Summer Love (ElsaMaren)

An Invitation

Elsa froze at her sister's words. Spreading a great amount of ice from her feet across the ground. It was sudden, the ice crept up along the trees' trunk and froze the leaves it contacts with immediately. The atmosphere paused around the confused group as she held her breath.

"...and Ryder to visit Arendelle for my birthday..." Anna continued. Her words slowing down and fading as she took in the state of the terrain around them and stopping her eyes on her sister who seemed to be paler, if it was possible, than her normal complexion. "...next week.."

The three stared at Elsa who as hard as she could tried not to blush in embarrassment.

"Elsa?" Maren turned to the woman next to her, brows furrowed.

"I--uhh I thought...I saw something.." She let out a nervous chuckle before collecting herself and melt the ice she made.

Anna laughed at the back of her mind, guessing her sister might've thought that she was gonna out her. "Yeah like what? Ghosts?”. She rolled her eyes at her sister's clumsy reaction.

Elsa made an annoyed face at her but relief overwhelmed her at the moment. She silently cursed herself by her
overreaction. And Anna.

"Oh yeah! There are a lot of stories our elders have told about seeing apparitions in the forest!" Ryder spoke turning his head in the four directions to spot what he thought Elsa has.

Elsa silently thanked him for breaking the topic as he assumed she saw a ghost. It was a lousy excuse but at least it caught Anna's attention about ghosts and following Ryder's gaze through the woods forgetting Elsa's power-slip. And the invitation for Anna's birthday. They already talked about it last night, and she disproved it she didn't expect Anna would still press for it.

However, Honeymaren remained silent knowing it wasn't the case. She saw a couple of times already how Elsa's power releasing in odd circumstances but decided to ignore it. Unlike her brother, she doesn't want to assume things in her own perspective. Not that she don't care, but she wanted Elsa to tell it to her without forcing her so. She wouldn't like her thinking she was just curious or nosy, she cared for her more than she let herself but unfortunately it seemed to her that she didn't stand a chance with the Ice Spirit. The thought caused Maren to frown. She admitted to herself that she was attracted to the woman and didn't even try hiding it. If her small gestures and subtle flirting
was making Elsa uncomfortable, she felt horrible. Her heart twisted in pain as she thought of what to do. She already accepted the theory to herself that it was indeed the case while untying quietly her sack from her reindeer.

"Apparitions? Like ghostly apparitions...?" Anna began as she walked slowly towards the Northuldrans' camp, searching around for nothing in particular. Ryder went to untie the sack on his reindeer, humming in response.

"Don't listen to anything he says." Honeymaren whispered as she walked past her carrying the sack full of dry woods on her shoulder. Knowing the weight that the reindeers had bore was too much for too long.

Ryder scoffed at his sister's comment hearing it somehow." Excuse me? I saw one before!" He called after Honeymaren who was now entering the camp's center.

Anna turned around to see Elsa not moving a bit staring at them. "You coming?"

"You go on. I'll be there after."

Guilt hit Anna as she recognized Elsa’s cold tone.

***

Elsa sat at the same spot under the tree on a hill that over viewed the camp. It always relaxed and entertained her. She wanted to be alone to think on how things will go as the days pass by. She was upset with Anna though she knows she’s just trying to help her. She sighed helplessly, Anna said she'll help her but she's not sure if it was going to be a good thing. Surely Anna read a lot of romantic books during those lonely years, handles her emotions far better than her and is married but it was
complicated. What her sister learned or experienced was different from what she's having right now. It wasn't a Prince-rescued-the-princess thing. What does Anna know about romances between women anyway?