A/N: Thank you all for your support. I ultimately decided to continue this story and see it through to the end. I would especially like to show thanks to NovaDeb and Merida37. Your messages helped me reconsider things. Although, my mom was the first person to give me a pep talk the first night I had put up the notice. Anyway, for all those who showed support in one way or another thank you so much. You guys are awesome. Now, I just hope this chapter will be enough to please you guys and make up for lost time.

Elsa and Anna were welcomed in the arms of night's embrace. The cool air wrapped around their lithe bodies as they stepped further out onto a stone patio area. They stopped right at the edge where stone met grass. The two royal sisters surveyed the immediate area that lie before their eyes and found nothing. Anna scratched behind her head before facing Elsa.

"I thought we saw them around here not too long ago. What do you suppose could have happened?"

Elsa neatly folded her arms against her chest like wood stacked in a pile for a fire. "I'm not quite sure. Anything could have happened while we came out here from the where stood at the window."

"I suppose so. Should we look for them?"

"That seems like the best course of action to take. I think that the sooner we find Kirsten and Karen the better chance we have to clear the air."

"Yes, of course Elsa. You're right. You always know what to do. "

Elsa directed a dubious look to her sister. "Are you mocking me?"

"No. I didn't mean for you to feel that way. I just meant that you always seem to know what to do."

"Well, not all the time."

"But most of the time!"

Elsa looked away from Anna and waved a flimsy hand toward Anna as she did so. "Oh, Anna."

"But that's not a bad thing…", Anna paused poking her fingers together bashfully, "….most of the time. I actually admire you for you seem to know what's best for the kingdom and for other people. You don't do it to annoy or patronize people, you do it to help and guide them."

Elsa kept her arms neatly folded as she turned back to Anna with her eyes full of disbelief.

"A-Anna?"

Anna ignored the apparent lack of self-confidence laced in her sister's voice and grabbed her arm forcing it to wrap with her own.

"Come on, Elsa. We have a job to do: find Princess Kirsten and Princess Karen and set things straight with them."

Elsa was silent and pursed her lips. Anna thought she was hallucinating at first, but as she examined her sister's milky white face a little better in the moonlight, she saw a faint blush paint over her cheeks. Anna decided to relieve her sister of any self-doubt and playfully nudged her in the side while their arms remained intertwined.

"Come on! We have a mission to fulfill. From one pair of sisters to another of sisters, we'll help Kirsten and Karen get through this issue of theirs as well."

Elsa gave Anna a nervous glance.

"Do you really think I'm usually right?"

"Yes, Elsa! You're very smart, clever, and wise. I understand that mother and father brought you up so you would be ready to take the throne when you had to, but it's part of your personality to be the way you are. The best part is that you're not smart and wise in a condescending way. You share your knowledge in a most humble way. That's one of the things that I admire about you: your humble knowledge!"

Elsa chuckled behind her free hand. "Humble knowledge?"

"Oh! You know what I mean."

Elsa gave Anna a coy smile. "I do?"

"Yes! It means you show your knowledge and intelligence without being a big show-off."

Elsa took a moment to take in the information and considered the possible truth to it. After some deliberation, Elsa gave her sister a smile softer than a downy pillow.

"Thank you, Anna."

Anna simply nodded with vigor and a smile on her face. That was enough for Elsa. She used her interlocked arm to lightly tug at Anna's arm.

"Come on, Anna. Let's go find Kirsten and Karen."

Elsa led the two of them off the patio and onto the soft grass of the garden. Moments pass before the two royals spotted their guests sitting on a marble bench near a fountain deep in conversation. Karen appeared to be the more animated of the two.

Anna leaned into Elsa's ear. "Should we bother them or should we wait?"

"We should wait. It doesn't look like the kind of moment where it would be even remotely safe to interrupt."

"Good point. What do you suppose they're talking about?"

"I don't know. Do you have an idea, Anna?"

"I could guess that they are talking about how they haven't spent a lot of time together."

"When was the last time they spent time together?"

"Kirsten told me and Kristoff that the last time she and Karen spent any quality time together was a month ago."

Elsa was astounded by this piece of information, but maintained a calm expression.

"Really?"

"Really. I know we were estranged for thirteen years, but you had a reason to keep yourself away from me and everyone else. Kirsten didn't give a reason why she and Karen didn't see each other for a month. All I know is that it's because of their lack of connecting as sisters that Karen saw you as a desirous replacement for her older sister."

Elsa blinked in confusion. Even though she has hardly interacted with Kristen, she came off to Elsa as the type of person that other wouldn't mind being around either as a family member or friend. Elsa couldn't retain her thoughts as she heard her sister laugh out of the blue at something.

"What's so funny?"

Anna calmed down before speaking. "Nothing. I was just thinking of something."

"What would that be?"

"I was just thinking that if I was Karen I suppose that I would want to adopt you as my older sister figure too. I mean, who wouldn't want to be in your company? A crazy person that's who."

Elsa flushed at her sister's proclamation. "What about Kirsten?"

"Of course, Kirsten, is a wonderful friend and I'm sure she does what she can to be a good sister to Karen, but it seems that there's something missing preventing Kirsten from being the very best sister to Karen and how to show her support for her powers. You know, kind of like me and you."

Elsa quirked a dubious eyebrow.

"What I mean, Elsa, is that like Kirsten and Karen, we have the issue of knowing how to interact with each other when it comes to certain things."

"What do you mean, Anna?"

"Elsa, you and Karen both have magic powers and only you two truly know what it feels like to have them and no matter how hard Kirsten and I may try to understand we never will truly understand how to help you two since we don' have magic powers ourselves."

"Oh. I see what you mean, Anna. But even so, it seems that Karen and Kirsten are in a deeper conflict with out to relate to each other even when they don't share the same set of abilities than we do."

"What do you mean, Elsa?"

Elsa flashed Anna a confident and heartwarming smile. "The deeper the bond a pair of sisters have, the stronger their bond is and thus the easier of a time those sisters will have to understanding each other no matter the circumstance. I suspect that Karen and Kirsten are struggling more with bonding as sister than we are is because of their lack of connecting with each other. Don't you think so too, Anna?"

"Do you mean that even though we didn't have much to bond over after the day you were moved to a different room and kept separated from thirteen wretched years that we still had a strong bond and that we were able to have an understanding of each other once your powers were exposed at your coronation?"

"Something like that."

"So, are you saying that Karen and Kirsten's bond isn't as strong as ours?"

"Yes, Anna. That's precisely my point."

"What do you suggest we do?"

"We help them make amends with each other."

"How would we do that?"

"Well, I think it would be best that everything is fine among the four of us. That's why I offered that we all talk to each other about all that transpired during the course of today."

"Why did you want us to talk in the garden?"

With her free hand, Elsa gently patted Anna's arm.

"I have my reasons, dear sister."

"What kind of reasons?"

"Well for starters, the garden is an excellent place to relax and stretch one's limbs and clear one's mind. Second, I thought that we wouldn't have to worry about attracting unwanted attention. Third, I thought it would be good to end the day with positive connotations with the garden for us considering the previous event that that occurred earlier today. I would like to wipe away that scar from our association with the garden."

Anna blushed and made an 'o' shape in her mouth. "Oh."

"Hopefully, everything will okay for the four of us."

"I hope so, too."

Elsa and Anna turn their attention back to Kirsten and Karen. The two Danish princesses appeared to be settled in their conversation. They actually seemed sedated. The platinum blond and strawberry-blond royals took a leap of faith and approached their guests.

Kirsten and Karen noticed Elsa and Anna standing three feet away from them when they turned their heads in their direction. Kirsten had an expression that was a cross between surprise and pure pleasure. Karen looked uncertain of herself as she eyed Anna.

"Hello."

Elsa gave Kirsten and Karen and cheery smile. "May we join you two?"

Kirsten stood up as she locked eyes with Elsa. "Actually, why don't we join you two and take a walk?" Kirsten looked over at Karen. "Right, Karen?"

"Right." Karen quickly stood up and brushed herself off. She looked back at Anna. Elsa nonchalantly slipped her arm out of Anna's and took a step away from her. She looked between Kirsten and Karen.

"Shall we?"

Kirsten gave Elsa a courteous smile. "We shall."

Elsa and Kirsten started to walk ahead of their sisters both with their hands folded in front of them as poised as ever. Anna and Karen stared at each other not caring how far heir older sister's got away from them. They would have stared at each other all night if it weren't for an influential force coming down on them like a rain on a sunny spring day.

Without stopping or looking back, Elsa called back to them. "Come on, you two. We have some things to settle."

Anna gave Karen a glare before trotting off to catch up with Elsa and Kirsten. Stuck in confusion for a few moments, Karen blinked and then followed suit. Within seconds, Karen caught up with Anna being at her side as they made purposeful stride behind their elder siblings.

During their walk to where who knows, Elsa and Kirsten calmly conversed with each other on the issue at hand. Kirsten relayed to Elsa the problems she and Karen have been having recently and Elsa reciprocated by sharing her struggles of reconnecting with Anna and shared with Kirsten how they managed to reconnect as sisters after the Great Thaw and how they had fixed things with each other with the misunderstanding that recently occurred between them. Kirsten commented to Elsa on her observations of Anna's behavior during the misunderstanding. In turn, Elsa told Kirsten Karen's impression of their relationship to her while practicing earlier in the garden and then again in the tea parlor. The information Elsa shared with Kirsten was helpful to her. All in all, Elsa and Kirsten made quick friends since they barely had time to interact with each other so intimately as compared to than before. Yet it was not the case for their younger siblings acting as their shadows.

Anna and Karen just threw glances at each other often alternating between making sure they didn't bump into their sisters or taking in their surroundings. At times Karen tried to speak, but would back down and close her mouth. Other times Anna would attempt to say something to Karen but decided against the decision every time fearing that she might just say something out of character for her and thus Elsa would have to admonish her for such behavior. If that happen that would mean Elsa would be displeased with her and Anna did not want that to happen especially since she was desperate to fix the situation rather add to the problem.

At length the two pairs of sisters arrived at a destination. Apparently it was the pond Elsa and Karen practiced at. Elsa and Kirsten were calm and happy as they stood on one side of the pond admiring the reflection of the moon bouncing off the water. At another side stood Anna and Karen who were as far apart as they could without raising too much suspicion in their sisters. Each of them were a yard apart from their elder sibling. Elsa stole a glance of Anna's and Karen's reflections. Anna seemed disgruntled while Karen seemed unsure. She looked over at her new friend.

"So, Kirsten, what do you suggest we do?"

"You mean about this whole ordeal that has involved the four of us?"

"Yes."

"Why don't we ask our little sisters how they feel about everything that has transpired between the four of us?"

"Go ahead."

Kirsten smiled at Elsa before turning her attention to Karen and Anna.

"Karen, Anna, how do you two feel as to what happened?"

Anna crossed her arms. She gave Karen a lazy side-look silently prompting her to speak first.

"Well, I think, Anna hates me."

"I don't-"

"Anna, please."

Anna snorted in displeasure as she heard the warning in her sister's voice. Karen took that as a sign to continue.

"I think that you hate me because you felt threatened by me."

Anna nodded while not looking at Karen but rather the glowing pond. She brought her arms closer to her chest and her throat visibly tightened. Elsa could feel Anna's discomfort and her fear that she would be pinned against making her believe that she was wrong for how she felt. Elsa decided to let her sister that was not so.

"Anna, why don't you tell Karen how you feel?"

Anna briefly looked up at Elsa from underneath her eyelids before lifting her head and turning to face Karen. Her arms remained crossed against her chest as to provide some sort of protection for herself. Elsa noted Anna's posture and something nailed itself to her heart being reminded of the years that she had to keep herself shut off from the world and keeping her sister out of her life. Despite her pain Elsa stood steadfast in her resolve and remained by Kirsten's side. She could only watch Anna talk to Karen because it was important for the two of them to settle their differences.

Anna locked eyes with Karen. "I don't hate you, but I do hold a strong dislike for you because I was jealous of you spending time with Elsa."

"Why?"

"Like you said before, Karen, I saw you as a threat. You made me feel threatened and disvalued. I had feared that you were going to replace me as Elsa's new younger sister and the thought disturbed me greatly. I also overheard you two in the tea parlor and how you would like to have Elsa as an older sister rather than reconnect with Kirsten. That's what I was referring to when I professes that I didn't like you in front of everyone back in the tea parlor. Why don't you want to spend time with Kirsten? She seems to be a wonderful sister. I know she's a good friend."

"It's not that I don't value and love Kirsten as a sister or friend because I do it's just that Elsa was like a breath of fresh air. She someone I could relate to that Kirsten could not."

"It's because you and Elsa have powers, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"That's caused you two to drift apart and have trouble bonding with each other."

"Exactly! But what I don't understand is that you and Elsa are in a similar situation and two seem to be doing just fine."

"Were."

"What?"

"We were in a similar situation as you and Kirsten are in. We aren't anymore."

"Oh. Well, you know what I mean. What makes yours and Elsa's situation different from ours?"

"Karen, that would depend on how you and Kirsten have interacted with each other when approaching the subject of controlling your powers."

"I felt patronized."

"How?"

"I mean, of course Kirsten never meant to make me feel this way, but she didn't get how to talk to me about how give me advice on how to control my powers. Sometimes she would get frustrated with me and blame me for being difficult."

"Well, it's hard being the sibling that doesn't have any powers."

"It's even harder being the sibling with the magic powers."

"You don't know that! Maybe it's equally hard for each sibling but it's hard for them in different ways. Have you ever opened up to Kirsten? Did you give her a chance to help you the way you would have liked her to help? Did you let her know how you felt?"

Karen blinked once or twice before crossing her arms. Anna dropped hers.

"Well, no. That thought didn't cross my mind. I was too frustrated with her and myself to think clearly."

Anna knitted her eyebrows together. A feeling thumped in her heart. Perhaps it was something she would not expect to feel at this time and place with Princess Karen in front of her. Perhaps she felt sympathy for her.

"Why would you be frustrated with yourself?"

"It's because I was afraid of hurting people with my out-of-control powers."

Imagines of Elsa telling her to go away and staying safe from her and her powers flashed through Anna's eyes.

"Okay. That's an understandable fear, but why were you frustrated with your sister?"

"It's because she thought I had complete control of my powers and that I would use them to bother her."

"Why would that be?"

Karen blushed. "It's because I did use to pull pranks on her when we younger before I got my powers."

"How did you get them?"

"It was accident really. A man got mad at me and cast a curse on me. That's how I got my powers."

"Do you know how Elsa got hers?"

Karen shook her head. Anna smirked feeling proud that she could only know such a fact about Elsa because they were sisters.

"She was born with them."

Both Karen and Kirsten turned their head and looked at Elsa with wide eyes.

"Is that true?"

Elsa shyly nodded . "Yes."

Kirsten and Karen both looked at each other with mutual shock trying to absorb the information. Soon after the initial shock wore off everyone's attention was back on Anna.

"So, Anna what are you trying to say?"

"Since Elsa was born with her powers maybe she had a better opportunity to keep her powers under control. Yes, there was a time when she lost control and fear consumed her, but then I came and talked to her and then later on sacrificed myself for her that was when she learned to control her powers again."

"What was it?"

"Love. Elsa could probably had her powers under control this whole time if she wasn't consumed with fear and if I had heard her to slow down. It was my fault she lost control of her powers and had to be put into isolation. But I also helped her learn to control her powers again by showing her that love will help make things better; that it will help her control her powers. I didn't focus on Elsa's powers as being a problem, I only saw her powers as a gift when we were young and I focused on bringing back my sister to our home when her powers were revealed to the kingdom. What do you think your problem is with Kirsten, Karen?"

"I believe that we focus too much on my powers and not how we should talk to each other as sisters."

"I think you might be heading in the right direction."

An odd pause stretched over the passage of time as long as the distance that separated Anna and Karen. The younger Danish princess cleared her throat before locking eyes with the Princess of Arendelle.

"I'm sorry."

Anna shrunk her shoulders up and lurched back as she gasped. "What?"

"I'm sorry, Anna. I wasn't thinking and it's clear Kirsten and I have some issues, but didn't mean I should try to make you feel like I wanted to replace you as Elsa's younger sister. I just felt that-"

"I understand."

"Pardon me?"

"I understand, Karen. You don't to further explain yourself."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

"And?"

Anna's body and face visibly relaxed. "Apology accepted. I should have been more straight-forward from the start and let you and Elsa know how I felt, but at the time I didn't know my true feelings. So, I guess I am sorry that held so much dislike for you even though it wasn't your fault that you didn't know half of what I felt throughout this whole experience."

"That's okay. I'm sure if I was in your position I would have acted similarly, Anna."

The two girls shared an awkward laugh. Karen stole a glance over at Elsa and Kirsten before returning her gaze to Anna.

"And sorry for talking off your boyfriend's ear. I feel like I don't leave the castle ground very often and seeing Kirsten and Elsa were so exciting for me."

Anna shrugged her shoulders. "Well, it's hard not to like them. They're great people. If I was you, Karen, I probably would want to steal Elsa and Kristoff away, too."

Elsa flushed with embarrassment. "Anna!"

Anna waved Elsa off without breaking eye contact with Karen. "I'm just teasing, Elsa."

"And it's okay. But I'd better not see you flirt with him again when you two come back."

Karen blushed at the implication of coming back.

"Come back?"

"Yeah. Why wouldn't you and your family be allowed to come back?"

"Does that mean we're okay then?"

Anna hadn't realized that during her talk with Princess Karen that she gave her a way out of the mess she made and into her heart.

"Um…yes?"

"We are okay?"

"Yes. Why not?"

"So everything is forgiven between you and me?"

Anna rubbed her left arm with her hand. She wasn't sure how she wanted to respond. She still wanted her hate Karen, but she couldn't force herself to feel such a negative feeling towards the Danish princess. She figured the best thing was let bygones be bygones and move on, but also didn't want to give Karen the wrong impression. After some deliberation and looking between Elsa's, Kirsten's and Karen's expressions of hope and patience, Anna made a decision. She looked Karen square in the eyes. She dropped her hand at her side.

"Yes."

Karen's eyes lit up from Anna's answer.

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"That's wonderful."

"Okay. Well, we can talk later." Anna looked at Kirsten and Elsa and Karen's eyes followed. "Maybe you should talk with your sister now?"

Karen bit her lower lip with uncertainty. She could hardly move. Anna approached her and began to lightly push her toward Kirsten to give her body some momentum. Before long, Karen released her lower lip from her teeth's grip and began to move on her own albeit slowly. Kirsten made an effort to meet Karen half way. When a few feet remained between the two sisters they stopped and stared at each other. Off to the side Anna had found herself at Elsa's side the two of them acting as onlookers.

"Kirsten."

"Karen."

"I'm sorry how I've acted. I should have given you a chance to show me support you are capable of showing just as Elsa was able to do. I really hope that we can start over and become better sisters to each other. Would it be okay if we started now?"

Kirsten gave Karen a soft and understanding smile. "I suppose I could have done a better job of being your supportive older sister."

Karen cracked a smile. "And I suppose I could have been a more patient younger sister."

"You would be right there."

"So, what do you say, Kirsten? What would I have to do to prove to you I love you and no one could ever take your place not matter how delusional I may seem at the time."

"How about we tour the castle together before heading for bed?"

"That's fine with me as long as you don't reject me."

"I don't intend to. I would like to fix us as much you want to fix us, Karen."

"Maybe we can talk out our problems while we walk around inside."

"That sounds like a wonderful plan."

"So, are we okay?"

"Yes, for now."

"That's all I can ask for right now."

Karen looked toward Anna and Elsa.

"Elsa, I apologize for my behavior earlier. If you could find it in your-"

Elsa raised a hand to halt Karen. "It's okay. If forgive you. Now, why don't you and Kirsten work out your problems? Family comes first."
Karen gave Elsa a thankful smile. "Same goes for you and Anna."

Elsa chuckled. "Of course, Karen. We'll see you two tomorrow for breakfast then?"

"Of course as long you are willing to have us."

Anna gave Karen a weak smile. "We would like for you two to join us for breakfast."

Karen could feel her heart flutter with pure joy. "Thank you. We'll be there."

"Come on, Kirsten. We need some good old fashioned sister bonding time."

Kirsten lightly chuckled. "You could show me what you learned from Elsa by using your powers."
A coy smile found its way on Karen's face. "Maybe I could and maybe I won't."

Kirsten lightly slapped Karen in the arm. "Oh, you!"

Karen laughed.

"Come on, little sis, we're going to have a nice, long talk while we walk around the castle."

"Of course, Kirsten."

With that Kirsten and Karen shared a smile before bidding Elsa and Anna a good night and then left the garden to return to inside the castle. Anna's eyes lingered on the disappearing figures of Karen and Kirsten.

"Wow."

"What?"

Anna turned to face Elsa. "That went by so much easier and faster than I expected."

"What were you expecting?"

"Well, I wasn't expecting for me to forgive Karen so quickly. I thought my dislike for her was deeper than what I actually felt. I thought the whole process would take longer."

"That just proves to you that you didn't dislike Karen as intensely as you disliked the thought of someone replacing you as my sister. It also proves how mature you've grown. I saw how you struggled with your feelings and you chose to do the right thing. I'm proud of you, Anna."

Anna blushed. "You're just saying that, Elsa."

Elsa saw a stray strand of hair poking out from Anna's left ear and tucked it back behind her ear.

"No, I'm not. I really am proud of Anna. You confronted and made amends with Karen. That takes an immense amount of courage to do that."

"Do what?"

"Forgive somebody."

Anna blushed even harder. "Oh."

Elsa placed a gentle kiss on Anna's forehead. "And you'll never have to doubt your worth as my sister ever again."

Anna happily closed her eyes and smiled before burying her face into Elsa's right shoulder and wrapping her hands around her sister's body.

"Mhmm!"

A soft smile was on Elsa's face as she brought her hands around and patted Anna's upper back.

"How do you feel now, Anna?"

Anna pealed herself from Elsa's body.

"I feel fine. How do you feel?"

"I'm fine."

"Good. What should we do now?"

"How about we follow Kirsten and Karen's example?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean we spend some quality time together. We haven't had the chance to actually bond ever since the royal family of Denmark came by for a visit."

"But I thought we talked out our problems."

"I know, but I was thought we could just spend some time together."

"What do you propose we do?"

"Well, what's something you would like to do that we didn't get to do while we were separated from each other?"

"I have an idea, but it's kind of silly especially for our ages."

"It doesn't matter to me, Anna. I want to make up thirteen years with you even that means we have to do things that normally were done by children. We need to do certain things not only to make up for lost moments as sister, but also make it up to the children in us."

"You especially need to make it up to your inner child, Elsa. You had to grow up faster than you were expected of even as heir to the throne."

"Oh, Anna, I'm fine."

Anna yanked on Elsa's wrist with a harsh yet playful force. "No, you're not, Elsa. You need to let your inner child have some fun and freedom."

Elsa quirked an eyebrow up in a challenging manner. "Oh? And what do you suppose we should do?"

Anna had a mischievous grin etched on her freckled face.

"I actually don't care if it seems silly anymore!"

"What is it? What do you want to do?"

"Could you read a story to me while covered in a blanket on the floor and we have hot chocolate together?"

Elsa blinked in surprise. "You want to do that?"

"Yes! If there's one thing I have always desired for you to do with me again was read me a story before bed when we're huddled together under a blanket in the library near the fire and got to had hot chocolate with us. I want to relive that again with you Elsa."

"But didn't you have mother to do that with you?"

"Mama read to me when I was tucked in bed and even though she did it with love and had a lot of imagination, the experience wasn't the same when you first read to me in front of the fire. And no matter how hard I tried to like how mama did things, I always wanted my big sister to read ti me. You're my role model, Elsa. You're the one person I always looked up to even when I couldn't spend time with you. Yes, there were times when I looked up to mama and papa, but you always were at the top of my list of role models and there was nothing better in the world than to be read a bedtime story than by my older sister."

Elsa was taken back. She placed her free hand over her heart in a feeble attempt to ease the pounding in her chest. She simply was taken away by Anna's heartfelt words.

"Oh, Anna…I had no idea…"

"Please, Elsa? Will you please read to me?" If I had to choose one activity between all the activities that I had yearned to do with you, I would pick this one."

Elsa could feel tears well up to the brim in her eyes. She vigorously nodded her head.

"Of course, Anna. I'll read to you tonight."

"Yay!" Anna threw herself toward Elsa into a bone-crushing hug. Despite the initial pain of her lungs threatening to collapse all Elsa could focus on was how happy she felt to fulfill one of Anna's most wished upon desires on reading a book with her sister before falling asleep. Elsa allowed her tears to fall onto Anna's shoulders before she realized that her sister was squeezing the life out of her. She gasped loudly trying to claim wads of air in her lungs.

"Anna! Let me go, please."

Anna violently pulled herself away from Elsa. "Oops! Sorry, Elsa."

Elsa placed a hand over her chest while trying to bring her breathing pattern back to normal. In the meantime Anna mumbled sot apologies into her ears and gently held her up so she wouldn't fall over. Once Elsa recovered, she stood up straight and smiled at Anna.

"It's alright, Anna. Now, how about we find a good book to read?"

Anna happily jumped in the air while clapping rapidly and smiling like the biggest goofball on the planet.

"Yes!"

Before Elsa could say anything more, Anna grabbed one of her wrists and gleefully dragged her sister back inside the castle.

To Be Continued…

Extra Note: This is the homestretch, guys. I'll most likely wrap everything up with two more chapters.