A/N from the Frost Siblings
Will: Hey hey it's the last chapter of part 1! Thanks for everyone's support so far and in response to Darkcookie we'll try to lengthen our stories so we cn prolong everyone's suffering.
Jez: This chapter was the real killer. I really have nothing else to say. This heart is dead. Gone. Bai. I mean, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: Frozen and its characters do NOT belong to the Frost Siblings. Only our plot does, we guess.
- Sudden Death -
"Your Majesty, I'm sure you're well aware that for a kingdom to run smoothly," the Queen's advisor spoke, "It needs two rulers; a King and a Queen."
Elsa nodded, tracing the rim of her wine glass. She hid her disinterest well.
"We have sought out our neighboring kingdoms and it appears many of them are aware that you have not yet chosen a King."
The Queen frowned. None of her advisors took notice.
"They offered to send suitors to Arendelle," another of them piped up, "And we agreed!"
Panic.
No! I'm not ready yet! I can't! She screamed internally.
The Queen stood up, slamming her hand on the table. Ice began to spread on the smooth wooden surface. Her subordinates pushed away from the table.
"You agreed without seeking my permission?!"
"Please calm down, Your Majesty," the eldest of her advisors said calmly, "Arendelle is in need of a King."
"But-"
"I'm sure Your Majesty holds high importance for the kingdom's welfare."
"I do-"
"Then Your Majesty will know that this is most essential to the wellbeing of your people. A kingdom will not be stable without two rulers. A kingdom with one will be toppled in no time."
"Arendelle has been peaceful in my reign so far!"
"Surely Your Majesty remembers the traitorous Prince Hans of the Southern Isles?"
Ouch.
Silence. The very mention of him, the one who nearly stole her sister from her in one night, the one who left her sister to die, sent her mind whirling. She was furious, albeit nauseous.
"This meeting is over. You are all dismissed," she snarled, glaring at the advisor who had argued with her.
"Your Majesty-"
"I said enough!" She shouted, and the ice that subdued the table shattered into ice splinters, reinforcing her command.
Not waiting for any of their responses, she left the meeting room, slamming the heavy doors behind her with a bang.
She began to run. Away from her problems. Just like she always had. Elsa escaped into the palace garden, panting heavily. Finding her special spot underneath the oldest tree in the garden, she leaned against the tree.
Conceal. Don't feel. Don't let it show.
It was her mantra, the words that belonged solely to her being. She buried her face into her hands, sobbing brokenly.
Snow fell around her gently.
It's July.
A terrified heart. A petrified soul.
And then a melodious giggle in the air.
Elsa looked up, her tears slowly drying.
Anna.
The snow stopped. The Queen was instinctively drawn to the Princess' voice, her laughter. She got up from the ground and walked towards to the source of her Life, her happiness. She smiled.
Her sister was as bubbly as ever, as though Elsa had never hurt her before. And then there was him.
The one Anna replaced her with.
She clutched at her aching heart, gritting her teeth as pain ran through her left arm once again. It was getting too much to bear; she pushed her only love away, Kristoff Bjorman stood between them and now her advisors were planning for her to cozy up with strangers she'd never met before.
She watched them chat for what felt like hours, contemplating her next action. Dreamy-colored eyes clashed with her own. Their eye contact was a violent one, as the Princess' stare hardened. Her grudge was not yet resolved.
Kristoff paused in his speech about his reindeer Sven, sensing Anna's shift in focus. He followed his friend's line of sight. His heart stopped. The Queen.
"A-Anna-"
A trembling hand reaching out for the form of her sister. Tears gathering in her eyes again. Elsa was not used to the cold look Anna threw at her. She was not ready to deal with the hardened heart against her.
"Let's go, Kristoff."
An arm wrapping around his and pulling him in the opposite direction of the Queen. He may have thought that he was dreaming at first, but Kristoff Bjorgman believed that he was the only witness to the very moment Queen Elsa of Arendelle broke into pieces. As fragile as she looked, the Snow Queen shattered like glass hitting the ground.
Momentary loss. That was what Elsa felt the moment her sister broke their eye contact and turned away.
No...
Anna, please…
Don't walk away.
I never knew I needed you.
And now I really do.
I'm sorry, Anna.
The pain in her left arm grew, and in an instant, a blizzard surrounded her.
The harsh wind biting her skin alerted Anna to her sister's intensifying emotions. She faced her sister, and saw past her own anger, into Elsa's brokenhearted desperation.
"Elsa…"
She took a step towards the older woman, hand reaching out to her once again. A strong arm held her back from taking another step.
"Kristoff!"
The man was firm. He would not allow the Princess to get hurt again, even if it meant holding her back from the one she loved enough to die for.
"I can't let you get hurt again, Anna."
"You don't have to protect me," Anna protested, struggling against him, "Let me go to her, Kristoff!"
"No!" He could feel his heart breaking at her pleas. He already felt terrible that he was separating them, but he never wanted to see Anna dying before his eyes ever again, "I can't let that happen again."
At this moment, Elsa was a threat. A threat to Anna. A threat to him.
From a distance, in her whirlwind of emotions, the Queen waited. Waited for her sister to rescue her again. She could see her sister reaching for her again.
Then he stood between them. Kristoff Bjorgman, she snarled mentally.
Gathering the greatest of her ice powers into her right hand, she was ready to shed blood. Or in her case, freeze someone to death eternally.
Kristoff Bjorman must die. Die!
The Queen raised her hand, aiming it at the man.
While his body instinctively shifted into one of self-defense, Anna took the opportunity to run past him towards her sister. The Princess now stood in between the Snow Queen and Kristoff, momentarily preventing Elsa from attacking.
"No!"
No!
Realization hit the Snow Queen. She could not hurt her sister again.
Using every ounce of her strength and control, she held the charge back from leaving her hand. But that overwhelming energy had to go somewhere. She repurposed her aim and fired.
It hit someone.
Someone died that instant.
"I EXPRESS MY CONDOLENCES"
I am saddened to hear of your
sudden loss.
Words cannot even begin to
express my sorrow.
My heart is with you
in this time of
grief.
You are in my prayers.
The Queen fell to the ground gasping, her right hand clutching her chest. Her eyes shut as she slowly drifted into the world of black abyss.
Then Elsa grew still.
Death had finally caught up.
A/NWill: And it's over! Don't worry everyone there's more where that came from.
Jez: We are held up by lots of projects, but no worries, once all that shit is over, we'll start rolling again.
Frost Siblings signing off! See you in the next chapter!
