Elsa felt the air blow gently through her platinum blond hair as she took one step at a time down the sidewalk, a dreary feeling boiling deep in her stomach. Every other minute or so, she caught herself brushing imaginary dust of her newly ironed uniform, which consisted of a square pattered, dark blue skirt, a white shirt, a tie in matching color of the skirt and high, black stockings, or making sure her hair was has it was supposed to be; a simple braid, resting over her shoulder in an attempt to make herself look more relaxed. The truth, a truth maybe not so hard to see as she hoped, was that she was anything but relaxed.

Having been homeschooled for most of her life due to … ah, personal reasons, Elsa had never truly experienced being, well, in school, to put it simple. Sure, she joined her little sister Anna if her class set up a play or something like that, but through all those times she had only spoken to people when spoken to, and barely moved at all, silently waiting for time to pass, until she could go home and lock herself in her room again. Well, she had used to do that, but even that stopped after a while.

This was the first time she was going out, and staying out for a long time, with a high probability for her having to socialize with people other than her family. And this whole thing was terribly frightening all in all.

Of course, the now seventeen year old girl didn't stay locked up at home for so long without a reason, and that reason lay hidden beneath the silvery blue gloves that reached her up to her elbows.

Elsa shook her head. Stop thinking about that, she thought to herself. It'll only make it worse.

Instead, she tipped her head upwards and let her blue eyes scan the cloudless skies. Swiftly, she looked around herself to see if there was anyone nearby, before looking up again and folding her hands over her heart. "Wherever you are now, whether you can hear me or not … winter is only a few months away so please … Please come back then, okay?" The blonde felt stupid for saying those words to thin air, but even if she was just talking to herself, it gave her a sense of comfort.

With that done, she let her arms fall to her sides, picking up her pace. One thing was showing up to school, another was showing up late. And anyway, who knew? Maybe this whole thing wouldn't be so bad if she just thought in a positive way? Elsa wouldn't know much of thinking positively, unfortunately, but she would try her best.

Elsa's parents had always been very strict. It might be important to mention that her father was mayor in their little town, Northlyn, which is why both her parents expected her to become something big. Her father wanted her to become a politician, but Elsa wasn't very good with people that way. Somehow, she had ended up studying to become a lawyer. That was, of course, because it was what Elsa wanted. Sure it was. Her childish dreams of becoming a fashion designer were long gone, due to her parents convincing. It was foolish of her to believe she would be able to reach that high in that branch for so long. She was glad her parents had made her realize that.

Still, she often found herself doodling dresses in the corners of her note books.

And in the end, the reason she was now walking to her first ever day at school, as a freshman, even though she should actually be in third grade, was because she just couldn't stay locked up anymore. It wasn't because she didn't want that, it was because she could never be a lawyer if she did. She had to become better with people and she had to get a proper education to get where she wanted … Even if it meant facing her worst fear.

The blonde tugged nervously at her glove, trying to pull it higher up even though she had already done so possibly fifty times. It would have been much easier if Anna was by her side right now, but her sister had left earlier than Elsa, because her classes started earlier that Elsa's today. Or, well, Elsa could come later since she was new, and of course, she took all the time she could get to prepare herself for … whatever was to come.

Sighing, she rounded a corner, only to abruptly stop in her tracks, having almost walked right into someone. That someone was a girl, probably at the age of her sister, with red, so incredibly red, wild hair that reached her to her waist. Elsa found herself staring for a few seconds, the other girl seeming just as surprised, like it was Elsa who looked like fire incarnated, before she blinked, and stumbled backwards. "I'm sorry," she apologized, and bowed her head. "I didn't see you."

"Ah- Uhm … It's fine, it wasn't your fault." the girl answered.

Elsa's eyes perked up again, now because of the girl's thick accent, which she recognized as Scottish.

The redhead looked back at her, her blue eyes wide with something that almost looked like, if Elsa could let herself be so selfish and think so, admiration.

Then, the moment was gone, and the girl cleared her throat awkwardly. "Um, yeah, have a nice day." she said, smiled brightly, before stepping around Elsa, and quickly walked away.

"You too." Elsa said quietly, even though she knew the stranger couldn't hear her. What character that girl had had. And that hair too.

The blonde shook her head, and started walking again, picking up her pace.

As she walked through the school hallway, her steps echoed soundly against the walls, giving her a sense of comfort. It made her feel alone, and that way, safe. Yet she didn't let herself enjoy it. Her task was to learn to be with other people, and socialize like any other normal person. She had to find new things that made her happy; things that didn't involve locking herself up and hiding from the world.

Fortunately, yet unfortunately, she stopped walking as she read the number of the door in front of her. 129. This was it.

With shaking hands, she lifted her arm to knock on the door. But right before her knuckles connected to the wood, she stopped.

"Breathe, Elsa," she whispered. Her heart was beating violently. "In and out, just relax. It will be fine." If someone had touched her hands now, she knew they would have been shocked by how cold they were. "Calm down." she muttered. She took a deep breath in through her mouth, before exhaling through her nose.

And she knocked.

"Come in." a feminine voice called.

The blonde took a shaky hold of the door handle, and slowly opened the door. She peaked inside before she opened it completely, revealing herself to the teacher and the class. She should have looked at the class curiously: That's what anyone would do. But she just couldn't. Instead, she stared at the teacher, hoping her face didn't look too nervous. Pressing her lips together, she forced a smile to her lips.

The teacher rose from her seat, smiling back at her. "Ah, you must be Elsa!" she beamed. "Come inside!"

Elsa had many wishes, but right now the greatest one was that she walked like a normal person would, because it certainly didn't feel like it. Her steps were stiff as she made her way over to the teacher.

Ok, Elsa. This is it, the voice in her head said. The teacher will extend her hand to you, expecting you to shake it. Your hands are cold. You have to find an excuse not to take it, or else your cover is blown. You can't let that happen. Especially not on the first day!

"Class, this is Elsa." the teacher announced. "She is going to start in this class from now on, so I expect you to treat her nicely."

Elsa's eyes were glued to the floor. She should look up. She should act properly.

"You can get to know each other later. As for now, just continue with your tasks, and if you're acting nice, you can go earlier."

The class murmured an answer.

The teacher turned to Elsa, and, with a bit of force, Elsa looked back at her. "Hello, Elsa. My name is Robyn Scott, and I'll be your teacher for this class. History, that is."

Elsa waited for her to extend her hand. She never did.

A wave of relief spread through her, making the words easier to utter. "Nice to meet you." she replied softly, or well, as soft as she managed.

"If you want to, you can either sit her in front, or you can sit by the window, but let me warn you, it gets cold back there." Scott pointed as she spoke.

Elsa almost wanted to laugh. "Ah, well, the cold doesn't really bother me." she said, a more genuine smile spreading on her lips now.

"As you wish," the teacher smiled. "Now if you have your books, please take a seat, and then we can continue our lesson."

Elsa nodded, and started making her way through the classroom. She held her gaze low as she made it to her desk, and sat down. She reached down in her bag, and brought up the books needed, flipping them open at the correct page, which fortunately was written up on the black board, or else she would have to ask someone. And she really didn't want that right now.

She had just taken out the preferred pencil from her pen house, before she heard someone trying to get her attention.

"Psst," they whispered. "Psssst,"

Elsa turned around, even though she didn't really want to, but she didn't want to seem impolite either. "Yes?"

She met eyes with yet another girl. This girl had wide, green eyes, pink lips, and long, very long blond hair, tied in a braid. Elsa had thought her own braid was thick, but this girl's braid was so ridiculously thick, and so ridiculously long. She couldn't even see the end of it, because it disappeared behind the chair.

"I'm Rapunzel." She whispered. Elsa's breath stopped when she reached out for a handshake.

Her thoughts raced. "It's nice to meet you, R- Rapunzel?" She felt stupid for not being sure of the other's name, but she had been distracted, and to be quite honest, what sort of name was Rapunzel anyway.

"That's correct!" Rapunzel grinned.

Elsa smiled stiffly back at her. Maybe her hands weren't so cold anymore. Maybe they were. She could say she was afraid of germs … But that wouldn't make sense, she was already wearing cloves. Besides, if she said so, she would have to act like she was afraid of germs the rest of the school year, and that was not something she wanted to worry about.

She tried to stop her fingers from shaking as she lifted her arm and extended it towards Rapunzel. And then, their hands touched. Elsa held her breath.

The expected reaction never came. Rapunzel just smiled, shaking her hand, before retracting it. Elsa could feel her shoulders relaxing.

"So, where are you from?" Rapunzel asked.

"I'm from here." Elsa answered.

The other looked puzzled. "Are you sure?" she asked, before she blushed and shook her head, snickering at herself. "I'm sorry, I mean … I haven't seen you before anywhere, and you, well, you're quite noticeable, and this town isn't very big, so …"

"Ah, it's a long story." Elsa said dismissively.

"I see." The younger girl tilted her head. Surprisingly, she didn't ask any more about it. She just let the topic go. "But hey, Elsa, if you don't have any other plans, you can eat with us at lunch today."

Elsa blinked. An invitation … To eat lunch with Rapunzel and someone else, apparently. How many, she didn't know. If she ate lunch with them, she would have to socialize, which would be uncomfortable, but necessary. A part of her wanted to make up an excuse and say no, but she had to start somewhere, didn't she?

"Gladly," she said, with a smile she hoped weren't terribly fake.

Elsa could have sworn Rapunzel's eyes widened with surprise for just a moment, as if she had expected a no, before a grin made her eyes narrow again, yet not so much that she didn't seem just as, well, hyper.

A knocking on the door took Rapunzel attention away from Elsa, which gave Elsa a chance to turn back to her school work.

"Come in." the teacher said again.

"Sorry, I was … um. I was hungry."

Elsa's pencil abruptly stopped moving. That voice …

She perked up, and as she had thought, the same girl from earlier that day stood at the front of the class.

"It is lunch in half an hour, Merida, couldn't you wait?"

"I guess," The redhead, Merida, shrugged.

The teacher just sighed. "I am going to have to write this down. Go to your seat, please."

"Right …" Merida strolled over to her desk, which was just a couple of desk in front of Elsa, almost at the front of the classroom. Elsa got the impression that she was a troublemaker, since she sat that close to the teacher, as well as being late to class for "being hungry". Of course, that simply couldn't be the reason. There was a store right beside the school grounds, so if she were hungry, she could just go there, and there was also the school's cafeteria. But Elsa had run into Merida near her own house, which was pretty far away from campus. Maybe she just didn't feel like going to class, so she skipped. She was a troublemaker, alright. And probably, Elsa thought, not someone she should hang around. Maybe she would be affected by her behavior? What would her father say?

Either way, the sight of the redhead made it tingle weirdly in the bottom of Elsa's stomach, although her eyebrows knitted together in confusion at that. She was in a strange way happy to see her. Just in the few seconds they had shared together earlier, Elsa's had been intrigued by her broad accent and wild hair, and she had seemed like a nice person there and then. Even as her previous thoughts about the redhead's rebelliousness still rang through her head, she couldn't help but wonder … Maybe they could speak together? Maybe they could even, if Elsa dared to hope so, be friends?

After twenty minutes, Scott decided that they had been nice enough for them to leave ten minutes earlier. Elsa put her stuff back in her bag, slightly annoyed that she had just managed to start working before having to stop again, but proud that she had made it through her first ever class in public school. Or, well, at least a part of it.

Standing up and slinging her bag over her shoulder, the platinum blonde turned awkwardly to Rapunzel, who was still putting away her books. "Right, so …" she said weakly, before clearing her throat. She would come nowhere if she kept sounding so anxious.

"Sorry, yeah!" Rapunzel said, as she stood up as well. "What is it?"

"Uh, who are these other people you eat lunch with? Since you said "we" when you talked about it." Elsa asked, unconsciously folding her hands nervously.

"Oh, that would be me, Hiccup, Astrid and-"

"Hey, Punz."

Elsa turned around, mildly startled by the sudden new voice behind her, looking at whoever it was who could be so rude interrupting someone while they were sp-

The infamous Scot stared back at her.

"… And Merida." Rapunzel finished.

"It's you!" mentioned ginger exclaimed.

Elsa blinked a couple of times before she managed to collect her voice. "Ah, yes, we are in the same class now." was the first reasonable thing to say that came to mind.

"You two know each other?" Rapunzel asked, tilting her head.

"Not exactly," Merida said. "We ran into each other earlier today, a little while before this class started. How weird it is to see you again."

Elsa smiled faintly, and nodded. "The same to you," she answered awkwardly, clenching her hands together.

"Anyway, I'm Merida!" Merida grinned, and reached out for her hand.

Elsa hesitated for a moment, before she quickly said: "Elsa here," and shook her hand as quickly as she managed without making it look unnatural, and retracted it.

Rapunzel just stood beside them, smiling brightly like always, before her eyes switched quickly between them and the clock. "We should get to the cafeteria." she said, before nodding, as if agreeing with herself, and marching between Elsa and Merida.

Elsa shot a glance at Merida, who was looking back at her, smiling apologetically, like Rapunzel's attitude had to be excused. Elsa chuckled faintly, hoping it didn't sound too strained, before they both followed Rapunzel out.

On their way through the hallway, which was slowly filling up with students (Elsa felt like there were way too many people there already, but she knew there would be many, many more and she was glad that the teacher had let them out early), the platinum blonde couldn't help but stare at Rapunzel's hair. It was so long. Her ridiculously thick braid reached her down to her ankles. Who knew how long it would be if she took it out. And how did it get so long anyway? That couldn't be normal. Maybe it was fake?

"A little tip…" Merida said quietly, and Elsa shifted her eyes to her. "Don't ask Punz about her hair. She will never answer, and if you push it, she will either get anxious or grumpy. Nobody knows what the fuck she did to it, but after a while you just kinda accept it. You'll get used to it." She smiled reassuringly.

"I see," Elsa said. "I won't ask about it, then."

"There's nothing wrong about wondering, of course," Merida laughed, and elbowed Elsa softly. "We've all been there."

Elsa gave her a surprised look at the contact, but the way the redhead smiled back at her made it impossible for her to not smile back.

The group of three came to the end of the hallway and entered the busy cafeteria. It was already swarming with students, even though the bell hadn't even rung. Again, Elsa felt a pang in her chest just thinking of how crowded it would in just ten minutes or so. If she just went through her breathing practices, or thought of her happy place, then she would be okay, but … If something happened she knew that the nearest exit wasn't that far away, but she'd still have to run through the crowd to get away. Maybe if she ran around the crowd, along the walls, it would take longer but at least she would be almost a hundred percent sure she wouldn't hurt anyone, as long as-

"Hey, Hic! Astrid!" Merida bellowed. Her voice was so sharp and sudden that it made Elsa jump slightly, but it went by unnoticed as their group proceeded to walk towards two people sitting at a table by the windows. A boy and a girl. The boy had brown hair and a slight stubble. His face looked kind. Elsa instantly got the impression he was a person it would be easy to talk to. The girl, however, was nothing like that. She was pretty, it wasn't that. Long, blond hair, not as long as Rapunzel, of course, braided in a strange, yet beautiful way, blue eyes, and a friendly smile on her lips, yet something about her seemed to ooze of … strength. Elsa wasn't too sure about her, but the others knew her, so she couldn't possibly be that bad?

"Good morning, Merida. You don't have to shout across the room to say "hey", you know?" said the boy. Merida had called him "Hic" but she wasn't sure if that was his real name or some kind of weird nickname.

"What, did I scare you again?" Merida asked, smirking.

The boy rolled his eyes. "No." he replied annoyed.

"He nearly jumped out of his seat." the girl said, laughing at the blush building up in the other's cheeks.

Merida laughed with her, and hit the boy's shoulder, in which he gave her yet another bothered glance.

"Um, guys," Rapunzel interrupted. Everyone turned to her. She smiled, and gestured to Elsa. "This is Elsa, she started in our class today."

Elsa caught herself folding her hands. A habit, she supposed, when she was under some kind of stress. She smiled as bright as she managed. "Hi," she tried, her voice coming out high and squeaky.

The boy stood up, and bent over the table. "Hey," he said, and extended his arm. "I'm Hiccup."

Elsa blinked a few times. "Hi- Hiccup?" she stuttered, not sure if she had heard correctly or not. Behind both her and this "Hiccup", the other girls stifled a laugh, except Merida, who had snorted loudly, not even bothering to try.

Hiccup chuckled as well. "Yeah, that's the usual reaction." he said, smiling sheepishly.

Elsa took his hand, and shook it lightly. "I'm sorry. I am Elsa." she said, her face flushing. How could she have been so rude?

"And I'm Astrid." the girl said, waving, but not getting up. "I think I saw you earlier today, while you were going to class."

"Oh, really?" Elsa said, trying to seem relaxed. "I didn't see you, though, sorry."

"Nah, it's fine," Astrid said, waving her hand absently. "Was going to the toilet, so I was gone pretty quick." He smiled kindly.

Elsa was right. Astrid wasn't that bad. Not bad at all.

"Ok then, so I'm gonna go and get some lunch. Anyone joining?" Merida asked.

"Yeah, me." Rapunzel said.

"Oh, I brought my own lunch," Elsa said.

"Alright." Merida replied, before heading away, with Rapunzel by her side.

"Hey, Elsa, sit down." Hiccup said. Elsa obeyed, sitting down quickly, as the boy sat down at the other side of the table again. "So, where are you from?"

Elsa smiled slightly. "Ah, that's the second time I've been asked that question." she said, and laughed halfheartedly. "I'm from here, I just … I'm not out much."

Both Hiccup and Astrid frowned. "So what have you been up to, then, if you haven't been out?" Astrid asked.

"Oh, you know …" Elsa said, her smile faltering. "Studying."

Astrid and Hiccup were quiet for a few seconds. "Seems awful," Hiccup commented, before Astrid elbowed him hard in the ribs. Hiccup gave a quiet yelp.

"Oh, no, it's fine!" Elsa quickly said. "I know it seems boring, but I … I prefer it, actually. I'm … I've never been so good with people, so I haven't had much to do outside anyway. So …" She shrugged.

"Well," Astrid said, smiling back at her. "You're more than welcome to hang out with us if you want that. We make quite a characteristic gang anyway, maybe you'll fit just right in."

At that Elsa felt something bubbling inside of her. Happiness, she thought. Gratefulness. Yet, she was afraid. Opening her mouth to, by pure habit, politely decline, she was suddenly interrupted by a voice much louder than hers.

"Elsa!"

If it had been anyone else, Elsa would have been startled, but she knew that voice. Turning around, she smiled as Anna walked up to her. "Hello, Anna." she said, already feeling safer. Her sister had always had that effect on her. They weren't as close as they had been before … before the accident, but they were still sisters, and they still loved each other. Elsa was grateful for what they had, yet she found herself wishing Anna knew about her little cold problem, just like it used to be.

"You … You know each other?" Hiccup asked. He seemed surprised.

"Yes," Elsa almost laughed. "Anna is my sister."

"Your what?" Astrid exclaimed, looking utterly astonished. "But that's mean you're the mayor's daughter!"

Elsa looked between Anna and Astrid. "Uh … Yes?" she said after a while, unsure of how she should answer to this.

"We're not that alike on first sight, we know." said Anna, grinning.

"I didn't even know the mayor had another daughter." said Hiccup.

Elsa blushed. "I tend to keep away from dad's work." she explained. "Do you know each other, though?" She gestured to Anna.

Her sister sat down beside her. "We've talked before, briefly."

Hiccup laughed nervously. "Yeah, sorry, but … I mean, you're the mayor's daughter, and he's a little … well."

"Ugh, dad." Anna exclaimed, and rolled her eyes. Elsa didn't say anything, but Anna had echoed her thoughts. Her dad had a tendency to seem purposely threatening towards new friends and potential boyfriends. He had a … special way of dealing with things, a way Elsa and Anna didn't always agree with.

"Don't worry about him," Elsa said, resisting the urge to roll her eyes as well. "He seems threatening, but that's just his way to scare of people. I don't even know why he does that. But he won't do anything, so don't worry."

"What's going on here?" Merida said, and Elsa turned to look at her. She and Merida were holding a bowl of some kind of soup each.

"Hey, guess what." Astrid said. "Elsa is Anna's sister."

Nobody said anything for a few seconds.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Merida exclaimed, looking from Astrid, to Anna and to Elsa. "The mayor only has one kid, right?"

Anna laughed, and Elsa felt a smile tug on her lips.

"No, there are actually two of us." Anna said, crossing her arms and smiling smugly, like she always did in situations like this.

"So that means you're the mayor's daughter!" Rapunzel whined.

"We literally just had that conversation." Hiccup commented.

Elsa scratched her cheek awkwardly. "W- Well, it's not something you need to think about, I mean …" She gave the group a short look before turning her gaze down. "It doesn't change anything about me. I am my own person." At least I used to be.

Elsa wanted to shake her head to get that thought away. Of course she was her own person.

Again, silence settled between them. Then, once again, Merida broke the silence. "Of course you are!" she said loudly, waving absently with her hand, while holding the soup in the other. "Let me tell you, I have a thing or two to say about controlling parents, you know, my mother is such a b-"

"Merida!" Rapunzel scolded, slapping her on the shoulder. "Don't talk about your mother like that, she is only trying her best, and you know it!"

"She is n- ! Well, I guess if you see it that way, but she could at least try to hear me out once in a while! It's like …" She sat down at the nearest chair, beside Elsa, and Rapunzel sat down beside her again. "I say that I wanna do something, and she's like 'oh nuh uh, Merida, you're a fucking lady' like that's some kind of an argument!"

"I'm sorry, Merida, but I doubt your mother would ever swear. She's too proper." Astrid commented, leaning her head in her hand.

"Yeah, she's proper! And that's the problem with her!" The Scot, at least Elsa thought she was a Scot, groaned. "She should just mind her own business, so that I can live my life the way I want it."

Rapunzel leaned her head on the redhead's shoulder. "We know, we know," she mumbled.

Merida sighed, before picking herself up. "Right, so that felt really good, to rant a little bit, I mean." She scratched her head. "Anyways, what's up with the rest of you?"

It was Hiccup's turn to groan. "My father." he said. Elsa thought he would continue, but it seemed the rest of the group understood just by that.

"Hey, Snow White?" Astrid suddenly said.

Elsa looked over at her, and realized she was the one she meant. "What?" she said, actually asking about what she meant with Snow White. Snow White had black hair after all, and Elsa's hair was blonde, bordering to white even.

"What's with the gloves?"

She felt her body tense up. Under the table, she folded her hands tightly. Keep calm, Elsa, she doesn't suspect anything. Anyone would wonder about the gloves. "It's, uh …" But what would she say? The germ thing was already of the list. She had literally told the teacher that the cold didn't bother her too much, so she couldn't blame that either. She definitely couldn't tell the truth. "I just … prefer it, I guess." she said, and tried to shrug. It was a lame excuse. She cursed inwardly.

"Oh, okay."

She really hoped her relief didn't show on the outside.

"Oh my god, guys, I just remembered!" Rapunzel suddenly shouted, slamming her palms on the table. "I've heard there's gonna be a prom this year!"

Anna perked up. "What?" she exclaimed, nearly standing up.

"I know, right!" the blonde replied, her voice rising in pitch. "I only heard it from a couple of upperclassmen who walked past me earlier today, but they seemed pretty serious about it!"

Elsa looked at Anna, who stared up at nothing in particular with a dreamy look on her face. "An actual prom … I haven't been to a prom since grade school, at that was of course for children, but now …"

"Music, pretty dresses … romance." Rapunzel mused.

Anna gasped. "Oh my god, maybe I'll meet someone!" And then she gasped again. "… Maybe I'll meet … the One."

Rapunzel giggled. Elsa wasn't surprised how well they were coming along. She was, however, surprised that they hadn't been friends before this. They were basically the same person, it seemed.

"Just imagine," Anna continued. "I would have a big, beautiful dress- like, a gown, you know? And- And I just be there like, all beautiful and mysterious and graceful!"

Elsa giggled softly, along with Rapunzel and the others.

"And then!" Anna said, flailing with her arms as she spoke. "And then I see him, catching my eye because he's much taller and beautiful and … oh, muscular, than anyone else in the room, before he sees me and-" Whining, she pressed her palms against her face.

"But, uh, girls?" Astrid said. "Remember that this might only be a rumor. Don't get your hopes too far up."

"Well, I can dream," Rapunzel replied, before putting a spoon of soup to her lips.

"A prom, huh," Hiccup mumbled. "Guess who will freak out over this,"

Astrid let out a loud snort. "Just dance with a girl and it will be alright, probably."

"Yeah, but then he'll expect me to actually keep contact," the boy groaned. "And really, I have you guys, why do I need to prove anything to him?"

"Well, you don't, not really," Astrid shrugged, before adding: "…have to prove anything to him, I mean."

"But if you think about it, Hic," Merida shot in. "It is kinda suspicious that you're friends with, well, now five girls and you've never got it on with any of us."

Hiccup blushed. "Shut up, Merida, it's not as if you have got it on with any guys either."

"But I have made it clear that I am not interested in a relationship with anyone right now," the redhead said lightly, before she got a dark look on her face. "I just wish my mother would grasp that concept."

"How about you two, then?" Rapunzel shot in, looking at Anna and Elsa.

Elsa blinked, as she was still a little distracted by what Merida had said. You're friends with, well, now five girls. They had barely even got to know Elsa, and they had barely even met Anna, and they still considered the sibling pair their friends already. Elsa couldn't help but notice the warmth that spread inside of her; a warmth which she hadn't felt in a long, long time. Compared to the constant swirling snow storm inside of her, it was like dipping into a sauna. It felt good.

"I'm sorry, what about us?" Elsa finally answered, earning an odd look from Rapunzel.

"Well, do you guys have anything going on in your love life?" She placed her head in her hands, looking at the sisters expectantly.

Elsa smiled, and chuckled, but it came out stiff and not particularly happy. She hoped no one noticed. "Ah, no, I haven't yet found anyone that … I click with." she explained, and shrugged. "But it's not something I'm rushing with. If Prince Charming comes into my life at one point, then that will be something I'll worry- I mean, well … deal with then. And if he doesn't, ever, then …"

She shrugged again, and tried her best to seem indifferent about this whole "love" concept. She already knew that she was too dangerous to be around someone for too long, much less a love interest. And by "dealing" with Prince Charming, she literally meant to get him out of the way, whether she liked it or not. She had told herself that many times before. She would never set anyone in danger because she felt a little lonely. She would never hurt anyone ever again.

The rest of the group stared at her, surprise clearly readable in each of their faces. Elsa blushed. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to sound …" She struggled to find the right word. Depressing? Boring?

"N- No, no, don't worry." Rapunzel quickly said, shaking her head slightly. "It's fine to not thinking much about love. It comes when it comes, as you say."

"You just didn't seem the type." Merida commented, earning a look from Astrid. She shrugged. "What? Elsa is like … pretty and petite and clearly cares a lot for people, so I would think that she'd get into a relationship pretty quick"

Elsa blushed at the redhead's words. She couldn't take them as anything but a compliment, even though her interpretation was completely wrong when it came to her love life.

"Yeah, look who's talking, Merida," Astrid shot back. "I don't see you caring much about love either."

"Well, do I look like I care about that?" Merida argued, her accent growing thicker when she became slightly aggravated.

"Guys, calm down." Rapunzel interrupted.

"I swear to god, if you two start "play fighting", as you call it, again, it would still look like a real fight, and you would still get in trouble, just like last time." Hiccup scolded. "… and the time before there again, and the time before that …"

Elsa frowned. Rapunzel sighed.

"Alright, then. So I gathered you have quite a fantasy about love, Anna." she said, smiling brightly at Elsa's little sister.

"Ooh yes!" Anna replied, pressing her palms against her cheeks. "I haven't found like a boyfriend yet or anything, but that's just because my dad is a total freak sometimes when it comes to that stuff." She rolled her eyes. "But I would very much like a beautiful … tall and fair man, like out of a fairytale."

She earned a giggle from Merida and Astrid, while Hiccup smiled warmly at her childishness. Rapunzel, on the other hand, stared back at her with just as dreamy eyes.

"Come on, we gotta get to class." Hiccup interrupted, making Merida groan.

"There's like, five minutes left." she protested.

"And in those five minutes you should get your books." Hiccup retorted. "And I'm sure Elsa would like some guidance around here too."

Merida moved her head to look at Elsa, in which the platinum blonde felt blood rushing to her cheeks. "Th- That's not necessary, I will manage." she quickly said, waving her hands.

Merida let out a small laugh. "It's alright. I believe we are going to the same class anyway."

She smiled at her, and Elsa gave one in return. "Thank you, Merida." she said gratefully.

Not that she wouldn't have managed by herself, and honestly, walking by herself was something she normally would have preferred, yet she couldn't help but feel flattered that Merida wanted to take her time showing Elsa around. It was a nice feeling, this … It was something she could get used to.

But, alas, if it was something she would let herself get used to, was a whole other story.

"Soo …"

Elsa sighed. She knew what was coming.

"How was your day …?" Anna hummed, bumping into her sister slightly.

"It was fine." Elsa said. "A little unaccustomed, but aside from that it was fine."

"But you seemed to find your people very quickly." Anna commented. "I've never talked to them before, yet you managed to do so after just one day."

Elsa glanced at her. "I didn't really … It was Rapunzel who asked me if I wanted to have lunch with her." She smiled slightly. "I didn't expect it either. But it was nice either way."

"I'm sure it was." Anna beamed. "I told you school wasn't that horrible. The people are really nice! Right?"

The blonde pasted a smile to her lips as her eyes sunk to the ground. "Yeah … You were right about that." she said, acting as if that was the problem she had faced all these years: severe social anxiety. The truth was much grimmer. "Maybe it'll be alright, but Anna …" She hesitated and absently entwined her fingers.

"Yeah?" her sister replied, tilting her head curiously.

"If … If I lock myself in again, it means something happened, and I do not wish to speak of it. You know that." Elsa said, her voice growing stern. "It is a problem of mine and I have my own ways to deal with it."

Anna blinked at her. When she smiled, Elsa could see the sadness that hid behind it. She felt a lump of guilt form in her stomach. It wasn't like she wanted to lie to her sister … She just had to. She had to keep her safe.

"Of … Of course, Elsa." she said. "Just let me know if you would ever need help. I'll be there for you."

Elsa felt the lump grow larger, but she smiled warmly. "Thank you, Anna." she said quietly, touching her sister's arm slightly, before pulling it away again.

Such rare touches between the two of them were special, for both sides. But then again, Elsa wouldn't take any risks. Because the young girl had only one rule: Do not harm anyone. Especially not Anna. Not again.

AN

So this is just a fic that I am writing on because I need to practice my writing skills. Because I won't get any further if I don't do anything. This thing has no plot what so ever, yet (I am hoping that will sort itself out after a while). I wanted this chapter to be mostly introduction of the most important characters. I do not know when the next chapter will be published either, because I'm a lazy piece of shit.

Please leave a review, and if you feel like I need to do something better, then please tell me what you feel. This is very important.

This is also the first time I am writing a rotbtfd fic, so forgive me if any of the characters are ooc. I'm trying.

Also, since I don't really have a plan of what I'm gonna do with this fic, it would be hella if you guys were like "i want this and this to happen" or "can these characters do so and so". In other words, I am open for suggestions!

P.S. The other pairings that are not Merida/Elsa will be Hiccup/Jack, Rapunzel/Astrid and Anna/Kristoff (Briefly Anna/Hans but not really). Neither of these will be that important in the story, as the main pairing is Elsida.