An: Thank you for the reviews, alerts and favorites. I'm pretty much not like other people who update after a day, so I commonly update my story after three days or a week. But since its Christmas break I might squeeze this to a more closely dated releases. Just make sure you guys drop yummy reviews, alright? HAHA. I'm just kidding, but they are really appreciated. Oh, right, I changed the summary; I felt it suck so... yeah... I changed it. So, here you guys go... your awaited chapter. I'm still looking for a beta-reader though, if anyone is interested? Anyone?

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16th day of summer [Elsa]

Decisions are very never-ending; they go through long and winding roads just to reach certain conclusions. Well, if you want to have the perfect ones you need to go through every bits of it and examine the possibilities it may cause. Relationships are like that. They are like kingdoms they need a lot of time to think about the things that may bring the downfall or the rise, they have a lot of decision to be made, and concrete solutions for the betterment of its future. That's what I always tell myself. You don't jump to it—these never ending questions and choices— even if you want it so badly. You have to weigh everything, evenly. But does that even apply to family?

Drawling and never-ending. That's what one would think if they hear the sound of these old men's bantering and reading. The royal court or what could have been described as the royal pain in the ass session was taking place at this moment. Elsa, who—sadly to her despise— was sitting at the front of an elongated table full with stacks of paper, tea and men, some women, who continuously goes on and on ranting and stating never-ending list of problems written on brown crisp parchment. Who could have thought there were a lot of problems concerning kingdoms? Elsa sighed, her face sunk further into her fist.

The shuffle of papers resounded in the hall. Elsa looked up to the man who turned the page, in hopes to see if it was the end of the long list. Her eyes widened in anticipation. She squint her eyes to observe the number of pages left. A few, only a few more. Just another flip. The man held his breath and Elsa was but almost ready to jump out of her seat. A cough reverberated in the hall and the man spoke again:

"The bakers are—" the man continued. Elsa's expression fell, her lips curved down as she slump back into her throne. Really? Un-lady like as it was, she slumped lazily on her throne. Who wouldn't? If anyone was required to sit through three hours of banters and debates on how to run a kingdom, well, they'd run out the first paper was just about to be read. So Elsa was left with no choice but to idly sit through all of them.

Knock. The door opened and in came the maids-in-waiting along with trays of silver and plates. Is it lunch already? Elsa watched as they carefully placed the plates in front of each ministers and counsel. Elsa took this as an opportunity. She fixed herself; she tucked a stray blonde to her ear and pursed her lips as she thought of the proper words that have to leave her mouth. She inhaled.

"We shall continue these narrations of cost and development tomorrow. Please enjoy your meals" Elsa stood from her throne, inwardly jumping in joy that she had a reason to escape for now. Almost, she had let out a squeal but held it in as quickly as it came to mind. The counsellors and ministers looked at her, confused to her sudden decision, but they shrugged it off for who were they to question the Queen's orders?

Elsa walked a good distance from the hall she had just been from before running. Her heels clack a distinct rhythm through the empty halls of the once filled castle. She breathed in the air rushing to her face. It was relaxing; a rush of excitement went through her nerves as she did so. She remembered the times she had run these halls with Anna. Oh they were memories she cherished. Most of the time, they would go out after their bed time to play hide and seek in these familiar walls. Often, Anna would be the target and she the seeker. Sometimes they would hide inside armors, or maybe inside the drawers of antique tables shipped from foreign countries. It was exciting, the dark where they only heard each other's faint giggles as they hid themselves. Elsa smiled to herself. She never did get to catch Anna when they played Hide and Seek. She almost came to a conclusion that her sister was a prodigy when it comes to hiding from her. She chuckled.

She was now walking. Tired of running and was now taking the time to see the view. She then stopped as she passed by the center window of the second floor. It was unlike any other that rested upon this hall; this one was unique in all ways they could have imagined. First off, the design was different; the size was a tad bigger too. Well, it's a center piece. Elsa though. She ran a hand in it frames, it had scratches and chipped wood that were left forgotten. She felt the corner of her lips move upwards. She was smiling. Elsa took one deep breath. This window, it had brought back one happy memory. One moment when they were playing, she had found Anna outside this very window. She had this perplexed look in her face when she saw Anna coming in from this very spot. She wondered every night after that, 'how did Anna manage to hide out there?', but eventually she just laughs it off when she was reminded of it. She grabbed the knobs and with a gentle flick of her hand, a soft squeak emanated from it. The wind blew in her face. The sea breeze was taunting her nose. She inhaled her Kingdom's air. She felt relaxed, that was one true notion. She then closed her eyes in an attempt to savor more of it.

"This is perfect" she said to herself.

Clack. The sound of what she thought was debris falling reached her ears. Elsa opened her eyes; she looked out the window to see if something was there or if there was a bird that unknowingly flew into their roof. Must've been a crazy bird. Finding none she returned to her former lax feature and closed her eyes once more. Clack. This time it sounded a bit louder and closer. A shoe fell from the sky and down the series of roof ledges. She looked down, her eyes following the shoe.

"Hmm... Strange"

She soon looks up to the direction the shoe came from. A tinge of green caught her eye. She leaned further in hopes to see what it was. Elsa knew there was something amiss. But the next thing she knew was the ceiling taunting her and a very heavy feeling was perched on her chest.

"What in the name of—" Elsa opened her eyes. "Anna?"

Anna did not respond but moved away clutching her sore arm or arms. "That damn, insufferable cocky Kristoff and his dares. Oh I'll pay him back for it!" she cursed under her breath.

Elsa's eyes widened. Anna cursed Kristoff? She even called him cocky and insufferable. She reached out to her sister; still Anna seemed oblivious of her presence. Anna continued on ranting and Elsa just sat there watching her little sister's antics.

"I can't believe I did that, just to get Sven and him to bring me along their ice field...Ah stupid" She tapped her head strongly, again and again while chanting the word stupid. Elsa chuckled. A frustrated Anna was indeed cute and something that she'll never get tired off. Well this was taking too long, Elsa mused. She cleared her throat to a volume she thought that Anna would respond to. A failed attempt. Perhaps louder? And so she cleared her throat a bit louder. Anna turned to her. Elsa rolled her eyes but gave Anna a smile.

"Oh, hey Elsa" was all Anna's reply before she returned to her cursing. Elsa raised a brow. Okay, so she's totally out of it. Did she hit her head when we collided? It must've been hard. The Queen shook her head imagining Anna's poor state. Anna continued rambling.

"Anna—" Still the auburn haired girl rambled. "Anna!" louder. Much more loudly. Elsa blew a strand of hair from her face; she rolled her sleeves up to her elbow, rubber her hands, and inhaled. " ANNA!" she violently shook the princess.

Anna blinked. Her head turned to Elsa. "Good, you actually listened to me this time" a smirked played across Elsa's face. "What are you rambling about?"

Anna pursed her lips, thinking. Her head soon gazed down at her hands which were rubbing each other. "It's Kristoff" she simply stated.

The smile painted on Elsa's face eventually dropped and a concerned look replaced it. She gently placed a hand on her sister's shoulder. She moved Anna's hair to the side and tucked them gently as possible. She stared at her younger sister's blue eyes, reading her.

"What about Kristoff?"

"I—We... Well. He's going far away just for ice and I kept pestering him to let me come" she started. She looked up to her sister, her eyes conveying that she was worried or sad that Kristoff was leaving her for some ice. But, Elsa knew this was important to Kristoff, well, it's important to the entire Kingdom since blocks of Ice were needed at the moment since summer is still just above them.

Elsa sighed. "Maybe, he just doesn't want you to get hurt or tired—making ice is a lot of work and you'd be in cold weather all day" she paused "He's just thinking for your well-being"

"But Elsa, the cold doesn't bother me, since... you know—we usually play with ice and snow"

"That's different Anna. I can magically alter these ices temperature" Elsa conjured snow from her palm, demonstrating the effects she had just explained.

"But, pardon me if it's rude to ask, what are you doing out the window? Is this Kristoff's idea?"

Anna blushed; clearly she was embarrassed that her sister had caught her in the act. "No. No" she waved her hand frantically in front of her sister. "I— Well, I dared Kristoff that he'd bring me with him if I reach Olaf—who just happened to be on the roof"

"Of the second floor castle" Elsa stated "What were you thinking! That was dangerous. If I hadn't opened that window by the time you fell what would've happen to you?"

Anna let out a nervous chuckle. She reached her neck and rubbed her hands at them. "I... I had a plan you see. But, Olaf was too busy to notice me. He loves butterflies"

Elsa raised one brow "Butterflies? What do these butterflies have to do with you falling?"

"Well, you see, Olaf was playing on the roof and he had followed this butterfly from the gardens. He was so happy to have found this butterfly that he chased it up to this floor and out the roof top. I happened to chase after him as well" she looked back at her sisters in different expression. She sighed and continued "This butterfly, you see—had better ideas in mind, it perched on my nose. Olaf, as he is... you know him he's a bit of a klutz, he jumped at me. To avoid collision I tried to avoid him, but slipped—but it was all an accident!"

Elsa shook her head. Her hand rested on her forehead. She rubbed her temples as she tried to comprehend the situation. You can never put two klutz together in one castle.

"I'm really sorry Elsa. I promise I won't do it again"

"I know you would. But, you're my sister you won't stop doing reckless things to have fun— But enough of that, are you hurt somewhere?"

Anna watched her sister's worried expression; she knew Elsa tends to get worried a lot especially things concerning her ever since the episode that happened three months ago when she was turned to ice. But, it did not stop her to get her sister's attention and to make Elsa's face contort to different expressions. She liked Elsa too much –even if she had an angry expression on her face. She had to admit, a worried Elsa was the best for her. She produced a warm smile on her lips that had taken Elsa aback. "I'm alright, just scratched" she showed her left hand, an angry mark on it.

"Let me tend it for you" Elsa softly said. Anna nodded. She watched Elsa stand up and dust her dress. She extended a slender hand that Anna happily reached for and followed her sister to her quarters.

"I've been wondering" she held the cotton soft cloth a top her sister's scratch. She placed it down gently earning a soft protest mumbled by Anna. She held the hand tightly; again she dipped the antiseptic on the skin.

Anna winced. "Could you be gentler?"

"It's medicine, Anna, I'm being gentle as I can—it's deeper than you think"

"Is it—Ouch!" the auburn princess hissed. Her lower lip tucked out in an attempt to make her sister pity her. The Queen of Arendelle chuckled, she grab hold of Anna's cheek and pinched them playfully moving them animatedly sideways.

Elsa retracted her hands. She grabbed the jar of medicine and closed them tightly. She turned to Anna. "You're cute Anna, but not that cute to get off this case. Now hold still while I gauze it" As the process of gauzing was delicate, there was silence between the two. Anna slowly watched Elsa's dainty hands as they maneuvered expertly around her hand. She was mesmerized by how gently it was that she even had forgotten to breathe. But that's silly. Anna turned her head when Elsa paused to look at her sister. Anna avoided the icy stare her sister had. Oh my god, Elsa caught me staring. She thought frantically, berating herself that she was careless—more so embarrassed. Elsa noticed Anna dodge her look, her brow creased for a moment but then returned to its natural un-crooked look. She shrugged off Anna's action.

"It's done"

Blood was creeping to her cheeks as she told her sister "T-thanks" Anna looked down at her perfectly tended hands, gazing at it for almost a minute.

"It's not that perfect you know, but I think it's alright for the day" Elsa watched her sister who looked at her as she spoke. Anna just smiled.

"It's perfect, Elsa"

A blush escaped Elsa's perfectly controlled feature "You are welcome"

"I guess. I better get Olaf now"

"You don't tend to go after him at the roof again, are you?" the Queen questioned.

"I—"

"I forbid you to go there after what happened. Go fetch one of the guards to get Olaf for you" she commanded. The intensity of Elsa's words shook what little courage Anna had in disagreeing with her sister. She sighed, defeated by a Queen's absolute word.

"But, Elsa I want to go with Kris—"

Elsa raised her hand to pause any words that are tempting to come out of her sister's protest. "I'll tell Kristoff to take you along with him, under two conditions. I'll come along and—"

"What! But, what about the upcoming harvest festival? Didn't you say it was just around the corner? Kristoff, you know him—he's a very laid back person, he's planning to go a day before the festival. It could get days to get back here" Elsa raised a perfectly shaped blonde brow as Anna continued to rant.

"Anna, I'm not finished. I'm coming that's it, I'll tell Kristoff to leave two days before. There should be no problems in postponing two days of signing Kingdom decrees. And, I said two conditions." She watched Anna open and close her mouth.

"So what's the other one?"

"The other condition is you have to be at your best behavior in the festival—that means you'll be accompanying me while I tend to the other neighboring country's ambassadors. I can't have you running around there, I need you to meet them, establish connections"

"But it's a festival! There is dancing, talking, drinking— it should be a work free day" Anna animatedly waved her hands as she told Elsa what festivals have.

Elsa rubbed her temples and sighed. "It's only in the morning Anna, you'd be having fun when the bonfire starts anyway"

Her mind stopped as she took in what her sister told her "Oh." She lipped.

"Oh is right, seriously, sometimes you jump into everything" a chuckle escaped the Queen's lips. "It wouldn't hurt to listen now, is it?"

Anna let out a nervous laugh. "I guess"

"So, do you agree?" Elsa reached out her hand. Anna contemplated for a moment, but eventually grasped her older sister's hand into a shake. She then, excitedly as she had been when she had heard that she'd be coming along Kristoff's adventure, jumped at her sister. She hugged Elsa. Her head rested on her sister's neck as she softly whispered the words thank you.

Elsa let out a relieved sigh and hugged her sister with the same intensity. She took the moment to inhale Anna's summery scent. It was nice, this affection they continued on showing each other. Elsa was happy about it that these little moments almost made her days happy. She slowly loosened her hands which were previously resting on Anna's waist.

"Anything for you Anna" she said, barely audible for her sister to hear and comprehend which was what Elsa had in mind. Anna let go, a big smile plastered on her cute face.

"I'll go call Kristoff!" she pecked her sister's cheek and ran off to find the Royal Ice Maker and Deliverer. Elsa touched her cheek, and took pleasure in the warmth that Anna had left there. Her lips curved down; when the ache she had been hiding for the past two days emerged. Unwillingly so. She sat down at her foot stool, a solemn look on her trade mark icy blue eyes. Anna was happily talking about Kristoff though it wasn't new; but sometimes, she just felt sick about it. She wanted Anna and her to talk about other things beside—Kristoff. It was frustrating in Elsa's view to continuously pretend she liked the idea of her sister and Kristoff. Yes, Elsa repeatedly denied it, but she felt alone when she thought of it. She felt Kristoff was winning her sister or much more, taking her away. But who was she to decide where Anna wished to stay or be with? She's just the sister. Sure they were family but she knew that their bond had been severed rather strongly to an in-repairable situation.

Of course they have shared moments, some fun and some sad in hopes to reconnect their lost relationship, but it wasn't enough and Elsa knew it. She doesn't know how to, even if it looked all simple. There were still awkward moments that she knew will never fade, unless, she had to be completely honest with her sister. But no, she needed to keep this up if she wanted her sister—Anna to be happy. And Anna's happiness now comes first even if that happiness meant her leaving this castle and her marrying Kristoff.

Elsa gulped down the hard lump on her throat. That's why she didn't want to think about the impending outcome of everything she had heard and seen about Anna's love parade. The truth hurts; this truth that Anna will be leaving her for someone else. Someone much more than her— a man.

Elsa leaned back in an attempt to stop the tears threatening to fall from her tired eyes. She inhaled sharply while the piercing in her chest continued.

A knock from her door pulled her back from her sentimental journey.

"Queen Elsa? The courts are in need of your presence"

She glanced at the mirror opposite her for a moment. Wiped her eyes and fixed her face. She straightened her dress a few seconds before pulling the door open.

She was greeted by her maid-in-waiting and her royal adviser. She frowned inwardly. A Queen never physically shows her disgust. She told herself.

"Haven't I told you to postpone all these court trials tomorrow morning?"

"Y-yes, but. A suitor from a neighboring kingdom strongly request your presence my Queen" Elsa could feel the tension in the breath of her royal adviser.

"Dismiss him" she simply said. The maid and the adviser looked at each other with worried faces. Elsa raised a brow towards both; they got the message and scrambled to their feet.

"Right away" with that they hurried out of her sight and into the distance. She released her breath.

A cold feeling passed through her ankles. She looked down her feet and saw a familiar face. Olaf.

"Olaf? What brings you here?" she asked the small snowman.

"Well, my Queen, I was looking for Anna" smiled Olaf. Olaf presented his stick hands producing what seemed to be a pair of black doll shoes. Elsa smiled.

The orange hue of the sun blanketed the Kingdom of Arendelle. The buzzing streets of trade went on until the light on the lamp-post opened to illuminate the cobble streets. The neigh of horses and the sounds of the carriages wheels echoes in the alley where Anna had just passed through. She turned right the corner and was met by the booming waves that crashed on the harbor's port. The smell of salt penetrated her nostrils; she coughed as the sudden burst of its smell got caught in her unprepared lungs.

A ringing laugh of a man she was so familiar with reached her ears.

"Ha, ha, very funny Kristoff" Anna said in between coughs.

Kristoff emerged from the shadows, Sven in tow who was eating a carrot. Kristoff eventually snapped the carrot away from his reindeer and took a bite. Anna still found it very disturbing and flinched.

"I heard you were looking for me?" He raised one handsome brow. Anna pushed him by the shoulders. Sometimes his advances were unwelcomed; most of the times she had to admit it were just disturbing to even appreciate it. Anna rubbed her arms as the wind blew by them. Kristoff got a whiff of medicine in the air and took time to glance at Anna's hands. Anna covered her hand and evaded Kristoff's wondering eyes.

"Wait, wait, did you actually did what I told you?" he laughed realizing that this meant that everything went according to what he stated.

He continued. "I can't believe you!"

Anna puffed her cheeks and crossed her arms.

"Well, it's one way to do it! Besides I got out just fine and you were right, she goes there at noon time, especially when she had been with geezers all morning"

"Hey, I just saw her almost every day gazing out that window from the market place" he shrugged. "So, what did she do to you when she caught you on the roof?"

Anna cringed. "I kinda lied about the whole situation of why I was up there"

Kristoff's eyebrows merged, his eyes were intently gazing back at her blue ones. Anna felt a shiver down her spine as Kristoff continued on his advances.

"Okay, okay, just stop what you are doing" His nose and her nose were touching, having no space in between them. If anyone was looking from a distance some may have thought they were kissing or more so doing public displays of affection.

So, Anna backed out a little, creating a fairly good distance away from him. "I kind of told her you were going to get ice somewhere far north and won't be back in two days and that it was a dare that I climbed up the roof to follow" she quoted the word follow "Olaf"

Kristoff fumed. "You what?"

"I made you go on a trip in my story. Sorry" Anna quickly said, closing her eyes. She waited for the blonde's outburst but none came. She only heard Kristoff sigh. "Well, you see I can't have her knowing what I was doing up there. You know it a secret, or have you forgotten"

"Anna, doing that was actually a crazy idea, and on the farther point of this discussion, you have doomed us both"

Anna sucked her teeth. "Well, you said you'd help me to make this for Elsa"

"I know what I said, but couldn't you have done it after Elsa went out to gaze from that window" he waved frantically at Anna.

"Well I just told her half the lie— I was really slipping from the roof" she pointed. The blonde man rolled his eyes.

He looked at her pointedly "Any why is that?"

"I got nervous that she'd found out" she told him, her expression worried. Kristoff blew a hair from his face. The blonde shook his head still finding the ordeal ridiculous.

"So you slipped" he slowly added.

"So I slipped" she nodded.

"Great gods Anna, what would've happen if your sister hadn't opened the window for you?"

Anna rolled her eyes. Here we go again. She grumbled. "I was perfectly fine, I watched and just swung inside that's all. I got the situation under control—Sheesh" both she and Kristoff blew a frustrated breath upwards. Their hair flew and fell at the same time.

"I know you're doing this for your sister and all, but sometimes it has to be planned well. Anna..." he sighed. He rounded her and then back to Sven. He patted the reindeer and scratched his chin. "So" he looked at Anna, his hands still scratching his friend's fur. "When's the trip?"

Anna smiled. She walked towards Kristoff and Sven. "I guess, after two nights"

"Two nights?" he chuckled. He grabbed Sven's reins and started to walk into the busy city streets. Anna at his side. "You mean were leaving two days before the festival?"

Anna looked at him indifferently as if she had expected him to know the obvious, "Isn't that obvious, my sister needs to get back here before it starts. Royalty? Doesn't it ring a bell?"

"Hold your horses. You're telling me Elsa's coming? The Ice Queen? The Queen of Arendelle, her majesty?" he stopped at his tracks.

"Yep" she told with a pop.

He groaned "I can't believe I just took my eyes off of you for a moment and here you are with heartbreaking news"

"I'll buy you a bag of carrots" she pleaded with her big blue eyes. The Royal Ice Maker and Deliverer rolled his eyes, how could he resist Anna's sweet pleading face. He groaned again, well, she did promise carrots.

"Make that two" He placed two fingers out. Anna grinned.

"Yes!" Anna squealed.

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