To answer the question about Anna talking about marriage. She is a... very spontaneous girl, she acts before she thinks. And she just wanted to ask her sister for some advice on marriage. Like she asks: you thinks he's THE one ? Her sister, on the other hand, took it too serious and thought she actually wanted to marry that fast. They misunderstood each other and hop, an argument is born. If Elsa had said that Kristoff might be the one, then Anna stopped looking for the True Love and just went with him. She wants to be sure he's the one who can make her happy, and she wants to know it, like, right now. It shows how a fight can start from nothing. And I also needed something to jump back to the past to give the cause of this little disagreement. Hopefully it's cleared up now :)
It's 3 days later and today's John coming home, finally. Elsa had been looking forward to this day forever and today's the day ! She's too excited. She still needs the things to get done around the house, not to mention groceries and other stuff like cleaning, doing the dishes and making sure he can jump right into bed when he gets home. Finally, he's finally coming home !
At school, Elsa is nothing more but happy and she dismisses the class early, corrects the homework and does the last things before going home. It's already 2:00 PM and John will arrive at the airport in two hours. Just when Elsa has packed her things and is ready to go, a knock on the class door is heard.
"Ahummm, may I come in ?" Shoot, Mr. Weseltown, what's he doing here ? This is not the moment, I want to go !
"But of course, Sir. To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit today ?" Elsa asks polite but mentally she's cursing at him. He's so annoying.
Mr. Weseltown chuckles. "Please, Elsa, call me Colton. I call you by your first name, I expect you to call me also by mine."
"Ok, then Colton it is..."
"So, I've been wondering. Since you're out early, could you assist me with a task ? I can't do it on my own you see, it would cost me days. But with your brains...We'd be done by the evening if it goes well !" Colton says.
No, no, no, that can't be ! Not today ! The timing is so bad, but I can't refuse him either. What should I do ?
"Excuse me, but how long exactly will it take ? You see, I have other engagements set this afternoon so my time is really limited."
"Like I said, with your brains it'll probably cost about two to three hours. But I'll pay you so you don't have to worry about that."
"Look, Mr. Weseltown. I am flattered, really. It's just that I have some other things to do that are prior to this certain task. I'm so sorry but I have to refuse since you asked me and not demanded from me." Elsa says while rubbing her hands nervously. Man, he's really obnoxious.
"Tsss, tsss, tssss. I said, call me Colton. And I won't take no for an answer. You will come with me right now, I'm the headmaster. You don't know what I am capable of ?"
And with that, he drags Elsa with him to the storage rooms where all the papers need to be sorted, date by date and alphabetically. When Elsa sees the piles of papers that need to be sorted, the feeling of disappointment settles in. She'll never make it in time to the airport, let alone to be reunited with John again ! Mr. Weseltown is already sorting out the papers while he hums a song. Elsa drops her stuff in the corner and joins him with a long dreadful face. This certainly was not how she'd imagined her afternoon.
After having worked for only an hour, Hans shows up. He peeks through the stock room door and sees a depressed Elsa and a happy headmaster, sorting out the papers. Elsa looks up and discovers Hans standing by the door. She jumps up, excuses herself to Mr. Weseltown and runs op to Hans. He is surprised. She must be excited to see me ! Elsa pushes Hans soft against the chest as a sign she wants to speak with him outside the stock room so Mr. Weseltown can't hear them.
"Hans ! Thank God, you're here. Listen, could you do me a favor please ?"
"Sure, what is it ?"
"Look, I have this thing to do in the afternoon and it's really important to me. But Mr. Weseltown has interfered with this little job and now I'm afraid I won't make it to my other engagement. So, would you be so kind to take this over for me ? If you would do that, you'd be my hero !" Elsa looks at him with pleading eyes, Hans melts completely.
"Oh, ok. That's fine with me, I need some things to discuss with him anyways. It would be my pleasure."
"O my gosh, Hans, you are a lifesaver ! I owe you ! Thank you so much !" Elsa could hug him right now.
She runs back to the stock room and grabs her things. "Mr. Weseltown, Hans will take it over for me from now on. You two have fuuunnn !" And with that, she's already gone, leaving a flustered headmaster.
"I think we need to talk, Colton..." Hans begins as he enters the room.
Elsa rams her keys into the door and smashes the door open. She has got to hurry, she needs to get the dog, then she has to drive to Anna's to pick her and her dad up and then she has to drive like crazy to the airport to make it in time for John's arrival. Hurry, hurry, hurry. She calls Seth and almost drags him into her car. A quick look if she had forgotten nothing to take with her and then she leaves, up to her dad's place.
Ten minutes later, she arrives at his house. She presses the car's claxon hard and Anna storms out of the door, carrying a few bags with her. She's screaming about how late Elsa is and how rare that is because her sister is always in time. She gets in the car, dumps her bags, hugs her sis, pets the dog, then realizes she forgot about her dad and runs into the house again. Ten seconds later, Anna comes running out of the house, pushing the wheelchair with a deathly speed and manages to stop it exactly in front of the door opening from the car. Finally when their dad is seated and the wheelchair is in the back with the dog, Anna seats herself next to her sister and breaths out heavily.
"Alrighty then, let's do this shit !" She screams enthousiastically while her sister races away.
Half an hour later, they arrive at the airport. They all get out quickly and run up to the gates. Elsa runs as fast as her legs can carry her. She knows she's late and John will probably already be there, waiting for her. Her family is right behind her, her father is pushing the wheelchair like mad. Anna has the dog and the bags and is stumbling all over the place but she manages to keep up with the rest.
From far away seen, a man in a green army suit can be seen. He's wearing a cap and big black boots. Next to him, on the ground are two big bags and one small one. He's talking to a friend of his who's dressed alike.
"LOOK ELSAAAA. I THINK THAT'S JOOOHHHNNN RIIGHHTT ?!" Anna squeals as she recognizes his figure.
Elsa squeezes her eyes. OMG, I think that's him ! "JOOHHHNNN !" Elsa shouts.
The man in the uniform turns around as he heard his name. He sees three figures and a dog run up to him. The first figure is tall and slim and her hair is waving behind her back from running. The second figure is a man in a wheelchair, the man is pushing the wheels hard with face as red as a tomato. The third figure is a girl with strawberry blonde hair and a dog on the leash. The dog barks loudly as he realizes who's standing there. The man's facial expressions change as he realizes who are running up to him. "Excuse me." He says to his friend and opens his arms to the first figure.
Elsa runs as fast she can and finally she crashes into her love's arms. She hugs him deeply, gripping his uniform and pushing his body against hers. He lifts her up and twirls her around in the air. Then, he grabs her face and looks her in her eyes. He sighs and places a gentle kiss on her lips. She kisses him back with all her heart. John breaks the kiss and hugs her again. He smells her hair, her neck and her clothes. It's a unique, fresh scent that only she has. He has missed her so much. Every time he looked at her picture, his heart ached with agony. It had been so long, almost six months apart. It had been hell, but now he's back and it could be a while before he'll be send off duty again.
"Oh sweetie, how I've missed you. My god, I've missed you like hell !" He says while still hugging her.
Elsa can't even talk, she's too busy hugging him and loving him. John breaks the hug and looks her deep in her eyes. She feels warm again, knowing he's back alive and well.
Then, Elsa's dad gestures John to come over and hugs him. "Son, it's good to see you're alive and kickin' ! Welcome back."
Suddenly, John sees Anna. He missed her, her enthusiasm and funny comments.
"Heyyy, you little redhead. Ya missed me ?" He teases her, rubbing his big hands through her hair with the result becoming messy. He gets a big hug and a punch against his muscular arm back.
"See ya haven't changed ! That's good." He chuckles.
Then John bends over to Seth, who's waiting to be greeted. "He buddy. How're ye doing ? Are ya happy to see me ?"
The dog barks and shakes his tail so hard that Anna thinks it might even fall off if he continues. John pets the dog and hugs him. Seth doesn't know how to cope with all these emotions and he licks John all over the face while howling dramatically. They practically roll over the ground while greeting each other. It looks completely adorable and people who pass them laugh at the scene.
When he's back on his feet again, Elsa wraps her arm around John's waist while looking up to him and smiling like crazy. He smiles back, wraps his arms aound her shoulders and plants a kiss on top of her hair.
"It's good to be back, honey. It's good to be back." He says while petting an over exited dog.
"Okay peeps, let's go !" Anna cheers.
After John went back to his mates and had said goodbye to his Commander, they had packed his belongings and went to the car. As soon every body was seated in the car John already wanted to drive.
"Oh come on. It's been so long since the last time I drove ! I want to feel how the car follows my motions again !" He pouts.
Elsa laughs, he's so childish sometimes ! "Alright then. You drive us home, darling."
While John is driving, Elsa puts her hand on his leg. She wants to make sure that he knows he's been missed these few months. John places his hand on top of hers, brings it to his mouth and kisses her knuckles.
"Awwww, l'armour..." Anna sighs from the backseat of the car as she sees how her sister and John behave towards one another. Next to her, their father grins.
After half an hour drive, Elsa and John set Anna and her dad off at the house. "We'll see you guys tonight !" She says as John already drives away.
"Finally, home." John sighs as he parks the car. He picks up his bags and waits for Elsa to open up the door. As he steps into the house, a feeling of happiness surrounds him. This is his home. Here is where he belongs. He walks up to the bedroom and dumps his bags somewhere in the corner. But he keeps the smaller bag with him. Seth is already running through the house like mad, he's excited that his two best friends are back together. Loud barking he runs from one room to another. Elsa is in the kitchen, making something to drink because John might be thirsty.
John walks up to her and softly whispers something in her ear. "I got ya something. Don't look."
He opens the bag and something cold touches Elsa's arm. He clicks the cold thing around her wrist. "Do ya wanna see it ?"
She nods and then opens her eyes. As she sees what it is she gasps. It's a beautiful golden bracelet, decorated with tiny white diamonds.
"Oh John. It's beautiful. That's so sweet of you, where did you get this ?" She asks while loving her present.
"I got it from a local store in Kabul. The owner was so kind to me, he said that this thing could make any woman happy so I had to buy it. Do you like it ?"
"I love it. It's so pretty and sooo cute ! Thank you so much. Now we're speaking of presents... I also got you one." Elsa says mysteriously. "But you only can see it tonight..."
"Tonight ? Do I have to wait that long ?" John asks slightly disappointed.
"But I promise that you'll like it." Elsa whispers while kissing his nose.
John kisses her back on the lips. "You little..."
The kiss heats up and John lifts Elsa up and walks over to the couch. He lays her on her back and shifts himself on top of her, never leaving her soft lips. She puts his arms around his neck and lets her fingers wander through his hair. It's short but still very soft. John kisses her neck as his hands worship her sides. She moans with pleasure. After a few minutes, he leaves her neck and moves back up to her lips again, the most soft part of her body. Elsa's fingers feel his chest and his arms, his body became so much muscular. He's really strong and pushes his lips on hers with great force, she doesn't mind. Finally, she manages to break the kiss.
"Sweetie, we have to get ready for tonight." She whispers with a crooked smile, her eyes never leaving his.
John looks at her with a cute confused face, then the realization sinks into him, he smiles and lays his head on her chest. "Yeah, we probably should." He says soft while listening to her steady heartbeat.
"Finally, you guys are there. We've been waiting for like...hours !" Anna shouts as she sees Elsa and John walking up to their table.
"Ten minutes." Her father corrects her. "Hey darlings, welcome back."
Tonight, Anna and Elsa prepared a dinner at the restaurant Kristoff works at. Because Anna is now aquatinted with the chef cook there, they could come and dine on discount. It was like a win win situation, the family could eat here for not so much money and Anna could watch Kristoff in action all night long...
"My, my Johnnie, you look dashing tonight !" Anna says impressed while her eyes are scanning him. He is wearing a white blouse on black pants. The sleeves are rolled up, as always and it looks like he's had a shower. Elsa looks nice too, she's wearing a loose dress with a belt around the waist. Her hair is in a messy French braid, it became sort of her signature braid. John acts like a real gentleman and helps Elsa to her seat.
"This place looks nice..." He says while looking around. "Impressive interior. I don't believe I've seen it before, am I right ?"
"It's a new restaurant, Anna discovered it a few weeks ago. We've been here once, to celebrate that you were coming home." Elsa fills him in.
The family enjoys dinner and talk a lot with each other. John has got so many stories to share with them. It's getting late and the restaurant will close soon. Kristoff also stopped by to Anna's delight and talked a bit but then his boss yelled that if he didn't go to work this instant, he'd get a foot shoved up his ass.
After the everybody had said each other goodbye, Elsa and John go their own way home. He remembers Elsa had a surprise for him that he only could see tonight and he's getting pretty curious.
"Hee sweetie, you said you had a surprise for me. Can I see it now ?"
"Joohhhnnn, patience, patience." Elsa smiles. "We're not even home yet !" She's got a big surprise for him. If only he knew...
"Ok, close your eyes. And don't peek !"
John closes his eyes and feels how Elsa takes his hands and leads him to another room. It smells like new paint.
"Now open them."
He opens his eyes and the first thing he sees is a navy blue room, the walls are covered with wooden boards. And on these boards are his collection model vehicles ! Over the years, he has been collecting cars, boats, planes and motorcycles. It's his passion. But he got too many and so he dumped them in a box, never to see them again. While he was away, Elsa decided to clean up the dump room and make it into his Model Collection Room. She had painted the walls in his favorite color, dusted all of his vehicles and had placed them on the boards she made on the walls. Now his whole collection was set out for view and it looked amazing. In the middle of the room is a huge oak desk standing, with on top of it John's computer and two presents.
Elsa points at the presents. "Well, aren't you gonna open them ?"
"You bought me new ones ? I thought you were getting tired of my models ?" John asks confused.
"Yeah, but if that's what makes you happy, then who am I standing in the way ?"
John opens his presents to discover she bought him two new models, a car and a plane.
"Wauw, that's super cool Els ! How did you know I wanted the Royce Ltd 1899 ?" He asks surprised as he inspects the car. It's brand new and painted black with golden spinners.
"I know you John, I know what you like... Just as you bought me this jewelry." Elsa says while smiling at his childlike behavior. That's so adorable !
She decides to leave him alone with his toys. You know how men and vehicles are ! It's so good to have you back, honey. It's so good. She silently thinks while closing the door behind her.