Chapter 2-Put On A Brave Face
Anna was set in a group with the outfielders, Snow, Tink, Pocahontas, Ariel, and some other new girls trying out for the team. They were running fly ball drills. Coach Calhoun was with the infield players, giving them ground balls. Anna had her eyes on the beautiful captain who was stalking around the field, eyeing every player with her wolf-like stare. Every time Anna met the Snow Queen's eyes, Anna felt like she was on fire. She looked away from the icy stare of her captain, but glanced back quickly and saw that Elsa's eyes never left her.
"Don't get too distracted on her, kid. She won't hesitate to cut you from the team if you mess up even a little," Tink told Anna when she ran back to the end of the line after getting her fly ball reps. "I'm not getting distracted!" Anna fought back. Tink snorted and replied, "Yeah, okay. Whatever you say puppy dog eyes." "Stop it, Tink. She's just curious about new people. Lay off," Snow chimed in. "Calm down, Snow. I'm just trying to warn her about that stone cold bi-" "Stone cold what, Oslon."
Tink's expression flattened, the fire in her eyes immediately washed out by fear. All eyes went towards the owner of the cold, caustic voice behind Tink. They turned to see that Elsa had walked up to the group of outfielders in the short time they had been talking. The group was captured in a stunned silence by the appearance of the Snow Queen. "We...we were just talking about this new TV show we watch-" "Oslon, I don't think I need to tell you again what I do to people who lie to me," Elsa growled, looking Tink up and down like a predator stalks prey. Tink visibly gulped and couldn't find the words to say to the intimidating figure before her.
"We were talking about some girl Tink is currently having a beef with. I don't remember her name, though. I think you said it was someone you met over your vacation, right Tink?" Anna piped up. All eyes snapped to Anna, all of the gazes mixed with surprise and dread. Elsa walked towards Anna, eyeing her like a piece of meat. "Is that so, Feistypants?" Elsa rumbled. "Feistypants? The fuck is that?" Anna thought. "Alright, two can play at this game." "Yeah, Frosty. So how 'bout you go back to walking around the field or whatever you were doing, and let us go back to tryouts?" Anna blurted out. "Oh shit. Shots fired," Ariel mumbled.
Elsa's lips turned up into a mischievous smile. "Alright, Miss...?"
"Anna. Anna Baker."
"Alright, Miss Baker. I will go back to 'walking around the field' as you put it. My apologizes for interrupting your concentration ladies," Elsa announced. "Go back to whatever it was you were doing." The group quickly shuffled away from the captain. As Anna attempted to walk past Elsa, she was stopped in her tracks by the pressure of a strong hand on her arm. "Don't you think you're getting off that easy, Baker. If you ever embarrass me in front of anyone again, I will make sure you are punished. Do you understand me?" Elsa whispered hotly in Anna's ear. If this wasn't pretty much a death threat, Anna would have melted into Elsa's arms because of the way she was talking to her. Anna locked eyes with her captor. "Oh, I understand. And you should know that I do very well under punishment," she snarled. She saw Elsa's eyes grow wide, then settle into thin, angry slits. "If you think this is a joke, I hope you're ready for the punch line," Elsa retorted, getting closer to Anna, their faces extremely close. At that moment, Anna's strong facade fell away, leaving her looking like the wide-eyed puppy Tink took notice to mere minutes ago.
Anna's eyes fell to Elsa's lips, then quickly returned to the piercing blue eyes staring at her. The eye movement didn't go unnoticed by Elsa. She knew she had this redhead in the palm of her hand. "Ooh, someone likes what they see," Elsa whispered. That brought Anna out of her stupor and the facade was built up again. "Good luck, Feistypants. You're gonna need it today," and Elsa pushed past the redhead, leaving Anna to contemplate what just happened in the middle of right field.
She slowly walked over to the outfield group, where all the girls just looked at her, stunned. "Why the fuck did you do that?" Tink asked, clearly bewildered. "I...I have no idea," Anna stuttered. "It...It just kinda...happened." "You looked like a boss there, kid!" Tink applauded. "That was freakin' scary! I had no idea what she was gonna do to you!" Ariel added. "Ariel, please, just say fuckin'. 'Freakin'' is not a real word, for God's sake." Tink uttered. "Anna, what did she say to you after we left?" Snow inquired. "Something about...punishment or something," Anna recalled. "Oh shit, you're next in line," Tink laughed. Anna turned towards Tink with somewhat fearful eyes and asked, "What is that supposed to mean? Does she like...kill people?" "Jesus Christ, Anna! No she doesn't kill people! God, kid, you sure do have a weird imagination," Tink replied. "She does this with every new girl that comes on the team, don't feel like it's only you," Pocahontas interjected. "But I haven't even made the team yet!" Anna exclaimed. "Yeah we got that, kid. But we've heard a lot about you, so you're pretty close to getting on this team," Tink said. "What does she do?" Anna questioned. "It's actually different for everyone, I think. For me, she just sat me for three games. Like nothing too bad," Pocahontas answered.
"For me, I had to clean the dugout and the field for three weeks every day," added Snow. "Mine was actually pretty interesting," Tink said. Everyone leaned in to hear what Tink had to say about her encounter with the Snow Queen. "Hey Fairy! It's your turn for fly balls!" Ariel shouted, running towards them from the outfield station. "Shut up, mermaid! I swear to God I'll punch you in your gills!" Tink shouted back. She sighed and said, "I'll tell you when I get back."
Tink took her reps and ran back to tell the girls what had happened with her and the Snow Queen. "Okay so, we were in her dorm room and we were just chilling there, and all of a sudden, she turned to me and was like 'I got your punishment idea,' and I was like 'Oh shit, what do I have to do.' You know what she made me do?" The girls leaned in closer. "She made me...give her...a lap dance," Tink said with a smile. The girls were laughing so hard, Anna was sure that one of them was going to fall on the ground and die. "And I kinda liked it to be completely honest," Tink added. "Is that how your strip club job started?" Snow asked through her fits of laughing. "Yep! And I have to thank our wonderful Snow Queen for starting me on the path of getting ones stuffed in my underwear!" Tink laughed.
After the outfield drills ended, the hitting drills followed. There were two stations. The first, hitting off a tee into a net, and the second, live hitting on the field. Live hitting meaning that one of the players had to pitch to the batters. Anna was up to the plate first. When she looked at who was on the mound, all the blood drained from her body. Elsa Johansson was glaring daggers at her, always with the crooked smile on her face. "Shit," Anna mumbled. "Yeah, you shouldn't have pissed her off," said the catcher behind her. "Oh, you saw that," was all Anna could say. "Everyone saw that, kid. That took some guts," the catcher said. "Thanks, I guess," Anna laughed. "I'm Anna," she said. "Punz's cousin?" the catcher asked. "Yep, that's me." "Nice to finally meet you. I'm Megara. My friends call me Meg. At least they would if I had any friends."
"I'm sure you have friends," Anna replied. "Yeah, if you count this bunch of weirdos," Meg said. "Get in the batter's box, Baker. Show me what you're made of," Coach Calhoun roared from the outfield. She had a clipboard in her hand, writing down stats for each of the players. "You're gonna get ten pitches," she announced. Anna dug her cleats into the dirt in the batter's box and eyed the Snow Queen on the mound. Elsa began her windup; Anna began hers. In the blink of an eye, the ball was in Meg's glove. "The fuck..." Anna mumbled. "She's kinda the best pitcher in the league," Meg said. "Yeah, I can figure that," Anna answered. "You're there to hit the ball, not stand there and look like an idiot," Elsa chided, receiving the ball back from Meg. "That's it. You want me to hit the ball? Get the fuck ready," Anna thought to herself, getting back in the box and focusing in.
Elsa let go of the ball and Anna swung. Foul off to the first base side. "C'mon kid! You got this!" she heard Tink yell from the outfield. Then the rest of the girl chimed in, including her biggest cheerleader, Rapunzel. Pitch by pitch, Anna only could get a little of the bat on the ball, causing it to foul off every time she swung. Down to her last pitch, Anna set her sights just to get the ball in fair territory. And that's exactly what she did. She hit a line drive right back at Elsa's face. Luckily, Elsa's quick reflexes kicked in and caught the screaming line-drive with her glove.
"Nice hit, Baker," Elsa said, under the roar from her cheering section in the field. Anna nodded to the Snow Queen, feeling pretty good that she made a statement to the team, especially to Elsa. She put her bat, helmet, and batting gloves away, picked up her glove, and headed out to the field. She joined Tink in the outfield, catching pop flies from the batters hitting. Eventually, Rapunzel came up to bat. "Here ya go, Punz!" Anna yelled. She swore she could hear Elsa's eye roll. Rapunzel hit two balls in fair territory, which was rare for any good softball player.
The rest of the girls went and it was Elsa's turn to show off. Rapunzel went in to pitch for Elsa, even though she wasn't really pitcher. Well, she knew how to pitch, just not the best in the world. The first pitch was hit a mile past the outfield fence. "Is she like the softball goddess or something?" Anna mumbled. "She's one of the best players I've ever seen, kid. She's a monster," Tink said in awe. However, her reaction changed to disgust. "But she is a monster, Anna. She's not all there, you know," she seriously added.
"What do you mean? Is she, like, mental?" Anna questioned. "It's not that, she's just had an awful time of it these past years, and, well I don't know. Shit's happened that turned her into a monster," Tink answered. "Were you guys friends?"
"We were pretty close. I don't know if you'd call us friends, but we hung out. Gave her a lap dance. Fucked a little, "Tink mumbled the last part. "You had sex with her!?" Anna whispered in her surprised, high-pitch voice. "I mean, we were both having bad days, so why not? I'm not gay though," Tink answered with a shrug. "Tink," Anna said. Tink looked at her. "Teach me your ways," Anna laughed. They both fell in to fits of laughing. When they were done, Anna asked, "Wait, why were you so scared of her today?" Tink's expression faltered a little, then said, "When we just hang out with Elsa outside of softball, she's pretty cool, I guess. But when we're here, it's like a whole other person. Think of the meanest coach you've ever had times a billion and one."
"Shit, it's gonna be a ride then," Anna mumbled. "You'll be fine, kid. Just do what you did today and you'll be fine," Tink reassured her.
Tryouts ended and Anna was getting her stuff together. As she was walking out of the dugout, someone tapped her on the shoulder. Anna turned to see a blonde girl with a ponytail, a little taller than her, with beautiful green eyes. "Hey, you're Anna, right?" she asked. "Yeah, that's me," Anna replied. "I just wanted to tell you that you're now part of the Arendelle Knights! Congratulations."
She made the team. It took one tryout and she had made her college team. "Wait a minute, shouldn't the coach be telling me, or at least the Sn- sorry, the captain? I don't mean to be rude but I have no idea who you are," Anna said. The blonde laughed and answered her, "Well, the coach left already and our captain told me to tell you." Anna was elated. She couldn't believe it. This was her dream come true. She knew her dad would be so proud of her. She then jumped at the blonde and hugged her. "Oh my God, thank you so much! You have no idea what this means to me!" Anna squealed. The blonde hugged back and laughed. "It's no problem, Anna. Glad to have you on board."
Anna pulled away from her with the biggest smile plastered on her face. "God, sorry. I didn't ask you what your name was," Anna blurted. The blonde stood there and shook her head, still laughing. "Well, are you gonna ask me? Or is this gonna remain a mystery?" she asked. "Oh shit, sorry! Uh... Okay. Hi! What's your name?" Anna questioned. "Well, I'll start off to tell you that I'm not a five year old," the blonde said with a wink, which Anna somewhat blushed at. "My name is Emma Swan. I'm a junior with your cousin, Punz."
"Well, it's very nice to meet you, Emma! Thank you again!" Anna said as she walked out of the dugout.
As soon as Anna was out of the dugout, Emma sat down on the bench and sighed. "Well, she's a spitfire, isn't she?" a voice from the outside of the dugout said. Emma's attention turned toward the owner of that voice. "You know you could have just told her yourself, Els," Emma groaned. "I'd rather not talk to people who disrespect me," Elsa retorted. "Ugh, whatever. She's on the team now so you got what you wanted," Emma replied. "Emma, I always get what I want. Of all people you should know that."
"Yeah I guess so," Emma mumbled. "Are you going to see Regina tonight?" Elsa asked. "Yeah, we're going to dinner," Emma replied. "Oh I know what that means," Elsa said, a mischievous glint in her eyes. "Shut up, Els."
author's note: hey guys! so i added emma swan and regina mills from the tv show once upon a time into the story! if you're confused with those characters or whatnot, don't be afraid to ask questions! i'm here for you! thanks to everyone who followed, favorited, read, and commented on this story! it makes my day! love you all! hope you liked this chapter!