Elsa turned the key in the lock and turn away from the door. She had just finished helping the last customer and was locking up. She rolled down the metal shutters and sighed as she looked back at her store. The last customer's kids had run amok and knocked a bunch of game cases from the shelves. Elsa loved her job as the store manager at GameStop but she hated closing. She usually opened the store and was out by 4 pm. , but because one of her other managers had been seriously sick over the last week she had been forced to close the store every night because of it. This meant she hadn't been able to go to the gym for over a week and it was making her cranky.

Not just because she hadn't been able to work out but because, though she didn't want to say it out loud, she wanted to see Ariel again. That Friday had been just a little over a week ago, and it wasn't till she had gotten back to her apartment that night that she realized she had forgotten to get Ariel's phone number, or any other way to contact her. Elsa had tried looking the girl up on Facebook but had no success due to all the troll accounts and wannabe's that had pictures of the cartoon princess.

Elsa sighed as she picked up the cases and put them back on the shelves. She grabbed the remote for the TV and hit the power button shutting off the constant background noise that was game reviews and game trailers all day.

Elsa went to the back of the store and sat down at the computer and started filling out the day's report. She hit the send button on her final email and reclined back into the computer chair. Sighing she lifts her hands and pulls the pen out of her hair that was pinning her bun in place. She shakes her head and lets her hair fall around her face. She breathes out forcing a random wisp of hair to flutter up and then fall right back into her face. She puts the pen in her mouth as she pulls her hair behind her ears and stands up.

"Lets get out of here." She walks over to the store alarm pad and sets the code. She moves over to the desk and picks up her purse and heads for the front door. Lifting up the gates she unlocks the door and steps outside. She rolls the gate down again and locks it and then the door. She looks across the parking lot to see that Walmart was as busy as ever. Elsa looked down at her watch and saw the time. 9:45 pm.

" Great." she rolls her eyes and gets out her phone from her purse. Three missed text messages from Anna. She hit Anna's contact picture and hit call.

Ring. Ring. Ring.

"Hey sis. Did you just get off work."

"Yea sorry. My last customer was a nightmare. He had no control over his kids and they trashed the place."

"I'm sorry Elsa. So did you want to go to the gym tonight? I know its late but we haven't gone together in over a week."

" Sorry Anna. I know we need to go, but I'm tired and i have a game release tomorrow night. Though i don't know why they are having us do a midnight release for Final Fantasy XIV again. It's only the PS4 release." Elsa heard Anna let out a breath on the other end of the phone.

"It's ok Elsa. Just take care of yourself alright? I don't want you collapsing because you overworked yourself." Elsa smiled at the comment and said goodbye. She looked over at the U-swirl and saw that the open sign was still on. She smiled and started across the parking lot. As she walked she hummed the tune to a song that had been stuck in her head all day.

Elsa opened the door to U-swirl and stepped inside. The green and purple polka dot decor was familiar to her. She nodded at the cashier and headed for the frozen yogurt. She grabbed the a medium sized bowl and went to the dispensers. First was chocolate, it was always chocolate. After that the debate began. She could get a whole variety of flavors such as pineapple, butter pecan, NY cheesecake, peppermint patty, strawberry shortcake and a few others. She thought about it for about a minute before moving to the "Peppermint Patty" station and pulled on the handle. She filled the cup to about the top and went over to the toppings. She put two generous scoops of brownie bits and went to the cashier. She paid for her yogurt, grabbed a spoon and walked out of the soon to close store. She walked along the edge of the stores and followed the sidewalk around to the street behind them. She took a right and walked for a bit.

Elsa's apartment building was actually right behind the Walmart she worked across from. Thus her reason for walking home instead of driving her VW. She thought it was unnecessary to drive such a short distance and waste the gas when she could walk to work. She turned again this time into her apartment complex. She followed the winding path from the entrance to her apartment. Walking up the stairs she shifted the frozen yogurt bag out of the way while digging through her purse for her keys. As she reached her door she pulled her keys out and raised them up victorious. She put the key in its place and unlocked the door. She moved into her apartment expertly dodging around the assortment of furniture she had till she stepped into the kitchen.

Elsa flipped the light on in the kitchen and put down her purse and U-swirl bag. She pulled out her deserved treat and went into her room, Elsa put down her frozen yogurt on the desk in the corner and shuffled over to her closet. She pulled off her clothes and threw them into her dirty clothes hamper and pulled out a night gown from her closet. It was a solid silk shift colored the same color that ice seemed to take as glaciers formed. It was her favorite one and she smiled as the gown came down to just above her knees. Elsa went back over to her desk and grabbed her frozen yogurt. Not being able to resist any more she popped the plastic cover from it and took a bite.

"Mm-mm." Elsa took her treat to bed and turned on the TV.

"Again!" Ariel sighed as the demon director made her start from the beginning of the scene again. Ursula was a witch just like the character from the play that she was directing. Heck, Ursula wasn't even her real name, Abigail Carrie Umbridge, that was her real name and why she had changed it Ariel knew not but what she did know was that Ursula was getting on her last nerve. Ariel had to restart the scene for what now seemed like the fiftieth time now.

She walked back to stage left and waited for the cue. As the music started Ariel strode across that stage singing.

"Look at this stuff

Isn't it neat?

Wouldn't You think

my collection's complete?

Wouldn't you think

im the girl

The girl who has every-"

"No no no! You are not hitting that note right! You have got to go higher Ariel or you are just going to bungle the entire play!" Ursula stomped up the steps and her pudgy feet causing the wood to creek. " How many times have we gone over this you need to make your voice soar like an eagle and hold it there or I'm going to give this part to Aurora. Just because you may look like our heroine doesn't mean you're the only girl for the part Ariel. I can get your replacement here in fifteen minutes." Ursula whipped a rolled up magazine she was holding in front of Ariel's face to emphasize the point.

" Alright ma'am I'll practice that note tonight especially." Ursula threw her hands up in exasperation.

" No you won't practice that note. You are going to practice every single song right here in front of me until i am sure you have it down. You're not committed enough Ariel. Don't think i don't know about you sneaking out of rehearsal early. What would your father say if i told him this huh? For sure you would be grounded. Now start over we are not going home till you have every song to perfection tonight."

Ariel sighed again. She had been hoping to leave early like Ursula had mentioned but apparently she had been found out. She walked over to stage left again and started the scene over, but as she did she started to daydream about the last week away from Elsa, that hard headed girl she had met in the pool, and her first kiss.

Ariel's face hit the pillows first. She lay there for a few minutes before her phone buzzed. Groaning she lifted her head up and rolled over as she pulled it out of her jeans pocket. She hit the lock button and her screen blinked to life. It was a message from her brother Eric.

" Do you want to go out with me tomorrow? I know you don't have school or rehearsals tomorrow so what do you say? It'll be late."

Ariel thought about it and shrugged. It would be a better chance than what she had done for the last week. Practically everyday she had been going to the gym with hopes of running into Elsa, though a little less literally this time, but to no avail. She unlocked her phone and sent back a reply.

" Sure, but you are buying me McDonald's"

She hit send and then hit the lock button. Ariel looked over at her alarm and read the time '00:23'

"Ugh. Why the hell did that witch keep me this late. The play isn't even for another month and a half so why do i have to have everything perfect right now."

Ariel sighed again and stood up. She pulled off her shirt, unclasped her bra and unceremoniously dropped them both onto the floor. She shimmied out of her jeans and flopped back onto her bed. She pulled the covers from the scrunched up mess at the bottom of her bed over herself. She looked at the clock one more time '00:27'

"Ugh!" Ariel pulled the covers over her head and fell asleep.

"Bradley! Where is that box of guides for tonight." Elsa huffed as she moved another box of merchandise out to the floor of the store.

"It's right here Elsa cool your jets." Bradley tapped his hands on a box that was sitting next to him on the back counter. " Why are you so flustered Elsa? It's not like we expect a big turnout tonight. I got maybe-" he walked the two steps to the computer and pulled up a list. "-twenty reservations for the PS4 version of Final Fantasy XIV. I doubt more than five of them actually show up to get it at midnight." Elsa stretched her arms upwards and sighed.

"Yea yea you're probably right Bradley, but tonight would be a bad night to not have all the stuff ready if corporate decided to come in randomly. You know they like to do stuff like that." Bradley just nodded and rolled his eyes.

" Yea that they do. Hey before I go home you want anything from Starbucks?" Bradley pulled up the work clock program and punched out for the end of his shift. Elsa moved the cardboard cutout of a armored warrior so that i was more visible in the window and turned back to him.

"Thanks but no thanks. I brought a Five Hour with me." She walked back behind the counter and grabbed her keys. Elsa walked to the front of the store. Bradley followed her and stopped at the door as she unlocked it for him. " Have a good night."

"You too Elsa. Don't stay open much longer past midnight I'm telling you not a lot of people are going to show up."

Elsa nodded her head. "Believe me i don't want to be stuck here that late." Bradley shrugged his shoulders and walked off to his car. Elsa locked the door back up and went to the back. The time on the clock read '23:00'. " Only about an hour till i have to open up the doors again." Elsa walked into the employee restroom and looked in the mirror. Her hair was in a bun and she was tired of the way it was sitting on top of her head. Elsa pulled out the pin that was holding it there and shook her head. Her hair fell around her shoulders and she smiled lightly at the release of pressure. Bored Elsa stood and braided her hair into a single french braid that rested on her shoulder. When she was finished she looked into the mirror with satisfaction and headed out.

The clock now read '23:25' She grabbed her GameStop hat and jammed it on her head. She went back out to the front of the store and unlocked the door again. Now all she had to do was play the waiting game, but she didn't have to wait long. The game may have only had twenty per-orders but more than twenty people showed up. By the time midnight hit she had thirty plus people in the store waiting with their tickets to get the game. Elsa worked through the unexpected rush and was winding down as the last customer left the store. She was putting out more games on the display rack when she heard the door chime again.

"Hi welcome to GameStop. We are only selling copies for the PS4 version of Final Fantasy XIV right now. Is that what you have come to get?" Elsa fixed the last case and turned around to see a young man at the counter.

" Yea actually. I wanted to get two copies if i could. Oh and guides too."

"No problem sir give me one minute." Elsa turned back to her stock and grabbed two copies of the game and then knelt down to the box that had the last of the game guides. As she did this she heard the door chime once again. Struggling with the tape on the box Elsa finally gets two of the guides free and stands up. She turns around and sets the games and books on the counter. She looks up at the young man and sees her.

"Ariel!" Ariel looked at Elsa startled to see her standing there. Not only standing there but in a GameStop polo and hat with her hair braided.

"Elsa! Oh my god Elsa!" Ariel smiled widely.

" You two know each other?" This was from the young man next to Ariel.

"Yes. Sorry Eric. I met Elsa at the gym over a week ago and we hung out afterwards. We forgot to exchange numbers so I haven't had any way to get a hold of her."

"I tried looking you up on facebook you know." Ariel smiled at Elsa shyly. It was Eric who answered for her.

" I'll bet you ran into about a million fan pages and look'a'likes didn't you?" Elsa nodded as she rang up the games and guides for Eric.

"that seems about the right number. Do you have a GameStop card?" Eric nodded and pulled out his wallet. He retrieved his GameStop card and a credit card. Elsa took the GameStop card and scanned it. " Alright now swipe your payment please." Elsa looked up at Ariel and bit her lip softly so that neither of the two would notice, but she did linger on Ariel's eyes.

Ariel caught the look and decided to act. "Elsa. Are you almost done? It's only a few minutes till one in the morning. If you want Eric and I are going to go to McDonald's afterwards."

Elsa was caught slightly off guard by the question and fumbled as she handed Eric his recipt. "Yea. Sure. If you don't mind waiting. I mean I gotta close up shop first but yea. It should only take me about ten minutes." Ariel and Eric both nodded.

"Yea no problem Elsa. We will be waiting out side." Elsa nodded and let the two of them out of the store. She locked the door and went to the back room.

It was then that she freaked. " I can't believe it. I found her, or rather she found me, well her brother did, but thats besides the point. I found Ariel again!" Elsa had been annoyed all week with being unable to go to the gym and missing any possible chance of running into Ariel there. She had least expected for her to show up in her place of work. No less at almost one in the freaking morning for a game release.

Wait what would Ariel think of her job? Would she tink Elsa a nerd for it, though she totally was, but that was besides the point. Not to mention the brother. Elsa couldn't tell if he was older or younger than Ariel. Elsa rushed through the closing procedures and grabbed her purse. She stopped to check herself in the mirror. After re-braiding the last third of her braid Elsa shut off the lights and set the store alarm. She practically ran through the store to get out. She put her key in and unlocked the door. She shifted outside, pulled down the metal gate and locked both the gate and the door. She turned around to see Ariel leaned up against a new Ford Mustang.

Elsa walked up to her trying not to blush. " Is this yours?" She looked at Ariel as she said this but missed the red-heads dismissal.

"No its Eric's he got it for his twentieth birthday. Come on." Ariel opened the door for Elsa and after Elsa slid into the back seat she got in next to her. Ariel smiled coyly as her knee bumped Elsa's. " Alright Eric we are set back here. To McDonald's!"

"HaHa alright lil' sis." Eric backed out of the parking lot and headed across the street to the convienetly placed fastfood chain. He pulled into the drive thru and rolled down his window.

"Hello thank you for choosing McDonald's what can I get for you?" Eric looked back at the girls and shook his head.

" One moment please"

"Sure, just order when you are ready."

"Okay what do you want Ariel? You too Elsa, my treat since Ariel came with me tonight"

Elsa looked at Ariel who just nodded her approval. "Ok um. I'll take a large chocolate chip frappe and two cherry pies." Ariel leaned over Elsa to get a better look at the menu. Her hair fell over her shoulder and onto Elsa's arms and lap.

"Eric I want a hot fudge sundae and a large order of french fries." Eric let out a laugh.

"Yes little princess what ever you want." Eric signaled the drive through attendant and made the order. He pulled around to the second window and handed over the credit card he had used earlier. Eric turned in his seat to see the two girls better. " So Elsa am I dropping you back off in the parking lot so you can get your car?"

Elsa shook her head before realizing he couldn't see her as well as she thought due to the light. " No if you don't mind I actually live in the apartments behind the Walmart. I usually walk to and from work since it is so close."

"Okay no problem." He turned back as the attendant opened up the window once more. He grabbed Elsa's frappe and Ariel's sundae. He took the small bag that held the two's snacks. He handed the food and drinks back and started forward out of the drive through. He doubled back the way that they had come from towards the GameStop and straight past it and Walmart to the apartments behind. "Tell me when to turn Elsa."

After they passed a storage unit company she told him to make a right into the apartment complex. She guided him through the maze that was the complex's streets and told him to park. The trio got out of the Car.

"So this is where you live then Elsa?" Ariel motioned to the buildings in front of and around them.

" Yep I'm actually on the third floor in the back over here if you want to come and sit for a bit." Ariel looked to Eric who just shrugged.

" Ariel if you want to stay that's cool by me, i'd like to get back home though and start on my new game. Ya know the whole reason for us going out tonight. I love that you met Elsa here again, but like I said I want to play my game." Ariel looked at Elsa and gave a small sigh.

"I would love to stay but as you can see my bro-"

" I can give you a ride home in the morning if you want? Or sooner. Its no trouble really, and this way your brother gets to go home and play." Eric smiled wide.

"Works for me. See you later Red." Eric opened up the driver's door and slid into the seat. He flipped the key for the engine and the motor purred to life. The two girls watched as he drove off.

"Red?"

"It's been his nickname for me since i was little. He won't stop using it no matter how much i ask." Elsa smiled at that and laughed too.

"Okay then. Ready Red" Elsa looked to Ariel and again bit her lip watching for the other girls reaction. Ariel just rolled her eyes and started up the stairs.