Here's the next chapter of Perhaps. I hope you've got your eyes peeled for those references!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Frozen. All of its characters belong to Disney, I only own Garrett.


"I'm absolutely sure. This is what I want to do.

The room was dark, all lights turned off except for the low glow of the laptop's screen. The door cracked only a bit, but enough for Anna to faintly listen in on Kristoff's Skype chat with her had been walking by the carpenter's room, intending to go into the kitchen to grab a quick snack before she continued on with her analysis paper on Sydney Carton from A Tale of Two Cities—but she'd heard her sister's voice and just had to listen.

"I don't know Kristoff, you shouldn't have to do this. Are you sure this is something you're seriously considering?"

"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done."

"I never thought you'd quote that. Good job. Well… alright. If this is what you want, I can't complain. The preparations will all be done by the time I come back, so don't worry about anything."

"Thanks, Elsa. I owe you big time. I'm sorry for making you work during your vacation."

"That's alright, Kristoff. You don't owe me anything. I know you've thought long and hard about this, so I don't mind doing this at all. Besides, we're coming home soon anyway. Your new house will be waiting for you when I get back. I hope you like it, Garret and I picked it out just for you."

Oh, so Kristoff is getting a new house! Anna felt the excitement bubble up for the blonde carpenter. Perhaps he'll live close by. She giggled at the thought. Ever since that night at the bar, they've steadily become close. The very next morning after the incident, she woke to Kristoff softly knocking at her door telling her breakfast was ready. Sluggishly, the girl had made her way to the kitchen and to her surprise she found the blonde man in a frilly apron setting a plate of chocolate chip pancakes on the table. He blushed profusely at getting caught in the embarrassing garment, but took it in stride. Anna was more important. Hesitantly, as she ate, he resumed the conversation he incited the night before. She wearily regarded him before answering. "I miss my sister." Silence followed. Nothing left to be said and really, he shouldn't have expected any more. It must have been hard for her to open up to him like that. "Well, like I said. I'm always here when you need to talk." With a smile, he reached over and gave her hand a reassuring squeeze and briskly left the room—heading towards his little shed. "I'll be in the hermit shack if you need me!"

That very same morning, at Kristoff's suggestion she called her sister. It was nerve wrecking at first, hearing the phone ring on and on and on. Until at last it stopped: "Hello?"

"Elsa?"

"Anna! It's about time you called! Kristoff called me last night saying that you were crying your eyes out! Since then I've been worried sick! What happened?! Do I need to call someone? Should I call the lawyer? Does Garret need to—"

"Elsa! Calm down! No lawyers need to be called. And Garret doesn't need to do anything. Nothing happened."

"Then why did Kristoff call me out of the blue that you'd just passed out from crying so much? I told him to call every two weeks to check in on how things are going. Technically, he isn't supposed to call me for another five days unless it's an emergency. So naturally, I assumed the worst."

"It's nothing like that. It's just…"

"Just…?"

"It's just that I missed you. A lot."

"Oh Anna," Elsa sighed. "If that's all it was you could have just called me. Or if you wanted to have a face to face conversation you could have Skyped me. I'm never too busy to talk to my little sister don't you know that? And besides, if it was truly an emergency, you know I would take the first flight from Norway just to come and see you. I haven't gone away. I'm just on vacation from my job. Anytime you miss me, you can always call me. Always. Garret, too. He considers you his sister as well, don't forget that. We're both here for you."

Anna smiled at the memory. Since then, she called her sister every night to tell her about her day and Elsa vice versa. Garret also made it a habit to call Anna when things were slow. At first, the girl was weary because after all these years of him and her sister dating, she still didn't know a lot about him. However, that was quickly remedied when she found that he had an easy going personality despite his calling in life. The Marine had also started helping her with her college papers, often giving her suggestions or editing final drafts through email.

Originally, the man had gone to college to become an English teacher, but felt that he had a duty to his country. Meeting Elsa was purely chance. He'd spied her taking a leisurely stroll in the park after having just arrived from Moscow. And while most men were put off by her cold demeanor, he was intrigued. He wanted to see her eyes express something other than indifference. He pursued her endlessly, until at last she agreed to at least one date. Her eyes danced with wonder when he'd taken her to go watch the stars out in the countryside. A city girl at heart, she'd never seen so many all at once. And they've been together ever since.

After every call, Anna had taken to visiting Kristoff in his 'hermit shack'- the nickname due to the fact that he was always there- busy with projects from the townspeople who'd commissioned the blonde for whatever they needed. While he worked, they would talk about anything and everything. Their hopes and their dreams. How Anna wanted to make it big on Broadway. How Kristoff just wanted to live life to its fullest. Other times though, he'd be called on to help the local construction company and Anna would be left alone. However, Kristoff was a man of his word, so when he would say he'd be home by six sharp she believed him.

Sometimes, he'd bring friends with him to join them for dinner. And while she thought it was a little weird that he was close friends with a high school senior, she found that she didn't mind. Olaf was a sweetheart. When he wasn't pestering the carpenter or doing an unreasonable amount of homework, he'd bring her chocolate from the local candy shop. Chocolate… The sudden thought chocolate reminded her of what she'd been doing out in the hall in the first place. Not wanting to be caught intruding on Kristoff's conversation, she hurriedly, but quietly made her way to the kitchen. Perhaps she'd get a snack for Kristoff as well. Grabbing two apples from a bowl in the kitchen, she excitedly dashed back to his room and just as she was about to knock, his door swung open—nearly hitting the girl. "Holy—Anna! You scared me!"

"I scared you? That's a surprise," Anna countered holding up an apple. "I'm just bringing you a snack. You've been working all day."

"Oh, well thanks," grinning he took the fruit from her hands. "So have you decided what you're gonna do for Elsa's homecoming gift? She comes back in a few days, you know."

"Yea I know. I got Olaf to tell me the name of that candy store where he gets me all that chocolate. Turns out they do gift baskets, so I picked out an assortment and they'll have it made for me. It should be ready by tomorrow. I don't know what to get Garret though."

"I'll let you in on a secret," the mischievous blonde leaned in conspiringly. "He really likes rabbits. Especially white ones because they remind him of Elsa's hair."

"What, really?! No way! That's so cute!"

"I know right! But seriously," he said solemnly. "You absolutely did not hear it from me. 333 Garret would kill me if he found out I told you his little secret. He was mortified when I found out."

It was too much. Garret the scary Marine likes white rabbits just because they remind him of her sister. Anna had never heard anything so adorable in her life! But one thing just nagged at her… "How did you find out? Did you just happen to come across a bunny with a collar that said 'Elsa' on it?"

"Yes and no. He came over to my shed one day asking if I had seen a white rabbit hopping around. I didn't think much of it at first, but then I noticed he was getting really anxious when I told him no. So I said I'd help him find it. We started looking over at the meadow by the brook a few hundred meters away from the hermit shack. It didn't take us long to find her since it was summer and white can be easily spotted. What really got my attention was that the tag said 'Noble.' It was then that I realized that 'Elsa' is Germanic for 'Noble.'"

This time Anna didn't laugh. To her Garrett's devotion to Elsa was astounding despite the fact that they weren't married. It puzzled her really, mainly because she'd always believed that people had to openly express their love for each other. Garret and Elsa rarely showed any kind of loving affection in front of Anna. But from what Kristoff had told her, it was hard for them to convey how they felt. For Elsa it was much easier, leaps and bounds easier. Garrett on the other hand had it much harder. His being a Marine enabled him to do what any normal man couldn't both physically and mentally. However, he never opened up to Elsa about that part of his life. Thus estranging them when his nervous habits and awful nightmares returned to him every so often.

"Anna? You've gone quiet again. Is something wrong?" Kristoff asked worriedly.

"No, not really. Just thinking about Elsa and Garret."

"Yea, it's tough on the both of them. Garrett's job and all. But at least they got to spend as much time as they did together. I mean three months is a long time. They must've saved a lot in order to go on vacation that long."

"You're telling me! Hey Kristoff, can I ask you something?"

"Shoot."

"Um… Well I know it wasn't my business, but I heard you when you were skyping my sister. And I heard that you were going to get a new house. I was just wondering if, well maybe that you'd still visit often."

"Perhaps I might." Kristoff said, smiling softly.

"Perhaps? Why perhaps?"

"Because you just never know exactly what the word entails. And that only adds to the mystery."

"Is that your favorite word, or what?"

"In a way, yes," was all he said.


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