Eventually Elsa had to retire to bed. She couldn't find Anna and she was tired after such an emotional rush. She half suspected her sister had found somewhere to enjoy her time with Kristoff but she couldn't begrudge her sister a relationship after years of isolation.

Her night passed without any interruptions or night-time visitors. "Kristoff definitely stayed." Elsa mumbled to nothing in particular and sat up. She had work to do today and had to start now she was awake.

A refreshing shower woke her up properly and she selected a dress from the wardrobe, after their shopping trip Anna had suggested she commission some new dresses, ice outfits weren't always practical and after some fast work some of the new clothes had arrived in the afternoon.

She had dropped the dark colours, focusing now on light blues and bright teals. While summer colours were put pretty much off limits by her ice powers she was working bluer shades with more daring cuts. Pleased with her reflection she quickly re-braided her hair into its usual loose plait and left for breakfast.

Elsa had nearly finished eating her breakfast when Anna and Kristoff finally joined her. "Good morning. I trust you had a pleasant night." Her tone was diplomatic, her expression devious. Their faces were a picture.

"Um, yes. Very good night, in separate rooms." Kristoff beganto mumble.

"What a shame that you weren't able to spend it together." Elsa looked them dead in the eye with a sly grin.

"What..." Kristoff squeaked.

"I maybe kinda let it slip when we were talking the other night." Anna blushed and grabbed Kristoff's arm.

"I'm so dead." The Ice Harvester mumbled, "Turned to solid ice, at least it is a beautiful way to go. Tell Sven I love him and leave my frozen form to the trolls."

Elsa giggled, it was one of the longer sentences she had heard from the large man, it seemed Anna was quite an influence on him. "I won't be freezing you solid; I just hope you will both continue carefully. There has to be a marriage before I become an aunt." The sudden pallor that dropped onto their faces amused the Queen even more, they didn't recover until after she had completed her breakfast and was leaving the room. "Anna, I need to talk to you later but enjoy your morning."

Business was easy to complete this morning for the Queen, her mood was still buoyed up by her day before and everything she had realised, the slight concerns regarding a potential conspiracy and a moment of faux pas weren't enough to shatter the joy. Her mind wandered after she signed the last paper of the day.

Elsa thought of dancing, pressed close to a partner who held her just right and gazed just so into her eyes. A touch placed just there, a kiss to her lips. Anna's arrival jolted her from the daydreaming. "What did you want to talk about Elsa?"

"Regarding our conversation the other evening." Elsa motioned for Anna to take a seat, the princess took a seat and lounged.

"Figured out who your prince charming is?" Anna said.

"Not quite that exactly." Elsa steeled herself. "More like a Princess Charming..."

"Oh my gosh!" Anna sat bolt upright. "Oh my gosh..." She covered her mouth. "oh my gosh."

"Anna?" Elsa started to push herself from the desk worried about her sister's reaction.

She wasn't expecting an inter-chair ballistic hug missile in the form of Anna launching herself from her seat and landing, arms open wide and wrapping around her. "When do I get another sister?" The redhead whispered, looking up hopefully.

Elsa dropped back into her seat, still wrapped in an Anna hug. "You are okay with this?"

"Why wouldn't I be okay with you? I've always loved you Elsa." Anna said softly, her hug moved from crushing to careful. Anna felt droplets on her arm. "Are you crying?"

"I have no idea what I did to deserve a sister as wonderful as you." Elsa sniffed and pushed herself into the embrace.

"You're a great sister too." Anna said.

"But I have dropped a lot onto you, a lot of responsibility." Elsa sat back to look Anna in the eye. "No children. Anna. I won't be producing an heir..."

"Oh my." Anna halted her hug. For a moment Elsa was concerned, "Well, it means I can have at least two, no arguments..." Her face turned ponderous, "Will all that be ok for you? There won't be any arguments or problems...?"

"A little research and a lot of writing should get things smoothed over." Elsa replied, once again so glad for her amazing sister.

"So, how did you figure it out?" Anna said slowly. "I mean, I know it was written about in books." Elsa gave her a look. She fiddled with a braid. "I, uh, read a lot. Romance..."

"Classical Greek Literature." Elsa said, "A vital part of a future Queen's education, mostly the philosophers but a few other texts slipped in." She smiled, "Mostly though, it was like you said. Who I imagined myself with, the kind of person I thought I could love. I had spent so long not even thinking past holding in the ice that I was so joyful to figure out what I want from a relationship. I felt free."

"I'm happy for you." Anna hugged Elsa again. "I hope we can sort this all out."

"Mmm hmm. It is going to be a lot of work." Elsa waved at a stack of books she had gathered.

"Still." Anna looked at her sister with a wide smile. "I get to help you find me a new sister!" She jumped up "New sister for me, whoopee!"

"Anna! Quiet down! We need to be careful who knows about this... It is a bit different to ice powers." Elsa giggled, her sister's enthusiasm was contagious.

Anna looked right at Elsa. "Neeew Sister."

A surprise snowball set her squawking.

Kristoff found the Queen and Princess playing in conjured snow in the courtyard. "Kristoff help me!" Anna shouted from behind a wall of snow, really a bank of piled flakes.

"What do you need?" He ran over to join her.

"A knight to help her!" Elsa shouted cheerfully, from atop a detailed ice-wall six foot high. Her hand spun a snowball in her palm. "Duck, Ice Master." She chuckled and hefted it at the man. He dived across the ice and slid alongside Anna.

"What did you do?" He asked, brushing white powder from his hair.

"I may have asked if she wanted a snowball fight?" Anna said sheepishly.

"Great."

A ball of snow the size of his head landed on them both.

Kristoff was too tired to spend time with Anna in the evening, so Elsa found herself squashed under a copper haired living babble-mouth while trying to read. "So I said hi and Olaf said hi and Sven said hi..."

"Anna." The tone of warning was disregarded.

"Then we ate some chocolate and a lady had some kittens and they licked Olaf and he giggled."

"Anna." Elsa rolled slightly, dropping her sister to the bed. "How about we change the subject?"

"Okay what do you want to talk about?" Anna looked over as Elsa marked her book and placed it on the side table.

"You, uh, said something about kissing... I, um, would like to know..." Elsa blushed a little. "I don't know how you do it."

Anna blinked. She blinked again. A slow smile spread, "You are just too cute Elsa." She squeezed her sister. "There isn't really a way, you just press forward, feel and run with it." Anna sighed, "Things move on from there really."

"It?" Elsa puzzled.

"The feeling, the love..." Anna clasped Elsa's hand. "So who do you wanna kiss hmmm?"

"Not telling."

"Ellsaaaaaa!"

Anna begged and pleaded all evening but eventually succumbed to sleep. Elsa watched her exuberant sister in such a peaceful state and smiled softly, "Goodnight little sister." She pressed a little kiss on Anna's brow and settled to sleep.


One beer in, a nice long lie in and a wonderful shower. I'm feeling like adding an extra chapter!

Mayb another one later hmm? Unless I get too busy... Peter Capaldi is Twelve today! Doctor Who in seven hours!