Hey guys,
A new story of mine. I've based this on things that have happened or are happening in my life. So I speak from experience ;) Anyways, I always loved the relationship between Elsa and Anna and I wanted to explore it in a different way. So yes, this is an Elsanna but it hasn't got any lemons or anything in it, as that's not the important message of the story.
Anyways, I hope you have fun reading it.
Greetings, 116788
Chapter 1. 'Not that I don't want to date you cause I totally do.'
Annabeth Sarah Mason, or in short Anna, was a girl who liked the colour green and orange and who's favourite word was pineapple, even though she disliked the fruit with all her being.
She was a girl with beautiful emerald green eyes and an infectious smile. Along with her beautiful face full of freckles belonged red hair that she mostly wore in pigtails. But there was more to say about her. She was social, kind and a little bit awkward at times. She bubbly, optimistic and very, very chatty. She had always been like that, it was her nature. Whenever she saw people, she knew she just had to talk to them. Oh, she could talk all day about almost everything. She was not being an annoying little brat who needed to brag about her accomplishments, she was an honest person who genuinely liked the presence of other people. And that was maybe why she had a lot of good friends surrounding her.
Her childhood had also helped a lot in becoming who she was. She had a carefree childhood, allowed to play with anyone she desired. Her parents weren't home often but when they were, they tried to make it the best time. They often had pillow fights, fashion contests and bike races around the neighbourhood. Anna's dad would take her out fishing, swimming and rowing. They would walk for hours, chatting and laughing. He showed her how to dissect frogs and rabbits. He taught her everything he knew about the human body, her only being six or seven. Her father was the best and Anna loved him with all her heart. Anna's mother mostly took her out for shopping, go seeing movies and bake cakes. They cuddled on the couch, talked about cute boys and did each other's hair. She was the best cook there was and the sweetest mom in the world. She was supportive and optimistic, she was great.
Even though Anna was an only child, she had never felt really lonely. When her parents would work after school, Anna would mostly go to a friend's house. Her best friend was Kristoff. He was a great blonde guy with a lot of dry humour that attracted Anna. He was kind hearted and always helped her whenever she screwed up. Their relationship was built on years of trust, mutual respect and loyalty. They had met when Kristoff moved into the house next door, both at age three. They went to school together, sat together during lunch and even studied together.
But to all good things comes an end and that was when Kristoff decided to study art and Anna decided to study biology, influenced by her dad. Although they still got to see each other in the hallways, and spent lunch with each other as much as their schedule allowed, they started to drift apart. But being an optimist, Anna knew that someday, their friendship would blossom again and so she let Kristoff go to spend time with his new friends. But Anna couldn't deny the feeling of hurt every time she saw him hanging out with the guys. She felt jealous. Once, she was part of his world, part of his life. And now he just moved on. She felt rejected somehow, she knew it wasn't his fault. Their ways just separated at some point. They couldn't be with each other forever anyways. Their strong bond would hold, for now.
The first year of her new university went by and Anna managed to drag herself through all the tests and presentations. She did fairly well and her parents were proud of her. And by the end of spring and the beginning of summer, she proudly presented Kristoff her paper that said she was a sophomore now. He smiled and congratulated her, showing his as well. They hugged and toasted. But Anna felt a distance, something that hadn't been there before. And she was proven right when a beautiful brunette walked up to her best friend, kissing him on the lips and holding his muscular arm. He introduced her as Giselle, a Spanish girl who also studied art. Anna tried to keep herself straight and shook hands, saying it was her pleasure to meet her best friend's girlfriend. Then they started kissing awkwardly and Anna pulled a grossed out face.
She walked off, feeling ignored and rejected. She turned around one last time and saw Kristoff and Giselle making out like their life depended on it, Anna felt downright miserable. Way to go, her last goodbye image was of them doing that disgusting kiss !
He had indeed moved on.
She went into summer vacation with her mind elsewhere. She did her part time job emotionless and cried many nights in her bed, alone. Her parents tried to sooth her, telling her it was perfectly normal for people to lose someone they held close. But they never told her how much it hurt, seeing someone else happy without you while once, you were that part of happiness for them.
The second year of biology came and Anna felt depressed for the first couple of weeks. Having a few friends to hang out with, she didn't seem to enjoy it as their conversations were empty and meaningless. She started looking around the university some more, strolling by herself through the gardens and long hallways. It was only then that she saw a certain lonely figure, hunched over by a big oak tree. As Anna got closer, she got better sight of who this person was.
It was a girl.
She looked like she was reading a book intensely. Her face was in utter concentration as her mouth was slightly pursed. Black glasses stood steady on her slender nose bridge, making her gorgeous icy blue eyes stand out even more. Her dark eyebrows were frowning constantly and a loose strand of blonde hair fell in her face. She was wearing a light after summer dress with on top a white cardigan. The rest of her pale hair was bundled in a loose French braid. Right next to the girl laid her bag and a notebook. It was open and the pages danced as the wind touched them. It seemed like the girl didn't care about her surroundings, she was so focussed on her book. The wind grew harder and the notebook flew a couple of inches away. It stopped at Anna's feet. Anna bent over to grab it. It was a small notebook with a hard black cover. The first couple of pages were full of texts and scribbles. The handwriting was small and neat. Anna looked over at the girl to see if she had noticed her missing notebook. But the girl was still reading so Anna guessed she didn't. She took a deep breath and walked towards the tree with the girl. Anna's shadow startled the girl as she looked up with a frightened face. The redhead smiled, showing the girl she meant no harm.
"I believe this notebook is yours ?" she said as she stuck out her hand containing the little black book.
The girl nodded and extended her arm to take the book back.
"I really like your handwriting, it's so neat ! Wish mine was a little like yours, I mean have you seen mine ? Ever ?! It's like the ugliest. Teachers always comment on that whenever they mark my tests. I know they mean well but I can't help, we have to write really fast you know and I just have so much to say in so little time !" Anna rambled, unaware of the unease of the other girl. "Oh my goodness, where are my manners. I am Anna." She pointed to herself. "What's your name ?"
The other girl bit her lower lip, which Anna found adorable. Wait, what ?
"I'm Elsa," she whispered, her voice barely audible.
Anna's eyes lit up. "That's such a beautiful name !" It really was.
Elsa beamed and smiled shortly. Then, she snapped out of it. She stuffed the notebook and her reading book in her bag and stood up. It wasn't until now that Anna realised how tall the girl really was. Elsa stood about three inches taller than she was. The dress ended just above her knee caps, and Anna was jealous of the girl's long, smooth legs. She is gorgeous, Anna thought dreamily. Shocked of her own thoughts, Anna's head shot up, causing her to lose balance and twist her ankle awkwardly.
"Ouch shit !" she cursed under her breath as she rubbed her hurting ankle.
Elsa exclaimed in shock. "A-a are you alright ?" she asked softly while her hand covered her mouth. Anna caught herself staring at the girl and instantly forgetting about her pain. She stood up quickly and brushed off the invisible dust from her jeans.
"Uhm, yeah it's fine, it's just that I'm... I'm awkward and you're gorgeous !" Anna realised she'd said it out loud.
Elsa blinked in surprise.
"NO !" Anna shouted, Elsa frowned. This isn't good either, Anna thought. "It's just, I don't think you're gorgeous. Well you are but not, you know romantically. Like that I want to date you. Not that I don't want to date you cause I totally do- Wait, what ?!" she blurted out. This was not going to get any better, she decided to put an end to this conversation. "I think I should go. I'm gonna go. I really should get going."
She turned around and walked away. But then she realised that Elsa was still standing there and that she couldn't leave her without a proper goodbye. So she turned around again and waved her hand shortly and awkwardly. "Bye !"
And she dashed away.
The next time Anna saw Elsa again was in the hallways during lunch. Her class just finished with their third period and was heading off to the cafeteria to get some snacks. She was talking to a student when she noticed the signature pale French braid of Elsa walking a few feet in front of her. Anna had decided that when she were to meet Elsa again, she would apologise for her rude behaviour. So when Elsa was right there, in front of her nose, Anna decided to give it a go.
"Hey Elsa !" she said cheerily, expecting Elsa to turn around and greet her as cheerily back but she didn't. Well, Elsa did turn around, no she jerked around, as if someone tried to shoot her with a gun. The expression on her face said Anna enough, she looked terrified.
"Elsa ?" Anna asked confused, she looked around to see if there was anything that could have scared the girl but when she didn't, she turned back to where Elsa used to stand. Used to. She had disappeared somehow in utter silence. Anna frowned. She never did not apologise to people when she had done something wrong, so Elsa was no different. She would not let Elsa off the hook until she got to show the girl that Anna was perfectly capable of being normal.
A few weeks went by and Elsa didn't show up in the hallways. Anna decided to ask around if people knew who and where and who she was since she didn't even know her last name. She knew that Elsa probably was the only one with such pale hair, besides, Elsa stood out of the crowd easily. Her gorgeous appearance and perfect grades didn't go unnoticed by anyone. Some of them referred to her as the Snow Queen since she never spoke to anyone and emitted such coldness that people preferred to stay away from her most of the time.
"You mean that pale girl with the braid ?" A sly, cocky guy with auburn hair asked. He smirked. "That Ice Bitch would freeze anyone within her reach."
Anna gave him a glare that shut him up. "Elsa is not a bitch ! You don't know her so don't judge."
Stupid Hans Westerguard, with his stupid sideburns. From what Anna heard, he liked to bully Elsa. Now, bullying was a bit childish but really, he bullied her and wasn't ashamed of admitting it either. Anna was determined to stop it, because Elsa already looked so fragile that she was gonna break anytime soon, and she really didn't want Hans to see that happen as he would only make more fun of the blonde. So, she had already made plans to try to keep Hans as far away as possible. And she would succeed, no matter how or what.
Anna decided to ask further. Some students told her that Elsa was the best of her class, breaking the university's record and that she would most likely would graduate in less than two years from now. When Anna asked which major she did, the answer was, surprisingly, biology, second year. Elsa had the same major as she did and yet she never noticed her in her classes. Maybe because Elsa was a really silent and introvert girl, she could easily go unnoticed. Or maybe that was because there were four classes majoring in biology.
It turned out, after stalking Elsa on the school's website, that Elsa's full name was Elisabeth Marian Anderson. Anna smiled, she really liked the name Elisabeth. But besides that, Elsa was in class 23Gb while Anna was in 21Gb. Anna smirked while she printed out Elsa's schedule, so what if she was a stalker, she had a strange feeling that she was drawn to the Snow Queen for some reason. Besides, she wasn't stalking the girl, she was investigating, she thought smart. She needed to get to know the girl somehow, she seemed interesting to Anna. That poor girl seemed so sad and lonely, those lips pursed and her shoulders hunched forward. She looked so lifeless and it saddened the red head. She didn't like it when people weren't really alive, life was too short, they should enjoy it !
The best thing that Anna had noticed, when she had been talking to Elsa, was that the girl's facial expression had changed, even though it had been really tiny. The way her eyes had lit up, when Anna had told her that her name was beautiful, had touched Anna's heart. Elsa had smiled, she had beamed at the compliment that was given to her ! And she was so beautiful when she smiled.
Her big eyes were framed in Anna's memory. So gorgeous and intimidating. So big and beautiful. But even though she appeared to be ok, her eyes betrayed her true self: a lonely girl with so much to give but no one wants to receive. Well, Anna will. She will receive whatever Elsa has to offer.
Anna sighed in content as she thought of Elsa's face. Who was that mysterious creature behind her mask of perfection ? Who was she really ?
Elsa's image danced in front of Anna's eyes.
A shy smile laid on her lips. Her head was slightly tilted and her braid hung over her shoulder. But her icy blue eyes were shining bright.
