I know alone.

Some things never change, They never fade It's never over. Some things never grow. I know alone like no one else does.

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Anna was born ordinary. It sounds awful, being born ordinary next to a sister with an extraordinary gift, but Anna shined so bright and was full of so much wonder that she never felt like she was anything less than special. She truly brought joy to everyone she met, especially her family, and while her sister was raised to one day grow up and lead their small kingdom Anna was free to let her imagination run wild. 

Anna grew up close to her sister, making snow people or ice skating in the ballroom - in her mind her siblings powers were a game, and she never realized how hard it was becoming for her sister to control them until it was too late. After being struck by Elsa’s powers and having her memories of their time together altered she was very suddenly shut out of her sisters life and left to wonder why.

Upon the untimely death of their parents Anna thought maybe it would bring them together again but if anything the distance only grew, leaving her lonely and desperate for some sort of companionship. When proposed to by a man from a neighboring kingdom whom she hardly knew she immediately said yes, and afraid her sister wouldn’t approve, she ran off and wedded him in a private ceremony. When her sister found out she was angrier than Anna had ever seen and her true power was unleashed, causing her to flee their kingdom and leaving her people to suffer the most bitter winter they had ever seen. 

Anna searched tirelessly for her sister hoping to make things right. While the townspeople were all turning against the sisters, their hatred being fueled by Anna’s own husband, she was desperately trying to convince herself that this was all a misunderstanding. Elsa would never intentionally cause her people to suffer, right? The truth was Anna didn’t know anymore, and in the end she had to return home empty handed. 

Instead of a warm welcome she was greeted with anger and hostility. Everyone, including her husband, believed she had been equally responsible. How could she not have known? How could she let this happen to them? She was given no choice but to run away from the only home she had ever known. 

She eventually found herself in Los Santos, struggling to make a new life. She constantly tells herself that it’s temporary, that it's just a resting stop until she's ready to continue the search for her sister, but the longer she stays the more permanent it feels.

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Elsa liked the city. It was cold. She could hide and be alone - melting into the crowd like ice renewing rivers in springtime. The former queen hardly had a worry in Los Santos; no one was under her care or rule anymore. She only needed to worry about herself, and she was perfectly capable of that. At least she thought so.

It was another day. Cool air brushed through the turning leaves and bristled through her long, blonde locks as she walked fast through the crowd on her way to a client’s office. She’d just finished her latest project, designing a building that perfectly enhanced sound for musical performances. She half smiled, quietly thinking about how pleased she was over her work when something out of the ordinary and unexpected interrupted her perfectly normal day. Her name broke through the bustling quiet. She tensed, but ignored it. She heard her name often, ghosts whispering from her past - so she tried not to respond to it. But then it came again, and before she could react properly, she turned to face everything she had left behind.

“Anna,” she said, surprise in her voice as her hands clapsed together reflexively tightening as she took a step back. “That question is better asked of you. I know why I’m here. But you - you should be in Arendelle.”

Anna didn’t know whether to be relieved or upset - whether to hug her sister or scream at her. So many emotions flooded her all at once she almost couldn’t bare it. She wanted so badly to be understanding of what Elsa must have gone through, but what about what she had gone through? As much as she wanted to excuse Elsa for running away and leaving her to pick up all of her responsibilities she found that now, seeing her living her life like everything was normal, she couldn’t. 

“There is no Arendelle anymore, Elsa, at least not as we knew it.” It was too much to explain and quite frankly Anna couldn’t handle ‘I told you so’ right now. “You don’t get to answer my question with one of your own. Why did you leave? Have you been here this whole time?” The idea that she had looked so hard and Elsa was right here under her nose was devastating. 

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It wasn’t unusual for Anna to see Elsa everywhere she went. It was frequent that she would mistake someone else’s face in a crowd, or wake up from a dream that she had been there only to rediscover her absence. As hopeful as Anna had been about everything throughout her life she had to admit that she had started to lose hope. Every day she was a little less confident when she told herself that she and Elsa would be reunited and that she would get to go home. 

Anna had told herself she was no longer going to chase the ghost of her sister, especially tonight. Tonight was about having fun and getting comfortable in her new life, but her eyes caught on someone in the crowd with icy blonde hair and Anna found she just couldn’t stop herself from obsessing. She found it happening the way it always did, subconsciously tailing this girl through the crowd hoping to get a better look. Surely she would get close only to realize it wasn’t Elsa and would be left disappointed for the rest of the night, but she had to try on the off chance that it was in fact her sister.

She made her way closer, mumbling excuse me’s and apologies as she pushed through the crowd. The closer she got the more her heart raced - something about this time felt different. Something about this woman was so familiar, even her movements. “Elsa, is that you?!” Anna began calling hopefully through the crowd, not caring that she sounded a little frantic at this point. She finally pushed her way through coming face to face with the last person she had expected to see when she had put on her costume and left the house earlier that evening. “Elsa? What are you doing here?” 

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“Well, it’s really good for someone who’s never done this before. Pumpkins can be really slippery, and they’ve got a weird texture, so well done!” Vitani looked down at her pumpkin, at the strange face with the wide mouth and all its sharp teeth and long tongue. She was only somewhat surprised that the other didn’t know who it was. “Venom! From the movie… have you seen it?” Maybe it wasn’t something the redhead was into. V tried to never judge people when it came to knowledge on pop culture. “Too bad you don’t have a Dionne.” She replied, tilting her head with a little smile. Vitani grasped Anna’s hand and shook it firmly. “Pleasure to meet you, Anna. Did you come alone?”

“You know I wasn’t expecting the inside to be so... gross.” She laughed. Scraping out the inside had been a bit off putting, but at least now she was through the worst of it. Anna eyed the other’s pumpkin, thinking. “It looks familiar but I can’t say that I’ve seen it. It seems a bit... scary.” Scary hadn’t really been her thing, not necessarily because she was frightened, but simply because it didn’t appeal to her. She was more into the creative side of Halloween and knew early on in the night she wouldn’t be joining the line for the headless haunts. “I did.” She nodded. “I’m new around here and thought maybe it would be a good chance to make new friends.”

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“We love a good country singer here,” Kydd said with a laugh. “It makes up about a third of the music I listen to believe it or not.” He laughed and patted the pumpkin on its bumpy little head. “We have haunted houses, snack food, rides and games. People trick or treat and wear their costumes. They usually do it every year here. Back where I’m from we used to do spooky hay rides. I’m expecting to see a lot of picture on Facebook later tonight. It’s always a good time.” He paused “I noticed you have an accent. Do they not celebrate where you’re from or do they celebrate differently?” He was instantly curious.

Anna thought about it a moment. It was hard to explain why she had known so little about things like Halloween without explaining that her sister had sort of freaked out and frozen their entire kingdom. She had also decided when she had settled here that she wanted to start fresh, so knowing how much information to divulge was hard. “I’m from a really small town, so it’s a little different and definitely not as heavily celebrated.” She said - partially true. “My family was also pretty busy when I was growing up so it was hard to find time for things like this.” At least that part had been completely true. 

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He watched a load of emotions flash past on her face and before he could pinpoint any particular one, she was grinning and looking down at her slightly wonky jack o lantern. “Wilson, I like that.” He glanced down at his pumpkin with a careful eye and then laughed. “Gourd-y. He is named Gourd-y.” He started laughing so hard he could barely stand it, wrapping his arms around himself. “He’s a very distinguished fellow.” He patted the back of the jack o lantern and listened to its now hollow thump with amusement.

Anna couldn’t believe the absolute joy she got from simply carving a pumpkin, nor that she had never done this before. If or rather when she went home this was definitely going to become a tradition. “Gourdy! It’s perfect! Wilson here is a country music star, if you can believe it.” She said, joining in on the laughter. “Tell me what else do people do for Halloween? Is it always this fun?” 

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“Oh, it looks fine, dear. A bit of practice is all that you need.” Mary had to admit, though, she had made a rather brilliant pumpkin, looking it over proudly. The children had begged to come, despite the fact that they had zero time to put together costumes. It would have been a true problem for a lesser caretaker. As it was, they were nearby playing with paints and markers and decorating their own pumpkins while Mary oversaw, all of their costumes on theme. Graceful fingers set the pumpkin down on the table. “Did you know, originally they would draw the face into turnips? I suppose it was less of a statement but I do enjoy the classical things. Simple.” She smiled over. “Would you like a second pair of hands?”

It was refreshing for Anna that someone she’d just met could be so encouraging. Maybe being away from home wouldn’t be so bad, after all. “Turnips?” Anna asked, making a face. She was having a difficult time as it was and couldn’t imagine trying to do this on a smaller surface area., such as a turnip. “Are you a Halloween expert?” She asked, thinking how strange it was that there was such a history behind this holiday that she had known nothing about until recently. “I’d love that. I’m not even sure I got all of the gunk out the inside before I got carried away.” 

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The pumpkin carving event was something the Lyons family did every single year, and Vitani quite enjoyed it. It gave her a chance to hone her artistic skills, and the family had a competition for who had the best pumpkin each year. Vitani was going three years strong, she wanted to make it four. She appreciated the costume of the girl next to her but was of a shy nature and so she didn’t say anything as she sat there in her homemade Eartha Kitt inspired Catwoman costume. “Oh!” She said with a sheepish little smile as the girl dressed as Cher complimented her pumpkin. Vitani turned it so that it would be more visible. This year, she had carved her pumpkin like Venom, the symbiote. “Yours is good, too! Have you done this before?” She asked, and she eyed the yellow plaid. “I love Clueless, by the way.” She paused then, forgetting her proper etiquette before sitting up straighter. “Oh! And… my name is Vitani.”

“No, never!” Anna said, eyes widening. The idea that this was a tradition for some families amazed her. “What is yours, if you don’t mind me asking?” She felt silly, like she should definitely know the strange creature on the pumpkin, but sometimes being a part of normal society felt like joining an exclusive club she had never gotten to be part of - it was great but also a little overwhelming. “Me too!” She said, smiling that someone got the reference. She had been unsure if anybody was going to get it when she picked it out, but she was glad at least one person did. “I’m Anna, it’s so nice to meet you.” She replied, offering her hand. 

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Kydd had decided early on that he wanted to be a rockabilly Frankenstein’s monster and had dedicated all his free time leading up to the event getting stuff ready for it. Now, as he wandered around the park, to pick a pumpkin out for carving, he was glad he’d had some time off to come out and enjoy it. He watched everyone have fun in between carving pumpkins, grinning at a couple of kids dressed in their paw patrol best ran past him to get some hot coco. At the sound of someone talking to him, he turned with a grin, looking down at his weird little jack o lantern with a fond smile. “Well thanks! I come from a family that takes every holiday seriously. We would carve pumpkins every year as a family. I guess practice does make perfect.” He leaned over and laughed. “I don’t know what you’re talkin’ about tho! It doesn’t look bad at all!”

Anna could no longer imagine the kind of family life where everyone did fun holiday activities together, but the idea of it was alluring. She felt a brief longing for her sister and quickly pushed it aside - convincing herself that they would soon be reunited and their troubles would be put to rest had recently become a frequent pass time of hers. “You’re right.” She nodded, seriously considering her creation. “The lines are a bit jagged but he has character. I think I’ll call him Wilson. What’s yours called?” 

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Anna had spent weeks putting together the perfect costume. The yellow plaid blazer and matching skirt complete with the blonde wig had proven a little more difficult to find than she had thought, but after spending the duration of her time holed up in her small apartment catching up on pop culture icons nothing had been more appealing to her than being a normal teenage girl for a night - a luxury she had never been afforded. It was a little overwhelming to know nobody after growing up in a place where everybody knows your name, but she was determined to make the most of it. She sat, eyes furrowed in concentration as she carved a crooked smile into her Jack-O'-Lantern. The silly face reminded her of something, although she couldn't place her finger on what. She eyed the work of the person next to her, her mouth opening in surprise. "I love your pumpkin!" She turned her own harshly carved pumpkin to face them for show. "Seems you're a bit better at this than I am."