Elsa pushed against the terrible blizzard, striving to reach the cabin she had seen on the mountain side. She could hardly see past her raised hands. Her hands were so cold that she almost couldn't feel when her hands met the wood of the cabin. She gave a shaky sigh of relief and quickly made her way into the cabin. She pulled the door firmly shut behind her. Luckily there was a fire place with a fire already burning. Elsa wasted no time in stripping off her snow layered clothing and curling up in front of the flames. For a few minutes she sat staring into the fire before she realized that there was a pot of water boiling.
"Excuse me," A feminine voice stated gently behind her. Elsa jumped but scooted over glad that she had kept on her bra and panties. A woman stepped up and pulled the kettle full of water off the fire. "Would you like some tea?" The woman asked walking to a table stationed in the center of the room, "It'll warm you right up." Elsa rolled the thought around for a couple of seconds before deciding to join the woman. Elsa crawled over to the table being too lazy and numb to stand up. She stopped at one end of the table sitting crisscross.
The woman, Elsa realized, was wearing a black, hooded robe. All that was visible was her eyes. She poured two small cups of tea asking, "What was it three sugar cubes? Isn't that your favorite?" Elsa nodded slowly muttering, "Yeah… H… how did you know?" The woman laughed and it had to be the most beautiful sound Elsa had ever heard. "I know a lot of things. How about we just call that a lucky guess?" Elsa smiled and cupped her glass saying, "That sounds okay. Thank you for the tea. I'm Elsa. What's your name?" Icy blue eyes stared out at her from inside the hood.
"You can call me Annette," Annette informed, "Now don't let that tea get cold missy." Elsa smiled in return and sipped the tea. Her eyes widened with shock. Elsa hadn't ever had better tea in her life! Annette watched her with an unreadable gaze. "Do you like it?" the Annette questioned softly. Elsa nodded fiercely stating, "Yes, I love it. I wished I knew how to make tea this good." Annette giggled taking a small sip of her own tea. Elsa sneezed loudly and her cheeks turned crimson with embarrassment. Annette laughed and set down her glass. "Perhaps you should lie down for a little bit? You must be so worn out from that blizzard and freezing cold as well. Let's get you in a nice warm bed."
Elsa smiled gratefully and stated, "That'd be wonderful Annette. If you could spare a bed for me, I'd be extremely grateful." Annette stood and walked around offering her hand. Elsa took it and sucked in a breath at the warmth in Annette's hand. Annette pulled Elsa up catching the platinum blonde unawares. Elsa stumbled forward landing against Annette. The woman chuckled and said, "Try to restrain yourself. Let's not rush our relationship too fast eh?" Elsa chuckled awkwardly and looked away standing up straight. She pulled her hand away from Annette's slowly.
Annette led the platinum blonde to the bed and pulled back the covers. Elsa blushed darkly setting down on the bed. "Thank you very much for the tea and bed and place to stay," Elsa started politely, "and also thanks for the-" "Shh… just lay down and relax you can finish thanking me when you've rested up." Annette cooed out and laid Elsa back. Elsa giggled awkwardly smiling shyly up at the mysterious lady. The unnatural eyes seemed to sparkle and Elsa found herself quickly falling asleep.
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Elsa jerked awake finding her nails digging into the pink and white polka dot bed sheets. Slowly she released her grip and stared up at the blank ceiling. I don't want to go to work, Elsa thought with a small groan. She jumped when her alarm clock started blaring. Wasting no time the blonde smashed the snooze button hopefully breaking the annoying contraption. Grumbling softly the platinum blonde forced herself up. Time to get ready for Hell, er work… what's the difference again? I forget. Elsa laughed softly heading to the shower.
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Elsa pulled into her parking space at the front of the bar. She ran her hand through her hair and stared at the entrance to the building. There was a neon 'Hello' sign hanging in the window next to the door. The 'o' flickered off leaving 'Hell' on the sign. Elsa burst out into laughter. She crawled out of the rusty bucket expertly. She walked towards the building. The platinum blonde quickly sobered up and glanced at the starry sky once before walking into the loud building.
She smoothed out her black dress up shirt and black baggy jeans. She couldn't even hear the tap of her sneakers on the polished stone floor. Elsa stepped into the bar next to the blonde man, Kristoff, who was working the bar. "You're late!" The man barked shoving a glass into her hands. Elsa just rolled her eyes replying, "Well I'm here now so quit with your nagging." Kristoff glared at Elsa before quickly leaving the bar. Elsa sighed with relief and leaned on the bar watching the small crowd. Why isn't there ever anyone new? Elsa wondered silently, or nice?
At that moment the front door opened and Elsa wolf whistled at the sight. A stunning strawberry blonde had decided to grace them with her presence. She wore a knee length cute green dress with a low v cut and flowing patterns. Under the dress was a pair of blue jeans and sneakers, as well as what looked to be a black tank top. Piercing blue eyes met Elsa's and the newcomer smirked flipping her curly hair back. She stalked towards the bar reminding Elsa of a predator hunting its prey. The woman had a small smile playing on her lips and a seductive glint in her eyes.
"What can I get for one so… refined… as yourself?" Elsa asked playfully. The woman chuckled looking at Elsa like she was the main dish on the menu. Elsa took the time to study the newcomer. She took in everything she could note about the woman. She was almost too perfect. No blemishes even the freckles peppering her face seemed perfect, yet something was just… menacing… about her. Elsa's gut told her to run, but she couldn't without surely getting fired. Kristoff had been looking for a reason to get rid of Elsa for a while now.
"I think I'll just take a water." The woman stated in a bored tone. She looked around the room as Elsa filled a glass of water setting it down in front of the woman. "May I ask the name of my very handsome bartender?" The woman wondered with a flirtatious smile. Elsa paused and felt her cheeks warm to a pink color. She'd been called a lot of things, but handsome wasn't one of them. She wasn't going to lie, it was pretty flattering.
"You can call me Elsa. That'd be a nice one-up on every other John and Jimmy around," Elsa chuckled dryly. The strawberry blonde's eyes glinted slightly with mirth.
"Is that so? What's everyone else call you?" The woman asked curiously. Elsa started to reply when a man sat down at the bar next to the strawberry blonde grunting, "Hey bitch, get me a fuckin' beer."
Elsa smiled wryly and pulled a cold beer out of a refrigerator. She set it in front of the man asking, "Anything else for you?" The man grunted slammed down payment then got up walking off. Elsa returned her attention to the woman who watched her with an unreadable gaze.
"How do you put up with that?" The woman asked sipping at her water, "A woman like you could have a much better job in a lot of places." Elsa shrugged with a weak smile. "I'm not here to give my problems to strangers. My job is to serve drinks and listen to strangers problems." The woman shrugged replying, "Ok well in that case I have a problem." "Shoot," Elsa chuckled filling up a man's shot glass.
"So," The woman began, "I have this chain of… nightclubs you could say. Very refined. Moral of the story, my club headquarters is in need of a new bartender. The bartender just quit. He was a quaint fellow, but not well suited to the… peculiarities of the club. So I need someone with a bit of experience and an open mind. Can you help me out?" Elsa drummed her fingertips across the counter and asked, "What's the pay" The woman shrugged and held Elsa's gaze with a lazy one of her own.
"I suppose that depends on how well they work out."
"So… What kind of peculiarities are you talking about?"
"My costumers are very… diverse. Some have even said nightmarish. It's a bit much to take in."
"What kind of person are you looking for?"
"I'm pretty sure there's this one platinum blonde. She works in a filthy bar, surrounded by filthy pigs, and works for; correct me if I'm wrong, really cheap. Ha! Makes her sound like a whore. But I have a good feeling that she's what I'm looking for. Of course I don't need an immediate answer. She can come by and check the place out first." The woman sat forward, fingers laced, and a strange terrifying glint in her eye.
Elsa didn't even need to think. Serving for this woman was obviously a terrible idea and she opened her mouth to reject, but she was cut off before she began. "Elsa!" Kristoff yelled coming behind the bar, "You lazy bitch! Get your ass back to fuckin' work! I don't pay you to stand around yappin'!" Elsa grimaced. Few things pissed Elsa off more than being interrupted. Her fingers twitched and she turned towards Kristoff. "Can't you fuckin' hear? I said get to work!"
Elsa clenched her fist, reared her arm back, then swung straight hitting Kristoff in the mouth. The blonde fell down with a cry of pain.
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She cursed loudly rubbing her palms against the trunk of the old piece of junk in an attempt to soothe her anger. The platinum blonde took deep shaky breaths. Tears streamed unbidden down her cheeks. She was so screwed! Her rent was nearly three months overdue, along with other bills, she was so low on food. So she was jobless, soon to be homeless, and completely broke. Her car was already a piece of shit heading to the scrapyard. Her life had gone to Hell.
There was thunder in the distance and rain drops started to fall gently at first then at a heavy downpour.
Elsa felt eyes on her back and turned around quickly. Anna stood just outside the streetlight over Elsa's head. The woman's eyes seemed to glow a strange icy blue.
Lighting filled the sky momentarily adding to Anna's menace.
"What's your name?" Elsa asked in a soft voice.
"I'm know by many names, most of them pretty terrible. I think I like Anna though." The strawberry blonde stated thoughtfully, "So call me Anna."
With a soft chuckle Elsa ran a still slightly trembling hand through her hair. "Anna… Well… I guess I have little choice but to come check your place out."
Anna smiled gently sending goose bumps up Elsa's spine. Even a simple smile from Anna made her seem like pure evil and pure. Perfect, Elsa couldn't stop the thought from entering her mind. The woman stepped into the light which flickered and went off. The old thing was already a piece of junk so Elsa tried not to show it any mind.
The woman pulled a handkerchief from her purse then wiped the tears from Elsa's face. She hugged the taller woman's neck warmly. Elsa didn't waste the opportunity. At that moment a hug was what she need the most. So, Elsa hugged Anna's waist and rested her chin lightly in the crook of her neck. Time passed quickly and it seemed almost too soon when Anna finally stepped out of the embrace.
"Thank you, I… I really needed that," Elsa sniffed wiping her nose.
Anna shrugged stating, "I know. Now let's get down to business. Are you sure that you'll be able to get to the town with that piece of junk?"
Elsa looked back at her old rusty car. "I'll have too. Don't worry… I'll make it… somehow." She sighed.
Anna nodded and held out her hand. "I have a feeling that we're going to have a very nice partnership." Elsa gripped Anna's hand firmly and shook it.
Anna took her hand away, turned around, and left wordlessly. Elsa watched Anna's soaked form retreat silently. She felt as if she had just struck a deal with the devil. Anna disappeared from sight.
The streetlamp flickered back to life.
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A/N: Whoo New story! What do you guys think so far? I see a lot of potential in this one, I just hope I can keep with it. Lol… or no… Any maize, I hope you (My Wonderful Readers) have enjoyed chapter 1 in what I hope will be a lasting series! Anyways, all reviews are welcome. Remember, I love you all! ^_^