Hello everyone, Windstrider here, happy to present you with a new story. Credit for the idea goes to taikofairy from tumblr. Hope you enjoy :)

The king and queen moved quickly through the woods, Anna's toddler body slowly beginning to warm in her mother's arms. The queen held her daughter close to her chest, aiding in warming the child. As the king and queen, with their daughters, rode back to Arendelle's castle, Elsa said absolutely nothing. She knew what she had done. She knew the full consequence of her actions. She knew that she would never get to have fun with Anna ever again because of the accident.

Her father said nothing, staring stoically onward. Her mother, atop the other horse, held Anna ever closer to her being. Elsa's tears streamed down her cheeks as she remembered the leader of the trolls say that Anna would no longer remember her powers. Elsa's powers were the thing that made Anna the happiest, filling the girl with wonder. The thought of never being able to build a snowman with Anna again made the tears stream harder down Elsa's face. Living without Anna knowing about her powers would be…

The King suddenly stopped both horses with a pull of the reigns and an soft order to the queen who did the same.

"What is it?" the queen asked her husband, who placed a protective arm around Elsa's small shoulders. Elsa, being the child she was, didn't know why her parents seemed so afraid. Elsa's eyes flitted across the forest's darkest shadows, peering between trees and branches, looking for anything that could pose a threat to her family. The forest around them was still.

Dead silence.

A rustle in the trees took everyone off guard and the king and queen both turned their heads to stare.

All at once, pandemonium broke loose as hooded figures jumped from the shadows.

"RUN!" the king roared and the queen bolted away with Anna, who was still unconscious. Elsa, clinging to her father's golden buttoned coat, screamed as they were surrounded by dark clothed men who bore swords and daggers. They slashed the horse the king and his daughter sat upon and Elsa screamed yet again as her father and she plummeted to the ground. Elsa gasped as her head made contact with a sharp rock as she hit the ground. Her mind went blank and her eyes began to roll into the back of her head. Before she passed out she caught a glimpse of her father running away with the men chasing after him into the forest. Her eyesight went blurry, she gasped, "Papa…" then shut her eyes and blacked out.

Elsa regained consciousness with her eyes closed.

She felt not her own, warm bed, but in it's stead there was an uncomfortably hard cot and a fox pelt draped over her to keep her warm. She sat up quickly, grabbing her head, clutching at her temples as a splitting pain shot down the back of her skull. She cried quietly, her eyes squeezing shut, tears rolling down her cheeks. Her first instinct was to cry out for her mother and father.

"Momma? Papa?" she called, slowly opening her eyes to observe the room she was in. It was small, cramped, and dark. A stone fireplace rested in the corner and a single candle was lit by a wooden nightstand beside her cot. She wiped some tears away and cried out yet again a bit louder this time, "Momma? Papa?" She crawled out of her bed and tried to think clearly…

Where was she? She knew she didn't belong in this place but…she didn't know exactly WHERE she belonged. As her heat beat increased she slowly tried to remember something...anything...she couldn't remember a thing. She knew she had a mother and father, but couldn't remember their faces. With jarring panic she desperately tried to remember certain simple things but couldn't. She gripped the sleeves of her blue satin dress, tears sliding down her cheeks as she tried as hard as she could to remember something-anything!

Who was she? Where was she? Why did her head hurt so much?

Elsa jumped violently when the door to the small closet sized room creaked open. Elsa pressed her back against the side of the got, gripping the sides with her hands so hard her knuckle's turned white. A girl as tall as Elsa herself poked her head in, surprising Elsa even more. The girl's hair was black as night, but her eyes were an unnatural glowing golden.

Both young girls looked at each other for a few moments and stared curiously. The other girl slipped inside the room and shut the door promptly behind her with a click, then turned and said in a hushed voice, "I shouldn't be up right now. If they find me, they'll punish me."

"Who are you?" Elsa cried out, her voice shaking, "Where are we?"

"Shhh!" the girl hushed Elsa, "Be quiet! We're…somewhere."

"S-somewhere?" Elsa asked, understanding that she had to lower her voice to a whisper. The girl thought for a moment then replied softly,

"The woods."

"The…woods?"

"Yeah." The girl whispered, moving forward and crawling atop Elsa's cot, sitting Indian style and patting the fox pelt beside her. Elsa looked at the floor nervously before crawling up to sit beside the intruder. The girls eyes glowed abnormally bright in the dim room and Elsa found it slightly strange.

"What's your name?" the girl asked quietly.

"E…Elsa." Elsa replied. At least she remembered her name. It was a start.

"And do you know where you came from, Elsa?" the girl asked.

"N…no."

The raven haired young woman paused for a minute then said, "M…me neither."

Both Elsa and the strange girl looked away from each other and shifted uncomfortably. Elsa plucked at the fir of the fox pelt beside her anxiously. The girl spoke after a few minutes of silence, "Your eyes glow kind of like mine do!"

"R-really?" Elsa stuttered, blinking a few times.

"Yeah!" the girl said softly pointing, "They're really pretty and blue!"

"Yours are very beautiful too." Elsa replied, slowly beginning to relax. She knew she had nothing to fear from the girl, even though at first glance her eyes startled Elsa. Elsa still wished to know where she was and the answer, 'in the woods somewhere' wasn't exactly what Elsa was looking for, but she knew she would find out eventually. She would have to.

The strange girl smiled and said, "You'll be safe here. The men here are very strict but the women are…kind of also strict but slightly nicer. I heard them talking about you in the great hall…They called you someone very important."

Elsa tilted her head confusedly to one side and the girl giggled at this.

"What's your name?" Elsa asked quietly.

"Firefly." The girl replied.

"Odd name." Elsa said, "But I like it."

"I forgot my name when I woke up here…kind of like you forgetting everything else. You're lucky you remember your name." Firefly trailed off and played with her hands, "You want to know how I got my name?"

"Sure." Elsa said nervously.

Firefly held out both hands, palm up. Elsa watched them intently waiting for something to happen…

A spark.

Not a spark of fire, but electricity.

A twisting column of electricity flashed to life in firefly's right hand and it jolted around her fingers, winding in between them, then jittered up around her arm. The bolt of electricity wound it's way around the young girl's head, then back down her other arm to her other hand where it formed into a spinning ball of raw, powerful energy. It pulsated and hummed with a quick, light sound.

Elsa was mesmerized, shocked and frightened at first, but the longer Elsa stared, the more sure she was of how beautiful the power truly was. It was truly beautiful. Elsa, growing slightly bolder said, "Let me show you what I can do."

She held out her hands and smiled at Firefly eagerly, bouncing slightly where she sat. She reminded Elsa of someone dear to her heart...but she couldn't figure out who. Elsa concentrated and with little effort, two bright blue spheres of winter snow erupted in both of Elsa's palms. It began to snow in the room, frost spiraling up the stone walls and into the air. Firefly, completely elated by the other girl's powers, gasped in delight and reached out to catch a few snowflakes in her hands.

"This is so cool, Elsa!" Firefly said in awe, "I wish I could make something as beautiful as this!"

Elsa smiled happily and commanded the snow and ice to dissipate. Firefly went to say something else in her excitement, but stopped and listened. Elsa did as well. From down the hall, Elsa and Firefly heard quickly approaching footsteps. Elsa was startled yet again when Firefly jerked impossibly fast and hopped under the bed in one smooth motion. Elsa, looking back and forth from her cot to the door, quickly made a last minute decision to act like she was still sleeping. She quickly dove under the fox pelt on the cot and shut her eyes tightly, laying on her side away from the door. Listening to the approaching footsteps of the figure, Elsa squeezed her eyes shut and clung to the pelt. Her breath hitched when she heard the doorknob turn slowly and the wooden door creak open.

Boots clicked against the floor and began to near the bed. Elsa felt a shadow hovering over her and she tried her very best to look asleep. She felt a hand press against her side and heard a soft, gentle whisper,

"You're safe here, little one. I know you're awake."

Elsa said nothing, and the voice, a female voice, said nothing more. The woman who had spoken to Elsa moved away from the bed and back toward the door. She paused a moment to look fondly at the little girl dressed in a blue royal dress with a black headband in her abnormally light platinum blonde hair.

Firefly, pressed against the stone floor under Elsa's bed, watched her mentor's boots as she went to exit the room. Firefly began to crawl out from under the cot, but not before her mentor saw her.

"Firefly…" her mentor sighed, "Come with me."

Firefly flinched and her shoulders slumped as she crawled out fully from underneath Elsa's cot and plodded after her mentor. She stopped right before she exited the room, turned and said, "See you tomorrow, Elsa!" then shut the door. Elsa lay very still for a long while. Tears came once again and slid down both cheeks. Elsa wanted her mother and father and it was as simple as that. She didn't know who they were or where they were. She didn't know how to get to them. All she could remember were two figures on horses…and she knew that she belonged with them.

Elsa cried into the hard pillow and whispered, "Mama…Papa…" weakly.

The lost princess cried into the night until the early hours of the morning. Her remorse was for naught as she knew no one would care. After a while, her eyes began to sting and burn due to her many tears she shed and she was so lost in her despair that she wasn't aware of the time for there were no windows in her closet sized room. Elsa was so numb to the world by the time morning came, the opening over her door went unnoticed. Elsa shrieked as she felt a cold hand take her wrist. She wrenched her head toward the person who had invaded her room and stared into the bright, glowing eyes of firefly.

"Morning, Elsa!" she said cheerfully. When Firefly noticed Elsa's red eyes, her face fell. She reached out and brushed some tears away, "What's the matter?"

Elsa cried, "I want my momma and papa."

Firefly passed for a long moment watching her new friend cry a bit, wiping away her tears as best she could.

"I don't remember if I have a mom or dad." Firefly said softly to Elsa who stopped crying instantly, "I can't remember anything of who I used to be. I know I'm…somebody. But right now, all that matters is doing what these people tell us. Once I'm old enough to travel beyond the outer walls, I'm going to search for who I used to be without a doubt."

Elsa sadly looked at Firefly who took both of her hands and helped her to her feet, "You look exhausted."

"I didn't sleep." Elsa replied as the other girl lead her out into long stone hallways. Elsa said nothing as Firefly went onto explain where they were. It was a stone building built by members of an organization of thieves. Once Elsa knew she was in the company of criminals she grew instantly terrified. But Firefly reassured Elsa that they wouldn't hurt her. They only punished you for disobeying them, and punishment was brutal. Elsa made a mental note to never defy the men and women who lived there. Firefly told Elsa that she was being trained as a thief and that Elsa would be trained as well. Elsa didn't like that one bit and tried to pull away, but when Firefly told her that she had no choice other than to do what the men and women of the organization said, Elsa calmed a bit.

"Do you understand when I tell you that they've picked me and you specifically to carry on their work?" Firefly asked, pulling Elsa along slightly faster, "We're the trainable apprentices. We're being trained to make a living for ourselves and to sustain the order."

"A living?" Elsa said, "A living is going out and making your own money!"

"Not to these men and women." Firefly went on, "Listen, we won't become cruel and evil like the majority of the people here. You and I are good." Firefly lead Elsa down the final hallway to a large set of doors, "We'll do what these people say, and then we'll get out of here."

"How long will it be?" Elsa asked.

"No telling." Firefly replied, "But for now…" they neared the doors and Firefly slowly pushed them open to reveal a large table where men in dark robes sat, swords and daggers hanging from their belts. Cold eyes turned to glare at Elsa and she shrank behind Firefly who smiled comfortingly and stepped aside, taking her hand for reassurance.

The leader, who wore a dark read hood stood and spread his arms addressing Elsa in a great booming voice, "Welcome!"

Elsa flinched.

"Welcome to our family!"

Seventeen year old Elsa sat beneath a tree on the outskirts of the training area, reading a book she had stolen from a library. Seven years had passed since she was taken and seven years she had trained to be a thief. She was taught how to control her powers and concentrate them into attacks as well as how to wield a sword, bow, club and an axe. She was a warrior, a mighty warrior at that, displaying strength the council of the order had never seen before.

Although Elsa had excelled in every kind of form of combat, she still could not do the darker part of her training without feeling sick to her stomach. She hated to steal. She HATED it. Every other night she had been drafted by the leader of the order himself to raid a nearby village for food and money that would sustain the order for a few days, then she would be sent out again. Elsa hated ruining what hard working people had achieved.

She never grew used to the idea of stealing to be able to live. There were other ways to get food and money. Why did they have to steal? Elsa was a kind-hearted woman, never taking more than was necessary and even leaving some behind so it wasn't that great of a loss for the innocent victims. It was a hard life Elsa lived, constantly making other's miserable just for her own gain. If she could have her way, Elsa would run from that place and find a living of her own, find who she used to be… but for now she was stuck inside those walls without permission to leave.

Elsa flipped through the book she had read several times. It was a fairy tale about a princess and a prince who, in order to save her, had to defeat a massive dragon. At the end of the story, which was Elsa's favorite, the prince won a kiss from the princess and they lived happily ever after.

Elsa had often wondered if her prince would ever come and sweep her off her feet. She pondered this for a moment...

Nah.

"Elsaaaah!" came a cry from above. Elsa lifted her head and smiled broadly at what was approaching. Through the trees she saw a small cloud moving at an unnatural speed. Atop the puff of air stood Firefly, Elsa's companion and dear friend. The two, through their seven years of training had been inseparable, considered prodigy's due to their powers, and grew to be the very best of friends. Firefly had learned to control the wind and rain as well as lightning, and she often preferred to fly about on a cloud, looking over the vast expanses of forest that surrounded the place they had been kept for so long. Firefly steered her cloud down toward Elsa who slowly got to her feet, holding her book to her chest.

The girl, completely full of energy, jumped from her cloud once she hit the tree line and landed on the tree Elsa had been sitting under not moments before. Firefly jumped and hit the ground with a thud. Firefly, as she had grown, developed quick, jerky movements due to her powers. She was an incredibly fast runner and extremely accurate at shooting a bow. She was always full of energy, never endingly excited and cheerful. Her eyes were bright piercing golden, and she always had a smile on her face.

"Hey, frosty!" Firefly said, throwing her arms around Elsa's shoulders and squeezing her in a tight hug, "Sorry I wasn't there this morning for breakfast I uhh…had to go out and…"

"Fly around on your cloud?" Elsa asked, her face pressed into the rough fabric of her friend's shirt.

"Exactly!" Firefly laughed, moving Elsa back and holding her by the shoulders, "MAN you look like crap."

Elsa blinked.

"In a beautiful, icy, snowy kind of way." Firefly tried to save herself.

"You better watch your ass, Zip." Elsa said, narrowing her eyes playfully.

"I don't think I can turn around that far…" Firefly replied, straining to look at her bottom. Elsa lifted a hand to stifle a giggle. Firefly chuckled and jolted her head to the side to look toward the stone building, then jolted her bead back to Elsa who sighed softly, holding her book to her chest.

"You've been reading that book again haven't you?" Firefly asked, holding out her hand to take the book from Elsa's arms, "This is the third time this week you've read this."

"It's so wonderful, Firefly." Elsa gushed, "It's a story of true love and fighting dragons and saving princesses and…Oh, it's just so wonderful."

All the while Elsa was talking about the book, firefly was thumbing through the pages absentmindedly, too naturally impatient to read.

"It just makes me feel so-"

"That's great!" Firefly cut Elsa off, slamming the book shut and throwing it over her shoulder to Elsa who scrambled forward and caught her precious tome, holding it to her chest protectively, "Let's go get some grub, I'm freaking starving."

Elsa rolled her eyes, smiling after her friend who was walking quickly toward the stone building. Elsa, with a sigh, followed her friend through the training yard into the house where they both made their way past their bedrooms to the dining hall. Upon arriving, Firefly made a massive entrance by summoning a thunder clap as she slammed the doors open and shouted, "I HAVE ARRIVED!"

Elsa mentally face palmed as the entirety of the dining hall turned to stare at the lightning girl. Some chuckled and others shook their heads. Elsa, walking behind the strutting teen, hunched her shoulders forward and lowered her head. Firefly lead Elsa to the lunch line where they would be fed. Elsa grabbed a tray and swept it by the counter where Firefly was standing, addressing the apathetic cook with a smug tone of voice, "Yeah, uh, I'll take some caviar and escargot with a side of filet mignon, a dash of sea salt and pepper on that please and don't skimp on the escargot. I like my snails."

The woman stared daggers at Firefly who held out her plate with a massive grin. The cook threw a piece of bread, a hunk of cheese and then a piece of meat on at Firefly and she caught them all on her plate.

"Oh good." Firefly muttered out of the corner of her mouth to Elsa, "More mystery meat."

"Don't frazzle the lunch lady." Elsa replied.

"It's deer, for your information." Said the cook as she gave Elsa her share.

"Pardon me." Firefly said sarcastically.

Elsa rolled her eyes once again and led Firefly to where they sat down at an empty lunch table. Elsa began to eat and Firefly talked to Elsa animatedly about what she saw while she was flying through the sky earlier that day. Elsa smiled at her friend as she observed Firefly's jerky movements. After a while, Elsa tuned out her friend's enthusiastic chattering to listen to other conversation's going around the room. She had always been taught to listen very carefully to everything she was able to hear and use it to her advantage.

Someone was talking about a man they had stolen from.

Another was talking about a girl they had attacked for a coin purse.

Another was talking about…Arendelle's princess's 18th birthday.

Elsa's head slowly turned as she listened to the conversation going on about the princess.

"Arendelle's going to have a contest for princess Anna's birthday!" a thief said.

"No way! Are you going to join?" another replied

"Hell no. Do you have any idea how many people there are going to be fighting for her? Massive brutes I bet!"

"What do they win?"

"I heard they get a kiss and a place in the royal palace."

Elsa's head turned completely at the mention of the royal palace. If she entered that contest, there was a chance that Elsa could win and stay in a PALACE! She could live with ROYALTY! How amazing would that be? And also…A kiss? A kiss from a princess? Elsa thought about this for a very long time, turning back to her chattering friend who was now noticing that Elsa wasn't listening.

"Excuse me, frosty do you MIND?!" Firefly shouted, waving her hand in front of Elsa's face, "I'm kinda talking to you here! What could be so important as to not to listen to me?"

Elsa paused for a few moments then said quietly,

"Princess Anna is holding a fighting tournament for her eighteenth birthday."

Firefly's eyes widened.

"They said the winnings will be a kiss and a place to stay at the castle."

"That would be awesome." Firefly said excitedly, "Imagine the cash at our disposal."

"Don't be greedy, Zip, we'll be lucky enough just to get into the tournament."

"We could sneak in." Firefly said, a gleam in her eye.

"Are you kidding me?" Elsa sighed, "We're not sneaking in."

"We're thieves!" Firefly scoffed, gesturing to herself and Elsa.

"I don't want to be a thief anymore, Firefly…" Elsa said and Firefly leaned forward to cover Elsa's mouth firmly with the back of her hand. Her eyes grew intense and she hushed Elsa silently with a finger to her lips. Only when she was certain Elsa wasn't going to say any more about it, Firefly backed away, sitting rigidly in her seat.

"Do you have any idea how much trouble you could get in if any of these idiots heard you say that?" Firefly hissed, her voice a low whisper, "I understand you want to leave, I want to too…I guess it's just what I've been taught that made me say that."

Elsa remained quiet for a long while, then sighed, "I'm going to ask the chief about entering the tourney."

"Elsa, you haven't even thought this through yet!" Firefly said resting her hands on the table, "I mean, what if-"

"Firefly, we're seventeen years old and we've had enough training and experience to have the elder council proclaim us full-fledged members of the order. I think it's time we step out of here and try to earn a living ourselves. This could be our big chance."Elsa took Firefly's hand and went on, "Don't you see? We could live in a castle…and…also earn a kiss from princess Anna…"

"I wouldn't mind a kiss from that chick." Firefly said staring off into space, "That girl's a freaking dream!"

"Then it's settled." Elsa said loudly standing to her feet, "I'll go talk to the chief right now."

As Elsa promptly walked toward the doors that lead to the chiefs quarters, Firefly called, "YOU GONNA EAT THIS!?"

Elsa thought through what she was going to say to the chief as she walked through the long hallways of the building. She bolted up a few sets of stairs and stopped in front of the chief's quarters door. She cleared her throat, finalizing what she wanted to say in her head before entering. She knocked twice, then pushed open the door, stepped inside, and shut it behind her. The red-hooded man lifted his head from where he had it rested on his hand as he read a large book on his desk. Elsa saw the grin that spread over the man's face and grew tense.

"Ahh, Elsa." The man said, standing, "What is it, child?"

"I have a favor to ask." Elsa replied quickly.

"Speak."

"There is a tournament being held in Arendelle for the princess's 18th birthday." Elsa began as the man walked around his desk, toward Elsa, "Travelers and warriors from throughout the land will come and compete for a kiss from the princess and a place in her castle."

Underneath the hood of her leader, Elsa saw the man's eyes flash with greed upon the mention of a castle. Elsa took a deep breath and said softly, "If you would permit Firefly and I…we would like to compete for the winnings the princess has to offer."

"And what will you do if you win?" the chief asked, moving right in front of Elsa who met his gaze levelly.

"I will infiltrate her treasury and rob her of as much gold as I can." Elsa lied, "The order will be rich."

Elsa, of course, didn't intend to steal from anyone. She had just lied to the chief without hesitation. Her desperation to get out of that was finally giving her the courage to deceive the chief himself.

"Firefly and I could win, sneak in, steal as much gold and precious jewels as we can, and then get out. Think of what we could buy with all that gold." Elsa said, acting like all the other thieves around. She had learned to imitate them well since Firefly and she spent time making fun of them all. Elsa watched the chief's eyes burning into her own with intensity and greed. Lust had corrupted the entirety of the organization she had been drafted into and not for a moment had she grown accustomed to it. The chief rested a firm hand on Elsa's should and replied in a deep, grating voice simply dripping with greed, "I allow you to go. Bring back as much as you can…"

"We will." Elsa said, nearly giving away her joy upon being permitted outside the walls. Still there was the pang in the back of her mind; the fact that she had gone and gotten what she wanted through deceit was already eating away at her continence.

She backed away from her mentor and opened the door, then slipped out quickly. She let out an excited squeal, bolting down the hallway to return to the cafeteria. She was near to bursting. Underneath her footsteps, small patches of frost bloomed. She burst excitedly through the doors of the lunch room, startling a few men and women who simply shook their heads, which seemed to be their response to everything.

Elsa jumped onto her seat, catching Firefly off guard just as she was about to eat the last bite of Elsa's lunch. Watching Elsa grin madly and squirm in her seat, Firefly awkwardly set the bite of meat down on Elsa's empty tray and slid it aside, clearing her throat, "So…that was quick."

"He's allowed us to go!" Elsa squealed.

Firefly's eyes light up even more (if that was possible) and she fist pumped mouthing the word, "YES!"

Elsa giggled excitedly, grabbing Firefly's hands and squeezing them, "We leave in three days!"

"Aww." Firefly sighed, "We have to wait that long?"

"It's only three days!" Elsa said happily, "They'll fly by!"

"If you say so…" Firefly sighed, smiling, "Now, do you want to go out and spar?"

"Yeah…" Elsa then noticed her empty plate and Firefly shifted nervously, letting go of Elsa's hands.

"You know what." Elsa smiled, "I ain't even mad. That's going to YOUR butt instead of mine."

"Thanks for pointing that out, you douche!" Firefly laughed as Elsa charged toward the sparing arena out back, "Hey frosty! Wait up!"

"Zip! Get a hold of yourself!"

"I can't!"

"You're kind of freaking people out."

Around Firefly's head, small orbs of popping electricity floated about, betraying her excitement. Elsa purposely tried to make herself apathetic to the situation but couldn't help herself when she saw the city of Arendelle. It was a cheerful city with beautiful music and happy people. Firefly didn't help calm Elsa down since she, herself, was ridiculously excited. As both girls walked toward the palace, they noticed the other competitors accumulating outside the city's gates.

"Look at that dude!" Firefly gasped, taking Elsa's arm and gesturing with her head, jerking it towards an incredibly tall man with massive shoulders and scars, "He's a hulk!"

"That guy's so skinny he looks like he'd snap like a twig!" Elsa whispered, pointing behind her back at the man.

"That guy looks like he could unlock a door with his freaking nose!" Firefly gestured with her hand at the man.

"Oh my goodness look at that woman's weapon!" Elsa pointed to the blonde woman leaning on the gate, picking her teeth with a sharp looking needle. On her back there sat a large club that was full of dents and dried blood.

"She looks like she uses that stick often." Firefly said nervously.

"Remind me not to get near her." Elsa replied, smiling playfully,

"Not like she could get near you without you freezing her ass in 2.8 seconds."

Elsa smiled and Firefly took her hand. As the gates were opened some trumpets blew, a total of 30 contestants walked into the castle courtyard. Standing beside a tall, ugly brute, Elsa averted her eyes from the many scarred and battle worn men and women. Many were taller and bigger than she was and she found them all extremely imposing. Being taught to avoid and evade all her live, knowing she would have to face these men instead of simply stealing their money and running made her slightly panic. When Elsa lifted her head to the balcony above, her mouth slightly opened, her tongue hit the roof of her mouth and her blue eyes widened a great deal.

Princess Anna of Arendelle stepped out onto the balcony and addressed everyone with a welcoming and loving smile.

"God damn." Firefly gasped, hunching forward a bit, "Look at that woman! She's a regular goddess!"

Elsa wasn't listening. The muscles in her body grew tense and her eyes locked on two teal ones who focused in on her from high above. Both women stared at each other for a few moments. The princess smiled a bit wider at Elsa and lifted a hand to give a little wave.

Elsa narrowed her eyes and blinked, then lifted an arm to stiffly wave back at the beautiful princess.

"She waved at you!" Firefly exclaimed, pulling Elsa out of her reverie, "Did you see that? She looked directly at you and freaking WAVED!"

"Y…yeah." Elsa said, not knowing what to say, "…weird."

"Welcome everyone!" Anna said in a voice everyone thought was pleasant to the ear, "Welcome to the competition! Before we begin I invite you all personally into the ballroom so I may get to meet each and every one of you!" The gates below her opened slowly.

Anna curtsied lightly, then scurried off behind the curtains into the room behind her, giggling loud enough for everyone to hear. Elsa's jaw dropped as well as Firefly's. The princess was…adorable. She was so unlike what Elsa had imagined, but despite that, Elsa loved it. She loved that she was going to fight for an exciting girl that liked to jump about rather than a cold, boring princess who liked to read and drink tea talking about politics and ball gowns.

As the crowd of warriors moved into the palace, each and every one of them looking around in amazement at the marble pillars and floors, Firefly and Elsa looked at each other and smiled excitedly, both saying the same thing through eye contact: "WE'RE IN A FREAKING CASTLE!". The warriors were directed into a large ballroom where a throne was set at the very end of the room. As the last person filed in, the doors were closed behind them and a heavy man in a tux walked up onto the slightly raised platform saying with a great gesture towards a side room, "Introducing, princess Anna of Arendelle!"

The crowd began to clap and the princess actually slid into the room…on her socks. She wasn't wearing shoes like a good princess should, she was wearing socks. And that interested Elsa greatly. Anna, much closer now than before, slid up to the throne where she plopped down and crossed her legs, putting her head in her hand and gesturing toward herself, smiling excitedly.

"…This chick is weird." Firefly muttered.

"She'd act just like you if you were royalty." Elsa replied, mesmerized with the princess.

"I guess I do kind of slide around on socks…"

"You slide around everywhere."

"Honestly, Frosty!"

"Shut up, it's your turn!"

"What?! OH!" Firefly jumped to attention, moving jerkily toward Anna who looked her up and down, eyes widening she slightest bit. Firefly approached her stiffly and her eyes flitted back and forth, everywhere but the princess's gaze.

"And who might you be?" Anna asked, smiling beautifully.

"F…firefly." The woman said, nervous to be talking to such a person of importance, "B…but Elsa calls me Zip."

"Who's Elsa?" Anna asked, peering behind Firefly. Firefly turned and pointed stiffly to Elsa who had turned her back on the princess to observe the competition scoping out who she thought she could beat or not.

"She's my best friend." Firefly rambled on, "She's a bit feisty in the sparring arena but she's an overall good person."

Anna giggled lightly, "Tell me…why are you're so…"

Firefly lifted an eyebrow and Anna mimicked firefly's jerky movements with her arms.

"Oh that!" Firefly said, snorting unceremoniously, "You'll see why I move quickly once the fighting starts."

Anna tilted her head completely confused, smiling nevertheless, "Well I wish you the best of luck."

Firefly nodded stiffly, then skidded off the stage to trip over a few people on her way to the buffet table lined with food for the taking. Anna turned her eyes toward the platinum blonde and cleared her throat lightly.

Two ice blue eyes came in contact with Anna's teal yet again and the princess beckoned Elsa forward shyly. Out of all the warriors in the room, this platinum blonde woman was the most attractive. The warrior woman strode confidently up to Anna, bent down on one knee, took her hand and placed a kiss on the back of her hand. A strong blush covered Anna's cheeks and Elsa stood to her feet, bowing politely.

"My name is Elsa, my lady."

"Okay, um…you're gorgeous…" the princess said, slightly awkward, "Wait what?"

"It's a pleasure to meet you as well." Elsa smiled.

"Oh! I'm Anna!" Anna said nervously, "Um…"

"I know who you are, my princess." Elsa went on, chuckling, "I understand that the winnings of this tournament will be a kiss from you and a place to stay?"

"T…that's pretty much it, yup." Anna replied, biting her lip and putting a strand of loose hair behind her ear, "I wish you the best of luck and I…"

Elsa lifted an eyebrow and shifted a bit to the side where she stared at Anna, taking in her every feature as much as she could in the short time she had with her. The princess had freckles that dotted her cheeks and her green dress fit her nicely…nicer than Elsa could've imagined.

"N…nothing." Anna said, playing with her braid, "I'll talk t-to you later okay?"

"Until then, my lady." Elsa said, bowing once more. Before Elsa could move off of the platform completely, Anna held out a hand and said, "Wait!"

Elsa turned slightly to look at the princess out of the corner of her eye.

"D…do you like chocolate?" Anna asked nervously.

"I love chocolate." Elsa replied, then she turned and walked toward her friend who was piling as much food on her plate as she could. Anna watched her go, not paying any attention to the next warrior who approached her.

Elsa leaned on the table beside Firefly and let out the breath she had been holding, "Was I smooth?" she asked her best friend, "Did I look smooth? Did I use that sexy voice you told me about? Did I kiss her hand too awkwardly? I told her I liked chocolate, what was that supposed to mean? Is that some kind of meaning for something? Zip, are you listening?"

Firefly was, in fact, too busy with finding the most delicious looking food on the table as fast as she could and taking as much as she could without getting shouted at. Elsa sighed and leaned against the table, "She's amazing, Firefly..."

Out of the corner of her eye, Elsa saw the ballroom door opening and in stepped a woman with the wildest hair she had ever seen. The redhead woman who bore a bow, strode through the warriors proudly, holding her head high and smiling confidently at each one of them. She stepped in front of the next warrior in line to meet the princess without consent and walked straight up to Anna.

The woman bent down and kissed Anna's hand just as Elsa had done not moments before, and said in a loud voice so that all could hear, "I am Merida, first born of the clan Dubroch, and I am here for your competition miss…"

"Anna." Anna said, completely taken aback by the girl's impulsiveness. Firefly turned her head to stare at the wild redhead then turned to Elsa who's cheeks had turned red with anger. ELSA was supposed to sweep the princess of her feet, not this random woman who dared to show up late. Elsa wasn't about to let some silly redheaded archer get in her way.

Elsa squared her shoulders and firefly saw a fire ignite in her eyes.

"Oh shit." Firefly said in a hushed voice, "You just got the crazy eyes, Frosty."

"I don't like her." Elsa growled.

"She shouldn't be that big of a problem." Firefly said, turning back to the table of food. As Elsa watched Merida and the princess talking lightly she frowned and thought.

I hope not.