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LIGHT YURI
Chapter Summery: Anna and Elsa visit their family in the Enchanted Forest to invite them to their parents welcome back party, but get's a delightful surprise in return.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Frozen, Tangled or any other Disney characters or locations that appear or are mentioned in this work of fiction, Disney does.
- 3:23 P.M. -
- Enchanted Forest -
Accompanied by Elsa and their father, Anna entered the Northuldran camp clothed in her glass dress, while Elsa wore normal, non-magical clothing. The trio delightfully greeted those they passed, intending to head to Rona's home. The group didn't reach their destination though, as they saw one of the people they intended to meet, Magna, ahead of them, talking to a man who first looked at the trio approaching, then Magna turning around to see them and greeted them with a smile.
"Hey, you three."
"Hi." greeted the three with a wave of the hand before the man with Magna departed, saying they'd talk later, which prompted Anna to ask...
"Oh, I hope we didn't interrupt anything important."
"No, you didn't." answered Magna. "We were just passing the time, chatting. I'm guessing you have something you want to tell me, though."
"Yeah, but it's nothing urgent." answered Anna. "We've set a date for our parents welcome-back party for two weeks from now, and we'd like to invite you to join, the others too; Grandma, Ryder, Honeymaren, and even Emory. There'll be plenty of food and new people to meet. If any of you are free to come, we'd really like it."
"Oh, well, I'd love to come." replied Magna. "I'm sure the others would be too, but it would still be better to tell them. We're all scattered around, though. Last I saw, Mother and Yelana were together, talking with some kids; Ryder was with his friends, tending to a few reindeer, and, heh, I assume Maren and Emory are on a little date."
Magna's ending comment caught both sisters by surprise, and they gasped, "W-Wait, what!?" followed by Anna...
"They're dating!?"
"Oh, heh, that's right." replied Magna with a chuckle. "You don't know. Yep, those two are a couple now. It happened a couple of days ago."
"How did it happen!?" asked Anna excitedly.
"I won't speak on that." answered Magna. "You'll just have to ask them that yourself. Emory's still pretty shy about it, though. It's cute."
"Wow..." commented Anna with a big smile. "Heh, and after Emory made a big deal about not being interested in a relationship."
"Heh, well..." stated Magna. "I'm only assuming they're having a date. They've been sticking around each other more lately, and I haven't seen them since the morning. So, I can come with you in finding Mother and Ryder and see if the couple shows up; otherwise, you can go find them yourself."
"Alright." replied Anna. "Heh, wouldn't want to interrupt the new couple."
The group departed to find Rona and Ryder, which didn't take long, and both were happy to accept the invitation. Unfortunately, Emory and Honeymaren hadn't shown themselves.
"Well, it's been awhile, and the couple hasn't shown themselves." commented Anna as she, Elsa, Agnarr, and Magna walked into the camp from their visit with Ryder just outside of the camp.
"Yep." commented Magna. "Looks like you just have to go looking for them."
"Yeah, but I don't want to interrupt them." stated Anna.
"Same here." commented Agnarr. "I was hoping to talk to Emory, but it would be rude to knowingly interrupt."
"Well, you can use the excuse of me wanting to see Maren." stated Magna. "I haven't seen her since the morning, and we don't know if they're having an actual date."
"You do have a point." commented Anna, before they felt the wind against them and Gale spoke...
"I could lead you to them."
"Are they busy?" asked Elsa.
"Only if you consider talking beside a stream, as busy." answered Gale.
"So, they're not making out or anything?" asked Anna.
"Not when I saw them. But hey, things can change quick."
"Alright." stated Elsa. "If they're having a moment, we'll come back another time." she added, before lifting a hand and creating a head-sized snowflake and Gale taking it from her hand and leading them into the camp, before the trio gave a farewell wave to Magna, who returned the act as they departed.
"I'm actually kinda hoping we see a little lovey-dovey from Emory." commented Anna. "What kind of girlfriend is Emory? Is she out and proud, reserved, cuddle-happy?" she added, prompting a chuckle from Elsa, who stated...
"Magna said she's been shy about it."
"Yeah, true. But that's around other people. If we spot them alone, it's probably different."
The trio continued for about ten more minutes, and hearing the sound of flowing water, they guessed they were close, which was confirmed by Gale, before the spirit stopped, told by the snowflake she carried going still.
"The two are a little further ahead." stated Gale. "I won't join you."
"Ok." replied Elsa, as she took the snowflake and dispersed it before Gale blew past them and Anna looked back and waved her hand.
"Thanks for showing the way."
Following Gales departure, the trio continued on, following the sound of the water for about two more minutes, and once in sight of the stream, it didn't take long after rounding a tree that the group saw the targets of their brief trek. Sitting near the edge of the stream, Emory and Honeymaren sat next to each other, their backs to the trio, who quickly stopped upon noticing the pair. The pair were about a dozen or so yards away, safe from being noticed by Anna, Elsa, and Agnarr, who watched the pair for a moment and saw nothing from the two that would suggest quickly leaving; the two simply seemed to be enjoying each others company and the view of the water.
"Looks like they're not 'busy'." commented Anna in a whisper before heading towards them, followed by Elsa and Agnarr.
Closing the gap to about eight yards, the trio could hear a faint comment from Emory about heading back as she lifted her arms in a stretch before laying back on the ground. What followed next prompted the trio to pause, however, as Honeymaren said something indistinguishable as she leaned over with her hands on the ground to either side of Emory, looking down at her. The potential intimate moment, however, doesn't go much further, as Honeymaren lifts her gaze up towards the trio before Emory follows and angles her head back to see what caught Honeymaren's attention. She gasps as she quickly pushes Honeymaren aside and scrambles to her feet, red-faced and flustered, asking...
"What are you doing here!? H-how long were you there!?"
"Sorry!" quickly replied Anna apologetically. "We didn't mean to interrupt your date!"
"Date!?" gasped Emory as her face brightened with color as Honeymaren stood. "This isn't a date! It's nothing like that! I-" she added before looking at Honeymaren, who smiled at her, and Emory groans as she places her hands over her face, followed by Honeymaren giggling and walking up to Emory's left and placing a hand on her head, petting her, before the trio walked up to them, and Elsa smiled and commented.
"Sorry about that, but Magna already told us you two are a couple now."
"Yeah." added Anna. "We seriously didn't mean to interrupt. We just had something to talk to you- to both of you- about. Gale led us here, but if we saw that you were busy, we'd leave. You didn't look busy until Honeymaren leaned over, but she spotted us before we could give you two your privacy." explained Anna, prompting Emory to groan again, before lowering her hands and uncovering her red face.
"I should've guessed it wouldn't take long for you two to find out." commented Emory, lifting her embarrassed gaze to the sisters and their father.
"Congrats on being a couple, though." stated Anna.
"Yeah." added Elsa. "I'm happy for you."
"Same here." added Agnarr, before Emory lowered her gaze and shyly replied...
"Thanks."
"This is a real surprise, though!" commented Anna delightfully. "Especially since you were so against a relationship."
"And there it is." groaned Emory as she covered her face again. "So embarrassing!"
"You don't need to be embarrassed." stated Anna. "You had an intention, but love cut through it." she added, prompting a low groan from Emory. "But what happened!? HOW did it happen!?"
Then, amusingly, Emory turned towards Honeymaren and placed her face against her shoulder, like a child trying to hide pressed against their parent, which Honeymaren chuckled at before hugging Emory.
"Can I tell them?" asked Honeymaren, looking at Emory, who answered with a muffled, 'Fine, go ahead.', following another chuckle from Honeymaren, she patted Emory's head again before looking at the trio and began to explain, "Well, like Anna saw with that time she brought us the chocolate, we've had little moments here and there. A couple days ago, though, it happened, THE moment. We were returning home on reindeer. We dismounted a few minutes away from the camp, but Emory didn't quite lift her leg enough and fell back..."
- Two days ago -
- Enchanted Forest -
"AH!"
Her foot catching on the back of the reindeer, Emory gasped when her balance was thrown off and fell back. Bracing herself to hit the ground, Emory was surprised when she didn't meet the ground; instead, "Gotcha!" is what she heard from Honeymaren when she felt her arms around her, holding her firmly, one across her back and the other near her waist. The pair's eyes meet and their faces redden a little before Emory places a hand on Honeymaren's shoulder.
"Thanks for the save."
"R-Right, you're welcome." replied Honeymaren, lifting Emory upright, but she remained embracing Emory as they both momentarily froze, their faces mere inches from each other.
A few moments passed as they stared into each other's eyes. Emory was the first to act, swallowing the lump in her throat as she slowly lifted her hand from Honeymaren's shoulder to rest on her cheek. Honeymaren mimicked the act, prompting Emory to close her eyes and lean her head into the affection with a smile, almost reflexively, which prompted a delighted smile from Honeymaren. Only after Emory opened her eyes did Honeymaren slowly close the gap between their faces, allowing Emory to clearly know her intent, but she didn't go all the way, allowing Emory to make the deciding choice and slowly meeting the other half of Honeymaren's intent as their lips met.
However, just seconds into the affection and the pair barely closing their eyes to settle into the act, Emory gasped, pulled back, and pushed Honeymaren away.
"No! I can't do this!" declared Emory, covering her face as she turned around.
"I-I'm sorry!" replied Honeymaren. "If the kiss was too much, if it felt like I was pressuring you-"
"It's not the kiss." stated Emory. "It's... all of this. These feelings, I can't do this right now."
"Why not?" asked Honeymaren, taking a step towards Emory. "Why are you so against a relationship?"
"It's too soon."
"I have no problem taking this slow." stated Honeymaren with a smile. "I mean, we both clearly have feelings for each other. There's no reason to put a wall up."
Emory, however, sighs and walks away towards a nearby tree, where she sits against it with her knees up and her head lowered.
"I can't do this." commented Emory lowly, prompting a saddened look to come to Honeymaren's face before she walks in front of Emory and kneels.
"Why not? Come on, talk to me. Help me understand."
After a moment, Emory lifted her head, looking at Honeymaren with her teary eyes, before averting her gaze.
"It's because of who I am to everyone here." answered Emory. "A couple people have shown interest in me. You in particular, it feels nice, but..." she added, prompting a smiling blush on Honeymaren's face at her being singled out. "I'm not sure WHO they're attracted to- me, or Ahtohollen."
"Oh." replied Honeymaren, as her smile faded as she registered what Emory was saying.
"Then I start having a whole bunch of thoughts swarming in my head. So I just decided: no relationships. It makes things easy and simple, but I can't stop what I feel. I have wants and desires too; I'm human. I see attractiveness in the people around me, but is it right for me to have a romantic relationship with them?" explained Emory before a smile returned to Honeymaren's face.
"Well, Ahtohollen and Emory are the same person- to me at least. But I get what you're saying. Could you have a genuine relationship?"
"Yeah..." replied Emory with a sigh, "I must sound like such a self-important jerk. I want to be treated like a normal human, but here I am thinking I'm so special that I can't have a normal relationship."
"You're not a jerk." replied Honeymaren with a smile, before sighing as well. "Honestly, at the start, I was drawn to the part of you that is Ahtohollen- the famous 'Mother of the Spirits', but I've gotten to know the person behind that: Emory, the human- who eats, sleeps, feels pain, bleeds red like the rest of us, has mental conflicts, and I like Emory." added Honeymaren, drawing Emory's interested gaze.
"Really?"
"Really." answered Honeymaren with a smile. "Emory is funny, nice, a hard-worker, willing to learn new things even if she has to look silly in the process; she's very cute-"
"OK, OK." replied Emory with a grinning blush. "You don't need to rattle off things like that. It's embarrassing." she added, prompting a chuckle from Honeymaren.
"Alright. But I'd like to give us a shot. I can't claim we'll grow old together, but I like you, Emory, and I'm pretty sure you like me, so... whaddya say?"
"I..." started Emory, shyly looking away, before returning a gaze to Honeymaren and continuing in a lower tone, "I like you too. Ok, we can give this a shot."
"Yay!" cheered Honeymaren as she eagerly hugged Emory, who giggled, before Honeymaren quickly released her with a gasp. "Oh, what's your comfort level with showing affection? I don't want to make you uncomfortable when around others or even alone."
"Oh, uh..." replied Emory with a blushing smile as she averted her gaze. "I... like to be touched- I-I mean, physical contact! It can be any kind of contact, as long as it's affectionate."
"Oh, so, stuff like hand-holding, cuddling or stroking your arm or cheek, like earlier?" asked Honeymaren. "I noticed you really liked that."
"Yeah." answered Emory as her face brightened with color and averting her gaze.
"Heh, well, I can certainly do that." replied Honeymaren as she sat to Emory's right, close enough for their bodies to touch, before Honeymaren offered her hand, which Emory slowly took with a smile. "I like all those things too. I'm not a public kisser, though."
"I'm fine with that." commented Emory with a smile.
- Present -
"Then we just sat together for a while, and Emory even leaned her head against me." explained Honeymaren with a smile, looking at Emory, who was now standing beside her, shyly averting her gaze from the trio in front of them, which Anna delightfully commented...
"Aw, that's cute! I guess I shouldn't be surprised your love of hugging extends to any relationship you'd be in. So you're a cuddlier."
"Yeah... well..." commented Emory, before lifting her blushing face towards the three. "I'm happy that you're happy for me, but I'm just not mentally prepared to talk about my relationship with Honeymaren right now, so what did you come find us to talk about?"
"Heh, alright, I'll respect that." replied Anna. "We came because we have a date set for our parents welcome back party- which is two weeks away. We'd like to invite both of you to it. Magna, Rona, and Ryder said they'd come."
"Oh." replied Emory and Honeymaren, before they each answered, respectively...
"Sure, I don't mind."
"Same here. It'll be nice to see what a party is like where you live."
"Great!" declared Anna. "There will be food too, so make sure to bring your appetite. I haven't forgotten about those chocolate-covered apple slices either, Emory."
"Thanks." replied Emory with a smile. "So, is that all? Elsa and Mr. Agnarr?" she added, prompting the two to reply, Elsa first...
"This wasn't going to be a long visit, so I just decided to tag along."
"I actually have a request of you, Emory." stated Agnarr. "But if you want to spend time with your girlfriend, I can wait. It's nothing urgent."
"Oh, uh..." replied Emory before looking at Honeymaren, who commented...
"Go ahead; I don't mind."
"Alright then." stated Emory, returning her gaze to Agnarr. "What is it?"
"Well, my daughters and my wife have met the other Elsa and Anna, and I was feeling a little left out from the experience."
"Oh." replied Emory with a smile. "I gotcha. Yeah, you weren't there those times. The other Elsa and Anna would like to meet you too. Alright, since we're alone, we can do it here. Which one do you want to meet first?"
"Um..." hummed Agnarr, before Anna happily chimed in...
"Me! Pick me; I want to meet the other me again!"
"Heh, alright." replied Agnarr. "The other Anna." he answered, looking at Emory.
"Alright..." replied Emory, before turning to her right, extending her right hand out in front of her, and creating a floating window that revealed, to the trio's surprise, Anna and Elsa, both jointly riding what looked to be a snowy version of Nokk through a forest, assumedly their own Enchanted Forest.
"Oh, lucky us." commented Anna. "They're together." she added, while Honeymaren and Agnarr looked on in silent awe, looking between the two pairs of sisters, before the two beyond the magical window were seen dismounting Nokk.
Just a few seconds after dismounting, however, the other Elsa briefly looked around curiously before seeming to look right at them, which amusingly, Agnarr and Honeymaren lifted a hand to greet her, Agnarr even commenting a 'Hi.', which prompted a chuckle from Elsa and Anna, before Elsa commented...
"I don't think Emory's opened the portal yet."
"Nope, I haven't." answered Emory, before Queen Anna on the other side, looked at her Elsa and asked...
"What is it?"
"Emory's here." stated Elsa, prompting a surprised 'Oh' from Anna before Elsa remounted Nokk and offered a hand to Anna to help her back on the Spirit. "Let's detour away from the camp and see what she wants." added Elsa, before she looked towards the group again and commented, "Give us a minute or two, then return."
Following, Queen Anna giggled and commented...
"You look weird talking to nothing like that."
The magical window then closed, and Emory turned to the sisters and their father and commented...
"I've contacted the Other Elsa since our meeting with Queen Anna, and she's figured out that she can sense my presence. So, no more surprising her with me showing up."
"Well, that's nice." stated Anna, before Agnarr commented with a smile...
"It's so odd to see another Elsa and Anna, with the two of them right here, beside me."
The remark prompted a chuckle from the sisters, and Elsa replied...
"It was the same for us too."
"I'm in awe too." stated Honeymaren. "It was so weird. And it seemed like they were headed to a camp- maybe their own Northuldra Camp. If Emory tried to contact them a little later, I might've even seen myself."
"Do you want to?" asked Emory.
"Heh, no, no, no. That would be way too weird for me." replied Honeymaren with a nervous chuckle. "Seeing doubles of Elsa and Anna is enough weirdness for me." she added, prompting a light chuckle from Emory before she averted her gaze and thought...
'Considering the recent situation, meeting another Honeymaren might be weird for me too.'
"Maybe you two would be good friends." commented Elsa with a smile.
"Heh, maybe, but this is about you two, not me." replied Honeymaren, before Anna giggled and looked at Emory and commented...
"Emory could have two Honeymaren's."
The tease prompted a blush from Emory, but Anna quickly added...
"Sorry, the tease was RIGHT THERE. I couldn't resist."
However, Honeymaren quickly hugged Emory.
"Even if it's another me, I'm not sharing Emory."
The trio all chuckled at the cute moment, before Emory pulled away, her whole face red.
"A-Ahem, anyway..." stated Emory. "Enough time has passed." she added, before turning around, her back to them again, and this time, instead of creating a magical window, it was a larger doorway that extended to the ground, revealing the two other sisters, their Nokk no longer with them. However, they were in the middle of a conversation as the other Elsa giggled and commented...
"Think you could pull it off?"
"Probably not." answered Queen Anna with a smirk. "I'd be thinking of Kristoff the whole time. Her girlfriend would know something's up."
Elsa and Anna both raised a brow at the context-less conversation they arrived on, before the other Elsa gave a curious 'Hmm.' as she looked in their direction.
"Emory's back." stated the other Elsa. "We're ready." she added, before Queen Anna stepped up beside her, looking slightly confused as she looked at them, but for her, it was nothing.
Following a shimmer from the magical doorway, the confusion soon changed to delight for both of the alternate siblings before quickly shifting to surprise.
"Dad!" declared the two before quickly gasping as their faces redden and briefly averting their gaze in embarrassment. "S-Sir." commented the two before lifting their eyes back to Agnarr, smiling delightfully at him, who chuckled and commented.
"It's nice to finally meet you two."
"It's great to meet you too!" happily replied Queen Anna.
"This is a delightful surprise." commented the other Elsa, looking at the sisters, who were smiling and gave a greeting wave of the hand, and Elsa replied...
"Nice to see you two again."
"Yeah." added Anna.
The two others smiled and returned the wave before their gaze turned to Honeymaren with a little surprise.
"Oh..." commented Queen Anna.
"Honeymaren." added the other Elsa.
"Hehe, hi." greeted Honeymaren with a nervous smile.
"It's like looking at her twin." commented Queen Anna, wide-eyed.
"Yeah..." added the other Elsa before continuing, "Hey, Honeymaren, we were headed towards camp. Do you wanna meet our Honeymaren?"
"Heh, no, no. That's alright." replied Honeymaren nervously. "You have a more important person to focus your attention on, don't you?" she added, motioning her hand towards Agnarr, prompting a gasp from the two alternate siblings and Queen Anna commenting.
"That's right."
"Sorry about that, Fath-uh, sir." added the other Elsa. "This meeting was just a surprise, and seeing Honeymaren, our excitement is all over the place."
"Understandable." replied Agnarr with a smile. "It's probably better that some of the attention is spread out; this is still strange to me to be meeting you two while these two are right next to me." he added, looking at Elsa and Anna to his left with a smile, who smiled back.
"It's a bit strange for us too, but the delight far outweighs it." commented Queen Anna.
"Is there any special reason for this meeting?" asked the other Elsa, looking at her double.
"Nope." answered Elsa. "Father was just feeling left out from meeting you, so when Anna decided to make a trip here to invite our family and Emory to a party we're having at the castle in the future, Father saw it as a good opportunity to meet you two."
"Oh, so..." replied the other Elsa. "Are we allowed to join you all on the other side to properly introduce ourselves to your dad?"
"Sure." answered Elsa; however, Emory quickly chimed in...
"Wait, before you both come here, I'd suggest one of you remain in your own home while the other comes here. On the very, very rare possibility that the portal closes. I'd have an easy way to reconnect there."
"So..." started Queen Anna curiously, "If we both come over there at the same time and you close the portal, we might be stuck there?"
"Possibly." answered Emory. "My reality portals work by having a target, like a beacon flashing in the dark. You two are the only current 'beacons' I have in your reality, so it gives me an easy path to your reality without blindly searching, so if the two of you come here and the portal closes, unlikely, but it's a possibility that I need to be aware of, I'll lose the beacon to your home. I'd need to find a third person for you two to safely come here together. So until then, one at a time."
"Ok." replied the other Elsa. "That's understandable." she added, before Queen Anna asked...
"Wait, so you could basically dive into a sea of different realities with more us's?"
"Yep." answered Emory. "If there's a particular reality that catches my interest, I can remember and return to it. But opening a traversable pathway between the realities is new, so I'd rather be safe than sorry about people crossing realities."
"Ok then." replied Queen Anna, before her Elsa placed a hand on her shoulder to gain her attention and commented...
"You can go first."
Queen Anna smiled, stepped through the portal, and walked up to Agnarr with an excited smile.
"H-Hi, Sir." greeted Queen Anna, offering her right hand to him. "I'm Anna."
"I'm Agnarr." he replied with a smile as he offered his outstretched arms towards her, and the Queen gasped and quickly embraced him tightly before Agnarr returned the affection.
All present smiled at the act before the two released each other, and Anna smiled delightfully at Agnarr. The Queen soon returned through the portal, and her Elsa quickly stepped through and eagerly hugged Agnarr, prompting a light chuckle from him as he returned the embrace.
"And I'm Elsa!"
"Heh, hello, Elsa." replied Agnarr, before they released each other, although Agnarr placed his hands on the other Elsa's shoulder. "You're like a mirror image."
"Well..." stated Elsa with a smile as she walked up to her double's right. "Aside from our hair."
"Wow." commented Honeymaren. "Seeing you two side-to-side, if you two actually dressed the same and had similar hair, I don't think anyone would be able to tell the difference."
"I could." commented Anna proudly, crossing her arms. "It would be her behavior that would give it away."
"Well, that's obvious." replied Honeymaren with a smile. "I meant purely visual."
"I think I could still do it." replied Anna, prompting a chuckle from the other Elsa before she commented...
"Maybe we could put that to the test in the future- when we're closer friends, of course."
"Maybe." replied Elsa, before the double returned to her home reality with just a smile.
"I have a question." stated Agnarr. "With as easy as the two of them came here, could I step through for a moment?"
"Sure!" quickly answered the sisters on the other side of the portal.
"Ohh, right." commented Anna. "We were focused on you two visiting us when we could visit you too!"
"Yeah..." replied Queen Anna. "I'd agree to that." she added, before Emory chimed in...
"The same issue would come up if the two of you went over there."
"Not really." commented Anna with a smirk as she eyed Honeymaren. The pair glanced at each other and blushed lightly, with the addition of an embarrassed chuckle from Emory. "You have another 'beacon' here." she added, which prompted the sisters on the other side of the portal to take note of the glance Emory and Honeymaren gave to each other. "Plus, that only applies if you were to join us... Oh, you should join us when we visit! We're benefiting from your magic, but you should too."
"I wouldn't mind that, when the time comes." stated Emory, before Agnarr walked up to the portal.
"Heh, I can tell Iduna I actually visited, even if for a moment." commented Agnarr before looking back at his daughters. "Would you two be ok with this?"
"Just come back." stated Elsa with a smile.
"Yeah." added Anna, before looking at Emory and adding, "And don't close the portal as a prank."
"I wouldn't do that." answered Emory with a chuckle.
"Well, the portal has been open for awhile." stated Elsa. "Are you getting tired?"
"Nah, I'm good. I'll be sure to let you know if I am."
Following that, Agnarr then took two steps into the portal and was quickly hugged by the Queen and the other Elsa at the same time, prompting a chuckle from him and Elsa and Anna before he was released, turned around, and briefly looked around.
"Heh, well, the location is a little different..." commented Agnarr with a smile before looking at the others. "It's even weirder, though. I'm in a different world."
"Do you feel any different?" asked Anna. "Does the air smell different?"
"Hehe, everything's normal. Just the context of the situation takes some getting used to." replied Agnarr before turning to face the doubles of his daughters, looking at him delightfully. "I said I'd just be a moment though, so, one more group hug?" he suggested as he reached out his arms to them, and they eagerly accepted the invite.
Anna, however, seeing the group hug, couldn't resist and joined them on the other side and hugged her father from behind, prompting a chuckle from all present, before Agnarr was released and returned to the other side of the portal, while Anna lingered, standing to the other Elsa's right as she looked around.
"Wow... obviously the exact location isn't the same, but I'm in a whole different reality! Elsa, come join me!"
"Heh, no, no, I'll pass." replied Elsa, before Queen Anna walked up to Anna, looking over her clothing, and asked...
"What kind of clothing are you wearing?"
"Oh, right. This is my glass clothing." answered Anna as she did a twirl and placed her hands on her hips.
"Wow, can I touch it?" asked the Queen.
"Sure." answered Anna, before the Queen reached out and touched the belly of Anna's clothing, making her flinch and giggle a little.
"It's smooth... and warm." commented the Queen.
Watching the two Anna's interact, Agnarr chuckled lightly and stepped beside Elsa and whispered to her...
"This weird for you too?"
"Heh, yeah." whispered back Elsa with a smile.
"I keep it warm so it won't get hard and make it impossible to move." stated Anna.
"Ohhh, fascinating." replied the Queen, pulling her hand away. "That's a unique outfit, though too."
"Heh, it's an Anna original." stated Anna proudly. "I figured out this look this morning. It's a dress with pants. So when I fly, no one can see right up my skirt."
"Yeah, that would be bad." replied the Queen with a smile before gasping, "Oh! Since you're wearing your glass clothing, would you mind showing me your flying?"
"Not at all!" answered Anna delightfully before looking up. "I have plenty of space too.
Anna then walked about two yards away, though still in sight of everyone on the other side of the portal, who all smiled when Anna took to the air a few yards above the ground, to the awe of her Queen counterpart. After a few moments of moving around in the air, Anna returned to the ground, much to the praise of her double.
"That was amazing!"
"Heh, I learned a few more methods of flying earlier today, but I still need some practice for them." stated Anna. "Maybe I'll be more proficient at it the next time we meet, and I can show that off too."
"Well, I look forward to it." replied Queen Anna, before Anna returned through the portal.
"Oh, by the way..." continued Anna as she turned to face the other sisters, particularly the Queen. "The first time we met, you seemed to be upset with your Elsa; did you work it out?"
The doubles both looked surprised, with a light blush raising on their faces, before the other Elsa looked at her Anna and asked...
"You told them about that?"
"NO!" quickly answered the Queen. "I was just still bothered by it, and they asked about you, and it came through in my reply."
"Oh."
"Sorry!" quickly commented Anna apologetically. "I didn't think it was a sore spot."
"It's fine." replied the Queen with a nervous smile. "I appreciate the concern. We're still working through the issue. It's nothing you need to worry about. So let's just move past this to a different topic." she added, before the other Elsa gasped and commented...
"Oh, speaking of another topic, with all the excitement, we haven't greeted Emory. Hi Emory."
"Oh, you're right! Sorry about that, Emory; Hi." stated Anna, prompting a light chuckle from Emory.
"That's alright. Like Elsa said, the excitement got the best of you."
"So what have you been up to?" asked Queen Anna. "Anything interesting happen since we last talked?"
"Nope, just enjoying my life." answered Emory, prompting a small, resisted chuckle from Elsa and Anna, while Honeymaren simply smirked at Emory. "Fitting in with the people here, helping where I can, making friends-"
"And gaining a few admirers as well." chimed in Honeymaren with a grin, prompting a red-faced gasp from Emory as she looked at Honeymaren.
"Hey!"
"Ohhh!" cooed the other sisters, followed by the Queen adding, "Really?"
"Yep." answered Honeymaren. "She's got people crushing on her."
"Anyone catch your eye?" asked the Queen.
Emory glares at Honeymaren before smirking and crossing her arms over her chest.
"There's one in particular." answered Emory, turning to face the pair, though her face was still red. "But I don't think it'll last. They don't respect the boundaries I have."
"Awww." replied the Queen, before a small gasp left Honeymaren, and she nervously commented.
"Hey, come on. No need to jump to breaking up. Maybe they just didn't understand the boundary."
"Hmm, fair point..." replied Emory as she turned to face Honeymaren with a smirk. "We have only been together 'officially' for a few days. Maybe I should just tell them face-to-face that I don't want our relationship announced, even if it's obvious to other people; I'm just not ready for the public declaration."
"Y-Yeah, I'm sure they'll understand that." replied Honeymaren, followed by a nervous chuckle.
"Good." replied Emory, before stepping up to Honeymaren and whispering to her, "I wasn't going to break up with you, but what you did was really embarrassing. I just want this between us for now."
"Ok." whispered back Honeymaren with a smile. "I'll respect your boundary."
While Elsa, Anna, and Agnarr smiled at the little exchange, the pair on the other side of the portal were clearly intrigued, and given Emory and Honeymaren's previous small interaction, the other sister's eyes widened at the realization, before Emory turned around with a smile and commented...
"Anyway, that particular part of my life is private. So, different topic, please."
"I have a question." stated Agnarr. "Well, more of a confirmation of something, for Anna." he added, looking at the Queen.
"Alright." answered the Queen. "What is it?"
"My daughters have told me you're the Queen now."
"I am." answered Queen Anna with a smile, before looking at her Elsa and adding, "Elsa decided to stay with the Northuldra and passed the role onto me. It was a little overwhelming at first, but Elsa's helped me out. Now, I can confidently stand on my own; With Kristoff by my side, of course."
"Well, that's nice to hear." replied Agnarr. "So, you and Kristoff are a couple?"
"Yep, a married couple." answered the Queen as she proudly presented her right hand and the ring on her finger. "We've been married for two months, now."
Amusingly, a round of 'congrats' and 'congratulation's' came from Agnarr's group, prompting chuckles from all.
"Thanks." replied the Queen, before gasping in delight and looking at her counterpart. "Oh! Speaking of Kristoff, we should meet each others significant others. I'd be really interested in meeting your girlfriend."
Elsa and Anna both looked a little nervous at the suggestion, while the other Elsa eyed the pair with a smile, joined by Emory, Honeymaren, and Agnarr, who commented...
"Yeah, that would be a fun meeting."
"Y-Yeah... it would." answered Anna nervously before Agnarr asked the Queen.
"So you know about them having girlfriends?"
"Yeah, I found that out during-" started the Queen before gasping and looking at Elsa. "Wait, you have a girlfriend too?" she asked, prompting a sigh from Elsa.
"Yeah, I do."
"Wow... then, what about babies or an heir?" asked the Queen, prompting a nervous and hesitant look to come to Elsa and Anna's faces before the other Elsa lightly jabbed the Queen in the side. "Oh, uh, sorry about that. That was probably overstepping. But, wow... both of you are into girls. I did not see that coming. So, what's your girlfriend like, Elsa?"
"She's cute." answered Elsa with a smile and her hands on her hips, while Anna's face reddened. "She's a bit reckless, and it sometimes gets her into trouble, but she's clever enough to find her way out of it. She's also more outgoing than me and tries to get me to try new things, which I like about her."
"Hehe, sounds like someone I'd get along with." replied the Queen. "Especially younger me." she added, which prompted the other Elsa to place a hand over her mouth to resist a chuckle, while Anna, red-faced, giggled and commented...
"Yeah, we get along great."
Meanwhile, Agnarr, Emory, and Honeymaren grin at the development of the conversation.
"I can't wait to meet them." commented the Queen. "Oh, I know you probably still don't wanna tell us who they are; that's totally fine, but would they be people we'd probably know?"
"Yep." answered Elsa with a smile. "I'd guess you'd know them. But that's all I'm saying on the matter."
"Ohh... alright, I won't pry. Although, I think I have an idea of who it might be." replied the Queen, which prompted a curious look from Elsa and Anna, which Elsa asks...
"You do? From what little I said? Who do you think it is?"
"Is your girlfriend's name Mari?" asked the Queen.
"No, whose that?" asked Elsa.
"She's a princess I met a few years ago. We became good friends; we're still friends, but if you two don't know her, then it's probably better that I don't say anything more."
"Huh..." replied Anna with a smile. "So, I have a potential new friend to look forward to in the future."
"Maybe." stated the Queen. "Things might play out differently for you. Anyway, it's nice that your parents are supportive of your choice in partner."
"Oh, heh, yeah." replied Anna nervously, before Agnarr smiled and commented.
"It was certainly a shock when they told me. To be honest, I'm still adjusting."
"I can imagine." stated the Queen, before Anna commented...
"Anyway, moving on... Earlier you started to ask us about the baby situation. While we don't want to discuss that, and as hypocritical as it is, I'm curious- you're free to deny answering; of course, is it something you're interested in?"
"Oh, absolutely!" answered the Queen delightfully. "I want two kids minimum, so they have a friend to play with, like me and Elsa, and preferably, a boy and girl."
"Heh, two minimum, huh?" replied Anna.
"Yeah, I want lots of babies!" stated the Queen happily. "Ideally, I'd want four to five."
"Five!?" gasped Anna.
"Wow." added Elsa with a smile.
"Hehe, yeah, Kristoff was surprised too." stated the Queen. "He said he'd give me two, then we'll see where we stand on having more."
"Well, you know what you want." commented Emory with a smile.
"Yep!" replied the Queen before Elsa commented...
"Well, when the time comes, I hope your children are in perfect health."
"Me too." added Anna and Agnarr in near unison, prompting a chuckle from them and the Queen, who replied...
"Thanks. Anyway, maybe we should end it here?" she suggested, briefly looking at her Elsa, who gave an agreeing nod. "We've had a nice little chat, but you all likely have other things to do."
"Yeah." added the other Elsa. "Plus, we got to meet your dad. That was certainly a welcome surprise."
"It was a delight for me too." replied Agnarr.
"Ok, sure." commented Anna. "We did interrupt your visit to the Northuldra."
"Our actual destination is Ahtohallan." commented the Queen. "The camp was just on the way."
"Oh, alright." replied Anna, before gasping with a smile and looking at Elsa. "Maybe Elsa can teach the other Elsa how to make portals? It'll make visits a lot more convenient and quicker." she added, prompting a confused look to come to the other Elsa's face.
"Portals? You can make portals?" asked the other Elsa, looking at her counterpart.
"Heh, yeah." answered Elsa with a smile. "Anna actually learned how first, then Cassandra, a friend of ours, who gave me some insight on it, and then I tried it. And now, the both of us and our friend can travel great distances in a blink, as long as we've been to the place we want to go."
"Wow." replied the other Elsa in awe, before the Queen commented...
"Wait, did you say Cassandra? Would she happen to know someone called Rapunzel?"
"Yeah!" answered Anna delightfully. "So you have a Corona there too?"
"We sure do." replied the Queen with a smile. "We're friends with the Queen, Rapunzel. Unfortunately, she's only talked about Cassandra; we've never had the opportunity to meet her."
Although the Queen's ending remark was a surprise, that wasn't what caused Elsa's and Anna's eyes to widen before Anna commented...
"Wait, your Rapunzel's the Queen?"
"Yours isn't?" asked the other Elsa.
"No, her parents are the King and Queen." answered Anna. "Does the Rapunzel over there not have her parents?"
"No, no." replied the Queen with a chuckle. "The previous King and Queen of Corona are very much alive; they've just, uh... decided it was best for Rapunzel to lead."
"Oh, sounds like there's a story there, but I won't pry." replied Anna. "Anyway, we can leave our versions of Corona as a topic for another time, particularly if Cassandra happens to be with us."
"Yeah, ok." replied the Other Elsa. "We actually should just keep the talk of differences between ourselves. If we start talking about other kingdoms, then who knows what we might unintentionally change or cause for ourselves."
"I agree." commented Elsa. "Especially since you're in the future for us. A well-meaning warning might have negative consequences."
"So, about teaching me how to make portals." stated the other Elsa with a smile. "I'm certainly willing."
"Heh, well, maybe the next time we meet."
"Alright, and I can teach you how to become a cloud." stated the other Elsa.
"Sure." replied Elsa with a smile. "As long as we're in an enclosed space." she added, before the Queen commented...
"Before we go, could we get one more hug from Mr. Agnarr?"
"Sure." answered Agnarr with a smile, before stepping through the portal and embracing the sisters in another group hug.
"Thanks." commented the other Elsa as the hug ended and Agnarr returned to his side of the portal.
"You're welcome. I look forward to meeting you two again."
"Same." replied the siblings in unison, prompting a chuckle from them, before the Queen added, "Well, we'll see you all later." as she lifted her hand to wave good-bye, followed by the other Elsa and the others.
"See ya later." stated Emory, before the portal closed.
"Well, that was a fun chat!" commented Anna delightfully.
"And interesting." added Agnarr.
"And weird." added Honeymaren with a smile. "Seeing doubles of yourselves talking with each other."
"Yeah." commented Elsa. "It's still a bit weird for me, especially when we met both of them at the same time."
"Oh, by the way, Honeymaren..." started Anna. "Your mother said she wanted to see you. Apparently, you two have been gone since the morning."
"Oh, heh." replied Honeymaren nervously. "We have been away for awhile." she added, looking at Emory, who smiled with a blush on her cheeks.
"Yeah, the time just flew by."
"Flew by doing what?" asked Anna with a grin.
"That's none of your business." answered Emory with a smirk, prompting a disappointed 'Aww' from Anna before she looked at Honeymaren, who smiled and commented...
"If Emory doesn't want to say, then I won't either."
"If you're so interested in my relationship..." stated Emory. "Would you be willing to share something about yours?"
Following a little pout from Anna, she looked at Elsa, who shook her head in disapproval.
"Fine, ok. I won't pry." stated Anna. "Just thought you might be more comfortable to share, like you said earlier."
"Heh, that was thirty minutes ago at best." commented Emory. "Try again a few days from now, and I MIGHT be more willing, but you're getting nothing from me today."
"Ok, ok, consider the topic dropped." replied Anna with a smile.
"Good." stated Emory, before walking by the three. "Let's head back."
"Alright." replied Anna, as she, Elsa, and Agnarr followed, while Honeymaren hurried to Emory's side.
Only about two minutes into the walk, Emory turned around, walking backwards as she commented...
"Oh, by the way, tell Iduna she doesn't have to worry about Nokk for awhile. He left the forest."
"He left?" asked Elsa. "So, he's no longer here?"
"Yep." answered Emory. "He sprung it on me a few days ago, saying he wanted to discover what it is he wants from his life, and he didn't think he'd be able to find that here in the forest. So he'd journey outside of his home and explore the world and himself."
"Wow..." commented Anna. "It would've been nice to say good-bye, but I'm happy for him."
"Same here." added Elsa. "Even if I didn't particularly care for him. How do you feel about it, though, Emory? The spirits are like your children."
"Heh, it was a shock." answered Emory with a chuckle as she lowered her gaze, but turned around and continued walking. "And I am a little sad that he's gone, but this is a decision he's made with no influence from me, and he wants to find his place in the world. He has my full support!"
"Well, that's good." commented Anna. "What about the other Spirits? Did Nokk tell them good-bye?"
"Yep, he even woke up Mou'tan to tell him good-bye." Answered Emory. "Like me, they were sad to see him go but were happy for him. Although Bruni took it a bit harder than the others."
"I can imagine." commented Anna. "The spirits have been together their whole lives and one decides to leave. I'd be sad if Elsa decided to leave for some other place without me." she added, looking at Elsa with a smile, who chuckled and replied...
"Heh, well, I wouldn't spring it on you out of the blue like Nokk apparently did."
"Anyway..." stated Emory. "Besides having a date for the upcoming party, has anything interesting happened lately that you're willing to talk about?"
"Oh absolutely!" answered Anna delightfully. "A couple of days ago, Elsa and I visited our fairy neighbors."
"Really?" asked Emory, looking back.
"Yep, we... Oh, there's something more important than that!" replied Anna. "Our Mother had magic after all!"
"Really?" repeated Emory. "Congrats?"
"Yep, turned out that Mother had a tiny bit of lingering magic in her that Elsa was able to sorta spark in her. She likened it to the smoke of a blown out candle, but Mother didn't have a candle. She ended up having your memory-viewing power." answered Anna. "Unfortunately, she only had it for a day after."
"Ohh, interesting. I would've liked to have seen her using her magic. It's a shame she no longer has it." replied Emory.
"Mother wasn't disappointed, though, when her magic ran out. She said she was just happy to experience a little of what Elsa and I had." stated Anna.
"Well, that's good to hear." replied Emory.
"Anyway, back on the topic of fairies, what was your experience with them?" asked Anna.
"Good." answered Emory. "It's unfortunate to hear that fairies reputation has soured so much among certain people. At the time I lived, fairies weren't people you had to avoid like they were a contagious illness. Sure, they were pranksters, but they didn't intend to hurt you. Anyway, maybe I was just lucky and had only positive experiences with fairies growing up; they were pretty common visitors to the home I lived in when I was young."
"You mean the orphanage?" asked Anna. "There were orphaned fairy kids there too."
"Hehe, no, there weren't any orphaned fairies." chuckled Emory. "But yes, they were a common sight at the orphanage. The reason for that was because our mother ended up becoming a sort of fairy doctor."
"Heh, really? How'd that happen? Do you remember?" asked Anna.
"A bit, let me think... I happened to meet the fairy who started the whole thing. They- he, told me that he approached the window of a human home in hopes that someone there could help his sick newborn baby. He happened to meet my mother, who was washing the dishes at that moment, and saw the fairy. She opened the window, and the fairy explained the request, and my mother agreed. So the fairy went to go get his wife and child, and my mother examined the baby before healing it; I don't remember what illness the baby had, though. The couple were very grateful and left, but a week later, another fairy came to the house, requesting my mother to heal an injury."
"Heh, so the original couple spread the news of a nice human helping them." commented Anna.
"Exactly." replied Emory with a smile. "My mother wasn't bothered by this and helped the fairy out. But the fourth time it happened, my mother required payment if she was going to keep doing it. The payment wasn't money though, rather, doing a single task, like retrieving something from a small, inconvenient spot that the fairy could easily get into without having to move something heavy, or cleaning a single cup or plate. Simple, small things like that."
"Well, that's nice." commented Anna.
"Yeah, the fairies didn't have a problem with it either, and it allowed the fairies and the kids to interact." continued Emory. "It was how I encountered fairies. I pretty much grew up with them. So, while there were no orphan fairies in the house, fairies were a common sight there, like it was a second home to them. Most would help out with little things even if they didn't have an injury that needed healing."
"That's awesome." replied Anna. "You really had a good childhood."
"Yeah, I did." stated Emory with a smile. "I was lucky I ended up there."
"I have a question." commented Elsa. "You talk about your mother a lot, but did you have a dad?"
"Yeah." answered Emory. "My mother was married. Heh, she had help wrangling all her kids. My dad was great too, but I favored my mom."
"Any particular reason?" asked Elsa.
"Only one." answered Emory. "She was the one that opened the door after my birth parents abandoned me and comforted me when I realized what happened."
"Oh." replied Elsa, wide-eyed. "Wasn't expecting that answer." she added, while Honeymaren also looked surprised, and while they didn't interrupt, she thought...
'Her parents abandoned her, and she was old enough to realize it!? That's horrible!'
"Yeah, well, I remember having a good relationship with my dad too." stated Emory. "Unfortunately, I don't have any particular memories of interest to share with him. Heh, nothing like painting his face when he was sleeping. Although he did give me the 'Don't let people take advantage of you' talk when I was older. So, stuff like being cautious around people who are overly nice, nothing is free, and always trust your gut."
"Good advice." commented Agnarr, before Honeymaren tapped Emory on the shoulder, leaned in, and whispered...
"Would you mind telling me more about your past later?"
"Oh, sure, I don't mind." whispered back Emory with a smile.
While not hearing what the couple were saying, Anna smiled, seeing the smiles on their faces.
- Arendelle, Courtyard -
"Well, that visit was better than expected!" commented Anna delightfully as she, Elsa, and Agnarr walked through the icy portal back into the courtyard of the castle, within a couple of yards of the front door.
"Yeah..." added Elsa with a smile. "Emory has a girlfriend, and it's Honeymaren. Did not see that one coming."
"I did." commented Anna proudly as she turned to face Elsa with a grin. "I had a little inkling something was up when Honeymaren was so eager to feed Emory the chocolate I brought. Emory was really quick to deny anything was going on between them, and I don't think Honeymaren actually said anything about it at the time." she added, before looking ahead in time to walk up the few steps leading to the door. "Ohhh, I have so many questions! But I have to respect Emory's boundaries, and I will."
"Good." stated Agnarr with a smile. "Just let them be. I'll go tell Iduna about Nokk."
"Ok, we'll see you later." replied Anna as she opened the door to the castle and let Elsa and Agnarr enter first before following.
The End