Anna looked in mirror and rubbed a delicate hand across her creamy skin until she reached the speckled bridge of her ski-sloped nose. Her eyes glistened with hesitating tears as she stared at herself. "Would his gaze have still strayed if I had skin that was pure porcelain?" She thought to herself. Her hands dropped swiftly to her lap and she shut her eyes tight as she shook her head violently, attempting to shake the insecurities away. She re-opened them and tilted her chin towards the sky, reassuring herself that boys would be boys and men…well, men would be no-good bastards.

Two soft knocks echoed through her large, tiled powder room, causing Anna to shiver. A small, artificial smile spread across her face. "Come in!"

"Miss? I-I'm sorry to bother you but-"The door creaked open slowly and a pale, pear-shaped man with a flushed face appeared.

Anna turned on her plush, vanity stool as her fake smile quickly widened into one far brighter, "Oh dear, it's just you. What is it Olaf?"

Olaf was Anna's butler. A brightly spirited, yet sweetly dim, man that had practically raised Anna. His hugs had mollified her in the redhead's most trying of times.

"Miss," He paused. His grin widened and his eyes seemed to gloss over with excitement as the words summersaulted across his tongue. "It seems as if your sister has arrived at the gates!"

Anna's tired eyes opened aggressively fast and she flung herself off of her seat and squealed. "Thank you, Olaf!" She screamed as she skipped down the long corridor, her heels clicking against the absurdly expensive marble flooring. Stopping at one of the twirling staircases that lead to the mansion's entrance, she looked around suspiciously and then quickly swung a leg over the railing and slid clumsily down the freshly, polished railing onto the main floor.

"Oof!" She proclaimed as she patted at her red, pin-curled hair, making sure the style was still intact.

"That landing was the cat's meow, if I do say so myself, Miss Anna. May I open the gates to your sister now?" The large servant man, standing eagerly with his hand on one of the large handles of the front doors asked.

"Oh, yes. Yes, Kai! Of course! I'm so excited to see her. Aren't you? We haven't seen her in so long. Oh golly, I hope she's well! I want to be able to squeeze her in one of my tightest hugs I possibly can!"

As Anna nervously prattled on about her eagerness, Kai rolled his eyes and smiled as he opened the door. He nodded towards two other servants, alerting them that it was time to open the gates for their very special guest.

Both Anna and Kai watched anxiously as the back door of the black, Ford Model A swung open, revealing a metallic flash of blue and a gracefully swung leg. Anna bounced on her toes in excitement as the porcelain-skinned blonde floated over to her. Anna's arms flung loosely above her own head and she managed to shriek a, "Oh, Welcome to Arendelle, doll!"

There was a shimmering mess of metallic blue tassels and twinkling emerald as the two sisters embraced.

"Oh, Anna you look beautiful and-"The blonde loosened her arms and looked up at the towering white home that's shadow was shielding them from the smoldering summer sun, "This home! I have to meet Mr. Westerguard. Oh, I bet the wedding was-"

"Extravagant," Anna interjected with a faraway tone to her voice.

They both smiled at each other for quite some time before Anna formally invited Elsa in to the grand foyer, and then led her into a great sun room that was painted a pale mauve. Anna skipped over to the French doors that led out to a large stone porch/dock that overlooked the lake. She opened the doors energetically and felt the breeze caress her face. She turned her head back towards her sister who was lounging elegantly on the plush white sofa in the middle of the room. Anna walked back to her and brushed a delicate hand across the blonde's cheek.

"I am so happy you're here. I'm so happy you're healthy, Elsa. I miss you so much. It scared me. I thought I was going to lose y-"

"Anna," Elsa sat up and looked lovingly into her younger sister's eyes. "I'm fine. I'm all better. Mother and Father left us enough money to buy the best medical care possible and look, here I am. The medical center in Norway took good care of me. My hospital room even overlooked the mountains. It was beautiful."

Anna smiled and looked into the pale blue eyes of her older sister in awe and pulled her close. She held her close for a long while as both their eyes began to well-up with emotion. Anna knew Elsa needed to be held and to feel treasured but she had no idea how much she, herself, longed for the embrace of someone who truly loved her.

"Hello, ladies," a harsh, yet suave voice interrupted their tender moment.

"Oh, Elsa! This is my darling husband, Hans," Anna's smile now seemed muted and her eyes slanted slightly as she gazed at the tall, auburn-haired man. Elsa turned herself around on the sofa and smiled lazily at the slender man that stood before her. She observed his stern expression as he bowed slightly to her. She could tell that the dapperly dressed manwasn't ecstatic about having company by the way he held his shoulders stiff and his brows furrowed.

"Darling, it's time for dinner," Hans stated before walking off, his shining shoes clicking against the glittering white flooring as he trailed off.

The three of them sat in the dimly lit dining room staring passed each other as dinner plates were placed in front of them. Elsa let out a small cough, which echoed through the large room and bounced off the gold engravings of the walls. Slightly startled by the cough, Anna looked up from her plate and towards her husband.

"Darling, wasn't there an elegant home for sale just around the bend from us?" Anna now turned towards her sister, "Oh, Elsa it was just beautiful. No, sparkling actually. N-No! It was a palace fit for a queen and you're a fit queen! Wait. What?" Hans was now glaring at Anna with a snare on his face, his wine glass frozen just in front of his mouth. The phone rang. Anna stopped. The phone rang out again. Hans smiled, wiped his mouth with the napkin that was placed in his lap, and then slowly stood.

"Business," He announced to the two women before leaving them to sit alone. Anna glared at her food, but was clearly attempting to eavesdrop on the conversation happening in the office across the hall. There were muffled groans and pet names being spoken. Anna's eyes grew increasingly large and her mouth dropped as she tried to decipher whether her man was, in fact, thattype of man.

Elsa's hand found Anna's. The small red-head looked up and gave a weak smile.

"Like I was saying before, it's a beautiful home. It's fit for a beautiful woman. I'd really like for you to be closer, Elsa and I-"Anna's eyes shifted back towards her untouched dinner, "I'd love that, you know?"

Elsa wanted to say no. She knew Anna would be checking her health and sending over doctors every other week but she also saw the desperation in her little sister's eyes. She saw that maybe Anna was the one who neededher. Plus, their parent's inheritance would more than cover the cost of the home.

"Unfortunately, it's next to this little cabin-type house, you know? Trust me it's not too pretty but the house you'd be living in is real swell! I bet the guy who lives there is sort of strange though… I never saw him but if he gives you the heebie-jeebies I'm sure Kai will gladly come over and sock the guy right in the kisser. I know he-"

"Yes"

"What?!"

"Yes. I'm going to buy the home. Tomorrow."