The next morning, Anna awoke with all the dignity befitting a Princess. That is, of course, after she pried her eyes open, wiped the drool from her cheek, untwisted her pajamas, and brushed her ridiculously unruly hair. With every stroke of the brush, her thoughts pored over the events from the night before.

It felt like so much had happened in the few hours since Elsa had come home, but the truth was that as far as the world was concerned, the two sisters had just gone inside to eat dinner and retired for the evening. They had no idea of the fiery tempest that had been born from two sparks of love that night.

Anna was so excited to see Elsa again and to hold her in her arms, but she didn't want to rush anything. Elsa was definitely right about that. There was no sense rushing love. True love. Her heart soared and the butterflies in her stomach fluttered when she thought about her sister and all the myriad new experiences they were going to have together. She lay back down on the bed, her hair fanned out around her, eyes closed and smiling to herself. Her thoughts kept finding their way back to those kisses, and how badly she had wanted Elsa to pull her into her room and do… well… do everything to her.

She barely even registered when her hand had slid below the waist of her pajamas. As far as her body was concerned, they were Elsa's fingers running along the insides of her thighs and making her tingle with anticipation. Her hand rested ever so gently atop her warm mound, and with an extreme expression of willpower she refused to go any further. Her aching flesh begged for release, but in that moment there was nothing she wanted more than to save that release for her sister. It felt as if she would be taking something from her if she did it herself.

But wow it was difficult to pull her hand away. The throbbing between her legs was almost too much to handle. She had to remove herself from this situation before she gave in and ended up screaming her sister's name for the whole kingdom to hear.

Breakfast! Breakfast is good. I bet Kai will have something absolutely marvelous waiting for us downstairs. She was out of her pajamas now, and reaching for a lovely deep red day dress. I wonder if Elsa will be down there already… I wonder what she's doing right now. And what she's wearing… Her hand crept down her smooth, sparsely freckled stomach. She managed to stop it just as it reached the neatly trimmed hair below. I wonder if Elsa will like the way I keep it… maybe I should shave it, just to be sure… "BREAKFAST! I am GOING to get BREAKFAST!" she yelled at herself in the mirror, before making sure the dress was on right and that she hadn't accidentally put it on backwards and inside out.

Elsa was standing at her bedroom window, the morning sunlight shimmering across today's icy gown. It was a fairly simple adjustment to the one she had been wearing on her return. This one just had a deeper neckline showing a hint of her pale cleavage, and she thought it fit better around her curves. Anything I can do to keep Anna interested. Oh Allfather, I hope she's still interested. What if she was just humoring me last night?

Deep down, she knew that these thoughts were probably just silly, but still she couldn't escape them. She was terrified of leaving her room again only to find that Anna's feelings had only been born of the moment, which would leave Elsa once and for all truly alone. How could she face that? What was the freedom to be who you were when the one you so badly wanted to share it with didn't share your feelings?

She really did know that she was overthinking this. It was as if the shadows of doubt were separate from herself, but she couldn't escape them through any kind of logic or reasoning. They just hung over her in a dreadful cloud of self-worry. It was only her sheer force of willpower that kept her standing and looking out at the sea rather than huddled scared in the corner.

Some seagulls floated lazily on a thermal over the water. Do they ever feel lonely or trapped? she wondered. I doubt it. They're never alone, and the whole world is open to them. Too afraid to leave the room, and too willful to let herself crumple, she lost track of time standing in the sunlit arch of the window.

Knock knock sounded on her door.

For a split second, her heart leapt into her throat. It sank immediately when she realized that it wasn't Anna's adorable, cheerful knock. Who would be coming to see her then? She stared at the door in silence for what seemed like an eternity, but was probably only a few seconds.

"Your Majesty?" came Kai's voice from the hallway.

Of course, he's probably worried. What time is it anyway? "Please, come in, Kai."

The faithful butler opened the door and bowed without entering. She knew he would never actually come inside. That was improper, and would fall under Gerda's matronly jurisdiction. "Your Majesty, we were wondering if you would be joining us for breakfast. Princess Anna was, at first, adamant that you not be disturbed. She insisted you needed to rest after the past few days, but she has grown… rather impatient. She hasn't said anything outright, but… to speak frankly, Your Majesty, I have never seen a woman so anxious in my life."

Anna was anxious? Did that mean she was afraid to see Elsa or that she wanted to? Of course it means she wants to see you, she wouldn't still be waiting otherwise. Get moving! Elsa grinned at Kai, probably a bit too much but she couldn't help it, "Thank you, Kai! I had just gotten lost in my thoughts staring out the window and lost track of time. Let's go. I would never want to keep Anna waiting!"

Kai smiled and turned to lead the way. Elsa's emotions were a knot of excitement and nerves. She didn't know how breakfast would go, but a huge part of her could not wait to find out.