Chapter 4 - Elsa's Secrets

"And done!" Mulan hit the stopwatch as Elsa put the weights down. "10 minutes; not bad."

Elsa wiped her face with the towel, her skin completely covered in sweat. "Thanks."

"Not a problem. Been a while since I spotted someone," her friend stated.

Sitting up and sipping her water bottle, Elsa sighed. It had been just over three days since she started staying with Anna. She was glad that she'd wanted to stay for more than the weekend, having not wanted to leave Anna's welcoming company.

Honestly, she loved it here in the city where Anna lived and honestly didn't really feel like moving on now, especially since she'd fallen for the girl so quickly. It was as if she was a princess right out of a fairy tale, although she didn't know how best to express her feelings. Sure, Anna knew how Elsa felt, they'd almost kissed the other night, but it wasn't exactly the big confession Elsa had wanted, especially since she wanted to come out to her crush.

Still, she at least had Mulan here at the gym to talk to. With them both being trans, they were able to chat about things that she and Anna couldn't, although Elsa still hated the fact she was hiding it from Anna. It wasn't like Anna was transphobic or anything. Hell, she seemed pretty cool with anyone regardless of their gender.

But Elsa still worried. Her anxiety playing tricks on her. Part of her just feared that in some way Anna wouldn't accept her, but Elsa wouldn't listen to that part of her head. Dark thoughts were invasive in her mind, but getting the stress out by exercise was helping.

As Mulan and Elsa headed for the showers, Elsa was glad to be about to be heading home. Anna had the day off that day, so she would be waiting for her. Spending time with her would likely finally put her worries to bed, at least for the day.

Just as they entered the shower rooms, Mulan put a hand on Elsa's shoulder, a bit of a concerned look on her face.

"You okay, Elsa?" She wondered. "You seem a bit distracted. Is everything alright?"

Was it that obvious? Elsa looked away, trying to dodge the question. "N-No... I'm fine. Just a little burned out from the workout still."

Mulan smirked, in a way that let Elsa knew she was completely on to her. Elsa was a terrible liar. "Elsa, I haven't known you long, but I know when a girl is lying about something."

Sighing, Elsa admitted in defeat. "You're impossible." She looked at her as the entered the shower room, stripping out of their clothes. "I'm just... thinking about my new friend Anna."

"The girl you're staying with?"

"That's the one," Elsa told her. "We've gotten close... very close."

Mulan raised an eyebrow. "So... you are interested in her then."

"Well... we almost kissed the other night," Elsa expressed, blushing softly. "She knows how I feel and I know how she feels but..."

"Whoa, seriously?!"

Elsa nodded.

Mulan couldn't help but laugh. "Oh, you got it bad, babe."

"Hmm, don't I know it." Elsa undid her braid and got into the shower. The water was soon covering her skin, making Elsa shiver and relax, the warmth overtaking her. "Any ideas on what I should do?"

"Tell her, you big dork!" Mulan chirped. "The last thing you want is to feel regret about all this and let her find someone else. I know... I've been there before."

"Mulan, she does know that I love her but..." Elsa stopped, and stared at Mulan in surprise. "You were in love once?"

"Yeah. I'll just say it didn't end well, but then I met my current partner afterwards and they were super nice to me. Look, all I'm saying is that if you're not careful, you're going to miss an opportunity to be happy." Mulan then said, "Does Anna make you happy?"

Elsa thought for a moment. A vision of Anna smiling at her appeared in her mind's eye. Anna, radiant and adorable like the sun, who for the past few days was all she could think about. Anna, who had rescued her from that life on the road and gave her a place to stay. Anna, who really did make Elsa feel happy.

She grinned. "She does."

"Then you should tell her everything," Mulan suggested. "Right after you see her again, you should take her someplace nice, I dunno, like that really nice park near here and just let her know all of this." She smiled. "You've got a golden opportunity, Elsa. Don't waste it."

Thinking on those words a moment, Elsa then realised what Mulan likely meant. "You mean... tell her about." She gestured to her breasts.

Mulan nodded. "If you're gonna be together, she deserves to know as much as she can."

"Yeah." Elsa breathed. "Alright... I'll go and tell her when I get home." She smiled. "Thanks, Mulan. You've been a good friend since I started here."

"Well, I always like supporting my sisters," Mulan said with a smile.

"Even if they could bench press you?"

"You're not gonna let that go, are you?"

"Nope!"

"That's the last time I make a bet to see if you can lift me over your head."

Elsa giggled. From Mulan's little joke, she was feeling much better about confessing how she really felt to Anna. She was lucky to have such a good friend. But, now she just had to relax and let herself get clean. She had a date with Anna after all.

xXx

Just like Mulan had suggested, Elsa took Anna out for a walk in the park after she got back from the gym. It was quite a beautiful day outside, with a vast blue sky and shining sun in the heavens. Elsa took the good weather as a sign of good fortune.

Before they got to the park, Anna had told Elsa she was feeling a little hungry, so the two of them stopped at a deli place Mulan had told Elsa about. Elsa wondered why they couldn't have just gone to the Subway, before Anna told her that she hated going to her own workplace on her days off.

Eventually, the two of them did eventually make it to the park and were walking down a smooth paved path through the grass. Anna was about to tuck into a sandwich she'd taken to go from the deli while Elsa was merely enjoying the sunshine.

Anna finished her sandwich in one bite. "Mmm." She dabbed her mouth with a napkin. "Your friend's recommendation for that deli was spot on. Better than the subs we make."

Elsa laughed as she leaned back on the blanket. "Maybe you should work for them instead of Subway."

"I hear the pay is worse," Anna jested. "I may hate the Subway, but I'd rather be paid well for doing a shitty job than no money at all."

The two of them were enjoying their time in the park, Anna relaxing on the bench. As the midday sun shone in the sky, she sighed, letting her food go down. It had been so long since she'd spent such a peaceful day out with a girl she liked.

Did this count as a date? She knew Elsa wanted to stay with her, but she was unsure if they were really wanting to try a relationship. It didn't really matter to Anna, since Elsa was so sweet to her. Her kindness seemed to know no bounds.

"You look very content right now," Elsa then observed, smiling.

"Well... I am having a nice sandwich with the cutest girl in the world," Anna shyly admitted, blushing. "It's weird... you've only been here a few days and I could barely imagine life without you."

"Thanks." Elsa blushed too. "I can't either... you're so important to me."

Both were then quiet in comfortable silence. Elsa tapped her fingers together. There was no time like the present. They were alone, in a peaceful park and only each other for company. This was probably the best chance that Elsa had to finally let Anna know her secret.

She took a deep breath. The worries rose inside of her for a few seconds, before her confidence pushed them to the side. She loved Anna and her love for Anna was stronger than whatever fear she had in her heart. She was going to make Anna the happiest woman in the world and nothing would stop her.

"Hey, Anna?"

"Hmm?"

"May I tell you something important?" Elsa stared at Anna, still a little nervous.

Anna's eyes widened. "What is it?" She asked. "Is there something wrong?"

"No... but I figured that you should know a few things about me by now," The blonde expressed. "Considering I want to stay here with you for as long as I can."

"You're about that now? You really want to?"

A bright smile formed on Elsa's face. "Yes, I want to stay, Anna. I want to stay with you. Because for the first time in my life, I have a place I can comfortably call home and you are just the sweetest, kindest soul I've met and... I love you."

Before Anna could respond, Elsa spoke again. "But... you need to know a few important things about me. If we're really going to be together, there should be no secrets..." She took a deep breath. "Anna... the first thing you need to know is... that I'm trans."

Anna was in the process of sipping her drink; at Elsa's confession, the liquid went down the wrong way and she began coughing.

Elsa whacked her on the back until she could breathe again. Taking a couple of deep breaths, the redhead asked in a slightly raspy voice "So you're...you're trans?"

The blonde nodded. "Yes. Yes, I am."

"For how long?"

"It's been about three years now."

"But you...do you...uh, I'm trying to figure out how to ask this politely."

"You want to know if...?"

"Have you gone...the whole way?"

"You mean have I had the surgery? Yes, to answer your question."

"But there's a lot of risks, isn't there? I mean, from what I've heard and such."

Elsa nodded. "There are, but it was something I wanted."

"Oh."

"Does...it bother you?"

Anna thought for a moment and then grinned. "Not at all. You know Naveen?"

"Yeah? He was the boy with Tiana and Lottie, wasn't he?"

"He's going through his transition right now."

"Ahhhh... That explains a lot," Elsa admitted. "I did have some thoughts he might have been gay, but I suppose I was a bit off."

"But it doesn't bother me at all, Elsa. You should be who you want to be."

Those were words Elsa wanted to hear, but now she had to tell Anna the other big secret she'd been keeping, although she knew this secret was one that Anna would understand and sympathize with her. But it still would hurt to talk about, the experience being so fresh in her mind.

"You're right... but the other thing you should know... is why I had to run away. Mainly... it was because some people didn't let me be who I wanted to."

"Really?"

"There's a reason Mr. Triton recognized me the other night." Elsa took a gulp of water to clear her throat. "You see... my parents were rather wealthy. My dad was a businessman, a philanthropist who had much influence in the financial world. Thanks to his company, he was quite well known by other wealthy men and women, Mr. Triton being one of them."

"But what happened?"

"Well... for most of my life, my dad tried to raise me to be the son to take over his company and for many years, I really did believe I was a boy... but about four years ago, I started realizing things about myself. I realized that I was actually a girl all along."

Anna felt a little disheartened. She'd read enough stories and watched enough movies to know where this was going. "But let me guess. Daddy dearest wasn't all too fond of that?"

"No... my dad was a sexist pig and when he found out that I was transitioning with the help of my mother and aunt...and that I had surgery as well, he...he wasn't happy." Elsa sighed. "He wanted to put me in some sort of fucked up therapy... I didn't want that. My best friend who helped me with the transition was thrown out of the house, my mother and my father argued so much and I just got in my car and ran."

The memories were still so fresh in her mind. She could still hear the shouts and screams, the feeling of the slap on her cheek. She wiped the tears from her face. None of that could hurt her now, not physically anyway. "That was about a week ago now."

"Does anyone know that you're here?"

"No, and I don't want them to know... it's why I wanted to keep moving on," Elsa explained. "I wanted to get as far away from them as possible... but I fear they'll find me somehow."

"Not on my watch," Anna promised, holding Elsa's hand. "I'll protect you, Elsa. You've got my back. Not only that, everyone else will have your back, too."

"Even Kristoff whom I haven't met yet?"

"Yep! He's built like a linebacker. You'll meet him soon though!" Anna chirped. "He's gonna be back tomorrow, even though I said he was gonna be back on Monday, but you know, there had to be a big snowstorm where he is right now so..." She shrugged.

"Ah, I see," Elsa expressed.

Anna grinned, kissing Elsa's cheek again. "So... does this mean you're gonna be my girlfriend then? Because if you came up and told me this and not say we're going steady, I'm gonna be super disappointed in you, Elsa Frost."

Laughing, a bright smile formed on Elsa's face, and she took Anna's hands. "Yes... I'll be your girlfriend Anna. I won't ever leave your side."

"Music to my ears," Anna agreed. "Hey, do you just want to stay in and watch a movie tonight?"

Nodding, Elsa beamed. A movie night sounded the perfect date. "I'd like that... got any suggestions?"

"How about Grease?"

"I like it. On one condition."

"Name it."

"I cook for us tonight."

"You can cook?" Anna wondered.

"Uh-huh. Our cook at home taught me how when I was bored. I can make a mean pasta, not to pat myself on the back."

"I'll take your word for that," Anna accepted, licking her lips.

xXx

Anna burped ."Oop. Excuse me."

Elsa snorted from the kitchen as she cleaned up. "I'll take it as a compliment."

Dinner had been a success in both Anna's and Elsa's eyes. Anna had been amazed that Elsa was such a good chef. She almost thought of asking if Elsa wanted to get a job at the Subway with her, but figured she shouldn't have been subjected to any more misery.

As Anna plopped on the couch in the room and started browsing Netflix for the movie they were going to watch, she rubbed her stomach. That was the best Italian meal she'd ever had. Hopefully, Elsa would cook for her more often.

"Man, your spaghetti is better than Kristoff's mom's."

Elsa leaned around the corner and dipped a bow at the waist. "Thank you, m'lady."

Rolling her eyes at her new girlfriend's dorkiness, Anna picked up the TV remote and started scrolling the menus. "Okay, I'll get the movie going if you get the drinks."

"Aye aye, captain. "

Anna smirked. "That is the worst Mr Sulu impression!"

"I thought you said you'd never seen Star Trek," Elsa remarked, getting the cans of soda from the fridge.

"Kristoff made me watch a few episodes once," Anna replied.

Elsa smiled. "It was actually Star Trek which helped me have an open mind to a lot of things. Too bad the movies aren't that great." She then brought the Sodas over to Anna. "Drinks are served. I know it's not champagne, but I hope it will do."

"You are gentlewoman and a scholar," Anna said, doing a posh British voice, rather similar to Patrick Stewart.

"Now who's doing the bad impressions?" Elsa jested, grinning. "Seriously, I've never heard such a bad Picard."

"Fine, you got me. Now let's get this movie started."

"Okay," Elsa replied, picking up the remote and putting her arm around Anna. The younger girl blushed, before cuddling into Elsa's embrace. Her arms were so firm, yet soft. Being cuddled in them felt amazing indeed. She sighed, letting herself relax.

Watching Grease with Elsa was very fun. Anna insisted on putting on the subtitles to sing along to the songs whenever they came up, much to Elsa's amusement. Anna had a beautiful singing voice, but it was only matched by Elsa's as they sang the duets.

As John Travolta lamented about Sandy, Anna found herself leaning against Elsa. They fit perfectly together, almost like peanut butter and jelly, like carrots and ranch. Her heart was now telling her to do something crazy. And so she would.

"Elsa... can I do something crazy?"

Elsa paused the movie and nodded. "I love crazy. It's my middle name."

"Really?"

"No... actually, my middle name is Louise."

"Dork," Anna smirked, before she suddenly grabbed Elsa's cheeks and kissed her hard. Her lips pressed to Elsa as her fingers squished Elsa's cheeks. The eyes of her girlfriend widened in surprise and she shook her arms in shock, before she relaxed and kissed Anna back.

Growling and purring like a happy cat, Elsa pulled Anna tightly to her, kissing her tenderly. Her mouth opened and she let their lips play and dance as she held her Anna. Her fingers thread themselves through Anna's silky auburn hair as they made out.

Hearing the growl caused Anna to moan into the kiss. She then got on top of Elsa as they kissed each other, falling onto the couch. They kissed tenderly, Anna's tongue sliding into Elsa's mouth. Anna had never thought her first kiss with Elsa would be this passionate, but she was happy nonetheless.

After air became a necessity, they pulled apart, panting.

Anna swallowed. "...was that okay?"

Elsa nodded, placing her forehead against the redheads. She gave her a pure, reassuring smile. "More than okay."

"You sure?" Anna wondered. "Because that totally got out of hand."

"Yep. In fact, if you weren't going to kiss, I was."

Then Anna smirked. "Then what are you waiting for?"

Pulling Anna closer, inches from her face, Elsa gave her a devilish grin. "Anna, you can't say things like that."

"Huh? Uh, why not?"

The blonde said in a low voice "Because if you say things like that...I may not hold back."

Anna shivered at that. The thought of Elsa doing more than just kissing her was so... god, she couldn't describe the feeling, but whatever it was, it was good. Sighing, she touched Elsa's forehead again, gulping "What if I don't want you to?"

Elsa finally laughed, leaning her head back. "You're gonna kill me, sweetheart."

Anna giggled. "Can you think of a better way to go?"

Both of them laughed heavily after that. Eventually, Anna got off Elsa and the two of them cuddled on the couch. As they were about to watch the rest of the movie, Elsa's arms wrapped around Anna and the blonde nuzzled her like a kitten.

"Anna...I like you. A lot. More than anyone," she said in a soft shy voice.

"You know... there's a special word for that," Anna replied, taking Elsa's hands.

"..you're gonna make me say it, aren't ya?"

"If you say it, I'll say it."

"Heh..." Elsa blushed. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

They spent the rest of the night after finishing the movie on the couch, cuddling and snuggling and playing with the other's hair. Anna eventually fell asleep though, tired from dancing to all those cheesy songs. Elsa didn't mind, especially when Carrie joined them.

That night, Elsa had two cute kittens sleeping beside her.

xXx

Author's note: At last, Elsa and Anna in this AU hook up... well, they already kinda hooked up in the last chapter, but they've hooked up for realsies now! The next chapter is going to feature Anna and Elsa's first sexy time and then I'll put the rest of the story out during a fic bomb at some point. I just feel like, it's probably fine that way.

Anyhoo, see you soon!