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To say that Kristoff lived in a daze for the next few hours was an understatement. His knees all but buckled beneath him as he ice skated, and the tingling sensation fluttering from his heart made his usually powerful arms no tougher than boiled spaghetti. The smile that effortlessly broke out below his slightly large nose was arguably the strongest force on his body. Seeing her chip the ice of Elsa's rink with every poorly placed step brought a warmth to his lips that not only reminded him of their kiss but seemed to advertise their intimacy to the throngs of people around them.
This moment stuck out to him the most- well other than the moment when their lips actually met (but that one still felt like a dream). So dreamlike, in fact, that Kristoff began to question whether or not it had happened at all. It had been nearly two months since the day he'd been deemed Royal Ice Master and Deliverer. Fifty three days to be exact if he was counting. Which he was. Fifty three days since he'd kissed her. He was sure it wasn't a dream. Kristoff remembered what he felt and a person can't just imagine something that felt like….that. Right?
Walking through town with Sven by his side, Kristoff felt uncharacteristically torn about what course of action to take. His heart pulled him towards Anna but his head pushed him to accept that they were just friends. Friends who had happened to kiss. Kristoff ungracefully sunk to the ground with a groan and propped his back with the brick wall of the town well. Sven dropped his behind next to his conflicted friend.
"I think we scared her off, Sven," Kristoff said, rubbing his palm over his forehead.
Sven offered only a distinct expression that read, "What do you mean we?"
Kristoff groaned again, "We shouldn't have moved so fast! I'd only known her for two days and I had to ask to kiss her. Not that I needed more than two days to know I wanted to kiss her…but who asks a girl if he can kiss her anyway? Ugh!"
Sven sported a patient but somewhat exasperated expression as Kristoff continued.
"And she'd just gone through everything with Hans- what was I thinking? I'm just as bad as him!"
Sven snorted in argument.
"Ok, granted not exactly like Hans…or anything like him but… but, I pushed her away."
Sven swung and hooked his snout under Kristoff's arm, helping the man into a standing position. Both sulking, they entered the castle gates to their current home. The arches were grand and Kristoff felt small under the intricate architecture. After leaving Sven in the stables, Kristoff made his way up the stairs, heart and head still playing tug-o-war. Somewhere his body awareness got lost in-between.
"Kristoff!" He heard Anna yell from the top of the staircase.
Snapping from his thoughts he met her eyes and broad smile with his own goofy grin. She looked down at him with her hair in classic braided pigtails. The pale green dress she wore hugged her small frame, and Kristoff noted every curve. Having to consciously take a breath, he managed, "Hey Feisty-pants. Funny running into you here!" Expect that this is her castle….dammit! Kristoff mentally scolded himself.
Her giggles loosened the tension that collected in his shoulders. She said, "Yea! Funny seeing you too! You've only lived here for fifty three days." Anna seemed to gently choke with the end of her sentence and he swore he heard her add a "Wait, what?" Had she been counting?
She proceeded to reach into her dress pocket and shove a handful of chocolate into her mouth. Anna smiled abruptly, causing her chocolate filled cheeks to puff like a chipmunk.
Kristoff couldn't help but laugh at her adorableness. The warmth pooling in his chest gave him courage.
"Did you want to…I mean would you- would you want to do something tonight? With me. Kristoff. Me. Yea." So much for courage.
"Yes!" Anna answered before she seemed to even process his request. "Like now? Should I get changed? Like right now?" Anna shifted her weight back and forth, indicating she was ready to spring forward if their adventure were to begin that moment or backward if she had time to change into something more suitable than her house dress.
Kristoff, seemingly hypnotized by her, responded, "You look wonderful, but feel free to change if you wish." Surprisingly smooth for an ice harvester- they both noticed. Anna blushed and headed to her room.
As she retreated Kristoff's trance wore off with the realization that he had nothing planned. "And take your time! There's no rush!" He added desperately, hoping she took long enough for him to plan an awesomely romantic date. Wait, was this a date?
"This might be a date…" Kristoff whispered out loud. His eyes lit in remembrance of something. He glanced back at Anna's room to better gauge her progress, but the closed door revealed no indication.
Kristoff sprinted up the last few stairs he had yet to conquer and raced to the west wing where his room was located. Throwing open the door, he slid on his knees to the table drawer beside his bed and aggressively threw open the top drawer.
"Calm down," he coached himself.
Gingerly reaching in, he removed a dainty gold necklace that supported a small sparkling reindeer charm. Kristoff had bought it three weeks ago, hoping to give it to Anna as a gift when he asked her to be his…asked if she would…asked if they could… What's the right word for it? Kristoff didn't know, but whatever the label was, he wanted it with Anna.
He carefully placed the necklace in his jacket pocket and returned to his spot on the stairs as quickly as possible. He anxiously studied the stairs, attempting to count them and remember exactly where he was standing so that it looked like he hadn't moved. Step twenty-four? Fifteen? Jeez this was a big staircase. Taking his best guess, Kristoff stood on number eighteen and heroically puffed his chest, facing Anna's closed door.
"Kristoff?" He heard from below and behind him. Spinning on his heel he saw Anna ready to go, waiting patiently at the bottom of the steps for him. "What're you doing? Where'd you go?" She laughed at the panic in his eyes.
"Nothing- nowhere." Kristoff jogged down the steps to meet her. "Just waiting for you!"
She titled her head while the corners of her brows flicked downward for a second, but she accepted his response, "Okay! Where to?"
"Well I'm always up for a sled ride! You know I don't go anywhere without my fancy new 'Ice Master and Deliver' sled." Kristoff mentally slapped himself. Girls don't think sleds are cool.
She beamed at him only to succumb to her own blush and dropped eye contact. As she did so, Anna caught the glimmer of shiny metal hanging slightly from Kristoff's pocket.
"What's that?" She asked.
It was Kristoff's turn to blush as he realized that he'd been forced into a "now or never" situation. "Uh well Anna, I wanted to give this to you a while ago. Not too long after we…" Kristoff couldn't bring himself to verbally address their kiss.
"Yes, yes I remember," She cut him off awkwardly. Her left cheek twitched up and she avoided eye contact.
Kristoff's stomach twisted as he pulled the chain from its concealment and dangled it in front of her eyes. She went silent with wide, excited eyes that connected with his, searching for explanation.
Kristoff rubbed the back of his neck uncomfortably as he spit out random details that beat around his main point. "I mean it looked pretty in the window and you're, you know, really…so…you two had that in common. And it had a reindeer and we both really like reindeer. Well, I mean, Sven's my best friend and you, well I mean, you seem to really like him too. I mean probably not so much that you want to wear a charm of him around your neck, but I thought hey- this could remind you of me! So if you want to wear it you could. If you…so…desire." Kristoff tightened his lips, prohibiting further word leakage.
Anna's bright smile allowed two small giggles to escape, popping like bubbles as they hit the air. "Kristoff. It's adorable! I love it! It looks just like Sven!"
Anna sharply turned her back to him so that he could put the necklace on for her. Kristoff couldn't contain the sheepish look that arrogated his face. Putting his arms over her to put the necklace on, Kristoff took a step in. His chest was only inches from her back and he remembered how his hands had held her to him fifty three days ago. Had it gotten hotter in here?
Trying to conceal his shaking hands, Kristoff somewhat clumsily managed to clasp the necklace so that it hung perfectly around her neck and collarbone. She looked down and admired the charm with her fingertips. Anna quickly spun around to face him. He had yet to put any distance between them.
"Kristoff," her voice squeaked as she looked up into his caramel eyes.
"WHAT is going on here?!"
I have a feeling that I'm almost always going to end on cliffhangers- but I promise this story has an outline, I know where it's going!There will be drama to come- stay tuned :)
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