Here Comes The Sun
Chapter 5
By: The Duchess of Arendelle
The awkwardness was intense. More intense then jumping from a 200 foot mountain into 20 feet of fresh patter. They all stood there staring at each other. Anna and Elsa were still sitting on the bench except they might as well been on opposite sides of the Earth they were sitting so far apart. Kristoff was looming nearby, trying to slowly back away from the situation, but one stern look from Anna had him halting his escape and finding the cobblestone he was standing on very interesting. The blonde, their cousin, Rapunzel was standing very close to them with a confused yet slightly amused look on her face. She was the first to yet again break the silence.
"Sooo… I think introductions are in order?" She began nervously. "I'm Rapunzel of Corona, your long lost cousin. You can call me Rapunzel or just Punzel. It's so great to finally meet you two!" She took each of their hands and pulled them both up and into a fierce hug. Whoa, this chick was seriously strong for her size and age. They all stayed smashed in the hug for a minute and it was enough to pull Anna out of her awkwardness induced trance. They broke the embrace and Anna and Elsa both took small steps back and away from each other. Anna spoke up.
"Umm…hi! I'm Anna of Arendelle and of course this is Queen Elsa of Arendelle and umm…yeah. Hi…" She finished lamely with a small wave. Rapunzel beamed back at them and then looked over and saw Kristoff still standing a small distances away, feet kicking imaginary rocks, head down low. She looked back and spoke to Anna since it looked like Anna would be the only one to speak to her. "And who's the hansom, strapping blonde guy over there?" Rapunzel asked with a small smile. Kristoff's head snapped up and he blushed deeply. Anna blanched, sputtered then laughed.
"Y-y-you mean the blonde dufuss over there? Kri- KRISTOFF?!" Anna pointed at Kristoff still hysterically laughing. Kristoff blushed again for a very different reason now and rolled his eyes angrily. He huffed. "Hey! I don't see what's so funny! The girl obviously has taste." He defended himself then winked at Rapunzel. Anna just laughed harder. Tears were streaming down her face and she was clutching her sides. Very un-princess like. Rapunzel had joined in on Anna's laughter, not laughing at Kristoff, but at how funny Anna's laugh was. She actually snorted a couple of times. Kristoff was fuming now. "Whatever!" He snapped and turned to storm off. Anna, still laughing, ran over to Kristoff and grabbed his arm.
"No..no..wait! Look I-I'm sorry Kristoff. I was just joking, okay? Please stay! Please?" She asked, sobering up just a bit and casting him her 'puppy dog' look. He was not yet immune to it. He huffed again and folded his arms over his chest. He grumbled something incoherently but it sounded a lot like, "I'm a great catch..." Anna giggled again as she pulled Kristoff back towards Rapunzel, who was now looking around her surroundings in awe. "Wow, it's so beautiful out here and the castle looks gorgeous. I can't wait to explore this place with you guys!" She said excitedly looking at Anna and Kristoff. She noticed someone was missing. "Where's Queen Elsa?" she asked confusedly. And just like that there was awkward tension in the air again. Where was Elsa? And how did she sneak off without anyone noticing?
They all looked around but Elsa was nowhere to be seen. Anna became nervous again and looked down at her feet. Rapunzel noticed this and put her hand on Anna's shoulder. Anna looked up and Rapunzel smiled at her encouragingly. Then she spoke. "Look Anna… I will admit that I'm not completely sure of what's going on. But I do know that you and Elsa are my family, and I always stick by family. For the longest time, I longed for a real one…family I mean… Moth- the witch that stole me, always said family was a waste of time. I never believed that. Whatever's going on, I support you fully." Rapunzel finished. Anna looked at Rapunzel then Kristoff who was shaking his head agreeing with Rapunzel's speech. Her eyes teared up and she grabbed both of them in a bone crushing hug.
"Thank you guys! Thank you so so much! You two are so awesome. Rapunzel, before I even met you I could tell we were going to be the bestest of friends! And I was right!" she cried into their shoulders. Rapunzel smiled and was tearing up too. "I know right?! I felt the same exact way!" Kristoff rolled his eyes. "Alright! Alright! Can we please stop all this lovely dovey stuff now? We have bigger problems, like what are you going to do about Elsa?" Kristoff asked, breaking the hug. Anna deflated again and Rapunzel scowled at him. He face palmed and looked back apologetically. "Sorry." He mouthed and Rapunzel rolled her eyes as she rubbed Anna's back again.
"It's okay Anna. Let's just give Elsa some time alone. Then we can think about how you are going to fix things between you two." She said reassuringly. "Now! Let's go and try to have a little fun shall we? I want to know all about you! Your likes, dislikes, favorite color, food, animal. Oh! Do you have any pets? I do! His name is Pascal, he's a chameleon!" Anna smiled and giggled at Rapunzel's rambling. "Nice to see I'm not the only one who does that." she thought to herself. Kristoff grabbed both Anna and Rapunzel around the neck. "Okay ladies, how about I take you both out for a ride around the kingdom, then maybe a picnic?" he asked smiling, trying to make up for earlier. They all smiled and Anna punched Kristoff hard in arm. He yelped and rubbed his arm, glaring at Anna. "Let's go Rapunzel, we need to go get ready for our outing. Meet us outside the castle gates in 20 minutes duffus." Kristoff rolled his eyes but smiled as Anna and Rapunzel practically skipped towards the castle. "Don't forget to bring extra carrots for Sven! And iced tea for Olaf!" Anna gave a quick "Okay!" before continuing on.
AN: Yay, Rapunzel accepts Anna's and Elsa's…whatever they have now. Okay so this is just a quick update for now. I plan on updating again later on tonight or early tomorrow morning. So just to clear something up really quick. Rapunzel has already meet and married Eugene, he refuses to visit Arendelle again because of what happened when him and Rapunzel where there on their honeymoon. (Being stuck in the eternal winter and all). BUT she has her blonde hair back. There's a reason for that and it is going to be a big part of the story….eventually. So quick update, updating again later. Elsa withdrawing but not for long. Drama to come. An ass whole is coming soon.