As she scarfed down another chocolate pancake, Anna glanced over towards the blonde. She sat at the head of the table, cutting her strawberries in half before eating them.

"Anna, you're staring."

"Oh, right. Sorry."

"It's alright Anna," the blonde smiled towards the girl. "What's wrong?"

"It's... nothing."

Elsa searched the redhead's face, smile slowly disappearing from her face.

"Anna? Is everything okay?"

"Yeah... Just..." The redhead sighed. "I was wondering where you've been."

"I told you, I was away on business." Elsa said, slightly relieved. "I'm sorry it was so sudden."

"Oh you don't have to apologize, I was just..." Her voice trailed off, Elsa noted.

"You sure you're okay?"

"Hm? Oh yeah, I'm fine! I was just curious," she tucked the loose strands of hair behind her ear. "By the way, you haven't touched the pancakes. I thought they were your favorite?"

"They're your favorite. We spent an hour one day talking about your favorite kinds of chocolates, remember?"

"Right... Well, what's your favorite? Food, I mean." Anna surveyed Elsa's plate. "Please don't tell me that's it."

Elsa raised her eyebrow. "Fruits and vegetables are good for you Anna. I'm just trying to eat healthy."

"Eh, it's too early for healthy. I need my fix of chocolate," she took another bite. "Anyways, you haven't answered my question."

"Well, I guess if I had to choose... Gerda makes these chocolate truffles occasionally. She spends an entire day making them, decorating them individually. It fills the entire estate with the sweet smell and- Anna?"

The redhead, realizing that she was practically drooling, quickly closed her mouth in embarrassment. Her face flushed red as she folded her hands on her lap, too afraid to look up.

The blonde giggled under her hand. "I'll ask Gerda to make some for you." She looked at the clock across the room. "Come on, I'll drive you home."

Elsa put the car in park. She frowned when she saw the glum look on the smaller girl's face.

"Anna, I won't disappear for two months again. We'll see each other again soon."

Anna looked up towards her, blue eyes searching the blonde's face. "You promise?"

Elsa gently squeezed her hand. "I promise."

"Okay," the redhead managed a small smile before stepping out of the car. She watched the car drive off before heading inside. As she closed her front door, her phone rang.

"Hello? Yeah, sorry sweetie I just got home, what's up?"

Once she got home, Elsa quietly went up the stairs. She stood in her bathroom, staring at the small orange plastic bottle in her hands. Her blue eyes glossed over the fine print over and over, making sure the instructions had not changed each time. She took a deep breath, and picked up her cup of water. With a shaky hand, she brought it to her mouth, taking small sips as she tried to calm herself.

Quickly, she brought the pills to her mouth, hesitating for a moment before popping them in. She washed down the bitter capsules with the rest of the water, pouring herself a couple more cups to wash away the taste.

As the taste subsided, she trudged over to her bed before collapsing onto it. Soon her body was shaking, tears rolling off her cheek and onto the comforter.

Anna took one last look over her outfit in the full body mirror Hans had gotten her. She padded down her light blue blouse, inspecting it for any loose strands. She heard her phone go off in the other room, and she raced towards it, slightly disappointed once she saw who'd sent it.

'Movie night. Me and Sven are watching the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy. You in?'

'No'

Her phone buzzed again as soon as she'd set it down.

'Are you still mad at me?'

'What do you think?'

'Look, I'm sorry, can we sit down and talk it out? I haven't seen you in a week.'

'Sorry, date night.'

The buzzer went off by the door. She quickly skipped to the intercom.

"Who is it?"

"It's me sweetheart," Anna's heart fluttered as she lingered on that phrase. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I'll be down in a sec!"

She silenced her phone before putting it into her purse. She ran down the steps, smile becoming wider and wider as she got closer to her auburn haired boyfriend. Once she had gotten outside, she leaped into his arms.

"Woah there fierypants, what's gotten into you?" He set her down gently.

"Oh nothing, just happy to see you!" She lost herself in his green eyes for a moment.

"I'm happy to see you too. You look beautiful by the way," Hans raised her arm over her head, spinning the girl slowly. A flush of red emerged over her freckled cheeks.

"You look beautiful too! Uh- I mean, you look great. Not that you don't always look great, because you're always great, to me..." She brushed her hair nervously. "You're great."

The taller boy let out a loud chuckle, before wrapping an arm around her shoulder.

Anna sighed contentedly. After dinner, they picked up some chocolates and wandered the city. They came upon Anna's favorite park, where they found a bench underneath an oak tree. She laid back into his arms and closed her eyes, perfectly happy with the world.

Her thoughts soon moved to the breakfast with the blonde. Anna had mentioned offhand about the blonde looking a bit thinner, but that was putting it nicely. The girl looked frail, to the point where Anna was concerned for her life. Every movement seemed strained, and as much as Elsa tried to hide it with makeup, it was clear to Anna that she hadn't been sleeping well judging by the dark bags under her eyes.

Anna sighed again, this time not so happily. This didn't go unnoticed by Hans, who had been feeding the redhead truffles from the box of chocolates. He looked down to the sullen girl with concern.

"Hey, are you okay?"

She looked up into his green eyes, butterflies fluttering in her gut.

"Yeah, I'm fine," she smiled up at him.

Don't lie.

"Actually," she hesitated, lost in her thoughts.

It's nothing worth bringing up.

It's exactly as he said it was, it's worth bringing up.

No it's not. How do you know that he's telling the truth? How would he even know these things?

Because-

Don't you trust her?

A hand brushed against her cheek, bringing her back to reality. Hans gently pulled her face towards his by her chin. Their lips touched softly, and the loud thumping of her heart replaced the inner monologues. As they parted, she opened her eyes and found his.

"Tell me what's wrong Anna."

She took a deep breath. "You were right. About Elsa. She won't tell me where she's really been, and she looks really sick." A tear came down her cheek. "I'm worried about her."

He pulled her closer. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you, it was none of my-"

"No, I'm glad you did. I didn't want to believe you, but I saw her with my own eyes." The tears started pouring down her face. "I just want to help her."

He wiped away her tears, gently stroking her hair. "I want to help her too. We'll figure everything out. Together."

A/N: As always, comments and criticisms are appreciated.

Next Chapter will be up on Saturday!