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"You just had to do it didn't you Yzma? She won't be in our circle for long once she talks to Elsa. So enjoy it while you can."
Hans was on a rampage again. And when he was angry, no one could be happy. So maybe she had been wrong to mess with the ice queen's delicate little feelings, but it was the first day. There was a whole year before she could walk out of these doors and never look back. But if something happened in the Empire, it couldn't hurt to have a friend who was a queen. "No, Mim's the one that just had to do it." Yzma rounded on her, her eyes narrowed. "That's how we lost a recruit last time! You need to let me handle it!"
The two had never liked each other, possibly because they were so much alike or possibly because they had different ideas about beauty. But now she could see herself winning. "I'm sorry. I-"
Yzma raised a hand to cut her off, most of the others trying to get as far away from her as they could. "You can be replaced. Messing up her hair? Really? You can do better than that. And if you can't, I can think of a few other ways you can spend your time. None of them as a human. Now: if you'll excuse me, I have to try and be a nice person so we don't lose Anna." She stood, looking back momentarily to see the others cowering in fear but still muttering all the way back to the room she shared with Elsa and letting the door slam.
Elsa jumped, sitting up completely straight. "What happened? I know I'm not supposed to ask, but-"
Yzma took in her roommate and sighed heavily. This girl was almost prettier than she was. For the last three years at DU, she had been arguably the most beautiful girl in the school. Or at least in her group. Yet here was this queen who hadn't been out of her castle in what was rumored to be the last thirteen years, possibly on the way to outshining her. And she had to be nice to her? How?
"Elsa… we started off pretty badly. I see that now... Between us? I don't think I would leave my sister to freeze to death. Then again, I don't even have one. But Anna is… she's going to do great things here. So are you. And… maybe one of these days you can freeze your side of the room."
Elsa frowned. "It's not a game Yzma. I could seriously hurt someone. I'm really only here for Anna. But when we walk out these doors, I hope maybe we can at least be friends."
Yzma nodded, putting on her best fake smile. "Of course we can. But you have to show me what you can do at some point." Her eyes widened, the smile becoming genuine. "Why not the night of the Fire and Ice Dance? You have to go Elsa. It's only the biggest dance of the year. Well, next to the contest to see who's the fairest in the land. Which, by the way, I've already nearly won three times. So you better be fair."
Elsa blinked, completely lost but nodding slowly. "Well… whatever. For now, I just need to actually sleep. Because you forget I'm sort of transferring out of castle school." She lay back on the bed, closing her eyes and not knowing as her roommate worked long into the night on something that was sure to give her a win this year. But no way was she going to wait until spring to perfect it.