A/N: Welcome back to Strawberry Thief! I hope you like the new chapter. Also I am so sorry about how late this chapter. I have a full schedule this semester and I got a campus job, so I've been so busy. But you guys have not been forgotten I promise!
I don't own Frozen or the characters, they belong to Disney. Please enjoy!
Elsa couldn't believe this. Amelia had driven her out of Arendelle, two towns over for a drink! When Elsa agreed to do go to this place, she had thought it would in one of the closer towns like Corona, or Dunbroch. But no! It turns out the juice bar was an hour drive heading towards Indianapolis! Yes they had finished their deliveries around nine in the morning, but when they arrived to the place, it was nearly ten. Amelia was describing how the various fruit products they had and all the combinations that the menu offered.
Elsa was only half listening. Her main focus was the position of the sun. If she couldn't get home in time, well, she had never experiences the whole "exposure to the sun" ordeal, but Fawn had, and she said it was a very uncomfortable feeling. But now that Elsa thought about it, animal vampires have a different tolerance level then those who of the fruit eating persuasion. So the possibility of the sun hurting her was now an even more concerning thought.
"Amelia?" Elsa asked as the two walked into the Tiki themed building. How cliché.
"Yes dear?" Amelia replied as they approached the ordering counter. A girl who didn't look like she enjoyed her job, asked them if they wanted to hear about the new specials for the day.
"Smashing idea, don't you think? You've never been here before" Amelia said with the best of intentions. However, Elsa had already scanned the menu that hung above them.
"I believe a Strawberry Passion would suit me just fine" Elsa said quickly, though the name reminded Elsa of her sweet Anna. That alone calmed her down, but not too much.
"Really? Very well then, I'll take a Dragon's Star please" Amelia said before paying the total. They had to wait on the other side of the side of the large counter. However as they waited, Elsa couldn't help but notice all of the fruit that sat in all kinds of displays and containers. Their smells intermingled with the constant motion of the air currents, and it made Elsa's stomach growl. Her nose flared and she began to salivate slightly. All these enticing smells.
"Elsa, are you alright?" Amelia suddenly asked. Elsa shook her head and looked to the slightly taller woman.
"I'm fine, why do you ask?" the blonde asked.
"Well, you had this distant look in your eyes, and you started to growl or something of that nature." Amelia replied. Elsa knew that she had been hungry, but she was also stressed. She had to get out of here and soon.
Despite her wanting to leave, Elsa did actually like the juice place. The atmosphere was nice enough, and so were the employees. Most of them. Amelia had wanted them to sit at the booth, by the window. The shades were drawn upon Elsa's request. And when Amelia questioned her motives, Elsa's response was,
"I'm a little sensitive to the sunlight, comes with having fair skin"
"I see, so, tell me about yourself, I only know what little Anna has told me" Amelia said. And Elsa groaned internally. This was not what she needed.
"What has she told you? I would hate to repeat what she said" Elsa said through a forced smile. She could almost feel the sun rising higher just outside the window.
"Well, she's told me your age, your occupation, and a few small details, which is why I brought you here, you find a great joy in fruit it seems" Amelia said before taking a drink of her order.
"Ah, I see, well. . ." then Elsa went on to explain a few fabricated life stories and things about herself. But as she spoke, her thoughts fell back to the sun. She herself had never experienced the harshness of the afternoon sunlight. But Fawn had, and she was sick for two days straight, she has to stay in her animal form the entire time. But she was an animal vampire, so her effects would be much more different than Elsa's and since she held the powers of ice, who knew what would go on.
"Well that is fascinating, I couldn't imagine backpacking through the mountains of Europe, but it certainly sounds like an adventure I would love to take some day" Amelia sighed hopefully. Elsa suddenly let out a heavy yawn. She was quick to cover her mouth.
"No, I can't fall asleep yet! It is not safe" Elsa thought to herself in slight panic. Her companion tilted her head slightly,
"Are you tired already? It's not even noon yet, you weren't up all night were you?" Amelia asked. Elsa knew that she had. She worked the massive patch at a moderately slow pace. Had she gone her normal speed, then the risk of the plants being destroyed were much higher. So she "jogged" through the rows, picking and tossing the strawberries. There was a heavy temptation to eat while she worked, but she resisted. The knowledge that she would be helping Anna was enough for her to persevere. She did everything that Anna had both wanted and requested. Then she washed and packed the fruit. She felt the need to inspect every piece of fruit there was, twice in fact, before putting them into their designated crates. So yes, she had been up almost the entire night. But that was information that she could withhold.
"Something like that, I did some last minute touch ups for Anna last night" Elsa yawned again.
"Well, how about we go home then? You look tired." Amelia said before standing up. Elsa was quick to follow. But the moment they stepped out into the sun, Elsa suddenly felt heavy. The sun was beating down on her and she began to sweat. Her throat became sore, and she fell into a coughing fit. So much so that she fell to the burning concrete. Her skin began to burn, at least the exposed skin, and she growled slightly. Too late. And as the darkness slowly consumed her, the last thing she saw was something being thrown over her, and hearing Amelia's panicked voice.
For once that afternoon, Anna and her colleagues could breathe easy. They had just finished up with a group of high school basketball girls. Sprained ankles, pulled muscles and tendons, the whole shebang. But everyone pushed through their oncoming fatigue and kept their patience, and now it was time to relax.
"Good job guys, we finished up early today, how about we all go home early today?" Anna called out tiredly. The room filled with muffled cheers and yawns.
"Great, you all head out and I'll lock up" Anna said as she watched everyone, slowly, clock out and head to the parking lot. Anna sighed in relief before groaning out her fatigue. She was really tired.
"I don't think I'll be able to drive home, maybe Elsa can come get me, oh, but she's sleeping. Guess I'll call Fawn" Anna yawned before moving to the main power box in the storage room. She turned off the lights and headed to her office to grab her things. As soon as she opened her office door she heard her phone ringing. She found this odd. Her phone hardly rang aside from work, family, her friends or Elsa. But she recognized the ring tone. It was Fawn.
"Hey Fawn" she yawned,
"I thought you were working today?" Anna questioned as she stretched slightly.
"I got off early today, but Anna, I have to tell you something, promise not to freak out?" the animal vampire cautioned. Anna paused before narrowing her eyebrows in suspicion.
"Why? Did something happen to you?" Anna asked, suddenly jumping to panic mode.
"No, no, I'm fine, it's um, it's about Elsa" Fawn said, she was cringing on her side of the line.
"She isn't sleep flying again is she?" Anna groaned lightly.
"No, no, but just get back to the house, Elsa needs you" Fawn said. Anna's heart skipped a beat before she rushed out with her things. She made sure to the lock the door. But as soon as she got into her car, she hit the gas.
When Anna practically rammed her bedroom door down, she found Elsa on her bed sleeping, however she could feel something off about her. That and Fawn and Amelia were there too.
"What's going on? Did something happen?" Anna asked frantically. Fawn gave Amelia a meaningful look before the Captain cleared her throat.
"Well Anna, before I begin, you must know that I was unaware of Elsa's situation" and Anna raised a curious brow.
"Situation?" Anna echoed back.
"Yes, you see, after Elsa and I finished the deliveries, oh the checks are on the kitchen counter by the way, I took Elsa to that juice bar I told you about, in hopes of gaining some kind of path to friendship. And when we left to come back, she fell to the ground and started becoming ill. Thankfully Fawn had shown up, otherwise I would not have known what to do, I'm sorry Anna, I didn't know Elsa's sensitivity to the sun was that severe." Amelia said, clearly ashamed of herself.
"I see . . . well, you didn't know, and I forgive you, and Fawn, thank you for calling me." Anna said turning to the short zoo keeper. The brunette gave her the two finger salute and a wink. That gesture made the red head smile, Fawn was a goofball.
"I have to go, but I wanted to make sure that Elsa got home safely and that I explained myself to you. " Amelia apologized, before moving to give Anna a meaningful hug. Anna was quick to accept, and she showed her out, promising another lunch together soon. But as soon as the door closed, she rushed back to the bedroom.
"She got caught in the sun? Will she okay?" Anna asked worriedly.
"She will be, I covered her up as soon as she hit the ground. So she was only exposed for maybe a minute. I think she got sick because of it. She was coughing and dry heaving the whole way back. Not a fun ride" Fawn winced. Elsa suddenly coughed, but it wasn't strong enough to rouse her from her slumber.
"I doubt it would be. So what can I do? How long will she like that?" Anna asked.
"Well, since she wasn't out for that long, she could just sleep it off and have a cough for a day or two. But she is an ice elemental, so it could be a little longer. I'm not too sure. But the best thing you can do is be with her when she wakes up." Fawn said sagely.
"Thank you Fawn, I wouldn't know what to do without you here" Anna said gratefully as she moved to Elsa's side. She felt the vampire's forehead and found that it was much warmer than it should have been.
"She might have a fever. But like you said, she might sleep it off" Anna said.
"Yup, so since we have some time, wanna watch some T.V? Elsa said that you've been busy all week." Fawn offered.
"That sounds great actually" Anna sighed before leaning down and kissing Elsa's forehead. She then, quietly, walked out with Fawn and went to the living room. They ended up watching T.V until dusk. However during the course of the afternoon, Anna would check up on Elsa, between commercial breaks or when her concern consumed her mind. And finally, when the sun had set, Anna was there to see Elsa open her ice blue eyes.
"Hi" she smiled softly. Elsa smiled weakly before coughing harshly. But the smile didn't leave Anna's face.
"I was told you gave Amelia a scare" Anna teased lightly.
"I-It was not intentional, I assure you" Elsa rasped with a wink. Making Anna snort.
"But joking aside, how do you feel? Do you need anything?" Anna ask with concern.
"Well, to be honest, I am a little hungry" Elsa said before reaching out and pulling Anna on top of her. Anna let out a quiet yelp as Elsa wrapped her arms around Anna's back and pulled her down for a kiss.
"E-Elsa!" Anna stuttered as she reared herself back a little bit.
"Yes, my delectable strawberry?" Elsa purred in a raspy tone.
"Fawn is here! And none of that, you are sick!" Anna stated as she full sat back, until she was straddling Elsa's hips.
"I can't enjoy being sick?" Elsa asked mischievously. Anna sighed before shaking her head.
"No, you have to get better, so I'm going to bring you a bunch of strawberries. But before I do, you need to shower" Anna grinned. Elsa gave her a weak, but bewildered look.
"After years of experience, I've learned that food and a shower help with the healing process" Anna said with a teasing wink before getting off of Elsa and bouncing to the door.
"Will you at least help me with the hard to reach places?" Elsa asked with a cattish grin as she too stood up, though she was a bit slower in doing so.
"I know that you can manipulate things with your mind, I don't think you'll have any problems" Anna giggled before slipping out. Elsa smiled at the spot where Anna had once stood. She had certainly been fortunate enough to obtain such a wonderful girlfriend.
A/N: That was chapter twenty one, hopefully I can update the next chapter by Friday. Again, I am so sorry about how late this is. See you guys soon!