88I wanted to thank you all for the kind reviews and the follows/favorites. I know it wasn't a long chapter, so I didn't know if you all would find any interest. But, like I said, I plan to do them according to the scenes in the movie, so when it's done, it's done.. kwim? So, I apologize for the lack of length, but I had more fun with this chapter, so I hope you guys liked it. Please leave me your thoughts, I appreciate the feedback. :)
The ballroom echoed of a collective gasp as the coronation guests all witnessed Elsa's supernatural display. They instantly backed away from her, not sure of what else was to come. Some stared with wide-eyed shock, others cowered in fear. Afraid.
…Of her.
Horrified, Elsa pressed her back into the door, wanting to get as far away from everyone in the room as possible.
I'm sorry!
"…Sorcery." She heard the Duke of Weselton accuse as he hid behind his men "I knew there was something dubious going on here."
She squeezed her gloveless hand, curling her fingers and palm into one another in an effort to prevent any additional damage. She pulled it to her chest, while frantically fumbling to find the knob with the other hand. All the while, everyone stared at her. Like the freak of nature that she knew that she was.
The moment seemed to last forever, suspended in time just as Elsa's snowflakes had hung frozen in the air the last time Anna had come to her door, looking for comfort. And just like that day, she couldn't give her what she needed, what she deserved. She couldn't move… couldn't say a word that would make Anna understand why things were the way they were. And just like that day, Anna would lose yet another part of her family.
"Elsa…?"Anna breathed. The last missing puzzle piece of her life, finally in place, allowing her to gain full realization of the mystery that was her sister
With one last longing look, taking in Anna's sweet face for the last time, Elsa turned the knob and fled from the room.
She rushed through the halls until at last she burst through the castle doors and out into the courtyard. Cheers erupted as the citizens of Arendelle beheld their newly crowned queen. Shouts of "Queen Elsa!" and "Your Majesty!" swirled about her, but her head was spinning too much for any of it to register. She just wanted to get away, although she was not entirely sure where she was going. Still, she wove her way through the crowd, fully aware of her bare hand and making sure it didn't touch anyone as she passed through.
She dodged around person after person until almost bumping into a woman with a baby in her arms. "Your Majesty?" The woman asked, clearly sensing the queen's distress. "Are you alright?"
Elsa immediately stepped back, creating a distance between her and the child. She was so overwhelmed with emotions that she rarely let herself feel – let alone all at once – who knows what more could happen. If she caused something to happen to that baby… or anyone else for that matter, she didn't know what she would do.
She hated feeling this way. Her body was out of control and not knowing what it could do truly terrified her. And now that people knew about her magic… what would happen? If she didn't know what it was capable of, surely they didn't either. They would see her as a threat, not that she blamed them, and that was why she had to run.
Anna would learn to be a good queen and Arendelle would better off without her.
Elsa took one more step away from the woman with the baby, simultaneously bumping into the fountain behind her. Before she had time to think about it, she was reaching back to grasp the fountain for leverage. In an instant, the water crackled as it molded itself into a contorted icy plume.
More gasps. More fear. More people who wouldn't understand.
Just then, the Duke and his men spotted her. "There she is!" He announced. "Stop her!"
"Please, just stay away from me," Elsa pled, holding her hands out in front of her defensively. "Stay away!"
The wave of fear that rushed through her threatened to overpower whatever control she still had. A beam of frost shot from her exposed hand, causing the ground to ice and the Duke and his men to slip and fall.
"Monster…" The Duke yelled. "Monster!"
The crowd panicked.
Elsa panicked.
She felt the last bit of control slip away, bringing a snowy storm in its wake, giving her the perfect opportunity to escape the crowd and out through the castle gates.
In the distance, she was sure she heard it…
"Elsa!"
But she didn't stop. She had to get away from all these people. She was scared for her life… scared for theirs. It would be better for everyone this way.
She had just reached the water's edge when she heard it again.
"Elsa! Wait, please!"
Anna?!
She glanced back over her shoulder, seeing Anna and Hans just exiting through the gates.
Oh, Anna.
How she wished she could run back for just one last goodbye!
No. She had to go now or Anna would make this even harder than it already was.
Elsa turned back to the water. When she looked down she noticed it had frozen where it touched the toes of her shoes.
Good. This was going to work.
Elsa placed one foot on the surface, instantly freezing the water underneath… then, the other. After just a few seconds, she was running across the fjord towards the North Mountain, confident in every step. Never looking back.