By the time Elsa found her, Anna was already chatting excitedly to a pretty blonde girl who must have had the longest hair Elsa had ever seen.
"Oh!" Anna chirped when she spotted her approaching sister "Rapunzel, this is my sister, Elsa, Elsy, this is Rapunzel! Isn't her hair lovely?"
"Hey" smiled the blonde girl "I'm guessing this is your first day right?"
"Uh, Yes, and Hello" Said Elsa smiling politely. "Can you tell me where the school office is? I need to get us checked in."
"Sure! I can take you there if you want" smiled Rapunzel.
"Oh, there's no need to bother yourself! We can find our own way there." Said Elsa, she had tried to sound polite, but given Rapunzel's upset expression, she feared she might have sounded rude. Elsa opened her mouth to appologise, but the blonde girl snapped back into life.
"Oh, Okay, well in that case, it's just down the hall and to your left" she said pointing down the middle Hallway. "It's a really big wooden door with a glass window in it, you can't miss it." Rapunzel said.
"Thank you" said Elsa forcing a wide smile, trying to come across as happy as her sister.
"It's okay, anyway, see you later Anna, bye Elsa." And with that the girl quickly disappeared into the crowd.
"Sorry, Anna, I think I scared her off." Said Elsa, glancing at her little sister apologetically. Anna gave a small smile in return.
"It's fine Elsa, but try not to freak anyone else out okay?" Anna joked looping her arm in her sisters as she lead them both in the direction Rapunzel had indicated. Anna sighed.
"You just worry too much, you just have to let loose okay? You're not talking to adults anymore, you don't need to be formal and polite. Just be yourself."
"I am being myself, that's the problem." Elsa said smiling a little. "I wish I was more like you"
"You don't need to be more like me, you just need to be you, but the you that you are when your with me, and not the weird awkward you that you are around other people." Said Anna giving her sister a loving little nudge. "She said this place was on the right, didn't she?"
"You just said 'you' way too many times, and she said it was on the left." Said Elsa turning her head to look in that direction "There it is." She said nodding towards the door.
"Okay." Said Anna as she tugged her sister along behind her towards the door that read 'Office'.
The principals' Office was really made up of four rooms. One main room with a reception and few mismatched chairs scattered about and three doors leading off of it. The staff room, the school councillor, and, of course, the principal's office.
Elsa walked towards the receptionist, a tall, slender woman whose hair was dyed a rather alarming shade of turquoise.
"Hello" began Elsa "We're Elsa and Anna Arandelle, we were told we needed to come here for orientation?"
"Oh, yes!" cried the little woman who began typing away on her computer "Let's see Anna and Elsa, pretty names you girls have, yes! Here you are" she said in a sing-song voice.
"I'll just start printing out your timetables now, but you are both going to have a nice little chat with our school councillor while I do that, then, after you've got all the paper work, we're going to call one student from your years and they will show your around for the day!"
Elsa was a little taken aback. The little woman spoke very fast and had just blasted her with information. She blinked a little, regaining herself.
"The school councillor? Is that really necessary?" Questioned Elsa.
"Oh it's no big thing, love. It's just a little check up to make sure there's no pressing worries, or problems you fear you might have. It's just a precaution" The little woman beamed. "OH!" she cried so loudly that it made Anna and Elsa jump "I haven't introduced myself, I'm Miss Tooth." She turned and indicated two of the most comfortable looking chairs for the two to sit in. "Just wait there and Mr. Sands will come out and get you!"
"Right" said Elsa and Anna together. They both walked past the desk and sat in the chairs Miss Tooth had indicated.
"What on earth do you think we have to talk to the councillor about?" Elsa asked her sister quietly "This is our first day, we haven't had time for any problems yet!"
Anna laughed.
"It's no big deal sis, you go first and get it over with, it'll stop you worrying."
Elsa nodded, gratefully.
The two had been sitting together for about five minutes before a very short little man with a kind face and wild wisps of gold-blonde hair walked quietly out of the room.
"Miss Arandaele and, uh, Miss Arandelle?" he asked in a soft voice.
"That's us" said Anna.
"Lovely, now which one of you would like to go first?"
"Elsa" Said Anna, pointing to her older sister.
"Very good, come along Miss Elsa" He said trotting back towards his door, Elsa followed.
"Now Miss Elsa" he said as he shut the door behind her. "How are you feeling."
"Just fine" said Elsa.
"Not worried?" He asked pulling himself into his chair "If I'm right you were both homeschooled, this must be a big change for you both."
"Yes, it is, but I'm responsible, I can study perfectly fine, I don't get distracted easily as long as it's quiet, which the library would be fine for and-"
She was cut off by the soft chuckle of
"Miss Elsa, I didn't call you in here to lecture you about studying. I have confidence in you, and anyway" he laughed again "Your grades are not my worry. I am simply in charge of your emotional and mental wellbeing"
"Oh, well that's all okay. I mean, I'm a little nervous, but I've had more worse things to deal with."
"Yes" said , sadly. his hands brushed over a couple of folders Elsa was sure contained her and Anna's records. "You have haven't you." They were both silent for a minute.
"I don't really have anything to say" Elsa said eventually.
"That's quite alright dear. You can end this talk whenever you want. I just feel it helps for me to talk to the students a little, introduce myself. I think it's better to do that now before you could have problems. After all, it's easier going to someone you've met than to a total stranger."
"Right" Agreed Elsa getting to her feet. "Thank you, I'll send Anna in after me. It will save you getting up."
"Very kind Miss Elsa."
And with that Elsa smiled and left the room.
"Your turn" said Elsa to her sister.
"Already? You were quick"
"I didn't have much to say."
"Alright, see you in a bit" Said Anna springing to her feet and walking into the room.
As Elsa sat back down in her chair, suddenly there was a commotion outside. She glanced up just as a white haired boy erupted through the door, beaming.
"Hey Miss. T" he said, leaning on the reception desk handing over a slip of paper.
"In trouble already Jack?" Said the woman trying to repress a smile. "That's a record even for you. it's only 8am, how do you get sent to the principal's office in half an hour?"
"What can I say? I try to be good, life's just not letting me."
"Take a seat, the principal's out at the minute, you'll have to wait for him."
"No problem Miss. T" He said and sauntered over to the seated area. It was then he spotted Elsa, who quickly looked away.
"Hey" he said throwing himself down in Anna's vacated seat.
"Hello" she replied politely.
"You new?"
"Yes."
"Don't say much, do you?"
"No." Elsa said, a tiny smile appearing on her face.
The boy just laughed.
"I'm Jack, Jack Frost" He said sticking his hand out. She took it and shook hands nervously.
"Elsa Arandelle"
"Elsa, huh?" He said. Propping his legs up on a small coffee table.
"Yes" Said Elsa, unsure of what else to say.
"Jack!" Boomed a loud voice with a might Russian accent.
"Here we go" Jack said looking towards the door, where a large man in a red suit stood.
"Hey Principal Claus" He said with a little salute.
"You are trouble boy"
"That's me, just corrupting the new girl here." He said, jerking his head towards Elsa.
"My office, now" said the large man, striding past the two of them and into his office.
"So" said Jack, snuggling into the chair "Elsa Arandelle, were'd you come from?"
"Jack!" boomed the man again "I mean it!" his head appeared around the corner of the door.
"Gotta go!" Said Jack, as he pushed himself up from the chair "We'll continue our plan to egg the gym later."
"Wh-what?" spluttered Elsa "We didn't. . . "
She was cut off by Principal Claus putting up a large hand so silence her.
"Don't worry Elsa, Jack is under the impression he is funny. Sometimes he tries to make jokes, it's best to ignore them, yes?"
Elsa nodded, feeling a little dumbfounded.
"Very good" said the man before shutting himself and Jack in his office.
Just then Anna emerged from Room.
"What was with all the noise?"
"I'll tell you later" said Elsa "We'd better get to class."
Anna nodded as the two of them went to collect their time tables from Miss Tooth.