Day 4: Serenade

The school was almost empty since classes had ended barely an hour before. Anna was in the duty of cleaning her classroom that day, so she was still there finishing her work. That day she didn't meet Elsa yet, both of them had been busy with different tasks besides classes.

Once she closed the classroom's door and was about to text Elsa, she heard a sweet music flooding the corridor. The music classroom was on the floor above, but since the silence reigned over the whole building, the piano could be heard clearly.

Anna followed the music as she was under a spell, and once she got to the music classroom, she opened the door and found the enchantress behind the magic: Elsa. The girl smiled at her without interrupting her concert, and with a knowing look, she invited her to join her.

Anna closed the door behind her and approached the piano. Elsa finished the piece of music broadly smiling when Anna clapped delightedly.

"It's beautiful!"

"Yes, it is. Serenade, D 889 by Schubert."

Anna looked at her in amazement. Sometimes she couldn't believe the amount of knowledge Elsa had in her head, and she felt so tiny at her side for not being like her. Elsa noticed the sudden frustration in Anna's features.

"What's the matter?"

"Uh, nothing...It's just you're such an expert in everything...and...sometimes I feel like I'm not a match for you."

"Anna...you're an expert in other subjects and that's what makes you unique." Elsa gave a peck on Anna's nose. "Do you play the piano?"

"Uh, me? No, no. My mom plays but she never taught me…"

"My mom played too, and I've got a faint memory of sitting on her lap while she was playing…"

"Your mom must have been wonderful."

"Yes, I think she was wonderful indeed. I miss her a lot."

Anna sat next to Elsa in front of the piano. She leant her head against Elsa's shoulder and took her hand in hers.

"Would you teach me? I mean, to play the piano?"

"Yes! Of course! We can stay here after class, or you can come home, and I can teach you in the piano I have in my room…"

"That's not fair! I can easily distract in your room…" Anna's cheeks were slightly blushed at the recall of her last time being at Elsa's room.

"I'm a very strict teacher. I don't allow any kind of distractions during my classes. But I'm willing to give my student any kind of encouragement and rewards if she pays close attention to me." Elsa placed her left hand on Anna's cheek and with her thumb, she caressed her chin. Then, she closed the distance between them and kissed her. "Is this encouraging enough?"

"Yes, it is, teacher."