A/N: I apologize so much for the slow updates, but I have a lot of personal stuff to deal with the last two weeks. I've started a treatment for epilepsy and moved into my new apartment while I got a job, lost it and got it back again and I've also tried to get into living on my own now. I hope you'll like it. Now the drama will start.
Anna woke up later than Kristoff and Elsa as usual and with her usual bedhead. She fixed her hair and got in one of her light green dresses and made her way to the dining hall where Kristoff and Elsa already sat waiting for her to arrive. She smiled when she saw their faces and smiles crept on the queen's face as well as Kristoff's.
She walked over and hugged her sister
"Good morning Elsa"
"Good morning Anna" after that she walked over and greeted Kristoff as well with a morning kiss.
"Good morning Kristoff"
"Good morning feisty pants" Elsa just shook her head at the nickname Kristoff had given her on their ride to the North Mountain that he still used as Anna just giggled and sat down waiting for the chef to bring in something to fresh up their energy with. Anna ate faster than the others and as Elsa tried to make her slow down, she decided she needed her to get in talk.
"So, what did you have in mind for today Anna?" Anna just shoved the food down her throat and as she got it all down, she looked at Elsa who couldn't help but shake her head in wonder and amusement.
"I was thinking about going for a walk and see things downtown. I must admit that David made an impression on me and I think I'd like to talk a bit to him, he seems like someone who had been a lot out of Arendelle. It sounds so wonderful and exciting!" at the last Anna got a little extra and both Elsa and Kristoff loved that side of her as they smiled at each other and then at her.
"I'm going to the mountains a bit extra, so you don't have to wait for me at dinner tonight"
"We'll just arrange something for you, Kristoff" Elsa said as Kristoff put up his hand in protest.
"No need to make a fuss out of me, Elsa. I'll just grab something on the way back" this time Elsa was the one to protest.
"Please Kristoff, it's no big. I insist as the queen" it was an advantage when she could throw the "obey me, I'm the queen-card". Kristoff knew she was persistent and just nodded.
"What about you Elsa?" Anna turned the conversation to her sister. Elsa turned attention towards her excited sister. It was clear Anna hoped she had some time to spare to spend with her.
"Well, I have a lot of trades to finish and then at night I guess we could spend some time together if it's okay with Kristoff" both sisters turned their attention towards the mountain man and he nodded in approval and Anna squealed in joy knowing that she'd get some girl time with Elsa. She loved whenever she spent time alone with Elsa after all those years.
After breakfast, Elsa turned direction to her study after she had hugged Anna and wished a good day in town. Anna then followed Kristoff out to the stables where he'd get Sven ready for todays work. He led Sven pull the sleigh as Kristoff and Anna enjoyed the last time together until the evening.
"See you later beautiful" Kristoff grabbed her and kissed her lips fully and full of passion. Anna just gave into it and grabbed around his neck to complete the kiss.
"Have a good day in the mountains. Please be careful Kristoff" Kristoff put a hand on Anna's shoulder and smiled confident at her.
"Don't worry about me. I've worked with this for mostly my entire life"
"Please still Kristoff" Kristoff nodded and kissed her one more time before he sat up in the sleigh and grab the reins and pulled the reins to move Sven. When they started to leave the town, he looked back and saw Anna waving at him and he waved back at her as he started focusing on his journey towards the mountains.
When Anna lost sight of Kristoff, she walked straight towards all the shops to see what they had to bid her this day. She looked with excitement at flowers, fruit, chocolate and all such stuff and after some time, she decided to go to see David who she seemed to find a nice person. She looked through the window and saw he was still packing out.
He's really got a lot of stuff Anna thought to herself as she peeked inside the door. David didn't turn around, but seemed to hear the door as he yelled for her to come in. She did so and looked around to see it was all kind of stuff and she didn't know what most of it was. Of course this made her only more curious on him and she inspected all the stuff that was seated on a place until he was finished and ready to talk. But of course only if he wouldn't be ready within 10 minutes.
"Hey Princess Anna. What can I do for you today"
"Please, David, just call me Anna"
"Fine, Anna. What is it that you want from me today?" she took a small knife and a small bottle down from the shelf as she looked at paintings and all sort of stuff for the home.
"You have a lot of special stuff. What exactly is that you're doing with all this stuff?"
"Well, I was thinking to open a shop that's got a bit more than just one specific thing. I thought it'd do good to make sure the queen don't try chase me off like all the other kingdoms I've been to ever since my mentor passed away"
"How long did you stay with him, your mentor?" Anna was so curious of how it would be to live another than Arendelle.
"We were a team for almost 12 years as I was taking in by him in an age of 8 years and then he died just before I turned 21 and then I've travelled a bit and I couldn't find a place. I think I lived in Weselton for 10 days before I was chased away and the Southern Isles was close to the same, but only 11 days I think" Anna felt so bad for him that she hugged him and he was surprised.
"Whoa whoa, Anna. Don't you think it'd be a little weird if Elsa or Kristoff came here and saw you hug me?" David didn't disliked being hugged, but he just wouldn't have expected it from a royal even if he figured last night that Anna was a special case compared to many sophisticated graces.
After she left, she didn't know what to do now that Kristoff was gone ice harvesting and Elsa was held up with queen-duties. She thought she'd inspect the library and see what they had to offer her for a time killer. What she didn't know was that she had people waiting, but not in a friendly matter. As she stroke through the town square where most people for some strange reason had turned in, she was almost the only person in sight of town in Arendelle.
She looked around her surroundings and wondered where all the people had gone to, but before she had more time to think about that, someone grabbed her arm.
"Hey, let me go! What are you doing?! Let go of me you creeps!" before she had a chance to yell for someone to help her, she was gagged by the mouth and dragged away from the normally crowded streets of Arendelle.
Anna kept struggling and do everything within her powers to get free and run for the castle. Her thoughts ran to Elsa and Kristoff. Was she never to see them again? What would they do when they found out about her disappearance? And what would they exactly do to her? All those questions and physical struggle soon ended with a black nothing as something hard slammed against her head and she felt darkness take over her and her consciousness.
Hours went by and Kristoff got home and went to find Anna, but when she wasn't responding to his knocks, he peeked out and found no sight of Anna at all. He supposed she'd be with Elsa and decided he'd go get a bath before go greeting them. It was passed dinnertime and he knew they'd possibly be spending time as Elsa promised Anna when he left this morning. He figured he'd grab a grub and then just retreat and let Anna have a little time with Elsa. He could surely wait talking to her and he was certain she'd come by his room to greet him at some point. She always did so. He enjoyed it as the hot water ran down his shoulders and all the way down to his feet and as it got out and got into some fresh clothes, he was going for the kitchen, as he knew Elsa had asked the chef some food for him. She had even told him by leaving him a note.
He grabbed his grub and took it to his room where he could rest his tired arms and legs. It had really been a hard day in the mountains and he felt a sensational feeling of satisfaction lying on the warm covers and eating the best food you could in all of Arendelle.
He was so tired, he lost track of time until someone knocked on his door. He looked up and heard a voice from the other side of the door.
"Kristoff, are you in there? It's Elsa"
"I'm here, just come in Elsa. It's not locked or anything" he sat up as Elsa entered and he saw an expression of extreme worry and she looked even more afraid when she saw it was just he in his room.
"Has Anna been here Kristoff?" Kristoff did not fully understand her now. Just before he left he assumed Anna would be spending time together with Elsa and here the queen was asking him if she had been with him. Something seemed not correct.
"Isn't she with you? You girls agreed that this morning as far I recall" Kristoff's tone sounded unknowing with a slight amount of concern of what was going on. It was not like Anna to just sink into a hole and now show herself for that long, as it appeared to be from how desperate as Elsa sounded.
"No, I've been waiting for you for several hours? I haven't' heard anything and neither Kai or Gerda have heard or seen anything about her. It's unlike her" Kristoff had a feeling that something was wrong. He knew Elsa was very protective of Anna, but he also knew it was right that it wasn't like Anna to be gone for all this time that she seemed to have been.
"I guess we could take Sven and see if we can find her in town"
"I'm going to send out the scouts" Elsa sounded desperate as Kristoff put a hand on her shoulder to gain her attention.
"Wait with that Elsa. If she's downtown then there's no reason to use the recourses" Elsa nodded slightly.
"Okay, but if we don't find anything then I won't hesitate to send them out. ALL OF THEM!" Elsa agreed, but made sure Kristoff understood the concern as he nodded to make sure he understood and if he'd sure be very concerned too if she wasn't downtown.
Elsa and Kristoff quickly ran outside. Kristoff made sure to grab his coat that had just been washed and dried by the castle staff while Elsa just ran outside knowing that she wouldn't feel the chill air
"Sven, come on! We fear something's happened to Anna and we need you to get us around town faster" Sven nodded and Kristoff first sat up and helped Elsa to sit behind him. When Sven took off, Elsa held Kristoff around his waist as she looked to the sides and saw absolutely nothing. They asked a few people around town if they had seen the princess, but no one seemed to have noticed anything change and then Kristoff remembered Anna said she'd go see David. If someone would know anything he'd possibly be the one.
"Maybe David knows something? Anna did say she'd visit him"
"Maybe she was caught before she reached him and if that, then we don't have anything to work out from" Kristoff shook his head by Elsa fear that sounded as less positive as possible.
"I know you're scared Elsa, but it won't do us any good not hoping for the best. Maybe she just lost track of time or something like that or maybe he was told where she was going to next" Elsa nodded knowing he was right even though she still feared the worst. Kristoff knocked the door.
"I'm closed. Who is it?"
"It's Queen Elsa and Kristoff Bjorgman. We're here to talk to you about Anna" David sensed some fear and desperation in Elsa's voice and unlocked the door and she and Kristoff entered to see no sight of Anna.
"She isn't here Elsa if that's you were thinking"
"Has she been here today?" Kristoff asked firmly
"She has, but that was very early. I think it was about 10 hours since she left"
"Did she say where she'd go to next?"
"No. I don't have a clue, but may I ask what all these questions are necessary? I haven't done anything to her, I wouldn't dare" David got in defensive mode.
"She hasn't returned to the castle and no else in town has seen anything for all the time since she left for town 12 hours ago"
"You fear she's been kidnapped or something like that?" Elsa nodded not daring to say more.
"I haven't seen anything since then, but if I do I'll report to you immediately Elsa" Elsa nodded to show her gratitude and as she and Kristoff left, he nodded and then he looked through some stuff he had in the back hoping this could help him do service for Elsa. Of course he'd have to convince her to believe him.
Meanwhile, Anna had gained consciousness and tried to take in her surroundings. This was defiantly a place she didn't know who had brought her here because they had all been wearing masks and no one seemed to be around. She hopelessly screamed for help and when she someone enter.
"Who is this? Why have you taken me here? I have nothing to offer you. Please let me out" when the figure moved out of the shadows she was shocked to see the person revealing identity and if she was worried before, she was terrified by now.
That was it for now. In the next chapter, I'll reveal the kidnapper and more juicy details. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I apologize for not updating before now, but I had a very hectic life the last two weeks and couldn't get time before now. Please read and review.
