Well, better late than never, right? I am terribly sorry ad I'm determined to continue with this, so I'm going to try and get a few chapters down over the next few days, yayy! Obviously I don't own anything fun, sadly.
Elsa woke to a hammering on the front door of her apartment, which felt somewhat cruel on her day off. She rarely got visitors, particularly ones that didn't call first, and as far as she's aware she wasn't expecting any visits from the landlord or estate agent or anything. I mean, she hadn't exactly checked that the last rent cheque went through, but the money was in the account and everything, she didn't have to do more than that, right? A knock on the door shouldn't make her this nervous, particularly on a Tuesday. Being an adult sucked sometimes.
Then she heard Anna's voice through the keyhole, just like when they were kids. It was odd because back then Elsa would rarely open the door to Anna and now the prospect of her sister at the door sort of brightened her day. At the very least it beats waking up to an alarm. Or an angry landlord demanding rent. It was pretty much infinitely better than that.
"Elsa?" Anna clearly had her head squashed up against the door, because her voice was oddly muffled. Elsa sighed and staggered to her apartment door, grabbing her robe and throwing it over her pyjamas. As soon as Elsa cracked the door, before she had a chance to greet her sister and more importantly ask her what on earth she was doing here so early on her day off, Anna had burst through the door, making herself at home in a way that was both oddly comforting and uniquely Anna.
Anna looked oddly ruffled, sort of distracted but most importantly really rather damp. Elsa was vaguely aware of the rain outside but Anna would've let her know if she needed picking up. And surely she wouldn't have ran here if it was raining? Anna was occasionally a little reckless with her health and stuff, Elsa vividly remembers several trips to the ER with her parents, waiting in countless bland waiting rooms for Anna to be seen by various doctors. But surely Anna wouldn't have decided running for miles in the rain was a good idea? Particularly on a Tuesday, it would just be selfish, Elsa thought, then quickly felt a little guilty. Anna had headed straight for the coffee machine, because one coffee was never enough, although if questioned she would claim that it was all for Elsa, she was just being a loving sister.
"And to what do I owe this unexpected pleasure?" Elsa smiled at her sister, raising one eyebrow and fetching two mugs out of the cupboard and putting some bread in the toaster for breakfast. The two sisters had got closer over the past few months, but they weren't really at the stage where they'd just turn up at each other's places. It wasn't that it wasn't a nice surprise but they lived just far enough away from one another, and they both were just busy enough that it was always worth checking first.
Anna shrugged, smiling a little. Kristoff made her feel sort of weird, so she wasn't exactly sure how to phrase it. "I got caught in the hail at Archie's, but one of the other customers gave me a lift back, he lives in this building too. I figured coming to visit you was better than making him go out of his way. And I knew it was your day off… And, err, I don't have to be in class 'til noon, so I figured we'd hang out." Anna, out of nervous habit, started playing with her friendship bracelets.
Elsa liked seeing her sister like this. The last time someone made her fidget and smile in that secret, embarrassed way was Hans, her terrible ex-boyfriend. Well, he was terrible at the end anyway, but he was pretty sweet at the start and it was just exciting that Anna was that adorable, nervous sort of excited that came with a new crush. "So who is this mysterious Archie's customer slash neighbour then?"
If only her sister didn't know her quite so well! Crushes were one of those really embarrassing things to admit, Anna thought anyway, because it always feels like putting your soul on the line. It wasn't, obviously, but to outwardly declare that there was a boy that she liked and she wanted to see lots of him but she didn't know if anything at all would happen, that was hard. Particularly post-Hans.
"Just some guy, he goes to AU. Has a dog called Sven, who is sort of adorable." Anna's eyes widened a little, realising it almost sounded like she meant Kristoff. And if she was honest with herself, she did think he was sort of adorable, but she definitely wasn't at the stage of admitting it to Elsa yet. Well, not out loud anyway. "The dog, not the guy!" Anna decided to clarify as Elsa was quietly buttering her toast and laughed to herself, turning away from the kitchen counter to face her sister.
"And the guy, be honest Anna!" Elsa smiled and chewed on her first slice of toast, leaning on the kitchen counter. It had been far too long since she was able to tease her sister like this, so Anna's got another think coming if she thinks she's going to wriggle out of it that easily. "Besides, I think I know who you're talking about, our mail gets confused sometimes, he's in the apartment directly above. Kristoff Bjorgman, 4J. Excitable chocolate lab. He is cute, you could definitely do worse!" She winked at her sister and grinned, taking another bite of her toast.
Anna sighed, shaking her head. Sisters, who'd have them?!
Okay, so I'm not convinced this is the best update ever, but let me know what you think (reviews are my kryptonite, seriously) and I've already started on the next chapter and I'm bored at home, so expect far more regular updates, yayyyy (I think, right?)!