Had a small case lf writers block, no biggie, 'cause I'm back on the track Jack!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own the song For the First Time in Forever, nor its reprise. Robert Lopez and his wife Kristen Anderson Lopez do. This chapter is a bit overdue, so expect at least two more chapters this weekend. Ok? Ok. Enjoy!
Someone is coming...
"Elsa? Did you say something?" She looked up at me, eyes wide taking her gaze off of the icy chess pieces I had carved a few hours prior. "No. Why?" I frowned and put my head down in my humiliation, she must have thought I was slowly going crazy. "No. It-It's nothing." Moving her crystalline queen piece, she took my bishop and smiled triumphantly. "Checkmate."
My jaw practically hit the ground, why was she so good at chess? I let a pout emerge from my lips and crossed my arms rather childishly, ever since I was younger, I had always been a bit of a sore loser. Especially when it came to playing with Elsa.
"Ugh. You want to do something else?"
She gave me an evil smile, before teasing me. "But we're having sooo much fun!" From this remark, she recieved a level seven glare from me before I let a smile appear on my face and laughed.
"What's so funny?" I let myself stop the laughter emerging from my mouth and just gave her a huge smile. "Nothing, it's just-I haven't seen you this happy and free since...well, forever!" Giving me a small smile, she looked out one of the icy windows to see the sun getting ready to set. "I'm glad you're here. Or else, I'd be alone."
I was about to say more until the voice came back to me again.
They're getting closer...
Looking at the door, I almost expected it to burst open and guards from the kingdom would take us back to Arendelle as prisoners. But this didn't happen of course. "Someone's coming..."
"What do you mean Nora?"
Darn. I said that out loud didn't I? Should I hide this information from her, or tell her the message the wind had sent to me? "I mean that someone is coming. Here. To the ice palace, from Arendelle most likely." Getting up from her chair she left me at the table with the chess set and walked over to a door, opening it and stepping out onto a smaller balcony.
Staring out into the distance, she stood straight and tall, with her hands held together like when she wore her gloves. I got up from my seat and approached her, standing beside her to see what she was looking at. It was the sun setting purple and blue on the horizon, it reminded me of Elsa and myself and the colors we were each so fond of.
Then, I saw another color, a flash of something else. A flash of...pink?
"Anna..." I whispered, under my breath.
Elsa glided back into the palace and I followed after her, shutting the door on my way back in. As soon as she descended the stairs on the right-hand side of the main entrance room, she began to make her way up the other side of stairs until we both heard it.
A knock on the door.
Hiding behind a pillar of ice with Elsa, I sent a small gust of air that opened the doors, allowing us to see Anna. She was now wearing a blue dress with a black bodice that had her favorite rosemaling patterns, as well as a magenta cape around her shoulders held together by two opposing heart-shaped pins.
A matching pink cap with white on the edges sat upon her head and a light blue dress was underneath her main one, with light blue mittens on her hands and her hair in two pigtails like when she was younger. She walked into the room and looked around smiling in delight, her eyes lit up with wonder at the beauty in the room.
"Elsa? Nora? It's me...Anna?!"
Elsa emerges from behind the pillar and cautiously makes her way out into the open so that Anna could see her. I slowly follow a few steps behind her, trying to remain somewhat hidden.
"Anna."
She widens her eyes in suprise at Elsa's new hairstyle and dress, not really noticing me standing behind Elsa. "Whoa, you look different...It's a good different...And this place is amazing." Proving her point, she took one more glance around the large room, her eyes resting on the fountain for a moment.
Elsa gave a wary smile and chose her words carefully and politely, or so it seemed to me.
"Thank you, I never knew what we-" she pulled me out from behind her so that Anna could see me better, "-were capable of." I give Anna a small smile which she returned in an instant. She starts to ascend the stairs and I notice Elsa starting to stiffen up and look more uncomfortable.
"...I'm so sorry about what happened. If I'd known-"
Elsa now begins to back up away from Anna, as she makes her way half-way up the stairs. She seems much more on guard as she answers Anna's comment without a second thought. "No, it's okay. You don't have to apologize...But you should probably go, please." Anna looked surprised upon hearing Elsa words.
"But I just got here."
"...You belong in Arendelle."
"So do you."
Anna takes another careful step up the stairs, but Elsa notices and takes another step away from her. "No. I belong here. Where I can be who I am without hurting anybody." Elsa looked away and for a millisecond, I saw the pain of hurting Anna when we were younger flash through her mind. "...Actually, about that-"
She was interrupted by another voice from outside counting for some weird reason.
"58...59...60." I looked out towards the door but was too far away to see anyone outside. "Wait. What is that?" I inquired, curious to know whom Anna had possibly traveled with to get all the way up here. Suddenly a real live snowman comes running in through the doors, waving at me.
"Hi, I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs."
"Olaf?" Elsa appeared more shocked than I was and a small smile of remembrance crossed her mind for a split second. Olaf looked up at her and for a second he looked like he was intimidated by her gaze upon him. "You built me. You remember that?" He gave a small bashful smile up at Elsa.
"And you're alive?"
He looked at her for a minute, almost as if wondering what the true answer was himself. "Umm...I think so?" Anna kneels down beside Olaf and he turns to give her a swift smile before looking back up at me. "He's just like the one we built as kids...We were so close. We can be like that again."
Elsa lets a brief smile allow itself onto her face but it quickly disappears, I think she must have thought of how she had hurt Anna. He face drops and turns into a combination between a frown and a concerned look. "No, we can't." She turns to walk up the second story of stairs and I hand back to see what will happen. "Goodbye, Anna." She adds before turning to go away back to her room, presumably.
"Elsa, wait-"
For a minute she turns just to call over her shoulder, "I'm just trying to protect you. Come on Nora.." I quickly ran up the stairs to join her in her escape from Anna. "You don't have to protect me. I'm not afraid. Please don't shut me out again."
She began to pursue us as we made our way towards the stairs.
( Again, I am putting their names over the lyrics they sing )
Anna:
Please don't slam the door.
You don't have to keep your distance anymore.
Elsa and I quickly swerved around an almost see-through ice pillar before Anna followed after us, determined to bring us home.
Anna:
'Cause for the first time in forever, I finally understand.
For the first time in forever, we can fix this hand in hand.
We can head down this mountain together, you don't have to live in fear.
'Cause for the first time in forever, I will be right here.
We're finally in the living-space area of the palace, and for a second, Elsa has a look of gratefulness written on her features, but it soon disappears. I decide to finally say something, as its due time for me to speak.
Nora:
Anna,
Please go back home,
Your life awaits.
Go enjoy the sun
And open up the gates.
"Yeah, but-" Anna tries to intervene but is cut off by Elsa.
Elsa:
We know!
You mean well, but leave us be. Yes,
We're alone, but we're alone and free
Just stay away and you'll be safe from me
During this time, we had all walked out onto the large balcony and when Anna moved closer to Elsa, she turned away and went back inside.
Anna/Elsa:
Actually we're not/What do you mean you're not?
I get the feeling you don't know/What do I not know?
Arendelle's in deep, deep, deep, deep snow
Anna let a noticeable cringe spread across her features followed by a weak smile that wasn't really a smile.
"What?!" Elsa's eyes were wide in fear and I saw small snowflakes beginning to appear in the air.
"You two have kind of set off an eternal winter.. everywhere"
"Wait, what? Everywhere?!" I was seriously taken aback by her words. An eternal winter? That couldn't possibly be a good thing for Arendelle.
Anna smiled confidently and gave Elsa a look of encouragement, "Well, it's okay, you can just unfreeze it."
"No, I can't, I — I don't know how!"
She looked to me desperately, almost pleadingly. "Neither do I!" Anna wouldn't have it however and refused to listen to our confessions of having no way to undo the damage that had been done. "Sure you can! I know you can!"
Anna/Elsa & Nora:
'Cuz for the first time in forever,/We are such fools, We can't be free
You don't have to be afraid/No escape from the storm inside of me
We can work this out together/Can't control the curse
We'll reverse the storm you've made/Anna, please, you'll only make it worse!
Now the snowflakes had become flurries of snow that were blowing faster and faster around the room in a swirling pattern. My powers weren't helping either, creating small tornados that picked up the snow and spun it around until they disintegrated.
Anna/Elsa & Nora:
Don't panic/There's so much fear!
We'll make the sun shine bright/You're not safe here!
We can face this thing together/No!
We can change this winter weather/AHHHHH...
And everything will be all right.../WE CAN'T!
I let off a little steam that takes the form of a blast of cold air that creates a spiral, blasting away from me and towards the middle of the room, where Anna is. Elsa's fear however, is so strong and powerful that she manages to suck her mini-blizzard into her before releasing it into a powerful wave in the form of a sharp, icy snowflake.
My cold gust of air hits Anna before Elsa's ice does.
Hitting her right in the chest, she takes in a sharp breaths before grasping her...heart.
Elsa and I look at each other and for a split second, one thought crosses both of our minds.
What have we done?
Huzzah! Now we just have to see what happens in the next chapter! (don't worry guys, I won't leave you hanging) As you can see, Nora's powers accidentally did hurt Anna, minorish-ly, not as bad as Elsa's. She's also a sore loser when it comes to games, kinda like me...there will be a few plot twists and turns that Nora will create, so hang in there guys! I am LOVING the reviews/favorites/follows/readers and I hope this story will continue to be AWESOME!
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