Dark Winter

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The kingdom of Arendelle was covered by the fresh winter snow. It was Christmas time and the snow fell beautifully and an elegant Christmas ball was being taken place tonight in the castle. 

The wind howled and the icicles were all formed on the castle towers. Everyone was preparing for the Christmas ball. 

Olaf was decorating the inside with Sven. "Sven hand me that tinsel", said Olaf on a ladder. Sven grabbed the tinsel with his teeth and handed it to Olaf. 

"Let's see, we got silver, gold, blue, red...", said Olaf sorting the tangled tinsel. Some fell on Sven's antlers, the reindeer smiled and shook his head as the tinsels glimmered on his antlers. 

"Hmmm well it should be gold and silver I think", said Olaf as he wrapped the golden and silver tinsel around the Christmas tree. 

Sven watched Olaf decorate. Elsa walked over in her snow queen dress. "How's it going guys?", she asked. 

Sven bowed down while Olaf bowed but then fell off the ladder. "It's going fine your highness", replied Olaf. 

"Oh Olaf, you two don't have to bow every single time I come over", smiled Elsa softly. "We know but its proper!", said Olaf, Sven nodding in agreement. 

Elsa giggled gently. "Okay but have you two seen Anna?", asked Elsa. "I think she's in the kitchen", replied Olaf. 

Anna was indeed in the kitchen, trying to bake Christmas cookies. She had a huge mess in the castle kitchen, cookie dough and icing along with sprinkles all over. 

Elsa looked in the doorway and blinked at the mess. "Anna?", she called. "I'm coming Elsa!", replied Anna from the back. 

She came out with sprinkles and cookie dough in her hair. Elsa laughed. "What?", asked Anna. "Anna, sis come on. Let the chef do the baking", said Elsa as she stepped over the icing on the floor and picked the sprinkles out of Anna's red hair. 

"I know but I just wanted to do something special for Kristoff", replied Anna. "For Kristoff? Oh...that's right. Your first anniversary is the day after Christmas", smiled Elsa. 

Anna blushed. "Tomorrow", she replied. "He's going to reserve the palace ball for just us tomorrow night. He's getting me something. I already got him the sled so I wanted to make him something", explained Anna. 

"Haven't you tried knitting him something?", asked Elsa as she began to help her younger sister with the cookies to put them in the oven. 

"Well...kind of", Anna held up one of her hands, her fingers all bandaged. "Anna!", cried Elsa worriedly as she held her sister's cut up hand. 

"It's not that bad...just hit myself with the sewing needle a couple hundred times", replied Anna. 

Elsa sighed. "Well to make sure you don't burn the cookies I'll stick around. If you want I'll help you sew him something later", said Elsa. 

"You will? Thanks...wait what do you mean burn the cookies? I'm perfectly capable of baking!", said Anna offended. 

Elsa looked around the messy kitchen. "I can see that", she said. Anna glared at her sister. "Oh Anna I'm just kidding", said Elsa softly. 

Anna sighed, she had something on her mind that kept her from continuing the argument. "Hey, you okay?", asked Elsa worriedly. 

"I'm fine its just...", Anna hesitated. She and Elsa put the last batch of angel shaped cookies in the oven and went to the sitting room to talk, Anna had got all the stuff out of her hair. 

"Elsa...I've been meaning to...ask Kristoff something but I don't know how", replied Anna finally. 

"Ask him what?", asked Elsa. Anna looked down slowly. She played with her braided hair for a second and then she moved her hand down more towards her stomach. 

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