A/N: Hello again! This is going to be a collection of senseless, silly one-shots of Anna teaching Elsa the various things there is to know about modern life after her years of isolation. I'm starting out with a shopping trip, but there are so many different scenarios to be explored! I am also open to any suggestions that you may have! :) I hope you enjoy! ^^ If you like it or have a suggestion, feel free to drop me a review. :)

Life Lessons

Grocery Shopping

A shiny red mustang slowly pulled into a narrow parking space in front of 'Walden's Groceries'; a local supermarket. From the car two young women emerged: Anna, the red headed, ever bouncy and optimistic 18 year old who had finally just gotten back her older sister after many long, painful years of separation, and Elsa, the platinum blonde and graceful, magical, yet socially ignorant and sheltered 21 year old who had recently escaped her 13 years of lonely isolation; voluntarily locked away in fear of the mysterious icy magic she had been born with. Within the last months, however, a chain of dramatic events led to the sisters' sweet reunion, and with it, the challenges that Elsa now faced adapting to the world she hasn't seen in so very long.

Today's lesson? Grocery shopping. Anna knew very well that Elsa needed to learn these seemingly ordinary skills. After all, at 21 and as the chosen inheritant of their father's very successful business, she would without a doubt be expected to know how to take care of herself and make her way around this chaotic world. The two, now standing in front of the car and with their environmentally friendly fabric grocery bags in hand, made their way towards the store. Anna knew immediately that this was promising to be an interesting experience as Elsa became startled by the automatic sliding doors; jumping back 3 feet out of fear of the gaping maw.

"Anna… Did you just see that?! They opened by themselves," she said, her voice laden with nervousness. Then, at the sight of them viciously snapping shut, she added, "And closed by themselves… I don't like 'em."

Anna couldn't help but giggle. "Elsa, they're just automatic doors. They sense when you're approaching. Watch," Anna said as she inched her way back towards the double sliding doors. Upon her approach, as expected, the doors slid open once more. She walked through to the other side. "See? Not scary. Come on."

Elsa continued to stare at the doorway as she slowly started to shake her head in polite refusal. "No, I don't want to go. What if it closes on me?"

"It's not going to close on you, Elsa. It has a motion sensor and can tell you aren't clear of it yet. You'll be fine, I promise." She felt bad, but she couldn't help but smile at her sister's hesitation, especially since they had since acquired quite the audience of shoppers also wanting to enter.

Elsa went to move in slight, sudden jerks, but her feet were as if they were frozen solid to the ground- they very well may have been. Finally, with a sudden, brave dash, Elsa bolted through the menacing door way. "See? It's fine," Anna said as she softly patted her sister on the back.

Finally inside the store and choosing to ignore Anna's condescending tone, Elsa slowly turned in place as she looked around in amazement. "Wow… it's so big."

Anna giggled. "Alright, we're only here for a few things. You have the shopping list, don't you?"

It took Elsa, who was still distracted by her new surroundings, a moment to comprehend what Anna had just asked. "Um, yeah. It's right here," she said as she reached into her small blue pocket book. She held it up in front of her to read the list out loud. "We need milk, eggs, bread, fruit, ground beef, carrots and peppers. But Anna… the store is so big. How are we going to find everything?"

"I shop here all of the time, Elsa. Besides, they have signs above the aisles that tell you were everything is. And we're closest to the fruits and vegetables, so we should probably start there. Can you grab a cart?"

"A cart?" she asked inquisitively.

"Oh, sorry. Over there," she explained as she pointed in the direction of the long line of them by the door. "You just take one and pull it out from the others."

Elsa did as asked and made her way over to the silver carts. Firmly grabbing the handle, she gave a hard tug and pulled one loose. Testing it out, she rolled the cart back and forth and then made her way back over to Anna. "Alright, so now what?"

"Now we shop!" she replied, gesturing for Elsa to follow as she started towards the produce. Elsa had never seen so many different types of fruits and vegetables in her life. "Alright, for this we need to grab a few plastic bags. See them there? Can you grab me, I don't know… four of them? I'll be right over there picking out some carrots."

"Sure," Elsa responded. She made her way over to the bizarre contraption that held onto the large roll of bags. She went to grab one, but as she pulled, she realized that there was no end to them in sight; the line of bags becoming longer and longer. As she examined them more closely, she noticed the perforation that separated one bag from the next. She tried to separate them, but that only led to her pulling out even more of them and stretching and ripping the bags. Ugh, she thought to herself as she threw them down in irritation. Frustrated, she left the long tangled plastic snake and met Anna where she stood by the carrots.

Anna, noticing her empty hands, inquired. "Uh, Elsa? The bags?"

A slight shade of red flashed across Elsa's flawless, winter white cheeks. She lowered her head, embarrassed that she couldn't even complete such a simple task, and pointed in the direction of the devastation. "I had a problem…"

Anna followed the line of sight from her pointed finger and once her eyes locked onto the sad scene, she couldn't help but laugh. "Oh, Elsa. My gosh, I… You do know they come apart, right?"

Elsa, not finding it the slightest bit funny, crossed her arms tightly against her chest and snarled, "It's not funny, Anna."

Anna suddenly felt a tiny wave of guilt wash over her. How terrible of a sister she must have seemed as she was standing there, laughing, mocking her sister's honest effort. After all, what seems so easy to one is something completely alien to someone who's so inexperienced with the world. "I'm sorry, Elsa. Come here, I'll show you how to do it." At first, Elsa didn't budge, still a little angry and embarrassed, but just because Elsa had icy magic that flowed through her veins didn't mean that she was cold at heart. Having no desire to stay angry with her sister, who honestly meant well, she shed her frustrations and joined Anna at the bags. Anna tore the current mess from the rack so that she could properly demonstrate. "Alright, so, you see this little hook here? You just pull this bag down like this," she said as she pulled the bag downwards, matching the rounded hook with the gap in the perforation, "and pull."

Oh great… If I wasn't embarrassed enough before, she has to go and make it look so darn easy. Hmmpf. "That's… simple. Wow, Anna, what are you ever going to do with me?" Elsa managed a tiny grin, finally able to see the amusement of the situation.

"It's fine, Elsa. Don't feel bad. Now you know." She placed a caring hand onto Elsa's cool shoulder, effectively easing her last bit of tension. Elsa went on to tear off the remaining bags, amused how simple it was now that she knew how it was done.

After gathering the carrots and peppers, they headed over to the open aisle of numerous fruit displays. The various mixing of colors was very pleasing to Elsa's eyes. Anna, noticing how enticing the fruit seemed to her sister, asked, "Why don't you pick some out? We have two bags left. Just make sure you only put one type in each bag."

With a very large smile on her face, Elsa gladly took the two bags and began browsing the many items of the edible rainbow before her. Some she was familiar with, sure, but others she had never come across before. She first picked up and inspected a small, purple-redish fruit. "What's this?"

"Oh, that's a plum. They're good. Want to try it?"

"I don't know… what does it taste like?"

Anna smiled. "It tastes, um, sweet and like… like a… Oh, just try it, Elsa. I don't know if I can explain it."

Elsa grinned widely and rolled her eyes. "Fine. But if I don't like them I'm blaming you." She filled the bag with 5 plums before moving on to see what other interesting new things she could try. She then came across the exotic fruit section which was filled with all kinds of strange, mutant looking fruits that she had never seen before. The one that really caught her eye was a small, oval yellow fruit with orange splotches, which was also covered in tiny, fleshy spikes. The label read 'horned melon', and it was the most bizarre thing Elsa had ever seen. "Oooh. Anna, look at this!"

A tiny giggle bubbled up from her chest as she watched her sister's amazement. "I know, it's some sort of exotic fruit. I've never had one before, though." She immediately noticed the change in Elsa's expression, the pleading in her large blue eyes. "Yes… you can try it."

"Yes!" she shouted in excitement as she grabbed onto the fruit. However, she quickly found out those tiny spikes were much sharper than she'd expected. In reaction to the sharp, sudden pain, she iced the fruit over entirely and dropped it from her hand, gravity pulling it down hard as it crashed to the floor like a rock. "Owww. I changed my mind…"

The two sisters busted out laughing as they quickly made their leave, having attracted attention from the other shoppers. "Nice one, Elsa."

Elsa giggled. "Not my fault! Why would anyone ever want to eat something so sharp?"

"You eat the inside, Elsa."

"Oh…" she responded, once again feeling a little embarrassed. "Anyway, I think I'm happy with the plums for now. So, what next?"

"Well, we're pretty close to where the milk and the eggs are. So let's do that next."

On their way to the dairy section, to the side there was a tiny stand set up where an employee was giving out some free samples of one of the products that they offered; a ready to cook lasagna. On the tiny table was an array of tiny, clear plastic cups, each complete with a tiny plastic fork and filled with a tiny square of the pasta. The gentleman behind the table greeted them. "Why, hello ladies. Could I interest you in a sample of our oven ready lasagna today?"

Anna gladly replied as they approached the table, "Sure! Thank you." She retrieved two cups from the table, handing one over to Elsa. Anna was plenty satisfied with it, but after Elsa finished hers, she could sense that she was a little irritated. "What's wrong, Elsa? Don't you like it?"

She looked down and stared into her now empty cup. "No, I like it. But that's seriously all they give you? That couldn't fill a bird…"

Anna laughed. "It's a sample, Elsa. That's all that there's meant to be."

"Oh… well, can I have another one?"

"You're only supposed to have one..." she started to explain, but was interrupted by the employee.

"It's quite alright," he said, "she can have another if she'd like."

Elsa's eyes lit up as she took another delicious sample from the table, shooting Anna a glance that screamed with arrogance. "You see? This nice man understands." Anna just rolled her eyes and gently shook her head.

After Elsa had shamelessly eaten 5 more samples, the two finally arrived at the dairy section. Anna asked Elsa to grab a gallon of milk from the refrigerator as she went to get the eggs. Upon Anna's return, she noticed that Elsa was still standing in front of the refrigerator with the door wide open, 2 people patiently and confusedly waiting behind her. "Umm, Elsa. Whatcha doin…"

Elsa, popping her head out to look at Anna, explained, "Oh, nothing. Just enjoying how cool it is in here. It feels really good."

"That's nice, Elsa. But those people behind you would love to grab some milk, as well…."

Elsa looked behind her to see the two shoppers that were laughing slightly at the situation. Rude. "Oh... sorry," she apologized as she stepped out of the way.

"Elsa, are you serious?!"

"What?" Elsa asked, slightly annoyed at Anna's tone.

"You didn't grab the milk!"

Elsa, looking down at her empty hand, responded, "Oh… Sorry. You see? I'm no good at this."

Anna giggled as she went to the refrigerator after the two that were waiting had finished. "You're fine, Elsa. It's no big deal. Just thought it was funny, is all."

Elsa chuckled as she crossed her arms. "Alright, well… where to next so that I can amuse you once more?"

"Um... just ground beef and bread. The bread is actually down that aisle right there. Want to go grab a loaf of white bread?"

Elsa hesitated, wondering how she would mess up this time. "Alright..." she said as she started to make her way down the aisle. She had never seen so much bread in her life. There were stacks and stacks of it to choose from. What was it she asked for? White bread? she thought to herself as she browsed the many selections in front of her. Finally, she came across a loaf that had 'white bread', in fancier font than necessary, clearly printed on the plastic, and with a sigh of relief, she grabbed it and made her way back to Anna. For once, something was easy.

"Alright, just one more thing," said Anna, double checking their tiny grocery list.

"Good riddance… I hate grocery shopping," Elsa complained under her breath, but not low enough to avoid Anna's ears.

"Oh, stop it. This is barely shopping. Try having a list of 20 or 30 different things that you need to get."

"Um, no thank you," said Elsa with such sincerity that Anna could help but snicker

The siblings finally arrived at the last section in the back of the store. It didn't take Anna long to realize that this was going to be yet another interesting experience. Elsa looked towards the icy shelves of meat in disgust. "Oh, what is it now?" Anna questioned.

"There's so much blood…."

"Yes, cut up animals do usually bleed," Anna teased. "Now, if you can just grab me a…"

"No! No, no, no! I am not touching anything on there." Elsa crossed her arms and shook her head in refusal.

"Oh, come on! How are you ever going to fend for yourself if you can't even pick up a packaged thing of ground beef?"

"I'll manage…" Elsa snidely retorted. "I could become a vegetarian."

Anna, chuckling, responded to her overly dramatic sister, "Oh, just pick it up already. I promise it won't kill you."

"Alright, fine!" Elsa, frustrated and wanting to get this over with, walked up to the assortment of packaged meats. The only thing enjoyable about this situation was the slight chill in the air emanating from the rack, making her skin tingle. "So, which one is it?"

"That one," Anna replied, pointing to the brain-like substance in a container.

"Ewwwww. Really, Anna? Really?"

"Yes, really. What's the big deal? You like hamburgers, don't you?"

"Uh, yeah, why?"

"Um… that's what they're made of?" Anna replied matter-of-factly.

Elsa's stomach churned. "Remind me later to scratch off hamburgers as one of the foods I enjoy…" she said in disgust as she hesitantly reached out towards the foul package. "Ew, ew, ew, ew, ew" she sounded as she picked up the container and hastily pranced back to the cart, dropping it inside.

"Now see, was that so hard? I swear… I should start calling you Queen Elsa."

"That was not funny, Anna… and tease all you want, but I think I'd make a great queen."

"You? A great queen? Hah!"

"Well… I'd be better than you. I wouldn't expect my subjects to do such low, terrible things."

"Elsa, you picked up meat. I didn't have you cleaning out the sewers…"

Elsa crossed her arms and smirked as she raised an arrogant eyebrow to her ever-so-loving sister. "Remind me to never go grocery shopping with you again. It brings out your ugly side."

Anna gasped in response to Elsa's statement. "I do not have an ugly side."

"Uh huh…" she replied, her eyebrow still raised in disapproval. "Keep saying that."

"Oh! Whatever. You ready to go?" Anna asked, shaking off her irritation.

"Um, yes? I need to go wash my hands, now…" she said as she looked towards her hands in disgust.

"Haha, alright. We've just gotta go check out."

After making it through the line and completing their purchase without further incident, the two sisters finally made their way outside and packed the groceries into the car. Before entering the car to go home, Elsa slowly approached her sister. "Hey… sorry I was a little difficult today."

A smile pulled at the corners of Anna's lips as she recalled the moments they had just shared. "Nah, it was great! I had so much fun with you, Elsa."

Elsa immediately perked up, not appearing nearly as sad. "Really? I thought I was getting on your nerves?"

Anna then threw her arms around her, placing her chin on Elsa's shoulder. "Impossible. I feel so lucky for every single moment I get to spend with you. This was fun."

Elsa grinned widely as she returned her sister's embrace. It felt so nice. It felt like only yesterday that she was so desperate for an opportunity such as this. There was nowhere else she'd rather be. "Oh, Anna. I love you so much. I know this goes against what I said before… but would you like to do this again sometime?"

As they parted, Anna enthusiastically replied, "I love you, too, Elsa. And definitely! I don't think grocery shopping has ever been quite so amusing."

Elsa chuckled. "I'm glad my naivety is so amusing to you."

She laughed. Oh, it's amusing to everyone, Elsa, she thought to herself, as she didn't feel the need to torment her poor sister even further. On second thought… "You ready to go? We can go home now and make those burgers."

Elsa immediately appeared nauseated. "Yuck! I told you, I'm off burgers now."

"Uh huh" she responded as the two finally slipped back into the car. "We'll see how quickly you change your mind once you start getting hungry."

Anna started up the car and pulled out from the parking space. It had been a good experience for the two of them. Frustrating? Irritating? Embarrassing? Well, sure. But they were together, and that was more than either of them could ever ask for.