Author's Note: I'm going to be on vacation for a week or two, and it's pretty likely I'll be unable to write during that time. I went ahead and made this chapter both extra long and extra... fun... to hold you over in the meantime. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

Anna was sure that Elsa had never looked so beautiful in all her life. Standing there among her people, regal but somehow still the kind of Queen that the villagers felt comfortable approaching on the street. She radiated a sort of wild energy that Anna found extremely intoxicating, and it seemed that everyone else felt it too.

But they didn't feel the blood-boiling attraction that came along with it. Anna felt her eyes narrow a bit and her temperature rise at the thought. What was that?! Was that jealousy? She wasn't even sure what jealousy would feel like, but that same feeling came every time she attempted to imagine either herself or Elsa in any kind of intimate situation with anyone else. It felt like her mind was being wrapped in a thick red fog, and her vision thinned down to only what was directly in front of her.

It took her a few moments to clear her head. If that really was what jealousy felt like, she did not ever want to experience it for real. Elsa's hand found hers.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Now. Thank you." Anna smiled. Looking into Elsa's loving face, she knew that she would never have to truly feel jealous. She could see clearly that she was the only one in Elsa's heart, and there was no doubt in her mind that her own heart had belonged to her sister for years. "I was just letting my imagination run away with me."

Elsa's voice lowered conspiratorially, "Mmm… that sounds fun."

A tingle rushed through Anna's body. She may have let out a small squeak. "We should keep walking."

A perfect eyebrow raised, "Why is that?"

"Because people are going to wonder why the Princess is ferociously ravishing the Queen in the middle of streets if we don't."

Elsa's cheeks turned cherry red, and she bit her lip in a way that made Anna's insides quiver. "You're right, of course. That would never do." She took Anna's hand again and they continued their path down the streets.

"Have you thought about that?"

"Hmm?"

"How people will react when they find out… you know. About us."

Elsa smiled, and Anna found her worry slipping away, "I was just thinking about it a bit ago, actually. I don't know of any law that forbids Arendelle from having two Queens. As far as I know, it hasn't happened before but there shouldn't be any reason for anyone to oppose it either."

"I was thinking the same thing! And who would tell us no anyway? I mean, come on, it's true love! Who can stand in the way of that?"

"Well, I know who can't!"

They both burst out laughing, remembering when Anna had punched Prince Hans into the water just the day before. Anna wondered what kind of welcome he would receive at home once his brothers found out about his scheme. She didn't wish anything terrible on him, of course, but still. He had tried to kill her and her sister. It wouldn't be so bad if they imprisoned him for a while, she decided. Maybe a decade or two. Just to teach him a lesson.

"Hey guys, wait up!"

They both turned to see a little storm cloud dumping snow from just a few feet off the ground. It was floating towards them at a brisk pace from behind a fruit cart. Veering just in time to make it around the cart, Olaf finally came into view.

"Hey guys! Whatcha doin'? I missed you so much!"

"Hey there, little guy," Elsa smiled fondly and tweaked Olaf's carrot nose. He couldn't have grinned bigger.

"I'm taking Elsa around the town, and we thought we might do some shopping too. Although I don't know what we need, but that's not the important part." She squeezed Elsa's hand, and felt it warm slightly and squeeze her back.

"Ooohhhhh. So it's like a date. I should leave you two lovebirds alone!"

Anna wasn't nearly as surprised as Elsa looked. "It's okay, Elsa. You would never have guessed how intuitive Olaf can be. He's only been wrong once that I know of… although that did almost cost me my life." She was smiling because it hadn't been intentional, and it had all worked out in the end.

"Oh gosh," if snowmen could blush, Olaf would have. "I'm never going to live that down."

"Well, it was just yesterday."

"What are you talking about, Anna?"

"Olaf-" she was laughing just thinking about it. "Olaf told me- That Kristoff- hahaha- loved me! Like so he could thaw my heart!"

The look that crossed Elsa's face made Anna laugh even harder, and she was glad that the idea was revolting to someone else too. Olaf was rolling his eyes and grinning. It didn't matter to him that it was his silliness that they were laughing at. As long as they were happy.

Elsa was wiping tears from her eyes, "That is so gross! Can you imagine where he's been? He's an amazing friend, yeah, but… I mean… he's with Sven. I don't pretend to understand that for even a moment, but they do seem very happy together."

"Exactly! Even if my heart hadn't already been yours, that would have been a huge no-no."

"Kristoff! Hey! We were just talking about you! All good things, all good things."

The blond kid was walking around the corner, a good-natured smile on his face. "For the record, I do love Anna. Just not like that. Sven or no Sven," the reindeer playfully nudged Kristoff's back with one of his antlers, "I still can't get past getting engaged to someone you just met. Plus, I really need someone who's okay with tinkling in the woods."

Elsa laughed so hard at that that she had to sit down on a barrel. Anna made an exasperated sound, but couldn't stop from laughing at herself too. "Yeah, yeah. Everyone makes mistakes. At least that's one I don't have to worry about repeating."

Kristoff leaned on Sven, "Oh yeah? How do you figure?"

"Well, assuming that I ever do get proposed to again, I would only say yes if it were someone that I've known a very… very… long time." Was she really thinking about that? I guess it makes sense after what Elsa and I were just talking about but… oh I hope I didn't just scare her.

Elsa had stopped laughing, but Kristoff hadn't noticed. She was looking at Anna, her big eyes overflowing with tears. The love emanating from that look was almost palpable. Okay, so I definitely didn't scare her. Stars but I want to hold her right now. Looking at Elsa, Anna couldn't understand how she had been so naive just a week ago, jumping to marry the first Prince willing to talk to her. Now here she was, finally understanding the feelings that had guided her every action over the past nearly twenty years. And she couldn't be happier.

"Well, that's good. I'm glad you've grown up in the last week." Kristoff was still obviously skeptical, but that couldn't have mattered less to Anna.

"C'mon, Kristoff! Let's go explore summer!" Olaf had somehow managed to climb onto Sven's back, and was attempting to get him to gallop away. Sven didn't seem the least bit motivated to gallop anywhere, and made sure Kristoff was coming before sauntering off toward the city gates.

Kristoff grinned and gave Elsa and Anna a big hug. He smelled like a dirty, smelly reindeer. Like always. Yuck. But that was the thing about friends. It didn't matter what they looked like, smelled like, or even who they chose to love, they were still friends. And Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf were some of the best of those.

"See you later, you two. You can always come visit!"

"Maybe we will sometime," Elsa waved.

"We will," Anna said. "Just have to get everything sorted out here first."

"Good!" and with that, he was off chasing the oddest pair of friends that anyone could have.

"So, I believe you said something about shopping?"

Anna's adorable face lit up, her cute little hands balled up into fists, and she squealed with joy. "Yes yes yes! I know just the place!"

Elsa let the younger girl grab her hand and pull her deeper into the town. She had no idea where they were going, but that hardly mattered. It really doesn't matter, does it? As long as she's here, you don't have to be afraid. No more running. No more hiding. Is your door really open? Gosh, she hoped so. She wanted to be nothing but open with Anna, always.

"What do you think?" Anna asked, gesturing at Fru. Vinter's Dress Shop and Emporium. "I thought we could find some fun new dresses!"

"Oh, Anna, I love it!" The idea of making Anna happy, buying her a new dress, and hopefully getting a chance to sneak a peek at her in a state of undress had Elsa practically ecstatic.

They went up the few steps into the shop as quickly as they could, each going to hold the door for the other. They laughed and stepped into the building side by side. The all-wood interior had an incredible rustic feel to it, and combined with the cool scent of pine made Elsa feel right at home. A matronly woman, at least a few decades older than the girls, bustled over and greeted them warmly.

"Your Majesties! Welcome, welcome! I am Silvi Vinter. You may call me Silvi, of course." The round woman had such a genuine and inviting smile that Elsa couldn't help but like her immediately. She was in the middle of bowing when Anna stopped her.

"Please, Silvi. This is your shop, you don't have to be so formal. We're just a couple of customers looking at dresses."

Elsa nodded eagerly in agreement. Her eyes scanned the room, trying to find some outfits that would look best on her Anna. Mmm… my Anna…. my Anna. She sighed wistfully, thinking about how badly she wanted to be alone with Anna for a night. Or a weekend. Or a month.

"As you say, my Lady. Customers you may be, but never have I had any quite so lovely as the pair of you! This is a real treat for Silvi, you mark my words." She was already off looking through dozens of dresses. "We will find some works of art for you two works of art!"

The two royal sisters blushed furiously and giggled to one another. Elsa bit her lip a bit nervously. She worried that Fru. Vinter would choose something overly modest for them, not wanting to presume things about the royal family or some such silliness. If it came to that, she would just have to give her some clearer ideas of what she had in mind. Anna in a dark, dark forest green dress, the smooth, freckled tops of her breasts cresting the low neckline, corset firmly caressing Anna's delightful waist and hips. Elsa's mind was swimming. She shook her head in hopes of banishing the image.

When she saw the look on Anna's face, and the bright color appearing on her cheeks, she knew that her imagination wasn't the only one working overtime. Checking to make sure that Silvi was nowhere in sight, she quickly stepped in close, gently grabbed hold of her sister's hair, and kissed her neck softly. She felt Anna shiver with pleasure, and before letting go Elsa gave her a quick bite where her shoulder met her neck. Anna let out a moan, and her eyelids fluttered.

"What was that for?" Anna whispered excitedly.

"Nothing," Elsa grinned. "Your neck just looked so enticing. I couldn't resist. You're lucky I stopped when I did."

"Why is-"

"Okay, ladies! I think you should find these to your liking. Now, Silvi's not going to give you the chance to say no without trying them on, so she is putting them in the dressing rooms for you. If you don't like them, that's fine, but you must at least try them. The dressing area is in the back, down that hallway there. I will make sure that you aren't disturbed. We wouldn't want anyone to come back and see Your Royal Highnesses in any non-regal sense, would we? Princess Anna, your dresses are in the room on the right, and Queen Elsa, yours will be in the room on the left. Enjoy!"

The two women were shocked at the speed and efficiency of Fru. Vinter's speech. Anna had definitely brought them to the right spot. Oh, but I hope her taste in dresses is half as good as her business manner.

Anna took Elsa's hand, and pulled her back into the dressing area.

Anna could barely handle the excitement raging through her. She was going to get to dress up for Elsa! She really hoped that Silvi had not been too modest with her choices. If Anna had her way, she was going to drive Elsa crazy… in the best way. Speaking of going crazy, she could still feel Elsa's teeth on her neck. Stars that had felt good. She couldn't wait to get back to the castle. Maybe she could talk her sister into breaking their "take it slow" rule just once...

The dressing area was a cozy little round room with decent sized nooks sectioned off around it for customers to change in. There were cushioned chairs in the middle of the room, as well as a bookshelf against the wall next to the entryway. Candles around the room just below the ceiling made sure it was quite well lit, while giving it a distinctly romantic feel.

"So, do you want to take turns?" Elsa asked.

"That's what I was gonna say!"

"You first! And hurry. I can't wait to see what she chose." Elsa looked positively eager. Anna laughed and ran into her dressing room, quickly shutting the thin door behind her.

It was obvious that she didn't have to worry about Silvi's choices being too modest. She clearly had an intuition about what the girls wanted. Deciding which one to try on first was the hardest part. You're going to have to try them all eventually anyway, just pick one and get out there! Elsa is dying to see you! She took her own advice, and grabbed the dark green one in the hope that it would bring out her eyes.

This dress wasn't nearly as complicated to get into as the ones she had at the castle. She was very grateful for that, since she didn't have Gerda here to help her into the thing. It only took her maybe a minute or two to get fully dressed, and she couldn't believe how well it fit. The neckline was pretty low, and the amount of cleavage was definitely not appropriate for any official function, but she thought she looked amazing. It would probably need almost no tailoring if she decided to buy it, and she certainly would if Elsa thought she looked half as good in it as Anna thought she did.

She took a deep breath and opened the door. Elsa was already standing up from the chair as soon as the door had opened, and her jaw quickly dropped. Her eyes couldn't have gotten any bigger, and Anna could swear she could hear her sister's heart pounding.

"So… you like it?"

Elsa didn't say anything. In seconds she was across the floor and in the dressing room. That intoxicating smell of white chocolate pine washed over Anna as she felt Elsa's normally cold body pressing her against the wall. Elsa was still cold, but it was somehow a hot cold. Like if you could light ice on fire, that's what it would feel like. If that ice was alive and frantically kissing you in a dress shop's fitting room.

Anna wouldn't have wanted to move away if she could. Her sister was like an animal, kissing her fiercely but somehow tenderly at the same time. Elsa's perfect hands roamed freely over the tight cloth of the new dress, and Anna heard herself moan into Elsa's mouth. She wrapped her arms around Elsa's neck and pulled her close, and wrapped a leg around her waist to draw her even closer.

One of Elsa's hands was holding Anna's waist to help keep her upright, but the other was having the exact opposite effect as it crept up her thigh on the inside of the dress's hem. Anna could feel her other leg getting weak, and rather than collapse and break the kiss, she pressed her back against the wall as hard as she could and wrapped her other leg around Elsa.

Elsa's supporting hand moved to cup Anna's butt, and Anna felt more than heard her sister groan appreciatively when she squeezed. Anna used both hands to pull Elsa's face tightly to hers, never wanting to stop kissing her. She couldn't believe how amazing, perfect, and right this felt. Nothing could ever feel better than kissing Elsa.

Suddenly Elsa broke the kiss, and Anna found herself panting. Before she could complain, she felt her neck being covered with burning frosty kisses. She could feel an icy trail being left down from just below her ear, all the way across the tops of her breasts. Oh wow that feels good. I wish she would just rip this dress off me, right now! We can pay for it later! She felt Elsa bite down not quite too hard when she reached the other side of Anna's neck. Anna moaned loudly in response, and she pulled Elsa's mouth tighter onto her throat.

There was one more bite which turned into a kiss, which turned into another small trail of kisses back to Anna's mouth. This kiss was less intense than the first, but softer and every bit as mind-blowing. Anna felt herself being slowly let down back to her feet. She could barely stand on her wobbly legs.

It was clear that Elsa hadn't wanted to stop. Anna could almost feel the willpower it was taking for her sister to keep herself from taking Anna right there.

"Take it slow. Take it slow. Take it slow." Elsa's whispering was so quiet that Anna could barely make it out. Her eyes were shut tight in concentration. Or at an attempt to block out the temptation that was Anna.

"Elsa…"

Her sister looked up at her, eyes wide and face flushed, obviously not trusting herself to speak.

"We're doing the right thing. Taking it slow." Anna paused to make sure she worded this right. "I cannot tell you how badly I want to jump on you right now. But nothing could make me want to jeopardize what we have. I love you with all my heart, and no amount of waiting is going to make that go away." She reached up and stroked Elsa's cheek. "You have always been worth waiting for."

Tears welled up in Elsa's eyes and Anna hugged her as tight as she could. "I love you too, Anna." She was silent for a minute while they held each other. "Thank you."

By the time their hug had ended, Elsa was wiping tears from her eyes and smiling. "You can't imagine how difficult it was to stop myself. I'm not sure how much longer I can keep this waiting thing up, and it's barely been a day!"

"Well, this has been coming since a long time before yesterday. That was just the last straw I think." She grinned. "You aren't the only one who was tempted. I wanted to beg you to keep going!"

"Mmm, don't tempt me, Princess." Elsa winked. "My turn!" and she turned and went into her own dressing room.

The afternoon went on like that, each one trying on dresses and then being lovingly attacked by the other, until finally they had decided that Silvi truly had excellent taste and they bought all the dresses she had picked. It was twilight by the time they were on their way back to the castle.