Chapter 6 – Reciprocation
Walking out of Arendelle Industries you couldn't help but smile as the afternoon sun beat down on you, even though you was only inside for several hours there was no natural daylight in the office. So you feel slightly blessed for experiencing the sun in this moment. What made you feel even more blessed was the beauty stood beside you, who also seemed to be basking in the suns heat, the sunlight enhancing her already stunning strawberry blonde hair.
"You're kinda staring at the moment Y/N" Anna giggles blushing which causes you to face away, your face a deep red also. "I'm sorry Anna, it was completely unintentional I swear, hand on heart" You say this moving your hand over your chest. "I'm sure it was Y/N, and was it completely unintentional that you're still holding my hand?" she replies, arching an eyebrow and smiling.
Looking down you hadn't even realised that was indeed, still holding her hand, even though you had left work and were now walking down the busy street. "Oh gods I'm so sorry Anna" you quickly blurt removing your hand from hers. Although you cant help but notice the sudden warmth of Annas hand disappearing, you cant help but feel a sense of longing, wanting to hold her hand again. It felt is if your hands went together perfectly like two jigsaw pieces. Looking to Anna you see that she is also looking down at her hand, unbeknown to you she was feeling and thinking the same thing you was. "Its okay Y/N I don't mind, if I can be honest with you I enjoyed holding your hand" she smiles shyly, blushing as bright as the afternoon Arendelle sun. Feeling confident in yourself you hold your hand back out to Anna, wiggling your fingers around, a huge grin appears on her face, before taking your hand in hers again and resuming to walk down the street. 'like pieces to a jigsaw' the voice in the back of your mind laughs 'so when are you going to tell her what you are, what pain you caused one unsuspecting family' Shaking your head to try and block the voice out you smile to Anna and start to walk her home.
"I know that you was to make sure I got home safely Y/N I cant help but feel we don't have to rush now do we?" Anna asks with a mischievous twinkle in her eyes. "I mean, the day is still young and I don't have to be anywhere for a few hours yet" This is what you was hoping to hear, more time to spend with Anna, but what could you do? Arendelle may be a very large place but there isn't really much to do, especially during the middle of the day on a Monday. "We could grab coffee? There really isn't much to do at the moment." you suggest internally face palming yourself 'well you could have thought of something more entertaining than a drink, you'redefinitely losing it'
Surprisinglythis seems to perk Anna up. "I'm so glad you mentioned coffee Y/N, I know just the place"
"Bjorgmans Desserts?" You think out loud. "I can honestly say I've never heard of the place"
"I'm not sure how you have never even heard of the place, it is like the best place ever for treats, and especially coffee, you have lived until you have eaten" Anna playfully rolling her eyes at you before opening the door and dragging you inside with her.
After been dragged inside you get the chance to take in the scenery around you, the white walls are covered in paintings and drawings, all of which are of either some of the cities iconic hot spots for tourists, such as the fjord, or pictures of some of the most mouth watering desserts you have ever seen in your life. "do you need a tissue Y/N? Or are you just going to keep drooling over the photos?" Anna laughs loudly at you, causing your cheeks to redden at quite a fast pace.
"I'm sorry Anna, they just look so fantastic, the detail in them is amazing!" you blurt out.
This causes Anna the giggle at you. "Just you wait until you try one then! Bjorgman! Are you here?" Anna shouts taking you by surprise. Just then a man peeks his head around the corner of the kitchen, confusion clear as day on his face.
"Anna? What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be at work?"
"Don't worry, ill explain everything to you shortly, I just need to cups of your finest coffee for me and my friend Y/N here" she smiles innocently at him, fluttering her eyebrows at the same time.
"Who is Y/N?" the man asks, looking even more confused than just a moment ago. "I'm such a klutz I forgot you two have never met, Y/N this is Kristoff, Kristoff this is Y/N, hes a work friend!" she jumps up excitedly at this. All the while Kristoff is watching you, trying to figure you out looking at yours and Annas still connected hands. You assume that Anna was been serious earlier when she mentioned that she has never had a friend from working at Arendelle Industries. "Fine then" Kristoff surrenders, putting both hands in the air. "But I do want an explanation Anna on why you're here so early especially today of all days, just take a seat where you please I will be back shortly." he then vanishes back into the kitchen. "Well he seems to like you!" Anna squeals excitedly to you "the last person I brought someone here he practically threw them out of the place! Never seen someone looks so scared as poor Adam"
'well that's a relief, I don't really want to meet the pavement face to slab' chuckling at your internal thinking you motion with your free hand for Anna to direct you to your seats. Finally releasing your intertwined fingers from Annas you sit down in the seat opposite her. Taking in her full beauty, Anna also seemed to be doing the same to you, looking at you in admiration, for how you stood up for her earlier, and agreeing to actually spend some time with her. 'Y/N is so amazing, that's the first time anyone has ever done anything so nice for me, and it doesn't hurt that he's a rather handsome guy. Wait what?!' her eyes widen at this, you notice and decide to break the silence. "You're kind of staring here Anna" you chuckle softly, causing her to blush fiercely. "I couldn't help but notice Y/N but you seemed to be staring at me as well" wiggling her eyebrows at you, making you also blush furiously.
"I couldn't help it" you blurt out "you're just so beautiful" you instantly cover your mouth, shocked at what you have just said out loud. Anna just stared at you now, eyes wide mouth almost hitting the floor. Before she could manage to say something back Kristoff re appears, three coffees on a tray and what looks like several covered treats. Placing them down on the table he clears his throat before looking to Anna. "Right, spill" Is all he says, Anna quickly recovers and begins to recall the events for the day.
Anna begins to recall her day to Kristoff, you sit listening to her, your eyes leaving hers to watch Kristoff every so often. To say he was pissed at the way Hans treat Anna was an understatement, he was furious, you watched as his hands clenched and unclenched the more the story went on, before he had finally had enough. "I'm going to rip that fuckers throat out!" he screams, "Why didn't you ring me as soon as this this happened Anna!"
"But that's the thing Kristoff you wont have to" She smiles and looks wiping a few tears that was are falling down her face to you "Y/N beat you to it. I don't think he has even woken up yet, or will for the rest of the day" Kristoff looked to you, bewildered that you would do that for Anna, after only knowing her for a day, he seems to ponder this, before looking you in the eyes and asking you a series of questions "what are your intentions Y/N? You clearly wouldn't do this unless you was after something more?"
"Kristoff what are you doing!" Anna shouts at him fury evident in her face.
"Just because he helped me does not mean that he wants anything in return"
Deciding it was time for you to break your silence you speak up "Its okay Anna, I can see that he is only concerned for your well being" you look to Kristoff who nods his head before you carry on "I did what I did because I couldn't just stand by and watch what was happening, I'm not that type of person, I cant just sit by and watch someone suffer. What I did to Hans even surprised me, I'm not a violent person, never have been and I hope I never have to be. But the way he was treating you, the way he was making you feel something snapped inside me and unfortunately for him it wasn't a good thing" taking a breath you look at both Anna and Kristoff, Kristoff is still nodding although he now seems to be smiling at you. Anna on the other hand had a tint of red to her cheeks, and fresh tears started to stream down her face, passing her a napkin and quietly offering her thanks to you , you resume what you was saying.
"Do I regret what I did? Sure I do, I regret that you had to see that Anna, it wasnt right with the way you was at the time for you to see that part of me I hope even I never see again. But I do not regret hitting him, I do not regret the satisfaction I got for a fraction of a second looking down at his out cold form. And I especially do not regret sticking up for you Anna, not one bit" you suddenly feel a pair of arms wrap around you tightly, Anna has jumped up from her seat and jumped on you, hugging you with all her strength, now crying out loud, refusing to let go of you as you reciprocate the hug with the same enthusiasm, burying your hand in her hair. You look over to Kristoff who still hasn't said anything to you until now. "Ill give you both a minute, your drinks have gone cold, ill make a couple more" before taking the old drinks and placing them back on the tray, leaving the treats behind. The hug seems to last for an eternity when Anna finally pulls away, wiping her eyes and sniffling her nose "I'm sorry about that Y/N, its just that nobody has every truly stood up for me like that, well other than Kristoff"
"Anna" you reply softly "You have no need to apologise to me, I did what any person should have done, but it seems that everyone who you work with, other than your uncle Oaken are not your average person, but pathetic excuses for humans" you take both her hands in yours now, holding them with tender care, rubbing circles on her palms before resting your forehead on hers and closing your eyes, which Anna also proceeds to do. "I promise as long as I work there, you will never have to be afraid to be there, I will always be there to protect you"
You both sit there, hands in each others, foreheads resting against each other. You both open your eyes now but never moving from each other, you can feel her breath now, ghosting on your lips, you look down at her lips and back up to her eyes. Anna does the same, looking down at your lips before back at you, you can feel yourself leaning in and closing your eyes, Anna repeats this and slowly moves in as well. Just as you feel her soft lips touch yours and stay there, after a few moments you feel Anna moving her lips against yours which you reciprocate, you remove one of your hands from hers and bury into her hair. A small moan leaves her lips before moving her head to the side and putting even more passion into the kiss with each passing second.
You are both alarmed by the sound of the bell signalling the kitchen door been opened. You both pull back as quick as lightning, both as red as tomatoes, breathing heavily and completely shocked. 'Did we really just kiss?!' you both think in unison. You look up to see Kristoff stood there handing you your drinks with a sly smile on his face. 'he did that on purpose' you both think again in unison.
AN: Hello again people! I was thinking that I should maybe make this story a bit of a slow burn, but I decided against it, it will still be slightly slow but not a snails pace where you feel like its been dragged out. I'm still not too sure how many chapters there will be but I'm sure there will be no more than 25, but you never know things can change.
Also as always I have to thank you all for reading my little story I really do appreciate it and it makes my day seeing that people are reading it and hopefully enjoying it!
Until next time… Peace!