Elsa coolly strode across the grass field, following the signs towards what was known as 'The Arc,' a large covered basketball court with a snack bar and some Ping-Pong and pool tables in the corner. As she approached the two volunteers working at check-in located at the table set up in the middle of the Arc she set her bag down and took out her forms.
Her father had handed them to her, carefully, as if handing her keys to a sports car as she had been dropped off not five minutes earlier. After he had given them to her and her father had told her to go check in, as if she hadn't already done it four times throughout her high school life. After saying, "Good bye," and managing to portray absolutely no emotion he had driven off without looking back. It took less than a couple seconds for Elsa to orientate herself and fix her bun as she started towards Check-In.
Now though she was greeted by some of the biggest grins she had ever seen.
"Welcome to Lake Arendelle Youth Camps," the short statured blonde said cheerily. "I'll take your forms for you."
As her forms were being carefully placed into a large file in alphabetical order Elsa slid to her right to the next woman, Gerda according to her name-tag, as she relayed all of Elsa's medical info to make sure it was correct Elsa nodded and smirked to herself. One of the questions was, 'Have you been sick within the last two weeks?' which she had of course replied with a confident, "Nope." This was not completely true because she had been a bit stuffy that morning and was recovering from her previous illness, three weeks prior. Not that it mattered; colds never bothered her anyways.
After having been assigned to a cabin, Evergreen 2, Elsa grabbed her sky blue duffle bag and started up the small hill to the girls cabins.
As she advanced Elsa thought about her last four years at camp, her father had sent her there to get out of the house for at least a week during the summer before her freshman year but as annoyed as she was she ended up loving it and coming back every year since then.
She tried not to think about how this was the last year she would be able to come up to the serene lake surrounded by hills and trees and instead focused on the cool summer breeze drifting across her bare arms. She was wearing a thin, steel blue colored tank top and her usual faded, not too tight but still form fitting jeans, she enjoyed the comfort and freedom they allowed.
As she passed by some of the cabins she could hear girls giggling as they fought over who got what bunk and yelling something about when dinner was. She rolled her eyes, most people came up to Lake Arendelle with a club, church, or other organization but she had been an individual camper each year. Many of the girls bonded over activities put on by the camp, the band, or some cute boy they saw but not Elsa. She preferred being alone, staring into the lake, watching the trees sway, and the mountains...the mountains didn't do much.
The door to the individual's cabin was open and Elsa stepped into the familiar layout. All eyes turned to her as it seemed she was the last to arrive, quickly a girl around Elsa's age, maybe a couple years older, jumped up from helping one of the girl's unpack and ran over to meet Elsa.
"Hi there, my name is Rapunzel and I'll be your camp counselor," she proclaimed excitedly, bouncing up and down with her clipboard. "You must be...Elsa."
Elsa nodded with a half smile.
"That's good, I had a fifty-fifty shot of getting that one right," she said warmly, "only one more camper needs to arrive and then we'll go get in line for dinner."
Elsa looked around and found only one more bottom bunk available, she headed over to it and started to unpack some of her possessions she had brought with her. She pulled out her pillow and rested it between her and the wood paneling of the wall. After also grabbing her sketchbook and pencil she reclined back, knowing it could be another hour until the last kid would show up.
It was probably some freshman who got lost and wandered into the Middle School camp she thought, chuckling inwardly.
Luckily ten minutes and some poorly drawn trees later there was a loud bang that startling Elsa out of her concentrated state. The girl coming in had fallen against the partly ajar door whilst dragging an enormously large suitcase, had tripped and was now on her knees. Elsa's eyebrow cocked as she observed this, slightly intrigued. What was this girl thinking bringing so much stuff. And then from the loose hanging, strawberry blonde hair appeared the girl's face.
Elsa's mind went blank.
The girl's face consisted of a small, adorable nose, thin lips, and was absolutely covered with faint freckles. But what got Elsa were her eyes, she had large, round, turquoise eyes, almost the same color as her own. And worst of all they were looking right at her.
No, right through her, Elsa felt as though those eyes were looking at her completely naked, and then for a brief moment wished they were. She shivered as the girl stood up and brushed herself off.
"You must be Anna?" Rapunzel inquired. After a quick series of nods she scribbled some on her clipboard and then smiled. "Hi, Anna, I'm Rapunzel and I'll be your camp counselor. Why don't you find a bed and then we'll all head out to dinner."
Elsa watched silently as the girl, Anna, with her two fiery braids approached her bunk. Anna grabbed her suitcase and awkwardly hoisted it up onto the bed over Elsa. As she stretched Elsa couple see her bare skin as the loose, green shirt she wore was pulled upwards.
Elsa blushed and to her surprise nearly screamed when the redhead flopped onto her bed once she had accomplished her task.
"I don't want to embarrass myself by trying to climb up there just yet."
Elsa stared, eyes wide at the beautiful and frighteningly confident stranger. Then Anna jumped up as quickly as she had gotten down. After a few moments of complete chaos in her own mind Elsa looked up at Anna.
"You coming?" she said as she held out her hand.
Elsa realized all of the girls were funneling out of the small cabin and reluctantly took Anna's hand.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Anna," she said warmly, "I guess we're bunk buddies!"
Elsa smiled at the immature yet comfortingly playful tone in Anna's voice. "I guess so," she responded softly but obviously touched by the friendly gesture.
Elsa was practically pulled out as Anna darted from the room. The door closing loudly behind them as they skipped off to the Dining Hall.