Once Upon a Time
"Let's get this straight shorty, you were chased by wolves, chased by a giant snow monster, and jumped off a cliff?! " Fredrick looked at his cousin in disbelief, growing up with the two sisters he knew very well that Elsa's powers led them to do some crazy stuff. But to him this was more than crazy, it was...Intense…
The redhead's grin grew wider and nodded her head with pride. Jeez, I feel like by the end of the year our childhood adventures will be like petty kid games compared to what I'll be doing with those two. Fredrick just shook his head at the very thought, but grinned when Anna playfully shoved him.
It was about an hour to sundown, and the pair had arrived at Anna's favorite store in all of Arendelle. Inside the shop was a sweet tooth's heaven, from pastries to chocolate assortments from Europe. Anna smirked as she pulled the older boy into the shop knowing full well what to get him. If I'm right, then he should still have a weak spot for tea and coffee. The redhead thought to herself and grinned.
Fredrick for the second time that day was dragged around the place by the shorter girl. And what's the better place to be dragged into than her favorite sweets shop. Hahaha she really hasn't changed one bit, and neither has this store. I swear it's like I went back in time. He stared at the store in surprise.
"Hello Aubrey! It's me Anna, and I brought along a new customer!" Anna smiled as she walked into the store her cousin right behind her.
The store clerk was roughly around Fredrick's age, maybe a year younger. She had light brown hair that was tied back into a ponytail. Her light-brown eyes complimented her fair skin and petite form. She looked at the two and smiled widely, "Hello Princess! You came just in time, I have a new assortment of chocolates today from Belgium! They've included there two new types of chocolate, white chocolate and dark chocolate." Aubrey's voice was enthusiastic as she explained the sweets to Anna.
"That's great! I'll bring one home for and the Queen on my way out. But for now, is it okay if I can have your newest type of coffee?" Anna asked, grinning as she felt Fredrick's body jump in excitement. Hahaha so I am right. "Coffee? Oh sure, this one is from France, it's called French Vanilla. Very sweet but it still has that coffee kick in it." The clerk beamed.
Just my day, I get coffee and I meet a cute clerk. I guess now I have a reason to visit. Fredrick thought laughing. Once he glanced back at the clerk, he sees that she's gone to the back to retrieve the ingredients. The redhead notices his pout and smirks, "Someone has a crush on the cleeeerrrkk." she teases.
Fredrick's eyes widened at his cousins comment, growling he rolls his eyes and looks away, trying to ignore the heat creeping up his neck and cheeks. Doofus, I can't even fight bac- His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a heavenly voice, "Alright here you go! Watch out though, it's really hot." All Fredrick could do was nod and walk towards the counter awkwardly.
Okay when you grab the cup, say something cool like...It's not as hot as you! Or...Or I'm pretty good with hot stuff. Yeah say that. Fredrick grabbed the cup awkwardly and mumbled, "I-It's okay, I'm pr-pretty good with beautiful stu-stuff. Wait I m-mean ho-hot stuff! Not that I-I'm saying you're n-not beautiful!" His eyes widened at his outburst, and immediately wants to hide under a rock in embarrassment.
Fredrick's face is beyond red, and as he glanced back at Aubrey he notices that her face is just as red. Averting his eyes away and gulping he introduces himself, "H-hello, my na-name's Fredrick...I'm from ahhh Corona an-and I'm the c-cousin of Th-The Queen and Pri-Princess." He groans in embarrassment, Stupid stuttering you doof.
Aubrey smiles widely and shakes his hand, "Hi, I'm Aubrey and I'm from Arendelle. I help run this shop for my grandma but she's out today so I'm taking over." she introduces herself with ease. Fredrick on the other hand jumps at the contact and his heart is about to burst out of his chest. "Hi, it's nice to meet you Aubrey." He grins at his first sentence without speech impediments, feeling confident with himself.
Taking a sip of the coffee and his eyes widened, not at the heat of the coffee but of the taste. It was perfectly balanced with bitterness and sweetness making him fall in love with the coffee. While the older man continued to bask in his bliss, Anna walked over to the counter and asked for the chocolate assortment. Aubrey just smiles and headed to the back to retrieve the chocolates.
Finishing up the last drop of coffee, Fredrick averted his eyes back to the empty spot. "Well good job smooth guy, I'll show you how it's done once we get back to the castle." Anna grinned, but once she realizes what she just said her eyes widen and blushes. What. Did. I. Just. Say. The redhead immediately starts to panic mentally, never in her life had she said anything like that. What was worse was that as she said that, she thought of giving the chocolates to Elsa. Queen Else. Her sister Elsa.
Fredrick looks at the younger girl and cocks an eyebrow at her, but noticing the panicked expression on her face he decides to shrug it off. Okkkaaaay, that was...peculiar. He thought to himself.
The brunette clerk returned holding a box of chocolates and handed it over to the Princess. Knocking the poor girl out of her thoughts, she grabbed the box and smiled at Aubrey, "Thank you Aubrey! Here's the money, and we'll see you later!" Anna waves at the girl on her way out. Fredrick on the other hand only smiles like a doofus and waves at her awkwardly. "Um yeah! I'll see you again soon! Stay hot! I m-mean beautiful!" And with that he quickly leaves the store before he could catch the blush and silly grin on the girls face.
The pair returned to the castle just a bit before the sun was set, the walk back was quiet but it was a comfortable silence. The two just enjoyed each others company and the scenery of kids running around playing and people returning home from work. Watching the kids running around sparked memories in the two cousins head.
"Remember that duck you found near the pond? And you jumped into the pond to save it from drowning?!" Fredrick was out of breath from laughing at the memory. Anna slapped his arm playfully, "Yes I do! And then I remember Elsa freaking out because of she thought I was gonna drown and almost froze the pond!" Anna laughed at the memory. The trio was always causing trouble on castle grounds, and sometimes even outside the castle walls.
Fredrick let out on last chuckle as they entered the castle and made their way to the dining hall. The rest of the walk was silent, but a comfortable silent as the two smiled and continued to think of memories from their childhood. Even after thirteen years these two are still the same. Maybe not the same trouble making sisters, but they just have that same connection. He smiled at his thought.
By the time they arrived to the dining hall Elsa was already there waiting patiently for the two. She seemed to have been staring out the window but the sound of the door opening shifted her gaze to the pair. "Oh Elsa! I'm so sorry we're late, we ended up going to the sweets shop. And well Fredrick over here was trying to be with Aubrey but…" Anna stared at her older cousin with amusement in her eyes. She smirked at him and giggled as his face turned red.
"I see, it's fine don't worry about it I'm actually early since the meetings ended earlier than usual. It seems you two had fun today." The Queen stared at Fredrick with a spark in her eyes knowing full well that the older man was flabbergasted. He just turned his head away from the sisters and mumbled incoherent things while blushing ferociously. Anna and Elsa both giggled at their cousin.
Anna took a seat next to the Queen and immediately remembered the box of chocolates she had bought Elsa. Her face turned red as she remembered her comment from earlier and felt extremely awkward sitting next to Elsa. Elsa noticed the sudden change in Anna's character and sent her a questioning look causing the redhead's face to turn as red as her hair. "...Anna? Are you okay? You look a bit feverish." The blonde put a cool hand against her forehead.
Poor Anna's heart felt as though it was about to jump out of her chest, the blonde's touch sending tingles all around her body. Refusing to make eye contact with her sister Anna nervously looked anywhere else but in front of her causing the blonde to worry even more. Leaning in, Elsa asked "You don't seem to have a fever, but you still look feverish." Anna panicked and said, "Oh um...I ju-just feel a b-bit peckish fr-from the run ba-back here. You kn-know, might as well get s-some good exercise heh..hehe…" She looked at Fredrick for help but just found him leaning back, enjoying the little scene in front of him.
Oh I see now, hehehe talk about smooth shorty. The brunette smirked at the redhead, "Oh? I don't remember running here, are you sure you're okay Anna?" he said innocently, receiving a look of utter loathe.
I am SO gonna kill him later. She glared at the older brunette, almost forgetting about the blonde staring at her with her hand still on her forehead. Elsa shifted her gaze from Anna to Fredrick who was sitting across the sisters with a smug look on his face. Shrugging it off, she let her hand fall from the redhead's forehead but not without gently grazing the redhead's cheek.
Anna's eyes widened at the sudden contact that sent chills up her spine, and everything in the world seemed to stop. What in the world is going on with me. She wanted to scream in frustration but kept her composure. Noticing Fredrick's gaze, she looked over to the brunette and glared. He just smiled back innocently, acting as though he's done nothing wrong.
Elsa's voice broke her little eye war, "Alright...Well shall we begin dinner?" she asked. Both Fredrick and Anna looked towards the blonde and noded, though one of them wanted dinner to end as quickly as possible.
The meal was surprisingly pleasant, it was awkward-free and the trio spent the entire time reminiscing about their childhood. Dinner was full of laughter and warmth, making the three of them forget all the awkwardness from earlier. Though, once dinner was over Fredrick pulled his cousin to the side.
"Alright, you have one strike. You only have one more chance to prove to me that you are smooth shorty." The brunette stated so calmly as if it wasn't the fact that Anna was hitting on her sister. Anna on the other hand came wide eyed and stared at the older boy in disbelief. Is he serious?! Anna's internal monologue came into play, debating if she should prove the boy wrong or walk to her room her her tail between her legs but her relationship with her sister still intact.
She sighed heavily, knowing her pride was a big deal to her. Searching for the box of chocolates, she took a deep breath and walked into the dinner hall with Fredrick right behind her. I never thought she'd actually go through with it, but okay. The brunette thought.
Fredrick watched the scene unfold in front of him, scanning each other the girls reaction to eating action. Anna presented the box of chocolates shakily and nervously, stuttering at every other word. Elsa on the other hand beamed with happiness when she was presented the chocolates, eyes staring at the redhead's face instead of the box of chocolates.
Is els...blushing…? Fredrick's eyebrow shot up, confused at the two sisters actions. It seemed as though Anna's calmed down because they were both sitting there enjoying the chocolates with looks of pure bliss.
Elsa looked over at the brunette who watched the pair with an amused look on his face and grinned. "Would you like some chocolate Fredrick? It's imported from Belgium and is simply delightful!"" Elsa's face was as bright as her ice blue eyes, everything about her seemed to shine as she explained the chocolates from her platinum blonde hair to her ice blue dress. Though she shined the brightest when she mentioned how Anna was thoughtful enough to buy this for her.
He smiled softly, knowing full well what was going on now due to the scene in front of him. "Sure, I want to try this white chocolate. It seems sweet, just the way I like."
It was a usual routine for the two sisters to walk the other to their bedroom. Specifically, Elsa walked Anna to her bedroom to make sure she arrived to bed safely. It was also common for the two to walk hand in hand, being apart from each other for so long and almost losing the other made the pair inseparable.
"So what was with that little scene earlier? You don't seem to look feverish anymore and you're acting fine." The blonde asked, honestly curious and worried. Anna turned away nervously and said, "Oh it's nothing, don't worry about it alright Els?" she smiled at her older sister. Elsa gave her a tentative look but sighed in defeat. "Alright, I just want to make sure you're alright."
They arrived to Anna's bedroom quickly and quietly. Anna let go of her sisters hand, feeling lonely as soon as she let go. She smiled at the blonde and hugged her another usual routine for the sisters. The redhead snuggled into the crook of Elsa's neck, enjoying the warmth and protection her sister was providing her.
Despite being the Ice Queen, Elsa was warm. If Anna was ever cold than the warmth of her sister was enough for her. Elsa's blonde braid tickled the tip of her nose and she let out of a soft giggle, her warm breath tickling Elsa's neck. Elsa on the other hand stiffened at the warmth on her neck and felt her heartbeat quicken.
"Thank you for the chocolates Snowflake, it's greatly appreciated." The blonde leaned back and rested her forehead on her sisters. Their noses were nearly touching and both of their eyes locked in with each other. Heat creeped up both of the girls neck onto their faces and it didn't go by unnoticed of the two.
Leaning in, Elsa kissed the tip of Anna's nose, causing the younger girl's breath to hitch in her throat. Both of their faces were a tomato, and the other found each other absolutely adorable. They stayed in that position for what seemed like forever, neither of them wanting to leave the others embrace and warmth.
It seemed like forever in a comfortable silence, a bliss only the two of them could enjoy in their own little world. Though it came to an end, much to Anna's disapproval. "Goodnight Anna, sweet dreams snowflake." And with one more kiss to the nose Elsa left the redhead to her room. Anna grumbled in disapproval, wishing the warmth had never left and entered her room.
Little did they know, a lone shadow saw the entire scene take place. A smile forming on their face.
AN: Well this was an amazingly long chapter hahaha. Thank you to all my followers and favorites! Reviews and feedback is widely accepted please and thank you. (: All of this is greatly appreciated and I want you please my readers, so please let me know any feedback you have. :)
I was thinking of having a series of one-shots centering around Fredrick, Anna, and Elsa's childhood. I have a lot of great ideas for their little adventures they have and well I believe you guys will like them as well. I'll post a poll on my profile and let me know if you want it or not!
Once again thank you to everyone who has read the story so far, keep reading! I know it's slow but the pace will pick up in just a bit, this is only the beginning folks! Have a grand day my readers and enjoy!
Disclaimer: As much as I'd love to, I don't own Frozen. xP