Chapter 26.

One month passed. One month since Elsa and Anna had become girlfriends, and it was certainly wonderful.

The relationship was progressing rather slowly, which was difficult for Anna, but she knew it was necessary. After they had been together for about a week, Anna finally dared to use tongue on one of their (now more heated) kissing sessions. Fortunately Elsa had reacted positively to her advances and, after another week, using tongue was a common thing between them. Soon after, the blonde had tried kissing her neck, probably a suggestion from Rapunzel (That damn girl knew neck kissing was Anna's weakness), and then their make out session had gotten a little out of control. Thankfully Anna was able to stop herself due to Elsa's gaze, timid and full of uncertainty. Their relationship had progressed enough that it was now close to a standard relationship between twenty-years-old girlfriends, but there were still some things Elsa wasn't willing to do just yet. Yes, she desperately wanted more intimate contact with her lover, but she was somewhat scared and uncertain. Mostly because of her powers, but partially because she feared she wouldn't be good enough at it.

At least Elsa had matured a lot the past month; apparently having a girlfriend had awakened her inner adult. She had stopped acting like a young teenager and now she actually did more things for herself, even going outside (Only to wait for Anna outside the martial arts school or to buy chocolate, but still). Rapunzel also gave her cooking lessons… the first attempts were an utter disaster, but then she got pretty good. She also stopped being so clingy with Anna, like in a child-scared-of-everything kind of way, but she still took her hand when they went outside, only now it was because that's what girlfriends do.

In summary, life was finally how it was supposed to be. After all, if Hans hadn't come yet to get them, nothing could go wrong, right?... Or so they thought.

That morning everything went as usual; Elsa woke up first and patiently waited until Anna stirred awake, giving her a tender gaze and a good morning kiss when she did so. Then, they both went to have breakfast with Rapunzel and Eugene, enjoying some light conversation and blushing whenever the brunette girl teased them about their relationship. After Eugene had left for work, Elsa and Anna started making out in their room before Rapunzel interrupted them, telling them it was time for Anna to go to her kung-fu class. Reluctantly, Anna got up, gave Elsa one last lingering kiss and went through the door, leaving Elsa alone with her new friend.

As usually, both girls went outside and walked for a few minutes until they'd arrived to the forest, where the practice would start. At first, Rapunzel gave Elsa some suggestions as to how to use her growing powers, but now she was more of a viewer. She also stayed alert, telling Elsa if someone was approaching.

Elsa started summoning a snowball and throwing it to the sky, where it exploded in a light snowfall that soon covered everything around Elsa in a thin layer of snow. Smiling, happy that this time she'd managed to make it exactly the thickness she'd intended, she proceeded to plant one foot strongly on the center making thin lines of ice appear forming a great snowflake pattern. At each end-point appeared beautiful columns connected by a bard with intricate patterns, all of them resembling snowflakes.

Strident clapping was heard behind her and Elsa turned around to see Rapunzel with a radiant smile.

"Very impressive." She said. "But nothing you haven't done before. Why don't you try something different?" Elsa nodded and thought for a moment before moving her hands conjuring ice to make an impressive statue of a polar bear. She'd certainly never tried with that particular animal after all. "Yes, yes, very pretty." Rapunzel said with a bored tone. "But a bear is very similar to a dog, or a reindeer, or…"

"No, it's n…!" Elsa tried to protest, but Punzie interrupted her.

"Of course it is! They're mammals. Why don't you use some imagination?" Elsa rolled her eyes. That day her friend was being incredibly bossy, but she still complied, wanting to impress her so much that she'd have to shut up.

The blonde then waved her hands shooting ice with the utmost precision to create a massive statue that she even had to surround a couple of times so no details escaped her. It was tiring, but it was worth it; at the end, there stood an enormous white and blue dragon with scales captured with mind-blowing precision, as if it was a real living dragon, waiting for something to awake it. Elsa looked at her new piece with proud; she was pretty sure just a month ago she couldn't have created something half as wonderful as that statue, but her relationship with Anna had surprisingly helped her controlling her powers, to the point that since that first kiss no ice had appeared without her consent… except when she was involved in her sessions of self-pleasuring, that is, but she still hadn't found a solution to that.

Shaking her head to forget about that problem for now, the creator of the impressive beast turned to Rapunzel and gave her a confident smirk, as if daring her to say her statue wasn't impressive enough. The brunette got up from the rock where she was sitting and walked around the dragon, appreciating the stunning precision of every form that made its body. At the end she hummed satisficed and turned to Elsa with a big smile.

"Well, yes, this is certainly original and stunning." She began, which made Elsa's smile widen. "However," She added. "details are easily done in such massive works, but now that I think about it, I've never seen you do something similar in a small shape."

Frowning at the critic, Elsa waved a hand harshly towards Rapunzel, who proffered a little squeak as something freezing cold appeared on her shoulder. The brunette turned to see what it was and her eyes widened as she saw Pascal, her little chameleon, but colored purple-red. Otherwise, it was a very convincing replica, as every tiny scale had been made individually. This time, the brunette could just say "Wow", which satisficed Elsa greatly making the chameleon turn of a turquoise green.

After the initial shock, the younger girl was able to talk.

"H-how… " She started, but it sounded more like a squeak, so she cleared her throat and started again. "How did you…? The color…?"

At the question, Elsa looked (really looked) at the chameleon and blinked twice, as if she thought it was an illusion. But there was no doubt; the little creature wasn't blue as her regular ice-sculptures. She was as shocked as her friend.

"I-I don't know." She answered. "I have no idea how I did that."

"That's fine, but…" Rapunzel put a pained expression, finally realizing her shoulder was freezing at the touch of the chameleon, but when she tried to remove it, she discovered it was glued to her clothes. "Elsa? Can you please remove it?" She pleaded.

"Of course!" The ice-wilder exclaimed when she realized what was happening before disappearing the ice-Pascal with just one movement of her hands. Then, she approached the brunette to see if she wasn't hurt. However, when the girl uncovered her shoulder to inspect it, it was purple, broadening in black. Apparently Elsa's ice was colder than normal ice. "I'm sorry!" She said very regretful. "I didn't mean to hurt you."

"I know." She sighed as she touched the sore area that, even now, felt as if it was being burned. Still, she couldn't blame Elsa; she knew it hadn't been on purpose. "It's okay, I can heal it… I think." The truth is, she'd never tried to heal herself, mainly because she had never been hurt so badly, but she hoped it worked.

Letting out a tear was fairly easy because she was in real pain, and then all she had to do was take it with her fingers and place it where the frostbite was. Instantly, her skin recovered its normal color, as if harm had never been done. Both girls sighed in relief and then the brunette covered her shoulder again.

"Looks like I can also heal myself." Rapunzel said smiling. "That's something I'd never done… Talking about recently-discovered-powers, are you sure you'd never done that color thing before?" Elsa shook her head. "Weird. Maybe your powers are still growing."

"Maybe." Elsa said hoping it wasn't the case. If they grew more, she may not be able to control them.

"Or maybe it was something else." The other girl suggested as a new idea popped into her mind. "Did you feel any different when the ice changed colors?" Elsa thought a little before answering.

"Yes… when I first did it, I was upset." She admitted. "And then I was very happy."

"So it turned red and then green…" Rapunzel let out a thoughtful hum. "You may not have noticed, but the same happened to your dragon and the rest of the ice you'd casted… and when you panicked seeing my wound, it all turned yellow."

"Are you suggesting that the color of the ice changes according to my emotions?" Elsa raised an eyebrow.

"It could be." She shrugged.

"And why it hadn't happened before?"

"Well, when you were young, you probably didn't have that power, and more recently… Has something about your feelings changed recently?"

"Well…" Elsa thought for a few seconds trying to point out any change that may had occurred. The only thing she could think of was admitting how she felt for Anna. "I can now express exactly how I feel for Anna."

"And for the others? When Eugene or I make you feel something, do you express it freely?"

"Well… yes." Elsa realized her friend was right. She had stopped concealing a while ago.

"That may be what triggered such a change in you powers; when you express a feeling freely while controlling ice, it reflects in your creations."

"Doesn't that sound a little crazy?" Elsa said unsure.

"There's only one way to find out." The other girl smirked.

After that, Elsa spent at least two more hours focusing on one emotion and creating ice-sculptures of different colors. She even created one of Anna with the exact same clothing she was wearing that day. It was kinda hard at first, but then she almost became an expert. After that, Rapunzel had make her practice her aim, blasting different ice-made targets. The blonde didn't really see why she should do this, since she really didn't want to hurt anybody, but the brunette always said it was necessary in case Weselton's men discovered where she was. After all, Anna couldn't defend them both on her own.

Exhausted, they returned to the house, where Rapunzel quickly warmed some food they had prepared the previous day while Elsa sat down on the couch and zipped through the channels searching for something to watch. Just when she'd found a movie about a bunch of teenagers that were in a school for mutants that she found quite interesting (As well as ironic), the front door's handle twisted signaling someone's arrival. Elsa got up as if she had been struck by a thunder and ran to the entrance.

As soon as the door opened and a certain redhead got through it, sweaty and tired, she found herself enveloped by a pair of slim arms winding themselves around her neck and kissed by soft pink lips. She opened her eyes wide, not expecting such a welcome, but relaxed at the gentle touch. Then, a playful tongue slipped through her lips as the owner pressed into her body, making the kiss become more heated. It was as if Elsa was possessed by an irrational hunger… which wasn't anything new anymore.

Anna barely had enough presence of mind to close the door before tugging at Elsa's leg urging her to lift them. The girl complained, wrapping Anna's waist with her legs as she caught her hips and pulled her even closer. Anna's whole body trembled in protest to this great physical effort, but she ignored it as she walked to the couch, still kissing Elsa, and deposited the girl on it before climbing on top of her to resume their kissing. For all they cared, the world could've ended in that instant and they'd continue kissing, because the sensation of being so intimately linked with the one they loved most (Both, physically and emotionally) was just heaven.

They could've kept kissing the rest of the day if not for certain someone screaming at their ear:

"Hey, get a room you two!" Anna jumped in surprise and fell from the couch to then glare at her now ex-best friend… who was she kidding? She'd always be her best friend, as much as she annoyed her sometimes.

"Why did you interrupt them?!" A male voice was heard from the entrance and the three girls turned, surprised to see Eugene, who had apparently just arrived from work. "It was getting hotter!" He protested, to which Rapunzel just rolled her eyes.

"Exactly why I interrupted them. I don't want to watch them having sex in my couch."

"I do."

"Because it's not your mother's couch!"

"You have a point." He accepted. Then, they both erupted in laughter and approached to each other to hug and kiss sweetly.

"See?" Rapunzel turned to Elsa and Anna after the kiss ended. "This is how decent people greet their partners." Anna just rolled her eyes. "I swear, sometimes I think you're the recently-married couple here." To this all of them laughed lightly.

"More like a couple of horny teenagers, I think." Eugene corrected which made them all laugh even harder (Except Elsa, who just made a mental note to ask Anna about the meaning of 'horny' later).

"Hey, don't you smell something burning?" Anna asked suddenly, interrupting everyone's laughter.

"The chicken!" Rapunzel exclaimed and ran to the kitchen while other three people looked at each other briefly before following her.

It all went to hell as soon as the doorbell rang. None of them was expecting visitors, so it was weird, but still Eugene got up and went to open the door, where she found three men wearing suits.

Anna was just about to take a spoonful of hazelnut soup into her mouth when she heard something that put her senses on alert.

"We're here to inform you that you've won a free trip to the most marvelous island getaway ever."

"A trip? But I didn't…" Before Eugene had finished his sentence, however, he was punched in the gut and, before he could recover and fully process what was happening they hit him in the head with the back of a gun and he fell unconscious.

Fuck.

The only thing in Anna's mind as she walked to the men was that they were screwed, after all, whatever she had learned with Mulan hadn't included "fighting against three guys holding guns while I only have a spoon".

"You're Weselton's men." She said, voice full of hatred more than fear.

"We are." Said the one who was in the middle. "It took us a while since that incompetent Hans refused to say anything unless he was rewarded in compensation for the time he'd spent hiding from the police. Fortunately at least, he relented due to our boss' methods of… persuasion." A chill ran through Anna's spine. She didn't like what Hans had done, of course, but she didn't think he deserved torture.

In that moment she noticed Rapunzel approaching carefully to the men holding a frying pan, but as she did so very slowly and silently, they didn't seem to notice. At the same time, Eugene stirred and opened his eyes, and Anna quickly realized she should keep the men distracted.

"You mean torture?" She said accusingly, her stare hardening. The man just laughed.

"I'll just say that I hope I'll never be in his hands."

"Well, I guess you'll be." Anna's mouth was now talking without being connected to her mind. "After all, I'm pretty sure he'll be very mad at you when you return empty handed."

"What do you mean? You aren't armed, and our men are right now surrounding this house."

"Yes, but with my special ability I could crush you all before you have time to even blink." Anna didn't know where that came from, but she knew it may give them an opportunity to attack.

"You're bluffing. There are only two girls here with magic, and you're not one of them." It sounded more like he wanted to convince himself and his men.

"Really? Well…" Anna discretely looked at Rapunzel who was now hiding behind a drawer really close to the men, and then at Eugene who was still lying on the floor but his breath was very agitated so she guessed he was just pretending. It was time. "Why don't you come and see if I'm really bluffing?!" She shouted defiantly.

The men doubted just an instant, but it was enough. The one to the right got knocked down when the frying pan hit his head, and the one to the left hit the wall when a potent kick landed on his stomach, losing consciousness as his head was also damaged. The one at the center made the worst mistake possible; pointed Anna with a gun, but just when he was pulling the trigger, he suddenly froze. Literally. He was now a human ice-statue.

They all turned to see Elsa who was now standing behind the couch with her arms extended, a despaired look in her face.

"He tried to kill Anna." She explained, voice trembling.

"That's okay." Anna assured her. "You didn't have an option; this guys are bad men. They won't hesitate to kill us, so don't hesitate when you attack either." That last part was said to them all, so everyone nodded, conscious that now their lives were in serious danger. "Rapunzel, you and Flynn go south, find the airport and leave to Corona as soon as possible; your parents will surely offer you protection."

"And you?" Eugene asked fearing the answer.

"We'll go east first, find your friend and see if he finished the false papers I requested for Elsa. Then we'll also leave."

"But why do we have to separate?" Rapunzel protested.

"We have a better chance to escape if we're not together." Anna simply answered. "Apparently Weselton knows about your powers too, so they'll probably split. That way, we won't be in such a great danger." Rapunzel nodded and put a serious and determined expression.

"I'll go get our papers."

"There's a small leather bag on my bed. Bring it to me; it has my papers and some money. We have to travel light."

"Meanwhile we'll keep anyone from entering." Eugene assured her closing the door. "Go!" At this, Rapunzel disappeared upstairs.

"Elsa!" Anna yelled to transmit to the girl a sense of urgency. Her head quickly snapped in her direction. "Freeze the door and the windows." Elsa nodded and proceeded to do that. "Eugene, give me a gun and take one for yourself; we're gonna need them."

As if on cue, a window that wasn't still frozen broke and a hammer could be distinguished, however, as soon as the man's body peered through the window frame, he was shot in the leg by Anna. Just a moment after he fell and another one was trying to get inside, the window was covered by three feet of solid ice just as the others.

In that moment, Rapunzel came down with her chameleon on her shoulder and holding two bags; hers and Anna's. Anna took hers, saying with an intense stare:

"Don't let him capture you." She said with a voice so serious that it gave the brunette chills.

"Neither do you." She squeaked. Anna nodded and then went to Elsa and took her hand.

"Elsa, conjure a strong blizzard outside the house. Once they've fled, we'll get out." Elsa nodded and closed her eyes. Instantly, a mini storm appeared around her to then expand, making all of them cold, until it surrounded the entire house in a fourteen feet radius. Since they were in the center, they didn't suffered anymore. "Ready?" Elsa nodded, opening her eyes.

"I… I guess this is the goodbye then?" Rapunzel asked tentatively, approaching to her best friend and her girlfriend.

"We'll meet again." Anna promised, gaze softening for the first time since the attack. "I promise… a-and I'm sorry I dragged you into this." She added guilty, knowing that, if not for them, Weselton would've never disturbed Rapunzel.

"It's alright." She assured her. "I'm glad I was able to help you." Then, she pulled her into a tight hug that Anna reciprocated gladly, hoping it wouldn't be the last. "Take care of Elsa." She then added as they pulled back.

"I'll will." Anna assured her before Rapunzel turned to the girl.

"Elsa… I'll miss you." She admitted. "I already see you as a friend, and I hope you do too. I could never imagine a better girlfriend for Anna, so… please, protect her for me, will you?" Elsa nodded before she was crushed by a hug and felt wet tears on her shoulder, then she hugged her back feeling that her eyes were also watering. However, in that moment the brunette broke the embrace, giving her a light squeeze in her arms before pulling back completely.

"I'll miss you too." Eugene said to the girls emotively before hugging Anna and trying to hug Elsa, who took a little step back; she still didn't know Eugene as well and so wasn't very comfortable with physical contact, so he had to settle for taking her hand and shaking it as he gave her a smile, trying not to look hurt. "We'll see each other again." He promised.

"We will." Anna reiterated and, thereupon, she opened the door and the four of them walked into the white storm.