Fiery Heart

News

Elsa's P.O.V.

Phoenix's aunt (I guess I could say my aunt too) caught us up on things that Phoenix hadn't told us and things that happened in Pompeii while we were gone. Like how on her 9th birthday she was taken away and Phoenix didn't see her for four whole years. Or how the eruption in Pompeii was partly Phoenix's fault. Whenever she would say something about Phoenix I would glance at her and see her blushing every time. For a moment I thought I saw Phoenix wincing at something but it must have just been my imagination. Or it could have been that she was having one of those 'I can't control these flashbacks' moments. I couldn't help but feel bad for her. From under the table I placed my hand on hers, which seemed to calm her down a bit. We were talking on and on and eating on and on. Until one piece of news broke my soul and crushed it to pieces.

"In a few months we're leaving to Dallol, Etheopia," my aunt said solemnly. I gasped and stayed wide-eyed. I would never be able to visit. That was one of THE hottest places on Earth. I would never make it there even if I wanted to. I was heartbroken. In just a few months I was going to be left without a sister. I felt tears coming to my eyes slowly but I had to be mugs enough to hold them back. I wasn't going to just break out crying just because my sister was moving. It wasn't like she wasn't going to visit me and Anna back in Arendelle. At least there she would be safe from harm and would be free. Just like she always wanted it to be.

"I feel happy for you Phoenix . . ." was all I managed to say. I noticed her face turning from rosy red to a slight pale as she looked down at her feet. Tears just kept welling up in my eyes and the only thing I could do to stop them was to look up. I took a glimpse at Jack to see his reaction, only to see a saddened face. I could tell he, too, was heartbroken. To see him downcast made me want to cry even more. I glanced towards Anna only to see that she had already broken out into tears. Her face full of sorrow and sadness made all of my tears rush in all at once. "Excuse me," I said quietly. I pulled my seat back and went upstairs. With every step I took I walked faster and faster up the steps. I felt my tears stinging my eyes as I ran up the steps. Toward the last few steps I lost control of my powers and spikes formed on the steps keeping anyone from going upstairs and consoling me. I entered the room and slammed the door shut behind me leaving ice shards jutting out of the handle. I felt deep sadness and anger. She had never told me about this. And now all of a sudden her aunt just tells us that she's leaving with Phoenix to some unknown territory that none of us would be able to survive in. I threw myself on the bed and sobbed quietly. The things I had been through with Phoenix. She saved my life and now all of a sudden she's leaving without warning? I slowly started looking back at what we had done together. It wasn't much but the memory of when we first met was still fresh in my mind.

Flashback

Me: Ow!

Phoenix: Oops! I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. Are you okay?

Me: Yeah. I'll get better sooner or later. But thank you for your concern.

Phoenix: *looking at my face* Elsa?

Me: That's me.

Phoenix: You don't know who I am, do you?

Me: I'm sorry, I don't. Have I met you before?

Phoenix: You haven't. But I have.

Me: H-how do you know me?

Phoenix: You may not know me. But a sister never forgets.

Flashback ends

It seemed like just yesterday that happened. Tears continued streaming down my cheeks and I did nothing to try to stop them. I know I would miss her smile, her radiant face. Her bright wings that exploded in colors lighting up the sky. I never expected this day to come. But that was just how life was. Always changing. Always moving forward. Never looking back.