Time Together

Anna walked behind Elsa as they continued to trudge back to the ice palace. No words had been exchanged between the two girls, which left an awkward silence. The only sounds heard were the crunching snow that was heard which each step they had taken.

"Sooo…" Anna started, wanting to break the silence. "What were you and Marshmallow doing out there, again?"

"We were exercising."

"What kind of exercise?" Elsa eyed Anna questionably. "I mean we are in the middle of nowhere with not a whole lot around and I was just wondering…"

"We were just doing some runs."

"Just runs? That's it?"

"And jumping off cliffs and sliding down on them."

"Oh, ok-wait what?! Did you say cliff jumping?"

"Yes. It wasn't the first time I did it." Elsa answered, to Anna's surprise, very calm and casually.

Anna was afraid to ask her next question. "When was the first time?"

"I was 9, I think. Been doing it since."

"Wait, you were nine years old when you jumped off a cliff?" While Anna herself was a risk taker, she could admit that she had her limits. "Isn't that dangerous?"

"Not if you have abilities like mine. It's all about the timing."

"Still, What on earth possessed you to do that?"

"Believe me, I've been through a lot worse," Elsa answered that last statement rather firmly.

"Sorry."

"Great. Now I'M talking like papa!" Anna thought.

"I'm not against it. I just find it surprising. It's not every day you hear nine-year-olds jumping off cliffs and sliding down on them. I mean, when I was that age, I couldn't even stay with my parents without wandering off."

"I see," Elsa answered.

"Still, what got you the idea to jump off a cliff for fun?"

"I'll admit, it was an accident." Elsa gave a chuckle that sounded like she did something embarrassing. Anna's eyes went to a concerned look as she did. "I didn't get hurt but it was rather fun. I wouldn't encourage you to do it though. Unless you want to."

"Don't worry, wasn't planning on it."

The ice palace soon came into their view. It was still beautiful as Anna last saw it. Speaking of the icy structure...

"It is beautiful."

"It is," Elsa replied.

"How did you build this? I imagine it must've taken a lot of effort.

"It was. It didn't always look like this. I was young when I first built it. I did add some new things over the years as my powers grew."

"I think you did a good job."

Elsa gave a small smile. "Thank you."

The two girls walked up the icy stairs up until they were standing in front of the doors that lead inside. They both walk back inside the palace. It was completely quiet. A reminder that the two girls were completely alone.

"I guess I'll leave you be now." Anna started to walk back to the pathway to the cave.

Elsa only walked up a few steps on the foyer stairs before she got a sudden idea. "Wait!" Anna stopped in her tracks look at the ice woman. "I was thinking maybe...I can show you around here."

For a moment, Anna Didn't know how to respond. However, seeing that she nothing else better to do, she decided to take the offer. "Well, I would like to see more of this place."

"Follow me."

Anna walked up the foyer stairs. Once she caught up with Elsa, she started to follow her. Anna can see the two grand staircases on each side of the palace through the ice walls. They walked up the staircase on the right. At the top, another set of grand doors appeared, though they were smaller than the entrance to the palace.

Elsa opened the doors. "Welcome to my room." She said as they walked in.

The room was fairly big. Anna believed it was actually the same size as her room back home. Interestingly enough, Elsa's room layered similarly to Anna's. On the left side of the room seem to have something that resembled a bed. Dangling from the top of it seemed to be blue drapes with snowflake patterns. The right side of the room had a desk and several tables, made of ice of course. The tables had several objects. On the wall right across from Anna lied a window that overlooked the mountains. Several chests were also seen through the room.

"Nice..." Anna turned her attention to the tables. On the table were several candle holders, small boxes, a map, and even a small clock.

"Where did you get all these-" Anna didn't finish her question as she quickly notices Elsa apparently undressing. "Woah!" Anna quickly lifted her arms to shield her eyes. Her face turning slightly red.

"What?!" Elsa quickly shouted as she was spooked. "Are you alright? Is something wrong?"

"Nothing's wrong," Anna replied. "You didn't tell me that you were about to change."

"You screamed because I was changing clothes?" Elsa stared at her with a very baffled expression. "I'm sorry…I'm confused."

"I figure you didn't want me to look at you while you change clothes."

"I don't see what the problem is."

Anna didn't know what to say for she was dumbstruck. She then remembered Elsa's living circumstances. Due to her years living without her parents, or decent people for the matter, and only lived with snow creatures, Elsa probably wasn't taught any norms and proper manners. She probably doesn't even know that any exist.

"Well um, Elsa here's the thing..." Anna started, albeit nervously. "Where I come from, it's improper to watch someone undress and dress."

"Improper?"

"It's inappropriate, basically."

"Oh..." Elsa replied softly. She was surprised by this statement. Throughout the years, she had changed in the presence of Olaf, Marshmallow, and the snowgies many times. None of them had ever shown opposition. Therefore, she never once considered it bad. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you uncomfortable. I-."

"Take it easy. It's not your fault. You probably had no idea and you've been doing it without any people around I guess. It's understandable why you did it." Anna assures her, though she can see the guilty look on Elsa. "Don't feel embarrassed. Look at the bright side, now you know better."

"Do you want to step out of here?"

"I don't need to be out of the room. I'll just won't watch you." Anna turns her body around, with her backside facing Elsa. "See? You'll be out of my sight until you're done and we can still talk. Okay with you?"

"If it makes you comfortable," Elsa replied.

"Then go ahead." Anna faced away from Elsa.

Elsa had resumed changing her clothes. "What were you gonna ask me before, Anna?" She asked, remembering Anna about to ask a question.

"I was asking where you got this stuff?"

"I just found them. You can be surprised how many travelers drop them without noticing."

"How long you have them?

"Several years. Some have been here almost as long as I have," Elsa answered. "Okay, I'm done changing."

"She's a fast changer," Anna thought.

Anna turned around to see Elsa back in her ice dress. She was putting the old blue dress, along with some shoes in a chest at the foot of the bed. To Anna's surprise, she saw Elsa wasn't wearing any shoes, not even socks. Her bare feet had full contact with the ice floor. Yet, between that, and her shoulder exposing dress, Elsa didn't look bothered.

"Aren't you cold?" Anna blurted out.

Elsa looked up at Anna. "Excuse me?"

"I asked if you're cold. I mean, we're up in a palace made of ice in the middle of a mountain that snows year round, and you're not wearing any shoes and that dress shows a good amount of your shoulders…" Anna rambled before she stopped herself, getting back to the question at hand. "My point is that aren't you cold, just a bit at least?"

"The cold doesn't really bother me." Was the answer she gave as she closed her chest. "It never has."

"So you're immune to it?"

"Not exactly. I can still feel the cold, but it doesn't bother me that same way it probably would to you. I could be naked in a blizzard and I'll still wouldn't be affected."

"Okay! I think I get the idea…"Anna answered, while also a little uncomfortable with that example. "One question though. If it doesn't bother you, why did you have these mittens and the bonnet that you gave me?"

"Those were part of the other things I found. I kept them just in case they be a good use one day. Looks like I was right. Anyways, what else do you want know about?"

"What about this map? Whoever dropped it must've not been very bright. I mean, a map is something you should never lose."

"I didn't find that map." Elsa made her way to a table next to Anna.

"You didn't? Then how you get it?"

"I made it."

"You made it?!" Elsa nodded.

To that statement, Anna was truly in shock. As she relooks the map, she can see all the details. The directions, how far apart they were, the landmarks. Why the only thing that was wrong was the names. Other than that, it was pretty much an accurate map.

"Unbelievable…"Anna muttered.

"You don't like it?" Elsa asked.

"What, no. I mean, it's impressive."

"I also chart the sky."

"Where are those?"

"Look up."

Anna did look and was surprised by what she saw. There were several dots that seem resemble constellations on different parts of the ceiling. Along with them were several circles that seem to resemble the different phases of the moon.

"You did all that?" Anna asked.

"Yes," Elsa answered. "They help me keep track of what time of year it is.

"Okay then…"Anna wanted to test that theory out. Not that she didn't believe Elsa, but she wanted to see for herself. "Tell me what month it is."

"You see that constellation in that spot?"

"The Big Dipper?" Anna asked her, though Elsa looked confused. "The one with the big square with a line attached to it," Anna said specifically this time.

"Oh, yes," Elsa answered. "As I was saying, that should be in that part of the sky. A full moon happens about once a month and the last one was just about a few weeks ago. If I'm right, we should be in the late winter, the middle of February. Am I right?"

"Wow. You're good." Anna stated. "You did all this yourself? How you'd do it?"

"Well...I do have a compass I found. And a lot of time on my hands."

"Tell me more."

They both had spent the next several moments looking over the map, along with discussing the star chart. Elsa told small stories about the places she had been on the map. Anna had also told her opinions and what some places actual names were.

"My friend is an ice harvester and he told me that several other harvesters call that place as The Ice Hole."

"That sounds a lot better name than the one I gave it," Elsa said.

"Where did you even got the idea to name that place 'Itchy Armpit?'"

"It seemed like a good idea at the time. I was 13 when I named it. I probably didn't think how dumb it sounded."

Both girls chuckled. Anna had resumed looking over the map. As she did, something caught her eye. On the coastline of the map that was south of The North Mountain, there was a drawing them seem to resemble a fjord. In that fjord, there were little drawings of houses. On in particular seem to almost look like the castle. The words 'Fjord City' was written above the buildings.

"What's that supposed to be?" Anna pointed to the drawing to make it clear to Elsa.

"That's some city that isn't too far from here. It's in a fjord." Elsa suddenly stopped for a moment. "You're from there, aren't you?"

"How did you figure that out?"

"It's the only settlement close enough to here that I know of. It seemed like the more obvious place."

"Have you been there before?"

"...No."

"You haven't? Why?"

"I can't."

"What do you mean yo-"

"I just-!" For a moment, Elsa was tensed before calming down again. "...can't. Please just take my word for it."

"Alright."

A sense of silence had appeared in between the young women. As it lingered, Elsa had suddenly remembered a statement Marshmallow had made earlier that day. When they were both talking about Anna.

"Anna," Elsa started. Anna brought her attention towards her. "What were you doing out in that blizzard so far from your home?"

"I was riding my horse when some wolves came out of nowhere and started chasing us. I fell off at some point and roll down a hill and my horse ran off." Anna explained.

"You might've stumbled upon the wolves territory. They tend to avoid people, but they will attack when they feel threatened and want food. It would explain why they chased you. They also probably wanted to hunt your horse for food."

"I just hope the wolves didn't get him." Anna decided to get back on the topic, not wanting to think about her horse. "Anyway, after that, I attempted to walk back home on foot but I guess I got lost. Then that blizzard happened. I tried to stay awake, but the cold was too much. Next thing that happened, I collapse and was ready to accept to freeze to death."

"But you didn't," Elsa brought up.

"I didn't. All because of you."

"Well not just me. Marshmallow carried you back."

"Still, the only reason I'm alive because of you. Thank you."

"You already thanked me for it yesterday."

"Okay well thank you again," Anna gave a small chuckle. "Sometimes people say thank you again to show their gratitude."

"That's rather...odd."

"Sometimes, one thank you isn't enough."

Elsa didn't say anything until she decided to ask Anna another question.

"What's the fjord city like?"

"Oh well, where do I even start?" Anna said. "I guess for starters it's called 'Arendelle', not fjord city."

"Arendelle?"

"Mhm."

"Arendelle…" Elsa thought. "Why do I feel like I...heard that name before?"

"Elsa?" Anna called out. "You alright?"

"What? Oh yes! I'm fine. Just thinking about something. Nothing important."

"Okay, anyways," Anna continued. "It's a beautiful town. Everyone there is pretty much friendly. We have a harbor, shops, and a castle that I-...the king and queen live in." Afraid of overwhelming, and maybe causing Elsa to freak out and put unnecessary amounts of pressure on her, Anna decided it was best not to reveal that she's a princess. For the time being that is.

"King and queen?" Elsa muttered.

"You do know what those are, right?"

"I've heard of them. Though very little."

"What do you know about them?"

"In my previous home, I was allowed to read small stories, including fairy tales. It was the only entertainment I had. Anyway, from those stories, they were often said to be powerful people."

"That is true," Anna answered.

"Why are they powerful?"

"A king and queen are very important people."

"What do they do that is important?"

"They're in charge of caring a kingdom. Making sure everyone that lives in their kingdom are happy and safe."

"Do other places have a king and queen?"

"Lot's of places!" Anna chimed. "Some have kings & queens like Arendelle. Some just have a king or queen. They're also other places that are run by princes, princesses, dukes, duchesses."

"What are those?"

"They have similar jobs to a king and queen. A prince & princess are usually a king and queen's child, but they sometimes can be a close relative to them as well. A duke and duchess are like a king & queen, but they rule over a small territory."

"Wow. I didn't know they were people like that." Elsa said in awe.

Anna took a moment to look at Elsa at that response. She had this look in her eyes and a small smile. It was a look a child would give once they learn something new for the first time. Elsa was about 18 years old, practically a woman, and yet she had the look and curiosity of a child.

"What's your king and queen like?" Elsa asked snapping Anna back to reality.

"Oh well, how do I put it." For all his faults, Anna can admit that her father was indeed a good king. Same could be said for her mother being a good queen as well. "They're very kind. The queen is a gentle and generous woman. The king always looks out for others, though little too much sometimes." Anna muttered the last part of the sentence since she can bring in some truth about her father. "They basically have all the good traits of a king and queen."

"What happens if they don't have good traits?"

"Then you get the worst kind of rulers. Thankfully nothing like that has ever happened in Arendelle's history."

"Can you tell me more about your home?"

"What do you want to know?"

"How did it get there?"

"Oh...do you want the full story?" Elsa nodded eagerly. "Okay…I guess it all started about almost 1,000 years ago when Vikings made landfall here."

For several hours, Anna had explained, to the best of her ability, the history of Arendelle and Norway. She had told how long ago Vikings came to this land and colonized various places. One of those said colonies eventually became Arendelle. After which, she told Arendelle's own history on how it evolved and became to place she knew. For every detail Anna gave, Elsa listened to every word of it.

"...and that's pretty much how Arendelle came to be," Anna concluded.

"I never knew one place could have so much history behind it."

"I only told you what I remembered. Mines was probably not the best version."

"It was still a nice story."

Before Anna could speak, footsteps were heard. It was followed by the sound of the door opening. At the entryway was Olaf.

"Hi, Elsa! Hi, Anna!" He greeted. "What are you two doing?"

"Hi Olaf," Elsa greeted back. "Anna had just finished telling about Arendelle."

"Oooh...Arendelle. I bet it's a nice, beautiful place where you get fun!" Olaf paused for a moment. "What's Arendelle?"

"It's where I came from. My home." Anna replied.

"Well I sure would love to hear all about it, but we can't cause it's almost time."

"It is?" Elsa asked. Olaf nodded his head. Elsa looked over at the clock on her desk. Several hours had indeed passed. "I can't believe I didn't realize it!"

"What are y-" Anna started but was cut off by Elsa talking to Olaf.

"Is Anna coming too?" The snowman asked

"We'll be up there in a moment. I promise."

"Okie dokie!" Olaf then ran out of the room and down the stairs.

"Could you tell what's he talking about?"

"It's nothing extreme. It's something I do with Olaf about every evening. I didn't realize that much time had passed."

"What is it?"

"You'll see soon. Come with me."

The two women left Elsa's bedroom and went down the stairs. Soon, Anna found themselves walking on the stairs on the left side of the palace. Once at the top, there weren't any doors. What Anna saw was an entrance to another room.

The room was much smaller than the foyer but it was a bit bigger than Elsa's bedroom as well. Surrounding the room were several archways designs on the walls. As Anna walked halfway into the room, she saw the same huge snowflake design that she could see on the foyer ceiling. In the reflection of the floor, Anna notices something on the top.

When she looked up, she saw what appears to be a chandelier. Like everything else in the palace, it was also made of ice. It was very big, perhaps even bigger than the biggest chandeliers in the castle in Arendelle.

"Wow..." Anna was still looking at the chandelier. "How you made that?"

"One day I had nothing to do, so I decided to play around with my powers and ended up making it," Elsa answered. "Kept it since."

"So you made it because you were bored?"

"If you want to put it that way."

Anna gave a light chuckle. "So what's this thing we're doing in here?"

"It's not in here. It's out there." Elsa opened open a huge set of doors. Light entered the room, came the revelation of a balcony, with Olaf already there waving. Behind him was perhaps one of the most beautiful things Anna had seen in her life.

The sun was setting behind the mountain range. All around gave a warmly glow. Surround the sun was the pretty pink sky.

"Hey, guys! you're both just in time for the sunset!" Olaf said.

"You know I wouldn't miss watching a sunset with you, Olaf." Elsa turned her attention toward Anna. "What do you think?"

"This is such a sick view!" Anna exclaimed.

"How is a view sick?" Elsa asked, not getting the expression. "I don't think it cannot fall ill."

"No no. It's just an expression. People usually say that when they see something cool, awesome, and amazing."

"That's weird."

"I don't get sick!" Olaf blurted out in his usual happy tone.

A small silence was followed by Olaf's sentence.

"Anyways…" Anna started. "Is this something you two do a lot?"

"Yes. We often like to watch it," Elsa said.

"I love the sun, especially sunsets," Olaf said. "They remind me of warm hugs."

"It's a great view," Anna said.

"If you think this is a great view, wait until after the sun sets."

"What does he mean?"

Elsa gave a sly smile. "You'll see soon."

And so the three of them waited. They all continue watching the sun behind the mountains. Anna's curiosity about the thing that happens after the sun setting. Then once the sky got completely dark something happened.

Lights in various colors appeared in the night sky. Anna realized that these lights were the aurora borealis. Otherwise known as The Northern Lights. Anna had seen these lights many times, but she always has seen them from the comfort of the castle. This time was totally different. The lights were so much bigger at this viewpoint.

"Woah…" Anna trailed off. "I take back my earlier statement. THIS is a pretty sick view."

Anna continued staring at the dancing lights.

"I've watched these lights many times in my life, but I've never seen them this close before. It's so bright and…"

"...Awake." What both Anna & Elsa said at the same time.

The two girls went silent and looked at each other. They were unsure what to say next.

"Did you say awake?" Anna asked.

"Yes," Elsa answered. "Why do you ask?"

"It's just that, my parents use to say that a lot when I was little whenever we see those lights." For several moments, Anna didn't say a word before chuckling a bit. "You know, when I was a kid, I often used it as an excuse for staying up late. When my parents catch me I would say 'The sky's awake, so I'm awake, so I have to play!'." Anna exclaimed in a dramatic way while putting a squeaky voice.

Elsa chuckled at the demonstration. "What would they do?"

"Sometimes it worked. Other times they just put me back in bed. I stopped doing after a few years," Anna answered. "What about you Elsa? Where you get the expression of the sky being awake?"

Elsa didn't answer. For a second, she had looked hesitant to answer the question.

"It just looks awake, doesn't it?"

"Oh," Anna replied, though surprisingly disappointed with Elsa's answer. "I guess it does…"

The sound of grumbling then came out of Anna's stomach.

"Well I guess I should start on dinner," Elsa suggested.

Anna agreed to that statement. And so both girls and snowman retreated back into the ice palace.


Okay, I just want to make a few disclaimers first.

*I have absolute NO knowledge on Norway's history, landscape, and all that good stuff (I'm an American:P). I research the best I could for the sake of the story (I did look up constellations that can be seen in Norway. The Big Dipper (or Ursa Major) was one of them). If I get anything wrong, I apologize in advance. But I should be right about the vikings part, hopefully...

*I still don't know if I'm writing Olaf right.

*And just a reminder, this isn't a ElsAnna story.

Okay now thats done, we finally have and Elsa/Anna chapter. Here Anna learns some more things about Elsa and her day to day life. Hoped you guys liked it.

In the time between this and the last chapter, I saw Coco, including Olaf's Frozen Adventure (Before it was taken out of theaters). It was a cute short and l loved the new songs (Ring of the Season (and its reprise) & When We're Together being my favorites.). I may put a chapter in this story inspired by that short. I'm not saying I am, but I'm suggesting its a possibility. I may or may not, we'll see.

And in case anyone wondering about year this chapter this takes in. According to the Disney wiki, Frozen takes place in July of 1839, with Frozen Fever taking place in June of 1840. I'm just going by the info from the wiki. Since Elsa's 18 and Anna is going to be 15 in several months at this point (which was almost around the time their parents died in the film), the year in this chapter is 1836. Again, going by the Disney wiki.

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