Elsa was already on her 4th drink of the evening when the Pub Thugs quartet had finally finished. The surrounding crowd gave the singers a round of applause as they filed off the stage which was soon replaced by Eugene Fitzherbert. God he was a beautiful man, Rapunzel had really scored with that one, but then again didn't he technically score Rapunzel?

Whenever Eugene and Rapunzel attended events together, the entire room couldn't help but be envious of the carefree and gorgeous couple, and the same happened when Eugene broke his speech off with a quip.

"Ladies… other humans in attendance who are not Ladies... Thank you all so much for coming tonight, me and my wife thank you from the bottom of our hearts and we hope you will thank us from the bottom of your pockets" he laughed, getting an equally amused laugh from the audience. "Rapunzel has gone to rest her feet but she will be back down soon. To more serious matters, I'm sure most of you understand the reason for this charity ball. To raise money for the Snuggly Duckling which is close to being shut down. Now I know the place holds a special place in all your hearts, I know it does for me and Rapunzel, but if you could donate just a small sum to help to re-build and renovate I know we, the Pub Thug's included, will be forever in your favour. Please do enjoy the rest of the evening, dinner will be served shortly and then after that the Raffle will begin, the first prize being a family of ceramic unicorns for our very own, Vladmir's private collection"

"Hey, it seems you've been avoiding me all night" Someone said quietly beside Elsa. It was Anna, she was a full head shorter than Elsa allowing her to look pitifully up at her older sister with her massive eyes. There was still a combination of fear and worry behind them but it was less intense compare to the last time Elsa saw her.

"Oh, you noticed?" Elsa smiled, Anna smiled back and called the bartender over.

"Four tequilas please" she grinned, the bartender stared at her wide eyed as she flashed him a magnificent grin which he undoubtedly returned.

"No!" Elsa said "Not after last time"

"Oh come on, I don't think Olaf even realised"

"I'm sure he did seeing as I was kissing him"

"He's not into you anyway, besides I don't see an Olaf hanging around here for you to it on" she beamed pushing two small shot glasses toward Elsa. Elsa eyes the contents and wrinkled her nose, it was going to be a painful morning. She picked up the glass and threw the tequila back letting it glide straight from the glass to her stomach where it simmered in an alcoholic brew.

Just then Elsa heard Eugene calling out among the crowd. "ELSA! ANNA!" Elsa span round and found Eugene waving manically at the two sisters. Anna waved back with a big smile while Elsa tried not to throw up. She braced herself on the bar counter and took a seat, waiting for Eugene to get to them.

"What's happening kids?" Eugene asked in his normal jibing manner.

"Just enjoying your open bar" Anna joked

"Elsa you better stay off the Tequila, good thing Olaf isn't here this time" he laughed, Anna joining in at her expense.

"Oh god" Elsa groaned hanging her head. "Where is our cousin anyhow?"

"She's been on her feet all day so she said she was going to go take a little rest before the main events, what about you girls?" Eugene was a sweetheart but Elsa knew exactly where this conversation was going, Eugene had probably heard about the company, and knowing him he'd probably want to help, but Elsa was going to have none of it, he was joint partner of Corona Ltd. With Rapunzel and their money was stretched as it were with all the previous debt.

"I hope you don't mind me scoping out investors" Elsa smirked, but Eugene gave Anna a quick glance Elsa didn't miss. "What?"

"That's actually why we invited them, for you"

"What?"

"I asked him to" Anna quickly said

"So this really is a Charity Ball then, two for the price of one"

"Come on Elsa, we wanted to help, you're family, the closest either of us have"

"I don't want you sacrificing your money for my company though"

"You would do that same for us" Eugene finalized, something- someone had gotten his attention and he was waving them over. Elsa followed his line of sight and saw nothing until the crowd in front of them broke apart revealing a handsome white haired young man, with electric eyes and a fitted tuxedo. Elsa's breath quickened for a moment but she composed herself when she saw his face. His face had been warm when she last saw him, a mix of friendliness and excitement but the Jack she saw now looked as cold as his hands. He walked over to Eugene as if it were a chore and when he reached us his gaze dropped so he didn't meet Eugene's.

Panic surged through Elsa, Jack knew Eugene which meant he was closer in family terms than she realised.

"Elsa, Anna I want you to meet Jack Frost, but I guess you've basically already met one of them" He took Jack by the shoulders, Elsa didn't miss him flinch, and steered him towards Elsa. "Jack, meet Elsa, and I would introduce you to Anna but you've already met her"

Jack looked up in that exact moment his cold face warming a little before an entirely new emotion crossed his face. Humour? Anger? Amusement? Confusion? However before anyone noticed he held out a hand to Elsa.

"Elsa" he said low and slow, brushing his lips against Elsa's hands making her skin prickle.

"Have we met before?" Anna interrupted, her face inquisitive wondering when she had seen Jack.

"No, sorry I was here with another Anna, but she had to leave quickly, mind you I'm glad she's gone, she was terribly boring" Jack teased, whatever was bothering him before had seemed to disappear, but his eyes were still guarded.

"That's rude" Elsa retorted

"Very well, she wasn't that boring, just a little misleading, I imagine lying is her bad habit"

"Maybe she just didn't want you to judge her?"

"Well then I guess I apologise for brashly judging her" Eugene and Anna exchanged sly glances before leaving Jack and Elsa to themselves. Elsa noted how Jack's shoulders relaxed when Eugene left, something was going on but she didn't dwell.

"As you should" Elsa sighed, turning around to finish her tequila shot. Jack looked at her for one long moment, slightly impressed, then her slipped in beside her at the bar, taking and downing her shot before she had a chance to touch it.

"So… Elsa, tell me about yourself, where are you from?" his electric blue eyes satiating hers.