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Elsa stood tall just inside the library by the door, keeping her eyes glued on the man inside with his feet stuck to the floor with ice. I wonder what Anna is doing. Did she catch the other three?
"Needing your little sister, who doesn't have any powers, to come save you is pitiful," the man commented. "And now you're just standing there while five others are loose."
"Shut up." Elsa continued staring at the man and didn't say anything else. Five others? That means there are two more in the castle that I haven't identified yet. Please don't come in here and find me…please… She clasped her hands behind her back and bit her lip, wondering what else she could do that wouldn't land her in a situation that could cause her to freeze up again. Elsa suddenly pressed her hand against her tummy, feeling like she was going to be sick. I was hoping this would never happen again…I'm sort of in control now, but that 'storm sense' is making me feel sick.
Elsa's eyes went wide, realizing what she had just thought…and what was now flashing through her mind. My storm sense! I completely forgot about it. There's a nasty hurricane on its way to Arendelle. It won't be here for…five days. Top wind speed is 128 miles per hour. "Wait a minute…I can be that exact?!" she asked aloud incredulously.
"What are you blabbing nonsense about?"
Elsa ignored the man and began pacing back and forth, still keeping one hand pressed against her tummy. What am I supposed to do? Now I have yet another problem, on top of the issue with the usurpers. And if this still works like it did when I was younger, I'll just feel sicker and sicker until the storm gets here. Terrific. Not.
She wished she had just done something in the library earlier.
She wished she didn't have so many personal problems.
She wished she didn't have her powers in the first place. Then she wouldn't have hurt Anna and then been kept locked in her room for all those years, and maybe she wouldn't have all those other issues with her speech and those panic attacks and still being hesitant about being close to people and whatever else.
Elsa stopped her pacing and just closed her eyes for a minute. I can't change who I am, so I shouldn't be thinking all those things about myself. Just plain Elsa has ice powers. I'm okay. I just need to pull myself together like Anna told me to do. So I can't talk right sometimes and I get completely freaked out too easily. That is not permanent. Anna and Gerda told me so. I do trust them, just…pretty much no one else.
Just then, Anna came running into the library. "You all right, Elsa?" she asked.
"I'm okay," Elsa said. Except for feeling like I'm about to throw up, I'm okay… "Did you catch the others?"
Anna made a face. "One of them got away. The big one that was threatening you with the knife. But Kristoff helped me catch the other two. So now we just have to catch one more, and then everything will be fine again."
"Three more," Elsa corrected. "This one let it slip that there are two more in the c-castle that we haven't s-seen…" She just blinked in surprise as Anna marched right up to the man, who was still frozen to the floor. What is Anna doing?!
Anna glared at the man and pointed her revolver at him. "Tell me who and where the other two partners of yours are or I will shoot."
Elsa's eyes grew big. "Anna, I don't think…" If he refuses to tell Anna anything, would she really shoot him?!
"Shush up, Elsa," Anna said firmly, although she flashed a quick smile at her sister before returning her focus on what she was doing. "I mean it," she growled at the man. You have other people in this castle that want to hurt my sister. I am NOT letting that happen.
"You're bluffing," the man said, although both Elsa and Anna could tell that he was nervous.
Anna paused for a second, wondering what she should do. She and Elsa needed that information, and while she wasn't exactly bluffing, she didn't want to really shoot that creep, either. "I took a shot at your leader earlier," she replied finally. For Elsa. I have to get her to be willing to fight and defend herself on her own. She could easily fight off at least two people at once, I bet.
"You just did that because you were trying to save that," the man said, pointing at Elsa. "Why did you bother to save a worthless little girl like that when you could just take her place on the throne?"
Anna's eyes filled with tears, just like Elsa's, but unlike her sister, Anna was just plain angry. She dropped her revolver on the floor, kicked it over to Elsa, and then held up her fist. "You apologize to my sister!" she shouted.
"Why apologize for telling the truth?"
"That is not the truth! How dare you say horrid lies like that right to Elsa's face!" Anna's fists flew with no hesitation. She knew punching him wasn't going to kill him-well, she supposed she could knock him out if she landed a hit in a certain spot, but whatever-so she didn't care one bit. "My sister is not a worthless little girl! And I would never try to steal the throne away from her! Are you sorry for saying that stupid stuff yet?!" Anna stopped for a moment, panting with her fists by her sides.
Elsa just stared with teary eyes at the whole thing. My little sister is…fighting for me? Why? I don't think I'm worth the trouble… And Anna isn't holding anything back either. It's like she wants to hurt him as much as she can without actually killing him…because he said nasty things about stupid me. That doesn't even make any sense. Elsa bit her lip and laid her hand on Anna's shoulder. "Anna, don't you think that's q-quite enough?" she asked quietly. "What happened to getting that i-information?"
"Right." Anna scowled and grabbed for the revolver, but Elsa held it just out of reach. "I want that! Give it back, Elsa!"
"You can't have it, Anna! You'll shoot him!" Elsa exclaimed, knowing she was right. Anna is so mad she won't hesitate to pull that trigger…
"Why do you care?!" Anna screamed. "He said you weren't worth saving! That's NOT FAIR! And it's wrong!" Anna easily wrestled the small gun away from Elsa and pointed it back at that man, her hand shaking in anger. "Tell me where your other two idiots are!"
"One stays by the gate and near the kitchen. Both around my height…one has blond hair and the other has dark hair," the man blurted. "Please don't shoot, Princess Anna!"
"So now you respect me. Now that I've proved I'm a threat to you," Anna spat. "Why don't you respect my sister, too?!" Anna's finger tightened on the trigger, but she didn't actually pull it. Elsa wouldn't want me to do that…but he's picking on her!
Elsa noticed what Anna was doing and quickly tackled her sister. I understand why Anna is so mad, but I know she'll regret shooting that creep a second after she does it. What I don't understand is why she's so bent out of shape just because that man was picking on me… In the commotion, the gun went off, the bullet knocking plaster and paint off the ceiling. "Anna, calm down! You got the information, so just c-calm down. I'm not worth saving…he was j-just saying-"
"You're just proving my point! He just wanted you to think that!" Anna shouted.
Wondering what all the screaming was about, Gerda walked into the library to see what was going on. "What are you two doing?!" she asked.
Elsa took advantage of Anna's momentary inattention and grabbed that revolver away from her. "Gerda, please take this and keep it away f-from Anna 'til she calms d-down," she said finally. Now that the crazy goings-on of the past few minutes had ended, Elsa felt sick to her stomach all over again, and that 'worthless little girl' comment stuck in her mind. She blinked back tears and hugged a still-angry Anna tightly. I'm okay. I think so, anyways. I'm not worthless. Anna wouldn't have gone all insanely angry like that for me if I was worthless.
Anna finally calmed down when she realized Elsa was hugging her. Me being crazy angry isn't going to comfort Elsa. She needs me to love and care for her right now, not beat up that creep. She moved over to the sofa and plopped down herself, holding Elsa tightly. "You're ok, Elsa. I got you," she said quietly.
Elsa shuddered and hid her face in her hands, remembering her eight-year-old self saying those exact words seconds after the accident. Why is Anna treating me like this? I'm nothing but a bother to everyone around me. I can't do anything right. That man wouldn't have called me a worthless little girl if I could actually take care of things properly. What is wrong with me?
Kristoff and Olaf came in behind Gerda, and without a word, Kristoff just hauled that man out of the library. That man could just go stay in the dungeon with the others until Elsa said otherwise. Olaf waddled over to Elsa and Anna and scrambled up on the sofa. "Elsa needs warm hugs," Olaf stated. "Lots of 'em."
"Yes, she does," Anna said, frowning as she felt Elsa shaking and growing colder in her arms. Oh, Elsa. At least you didn't get like this while that creep was still in here. "Elsa, just breathe. You're safe right now," she said softly.
Elsa struggled to control her breathing, feeling like nothing was ever going to work right. Elsa, you are safe with Anna. Half of the usurpers have been caught. You're okay right now.
I feel sick. And for more than one reason.
I wish I could be brave and strong like Anna. I'm just a terrified mess.
What happened to the confidence I had on the North Mountain when I built my ice palace?
That wasn't real confidence. That was just me being somewhat happy for the first time in thirteen years.
Elsa felt her shaking body pulled away from Anna for a moment and a thick blanket being wrapped around her before Anna held her tightly again. I must be too cold to touch again, she thought absently. She half-registered Anna's reassuring voice telling her that she was fine, that Anna would always love her no matter what.
Elsa suddenly felt calm again, although tears still trickled down her cheeks and she stayed curled in a ball inside the blanket. I feel warm. I'm safe with Anna, at least for now. "Thank you, Anna," she said finally.
Anna gently pulled the blanket away from her sister's face. "You're welcome. Elsa, don't ever feel like you're worthless or alone or terrified or whatever else. This is not your fault. Yes, I would rather have happy Elsa than terrified Elsa 'cause I don't like seeing you hurting, but you're perfect just like you are. I love you no matter what. We'll get you confident again in no time. 'Cause you're my sweet big sister and I'm gonna help you."
"I wish I could be brave and strong l-like you," Elsa whispered. "I'm just a…a terrified m-mess…can't do anything right…" What else is new? I was like that for thirteen years, so why not now? Wait…I have Anna with me. That's why not now. So there. I'm better than I was before. I just regress too easily. That's what my problem is. Just because I feel like I'm worthless or terrified or whatever else sometimes doesn't mean I really am…I don't feel like that right this second.
"Elsa, you are not a terrified mess," Anna said firmly. "Well, you kind of were for a few minutes," this earned her a lopsided smile from Elsa, "but that's all right. You just got upset, that's all. Which is understandable when stupid creeps call you rotten names. You should just dispose of comments like that." And I should take my own advice. Thank goodness Elsa was in here or I would have done something I'd regret later. That man totally deserved to get beat up, but I didn't need to…shoot him. Good thing Elsa stopped me. She took one of Elsa's hands and turned it palm up. "Make your snowflake for a minute, Elsa."
Elsa carefully let her signature snowflake form in her palm. I do like my snowflake. Thank you for telling me to do this, Anna. She smiled and wiggled her other hand out from inside the blanket. Elsa slowly twirled her fingers and let the snowflake grow bigger and bigger until the entire library was filled with a sparkling blue glow. I didn't know I could do that until just now…I just thought it, and it happened! That's amazing! Elsa's face lit up when she noticed Anna excitedly watching her. Anna likes what I made! She actually looks excited!
Anna watched with wonderment at her sister's creation. Yes, she had seen the crowning glory of Elsa's powers-that huge, detailed ice palace on the North Mountain; but Anna still felt awed at anything Elsa made with her powers. How can anyone call Elsa rotten names…or keep her isolated in her room since she was little? People have always been hurting her…that's not fair. No wonder Elsa is so hypersensitive. Anna gently laid her hand on top of Elsa's, being careful not to disrupt whatever Elsa's fingers were doing to control what she was making. "Now Elsa, do you think a worthless little girl would be able to make something like this?"
Elsa shook her head and let the snowflake and blue glow disappear. No, of course not. My powers are part of what makes me me whether I like it or not. Anna accepted me. I need to accept myself. I'm Snow Queen Elsa of Arendelle, and that's okay. Snow Queen Elsa of Arendelle needs to pull herself together and not become terrified when she needs to defend herself. She absentmindedly picked at a loose thread on the blanket still wrapped around her. Elsa's fingers were still overly sensitive, and she liked fiddling with little things like threads on blankets. I couldn't really feel anything wearing gloves all the time…it's almost like one of my senses got taken away, along with everything else…naïveté, innocence, anything positive about myself…I'm a depressing person. Stupid girl. I have Anna with me now. I'm fine. I'm even actually happy some of the time. "I hate freaking out like that, but it m-makes me happy to actually feel warm…not just t-temperature-wise…you're holding me and that makes m-me…" Elsa's voice trailed off, not quite sure how to express herself. Makes me feel…like I'm worth being loved and cared for? Not just something to shut up because it's dangerous and messed up? That doesn't even make any sense…
"Makes you feel happy 'cause someone cares about you enough to help you feel better?" Anna offered. She pulled the blanket tighter around Elsa's shoulders, even though Elsa wasn't too cold to the touch anymore. If Elsa likes to feel warm, then that's what she gets. So there.
"I think so," Elsa replied, contentedly snuggling down inside that blanket. A minute later, she kicked the blanket off and clutched her hand to her tummy. "Too hot…the hurricane in five days," she muttered. That storm is headed right for Arendelle; I know it is. Can I even do anything to prevent it? Should I, even if I can? That's meddling with the natural processes of nature…then again, I froze the entire country not so long ago…
"Is Elsa sick?" Olaf asked suddenly.
Anna got to her feet, still holding her sister. She laid Elsa down on the sofa, thinking maybe lying down would make her feel better. Elsa's storm sense is what's making her sick. I wonder if there's a way to make it so she can predict storms and not feel sick…
Elsa's sick feeling dissipated suddenly, and she promptly got to her feet. I don't understand, but… "I think I've got it. That sick feeling comes with the s-storm sense whenever I feel a n-negative emotion. I'm happy right now, so I'm fine." And that actually makes sense, too.
"Well, we'll just have to keep you happy then," Anna said firmly.
"Miss Elsa, are you sure you don't have a fever or something?" Gerda asked.
Elsa made a face when Gerda insisted on checking her forehead to see if she had a temperature. "I don't get colds," she announced. Then a second later, "Gerda, how could you tell if I had a t-temperature anyways? My natural body temperature is c-cooler than a normal p-person's." She didn't sound like she was insulting herself this time; just curious how anyone could compare her own unique self to anyone else.
Gerda just shook her head. "Miss Elsa, I seem to remember a certain seven-year-old getting sick for a week and sneezing snowflakes everywhere. And a fever on you is easy to detect, just like on anyone else. If you're warmer than usual, you have a temperature. Very simple."
"Elsa sneezed snowflakes everywhere?" Anna couldn't help giggling at that. "Hey, how come I don't remember that? I remember a whole bunch of other things Elsa did with her powers when she was little."
Elsa's cheeks turned pink in embarrassment at the notion of her sneezing snowflakes. She did remember that now that Gerda had pointed it out. She'd gotten strep throat and felt downright awful for days. "Anna, you don't remember because Mom and Dad had to keep y-you away from me in case I got s-scarlet fever or…what was the other one, Gerda?"
"Pneumonia, Miss Elsa. You just had strep throat, which was bad enough in of itself. I don't remember you really getting sick other than that time and one other time when you were a baby, which was also strep throat. Anyway, that is plenty of evidence that you can get sick," Gerda said.
Anna frowned. "I should've gotten to stay with Elsa. Even four-year-old me could have given Elsa hugs or something and try to make her feel better."
Elsa smiled ruefully and shook her head. "I was contagious, you little stinker. Plus I was alternately s-sleeping and throwing up. You would not have wanted t-to be around me. And…that was practically forever ago, so d-don't worry about it." I know I'm not sick right now though. What should I do about that hurricane?
"Elsa got sick that one time when she was sixteen, too. I remember that…wait a second…Elsa, did you make yourself sick trying to get all the ice out of you or something?" Anna asked. "Mom and Dad let me stay with you…you let me hold your hand…you were so weak and tired you could hardly move at first…then right when you started feeling better, you went back to your room…" Anna scowled, realizing she was exactly right. That was right after Elsa got in trouble for being outside in the forest 'cause I ratted on her to keep her safe because I saw that man bothering her from the window… She hugged Elsa close, feeling like she never wanted to let go. I am never, ever letting Elsa feel all alone like that again. She still needs a friend she can count on. I can be that friend for her.
"I thought if I could get all the i-ice out of me, I c-could safely be around y-you," Elsa said softly. "I didn't m-mind being sick as long as I got t-to be with you…I just missed y-you so much, Anna…" Elsa's shaky voice trailed off, and she suddenly felt like she was going to be sick again. Two problems now…me being too emotional about the past, and me feeling awful because of that storm because I'm upset…
"Well, you don't have to miss me anymore 'cause I'm right here with you, Elsa," Anna told her sister. Elsa is making herself feel icky because she's getting upset…I gotta get her un-upset. "You know what? Let's go out to the courtyard. You're going to practice using your powers to defend yourself."
Elsa frowned for a moment, but then she smiled a bit and nodded. Anna is right. I need to do that. I can't freeze up like I did earlier again. "Okay."
Out in the courtyard a few minutes later, Elsa just stood and clasped her hands behind her back while Kai set up the targets at one end of the courtyard. Elsa, you have to do this. You got yourself in big trouble earlier because you got too scared to do anything. You need to practice.
Anna bounced from one foot to the other in excitement. "Elsa, you're gonna do great! I bet you won't even need to practice much."
Elsa bit her lip. "What if I mess up?" And I don't have any idea what I'm doing…
"Everything's set up in such a way that if you mess up, it doesn't matter," Anna explained. "Only you, me, and Kai are out here. When you take your turn at the target, we'll stay behind you. That way if your shot is way off, it's perfectly fine. Kai, can I show Elsa how the gun works? Pretty please?"
Elsa put her hand up, signaling for Kai not to hand that revolver to her sister just yet. "Anna, let's get one thing straight. You are never, never t-to get so angry that you w-want to shoot someone just because they p-picked on me again. Okay?"
"Princess Anna, if you keep a gun on you, that's a responsibility. You have full rights to verbally defend your sister anytime, but only use violence as a last resort, especially lethal violence. Someone picking on your sister does not give you the right to shoot them. Someone about to kill her would give you that right. If someone were simply physically hurting her and isn't armed, then you might try kicking or punching the someone. Does that make sense?" Kai turned to Elsa and asked, "What exactly happened?"
"We had one of the usurpers trapped i-in the library, and he-" Elsa started.
"He called Elsa a worthless little girl and said she wasn't worth saving!" Anna interrupted. "And then he wouldn't apologize and I kind of punched him and Elsa said to stop and…yeah. Creep."
Elsa made a face. "Kind of punched him?! You were beating h-him up, Anna! You can't get violent l-like that every time someone insults m-me…" Or else she'll be doing that all the time. I doubt if many people really would think I'm worth saving…Anna would probably be welcomed on the throne, I would think.
Anna slowly nodded, knowing not all of her actions were justified earlier. Yelling at the man was. Maybe even a punch or two. But not all of the hitting and punching and smacking and kicking she had done, and definitely not considering shooting the man. "I'm sorry, Elsa. He just made me so mad 'cause he was being mean to you and made you upset. I hate seeing you hurt. I promise it won't happen again."
Elsa gave her sister a lopsided smile. "Someone calling me names shouldn't h-have hurt me like that. Maybe if I wasn't so t-touchy, you wouldn't have d-done that. Anyway, come on. Show me how this works." In fact, I'm almost positive Anna wouldn't have done that if she thought I would just shrug it off and not care.
"Queen Elsa, may I suggest you practice with your powers, not a gun. Not only will it probably be more precise, you cannot be disarmed in a fight. Also, your powers would be more useful to you because you can do a lot more things with them than you could with a gun," Kai said.
Anna nodded and put her arm around her sister's shoulders. "I think you oughta figure out a whole bunch of things you could do with your powers, and then after that, practice with a gun," she suggested.
"O-okay…" Elsa said hesitantly. Who am I kidding? I have no idea what I'm doing. The one time I got into a fight and actually did something, I think I was acting on instinct and I just got so angry.
Just like Anna did, she realized. Except Anna's motivations were far better than mine…she acted like that for someone-stupid me.
"So, like, what would your first instinct be if someone did this, Elsa?" Anna asked.
Elsa yelped in surprise when she felt Anna's hands around her throat and tried to just back away. Anna came too. "Anna, get off me! I don't know-probably j-just freak out," she said finally. This is ridiculous. Anna isn't hurting me, but she did startle me. I can just imagine what I would do if someone really did that to me again. Just freeze up like an idiot. Great. Not.
"Wrong answer, you stinker. Freaking out or freezing up aren't choices. What could you do with your powers to get me away from you?" Anna asked.
Elsa made a face. "But I don't want to get you away f-from me," she answered. I don't want to hurt Anna. I can't practice defending myself with her. How am I supposed to do that anyway without hurting her?
Anna sighed. "Elsa, pretend I'm not really me. I'm a crazy cuckoo-head coming after you trying to choke you. What are you going to do?"
"Feel terrified," Elsa muttered. I'd get scared, just like when I got slammed against the wall. This is hopeless. "Anna, I can't do th-wait a minute…" Elsa smiled and let her body temperature drop like she'd done earlier trying to get that man's hands off her shoulders. Maybe it would work for this too.
Anna promptly jerked her hands away from Elsa and grinned at her. "Well, that wasn't what I was thinking you could do, but it works. Good job, Elsa!" She turned to Kai, who had just been watching without saying anything. "She just made herself too cold to touch in about two seconds once she decided what to do!" I knew Elsa could easily do something! And that's what she does when she's still afraid of hurting someone.
"Queen Elsa, did you make yourself freezing cold all over or what?" Kai asked. "If you made yourself freezing cold all over, that's a defense maneuver you can easily use no matter how someone tries to grab you."
Elsa mulled this over for a minute. I don't know how to cool only part of me down, so it must have been all over. "All over. And please just call me Elsa."
"Very well, Miss Elsa. Could you try shooting an icicle at the target, perhaps?" Kai asked.
Elsa easily shot icicle after icicle at a target in quick succession. Every single one hit the innermost circle, and one hit smack dab in the center of the bull's-eye. Elsa dropped her hand to her side a minute later and smiled hopefully. "How was that?" she asked. "Was that okay?"
Kai and Anna just stared at her. "Um, sister dear…you shoot icicles better than Kai shoots his gun," Anna said finally. "I don't know why you thought you would be bad at this. You're epic!"
Kai picked up several small rocks and stood next to Elsa and Anna. "Miss Elsa, I'm going to throw these rocks across the courtyard. Could you see if you can hit them in midair before they hit the ground?"
"I can try!" Elsa bit her lip in concentration as she watched the first rock arc through the air. Let's see…aim…now! Instantly ice shot across the courtyard and knocked the rock to the ground. Two more rocks flew across the courtyard, and this time Elsa's shot of ice split in two exactly along both rocks' trajectories. Both rocks were knocked to the ground. Elsa smiled a bit. This is actually fun. Shooting ice at rocks doesn't risk hurting anyone. I have to actually think about my aim carefully, but I think my ice is also partly responding to my thoughts that I want it to hit the rocks.
Anna grinned when she saw Elsa's happy smile. Elsa is actually enjoying herself. I don't care whether she admits it or not-she likes using her powers. Not only that, she's a crack shot! With absolutely no practice beforehand! She picked up a rock and threw it herself.
Elsa eyed the now four rocks flying across the courtyard and held up both hands this time. Each shot of ice split in two and all four rocks were knocked to the ground. I bet I could do that with one hand. I just have to concentrate… "Could you throw four at once again?" she asked. "I want to try something!"
Olaf came waddling across the courtyard just as the four rocks went flying, but Elsa didn't notice. She went ahead and shot ice at the four rocks, this time with one hand. Elsa's eyes went wide when she saw Olaf, but it was too late. Three rocks fell to the ground, but the fourth part of Elsa's shot hit Olaf instead. I knew something bad was going to happen! I just knew it. Why did I even try this? Elsa held her hands close against her chest and hid her face in Anna's shoulder. "I hit Olaf!" she cried. "I knew I was g-going to mess s-something up and someone would g-get hurt…"
To Elsa's utter surprise, Anna just started giggling, although she did put her arm around Elsa's shoulders and give her a hug. Why is Anna laughing?! That is not funny!
"Elsa, turn around and look at Olaf. Just trust me," Anna said, trying to be serious but completely failing and still giggling. She took Elsa's shoulders and turned her around to face Olaf.
"Hi, Elsa! Why are you upset? Can I play the rock-throwing game? Oh, look. I've been shot," Olaf announced, looking down at the icicle sticking out of his snowy body. Olaf just started giggling.
Elsa just stared down at Olaf in surprise. Duh Elsa, of course Olaf can't feel pain. He's made of snow, just…magical snow. She laughed herself and knelt down to Olaf's height. "I was upset because I thought I h-hurt you," Elsa explained.
"You made me so I can't feel pain," Olaf said simply. "You should give Marshmallow that trait too," he suggested.
Elsa's face fell. "I…I don't know how," she said quietly. That means Marshmallow actually felt physically hurt when he tried to defend me at the ice palace. That's awful. Wait a minute…Marshmallow is made of snow too. Why is Olaf impervious to pain and Marshmallow isn't? That's really strange. Other than…could it have something to do with the way I felt when I made the two of them? I don't know…
"That's okay!" Olaf said. "He's up on the North Mountain; nobody's gonna hurt him way up there." He gave Elsa a hug. "I'm glad you made me, Elsa. You need lots of friends and I love friends!" Olaf said happily.
A/N: So...Elsa is a crack shot with her powers.:) You just need to actually do something when you need to, Elsa! It really is okay:)
Randomness...I had strep throat when I was 7 too. (I did not sneeze snowflakes like Elsa though.;)) Worst week ever. Blech.:P
Next chapter coming soon!:)