Disclaimer: See first chapter.

Hello everyone. Maybe you thought I've forgotten about you and this little story of mine? Well, I am here and continuing this fiction. I was browsing FB a lot and found so many ElsaXAnna art... I wish I find one or two ElsaXMerida fan art posted at FB, I like both of them, I love their characters... women, strong, intelligent and able to fight.

I was the assistant of the hospital's CEO and Medical Director, one time while rewriting some in-hospital protocol, the Medical Director suddenly stood behind me, he was waiting to be called by the CEO, it so happened that I was writing on my note pad and my desktop was showing my wall paper, it was a picture of Xena Warrior Princess in her red and silver warrior garb (the one she used in Jappa), he leaned forward and said in a soft voice, "So Clarissa, do you like strong willed and athletic women?" What was I supposed to say? So I just said, Yes doctor! I love them.

That's how I went out in my work place in Dubai. The great thing was that they were all okay with it, even my superiors, and especially the Medical Director. Ahehehe. Anyways, enough with my true to life anecdotes, let's go on with the story. Probably two more chaps after this and ELSERIDA is done.

A MATCH MADE IN ICE

Chapter eleven

When Princess Anna opened their shared closet, she closed her eyes and soon afterwards, she found herself sliding against the wall. Aside from her clothes, Kristoff's were gone. What had she done? What made Kristoff run away like that? They used to fight before but nothing that they didn't solved by talking. They promised each other that nothing would come in between their relationship... their friendship, and now he just upped and ran?

She needs to talk to him, find out what is happening but how...

She once again looked at the letter at hand, and re read the lines.

Anna,

I know this is so sudden of me, and it is very unmanly of me to just leave without talking to you. I know you just gotten your sister back, and that doing this would hurt you more. I promised to return to you so we could talk, but for now, I need to figure out things on my own.

I know in my absence, Queen Elsa will take good care of you. Please don't worry about me, I am a big boy and I have Sven with me.

When I come back, you will have your answers.

Always your friend,

Kristoff.

"And he thought this would make everything better? KRISTOFFF!" Anna said angrily before screaming her husband's name.

XXX

"Anna!" Queen Elsa's eyes widened when she and Princess Merida heard the princess' scream. It was the sound of anguish and anger rolled in one. What could have set Anna off that way? she thought.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Merida asked the worried Queen.

Elsa sighed, "Please?" she looked at the younger woman as if begging. "You might not believe me, but I feel comforted with you around... well, especially now that I need to comfort my sister for whatever it was,"

"You don't need to explain Elsa, you just have to say," The Princess said smiling at her lovely future bride.

"Thank you," Elsa said as she stood and without thinking, she took the princess hand and pulled her off her chair, and then hand in hand they hurriedly went to the other red head princess' room.

Elsa didn't knock, with the worry eating up her psyche, she just waved her hand and her sister's room door was covered with ice and with another wave, the ice broke into pieces...

"That's one way of opening the door quick..." Mumbled Merida and she got a glare from the platinum blond woman which she just shrugged off. You could glare all you want Elsa, but I know you're falling for me... she giggled inside.

"ANNA!" Elsa called out and she was greeted by the sight of her sister sitting on the ground, back against the wall of the large closet and she was punching something on the ground, what it was she had no idea yet. "Anna?"

Merida went in after the Queen and found the state of the other princess, ethics, as dictated by her mother made her turn her back and walked out of the room. She decided to stay outside of it and beside the ruined door, just in case Elsa needs her, she'll be close by and could sweep her Queen off her feet in no time... rhetorically speaking.

"What happened?" Elsa asked as she stepped closer on her sister who finally stopped pounding the ground. That should hurt,

"Kristoff...,"

"What did he do?"

"Left,"

"What?"

Anna looked up to meet her sister's blue eyes, "He just upped and left, leaving this useless letter!" she said angrily and then she stood up ready to bolt out.

"Whoa!" Elsa said holding on to her livid sister, "Calm down Anna, you won't be able to solve anything with a hot head like that."

"The freeze it!" Anna growled.

"I hope you're just kidding,"

"I am in no mood to joke!"

"Anna,"

"I need to find him!" Anna said, the paper now battered and crumpled still held in her fisted right hand.

"Give me that," she took it, but to be able to read the content she had to let go and she knew her sister would escape her if she even softened her hold. "Merida dear?" she called out and smiled when the curly red head peeked her head from the ruined door,

"Yes?" she drawled,

"I really need your help," Elsa said eyeing the seething red head beside her.

"You need me to talk to her?" she asked smiling nervously, "I doubt I could..."

"No, actually, I need you to hold her for me."

"Oh," Merida said smiling and then she slowly walked towards the princess who seemed to be breathing fire. If Dragon really exist, then she could be likened to it. "Princess Anna, please don't bite," she kid and nervously grin when the other red head gave her a death glare only RED HEADS could do.

"Hurry," Elsa said, her eyes still on the parchment now in her hand. When her fiancé finally had a grasp on her sister, she let go and opened the paper, then read. "I see,"

"I'm going to find him and then I'll clobber that thick skull of his and beat some sense into him!" Anna shouted. "He would rather be with Sven than me!" she growled.

Elsa smiled, "Anna calm down," she said in a commanding tone, and it sunk in her sister's clouded mind, "If you'll ask me, I doubt it has anything to do with Sven. Kristoff won't do that to you."

"Then why?" She asked.

"Only he could answer that, so we have to wait for him to come back..."

"I don't want to wait Elsa,"

"What do you propose to do?" This time it was Princess Merida who asked the other princess.

"I don't know," The smallest of the women said shaking her head.

"Well we can't go into battle unprepared," Merida said with a shrug of a shoulder.

Anna looked at the curly red head with a frown, "Is battle, war, game all you can think of?" she asked irate.

"Well," it was protracted once again, "I have your sister in it too..."

Two sets of Arendelle eyes rolled, "Please I'm not in he mood Princess Merida."

"I was just saying the truth."

"Argh!"

"Anna, Anna," Elsa called out. The Queen was grinning, her heart beat leaped at Merida's admission... if it was a jest, she doesn't care, she liked how it made her feel heady. She shook her head, her sister is in the mid of a crisis, there's no time for her to be so...so... cheesy. "We can't just go and turn the whole Arendelle upside down, we need to think about this, think where he could go that we won't suspe..." A well curved eyebrow raised,

"What?" Both red heads asked in bewilderment.

"I think I know where he is," Elsa said.

"I doubt he'll be in his house, and no, he won't be in your castle at the north mountain..."

"Trolls,"

Merida looked at her Queen, "Trolls?"

Anna's face brightened, "Yes... the land of the Trolls!" she shouted and tried to escape from the younger woman's clutch. "Will you let go now?" she said.

"Elsa hasn't..."

"Anna," Elsa started, "I say we should give him time. Go there tomorrow, maybe he had thought of his dilemma by that time."

"But..."

"Sometimes, we need space from the people we care about to be able to put our perspective in the right direction. Maybe right now, Kristoff needed that."

"He never asked for space in the last ten years that we were together!"

"Well maybe it's time he needs some?"

"Elsa, are you saying..."

"You two should talk, but let him compose himself first. If you just go there and confront him without him being ready, you'd both just be talking in circles, plus you're probably both emotionally hyped, and it may impede you two in understanding each others point."

There was no answer. Merida saw the smaller red head bow her head so she let go. Anna didn't move, and after sometime of silence, she looked up and meet her smiling sister. "When did you become an expert about sensitive chats?"

Elsa chuckled, "I was with Queen Elinor for ten days, go figure,"

"Oh," Anna said sighing, "Tomorrow..."

"If you want, me and Merida could come with you..."

"No," she abruptly replied, "I need to do this on my own. I'm sure, he won't be able to say everything he wants if you're there."

"Alright, but..."

"No buts Elsa."

"Okay,"

Silence

"You can bring Merida to North Mountain though, I could get a ride from you."

"Oh... that pure Ice castle you made by yourself?" Merida excitedly asked, her posture was that of a young girl waiting for her lollipop.

"Yes, that castle." Elsa said smiling. Who would have thought someone would actually be excited going there? Even Anna tried to stay out of the castle... since she always says its freezing her tits! she chuckled inwardly.

"I'd love that!"

Anna laughed, "Well with that expression on your face princess? I don't doubt that you do!" then she scratched her head, "Elsa,"

"Yes?"

"Can't you barged in my room like a normal human do?" she said looking at her broken and iced door.

The other women in the room looked back, "Well... I was worried?"

Anna smiled and stepped close to her sister before hugging the platinum blond woman. "I'm glad you're happy Elsa," she whispered, "I'm glad you found her,"

"And you?" Elsa whispered back.

"I don't know,"

Elsa pushed her sister away slightly. Merida feeling that something sensitive is going to transpire decided to exit stealthily. "You know I can't be really happy if you're not. What happened to you and Kristoff?"

"I really don't know..." she looked away, "Do you think his running away has something to do with that? You think he felt that I'm trying my hardest to feel happy with him?"

Elsa smiled, "Trying you hardest isn't the same as being really happy you know. And Kristoff may have muscles in his brain, but he is a sensitive guy. If not, I doubt that beast of his would stick around him until now."

Anna chuckled at the image of Kristoff's brain full of muscles, "I got to salvage our relationship Elsa, I have to try..."

Elsa nodded her head, "Remember this Anna, sometimes, you have to hurt the people you care about so that they can find true happiness." Anna nodded her head. "I love you Anna, I always will."

"And Merida?"

Elsa laughed softly, "I got a big heart, could accommodate two red heads in it." she said sighing, "Thank you,"

"I should be the one..."

"For accepting Merida and me."

"Oh that," Anna looked at her sister with a serious expression, "How could I not? I could see how truly happy she makes you. I'll be stupid and selfish to come in between that!"

"Thank you..." Both royalties exchanged smiles, "So what happened with you and the General?"

"Oh him... he's just an arrogant son of a..."

"Anna,"

"Sorry,"

"Well... I should probably have a guest room arranged for me, I can't sleep with that door broken,"

"Alright! I'll have it fixed tomorrow!"

"If you'd just..."

"Stop it Anna!"

"What?!"

"Anna!"

XXX

Princess Merida had given up on trying to straighten her wet hair. The girl they sent to assist her during her bath and after had tried to brush her hair as many times as she could. The girl was at stroke number 120 when Merida stopped the small hand from doing another and told the girl in her non-threatening tone, that if she won't stop, she'd had her for her meal tomorrow. The threat wasn't enough, but the growl and the raised eyebrows did the trick as the girl scurried off of the room. She was ready to turn in when there was a soft knocking on her door.

She frowned thinking that the girl probably returned to finish the 800 strokes she said she would do. Damn! My scalp is already on fire! She thought as she stepped close to her door and ready to give the girl a piece of her mind. She angrily opened the door and was ready to yell but stopped when she saw that it was not the helped who was outside.

It was Queen Elsa with a large pillow nestled on her chest.

"From the look of things, Princess Anna decided to take your room for herself until you have her door fixed?"

"What, you do your interrogations on the hall now too?"

Merida grinned as she stepped aside, "Can I help it if Arendelle women had rubbed of on me?" the grin widened.

Elsa slowly walked in, making sure she's swaying her hips at the right moments, "Well, aren't you being naughty tonight?"

Merida's eyes widened as if in shock, "Me naughty? How could I be? I am a good and decent woman!"

"Oh really?"

"Of course,"

The two women faced each other as soon as Merida closed her door. They both smiled, "Sleep over again huh?"

"Well, you were the one who knocked at my door before, it's pay back."

"I don't mind this kind of pay back." she said smiling and then turned to enter the main abode. "So..."

"I always take the left side of the bed," Elsa said walking behind the princess, "I bumped into Lena coming here, she was crying, what did you do?" one eyebrow was raised as the princess looked at her, "I hope you didn't do anything inappropriate," the voice borders to manic and Merida shivered.

"My scalp is burning and she wants to finish 800 strokes! I'd probably go bald by the time she's finish, I have to stop her!"

Elsa laughed, "Oh, that..." she continued laughing while walking towards the large bed, "Anna hated that too!"

"At least Anna had straight hair! Imagine mine!"

"I got it! I got it!" The Queen couldn't stop laughing, "The poor girl was probably scared to death, what did you do threaten her?"

"My threat has no effect, she still wants to continue despite it..."

"So what made her stop and cry?"

"I..." she bit her lower lip,

"Merida?"

"I copied you?"

"Copied me?"

To explain, Merida internalized and then she started making Elsa's expression on her face when the Queen is majorly pissed.

Instead of laughter, the Queen went still and focused on the red head.

"Elsa?" Merida asked as she wave a hand over the Queen's face.

"I don't look like that," Elsa said with the same expression the princess copied.

"Yes you did,"

"No I didn't,"

Merida raise done brow and then she walked to the dresser and took a handheld mirror, she turned it towards the Queen's face who has the very expression they were arguing about. "You did err... do,"

And then the Queen laughed. "Oh gods... you scared her with that look?"

"I would be if it was directed at me,"

"You're never scared of me Merida. I did made the same face towards you a lot of times, from our time in Dunbroch to here, and you just return it with your own version of it."

"Well,"

Silence

"So you'll take the left side of the bed?"

"Yes," Elsa replied with a brow rose and a grin on her face.

"Tomorrow to your castle then?"

"Tomorrow,"

The two women nodded and then they both get in the bed, Merida taking the right side and Elsa the left. "Why are you bringing that pillow? There's a lot here." Merida asked.

Elsa bite her lower lip, "It's my favorite..."

Merida grin, "Oh, at your age you still have that like a security blanket?"

"Well... it's not as if I had anyone with me growing up! And my power scared me." The Queen mumbled. There was a moment of silence, then the Queen was surprised that the princess was able to move close without her noticing.

"Get rid of that," Merida said taking the pillow out of the Queen's reach and tossed it far from the bed,

"Merida! I can't sleep without it!"

"You did sleep well in Dunbroch," Merida argued.

"Well, there was only one night I slept without being bombarded by nightmare..."

Merida looked at the Queen shocked, "Really? Why didn't you said anything?"

The Queen shrugged her shoulders, "Well, it's not as if you'd sleep in my room every night..."

The princess smiled, "I would have if you asked."

"As if..." the words were left in her throat when the younger woman leaned closer and pulled her in embrace.

"I could be your security blanket for tonight then." Elsa wasn't able to reply. She was busy trying to rein her heart in her chest, if not, she was afraid it'll galloped away and she'll die in sleep. Merida on the other hand noticed that the Queen had stiffened at her embrace, instead of disentangling, she shrugged the thought off and said to herself, "She'd get used to it," and soon, she felt the Queen relaxed.

"Thank you,"

"It'll be nice if I get a kiss with that thank you of yours," Merida eyed the Queen who got an undefined expression on her face. Thinking that she'd have moved too forward again, she decided to just let the thought go, but she was surprised when the Queen turned, her face hovered over the younger woman and then her red lips descended on hers.

The kiss took just seconds, but for both women, it felt like eternity. If their first time had brought shock, disbelief and warning bells in their heads... their second had sealed something...

For Merida, it sealed a bond worth giving up her freedom.

And for Elsa, it sealed a bond that had made her free.

"So when are you going to have Princess Anna's door fixed?"

Elsa grinned, "I don't know, I'll see if we have a budget for it..."

-End chapter eleven-

Last two chapters and I'm done. Ho ho ho ho. Alright, this is the longest chap I wrote for this so far and it's pay back for the very short update I did before this.

Thank you to all who have read this, especially those who have left reviews, to those who have favorited and followed. Most of all, I want to thank all of you who had included me in their fave author. To Zaki kun, thanks dude!