It was raining, but the tent was large, covering the congregants and the two six foot holes everyone faced. Everyone wore black, eyes down-cast, a baby cried somewhere in the crowd. It wasn't a massive gathering, but large enough, family, some distant, some closer. The head of the group were five chairs, three young girls, and two adults.

The preacher finished his reading, then the veterans from the local base came forward, folded their flag, and walked towards the eldest girl, the 13 year old taking the red, white, and blue fabric, muttering a small thank you. She wasn't looking at him, or even at the graves of her parents. The blonde teenager just sat, numb since the day they'd been told what had happened. She couldn't believe it, she still didn't. She kept thinking any second she'd wake from this terrible nightmare, see her parents across from her at the breakfast table, Anna would be playing with her eggs, and her father would scold her but then laugh and play with her.

Anna was leaning closer and closer to her, the eight year old girl barely understanding what was happening. She had listened to their Aunt and Uncle argue about even allowing Anna to come, or if they had, briefly, and then they'd leave and wait in the car. But it was decided she and Rapunzel would join the adults and Elsa at the funeral. The teenager managed to tear her gaze away from nothing, glancing down at her baby sister. Anna's eyes were red from unshed tears, arms wrapping tightly around her own. Elsa looked up as she listened to the sound of movement and murmuring. In a few seconds there was a line starting at her uncle, shaking hands, the people avoiding the frightened and upset eight year old.

Elsa mumbled the same meaningless thank you to each person who came to pay their respects. She could feel Anna begin to tremble beside her. In a moment she would begin to sob and cry and the only one to calm her would be Elsa. Elsa was the only one left. She wasn't a fool, she knew her aunt and uncle were willed to take care of them, but as far as their family, Elsa was all Anna would have left.

Like clockwork Anna began to cry in earnest, trembling, the mourners moving away and forming a half circle, the line has stopped moving. Elsa, still numb, but responsive, gently removed her arm, leaning down slightly.

"Anna…shh…"

"N-n-noooo!"

"Anna…you're being loud…"

"I WANT MOMMY!"

Elsa began to tremble then as well, she pushed away her Aunt's arm, standing and dropping to one knee in front of her sister.

"M-momm-mom, isn't here…Anna…Please…"

"DADDY!" Elsa winced, shaking her head slowly before gathering her sister into her arms, lifting her with some trouble, she ran them to the car, leaving the people confused, concerned. She could hear their Uncle calling after her, but she just kept moving. Her lungs burned, her calves going numb as she kept moving until she just couldn't anymore.

She sat beneath a large tree, the area beneath it damp, but not soaked thanks to the thick foliage above them. Elsa rocked back and forth slowly, Anna still crying in her arms, feeling small fingers digging into her shoulders. She, herself, was not crying yet, but she could feel it, feel her eyes burn, throat tightening, face warming. But she wouldn't, not now. She would be there for Anna, be strong for Anna, do everything for Anna to be happy. She began to murmur soft words of comfort, trying to be soothing.

It seemed like hours, but was only a few minutes, Anna was still against her, quiet. She'd fallen asleep, exhausted emotionally. Elsa felt like she'd be doing the same as well soon enough. She could hear cars traveling down muddy paths out of the cemetery, the sound of the dirt filled go-carts filling in her parents' graves. She felt a hand on her shoulder, turning to look up at the kind face of her aunt. She shook her head when she offered to take Anna, instead continued to carry her, hold her, as they made their way back to the car.

She was cold, having gotten wet from the rain, but now she had her aunt holding an umbrella above them. She sat in the car, finally releasing Anna, buckling her in the back seat, sliding in beside her. Rapunzle sat on the far end on Anna's other side. The car ride was quiet, though she heard her aunt and uncle mention visitors to the house, people paying respects. She blocked this out, she would enter her room and never leave it again. She and her sister were sharing a room for now until they could move around Rapunzel's to accommodate the new kids.

Elsa carried Anna into the house, managing to wake her up enough so she could get into her PJ's on her own, then was tucked in before Elsa herself did the same. She slid into the bed quietly, clutching her pillow against her chest, curling in on herself tightly. She pressed her face into the pillow and finally let go.

"What do you think about this?" Anna smiled up at her sister, holding up a t-shirt with an obnoxiously large 'baby on board' symbol over the stomach. She blinked, realizing Elsa wasn't focusing, staring into space. "Elsa? Elsa!" She couldn't help but laugh as Elsa snapped back into focus, looking confused a moment before noticing the shirt. She laughed again at the look of near disgust at the shirt.

"Oh god, Anna…no, anything but that, please." Anna grinned and nodded, setting the shirt back on the sale rack.

"Don't worry, I was just kidding. How about this?" She held up another shirt, one that had another design on it, but this one was less obnoxious, and more clever. It wasn't what Elsa would wear, but she was buying for Anna, so nodded in agreement. They were making their way through a maternity clothes store, Anna managing to find the one hole-in-the wall store that sold 'alternative' clothing for expectant mothers.

'But of course she would.' Elsa thought as she flipped through a few crude onesies, quirking her brow at 'Too Cute to Play With Your Ugly Ass Kid'.

"Wonderful parenting…" She set the onesie down, glad that Anna was at least avoiding most of the shirts with statements on them. They'd yet to go to the doctor yet, though they made the appointment for after lunch, and they still had time to shop around until then. Between breakfast and arriving at the store they were chatting about the pregnancy. How far along she was-6 months-, was she at least keeping up with her vitamins-she was-, was she at least keeping communication up with her doctor despite missing several appointments-she was.

Elsa started thinking back, again, wondering why she suddenly went back to that day in their lives. Out of all their past shared experiences, why had she remembered that dark, grey day. She shook her head again, excusing herself and moving towards a set of chairs against the wall. She smiled every time Anna looked at her, eyes always going down to her swollen belly when her sister would look away again.

'I won't fail her this time…I won't screw this up. No more running away.'

A/N:

Hey, loves! Took a bit of trouble to get this through, have some life troubles going on right now. Lost my job, car has one more thing wrong with it and keeps me from driving now, and well...yea, life could be a bit better for me right now.

I hope you all enjoy this chapter, hopefully the next one comes easier through all the life crap.

Let me know what you think in reviews, guys, I enjoy knowing what you think or what you like or don't like. I do this without a beta but I am trying my best :3