A/N: This took a long time to get out =(. I won't lie, i've had this chapter done for a few days. The problem lied with the chapter after this one. I got completely stuck and I had a mini panic attack when I realized I didn't know what to write for chapter 10 either. Can't say I know what chapter 10 will be... but I realize I should just work it one chapter at a time, panicking isn't helping so i'll just write. Anwyay, enough about me, onto the reviews.

Laryssa1234: Yes, the meeting of the family will be fun to write i'm sure. I guess it isn't too spoiler to tell u that yes, Anna would be able to tell that Elsa's family must be close to her if they smell like her. Glad you're still loving it, prepare for more as i thrust another chapter at you!

GeekFun: I'm kind of new to writing a 'romantic' scenario, so I've been worried about that. I'm glad you're finding that little bit interesting =).

DreamWalker: Darn and I tried to hide it so well. How dare you already know who It was =(. Seriously though, thanks for your continued reviews =).

Anon: Hey, thanks man. Here's another chapter for ya.

Davinelulinvega: Thanks for pointing out that terrible sentence that I let slip past. I made sure to go through this chapter looking for stuff like that. If it somehow got past... for the love of god just kill me lol. Also i totally agree about the humans being like every other animal thing.

CelestiaInvictus: Oof I'm sorry. Just because no one has complained so far does not make it okay for me to let all of these mistakes through. I'll be working on that. Also, thanks for the tip on proper titles for king and queen and royals. I wasn't aware of the difference, this helps a lot. I had to go back through this chapter and change a few things after I read your review. I'm praying i didn't let anything slip through.

JustAnInnocentDevil: Anna and Rapunzel? Hmm. I wonder what dynamic i have prepared for them. (I'm doing my evil laugh btw).

Nara375: I agree, they are very cute 3. Yes, what will the southern isle think after Anna starts appearing around. Also, yes, just what did Elsa expect to find there lol. Truth be told I can't wait to write more 'fluff' I believe its called lol. thanks for another review, hope to see u in the future as well =).

SarahFTW: three words and an emote to make my day 3.

Elsa awoke to a knock at the door. She sat up in bed, head feeling dizzy from sleep as she called out, "Who is it?" She grumbled at being woken up early.

"Kai, sir." A muffled voice from beyond the door.

"Kai…" Elsa tested the name, wondering why it sounded familiar. She was nearly back to sleep when her eyes shot open and she bounced out of bed and towards the door. She threw it open, startling the royal servant. "Sorry, I'm awake. What is it you need?" She asked, rubbing at her eyes to rid them of any crust that might have acquired during her sleep.

Kai let her collect herself for a moment. "The queen wishes to have breakfast with both you and… I'm sorry, but I never did get the name of your friend." He said.

"It's Anna." She responded automatically.

"Anna. I see. The queen wishes both you and Anna join her for breakfast."

"Breakfast?" She asked.

"Yes."

"With the queen?"

"Yes."

"Together?"

"Yes."

Elsa nodded, trying not to display how that bit of knowledge made her stomach flip with nervousness.

"When should I be there?" She asked.

"In an hour, sir."

"Thank you… I Uh… I'll be there." She told him.

Kai gave a proper bow before making his way down the hall, Elsa closing the door behind him. She turned back towards the inside of her room, nerves on end as she thought about the fact that she was going to be dining with the queen. The question of 'why' entered her mind. Surely there were others of more importance to dine with. Was Elsa perhaps in trouble? No, she hadn't done anything. She'd stayed in her room all of yesterday, talking with Anna, or rather trying to teach her words. They had fallen asleep and now here she was.

Elsa looked toward her bed where a crows nest of hair laid sleeping atop the cover, not even Kai's knocking being enough to wake the beast.

Elsa sighed, knowing she had to do something with Anna's hair since it was not just herself who was called down to see the queen later.

"Anna." She called as she walked over to the bed.

Anna remained lifeless, caught in the clutches of her dreams.

"Anna, come on." Elsa gave her a little shake on the shoulder.

Nothing.

"Anna!" She giggled, finding it ridiculous that anyone could sleep so tough.

A groan.

Blue-green eyes opened, looking at Elsa for a brief moment before closing.

An inquisitive growl.

"Come on, Anna. We have to get up." Elsa shook her again to get her point across.

Anna, being the beast she was, growled slightly and turned her face until it was face down in the cover. Truthfully it was more than not wanting to get up. Anna had never slept on something so comfortable. It was divine the way the bed felt beneath her. She had not slept beneath the covers like Elsa, but still, she found herself lured into the best sleep of her life. She wanted more, more of that beautiful sleep that the bed provided.

Elsa huffed after shaking Anna again and getting no response. She looked to the mess on Anna's head and wondered if she could fix it while Anna continued trying to sleep. No, this would take work, this would take Anna getting up and sitting in a chair. But how was she to get someone out of bed who was not only stronger than her, but stubborn as well.

An idea formed, one born from her childhood of waking up her own little brothers.

Elsa smiled wickedly as she flexed her fingers.

"Well, if you don't want to get up, don't blame me if the tickle fairy comes for you." Elsa said casually.

Anna said nothing, face planted deep into the bed.

"You do know of the tickle fairy don't you?" No response. "Oh… well the tickle fairy is a wicked little thing. She comes for bad children who don't finish their food or refuse to go to bed on time." Elsa nodded along to her story. "Yes, she even comes when you refuse to get out of bed come morning." Elsa looked to Anna's exposed stomach, tanned muscles revealed thanks to her hiked up shirt. "And she always starts… like… this!" She lunged.

Anna suddenly screamed out with a laugh as pale fingers went to work on her abdomen. There was no mercy shown, especially not after Elsa got her first taste of Anna's laughter that was full and true. This was no chuckle, no giggle, just full blown laughter in its purest form. Well, perhaps it was a bit forced thanks to her infamous tickle attack that her brothers had long since learned to avoid. Anna tried to fight back, but it was hard when she thought Elsa to be a delicate flower that was capable of being broken at the slightest touch.

"Are you going to get up?!" Elsa asked, fingers merciless in their assault.

Anna continued to laugh, writhing on the bed, trying to get away from Elsa.

"Say, 'yes, Elsa'." She told her.

"Yes, Elsa!" She screamed with laughter.

Elsa took her fingers away, proud of her work. It was yesterday that she had taught Anna to say whatever Elsa wanted. A simple 'say' this or 'say' that, was all it took now. Anna was coming along fast in her lessons, though she still had trouble understanding how to put sentences together. She didn't even know what she was saying 'yes' to. Elsa would honestly be surprised if she knew what 'yes' even meant.

Anna began to calm down, breathing heavy and looking absolutely shocked. At first Elsa was worried, but then Anna sat up on the bed and rubbed at her stomach, mimicking Elsa's movements.

"Elsa?" She questioned, eyebrows furrowed.

At first Elsa was confused, not understanding what Anna wanted or even what she was doing. However something clicked somehow and she had a pretty good guess.

"Are you… trying to tickle yourself? Have you never been tickled before?" Elsa asked, eyebrows looking worried, or concerned. She wondered if what she just did was okay.

"Elsa?" Anna took her fingers away and held her hands out to Elsa, wondering it seems why her own touch did not work. Maybe she thought Elsa held some sort of magic that she could give to Anna.

The thought made her chuckle.

"You can't really tickle yourself, Anna. Others can though." She put her fingers out menacingly, to which Anna instinctively flinched away, already smiling as if she were tickled.

Elsa showed her that it was no magic as she tried to tickle her face. She kept her face stoic to show Anna that she was unable to tickle herself. Anna eventually reached forward, curious to see if she understood what Elsa was trying to say. She touched Elsa's clothed stomach, looking up to see Elsa smiling at her, but that was it.

She wiggled her finger.

A giggle.

Elsa realized she had made a mistake when the mass of red hair smiled at her wickedly.

"Wait… Anna. We have to get ready for-" She burst out laughing.

Anna had grabbed her and threw her onto the bed, fingers doing their best to mimic the earlier attacks upon herself. Revenge was sweet as Elsa writhed beneath Anna, unable to pry away stronger arms. At least, it was revenge at first. Anna soon noticed that she liked Elsa's laugh, liked being in control of it. She felt warm as she realized she had instinctively gone under Elsa's shirt to maximize the tickles, somehow knowing that skin on skin contact would make it all the easier. The positioning itself also did something to Anna, her body being over Elsa's, her face getting closer and closer to that smile that spewed laughter. She wanted something, something that only Elsa could give.

What though?

"I'm sorry, okay? Really, Anna, we have to get ready for breakfast." Elsa said, the tickles suddenly having stopped, giving her time to breathe and talk.

Anna stood over her, looking completely blank, her mind trying to figure out things that were well out of her comprehension.

"What?" Elsa asked.

Anna simply moved to the side, falling on the bed away from Elsa. She felt there was something she wanted, but going for it felt wrong. She wanted to be closer to Elsa, closer than tickling, but the thought seemed wrong. For some reason she pictured Elsa growing angry, just like when she rejected the rabbit. Anna didn't want that. She only wanted to grow closer was all.

Anna growled to herself as she realized how confusing people like Elsa were, that is to say people that were not Half-Beasts.

"Oh no, you're not going back to bed." Elsa took her moving away as something different.

Anna didn't get to go back to sleep.

No, Anna found herself at the desk, looking grumpy as Elsa took a comb and brush to her hair. Elsa wondered if this was the toughest battle she'd ever been in. She remembered the fight to leave Anna's village and dared to compare it to the fight of combing out Anna's hair.

It was hard to tell which was worse, honestly.

It was indeed a hard fought battle, one that would be remembered for the ages. The comb, god rest its soul, would have to be put down. It had lost several teeth in the battle against Anna's mane. It would never be the same comb it once was. Elsa gave it a quiet prayer as she threw it into the trash, a true hero it was. The brush fared better, having a much easier time after the comb vanguard had done its work. Elsa found that despite what looked like a lack of self care, Anna's hair was beautiful. It was luscious, thick, and so very soft. Elsa was surprised, she had expected scraggly and scratchy hair due to Anna living a less than luxurious life.

"You wouldn't mind if we did something with your hair would you? You wouldn't want to look anything less than your best for the queen, right?" Elsa asked, having fun playing in Anna's hair.

A tired growl was her response.

Elsa did indeed style Anna's hair. It was fun for her, seeing as she only had little brothers who never wanted her to go anywhere near their hair, not that they had long enough hair to do anything with. Still, Elsa had always wondered what it would be like to have a little sister. She imagined it would be similar to now, braiding one another's hair in the morning, tickle attacks. She imagined there would be less growling, but all in all it would be similar. The only real difference Elsa could think of was that if Anna was actually her little sister, then that would mean that Elsa would have to be the protector.

Things seemed to be the other way around in this relationship, despite Anna's obviously younger features.

"There, done." Elsa finally said after some time, finishing her work in Anna's hair.

She beckoned Anna out of the chair, to which the beast girl tried to make a getaway to the bed. Elsa managed to stop her, redirecting her towards the huge mirror next to the wardrobe. "So, tell me what you think?" Elsa smiled as the two stood in front of the mirror.

Anna looked on at the mirror. The sight of herself did not shock her, as she had seen her reflection in water many times. She was somewhat amazed that Elsa's people managed to recreate the effect with an object, but what really caught her attention was what Elsa did with her hair. Now, instead of being free flowing or a disastrous mess, her hair was in two braids, each one falling on a different shoulder. Anna reached up and touched at one of the braids. Honestly she didn't care much for hairstyles, she imagined her hair might be easier to maintain this way, but other then that she did not care.

Elsa was smiling.

However, if it mattered so much to Elsa.

Anna gave a great big smile, one that wasn't hard to fake when faced with one of Elsa's smiles.

"Ah, so she likes it. Good." Elsa said, happy that Anna seemed to like it.

Elsa went to do her own hair, wondering how much time she had left before needing to be at breakfast. She took her hair out of its braid and began to brush away at it. It had been some time since it had left the braid, meaning she had a bit of work to do.

"Elsa." Anna called.

Elsa didn't have time to try and figure out what Anna wanted, because Anna immediately did what she wanted. She took the brush from Elsa and began to brush away at her hair. Elsa smiled, liking where this was going. She relaxed in the chair and let Anna brush away at her hair, just like Elsa had done before. It was therapeutic, to be taken care of by Anna. Perhaps Elsa was getting too used to it, or maybe she hadn't felt it enough since the village. Maybe she missed it. Who knows? All that mattered was that she was enjoying this, and the smile on Anna's face told her that Anna enjoyed it as well.

Too bad they ended late because of it.

Elsa rushed down the hallway, nearly bumping into another servant.

"Sorry!" Elsa called out as she went by.

"Quite, alright sir." The servant boy called back, a slight swagger to his step.

He turned to find a very unhappy, horned beast staring him down. He nearly wet himself as Anna growled at him.

"Hurry, Anna! We're late!" Elsa called back.

Anna snorted at him before running after Elsa, leaving the poor boy to wonder if he had really seen what he had or if he should stop sneaking alcohol from the royal winery.

Elsa, having used directions from various servants, came to a sliding stop in front of the doors to the royal dining room where the queen was to be having her breakfast this morning. She breathed heavy as she straightened out her clothes and made sure her hair was okay. She turned and gave a look to Anna, seeing that the girl barely looked like she ran at all. Elsa sighed as she realized that the stamina difference between her and Anna was truly a great one.

Elsa raised a hand and knocked on the doors.

"Come in." A voice commanded from inside.

Elsa took one more breath before straightening herself out and opening the doors. She found herself in an almost normal looking dining room. It wasn't exactly where she expected the queen to take her dinner and breakfast. The room was hardly lavish, looking to cater to the more basic of needs. Sure, the food on the table looked impressive, but the scenery seemed plain. The most expensive looking thing was likely the rust colored carpet. She noticed the queen at the table, looking to have not eaten yet. Beside her was the handsome man from before, the one who seemed to have two names. He too sat at the table, though not fully armored like he was before. Still, he carried a sword at his side. Elsa approached the table and stood for a moment, not knowing what to do.

"Please, have a seat where the food has been placed. You missed the kitchen staff arrive earlier." The queen told her.

Elsa did as was told, taking a seat nearest the queen and across from Flynn. Anna of course took the seat next to Elsa, looking down at her plate with hungry eyes.

"May I say, It is an honor to have breakfast with you, your majesty." Elsa said, feeling quite proud at the grace with which she said it.

The queen stared for a moment. "You've been practicing saying that all morning haven't you?" The queen smiled.

Elsa blushed at having been caught so easily, feeling thoroughly embarrassed.

"Don't worry, everyone gets nervous around the princess here. You just have to realize she's just as weird as any other person you'll meet and it becomes easier." Flynn told her, giving a handsome smile.

"I'm the queen." She corrected.

"I'm sorry If I offended you, your majesty, I've just never been in front of anyone who commanded so much respect." Elsa said, still feeling nervous about this entire situation, worried that one wrong move could land her at the gallows.

The queen sighed. "Really, I like it better when you're not so formal. You should learn from your friend, she knows exactly how I like it." She gestured to Anna.

Elsa turned to see Anna already digging into her plate, face stuffed with meat.

"Anna!" Elsa hissed.

Anna just looked to her, still chewing her mouthful of breakfast ham.

Flynn laughed at the sight. "They say you should appreciate a woman who isn't afraid to show her appetite. At least, I heard that once from an old man with no teeth. Can't say all of his advice was good." He added in easily.

"And what other advice did he give?" The queen asked, cutting a slice of ham on her plate into smaller pieces.

Flynn stuffed a few spoonful of eggs into his mouth. "For one he said not to talk with your mouth full." He said, having pushed the eggs to the side of his mouth. "But then how would we uphold conversation over breakfast?"

"I meant along the lines of interesting advice." She corrected.

Flynn swallowed his eggs. "Let's just say that if I followed his advice, you'd all be dead and I'd have run off with your coin long ago."

Elsa's mouth fell open at what he had just said. Had he really said that to the queen? Elsa looked to the queen, expecting her to suddenly stand up and demand the guard, to demand he have his head removed at the earliest convenience.

"Maybe you should have taken his advice, then you wouldn't have to serve me for the rest of your life." She said easily.

"There's worst things out there then serving a princess for eternity." He shrugged, going for more eggs.

"I'm the queen." She said, eyebrows furrowing a bit.

Elsa didn't know what to say about the exchange, only glad that the guard had not been called. She yelped as suddenly there was a large slice of ham thrown onto her plate, the piece looking like it had been ripped straight off the ham itself. She turned to the only culprit who lacked the manners to do such a thing. Anna just looked at her, gesturing to the meat, her face too stuffed to use any words.

"I believe she wants you to eat, young sir." The queen said.

"Yeah, man, eat up. You don't get food this good outside the castle, so enjoy it for as long as you can." Flynn was quick to throw in his response as well.

Elsa, once again, did as was advised. She took a bite of her eggs, an explosion of seasoning and delicacy that only the castle could bring had erupted in her mouth.

Well, at least she understood why Anna was still stuffing her face.

Elsa noticed throughout the meal that herself and Anna had terrible table manners compared to Flynn and Rapunzel. While the queen had far more etiquette than Flynn, he still managed to stay well above Elsa. She sometimes found her elbows on the table, using the wrong fork, and just being plain messy compared to the others. She tried to take pride in the fact that she was better than Anna, but it was hard to feel any pride when she remembered that this was Anna's first ever meal outside of her village. She supposed she should be glad that Anna had not downright stolen others' food and asserted dominance over the table.

Elsa was unaware that Anna had briefly thought about something along those lines when she first sat down.

"So, Larsa?" The queen called after finishing the last morsel she could handle.

Elsa was in the middle of eating a piece of ham when she turned to listen to the queen.

"I'm hoping that since you are now a part of my special few, that you are ready to prove yourself worthy of it." She told her.

Elsa nearly choked with how fast she tried to swallow her food to answer.

"Of course, my queen." Elsa quickly responded. She thought to gather Anna's attention, but thought better of it. She once heard that a man was bitten by a dog when he tried to tear it away from its food bowl.

The queen looked to Flynn, green eyes sparkling. "You hear that? He said queen."

Flynn gave a shrug, a piece of ham hanging off his lip. "Whatever you say, princess." The ham fell back on his plate.

A roll of the eyes before her attention was back on Elsa. "There's a city in the kingdom, a small village really. They aren't officially a part of Arendelle, as they refused to fuse with the kingdom long ago when Arendelle was founded. Still, we do trade with them and they are within our lands, so we watch out for them like they were our own." The queen paused for a moment, popping a grape into her mouth. She made sure to finish chewing and swallowing before speaking again. "The problem is that some intel seems to point to the southern isles targeting that location next."

When the queen seemed to wait for a response, Elsa decided to speak.

"Will you not send soldiers?" She asked.

"The council of Arendelle will never agree to send out a large group to protect such a small village, not to mention one that is not even officially a part of Arendelle. It doesn't help that we are at war and so a lot of our troops are sent to the front line where the main force for the southern isles will be." She finished.

Elsa thought that was horrible. Even if the village did not officially unite with Arendelle during the initial birth of the kingdom, they were still a village that they did trade with. Still, Elsa wondered what this had to do with her.

"Was there… something I could do about this?" Elsa asked, having a small idea of what the queen might say.

The queen smiled. "The council has no sway over where I send my special few. There will be a caravan of goods sent to the village today. It will be heavily guarded as there are a few extra goodies for the villagers and we wouldn't want bandits getting at it, now would we?" The queen paused to gauge Elsa's reaction. It seemed that Elsa already knew what she was going to ask. "I plan on sending you and your friend to help watch over these goods."

So that was it, Elsa was being sent to war.

Well, war would be an overstatement. She was being sent to a location that could potentially be placed under a small attack. If the village really was small and known not to be a part of Arendelle, then she doubted the southern isle's would place such importance over obtaining it that they would send half their army. No, they would send a small unit. If Elsa did go, they would also have the advantage, as they know the southern isle will be coming. They would have a place to defend from, the knowledge to set things up prior as well.

It wouldn't be war, not even a skirmish, more of a defense.

Elsa tried to hold onto that knowledge as she nodded her head at the queen.

"Of course, your majesty. Both me and Anna will defend the… 'goods' as best we can." She said, already catching onto the queen's plan.

The queen gave another smile. "Good, the goods could take days to sell off in the village, so pack yourself some clothes." She looked Elsa up and down. "Please feel free to use anything that was provided in your room. I'm sure the wardrobe is full as well." She said as subtly as she could.

Elsa looked down at her peasant clothes and blushed, just now realizing that she had come to breakfast with the queen looking like she toiled away in dirt all day.

"The caravan leaves some time in the afternoon. I'd get a head start if I were you." Flynn told her.

Elsa took that as her que to leave. She stood up, bowing to the queen and promising once again that she would do her best. Elsa was immensely embarrassed as she tried to get Anna to stand, only for the girl to growl at her, arms coming up to cover her meat as if Elsa was going to take it. Elsa could tell from the volume of the growl and the slight questioning look on Anna's face that she was not actually going to harm her. Still, it was embarrassing to have it done in front of both Flynn and the queen when she was supposed to be some great animal tamer that had tamed Anna.

"Anna, we're leaving!" She commanded.

Anna ripped into another piece of meat.

Elsa growled and went to grab her again, but an idea formed in her head. She didn't say anything, and instead just left. She walked away from Anna, head held high to look as though she were in control and knew exactly what Anna would do.

Luckily, Anna was a bit predictable.

Anna watched her go and had to make the choice between continuing to stuff her face or chase after her. It took a few seconds but eventually she growled in agony as she stood up and left behind the most delicious meal she had ever had. She wondered if this food was held over a fire like the food Elsa had before. If so, then she now knew why Elsa did such a thing. It made the food taste delicious. She hoped she would get to have more later.

Rapunzel and Flynn watched them both leave, Anna trailing after Elsa.

"He said 'best'." Rapunzel suddenly said after a moment of silence.

"What?" Flynn looked at her.

"He didn't say something like 'I'll make sure to defend the village' or 'No harm will come to anyone'. He said 'I'll do my best'." She said.

Flynn digested that for a moment. "Not everyone is so confident or foolish to say such words."

The queen hummed. "Well, the best is all I ask for. But it's not him I'm counting on." She said.

Flynn looked to the giant ham that was nearly halfway gone, the slices being completely ruined thanks to chunks being ripped off.

"Yeah… I doubt he could lift a sword. Still, who needs a sword when you have a Half-Beast at your beck and call." Flynn shrugged, wondering how mad the kitchen staff would be at the sight of this.

Ignorant to the conversation that was held after she left, Elsa walked back to her room, Anna in tow. She wondered about how she should prepare for this mission. The queen had told her of clothes in the wardrobe, but what of weapons and armor? That seemed far more important. She supposed she could always ask later. For now she should focus on packing clothes. The village could be days away for all she knew.

Elsa entered her room and went straight for the wardrobe, opening it and finding various slacks and tunics, all of them being men's clothes. She wasn't troubled by this of course, in fact she was happy. She was pretending to be a man after all.

Elsa had barely begun to pick out clothes when someone knocked on the door.

"It's Kai, Sir." A voice called.

Elsa went and opened the door, not worrying about Anna who was laying on the bed, not attempting to rest, but just enjoying the soft feeling of it.

"Yes?" She asked once the door opened.

"Gifts from the queen, sir."

Behind Kai stood two male servants, both of them carrying the 'gifts' from the queen. Both asked for permission to enter Elsa's room to drop off said gifts, to which Elsa agreed.

A growl from the bed.

Both servants stopped cold at the sight of Anna lounging on the bed.

"No, Anna!" Elsa warned.

Anna looked a bit annoyed or confused before turning away, deciding that if there was trouble, she could easily get up and handle it before Elsa was hurt.

"He really controls it." One servant said to the other.

The other servant didn't seem so convinced, but he was grateful that Elsa was there nonetheless. The two of them dropped off the items on Elsa's desk before bowing and leaving, both watching Anna just in case.

Her back remained to them.

"Kai." Elsa spoke up as she approached the door, catching Kai before he could leave.

"Yes, sir?" He looked to Elsa.

"Will you come get me when it is time for the caravans to leave?" She asked.

Kai smiled with a small bow. "That was the plan, sir. Anything else?"

Elsa thought for a moment. "No, that's all I needed." She gave a slight bow to Kai as well, not knowing if she was supposed to bow to a servant or not.

Kai bid her a good morning and left. Elsa closed the door and went over to the desk, finding armor and a leather sack to pack her clothes in. Elsa looked to the pouch and decided to change clothes before putting on her armor. She might as well ditch her peasant clothing if she was being awarded with so much more clothing, right?

Anna was attempting to ignore Elsa, to show her that she didn't like being put down before she could show dominance over the two that entered. However, the sound of shuffling cloth was too much to ignore. She turned to Elsa, curious about the noise.

Her face erupted into flame.

Elsa stood with her back to Anna in nothing but the skin she was born in. Anna nearly choked at the sight of perfectly pale skin, skin that was unblemished. The only obstruction were the leaves that Anna had applied to her at one point. Truthfully the leaves could go by now, their healing effect was strong and didn't take more than a day or two to heal scratches. The leaves would fall off on their own eventually, as the resin would, at some point, give way.

Anna felt heat in a place she never really thought much about as Elsa bent the slightest bit to pull on a pair of men's underwear. Anna saw something she knows she shouldn't have seen. A flower beside its bud was the best description she had.

By the time Elsa finished dressing and turned back, Anna was already facing away, hiding her reddened face and heart that was beating faster than she'd ever felt. A flame had settled in her lower belly, a feeling she didn't understand, but wanted to explore.

"Wow, Anna." Elsa suddenly said. "You've got to try these clothes. I've never had brand new clothes before. Or at least, these feel brand new." Elsa was smiling like a child, never had she felt such comfortable clothing that fit so well. True, the shirt and pants were slightly too big since they were meant for men, but a belt was all it took to fix that. The extra slack in the shirt helped hide her breasts as well. She was thankful in this moment that she was not well endowed, or at least not so well endowed as to look like she had melons stashed away under her shirt.

Anna remained with her back turned.

"Fine, be that way. You can get dressed later." Elsa told her kindly, unaware of the turmoil going on in Anna's mind.

Elsa dressed in the armor given to her, finding it easy to move in and much lighter than the armor gifted to her as a soldier. She imagined it was easier to pierce, and while that was frightening, she was thankful that it wasn't so heavy as to tire her out.

She was just finishing tying the armored boots when she noticed Anna's bare and clawed feet standing beside her. She smiled up at the beast girl, still happy about the new clothes and armor.

"Ready to try on your clothes now?" Elsa asked, excited at the idea of getting to dress Anna up.

"Elsa…" Anna barely seemed to get out, her breathing somewhat heavy.

Elsa stood, wondering what was wrong.

"What is it?" She asked, concern lacing her voice.

Anna didn't know what to do, how to express what she was feeling, so she just did what came to mind.

She moved in close to Elsa, eyes staring back into hers. She saw the way Elsa began to grow uncomfortable with the silence, but Anna didn't know what else to do. She grabbed Elsa's hand and forced her to touch her chest, to feel her heart that was threatening to break through her rib cage. She nearly collapsed to the floor at the feeling of Elsa's finger brushing her nipple.

"Geez, Anna, your heart… and you're burning up. Are you sick?" Elsa questioned, her mind nowhere near on the same level as Anna's. She was unable to draw the same conclusion, unable to even think of what Anna was actually feeling.

"Elsa." Anna begged, begged for something.

She guided Elsa's hand down, lower and lower. Elsa took in a breath when her fingers came to stop on the top of Anna's trousers. She stopped it there, but Anna tried forcing her down more.

"Anna… ?" She questioned.

A knock at the door was what it took to break them up.

"Sorry, sir. It's Kai again. I've forgotten to bring you your weapon."

Anna had jumped away at the first knock, eyes wide open and almost looking like she was lost, like she didn't understand how she'd gotten to where she was. Elsa stared back at her, eyes equally as wide, wondering just what happened.

"Sir?" Kai again.

"Yes… I mean yes, I'm coming." Elsa said, looking away from Anna and walking towards the door.

Elsa opened the door, finding Kai standing there with a sheathed sword that looked very similar to the same ones that she'd seen the knights using.

"Here you are, sir. A fine sword if I do say so myself." Kai said, glad to be rid of the weight once he handed it off to Elsa.

Elsa did her best to not to show how much the weight of the sword effected her.

"Thank you, Kai."

"Of course, sir."

Once again the door was closed and Elsa and Anna were left alone. A beast and a girl. A beast who lived out in the open, a girl who hid behind a fake name. A beast with feelings, a girl who knew. A beast that wanted more, a girl that would…

"Anna." Elsa called, looking to the beast of a girl who had her back turned to her, looking like the shamed puppy in the corner. Elsa bit at her lip until she looked to the wardrobe. "Let's… let's get you dressed, okay?"

A beast that wanted more, A girl that would rather ignore it.