I woke the next morning feeling like I'd gotten the weight of the world off my chest. What happened? I rubbed my eyes and looked around the room dazed. I couldn't remember what happened last night, all I could remember was an unnameable promise and that I needed to get my act together.

I followed the same routine as yesterday, disgusted by my face, a bath, and got ready to face the day. I'd been so pathetic… crying about nothing, not being happy about Anna's engagement, it wasn't a good look for me… I placed a warm smile on my face, a genuine smile. I entered my study, diplomats already lined up at my desk, treaties need to be reviewed and signed, traded goods needed to be checked, and a kingdom that needed to be run.

I heard a knock at the door and saw Anna enter with a tray of food. My stomach growled as she placed it in front of me.

"I figured you might be hungry, you've been cooped up here all day," she chuckled stealing a grape from the platter. I looked outside and saw the sun was already setting.

"My goodness," I stood stretching, cracking my back, "is it that late already?" I asked rhetorically. Anna merely nodded and gazed out of the window with me.

"You should eat and get some sleep," Anna suggested. I shook my head and sat down.

"Eat, yes. But no rest, there's no rest for a queen," I teased, putting a slab of cheese on a piece of bread and eating it. Anna sighed and placed a loving hand on my shoulder.

"It's not healthy to do that to yourself," she remarked. I shrugged.

"I mean, neither is eating chocolate all time," I winked at her and she just huffed. I smiled and sighed slouching in my chair, nibbling on the bits of food.

"How am I to run a kingdom? Especially with my condition and all…" I blurted out, but I wasn't ashamed of what I said. Anna turned at just stared at me, no emotion on her face. "I mean if anything it should be you and Kristoff… especially since you'll be getting married… a proper queen and king..."

Anna started laughing and I just stared at her puzzled.

"K-Kristoff?" She wiped the tears from her eyes, "a-as king? Elsa, have you gone mad?"

I too began to laugh as I realized someone like Kristoff as king.

"A-and me?" She got all quiet, fumbling with her hands, "Elsa, I couldn't." She cut me off before I could protest, "I know you're going to say that I'm great with the people and that they love me, but that's the only thing I'd have to offer for them: love. I don't know what to do with treaties, I don't know the rations and supplies needed to run a kingdom, this place would fall before I was even crowned," she smiled sadly, "but, you, Elsa… I don't know how you did it. I mean, you're only twenty-one! You're by yourself and you properly run this kingdom!" She exclaimed running over and hugging me. I felt myself tear up slightly and I hugged her back.

A couple weeks had passed by and all was the same. More treaties signed, more recruitments and such. On my off time I was helping Anna plan her wedding or gazing out of that window every night, speaking to myself, watching, waiting for something to be written, like

Long day again? Or even a simple hello. I breathed on the window, fogging it up and using my finger to write I miss you. I could've sworn I heard the sound of someone writing on the window, but nothing showed. I sighed and sat down to read Jack Frost again.

Christmas rolled around, as did the annual festive ball. The ballroom was decked out in holly strands, wreaths, and a giant Christmas tree in the center that was decorated to the 9s.

I stared at myself in my room mirror. I donned a floor-length silver body dress that had a slit from the bottom to about halfway up my thigh, but it was tasteful, it didn't come off as sluttish. It had a ten-foot silver, clear cape that if you looked in the proper light saw snowflakes imprinted on it. My hair was in the classic 'queen' bun and sitting atop my head was a white gold crown. I studied myself, only nodding in approval after I reapplied my bright red lipstick. I heard a knock at my door and Anna's beaming face peering in.

"Oh my, Elsa!" She squealed, as she entered I saw she was wearing a gold ball gown with poinsettias that lined the bottom and a corset top. Her hair was also in a royal bun and upon her head was her tiny gold crown. She walked over to me and looped her arm in mine as we looked at each in the mirror. We giggled and headed to the ballroom, where we already heard Christmas tunes playing.

It went as any other ball did, people dancing and laughing, music blasting and… other kingdom rulers asking me about business when I was trying to have fun. I was discussing "kingdomly duties" to the Duke of Manchester when someone bumped into me causing me to lose my footing, I turned with a scowl on my face, but only to see the person who bumped into me was massive. He donned a red trouser and jacket combo that had black accents and had a black Russian hat on. His face showed an impressive white beard and his eyes were surrounded by smile lines and I could've sworn I saw the slightest hint of tattoos peeking out from under his massive sleeves.

"My goodness!" He roared, his accent Russian and thick. His face shown with the deepest regret, "I'm so very sorry!"

I raised my hand to silence his continued rambles and apology and simply smiled at him.

"No worries, dear sir, accidents happen," I saw him smile back a smile that reminded me of someone I couldn't quite place my finger on and it made me feel all warm inside and want to hug him, "Merry Christmas". He gasped happily and grabbed one of my hands into his massive grip and shook it profusely, shaking my entire body with it.

"And a very Merry Christmas to you too," he boomed and turned to disappear into the crowd. I stared bewildered in his direction. I had to re-center my crown and straighten my hair as an aftermath from meeting with that strange man.

The party continued on for another hour or so, when I raised a glass at the front of the room, standing in front of my throne and shushing everyone. The room got quiet and look up at me. I breathed in, no matter how many times I got up in front of crowds, it still made me nervous.

"Merry Christmas, Arendelle!" I cheered, raising my glass once more, the crowd cheered back and raised their glasses in return. "I only want a couple minutes of your time to congratulate my sister on her recent engagement and that I wish the best for both her and her betrothed," I looked, as did the rest of the crowd, in the direction of Anna and Kristoff who had an arm around each other and looked deeply into each other's eyes. I cleared my throat to return the attention of the crowd to me. "And let's keep this party going!" I smiled, ice shot out of my hands, decorating the halls in a beautiful frost as it began to snow indoors. I smiled one last time at the crowd and was about to dismiss them back to the party when something massive fell from the rafters and I felt myself being shoved off the scaffolding from where I was standing. I gasped and looked back at the crashing sound from where I was standing. The chandelier had fallen from its base and was going to have had crushed me if it wasn't for the person who'd saved me. Breathless, I realized I was cocooned in the person who saved me.

"Thank you-" I felt a familiar chill. Jack Frost in all his beauty holding me close and looking wide-eyed back at me.

"Good evening, your majesty," he chuckled, "I told you I'd be back."

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