Saving Beth I hurried out of the palace, grabbing my cape in unison I couldn't bare the thought of my little sister trapped in an 100ft hole. I checked the directions she had gave me, :Ice cream factory, I gasped "oh no!" I looked at the location, that's the other side of town, I screamed Into the air "JACK!" Before I could take a breath Jack was by my side, "a ride my lady?" I laughed "to the ice factory" I hugged Jack we lifted up into the air, we reached the factory, I yelled "BETH!!" I heard a murmur come from a small hole in the factory, I ran over "Jack please!" He sighed "if I must" he flew deep into the hole and retrieved. Beth, I held her in my arms, I looked at her weak limp body, "It's ok now" I whispered stroking her head She croaked back "your the best sister, thankyou Elsie" I smiled "thankyou" "jack?" We were lifted into the air, time to go home. -----Beth safe.

Baby On The Doorstep ------chapter 3 Princess Winter of Arandalle "How do I introduce her?" I ask Anna in a mad panic. Anna shrugs bouncily, "You just...do, I guess. Just say, hey, this is my daughter Winter, and she is your princess and future heir. Done." I glare at my sister, "I'm the Queen of Arandalle. I'm supposed to have a way with words, I'm supposed to have prepared a speech. Oh, good god, I should have prepared a speech! Why didn't I prepare a speech?" "You were busy." Anna points out, "Winter is a very noisy baby." "And yours won't be?" I say, raising my eyebrows at my sister who is currently drumming her fingers on her small baby bump absent mindedly as if she doesn't have a care in the world. "Oh, I'd be disappointed if my baby didn't talk all the time." Anna says in surprise, "I mean, I don't want a quiet child. That would be boring." She looks out the window, "They want you to go out now. They are screaming your name." "But..." I whisper, looking down at my new baby girl who was currently playing with the end of my loose braid I always tied my hair back in. I take a deep breath. "Oh...okay, let's just do it." Anna bounces over to the doors and flings them open so they slam into the balcony, making me flinch and Winter murmur in my arms. She seemed to only like it there, and she screamed if I put her down anywhere, her crib, in Anna's arms, Kristoff's arms, Kai or Gerda's arms, or even her play mat, she was only ever happy in my arms, which I secretly found comforting. I liked having her in my arms anyway, it made me feel as if she was safe there, I wanted to protect her always. I take in a deep breath, and then stride out onto the balcony, many people gasp when they see me, but I ignore them all, "Ladies, and Gentlemen. Residents of Arandalle, may I present to you, Princess Winter of Arandalle." A murmur goes throughout the crowd and I look to my sister anxiously and hug Winter close to me, were they not going to accept her, simply because she did not have royal blood pulsing through her veins? Anna looks a little scared too, and looks to Winter in a panicked gaze. I take a deep breath, "She is my daughter." I say. "But, Queen Elsa, there was no suitor!" Someone calls from the large crowd. "Of course there was no suitor." I say, "There did not need to be a suitor. I adopted her, is that such a problem?" I give them an icy glare, one that I was good at. Rumors had spread among the residents of the town that I did not want to marry or have my own biological children, simply because I was afraid of passing on my powers throughout the royal legacy, and I will admit, I was a little scared, but the truth was I just didn't want to marry because I was worried no man would accept me for who I was, a ice queen. "Where did you find her?" One exclaims. I sniff, "On the doorstep, late at night-" "Actually, it was early in the morning!" Anna interrupts in a chirpy tone. "Yes, yes, thank you, Anna...I did not know who sent her, but I am glad that they did, Winter is now my daughter and future heir of Arandalle. I wish for you to treat her with respect, as she is the princess, and if I hear any rumors or gossip, I promise you, you know you do not want to make the ice queen angry." Anna snickers and I give her a look, making her fall completely silent. "Well, thank you, subjects, and goodbye." I say, and then stride back into my castle, Anna shutting the doors behind me. "I think someone fainted." Anna giggles, sitting on the arm of a chair. "Don't be silly." I say, with a large roll of my ice blue eyes, "It wasn't that shocking." "Most queens don't adopt, look I'm not saying it's bad, but I bet some people were pretty surprised." Anna sings, "You are just strange, Elsa." "I'm not strange, you are." I sniff, "I am the sophisticated, graceful one around here." "But I'm having a real kid." Anna giggles. "Winter is a real child." I say, rocking my daughter in my arms gently. "But this child is actually royal." Anna argues. "So is Winter." I snap. "IS not." "Is too." "Is not." "Is too." "Is not." "Is too." "IS NOT!" "IS TOO!" "IS NOT!" "IS TOO!" "Ladies, stop arguing, you'll aggravate the whole house." Kristoff says coming into the room, "And I bet little baby Winter is far from impressed." "Oh, hush." I say, and stride out of the room. I leaned against the door, I don't care what Anna says, winter is my daughter, I cradled the baby in my arms, and she always will be.

Baby On The Doorstep ------Chapter Two---Who Needs A Suitor? I had no idea having a newborn baby in your room could be so tiring. I had been up at least seven times in the night to feed her, and one time she woke up because snow was falling on her, which I actually felt guilty about. I'd been so used to it, at that age I was already adjusting to the ice. I walked downstairs groggily with the baby in the arms, "Gerda..." I say, "Please prepare some coffee...and some chocolate." Gerda nods at me in disbelief. I probably have dark rings under my eyes. I walk into the dining room, the baby girl squirming around in my arms, my pregnant sister is piling her food onto her plate happily, humming, but when she sees me she drops her croissant, "Elsa, you never told me that you were pregnant!" "I wasn't. Don't be silly, Anna." I sigh. "I found her on the doorstep last night." "What are you going to do with her?" Anna asks, turning to eat her pancakes. "The person in the letter wants me to keep her." I sigh and Anna turns to face me with a smile on her face. "Oh, Elsa, yes! I'm having my baby, and they would be cousins, and they could play together and grow up together and we could be mommies together and-" "Anna, I hate to burst your bubble, but I don't know if I'm going to keep her, babies are a big responsibility." I sigh, "I'm already exhausted and I only spent one night with her." Anna pouts, "I'll help you. I'm going to be a mother anyway. And Kristoff could help out too. Go on, Elsa." "Anna, this isn't a game." I sigh, "Babies are for #life, I don't think I'm ready to be a mother, I only just learned how to control my power for goodness sake-" "More babies mean more love." Anna sings. "And I don't think I'm responsible. I mean, I wasn't raised like a normal child, that's the only thing I know. I only know how to lock people in a room, I don't want to do it to this child, Anna. I don't want to make her a princess of isolation." I yawn. "But, Elsa. You wouldn't, look I have no idea what I'm going to do, but we can do this together, it would be an adventure." Anna says and the baby begins to cry in my arms, making me and Anna both jump. I rock her anxiously, but she reaches out her tiny arms, I cautiously hug her to my chest and she stops crying immediately, "See." Anna says triumphantly, "You're doing it already." Gerda comes scurrying in with a tray, holding a pot of coffee and a big bowl of yummy chocolate, along with a letter fanned out on it, she places it in front of me and holds her arms out anxiously, "Do you want me to take the baby, Queen Elsa?" To my own surprise I snatch her to my chest, "She's fine thank you, Gerda." Anna grins slyly at me and I roll my eyes. I reach for the letter first and rip it open and scan down the page. I huff and rip it in half. "What is it, Elsa?" Anna asks me. "They're asking again." I sigh, "About a suitor. They're telling me I need an heir...but Anna, I'm just not ready. I don't know if I can marry yet, I'm scared because of my ice powers, what if he becomes scared in me, and can you imagine me giving birth? Blizzards!" Anna is grinning at me like a child on Christmas morning, "You don't need to marry to have an heir." "Of course I do, Anna." I sigh, reaching for a chocolate with an iced snowflake on top of it, my favorites. "You know how it works." "Yes, I do." Anna says with a roll of her big blue eyes, "But, you don't have to get pregnant either. The answer is right in front of you." I look down to the baby girl in my arms, and then anxiously look to Gerda, "What do you think, Gerda?" "If you don't mind," Gerda says timidly, "I agree with Princess Anna. But my opinion doesn't matter!" She adds hastily, "It's all down to you, Queen Elsa." Was I really doing this? I was sentencing my #life to motherhood! But, this could be my chance. My chance to be a mother that mine never was. I could be a proper mother, I wouldn't lock this baby up, I wouldn't treat her like a monster, I wouldn't deprive her of love. I would give her enough love for 10 children, and I hate to say it but Anna was right. She could help me, we could help each other, and Anna's child would have a cousin, I wouldn't have to find a suitor. I wouldn't have to give birth. I could just become a mother, find an heir, without having to go through any pain. I smile down at the child in my arms, "She needs a name." Anna squeals and claps her arms, "Oh, Elsa! I'm so proud of you! This is so exciting!" She runs over to me and takes a good look at the baby resting in my arms. "I think she should have something to do with your power." "Like what?" I laugh. "Winter." Anna smiles, stroking the baby's head. Winter. It was perfect, Winter, my daughter. "Hey, Winter." I whisper, "I hope you don't mind, but I'm going to be your Mommy." Winter fumbles and takes hold of my finger, I look down. She was holding my hand.

Baby On The Doorstep -------Chapter One Baby On The Doorstep I awoke in the middle of the night with a start, an uneasy feeling in my stomach. I quickly reach out and thaw the snowflakes that were travelling up my bedroom walls like vines. I press my hand to my head and sigh, I'd never get back to sleep. I swing my legs out of bed and balance carefully on the cold floorboards. They had a tendency to creak after many years of pacing among them. I walk out of my door and down the stairs, a trail of snowflakes following behind me. Maybe some water would help. I walk past Anna's bedroom and furrow my brow, looking at the stair railing. I had never tried it before...Was it best to do it in the middle of the night? I sit myself down on the banister and slide down, squealing and hanging on for dear #life, and then find myself enjoying the ride, then, I hit the end, and tumble off onto the hard floorboards. I curse under my breath in a very un-queenly fashion and dust my satin nightgown down. Anna could have warned me about that part. I start striding towards the kitchen, but pause, balancing on the tips of my toes as I hear a low wailing. Is there a cat at the door? Oh, please, was it that flea bitten cat that Anna declared was her lucky kitty? It was snowing out, and no matter what anyone said, I didn't really have a heart of ice. I walk over to the oversized front door and give a blissful smile as the cold air hits me. Then I look down and jump back, squealing. There is a child in a basket, but with no blanket, no source of warmth, and it was snowing heavily out. Without thinking, I bend down and pick the child up, it's ice cold in my arms. I grab the basket and slam the door behind me, keeping out the snow. "Gerda!" I call, "Gerda!" A bleary looking woman comes sleepily down the stairs, "Queen Elsa? What is?..Why have you got a child?" "Never mind that." I sigh, "Just get me a blanket, now!" She scurries off into the kitchen, and I sit down on the bottom of the stairs, frantically wrapping the loose parts of my nightgown around her. Who would leave a child alone with no source of blanket out in the heavy snow? This baby looked newborn, only hours old. I pick up the ripped note, and begin to read: Queen Elsa of Arendalle, I did not know what else to do! I am in no position to bring up a baby girl. I am very young, and have no family to support me, I am also very, very ill and I fear I do not have much time left. I need to leave this child somewhere with a home where she will be happy, and I thought that the Queen of Arendalle would be perfect mother material, and I heard that Princess Anna of Arendalle has her own baby on the way, so she could help out as well. I'm sorry if I have scared you, this is a very big responsibility, but I had a good vibe from you, please bring this baby up right, and give her as much love and protection as possible. Tell her I love her, tell her it wasn't her fault. Yours sincerely, and then, nothing. Just ripped paper. I drop it and stared down at the baby girl in my arms, who was shivering. Her glittering brown eyes were filled with tears. A overwhelming wave of protectiveness comes over me, startling me. I hug the small child to my chest. Where would this baby go? The person in the letter said that she wanted me to take care of her, but that was ridiculous. I was in no position to bring up a child. I was the ice queen of Arendalle for goodness sake! I had duties, responsibilities, and with my own little niece of nephew on the way how on earth was I supposed to manage? Gerda scurries over to me with a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel and a blanket, I wrap her in it and just stare at her. She had no home, she was alone. Just like I had been. "Queen Elsa, where did you find this child?" Gerda asks. "On the doorstep." I whisper, "She has nowhere." "Do you want me to send a telegram to someone?" Gerda asks. I shake my head, "I don't know what to do." I whisper, "Gerda, the woman in the note wants me to take care of her, but I can't surely." "It's your decision." Gerda shrugs, "But Queen Elsa, this could be the making of you. Princess Anna is starting her family, why not start yours?" To my surprise, I feel a small head nuzzle into me and give a short snuffle. I look down at the child who is looking up on me, in her eyes I see everything. She needs me. She relies on me. I'm all she has. I pick her up, "Gerda, fetch Princess Anna's old crib. She will stay with us for the night. We'll figure the rest out in the morning." "But Queen Elsa?" I sighed "it's fine, Harriet will help, she loves children" and beth "she'll entertain her, she has the most amazing powers ever" I thought to Myself again "And Callie and Ruby! They'll love her" Gerda nodded "as you wish" she bowed before exiting the rom, I shook the baby in my arms, "It will be ok," I stroked its bald head.

The Past Behind Us ----The past behind us---chapter 2 Anna POV. I took slow steady steps, carefully making my way to the school. I'm a well know klutz, and I wouldn't want to make a fool out of myself, or Elsa, especially Elsa. Not on our first day to this school. It's bad enough that we started mid semester, Harriet and Beth walked up the stairs Then suddenly we were falling, well I was falling, I was just taking Elsa along for the ride. We landed in a mound of snow that was not prevously as plush. I giggled into Elsa's neck, throughly embarressed. The one thing I was trying so hard not to do, happened. "So much for not using you're powers, eh?" I looked up into her eyes, and gasped. Our faces were alot closer than I had thought, ours noses bumped into each others as I stared down into icy blue eyes. Harriet and Beth laughed, "Am Elsa" Harriet asked I nodded "yeah" my face was muffled in the snow "Me and Beth are gonna check out the notice board, I'll see you at lunch" "Ok have a look for me and Anna to" I heard Harriet and Beth laugh as they walked away "It wasn't on purpose actually," she blushed, "Miss Klutz decided to rear her head," she winked, I felt my face grow warm. "You're so cute when you blush." She grined, leaning up to peck my lips. I shot up off of her as if she burned me. I felt guilty by the hurt that flashed through her eyes, before it was replaced with indifference. She too sat up, brushing the snow off her dress, "Come now Anna, we'll be late." I hated when she took that tone with me, like she was still back on her throne. I felt the tears burning in the back of my eyes. "Anna?" Her tone was softer now and I looked up to see her standing, her hand outstretched towards me. She gently pulled me up, leading me through the doors, away from the icy parking lot. "Hi! You're the new girls right? I'm the writer for the school paper! and we'd like to do a story for the newcomers!" A dark haired boy seemed to materialize out of no where, causing me to jump back in shock, almost toppling over again. Elsa quickly caught me by the elbows, steadying me. I grinned up at her, expecting her to be smiling back down at me, but Elsa wasn't looking at me at all. Her gaze was trained back the way we came, through the window of the door. She seemed to have caught me merely by reflex. Was I just a burden to her? My stomach clenched painfully, I felt the tears starting to pool in my eyes. "Anna? Are you okay?" I brought my eyes to stare back into Elsa's, why have I been so emotional lately? "Hey, Hey, shhh! We'll build a snowman at lunch, okay? Please don't cry!" She thought I was upset about the snow man? I gave her a small smile and shook my head. "Oh Elsa." The boy cleared his throat. "Can I interview you two?" Elsa looked uncomfortable to say the least, "Maybe at a later date? We really need to find the home office, and get our schedules, soooo..." Elsa flashed me a grateful smile. "OH! Right! Sorry! The office is right down that hallway and is the third door on the left! Should say office!" He scratched the back of his shead nervously, "Oh I'm Eric Yorkie by the way!" He smiled, extending his hand. Elsa reached out and firmly grasped his hand. He gasped, "God your hands are cold!" He laughed awkwardly, Elsa laughed along as if to show she didn't take offence. "I get that quite alot actually, I must have bad curculation or something," I snorted at her response, earning an elbow in the ribs from Elsa. "My name is Elsa Arendelle," She then guestered to me, "This is Anna Velvet," Que small wave from me, "It's our pleasure to have made your aquaintence." Her voice, as always, was collected and regale. Eric seemed to blush, I felt anger churn in my gut as I took in the way he was looking at my snow queen. Elsa seemed to notice how unconfortable I was becoming and quickly excused us. Leading us away from the infuriating boy and into the Office. Elsa's Pov. The classes blurred by, thankful we hadn't had to introduce ourselves, and we're lucky enough to be in the same classes together. Before we knew it, it was lunch time and Anna was attempting to drag me out the blck doors of the lunch room. Every pair of eyes in said lunch room seemed to be trained on us. Suddenly Harriet and Beth came and sat down Harriet started breathing heavily, "Elsa people are staring" she out her hand on her throat "There's something wrong with us....Elsa help...I'm gonna let it go" Harriet panicked trying to calm herself "Harriet! Please calm down! Our lunch break is an hour and a half long! Lets eat first then we can go somewhere private." I gently chided. Harriet groaned, "But Elsa! Please!" "No Harriet! Calm yourself! Food first." Her lower lip jutted out, aww she was so cute! "I'm not even hungry!" She frantically blew on her hands "Elsa! I'm gonna let it go" "Don't you dare!" I gave her my gloves