Here it is! Chapter 2! Same disclaimers as the first. Sorry for the wait and hope you enjoy. Please remember to leave a review. :)

A Castle Full

"Just who does she think she is?" Anna seethed as she peeked through the crack in the doorway with Kristoff.

"Uh... the princess of Corona?" Kristoff replied, leaning back on the door frame and only barely participating in Anna's invasion of privacy.

Inside the study, Elsa and Rapunzel were speaking in hushed tones and serious expressions. It had been a lot of trouble finding a metal basin big enough to hold all of Rapunzel's hair, but the explosive growth that followed whenever it touched wood or cloth made sure that it was a quick search. Anna was slightly disappointed that they hadn't used the old chamberpot like she had suggested earlier.

"Please. Princesses are a dime a dozen. Now keep quiet. I can't hear a thing." Anna said, socking Kristoff on the shoulder without taking her prying eyes off of the pair. Kristoff had to stifle a yelp.

"Maybe you can't hear a thing because they don't want anybody to hear anything?" Kristoff grumbled, rubbing his sore arm.

Anna only answered him with a shushing hiss. It looked like Elsa was giving a demonstration of her powers to the other princess. With a flourish of her hand, a beautiful snowflake appeared and hovered in the middle of the table. Anna could see Rapunzel nodding and speaking again, and she strained to hear what the princess of Corona was saying.

"Is she... singing?" Anna said, whispering more to herself than to Kristoff. She didn't have much time to think about the words passing through Rapunzel's lips as a blinding gold light started to shine from out of the basin and the blonde locks on Rapunzel's head.

Where the beams of light touched upon Elsa's snowflake, the ice and frost shrank back and melted down on to the table surface. Elsa nodded and began speaking once more.

"What is Elsa sayiiiiing..." Anna whined, pressing herself face closer to the door for even a hint of the conversation.

"You could just go in and ask her like a normal person." A strange but familiar voice said from behind her.

Anna screamed and turned, stumbling back into the study in an unruly heap.

"Anna? What are you doing? Are you alright?" She heard Elsa's concerned voice. Two hands helped her back up, and Anna noticed that one of the pair wasn't Kristoff but that smug Prince Eugene from earlier that day.

"Kristoff! You were supposed to tell me if anyone was coming!" Anna said as she got back on her feet.

"I was?" Kristoff said flatly, patting the dust off Anna's dress.

"You need to hire better henchmen, strawberry." Eugene chuckled at the girl, and Anna shot back a glare in response. Only Elsa's voice brought her back down from her angry thoughts as Anna realized that she had been caught eavesdropping.

"Anna. This is embarrassing. You're the princess of a nation, not some thief hiding in the shadows!" Elsa said sharply. Only Rapunzel noticed the slight wince that Eugene had at the mention of the word and she bit back a laugh.

"Well, yeah, but... but I am a princess of a nation! And this is an issue of national security! Of course I'd want to know about what's going on!" Anna said back. She didn't really know whether to feel hurt or angry at her sister, and Anna still didn't really feel like testing their new found sisterly bond after having it restored only so recently.

Rapunzel could feel the tension in the air and she cleared her throat feebly. Elsa looked back to her with an almost apologetic look, while the other sister, Anna, glared daggers.

"I'm sorry. This is all my fault. I was only speaking with her Majesty about transport and safety so that I won't cause any more trouble. We'll be leaving as soon as possible." Rapunzel said, still filled with guilt. The guest room and hallway had been totaled in the time it took to find the bassinet, and Rapunzel had repeatedly promised to replace everything with double its value. But just as before, Elsa was having none of it.

"You'll do no such thing. You're going to stay in Arendelle till we sort this whole matter through. You can never be too careful when it comes to the sea." At that, both Elsa and Anna seemed to deflate a little from what Rapunzel could see, but it was only a moment and the two went back to looking concerned and defiant respectively.

"But Elsa, maybe it's not such a bad idea. I mean, this is their magic that we're dealing with. I'm sure they'll have better ideas on what to do in Corona than they would in our kingdom." Anna pleaded, trying not to look at Rapunzel as she spoke to Elsa.

"No, Anna. What example would we be setting after begging forgiveness from the other kingdoms about our own arcane mishaps when our first action regarding a similar situation is to send our problems off on whatever ship is in port?" Elsa said stubbornly, her brow furrowing. "And you have no idea how magic can affect someone, Anna. You don't understand what it can do." Elsa added in the heat of her passion. Anna's look of shock and the own feeling of dread in her stomach instantly signaled to Elsa that she had gone too far.

"I think I know better than anyone what magic can do, actually." Anna replied coldly and for once Elsa felt the chill coming from her sister instead of the other way around. Elsa's lips parted to try and say something, but nothing came out and Anna cut her off either way.

"I apologize for my outburst, your majesty. My comments were out of place and uncalled for. I will leave you to your audience with her highness." Anna said with strict decorum completely out of character. She curtseyed low and didn't spare her sister a single look as she stepped back out and into the hallway.

"Anna, wait." Elsa said, finally finding her voice again but already she could hear the footsteps fading away. Kristoff only gave her a small shrug before turning and jogging to catch up with Anna. Elsa's shoulder's slumped, but then she remembered her present company and gave a weary smile to both Coronan nobility.

"I'm sorry. Anna is such an emotional girl and I'm afraid it runs in the family." Elsa said, trying to compose herself and fighting the urge to do the same as Kristoff.

"It's fine. I know how that feels." Rapunzel said, letting out a weak laugh as she stood from her chair. An uneasy silence settled in between the two as whatever popped in their head to talk about seemed inappropriate given the feelings still hanging in the air. Finally Rapunzel spoke up.

"I think you should go talk to your sister, your Majesty." Rapunzel offered, giving a small smile. Elsa bit her lip and looked lost for a moment, before relief flooded her.

"Yes. I think that would be best. Excuse me, Princess Rapunzel." Elsa said, taking Rapunzel's gesture. With her own royal nod to Eugene, Elsa calmly walked to where her sister exited, though it was obvious to everyone that her steps had a longer stride than what a calm and composed monarch would usually have.

After a few seconds passed and after Elsa's own footsteps faded away, Eugene let out a long whistle and crossed over to sit in one of the couched of the reading room.

"Who needs the opera when you have that kind of drama, right Blondie?" He said as he unceremoniously flopped down on the couch.

"Drama is overrated, Eugene." Rapunzel sighed, carefully dragging her bassinet behind her as she sat down with her husband. "But you can tell they really care about each other." Rapunzel said as she stared at the door. "It must be nice, having a sister."

"Well, coming from my unique perspective, growing up with other kids can be a pain." Eugene said, putting an arm around Rapunzel's shoulder. "Especially a houseful of them." Rapunzel nodded and rested her head on Eugene's chest.

"When we have a family, I want a houseful of kids too." Rapunzel said softly, and Eugene's usually cynical look took on a gentler tone as well.

"Sure, Blondie. As many as you want. We'll even have a castleful." Eugene whispered, holding Rapunzel closer.

Rapunzel nodded and enjoyed the warmth of her husband. For now, she let herself forget about the stress and the emotions running high that magic always seemed to stir up. Taking advantage of the quiet, Rapunzel let her eyes close and she slept in Eugene's arms.

Thinking about getting a beta reader for these. Anyway, thank you for reading and stay tuned for the next one.