Princess Elsa
by AJ Marks
Part 4
Elsa rushed around looking for something to wear. She had taken out several outfits and so far nothing seemed to work. Finally after several outfits she settled on one, a blue skirt and white blouse.
Then, taking some time to do her hair, she decided on a simple braid which she usually wore. It was easy to maintain and fix, and guessed it looked good. After all, it was good enough for the fans to voter her number one most eligible.
Looking over her reflection she was satisfied with her looks and just in time as there was a knock on the door. Moving over, closing the door to the bedroom which hid the mess she made, she allowed Rapunzel and Eugene into the room.
“See, told you we’d be the first ones here,” Eugene stated.
“Well, I don’t like to be late,” Rapunzel replied in a huff.
“So, who is getting the food?” Elsa asked.
“Thought we’d wait until everyone is here before deciding,” Eugene said.
“We already called Gerald and got the menu of one of the best around here,” Rapunzel said.
Elsa nodded knowing that it was a reason why the hotel had concierges for such things.
“It will be good not to deal with the crowds,” Elsa said, knowing she could relax a bit.
“It was nice of Kristoff to invite Lynn,” Rapunzel stated.
Before Elsa could say anything else another knock on the door came. She walked over hearing it knock again knowing who would be at the door. Opening it to see Anna and Kristoff standing there. Even before she closed the door she heard another door and looked down the hallway to see Lynn making her way down.
Elsa waved to her, as she moved a bit quicker down the hallway to the room.
“Glad you came,” Elsa said, moving aside to allow the young woman in, noticing that she was a bit taller than Elsa was, not much, but a bit. She wore a clean pair of shorts and t-shirt which had some band name she hadn’t heard of and concert dates.
“All right, now, the most important discussion of the day,” Krsitoff said from the sofa, sitting next to Anna. “What to put on the pizza.”
“No pineapple,” Elsa said quickly, looking at Rapunzel.
“Fine, but you don’t know what you’re missing,” she replied back, sticking out her tongue.
“What about you?” Anna asked, looking at Lynn.
“Me, oh, I’m fine with pepperoni,” she replied.
“What about buffalo chicken?” Elsa asked.
“Yeah,” Anna said, her eyes lighting up at that causing Elsa to chuckle at that.
“One buffalo and one pepperoni?” Eugene asked sitting there. “And, let’s see, I think we’re all over eighteen and legal, right?”
Elsa looked over seeing Lynn nod her head.
“Then, two six packs should be enough,” he said. “They have the usual, and a few local varieties, winter blend, one had a geyser blend?”
“Think we should try that one,” Kristoff said.
“All right, I’ll give it a call and inform Gerald that its coming,” Eugene said, walking over to the phone.
Elsa sat down on one the chair watching as Lynn seemed to still be in shock at everything.
“We’re really just normal people,” Elsa said to her watching as Lynn looked over at her, and seemed to freeze a bit before replying.
“Its just this doesn’t happen to people, bumping into you, especially in a hot tub,” Lynn said softly.
“Well, we do like the comforts as well,” Elsa replied. “You probably already know everything about us.”
She watched as Lynn blushed, and thought it looked cute on her.
“Well, what college student doesn’t,” Lynn said.
“Oh yeah,” Anna said from where she sat. “Took my class mates forever to relax around me, some still stiffen when I walk around.”
“And some of the boys?” Rapunzel said, as she and Anna shared a laugh.
Elsa wasn’t sure what was going on, having been home schooled she never went to a real class.
“They were either too scared to approach, or tried too hard to impress,” Anna said rolling her eyes.
“I thought you knew Kristoff for years?” Lynn asked.
“We met in my first year of high school,” Anna said.
“A friend of mine dared me to ask her out to the prom,” Kristoff said.
“And I accepted,” Anna said. “He was the first to just come up, and ask like I was a normal girl. Though, you’re still a big oaf.”
Elsa watched as Kristoff gave her sister a hug on the sofa. “And you’re my fireball.”
“Is it true that you ran into the princess?” Lynn asked, looking over at Eugene now who had finished ordering the pizza, but it was Rapunzel who laughed.
“He was trying to get away from mall security,” Rapunzel replied.
“Wasn’t my fault,” Eugene said. “It was all my buddies at the time. They had stolen something from a store and they automatically thought I had too.”
“And running makes you innocent, how?” Anna said.
“It was instinct,” Eugene replied. “Though, it did give me a chance encounter.”
“I asked him the same thing when visiting him in jail,” Rapunzel said.
“That’s true? Why? I mean the rumors are that you two already knew each other,” Lynn asked as Rapunzel laughed a bit.
“No, I had seen him, didn’t think he was one of those, and wanted to ask him why he was running,” Rapunzel said. “Instead of answering he asks me out.”
Elsa could recall that, Rapunzel had called her and Anna right afterwards wondering if she was crazy, or if he was. The reply was, they both were, but to wait and see if he wasn’t guilty, if he wasn’t, accept.
Elsa watched as the conversation turned to school subjects, teachers and other students. Something she had no experience with. Her classes were all one on one, no one else in the class. She couldn’t hide behind anyone, she either knew it, or she didn’t. She studied hard to not disappoint her mother or father.
A knock on the door interrupted anything else, she watched as Eugene walked over allowing the pizza and beer to be delivered by the hotel staff. They set it down on the table and she watched as they tried not to be impressed, but were anyways. She also noticed a few look over at Lynn as if they were trying to figure out who she was.
They left allowing them to dig in
*****
Lynn took a piece of pepperoni and would try a piece of the buffalo chicken later, which seemed popular as both Elsa and Anna quickly took a piece. Eugene handed her a beer, and a reassuring wink.
Kristoff and Eugene were normal people, but they had moved into the world of royalty. It was a world Lynn knew almost nothing about. But the princesses did appear, well, much more human than she had ever read.
She sat back and allowed the conversation o flow around her, joining in when asked a question. She had to admit, the pizza and beer were good, much better than what she would have eaten on her own, and a lot more lonely.
Taking a moment to watch Elsa, everything the woman did seemed to have grace. It was so unlike anyone else she knew, but then again, she wasn’t like anyone else, she was the princess, the heir to the throne of the empire, the most powerful position she knew. But sitting here, she thought she noticed something else in her blue eyes.
Looking over at Anna and Kristoff, then at Rapunzel and Eugen she thought she figured it out as the night wore on, and she had her second beer, something she rarely did, and she could feel it effecting her.
“So, Princess Elsa, do you have no one special?” Lynn asked before she could stop herself.
She watched as Elsa seemed to freeze at the question before replying. “No.”
“You’re too busy studying,” Anna said.
“Some things are important,” Elsa replied back.
The two sisters stared at each other for a few seconds.
“Um, so, what should we do tomorrow?” Rapunzel said, speaking up and breaking the stare down.
“How about somewhere warmer,” Eugene said.
“Yeah, it was almost too cold,” Lynn said pipping up.
“Hey, why not come with us tomorrow?” Kristoff said from where he was leaning in his chair, and took a swig of his drink.
“Yeah, that sounds like a wonderful idea,” Elsa said, looking over at Lynn.
“Sure,” Lynn said, unable to say no.
“Great,” Eugene said. “There are the terraces in the southern hemisphere, supposed to be the largest in the universe, they say it takes all day to see it all, but requires some walking.”
“Oh yeah, and there is supposed to be a restaurant with a scenic view of the largest one,” Elsa said.
Lynn wasn’t sure, but it still sounded good to her. She might actually enjoy herself a bit more.
“Then come back, have dinner, and relax in the hot tub again,” Anna said.
“Our muscles will need it,’ Rapunzel said.
They finished the dinner, and Lynn looked at the time, seeing it was getting a bit late, and she was tired. “I’ll see you in the morning, what time?”
“Let’s meet here, oh, about 8, head down for breakfast and figure the rest out,” Anna said.
“Then we should meet more like seven thirty,” Kristoff said.
“All right, seven thirty,” Elsa said.
“I’ll be there,” Lynn said, moving to the door as Elsa followed. She stopped at the door.
“Um, sorry about the someone special question, I didn’t want anyone to get mad,” Lynn said.
Elsa opened her mouth one or twice before replying. “Its not your fault, just something between me and my sister. See you in the morning.”
“Sure,” Lynn said, moving to her room and checking to make sure her phone still worked after drying off. Thankfully it started right up and buzzed showing a few more messages. The first one she noticed was from some other friends, all wondering how her trip was going. It seemed as if Brea hadn’t shared the video of her seeing the princesses. Taking a moment she replied she was actually having fun. If one called having pizza and beer with the princesses’ fun, then she was having the best time ever.
A few wanted to know what the room was like, and a few others were harping about what happened between Kris and her. She ignored those, the last thing she wanted to really do was think about that whole situation, two years of her life wasted. Of course, there were the rumors she was sleeping around, but Lynn had ignored those rumors and trusted Kris when she said she wasn’t.
The next text was from Brea.
So, any hot guys on your private floor?
Lynn rolled her eyes at that. She wondered what Brea might do if she found out the two guys on her floor were Kristoff and Eugene.
Don’t know, not looking for a guy.
She smirked a bit with that reply before looking at what Hans was saying. It was interesting.
Still waiting for that pic with you in a bikini and by the pool.
Lynn narrowed her eyes at that.
Keep waiting, won’t happen.
She turned on her tablet and started looking for any apartments near the school which were open. She only needed one for the summer, at least until she graduated and got a full time job. There were a few openings she had already applied to for when she graduated. All she had to do was pass this one class.
Of course, that all brought up a new situation, one which involved her uncle and her inheritance from her parents. Her uncle was, well, interesting and something which could always be a sticking point in her life. Her uncle wasn’t a person who you wanted to have in your family tree.
She wondered about it all, and why her mother had even involved him in the will. He was overseeing her education, using the money set aside, and upon graduation she’d be free of him. He was also the only family she had left after her parents were killed. Part of her wondered where she might be today if her parents were still alive, and realized, probably not right here.
Her mother rarely spoke of her brother, and when she did, it was usually in hushed and whispered tones which stopped the moment she entered the room.
Returning her attention to the listings, she looking up a new apartment wondering what tomorrow might have in store for her.
End part 4