"Tell me again why we had to come here?" Kristoff continued to search for his luggage while Elsa continued to complain. Their plane had just landed in Arendelle, and she was already sweaty and irritated.
"Because Olaf and Marshmallow agreed that it would be good for us. Now, be a good little sister and help me find my bag." Elsa sighed as she looked for Kristoff's dark green bag. She already had her ice blue bags off to the side, but it appeared that Kristoff's were still on the plane. Elsa imagined Kristoff's bag getting lost, and couldn't help but smile at the thought of him having to buy foreign clothes.
"There it is, grab it!" Elsa was shocked out of her imagination. She quickly hauled the bag off of the carousel before letting it drop to the ground. Kristoff's huge smile appeared as he gestured for Elsa to walk in front of him.
"Ladies first." Elsa smiled and stuck her tongue out at him before walking towards the exit.
The first thing that Elsa noticed when she stepped outside was the heat. It had to be at least 100 degrees out here! It was definitely way too hot for people to be running around outside. The next thing she noticed, though, was the beach. It was literally just a few feet away. Not only was it super close to everything, but also absolutely gorgeous. The water was a deep blue, and the sand was a soft white. Elsa smiled at the change of scenery.
"It's no Aellysae, but I think it'll do just fine." Kristoff had moved to stand next to Elsa. She nodded her head and tried to take in the rest of the city. The siblings walked slowly towards the rental car that was waiting for them. They quickly thanked the driver before Kristoff took the keys. Elsa ungraciously threw the bags into the trunk before hopping into the passenger seat of the Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.
"How on earth can we afford this car?" Elsa couldn't help but admire the beauty that she was riding in.
"We can't. But Olaf and Marsh can. They wanted us to get out and see something other than snow, and what better way than to drive around in one of these?" Kristoff lovingly ran his hand over the steering wheel. Elsa couldn't help but laugh at how Kristoff couldn't keep his eyes off of the car. She was seriously worried that he was going to crash into something.
Kristoff drove the car as fast as was safe. He managed to get seen by police a few times, but Elsa assumed that the police weren't too concerned because they did nothing but smile and wave. After the initial shock of the new city wore off, she relaxed quite a bit. By the time Elsa was entirely at ease, Kristoff pulled into the parking lot of their hotel.
"Come on, Kris. Let's get in so we won't have to come back out." Kristoff looked up from the car.
"Oh, don't be such a grumpy gut. I'm not letting you stay inside that hotel room all summer. We're getting out and meeting people. We'll have daring adventures, and learn all kinds of new sports, and if you're nice, I'll take you out to one of the bars." Elsa clasped her hands together and pulled them to her chest. She gave Kristoff the most enthusiastic smile she could muster.
"Will you really?" Her smile fell as Kristoff caught on to her sarcasm. He sighed and grabbed his bags.
"Yes, really. But it's not looking too good for you right now." He started walking off quickly, and Elsa had to scramble to get her bags and catch up. You're just grumpy because you're hot. Take it easy, all right?
The siblings got themselves checked in and made their way to their room. Elsa knew that she was going to enjoy herself as soon as she stepped through the doorway. The room was huge, with a tan couch and loveseat sitting against one of the walls. A large, 72 inch plasma TV was up against the opposite wall, with cabinets underneath that held god-knows how many movies. Next to the cabinets was a bookshelf that held game consoles and games. Elsa quickly noticed the Xbox and knew that she and Kristoff would be putting it to good use. A large glass table was in between the TV and the couches, but closer to the couches. A small kitchen was off to the right side, and on the left were two doors. Behind each door was one of the bedrooms. A large, queen sized bed was in each room, along with tables, TVs, and bathrooms.
"I think Olaf may have overdone the planning." Elsa couldn't help but wonder aloud. How did he plan this anyways? He's not even out of high school!
"I think he did just perfect." Kristoff continued to stare. Neither one of the siblings had the nerve to touch anything yet. They were afraid that it was all a dream that could be taken away from them in an instant. However, Kristoff was the first one to take the chance. He threw his bags down and hopped onto the couch.
"God, Elsa. This place is amazing." Elsa nodded in agreement. She walked and put her bags gently by the door to one of the rooms. She slowly walked past a snoring Kristoff to stare out of the balcony window. The beach was easily visible, and there were even some sailors out on the water. She watched for a moment as the sailors brought one side of the boat up out of the water. It was actually really cool, Elsa admitted to herself. I wonder what it looks like when I'm actually on the beach?
"Come on, Kristoff. We have a beach to see." Elsa slapped her hand against Kristoff's abs. He jumped and rolled off the bed as Elsa laughed and walked into her room.
Elsa and Kristoff walked down the beach and took in everything that they could see. Elsa noticed the men's stares, and she couldn't help but wrap her arms around her stomach. It was never a comfortable feeling for her when she was the center of attention. It always made her nervous, and a lot of times she would end up having panic attacks. Thankfully, Kristoff noticed and would shoot daggers at any man that continued to stare. I need to find a way to thank him later.
"Whoa, look at that! How do they even do that?!" Elsa turned her head in the direction that Kristoff was pointing. The sailors were back, and Elsa just stopped and stared. The boat wasn't too far away, and Elsa could vaguely make out who was on it. One of the sailors was a man that seemed to be a little older than Kristoff. He had ginger hair that was gorgeously windswept. He had distinct muscle lines, but not too distinct. Next to him was a girl that came up to his shoulders. She had strawberry blonde hair that was put into two braided pigtails. Even with the distance, it was easy to see the large amount of freckles on her cheeks and shoulders. She's pretty cute.
"What was that?" Elsa shot her head towards Kristoff. She was confused. What was Kristoff talking about? Elsa's eyes widened as she realized what was going on. You said that out loud! Quick, just look at something else! Elsa's eyes quickly scanned the beach for something else to look at. She found a small ice cream parlour sitting just a few metres away from where the siblings were. Elsa grabbed Kristoff's hand and started pulling him.
"Come on. Let's go relax in there. It's getting way too hot for me to function."
"Smart move. I think I've sweated out almost 5 pounds." Kristoff used his other hand to wipe the sweat off of his forehead before wiping it on Elsa's arm. She shrieked and jumped away from him. Kristoff doubled over in laughter, clutching his stomach and shaking his shaggy blonde hair.
"Don't be such a girl, Elsa." Elsa wiped the sweat off of her arm and proceeded to wipe it on her shorts.
"Well, in case you haven't noticed, I am a girl." Kristoff scoffed and walked into the parlour. Elsa jogged in after him and immediately fell in love with the building.
The inside of the building was an ice blue colour, with darker hues running in random patterns. It was designed to look like cracked ice. Paper snowflakes were hanging from the ceiling and would have looked tacky if they wouldn't have had children's names on them. The room was very cool, and most people were even wearing jackets. Elsa smiled to herself. This is just like home.
"Yoo-hoo!" Elsa turned her head to see the large man sitting behind the counter. He had dirty blonde hair and an adorable green toboggan on his head. His cheeks were rosy, and his eyes were shining. Elsa thought that the man looked like Santa Clause. She lifted her hand to her mouth to keep herself from laughing.
Kristoff was the first one to reach the counter. He immediately began studying what was on the menu. Elsa was quick to follow suit.
"You two are new in town, ja?" The man's enormous smile stayed on his face. His teeth were shiny white, and the man looked downright jolly.
"Umm, yes we are. We're just here on vacation, though." Elsa offered the man a smile before looking back down with Kristoff. The menu looked like it held nothing but delicious delicacies. She didn't even know what to try first. She felt her head start to ache from the amount of options that she had, when her eyes were suddenly drawn to one section.
Chocolate.
Elsa quickly scanned the list, and found every single item to sound absolutely mouth-watering. She finally picked one out, and looked up to see the kind man smiling at her. Another smile graced her lips, and she couldn't keep the childlike desire out of her voice.
"Can I have a Chocolate Special?" The big man clapped his hands happily.
"Of course! It's one of my favourites. How about you?" The man turned to look at Kristoff. Kristoff had his hand on his chin and was still staring intently at the menu.
"I think I'll just have a coke float." The man nodded his head.
"Go sit down, and I'll bring it to you. Ja?" Elsa nodded and smiled at the man as she dragged Kristoff to a table in a deserted corner of the small shop.
"A coke float? Seriously? Did you not see the mass amount of options?" Elsa couldn't keep the teasing out of her voice.
"Of course I saw all of the options! I plan on trying every single one of them by the time we leave. I just don't think I'm quite ready for too much sugar right now. My stomach is still stuck on that plane with the horrible food." Elsa felt her stomach twist at Kristoff's words. He had a point. The plane food was horrible.
"Okay, you make a good point." Kristoff nodded in approval that Elsa had agreed with him on something.
"But that doesn't mean that I don't think you're crazy. You didn't even get chocolate." Elsa let the corner of her mouth tilt up into a teasing smile.
"Not everyone is as obsessed with chocolate as you, Els. We don't all have amazing metabolisms." Elsa lifted a hand to her chest and faked a hurt expression.
"How dare you mock my chocolate loving? You know, I bet if you worked out a little more, then you'd be able to eat all the chocolate that you want." A bare foot connected with her shin, and she couldn't stop herself from laughing. Kristoff kicked her leg again, and she tried her hardest to calm down.
"Here you go; one Chocolate Special, and one coke float, all on the house. If you need anything else, my name is Oaken. Just call over to me, ja?" Elsa smiled as Oaken set her treat down on the table. Elsa stared in awe at the amount of chocolate that was put into that one bowl. There was three scoops of chocolate ice cream, covered in hot fudge, with chocolate sprinkles and chocolate chips scattered on top of it.
"If you don't have a heart attack from that, then you'll be my hero. Just saying." Elsa smirked at Kristoff before diving in. Kristoff just stared in awe as his little sister emptied an entire bowl of ice cream within 10 minutes. He was even more impressed that she had eaten like a lady. She didn't stuff her face with large bites, and she never got any chocolate on her face. She finally set her spoon down, and Kristoff looked down to realize that he hadn't even taken a drink.
"Am I going to have to wait long? I think it's time to get back outside. It shouldn't be as hot now." Kristoff nodded in agreement and quickly finished off his drink. He felt a small ache in his head, and his hands instantly shot up to press against his temples.
"Brain freeze!" Elsa laughed at Kristoff's predicament.
"Push your thumb against the roof of your mouth." Kristoff moved his hand and stuck his thumb in his mouth. After a few moments of waiting, Kristoff's face finally relaxed.
"Thankth, Eltha." Kristoff had tried to talk with his thumb still in his mouth. Elsa chuckled and stood up, taking a hold of Kristoff's free hand.
"Anytime, dork. Now come on. I want to explore this foreign land."
"Anna, are you tethered in?" Anna quickly looked over to see Hans getting ready to tack. She tied the last strap before giving Hans a thumbs up.
"Let's do this!" Hans ducked and rolled just as soon as the sail went whizzing over his head. He pulled tightly on the jibsheet, and Anna felt the boat whirl around to head back to the shore. The ocean spray kept her face cool. Her braids were flying behind her because of the speed that the siblings had gathered.
"Ready?" Hans started to tighten the tension on the main sail. Anna could feel the boat start to pick up even more speed. Soon, the hull that she was standing on was rising off of the water. Anna carefully moved over to where she could lean off of the edge of the hull. She let her hand touch the water, and a laugh erupted from her mouth. The hull continued to rise, and soon Anna was practically standing up vertically with the boat.
"Don't fall, Hans!" Anna had looked down to see Hans keeping his feet firmly planted in the straps. He was practically lying back against the hull as the boat continued to sail at almost a 90 degree angle with the water. Anna's heart continued to rush. Excitement was building in her chest, and she couldn't help but to just laugh out with the sheer joy of sailing.
"Alright Anna, come back down slowly. We're almost to shore, and we need to start slowing down." Anna felt a small sense of disappointment that their fun was almost over.
"Do I have to come down?"
"If you stay, you'll be buying me a new boat." Anna frowned and slowly climbed down. The hull began to lower back down to the water. Hans moved back so he could control the rudder. Anna scooted forward and took hold of the jibsheet. She waited patiently for Hans' command.
"Alright. Slowly let the jib out. That's good. Not too fast." Hans continued to instruct Anna as the boat started slowing down. The boat gave a small jolt, and the sand scraped against the underside of the hull. Anna hopped down and wiggled her toes in the sand. The world seemed to gently sway, but Anna was so used to the feeling that it no longer bothered her.
"Help me pull this onto the shore." Anna turned around to see Hans pulling at the boat. She smiled and ran behind the boat. She pushed as hard as she could, and the boat slowly moved up onto the beach. Anna furrowed her brows in concentration, and her tongue stuck out at the side. She went to give the boat another big push, but it shot out from in front of her. She fell face first into the sand.
"Hey!"
"Don't you "hey" me. I was just trying to help, short fry." Anna's head shot up as she heard the retort. Nala was standing in front of her and offering her hand. Anna smiled and let Nala pull her onto her feet. Hans had already started putting the sails away, and wasn't paying attention to anything else. Simba was standing behind Nala and nodded in Anna's direction.
"How'd you enjoy the sandwich?" Simba burst into laughter at his joke, and Nala just rolled her eyes.
"That was so lame." However, even Anna couldn't help but laugh. It might have been dumb, but that's what made it so funny. That, and the fact that Simba was practically busting a gut with how hard he was laughing.
"Don't encourage him." Nala scolded Anna. She tried her hardest to quit laughing, but as soon as she got control of herself, she saw Simba's face, and she burst into laughter once again. Nala sighed in irritation and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Okay, okay. I'm good. I think I'm done now." Anna wiped the tears from her eyes and stood up straight. She looked around the beach and tried to see if she could find Rapunzel or Belle. While she was looking, she noticed an unfamiliar head of platinum hair. New people were very few, and Anna wondered whom the hair belonged to. She looked closer and tried to notice as many details as she could.
The girl had her hair in a loose braid that hung over her left shoulder. Her skin was really pale, which just added to her hair. She was wearing a simple ice blue tank top, with a pair of denim shorts. Beside her was a man that was very tall. The girl only came up to his shoulders. His hair was blonde, and very shaggy as far as she could tell. His skin was darker than the girl's, but not very tanned, either. Anna tried to pay more attention to the guy, but her eyes were continuously drawn to the girl. Even from this distance, Anna could tell that she was absolutely beautiful.
"Earth to Anna. Where has your head taken you?" Anna shook her head and looked back to Nala. She had a small smirk on her face, and her arms were still crossed, but more in a teasing manner.
"Were you talking to me?" Anna was confused. Had Nala really been talking? No, that was impossible. Anna would have heard her. But then again, maybe she had been entirely zoned out. It was definitely a possibility.
"I asked if you were ready to go. Hans and Simba already went off to the surf shop." Anna's mouth made a tiny "o" as she nodded. Nala smiled and started to walk in the direction of the surf shop. Anna turned around one last time, hoping to see the new girl again, but she was gone. She decided that it wasn't worth worrying about, and quickly jogged off after Nala.
"I hate volleyball." Kristoff continue to drag Elsa through the beach courts. Elsa was starting to feel the effects of the plane ride, and wanted to do nothing more than go back to the hotel room and sleep. Unfortunately, Kristoff had other plans.
"You're a blonde. It's impossible for you to hate volleyball. Now come on. I wanna watch those two over there." Kristoff pointed to a young couple on the far court. They looked like they were really good, but Elsa knew absolutely nothing about volleyball, so she wasn't sure.
The siblings made it to the court and sat down on the beach. They had a perfect view of the court, and were able to watch as the young couple passed the ball back and forth. The girl looked like she was a little younger than Elsa, though not by much. She had short brown hair and dazzling green eyes. She was wearing a purple bikini top and some purple and gold shorts. The man across from her looked like he was about as tall as Kristoff. He had dark brown hair and a goatee, with brown eyes to match. He was wearing nothing but dark purple swimming trunks.
"Heads up!" Elsa looked up in time to see the volleyball whiz right past her head. She yelped and covered her head in her hands. She could feel Kristoff shaking, and she elbowed him as hard as she could, but he just laughed even harder.
"I am so sorry! It didn't hit you, did it?" Elsa looked up to see the young girl looking at her with concerned eyes. Now that the girl was closer, Elsa could confirm that the girl was very cute. Adorable might have been a better word, but either way, both descriptions fit the girl. Elsa shook her head when she realized that the girl was waiting for her to answer.
"Did what? Oh! Oh, yeah. I mean, no, it didn't hit me. Yeah, no, I'm fine. It just scared me a bit." Elsa felt her cheeks start to burn. She had been staring at the girl, and then had answered like she had no idea what she was even talking about. She brought her eyes down to stare at the sand.
"Thank goodness. Don't worry, Eugene! She's fine!" Elsa looked over to see the guy sigh in relief.
"I'm Rapunzel." The girl held her hand out to Elsa. Elsa quickly shook it, trying to be careful not to seem too embarrassed.
"I'm Elsa. This is my brother, Kristoff." Elsa looked over to see Kristoff still laughing. She elbowed him again, and he caught his breath in time to shake Rapunzel's hand. Eugene jogged over to where the three were talking.
"I'm Flynn." Rapunzel rolled her eyes.
"His real name is Eugene. No one really calls him Flynn, even though he wants them to." Elsa smiled and shook the man's hand.
"Well, Flynn, it's nice to meet you." Flynn's smile grew wide as he moved to shake Kristoff's hand.
"I like this girl." Elsa smiled at his words. Rapunzel sat down beside Elsa.
"Is this your first day here?" Elsa looked back down at the sand, still not trusting herself to look at Rapunzel.
"Yeah, we just flew in this morning." Rapunzel clapped her hands together.
"That's so exciting! Have you been anywhere yet?" Elsa finally found the courage to look up and meet Rapunzel's gaze.
"Only this beach. We've walked up and down it all day." Rapunzel's eyes shined with something devious. She looked over at Flynn, but he was in a deep conversation with Kristoff about guy stuff. Elsa listened carefully to hear them talking about how much they could bench.
"Eugene!" He quickly looked up to meet Rapunzel's gaze.
"Is this important? We were sharing workout techniques." Rapunzel rolled her eyes and put a serious look on her face.
"Of course it is. We need to invite them to the party!" Flynn's face lit up just like Rapunzel's. He started nodding quickly.
"You guys should definitely go. It's going to be awesome. Our friend always has this Beginning of Summer party every year. How about it? You game?" Elsa opened her mouth to politely decline, but Kristoff beat her to the punch.
"Hell yeah! Just give me the time and address and we'll be there." Kristoff and Flynn gave each other a man-five before Flynn began telling him the address. Rapunzel just clapped her hands together excitedly.
"Yay! Don't worry about looking fancy. It's still warm here at night, so just wear something like what you're wearing now and it'll be perfect. See you there!" Rapunzel waved to Elsa and Kristoff before running back onto the sand court. Flynn soon followed suit, and Elsa and Kristoff were left on the sand.
"Why would you tell them yes? We just flew in, Kristoff. Today!" Kristoff just smiled at his little sister.
"Then this is the best time to meet people. Then we won't have to be worrying about making friends during the rest of the vacation." Elsa just sighed and angrily crossed her arms over her chest.
"I don't need friends." She mumbled under her breath.
"What was that?"
"Nothing." Kristoff gave her a weird look, but let it go anyways. He knew better than to push Elsa, and he wasn't going to start their vacation off with an argument. Elsa's mind started worrying about the party. It thought of every negative outcome that could happen. Elsa whined and threw her arm over her eyes as she fell back onto the sand.