((Hey guys, sorry I've been off for so long. I graduated and then got writer's block! I
l'll be writing a lot more now.))
It was a crisp Arendelle spring morning, and Elsa was sitting high up in the castle in her office, signing papers. Her feather scratched on the paper as she signed her name on the papers.
Nervously playing with her hands, Anna paced back and forth outside her sister's study.
"Come on Anna…" Anna said to herself. "What's making you so hesitant? It's just Elsa." She eventually gathered up the courage tap her knuckles against the wood of the door in the familiar tune she always used, so Elsa would know it was her.
"Come in!' Elsa called with a smile. She knew that knock well. Elsa turned around to face the door, looking forward to seeing her sister.
Releasing the breath she was holding, Anna opened the door. The light from the sun hit her in the face, but it was somewhat dimmer than the light in the hallway. Was she apprehensive? Yes. Did she know why? No. But she slipped through the opening in the door to shut it behind her and greeted the young monarch in a cheery tone. "H-Hey Elsa."
A wide smile crept across Elsa's face.
"Hey Anna!" Elsa replied, opening her arms for a hug. "How are you?"
Anna couldn't help the cheek-splitting grin that broke out on her face. Her heart fluttered, as she let herself be enveloped in her sister's arms.
"I'm alright. I-I haven't seen you all day. I missed you…" Anna trailed off as she wrapped her arms around Elsa's slim torso and squeezes her.
"Yeah. I had a huge stack of paperwork. It was crazy. Thank goodness I'm done." Elsa replied
"You're tellin' me." The redhead stated. A lazy lopsided grin decorating her face. "Are you done for the day? I really wanted to spend some time with you."
Elsa's face crept into a wide grin. "Indeed I am. What would you like to do?" She pulled Anna's head to her chest, feeling her heart beat against Anna's head.
The rhythmic beating of the queen's heart was enough to calm Anna's racing heart. The gentle rise and fall of the older woman's chest with each breath seemed to slow down time.
"I was thinking we could go for a walk through the gardens, or we could have a picnic if you're hungry. Anna offered shyly.
Elsa thought for a moment. "I'm thinking of having a chocolate picnic. Are you up for that, my snowflake?"
"I'm always up for chocolate!" Anna nodded enthusiastically. Obviously a chocolate picnic would be perfect, because chocolate was life to her. Anna's smile never left her lips when around Elsa. And her nickname of 'snowflake' was enough to make her melt. There was something so pure and innocent but also so bonding about Elsa, calling her anything other than her name.
"I knew you were." Elsa chuckled. "I packed a basket in the kitchen. Shall we fetch it?" She asked.
"Absolutely!" Anna nodded, looping her arm through Elsa's as they began to make their way to the dining hall. They skipped down the hall and grinned at each other, the memory of doing this as children, echoed in their heads.
They came to a stop outside the kitchen, where Gerda and Kai were having a casual chat.
"Gerda! Kai!" Anna greeted them excitedly as she detached herself from her sister to give the two maidservants who had been like parents to her after her biological parents had passed away.
Elsa pulled both Gerda and Kai into a group hug, with her sister included, of course.
Both the girls returned the hug with kind greetings in response. As shocked as Anna was when Elsa joined the group hug. Anna didn't know why it surprised her. But it did. Although she wasn't complaining.
((That's it for this chapter! Let me know what you think! Reviews are appreciated!)
