Hey Guys! Again, long time no see and all and nope, I haven't updated Ownership yet, Thank you sooo much school! (cough*sarcasm*cough) Anyway, just made this thing for valentine's day and eh, why not? XD Yeah, again, SUPER Late but better late than never is what i always believe XD
Also, I'm again not sure when did this happen in A Cat's Tale universe but ugh, just...need...to...write...XD Okay done talking, enjoy the fic!
Today is a very special day in Arendelle; snow falling softly, the young men serenading their respective girls, the elderly men taking their wives for a wintry stroll and even young love blossomed in this fine eventful day.
Everyone looked a lot happier than usual because today, it's a day filled with love, compassion, and understanding; in other words, Valentine's Day.
"EEIIIEEEKKK! ELSA! Guess who's been asked to a romantic date today!? Really, Guess!" Anna, the young princess of Arendelle can't help but shriek as she bounced up and down from where she was standing and shaking her caught-off guard sister who only wanted to spend some time alone reading her books at the library.
"Wha-Anna! Slow down, I can't "guess" if you kept on spinning me around with you!" Elsa tried to reason with her sister with a hint of amusement
"Sorry! I mean sheesh! Since it's been a long time since he asked me out. Elsa…where do you think he'll take me? Oh, I hope it's that cliff and nice waterfall just outside the village! I've been only there once…you know…with him but I learned my lesson! Sooo…Agh! Elsa I can't wait!" Anna practically screamed and Elsa thought all of Arendelle can hear her.
"Well, wherever he takes you, I'm sure it would be wonderful" Elsa settled on that knowing whenever her sister gets this excited, no words can penetrate that energetic skull of hers.
"Yeah, I think you're right, well if I know him better, he's already planning how to sweep me off my feet!"
"Agh! Sven! What do I do?!" a very nervous mountain man cried to his best friend
The reindeer just sat next to him on the hay, contentedly chewing a carrot as he "listened" to his pal's problem
"I just had to go blurt out something like that! Sure, it has been a while since we dated but usually it was just trips to the mountains or my family but today is special and I really want her to never forget this day, you know?" Kristoff asked as he shook his messy blonde hair
Sven just stared at the distraught men saying "Really? That's it?"
"Don't look at me like that, I like to see you try and make plans for a date with the Princess of Arendelle."
Sven just continued giving him that look
"Of course I know she would like anything as long as it has to do with outdoors but still, she's a princess and I'm…" he trailed off as he slumped on his hay "…just me…" he finished with a sigh
"Well what you need, is some help!" came a voice
The harvester shot up as he hesitantly glanced at his friend "Sven…did you just…"
"Really? Down here, mountain man" said the voice as both man and reindeer looked down to see Tom staring at them incredulously
"Oh, sorry Tom" he apologized
The cat just waved his paw dismissively then asked "so…what's going on?"
With that, Kristoff told him about his poorly planned "date" and not knowing how to make it special.
Tom rubbed his chin in thought "well…from what I understand is that you seriously need help from some love experts"
The man cringed at the image of his family "helping" him plan his and Anna's date "ah I don't think so Tom, I think I'll be fine on my own"
"Suit yourself but word of advice… it should always come from here" Tom stated as he pointed at Kristoff's heart then he ran off the stables.
Kristoff mulled it over for a while "must come from here…" he echoed the smiled as an idea formed
Elsa was walking quietly to her room, stack of unread books in her arms as she decided that she would indulge herself in fictional stories and what not. Sighing in relief once she managed to enter without tripping or dropping a book and placed them on top of her bed.
She smiled with pride and thankful that there weren't any planned balls or parties today since some of the staff went home to their families to celebrate as well. Some might think that the Queen would be crest-fallen seeing she hasn't been able to find a suitable man yet but Elsa doesn't need one, content with just the love of her family in the meantime.
She must have been reading for a while now when a knock on her door interrupted her reading. She looked up in confusion then granted permission to enter and her jaw went slack when Kai entered carting a large amount of flowers and chocolates inside her room.
Elsa managed to withhold the urge to drool as she hesitantly stood up "uh Kai? As much as I love chocolate and these type of flowers but, I don't recognize these chocolates from the usual shops we always get our chocolates from" she said as she inspected one
Kai just grunted as he replied "as did I, Your Majesty but I saw these just outside the gates with a note saying it's for you" as he handed her the said note
She took it questioningly and her brows furrowed as it only read "To: Queen Elsa" and there was no indication from who sent it or where it came from.
"So…what do you suggest I do?" she asked unsurely as she stared at the heart shaped boxes of chocolates, waiting to be devoured-in Elsa's opinion.
Kai seemed to catch this as he amusingly chuckled "well, it is Valentine's Day and these are certainly for you, so it does not take a genius to know what you should do, Your Majesty" he said, winking
Elsa blush a little but giggled at her father-figure as she confidently picked one box up and opened it.
Meanwhile, Kristoff was in the Royal Library, a pen in hand as he stared down at the blank sheet of paper with a disgruntled expression
He gripped his hair as he groaned "ugh, come on Kristoff, it can't be that hard to write a love letter to her"
Already twenty minutes and he was tempted to give up but a soft voice entered his ears "Monsieur Kristoff?"
He turned to the entrance and sighed in relief that it wasn't Anna but it was only a maid, Anne. "Oh, it's just you, sorry Anne, I thought you were Anna or something" Kristoff nervously chuckled as he rubbed his neck.
The young maid giggled at him as she entered the room and neared him, peering over his shoulder to look at the desk "and what's with the paper, Monsieur?"
"Huh…oh that, well I was planning on writing a letter for Anna and planned to read them her but I just can't get the words out" he replied exasperated
"Well why didn't you say so, maybe I could help"
"Really?"
"Of course Monsieur Kristoff"
"Oh, gee, thanks and you can call me Kristoff…if you want to that is" he hastily added as he nervously laugh causing the young maid to giggle
"I would be honored…Kristoff" she smiled at him
He smiled back "Okay so what do you suggest?"
"Well…for starters, say what you feel about her"
"Uh, yeah I tried but it's really hard" he answered as he rubbed his neck sheepishly
"Nonsense, as long as it comes from here" she points at his chest "then the words can flow easily"
"Tried it, but it's hard. Whenever I think about her, my words get stuck in my tongue, you know?"
"Hmm…if that is the case, why don't you pretend I'm Anna and you can say what you wanted to say to her then?"
"What?! No, I couldn't!"
"Sure you can!"
"But-
-do you want to impress her or not?" she cuts him off
Kristoff pondered over this then sighed "if that's what it takes then…"
"Good! Now imagine I'm the Princess, say what you want her to hear"
He sighed then took a deep breathe, starting "Anna…"
The Young Princess of Arendelle happily skipped around the halls, excited and eager for the surprise her mountain man boyfriend has in store for her.
"Maybe I can make him squeeze a few details about our date" Anna muttered happily as she passed by doors and rooms but then heard a voice that's distinctively like her boyfriend.
Turning a corner, she followed the voice of her beloved and pressed her ear to the door. she silently gasped that her boyfriend wasn't the only one in the room.
"Calm down Anna, maybe he just broke something and had a maid clean it for him, yeah, no big deal" Anna thought
Then looked miffed when she heard Kristoff's companion's voice, a female one at that, now tempted; Anna quietly opened the door slightly to avoid being seen and glared as her Kristoff is talking to one of the beautiful maids in the castle and one of them is the one Anna didn't like the most.
Ever since the Great Thaw, Elsa and Anna thought it fit to hire new more staffs but Elsa just had to pick one that looks gorgeous that may be a possible threat to her relationship with Kristoff but after a few days, she didn't even feign interest in her boyfriend, only occasionally throwing looks at him…or was it to her sister? Still she did not like it and now, she's throwing moves at him. Not only that, she also has the same name as her only replacing the "a" at the end.
Anna just wanted to go in there and punched that girl like she did with that backstabbing prince but what words she heard next froze her "…ever since I first met you, I couldn't describe this feeling I'm feeling right now. I just knew, that from the moment you came in my life, it hit me like a sack of carrots…"
She couldn't believe her ears; Kristoff is confessing his hidden feelings for Anne!?
"…and as we went on this thrilling journey, I became fonder of you until I realized that I'm…"
She didn't hear the rest of it as she backed away from the library doors and ran.
"…really being cheesy, aren't I?" Kristoff finished as he shook his head causing the young woman to giggle "I think it was sweet, Kristoff though I know you can do better than that"
"That's all I got, help me out" he said as he glanced at his shoes
"Well, maybe if we go somewhere you two like to hang around, you'll have more words to say" Anne suggested
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea"
Olaf was happily skipping across the snowy garden, occasionally catching some falling snowflakes as he happily sings
"In the castle, the snowy castle, the Snow Queen sleeps, today!"
He belted as he hops around then stopped when he heard a faint sob. He followed the sound and looked surprised that it was Anna, cloaked in her wintry gear, covering her face with her hands as she tucked her knees near her chest. In that moment, Olaf wondered why she was crying under a snowy tree and in Valentine's Day of all days.
"Anna?"
Sniffling as she glanced at him, wiping her tears gently "oh…hi Olaf…" she softly replied
"What's wrong?" Olaf asked as he sat down next to her
Anna gently laughed " Can…I ask you a question, Olaf?" completely ignoring the question
"Sure!" he stated cheerily, willing to do anything to make his friend happy again
"What could you do, if you lost someone you love to another?"
Olaf pondered over it, oblivious to the "someone" Anna was mentioning and said "Well, if that person really loves you so much and you love him back, then I would do everything I can to remind that someone again the love you both share"
That was actually something Anna didn't expect him to answer believing that the real answer was sitting here and be depressed but Olaf's answer gave her new found hope.
With a new sense of determination, she stood up but not before giving the snowman a hug and ran out of the garden, shouting a "Thank you Olaf!"
Olaf just waved at her, "Happy to help" he replied, looking proud then he looked confused "wait, you didn't tell me what's wrong" he shouted back to her but she was long gone.
He stared at the direction where she ran off and considered chasing her but then-a snowflake caught his eye as he happily chased after it.
Anna barged inside Elsa's room, the door slamming loudly as it collided with the wall beside it, startling a chocolate- of- a- mess-sister who just woke up from her slumber "wha? Anna?" but her sister didn't seem to hear her, pacing around her carpet, grabbing some chocolate from Elsa's bundle then made a loud "ahah!" as she ran out of the room.
"What just happened?" Elsa asked as she stared after the direction her sister ran off too
Tom, who was reading and seating quietly in his bed, flipped one page of his book and said "No idea"
Elsa just stared at him for a moment then back to where Anna stood moments ago and shrugged, going back to reading the book she embarrassingly left when she passed out from eating too much chocolate.
Elsa just glanced at her book then eyes landing to the still not eaten treats a little to temptingly
"Well, maybe one more couldn't hurt" she muttered with a smile as she plopped another one in her mouth.
Anna wasn't jealous, no sir, she could not get jealous just because a maid with a name that sounds exactly like her own, has nicer hips, pretty redder shade of hair, sky blue eyes that maybe do sparkle at night is hanging around with Kristoff, going to the places usually he and her alone go to. Nope, Anna's not jealous at all.
At least, that's what she keeps telling herself.
And nope, Anna still didn't get jealous even after Kristoff walked hand in hand with her, pulling her along the stables where he introduced Sven to the dev-err, the maid. No, Anna was not seething in anger when Sven allowed the WOMAN to pet him, and Anna didn't even blow a fuse when Sven took a liking to HER. No, Anna was just a picture of pure calmness as she strolled by, hands behind her back as she smiled innocently at them like it was an everyday occurrence. Yes, still she remained calm when he called HER "feisty pants"
Yes, just pure ca-
"Anna what do you think you're doing?!" Kristoff cried out as he was being pulled by the ear-rather painfully might he add- and being dragged inside the castle.
Once Anna found a secluded place, she roughly let go of his ear and scowled at him "What am I doing?!What are YOU doing?! Bringing a girl to the places we usually go to!" she shouted, flailing her arms in the air
"Wha-Anna, have you been spying on us?"
"Er...so what if I am, that's not the point! Why her? Is it because she's prettier than me? Because she's more womanly? I thought you love me!"
"I do! Anna where did you get all this ideas from?! You're the only girl for me!" Kristoff tried easing his frantic princess
"LIES! I HEARD YOU WERE SEEING EACH OTHER BEHIND MY BACK! I HEARD YOU SAYING THAT YOU LOVE HER INSIDE THE LIBRARY!" Anna screamed now tears falling freely
"What, Anna no! IT's not like that!" Kristoff said frantically holding Anna's hands but she backed away "I'm such a fool, here again in this situation where I thought I finally found the perfect guy for me but then reality decided to slap some sense into me…again. I should have known by now that I'm always second best; to my parents, to the council, to Elsa and now…to you" Anna whispered, bitterly
"Anna, are you hearing yourself?! Please let me explain!"
"No, you've said enough!" with that being said, Anna ran, as fast as she could "Anna!" Kristoff called but she was already gone. Kristoff heaved, now believing his Anna could think such a way. Sighing, he pressed his hands to his face as he slumped down on the ground, feeling the world's biggest jerk ever.
Anna's vision was blurry but she didn't care, all the thoughts running through her mind now was the fear of rejection, being alone. Images of childhood days alone in the castle flashed before her eyes, the constant pleading for her sister, the council members' hurtful remarks behind her back, the spare of Arendelle.
"To anyone, I'll always be a spare" Anna thought sadly, running faster as tears flowed freely, running past her sister and Tom who both wore a worried expression "Anna? What's- Elsa didn't even get to finish, Anna just ran, entered her room and slammed the door.
Elsa walked towards her door, knocking gently as she called out to her sister using her old childhood name "Sunshine? Please, talk to me, what's wrong?" slightly feeling what Anna felt years ago
"Go away, Els" said a muffled reply. Yup, Elsa's definitely feeling what Anna felt those years ago; the irony of this all. Still she urged "Anna, please don't do this to yourself, it will only make things worse" knowing from experience firsthand
No reply. Elsa sighed as she pressed her forehead against the wooden door "fine, if you're ready to talk Anna, I'll be here" she said.
She backed away from Anna's door as she glanced worriedly at Tom "oh, what can I do? She's hurting…"
Tom gently patted her foot "You'll think of something, but first, the only thing we can do is find out why she's hurting in the first place"
"It's because of me" said a voice behind them. They both turned and saw it was Anne with a sad look on her features "Anne? What happened? What did you do?" Elsa asked, trying to keep the accusation tone under control to not offend the older woman.
"I just wanted to help Monsieur Kristoff but I appeared to have made his relationship with the princess, strained" she replied with a regretful tone. Elsa placed a comforting hand on her shoulder, though she surprised herself seeing that she's still getting use to touching other people aside from her family and friends.
"Hey, I'm not accusing you or anything Anne, just tell me all what happened, what did you help Kristoff with?" Elsa smiled with assurance to which, the maid smiled back.
"Oh, he wanted to make something special for the princess, to express how he feels towards her but he seemed to be, how you would put it, "tongue-tied." I helped him by offering to be the princess, that way, he could easily say what he needed to say but then, Princess Anna must have passed by and heard our "conversation." That's when Monsieur Kristoff led me to the stables because I suggested that he would be more open in familiar environment but then the Princess pulled him by the ear and dragged him away, that is all I know, Your Majesty" Ann finished sadly as she bow down her head, awaiting punishment.
"Anne, don't bow down your head, as I said, I'm not mad and neither is Anna, this is all a simple misunderstanding and once Anna learned the truth, she will see that you meant well" Elsa assured the scared woman
"Um…that would be great and all, Elsa but in these types of situations, they should fix their problems on their own, we can't just say that Kristoff didn't mean to hurt her unless he, himself, said it" Tom piped in
"What?" Elsa asked dumbfounded "If I may, Your Majesty but I'm afraid to say I agree with the cute little cat, they must find a way to solve their dispute" Anne added
Elsa stared at the two of them for a while, contemplating this and she's sad to admit it, but they're right. The Snow Queen smiled proudly at the cat "Since when are you a Love Expert, Tom" she asked teasingly causing him to blush and shrug "Well, thank the romance books I've been able to find" he muttered to himself
"So what do you suggest we do? I know they have to solve this on their own but Anna's stubborn, and Kristoff is moping by now somewhere, I think in the garden I believe, none of them are going to apologize soon" Elsa stated
They all thought the same thing and thought of a solution, Tom suddenly has a lightbulb on top of his head as he has an idea "Two words ladies, Reverse Psychology" he said with a small toothy smile. Ann and Elsa glanced at each other then back to him, wondering what he have in store.
Inside her room, Anna tried stifling her tears, trying to be strong but every time she was close, the thought of Kristoff entered her mind, her heart aches. She got off her bed, wiping her tears and fixed herself, mentally berating herself for feeling like a teenager that her boyfriend broke up with.
"Well, it is like that in a way" Anna thought sadly as she walked over her basin and dried her puffy eyes, getting a towel and drying her face. She walked out of her bathroom and plopped down in bed, planning to skip dinner. She glanced out her window seeing it was already dark out. Anna realized dejectedly that it's almost near the end of Valentine's Day. She sighed, feeling she deserved it. She gazed at the slowly falling snow outside her open window, not minding the cold air, since she's still cloaked in her winter gear.
Suddenly, a small figure jumped in the open window, landing in the carpet as Anna hurriedly walked over to when she saw it was Tom, just covered with a lot of snow.
"Note to self, tell Elsa when she's throwing me towards her sister's window next time; use her powers, not a shovel. I am no means a ball she can hit towards a window." Tom thought amusingly as he brushed snow off himself and allowed Anna to help him
"Tom! I wasn't…expecting company" Anna muttered, slightly hoping it was Kristoff but pushed down those thoughts. "Yeah well, I always have a way of making a grand entrance…and appearing in unexpected ways" Tom replied with a smile
Anna had to roll her eyes at that but grateful with a distraction from her thoughts over Kristoff nonetheless.
"So anyway, what seems to be the problem?"
Okay, Anna's grateful moment ended right when it even started
The young princess crossed her arms stubbornly as she sat near her vanity, fingering the delicate rose Kristoff gave her earlier after he asked her out on a date. Sighing as she said "I don't want to talk about it"
Tom shrugs as he climbed up her dresser so he was facing her, sitting with a smile on his face. Anna regarded him with a suspicious look then got up and sat on her bed. Feeling something shift, she unconsciously smiled when it was the teddy bear a certain mountain gave to her two months ago, just after the day of Elsa's birthday.
"I got you this, it's not much but I feel that I want to give you something too, I just don't want you to feel left out or something" He said as he held out the toy
"Kristoff, he's adorable! I love him, err, it! I love it I mean" she said, awkwardly as she blushed and hugged the toy tighter, causing the both of them to blush at the awkwardness from the both of them yet they both didn't seem to mind, laughing at their own flaws yet, they didn't mind…they didn't mind at all.
Snapping out of her reverie, Anna sighed as she placed the toy down and said "ugh, what's wrong with me? Here I am moping like a heart-broken teenager and crying my heart out. Maybe…I should just start new, forget about him"
Tom smiled though it was forced as he made a careless shrug "Yeah, sure…" he trailed off, giving her a look
"Forget about that guy
Forget about the way you fell into his eyes" he sang as he jumped and landed on a desk where a portrait of them both showed
"Forget about his charms
Forget about the way he held you in his arms" Anna frowned and slammed the portrait down
"Walking on air's obnoxious" Tom grumbled as he stood up and ran up to Anna's right leg
"The thrill" he moved while Anna tried to grab him
"The chill" he moved to the left
"Will make you nauseous" Tom settled on the edge of the window
"…and you'll never get enough" he sang pointing to her teasingly causing her to glare
"Just forget about love!" Tom sang then gasped as Anna threw a pillow at him, causing him to fly out the window, luckily he held onto the branch as he whispered "She's buying it, do the magic!"
Elsa nodded at him as she lightly summoned her powers, creating a strong breeze inside Anna's room as the princess saw the vase containing the rose, moving from the force of the wind, she caught it before it fell.
"Forget about romance
Forget about the way your heart begins to dance" Frost began to coat her mirror, forming a picture of Kristoff "Anna…"
"Then you feel the blush" Tom then used her momentary distraction to get the rose and made her chase him in the hallways, towards the balcony, showing the garden
"When he's spouting out some sentimental mush" Anna saw his disgruntled form, sadly frowning
"Love really is revolting! It's even worse than when you're shedding" he gripped his fur for emphasis
"Enough of this fluff; just forget about love!" Tom stated in fake exasperation
A: "I had almost forgotten the way it felt, when he held out his hand for mine, my heart all a-flutter" she sang, recalling the time in the fjord
She glanced at Kristoff, feeling her heart ache at his form
T: "Oh, how I wonder?"
A: "The first time we kissed" She smiled, recalling it
T: "It won't be missed! Forget about his touch"
A: "I can't forget about his touch"
T: "In the scheme of things, it doesn't matter much"
A: "It matters so mu-uch!" Anna made up her mind as she ran downstairs and towards the garden, with Tom trailing behind her
T: "You're better on your own; a meal becomes a banquet when you eat alone"
A: "Hmm-mm-mm-mm" The princess muttered distractingly then without warning, she took Tom by his paws and spun him around
A & T: "Love's filled with compromises"
T: "And don't you hate those big surprises?" Tom asked, feeling a little dizzy when they both reached the entrance, and sat next to a smiling Elsa
A: "A cozy rendezvous"
T: "Oh, please!"
A: "Candlelight for two"
T: "Oh, geez!"
A: "Look you're calling my bluff!"
T & A: "(I can't) (Just) forget about love!" Anna patted Olaf on the head as she passed by. Olaf, Tom, and Elsa smiled at her
Kristoff noticed someone nearing him and stood up when he realized it was Anna "Anna? Look, I'm sorry I should have told you- but then was cut off when Anna placed a finger on his lips
"Hey, I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have blown off like that and made assumptions, will you forgive me?" Anna asked as she hugged him
Kristoff hugged her tighter "as long as you could forgive me…" he replied
"How about, the both of us forget about this ever happened, deal?" Anna offered to which Kristoff gave a peck on her cheek and said "deal"
A: "I can't forget about my heart" Then Anna backed away and hid behind a tree
K: "I can't forget about my heart" He chuckled but played the game
A: "And how it felt, to fall for you right from the start "Anna backed away from Kristoff and scoop up a handful of snow and teasingly threw it at him
K: "I'm still falling" The mountain man laughed and chased her
A: "Whatever we may do" He searched for her, passing by the tree she's hiding
K: "Whatever we may do" then Anna threw her arms around him as Kristoff spins her
A: "You are here for me, and I'll be there for you" she sang as he spins her around
K: "I'll be there for you" as Kristoff placed her on the outer rim of the fountain
A & K: "To wish, to want, to wander, to find the sun through rain and thunder" They both sang as Kristoff began leading her towards the courtyard, where Sven is ready along with the sled, designed with roses forming the words "Happy Valentine's Day Anna"
K: "A cozy rendezvous" He sang as he led her near the sled
T: "Yes, please!" Anna sang, with tears of joy
K: "Candlelight for two" he sang as he held both of her hands, staring at her eyes
T: "Oh, geez! Enough is enough!" Tom said teasingly
K & A: "We can't forget about love!" With that, they kissed under the moon light, saying goodbye and hugging their friends and family as they made their way to an edge of a cliff and in a less windy part is where two chairs and a table with a candlelight and their meals rested, giving a perfect view of Arendelle under the moon light.
Kristoff pulled the chair out for her to sit first and sat on his own chair. His hand resting on hers as he stared deeply into her eyes and forgetting about his planned speech, he said the only thing in his mind and heart and realized; that's what she only needed to hear all along "I love you Anna…"
Anna sighed trying not to tear up again as she replied "I love you too" and with that, Anna leaned forward and kissed him on the lips, to which Kristoff happily returned. It's safe to say in Anna's stead, that this was a Valentine, she would never forget.
So That's that, eh, I feel i could do better XD But then, ugh, no time to make another one. Also, I thank those who read my other fic or i would now like to call "Dream Fic" XD and liked it, glad i didn't offend anyone...yet XD
Also, the song if you guys haven't remembered it is "Forget About Love" Aladdin II: The Return of Jafar so yup, really ironic considering the theme here, eh. Well come to think of it, there ARE a lot of irony dripping in this chapter. Maybe if you spot them all, you'll have a virtual cookie? XD Nah, if you want to that is. Well, thanks for reading this and enjoy your day...or night?
-TheLoneKid