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Dedicated to Setsunakou and Harukakou. ^_^

Kiss on the Nose: Kristoff x Anna

For the majority of her life, Anna had liked how she looked. Oh, there had been a few hard months in her early teen years when she had hated everything about her looks. From her hair down to her toes, but being a naturally positive person she had quickly come to like herself again.

She had continued in this mind set for a good many years and would have continued to do so if not for Lady Zara.

The Lady Zara was a woman whose beauty was only matched ( if not outshone) by Queen Elsa herself. She had a royal temperament or at least a certain type of royals temperament.

She was kind to those of the lower classes it must be said but only because she felt it was her duty to do so. Make no mistake, the Lady believed herself to be high above them as well.

This fact was well known amongst the royals, which was why it had surprised Anna to hear her mention Kristoff at the latest tea that Elsa had held for the ladies of the Court.

She had not been speaking to Anna. Point of fact, Anna was pretty sure that she had had no idea that she was even in ear shot.

At least she really, really hoped she hadn't realized that Anna was in earshot because if she had and had said what she did anyways that would have been very, very,... well very not nice!

But either way, Anna had heard Lady Zara's comment and now she couldn't get it out of her head. No matter how hard she tried.

"Regardless of his rank that ice carver is a fine specimen of manhood. Which makes me unable to help but wonder if he is with the Princess merely for her rank. It certainly can't be for her looks. With those pigtails and freckles, one could take her for a child and not a woman come of age."

What the Lady's companion had said in return, Anna did not know for her mind was already circling around that one poisonous thought.

"Freckles, pigtails... like a child..."

Oh make no mistake the comment that Kristoff might be with her only because of her rank lit a fire within her but sadly it was a common bit of gossip around the castle. Elsa had insisted she ignore it after the incident with the ducks and pie.

But the comment that she might not look womanly enough for him was a new one, and it found plenty of meat to prey on in the dark shadows of her mind.

In particular it ate away at the lingering question of why it was that she almost always showed physical affection first.

This nagging thought was what had her sitting in front of her vanity glancing from her reflection to the little jars she never opened and the pins she rarely used.

Undoing her hair, Anna shook it out so that it floated around her shoulders in heavy waves. Picking up a strand she twirled it tightly between her fingers then rolled it into a pinwheel against her scalp, turning to look at the results in the mirror.

Wrinkling her nose in displeasure, Anna let out a sigh and dropped the strand so it could join its mates. She decided that she would worry about her hair later and focused her attention back on to the little jars in front of her.

Opening one of them she brought the delicate powder up to her nose and took a sniff. An act she immediately regretted as it sent her into a sneezing fit.

Moving the powder away from her face until the sneezes had passed, Anna nevertheless determined to try some of it on.

Picking up one of the puffs that lay beside the jars, she thoroughly coated it before applying it to her face.

The results were to the eyes of anyone who knew how to put on makeup properly rather horrifying, but to Anna it was perfect.

Her freckles were completely covered by the white powder. Then she noticed that the whiteness of her cheeks stood out rather glaringly against the pinkness of the rest of her face. And thus proceeded to powder the rest to match.

It was a pity that by the time she had finished this it was already mere minutes until she was to meet Kristoff at the stables. A pity because if she had had just a little more time she would have gone to show Elsa her work and then certain things might have been avoided.

But alas time was not on her side so giving up on any hopes of doing her hair, Anna quickly re-braided it and raced off to the stables eager to know what Kristoff would think of her new look.

Kristoff was brushing out Sven's coat while carrying on a lively conversation with him when she arrived at the stables. A mischievous smile twisting up her lips, Anna sneaked up behind him and ran her fingers up and down his rib cage.

Letting out a squawk of surprise at the sensation, Kristoff spun around to face her.

Smiling brightly up at him, Anna eagerly waited for him to make some sort of comment about her new look. In her mind she could picture him gushing about how beautiful she was and how mature before sweeping her up in a big kiss.

And he did notice her new look and he did comment on it... "Augh, Anna what on earth happened to your face?!"

Flushing so hotly the pink shone through her white mask, Anna bit back the tears that threatened to overwhelm her and turned her hurt into anger. Which lead to her lashing out, sadly not just with words.

Lifting up her skirts, Anna kicked him hard on the shin and as she spun away she cried out. "See if I ever do anything for you again! You stupid ice head!"

Not the best or most coherent insult in the world but at the moment they were the only words she could manage without bursting into tears.

Keeping her skirts firmly in hand she tore out of the stables, intent on getting back to her room before the ball of tears in her throat escaped her.

Wincing even as he staggered after her, Kristoff called out as she ran away, "Anna! Wait!"

It was clear to him that she did hear him but her feet did not stop for an instant flying across the cobblestones towards the castle.

Pushing aside the pain in his shin, Kristoff took off after her, his long legs swiftly closing the space between them.

He managed to grasp her left elbow right outside a small empty shop stall that he quickly pulled her into.

A second later he was wondering if this had been the right decision, as Anna burst into tears the moment they were hidden away.

Lifting his hands, Kristoff let them flutter awkwardly for a second before finally placing them on her shoulders and drawing her into a firm embrace.

Laying his cheek down on her hair, he waited until her sobs had begun to trail off before asking quietly, "Anna, what's wrong?"

He would have asked what he had done wrong but regardless of what some might think (cough Hans cough) he wasn't that dense, he just didn't understand why she had put that stuff on her face. Or what it had to do with him.

Keeping her face turned into the front of his jacket, Anna mumbled just loud enough for him to hear. " I wanted to look more like a grown woman for you. I thought if I did maybe you would kiss me first."

The first sentence left Kristoff feeling very confused. Never once had Anna struck him as anything but a grown woman. Even when she was acting childish there were certain things... that made him unable to forget her age even for a moment.

The second sentence on the other hand caused his cheeks to burn and a feeling of guilt to shoot through him.

It was true that when it came to romantic gestures of a certain type, he was often not the one to start them.

But not for the reason Anna seemed to have landed upon. Truth was it seemed that whenever he kissed Anna anywhere, even on the cheek!, the sensation was so...nice that he had a bit of a problem stopping. Even to go ice harvesting! Which was why he waited for Anna to make a move instead of making one himself.

To his way of thinking when Anna started something (whether it be kissing or saving sisters) she also finished it. So if she started the kissing, she would also stop it, thus taking the temptation to not stop at all out of his hands.

And while holding her crying form in his arms made him want to say or do anything to stop it, he knew, he just knew that if he tried to explain all this to her he would just muck it all up.

So he needed to think of something else to say. And fast.

"I'm afraid I'm gonna mess up when I kiss you first. " Okay that wasn't exactly what his problem was but close enough.

Letting out a final sniff, Anna looked up her big blue eyes still shiny from tears. Without out saying a word she moved so she was just slightly away from him, and lifting a hand roughly wiped at the traces of tears that lingered on her cheeks.

Kristoff lifted his own hand off her back and pulling off his glove with his teeth and shoving it into his pocket, proceeded to help her.

Anna became very still while he was doing this letting her own hand fall away as she watched him a smile tugging at the corners of her lips.

When he had gotten as much powder and tears off her face as he could, Kristoff cupped her face with his hand, his thumb tracing the lines of her left cheek bone.

Taking a deep breath, Kristoff gathered his courage and self control, and leaning down he pressed a gentle kiss on the bridge of her nose.

Then straightening back up he said. "Thanks for dressing up for me today, Anna. You look beautiful."

Anna smiled a bright beaming smile and throwing her arms around his neck drew him close and whispered in his ear. "Good job, you liar"

Anna didn't worry about her looks. In fact she only ever did twice in her life. After the second time she had realized she really didn't need to. And if that concern ever tried to rear its ugly head again a quick kiss on the nose from a certain someone quickly laid it to rest.

Author's note: Thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed it.

Thanks again to Setsunakou for proof reading this for me. ^_^