A/N: Hey everybody and welcome to chapter ten! We hit the double digits guys! A great accomplishment! So thank you all for the reviews, you're all the best an author could ask for! So again thank you and I hope you continue to stick around!
I don't own Frozen, the characters, or Indiana, please enjoy.
The dawn had slowly risen and showed off its morning colors. Anna had thrown on some jogging clothes and tied up her shoes. She had a week's worth of jogging to catch up on, and today was the day to start. So she tiptoed out of her room, grabbed Copper and his leash, and head out the door.
"Yeesh, it gets colder by the day, pretty soon, I'll have to break out the heavy jackets and workout clothes huh Copper?" Anna asked as they went down the driveway and onto the sidewalk, a cold vapor escaping as she spoke. She stretched for about ten minutes, then took off at a easy pace. She jogged in external silence, but on the inside, she was having a one sided conversation.
"Oh I can't wait to take Elsa to the chocolate Shoppe! She's gonna love it!"
"Well, maybe, she's a vampire, and what vampire eats chocolate anyway?"
"Then again a fruit eating vampire is a pretty strange concept all its own"
"Did I start the washing machine before I left? Shoot I don't remember"
And for a good forty five minutes, that conversation went from plans for the morning, to work, upcoming shows and other topics. But on the way back, something interesting happened. She was just about finished with her route when another jogger stopped her. She had never seen him before, so she pegged him to being new in the neighborhood. He was a nice looking man. But nothing Anna would ever be interested in. He was lost, and needed to find a certain street. Thankfully Anna knew the way, so she told him the directions. When she finally made it home, she was sweating enough to fill the kitchen sink. She let Copper off his leash and immediately went to her room.
"I smell like a pig truck" Anna groaned as she grabbed a change of clothes and headed to the bathroom.
"Anna! Come on, this little excursion was your idea" Elsa called from the door. It was a later in the morning now. Anna had told Elsa to wake up and get ready. But five minutes into getting her outfit for the day, Elsa, in her bat form, swooped down and high jacked Anna's shirt.
"Elsa! Give it back!" Anna squealed as she chased the bat around the room. If this had been their first day together, Anna would have been upset, but that wasn't the case now. She had a joyful smile on her face and a pleasant laugh bouncing off the bed room walls. Bat Elsa chittered in amusement as she slowed down to a constant hover. Anna grabbed the shirt,
"I swear you're a child" Anna laughed slightly out of breath. But instead of answering, Elsa fluttered down and pulled at one of Anna's braids.
"Hey stop that, I don't pull on your hair do I?" she asked.
"No I suppose not, but I certainly would not protest either" she said in a light sultry voice. Anna's eyes widened at the words, but then her face shifted into amusement and she stifled a giggle. Elsa was obviously flirting with her. But since she was a little bat, she couldn't help but laugh.
"I can't take you seriously when you look like a fluff ball with wings" she guffawed. The fruit bat pouted before turning into frost vapor. And Elsa now stood where the bat once was. The pout still in place.
"You're no fun" she said before walking out in a childish manner, however she put a bit of exaggeration in her hip movement. Perhaps to keep Anna's attention on her as she left. And she certainly succeeded. Anna's face warmed at the sight of each hypnotic switch.
So after watching that, Anna hurried into the bathroom. Getting her clothes on was a cinch. She redid her braids, and even put on a bit of makeup. Normally Anna would just go all natural. But something inside her insisted that she preen up a little today. Maybe to catch a certain someone's eye?
"Alright, lookin good! Now it's time to-oh! Almost forgot." Anna said stopping herself. She pulled out her favorite perfume and sprayed. It was a strawberry vanilla scent, and she thought it was heavenly. She heard Elsa calling for her, and she rushed out of the bathroom. She made a mad dash for her usual items, and headed for the foyer, where Elsa stood with the car keys in hand.
"You look nice" Elsa observed appreciatively. Anna smiled at her words. She had planned on wearing jeans, and a simple shirt. But instead, she went with a magenta asymmetrical sweater, jade green leggings, and around her neck, was her favorite necklace. It was a sterling strawberry with seeds made of onyx. A gift from her parents after her first successful year of fruit sales. And to top it all off, Anna wore brown calf high, heeled boots.
"Thank you, and so do you" Anna grinned. Elsa was wearing a black faux leather jacket. A tight, plain white T-shirt with a rather deep neck line exposing a generous amount of cleavage, and ice blue jeans with her favorite boots. But those details were overlooked. Anna was rather focused on the shirt. More so what almost popping out of said shirt.
"Ahem, my eyes are up here Anna" Elsa chuckled in amusement. Anna's eyes immediately snapped up to Elsa's humored and smirking face.
"There was a spot on your shirt" Anna rushed out before snagging the keys and making a break for the door. But by the time she made to the car, Elsa was leaning lazily against the passenger side door. The smirk still in place.
"I understand that I'm a gorgeous creature, but that doesn't mean you can just leer at me, I am a lady after all" Elsa purred. Not wanting to touch the subject, Anna just ignored Elsa's words and unlocked the car. She was quick to get in, and Elsa was too. But the red head refused to look at her, in fear of blushing as she normally would.
"Oh? You are not going to speak? Very well, but I hope you realize that a future punishment is in order" she smirked and it sounded like a promise. Anna could only squeak, and hope that this trip would make Elsa forget what she just said.
"Welcome to Sjokolade Paradis!" Anna beamed as they entered the rather large building. The inside was beautifully designed. Brightly polished cherry wooden floors, wrought iron display tables, glass displays and a rather appealing crystal chandelier that hung dead center. The displays were filled with several hundreds of different types of chocolate, and were even given little cards to explain the flavor and origins. And for Elsa, this place was very impressive. And the smells were a bit overwhelming for her, not in a bad way though.
"Chocolate paradise, that's Norwegian" Elsa stated and Anna nodded,
"Yup, the owner moved to America to open this place. And I've been a loyal customer ever since I moved here!" Anna said in excitement. Elsa scanned the massive place and kept a calm face. She didn't know what to make of the place aside from the aromas.
"Is that my favorite customer I hear?!" a cheery male voice said as he came out from a door behind the checkout counter. Both women turned around, only for Anna to be pulled into a crushing hug by a huge, muscled, Norwegian man. He had sandy brown hair that had been spiked slightly, a goatee, and shining greyish blue eyes. A handsome man so to speak. And to Elsa, he was a threat. So she let out a low growl as he swung Anna in a circle.
"Hey Odd! How are you?" Anna chuckled once he let her down.
"Anna! I have been well, oh and who is this stunning lady you brought today?" Odd asked, his accent was strong, but could understood him easily. Elsa, who had crossed her arms across her chest let out a slight huff.
"This is Elsa! She's . . .new in town, and I wanted to bring her here, get this, she's never had chocolate before!" Anna said as if it was the biggest scandal in town.
"NO!" Odd gasped in horror, and Anna nodded.
"Alas, it is true, so I thought who better to buy chocolate from than the great chocolate wizard himself?" Anna said with the upmost respect.
"Oh, you are too kind Anna, now we must have attend to important business!"
Odd exclaimed. Anna walked back to Elsa, and saw how pouty Elsa was becoming. A look she had seen before.
"Elsa, he's just a good friend of mine, and I don't think his girlfriend would appreciate me taking him" Anna chuckled. Odd joining her. But this did not ease her tension towards him.
"Now, I will give you a quick tour, than you and Anna can explore the store! Come now, there is much to see!" Odd said excitedly, before grabbing them both and guiding them around his store. The tour was quick but informative. And Elsa wouldn't have had a problem if he hadn't kept her and Anna separated. The urge to toss him out of the place was very strong. But Anna seemed to like him well enough, so she held her urges down. When he finally left, he told them to enjoy the Shoppe and call if they needed help.
"Okay, so what do you want to try first?" Anna asked excitedly.
"Well, everything sounds quite strange, so how about something simple?" Elsa suggested.
"Simple. Simple, simple, simple, hmmm . . . Oh! I know, come on!" Anna said before pulling Elsa to one of the window displays. And there, sitting on the sample plating was a simple square of milk chocolate. Anna was quick to pick two up, and give one to Elsa.
"As simple as it gets, try it" Anna said before devouring hers. But Elsa, was not so quick to eat. She sniffed it, and gave it a skeptical look.
"It's not poisonous I promise" Anna assured patiently. Elsa gave Anna look before bringing one corner of the chocolate to her mouth. She took one tentative bite, and then suddenly the square was gone.
"This is amazing!" Elsa said excitedly, and Anna giggled,
"I hoped it would be, now let's go try. . .Hey! Don't eat them all!" Anna said as she watched Elsa take half of the samples.
"But they're so good" Elsa explained in delight. But Anna made her put them back.
"Other people would like a chance to eat those you know, just remember we still have the rest of the store to sample" Anna said. Elsa pouted as she followed Anna. But while she wasn't looking, she used a bit of her supernatural powers to levitate three of the squares back into her hand. A small victory on her half.
After spending hours of sampling and having to stop Elsa from taking all the samples. It was time to go. Anna let Elsa pick three of her favorites. Which took an additional fifteen minutes, seeing as she couldn't find one she didn't like. Even the molasses filled chocolate. Those made Anna cringe. But once Elsa had finally picked her three favorites, she and Anna made their way to the checkout counter where Odd was waiting.
"Oh, you finished your search? Wonderful, let me just ring these up for you" the man said happily. Anna had chosen a dozen chocolate turtles, and bag of chocolate covered coffee beans. While Elsa had gone back to grab a dozen of the chocolate squares that Anna had showed her first. She also had gotten a small box of chocolate covered cherries, and a small variety box. When everything was rung up, Anna pulled out her membership card, got her discount and paid the total.
"Always a pleasure to have you here Anna" Odd said from behind the counter, his smile never leaving his face.
"Its always great to see you too Odd, please tell Jade I said hello" Anna said before heading towards the door, with Elsa close behind.
"I always do, oh miss Elsa, can I borrow a moment from you?" he asked. Elsa froze and tensed up. But Anna told her that he wouldn't harm her, and that she would wait outside.
"Very well, what is it that you wish to speak about?" Elsa asked once Anna was outside. She was tense again, and her guard was held up high.
"You are most fortunate you know" he said, his cheeriness still intact. And it made Elsa arch a sculpted brow,
"What do you mean by that?" she almost sounded offended, but the owner raised a hand in surrender,
"No need to sound that way, what I mean is, Anna doesn't often bring people here; she normally comes alone" He informed her. Now this bit of information caught the vampire's attention.
"Is that so? She never told me" Elsa said, not knowing what to make of this new information.
"I would not dwell on it, if she brought you here, she must like you well enough" he pointed out. Not knowing what to say next, Elsa made to turn around and make a wordless exit. But just as she hit the door, Odd said,
"And guessing on how you react around her, I can only assume you like her just as much" it made Elsa stop, but only for a moment. She smiled a little before walking outside. She didn't see Anna immediately, but after taking a quick to the right, she saw Anna leaning against the building, a serene smile on her face.
"There you are, for a moment I could have sworn you left me here" Elsa joked as she approached the shorter woman.
"Even if I did, you would still find me" Anna giggled.
"I would always find you" Elsa thought to herself.
"Gotta love the supernatural sense of smell, so where to now?" Elsa asked, but a sudden yawn broke out. And she looked up at the sky where the sun was slowly getting higher.
"We are going home, it's almost noon, and I will not risk your health" Anna said she took Elsa's cold hand.
"Elsa may I ask you something?" Anna said as she led the two of them back towards the parking lot.
"That depends on the question" Elsa retorted, making Anna roll her eyes,
"It's nothing huge, but I was wondering, why is it that your skin is colder than Fawn's? Is it just a fruit vampire thing or something?" Anna asked. Elsa shook her head,
"No, a vampire's body temperature depends on certain factors, where they live, what they eat, and so on" Elsa explained.
"So why are you cold? I met you during the summer and you were cold then." Anna pointed out.
"Ah, that is true, and the reason that I feel the way I do, is because, I can control the winter elements" Elsa said with a proud confidence. Anna gasped in excitement,
"Nuh uh! That's so cool, no pun intended, can I see?! Oh please, please, please!" Anna asked in childish excitement.
"Later on my dear strawberry, I'm getting tired" Elsa said with a yawn. Anna pouted as they reached the car. They got in and left, but about half way home, Elsa had decided it would be a good idea to sleep in Anna's lap. So she changed and crawled to her desired spot. And as she drove, Anna's mind was dwelling on many things. But the most important question, aside from Elsa's powers, was,
"What on earth am I going to get her for Christmas?"
A/N: Ladies and Gentlemen that was chapter ten! I hope you liked it! And I'll see you in chapter eleven.