A/N: I'm alive! Sorry for the huge delay, things have just been a little hectic so I haven't had a chance to update but here's the next chapter!

Two weeks have passed since their "dinner date." She'd had another lesson last week but aside from that, she hasn't really seen Elsa. Not that didn't want to, of course, she totally did—it's just that she had this paper that she had to finish by the end of the week, and because of that, she's had no time to skate or do anything fun, really. Sure, they've exchanged a few text messages here and there, but it's just not the same.

Arms sprawled out on the table, Anna let out a sigh.

"Woah, what's wrong with you?" A voice called out from behind.

"Kristoff?" Anna whipped her head around and was surprised to see him there. She'd never thought him to be the library type but then again, she wasn't either, and here she was, typing away in a study room like some sort of diligent student. "Why are you here? Actually, don't answer that. I'm trying to like, concentrate."

Kristoff raised an eyebrow at her, amused.

"I have a paper due in a couple of days, okay?" Anna said, eyes focused on the laptop in front of her. "How did you know I was here anyway?"

"I thought you were trying to concentrate," Kristoff said with a smirk.

Anna frowned but didn't say anything.

"I asked Punzie. She told me that you've pretty much locked yourself in here for the past few days."

"It's the only place where I can focus," Anna said as she tried to tune him out.

"Lemme guess, you've been thinking about Elsa?"

"Wait, what? W-where did that come from?"

"No need to hide it, kiddo, I can read you like a book," Kristoff started. "And besides, you guys are pretty much dating anyway."

"What? We are not!"

"She's invited you over to her house twice and you guys skate together all the time, I'd say that's pretty close."

"Well, we aren't, okay? She's just teaching me how to skate." Anna could feel the heat rise to her cheeks. "And besides, I haven't seen her since last week."

"You don't want to see her?"

"Of course I do! I mean, yes, I do. But I have to finish this god darn paper first," Anna said, frustration evident in her voice. "It's worth 70% of our final grade, apparently."

"Wow, my condolences."

"So, like, can you leave me alone, please? I want to get this over with and you being here definitely does not help!"

"Huh, and here I was, about to tell you something about Elsa too," Kristoff said. "Guess I'll keep it to myself."

That caught Anna's attention. "Wait, what?"

A grin appeared on Kristoff's face. "You see, I kind of ran into her at the coffee shop earlier."

"And…?" Anna said as she raised an eyebrow, urging him to continue.

"And well, she was kind of asking about you."

"She did? W-what did she say?"

"Oh, nothing," Kristoff said. "Just that she's been wondering what you've been up to."

"Huh? She asked about me?"

Kristoff nodded. "She said you seemed to be preoccupied with something lately and me, being the great friend that I am, told her that I'd find out for her."

"But she could have just texted me…" Anna mumbled to herself.

"She probably didn't want to bother you."

…And that's when she remembered. Elsa had sent her a text message the other night asking whether or not she'd wanted to have a lesson next week, but tired as she was from writing her paper, she'd fallen asleep before replying and had forgotten all about it until now.

Oh god.

"Judging from that horrible look on your face, I'm going to say that she sent you a message and you forgot to reply."

Jeez, why is he so perceptive sometimes?

"Uh, maaybe," Anna said as she picked up her phone, typed a quick message, and sent it off. "But I've got it under control now."

"Well then, guess my job here is done." Kristoff stood up from his chair and began to make his way toward the door before turning around. "But yeah, why don't you go see her or something? I mean, she's obviously been thinking about you."

Maybe I should swing by the cafe later…

"Uhh, yeah. I'll think about it!"

By the time she'd finished what she was working on, it was six o'clock.

Oh shoot, I hope she's still there.

Ignoring the hunger pangs that gnawed away at her stomach, she quickly packed her things and left the room in which she'd spent nearly the entire day in.

The library wasn't too far away from the coffee shop but it would still take her a few minutes to get there. Rounding the corner, Anna was just about to head toward the main buildings when she noticed a small kiosk on the side of the path.

Huh, was that always there?

Curious, she decided to make a quick detour and she was glad that she did because they sold some of the cutest jewelry that she has ever seen. Rings, bracelets, necklaces—they pretty much had everything that a girl would want. And then, something caught her eye. It was a small, yet intricate snowflake pendant with a blue gemstone in the center. It instantly reminded her of Elsa.

I have to get it.

So she did. It cost her a little more than what she'd wanted to pay but it was worth it. Sliding the small box into her pocket, she made her way to the coffee shop, a small smile on her face.

The familiar smell of coffee tickled her nose as she entered the cafe and it reminded her of just how hungry she was. But she quickly forgot about that once she saw who she was looking for. It'd been a while since she last saw Elsa in her barista uniform. Hair tied up in a bun, she was busy wiping down one of the tables.

"Elsa!"

Elsa stopped what she was doing and looked up. "Anna?"

"Phew! I'm so glad you're still here," Anna said. "Kristoff told me you were working today so I wanted to swing by. And I'm so sorry I never got back to your text until today! I've just been so busy with this paper."

Elsa seemed to pause for a second. "Oh, it's okay. I'm just glad that you're okay," Elsa said. "Actually, are you okay? You look a little pale."

"Don't worry, I'm totally okay. Just a little hungry, that's all."

"Here, have a seat," Elsa said as she pulled out a chair from the table. "I'll be right back."

A minute later and she was back with a small plate. Anna knew what it was immediately—it was a Nanaimo bar. The same thing that she'd gotten the first day she came to the cafe.

"If you want, you can have it."

"Are you sure? I can pay for it," Anna said as she reached into her bag for her wallet.

"No no, it's okay. We're closing soon and we usually take home the leftovers anyway," Elsa explained.

"Really? Wow, lucky you! I mean, thanks for the treat!" Anna said as she happily bit into the dessert bar.

"I'm off now, actually. I just have to go clock out." Elsa gestured toward the back room. "Can you wait for me?"

"Oh, sure! I'll be right here eating my Nanaimo bar."

Wow, talk about perfect timing. Who knew that she'd be off the second I step into the store?

Just as she was about to take the last bite of her dessert bar, Elsa came back, and this time, she was wearing her black hoodie.

"Thanks for waiting. Let's go!" Elsa said.

Anna nodded and followed her outside.

"So…where are we going?" Anna asked after taking a few steps.

"Oh, sorry! Looks like I got ahead of myself." Elsa said as she rubbed the back of her neck. "I was thinking, maybe you'd like to come to the rink with me? I'm going in for a quick practice session today."

Anna thought for a second. She still had a bit left to do for her paper but she could always do it tonight. Or tomorrow. And besides, she deserved a break for how hard she's worked these past few days.

"Sure, I'd love to."

The rink was practically empty, except for a couple of skaters who were practicing on the ice. As for Elsa, she'd excused herself to the changing room after doing a couple of warm-up laps. For what reason, Anna had no idea. Maybe she had a new practice outfit? Whatever it was, she hoped it wasn't black. She wore way too much of that.

Feeling a bit chilly, she put her hands in her pocket and felt the small box that she'd put in earlier.

Oh right, I still have to give it to her.

Before she could figure out when, however, someone called out her name.

Hm? Looking up, her eyes were dazzled by something shiny. It was Elsa. She was wearing a sleeveless, light blue dress with a swirl of crystals around the neckline; the skirt featured a blue to white gradient and its frills only seemed to accentuate the length of her legs.

"Wow…Elsa, you look, beautiful."

"Thanks. I had it custom made for my short program," Elsa said, her cheeks slightly pinker than usual. "I picked it up this morning and wanted to try practicing with it on."

"That's why you went to the changing room!"

Elsa gave her a small smile and sat down on the bench next to her. "I've decided to compete in the Regionals next month," she said. "I actually talked with Marshall the other day and he agreed to coach me again."

"What? You did? That's great!" Anna clapped her hands together excitedly. "See? I told you that everything would be fine! You had nothing to worry about!"

"It's all thanks to you, Anna," Elsa said. "I would have never done it if it wasn't for what you said."

"Oh, it's nothing," Anna said, tucking a strand of stray hair behind her ear.

"Hopefully, I'll be able to do well enough to move on to the Sectionals." Elsa looked up and watched the skaters on the ice.

"When is it? I'll come and watch!" Anna asked.

"It's in three and a half weeks so I still have some time to practice," Elsa began. "I'm thinking of ramping it up a little bit, though."

"What about school and work?"

"Oaken was nice enough to give me a couple of weeks off when I told him about the competition so it should be okay."

But what about our lessons together? Will we still have time to hang out? …is what she wanted to ask.

But she didn't have to because Elsa had apparently read her mind. "Don't worry, though, I'll still make time for our lessons. Just maybe not the week prior to the competition…I have a feeling things will be a little hectic then."

"You do what you have to do! Don't worry about me!" Anna said, secretly relieved by her words.

Elsa gave a small laugh. "Alright then. Well, I guess it's time for me to go practice."

Anna nodded and Elsa made her way onto the ice, which was now empty. Huh, the other girls must have left. Instead of going right into her spins and jumps, however, she skated to the center and stood still with one arm up.

Huh? What's she doing?

Then the music started. And that's when Elsa came to life.

Moving in tune with the music, Elsa began to glide across the ice, the frill on her skirt dancing along as she went. It was a slow ballad, one that reminded Anna of the winter. If anything, it almost had a hint of sadness to it, but Elsa's performance was anything but sad. It was magical. Maybe it was the dress, maybe it was the music; all Anna knew was that she'd never seen anything like it. Sure, she'd seen Elsa do some pretty amazing things before, but this, this was on a whole new level. If she didn't know, she would have thought that she was watching the Olympics in real-life.

Mesmerized, Anna watched as Elsa spun, jumped, and twirled in the air, feats that she knew could only be mastered with years of training. At one point, she even stood up from the bench and began cheering. But even great things had to come to an end. As soon as the melody stopped, Elsa gave a small bow, and Anna took that as a cue to clap as loud as she can.

God, she's amazing.

"Elsa, that was awesome!" Anna exclaimed as she rushed over to greet Elsa, who was now getting off the ice. "I had no idea that it'd be so different with music! And that dress, it's so pretty. Like wow, those crystals are sparkly!"

Elsa chuckled softly. "Thanks. It's been a while since I practiced while wearing something like this."

"It's much better than your black hoodie, that's for sure," Anna began. "Oh, um, it's not that I don't like your hoodie or anything, you look great in that too, but you know, this dress, it's just so blue and sparkly…"

Oh, that reminds me, I should probably give her the necklace now. Actually, wait, should I give it to her after she's done skating?

"Anna?"

"Huh?" Anna looked up and saw that Elsa was looking at her with a worried expression.

"What's wrong? It looked like you're thinking about something. Oh, are you worried about your paper? Sorry, I shouldn't have dragged you to the rink with me so late."

"What? No, that's not it at all! Well, I am worried about my paper but no, that wasn't what I was thinking about!"

"Then…?"

Yeah, I might as well just give it to her now.

"You see, I kind of um, got something for you."

"You got something for me?" Elsa asked in a curious tone.

"It's just a little something I got earlier. I saw it and it reminded me of you," Anna said, taking the necklace out of her pocket. "Here."

Handing her the box, she watched with bated breath as Elsa went on to open it.

"D-do you like it?" Anna asked as the box revealed the pendant.

"Anna, It's…beautiful," Elsa said, taking the snowflake into her hand, the corners of her lips curving upward.

She's smiling.

"You know what? It kind of matches your dress too, now that I think about it!"

"You're right, the gemstone is almost the same color," Elsa said as she glanced down at her dress and back at the necklace. "…Can you help me put it on?"

"Oh, you mean like, you want to put it on now? Like, wear it with the dress? For skating? But won't it um, get in the way?"

Elsa shook her head. "No, I want to wear it…and besides, you said it matches my dress."

Anna felt a soft, warm feeling spread across her chest and it took all of her willpower not to grin like an idiot.

"Can you turn around for me then?"

"Okay."

Taking the necklace into her hand, Anna carefully opened the clasp and placed the chain around Elsa's neck with the pendant dangling at the front. She could feel her skin beneath her fingers and honestly, it made her heart flutter a bit. Here she was, putting a necklace on the girl that she liked. If only Elsa felt the same way about her. Actually…did she? Anna thought back to what Kristoff had said earlier.

She's invited me to her house…cooked for me…and asked me to come see her skate in her pretty dress…What if…

"Is it on?" Elsa's voice shook her out of her reverie.

"Oh, yeah, it's on!"

"Thanks." Elsa smiled at the pendant that was now hanging around her neck.

"But yeah, I was right, it totally matches your dress!"

"…I'd like to think of it as my good luck charm."

Anna was just about to reply when a man called out to Elsa from behind.

"Oh, it's Marshall, he's here," Elsa said. "He's going to help me with some of the elements in my short program."

Anna turned around and saw the same man whom they'd run into at the skate shop. This time, however, there was no awkward tension in the air.

"All warmed up?" Marshall asked.

"I went over my short program just now. I think it went okay, except that the triple lutz was a little underrotated."

"Well then, let's have a look at it," Marshall replied. "Why don't you go and practice a few of them? I'll be right there."

Elsa nodded. "Oh, and Anna, if you want, you can go grab something to eat upstairs—there's a small place where you can get some food," Elsa said as she stood up from the bench. "I can drive you home afterward. Our session shouldn't take that long."

"Ooh, I had no idea that there was a place to eat upstairs! I'll go check it out."

The Nanaimo bar that she had was good but it wasn't nearly enough to satisfy her hunger. Even if Elsa didn't say anything, she was going to go look for something to munch on.

"Alright, I'll see you in a bit then."

And with that, Elsa went back on the ice, leaving Anna alone with Marshall.

…Should I just get up and leave? Should I say hi? What's the best thing to do in this situation?

"You were with Elsa at the skate shop the other time," Marshall said, breaking the silence.

"Oh, yeah, she asked me to go with her," Anna said, caught off guard by the sudden conversation. "I'm Anna, by the way, it's um, very nice to meet you."

"Ah, I knew it."

Anna tilted her head curiously. He knew?

"Elsa told me about you when she came and talked to me," Marshall explained.

"She did?" Anna asked, eyes widening slightly.

"She told me it was you who convinced her to come talk to me."

"Oh, I didn't do that much really…all I did was give her a small push, that's all."

"A push that she needed," Marshall began. "She's a hard worker and she's tough on herself so I can guess what she's been thinking these past few months."

"Yeah, she's definitely a hard worker," Anna said, her eyes floating toward Elsa who was now practicing her jumps.

"But I'm glad that she's okay with it now. It makes me happy knowing that I can help her achieve her goals again," Marshall said.

I was right, he still cares for her as a coach.

"To be honest, I was surprised when she told me that she'd made a friend. I've coached her for many years and she's always been by herself so it's nice to know that she has someone to rely on now."

Anna didn't know what to say. She'd always had a hunch that that might be the case but for her to actually hear it from someone else, it just made her feel that much more special.

"Anyway, sorry for keeping you here," Marshall said as he placed his bag onto the ground. "I just thought I'd have a quick chat with you before I go on the ice. After all, you're special to Elsa, if you know what I mean."

Wait, what?

Anna wanted to ask him what he meant but by the time she'd snapped out of her daze, he'd already turned around and left.

…I'm special to Elsa? What does he mean by that?

Note: For those who are wondering, figure skating competitions go from Regionals to Sectionals to Nationals and then to Internationals!