She gave her hospitality. She gave her everything Anna needed in order to feel safe and comfortable. She would give her a room; giving her an abundance of pillows as well as anything she needed. Varying from simple things like food and water to nice LED lights and a jacket. Not just any jacket, her jacket.
And all Anna did throughout the whole time was nod her head. No smile, no thank you, no nothing. Her head was somewhere else throughout half the time. All Elsa did was smile at her in adoration.
So, Anna laid on her back on the guest room bed. Her strawberry blonde hair was sprawled onto the pillows. Every inch of her skin was covered. She wore black sweats that belonged to Elsa as well as Elsa's long sleeved pajama shirt and her infamous navy blue jacket.
And yet, she was still shivering. She didn't know if she was shivering from the cold temperature due to the heavy rain and wind that raged on outside or from the events that occurred just about a few hours ago.
Anna felt bad. She wasn't being a great guest nor a great person at all. Elsa was all alone in the living room, indulging in some hot chocolate while staring off into space. Or maybe, just watching some cartoons. Anna didn't really know. She went over what she had done once they arrived at Elsa's home. When she went over each little action she had done, her frown grew deeper and deeper onto her face.
"Here's your room! My room is right next door so just let me know if you need anything or any assistance! I'll get you some change of clothes to sleep in, just give me a second." Elsa smiled at Anna. She turned on her heel and left the room, coming back in about a minute later with black sweats and a blue polka dot pajama long sleeve.
Elsa handed it to Anna with a smile. Anna just nodded her head and hesitantly took the clothing from her. Anna made sure that she didn't meet eye contact with Elsa, too afraid of what could happen.
"The bathrooms are down the hall to your right. I'm going to go down and make some dinner. Are you good with some spaghetti?" Elsa asked with hopeful eyes. Anna just nodded her head again with no sign of emotion.
Anna shrugged off Elsa's jacket and handed it to her, whom Elsa accepted with a small and what Anna detected, a small sad, smile. Elsa grabbed onto the jacket and folded it neatly, placing it under her arm. She turned on her heel and walked out of Anna's room to prepare the dinner.
Anna clutched onto the clothes that Elsa gave to her and held it close. She could faintly smell Elsa's original scent, vanilla and snow. Anna curled her bottom lip inward and slightly bit onto it.
The two of them sat there in silence on the black leather couch. No sound was heard except for the slurping of Anna's noodles. A full plate of spaghetti and garlic bread was their dinner and the rest were in the kitchen, probably being saved for her other three friends.
Elsa sat there, staring off into space while quietly eating her noodles. No sound of a slurp or a rude noise. Anna on the other hand, slurped her noodles up as quietly as she could, thinking about what had just happened that night.
Anna saw from the corner of her eye as Elsa placed her hand above the television remote before retracting her hand away. She did this a couple times, probably debating about whether or not she should turn on the TV.
Then, a cold gust of wind blew into the house, shutting the windows immediately. The wind made contact with Anna's skin and goose bumps started to slowly creep up the strawberry blonde's arm.
Anna was about to place her plate of noodles down and rub her arms to keep warm. Even the long sleeved pajama wasn't strong enough for the wind. But instead, she felt a warm cloth against her skin and looked up to see Elsa instantly above her, placing her navy jacket over her shoulders. Anna lightly blushed and immediately looked back down onto her plate. She felt Elsa's hand linger slightly too long onto her shoulders before they retracted. She heard Elsa walk slowly away from her, probably heading towards the kitchen.
Anna sat there in silence. Her hunger was gone and her plate was empty. Anna placed her plate down onto the table and got up from the couch. She turned on her heel and made her way towards the stairs, deciding that now was probably a good time to sleep.
When Anna arrived at her room, she flopped onto her bed and closed her eyes in exhaustion. She laid still, eyes closed and limps sprawled all over the bed. Anna was dog-tired and she didn't even have enough energy to move a single limb or open her eyes again. The fluorescent lighting of the room still shined brightly. Anna probably looked like a dead zombie if you took just a casual look.
The strawberry blonde was about to drift off into the world of slumber. That was, until she heard the door slightly creek open and close. She was too exhausted to even open up one eye to check who it was. So, Anna continued in her attempt to fall asleep.
But then, she felt long, soft arms wrap around her waist. She felt herself being slightly lifted up for half a second before being placed down again. Anna knew that scent from anywhere, snow and Vanilla, as always.
Elsa tucked Anna softly under the blanket, knowing that the weather outside would probably worsen as the night went on. She brushed away a few strands of hair from Anna's forehead and leaned down slightly, placing her cool lips onto her forehead.
Anna felt it, felt something soft and moist be placed upon her forehead. The feeling was soothing and it made Anna feel more relaxed and safe. The feeling went away and Anna heard Elsa let out a soft sigh, smelling her minty fresh breath. She probably had brushed her teeth before she checked on Anna.
Elsa looked down affectionately at Anna and smiled slightly. She knew Anna was exhausted to the point of sleep. So, she continued stroking Anna's hair.
"If only we met under different circumstances. Where there was no rivalry and where there was no hatred. If only we met under a different light, then maybe, just maybe… this would all have worked out. We would have easily gotten our happy ever after. But, life just has to be too complicated now doesn't it?" Elsa let out a small, broken chuckle. "But it's all over and I love you. I know what love is; it's something that I never obtained or felt before. Not with my parents, not with my past relationships. The only kind of love I experienced was family love; which was between Kristoff and Olaf. But, I know that I'm in love with you. It's not my mind that's telling me this, but my body. My heart beats twice as fast every time you're around and my body temperature increases drastically. I can feel the beating of my heart vibrate throughout my whole body and through my blood stream. My hands get clammy and sweaty and my head knows nothing when you're around. But, I'll keep fighting for you. Because this kind of love never dies Anna." Elsa whispered.
Elsa leaned over and kissed Anna's forehead one last time before turning on her heel and walking out of the room.
"I'm home!" Olaf sang throughout the house, radiating a happy and bright aura. He skipped into the house and glanced slightly behind him. Belle and Kristoff walked in, their hands on their heads and their eyes shut closed. A tired and irritated aura radiated from them.
Olaf glanced towards the couch to see a slouched figure sit in the middle. A tousled mess of platinum blonde hair sprawled all over the top of the couch. The T.V. glowed brightly with some animated Disney Movie from Pixar, but the sound was too soft. It was too soft to the point where it could only be heard if you were to focus on the movie.
Belle and Kristoff walked past Olaf and up the stairs, probably getting ready for bed. Olaf on the other hand, walked over to the couch and sat softly next to Elsa, who had her arms crossed and let out a deep breath.
"You alright?" Olaf asked, searching for some kind of answer from Elsa. She shrugged her shoulders.
"I think so? I don't know what to really do Olaf."
"Well, what happened?" Olaf watched Elsa sit up slightly.
"I chased after her and invited her here. She showered and changed and we ate some spaghetti and then she went to bed in the guest room."
"What are you doing here?" Olaf jumped up, his eyes widened and his mouth hanging open. Elsa just tilted her head to the side in confusion.
"What are you talking about?" Olaf shook his head and shut his mouth closed.
"Elsa… sometimes, Kristoff gets the message. Sometimes, you're the dumb one out of the three of us."
"What are you trying to say?"
"I'm saying that you should go up there and try to win Anna's heart! What are you waiting for?" Elsa froze and Olaf saw through his peripheral vision that Elsa's fist clenched tightly for a second before unclenching. She sighed and turned off the television. Elsa got up from her seat and headed her way up the stairs.
"Kristoff, Belle and I will be downstairs playing video games for tonight, if you wanted to know! Thought you two might need some alone time in the same bedroom!" Olaf yelled, watching Elsa walk up the stairs.
Elsa yawned and walked down the stairs slowly. The clock in the hallway ticked at 1:42 A.M.. The living room was dark, the only light illuminating from it was probably the television. She turned her head to the right when she got to the bottom to see Kristoff, Olaf and Belle all passed out on the couch, game controller in hand and game on pause. Elsa giggled softly at them and went over to grab three blankets. She placed one over each of them and reached over to the remote control, turning off the T.V. and the game as well.
Elsa smiled down at her three best friends. They were there for her and supported whatever decision she made, which Elsa appreciated greatly. She turned on her heel and started walking up the stairs, knowing that tonight would be a quiet night for once.
She arrived at her door and opened it quietly, having Anna's room be a few doors down. Elsa walked over to her bed carefully; the only light illuminating into the room was the light from the moon. She placed her hand on the bedside table and opened the drawer. She shuffled inside the drawer until she pulled out a small, white remote. Elsa pressed the 'on' button and a light blue glow radiated around the walls of the room. She smiled softly at how the lighting of the room radiated a relaxing and comfortable mood.
Elsa walked over to her bed and just laid there with her blonde hair tousled and slightly sprawled on the pillows. Her hair looked like an organized mess. She just laid there and watched the blue glow go from soft to intense then back to soft and so on. It was a relaxing pattern, maybe because Elsa always loved the color blue.
Then, Elsa heard the sound of a door opening and sat up slightly, seeing someone she wouldn't have expected.
Anna walked into the room, noticing that there was some type of light radiating from Elsa's room through the crack underneath her door. Her strawberry blonde hair was straightened down to her back and her teal eyes searched for Elsa's piercing blue ones under the light.
Elsa laid back on the bed, deciding that she was probably hallucinating. But, she felt the bed shift slightly to the opposite side. She smelled the scent of lavender and knew that it had to be her. So, Elsa turned her body to the left to come practically face to face with Anna. Elsa's breath was caught in her throat for just a moment, noticing how close they were. Elsa could feel and even smell Anna's minty breath. She could see the intensity in those teal eyes that showed compassion, love and fear all together.
"Hey." Anna breathed out, feeling relieved when she saw those icy blue eyes. Those icy blue eyes that haunted her mind the whole night.
"Hey." Elsa replied softly, both of them not breaking eye contact with each other.
A silence filled the room, neither of them not knowing what to really say at all.
"Were you… awake? Were you awake this whole time?" Elsa started, her bottom lip jutting inward. Anna hesitated a bit, her mouth opened wide but no answer coming out until a moment later.
"Yes."
"So… you heard what I said then?" Elsa breathed out; making it seem like that was the most hardest thing to say in her life.
"Mmhmm." Anna replied, still looking into Elsa's eyes. But, Elsa broke contact and looked down at her hands. Elsa must be thinking about how stupid she had sounded herself and how creepy she must have been for walking into Anna's room.
"Hey, don't be afraid." Anna murmured, reaching down with her left hand to grab Elsa's right. She felt Elsa's hand tense up. So, Anna started to rub soothing circles on her knuckles until it started to loosen up. She stopped her actions and slowly laced their fingers together, feeling the small butterflies in her stomach multiply quickly.
"I'm not running this time. I'm sick of us avoiding our problems. I'm sick of both of us running and I'm sick of anything and everything that's stopping us from being together. I realized after a lot of thinking that I want this Elsa. I want us to happen." Anna whispered slightly. She used her other hand and started to gently caress Elsa's cheek. Elsa looked back into those teal blue eyes with hope and confusion. Anna decided to continue.
"I don't care about this whole division thing and I don't care about what other people will think of me. All I care about is having you in my life Elsa. I'm also not disappointed that we started out rough, because here we are now. I'm happy that we were capable of fighting through a hard life and now, we're here together. I… I'm not ready to say the three words, but I know that I want to be with you Elsa." Anna finished. She watched a small tear slip down from the corner of Elsa's eye. Anna, using the hand already on Elsa's cheek, wiped the tear away with the pad of her thumb, smiling slightly at Elsa's sensitivity.
"R-r-really?" Elsa asked in a croaked voice. Anna nodded her head and kept caressing Elsa's cheek softly, feeling that soft skin under her fingertips. She could feel electricity surge through her fingers and into her body from just simply stoking Elsa's cheek.
"Yes, really. We're better now than we were before. We understand each other and everything before was all just a misunderstanding. I want you in my life Elsa, and I want to be more than just friends with you."
"So… if we're okay now… Then would you want to go out tomorrow?" Elsa asked softly. Anna just smiled at how shy and adorable she was. How her voice lacked confidence and how she felt Elsa's palms start sweating a bit. But, she never retracted her hand away.
"I would love to." Anna cooed, causing a big grin to break out onto Elsa's face.
"That's great! Uh-Uhmm… I-is it o-okay if it's a mini vacation kind of thing? It's not like we're leaving the state! Just going out for two days, but we'll be back by Sunday evening! Unless you have a lot of homework to do, I mean that's really understand able because we're seniors and there's things like getting college applications in and doing work and getting ready for graduation and all things seniors do, as well as preparing and helping out for senior prom since you are in the prom committee after all, or you know a person and-" Anna giggled at Elsa's behavior and how beet red she looked. Anna leaned over and placed a kiss on Elsa's cheek, who stopped ranting.
"I'd love to Elsa." Anna watched Elsa let out a relieved sigh.
"That's great." Elsa mumbled, her eyes fluttering closed as she took deep breaths. Anna giggled again at how adorable Elsa looked. She scooted closer to Elsa and snuggled herself into the crook of her neck. By instinct, Elsa wrapped her arms around Anna's waist and pulled her closer.
"This feels great." Anna yawned into her neck and fluttered her eyes closed as well.
"Good night my beauty, sleep well." Elsa said tiredly before falling asleep.
Once Elsa had fallen asleep, Anna opened one eye open and looked up. Judging by her breathing and the tiredness that leaked out of her voice, Anna knew that she was knocked out cold already. So, she pushed herself slightly up and pecked Elsa's soft and milky skin colored cheek lightly.
Anna made herself comfortable in Elsa's arms again and buried her face into the crook of her neck, where she too started to finally drift off.
They both knew that from that moment, nothing was going to be that hard anymore. Nothing and no one was going to get in their way from achieving their happiness. Anna and Elsa both knew what page they were on and they thought they were going to live their happy ever after.
But, they will never know what's to come in the future. What they didn't know for sure was that their ending has just begun.
A/N: Hey guys, it's me again! :) Thanks for still being here even if it's been forevs since I've updated. But, unfortunately, every story has to come to an end, as you guys can see when the last line says ya know...
There's going to be probably about five chapters left and then the epilogue so watch for that! I promise you guys will be great with the ending :) ... i hope.
But, after this fiction is over, with the epilogue done and all, I already have another story up in my head. The balls actually kind of rolling on it (which is another reason why there hasn't been fast updates, I get distracted easily... Sorry)
The next story I have up next is probably going to be called No Matter What (Unless I can think of a better name)
It's going to be a modern AU I guess you could say? It's not going to be like old times kind or in the movie, but it isn't going to be involving high school.
All I can tell you is it's about serious agent Anna and college student Elsa :)
I also want to thank ProbablyDisney for trying to help me out! And, I want to thank all you guys that have given me input and helped me out as well as supported me! This story wouldn't have ever gone anywhere without YOU GUYS. Seriously, I love y'all.