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Anna adored her older sister.
Elsa could do anything. Transform any room into something wonderful and Anna wished she could do the same, but it didn't matter so long as she could needle Elsa into doing it for her.
And anyway, maybe Elsa wouldn't always play with her when Anna wanted to, but she was always there. Even if mother and father had to go, Elsa was there.
But then she wasn't.
Anna adored her older sister.
Elsa could do anything. Transform any room into something wonderful and Anna wished she could do the same, but it didn't matter so long as she could needle Elsa into doing it for her.
And anyway, maybe Elsa wouldn't always play with her when Anna wanted to, but she was always there. Even if mother and father had to go, Elsa was there.
But then she wasn't.
And there was something W RR ON G.
"Darling, we are sorry. But you can't see Elsa anymore. You are to stay outside of this door, do you understand? And Elsa will stay inside. You will do as we tell you."
And her parents left her alone.
And Anna's eyes narrowed.
She went up to Elsa's room. The door was locked. She rattled at the doorknob and it wouldn't open and...and THIS WAS HER SISTER! And she wanted her sister to be with her NOW!
And she wouldn't cry. She scowled. There was no reason to cry, RIGHT?
After all, she would get her sister back. No matter what her stupid parents said.
She would force the world to change to her wishes if it had the audacity not to be like she wished it in the first place!
Anna's eyes burned with her fury and then the room got hotter and hotter and the lock melted (as it should) and the door (finally, she ought to kick it, inconvenient, insulting piece of wood) swung open and smacked against the wall (because she kicked it) and Elsa was there.
And everything was alright as she ran into her sister's arms.
Everything would be alright.
Hours later she noticed that Elsa's eyes had been wide and disbelieving when she saw Anna and that she had trembled when Anna hugged her and that her bed was wet where tears would fall if one curled up and sobbed, but by then Elsa was smiling again and they were curled up together under a blanket and their parents would not be home for days, so all that wasn't as terrible as it might have been and she knew that they were going to be okay.
They hardly let go of each other for the rest of the week and neither sister liked to let the other out of their sight. What if it would happen again?
(Elsa kept her hands always in the gloves because maybe just maybe that would stop it. She wouldn't hurt Anna ever again and they would stay together and mother and father wouldn't look at her like they were afraid (like she was a monster) )
The sisters were terrified when their parents came home. They held each other close.
And their parents were horrified when they came home and they did try to separate them and Elsa cried and Anna screamed, but then they were convinced to leave them alone when Anna blew fire in their direction.
Somehow that was extremely unsurprising. It felt like Anna should exclaim "Finally!", which made sense after all Elsa could do anything with ice why shouldn't she...she had always wanted to have... which was weird, but that wasn't to say it didn't make her happy.
She exclaimed about her power and told Elsa she wanted to experiment with it, like how big could she make it and how small and how hot and could she make chains or figures out of it or Oh! Could she maybe transform into a dragon? That would be even more awesome! But even if she could not, maybe she would still be able to fly? Wasn't there a reason why hot-air balloons had that name? She could make air hot, right? And hey, maybe she could make the fire dance around her wouldn't that look cool? Could she practice here?
(Elsa knew what chaos (destruction) those experiments would cause. Wasn't this the reason why her parents had locked her away? But...Anna was so happy. And that was the important thing. And her little sister had successfully broken into her room and she had frightened their parents away and maybe they wouldn't be hurt ever again, now that Anna had powers too. They would protect her and Elsa was going to be more careful and make sure Anna was safe and maybe everything was going to be alright. And perhaps...if Elsa used her powers again Anna would be able to practice without burning down the castle. Elsa would train with her sister and they were going to be so strong and skilled that they wouldn't ever hurt each other, but would be able to create anything they liked and keep everyone they didn't like away. That sounded wonderful. Elsa smiled.)
And Anna smiled and laughed too when Elsa told her they would try tomorrow.