Hello! This is a new story I thought I'd try out. Of course, reviews are always appreciated. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own frozen or any works produced by Disney.

Chapter 1: What's missing?

"A turtle! No... a frog!" Kristoff shouted from his place on the sofa. The redhead shook her head viciously, signaling the wrong answer. "Um.. a horse! Oh come on, that's not a horse?" Anna shot him annoyed look making Elsa giggle from her spot on the other end of the couch.

It had been only 1 month since the freeing of the enchanted forest and already life seemed to return to a state of normality. Besides the fact that Anna was now queen and Elsa was now guardian of the enchanted forest, not much changed. Elsa still attended Friday night game sessions every week without fail and overall, being away from the castle hadn't been that bad. Of course, that probably wasn't including the fact that Elsa visited the castle more often than she probably should have on account of Anna's wishes. But it was fine, Elsa missed the group so much that a simple horse ride seemed like a small price to pay to see her family again.

"A duck!" Kristoff continued. Anna shook her head again before repeating the motion of some kind of swimming movement.

"He's never going to guess this," Olaf whispered smugly to Elsa, crossing his stick arms to the best of his ability.

Kristoff thought for a moment before his eyes widened in realization. "Oh! it's a dolphin!" He answered making Olaf's jaw drop to the floor.

"Yes!" Anna exclaimed happily, running over to jump into Kristoff's open arms. They giggled together a moment before she planted a firm kiss onto his lips. The action caused a slight tightness to form in Elsa's chest. Closing her eyes, she shook the feeling away. Since the engagement, Anna and Kristoff had gotten even closer than before, both emotionally and... well... physically. Usually the outward displays of public affection never bothered Elsa but recently, something was... different.

The sound of the bell shook Elsa out of her trance, bringing her back into the scene around her.

"But how?!" Olaf questioned. Immediately he shook his head, "Doesn't matter. Elsa, We got this." Picking up his head, he turned it to one side then the other, mimicking cracking his neck before hobbling to the center of the room and pulling a small piece of paper from the basket. Sven again rung the bell, flipping the hourglass as he did. Olaf rearranged to clearly form the shape of a Christmas tree.

Elsa thought for a moment, "um.. a house? Or... an arrow?" Despite Anna and Kristoff's pleading faces, a few more wrong guesses later and Sven rung the bell, ending the round. A sigh circled throughout the room.

"Ok, that one was a given Elsa," Anna giggled, still comfortably perched in her fiancés lap.

"Yea, with the way that Olaf moves his body, that one was obvious," Kristoff added.

Anna looked at him accusingly, "hey! are you saying I can't move my body?"

"Oh I know you can," he replied mischievously, their faces inches apart. They giggled together now, causing the tightness to return to Elsa's chest.

"Actually, I have to go," She stated, standing from the couch before fixing her dress.

"Huh? But we only started like an hour ago." A worried look crossed Anna's face, "is it because of what we said? We're sorry, we didn't mean it like..."

"Ah no no" Elsa interrupted, smiling softly. "it's not that, I just have some business to attend to back at Northuldra," she lied.

"Oh... Ok." Elsa moved towards the door gracefully. "See you soon?" She heard Anna ask from behind her. Elsa looked back at her loved ones still sitting around the fire.

"Of course."

...

Back in Northuldra, a slight frost had started to creep into the forest, illuminating the trees and soil under the moonlight. Elsa walked along the river for a while before seating herself on a nearby stone. She glanced at the moon, letting a breath escape her lips. The mist danced higher into the sky before vanishing as quickly as it had come.

"I know that look."

The sound of a voice behind her startled Elsa, but immediately disappeared as the source came into view. "Honeymaren," Elsa let out a relieved sigh. "You startled me."

"Apologies," Honeymaren replied curtly, moving closer to where Elsa was seated. "What's wrong? You look sad." Elsa shook her head, "it's nothing," she replied with a small smile.

Honeymaren's eyebrows furrowed in confusion. "Are you unhappy here?"

Elsa waved her hands rapidly at the question, "what? No no absolutely not." She glanced at a nearby fire spirit who was happily rolling in a pile of cold leaves, "I'm extremely content here."

"You're lying to me."

Elsa gazed back up at her, "no I'm not,"

Honeymaren gave her a look, "you're disappointed, It's written all over your face." Elsa tried to object but knew that it was pointless. Honeymaren had become her closest friend here in Northuldra in the 1 month span she had been here. Nothing was getting past her.

Elsa let out a sigh before looking away again, "maybe," she answered.

Honeymaren continued, "is all this not what you hoped for?" She gestured to the forest around her now. "You're the fifth spirit. Protector of the enchanted forest. Friend to both humans and spirits alike."

"I know I am" Elsa replied. "I know."

"Then what?" Honeymaren prodded gently, "what were you expecting?"

Elsa waited a moment not sure of how to reply. "I don't know," she finally continued, " I guess I was just expecting someone a little more..."

"A little more what?" Honeymaren pushed.

"A little more like...well...me" Elsa finished her statement not sure of what she meant by that. Honeymaren walked over to a nearby rock, brushing the dirt off before sitting next to her. She stayed silent, urging her to continue. "I don't know how to explain it but, when I first heard Ahtohallan's song... for a moment, I hoped that it was someone like me." Elsa used her magic to create gentle ice patterns on the water running underneath her. "For a moment... I felt like I wasn't alone."

"But you're not alone Elsa," Honeymaren comforted. "You have Anna and me and..."

"No, of course you're right," Elsa interrupted, "I'm not alone. I just meant..." She paused a moment before continuing. "You know... I was never one to fantasize about romance. That was always more of Anna's thing." Elsa gazed into the distance, remembering the past. "But when I heard it's song... It felt almost like someone was calling out to me. My magic could feel it." Her hands radiated at the memory. "It yearned for it with every fiber of its being... like it couldn't stand being apart." Elsa's eyes returned to Honeymaren now, "maybe I'm just crazy, am I crazy Honeymaren?"

She laughed suddenly making Elsa smile. "Don't doubt yourself Elsa. You're more capable than you give yourself credit for," she replied, tossing a pebble into the running water.

Elsa sighed again, "maybe." Once more she gazed off into the distance. "What am I missing?"

...

A few days later, Elsa found herself back at the castle for yet another family game night. This time however, Pictionary was the game of choice.

"Aw come on, that's not fair! Anna's a much better artist than me," He whined, comparing his paper to Anna's. Her's was intricate and well detailed while his consisted of stick figures and strange shapes.

"Clearly," Anna replied squinting at his masterpiece. "What even is that? A half triangle half circle? A tricle?" She thought for a moment. "Or is it cirangle?"

"Oh haha," he replied grunting.

"Yes! girls win!" She chirped, walking over to give Elsa a high five. The energetic redhead then proceeded to yawn loudly causing a chain of yawns to circulate throughout the room.

"We should call it, it's late." She decided finally.

"Oh good! cause Sven was gonna read me another bedtime story," Olaf chuckled before the two of them walked out of the room.

"Oh no no not this time." Kristoff smiled following them out, their voices trailing down the hall.

Elsa was about to move towards the door when Anna's voice sounded from behind her.

"Hey Elsa, I was thinking... Maybe you could stay tonight."

Elsa turned around, "huh?"

The new queen bashfully grabbed her arm behind her back and swayed slightly. "Well I mean...you haven't in a while and I just thought that it would be nice to have you around for the night. Just like old times." She suddenly held up her hands, "of course, that's if your not busy or whatnot with forest stuff and..."

Elsa thought for a moment before responding, "Why not," she smiled. It did get somewhat lonely in the forest sometimes.

Anna eyes lit with excitement as a small screech of joy escaped her smile. "I call right side of the bed!"

Elsa blinked, "wait... Same bed?"

Anna darted out of the room, giggling, before Elsa could object further. Elsa sighed, dropping the pillow she was holding back onto the sofa. "Wait Anna! Come back!" She yelled chasing after her sister.