Hi! This is my first Kristanna piece that I will actually be posting. I've thought a lot about this, and I'm still not sure if I want to post this… but here goes.

This is based on a prompt I saw on Tumblr, though at the moment I can't recall whose.

I do not have any rights to Frozen. Everything belongs to Disney!

"Anna, where are you going?" The slightly irritated princess turned around on her heel and crossed her arms. She looked up at her sister and gave a small, quiet, almost indistinct huff of a breath.

"Out. I'm going out Elsa." Anna turned around without another word in hopes that the queen would allow her to exit.

"Are you really? Last I checked you were planning a wedding," Now it was Elsa's turn to cross her arms and obtain an irritated expression. "You will be marrying Hans in less than a month. Surely you have more important things to do than going out." She spoke slowly, in an almost condescending manner.

Anna stopped where she was, however she didn't turn around. "And you're a queen. Surely you have more important things to do than to question the actions of your sister." Anna replied in the same tone.

Elsa opened her mouth out to spew a remark back, but the princess was gone before she had the chance. After a moment of thought, and maybe even a little hesitation, the queen turned her back to the door Anna had exited out from.

X

Once outside, Anna took a deep breath in of the warm spring air. With a carefree smile she took off to the woods. A place she had found herself spending more and more time in lately. With the stress of the castle, and her wedding, and her fiancé, and her sister, it was a good place for her to think.

Not ten minutes after Anna had entered the woods, did she find herself in her favorite place. It was a small, nature made bench. As soon as it came into view, her smile widened and she found herself losing the senses that did still remain. Of course, because of that , she lost any sense she had of her surroundings. Her thoughts overtook her mind.

On her way over to the fallen tree, she was jolted back to reality, and not very pleasantly at that.

Without any warning, an arrow shot right in front of her, nearly missing her nose by an inch. She gasped and jumped back, from surprise. As she calmed her breathing, Anna looked to the direction of where the arrow had come from.

"That was a perfect shot you just ruined there. Thanks," mumbled a deep voice. She took a step towards the stranger, unable to form any words for a moment.

"I- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I just have a lot on my mind. I was sort of in my own world." Anna found it difficult to even force a smile towards the man due to his grumpy demeanor.

"Yeah. Could tell." He sighed and crossed his arms, seemingly inspecting her in a way that made her blush and feel self-conscious about herself, even though she knew nothing of this man.

The man had unruly blonde hair. He had an unusually big nose that stood out instantly. Brown eyes pronounced themselves from everything else. Unlike his lips that were pressed together in a hard line, his eyes were warm. Like… chocolate perhaps. And was he built… Even with the loose clothing he was wearing, it wasn't hard to tell that much. His broad shoulders stood out. And even though Anna was engaged to a man that she loved very much, it would be nearly impossible for her to declare this man unattractive.

Not that he needed to know that. He was a stranger, after all.

Small movements were made as Anna shook her head to clear her thoughts. "I'm… Anna of Arendelle. Princess Anna." She gave a small smile and bit her lip as she waited for him to respond.

"Hmm," Kristoff said quietly, not sounding the least bit surprised. "Yeah, I'm Kristoff of… nowhere in particular." He shrugged and held out a hand. A dainty hand was placed beside his in return, and after the quick contact, she let her hand fall down to her side, Kristoff pulling his across his chest.

"Well, I really am sorry. I was just not minding anyone but myself out here. I could have gotten myself hurt, and what would my sister say. What would Hans say? Ugh. Hans. Wedding. You see, I came out here to forget about that whole ordeal. Not to continue talking about it…" And Anna continued rambling on.

Kristoff, while listening, developed a smirk as Anna continued rambling. He found it almost humorous, the way that she continued talking. These were his thoughts until, while motioning as a story was told, she accidently hit him in the face.

"Oh! I'm sorry!" Instantly, Anna's hands flew to her mouth. She looked apologetic, and embarrassed all at once. Her eyes were wide.

Kristoff, on the other hand looked amused. He rubbed a hand on his cheek and looked down at her with a ghost of a smile. "No, no you're good. You pack quite a punch, though. Remind me not to get on your bad side." He chuckled, but frowned after. He didn't chuckle. And certainly not as the result of a person, and a princess at that.

"Are you sure?" Anna looked apologetic.

"Positive."

As the word exited his mouth, Anna was tackled down to the ground by a mysterious furry being. She gasped in surprise and gently attempted to push whatever it was off of her.

"Sven, no!" Kristoff called. He helped the princess up easy and pulled her to her feet. "Sorry about him. He must have thought you had carrots or something." Kristoff explained as he reprimanded his dog quietly. Though oddly enough, he seemed to be having a conversation with… his self?

Anna ignored that fact as she smoothed over her dress and exhaled sharply. She smiled again. "Wait, what? Carrots?" She looked puzzled. "But he's a dog. An Irish Setter." She looked down at him and knelt down below to the dirt, scratching his head and talking to him in a ridiculously high pitched voice that Sven loved, and Kristoff... didn't.

"Oh, yes. A strange guy he is. He has an unhealthy obsession with carrots for some reason." He smiled genuinely at her.

Anna nodded in understanding. "Oh, alright," A moment later, Anna's eyes widened slightly in realization. "Actually…" A hand flew down to a messenger bag that she had forgotten to take off from the stables where she had been tending to her horse. She took a carrot out and handed it down to Sven. The dog barked in a sort of thanks, or at least that's how it seemed. "There." She said, quite pleased with herself.

"Um, er thanks, Anna." It was amusing that he hadn't hesitated to call her just Anna. It felt normal to be around her. Natural. Which again was amusing. Kristoff never would have pictured his self even talking to royalty before this. Before Anna.

X

The couple ended up sitting upon the little place that Anna often enjoyed coming to. The bench was so small that their legs were touching as they sat facing each other, laughing and just enjoying having finally one person to talk to.

Sven watched from the side. His eyes never left the pair, but mostly never left Kristoff. He had never seen his owner open up to anyone before. He was such an introvert to the point that he came up with a song about how canines were better than people. But now here he was. And Sven couldn't be happier.

X

"So just you and Sven here?" Anna asked with a warm smile and her head just tilted slightly in an adorable fashion.

"Well, yeah. It's kind of a long story. If I ever see you again, maybe it's a story you'll get to hear."

"If you see me again? You mean when. When you see me again, you'll tell me all about it." She grinned naively over up at him after her correction.

X

The two ended up talking for a couple more hours, but to them, time passed like only a few minutes. It was amazing how natural they felt around each other. Soon, the sun began to set, and the overwhelming light temporarily blinded Anna, reminding her of her own duties. After all despite how unprincessly she felt beside Kristoff, she was still expected back at a certain time. "Oh! I should be going!" Anna stood up from the bench that she had come to see in the first place.

"Yes, me to." Kristoff said with red tainting his cheeks, though inside he didn't want to leave. Not that he would admit it, but he liked talking to the princess. As nervous as she made him, and as flustered her became in her presence, she was utterly amazing. Again –not that he would admit that.

Anna seemed to think for a moment. She wanted to leave even less than he did. "Wait! Kristoff, I like you. I mean, I like talking to you. Can… can we meet tomorrow, maybe?" She looked hopeful for a moment, but all hope suddenly flew from her expression. "Actually, forget it. I've been a nothing but a mess, and a pain. Of course you don't want to see me again." Anna mumbled. Dejectedly, she turned around and started for the castle.

Before she got too far, Kristoff caught up with her. A gentle hand was placed on her shoulder. The contact caused Anna to shiver. He felt her movement under his hand, and read it to be something bad, however she never disclosed it herself. Regardless, as result, he yanked his hand away and brought it to meet his other.

"No, I… I would like that. I mean… I think Sven would like that. Carrots... you know." He twirled his hat in his hands nervously. Although it was spring, it was still early enough in the year for the cool breezes to be described as biting at times.

After feeling his hand on her shoulder, Anna turned around slowly. Hopefully. Anna kept her face blank as she listened, and giggled afterwards. "Right. Sven. Okay. If you're sure, then I'll see you tomorrow." She nodded once at him. "Bye, Kristopher." She said as she waved goodbye and skipped away.

"I told you. It's Kristoff." He called after her as he sighed in exasperation.

"I know." Anna threw a grin over her shoulder. She broke into a run and started back where she had come from.

And Kristoff was left standing there with a dumbstruck expression. Beside him, Sven barked. "Shut up. I barely know her." He grumbled as he shrugged and turned away.

"But you want to know her. You're coming back aren't you?" Although Kristoff might have said this as well, it was what Sven was thinking. This was a strange habit of his. Talking to and for his dog.

"She's lonely. She comes out to the woods alone." Kristoff continued, in his own voice this time. He threw a glance down to Sven.

"So do you."

Kristoff sighed heavily as he continued clomping back to their cabin. "Sometimes I really don't like you."

I hope you liked it! I really did try. This wasn't easy, but I hope it came out alright.

So! Review! Please?

~lovekristanna