Hello dearies!
I bring you the next installment in our little story!
I hope ya'll enjoy!
Elsa was surprised to see Anna already at the café by the time she arrived. It was only 6:30 am. The girl was dressed in faded jeans with a simple white shirt with a red plaid jacket. This time she wore a grey beaning instead of that damned hat. Elsa could feel herself blush as she shamefully looked the girl up and down. Anna was leaning against the building, her hands in her pockets and still with her two braids over her shoulders. As Elsa neared her she could see the girl was deep in thought. She bit her lip as her eyes graced over Anna's sharp nose and cheek bones. The pudgy cheeks she had as a kid where gone leaving her with well-defined facial features that were sharp and almost masculine. A black duffel bag lay at her feet and it felt strange not seeing the girl with her skateboard.
"Morning Anna," Elsa greeted. The red head jerked away from the wall and nearly tripped over her bag.
"Whoa, that was a close one. Morning Miss Elsa!" Anna chuckled as she looked to the blond.
"The others should be arriving soon," Elsa said and they both looked out into the small parking lot. Silence befell them. Just the occasional shuffle of Anna's sneakers on the gravel broke the silence. That is until Elsa spoke.
"Why did you move away?" The question caught Anna off guard. Elsa had asked so softly with a hint of sadness. Anna took a deep breath and leaned against the wall again.
"Mom and dad divorced. Mom wanted to move so she could start afresh. She's a bit, how should I say…spiritual?" Anna gave a slight chuckle.
"Gosh the woman moved to a small plot of land and was determined to start an herb garden and little ol' me had to help her maintain it. Sometimes I don't know what's going on in her head," Anna said with a lazy smile in her face as her eyes were looking at the gravel. Elsa tilted her head as she stroked over the braid that hang over her shoulder.
"I'm sorry your parents separated and that she forced you into hand labour," Elsa said as she bit her lip. It did explain a little of Anna's strength.
"Oh no, don't worry! Mom and dad were never happy. He tried controlling her and forced her to be a proper woman. You should see her now! Nothing like the woman you saw when I was a kid," Anna beamed then her smile faltered a little.
"I'm sorry I never got the chance to say goodbye. It was just all so sudden," Anna apologized. Their little catch up time ended as soon as the others arrived.
"We can talk another time," Elsa whispered and Anna nodded. They turned to look at the people walking towards them. Rapunzel and Eugene walked hand in hand. Kristoff was yawning and stretching. Tiana was the most relaxed of them all. Vanellope was already dashing around on roller-skates. Elsa greeted them all before ushering them into the van. Inside was rather lavish. Seats lined the sides with speakers at the back. There was a fluffy carpet and pillows everywhere. In front was two seats; one normal seat for the driver and a large bean bag where Elsa would normally sit so she could keep an eye on everyone yet still be able to look to the road if she so wished. Elsa watched as everyone took a seat while Anna just stared and gawked at everything.
"Like what you see Chef Anna?" Elsa asked feeling proud of her creation. She would be lying if her parents hadn't been a big part of the design.
"It looks like something my mother would drive," Anna said as she started to smile. Kristoff climbed in and placed his bags down with the others before taking a seat as the driver. Elsa clapped her hands to get everyone's attention just as Anna sat down.
"Alright everyone, I am going to assume you have everything and that you did remember to use the bathroom beforehand," Elsa said giving a pointed look to Kristoff. The man blushed and started the van.
"Alright then, let us get to it!" Elsa smiled and sat down just as the blond man started to drive. Vanellope instantly turned on the music. Elsa shook her head as she cuddled into the bean bag while Katy Perry blasted through the speakers. Everyone was having fun singing along as they took turns dancing with the songs. Elsa just smiled and read a book while Kristoff hummed along while driving. They were about half way when everything got silent and Elsa looked up to see everyone asleep except for herself and Kristoff. Rapunzel and Eugene were leaning on one another. Vanellope had her head in Tiana's lap. Anna was slumping with her head back, her arms keeping her from falling and moving side to side as the rested on the head rest as well. She sat closest to Elsa. The blond could see drool starting to fall and her beanie was slightly falling off. Elsa felt her eyes drop lower over her sleeping form. Her jacket was flapped open and the sleeves rolled up. On her right hand was a stainless steel ring.
Strange, those are usually worn by men. I guess it's fashionable enough to wear as a woman.
Elsa's eyes wondered some more. Anna's shirt was slightly moved up to reveal her smooth skin dotted with freckles. Elsa chuckled a bit at seeing a batman belt buckle; it was previously covered by her shirt.
"Hey Elsa, what's got your attention away from your book? Must be pretty interesting… and I'm guessing it isn't something outside, because I'm looking at the same things and you have been staring for too long." Kristoff's voice broke the silence and Elsa nearly through her book.
"I-I was just thinking. Keep your eyes on the road," she said with a clearing of her throat. She saw him smirk as he did indeed keep his eyes on the road.
Anna awoke with a start as the van jerked slightly. To her side she heard Elsa curse under her breath.
"Damn it Kristoff I said look out for that ditch," Elsa grumbled as Anna rubbed her eyes then stretched.
"Mm are we there yet?" She asked sleepily then looked to the older blond.
"Just about, you can start waking the others," Elsa said and Anna nodded as she shook both Rapunzel and Tiana's shoulders. Everyone woke with a yawn and a stretch. Vanellope was the fastest to wake as she jumped up with new found energy. Anna had energy and even energy to spare, but this girl was pure energy.
Anna looked out the windows as a lodge appeared in their sights. It was big and amazing. The lands beyond was large with trees and obstacles here and there. From what she could see, every group had their own set of things to do.
"Let's get a move on people, I want everything set up before lunch," Elsa said and everyone grabbed their stuff before getting out the van. A man was standing near with a clip board in hand. Anna guessed he was Asian, probably Chinese.
"Hello Shang, nice seeing you again," Elsa greeted with a warm smile as they bowed to one another slightly.
"Always a pleasure having you here Elsa," he said and turned to the group as a whole. He bowed and everyone bowed back. Anna was a bit less graceful than the rest.
"Good having you all here again, especially with a new addition to the family," he smiled and turned to Anna.
"I am Shang, I will personally handle this group," he then turned to Elsa.
"I hope you don't mind Elsa, but I would like for your group to be the test for our now program,"
"New program? What does it entail?"
"Instead of just working on the brawn and physical team work, we want to include a mental one too. It's mostly talking and expressing ones desires and feelings. Think of it as family therapy," he explained and Elsa nodded as she tapped her chin.
"Family therapy huh?" She smirked and Shang chuckled.
"I might have thought of that when I saw you, family is a big term for your group," he smiled. Elsa chuckled and rested her hands on her hips.
"I see no harm in trying something new," she said and with that everyone followed the man to their spot. Anna took this time to really look at Elsa as she walked behind her. Elsa wore jeans as well, but hers was a skinny, light blue. She wore a lovely beige sweater that hung slightly off one shoulder revealing a black strap from a bra. Anna blushed slightly. She wore convers that Anna found adorably weird. She pictured Elsa as more of a pumps wearer. Elsa had her air into a messy bun like she decided on the last minute to tie it up and gave up after the first try. Anna chuckled to herself.
As they reached their destination Anna looked away from the swaying hips in front of her. There was one cabin with a campfire site in front of it with logs to sit on. The rest of their spot had various obstacle courses. It looked like something out of a corny movie where there would be a montage of the group training.
"This will be your spot, do not wonder into other groups spots. The café will be open from 8am to 10pm. We will start with introductions and basic stuff after lunch. I will see you all at 1pm," Shang said and bowed to us. We bowed back and walked into the cabin soon as he left. There were 8 beds total made up out of 4 double bunks. Anna watched as everyone took places without shouting like a bunch of teenagers as to who wants to sleep where.
Eugene and Kristoff took a bunk bed with the smaller of the two taking the top. Tiana and Rapunzel took a bunk bed together across from the boys with Rapunzel up top. Elsa went to a bunk bed by herself and took the bottom one. Vanellope took the other bunk bed and took the top.
"You can choose who to bunk with Anna, either top of bottom," Tiana said as she saw the redhead looking around slightly lost.
"I guess I will be bunking with Elsa than seeing as I prefer being on top," Anna smiled and moved to the open top bunk. Anna couldn't remember the last time she had shared a bunk bed. She vaguely remembered a school trip but that was a long while ago. Anna hoisted herself up to the top bunk and lay down.
"Wow this is super comfy!" She said brightly and turned to look at the others. Rapunzel was grinning at her as she was laying in hers too.
"Yea, Shang really knows how to treat people. I'm really glad we have him again, he's really nice," the brunette said.
"But he can be very strict too!" Vanellope said as she vaulted herself off her top bunk and landed on her feet.
"He's only strict with you Val, you don't normally listen the first time around," Tiana chuckled and Vanellope stuck her tongue out.
"Well I don't know about you lot but I'm starving," Eugene said as he climbed off his bunk with wallet in hand. Kristoff stood and nodded.
"Me too, so are we heading to the café?" He asked and Elsa nodded.
"Let's get something to eat and relax before we start hating each other," Elsa said and everyone chuckled. Anna smiled and got off her bunk and joined the group as everyone walked to the café. Anna fell into step with Rapunzel.
"Is that a common thing? Hating one another while doing this?" She asked and Rapunzel giggled.
"You have no idea, some are more stubborn than others. Everything starts fine but then turns into anger. There's yelling and swearing, especially when Vanellope is paired with someone like Kristoff. She's impatient and he likes taking his time to think through things, but in the end we come out stronger and happier," she said and Anna smiled.
"Like a family?" she asked and Rapunzel nodded.
"And like family even if things get sorted out it's not the end of it, it will always come back and new issues arrive. Hence why we do this at least once every few years or if someone new joins,"
"What about the other shift workers?" Anna asked.
"They have their own team building times. Elsa normally leaves that to Oaken to take care of,"
"Oaken?" Anna asked frowning.
"He's more built than Kristoff, but a big teddy to be honest. He mans the counter when Tiana isn't working. His team consist of Snow, Cinderella, Aurora, Aladdin, Ariel and Eric,"
"Wow, would I get to meet them at some point?" Anna asked.
"Of course! Were bound to end up working on something important that would require working on our off days," Rapunzel said smiling as they entered the café. Anna was happy that she got to be a part of this big family thing. She was extra happy that she was lucky enough to be a part of Elsa's group. She watched as the older woman sat down with the rest at a large table. Everyone was happy and talking as they looked over their menus. This might turn out to be amazing if she could get to learn more about Elsa as a person and as a boss.
Yay it turned out better than I thought!
Ya'll should know I'm a bit meh when it comes to dialogue...
Shout outs!
BlossomCharms: Ah it's ok I just needed to clarify anyway. The ages only sound bad once you think of the younger one at a very young age with the age difference...but once the person reaches their twenties the age difference doesn't trigger anything. Elsa and Han's story is still to come but at this stage its a love hate relationship.
Reza Novaria: Yea that was the plan! I like making the adults opposite from the children to be truthful.
Guest: My pleasure! Haha we'll I have to warn that I like making things a little more complicated than they should be...Yea I prefer g!p Anna too she's more accepting of it and I see g!p Elsa as more of being embarrassed by it...Yay I like making people happy! I hope you like this one too!
Guest: Yea I went with a love to hate and hate to love thing. Yea this Hans will be a bit different than the other stories have him...hes a douche but...I don't know...hes a nice douche here. I doubt her mother knows about Anna. Yes...skills with hands...every girls dream right? Elsa will eventually be...let's say molding chocolate in Anna's hands? Hehehehe...
Wow so much love!
This time there is muffins for all!
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