So, I hope this is a reasonable time frame though I will be honest and say I had chapter two written out already. But anyone who has read my Naruto fic (the Kazama one that is) will know that I prefer to have at least one chapter in reserve in case of emergencies or such. In any case, please enjoy :D

Chapter 2

It was later in the evening before Elsa spots Kai once again, accompanied by Sofia on the dance floor. The siblings' movement fluid in their waltz but the feelings behind it was tame, muted as some would say. So when the music finally dwindles down and Kai is escorting Sofia off the dance floor she walks over to the prince and gently places a hand on the inside of his arm. "May we have that dance?" she questions, quietly reminding him of their intention to dance again.

Kai smiles softly down at her and nods his head. "Of course, your majesty," he tells her before he gives Sofia a questioning look. His eyes and face asking her if she will be okay if he left her by herself or if he needs to walk her over to Princess Anna.

Once he gets a smile and a reassuring look from Sofia, Kai turns and offers his hand to the blonde. Elsa smiles up at him and places her hand in the redhead's, watching how his hand gently lifts hers up before he leads her onto the dance floor.

Once they are in a clear spot they turn to face each other and he takes her right hand carefully into his own while his right hand cups her shoulder blade. Her hand rests on his shoulder before he begins to lead her into a waltz similar to their first one. Until he pulls away ever so slightly, his hands taking her hands in his own.

Unaware of what he intends but trusting him and his guidance she moves with him, moving close to him as he steps first to his left and then with his right, their shoulders brushing against one another. The prince moving Elsa into a slow double twirl that ends with her back to his chest His right hand resting gently on her waist as her left hand rests in his. Their bodies flush to one another as he once again leads her around the floor in a slow sensual dance.

After a trip around the floor he gently lets her spin away from him. Once, twice, three times she spins before she faces him. The serene look on her face makes him smile as he approaches her again, resuming their slow dance before she slides her hand across his shoulder blade, pulling him closer to rest her head on his shoulder for a moment. Overcome with an emotion she couldn't readily identify.

He allows her that one moment of vulnerability before they resume their dance. Just a tad faster compared to before yet as sensual as ever - the two royals lost in their own world as he twirls her every once in awhile. The pair unaware that the entire party has now gathered in one large circle around them, watching them as they move in union with one another.

Then as the music draws to a conclusion he lifts her up, his golden eyes dark and beautiful to the blonde queen as she maintains their eye contact. She is slowly brought down, their bodies sliding against one another and setting waves of unfamiliar emotions across her body. Once on her feet again he spins her one final time as the last notes of the song plays, their bodies flush to one another as the music dies away with their breath mingling with one another.

Oblivious to the world around them, Kai brings a hand up to Elsa's face. Ever so gently caressing her face as the gap between their faces shrinks. Their hearts pounding in their chests, Elsa's eyes sliding shut as she anticipates… what is she anticipating?

Just before their lips could touch the moment is broken by the sound of enthusiastic applause. The two royals, startled from their world, break apart to take in the sight of the people gathered around them. The Snow Queen's face taking on a bright blush as she realizes just how close she came to kissing Kai. While Kai's eyes, normally a beautiful golden color, has turned dark enough to border the color of the darkest shade of amber. Unsure as to why he is upset Kai turns back to Queen Elsa and offers her his hand to escort her away from the crowd they had garnered.

Grateful that Kai wasn't going to abandon her to the vultures Elsa accepts the offered hand and they leave for the throne. "Thank you," she says to the quiet prince, "for the dance."

"It was my pleasure," Kai tells the blonde queen, his voice sounding quite strained. It was enough to make Elsa think that she had done something wrong to aggravate the Draconem prince. So sure that she is in the error she makes to remove her hand from the golden eyed prince only to have him gently tighten his hold on her. "What is wrong?" he questions her, his eyes expressing his concern for her while his voice still convoys the strain she heard.

Elsa turns her face away from him, embarrassed by the perceived wrong she had done. "I'm sorry… I fear I have overstepped my…" she starts to say before Kai stops and turns her around so that they are facing each other, his hands gentle on her shoulders. Surprised by his actions, Elsa unintentionally meets Kai's beautiful golden eyes.

"As cliché as this will sound, it is not you but I. I am… unused to being in public where my every action is scrutinized by the people. My father has sheltered me so much as a child that I feel I must watch my every step to keep from faltering."

Elsa's eyes widen ever so slightly as she realizes that their pasts are really not that different from one another. The reasons may be different but at the very core of it what he just told her sounds so remarkably similar to her own. "Prince Kai…" she whispers softly.

"Its fine, your majesty, I… I never knew anything else and my father always gave me what I needed or wanted," Kai tries to reassure her.

"Then… shall we go to a balcony?" she questions the Draconem prince, her concern for him outweighing the possible scandal that will come from leaving with a man without an escort.

"I appreciate your concern," the prince reassures her, bringing his hand up to her face to brush away some imaginary dust. Then without further words being exchanged between the two he walks her over to the throne once more and bows to her. "Please excuse me, your majesty, but I need to find my sister and return to our rooms at the local inn."

"Wait," Elsa calls to stop the prince from leaving, "You don't have your own estates here?"

"We do but my family has not traveled in twenty years. The estates are in disrepair and the servants have yet to finished cleaning out the rooms," Kai informs the blonde queen before grimacing when he realizes what he had said.

"Well, I refuse to allow you to stay at an inn," Elsa states, gently laying a hand on his arm. "The castle has plenty of rooms here. You and your sister are more than welcome to stay here for as long as needed."

"Your majesty, I thank you for your generous offer," Kai starts to say, intending to decline the offer.

"Please," Elsa whispers softly, the timid quality of her voice causing Kai to stop for a moment and think.

Would it be such a bad thing to stay at the castle while the estate is cleaned and repaired? It would mean spending more time with the Arendelle sisters - that seems like a major bonus to the auburn prince. Kai thinks it over for a long moment before coming to a decision. "I will speak with my sister first before giving you an answer, your majesty."

"Very well…" Elsa agrees before something comes to mind. "Oh, if it pleases you," she adds, getting a curious look from the prince, "You may call me by my name." Kai's eyes widen ever so slightly at what she is implying before a smile appears on his face.

"Elsa," he whispers softly, provoking a pleasant shiver down the blonde's back. She blushes and ducks her head to hide the redness of her face. "Well, Elsa," he starts, watching the blush deepen, "I must take my leave." He sees her about to protest that and hurries to finish, "I hope to give you an affirmative answer as soon as possible."

Elsa realizes that he is right and reluctantly lets him go.

Anna and Sofia were off to a side, chattering to themselves about the dance they had witnessed. Anna was gob smacked by Kai's excellent dancing and wanted to know the name of the person who had taught them how to dance. Maybe they'd be able to save her from being forever clumsy. Though it's seems to be highly unlikely, with her being nineteen and as clumsy as she could ever be.

Sofia, on the other hand, was proud of Kai. She knows of her brother's tendency to suddenly doubt himself whenever in the center of the attention. The thought of it seems to be almost ironic when considering the circumstances of their childhood. She's glad he didn't just leave Elsa alone on the dance floor as he had been likely to do when they were growing up.

"They looked so perfect together!" Anna squeals happily, doing her little happy dance. She then whirls around to grab Sofia's hands - startling her from her thoughts - and pulls her into a dance that doesn't even match the music. Getting the younger Lupei royal to laugh and smile with her.

As they dance and laugh to the beat of their own music, Kai walks up to them with a slight smile at the sight of Sofia enjoying herself. Going so far to glare at those who gave his sister and Princess Anna annoyed looks. Moments like these are why he enjoys having golden eyes - the mere sight of them tends to unnerve people.

The second his eyes connect with the annoyed aristocrats they all ceased their glaring and looked away from him. None has ever been able to withstand the force of his glare, intimidated by the mere sight of bright golden eyes narrowing at them.

When it becomes apparent to the young prince that Sofia and Anna has no clear intent on quitting their dance he steps up to them and calls for his sister's attention - gaining it as quickly anyone one else is unlikely to retrieve.

"Kai," Sofia greets, surprised by the appearance of her brother. She had thought that the two royals would disappear off to some secluded area- actually no, that's Anna's thoughts on the matter.

"Fia," Kai turns partially so that his right side is to her. "May we have a word?" he requests, offering his arm to her.

"Of course, brother," Sofia tells Kai before she turns to address Anna, "Please excuse me for a moment." She then places her hand on her brother's arm as a proper lady. Kai quickly but efficiently guides the princess away from the dance floor and the people mulling about in the ball room, choosing a corner where they can with their backs to the walls and keep an eye out for uninvited listeners.

"So, Kai," Sofia starts in a normal tone, "what was so urgent that you could not wait?"

"Queen Elsa has… offered to allow us to stay here in the Arendelle castle while we wait for the estates to be restored to living conditions," Kai simplifies.

Sofia frowns in thought about that. "Will you be alright?" she questions him, looking at her brother in concern. She knew that he tends to get antsy after a certain amount of time and knows that without any privacy he won't seek any… relief.

"Oh you know me," Kai tries to cast off his sister's suspicions but it was hard to do that when he knows and worries about the same thing she does. He does give her a smile however, "Its really all up to you. If you want to stay here then we can accept Queen Elsa's generosity or we can turn it down and stay at the inn like we planned."

"Honestly, Kai, it doesn't matter to me. Will you be comfortable here or at the inn?"

The siblings stare at each other before they both look towards the rest of the ballroom. Sofia is looking towards the ginger haired princess while Kai is looking at the queen. Both are lost in their own thoughts but it is clear to each other that they both have a reason to stay here instead of the inn.

"I guess we answered our own question," Kai mutters softly, crossing his arms slightly, his gaze stuck on Elsa until Sofia elbows him in the side. Startled from his thoughts he looks down to his smirking sister and struggles to keep the blush off his face.

"Does my big brother have a crush?" she coos, practically draping herself over the blushing prince. His tanned skin - from being outside all the time - darkened somewhat due his blush, causing Sofia to laugh. "I'm going to hazard a guess that it's a certain pretty blonde?"

Kai clears his throat and gives Sofia a pointed look, "I could say the same to you, little sister," he retorts, getting a reaction similar to the one she had invoked in himself.

"We got it bad," Sofia remarks.

"It's too early for that," Kai states firmly before straightening his blazer. "I will return to Queen Elsa to give her our response. Do try to behave," he warns his sister who gives him an innocent look. Kai narrows his eyes in warning before leaving her.

"Kai's too perceptive," she mutters to herself once she is alone.

With no deadline to leave the ball the Lupei siblings remained there at the ball until all the guests have left and it was just the Arendelle sisters and them. It is also readily apparent to the older siblings that their sisters were practically asleep on their feet.

Sofia has never been one for activities so her inexperience with enduring past the breaking point has led to this. While Anna, always an active and cheerful person, had burned up her energy long before most - which means Kai was often finding her in some random corner dozing off until the Draconem prince finds and rouses her. Often asking her if she would like a servant to escort her to her room for the night, to which Anna would deny - determined to see the night through.

"Do you need help with Princess Anna?" Kai questions the blonde woman, prepared to help with the exhausted ginger. Then right before his eyes he witnesses Elsa lifting her up, proving that either Anna is lighter than he had suspected or Elsa is strong for her size. "Mm, looks like you have that under control," he remarks as he lifts his sister into a piggy back ride. Sofia instinctively wraps her arms around his shoulders, resting her head on his.

"You two make a cute picture," Elsa comments before blushing, stunned that she would say such a thing.

"I won't let her know that you said that," Kai teases, getting a blush along with a grateful nod. "It's a good thing she's asleep," he adds as he follows the Arendelle queen away from the ballroom.

At least, until a servant appears from one of the corridors and bows before them, "Prince Kai, if I may I can show you to your rooms?" Kai glances at Elsa before nodding to the servant. "Follow me please."

"Good night, Elsa," he says in a soft voice, enjoying the pleased yet shy smile that spread on her face. He'd caress her name if it meant seeing that smile.

"Good night… Kai," Elsa whispers back before disappearing quickly down the corridor.

"I have prepared separate rooms for you and your sister," the servant explains as she leads Kai to their room.

"Actually, we only need one room," Kai interrupts absentmindedly; unaware of the strange look he got from the servant before him. But nevertheless the servant led him to a room on the second floor and opens it for him. The door swings open to reveal the bedroom suite which is more than large enough to fit both him and Sofia comfortably.

He looks over the sitting room which houses a small table and a comfortable couch, the decorative walls that were a light blue color with the pattern made in a sky blue color. Beautiful colors that only serves to remind Kai of Elsa. Beyond the couch is a door he can reason to belong to the bed chambers.

"I will come tomorrow morning to wake your Highnesses for breakfast," he distantly hears the servant announce.

"Hold," he calls after her, turning to face her. The servant pauses and looks at him with wide eyes that express worry. "We not need a wake up alarm. However, if our things arrive from the inn prior us awaking please leave them here in the sitting room," he instructs her.

"Is there anything else, Prince Kai?" she questions, unwilling to leave only to be summoned back later on.

"My only rule for all of the staff is that no one is allowed into the bedchambers." The servant bows dutifully before closing the door behind her - leaving the Draconem royals alone to their devices.

Her curiosity and her gossip mind, however, have been running amok since the Price said that it was unnecessary for separate rooms. Everyone knows that it is necessary to separate different genders to avoid any scandals - regardless the blood relations between them.

Needless to say she'll be rushing to the kitchens to spread what she just discovered. Never mind the fact that it may not be true. Never mind the fact she may be spreading malicious rumors about the Lupei royals. Her gossiping nature demands that she shares what she learned and speculate why the siblings would refuse separate rooms. Though it was only the prince who refused the second room…

Unaware of what is going through the servant's mind Kai carries the sleeping beauty over to the bedchambers. Just barely managing to open the door - once inside the prince gently sets his sister down onto the soft bed. "Fia," he mutters, gently shaking her in an attempt to rouse her.

After a few attempts it becomes obvious that his younger sister is much too exhausted to even be roused enough to undress and clean off the makeup. With no other option available to the heir of Draconem he goes to the washroom and wets a hand cloth. He takes a moment to twist out the excess water before heading back to Sofia to begin the long and tedious process of removing the light makeup on her face.

Once Sofia's face has been cleaned of the makeup she had used he removes his blazer and vest, draping them over the back of a nearby chair, before he begins the process of getting his sister out of her dress.

First he undoes the lace holding the bodice together, removing the entire thing and almost carelessly tossing it away from him. Catching himself lest he damage the material and earn Sofia's ire - if there is one thing he has learned over the years is that an angry Sofia equals a dead Kai.

He sets it down beside him and works on removing the rest of her dress. Sliding the material down, reaching under his sister to lift her up long enough to get the material past her hips and off her completely. He leaves the thin under gown - which typically ends just above her knees - on and slips off the shoes.

A glance over her sleeping form reveals that Kai's work is nearly done so he helps her into a sitting position, letting her slump against him. With her in this position he is now able to get to her hair and with some practiced ease he undoes her hairdo, gently running his hand through her hair. As he expects he gets a pleased purr from his exhausted sister and a near quiet 'thank you'.

"You're welcome," he mutters back before he helps her under the covers. He kisses her on the forehead before taking the dress out to the sitting room. Draping it over the back of the couch and, upon seeing a stack of paper, a pot of ink, and a quill he quickly writes out instructions for the servants.

Though whether or not they understand the difference between the sitting room and the bedchambers remains to be seen.

Deeming that it's time to get some sleep the prince retreats back to the bedchambers and undress enough to be comfortable in the bed. Getting under the covers and was immediately cuddled with by his little sister. "Good night," he mumbles to her, "sweet dreams…"

Morning came and one of the servants came to check and make sure that there hasn't been anything left out for them to do. Spying the dress and the note she goes to gather them before realizing that the door to the bedchambers is open. As it was proven last night her curiosity gets the better of her so she creeps up to the open door and peeks in. At first she cannot identify anything in the dark room but eventually her eyes register the sleeping forms of the Lupei twins.

She can see the near undersides of the princess'… well, that and while she cannot see her brother well enough she can see that he is shirtless and has a hand on his sister's back!

Scandalized by what she had just seen she runs out of the room - barely having the present of mind to grab the dress to be washed. The door swinging shut behind her with a soft click. With the Lupei siblings none the wiser about what just transpired.

After some time Kai finally rouses from his sleep and began the long process of waking Sofia. One shake before showering, two shakes before checking the sitting room for their things, and then -after getting dressed - three shakes to get her awake.

"I'm awake, I'm awake," Sofia grumbles as she stumbles towards the washroom for a shower.

"Our things are here. I'm going to go explore before breakfast."

"Don't get lost!" Sofia calls back to her brother before she turns on the shower.

Kai mumbles something about one time before he pulls on his boots to begin his exploration of the beautiful castle. He just wishes that Sofia would stop bringing up the time he got hopelessly lost in the catacombs underneath their palace.

It wasn't his fault that he was the impressionable age of seven and could be easily tricked into going into the catacombs by their idiotic cousins. It hadn't even been worth the scolding he got from the father for the destruction of many priceless items stored in the vaults deep within the catacombs. Though how he had bypassed the traps to actually reach the vault was a question that plagued everyone.

In any case, the Arendelle castle can't be that hard to navigate, right?

Two hours later Kai was irritated, hungry, and generally grumpy. "Last time I ever, ever think to myself that this castle wouldn't be hard to navigate," he grumbles as he takes in his surroundings. "How is it even possible to get lost in this place?" he sighs, resigning himself to the idea of needing a rescue.

Was he really cursed with a bad sense of direction or is he just hopeless in areas where he has never visited? Whichever the answer is he just hopes he stumbles onto a servant sometime soon. He was getting rather famished and the time for breakfast was drawing near for the hungry prince. Sighing to himself he looks out of a window nearest to him, narrowing his eyes as he tries to pinpoint where he might be in the castle.

It doesn't take him long to note that he's on the north side of the castle and as he stares out of the window he sees what looks like a something shiny off near the peak of the mountain across the fjord. Curious he stays there, trying to identify what it is…

"Excuse me?" he suddenly hears someone say, causing him to jump in surprise. Of course, because he was half out the window the second he jumped he began to slide out of the open window. Luckily for him the person behind him manages to grab the back of his shirt. "Hold on!" the person squeaks as he flails, his hands searching for some purchase in an attempt to at least prolong his life.

"To what?!" he squawks uncomfortably before his hand finally catches onto something. With that final grasp onto something Kai hauls himself back into the palace. Unintentionally bowling over his rescuer and knocking both of them down to the floor.

It takes a second for Kai's relieved mind to register that he's on top of another body before he hurries off them and offers them a hand. His hand faltering when he realizes with a start that Princess Anna had been the one to save him. "My humblest apologies, Princess Anna," he says as he helps her up. "That may have not been my best idea," he remarks as he turns to shut the window.

"What were you doing?" Anna questions as she stands next to him, peering out of the window.

"Oh, I saw something off the peak of that mountain," Kai tells her, his eyes finding that glint he had seen.

"The peak…?" Anna mutters before she is directed to the glint. Just like that she recalls the summer and knows exactly what he is seeing. "That's the Ice Palace Elsa made shortly after her coronation," she explains to him.

"Ice Palace," Kai breathes in awe. He turns to smile at Anna, "That's impressive."

"You haven't even seen it yet," Anna reminds him, surprised that he would already be taken by the idea of the palace.

He just gives her a smile that stuns her and says, "It's your sister we're talking about here, Princess Anna. Anything she creates I can only see the beauty in."

Anna stares at him in complete and utter awe, amazed that he would feel like that about her sister's powers. Before narrowing her eyes at him in suspicions, "You're not planning anything right?"

Kai looks taken back by the question. "Such as?" he inquires to try and clarify what she means.

"You're not going to try and, I don't know, try to take over Arendelle? Or kill my sister?"

So... how many people wants to hunt me down for ending this chapter like this?

Hopefully not many...

Okay, so I wanna thank lilit-di for reviewing my story - even though it was Spanish and I had to recall my high school years to figure out the translation. I hope this was pronto enough for you :)

I also want to thank DevilDragon713 for being my soundboard and for encouraging me. This chapter would not be out right now since I would still be stuck on various aspects of chapter 3 - yes it was being a moody child with me.

So anyway, please review and let me know what you think!