Here Comes The Sun
By: The Duchess of Arendelle
Chapter 2
AN: Chapter 2 as promised. The usual, I don't own Frozen, yep, yap, yip. Enjoy!
Two days after receiving the news of her cousin's upcoming visit, Anna sat bored out of her mind in the castle's library. Her extremely dull etiquette tutor, Lady Branson, sat across from her at a small table, drolling on about something she could care less about. Anna sat there, staring out the window, lost in thought. "I wonder what Elsa's doing right now?" She thought as she stared at the puffy white clouds lazily rolling along through the bright blue sky. It was the middle of spring and Anna very much wanted to be outside smelling the flowers and playing with the newly hatched ducklings. "I should be outside in the fresh air, laying in the freshly trimmed grass, instead of in here listening to this old hag go on and on about…I don't even know what she's going on about!" Anna thought.
Just then Lady Branson raised her voice, calling Anna's name, snapping her out of her thoughts. "Princess Anna! Are you even listening to me?" She barked. Anna quickly looked back to Lady Branson and gave a faux apologetic look. "I apologize Lady Branson, it's just… I'm not feeling to well. I believe I'm having a dizzy spell." She lied in her best dignitary voice. Truth be told Anna had the constitution of a work horse. She'd never been dizzy or faint in her entire life. "Perhaps we could pick this back up tomorrow?" And before Lady Branson could even give a response Anna was up out of her seat, heading for the large oak doors. "Good day Lady Branson!" She threw over her shoulder. "And good riddance." She said quieter under her breath as she made her way down the long hallway. "Now I wonder where Elsa could be…"
Elsa sat in the throne room, in a similar state of boredom as Anna was previously in. Today she was listening to the grievances of her people. A task that she usually didn't mind, but today there was a particularly long and boring line of people. Most of them with mundane or simple problems. Right now she was half listening to a man who requested financial help because 3 of his "best hogs" died and his milking cow was no longer producing milk. After granting the man's request and telling Kai to send in the next one, she too glanced out the window. "It's such a beautiful day, I wonder if Anna is enjoying it. Perhaps I shall ask her to accompany me for an afternoon walk in the royal gardens." She thought as the next person came in and started explaining to the Queen their problem. Elsa was skilled enough to listen to what the middle age woman before her was saying and go off into her own thoughts.
"Anna would look so gorgeous walking along the flowered paths." Elsa was thinking to herself. "Springtime just suits her so well." She continued thinking as she gave the mandatory 'hmmms' and 'Yes, I see's' to the woman still talking about, God only knew. "Maybe I'm not as skilled at listening and thinking as I thought I was. Or maybe thinking about Anna just get's me extra distracted." She thought as she slightly shook her head and gave the woman, who was now crying, a sympathetic look. "I have no idea what's going on and I can't stop thinking about Anna. Maybe I'll just take the rest of the day. I am feeling a fierce headache coming on." As she thought this she noticed the woman had finally finished talking and was now looking at her expectantly. Elsa thought fast. "Well Miss…" She trailed off. "Strauss." The woman filled in, in a deep teary voice. "Strauss. Yes well, Miss Strauss, I am going to hand you over to my head advisor Kai and I'm sure he will come up with a proper solutions to your oh so important problem." She finished and Kai looked over at her with a puzzled expression. She looked at him pleadingly and he gave a nod. "Yes, of course, I'm sure we can figure something out. After all a lost cat is of the up most importance to the kingdom." Kai responded and Elsa's face turned a light red. She desperately tried to fight the blush that was rapidly spreading across her face. Who comes to the Queen of Arendelle about a lost cat anyways?
Before he walked out the room, Kai strode over to Elsa, perched on her throne, and leaned down to ask her, "Are you feeling well majesty?" Elsa looked up at him after getting her blush under control and responded. "Yes...well no, actually. I have a terrible headache coming on. If you could please cancel the rest of the meetings and give my sincerest apologies to the people, that would be great." She said warily. "Shall I send for a doctor, majesty?" Kai asked, worry etched all over his plump face. "No, please don't bother Kai, it's just a simple headache. I've been sitting on this throne listening to people explain their problems to me since 8:00 a.m. I'm sure I'm just in dire need of a break." She finished as she stood from the throne and stretched in a very un-Queenly manor. But it was only her and Kai in the room now and Kai was like family. A father figure of sorts. "If you say so, your majesty." Kai said unsure, but still bowed and took his leave. Elsa waited a moment, just standing in the middle of the humongous room then sighed and started making her way out as well. "Now, I wonder where Anna could be…"
Anna was now sitting outside, under a huge leafy tree, just on the outskirts of the castle's gardens. While on the hunt looking for Elsa she spotted Gerda and tried to hide from the overtly strict but friendly old maid. Unfortunately Gerda spotted her before she could turn back in the other direction. "Miss Anna!" She yelled down the hall as Anna flinched and turned around guilty. Gerda strode over. "What are you doing roaming the halls? You are not supposed to be done with your lessons for another two and a half hours." She looked at Anna expectedly. Anna fidgeted and looked back at Gerda through thick eyelashes. "I was feeling faint?" She said more as a question than an explanation, trying her best to give Gerda the 'puppy dog face.' Gerda looked back, unconvinced and responded. "Really Miss Anna, I've seen you witness cows at slaughter and you didn't so much as sway. You have, if I may be so bold to say, the constitution of a 10 sailors." Gerda said. "Peddle that tale to someone who doesn't know you Miss Anna." She finished. Anna flinched again. Busted. She was right, Anna did not get queasy easily. Anna sighed and dropped the 'puppy dog face', she doesn't know why she still tries it on Gerda. It worked on the old maid when she was a sweet lonely child yes, but now that Anna was an adult Gerda just snorted and rolled her eyes.
"Fine! You caught me. I may have told a teeny, tiny, white lie to get out of those God awful etiquette lessons early." Anna finally explained. "Miss Anna! You shouldn't be leaving your lesson early, and you shouldn't be fibbing to your tutor." Gerda scolded. "I know okay? But today's lessons were extra boring. I don't even know why I have to still take them!" She exclaimed. "Elsa's the Queen, not me. Why should I have to continue these useless lessons?" She raved on. 'Wait. Elsa. I was on a mission to look for Elsa before this conversation. Maybe Greda…' - Her musings were interrupted by said woman. "Miss Elsa may be the Queen, Anna, but you are still the Princess. You have duties and responsibilities as well. Besides. If anything were to ever happen to Queen Elsa, God forbid, than you would have to rule." Anna shuddered at the thought of both something bad happening to her beloved sister and the thought of having to rule an entire kingdom. She's watched Elsa at work and it did not look easy at all. Elsa. She keeps getting side tracked. Before Gerda could say anything else she quickly asked. "Speaking of Elsa, you wouldn't happen to know where I could find her right now would you?" Gerda looked at Anna then sighed and shook her head, she knew as usual everything went into one ear and out the other with the young princess. "Queen Elsa is very busy today. She's in the throne room taking care of grievances till 5." Gerda explained. Anna's shoulders sagged. It was only 1:30 and most likely Elsa was going to be too tired to do anything with her when she finished. Anna thanked Gerda than slumped off back down the hall, towards the doors that lead to the world outside. "Might as well enjoy the sunshine...by myself." She thought gloomily. Gerda watched her retreat back down the hall and again shook her head. What was she going to do with that girl?
As Anna lay under the tree, eyes closed, lost in thought, a shadow appeared over her. "Who the heck is that?" She thought before opening one eye, only to come face to face with the single most beautiful image she'd ever seen. Elsa stood above her, the light of the sun shining from behind the beautiful queen, making her glow. She looked striking with the sunlight hitting her whitish blonde hair, making it look like a halo of pure light was surrounding her head. She truly looked like an angel. At that moment Elsa reminded her of one of those stunning paintings she'd only read described in books. "Absolutely beautiful." She mistakenly said out loud. Elsa looked down at her puzzlingly. "What was that?" She asked curiously. Anna spoke too low for her to properly hear what had been said, but she swore she heard something along the lines of…beautiful? Certainly she couldn't have been talking about Elsa. Elsa would never be so lucky. Anna sat up and sputtered a reply. "Um, I-I was a-asking w-w-what you are doing out here. Greda said you were supposed to be busy with grievances all day." She quickly replied. Was it her imagination or did Elsa's face just fall a bit? Elsa looked at her and smiled a little. "Well I left my duties a little early today. I was getting a headache…and…" Elsa trailed off suddenly nervous. "…I thought…that maybe…you'd like to…go for a walk with me… through the gardens..." She hesitantly asked. Anna just sat there, staring up at her sister. She was so happy, shocked and excited, she forgot to respond. This was the first time Elsa initiated spending time with her. Usually it was Anna bugging Elsa for quality time.
As the silence stretched on Elsa started to fidget. "…O-or if you pre-prefer to be left alone right now I completely understand…p-perhaps some other time then." Elsa stuttered out dejectedly. As she turned to walk away Anna's brain snapped back into action. "NO WAIT!" She yelled very loudly. Some stable hands roaming the grounds not far away glanced over in their direction. "I-I mean. Yes, of course! I'd love to join you! Nothing would make me happier." She scrambled to her feet giggling, brushing her dress down, gigantic grin splayed on her red face hot with embarrassment. Elsa turned back and let out a relieved sigh, small smile playing on her lips. "Oh good. Shall we get to it then?" Anna looked at her sister and decided to link their arms together, Elsa tensed but didn't pull away. "Yes we shall."
AN: So ends chapter two. Not a lot of Elsanna yet, but it's coming. Slowly but surely. It's coming….
Next chapter! Will pick up on the walk through the garden. They will actually be interacting more, and some close call Elsanna moments are going to be thrown in. Elsa's going to start to withdraw a little but we know Anna's not going to stand for that. And eventually, not saying next chapter, but eventually they're going to have the talk that they never got to have before. The talk about their parent's death…
That's gonna be some of the angst I promised! So come back next week for chapter three. Next Update: 2/25/14