"Where did you learn to do that?" Anna asked gleefully as Kristoff's capable hands tied a thick leather bracelet to her wrist. It was made of thin strips of leather cord, woven, stretched, and twisted into one bracelet. It was just a little bit too long for her wrist, but it held comfortably tight to Anna's wrist once Kristoff tied it on.

Kristoff shrugged, "It's just one of those things you teach yourself I guess." He replied. There had been plenty of nights he spent up in the mountains, whether outside camping out or in his cabin where he had little more to entertain himself than strips of leather and scraps of cord. He had been twisting and braiding them as practice for rope work since he was a child, so it was nothing new for him to be creating with his hands.

She smiled broadly, "Well I've never seen anything like it before." His hand left and so she replaced it with her own, feeling the smooth leather beneath her fingers, twisting the bracelet and thinking about how the gift was just so uniquely him. She decided in that moment that it was her new favorite piece of jewelry. All the silver, gold and precious gems in Arendelle could not outweigh this simple gift of leather. This was of course because she loved him and he loved her. They both knew it, but neither had said it, yet. They were trying to take that path slow. Of course they had already kissed, and not just once, but many times. They hugged and snuggled and talked, but love, well love was something they had yet to discuss. It was coming though; it was soon to be, even in a moment. Anna wanted to do nothing more than to scream it from the top of her lugs, but she would wait. She wanted him to say it. She wanted this overwhelming adoration to be given a name by him.

"Well I just thought you might like it." He said trying hard to hide the grin that he felt coming on that the first moment of her praise. He tried not to get too excited, he tried to stay relaxed. They had only been together for a couple of months and for her sake he didn't want to rush things. She was the only woman he had ever fallen in love with, but he didn't want to scare her away. Playing off the gift as something small was his way of saying I really like you but this isn't a marriage proposal and it's not I love you even though I really want it to be. It was his way of not rushing into things, his way of introducing her to his feelings slowly but surely. In every way this was him trying his damnedest not to be Hans. "It's literally the least I can do after all you and Elsa have done for me, what with the sled and everything."

Anna laughed, "You know we more than owed you that sled to begin with being that, well I kind of destroyed your last one in a fiery explosion."

Kristoff shook his head and raised an eyebrow, "Yeah I haven't forgotten, but still you both went above and beyond and well Sven and I both appreciate it."

Anna grinned; she had a plan, a way to make him make the first move here. "So you appreciate what we did for you, but you made me a bracelet. I don't really control much, it's Elsa you should be thanking."

Kristoff gulped, he had meant the bracelet to be a sweet gesture, nothing too forward, but he had wanted it to be enough of an advance to let her see that he wanted to go beyond occasional kisses and being close. "Well." He said trying to save himself from the hole he had accidently dug, he would never understand women. "Elsa isn't my girlfriend."

Anna tried hard not to squeal with excitement, but Kristoff saw her smile. She tried to recompose herself to moderate success before asking, "And I am?"

Kristoff wished he could just drop the shovel and ask for a ladder, but that was so rarely an option with Anna that even trying was a waste of his time. Had they never really discussed this before? Had they truly been kissing, hugging and cuddling up together for months without putting a word to it? He sighed deciding that a leap of faith was all he could hope for. "Well I uh, thought so anyway."

Anna saw Kristoff turn cherry red, something new for her. She had seen him blush before, especially when she kissed him with a surprise attack, but never quite like this. "Uh huh… well I never remembered being asked." She was having too much fun. It was far too often that she was on the teased end and he the teaser, so a little revenge felt better than Anna would ever admit.

Kristoff knew he had been defeated. It was getting to all or nothing time now. She would be his undoing, the death of him in a way he hoped was figurative rather than literal. However with Anna he assumed it could go either way.

For a moment he looked away from her crystal blue gaze, her cheeks were pink with excitement and her eyes glittered with glee. He couldn't help but smile despite himself when he saw her like that so he was forced to look away. "Anna, would you like to go out with me?"

Anna smiled and put a hand up to her ear, "What was that, I couldn't hear you?"

Kristoff shook his head, meeting her gaze this time. Her face was now contorted into the most evil grin he could ever imagine. It wasn't quite like the face of one who had gotten away with murder, but rather a naughty child who had stolen sweets from a candy bowl and their parents thought it too cute to punish. He supposed that perhaps she had perfected such a look in that very way.

"Will you go out with me?" He said again, this time louder and looking at her. He watch as her expression softened slightly and he felt somewhat of a rush from it. He liked to see her reaction to him, especially because although he was unsure, it seemed to be positive.

Anna looked into the chocolate eyes across from her; they reflected the light from the windows of the library where they were currently seated. His face was expectant though she knew that he already knew the answer deep down. She couldn't help herself but ask however, "Why?"

Kristoff didn't miss a beat, all or nothing, he had promised himself as much. He didn't want to rush her, but she had asked and he was getting sick of hiding it, and he was fairly certain that she was as well. "Because I love you, that's why!"

She didn't even take a moment to process the words, she just understood the moment they left his lips, perhaps even before, maybe she had known from the very first syllable. She pulled him forward and kissed his lips passionately. They were rough on hers, always chapped, but not badly. He tasted of carrots and birch beer, just as he always did.

He was shocked for a moment, floundering with trying to figure out exactly how he had gotten himself to the place he was in. Once his mind calmed, things felt natural again and his lips moved on hers with the same intensity and fervor which she supplied to the smooch. When the pair came up for air Kristoff grinned, "So was that a yes?"

"Of course it was." Anna said with a laugh, holding up her bracelet and pointing to it. "It was a yes since the day we met, and it was certainly I love you when you put this bracelet on me, so guess what?" She said scooching closer to him, pushing back his hair and staring once more into his eyes. "I love you too."