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Anna was surprised when Elsa showed up at her door shaking in fear. "Elsa? What happened?"
Elsa frowned. "Yzma's mad. And I can't be around anger. You know that."
Anna nodded. "Yeah. Wow, I think she gets mad a lot. I beat her to our meeting, and she yelled at me. Evidently two more strikes and I'm out."
Elsa frowned, ooking at her sister. "What meeting? Why are you meeting with my roommate? Where does she go to?"
Anna frowned. "We meet in the courtyard once a week and on weekends. It's when she finds out all your little secrets. Or any new gossip. There aren't many of us—just her inner circle. But I think she's going to try and recruit Vanessa."
Elsa shook her head in disbelief. "You're in Yzma's inner circle and I'm not? How can that be?"
Anna bit her lip. "Evidently I'm pretty. But don't worry. Hans is in the circle too. You don't need to be there."
Elsa slapped the desk in front of her, a little ice coming from her fingers. "Neither do you Anna! You don't need to be anywhere near Hans!"
Anna opened her mouth to speak but let out a deep sigh of relief as Aurora came in, smiling at her sister as she runs to hug her roommate. "You'll be okay Els. You always are. Yzma's probably just in a bad mood."
Aurora frowned, hugging Anna back. "When is she not in a bad mood? Thank goodness Fire and Ice is almost here. That always makes her happy."
Anna frowned. "I hope so. Because she needs something to be happy about." She watched Elsa go, seeing the look she gave her as if to say they weren't done and bowing her head in understanding.
Aurora held Anna gently, biting her lip. "Um… how are things between you and Maleficent?"
Anna sighed. "She's… difficult. To say the least. But at the same time, I love her for it. Sometimes difficult is the best way to be."
Aurora nodded, understanding as she took a step back. "Vanessa won't really open up to me. It's making it hardtop mentor her. She says she's from Atlantica, but Ariel knows no Vanessa."
Anna hugged her. "Well, we'll figure it out. We always do.. This won't be any different." She didn't know if she was really talking to the girl before her or if she was subconsciously reassuring herself, but it felt nice. And she was determined to do whatever it took.
