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Anna ambled slowly down the hall. The sunlight streamed in through the windows, making dust motes that Anna walked through and ignored. Even the sun couldn't make this fun.

"Why do these meetings have to be so boring?" Anna said to herself. Another meeting, they have them two times a month. It's been about two months since the Great Thaw. Afterwards, Elsa began to fulfil her job as Queen. As a result, these meetings where created with the all the other important people in Arendelle. And of course, Anna was required to go.

"What a bummer! All those stuffy, old people do is sit around and talk business! And if you do one little bitty thing wrong you get hammered on about proper etiquette and acting royal and, well… basically you can't do anything fun or cheery or else!" Anna imitated the duchess from when she held a finger in Anna's face.

Anna sighed, trying to compose herself before entering the meeting room.

"It only lasts for two hours. You can do it." Anna whispered to herself as she pushed open the door. Eight pairs of eyes stared at her. Elsa sat at the head of the large table, and Anna's seat was on her right side. Four women sat the right side of the table, and four men sat on the left.

"You're late." One of the men said in a low, intimidating voice.

"That is none of you concern, Mr. Tripper." Elsa said calmly. "Please, Princess Anna, sit down."

"Yes, Queen." Anna said stiffly. She hated the formalities! Her name was Anna and her sister's name was Elsa, and that was that.

Anna tried to keep a scowl off her face as she sat down. The chairs were hard and she knew her bum would be numb by the end of two hours. The meeting started and she found herself once or twice starting to nod off, but luckily caught herself before anyone noticed. Anna looked at the clock on the wall.

Only half an hour. Half an hour. You can make it.

"Is there anything else that needs to be brought to my attention?" Elsa asked, making Anna jump lightly.

A silence followed and continued for five minutes.

"I have a question." Anna said. She took a deep breath. Elsa nodded, telling her to continue. "Can we put a window in here?"

She got the reaction she thought she would. The men and women gasped and stared at her with wide eyes as if she just asked if she could dye her hair blue.

"Why do you want windows?" Elsa asked. Her face looked tight and her lips twitched, as if holding back laughter.

"Because." Anna whined. "It's just so stuffy, and dark, and dreary in here!"

"You can't be serious?" A man asked, his voice had accent. "You can't put windows in here! That's outrageous. Then a spy could come by the window and listen to us or even come in and attempt murder! Do you want us killed, Princess Anna?"

"Wh- No!" Anna sputtered. This man was being un-reasonable. She looked over at Elsa for support, Elsa just shook her head.

"I'm sorry, Anna. But he's right, we can't risk lives or our discussions being heard." Elsa said. Anna couldn't believe that Elsa was agreeing with this man! She flitted her eyes to the clock. Time was up! Elsa saw the time too.

"You are dismissed." Elsa said. Anna waited for a moment and looked at Elsa. Before she was about to stand she heard two of the women muttering something.

"That Princess is crazy! She's acts like a clueless commoner." One of them said.

"She wanted to risk our lives just for a window!" Another one said.

Anna stood up abruptly and shoved her chair back into the table.

"Have a good day, now I must attend to some other things." Anna said, trying to keep the anger out of her voice. Once she shut the door behind her she ran down the hall and to the library, her favorite place for thinking.

She slammed the door behind her and slouched against the opposite wall. She folded her arms on her knees and rested her chin on them. She sat there as the anger slowly began to die down. A small tear slipped down her cheek.

Anna stared at the dark purple rug she was sitting on and reached a hand down to touch the soft fabric. She traced the yellow designs on it with her finger over and over again. Suddenly she heard a clicking noise and a light creaking. She gasped quietly and darted her eyes to the door. It was opened just a crack, and she could see the hall outside. A pair of brown eyes peeked through the crack. Anna sighed and leaned back against the wall, dropping her hands in her lap.

The door opened wider and the man with brown eyes walked in.

"Hey." Kristoff said.

"Hey." Anna replied quietly.

"What's wrong?" Kristoff walked over to her and slid down the wall next to her.

Anna didn't reply, she just continued staring at the rug. She reached her hand to touch it again, but Kristoff caught it. He wrapped his large hand around her small one and held it.

"What's wrong?" He repeated. Anna stayed silent for moment before she opened her mouth to speak.

"I hate those meetings." She said. Kristoff rubbed her hand with his thumb and nodded his head. "All we do is sit there for two whole hours and talk about boring stuff. And it isn't important, I mean, most of it isn't. And there aren't any windows in there!" Anna paused. "D-Did they tell you what I said?"

Kristoff nodded. "Yes, they did. And I was also told some other things, that aren't true. I'm sure you heard them too."

Anna bobbed her head and felt a tear threatening to fall. She tried to stop them but they came anyways. Kristoff wrapped an arm around her and pulled her closer. He rested his chin on her head as she buried her face in his shoulder. She cried like that for a few minutes, all the while feeling stupid.

Anna pulled away and wiped her eyes and nose with her sleeve.

"I'm sorry, I'm such an idiot. I go and do something that was bound to come back and hit me. I let myself get mad in front of them. And then I go and cry in front of you like a baby. I shouldn't be crying over something so stupid. It wasn't that big of a deal. I'm-" Anna's rambling was stopped by Kristoff placing his finer against her lips.

"Shhh. You're not and idiot, Anna. What you did makes sense, and those people are stupid and mean. You didn't deserve to be talked about like that. To you it's a big deal because you've never been picked on. It's okay to cry, especially around me. None of what you did was stupid. Okay?" Kristoff said, he tilted her head up so she could look him in the eye.

"Okay." Anna said quietly, but she still felt a little silly. Kristoff sensed it.

"Anna." Kristoff waited for her to respond, which she didn't. "Anna? What you did was justified, it's fine. Only those heartless, jerks think of you that way."

"I know. But you and I both know they're right. I am clueless, I don't do anything right. I somehow pushed my sister into seclusion, I get engaged to someone as soon as met him, then I help cause a freak snow storm in summer, then I run into you and mess things up, then I still think that other man loves me. And then I find out he doesn't, and I'm left to die, then I end up trying to find you, but instead I go to my sister and get frozen solid and die. I really feel lucky." Anna huffed.

"Anna, you are clueless, and that is okay. You've been locked up in a castle all your life, you're excited to finally get to know the world. And because you didn't learn things most people do growing up, you're learning them now. You're clueless, clumsy, and exuberant, and hyper, and social. And that is why I," Kristoff pushed his hand to his chest, then put it on Anna's shoulder. "Love you."

Anna looked at him for a moment, then she smiled.

"Thanks, I love you too." Anna chuckled lightly. "And I know for sure that this is genuine this time. I think that lesson was learned."

"Good." Kristoff paused. "Anna? Did Hans ever actually kiss you?"

"No, why?" Anna looked confused.

"Good, because." Kristoff said.

"Because why?" Anna smiled.

"Because." He repeated.

"Kristoff." Anna warned him with a smile.

"Just because, Anna. Just because." Kristoff said a little too loud. Anna sat there for a moment and thought.

"You want me for yourself. That's it, isn't it?" Anna guessed.

"Yes." Kristoff said. "I just wanted to know if he ever got to take your first kiss from you."

"Well, he didn't. You did." Anna chuckled.

"Fantastic. May I take your second one?" Kristoff smirked.

"You may." Anna shifted to face him. Kristoff leaned in and felt her lips against his. He pulled away and rested a hand on her cheek.

"I'm glad I got my clueless, clumsy princess." Kristoff smiled.

"Oh, please, don't ever call me princess." Anna groaned.

"Uh, but you kind of are one?" Kristoff raised his eyebrow.

"I know, but I find the title annoying. I just want to be normal." Anna knew she never could be, but a girl can dream can't she?

"Alright, you are not a princess. You are a lowly commoner who lives on a farm and you love the handsome Ice Master." Kristoff poked her arm.

"Better. Now let's go." Anna said. She stood up and Kristoff followed her out and down the hall. When they reached the door, Anna stopped.

"Thank you." Anna said.

"What for?" Kristoff asked.

"For helping me feel better. But mostly for treating me like a human being." Anna smiled.

"Well, if those snooty little jerks treat you otherwise, I will take them out!"

Anna chuckled.

"Bye Kristoff."

"By Anna, my normal, not princess, human being."