Some weeks past with little incident for the girls, but it quickly started to turn on it's head. Elsa was told that she must start taking her studies more seriously, and had to start taking more subjects to prepare to become the next queen. She had to spend more and more time with her tutors than playing with Anna. When Elsa was not stuck and locked in a room with her tutors she was inseparable from Anna. The two girls just got closer with the forced distance. Though Anna was getting on better with their parents than ever before, because while Elsa was stuck studying her parents allowed her to follow them around so she didn't terrorize the castle staff left to her own devices. Anna discovered that her parents were actually nicer and more fun than she thought. It was strange to her that they weren't like this before, but she was loving the affection she was getting. Plus it was better than sitting around bored out of her mind waiting for Elsa to be freed from her tutors. She got in trouble for busting into the room to save her Elsie from boredom.

Elsa was glad that their parents seemed to be showing Anna some more attention, but she kept an ear and eye out for Anna just in case her parents did something to upset Anna like they did in the past. So far though everything was okay. Their parents took Anna out to town when Elsa was stuck in her lessons, and every time Anna came back she had stories to share along with tons of chocolate from the shop. Anna kept asking their parents if Elsa could come with them each time, but said that Elsa couldn't because her job right now was to learn and train how to be a proper queen. Anna did not really like it and told this to Elsa every time trying to explain how she didn't think it was fair to Elsa. Elsa had to try and explain to Anna that while it sucked that she couldn't join them on these outings to town, she understood Papa's reasoning.

"He has a point Anna, I have to stay and do my lessons. I can't learn how to be a good queen over night. If I could trust me I would much rather be play and going out and explore with you."

So it continued on like this for a while , and soon both princesses were a whole year older. The castle was running smoothly, and everyday it seemed to the staff that just maybe the royal family had finally settled in and reaching a new positive routine. Though some of the staff like Gerda, Kai, and Dr. Nilsen were worried that this situation was not going to last. Sadly they were right.

Before everyone knew it the castle gates closed one March morning. The castle staff was more than cut in half, the King and Queen's domineer changed and worst of all for Gerda, Kai, and Dr. Nilsen the girls were separated from one another. The only people who were allowed into Elsa's new room other than her parents were Gerda, Kai, and Dr. Nilsen. Though at the moment Elsa was not allowing anyone into her room. She had locked the door, and at the moment everyone was respecting her wish to be alone. Though Gerda, Kai, and Dr. Nilsen were all very concerned about Elsa's well being. She hadn't opened the door since she was moved there three days ago. All they heard was her soft sobbing whenever they knocked and tried to talk to her. They didn't know what to do and were getting seriously worried that Elsa was going to end up seriously hurting herself from her lack of food. Gerda was hoping that Elsa was at least getting some water from the bathroom that was attached to her new room. Normally when Elsa was stuck in a spiral like this they just had to get Anna who had the had the special ability to always get Elsa to brake out of her spiral, but that wasn't an option this time. The King was very adamant on the girls stay separate with zero contact. Plus the three of them didn't want a repeat of what happened the first day.

When Anna first woke up and saw the other half of the room empty she panicked. Where was her Elsie?

"Elsie? Elsie?!"

Anna didn't like this one bit. Something was wrong, and her head hurt. That's when her parents entered her room and told her that Elsa had moved into her own room, and was not able to see her anymore because she was training to be queen full time now. Anna didn't believe them. Her Elsie wouldn't leave her. She would at least have said goodbye first or explained why she had to go away. Besides Elsa promised that they would always be together!

Anna's little legs carried her as fast as they could to go and find her Elsie.

"ELSIE! ELSIE WHERE ARE YOU?!"

Anna didn't get a response back and she felt so terrified that she could barley breath. Then she heard it. Crying. It was muffled, but she knew immediately who it was. She could never mistake it… it was her Elsie.

Anna quickly tried to open the door to get to her Elsie and get her to stop crying. She had to fix this. Elsie should never cry unless it's from laughing too hard. Anna found that the door was locked, so she started to bang on it with her little fist and yelling for her sister.

"ELSIE! OPEN THE DOOR! I"M HERE! LET ME IN!"

Nothing happened other than the crying increased. Anna kept it up trying to get her Elsie to respond, but nothing happened except the crying got worse. That's where they all found Anna crying, yelling, and slamming her body against the door. Gerda wanted to cry witnessing this and found herself grabbing Kai's arm. Kai wanted to go and get some tools to take down that awful door separating those two. They looked at each other both having the same thought. This is wrong. Just when the two of them were going to intervene the King and Queen arrived.

"ANNA! Stop this nonsense right now. Go to your room and leave your sister alone!"

Anna quickly spun around and glared at her father.

"NO! ELSIE IS SAD OR EVEN WORSE HURT! I NEED TO GET TO HER!"

She spun back to the door and tried to slam the door down with her small frame. When she went to do it again she felt arms grab and start to drag her away from the door.

"NOOOOO! I HAVE TO GET TO ELSIE! ELSIEEEE! IT'S GONNA BE OKAY! I'LL SAVE YOU I PROMISE!"

Anna tried to throw her weight forward to get the hands to release her, and that's when she noticed that it was her father trying to take her away from her Elsie. That's when Anna really started screaming and crying while trying to throw her body from his grip.

Gerda was afraid that Anna was going to end up hurt. She started to move forward when everyone paused when a clear voice rang out.

"STOP IT!"

They all stopped to see Elsa standing in her door way. Gerda, Kai, and Anna all noticed right away that while Elsa was standing straight and trying to look authoritative, she was standing too stiff.

"ELSIE!"

Anna broke free from her father as he was startled by Elsa's appearance, and starting to glare at her. Anna ran over quickly to Elsa and reached out for her, but fell short when Elsa shied back from it. Anna stood shell shocked. That had never once happened. Her large blue eyes meet her sisters as they started to tear up.

"Elsie?"

Elsa's normally clear blue eyes were slightly red and filled with tears, and refusing to meet Anna's gaze.

"Anna I need you to listen to me okay? Please understand that this has to happen okay? I don't want to, but it has to be done for you. I am doing this for you. To keep you safe and happy. You need to listen to Momma and Papa while I can't see you, okay? Try not to drive Gerda and Kai crazy with your little adventures. I promise that someday we can be together again, but for right not I just… it just… we just can't be… things just can't be like they were. I love you Anna."

With that Elsa quickly disappeared back into her room and slammed the door shut where everyone heard the lock click once again indicating that the door would no longer open. Anna stood there staring at the door. None of this made sense to her. What did Elsie mean? HOW DOES THIS KEEP ME SAFE AND HAPPY? What happened? Why is she gone? Anna stared at the door with silent tears streaming down her face. Gerda knelt down in front of her and tried to wipe her tears away.

"Princess Anna… let's go back to your room okay?"

Anna nodded and let Gerda guide her back to her room, but she didn't let her eyes leave the sight of Elsa's door until she had to turn to go down the hall to her room.

Since then Elsa has refused to answer anyone or open the door. Anna refused to talk to anyone and was constantly found in the art gallery sitting below Joan of Ark clutching a doll close to her chest. One evening Gerda and Kai found Anna slumped below the painting again, but this time she was sound asleep. They moved quietly into the room, and Gerda gently picked up the princess when the doll that Anna had been holding fell to the floor. Kai went to pick it up, and he stopped short.

"Gerda" He whispered quietly, "Look.."

He held up the doll and they both saw that it was Elsa's. It was part of the pair that the girls were gifted that looked like them. Anna had the Anna doll, and Elsa had the Elsa doll. Now it seemed that the Elsa doll was what Anna had been clinging on to.

"Oh Kai… do you think Elsa left that behind for Anna to have?"

"Knowing that girl she probably did."

"This can't continue on… It's just not right."

"What can we do Gerda? As much as I agree with you what authority do we have? If we disobey the orders from the King and Queen you know they will remove us. Then they will reseparate them, and then who would look out after them then? While it is still not the answer at least for now we can look out after both of them."

Gerda nodded her head seeing Kai's point, but she hated it. All she wanted to do was to end this nonsense and reunite these girls once again, but she knew Kai was right. It was a fools dream at the moment. Though she wouldn't stop trying to find a way. She would help these girls and end this foolishness.