A/N: Now, before you begin, there is an OC character that I've named Belle. It's not Belle from r9k is suffering. XD I just chose her name due to the Disney character Belle from Beauty and the Beast since she's French. I did this fanfiction inspired by an artist on tumblr. French Elsa is hot. I hope you enjoy it.
"Now, Anna, relax. This isn't as huge of a thing as you're making it out to be." Rapunzel tugged lightly on Anna's braid to get the nervous, muttering girl's attention, "It's just my good friend and another friend of mine who's tagging along. Simple as that."
"But I've seen pictures of your best friend's friend from freaking France!" Anna protested, making Rapunzel giggle slightly at her choice of words, "I'm nervous I'm going to blow this with her! I mean, have you seen that woman's HIPS?!"
"The best thing you can do right now is take a breather and go get us some coffee." Rapunzel said calmly, handing Anna a ten dollar bill, taking her shoulders, and turning the redhead toward the nearest coffee shop, giving her a gentle nudge in the right direction. Anna involuntarily stared walking, slowly and stiffly like a zombie, toward the place her cousin had directed her to go. She shook her head after a few stiff steps, regaining her sense of dignity and walked with her usual stride.
Anna had seen pictures of Rapunzel's best friend from France. She was always smiling gently at the camera, her brown, shoulder length hair tied back with a blue ribbon. But Punzy's OTHER friend...
Oh, had Anna blushed the first time she had seen her.
She was tall and slender. She had beautifully pale skin with ice blue eyes and a breathtaking smile. Anna took one look at the platinum blonde head of hair and was instantly mesmerized by the complexity of the braid that, in all of her pictures, normally laid across her left shoulder. But most of all, Anna absolutely adored the wild way the woman's hair was swept back in beautiful strands, revealing her face.
"W…who is that?" Anna had asked Rapunzel, pointing to the amazing girl,
"Oh that's my friend's friend." Rapunzel had replied absentmindedly, taking the picture away from Anna who wanted to make a grab for it, "Her name is Elsa."
"Elsa." Anna said, letting the name roll off her tongue as she let Rapunzel set the picture on her desk, "Elsa…"
Anna had loved the sound of the foreign girl's name. Whenever Rapunzel's friend called or texted her, Anna would always hover over the brunettes shoulder, looking nosily into her messages, asking if she could ask her friend if Elsa was doing okay.
Rapunzel, mistaking Anna's crush as a simple feeling of admiration, showed Anna all the pictures she had of Elsa.
"Oh my god, look at her hips." Anna had said, causing Rapunzel to think twice about her cousin's strange, intense interest in her friend.
"Her hips are…attractive I guess." Rapunzel had replied, rubbing her chin suspiciously, "What bothers me is that Flynn seems to think so too."
But Anna wasn't listening.
As if college wasn't hard enough on Anna, there was the fact that this mystery woman she wanted to meet so badly was coming to stay with her. That alone could possibly be the biggest distraction yet. If Anna had recognized her feelings at all, she knew she wouldn't be able to keep her distance for long. She wanted to run her fingers through that mane of gorgeous blonde hair and steal just one peck on her cheek if she were lucky.
Anna had spaced out again by the time she reached the coffee place and she shook her head lightly as she ran into the strip of leather parting the way between her and the line for coffee. She knew Rapunzel's favorite kind of coffee and after waiting for about ten minutes in the long line, she finally was able to order the drinks. As she opened her mouth to order, she paused for a moment, struggling to remember what Rapunzel had said Elsa's favorite kind of coffee was.
…An iced mocha.
So she quickly ordered it along with her two others for her and Rapunzel and put the three cups in her arms, carrying them back to where her cousin stood in wait for her friends to arrive. When Anna approached, she smiled happily and said, "I remembered Elsa's favorite coffee!"
"That's wonderful, Anna, but did you remember Belles?"
"Belle?"
Who was Belle? Was Belle Rapunzel's friend's name? She hadn't even paid attention to anything other than Elsa.
"Belles coffee?" Anna said sounding a bit slow.
"Ugh. Hold on. Stay right here. Belle should recognize you if she comes along." Rapunzel rolled her eyes and swiftly made her way towards the coffee shop. Anna watched after her for a few moments, noting that the woman's name was BELLE. She would have to remember. When Anna went to turn around again, she reached down and took the straw of her coffee cup into her mouth and took a large sip of the sweet drink…
"Bonjour." came a voice from behind her. Anna nearly spat her mouthful off coffee upon the unexpected greeting. Anna whipped around, gulping hard. She was met by the sight of the tall, even more stunning in person, Elsa.
"Uhh, H-hi." Anna said slowly.
"Etes-vous Anna?" Elsa asked, a small smile tugging at the corner of her mouth at the strange girl who was staring in surprise.
"M…my name is Anna." Anna said, sticking out a stiff arm for a handshake, but in doing so, she almost dropped the coffee in her arms. Elsa rushed forward and helped Anna get a better grip on the drinks. When both women looked up at one another, both blushed and Elsa stood back, brushing her fingers through her smooth blonde hair in that ever-beautiful braid.
"Pardonnez-moi. Sont l'un de ceux pour moi?" Elsa blurted.
Having no idea what the woman was saying, Anna squinted in her efforts to understand. Elsa, realizing that Anna had no knowledge of speaking French said in broken English, "Are one of those for me?"
Anna, jumped to attention at this and held out Elsa's drink for her.
"I bought this for you." She said quickly, "I just thought-you know-since this is your first time in America and all, you should have some of our coffee."
The French woman smiled and took the cup with a quick, "Merci." then took a drink. Anna watched nervously. It was extraordinary for Anna to be acting this way. She was never shy or drawn back. She was always loud and expressive, open and active, but now she was stone still, fixated on the one person that hadn't left her mind since she heard the news of her coming.
"C'est très bon!" Elsa gasped, "Où avez-vous obtenu?"
"Uhhh…" Anna slowly lifted her cup to her mouth and took a long, awkward drink while Elsa just stared directly into her eyes, waiting for a reply. After a few moments of silence, Elsa said, "Where did you get the…coffee?"
"OHH!" Anna shouted, "Over there!" she turned to point to the coffee shop, but as she threw her arm back, she accidentally smashed Rapunzel in the face with her fist.
"OH!" Elsa gasped as Rapunzel stood perfectly still with Anna's fist on her cheek, a look of murder crossing her face.
Anna's eyes widened as she realized what she had done.
"I'm SO sorry." Anna apologized, backing away, "Here!" she thrust Rapunzel's coffee her way, "A peace offering!"
"You are so getting it later." Rapunzel murmured, grabbing the coffee cup and nudging Anna out of the way. She walked directly up to Elsa and said in perfect French, "Bonjour Elsa, Où est Belle?"
"Bonjour à vous aussi, Rapunzel." Elsa said, bowing her head the slightest bit, "À la récupération des bagages. Belle est très heureux de vous voir."
"Je reviens dans un instant. Restez avec Anna, s'il vous plaît."
Elsa leaned down to Rapunzel's ear so Anna couldn't hear what she whispered, "Pourquoi est-elle si nerveuse?" (Translation: Why is she so nervous?)
"I don't know." Rapunzel said shaking her head, "I never know with her."
Elsa smiled at this and watched as Rapunzel walked towards the baggage claim to meet her friend. When Anna noticed Elsa had turned back to look at her she said absolutely nothing and played with the cup in her hands, whistling awkwardly.
"Anna." Elsa said in that smooth foreign accent, sounding completely calm, so unlike the girl standing next to her, "Is beautiful name, no?"
"Yes! I mean…no? Uhh…"
"Relax." Elsa said chuckling, "It's a pleasure to meet you too."
Anna blushed at this and smiled shyly, "I'm sorry, I don't know much French."
"Pas de problème!" Elsa said, smiling, "No problem!"
"So…" Anna said, flicking her fingers, "Pas de problem, means No probleme."
Elsa giggled and said, enunciating the accent, "Pas…de … problème."
"Pas…de…probleme…"
"Pas…de… problème."
Elsa had moved closer, as did Anna to Elsa in her concentration. The redhead and blonde were inches away, Elsa patiently trying to get Anna to say the words correctly and Anna feeling like a complete fool.
"Pas…de…" Anna paused and Elsa nodded encouragingly, "Pas de problème?"
"Très bon! Très bon!" Elsa happily replied, "You have it!"
"I…I did it?" Anna said in surprise, "I DID IT!"
"Well, you seem to be getting along famously." said Rapunzel, weighed down with luggage approached, followed by a tall woman wearing a blue ribbon in her hair.
"So this is your cousin I've been hearing about." the woman said.
Anna smiled shyly as she held out her hand in greeting, "My name is Belle. It's a pleasure."
"Same here!" Anna said, heartily shaking the foreigner's hand, "Welcome to the United states."
"It's good to be here!" Belle replied, turning to Rapunzel, "Sorry about all the luggage, we are staying for a while, you know."
"A while?" Anna said, "How long?"
"Four months." Elsa said, smiling, "We'll be staying in a hotel nearby."
"Oh…" Anna said, her excitement growing. Four months to get to know this beautiful French woman. Four months to woo this chick. Anna could do this. She could work with this.
Anna let her apprehensive attitude slip for a second and gave Elsa the flirtiest smile she could manage. Elsa, focusing her gaze on Anna, saw the look in Anna's eyes and immediately grew a deep shade of red and giggled shyly, raising her hand to her mouth.
Elsa, having seen pictures of Anna sent by Rapunzel, had been rapt by the younger woman's appearance. She had freckles dotting her cheeks and shoulders and bright, blue green eyes. A gorgeous smile was being flashed in every photo that made Elsa smile involuntarily whenever she happened upon whatever picture of Anna she found. Anna, Elsa noticed, preferred to wear the same pair of ripped jeans and a cute green T-shirt that said "love" written in red letters across the chest. Now that Elsa saw Anna in person she couldn't look away from Anna's red hair. It was beautiful. Anna wasn't acting nearly the way Elsa imagined she would act judging by Rapunzel's vivid descriptions, but Anna's personality was slowly beginning to shine through that shy outer exterior she had created and Elsa wanted to know more about this strange girl.
"Let's get moving shall we." Belle said.
"We shall!" Rapunzel grunted, throwing Anna a light blue duffle bag and sliding a black suitcase over to her. Anna caught the blue duffle bag with her arm but when the suitcase bumped her legs, she stumbled and accidently dropped her coffee.
Elsa, then, with reflexes so quick it surprised all three of the women standing around her, grabbed the cup just before it fell to the floor. She slowly stood straight and said, "I'll carry your coffee."
Anna smiled.
"It's only fair, since you're carrying my bags."
The redhead, and her cousin Rapunzel, along with the beautiful Elsa and Belle, walked through the crowded airport, slowly making their way to the parking lot. Elsa and Anna found each other looking at the other out of the corner of their eyes and smiling awkwardly, not sure if they should start conversation or not. Anna was the first to speak.
"So…what's it like in France?"
"Hmm." Elsa raised a hand to her chin in thought. Anna thought this gesture was adorable, "It's much different from America of course." Elsa said slowly, having to think carefully though her words, "But it's beautiful all the same."
"Can you understand English well?"
Elsa nodded, smiling, "I just can't speak it well."
"Pas de problème!" Anna giggled and Elsa laughed as well, "Are you coming just to visit or are you coming for something else?"
"Just to visit." Elsa replied, playing with her braid, "Belle asked if I wanted to come along and…how could I pass up a trip to America?"
As Elsa said this with her thick French accent, Anna began to feel a slight heat rising to her cheeks. Elsa was everything Anna hoped she'd be and more. In fact, Anna had fallen in love all over again, and she barely knew Elsa. Anna, holding the duffle bag cradled in her right arm and pulling the ridiculously heavy suitcase along with her left hand, listened to the conversation between her Cousin and Belle. They were acting like sisters, just as Anna had imagined.
"They were best friends since kindergarten." Anna said to Elsa as she noticed the older woman watching as well, "They grew up together here and after high school, Belle went back to France."
"Broke her heart." Elsa said sadly, "She would not stop speaking about Rapunzel when we first met."
"Punzy was a wreck over here too." Anna said, surprised she was actually carrying on a conversation with her crush, "They Skyped every day but she told me it wasn't enough."
"Yes. Though, through Belle's sadness she and I found friendship." Elsa smiled at Anna and Anna's heart quickened its pace, "Elle aime cette femme."
"What?" Anna asked.
"She…loves her." Elsa said carefully, "So very much."
Anna looked carefully at the expression on Elsa's face and noticed there was a slight blush on her cheeks. Why would she be blushing about…
Oh.
Anna's head whipped toward the two girls. They looked perfect together, walking side by side, If not weighed down with luggage, they would be hand in hand. They smiled at each other and there was an expression behind Rapunzel's eyes…She truly did feel love for this person. But…she had a boyfriend.
"You would not believe how devastated Belle was when she found out Punzy got a boyfriend." Elsa continued.
Anna bit her lip.
"I was in the room when she told her." Elsa continued, "Merde a frappé le ventilateur…"
"Huh?"
Elsa chuckled and translated, "Shit hit the fan. There was a massive argument."
Anna had been unaware the whole time this was going on. How could she have been so naïve not to see that her cousin had gone through such a tragedy. When Rapunzel told her the reason for her depression was because she missed her family, Anna had shrugged it off and comforted her for a completely different situation. Grateful, but still remaining uncomforted as she had always been, Rapunzel went through the pain of losing her friend alone.
"I never knew there was any kind of tense history with them." Anna said softly, "I never…thought to…"
Elsa gently smiled and said, "All is well. They are together again."
"Yeah." Anna said, "But I don't know about Eugene…"
"When it comes to Eugene, trusting Belle, I'm sure her judgment will be for the better for both of them."
"I'm not so sure about poor Punzy." Anna said, knowing how badly her cousin could react in stressful situations, "All I know is there's going to be some drama ahead."
"We can handle it." Elsa said, "Together."
Anna blushed, "Together."
"Hey Els." Belle said, gathering both Elsa and Anna's attention, "Punzy said she'd take us to the mall tomorrow once we've gotten all our things settled at the hotel!"
"OH!" Elsa gasped in delight, "I've always wanted to go to an American mall!"
"Then you'll get you wish then!" Rapunzel said, walking at an even faster pace, "Come on! Let's hurry so we can get you two settled in!"
The following moments consisted of a very tired Anna lugging her very impressed love interest's luggage through…how many freaking miles was it to her car? Anna didn't know. All she knew was Elsa was fascinated by Anna's strength and how she could keep going as they walked across the hot pavement to the car that was at least a half a mile from the airport's front doors.
"I told you we shouldn't have parked so far from the airport." Anna called ahead to Rapunzel.
"It was better than having to drive around for another half an hour looking for a freaking nonexistent parking space. Just look at this place!" Rapunzel gestured wildly about her to all the cars around them, throwing off the heat of the day.
"You're very strong!" Elsa commented to Anna who immediately was thankful for the hot sun making her flushed because she blushed bright red.
"It's nothing really." Anna said, making it a priority to not sound like she was putting too much effort into what she was doing, "But really, what do you have in here?"
"Mostly clothes." Elsa replied, "And other things."
"I'm thinking you might've packed some bricks in here too!" Anna laughed, "My goodness, have you stowed away a child in here?"
Elsa laughed at this and Anna felt so proud of herself that she practically beamed in front of the giggling girl. Rapunzel saw this and smiled to herself. Just wait until Anna found out about Elsa's…special gift.
There was something else about Elsa, other than her breathtaking features and sweet personality. Belle had told Rapunzel of the strange things she had caught the girl doing. Rapunzel didn't believe Belle at first, but as time went on, and with the help of a few strange pictures and videos caught on Belle's phone, both women were lead to believe that Elsa could control some kind of strange power.
Belle had tried to crack the mysterious girl's code, but nothing was discovered about her secret other than she said that it's an inborn trait and she'd rather not talk about it. The pictures Belle had retrieved were blurry and hard to distinguish but what Rapunzel could see of them, there was a soft glow coming from Elsa that seemed…alien. One video, Belle had just barged into Elsa's room and caught the girl on tape making the strange light, her back turned to the camera.
Elsa had quickly whirled on her and stopped whatever she was doing. Belle had desperately tried to get answers from Elsa, but never managed to succeed...as far as Rapunzel knew. Rapunzel found Elsa to be very nice and sweet, but she had seen the pictures and was suspicious…she knew she was hiding something and she that if Belle couldn't find out, maybe she could.
"You're staring." Belle said to Rapunzel gently, "What's going through that mind of yours?"
"Elsa's weird light powers."
"I don't know, Punzy…I haven't seen her do them in a while…"
"But still." Rapunzel said, "For your time here, I'm going to try to see if Anna or myself can get something out of her. This is something both of us want to know about, and you remember we swore to find out what those powers were."
"This might be something we shouldn't be meddling in." Belle said quickly, "I mean, she's my good friend. I don't want the thing she's been so reluctant to tell us about to be forced out of her. We all have our secrets, and she obviously has one she'd rather not talk about."
"What's happened to you, Belle!" Rapunzel laughed, refusing to admit that her good friend had changed in her inquisitive nature, "You're not going to stop looking into this are you? It's not like you to just...give up."
Belle remained silent for a few long moments that lasted in which both girls stared at each other and Rapunzel, for the first time, felt the familiar aching pain of losing her best friend and potential lover all over again due to distance.
"Punzy." Belle said, "It's been a year since I left and you've not changed at all…"
"But you have." Rapunzel muttered, quickening her pace to get to the car first. She popped the trunk and lifted Belle's heavy suitcase into the back, then shoved her duffle bag in there as well. Belle watched her friend with interest as Rapunzel moved out of the way for Elsa and her cousin who were chatting away lightheartedly. Belle noticed Elsa was getting the hang of English quickly, and Anna was helping her along.
As Anna hefted Elsa's suitcase into the trunk, Belle noticed Elsa's interest in this redheaded girl. Belle liked Anna as well but there was just something Belle found unsettling about her. She wasn't quite sure of what it was at the time. She couldn't pinpoint her feelings exactly, but as soon as she saw Elsa giggling at something Anna had said, she got some kind of indecipherable pang of emotion in her gut.
She was snapped out of thoughts by the car door slamming. Rapunzel turned on the engine of her yellow mustang and rolled down her window.
"SHOTGUN!" Anna laughed, running to the passenger's seat.
Elsa smiled at her happily and moved her way to the car door. Before Elsa could get in, Belle took her arm and said gently, "You like her?"
"She's nice to me, Belle." Elsa said, "…She doesn't treat me like a…what you say…a freak-o"
Belle smiled at this and put her arms around her dear friend, "Don't worry. I won't tell them about your…problem."
"Merci, Belle." Elsa said, surprising her friend with a small hug, "Merci beaucoup."
"Are we gonna stand out there hugging all day or are we going to get a move on!" Rapunzel called impatiently from the window.
"I wouldn't mind-" Anna began but Rapunzel shot her a look.
"You best be quiet, otherwise I'll deploy the airbag directly into your face."
"And how are you going to do that?" Anna asked, snidely.
"…I'll purposely wreck into a tree."
"You'll have to pay for damages."
"That's Fine if I get to suffocate you." Rapunzel's words were full of venom and Anna found this strange and slightly worrying. Rapunzel was never this snippy. Normally she was her good natured, sassy self, but this was taking it to a whole new level. Anna watched through the rear view mirror as the other girls sat down silently and buckled their seatbelts. Rapunzel wasn't speaking and an awkward silence fell over the four in the yellow mustang as Rapunzel pulled out onto the road.
Anna went through at least thirty different things to say in her head that would possibly start conversation, but by the look of the girl next to her Anna decided to stay quiet and out of the way for once, lest they actually do wreck due to Rapunzel's horrible mood.
What could've caused it? Anna wondered, Why is she so mad all of a sudden? Shouldn't she be happy Belle is home?
About twenty minutes had passed and Anna had resorted to fiddling with her braid. She pulled it out of the braid, then redid it again in the mirror that she pulled down to see herself.
"You're good at that." Belle said to Anna. Everyone exhaled involuntarily now that the very long awkward silence had been broken by conversation that was accepted by all…except the brunette in the driver's seat.
"It took some practice." Anna said, continuing the conversation, "I mean sure it took a while to get it like this by doing it myself but I've practiced, you know."
She shrugged.
"How long does it take?" Elsa asked.
"If I'm in a hurry I can make it look decent in about 20 minutes." Anna replied, if it's for something special I'll have an up do. Now THAT is hard."
"Elsa almost NEVER has her hair out of a braid." Belle said, nudging her friend.
Elsa smiled at Anna and Anna said, "I could teach you how to do an updo if you'd like."
"Oui s'il vous plaît!" Elsa exclaimed, "I'd love for you to show me."
Anna smiled at Elsa and both girls didn't look away for a good solid minute before Anna turned to look back at the road.
"How about you Punzy?" Anna asked the grumpy girl, "You gonna grow your hair long again?"
"I said, never again." Rapunzel said curtly, "How many times do I have to tell you, Anna."
"I've never asked you that." Anna said, defending herself, "What's wrong with you all of a sudden? Why are you being so weird?"
"You wouldn't understand." Rapunzel said and Anna puffed out her cheeks, sitting back in her seat, crossing her arms.
"Sometimes I just don't know about you." Anna mumbled.
She turned around to see Belle looking in the rear view mirrors of the car to look at Rapunzel. The brunette didn't shift one moment or break concentration on the road to acknowledge the girl. Anna and Elsa looked at each other and simultaneously shrugged in their cluelessness.
"Do you like tea?" Anna asked Elsa, still in an effort to make conversation.
"Oui!" the girl said, shaking her head up and down, "But I prefer coffee."
"Me too!" Anna said, "Gives you the extra kick. Tea just makes me sleepy."
Elsa, watching Anna as she spoke, noticed the way Anna wrinkled her nose as she finished a sentence. The platinum blonde, having absolutely no interest in anyone before Anna had no idea how to go about her affections. She smiled shyly as Anna continued to babble about her favorite kinds of teas. Elsa understood the majority of the other woman's words but some of them she didn't recognize in English.
Elsa zoned out slowly as she listened to Anna's voice, her smile never faltering, loving the way Anna was so expressive about everything.
"And herbal tea is definitely my favorite." Anna was saying, "What's yours?"
Elsa, still zoned out, stared at Anna, still smirking. Anna looked at her, waiting for a response. Belle, who had been listening to Anna's whole spiel nudged Elsa out of her reverie and cleared her throat loudly as Elsa stammered, "I-I like thé blanc."
"White tea." Belle translated for Anna.
"Oh, that sounds delicious!" Anna gasped, "We have to go get some sometime."
Elsa nodded and Belle smiled at the young redhead with her suspicious thoughts fading away. Anna seemed innocent enough. She didn't look like she could cause any damage to Elsa. In fact, she looked like she could protect her if anything happened.
A few more minutes passed and soon they approached the Hotel the French women would be staying in for the remainder of their time in the United States. Anna and Rapunzel helped the girls carry their suitcases up to their bedrooms where they helped Elsa and Belle settle in. Rapunzel didn't say much and neither did Elsa. Anna and Belle shared light conversation about nothing in general.
"Tell you what." Rapunzel said, "It's getting late, and you two probably have jet lag."
"A little bit." Elsa said, "But we're alright."
"We should leave." Anna said, getting Rapunzel's drift, "We'll come by in the morning, so that way we can spend all day together."
Elsa and Belle looked at each other for a moment, then nodded reluctantly and Rapunzel turned to leave but Anna took a step forward and flashed a smile at Elsa saying, "It was really cool to meet you, Elsa."
"Same to you." Elsa said, smiling, still shy. Anna looked like she wanted to say something else, but decided against it as Rapunzel called impatiently from the doorway for Anna to get her rear moving. Then, Elsa and Belle were left alone in their hotel room. The two listened to Anna and Rapunzel's footsteps receding down the hallway.
"So…" Belle said, unzipping her suitcase to begin unpacking her things, "What are you thinking?"
"She's lovely!" Elsa exclaimed clasping her hands together.
"And Rapunzel?"
Elsa paused at the question and began fiddling with her hands nervously, "She's…strangely suspicious of me. I can tell. She wants to know about…"
"Yes." Belle took Elsa's cool hands in hers for reassurance, "Don't worry, Els. No one will find out."
Elsa wasn't so sure if Belle could keep her promise when it came to Rapunzel, but Elsa felt somewhat safe nonetheless, "I don't want Anna to treat me like everyone else does."
"She won't." Belle said softly.
"She might just have to find out someday." Elsa said, "but, for now…thank you for protecting me. I know how much you love Rapunzel and it must be difficult for you not to tell her."
"To tell you the truth, I debated with myself about bringing you here." Belle said, "Both of those girls can be a bit…intrusive."
"I'll be okay." Elsa said, patting Belle's hand, "As long as I have you around to protect me I think I will be fine."
"That's my girl." Belle said affectionately leaning forward to plant a kiss on the shy girl's forehead. Elsa giggled and the two went back to unpacking their things and chatting about how excited they were about tomorrow.
Anna and Rapunzel, meanwhile, had been arguing heatedly the whole way back to their dorm rooms.
"Anna why the frick are you being so intrusive? You don't have to know everything!"
"Yes I do!" Anna shot back, "I want to know why you're so stressed over the fact that Belle is back! Of all things you should be happy, not being a complete ass-"
"She's CHANGED, okay?!" Rapunzel shouted much louder than she intended too. Anna, never having been yelled at by her cousin before, shrank back in the passenger's seat and stared at her with wide eyes.
"She's changed." Rapunzel repeated, "Ever since I saw her at the baggage claim she was different. She's not the same girl I knew one year ago."
"People don't really change, Punzy." Anna said, relaxing slowly as she spoke, "She's still the same person. She might've been forced to act differently since she moved to a completely new country with new people, places, and things. Give her a bit of time and maybe she'll go back to being the way she was."
"It's just…that-" Rapunzel's cheeks flushed and Anna narrowed her eyes.
"You love her." Anna said softly and Rapunzel's blush deepened.
"Y-yeah."
"Like I said," Anna sighed, "give her time."
"How much do you thing is needed?"
"However much is necessary."
Both women were silent for a while before Rapunzel said softly, "Sorry."
"Hmm?" Anna hummed.
"I'm sorry." Rapunzel said louder, "I didn't mean to take my anger out on you. You're my cousin and best friend. No one, especially you, should be treated the way I treated you then."
"Everyone makes bad choices when their mad or scared or stressed." Anna replied kindly, "But all will be well in the end. You'll see."
Rapunzel smiled and relaxed in her seat while Anna rested her hand on her cheek, staring out the window dreamily.
"What do you think of her?" Rapunzel asked.
"Of whom?"
"Belle."
"She's nice I guess." Anna said, "I don't really know her but she's got the look of someone who would be good friends with you."
"And Elsa?"
"Don't get me started, Punzy," Anna rested her cheek against the window, smiling goofily off into the distance, "Don't even get me started."
A/N: Chapter 2 will be filled with Kristoff and maybe Hans. I'm still developing it and making sure the plot is sound. So I hope you liked this first chapter. Lots of dialogue, I know. Review away, I encourage criticism to make my writing better.