Day 4: Serenade.

Anna was mad. Very, very mad. The other day a young man had arrived at the palace; tall, elegant and handsome, with brunette hair and a handsome goatee. The clothes he wore were quite obviously those of a prince. Normally, Anna wouldn't have cared, since Elsa dismissed all her suitors, but… that man was accompanied by a woman about Elsa's age. And she was very beautiful too. Also a brunette, with short hair and green eyes. Anna assumed she was the prince's sister.

That day, Elsa spent all her free time chatting contently with the visiting royals, not caring to introduce them to Anna and Hans. And of course this didn't sit well with the redhead, who got extremely jealous and ended up "accidentally" dropping a bag full of water on the visiting royals before dinner.

Elsa was furious, and quickly took her to a room to scold her. That's when Anna learned the princess was Elsa's cousin, and the man wasn't her brother, but her fiancé. Needless to say, she felt stupid, and immediately apologized profusely, both to Elsa and the foreign royals, but the Queen didn't forgive her that day, nor the following days.

Now, three days later, Anna was still mad at herself, and wanted nothing else but to earn Elsa's forgiveness… and finally get past that stupid door the Queen had shut on her face ever since the incident. Thankfully, she had the perfect plan.

She'd stolen… well, borrowed, the lute of the Royal Ice Master and Deliverer (she still couldn't understand how that was a thing) and, though she didn't quite know how to play it, she'd make her best effort. It couldn't be much different from a mandolin, could it?

Now, she only needed a song. And she couldn't think of anything appropriate for the occasion. Oh, well! She'd have to improvise.

Standing outside Elsa's door, she fixed her hair and made sure her dress didn't have any spots or stains, before knocking gently but clearly. She was nervous, of course, but what's the worst that could happen? That Elsa didn't forgive her? She was already mad at her, so she may as well try.

"Who is it?" Elsa asked.

"It's me, Anna." She answered.

"Anna…" Elsa started, but was quickly interrupted by the redhead.

"Look, I know you're still mad at me, even if your cousin and her fiancé already forgave me. But just hear me out, okay?" For a few tense seconds she didn't say anything, but after a pause she agreed.

"Okay." She sighed, and Anna almost jumped in excitement.

"Alright. I-I… composed I song for you. I hope you like it."

With that, she struck the lute's chords one time, putting her fingers in a position she'd discovered sounded good, before starting to sing.

Do you think you can forgive me?

What do you want me to say?

I never see you anymore

Come out the door

It's like you've gone away

I used to give you smooches

And now I can't

I wished you would tell me why

Do you think you can forgive me?

Even Rapunzel has forgiven me

Anna paused, trying to catch even the smallest of sounds at the other side of the door, but she didn't hear anything, so she sighed, knowing Elsa was most likely playing hard to get.

"Alright. I guess I'll just sing another song."

And with that, she struck again the chords of her lute, though this time they didn't sound so good, so she tried a few more times until she was satisfied. Then she cleared her throat and started singing as she played the instrument at a fast-paced rhythm.

"Love is an open doooooo-" she tried to make another chord, but couldn't quite decide which, so she paused to carefully place her fingers in the correct position before continuing. "… oooooor. Love is an open..." Again, she did the same. "Doooo… uh… dooo… No, that's not it. Do-! No! Which one had I played first? Doooooooo…"

"Anna, stop!" Elsa interrupted, finally opening the door, even though she was wearing a nightgown and had her hair down already. "Seriously, do you even know how to play that thing? …Wait, isn't that Kristoff's?"

"Does it matter?" Anna answered with a cheeky smile. "It made you open up the door."

"Well… there was a crazy woman screaming something about doors out here. I needed to investigate." Elsa said, though a smile appeared on her face, letting Anna know she wasn't mad anymore.

"Oh, come on! You love my songs and you know it!" Anna said with a confident smile as she took Elsa's waist with the hand that wasn't holding her instrument, getting their faces closer.

"I really don't." Elsa laughed, but still have Anna a quick peck on her lips. "But I forgive you."

"If you don't admit my songs are awesome, I'll keep singing." Anna warned her, and when Elsa just stared defiantly at herself she took a deep breath before screaming at the top of her lungs. "Love is an open doooooo-!"

And suddenly, she was silenced by a pair of soft lips against her own. And honestly, she didn't care anymore that she couldn't finish her serenade.

Thanks for reading, and thanks to my beta reader moonwatcher13 :)