"...w, x, y and b? No, no z!" Elsa laughed lightly at Anna's little mistake as her lesson ended. The younger girl pouted and folded her arms across her chest. "I almost had it that time!"

"Don't worry dear, you'll get it soon." Her private tutor said as she gathered her things and hurried out the door, stopping only to curtsy to the queen. Elsa leaned against the doorframe, watching as Anna grabbed her pencils and notebook and skittered over to her.

"You wanna see what I did today, Elsie?" She asked eagerly.

"You know I do." Elsa smiled and took the notebook from Anna. She opened it to the most recent page and found the alphabet scrawled on the paper. "Didn't you write the alphabet yesterday?" She asked.

"Yes, but today I didn't make any mistakes and I wrote it in uppercase and lowercase. I did gooder than yesterday!"

"Better." Elsa corrected. "You did better than yesterday. Gooder is not a word."

Anna stuck her tongue out at the older girl. "Whatever. Oh! I just remembered! Look at the bottom of the page." Elsa looked where Anna told her and saw a three-letter word scribbled there. "I can read it too!" Anna stood on her tiptoes so she could look over Elsa's arm. "C-A-T. Cat!"

"That's correct!" Elsa grinned and placed a chaste kiss on Anna's head, earning a giggle in response. She closed the notebook and handed it back to Anna. "Come on," She said, draping an arm across Anna's shoulders and leading her out of the room, "You need to wash up for dinner."

Anna groaned. "Do I have to?"

"Yes. I seriously don't understand how you can have all those stains on your dress when you've been sitting in a room all day."

Anna giggled. "I have my ways." She looked down and tugged on her dress. "Why do I have to wear this thing anyway?"

"You can't walk around with nothing on."

"Why not? I didn't have to wear anything back at home."

Elsa looked down at the girl. "Well here in Arendelle you can't go anywhere completely bare."

"Why?"

"Because...," Elsa was having a bit of difficulty trying to find an explanation, "Because that's the rule." She finished lamely.

"It's a stupid rule."

They reached Anna's room and Elsa opened the door, gasping at the scene in front of her. "Anna! Your room is a mess! I told you to pick up these clothes two days ago!" Elsa rushed inside and started picking up the items while Anna stood by the open door, biting her lip with tears stinging her eyes. Elsa looked up at her and sighed. Something she learned early on about Anna was that she would tear up at the slightest raise of her voice. Never being around any humans her whole life, other than her parents, really took a toll on the girl and her emotions. Everything was so new to her and she was still getting used to things, including being scolded.

Anna sniffled and wiped away her tears with the back of her hand. "I'm sorry E-Elsa. I'll clean it up. Please don't be mad at me."

"I'm not mad." Elsa cooed, walking toward Anna. "I was just a little surprised at the mess, but I'm not mad." Anna wound her arms tightly around Elsa's waist and buried her face in the blonde's shoulder. Anna whimpered while Elsa rubbed soothing circles on her back. Something Anna had gotten used to quickly, and was very fond of, was comfort from Elsa. "You still need to get washed up for dinner." Elsa said after had Anna released her from her grip. She tapped the strawberry blonde's nose and made her way to Anna's wardrobe.

"Can I wear one of your dresses Elsa? They're really pretty." Anna sat on her bed and watched as Elsa searched through her wardrobe.

"Flattering me is not going to get you anywhere sweetheart." Elsa said without looking at her.

"Aw come on! I can't steal one, I can't convince you to make me one? What's it gonna take me to get one of those dresses?"

Elsa finally pulled out a dark blue dress and laid it out on the bed. "I'll make you one when I think you're ready. Now get changed quickly. Gerda's going to have a fit if we're late." Elsa glided to the bathroom and washed her hands before getting a washcloth to run it under some water. "Come here Anna, I need to wash your face!" She called but got nothing in response. "Anna?" She set the washcloth down and returned to Anna's room to find her struggling to get into the dress. Elsa bit her lip to suppress her laughter but it didn't work well.

Anna groaned. "Elsa stop laughing and help me!" The platinum blonde pulled the dress down and laughed when Anna's head popped out. The redhead breathed a sigh of relief. "Whew! Glad that's over. As you can see, I'm still getting used to putting these on."

Elsa chuckled. "You're silly." She glanced at Anna's messy hair. "Great! Not only do I have to wash your face, now I have to redo your hair. Why did you take it out of the braids?"

Anna pouted. "I don't like the braids."

"Well I do. They're cute on you." Elsa walked Anna to the bathroom and picked up the washcloth. She cupped Anna's cheek in her hand and gently wiped her face clean. She set the washcloth back down and picked up a brush. She brushed and parted Anna's hair and began braiding it, much to the redhead's annoyance. A knock was heard just as Elsa was finishing up Anna's hair.

"Queen Elsa, Little Princess, dinner is in five minutes. Please do not be late." Kai said through the door.

"Thank you for the reminder Kai. We'll be down shortly." Elsa replied.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Elsa heard his footsteps recede down the hall. She turned to Anna to see that her nose was scrunched up and her arms were crossed. She sighed. "Anna, what's wrong now?"

"Why do they insist on calling me that?"

"What? Little Princess?"

"Yes. Why do they call me that?"

"Well, you're basically a princess but the council feels that it's not right to call you Princess Anna, since you aren't a real princess. Plus, there would be outrage if the people found out that you were deemed an actual princess, some of them are already unhappy that you live with me at the castle, they think it's not fair. So everyone opted to just give you the nickname Little Princess instead. Does that make sense?"

Anna stared at her blankly before nodding. "Yep, makes sense."

Elsa chuckled. "Let's just go to dinner."

"I'll race you!"

Anna was already out the door and down the hall before Elsa called after her. "Anna, stop running!" But it was too late, the strawberry blonde was sliding down the banister. By the time Elsa got to the dining room, Anna was already being served. She took her place at the head of the table (to the right of Anna) and looked through the pile of letters waiting on the table for her. She sighed as she read the first one.

"What is it Elsie?" Anna asked.

"Well you know how my birthday was a few days ago? The kingdom and other kingdoms were upset I didn't have a ball and are still- Oh my gosh Anna! Use your fork!" Elsa grabbed her napkin and started wiping Anna's face and hands but Anna pushed her away.

"I don't need your help Elsa. I'm fine. Now, what were you saying about a ball?"

"Oh, right! Well everyone is still complaining I didn't have a ball so I've decided that I'll have one."

Anna gasped. "Really?! Can I come?"

"Yes, of course you can come." Anna cheered. "I was thinking maybe, since you're old enough, we could accept France's offer to bring wine."

Anna laughed nervously. "Yeah, on a totally unrelated note, I've got something really important to tell you." She took in a deep breath. "I'm not actually eighteen. I lied. I'm only fifteen."

Elsa blinked once. Twice, before a small smile spread across her lips. "That explains so much."

"Huh?"

"It all makes sense now. Why you're so small and why you still jump on your bed. I mean, what kind of an eighteen-year-old jumps on their bed? Actually, I don't think fifteen-year-olds do that either."

"Hey!"

"And it also explains why you only reach my shoulder and every time you want to hug Kristoff around his neck he has to pick you up."

As if on cue, the doors of the dining room opened and Kristoff walked in, leaving a trail of snow behind him. "Sorry I'm late. And sorry about the snow."

"Kristoff!" Anna jumped up from her chair and raced over to the ice harvester. He picked her up and she wound her arms around his neck, sighing at the warmth that radiated off of him. Anna had a huge crush on Kristoff and it didn't take a genius to figure that out. Now that Elsa knew that Anna was fifteen (and Kristoff was twenty-two like herself) it made the whole thing adorably funny and she couldn't help but laugh.

Kristoff put Anna back on her feet, the redhead whining a bit, and stared at Elsa as if she were crazy. The blonde continued laughing behind her hand, the looks she was getting from the both of them only making her laugh harder. She finally calmed down enough to speak. "I'm sorry about that." She said with a slight giggle.

"What was so funny?" Kristoff asked.

Elsa looked at Anna before returning her attention to Kristoff. "I'll tell you later." Anna skipped back over to her chair and began eating again while Kristoff took his seat. Elsa pushed the letters aside as two servants brought out hers and Kristoff's meals. "Anna, quit eating with your hands and eat with your fork like I showed you." Elsa said.

Anna sighed and picked her fork up with both hands. "Is this better?"

Elsa shook her head. "No, you only use one hand and you're supposed to put your napkin on your lap. And-"

"Oh come on Elsa, lighten up." Kristoff said. "She's still learning and you're being a bit harsh on her. She just wants to eat."

"Yeah, what he said!" Anna agreed.

Elsa sighed. "Okay, okay. I'll let it go this one time."

"So Anna," Kristoff said, turning to her, "What story do you want me to tell today?"

"I want you to tell the story of how you two met!" She said excitedly.

Kristoff and Elsa glanced at each other. "Oh? You do, do you?" Elsa teased.

Anna was bouncing in her seat. "Yes! Yes!"

"Oh, I don't know. That story's pretty intense and I don't think you're ready for it."

"Please, please, please?" Anna put on her best puppy dog face.

Elsa gave in. "Alright, we'll tell you." She took in a deep breath and began her story. "Four years ago, my parents died at sea in a terrible storm. I was so overwhelmed with the news of their death and the fact that I would have to become queen way before I was ready, that I ran away to the North Mountain. I built an ice palace and decided to stay there."

"Here's where I come in." Kristoff said. "I was up in the mountains, harvesting ice, when this snowstorm comes out of nowhere in the middle of summer." Anna was listening intently, taking in all that they would give her. "So I go to Wandering Oaken's Trading Post to get a few extra supplies, luckily I found some money on the floor, and head up to the North Mountain. When I saw Elsa's amazing Ice Palace, I couldn't hold it in. Now that's what I call ice. It was flawless. I could've stayed there for hours and would have if Sven hadn't tried to run up the stairs. After I made Sven sit at the base of the stairs, I went inside and-"

"That's when I first met Kristoff." Elsa said, interrupting him. "He eventually coaxed me into coming back to Arendelle-"

"Not after you tried making a snow monster to kick me out."

"But I didn't. So we returned to Arendelle and I made him Arendelle's Official Ice Master and Deliverer and here we are now."

Anna clapped. "That's the best story yet! Tell it again!"

Elsa laughed. "Maybe tomorrow but now it's time for you to take a bath and go to bed."

"But I'm not tired!"

"Too bad. Now come on, up the stairs you go."

Elsa got up from her chair with Anna doing the same. "Hey, Elsa, wait!" Kristoff called.

"Go on, I'll be up soon." Elsa told Anna. The strawberry blonde reluctantly exited the dining room and headed up the stairs to her room.

"So what were you going to tell me?" He asked.

Elsa started laughing again. "You know how Anna likes you, right?" Kristoff nodded. "Well I hope you didn't start having feelings for her."

"Why?"

"Because she's not eighteen. She's fifteen."

Kristoff paled.

Anna jumped into her bed and grabbed her book full of nursery rhymes off of her bedside table. Elsa came out of the bathroom with a towel, drying herself off. "I don't understand why I had to stay with you while you took a bath." She complained.

Anna sighed. "I already told you, Elsa, you were supposed to be looking out for the evil bubbles."

"Why did you have to keep splashing the water?"

"Because you're terrible at your job of keeping the bubbles away!"

Elsa shook her head, amused, and sat down next to Anna. "You want me to read you to sleep?" She asked as she reached for the book.

Anna pulled it away. "No! I'm going to read tonight." She opened it to a random page and began reading it. "Hey, diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon; the little dog laughed to see such sport, and the dish ran away with the spoon." She grinned up at Elsa. "I can read just like you." She said proudly.

The blonde chuckled. "Well, I'm glad you can remember your favorite nursery rhyme, but you didn't really read it. You just said it from your memory."

"I did not! I read it off of the page."

"I'm afraid you didn't. You're not on the right page and the book is upside down."

Anna groaned. "I just wanted to be able to read like you."

"I know, sweetie, but don't worry, you'll be able to read someday." Elsa got to her feet and tucked Anna in before blowing out the candle and walking toward the door.

"Goodnight Elsie." Anna called after her.

Elsa smiled. "Goodnight, my Little Princess."

I do not own Frozen, all rights belong to Disney, nor do I own Hey, Diddle, Diddle.

I've decided that I will turn this into a story, as you can see and I hope you all enjoy. Updates will NOT be regular.