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Chapter 4

In an enchanted wood

Elsa's POV

"Princess Anna?"

"Hm? Your Royal Highness?"

"Princess Anna?!"

Elsa was about to be measured, when she heard the concerned voices of the two guards who had accompanied them on their trip to town. "Excuse me" she said and quickly got out of the room, her eyes met with one of the guards, the other looking around confused and panicked. "Where is the princess?" Elsa asked, getting more and more nervous by the second.

"She was here just a minute ago!" one of the guards said.

Elsa scanned the room and she spotted a back door. Without a word she ran out of it and looked around. A glimpse of red hair and a green dress disappeared into the crowd. "ANNA!" she yelled, and then followed her!

She ran through the crowd, bumped people and didn't stop for a second. A man yelled something after her, but she didn't bother taking notice of what. "Anna!" she yelled again. She spotted the girl further up the road. She was alone and she was running for her life. However, the only one following her was Elsa. "This can't be…" Elsa mumbled under her breath as she ran faster.

The chase continued through the town.

Anna ran out of the town, but not towards the castle. Elsa stared at the giant forest in the same direction the princess was going. Anna was getting slower, but so was Elsa. Anna disappeared into the forest and Elsa didn't hesitate to follow. However, once there were green all around them and Anna left the path, Elsa lost sight of her. She felt panic crawling under her skin and her hands slowly got colder. Small snowflakes danced around her, and she had to stop to catch her breath. "Elsa, easy, she isn't hurt. She is clearly running away from you. You will find her, you can find her" Elsa thought to herself and the snowflakes slowly disappeared.

She leaned up against a tree and closed her eyes. How had she let the princess fool her? Her parents had said she was one to use tricks, but she had seemed so… so… happy. Happy at the thought of buying clothes with her. She felt a fool. She shook her head and opened her eyes. She had to find her.

Instead of running, she now moved silently and listened. One thing she knew about the redhead; she was not one for being quiet.

After walking around for twenty minutes, she finally heard a familiar giggle. Elsa sighed in relief and continued silently towards the sound.

There, in a clearing, Anna sat in the tall grass. In front of her were two stones. It was not until one of them laughed and opened its eyes that Elsa realized it was not stones at all. It were trolls.

"And then I was all like, raaarh, and it was all like grrrrrr and then I took this rock and-"

"Anna."

Anna stopped midsentence and stared at Elsa with wide eyes. "Oh oh, busted!" one of the little trolls said and laughed.

Anna opened her mouth, but no words came out. Elsa moved towards her and stared her dead in the eyes "Your Royal Highness. I believe this was not a part of the original plan?" she asked, her voice cold as ice. Anna shivered. "I'm… Elsa I'm sorry, it's just that my parents would never allow me to go out here if-"

"No they would not. They do not wish to see you eaten by a bear or cursed by trolls" Elsa gave the two, small trolls a look, before staring at the princess again "I cannot believe you would trick me like that"

Anna bit her lip and looked down in shame. "I'm… I'm sorry Elsa, I didn't mean to get you in trouble or worry you, I just, you know… wannet to play with my friends, that's all…"

"I will escort you back to the castle now princess, and then we will tell your parents about this"

"No!" Anna's eyes got wide and she looked worried at Elsa "p-please call me Anna… and… and we don't need to tell them! See, you found me! A-and you would get in trouble too if they knew you lost sight of me, they might fire you!" she said.

"That is for them to decide" Elsa said.

Anna blinked and suddenly a new fear grew in her eyes "n-no I don't want them to fire you, Elsa I like you, you seem really cool and"

Elsa shook her head "as I said, that is not for me to decide. Now will you please step away from those creatures and follow me?" she asked.

Anna frowned at the word creatures and crossed her arms. "They are trolls and they are my friends. They would never hurt me."

Elsa sighed "Your Royal Highness…"

"Anna!"

"… Anna, could you please just do what I ask? This place is dangerous. It is getting late. The others are worried sick and your parents may already know" Elsa said.

Anna sighed deeply but nodded. She took a step towards Elsa, when the sound of something moving in the grass made her stop and look. Elsa removed one of her gloves and stared as 10-15 larger stones rolled closer and formed a circle around them. "Anna, get behind me" Elsa said while trying to look at all the stones at once.

Suddenly all the stones stood up and they were now surrounded by trolls. "Anna dear, why didn't you say you were going to visit?" a female troll said and moved towards the princess. Elsa stepped between them "stay back!" she warned.

Anna giggled and the troll raised an eyebrow "my my, she is a dangerous one. And such strong magic…"

Elsa blinked, she hadn't done any magic yet. Anna smiled "this is Elsa, she is my new bodyguard and friend! She can do ice magic, not that she has let me see any yet… apparently it is not for play" Anna pouted.

"Oh? A friend?" the female troll smiled and wiggled her eyebrows "a girlfriend?"

Anna blushed deeply "w-what? No! No why would you-"

"Oh Anna never brought anyone out here before, sure you must be a really special friend!" the troll said and took Elsa's hands. Elsa flinched from the contact but was not able to get her hands free from the troll's strong grip.

"She is a special friend but not that kind of fr-" Anna got interrupted by another troll who was getting very close to Elsa. Much closer than Elsa preferred "she is beautiful… you know how to pick em Anna!"

Elsa blushed slightly "please we do not have that kind of relationship. I am her protector, that is all" she stated.

"Protector of her heart!"

"Won't let anyone hurt her!"

"Never leaving her side!"

"Risk your life for hers!"

"Well… well yes, but that is my job. I do not appreciate these kind of suggestions!" Elsa said and got her hands free.

"I don't think they know they are made for each other yet… tell me dear, is it the clumpy way she walks?"

Anna cut in "don't you guys dare start singing!

It was all too surreal for Elsa. Anna was in a heated argument with a, now slightly offended, troll about singing. Elsa tried to rap her head around what was happening. Anna acted as if the trolls were family. She couldn't decide if that made her relax or worry even more.

"It is true love! How can you let go of this wonderful thing now that you have her?" the troll said and looked annoyed at Anna. Anna looked back, her face red and flustered "she is a woman! And just because she is beautiful and I really like her, doesn't mean it's true love!"

"You only say that because you haven't kissed her yet!"

"A kiss would not change anything!"

"A true loves kiss changes everything! It is magic!"

"It is not true love!"

"You don't know! You need to kiss her!"

"WELL FINE IF THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE!"

Elsa had not been paying full attention to the situation and before the words really sank in, Anna stood before her with a determined look in her eyes and grabbed Elsa's face between her hands.

"Anna?" Elsa looked at her confused and worried "what are you-" she was cut off when soft, warm lips were pressed gently against her own cold ones. Elsa's eyes went wide as she stared at the smaller girl before her. She was so close, her warmth, her skin… she could count every freckle on the younger girls face. Her heart beat fast and she slowly closed her eyes. Anna's lips made her feel like she was melting and they tasted sweetly of chocolate. Then the contact was broken, the warmth was gone and Elsa was left with an unfamiliar longing. She opened her eyes.

Anna looked at her, blushing madly and her mouth slightly open. "uhm.. I… sorry uhm…" Anna shook her head and avoided Elsa's eyes. "S-see? Nothing at all!" she stated her voice only a little shaky.

Elsa tried to calm herself, while the female troll smiled brightly with triumph in her eyes. "Very well dear, if you say so… you two better get back to the castle soon. We would not want the king or queen to worry"