Chapter 7: Scars and Souvenirs

After spending several more hours at Kristoffs, which you really enjoyed, getting to know the guy was a genuine pleasure, and you could see you and him becoming good friends in the foreseeable future. You noticed that Anna had nodded off to sleep. Resting her head on your arm, you notice a bit of drool making its way slowly out of her mouth, causing you and Kristoff you laugh silently. You look down at her smiling, it may have been only one day but you can feel yourself growing very fond of the strawberry blonde quickly. And you can see that she feels the same about you. Looking over to Kristoff he seems to be thinking about something, before clearing his throat and speaking up. "I'm sorry how I acted earlier Y/N, its just that Anna tends to get a bit over excited about things, takes things the wrong way, it has gotten her into trouble many times" Leaning over he smiles and moves some loose hair from her face. "But it has gotten her hurt a lot as well, especially the Hans incident. When he first started working with Anna he seemed like a nice guy, charming, polite, a true gentleman. At least that's what Anna told me anyway, I have seen it before, guys like him, act like the nice guy on the surface but deep down they're only after one thing from her" he puts his head down in his hands and sighs deeply "And that was the same with him, told her he could show her the world, take her places she could only dream of, once he got what he wanted though she was cast aside like yesterdays trash, the day I found out about that was the first and only time I have ever set foot inside Arendelle Industries, I beat him senseless that day, he wasn't seen at work for nearly two weeks while he recovered, and me, I got sent down for a year, but that's when the name calling started and the insults, and the violence, and I couldn't even help her from where I was"

Looking down to Anna still sound asleep you look back to Kristoff who was in a daze, still recalling his story. "She came to visit every week, making sure I was okay, I always told her that it doesn't matter about me, as long as she is okay that's all I cared about. She told me that things had settled down and nobody was bothering her, saying that Oaken was keeping an eye on her. Which he was but she didn't want him to be involved, saying she could handle herself, and somehow even made him treat her like the rest of them do, just so it looked like Oaken wasn't picking favourites. He told me this destroyed him, having to basically punish his family and not been able to intervene, under her orders"

He shuffles in his seat, clearly uncomfortable talking about all the damage that has been done to Anna over the years, and having to stand by and watch while she pushes through it.

'She has been though so much, its sickening to think that somebody could treat her like this'

removing the tears from your eyes with the palms of your hands look back to Anna, someone as beautiful as her, someone as caring as her, should not have to go through what she has been through with Hans. 'Don't worry, once we see him again outside of work we can pay him an extra special visit to make sure he doesn't even think about Anna again'

"She doesn't have anyone but me really Y/N" Kristoff mutters, grumbling something about the past. "She is basically my sister, we may not be related by flesh and blood but I see her as a younger sister, and she has always seen me as an older brother"

"Mama, Papa please wake up" Anna whimpers in her sleep, you and Kristoff look down at her sleeping form, sadness fills Kristoffs face while you are uncertain what she means. Kristoff sees this and clears his throat, gaining your attention

"She will tell you when she is ready Y/N and the way things are going between you two after just a day I can see that been very, very soon" You blush at his comment, it is true, while it may have been just a day you feel like you have known Anna all your life. You felt like a piece of you that had been missing all your life had finally been filled. For the first time in forever you felt complete, whole.

"I will tell you this though Y/N" he leans on the table now voice low, emotionless face boring into your eyes. "if you ever hurt her, I will hurt you, like I said she is family and I will do anything for her and her happiness" sitting back in his seat as if he had never said anything to you he begins to smile "But I know I wont have to do that, because I can see it in your eyes Y/N, you have no intention of hurting Anna, and you have my full consent to pursue her if you so please. Well you wouldn't need my permission anyway but what I'm saying is that I'm happy that she has finally met the person who will treat how she is meant to be treat, like a queen"

Shocked beyond words you cant think of anything to say to Kristoff at all, the man has poured his heart out to you these past couple of hours, told you stories of him and Anna when they was younger. And finally telling you that he has no problem with you possibly dating Anna. 'wait what?!' your mind screams at you.

'well clearly this is what you wanted, after all you was the first one to lean into the kiss earlier'

"Thank you Kristoff, I promise you, I will do everything in my power to make sure she is treat the way she is meant to be" you smile brightly at the man, who releases a huge breath. "well that's a relief" he chuckles "I was sort of thinking you was going to run several miles after all that has been said" standing up and coming to your side holding out his hand "Friends?" you nod your head slightly in agreement and take his hand in yours for a firm handshake. This causes Anna to stir and re-enter the land of the living.

"Oh gods that was needed" she yawns lifting both of her hands in the air, causing her shirt to lift up slightly and giving you a quick peek at her toned stomach, as quick as it was there it hand vanished back behind the offending fabric that had teased in the first place. She sits content leaning against your arm for several more minutes before jumping up and looking at her watch, beginning to panic. "Gods Kristoff today's the day!" she shouts out in a panic

"I cant not go today Kristoff what am I going to do?!" you look outside for the first time in a few hours and realise that it is starting to get dark, after arriving at Kristoffs about two in the afternoon you look down at your own watch and see that it is six in the even now.

Kristoff, now jumping in a panic himself immediately throws off his work apron and changes the sign on the door from 'open' to 'closed'

"right Ill drop you off there now" he quickly speaks slipping his jacket on and taking his car keys.

"Y/N you're okay to make your way home from here aren't you?" before you get a chance to reply Anna perks up quickly "No Kristoff, I want him to come with me, please" the pouting of her lip and the tears brimming her eyes Kristoff looks to you before looking at you with eyes that read 'are you okay with this?' you nod slowly at the man and follow them both out of the café.

After locking the café up and jumping in the back of Kristoffs car with Anna you begin to wonder where you are been taken. 'maybe she is late to some practice of some sort? But why panic so much about that?' before you can think any more into what is going on you feel a small hand intertwine with yours and hold on to it tightly, you don't have to look to the side to know that Anna was the culprit, you look regardless and what you see causes a sinking feeling in your chest, her eyes was pouring with tears, more than you have seen the entire day 'too many tears today' you think sadly 'where ever we are going this cant be good' you begin to rub circles into her palm again, the same as you did earlier, and again it seems to ease Anna in just the slightest.

"Where here" Kristoff perks up from the front of the car "Same as usual Anna?"

Anna looks up to Kristoff with a thankful smile on her face before nodding to him.

"Come on Y/N, I want you to meet someone" Anna steps out of the car, still holding your hand and pulling you over the seats. You take on your surroundings before reading the big sign in the gates in front of you, causing a lump to rise into your throat. 'Arendelle Cemetery'

Anna gives your arm a nudge before leading you through the gates into the graveyard, after walking for several minutes past hundreds, if not thousands of headstones Anna finally stops in front of one which had two names on, bringing a tear to your eyes you begin to read the headstone. But before you can finish Anna removes her hand from yours and kneels in front of the headstone and clears her throat. "M.. mama P..p..papa, this is Y/N" she whispers so you couldn't hear her. "And I think I love him"

AN: Hey guys a little bit shorter than the past few so apologies all around, but tomorrow is my birthday so I have a few things to do before then so I did my best to get this out for you all.

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I cant promise that I will get another chapter out tomorrow because I will be drinking.. a lot to celebrate so if I do it will be some jumbled mess of works that you should ignore and call me a drunkard haha.

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