Hey guys, I really do apologize for the delay. This chapter gave me quite a bit of trouble. I kept hitting a standstill and had to go away for a bit and then come back when I had inspiration. I don't think I've ever had such trouble with a chapter before. But here it is, chapter 2! I promise, after this, I won't take so long to update. I hate it when authors don't update for a month or more. But that won't happen here, I promise! Thanks for the faves, follows, and reviews so far! Anyway, hope you enjoy, and keep reviewing! DISCLAIMER: I do not own the lyrics contained in this chapter. They belong to Disney.

Chapter 2: We Know Better

Elsa – 3 ½; Anna – 6 months

"She's so boring! I can't do anything with her!"

It was a warm, sunny summer afternoon in Arendelle, and the royal family, minus one, was outside in their private garden. Queen Idun was sitting on a stone bench, holding a six-month-old Anna on her knee, carefully watching her eldest daughter. The one person missing was King Agdar, who was currently ensconced in a meeting with his council. Elsa was sitting in the grass a few feet away, attempting to make a daisy chain, but it kept falling apart, making her frustrated, so she just threw it away and went back to what she had spent the last six months doing, which was complaining about her baby sister.

"All she does is eat, sleep, and cry," said Elsa, frowning at her droopy daisy chain more deeply than was necessary. "And drool. She drools a lot, Mama." She stuck her tongue out in disgust.

"Elsa, sweetheart," her mother said. She stood up, settled Anna on her hip, and walked over to her, bending down so she was at eye level. "We talked about this, remember? Anna's too little yet to do much of anything."

"I know," said Elsa, but she was still pouting. "I just want someone to play with, that's all."

"I know you do," said her mother. "But I'm here, darling." And she smiled at her oldest daughter.

"I know," said Elsa again. It was true that it was rare that her mother (or her father, for that matter) was able to spend time with her. Usually, they were both closed up in some meeting somewhere in the castle. But more often than not, Elsa was tended by her governess or nanny. She did love her governess and nanny, but sometimes, she wished that they would just leave her alone. But now that she had a baby sister, she had to share her governess and nanny. She didn't mind, though. Surprisingly, she was quite happy to share her governess and nanny, as right now, they were spending more time watching Anna than her, so she was able to snatch a few moments alone once in a while. But as she and Anna now shared the nursery, she had to go somewhere else in the castle. Usually, it was the library. She loved going in there and looking at all the books, even though she couldn't read them yet. But she promised herself that she would all of them by the time she was queen.

She heard her mother's voice as though from far away. "Elsa?" she said. "Darling, are you all right?" She out her hand on her older daughter's shoulder, which was a bit difficult due to the fact that she was still holding Anna, who was now squirming in her arms and starting to fuss. "Shh, shh," she said, rocking back and forth and Anna soon quieted down again. She looked up and saw that Elsa had been watching, and she was pouting again.

"Elsa," she began, but Elsa angrily shrugged her hand off and stormed away, leaving a delicate trail of ice in her wake. The queen stood up and followed her. "Elsa, wait!"

"You only play with her!" Elsa said loudly. Her bottom lip was quivering and her eyes were shining with unshed tears. "You never play with me anymore!"

"Elsa, that's not true," her mother began.

"Yes, it is!" Elsa shouted, stamping her foot and causing a large snowflake to form on the ground where her foot had made contact. Tears were now spilling down her cheeks, but instead of being hot and stinging like most people's, hers were cold and icy. "You love her more, too!"

"Elsa, that's enough!" her mother said sternly. Anna started fussing again, but this time, the queen ignored her in favor of her older daughter. She shifted Anna and knelt down in front of Elsa. "You know that your father and I love you both the same. Just because there's a new baby in the family does not mean that we love you any less. What is the family motto?"

"'Love will thaw'," Elsa mumbled, staring at her feet. The ice was still there, but it had receded a bit. "I'm sorry, Mama. I love Anna, but I wish she could play with me."

"I know," her mother said, tucking a strand of platinum blonde hair behind Elsa's ear. Anna had since quieted down and was now snuggled on her mother's shoulder. "Remember what Papa told you? You have to wait until she's older."

Elsa raised her head to look at her mother. "Why?" she asked, even though she had asked her father the same question the day Anna was born.

"Because she's too little to play the games you play," her mother answered.

"Oh," said Elsa quietly, looking down at her feet again. All the ice had now melted, mainly due to the warm temperature. But it was still frustrating. She wanted to play with her baby sister, but everyone kept saying "No" or "She's too little". She was tired of hearing "No". She wanted to hear "Yes". Maybe soon, she thought to herself. Maybe soon I can play with her.

"Shall we go see what Gerda has made for supper?" her mother asked, interrupting her thoughts.

Elsa nodded, not saying anything. Her mother stood up, settled Anna on her hip, and offered Elsa her hand, which Elsa took. She followed her mother up the stairs into the entrance hall and then down a hallway, finally stopping in front of a set of large, wooden double doors, which led to the family's private dining room. The doors were opened and the delicious smell of roast lamb met Elsa's nose. She sniffed happily, despite the not-so-good mood she was in.

Her mother noticed and smiled, too. "There's that beautiful smile I love."

Elsa blushed, and to hide it, she ran to the raised seat near her father, who was sitting at the head of the table. The queen sat down on his other side after settling Anna in her high chair. "How was the council meeting?" she asked her husband as Gerda and Kai started serving the meal.

"In a word? Frustrating," he answered. "We must have gone over the same trade agreements about a dozen times but still didn't make much progress."

"Any new alliances?" the queen asked, feeding Anna a bit of cereal before taking a bite of her meat.

"None that would really benefit us," the king answered, taking a sip of his wine. "At least, not for the long run."

"Hmm," said the queen, continuing to feed Anna. "Well, I'm sure something will fall into place soon enough. I mean, we have plenty of resources that I'm sure would be of use to someone."

The king sighed. "You're right, of course," he said. "I suppose it's only a matter of time."

There was a pause, where the only sounds were that of chewing and the clinking of cutlery. The king then turned to Elsa on his other side.

"So," he said, making Elsa jump and shoot little snowflakes out of her hand. "Did you enjoy your time outside?"

Elsa quickly swallowed the bite of meat she had just taken. "Yes, thank you, Papa," she answered, her voice quivering a bit at being addressed so directly.

"Did you do anything exciting?" her father asked.

"Well," said Elsa slowly. "I tried to make a daisy chain, but it kept falling apart. I guess I'm not very good at it."

"Yet," her father added, smiling. "You're not good at it yet. But if you keep practicing, you might get better. After all, practice makes perfect. Isn't that right?"

"Yes, Papa," said Elsa quietly, now playing with her fork.

"Are you finished, Elsa?" her mother asked, looking over at her.

"Yes, Mama," Elsa replied.

"Then I suggest that you run along upstairs," her mother said. "It's almost time for bed." She looked over at Anna, who was already fast asleep. She clapped her hands, and Gerda came bustling in.

"Yes, Your Majesty?" she said, curtsying.

"Take the princesses upstairs to their nursery for bed, please," the queen said.

"Yes, Your Majesty," said Gerda. She carefully took the sleeping Anna from her mother and settled her on her large hip. "Come along, Princess," she said to Elsa, waving her over.

Elsa dropped her fork back onto her plate with a clatter and hopped down off her chair. She ran to the door, but then stopped just outside in the hallway. She quickly bobbed a little curtsy and said, "Good night, Mama. Good night, Papa." Then she followed Gerda out the door.

"So, how was she today?" King Agdar asked quietly.

"She was good," Queen Idun replied. "But then Anna started fussing and she lost control for a bit while I comforted her. "

"What did she do?" King Agdar asked, leaning towards her.

"Well, she stormed away and left a trail of ice, but I stopped her before she went too far," Queen Idun answered. "And while I was scolding her, she stomped her foot on the ground and created a large snowflake, but that dissipated as soon as I had calmed her down."

The king ran a hand distractedly through his hair. "I should've been there," he said. "Not stuck in that meeting with the council. I'm the only one who can help her control it."

"Well, apparently, that's not the case anymore, dear," the queen said, resting a gentle hand on his arm. "And yes, she does need to control it, but she also needs the time to just be a child. And anyway, she's too little yet to really understand how great her powers are."

"But she needs that time to learn how to control it," the king said, taking his wife's hand.

"And she will have time," the queen said. "But now is not it. Just let her be herself for a few more years."

The king sighed in defeat. "All right," he said. "I suppose we'll just see how things go from here on out. But if she has an…..accident, then she will have to learn to control it. Okay?"

"I suppose that's fair," the queen replied, nodding in agreement. "Now come on, we should be getting to bed as well." They stood up and went upstairs to start preparing themselves for bed. On the way to their room, they passed by the nursery to check on their daughters. They were both sound asleep, Elsa in her blue canopy bed on one side of the room, and Anna in her pink bassinet on the other side. They each kissed them good night and then retired to their own room and settled down for the night.

It was really late, or perhaps really early. Either way, it was still dark outside when Elsa suddenly woke and sat up in her bed. At first, her brain was still fuzzy from sleep that she didn't quite know what had woken her, but then she heard it: a soft crying, coming from the pink bassinet on the other side of the room. Anna was awake and fussing.

Elsa groaned, lay back down, and pulled her pillow over her head, trying to block out her baby sister's crying. She waited for someone to hear and come running in to comfort Anna. But when several minutes passed with no sound of running feet or comforting voices, she realized that it was no use. She had to do something to get her baby sister back to sleep. She got up, walked slowly over to her sister's bassinet, and peeked in. Anna was wailing anymore, but her face was still scrunched up and she was whimpering a little.

"Come on, Anna," she said, almost whining. "Please go back to sleep." She looked out the window and then back at her sister. Unable to keep her head up, she rested her chin on the edge of the bassinet. "The sky's not even awake." Anna continued whimpering. Elsa sighed. Then she suddenly perked up; she had an idea. Softly, she started singing.

"Hello, little baby.

You're a princess just like me.

But you're thinking maybe

It's a pretty cool thing to be.

But soon, you'll see that everyone

Expects a lot from you.

They say that there are things

A princess should and shouldn't do."

Anna had finally quieted down, and was staring at Elsa with a look resembling fascination. Elsa smiled and realized that she had done her job. She started to turn away, but then another idea sparked in her head.

"Guess what?" she whispered to her sister. "I got a secret." She leaned closer to Anna. "I can make snow. Wanna see?"

Anna smiled and cooed, and Elsa took that as a yes.

"Okay, ready?" Elsa asked, as she started forming a small snowball between her hands. Anna cooed again. Elsa smiled and threw the ball of snow high into the air, where it burst into thousands of tiny ice crystals. Anna waved her pudgy little arms in the air, trying to catch them, but they dissipated before they could land on her. Elsa leaned closer so she could finish her song.

"But you and me

We…we know better."

She smiled down at Anna. "I'm sorry, Anna," she whispered. "I'm sorry that I've been jealous. I'm really not anymore. Yeah, you might bug me, but you're actually kinda fun." She stroked Anna's little hand with her finger, and Anna grasped onto it tightly. Elsa smiled, knowing that all it took was one single, precious moment with her baby sister to make her realize just how much she loved her.

This chapter was a bit short, but yes, more cuteness! But this story is about the little Anna and Elsa, so there'll be lots of cuteness in every chapter. By the end of this story, you'll be overloaded with cuteness!

Okay, that's enough. :) Now, just to recap, chapter 3 will skip another 6 months to when Elsa's 4 and Anna's 1, and then chapter 4 will skip a whole year to when Elsa's 5 and Anna's 2, chapter 5 to when Elsa's 6 and Anna's 3, and so on. I hope I don't confuse you with the ages. :)

Again, hope you enjoyed! Another chapter coming soon! (With lots more cuteness.)