Anna was sitting at her desk in her room working on the torturous homework packet for Accounting. She had all week to do it and of course she put it off to last minute. Looking at the clock it read 11:18. Rubbing her eyes and she flipped through the packed to see how much was left. Only to realize she had only done the first two pages out ten. Groaning she go up from the desk and laid in bed just staring at the ceiling.
She had started at nine but she thought about anything and everything that came to mind and every time she tried to answer a question she would read it over and over again until finally she wrote down something with a bunch of vocabulary words and BS to go along with it.
Sitting up in from her bed she looked around her room to try and find something to do. Her eyes drifted around her clattered room. CD's were everywhere and so were clothes and garbage. Her mother always complained about how messy her room was and about once every year Anna would get tired of hearing and clean her room. Seven hours and two trips to dumb later her room was clean again, but for only a day it would last.
Maybe I should work on my song. A couple weeks before February break Mrs. Pots told the class the to work on there song and depending how far each of them got, that would be there grade. The last time she worked on was in class before February break. Nah, I've worked on it so much the only thing missing from it are the words. The lyrics were a whole new ball game for Anna. Despite her creativity to change up a song and have it sound as if she wrote it, writing one from scratch was harder than she though. The instrumental aspect of was a little easier though. She only had a basic piano part for it for now.
The song lyrics however where not easy. Mrs. Pots said the song should be about something personal or have it send a message people can relate to and take to heart. Only every time Anna would try and think of something she would get lost in her thoughts and eventually forget what she was supposed to do.
Looking at her TV, she decided to play Xbox for a while. Anna knew Kristoff would be on because he always was, and by always, like never turned the damn thing off.
Turning on the power, she looked to see what games she still had. Many were lost in the jungle of mess that was her room. Hmm, Borderlands no, Borderlands 2 no, Arkham City no, Ghosts. Why in the hell do I still have this. I don't have to be a gamer to know this was utter shit. A complete waste of sixty bucks. Thanks Kristoff.
Battlefield, eh maybe. Skyrim mmm maybe. She looked around her room again to see if there were any games that were thrown around her room. Seeing two games that was keeping up a pizza box she walked over to them. Dark Souls, hell no I'm frustrated enough as it is and I don't need a migraine. OH Mortal Kombat. We have a winner folks, ding, ding, ding.
Taking out the disk and putting it in the console she waited to sign into her gamertag, ImaGGtbh. Kristoff always bugged her about the name and usually pretend to forgot what it meant.
After coming to the home screen the message for he amount of friends she had on popped up. It read, 156. After a minute she realized it was because she was a girl. Gamers are so weird. Another message popped up on screen Woodsman411 wants you to join a party. She clicked the home screen accepted the invite. As soon as she joined his voice boomed out of the TV.
"Hey what are you doing on so late?"
Shit, where'smymicwhere'smymicwhere'smymic Aha there it is. She pulled out from underneath her bed and plugged it in. "I got bored and Weselton's homework is killing me so I decided to play some Mortal Kombat. You wanna play?"
"Nah, I'm playin a zombies match on Kino der Toten and the people I'm playin with don't know their ass from there mouth." He laughed in the mic.
"Sucks for you. I'm going to kick some ass as Mileena. You sure you don't wanna play?"
"I'm pretty sure I don't. That's the only game you can actually really kick my ass at. So no, my ego doesn't want to diminish any farther."
"Oh well. I'll kick someone else's ass instead of yours." She laughed into the mouth piece of her headset.
"Laugh it up Anna, just know any other game I'll annihilate you."
"I'm impressed. That's a big word for you Kristoff learn that from English." Though he couldn't see her, he new she was smirking.
"You're the one to talk. How's that homework for Weselton coming."
"Terrible and don't remind me. I just want to take a break and relax."
"Boohoo. Maybe putting work off to the last minute isn't the best strategy."
"Well I've done some of my best work saving things to the last minute." She said intrepidly.
"But Anna seriously you should finish it. Ariel told me your grade in there." Anna was silent on her end. "If you don't bring it up with in the next few weeks you'll fail the quarter, again."
She sighed. Selecting her character she saw that her opponent, Frost Giant1, she told Kristoff, "You and everyone else says that. But it's not that easy. Math is difficult enough as it is and his class soooo boring it makes geometry feel like a vacation. I'm going to finish this packet, I just need sometime to relax and make someone else rage."
"Don't troll the person too hard. The person might send you a very heavily worded message."
She giggled and feeling much better she said, "I'll try not to. But it's just so fun. The person chose Sub-Zero and keeps trying to freeze me. Probably trying to combo. But not today." She started throwing the twin si's her character could throw and using the teleporting kick. She was zoning pretty good and by the way her opponent started to block everything she decided to troll even more by do her own combos and not letting the person counter-attack, or move at all.
"Oh Kristoff I was thinking about something."
"Yah and what is that? You thinking about playing the person again and using Striker to spam his gun move."
"No," her voice become serious, "I was thinking about asking Merida out on a date."
Kristoff new Anna was being serious, and the tone of his voice changed as well. "You sure about that. Like, one hundred percent."
"Yes. I know this is all of a sudden but we hung out a lot during break, doing all kinds of things like shopping, seeing movies, archery."
"Archery!?"
"Yah she took to one of her classes and it was really fun. Even though it was really fuckin cold."
He snorted and then laughed, "That's to funny."
"We've also been hanging out after school and going to the library and studying. She's really cute when she concentrates and it's funny when she tries to pronounce words in Spanish..."
"Sounds like somebody might have a crush."
"Yah, I guess I do. But don't tell anyone. I want it to be a surprise." Her happy and giddy tone only lasted a second before Kristoff said:
"Are you going to tell you're about this mom."
The smile on her face faded she watched herself perform Mileena's fatality she said "No. I haven't even told her that I'm gay." Sadness and grief filled her voice.
"Oh, okay uh..." Kristoff felt bad for bringing that up. She was already dealing with a lot. The nights were she performs. Her homework and grades. And to top it all off her hidden skeleton she was hiding only from her mother was starting to bother her again.
"It's okay Kristoff. I'm going to tell her eventually. For now the time isn't right."
Going back to his casual and uplifting tone, "Well until then I hope you Merida work out. And I also hope you start working on that homework soon."
Letting out a soft laugh, "I will don't worry."
After her first match with her opponent she quite and continued to talk to Kristoff. A couple minutes later she got a message from the person she just played. It was of course filled with all kinds of obscenities. As she read it aloud she and Kristoff we're laughing uncontrollably.
Barely able to breath Kristoff choked out, "Re...read that last part again."
Catching her breath "You cock sucking pile of worthless shit, play the game right and don't be such an asshole." Laughing aloud again she wondered what to reply.
"Don't make the person to angry, or they might send you a voice message next."
Wiping tears from her eyes, "That'd be great, and even funnier."
She played until 12:45 talking to Kristoff. She decided not to reply to the person because she didn't want to upset the person that much.
Looking back down at the packet she struggled through what was left and by the time she was finished, her clock read 3:27. Well there goes my sleep for night. Oh well, I don't think my teacher's will mind if catch a few z's.
"When are you going to ask her." Ariel was exuberant about Anna's decision to ask Merida out.
"I don't know maybe after school today when we head up to the library."
"Oh Anna I'm so happy for you." She reached out and hugged Anna.
"Thanks Ariel. I can't wait to ask her." The amount of energy with in Anna was probably enough to keep the entire city light for a couple years.
"What did Rapunzel say when you told her?"
Anna snickered, "At first she screeched and told me it was about time. She also added that she new I would ask her out eventually." Then she reminded herself what else Rapunzel said.
"What else did she say?" Ariel furrowed a brow and sat up a little.
She took Anna outside the cafeteria and walked the hallways to find a place to talk.
"What do you wanna talk about Punz."
Glaring at Anna, "You I know I hate it when people call me that."
"Yah I know but it's such a mouthful to say your entire name, and I like so, get used to."
"You better not." She shoved Anna, who only shoved back and sent Rapunzel into the lockers. Rubbing her shoulder Rapunzel looked to see if someone had heard the loud bang that came with being shoved into the lockers.
"What, looking around for witnesses?"
"Maybe. And also to make sure nobody heard that." Staring back at Anna, "Don't you know your own strength, I mean jeez?"
Laughing a bit, "No I don't. But if I ever get in a fight I can fend for my self and not have worry about back up. Even though you are a pretty good fighter if might add."
Bringing her chin up and stretching her arms, "Yah and don't you forget it."
They continued to walk until they reached the hallway towards the auditorium. They didn't want to go in because someone was always getting high back there and neither of them wanted to deal whoever was in there.
"So why bring me down here. Don't tell me you have weed in your backpack." Anna said jokingly.
"Haha, no. I wanted to have a serious conversation with you about asking out Merida." Rapunzel's face was stern.
Seeing how serious she was Anna nodded her head and listened to what the brunette had to say. "You do realize that this is a big step for you." Anna nodded her head, "I know Kristoff and I give you crap about being single but that's just for a few laughs and eventually we just leave it at that.
"But now that your going to start dating again, It's been like a year right since you and Kristoff broke up right," Anna nodded her head again, "Okay. I want to know were your mind is and how your going to handle everything."
Anna never really thought al lot it before. She just thought it was time to date again. "You know I've never really sat down and really thought about this. I just thought it was time to start dating again. My mother tells me that I should wait till college to really start anything but, erm, I don't know. I just feel that I need someone close to me. I know you, Kristoff, Jess, Ariel, and a few other people I can't remember right now, are always going to be there for me, I just need someone closer to me as more than just a friend. Know what I mean?"
A small smile spread across Rapunzel's face, "Yes I do. I know what it feels like to want someone close to you. It's a great feeling to share with someone you really care about. Eugene and I tell each other everything. And even though I tell you everything as well, there's something different about telling someone that you love."
"Yes I know I just said I love him but that's a whole other topic to tackle and you've only just scratched the surface. You and Merida will do great. Every time you two are around each other it's as if there's an aura of happiness that surround each of you." Anna's face grew a little red. "But take things slow and don't jump to any conclusions to quickly or say you're in love with in the first week. Enjoy yourself and see how this will take you."
"And are you going to take every word to heart Anna?" Ariel asked.
"Of course I am. She is right and if I'm going to be serious about this I'm going to have to take things slow. Though I dated Kristoff this is completely different."
"Looks like someone's growin up." Anna smirked. "Also, even with Rapunzel's wise words, just know I've loved and dated Marc longer than she's loved and dated Eugene, so don't you even dare to hesitate to ask me anything. Okay?"
Having a wider smile cross her face, "Okay."
"Awesome. Also I think Rapunzel's going to kill you if you keep calling her 'Punz' or something like that."
"She can try. Her and Eugene's names are just so clucky to say all the time. So both are getting a nickname."
"I would ask what Eugene's nickname could be but, lets go back to you and Merida."
Anna sat back in her chair a little. "Sure! I was maybe thinking we could, not you and I of course, umm...go see a movie ,but I don't really know what's playing and I we've seen most of them already. I never really asked her about what kinds of movies she likes. You think she likes action movies. Maybe we could just watch Netflix or Hulu at mine or her house. Oh shit but then there's my mom and her parents. But it'll just look like one of us is having a friend over."
Anna was speaking a mile a minute on what she and Merida could do. Ariel was trying to keep up with what Anna was trying to decide on until finally, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow do down there sparky."
"What you wanted to talk about it again." Anna shrugged.
"Yah I did but I wanted why now. Every time someone brings up relationships your always the one to immediately change the subject and avoid having it brought up."
"I wanted to tell you guys when we're all together but oh well." She brought her hand up around her throat loosely and tapped her finger against her neck. "Over break Merida asked me if I wanted to go to one of her archery classes. Which is weird to have in the winter because it's so cold. And god knows I don't really like the cold, unless I'm building a snowman or skiing. Which is strange because..."
"Hey, whoa, whoa, hey," Ariel said in rapid succession, "try and stay focused."
"I'll try but no promises. So where was I." She started to speak under her breath, "Feb break, archery, the cold, OH yah so we went to ugh what was it called, The Wisps Archery Field."
"Why do you have archery in the middle of winter Merida? It's really cold and my hands have gone numb." Anna cupped her gloved hands and blew in to them.
"You always say that you hate the cold but love the snow. Pretty sure that's being a hypocrite Anna." Merida gave a light nudge on the shoulder. "Besides if you're going to be a baby about it go back inside with the rest of the whiners who say it's to cold to be doing this." Merida smirked and started walking to the target range when Anna ran up from behind her.
"I'll show you who's a baby." She straightened her back and valiantly walked towards the range.
"We'll see about that." For a second she just starred at Anna ass. She shook her head and caught up to her. "So you think you can hit that target 50 yards out."
"Yes of course I can. I'm a master archer." She grinned and picked up one of the practice bows.
"All right 'master archer' we'll see." Merida crossed her arms and shifter her weight onto right leg. She had a simper look on her face.
Anna grabbed an arrow and went to the starting line. Pulling back the string she felt how much weight was needed to actually pull the string back. Damn. I thought you just pull it back with no problem. Her stance was the closest she could get it to seem masterful. Her back was as straight as it could be and her shoulder in her mind were pretty level. Okay, now I just have to release the arrow. She shifted her eyes from the target to the arrow head. 3...2...1, she released the arrow and it went flying down the field.
"Well master, if the target were 20 yards to the left and 15 yards higher, I think you'd hit it." Merida walked up next to Anna and did everything in one quick motion. The arrow went flying straight into the bulls eye. "I think I missed dead center by a couple of centimeters." She looked at Anna smugly.
"Lucky shot. My hands were to cold and the wind took control of my arrow." Merida picked up a hand full of the powdery snow and tossed it into the air. It fell down with now hint of any wind.
"Yah that's some wind. I hear it howling like wolves." She brought her hand up to mouth and howled.
Both of them laughed. When Anna calmed herself she said, "It was still a lucky shot."
"Really!? You wanna put money on that."
"A weeks pay Green Arrow." Anna joked.
"Okay then." She walked up to Anna and she brought a hand to the top of Anna's jacket and shoed Anna away, "Move aside. I don't want you to miss something."
Anna just rolled her eyes and went to where Merida had been standing a second ago. She noticed something on Merida's back that was holding a bunch of arrows. Oh what is that, a quilt, quick, uh quitter. No but that sounds closer. Umm it's uhh, a quidditch uh...
"Not even close. That's the game in Harry Potter Anna."
"Wait, what." She said confusingly.
"You were speaking aloud, again."
"Hey I can't help." She said proudly. "Unless you don't like it." She smiled
"No I thinks it's quite adorable, and cute." She looked back at Anna and gave a kind smile. Her gaze met Anna's and their eyes locked. For the few seconds it lasted Anna would feet something different and it was a good different, something each she would feel more often as they started to hang out more after as the break continued. When they went to the library or just walked around town they she felt warm and happier. It gave her the feeling of security and tenderness.
Anna would lose the bet after Merida sent 10 arrows down range, each hitting within millimeters of each other. "Thanks for the money Anna. I could use a new hair dryer." Anna gave Merida a shove with her shoulder and Merida gave a slightly harder shove back. Soon after it become a shoving match between them. Each were laughing and pushing each other until Anna pushed Merida to the ground.
"Oh it's on now bitch." She charged Anna and tackled her into the snow. She pinned Anna to the ground with her knees and reached for a large chunk of snow.
"Hell no." With all her strength Anna released one of her arms and grabbed Merida's jacket. She pulled Merida down and rolled on top of her. Now pinning Merida to the ground Anna took it upon her self to do go a step further than just throw snow onto Merida, which she did anyway. But after that she took a handful of snow and unzipped Merida's jacket.
"What are you..." Before she could finish Anna put the glob of snow in her down the front and back of Merida's shirt. "Shit! Holy fuck. Oh my god what the hell Anna."
Anna started laughing hysterically and fell to the ground as she watched Merida dance around and try and get the snow out. She was laughing so hard she was having trouble breathing and could feel tears falling from her eyes. "Not ffucking cco...cool Anna."
Before Anna could say anything Merida had stripped herself from her jacket and was now trying to remove her flannel shirt. Before long Merida was just in her bra and was wiping off the snow that was clinging to her body. Anna just sat there and watched in silence. She saw how well trimmed Merida's stomach was. How she could just barely make out Merida's abdominal muscles. Her eyes traced Merida's curves and eventually gawked at Merida's red bra. It wasn't the most revealing but it certainly made Anna's mouth drop. Her breasts weren't particularly big, but they were not small and were very well rounded. And Anna couldn't tear her eyes away. She watched as they bounced around as Merida cleaned herself form the snow.
At the same time Anna felt something burn between her thighs. She felt her cheeks flush and unconsciously started moving her right hand towards her snow pants. Wow this is...new. Before she long her hand was at the seem at the top of her snow pants. She watched as Merida finished drying herself from the snow.
Merida bent down to grab her jacket and shirt. From where Anna was she could see Merida's breast dangle and bob from her body. "Seriously not cool Anna." Merida sprang up and Anna watched as Merida's bounced around even more. "You're lucky I'm too c...cold to get you back at th...the moment."
Anna fell from her trance and shook her head. While getting off the ground she said, "Don't blame me you were the one that tackled me." She hoped by the time she was up and Merida would at least have her shirt buttoned.
"Well I wasn't the one to start the shoving match." Merida retorted.
"You were the one that pushed back though." Anna said slyly. Her face wasn't flushed anymore and to her relief Merida was zippering up her jacket. They walked back to the lodge. It wasn't a big fancy one like the ones Anna saw when she went skiing but it was nice and cozy. They sat by the fire and drinking hot chocolate and waited for Merida's mother to pick them up.
Ariel and Anna were walking to their buses as Anna finished her story.
"What's that look on you're face Ariel?" Anna said.
"Oh nothing. Except the fact the you got turned on starring at Merida's boobs." Ariel smirked.
Anna's face redden and tripped over her words. "No I. Maybe just. No there was uhh. She. You don't. You know what this conversation is over." Anna somewhat flustered, raced to bus but Ariel was right behind her.
"I guess what I'm doing for my birthday party now."
"That's not until May, and what could it possibly be." Anna looked back at Ariel.
"A pool party. An only girl pool party." Ariel laughed as Anna's face reddened again. "Eye's up here." Ariel pointed to her eyes,"and I'll see you later."
Anna went to open her mouth, but was at a loss of words and just went to the back seat of the bus. Setting her book bag down next to her she let out a sigh and brought her hands around her cheeks. "Being gay has it's perks. But it also has it's downfalls." She laughed at herself and took out her Ipod. She hit shuffle and the first song that played was Call on Me by Eric Prydz