A/N: Wow thanks for all the kind reviews!

Just letting everyone know that updates will be fairly sporadic, as I get terrible writer's block and have lots of work for college to do.

Enjoy Chapter 2!


"God, what a night!" Cassie exclaimed as Elsa pulled into her driveway. She yawned and tried to shake herself awake, but it wasn't working.

"Someone's tired," Elsa giggled. Cassie yawned the same way as Elsa's cat, Anna, and she was just as cute. "You should get to bed, Cass."

Cassie tiredly blinked her eyes. "Yeah…you're right."

"As usual," Elsa remarked.

There's that fucking face again, ugh.

Cassie rolled her eyes and opened the car door. "Well, I was right about the secret spot being awesome so there." She made a face at Elsa, who laughed in response.

"Fine, fine," Elsa conceded, "you were right about that."

The girls smiled at each other before Cassie stepped out of the car. Leaning down so that she was eye level with Elsa, Cassie timidly added one more comment.

"We should go back there again sometime."

What are you doing, asking her for another date? No…that wasn't a date…was it?

Elsa nodded in agreement. "We definitely will go back. Goodnight, Cassie."

"Goodnight, Elsa. Sweet dreams."

Cassie shut the door and headed up the driveway, scolding herself. 'Sweet dreams'? God, stop making yourself look stupid. She unlocked the door and flopped on the couch. It's a good thing you're such close friends because otherwise those crappy comments wouldn't seem normal at all. Cassie sighed and brushed her bangs back, trying to figure out how she got herself into such a confused state. When did these feelings start? Or did they exist all along without her knowing?

She pulled out her phone and put her music playlist on shuffle in attempt to drown out the nagging whispers of doubt that filled her mind. The soft music now filling the room helped Cassie think. She decided to revisit the evolution of her friendship with Elsa. Hopefully she could uncover some clues…while reliving her best memories. She closed her eyes and let her mind float back to a time when things were simpler.

We met during the spring musical freshman year…

There's no better way to make friends in high school than joining the drama program. Cassie was determined to find out why, as well as have an excuse to walk around singing all the time, so she auditioned for the musical that year, "Hairspray".

The director shouted for everyone to sit according to their vocal parts, so Cassie headed over to the alto section.

"Alright, everyone," called the director. "We have a tradition during the first practice of each season to help the new members of our family break the ice." The young man scanned the eager faces seated in front of him before continuing. "I want all of you to turn to a person on either side of you that you do not know and introduce yourself. Smile! Don't be afraid; we're all mad here!" His last comment elicited muffled laughs from a few students before small conversations erupted.

Cassie took a mental breath, hoping not to sound as awkward as she felt doing this. She turned to her right towards a platinum blonde girl who appeared to be a reluctant to participate as she was. The girl noticed the new attention from Cassie, and hesitantly turned her head. A pair of ice blue eyes met Cassie's as she introduced herself. "Hi." Her voice was weak. "I'm Cassie Lightman. Freshman newbie. Heh…" She cleared her throat slightly.

The blonde half-smiled. "Elsa Arendella. Also a freshman newbie haha."

Cassie chuckled. "This is only slightly awkward, right?" Elsa flashed a full smile. "But I promise you I'm only 20% awkward sometimes."

Elsa laughed, which encouraged Cassie.

"Well I'm about the same percentage of awkward, so I think we'll get along fine," Elsa answered.

This time the girls both laughed.

Little did they realize that one awkward forced interaction between them sparked such a tight-knit friendship.

Fast forward to junior year. It's prom season, the most wonderful time of the year. Cassie remembers it as the first time she knew that Elsa would always be there for her.

Elsa's phone buzzed in her pocket, playing an excerpt from "Defying Gravity". She looked at the screen and her face lit up; Cassie.

"What's up, Cassie?" asked Elsa.

"ELSA. ELSA I CAN'T BELIEVE IT, YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE IT. OH MY GOSH."

Elsa had to hold the phone away from her ear to avoid getting her eardrum blown out. Cassie was an excitable girl, but this was a little much.

"Cass, geez thanks for that, wow my ear…Seriously, though, what's going on? What won't I believe?"

Cassie could barely keep from squealing as she replied. " . .PROM." She happily shrieked as Elsa responded with "Oh my gosh", "I'm so happy for you", and "When did this happen?"

Cassie took a deep breath and described to Elsa how Hank, one of the most attractive guys in the whole junior class, approached her at lunch with five roses that spelt out "Prom?" Elsa was thrilled for her best friend. They spent the rest of the night planning their dream prom.

All the way up until prom night, both girls were beyond excited. Clad in their beautiful dresses, Elsa in royal blue, Cassie in teal, in the arms of their dates, the evening started out wonderfully. Hank seemed particularly eager, which made Cassie think that he might kiss her tonight. She was right about Hank wanting a kiss, but he didn't want it from her. Cassie saw Hank with another girl, who he had apparently been trying to make jealous by asking Cassie to the prom. He'd built up her happiness for a month and succeeded in destroying it in an instant.

Completely humiliated and heartbroken, Cassie made a dash for the bathroom where she could cry alone. Elsa watched a streak of teal tear across the room, and, knowing it was Cassie, quickly followed. She didn't know why Cassie was running for the bathroom, but she knew it wouldn't be good.

"Cass?" Elsa slipped through the door. Sniffling could be heard from one of the stalls. Cassie's heels lay strewn on the floor. Elsa gently called to her again.

"Cassie? Everything alright?" The sniffles stopped.

"Elsa?" Cassie answered hoarsely. She hated when people saw her crying. Cassie unlocked the stall and slowly opened the door. There were tear tracks in her makeup and her eyes were pink. Elsa knew how Cassie felt about letting people see her cry, so she had to be gentle.

Elsa's voice was soft as she approached Cassie. "What's the matter, dear? Why are you crying?"

Sad eyes met Elsa's. "Hank. He didn't care about taking me to prom, he just used me to make Jenny jealous." She looked away. "I saw them kissing out on the patio." Fresh tears welled up in her eyes. Elsa took Cassie's face in her hands and gingerly wiped the tears away.

"He's an asshole. You deserve much better. Anyone would be lucky to have you, Cass. You're smart, funny, the nicest person I know," Cassie looked up with a timid smile, "and you're beautiful."

The two friends gazed at each other, sharing their special moment. Cassie glanced Elsa over in her blue halter dress. She never realized how beautiful Elsa was. Cassie blushed and pulled Elsa into a hug.

"Thank you, so much," she mumbled into Elsa's shoulder. "You're the best friend I could've asked for." The sad tears were replaced by happy ones. "I love you," Cassie whispered into her ear, before kissing Elsa's cheek.

"I love you, too, Cass."

Cassie's eyes shot open as she sat up in realization; that was the beginning.

I can't believe I didn't realize…

From that night at junior prom onwards, Cassie was able to pick out instances from her past where she felt strangely towards Elsa. The next song or her playlist started.

"Down to you. You're pushing and pulling me down to you…"

At the time, she'd just brushed them off as moments of extreme sisterly love, but that's because she never considered the alternative.

"Now when I caught myself, I had to stop myself…"

It was so easy to just let everything slide. How could she ever develop feelings for her best friend?

But at the same time, how could she NOT develop feelings for someone like Elsa. Beautiful, smart, caring, sexy…

"From saying something that I should've never thought of you…"

What are you DOING? Cassie pulled her knees up to her chest and put her head down. How could you let this happen?

She valued her friendship with Elsa more than anything. Whenever problems arose in either of their lives, they always had each other. Could she risk that bond?

Should I say something? Should I go for it?

"You're pushing and pulling me down to you…"

Cassie squinted her eyes shut. The conflicting feelings in her head were pounding at her temples.

How will Elsa react?

"But I don't know what I want…"

Disgusted? Never speak to me again? Or would she reciprocate?

Thinking back, Cassie thought of instances where she acted a little flirty and Elsa seemed to flirt back. Or was that just playful friend talk?

"No, I don't know what I want…"

It was always Cassie and Elsa, best friends through thick and thin, nothing more. Now things aren't so black and white. The only way to make them so is to decide; are you going to tell her?

Lifting her head from her knees, Cassie weighed the possibility in her head.

She's been your best friend for years…You've gone through a lot together. You promised to always be there for each other, no matter what…Even if she doesn't feel the same way, you have to tell her. If she's as serious about this friendship as you are, she won't let something like this ruin it. Cassie was feeling reassured.

Besides, you'll never know if you have a chance with her unless you tell her.

Cassie rose from the couch, the possibility of Elsa's acceptance burning inside her with the fires of hope. Her face showed the determination in her heart. She was prepared to tell Elsa when the time was right.

"But now I know what I want…"


A/N: I just had to put that Paramore song in there (I Caught Myself) haha.

How will things play out for Cassie? -w-