A/N: Sorry I was M.I.A. I'm under so much stress and pressure these days and I have shit going on:(

Anyway, thank you so much if you're still sticking around and to any new readers out there, welcome! As always, excuse my errors and stuff that makes no sense. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter 11: It's Time

Three years later

Anna POV

A loud knock came on the door. But I ignored it. Sleep was so good. The bed was comfortable, warm, and so welcoming. I could honesty stay like this all day if I wanted to. But there was always someone there to wake me, unfortunately. A louder knock came.

"Princess Anna.", I heard a male voice call. Sounded familiar. Knock knock knock. I groaned and sat up with my eyes still closed.

"Yeah?", I yawned as I pulled a hair out of my mouth. Gross.

"Sorry to wake you, Ma'am-"

"No no no you didn't, I've been up for hours", I half said and half yawned. I rested my head on my palm, my elbow resting on my thigh. I kept my eyes closed, but then total darkness started taking over and the silence...Knock knock knock.

"Who is it?", I snapped up.

"It's still me Ma'am. The gates will open soon, time to get ready.", He said as I rubbed my eyes and stretched.

"Of course.", I responded. "Um ready for what?"

"Your sister's coronation Ma'am?", He answered as if it should have been obvious.

"My sister's coronation...", I opened my eyes. The room was bight. How long did I oversleep this time?

"It's coronation day!", It suddenly hit me as I saw the dress I was planning to wear.

"I'll be right down.", I said scrambling to get out of bed. I fell on the floor, with a loud thud. I heard Kai sighed on the other side of the door. I quickly went and changed into the dress I was planning to wear for this special day. It was a black sweetheart bodice with off the shoulder dark green sleeves. It had an olive drab skirt with sashes that were mainly dark green. When the dress was on, I put on a satin-laced necklace with a bronze pendant that had Arendelle's crest. I sat on the bed and put on white stockings and a pair of black shoes.

When that was done, I quickly went to the bathroom to fix the sorry excuse for a bird nest that was my morning hair. I quickly took out a brush and started the struggle. Years of this had made this easier to tame, so it no longer takes as long as it used to. I could have someone else do my hair, but I liked to do it myself for several reasons. The first being that having someone else do it is painful. All that pulling and they don't even give you warning. The second being that they never seem to get it right. They never do it exactly the way I want it. There's always something I want to change about it. And when I asked them to change it half way through, they give me attitude and mumble about how indecisive I was. Which I guess it's true, but still they should know that by now. And I had no life, so it gave me something to do. I put my hair in a bun at the crown of my head, part of my hair braided as a headband, with my bangs moving toward my right.

As I hurried out the door, I was putting on a barrette with a couple of satin ribbons that were green and yellow. I couldn't believe that I had overslept on his particular day of all days. I should have been like the first one up. I mean it was only Elsa's most important day of her life. It's not everyday you become the queen of Arendelle. Elsa's gonna be so mad at me.

"I'm here!", I blurted out as I entered the breakfast table, only to find it empty. A second later Gerda came with breakfast. I noticed that it was enough for one person. I sigh sadly, losing my appetite. But I needed to eat, if I didn't I would regret it later.

"Where's my sister?", I asked as I took a seat.

"Princess Elsa hasn't come down yet. So you'll see her later.", She informed me with an apologetic smile. I nodded sadly. I felt my spirit go lower. I really wish Elsa would stop doing this to me, but I guess she didn't want to spend the morning with her screw up sister. As I ate in silence, I couldn't stop thinking of my sister. She was always avoiding me whenever she could. And even when we were together, she never has much to say. And everything she said is generic and formal. Like we weren't not family. But that didn't matter much, because no matter how hard she tried to push me away, I always came back for more. She'll give in eventually. Maybe.

When I had finished, I went around the castle for a while. It was fascinating to watch the servants hurrying around. I bet they weren't used to this much activity and neither was I. This change felt so right! It was usually quiet and kind of dark. I saw door opened and then another one open. Then I saw the windows open simultaneously, letting so much yellow sunlight in. It was a warm sight that made me all warm and fuzzy inside. I went upstairs to look out the window. I could see the tips of ships coming in. I wonder how much people there will be? I went over to Elsa's room. I was going to knock but then decided not to. I'll just wait for her to come out later, she's going to have to come out today.

I went over to the stairs and slide down the railing, even though I've been told millions of times to not do that. As I was heading down the hallway, I saw Gerda and along with others carrying stacks of plates. I wanted to help, but they would tell me no. And it would have probably been a wise choice, considering I was not really coordinated. Every once in while, I still fell on my face. The stacks were very big and there were so many stacks. Wow, that's a lot of salad plates. Eight thousand maybe? I shrugged those thoughts away and kept going toward the door.

Once I was out, I looked at the closed gates. I wasn't fond of the gates as they reminded me of Elsa's door. The memory of the gates closing thirteen years ago was a fuzzy one. I didn't really understand what was going on at the time, but now I did. It was because of the accident I caused. I wish things had gone differently that night and maybe things would be better. All I could do now was move on and hope for the best. At least I learned my lesson about not forcing Elsa into anything. Or upsetting her, because that would mean her powers would show. I still didn't understand what the big deal was, but I decided it didn't matter. If it was important, I'll find out.

I heard a weird noise coming from the gates. It's time! I knew I was beyond happy, but actually feeling that happiness was too much, but in a good way. I felt like a cage bird with huge wings that were aching to move, and now it was getting the chance to do so. It was a great feeling of freedom, like I could do whatever I wanted, anything I wanted. Come on gates, open up already! As if on cue, the gates started opening.

I practically skipped over to the opening and went over. There were so many new faces. They all bowed their heads and smiled at me as they went in. I smiled back at them. I wanted to say hi to all of them, but I wanted to test my new boundaries even more. As I ran out, a girl caught my attention for no reason. She was short brown hair and was in a casual pink dress. She was looking up at the castle, admiring it. She looked older than me, Elsa's age maybe? Her face looked familiar, but I couldn't place her face anywhere. The sudden attention went away as quickly as it came. I haven't been outside in forever, so how could I possibly know her?

Everyone was walking in the opposite direction of me. I saw a pair carrying a giant cake and I ducked under it. I ran over to the dock. The feeling of the wind in my face as I ran was so refreshing. The air felt moist and so nice! I spread my arms apart behind me, as if I was a bird about to take off. I closed my eyes to feel this moment. Everything felt so right. This is only for today unfortunately, so I wanted to make the most of it. I needed to make the most of it. Before the door closes. Maybe I'll find love, but that's stretching it a bit.

As I was running by, I suddenly felt something push me to the side. I tried to gain my balance as I was no about to fall backwards. My foot fell inside of a bucket which didn't help me at all. I ended up tripping on the side of a small boat. The momentum send me and the boat forward, about to fall into the water. I screamed as I looked at the water. Suddenly the boat jerked up, with me on it.

"Hey!", I said angrily, trying to get a seaweed that was draping in front of my face.

"I'm so sorry. Are you hurt?", I heard a concern voice say. I looked up to see a handsome man on a horse. My anger suddenly vanished. The first thing I noticed about him were his dreamy eyes.

"Hey. Um yea- no no I'm I'm okay." I said getting up.

"Are you sure?", He asked with concern in his dreamy green eyes. He got off his horse to come help me.

"Yeah, I I just wasn't looking where I was going. I'm great. Actually.", I said. Since when I stutter this much?

"Oh, thank goodness.", He said relieved, holding out a hand to help me up. I smiled and took his gloved hand. I think my eyes lingered on him longer than needed.

"Oh, um Prince Hans of the Southern Isles.", He introduced himself, bowing his head.

"Princess Anna of Arendelle.", I introduced myself. My stomach began to feel something. Is this what butterflies feel like?

"Princess?", He said confused. Realization hit him as to who I was.

"My Lady.", He said respectively knelled down. His horse saw this and bowed as well. The horse lifted the leg that was keeping the boat from falling. The boat moved toward the water. I was about to fall into the water when he quickly stood and put his arms around my torso. This saved me from falling in the water, his face inches from mine. He gave a nervous laugh.

"Um hi again.", I said nervously. The horse, seeing what had happened, stepped on the boat, making us jerk forward. This resulted in me landing on top of him

"Oh boy.", He said when that happened

"This is awkward. Not you're awkward. But just because we're- I'm awkward. You're gorgeous. Wait what?", I put my foot where my mouth is yet again, as I got up. He didn't seen to notice this. Or maybe he did, but decided to spare me the humiliation.

"I like to formally apologized for hitting the Princess of Arendelle with my horse.", He said as he got up. "And for every moment after."

"No, no no it's fine. I'm not that princess.", I quickly said, making my way around him. "I mean if you hit my sister Elsa, it would be jeez. Cause you know..." I suddenly saw the horse in front of me, looking at me curiously.

"Hello.", I said scratching it under the mouth. The horse seemed to enjoy it.

"But lucky you, it's just me.", I continued.

"Just you?", He chuckled. All I could do was simply shrug and smile at him like an idiot. He gave me a smile. I suddenly became aware of the bells ringing from where I came from.

"The bells! The coronation!", I suddenly remembered.

"I I've- I better to go, I have to go. I I better go.", I said walking back to where I came from.

"Bye!", I waved and hurried away, not knowing how to say goodbye.

"Oh no.", I heard him say and then a splash of water. I wanted to look back as I could feel his eyes on me, but I needed to get there. I can't be late to my own sister's coronation. Besides who knows, I might ran into him at Elsa's celebration tonight.

When I went back inside, I discovered that the ceremony hadn't started yet. People were still around the courtyard, talking happily on themselves. I saw Kai hurrying along.

"Um Kai?", I called and he turned

"Yes Princess?", He asked politely.

"Why hasn't it started yet?"

"Her Majesty just gave a welcome speech. I believe she is currently in her study. It will start soon.", He informed me.

"Okay thanks.", I said and was off to the stairs. Time to pay my dear sister a visit. I started walking over to her study. It used to be Papa's, but now it belonged to Elsa. I was about to knock when I stopped my hand in midair. What if she doesn't want to see me? I was used to rejection, but it still hurts. I took a deep breath and knocked. Silence. I knocked again and more silence. With a frown, I opened and door and walked in. It was empty. Her desk was neatly organized like always and it was so clean in here. I sat on the couch and looked at the small table in the middle. I did that for five minutes, but she never came.

It felt weird being in here. I've been in here a couple of times, but I've never been in here by myself. I felt like going through Elsa's stuff, but that would be invasion of privacy. I got up and walked over to the window. From the widow I could see the courtyard, but it was from a different viewpoint. Not the same as her bedroom. This study resembled her room a lot though. One large bookshelf was filled with books that were just too big. I think I would need help to carry one, if I ever picked one out. Seriously, there should be a limit on how big they could get, but that's no fun. I went over to her desk, where papers were neatly organized. I saw one with the sloppy handwriting I recognized as my own. She always made me do paperwork and other boring stuff to keep me entertain. It was lame of her, but it did past the time. I filed me with pride to know that I was actually getting very good at them. I impressed myself sometimes.

I went to the wall where a portrait of my late father was. He was holding the scepter and orb. I got curious about what it would be like to hold them, as they were right in front of me. Elsa wouldn't mind, would she? But the curiosity grew the more I tried to ignore it. My hands began to get that itch to grab them. No, those are not meant for you. Stop it. Despite my better half telling me not to, I picked them up. They felt heavy and cold in my hands. A very foreign feeling came over me, a feeling I wasn't fond of. Definitely not meant for me.

"Ahem.", I heard loudly behind me as I was about to put them back. My blood ran cold and I felt a knot in my stomach. Trying to hold it back, I slowly turned to face my sister. Like I expected, she was frowning at the items I held in my hands. I took a step back, feeling the hard furniture behind me. She had her arms folded across her chest and her mouth was a thin line. I swallowed hard. Come Anna, no fear!

"Elsa! I I didn't hear you com come in.", I said nervously. I wanted to kick myself. So much for no fear. She was still giving me the cold stare, not saying anything. I waited for her to yell at me, but it never came. She has never yelled at me before, even when the time called for it, but the possibility was still there right?

"I came to see you, but you didn't answer your door. Well, um you never answer your door. But this time is was different, because...because your door was unlocked. And because it was unlocked I thought that maybe you were in here. I came in but you weren't here and so I sat here for a while thinking you know about this day and everyth- I'm rambling now and I'll be quiet now.", I said, feeling my hands get sweaty. She shook her head in disapproval. She walked up and stood in front of me. She was only two or three inches taller than me, but I felt like she was towering me. Her cold intense eyes penetrating right through me.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. I only wanted to see if...", I stopped talking as her expression told me to. She held out her hands for me to give the orb and scepter to her and I obliged. But then she put the royal items back in my shaky hands. This time the orb on my left and the scepter on my right. Confusion clouded my mind.

"Posture is important.", She mumbled as she put her hand on my back for me to stand straighter. When that was done, she stepped back to get a full view. I wasn't sure what to do. I wanted to look at her, but if I did that then she wold give me that cold stare again. She stood there staring at me, as if it would be the last time she wold get to look at me.

"Looks good on you.", She said after what seemed like forever.

"Um thank you.", I said nervously putting them back as she came to stand next to me. It was quiet. I wanted to talk, but I wasn't sure what to say.

"Where were you?", I blurted out.

"I was busy sorting some last minute documents and signing them.", She said, looking up at the picture of our father with a sad expression.

"He would have been so proud of you.", I said putting a hand on her shoulder. Our parents was a touchy subject for her, I try not to bring it up. She give me a sad smile and shrugged my hand away.

"I'm sure he would have.", She said it like she didn't believe it, looking down at her hands. We stood there in awkward silence.

"So... um you're gonna be queen?", I said. It was more of a statement. I didn't know what else to say

"Yes, today's the day.", She said looking down.

"You nervous?", I asked the obvious question.

"Yes, but at the same time no. It's nice that it's going to be official. And the council members will have to stop questioning my authority.", She said.

"Council members? But I thought you wouldn't start ruling until today?", I asked dumbfounded. She raised an eyebrow at me.

"What?", I asked. Did I miss something?

"Anna, you are aware that I've been ruling for the past three years. Today it will just become official.", She said as if it should have been obvious.

"But wasn't there a man who was to rule until you came of age?", I asked. I don't know much, but I do know this.

"Ah yes old Henry. He was in charge for a couple months, but then I started checking the accounts and notice some money had mysteriously disappeared. I asked Henry politely to explain himself but he denied everything, right in my face.", She said with a sour expression. She started walking to the window, looking into the courtyard. "Had he just confessed his crime and apologized, I would have kept him around and not have done what I did.", She said turning back to me.

"Wha what did you do?", I asked, afraid of the answer.

"His treason was punishable by execution.", She said as a matter of factly. I gasped at her answer, and she looked at me blankly. How can Elsa be so cold. She looked annoyed at my reaction.

"However...", She said putting emphasizes on it. "the idea of taking someone's life sickens me deeply, so I simply banished him from Arendelle.", She shrugged. I just stared at her, not sure how to respond to that. I began to breathe after realizing I was holding my breath. I felt relieve run through my body.

"Well Elsa, I'm proud of you for being the mature one and I think you made the best decision.", I smiled encouragingly.

"Thank you Anna. It means a lot that someone thinks otherwise.", She said, smiling. I really liked that smile of hers. It always made my day to see it.

"What do you mean?", I asked confused.

"Nothing that concerns you, so don't worry about it." She said walking behind her desk.

"Um sure okay. So you've been running this place for almost three years!", I exclaimed, waving my arms. She nodded.

"Wow Elsa. That's amazing. So how did you do it? Isn't it supposed to be super hard?", I asked. I remembered Papa being too busy for me sometimes. Mama wold sometimes be busy as well. And here was Elsa, doing both their work, yet she seen at ease, not stressing over the kingdom.

"It's not hard, just time consuming." She replied boringly.

"Well, you were technically born for the job. So it seems fitting that you would be great at it.", I said, admiring my sister.

"Yes, born to do that. And born to do many things.", She said looking up into space.

"Is that what you do in your room all the time? Ruling the kingdom that is.", I asked.

"Part of it, yes." We stood there in silence again. Elsa pulled out a key from her desk and walked to the other side of the room. She inserted it into the keyhole in one of the cabinets. When it opened she took out a small white box with a green ribbon folded into a neat bow on top. Holding it with her left hand, she walked over to me.

"Here.", She said and held it out for me to grab. I stared at it dumbfounded. It can't be what it looks like. Elsa has never given me a gift before.

"You got me a present?", I said slowly. This can't be real.

"Well, it's a coronation custom.", She said nervously, trying to make it sound like she had to get me something, but the fact of the matter was that she got me something! I started smiling like an idiot.

"You love me. You really really love me.", I chanted, pointing at her. She started frowning at my behavioral.

"Ah, forget it.", She said annoyed, turning away from me. Great, your sister tries to be sweet and you ruin it in less than a minute.

"No wait, give it here!", I said. I started standing on my tiptoes trying to reach over her shoulders. I felt her body stiffen under mine.

"Anna stop.", She said struggling to get me off her. I made a reach it and almost had it, but it was now on her other hand. I ended up grabbed her bare hand. Strange, how is it that I just now realize she isn't wearing her gloves. They felt very cold, like it was made of ice. I had forgotten what they felt like.

"Whoa! Your hands are cold.", I said, pausing to feel them more. She I saw panic and anger in her icy eyes.

"Stop touching!", She said loudly and roughly pushed me off her, sending me straight to the floor beneath me. Ouch. "I can't stand it." It was quiet again. I was hoping she wouldn't see the hurt in my eyes, but I wasn't good at hiding my emotions well, unlike her. She looked at me and I saw regret written all over her expression.

"Oh, Anna I-", She started but I cut her off.

"No no it's my fault. You hate to be touch, I know that.", I said getting up. She nodded, avoiding my eyes. She opened her mouth to say something, but a knock on the door interrupted her. She gave me a worried smile and said come in.

"You Majesty, it's time.", Kai informed us. Elsa took a deep breath, putting her hands behind her.

"It's time.", She straighten up, as if trying to look brave in the face of the enemy. She looked really upset. I noticed that she had her gloves on. That was fast. I saw that her hands were trembling slightly.

"It's time.", I echoed. Elsa, don't worry so much. I'm here for you. I wanted to say those needed words to her, but I didn't. All I did was follow them out.

A/N: Well that was short and uneventful, in my opinion. It was going to be longer, but I'll save the rest for later. Anyway, I REALLY am sorry for not updating in like almost a month. One more thing, I'm NOT going to give up on this story. I can promise you that:)

So um I've kind of been fangirling over Once Upon A Time. If you haven't heard, Frozen is in. The main reason I'm watching. It really is good.

Anyway I'll update soon. And no I don't think it will take a month.