It took all of the self-restraint that Anna possessed not to run squealing with joy into the massive guest room turned ball room in the Agrabah embassy, it also helped that Kristoff had his arm linked tightly with hers to keep the redhead at his side "Easy there, Feisty pants" he grinned at her as he looked around "So this is what a party looks like. Boss never let me go to one before, always let the pretty boys take on these jobs" he huffed.
"There are so many people" she whispered as she clung to the blond man, her nerves chilled the air around them slightly "And it's warmer than I thought it would be… Do I look okay? I'm not to under dressed am I?"
"Not from where I'm standing" Kristoff grumbled as he turned and gently grabbed Anna's shoulders "Relax. You look beautiful, Anna. Definitely not underdressed" he offered her a smile.
As she calmed herself she took a moment to look down at her dress for what had to have been the hundredth time since they had left their hotel. An emerald green dress with delicate little flowers stitched along the hem in gold thread and a black sash tied around her waist. She smoothed a crease out with her hand and nodded with a light blush spreading over her freckled cheeks "I guess I do look pretty good" she smiled.
"That's the spirit" he clapped her on the back and lowered his voice "Straighten up, here comes the Ambassador"
"Ah! Agent Bjorgman" A heavily accented voice called "It is good to see that they have finally allowed you so come to a party, rather than keeping you all cooped up in the office meetings" he turned his dark eyes onto Anna and smiled a crooked smile "Perhaps, it is because there is a reason for you to behave yourself" he cocked an eyebrow "Has the agency finally given you a babysitter?"
Anna was about to reply but Kristoff cut her off with a forced laugh "Always the joker, Ambassador" he cleared his throat "Ambassador, this is my new assistant, Anna Dale. Anna, this is Ambassador Jafar of Agrabah"
"Delighted to meet you, Ms. Dale" Jafar bowed slightly.
"Charmed" Anna barely hid the glare she was shooting at Kristoff in time.
As the two men engaged themselves in light conversation, Anna took the time to get a good look at Jafar. The man wore a long black robe with a matching turban and a length of silk wrapped around his waist, he leaned on a mahogany cane with a golden snake head handle. His face was narrow and long, tipped with a twisted black goatee. There was something about the man that didn't sit right with Anna. The way his mouth twisted into a sneer, or how his eyes seemed to dark about. She didn't like him.
"Did you hear me Anna?" Kristoff shook her.
"Hmm? Did you say something?"
He sighed "I said, 'why don't you go get a drink while I entertain the Ambassador'"
"A drink? But I'm not even thir-" Anna began, but the look in her partners eyes reminded her of why she was even at the party to begin with. Their mission "I mean, I'm not thirsty but it is pretty hot in hear, and hydration is key to staying fit and healthy. Agent Bjorgman is always looking out for me like that. Making sure I'm taking care of myself, getting enough to eat and checking up on me and-"
"Anna" his voice was stern.
"I'll go get that drink now" she laughed and moved past them before remembering her manners and inclining her head to the Ambassador "It was nice to meet you." She said in a rush before rushing past the drink table and down the hall which lead to the washrooms.
After checking the washroom to see if she was alone, Anna locked herself in the end stall, although it could barely be called a stall with its solid wood door and decorative marble interior, and sat down on the plush seat cover. She rooted around in her small handbag and retrieved a notebook and a small monogramed pen and settled in, ready to get to work. Anna took a deep breath and tucked a loose strand of strawberry hair behind her ear. "Okay, Elsa. I got us in. The stage is yours. Go" she sucked in a sharp gasp of air as Elsa pulled away from her "Upstairs, there is a large painting, the safe with the documents is behind it. There will be lots of guards and cameras so you have to be fast. You won't need to take the documents, just get enough light on them so that we can read them. I'll take it from there. And Elsa, to trace. We were never there. Go"
Elsa moved up through the bathroom ceiling and onto the second floor. The first thing that greeted her was a wall of monitors set over a long desk and two guards sitting in front of it. What luck, the security office had been right above them. She drifted higher and examined the screens. She was sure that a safe containing such important documents would be monitored constantly so, logically, she would be able to find it without phasing from room to room.
After a minute of searching she found the only painting large enough the hide a safe, confusingly enough the gilded frame housed a portrait of Joan of Arc. She briefly wondered why an embassy in Agrabah would house a portrait of a long dead French saint, but the mission was still at hand.
The door rattled open, startling Elsa and causing a small spark of ice to spread out under her. Not good. She just barely managed to melt the ice before the guard walked past her, stepping where the ice had been only moments before, and she quickly passed out of the room and into the hall.
West wing, room fourteen, which had been what the caption on the screen had said. All she had to do was get to the end of the hall and-
Pain shot through her entire form as she reached the end of the tether. The room was just out of her reach, but she could feel Anna's pain, and so she eased up until the pain was gone.
'Keep going' Anna's voice echoed around her 'I can take it. Go Elsa, we have to finish the mission.'
Their tether pulled and strained as Elsa made her way back towards the room, chilling the hall as she went. She felt strained, like she was being pulled apart, and worse she was hurting Anna. But the mission, Anna wanted her to complete their mission.
She phased through the door and moved from camera to camera freezing them over as she went. She didn't have long now before the guards took notice of the frosty picture on the monitor. Elsa hurried to the picture and forced it open with a small spike of ice and drifted into the tumblers and set about setting them before pushing open the safe. 'I'm ready, Elsa'.
Anna was barely able to keep herself upright when Elsa opened a link and her eyes rolled back as images of the documents that Elsa was flipping through in the safe flashed through her mind. Rapidly, Anna began writing down everything from the pages, nearly filling the notebook. Her head felt like it was splitting open and her blood boiling. Pages flew on both ends as they neared the end of the documents, but something was wrong. Anna could hear faint footsteps through the haze that had filled her mind. A guard had finally noticed the cameras and was going to investigate. "Elsa, get out" Anna croaked "We're out of time, we have enough. I can't take this, come back"
As Elsa returned to her, the tether snapped back and all of the stress caught up to her and Anna collapsed to the floor, gasping for air. Her papers and pen were scattered across the floor of the stall and Anna struggled to gather them and stuff them back into her purse with quivering hands.
The lock on the door proved a challenge but she managed to get the door opened and stumbled over towards the sink and stared at her reflections. Her skin was almost white it was so pale and her forehead glistened with a thin sheen of sweat. She wiped her face down and stumbled her way out of the bathroom.
Everything was a blur. People moved past her, hiding their laughs at what they assumed was a woman who had had too much to drink. She had to find Kristoff, they had to leave. Everyone looked the same and she was beginning to panic. The air around her chilled and she drew her hands up to her chest as she swayed on her feet "Kristoff" she whimpered as her legs gave out.
Strong arms grabbed her shoulders, stopping her fall and raised her up back to her feet "Glad I caught you" a sweet voice sounded near her ear. Anna's eyes focused slowly and her saviours face came into view. Perfectly parted auburn hair and neatly trimmed sideburns framed a gorgeous face that was dusted with light freckles and a kindly smile "You've caused quiet the stir around hear." He began leading her away from the center of the ballroom and towards a small cluster of dignitaries, and Kristoff"
"Agent Bjorgman" the man with the sweet voice called, drawing the blond man's attention "Look who I found chilling out on the dance floor"
"Anna!" Kristoff rushed forward and pulled her to his side. He took a breath and seemed to swallow his pride before addressing the man with the auburn hair. "Thank you for bringing her to me, Mr. Westergard"
"Please, Agent Bjorgman, just Hans. Mr. Westergard is my father" he said with a large grin, unfazed by Kristoff's lack of laughter "Anyways, it's a good thing a found her, really can't have our little ice queen here getting lost. You will try to keep a better eye on her, won't you?" he leaned close to Kristoff and lowered his voice "Or I might have to find someone else to do it. I'm sure I could do a fine job being her caretaker" with that he walked off into the crowd with a light wave.
"Kristoff?" Anna croaked "What happened? I was trying to find you and then this wonderful man was catching me and-"
"Hans Westergard, his father's company is your beneficiary" he explained "I didn't know he was going to be here"
"He seemed nice. I like him" the redhead mumbled and Kristoff merely nodded "I got them Kris, the documents. I did it"
"That great Anna. I'm proud of you" he forced a smile as they walked towards the door "Let's get you back to the hotel and get you a nice mug of cocoa"
Anna leaned against him more, she felt exhausted "You, Agent Bjorgman, know the way right to a girls heart" she smiled up at him "Can I have little marshmallows in it?"
Kristoff nodded "Of course, Anna. Of course"
