A/N: Sorry for the slow update! This chapter was suggested by the following: Wolf Stevens, Livstone, Izzy, and Aggregate Dragon! Thank you for your suggestions :3
Anna shifts in her sleep, stuck in another one of her memories. She furrows her eyebrows, clearly stressed. Shifting to her side, Elsa hears a sob come from the other side of the room. Getting out of her warm bed, Elsa walks to Anna's bedside. She frowns, seeing Anna thrash around. She shakes Anna's shoulders.
"Wake up, Anna! It's just a bad dream!" Elsa says.
Her cries for her sister to wake up were futile, though. Anna still thrashed around, a tear sometimes slipping down her cheek. Elsa continues to shake Anna's shoulders, hoping that somehow she would wake up from her nightmare.
Anna walks over to Elsa's bed in the orphanage, smiling up at her. Elsa sees her and glares at Anna, but Anna shuts out the hurt feelings that emerge. She coughs awkwardly, and Elsa shifts on her bunk bed. She looks down at the book she was reading before she noticed Anna.
"Elsa?" Anna starts.
Elsa closes her eyes for a few brief seconds and frowns at Anna, "What is it?"
Anna smiles up at Elsa, "I found a... a turtle today! I named it Elsa Jr. after you! Look at it! Isn't it cute?"
Elsa looks at the turtle that Anna holds out to her for a few moments and looks back at her book, "Anna, first of all... that turtle is a boy. Second of all, I really don't care about your turtle, okay? Stop bothering me with your childish nonsense."
Anna bites her lip, "But Elsa!"
Elsa sighs, "Enough, Anna. How many times do I have to tell you? I don't want to have anything to do with your... your odd behavior!"
Anna sniffles, "I'm not odd!"
"You collect turtles in your free time, you only talk about building snowmen, and have you noticed that people steer away from you? You really should. Anna, seriously, grow up."
Anna feels like she's about to burst into tears. Anna furiously wipes away the upcoming onslaught of tears with one hand while the other holds Elsa Jr.
"You're wrong, Elsa! I... I..." Anna's voice falters.
"Exactly," Elsa says coldly, not even looking up from her book.
Anna runs out of the orphanage, the tears finally streaming down her face. She grips the small turtle close to her chest and runs out of the back entrance of the orphanage. She continues running until she feels the hard dirt turn into soft mud. She sniffles and falls to her knees. Anna hiccups, her tears all shed. She wipes her runny nose on her sleeve and finally looks up.
She was at the lake she found Elsa Jr. Anna slowly gets up and walks to the edge of the small lake. She holds Elsa Jr. tightly to her chest and kisses him on the head. Anna puts the turtle slowly in the water, and he immediately starts swimming away from Anna. Anna sniffles and sits on the ground, water lapping at her feet. She slowly brings her knees to her face, and the silent sobs wrack through her body.
Thousands of thoughts filled Anna's head. The eight year old girl felt the heat of the day slowly lessen as the sun began to set. Anna wipes her face and slowly gets up. She walks away from the lake, heading back to the orphanage. She walks to her bunk, she was on the top bunk, none of the other kids even sparing a glance over at her. She lays flat on her bed and stares up at the chipped white ceiling. Closing her eyes, Anna has one thought flash through her head.
"Elsa was right. No one would miss me if I was gone."
Anna's eyes open widely as she jolts awake, and she looks up to see Elsa shaking her shoulders. Elsa sighs in relief, seeing Anna awake. Anna waves her hand nonchalantly.
"I'm fine, Elsa. Just another dream," Anna says.
Elsa frowns, "These... these dreams have gotten worse. What's wrong Anna?"
Anna turns her head from Elsa's caring gaze. The hurtful words of the past still fresh in her mind. "I don't want have anything to do with your... your odd behavior!" Elsa softly grabs Anna's chin, turning her face towards her again.
"Hey, I'm here," Elsa says softly.
Anna looks at her quilt and whispers softly, "You weren't when I needed you..."
Elsa recoils in hurt. Anna looks up her wide eyed. She bites her lip and looks back down at the ground.
"I-I'm sorry... that was completely uncalled for," Anna stammers out.
"Is that what you really think?" Elsa asks harshly, obviously hurt by Anna's words.
Anna bites her lip harder, but she doesn't say anything. Seeing Anna's respone, Elsa's eyes become filled with guilt. Elsa grips her head, her platinum blonde hair falling in front of her face. She hugs herself tightly, feeling the guilt take over her emotions.
"Of course you do! I'm such an idiot!" Elsa mutters to herself.
"E-Elsa?" Anna asks fearfully.
Anna steps out of her bed, taking Olaf with her. Elsa paces around the room, muttering to herself.
"Fool! You thought after all these years of pain you put her through that Anna would forgive you?! I'm such a bad sister..." Elsa paces around the room.
Anna shivers, the room feeling colder than it did a couple minutes ago. She begins walking over to Elsa. Anna reaches out to Elsa, but Elsa ignores her, continuing to insult herself over her mistakes.
"E-Elsa..." Anna says softly.
The room becomes colder, and Anna shivers from the sudden draft. Elsa seemingly doesn't notice it and continues to pace around the room.
"Idiot! Hans hurt her because of you! Who do you think you are, calling yourself her sister?!" Elsa mutters.
Anna shivers, the air feeling extremely cool. Anna slowly reaches a hand out, touching Elsa's shoulder. Elsa whips her head around, looking fearfully at Anna. Anna looks up at her, and she slowly pulls Elsa into a hug. Elsa immediately melts into the hug, and Anna feels the sobs wracking through Elsa's body. The air slowly becomes warmer, but Anna's attention is completely on Elsa.
"I-I'm sorry, Anna! I won't abandon you again! Please, forgive me! What have I done... It's my fault... I-I'm so sorry, Anna! I won't ever leave you! Never!" Elsa hiccups out.
Anna nods and pats Elsa's back soothingly. Feeling the sobs lessen, Anna slowly makes Elsa look at her. Elsa's face is blotchy with tear tracks all around her cheeks. She sniffles and looks at Anna.
"Hey... it- it's okay... Elsa, I... I'm willing... I'm willing to give you a chance... I-I want to be your sister... Elsa, we- we can fix this..." Anna stammers out.
Elsa looks at her, "... You... You would give me another chance?... Anna..."
Anna looks at the ground, "Elsa, I know you want to make up, and I would love to say I am over what happened to me just like that. Life doesn't work like that, though..."
Sweeping the ginger bangs out of Anna's face, Elsa tilts Anna's face up so that she looks at her. She smiles, the tear tracks slowly beginning to fade.
"I always am up for a challenge, Anna. I'm not giving up on you, even if you have," Elsa smiles.
Anna looks up at Elsa. For a slight second, Anna almost thinks this is the same person who used to be her protector, her sister. Elsa sweeps her blonde hair out of her face and grins goofily at Anna.
"Hey, how about today we just eat some tacos and go to the theatre?" Elsa suggests.
Anna nods, "Sure..."
Elsa smiles, "Great! Meet me down at the kitchen after your shower. We need to go to the movies and then get some tacos!"
Anna watches Elsa grab some clothes out of her closet and rush to the bathroom. She looks at her nightstand, seeing the two books she owns laying on top of each other: The Snow Queen and Warriors. Anna shrugs and looks in her closet. Grabbing a Superman t-shirt and some jeans, she walks to the bathroom she usually takes a shower in. She closes her eyes and takes a deep breath.
"Have I become so messed up that I can't even forgive my own sister? I..." Anna shakes her head, clearing the thought from her head.
No, today she would act normal. Anna would be Elsa's sister. She wouldn't be a broken mess. Anna had to be strong or else Elsa would see how broken she truly was. Opening her eyes, Anna turns on the shower, preparing for the start of a new day.
Elsa finishes getting ready before Anna and goes down into the kitchen. Kristoff waves to her as he sips his coffee at the island table. Elsa smiles and waves.
"Oh, mom said that she had to go out again for another meeting. The good news is that dad is coming home tomorrow," Kristoff smiles as he takes a long sip of his coffee.
Elsa grins, "Dad is coming home? Awesome! Anna can finally meet him..."
Kristoff nods and looks behind Elsa's shoulder, "Speaking of Anna, there she is walking down the steps."
Elsa turns around and grins at Anna, "Hey, Anna, ready to go to the movie?"
Anna nods, and Kristoff groans, "You are going to the movies without me? No fair!"
Elsa sticks her tongue out, and Kristoff pouts. Anna scratches the back of her neck awkwardly. Elsa snaps her attention back to Anna.
"Oh! Yes, let's go!" Elsa says, marching out to the patio.
Anna follows, and the two walk down the patio to the parking garage. Elsa and Anna get into the car. Anna picks at the large red plaid flannel that she is wearing and looks out the window. Elsa stares ahead to the road ahead of them.
"How did you graduate college so early?" Anna asks out of the blue.
Elsa tears her gaze from the window and looks over at Anna. Anna hadn't moved her gaze from the window, but she did indicate that she was awaiting an answer.
Elsa hums, "After I left the orphanage, I went to a private boarding school... The teachers thought I was some prodigy and let me skip a couple of grades. The college scholarships came flooding in, and my parents helped me choose the most prestige college. Next thing I know, I am nineteen and a freshman in college."
Anna nods, her gaze still watching outside the window.
Bringing her gaze back to the road, Elsa asks Anna, "So... where did you go for highschool?"
Anna stiffens and shifts in her seat uncomfortably. Elsa winces, noting that education was a touchy subject for Anna. Slowly, Anna relaxes and continues to look out the window.
"I... I never got to go to highschool..." Anna whispers.
"Oh..." Elsa says weakly.
Anna shrugs nonchalantly, "No, it's fine. I don't need to go to highschool. I can handle it, Elsa. I honestly can. I'm not afraid to talk about it."
Elsa nods, and Anna changes the subject, "So... what's your favorite singer or band?"
Elsa bites her lip, thinking, "Probably Snow Patrol... What about you?"
"Hm... I listen to this singer named Sabrina Carpenter a lot," Anna says.
Elsa nods, and the two continue their small talk until Elsa announces that they have made it to the movie theatre. The sisters get out of the car and quickly walk into the warm movie theatre. Elsa leads Anna to the ticket stand, and they stare at all the movie choices.
The platinum blonde sister grins, knowing which movie they should watch, "Excuse me, ma'am?"
A girl looking to be around sixteen or seventeen turns towards Elsa and grins, "Yes ma'am?"
Elsa smiles, "Two tickets to Big Hero Six, please."
The girl nods and prints out the tickets, "That will be $11.50. Your show starts in about ten minutes. Have a nice day!"
Elsa takes the tickets and hands the worker the money. She puts the money in the register and waves to the next customer to come up to the register. Elsa and Anna walk over to concessions.
"I'm going to get a large popcorn to share between us and two water bottles. Sound okay?" Elsa asks her sister.
Anna nods, "That's fine."
Elsa walks ahead to the short line of awaiting customers. Anna hangs back, looking around. Her gaze lazily scans the theatre. Anna stiffens, and her eyes grow wide. Elsa returns, smiling happily as she holds two waters in her hands and a large popcorn tucked between her arm and body.
"Hey An- is something wrong?" Elsa asks, clearly concerned.
Anna shakes her head, her body slowly relaxing, "No. No I'm fine Elsa, honest. Just thought I saw someone."
Elsa shrugs it off and leads Anna to where the film is showing. The sisters pick out their seats and get comfortable. The lights dim, and they laugh, cry, and just enjoy each other's company.
After the movie, Elsa drags Anna to the theatre's arcade. She stops at the claw machine and smiles goofily at Anna.
"I'm a pro at the claw machine. Anna, I'm going to win you a prize!" Elsa says confidently.
Anna rolls her eyes, knowing claw machines rarely ever are won. Elsa puts a quarter in the machine and cracks her knuckles. She grabs the little joystick, her face contorted in concentration. She slowly glides the claw down on a stuffed turtle and drops the claw. Almost in slow motion, the claw wraps around the turtle and lifts it up into the air. The claw glides over to the drop box and releases the turtle. Elsa pumps her fist in the air and picks up the turtle. She hands it to Anna. Anna immediately hugs it and lays her head on the turtle. She smiles happily, and Elsa feels her heart melt a little from the sweet picture.
"So what are you going to name it?" Elsa asks.
Anna smiles, her eyes filled with tears, "It's a he, and his name is Elsa Jr."
Elsa parks the car in Taco Bell's parking lot. She looks over at Anna.
"Are you sure you can go inside alone?" Elsa asks worriedly.
"Yeah, don't worry about it. I have Elsa Jr. to take care of me. You're only getting gas in the car. I'll be fine," Anna assures.
Elsa sighs in defeat and hands Anna a twenty dollar bill. Anna grins at Elsa and gets out of the car. Elsa shakes her head at Anna's stubborness. This was the Anna Elsa remembered. It seemed as if Anna was finally beginning to heal from all the pain of her past. With that thought, Elsa puts the key in the ignition and drives out of the parking lot.
Anna pushes open the doors of the Taco Bell, a grin on her face. She hugs Elsa Jr. and walks to the back of the line to the register. As she orders her tacos, Anna feels her thoughts drift to a bright future for her and Elsa. Thanks to this distraction, she didn't notice a familiar, auburn haired boy sneak out the back entrance, an evil grin pointed towards her.
After about fifteen minutes of waiting, Anna thanks the man at the register, Sabastian, and pays for the tacos. She picks up her box of tacos, Elsa Jr. in the crook of her arm. She smiles and walks out the side door.
"Hello Anna. Lovely seeing the monster again," a sickeningly familiar voice calls out to Anna through the brisk winter air.
Something cracks against her skull, and Anna drops her tacos and Elsa Jr. As she lands on the ground, Anna utters out one more word.
"Hans..."
A/N: I know, I know! Yes I am SOOO late, but this chapter took me like the whole time to finish. I seriously wrote this thing twice to get it right D: But anywho! (Sorry about the cliffhanger; I'm a butt like that XD) I'll give you some good news (well, for me at least...) I was picked for this writing competition from my school! I made it to regionals, and I don't know the results yet XD So yeah, that took up my time (Sorry!) Le review time!
Thepopcornpup: I'll take that apple and just, put that randomly in next chapter (look for it!) also, did you find the hidden person yet this chapter? :P So you like the story! YAY! You made my day :P
skye: I'm glad you like it so much :D man, you guys are so nice :) I hope you see in this chapter how Elsa realizes her mistakes (big time!)
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