It was 8 AM. Elsa's phone buzzed repeatedly from beside her on her bed causing her to wake up. She made sure that her phone's alarm made as little sound as possible so that it she wouldn't accidentally wake Anna up. She learned that the wall that separated their two rooms wasn't as soundproof as she thought it was when on the first day of school, she was unexpectedly awaken by the sound of Anna's alarm.
Elsa was somewhat glad for the experience. Anna had no idea that Elsa could hear her alarm. Though it was annoying, this allowed Elsa to find out what time Anna woke up each day for her classes, and for Elsa to know what times not to leave her room so she wouldn't run into Anna. She had done something similar with all her past roommates. Not that she ever hated her roommates. Or Anna for that matter. In fact, Elsa was surprised at how well she interacted with Anna. None of her other roommates had ever even tried getting Elsa out of her room before. Not like Anna. Anna was different. Anna actually made Elsa consider opening up to her. Not just opening up her door, but her feelings as well. Like on the first day they met.
It scared her a little.
"I can't afford to get too close... Not again," she had told herself.
Without opening her eyes, Elsa's arm reached across the bed, feeling around for her cell phone as it continued to buzz. After four failed attempts at grabbing for her phone, she finally managed to grab hold of it and brought it to her face. Opening her eyes, she pressed the power button to turn the display on and immediately squinted to try to see past the glare of the screen. She turned her alarm off and sighed in relief as the phone stopped buzzing.
She stayed in her bed and stared at the ceiling. This morning her class was earlier than Anna's. She wouldn't have to worry about running into Anna while she got ready for class.
Elsa felt guilty about avoiding Anna. After all, Anna had done nothing wrong to her. Nothing except being kind and friendly and attractive. Wait... what?
Anna was attractive. Elsa couldn't deny it. But she wasn't ignoring her because she had developed feelings for Anna, no- they had only just met. She was doing it so that she wouldn't develop any feelings for her.
But you can't avoid her for the rest of the year. She's too persistent.
She facepalmed with both hands and then rolled out of bed, proceeding to the bathroom to perform her morning routine.
Anna had trouble sleeping last night. She managed to get a few winks, but ultimately, she could not sleep.
It never plagued her mind as much as it did now, about one week after they'd met. What on Earth did Anna do to Elsa to get her to avoid her? It puzzled the girl to no end. They totally hit it off until dinner that day!
It must have been something I said. Or maybe...
Do I smell bad?
The sound of a door opening distracted Anna from her thoughts. Her eyes widened. The sound couldn't be from anywhere else other than Elsa's door. Elsa was awake.
Anna heard the sound of footsteps followed by another door shutting. The bathroom door.
Anna had already done her business in the bathroom prior to Elsa waking up. For this she was glad. A plan started to formulate in Anna's head that would finally, hopefully, get Elsa to spend some time with Anna.
The redhead twiddled her thumbs as she waited for Elsa to finish in the bathroom and go back to her room before making her move. Surely Elsa thought that Anna was still asleep at this time, so Anna was sure her plan would would succeed. She heard the door of the bathroom open and the door of Elsa's room close. Perfect.
Estimating that Elsa's class was at 9AM, with the lights still off, Anna quickly got dressed and prepared herself for the day in her room, being as quiet as she could so as to not give Elsa any hints that she was awake.
Once she was ready, Anna turned the door handle of her room all the way before cautiously pulling it open, stepping out into the brightly lit kitchen. She tiptoed her way to the kitchen table and sat down quietly, waiting for Elsa to leave her room once again.
She pulled out her phone to play Flappy Bird while she waited.
After dying about twenty times and trying not to curse every time she did, the sound of Elsa's door opening caused Anna to jump. The younger girl stood up as Elsa stepped out. She hadn't noticed Anna sitting at the table.
"Good morning, Elsa!" Anna shouted a bit too enthusiastically.
Elsa froze in her tracks, realizing that Anna was in the room. She had almost made it to the door. Almost. She turned halfway to face Anna.
"A-Anna..." she began.
"I was just about to leave to grab a coffee at Tim Hortons. Do you want to come? I'm buying. No need to pay me back this time." Anna knew that Elsa was too polite to refuse. After all, Elsa had never refused any of the coffee or donuts she had brought her the past week. Elsa couldn't run back to her room to hide, either. And if Elsa did refuse, Anna would just tag along with her as she walked to class. The redhead decided that she didn't care if she came off as clingy. She was allowed to be clingy after being completely ignored for about a week now.
Elsa bit her lip and paused to think.
It... can't be do any harm. I was about to go there myself, anyway. And I at least know enough about Anna to know that she won't take no for an answer. I don't even have to talk to her if I don't want to.
She stared at Anna for the first time in a while.
And how could I say no to a face like that?
Elsa tried her best to give a convincing smile.
"Sure, why not," she saw Anna's face light up almost instantly at her words.
The two set off to leave for Tim Hortons, Elsa trying to walk a bit faster than Anna to try to keep at least a little distance between them, and Anna skipping along happily, catching up to Elsa every time.
Anna was elated that her little plan had worked. She was spending time with her roommate now! Her wonderful roommate whom she'd only gotten to know briefly. But now it was time for another round of questions that was sure to get Elsa talking to her again. Maybe she'd even find out what she did to deserve this treatment. Anna stopped skipping and matched Elsa's walking speed.
"So what have you been up to, Elsa?" She panted in between words.
Elsa had resolved not to speak to Anna on the way to Tim Hortons, but really, it would be rude to not answer her.
"I've been, uh, busy. School stuff, you know?"
"Oh, how is fourth year by the way?" Anna asked curiously.
Elsa's eyes found Anna's and she forced a smile.
"It's been all right," Elsa paused, thinking of what to say next so as to not sound boring. I just auditioned for the fourth year musical production." She watched from the corner of her eye as Anna's smile grew.
"No way! Congrats! ...Hang, on. You didn't get the part yet. I meant good luck!" Anna wanted to say and ask so much more, but she was scared that maybe her motor mouth was one of the things that deterred Elsa from her. So she just smiled and waited for Elsa to speak.
"Thank you," Elsa said as she turned her eyes to the ground.
A silence followed for a couple of seconds before Anna spoke up again.
"I'm sure you'll get the part," Slowly and calmly, Anna. She inhaled and exhaled before speaking again. "I haven't heard you sing before, but you must be fantastic." Elsa looked back at Anna, genuinely smiling this time. "You have a really nice speaking voice, so something tells me that your singing is phenomenal." Yes! Nailed the calm thing. You go, Anna.
"I'm not so sure about that, but thank you nonetheless." Elsa hadn't noticed that the distance she tried so hard to keep between her and Anna had begun to close as they walked.
"So which musical is it? Is it an original production, or something from Broadway?"
Elsa hesitated before speaking. Somehow this girl always had questions to ask and things to say.
"We're doing Rent."
Anna pondered a bit before admitting that she had never seen it before. Elsa explained that she might have been too young at the time of its initial showing, but there was a movie adaptation that she could check out that featured the original cast members. As they spoke, Anna couldn't help but notice how Elsa's loved talking about musicals and all things related. How her eyes sparkled and her face lit up. She was so caught up in it and before they knew it, they had arrived at Tim Hortons.
"Alright, Elsa. What'll you have?" Anna asked as they lined up to approach the cashier.
Almost instinctively, Elsa said she wanted a French Vanilla. She needed her caffeine, but also wanted something sweet to drink. Anna nodded in understanding and decided to get a hot chocolate for herself. When the time came, Anna ordered the drinks with Elsa standing beside her (but still keeping her distance). Anna reached into her bag for her wallet and-
She searched the front pocket. She searched the back pocket. Her face started to heat up and sweat as she began to panic.
Shit... SHIT. Where's my wallet?
She rummaged through her bag a second time.
Pleeeeeeease don't tell me I left it in my room!
Having noticed her struggle and hearing her almost inaudible cursing, Elsa stepped in front of Anna and pulled out her own wallet to pay.
Anna blanched. It was her idea to come here, and she offered to pay. And now Elsa was the one paying. Damn it! This is terrible! I must look like a total douche-bag to her right now.
Elsa turned to her with the drinks in her hands. Before she could apologize, Elsa smiled and told her not to worry about it.
"You bought me all those coffees and donuts before without me even asking. This is the least I could do."
Pulling out her phone to check the time, Elsa announced to Anna that she had to go to class. She waved goodbye, leaving Anna to drink her hot chocolate alone.
With her mind still lingering on the events that had just occurred, Anna mentally berated herself because of her one mistake.
I bet she hates me even more now.
She took a sip of her hot chocolate without thinking.
She burned her tongue.
A/N Hellooooooo! I want to say thank you for the positive response to the first chapter! I hope you all enjoy this one and the ones to come :D
I promise I'll stop being mean to Anna. Soon. Maybe.
Also please let me know how I'm doing! This is my first fic hahaha.