Chapter XXV: Nightmares

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Anna dashed out of the infirmary and saw her friends standing ahead, waiting, and she noticed how Elsa now held another flower pot.

With an excited and happy face, Anna called them, "Guys! Elsa! I'm baaaackkk!" She sing-songed.

Everyone turned to her voice and Elsa's smile couldn't get any bigger.

"Did ya miss me?" Anna teased them and Elsa kept her 'Yes' to herself, instead she smiled widely.

"Well, missy! We had a nice moment of peace and quiet before you came back but we were also greeted with another smaller version of you… Little Zoey." Flynn joked.

Anna laughed, "That explains the flower." She said as she pointed at the pot in Elsa's hand. Elsa gave her a goofy smile and nodded, "Blue!" Elsa said happily and showed Anna the flower.

"Oh it's blue alright." Anna said as she took a nice glance at the flower.

"Well how did it go?" Rapunzel asked.

"Oh!... It went great!" Anna shouted happily and the spark in her excited eyes didn't go unnoticed. "And it's all thanks to Elsa!" She leaned towards Elsa and wrapped her arm around the cool shoulders and squeezed her in a half hug. She smiled at Elsa fondly, "Thank you, Elsa… I… I really wouldn't have done it without you. You're the best."

Elsa blushed and felt a tiny spark of pride for the first time of her life.

"And my mother," Anna said as she looked right into Elsa's eyes, "She wanted to tell you that she's really sorry, Elsa. I now know that she really didn't mean to say these things to you. I know her for a long time, Elsa. She is really nice and would never hurt someone."

Elsa thought for a moment, taking in Anna's words before she finally lifted her head, smiled and nodded.

Anna smiled widely back, "I really want you two to meet again and-" Anna quickly stopped when she noticed Elsa's eyes went wide, "I-I mean if you want to!... It doesn't have to be now... Whenever you want really!... But i want you to get to know each other." Anna said and placed a hand on Elsa's shoulder.

Elsa was a bit nervous, but she couldn't ignore the pull she was feeling for Anna's mother. "Okay." Elsa agreed before she could stop herself.

"Way ta go, Elsa!" Flynn cheered for Elsa's courage.

"And you really did know how to convince this headstrong, Feisty pants. You're the first person that Anna ever listened to." Aiden joined the encouragement.

"And now you made both Anna and her mother happy!" Rapunzel informed ecstatically.

"Don't forget, Little Zoey! She was really happy too. So that makes it three people, Elsa." Kristoff said.

Elsa stared at them all in happiness and disbelief as each one of them encouraged her.

"And also…" Anna started with a smirk, "By making us happy, you made these four brainless dodos happy too!" She said as she pointed at the three thieves and Kristoff. "Am I right, guys?"

"Yeah! Of course! We're all happy!" They said in unison. "Wait, what?!" And that made Anna laugh hard. Yup… definitely dodos.

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