Queen Elsa of Arendelle (snowglowswhite) wrote in thedoorway, @ 2014-06-30 14:47:00 |
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Elsa had decided that it really didn’t matter that everyone here was so kind and helpful -- even Jack’s friendliness wasn’t enough to ease the ache that was missing Anna. At least in the preceding years, there was the knowledge that Anna was still there, around the castle somewhere. Even though they didn’t see one another, she was there. There was now also the brief time that Elsa had spent with her sister, getting to know one another. That was gone, too, and Elsa was stuck in this huge, strange, warm city, alone. For the moment she ignored the fact that she wasn’t, not really, that there were people willing to be friends. She wanted to wallow in self-pity, in the still-mostly-bare set of rooms that she had been given and which were still too large for just one person. She sniffled, wiping away a tear and standing to look out the window. Anna’s head was in a whirl. She wasn’t dead as she’d assumed, so that was good all things considered. She was alive in a strange place, far away from home, but not alone if she could believe what those strange, friendly people have been telling her. Elsa was here! That was truly the only thing that kept Anna calm - or close to calm at least. She had waited for a while, before being taken somewhere else. It was all really too much to take in - more people, tests, people knowing who she was and knowing about her sister and where she was. And now, what felt like an age after she’d woken up in that strange place, she was standing in front of a door. A door with Elsa on the other side. How many times had she stood in front of a door with her sister on the other side? At least, this time, Elsa will open it when she knocked. If she was there at all… No, Anna shook her head at herself. Elsa will be there. Those very friendly people had assure her of this. “Elsa!” she called through the door, her knuckles meeting the wood in front of her a moment later in a soft knock. The knock wasn’t fully unexpected; after all, Elsa had made friends and all of them were very concerned about her. But she wasn’t really in the mood for people. But the voice that accompanied the knock sounded… familiar. So familiar, through a door. “Anna?” She spoke barely above a whisper, and dashed away her tears. It wasn’t long before she was at the door and had it open to stare into the beloved face of her sister. “It is you! Anna, you’re here!” Elsa didn’t bother to pull Anna into the room and instead drew her into a tight hug, right there in the doorway, with the bright lights of the hallway spilling into the golden glow of the lamps in the apartment. She sniffled again and rested her head on Anna’s shoulder. “I’m so glad you’re here.” “I am,” Anna said, a wave of relief flooding through her as Elsa pulled her into a hug. She clung to her sister for a while, then pulled away to get a good look at her. “You’re here, too.” She smiled a little at herself for stating the obvious. “It’s all so strange. How long have you been here? You’ve been crying!” Her words tumbled over one another as her mouth tried to keep up with all the thoughts going through her head. So many questions, all on top of each other. Elsa smile and wiped again at her eyes. “I have. I let myself have a little pity party.” Taking Anna’s hand, she pulled her into the room and shut the door. Already it seemed brighter, just for having her here. “I’ve been here… well, four… no. Five days. But everyone is so friendly! And helpful.” Gleeful, Elsa twirled Anna in a circle, letting snow fall around them, evaporating before it could reach the carpet. “There’s someone here who can do magic like mine! His name is Jack! And there are other queens here. But there are no mountains.” Anna followed her sister inside, looking around her and trying to take everything in. Laughing, she tilted her face up into the snow as Elsa made it fall. “Magic like yours? Really? But that is wonderful! Can I meet him?” She sighed a little at the mention of no mountains; that was something she was going to miss. But there were other things here in abundance - buildings for one. Tugging on her sister’s hand, she walked to the window. “So many,” she breathed, staring out, “and so high. How do people live like this?” Laughing, Elsa nodded. She was more than eager to share what she’d discovered about this new world, and her understanding of it. “Of course you can meet him. I think you’ll like him, he’s very --” Elsa broke off, an uncharacteristic blush staining her cheeks. She wasn’t used to this fluttery feeling that came with thinking about another person. “Oh, Anna, he’s cute.” She stopped, pressing her hand to her mouth, and giggled. Wrapping her arm around Anna’s shoulders, she squeezed gently. “I don’t know. I like it, I think. Except that there’s always light. And something going on and -- you hear that? Those are sirens, the vehicles of policemen and firefighters, going to help people. And during the day you hear the sounds of… of cars and their horns, and people talking.” Anna stared at her sister, the city outside of the window forgotten for the moment in light of this new development. She started to grin, noticing the blush on Elsa’s cheeks. “Cute, huh?” Giving Elsa a squeeze, she said, “I’m so happy for you!” And she was, she really was - that was a nice feeling to have. Even if it reminded her of the mistake that had been Hans; and of Kristoff who had not been a mistake in the end. Looking out again, she tried to remember all the new words that Elsa had uttered, adding meaning to some of the things she had seen here. "Oh, we're just friends," Elsa was quick to assure Anna. "Because we have that in common. Are you hungry? There's some food in the kitchen and I've been shown how the... the... appliances! How they work and I even managed to make my own breakfast this morning." Nevermind that the toast was burnt and the oatmeal had bubbled out of the bowl a little. She'd done it and it was edible. She'd also discovered the joys of cleaning a microwave. "Or I can show you our apartment, because of course you're staying here," she stated. There was no other way it could be. Anna was her sister, and although she was practically an adult, she hadn't come of age and still needed her, Elsa's, guidance. "We each have our own bedroom, and there is a room in which to bathe, that we will be sharing. And this living area, and a kitchen. Oh! And the computer and our... phones? Anyway, they allow us to talk to anyone we want, without having to visit." Anna nodded, unable to completely stop herself from grinning. “Friends are good, too, Elsa - especially if we’re going to be here for a while.” But then Elsa mentioned food and a whole slew of new things to concentrate on; she’d file her other questions about this Jack away for the moment. “Show me around first! And then give me some food, please.” Hopefully there would be chocolate here. She stepped away from the window, turning to gaze at the apartment. “There are so many things you’ll have to teach me! I don’t think I took any of it in earlier when they showed me the… phone and the computer.” |