When Black Comes to Play

Isa

ELSA POV
"Hold on, Elsa! It will all be over soon. We'll have a baby." Says Jack while I squeeze his hand. I'm laying in a hospital bed, in my third hour of labour. His words just make me weep even more. I am thrusting this burden upon my own child. It will all be over in a few minutes? Those words are a lie. This torture will never end. Or maybe it's just that I'm really grumpy from contractions.
I've had a lot of time to think about this in the past nine months. We've asked the Trolls so many times I've lost count. We asked for forgetting magic like they used on Anna, but they said it wouldn't be a good idea. We need to know of this threat so we can protect our infant when she... Grows up. They also said that she will have the same powers as us, and they might be enhanced from the darkness being with it for its whole life. But we shouldn't worry about that too much. We left and said we would return if we ever needed any help.
Then I thought again, sooner or later, even though it's sad, my child will die. Life will take it's course and it's suffering and fear will end.
Nope. Since both the parents are immortal, the child will be too. She'll stop aging once she stops growing. The eternal burden of Black Frost will be on my own child's shoulders...
And I will have no idea what to do.
I have a flashback, of me and Jack talking about this.
"It's all my fault," I said, sobbing. "I did this, to my own child." Jack hugged me and comforted me.
"It's not your fault," he said. "It never was. Black Frost is to blame for this. He's the monster, not you. You've done nothing wrong." He kissed my forehead, and we swayed back and forth, sort of dancing in the ball room, all alone. "No matter what, we will find a way to stop this. We won't let Black Frost control our lives."
"But I let this happen." I sobbed, over and over, until I couldn't cry anymore.
It's both of us. Me and my baby, we will both live with pain, forever. Me, remembering what it's like to have that burden, and imagining what it's like to my baby, and my child actually experiencing it. I. Hate. Black. Frost.
So much.
"Push!" I hear one of the doctors say. Suddenly, I feel light headed. It's the shadows coming out of me, I know it. There is a pricing stab of pain that travels through my brain, and then complete silence. All of the pain goes away from the birth after a split second, and I'm left hearing my wailing child, being wrapped up in the softest blankets that Arendelle has to offer. But that won't help. My baby has already experienced pain. The doctor hands it to me.
"It's a girl," she says. I look up at her and smile. She has a British accent.
"Thank you," I say. She has medium length, blonde, really curly hair. Her eyes are alight with a smile.
"It's my job, my Queen. I do my best." And with that, she walks away. I didn't get the chance to look at her name tag.
I have my newborn baby girl in my arms. She is staring up at me with the bluest eyes there could ever be. Her skin is all splotchy and red at the moment, but I know it will be blemish free when she gets older...
Older.
I love her so much, but I hate myself. How could I do this? How could I be so selfish? How could I be so cruel to such an innocent little thing? Or, how could Black do such a thing? Her first thoughts will be of that evil laugh, and that cold stare. A figure, lurking in the shadows, ready to pounce. It will never go away. Until... Of course... Her 20th birthday. The thought makes me shiver, but also makes me shake with rage. The burning fire of hate inside me for Black Frost will never be extinguished.
Ever.
Because one way or another, one day, she will ask us why she feels so scared all the time. She will ask why she feels like there is always something watching her.
Something dark, something evil.
We will have to explain everything, and hope that she will not end up like me and hide herself away from the rest of the world because she is afraid.
I will not let that happen.
"Isa," I whisper to her. "Her name is Isa." I announce to Jack. "It means strong willed. She will not be afraid. All she will have to do is say her name, and it will hoard off the shadows and the fear." I look down at her. "Hello, my strong willed little girl. Never let the fear get the best of you. You are in control. You have confidence that can never be shattered. You can always overcome the fear with your power of mind." I lean down and kiss her. "Don't be afraid of the dark." I whisper. "We love you, never grow up."
I look up at Jack, who is staring at our baby Isa with happy tears, maybe, in his eyes. I think about Black once again.
"What about the promise he made?" I ask to him, whispering. "That she will die when she's older? 20? What can we possibly do about that? How could he even predict that? How does he know? " I start to cry again, thinking about how our little girl will never get the chance to grow up if we let this happen. Because, really... How could we stop this?
"Don't worry," he says, hugging me from the side. "We will find a way. We will always find a way."
ISA POV
Hello, Isa. You don't know who I am yet, and I am so sorry for everything that I'll put you through. I really am, truthfully sorry. I was a different person when I planned this. I had no idea what would happen. So when you see the sad boy in the corner of your room tonight, and every night after that, know that it's okay to be afraid. Just know that he does care about you, and he always will. No matter what, Isa, I will always love you.
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"My name is Isa. Who are you?" I ask the boy in the shadows. "Where are you from? Why have you been with me my whole life? And why am I so afraid of you?" He doesn't answer, but he just stares. He stares with a look of sadness on his face. Why does he do that? He's evil, my parents told me. "My parents warned me about you," I say, my voice shaking. "I know what you are." He stays silent, and he touches my forehead, and I fall asleep, just like all the other nights.
The last thing that went through my mind was, No, you don't. Not yet.
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First chapter, complete! And so many camios!! :) Let me know what you think in the comments, and don't forget to vote and share. I have this all planned out. There is going to be a lot more work put into this one. :) I know exactly what the story is about this time. So, for the first time in forever...
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