Elsa didn't know what she was going to do. She was just laying on her bed, not daring to move. Her hand was resting over her phone. She didn't really know what she was waiting for. Wait, that wasn't true. She knew exactly what she was waiting for. She was waiting for a call. A text. An email. Something to let her know that Anna was okay. Anything. Hell, at that point, a carrier pigeon would have sufficed!
She had been in bed all day. She didn't know what time it was, but she guessed it was getting late. The sun was starting to go down. Maybe Kristoff would be home soon. He had left earlier in the day to go to the market and get some groceries. He had spent most of the morning trying to get her out of her room, but that obviously didn't work. He had told her through the door that he was leaving, and that was the end of it.
"Elsa?" Elsa looked towards the door. Kristoff was back. She loved having him in the small apartment, even if she was hidden behind a door.
Elsa rolled off the bed and walked over to the door. She took a deep breath in before opening the door. Kristoff stood there with his hand raised to knock on the door. Sven rushed past Elsa's legs and jumped onto her bed. Elsa looked behind Kristoff and saw a bunch of different bags full of groceries. Kristoff had a slight blush on his cheeks as his hand went up to rub the back of his neck.
"You feeling any better?" Elsa looked up to see Kristoff looking at the ground. She could tell that he was unsure of the situation. Kris was never good at confrontations, either good or bad. He just wasn't good at talking about serious matters.
"I'm fine, Kris." Kristoff sighed and put both hands on his head. He turned his back towards her and walked to the kitchen. He knows you aren't fine. He's your brother, for Christ sake. Elsa leaned against the doorframe as she watched her brother start to put up the groceries. His back was rigid, and his movements looked spastic. Elsa sighed and started picking at her fingers.
"Kris, listen. I-"
"I know, Els. I don't need you to explain it to me. I just don't like the fact that you've stayed holed up in your room all day. It's already 4. You should have gotten out at least once, but no. You were in your room. That's not good, Els. Even Sven was worried about you." Elsa turned from Kristoff's exasperated face to look at Sven. He was laying on her bed, looking at her. His eyes were down, and he was letting out little whimpers. Elsa sighed again.
"Okay. You're right. I'm sorry I worried you." Elsa looked back down. She felt a warmth on her shoulder and looked up to see Kristoff. He had his hand on her shoulder and was holding a donut in his free hand. She chuckled a little before taking the donut.
"Eat it. Dinner may be in a couple of hours, but you haven't eaten in almost 24 hours." Kristoff continued to look down at Elsa until she slowly took a bite. This is actually a pretty good donut. Wait. No it's not. I'm just hungry.
"Now that you're eating, I think it's time to get out and do something. Why don't we-" Kristoff and Elsa both jumped at the deafening sound of thunder. Elsa could see Kristoff's shoulders drop as he realised they wouldn't be able to do anything. Elsa moved over just enough to be able to put her hand on his shoulder. He looked up to make eye contact with her.
"Why don't we just play a board game?"
"Come on, Anna. Get up. It's nearly noon." Hans threw his fist against the door a few more times. When Anna still didn't answer, he reached up above the doorframe and ran his fingers over the wood, searching for the spare key. He found it and quickly opened the door.
"Shit." Anna's bed was neatly made, and her window was wide open. Hans ran over to close the window so the rain would stop coming in. He didn't want it to ruin any of Anna's things. He put his hands on his hips and looked around. There had to be some kind of clue as to where Anna had gone. After a few minutes of looking, he finally found it. A single note.
I'm off to the beach. I'm going to sail for a while. Don't know when I'll be back. Love you!
Hans sighed. Of course. He looked out the window again to see the horrible storm outside. He watched the rain pelt the window for a few seconds before it finally dawned on him.
"She's at the beach!" He couldn't let her be out in this kind of weather. It was dangerous. He needed to get her back. He grabbed a jacket and his phone and was already calling someone by the time he got out of the door. He started the car and sped his way down to the beach, with his phone on his ear.
"What do you want, Hans? It's too early." Hans grunted. Of course, Rapunzel was still sleeping. It was the summer. He shook his head and continued driving.
"Anna's on the water." Hans could practically hear his cousin jump out of bed and start getting ready.
"What's she doing on the water? It's practically a mini hurricane outside!"
"That's what I'm wondering. You talked to her yesterday. Was she okay?" Hans continued driving as he waited for Rapunzel to answer. After a few minutes, she still hadn't answered.
"Rapunzel! What happened yesterday?" He didn't have time to wait. He needed her to answer now. Anna was in danger.
"She just… had an awkward encounter with someone. And it started problems. She was really upset about it."
"Thanks." Hans didn't wait for his cousin to answer before he hung up. He put both hands on the wheel and drove even faster.
13 minutes after he had left the house, Hans had arrived at the beach. Normally, he would have just had to walk out of his back door to reach the beach, but Anna didn't like sailing there. She liked to go a little further south. The waters were calmer, and the wind was stronger. It was the perfect combination for a sailor.
Hans looked out of his window and saw the bright green sail of Anna's boat. It was far out enough to be a hazard, but not too far to be in complete danger. Hans quickly got out of his car and walked to the beach. The wind wasn't too bad right now, but the rain was almost painful. He couldn't even begin to imagine how it must feel out there on the waves. Hans cupped his hands around his mouth and started yelling.
"Anna!" He knew she probably couldn't hear him. The rain was too loud, and she was too far out. He decided that he would wait until she got closer to shore, then he would try again. He had to get her inside. The waves were starting to get bigger. If she stayed out there for much longer, then the waves would capsize the boat and she would be stuck.
"You cheated." Elsa sighed.
"No, Kris. I didn't cheat. I don't even know how to cheat at Monopoly." She watched her brother as he continued to stare at the board. His hand was rubbing his chin, which was starting to grow some stubble. Sven was laying down beside him, with his head in his lap. He would look up at Kristoff every now and then, then look back down at the board.
"It's official. You cheated. How else could you be winning?" Elsa sighed again. He's such a child. If he doesn't win, then it obviously means that someone cheated. How on earth is he a professional mechanic?
The trio heard another crack of lightning, and they all jumped. They didn't jump as bad as they had earlier in the day, but it was getting more intense outside. Elsa just knew that she wouldn't be going out for a while. They had all decided that it would be a lazy day. They even had some hot cocoa to keep them warm.
"Man. It's really brutal out there." Elsa looked out the window with Kristoff. The rain was pelting the glass, and it almost sounded like rocks. She couldn't see any hail, so the rain must have been driving into the building. There was no way normal rain would be hitting that hard.
"Maybe it's just one of those tropical storms?" Kristoff shrugged.
"Maybe. I don't do summer places." Elsa nodded absentmindedly. Neither of them did summer places. They had never been. It was never something that had interested them.
"Let's just get back to the game." Kristoff nodded again and hesitantly looked back to the game. They played for a few more turns before the topic went back to the storm again.
"I really hope no one is out in that. It's too dangerous." Now it was Elsa's turn to nod. This weather was dangerous to anybody. Even people that lived here. No one should be out in the rain when it's this strong.
"Only a fool would be out in this weather."
"Anna! Come back in! This weather is too strong!" Hans knew Anna could hear him. She always looked in his direction and shook her head. She wasn't going to come back in to shore. She was being so reckless!
Hans ran back to his car and put his phone back up to his ear. He knew of one person that could convince her to come back in. He kept waiting as the phone rang for what seemed like a decade. Eventually, the person he was looking for finally answered.
"Did she come back in?" Hans shook his head, then remembered that he was on the phone.
"No. Do something, Rapunzel." He heard Rapunzel give a small sound that sounded like "okay", then she hung up. He sat in his car and looked back out towards the water. Hopefully someone could get her back in soon.
"Els, just answer your phone. It's… Oh, it's Rapunzel." Elsa groaned and threw her head back against the pillow. She didn't want to talk to Rapunzel. She just knew Rapunzel would talk about Anna, and she wasn't in the mood to talk about the girl. She was still feeling guilty about yesterday.
"Fine. If you won't answer it, then I will." Elsa didn't even bother arguing. Kristoff could answer her phone all he wanted. It didn't make a difference to her. She threw her arm over her eyes as she listened to her brother.
"Hello? Yeah, she's here… Do you need her?… Wait, slow down… Rapunzel… Hey! Slow down. Say it again… Okay, here she is." Kristoff walked the phone over to Elsa. She kept shaking her head and mouthing "no", but he kept getting closer. He practically shoved the phone into her face.
"It's an emergency." After those 3 words, he went into her room. She could hear him rummaging through things, but she tried to ignore him as Rapunzel started talking.
"Elsa! I'm so glad I got a hold of you. Listen, you need to go down to the beach. Now." Elsa sat up and put her head in her hand.
"Have you seen the weather? Why would I go to the beach?" She could hear that Rapunzel was starting to get exasperated. It sounded like she was gathering things up, but it was hard to tell for sure.
"Anna is out there. She's out on the water, and Hans says that she won't come back in to shore." Elsa stood up slowly. Why was Anna out on the water? In this kind of weather? Didn't she know how dangerous it was? Elsa walked into her room and noticed that Kristoff was already laying out enough clothes to keep her partially dry at the beach.
"Why is Anna out on the water, Rapunzel." Elsa didn't mean it as a question.
"Because of the little… 'incident' yesterday. The whole kissing thing. It really upset her." Elsa let her head fall against the door frame. See? It upset her, too, and now she's in danger because you didn't message her and tell her that everything was okay. Elsa could feel her eyes start to sting with unshed tears.
"Elsa! Are you listening?" Elsa came back from her guilt in time to catch the urgency in Rapunzel's voice.
"Yeah, sorry. Keep going." Elsa heard the other girl sigh before she repeated herself.
"She's on the south beach. About 20 miles south of her house. You remember where that is?" Elsa had no idea where it was. She looked at Kris, and he nodded. Thank god he remembers.
"Yeah, I know where it is."
"Good. Go now. If you hurry, we can get Anna in time before the waves capsize her boat." Elsa opened her mouth to ask what that meant, but Rapunzel had already hung up. Elsa put her phone in her pocket and started putting on the clothes that Kristoff had laid out.
"Not here. Put them on in the car. Let's go." Kristoff was already heading out of the door by the time Elsa had gotten her clothes. She practically had to run to catch up to him. She quickly closed the door before Sven could run out after them.
The siblings got in the car within 2 minutes of leaving their room. Elsa tried to put her clothes on as Kristoff peeled out of the parking lot. He started accelerating as quickly as possible, and Elsa had to grab whatever she could find.
"Kristoff, slow down! You're going to get us killed!" Kristoff didn't look at her, but kept his hands firmly on the wheel.
"No time to slow down. We need to have that girl off the water by yesterday." Kristoff continued to go fast, and after a few moments Elsa was calmed down enough to finish putting some more clothes on. Thankfully, she had a rain jacket. It wasn't huge, but it was big enough to keep her warm, and most importantly, dry.
Kristoff pulled up onto the beach next to a black car. Elsa couldn't tell what kind of car it was, but it's headlights were still on and aimed towards the water. Elsa saw someone run up to Kristoff's side of the car, and he quickly rolled down the window. The guy was holding his hands over his head, and Elsa noticed that it was Anna's brother, Hans.
"Thank god you're here. I can't get her off the water. She won't listen to me." Even though Hans was talking fairly calmly, he was practically yelling so he could be heard over the wind and rain. Both men looked at Elsa, and she sighed before bracing herself to run out into the weather from hell.
Elsa pulled her hood up even higher as she ran through the pelting rain. She knew the general direction that she was supposed to go, but she had a feeling that she was moving in a diagonal, instead of just straight. She stopped running when she felt her feet go under the water from the ocean. She looked up and was able to see a silhouette against the bright flash of lightning. She could make out a small sail, and an even smaller girl. Elsa cupped her hands around her mouth and started yelling.
"Anna!"
Anna heard her name. It wasn't coming from Hans, though. It was too high pitched. Who else would be out here? Hans was the only one crazy enough to be out in this storm. Anna tried to listen harder. She was desperate to figure out who had gotten out of their house. She heard the faint yelling one more time. She gasped and nearly fell off her boat.
"Elsa." She whispered to herself. What was Elsa doing out here? It was dangerous! She should be back at her hotel, enjoying her summer. Not out here, most likely getting hypothermia.
Anna bit her lower lip. What was she going to do? She wasn't in the mood to go back to shore. It didn't matter to her that she was getting drenched. It was just part of what goes on when you sail. But she didn't want Elsa to get sick. Elsa didn't even answer you last night. She doesn't care. She was probably just dragged out here by Hans. Yeah. Yeah, that's probably what happened. There's no way Elsa would voluntarily come out here. There was no point for her to.
But then again…
"Ugh." Anna grunted before turning her sails to head back to shore. She wanted Elsa out of the rain, and she knew that the only way Elsa would get inside was if Anna went inside as well.
Anna could feel the wind starting to pick up, and she could feel the hull start to bounce on the waves. Anna held on harder to the ropes. She didn't want to fall off. Especially not in this kind of weather. Her grip was tight, but her hands were wet. She could feel her fingers slowly starting to slide off of the rope.
"Come on. Just a little longer." Anna urged her fingers to keep their grip while she raced to shore. Anna was about 100 yards away from shore, and she relaxed her grip a bit. As soon as she relaxed her grip, the hull hit a large wave. Anna felt the hull sink, and the entire boat tipped forward. Anna flew until she crashed into the water, with the boat landing right on top of her.
"Anna!" Elsa yelled as she watched the boat flip over. She could hear the other guys yelling and running, but Elsa was already moving. She took off her jacket and shoes as quickly as she could. She left as little clothing on as possible as she ran forward into the storm. Her teeth clicked together as the cold seeped into her bones. Normally, she didn't mind the cold. But this was almost painful, and she was wearing very little clothing.
Elsa continued to move forward until her feet could barely touch the bottom. At that point, she started swimming. She mentally cursed herself for never taking swimming lessons seriously. She continued to paddle as quickly as she could, hoping that she was headed in Anna's direction.
The dark continued to get darker, if that was even possible. Before long, Elsa's fingers grazed some cloth, and she stopped. She realised that it was part of the sail. Elsa knew that Anna had to be down there somewhere. Here goes nothing. Elsa took in a huge breath before diving down into the freezing depths.
Elsa's head pounded. The water was too cold. She moved her arms around in a wide circle, hoping to catch on to Anna's shirt or pants. The longer Elsa stayed under water, the more her lungs started to burn. Soon, Elsa was rushing to break the surface of the water. She started gasping for air, but didn't stay up long. She took another big breath and went back down.
Elsa didn't know how many times she went back down under the water. She lost count. She could feel her fingers starting to lose feeling, and she couldn't even feel her legs. But she had to keep looking. She couldn't just leave Anna to drown. If she hasn't drowned already. No. She hadn't drowned. She was alive. She would be fine.
Elsa's fingers finally grazed something that wasn't a sail. It was cloth. Elsa moved in that direction and grabbed Anna's shirt before climbing back up to the surface. When her head popped up, she instantly pulled Anna up so her head would be above the water, as well. Elsa then started back peddling, trying to get herself and Anna back to shore.
"Elsa! Anna!" Elsa could hear both of the guys yelling for the girls. She tried to yell, but her voice wouldn't work. She was too cold, and her teeth were chattering too much. So instead, she kept moving as quickly as she could.
Elsa was exhausted by the time she could feel sand underneath her feet. She stopped swimming and started dragging her feet across the sand, moving as quickly as her exhausted body would allow. Her eyes were already starting to close, but she had to get Anna out of the water. That was her top priority at the moment.
"Anna!" Elsa felt Hans' hands replace her own. She let go, and Anna was pulled on to shore. Elsa felt her legs give out, but she didn't hit the water. She looked up and saw Kristoff. She looked down a bit and noticed that he was carrying her. She let her head fall against his shoulder as he continued to carry her to the car. She felt her body rest against the leather of the car.
"Wait. Where's Anna. Where is she?" Elsa tried to sit up and move her head around so she could find the girl. She knew that Hans had taken her, but now she was concerned about where the two of them had gone.
"Elsa. Calm down. Hans is taking her back home. She has hypothermia, and they need to take care of her. Anna is fine." Elsa relaxed as Kristoff put his hand on her shoulder. The warmth from his hand burned, but it was a good burn. She let her head fall back against the seat again. Anna is safe. She's okay. You got her out. Elsa let out a deep sigh as she finally let exhaustion take over.
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