A/N- Sorry about the length of this chapter, its short, I know. I just wanted to have a kinda laid back chapter I guess. The plot will resurface next chapter, which I do plan to make it longer. Anyway enjoy chapter 18 guys, you rock!
Stay Frosty!
Chapter 18
Anna woke up to a loud crunch coming from the woods behind them. Her eyes snapped open and she quickly looked down at Elsa, who was still unconscious. Peering around the tree, there was another loud snap.
"Shit!" A masculine voice from one of them said. Anna started to panic. She gently removed Elsa from her lap and picked up her sword. She slowly stood up and looked back around the tree. It wasn't morning yet, so the forest was dimly lit by the moonlight. She stared ahead into the darkness, her eyes darting back and forth, until she heard a feminine voice.
"Come on, can you be any quieter?" The voice sounded familiar. Anna slowly crept around the tree, toward the sound of the voices. She must have gotten closer, because she could now hear their footsteps. One of their footsteps ceased, causing Anna to abruptly crouch down.
"Can we please stop? I really need to rest." Anna heard one of them sigh, and laugh quietly.
"Fine, Kristoff, only for a little while." It took Anna a second to register what she just heard.
"Kristoff?" Anna muttered and quickly stood up and rushed toward the voices. She nearly ran into Beth as she ran to them. She tripped and stumbled between the two and quickly pulled them in for a hug. Beth and Kristoff were completely startled and had nearly taken Anna's head off when they first saw her. Kristoff completely dropped his weapon when he recognized it was Anna.
"Anna?" Kristoff and Beth said in unison. They all pulled away from the hug and Anna noticed that there was a piece of cloth hanging from Kristoffs upper arm. She looked at him expectantly but he just shrugged.
Beth looked at Anna. "Where is the Elsa and Dakota?" Anna turned and looked at Beth. Sudden realization smacked her in the face. She realized that she had left Elsa alone, and that she would have to tell everyone about Dakota.
"Well we sorta made a makeshift camp down by the shore. I'll show you." She quickly hugged Beth one more time before she started making her way back down to where she had left Elsa. Beth had helped Kristoff up and they were following Anna. Anna arrived and found Elsa just like she had let her. She sat down beside Elsa and Kristoff and Beth sat across from her.
Kristoff looked at Anna. "Where is Dakota?" Anna looked at him and shook her head. Kristoff nodded and hung his head and looked at the ground.
"I'm sorry Kristoff." He just waved her off. Anna looked at Beth and noticed she was looking over Elsa's wounds. Anna frowned.
"How bad are they? I didn't know how to bandage them so I just left them alone." Beth shook her head.
"Well they're not good, but they are fixable." Beth tore the bottom part of her shirt, exposing her midrift. Anna had gotten an eyeful and blushed furiously. Beth took the cloth and draped it across Elsa's stomach. She then got up and walked over to one of the trees that had vines hanging off of them. Anna quickly stood up and followed. They quickly gatherd some and walked over to where Elsa was laying. She had Anna lift Elsa up off of the ground, so she could tie the cloth onto the cuts. Once she was finished she had Anna lay Elsa back down.
"That's all I can really do under the circumstances. I'm sorry." Anna nodded and said thank you, while Beth yawned. Anna looked over to Kristoff and noticed that he had fallen asleep, leaning against a fallen tree. Anna smiled. Beth walked over and sat down beside Kristoff. Anna resumed her position with Elsa's head on her lap. She looked up into the sky and started to rething over the events that had happened.
She was wondering about the guards, or the lack of them. She knew there should have been way more guards blocking them. She sighed and looked over to Beth and Kristoff. Beth had fallen asleep nearly as soon as she layed down. She was curled up in the fetal positon while Kristoff was sitting up against the tree with his head leaning forward.
She quietly sighed and looked down at Elsa. Her eyes traced over everyone of her features. She also noticed that her brow was crunched in what looked like concentration. Anna slowly ran her hand along the side of Elsa's head. She then began to trace some of her features with her finger, starting with her eyes. She had always loved Elsa's eyes.
She imagined what they looked like in her head, and how they looked when she was briefly awake in the cell. She remembered all of the pain and shock in them. Anna felt guilt run through her. She quickly pushed the thought out and continued to trace Elsa's face. Her finger was now on the bridge of her nose, going up and down on it. She smiled when Elsa's brow slacked. Her finger left the bridge of her nose and lowered itself to her lips.
She ran her finger across them, relishing on how soft they were. Her thoughts brought her back to that day in the castle, when they watched the sunset. Anna smiled remembering how happy Elsa was. Then her thoughts drifted int the heated kiss they shared and she could feel her cheeks redden just from the thought. She remembered how they slept in the same bed together and how much self control it took not to pounce on Elsa.
She shook her head, bringing herself out of her thoughts, when she felt heat pooling in a certain area. Blushing, she looked down at Elsa and smiled before lightly kissing her on her forehead. Anna leaned back onto the tree making herself comfortable and she closed her eyes, thinking of Elsa.