Happy Endings?-Chapter Three
"Okay so you mean to tell me that your spoke to a girl? Like a real girl?"
Kristof rolled his eyes. He knew he shouldn't have told Owen about his run-ins with Anna.
Kristoff and Owen has been friends for years. When Kristoff had first got his job at the animal shelter, Owen had been working there too. He was responsible for making sure that the dogs always had food and water. It took Kristoff a few weeks to realise that he was the son of the owner and from then on they were inseparable.
Jeff the owner was like an uncle to him, they always had fun together. Kristoff would stay at Owen's practically every weekend and Jeff would take them on fishing trips and explorations. Those were the memories that Kristoff liked to remember most.
"But seriously dude I'm proud of you. You haven't even stepped within five metres of a girl since Claire."
"Can we not talk about Claire right now."
Owen sighed. "Listen bud, you've got to start talking about that bitch at some point, it'll clear your head."
Kristoff turned away so Owen wouldn't have to see the hurt in his eyes. "Not today."
"Okay." Owen understood, when the time was right he'd talk about it. "So you gonna call her then?"
"Who?"
"Anna."
"I don't think so, I wouldn't know what to say." Kristoff sighed and fell onto the couch.
"Just tell her that you'd like to meet up sometime. Tell her that you could do with a friend right now."
"But what if she doesn't want a friend?" He questioned.
"She put her number in your phone, I think she's interested dude."
Kristoff got up off the sofa and grabbed his phone off the kitchen counter. "What if I'm not ready for a relationship?"
Owen grabbed Kristoff's phone and went through his contacts. "You put a heart by her name man, I think you're ready, but if you're worried then tell her, I'm sure she wants a friend too."
He snatched his phone back and decided that texting Anna was better than calling, he didn't know whether he'd be able to form real English sentences if he spoke to her on the phone. He began typing, and deleting and then re-typing a message to her.
"What do I say?"
"Just ask her if she wants to grab coffee."
"But we've already done that."
"Jeez just ask her if she wants to go for a walk then, I don't know." Owen laughed and watched as Kristoff attempted to write a text.
"You're no help, no wonder you have no luck with girls."
Owen punched Kristoff in the stomach, they had such a brotherly relationship. "I'll have you know I had a date the other night."
Kristoff chuckled. "Meeting a girl at 2am and bringing her back to your place so you can have sex with her is not a date."
"It is in my books." Kristoff just rolled his eyes and went back to the text.
"Okay, how's this?" He handed Owen the phone.
Dear Anna,
Hope you're okay. I was just wondering if you wanted to go for a walk sometime? Let me know. Thanks.
Kristoff.
"Kris why have you wrote it like you're writing a letter to the prime minister or something, it's a text to a girl, you're not proposing to reduce tax payments."
"Fine, let me try again." He thought long and hard, just act normal Kristoff. "Okay, this?"
Hey Anna, I had fun yesterday. Do you wanna do it again sometime? I was thinking we could go for a walk through the park and get some ice cream. As long as the weather is nice of course because you know how the weather can be here in the UK, so unpredictable right? And what's the deal with the weatherman always getting it wrong, I swear it snows when it's means to be hot. Why can't they just get it right for once? Let me know anyway because you seem really nice and I'd love to get to know you better!
Kristoff.
"Now you're just rambling." Even Sven was looking at him with a sigh.
"See this is why I can't speak on the phone.. Okay. Let's do this."
Hey Anna, I had fun yesterday. Want to do it again? We could go for a walk through the park? How about tomorrow at 1pm?
Kris x
"You put a kiss?" Owen smirked.
"Well yeah, I can't just dot her can I?"
Five minutes passed and Kristoff's phone began buzzing.
Hi Kristoff! I thought you'd never get in touch! I guess I should have took your number too huh? Tomorrow sounds great! 1pm is fine! I'll meet you outside the library yeah? Can't wait!
Anna xxxx
She practically jumped out of his phone with excitement. "Four kisses, man you're in there." Kristoff elbowed him in the rib causing him to let out a loud screech.
"She's a happy person, I'm sure she gives kisses to everyone."
"Watch out, next time she'll be surprising you with the heart eyes emoji."
"Shut up."
When Kristoff woke up the next morning the first thing he did was look out of the window to check if the weatherman had indeed been right last night when he said that it was going to storm. Of course he was wrong, it was sunny and looked warm which made him smile because it meant that they could go and grab some ice cream and take a walk through the park without getting rained on.
Kristoff went to his wardrobe to decide what to wear, he didn't have much choice. He owned a few concert tees and some clothes from when Bulda had taken him shopping a few weeks ago but that was pretty much it.
"Kris, you need some fancier clothes to match that handsome face of yours." She had said. He just rolled with it and let her pick out a few outfits.
He decided that he should probably check the weather first to see how warm it actually was. Looks could surely deceive, that was something he'd learned after his 25 years on the planet. He opened his window and stuck out his arm to test the heat. He was satisfied when he felt the sun rays on his arm.
He decided on a pair of three-quarter length beige pants and a simple black top. He checked his watch and saw that it was 11am, he had more than enough time to eat some breakfast and fix his bed head of hair.
Kristoff hadn't been this excited in a long time. Something about Anna warmed his heart and even though she was stubborn and talkative, he could see that she was a happy girl who had obviously had quite a past. He couldn't wait to find it out, but he wasn't going to pressure her to talk about it. He knew that it was the last thing he wanted to do right now so why should she have to. But when she did want to open up, he would be there to listen to every word.
He pondered for a minute wondering why she had gotten him so strung up. He'd only met her twice and both times they'd been slightly rude to each other, he already loved that about them, they weren't a normal pair.
She was beautiful, not like one of those fake girls with lots of make up smothered in their face but a naturally stunning young woman. She had freckles that were dotted all over her cute little puffy cheeks and a little button nose which he just wanted to kiss.. And oh..
He needed to shake that feeling off, he barely even knew her and he knew she'd already been there before (with a douche apparently).
He grinned as soon as he saw her waiting outside the library. She was wearing a beautiful summer dress covered in a variety of different flowered patterns. She accessorised with a pair of white thin strapped sandals and a light blue denim jacket. She was wearing her signature necklace and bracelet and a pair of golden rimmed sunglasses which were currently placed on the top of her head. Kristoff noticed that her hair wasn't in braids today, but was in an up-do which meant that he could see the freckles on her shoulders as he stepped closer towards her.
He didn't want a repeat of hair in his face so he called her before he reached her. "Anna!"
Anna turned quickly and beamed at the sight of him. He looked amazing. His outfit choice made a difference from the sweatshirts he'd been wearing the past times she'd saw him but she didn't mind what he wore. However she wouldn't deny that he looked rather handsome in his current state. His hair was nicely styled and she noticed that he'd even shaved.
"Hey!" She said a little too enthusiastically. "So I was thinking that maybe we could try and be nice with each other today. No awkward conversations or silences. We'll just have a 'lets forget about the world' kind of day."
Kristoff didn't know where this was coming from but he sure wasn't going to complain. It sounded like the perfect day.
"Sounds great."
After an hour of walking, ice cream and chatting about random things (mainly Anna's love for animals), the pair headed for a bench on the opposite side of the park.
Anna looked up to the sky and frowned. "It's looking dull"
Kristoff sighed, this date (was it a date?) was going so well, he didn't need the rain to ruin it. "I'm sure it'll be fine it's just a cloud it'll be gone in a-." And with that said it began to pour down.
"What was that you were saying?" Anna giggled.
"I guess the weatherman was right." Kristoff laughed back at her, she didn't seem to mind that it was raining. In fact she seemed thrilled by the weather which wasn't exactly what he felt.
"Hey, my place is just at the back entrance of the park do you want to go back there to take shelter until the rain stops? It'll be easier than walking back through to the other side."
Anna nodded and he instinctively took her hand, not even realising what he's done until it was too late. He kept it there though as they both ran through the remainder of the park. He led the way as they ran across an empty road and headed through the door of his apartment building.
"Phew." She'd breathlessly expressed as soon as she was under shelter. "Trust me to not bring an umbrella on today of all days." He just laughed at the remark. Stupid weatherman.
A game of Monopoly and a cuddle with Sven later, the rain had cleared.
"Do you want me to walk you back to your house?" Kristoff questioned as Anna put back on her now dry denim jacket which Kristoff had chivalrously put on the radiator to dry off.
"Are you sure?" Anna smiled and Kristoff noticed that she was blushing.
"Yeah, Sven could use a walk anyway so it'll be nice for the little guy."
Anna bent down to Sven's level. "You're such a good boy aren't you?"
"Don't talk to him like that."
Anna smirked. "We're being kind to each other today remember, no arguing."
"I'm not arguing I was just-"
"Uh, huh?" They both fell into a giggle fit and Kristoff finally put on Sven's lead.
"He looks so excited." She looked at Sven noticing how his tail was wagging and his tongue was sticking out excitedly as he pondered up and down on the spot.
"It's because he heard the word walk." Sven barked and they both let out a chuckle and left.
"I had fun today, thank you for walking me home." Anna put her arm on Kristoff's wrist and leaned up to press a kiss to his cheek. "Goodnight Kris."
"Goodnight Anna." He smiled and began to walk away from the door.
He turned back around to wave back and watched her walk into her house. He looked down at Sven who was looking at him. Can dogs smirk.. because he certainly was.
A/N: I know I know, cliché rain scene. It had to be done! Anyway thanks for all the support! Your reviews and favourites/follows are encouraging me to continue and make sure that I get chapters up on a deadline which was something I was worrying about so thank you!
