Tell Me How To Fix You

By: The Duchess of Arendelle

Chapter 12

AN: Sorry for any mistakes. This chapter gets some very slight steamy Elsanna attention. You're welcome. ;)

"Okay Anna, spill. We're all waiting." Aurora said imploringly as they sat at their usual table at Oaken's. The rest of the girls were all nodding their heads excitedly in anticipation of the gossip. Well, all except Meg, who was filing her nails trying to feign disinterest, to no avail. You could tell she was just as curious as the rest of the group.

"Yes, do tell darling. Don't leave us in suspense." Alice said as she sat stirring her cup of tea.

"Ey lass! Why were ye absent yesterday?" Merida asked excitedly from her side of the table. All eyes were on Anna, waiting on her response. Anna sat nervously poking at her salad. 'Why did I even buy a salad today? I don't eat salad, I'm not a freaking rabbit.' Her mind was trying to distract her from the issue at hand, but she knew her friends wouldn't wait forever, so she sighed and opened her mouth to speak.

"About that guys… Aurora I know I told you I would explain to you and the rest of you guys about why I didn't come in yesterday. But… umm… yeah. I can't."

"What? Why not? It's a vault meeting, you can literally tell us anything. Whatever is said in the vault, stays in the vault!" Aurora spoke first.

"I know, I know." Anna said, hands raised in surrender.

"Then ye don't trust us." Merida said, slightly hurt. No one in their group had ever denied the others a vault secret. She had told them all about the time she slept with the dimwitted janitor McGuffin, and that was a very, very, low point for her.

"Is that it darling?" Alice asked, staring curiously at Anna.

"What? No you guys, that's not it at all!" Anna exclaimed.

"Then why won't you tell us Big Red?" Meg asked, now staring Anna down.

"I- It's just- " Anna stopped when she felt a hand on her shoulder. It was Tiana's and she kept it there as she spoke to the rest of the group.

"Y'all give the poor girl a break. If Anna can't tell us I'm sure she has a good reason why. Right Anna?" She was now smiling sweetly at Anna and Anna quickly nodded her head in agreement. She was thankful for Tiana speaking up for her.

"She's right you guys. I promised El- the other person, that I wouldn't speak about it. To absolutely anyone. I'm sorry, I love you guys, and I trust you with my secrets, but this isn't my secret to tell." She tried to explain to them. They all nodded in understanding. They felt guilty for backing Anna in a corner like that.

"I'm sorry love, I think we all are. Minus Tia of course, who as usual, is the voice of reason." Alice said and smiled apologetically at Anna.

"Yes, me too hon, I'm really sorry." Aurora spoke next, grabbing Anna's hand for a second then releasing it.

"Yeah, yeah. Sorry or whatever." Meg mumbled, now inspecting her nails. Anna smiled, she knew that was going to be the best apology she would ever get out of Meg. Everyone then turned to Merida who had yet to apologize to Anna and was now taking a huge bite out of her strawberry cake. Tiana raised an eyebrow and said,

"Merida, isn't there somethin' you need to say to Anna?"

Merida looked at them, mouth filled with the delicious cake, and shrugged. Before Anna had joined the crew, Merida had been the youngest person in their office. And she could be such a child sometimes. Like right now. Wendy, another co-worker of theirs, always swears Merida and Peter, the entertainment columnist and Wendy's husband, were never going to grow up. Meg took it upon herself to smack Merida in the back of the head.

"Owfmmf." She yelped grabbing the back of her head as she threw death glares at a smirking Meg. Damnit! She was still chewing her cake! Crumbs flew from Merida's mouth and scattered all over the table. A great majority landed in Alice's tea, and the blonde looked down at it in disgust, sliding the cup away from herself. Merida swallowed what was left of the cake and turned to Meg.

"What the bloody hell was that for?" she asked angrily as she rubbed the sore spot on the back of her head.

"You need to apologize to Anna. You were the first to jump to conclusions." Aurora said like she was scolding a child, eyebrow raised.

"Fine! Jesus H. Christ. I apologize O Anna the great and powerful." Merida said sarcastically then smiled at her fellow ginger. Anna giggled and smiled back.

"Thank you M." Anna said sincerely. She then turned to the whole table.

"Thanks, you guys, for understanding." Anna was tearing up. She didn't know why now, out of nowhere, she was getting so emotional. But then again she did. It just hit her what great friends she had made. She had been there for barely 2 weeks and she had already met so many amazing people and made even more amazing friends. Back in Arendelle she was labeled weird, a freak because she didn't want to stay in that nowhere town. She had only one friend, her cousin Rapunzel, and she was labeled a weirdo too. Rapunzel's father, Anna's uncle on her father's side, had been murdered back when Rapunzel was still a toddler. He had remarried before he died, Rapunzel's birth mother having died in labor, and her step mother was an overprotective nut who hardly ever let the girl leave their huge isolated house, or have visitors.

Most of the time Anna had to sneak in through Rapunzel's bedroom window just to see her. Which, by the way, wasn't easy when Rapunzel's room was on the very top floor of a three story brick house. When they hung out, Anna would braid her cousin's extremely gorgeous and long golden blonde tresses while they talked about their future, Anna becoming a journalist and Rapunzel becoming an artist, planning their escape from that hellhole of a town. She hated the fact that she had to leave Rapunzel there alone to fend for herself, but after the hell she went through the prior year, she couldn't stand to be in that God-forsaken town another day. People use to laugh at her when she told them she wanted to become a journalist. They scoffed at her and told her she would be better off marrying that boy. That boy. The boy. The golden boy of Arendelle. They didn't even know what they were saying. She stopped that train of thought. It only lead to tears and hysterics. She looked at her friends with a watery smile and sniffed.

"You guys are the first real friends I've ever had. In my hometown I was never really liked by anyone besides my parents and my cousin, so it means so much to me that you guys are my friends." They all smiled brightly at that statement, touched that she would say that.

"Aww, sweetie, you mean so much to us too." Aurora gushed, eyes tearing up.

"You sure do sugar, I don't ever think I've seen Meg take a liking to someone so quickly." Tiana joked as she smiled at both girls. Meg rolled her eyes then discreetly tried to wipe them.

"Oh my goodness! Is Meg crying?!" Merida pointed out, smiling widely as she drew attention to the now scowling brunette.

"As if. There's dust in my eye. When's the last time you dusted this place out Oaken?" Meg asked the man as he passed by. He rolled his eyes and keep walking. The café was immaculate and they both knew it.

Truth be told she did tear up. Her story was very similar to Anna's, no one in her hometown ever really liked her, but she used her quick wit and mouth as a defense mechanism. She had fallen into a really bad crowd once upon a time, and when the sweet, all-American head jock, Hercules, took an interest in her, she automatically assumed it was some kind of cruel joke. But after he sacrificed his chance to finally go to Atlanta to be with his head coach father and his full ride football scholarship, by busting up his right knee trying to get her out of the trouble she had woven herself into, she knew he really loved her. After that, she finally allowed herself to love him back. Up until she started working at Mirror, Mirror, Hercules and his uncle Phil, who at first despised her with a passion, had been her only friends. Then she met this group of sweet, loyal, dependable women and suddenly she didn't feel so alone and unliked anymore. And Tiana was right, it took years for her to warm up to the rest of the women, but Anna walks in with her warm personality and honest smile, and just like that, she's one of Meg's favorite people.

"Aww, you totally were! I love you too Megera!" Anna said brightly as she grabbed the stoic brunette in a hug, which then launched forth a group hug, making all the women at the table giggle. Meg rolled her eyes again but smiled as she returned their embrace. After they all broke the embrace and settled back in their seats, Anna chanced a glance at her watch. Her eyes widened as she began to dig in her purse for money to pay her check.

"Oh wow you guys! I have to go! I have about 20 minutes to get to Corona Heights for those interviews." She then smacked some bills on the table. Just then, her phone began vibrating in her jacket's pocket, she hurriedly took it out. It was Hans texting her. Why would Hans be texting her? She checked the text and immediately face palmed. The text said, 'Hello beautiful. I eagerly await our date tonight. Blue Lagoon, 8:00. ;) '

"Oh. My. God. It's Friday." Anna loudly exclaimed. The rest of the group, along with half of the restaurant, looked at her like she had lost her marbles.

"Have you gone mad as a hatter?" Alice shushed her as people stared at their table.

"She really loves Fridays." Oaken explained to an older couple as he took their orders, throwing Anna a confused and disapproving look.

"Sorry! Sorry you guys. It's just, I completely forgot it was Friday and that I have my date with Hans tonight." She explained as she went limp in her seat. The entire table went completely silent as they looked around at each other. As always, Aurora spoke up first.

"You're still going through with that? Even after all of our warnings?" she asked as the rest of the table looked at her. Anna sighed. Her we go again.

"Of course I'm still going through with it. I just forgot is all. Look you guys, the Hans you described is not the Hans that I've talked to. He's sweet and handsome and very attentive. Maybe he's changed."

"People like him don't change honey." Tiana said with a small frown.

"He's an arsehole. Always has been, always will be." Merida added bitterly. She too had once been lured in by his charm only to have herself used and abused.

"Yeah, what Leprechaun said." Meg pointed her thumb at Merida.

"How many times do I havta tell ye? I'm Scottish, not Irish! Bloody idiot."

"He really is quite dull dear." Alice added helpfully. Anna looked down sadly. "Why can't you guys just support me on this?" she asked quietly. Aurora saw how upset Anna was then sighed. 'Well, Anna we tried.' She thought to herself as she opened her mouth to speak.

"Hey, come on, settle down ladies. Look, Anna's a big girl, she can make her own decisions." Aurora spoke to the group as she softly patted Anna on her back. They all looked at her in disbelief. She more than anyone knew how bad Hans was. She shook her head at them and they all sighed.

"Do what you feel is best darling, just try not to get hurt." Alice conceded as she grabbed Anna's hands and gently squeezed it. The rest followed, very reluctantly giving their consent. All but Merida. Anna smiled at them and gave each a hug as she got up to leave. "Thanks you guys, this is why I love you all! I'll see you guys back at the office, I really have to book it if I'm gonna make it to that school on time!" She waved at them and shouted a goodbye to Oaken as she ran out the café. After Anna left, Merida turned to Aurora, still frowning.

"Aurora, ye can't be seriously lettin' her do this! You mor' than any of us know how bad-" Aurora cut Merida off mid-sentence.

"Anna is stubborn and she always she's the best in people, she's got her mind made up. The only thing we can do now is hand her the glue to piece her heart back together." Aurora spoke softly and they all went quiet as they settled up their bill.

***FROZEN***

Anna had just stepped off the subway and was now on her way to Elsa's. After the interview, she had called Mr. Phillips to tell him that she had gotten all the info she needed and she would complete the assignment at home. He gave the okay and at 4:37 p.m. she got on the subway. She had called Aurora while she was in the subway car, informing her that she wouldn't be returning to the office today, so tell the others to not wait up. She could tell Aurora was struggling with what she wanted to say but she instead sighed softly and told her to be safe. Anna smiled and told her she would.

At 5:07 she had finally arrived at Elsa's, standing outside her apartment door. She didn't bother knocking, instead she retrieved the spare key from its hiding place and put it in the lock, letting herself in.

"Hi Elsa! I know I'm kinda early today but I have a good excuse!" Anna said loudly as she walked through the door of Elsa's apartment. She walked further into the quiet apartment, still not seeing Elsa. Anna began to panic a bit as a chill ran down her spine. What if Elsa did something… drastic again and this time Anna didn't show up in time? As she thought this she heard a loud thud coming from what looked to be Elsa's room. Anna instantly took off in a sprint, down the hall to Elsa's bedroom. She quickly opened the door. The sight that met her was the opposite of terrible, in her humble opinion.

There, standing in the middle of the bedroom, was a completely naked and horrified Elsa. She had just exited the shower for the third time that day and had accidently knocked down a couple of books from her night stand. She was trying to grab the remote to her stereo but her hair was still completely wet and water had been dripping in her eyes, effectively blinding her. The loud thud Anna had herd was the resulting sound of the old, heavy books slamming into the ground as Elsa blindly felt around for the remote. As Anna threw the door open, Elsa was in mid bend, trying to gather the books. At the sound of her door opening she hurriedly looked up, trying her best to brush the water from her eyes. She then saw Anna sanding in her doorway and the blonde went completely still. The girl was just standing there, eyes glazed over and mouth agape, not saying anything. Deja vu. Elsa realized she was baring her naked body to Anna and promptly yelped, frantically looking around for something to cover herself in. Damnit, she had left her robe in the bathroom!

At the sound of Elsa's surprised yelp Anna too snapped out of her trance. Wow. Just, wow. Elsa was. Wow. The red head had been completely stunned by the magnificent sight of a naked Elsa. Elsa had a slender body with an incredible build. Anna had never realized how big Elsa's chest was, her eyes were fixated on the perk nipples, hard from the cold air hitting against her damp skin. The blonde's pale legs looked like they went on for miles, and Anna couldn't help but trace her eyes from Elsa's taunt abdomen to the valley just below. Elsa was a natural blonde, was a thought that relentlessly ran through Anna mind. Anna then shook her head and gasped. She was shamelessly ogling the blonde girl in front of her! She quickly threw her hands over her eyes and started frantically apologizing.

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so, so, so, sorry!" Anna shouted as she tried to blindly back out the room, bumping into the wall behind her. Both Elsa and Anna's cheeks were the color of the latter's hair. Elsa felt like she was going to die right there from embarrassment. She desperately looked around and saw her closet door opened. Duh. She sprinted into the small room and closed the door behind her. Anna was now outside in the hall way and she could hear the muffled sounds of her speaking.

"Um, Elsa, um, I- I'm just going to w-wait for you in the living room okay? I- um. Yeah, I'll be in there. And, um, okay." Anna's words stumbled out, mashing together, creating one long confusing sentence. She then ran back down the hallway cursing herself for being so careless.

'And you just stood there, starring at her like an idiot. She must think you're some kind of a huge pervert freak now. She's probably going to kick you out her home and tell you to never come back. It would serve you right, you practically fucked her with your eyes!' Anna sat nervously on the plush white couch, scolding herself. 'But her body. Was it crafted by the angels? Like, shouldn't it be a sin to be that drop dead stunningly gorgeous? No Anna. Stop it. Don't you have a date with Hans in less than 3 hours? Hans who?' she went back and forth with herself as her mind flashed back to the image of naked Elsa bending over, picking up one of the fallen books. She then realized something.

'Oh, God. She's technically my boss right? What if she fires me for like, inappropriate conduct or something? She could blacklist me from every newspaper in the world! Okay, maybe not the world, but at least every one in America. Probably.' Anna was majorly panicking now. She didn't want to lose her friends or her job. And she definitely didn't want to have to move back to Arendelle. It would just prove to all those neigh sayers that they were right. Tears began to roll from Anna's eyes. Surprisingly it wasn't the thought of losing her friends, or her job, or even moving back to Arendelle, (well okay some of the tears were from the thought of having to move back to Arendelle), that caused her to cry. The cause of Anna's tears was the thought of Elsa slamming the door in her face and never being able to see her again.

'But why?' she thought to herself. 'Why does that thought make my heart fill like it's about to freeze into a solid block of ice and then explode into a billion tiny pieces?'

Anna remained on the couch, sad, aggravated, and confused, as she held her head clutched firmly in her hands, crying. She had to try to convince Elsa not to fire her, not to send her away.

AN: What what? A little against and romance thrown in together. This wasn't too soon was it? I wanted an event to happen that makes them both start realizing their feelings towards each other. And make Anna start doubting her supposed feeling towards Hans. And what better way than for Anna to walk in on a naked Elsa? If you think I'm trying to move things along too fast tell me, but you know, I figured, 'hey this is chapter twelve and they haven't even came close to kissing yet.' So yeah. Anyway, next chapter picks up on Elsa's POV in the closet (lol, double entendre). Tell me what you think, and oh yeah, I should have been told you guys this, don't be afraid to throw some ideas in the idea pool. Any characters, or plot twists, or anything you guys think of or want to see, review or PM me and I'll see what I can do! I really do want to hear what kind of ideas you guys have. This story is for the people, so let the people help write it! Peace! :)

P.S. BTW guys, I've literally never ever written a sex scene before, writing what I wrote in this chapter had me blushing the entire time. That's how much of a prude I am. Don't make fun. So when we do get to that point, and we defiantly will, bear with me. And just so you guys know, I don't like the really vulgar talking kinds of sex scenes some people write. It's like, their supposed to be making love, not spewing all these obscenities at each other. But don't worry, the scenes won't feel like your grandma wrote them, they will be very erotic, just not pornographic. Yes there's a difference. ;P