The White Shadow 8: I don't own Frozen or any Characters.

Rating: M

Pairing: Eventual Elsanna

Words: 2,183

Characters: Anna, Elsa, Minor parts: Belle, Aurora, Hans and Kristoff

Summary: Elsa has been told that Anna might be targeted for not only kidnapping, but maybe death. Anna had come to a conclusion about Elsa's almost two personalities. What will happen at dinner tonight?


Anna had mixed feelings about Elsa coming to dinner. The main feeling was that Anna didn't have to sit alone listening to her parents argue about politics for an hour or in complete silence. Having Elsa there would make everything so much nicer, especially if Anna's parents let them practice Japanese. Then there was the fact that Anna's mother asked specifically to have Elsa come for dinner. Anna's mother never did anything without thoughts of how to further her or Anna's fathers careers. Anna didn't want Elsa to be forced to do anything that she didn't want to or worse have her mother scare Elsa away. Especially now that Anna knew Elsa's secret and that Anna had spent the day thinking about what Elsa meant by saying don't feel. Anna even started to like the idea of being more than just friends with Elsa, if only Anna could convince Elsa it was safe to communicate her feelings.

Anna was going to try her best to make Elsa feel safe and secure with Anna so that maybe one day they could be more than just friends. Anna checked herself in the mirror and saw that Elsa's braids from this morning where a little frayed at the end, but still looked wonderful.

Anna moved down stairs and waited by the door. Anna checked her watch, it had been about an hour and just as Anna thought that she could hear Elsa's voice over the gate intercom. Anna opened the front door and saw Elsa walk in through the gate. Elsa looked around the grounds as she walked to the door and about half way Elsa noticed Anna standing there. Elsa waved and Anna could almost make out a smile. Elsa picked up the pace slightly as she came over to Anna.

"Hay," Elsa called out as she got closer.

"Thank you for coming over again. I hope my mom doesn't chase you away tonight," Anna said, truthfully.

"I'm not going anywhere," Elsa answered as she walked up the steps to the house. Anna led Elsa upstairs into Anna's bedroom. Anna jumped on the bed and Elsa set her bag down and pulled the chair over next to the bed. "Can I ask you something?" Elsa said hesitantly.

"Anything," Anna replied, as she sat up on the side of her bed. Anna watched as Elsa played with her braid and Anna thought that this was it. Elsa was going to ask Anna out officially.

"Why don't you like your mother very much?" Elsa's question wasn't the question Anna was prepared to answer. Anna just sat there thinking and then it hit her. Every time Elsa talked about her mother she always said 'used to' or 'she did' do things. Elsa's mother was gone and she sees the way Anna treated her mother.

Anna started to feel a little guilty as Elsa probably only wanted to have her mother back. "Have you ever heard of a marriage of convenience?" Anna asked.

Elsa tilted her head to the side "Like an arranged marriage?"

"Kind of. My father was the DA with aspirations of being a senator and maybe president. My mother was a hard core political activist about women's rights with aspirations of being a senator or representative," Anna knew she was probably going to much in depth to the question that Elsa asked, but it was just flowing out.

"They then came up with a plan to aspire to voters. My father needed to appeal to female voters as his history in the military, the DA and his hard stance against corruption and organized crime. My mother brought that to the marriage. My mother needed to appeal to more male voters and what better then to get a man's man of a DA. So they got married and got into the state government," Anna stopped there and took a drink of water that was always on her bed stand.

"After a few years they wanted more though. So they did some research and found that they didn't appeal to family voters much so they decided that having a child would get those votes. So they had me and the next November they were elected to the federal government."

"They didn't marry for love or anything other than their careers and they didn't have me because they wanted kids. They have had side affairs with people over the years and I don't even know if my father is actually my father or not," Anna finished, looking at Elsa and Elsa had an unusual look on her face.

"Even though he might not share the same DNA he is still your father," Elsa said, as she reached out a patted Anna's leg and Anna placed her hand on Elsa's hand. Elsa just left her hand on Anna's lap and Anna grabbed Elsa's hand.

"Really? I always thought that a father was someone who would hold you at night when you had a nightmare. Father should be a man that you judge all other men against, not the man you have nightmares about," Anna explained and saw Elsa look off in the distance in thought.

"Miss Anna your mother wanted to inform you that dinner would be ready in thirty minutes," Marcus's voice rang out from the doorway to Anna's room.

"Thank you Marcus. What are we having tonight?" Anna asked, still holding Elsa's hand.

"In honor of Miss Elsa the appetizer is Tuna and Salmon Sushi, salad will be Seaweed salad, soup will be Miso with tofu, the main course will be Tempera and then there will be an assortment of Mochi for dessert," Marcus listed a full formal dinner which meant that Mother must have a huge request for Elsa. Marcus then turned and walked away as he has always been so formal. Even when Anna was a child Marcus would simply be the shining example of a butler, not the father figure Anna wanted or hoped he would be.

"We are having all of that for dinner tonight?" Elsa asked, bringing Anna out of her thoughts.

"Yea does it sound like not enough?" Anna asked.

"No that is more food then I eat in a full day or two. Dinner in Japan was like two pieces of sushi," Elsa explained. Anna then thought about all the anime she watched or the games she played. The people in those games would eat one or two things and that was it.

"Well how about you take a bite from everything and then leave the rest," Anna asked thinking that it may appease mother. Elsa nodded and gave Anna a smile. "We should head down. Mother says thirty minutes, but wants you at the table in ten to fifteen," Anna reluctantly let go of Elsa's hand and stood up off the bed and moved towards the door. Anna checked over her shoulder and saw that Elsa was following. Elsa moved so quietly that it just amazed Anna.

When they got down stairs Anna saw that dinner was being held in the formal dining room, not the everyday dining room that Anna usually ate at. Anna couldn't help rolling her eyes. Since mother was going all out it must be to ask Elsa to go with them to some conference or something.

"Thank you for having dinner with us Elsa. Think of this as a big thanks for your help last night," mother had her sweat as sugar voice on and it made Anna sick. Father was already sitting at the table looking at a file that was spread out around him. Father was going to work at dinner and maybe say a word or two. "Elsa sit here as guest of honor and Anna sit to her right hand," mother led Elsa to the head of the table and gestured for Anna to sit next to Elsa. As mother moved Elsa to the head of the table Elsa looked over her shoulder towards Anna with a puzzled look on her face. Unfortunately all Anna could do was shrug her shoulders and mouth 'Sorry.' Mother also had a large amount of paper work at her spot at the table.

As soon as everyone was settled Marcus brought out the largest pieces of Tuna and Salmon Sushi Anna had ever seen. Anna ate a respectful amount and Elsa pulled the fish off the rice. Anna leaned over and whispered to Elsa "The proposal for you to do something for mother will come right before dessert."

"What are you girls whispering about?" Mother asked without looking up from the paper she had.

"I told Elsa to take small bites of everything, because in Japan where Elsa is used to two sushi rolls is considered a meal," Anna explained, what Elsa had said just minutes ago.

"Is that true Elsa or was this something my daughter picked up from her little cartoons that she watches," and Mother just keeps up her track record of embarrassing and demeaning Anna in front of her friends at one hundred percent. Usually at this point Anna would yell at her mother and storm from the room, but since Elsa was here Anna just smiled at mother.

"It is true. The Tuna and Salmon on this Nigiri would almost be considered a stake. So you will have to forgive me if I only take a bite or two of things coming for the rest of the meal," Elsa explained in the most diplomatic way. Anna couldn't have dreamed of ever being able to speak to her mother like that.

"So elegantly put, thank you for explaining Elsa. See Anna with just a little practice you could have a normal conversation without a single outburst like Elsa," mother was just picking at Anna as if she were trying to get Anna to yell and storm out. Anna felt like the breaking point was coming when she suddenly felt something rub against her leg. Anna dropped her fork on accident and bent down to pick it up. Anna saw that Elsa had moved her leg over and rubbed the toes of her shoe on Anna's leg. Anna picked up the fork and set it away from her on the table. Anna looked over at Elsa and she gave Anna an encouraging smile.

Luckily mother returned to her paper documents in front of her and quick nit picking at Anna. The salad course and soup course went without incident and Anna thought the worst of it was over until about half way through the main course.

"So Elsa how many languages do you speak?" mother asked. Elsa pointed at her mouth as she just took a bite of tempura. "I'm sorry dear, finish chewing and then speak. Such wonderful manners," Anna's mother then looked at Anna and Anna smiled at her with food still in her mouth, just to annoy mother.

"Four languages," Elsa saying something was the only thing that stopped Anna and her mother from starting another row. "Japanese, Chinese, English and Thai," Elsa listed the languages.

"Wow four languages at such a young age. How wonderful," mother just looked at Anna. Anna just looked down at her plate and tried to ignore mother. "Well I have a proposal for you then Elsa," mother set down her silverware and looked at Elsa. Elsa tilted her head to the side like she was waiting for the proposal. "I want to offer you a free trip to Washington D.C.. There are going to be several meetings that will have a lot of counties U.N. ambassadors at them. Then there will be a large dinner with the same people. We would like you to come with us to the dinners and keep your ears open to listen for little nuggets of information."

"What type of information are you thinking I'll hear?" Elsa asked, a question that was going through Anna's head. What are they expecting to hear?

"Anything that you think might be important to our country or something that we might be able to use to advance our place in the world or anything really," Anna mother's explained and Anna still didn't really know what they wanted. Anna looked over towards Elsa and saw that Elsa was slightly nodding her head.

"I'll have to talk to my father, but I don't see why it would be a problem," Elsa agreed and just made the whole weekend look a lot brighter. Spending two entire days with Elsa in Washington D.C. sounded like a whole lot of fun, instead of being board out of her mind and dreading the evening. Of course it all depended on if Elsa could go. Anna didn't even try to hide her smile as she finished her dinner.

Luckily it seemed that that was the only bit of business mother had with Elsa because mother went back to her papers. Dessert was a quick affair and Anna waited until father excused himself before asking if Elsa and Anna could be excused. Luckily mother allowed them to leave and Elsa stood, bowed and said "Thank you for a wonderful meal."


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