Welcome to my new story, The Sound of Winter. I hope you enjoy it!
Chapter 1
Anna found a parking spot near the back, just big enough to park her truck. She jumped out and walked to the front doors. "Hello, what can I do for you?" A nice woman asked from behind a desk.
"Uhm, I'm supposed to talk to the Mrs. France, it's my first day here." She replied shyly wrapping her arm around her torso.
"Down the hall, third down on your left. It's it open just go on it. Oh and good luck!" The woman pointed and smiled.
Anna followed her instructions, her auburn braids bouncing on her shoulders as she walked. The door was, thankfully, open and a smiling woman was typing away at a computer.
"You must be Anna." She said looking up from the keyboard. "Let me be the first to welcome you to Arendelle High."
"Uhm yeah. Thanks." The girl stood there awkwardly.
"Please sit down Anna, make yourself comfortable." Mrs. France gestured to the seats. Anna slipped into one of them setting her bag on the floor next to her.
"So Anna, I have printed out your class schedule and a map of the school. I've also asked one of the students to show you around today. He should be here any second." She handed the red head her papers as a burly blond popped up into the door way.
"Hey Mrs. France." He said. "You must be Anna. Names Kristoff, I'll be your guide today." He bowed and Anna smiled, holding back a laugh.
"Alright well if there's anything you need Anna my door is always open." Mrs. France said before turning back to her computer.
"Thank you." Anna said standing up, she looked at the boy in front of her.
"Alright Anna, what's your first class?" He asked her curiously.
"Uhh, math with Mr. Gradutre?" She tried to pronounce the name. Kristoff laughed.
"Everyone just calls him Mr. G, don't worry no one can pronounce that name. Follow me." He began to walk away and Anna followed. When she caught up, she handed him her class list.
"Okay Anna, from the looks of it we have English and Science together. Those are back to back and Science is at the end of the day, I can pick you up from History if you'd like." He talked and walked, there was a small courtyard sitting in the middle of four buildings. "We came from A building, your math class is in B building along with Science. English is in lower D and History is in the back of A building. We have free lunches so any of the juniors and seniors can go off campus to get lunch, otherwise lunch is served in E building. But we will see everything as we go." He smiled letting out a deep breath.
Anna rubbed her hands nervously as she followed and listened to the boy talk.
"Oh, stay out of the popular girls way, they are just a bunch of bitches. Trust me. The jocks too, don't let Han's good looks fool you, he's a bastard. I eat lunch under the big willow over there." He pointed out as they walked from Math to History. "Gosh you're lucky, you don't have to do any electives." Kristoff said as he looked the paper over.
"What's that mean?" She asked him.
"It means you have two free periods in the morning. You get to sleep in, your first class starts at ten." He sighed.
A bell rung through the halls and people began to flood out of classroom. Kristoff pulled her aside. "It's lunch time, lets go eat." He smiled.
They followed the crowd and got into line. "I'm not hungry." Anna rubbed her arm.
The blond boy looked at her and shrugged. "Well I'll be under the tree if you want to come and hang out with me."
Anna smiled and waved good-bye. She walked out into the courtyard and looked at her new peers. Someone caught her eye. A girl was walking toward her, the girl had pale skin and snow blond hair, all pulled back into a long braid that sat on her shoulder. The girls blue eyes met Anna's green ones, she smiled.
That smile. Anna thought.
"Hi, you must be new here." The girl said to her.
Anna stared at her, eyes wide and mouth open. "Uh, hi." She murmured.
"My names Elsa. If you need anything don't be afraid to ask, okay?" Elsa smiled.
"Okay." Anna blushed and looked at her feet. When she looked back up the girl was gone, so she went over to the big willow tree that Kristoff was sitting under.
"Hey Anna." He smiled and patted a spot next to her. She sat down without a word and her mind drifted to the girl she met.
Elsa...even her name is beautiful. And those eyes, god those eyes. She thought.
"I would suggest not going after her." Kristoff said.
Anna looked at him shocked. "Did I say that out loud?" She blushed.
"Yup. But seriously Anna, she keeps to herself. People say her father beats her and her mother is a druggie." His voice was stern
"I'm sorry but I don't let other people think for me. Besides she seems nice." Anna defended. Kristoff put his hands up in surrender as the bell rang.
"English time. Shall we?" He stood up and helped the red head up. They walked together into class.
Anna walked slowly to her truck, there was no point in rushing when everyone tried to get out at once. She tossed her backpack into the bed and opened the door, sliding in. The engine roared to life. Anna plugged her phone into the aux cable and Holes by Passenger came over the speakers.
She closed her eyes and leaned her head back. The passenger door opened and her eyes flew open. "Hey. I saw you just sitting there, is everything okay?" The woman asked. It was the blond from earlier, which caused Anna to relax a little bit.
"Yeah, I'm uh fine." She pressed a smile to her face.
Elsa climbed into the truck. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Anna blushed.
"You sure?" The girl asked.
Anna flipped her phone in her hand. "Yeah, it's nothing." Her head leaned back again and she looked up at the ceiling.
A hand took her phone from her hands. "Hey, that's mine." She said trying to grab it.
Elsa was typing something in. "Here, come at eleven. If you want to find out more about me." Elsa handed the phone back and Anna took it.
The blond haired girl slipped out of the truck and walked over to a Jeep. It burst to life and took off down the now empty parking lot. Anna looked down at her phone, her notes were open and there was an address typed into it. She sighed and turned the music up. She shifted into first and left the school.
The ride home was easy. The dirt road she now lived on had a bad case of washboard but the truck ate it up. She pulled in front of the garage and jumped out, grabbing her backpack. She went through the front door and dropped her bag in the stair way.
"How was school honey?" A motherly voice called from the kitchen.
Anna walked through the hallway to find her little brother sitting at the bar and her mom working on cookies. "It was fine." She sat down next to the boy.
"Did you make any friends?" Her mother continued to ask.
"Uhm, I don't know. I guess.." She reached for a chocolate chip cookie grabbing the closest one.
"Hey that's not fair!" Her little brother protested.
"Shut up Olaf." She frowned at him.
"Hey you be nice to him young lady." Her mom threatened with a spoon. "And Olaf, be nice to your sister, she's had a long day."
"I'm going up to my room." Anna sighed before walking away.
"Dinners at six thirty!" Her mother hollered.
Anna took the stairs two at a time and shut herself in her room. She sat down at her desk and opened her laptop, turning it on. She took a deep breath and opened up the story she had been working on. Her fingers typing away, picking up where she left off.
She was almost one thousand words in when her phone buzzed and sang. Anna didn't recognize the number, but she picked up anyway. "Hello?"
"Anna?"
"Yes?"
"It's Elsa." Anna froze. How did she get my number?
"Oh hey." She replied.
"I just wanted to know if you where coming or not?" The soft voice asked.
"I uh, I'm not sure. I gotta go it's almost dinner time." Anna rushed to get off the phone.
"Oh okay b-" Anna hung up, her hands shook as she looked over the bright screen.
How did she get my freaking number? How cares, why did she call? I would have to sneak out and if I get caught...jesus, dad would kill me. But what if this is my only chance...ugh! Fine. Stupid beautiful girl..why do I have to like girls? Why can't I just be normal! Anna cursed herself and her mother called for dinner.
Her father was across from her mom and she took the chair next to her dad. "How was school?" He asked plopping a steak onto her plate.
"Fine." She answered, grabbing the mash potatoes.
"Did you make any friends?" He asked.
God why do you and mom ask the same questions? She wanted to say. "Yeah, I guess." She said taking a bite of steak as her butter melted.
"Any cute boys?" He smirked.
"Can I eat in my room?" Anna asked her mom.
"No, you can eat grace us with your presence for at least until you finish dinner." Her mother didn't look up from cutting her brothers steak.
She sighed and ignored anymore questions pointed towards her, giving grunts and head nods as answers. Her plate was finally clear and she raced back up to her room, jumping into her bed.
Anna pulled out her phone and stared at the address. She sat up and went to her computer, typing the address into google maps. It's an old warehouse..why does she want to meet me there? It's not very far, maybe I'll just stop by. She sat back in her chair and looked out the window. Cars were driving down her street, some pulling into drive ways, others kept driving. Anna glanced at the clock on her desk.
Seven thirty. It read. The red head sighed and bounced to her bed after saving her story and shutting her laptop. She closed her eyes and imagined what Elsa might want at a warehouse.
When Anna opened her eyes again the clock read ten-thirty. She jumped up and grabbed her bag, she opened her window and hopped onto the roof, her keys safe in her hand. She slid down the side and landed on gravel. The red headed ninja was careful not to slam her door closed as she put the truck in neutral rolling it down into the street.
She turned her key and tore down the street.
