It was a warm summer night in Arendelle, and the kingdom was silent as the townspeople slept. The bakers weren't firing up their ovens, and merchants weren't yelling out the names of their products. Only the sound of ships bobbing in the harbor made a noise, as the water slapped against the wooden boats.
Almost everyone is Arendelle was fast asleep, their heads buried in pillows. Only two little girls were awake, tiptoeing through the halls. Princess Elsa, seven, and Princess Anna, four, giggled and shushed each other as they made their way towards the stairs.
Elsa smiled at her baby sister, who clapped in excitement at their schemes, her pigtails bobbing. They, mostly Elsa, had been planning this adventure for days, and tonight was finally the night they would execute their plans.
The girls reached the staircase; both knew that each step was creaky and louder than the last. Anna was just about to step down before Elsa snapped her arm out and blocked her way. The younger girl looked up at her with big round eyes, thinking that her sister was mad at her. But Elsa just smiled at her sister, throwing her platinum blond braid over her shoulder.
"Watch this." She said eagerly, thrusting her arms out in front of her. Anna opened her mouth in a smile and slowly sucked in a breath, almost jumping up and down at what her sister was about to do.
A sudden blast of white shot from Elsa's palms, and the blast nearly sent her flying backwards. The girls gasped and cold air filled the room, chilling Anna but not affecting Elsa. The older princess kept her arms up for a few more seconds before closing her fists, stopping the magic from continuing. Elsa and Anna both closed their eyes when the ice had first come out of Elsa's hands, but both opened them now. A thick sheet of ice had coated the first few stairs, smoothing a layer over top of them to create a slide-like ride for the girls to use getting down the stairs.
Anna opened her month to let out a giddy laugh, but Elsa covered it with her hands. "We gotta' be quiet, remember?" She whispered in the smaller girl's ear. Anna bobbed her head up and down three times and Elsa gave her a toothy grin.
The girls sat down at the top the staircase, Anna sitting in front of Elsa, holding onto her older sister's legs so she wouldn't slide away. "You ready?" Elsa asked, butterflies fluttering in her stomach. "Yeah!" Anna said, a little too loudly, but oh well.
Elsa pushed away from the top of the stairs, and slowly they began to slide down. Just before they reach the end of the ice slide, Elsa threw her hands out again, one on each side of Anna's head, and let her power create more slide, and more slide, and more slide! Anna let out a real laugh this time, but Elsa was unable to stop her. She herself giggled as they picked up speed, the ice forming in front of the just before they reached the end.
Only when the bottom of the slide was in view did Elsa realize she didn't have a plan to stop. She squealed, stopping her powers, and wrapped her arms around Anna. When the staircase ended and they were on the floor, the kept going, their speed never slowing. Both girls let out a shriek before they hit the wall. Literally.
The princesses laid down laughing, neither of them having gotten hurt in their abrupt stop. "Are you okay?" Elsa asked anyway, helping the still giggling Anna to her feet. "Never better! The little girl replied, keeping hold of her sister's hand. "C'mon, c'mon!" She said, starting to pull her sister along. Their plans weren't finished yet.
Anna pulled Elsa along for a short while, before Elsa gained speed and began pulling the younger girl along. Anna's competitive side kicked in and she pumped her tiny legs harder so she was once again pulling Elsa down the halls. It soon became a race, Elsa keeping her lead but slowing enough for Anna to always be only a few feet behind her. Their bare feet hit the floor, and their footsteps were the loudest thing in the castle.
Finally the girl's reached their destination: the kitchen. Anna squealed and raced forward. Elsa slowed her pace so Anna would get to the door first, which she soon pulled open and ducked into. The only light in the kitchen was the moonlight pouring through the window, which simply wasn't enough for their adventure. Once the girls were inside, Elsa turned on the gas lights while Anna skipped around, opening cupboards low enough for her to reach.
"Find it yet?" Elsa asked, dragging a chair behind her towards the shelves. "No." Anna answered, her voice amplified through the low cupboards. "I know I saw Kai carry it in here." The younger princess said, shoving a sack of flour out of her way so she could crawl inside for better looking. Elsa shook her head at her sister, and scanned the shelves.
It only took two shelves before the elder princess found it. "I got it!" She exclaimed, grabbing the jar and lifting it into the air. Anna poked her head out from the cupboard and clapped. "Yay!" She cheered, moving to free herself from the cupboard to join her sister. In her hurry to escape from the small space, she fell onto the sack. Which had already spilt from the last time she had touched it.
When Anna emerged from the cupboard, half of her body, hair, and nightgown were powdered white from the flour. Elsa covered her mouth with her hand to stop herself from laughing. It was especially funny because Anna hadn't seemed to notice her predicament, and rushed towards Elsa and the jar anyway.
"Gimmie, Gimmie, Gimmie!" Anna chanted, reaching her hands towards the jar, which Elsa opened and reached in to. When she pulled her hand out, her fist was filled with chocolate- chocolate that had been meant for a cake to be baked tomorrow, but would now end up in the princesses' stomachs much sooner.
Anna cheered again as Elsa handed her the chocolate, and drove her hand back in again to get her own. The girl's stuffed their faces with the sweets, snickering all the while. As the chocolate melted in Anna's fists, and soon got on her face, Elsa cracked up again and laughed. Anna didn't know why, but she laughed too. They were laughing and eating chocolate and Elsa couldn't help but feel a sense of pride with how well their plan turned out.
Well, how well it turned out before the girl's realized that the King was standing in the doorway.
"Uh oh." Anna said under her breath, before slipping her chocolate filled hands behind her back. "Hi Papa." She gave him a sweet smile.
The King wasn't amused.
"Uh, we were just, um . . ." Elsa looked at her sister for inspiration, but the younger girl wasn't helping much. "Getting . . . a . . . snack." The princess decided on. It wasn't untrue anyway.
Elsa and Anna smiled sweetly at their father, before he too grinned. "Anna," He said, crossing his arms over his chest. "You have something on your face." Anna quickly tried to wipe away the chocolate around her mouth, but only added to the problem. Elsa tried to fight her smile.
The king reached up and scratched the side of his head. "And here." The four-year-old raised a confused hand to the right side of her hair, which was still covered in flour. Anna curled her fingers around her hair, feeling the flour squish around her fist.
"Elsa!" Anna cried out accusingly, turning in shock to her sister. Elsa finally let her laugh go and raised her hands defensively. "It wasn't me." Which was also true, though she wasn't sure if her Papa cared or not. The King laughed and grabbed both him daughters, flinging them over his shoulder.
The girls squealed and pounded his back, though all three of them were laughing. "Back to bed you two." He said, carrying them both through the kitchen doorway, keeping on arm on the back or their knees so they wouldn't fall off. As they neared the staircase, the King lifted his head towards Elsa. "Very impressive work." He complimented.
Elsa smiled at him, but the adrenaline of their adventures had worn off, and she was sleepy. She saw that Anna was already asleep, her mouth open in a small "o" and her pigtails bouncing as their father walked. Elsa leaned her head against her Papa's shoulder and grabbed Anna's hand, before she fell asleep too.
The King carried the princesses to the back stairwell, and up to their room, and tucked them into beds. As he returned to his own room, he sighed.
How on earth are we going to get that ice off the stairs?
This is my first fan fiction, and I am just happy I got it done. I didn't do a lot of editing because I wanted to get this on here quickly but...I think it's okay for a first fic. Please, give me some advice if you have any, and thanks for reading!