A/N: We've reached booming 100+ reviews folks! I, Miss eternalfiction, thank you so much!
PS: No Jelsa here (Sorry, blame me)
PSS: SORRY, once again. I just realized how depressing is this.
PSSS: Next chapter is more depressing.
PSSSS: Sorry, because this'll be a long authors not
And the not-so answer to your reviews (only chosen few, to make this shorter) (skip it if you must)
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PSSSSS: If you have trouble imagining the skating scenes, just watch Sochii Winter Olympics or anything that deals with skating performances. I've only skated three times in my whole life and I'm trying my best because I live in a tropical country.
"I wish I could freeze this moment, right here, right now, and live in it forever." - Suzanne Collins, Catching Fire
Chapter 11
"Els, get up. You're a mess."
"No."
Anna sighs. The pitiful sight of her broken sister is acheful in the heart, like she could also feel the burden the blonde involuntarily lifts. For the past hours, she is trying various ways to bring out the liveliness Elsa once had. It's rather ironic, when Anna's young, she used to daydream that when they got older, it would be Elsa who would comfort her, hug her.
Maybe sister relationship is not always like that, Anna thought in a defying shrug.
She may not be Jack Frost, the only person that awakens the joyful side of her sister but it's not against the law to try her best.
Anna has been promoting Funology 101 to Elsa for the earlier minutes, acting like a snoot and prancing around dressed in a reindeer suit. She's out of ideas by the end. Anna droops and throws herself on the sofa, while Elsa was gravely staring at the fire place for the thousandth hour. Like she's practicing extinguishing the flames.
"God, Elsa. If you need some slow background music, just let me know." says the redhead, fanning herself.
"Everybody will blame me for the injuries..." Elsa says to nobody in particular, "It's all over..."
"What a negative being!" Anna was frustrated, "What's important is that he's safe and breathing, okay? Anyway, I heard that those Reindeer Rangers got a full-year detention, but they'll still play for the school. But I'm still wondering, why would they want to get their hands on you?"
Elsa stops rocking herself back and forth. In altering burst, she springs up and faces Anna, "For the first time in forever Anna, you are making sense."
"I am?"
"Yes!" a new flare blazes in Elsa's torqouise orbs, that has nothing to do with the reflecting fire.
"Oh bravo." Anna had to grin for the achievement. Then she slumps her shoulders, "I don't get it."
"Of course you do. It's just the absence of your logic brain right now." says Elsa. She scrunches her nose, deducting, "You know, one of the Reindeer Rangers said that they were doing it in favor of Hans..."
"Hans? My ex?" Anna shakes her head, her braids swinging, "But what does he want from you? Doesn't make any sense."
Her tongue was about to produce a word when Elsa remembers something, and quickly seals it. She doesn't know about that little deal of you and Hans, Elsa. Anna doesn't know.
But why would Hans, by the looks of it, would want Elsa to be hurt? It's not like she told everybody his puny dirty secret.
But not unless somebody did, under her name...
"We're going to find out the answer, Anna. We need to. We're going to stalk your ex-boyfriend first by going to his house. For the sake of Jack." Elsa determinedly tells.
"For the sake of your ever-loving boyfriend?" Anna imitates smooching.
Neutrally Elsa glares, hands on hips, "Anna. Not funny."
"Fine. But you can't go around without wearing a disguise, Els."
"Excuse me, what's the disguise for?"
"Do you want the incident to happen again?" asks Anna basically. An are-you-kidding-me expression plastered at her face.
"No. Many Silent Snowflakes are hurt because of me. I won't ever let it happen again. It's time to face this." Elsa brawls, "But how would we disguise ourselves?"
Chin resting at her tapping fingers, Anna shows a maleficent grin. "Actually, I had an idea..."
"Ouch Anna, stop pushing me!"
"But Olaf is biting my leg."
"Your leg or the fake leg?"
"What's the point? It's the same, Elsie!"
"It's not exactly the same. The proximity of having a leg coated with garment is different from-"
"Not helping!"
"Woof! Woof!"
Both girls shrills a sharp scream. Clearly having a mascot costume is hard to cope with. Too large for their own bodies, Anna trips at their dog Olaf and misguides her way at the dirty mud of the garden, Elsa tumbles down on her sister like a pair of domino.
"Uh... " Anna had trouble breathing inside her reindeer costume. She sputters, "Heavy!"
Elsa coughs. She was cosplaying a snowman mascot, "Sorry!".
"Woof! Woof!" another bark, but obviously not from Olaf. It was difficult to know, but as Elsa peeks through the holes of her snowman costume, she can see a wide figure.
"Sven! What did I tell you? I told you to wait for me!" Kristoff was chasing a brown-colored furry, which trespasses their yard and barks continously, revolving around the.
With much effort, Elsa gets off from her baby sister, panting.
"Hey Kristoff!" Anna's face pops out when the reindeer's head severe off and rolls the pavement.
"Hi, Anna. Here, let me help you up." Kristoff plunges his gloved hands under Anna's armpits and fosters her up.
Anna brushes off dusts from her suit, "Oh. Thanks."
"What's this for?" Kristoff picks up the head of the mascot and gives it to Anna.
The strawberry-blonde gets it in turn. "Stalking business."
"Mascot Business, actually." Elsa threw daggers at Anna, having an urge to kick her in the shin to shut her up. Their disguises isn't working properly.
"Oh." but gladly Kristoff wasn't listening. His golden brown irises are fixed on the two dogs who are chasing each other. "Sven just found a bestfriend."
"Kristoff, why are you here?" Anna questions.
"Ice Business." says Kristoff and notions towards the pick-up truck nearby holding chunks and block of ice.
"Can you ride us to the house of Hans?" Anna suddenly requests
Elsa gawks a noisy gasp. In her opinion, sometimes Anna doesn't let he words slip out easily from her mouth. Who would dare to mention your ex to somebody who likes you? The only disadvantage is, the younger may not know that Kristoff's admiring her.
"Erm, yes." Kristoff ruffles the back of his matted blond, "I'm going to deliver the ice to your neighbor first."
Leisurely, Elsa counts seconds, waiting for his retreating back to vanish behind their gates before seizing out Anna's arm. "What was that for?"
"Els, what do you mean?" her stare was wide and innocent, implying the cluelessness of people her age.
"Can't you see Anna? Kristoff has a crush on you. You can't just mention your ex to him." Elsa truthfully says.
It leaves the other girl astonished, like dropped in annother dimension, the features of her face shifting. At last Anna was able to utter: "Wait." she inhales, "-What?"
Hans' house was a building blocks of extravagant gardens and rooms. After securely fastening the snowman costume and climbing down the pick up truck she was confused, torned between the belief whether Hans is really rich or just rich because of the possessions he stole.
"I gotta go." Kristoff tells the two.
They waved him goodbye and rushed inside. Knowing the place, Anna guides her sister through the bricked pathway and rings the doorbell.
Elsa can hardly swallow, "Are you sure we're going to eavesdrop. It's not like we're disturbing privacy or anything but-"
"It was your idea!" Anna grits her teeth. "Remember we're mascots whose goal is to fix decorations-"
It creaks open and what they didn't expect was Tianna to step through the daylight.
"Hi!" Anna's faking is good, despite being surprised. "We are Santa Claus' helpers and we like warm hugs!"
Anna sent a message to Elsa by pinching her arm in great intensity. Beads of water shoots out from her eyes. Ouch, Anna, ouch.
"We believe that somebody sent us here to fix the decorations?"
"Ah! Hans must have called you!" Tianna says. Elsa wants to slap her face and scratch it until it bleeds. "Just in time- come in."
Hans place was no different from theirs- majestic, royal and pristine. You can only determine which is which by comparing the decorations involved.
"Could you decorate the Christmas tree? I want it to be nice so my boyfriend would be happy." Tianna was checking her nails as she said it.
Elsa sucks in a breath, baffled. Her boyfriend is Hans? That pile of dung? No wonder both disgusts her. Beside her, Anna's shoulder's tensed. She must hate knowing that Hans broke up with her just to cling into the brat. A moment passed before both stunned girls regained memories and made it to the Christmas tree. They began crafting it a fake makeover, with their backs facing Tianna and Samantha.
"I can't wait for that day. I could finally have a revenge on Elsa." Tianna unexpectedly blurts out to her friend.
Elsa doesn't need to be reminded that this was something intriguing when Anna was trying her best to break her ribs by nudging hard. Her ears are already perked up, sharp and fog-less at the mention of her name.
"Are you sure it will work? I mean you embarrass your boyfriend. Now everybody's thinking he's a prat." says Sam
"That's part of the play, you know. Spreading out the rumor that he steals the possessions of anyone he dates. But still who would believe that? Hans is born rich. Wickedly rich."
Consequently, Samantha lavishes a gut wrenching giggle, ''That was brilliant. Telling everybody that Elsa told you that Hans was a cheating bloke. Will sure ruin her respected image. Also the image of those who claims that the rumor is true."
Tianna had those look in her face that symbolizes being successful, "I'll convince everybody that it was all a rumor, when we make Elsa look like an overgrown slut."
"And what about the others who knows Hans' crime?"
"Blackmail." Tianna waves a hand dismissively, "But who cares about them? My target is Elsa. I think Hans is falling in love with her."
Sam snorts, "Why would he?" "
Serious case, Sam. She's beautiful. She's rich. She's popular." the other says, "I so want a revenge on that lady."
A pang of anguish bits Elsa's nerves. Her mind blacks out and all she can do to release the flowing rage is to palm and crumple the Christmas ball she was squeezing tight. Maybe you should call yourself the overgrown slut, Tianna, not me. Get your facts right.
"It's okay." Elsa almost forgets that Anna still exists by her sid. She lay a hand on Elsa's shoulder. A sisterly gesture to them, some plain action to Tianna.
"After everything is finished, everybody will look up to us as heroes and poor Elsie will go back where she truly belongs- in the secluded corners of the school."
Elsa tastes blood as she sinks her teeth deeper unto her lips. She takes Anna's hand, not minding how the grip was tight. "Let's go Anna. I can't take it anymore." she mumbles.
Sensing the immobilized pain in her voice, Anna firmly nods.
"Um, ma'am we're going." Anna says to Tianna
"Is the tree done?" she looks over their shoulders
"Done as it is." Anna confirms.
She drags Elsa towards the door and escapes the house without the approved license from Tianna and Sam. Air hit their faces and finally Elsa can release the emotions.
Overgrown slut... Secluded corners of the school... revenge... revenge, REVENGE.
Elsa was drowning in the current of Tianna's words and it seems like nothing could save her. She's not sad nor angry. Only afraid. Afraid of what may happen soon. Afraid of being embarrassed and returned in a cage. Afraid of the outcome of it all. Afraid, afraid, afraid.
Elsa doesn't want to fight back anymore. She just wish to wake up from this nightmare.
Good news! I might post the next chapter this week Since it's nearing the end, I don't want long waits for the climax not to break
Confused? Just ask! Anyway just wanted to let you know, good stories don't give up all their secrets at once.
Last note: Yes there's a Jelsa moment but you might not like me for the next one...