"Alright, Apollonia, your stitches are off, but you still need to be careful." Dr. Schmidt, the camp's most experienced doctor, ordered.
The aging man had given Apollonia the stitches and was very well known around the camp. Not just for his medical services, but for his kindness, too. He treated and talked to all the campers as if they were his children, even though he never had any kids of his own. The way he talked to Apollonia was no different, he talked to her like a father would talk to his daughter. "You got it Dr. S." She hopped off the examination table she was on and waved good bye to the kind man before walking out to the mid June heat. Without the stupid stitches holding her back she could finally be apart the camp's activities and since it was the end of the week, it was time for a good old game of capture the flag. Everyone loved it, the campers had the choice of using their powers, a weapon or both. Although she didn't know if Anna and Elsa would want anything to do with the game, considering they didn't seem violent.
'Oh crap, Anna!' Ever since Apollonia's little fantasy of the Snow Queen she's been steering clear of them both. Elsa was an obvious reason because she was the one Apollonia pictured kissing. And Anna? She couldn't even look into the red head's eyes without remembering Elsa.
Before long, Apollonia was inside her cabin on her way to her room. Luckily though, no one else was inside so she was left alone. Since all the capture the flag games ended with someone getting hurt, the camp decided to make a new rule for every capture the flag game. Every counselor and camper were given a full suit of armour. All the cabins were merged together and divided into two teams. One team would have silver armour with a helmet and the other would have black armour with a mask to cover their faces or eyes. The team with the masks would always have the most skilled and experienced campers and counselors and was quite obvious that they were. If they didn't need any helmets, then they were obviously good at the game. Apollonia was always in the team with the mask and she was proud of it.
She checked the time and realized that the game would start in less than forty minutes. She had to go to the outdoor auditorium to see which team she would be in. "Hey Apollonia." The brunette knew that it was Elsa, considering that she was the only one who didn't call her "Abby" or "Roller Coaster". She still felt weird around the platinum blonde but she also didn't want to be rude with her, so she forced a smile on her lips and greeted the Snow Queen. "Hey, you ready for a game of capture the flag?" The blonde lightly smiled. "I suppose, but why do we need to go to the auditorium?"
"That's where Mr. D will be announcing the players for each team." She then went on to explain how the teams will be separated and why. No doubt that Anna will be in the team with helmets. For God's sake the girl couldn't even kick higher than three feet. Elsa, well, she was debatable. She knew how to kick pretty high, her punches, though uncoordinated, were powerful. Plus she was already able to control her powers so maybe she would be in the masked team.
After every counselor had taken their campers to the auditorium, Mr. D stepped into the stage with a wooden clipboard in his big hands.
Mr. D cleared his throat and held up his clipboard. "Good evening, everyone. I hope you're all excited about tonight's game of capture the flag." Everyone applaud and waited for the camp's founder to continue. "Now, everyone knows that you will be placed in a team based on your skills and abilities. For the players of the masked and most skilled team of the camp," Mr. D smiled with pride, obviously being pleased that those skilled kids were his campers/counselors. "Will the following please climb on the stage when you hear your name." Everyone visibly stiffened with anticipation. "Rebecca Moriyama,"
Becca practically skipped on stage with all her happiness. The camp founder then continued. "Apollonia Andolini," a small, pleased smile graced her lips. The man continued to call out other names of campers and counselors, all of them very excited to either continue or start to be playing for the winning team. So far Mr. D hadn't called out Anna or Elsa, and Apollonia was glad. That way she wouldn't have to face them during the game. But the odds weren't exactly in the brunette's favor that evening as Mr. D called out, "Elsa Arendelle."
'FUCK!'
Elsa didn't know that a simple game would require her to wear a full suit of black armour with a mask that covered the covering the skin just below her eyes. She stared at her reflection in the mirror in her room and was finishing braiding her blonde hair over her shoulder. To be honest she thought she looked more like an assassin than a competitor. With a silver sword secured in its scabbard on her hip and a shield latched onto her right arm, she couldn't even recognize herself. But if this is how Camp Half-Blood wanted their game contestants to be dressed then she'd have no other choice but to follow the rules. "Elsa!" Becca called from the living room, making the older woman jump. "Elsa c'mon, we gotta go!" With one last look at her reflection she rushed out her room and joined her team mates outside. The sun was already setting behind the mountains and Elsa worried how anyone would be able to see.
Both teams gathered into the dept of the woods. A couple of counselors carried six gigantic, different colored flags to different parts on each side of the teams' side. Three flags for each team. If a few members of the other team got on the opposing team's property they'd to search high and low, far and wide for all three of the flags use whatever resources they had to get across the boundary line. That was the main reason why every player had to wear armour.
A gong from a far distance was heard and every player walked to the source. Mr. D stood at the end the boundary line with an assistant behind him with the gong not to far away. "Before we begin," the camp founder said. "we have to go over the rules. Number one, all three of the opposing team's flags must be on your side in order for your team to win. Number two, if you or your team are responsible for the injury of camper or counselor your team will be immediately disqualified and lose. The last and most important rule is: if your team contains anyone with shape shifting, weather, or telepathic abilities, I suggest you make them participate as much as possible. Now I'm going to give all of you fifteen minutes to create a strategy to win before we start."
Apollonia and a few other counselors called all their team mates and immediately started to discuss a plan. Elsa tried to keep up with what they were saying but she didn't know half of what they said. Her mind started to wander to Anna and how she was holding up with the helmet team. She knew a few of Apollonia's friends were on the other team so maybe she was fine. "Elsa," Apollonia said. The blonde turned to her friend. "You getting all of this?" The older woman nodded and listened more intently. "So it's settled. Abby, you'll be searching and retrieving one the flags while Elsa goes with you as back up." One of Apollonia's male friends said. 'Wait, what?'
"Everybody knows their positions, right?" He asked and was answered with murmurs and nods of agreement. "Alright, let's do this!"
Apollonia dragged Elsa with her to the more shaded parts of the woods and waited for the gong to ring. The blonde was confused though, why did she of all people had to go with Apollonia? She's never played before and chances were that she'd be easily pulverized by anyone. Elsa looked over to the Italian beauty and took in her appearance. The brunette was wearing the same black armour as Elsa but the younger girl looked strong and fearless in the suit. Where as Elsa looked frigid and scared. Apollonia was wearing a black mask with two white pieces of fabric covering her hazel eyes and it was tied at the back of her head. She had two large swords secured behind her back, but no shield. Elsa wondered how the girl could even see through her mask. Finally the loud noise of the gong was heard, meaning that the game had started, and Apollonia crouched behind some bushes, bringing Elsa down too. Soon enough the masked team charged forward, some off to sides while others let out a warrior cry as they ran to the helmets' side. Elsa narrowed her eyes in confusing. If they were planning to take their flags then why were they making it obvious? "It's a distraction." Apollonia said, making Elsa wonder if the girl also had the ability to read people's minds. "For what?" The queen asked. The brunette grabbed a hold of Elsa's hand and forced her up. Elsa felt herself blushing and was thankful that her cheeks were covered.
"For us to get across." Then she dashed forward.
The girls kept themselves hidden in the darkness as they snuck into the opposing side, hands still linked together. Apollonia was no longer worried about avoiding Elsa or Anna. She was in full competitive mode and didn't care that Elsa was with her. She just couldn't wait to win. Once they were very deep into the dark woods, Apollonia told the blonde to stay by her side and have her shield and powers ready just in case. They started looking for one of the flags but after looking under every fallen tree, the lanky branches and even under some piles of leaves they started to really think about where those few counselors had hidden one of the flags.
Apollonia was in deep thought and paced back and forth in front of Elsa who sat on tree stump. They checked the trees, the ground, under and between some rocks, but where else? "How big is the perimeter of the woods?" Elsa suddenly asked. Apollonia stopped her pacing and looked at Elsa with a raised eyebrow, although the blonde couldn't tell because of the mask.
"About twenty acres. Why?"
"Does that include the lake?"
Apollonia then caught on to what Elsa was thinking of. The lake was the only other place the flag could be hidden. The cabins were strictly off limits and they hadn't heard a single cheer of victory or the gong being hit, meaning that someone scored a point, so that meant that nobody had retrieved a single flag. The masked brunette smiled and grabbed Elsa's hand again. "Elsa, you're a genius!" Then they were off.
The silver, six foot long, flag was at the bottom of the camp's lake, being held down by four rocks. Elsa had pointed it out when she noticed something shimmering in the moon light. "Stay on the shore, I'm going for it. Watch my back and don't hesitate to use your powers." Apollonia ordered. The Snow Queen was about to protest but was a little too late when Apollonia was already swimming toward the lake's bottom. 'It'll be fine, it's just a game.' Elsa thought, trying to calm her nerves. She honestly didn't know how she was picked to be on the masked team. Her fellow team mates were so much more skilled than her and actually knew how to defend themselves with their powers. She, on the other hand, couldn't even even throw a punch correctly! Who the hell was in charge of arranging the teams?
"Hey! There's a masked member on our territory!" A rough, female voice shouted.
'Oh crap.'
The queen looked for the source of the voice and found three members of the helmet team. One female and two male campers, all running toward her with shields and swords and spears ready. Oh god why was Apollonia taking her precious time? "No, please just stay away!" Elsa yelled. She didn't care what Apollonia told her. She wasn't going to freeze some kids all because of a stupid game!
The campers didn't listen because they sped up and were now surrounding the blonde. "What's wrong, blondie? Scared because your team left you alone?" The female taunted.
"I'm not afraid of a couple of little kids." Elsa shot back.
"We're not little!" One the males yelled and he was right. They had to be at least seventeen years old. "All you masked members are the same! Thinking you're better than everyone else just because you don't have to wear a helmet. Well guess what, wearing a mask doesn't automatically guarantee you a spot on the list!" Elsa felt her eyes narrow. What list? What this guy talking about?
A sudden impact on her stomach made Elsa stumble back. She felt her teeth rattle as the sound of her armour was still ringing in her ears. One of the helmet members smiled smugly down at the blonde woman. The same member had thrust the end of their sword at her back and oh god, did her head and body hurt like hell! "Well what are you waiting for? Fight back!" The female yelled. The Snow Queen was wobbly on her feet as she desperately tried to stand up. "No I . . . don't want to h . . . hurt anyone!"
The two males looked worried as the blonde was stumbling around, looking like she wasn't going attack. "Stacy, I think you hit her too hard." One of the males mumbled. Stacy glared at him through her helmet. "Shut up! I thought you hated these arrogant bastards just as much as I!"
"That's still no reason to beat her up!"
'Can Apollonia breathe under water? Why is she taking so long?!' Elsa thought.
Stacy then swung her sword forward. Elsa reacted quickly by covering her arm in a heavy sleeve of ice, making the helmet member drop her arm and fall on the sandy shore. "She's got ice powers! I'm getting out of-" Elsa pushed him into the woods with a big wall of ice, pushing the young man to a tree on the outline of the forest.
"Don't just stand there! Attack, you idiot!" Stacy yelled at the remaining male she had. Elsa once again shot out some ice and managed to knock his spear out of his grasp and froze his hands in large blocks of ice. He struggled to regain his composure as his hands now weighed thirty more pounds.
"Hell no! Attack her yourself!" He yelled then ran into to the darkness, retrieving his fellow male team mate before he fled. Elsa smiled and she felt a little proud. She wasn't planning to use her powers but she also wasn't planning on getting harassed by a couple of teenagers.
The sound of splashing water caught the blonde's attention and was thankful to be met with Apollonia swimming to shore with the silver flag wrapped around her arm. Elsa's relief was suddenly replaced with anger and irritation. She yanked off the pathetic excuse for a mask off her face and met Apollonia halfway through the distance between them. "What the hell took you so long? I had to fight off three different campers while you were swimming around the lake looking for that stupid flag!" Elsa was seething with anger. 'Wait, is she . . . smiling?!'
"What are you smiling about, Apollonia? What is so amusing to you right now?" At that point the brunette started to giggle which only made Elsa angrier. Apollonia then looked at the platinum blonde's blue eyes through the white fabric of her mask. "Your eyes glow when you're angry." Apollonia said then began to giggle again. Elsa let up and felt a deep blush creep onto her pale cheeks. "I think it's kinda cool." The brunette said, unwrapping the flag from her arm.
A groan was heard below the girls and both turned to find Stacy struggling to thaw her arm out its icy prison. "Well, I see you used your powers to defend yourself. How you doing, Stacy? Still bitter as hell?"
"Fuck you, Andolini!" The camper spat. Apollonia just laughed and dragged Elsa away from the camper by her hand, saying that she never got along with Stacy when she was younger. "Y'know, for a first timer you're pretty good at this game." Apollonia said, her hand still linked with the blonde's. Elsa muttered a thanks and pulled up her mask to cover her blush. How did the brunette always manage to make her a blushing fool? Apollonia wasn't even her girlfriend!
Apollonia released Elsa's hand and handed her one edge of the flag. Elsa looked at her questionably. "We're not far from our territory so we're going to run to the boundary line with this flag held high above our heads and smile our heads off. Because we just retrieved the first flag." The brunette said with a large amount of pride in her tone. Elsa smiled from beneath her mask and nodded in agreement. "Let's do it." The Snow Queen said.
The two girls sprinted to their team's side with their arms holding their silver flag above their heads. Apollonia let out woots and cheers as they crossed the line as was awarded with louder cheers from the masked team. The gong was rung from the far distance and the cheers got louder. "Hell yeah, guys!" Becca yelled from the boundary line. She was in charge of guarding the territory to make sure nobody but her team mates got through. Apollonia gave her a thumbs up and turned to her blonde friend. "Are you okay? Those guys didn't rough you up too badly, right?" She asked in a voice full of concern.
"I might have a bruise later on but I'm alright." Elsa smiled at Apollonia. She noticed that the brunette was shorter. Maybe an inch or two below Anna's height. How she didn't notice the height difference was beyond Elsa but she thought it was kind . . . cute. Apollonia was a strong young woman but her height made her look fragile. "Well if you'd like, I could take you to get that checked out at the medical ward." Apollonia offered. As much as Elsa wanted to let the younger girl take her away from this violent game, she wouldn't feel right about walking away from the game unfinished. It was like leaving a desk full of unread documents behind. So she turned the offer down saying she could power through.
Apollonia did feel a bit guilty about leaving Elsa to fight by herself so she lead the blonde up to a secluded hill on their team's territory. They sat in comfortable silence as they watched the moon light reflect on the lake's surface. Elsa had already taken off her mask and snuck a few glances at Apollonia after she removed the piece of fabric from her eyes. "You know, despite the fact that I was nearly trampled by some teenagers, I had a pretty good time playing." Elsa said, breaking the silence. Apollonia smiled, "I'm glad. I was kind worried that I had to look after you."
"Look after me?" Elsa asked, in a playful matter. "Are you saying that I can't take care of myself?"
"Don't get me wrong, you're a strong woman but you were raised in a castle with guards looking after your every move." Apollonia bumped her elbow with Elsa's arm. The blonde laughed and gave a playful push to the Italian girl. Apollonia planned to push back but Elsa grabbed her hand and stopped the girl from giving the shove. The younger girl raised her other hand but that was caught too. "I'm not letting go until you promise you won't shove back." Elsa teased. The brunette reluctantly agreed but tackled the Snow Queen to the ground as her arms were released.
The younger girl held Elsa down and made the her apologize for pushing her. "Okay," Elsa sighed. "I'm sorry." Apollonia let the blonde go but only to be met with a blur of platinum locks and a new sudden weight on her body. Apollonia laughed whole heartily. "How do you always end up on top of me?" She asked. Elsa shrugged as she began to laugh. The blonde's laughter soon died down as she noticed how beautiful Apollonia looked under the moon light and shining stars. 'Stop it! She's with your sister!' Oh screw it. The blonde dipped her head down met her lips with the brunette's. A sudden spark shot down her spine by the contact of Apollonia's lips. Both girls moaned as their lips moved in rhythm and their arms wrapped around each other. This was Elsa's first kiss and she never thought about it much before but she was thankful that she was sharing it with Apollonia. She felt a little bold as she reached up and held the brunette's head as her other arm was wrapped around Apollonia's lower back. Elsa gently licked on the younger girl's lower lip, asking for entrance, which was quickly granted. Tongues fought for dominance but Elsa ended up winning as she took over, making Apollonia moan. She didn't care if Apollonia was with her sister, the brunette was hers now and she would bet anything that Anna never came close to a kiss this intense with the Italian beauty.
They broke apart in a desperate need for air. Elsa, still on top, rested her forehead on Apollonia's. "You have no idea how long I've been wanting to do that." Elsa said, leaning in for another kiss.