part 2 here we go!

CRASH!

"Huh...what the heck?" Laurence yawned, awakened by the sound of a door falling down. He rubbed his eyes and opened his door, Ellie's door completely burnt off of the hinges. "Wait..what?" He looked further down the hall and saw the young woman in red and orange make her way to the stairs.

"Annaleise?" He asked, following her from a distance.

Her dress swaying behind her, she made her way down the stairs, outside to the courtyard. As she turned towards the stables, she unintentionally slid her right hand out and created a small blast of flames, scorching the grass snowy grass. She moved her left arm and black chunks of ice shot out of her hand, forming an ice barrier on her left side. "Wh-what's going on?" She turned to the left and saw her reflection. Her eyes widened as she looked into the ice. That was her face, but older. At least two years older,as if she had sprouted into her twenties overnight. What she did not realize, however, was that she was trapped for two years.

"Sis.." Laurence kept following her, but then realized exactly he had to wake Ellie up.

Annaleise looked around, a bit confused and tired, seeing the animals fast asleep. Eve, her mare, looked right at her, Annaleise gulping as she cautiously walked towards her. She held her shaking hand out to Eve's muzzle, Eve moving closer. Her hand rested upon the fine hairs between Eve's eyes and nose, Annaleise smiling as she hugged her neck. "Eve..I've missed...you." Annaleise felt her eyes begin to flutter, passing out onto the hay as she felt her body begin to ache. She clenched her first over her heart, the spot where Ellie had struck her, beginning to dully ache with every beat.

"SIS. SIS WAKE UP." Laurence shook his sister, kneeling on her bed.

"Laurence, it's 12:15, what is it?" Ellie yawned, staring at the clock.

"Come on! You need to see this!"

"See? See wha-?"

Laurence pulled his sister from bed, pulling her down the stairs, out of the palace doors and into the stables. Ellie pulled her brother back, not very happy that he awoke her at midnight. "Laurence, it's too eary," Ellie yawned, rubbing her eyes, leaning against the stable doors.

"Do you wanna know why your door hinges were blown off? Did you fail to notice that?"

"Laurence what are you-" Laurence motioned for Ellie to come to Eve's slot, pointing to a red cape sticking out. Ellie raised her brow, getting closer and closer, her eyes widening and hands flying to her mouth as she saw who was fast asleep on the hay. "IT WORKED" Ellie exclaimed, crawling through the hay on her hands and knees in her nightgown. "Hey, hey wake up!"

Annaleise groaned in pain, Ellie's hand on her left shoulder, close to where she had struck her sister. She lifted a part of the fire dress from Annaleise's chest, a purple and black scar extending from right above her heart. "Oh no. I did this," Ellie thought. As she bent down to pick her sister up, Laurence knelt down to help. "We've got to get her upstairs without anyone seeing us."

"What about mama and papa?" Laurence asked.

"Tomorrow, we'll tell them tomorrow. But until then, we keep her hidden."

Ellie and Laurence quietly shut the palace doors , struggling to keep Annaleise upon their shoulders, her body heat making them too hot. "Almost there." Ellie winced. Laurence quietly opened his sisters door, once again walking Annaleise to her own bed. "I'll stay with her tonight. If I'm not up by eight, wake me up so I can get mama and papa."

Laurence nodded, giving Ellie a hug and going back to bed.

"It really did work. You're finally home." Ellie grasped her sisters hand, falling asleep as she sat in a nearby chair.

"Sis, sis, it's eight."

"Hmm?" Ellie mumbled, her hand still holding Annaleise's hand.

"Mama and papa are downstairs. You might wanna wake them up."

"Oh, right."

"I'll stay with her while you go get them." Laurence shooed Ellie from the chair, Ellie stratching and rushing down to the study.

"Mama, papa, wake up." Ellie shook her parents, hoping to wake them up on the first shake.

"Mmm, Ellie, go back to bed." Elsa groaned, holding tight to Jack.

"Mama, papa, it worked."

"Mmm, what worked-"

"You know..IT worked," Ellie grinned, standing over her mother and father. Elsa and Jack quickly shot up, looking at each other, then back to Ellie. They jumped off of the couch and followed Ellie to her sister's room. "Okay, before you go in, you can't freak out." Ellie bit her lip, standing in front of her sister's room.

"We promise. No freaking." Jack promised, taking Elsa's hand.

"She's asleep but she's in pain. Like, a lot of it."

Elsa and Jack nodded, Ellie opening the door. The second the couple walked into their daughter's room, Elsa's hands flew up to her mouth, rushing to Annaleise as Laurence dabbed her forehead with a cold towel.

"Mama, she's really hot. She's burning up."

She's really back.. Elsa took her daughter's hand and kissed it, tears spilling out of her eyes as Annaleise squeezed it back.

"M-mor" Annaleise weakly squeaked

"Jack, come here!" Elsa waved to Jack, Jack floating over to sit on her bed. "I'm right here, elskling. I'm right here." Annaleise took another breath, instead of exhaling, she developed a bout of coughing. Elsa looked down, the black and purple scar growing across her daughter's chest. "Jack, can you get Pabbie her as fast as you can?"

"That I can do." Jack kissed Annaleise on the hand, flying off to the trolls.

"When did she come back?" Elsa asked, cooling the cloth as Laurence continued to dab Annaleise's forehead.

"This morning. At about midnight. She made quite the escape from Ellie's room." Laurence replied.

"How so?"

"She burnt sis's door off of the hinges. There's scorch marks all over the floor of her room and hallway, if you didn't notice it."

"She what?!"

"Go see for yourself if you don't believe me."

Elsa stood up and peered outside of Annaleise's room, realizing Laurence was telling the truth. The door was burnt right off of the hinges. Annaleise...

"Mor, she's waking up!" Elsa rushed back into her daughter's room, Annaleise on her side, supported by her elbows, trying her hardest to get up.

"I..."

"Lie back down, elskling." Elsa helped Ellie lie her back down, covering her with her sheets.

"Mother, what if Pabbie can't do anything?" Ellie worriedly asked.

"We won't know until Pabbie does what he can." Elsa pulled Ellie close, weakly smiling at Laurence as he continued to dab his sister's forehead.

"PABBIE!" Jack called out as he floated above the troll's glen. Nothing there but gray rocks placed in random parts of the grass. He touched the ground and began calling out over and over for Pabbie, his voice shaking, for they needed Pabbie right now. "Pabbie, I know it's early, but we need you. It's Annaleise! Pabbie! Bulda, anyone!"

Two of the rocks began shaking, Pabbie and Bulda being the first to waken, their short arms stretching as they smacked their lips from waking up.

"Jack, why are you up so early in the morning? It's Jul isn't it?" Bluda asked, hopping upon a boulder, barely reaching hip-height.

"Bulda, Pabbie, we need your help. It's Anna-"

"Has Anna given you a bad time about your flying? You have been fly-"

"No, it's Annaleise. The pendant released her and we need you to make sure she's going ot be alright." Jack replied, taking Bulda's hands, worry in his eyes.

"You say the pendant has released her? Let me get my fire crystals and we'll be on our way. I trust you'll keep an eye on things, right Bulda?"

"Well of course! Anything to help the Frosts!" Bulda cheerfully boomed, grasping Jack at the leg tightly.

"Well, now. I say we get back to palace and see what's going on." Pabbie cleared his throat, his fire crystals around his neck.

Elsa placed her hands upon Annaleise's hot, red forehead, taking over for Laurence who went to fetch some water. She couldn't help but feel somewhat responsible for this but all that mattered was that Annaleise was back. Taking care of a daughter who had just got released from a pendant for two years was not on her list of things to do during Jul, but it was what it was. As she continued to dab her forehead, her motherly instinct began to kick in once again, humming the lullaby she had sang to the children when they were younger. The cool, wet water dripped down the princesses cheek and neck, Annaleise letting out little whimpers of pain as her scar began to pulsate.

Lifting the collar of the newly created delicate dress, Elsa took a a good look at the ever-growing scar under Annaleise's collar bone, now extending to the left of her chest growing onto her arm. "It-it was an accident, I didn't mean to-"

Elsa took Ellie's hand and weakly smiled.

"You didn't hit her right in the heart, elske." Elsa said, squeezing Ellie's trembling hand. "Everything will be alright, trust me." Getting Ellie to believe the words she said was going to take a miracle if Annaleise didn't stop whimpering in pain or wake up. As she stroked her cheek, Elsa could hear Annaleise begin to mumble someone's name.

"Bj-"

"What is it, elkslking?" Elsa asked, leaning in closer.

"Bj-Bjørn, where's...Bjørn?"

Ellie looked up to Elsa, not expecting her sister to mumble out the name of the prince. Maybe she hadn't completely forgotten anyone, but it was too early to tell. She was barely awake, let alone capable of carrying on a full conversation with anyone. "Elsa, we're back!" Jack panted, placing Pabbie on the side of Annaleise's bed. Elsa stood up and walked over to the opposite side of her bed, taking a seat on the mattress, holding her left hand, Jack holding Elsa's and Ellie's.

"Let's see what we have here." Pabbie said, cracking his stubby gray knuckles. He placed his hand upon her forehead, hot and sweat-drenched. Wiping his hand on the sheets, he gently opened her eyelids one by one, making sure her eyes were fine. "Well, this have never happened before." He said to himself. Now, onto that mark crawling along her chest. "Queen Elsa, Ellie, would you mind removing some of the layers of clothing? It would help me get a better look at this black mark on her chest."

Elsa and Ellie nodded, Jack and Pabbie turning away so they could give the girls some privacy. They removed the many-layered dress, her undergarments still in tact, and loosened the top, allowing Pabbie to get a better look. They covered the rest of her body with her sheets, tapping Jack and Pabbie's shoulder to look. "Now this scar." Pabbie gently placed the fire crystal upon the pulsating mark, Annaleise once again whimpering out in pain. He got a better look at it, recognizing the pattern of the black and purple hues of color embedded in the princesses skin. "Though she was not hit directly in the heart, I am concerned about this scar."

"Pabbie, have you seen anything like it before?" Ellie asked, coming closer.

"I have, many, many years ago. I do recognize the patterns and markings. They are concerning, to say the least." He sighed, placing the crystals upon her chest.

"What's going to happen? What do we do?" Ellie asked as she took the troll's hands, her own trembling.

"Scars like this don't heal like a flesh wound heals. She's not dying, persay, but her body is trying to fight a battle it's never had to fight before. " Ellie looked to Elsa tears spilling from her eyelids, her lip quivering. Elsa placed her hand upon Ellie's shoulder, trying to give at least some comfort and keep her own chin up. Pabbie looked at the sleeping princesses eyes one last time, motioning for Jack and Elsa to come closer. "Your majesties, do you notice anything different in her eyes, if you have seen them at all?" Pabbie opened the right, her normal blue color.

"That's her normal eye color," Elsa replied, raising an eyebrow, wondering why Pabbie was concerned about her eyes. "Why do you ask?"

"What about," He opened the left, still the same blue, but the irises looking as if they were glass and had been shattered. "This?"

"Her eye, it looks like it's been shattered!" Elsa exclaimed, taking a closer look, Jack taking a peek as well.

"Pabbie, what's wrong with her eye?"

"I fear that this mark has something to do with it." Pabbie sighed, jumping down from the bed, around the corner and to the royal family.

"I know that might not have been much help, but we still have let to learn of her condition. Especially-" Everyone heard the princess stir, twitching her nose and making about-to-sneeze noises. She shot up and let out a loud sneeze, a blast of icicles flying from her mouth and crashing into her vanity mirror, the edges frosting over and turning a snowy white. "Especially that."

"First fire powers, and now she sneezes snowflakes? Are there any other surprises she plans to share with us?" Elsa nervously asked, pacing the carpet outside of Annaleise's room, a thin sheet of ice forming under her feet.

"Elsa-"

"Jack, what are we going to do? We don't just have one daughter with ice powers, but two. No, one with ice powers, one with fire AND ice powers."

"Elsa, hold-"

"What if she freezes to death? Or burns? I-I don't even know-"

Jack stopped his wife from pacing, his hands firmly on her shoulders.

"Look at me." Elsa nodded, her blue eyes wide with attention.

"Focus. Focus on her waking up," Jack placed his forehead on Elsa's. "Right now, powers aren't on our top priority." Elsa nodded and hugged his chest, softly sobbing as he placed his hand upon her messy blonde braid.

"Pabbie, has there ever been anyone with two types of magic before?" Ellie asked, Pabbie hopping over the sleeping princesses legs and sitting on the edge of the bed.

"There has, princess. And she has been long gone."

"Who was she?"

"What do you know about Norse mytholgy, princess?"

"I know a fair amount. Why do you ask?"

"There is a goddess named Freyja. Her sister, well, half-sister Astrid wielded the power of snow and ice as well as fire. She, however, was stripped of her powers and was banished from the newly formed Arendelle."

"What did she do?"

"Freyja had two daughters, Hnoss and Gersimi. The names Annalessa and Elsabet were their human-given names from Freyja, goodness knows why. But when they were born, Freyja sealed the powers of ice and snow inside of the youngest twin Hnoss, known as Elsabet, and the powersnfire inside of Gersimi, also known as . Annalessa. I cannot tell you what happened after, but what I do know is that to protect her girls, Freyja sealed both girls into two separate pendants, protecting them from an enormous fire monster us trolls have called the Firebird. ."

"This Freyja, she's the goddess of beauty, love and war, right?" Ellie asked, clutching her pendant.

"She is indeed."

"Then..maybe she can help us cure Annaleise."

"She is very capable, I can assure you,"Pabbie said. "You just have to find her," He gently pulled the snowflake pendant into his hands. "And this will help you."

"Our pendants can lead us to her, huh?"

"Of course they can. And princess?"

"Hmm?"

"Keep an eye on her while she sleeps. Even in slumber, things the unconscious person does not know comes out when dreaming. If you need anything else later, you'll know where to find me."

"Thank you Pabbie."

"Oh, one more thing."

"Yes?"

"Congratulations on the engagement."

"Your majesties."

"Pabbie, what is it? Is she awake?" Jack excitedly asked,

"No, no. Not yet at least. There may be someone who can help with Annaleise's ordeal."

"Who?" Elsa warmly smiled kneeling down to Pabbie's level.

"Her name is Freyja, the mother of the two in your daughters pendants. Both you and Jack need to take the girls to her, after Annaleise wakes up. I do. It know what she will do, but she will have much more insight than I will."

"Freyja? The goddess with the cats?" Elsa asked, her eyebrow raised.

"That very Freyja," Pabbie replied.

"Thank you, Pabbie. We really appreciate you doing this." Elsa took his hands and shook them gently.

"It's always a pleasure. Oh, one more thing. When she does awaken, it would be in her best interests if questions were not asked right away. She needs time to process that it's been two years and things have changed around here."

"No questions. Got it." Jack winked. "Thank you again for this."

"Annaleise, did you hear that?" Ellie took her sisters hand and placed it to her cheek. "Everything's going to be fine."

"Elskling, would you fetch your aunt Anna and Kristoff? I think they'll be happy to see her." Elsa warmly asked, taking over for Ellie.

"Of course, should I get the boys too?"

"One at a time, Bjørn first." Jack winked. "I'll come with you, snowflake." As Jack and Ellie left arm in arm, Elsa took her place next to Annaleise once more. She looked upon her daughter's face, her nose and upper lip twitching.

"Just like when you were a baby."

Elsa and Jack stared over two oak bassinets, watching their sleeping daughters slumber in the moonlight. Jack reached his hand into Ellie's bassinet, stroking her soft, chubby pink cheek, Ellie letting out a tiny coo. Elsa did the same, looking to Jack, but as she turned her head, Annaleise's eyes were wide open. Those big blue eyes staring right at her, her mouth slightly agape as she began to smile and wriggle her hands in the air.

"Aa aa. Aa aa."

"Wide awake are we?" Elsa quietly chuckled, gently supporting Annaleise's wobbly head as she lifted her out of the bassinet, placing her over her shoulder.

"She's a night owl, like you are." Jack softly laughed, poking the princesses nose.

"She's a light sleeper, not a night owl."

"No wonder any tiny noise wakes her up. Ellie seems to be a heavy sleeper, for now."

"Watch, when they get older the roles will switch."

"Maybe they will, right blue-eyes?"

Annaleise gave a gummy smile, snuggling against Elsa's shoulder, falling back asleep.

"Okay, you three cannot make any loud noises when we go in." Ellie commanded, standing in front of Annaleise's door.

"Got it, no loud sounds." Anna winked. Ellie nodded and quietly turned the doorknob, Anna, Kristoff and Anders making their way in.

"No way!" Anders whispered, Anna softly gasping while Kirstoff's eyes widened.

"She's back! Ellie, when?"

"Midnight. I've been with her ever since and mama-" Ellie looked to Elsa, fast asleep as she still held tight to Annaleise's hand. "Elsa..."

"Aunt Anna, we've got so much to tell everyone and once Annale-" Ellie suddenly heard rustling coming from the bed. Turning her head, she saw Annaleise begin to toss and turn, waking Elsa up.

"Mm, what?" Elsa asked, feeling the movement. "Elske?"

Annaleise softly groaned, her jaw moving up and down, her arms slowly starting to move from her sides. She slightly turned her head and as she shifted her legs, she stopped moving and went back to a sleeping state. "And to think she was waking up." Ellie sadly thought. "Oh! Maybe Bjørn's touch will do the trick!" Ellie ran out of the room and knocked on Bjørn and Fritz's door. A sleepy Bjorn rubbed his eyes, fully dressed but not awake. "Bjørn, you need to come with me."

"Wha-what's going on, Ellie?" He yawned. Ellie yanked Bjørn out of the room, marching him right into her sisters, and pushing him to the edge of the bed. His eyes widened as Ellie dropped his hand, a smile crawling upon his face. "A-A-Annaleise?"

He knelt down and took her right hand, his hands still trembling as he took in the fact that his fiancée was finally back. Asleep, but back.

"Fireball, you've come back. You're really back." He kissed her hand, a tear landing upon her pale skin. She lightly sighed and slowly began to open her eyes, batting her lashes as her vision began to focus more clearly on the ceiling. She turned her head to Elsa, her eyes wide, then to Bjørn. Her pale red lips began to move, no sound coming from her mouth, then trembling as she squeaked.

"B-Bjørn?"

The prince felt tears begin to fill his eyes, nodding yes as he squeezed her hand tighter. "I'm right here, fireball. I'm right here."

Annaleise turned her head to Elsa, who was on the verge of tears as she mouthed her name. "M-mor? Hva er det som skier (Mother? What's going on)?" Her voice trembled as she stared into her mother's eyes.

"Min...min jente, du er tilbake!" Elsa embraced Annaleise, Bjørn letting go of her hand as she was pulled close to Elsa. Ellie rushed over and took part of the hug.

"I'm...I'm so sorry Annaleise, please forgive me!"

"Ellie..."

Ellie sniffed, wiping her eyes. "Yes?"

"Wh-why is your hair purple?"

Ellie looked to Elsa, Elsa back at Ellie. "Well, it's kind of a long story." Ellie nervously replied, looking away from her sister. "I think it would be better if I told you about it later."

Annaleise slightly nodded, looking back to Bjørn, who was in smiles at the sight of her. Annaleise felt a rush of calmness flow through her body, giving her a loopy-sleeplike high, goofily smiling at the prince. "You're...handsome.."

"Annaleise, you remember who I am, yes?" Bjørn asked, knowing she had just woken up, but wanted to make sure.

"You're my handsome gear Prince whoo gave ussss chi'en pox."

"I'm convinced."

Annaleise looked back to her mother, smiling goofily. "The sky's awake...so I'm...awake." She tried to sit up, the pain in her chest brought her back down, her hand flying up to her heart, groaning in pain once more.

"Elsa, what's wrong with her?" A concerned Anna asked, looking to her sister.

Elsa replied to Anna's look, gently pulling on Annaleise's loosened top, exposing the black and purple mark. Anna gasped and came to Elsa's side of the bed. "And...this." Elsa held open Annaleise's left eyelid, her eye still laced with the shattered-ice look.

"Her eye...it's like it's shattered, like ice."

"Well, you're in for a surprise if you see her vanity mirror." Jack said, pointing his staff in the opposite direction.

"It's...it's frosted over! What happened?"

"She sneezed." Jack replied.

"Sneezed? And ice came out of her hand?"

"More like her mouth... Yeah, it's still pretty puzzling to us."

"I did this."

Everyone looked to Ellie.

"Elskling,"

"I did this. I hit her, It's my fault. And now, look at her, she's suffering because of it." Ellie turned away and wiped her eyes as tears spilled down her face.

"It was an accident, she stood at the wrong time. It's not your fault." Jack floated over, trying to comfort her.

"Els..bet"

"Annaleise?"

Annaleise gripped the sheets. "Hnoss." She sat up, holding her left shoulder as she glared at her sister, definitely not her normal behavior.

"Annaleise, what.."

The sheets began to heat up, crumbling under her grasp as she pulled them back and attempted to stand up. "WHERE. IS. MY. SISTER?" She demanded.

"Annaleise, she's right..." Elsa began to say.

"WHERE IS HNOSS? WHERE IS MY SISTER?" The rooms temperature began to rise a few degrees as the princesses (or so everyone thought) anger rose.

"Anna..lessa?" Ellie asked.

"Where is my sister?!"

Ellie cautiously approached her sister, taking the snowflake pendant off from around her neck, placing it in her palms. "She's right here." Holding the pendant up, Annaleise felt Annalessa's sadness come forward as tears spilled out of her eyes. "Hno-HNOSS!" She cried, sobbing into her hands, Ellie rushing to her side to comfort her. She looked into Ellies eyes, sniffling. "Y-you have her face...and eyes." Annaleise fell forward, Ellie catching her.

"Woah there, I've got you."

"OWW...Ellie, what happened?"

"You're back. Good."

"Wha-"

"Lie back down, and I'll tell you after Jul. Promise."

"Promise?"

"You bet."

"I take it that was the other sister," Anna said, taking a sip of cocoa as she munched on a shortbread cookie.

"She's definitely hot tempered." Kristoff added.

"Maybe.." Elsa thought.

"What?" Anna asked.

"What if the sisters memories and personalities became intertwined with Annaleise's and the sight of Ellie cause her to "erupt"?"

"Like a volcano?"

"Poor example, but in other words, yes." Elsa replied, sipping her tea.

"Should we leave those two alone in there?" Anna wondered, again taking a cookie.

"They'll be fine." Jack assured her, floating down to Elsa, placing his arm around her.

"But how do you think she'll react to the engagement?"

"Who knows, maybe she'll take it well. Maybe she won't." Jack said, helping himself to a piece of peppermint bark.

"Sis?"

"Yeah Ellie?" Annaleise tiredly asked.

"Can I tell you something?"

"Mmhm."

Ellie took a deep breath and held her left hand out, Annaleise weakly taking it as she attempted to examine the ring "Ellie, is this..?"

"Mmmhmm. It is."

"Who's the lucky man? Oleg?"

"Ew. No. His name starts with an F, and he's pretty handsome."

"Fred."

"Annaleise..."

"Frank"

"Really?"

"Fritz?"

"N- yes!"

"Fritz Fritz? The Fritz whom mother really doesn't care for?"

"Yes, that one." Ellie annoyingly sighed.

"You aren't having any..." Annaleise poked her sisters stomach.

"Annaleise! No! We aren't even married yet!"

"Not everyone who has kids is married, Ellie."

"You're awfully snarky after waking up." Ellie shoved her sister arm back.

"Ow!"

"Sorry! I didn't mean to."

"Just..just don't tell me what I missed. I'm not sure if I can handle it." Annaleise fell back, her hand upon her forehead. "Has it been like...eight hours?"

"No. You really wanna know how long it's been?"

"Yeeesh."

"Annaleise, you've been gone for two years."

"Two-two years, huh? Then that makes us...twenty?"

"It does indeed."

"You said you'd tell me things after Jul, so I take it it's...December?"

"Right on the spot."

"Okay, I'm done, no more questions until later." Annaleise rubbed her head. "I feel like..."

"What?"

"I feel like I'm missing things."

"How so?"

"Like, with Bjørn. I remember bits and pieces of us, but it's not all there. When I saw him, all that registered in my mind was that I smacked him for giving me- chicken pox. Which i also remember we both suffered through. Anything after that is kind of a blur."

"Nothing else after that, huh?"

"Tell me something that will surprise me."

"Well, he's your fiancé-"

"My..fiancé?"

"Mmmhmm, you're both betrothed."

"We are?" She excitedly asked.

"Eeyup. And you two were pretty lovey-dovey when mother and father aren't around."

"Oh," Annaleise blushed.

"Ellie placed another pillow under her sisters head, smiling. "Do you want to see him?"

"Him?"

"Bjørn, genius."

"Oh, him. Can I?"

"I'll let him him in." Ellie peered out of the door, motioning for the prince to come in. "I'll leave you two alone." Ellie winked.

"So, I hear you're my fiancé."

She doesn't remember that. "I am indeed."

"My parents know how to pick 'em I guess." She laughed, taking Bjørn's hand and squeezing it. "I do, however, smacking you."

Bjørn perked up, smiling at the fact she remembered that. "It hurt, but I forgave you."

The princesses, smile softened as her cheeks turned red. "Would it be inappropriate if I-"

"If you what?"

"If I kissed you right now?" Bjørn blushed, not expecting her to bounce back so fast by asking for a kiss.

"N-no! It's perfectly fine!" He leaned in close, placing his hand behind her head, carefully drawing her near as he placed his soft lips upon hers. Annaleise closed end eyes, bringing her arms around his neck and replying by pushing her lips on and off of his. She took a breath and replaced her lips upon his once more, pulling Bjørn onto her bed. He laid next to her, no intentions of doing anything , placing her head against his chest so she could hear his heart beating steadily.

"I'm glad I'm betrothed to you."

"Me too, fireball. Me too."

"Aww, Elsa, she remembers him!" Anna whispered, her ear plastered to the outside of Annaleise's door.

"That's...that's good."

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Anna, so much has happened today+"

"You're taking the day off tomorrow."

"I wasn't intending on-"

"You need to stay with Annaleise. She's nowhere near ready to leave that room yet, and she needs you. You're her mother. Can't beat that argument, can you?"

"I really can't. Annaleise and I...we have things to talk about. Not just what she's missed, but her powers. And what comes next."

Anna slid down the wall next to her sister, wrapping arm arms in hers. "Can I join you? If that's alright?"

"I was hoping you would. Would you be willing to switch off and on with Jack? She needs time with him too."

"That's what I'm here for, Elsa. Don't forget it."

"I can't, and I never will."