A/N: Yes I know its short -_-

Chapter 7

It was now early November and Thanksgiving break was fast approaching. Anna and Kristoff continued to hang out, date, make out, all of that. But there had been no explicit conversation using the words boyfriend or exclusive. It had only been a couple of weeks and Anna wanted to take everything slow. But Kristoff continued to be open and honest with Anna and it was no secret that he was infatuated with her.

"Ok missy, spill it!"

Anna's entire body jumped as Rapunzel suddenly burst into her room. Not far behind her was Tiana sporting an apologetic look.

"Hey guys...?" Anna said cautiously.

"Don't play that goodie-two-shoes act with us missy. We know something is going on."

Missy? Was this Rapunzel's version of an interrogation?

"Relax Blondie," Tiana stepped in. "Word on the street is Bjorgman is smitten with a mysterious new redhead."

"Oh come on guys!" Anna feigned offense as she set her laptop aside, "it's more of an auburn." Anna smirked as she fingered the end of her braid.

"So it's true! Have you tamed the infamous beast that is Kristoff Bjorgman?" Rapunzel jumped onto the end of Anna's bed. Tiana stayed standing with her arms crossed.

Anna rolled her eyes at the blonde but she could sense Tiana's apprehension. "It's nothing serious guys, I'm taking everything reeeeal slow." Hopefully her friends caught her meaning.

"Oh my gosh, we can totally go on triple dates now!"

"Yeah, sure Blondie, whatever you want." Anna laughed a little but could feel Tiana's skepticism radiating off of her.

Rapunzel squealed as she ran from the room. Anna was surprised that was the length of the interrogation.

Tiana, however, lingered at the doorframe. "I know you're smart Anna. But I also know Kristoff."

"He has given me no reason not to trust him." Anna's face was more somber now.

"Just...be careful." Tiana's voice was soft as she grabbed the handle to close the door behind her.

"I will, T."

Arendelle U had a plethora of food options to choose from on campus and Anna and Kristoff were currently at Oken's Tavern. They had just ordered their food when Anna excused herself to the restroom. Just as Anna was about to exit the stall two more girls came in. That wasn't out of the ordinary as this was the women's restroom but what they were saying made Anna hesitate at the stall door.

"Holy shit did you see how good Kristoff looks tonight?" The first girl said. Neither girl went into a stall but Anna heard they voices at the counter.

"Yeah it's crazy how good looking he is. Bet you miss him keeping your bed warm." The second girl laughed teasingly.

"Oh we aren't done, not even close." The first girl spoke again, matter-of-factly.

"Really? I thought you guys stopped talking, like, last year?"

"Girl, I didn't tell you? We talked all summer. Here look at this picture I sent him last night." The girl's voice had a hint of mischievousness to it. Anna held her breath.

There was a pause and then the second girl exclaimed, "Oh my god! Don't show me that!"

The first girl laughed, "Don't be such a prude."

"You actually sent him that? But I heard he's talking to some new girl."

"Oh please, we all know Kris's track record. She's just—what that's old saying?—the flavor of the week."

They continued their conversation but Anna heard the door open and their voices faded back into the busy restaurant. She waited another beat, just to be safe, and then exited. Looking at her reflection in the mirror, Anna could see how effected she really was by those girls' conversation.

You're so fucking stupid. Of course he's playing you. You heard the stories. You heard what Tiana had to say. Why would you be any different? What makes you special?

Stupid.

Annoying.

Slutty.

Kristoff was casually scanning the restaurant, waiting for Anna to come back, when he saw her burst out of the bathroom and push her way towards the door. Confused, he ran out after her. Kristoff had picked her up to go out tonight but the walk back to The Palace wasn't far. She could use the cold air to calm her down. She made it to the edge of the parking lot, away from any streetlights, before she heard, "Anna! Hey! Where are you going?" Kristoff jogged to catch up to her. But Anna did not stop or turn. "Leave me the hell alone."

Kristoff was shocked by the venom in her voice, "What happened?"

"You happened." Anna turned to him now, "And I was dumb enough to fall for your fucking act." How does this keep happening? Anna screamed in her mind.

"Anna, this isn't an act. I don't know what happened but—"

"How can I trust you when apparently you'll fuck anything with legs?"

"You have no idea what you're talking about." Kristoff voice was shockingly stoic.

"No? Then please, enlighten me."

"There are two sides to every story and despite what you may have heard I have only had sex with two girls in my entire life. Both of them were committed relationships. The first was my high school girlfriend. Before we left for college I broke it off with her since doing long distance was not something I wanted. The second one was last year. Again, she was my girlfriend. It ended when I found out she had cheated on me with a soccer player. Since then I haven't gotten serious with anyone. Sure, I've kissed plenty of girls, I'm no saint. But when it comes to sex...that's different."

Anna was losing some of her steam but then remembered more details she heard from her bathroom stall prison, "Ok then what about the picture you got yesterday?"

"What picture?"

Thinking Kristoff was lying, Anna regained her heat, "There was a girl in the bathroom that said you guys had been talking all summer and she sent you a pretty promiscuous picture last night." Anna sneered.

All summ...? Oh son of a bitch. That would be my cheating ex." Kristoff's frustration was apparent in his hand scrubbing down his face. "We didn't talk 'all summer'. She relentlessly texted me, trying to get back together. It got to the point where I just blocked her number so I didn't have to deal with her anymore." Wanting to prove his innocence, Kristoff reached deep into his front pocket and handed Anna his iPhone. Feeling unsure, Anna opened the Settings and scrolled to Messages. There it was, a singular name under the Blocked contacts.

"So whatever picture she sent, I never got it." Kristoff's voice was softer now. He didn't want to fight with Anna, he wanted her to see the truth.

Feeling more foolish than she ever had, Anna's fight or flight was kicking in and her body urged her to run. "I should go."

"Please don't." Kristoff said softly as he reached out for Anna's hand.

"I'm such an idiot. I'm sorry for accusing you without knowing your side." Anna murmured. She was so embarrassed she couldn't even look at him.

"It's not your fault, from what you heard it didn't look good for me. I never paid any mind to what people say about me. But," Kristoff gently intertwined his fingers with Anna's, "they're going to talk about you now too and for that, I'm so sorry. I don't want you in the crossfire of any of my bullshit."

There was a solid pause between the two, and then Anna looked up and said, "Fuck them. Let 'em talk." A huge grin burst across Kristoff's face. He then wrapped his strong arms around Anna's back, caging in her arms, and lifted her in the air. She squealed out in laughter and the trouble was easily forgotten. Kristoff returned Anna to the ground, "Well I bet our food is ready by now." Anna scrunched her nose. She didn't really want to go back in there knowing Kristoff's ex was still pining after him.

Reading her mind, Kristoff grabbed Anna's hand and reached for his truck keys, "But you know what? I'm really craving Chick-Fil-A."