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"Fine. Sit down. I'll tell you everything."

Anna opened her mouth to argue, not expecting that response from Elsa. She shut it loudly and sat down on Elsa's blue sheets. She tucked a piece of stray hair behind her ear and motioned for Elsa to begin. She was so curious she felt like she was going to burst.

"Anna, what I'm about to tell you isn't something you're going to like. In fact, you might even hate me," Elsa looked anxious.

"Elsa, I could never hate you," Anna shook her head.

"After our whole Kristoff situation, and you ran out the door, I did some searching of my own." Elsa sighed, looking down at her fiddling fingers. "I was going to totally beat up Hans for what he did, first of all," Elsa smiled, and Anna giggled, popping the tense bubble. "When I found him, I told him I was going to tell the whole school about what he did to you. It was what he deserved, after all. But then, he started talking about how much attention it would bring to you," Elsa bit her lip before continuing, breathing heavily. "He said you might do what I did, leave me and hang out with the popular crowd."

"That's it?" Anna asked confused. She thought Elsa trusted her more.

"No," Elsa replied. "He said that he would tell everyone Kristoff and I had an affair."

"You did?" Anna's eyes widened with disbelief.

"NO!" Elsa shook her head. "We never felt that way about each other. But, I thought everyone would believe him, and all my friends would leave me, especially Jack."

"We would never do that," Anna said, concern casting a shadow on her eyebrows.

"I know," Elsa looked down again. "But at the time, I didn't."

"So what happened?" Anna urged.

"Hans threatened me. I had to do whatever he told me to do, otherwise my reputation would be in shambles," Elsa let a quiet tear escape her icy blue eye. "So, I went to Kristoff. You were asleep in his bed, and I kind freaked out. I told him to break it off with you," Elsa looked up at Anna's reaction.

"What?" Anna whispered punctually. Her head was forward, and hands shaking and eyes crystal clear with water. Her lips trembled.

"I didn't know what else to do," Elsa said, looking sad and biting her lip blue to make sure she didn't cry. "I had to protect myself."

"So you broke Kristoff and I up to do that? We have nothing to do with you!" Anna argued, looking more hurt than dejected.

"I know, but I was afraid Hans would tell!" Elsa cracked her knuckles in exasperation.

"So?! I thought you knew me well enough that I would never belief that filthy liar! And you don't have enough faith in Jack either obviously, if you think he would break up with you over a stupid rumor," Anna pointed out.

"I know that now! I just...it's hard for me...to trust people," Elsa said, feeling vulnerable.

"I can't believe you," Anna shook her head, standing up. "You knew! You let me go through all that...that...pain! and heartbreak that YOU caused! Doesn't that make you feel retched?"

"I'm sorry Anna!" Elsa exclaimed, blinking back tears. "How many times do I have to tell you? I'm sorry!"

"Sorry's not going to cut it this time," Anna shook her head slowly. "I'm going to go now, take a walk. But do one thing for me."

Elsa looked up in response.

"Just sit here, and think about what you've done. Hope you'll finally realizing what a crummy friend you've been."

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Anna ran through the building, trying not to trip on the slippery hard wood floors and rushing towards Kristoff's room. The only bright thing about that conversation she'd had with Elsa is that she knew Kristoff didn't hate her. For the first time that day, she wore a smile.

Arriving at his door, she knocked breathlessly, a grin stretched across her face.

The door remained closed.

Anna was about to walk away when she heard groans coming from behind the door. "Kristoff?" She spoke softly, placing her ear on the cool wood. Listening closer, she could hear the moans of pain louder. "Kristoff! Let me in!" Anna exclaimed in worry. She knocked demandingly.

"It's unlocked," she heard him mutter.

She burst through the door, and gasped at the sight before her. Kristoff laid with his back and head against the brown headboard, his arms laid in defeat by his sides and his left pant leg rolled up to his knee. A large black metal device was attached to his thick ankle and dried blood surrounded it, "Kristoff!" she exclaimed, running over to him and kneeling next to the bedframe. "Kristoff what is that?!"

"Nothing!" Kristoff exclaimed, wincing in pain. "You should go, you weren't supposed to see this."

"What is it? Kristoff tell me what's going on so I can help you!" Anna was close to hyperventilating. She touched his shin gingerly, but pulled back like lightning when he grimaced.

"It's nothing, you need to go," Kristoff tried shooing her away with his hand.

"I'm not leaving you, ok?" Teal eyes bore into amber eyes.

Kristoff sighed in defeat.

"What is that Kristoff?" Anna demanded softly, grabbing a towel from his sink and delicately wiping up the red liquid.

"Nothing you need to worry about."

Anna huffed. Kristoff was stubborn, almost as stubborn as her, and she knew he wouldn't tell her if she continued to pry. So, she surrendered and washed his wound in silence. Because of his leg hair and the bulky machine, she couldn't thoroughly clean the injury. "What did you do?" Anna asked.

"I was trying to scratch it, and it wasn't really working," Kristoff explained. "It was just cutting my skin."

"Well, I can see that," Anna raised her eyebrows sarcastically.

Kristoff chuckled and they returned to their comfortable silence until Anna finished disinfecting the cuts. "That's the best I could do," Anna sighed after getting up from her sore knees to wash out the disgusting rag.

"Don't; I can do that," Kristoff protested, using his hands to help him sit up.

"It's fine," Anna smiled, happy to care for someone.

"What are doing here?"

Anna sighed and sat down next to the blonde. "Elsa told me what happened. When I was asleep."

"And?"

Anna groaned at Kristoff's vague response. "Andddd I know that you didn't really want to break up with me. So now we can be together!" Anna smiled.

"You don't want to be with me, Anna," Kristoff replied sadly, looking away.

"What? Don't be silly, I'm really not into Hercules at all anyway," Anna slapped his shoulder humorously.

"No, not like that," Kristoff said. "It's not that I don't want to be with you. I'm just...bad for you."

"What are you talking about? I love hanging out with you!" Anna protested.

"I have too many problems that you don't need to deal with," Kristoff shook his head. Why was he doing this? Anna was practically begging him to pick her up and never let her go.

"Everyone has problems, Kristoff," Anna rolled her eyes.

"Not like mine," Kristoff said.

"I'm sure it can't be that bad," Anna replied optimistically.

"Oh really? That's an ankle monitor," Kristoff pointed at the ghastly object. "Do you know what that's used for?" Anna shook her head, cowering over Kristoff's growing frustration. "It's for house arrest. I can't ever leave these grounds. You know why I'm under house arrest?" he hated patronizing her, but all his bottled up anger and frustration was fizzing up. "It's because I robbed a jewelry store."

Anna tried speaking out, but Kristoff stopped her. "Only, I never did rob anyone. I was framed, and I couldn't do anything about it," Kristoff would never cry in front of Anna, but he was close to it. "So it was either juvi, or that freaking ankle monitor. I had no choice, Anna."

"But if you were framed, who did it?!" Anna interrogated. His news shocked her to the core, and she felt almost afraid.

"I can't tell you that. I don't want that person to get in trouble," Kristoff whispered dejectedly.

"But Kristoff we-"

"I don't want to tell. No one would care anyways, "Kristoff finished the conversation.

"You do realize this doesn't make me want to run towards the hills, right?" Anna cocked her head and looked at the distraught boy.

"But you don't need to be caught in all this legal stuff. It's too much for you to handle," Kristoff counted. "You deserve someone better."

"But I don't want someone better, I want you," Anna's eyebrows looked over at him with confusion.

"Anna, please," Kristoff finally looked over at the girl. "You don't want to be with a monster."

"Fine. If my words don't convince you, maybe this will." And for the first time, Anna initiated the kiss.

Kristoff closed his eyes and relaxed into the kiss. He held her close, wrapping one arm around her skinny waist and the other tangled in her auburn mane. He breathed it in; the smell of Anna, the taste of Anna, everything Anna. Gosh, he loved kissing her.

They broke apart for air and Kristoff breathed out of her freckled cheeks, his eyes still closed in bliss. "God I love you," he whispered.

Then he flung his eyes open.

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getting your healthy dosage of fluff. and of course, a cliffhanger.

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