Chapter One

Elsa POV

I am so sick of ruling the kingdom. So sick and tired of it. I need a break. Paperwork floods my office, day in and day out. Meetings, conference calls…ugh. And hosting the royal families from other kingdoms! The family from Rochdare (pronounced rock-dare) speaks with an accent and sometimes they have different words than ours. "Sister" becomes "soror" and "father" becomes "pater". Their language is more Latin-based…

"My queen?" asks a voice, tentatively.

I glance up. My advisor has arched his back and stretched out his arms to avoid the spikes of ice that protrude from the wall. I blush.

"Sorry," I say. "I'm feeling a little-"

At that moment, the door bursts open. I quickly wave my hand and the icy spikes vanish. Anna comes dancing in, strawberry blond braids flying, skirts whooshing around her.

"Elsa, Elsa! I did it! You're going on vacation! Okay, so Kristoff booked the hotel room, and it's right here in Arendelle, too, so you can relax. It's only for three days and then after that you can go do whatever you want. I'll take care of ruling the kingdom and you're not allowed to return for a week. in fact, I told the guards to make sure you didn't show up for an entire week. Okay? Oh, and Kristoff will take you to the hotel, and I already packed your luggage. Come on, Elsa, get going!" Anna smiles.

I stare at her, confused. Going on vacation!? I have sooooooooo much to do! I can't simply go on vacation for a week! There will be so much to catch up on!

"Anna, I can't take a break," I say calmly. " There is simply to much work to be done. Besides, you are getting married in two weeks. I must help the preparations. Taking a break for one week would be crazy, especially at this moment."

"Elsa, you are going on vacation, you need the break, don't try to deny me. Everything will be fine, I promise." And with that, Anna grabs my hand and, ignoring my protests, drags me out to Kristoff's sleigh and cheerfully waves good-bye.

When I reach the hotel, the lady at the front desk doesn't even bat an eyelash even though I'm clearly royalty. In fact, she simply smiled, handed me my key, and wished me a pleasant stay. Kristoff smiled at me, waved good-bye, and left the hotel.

It felt odd, to not do anything. I'd gotten settled, changed into something less frilly, hid my crown, and…and was bored. No paperwork, no meetings…I hadn't been able to bring my Rochdare language guide! Okay, if this was just thirty minutes, this week is going to be horrid.

That night, I was exploring Arendelle (might as well see it while I'm incognito) when a couple of strange men appeared. They all studied me, then laughed and went on their way. But what puzzled me was the words they'd said. "She isn't the one…" "Mighty good resemblance though…" But then I saw a chocolatier and the smell of chocolate drove all thoughts out of my mind.

I'd made a mental note of the chocolate store so that I could by some for Anna and was heading back to my hotel. I was so tired.

Lazily, I waved a hand around and watched as a couple of snowflakes danced in the air. Snow was coming-I could feel it. Then I stared. Another snowflake had appeared, joining mine and danced with them. Another one appeared, and then another! I quickly pulled on my gloves, but soon snowflakes were falling quickly. Then, it dawned on me-this was Mother Earth's snow, not mine. Phew!

Three days were up, and I decided to pay a visit to my ice castle. Snow had dusted over Arendelle, and it must be one of the prettiest things I'd ever seen.

I started to spend the day by reading, then I went over to the piano and started to play some music. Suddenly, I heard a voice.

"What are you doing here, and is this your castle?"