Chapter 5

On their next date, Anna and Kristoff went to the movies. They had been talking on the phone when Kristoff mentioned a movie that he wanted to see. Anna suggested that they go see it together before remembering that she hated horror movies about demonic possession. Not wanting to admit that to Kristoff, she agreed to go with him tomorrow night. She hadn't seen him since two days ago, the day of their picnic, and she wanted to kiss him again.

On Friday, not having to work, Anna got to sleep in. When she finally woke up, she sat on her bed and listened to some music and read one of her favorite books. After getting dressed she went outside to wait for Kristoff to pick her up. He showed up after a few minutes, getting out to greet her.

"Hey. You look great," he told her, kissing her cheek. She blushed at the compliment.

"Thanks," she mumbled. He smiled at her embarrassment. He pulled open her door and shut it for her after she got in.

As they drove, Anna made idle conversation, trying not to think about the movie. They stood in line to buy their tickets, and she took a deep breath, trying to quell her nervousness. Kristoff noticed that she looked uneasy and squeezed her hand. "Are you okay?" he asked her.

She smiled tightly. "I'm fine." He didn't look like he believed her, but he didn't press the issue. He payed for the tickets and led her into the theater, choosing two seats toward the back. It didn't take long for the movie to start.

The opening scenes were of men and women being burned alive, in a morbid sacrifice. Anna just closed her eyes and breathed, trying to ignore what was happening on the screen. A little over half an hour into the film, Kristoff looked over at Anna, seeing her hands tightly gripping the armrest and her eyes closed, he quickly realized what the problem was and pried her hand from the divider, pushing it up, and pulling her into his side. "Why didn't you tell me?" he whispered quietly.

She tucked her face into the crook of his neck and shrugged, embarrassed. He ran his hand up and down her back. "Do you want to go?" he asked looking at her.

"No. It's not that long of a movie," she said quietly. He looked at her skeptically, nodding when he saw that she was sure. He kept rubbing her arm throughout the movie, and during the scarier parts of the movie she buried her face into his arm. As she said, it wasn't a long movie and the movie was soon over. They walked out hand in hand.

"Are you alright?" She nodded. "Do you want to go for a walk?" Again, she nodded. They walked down the street, past storefronts. She leaned her head against his arm as they walked and he put his arm around her shoulders.

"I'm sorry," he said as they walked. She looked up at him, surprised.

"Why? It was my fault. I should have told you," she said. They walked the rest of the way around the block, back to the parking lot. They drove to her apartment, him getting out to walk her to her door. At the door he pulled her into a hug. Pulling away, he leaned down and kissed her. As his lips moved against hers she put her arms around his neck. Quite a few moments later he pulled away slightly, resting his forehead against hers. After catching his breath, he kissed her once more quickly. "Goodnight," Kristoff whispered.

"Goodnight Kristoff," she whispered back. He smiled softly at her before walking back to his truck. He waited until she was inside the building before driving away.

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On Tuesday, Anna was closing the shop, trying to figure out what to do that night. She wanted to go out with Kristoff even though they'd just gone out for lunch on Sunday. She had shown him one of her favorite restaurants, Annie's Café. It was a little place owned by Anna's only friend, Annie. She made some of the best Italian food Anna had ever had. Kristoff had enjoyed it and had said that he would start coming there often. Afterwards, Kristoff had dropped her off at home on his way to work at the ice skating rink.

Pulling out her phone to see what time it was, she realized her phone was dead. Sighing, she started her walk home. Walking through the park, she smiled as she saw him walking his dog near the baseball diamond. Seeing her he smiled and waved, heading her way.

"Hi," Anna smiled as she knelt down to scratch Sven behind his ear. "Hey buddy." He wagged his tail and licked the side of her face. She giggled softly and and stood up.

Kristoff was smiling down at her as he said, "Hey. What are you doin'?"

She shook her head. "Nothing, just walking home."

"Well I was about to head home, so I'll walk with you." he said. And then blushed a bit. "I mean, you know, if you want." He glanced away quickly.

Anna grinned. "I'd love it if you walked with me," she told him as she grabbed his hand and pulled him along. They walked in silence for a minute before either of them spoke.

"So, what are your plans for tonight?" he inquired.

"I don't know. Probably just TV and leftovers. You?"

"Nothing," he said, then spoke again. "Hey listen, since you're not doing anything how about we do something? Maybe we could go ice skating?" He suggested, looking down at her.

Anna smiled, "That sounds fun. I'be only been ice skating once when I was eleven. It was the one time Elsa and I went anywhere alone together. It was fun," she said getting quieter as she spoke. He smiled softly at her.

" Okay. We'll just stop at my house to drop Sven off. Do you need anything from your place, or can we just head straightbl to the rink?"

"Nope. That's fine." He nodded. They walked along the sidewalk until they came to his house. He unlocked the door and turned to Anna. You can come on in while I feed him and open up the back door and stuff," he told her.

As they walked in, Kristoff unhooked the leash from Sven's collar. Anna looked around. They'd walked into the living room, and through a doorway to her right was the kitchen. Farther into the living room and to the right was a dining room with a small table. To the left was a hallway, presumably holding a few bedrooms and bathrooms. In the living room was a light brown couch with a wooden coffee table in front of it, facing a large TV. Next to the couch was a large brown stuffed chair.

Anna turned to look at Kristoff who looked a teensy bit nervous. "Your house is really nice," she told him honestly." He looked more relaxed at that and smiled away her."

"Thank you." She followed him into the kitchen where he fed Sven and filled his water bowl. After setting the bowl back down he went over to his sliding glass backdoor and opened it so Sven could go in and out. "There. Did you want to head out now?"

"Sounds good." They walked out the front door, pausing so Kristoff could lock the door. He grabbed her hand and they walked toward the skating rink. As they walked they talked about their day and Anna found out that today had been Kristoff's day off. He'd laid in bed until three while Anna had to get up at 6:30.

When they arrived at the ice skating rink, Kristoff waved to his co-worker and pulled her over to the skate rental station. "Hey Steve, this is Anna. Would you mind getting her some skates?" he asked his friend.

Steve smiled. "Sure, what size?" he asked. Kristoff turned to Anna raising his eyebrows.

"Uh, seven and a half please." Steve nodded and turned around grabbing a pair of skates off of the shelf.

"Thank, man," Kristoff said.

"No problem. It was very nice meeting you Anna," Steve said winking at her. Kristoff glared at him and Steve smirked.

Kristoff walked Anna over to a bench to out her skates on. "Wait here while I go grab my skates out of my locker. I'll be right back," he told her, and stole a quick kiss before going to the back room to grab his skates.

Anna smiled contentedly and sat down to put on her skates. A few minutes later Kristoff came back with his skates in hand. " How you doing?" he asked, sitting beside her.

She sighed. "I got them on fine, but I can't get them laced tight enough," she complained.

He nodded. "Don't worry, that happens a lot." He knelt down in front of her and started to lace them tightly. "Is that okay?" he asked when he was finished. She nodded.

"Perfect." He stood and pulled her up as well, slowly so she could get used to standing on the skates. He pulled her closer and leaned down to kiss her lips, kissing her nose as he pulled away. "What was that for?" She asked, slightly breathless.

He grinned. "For looking adorable," he told her.

She blushed and looked away. He chuckled softly and pulled her toward the rink. Over the next two and a half hours Anna fell a total of six times, and despite the fact that Kristoff skated nearly everyday, she still managed to pull him down with her twice. Every time she just got back up, trying not to feel embarrassed about falling in front of him. When they finally decided it was time to leave, Kristoff helped her unmade her skates and returned them to the counter for her while she put her own shoes back on.

As they left Kristoff waved to Steve, who smiled back. They walked in silence, holding hands. When they got to Anna's building, Anna turned to Kristoff. She stood up on her toes and put her hand on his cheek. She pressed her lips to his and he snaked his arm around her put her arms around his neck and pressed herself closer. Their kiss became faster and her hand slid into his hair.

Anna finally pulled away and rested her forehead on his chest. He hugged her tightly to him as they caught their breath. Anna lifted her head after a minute and smiled brilliantly at Kristoff.

"Well that was definately a great way to end the night," she said.

He nodded grinning hugely. "I'd say so."

He pulled back slightly, still holding her hand. He looked down at her and cleared his throat. "Well. Goodnight Anna." he said quietly, leaning down to brush his lips across her cheek.

"Goodnight Kristoff," she said just as quietly. She squeezed his hand and let go. She turned and walked to the door. Turning at round once more she waved at him before walking into the building.

A/N: I'm terribly sorry that I have not updated in a very long time. I was in and out of the doctor's and the ER with what I found out was a cyst, along with horrible back problems. I was not up to writing and decided it was best not to write while hopped up on pain medication, although I think we can all agree that would have been interesting. I hope you can forgive me and I am resuming this story and will more than likely be updating every day just as I was before. Thank you, and once again, I am very sorry. Love you guys!

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