Hello! I'm so very sorry this took so long. I know I usually am on top of my release date but somethings came up and I've been trying to write but nothing felt right. Anyway this is what stuck for me, and I hope you guys enjoy it! It's not as sad or intense as the others, just a nice read for a change. Anyway, I hope you guys will stick around!
Chapter 8
Anna rushed out of her classroom, walking as fast as she could without running towards the front door. Elsa apartment wasn't much further but it added five or ten minutes to her walk.
"Anna slow down!" The scruffy voice called behind her.
"Keep up or shut up Olaf! Love you." She waved behind herself. Loud footsteps filled the hall, and a smiling Olaf joined her side.
"Were have you been? You haven't answered any of my messages, you missed our meet up in the park yesterday, and you rushed out of class today. Can't we just talk for a bit?" He grabbed her arm stopping her. "Please, I miss you." He pleaded.
"I've just been busy, Elsa had a melt down yesterday that's why I missed our meet up. I haven't answered you because I haven't gotten any messages." She shook her phone at him. "I've got to go home and pick up Elsa, you are welcome to come with me. We are going to see my dad today. Speaking of which I need to text her." The red head continued walking and unlocked her phone to text her roommate. "Hey boo thang, you still up for going to my dads today?" She hit send as Olaf caught back up to her. They continued on in silence.
"Boo thang? Seriously Anna, you are so weird. But yes, I'm just putting on real people clothes and I'll be ready." The blonde pushed back a stray hair. Elsa had found her way out of her pants while watching season 7 of Psych.
She jumped up from the comfortable couch and walked to her room, plopping herself down on her bed to figure out what to wear.
'I'm going to see her dad so I guess, dress to impress? But I don't have anything fancy. Maybe that...and these. Yupp that should work.' She thought to herself.
Elsa had chosen a white tank top with frills on the front and a pair of blue skinny jeans. She took a look in the mirror and smiled, satisfied. She sat back down on her bed and pulled out a pair of aqua Vans with white laces. She stood up as the door open and a laughing Olaf burst through. Once she emerged from her domain, the small blonde was swallowed but big burly arms.
"Elsa! It's been forever." He smiled while squeezing the life out of the blonde girl.
"O-olaf. Can't. Breathe. Halp!" She squeaked.
The big monster released the girl from his grasp and smiled at her before turning to the kitchen. "Got anything to eat?" He opened the fridge searching the left over food for something to fill his empty stomach.
"Olaf's coming with, Elsa. Is that fine?" Anna called from the living room.
"Yeah, when are we going?" The blonde called back.
"Soon, the train arrives at 3:30 and it's 2:45 right now so we should probably go." Anna grabbed her jacket and her bag, she slung it over her shoulder.
The trio left the apartment and began the short trek to the train station. Olaf was stuffing his face with the ham Elsa had given to him. Anna was very quiet but her face showed she was deep in thought. Elsa glided along side her, staring down at her feet making sure not to look at other people.
'I wonder what her fathers like, maybe his hair is red too. Maybe he's a total prick and is going to judge me. But what if he's super nice...' Elsa thought to herself.
They descended the stairs as the train pulled into the station. The trio marched through the doors and sat down, Elsa and Anna on one side, Olaf on the other. "So whats your dad like?" Elsa shyly asked looking towards Anna.
"He's a good guy I guess, doesn't really understand me though. He totally freaked out when I told him I was g-" She paused, her eyes were wide. "That I was leaving to move in with Olaf." She let out a deep breath before continuing, "Him and my mom were working on a cure for cancer before she died. He never finished their work. It was all with natural herbs and plants, which I thought was pretty cool. He's nice to me though, he's always there if I need him." Anna twirled her thumbs and started down at Olaf's shoes. "When did you get those?" She asked pointed at his new shoes.
"After you left. I was bored so I took myself shopping and got ice cream." He said proudly.
"Next stop the North Mountain, arrival time 4:50pm." The voice called over the intercom.
"Better text my dad and let him know." Anna pulled out her cellphone and told her father what time they would pull in. As she put her phone back into her bag, she looked at the blonde girl. Elsa was watching the trees fly by. Anna smiled to herself thinking about how beautiful the blonde girl was. 'I cannot believe I almost told her. That would just ruin everything.' She sighed as Olaf began to talk to her. She listened, responded, but her mind was somewhere else, another universe where she could be with Elsa, to hold her and cuddle her every night. Where she never had to worry about boys gawking over her lover. But that would never happen, 'Elsa would never fall for someone like you.' She looked away from the blonde, tears building up in her eyes. The red head fought them back, willing herself not to do this in public. 'Just a few more minutes until we get there. Relax Anna.'
"Anna!" Her father's scruffy voice called out when he saw her.
"Hi dad." She wrapped her arms around his large frame. "Dad, this is Elsa."
"Ah, of course. Very nice to meet you." He shook her hand, "and how long have you two been dating?"
Anna blushed a deep red, Elsa giggled and said, "Oh how flattering, but no we are not dating." 'Yet.' She added in her head.
"Olaf. How are you?" His smile faded slightly when he looked at the boy.
"Good." Olaf's reply was dull and sheepish.
"Shall we?" He gestured towards his Jeep. The four climbed in, Annas father driving, Olaf in the passenger seat, leaving Elsa and Anna to sit in the back bench seat. "Sorry girls, there's no seat belts back there." He turned the key and the Jeep roared to life.
The winter air cut through Elsa's jacket. 'God, her dad is so cool. I cannot believe he has a Cj-5 and it sounds like a V6! That's gotta be a three inch lift, and the tan color looks amazing with the electric blue interior.' She was leaning over the side, looking at the pavement being swallowed by off road tires. Anna tapped the blonde on the shoulder.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." She smiled but her tone was serious.
"Why not?" Elsa shouted over the wind.
"Last time I did that a rock hit me in the face." Elsa burst out laughing.
"Hold on back there, the dirt road's coming up." The driver called to the back.
The Jeep glided over the small drop from pavement to dirt, as they hit the ground Elsa couldn't stop smiling. As they tore down the dirt path, dodging the holes in the road, Elsa turned to Anna and asked, "How far away is this place anyway?" She shivered pulling her jacket closer to herself.
Anna didn't say a word. Instead she pointed towards a large house that was lite up like a star in the dark night. It was perched on the side of the mountain, like something you would see in a movie.
Elsa stared, her jaw dropped and her eyes gawked as she took in all of it's beauty. "You grew up there?" She shouted.
Anna nodded and smiled. She let out a small chuckle.
As they pulled into the four car garage, Elsa couldn't take her eyes off of the Jeep next to them. When she hopped out, the blonde went over to look.
'Black and lime green oh my god!' She squealed at her thoughts and everyone turned to look. She was stroking the side of the Tj, almost drooling on the hood.
"I just you like that one huh?" Annas father chuckled. "How about I let you take it home?"
Elsa turned to look at him, her jaw hit the floor and tears welled up in her eyes. "Are you s-s-serious?"
"Sure, I finished working on her awhile ago. She's all yours, we can sign all the papers later, come on I've got something to show everyone." He disappeared through the door of the garage.
Elsa couldn't believe what just happened. Her legs moved but her mind didn't know what they were doing. As her legs followed Olaf through the halls and he pulled open a pair of large wooden doors, behind them a room filled with books, there was an area in the back for Annas fathers lab. Stairs ascended on both sides in the middle of the room and on the second story the walls were lined with books. The whole room smelled of paper and leather. There was a large round table in the front of the room where the four sat down. Elsa could not believe Anna and Olaf grew up here together.
"I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Derek." He smiled at Elsa who was still scanning the large room, like she lost something. "Anyway, what did you want to ask me darling? You wouldn't have come all this way if it wasn't important."
Anna looked at the blonde then back to her father. She peered straight into his eyes. "I want to know if you ever finished your research."
Derek's eyes dropped. His fist clenched and he took a deep breath. "No. And you should know that."
"Elsa can I tell him?" The red head looked to her room mate for conformation. But she only got a nod.
"Before you be-"
"Dad wait." Anna cut him off. "Let me explain first. Elsa has a cancerous tumor in her head. I told her I would do everything I could to help her without the harmful effects of modern medicine. If you don't want to finish what you and mom started then just give me what you have so far and I'll do it myself." She took a deep breath and let it out. Her face was stern as she looked at her father.
Everyone was silent. Anna was staring at her father, Olaf at the interesting design of the table, and Elsa stared at Anna. For a moment nobody moved.
Finally Elsa broke the silence, "So does that mean no?"
Derek looked at the fragile girl, her framed glasses that sat nicely on her face, the shirt that nicely showed off her breasts, and the pale hands that so nervously fiddled with her sleeve. "When your mother passed, I stop all my research. Not because I couldn't finish it, but because I didn't know what was need to finish. Your mother knew and she told me when we got back from the party, she would finish it. All those years of working and that one night ruined everything." He stood up and began to pace, "I looked for the last piece but I could never find it. Finally I just gave up." His face looked sad, he frowned at the ground.
"Then tell me what I need to do."
Everyone looked towards the voice that had spoken. The limber figure had risen from her chair, "tell me what needs to be finished." Elsa spoke again. Her mouth set and her eyes firm.
"I want to win."
