Hello! This is my first story, even though I have read a lot of fanfiction. I hope that it is good and you enjoy reading it.
I started this story a while ago, but I stopped writing. Over a year later, I've come back to and decided to continue the story. I took it down, and I've made some edits to what I already had. I think that I've improved as a writer, but I'd love to hear feedback.
This story is mainly Jelsa, but it also contains Kristanna and Eugenzel. Merida, Astrid, and Hiccup are also in the story. It is also a modern AU, and it takes place when they are all at Waltworks College. Elsa, Jack, and Flynn are juniors; Kristoff and Rapunzel are sophomores; and Hiccup, Merida, and Anna are freshmen.
Chapter 1 – The First Day Back
Anna woke up, yawning, and struggled to find her loudly beeping phone on her cluttered nightstand. She finally found the snooze button and snuggled back in her purple covers.
Why am I waking up at seven in the morning? she thought. It's Saturday, isn't it . . .
"Wait," she exclaimed, "It's Saturday! Ooooh, today's the day, today's the day! I gotta get ready!"
She jumped out of bed in her green pajama shorts and old t-shirt and rushed down the hallway. An idea struck her head and she quieted down, tiptoeing to her older sister Elsa's room.
Elsa's room was like a winter wonderland, with pale blue walls with white snowflake decals scattered around abstractly; the wall with the windows on the left side of her room had a corkboard covered with pictures and a poster of a kitten. Her bed, desk and curtains were an off-white color, and her comforters and the beanie chair in the corner were grey. Anna's room, however, was the exact opposite of her sister's It was filled with bright, lively patterns and colors. Anna's walls were green, with one teal accent wall on the far end with her window. Her curtains, and covers were lilac with a geometric print. Her walls were covered in posters of her favorite things – Beyoncé, adorable puppies, inspirational quotes, and more celebrities.
Anna quietly opened the door and saw Elsa sleeping on the edge of her bed, her hand dangling near the floor where her white iPhone laid. She jumped onto Elsa and yelled, "Boo!"
"Aaaaaaaaaaah!" Elsa screamed, falling off of her bed and consequently dragging Anna down with her, too. "Anna, you are dead! I'm serious, never, ever, do that again!
"Sorry, sis," Anna said, pouting. "But I'm just so excited! I finally get to see my college for the first time!"
"Anna, it's going to be my first time too, since I'm transferring." Elsa chuckled, picking herself up off of the ground. "And I'm not bouncing around like you."
Anna got up off of the floor too and crossed her arms. "Yeah . . . but you're boring! Get ready quickly, I don't want to be late!" With that, she waltzed out of the room, humming a song under her breath.
Elsa picked up her phone from the ground and checked it to see if she had any new messages. Rapunzel had texted her to confirm that they would meet at eleven in front of the main building of the campus.
Rapunzel was her bubbly, blonde cousin who had agreed to give her and Anna a tour around campus since they were new. Rapunzel had known that Elsa was nervous, and was sweet enough to offer to show them the way around in the college, since she was a sophomore and had a year's worth of experience at Waltworks College. Waltworks was a special college that focused on incorporating the arts into engineering and business fields. It had been Elsa's dream to go to Waltworks, but she was too scared at first to apply for a college with partial focus on arts when her parents wanted her to inherit the family business. Luckily, when Elsa had confessed to her parents that she wanted to do something new, they had eventually understood. Now Elsa was going to Waltworks College to follow her dreams; she was even transferred into her third year instead of starting as a freshman again, since she was already majoring in business and had excellent grades.
Elsa hurriedly got ready, not wanting to upset Anna or be late to meet Rapunzel. She brushed her teeth and showered at top speed. She then chose to wear a light blue tank top paired with black cutoff shorts; she also put on her regular silver locket and some black converse. Elsa decided to put her hair into a French braid with her bangs teased a little and applied tinted chapstick, mascara, and light foundation.
She went downstairs and saw her parents and Anna sitting at the table in the kitchen. Anna was already dressed in an olive green skirt and white shirt, gobbling down chocolate chip pancakes. Her hair was in a half-up and she wore her regular white and black Vans.
Elsa took a seat and smiled. "Thanks for making pancakes, Mom. They smell great."
"They taste great, too," Anna said teasingly over a mouthful of pancake.
"Anna," their mother chided, laughing. She then turned to Elsa and said, "I wanted you to have a special goodbye breakfast. You need to be well fed on your first day at a new college. What if you get lost? What if –"
"It'll be fine, Mom," Elsa assured her. "I promise. I'll call you every week. And of course we can come and visit once every month, the college is only two and a half hours away."
Her dad added, "Eleanor, our baby girls are grown up now. They are beautiful, strong, capable women, and they can take care of themselves. But, I'll miss you girls, too."
"Aw, Daddy," Anna said. "We'll miss you, too. And I'll always be your little girl."
"Same here," said Elsa, her eyes watering.
After the two sisters ate and said their goodbyes to their parents, they grabbed their suitcases and headed out of the door to Elsa's car. Elsa hopped into the driver's seat and Anna took shotgun.
"Here we go," Elsa remarked, pulling out of their driveway. She took a last look at their house, at her parents waving at them from the doorstep. She would miss this place – but at the same time, she was excited for a new adventure.
Anna turned on the radio and the two sisters sat in a comfortable silence as Elsa drove to the college.
Elsa stepped out into the parking lot and opened the trunk to grab her matching suitcase and duffel bag.
"Shoot," she mumbled as she slung the duffel bag over her shoulder, suddenly remembering something.
"What happened, Elsa?" Anna said, reaching into the trunk for her suitcase and backpack.
"I forgot –"
"Your purse?" Anna grinned, holding up a white bag. "You left it at the table. You're welcome."
Elsa sighed relieved and took the bag from Anna. "Thanks, sis. You're a lifesaver."
They walked to the campus' main building, lugging their heavy bags behind them.
Elsa leaned against a brick pillar when they got to the entrance of the main building. She spun around as she thought she heard someone call her name and spotted Rapunzel walking towards them with a suitcase.
"Anna, Elsa!" their cousin cried, breaking out into a run. "It's been forever!"
"Punzie!" Anna exclaimed, dropping her luggage near Elsa's feet. She pulled Rapunzel into a tight hug.
"Hey, give me a turn to hug her, too!" Elsa teased. Anna let go of Rapunzel and stuck out her tongue. Elsa embraced Rapunzel and stepped back to take a look at her. She was wearing pink shorts and a loose white t-shirt with white braided sandals. Her hair was out loose and reached her waist and she had on a golden layered necklace.
Elsa said, "How are you, Punzie? What's up?"
"Nothing much," Rapunzel said. "Oh yeah, have I told you that Flynn goes here, too?"
"Only a million times," Anna joked.
Elsa giggled. Flynn was Rapunzel's boyfriend; they had met and started dating during Punzie's freshman year at Waltworks. Flynn had a bit of a "bad boy" reputation, but Punzie claimed that he was truly sweet inside. The two had officially started dating over the summer.
"So," Punzie said, checking her watch, "First we'll get our dorm keys and I'll show you where you're dorms are, and we could unpack after that if you want. Then I'll show you around campus. What do you think?"
"That sounds good," Elsa agreed. "But let's get something to eat after we unpack our stuff."
"We'll have to walk a little to get to the dorms. They are a couple minutes away from this main building," Punzie added.
The three girls strolled to the dorm building, enjoying the sunny, eighty degree weather and the nice scenery. The college grounds were beautiful, with a small lake, gazebos, and many open areas. Greenery and colorful flowers decorated the grass, and they passed multiple fountains and statues.
Punzie led them into the girls' dorm building and cheerfully greeted a young woman sitting at the desk in the front.
"Hello," the woman said to Elsa. "Are you a freshman? I don't seem to recognize you."
"I'm new," Elsa said, feeling a bit offended at the "freshman" remark.
"Well, then, I'm Meg," the lady said, extending her hand to Elsa. "And you are?"
"Elsa," she said. "And this is my younger sister Anna. She's a freshman, and I'm a transfer. I'm actually in my junior year."
"My bad," Meg apologized, shrugging. "Didn't mean to offend you. So Punz, your dorm is the same as last year's, but your roommate is now someone else – Elsa Arendelle, looks like. Oh, I guess that's you." She gestured to Elsa and handed her keys to the dorm.
"Whoo!" Rapunzel yelled, high fiving Elsa. "We're roomies!"
"And Anna Arendelle, you're in room 1440 with Merida DunBroch. She's probably a freshman, too, 'cause I don't know her." Meg handed Anna's keys to her, too.
Anna looked a bit disappointed, but she perked up when Rapunzel added, "Anna, that's the room next to ours!"
"Yay! We're practically neighbors, sis," Anna said, elbowing Elsa. "And you, too, Punz."
They waved goodbye to Meg and walked to their dorms.
"We're on the third floor," Punzie explained on the elevator. "There are only four floors in the building. Oh, and these elevators are super slow, so everyone usually takes the stairs."
They got out of the elevator and walked to the end of the hallway to where their dorms were.
Anna opened her door and looked at the drab, white room sadly. "Oh. Is it supposed to like that?"
Rapunzel laughed. "They look better when they are decorated. See, come look at mine."
Anna peeked into Rapunzel's and Elsa's dorm. One side was plain, like hers was, but the other side at the end of the dorm was decorated by Rapunzel. Two of the walls were purple, and the one on the far side with a window was midnight blue, covered in a mural of a night sky with lanterns. The bed was covered in pink blankets and several fuzzy pink and purple throw pillows. There was a small, wooden chest at the foot of the bed.
"My other roommate must have transferred. I didn't like her much anyways," Rapunzel shrugged. "Half of this is blank because she had to remove her decorations before. But we'll have a lot of fun decorating our rooms, guys! Maybe your roommate would even want to decorate with us Anna."
"I hope," Anna said. "You know, we should unpack after we decorate."
"Oh, yeah, I forgot about that," Rapunzel said. "Let's just go get something to eat. And don't you guys worry. You are going to love it here at Waltworks."