Sorry for the wait! I've had some crazy things happening in my life! I'm suddenly moving so I have to pack up my whole life and it's been weird!

Thanks for the positive reviews! Just so everyone knows, the first couple chapters are meant to be full of Kristanna awkward fluff and now we are getting into the drama of things! I didn't want to just throw you into the angst before giving you any cuteness! Enjoy these 3 chapters because I can't promise 4 will be as heart warming!

Enjoy and review please! If you want to discuss anything or give input into the story I'm open for anything! Just message me :)


He had acted unnecessarily frustrated with her when they reached Elsa's ice castle. Anna hadn't put any further effort into the fabricated errand Elsa had supposedly sent the two of them on. She didn't even bother to exit the sled when Kristoff pulled up to the illustrious staircase.

"Looks good." Anna declared, giving a small wave of her hand to indicate a finished task.

"What?" Kristoff squinted at her. "That's it? That's all Elsa wanted? We rode up to the North Mountain to wave at a castle?" Kristoff mimicked her hand gesture mockingly.

Anna did not seem in the mood to argue with him and simply nodded her head and shrugged her shoulders.

"Anna…" Kristoff growled.

The slight pout on her face and innocence in her eyes softened his heart and urged him to kiss her. Grab her face and just kiss her right there, like they had by the docks weeks ago- only better. Kristoff looked at her sternly for a moment and slowly exhaled through his nose, in a purposely audible fashion.

"You'll have to come with me into town. This trip has set me behind and I don't have time to drop you off." Without another word, Kristoff commanded Sven's reins.

The ride back into town was tense. Quite tense. He had felt bad for snapping at her. He knew it wasn't because of his schedule- when you're the Ice Master and Deliverer you make your own schedules. All she wanted was friendship. Just Friendship.

Not that this surprised him. If anything he should be surprised at himself for still hoping they'd be more than exactly what they were. Friends. Gerda made it painfully clear that they were incapable of being anything more. Kristoff was kidding himself if he thought that Anna would feel any different. Even so, their silence was beginning to consume his chest and twist his thoughts. He couldn't be mad at her for not reciprocating feelings she didn't know he had- feelings that he shouldn't be having at all.

"Hey," Kristoff choked out, turning his head to the right to look at her. Anna raised her slightly bowed head to meet his eyes. "I'm sorry for snapping at you back there. If they were the Queen's orders, I'm happy to have helped." Kristoff tried his best to sound formal, but his bad habit of rubbing the back of his neck out of nerves betrayed him.

Anna smiled and offered an adorable giggle. "It's fine." Anna sighed and mumbled, "They weren't really the Queen's orders anyway…"

"What was that?" Kristoff asked.

"What was what?"

"You know what! These weren't Elsa's orders?"

"Elsa…orders a lot of things! She's the Queen Kristoff!" Anna spoke matter-of-factly.

"Oh is she!? I had no clue! Thanks for clearing that up!" So much for formality…

"Okay! She didn't order it!" Anna confessed awkwardness apparent in her posture.

Kristoff was cautious to not let his heart flutter with hope again, just to be disappointed. "Then why did you tell me that we had to go up here?"

The blush colored Anna's cheeks rapidly and she looked downward to conceal her guilty smile. Kristoff couldn't help but beam at her. Her smile was contagious.

"Well, I didn't think you'd take me with you if I didn't have a good reason!"

"You're probably right."

"I feel like you've been avoiding me!" Anna blurted out.

Kristoff felt his lips flatten and he looked away without response.

"And I've wanted to spend time with you…and see the town! I haven't really gotten a chance to see what's going on with the shops and the actual outside world since the whole 'Summer-Winter' thing Elsa created, you know? And you go to town all the time to make deliveries. Who knows town better than you? Well who, that I know, knows it better than you? Granted I don't know that many people! Let's be honest I know Elsa and you! Sven and Olaf aren't technically people. At least I don't think they are. Are they? Either way they're my friends but you're… you are…" Anna struggled to steer her train of thought as she felt her mouth forming words she didn't want to say. Kristoff could feel her direction. Don't say it, don't say it, don't- "you're my best friend!" She finished grandly, though her groan seemed to indicate some mental slapping.

The word didn't phase Kristoff this time. How many times could she beat the message into him? He understood. At least he thought he did. Anna could be really confusing sometimes.

"This whole delivery is for the bakery right in the center of town square. You'll get to see everything in one trip probably."

"Sounds great!"

Sven parked the sled by the side entrance of the bakery. Kristoff reached into the back and stepped on the loading bed.

Anna patted her hand on the top of the bench. "See this one doesn't squeak like your old one did!"

Kristoff smirked, "The old one doesn't squeak either. You blew it up." He hauled a few blocks by the door and knocked.

"I did not blow it up!" Anna insisted. "It fell off a cliff after vicious wolves chased us!"

Kristoff laughed. They'd had this conversation dozens of times. He admired the amount of conviction she still used in her own defense.

The bakery door opened. A girl of about twenty-two stood with baking flour freckling her face. Anna stopped speaking and stared at the girl. Her pale skin made her look fragile- as if her skin were literally made of cream and cloud. Her raven black hair and eyes of caramel gave her an intensity that was nothing short of intimidating. Her coloring seemed to contradict itself. She was undeniably gorgeous.

"Woah." Anna said.

Kristoff cleared his throat. Anna couldn't tell if he was enamored or frightened. "I have the ice delivery you ordered."

The girl gave a slight hair toss and motioned with her hand into the store, leading with her hips. "You can put it in the back." Kristoff gave a sideways glance to Anna and followed the girl's gesture.

Anna stayed put, facing the baker, feeling awkward under her gaze. "Hi! I'm Anna!"

The girl nodded, offering a slightly bowed head. "Princess."

"Ehhh and you are?"

"Cassandra."

"That's a pretty name!"

"Aren't you cute. The baby of our royalty."

Anna gave a stiff and slow nod of the head in recognition, unsure of how to respond. She hoped Kristoff would be back soon.


Kristoff dropped the last block of ice into place and headed back to where Anna stood in the doorway. He came up behind their conversation.

"How Charming." Cassandra said. Somehow her tone emitted a type of sincerity that any normal person would consider fake.

"Oh! This?" Anna followed Cassandra's gaze to the necklace Kristoff bought her, "Yes! Kristoff got it for me! Isn't it great!"

Kristoff scrubbed his face with the palm of his hand, still embarrassed his unrequited feelings and blatant unworthiness hung shamefully from her neck. Time to butt in.

"It was nothing really!" Kristoff interrupted.

Anna frowned.

Cassandra gave him a pointed look as she surveyed him up and down. She decided on a smirk and met Kristoff's eyes. He squirmed. Was she coming on to him?

Anna frowned harder.

"So you two aren't-"

"No! We're not…I'm not…heh" Anna stumbled lamely, too eager to recognize herself as a part of the conversation.

"Oh." Cassandra acknowledged Anna, but then turned her full attention to making eye contact with Kristoff. "Good."

Kristoff felt uncomfortable and slithered out of the bakery as best he could, bob and weaving to avoid her arms and hips.

"I'll be sure to put in another delivery really, really soon." Cassandra winked. "Your highness."

Anna had never heard some give that phrase such and ironic tone. Who did this girl think she was?

Kristoff looked down at Anna's puzzled face and laughed. "Come on your highness."

"Don't call me that!"


Thanks for reading! I'm hoping to get in one more chapter before I move because once I do, I'll be super busy and working every day!

So please review! I know this was a little on the shorter side, but I had to cut it off here or it would be insanely long! The next chapter is definitely something to stick around for.

-SnowPrints :)