Francenstein- Thanks so much, I will.

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Tamakaru2, Jojowolf28, Ariassa- Thank you all :)

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Sorry it's sort of shorter, I guess I'm updating weekly? So yeah, I'll try to keep the pace.

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'She's attracted to what? Me? No, you idiot.' A knock on the door had interfered with her hearing, and an unusual flare of anger surfaced as she turned to glare at the door.

"Hi, El- oh you look...d-did I interrupt something?" Maxine quickly pulled her hands back, and it felt like a door had been shut in Elsa's face. 'Anna! Are you kidding me?'

She clenched her jaw as her sister continued. "I'm sorry, I just heard there was hot chocolate and um...thanks." A nervous laugh slipped from Anna's mouth before she hesitantly exited the room again. 'What the heck? Wait... how did she know about the hot chocolate?' Gears turned in Elsa's head like a clock and a irritating revelation came.

'She's been spying on me...it was probably Olaf...and he heard crying, so he told Anna.' A part of her wondered how she managed to keep up her antics even with two-month-old twins. Elsa didn't want to ask Maxine to repeat herself, it was obvious she was nervous the first time she had said it.

'"I don't want to freak you out, but I'm attracted to"...Why would it freak me out? Maybe she likes her cousin or something.' There were two options, ask her to repeat herself, or awkwardly nod and tell her it's okay. But the latter could end badly depending on what the mystery word was. Elsa took a deep breath and looked back at Maxine, who was now hugging herself and transfixed by something on her skirt.

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"I-I'm sorry I didn't catch that." Elsa's kind voice didn't do much to soothe Maxine's anxiety and fear. She had just wanted to let her secrets go and hadn't thought of the consequences. Maybe it was because Elsa knew what it was like to keep secrets too, or because she trusted her now.

Her heart raced, hands clenched around her sides in an attempt to stop the shaking. Her breathing was affected too though, and she focused to prevent hyperventilating. The room was spinning, and it felt as if she were going to pass out from the war in her mind.

'Why did you tell her? That's illegal. She'll ban you from Arendelle, or never speak to you again. What are you going to do now? Make the same mistake, or find an excuse?'

The brunette hesitantly looked up as she tried to speak, "I-Um, I...j-j-just, " Elsa's head was tilted, eyebrows pulled together slightly over- soft concerned sky blue eyes. It was a face she trusted, but was terrified of losing.

Blood rushed to her face, and her eyes welled with hot tears just at the thought. "Max, you don't have to tell me right now. But please know, I'll always be here for you. I'm not going allow one word to change that."

"Okay, thank you. I'll tell you soon...but really? Any word?"

Elsa took a moment to think and nodded with a smile.

"What if I said I was attracted to...trees?" Maxine countered with a playful grin, despite the tear that slipped from her eye.

The blonde chuckled, and tingles ran across her cheek when a cool thumb swiped the tear away. "I'd still be here for you."

A blush formed as her hand slipped away, and Maxine's heart skipped. "What about...sheep?" She asked, wanting to up the ridiculousness for the sake of hearing the beautiful laugh.

She watched as Elsa's eyes crinkled and as the gorgeous grin grew, failng to contain bubbling giggles. Seeing how easy it was to make her crush laugh, inspired her to take another wall down. The Dutch Queen had once been known for her sense of humor, but it died when she was forced to mature.

"Maxine, I don't think ewe herd me the first time." Now it was her turn to laugh, Elsa was so hesitant and shy with her humor but it was adorable. 'You're cute, smart, and funny. . .I really am falling for you hard.'

"Okay, what about metal?" She practically gave her this one, and the blue eyes rolled in amusement.

"I'd still stick with you like a magnet." She was less shy this time, and even initiated hand holding as if she wanted to prove her point.

Maxine shivered softly at the familiar grip, loving the way their hands seemed to fit like puzzle peices. 'If opposites do attract...maybe I need to start being myself again. I used to be so confident, like Margaret...this is a good start though.'

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Olaf had managed to wake Anna an hour into their nap, and after hearing about the hot chocolate she couldn't help herself. Then while she was in the kitchen the little snowman had come with back bearing the worrisome news. As a new mother she understood crying was normal for babies, but adults? Something really awful had to have happened to cause that.

She still didn't have an answer.

'I wonder what the crying was about...maybe I could ask Els. No, she looked really mad...but I had to make sure they were okay. I don't know what I'd do if Elsa ended up heartbroken' The princess thought nervously as she walked to her and Kristoff's room.

The ice harvester was sitting up in their bed, his grey sweater crinkled, blond hair stuck out in all directions, and despite napping the lack of sleep was still visible under his amber eyes. However, seeing him like that made her heart skip, as his devotion to being a great father was clear in his disheveled appearance.

A smile formed on her face, only stopping when Kristoff narrowed his eyes in confusion. "Anna, what? Where did you get that, and why are you-" he sighed and shot her a knowing look. "What are you up to? "

There was no way to avoid being reprimanded, so she shyly raised the beverage a bit, "Uh, Elsa made some hot chocolate, and I just needed to go check on them." The last bit was muttered, because her mistake was already made clear through the glare Elsa had given.

Her stomach twisted at the memory, how long would she be upset? Thanks to the hot chocolate compliment Anna first thought was clever, Elsa probably knew she had been spying. Would the consequential behavior make Maxine uncomfortable at dinner? 'Or maybe she'll just- ignore me.'

Kristoff's voice was soft but had a slight edge to it, "Its not nice to spy on them Anna, you're going to interrupt something," She pursed her lips and looked into her half-full mug, the guilt resurfacing. "I know that look."

"I- she looked so mad. I was just worried because Olaf told me he heard crying, and I had to-" The redhead admitted nervously, as she strode toward the bed and sat to face him.

She was thankful Kristoff took a look through her glasses, because his soothing words were like a net to catch her from falling into fear. "It's probably your motherly instincts...but Elsa isn't your child. She may need guidance, but she doesn't need babysat. She's the Queen, and plus as your sister she's going to tell you all the 'juicy details' anyway." Anna couldn't help but laugh as her husband's voice went up an octave, his hand flipping imaginary hair as he tried to imitate a girl.

"I guess you're right..." A strained gurgle interrupted them and Anna offered her hot chocolate to the love of her life, with a kiss on the cheek. "I've got it. Motherly instincts and all."

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"It's okay little baby, shhhhh." Now that Olaf was off spy duty, he tried his hand at something else. Vinter looked at the snowman, and the cryful gurgles stopped.

" Wow Olaf, she must really like you." Anna said softly while she leaned against the doorway and took in the scene. Jax was still asleep luckily, but Vinter was now reaching through the crib towards Olaf.

"I like you too-Hey! that's my nose, well that was my nose." He quietly added with sad eyes when she pulled it into the crib and gurgled excitedly.

Anna rushed toward the crib, "No sweetheart, that's Olaf's nose. I know your Papa eats carrots like I do chocolate but that doesn't make it okay to steal your Uncle's...or cousin's...wait...that's weird. Are you more of a brother or more like Elsa's son?" She paused for a moment in confusion. "Oh well, you can't have his nose."

She coaxed it out of Vinter's shockingly strong grip and placed it back on Olaf. "There you go, we'll have to be careful with that."

A more intense cry sliced through the air at the loss of the new toy, and Anna chuckled knowingly as she picked up her blanket swaddled daughter. "Come here Vinter, we have plenty of other carrots to choose from."

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"So you like geometry? That's cute. . .you should tell me about it. You look really excited."

"Well Anna couldn't care less about it, so I can't share my excitement with anyone else. Though she does appreciate the structures I can make based from geometry. Architecture is another one of my passions, the ice castle is an example of that...here," Elsa twirled her hands majestically, sparkles flowing behind them and a replica of the ice castle formed- layer by layer.

Elsa took a few minutes to explain the subject and how it came back to the architecture of her castle. Maxine watched, transfixed on the woman in front of her.

"The tutors teach that Pythagoras came up with the theorem, but it wasn't the first time it had been used. There's examples of it long before-" Elsa stopped to glance at Maxine to find she was watching lazily. It seemed as if she hadn't actually been focused until she frowned at the random pause. "Sorry, I thought I was boring you."

The brunette shook her head, "The Babylonians and Egyptians first came up with the concept, and even started early versions of pi..." Elsa's heart fluttered rapidly when a wink and a crooked smile were added, proving Maxine's previous knowledge on the topic. 'She probably knows as much as me, but she still wanted to listen.'

"Y-yeah, so teach me about what subject interests you..."

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Uncle Olaf?

Or is he like a cousin to Anna's kids?

Anyway lmk what you think!