Leavin It On The Ice ch. 7
Elsa's P.O.V.
It's still mind-bottling that Anna apologized to me and wants to rebuild our friendship but I am happy because it means that I am getting my friend back after all this time. This is all that I ever wanted and now this is my chance to do this right but I can't too clingy and ruin everything. I woke up the next morning feeling sore from yesterday but it's nothing that I can't handle but the massage that the cheerleader gave me helped a lot.
I don't want to expect too much out this friendship because it's still new and maybe the head cheerleader wants to keep on the DL for awhile before coming out with it. I know that her reputation is on the line with being my friend and is risking a lot to reconcile with me but I don't care because I'm just glad to have her back in my life and I'll take whatever I can get. I packed my backpack and grabbed my room dorm as I left my room and out of the girls' dormitory. I walked to the school entrance where Kristoff is waiting for me like he does every morning and he seems to be in a better mood now.
"Hey Kristoff" I said smiling.
"Sup Elsa" Kristoff said cheerfully.
"You're in a good mood. Wish to share with the rest of the class" I said raising an eyebrow.
"Can't a guy just be a god mood for no reason" Kristoff said shrugging his shoulders.
"Yes but I know that you have a reason for this joyous mood that you're in. Come on and spill it" I said nudging him.
"Fine, I'm in a good mood because…" Kristoff said.
I waited for him to finish his sentence as we walked into the school but he smirks at me.
"I'll tell you at lunch along with the guys" Kristoff said smirking amused.
"That's not fair. You're such a tease" I said pushing him lightly.
"Sorry Elsa but I want to tell you guys all at once so I don't have to repeat myself" Kristoff said chuckling.
"Fine as long as you tell me" I replied.
"I will" Kristoff said with a nod.
I walked to my locker before opening to fish out my textbooks when something catches my eye and I turn to see Anna walking down the hallway. I turned my attention back to the inside of my locker because I know that the cheerleader wouldn't talk to me even after we're trying to rebuild our friendship.
I know that her reputation is important to her so I'm okay with just being friends in secret. I jumped a little when something taps me on the shoulder and I'm surprised to see the head cheerleader standing in front of me with a smile on her face. What is she doing? Everyone can see us. I looked around and just as I thought, everyone is staring at us with wide eyed expression on their faces including Kristoff.
"H-Hey A-Anna, did you need something?" I asked sheepishly.
"Can't just say hi to my friends?" Anna asked smiling.
"Of course you can. What's up?"
"Nothing, I was hoping to walk you to class if that's alright with you" Anna replied.
"S-Sure" I said closing my locker.
"Great" Anna said linking arms with me.
We walked down the hallway until we're far enough from prying ear. I don't understand anything that's going on right now. Why didn't Anna ignore like she normally does? Why is she talking to me during school? What about her reputation? Wouldn't it go down after interacting with me? Doesn't she want to keep our friendship a secret? What about her popular friends? Would they be okay with Anna talking to me? I never had any problems with Tiana or Meg but I can't say the same thing about the rest of the popular crowd?
It's almost like they have a personal vendetta against me and for what. What did I ever do them? What about Hans? He's not gonna like me being friends with Anna but she's important to me and I don't want to lose her again. I look at Anna to see her turn to look at me and smile at me causing my heart rate to speed up. I feel my cheek heating up and looked away, taking an interest in my sneakers.
"Something on your mind, Elsa?" Anna asked curious.
"No, it's nothing" I said shaking my head.
"Come on Elsa, we're friends now and friends don't hide things from each other"
Sometimes things are better left unsaid.
"I know that we're rebuilding our friendship and everything but I thought you might have wanted to keep it on the down low because of your reputation. I know that it's important to you"
"It was important to me but you're more important to me because you have always been there for me when I needed you the most. You supported me even when I became a lousy friend and I want to make it up to you. I'm gonna to make mistake but I want to be there for you so you'll have to patient with me" Anna said smiling.
"I'm always patient with you" I said smiling.
"I know that you will and if anyone has a problem with our friendship then they can kiss my ass" Anna said huffing out her chest.
"Anna, you're not as scary as you think you are. You're as intimidating as a bunny" I said smirking.
"Excuse you, I am intimidating" Anna said frowning.
"You're really not" I said shaking my head.
"You're really not but whatever you say" I said playfully rolling my eyes.
It wasn't long before we came to my first period class and I turn to look Anna who looks hesitant about leaving. I look around to see if anyone was watching and no one was before I pulled her into a tight hug. The cheerleader hugs back and holds onto me for awhile when the warning bell rings before pulling away.
"I'll see you later, Elsa"
"Yeah, I'll see you later" I said smiling.
Anna takes a step back before waving at me as she races off to her class as I walked into mine. I couldn't help but feel happy and giddy about repairing my friendship with Anna and also that she doesn't want to hide it. Maybe this is a new start for the both of us. I know that the road is going to be long and hard but I know that it's worth it because she's worth it. Maybe being friends will be the start in the direction to showing Anna that we're better off as more than just friends but for now, friendship is what we both need.
I walked into my U.S. History class before talking a seat only to have a paper ball hit me in the back of the head. I turned to have another paper ball hit me but in the face this time and I see that it's Phoebus who smirks at me. John and Charming snickers at the childish antics and I'm sick of taking this crap from them and Hans.
"Really guys? don't you think you're too old for this childish antics but you are little boys in teenaged boys' bodies so it is to be expected" I said rolling my eyes.
"What did you say to us, Freak?" John asked glaring at me.
"I am pretty sure that I didn't stutter or are you slow of hearing as well because I can repeat myself if you need me to" I said coolly.
"You better watch your mouth or else we might not be as merciful" Phoebus said cracking his knuckles.
"You never been merciful to me or any of my friend. What's the worst that you could possibly do to me? Throw me in the dumpster, drop food on me, or beat me up. Go ahead and do it because I think you need better scare tactics since the ones that you're using are getting a little old" I said shrugging my shoulders.
"You know what bitch, I had enough of your sass" Charming said grabbing me by the front of my shirt.
"You're going to hit me now? What will that prove? That you're strong than me. That you're bigger than me. That you're predictable. Hit me Charming. Hit me, I double dog dare to hit me and prove to everyone once again that you're just a bunch of scared little boys that need to beat on someone weaker than themselves to prove that they're not compensating for what they… lack" I said giving all of them the side-eye.
I see that all of their faces turn bright red with anger and I know that I'm going to get beat up because of what I said but at least I stood up for myself and stood my ground. Charming cocks his arm back to punch but it's stopped by someone's hand around his wrist. We both looked to see that it's Adam and he doesn't look happy as he growls at the basketball player before squeezing on his wrist. Charming flinches as he lets go of my shirt and quivers under the hockey captain's gaze.
"Is there a problem here, Elsa?" Adam asked concerned as his expression softens in my direction.
I look at Charming who's looking at me pleading as he tries to get out of Adam's grip. I can tell that the basketball player is afraid of the hockey captain and what might happen to him depending on what I say next. I could easily say yes and Adam beat him with ease but I don't want to be that person who to run to their captain for help.
"No, there's no problem Adam. You can tell Charming go" I replied.
Adam nodded before pushing Charming onto the floor as he gets into his face with a menacingly look on his face.
"You got off easily punk but I can't say for the next time. Mess with anyone on my team again and I swear that not even the crows will be able to land their droppings on you. Am I clear?"
Charming nodded frantically and Adam smile at him before patting him on the cheek as he stands up. The hockey captain walks over towards me with proud smile on his face before patting me on the shoulder as he leaves the classroom. It's nice having someone having my back when I need it but what I don't understand is how Adam knew that I was in trouble and how he get in here without me noticing. I turn to see the basketball player scrambling onto his feet before moving to the classroom to effectively get away from me.
I looked at the two blonde basketball players as they hold up their hands in fear of what I might do to them before slowly getting out of their chairs and moving ot the back with a shaken up Charming. I sit down at my desk as the teacher walks into the room unaware of what just transpired and I couldn't help be feel a little better about the guys possibly leaving me alone but not how it came to pass.
Beggars can't be choosers, I guess. The rest of the period went by without another incident from the basketball players and I packed my backpack before walking out of the room. The guy cautiously walked around before high-tailing it down the hallway when someone comes up behind me and stands next to me.
"What was that all about?" Someone asked. I turned to see that it's Anna and she looks confused.
"The guys were being jerk as usual but for once I stood up for myself and almost got punched in the face" I said shrugging.
"Wait what?! THEY HIT YOU?! I'M GOING TO HAVE A TALK WITH THEM RIGHT NOW! They can't treat that way and get away with it" Anna said attempting to storm in guys' direction.
"Anna, calm down. I'm fine" I said grabbing her by the waist.
"No, it's not fine and never tell a girl to calm down because it only makes them even more worked up. They can't get away with this kind of thing" Anna said struggling against me.
"They didn't actually hit me. Adam stopped it before anything happened so just breathe" I replied.
Anna takes in a few deep breaths as her anger dissipates before turning to look at me. She inspected me for any visible injuries before patting me down for ones that she couldn't see. I laugh slightly before taking her hands in my own to stop her as the cheerleader looks at me worriedly. I couldn't help but think how adorable she looks right now but I push it to the back of my mind for the moment.
"Anna, I am fine. No biggie" I said smiling reassuringly.
"It is a big deal, Elsa. You've gotten hurt because long enough and it's my fault for not stopping it sooner because I knew about it but I chose to ignore it because I figure that the guys were enough to protect you. I didn't think that you needed my help" Anna said looking down guiltily.
Anna, it's okay. I forgive you" I said pulling her into a hug.
"But it's not okay, Elsa. I should've done something but I didn't because I was too much of a coward. How can you forgive me so easily?" Anna sniffled.
"Because I do and because you're my friend. You know that I can't grudges for too long" Elsa said rubbing her back.
Because I love you and I can't bring myself to hate you. I would've hold the cheerleader longer if the warning bell hadn't ringed in that moment and she pulls away from me as she wipes the eyes away. The head cheerleader looks beautiful even when she's crying. She looks at me with a smile on her face leaving me to get to her second period and I sigh as I watch her go. I don't know what I am going to do with her but I know that we do have a long way to go.
The second and third period were uneventful except everyone whispering to each other about what happened before first period and in my English class. I'm not surprised that everyone knows about what happened because nothing in this school stay secret for long. No one said anything out of line to me as I walked down the hallway to the cafeteria and I quickly got my food before finding the guys as I sit down next to Eric. They look at me expectantly as I unwrapped my sandwich.
"Got something to tell us, Elsa?" Flynn asked raising an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" I asked confused.
"We know about what happened before first period. What's going on with you and Anna?" Eric asked curious.
"Nothing. She showed up at my room yesterday after practice apologizing for everything that happened between us. She wants to repair our friendship" I said shrugging my shoulders.
"What the hell? Why now all of a sudden?" Kristoff asked raising an eyebrow.
"She's feeling some major guilt or something if you ask me" Flynn replied.
"I don't know but I'm willingly to try if she is"
"Sure you are because you're in love with her" Eric said nudging me with his elbow.
"Shut up, Eric" I said rolling my eyes.
"I hope that you know what you're doing"
"I'll be careful if that's what you're worrying about. So what did you want to tell us" I asked smiling.
"Oh right, you remember my cousin Marshall right?" Kristoff asked getting excited.
"Yeah, the cute brunette with the dimples. I remember her quite well" Flynn said wiggling his eyebrows suggestively.
Kristoff smacks him up side the head as he glares at him. I know the ice harvester is very protective of his cousin because they were raising together like brother and sister because the younger Bjorgman's mother couldn't take care of her because of her drug problem. That's when Kristoff's mother Bulda stepped into to raise Marshall and the two become very close with the ice harvester taking on the older brother role quite well even though the brunette is only a year younger than him. I have to agree that Marshall is quite cute but it's been quite awhile since the last time I seen her since she moved back in with her mother when she got clean 3 years ago.
"What about Marshall?" I asked curious.
"She's coming to Skyline Academy tomorrow" Kristoff said grinning.
"That's amazing, Kristoff. She's going to be a sophomore right?" I asked smiling.
"No, she's skipping a grade so she's gonna be a junior and I can't wait to see her" Kristoff replied.
"Good for her"
"And I can't wait to meet her and we can try to keep Flynn away from her" Eric said jokingly.
"Hey! That's insulting" Flynn said frowning.
"No, it's not. You are to keep at least 10 feet distance away from my cousin" Kristoff said frowning.
"Dude! Elsa, tell them that I won't do anything" Flynn said turning to me for help.
"Sorry Flynn but I can't help you. I think that you won't be able to help yourself because you are the self-proclaiming ladies' man" I said giggling.
"That is… so true" Flynn said smirking.
The rest of lunch was of us joking around before going back to class which was rather uneventful but it's school and it's never eventful. The ball rings and I walked to my dorm. I walked in to see that everything has been moved over to one side with a empty bed, a new nightstand and dresser is placed her as well as another desk.
I'm not alone in here because I see that there's boxes that weren't here before and there's a girl in here unpacking her things. She turns to look at me with a smile on her face and I couldn't help but notice that she is very beautiful. The girl is 2 or 3 inches shorter than me with jet black hair that goes to her shoulder blades with blue highlights, bluish grey eyes with a mischievous glint to them, lightly tanned skin and an body of an athlete.
"Who are you? What are you doing in my room?" I asked raising an eyebrow.
"You must be Elsa, my new roommate. I'm Marshall" Marshall said smirking.
End of ch. 7