Anna wasn't singing.
"Why aren't you singing? You love singing." The princess fidgeted uncomfortably in her chair at the question.
"I… don't sing." Anna replied, barely audibly from her now extremely slouched sitting position which was probably the least comfortable way of sitting Elsa imagined possible among all the weird postures her sister displayed in the past two minutes.
"But you've been singing at my door every single day for thirteen years."
Just when Elsa thought Anna was in the weirdest position ever, her younger sister had to make it even worse, by slouching even further. Her head was practically as low as the armrest when she pouted and feigned a snort, "No, I just thought you liked singing so I'd sing to make you want to come out."
Elsa glanced back at the crowd. Arendellers dancing in a circle around a huge Christmas tree. Children, parents, lovers, and elderly. The hunters, miners, fishermen, sailors and even the ice harvesters were dancing and clapping to the rhythm of Christmas carols, singing happily along with the choir. It was truly a beautiful sight and a small part of her regretted having locked herself in for so long.
It was the first time they had finally celebrated christmas together in so long, so needless to say, it was their first time celebrating it with the people of Arendelle.
Watching the smiles widen on her people's faces as they bounced to the beat her orchestra played was wonderful. And all it needed to make the entire day perfect was Anna in the picture.
And she knew Anna loved singing because the younger princess back then had always been the one who started it first. Anna loved singing all kinds of songs, especially Christmas carols since they were played everywhere during winter.
"Do you want to build a snowman?"
She remembered that cheeky little voice through the lockhole of her door. "You love singing," she declared. "And sit up straight, you're a princess and everyone's watching."
"Not as much as you," Anna crossed her arms, "Miss perfect snow queen Elsa of Arendelle." She muttered so softly Els had to strain her ears to barely hear them. And she thought Anna couldn't do soft and quiet.
Wait a minute, "Is that why you don't want to go? You think I'm perfect and you're not?" That made a lot of sense. Elsa stood up and after making sure her dress was appropriate to dance in - that slit on her ice dress she made all those days ago was greatly appreciated - she held out a hand to her sister and bowed, "Come on, my princess. Would you like a dance?"
Anna, who was wriggling her way back up her chair, looked up at her. There was a hint of fear in her eyes and Elsa, for the life of her, couldn't understand why because in her eyes, her younger sister was perfect. She watched the unmoving hand skeptically and finally, sighed, giving in to the older of the two.
"I may be miss perfect snow queen Elsa, but you're wonderfully sociable, loveable summer princess Anna of Arendelle. Now let's go." She said and ran down the steps towards the huge Christmas tree.
As they approached the crow, everyone made way for the royalties. Whispers and murmurs echoed in the crowd but most of them were drowned out by the happy cheering of the more delighted Arendellers to see the sisters joining them.
Watching Anna quivering in her boots as eyes were on both of them, Elsa pulled her sister into a hug. The music died down for a little bit and both girls could practically feel the tension built up around them.
The cheering died down and it was suddenly all silent. It was so quiet Anna could hear Kai sigh in a distance, causing her to hide herself in her sister's chests.
"Just follow my lead," Elsa whispered. Pulling her sister out of her arms, she turned to smile at her now audience and shouted, "Are you ready?" Without waiting for their reply, she started singing.
"Hark the herald the angels sing," she quickly closed her mouth and smiled encouraging at her sister.
"G-glory to the newborn king," Anna continued.
"Peace on Earth and mercy mild," one by one, a voice joined in along with the instruments.
"God and sinners reconcile," Anna's voice grew louder and louder, confidence boosting her in volumes. She turned around to sing along with the little kids who came to hold her hand. "Joy for all the nations rise, join the triumph of the skies," and when the little choir surrounding her herded her away, she could see in a distance Elsa smiling serenely- no, proudly, at her, singing much more softly.
Standing on almost the other side of the tree now, Elsa picked up the hands of the other Arendellers and formed a circle around the huge pine tree by reaching out to her sister. "Pleased as man with man to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel!"
The choir echoed after the princess who was singing much louder now, leading the crowd. The cymbals crashed and the drums rolled in the background as the song soon came to an end. Elsa turned to her right where Anna smiled brightly, "I love you, Ms. Perfect."