Mr. Firefighter

A/N: I own nothing…

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Chapter 6 – You Are Not the One

To say lunch was a rather quiet affair was an understatement. The atmosphere in the room was a little unsettling Anna felt that the temperature might have dropped a couple of degrees from the way the bulky blonde was avoiding eye contact with her including everyone else at the table. The four adults sat awkwardly for a while before Rapunzel decided to be the ice breaker and started a conversation the story of how she and Eugene met.

"So there we we're just about to enter the pub and I said, 'Is that blood in his mustache, Hey Blondie look at all the blood in his mustache!" Eugene chuckled while taking a bite out of his bread.

"I think that was cause you wanted to divert the fact you brought us to a underground drug ring rather than a small café for coffee" Rapunzel quirked an eyebrow reaching to take a sip of water from her glass.

"That's Eugene for you though, his sayings always having different meanings" Anna chimed in making small talk while trying to elevate her mood. She was always the optimistic one when she was younger now with age and experience she made sure that side of her came out more often.

"That's right! I remember he thought you and I were cousins and went on to shameless flirting" Rapunzel smirked and mocked glared at Eugene

"Hey Kris why don't you tell Anna the time you rescued Sven from that old bag of bones Weasletown, excuse me should I say Wesleton" Eugene grinned

"You just did" the blond grunted noncommittally

Eugene cleared his throat sensing the unwanted strain in conversation from his friend "Well tell it again" he frowned shooting him a flat stare almost as if to say. "Don't be an ass"

Kristoff's face was still set in stone

"Is it getting hotter in here or is it just me?" Anna thought wanting this lunch to be pretty much over. She reached into her purse and briefly checked her phone to see if she had received any calls from Elsa or the daycare just in case. Her head perked up when Rapunzel announced that she had to visit the ladies room and asked Anna to accompany her.

As soon as the two left, Eugene pinned the scruffy blond with a glare. "What's wrong with you look I know th-"

Kristoff rose his hand interrupting him "Save it, look whatever you were looking to set up isn't working"

"How do you know that if you even won't give it a chance? You know that gruff attitude of yours is what makes you such an anti-social klutz" Eugene lectured.

Kristoff's expression didn't change. So what if he was alone he liked being alone although he had loving parents who raised him that wasn't always the case. He was bounced from foster home to foster home when he was a kid back in Norway. The previous families he had been pushed into crowded with other kids who were orphans just like him alone, scared and vulnerable. He remembered one couple who thought about adopting him then changed their mind when they took in a young girl his age. His mind instantly had a flashback to when the mother told the directors at the orphanage that they would be sending him back because he lacked any manner of respect and grace because he was rather timid and awkward boy.

"Thanks, but I've had my fair share of giving people chances, you don't exactly know much about me other than Bulda and Cliff" Kristoff sipped some water

"You know I didn't mean it like that man, Anna's different after all she's my wife's good friend does that tell you anything" Eugene sighed as a touch of guilt hit his tone.

"Actually it does it tells me Rapunzel is probably the only reason why were friends in the first place" he said with a dry chuckle.

"Touché, she convinced me not to give you that ticket after tying your dog to a post substituting that into a parking meter" Eugene smirked

"Pretty lousy excuse to after I came out five minutes later" Kristoff rolled his eyes

"Not my problem …just doing my job my friend" Eugene raised his hands in mock defeat "And I'm also doing my job as a good friend making sure you have a beautiful female companion so you don't get lonely and bug me on Friday night's when I'm getting laid"

"You wish Fitzherbert, that's not really my alley anyway" the firefighter blushed as they're topic moved on to a different topic.

"What women? Hey if it's cause Anna's a mom that's not really something to consider a bad thing, at least she's great with kids and you and kids are an ….ok sort of playing field" the police officer tried to look for the right words to say that Kristoff at least tolerated children.

"Kids are kids I just don't wanna start something I can't finish" the big man started to fiddle with his thumbs under the table.

"What are you talking about?" Eugene asked suddenly curious

"I kind of already know who she is …she's a Devereaux who married that Westerguard bastard"

"And that means?…" Eugene tried to search for something that matched up to where his friend was going.

"It means I'm out of her league" he sighed blushing

"Oh c'mon-"

"What are you guys talking about?" Rapunzel asked as she and Anna both returned to their table. Anna on the other hand pursed her lips but didn't say anything. She knew that her friends were going out of their way to set them up. The tall blonde's body language screamed that he'd rather be anywhere but here where she felt a pang in her heart for some reason.

"Nothing… just sports" Eugene covered up.

Just then the waiter came over with his pen and paper pad ready to take everyone's orders.

Rapunzel ordered tomato soup with a small grilled cheese sandwich on the side. Anna ordered spaghetti with garlic bread and Eugene wanted a medium stake well done.

"And you sir?" the waiter asked turning to Kristoff

"I'll just have some clam chowder ...please" he added at the end

"You're orders will be around shortly" the waiter took their entire menus and walked away.

"You know I'd hate to be the icebreaker here but Kristoff which part of emergency services do you specialize in?" Rapunzel asked leaning over the table.

"Uh Yea… I work for the NYFD full time there" he said blandly.

"Well then you would know about the recent incident that happened downtown the other day... I think it was a small pre-school building or something"

Anna frowned reminded herself to give her friend such a scolding when she got back to work

"Yea something like that… some were injured but I'm glad everyone made it out safe" he said again the unfriendliness in his tone never leaving his speech.

"Alright that is enough!" the strawberry blonde exclaimed from her seat. "Stop meddling into my personal life, can't you already feel the awkwardness in the room?!"

She didn't yell loud enough to attract any attention but it was adamant that anything else said by anyone else would raise the decibels in her voice a lot louder.

Rapunzel looked hurt but didn't say anything else her green orbs in silent remorse over going to far.

"Anna we're sorry but it's not your fault if Kristoff here would just try and create any means of a conversation it wouldn't be so awkward now would it" said Eugene his eyes now levelled with the silent man sitting next to her.

"Eugene that's not his fault nor is it yours, now look I really appreciate both of your concern but I don't need it" she said nicely to the couple though miffed. Turning her head "Kristoff no offense and please don't take this the wrong way you seem like a nice man but I'm not interested" her ocean blue orbs glinting apologetically as she stared into his eyes.

"I hope I haven't embarrassed him, he wouldn't want a woman with a child anyway. I'm completely off of the dating market. Besides there are more important things to worry about then another man swooping into my life

Inwardly he was glad she spoke up and defended the situation. He admired her for that she certainly was fiery but he also felt a pang of guilt and hurt. Guilt because she probably had a lot of blind date set ups such as this one with a lot of scum trying to get into her pants. Hurt out of being rejected not that he remotely cared all that much since they were strangers but still to come from a beautiful woman such as herself it stung.

"Why the hell do I even care? It's not like she called me ugly" he thought in his head

When there food arrived they ate in silence for a few minutes before Anna warmed up and went into another conversation. The firefighter gave a small smile and even chuckled when she shared a small funny moment about her son getting his head stuck in a lamp shade. Anna talked so animatedly about her son. He could see that she wasn't one of those run of the mill parents who got tired of their kids because they were hard to take care of. The first time he met her boy he could distinctly remember him talking in the same hyper animated voice only his of an excited youngin where as hers had the sound of delighted princess.

Kristoff could feel the smile on his face grow even bigger cupping his chin with the palm of his hand as he rested his elbow on the table as he listened to her chatter.

DIVIDE

A/N: Hey hey! Chapter 6 is up as promised hope you all like it :) sorry it's so short I had a bit of writers block on Anna and Kristoff interacting. Don't worry it'll pick up soon. I'm also working on some more Kristanna fics for the future so they're a WIP ….anywho

thanks guys & enjoy