"I just don't know Elsa. It happened really fast." Anna looks up into the eyes of her older sister while holding a bag of frozen peas to her stomach.

"How can you 'Not Know'?" Elsa turns around to continue cooking, but first brought her hands up in the air and made quotation marks with her fingers. Anna looked down at the ground, staring at the slightly worn spot where a chair rubbed against it a few too many times. "He kicked you. In the stomach! And slapped you across the face. You're saying it was an accident?"

"No… I'm saying… I don't know what I'm saying."

"Are they sure he didn't kick you in the head?" Elsa laughs for a moment before realizing Anna wasn't.

"Not funny Elsa." Anna turns away from her sister completely, Elsa stops what she's doing walks over to stand in front of Anna.

"I know. It wasn't funny." Anna refuses to make eye contact. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean for it to be mean, just to lighten the mood." Anna closes her eyes, but when they open a tear trickles down her cheek. Elsa wipes it away. "Why are you crying? I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make it."

"No. No it's not you." Anna wiped the tears from her face with the sleeve of her shirt.

"Anna what's going on?" Anna shook her head. "You can talk to me Anna. If this has something to do with Hans-" Elsa stops to look at Anna while she nods her head. Elsa's eyes widen. No, Elsa, please don't ask. Anna shuts her eyes tight waiting for the inevitable question that is eating away at her sister's brain. "Anna has he done this before?" Elsa's voice falters on the line between anger and grief. Anna says nothing, Elsa's eyes soften and her voice breaks when she talks. "Please Anna," Anna looks up at her, tears now falling from both girls. "Tell me he didn't-"

"He did Elsa!" Anna yells, her eyes filled with rage and fear. Elsa takes a step back from her. "He beat me up!" Elsa covered her mouth with one hand. "He threatened you." Elsa started to shake. "He said that he would hurt you too." Anna breaks down into sobs, Elsa walks over and wraps her arms around her sister. "I couldn't let him hurt you…" Anna whispered barely audible while clinging to her sister. They stay there in silence for a long time, what seems like hours until smoke fills the air.

"Shit!" She says running over to take the chicken off the burning pan. Anna laughs and wipes the last few tears out of her eyes. Elsa starts to laugh as well. "How about Chinese?" Both girls just seem to laugh more.

"I like that plan." Anna says softly. Elsa calls for take out while Anna looks out at the sunset through the big window in their living room. Anna looks at her phone it's 8:27 p.m. She has 4 missed texts from Hans. Don't check them. You don't care what he wants. Anna sits on the window seat and deletes the unread messages. She pulls her knees up to her chin and wraps her arms around her legs. Resting her head on her knees, she stares out the window at the street lights that just flickered on. She watches as someone walks by her window. "Kristoff?"

"What did you just say?" Elsa yells from the kitchen. Anna runs to the front door, tripping over the carpet, still somehow managing to get back up and open the door.

"Kristoff?"

"Anna? Hey, I didn't know that you lived here." Kristoff stops, pulling the leash toward him with all of his might.

"Me either." Kristoff gives her a sideways glance, still tugging on the leash. "Oh, no I mean obviously I know that I live here, I've lived here my entire life, but I didn't think you would live here-" Anna's eyes go wide when she thinks about what she just said, Kristoff smiles. "Not that you don't deserve to live here, it's beautiful and quiet-well, except for the two kids next door that will not shut up in the morning, and when the poodle across the street starts yapping away-" She stops suddenly realising he's staring at her with intent. "It's a wonderful neighborhood." She finishes quickly. Gesh Anna, get your thoughts strait. She keeps her eyes pointed at the ground. The smile grows on Kristoff's face.

"I'm glad. Well I just moved in this week, since it's so obvious." Anna looks up at him, a smile growing on her face. Both of them laugh nervously.

"Who is this cute puppy?" Anna bends down and immediately gets attacked by the german shepherd.

"Sven." Anna looks up at Kristoff for a moment and then back at the dog that is licking her face. "He's more like my best friend." Anna squeals when Sven tackles her to the ground and rubs his nose all over her face. "Sven. Stop. Come on, get off her." Kristoff pulls on the leash again and Sven moves. Kristoff helps Anna up with ease.

"No, no. it's ok. I've never had any pets before. It must be nice."

"Ya." Kristoff rubs the back of his neck and head. "When he isn't chewing up my shoes, or eating my mom's rose bushes." Anna laughs lightly.

"How is that by the way?" She points at the back of his head.

"Oh, well it-it hurts, like, really bad." Kristoff laughs, Anna's smile fades. "But I'm fine, just a minor concussion and a few staples, it wasn't as bad as it could have been." Anna wraps her arms around her stomach, her face turned down at the ground. "Anna?"

"Anna, who is it?" Elsa calls from inside the house. Kristoff looks up from Anna for a few seconds to look into the house, when he looks back down Anna is smiling brightly with no indication of being upset.

"It's a friend from school." Elsa comes up behind Anna. "Elsa, this is Kristoff. He's in my class. Kristoff, this is my sister, Elsa."

"Pleasure to meet you. Anna is a wonderful person." Kristoff shakes Elsa's hand.

"Yeah," She turns to Anna. "Mom and Dad raised some good ones didn't they." Elsa ruffles Anna's hair. She playfully pushes her sister's hand away.

"Elsa." Anna fixes her hair. "I would invite you in but looks like you've got your hands full." Anna giggles.

"Yeah I guess I do, I'll see you at school tomorrow." Anna nods her head. Kristoff turns and starts walking down the street. Anna you know you want to go with him. Elsa looks at Kristoff then back to Anna who is silently asking permission to follow him. Elsa nods her head in Kristoff's direction.

"Kristoff," Anna says out of the blue. He turns his head to look back at her and she's running towards him shuffling her feet to keep her flip flops on.

"What-" Anna stops him.

"I'm walking you home, just to make sure you don't get dizzy or hurt yourself." Kristoff turns his head to look at her. She looks up at him and smiles, Kristoff shakes his head and laughs.

"Thanks Anna."

"You're welcome." For a minute they walk in silence. Anna steals glances at Kristoff whenever she finds a chance, She sees him look at her a few times as well. This is your chance. He should know. "Kristoff, can we-uh talk for a minute." She stops dead in her tracks and starts wringing her hands.

"Sure, what about?" Kristoff turns to look at her.

"Well, you know the guy who kinda pushed you down in the hall today?" Kristoff looks at her with a somewhat confused face. Kristoff nods his head."Well, he's done some things. And I think you have a right to know that he doesn't just pick on new kids."

"Okay." Kristoff sits on the curb and motions for Anna to sit next to him, she does. "What did he do?" Kristoff asks. Looking into Anna's eyes, tears form in them and start to fall.

"Kristoff, he..." I can't do this. Why did I think this was a good idea? She wraps her arms around herself. Shuddering as the wind whistles down the nearly silent street.

"Oh, Anna." He puts an arm around her shoulders and pulls her close. "It's ok." Anna shakes her head. Why does he care? "It's going to be okay, I'm here."

At first she was hesitant to fall into the arms of her newest friend, she'd only known him for one day and for goodness sake, after Hans-

She couldn't stop herself from being led into his arms, and staying there until she couldn't cry anymore.

Stars start appearing one by one in the sky, looking over Kristoff and Anna. Anna sniffles, wiping her eyes with her sleeves as she sits up. He probably thinks you're just an emotional idiot. "I'm sorry. That was totally uncalled for-" He shushes her.

"Anna, it's ok. Sometimes all you need is a good cry." He smiles at her, the corners of her lips turn upward into a small smile. "I do think it's about time to get you home though." Kristoff helps her up with ease.

"Kristoff, I was supposed to be making sure you got home safe-"

"And I was supposed to be home an hour ago, but now I am the one who will from here on out be your personal escort." Anna laughs.

"Escort?" Anna raises her eyebrow at him and giggles. "How about a friend? I could use one of those." Kristoff looks down at her big blue eyes.

"Of course, friend." She rests her head on his shoulder. Kristoff stiffens for a moment before letting his cheek rest on the top of her head.

At her door they pull away from each other. "Hey, why don't you take my number." Anna looks up at him, tilting her head to the side in confusion. "Only if you want to. You don't have to, but just in case you need back up or something." Anna pulls her phone from her pocket and hands it to him, he programs it in and gives it back.

"I'll text you so that you have my number too." She smiles widely.

"I like that idea." He smiles back. "Goodnight Anna." He turns to leave, but Anna grabs his sleeve and tugs him back towards her. She stands on her tiptoes just to be able to have her nose at chin level on him, and presses her lips to his cheek for a moment before stepping back.

"Bye Sven." The dog jumps at the sound of his name and wags his tail happily. "Goodnight Kristoff." Her smile is wide as she turns and enters the house closing the door slowly behind her. Kristoff turned around, as he jumped up and down heading home.

"Sven did you see that? Holy crap! She kissed me, She kissed me!" Little did Kristoff know, Anna was watching from the window. Smiling brighter as he ran towards his home.

"Did you see me out there Sven? I was a natural!" Kristoff lay in bed, Sven laying quietly next to him. "I was so nervous, but somehow I didn't babble like an idiot tonight!" Kristoff's lips turn up into a goofy, gigantic, smile. "I think this is a first Sven, I actually want to go to school tomorrow."

"Kristoff, did you get all your homework done?" Kristoff's mother asks from downstairs, Kristoff rolls his eyes.

"Mom, it was the first day of school, I didn't have any homework."

"Alright, alright. What were you doing out there? You were gone for almost an hour past your curfew?"

"Walking Sven, I needed to clear my head. You know the concussion and all."

"Yes, good idea. Goodnight sweetheart." Kristoff blushed at the nickname.

"Night mom." The house went silent after that. Kristoff looks over at the digital clock sitting on his bed side table. 10:56. Tomorrow will be amazing.