Hello, heh, so sorry for the long wait... I uh, have been quite busy and sort of forgot a bit about this... Hopefully I'll stick with this for a while again.

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Anna groaned as soon as she exited the lecture hall where she had just finished writing her last exam of the semester. The door swung closed behind her, leaving the rest of the students still writing inside with their heads in their hands. Here's hopin' they all did as badly as I did…

"That," she sighed, rummaging around in her satchel in search of her phone, "was the worst test ever. How do they expect us to know all of that after just one semester? I really should've paid closer attention is class…"

Her hand clasped around her phone, she took it out and turned it on. Anna arranged the sling of her bag on her shoulder and started to walk home. Home was just outside of campus in a nice loft flat that she shared with her roommate, Rapunzel.

Her phone buzzed in her hand as soon as her phone was on. She glanced at the screen to see who had messaged her.

"Elsa." Anna smiled and opened the message that had been sent while she was writing.

-Hey Anna, I hope the test isn't as bad as you thought it would be. Even if it is I'm sure you'll do fine anyway.

"We'll see," Anna scoffed.

-I was just wondering, the message read, if you'd like to come over for some hot chocolate with cinnamon and some ice skating? I've been wanting to teach you for ages now, and this seems like the perfect time, don't you think?

Anna grinned, excited. She needed a pick me up after that monster of a test.

-Of course! She typed in her reply; You had me at hot chocolate and cinnamon :P and I really need it after that crappy test.

The redhead pocketed her phone and fixed her pink beanie as she walked past the admin building on campus. The giant castle loomed above her, making her squint into the sun to see the very top spire. The shadow it cast on the grounds made her shiver when she walked through it. During winter in Arendelle, you made sure you always walked in the sun, to ward off the chill.

Her phone buzzed.

-Why do you think I led with that? And I'm sure you'll do great in the test! Was Elsa's reply; Wait, weren't you supposed to do something with Kristoff after your test?

"Oh crap!" Anna hesitated on the bridge that connected the campus to the city. "I completely forgot…"

-Right. I completely forgot about that! Can we maybe do a rain check on the cocoa and ice skating? This weekend maybe?

-Yeah, that's okay…I forgot that you and Kristoff were going to do something today, too. When are you going to do what?

-Thanks :) We're gonna visit the baby reindeer he found. I dunno when tho, we haven't – Anna stopped walking and forced herself not to smack her forehead in public – decided on a time yet because I needed to arrange with him beforehand. I forgot about that too. Can you please send me his number?

"I swear," she muttered, continuing on her way, "I would forget my head if it wasn't attached."

Anna's phone buzzed when she reached the door to her and Rapunzel's block of flats.

-How'd you forget about something so vital?

The redhead sighed and decided it would be best if she just called Elsa instead of sending her an essay explaining everything. Elsa picked up after the first ring.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Elsa, hi. Yeh, I forgot to ask you for his number because of these stupid tests," Anna took the stairs up to her flat, "I was totally swamped with all the work and all the stress and it just slipped my mind."

"I swear, you'd forget your head if it wasn't attached." Came Elsa's amused reply.

"Exactly what I thought. So yeh, could you please send me his number?"

"Sure. You know you could've just messaged me, instead of calling."

"This way is quicker and I can still talk to you while I get ready and everything."

Anna reached her floor and walked over to her door at the end of the hall.

"Okay," Elsa hesitated in the slightest, "Do you want to come over afterwards? We can still do the cocoa thing tonight."

"And what will I do when you leave for work at some forsaken hour in the morning?"

"I took the rest of the week off until next Wednesday so that we can hang out some more."

Anna paused before her door and bit her lip. "I…I uh," she sighed, "I'd love that Els but, I kinda need to help Rapunzel plan her wedding. I am the maid of honour, so I kinda need to help as much as I can wherever I can, y'know?"

"Oh," the disappointment in that small word nearly broke Anna's heart.

"But I can ask her if you can join us?" Anna searched for her keys in her bag. "We could really use your help with ideas for decorating the venue."

"Anna, I'm an architect not an interior designer."

"Interior designers don't decorate wedding venues, you goof."

"You know what I mean."

"Do you wanna help or not?"

Elsa's side was too quiet for too long that Anna thought that she had been cut off by bad the signal in the hallway.

She paused her search for her elusive house keys. "Elsa? Are you still there?"

"Yes. Yes, I'm here. And yes I want to help, but only if it won't be an inconvenience."

"What? Rapunzel loves you! She'd love your help, honestly." Anna shoved the books out of her way inside her bag, scowling. "Where are my keys?"

"Did you lose –?"

"Aha! Found em." Anna shoved her phone between her ear and shoulder as she put the keys in the door and opened it. "I can ask her if you need proof."

"I don't need proof I just –"

"Hey Rapunzel!" the redhead called as she closed the door behind her, phone held against her chest. "Rapunzel? Are you here?"

The loft was fairly open with no walls separating the dining room, kitchen and the sitting room. The easel Rapunzel usually painted at was empty, the flat was quiet. Anna looked down the hall to the bedrooms, not a soul stirred.

Anna put her phone back against her ear.

"Anna?"

"Yeh, no, she's not here. I can ask her after this call and I'll let you know what she says, m'kay? But I seriously doubt that she'll have a problem." Anna kicked her shoes off by the door and hung her satchel on the hook along with her keys, "Like I said she loves you."

"Okay. Thank you, Anna."

Anna could hear the smile in Elsa's voice. "Any time sis," she walked to the kitchen in the farthest corner of the room.

"Right, well I think I'll say goodbye now. You should probably call Kristoff and –"

"He won't be mad, will he?" Anna hesitated by the fridge, worried.

"Kristoff? No. He's very mellow, well, some times. But he's on holiday now. For a week already, actually. And he already visited his family, so he won't have a problem with anything spontaneous happening now."

"Okay…" Anna opened the fridge and looked around for a snack. Oh yum! Rapunzel made muffins!

"Really, he won't. Besides," there was an obvious smirk on Elsa's lips as she said: "he's looking forward to seeing you again."

"What's that supposed to – you know what?" Anna chose a muffin and closed the fridge. "Nevermind, I don't wanna know."

Elsa hesitated, "Anna?"

The redhead sighed, "I'm fine. I just get frustrated because I could never have any guys as friends when Hans…" She sighed again, "I just want a friend."

"You're right, I'm sorry…"

"It's really alright Elsa, don't beat yourself up about it."

"Okay."

"He's not gonna be weird, is he?" Anna stuffed half a muffin into her mouth.

"Has he ever been while it was just the two of you?"

"Mo, me hamint…"

"Are you eating something? You're going to choke."

Anna chewed quickly and swallowed, "I can't help it I'm starving. And it's a chocolate muffin!"

Elsa sighed, but it was a fond sigh not an exasperated one. Anna knew the difference now.

"He won't be mad. Just call him, it's almost lunch, too, you know, so hurry up. The sun sets earlier in Winter."

"Okay! Yeah, I get the picture." Anna stuffed the other half of the muffin into her mouth. "Tak to joo later."

"Talk to you later, you goof. Love you."

Anna smiled, cheeks stuffed full like a squirrel. "Joo too."

The sisters hung up. Anna leaned against the counter and savoured her muffin before she swallowed it. She sent a quick text to Rapunzel, asking her where she was while Anna debated whether or not to eat another muffin.

Her phone buzzed as she opened the fridge.

-Eugene. Cake testing. Be back at 6.

Anna took a big bite of another muffin.

-Kay. Enjoy. Will be back by then too. Will it be okay of Els helps us tonight?

- Of course! Yes! Would love her advice. Oh and enjoy the thing with K tonight ;)

Anna sighed at her friend's assumptions. Why did everyone have to think of romance when a guy and a girl are meeting up? Can it just be a normal friendship thing? Besides, Anna barely knew Kristoff so Rapunzel should really just chill out. It's just because she's getting married that she wants everyone else to be as happy as she was with Eugene. Her phone buzzed with a text from Elsa; Kristoff's phone number was attached.

The redhead clicked on the number and placed her phone between her shoulder and ear. Kristoff picked up after three rings.

"Go for Kristoff."

Anna snorted, "Go for Kristoff? Really?"

"Anna?"

"How'd you know?" Anna shifted her phone to her other ear as she leaned her elbows on the kitchen counter.

"Lucky guess. It's about time you called. I was starting to wonder if –"

"Yeah, I'm so sorry." Anna grimaced, "I was just really busy studying and stressing out and helping Rapunzel with the wedding planning when I didn't study or stress and I just completely forgot."

"It's okay, who's Rapunzel?"

"My roommate." Anna stood straight and walked to the balcony. She could see the harbour bustling with activity despite the fjord being frozen solid. People tricked in the white powder that had fallen last night, going about their business. Winter barely made a difference if one needed to work.

"Anyway, so what's your plan?" She gazed out beyond the town, out to the sea.

"My plan?"

"Ahuh," she shifted her phone to her other ear.

"I'm sorry Anna, but you're gonna have to be a bit more specific."

"Oh, right. Sorry, Elsa does mention that I tend to…"

"Drift off?"

"Hmm?"

Kristoff chuckled. The sound of it made her smile.

"Yes, I tend to drift off," Anna said, "But I haven't completely forgotten about your reindeer, so what's your plan for the rest of the day?"

"Ah, see. Now you're talking sense."

"Hey! I just wrote a brutal exam thing that mushed my brain. It's hard to make words go right now."

Kristoff laughed, "I can hear that yeah. The rest of my day is pretty boring actually, but luckily for you I was planning on visiting Sven today anyway."

"Sven?"

"My reindeer."

"Right, great. Can I come with?"

"Sure. I can pick you up in say…10 minutes?"

"Alright awesome," Anna stood up from leaning on the railing, "see you then."

"Anna?"

"Hmm?"

"Could you send me your address?"

"Oh!" she smacked her forehead, "right, yeah. I'll do that. Sorry."

Kristoff chuckled, "Don't worry about it. See you in a few."

"Bye," Anna hung up and sighed.

Would her head ever come out of the clouds long enough to partake in a decent conversation? She smiled as she entered her address for Kristoff. This would be her first guy friendship in a loooong time. She was excited to get to know him better. It was like she had told her sister, Hans had never really allowed her to have any guy friends while the two of them were together.

"Thank the gods that's over."

Anna hit the send button and pocketed her phone. She entered her flat and changed into warmer clothes. It wasn't as cold right now, but as soon as the sun dipped below the horizon, it would be freezing.

I know it's kinda sorta a filler chapter, but that's all for now :3

I'll try and get the next chapter up ASAP.

K. bye :D