Another chapter! I would seriously love to keep these coming this quick but 1) college and 2) they are a little shorter than I would like. But hopefully as the story progresses and I don't have to keep setting it up so much, they'll naturally get longer. Anyways, check out the notes at the end

I wish I could tell the truth

Show you who's behind the door

I wish you knew what all this pantomime

And pageantry was for

~Dangerous to Dream, Frozen on Broadway

Chapter Two: Dangerous to Dream

"Hey, Anna," Elsa said, smiling nervously. She felt extremely self-conscious standing in front of her now-grown-up baby sister, but she couldn't help the way that her heart swelled at the sight. Anna was eighteen years old now—the baby-roundness of her face melted away to reveal high cheekbones, the red of her hair lightened to a strawberry-blonde color though still tied in pig-tailed braids, and the height that put her right at Elsa's eye-level. Were they actually the same height?

"Anna, who's at the door?" Agnarr asked, coming from the dining room. He stopped when he saw his elder daughter. "Elsa? What on earth are you doing here?"

"Elsa?" Iduna had appeared now, too, staring at Elsa with shock.

Elsa schooled her features into a polite expression, knowing that her parents would not be pleased with anything less.

"Hello, Mother, Father," she said, nodding to each of them. It was at that moment that Anna got over her surprise and launched herself at her sister. She flung her arms around Elsa's neck, clutching the elbows of her opposite arms to make the hug impossible to escape from. Elsa returned the hug just as viciously, forcing tears from her eyes as she held her baby sister in her arms.

"You're here! Oh my God, I can't believe you're here!" Anna squealed. Then, she pulled back slightly. "Wait, why are you here? And who's the guy in the suit."

"Oh, yes. This is Marshall. He's my bodyguard," Elsa said, reluctantly letting go of Anna.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Anna. Your sister has told me much about you," Marshall added from behind Elsa.

"Nice to meet you too…" Anna said uncertainly. "When did you get a bodyguard?"

"We hired him for her when she turned sixteen," Agnarr said, drawing the girls' attention back to their parents. Neither one looked pleased to see Elsa at their home.

"Elsa, what on earth are you doing here?" Iduna demanded. "You have competitions and practice! Now is not the time for a social visit!"

"I haven't had a social visit since I left for Norway, Mother," Elsa snapped, irritated at her mother's tone.

"And that's not why she's here," Marshall said, gently stepping past Elsa and into the house. Elsa watched Anna's face fall and reached for her hands.

"But it is a bonus," Elsa said, smiling at her sister.

"What's going on then, Marshall?" Agnarr asked.

"Elsa's safety is at risk. We decided to move her back here for the time being while it is being investigated back in Norway." Marshall walked around the foyer as he said this, examining the portraits and checking under the rug.

"Her safety? What do you mean?" Iduna brought a hand up to her necklace, fingering the locket which held a picture of Elsa and Anna when they were children.

"It's safe for you to enter, Miss Winters," Marshall said, addressing Elsa and ignoring her mother. Elsa nodded but paused.

"Would you like help carrying my stuff in, Marshall?" she asked.

"I appreciate the offer, Miss Winters, but I would prefer if you would enter your house. I'll check the other rooms quickly, and then we can discuss the safety measures that I would like to implement while you're here." With that, Marshall left the foyer in a brisk pace, his left hand placed on his hip where he kept his gun. Elsa stepped inside and shut the door behind her, then turned back to her family.

"I know we've said this a lot in the past two minutes, but what the hell is going on?" Anna asked.

"I received a death threat in the mail yesterday," Elsa said. She watched as Anna gasped, her hands flying up to her mouth. Iduna paled considerably and gripped the locket tightly in her fist. Agnarr was the only one not to show any outward emotions.

"I see. Why don't we continue this discussion in my study?" he suggested.

"Of course, but after Marshall clears it. He is very much about protocol," Elsa said.

"Are you okay? Are you totally freaked out? Is there anything I can do?" Anna asked, latching onto her sister's arm. Elsa smiled softly at her sister.

"It's alright, Anna," Elsa reassured her.

"And this is none of your concern, Anna," Idunna said. "I wish Elsa hadn't even discussed this in your presence, to be perfectly honest."

"None of my concern? She's my sister!" Anna argued.

"What are you going to do? Nothing, not without endangering yourself, which Elsa most certainly does not want. I suggest that you go up to your room and continue studying," Iduna told her younger daughter. Anna spluttered with disbelief.

"It's summer break!" she managed to get out.

"It's always best to be prepared. I agree with your mother. Go upstairs, Anna," Agnarr ordered.

"But, Elsa—" Anna turned to her elder sister entreatingly as Elsa sighed wearily.

"Anna, I appreciate your offer, but I don't want to risk your safety. I think it's best if you were not involved in this," she said softly, her eyes focused on her hands clasped in front of her. She brought her gaze up to Anna's blue eyes and frowned. "I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you."

Anna looked ready to retort, but something in Elsa's gaze must have made her stand down. Instead, she sighed and let go of Elsa's arm.

"Okay. I'll go upstairs. I understand," Anna said. Elsa watched as her sister slowly left the foyer and then made her way up the staircase, the sound of footsteps down the hall and a door shutting following soon after.

"I think that was the quietest argument we've had with Anna in years," Agnarr noted.

"I understand why you want to keep Anna out of this," Elsa began, facing her parents for the first time alone, "but it's also important that she be kept informed for her own safety."

"We don't even know what's going on, Elsa. There's no need to drag your sister into this," Iduna admonished. Elsa sighed as Marshall entered the foyer again and gave the all clear. She tried to keep the pit of worry in her chest from unravelling as she followed her parents into the study.

"Jack, you'll never believe what just happened," Anna told her best friend over the phone. As soon as she'd entered her bedroom, she'd leapt for her phone that was plugged in on her nightstand and dialed his number.

"Um, your parents said that you could have that chocolate slip-n-slide that you've wanted since your sixteenth birthday party?" he guessed. Anna could hear sounds of laughter in the background of Jack's house, punctuated by a shriek of his kid sister every few moments. She smiled at the thought of the Overland's and their family dinners, warm and intimate and filled with Emma's adventures in the sixth grade.

"No, but that would still be awesome," Anna said.

"Okay, uh, give me a moment. Emma and Dad are wrestling, and it's ridiculously loud in here," Jack said. There was some shuffling noises and the sound of a door closing, then: "Alright, I'm back. Another guess… um, did Kristoff ask you out?"

"What? No! We're just friends, Jack. He doesn't like me like that," Anna said, rolling her eyes.

"Uh-huh, okay. Well, I don't think I'm gonna be able to guess, so you might as well just tell me."

"My sister's home!"

"Whoa, wait, really?"

"Yes! There was a knock on the door, and I went and answered it, and there she was! Oh my God, it was so good to be able to see her in person and not, like, on a screen through the TV." Anna sighed happily.

"That's great, Anna," Jack said. "I'm really happy for you."

"You have to come over tomorrow so that I can introduce you!" Anna said, sitting up on her bed as the idea occurred to her.

"Uh, I'm not sure about that, Anna. I mean, she just got home tonight? She's probably jet-lagged coming from Finland—"

"—Norway—"

"—Same thing. Both cold," Jack said dismissively. "Besides, she probably just wants to spend time with you."

"Well, that's kind of the thing," Anna said, worrying her bottom lip.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, her bodyguard kind of made it seem like—"

"Her bodyguard? Seriously? Why does she need a bodyguard? How competitive is it in the figure skating world?"

"Okay, one, we just watched I, Tonya a few weeks ago, so you know exactly how competitive figure skating is. Also, if you saw Elsa figure skate, you'd know why she in particular might need a bodyguard. And two, that's another part of the reason that I'd kind of like for you to come over tomorrow."

"What do you mean?" Jack asked. The worry in his tone was evident, and Anna smiled with the knowledge that Jack would always have her back, no matter what.

"I don't exactly know myself," Anna admitted. "But I do know that I would feel better with your comforting and mischievous presence around, and I think that it might be nice for Elsa to know another friendly face around Burgess."

"I don't know, Anna…" Jack trailed off.

"Please, Jack? Please, please, please?" Anna begged. Jack groaned. Anna could picture him throwing his head back in exasperation.

"Okay," Jack agreed. Anna cheered. "But on one condition!"

"Anything," Anna said before she could stop herself. She immediately regret her decision.

"You have to take those ice skating lessons." The grin in his voice was palpable. Anna cringed.

"Ugh, fine," she conceded.

"Really, that easy?"

"Well, now that Elsa's back, maybe skating will be fun again."

"Are you saying it's not fun with me?" Jack feigned hurt.

"You literally threw me across the ice today," Anna deadpanned.

"Touché. Alright, I'll see you tomorrow morning, bright and early. Sleep tight, snow bird," Jack said.

"I hate that nickname!" Anna yelled into the phone as he hung up. She sighed and threw her phone down onto her bedspread. She flopped backwards, fingers coming up to begin unbraiding her pigtails as she thought over what would happen tomorrow. If Anna was being completely honest with herself, she didn't just want Jack to come over so that he could meet Elsa; she wanted him to come over so that he could be a buffer. Because as much as she loved her sister, Anna couldn't help but worry about how their relationship might change now that it was in real life. The two hadn't seen each other in twelve years, and while Anna knew that it was mostly her parents' doing, she couldn't help but feel that Elsa could have come and visited after she'd turned eighteen.

Still, Anna had a hopeful heart. She had her big sister back. What could possibly ruin that? (Aside from the whole 'threat on Elsa's life' thing.)

So, Marshall=Marshmallow (which that name will be coming up in later chapters, and he's going to have a fairly big role as Elsa's bodyguard so no worries). Elsa and Jack meet in the next chapter, so that's exciting! Anna's a little apprehensive about her sister's sudden appearance. Who could be threatening Elsa? So many things are happening!

I hope you guys are enjoying so far. I'm having lots of fun writing it.

Thank you for reading! Please comment, follow, favorite, etc. I really appreciate it!

~Isabelle

(Also, I have not yet seen I, Tonya but I TOTALLY NEED TO AND WANT TO. Anyone else seen it?)