Author: Hello my little lambs, I just want to say thank you to: Vicious W.W, jojo130151, Me And My Luck, blankslate37 and LeeShaw for your support. I didn't think I would have it this far without you.
Elsa stared dumbfounded at the door not understanding why Anna was being like this. But respecting Anna's wishes she rested her forehead against the door for a second before leaving. On the other side Anna was listening closely to the sound of Elsa's footsteps become fainter and further away before breaking down completely, hiccupping and sniffling through a small episode Anna thought back to the time when everything was the way it was supposed to be. Stupid Elsa, she had to open Pandora's box. Anna glared furiously at the corner of the door before scrambling up and wrenching it open, nearly tearing the poor thing off its hinges. "ELSA"
She whirled through the tiny house like a hurricane, searching desperately for the platinum blonde. "ELSA!" Checking and double-checking every room, Anna was getting increasingly worried and fear was beginning to settle in the corners of her heart. No, no, no. Not again, this can't happen again. Tackling her way into her room, she stopped short when she found the girl she was looking for curled up on her bed listening to some old songs she composed oh so long ago.
Elsa's head snapped to attention when she heard Anna charging into her room and quickly scrambled over to her. "Anna. What's wrong?" Looking over the girl for any signs of injury and finding none, she stared inquisitively down at her. Taking in her dishevelled form and red-rimmed eyes, Elsa eased up slightly and held out her hand while slowly making her way over to Anna. "It's ok Anna." With her fingertips she gently caressed Anna's freckled cheek and stared into her teal eyes that were swimming with emotions she could not decipher.
Her normal twin braids looked like they have been through the wringer and most of her hair had come undone. Elsa noted that the colour of her hair had changed in the past ten years, the tones more earthy and richer, looking more like autumn leaves than the cute shock of orange that cannon balled everywhere. The baby fat was slowly but surely leaving her face but her freckles had increased in numbers. Elsa's fingertips ghosted down Anna's cheek and down her neck, her eyes following her fingers. Chuckling lightly she noticed that instead of her looking up at Anna like she used to do when they were six, the roles had switched and it was now Anna who was looking up at Elsa who had a good half a head on her.
Anna realizing the cause of the chuckle pouted and mock glared at Elsa before curling in on herself again. Elsa continued her examination of the girl in front of her, slender neck with defined collarbone led to a petite and slim frame. But Elsa knew better than to underestimate her, Anna came with a mean right hook from years of kickboxing. Hans had a taste of it first hand ten years ago when he wouldn't stop pulling Elsa's hair, and Anna being the spitfire she was decked him without a second thought. She had been to many of Anna's training sessions and admired how focused and how much energy was stored in that little body of hers. Fingers trailed over the contours of her arms, feeling the hidden strength underneath her warm skin. She jumped slightly in surprise when she felt those arms wrap around her waist and a nose nuzzled into the crook of her neck. Snapping out of her reverie, Elsa wrapped her arms around Anna's shoulders and pulled her closer.
"Anna. What's wrong?" She never answered her the first time she was asked. A frightened whimper replied. "I don't care anymore… Just don't ever leave again. Please." And the arms around Elsa's waist tightened their hold. A pained and sad look overtook Elsa's face as she buried her face in Anna's hair, taking the in the comforting smell of pine and rain. "Oh Anna. I'm not going anywhere anymore." She mumbled comfortingly as she stroked her hair. Steering the clingy girl towards the bed, Elsa grunted as the back of her legs hit the edge of the bed. "We are both going to fall like this." And tried to nudge the smaller girl off her but to no avail.
Shaking her head vehemently, Anna moulded herself perfectly into Elsa, which caused flames to dance over porcelain skin. Sitting down with great difficulty, Elsa manoeuvred them to a somewhat comfortable position with her resting against the wall and Anna curling into her side. "I like the open doors." Elsa mused to herself as she began to untangle Anna's hair from her braid. Smiling shyly Anna glanced up at Elsa before whispering. "We are never closing them again, at least not to each other." And cuddled impossibly further into Elsa earning herself a tinkling chuckle from the other girl. After lying there for a short while, Elsa stopped her petting and hummed thoughtfully.
"Anna. I want to see the old gang again." Joy lit up in Elsa's ocean blue eyes as she stared out the nearby window. "Kristoff, Sven, Olaf, even Hans." Anna bit her lip in worry as Elsa continued her trip down Memory Lane. "Do you remember, back then when we would explore the woods and everyday we would meet in our secret tree house. What did we used to call ourselves again? Snowflake Soldiers? Snowflake Snowmen?" Anna snorted in amusement and shoved Elsa playfully. "We called ourselves the 'Arendelle's Snowmen Soldiers. And we couldn't stop laughing when we figured out it abbreviated to ASS." A bell like laugh could be heard from Elsa as she remembered the day Hans pointed that out. "I remember now. But Anna, I would still like to see the all the members of ASS again." She smiled down at Anna, but the smile slowly melted away when she saw the troubled look on Anna's face.
"I haven't talked to them since that day Elsa. They have all changed everything has changed. I don't even know if they want anything to do with me anymore." Anna ranted as she ran a hand through her messy hair. "Olaf has left Arendelle, and I sometimes catch a glimpse of the others when I actually venture outside. Rumour has it that Hans made it into Southern Isle High. Kristoff is under apprenticeship with Oaken to be an ice harvester and Sven has been hanging out around the staples, he did say something about being a reindeer breeder back then." Anna tapped her chin before shaking her head and looked over at Elsa through the corner of her eye. "But that's not the point, the point is that we have all grown apart Elsa. You were the glue that kept us together, but after… That… Things just fell apart." Anna's voice lowered into a small whisper and a haunting look entered her eyes. Elsa looked on helplessly as Anna fell back into a rut she witnessed this morning.
"I just want to see them Anna, we don't have to talk to them or anything. I just want to know that they are doing alright." Smiling hopefully at Anna, Elsa tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. "I hope Olaf is doing alright, we was the baby of the group but he always knew how to make us laugh." Elsa hummed nostalgically. Seeing the longing in Elsa, Anna could not bare to say no to her due to her own selfish reasons. For the past ten years she had been selfish and shut everybody out, even her best friends who were experiencing the same thing as her. No. They didn't know how I felt. I hurt the most. They didn't even try to feel what I was feeling. It was my fault. Anna mentally berated herself and stole another glance in Elsa's direction. But for her, I will try to make everything right again. For her I will. Determination shot through Anna's veins and she jumped off her bed. "Tomorrow we go hunt down the rest of ASS." Grinning lopsidedly she turned to Elsa and gave her a thumbs up "Now there is no going back since I gave you the Anna pose." Elsa's entire being radiated with excitement as she laughed at the goofy pose she remembered so well from their childhood and gave Anna an enchanting smile. "Tomorrow."
Author: Another quick note, I will be using some Danish terms (mostly food and drinks) Because its the closest I can get to Norwegian without making me look stupid. So please bare with me, I know it should be in Norwegian and not Danish.