(Elsie's P.O.V)

My parents are going to kill me. When they find out I'm gone, I'm done for. But, if I do get in trouble for this, it'll be worth it. After all, it's their fault they've never let me come here in the first place. Luckily, I know where the Ice Palace is since I've heard Dad try to convince Mom to "destroy her Castle on the North Mountain". Of course, Mom wouldn't budge. She calls the Ice Palace her finest creation.

Oh, by the way, my mother is Queen Elsa of Arendelle, or the Snow Queen, as her subjects call her. Her wintry magic got passed down to me, which made me the so-called Ice Princess of Arendelle. And I also inherited my looks from her too, from her platinum blonde waves in a signature single braid, to her ocean blue eyes, to her love of the colors light blue, silver, and white.

My father is King Hans. Now don't cringe at his name. (A/N: If you're not a Helsa shipper like me.) He tried to kill my mother and my Aunt Anna. four years before I was born, but when he came back to Arendelle for his trial, he was repentant and seeking forgiveness. When my mother didn't give him the death sentence out of mercy, she realized she should forgive him. They fell in love, got married, and my mother made him King. He's just, fair, kind; all the things Mom saw, the people did, too.

And then there's me. Princess Elsie of Arendelle. Some people mistake me for my mother, but they know that while my mother and I are similar in looks, we're hardly in personality. But, we both like chocolate, prefer isolation, and we have our snowy magic. Mom blames the day I was born as the cause for my powers. I was born on the night of the winter solstice during a full moon. But my parents didn't find out about my powers until I was two, when I got mad and accidentally froze my bedroom floor. Mom insisted to teach me all the things I could do and how to control it. She and Dad were fearful at first. They thought the villagers wouldn't accept me. So my mother gave me gloves to wear and kept me isolated until I turned 5, when I successfully made it snow in the ballroom, and then made it stop. The villagers were just as welcoming to me as they were to Mom.

Like I said, while my mother and I share looks, my Dad and I share personality. He taught me how to dance, how to sword-fight, how to make Mom happy (wink), but most importantly, he instilled my love of music. He taught me to play instruments, write songs, and most importantly: sing. That's one of my favorite things to do. Everyone says my voice is beautiful, and I try extremely hard to hone my craft.

Yet, despite all of that, I only have one best friend in all of this. Princess Jaime, the Crown Princess of Agrabah, and the daughter of Sultan Aladdin and Queen Jasmine. We're really close, but polar opposites. While I have the fair Scandinavian complexion, she has the dark Arabian one, complete with olive skin, long black hair and big brown eyes. Her days are full of portraits, ceremonies, and suitors. While she refuses them all, and finds her tasks boring, she completes them all with diligence. While I'm quiet and reserved, she's more adventurous and outgoing. While I play music in my free time, or practice my powers, she flies on her magic carpet, hangs out with Genie or Abu, or talks to Iago. She's fearless, and there's nothing more I could ask for in a best friend.

As I neared the top of the North Mountain, I looked up, and there was my mother's Ice Palace, in all its frozen glory. I heard a "Yip! Yip! Yip!" and I looked down to see Duchess, my little Dalmatian puppy, wagging her tail at the foot of the stairs that led to the entrance of the castle. Duchess was a 15th birthday gift from, you guessed it, Roger and Anita Radcliffe. My parents asked for the pick of the newest litter for me, and I've cherished her since.

I actually found it odd that Mom and Dad asked for something from Auradon. You see, Arendelle is the only kingdom near the former that's not a part of it. In fact, we're completely isolated. With mountains to the North and East with a view of Auradon from the top, and the ocean to the South and West, with a view of the Isle of the Lost, where all the villains and sidekicks lived. And that included Mom's former trade partner-turned enemy, the Duke of Weselton. He conspired to kill my mother, labeling her as an "wicked sorceress" after she accidentally set off an eternal winter. When Mom cut off all business with him, he fell asleep on the ship back to his kingdom and woke up on The Isle.

As I approached the stairs, I saw that they were completely covered in snow. I placed my hands on the railings and my foot on the stairs, using my magic to turn the staircase back to flawless ice. "C'mon Duchess," I said as my pup ran up the stairs in front of me. When I reached the top of the stairs I looked back to see the stairs were back to their former ice. I pulled on the door handle to open it, and Duchess scampered inside, slipping and sliding on the ice. I giggled at her before looking around for Marshmallow, the snowman guardian Mom made. When I saw he wasn't there, I fixed my gaze on the broken chandelier on the floor. No doubt from the battle that took place here when the Dukes men tried to kill Mom with crossbows. I pulled off my black leather gloves (my favorite), and started to fix it. When it was fixed, I raised it from the floor to the ceiling on the second floor. When I patched up the ceiling and fixed the frozen waterfall, I started for the second staircase. "I wonder what's up there," I said as I climbed, Duchess following as always.

When we reached the top, we found ourselves in another big room. I noticed another set of double doors and opened them. I walked out onto the balcony, breathed in the cold air, and looked out at the tiny dot that was Arendelle. "Let it go, let it go, the cold never bothered me anyway," I sang to myself. I sighed and turned around, bumping into something or rather... someone. "Dad!" I gasped, looking into the green eyes of my father.

"You're lucky I noticed you were gone in time, Elsie," he started.

"Dad, I'm not-,"

"And you're lucky I came after you myself instead if sending the guards."

"Dad, let me expla-,"

"And you're lucky I noticed you were gone before your mother did."

"Dad, I know, and-,"

"And you're even luckier that I'd knew you'd come here. What were you thinking?"

Seeing my opportunity, I said, "Dad, you and Mom said that when I turned 16, I'd get to visit the Ice Palace. Well, I'm almost 17, so I decided to take matters into my own frost."

Dad's face immediately flushed with guilt. "That's right, we did promise you that, didn't we," he said and I nodded my head. "Well, never mind," he added, taking my hand. "Let's go home before Mom sets off another blizzard when she finds we're both gone."

"Duchess! Come, girl!" I called as she ran up to trot behind me. The three of us then made our way out of the beautiful castle, and back to Arendelle, where I knew Mom would kill me if she found out just exactly where I was.