A/N: Okay so I've had this idea for a little while that I would do a three part fic for the Holidays (one for Thanksgiving, one for Christmas, and one for New Years) and I'm really happy how the first part came out.

Originally, I wanted to post this on Thursday but I am currently on my way to my grandparent's and I wont actually have internet until Friday. So Happy Thanksgiving! (to those of you who celebrate it) I hope you all have a lovely week. :3

Enjoy.

The wind was tearing at her clothes and making her whole body numb; from her nose all the way down to her toes. So when the redhead stepped into the warm coffee shop, she was very thankful to find that her toes actually hadn't fallen off.

"Yoo hoo, miss Anna." She looked up and smiled brightly at Okean, who was sitting behind the counter. She moved to stand in front of him, leaning against the counter and glancing at the menu. "Your sister send you in again?" He asked her.

"Mmmhm." She hummed lightly. "Well, since it is, like, sixty degrees below freezing, I think I will have a Chi Tea." She said smiling again and standing up straight. "And then, Elsa's usual." She waved a five dollar bill in the air before laying it on the counter. Then she turned around to glance around the empty coffee shop. "Pretty quiet around here today, huh?" Anna called over her shoulder to Okean while she pulled her beanie further down on her head.

"No one is crazy enough to come out in this blizzard like you, dear." He told her. Anna laughed and waved his comment off.

"It's kinda early in the year for snow, don't ya think?" She asked rolling her eyes when she glanced outside. "I mean, jesus, Thanksgiving hasn't even happened yet. Snow is much more pleasant after thanksgiving." She would have gone on, but the bell rang and the sound of rustling feet filled the coffee shop; making them both stare at the someone that had walked in.

He didn't bother to be quiet about coming in either. He slumped in, stomping his feet and taking off his hat before running his hand through his hair, making snow and ice fall all over the floor. Then he put his hat back on and brushed his hands across his clothes briefly making even more snow fall off him. Anna couldn't help but stare. She watched him until he was standing in front of her his brown eyes scanning her face.

"Yoo hoo." She heard Okean say from behind her, and she forced herself to look away from him, turning to the counter again, and closing her open mouth in the process.

Way to make a fool of yourself, Anna. She thought bitterly.

Her tea was in front of her now. She took it in her hand and moved aside, still waiting for Elsa's order but allowing the gentlemen to order. She still watched him. She just couldn't help herself. He carried himself in a way that made it almost impossible for her not to watch him. He was really tall and easily towered over her a couple of feet. He ordered carrot cake and black coffee. Who orders carrot cake and black coffee?

"That'll be seven dollar's even…" Okean was saying but the man interrupted him.

"Seven? But it's usually only four," He argued holding an even four dollars in his hand.

"Prices went up, it seems…"

"In one day?" He asked, the annoyance not hidden in his voice. "Impossible. Four." He said sternly pushing the money towards him. Anna was somehow not surprised that he was acting this way. He was heavily built and dragged his feet when he had walked in. He hadn't even cared that he was getting snow everywhere. She had predicted he would be rude.

"No can do." Okean said glancing at the money only briefly. "Seven."

"I don't have seven," He complained.

"I can give you the coffee for four." Okean explained, nodding his head and smiling; hoping that would please the stranger, but it obviously didn't. His face was also scrunched with annoyance.

"I don't…" Anna laid three dollars on the counter and both men looked at her. She smiled at the blond and nodded her head, pleased with her own decision.

"Problem solved." She said shrugging her shoulders.

"You can't do that…"

"I literally just did that." Anna said after Okean disappeared to make the coffee and hopefully Elsa's drink.

"But why would you?" He asked her.

"Because I was tired of hearing the argument go back and forth." Anna said simply turning on her side and sipping from her cup. She could still feel him staring at her though.

"I could of handled it." He told her after a while of silence.

"You said you didn't have seven dollars." Anna said glancing back at him. "I heard you say you didn't have seven dollars."

"I don't.. Not with me…"

"Then you obviously couldn't handle it."

"It use to be four…" Anna sighed and turned to him fully now, beginning to get annoyed herself. She was still waiting for just a simple thank you from him.

"You could just, like, say thank you and be done with it." She suggested staring up at him.

"Uh… Thank you…" He said still hesitant. She smiled brightly at him.

"It was just three dollars!" She chirped happily. "Don't mention it." Okean set down the other cup beside her. She thanked him and then took the cup. Anna glanced at the blond stranger once more. "I'm Anna, by the way." She told him almost holding her hand out for a handshake but then realized she had two cups in her hand, and thought better of it.

"Kristoff." He muttered nodding at her just as his coffee was set beside him, along with the box with his piece of cake in it.

"Nice to meet you, Kristoff. Enjoy your coffee and carrot cake." She nodded at him and then started for the door.

"Wait," He said before he could think better of his words. She stopped and turned to him. "You're wearing a skirt." He said gesturing to her outfit. She looked down at her shirt and skirt and thigh high socks and flats and then looked back up at him, grinning.

"You're certainly an observant one." She said, her voice taking a slight teasing tone. She didn't fail to notice the slightest pinkish color fill his cheeks when he looked away from her, rubbing the back of his head.

"I just mean," He started taking a couple steps toward her with his cake and coffee in hand. "That it's kind of still snowing and it's freezing…Do you need a ride?" He asked. "It's the least I could do." He added quickly.

"Maybe I drove here or maybe my sister is waiting out there." Anna said her lips twitching up into a smirk.

"Oh…well…okay." He cleared his throat, still refusing to meet her eye. He moved to walk past her and out the door. She sighed, rolling her eye's and turning to face him.

"You give up way too easily." She said making him look up.

"But…I just…"

"I was teasing." She explained. "I did walk here and a ride would be lovely, if you really don't mind. But if you have somewhere to be…with your carrot cake and coffee…"

"No!" He said too quickly before forcing a nervous laugh. "I'm not busy…I mean, I don't have anywhere to be…I mean, I can take you to your house. Or, your sisters house. Or wherever you need to be. Because I'm not busy. I would love to take you home. To your home! Not mine. Because we just met and that would be…" Anna giggled.

"Kristoff, are you going to open the door for me and take me home or not?" She raised an eyebrow and he blushed again.

"Right, sorry."

Her apartment really wasn't that far away; it was merely a two minute drive. She had rambled the whole time and he really didn't mind it all that much. She talked about how she had lived here for a while with her sister after she had had a bad experience with her old fiance. She didn't say what and he didn't push it, they had only just met after all. Then she talked about how her sister, Elsa, had pushed her out and encouraged her to start a new life without him. So she got a job at a small book shop down the road from her new apartment, that she had also got after her sister 'kicked her out.'

She also felt the need to get into detail about how after she moved out she got lonely and decided she needed some company. She got a cat from a shelter and named it Olaf. It was a white cat, she explained. And it really likes to cuddle. He didn't think he could get to know so much about her in two minutes, and he also wondered if she poured her life story out like that to every stranger.

"Oh my goodness, I am so sorry." Her voice pulled him from his thoughts and he glanced over at her. She was unbuckling her seat belt and about to get out of the car when she stopped herself from leaving.

"Wait, what?" He asked confused as to why she was apologizing.

"I didn't mean to talk so much. It's such a habit…I just…I don't get to talk to people very often. Like I said, I'm a very lonely person. Elsa, my sister, works constantly and my coworkers don't like me for some unknown reason. I'm sorry if I was annoying. I know that I can be sometimes and…ugh, look at me. Still rambling while I complain about rambling…" She laughed and felt the embarrassment creep up her neck and across her cheeks.

"It's fine, really." He told her. I'm a lonely person too. He thought as he smiled at her. "I'm actually really glad that I ran into you." He said nodding his head. Her eyes lit up and she smiled brightly.

"Really?" She asked him.

"Uh…yeah." He said hoping it was the right answer. She giggled with delight and bit down on her lip.

"I'd hug you right now if I wasn't holding two coffee's. Elsa's waiting up stairs so I should go. Her coffee is probably getting colder by the second!" Anna opened the door, almost slipping out but hesitating.

"Something wrong?" He asked her after a while.

"Oh, no." She laughed lightly turning back around before leaning across her seat and pressing a light kiss on his cheek. "Thank you, for the ride and stuff. I'll…I mean, I hope that I'll see you again, yeah?" She did slip out then, mentally cursing herself. Why would you kiss him you fool. You just met!

"S-Sure." He stammered out hoping it was too dark outside for her to see the blush that spread over his face. "T-Thank you. For the three dollars and all…" He said.

"Like I said before, it was just three bucks. Don't mention it." She shut the door and was off up the stairs towards her sister. He really hoped that this wasn't the last time they ran into each other.

It wasn't the last time they ran into each other. They saw a lot more of each other after their run in actually. Mostly at the coffee shop. Once she had talked him into staying and to have a drink with her, and he couldn't say no to her. They sat and talked for hours. The time slipped by so fast when they were together. While it was true that the talkative readhead did most of the talking, she also got him to talk some by asking him questions every once in a while.

He told her about his dog, Sven, and about how he had lived here since he was three. When she asked about where he lived before, he decided it was safe to tell her that, for a little while, he had lived in an orphanage. He told her that he never really knew his parent's, and had never heard of them after he got adopted.

"Oh my gosh, I am so sorry." She said, frowning. "That's really sad…"

"Nah," He smiled at her and shrugged his shoulders. "I got adopted by a really great bunch of people." He assured her. Her frown turned into a smile quickly.

"Oh really?" She asked, sounding pleased. "That's lovely." He smiled too and nodded.

Meeting up at the coffee shop became a regular thing. When the snow melted she once ran into him on her way to the coffee shop while he was walking Sven. She fell in love with the dog the moment she laid eyes on him.

"Oh my gosh this must be Sven!" She cheered dropping to her knees. Even though the snow was gone it was still freezing and she was still wearing summer looking clothing. Today, she wore a light green dress and some black tights that had polka dots on them and the same flats she had been wearing when they first met. "You're adorable! Yes you are! So…"

"Don't talk to him like that." Kristoff groaned making her look up at him with her gorgeous wide blue eyes. She shrugged and got back to her feet. "On your way to get coffee?" He asked her. She nodded and smiled.

"Elsa and I have been up all night. Our cousin flew over last night and we had a lot to catch up on." Anna said smiling.

"Wonderful." Kristoff commented. "Well, I hope you have a nice day, Anna." He told her nodding to move past her. She nodded back and bit her bottom lip.

"You too." She muttered softly.

Then they hung out outside the coffee shop. Anna asked him out to go bowling with her, which was fun. They both sucked and they stopped taking score half way through the game. Then he took her out to the movie, and they went out to eat. She invited him to her house to watch movies. One night he walked her up to her apartment and when he was about to leave, Anna grabbed his hand and he turned back to her.

"Do you want to come over to dinner tomorrow?" Anna asked him.

"But tomorrow is…"

"Thanksgiving, I know." She sighed and let go of his hand and started messing with the end of her braid. She always wore her hair in two braids, one over each shoulder. She was so pretty. "It's totally okay if you have plans or whatever…I just…I don't know. I don't even know." She rolled her eyes and looked at her shoes, dropping her hands to her side. "I guess…"

"I would love to." He said before he could think about it. She looked up at him, surprised. He smiled and felt he couldn't even regret saying he'd come.

"You mean it?" She asked him.

"Of course." He told her.

"You're not doing this because you feel sorry for me…?" She asked raising an eyebrow. He shook his head and before he could say anything. She tossed her arms around his neck and pressed her face into his chest, hugging him tightly. "Thank you so much." She whispered. He chuckled and allowed his arms to wrap around her waist.

"You're welcome." He said when she pulled away.

"Okay, if it's not too much to ask, could you maybe show up around noon? I know that sounds early but we're having it at Elsa's house because, well, she has an actual house and not a tiny apartment. My cousin, aunt, and uncle are going to be there; and everyone will want to meet you, and I want you to meet everyone. And they like to have dinner early anyway so…yeah…But, like I said, if you have other plans…"

"Anna," He said softly, smiling at her. "I'll pick you up at noon." He assured her. Her face broke into a smile again and she looked like she was about to hug him again, but then she turned serious.

"One more thing." Anna said biting down on her lip nervously. "Do you happen to own a suit? Not that you look like the type that wouldn't…or, I mean… I just…They like fancy dinners and I'm going to be wearing a dress and Elsa and Rapunzel…and her boyfriend will wear a suit so I just, if you have a suit, wear it. But if you don't that's totally okay!"

"I think that I probably have one somewhere." That was a lie. He has never had to wear a suit in his life, and he didn't think he'd ever have to. But now he was going to find some way to get one. She smiled softly at him.

"Thank you, Kristoff. For doing this. You've done just so much for me lately and I can't thank you enough. Seriously." He didn't see any significance in what he had done these past few weeks. He didn't think he had done anything but made this amazing girl his new friend. Possibly his first friend in a very, very long time. She was amazing.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Anna." He smiled at her.

"Right. Tomorrow. See ya."

He showed up at her apartment exactly at noon. She came out of her apartment in a blue dress and her hair in loose curls bouncing around her shoulder as she spun around and locked her apartment door. He thought that she was beautiful before but now with her hair down and her shoulders bare she was even more so. She turned to him, a bright smile on her face as she took the time to look him over.

"You clean up nicely." She commented looking up at him. He tore his eyes away from the mesmerizing girl in front of him and glanced down at his suit. He had only been to three stores trying to find one at a reasonable price that would fit him properly. Even then, his mother had to pitch in to help him buy it. She insisted that it didn't matter but he assured her that he'd pay her back.

"Thanks." He said smiling back up at her. "You look…I mean…wow." He gestured at her outfit and she flushed a bright pink and folded her hands together in front of her. Rocking on her feet slightly. "Incredible." He breathed out finally once he found his words again.

"Why thank you." She said moving toward him and wrapping both her small hands around his forearm as they began to walk.

On their way to the dinner, Anna spilled as much as she could about her family that he was going to meet. She told him about how Elsa isn't very social and may seem scary or cruel at first, but she was actually very sweet once you get past all the scary and cruel stuff. She explained how Rapunzel, her cousin, was very social and would be very friendly towards him. She took the time to assure him that she wasn't flirting with him because Rapunzel also had a boyfriend who was coming to the dinner.

She said that she didn't know anything of the new boyfriend only that his name was Flynn or Eugene (She had heard both apparently and didn't know the correct name.) And then she told him that her aunt and uncle were very nice people. She warned that they would probably ask a lot of questions but they mean well. When she was done they had arrived. He was growing curious as to why she hadn't mentioned her parents yet, but didn't ask partly because there was no time to.

She got out of the car and took his hand, leading him towards the house. It wasn't a huge house and he had to admit that he was almost expecting it to be a huge house. It was just a regular house and there was soft music playing from somewhere when they entered. Kristoff helped Anna out of her coat, and took off his own; she hung them on the coat rack just as a blond came around the corner.

"You've made it!" Anna jumped slightly at the voice and turned, her face lit up.

"We're not running late, are we?" Anna asked glancing at Kristoff for a brief moment before back at the other women.

"Oh goodness, no." She laughed and embraced Anna in a tight hug. "Rapunzel is up stairs." So this was Elsa. She pulled away from the hug. "She's still getting ready." Anna giggled.

"That girl." She sighed and Elsa grinned back at her. She turned to Kristoff and then glanced at Anna. Waiting. For a moment, they all just stood there, Kristoff was beginning to feel uncomfortable under the older girls stare. "Oh!" Anna said finally, making everyone jump. "Elsa, this is Kristoff. Kristoff, Elsa."

"Very nice to meet you. I've heard a lot about you. Anna was very excited for tonight…" Anna nudged her sister in the side and turned pink for the second time already tonight. Kristoff chuckled and shook Elsa's hand.

"I've heard a lot about you too." He responded.

"Okay, well. Let's not get too much into that subject. Where's Auntie?" Anna asked her sister. Elsa shrugged.

"Probably in the kitchen making sure everything is ready. I wouldn't go in there though…You know how she is in the kitchen. Uncle's in the living room. Make yourself at home, Kristoff. I'm going to help Rapunzel."

"Thanks, sis." Anna said before taking Kristoff's hand and leading him towards the house. "She warmed up to you quickly. That's a good sign, trust me. Do you know how long it took me to get her to warm up to Hans? Like, tons of time." Anna giggled and then bit down on her lip, her smile dropping and her eyes growing dark, just as they always did when Hans happened to come up. "Now I guess she had a good reason for that…" Anna muttered softly.

"Can…" He wanted to know what happened. What had this other man done to make her act like this just at the memory of him? How long ago was this even? And if he had been so bad…then how was she engaged to him before they split apart? Wouldn't you know…before everything got so serious? But there was so many questions and he didn't think now was the time to ask them. He wasn't sure if he could ask them, only because he wasn't sure if she would answer them. Or if she could. She always got silent when he came up. He didn't want to ruin today.

"Kristoff…" Anna touched his arm lightly, bringing his attention back down to her. She smiled softly, though it wasn't as bright and for a moment he feared it might be like that for the rest of the night. "I'm really glad you're here." She said.

The night flew by; it was filled with laughter, and champagne, and food. There had been so much food. Kristoff didn't think he had seen so much food on one table. Her relatives did ask a lot of questions but he didn't mind. He got to know a lot more about everyone. Including Anna. They told stories. He had counted the times she had blushed, a grand total of twelve times. It was nice to see her interact with others. She was always kind and sweet to everyone, even strangers. But with her family she was sarcastic and sassy.

After, they had cheesecake and pecan pie brought out for dessert. No one ate a whole lot of it because they were all really stuffed. But they sat around the table for at least a few more hours talking more. By the time it was over, it was nearly seven. He saw why they had planned to eat so early. Anna announced that they had to leave and everyone said their goodbyes; Elsa bidding them farewell along with something along the lines of

'We better be seeing more of him.'

He walked her up to her apartment just like every other night. She pressed her back against the door and smiled at him.

"I had a really great time tonight." She said. "Thank you." It seemed like she had said that about fifty times tonight. He still couldn't see what significance he was.

"I should be the one to thank you." He said, smiling at her. "Thank you for inviting me and thank you for introducing me to your family and thank you for the meal and…" Anna laughed and pressed her hand to his chest.

"Okay, okay. I get it." She said.

"It was a lot of fun." He told her taking a step closer to her. Both of their hearts hammered in their chest and Anna could hear both of their breathing patterns quicken.

"I'm glad you had a good time." She whispered. Then, he thought it was a good time to lean in; to close the space between them, and kiss her goodnight. He had been planning it out all night and thought it was the perfect time. But she pressed her hand on his chest and turned away from him. "I-I have to go." She said pulling her key's from her pocket. "I'm really sorry but I…I just…"

"I thought…" She turned to him and he spotted tears in her eyes.

"I know." She muttered. Then she turned her back to him, and before he could blink, she was back inside her apartment, the door shut in his face.

She pressed her back to the other side of the door, closed her eyes, and cursed herself under her breath.

"Idiot." She muttered pressing her palm to her forehead. "You didn't even explain. It was just… Gone! Goddammit! You're such an idiot." She scowled harshly. She let herself slide down the door until she was sitting with her knees pulled to her chest.

He had leaned in and all she could see was Hans. He had closed his eyes and hers had stayed open; wide and anxious and afraid. For a moment all she could think was Kristoff turning into Hans. He leaned in, and he was Hans coming home drunk, leaning by her ear before yanking on her hair and slapping her. For that moment, he was Hans pushing her against the wall with as much force as he could manage before demanding her to get undressed.

She could smell him in the frosty air.

She could still see his hazel eyes in the darkness of the night.

She could feel his hands, pushing and hitting and touching her.

Kristoff wasn't Hans and she knew that damn well. Kristoff was the opposite of Hans. Kristoff wouldn't hurt her like Hans had. But in that moment, she had panicked. And in the moment, Kristoff was Hans. And she was so small and so helpless all over again.

He stood outside her apartment for a long time trying to process what had just happened. While it was true that he hadn't kissed many girls, he thought he knew of the right time. She was there, blushing and smiling and laughing with him. She had been there by his side all night. And he thought it was the right time. Had he really read her wrong for such a long time?

He forced himself to turn away and walk down the steps towards his truck, but the thought still haunted him. What had he done wrong? He thought everything was perfect…He had done so much thinking. Perhaps that was it. He had simply just done too much thinking. He thought about it for weeks, he thought about the perfect time, he thought about how he would lean in to kiss her, he thought about the suit he bought, and he just thought about her all the time. That was it. He thought about it all too much. That's why it didn't happen.

He wasn't going to hold it against her.

He couldn't hold it against her.

Mostly because he really did spend almost every moment of the day with her on his mind.

And he couldn't let her go.

He wasn't about to give up.