Mornings were her favorite part of the day. When the sky was awake, everything else seemed to liven up. The birds would be singing their lovely song, the sun shining and radiating warmth. Breakfast had some of the best food, too. Like chocolate waffles or bread with Nutella spread or yummy hot chocolate with whipped cream… and what was she thinking about again? Oh, right. Mornings. Usually, she would be up at 6AM on the dot, but she got a tiny bit overexcited about going back to school. She couldn't fall asleep until it was well past 4.

Anna tossed and turned in her bed, her lips quirked in a small smile as she dreamed of the perfect way to start the year. If she played her cards right, Elsa would be surrounded by a whole lot of new friends by the end of the day! She was vaguely aware of a disembodied voice, distant but somehow still loud, urging her to wake. It sounded oddly like her mother, but why would she be in school? That was weird. Her mother's voice followed her and Elsa as they went through their perfect first day, getting louder and louder until she couldn't take it anymore.

"I'm awake!" She found herself responding as she slowly sat up, but remained unsuccessful in fighting off the vestiges of sleep that made her eyelids heavy. Anna lasted all of a second, just long enough to brush away the strand of hair that somehow went inside her mouth, before she slipped back into unconsciousness. "Just a few more minutes," she mumbled, but there was yelling again and boy, her mother's voice was very persistent.

"Anna, you don't want to be late on your first day back, do you?"

First day? That's right… it's the first day back! 

Anna jolted upright, completely awake then, and scrambled off her bed in a hurry. The clock on her desk flashed 7:03, and above it, hanging on the wall, was a calendar with today's date highlighted and circled and crossed. A sense of giddiness filled her at once and she danced and sang her way to the bathroom. She moved quickly and finished getting ready within minutes. By the time Elsa called for her, doing what she liked to think was their super-secret knock, she was already dressed and has just finished styling her hair up in a messy bun. "Be there in a sec!" Her thoughts drifted back to her pleasant dream, to Elsa smiling happily as she talked to all her new friends, and it amped her up even more. 

She left her room in a rush, eager to get her plans in motion, but had to race back inside a second later to grab her backpack, lying forgotten on the floor. Her notebooks had spilled out, and her pencils and pens were strewn everywhere. "I probably need those," she mumbled to herself, giggling at her silly blunder as she hurriedly packed up everything. Once she was ready, she slipped her arms through the straps and made her way back outside. Olaf was waiting for her by the stairs, and she bent over to give the white fluffball of cute a hug goodbye. "One warm hug a day keeps the cold away," she told him, and she smiled as he nodded his head, as though he understood exactly what she said.

To her surprise, her French toast had already been slathered in Nutella, sandwich style, and ready to go by the time she got to the dining room. Her mother was on her seat, sipping coffee, brows creased in worry as she gazed out the window. She gave Anna a small smile when she noticed her presence, and beckoned her over. Anna knew what she would say next. Every day, without fail, she would tell her this. Her mother gave her a quick peck on the forehead and handed over her breakfast, then: "Watch over your sister."
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Anna jumped in the passenger seat with a sheepish grin and pressed her palms together. "Sorry about the Else," she said, slightly winded from running all the way to the car. "I got so excited last night that I couldn't sleep, so naturally I woke up late, because you know I need like as close to eight hours of sleep as possible."

The ride to Disney High was quick, and with Anna as a passenger, there hadn't been one moment of silence. After they arrived, the redhead hooked her arm around her older sister's and beamed, pearly whites showing in an excited, ear-to-ear grin. Operation [i]Happy Ending[/i] was a go!