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Anna stared into Hans' eyes, it was never her intention to use the commanding tone but it slipped from her tongue like it was a usual habit of hers. She loosened her grip on his hand and made an apologetic face.
"Um...I'm sorry, it's just...lately I've been trying to figure things out, you know what I mean?" She explained softly. In response, the commander gave her a small smile.
"Oh, no, no, it's okay, Princess. I was a little surprised that's all." Hans glanced over at the exit down the hallway, an idea popped up in his head, "Actually, there are few I would like you to meet, Your Highness."
Anna realized that the said people were waiting for them down there, but surely they didn't expect her to find them. They walked side-to-side and in a radius about a meter or two, they must've had heard the footsteps and turned around, facing them. One of them had a reindeer-looking face with a large nose. His build was muscular, he probably exercised quite much to have this outcome. The other one was even taller than the blonde guy. He had dark brown hair and it seems to be that he wore a grey choker. She pictured herself standing between them; a mountain–pit–mountain.
"Hey, detectives," said Hans with his hands gesturing towards Anna as if wanting them to look at her carefully. They eyed the young woman, and eyes widened in a complete shock like the thunder just shook the whole castle. Before anyone could utter a word, both men lunged forward with a speed Anna felt if she had a slow reaction, her body would lean back and eventually fall hard onto the floor.
"It's really you, Princess!" The blonde hair man blurted out, but when he took notice of her face, he coughed slightly in his hand while took a step back. "Oh yeah, you don't remember. I'm so sorry about that."
Anna giggled and waved her hands in front of her, "It's alright, really. This Commander here brought me to see you two." She paused while raising her eyebrow slightly at the man who winked back, she coughed in her hand, "So...would you mind telling me your names?"
Hans sent signals to them, hoping they would be able to read it. The two quickly continued their conversation after Anna started staring at them so intensely, it became intimidating.
"Sure, I'm Kristoff Bjorgman, a detective. Here is Sven, my partner," Sven smiled and held his hand up, "We're basically working with Commander Hans in examining your case, Princess." He let out a sigh of relief, "We were worried about you, but seeing you here, we're glad that you're doing better."
"Thank you, Kristoff, I really hope I could remember something," said Anna sadly.
In that particular moment of time, Hans suddenly stepped in with a look on his side-burned face that reminded her of panko fried shrimp (Japanese-style deep-fried shrimp). He clasped his hands together and faced her.
"Your Highness, we three are mostly in charge of your unfortunate incident," Commander stated but was interrupted by Sven who whispered, loud enough for four of them to hear, "Should we go somewhere that is a little more private?" When the suggestion came up, they began to notice how there were some people walking around outside like the guards and servants in the castle. There was literally no place without a presence.
She was about to voice out her thoughts, but a sound of the ringtone came. What a weird song for a ringtone, the beat was hard to catch and its overall mood was ironically uplifting. It went for almost over ten seconds when the owner tried to find the source of it. Somehow, the lyrics didn't make sense–maybe only to her. She swore the song lyricist must've had some drinks to create such dark piece.
"This is Commander Hans," he waited for the ID caller to continue, "Okay, I'll be there." He put away his phone in the pocket.
"Princess Anna, my sincere apology, however, something came up and I, personally need to go check. If you have anything, don't hesitate to find me as we'll probably be around here quite a lot." Her gut feeling was telling her, he was glad to leave this off aside for now.
"No worries, Hans, I'll see you around." Waving off him goodbye, she looked at all directions and grabbed both remaining two men's hands and walked outside. Kristoff and Sven were frantic by the sudden movement but eyes fixed on the one leading them. The directions weren't spotted by anyone nearby and sneaked behind one of the gigantic rocks that covered around with bushes and trees. She unconsciously pulled the men behind, dragging them down into the surface of the Earth.
"Woah!" Sven exclaimed while rubbing his chin that slid against the ground, "Didn't know you have that much strength, Princess." The young woman stuck her tongue out playfully.
Kristoff brushed the dirt off his clothes while keep glancing Anna for time-to-time, but nervously looked away when she caught him staring. His so-called disciplined mind was failing to keep itself together–they were secretly held back by the Princess of Arendelle who was currently amnesiac; hopefully, she would claim her motives. Unsure whether it was the perfect timing or that she could possess the power of mind-reading, Anna spoke in regards to his questions.
"You're a detective, correct?" Both of them nodded, "You would have some further details about my accident, wouldn't you? I don't know, I have these gut feelings that detectives usually know more than police, no offenses."
"Princess–" Kristoff called, but she put her index finger over his lips, shushing him.
"Let me finish, 'kay? I'm just someone who is trying to figure out the real 'me' through this accident. So, maybe you could help me?" pleaded Anna. Kristoff and Sven swapped empathized looks and they smiled softly.
"Of course, Princess. You were, if I may say, close to us actually, and we also have our vows to each other…" Kristoff's voice trailed off.
A sudden giggle made him lift his eyebrow up, curiously. Anna couldn't stop giggling out of anywhere and started to breathe slowly.
"Sorry, I just—I feel like the first day we met each other must have been funny. I have no idea why either." Sven smirked along with his pal.
"What if it's true?"
Anna's eyes sparkled, "Wait, what? Really? Can you tell me?"
Just when another story could be told, they sensed presences coming closer towards them. The three almost immediately put their both hands on each other's mouths, it was quite a scene. Kristoff's hands covered half of Anna's face, while Anna's hands just over Sven's lips. Sven fiercely rammed his hands over Kristoff's face, which made him yelped out silently.
"You hear something?" said by an unwelcoming guest number one.
"I didn't hear anything," said by the second unwelcoming guest.
It went silent only the nerves that were rising high up to their throat, how they would like to get out of the situation as much as possible, and finally, it seemed their wishes were granted. The slight wind slowly picking up its pace, leaves rustling beneath their feet, whispered into their ears as if saving them from trouble.
"Hm, maybe it's just my imagination."
They waited until the footsteps had gone further in distance; they let out a big exhale.
"I guess we shouldn't stay for any time longer," said Sven who gave Kristoff a nudge.
"Yeah, and oh, I'll give you my contact number," said Kristoff, smiling. Anna smiled back but realized she had no device of her own. Scratching the back of her head, she chuckled nervously.
"Um, yup. That's one of a problem; I don't have a phone." Anna stated her point, crystal clear. She had not been given any wireless device to contact yet. The detective sighed; he would say he'd seen that coming.
"I don't think the phone was at the scene...perhaps it might still be out there somewhere…" The last part was almost inaudible as he intended it to come out as a whisper. He put his hand in his coat, finding something in all of his pockets. His face lit up when he found an item–a business card, he handed it to her with a smile, "This is my contact number, just letting you know beforehand, sometimes, I might be in some sort of situations that I might not be able to talk to you freely."
She tilted her head a little, bending forward and poked his chest, earning a blush in return, "I'll keep that in mind, Mr. Silly-Detective."
"Even in this state, it seemed that your personalities never really go away," said Kristoff grinning, "This is a compliment, Princess, it's good that you hold on tight to it," he quickly explained when he saw the latter pouting. He got up along with his partner, he bowed playfully with his left hand behind his back, and his right hand in front.
"I shall take my leave at once, Princess Anna," he looked up at her with a wink. She waved back at them, but not long after they left, the throb at her arm rose. She cursed under her breath, it meant that she had to take medication. She hated those. It ain't taste good nor will it be better. Back when she was at the hospital, Bulda almost had to shove those medications down her throat because she resisted the whole time.
She needed to get back without being seen by anyone, or else who knows what Elsa would say to her.
"Mission number two: Sneaking back in."
Just another turn at the corner, then just sprint right into the room. Mentally, she created a map inside her brain, picturing the way towards the destination. She wanted to stop-time so much; terrified from imagining being caught by her sister, or Kai, or Gerda, or whoever it would be.
There! All the hallway was clear; no existence around except her. Quickly, she hurried and swung the door open, and shut it lightly. She didn't realize she was holding her breath and let out a long sigh.
"Had fun?"
Anna shrieked and unconsciously jumped, hitting her head against the door in a result. She could hear giggles across the room. Rubbing the back of her head, she focused on the person; her heart dropped. Welp, her sister was right here, sitting on a chair with her legs crossed. She gulped down and she swore it was so loud that everyone could hear it from outside.
"Um...hi?" Anna tried to smile the nerves away, meeting the Queen's stare, she looked at the side instead. She would probably be frozen just by Elsa's strong icy gaze.
"Hi to you too," said Elsa, slowly walking to her, each step Anna thought it was terrifying. After a long while, she stopped a foot ahead of her. Now, she started to regret her decision to leave. She hated this uncomfortable silence, the atmosphere became so thick that it was engulfing her down.
"Where were you? When I finished my meeting, I came here to see no one is occupying the room, may I ask why?" Her hand on the hip waiting for an understandable explanation.
"I was...wandering around?" Anna said, sweats forming every second. However, it wasn't enough for Elsa, "Why?"
"Um...boredom and curiosity, ma'am." Anna used proper, formal word to her sister in fear of the air that currently tensing up. Elsa crossed her arms and sighed behind her hand before gesturing her to the bed. She quietly did as she told like a girl who had been scolded from breaking the house rules.
The Queen handed her the medicines, "here, it's time for your medication."
She swallowed them all at the same time, eyeing her elder sister anxiously who busied putting away the tray. Gathering her courage, she muttered, "Elsa?"
"Mmhm," hummed Elsa in response.
"Are you angry?" Elsa stopped whatever she was doing and faced her. She took a spot beside Anna and before letting her continue, she replied with a simple sentence, "I'm not angry, just upset."
"Surely, that's the same," retorted Anna, forgetting her position in this situation for a moment, silencing herself later on. Elsa raised her eyebrow but shrugged it off. Until a knock at the door came, she welcomed the oncoming occupants, showing familiar faces.
"Your Majesty, we–oh, there you are, Princess!" Gerda exclaimed loudly with Kai right beside her. Anna gave her a nervous, tensed smile. She might get her head cut off later after they leave this uneasy place.
"We're here to bring you some tea and chocolates that you ordered, my Queen," a tray full with a variety of suppers was brought up by the male butler. The Princess was a little surprised by their actions as if they were not so worried about her disappearance as much as they expected. They quickly excused themselves; it was only the two of them again.
Noticing the long-gazing stare, the elder sister almost could read her thoughts, asked, "What's wrong?"
After some time she could not continue looking straight into her sister's eyes, her eyes darted its direction to her hands finding some confidence in speaking. "Were you...um...looking for me just now?"
Elsa locked her eyes to the younger sister, "Kai and Gerda told me they'll go find you, but I stopped them."
Anna blinked in surprise, "Why?"
The Queen closed her eyes taking a sip from her tea, "I know you'll more or less come back here."
In that timeframe little did she knew, she remained her position there while fixing her focus only to the same person, still. The smell of chocolate and tea failed to capture her attention as it faded away into the air. As if she was trapped inside a video game, she thought she saw a pop-up, mentioned.
Mission #2: Sneaking back without being seen by no one, especially Elsa: FAILED
Her answer was simple and yet placid like she had been constantly handling this type of actions for centuries. A sudden cool touch on her cheek woke her completely from all distractions. Closing her eyes, absorbing the cooling sensation that opposed from her own body temperature.
Anna sighed, "Am I going to be grounded?" Her voice sounded like a 5-year-old child who had just received her punishment.
Elsa affectionately poked/booped Anna on the nose, "I don't see why I should give you one. In fact, this is much what you would likely do. I'm just worried about your current health status."
The younger sister blushed with her sister's affection. Surely, when she spends her me-time, she would put up some notes on her sister; rediscovering her own sister from today. Speaking of which, she just came up with the perfect one.
"Nonetheless, that question seems to be arguably interesting. Maybe, I'll reconsider it." Elsa lovingly smiled, ironically to the theme of the question.
Never underestimate Elsa
— She is scary.
"So, you knocked down a suit of armor, lost in the castle, and sneaked chocolate from the fridge?" Anna could hear the person on the other line breathed loudly.
Not long after she was caught red-handed, her sister's duty as the ruler of the country disrupted their time together, she suspected it was a family issue; she did not need to be told of the matter. In fact, she did have the permission to roam her house around more for the second time by none but Elsa. It was quite a journey; all the briefs were said by the caller.
"Yeah, pretty much."
A yawn escaped her lips as she stared into nowhere other than the ceiling.
"Hey, Elsa," Anna called out her favorite person's name.
"Yes, Anna?"
"I wonder how Papa and Mama would think of me right now."
The red-headed princess bit her lips unafraid if it would bleed out. Putting her face into her hand, she chuckled dryly, a dull smile plastered upon. She swore she looked vulnerable and sounded vulnerable at the same time. When a random story led to their parents' story from the day before, Anna was only informed that they were happened to be on a diplomatic mission when there was a plane crash. The Princess remembered clearly that her ears automatically guarded by her limp hands despite not remembering their existences.
"I might actually look for their pictures, I bet they were graceful and elegant just like you," said Anna weakly, "I can't remember, I can't recall any of my past or my present, I don't even know who I am."
Her desperation was getting a hold of her. All sorts of emotions laid out in line: frustrated at herself, disappointed in her own condition, anger, and despair; every single one proved to be negative.
"I sounded pathetic. Why couldn't I at least know them? Or you?" Her sobs started getting louder each minute, "I can picture Papa as a well-looking, charming man with a warm smile while playing hide and seek with me, Mama surely would be an elegant and gorgeous woman, I'm sure her smile is beautiful just like yours. Ugh—stupid brain…why don't you work with me?"
The line was dead-silent, Anna didn't even pay attention, no longer in reality. She heard words but her cloudy mind won't take them in. She let go of the phone and left it hanging. Hiding her face deeper in her hands, hoping it would blind her from the misery.
About thirty seconds later, her door swung wide-opened and the next thing she knew, her sister embraced her tightly.
"Shh, shh, you're here now, it'll be alright."
Elsa gently rubbed her hair, noticing the tear stains from earlier.
"I'm sorry—I—"
"Don't be. Tonight, I am not going anywhere. I am not leaving you alone." She backed a little to focus at the Princess whose face awfully written exhausted.
"I am...fine. I just need to calm down." Insisted as she was, Elsa wiped out the tears that rolled down along the cheeks, softly.
"I will stay here tonight."
Settling in the bed under the cover, Elsa kissed the top of Anna's head, wrapping her arm around; securely protecting her sister, keeping her close. Anna replied to the act by snuggled into the elder one's neck and tightened the hug.
"You could ground me now," said Anna, voice quieter, "only because you are here with me though."
Elsa watched the younger's breath steady, light snores followed up, she smiled warmly.
"And I won't go anywhere."
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