, only to immediately be crushed by the redhead, who threw herself at her and hugged her tightly, burying her face on the crook of her neck as she practically cried of happiness. Now, normally she wouldn't have minded, but in that moment the pain she felt intensified tenfold.

"Oh my god! I can't believe it! You're finally awake, you're…"

"Anna!" She interrupted her, trying to push her away with her right hand, but failing because her wrist hurt quite a lot. "You're hurting me."

"I'm sorry!" The redhead exclaimed, letting go of her and getting into a sitting position still on top of her sister, but proceeding to carefully sit on her instead of crush her. "I'm just so happy you're finally awake!" She beamed as happy tears formed in her eyes. Elvira couldn't help smiling at the sight too; Anna was just too cute for her own good.

However, Anna's cuteness only distracted her for a moment. There were just so many questions she needed answered!

"So about me being awake, much less alive… how is that possible?" At her question Anna's face stopped being so carefree and hardened instead as she looked down to Elvira's bandages and wounds. Elvira didn't like her expression at all. It was so sad… and angry. "Anna?" She asked once more, getting worried by the second. The redhead just sighed before looking up to her face.

"Let's just say you required some organ transplants and more than a few liters of blood." She answered with a pained grimace that worried the other girl quite a lot. Elvira gulped, her brain immediately making the obvious and painful connection.

"Where's Elsa?" She asked, suspecting the worse. She could actually feel her heartrate accelerating and her stomach churning in dreadful expectation.

At her question, Anna tilted her head to the side and raised an eyebrow like some confused puppy, before finally getting why she'd asked such a thing.

"Oh!" her eyes widened in understanding. "She went to get some coffee, don't worry, she'll come back soon."

Elvira let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. For a moment there she'd thought Elsa had sacrificed herself for her. But of course not. Anna would never allow it.

"But then, how…?" She started asking, but Anna quickly interrupted her before she could even finish her question.

"I had a clone too, remember?"

"And she wasn't…?"

"No, she was a normal clone. I saw her with my own eyes, and they did several tests to confirm it." Anna answered, but her eyes saddened more than before at the thought of her now-deceased clone.

"You and I are related, and have the same blood type, so the transplants went as well as could be expected." She continued explaining, all this while looking down in grief. "You now have both kidneys, a new liver, a new spleen, and a part of your intestine was replaced too. Also, at least half of your blood is hers, so…" She shrugged like she didn't care, but it was clear to Elvira that she would have preferred to not use her clone for its intended purpose. But considering the state of her body when she was at the Center, it couldn't have been avoided if she wanted Elvira to live.

She didn't know how to feel about it, really. Knowing she was living solely due to the fact that someone else was sacrificed. She was a mindless clone, of course, but… still. It was also strange, now that she thought about it, that some of her organs and most of her blood was, technically, Anna's. But she decided not to dwell much on that at all, because it was weird as fuck and she might freak out if she did.

But Anna's explanation soon worried her to a whole new level, and for a very different reason.

"Wait… the Clone Center hasn't been shut down?"

"No. Well… yes. Kind of." Anna answered, apparently unsure of how to respond to her question. It made Elvira feel kind of nervous; she didn't want all her efforts to be in vain.

"Explain." She urged her.

"They're not producing clones anymore, and they're not conducting any more experiments. But people can still ask for their clones if they need them."

"Okay…" Elvira nodded in understanding. It wasn't as bad as she'd thought, but she still had lots of questions. "And what happened to Weaselton and Hans?"

"They're both in jail." Anna informed her with a happy smile, but her answer didn't actually please Elvira at all.

"In jail? I thought they'd be given a death sentence!" She exclaimed upset. "They freaking destroyed the brains of thousands of people, and developed two substances that could be used as very dangerous weapons, for fucks sake!"

"I know." Anna placed a hand on her shoulder, trying to placate her, since she heard the beeping of the monitor intensify to a point that didn't sound healthy. "Believe me, I personally testified at their trials and tried to convince the judge to order harsher sentences. And they also have the USB and the laptop with all the data, but…" She sighed and looked down. "They can only legally condemn them for the clones that were made in Arendelle, which is only a thousand or so, and most of them weren't like Elsa."

"I'd still think it's more than enough." Elvira frowned.

"Yes, but they were very cooperative with the police." Anna grimaced in disgust. "So now pretty much everyone who knew about the intelligent clones or experimented on them is being convicted. Hans and Weaselton turned on their own colleagues in return for lesser sentences, which is how they escaped the death penalty."

"Great." She sighed and looked to the side, upset that things hadn't turned out quite as planned. Of course it was better to have Weaselton and all his people in prison instead of free, but… that didn't mean she wouldn't have preferred to wake up to the news that they had been executed.

"Yeah… I'm afraid that isn't the only bad news." Anna informed her, and Elvira felt dread creeping into her blood at her tone of voice.

"There's more?" She asked in disbelief.

"The formula for the drugs they developed… It's now government's property."

"Fuck!" Elvira swore. That was definitely bad news. They definitely had plans to develop the drugs as weapons, or at least as a way to threaten other countries if necessary. Granted, Arendelle was not at war at the moment, but… she really hoped things would remain peaceful until she was dead and buried.

"Yeah, I thought that too." Anna sighed, obviously knowing what this meant.

"I just hope our next president will be sensible enough to destroy all traces of the formula, and make sure no one will ever be allowed to research anything like this ever again."

"Or, if that doesn't happen, you could make an antidote." Anna suggested. "You're smart like that."

"I don't think any laboratory would agree to do something like that." Elvira reasoned. "It'd be openly going against the government."

"Yeah, well…" Anna smiled sheepishly. "Would you be mad if I told you I kinda spend half of our parents' money in a whim?"

"You did what?!" She shrieked, trying to get up and forgetting about her injuries for a second, which meant she fell down back into bed, biting her lip and trying not to think about the pain.

"Whoa, easy." Anna placated her, placing both of her hands on her shoulders. "It's not as bad as it sounds."

"You just told me you spent half of our fortune." Elvira scowled and practically growled at her.

"Yes, but it was a good investment." Anna defended herself. "I bought Clone Industries."

"You… bought a company that produces mindless human beings and extracts their organs?" She raised an eyebrow, finding it just too weird to be true. The Anna she knew would never do something like that.

"I needed to make sure no one will abuse their technology ever again!" She retorted. "I know you could make something better out of it."

"You want me to be in charge of it?" She asked skeptical. She was the last person she'd deem fit for the job, more so in her current state.

"You wouldn't be alone. Elsa and I would help you. And so would Maleficent; I talked to her before making this decision."

"You're crazy." Elvira deadpanned as she closed her eyes and put her right arm over them. She didn't feel ready for such a responsibility. Not after just going through a life or death experience.

"Does that mean… you won't take charge of it?" Anna asked, her voice wavering a little. She had hoped with all her heart Elvira would like this not-so-little present she'd prepared for when she woke up. Elsa had also thought it was a good idea. But… maybe she was wrong. Maybe Elvira didn't want to have anything to do with clones ever again.

Elvira thought about Anna's question for a moment. It's not like she didn't want to take charge of it; after all, having control of a multibillion dollar international enterprise that produces biomedical technologies didn't sound bad at all. It would be a challenge to direct their efforts towards more legal areas, but at least it would keep her busy. That and she basically had a degree in biomedical engineering, so at least she had some basic understanding of the position.

But she knew she wasn't prepared for such responsibility. She was reckless, impulsive and self-destructive. She didn't value her life nearly as much as she should have, and material things meant nothing to her. And even though that near-death experience had somewhat changed her views on certain things (she knew she wouldn't try to kill herself again, for example), it still wasn't enough.

Yes, she wouldn't be alone; she'd have Elsa, Anna and her favorite and most respected teacher at her side. But it still scared her to have such a responsibility suddenly placed on her shoulders. She was just twenty-one, after all! She didn't need that burden at that moment of her life. She wanted to first focus on finishing her studies, maybe go back to be the nerd she was in middle school, try and have some positive experiences for once, travel through the world, maybe even find love and settle down… But after all that, she would like to be CEO of the Clone Industries. It'd be a good way to make a positive impact on the world and become a respected Arendellian citizen.

So… what would she do? It was not an easy decision. She needed time to think.

"I-I… I don't know, Anna." Elvira answered honestly. "It's not a decision to be taken lightly."

"Oh, don't worry. I understand." Anna answered, though she couldn't help sounding a little bit disappointed. She wanted her sister to say yes but… it was probably wiser not to jump head first into this sort of thing. "We can wait. Meanwhile, we can assign someone else to take care of it."

"How did you buy it anyways?" Elvira asked, finally taking her arm off her eyes and looking at her little sister. At that cute face with those adorable freckles of hers. The last thing she'd thought of before closing her eyes for what she thought would be forever. She could never be mad at Anna. Not for long anyways.

"Well, Weselton doesn't have heirs, except Hans, and his family doesn't want to take charge of the company considering the terrible publicity surrounding it at the moment, nor do his ex-business-associates. So they sold it for a very low price, considering how successful it is." She shrugged. "I saw the opportunity of a lifetime and couldn't resist it."

"Great." Elvira sighed. "Well… at least you prevented it from falling on the wrong hands." She said, trying to see something positive in this huge mess.

"Indeed." She smiled proudly, and was about to say something more when suddenly a nurse entered, accompanied with none other than Elsa, who stopped dead in her tracks at the entrance and stared at the black-haired girl with wide eyes.

"You're awake." She said, almost not being able to believe it.

"Yes, isn't it awesome?!" Anna exclaimed with a beaming face, which was soon mirrored by her girlfriend.

"Yes, I'm so happy!" Elsa rushed to Elvira's side, looking at her with such joy expressing though her eyes, it took the older girl aback. "I thought you wouldn't make it. When you passed out at the center and…" A knot on her throat interrupted her. Even though more than a week had passed since that night, she could still see clearly Elvira's blood leaking from her body, and all the other horrors she'd experienced.

"About that… how exactly did you… or rather we get out alive?" She asked curious. She had been so sure she wouldn't make it, and judging by all the blood she'd lost, she assumed she had to have been rescued pretty soon after she passed out. Which was pretty much impossible, considering how far they were from the entrance, if her memory was correct.

"It's a long story." Elsa tried to back off from telling her.

"I think we have time." She argued.

"No, you don't." The nurse interrupted the little reunion, making them all turn to look at her. "You need to get examined by the doctors as soon as possible."

"But…" Elvira tried to argue, but was shut down once more.

"I insist. You went through three successive surgeries last week, and we have to make sure everything is functioning correctly."

"Three…?" Elvira started asking, but couldn't really say much more. She was too shocked by this new information. But it did explain indeed why she felt so sore all over and her arms and legs felt like they were made of lead.

"Yes, three. Now please get out; the doctor will arrive soon." She instructed Elsa and Anna, who looked at Elvira apologetically before walking to the entrance.

"I'm sorry. We'll come back later." Anna told her sister with a sheepish smile before they both exited the room just as the doctor came in, leaving her alone with him and the nurse. She just hoped that, after examining her, they told her she was free to go back to her normal life.


Elsa came back to Elvira's room later in the evening, since she'd be the one who'd volunteered to stay with her for the night (it was a requirement for someone to be there with Elvira the whole time in case her condition took a turn for the worst). She was a little nervous, she had to admit, because she didn't know how to act around her. It's not like they were best friends or anything, but after saving each other's lives… it didn't seem right to just keep treating Elvira like Anna's odious sister and her love rival. More so after she'd discovered the girl wasn't as bad as she thought her to be. Sure, the way she'd acted had been less than pleasant , but… maybe she could just forgive and forget since the girl had literally almost died rescuing her.

Oh, she really wished Anna was there; it'd make things so much easier! … Or not. After all, Elvira still loved her, right? But at least the redhead would save her from having to spend a whole night alone with a girl she didn't know at all.

Anyways, she shouldn't worry about that. She just had to act natural.

"Uh… Elvira?" She asked as she stepped into the room. "Are you awake?"

"Elsa?" The girl answered, turning her head slightly to look at her from the bed. At this, and fighting the urge to run away, Elsa closed the door behind her and went to sit on one of the chairs beside the bed. She'd been there multiple times, since Anna, Kristoff and she had to take turns to stay over at the hospital, but this was the first time she'd been alone with Elvira since she'd woken up from her relatively short coma.

"How are you feeling?" She asked, mainly because she didn't want them to fall in uncomfortable silence, but also because she was worried about her well-being.

"A little bit sore." Elvira shrugged. "The painkillers help quite a lot."

"I can imagine." Elsa nodded thoughtful. "But they make you sleepy, don't they?"

"A little." She admitted. "It's a good thing though, because Anna can't yell at me while I'm sleeping."

"She yelled at you?!" Elsa's eyes widened. She thought Anna had mostly had a friendly chat with her sister after the doctor had determined she was well enough at the moment.

"Mostly because I almost got killed and scared the shit out of her." Elvira chuckled. "Nothing to worry about."

"If it makes you feel better… she yelled at me too." Elsa answered with a smile. "She said I should have woken her up when Hans called me." She paused, thinking. "I think I maybe should have, but I didn't want her to stop me."

"It would have been the most sensible thing to do though." Elvira argued. "Then maybe you wouldn't have been captured."

"And you would have been killed or experimented on." She pointed out.

"I came pretty close to dying anyways." She sighed, gesturing to her wounded body. "Which brings up the question… how was I saved? Anna said it was better if you told me."

"You really want to know?" Elsa asked, hoping she'd say no. Why? Because it was still fresh in her head, and more than just a little traumatic. But Elvira deserved to know and so, if she asked her to tell her, she would.

"Only if you're comfortable with talking about it." Elvira answered, trying to be considerate even if she was very curious about it; she had been 100% sure she'd die that day.

"Okay." Ela sighed, sensing Elvira's curiosity. "I'll tell you." She paused, wondering where she should begin. "Let's see… after you passed out I was very sad. I thought you had died and I felt so helpless. I am no fighter, like you are, and I didn't know my way around the Center beyond the cone's chambers. Also, your 'death' shook me quite a lot. I felt weak, scared and small. I thought I wouldn't be able to get out of there, and I blamed myself for your demise."

Elvira listened intently, while Elsa tried not to dig too deep on her feelings about what had happened.

"That's when I collapsed on top of you, crying." Elsa continued. "I have to admit… it was actually painful to accept that you, one of the few people I've interacted with in my life (that treated me like something other than a clone, that is), was gone forever. And maybe that's why, when I heard your heart beating on my ear and noticed your chest falling up and down as you breathed, I felt a sudden surge of hope." She paused. "I knew, in that moment, that I couldn't just give up. Not just yet, not after everything you'd gone through to save me. And so, I wept my tears, swallowed my fear and got up."

"I knew it was highly unlikely I could carry you all the way to the entrance in time and avoid the guards, but I tried to anyways. And let me tell you: you need to lose some weight."

"Hey!" Elvira glared at her. "I'm not fat. It's all my muscles that are heavy."

"Okay, okay." Elsa put her hands up in surrender and laughed. "Sorry, I had to say it." She chuckled a little bit more and then continued her narration. "I carried you though the Center until we arrived to the clone's chambers. That's when I first encountered some guards. I saw them on the distance and hid behind a wall; they hadn't seen me and I thought I could take them by surprise." She sighed. "As you can imagine, that didn't go so well."

"I put you down in the ground, came out of my hiding spot and started shooting at them with your rifle. I managed to take down like two, but also got shot in the process." At this, she lifted her shirt and showed Elvira a gauze patch near her hip. Elvira then also noticed a cut on her clone's cheek and a bandage in her arm, no doubt also because of the bullets.

"Jeez. And here I thought I was the only one who'd run towards a bunch of armed men with a paintball rifle as a weapon." Elvira giggled, trying to alleviate some of the tension.

"Well, I am your clone after all." Elsa answered with a playful smile. "But apparently that doesn't mean I am as tough as you are, because as soon as the first bullet pierced my skin, I pretty much dumped the rifle and ran to hide inside one of the clone's rooms. I would have died if Kristoff hadn't arrived in that moment."

"So Kristoff is the real hero of this story?" Elvira raised an eyebrow skeptical.

"Kind of." Elsa shrugged. "I mean, he came with the police, so I think they were the real heroes."

"The… police?" Now the black haired girl just sounded like she didn't believe her at all. "Why would they be there?"

"I left a letter for Anna." Elsa explained. "In it I told her about Hans capturing you and threatening to kill you, and how I had gone to try and save you." She paused. "Apparently, Kristoff called your house as soon as your walkie-talkie broke, and the servants woke Anna up. She went to the police, letter in hand, to demand them to go search for us."

"Wow. I never thought the police would be the ones to save me. I'm usually getting in trouble with them." She commented with a smirk. "But I'm glad you left a letter for Anna, otherwise they probably wouldn't have come to our rescue."

"Yeah…" Elsa smiled, but it didn't look sincere at all; her eyes weren't quite happy. "I wish I could've saved you on my own though."

"Well, I could say the same." Elvira reassured her. "And I'm a lot prouder that you, and you had to carry me, so…" She shrugged. "We can't always be the hero."

"You're acting weird." Elsa commented, eying at the other's girls calm and happy face. Even though she had giant bruises and her nose had been broken, she looked more at peace than she'd ever seen her. More so, she was a lot less hostile towards her than ever. "It's a good weird though."

"Must be the painkillers." Elvira smiled, not wanting to admit that, in fact, she was enjoying her time alone with Elsa. Maybe it was because they weren't at each other's throats for once, or because they'd demonstrated they could, in fact, make sacrifices for one another. Or maybe going through a life or death experience had made them mature and forget their useless disputes. Whatever it was, she felt more grateful than ever to have Elsa in her life… Not that she'd ever admit it.

"Probably." Elsa giggled as she eyed at Elvira's smiling face. She'd never really thought about it before, but… she was quite cute when she wasn't trying to appear rude and badass. Though she knew she'd kill her if she dared voice her thoughts. "It's late. You should sleep." She said instead, eying the clock.

"I've been sleeping all day." She complained, but just as she'd finished saying that, a loud yawn escaped from her mouth. "But… maybe a little more won't kill me." She added sheepishly.

"Then go ahead. I'll be right here if you need anything." Elsa encouraged her before crossing her arms over her chest and trying to find a comfortable position on the chair to fall asleep.

"Come here." Elvira sighed, moving to the side of the bed and leaving an empty spot for Elsa to lay down.

"W-what?" Elsa felt her face heat up despite herself. She had just been invited to sleep in Anna's sister's bed!

"It's not like we're going to do anything." She rolled her eyes and patted the spot at her side. "You're injured too, and only because you tried to save my life, mind you, so I'm not letting you sleep in a chair."

"But…" She tried to protest again.

"Don't worry, I won't bite." Elvira laughed, and surprisingly the way she said it didn't sound sexual at all. Just friendly and honest. It put Elsa a little bit at ease actually.

"Okay…" She gulped, agreeing reluctantly, before kicking off her shoes and laying down next to Elvira, making sure to keep some distance between them. "I'm not cuddling you though."

"I didn't ask you to." Elvira glared at her, feigning to be offended by the mere suggestion of it. "Fair warning though: If you start snoring, I'll kick you out of the bed."

"Wow. Thanks." Elsa replied sarcastically. "I'll make sure to do the same if you start snoring." She then added jokingly.

"I'm injured!" Elvira exclaimed indignant, pointing to the monitors recording her vitals.

"Well, then be sure not to snore." She answered in a playful way before pulling the covers up and covering them both. "Goodnight." She then said with a sweet smile.

"Goodnight." Elvira yawned, already feeling her eyelids getting heavy, then tried to relax and not think about the fact she'd invited Elsa to sleep at her side (even if it had been just to demonstrate that she could try and be nice now that she knew she'd technically saved her life).

Thankfully though, it wasn't long before she fell asleep; she was exhausted.


"So… welcome home again!" Anna exclaimed as she opened the door to let Elvira pass through it. "I moved some of your stuff to the guest room, since I figured it'd be difficult for you to climb stairs."

"I hope you included my Xbox in the things you moved to my new room." She answered, trying to appear threatening even though she was sitting in a wheelchair. Turns out, the bullet that pierced her leg had actually broken her bone, so she wouldn't be able to walk for a few months.

"Yep." Anna answered with a smile. "And your large TV too. Well, actually Kristoff did that; it as too heavy for me."

"Good." Elvira gave her an approving nod as she wheeled herself towards the guest room. "After two whole weeks stranded on that bed, I was getting kinda sick of cellphone videogames."

"Oh, come on, it wasn't that bad. Either Elsa, Kristoff or I were with you most of the time." Anna argued.

"I still don't understand why they kept me in there for so long." She complained.

"Because they needed to make sure your body wouldn't reject the organs." Elsa explained as she stepped into the house carrying a bag with Elvira's medicine and painkillers. "I've told you so like a dozen times already."

"I know." Elvira sighed. "I'm just feeling grumpy."

"Okay, grumpy girl, why don't you go to your room and take a long, hot shower? I'll order some pizza for dinner." Anna suggested.

"Pizza sounds nice." She smiled before tuning to go to her new room.

"Do you want me to help you?" Elsa asked as she eyed Elvira's frail body in a wheelchair and the cast on her leg. She didn't look like she could get into the bathtub by herself.

"… Fine." She sighed. "But just to cover my cast in a plastic bag. I think I can manage the rest." She answered, and not only because she would be ashamed if Elsa saw her naked, but because she was tired of having to get help every time she needed to take a shower.

"Alright. I'll be right back." She told Anna before hurrying up behind Elvira.

Anna smiled and then got out her phone to call for a pizza. Peperoni was Elvira's favorite, but she personally preferred Hawaiian, so she decided to order both (Elsa still didn't have a favorite flavor anyways). Once that was taken care of, she went to the living room and laid down on the couch, turned on the TV and waited for Elsa to come back.

She was actually very glad that she'd been getting along with Elvira as of late; she loved them both after all, and so she didn't like seeing them fight all the time. She supposed saving each other's lives really helped them forget their differences, though she wished it could have been any other way. She had been so scared when she woke up to an empty bed and a letter on her night table that just said Hans had kidnapped Elvira and Elsa had gone to try and save her.

She had wanted to kill them both with her own hands, but fortunately she had kept her composure and had gone to the police, practically threatening to steal a weapon and go into the Clone Center herself if they didn't help her. In that moment, the possibility of losing both her sister and her girlfriend had terrified Anna more than death itself, and she knew she would have done something stupid if the police chief hadn't listen to her.

And then when she'd seen Elsa's and Elvira's battered bodies! It was a picture she knew she'd never be able to take out of her mind. It had been so painful seeing them being taken into the OR, immediately after arriving to the hospital, to have the bullets extracted. It had been even more painful to decide to sacrifice her clone to save them. But at least everything had gotten better once Elsa woke up the next day, like nothing had happened, but that was because none of her vital organs had been damaged and she didn't have any broken bones… unlike Elvira. And yes, she was worried sick the entire time her sister remained unconscious, but with her girlfriend at her side, telling her encouraging words, holding her when she cried, and kissing the sorrow away, she at least didn't feel so hopeless.

"Anna?" Elsa pulled her out of her depressing thoughts that seemed to consume her entirely every time she was left alone.

"Elsa." She forced a smile. "Is Elvira alright?"

"Yes. I stayed outside the bathroom until she assured me she'd successfully undressed herself, gotten out of the wheelchair and into the bathtub, and I heard the water running." She answered as she sat beside the beautiful redhead. "I made her promise me she'd call me when she's finished so I can help her into the wheelchair though."

"And what did she say?" Anna asked, sure her sister would never agree to something like that.

"She told me she would, but somehow I doubt it." Elsa answered, reclining into the sofa and closing her eyes.

"One would think she'd allow her own clone to see her naked." Anna chuckled.

"She probably would if she didn't hate me." Elsa shrugged.

"She doesn't hate you." Anna argued, but Elsa just opened one of her eyes and casted a skeptical look at her. "Anymore." She added.

"I know." Elsa giggled. "She's been pretty nice with me as of lately." She admitted, but then paused as if thinking. "For Elvira's standards, that is." She added.

"I'm just glad she's home now. It wasn't exactly easy to be at the hospital all the time, trying to convince her not to kill the doctors every time they told her she couldn't leave yet."

"Yes." Elsa sighed, trying not to think about how tired she was after spending that much time in a hospital. "It was hard." She then glanced at Anna, sitting there on the couch. Beautiful as ever. Cute. With those adorable freckles of hers. "Plus, we didn't have time to… you know… be alone?" She tried to say it in a suggestive way, but ended up blushing and practically whispering the words as she looked down to the floor. She was shy as that.

"Elsa…" Anna started, glancing at the door. "I know I haven't exactly given you the attention you deserve. And believe me, I've been wanting to be alone with you too, but…" She glanced at the door. "The pizza will arrive at any moment. We can't precisely go and open the door naked."

"Who said something about getting naked?" Elsa answered with a mischievous smile as she practically cornered Anna against the couch's arm before stranding her and closing the distance between them, effectively pressing her lips against her and releasing a lust-filled moan. It had been just way too long since they'd been intimate.

Anna couldn't and didn't want to resist, so she let her girlfriend kiss her, moving her lips against hers in a synchronized dance that filled both of their chests with warmth and happiness like no other thing could. Then, when she opened her mouth to slowly deepen the kiss, and moaned in a very sensual way, she couldn't help thinking that maybe making love right then and there didn't sound bad at all. They deserved it, didn't they? After all they'd been through, starting from the Clone Center searching Elsa to kill her, to Elvira trying to conquer her, and finally to Hans kidnapping Elsa and Elvira, they really did deserve their happy ending. They deserved to live a happy and peaceful life; with no fear, no hiding, and no running away from bad guys. Just the two of them, sharing the love the felt for each other for the rest of their lives.

"Elsa. I love you." Anna spoke, not being able to express all she was thinking because of the intensity of the pleasure she was feeling. At her words though, Elsa separated from her only enough to look at her, and show her there were no doubt in her eyes as she answered.

"I love you too." She said with the most sincere smile Anna had ever seen in her life. And she felt her heart swell with love at those words.

"Promise me we'll always be together." Anna asked, wrapping her arms around Elsa's waist and pulling her closer in a very possessive manner.

"I promise." Elsa answered without hesitating even a bit, before leaning in and kissing her again, this time more passionately than before, trying to show her in one kiss all that she felt for her.

It was almost unbelievable for Elsa how she'd went from being just another clone in the Center, destined to be killed so someone else could live, to the most-beautiful-girl-in-the-world's girlfriend. Thanks to Anna, she'd learn to laugh, to scream, to smile, and even to cry. She'd showed her the world. She'd showed her what it felt to swim in the sea, sleep in the ice and even fall at high speed in those metal death-traps people liked to call amusement park's attractions. With her, she'd tasted delicious food, like chocolate, pizza and sandwiches… But she never imagined she'd end up falling for her. She didn't even know exactly what love was before she met her! Sure, she'd had some abstract concept of it, but she'd never really comprehended it until Anna came into her life. Until Anna became her life.

Every single second she'd spent with her was precious, and she knew she'd never forget everything they'd been trough. She loved every single thing about her… and yes, that included her clumsiness and her antics. And maybe even her odious sister. Sure, Elvira had dampened a bit their perfect romantic escapade, but she wasn't so bad. Plus, without her help they couldn't have brought down the Clone Center, so for that and for rescuing her, Elsa could forgive her for trying to steal Anna away from her… if she stopped doing that, that is.

She just hoped the three of them could live together in peace.

And that the pizza guy would get lost for some more minutes, because she definitely wanted to make love to Anna in that moment, and the fact they were in the living room and they could be discovered at any moment could do nothing to stop her. If seeing death become a very real possibility had taught her something, it was that you should do what you really want while you still can, because you don't know when you can die, and life is too awesome to waste it doing something other than what your heart dictates.

And in that moment, her heart demanded her to make love to the redheaded goddess behind her. And she didn't plan on disobeying it.

The End.


A/N: So… this is the official end. I really hope you liked this story as much as I did, and that you leave a review telling me your opinion on this chapter, or the fic in general, and follow/favorite if you haven't. I really appreciate all the support you can give me; it motivates me to write more :D

Now, note that I said this was the official ending, the one that ends with only the Elsanna pairing as the tag indicates. There will be an epilogue though, and it will contain Elsa x Elvira x Anna, so if you don't like it, don't read it, simple as that. And no, this isn't only because of the reviews many of you have given me, requesting I make this a poly fic; this is the ending I've been planning since I wrote chapter 11, so if you don't like where this is going… well, my fic, my ending. Sorry.

But anyways, thanks for reading. See you next week :)

Thanks to my beta reader moonwatcher13.