Ch 48

Elsa

I was back in that meadow, the one where I saw mom and dad. I walked towards the pond and when I got there, I saw a young girl. She had reddish hair, and wore a green dress. She was singing a song… I remember her singing it somewhere once… Was thi-

A:"Elsa!" She ran up to me with arms wide open and hugged me. Boy she was strong!

E:"Uh… Anna….?"

A:"Well don't say it like that, we're not strangers! I've missed you! How is everyone? How's Jack and the other Guardians?!"

I felt a little confused at first, not knowing what she was talking about and then I remembered everything.

I really needed to stop remembering things so suddenly, it was making my head hurt and spun in a million directions.

E:"Am I dead Anna…?" I asked a bit worried.

A:"What? No silly! You're just sleeping, it's called a coma. However, there's no telling when you're going to wake up. That's all on you really." She said as she grabbed my hand and led us back to the pond. We sat on a log and she talked about Kristoff, who I guess she married and the three children she had: Elsa, Andrew, and Sophie. She told me stories of all the fun they had as a family and of her times as Queen of Arendelle.

A:"Really Elsa I don't know how you did it! Even with Kristoff and Olaf's help it seemed a nearly impossible task at hand! And add being a mother to that!" She said with a giggle and just seeing her smile brought memories back of when we were children and we played in the snow.

Of our time at the coronation, the ice castle, when Pitch had possessed me. That alone gave me chills.

E:"Anna, what happened when I… when I died? I know I was stabbed by my own icicles but how… how did you and everyone else cope..?

She hesitated, and bit her bottom lip. She looked away and then got up.

A:"Elsa… I'm not sure how well you're going to take that. You're already in a coma from seeing your own memories at Tooth's palace. I am not sure if your mind, or your body could take that much…"

I got up and put my arms around her. She put hers around my waist and squeezed back/

E:"Anna I love you, and I know it's going to be hard to get through this, but I came back from the dead! I can't let this opportunity go. I need to know what happened to you guys… especially Jack…"

A:"Alright… I'll help you." We headed towards the pond and we both kneeled at the edge. She dipped her finger into the water and made a swirling motion.

The water kept circling for a couple more seconds and some images started appearing.

It was my funeral, the whole town was dressed in black and my body was in a box, adorned with flowers of all kinds.

I saw Anna, crying into a man's shoulders. It was Kristoff. The image the zoomed out and it was someone watching the funeral from a mountain. At first it was hard seeing the vent from far away. Seeing so many suffer for my loss.

Then the image shifter and it was Jack, he was one watching from afar. My heart sunk and I could feel my eyes begin to water.

Anna put her hand on my shoulder and she began to tak.

A:"I think Jack felt your loss the most Elsa… He never visited after you died. I didn't hate him for it, he helped you in ways I was never able to and I owe him that. Keep watching…"

The picture shifted and we were shown Anna's coronation, a grand event. Much like mine was, at that moment Kristoff took her away to one of the gardens. They talked for a while, and then he proposed. The tears began to flow and I was so happy for her.

The image shifted once more to her wedding day. She looked stunning in her wedding gown and Kristoff looked very handsome in royal robes. They said their vows and the party after was one of the biggest I had ever seen in Arendelle.

And so It went, I saw Annas first child be born, and her second, and her third, all the birthdays, all the times she visited my tomb. All the times she cried for me, and I saw her death and her children grow and take over.

Then I saw Jack.

He would fly all over the world, and every night he visited the Ice Castle.

But a few weeks after my death he stopped, and never came back. He would visit the children, and bring winter along with him.

Then I saw the other Guardians try and reach out to him. He never answered.

On one occasion I saw a close up image of his face and the usual light he held in his eyes. It was gone. And I felt the tears come once more.

Then I saw the day he went back to the Castle and how sad it made him. He stopped at my favorite garden in the castle before he went to the castle and what I saw broke my hearts

He sat on one of the old stone benches, it was well worn, no doubt the harsh elements had taken a toll on it.

"Hello my love… he whispered to no one in particular. As he looked around the garden I couldn't help but notice it was very well kept. In the far corner we saw a statue, it was beautiful. It was a very intricate snowflake with a plaque at the bottom. I couldn't make out what it said, it was too rusted and the words were faded. He kneeled in front of it and made a rose of ice. Like one he'd made for her many years ago.

I saw a tear roll down his cheek and he quickly wiped it away.

"Elsa… I love you… I will always love you. I'm sorry I wasn't able to save you… I hope you can forgive me…You will always hold a special place in my heart, Princess. I will never forget you…"

And with that he left the rose behind and flew away

I completely lost it after that. I was sobbing, my body was shaking and the tears were just pouring out of me like rivers.

I couldn't take hurting him. That's what I had put him through until I came back/

A:"Elsa it wasn't your fault…"

E:"I know Anna… I'm sorry I wasn't a better sister… I wish I could have been there for all I just saw."

A:"You were with me in spirit Elsa, you always were. I will always love you. You've been given another chance with Jack, so what are you going to do about it?"

E:"I'm going to wake up. He loves me… and I love him just as much. I can only imagine what he's feeling right now. I won't lose him again." And with that I got up and ran off to find a way to wake up.

A:"Goodbye Elsa! Just keep running!"

And by God I ran and ran until I couldn't run anymore. I fell to the ground from exhaustion and I could feel myself falling into a dep sleep. One I knew would take me back to the love of my life.