Oh. My. God. Anna blinked her eyes wide open. She was late. Quickly, she rushed out of bed, squirmed out of her pajamas, and threw on her green social dress. Her hair was a mess, and she had neither the skill nor patience to take care of her own bedhead. "HILDAAAAAA!" she screamed, which had the maid Hilda come running as quickly as she could.

"Yes?"

"Please fix my hair?" she begged, her eyes pleading with a look that Hilda understood all too clearly. Princess Anna overslept on the day she will first be formally introduced to society, in which she will finally be able to socialize with others and be...well..."courted."

As Hilda seated Anna down in front of a mirror and began working on her hair, Anna couldn't help but let her mind wander. The idea of being courted was still funny to her. As a child, she never gave much thought to it, and proper ettique were the least of her worries. Now, all she can think of is how she's going to step on her dance partner's feet, how she's going to be stared at for loving chocolate so much, and how she's going to mess something up one way or another, and scare all her potential suitors away. It was nerve wrecking.

"Done," Hilda said with a satisfactory pat on Anna's shoulder.

"Thanks!" she replied before getting out of the room as fast as she can to get to her mother.

Unfortunatley, her tardiness did not escape notice. Who wouldn't notice the most important lady of the day being missing from a social gathering organized specially for her?

Anna's arrival hushed every guest in the party room, which was like a ball room but just slightly smaller, with more chairs and a piano by the large windows that may as well just be a giant hole in the wall.

Feeling more awkward than she thought it would feel, she made her way to her mother, who was sitting comfortably on the couch with several other women, probably to talk about the gossips that fly across the nation of Corona faster than the wind itself.

As if nothing was wrong, the queen stood up, followed by everyone in their company. As if on cue, the queen turned to the group of women closest to them and said "May I introduce my daughter, Princess Anna of Corona. Anna, this is Countess Claire Blake, of..."

It wasn't hard to tell Anna's attention wasn't on those she was being introduced to. She was much more eager on seeing a certain someone else there. Elsa.

Anna and Elsa had been close friends for as long as they could remember, but the distance between Arendelle and Corona made it impossible to visit each other often. Which made Anna that much more eager to see Elsa amongst the long list of guests today.

"...na. ANNA!"

Anna turned to her mother. "Yes?"

"Did you hear a word I said?"

"Of course, mother."

"Anyways, the Duchess of Helmsbrugh would like to introduce you to her nephew, Prince Hans of the Southern Isles."

The thought of an introduction caught Anna's full attention, even more so when the handsome "Prince Hans" appeared from behind his aunt.

"My lady," he bowed, taking her hand in his and kissing the knuckle of her middle finger.

Anna returned the courtesy with a curtsy.

As her mother, the duchess, and the prince talked on and on about some social gathering or another gossip, Anna's gaze fell back to the rest of the crowd, still searching for Elsa but with no sign of her. Disappointed, Anna turns her head back towards the prince. He was okay, for a guy. Definitely more handsome than most others. Yet her mind still wandered to her old friend.

She leaned closer to her mother and tugged on the queen's arm. "Mother, will Elsa be here today?" she asked, increasingly eager to see her old friend again so they can run away somewhere to ditch the gossips and mouths that never stopped.

"Why would Elsa be here? Today is a day for you to find suitors, not to play with your friends."

Anna knew her mother was right. Elsa had no reason to be there, and Anna knew how much she hated being in the company of so many people at once. Dejected, Anna tried to focus on the conversation that was going on, but unable to absorb it at all.

Then, a warm hand was placed gently on her shoulder, spinning the princess around to see who it was. Lo and behold, Princess Elsa of Arendelle.

"Hello Anna."

"..."

"Anna?"

"ELSA!" Anna screamed as she raised herself with her knees on the couch to embrace Elsa in a hug tighter than she had ever done. "I missed you," she said softly as she let go of the older princess.

Elsa cleared her throat and Anna remembered where she was. Awkwardly, she sat back down on the couch properly and Elsa proceeded to sit next to her.

"Duchess of Helmsbrugh, Prince Hans, may I introduce Elsa, first princess of Arendelle," the queen proceeded to say, as if nothing was out of place. Prince Hans glanced at the older princess, but was met with an icy cold glare that told him to back off. He did so quietly but it did not stop his advances with Anna.

"Princess Anna, it's a beautiful day outside. Would you like to walk with me? With your mother's permission, of course," he proceeded to say. "I believe there are many things we can talk about."

"Of course," the queen said before Anna could even decide on an answer. "I, however will not be joining you. As custom states, Anna cannot go with you alone, so I shall have Elsa go with you in my stead."

Anna was all the more pleased that Elsa will be joining her, but the look on Elsa's face was so blank, she couldn't tell whether or not the older princess was happy about it as well.

Naturally, Prince Hans did not give Anna time to waver or think over her mother's decision, nor did he give Elsa a chance to say anything. "Shall we?" he asked, holding a hand out to help Anna up before proceeding towards the door.

Anna followed, and Elsa got up and followed after.