As a child, Laurence wasn't one to get into trouble, unlike big sister Annaleise who seemed to turn heads one way or another almost every day of the week. No, Laurence was the type that kept to himself, but when it came to playing pranks on his sisters and tutors, both him and Anders were absolute hooligans. And it was always Elsa who did the disciplining, and Anders was lucky if he could escape. But it wasn't until Laurence's sixteenth birthday that even Elsa and Jack had noticed he had began to change. No pranks on anybody. It was Princess Johanna from Denmark that had caught his eye, the only thing he could really think about during the time Annaleise had been sealed into her pendant.

Elsa first noticed Laurence acting bit different around the younger princess. He was sixteen, only three years older than Johanna. Johanna was not like other princesses. She always was the wallflower at parties, and whenever her family paid a visit to Arendelle, the only ones she cared to engage with were Annaleise and Ellie, or Laurence.

It was awkward at first. They really didn't have feelings for each other until the birthday fiasco of the princesses, the time when Laurence needed someone other than his family to console him. Johanna would have open ears and listen to the prince tell her stories of when they were younger. Stories of Olaf, the Princess Test fiasco, and mischief with Anders always made the princess smile, something that Laurence enjoyed seeing. Johanna finding his stories entertaining.

Now, both Elsa and Jack really begin to notice the body language and behavior change two weeks before the next aurora was to burst forth in the skies of Arendelle.

-two weeks before aurora-

"Jack, have you noticed that Laurence has began to act a bit..odd around princess Johanna?" Elsa asked as she finished signing a Jul card to Bjørn's grandparents.

"Now that you mention it," Jack said, floating to the window behind her desk, peering outside. He smiled as he watched Laurence teach Johanna to ice skate on a small ice rink, compliments of Ellie. "He does seem to act differently around her, that's for sure. Take it from a guys point of view." Jack cleared his throat. "Think of it as...Laurence finding the other piece of bread for his sandwich."

Elsa quickly laid her pen down and shot a look to Jack.

"A sandwich. Are we really comparing our son to a sandwich?"

"No..yeah, but see? Johanna is the perfect fit. You wouldn't want cucumbers on half of your peanut butter sandwich, would you?"

"Uh, no. But why-"

"So, Laurence is the peanut butter half, Johanna is the jelly half. They're perfect for each other, just look at them and how they act around each other."

Elsa scooched her chair back, understanding Jack's point but shaking her head at the analogy. She warmly smiled as she watched Laurence pull Johanna across the ice, Johanna's knees wobbling and at the point of giving out any moment. Laurence didn't push her to go further, instead he pulled her to a snow bank, allowing her to rest her aching legs from skating from the first time.

x x x

"You know, for a beginner you're really good." Laurence smiled, helping Johanna unlace her skates so she could rub her sore ankles.

"Thank you, Laurence." Johanna blushed. "I never knew that skating for the first time would burn so much." She laughed as she rubbed her calves.

"It takes getting used to, that's for sure. Annaleise is a pro, like our mother. Ellie, on the other hand still can't make it halfway across the rink without falling on her hands and knees." Laurence replied as he helped slip the princesses flats onto her feet. He stood up and offered his hand to the princess, Johanna gladly accepting it and, still wobbling, stood up.

"That was fun, thank you for giving me a quick skating lesson." Johanna hugged Laurence, quickly backing off when she realized she was blushing as she hugged. "I-I'm sorry. It's a habit." You liar, no it's not.

"No! It's okay, really. I enjoy getting hugs from people other than my mother and aunt. Your hugs are warm. Oh..uh, I didn't mean for it to come out like that..Y-you see t-that" Laurence's face turned red as he began to stammer.

Johanna closed her eyes and stood on her tiptoes, taking Laurence by surprise placing a quick kiss on his lips, Elsa and Jack still watching from the window.

"Did..did you see that?" Elsa smiled, clutching Jack's arm.

"I did. The element of surprise never ceases to stun the male Frosts." Jack winked, kissing Elsa's forehead.

"Now I know where he gets it from." Elsa laughed, her eyes looking to Jacks'. "No wonder he hates it when the tables are turned on him."

"I..well, you have a point." Jack chuckled.

"Wh..Johanna?"

Johanna's face turned even redder, turning away from the prince and hiding her face.

"I'm SO sorry, I don't know what came-"

Laurence drew her close, gently placing a kiss upon her pink lips.

"It's okay," Laurence smiled, taking her hand. "The feeling is mutual."

Wrapping his arms around the princess, Laurence warmly sighed as Johanna rested her head against Laurence's chest, listening to his heart beat through the few layers of shirts and jackets. Johanna wrapped her hands around Laurence's arms, pulling them down gently. Laurence slightly backed off, but Johanna stopped him, warmly smiling as she mouthed "look". A white crocus began to bloom in the palm of her hand, her mouth agape with excitement, for she had never been able to bring forth any sort of flower in her hand before. Laurence gently took the crocus and placed it behind her left ear, looking up only to see his parents watching everything him and Johanna were doing.

"Johanna, do you wanna go into town so I can show you around?" Laurence asked, still staring up at his parents.

Johanna turned her head to look up, Laurence stopping her.

"Don't feed the fire. It'll only give them a reason to start asking questions."

"Ah, well. Sure," Johanna replied, keeping her head straight. "I'm sure your parents will have questions either way, don't you think?"

Jack waved to Laurence, Elsa pulling him away and mouthing to her son "go on", followed by a wink.

"Well, shall we, Princess?"

"We shall, Prince." Johanna giggled, Laurence leading her by the arm out of the palace gates and into town.

x x x

"There's no stopping it." Jack sighed, taking a seat at Elsa's desk.

"I suppose there's nothing we can do about it now. I don't think it would do any good if we tried arranging a marriage for him at this point." Elsa replied, swiping the stack of cards on her desk and bringing them to the soft couch, licking the envelopes shut as she wrote the names of the receivers on the front with her ice.

"Anarchy in Arendelle. That's what will happen."

"No I think teenage angst AND anarchy in Arendelle will happen." Elsa laughed.

"And that's why you married me, love." Jack smiled, floating over to Elsa who stopped licking envelopes and flung a snowball into his face.

"Excuse me, YOU married me, Frost."

"But I asked you. And you were so "oh, I guess we should get married because we love each other so.."

"That is not what happened, Jack." Elsa sighed, but Jack was only half-right.

"Oh? How did it happen then?"

"You asked me, I clearly remember saying "have Anna and Kristoff been breathing down your back to ask me to marry you?" And YOU were a bit speechless, and I replied, "of course I will." Elsa smiled, looking up as Jack hung upside down on his staff, his face in front of hers.

"And because of that, we have three lovely children..well, young adults."

"I don't know if lovely is the correct word. Ellie, yes. But the other two...choose your words wisely." Elsa smirked, stealing a slight kiss from Jack.

"I'll remember that next time." Jack smiled, returning the favor

x x x

"Do you miss her?" Johanna asked as she bit into her Julekake (Christmas Bread).

"Her?" Laurence replied, breaking a piece of his Julekake and tossing it into his mouth.

"Annaleise. It's been almost two years since she's been gone. What happened?"

Laurence stopped in place, thinking of a way to tell Johanna what exactly happened. He could remember his mothers face when Ellie, Bjørn and Jack had returned from attempting to bring Annaleise back. Tears had stained her face, her voice trembling as she tried to explain what happened. He gave a soft sigh and continued to walk with Johanna, preparing himself to tell her what he knew.

"On Ellie and Leise's birthday, mother and Leise got into a really, really bad argument. Sis didn't bother to mention to any of us that Prince Hans was Bjørn's father. Hans sent mother a letter basically stating that "hey, I'm Bjørn's father, hope to see you at the wedding.""

"I never knew that. What happened next?"

"Sis was really upset, Ellie tried asking what was wrong, Annaleise lost her temper and accidentally burnt a chunk of Ellie's hair, tuning purple after she booked it upstairs."

"Wait, purple? IS that why your sisters hair is purple?"

"Mmhm. Mama, Ellie and papa chased after her, sis was captured by Hans and..Ellie accidentally struck her in the chest as she stood up at the wrong time."

"Oh no! That's horrible!"

"And what's worse, we have our hopes up about releasing her by using an aurora. Honestly, I doubt it will even work."

"Well, you never know until you try right?"

"That's the thing. There was this story about two sisters, the fire one was trapped in the same one as sis is right now, and her sister tried using the aurora method and..it never worked."

Johanna stopped Laurence in place, her brow slightly furrowed.

"But what if it does? Maybe it won't happen right away, but it still could work!"

"And if it doesn't, well..we aren't sure what to do if it doesn't work."

"You'll just have to wait and see, silly." Johanna winked, running ahead of Laurence. "But for now, be a little optimistic and let's both pray it works!" She smiled. Laurence couldn't help but smile, chasing after Johanna as they ran back into the palace gates.

"Maybe you're right. It could work."