Chapter Twelve: In Trouble (Part 1)

I grab Anna's hand gently and feel her warmth slowly take over the coldness of my own. She's still looking down, unsure of what I will say. If I'm being honest, I don't quite know what to do myself. Nothing like this has ever happened to me, no one has ever cared this much or wanted me enough to put up with anything like this.

I give her hand a squeeze and she looks up at me. Her eyes are nervous, and I smile softly to assure her I'm not going anywhere. I would never ever want to let her go.

"Anna I... I'm sorry about acting like that. I'll be honest; I don't really know what to do. I've never had this... But I want you. I want you so bad - I'll do anything I have to. Just please know that." I feel the faint sting of tears, and push them aside.

She needs to know that I have no doubts. She is my choice, and is the best one I have made. I see a smile start to grow on her face. I return it and inch closer to her. "And I will always want to see you. I'd be crazy not to." I wrap my free arm around her and pull her into a hug.

I sigh into her hair and close my eyes. I want to give her the same peace that she gave me the other night. I feel her lean further into the embrace and chuckle slightly.

"Thank you Elsa." She sounds relieved. "I know you wouldn't have acted like that if he hadn't pushed you. I don't know what's gotten into him, it's seriously out of line and -"

She stops as soon as I press and kiss to her temple. I pull back to look at her and a light flush makes its way onto her cheeks.

"Don't worry about him Anna, he can survive. I want to make sure you're alright?" With the way that jealous giant treated her before we left, you never know.

"I think I am... I will be. Can we go do something? I need to clear my mind for a bit."

I nod and step back, she takes a sip of her hot chocolate before frowning at the cup. An idea pops into my mind.

"I know you mentioned going to a bookshop? Maybe we can do that another day... Why don't we go ice skating?" Her eyebrows rise up in surprise. "I figure that it would be a good way to get your frustration out? We don't have to if you don't want... Books are always nice too."

Anna thinks this over for a moment before nodding. She tosses the drink into the closest trash bin before grabbing my hand. "Alright but don't be too surprised when we get there." I cock my head as she pulls me along with her, and I shove my drink in the same trash bin as we go.


I finish tying the laces on my skates and look over to see Anna still fiddling around with them. I giggle a bit which makes her stare at me in exasperation. Shaking my head, I look away and hear her huff. Finally after a couple of minutes she finally has them on and is ready to go.

The rink is fairly empty luckily, making enough space for us to race around. I hop up and make my way to the ice, I look back and see her stand unsteadily and slowly make her way towards me.

"You know I'm not really the skating type right? Don't laugh at me if I fall." She takes a tentative step onto the ice and grips the boards tightly. I glide out easily and move to face her, a grin on my face and arms outstretched.

Anna glares at me while slowly moving with the help of the boards. I bite back a laugh, and hold my hands out towards her. She looks down at them then back up to my face with an unimpressed stare.

I have to grab her hands and pull her toward me gently. She wobbles a bit before coming right into my arms. "Come on Anna, it'll be fun! Just follow my lead alright? I've got you."

I start to go backwards while keeping her close to me. It may be a bit selfish of me, but this a great excuse to hold her without being too pushy. We fit together perfectly. Every now and then there are small hitches as she tries to go along with my movements. I gradually go faster and she keeps up.

"See, you can skate." She laughs and smiles happily. "You ready to try it alone?" I go to move my arms from their place around her waist, but she grips my hands before I can get away.

"No no, not yet." Her tongue pokes out of her mouth in concentration as she looks down at her feet.

"Remember, glide and pivot... Glide and pivot... Ready?"

Her head shoots up and a horrified gasp leaves her mouth. "Elsa! Don't. You. Dare."

I smirk and quickly pull my hands away. She fumbles a bit but keeps her balance enough for a huge grin to cross her face. She looks at me for a moment before her eyes narrow at me. She starts speeding up, heading right at me.

Anna is practically flying now and I scramble to get away. I knew she could do it, she could do anything she wanted really. I feel a hand pop me on the arm and a gust of air go past me. "Try and catch me now Elsa!"

I push off after her, going a bit slower to let her keep the lead. After a mocking laugh, I burst past her and tap her on the shoulder. She grumbles and speeds up.

I'm guessing I have a slight lead and turn around to tease her. Then I land on my back as she crashes right into me. I mumble and take in a large breath before I glance down to see if she's alright.

Anna has landed on top of me with a huge blush looking like a deer caught in the headlights. I grab her arms and gently ask if she's alright.

Her eyes lock on mine and I feel heat course through my body. I gulp audibly. I'm think I'm in trouble now.