Here Comes The Sun
Chapter 6
By: The Duchess of Arendelle
AN: Chapter 6 as promised! Enjoy.
"….and then Eugene and I ran through the tunnel and out into a waterfall! We must have fell, like, 300 ft, at least!" Rapunzel was telling Anna and Kristoff about the adventure she had the first time she stepped out of her tower. "Wow! That sounds crazy. Did you really use a frying pan as a weapon?" Anna asked in amazement. "I sure did. I still do, I have it in one of my bags back at the castle!" Rapunzel exclaimed. "But your story is far more amazing Anna! You met a talking snowman!" she glanced over at Olaf, who was currently making flower crowns for everyone, blissfully ignorant to their conversation. Then she looked back at Anna. "You jumped off a mountain, visited a castle made entirely of ice, then actually TURNED into ice yourself and helped save your sister and your kingdom! Anna, you're incredible!" Rapunzel gushed.
Anna looked down and blushed slightly, muttering a small "It was nothing." Kristoff cleared his throat and they both turned their heads to look at him. He scoffed. "Umm. Excuse me, but what about me? I went through the same things as Anna! Well besides the turning into ice thing…" he trailed off. Rapunzel and Anna both giggled at the pout that was on his face. "Oh, we couldn't forget about you Kristoff!" Rapunzel said excitedly. "Especially since he won't shut up…" Anna muttered and Rapunzel tried to stifle her laugh. Kristoff's pout deepened. "Why do I even bother?" he said exasperatedly.
They were all currently laying on a gigantic picnic blanket with a smörgåsbord of half eaten food surrounding them. Mostly sandwiches, chocolate, and carrots. It was a strange meal and everyone was stuffed, well except Sven who was still munching on his 4th sack full of carrots. After a day full of riding in the carriage sightseeing, roaming the kingdom, and running around having fun, the picnic seemed to be a natural segway, and they found a nice hill side to set up. Everyone fell silent and just enjoyed the beautiful spring day. Anna took the time to really look at her cousin. She noticed Rapunzel looked a lot like her except she had bright green eyes, a rounder face, and long blonde hair. Really long. Like extremely long. It was currently tied and layered in a series of braids with flowers that Olaf had picked intertwined in them.
Earlier when Kristoff tripped going up the hill, he skinned his knee and it started to bleed. Rapunzel showed them both her special power as she song a beautiful song, with her hair tied to Kristoff's injured knee. Said knee instantly started to heal. Not even leaving a scratch. "That's..wow..that's…wow!" Anna had no words to describe how amazing that was and Kristoff looked as if he were about to faint. "Yeah, I guess it comes in handy sometimes." Rapunzel said with a shy smile.
***FROZEN***
They had been outside on that hillside for hours, they all sat on the blankets with their flower crowns on their heads, watching the beginning of the sunset. "This was a really great day considering…" Anna trailed off and looked down sadly. Rapunzel smiled slightly and responded. "This was the most fun I had in a very long time. Since I left my tower I think." Kristoff stood from his spot on the blanket and dusted himself off. "Well, I think it's time I escort you ladies back to the castle, it's really getting late." As he was saying this he started collecting their supplies and loading Sven up. Rapunzel and Anna both agreed and started helping him. "Let's go." Anna said with a sigh, nervous about seeing Elsa, but even more nervous about not seeing her. "You never give up on the ones you love." Anna said to herself as she climbed into the carriage.
***FROZEN***
Elsa was freaking out. "Somebody saw me. Somebody saw us. Anna and I. Kissing. That kiss… Ugh. Stop it Elsa, you can't think about how soft Anna's lips are and how wonderful that kiss was…" she continued this back and forth with herself. It was going on 4 hours now. What was she going to do? The girl… Rapunzel, she was going to tell everyone about what she saw! Elsa was sure of it. She didn't care about what people were going to say about her, but she couldn't stand the thought of people speaking ill of Anna. "Good grief! What am I going to do?" she exclaimed out loud to herself as she continued pacing back and forth. She was sure she had dug a trench in her bedroom floor with all the pacing she was doing.
"I have to talk to her. Rapunzel. I'll ask her, beg her if I must, to not speak a word of this to anyone. I just hope she hasn't said anything yet." Elsa thought to herself as she finally stopped pacing and flopped down on her bed. She could really care less about etiquette right now. She spared a glance out the window and saw the sun beginning to set. They'd call for dinner soon. "That's sure to be an awkward affair." Elsa thought out loud. She was debating on rather or not she'd go, but decided to gather up her courage. "I'll not shut Anna out again." She thought. "I promised I wasn't and that's a promise I intend on keeping." With that thought in mind, she sat up and climbed off the icy bed. Of course her room was covered in ice, and snow that lingered very still in the air. Like it was frozen in time. She was calmer now that she'd made a decision and the ice was slowly melting. "Ironic." She thought dryly to herself. She then walked over to her desk and deciding on doing some paperwork to take her mind off the drama that was constantly plaguing her life. "I'll speak to Rapunzel after diner." She thought to herself as she signed her name to various forms and waited to be summoned for supper.
***FROZEN***
By the time Anna, Rapunzel, and Kristoff made it back to the castle it was time for dinner. Kai and Gerda instantly cornered them and sternly told them all to wash up and change. Their clothes were filthy and they smelled like outside and reindeer. They shrugged and Anna dragged Rapunzel to her room as Kristoff was lead in the opposite direction by Kai. Since Kristoff was Arendelle's official Ice Master, he got a spot in court with the royal family. But really it was because he was Anna's best friend, but he needed a title to appease the others.
Rapunzel had just stepped out the restroom. She was fully changed and ready to go, but she noticed Anna still sitting on her bed, in the same position she was in after she had got finished washing up and changing. She was wringing her hands in her lap and her head was down, brow drawn together, like she was thinking very hard about something. Rapunzel thinks she knows what. "Wow, don't think too hard, your hair might catch fire." Rapunzel tried to joke, sitting next to Anna on the bed, nudging her slightly. Anna gave a weak smile in return. "Sorry, I'm just thinking about how awkward dinner is going to be." She let out a sigh. "If Elsa even shows." She corrected herself.
"Look Anna, I'm sure Elsa's just scared. I mean she was caught making out, heavily might I add, with her sister, by said sister's best friend and a complete stranger, i.e. me." She was trying to be the voice of reason. Anna looked like she was about to cry. "But you're not a complete stranger, you're family, and my best friend too. You wouldn't say a word. And Kristoff? Elsa knows he wouldn't betray us by telling." Anna sobbed. "Anna, Elsa doesn't know any of that. Kristoff is your best friend, not Elsa's. You hung out with me all day and got to know me enough to know you can count on me for anything, not Elsa. As far as Elsa is concerned I am a complete stranger." She finished, grabbing Anna's hand and rubbing small circles with her thumb on the back of it. "If it makes you feel better, I'll speak to Elsa after dinner and tell her she has nothing to worry about, okay? I'll make sure she knows she can trust me, and then we'll all go out and have some fun!" Rapunzel said cheerfully. "Now let's go, your lover awaits." She said jokingly with a wiggle of her eyebrows. This girl was so much like her; Anna thought as Rapunzel pulled her from the bed laughing.
AN: Next chapter picks up on the dinner scene and the talk after. Cute awkwardness. Then some Elsanna things are going down so stay tuned for that. Also I think the next two or three chapters are going to be pure fluff and fun. You know, the calm before the storm? Then the REAL drama and angst begins. Jealousy, doubt, language, blackmail, plotting….. murder? Anyways, see ya next time! The reviews really encourage me to spit these chapters out faster. I like that. Keep that shit up.
PEACE! :)