Anna snores loudly in her room. The dawn light slowly trickles over her, illuminating the room. The princess's hair sticks out like she was just shocked by electricity, a peculiar pale white streak sticking out amongst the red hair. A knock echoes through the air as a servant, Kai, stands outside of the room.
"Princess Anna?" Kai asks.
Anna snorts and opens her eyes halfway, "Huh, Yeah?"
Kai smiles, "Sorry to wake you, ma'am but..."
"No, no, no. You didn't!" Anna leans on her elbow and yawns, her eyes closing again, "I've been up for hours..."
She snores softly, but her head falls off her elbow, "Who is it?"
"It's still me, ma'am. The gates will open soon. Time to get ready!" Kai says excitedly.
Anna yawns, "Ready for what?"
Kai grins from Anna's tired forgetfullness, "Your sister's coronation, ma'am."
"My sister's corn-eration..." Anna mumbles sleepily.
Kai laughs, walking away from the door. He had to help prepare for the big day. After all, it would be the first time in thirteen years since people were allowed in the castle.
Anna gasps, "It's coronation day!"
She leaps out of her bed and quickly changes almost impossibly fast into the dress prepared for her. She bursts out of her room, startling a maid. Anna giggles and smiles apologetically at the maid before running to the windows. She grins like a child as the maids opens the windows.
Anna even felt happy enough to do something she hadn't done in a really long time. So with a running start, Anna leaped onto the banister and slid down it, her dress making her go even quicker. She hops off as she sees the entrance to the castle, she giggles again.
The excited girl continues to run around the castle, watching servants prepare for the big day. Anna acted like a little kid, singing and jumping on furniture around the castle. Finally, she slides over to the front entrance, gasping as two servants open the gates up. Anna squeals and runs into the court yard, pushing past people and continuing to sing.
Anna laughs in pure joy, feeling the hot summer sun on her face and the wind bringing a cool draft to her. Could it be a more perfect day? She continued to sing, running to the docks. As she sang the last word of her song, a horse bumps into her.
Anna's arms start pinwheeling as she tries and stops herself from falling off the dock. Unfortunately, Anna's clumsiness betrays her, and she falls into a small row boat.
"No, no, no!" Anna says as the boat slides towards the sea.
Anna closes her eyes, waiting for her dress to be ruined, but it never even hits the water. Anna falls deeper into the row boat as a hoof stomps on it. Anna scrambles into an awkward sitting position and throws some sea weed that had gotten on her face off. She glares at the rider.
"Hey!" she says indignantly.
The rider leaps off of their horse and steps into the boat. Anna giggles awkwardly as she sees it's a handsome man. Anna notes that he has auburn hair with large sideburns that looked oddly good on him. He smiled apologetically at her and offered his hand. Anna giggles again and takes his hand, standing up.
"I am so sorry!" he apologizes.
Anna giggles, "No, no, no. It's fine."
Anna blushes, and Hans grins, "Prince Hans of the Southern Isles."
He bows, and Anna curtsies, "Uh, Princess Anna of Arendelle."
Hans immediately bows, "Your majesty!"
The horse bows, too, sending them tumbling back into the boat. Hans stabilizes himself, hovering over Anna. Anna blushes and grins awkwardly. Hans stands up, offering his hand again. Anna takes it and giggles.
"This is awkward... Not that you're awkward! I'm awkward, you're gorgeous! Wait, what?"
They both stand up and grin at each other. Anna coughs and smiles at him.
"I am so sorry that I hit the new Queen of Arendelle with my horse..." Hans bows again, still inside the boat.
Anna laughs, stepping out of the boat, "Oh, I'm not that princess! If you hit my sister, then yeesh! Ha, no it's just me..."
Hans raises an eyebrow, "Just you?"
"Yeah, just me..." Anna says sadly.
Hans scrunches his eyebrows together at Anna's sudden mood swing. Anna coughs, and grins at smile at each other, and the bells chime. Anna frowns, trying to remember what today is about. Anna gasps.
"Bells... The coronation! I have to go, I'm so sorry! Uh, bye!" Anna runs off, leaving Hans in the boat.
He grins as she leaves, smiling. The horse snorts and waves at Anna. Hans stumbles back as the boat he was standing in falls into the water, flipping him under it. He lifts the boat up and chuckles a little. The prince had met the princess of Arendelle: second in line to the throne.
Anna takes a deep breath. Elsa's coronation went perfectly, and now, it was time for the party. She looked in the mirror one more time to prepare herself to actually talk to her sister. Her heart swells at the thought of talking to Elsa. She smiles and waits for her cue from Kai.
"Queen Elsa of Arendelle..." she hears from behind the door.
Anna takes a deep breath, grinning again. It was time for her to go on the stage.
"Princess Anna of Arendelle!" Kai announces.
Anna stumbles out of the room and finds herself in the front of a large crowd. She walks over to the left of the stage and waves awkwardly. One lady waves at her, and she feels two hands moving her. She turns to see Kai pushing her on the stage right next to Elsa. She takes a step away from Elsa, feeling a little awkward.
"Here? Oh, okay..." Anna rambles.
Kai walks off the stage, and the music starts. Anna turns away from Elsa, feeling awkward. Elsa glances over at Anna, smiling. Anna clears her throat and tucks a stray strand of hair behind her ear. Elsa smiles softly at Anna's awkward action.
"Hi," Elsa says softly.
Anna blinks and turns towards Elsa in surprise, "Hi? Hi me?"
Elsa giggles, "You look beautiful."
"Oh, you look beautifuller... wait, not fuller! More... More beautiful!" Anna rambles out.
Elsa chuckles again, "Thank you..."
The sisters turn towards the coronation party, a comfortable silence falling over them. Elsa sighs, looking at all the dancers.
"So... This is what a party looks like," Elsa says.
Anna grins, "It's a lot warmer than I thought it would be!"
Elsa nods in agreement, "What's that amazing smell?"
Anna and Elsa both poke their noses in the air, "Chocolate!"
They giggle and smile at each other. Anna opens her mouth to say something else, but a man resembling a weasel bows before Elsa. Anna closes her mouth and smiles politely at him.
"Your majesty, the duke of Weaseltown," Kai announces.
"It's Weselton! Ahem, Weselton, Your Majesty," the duke says.
He coughs and continues what he was going to say, "As your closest partner in trade, I think it is only right that I should be the first one to ask you to dance."
The duke starts dancing crazily, his limbs flailing around like there was a fly he was trying to swat away. He finally bows, holding his hand up to Elsa. Unfortunately, the dancing had made his wig flip upward, still somehow connected to his head. Anna and Elsa cover their mouths, giggling quietly as they stare at his bald head.
Elsa clears her throat, trying to get rid of her laughter, "I'm honored, but I don't dance. Although... my sister does."
Anna smiles, "Yeah... Wait, what?!"
The duke smiles, "Excellent!"
He grabs Anna's hand and drags her on the dance floor. Elsa giggles, mouthing "sorry" to Anna. Anna winces as the duke steps on her foot. He starts asking questions about Arendelle and about the gates.
"I honestly know nothing about why the gates closed," Anna answers.
The duke frowns, "Interesting..."
He grabs her hand, smiling at Anna. Anna glares at her sister playfully as the Duke spins and dips her to the ground. He pulls her back up and raises his hand above his head so he resembles a chicken.
"Like a chicken with the face of a monkey, I fly!" he says.
Anna blushes as other people start staring at them. She quickly stops paying attention to the crowd as the duke steps on her foot again. She sees her sister giggling at her, and Anna pouts playfully. Elsa continues to giggle, but she hides it behind her gloved hand. The duke finally lets Anna go, and she hobbles over to the stage hopping on one foot while grabbing the other. Elsa continues to laugh, smiling at Anna.
"Are you okay?" Elsa asks.
Anna giggles, "I've never been better..."
Anna stares at Elsa, smiling at her, "I wish that it could always be like this."
Elsa smiles back at Anna, "Me, too."
Her grin fades, turning into a saddened expression, "But it can't."
"Why not, I mean-" Anna starts.
"It just can't!" Elsa snaps at Anna, turning away from her.
Anna feels a lump in her throat, "E... Excuse me for a moment..."
Anna walks off the stage, never glancing back at Elsa. She doesn't notice the guilt filled gaze of Elsa watching her. Anna sniffles, looking at the ground. Elsa didn't want to be friends. Elsa really only does think of Anna as the spare. She gasps as someone bumps into her, sending her plummeting to the ground. Except, she doesn't hit the ground. Instead, she is met with the kind eyes of Hans.
"Glad I caught you," Hans says, putting his drink on a servant's platter as the servant passes by.
"Hans..." Anna says dreamily.
He smiles, leading them into the dance. Anna smiles at him, the hurt from Elsa's words still fresh in her mind. She sighs, looking at the handsome prince before her. She grins at him as the dance ends. He bows and grabs her hand.
"Come, I want to talk to you somewhere more private," Hans smiles.
Anna smiles back, "Okay, follow me. I know a place that we can go. No one should be on the balconies."
"Anna, will you marry me?" Hans grabs Anna's hand and bends down on one knee.
Anna gasps and smiles, "Can I say something crazy? Yes!"
Hans smiles and hugs her, "This is fantastic!"
Anna giggles, "Yeah! I guess love at first sight does happen!"
Hans twirls her around and grabs her hand. The two lovebirds climb down from the waterfall and walk towards the castle, hand in hand. Before they could get married, they needed Elsa's blessing. Anna sighs happily as they come back into the ballroom. Hans smiles and follows behind Anna as she weaves through the crowd. Finally seeing Elsa, she grins and pushes next to her.
"Elsa, I mean Your Majesty! It's me again, er Anna," Anna says, Hans stepping beside her.
Elsa bows to the delegates she was talking to and turns towards Anna and Hans. She smiles and waits for them to speak.
"We would like you blessing-" they both giggle.
Anna grabs Hans's arm, "Of our marriage!"
Elsa takes a step back, "Marriage?"
Anna grins, "Yes!"
Elsa blinks in disbelief, "I'm sorry. I am confused."
"Well we haven't worked all the details out ourselves," Anna rambles.
We'll need a few days to plan the ceremony. Of course we'll have soup, roast, and ice cream and then... Wait. Would we live here?" Anna rambles and turns towards Hans.
"Here? Absolutely!" Hans smiles.
"Anna..." Elsa says.
"Oh, we can invite all twelve of your brothers to stay with us..." Anna says, not hearing Elsa.
"What? No, no, no, no, no," Elsa frowns.
"Of course we have the room. I don't know. Some of them must..." Anna smiles.
"Wait. Slow down. No one's brothers are staying here. No one is getting married," Elsa says clearly and loud enough that Anna stops talking.
Anna looks at Elsa "Wait, what?"
Elsa glances at the ballroom door, "May I talk to you, please. Alone."
Anna frowns and links arms with Hans, "No. Whatever you have to say, you can say to both of us."
"Fine. You can't marry a man you just met," Elsa says sternly.
Anna growls, "You can if it's true love."
"Anna, what do you know about true love?" Elsa rolls her eyes.
"More than you. All you know is how to shut people out.," Anna fires back.
Elsa looks at Anna, clearly hurt, "You asked for my blessing, but my answer is no. Now, excuse me."
Hans turns towards Elsa as she starts to leave, "Your Majesty, if I may ease your-"
Elsa glares at him icily, "No, you may not. And I-I think you should go."
She turns towards the guards, "The party is over. Close the gates."
The guards bow and salute her, "Yes, Your Majesty."
Anna gasps and runs up to Elsa, "What? Elsa, no. No, wait!"
The redhead grabs Elsa's hand, but Elsa's glove slips off. Anna bites her lip and holds the glove close to her. Elsa turns around fearfully, her hand close to her chest.
"Give me my glove!" Elsa says fearfully.
Anna feels tears come to her eyes, "Elsa, please. Please. I can't live like this anymore."
Elsa's face becomes twisted in pain, "Then leave."
Anna gasps and drops the glove in hurt. Elsa didn't want her. Just like everyone else in this castle, Elsa wanted her gone. Anna was the screw up, the spare, the embarrassment. She looks at Elsa, tears streaming down her face.
"Fine. I will leave," Anna says tightly.
Elsa becomes regretful, "Anna, wait. I didn't me-"
"No, you're right. I mean," Anna chuckles darkly, "Who wants a spare? A messup. No one, Elsa. Nobody does. I know that, and I know you don't want me here. I'll leave, and you can be the queen of Arendelle."
Elsa feels tears come to her eyes, "Anna, don't..."
Anna glares at Elsa icily, "Goodbye, your majesty."
The auburn princess runs past Elsa and slams open the doors. She hears Elsa's and Hans's calls, but she ignores them. Instead, she runs to the stables and sees her friend, Jason. She stops next to him.
"Jason, my horse. Now," Anna orders.
Jason looks at her, clearly bewildered, "Anna, are you ok-"
Anna stops him, "No questions, just give me my horse. That's an order."
Jason looks at her sadly and runs towards her horse, Sommerbris. He quickly prepares the horse with a small sack full of food and a blanket. Jason puts the saddle on the horse and brings the horse to Anna. She quickly climbs on the horse and smiles sadly at Jason.
"I won't be coming back," she says.
Jason looks at the ground sadly, "I figured something like that."
Anna places a hand on his shoulder, and he looks up at her, "Thanks for being my friend, Jason. Please, watch out for Elsa..."
He nods, tears in his eyes, "Here, take my jacket. It's cold during the night.
"Thank you," she puts the leather jacket on over her coronation dress and flicks the reigns of Sommerbris. The horse neighs and gallops towards the fjord and crosses the bridge. She looks back at Arendelle's castle one last time.
"Goodbye forever, Elsa. I guess we can't build a snowman... Ever..." Anna says sadly.
She turns back towards the paved paths of Arendelle. Anna was actually leaving. At long last, the spare was gone, but was that really a good thing?
A/N: I know, it took a while to update! But look how long it is! I mean, almost 3,000 words! Woo! Finished this while I was sick so let's hope it's okay XD Alright, le review time!
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