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Ice Anna paced back in forth in the queen's chambers, her excitement growing. IA had just sent Elsa on a quick mission- she was practicing how to naturally stand close to Anna while in a regular conversation. Elsa had been doing good lately, and IA was confident Elsa was doing a good job downstairs.
In The Dining Room
Elsa's thoughts raced as she made her way to the other side of the dining room. IA had told her that the key to standing close to Anna with seemingly minimum effort was all based on when she first is noticed by the princess. Usually, when Elsa walks into a room that has Anna, she greets her sister, but noticeably keeps a pretty cold distance- sometimes even standing on the opposite side of the room- while in conversation. IA explained that when she walks into a room and begins conversing with Anna to make eye contact and -right away- walk over towards her.
The last couple of times had been slightly awkward, but if Anna noticed, she never said anything. It had always been difficult for Elsa to be near Anna though. Her heart would beat quickly, her mouth would become dry, and an odd feeling could be noted in her stomach. The sensations worried the queen, but IA said that it was nothing to worry about. That it was okay for Elsa to feel those things around Anna, but the Ice Replica didn't elaborate further.
Elsa walked through the hallway, contemplating her near future. She bowed her head, her brows furrowing as she played through different topics and that she and Anna could speak about. The weather? "Goodmorning Anna, nice weather today,"... Elsa quickly shook that line out of her thoughts "No no...too impersonal-according to IA- Well we could possibl-..."
Elsa stopped dead in her tracks just as Anna exited the kitchen in front of her. Anna's eyes were wide, her cheeks filled. The younger sister straightened quickly as she hid something behind her back.
"Oh!...'i Elsha." The princess tried to say, though it was hard to understand. Elsa, arched a golden brow. "Oh, sowwy," Anna let out a small laugh before putting a hand over her mouth and swallowing hard. "Hi, Elsa." She said, much clearer this time.
"Anna..." she began. "What's that?"
"What's what?"
"That. Behind you back..." The queen said, as she walked towards her sibling. Check...
"Oh! This?" Anna exclaimed, pulling out an empty hand, though one still hid away behind her. "This is my four-fingered grabbing machine...and an opposable thumb." She smiled, as she wiggled her fingers around. Elsa laughed openly. She had forgotten how silly Anna was.
"Mhm." The Queen sounded, twirling her fingers in the air to create a silky, ice cloth. She leaned forward and raised the cloth to Anna's mouth and began to dab gently. She and Anna were already a tad close but she felt herself wanting to be closer, and had begun to feel the familiar effects of being in such close proximity. Their eyes were glued to each other, and Elsa couldn't get herself to look away. She really is beautiful...the queen thought. Suddenly, Anna turned her head away from Elsa, a blush gracing her cheeks.
"Sorry." Elsa muttered, but didn't move back. Instead, she studied Anna's face with curiosity.
Was she too close to Anna? IA had once explained that being too close to Anna, or even staring in her eyes for too long would make her blush, and here Elsa was doing both. "But sometimes I can't help myself...will it make Anna too uncomfortable..." She remembered asking. "No...not really, but if you ever do notice her getting too uncomfortable, then maybe give her a little space." IA had told her. Elsa couldn't see any signs- other than the blush- of Anna being too uncomfortable so she didn't pull back.
"What's this?" She asked, showing Anna the now brown smudged cloth.
"Oh! That's what you're talking about." Anna let out a nervous giggle, suddenly finding the walls around her interesting. "Well...uh...that is...well you see..." Anna paused finally looking back at an amused Elsa. "I'll give you some if you don't tell the cooks." She offered quickly, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. Elsa tilted her chin up in thought.
"Deal," she laughed. Anna soon joined her in mirth and handed her a decently sized piece of chocolate.
The two sisters began to walk silently down the hall as the nibbled on their shared chocolate. Elsa gave a quick side glance to her right, noting how close she and Anna were to each other as they walked. IA would be proud of her. With a smile of satisfactory, she placed the last piece of her chocolate in her mouth, savoring its taste, before regally clasping her hands in front of her.
"Elsa..." she heard a soft voice say next to her. She turned her head and found herself looking into uncertain blue eyes. She stopped walking and faced her little sister.
"Yes, Anna?"
"Are- are you busy today?" she asked, nervously peering up at Elsa under thick lashes. Elsa didn't know how she wanted to respond. If she were to say 'no' then she would be forced to jump ahead of her "lessons" to "Casually Hanging" as IA called it, but if she said 'yes' not only would she be lying to her little sister, but by the look in Anna's eyes, she'd be disappointing her too.
"N-no. I'm not." the queen finally said, having put and end to her internal dispute. What could it hurt? "Did you have an activity in mind?" Elsa asked, and felt herself becoming nervous.
"Ooh, yes! I do!" Anna exclaimed. "I found a very beautiful sight in the forest and I've been meaning to show it to you. It is truly beautiful, Elsa. I think you'll like it." Anna said, her voice doing nothing to hide her excitement. Elsa smiled fondly, and with a small nod agreed. Anna's face broke out into a large smile, her eyes sparkling. That was always something Elsa noticed about Anna. Her eyes. Even though her face and body had matured, her blue eyes were still as lively and playful as they were when there were kids.
"Shall we have the maids pack a picnic basket?" Elsa asked, surprising herself with such a bold offer. Anna's face lit up like the night sky, as she jumped up and down.
"Oh, yes, Elsa! That would be wonderful!" She exclaimed as she began to clap happily. Elsa simply nodded once more and gestured Anna to follow her to the maids' quarters. If she could light up Anna's face like that every day by simply agreeing to something as small as a picnic, she would, and it got her thinking- what larger things could she do to make her sister happy? For Anna's smile was surely a great reward.
That's part 1 of the chapter. Part 2: The Picnic's
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