It was a fine Winter morning. I would've loved to just curl up in my warm blankets in the early morning with hot chocolate on my bedside table and watching Harry Potter movies.
Oh how welcoming my bed and blankets felt-
"Elsa! We're here!" Anna shouted excitedly.
Only for me to be dragged away from bed *sigh*
"Yes Anna, I know" I stated as I rolled my eyes but a smile made its way to my face anyways. No one can feel bored or hate Anna's cheery and I-always-love-to-be-excited-and-happy attitude.
"Cmon, cmon, come on!" She exclaimed as she ran to the entrance of the outdoors ice rink while pulling me with her.
"Anna slow down!" I hissed. I seriously feel like I'm a mum handling a four-year-old. She ran all the way to the ice rink with her skates in her hand but she paused just outside the rink.
"Elsa?" She asked as she looked at the rink.
I hummed and looked at her.
"Do you wanna build a snowman?" She sung as she looked in my eyes with that child-like happiness in her eyes, something I always love about her.
"Yes I wanna build a snowman" I sung back and kissed her on her forehead.
"Now come on!" She stepped into the rink and was about to fall backwards but I quickly caught her and pulled her out.
"Anna its been ages since we last visited this rink. Are you sure you remember how to skate?" I asked her playfully and I smirked.
"I-I-!" She stammered and my smirk grew bigger. "OK fine, I don't. But do you?" She smirked this time as she stood with crossed arms.
"Watch and learn" I sassed her and stepped in and felt like I was free again. No worries, no rules. Just me and the ice.
I gracefully skated around the rink once and did a twirl and skated again with my left leg gracefully lifted in the air while I spread my arms wide as a wide and relieved smile appeared on my face.
"Hey! No fair! How do you still remember to skate?" She said as she pouted and crossed her arms. I chuckled and skated back to her.
"I am the Snow Queen. Remember?" I asked as I smirked and held out my hand for her.
"Not literally. That's just your nickname your friends kept for you 'cause you always spoke about ice and winter. And its also the title you received in highschool when you won all the ice skating contests" she said as a matter-of-fact and held my hand but she didn't step in the rink.
I smiled reassuringly and she stepped in.
"Let's go slowly OK? I don't wanna break both of our arms and legs just because of my clumsiness and- woah!" Anna exclaimed as I pulled her faster than she expected.
"Elsa! Not. So. FAST!" She hissed as she looked at the ground to maintain her balance.
"You're gonna be fine Anna! Just look in my eyes and concentrate on keeping your legs straight" I said with a smile as she looked up. My smile widened as she grinned when she finally knew what to do. I skated backwards and held her hands as she slowly skated forwards.
"That's it! You got it!" I cheered. She whooped with joy and started skating a bit faster. "That's the spirit!" I chuckled at her.
I slowly loosened my grip on her hands and when she was not focusing, I let go of her hands and skated away from her and she shrieked.
"Elsa! Don't leave me! I'm gonna fall!" She hissed.
"You won't fall Anna. Trust me. Now don't look down. Keep your neck and back straight and skate towards me" I encouraged.
She held out her hands in front of her like a child reaching for its parent's hand as she slowly skated forward. I felt like I was back on the day Anna first learned to walk. I smiled when I remembered how I held out my hands for her and cooed Princess-Annie to come to Queen-Elsie.
She slowly and carefully skated and she grinned when she was just few feet away from me.
"You're doing it Anna! Just a little more- Ow!" I winced when I fell on my butt with Anna sitting on me.
She is the cutest and the most clumsiest girl I've ever known.
"Ouch! This is what I told you! I'm clumsy as hell! I guess I'm not cut out for these kind of things which require grace and elegance" Anna winced. She was literally sitting on my lap as I sat on the ice.
"Hey, but you almost skated properly towards me! Don't underestimate yourself Anna" I said and gave her a quick hug before standing up and pulling her up with me.
"Elsie? Remember how we used to dance on the ice when we were young to our song?" She asked. I smiled and nodded.
"Wanna do that now?" I asked her and she nodded excitedly.
"Princess Annie!" I spoke with a British accent as I bowed before her with an outstretched hand. "Will you give me the honour of dancing with you on this pleasant winter morning?" I asked her.
She giggled as she took my hand and curtsied. "Why of course my handsome Queen Elsie" she giggled again.
"Hey!" I playfully shoved her.
"Shall we?" She asked with an excited smile and I nodded and started singing.
The song is A Thousand Years by Christina Perry. Seriously, I cried when I first saw the video in the media!
"Heart beats fast
Colours and promises"
I twirled her and we both giggled like school girls.
"How to be brave?
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?"
I dipped her and the giggles continued.
"But watching you stand alone,
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow."
She skated a few feet away from me and I continued singing.
"One step closer"
I skated to her and held her hand.
"I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid.
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more"
I twirled her two more times and she started singing.
"Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this
One step closer"
I smiled at her as we locked our arms together and skated around the rink.
"I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid.
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more"
This song brought back all the memories of the happy times we had. When we were small and didn't have any other friends except each other, when I was not scared of stepping onto the ice again, when we did not fight just because Anna started dating random guys telling its true love, when I was not shutting her out 'cause of my depression, when... our parents were still alive.
"One step closer
One step closer"
But at the same time, this song reminded me of the number of times Anna knocked on my door, begging me to let her in. And also the time we bonded back and were best sisters again.
Both of us sang it together this time as we pointlessly skated around the rink doing twirls and jumping on the rink.
"I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid.
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more"
And for the final move: one clumsy step and both of us on the ground again while we giggled happily and soon the giggles turned to laughter.
We giggled again as we skated around holding each other's hands again and yet again, I skated backwards while holding Anna's hands.
"Elsa can you teach me to jump? I mean, it's OK if you don't want to 'cause... that's the reason you stopped skating..." She trailed off.
I sighed as I remembered that dark moment which changed my entire life. The thing is, when we were small, Anna and I always skated together. I took professional classes because it was my dream to become an international figure skater. But one day, when we went on the ice, Anna convinced me to teach her to perform the Axel jump, the most difficult move, on the ice. She learned pretty quickly but she slipped and fractured her arm and her leg and she hit her head very badly and she had a concussion. I took the blame on myself and shut out everyone and never came out of my room. And our Isolation era began.
"I'm not sure Anna..." I said as I looked at the ground uncertainly.
"Its OK, I'm not sure whether I'll be able to do myself. How about you show me all the jumps. Let's see if you remember any of the lessons" she challenged. My frown turned to a smirk as I went to the centre of the rink.
I first did some basic spins and then I began. First I did common ones: the toe loop, flip and the Lutz. Then I did the Salchow, loop and the Axel.
And now for the spirals, spread eagles, Ina Bauers and hydroblading.
I paused when I thought whether I should do the next one. I looked up at Anna who smiled and showed up two thumbs-up. I smiled and did the double Axel and finally the triple Axel. After that, I did a few more spins and stopped.
I realised that my breathing had become heavier and that I was thirsty and that everyone in the rink were standing around the rink watching me. And when I stopped, they burst into applause. I just smiled, bowed and skated off to the corner where Anna was jumping and cheering which made me laugh.
"That was amazing! Oh my goodness you still remember the moves perfectly! You were amazing out there!" She gushed.
I chuckled and took my water bottle and drank some water as we stood just outside the rink when an all too familiar voice spoke from next to us.
"She's right Elsa! That was amazing!"
We turned and gasped.
"Kristoff!" Anna exclaimed as she jumped into her boyfriend's arms. He laughed and twirled her in the air before the sharing a kiss.
"Get a room you two!" I chuckled. They broke apart and I hugged Kristoff.
"Its been a long time since I last saw you Kris!" I exclaimed. He chuckled.
"And you too!" He replied thats when I realised that he was in his ice hockey gear.
"So your hockey gear?" Anna asked, as if reading my mind.
"Oh yeah. I came with my teammates to have a small practice. Here they are!" He exclaimed as a few boys of his age, all wearing the same uniform, skated towards us.
Oh, I guess I forgot to mention that Kristoff is a professional ice hockey player. During our auditions in highschool, when Anna and I had finally bonded, I met Kristoff who was auditioning for the school ice hockey team while I joined for the figure skating auditions. We quickly became friends and I introduced Anna and Kristoff and well... They started dating. I mean, not quickly 'cause Anna had just recently broken up with her boyfriend Hans frickin Westerguard and I didn't let her to date anyone at once. Kristoff just invited her for a date and asked her to be his girlfriend after three months of dating. And this time, Anna was determined in going slowly with the relationship.
I snapped back to the present as the boys started introducing themselves while removing their skates to stand on the ground next to us.
"Good morning ladies. I'm Flynn Rider. Nice to meet you" he said as he bowed before us which made me smile and Anna to giggle.
"Wait, as in Eugene Fitzherbert?" I asked. He looked up, surprised that I had called him by his true name.
"How do you know that?" He asked.
"Well, it's not that hard to recognise my cousin's boyfriend" I smirked.
"Then you're Elsa and Anna Winters?" He asked.
"Yup!" Anna chirped.
"Anyways, I am Hiccup Haddock. Nice to meet you two" another brunette who was standing next to Flynn introduced himself.
I smiled and shook hands with him. "Elsa and Anna Winters" I replied.
Why does his name ring a bell?
"Yeah, I know. Kristoff talks a lot about you guys, especially about you Anna" he said as he turned to the smirking strawberry-blonde and the blushing dirty blonde.
"Oh really?" Anna asked as she crossed her arms.
"Shut up" Kristoff mumbled. Anna just giggled and pecked his cheek and his mood instantly brightened which made all of us laugh.
"These introductions are taking way too long. I'll introduce y'all myself. Guys, this is Anna Winters, my girlfriend, and her sister Elsa Winters, the girl who just finished showing her amazing moves in the centre of the rink and these two are the gorgeous ladies who sang and did some basic twirls on the ice." he started.
I gave him a 'seriously?' look while the others said their 'Hi's and 'Hello's.
"Wait, you guys saw that?" Anna asked to which everyone nodded.
"Which also means that they saw us trip and fall" I rolled my eyes as I spoke. The boys chuckled and nodded which made both of us blush because of embarrassment.
"And ladies, these are my teammates. Meet Flynn, Hiccup, Aster, Sandy, Tuffnut, Snotlout, Toothless, Belch, Fred, Wasabi, Hiro and Tadashi. The rest of our team members decided to sleep in so only we came and our captain seems to be missing right now. He was here when we skated towards you both" Kristoff ended while looking around.
We both shook hands with all the boys and they explained why some of their names were so weird. Like Toothless, Belch and Wasabi.
I turned away from them for a second and met with the most attractive electric blue eyes I've ever seen.
Oh my goodness...
The guy wore the same hockey gear as he skated towards us. He had snow white hair, pale skin and electric blue eyes. I've never seen anyone with hair as white as his and though I didn't want to admit it, it looked perfect on him and he looked hot.
Elsa what the hell?! From when have you started admiring boys?
I shook my head and turned to the other boys who started greeting the white-haired guy. He did some sort of handshake with Hiccup, who greeted him first, and turned to Anna and me with a smirk on his face after removing his skates.
"Capt this is Anna Winters, my girlfriend, and that's Elsa Winters, her sister. Girls, this is our captain, Jack Frost" Kristoff introduced.
He shook hands with Anna and held out his hand for me, which I took, but instead of shaking it, he brought it closer to his face as he bowed.
"Pleasure to meet you M'lady" he said and kissed my hand. I blushed slightly and did a small curtsey which made the others chuckle.
Oh my gosh he called you "M'lady"! OMG! OMG!
STOP IT!
"Pleasure to meet you too " I replied with a smile.
"Just Jack " he replied with a wink. I rolled my eyes but the smile never faded.
"Just Elsa" I said.
"Get a room lovebirds" Hiccup said which made everyone giggle. And then it snapped.
"Says Hiccup Horrendous Haddock, the one who always talks about flying, dragons and has been in a commited relationship for 3 years" I smirked.
"How do you know that?" Everyone asked.
"Oh I know plenty about you Mister Dragon Rider" I smirked as I flicked a lock of his hair which was on his forehead, which made him blush intensely. He looked at me with wide eyes and I could see the question in his eyes and I knew exactly what he was thinking so I nodded which made him groan and made me giggle.
"That's how you feel when you have a girlfriend with a persuasive best friend" I said and he shook his head as a dreamy expression appeared on his face.
"Um, what exactly is happening here?" Jack asked with a sour expression as he crossed his arms.
Is he jealous?
Stop thinking like that Elsa!
" here is Astrid's best friend" he said.
"Astrid? As in the girlfriend you never stop talking about?" Hiro asked.
I raised my eyebrows at him and he blushed and nodded.
"Elsa do you have a picture of her? He never shows us her picture though he always talks about her" Toothless smirked at Hiccup. The latter looked pleadingly at me but I smirked and took out my phone.
"No!" He yelped and reached for my phone but I leaned away and held the phone away from him. He started leaning in further to get it but I stepped back as he stepped forward. I kept walking backwards when I suddenly slipped.
"Wooaah!" I yelped, waiting with closed eyes for the hard contact with the ice but it never came. Instead I felt an icy hand around my waist as I grabbed onto the first thing I could reach for.
I slowly opened my eyes and saw Jack's red face and realised that it was he who had caught me and that his hand was around my waist and my hand was around his neck while the other clutched my phone tightly.
He pulled me to my feet but he didn't remove his hand from my waist as both of us looked into each other's eyes. I still had my hand around his neck and I felt his hair at the nape of his neck. I heard the hooting of the rest of them and I quickly stepped back and turned away and I saw from the corner of my eye that he had done the same thing. I blushed as I opened my phone and searched for Astrid's picture while the boys teased Jack behind me and I heard him stammer which made me giggle.
I went through the pictures Astrid had sent me through WhatsApp a few days before and that's when I realised that she had also sent a pic of her and Hiccup.
"So the picture?" Jack asked, trying to change the subject.
I first showed them a picture of her alone. I had taken the photo when she was playing basketball. She was sweaty and she just wore a tight crop top which ended just over her bellybutton and short shorts and socks which ended just below her knees. Her hair was in its usual braid and the top part of her crop top was wet from her sweat. Yet, she looked gorgeous as she smirked and was bouncing the ball as her knees were bent a little.
Two of them whistled but they shut up when they saw Hiccup's glare. I also saw that Hiccup sighed in relief when he saw that it was a picture of her alone which made me smirk. I swiped the screen and the picture in which Hiccup was hugging Astrid from the back and nuzzling in her neck as she laughed.
And this image caught everyone's complete attention. Hiccup blushed furiously as the others teased him. He glared at me but I just waved at him with a smirk on my face.
"OK so guys since I've just recently returned to home, I'm gonna have a sleepover with my close friends. Wanna join? And no, not a party. Its a sleepover." Kristoff asked.
"You just thought of that now 'cause you want to spend more time with Anna" I stated and the smirk didn't waver. And his blush proved that I am right.
"Why do you always have to be right about everything?" Kristoff groaned.
"That's 'cause I'm fabulous!" I stated as ran my hand through my hair.
"Well, you're not wrong about that" Jack smirked and winked at me as he leaned in a bit. I blushed a bit but rolled my eyes and pushed him back by his nose with my index finger.
"Keep trying Frost boy" I smirked. He reciprocated the action and leaned closer to my face again.
Bring it on Frost!
"Oh I will" he whispered huskily.
"Oooooookaaaaayyy" Anna trailed off, and I could see that she was controlling her ecstasy.
"So you guys comin?" Kristoff asked.
Only Hiccup and Flynn agreed. The others denied the offer, telling that they're busy.
"So snowflake you goin?" Jack asked me.
Snowflake? That's actually cute!
"Only if Kristoff wants me to. Kris?" I turned to him.
"Of course you're coming! You're like my sister so obviously I want you to come!" Kristoff exclaimed.
"Sister? Future sister in-law you mean" and the smirk returns in my face and the blush on Anna and Kristoff's faces.
"Elsa!" They screamed as everyone laughed.
"OK fine, I won't go around planning your wedding if you want to plan it yourselves" I held up my hands in surrender. The blushing intensified and so did the laughter.
"Elsa!"
"So you mean I can't name my nieces and nephews as Elsa Junior and Elson? That's very rude of you Anna!" I continued. By now Jack, Bunny, Toothless, Flynn and Hiccup were on the ground while laughing.
"ELSA!"
"Oh shit!" I cursed as I quickly put my skates on and took off to escape from the furious couple.
"Come back here!" Both of them yelled as I skated away. I turned back and saw that Kristoff was already on the ice and Anna was still struggling with her skates.
"Mr and Mrs Bjorgman have got angry eh?" I shouted. Kristoff was really fast on the ice but I was much faster. I turned to Kristoff as I skated backwards.
"Yo Kristoff! Is that all ya got?" I shouted. He huffed angrily as he tried skating faster. I stopped skating and stood in my place as Kristoff advanced towards me.
"Gotcha-!" And before he can even reach me, I ducked and skated back to where the others were standing and laughing. But I stopped when Anna started coming from that direction.
I looked at both the sides as they furiously advanced towards me and-
BAM!
Kristoff and Anna's faces collided as I leaned backwards and supported my weight on my hands by placing them on the ice. I grinned when I saw them wince and rub their foreheads and noses and I heard the other boys cheer for me from outside the rink. I quickly stood again and winked at them before blowing a kiss.
I could see Snotlout, Tuffnut, Fred, Wasabi, Flynn and Hiccup cheering loudly, Tadashi, Hiro, Aster, Sandy, Toothless and Belch clapping and finally Jack who pretended to catch the kiss and hid it in his chest which made me blush.
I looked at Anna and Kristoff who were standing with their arms crossed and looking at me with a pointed look. I just shook my head and skated to them and hugged them, which they returned back and I heard the faint 'Awww's from the boys as buried my face in the warm embrace.
We soon pulled back and skated to the rest of them.
"Ok guys, this is the last time I'm asking. Anyone else coming except for Flynn, Hiccup, Anna and Elsa?" Kristoff asked.
"I'll come" Jack said as he smirked at me which made me roll my eyes.
"So tonight, at my place. Don't forget to bring an extra pair of clothes" he said and we nodded.
"So shall we start our practice? Half an hour has already passed" Tadashi said as he checked his wrist watch.
"Of course. Elsa, Anna, see ya tonight at my home" Kristoff said.
"Or before that for both of you" I stated and there it is, the red tint on their cheeks as they glared at me.
"Fine, fine. C'mon now, I want to finish Order of the Phoenix today. And my hot chocolate is waiting for me at home, along with my fuzzy blankets, my comfortable bed, my sweet Harry Potter books-"
"Ok! I get it, let's go! Don't want to keep your precious angels waiting" Anna rolled her eyes as she pulled me. We both waved at the boys and my gaze locked with Jack's when he playfully blew a kiss towards me. I smirked and pretended to catch the kiss and throw it away which made him pout.
He looks so cute with his lip puffed out like that and-
Quit it Elsa!
I laughed and turned back and both of us walked to my car.
~At their Home~
"Well, looks like you're in a good mood" Anna stated as she fell on the couch in the living room.
"Of course I am. What's so special in that?" I replied as I sat next to her with my phone.
"Well, it's looks like it's because of a particular hockey player" she said slyly as she looked at me with a smirk.
"You mean a particular group of hockey players? I mean, of course I'm in a good mood after seeing Kristoff again and meeting Flynn and Hiccup" I said nonchalantly while browsing through my gallery for a picture I had to send to my friend.
"You know who I'm talking about" Anna stated while reaching for the chocolates on the table next to the couch. I cursed under my breathe. Of course I knew who she's talking about! Now she's not gonna stop bugging me about him.
"Fine, you got me. But why would I be in a good mood because of him?" I asked as I send the image to my friend.
"Well you haven't stop smiling from when you both met. And you both look really cute together." She said as she pulled the whole bowl instead of a single choco bar.
I rolled my eyes and replied a 'whatever' and picked up the remote control and started seeing all Harry Potter movies.
I know, the movies take hell lot of hours but they went to the rink in the morning as I've told above so yeah, its was something like 12 or something when she starts watching.
~five movies later aka after the Order of the Phoenix~
I sniffed as I wiped my nose with another tissue which Anna gave after watching Sirius's death. What? You can't blame me! I always get emotional when I see any of the deaths in Harry Potter! I'm a big Potterhead ya see. And I'll be a Potterhead for the rest of my life!
Always... (Anyone else heard Snape's voice in this Always? I sure did!)
I was about to put the next movie when we heard a knock. Anna ran to the door which made me role my eyes. I heard the faint sounds of Anna greeting some girls.
I stepped out of the living room and met with Astrid, Rapunzel and Merida, my best friends.
"Hey guys! I didn't know you were coming here today!" I exclaimed as I hugged each one of them.
"Well, we got bored so we thought to hang out here for the evening" Mer stated as she flopped down on the couch. They've visited us many times and since Anna and I live alone, along with the maids but still, we dont have to ask anyone's permission. And we've told them to think this house as their own so no formalities here.
"How about you guys come with us to a sleepover at Kristoff's? I'm sure he won't mind!" I said.
"Kristoff's back?!" Punzie asked excitedly.
"Yeah. And so are your boyfriends" I said as I pointed at Astrid and Punzie.
"You know them?" They asked.
"Yup. Met them today at the Ice Skating rink along with their teammates. And we also met a hot white-headed lady-killer" Anna said as she wiggled her eyebrows at me. I rolled my eyes and glared at her.
"You already have a boyfriend Anna" I stated.
"Do I smell jealousy?" Mer smirked. I gave her a 'seriously?' look and she held up her hands in surrender.
"Elsa's got a boyfriend?" Astrid asked.
My eyes widened and I shouted. "Of course not! Anna!" I scolded. She just smiled sheepishly and waved at me. I sighed and started explaining.
"Well..."
~After explaining the whole chapter~
"So you went to the rink, goofed around, met with Kristoff and his team, teased Hiccup and even Kristoff and Anna, met with -Killer who swept Elsa off her feet-"
"No he didn't!"
"-and flirted with her the whole time and both of them were blowing kisses to each other. And you guys are meeting up at Kristoff's tonight" Punzie concluded.
Anna nodded while I just rolled my eyes at my cousin. I pulled out my phone to call Kristoff while they nodded.
"Hello?"
"Hey Kristoff!"
"Hey Elsie. Wassup?"
"I called to ask whether Punzie, Astrid and Merida can come to the sleepover?"
"About the sleepover... My parents are going somewhere for the night and I'm not allowed to stay alone and I'm also not allowed to invite friends over while they're gone so I'm staying over at Flynn's today so I guess we're cancelling the sleepover today"
I thought for something before an idea struck.
"How about we have the sleepover at ours' today? The house is empty anyways" I said as I eyed the other girls who were listening to me.
"Of course! That's an awesome idea! And since the other guys don't know your address, I guess I'll pick them up myself. At what time?"
"Maybe 7?"
"Sure! See ya later Elsa! Bye!"
"Bye Kris!" And I hung up.
"So?" Anna and the other girls asked at the same time.
"So what?" I asked them.
"What did he say?" Punzie asked.
"He said since the other boys dont know our address, he'll pick them up and he'll be here by seven with the others" I replied.
"So totally how many of us?" Astrid asked.
"9. Kristoff, Flynn, Hiccup, Jack, Mer, Punzie, Anna, you and I" I counted. They nodded when all of a sudden Anna squealed.
"What's wrong now?" I groaned.
"Jack is coming to our house!"