I was sitting on the couch when Hans arrived 15 minutes later. He was quiet. When I saw him, he still had a sly smirk on his face.
"Why are you smiling?" I questioned. I really wasn't in the mood for games.
"Kara, it may not have worked for Archangel, but that does not mean that it's over for you. You can find this girl and win her heart. And then, after a couple of months of dating, you can tell her the truth. You can still get the girl!"
"But how? What am I supposed to do? Walk down the street, 'accidently' bump into her, and go from there?" Hey, that's not a bad idea.
"Exactly! It works. You can win this girl's heart. From what I learned from Anna during our little outing, she likes you. Not the Archangel you, but the human you. Get what I'm saying?"
My interest has now been peaked. "What else did Anna say?"
"Well, she knew about Elsa liking girls, as you already know. She had a hunch that Elsa had a crush on you from the moment you walked into her room in the ER. Before I left, she told Elsa to go for someone like you; that you were the perfect one for her. Trust me on this, sis. It will work."
Two days have passed since that little incident in the hospital. All I know is that Elsa was released the next morning and that the doctors were stunned at the fact that her injuries, including her broken bone, were 100% healed. It's what all the doctors in the ER are talking about. Well, all the doctors except for me. I did my best to keep my personal life out of work, but today I couldn't help it. All my patients are those who are using the same room she used, so she was always on my mind. I still have 2 hours left in my shift. I just want to go home. I guess the only positive I have is that I will have 3 days off from work, which will give me time to scout and look for Elsa in the city.
"I have to make this work." I whispered to myself. "I need to find Elsa."
As soon as my shift was over, I ran to my bike and got the hell out of there as fast as I could. I drove to the scene of the kidnapping. It was already dark and the town was once again alive with the night owls. At the crime scene, the tire marks that the SUV left when it took off were still visible on the road. I began to drive away slowly when I picked up a certain scent: the crisp smell of winter and mint.
"It's her perfume." My heart began to go wild. I scanned the crowd, but failed to see the platinum blonde hair at this level. "I'll have to get to higher ground." So I took my bike to a parking garage and took off to the roof. At five stories high, I was able to scan the ground below, but much to my disappointment, there was no sign of Elsa. I was about to give up hope, when I finally spotted a glimpse of blonde hair.
"It's her! It's actually her!" I squealed like a 10-year-old girl, but stopped when something else caught my attention. Well, more like someone. Next to Elsa were two other red-heads. For sure one was Anna, but the other? There's only one guy with red hair like that and that is interested with every women he meets…
"Hans." Of course he would get the girl's number and then force me to play hide-and-seek when he already damn well knew where to meet these girls. "That sly dog. I'm so going to put itching powder in his underwear."
After I finished devising an evil plan to get my revenge on Hans, I took the elevator down to the first floor of the garage. I saw them at a pizza parlor sitting down talking and laughing. I began to walk in their direction, but stopped.
"I can't just show up unannounced. What am I going to say? 'Oh hey there. I've been looking for you the last two days, so I perched on top of the garage and found you hanging out with my brother. Anyway, how you doin?' Nope! Can't do that. I can't. I won't."
I turned around quickly and walked in the other direction when my phone began to ring. It was Hans.
"Aww crap." I answered it. "Hello?"
"Kara, you're going the wrong way. We're at the pizza parlor. Come on over here. We're not going to order without you!"
"Hans, what are you talking about?"
"Just get over here, silly. Bye."
"Well, that was the weirdest thing in my life, and I'm a mutant. Well, here goes nothing."
Nervous could not describe the way I was feeling. Not only am I walking to see the girl of my dreams, but I'm having dinner with her, her sister, and my brother, AND it's part of Hans' devious plot. It's a freaking double date that I was completely unaware of… I'm still in my scrubs, for heavens sake!
"I am so going to kill…"
"Hello, Doctor Kara." There it was. The sweetest voice in the world. Elsa was looking at me with those beautiful blue eyes. She was wearing blue jeans, a tank, and had the perfect amount of makeup on. She truly looked like an angel. While I was busy staring and doing my best not to drool, she spoke again.
"Doctor Kara, are you alright?
Oh shoot! Say something, you idiot! "Oh hello, Elsa." Smooth move, idiot. "You look lovely tonight. I'm glad to see that you're doing well." I turned to Anna and Hans. "Good evening, Anna. It's nice to see you again. Hey Hans." I shot him a glare.
"Ah, my dearest sister. How nice of you to join us." He stood up from his seat and came to me to give me a hug. "Tonight you complete your part of the deal." He whispered in my ear.
"Um, thank you for inviting me." I'm going to kill him. He's as good as dead. "Uh, sorry for being late and my appearance. I just got out of the hospital."
"I find women in uniform to be absolutely stunning." Elsa said. Her eyes fluttered and my heart skipped a beat.
Hans led me to my seat before returning to his own. Now to figure out how this get together happened.
"So, Hans," I began. "How did you manage to meet these two?"
"Oh, did I forget to tell you? I forgot to give a file to one of the doctors on the orthopedic floor a few days ago, so I stopped by. When I was waiting for him to finish with a patient, saw this lovely creature walk into one of the rooms." That had Anna blushing like a tomato. "Now you know me, I couldn't resist passing up the opportunity to talk with her, so I walked to the room and introduced myself. It turns out that Miss Elsa was your patient in the ER. Small world, right? Anyway, I invited Anna to have a hot chocolate with me down in the cafeteria and we just… hit it off. I called her last night asking if she and Elsa wanted to have dinner with us tonight."
"That's an interesting story. I'm happy that you two met." At least he's finally with a decent girl. I smiled and looked to Elsa, who was staring at me with dreamy eyes.
"Um, hi?" I said.
"You seem nervous. Do I make you nervous?" She asked. Her voice sounded so sexy.
"A little." I started to feel a bead of sweat drip down my face. "Is it getting hot, or is it just me?"
"It's you." Elsa said as she winked at me.
Ohh dear, she's winking at me. I'm pretty sure that this is payback for what I did to her at the hospital.
"Elsa, don't make her uncomfortable." Anna said as she playfully slapped Elsa's arm.
"Oh alright. Maybe later, then." She said with a giggle.
"Uh, yeah." I said with a nervous laugh. Must change the subject. Must change the subject. "So, Elsa. You're the talk throughout the entire ER. How did you manage to heal so quickly? Last time I saw you, you were in pretty bad shape."
Elsa looked at me in shock and turned her head down, finding her fork much more interesting all of a sudden. She took a deep breath.
"I, uh, had a visitor at the hospital two nights ago."
"Oh? And who was this visitor?" I asked.
"A-Archangel. She came into my room through the window and healed me."
"Oh really? Wow. That must have been an interesting night." I took a sip from my drink and looked towards Hans' direction. His facial features were practically saying "of all things to talk about." And I get it. It was a disappointing night for my alter ego, but I'm curious about what she thought.
"It was. She... She's amazing. I'm thankful that she saved my live and healed me. Not to mention she's an excellent kisser." She said with a growing blush on her face. I grabbed my drink and smiled before I took sip.
"Elsa! I thought we talked about this!" Anna exclaimed.
"You asked that I don't do something like that again. You didn't say anything about not talking about it, and it was amazing. How many people can say they've kissed a superhero?"
This is where I jumped in. "You kissed her?"
"Yes." She answered without hesitation. Then her expression changed as she remembered who she was speaking to. "B-but it w-was a simple kiss. As in a payment for everything she's done. N-nothing more."
She's lying. She felt that kiss was something more.
"Exactly." Anna said. "Nothing more than a simple kiss."
The night went on smoothly. Everyone was laughing and having a good time. It turns out that both Anna and Elsa are pursuing careers as teachers, they love kids, both of them sing, and they are both orphans. Their parents died in a tragic car crash five years ago, so they have been living on their own together here in Arendelle ever since.
After a few hours of talking, it was time for us to say goodbye. The sisters had to work in the morning, and we had to go to "work" tonight. So we escorted them to their car, a blue mini-cooper. Hans walked Anna to the passenger side and I escorted Elsa to the driver side. Elsa was the first to speak.
"Tonight was a lot of fun. I'm glad you came."
I laughed. "Yeah, it was. I'm happy I was able to see you again, and one hundred percent healthy."
She raised an eyebrow and grinned. "You didn't even know we were having dinner tonight, did you?
"I had absolutely no idea." I started to sweat again and I turned my attention to Hans and Anna, who were kissing. "That's something I didn't need to see."
"Hey, look at me." Elsa said as she touched my cheek and turned my head back to her. "I'm so happy that I was able to see you again. You have no need to be nervous around me." She tip toed up to my face and kissed my cheek. I was in heaven!
"Can I have your number?!" I asked a little too loudly and quickly. I looked to Hans who shook his head and did a face palm. But once again, I heard the sweet sound of an angel laughing.
"Of course you can have my number. Give me your phone."
I unlocked my phone and handed it to her without hesitation. She quickly snapped a picture of herself and added her number in my contacts. Then she called herself to have my number. I was about to get back my phone when she held it out of my reach.
"Not yet, Kara. I need a picture of you." She turned her phone towards me and attempted to take a picture, which I avoided. She looked at me and raised an eyebrow. "Kara, let me take your picture."
"Ha! Good luck with that." Hans said. "She hates pictures. Avoids them every time."
"Oh really?" She said with an evil looking grin. "Anna, can you help me, please?"
"Of course, Elsa." She also had a wicked grin.
Anna came around the car and took Elsa's phone. Elsa, on the other hand, came up to me and wrapped her arms around my waist. I looked down to her and focused only on her. She was rubbing my back up and down while looking into my eyes. She made me feel like we were the only people in the world. I completely forgot about everything else until I saw a bright flash. Anna had taken a picture.
"Got it, Els! And It looks great! You two look so cute together."
"Awesome! Let me see." She broke away from me and I was stunned. I looked at Hans.
"What just happened?"
"You, my dear sister, have been played."
"Know what, I ain't even mad." I said. A stupid grin was on my face.
"This is a very nice picture. I like it." Elsa said. She looked at me and blushed. "I'm going to make it my screen saver. I expect you to call me, Kara."
"I most definitely will. I promise."
"I'm looking forward to it. Bye, Kara." She kissed my cheek one more time. "Bye, Hans." Elsa then got in the car and closed the door, followed by Anna.
"Bye, ladies. Have a safe ride home."
Then they took off down the road. Hans and I were alone in the city. Nothing was said between us until the car completely disappeared from our sight. Then Hans spoke.
"Look, Kara. I know that this was completely unexpected and you're probably angry at me, but-oof!" I had him locked in a bear hug.
"You are the greatest brother in the history of brothers! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
"You're, uh, welcome, sis." He patted my head like a puppy. "I'm happy you had a good time."
"Good? I had a great time!"
"So you're not going to kill me?" He asked playfully.
"No. Without you, I probably would have chickened out."
"But why? She likes you. I swear you'd rather take a bullet than ask a girl out. And what's with the nervousness? You make out with the girl in her hospital room but can't do a simple date?"
"You're right, but not this time. I won't let her get away. And when I'm Archangel, I feel different. I hide behind the mask and suit. It's not like she knew who was kissing her. But here, she knows. She knows me and is watching all I do and listening to all I say. I just feel a little more comfortable in the shadows. It's my comfort zone." He thought about all I said while we walked to the garage where my bike was parked. "I think this is the one, Hans. I truly do think so."
"Funny, I feel the same about Anna." He said. This was the most shocking thing of the night.
"What?! My brother is thinking about becoming a one woman guy?! Who are you and what have you done with the real Hans?"
He laughed at my playfulness. "I know. I couldn't believe it either, but we just click. I've never felt this way with anybody else but her."
"I get how you feel. So what does this mean?"
"It means that we have to win their hearts and eventually tell them the truth about us."
"Yes, I know. But we'll get through that when the time comes."
He nodded in approval. We walked for a few more minutes before we reached my bike. I got on and started the engine.
"See you at the house, Hans."
"See ya, sis. Drive safely. No speeding."
"Yeah, yeah. I got it."
Hans winked at me and teleported away. I was left alone in the garage. I was about to take off when I heard gunshots in the distance.