New Beginings

Rating: T

Word Count: 914

Modern AU

Romance

Where the fuck is this place?
Anna leaned back in her car seat and held the paper in front of her face, rereading the words scribbled on the crinkled paper for the hundredth time.

25 Lumi Avenue.

The windscreen wipers were fighting a battle with the rain constantly pounding against the car. Christmas decoration shone, blurred in the ever constant rain.

She huffed and slammed her foot on the break in frustration. The car behind her honked and swerved in front of her. She sighed and put her head in her hands. She felt the unmistakable pain of oncoming tears and clenched her eyes shut. Not now.
Shaking her head, she pulled the car out of the road and into the empty parking space next to her. She pounded her head on the steering wheel and, ignoring the loud honk, folded in on her self. She felt her shoulders shake as she let out a painfully needed sob.

Dumb.

Dumb.

Dumb.

Dumb Bastard.

She had been so happy. She loved him. She thought he loved her. He said he was working late. She believed him. She never expected to walk in on him and the blonde secretary. Never expected to see their bare skin glinting in the dim room. Their moans echoing down the hall. So she ran. Home. She grabbed suitcases and piled clothes in them and ran out the door. He had been waiting for her on the front porch. She shrieked and yelled at him, only to receive a hard smack across the face. Crying, she ducked around him and jumped in the car. After starting it she sped out of the driveway. Hoping never to comeback.

Now she was lost. And it was 11:45 on Christmas Eve. She had managed to get her sister's, Elsa, address off her cousin Rapunzel. She had typed it in on her phone, but it came up with nothing.

Her head jerked up as she heard a crash of thunder. She looked out window at the downpour of rain and swore under her breath. A flashing light blurred infront of her. She squinted her eyes and saw a café. Finally something that was open on Christmas Eve! For the first time in what felt like forever she smiled. She could ask directions. She pulled the hood on the coat she was wearing over her head and swung open the car door. A crash and yelp followed.

"Oi! Watch what you're doing!"

Shit

She looked down and saw a man sprawled down on the soaking wet pavement, his umberella flying down the street, and his clothes soaked through. She leaped out of the car and held her hand out, offering to help him up.

"Oh my God! I'm so sorry. I didn't see you there and-"

He ignore her outstretched arm and lifted himself off the ground, wiping his saturated blond hair out of his eyes. "How did you not see me?!"

She swallowed, seeing his irritated face. "I just didn't look and- did I mention how much I am sorry?" She looked down at the ground, feeling the awkwardness of this 'conversation'. Shuffling nervously, she took at step back and heard a sickening crunch.

Double shit.

She turned around to find that she had sunk her foot into was once was a guitar.

"What is wrong with you?!" The man suddenly snapped, Anna felt her arms hug her chest as she folded in again. He sighed and rubbed his face with his hands. "I just paid it off."

"I'm sooooo sorry. I'll replace it. I promise."

He groaned. "Just go away. Leave me be."

"Right. Yep. Sorry."

She tried to stop the tears at the back of her throat, but they stung and fought their way to her eyes and erupted, joining the rain trickling down her face.

The man's eyes widened and he put his hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry."

She sniffed. "It's, it's not your fault. You did nothing."

He sighed. "I clearly did." He looked at her sodden finely tailored coat and rubbed his thumb comfortingly on her shoulder. "You're not from around her are you?"

She laughed shakily. "Is it that obvious?"

"Kinda." She laughed again. "My name's Kristoff by the way. Kristoff Borjman."

"Anna. My name's Anna Westguard." She froze and shook her head. "Anna Arendelle."

Kristoff tilted his head slightly. "Wha-" he paused, and looked at her puffy eyes. "What are you doing alone and sad on Christmas Eve? Don't you have a fiancé to go home to." His hand touched the ring on her finger.

"No." She barely whispered. She slipped the ring off her finger and placed it in her pocket. "Not anymore." She swallowed and hung her head. "I can't talk about this. I don't want to burden you and I really just want to find my sister."

He didn't press the matter. "Ok. What's her name?"

She smiled. "Elsa. Elsa Arendelle."

Kristoff laughed and his eyes smiled. "She's my neighbour."

"Wait, What?"

"Tall, pale, blonde, always wears her hair in a braid?" Anna nodded. "Yep. She's my neighbour."

Anna smiled. "Can you take me to her?"

"Sure." He smiled slightly as she shivered in her wet clothes. "But first lets get you a coffee-"

"Hot chocolate."

"Fine then. Hot chocolate."

Anna beamed as he held her hand and lead her towards the café. Somewhere in the distance clock bell rung to show that it was midnight.

"Hey, Anna?" Kristoff squeezed her hand, she hummed to show her attention. "Merry Christmas."

She smiled. "Merry Christmas to you too."

She trusted him.

This was a new beginning for her.

And she loved it.