Every day from then on the girls would meet in the garden for Elsa's lessons, working their way up from small balls of ice to turning the whole garden into a winter wonderland. Emily could see Elsa becoming more confident with her powers and growing less and less hesitant to use them. One day Emily even brought Anna to the garden with her. Explaining to Elsa that Anna was going to sit in and watch their lessons for a couple of days. One day, three weeks after starting their lessons, Emily asked something of Elsa that made her immediately freeze up.

"No, it's too risky." Elsa insisted.

"Elsa, I will be right here. I can undo anything you do and I can keep you in control. Anna had agreed to this and I believe you are ready." Emily explained for the fifth time that morning.

"You can do this Els." Anna yelled from across the garden. Although the princess did look a little pale at the thought of what her sister was attempting.

"I will go first okay?" Emily asked.

"If you hurt her…" Elsa started

"You'll kill me I know, but I won't." Emily finished before she raised her hands pointed at Anna. Fire immediately flowed from her palms as she took a deep breath letting it out before she began to trace the princess with her heat. The fire would skim around Anna's form and quickly go out in the cold air as Emily's hands moved her hands with a delicate grace. She had almost made it all the way down Anna's left leg when Emily's hands began to shake, a grimace forming on her face as the fire flowed closer to Anna's leg. Elsa noticing the girl's sudden discomfort, leapt forward as she shot a beam of snow right where Emily's fire was, efficiently extinguishing it before it could harm the younger girl. Elsa whipped around to face the foreigner.

"What the hell was that? You almost burnt her; I thought you said you knew what you were doing?" Elsa screamed at the girl. A laugh from Anna stopped Elsa before she went on a full tilt rant. Shocked, the queen looked between the two girls who were both smiling from ear to ear.

"I meant to!" Emily explained to the girl. "I told Anna what I was planning before we came out here."

"What why?" Elsa yelled.

"Did you see yourself? You were panicking and yet you were completely in control of your powers Elsa! Three weeks ago if I had tried that you would have hit Anna in the face with your ice!"

"I could have hit her today!" Elsa screamed almost in tears.

"But I knew you wouldn't, don't you see? You can control it even when you are feeling extreme emotions now. Like pain, anger, or fear like you were just feeing." Emily explained calmly

"I knew you wouldn't hurt me Els. I trust you." said Anna as she jogged up.

"That's not the point Anna!" Elsa screamed at her sister before turning her attention back to Emily. "You can't put me through stuff like that, im not like you I feel emotions I care for people Emily! I could have killed my sister and you too are just laughing about it. You are sick Emily." She turned on her heal and stormed back to the castle. The two remaining girls stood as still as statues, letting Elsa's words sink in.

"I should probable go after her." Anna said as she waiting for a response from the girl. Realizing from the blank look on Emily's face that no response would come she jogged off after her sister.

"Irresponsible, immature, out of control lunatic!" Elsa paced back and forth in her room, clawing at her sides trying to find something to grab onto as panic overtook her. She knew Anna would not let her run off like that and that she would be knocking on her door any minute so Elsa had to try and control her rage at Emily, and her fear. The inevitable knock sounded on the door and Elsa crossed to open it. The queen was knocked back into the room as Anna throws herself on her sister in a tight hug. The two girls stood with Anna's arms tightly around Elsa's waist and Elsa's arms hanging limp at her sides.

"You know she meant well." Anna whispered into her sister shoulder. At this Elsa pushed her sister away and walked to the window, looking out at the sky.

"I agreed to it you know. Be mad at me too!" Anna pleaded.

"I can't be mad at you Anna, I never could" Elsa muttered.

"Well then don't be mad at Emily either, it was just a big misunderstanding. And Elsa it worked! She proved that you can control your powers now."

"How do you know that Anna? Because I saved you once? Great that's one time."

"Elsa look around. You were having a full blown panic attack when I came in here and yet I don't see any ice anywhere. Before these lessons the door would have been frozen shut. It worked Els." Anna smiled. Realization dawned on Elsa as she scanned the room and then stared down at her hands.

"I didn't…"

"You might want to apologize to someone" Anna hinted with a small smile at seeing Elsa blush.

"Ya I guess. I just couldn't believe she would put you in danger like that." Elsa explained

"She didn't put me in danger because she knew you could control your powers. Maybe she just knows you better than you know yourself" Anna joked with her sister. "I see the way you look at her you know."

Elsa grew redder with every word Anna spoke.

Say something, stupid!

"Um…"

Brilliant…

"It's okay Els; you don't have to explain to me. But you might want to think about talking to her about it." Anna smiled as she left the room, leaving Elsa alone with a goofy smile plastered on her face as she stared out the window.

Elsa found Emily sitting outside in the garden where they held there lessons, elbows resting on her knees and hands on her head she stared at the ground. She didn't hear the queen approach until Elsa cleared her throat to alert the girl of her presence.

"Elsa!" Emily said with surprise as she stood.

"What does the leaf tattoo mean?" Elsa asked, remembering breakfast a few weeks ago.

"Oh, the leaf, umm I have a leaf, a frost covered tree, a flower, and a sun across my back to represent the four seasons. It kinda also represents change to me you know, no matter how cold one season is there will always be a warmer one around the corner. Things are always moving and changing and nothing is bad forever." Emily explained with her eyes planted on the ground and cheeks turning pink as she spoke.

"And the patch of fur that peaks out from the bottom of your shirt." Elsa asked, moving a little closer.

"What? Oh that one…um it's…personal." Emily said with a little fear and sadness in her voice.

"Oh" Elsa said as she walked closer.

"Not that I don't…it's just personal…and…Ya. Im sorry about before by the way." Emily said, changing the subject before she had to explain further.

"No, no I understand now. Im sorry about everything I said, and for running off." Emily closed the rest of the distance between the girls and wrapped her arms around Elsa's waist, pulling her into a hug. Elsa let her arms wrap around the girls neck and rested her head on her shoulder. She couldn't help the audible sigh that left her lips at the contact and tried to pull away, embarrassed. Emily wouldn't let her go though and held the girl close.

"Touching you is like a drug." Emily whispered. "In a totally non-weird way though" she laughed against the girls hair.

"I know what you mean." Elsa responded to save the girl from the embarrassment. They stood like that for a long time, enjoying the feeling the other provided.