"Okay, I'm not sure about this…"

"C'mon! It'll be fun!"

Sven's words weren't reassuring at all. I was, in front of a lot of people, wearing just a pant swimsuit of a color similar to that of my skin. Not that it was a revealing one, and I did know that there wouldn't be any compromising part of my body shown in the commercial, but… the number of people looking at how I was going to jump into that huge crash mat was nothing in comparison with the ridiculously big number of people that would see me jumping the chocolate waterfall in that commercial. I was super embarrassed. I wasn't a model, and I wasn't taken from a magazine or a fairy tale like my workmates… I was proud of my company to show a non 90-60-90 girl as an important mark image, but… It hadn't to be me… Plus, I was quite intimidated by the jump. Not that I suffered from fear of heights, but… I wasn't wearing even a harness!

Why on earth did I accept?! I guess I did really want to help build the change in the publicity world, but… really? That way? Jumping from an improvised platform? If we were allowed to leave the building, at least I could have done this in an actual professional way…

And, even more, I thought I would jump along with Sven. A fun moment to share… But, no. We were going to do it in turns and the staff in charge of the montage was going to put it all together…

"Okay, what if I fall?"

"You got to fall, Anna. That's the point."

That soft mocking tone…

'Why the hell is Kristoff here too?'

"Shouldn't you be doing your own commercial?" I asked even more embarrassed at the thought of embarrassing myself in front of him.

"Elsa wanted to come to see your fall," he said shrugging with that evil smile.

"You will do fine, Anna."

Thank goodness I got Sven to cheer me up.

"I've done it and here I am, safe and sound."

"Yeah, but I'm the clumsiest person I know… I'm gonna fall out of the mat, I'm sure…"

"That's okay…" Olaf said caressing my shoulders upon Sven and Kristoff's amused faces. "We can always find another ginger, can't we?"

"That's no consolation, you know?!"

Sven and Kristoff burst into laughter while Olaf pushed me toward the ladder.

'Okay. I can do this. Just be graceful, Anna. Even if it's just this time for the rest of your life, try to be graceful and don't kill yourself, please.'

"We're ready!" Rapunzel shouted from the floor showing me a thumbs up while patting her cameras. "When you want, Anna!"

"O… Okay! I'm ready!"

'I'm ready… Of course I'm ready! I born ready!'

And I jumped.

I was wishing to fall with my arms open, my face down but looking to the front with a relaxed smile, with my legs together, all stretched with my feet ending in a tip. With my hair waving and glowing like the one of a wind goddess… But, of course, I was falling like a bomb, with my butt leading the fall and my hair all tangled and covering my face, and, of course, I was about to crash just beside the mat.

'I'm making a fool of myself in front of all these people, and I'm going to blow my brains out in front of Sven and, what's worse, in front of Kristoff… I know that, if I leave alive from this, I will be hearing him laughing at me until my real dying day… Well… at least, Olaf will be fine, he always can find another ginger…

'Okay, bye life. It's been… interesting… 3… 2… 1…'

"Gotcha!"

My eyes were shut and I was holding my breath waiting for the hard zero, but, what met me there, wasn't the cold blow against the floor but warm strong arms and a sweet and concerned voice.

"Anna! Are you alright?!"

"Kristoff?"

As soon as I opened my eyes, I met Kristoff's gaze, which ran me up and down as if taking stock of the damage.

"Jesus! You were serious about falling out of the mat!"

"Of course I was! I told you I would!"

And then he grinned at me and I felt awfully embarrassed and sighed in surrender. It was clear that, from that moment on, he was going to start making fun of me.

"I'm glad you are fine."

Okay, I wasn't expecting that. Nor the squeeze he gave me before slowly putting me on my feet. But, what I least expected was that fluttering sensation in my belly.

'The thrilling of the moment, Anna, that's it and only that.'

"You did an amazing job!" Olaf exclaimed coming along with Sven.

"Are you nuts?! I almost kill myself!"

"I'm sure you will nail it on the second try," Elsa added.

"Hey! You should be worried about me!"

"Oh, c'mon, you have Kristoff to catch you, don't you?"

'Okay. I shouldn't be blushing, so I'm just gonna turn away and climb that ladder again.'

And I did it. I jumped and fell with dignity and, maybe not with the grace of a goddess but with that of a human at least.

"We got it! Thank you for your work!" Rapunzel shouted again covering the lens of her beloved camera.

Olaf was really happy with the result, I was alive, and no one was laughing at me, so it could have been worse.

"Well, I think I need a rest, so…"

"Yeah, it's been an intense day," Sven said. "What if we have dinner together and go to sleep?"

"We?"

'Is he being serious?'

"Yeah, you, me, Olaf, Elsa, Kristoff… and… Jasmine, you wanna join us?"

'Oh, so that we was it. Wait, Jasmine?! Busy woman. She arrived a few days ago and she already has caught the interest of Al, Sven, and Kristoff…'

"Yeah. That would be nice," she said getting closer to Kristoff's arm.

That arm that had just held me a moment ago… that arm that pressed me against his chest… Okay, enough!

"Fine. So should we head to the cafeteria?" I asked wanting to end that day as soon as I could.

"Sure! I'm going to look for Al and will join you, guys," Sven chirped.

"Al is coming too?" Kristoff asked.

"Yup! I think he will have fun with us, don't you think?"

"I bet so," Kristoff chuckled looking at me askance. "See you there, then."

Jeez… he was gonna tell him about my disastrous jump, wasn't he?

"Anna!" Hans' frivolous voice appeared making me shiver. "Do you have a minute?"

"Uh…"

I looked Kristoff in the eye. His face had changed. He was serious and tense.

"Sure…"

Then, Kristoff clenched his jaw and looked away.

"Just in case you still wanna come, we will be in the cafeteria," he spat in a lower tone.

And then he left followed by the others leaving me alone with Hans. Again, was he angry? Why? And, more important than that, he wanted me to be careful with Hans and then he just left us alone?

'I can't understand him! Not a bit!'

"You know, Anna…"

'Oh, yeah, Hans.'

"I've heard that it was Kristoff's idea that you made that dangerous jump."

"Sort of, yeah…"

"You shouldn't be near that man, Anna. He was obviously trying to make you look ridiculous. And, of course, he caught you to be the hero. You should be careful… he wants you hurt."