Chapter 14: The Past is Catching Up
You continue to hold your heart in pain. Your heavy breathing is letting out a cold mist.
Elsa runs beside you, still crying.
"(Y/N), are you okay?"
You look at her. She is worried you'll think badly of her – hate her for hurting you.
"Did you... just do a Kamehameha out of ice?"
"What?" She asks, confused.
"You totally did. Man, that was pretty–" The pain interrupts you for a moment. "Awesome..."
She is utterly confused. Maybe you don't know what has just happened.
"(Y/N), this same thing happened years ago with Anna. Remember I told you. But she was hit with much less then you and at a longer range."
"And..?" You ask.
"I know you may be resistant to my ice somehow, but that was too much for anyone to take. Your hair is going white, you're breathing out frost. I froze you."
Elsa breaks out into a loud sob. Everyone gets close to you both but keeps some distance.
"Hey Kristoff. My girlfriend totally just did a–"
Kristoff shakes his head slowly. He basically just told you to shut up. Everyone believes you are taking this way too lightly.
You understand their stare. Understand that to Elsa, this is serious. One of the worst things she's ever done and she is dying on the inside because of it. The air becomes heavy. You can't tell whether it's due to your condition or the tension everyone is forcing.
You look over at Elsa. You put your arms around her then bring her in close for a hug. She accepts it but continues to bawl. You stroke her hair.
"Shhh, Elsa it's going to be okay."
"No," she sobs. "No it won't be. I'm a monster!"
A blizzard starts surrounding the two of you. Everyone else backs up.
"Elsa! Elsa listen to me!"
You put both your hands around her face is a soft manner. She looks at you with tears.
"Elsa you're not a monster. Please don't think that way."
You kiss her. She is in shock.
"I love you. Trust me. I'll be fine."
She stares at you for a moment.
"His determination is still there. His will. He is so certain that nothing will happen. How can he be so calm?" she thinks.
"(Y/N)..." She whispers.
"If you say anything bad, I swear I will kiss you again and make you start over."
Elsa smiles and blushes.
"Monster."
You kiss her and she kisses back.
"You did that on purpose, didn't you?"
She giggles. "Maybe."
The pain in your chest starts to fade. The white on your hair melts off you.
"(Y/N), your–"
"I told you before. The cold never bothered me much."
She smiles and snuggles underneath your arm.
You actually had no idea what happened. You truly thought she froze your heart, but it melted away. Whether that was you or something she did, you'll never know.
You both stand up and face everyone.
"Well, I think she won," you smile.
Everyone's worried look slowly fades away. You seem perfectly fine. Even Rain had no idea how your heart wasn't frozen.
"You trained her well, Rain," you compliment.
He blushes. "Thank you. Now, I must take my leave for a time."
"Wait, why?" You ask.
Rain walks up to you and leans into your ear.
"Thank you for showing me friendship. Thank you for everything."
He winks at you then begins to walk away.
You are baffled at what just happened. Words couldn't describe anything for you. You wanted to call Rain back. Offer him something for what he has done for Elsa. But he simply walks away and you let him.
"So... Anyone want to get chocolate?" Anna asks, lightening the mood.
Everyone one agrees and begins to walk to Elsa's car. You stop for a moment. You feel a slight pain in your chest. It's the same as earlier.
"I can't let Elsa know... I'll figure this out," you think.
"We'll figure this out," Shadow corrects.
You snicker. Elsa looks over at you. You look back, keeping a smile on your face.
She pulls herself closer to you. Comfortable and calm – at least for the most part. Elsa isn't certain whether you are truly fine or not. But you are doing well, and there is no obvious sign of freezing anymore. She would never have forgiven herself if she killed you.
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Everyone enjoys themselves at the chocolate store. You bought Elsa the best chocolate in the store with your own money. Anna and Rapunzel were jealous. Kristoff and Eugene were clueless to the reason their girlfriends were upset. You and Elsa laughed at this.
Kristoff informed you that he needed to go home. You offered to come with him and meet up with Elsa and Anna later since they had to take Rapunzel and Eugene to the airport for their flight home.
You and Kristoff walk on the sidewalk, kicking rocks and making jokes.
"Jesus Kristoff, where'd you hear that one?" You laugh.
"Eugene told it to me. He has quite the bank of jokes."
You shake your head and keep walking.
"(Y/N), are you really feeling okay?"
"What do you mean?"
"Elsa hit you with quite the blast. It didn't look comfortable for you. Plus, with that whole freezing thing..."
You sigh. "Kristoff I..."
He stops and stares at you. "What?"
"I think I'm still frozen. I can feel a pain in the exact same spot. It's weaker, but it's there."
His eyes widen. "Why didn't you say anything?"
"Did you see Elsa's reaction? She would have locked herself away if I said anything."
Kristoff's face glooms over. He has no idea what to say. But then he comes up with an idea.
"Pabbie! Pabbie might know what to do!"
"How? He's a fortune teller."
"He's more than a fortune teller. You should know that," Kristoff smirks.
You accept it.
"Wanna race there?"
"You're on!"
You both get in a running position then start sprinting to Kristoff's house. You win, but he was always close behind you. You enter the house and the usual wave of questions come swarming at you.
Kristoff leads you to Pabbie. He remains in the room this time.
"Kristoff, (Y/N). How can I help you two?"
"Feel (Y/N), Pabbie. He needs it."
You back up for a second. "Whoa, whoa. Can we phrase that differently?"
Kristoff smirks and shakes his head. Pabbie remains quite calm. You sit down so Pabbie can place his hand on your head. He searches your mind then lets go.
"Your heart..." He begins.
"I know. How can I fix it?"
Pabbie sighs. "I truly don't know. A frozen heart... It's a difficult matter."
Both yours and Kristoff's faces drop. Even Pabbie doesn't know. You try to think. You have no idea what to do. To thaw a frozen heart is not like a math equation or a science experiment. This is your own heart. What should you do? Drink some hot water? Actually...
"So he's dead..." Kristoff sighs.
"No... Maybe not. He may yet survive. May I talk to your friend in private?"
Kristoff accepts his request and leaves the room.
"From what I saw you dismissed much of the ice already."
"Yes," you answer. "I have no idea how. It just happened."
"You and Elsa had a moment?" He reminds you.
You think back and remember that.
"Yes, and..?"
"Maybe you just need another moment like that. It may be true love."
"True love?" You raise your brow.
"Yes, it is."
You think for a minute then proceed to leave.
"I would prepare yourself, (Y/N). I sense danger incoming."
You look at him as if he's speaking nonsense, then leave the room.
Kristoff is eating some cookies.
"Didn't we just have chocolate?"
"We ran. Don't judge."
You both laugh.
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Elsa, Anna, Rapunzel and Eugene are driving to the airport. They are chatting up a storm as they enjoy the ride. Elsa keeps most her attention on the road and you.
"So Elsa, you really got a handle of your powers. What kind of training did you do with... Rain? I believe his name was," Anna asked.
Elsa snapped back into reality. "Oh nothing special. He showed me how properly control my powers. Methods to calm down."
"That can't be it. I mean, you beat (Y/N). That takes some special training," Eugene says.
Elsa stays silent for a moment.
"Rain said I was naturally in-tune with my powers, so it was easy for me to learn. But I promised him not to talk about the training,"
"So did you enjoy yourselves while you were here?" Elsa asks, obviously directing the question to Rapunzel and Eugene.
They look at each other and nod.
"We had a great time. It was nice to meet (Y/N) and Kristoff. They're cool guys," Eugene says.
Rapunzel nods in agreement. "You picked up some good guys. They're perfect for each of you."
Elsa smirks at the comment. Anna giggles.
"I bet they work hard to. Please you, I mean. You guys are like royalty," Eugene jokes.
"(Y/N) once called me a queen," Elsa laughs.
"Guess that makes me a princess," Anna giggles.
"Queen Elsa and Princess Anna. Perfect!" Rapunzel laughs.
The car continues to be filled with joy. The separation of the cousins wasn't sad or gloomy. It was quite happy. They reached the airport. Anna and Elsa stayed with Rapunzel and Eugene until they got onto the flight. They shared hugs and chocolate. Eugene made a joke about it but quickly shut his mouth. The girls might hit him.
Anna and Elsa get back into the car. Before Elsa can start the car she starts crying.
"Elsa, what's wrong?" Anna exclaims.
"What if I killed (Y/N)?"
Anna isn't shocked. She knew Elsa was going to crack sooner or later.
"Elsa, (Y/N) is fine. You saw him."
"But what I did to him..."
"He's taken way worse to protect all of us. Besides, did you see the happiness in his eyes?"
Elsa is confused and looks at Anna. "What do you mean?"
Anna smiled. "When he looked at you, he looked so proud. He always wanted you to be free from restraint. Free from the fear you placed around yourself. When you used your powers so effectively and so smoothly, I could just tell that he was happy. You may have caused him pain, but it made him and you stronger! Elsa, he loves you. He truly does, no matter what. He's told me before."
Elsa smiles, tears still rolling down her face. She hugs her sister.
"Thank you, Anna."
"Any time," Anna smiles.
Elsa regains her composure and starts the car. She drives out of the airport and makes her way home.
"Hey Anna, could you grab my phone and text (Y/N) what he's up to?"
"Of course," Anna says as she grabs Elsa's phone.
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"How are you so good at this game?" Kristoff complains in defeat.
"It's a fighting game, Kristoff... Have you not seen me fight?" You joke.
He looks at you for a second then tilts his head in defeat. "Yeah, but... True."
He turns the gaming system off.
"I hate to say it, but you have to skedaddle. I have homework to do."
"Didn't you finish it with me?"
"Dude, it was thirty one questions. I only got to fifteen."
You shrug then get up to leave. You hear a sound but ignore it.
"That was your phone, (Y/N)," Kristoff reminds you.
"Oh crap, that's right. I'm really not used to these."
Kristoff chuckles and walks you to the door. He waves goodbye then closes it.
You check your phone.
"(Y/N), what're you up to?"
It was from Elsa.
"Just hanging out. Probably going to hang out at the field. Why?"
You put the phone in your pocket and make your way to the field. Half way there you get a text back.
"Ok, mind if I join you?"
"Of course not," You respond.
"We haven't been here in... well a long time. Plus when we were here together she just hid. Silly Elsa," you joke.
You make it to the field and lie down. You stare up at the clouds. It's peaceful. There aren't enough clouds to block out the sun, but enough for you to stare at. You can hear birds chirping and squirrels running through some trees.
You feel at peace. But something is bugging you. You get the feeling someone is close. Someone is near.
"Please don't be an elemental user," you hope.
You roll a little onto your shoulders then push yourself onto your feet. Slick and easy.
You survey the area and see a man standing behind you. You start to walk towards him but you see his face. You stop dead in your tracks. Your eyes wide.
"Da- Dan?" You stutter, "But you..."
"I died? No. I survived, barely. No thanks to you."
You observe him. He has a knife in his hand.
You shake your head. "Dan, no. I can guess what you're going to do with that. Just don't."
"Why? This is what we all want."
"How would you know what everyone wants?" You ask.
"This is what my sister would want."
"Dan... Kat wouldn't want this."
"Know what she did want? She wanted your help! But what did you do?"
"Shut up!" You yell.
Dan smiles. "Remembering it all?"
You stare Dan down. "I think about what happened every day. There is not an hour that goes by where I don't think of what I could have done."
Dan's will hasn't altered. You can tell he still wants you dead. You prepare yourself that you may need to act.
"Dan you know you can't take me, even with a knife."
"I owe it to my sister. My parents. I owe it to everyone to end your life."
Dan readies himself. You sigh then get into a lousy stance. He rushes at you. You move to the side and trip him.
"Dan, you're not in you right mind."
"And you were?"
You look at the ground, remembering. Dan gets back up and attacks you. You catch his stab then swing him away. He rolls on the ground.
"How did you even find me?" You ask.
He mischievously grins.
"I grabbed the paper on another emotionless day. Imagine my surprise when I see you on stage playing guitar and singing. It said you were here, in Arendelle. I came to your school but you weren't there. Now how perfect was it that you came to me. In this field."
He stands up and plays with the knife.
"To see you have new friends... Having fun... And this Elsa? Are you going to use her like Kat? Just let her die when you are bored?"
"No! I love Elsa!"
"And you didn't love Kat?" He angrily yells.
"I did, Dan. I did love Kat."
"Yet here we are. But where is she? Gone. That's where."
Dan rushes back at you. He goes to jab you but you execute a set of moves to disarm him and push him back. He regains his bearings then grabs the knife. He continues rushing at you no matter how many times you stop him.
"Dan, this won't end well! You think I wanted that to happen? You think I wanted people to die? No!"
"Then why'd you do it, (Y/N)?" Dan spews.
"Dan... I didn't do anything. Listen... think back to the good times! Remember when we all went to the haunted house?"
Dan pauses for a moment, thinking.
"Remember we all went in and I pretended to be captured. I covered myself in red paint and fell from a vantage point," you chuckle.
"Kat ran up to you, almost in tears... Kat..."
You see that it didn't work at all. It just came back to Kat.
"No matter what we may have done in the past... You have sins to be punished for."
He rushes at you with the knife again. There is anger surging in his eyes. He isn't the man you once knew.
"We all trusted you! We all cared about you, and what did you do?" Dan accuses.
"Well, what did you do? You all blamed me for something I didn't do!" You retort.
"And that justifies your actions?"
"Nothing can justify my actions. Nothing can change what has happened! It's in the past, it's irreversible! We have to get past it!"
Dan stops for a second. You can see more rage build up in his eyes.
"Nobody has gotten past it. Our town still remembers the events of that day. My parents have become bleak shadows of what they used to be! They don't work. They don't eat. I have to make the money to feed them! You have no idea what you did to everyone!"
You close your eyes and try to divert your mind from picturing his parents.
"It's not just my family though, it's all our friends families. You destroyed everything in our town! You stripped it of life and left! Now you are here, having fun and making friends while we all suffer because of you! Now do you see why you must die?"
"Dan... I'm sorry."
He attempts to slice you but you grab his hand. You move his wrist towards him. His knife punctures his heart. He wobbles backwards.
"Wasn't enough to kill Kat, huh? You had to kill me too?"
"You were already dead Dan. You're not who you were anymore," you sadly accept.
He coughs up blood and smiles. "Neither are you. Murderer."
His body goes limp and falls to the ground. He's gone. You stare at his corpse for a moment before creating a burial for him. You find a spot in the ground, away from where you usually sit. You feel the ground. There. You deliver a solid punch to the ground. The earth shakes. You stand up, hoping that worked. You kick some of the soil around where you hit and it moved rather easily.
You made a grave site for him, large and deep enough for his body. You place him in there.
"Rest in peace, old friend. May you be remembered as the man I knew... And not the one I forced you to be."
You push the soil over his body. It doesn't look proper compared to the rest of the field. It sticks out like a sore thumb.
As you pay your respects a single tear falls. Your best friend for years is dead once more. You had to watch him die twice. You can't take it. You move to your usual spot. Elsa shows up not long after.
"Hey (Y/N)," you smile at her. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, Elsa. I'm fine. Just got stuff on my mind."
She gives you a sarcastic look.
"What?"
"You know I am here for you. I'm here when you need to talk."
"I know."
"No you don't," she says. "You try to take it all in. Try to keep it all to yourself. I love you. I want to help you carry your burdens."
You smile at her. She smiles back. You both lay down on the grass and snuggle.
"I know you do, Elsa. I know you do."
"And," she stretches the word.
You think for a moment. "I love you too?"
"I don't know, do you?" She sarcastically states.
"Well, I could show you if you need a reminder," you play along.
"I do. I really do," she smiles.
You kiss her. She embraces you.
As much as she is enjoying the moment she isn't. She wanted you to open up a little, but you didn't. You remained ever elusive.
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Neither of you return for some time. You stay in the same position for hours until both your phones go off. Anna is urging you both you come home. Gerda and Kai are making a fuss. You both groan and get up. Elsa asks if you can drive for her. You accept.
It takes you little time to get back. Elsa falls asleep on the way. It makes sense – she slept while the two of you cuddled. You dosed off for a little bit too. You pull into the drive way and park the car. You grab Elsa and carry her inside.
Anna sees this and smiles. You smile back. You bring Elsa to her room and lay her there. You tuck her in and kiss her goodnight. You make your way downstairs and sit with Anna. She is watching her "show".
You are trying to make sense of what you're watching, but got nothing.
"Can we watch cartoons or something?
"No," she bluntly states.
"Some action movie? A comedy?"
"No."
She is shooting down everything you ask for.
"So which one are you?" Anna asks.
"Which one am I what," you somehow say.
"Well, in a relationship there is always one person who thinks they don't deserve the other. Is that you or Elsa?"
"Me, no doubt."
Anna giggles. "Elsa said that too."
"That was totally a trick question," you point out.
You both watch Anna's show. It doesn't appeal to you but you stick with it. You eventually grab some food and head to bed.
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You slowly arise from your sleep. You hear Anna and Olaf arguing over the TV. They're being so loud that you can hear them from your room, which is the farthest down the hall. You imagine Elsa is awake, as her room is closer to the living room then yours. You stretch before lifting yourself up.
You plant your feet on the ground, then tumble a little bit. You drop to one knee and grab your heart. It's still in pain. You thought the night you spent with Elsa was the same thing as before. You assumed your heart would be better.
"Damn... This is more intense than before. Not as bad as the initial one, but still. I hope my hair isn't changing."
You find the mirror in you room and look at it. No white hair.
"That's good. But it won't stay that way forever."
You take a shower and head downstairs. Anna, Elsa and Olaf are sitting on the couch. Olaf is sitting on his own while Anna and Elsa sit together. You notice Anna has ice bindings around her hands. You laugh at this. Everyone looks at you.
You wave. "Hey, Anna."
She gives you an evil glare which only makes you laugh more. Elsa joins you in laughing when she notices what you're doing. Olaf remains oblivious to it.
"(Y/N)!" he cheers as he runs up the stairs to hug you.
"Good to see you Olaf! You've been gone for some time."
"Yeah! With a friend!" He bounces.
"That's awesome!"
Olaf bounces some more then runs into his room.
"What a ball of energy," you smile.
You sit down with Anna and Elsa.
"So... What happened?"
Anna and Elsa looked at each other.
"Elsa is evil."
"Anna is evil."
You sigh. "Ok, so we got the two evil sisters. Now why does one have ice handcuffs?"
"Elsa put them on me," Anna states.
Elsa grins a little.
You look down at your own ice accessory. You forgot it was there. It is obviously strong, as you just showered with it on and it didn't melt from the heat.
"Elsa. Why did you put handcuffs on Anna?"
"She thinks Tracey is the nice one."
You are lost. "Who's Tracey?"
Anna and Elsa start talking at the same time. From what you piece together, they are arguing over their "show". Anna thinks Tracey is the nice one while Elsa thinks she is deceitful.
You shake your head and smile.
"You're both little girls sometimes."
They both look at you and back at each other. Elsa nods and melts the handcuffs. They both jump on you.
"Hey, hey, hey!" You cry out.
They both lock you down and start hitting you with pillows. You're all laughing. Anna hits you right in the face with the pillow. She laughs so much she falls over.
Elsa fully mounts you and smiles.
"Did that evil sister hurt you," she says in a melodramatic way.
"Yes, she did. You must be the good sister."
"Oh am I," she smiles.
She starts kissing you passionately. Anna lifts herself back up, sees what Elsa is doing, then brakes down into giggling. Elsa remembers that Anna is right there and releases you. Elsa is blushing uncontrollably.
"I wasn't in view for three seconds, guys," Anna grins.
"Well..." You are about to make an argument about her and Hans, but figure that is a bad idea.
Olaf comes back downstairs, interrupting.
"Can you all come to the park with me?"
You all look at each other.
"Sure, why not," you confirm.
Olaf jumps around then goes to the kitchen. You feel your phone ringing. You pick it up.
"Hello?"
"(Y/N)? It's Kristoff."
"Oh hey Kristoff, what's up?"
"I need your help. I'm doing some community service and our guitarist is sick. Can you fill in for him?"
You look over at Anna and Elsa. They are staring back at you.
"Yeah, no problem Kristoff. Text me where it is and I'll be right there."
"Thanks!"
You hang up.
"Kristoff needs me for some band thing. I'm sorry girls, I have to go."
"We understand. Say hi to Kristoff for me," Anna requests.
You kiss Elsa before making your way there.
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Kristoff is practicing some drumming. You can hear him from a decent distance away.
"Sheesh, how loud is my guitar going to be?" You mumble.
Kristoff sees you and waves for you. You jog up to him.
"Heh, you're going to love my news."
You give him a sarcastic look. "Try me."
"The singer is gone too. Looks like the Ice Harvesters are going to play."
"That name is still horrible."
"I know, but you never changed it."
You shrug in acceptance. He gives you your guitar which he brought for you.
"What're we going to play?" You ask.
"Well, we never got to play your song. So how about that?"
You smile. "Awesome!"
It takes you some time to set up but eventually you get the concert rolling. The sound of your music brings people in from all over Arendelle. You play way more songs than you both meant to. You kept getting requests and playing those songs. The concert lasted almost the entire day.
You had to end it. Kristoff could barely move his arms and your fingers and voice were on the verge of collapse. You both pack your stuff up. Kristoff pays a guy to bring the musical equipment back to his house.
You pull out your phone and see a text from Elsa.
"You and Kristoff need to come to dinner today. Wash up and dress well. We have some... Unexpected visitors. Please hurry."
You show the text to Kristoff. You both nod and rush to his house to change. You buy a suit on the way, which looks nice on you.
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You both pull into the drive way. There is an extra car in the parking lot.
"The visitors, I guess." You think.
You both get out of the car. You both look really good in the suits. Kristoff cleaned up his hair. You did too.
You both enter the house. There are six people standing in front of you. They seem to have been awaiting you. Gerda and Kai are on either side of the four. Elsa and Anna – who are dressed superbly – are on either side of the next two.
You study the two in the middle. A man and a women. You have seen their faces before, but you can't put your finger on who they are.
"(Y/N)!" Shadow practically yells.
"What?" You say in your mind.
"Carnage is going completely ape shit. I need your help. Give me some of your mind."
"What?"
"Just focus on me a little. It'll help, trust me."
You don't exactly know what he's talking about but you begin to think of Shadow. You begin to think of him getting stronger. You try to keep this up. Your arm begins hurting. It's the familiar pain of Carnage. It made sense it was there if Shadow said he was acting up. You try to ignore the pain completely. You can't let it show.
"(Y/N), Kristoff. I would like to introduce you..." Anna starts.
"To our parents," Elsa finishes.
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