Chapter 9: The big surprise.

Elsa and Anna were completely and utterly tired because of the previous day, so they slept in and pretty much spent the morning just watching movies and eating chocolate. By the afternoon they regained enough energy to spend several hours swimming in the hotel's pool. However, around six Anna told the blonde that they should get dressed, having to practically drag her out of the pool because she loved the water so much she didn't want to leave, no matter how good Anna insisted the surprise was.

When they arrived to their room Elsa noticed something lying in her bed; a blue dress, but not the one she had worn to the nightclub. This one was longer, had a bodice that seemed to be made of sparkling diamonds and had beautiful snowflake patterns on the sleeves. It was so beautiful that Elsa couldn't hold back the surprised gasp, nor the happy smile that appeared on her face as she thanked Anna over and over again. The redhead on her part gave her a radiant smile, showing how happy she was that Elsa had liked the present, and assured her it was really nothing. In fact, it wasn't the real surprise.

Curious as to why Anna had bought her such a nice dress and asked her to change into it (and hoping they weren't going to another club), Elsa started dressing herself, before braiding her hair as usual. After that, Anna came in, dressed in a deep green suit and wearing her hair in an intricate bun. She looked… pretty handsome really, and when Elsa questioned her about it, the redhead blushed and said her suit matched Elsa's dress better than if she were to be wearing a dress too. The blonde had to agree wholeheartedly, though she didn't know why was it important that they matched.

After Anna helped her put on some make up (something that Elsa enjoyed a little too much) they made their way out of the hotel and climbed into a car. A short 15-minute drive later found them at a port, where dozens of ships were stationed. Elsa had never seen a ship up close in person (obviously), so she was quite surprised that they were so massive.

"Uh… Anna?" She asked as they were exciting their car.

"Yeah?" The redhead replied, smiling.

"Those are… ships, right?"

"That's correct."

"Then I guess they're supposed to float, yes? But They're just… so big! And they're metallic!" Elsa answered, eying a particularly large one that to her it looked more like a building laying in the water.

"And they're not empty." Anna grinned. "They're packed with supplies and, most of them, transport large amounts of products, like cars, shoes, and things like that. Others, like that one," She pointed to a cruiser. "Are for people to travel, but they still carry entire pools, gyms, dining rooms and the like."

"How is that even possible?" Elsa asked, deeply intrigued.

"Don't know, something about density." Anna shrugged. "You know, volume, mass… stuff. I really don't remember. You should ask Elvira about that; as I've said before, she's the smart one." Elsa nodded but looked down as a little pain settled in her heart, reminding her that she probably would never meet Elvira, much less ask her anything. She only had one day left after all.

"Oh, look!" Anna said excitedly, pulling Elsa out of her depressing thoughts as she took her hand and started running (something the blonde found to be extremely difficult while wearing heels) before finally stopping in front of a light-blue yacht that had beautiful paintings of sunflowers on it's sides.

"Look, Elsa, this is our ship, The ElsAnna." She said, grinning proudly as she waited for her companion's reaction.

"Wait… Our ship?!" Elsa asked, thinking she hadn't understood well.

"Yep. I bought it especially for this occasion. I also renamed it, I hope you don't' mind."

"I don't mind." Elsa assured her. "But don't you think that…uh…"

"What?" Anna asked, her smile not leaving her face.

That it'll be a sad memory once I'm gone.

"Nevermind." The blonde chickened out, not wanting to ruin the mood. "I like it." She said, managing a genuine smile, because she did like it. "Even if it's a little too much for an apology."

"It occurred to me that you'd like to see the ocean more closely, since you were contemplating it deep in thought yesterday." She shrugged. "Plus, I only had to sell the yacht father gave me for my sixteen birthday, which I never use, and buy a better one without exceeding the maximum amount of money I'm allowed to spend, so really it wasn't that of a big deal."

"You know, even though I don't' know much about social interactions, I can tell this is a big deal, right?" Elsa answered raising an eyebrow.

"Hush. I wanted to do it, so get inside of it already." The redhead said with a playful grin and a deep blush.

"Alright." Elsa surrendered as she gave her a grin of her own and approached to the man in a blue suit at the stairs who welcomed them aboard.

First, it was dinner; salmon, lobster and other sea delights. The dining room had huge windows from which Elsa was able to see the sun disappearing under the blue waves and painting them with red and orange, as she talked with Anna and enjoyed the meal. The music was also wonderful, even though it came from Anna's i-pod and not from some group of musicians as the redhead had first made her believe.

Through all of it they laughed and chatted and made bets about who could eat more chocolate (at the end Anna stuffed her mouth with the contents of an entire package and won), and for the first time that week Elsa was able to truly forget about the fact that her death was fast approaching.

Anna told her funny stories about her childhood and Elsa listened and laughed, before telling her the stories she invented to keep her mind busy when she had nothing else to do, to which Anna answered saying she should consider writing them, because they were quite good.

At the end, when the sun had been gone for hours and the moon was already high in the sky, Anna rose and asked Elsa to go outside with her. They walked to the upper deck, where the last part of the surprise would take place.

Truth to be told, Elsa was a little dizzy after spending so much time in the ship, but at least she still managed to walk in a straight line without having to try and find some support on the walls… unlike Anna, who almost fell every time she tried to take a step, to the point Elsa had to take her waist and practically carry her out, much to the redhead's embarrassment.

Fortunately no one threw up (even if Anna was about to a couple of times).

Once they were at the upper deck, Elsa smiled widely as she saw the stars. The night skies in the cities had been mostly empty, but now there were no lights to ruin their view, and the sky was full of stars. She could try and count them if she wanted, even though she'd have preferred to count Anna's freckles instead and imagine constellations of them. She blushed at the thought but said nothing as the redhead asked her to take her to the middle of the wooden floor and she complied.

Once they reached the spot, soft piano music started sounding as Anna, as graceful as she could, took a hesitant step back and, looking at Elsa, made a clumsy bow and asked:

"May I have this dance?" She almost managed to fall in the process, to which Elsa laughed, covering her mouth with a hand before answering.

"Of course." She said, earning a radiant smile from the younger girl. "As long as you manage to stay firm on your feet enough to dance." She added, feeling playful, to which Anna responded to by blowing her a raspberry before carefully taking her waist with her left hand and her hand with her right one, pulling her close.

"Mean." She said playfully. "That's not a proper way to treat the one who just bought you a freaking yacht."

"Maybe." Elsa shrugged, trying to hide the nervousness she was feeling at having Anna so close. "But then again, I'm not well versed in the proper way to interact with people."

"Fair enough." Anna agreed and started moving at the slow pace of the music, glad that she hadn't picked anything faster because then she'd be throwing up or at least falling. Also, she really liked how close to Elsa this pace allowed her to be.

At first Elsa didn't dare looking Anna in the eye, because she was afraid of the effect doing so would have in her, but then she risked a peek before quickly deviating her eyes and biting her lip as she felt heat rising to her cheeks. Her heart was thrumming inside her chest and her hands were getting sweaty, plus she had a strange sensation in her stomach. Yet, strangely, she'd never felt more at peace, more comfortable, in her life. She felt like she didn't want to ever let go of Anna's hand, to ever be at a greater distance from her as she was now. She wanted to be in her arms forever, to hold her close and feel her warmth, to caress her soft skin and trace her delicate features. To be able to gaze in those turquoise eyes as much as she wished to.

Finally, Elsa dared looking at the teal orbs and hold her gaze there, and her breathe was taken away. It wasn't even remotely as all the other times she'd seen those eyes, not at all. Something had changed even if apparently nothing had. Maybe it was the music, or the romantic air of it all, but she found herself feeling pleasant shivers as she struggled to keep up with the music and not stopping to gaze adoringly at the redhead. She was hypnotized. She couldn't look away, nor did she want to. Soon, she found herself following Anna's lead without even thinking about it, making a little turn when she knew the redhead wanted her to, pausing, getting even closer when it seemed necessary, smiling with the other girl like there were no worries, like it was just the two of them and no one else in the world.

She found herself sighing with longing and grinning like a fool, and somehow she knew in that instant that she had irredeemably fallen in love with Anna. And somewhat that was a comforting thought.

Suddenly, the music paused, not really ending, but slowing the pace and diminishing the volume, and for a moment, Elsa let the lyrics reach to her, not realizing her mistake until she actually understood them and felt her heart break.

"Oh how could I face the faceless days if I should lose you now?" The singer sang, describing quite accurately Elsa's feelings in that moment. She was going to lose Anna the next day, and even though she wouldn't live to mourn the loss, she'd probably still regret not having had the opportunity to experience a true romance with her.

"We're so close to reaching that famous happy end, almost believing this one's not pretend." The music kept playing, breaking Elsa's already bleeding heart with each word. Yes, they were too close. So close that it hurt. It hurt to know their love wasn't possible; she'd be dying soon and Anna surely wouldn't want to try and love her when this could only end in tragedy. Even if maybe there was already something between them, it could never be something more than a dream, a wish that'd never come true.

"So close. So close… and still so far." The song concluded and, as if on cue, tears started falling from Elsa's eyes.

"E-Elsa?" Anna asked, stopping altogether and staring at the girl with concern. "What's wrong?" When the blonde just shook her head Anna decided to take her face in her hands and wipe her tears as she kept asking. "Please, tell me. Did I do something wrong?"

"N-no." Elsa said between sobs. "It's not... It's nothing." She assured her trying to give her a smile, but it was way too forced and didn't express happiness.

"Elsa, please. You can tell me anything." The redhead insisted, caressing her soft cheeks.

"I-It's silly."

"Well, then tell me. The worse thing that could happen is that I laugh." Anna reasoned. "But I promise I won't." She gave her a reassuring smile, to which Elsa sighed in defeat realizing that she wouldn't be able to keep this from Anna.

"I-It's just... The usual, you know?" Anna titled her head, not understanding what Elsa was referring to. "I don't want to die." The clone concluded with trembling voice as tears started falling out of her eyes again.

"Oh! Elsa I'm so sorry!" The redhead hastily apologized. "I-I... I mean... I should have tell you before, but I wanted to leave it at the end because I wanted to surprise you! But I should have thought that trough! Oh, I'm so stupid!" At this, Anna started pulling her bangs with a frustrated expression much to Elsa's confusion.

"What... are you talking about?" The blonde asked.

"I-I... This ship is sailing to Arendelle capital, and as soon as we arrive I'll talk to my parents, and sister I guess, about you. I'm hoping they'll help me protect you, so that you don't have to die." Anna explained.

"And you think they'll agree?" Elsa asked doubtful.

"I hope so." Anna shrugged. "I've been trying to think of another better solution, but I always end up concluding this one is the best." When the redhead noticed Elsa still looked quite uncertain, she took her hands. "Hey, listen. Even if they don't want to help you, I promise I will find another way, okay? I will do everything in my power to keep you alive, even if I have to run away with you to some other country." As soon as she said it, Anna knew she really meant those words. Elsa had come to be an important part of her life in just one week and she couldn't just do nothing as someone tried to kill her. She couldn't live with herself if she did that.

"Y-you really mean it?" Elsa asked hopeful.

"Of course I do!" Anna assured her smiling. "I really care about you. I couldn't bear losing you."

"Oh, Anna!" Elsa beamed, feeling an intense sensation of warmth spreading trough her chest and filling her with a sense of calm and relief. She'd never felt better in all her life, more... loved. And maybe that's what made her do what she did next. She pressed her lips against Anna's.

Anna's soft lips were the most perfect thing she had ever touched. They were soft and warm, slightly wet and oh so sweet! She didn't want to pull away ever… until she realized she had just kissed Anna without asking for permission and reluctantly tried to take a step back, but was promptly stopped by a pair of strong arms surrounding her shoulders and keeping her firmly in place as the lips returned to her own, this time moving slowly, caressing her almost hesitantly, like they were afraid of something.

Not wanting to disappoint Anna or make her think she didn't want to kiss her, Elsa answered by taking her waist and pulling her closer, pressing her lips more firmly against hers, inviting them to join her in this wonderful dance. As Elsa expected, she was not disappointed, and soon the kiss that started almost shyly became more intense and confident (mostly on Anna's part) as the redhead's lips practically devoured hers, suckling slightly here and there, way too eager to explore beyond the exterior of her mouth.

That's when the clone pulled away, panting profusely and all too conscious of the ache in her lower parts and her rapidly beating heart, as well as the blush that had no doubt spread on her cheeks. However, when she saw Anna she discovered the girl was in a similar state as hers, she felt better, especially when she noticed the hungry way the redhead kept staring at her lips.

"Elsa." Anna sexily panted her name, her voice denoting a needy tone that turned Elsa on even more. "I want you."

"Y-you do?" Elsa asked, equally breathless.

"Yes, I've been denying it all this time, but I really, truly need you." She admitted as her pupils dilated with lust even more than before.

"How?" The clone asked, not sure if she was understanding correctly or her lustful mind was just playing tricks in her.

"I want to kiss you." Anna answered, approaching her with half-lidded eyes and quickly giving her a peck in the lips that just made her wish for more.

"All over your body." She clarified, this time leaning into the blonde's neck and teasingly running her lips through it, not really kissing, only touching and making Elsa shiver with desire. "I want to see your naked skin, to feel it." She whispered into her ear as she ran one hand over her cloth-covered back, making Elsa wish she was naked.

"I want to make you experience things you've never felt." She continued, her hand now dangerously close to Elsa's thighs. "And to experience them with you." She concluded, pressing all her body against the blonde's. "If you want too, of course." She added after a long pause, as if coming out of a trance and finally pulling slightly away with a guilty smile, giving Elsa enough room to breathe and finally think, process what Anna had just said and done.

"I-I…" Elsa stammered, still putting her ideas in order so she could answer the girl that was expectantly looking at her. "You mean… you want to have… sex?" She finally clarified, suddenly very nervous, because honestly sex was something she had never done nor had any idea how was it done.

"Only if you want to!" Anna quickly reassured her, her face becoming as red ad her hair. "And I totally understand if you don't, I mean… we barely know each other, and we just had our first kiss… which was probably you first kiss ever… and I probably shouldn't have proposed such a thing just after it, but I got really excited because honestly I've wanted to do that ever since I first saw you and…" Anna was interrupted from her nervous rambling as a finger was pressed on her lips.

"Anna, you're rambling." Elsa said playfully.

"Sorry." She answered blushing and lowering her gaze, looking like a totally different person than the confident one that had just teased her and proposed her to go and submit to their passionate desires. "I do that when I'm nervous."

"I know." The blonde giggled affectionately looking at her.

"And I'm also sorry to have asked you to have sex so suddenly. That was impulsive. And probably a bad idea." She gave her a tight smile, clearly trying to hide her disappointment at Elsa's lack of answer. "Come on, it's late and you're probably tired. Let's go to sleep." She said as she turned around, but before she could walk away, Elsa took her hand.

"Anna, wait." Elsa stopped her, biting her lip as she thought about what she was going to say. When the redhead turned to look at her, her nervousness increased tenfold, but still somewhat managed to get the words out of her mouth. "I-I didn't say I didn't want to have… s-sex." She said, hesitating at the last word. When Anna just opened her eyes wide in surprise, she decided she'd have to explain further. "I-I know is sudden, and impulsive, but… the past few days have taught me to enjoy life while I still have it, and even if it's true that you'll help me escape death, the future is still uncertain, and I think we should enjoy life as we have it, not letting fear keep us from doing what we want to do… And I want to have sex with you, Anna. I love you." She confessed, feeling her cheeks so hot she almost swore they were on fire.

"Oh, Elsa!" Anna sighed happily as she practically jumped in her arms and kissed her enthusiastically, the huge smile feeling clearly in the kiss.

"Anna…" Elsa answered between kisses, gasping as the redhead took this opportunity to enter her mouth with her tongue, which was an… interesting sensation. Good, but also quite strange. It didn't matter, because it still made Elsa wish for more, pulling Anna closer and closer until she found herself trapped against the wall, the redhead all over her, kissing her mouth and then her jaw, nipping at her neck, the sensations making her make the most erotic sounds neither girl had ever heard.

When the blonde decided that enough was enough, however, and started trying to get her hands under Anna's shirt, the youngest girl pulled away and, between pants, somehow managed to say:

"Room. Now." To which Elsa could just nod before she found herself lifted off the ground by a pair of strong arms under her legs as she was carried towards their room.

A/N: So yeah, the Elsanna now has truly started. In the Elsanna ship, how appropriate XD

Anyways, I hope you enjoyed the chapter and leave a review if you did. See you next time :D

Thanks to my beta reader moonwatcher13 :)