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Kristoff and Sven finally got back home after a long week of finals.
Ugh, why couldn't we be done four days early like Anna and Elsa.
As Kristoff opened the door so the both of them could get in, they were greeted by Bulda, their mother, and several of their cousins.
"Kristoff and Sven are hoome!" All of them yelled out. Kristoff and Sven both waved at them all happy to see them, splitting up to talk with their relatives.
"Wow, Pebs, you're getting strong!"
"Opal, you've gotten so much taller since I last saw you."
"Aw, Emi, you look so pretty."
"No Pebs! Don't pull me do- WOAH- Ow." Kristoff was on the ground, Pebs on his back. Scratching the back of his head, Kristoff turned to Bulda. "Where's Grand Pabbie?"
"Oh he's asleep upstairs. You can probably see him later."
Ding!
Kristoff grabbed his phone and looked to see who sent it. Anna. Welp. Kristoff opened up the message:
Hey Kris! Welcome back! So on December 21, mind coming over to my house? I need help with something. Bring Sven too! I would really appreciate your help. Also, bring eggs. And flour. I need those. I'll pay you back after! Cya later :)
Kristoff sighed and turned towards Sven, who had both Opal and Emi riding his back. "Hey Sven. Looks like we're going to Anna's on the 21st."
"Ooh! A girl!"
"Emi! It isn't like that!"
"Yeah Emi, It's Anna. You remember her?" Pebs asked.
"Oh right! Anna!" Emi playfully said. Kristoff just sighed and buried his head into his hands.
~~o~~
December 21
Hey. Mom and dad. Do you mind getting Elsa out of the house? Kristoff and Sven are coming over, and I need their help preparing for Elsa's birthday tomorrow! So Pleeeease?
"Elsa!" Andrea said happily.
"Yes Mrs. Sol?"
"Oh please, call me Andrea. And also," Andrea grabbed Elsa's arm," we're taking you Christmas shopping!"
"Wait, what?" Elsa asked, as she was dragged out of the house by the older, stronger woman. "But shouldn't you take Anna with you?!"
"Nope!"
"B-But. Anna!" Elsa yelled as she was dragged out of the house into the car.
"Oh Elsa please, we're shopping for Anna's presents. We can't have her come with us." Andrea said.
Elsa looked out the window, sighing exaggeratedly. Oh well, I needed to buy her something anyway.
~~o~~
Knock Knock Knock
Anna was in the middle of checking all of the things she had in the kitchen when she heard the knock.
Must be Kris and Sven. She thought as she walked to and opened the door. She was correct.
"Hey Kris, Sven."
"Yo Anna" Both twin said simultaneously. "We got the eggs and flour" Kristoff continued.
"Sweet! Now you two are gonna help me!"
"…Help you?" Sven asked
"Yup! We're making a cake!"
"A c-cake?" Kristoff and Sven both mumbled to each other before looking at the other in confusion.
~~o~~
Elsa, Andrea, and Christian arrived at the mall about thirty minutes after they left the house. They were at the local video game store searching for a game Andrea said Anna had asked for. They were also there to get a new case for both Anna's phone and 3DS. Afterwards, they began to walk around the mall, Elsa lost in thought.
They are right. I do need to think of something to get her. But what would she want?
The trio walked into a department store in search of something.
Maybe clothes? Too simple, too boring. A book? Nah, I'm not really sure what kind of books she'd like to read.
Elsa was looking at the ground, absentmindedly following Andrea as she thought of what to get Anna for Christmas. She was thinking so much, she failed to notice they had left the department store. She also failed to notice the wide, almost cat-like grin on Andrea's face. Or that Christian, who was staring daggers at Andrea, had stopped following them into whatever store they were going into. Or that the store they had walked into was just a tad bit darker than the others.
Andrea chuckled a bit, noticing Elsa's apparent distraction. "Hey Elsa?"
"Yeah?" Elsa answered, but with her mind clearly somewhere else.
"Which of all of these do you think Anna would look best in?" Andrea asked innocently, gesturing to a wall.
At the mention of "Anna" and the words "look best in", Elsa's mind instantly created an image of Anna as a model. She then looked up from the floor and immediately paled. Then reddened. Elsa wasn't even sure. She did quickly realize two things though.
1.) In her thoughts, she had somehow wandered into a random lingerie store. How does someone even pay that little attention?! Elsa asked herself.
And
2.) She was imagining Anna in every single piece on that wall. A task that was, inconveniently, extremely easy, thanks to Elsa having changed Anna's clothes the past Halloween, giving Elsa's imaginary model an accurate depiction of Anna's every feature. Every curve. Freckles peppered on her shoulders, reaching down to her chest. With every passing outfit, the model's smiled turned more teasing. Sultry.
Why am I still imagining this? Oh my god Elsa, stop. Why can't I stop?! WHY CAN'T I LOOK AWAY?!
Elsa could feel her mouth going dry, her heart beginning to pound, and her palms getting sweaty. There was a definitive ringing in her ears. Her face was practically radiating heat.
"Uhm Elsa? Helloo?" Andrea asked, waving her hand in front of Elsa's face.
"I… I-I" Elsa barely managed to stutter out, her hands opening and closing at her sides. Her eyes still scanning the wall because Jebus! Why are there SO MANY?!
"Aww, this is too cute. She's usually much more composed than that." Andrea said, noting Elsa practically ogling the wall. However, when Elsa continued to just stand there motionless, save for her eyes, mouth, and hands, Andrea turned towards Christian. "Honey? Honey I think I broke her" was all Andrea could say to her husband.
Christian just shook his head, walked in, and grabbed Elsa's arm, pulling her out of the store. Which was actually kind of difficult because Elsa's legs didn't appear to be working at the moment. "Andrea, please have mercy on the poor girl."
"Fiiine, let's stop by an ice cream shop, so she can cool down." Andrea said, leaving the store.
"I-I" Elsa stuttered out, the imaginary model still on Elsa's mind.
~~o~~
After Anna, Kristoff, and Sven made the chocolate cake batter (for some reason, Anna insisted Kristoff and Sven do all the egg cracking), the trio put it into a pan.
"And now we pre-heat the oven to-"
"Anna, you know you're not allowed to touch the oven" Kristoff said.
"Kris, that was one time!"
"Five times, if I remember correctly. Each time leading to a rather early dismissal during home-ec" Sven responded.
"Ugh. Fine. Kristoff, you do it. I'll get started on the ice cream base."
"Ice cream?!" Both Sven and Kristoff asked at the same time.
"Yeah, ice cream. We're making a chocolate ice cream cake here"
"Chocola- Anna are you maki-"
"Nope! Don't have the ingredients on me, have to use cocoa powder." Anna said, matter-of-factly. Anna began to mix cream, sugar, milk, extract, and chocolate in a saucepan, which she then heated. Afterwards, she put the mixture into the fridge.
"Alright! The pre-heating should be done. Time to put in the cake." Anna excitedly exclaimed. The group did just that and waited for the cake to be ready. Anna then softly punched both Kristoff and Sven on the arms. "Hey, seriously, thank you guys for coming today. Really means a lot, couldn't have done it without you."
"No problem Anna." The twins said in unison.
"Still creepy."
"We don't care!" Again, in unison.
Anna sighed. "So, what do you two wanna do while waiting?"
Kristoff and Sven looked at each other, a mischievous smile on both their faces.
Well, those looks can't be good.
~~o~~
Elsa, Andrea, and Christian were sitting around a table, waiting for their milkshakes to be delivered to their table. The couple was chattering away at each other, taking note of all the people wearing little tiaras, the trademark of Snow Queens brand ice cream. Elsa, on the other hand, was hiding her face from the world.
At least now I know I can't actually die from embarrassment. If I could, I would totally have died somewhere between that darned store and this ice cream shop.
The blush hadn't yet completely subsided; Elsa could tell. She was still extremely confused why she was so quickly able to imagine Anna wearing every sinful piece of clothing that was on display. Or why she was mostly unable to stop herself from imagining it. Or why it felt like somewhere in the back of her mind, she didn't want to stop imagining. But one more important thought pops up.
Why would you even joke about buying your own daughter lingerie. Why?! WHY?!
Elsa was exhausted. She didn't even notice when one of the waitresses had placed a tiara on her head, probably in response to her gloomy position.
Elsa could clearly tell where Anna got her boundless energy from. Which was strange because she swore Andrea was much less playful when Elsa was little.
But that train of thought could wait as her peppermint milkshake was brought to the table. Which Elsa immediately began to drink, desperate for anything to cool down the incessant heat that refused to leave her face. She didn't even notice Andrea stifling a laugh, or the look of amusement in Christian's face.
About three minutes later, Elsa was finished, satisfied. She started looking around, waiting for Anna's parents to finish their respective milkshakes. She saw a plush store, and her mind started rolling again.
Plush? Ooh! Maybe I could-
Elsa excused herself, and walked in. She scanned for signs of a-
Sloth! Aww, it's so cute too. Anna would love it!
Elsa grabbed it and walked up to the cashier to pay for the sloth. Which cost about $20. As she exited the store, she turned to her right and saw a jewelry store. Which Elsa usually ignored. But something caught her eye. It was a necklace, much like the one she and Anna shared. However, the charm wasn't one that separated. The charm was in the shape of a shiny, purple Crocus. Elsa saw it, and thought it'd be perfect for Anna. So she walked up and asked about it.
"Ah, you have great taste." The clerk said. He looked up at Elsa and continued, "Though, may I recommend something more wintery?"
"Hm, Why so?" Elsa asked, confused.
"Well, it would go great with that tiara on your head."
Tiara? What is he- Why is there a tiara on my head?!
~~o~~
Anna, Kristoff, and Sven passed the time playing various card games. Poker. Blackjack. Cards Against Humanity. Go-fish. When both the cake and ice cream were finished, and after the trio layered them on top of each other, Kristoff challenged Anna to an arm wrestle. Which, despite her petite structure, Anna won. Easily. Over and over again. Kristoff's pride may or may not have been hurt.
After hanging out for a bit, the two twins left, Anna saying she'll probably need their help tomorrow, prompting sighs from the two. A bit later, Anna's parents and Elsa walked in. Anna noticed Elsa seemed a bit nervous, almost embarrassed. When Anna tried to ask, Elsa blushed and looked away, unable to speak, with a giggling Andrea in the background. Concernedly, Anna held onto Elsa's hand, in an attempt to calm her down. Which luckily worked.
After dinner, Anna and Elsa excused themselves to their respective rooms, which seemed rather unusual to Andrea and Christian. They ignored it though. When both girls got into their respective rooms, they both did similar things. They took out their respective writing utensils, as well as paper, and placed them on their desks.
They both looked at their paper and said "Let's do this."
A/N: Just thought I'd drop by and say hello and thank all of you for continuing to read this! I'd also like to thank those leaving kind words. Honestly, reading those makes writing much more rewarding.