The next chapter of my one-shot series :) Enjoy!

Anna and her sister, Elsa, were in the middle of tea lessons. They sat at either side of the table with the instructor in the middle. Anna held the teacup to her lips, drinking in and the teacher eyed her. Anna swallowed, looking to Elsa. Her sister took a dainty sip of tea and in realization, Anna followed her example. The instructor returned to her own drink. Relieved, Anna took another sip, her eyes wandering to the window. Jack Frost was there, waving. Anna nearly choked, but gulped down her tea. Elsa and their teacher eyed her again. Anna cleared her throat, "Um, will you excuse me for a moment, I, uh, have to go do something."

"In the middle of your lessons, your highness?" The instructor spoke.

"Yeah, um, bathroom." Was her excuse. She stumbled out of the room. The remaining women watched her curiously.

"Such a strange child." The instructor said.

"Yes, well, her behavior has changed as of late." Elsa sighed.

Anna ran down the hall, Jack following from window to window. She came to a stop, unlatching the largest. "Jack? What are you doing here? Right in the middle of tea lessons?"

"Is that what that was?" Jack craned his head back toward the room.

"Yeah, it's kind of boring, I know." Anna said.

"Huh. Well, I thought your classes were over. Came by too early, I guess. My bad." He said. "Anyways, I've got something fun planned for today- ice skating." He grinned.

Anna blanched. A klutz like her on ice? She could barely keep balance on solid ground. "Oh… great." She exhaled.

"Aw, come on. Give it a chance. I'll help you if you want." He responded and Anna bit her lip.

"Fine." She gave in. "But I don't have any ice skates."

"Don't worry; I'll take care of that." He assured her and she raised an eyebrow. "Meet me behind the castle after your classes, okay?"

"Alright." Anna greed and he smiled, sliding his grip off of the window frame and sill. The wind blew him into the air.

"It's gonna be great, Anna. I promise!" He called over his shoulder.

"Yeah, okay!" She yelled out the window, a hint of sarcasm in her voice. When he was out of sight, she shut the window, returning to the tea room. The two women pretended not to be interested. Anna stretched her arms out at her side, "I'm all good now. Where were we?"

After lessons, Anna grabbed her cloak and slipped outside. She met her friend at their usual spot by the lake. "Alright, I'm here."

Jack smiled and held up a pair of skates, "Here are your ice skates." He bent over, feigning primness. Anna took them, rolling her eyes.

"Where did you get these?" She asked, eyeing the weathered skates.

"Around." Jack shrugged and she eyed him curiously. "Now, come on, let's go." He gestured for her to hold on before heading toward the forest. Jack and Anna landed by a frozen pond in the middle of a clearing and Anna dropped down. She pulled off her boots, leaving them in the snow. As she slid on her skates, Jack headed for the pond.

"Wait up!" She cried and he came to a stop, whirling around to face her. With her skates on, she carefully came to her feet, but quickly wobbled. She landed back on her bottom and Jack snickered. She scowled, standing back up and rubbing her sore bum.

"Come here, I'll help you onto the ice." Anna made her way forward and he took her hands into his own. "Careful, okay? Baby steps."

Anna breathed, "Right, right." One foot landed on the ice and she immediately slipped. Jack helped her up before she did a full split. "Oh, no. Ohhh, no…" She whined.

"Calm down, it's gonna be alright, Anna." She looked up and weakly nodded. "Just count 1, 2 in your head with each step." Anna took a deep breath, counting in her head, gazing at her feet. She moved forward as he did backward, "Uh… Anna?" He winced.

"Huh?"

"You've, uh, you've got a pretty tight grip." Anna looked up to find she was squeezing his hands hard.

"Oh! Sorry." She sheepishly loosened her grip. Jack grinned.

"No worries, you're doing good. Now, I'm gonna let go and-" He began, but Anna panicked.

"What? No, wait!" She gripped his hands tight again.

"Ah!" He inhaled sharply, "It's okay, Anna, you're gonna be okay." She looked to him worriedly. "I'm gonna let go and you skate towards me." Anna's gripped loosened as he pulled away, walking back a few paces. She looked to her feet, trying to count; she stumbled again and whimpered. "No, don't look down, look at me. Just keep your eyes on me, alright?" Anna agreed, following his advice. Gazing into his blue eyes, she began to relax and skated on.

1,2 1,2

A few paces forward, she began to gain balance, "There you go." Jack grinned as her strides became more steady. Anna smiled, going a little faster as Jack led them in a circle around the pond.

"Oh my gosh, I'm really doing it." Anna said proudly. "Woo!" She slid a little ways before picking up her pace again.

"See? I told you it'd be great." Jack said, maneuvering on the ice to move by Anna's side now.

"Yeah, well, I'm not exactly a coordinated person. Ice skating isn't really my forte. But you're right. It is kind of fun." She smiled and Jack returned the sentiment. Anna sped a little faster and Jack continued beside her. She glanced to his bare feet, gliding on the ice. "How are you doing that, anyway?"

Jack grinned, "Oh, this?" He slid forward and shrugged, "Comes with being a winter spirit."

"Lucky." Anna wobbled before catching up to him. "This must look so easy for you, then."

"Yup." Jack agreed, and then said, "But, hey, if you can believe it, I used to be pretty clumsy, too."

"Yeah, I don't believe you." Anna replied.

"No, really. Like, that first night at the pond, I was all over the place. The wind blew me up into the sky and then I was falling through the trees." He chuckled at the memory, but Anna honestly couldn't see that in her head. "Oh… But that was before I figured out how to control my powers." They made another round around the pond. "I just can't believe you've never learned to skate before." Jack remarked as Anna slid by.

"I used to when I was young, I remember, but… That was a long time ago…" She replied, contemplatively.

"Hm." Jack sounded, catching up to her. The sun began to set when Jack finally came to a stop followed by Anna. "I should probably get you home soon."

Anna looked to the sky, panting. "Oh, you're right. It's almost time for dinner." She skated toward the snow bank, "Let me just take a breather." Anna stepped onto the snow, quickly removing her skates and pulling on her boots. She plopped down onto the ground, Jack following and crouching beside her. Anna returned the skates to him, "You can take those back to wherever you found them." Jack shrugged and slung them over his shoulder. Anna sighed then said, "Thank you for teaching me to skate, Jack."

"Hey, that's what friends are for, right?" He answered with a grin. Anna nodded in agreement. She really thought she'd hate it, ice skating. And she had been a little scared. But Jack had been there to help her and just as he said, she enjoyed herself.

When the sun had fallen past the horizon, the two stood from the snow. Jack pulling Anna up into the air and back to her castle. He dropped her down by the lake, then waved goodbye. She returned the gesture, thinking she wouldn't mind being on ice again.

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