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"Being gifted doesn't mean you've been given something. It means, you have something to give."
― pleasefindthis, I Wrote This For You

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They played for what felt like hours.

Anna made 3 more snowmen to keep Olaf company. Elsa had gone all the way to create a giant snowman and claimed it as Olaf's brother.

"He is huge." Anna commented the snow golem that was even taller than the trees. "Let's name him Marshmallow."

Elsa's expression was priceless. "Marsh- what?"

"Marshmallow, you know, fluffy sweets that you eat on a bonfire?" Anna was drawing a face on one of her snowman. "Wait, you guys haven't invented those yet. What year is this anyway?"

The little blond girl looked at Anna curiously. "You are odd. I have never seen a person like you."

Anna returned the girl's stare. "Well, I've never seen a kid shooting snow with her hands either."

Elsa blushed. A hue contrasting the surrounding white around them. "I didn't mean to be rude…" Elsa waved her wrist. Anna's snowman now owned limbs and teeth.

"Hey! That's not fair. I was supposed to do mine and you do yours!" The redheaded teen pouted.

Elsa didn't expect to upset Anna. "I-I'm sorry… I didn't…"

"Never mind that, I have to admit that you upgraded him handsomely." Anna patted little Elsa's shoulder to reassure the girl.

The little blond girl released a relief sigh. "I thought you were displeased with me."

There was something about little Elsa that bothered Anna. The girl sounded insecure, often terrified over simple mistakes, and keep to herself very much. Anna never saw those traits on the older Elsa. Although there were several qualities like her elegance, brilliance, and beauty of the adult Elsa that had could be seen in the little girl.

"Believe me, it seems I can never hate you no matter when." Anna shook her head. "I see you are going to be my best friend in the future. The best of the best."

The timid expression in Anna's favorite pair of blue was perking up. "Friend?" Elsa spelled it like it was the strangest word she ever known. "I've never had friends… mother is afraid I would hurt a friend…"

Oh.

Anna began to understand the source of Elsa's insecurity.

"I'm going to be your first friend then." Anna shrugged. "And Olaf and Marshmallow." The redhead added their snowmen creations.

Elsa had been looking at Anna with hopeful eyes. Her smile grew and grew upon realizing that finally she had gained her very first friend in the world.

A friend that didn't fear her.

A friend that would always play with her.

A friend that would chase her loneliness away.

A friend.

A single tear dropped from Elsa's eyes. Today was the best day of her life.

Anna smiled, she had wanted to hug the little Elsa, but she was surprised when she found both her hands were starting to fade away.

Her time was up.

Oh no, she just made a friend with little Elsa!

A 9 years old Elsa's smile faltered when she witnessed her friend faded away to nothing. Her eyes widened and her knees buckled under her. What had she done? She had made her friend disappear!

Her single tear was followed by a wave of sadness. Her other teardrops were frozen before reaching on to the ground.

Her friend that she didn't even know her name.


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The jump had rudely jerked her from Elsa's timeline. She landed unceremoniously on the hard ground. Anna could only pray that she was home, in the present timeline.

Anna lifted herself up and observed her surroundings. It always took her a minute to balance herself from the disorientation of jumping through space and time.

She was in a narrow alley, looking at plenty of dumpsters with an unmerciful smell around her.

Her hope was elevated when she spotted a busy street ahead with the sound of car engines and horns.

Excitedly, she skipped over her steps to get out of the unpleasant alley into civilization. She cursed her still-damp clothes and made a mental note to find a place for her to change. She needed to get to the school. God knows how long she had been gone this time.

However, by the time she reached the street, her hope was deflating away.

Several cars were parked on the side of the street, some people seem to get ready to work, and a group of pre-school kids were crossing the street by the help of a policeman.

It was a common scene during Arendelle's busy weekday mornings.

The problem was the row of parked cars were all antique models in Anna's time. Not to mention that several women who had bypassed her were wearing very bright looking dresses, billowing skirts, and too much hairspray in their hair. The men mostly wore striped shirts leaving the top three buttons opened.

Definitely not her time.

Feeling suddenly awkward of her own appearance, damp clothes and everything, Anna ducked her head and walked. Thankfully the weather was warm enough for her to take off her red jacket. The color wouldn't help her blending in despite the trend of light color clothes in this time-period.

There was an empty looking diner 3 building ahead of her. Anna made it her destination.

Ignoring the sign 'closed' on the door, she grabbed the handle and swung it open. She just needed to borrow their bathroom to change.

"Oh, hello, lass."

The voice was awfully familiar that Anna almost got a whiplash when she twisted up her neck.

The fiery-head vampire bended over the cashier registers with a shit eating grin on her freckled face.

Anna only met Merida Dunbroch a handful of times. However, she never felt more grateful to see that grin.

"Merida." Anna sighed a relief to the former General of Arendelle.

Merida walked around the counter and approached the red-haired teen, observing the soaked clothes and disheveled hair. "You look nice." She commented sarcastically.

Anna pouted. She felt like a tramp when the woman before her, despite the waitress uniform she was wearing, looked unbelievably gorgeous like usual. "You too." Anna's retort came too honest to her liking.

"Oh, turn off your charm, lass. I will still treat you to a chocolate milkshake without it." Merida shook her head. The fiery curly locks were bouncing with her head. "Let's change your clothes before you get cold. Elsa would have had my head for it." Merida ushered the girl toward the diner's bathroom stall. "Speaking of Elsa… didn't you see her when you got here?"

Anna accepted a pair of jeans and dry t-shirt from Merida. She was silently thankful the former General didn't hand her a neon green skirt since it seemed to be the newest trend around.

"No. I didn't see her. I didn't even know you were in this diner."

Merida huffed. "That was unusually irresponsible of her! You could've been mugged or worse!" But then a worried glint crossed over her feature. "Go and change, lass. I will go to find Elsa."

Now Anna was worried. "Is she okay?"

Merida smiled, not her usual grin. "It will be alright. She is an almost thousand-year-old vampire."

Even if Merida put it that way, it didn't ease Anna's concern.

"Look, lass. Perhaps it was only a misunderstanding. Maybe she waited on wrong alley and street, and now frantically looking for you. I have to find her and tell her that you are already here."

Anna finally nodded. She shivered a little noticing that she needed to get out of her wet attire. "Alright."

With Anna's permission, Merida dashed away from the diner. The door chimes followed the fiery-haired vampire's departure.

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After manage to change her damp clothes, Anna felt like herself again. She stuffed her wet shirts and uniforms to her backpack which the only possession she brought from her time-line. Anna found a dry towel in one of a small wardrobe of staff's room. She grabbed it to dry her hair. Anna had left her twin braids loose, allowing her long red hair free down to her back.

Walking back to the front, Anna went to the back of the counter and grabbed a mug. She served herself a cup of hot coffee after managing to operate the old-fashioned coffee maker. By now, she knew the year she was in.

Arendelle, September 3rd 1976.

The year was familiar. Anna frowned. Then gasped. Today was her mother's birthday.

Not yet recovering from her finding, the diner's door chimed opened.

A smiling Belle walked in with pile of books in her hands. A horn-rimmed-glasses settled on her nose. She was wearing bright yellow knee-length skirt, white shirt beneath a soft red cardigan. She looked tame compared to the rest of the women on the street. Belle had put her hair up in a bun, and Anna guessed, the brunette vampire had applied a lot amount of hairspray on it.

"You follow the trend." Anna raised an eyebrow.

"Hello to you too, Anna." Belle closed the door behind her, and effortlessly hauled 7 thick books in her hands before set all of them down on to the counter. "How are you?"

"Dry." Anna replied, sipping her almost-forgotten cup of coffee.

Unlike Merida, Belle was trained to notice Anna's physical and physiological condition. The brunette genius pulled a face when she was observing Anna's feature.

"When were you before you are here?"

Anna glared at her companion, "Did you read my mind?! Seriously?!"

"No, Anna. I didn't. You are pale and your hands have slight tremor. I thought I informed you about multiple jumps?" Belle pointed out Anna's hands which were holding a cup of coffee.

Anna's attention went to a small ripple on the surface of her coffee. She almost didn't notice she was trembling if Belle hadn't pointed it out.

"I have no idea what year. It was winter and I met Elsa." Anna put down her cup, giving Belle her full attention. "I guess, about 9 or 10 years-old Elsa."

Anna saw Belle's expression changed as her lips shut into a razor thin-line and her brown eyes hardened. "That was about a thousand years away jump." Belle stated.

Anna couldn't see it. The brunette vampire had turned into a blur and the next second, she was lifted and carried by Belle to a room upstairs. The speed had made her dizzy, only that moment Anna realized how exhausted she had been. She had played for hours with little Elsa in the snow and made another jump after that. It was no wonder her energy was depleted.

Belle opened a door which led them to a small bedroom above the diner.

Anna had no idea the diner had an upper floor.

"I should've sped up my research about this…" Belle murmured. "You shouldn't keep appearing in random timelines without clues and preparation." She settled Anna on the bed, pulling the comforter up to Anna's chest.

Anna yawned now that her body had met with a bed, she felt really sleepy. "What research?" Anna asked groggily.

Belle chuckled. "You will figure it out soon. Not this time… but soon."

Ana nodded in understanding. "Belle, do you know where Elsa is? Merida went to find her but it has been almost an hour…"

"She will be here when you wake up." Belle said without doubt in her tone. "For now, just sleep. I'll be here to make sure you will not jump."

"You can do that?" Anna weakly asked. "I cannot control it. I hate jumping. I hate the damn time travel!"

Upon Anna's comment, Belle was tempted to peek inside the sleepy girl's mind. It would be so easy.

"I can keep you grounded." Belle closed her eyes to avoid herself reading Anna's mind. Anna had been exhausted enough without her mind being prodded around.

Anna was in a deep sleep when the bedroom door opened and Elsa stepped in.

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She awoke to the sight of three vampires around her.

Belle and Merida were playing a game of chess across the room. Merida had a scowl on her face while Belle had a happy knowing glint in her eyes. Even Anna knew that it was an unfair game.

Elsa was near her because her smile was the first thing Anna see the moment she opened her eyes.

"What took you so long?" Anna asked the white-haired vampire.

Elsa stopped her rhythmic stroke on Anna's hair. "A very urgent matter came up." Elsa answered though an amused expression was visible on her face.

Merida snorted. "Actually she encountered a very pregnant woman on the street. The very pregnant woman suddenly went into a labor and panic ensued around the block. A bookshop owner offered his place for the woman to pop out her baby. Elsa helped and unfortunately, she dragged me to help too."

Belle cringed upon imagining a bookshop turned as a maternity ward. Book shops and libraries were like a sacred and religious place for the brunette vampire.

Elsa smiled, Merida laughed, Belle frowned unpleasantly, and Anna giggled.

"Thankfully I wasn't there." Belle muttered.

"Yes, lucky you. I have lived for 3 centuries but that was my first time to witness a real childbirth… I think the scar will haunt me for eternity." Merida shuddered.

Anna was giggling while, on her side, Elsa commented. "It wasn't that bad. Giving birth to a child is wonderful and magical process. In my opinion." Elsa winked at Anna's direction. "Mrs. Durham will now raise a beautiful daughter…"

Anna's giggling stopped, her head turned to Elsa slowly. "Wait. You said… who?"

Elsa's smile grew. "Mrs. Durham. Her daughter, she named her Cassandra. It was her great grandmother's name."

Her mother. Elsa had been involved to help the birth of her mother.

"Did you know… before? I mean…" Anna was stammering, didn't know what to say.

"I knew, Anna. We all do. I have to make sure that your existence would prevail in this world." Elsa said with steel determination, the other two also nodded firmly. "However, I didn't know the exact time, so I was torn between helping your grandmother or you. Merida appeared at the right moment…" Elsa continued her explanation.

Anna was baffled by the revelation. She looked up to Elsa with a new light. So much that she hadn't known about her but Elsa, by this information, seem to know almost everything about her.

Why?

"You knew why." Belle quipped from across the room, no doubt had chosen to read Anna's mind at the moment.

"No, I don't."

Belle closed her eyes, averting her gaze from the girl on the bed. "Your existence is like a falling domino effect, Anna. If you cease to exist, we will also cease too."

Anna's mind was processing the information. "So, you said that you keep me exist so for your own self?"

Belle stood up from her seat, fury crossed her feature. Anna winced and that was enough to trigger Elsa to jump up from her bed, crossed the room, and pinned furious Belle to the ground. Both exchanged threatening snarl and hiss between each other.

Anna had to admit that the scene before her was unbelievably frightening. She had heard of Belle and Merida fighting back in Victorian London, however… seeing it directly with her own eyes, witnessing how the pair of Elsa's blue eyes darkened into almost black color with animal growl came from her throat…

Anna gulped her fear.

She felt a cold hand grip her forearm and saw Merida kept her on the bed. "It's alright, lass. Close your eyes." Gently, the fiery-haired vampire put both her hands over Anna's ears, muting every sound in the room around them.

Belle struggled under Elsa's hold. Like Elsa, the brunette's eyes were also darkening into charcoal black.

"Get off me!" Belle hissed.

"Get hold of yourself Belle! You know that Elsa will not release you if you haven't!" Merida yelled, her hands were holding Anna who now had closed her eyes. "Stop it both of you! You scared the lass shitless!"

Belle squirmed, knowing that she was fighting a losing battle. "She has to understand! You both do not know what she was thinking about her own gift! I have to make her understand!"

Elsa's darkened eyes gradually changed into her normal blue ones. She though, didn't loosen her hold on Belle.

Following her sire, Belle also calmed herself down. She hated herself for easily losing her composure. It happened to Merida, but it rarely happened to her. Not unless it had to do with the redhead time-traveler.

"She will understand, Belle. It is not your place to do so." Elsa finally said.

On the bed, Merida released her hold on Anna. The girl opened her eyes, finding both women were now in civil term. Elsa was helping Belle to stand up from the floor.

"I apologize that you had to witness that, mon ange." Elsa said sadly.

Anna didn't know how to react. Everything today had happened so fast that even her smart brain couldn't process it anymore.

Merida got up from the bed, Elsa replaced Merida's place beside Anna.

Anna couldn't help but winced away when Elsa's hand touched her. The image of charcoal eyes and feral growl were re-playing in her mind.

When Anna caught Elsa's gaze, the redhead teen saw clear deep hurt reflected from her favorite blue eyes. She had wounded Elsa deeply by squirming away from her touch.

"Elsa…"

"No, Anna… I understand. You are afraid. Afraid of me. I am a monster after all."

"No, you are not." Anna disagreed.

"I am not human, you saw that seconds ago." Elsa abruptly got up and left the room before Anna could utter an apology.

Two remaining vampires had mixed expression. One was guilty while the other was worried.

The fiery-haired one knew though that nothing could physically hurt vampire but fire.

However, for Elsa… nothing could have hurt more than the sight Anna rejecting her.

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Merida chose to keep Elsa company while Belle remained upstairs with Anna.

There was only one thing that came up in Merida's mind to handle the situation.

The former General went to grab a bag from the cooler and purposefully walking toward her slumped sire on the counter.

Merida took a wine glass and poured the content of the bag into it. The aroma hit them both in waves. Even Merida found her mouth was watering a little. However, she held her urge and slid the glass to Elsa.

"Drink."

Elsa looked at her friend, contemplating for a moment. "It's her blood isn't it?"

"She came 3 days ago, handing it to me, telling that you will need it in near future. I hate it every time she is vague." Merida huffed.

Elsa stared the glass and its content as if they had personally offended her. "I hate it when she does that too."

"You know she didn't mean it." Merida tried. On the back of the counter, she was distracting herself from the tempting blood by busying herself wiping glasses and plates.

"I know… that's why I'm scared. She looks so mature that I forgot she isn't a 23 years-old."

Merida grinned. "She is almost 15. Isn't that what human call the teenage phase? Fall in love with a lad, drinking booze, creating mayhem and hell?"

Elsa glared. "Anna will not do any of that."

"You sound like an over-protective father." Merida retorted. "Are you going to drink that, because if you don't I'm sure I will." Merida had meant it as a joke but Elsa took it seriously.

"NO! MINE!" The platinum blond hissed dangerously that even Merida had to take a step back.

"I know, I know!" the former General then made herself scarce. It was a bad idea to be in close vicinity with very territorial vampire.

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"I feel terrible." Anna said after full minute of silence.

"Me too." Belle responded, not moving an inch from her standing spot since Merida had left moments ago.

"I made a big mistake."

"Me too."

"How do I fix it? I should apologize, right?" Anna asked hopefully to Belle. The brunette vampire seemed to have solution for everything.

"Perhaps, but let's give her space now. Your reaction was not wrong, Anna. The sight of two powerful vampires attacking each other is surely horrifying. I ashamed of myself for losing control like that."

Anna shook her head, "Merida would disagree. She thought the sight of a woman going into labor is the most frightening one…"

Belle's lips twitched up involuntarily. "Don't get cheeky on me, young lady." Anna's comment though had cheered her sullen mood a little.

A wave of sweet smell hit Belle's nose. She immediately covered her nose, putting distance between the bedroom door and herself.

Damn Merida! She should've told me she was going to open the bag!

Anna frowned, looking at Belle's strange behavior. "What is it?"

Belle's gaze went toward Anna. Her fists clenched on her side. "Nothing. A smell took me off guard."

"What smell?" Anna asked curiously.

"You must understand that we do not eat human food, Anna." Belle answered vaguely.

An understanding came to Anna. The girl didn't ask any further.

"How long until I get to jump back?"

"Not long. After the rest, your body should've been ready. I have to advise you to train yourself, Anna."

"I don't know how."

"You will. I hope my future-self can help you learn." Belle said sincerely.

"How do you do it?"

"I beg your pardon?" Belle unintentionally slip into her formal-speech.

"Controlling your… uhm, vampire urges."

"By centuries of training." Belle was eyeing Anna carefully. "And I have strong motivation."

"Motivation…" Anna whispered like the word was so foreign to her. Time travel was stupid ability to have, she didn't have any interest to dwell deeper into it. "It seems I don't have one."

"You have a wonderful gift, Anna. I wish you to understand that."

Belle's speech didn't convince her even a little bit.

The next morning Anna jumped, unknown to the 3 vampires downstairs.


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Anna landed in water.

For what it felt like horrifying seconds she had thought she was drowning in the Pacific Ocean.

Turned out, she had landed in a fountain.

A big fountain which was located in front of Arendelle's school building.

"Anna Elise Summers! What the hell are you doing, taking a dip in a school fountain?" Her father's voice boomed on her ears when she looked up and found her parents were hovering above her.

Fully certain, she was now back in her present time-line.

Anna climbed out of the ornamental water feature and gladly faced her parents.

"What in seven hells you are wearing?" His father asked again when he spotted Anna's strange clothes.

"Language, Dave." Her mother chided although she seemed to be no less furious with her daughter.

An image of her grandmother giving birth to her infant mother crossed Anna's mind. She cringed but couldn't help a big grin on her face.

"Wipe your smartass grin, girl. You are lucky we have a train to catch. Go to your dorm and change your clothes. Where is your uniform?!" Her mother asked after observing her daughter's state of dress.

Anna had left them in the 70's.

But she couldn't say that.

"Mr. and Mrs. Summers." A voice cut the argument that was about left Anna's mouth.

Anna had concentrated on both of her parents too much that she didn't realize a fourth presence among them.

A woman, seemed on her early thirties, dressing on a sky-blue suit with a gold pin attached on her left chest. The woman had yellow-almost golden hair that reached upon her waist. The woman was very strikingly beautiful that Anna didn't believe she was a human.

Wait.

The red-head teen thoughtlessly grabbed the woman's hand to check her assumption.

Warm.

She is not a vampire.

The woman cleared her throat audibly. "Miss Summers. Nice to meet you too." The woman turned Anna's hold into a friendly shake. "My name is Rapunzel White. I will be your history teacher this year." The woman, Miss White, offered a smile.

Anna nodded dumbly.

Miss White turned to her parents. Anna didn't register what they were talking about, it was just that Miss White would take care of their daughter and make sure for the girl to settle comfortably in the dorm.

Her parents seemed assured by Miss White's words. They let the matter drop and excused themselves to catch their train. Her parents kissed her goodbye at the school gate after making her promise to text at least twice a day and call them in the weekend.

After watching her parent's car disappeared at the end of the street, Anna turned to who would be her history teacher.

Miss White smiled, appraising her soaked shirt. "Let's get you into the dorm. Oh, and don't worry about your uniform."

The girl complied, following the teacher's steps toward the dormitory building.

"The boy dormitory is on the other side of school building. The curfew is 10 o'clock for freshmen and 11 o'clock for seniors." Miss White explained without slowing down her steps. It was amazing how the woman could do such long strides on a pair of high heels.

"Every student has a roommate. You, however, are a special case." They finally stopped on a grey wooden door which had number 2013 on it. "This is your room." Miss White push opened the door, revealing a spacey room with a single bed on the middle, study desk facing the window, a bookshelf, and a small wardrobe.

"Wait, what do you mean special?" Looking at the room and finding no reason to complain, Anna was curious of why she was the only student without roommates.

Miss White evaluated her for a moment. The former friendly smile she had had when she was introducing herself to Anna was gone. "Your uniform is inside the cabinet. You can look up your schedule online. Bathroom is at the end of the hall. Breakfast starts at 7 until 9 o'clock."

The teacher hadn't answered her question at all. It was cue to her to not pry further.

Anna shrugged. "I get it. Thank you."

"It is nice to finally meet you, Anna." Miss White said, using her first name unexpectedly.

Anna returned the teacher's gesture with a dumbfounded stare. Something was definitely off.

"Oh, and your physics teacher's room is on first floor. Number 1023." The older woman motioning a floor below them.

"Wha-? Physics teacher?"

The smile returned on Miss White's face. "See you in class Anna." She closed the door, leaving the girl by herself.

Anna thought that her history teacher was rather weird.

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Anna preferred to be prepared when schooldays started. So, she spent her next hour to researching about the school. She learned that Arendelle's school building was formerly a summer mansion for the Royal Family of Arendelle. After the main castle in Corona had been destroyed by the enemy, the family then moved here and governed Arendelle for 200 years is this building. That was why there were pieces of historical relics left in school building. The current king, King Olaf the fourth had allowed the remnant to stay and to be learnt by the next generation of Arendelle.

Anna turned to her timetable for the year. She had history 3 times a week. It came to her that the subject had been deemed important in this school because the king's words. The rest of subjects were compulsory lessons like math, physics, P.E, biology, and literature.

Her eyes bulged out at the name of her teachers.

Her physics teacher was Professor Belle French.

Are-you-freaking-kidding-me?

She thought Belle was a professor in a university of some sort. She was too much of a genius to teach a bunch of high school kids.

Dropping everything what she was doing, Anna stormed out of her room. Miss White's words earlier rang in her head.

The physics teacher's room is on the first floor. Number 1023.

Anna decided to not care of why her history teacher had told her that information. She needed to talk with a certain professor.

The redheaded teen stomped her way down the stairs, passing through some students who had just returned from summer vacation and preparing the new term. She stopped at a grey wooden door that was similar to her own. 1023.

Before Anna could bring her knuckles to rap the door, it swung open.

"Hello, Anna. I have been hearing your mind yelling from miles away." A smiling Belle who was wearing a yellow suit with identical golden eagle pin on her chest greeted her by the door.

There was always something she felt about Belle French. No matter when and where, the brunette vampire seemed put her under the most scrutiny. There wasn't a detail that could possibly escape under her observant deep-brown eyes.

Why is a genius professor willing to teach high school freshmen physics?

"That's because you are a freshman." Belle answered easily. The professor was still holding the door half way opened.

"It will always be like this then? You following me, make sure I exist so you all are saved?!" This time Anna had questioned it out loud. Since she was still standing on the hall, few passerby students were looking at her direction curiously. They though, had also enough decency to turn their head away when a teacher is involved. With a simple glare from Belle, the hall was deserted in next 5 seconds.

Belle returned her attention to Anna, furrowing her brows a little. "1976 then?"

Anna straightened her posture, bracing herself if Belle would react like the last time she had confronted her. "You can stop all of this, I don't need you to follow me around."

"Anna-"

I wish I could make this time travel ability gone away!

"Anna!" Belle had to yell to get her attention. Anna didn't even flinch by Belle's raising tone but a flicker of fear flashed on her eyes for a fraction second.

Belle noticed this and regretted it immediately, "I'm sorry. I am truly sorry. But, you have to stop thinking about your amazing gift that way." The brunette professor said with a pained voice. "Please."

Nothing good came with this ability.

"That's not true." Belle shook her head. "Do you think Elsa is not good?"

Anna gave her a look as if Belle just said the sun had risen in the west. "Of course not. Elsa is the best thing-"

"-You ever experienced thanks to your power. Imagine you had no chance of encountering her."

Anna was taken aback. She had never seen it that way. Imagining her life without Elsa was… it was impossible.

"I am here for a reason, Anna. One of them is to help you with your… gift. It has always been my priority. I cannot help you, however, if you are not ready."

Anna was fidgeting with her sleeves, head bowed, looking downward to the tiles under her feet. Belle had knocked some sense into her. Well, the professor always made sense out of her, ever since she had been explaining about time-travel possibilities 3 years ago. The woman had lived centuries, claiming to dedicate her life for research in order to helping her. She had always been there, along with Elsa and Merida, helping whatever she could in her own way. With science.

And yet, here she was, sulking like a child. Even she was ashamed of her 14-year-old self.

She was being a bitch now.

"Language, my dear." Belle chided, disclosing that she had been listening to Anna's internal rambling.

Anna hid her flustered face. She didn't want Belle to catch her vulnerable expression after finding out what she had been thinking.

"Do-do you think I'm ready?" Anna asked.

"You will be. Now, go back to your room and get some sleep." Belle said with mild commanding tone. "You must've been exhausted after your jump."

Anna nodded compliantly. Strangely, she didn't want to argue and dismissed herself by walking back the way she came. The redhead teen could feel Belle's watchful eyes on her back until she took the stairs to the upper floor.

After watching Anna's figure retreated upstairs, Belle got back inside her chamber and closed the door on her back. Her brown eyes were appraising the other occupant in her room.

"You did well." The other woman praised the professor.

"I did, didn't I? I had a feeling that you almost ripped my head off when I yelled at her."

"I wanted to rip off your head because you used your compulsion on my Anna."

"I had to because she needs to go back to her room before she finds out you are here." Belle went to her desk, busying herself with school paperwork she had to finish before the school started. "So, you did want to rip off my head?"

The woman smiled. "Almost. But I didn't. I just… I just want to hold her. I really miss her."

"You will, Elsa. Soon."

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Back in her dorm room, Anna didn't go straight away to bed. She continued her browsing about her school.

Anna returned to her timetable that she hadn't had a chance to finish. Scrolling down to the next page, her eyes almost bulged out of their sockets.

The next information almost made her heart stop.

It was written that her English Literature teacher was Miss Elsa Anderson.

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AN: I was overwhelmed by your responds in last chapter. I must say you all are very perceptive. Are you ready for some high-school drama?

Suggestion of era is still open!