A/N: I promised to try and be around a bit more, so here is chapter 3. Soon I will turn a bit more attention towards romances between the characters, I was considering making Elsa and Olaf a pair, but I don't know yet. I can say as much as I got a song-fic ready as a chapter soon. To reply to a question from a guest reviewer: I don't see Elsa and Kristoff fitting in romance, that's why it won't be them.
Anna was on the side line and it was almost time for the first soccer game of the season and Arendelle was against a school named Grampus and Hans was named captain as well just a few days ago before this game since the last captain had graduated last year and left the spot for Hans.
It was a sunny, but chilly day in the end of September and many students and teachers from campus were attending and Anna even spotted Kristoff with a few teammates from the Ice hockey team and waved when he was looking in her direction, but was disappointed when she thought he had not seen her, but his attention turned back to her as the one on right that looked like his friend, Sven, pointed in her direction and then he waved and she waved back and she saw Olaf waved too as she sat with him and Elsa who she convinced to come with her even though they had a hard schedule.
It was all going pretty well for Arendelle and they controlled the game and had the ball most of the time and Hans was hitting the post and the keeper had a great save that kept him from a great start and then Grampus got their only chance just before the half time break and then it was 0-1 to Grampus and most of the audiences stood by and couldn't believe their own eyes as it was a beautiful goal scored from 26 meters and the small group of fans that have gone from Grampus to Arendelle that was 49 km away from campus shouted like wild animals in a rush of happiness and most of people was silenced as the referee whistled off the 1st half and the players turned to a pep talk in the dressing room and everyone at the seats waited for the teams to get out to.
In the second half, Arendelle quickly regained control of the game again and Hans was alone with Grampus' keeper and tackled from behind by a defender and the referee whistled for a penalty and showed the player the reed card and now they'd be 11 against 10 for no less 40 minutes and Hans quickly took the ball and put it on the penalty spot as the others got the behind the keepers field and he was now at a great chance to get an excellent start of the season and he put it in absolutely perfect as everyone, especially Anna, went crazy and Hans ran out and blew a kiss at where Anna sat and she blushed like crazy by the gesture of her favourite soccer player and Olaf elbowed her and she giggled like crazy and saying she gained the attention of a few people around them wasn't an understatement.
The game was about to get into extra time as Arendelle gained a free kick just outside the bow of Grampus' keeper field and Hans and another senior, named Christopher Blinders, stood and discussed and Hans took a long step back to gain speed for a hard kick and he smashed beside the wall and through the reach of the keeper and 2-1 to Arendelle and he was stormed over by his teammates as they took a late lead and the audiences went wild in applause and Anna embraced Olaf in happiness for the success of her boyfriend. Soon after, the referee whistled off the game and the players of Arendelle cheered like wild animals after a hunt. The audience did as well, but Anna then noticed that someone was leaving. Kristoff was leaving his seat with Sven and he waved with a smile that a trained eye could see was false, but Anna was in too good mood to notice anything like that. Olaf sure noticed, but decided it would be better to just tell Elsa instead, to make sure no conflict would rise. Olaf knew Kristoff was a guy Anna liked and they sure spent friendly time together and Kristoff had a great support in Anna ahead of the ice hockey season was only a week away.
After the game and the players had time to get washed and cleaned, Hans came out and ran to Anna who ran into his arms. Anna kissed him and he returned her kiss and embraced her tight to his sporty body.
"You were so great out there Hans" Anna squealed and took her face onto his shoulder and smiled even though Hans was unable to see the smile on her lips, he somehow had a feeling she was smiling and he did so himself.
"Thank you Anna. I hope you liked my cheer for the first goal" Anna knew he was referring to the dedication he made for her and she answered by a glare and then he was unsure about her reaction, Anna took charge and smashed her lips onto his and when they parted, Hans got a grin on his face.
"I'm sorry, but the school press wants to make an interview about my game tonight, I have to go now Anna, but I'll call you my love" Anna smiled sweetly and thought to herself that she was the most lucky girl in all of Arendelle with a handsome, no gorgeous, boyfriend and great friends like Elsa, Olaf and Kristoff. Then she thought back to the moment she saw Kristoff leave the stadium and she wondered why.
Anna was walking back to her dorm when she ran into Olaf who held a note and seemed very excited about something she didn't knew what was, but she had a feeling she was about to find out soon.
"What's all the fuss about Olaf?" Olaf smiled mischievous at her and grinned.
"I just got a note from a certain person and guess what, it's for you. It's a nice thing standing here though, a shame"
"Give it to me Olaf" Anna stuck out for the letter, but Olaf avoided and ran away and Anna chased her down the hall. Elsa stood by a corner and watched them and she laughed to herself. Anna was indeed a very energetic, nice person and she was so happy that she was having such close relationship with her.
After a few halls of chase, Anna finally managed to keep up with Olaf as he fell over a doorstep and lost balance. Anna now had him caught and Olaf tried to get up, but she was too fast for him to get a chance.
"Can I now see that note? Why did you run away with it?"
"Just for fun, it was Elsa's idea actually" Elsa was normally not so teasing, Anna gave him a sceptical look and Olaf looked affected.
"I swear it was Elsa. If not then I'll buy you a whole package of chocolate" Anna knew it was good to take in on that because if she loved something else than Hans then it had to be chocolate and she knew Elsa loved it so much as well, another thing about their relationship that made them seem like sisters. Olaf gave her the letter and she read it to herself and was surprised to see it was from Kristoff.
Dear Anna
I know you told me that you wanted to get to know me better and I actually decided to take it up and decided that it wouldn't hurt if we got to become better friends. I will talk to you about this after the ice hockey game in a few days. I have to find out details with Sven about location and such to hang out.
Kristoff
Anna then felt a joy inside her. Kristoff seemed like a nice guy and she figured Hans would be okay with her having a few male friends as long it wasn't anything romantic, she had Olaf already after all and that didn't seem to irritate Hans the slightest. She was also reminded about the ice hockey game that already started to be talked about around campus, it seemed like it was way more popular than soccer and that might have been the reason for Hans being so unsure about her relation with Kristoff, but sure he knew she was only in love with him and no else and if really felt that way then he'd have to talk to her about it or else things might not work out quite well.
Three days later, Anna was like many other students on their way to the hockey hall and see Kristoff and the rest of the Arendelle Ice Hockey Team or A.I.H.T as they were called for a reason. Olaf was a big fond of sports as well even though he wasn't very good at it himself and all, but he also got a good impression to Kristoff from the time he served him by the register, it appeared that Kristoff and Sven bought most of their grocery within the store Olaf worked at and Kristoff often seem to take Olaf's register when he was there. It was an excellent atmosphere in the hall and the players seemed ready and Kristoff and the other were led in by the referees and their captain Frank Nielsen who was a senior just like Hans and he had been captain since his sophomore year and Kristoff was the vice captain and already was told he would be captain if Frank wouldn't make it at any games since his knee seemed to be injured during the summer break and the coach had considered if it'd be healthy to play that early of the season, but the stubborn person Frank was, he told he was able to play and felt more than ready and therefore the coach had chosen to trust his judgement.
Everyone applauded and there was an extra howl going through the crowd as Kris toff's name ran over the speakers and Anna and Olaf cheered wildly and what didn't notice was that Hans was watching her from another place in the crowd and frowned when he saw her reaction. He needed to do something, but knew he needed to wait until after the game and after everyone would be back in their dorms because there were just as many teachers watching this game as at the soccer game and he didn't want to make a scene since the VC had warned him the time he had been charged for sexual harassment at campus. Anna didn't know about that and he had attended to make sure she wouldn't find out and he was about to make sure Kristoff didn't get in the way of anything between him and Anna, because if he could keep her around and all until Homecoming then he might be able to get her where he wanted her. As for now, she needed to be treated right so she wouldn't find anything suspicious.
The game started great and Arendelle led on 3 to 1 after the first period by 3 goals of captain Nielsen and Kristoff had assisted him directly on all the goals and Elsa who had been very careful since she wasn't much of a sport fan started to get into the spirit because of the great atmosphere in the hall.
Arendelle lost the second period by 2 to 1 where Kristoff made a great goal from the middle of the field with some hard force and Anna then thought back the times he stayed after practice to skill himself and apparently it had worked. The last period of the game was so intense as it could be and it was to 2 against 2 and there was a minute of the 20 left and Frank Nielsen was on his way to the keeper when a player tackled him with his iron boot and he bled through his clothes and most of the crowd shouted out their anger and his teammates were over him and soon a hard struggle started and Kristoff and the others threw themselves madly against the opposite teams player to assault him for what he just did to their captain, it was near the knee and he was unable to stand up and it looked horrible as Anna, Elsa and Olaf stood and watched him being carried out of the field after the referee's got control of the fight. It was a sad moment to be seen by the tension that seemed to spread around the hall and everyone turned their attention down to the captain who looked like he could burst out in tears by any moment possible.
The clock ticked into its last minute of the game when Kristoff grabbed the puck down at his keeper and then took things into his own hands and was tackled close to the goal and the seconds ticked away and the referee threw it down and Arendelle won it and Kristoff shot immediately as he gained the puck and then the clock ticked two seconds form end when he noticed it had slipped through the grip of the keeper. The crowd went crazy and Kristoff swarmed up by his teammates and Kristoff didn't realize he had sent the victory over to Arendelle until the referee whistled the game off.
Afterwards, Anna stood and cheered with the rest of the crowd and celebrated the victory and the time was now for name the best player of the game and Kristoff was awarded the title and therefore, he needed to say a few words. He wasn't very used to it, but he knew there was no way out. He took the mike and spoke up.
"Thanks for the title firstly. Second, I want to dedicate this to the team and its spirit and our injured star player, Frank Nielsen, thanks for being a great teacher, he has really taught me a lot and I hope to someday pay back by taking the step into the big league. Thanks for the support and take care of yourself" Kristoff nodded and gave the mike back and as he walked into the dressing rooms, he received thunders of applause and Anna embraced Olaf in a celebrating hug.
Olaf, Anna and Elsa walked back to their dorms after the players left the field as most students did too and Kristoff then walked out to his bike as Anna spotted him and excused herself to Elsa. She wanted to make sure it was no joke about the letter and she also wanted to congratulate him for how great he had played at the game today. She sprinted towards him with the same enthusiasm she always had and shouted out for him.
"Hey Kristoff, wait up!" Kristoff then turned his head to see who the voice belong to, but wasn't surprised to see Anna getting closer and closer to him and tried to look motionless, but failed terrible as a smile cracked on his face and he let out a small giggle because of Anna's enthusiasm.
"What's up Anna? I'm actually a bit busy as I promised Sven to meet him somewhere nearby"
"I just wanted to congratulate you for the game today, you were great"
"Thank you, I really feel relieved that we won, especially after how they injured Frank, I just hope he'll be okay"
"I'm sure your support will make him feel better"
"I hope so, the team is already considering to give him a letter of better health, we were just told he is at the hospital right now" his smile frowned, it seemed like Frank was the closest one to Kristoff on the team, like an extra mentor.
"If I'm not mistaking, then I have a feeling there was another thing you wanted to say or something you wanted to know?" Anna nodded. Even though he wasn't much of a socializer with most people, he was quite good at guessing her out.
"I just got this letter and wanted to make sure it was you" Anna gave him the letter and he nodded confirming.
"It was me all right, but let's figure out something soon, I have to get to Sven. See you soon" he offered his hand, but Anna had something else in mind and embraced him. He was shocked, but after getting over it, he returned the embrace and walked out with a smile on his face. Anna wasn't so bad as most people and then he rode off to meet Sven. Anna at the same time walked back to her room feeling great about making a new friend.
That was it for now. But I'll try to get back within the next 2 weeks with chapter 4 where I promise something exciting will happen between Hans and Kristoff, but you'll have to wait and see. See you guys soon.
