AN: Thank you for your kind words :)

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"Hello, I'm Anna. We have met, well a long ago so maybe you don't remember me but I always miss you even when I asleep…" Anna winced from her own words. Her reflection even mocked her somehow. "That sounds creepy."

The redhead teen brushed her bangs and pigtails before continuing, "Ehem! Hello, do you remember me? I'm a girl you saved 7 years ago. And yesterday you dropped this snowman when you went ice-crazy." She flashed full-teeth smile that it seemed like awkward grimacing. Anna sighed. She was a mess.

Meanwhile Merida was watching her with certain level of amusement. She guarded the toilet door so no one would catch her best friend acting like… well like hopelessly in love.

"Let's try once again. I need to say something more meaningful than just 'hi' or she will shoot ice on me." A frustrating groan was a cue for Merida to approach.

"You did follow her like a stalker."

Anna opened the water tap while throwing a glare toward her best-friend through the mirror. "I don't want to freak her out."

"You are the one who freaking out."

It was homeroom class and Anna had pulled Merida to a restroom with her. Sometimes it was too easy to forget that she was currently in dispute with the fiery redhead. "I'm not! Okay maybe a little, but how do you introduce yourself to your long-term crush that happens to have ice power?"

Merida snorted, "You have a point. Okay, you can handle this. I will be with you as moral support."

"It's not reassuring."

"Shout our safe word when you are in pinch?"

"No way."

"Otherwise I won't come running."

"Fine! But you must be there!"

So after-school they both took a bus to Arendelle business district. She was grounded for a week after the grocery incident and after today, the redhead was certain her grounding day will be endless.

"Have you set your earpiece?" Merida asked. For today's mission, Belle had let them borrow her sleuthing equipment. They were set of tiny camera, small earpiece and mike. Merida would be able to see and hear everything from Anna's angle and point of view.

They set up a booth on a café across the courthouse building. Anna was fidgeting nonstop and kept biting her bottom lip.

"CAN YOU HEAR ME?" Merida's voice boomed on Anna's ears. The redhead jumped on her seat, hand rested above her heart.

"Yes I hear you, too loud!" Anna knew that Merida was messing with her judging with a full-blown grin etched on her freckles face.

"Okay lass, you are set. If you need help-"

"Scream the safe word, got it." Anna fixed her collar to better hide the tiny camera. She wondered if they were doing it too much for just simple introduction, however Merida and Belle strongly suggested her to go all-out.

So Anna was waiting for a certain gorgeous blonde to come out. Part of her wished that she had longer time to prepare herself.

Is my hair alright? My face is too red she will think I got a fever and contagious disease. Do I smell?

She was too preoccupied inside her own mind when a gust of cold wind greeted her. The blond woman walked out of the revolving door with deadly cold aura. There was unpleasant dark frown on her expression and every steps she took brought chill to everyone around.

"She seems angry." Merida's voice commented.

"Do we abort?" Anna asked now she wasn't sure to proceed with the mission or not.

"Are you kidding? You are going to be grounded for a month after today. If we do it, we need to do it today! Carpe Diem!" Her best friend yelled.

"Yes, but what if she freaks out that…. I'm not sure Merida." Anna hesitated. The image of the woman's sorrowful expression from a month ago emerged into her mind.

"Do you want to lose her again?" Merida softened her voice, the tone that she would use whenever she was speaking seriously with her best-friend.

Her words sparked something inside Anna.

Automatically, Anna jogged toward her first crush. The older woman walked very fast despite of her high-heels and almost halfway to bus stop.

Anna only needed to cross the street to get Elsa's side. However, the light turned red exactly when she was about to cross. Anna could see the bus approaching.

"Oh no no…." She would've jumped and dodged cars, ignoring the light but Merida's voice came to her.

"Don't you ever think about it or you will think your mother grounding you is merciful punishment." Her voice was horrifyingly calm that Anna froze for a moment.

So she watched hopelessly as the love of her life getting up on the bus and she wasn't in it.

"What are you waiting for?" Merida asked lazily once the light changed into green.

"You make me miss her bus!"

"No, I prevented you to die ridiculously. Now move your ass. I thought you are the only high-school student who holds a gold medal and national record in long sprint?"

Anna pouted, "But I will be sweaty and ugly once I catch up with her."

An exasperated sigh. "Really?! You are worried about that?!"

"Okay, I get it." Then Anna dashed her way like there's no tomorrow.

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Merida whistled a high pitch tune, "wow… 9 minutes. You are really something. I guess this is the power of love."

Anna had been running full speed for 7 blocks. Granted, she took many shortcuts on the way, even risking climbing somebody else's backyard, almost crashed to a group of pre-school kids and hawkers on busy street. Nevertheless she did it and Anna caught the woman exactly the moment she stepped off from the bus.

She ran out of breath- too exhausted to think of a comeback.

"I'm impressed!" Meriad said happily, even there was a clapping sound. "Go get her, my friend."

Anna bent over, catching for a breath. The woman was on her way already, walking toward a pavement path. Was she walking that fast just to torture her intentionally?

Then they were walking a similar path from yesterday. Well Anna was jogging a little.

It was like some kind of déjà vu when a basketball rolled over the woman's path again.

Anna tilted her head and spotted the same boys from yesterday snickering at the blond woman.

"Guys, it's the ice queen bitch!" One of the boys said loudly that even Anna who was in good distant away could hear it.

Anna saw red, she would give those jerks a lesson or two. No one insulted her savior under her watch.

The woman picked up the ball and Anna felt cold suddenly.

The temperature dropped significantly that Anna could see her own breath. Even she spotted trail of frost on pavement.

Realizing that the woman had been in horrible mood today, Anna wasn't surprised that the boy's little comment had triggered a potential blizzard.

So Anna stepped in between them. Her back to Elsa and her threatening glare to the boys who cowered into sudden cold.

"Do you remember me?" Anna's words had been intended for the woman behind her but situation had forced her hand to use the sentence for a group of thugs.

"Oh! That redhead bitch who threw ball at my head." The boy who had been Anna's target yesterday spoke up.

Anna rolled her eyes. The boys needed whole new vocabulary for offending words. Bitch was overused already.

"What are you doing, lass?" Merida questioned her through the earpiece.

"Cleaning up a mess." Anna answered. She turned her body and now was facing the blonde woman properly.

The young redhead almost got taken off guard with the sight of woman's striking blue eyes.

Are they getting beautifuller?

It was supposed to be the same like how she always remembered them. However, seeing them again made her resolve almost crumbled.

Hours of practice and preparation to introduce herself to her savior had gone up into smoke.

Instead, Anna took the basketball from the woman's hand. It was cold, as she had expected. "Can I borrow this?"

The woman looked at Anna with strange and questioning look. It took seconds before realization dawned into her.

Anna smiled. She had no clue whether the woman had remembered her from the incident month ago or 7 years ago. Even so, she was really happy that the blonde had recognized her.

The redhead then approached a group of 3 boys with basketball in hand.

"I'll duel you. If I win, you guys need to grovel and never ever playing here again. 5 points play."

The boys were laughing, "Red, there are 3 of us and you are alone."

Anna tilted her head slightly, "so? Are you afraid that a girl can beat you alone?"

The words did the trick as their smiley faces turned into rage. "You will regret it. If we win-"

"Don't bother, you will lose." Anna grinned.

There was a crunch across the line, Anna guessed that Merida was eating chips on the other side.

The redhead looked back to the pavement road, expecting for the woman to continue her walk to home. Instead, the older blonde was still standing with both arms crossed in front of her body, watching Anna with curious gaze.

She stayed. Anna's heart bloomed.

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The game was a short one. Anna shot two 3 points hoop. She was fast and agile enough to outrun the boys. However, the victory was indeed too easy.

The weird thing was that the boys had slipped and fell repeatedly. They would fall face first every time they were about to push or foul her movement. They grumbled and cursing about the slippery court that making this an unfair game.

But Anna was fine the entire game. She never even tripped on her foot despite what the boys had been complaining.

At the end of the game, Anna spotted the reason. Thin layer of frost on the sole of their shoes also on the spot once they were standing guard in position.

"I won and you all need to grovel." Anna puffed out her chest.

"No way." They snorted. "You cheated."

The moment the three boys rounded up on her, once again, they tripped and fell down hard. At the same time with a loud thud.

Anna blinked. Sound of clicked heels approaching from behind her.

"You hear the girl. Kneel." The blonde said it with certain tone that made everyone shuddered.

The boys finally complied, too terrified with the weird gravitation pull which had been befalling them.

Once they dispersed, Anna was left alone with the blue-eyed woman. The temperature returned to normal, followed by soft voice. "It was excellent game."

Anna looked up, suddenly giddy by the praise. "Thank you."

"We have met." The older blonde said with certain tone. "A month ago?"

Anna lowered her gaze again. "Yes, we have." Her mind was a mess, her stomach felt like thousand butterflies, and her heart was about to explode any moment. "Yes," Anna repeated the words again.

The sun was setting as Arendelle's skyline turned darker.

They fell into silence. Anna knew that the blond was watching her, expecting her to talk more.

But her brain had gone short-circuit, she needed help. Like badly.

"Do you like broccoli?" Anna spat out hastily.

"… excuse me, what?" The blonde's eyes widened in surprise.

"Broccoli! The green vegetables! BROCCOLI, DAMN IT!" Anna yelled out loud.

"I heard you, lass. Chill. I got you."

Broccoli was their safe word.

"Okay, give the snowman keychain and ask her name." Merida said calmly, still eating her chips.

Anna didn't believe her best-friend. The fiery redhead had promised Anna that she would come running. LIAR.

"I don't like broccoli." The woman replied, unsure.

Anna finally realized that she was talking with the love of her life. "Oh no. No, the question is not for you… I mean… I'm idiot. How do I do this? I have prepared everything and you are beautiful and I forget everything. I should've known things will be chaos and you are still too beautiful… what I have been rambling about? I am Anna by the way."

Anna's face turned into tomato after her rambling. Merida's voice cackled loudly in her ears. So she turned it off.

The blonde opened her mouth but then closed it again. A thin amused smile appeared a second later. There was twinkle inside Anna's favorite shade of blue. She found herself as a 10 years old again as she saw the woman's smile.

"Nice to meet you, Anna. I'm Elsa."

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AN: Next will be longer, I hope. Kind words encourage me, I really appreciate it ^^