(A/N): I have been trying to perfect this chapter because I love Kristoff and since this chapter is all about him I wanted to really get it exactly how I wanted which is why I took so long to update. Thanks for all the support! ~Ice Goddess
The Humvee kept a steady speed as it passed the first gates into the boot camp. Kristoff sat in the back seat, going through his bag.
"I forgot my toothbrush oh darn, guess we gotta go back."
He raised his head towards the driver, a grin plastered on his face. The driver barely glanced up.
"Sorry sir, a bit late now."
"Oh you're no fun." As he closed the bag the vehicle began to slow until it reached a final stop in front of the main part of the camp. Flinging the door open the blonde hopped out of the Humvee.
"Thanks for the lift."
"Relax a bit okay? And good luck on your special assignment!"
Kristoff just rolled his eyes, chuckling at the man.
"Please, me? luck? I don't need that bull. Take care and tell Belle I said congrats on getting her book published!"
With a final smile and wave he shut the door and watched the Humvee drive off. He grabbed the other strap of his backpack and began towards the front doors.
Inside he examined his new home for the next day or so.
Small, but not much different than base. It's pretty quiet though.
The main hall was just about empty besides the silent patrols. One approached Kristoff, saluting him before speaking.
"Can I help you captain?"
"I'm looking for Major Elsa, I was requested here by her."
"She's in a meeting right now, it just started actually, could be awhile. I can show you anywhere you need to go though."
Waving his hand, indicating to the patrol he didn't intend to take his offer.
"Oh that's alright, I can find everything on my own."
With a nod and salute, the patrol returned to his post.
I wonder if i can find the recruit Elsa mentioned. Jeez, I was supposed to break the rules before she did. This girl must be smoking.
Kristoff began his adventure first with wondering the barracks, in search of the mysterious recruit Elsa refused to name.
The closer he got to the barracks the more alive the camp seemed to be. Crossing the dirt road Kristoff didn't see the red head turn around the corner.
"HEY LOO-"
She was running too fast to stop in time before smashing into the blonde stranger. He had barely looked up at her words so felt the full force of the red head crash into his side. The pair plummeted to the ground. Kristoff's head slamming on the ground with the impact.
"Oh god I am so sorry! Are you okay?"
Anna climbed off of the man and sat next to him, fixing her ruffled clothes. Kristoff still in shock of the event, sat up clutching his head.
"Oh god how's your head?"
Kristoff stares at the red head, his gaze fades into laughter at the girl.
"Oh shit I hit you harder than i thought, I'll run and get some help!"
Anna begins to stand but Kristoff grabs her hand before she can go, he's still giggling and this only scares Anna more. Trying to free her hand Kristoff slowly stands.
"I think you've done enough running for today. I'm fine, really."
Unconvinced, she slips her hand free of the mans but doesn't run.
"Are you sure? You fell pretty hard just now."
"Whoa whoa, I was tackled, I don't count that as falling."
The girls eyes grew somber as she tucked her hair behind her ear.
"I am really sorry."
The man put up a finger to her mouth.
Stop apologizing I am fine! Just watch where you're going next time speed racer!"
"Hah yeah I will try too, for sure."
She fiddles with her hair, which is in a ponytail, now a falling out ponytail.
The man looked around the area then turn backed to the girl, confused.
"Where are you heading anyways? Since when do recruits travel alone?"
"Oh I am just trying to break my record on the 3 mile run so I am just practicing."
The man crossed his arms and smirked at the girl.
"What's your record? I bet I know someone who has beat it."
No way you beat Elsa, no one could.
"14 minutes 53 seconds."
Kristoff gasped and his eyebrows just about shot straight up.
"Damn! That is amazing! Do you Just fucking sprint the whole time?"
Jesus, she beat her by a whole minute. shit.
"Oh" Anna by now is a mess, thumbs twiddling, red as a tomato.
"Well i just always have runned, I mean ran, whatever. As a kid I played soccer a lot and did nothing other then run back and forth because no one passed me the ball."
Kristoff shut his amazed look.
"Kids are jerks, but hey you benefited from assholes."
"They weren't mean, I am just too clumsy. I never learned how to aim when i kicked the ball really, but yeah running is all I'm good at." Anna shrugged and laughed. Kristoff clearly wasn't buying it.
"I am sure you're great at other things, like knocking people over, you seem great at that."
He lightly bumped her, she bumped him back with much more force causing him to stumble backwards a step.
"It's more of an art form."
"Alright Mrs. …" Kristoff stopped in his sentence and looked to the red headed girl, his eyes squinted and before he could ask she answered him.
"Salisbury. Anna Salisbury."
She put out her hand and smiled at the man. He grasped it graciously.
"Kristoff Bjorgman. Captain Bjorgman."
Anna immediately stopped shaking his hand and gawked at the man.
"Hey don't be worried about my rank, I'm only here to visit Major Elsa. I promise I won't tell her you almost killed me."
Anna still stared in fear, with a whimper Anna mumbled out her goodbye.
"I-uh- So-sorry, I gott-t-ta go!"
She ran off as the blonde captain called after her.
"Hey wait! Hey!"
Kristoff noticed a piece of paper on the ground.
Looks like a letter, ain't mine.
He picked it up, assuming it was Anna's.
"Hey! You left your-"
She was gone.
"-letter. Well okay then."
He shoved it in his pocket.
Suppose I should go wait for the big Major to get out of her fancy meeting like a good boy.
Rubbing his now aching head he made his way back to the offices.
Elsa sat at the back of the conference room in the center chair of the table. Sitting around her were all the drill instructors.
"Thank you all. I look forward to hearing about the recruits progress each week. I'm happy to hear everything is going well."
With a gentle smile Elsa rose from her chair, holding her hands in front of her.
"You are all dismissed, please leave your evaluations at the end of the table before leaving."
The room began to fill with small chatter as the officers made their way out. A large stack of folders accumulating on the table.
Yay paperwork. I should get an assistant.
The flow of people leaving the room began to slow as a man tried to make his past the officers.
"Excuse me, important best friend issues to attend to."
The majors head shot straight up from the pile and found the familiar voice.
"Kristoff!"
As the last few drill instructors exited Captain Bjorgman stood at the opposite end of the table, smiling at his wide eyed best friend.
"Hey blondie. Miss me?"
The major sprinted into his arms, returning the hug graciously Kristoff chuckled into the blondes normal braid.
"Yeah I missed you too Els."
She stepped back still grasping his hands.
"I am such a mess without you to screw up and make me look better."
"I am so glad to hear that's all I mean to you."
Elsa just rolled her eyes.
"I have a lot to tell you, grab those files for me, we'll go back to my office."
The pile was about 2 feet high, looming on the table menacingly.
"Wow being a Major seems like a lot of fun."
Kristoff grabbed the stack and followed Elsa out the door.
"Oh yeah it is just fantastic."
Kristoff tried to hide his laughter at his next time but his chuckle was unmistakable.
"Well at least the recruits are good, right Elsie?"
The Major turned bright red and continued walking as if nothing was said.
"Though one of your recruits did try to kill me today."
"Good, you certainly deserve it. Put the stack on the desk."
They had reached her office.
"Yeah, oh which reminds me."
He set the papers down and reached into his pocket pulling out the piece of paper.
"The recruit had run into me and dropped this, she was gone by the time I noticed it on the ground."
He tossed it to Elsa as she made her way to the chair behind her desk.
"Said her name was Anna Salisbury or something like that."
Not noticing the sudden pink in Elsa's cheeks the man continued speaking.
"She also beat your record for the 3 mile run apparently. Which is crazy."
"Well yes, she's pretty amazing. I recently spoke to her about MARSOC. She is probably going to do it."
Kristoff raised his eyebrows, giving a small nod of approval.
"Damn, good for her. But enough about that, take me to see the girl you hooked up with!"
Elsa just peers at Kristoff, the small pink growing into a steady shade of fire engine red.
"well u-um."
"Oh cmon' at least tell me her name!"
She quickly tucks a strand of hair behind her ear.
"You already met her."
"what? no way! When?"
Disbelief of how stupid the blonde bloke is elsa just studies his confused and excited face.
"Are you really that dense Kristoff?"
"Wha- OH! ANNA!"
His voice booms as his eyes twinkle with excitement, his smile growing into a huge grin.
"Holy shit keep it down!"
He remains silent but his smile speaks a million words.
"Oh shut up you big idiot."
"Hey I didn't say anything."
"I know what you're thinking."
"Pssh, what am I thinking then oh wise one?"
He kicks his feet up onto the desk just like he always had.
"That I am finally a bigger idiot than you."
"Nah just luckier. I'd like a piece of that carrot top."
A file hit right between his eyes.
"Shit Elsa your little playmate already gave me a concussion probably, I don't need another!"
This was met by only another flying object, a name plate this time.
"Hey don't kill me I gotta go kill someone else!"
Kristoff chuckled and looked up to find his best friend gawking at him, eyes watering now, hands tight in fists.
"I didn't- you know what I mea-"
Elsa closed her eyes and took a sharp breathe in.
"I'm gonna be fine I promise."
Snapping her head to the man, her eyes flung open, tears now falling freely.
"You don't know that! You aren't an assassin Kristoff!"
"I'm a sniper."
"Not when aimed at a King!"
Kristoff looked away from his best friend, down at his feet.
"Els, I have to do this."
"Say's who?"
"Sven."
The air stiffened and the two seemed to hold their breathe.
"They got him Els, in some dungeon being tortured, if he's even still alive."
Elsa moved across the room to retrieve her nameplate. Grabbing it her thumb lingered on the title on the sheen, now dented, metal name plate.
"They didn't tell me that part."
Kristoff reached to his friend, lying a hand on her shoulder.
"It's okay Els, that's why I have to go. I have to bring him home. If all goes well no one will die. The plan is not to kill the King, he's bait so we can get back our men and women."
Why is it that I am being comforted when it's your brother who's a prisoner of war.
Reaching up to hold his hand, Elsa set the nameplate on her desk. Then swiftly turning and bringing Kristoff into her arms. Hands wrapped around his neck, faces buried in each other, words were hard to understand but Elsa made sure she was not misunderstood.
"Give em hell."
The next morning Elsa see's her best friend off. At the Humvee Kristoff stands, loading his bag in and then turning around to Elsa.
"Don't be too tough on these recruits"
He leans in for the next part of his last minute advice.
"I hear some of them would do anything for a promotion."
He grins at the stone face Major.
"Although you are about to go into a hostile war zone, I am not afraid to break all your bones right now."
Her tough exterior doesn't last long and within a second a smile returns to her face.
"Do me a favor and don't get shot, alright you big lug?"
"Aww cmon' chicks love battle scars!"
"Yeah but with your honker of a nose not even a hit in the heart will get you laid."
She smiles up at the man as he turns bright red.
"Yeah says the girl with great taste in girls, oh wait i forgot about the whole, well you know."
She shrugs her shoulders.
"still more action than you"
"I am about to get a whole bunch of action, just ,maybe not as pleasant action."
As the two continue their usual banter the driver honks the horn. The two look over to the man in the humvee.
"Sorry to interrupt you two, whatever you two are, but you're going to be late Captain."
Elsa nods at the driver and then looks back up to Kristoff. He pulls her into a final goodbye hug.
"I am gonna bring him home."
She looks to the now dead serious man.
"Don't forget yourself as well."
"Take care Blondie, don't go completely nuts without me."
"Can't make any promises."
Kristoff smile and climbs into the vehicle. Before closing the door and throws a small smile Elsa's way.
"Neither can I."
With that the door closes. The engine revs and begins to drive away.
It's only 6 days. You will live. He will live. Right?
