Disclaimer: Obviously, I do NOT own Frozen.
"Kristoff. This is a completely ridiculous idea. Even for you," Anna nearly shouted into her phone as Sven, the giant menace of a dog, dragged her along toward the park.
She could hear her friend's stifled laughter, "Relax, Fiestypants! Trust me. I'm telling you, Sven is a love expert. I'd still be single if not for him. Just ask him for help when you get to the park. He knows what to do."
Anna rolled her eyes as she jogged along behind the fluffy behemoth, "Yeah...somehow, I doubt that," she said with an annoyed yet somewhat amused tone.
"Hey! I never would have found my girlfriend without good ol' Sven," Kristoff insisted.
"Riiiiight...Ok, well, we're here. Wow! He is really excited. Ugh! He pulls so hard," she grunted into the phone before speaking directly to the dog, "Sven! Cool it, already! Sit!" Sven immediately parked himself, whining anxiously as if telling Anna to hurry up.
Kristoff was speaking again, "Ok, Anna. Now, just ask him for help."
Anna groaned. This was definitely Kristoff's stupidest idea to date but she straightened up and cleared her throat loudly, saying in her most sarcastic voice, "Oh, Great and Powerful Love Expert, Sven! Please! Please help me, the frail and lonely Anna, to find love!" she concluded with a snort, "How was that?"
Kristoff sounded excited, "It was perfect...a bit sarcastic though."
Anna giggled, "Caught on to that then, did ya?" she paused, "Ok, so now what?"
Sven had begun sniffing the air importantly and was tugging in the direction of the shade trees at the far side of the field.
"Let him go," Kristoff stated simply.
Anna's jaw dropped, "Let him go? What do you mean, 'let him go'?! No! He could get lost or hurt or stolen or something! No way am I going to just let him go! It's a gorgeous day and the park is insanely busy, Kristoff! I can't believe you would be so damn irresponsib-."
Kristoff cut her off, "Anna, just do it. Trust me. And trust Sven."
Anna heaved a sigh, "Fine! But I am holding you personally responsible for whatever happens."
Anna could hear Kristoff smiling through the phone, "Deal!"
Reluctantly, Anna turned to Sven, "Alright, buddy, your moronic master says you know what to do," and with that Anna dropped the leash and Sven toddled off, following his nose.
Anna walked in the same general direction that Sven had gone, mentally berating herself for allowing herself to get talked into this wild goose chase. Several minutes later, Kristoff still hung on the phone, "What's he doing?" he asked impatiently.
Anna felt exceptionally silly as she followed Sven around the park. She wondered just how in hell she was supposed to catch her idiot housemate's dopey dog, "What's he doing? He's a dog, dude! He's being a dog! Sniffing around and peeing on stuff! Kristoff, how the hell am I supposed to catch him?"
Anna's concern was met with laughter, "He knows what he's doing, just follow him." The redhead picked up her pace a bit, matching the dog, she couldn't help but feel mild excitement displacing her annoyance, I hope he does. The corners of her mouth curled into a wishful smile.
A little while later, Sven lifted his nose suddenly from the ground and took off, bounding fast across the field, clearly he caught the scent of something he liked. "Oh, shit," Anna exclaimed as she shifted into an unpracticed run in the wayward hound's wake.
Kristoff could hear her panting, "Everything ok?" he asked, "Anna?"
Sven came to a sudden, clamorous stop under a shady tree at the edge of the field far removed from most of the park's visitors. Still running to catch up, Anna fumbled for her phone, having nearly forgotten that Kristoff was still there, "Your idiot dog knocked someone over," she said, running hard to reach whomever it was that Sven now had pinned to the base of a tree.
"Oh my God! I am so sorry," all manner of apology tumbling from Anna's mouth as she approached, "Sven! Sven, get over here! Now!" she yelled at the dog, all the while trying desperately to catch her breath. Sven merely turned his head, tail wagging furiously, to look at Anna. Platinum blonde hair and a pale arm were just visible from behind the dog, Anna shifted her position slightly and followed the arm up to a neck and face. A beautiful, pale and smiling face. Anna stood transfixed, still holding the phone to her ear she spoke to Kristoff, "He knocked a girl down...a really gorgeous girl...I-I gotta go," she said nothing more and ended the call not even hearing Kristoff's parting reply, "A girl? Wow! Hey, I told you Sven knows his stuff! Go for it, Babe!"
Anna shook her head, coming back to reality, "Sven! Move it, mister!" she called, moving forward to grab his collar. Pulling the fluffy monster away, the redhead turned her attention to the victim of Sven's enthusiasm, her mouth went dry instantly as ice blue eyes locked onto her own teal ones, "A-a-are you ok? Really, I am just so sorry. This big lug," she nudged Sven with her toe. Flustered by the ridiculous situation, Anna blushed and cleared her throat, extending a hand to the girl on the ground, "Here, let me help you up."
The blonde smiled shyly, accepting the offered hand with her own gloved one, "Thanks," she said as she got to her feet. The two stood for a moment, taking each other in. Anna broke the silence, "Again, I'm really sorry about Sven. He's harmless, really. He just has no idea how big he is. I should have been paying more attention. I am sorry. Really. Am I rambling? I feel like I'm rambling... Sorry, I tend to do that. Oh, um, I'm Anna, by the way," she smiled apologetically at the girl with the gorgeous blue eyes.
The blonde smiled back, "Elsa," she said simply. "And, it's ok. You don't need to keep apologizing," she continued. Anna blushed. If she had not fixed her eyes on the ground she might have noticed Elsa blushing too.
As they stood awkwardly in the shade, neither knowing what to say, Sven rushed past the two girls and immediately seized upon a sandwich sitting on a blanket the blonde had stretched out on the ground. Elsa looked down and gasped as the last of her sandwich disappeared into Sven's mouth, "Great" she muttered, chuckling.
Anna was mortified. Again. "Let me guess," she said, "That was your lunch, right?"
The blonde sighed, "Yep."
Anna groaned, her hand smacking the center of her forehead, "Of course it was. Why wouldn't it be? Shit, I am so sorry...again."
Elsa smiled and rolled her eyes, "It's not really a big deal. Sven has certainly made my afternoon more interesting," she said, reaching down to rub Sven's head. "And, it was nice meeting you, too, Anna," she continued, "but I should go. I need to get something else to eat."
Anna watched, speechless, as the girl packed her blanket, water bottle and book into a small knapsack and turned to leave. Maybe it was all of Kristoff's silly fate and love-at-first-sight 'Trust Sven' nonsense, but at that moment she wanted nothing more than to make Elsa stay and could think of nothing to say that might hold her.
Elsa hung the small bag from her shoulder, "Goodbye, Anna," she smiled briefly then walked briskly toward the park's edge.
Sven whined and toddled behind Anna, nudging her forward with his head. The girl cast around for something to say or do that would keep Elsa near her. Finally, she had an idea, a glimmer of hope. She screwed up her courage and called out, "Hey Elsa, wait up!" as she jogged up beside the retreating blonde who stopped walking and looked back at her with ice blue eyes. Anna froze. Elsa's eyes were intense and beautiful and made her mind go temporarily blank. After a few moments' silence, Elsa raised her brow curiously, reminding Anna that she was expected to speak, "Um...look, let me make it up to you. Please? Take you to lunch? My treat? Really, I won't take 'no' for an answer. It's the least I can do after Sven ate your sandwich."
Elsa smiled graciously, "Thank you, but that won't be necessary."
Anna had already stepped forward and hooked her arm around Elsa's, "Did I not mention that I won't take 'no' for an answer? Pretty sure I did," the redhead grinned ear to ear, feeling suddenly confident, "Sven. Let's go."
The clumsy white beast ambled along behind the two, tail wagging, and looking very pleased with himself.
Not sure at all where this is going. Any thoughts? Reviews are greatly appreciated! :)