Three days had passed since the medicine was brought back to their small camp, and everyone was feeling a bit better. Olaf had started to learn how to fish from Eugene and Rapunzel was teaching the medical knowledge she had to Elsa and Anna. Max was making a full recovery and got a few jokes here and there about only having one ear, but all in all, everyone thought everything was going great.
As the sun started to rise and bring light to the area, Kristoff noticed someone out by the fire pit and wondered over. He ran a hand through his scruffy blonde hair and let out a yawn, causing Eugene to turn and look at him. "Hey Kris, your up early."
The blonde let out a chuckle and pointed to the large compact bow that Eugene was holding and the bag on the ground. "I could say the same to you, going somewhere?"
"I didn't want to startle anyone, but we are running horribly low on food, so I am going to go hunting." The brunette male pulled the string to the bow back to test the weight and then let it go, causing a loud snapping noise to fill the air. Kristoff smiled and nodded at him. "Mind if I tag along? Sven won't get in the way, he is a great listener."
Eugene smiled at him and nodded, pointing to the bag on the ground. "I only have one bow, and a gunshot would bring every bitter in the area over here." Kristoff grabbed the bag and threw it over his shoulder, whistling for Sven and the dog came running over. The two started to walk and Kristoff noticed that they were headed towards his tent and not the woods. He didn't say anything, just watched as Eugene opened the door and Max walked out.
"He needs a good outing, he has been down lately, and he is a great tracker." The blonde simply nodded and they all started to walk towards the woods. Kristoff looked back and pointed behind him with his thumb. "What about the girls and Olaf? aren't they going to worry that we are gone?"
The brunette just shook his head and slung the bow over his shoulder, adjusting the quiver on his hip. "Nah, I told Rapunzel and she will understand that you went with me, she is a smart girl." The blonde nodded started to follow behind Eugene, as the two dogs walked ahead, sniffing the ground.
Kristoff felt like they had walked for hours, after the white dog as he sniffed and looked around. Eugene had so much trust in this dog, but the blonde was starting to think that this was a lost cause. He softly cleared his throat and looked to Eugene as he whispered. "Are you sure Max can find an animal out here? I feel like we are going in circles."
The brunette simply smiled and shook his head. "You have never been hunting before, have you?" Kristoff laughed and adjusted the bag on his shoulders. "Is it that obvious?"
They laughed a bit and then Kristoff looked over at Eugene, a stern look on his face. "Hey Eugene, can I ask you something?" This caught the brunettes attention and he simply looked over to the blonde, silently telling him to continue. So Kristoff cleared his throat and tried to think about how to bring his question up.
"How long have you known Elsa?" This caught Eugene by surprise and he brought his hand up to scratch his growing facial hair in thought.
"Well, I've known her for quiet a while, seeing as her and Rapunzel have been good friends since they where little." He looked down at Max as the dog looked up real quick and then started to walk quicker and the two men followed closely behind him. "Why do you ask? If you have a thing for her your out of luck, she is as gay as gay gets." He chuckled and slammed a hand down on Kristoff's back.
Kristoff went to say something about Elsa and Anna but was shut up by Max looking back at them and then to the large deer that was standing about thirty yards away. Before the blonde knew what was going on, Eugene drew the bow back and had an arrow aimed at the large buck, ready to shoot it.
The moment was going in slow motion and Eugene took a deep breath before letting the arrow fly. Within seconds, the large deer feel to the ground, causing the blond to throw his fist in the air. "Yes! Great shot Eugene." He slapped the man on the back but Eugene wasn't celebrating, he was staring at the deer, and then put his hand up to silence Kristoff.
"I didn't hit that deer Kris...Look closer." The blonde did as he was told and squinted his brown eyes, noticing the small arrow that was sticking in the tree next to the deer, and then he looked over and his eyes grew wide. There was another arrow sticking out of the dead animal, but it was from the other direction.
Kristoff quickly grabbed his knife and looked over to see Eugene with another arrow pulled back and ready to shoot. He watched as Max and Sven took off towards the direction the arrow came from and they followed quickly. "Max, get back here."
Eugene took off faster for the dog, and Kristoff had a hard time keeping up with him. He watched the brunette disappear behind a large tree, and then quickly caught up, turning and stopping dead in his tracks at what he saw.
As he looked up, there was a small framed woman with long blonde hair leaning against a tree, clearly frightened. Her blue eyes were filled with fear and she had what looked like a cloak around her shoulders, draping down to cover her body. That wasn't the main thing that caught Kristoffs attention though. As he looked at the scene in front of him, he noticed another woman, whose hair was extremely curly and red. She had nothing but anger in her green eyes as her own bow was drawn back at Eugene. They both had arrows pointed at each other and Kristoff grew worried about the situation at hand, there was no way he was going back telling Rapunzel that her boyfriend died from a crazy ginger.
"Woah, what's going on?" Kristoff tried to defuse the situation and put his hands in the air, trying to show surrender. "Eugene, put the bow down, we don't want anyone to get hurt." The brunettes eyes glanced back at Kristoff and then to the ginger again.
"Ye should listen to the lad, I bet me life I'm quicker with the bow." As the red-head spoke, Kristoff noticed her thick Scottish accent, or was it Irish? He shook his head and then looked back over to the two. "Eugene, put it down."
He looked from the red-head back to Kristoff a few times and then pressed his lips together before finally letting the bow down, putting the arrow back into the quiver. The quiet woman against the tree slowly stepped forward, placing a hand on the other womans shoulder. "Merida, put the bow down, they surrendered."
Kristoff watched the blonde woman calm the other and he hesitated to step forward, hands still in the air. "Okay, now that no one is trying to kill anyone, how about we introduce ourselves?" He smiled at them, causing the red-head to glare but the blonde to smile back.
"My name is Kristoff, and this is my dog Sven." He pointed to the german Shepard that was now sitting by his feet and looking at the two women. The blonde woman smiled and looked at the blonde male, taking two steps closer. "My name is Aurora, and this is my friend Merida, I am sorry for her aiming an arrow at your friend..."
"Eugene, my name is Eugene and this is my dog Max." He pointed to Max as the dog still stared at Merida, causing her to pull the hood up to her cloak, covering some of her wild curly hair.
"Eugene, Kristoff, it is a pleasure to meet...people." She hesitated, not sure how to word it, but the two picked up on it and simply smiled and nodded. Kristoff looked over to the dead animal and pointed at it. "I take it that arrow was yours?"
Merida simply walked past them, heading towards the deer and taking the arrow out. The other three followed behind and Aurora looked at Kristoff with a smile. "So is it just you two? Do you wonder like this all the time?"
Eugene looked at the blonde, not sure if he should answer, but Kristoff butted in and did anyway. "No, we have a small camp a few miles from here. What about you two?" Aurora looked up at him with shock and then back to Merida, whose face was hard to read.
"Its just us, we have wondered around for months, just trying to get by." Merida took out a knife and started to but the deer right there, causing Aurora to look away and gag. Kristoff smiled and lightly rubbed her back, and once she was good, she turned around and smiled at him. Merida tossed the guts to the deer aside and then looked up at Eugene.
The brunette didn't know what to say, so he turned to Kristoff. "Hey Kris, could I talk to you?" He motioned for the blonde to follow him and they took a few steps away from the girls. Once out of ear shot, Eugene looked at the blonde and Kristoff smiled. "What? There are two lovely women who need help. Tell me you want to just leave them out here to die?"
Eugene let out a sigh and placed a hand on the tall blondes shoulder. "Listen Kristoff, how would the girls feel if we brought two strangers to the camp because you have the hots for the blonde chick?" Kristoff turned red and looked over his shoulder to the two girls, who seemed to also be talking. "I do not have the hots for her!"
Eugene ran a hand through his hair and let out a deep sigh, throwing his head back. "Okay, well at least if we take them in, we will have that deer for dinner. Its plenty big enough to feed all of us." Kristoff smiled and patted the mans back. "Now that's some thinking, come on, let's go see if they are down with it."
The two walked back over to the women and Kristoff smiled at them, throwing his hands out and then bringing them together. "So, we where thinking..." He looked at Merida and then to Aurora. "We have a pretty nice little set up for a camp, and there are four more people, we have medicine and water." As he spoke, Aurora looked at Merida with glee, walking over to her and placing a hand on her shoulder.
Eugene finished off what Kristoff was saying, but with a more stern look on his face. "We are willing to take you in, give you a place to stay and a group to call home. We watch each others backs, and share everything." He looked at Merida and she got the point, standing up and looking at the two men with narrow eyes.
"So, you two are just gonna take us we damsels in distress in, and be the hero?" She spoke with venom and Aurora grabbed her arm. "Please Merida, it's the best thing to happen since we lost Mulan." At the sound of the others name, the red-head frowned and her eyes softened.
"So, do you want to come back with us?" Kristoff smiled and looked at the blonde woman as she shook her head with a large grin on her face. "Great! If you want, I could carry that for you." He pointed to the deer and then walked over, slinging the bloody animal over his shoulder. Merida almost laughed as he scrunched up his nose at the smell.
Kristoff and Eugene started walking ahead of the girls as they followed closely behind. On the way back to the camp, Kristoff told them all about Elsa, Anna, Rapunzel and Olaf. Aurora smiled at the blondes stories and held close to Merida's arm, trying to get her to smile.
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Anna had woken up alone, yet again for the third time since the incident that happened. She let out a frustrated sigh as she reached over for Elsa to find her not there. Of course, why would she be, I am sure she has some excuse about needing to clean her clothes. Anna ran a hand over her eyes and tried to go back to sleep, not knowing that it was already high noon.
She lay on the sleeping back, feeling all her muscles relax as she thought about the story she told to the others. How she thought she was going to die out there on her own, and poor Max. That dog didn't deserve what happened to him. "It was all my fault." She whispered to herself lightly as she turned over to lay on her side. "I wasn't strong enough."
The ginger was just about to slip into another deep sleep when the zipper to the tent startled her. She didn't bother to look up, she knew it was Elsa, Olaf would have made too much noise. Anna closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, but her heart was racing in her chest. Elsa was keeping her distance from Anna since that night that they shared a moment.
The ginger heard Elsa going through her bags, and then the noise stopped, making Anna hold her breath. Maybe she would just leave, but Anna was shocked when she felt Elsa sit right next to her. Elsa smiled down at the ginger and brought her hand up, hesitating before she brought it down to straighten out her wild locks of hair. Anna froze, hoping Elsa would keep playing with her hair.
"Oh Anna, I wish I could just sleep the days away. Your look so peaceful." She whispered and then she layed back, wrapping one arm around the red-heads small waist. Anna smiled and couldn't help but grab her hand, pulling her closer and leaning against her. "Anna?"
The ginger smirked and peeked one eye open, looking back at the blonde. "Have you been awake this whole time?" Elsa's ears and neck turned red as she looked away, pulling her arm back and sitting up. Anna instantly missed the womans cold skin and turned around, looking at her confused.
"Elsa? Whats wrong?" The blonde smiled but it was clearly fake, and she rubbed the back of her neck. Anna sat up and let the look of hurt flash across her face. "Nothing, I just have to go check Olaf, he is out fishing by himself." As she leaned up to unzip the tent, Anna pulled her back down.
"Elsa, why won't you talk to me? You don't touch me, you barely even look at me." Elsa could hear the hurt in Anna's voice and it just made her frown and wrap her arms around herself. She tried to explain herself but when her mouth opened, the words just disappeared from her tongue.
"Come on Elsa! Ever since that night..." She noticed the emotion run through the blondes eyes, but she couldn't tell what emotion it was. Anna couldn't take it anymore and grabbed Elsa's shoulders, crashing their lips together. Elsa's deep blue eyes shot open and she quickly pulled away. "Anna..."
That was the last straw for the red-head and she reached up to unzip the tent, feeling two cold hands grab her waist to pull her back down. "Anna please..." She turned around and Elsa could see the small moist trails on her face, which only caused her more pain.
"No Elsa! I don't understand what is going on, but you can't just shut me out like this." She frowned and the tears started to run a little faster. Elsa sighed and placed a hand on Anna's shoulder, only to have it swatted away. "Anna, what I did was a mistake, we moved to fast." She instantly regretted her words when she saw the hurt flash across the gingers face.
"Oh, so now I'm a mistake?"
"No Anna, that's not what I ment and you know it."
Elsa tried to think of the right things to say but could only bite her lip and frown. Anna took the hint and nodded, grabbing her belt with her gun and knife before unzipping the tent fully. Elsa grabbed her arm and she turned around, glaring at the blonde. "Where are you going Anna?"
"What does it matter? I don't need your permission to leave your side." She pressed her lips together and then glared at Elsa. "You certainly didn't need mine." Elsa's mouth opened up in disbelief and she started to get angry, glaring at Anna. "You are being way to dramatic Anna" She let go of the red-heads arm roughly and crossed her own.
"I guess I was right, we really did move to fast, seeing as I know nothing about you." Anna let the hurt flash across her face and then quickly went back to her raged state, tears coming down her face again. "I guess I was nothing more than a quick fuck for a horny bitch who couldn't get any during the end of the god damn world!" She quickly ran out of the tent, tears running down her face as she headed for the woods.
"Anna! Anna wait!" Elsa was calling for the red-head but she was already gone and in the woods. "Stupid girl, she is going to get herself killed out there." She whispered to herself and then looked over to the lake to see Rapunzel with Olaf. The brunette was giving her a questioning look and Elsa simply shook her head and went back into the tent.
AN: Hey guys, I will be adding more characters and doing more with the Elsa and Anna's relationship because lets face it, relationships during the zombie apocalypse are going to have some issues lol. I am sorry for slow updates but I am glad that you guys are sticking with it :D Reviews are loved, as well as favs and follows :3