Hey dearies, I was going to post on Friday, but finished early.
I will be posting on Fridays from now on, it's just easier.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the songs and lyrics used in this fic, much like I do not own Frozen.
"Hans, what are we going to do?" Elsa asked as she paced the length of the living room, arms wrapped around her waist. The night of Anna's little game she had received the call about the blackmail money. Hans had been smart and gave her his phone to record the discussion.
"Relax Snowflake, we have time till you have to pay it, just let my guy work on it, he's excellent. I bet he'll have info for us today even," Hans smiled reassuringly to her.
"How do you know this?" Elsa asked sitting down beside him.
"Really Elsa? You think I haven't been blackmailed before? With my life style?" He asked raising an eyebrow at her. She searched his eyes before saying and curling up against him.
"You're right, it's a wonder how we haven't been leaked to press yet, being frauds and all," Elsa said and Hans wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"Cheer up snowflake, have some wine," Hans smiled and picked up one of the two glasses standing on the table beside him.
"Alcohol is what got me into this mess," Elsa grumbled, eyeing the devil juice.
"Well if you don't want this then I'll just have to get rid of all our wines," he smiled slyly and Elsa glared at him, grabbing the glass.
"Don't you dare Sideburns," she growled and took a sip. Her eyes fluttered closed and an appreciative moan left her lips. Her phone started to ring and made her groan.
"I swear Rapunzel knows when I'm enjoying some wine," she grumbled making Hans chuckle.
"What can I do for you Rapunzel?" Elsa asked. She could hear music thumping in the background.
"Elsa! You know how I said Eugene and I are going to that concert of that band he likes so much?" Rapunzel shouted into the phone.
"Yes, Avenged-something or other," Elsa said sipping her wine.
"Avenged Sevenfold, anyway I have someone here that want's to say hi," the woman shouted and Elsa frowned.
"Hi, Miss Elsa!"
Elsa's eyes widened and she spit her wine back into the glass making Hans pulls his face at her.
"Anna? What are you doing there? You're supposed to be resting!" Elsa hissed.
"I'm sorry Miss Elsa, but I had these tickets since forever and they cost a hella lot," Anna apologized. Elsa could hear the pout. She groaned and rubbed her eyes, Hans holding her wine, looking between the two. Elsa's already much less than his. He was just happy it was already getting dark outside, it this had been the morning hours he would have had to resort to sitting on her to keep her in place.
"Just, be careful and put Punzy back on the phone," Elsa said sighing.
"Hello!" Rapunzel chirped.
"Rapunzel, you see to it that Anna gets home safely and drinks a lot of water, also that she eats something and doesn't take any drugs, or so help me you will wish I wasn't your cousin," Elsa growled making Hans's eyes widened.
"S-sure Elsa, I-I'll make sure she's s-save," Rapunzel gulped. Elsa sighed and leaned her head back against the sofa as she rested her phone next to her.
"It's so cute how you care for your little redhead," Hans smiled and held her glass out to her.
She glared at him as she took the glass.
"So where are they that you needed to threaten her?" Hans asked sipping his wine.
"Metal concert," Elsa grumbled.
"Huh, I didn't peg Anna for a metal head, rock sure or hip-hop, but not metal," Hans said swishing the red liquid in his glass.
"When she came for her interview the first time she was wearing a metal band shirt, couldn't make out the words all that well, but it looked like Cradle of Filth?" Elsa said frowning as she finished her wine.
Hans stared at her before pulling out his phone. He sipped his wine as he typed into the search bar. Elsa tilted her head to look what he was doing.
"Well then, Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk, England in 1991. The band's musical style evolved originally from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of Gothic metal, symphonic metal and other metal genres. Interesting," Hans said as he read the wiki entry.
"What was that other one?" He asked and Elsa rolled her eyes standing to go pour some more wine.
"Avenged Sevenfold," she said.
"Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999," he read to her and she returned with a full glass of wine.
"What's the difference?" She asked and he shrugged.
"There are different types, wow. Yea, there are too many to read to you, it'll take me all day. You'd think you'd hear more of these, their more diverse than the other genres you get! I bet here are more types of metal music than there are types of music," Hans said as he scrolled for what seemed like forever.
"That doesn't answer my question," Elsa grumbled.
"Let's just listen to some of them," Hans said and typed again while both sipped their wine.
"Mm here we go, this looks innocent enough," Hans said and opened a video with animation as it's music video.
"It's called Little Piece of heaven," he said and both settled in to watch. It started out nice with the man wanting to ask the woman to marry and then it went downhill from there. Elsa spit out her wine and Hans looked on in horror, but neither could stop watching.
After the video finished they just sat there.
"So, what did we learn from that?" Hans asked sipping at his wine shakily.
"Well, um, the animation was a cute style, it had a good story actually," Elsa said and silence settled in once more.
"There was so much blood!"
"He was sleeping with her dead body!"
"He ate her heart!"
"They killed a church!"
Both adults rested their head sin their hands shivering.
"We're too old for these millennial shit," Hans said and downed the rest of his wine.
"Well that was the heavy metal right? The other said gothic, maybe it's like degrees of intensity?" Elsa suggested and Hans took a deep breath.
"Alright, but if this on is just as bad, you're paying for my therapy," Hans said and Elsa stuck her tongue out.
"Okay this one is that Cradle of Filth one, hmm, her ghost in the fog, looks promising," he said and Elsa gave him a weary look.
"Remember the last one looked innocent," she said and he stared at her before sighing and pressing play.
To their surprise it wasn't all that bad, except for the lead singer screaming occasionally.
"Huh, now that wasn't so bad," Elsa said and Hans nodded.
"I think metal is just a way of telling a story aggressively," Hans said and Elsa laughed.
~Chocolatier~Chocolatier~Chocolatier~
"Okay, well I'll be taking this," Rapunzel said as she took the beer cup away from Anna.
"Hey, that's mine!" Anna whined as she tried to grab for the cup.
"Sorry red, but I like being alive. Elsa will kill me if she saw you were drinking," Rapunzel sighed and the girl pouted.
"But Punzy I'm fine! She won't know!"
"You don't know her as well as I do," Rapunzel said and Anna clicked her tongue.
"Can I at least smoke?"
"Since when do you smoke?"
"I smoked in high school, it's just recently that I started again and it's only when I'm having fun!" Anna pouted.
"As long as it's not weed," Rapunzel said with hesitance.
"Punzy, I wouldn't take something that's illegal. The brownies were a mix up," Anna said as she pulled out a half empty packet of cigarettes. In truth she'd only started after the kiss with Elsa. She wouldn't admit that the cancer stick made her relax, so played it off as just a social thing she did while drinking and partying. This was her third packet.
She didn't know how else to cope with what she was feeling. She cared for the older woman more deeply than she would admit outright. Rapunzel had a vague idea, but how do you explain swearing celibacy? The only person she would break that would be Elsa, but the woman was married for god sake. Anna wasn't even religious! Her mother raised her to be free spirited just like her.
Anna lit her cigarette and turned her attention back to the concert. Her problems melted away as she sang along at the top of her lungs. She and Eugene griped at one another every time one of their favourite songs played. Rapunzel smiled shaking her head; she was enjoying this too strangely. She rolled her eyes, the thing people do for love.
Her eyes turned a little sad for the redhead. She knew Elsa, loyal to a fault. She wouldn't cheat even while in a dishonest marriage. She thought that Elsa liked destroying herself, explained the excessive drinking. She was punishing herself probably. Hans wasn't a bad guy per say, just selfish; he only did things if it benefited him in some way.
Rapunzel's eyes turned to the two metal dorks and saw Anna hunching down and Eugene rubbing her head. The girl was gripping her braids and looked like she was shivering.
"What's wrong?" Rapunzel asked feeling concerned.
"The song playing, she says she always cries when hearing it," he explained and the brunette tilted her head to listen.
Dear God, the only thing I ask of you
Is to hold her when I'm not around
When I'm much too far away
We all need that person who can be true to you
But I left her when I found her
And now I wish I'd stayed
'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired
I'm missing you again, oh no...
Once again
Rapunzel found tears sting her own eyes as she listened to the song. Her heart bled for this girl, so young and already so lost in love. Anna wailed as another song played, this time making her sit down and cling to her knees.
I've been wrong times over,
And I've been shamed with no words to find.
But if the sun will rise, bring us tomorrow,
Walk with me, crimson day.
Rapunzel sat down with the girl and stroked her back. Eugene and the others around them were swaying to the music, some clinging to others. So even metal fans had soft spots Rapunzel thought. Anna cried silently as another song started and she buried her face into the brunettes lap.
I've been away,
Searching for a reason,
Another purpose to find.
I've sailed the seas,
Fought my many demons,
I've looked to gods in the skies.
Rapunzel hugged the girls head to her and stroked her back. She would never scold or curse someone who listens to metal music ever again. Even their music could make you feel sadness. Rapunzel understood that now. This girl was just as damaged as Elsa, maybe even more than anyone realized.
As you can tell I am a metal fan. I prefer heavy and dark metal with a hint of death-core. I encourage all to see that there are so many sub genres of metal, heck even Christian metal!
My father loves Metallica , but I don't really see that as heavy metal, more hard rock/soft metal, but I'm not going to argue, if that's what their music is then that's what their music is. It's a matter of perspective, I don't wane fight!
Anyway, shout outs!
BlossomCharms: Haha it's interesting. Oh we'll find out eventually, no secret stays one for long *wink, wink*
depitethedespiration: I like being cryptic! But yes, wait and see hehe.
Guest: Haha for reals? Just cements my theory that you get two types of responses when mentioning it. It's interesting yea and I loved working on the names, puns are my life's blood. I'm sorry okay?! I just had to...I couldn't pass up the opportunity and didn't have others to really pitch them against... *pouts* Yay Scar is good villain! Wow the irony in that one...I see what you mean with her friends just leaving her there, I could have written that better...I was thinking more like they were outside with the other people and she hadn't been unconscious for long, like 5 minutes. No she won't keep her from playing, Anna is too stubborn to stop. Oh god yes Armageddon if Val is mixed in. Maybe we can be friends in our crazy minds? Haha love to hear your thoughts on this chapter! Cheerio!
Demon420: Haha her name was the easiest to come up with, glad you liked it! Thank you!
Wow, alright, back to my hide-y hole to continue writing!
Love all ya'll!
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