Chapter 3

Anna could hear the music blasting from the Jeep. Elsa would turn around and smile at the stop lights, which made Anna giggle. The red head felt stupid for skipping school, but how could she say no when Elsa asked her like that? It was like the girl had cast a magic spell on her. Anna felt so comfortable around her, like she could just let herself go and be whatever she wanted to be.

To Anna surprise they pulled up to the warehouse, Elsa jumped out and put her hand up telling her to wait. She watched as the girl opened the door she had walked through the other night. They pulled their cars into the empty room and crawled out.

Elsa was smiling. "Welcome to my humble abode." She spun around laughing.

"You actually live here?" Anna was shocked.

"Yup. Me and Derek scrapped up the money to buy it and we are slowly paying it off with the whole night club deal or whatever you want to call it. Drink?" Elsa walked over to the bar.

"Sure. But aren't you like 17? And is Derek your boyfriend?" Anna asked trying to hide the pain in her voice.

"I'll be 18 in September and Derek is brother, well not blood brother but he's the only family I have left." Elsa cracked up two bottle as Anna sat across from her.

Anna took a sip. "I'm sorry, I didn't know." Maybe that's why she was crying? She thought to herself.

"Na, don't worry about it. My parents kicked me out the beginning of high school, I'm over it. I have a new, better life here. And besides, people love me! I mean did you see that crowd last night?" Elsa threw her hands up in victory. And Anna giggled.

"So how'd you and this Derek guy meet?" Anna asked. The girls blue eyes settle on the red head in front of her.

"We basically grew up together, I mean yes he is five years older then me, but we have always been the best of friends. He's always protected me, like a bodyguard. I remember this one time, it was hipster club night and this guy just kept hitting on me. I don't think he understood that I don't swing that way, I mean I even kissed some random chick to get him off my back, but he wouldn't leave me alone." Elsa laughed. "Derek picked his ass up and threw him out. It was hilarious!"

Anna loved watching her laugh. The way her blue eyes lit up and a cute dimple appeared when she smiled. Elsa's words caught up to Anna and her cheeks went red. "You...you're...a..a.." She stuttered.

"Lesbian? Yeah, I hope that doesn't bother you." Anna could see that Elsa was nervous now.

"N-no! It's..no, I'm not bothered at all." Anna nervously ran her finger along the waist band of her pants.

"That's actually why my parents kicked me out. My parents are die hard Christians and if you aren't following the bible to the word, then you are living your life wrong." She mocked. "So I left."

Anna heard foot steps in the loft, but Elsa seemed to ignore them. "God, I feel so stupid. Talking about myself. Anna, tell me about you. What's your story?"

The red head scratched her leg. "Uhm, well. I was home schooled up until yesterday, I'm not exactly sure why though. I like to draw..oh and write. I enjoy writing. I don't really have an interesting story..sorry." Anna shrugged. She looked at the blond watching her.

Elsa nodded before walking away. "Where are you going?" Anna called out for her.

"One sec." She said before disappearing up the stair way.

Anna looked around at the warehouse. The sun poured in from open windows, she could see faded graffiti on the walls, the floor seemed to glimmer as if it was made of ice. Her eyes followed the figure coming down the stairs.

"Anna, come here." Elsa called from across the room.

She strolled over to her blond friend and they went up the stairs behind the once locked gate. "Wow.." Anna breathed as she took the last steps into a apartment looking area. Book lined the walls, there were stacks on the floor and some on tables around the room.

"Coffee?" Elsa asked holding up a pot of black liquid.

Anna nodded. There was a closed door leading somewhere, more books probably.

Elsa moved to the center of the room with two cups of steaming liquid in her hands. She sat back into a couch. "Here." She said handing the red head her coffee. "There cream and sugar if you want it."

The girl sat down in a couch facing the blond. She took a sip from her hot cup. She couldn't get over how many books Elsa had.

"Like what you see?" Elsa looked amused.

"How..." Anna's voice trailed off, still in shock.

"If someone can't pay for a night, we give them the option to bring a book." Elsa smiled as she blew the steam away.

"This is amazing." The red head smiled.

Elsa laughed. "Anything you've been dying to read? I've probably got it. Mi casa es su casa, sweetness."

Anna blushed. "Seriously? Because I will be here every day." She got up and walked over to a stack of books, looking through them.

"I don't say things I don't mean. Besides I like you." Elsa watched the girl looking through the titles.

"I like you too." She mumbled.

"Hmm, did you say something?"

"What? Oh no." Anna blushed. She picked up a book. "What's this?"

Elsa studied the girl, the book she held was leather bound. It's covers beaten and stained from years of ware and tear. "I've never seen that before." She curiously got up and walked to the red head.

Anna flipped it open as Elsa appeared over her shoulder. "There's no title page or anything. No author either. Actually it's empty." Anna's voice got sad.

"Do you want it?" Elsa asked, kind of hoping it would have been a rare find.

"What?" Anna stared at her.

"Do you want the book? For like a journal or something." Elsa was looking up at the expanse of books she had.

"I uh...well yeah." The once closed door opened and Anna's head whipped around. She caught a slight glimpse of a brick hallway. A yawning boy was smiling at her.

"Morning." He said as he poured some coffee.

"It's noon.." Elsa shook her head.

"No it's the morning. I just woke up therefore you are wrong and I am right." He smirked turning his back to the girls.

Anna looked back at her new book. Something thumped against the floor and she turned.

"Uhm, ow. Damn, El...what was that for." Derek was holding his shoulder, a thick open book sat against the floor. Anna couldn't hold back her laughter, Elsa giggled.

"For being an ass." Her hand on her hip.

"Ya know, El, sweetie, you forgot the smart part." He slid into the single chair that sat in between the couches. Elsa flopped herself down next to Anna as she continued to flip through the books on the floor.

"Ya know Anna, you did pretty good last night. For never have done any of this before." Derek looked like he was on the verge of falling asleep.

"Thanks." Anna mumbled her eyes glued to the book in her hands.

"Elsa tells me that you can draw." He went on.

"I uh, yeah I guess." The red head looked up at the boy, she studied his face. He looked old for twenty-two, he face was scrubbed with stubble, his hair was a good length but it mashed on the top creating a fo-hawk, his blond hair looked soft and clean, he green eyes sparkled and looked happy.

"..Anna?" Elsa poked the girls side.

"Wha-what? I'm sorry, what were you asking." She shook herself from the boys trance.

"I was saying, would you be up for designing a new logo for Elsa? The one we are using now, kinda sucks. No offense." Derek repeated.

"Wow..thanks dick." Elsa frowned at the boy.

Anna thought for a moment. How am I supposed to draw a logo for something that doesn't exist?

"Our thoughts exactly." Elsa said.

"Fuck me..." Anna whispered. Stop thinking out loud dammit!

"But would you be up for the challenge?" They were both staring at her, hope in their eyes.

"I uh..sure, but I need something to go off of." She agreed.

Elsa squealed and wrapped her arms around the red head, kissing her cheek. Anna blushed.

"Shit, I'm sorry." The blond girl whipped her arms back.

"It's alright." She said, "I kind of liked it." She added under her breath.

"Ellie, show her the new mix your working on, maybe she can get some ideas from it." Derek interjected before things go weirder.

"Ellie?" The blond girl cocked her brow at the boy.

"I was trying it out..I kind of like it." He was smiling.

"When the beat drops.." The song was played loud enough from Anna to feel the bass. It kicked like trap but was smooth like trance. Anna like the music fill her body, a blank page sat before her at the bar, she had found a pencil in her bag.

Elsa watched the red head from her stage and Derek was cleaning glasses at the bar. The blond watched as the pencil met the paper and the girls hand began to move with the music. Elsa began to tweak the song to her liking, glancing back to Anna whose hand still followed the beat.

She bobbed to the bass and her hips swayed, one hand on the headphones on her ear another twisting and turning the knobs on her sound board. Elsa closed her eyes as her heart beat matched the song she played.

"Elsa!" Derek yelled through the music. Elsa's eyes shot up, she saw a smiling red head and a laughed blond boy.

She turned the music down, she felt her cheeks flush. "I hope I did good." Anna pushed the paper to the seat next to her.

Elsa sat down and looked at the intricate design before her. "Holy shit...Anna this is beautiful. It's like you captured my mix and put it into this piece of paper." Anna blushed, but she had to admit, her work was good.

Anna decided start with the center of a flower, they petals were lined with ice, a snow flake sat neatly around it, and at the bottom she wrote, "The Sound of Winter." In fancy letters. The snowflake seemed to bounce and moved against the page.

"Seriously Anna where did you learn to draw like this." Elsa exclaimed. Derek laughed but nodded in agreement.

"I just doodle every once in awhile." Anna tugged on one of her braids.

"Can we use this?" Derek asked.

"Uh, yeah. That's why I drew it, after all right?" Anna was confused.

"Uhm, yeah. Sure." Elsa looked away nervously.

"What do you mean sure?" Anna felt a slight anger rise in her.

Elsa looked at her tall friend, Derek nodded. "We should tell her."

Anna stared at both of them. "Tell me what?"

"We were wondering, if you might want a job here." Elsa smiled.

And here we are..you have me at me knees dear reader. For I need your help. I was wondering if someone or everyone would come up with their own design for Elsa's club, you can either take from the little I described or build from your own ideas completely. You can pm me on here or post them on tumblr with #soundofwinter or #wolfsbanewinter (My tumblr name.)

And now that you are filled in, I would like to thank everyone ahead of time for reading my story. Have an amazing day and remember you are special! Don't forget that.