"So... this is it," Anna laughed softly, extending her arm. "This is the room we used to share. Remember?"
"Yeah..." Elsa whispered, her voice hoarse as memories flooded back to her. "I remember..." She sighed and entered the room. Anna led her older sister through the room that they once shared before their separation. The younger girl went on to show Elsa the old toys they played with, the dolls of themselves, and books they used to read. Elsa grinned, remembering the times her and Anna were close, and loving the fact that they were close once again.
It had been a month since Elsa's coronation. A month since Elsa had sent the land into a never-ending winter. A month since Elsa had finally remembered that love would control her powers, and to feel, not conceal.
Suddenly, Elsa tensed. Anna looked over to her sister in concern. "Elsa, are you okay?" she asked. Her sister didn't respond, but she did glance towards Anna's bed... and the bed that was beside it.
Anna immediately understood. "Julie... we shared this room until she became queen," she told Elsa, smiling sadly as she thought of their deceased older sister. Elsa's eyes welled up with tears as she started toward the bed. As she gently touched the sheets, a small layer of frost began to form.
Elsa was so caught up in her emotions that she didn't notice Anna come up from behind her. The younger girl put her hand on her older sister's shoulder. "I know you haven't talked about her to anyone," said Anna. "Not even me. Elsa, now is the time to let go of all of that. I'm here for you... talk to me..."
"I..." Elsa began, when, from the frost that trickled down the sides of the bed, icicles began to form. The same icicles Julie loved so much. "I... I can't!" she exclaimed tearfully, shutting her eyes tight and turning away.
"Yes, you can," was Anna's response, holding onto her sister as she sank to her knees.
"No...no..." Elsa continued to mutter. "No, I can't..."
"You can. Elsa, please. Please talk to me."
"What is there to talk about?!" Elsa didn't mean to snap at Anna, but she was really pushing it. "Well?! There's nothing to talk about! Nothing! Julie was everything to me... literally, everything... and she was taken away! Just ripped away from me in an instant! Is that what you wanted to hear?!" The queen's face was covered in tears now, and she was desperately trying to suppress the sobs.
Anna tearfully threw her arms around Elsa. "See? That wasn't so bad, was it?" she whispered into her ear. Elsa hugged her sister back, full on crying. The princess began to rub circles on her back, the way Julie used to. "It's okay, Elsa," soothed Anna. "You can let it all out now, alright? You can talk to me. It's okay..."
"It's n-not okay," Elsa sobbed her heart out into her sister's shoulder. "Julie's still g-gone... and nothing c-can change it... I m-miss her s-so bad..."
"I do, too, Elsa," Anna whispered, rubbing her sister harder. "I miss her more than anything. But we can't give up hope that... that things will get better. Okay? You will be alright..." The princess lifted her hand and patted Elsa's head adding, "There, there."
She then glanced under Julie's old bed. "Do you... do you want to see something of hers that I discovered not too long ago?" Anna asked her sister. "Would that make you feel a little better?"
Elsa sniffled. "Maybe," she answered. Anna let go and reached under Julie's bed. She was only in the position for a moment before pulling out a book. "This is Julie's diary," she explained. "She wrote a lot about me and you... especially you..."
Elsa grabbed hold of the book. "M-may I...?" she asked shakily, and Anna nodded. The queen flipped through the pages and felt a sharp pang as she glanced at her older sister's handwriting. But as soon as she read through the diary a little, she remembered all of the good times they had shared: building snowmen, experimenting with her powers, Julie's coronation...
Elsa's heart stopped for a moment when she was almost near the end. She began to stroke the writing. Their last night together... Elsa still remembered it all... the queen held Julie's journal close to her chest and closed her eyes, trying to feel her sister's embrace again. Anna looked on, smiling sadly. "I... I read everything in there," the princess started. "And... if you flip to the end..." She gestured for Elsa to hand over the book.
Anna flipped a few pages more to reveal that the writing stopped mid-page. "Julie wanted us to... to write our story in here," she continued, her eyes welling up with tears. "It's about time we fulfill her last wish, huh?"
Elsa nodded. "Yes... yes, it is." She grabbed a quill and some ink from the stationary in the room, and the two took turns writing the story of the Great Thaw. All the while, they would mention their occasional thoughts of Julie and how much they missed her throughout everything. The sisters wrote and wrote until they were on the final page.
They were stuck on figuring just the right ending. Elsa took the quill from Anna, dipped it in ink, and began to write,
It's been a month since all of this. Anna and I are close again... just like you would've wanted, Julie. I was broken, but Anna is trying to fix me. I knew you were, too-
Elsa gulped. She opened her mouth, as if to say something, but Anna shushed her out of fear she would start crying. She took the quill from her sister's hand and dipped it in the ink again. She finished the sentence.
What Elsa is trying to say is that she misses you a lot. She understands you were just trying to help her. I love you, Julie, and so does Elsa. We're alright, thanks to you...
Julie... see you soon.
Elsa wrote that last part once she recovered. She shared a tearful gaze with her little sister, and they hugged each other tight. "Are you... are you going to be okay?" asked Anna, wiping her sister's tears away with her thumb.
"Yes," Elsa whispered shakily into Anna's ear. "I'll be okay."
So, did you like it? Review if you want this to become a multi-chapter with a boyfriend for Elsa and a certain big sister to reappear!
