CHAPTER 2

The sound of her alarm woke Elsa from her slumber. Yawning, she stood up and stretched. She glanced out the window and noticed that the weather man had been right when he had predicted more snow. A new dumping of the cold, white powder had blanketed her street.

Sighing, she grabbed her robe and padded across to the bathroom, managing to get in and claim the shower before Anna had a chance to wake. The younger Blanchard had a bad habit of day-dreaming while under the tap, causing her to take forever in the shower. As a result, Elsa had taken to getting up earlier in order to get in and out of the bathroom before Anna could get in and hog it.

Once back in her room, she focused on blow-drying her platinum-blonde hair. Her eyes glanced over her wardrobe while she contemplated what to wear. Biting her lip, she pulled out a pair of black skinny jeans which she paired with a light pink shirt, a white blazer and a pair of blue converse shoes to complete the outfit. She applied a light dusting of makeup and left her hair hanging loose with only a few clips to keep it in place. She cast one last look in the mirror before grabbing her bag and slipping out her room.

The aroma of freshly brewed coffee hit her as she made her way into the kitchen and reminded her of her need for caffeine. Grabbing the freshly made pot, she poured herself a mug and drew it to her lips, savouring the bitter taste. Reaching into the pantry, she pulled out a box of cereal and poured some into a bowl. With her breakfast sorted, she made her way over to the kitchen counter and settled down.

"Morning, hun," a soft voice greeted

Gasping, Elsa lifted her head to find her mother standing in the corner. "Morning,"

Smiling kindly, Lillian Blanchard strode across the room until she reached Elsa's side. Leaning down, she placed a quick kiss to her eldest child's head. "Your father asked me to tell you that there is a staff meeting at 4pm. He would like you to attend, if possible."

Elsa rolled her eyes, thankful that her mum couldn't see her doing so. "I can make it. My last class finishes at 3pm. I'll head in to work as soon as I finish uni," she said, placing her empty dishes into the dishwasher.

"I'll let him know," the older woman said. "So, I take it you're still waiting on the princess to be ready?"

Elsa laughed. "Princess is right. You know Anna, she's probably still trying to tame her hair. Normally I don't mind, but today we're running late, so she's going to have to grab something to eat on the run."

Lillian nodded. Moving over to the cupboard, she began to pull out a travel mug before heading over to the counter and flicking the kettle on. "I'll make her a hot chocolate to take with her," she said. "You go wake her."

Nodding, Elsa ran to out the room and thundered halfway up the stairs. "Anna, hurry up," she yelled. "We're going to be late."

Not waiting for an answer, she turned and headed back to the kitchen, ignoring the amused expression on her mum's face. She knew what she was thinking. As far as organisation went, she and Anna were polar opposites. She was guilty of being almost too organised, whereas Anna was as disorganised as they came.

"I'm here!" Anna called, racing into the kitchen. "I just need to make breakfast and we can go."

Frowning, Elsa glanced at the clock. They were were running late, far too late for her liking. "Anna, we don't have ti-"

"Nonsense! It's only 8:30, we have plenty of time," Anna maintained.

"No, we don't, Anna. Don't forget we have to factor in traffic. I can't afford to be late, especially not with Weselton's class up first," she urged. "Mum's made you a cup of hot chocolate, so come on."

Stalking over to the fruit bowl, she picked up a banana and tossed it to Anna. She grabbed her bag and slung it over her shoulder while digging her car keys out of her pocket.

"You're so bossy," Anna moaned as she accepted the travel mug from their mother. "Has anyone ever told you that?"

"You do. Every single time when I have to chase you out the door because you're running late, " she smirked, reaching over to plant a farewell kiss on her mum's cheek.

The drive to Arendelle University was a pleasant one, despite the heavy Monday morning traffic. Anna used the time to fill Elsa in on all the gossip she had picked up from her Facebook.

"Speaking of Facebook. I saw some interesting photo's of you." Elsa remarked, shooting Anna a cheeky grin "Please tell me that you and Punzie didn't eat all of the chocolate by yourselves."

Anna sighed. "Oh, Elsa, it was so much fun. You saw the chocolate fondue right? Punzie and I pretty much ate it all. Well, we would have if Flynn hadn't come over to drag Punz away," she continued. "So, after Punzie left I was looking like a total loner. At least until this guy, Hans, came along. You saw the photo's, right? He was the redheaded guy with the jeans and black suit jacket."

Elsa nodded and turned to give her sister a faint smile. Beside her she heard Anna inhale deeply as she prepared to finish her story.

"So, I got talking to Hans and turns out he's 23 and studying to be an accountant. He's in his last year. Of course, he would have finished his degree earlier, but he took some time off to go travelling, he went to all these coo-"

"Anna, does this story have a point?" she teased. "I mean, I'd like to have heard the story before we arrive at uni."

"It does, it does. Why does everyone always ask me that? It's always 'Anna, get to the point!' " Anna huffed.

Elsa chuckled and turned to raise her eyebrow at her sister.

"Wha..oh," Anna blushed. "Anyway, Hans and I swapped numbers and he asked me to go out with him on Tuesday night!" she finished.

Elsa flinched. Looking at the photo's, she couldn't help feeling that something was 'off' about the guy, Hans. She felt guilty for judging him without having met him. Still, she was unable to shake the uneasy feeling that he had given her. She glanced at Anna who was lying back in the passenger seat with a dreamy look on her face. She sighed. She hoped, for Anna's sake that she was wrong about Hans.

"Did you say yes to the date?" Elsa asked, unsure if she wanted to know the answer.

Anna nodded as a dreamy smile settled on her face."Of course, he's so dreamy. I swear, he could be the 'the one,' my one true love. He could be the man I marry and have babies with."

'Or he could be the one to break your heart,' Elsa grimaced.

Arriving at Arendelle University, Elsa pulled the car into a park close to the campus and shut the engine. Slinging her bag on her shoulder, she walked across the yard and towards the campus.

"Punzie alert," Anna whispered, nudging her.

Looking up, Elsa watched as Punzie ran across the yard, pulling her boyfriend, Flynn, behind her.

"Elsa, Anna!" she shrieked, wrapping the girls in a tight hug.

"Hi, Punzie," they chorused in unison, disentangling themselves from the enthusiastic girl's hug.

"Oh, Anna, I just remembered. I have to leave at 3pm for a staff meeting, so you're going to have to find another way home. Unless of course, you want to wait here for me to finish and I'll come pick you up."

"We can drive Anna home," Punzie interrupted, wrapping her arm around Anna.

Her eyes glanced over at Anna who smiled and gave her a thumbs up, letting her know it was fine.

Breathing out a sigh of relief, she smiled at the girls. "Then it's settled. Thanks for that, Punzie," she said. "I have to go. I'll see you at home."

She gave a parting wave to the trio and headed in the direction of the business studies section of campus. Glancing over her shoulder, she watched as Anna, Punzie and Flynn linked arms and headed for the arts section.

Entering the main business building, she couldn't help noticing the various different groups of friends and social groups as they passed by her. She heard the sound of friendly conversations as they lined her walk. Sighing, she tightened her grip on her bag. She hadn't much experience in the friend department.

In early childhood she had enjoyed the normal friendships with classmates and the children of her parents associates. However, as she had grown older, the demands on her time had increased and the friendships had slowly decreased. By the time she had reached high school her focus had been set on maintaining the grades needed to get into the course her father had selected for her, or working behind the counter at the flagship store. Her busy workload, combined with her shy nature had earned her the nickname of 'Ice Queen' by her classmates.

Shaking her head, she pushed the thought out of her head. She brushed past a couple that had rudely decided to block the doorway of her lecture room to make out and sighed. Something told her that today was going to be a very, very long day.

A/N- Stay tuned, for next chapter we finally meet Jack, and in true Jack fashion he may just make a bit of an entrance.