Chapter 10 Excuses
Elsa was sleeping peacefully until she felt something on top of her, she opened one eye and saw Ruby sitting on top of her. Ruby jumped onto the bed and started to lick her face.
"Morning to you too Ruby, what do I have to do today." Elsa got up and stretched, she walked over to her desk and checked the things that she had to get done for the day.
"Well let's see, I have to just go over Anna's birthday cake and the decorations." Elsa said, 'It gonna be perfect and I know it.' A knock on the door started Elsa out of her train of thoughts. "Come in." Elsa said as she hid the paper just in case it was Anna.
"Hey Elsa." The person came bouncing in was none other than Anna.
"Hi Anna."
"Want to do something after breakfast?"
"I would love to but I have…I have…uh papers to sign. How about somewhere close to dinner?" Elsa smiled and was lucky that she didn't had on her bracelet.
"Sure that'll work." Anna said with the cheeriest voice she could've said even though she was unconvinced. "Maybe Mama and Papa will want to do something." Elsa nodded and watched Anna skipped away.
Anna walked through the halls and saw Elsa's study door was open, she took a glance inside and saw no papers on the desk. 'That's funny, Elsa said that she had papers to sign.' Anna thought and continued walking to her parent's room.
"So we're supposed to go in town and get all the ingredients for Anna's birthday cake?" Agdar asked.
Idun nodded, "And while we're there, I'm gonna buy Anna's present and what are you gonna get her?"
"Something, I just can't tell you. It's between me and Elsa."
Anna came bursting in, "Morning Mama, morning Papa. I was thinking that we could do something today."
"I can't do anything with you today Anna." Idun said first.
"Why can't you?"
"I…I got to attend…a…meeting that Elsa can't attend. Bye." Idun ran out the door.
"Papa?"
"I got to deal with some things." Agdar said.
"What things, maybe I can help."
"No, no I don't need help. I've got it all under control. Well catch you at lunch." Agdar walked out the door.
"Why is everyone avoiding me." Anna said to no one in particular.
"Okay, if you understand me. I need you three to keep Olaf away from Anna, wait that was wrong. Make sure that Olaf doesn't say anything about Anna's birthday party." Elsa said to Snowflake, Sunshine and Ruby. "This is stupid, I'm talking to two wolves and a fox. This is never going to work." Just then Olaf walked in.
"Hi Elsa, ready for Anna's birth-" Olaf was cut short when Snowflake kicked his head off his body.
'Maybe it might work.' Elsa thought as she watched Olaf put his head back on.
"What was that all about, anyways I'm gonna see Kristoff. Hopefully he remembers Anna's birth-" He was cut short again when Sunshine grabbed one of his arms and ran out of the room with it. "Hey! Give that back." Olaf ran out after her, Snowflake and Ruby following.
'Okay it'll work.' Elsa smiled.
"Why is everyone avoiding me? Did I say something wrong?" Anna walked through the halls when she bumped into Rapunzel.
"Hi Anna." Rapunzel said.
"Hey." Anna said but not in her cheery voice.
"What's wrong?"
"Everyone's avoiding me."
"Elsa?" Rapunzel asked.
"She said she had papers to sign but she had none when I checked."
"Auntie Idun?"
"Mama said that she had to attend a meeting that Elsa couldn't attend but there weren't any meetings because if they were, Elsa would've told me."
"Uncle Agdar?"
"He said he had to deal with some things that I couldn't help with."
"You want to do something with me?" Anna nodded. "What do you want to do."
"Uh, go talk to Olaf."
"But…but…fine, I'll go talk to him." Olaf came around the corner.
"Hi guys." Olaf said.
Anna nudged Rapunzel, "Fine, hi Olaf."
"Hi Anna, hi…" Olaf trailed off.
"Rapunzel. My name is Rapunzel."
"Rapunzel, I like that name. Why did you scream at me a few days ago?"
"I wasn't used to seeing a snowman that could talk."
"Oh, so who wants a hug?" Olaf asked.
"We do" Anna said and Olaf hugged Rapunzel and Anna. "Thanks, hey do you know what Elsa is doing?"
"Yes, why?"
"Because it seems like she's been avoiding me." Anna said.
"Anna, Elsa isn't avoiding you."
"Then if she isn't avoiding me, then what is she doing?"
"She's working on-" Anna saw Snowflake ran up behind him and kicked his head off.
"Snowflake! That's not nice, bad girl!" Anna scolded.
"Don't worry I can still state why…hey, hey, give me back my nose." Ruby grabbed Olaf's nose as soon as he put his head back onto his body. Olaf forgot what he was going to tell him and ran after Ruby. Anna and Rapunzel followed along in the chase. Elsa was walking down the hallway, she was going to meet Idun in town when Anna and Rapunzel crashed into her.
"Sorry about that Elsa." Anna said as she helped Elsa up.
"No worries, now tell me why were you two running."
"Oh, Ruby has Olaf nose." Rapunzel said. And we were trying to get it back."
'Well I guess it's going better than said.' Elsa thought.
"So why are you avoiding me?" Anna broke her train of thoughts.
"I'm not avoiding you, Anna."
"So if you're not avoiding me then what are you doing."
"I have an urgent meeting to go to, bye." Elsa ran off.
"Something is up Rapunzel and I need to find out." Anna and Rapunzel followed Elsa until they were in the throne room. "Why is Elsa in the throne room, she said she had an urgent meeting to go to. She lied to me, Elsa wouldn't lie to me." Anna whispered.
Once Elsa was inside the throne room, she froze the doors so Anna wouldn't burst through it unexpectedly. Elsa took a look around at the decorations and went by the throne. She soon felt someone tap her shoulders, when she turned around, she saw her parents.
"Wait how did you get in here? I froze the door." Elsa said.
"Like I said before there are many tunnels you don't know about, there's one that leads to this room and before you say anything, no I'm not going to tell you where it is." Agdar said.
"Let me guess, behind the throne?" Elsa asked.
"First guess and she's right." Idun said. "Well we got the cake ingredients and I have her gift."
"Wait where is it then?"
"Oh we dropped it off before we came here, plus we saw Anna trying to break the ice around the door."
"So, what do you think of the decorations?" Elsa asked.
"It's great, what about the snow globe thing over there?" Idun said as she pointed to the empty snow globe.
"Don't worry about that, I have a great idea. Ice sculptures of us, snowman and three little good pups including Kristoff and Sven."
"Wouldn't that be a little bit small?"
"Kind of but I'll make it bigger so it'll fit perfectly."
"Wasn't Kristoff part of this?" Agdar asked.
"Yes and he still is." Elsa said.
"What is he doing then."
"I…I'm not so sure. I wanted him to bring the ice but I could do that, I know…he could stall Anna and make sure she doesn't come back by dinner. It saves us from making excuses as to why we've been busy." Elsa said.
"Yeah that's a great idea." Agdar and Idun nodded in agreements.
"What are they saying?" Rapunzel asked.
"Something about a great idea, me and Kristoff as well."
"Something is going on here, maybe we should wait until dinner time to ask Elsa."
"No way Rapunzel, tomorrow were gonna spy on Elsa and see what she's up to." Anna said.
"Fine but I'm asking, if I do find out, I'm not gonna tell you."
"It's not like you're gonna find out anyways." Anna walked away from the throne room. As soon as Anna left, Rapunzel saw the door unfroze and Elsa walked out.
"Hi Rapunzel."
"Hey Elsa, just a question. Why are you avoiding Anna?"
"I'm not. I'm planning her birthday party and I don't want her finding out. So please don't tell her." Elsa begged.
"Nah, I'm not going to tell her because she said that I won't get it if I just ask you. That's why Ruby, Sunshine and Snowflake were snatching every part of Olaf when they were around him, he knows that you're planning Anna's birthday party." Elsa nodded and Rapunzel continued. "Where does Kristoff comes in?"
"You know Kristoff?"
"No but I may have seen him a few times here and there but never really meet him as in talk to him."
"Oh, he stalls Anna until her birthday. That will ease the stuff we've been telling Anna about." Elsa said, they rounded the corner and saw Kristoff walking to them. "Hi Kristoff." Elsa said.
"Hey Elsa, hi…" Kristoff trailed off.
"Rapunzel. I'm their cousin." Rapunzel smiled and Kristoff nodded.
"Kristoff are you busy or anything?" Elsa asked.
"No, why?"
"Umm can you stall Anna, until her birthday. I making a surprise birthday party for her but I don't her spying on us or eavesdropping or any other crazy thing Anna will do to make her find out about it."
"Sure, I was actually going to ask her to go in town with me." Kristoff said.
"Great, oh look there she is now." Elsa said and she looked at Anna who was on the other end of the hall with Snowflake.
"Hey Anna," Kristoff walked towards her. "Want to go in town?"
"To find more lost puppies sure, let's go." Anna took Kristoff's hand and dragged him through the halls. Rapunzel and Elsa looked out the window as they saw Anna and Kristoff in the courtyard.
"So Elsa those stuff you were telling Anna were lies?" Rapunzel asked and Elsa shook her head.
"Nope excuses, just excuses."
"Aren't they the same as lies?"
"More likely but lies are not the truth and excuses are stuff that you say to get yourself out of trouble or something else." Elsa said.
"Well if you gave a lie for your excuse, isn't it the same then."
"I guess but good try. I hope she won't get suspicious with me not being around the whole time." Elsa watched Anna and Kristoff run across the bridge to town.
I know it's kind of short. Sorry my update took so long, I had a busy schedule and a lot of stuff got in the way.