Boat-ship
Kristanna Modern AU fanfiction
Note:Spontaneous headcanon popping into my mind, upon spotting a friend´s holiday status photo… And once again, the plot might not seem realistic… Who cares, it´s a Kristanna fanfic… Hope you enjoy!
Chapter 1
Anna had set her mind of enjoying a holiday she had never dared to think of ever before. She had applied to those days off work a long time ago and now, that they glared back at her in her calendar she suddenly felt kind of lonely. Jenny, her co-worker, had recently got married and would of course not be free. Elsa had work to do overseas and there was no boyfriend… So, it was herself and the inviting lake.
Jenny had recommended to her this option for best relaxing days all to her benefit. To hire a houseboat on wonderful Muritz lake, northern Germany. Anna liked the waters, and to be on her own was usually not the way she fancied spending vacations. But then, some time all by herself would mean that she could spend the day the way she liked, like swimming naked in the moonlight, sunbathing (not naked) lavishly all day long, and enjoying some nice wine and music, all without moving far to enjoy all those things. It was all around her once she would have settled on the boat.
The booking code said the boat would accommodate up to two people. So, she would have enough space to herself without suffering claustrophobia. Perfect!
When she left the docks´ reception, she strolled along the peer to spot the ship she was supposed to board. There it was a lovely cosy looking boat with the tiny house on deck. She heaved her travel bag over the gap and climbed the vessel. She had got the instruction on hand and would surely figure out how to use the equipment. The receptionist had offered his help in case she would need to call for it.
Anna would inspect the machinery later, but first, she just wanted to explore the boat´s interior and outer facilities to checkout. She had been intrigued the first moment, she had stepped on the ship and loved it immediately. Surely, she would spend some lovely 10 days cruising the great lake.
Anna sat down on the bed in one of the two cabins beneath deck and texted to Jenny, thanking her working friend for the great idea! She felt home already, and laid back onto the pillow, closing her eyes for a moment. Just, to drift off into a nice slumber…
Honestly, the receptionist could have been more polite, but Kristoff would not waste his time to bother about the broad grinning red face in the box office. He got his keys to the boat and checked the pier to find his little houseboat. He had been looking forward to enjoying two weeks of absolute silence and solitude, something he had been missing for the last months during the horrendous workhours.
"Princess Anna" it said. Not very prickling to a grown man, but very well, if it wasn´t painted all pink and glistening, it would do. Kristoff adjusted his bag on his shoulders and jumped onto deck. He felt home, had missed the feeling of water underlining his transport vessel. Last year, Sven had joined him, and they had a great time. For now, Kristoff couldn´t wait to get onto the grand lake and settle for the night like a drifting sailor, all the night´s quiet to himself. He placed his bag next to the steering wheel, he could unpack later. Dinner wasn´t important yet, he´d packed enough picknick food for tonight. He could still dock to the next harbour tomorrow. Kristoff started the engine right away and pulled out of the docks right into the direction of the middle of the lake.
After a few miles, and savouring the splendour of adventurous boating, it was time to store some things and organise the kitchen facilities.
Anna woke to a strange sound. She laid still on the bed, wondering for an instant where she was, when realisation hit her mind. The houseboat! She had accommodated herself a few minutes ago. But then, the light outside her cabin had dimed, it must be later by now… And the boat was moving differently than before. More than that, it sounded like somebody was aboard.
Her heart started drumming fast and a dumb feeling hit the pit of her stomach. Who would have intruded on her boat?
Anna rose as quietly as possible from her bed and peeped around the doorframe. She nearly froze to death, her heart stopped beating for a second and her legs went numb. There was a man in the parlour and rummaging around the kitchen shelfs!
"What are you doing on my boat?" Anna had managed to regain her voice and stood on the threshold, holding on to the doorframe for balance, while the man in her kitchen sector startled and dropped the cereal box. He turned to face the intruder on his ship…
It turned out that there had occurred a fault in the booking system. Of course, such a mistake should not happen, and Kristoff tried to ring up the receptionist, or the booking office. Neither of them answered the call anymore. The friendly operator on the emergency call centre explained that on a Friday night they were not able to solve the problem. But Monday they would figure out another solution. The problem was that all the boats on that pier were booked out.
Kristoff hang up the phone and stamped out onto deck to clear his head. He could hardly believe this was happening to him. He had been looking forward so much to appreciate some time off, all on his own. And now he was stuck with – what was her name again – Anna. Till Monday. Well, he could hardly throw her overboard. Hopefully she would be the silent type… But then, for some reason, Kristoff sensed these two days could get very nerve taking with the quirky girl…
He heard a tender cough behind him and turned to look at Anna, who stood there with two glasses and a bottle of wine in her hands. She smiled shyly and shrugged her shoulders apologetically.
"Well, since we are sort of trapped out here… Maybe we could get to know each other a bit better?"
And while she stood there so quietly waiting, the last golden sunrays pointed out Anna´s auburn hair, her blue eyes and cute freckled nose.
Gosh, she´s so gorgeous!
"Yeah sure, why not?"