Chapter 34

~ Strike For Love ~

Elsa had not seen her sister in over a week. She behaved herself perfectly doing everything asked of her, Hans came to bother her often always making her uncomfortable. But it wasn't the worst, in the days she worked for him. Elsa rarely got any sleep, she felt too sick to eat most of the time. The worrying of how Anna was doing really got to her. Sitting at the desk Elsa heard a knock on the door. It was exactly who she expected, Hans stood before her. Getting out of the chair to greet him, she stumbled slightly and he caught her. "Clumsy today are we Pet?" he asked.

Elsa turned red with embarrassment and pushed away from him. "Don't be embarrassed love." Hans pulled her closer and put one hand on her cheek. Elsa looked down trying to gaze away from him, but his fingers trailed towards her chin and lifted it up so their eyes met.

Hans noticed how hollow she looked. "What's gotten you so depressed love?" he asked "Don't you like it here?" Hans held her closely, Elsa hated it, she hated him. He was becoming obsessed with her and it was very frightening, she had to get rid of him before something happened.

"I'm fine, Hans..." Elsa spoke softly. Trying to pull his hands off her. "I just miss my sister, and I wish I could see her." Hans tightened his grip around her kissed her lightly on the cheek and moved away. "Very well my little Pet, you can see your sister soon. So long as you continue to behave for me."

Elsa stood very still, she felt a twinge of happiness in her heart when Hans told her she could see Anna soon. Quickly getting back to work she waited hours and hours. Writing out long letters and announcements until her hand ached. Over time Elsa grew sleepy and rested her head on the desk a few moments until a rude awakening came from the door.

"Ahhh, Elsa my little Pet? How are you?" Hans moved towards her slowly taking her arm. Leading her towards the door. "You've listened very well." he whispered. "Your sister has moved into your room, so you are going to stay with me." Elsa bit her tongue to stop from protesting her heart began to pound faster from

this point. This was exactly one of the things she was fearing might happen.

Hans could see that she was uncomfortable with it, he smirked slightly and ran his hand through Elsa hair. "Don't worry love, you'll get used to it, you might even enjoy it." The King guided her to her old room, four men were standing in front of the doors. Two moved aside when Hand approached the large white door opened.

Anna looked over. "Elsa!" she ran to her sister Squeezing her tightly "Oh Elsa I've missed you so much. After You and Hans left that night Edith came to help me. The cuts hurt pretty badly for a few days, they were deep thankfully Edith fixed me up pretty good."

Elsa still felt bad for the pain her disobedience caused her younger sister. "I'm so sorry Anna, it was my fault they hurt you, because I didn't listen."

Anna looked crestfallen. "It's okay Elsa..." she said softly "I don't blame you none of this is your fault. You saved my life..." Anna closed her eyes and sighed deeply. Elsa had thought being able to see her sister would make her happy. But it didn't, not in the slightest. It made her remember what she did, Anna was hurt because of her, Anna was locked up because of her, she looked quite sick, pale and underfed. Yet the girl still seemed to be her cheery self, unlike Elsa who felt more alone than ever.

"But I also endangered it." She replied tears falling from her eyes. She felt two hands wrap around her and someone's chin rest on her shoulder. "Come on love." he whispered. "You need to rest." Elsa made a nervous face, Anna saw how uncomfortable her sister really was. But Elsa didn't protest, she just followed him like a lost puppy. Out the door and down the hall, the Princess thought for a long time, Hans must have tried to do something terrible to her, if she had not listened to what he asked her to do.

"Anna, darling we need to get you cleaned up." Edith spoke from the doors. The Princess did not even know that she had entered the room her thoughts fixed on her depressed looking sister.

"Why is Elsa so sad?" Anna asked Edith.

"Hans has not been very kind to her, he likes to make her uncomfortable." Edith breathed out slowly taking bandages off the Princess' arm. Anna winced slightly the cuts still hurt pretty bad, she just didn't wish for her sister to know it.

"She only let's him because of me. If she doesn't he will hurt me..." Anna looked down sadly. "Edith I don't want my sister to be so sad all the time. Just because she wants to keep me alive." Anna's voice trembled.

Edith moved on to tend to the next injury. "Anna, your sister loves you so much, Elsa would be broken if you died. Her actions are keeping you alive, she's been doing whatever Hans asks of her for you, so she could see you again."

"No, the only reason he brought me up here is so he can make Elsa sleep with him. Edith, I don't want her to be miserable, you have to help her! She's like his slave! Elsa is supposed to be the Queen of Arendelle!"

Edith gave the Princess a look of sympathy. "I know, but she will find a way to get through it. Her main concern is you right now, she would do anything for you." Edith smiled looking at the cuts on Anna's right leg.

"I'm afraid she will do something she will regret, to save me. I don't want her to do anything she doesn't want to do. I feel like its my fault, the only thing holding her back from freezing that jerk solid is me!"

"Anna listen to me." Edith sat by her as soon as she finished tending to the last cut. "I'm not going to lie to you, Hans has done some terrible things to your sister... She's agreed to do things she wouldn't normally do." Anna looked panicked for a moment she started sobbing a single thought replayed in her mind. 'it's all my fault' Edith grabbed her hands. "But not once has your sister ever hesitated, wavered or refused to do anything. Anna she will do whatever it takes to keep you alive, she has been. Don't throw it all away, you both have to keep fighting, something good may come out of this..."

"I hate you." Elsa cries at trying to get away yet he held her close.

"You knew it was going to happen eventually pet." Hans spoke to her in a cruel voice.

"Bringing my sister up here was just a pathetic excuse to get me to stay with you."

Hans looked at her with a smile "Oh Elsa, why won't you love me like I love you?" he asked pulling her closer. She tried struggling, moving around uncomfortably. "You don't love me, you just want to use me as an excuse not to have a real Queen." Elsa hissed angry.

"Such hateful words." Hans replied in a voice heavy with disapproval. "You really need to be more careful." Elsa shut her eyes and blocked his voice out. Waiting for the most dreadful night of her life to end, at least when morning came he wouldn't be breathing down her neck the entire time.

In the morning, Elsa got up and looked at herself in the mirror. Wrinkled blue nightdress, messy blonde hair. Pale white face and dreadfully tired eyes, hollow cheeks and cracked lips. Hans had wishes to make her break, to make her miserable and uncomfortable. He had most definitely succeeded. Exhaling deeply Elsa fixed her hair and put on new clothes. Thinking about her sister, months ago they were happy but ever since she got sick, both of their lives hadn't stopped tumbling in a downwards spiral headed straight into the ground.

"Elsa?" A voice called from the door, it took a few moments but she recognized the man. The captain of the Guard, from when she was Queen. "Elsa? You look troubled, can I do anything for you?"

"Why are you here?" she questioned walking towards him.

"I heard you crying, I assumed you were alone, that perhaps you needed something." he looked at her she seemed quite depressed and hurt by something.

"Hans is very cruel to me, he likes to make me uncomfortable, he likes to make me cringe. Unless I do whatever he wants, he has threatened to kill my sister." Elsa breathed out quickly. "I'm scared and I don't know what to do, there's nobody I can turn to and nobody is going to help me. Hans has Arendelle under the impression myself and Anna have died in a tragic accident..." she closed her eyes. "He has taken over me, I am his little pet, But by doing this I keep my sister alive, I will do everything. So that Anna won't end up dead, while what he does to me makes me very sad. Nothing could be worse than losing my sister."