Hey all! Welcome back to the story who's characters I do not own. We're going with Anna and Kristoff this time, a somewhat younger set than the previous ones. For context, my headcanon is that most people meet their soulmate sometime between eighteen and twenty three. So Ruby, starting out, was definitely outside of that range. Emma and Regina were at the top end, Mary Margaret and Ariel hit it straight on. These two are a little young, since in my head Anna is in her sophomore year of high school, and Kristoff is a junior.

"Good morning!" Anna exclaimed, walking up to the counter of "Granny's", a cheerful diner in her new hometown.

"Hi there!" said the blonde behind the counter, who's nametag read "Ashley"

"What can I get you?"

"A latte please, and I'd love to speak with the manager,"

"Latte it is," Ashley replied, "and Ruby should be in…" she glanced at the clock. "Now."

Sure enough, the door swung open and in walked a woman in the brightest red skinny jeans Anna had ever seen.

"Hey Rubes! This girl was hoping to talk to you." Ashley declared, waving a hand in Anna's direction."

"Hi! I'm Ruby, owner and proprietor of this lovely locale. Shall we sit?"

The woman said.

Anna was struck a bit dumb.

"You don't look like anyone's grandmother" she blurted out as they slid into a booth, Ashley dropping off the latte.

Ruby laughed. "That I am not. My grandmother passed this place down to me about a year ago."

"That makes sense. My older sister Elsa and I just moved to town and I…umm…noticed the help wanted sign in the window."

"Yep! Things have been getting busier lately, and we could use another set of hands. Do you have any experience?"

Anna and Ruby chattered away while Ashley worked the counter. After about 20 minutes, Ruby smiled.

"Well Miss Anna, I think you'll fit in quite well here. You've met Ashley and I, and our last employee Meg will be by later. If you'd like to stop by and meet her, you're welcome to, or you can just wait until you work together. Do you have any questions for me?"

Anna rubbed her arm.

"Do you know where the nearest ice rink is?"

6 months later, Anna and Elsa were fairly settled in their new home, Anna working and attending high school while Elsa commuted to the nearby college that they had moved for in the first place. One afternoon, Anna had just clocked in to work when a nervous looking blonde guy about her age set the bells above the entrance chiming. Before Anna could say anything, he did.

"I'm wondering where the nearest ice rink is." He mumbled.

The directions Ruby had given her months ago suddenly flew out of her head, and she gaped for a minute before coming to her senses.

"Um, four blocks straight out the door, and then right for three."

The guy blushed and turned shy.

"Hi, I'm Kristoff and I, well, I guess I'm your soulmate," he said, sticking out his hand.

"I'm Anna", she answered, smiling and shaking. "What do you need an ice rink for?"

"I, uh, kinda have some anxiety. Moving to a new place definitely doesn't help, but skating calms me down, so…"he drifted off seeming unsure of himself.

Anna had always been worried that "Ice rink" would mean an awful, obnoxious hockey player, like Hans, her middle school boyfriend who kissed her without asking, turned into. But this sweet, shy guy…she smiled softly.

"Tell you what. My shift ends at 8. You wanna go skate, then come back here for some cocoa to warm you up? On the house. We could talk about you or me or school or anything really."

He returned her smile. "Cocoa sounds wonderful."