Huffing and puffing Anna dashed up the last flight of steps and skid to a stop at the third door on the left. She paused a few minutes to catch her breath then knocked once, paused then knocked three more times in quick succession. Only silence greeted her and huffing she knocked again, louder and harder. There was a muffled crash from behind the door before it opened revealing a bleary eyed girl.
"Korrey! You're up!"
"Well I wasn't…." Cutting her off Anna pushed her way into the small dorm and flopped down onto the couch. Huffing out another sigh she flipped her legs over the back of the couch and dangled off the front upside down.
"I need help."
"it's…." Korrey paused to check the time, "It's 6:37 in the morning on a Saturday, how do you need help already?" Anna sighed and righted herself.
"You remember how I went to that party last night?" barely waiting for acknowledgement she kept talking. "Well when I got there, there was hardly anyone I knew there and…"
"Anna I love you but if you don't just get straight to the point I'm going to back to bed, It's early and you weren't the only person up past stupid o'clock in the morning. Actually how are you even up and functioning right now?"
"I never went to bed anyways the point is….Elsa."
"Elsa? Like the cute introverted blonde Elsa? She was at that party?"
"Yes and no." Korrey ran a hand through her short and still slightly spiked blue and purple hair.
"Okay, never mind that I'm making coffee and then you're going to explain what the hell is going on." She fished around for a mug before triumphantly finding one and passing it to Anna to hold while she searched for a second.
"Texas, where farting is considered a competitive sport." She read before pausing. "Really?"
"Before you go off on me it was a going away gift and its funny."
Anna shook her head "Look at you being all defiantly Canadian. You don't even pretend to know anything about America do you."
" Texas is the one on the bottom right that looks like a penis right?" she teased before finding a second mug. A laugh escaped Anna despite herself. Korrey smiled and took both mugs and washed them out while she put the kettle on to boil.
~X~
"Okay, let me get this straight, you went to that party and got tired of being hit on by drunk frats so you left and on your way out bumped into Elsa, she looked upset so you were a gentleman and offered to take her home." Anna nodded and Korrey took a sip of her coffee. "Then when you got to her dorm she asked you to stay a bit, offered you a drink and as soon as you mentioned Hans she freaked out and threw you out." Anna again, nodded patiently. "And you're asking for my help to…."
"Something obviously happened and I want to make sure she's okay." A smirk spread across the Canadians lips.
"And this has nothing to do with your mountainous crush on her?" Anna feigned hurt and pressed a hand to her chest.
"How dare you accuse me of such things! I am simply being a good person and checking up on a clearly distraught citizen!" Korrey snorted into her coffee and shook her head.
"Sure thing superman, just a casual check up on Lois Lane hm?"
"Dork."
"You love it. In any case I don't see what you need my help with."
Anna threw her hands up in frustration. "I need to know how to approach her! I mean you can't exactly waltz up to someone and ask them what the hell happened last night and if I need to open a can of whoop ass."
Korrey was silent a few minutes as she took Anna and hers mugs to the sink. Turning around she rested her back against it and tapped out a random rhythm on the surface. "Do you see her in the day? I mean without tracking her down?" Anna shook her head.
"No not really….Wait! she always goes for tea at that kiosk on campus and I walk past it on my to class!" Anna jumped up excitedly and rushed forward to give her friend a quick but fierce hug. "You're the best!"
"I better be with all that you put me through." She grumbled half heartedly a smile tugging at her lips." She returned the hug before Anna yanked herself away with a gasp.
"Crap if I don't hurry I'll miss her! Thanksforthehelpkorreybye!" In a whirlwind of red hair Anna was tugging on her shoes and bolting out the door. Shaking her head and checking the time Korrey sighed and decided despite the coffee she'd had it was too early and her bed was calling for her.
~X~
Anna skid around a corner and almost slammed into a small freshman boy in her haste to get to Elsa. She shouted an apology over her shoulder barely even slowing down. She rounded another corner and saw the kiosk where the reclusive blonde usually bought her morning tea. Hoping against hope despite last night's events she'd turn up, Anna stopped and pressed her back against the sun warmed brick wall to wait. She didn't have to wait long before someone in an oversized school hoodie with the hood pulled up skittishly walked up to the kiosk. Without hesitation Anna pushed off the wall and as she got closer heard the tail end of her order.
"And a large coffee, double double please. On me." Elsa jerked and whipped around, startled to face the redhead behind her. Anna calmly put her hand gently on her shoulder and smiled. "Hey there." The paler girl flushed as her cheeks turned a rosy pink.
"H-hey" she stuttered out looking determinedly at the ground. "You ah… you uhm didn't have to do that." She mumbled.
"Course not, but I wanted to." She grinned widely and took both the drinks from the man at the kiosk and handed Elsa's tea to her before gently leading her away. "I wanted to." A short pause, "I also want to make sure you're okay." Elsa blushed again and shrunk further into a hoodie obviously unused to the attention.
"I'm fine it was nothing." She took a tentative sip of her tea and made a face.
"It can't have been nothing.." She pushed softly.
Elsa opened her mouth to say something but was interrupted by a much deeper voice from behind the girls. " Anna! I didn't figure you as the type of girl to take in strays!" Next to her Elsa froze and her breathing immediately became erratic. Worriedly Anna placed a hand on the small of her back and turned back to see who had spoken.
"Hans… What do you want?" Anna frowned at the man as a cocky smile spread across his lips.
"ooohh someone's grumpy." Anna narrowed her eyes at him. Next to her Elsa was trembling and her breathing got worse. She shifted her hand from her quivering back and blindly reached for her hand. Upon finding it she tangled her fingers with Elsa's who squeezed her hand almost uncomfortably tight. Deciding to take matters into her own hands Anna glared at Hans.
"Unless you have something important to say I suggest you fuck off." Everyone seemed a bit shocked at her outburst, including Anna herself but she brushed it off and stood resolute.
Hans looked like he wanted to say something but shook his head and mumbled angrily as he walked past the two girls, knocking his shoulder into Anna's harder than possible to be an accident." Sorry." He growled, stalking off, not sounding very sorry at all.
Anna turned her attention back to Elsa who had a few tears running down her cheeks as she gasped for breath, obviously in the middle of a panic attack. "Hey, hey there, come on it's okay he's gone now." Anna soothed using her free hand to cup a pale cheek and swipe away a few tears. Elsa jerked at the initial contact but relaxed into it. Untangling their fingers she ran a soothing hand up and down her back and slowly coaxed her into a loose embrace.
Anna wrapped her arms gently around Elsa and pulled her close, one hand on the back of her head the other running up and down her quivering back. The blonde pressed her wet face into the crook of her neck and clutched desperately at the back of her shirt, fisting her hands clumsily in the loose material of Anna's T-shirt. Anna for her part held her close and rocked her slightly, telling her to breath and trying to help her match her breathing.
Eventually Elsa's grip relaxed and as she stepped away from Anna and blushed, her cheeks turning a deep red, the color sneaking it's way up her face. "I'm sorry you had to-"
"It's alright. I was happy to do it." The cherry blonde interrupted and offered a smile and her hand, palm up and wiggling her fingers a bit. The blonde blushed even further but after a few moments slid her cool fingers into Anna's offered hand. She smiled brightly and gave her fingers a light squeeze. "Can I walk you to…." Anna trailed off, realizing too late she had no idea where the blonde was headed. This fact didn't seem to matter too much as the simple offer made her tighten her grip and look at the ground.
"I was just going back to my room." She muttered softly. She hesitated before she met Anna's eyes. "And it'd be really nice if you walked me."
With a grin that put the sun to shame Anna gestured dramatically and bowed to the now beet red blonde. "Lead the way o gorgeous one!" Without letting go of her companions fingers (which she still held securely) Elsa lead Anna back to her dorm. The walk was short and mostly silent, Elsa being shy and too focused on the warmth that was spreading from the hand held in Anna's all the way to her chest and Anna too absorbed in her utter enjoyment of being in the reclusive blondes company. Elsa's dorm was on the tenth and top floor.
"what is with all the best people's dorms being on the top floor?" Anna joked. Upon seeing Elsa's confused look she smacked the heel of her palm against her forehead. "Right, I forgot. All my friends' dorms are on the top floor. Korrey and Kristoff, which is weird because he has that seriously HUGE dog, Sven" A giggle escaped Elsa and Anna stopped. "Sorry. I'm rambling."
"It's cute." The words were out of Elsa's mouth before she could realize what she'd said, making her cover her mouth with her fingers and widening her eyes. Anna for her part just laughed and lightly nudged her.
"So I'm cute now?" she teased, smirking. Elsa blushed and hurried down the hall leaving Anna behind to catch up. Stopping at her door, Elsa unlocked it and slipped inside and held the door open and when Anna stepped in she gasped and stopped dead. The blonde's eyes were firmly glued to the floor as she dropped her keys in a bowl next to the door and tugged her hoodie off leaving her in a form fitting white t-shirt.
Anna reverently looked around the room which had drawings of all sorts all over. Some on display, some in haphazard stacks on the floor or table, some beautifully colored, some black and white while others looked unfinished. "Oh my god Elsa….these are…..wow…" walking around the room she picked up anything that caught her eye. She had a grayscale drawing of a castle in her hands when something caught her eye. She reached for it and pulled out a drawing of herself. Only her prominent features such as her eyes and hair were colored, her lips upturned in a smile and her eyes just seemed to sparkle with happiness. Anna's breath caught in her throat and she turned to Elsa, who was sitting on the couch cradling her tea.
"Is this me?" She asked, her voice barely above a whisper, and knowing full well it was her. Elsa caught sight of what she was talking about and a look of horror marred her features. She stuttered a few mumbled words and after three failed attempts of speaking gave up and nodded before hanging her head. "It's beautiful…" she breathed. "Can I keep it?' Elsa's head shot up and she looked confused for a moment before her face relaxed.
"You don't think it's creepy?" Anna shook her head vigorously and held the paper carefully in her finger and reverently traced the lines on the page.
"No not at all…. But I was serious about keeping it. If you don't want to give it to me that's fine I just-"
"Keep it." Anna's smile got even wider, impossible as it seemed and moved forward as if to hug her but stopped short. Remembering her earlier reaction to contact she paused.
"Can I hug you?" There was a brief moment of silence before a small nod let Anna move forward and envelop Elsa in a hug. " Thank you." Anna couldn't help but bury her nose against Elsa's hair as she hugged her. She smelled Like vanilla and lavender with a hint of sandalwood. Releasing the other girl Anna stepped back and placed the drawing carefully on the side table by the door.
"Why are you being so nice to me?" The question caught her off guard and as she turned back to Elsa the other girl had her arms crossed protectively over her chest, her eyes down cast.
"Why am I…." Anna frowned and took a step forward while the she took a step back. Her mouth worked silently before she settled on simply telling her the truth. "Because you were really shaken up last night. The whole time you wouldn't look at me. You were shaking and on the verge of tears." Anna's voice rose in pitch as she became frustrated making Elsa shrink back. " You looked liked you'd just gotten attacked and when I took you home I made one wrong move and you freaked out and threw me out. I was worried, you're kind of small and really sweet and nothing bad should ever happen to someone like you. You don't deserve-"
"I was." The blonde interrupted, refusing to meet confused azure eyes. She sat heavily on the couch and brought her knees up to her chest. "I… I was attacked last night…" Tears started to fill her eyes and she shook slightly. "Last night just before you found me."
Anna took a seat next to her on the couch and pulled her legs up under her sitting cross legged facing Elsa.
"It was Hans." Anna made a mental note to text Korrey and get her to kick his ass. "He and some of his buddies found me. They…they dragged me to this alley and let Hans have me. He… He pr-pressed me against the wall and..." Her heart already breaking for the other girl Anna scotched closer and silently opened her arms offering and Elsa hesitated only a few seconds before a sob escaped her and she crawled into Anna's lap and laid her head against her shoulder her hands clutching desperately in the thin material of Anna's shirt. Her voice shaky with tears she continued on.
"He kept grabbing my ass and… and fondling my breasts… his hands were up my shirt and grabbing at me and he kept kissing my neck and telling me t-to be a good girl." Anna pressed a kiss to Elsa's hair and held her tightly, her free hand running soothingly through her hair.
"Elsa it's okay you don't have to-" shaking her head violently more tears leaked from normally bright sapphire eyes.
"He was going for the zipper on my pants and he pulled it down before a police car drove by and- and he freaked out and bolted." At this Elsa curled even closer to Anna if possible her hand trembling. Anna took it softly and gave it an encouraging squeeze. " It took me a few minutes before I could move. I left and walked a block before you found me. I-if that police car hadn't driven by he… he would've... he would've-" Elsa couldn't continue as her sobs broke free from behind her lips and Anna held her with as much force as she could manage. The girl in her arms broke down completely, sobbing and whimpering while Anna pressed kisses to her forehead and held her, whispering soft phrases in her ear. Eventually the sobs died down to sniffles and soft whimpers.
Smoothing the hair back from her forehead Anna presses yet another kiss to cool skin. "If I were there I'd have killed him. I'd never let anything happen to you. I'll never let anything happen to you ever again." Anna took a deep breath and to her eternal embarrassment stuttered over her next phrase. " I Love you. I Promise I'll protect you and look after you and help you through anything. I'll never let you down and I'll always be there when you need me." Anna spoke with so much passion and conviction it caused the girl in her arms to pause and for the first time since she started talking, to look up and meet her eyes.
Anna just realized what she'd said and blushed furiously. "Oh my god I'm so sorry, I shouldn't have said that you're going through something huge right now. I can't believe I'm so stupid!" Silently cursing herself out Anna tipped her head back to look at the ceiling in frustration. Her self-loathing was interrupted by a cool hand sliding up to cup her cheek and gently tugging her face back down. Elsa was biting her lip and looking incredibly vulnerable.
"Did you mean it?" her small voice asked. It was the most vulnerable sound Anna had ever heard from anyone. Swallowing thickly, she nodded. Elsa's teeth let go of her lip and her thumb traced down her cheekbone to glide over the cherry blondes lower lip hesitantly. Anna for her part was paralyzed and could only watch Elsa's eyes flicker from her lips to her eyes and back down to a point below her chin.
Her voice still weak and her eyes still teary Elsa took a deep breath. "you love me. You mean that? About protecting me and being there…" She trailed off uncertainly.
" I meant every word of it. I love you, and I'd do anything to make you happy. I'll love you unconditionally and do anything to make sure you never hurt again and there's always a smile on the gorgeous face of yours. You only deserve to be happy and if there was anything I could do to make that happen I'd do it in a heartbeat." Anna surprised herself speaking with such conviction, her voice never wavering.
"You Promise?" Anna took one of Elsa's hands, still clutched in her shirt.
"I promise." The thumb that had been running softly across freckled cheeks suddenly stopped and Anna felt her face being pulled down close to the platinum blondes. She could feel hot breath ghosting across her lips and cheeks, it took every ounce of willpower she could muster to not kiss her, waiting for Elsa to make the first move.
She hesitated only a few seconds before slowly pulling her closer and pressing her lips to Anna's. Her lips were soft and she could scarcely believe she was finally kissing the girl she'd dreamt of for so long. Cupping Elsa's cheek she kissed her back softly, their lips moving together and Elsa pressing impossibly closer. Anna's free arm went around the girl in her lap and held her close, her fingers splayed over her hip. Eventually the need to breath is overwhelming and they break apart. Elsa's breath was ragged and a few tears escaped their beautiful blue prison.
"Oh god I'm sorry don't cry I'm sorry!" Anna hastily wiped the stray tears off Elsa's cool cheek. A small laugh escaped her and she shook her head.
"No Anna…." A smile appeared on trembling lips. "Happy tears this time. I've…I've wanted that for a really long time."
"You have?" came the stunned response. Elsa nodded shyly.
A wide grin spread across her lips then, "I'm going to kiss you again." Anna dipped her head and met the blonde's lips with her own. Elsa's arms snaked around Anna's neck and she sighed softly into the kiss. Anna broke the kiss, her lips still so close Elsa could still feel them against her own when she spoke. "I'm going to pick you up and carry you to the bed okay?"
"Okay" She replied breathlessly. Anna's arms went under her knees and the other just below her shoulder blades. Standing effortlessly, the blonde girl let out a soft noise. Carrying her gently Anna set her on the bed and took a spot next to her. She laid back and stretched herself out. When she noticed Elsa still sitting upright and biting her lip Anna motioned her closer and when Elsa was close enough, pulled her down. Taking the hint She curled into the taller girl she let out a sigh of contentment, her head on Anna's chest.
" I love you." Unable to keep the huge grin off her face Elsa propped herself up on one elbow and looked down at the face below her.
" I love you too." She leant down and pressed their lips together, one hand tangling in cherry blonde hair the other grasping her hip. Anna wrapped her arms around her slim waist and with a gentle tug succeeded in pulling her down flush against herself. Pale skin flushed bright red with the action and Anna laughed and kissed her nose.
" You're so beautiful, you know that?" Elsa's blush got deeper and she shook her head. Anna cupped her cheeks in her hands. "Well you are. You're beautiful and smart and graceful and adorable and a giant sweetheart and I can't believe I get to kiss you and hold you and love you. For as long as you'll have me."
"That could be a very very long time. You see I like you a whole lot and I can't believe after wanting you for so long I finally get you."
"If anyone here is lucky it's me." A soft blush now covered both girls' cheeks and neither could hold in a laugh. "We already sound like an old married couple."
"wow that took less than ten minutes"
"And Yet I wouldn't have it any other way." Holding each other, their lips met once more. This kiss was full of promise and neither girl wanted it to end.
They spent the rest day curled around each other in bed talking and learning every little detail about the other. Conversations were punctuated by kisses and bouts of laughter. In a way Anna was thankful for last nights events as it lead to the single greatest thing to happen to her.
When night fell Anna was reluctant to leave and Elsa confessed she hadn't had the best night the previous night and asked the cherry blonde to stay.
"You want me to stay the night? Miss Elsa, are you trying to get in my pants already?" she teased softly. The slightly mortified look On Elsa's face made Anna laugh. "Teasing flurry." The nickname rolled off Anna's tongue before she had conscious thought to stop it.
"Flurry?"
Anna shrugged. " I feel like it suits you. Why do you not like it?" she asked nervously.
"No I…I actually like it. It's the first nickname I've had that wasn't something along the lines of freak or geek."
Anna frowned and took her new girlfriends hand (Girlfriend, it still excited her to say that, even to herself.) "Well from now on there will be no nicknames of the sort." She punctuated her thought with a soft kiss. "Only goofy and possibly sickening nicknames like flurry or hunnybuns or precious gem." Wrinkling her nose in disgust she shook her head. "Actually no, those last two are revolting if I ever use them slap me across the face….with a baseball bat."
"I could never hit you!" Elsa gasped even the idea horrified her.
Anna giggled and pulled Elsa to her chest and kissed her quickly. "You're too cute." A yawn escaped the blonde her arms and she nuzzled into her chest. "Okay bedtime." Swiftly Anna dipped and hooked her arm behind her knees and lifted the smaller girl with ease. She let out a surprised squeak and grabbed frantically onto Anna.
"A warning would be appreciated next time!" she gasped indignantly. Smiling Anna only kissed her nose and carried her to the bedroom. Setting her gently on the bed she paused.
"I'm going to run back to my dorm and grab some stuff to sleep in." Elsa bit her lip and tangled her fingers nervously in the sheets.
"You can borrow something of mine." She blurted, immediately blushing afterwards. A grin spread across the cherry blondes face and she nodded in acceptance. "Bottom drawer, there should be some shirts and maybe some sleep short. You can wear whatever."
Crossing the room Anna knelt down and rummaged in the drawer for a few quiet moments. Finding a pair of shorts and a soft baby blue T-shirt she stood. "I'll go change in the bathroom and give you some privacy." The blonde nodded and Anna left closing the bedroom door behind her.
Once changed, she folded her clothes and left them near the front door with the drawing of herself. She padded her way back to the bedroom and knocked. "Come in." Pushing open the door Anna found Elsa already under the covers.
"Do you want me in here? I don't mind sleeping on the couch and if you need me I'll just be outside. I'm a light sleeper so if you have a nightmare I can-"
"No, you can sleep here." She interrupted and patted the spot next to her. Anna blushed but slipped under the covers on the opposite side. Once she was settled Elsa turned out the light and rolled back over to face her girlfriend. "Thank you."
"Oh no, my pleasure." Anna pressed a chaste kiss to Elsa's lips. "Good night flurry."
Elsa bit her lip shyly before quietly voicing her request. "Do you… Do you think you could… be my big spoon?" Anna's face visibly lit up, a beam of moonlight falling across her cheeks.
"I'd absolutely love to be your big spoon." She opened her arms and Elsa rolled over to face away from Anna and moved until her back was pressed firmly against her chest. Her arm circled securely around the Smaller girls waist and held her close, her cold nose ghosting across the exposed flesh of her neck. A soft kiss was placed there, before Anna nestled her face Into her shoulder.
"I love you, goodnight Flurry."
"I love you too. Goodnight Anna."
Elsa fell asleep feeling safe and secure in the arms of her new girlfriend and Anna fell asleep with a soft smile on her face, with the knowledge that the first thing she saw the next morning would be Elsa. Both girls were happier than they thought possible and both slept soundly through the night.
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A/N: Wow, this is nearly 5k words but it felt much closer to 20k. I guess I just don't write big fics very often so this feels much bigger. Anyways I hope you all liked my first Elsanna fic. I'm not sure if I'll write more. I suppose it all depends on how well this is received. Also Any input would be very much appreciated. Also I used my OC Korrey instead of Kristoff as a little personal experiment. I'd really appreciate some feedback on whether it worked or not. Anyway I'm done rambling now. Thanks for the Read. (PST, feed that hungry little review box down there?)