i have a very important exam tomorrow i hope you're happy wasting time on fanfic instead of doing your study fml -_-" thus, super short chapter but tbh i don't actually know where im going with this. i have a vague outline, but then, all my stories are "vague outlines".

The professor was actually quite forgiving, after Anna had explained that Elsa was a bit special but she was very sorry (and Elsa proceeded to nod her head fiercely, looking as contrite as she could be).

When they were halfway out the door, he'd called Anna back just to say, "Your friend is quite observant, isn't she?"

The same sinking feeling had accosted Anna, and she'd only been able to mumble out a response before giving a poor excuse of having to go to another class.

Elsa had left her behind, and Anna found her happily rolling around in the snow, getting her clothes damp. She didn't seem to mind, and most people were actually...ignoring her. Huh. Anna hadn't expected that.

As soon as she saw Anna, Elsa jumped up, arms coming to wrap around her in a tight hug.

"Anna!" she cried. It wasn't loud, but it still held every single ounce of Elsa's regular excitability. Anna just held her until she let go.

She was still smiling, and not the massive grin. It was smaller, just her lips curled. She swayed, shifting her weight across her feet, still just looking at the redhead. It made Anna uncomfortable.

So, she reached forward, and taking Elsa's hand, began to lead her... somewhere. An unoccupied bench where they could have a talk. She felt her hand being squeezed, but not in a painful way. It was kinda nice.

It honestly wasn't difficult, finding a bench. A lot of the other students were indoors, either in class or just to escape the chill. The sun was shining, so it wasn't too bad, but Anna still had plans to retreat inside, either home or the library (...probably not the library. She couldn't trust Elsa yet not to chew on the books) in the very near future.

That being said, she spent a good few minutes completely silent, staring at her lap and fidgeting. She knew what she wanted to say, but the words just wouldn't come.

It wasn't until Elsa, who until that point had been quite content to take in her surroundings, climbed onto Anna's lap. Sitting perpendicular, legs splayed out over the length of the bench while her butt rested on Anna's thighs, she tucked her head onto Anna's chest.

Anna, of course, had no idea what to do or make of this, plus her hands had been on her lap, which means they were also under Elsa's butt.

"Anna not say sorry," she said softly. Anna frowned.

"How'd you know I wanted to say sorry?" she asked. Elsa's head popped up, and she gave Anna a Look. Anna honestly didn't believe Elsa was capable of giving people Looks (at least, not yet), but here she was.

And yeah, it was a stupid question considering what, exactly, Anna wanted to apologise for.

"I'm sorry for the times I lied to you," she began. "I didn't realise..." Didn't realises what? That she knew I was lying?

Sighing, she trailed off, unable to meet Elsa's intense blue eyes.

"Anna not say sorry. Elsa know Anna have reason. Elsa still love Anna..." she said softly. Anna looked up briefly to see that same soft smile on Elsa's face, just before head head ducked and she lay it against Anna's chest.

It was... really comfortable like this. If Anna wasn't so intent on Elsa returning to her original pomeranian state, she might even admit she enjoyed it.

Until Elsa spotted that fucking squirrel and jumped up fast enough to bang Anna's chin. By the time the pain had lessened enough for her to try and catch up, Elsa was beneath a tree screaming "squirrel! Squirrel!" at the poor creature.

It was kinda funny, but she was drawing far too much attention to herself. It didn't take much to convince her to leave the rodent alone. Elsa skipped the entire way back to the dorm room and Anna didn't get angry.

They were making progress. Things were looking up.