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Elsa paraded the hallways on her next mission: find Kristoff. Besides their shaky history together, she needed to talk to him about something much more important at the moment.
Anna.
Searching the back of her brain, she made her way towards Kristoff's room. Her memory didn't disappoint when she knocked on the door and the mountain man stood before her. "Hi," she tried smiling warmly.
Clad in his usual baggy clothes and scowl, he looked her up and down. "What do you want?" His voice was down to a whisper.
"Why are you whispering?" Elsa softly spoke back, trying to peek into the green room.
Kristoff's large frame covered her eyesight. "That's none of your business," he growled. "Like I said, what do you want?"
"If it concerns Anna, then it is my business," Elsa glowered back at him menacingly.
Kristoff contemplated his options. He could slam the door in front of her face like she did so many years ago. In fact, she deserved that. But, he cared about Anna, and if Elsa was Anna's closest friend, he would try to respect her. He didn't want to be anything like Hans. She definitely deserved better. He groaned softly and opened the door.
Elsa looked around the small single room. It looked almost the same as when they were younger, only messier, darker. She saw pictures pasted on the wooden walls, mostly of him and Sven, but she found a few of herself. She grimaced at her old , something in the room did not look very familiar. On the unmade bed laid a ball of girl, auburn hair covering her freckled face.
"What is Anna doing in your room...wearing your clothes..." Elsa tried to keep her tone calm though her mood was anything but relaxed.
"Well after an argument you and Anna apparently had today, she ran out into the woods. She fell down the hill and I found her. I thought you would cut my throat is I brought her back to you, so I carried her to my room. And before you ask, I didn't do anything to her, in the woods or in here," he gave Elsa a questioning look. "So you can quit looking at me like I'm a child molester."
"Sorry," Elsa apologized, but she still fumed. "Has she woken up yet?"
"Yes. I wrapped her wrist in gauze and gave her some Nyquil. She'll survive, don't worry," Kristoff added the last part after looking at Elsa's panicked gaze.
"Is that..all you two did?" Elsa asked tentatively.
"That's none of your business," Kristoff replied sarcastically.
"Look, as much as I just are fighting with you, that wasn't the reason I came here," Elsa glared at the blonde boy. "It's about Anna."
"What about her?" Kristoff asked reclining in the plush office seat.
"She told me about you two," Elsa started. "In the woods last night."
"And that affects you how?"
"Because I don't trust you," Elsa lied. Personally, she thought Kristoff would be a perfect match for Anna. However, her conversation with Hans had changed all of her opinions. She wanted to keep everyone's reputations clean; stick o the status quo. Her and Anna could still be best friends and stay somewhat high on the social pyramid, and Kristoff would stay at he bottom, where he belonged.
"You don't trust me?" Kristoff raised his eyebrows. "Excuse me, but what did I ever do to lose your trust in me? I've never betrayed you," Kristoff tried keeping his voice down for the sake of Anna's sleep.
"You're bad for Anna. She won't be able to handle the teasing she'll get for dating you," Elsa tried coming up with a decent excuse.
"Please, like anyone even acknowledges my presence," Kristoff rolled his eyes. "They don't have time to bully me when they're too busy focusing on themselves."
"Still, you're a bad influence. Don't think I forgot about your constant run ins with the authorities," Elsa pointed out, looking down at the bulk hiding under Kristoff's pant leg.
Kristoff growled. "That doesn't matter. I never hurt anyone, and you know that."
"Still, no one else does," Elsa smirked.
"Why are you being so evil?" Kristoff asked exasperated.
"I'm not," Elsa said, hating herself for being so cruel. "I just want to keep things how they should be."
"And that would be?"
"Anna needs to stay somewhat high on the social ladder. You and I both know she's fragile. I don't know why she came here, but I know it wasn't to 'meet new friends'. I know I've been a total brat to you, but please. Just stay away from Anna. Once I figure out why she's here, I promise we can all be friends again, if she's stable enough."
"I'm pretty sure Anna doesn't care about that kind of stuff," Kristoff mumbled in protest.
"You need to get yourself sorted out before you think about having a relationship," Elsa spoke out in the silence, making Kristoff look up. "Same goes for Anna. She just broke up with Hans last night. She can't be pushed into another relationship right now. And you," she pointed at his ankle monitor. "She won't want to date a guy that can't even take her out on one."
"Fine," Kristoff agreed, sighing. He knew this was best for Anna. She needed to stick with some close friends. Even though he and Elsa's relationship had been terminated, he knew Elsa had good intentions behind her. Even if they seemed ridiculous. "But only for Anna."
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Anna woke up to a personal heater.
Well, it wasn't a real heater. It was just a pair of massive arms wrapped around her tiny frame so tightly that she felt like a bear in hibernation, completely content and full.
"Kristoff," she smiled, tickling his sides gently. "Wake up."
"Hmgmmh," Kristoff mumbled, wrapping his limbs impossibly closer around the giggling girl.
"It's two a.m.," Anna laughed.
Kristoff senses suddenly became clear and he knew what he had to do. His heart broke at the thought of the conversation looming ahead. "I think you should go home."
"What?" Anna looked worried.
"The R.A. will be walking around soon, and we'll get in trouble," Kristoff said tiredly.
"I'm willing to risk it," Anna snuggled closer.
"No," Kristoff pushed himself off of her, the room becoming drastically colder. She sat up and looked at him with sad eyes.
"Kristoff, I'm sorry," She said softly, tears welling up in her teal eyes.
"Go," Kristoff said. "I don't think this is going to work out. We both need to sort out our own lives before we think about getting together," Kristoff choked back a sob.
"Whatever I did, Kristoff, I'm sorry," Anna replied, tsunami tides in her orbs.
"Just go," he choked, forcing himself to look away from the usual happy girl that now looked like she was dying.
"Ok," Anna murmured, hiccupping. "Just, I'm sorry."
And with that, she closed the door softly behind her.
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Elsa laid in her bed, counting the minutes with the grandfather clock ticking outside her room. The thin walls made it easy for her to hear any kind of noise in the hall. It was two in the morning, and Anna still hadn't arrived. Elsa was extremely wary of her spending the night with Kristoff. However, she knew the blonde boy was a man of his word, and she braced herself for the horrible heartbreak her friend would have to face.
Suddenly, the door quietly opened, light flickering through the crack. Elsa closed her eyes and heard Anna's sniffles while she washed her face and put on a clean pair of pajamas. However, looking over at the girl once she'd gotten into bed, Elsa saw her cuddling profusely with that baggy black sweater.
Oblivious to her wide awake friend, Anna looked at the ceiling, clenching onto the sweatshirt and letting silent tears fall down her cheeks. Two heartbreaks in two days. How could she be so ingenuous? She cursed herself. Her best and worst attribute was that she trusted people far too easily. What did she do wrong? Wouldn't someone just be honest with her and tell her? She never thought of herself to be mean or crude. Sure, she knew she may be awkward and weird, but that wasn't a deal breaking attribute. What was she doing wrong?
"Why doesn't anyone love me?" Anna sobbed quietly, breaking her heart and the girl sleeping next to her.
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