Being back home was different. Not because she had not been there in a while, but rather because it felt different having Elsa around. It was just as if she had brought a piece of her campus life with her. But she couldn't complain, she was happy, even if they were pretending to be something they were not.
Elsa was a strange character, that much was for sure. She would have never thought that Elsa would play along with the 'girlfriend' part. It couldn't have gone better even if she tried. Sadly, she knew that the act they were putting up was just that, an act. Why Elsa had agreed? She had no idea, but it did not change the fact that Elsa would never feel that way.
She stared at Elsa, she was lying in bed wearing her usual white t-shirt, obviously too big on her, and a pair of blue shorts. As Anna sat on the arm chair observing her, she assumed that it probably got too hot for her at night and decided to get rid of the covers.
Anyone who gets this girl is one lucky bastard.
She suddenly feel weird staring at Elsa while she slept.
She's going to think I'm stalking her. A smile spread across her face thinking of herself as a stalker. Who else sat in a chair at four in the morning and stared at their roommate who was fast asleep on her bed? The truth was she didn't like being in that situation, she'd barely gotten a few hours of sleep. She woke up sometime at three, her eyes too heavy to notice the exact time. It felt like any other day at home, of course it wasn't. She only realized after she felt Elsa shift next to her that she wasn't alone. It all suddenly came back to her, what had her parents gotten her into?
And why is Elsa this close?
She quickly scooted back to her side of the bed. Of course Elsa hadn't moved one inch, it was her. She couldn't control herself even when she was asleep. Going back to sleep would obviously be a bad idea as there was not knowing what her body would do. So she walked around but was still too tired and after eyeing the chair, it seemed like the best place. And there she was, staring at Elsa like a fool. Her blonde, soft hair flowing elegantly into her shoulders and chest. It wasn't every day that Elsa let her hair down, it was mostly always in a braid to the side. Anna thought she'd need to convince iher to change it up a bit, hopefully she wouldn't put up a fight.
The time passed slowly, and Anna felt her eyelids getting heavy by the second. The bed looked too tempting, and having Elsa lying there didn't help. If anything, it seemed more inviting, but she had to fight the urge.
Wake up, Anna! She stood up and walked into the bathroom.
Maybe a shower will help.
She hopped into the shower, making it as cold as she could handle. The cold certainly had to help. A bath also seemed like a tempting idea but that would only cause relaxation and then sleepiness. She got out once she was convinced her tiredness wouldn't get to her.
She grabbed the green tank top she was wearing, and the purple flannel pajama pants. It was too cold to wear something else, too cold for her anyway. She shivered at the thought. She walked out and found herself with nothing to do again.
How can I not be in control of what happens in my house?
She walked towards the door slowly, opened the door carefully to prevent the squeezing from waking Elsa. Then she made her way downstairs into the living room. Watching TV was her last alternative, and it worked. There was nothing like being home, sitting in the couch covered in a blanket and watching TV.
Oh, how I missed this.
The few hours passed by, the kids' shows on a Saturday morning managed to keep her awake. She knew she would need sleep later on and made a note to take a nap later during the day, that way Elsa wouldn't get on her way, or rather the other way around. The sunrise began to brighten the house somewhat. The snow was still visible outside and Anna hoped it would keep coming down. She was suddenly distracted when her phone received a notification.
Elsa: Where'd you run off to so early?
Anna couldn't help but smile at the thought that Elsa looked for her as soon as she'd woken up.
Anna: I'm downstairs, watching TV. Plus it's not that early, it's almost nine.
Elsa: And you're up before me, what a miracle.
Anna: That's true, I guess you were really sleep deprived.
Elsa: I'm surprised you weren't. What time did you wake up?
Anna: Not too long ago.
She had to lie and avoid and explanation.
Elsa: Oh, well. Mind if I use your shower?
Anna: Go for it.
Even though she wanted to stay in the couch for the rest of the morning and envelope herself in the warm blanket, possibly going to sleep, she knew her parents would probably be downstairs soon and they'd start questioning her. Lazily, she stood up, wrapped the blanket around her arms, dragged herself across the floor and back up stairs. She was past the guest room, the room Elsa was supposed to be sleeping in. Yet she was sleeping in Anna's room instead, go figure. As she made it across the hall towards her room, she thought about what she would do that day. Whatever it was, she had to include Elsa. She couldn't just leave her in the house all day, that would defeat the purpose of bringing her here.
Let's see, if I was Elsa what would I like to do?
That question would require a lot of thought, what if Elsa didn't like what she'd choose?
Ugh, this isn't even a date. Why am I worrying so much? She shook her head to dismiss the thought and made herself into her room. Elsa was still in the shower, she knew she needed one desperately as well so she gathered some clothes as she waited for the blonde to finish.
Does Elsa usually take this long? She asked herself as she waited in the bed. Maybe she was figuring out how to deal with the hot and cold water. She smiled at the thought, knowing she had always struggled with that as well. One time the water was extremely hot that when she got out of the shower, her whole body was completely red. Kristoff had laughed at her the whole day, but she kept insisting she had sensitive skin.
Kristoff, that reminded her. He had to be notified about their little act. She grabbed her phone and quickly dialed him.
"Yeah?" His voice sounded like he was still asleep. "It's Anna, hold on one sec." Anna heard a faint female voice through the phone, probably Ygrette.
"What's up, Anna banana?"
"You won't believe what happened?" Anna said excitedly, more so because she couldn't wait for Kristoff's reaction.
"Umm... Don't know... A million things could have happened." he yawned.
"My parents think Elsa is my girlfriend." She said it hurriedly, not able to keep it in any longer. She was sure that probably brought Kristoff 100% back to his senses.
"No way! What? How?" Again, she heard the female voice. Ygrette probably wanted to know what was going on as well.
"Yup. They wanted to bring our bags up to my room cause they thought, you know? It gets better though. I was about to clarify that she was just my roommate but Elsa played along!"
"Anna, are you making this up?" He obviously thought it was too good to be true.
"100% serious right now." She loved the fact that Kristoff found it as unbelievable as she did.
"Well, I can certainly see why you called me so early in the morning. You obviously had to tell someone."
"Actually, the reason I'm telling you this is because my parents might bring it up when you're around so... Yeah."
"Oh, cool. Don't worry. I'll play along." Anna could hear his smile through the phone.
Now that that was settled, she could worry about one less thing. Elsa walked out of the bathroom, she was wearing a pair of white jeans that accentuated the shape of her legs, her hips and the curves of her butt. She also wore a navy blue sweater, the v-line around her collar revealed much of her pale skin, but Anna absolutely loved it. "Woah, looks like you're ready to go." She said as she eyed the blonde, who grabbed her hair and pulled it into three sections, attempting to make a braid. "Well, I didn't bring much clothing, so I guess this will have to do." Elsa replied.
"You're definitely going to make my family look under dressed this morning," she laughed and she continued to look at Elsa from head to toe. "We usually just have breakfast with whatever we wake up in. But hey-" she stopped laughing and tried to put on a more serious face. "You could always borrow something from me. I brought more than I should have and I have a ton more in the closet."
"I think it's too late to change again, but I'll definitely do that in the next few days." Elsa gave her a thankful smile, which Anna accepted, as well as her response. That outfit did look too good on her, it would be a crime for her to change it.
"Are you ready to go downstairs?" Elsa asked her when she noticed Anna was beginning to get distracted.
"Well, I was going to hop into the shower but I'm actually starving." The cold shower she had taken earlier that morning popped into her mind. That seemed like so many hours ago now that she felt like taking another one, but she was indeed hungry and it was already kind of late.
The girls made themselves down the stairs, they could hear the shuffling of plates and the sizzling of something in the stove. As they got closer, the smell of bacon and eggs filled their nostrils, Anna practically ran towards the kitchen. "Smells amazing!" She said as she entered, almost sliding on the floor but she managed to catch herself as she reached the counter.
"Good morning, ladies." Idunn looked at the girls as they both appeared into the kitchen. Anna took noticed of how she stared at Elsa, obviously admiring her, she probably thought she was out her league. Anna could not help but feel proud; she was the one who got to be the most around Elsa, after all. She was lucky to call her her girlf... No, not her girlfriend. She shook her head and Elsa noticed but was too distracted with keeping up a conversation. Elsa was just her friend.
"Anna, dear," her mother called her. "Could you do me a favor and serve Elsa some coffee?"
"Yes, mother." She rolled her eyes jokingly. Of course she'd do it; she'd do anything for Elsa. She stood up and walked to one of the cabinets next to the fridge. Not tall enough to reach for a mug, she had to stand on her tip toes and stretch, unaware of Elsa's eyes on her. It was hard for Elsa not to stare, her skin and her freckles were just too... captivating. The redhead then made her way to the coffee maker and poured some coffee. She turned her face and caught Elsa staring at her. "How many sugars?" Elsa quickly looked up, she literally felt her face go red. "Two is fine." She tried to think about something else but still the blush remained in her cheeks.
"What were you staring at?" Anna whispered to her with a smirk on her face, she had made it across the kitchen floor to Elsa's side in to time at all.
Stop blushing, stop blushing!
"I just realized how short you actually are." The blonde laughed not at her comment but rather at the relief that came after she was able to come up with a good answer. Anna leaned in and lowered her head, Elsa quickly looked down at her coffee, avoiding whatever Anna was about to do next.
"I'm not short, I'm just fun sized!" This time she whispered in her ear. That made Elsa smile again.
Oh, Anna...
"Look at how adorable you two are." Both girls looked up to Idunn, who had obviously been staring for too long with a mug between both her hands. She was obviously happy at the sight. "Mom, stop. You look like you're watching a romantic movie or one of your shows." Anna answered. "Oh honey, I think you just ruined the kiss scene." Both girls blushed and Anna quickly separated from Elsa and sat back into her seat.
"I haven't had a breakfast this good in a while, mom." Anna said between bites, Elsa couldn't help but laugh as she was barely able to understand what was coming out of Anna's mouth. Either her mom did not hear her or was too preoccupied with something else. "So, talk to me about you two?" Idunn asked excitedly as she turned to face the girls sitting in the table.
"Mom..." Anna had to change the subject. "Where's dad?"
"He had to go get something from the car, but don't let that interrupt you. Do go on!"
"Can this wait until after we finish breakfast?"
"Oh come on, Anna. Don't keep me guessing! I want to know everything!" The woman had a pleading smile on her face. Anna stuffed more food so she could keep herself from responding. Her mother knew her too well however, so she tried her luck with Elsa instead. Anna knew immediately that Elsa would not be able to deny her mother that, she was too polite.
"Well, what do you want to know Mrs- I mean, Idunn." Elsa took a sip of her coffee.
"Absolutely everything. How long have you been together? How did you two meet? You know? Stuff like that." She finished the sentence with a grin on her face. If Anna had her father's looks, she definitely had her mother's personality, it was uncanny.
"Well I can't exactly answer how long we've been together for. We've certainly known each other for a while now and we've been good friend since the beginning. Really good friends actually, even after we started dating I still saw Anna as one of my friends so it's always been hard to determine when our relationship actually started." Anna's jaw dropped, Elsa couldn't have answered that any better.
"Aww, I guess you two are just meant to be. And so? How did you meet?" This woman was just a stubborn and curious as Anna, Elsa thought and couldn't hide her smile. She took another sip of coffee before she replied. "Well..." The silence lingered longer than it should have. What could she say? She couldn't come up with something for that.
"We had a class together freshman year." Anna said after she realized Elsa's struggle. "That class was so hard, you don't understand. We literally had a test every time we had that professor. Luckily I had this genius over here," she nudged Elsa's side. "If not for her, I probably wouldn't have passed. After that we kept in touch and couldn't keep ourselves away from each other. I guess anything that would happen was just inevitable."
Anna couldn't tell whether there was a tear rolling down her mother's face or if she was just imagining it. The little lie was quickly turning into a series of lies.
The snow had accumulated quite thickly on the ground. Anna managed to convince Elsa, after several attempts, that they both should go and play with the snow. Elsa tried to change the redhead's mind with logic, but Anna had her mind set.
"I swear sometimes you're just like a little kid." Elsa told her as they both made it to the front yard.
"Oh please, have you even dealt with little kids before?" Anna shot a look at her.
"No, but after this I'm definitely not going to." The blonde walked around, examining the snow. Anna didn't respond after that and she figured she was probably too excited with all the snow, that is until she felt something hit her lower back. Instinctively, she lifted her arms and turned around to look for a culprit. But who else could it be besides Anna? Of course, Anna.
"Hey! What was that for?" Elsa tried to get the snow off her, but part of her coat was already wet.
"You deserved it!" Anna stuck her tongue out at her. She saw Elsa lean down and rub her arm, she was sure she hadn't hit her arm at all. But there was concern on Elsa's face. "I'm going to head inside and check this out." She walked inside slowly, examining her arm, Anna was left behind her, a scared look on her face. The redhead quickly followed Elsa. "Elsa, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you, are you okay?" Elsa stopped before she made it halfway through the sidewalk. "I don't know..." She seemed so unsure, the thought of hurting Elsa the slightest terrified Anna. "Can I- Can I have a look at it?" Anna asked from behind. "Sure you can." With that, Elsa turned around faster than Anna expected. Her 'hurt' arm was swinging back with a snowball on her fingers. Elsa laughed and threw the snowball at the redhead, who didn't have enough time to duck or cover herself. "How's that for a look?" Elsa was having too much fun now.
"Ouch! You sneaky little..." Anna ran towards Elsa and tackled her to the ground. the blonde still couldn't stop laughing. "Oh you want to laugh, huh?" Anna pinned her down and started tickling Elsa on every exposed part of her body she could find; her neck, her sides. "ANNA.." A laugh. "LET." Another laugh. "ME GO." She was running out of breath, her feet kicked every which way.
"What's with all the commotion?" Anna's mother said through the door. Neither of the girls paid attention, Anna was too into her payback and Elsa couldn't even pay attention. "Oh girls..." Idunn stepped back inside and walked out two minutes later. This time, Anna did feel her mother approach them and decided to stop. She got up and gave Elsa a hand. "God, Anna... You can really be rough sometimes." Neither of them had paid much attention to Idunn standing a few feet away from them, nor to what she was saying. "So, I'll take that as a yes?"
"Take what as a yes?" A smile of victory reflected across Anna's face. Yeah, take that, Elsa!
"Let me have a picture of you two." The two girls stared at each other. Elsa shrugged, how bad could a picture be, right? It was just a picture, nothing else. "Alright, mom. A picture it is." Anna placed her hand around Elsa's shoulder, her mother showed a look of disapproval. "No, no, honey. That won't do. She's a lot taller than you." They separated again, unsure of what to do. "Oh, come on now. You two don't have to be shy around me."
"Yeah, Elsa. We both know you're not the shy type." The three of them looked to Kristoff's house. A certain brunette was having too much fun while leaning against her car. "I'm sorry ma'am," Ygrette continued as she noticed a very confused Idunn. "I'm Elsa's sister," She walked closer towards the woman, who shifted her eyes between her and Kristoff's house. "Oh, and I'm also Kristoff's girlfriend."
"Oh! How wonderful! You must be lovely as well. I'm glad Kristoff met you just as I'm glad my Anna met your lovely sister. Don't they make a sweet couple?" Elsa felt like she could die then and there. For all she cared, she could melt along with the snow. A devilish grin played on Ygrette's face and she turned to face Elsa for a second or two. "Yes, they are quite something, aren't they?"
"Indeed they are. That's why am trying to capture the moment with a picture." Idunn lifted the camera. "But you know... they refuse to collaborate."
Hmm, I wonder if Anna got her photography skills from her mother as well.
"I'll be more than glad to help you with that. Let's see... Here Elsa why don't you have a seat, crossed legged. And Anna, you as well, but you should be kneeling down, that way you're both kind of leveled." Idunn handed the camera to Ygrette with complete confidence, there was a look of delight on her face. The girls, afraid to argue and not play along, did as Ygrette suggested. Elsa had to admit she was a little afraid of what Ygrette would come up with. "Now Anna, I want you to turn around completely and face Elsa's right profile. Yeah that's it." The brunette approached them to help Anna adjust herself. She then took a few steps back until she reached Idunn. "Okay, Elsa you should turn your head to your right and look at Anna." She did as she was told. "Anna, feel free to lean for a kiss, we all know you want to so you might as well." The redhead stopped, stared at Ygrette. Elsa knew she was about to protest to she grabbed her face with both hands. "Relax, Anna. Just play along." She whispered on her ear. Anna now looked at her with confusion.
Did she really just say that? Does she not know what that would do to me?
No matter what she told herself, it was impossible to fight it. They were all expecting a kiss, and well, she couldn't deny she wanted it either. She let Elsa pulled her towards her, the blonde's hands still holding Anna's face. The expectation was killing her. She wanted to feel Elsa's lips on hers again, even if it wasn't for the right reasons. Who cared? It would never be, this would be the only way. And at least it was better than the last time. The build up was driving her insane, or maybe driving them insane. She could feel Elsa's eyes on hers, but the redhead could do nothing but stare at the lips calling her name again. Then there it was, the spark she had waited for for such a long time. Just like an atomic bomb, it exploded and she could feel the eruption spread across every inch of her body. Except this wasn't a bomb, it was Elsa. And she found herself wanting more and more. She didn't pull away, ecstatic with the contact. Elsa didn't pull away either. How long had it been? It felt like eternity. No, it felt like heaven. There were fireworks everywhere, and all of the surrounding were suddenly forgotten. Until a loud laugh got closer and closer. Anna finally began to make out the voices around them.
"That is so... romantic."
Is that my mom?
She opened her eyes, and it was then that she noticed Kristoff was there as well, amused at the sight. Elsa pulled away from the kiss.
No! Come back. Who knows when this will happen again?
"That picture deserves to go up on a frame." Idunn said as she took the camera from Ygrette.
"Mom... don't you dare." Anna stood up and shook off the snow from her boots. Her mother paid no attention and headed back into the house.
"Well, well, well." The two girls knew that could be no one else but Ygrette. "Who would have thought?"
"Ygrette, please... don't start." Elsa pleaded.
"Oh, trust me I won't. Kristoff and I will get out of your way. You two obviously need to catch up on stuff." She winked at the girls and grabbed Kristoff's hand. The two of them walked back to his house.
AN: Well, here you have it. Another chapter in less than two days. Things will start to get heated up soon, guys ;)
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