Elsa settled her phone on top of the dining table, glad that she had everything arranged. She doesn't usually take a day off from school, but today was an exemption. She was right regarding Anna becoming sore. The usually bright and cheerful redhead was now gloomy and apathetic. Anna had tried to convince her not to skip school, but that was never an option when Anna was sick.

"Elsieeeeee."

Elsa's head snapped to the side to see Anna leaning on the wall. "Wha- Why are you up?" Elsa ran towards Anna fast enough to be able to catch her in time when she nearly fell over. "I told you to stay in bed."

"I know, but I can't just let you skip school," Anna insisted, frowning halfheartedly. "It's just fatigue! Okay, and maybe I do have a mild fever, but it's not life threatening! You didn't have to stay."

"I can't just leave you alone when you can barely stand. How can you eat? What if you want to get something far from your room? If you crave for something? Do you seriously think you can walk around in that state?"

Anna cringed at every question that was uttered, knowing how right Elsa was. "I'm touched. My girlfriend took a day off from school because I can't move." Anna wiped away invisible tears. "Maybe I should've tried jogging way earlier than yesterday," she mumbled under her breath.

"Anna," Elsa warned.

Anna could only shoot a small smile. Even when she tried to be comical about it, she was honestly thankful that Elsa stayed. But she also felt guilty. She was just exhausted, but the blonde was making a big deal out of it! If they were still in high school, one day off from school wouldn't be a huge loss, but college was different!

"Come on. Let's get you to bed." Elsa held Anna's arm and was about to carry her when the girl raised her free hand as a sign to stop.

"It's okay, I can stand," Anna promised.

Elsa, still feeling skeptical, guided Anna up and tried her best to support her. She fought the urge to carry the girl back to her own room, knowing full well that Anna had to at least try to walk around on her own to relax the muscles. I knew I should've let her rest after ten minutes, she mentally berated herself.

"Thanks," Anna sighed as soon as Elsa helped her lie down on her bed.

"Tell me if you need anything, okay?" Elsa placed a blanket on top of her.

"I still think you should go."

"Well," Elsa drawled, lightly moving a stray hair from Anna's face and pushing it back to her ear. "Isn't it normal for me to worry about my girl?"

It was supposed to be a friendly teasing remark. Something to say as a response to Anna's earlier statement. It was an innocent question, but it sent a bolt of electricity through both of them. For Elsa, it was because she had always longed to call Anna hers. She had always fantasized about it, but admittedly, she never did anything for it to happen. She was afraid to even try. As for Anna, she couldn't understand why, but hearing it from Elsa made her heart race the same way it did when Elsa carried her back to their apartment.

Elsa's girl.

Anna was thankful that her hands were underneath the blanket. At least it went unnoticed when she gripped her sheets for dear life as she engaged herself in a staring contest with Elsa. There was a subtle blush on the blonde's cheeks and, for some reason, it made her feel nervous. Why was she nervous? This woman in front of her was Elsa. There was no need to be nervous, but she was.

"Now you're acting like one." Anna broke out into a giant grin and was surprised that her voice didn't crack despite the way her heart threatened to burst out of her ribs.

"Was that good?" Elsa broke out into a tiny lopsided smile. That moment of silence between them took a huge toll on her. She was afraid that Anna would react violently, but to her delight and relief, Anna only complimented her.

"Maybe. Caring girlfriend? Sounds nice." Anna tightened her hold on her sheets. "I feel lucky."

Elsa's heart swelled at the way Anna just said it. She kept reminding herself that this wasn't real, but her emotions betrayed her mind. The way Anna would look at her with that subtle blush, smile, and even the look in her eyes. I'm the one who feels lucky, she thought.

"Elsie?"

"Yeah?"

"Can you lay down with me?" Anna asked, pinkish cheeks darkening crimson. "I... I feel comfortable when I'm with you... b-but maybe it's not a good idea? I-I do have a mild fever and you might get sick..."

"I exercise on a regular basis. I don't get sick easily," Elsa gently informed. "I don't mind, but are you sure?" Anna's grip tightened on her sheets and she couldn't bring herself to speak. All she could do was purse her lips tight and nod once. "Okay," Elsa said with a gentle smile.

Anna doesn't get it. Whatever was going on inside her, it was overwhelming and she couldn't speak. She used to be frank all the time, especially with Elsa. She would always ramble nonstop, but she couldn't do it now. It felt like words left her, and the only thing she could do was smile and release her grip on the sheets when Elsa gently lay down the bed, facing her.

"Hi," Anna whispered.

"Hi," Elsa said with a tiny smile. Now that she was lying down beside Anna on the redhead's bed, her mind was slowly being turned to mush. Everything in this room belonged to Anna. She belonged to Anna even if the redhead doesn't know about it. I'm doomed, she mentally noted.

It was too much. Staring at Elsa's icy blue eyes was too much, and it was weird. Anna always loved looking at those eyes, but now it was a little unsettling. She couldn't understand why she was feeling something stirring inside her stomach. It kept intensifying the longer she looked at Elsa's oceanic orbs. It was frightening... but she couldn't look away.

"Thank you," Anna said softly, as though she was afraid to break the comfortable silence. Maybe she was going crazy. Unsettling nerves and fluttery feelings that were unrecognizable, but she still found the situation comfortable.

"Rest, Anna. I'll be here," Elsa replied in equal hushed tone.

The silence in Anna's room was deafening, but hearing Elsa's voice sounding almost like a whisper... It was enough to ring inside her ears repeatedly. There were faint sounds of jingling bells, which was odd. She didn't have any bells in her room. Still. Elsa's voice and the way the blonde looked at her, Anna couldn't explain it, but she felt... lucky.

Yawning, Anna rubbed her still-sleepy eyes. Her body was still sore, but at least she could get herself to move. It wasn't as bad as the previous day, which was good. Even her mild fever died down. I had a good nurse, she mentally noted as she looked around her room. A pang of disappointment shot through her the moment she saw the other side of her bed unoccupied. She touched the place where Elsa had slept the previous night and noticed that it was already cold.

Elsa had been up for a while.

Anna gripped the sheets on Elsa's side. Just a few minutes or maybe even hours ago, Elsa was there sleeping beside her. It was peaceful, and the warmth that the blonde radiated soothed her. Anna loved it, and she was able to sleep rather well despite her fatigue and mild headache. But she couldn't understand it. There was definitely something going on that she couldn't explain. Something about Elsa was different, and it infuriated her to no end because she couldn't figure out what it was.

"Nice hair," Elsa giggled when Anna popped out of the hallway. When the redhead didn't respond, her eyebrows furrowed in concern. "What's wrong?"

"You're not going again?"

It wasn't the question Anna wanted to ask, but she also didn't know what it was she wanted to ask either. If only she could explain what she was feeling, maybe Elsa would understand. The blonde was smart and analytical. Maybe if Anna could put her thoughts and feelings into words, Elsa could tell her what it meant. She couldn't go out into a rambling spree about these 'lub-dub-dub-lub' and 'boom-boom-badum' and 'ba-dum-tsh' and that her feelings went 'thud-thud' and 'plop-plop' every time she looked at Elsa, right? It doesn't explain anything!

"Belle just sent a message. Her friend had a class before ours but we have the same professor. He wasn't in," Elsa informed as she prepared the food for the two of them.

"You're close now?" Anna sat on one of the stools, eyes not once leaving Elsa's apron-clad self. She felt another one of those 'thud-thud', but then it went 'plop-plop' when an image of Elsa and Belle being close popped into her head.

"If you mean exchanging a few greetings, yes. She's the only girl in the same course that goes to the same gym." Elsa placed a plate in front of Anna.

"Did you tell her why you stopped going?"

"To the gym?" Elsa asked and Anna nodded once. "I just said I wanted to take a break. Wouldn't want someone getting angry when I faint again, right?"

All too suddenly, those weird and fancy descriptions from earlier happened at once. One side of Elsa's lips curled upwards and Anna didn't know what to do. Elsa was obviously teasing her and she didn't know how to react. She just went as stiff as a board, stuck with looking deep into Elsa's eyes.

It didn't go unnoticed by the blonde either. Elsa started feeling anxious because what if Anna noticed her feelings? Was there something about her words that made her realize it? What would happen now? Will Anna call the deal off? Will she get disgusted? Will she ha—

"Good." Anna began eating the food that Elsa had prepared for her, trying to act normal despite having a hard time concentrating. She couldn't get Belle off her mind. "Wha—?" Anna blinked when something soft touched the side of her lips. Her head snapped to the side to see Elsa holding a fork with some sausage on it. "What are you...?"

"You're sulking." Elsa gave a sad smile.

"I'm not!" Anna frowned but found herself having a hard time suppressing a blush.

"Come on. It tastes better when it's still hot." Elsa poked Anna's lips with the sausage again.

"I-I can eat, you know?"

"I know," Elsa admitted and it was then that Anna noticed the subtle blush on her cheeks. "But you said to initiate contact. Is this wrong?" she asked with a shaky voice, making the redhead's face burn brighter than her hair.

Why am I getting so nervous?! This isn't even the first time Elsa fed me, Anna tried to reason with herself. "N-No, no. It's... fine," Anna promised a little hesitantly, not knowing what to do when Elsa smiled and offered the sausage again. Just eat it, Anna! She's not used to this, she mentally berated herself. Anna balled her hand into a fist and took a bite, delighting at the way Elsa's blush deepened.

It was positively different. Anna was going crazier by the second and she was desperate to find the words that can make her explain what she was feeling. She needed help from someone really smart, but she had to be sensible enough when explaining. She was sure that people would only look at her weird if she tried to explain it the way her mind was telling her to. Who wouldn't?