The Replacement

I would do anything for Anna to make her happy. I was smart enough to figure out what would work out in the long run. It was just too bad I wasn't ever able to use them on Anna. Her happiness was that sunshine that shine too bright in your eyes and made you drowsy. And, Saturday morning, it made me really drowsy.

My 'work' at school paid well, but sometimes was job was for more than money. Well, for me it was. It gave me the opportunity to just space myself from my family. A family of Aunt Corry, Rapunzel, and Anna, I reminded myself.

I brushed it off before I got too upset and pulled on my red t-shirt (the only time I ever wore a short sleeved shirt) and black pants. I fixed my hair into bun and was about ready to put on my nametag when someone knocked on the door.

"Come in," I called out to the knocker.

Anna hustled in with a look of nervousness written on her face.

"Hey, Ellie! So, I was thinking, could I join you in your business-of-one Replacement thing?" Anna asked, plastering a smile on her face.

I froze in my pinning process and turned to face Anna, who I'd been facing half of myself to.

Anna looked at my face and gave a nervous laugh.

"You're right, so ridiculous!" I began pinning again, "So how about I just date Hans instead?" Anna continued.

I yelped as I poked myself with the pin and took all of my self-reserve to keep from chucking the pin at the floor. Instead, I placed it on my dresser.

"Anna, you dated him once and broke up with him. That's how my 'business of one started'," I sounded like an icy bitch and I knew it, "Why don't you just date Hiccup or someone like that. You know, someone you haven't broken up with."

As rude as I sounded, I'd actually had the courtesy to withhold some words.

"People like Hiccup are nerds with no life. People like Hans are gorgeous and live a life. Besides, Hans already asked me and I said yes. I don't know why I was asking you anyway."

Anna left my room, muttering her last sentence before I could object to anything. I sighed and contemplated on calling after Anna. I shook my head and picked up my nametag to attempt pinning on my shirt again.

"...well she can go jump in a volcano!" was a clip of what I heard Rapunzel tell Anna.

I poked my self with the pin again and gave in to the desire to hurl it across the room.

Why couldn't we have stickers?

~o0o~

The beep of the scanner was all I heard other than the air conditioning. My plan to take extra shifts backfired on me, making me the least busy I could have been. I gave the older lady buying groceries a small smile and a soft "Have a nice day" before she left.

I sighed and looked around. There was only one co-worker in the store, Merida, and she wasn't one of the friendliest people in the mornings. Another person entered the store. I looked up to greet them, but stopped opening my mouth when I saw whom it was.

"Hans." I stated blatantly.

"Elsa, Dearest, how's life treating you? I see you're Daddy's -."

I cut him off.

"My father is not a topic. Go get you're groceries and head over to Merida when you are done." I held another icy tone.

Hans clicked his tongue.

"Still in denial I see. Oh, well. You're a smart girl, you'll face it in time."

My blood went from its frigid state to a boiling point, but I stayed silent. When Hans realized I wasn't going to answer, he went off to go get his groceries. I knew that Hans had probably been sent there or else it would have been a longer conversation.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath, pulling up my gloves. I wasn't normally allowed to wear them, but since today was rather inactive, the manager let it slide.

" 'e bother'n ya, huh? What's 'e got against ya? Bad break up or somethi'n like that?" asked a heavily Scottish accent.

I answered without looking at Merida.

"Yeah, something like that," I muttered.

Merida got that I wasn't going to elaborate.

"So you're be'n a Replace thing-a-ma-bobber for Jack Frost. Last I 'eard, he was with your couz, Punzie."

I blinked at Merida. Why was she suddenly so talkative?

"Uh, yeah. I am," I replied stiffly.

"How many people 'ave you been a Replacer for?"

Merida looked purely curious. Not gossipy or suspicious, just curious.

"Well, you just saw one, " I nodded my head over to a Hans in the paper towel's isle, "and several more in the same year. Probably more than Jasmine had gone through."

There that was a satisfying answer. Plenty descriptive...

"So, what are ya do'n this weekend? I mean othe' than this," Merida asked.

I began to realize she was trying to pick up a conversation.

"Are you always this talkative?" I asked rudely, hoping to have her take the hint.

"No, I-I just wanted somethin' to do. It's borin' 'ere. Too much I don' wanna think about, ya know?" Merida replied. As if realizing her mistake, she shook her head and returned to her side of the register.

It was a moment of silence before I spoke.

"Lying in bed, not thinking or doing a thing until Sunday. Then I meet up with Jack."

Merida grinned.

"That sounds like me. Except fo' Jack. Not even this," Merida flipped her unruly red hair dramatically, "'ould to that."

I chuckled, but half of it died in my throat. I looked up at Hans, wh was smirking at me and handing me his basket. I reached out for the basket.

"Actually, sir. I c'n 'elp you right 'ere," Merida called out. Hans took one look at her and quickly obeyed.

I smiled. Why didn't I talk to this chick before?

Right. Because I don't talk to anyone. My smile made record time, but still disappeared.

A/N: So, we have a Hans and an Anna. Spoiler Alert: Things will go down. :P And now we have met Merida. Well, why not, right? She'll be fun!

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