Anna's POV*
"I'm going to go check on Jack and Elsa back at the castle, alright Kristoff?" I called out as I got ready to leave out the door of our cabin. Kristoff came out of our room.
"Are you sure you don't want me to go with you?" He asked me.
"Yes, I'm sure." I said to him, walking up to him to hug him. "I'm just going to see how they're both doing. It really shouldn't take me long, and I should be back before our wedding planner comes over to help us with the wedding." I let go of him and gave him a quick peck on the cheek. I then walked back and opened the door, walking out.
"Be careful!" Kristoff called after me. I giggled.
"I will!" I called back. Oh Kristoff. He's always worried about me.
I then raced down our small hill and into the village. As I made my way through, I wondered if by any chance, North got my letter last night after me and Kristoff went back home about what happened to Jack. I only hoped that they did.
After sometime running, I finally got to the castle. When I got past the gates, I waved to our gatekeeper, thanking him for letting me in. Before I could get to the front door, and black stallion galloped in front of me, blocking my way. I screamed and stumbled back, having been frightened by it.
"Whoa!" I heard one of the stablemen shout. He ran up to the horse and raised his hands up to reach for him.
"Anna! Are you alright?" I heard Dylan shout. I looked up and he was kneeling right in front of me, with a hand stretched out to help me up.
"Uh huh." I managed to say, still frightened by the horse. I took his hand and stood right back up.
"Are you sure you're okay?" He asked me.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I said to him. "Is Elsa somewhere in the castle right now?" I asked him.
"Last time I checked, she was up in her room." He said to me.
"Oh, okay. Thanks!" I said to him before I darted past him and opened the doors to the castle, running inside. I looked around, hoping to see her somewhere near, but all I saw was the maids and butlers doing their work. I also watched as some of the men that came with Dylan a few days ago brought inside a couple of things. Some portraits, bags, various items, etc.
"That's weird." I thought to myself. "I thought he was supposed to leave today. Is he planning to stay longer?" I then ran past them and into the main living room where it was the last time I saw Jack and Elsa together. I stopped and looked at the couch where he had been laying and saw it was empty. I then made my way up the stairs and towards Elsa's room.
Once I got there, I found her standing near the window, looking out.
"Elsa!" I said, happy to see her. She turned to face me and I ran up to her, giving her a hug. She didn't hug me back, just patted it. The weird thing is, this hug didn't feel like the other ones. It felt really different, and she looked different. Her usual blue dress was replaced with a dark purple dress that looked just like it. Her makeup was even changed to match her outfit. Her shoes were also replaced with dark black boots. I looked up at her and I noticed that she didn't look like her cheerful self. Her face had a serious look on it and she wasn't looking at me. She was looking right past me. And her eyes didn't have that bright gleam in them that I usually saw. They appeared darker and she just kept staring straight ahead.
I looked behind me to make sure there wasn't anybody behind me, and there wasn't. I looked back at her. She still stared ahead.
"Elsa? Are you okay?" I asked her, taking her hand in mine. Her eyes slowly moved to my direction so she was finally looking at me.
"Yes, Anna. I'm fine." She said to me. She sounded almost like a robot, or whatever it was that Jack's talked to us about when he said he watched a movie where robots took over humans and made them act like them.
"Are you sure?" I asked, putting my hand up to feel her forehead. I hoped she wasn't getting sick. She reached up and smacked my hand away from her head. I gasped.
"I said I'm fine." She glared at me before turning back around to look out the window, where I could see that Dylan's men continued to bring his stuff in. I stood behind her, still taken aback from her treatment.
"I, um, like your new dress." I said to her. She nodded her head a thanks. I then thought about Jack and decided to bring him up.
"Um, Elsa, where's Jack?" I asked nervously.
"Jack's gone." She said, still looking out.
"Oh. Was he by any chance feeling better when he left?" I asked. She didn't say anything. I really didn't like this at all. I got closer to her when an object on her left hand caught my eye. I looked down at it and saw that it was a ring! The band was silver, with a dark, blue opal on it, in place where a diamond should be.
"Elsa, who gave you that ring?" I asked her, my voice slightly shaking. She put her hand up in front of her to look down at it.
"Prince Dylan gave it to me." She said, still looking at it.
"Oh. May I ask why?" I asked her. She slowly turned her head to look at me.
"Because, I'm getting married to him." She said to me with no emotion whatsoever in her voice.
My eyes widened in surprise, and I darted back to look at the ring again. That's why Dylan hadn't left yet and why he was bringing all of his stuff into the castle!
"But Elsa, I thought you were in love with Jack?" I asked her. For the past couple of months, Elsa would confide to me, telling me how much she was in love with Jack. Whenever she talked about him at all, she always had that bright smile on her face and I saw how happy she was whenever she was with him. How could it be that she's marrying Dylan, even though she loves Jack?
"Why would I be in love with him?" She asked, smirking.
"Because you are! You would always talk to me about how much you were in love with him!" I shouted at her. I didn't mean to, but I just couldn't help raise my voice at her. I grabbed the hand that had the ring on and held it in front of her face. "You cannot marry Prince Dylan at all! You just can't!"
Before I knew it, Elsa had yanked her hand away from my grip, raised it, and slapped me across the face, sending me down on my knees right beside of her bed. The slap stung the side of my face and I could feel tears swelling up inside my eyes. In all the time that Elsa's treated me, even when she isolated herself from me, she was never this cold. I then felt a hard grip on my arm pulling me up so I could stand up. It was Elsa. She pulled me closer to her.
"I am going to tell you this once, so listen very carefully." She hissed in my ear. "I do not love, or ever will love Jack. I need to marry a noble prince, and not a kid who still likes to play stupid childish games that I do not have absolutely no time for! I am going to marry Prince Dylan whether you or the entire kingdom like it or not. And if you or anyone else interferes, they will be sorry. Got it?!" She then pushed me away from her, still glaring at me. She then turned back to look out the window, where I could hear Prince Dylan giving orders out.
Not able to stand there any longer, I ran out of her room and down the corridor to the stairs. I held onto the railing to keep from falling down as my vision was still blurry from the tears that were cascading down my face from my eyes. I ran past all the maids and butlers who paid no attention to me. I ran out the doors and towards the castle gates that still remained opened. As I got near them, I noticed Prince Dylan looking at me. I glanced at him as I ran past the gates, noticing an evil grin on his face.
I kept running 'till I finally got to our cabin and opened the door, slamming it shut behind me. I fell down alongside the door, covering my face with my hands as I cried.
"Anna?" I heard Kristoff call out. I wanted to answer him, but I couldn't get anything out. I was still hurt from all of that pain.
"Anna?" Kristoff called out again, this time closer. I heard footsteps run towards me and I felt Kristoff's arms on me.
"Anna? What's wrong? Did something happen?" He asked me, pulling my hands away from my face. I then felt his face on my hands, caressing my cheeks. "Did someone hit you?" His voice got furious, as he noticed the slap mark on my face that Elsa left on me.
"Tell me, who did this to you?!" He yelled.
"Elsa." I cried out.
"What?" He said, taken aback from my response.
"Elsa slapped me. " I said between cries.
"Wha- Why? Did you guys get into a fight?" He asked me, pulling me closer to him.
"Elsa, is going to marry Prince Dylan. I asked her how could she because she is in love with Jack and that she shouldn't be marrying Dylan and that's when she slapped me." I cried into his shirt, clenching it with both of my fists.
"Oh my gosh." I heard Kristoff whisper.
"Something's not right Kristoff." I said to him.
"I agree with you. Something's not right with Elsa either." He said as he played with my hair, which usually always helped me calm down. "Where was Jack? Was he there?" He asked.
I pulled away from him, wiping my eyes off. "No he wasn't." I told him. "When I got there, he was gone and Elsa told me he left."
"We need to warn the guardians!" Kristoff said, grabbing me around the waist and pulling me up so I could stand.
"Your'e right. We need to." I agreed with him, and set out to find some paper and pen so we could write a letter and warn them about what's going on.
Author's Note: Hey guys! I hoped you enjoyed reading this part of the story from Anna's POV. Things are really starting to get dark around Arendelle, and don't worry, I will write more of the story as soon as I can, which I really am enjoying doing. Right now, if you are leaving reviews on my story, I am having some trouble viewing them as whenever I check to see how many reviews it has, it tells me the number and I'll check to see them, and I have not see any new reviews since December 29th of last year. I don't know if there's a glitch or some problem with the site, but I am checking my e-mail and replying back to the reviews that I see from there. But please, continue to Comment, Like, and Review my story. I really do appreciate it everyone! Have a great day!