The first of the few thank you gifts to my followers. It jumps again, so context is that Anna found out about the powers and they had a cold war until Anna more or less sieged Elsa’s apartment and got in as she was trying to get out. Cuz Modern!Anna wasn’t raised in a castle, so screw being polite.

Dunno if it needs any trigger warnings, but there is animal death and attempted kidnapping referenced.







Anna quickly stuck her foot into the door, squeaking loudly as Elsa accidentally slammed the door on it. Instantly Elsa threw the door open, grimacing as Anna pulled her foot back to cradle it. At first she reached out as if to help but quickly pulled her hand back, afraid what might happen if she did.

“Stupid idea, bad idea but hey! Door’s open!” Anna stumbled in but stayed politely in the front room.

“Anna.” The owner of the name had to fight the shiver that went down her spine. Resolve solidified it and she looked at Elsa. This was important, time to be seriously serious.

“I think we need to talk. Actually no, I know we need to talk. Cuz this, yeah I am not playing out some after school special where everything could have been easily fixed with some communication. So you, me and talking here and now and I will not take no for an answer. I will literally knock on your door for thirteen years if it comes down to it.” Anna felt a little childish stomping her foot, especially since she suddenly remembered that it had had a door slammed on it just a few seconds ago, but it got her point across. Pain or no.

Elsa started to get angry, her face slowly but surely turning red as she balled up her fists. But Anna stared her down. Eventually she proved to be the more stubborn of the two, as Elsa looked away, her arms wrapping tightly around her.

“Fine.”

Anna relaxed, feeling relieved. She hadn’t expected her to accept that readily. She had been prepped for those thirteen years of knocking and waiting.

It took Elsa a while to settle down. Anna was starting to understood how her mother had felt with her two year old daughter before bedtime. Elsa paced like a snow leopard, and spent most of the time fidgeting with her hands while she waited for the microwave to beep. For once in her life Anna stayed silent and still, probably using up a whole year’s worth of her patience, but hey. Elsa was worth waiting for.

No one jumped when the microwave went off, Elsa hesitating for only a few seconds before she retrieved the hot chocolate. Anna tried not to be upset when Elsa took the long way around the table, avoiding the redhead. It was like a return to those first few weeks, but she was surprised when Elsa took a seat and pushed the hot chocolate over.

“You have your coat?” Anna only patted it, it was already ready for her to put on. Gloves, scarf, hat and all so she had no excuses. Eventually Elsa relaxed across from her at the table and steepled her fingers. It took the blonde another minute before she was brave enough to continue.

“What do you want to know?” It was the most loaded question of Anna’s life, but Anna honestly took a few moments to organize her thoughts. This was a serious matter with serious things and serious questions had to come first.

“Let’s start with the magic.” Elsa looked away, almost flinching. Anna wanted so much to hug her friend, but forced herself to stay put. Now that she thought about it again, she might have wanted to start with a lighter subject.

“We think I was born with it. When I was a baby I used to sneeze snowflakes.” Elsa stopped when she heard a squeak, staring at Anna. The redhead tried to school her face but failed as she hopped a little in her seat.

“Sorry, adorable image, please continue.”

“Uh… As I said, I was born with it. I have the power to generate snow, ice and to lower the local temperature. Before… we are sure that it is deeply connected to my emotions since it runs rampant when I let them do so.”

“Okay. So born with it and it’s purely chill.”

“Anna.” The way Elsa said it conveyed all the annoyance and exasperation she had in a single breath.

“Sorry, sorry. It’s just really awesome okay? You have ice powers. Like Frozone ice powers!”

“They are dangerous.” That stopped the conversation cold, literally. A cold wind had started to blow as Elsa immediately retreated into herself, arms shoved into her sides. Anna silently started to chug down the hot chocolate as the room got colder. She waited as Elsa changed from her mantra to long even breaths. Anna purposely didn’t reach for the coat despite the chill.

It took five minutes for her to continue.

“When I was eight I finally got permission to have a pet. I chose a dog, her name was Diamond and we rescued her from the pound.” As she spoke her voice grew softer, eyes avoiding her audience. Anna put the cup down, suddenly feeling her stomach drop. Somehow, someway she knew what had happened. But she listened.

“She was a huge dog, a husky. The sweetest thing that loved everybody and everything. After we had her for about a year Father started to let me walk her by myself. I was so proud, since I had promised to take care of her myself. It was some months later when a man tried to kidnap me.”

Anna started to get up but froze, she really really wanted to hug Elsa, but she had promised to sit and stay seated in that seat for the whole talk. Reluctantly she sat back down and Elsa continued.

“I was scared and started crying when he grabbed me. Diamond was the nicest dog and she didn’t know what to do. She barked and barked but he just… When I started to scream he hit me, hard. Diamond then bit the man so he would let go. Somewhere in the confusion I used my powers and…” Elsa took a long shaky breath.

“I killed Diamond.” Elsa confessed, her hands twisting as she held them close to her chest.

“It was slow and took a few days. But she froze from the inside out. There was nothing the vet could do and no matter what I tried I couldn’t…” The words stopped as she choked on them, tears running down her face.

Anna didn’t stop as she ran around the table, even when Elsa tried to move away. She wrapped her hurting friend up in the tightest, warmest and most loving hug she could manage. It probably wasn’t the right thing to do after hearing a story like that. But Anna didn’t have much else to offer so love and hugs were the best she could do.

“Anna, your coat.” Elsa tried to pull out of the hug, but Anna was having none of it.

“Coats are for wimps.” The house had become cold. The kind of unbearable cold that only happened in the depth of winter, when the heater was broken and a blizzard had decided to hit with all the accuracy of a plot device. But Anna still held on and shivered.

“You’re shivering. Please put it on?”

“Will you let me hug you afterwards?” Rolling her eyes Elsa nodded. Instead of bothering to go back around the table Anna only pulled her coat over from the other side. It took her a few seconds to unzip it and then shrug it on.

Immediately she settled herself on Elsa’s lap, wrapping her arms around Elsa’s shoulders as she laid her cheek against Elsa’s colder one.

“Okay, they’re dangerous,” She held a finger up before Elsa could complain. “And you have trouble controlling them.”

“Correct, but… I’ve… starting practicing with them.”

“You have?” Anna moved her chin so she could look down at her hands curiously. Elsa quickly tucked them behind herself. She loved Anna, but she didn’t trust her not to grab her hands and start playing with them. It seemed like a very Anna thing to do.

“I…” Elsa bit her lip as she struggled with the words. “I wanted to be able to touch people without hurting them. Like… like you do. When someone’s sad you hug them, or just take their hands and pat their shoulder and… I want to be able to hug the people I like.”

“That’s great Elsa. I know you’ll be able to soon.”

They stayed like that for a while, Elsa soaking up the affection like a sponge while Anna held on.

“So… was this why you were homeschooled?” The nod was her only answer and Anna settled her head on Elsa’s shoulder again. They would talk some more later, right now there were some ultra warm, extra comforting hugs due. In triplicate.