A/N: I don't own Disney, Frozen, ROTG, or 90% of the dialogue in this fic. This is my take on Frozen Fever, featuring our lovely (noncanonical) pairing of Jack Frost and Queen Elsa. Enjoy.
Staring at the icy blue and sunflowery cake in front of her, Elsa bit her lip. Thinking hard, she flicked her wrist and a figure of Anna made entirely out of ice appeared on top of the cake. Shaking her head and her eyebrows furrowing together in concentration, she tried again. This time both Elsa and Anna were the cake topper, only standing isolated from each other.
"So lonely." She mumbled sadly to herself. Exhaling softly, she tried once again. The ice formed into a pose of the two sisters. Only it was a memory of the time when Elsa froze Anna. "I can't do that!" The blonde exclaimed in horror. "Come on, Elsa, this is for Anna. Think." She attempted to encourage herself. "You can do this." She raised her wrist again.
"Relax. It looks great." Jack's arms suddenly snaked their way across her waist. He nuzzled his head in the crook of her neck and breathed in her chocolaty scent. She sighed as she lowered her wrist and shrunk back into the Guardian of Fun's navy sweatshirt clad chest. "Mhmm, someone had chocolate for breakfast this morning." He teased, hoping she'd appreciate the joke.
"Please don't mention food right now." She rubbed her nose with the sleeve of her icy pale blue dress. "I just want it to be perfect." Her hoarse voice whispered in defeat, closing her eyes and turning into his embrace. Her hands fisted in his sweatshirt as her head leaned into him. "I just want today to be perfect." His arm moved so his hand could rub soothing circles on her back.
"I know. But I know it's going to be perfect. She's going to love it. Whatever you end up making, I know she's going to love it because you made it for her." He felt her sigh so he placed a kiss to the crown of her platinum blonde head. "Trust me on this. Your sister is going to love it." He pulled away and his hands moved to hold her biceps gently. He spun her around and she opened her eyes.
"Okay." She shakily breathed out. Raising her wrist, she flicked it to the side and the ice molded into a figurine of Elsa and Anna ice skating side by side. "Perfect." She exhaled in relief, rubbing her nose with her sleeve again. She glanced up to a beaming Jack, a smile slowly spreading across her face to match his. His eyes sparkled with pride and admiration.
"See? I knew you could do it." His giddy tone soothed her fears and she let her stiff posture relax.
"Speaking of perfect, check this out." Kristoff called out, earning Elsa's attention. Her eyes scanned the decorated area quickly before landing on her sister's boyfriend. He had finished setting up the banner and was making his way down the ladder. Her eyes shifted over each letter, making sure the spacial arrangement and font was perfect. Nodding to herself, she blinked and her gaze focused back onto the blonde man over by a reindeer. Her fingers absentmindedly fiddling with each other, she surveyed her surroundings once again and took a few steps forward. Jack tilted his head to the side as he watched her begin to overanalyze every small intricate detail.
"Kristoff, are you sure I can leave you in charge here?"
"Absolutely." He nodded while crossing his arms over his chest. "Everything is almost finished. It's just setting up the last minute chairs and-"
"Because I don't want anything to happen to this courtyard." Her eyes fixated on the fountains and she quickly froze them.
"What could happen? It's all set."
"I don't know...a spur of the moment snow day?" Her eyebrow rose and her eyes flickered from a guilty looking Kristoff to a sheepish Jack. Jack laughed awkwardly, scratching the back of his neck.
"I don't know what you're talking about, Snowflake."
"Jack." Her blue eyes hardened and her warning tone made him swallow.
"Look, I know I'm supposed to be fun and all, and birthdays are supposed to be fun. But I'd never ruin this. I know how important today is to you. This courtyard will stay exactly how it is right now until you return with Anna." Elsa nodded then shifted her steely gaze to Kristoff.
"I promise, Elsa. This courtyard stays like this." Reluctantly, the blonde queen allowed her expression to soften.
"Thank you." She turned around then her eyes widened with horror. "Olaf, what are you doing?!" She shouted, covering her mouth with her hand. The little snowman was sitting in the chair next to the cake, his little hand covered in blue frosting.
"I'm not eating cake." He innocently replied through a mouthful of vanilla and blue icing. Jack immediately placed his palms on Elsa's shoulders and she relaxed under his touch.
"We can hide it. No big deal. No harm done. Just relax." The silver-haired Guardian whispered loud enough for only the Queen to hear.
"Olaf..." She trailed off, shaking her head.
"But it's an ice cream cake!" The little snowman protested, causing a small hint of a smile to cross the queen's face for a brief second.
"And it's for Anna." Elsa specified, earning laughter from the man behind her.
"And it's for Anna." Olaf's dejected tone and shaking of the head told her he would stay away from the cake.
"Don't worry, Elsa. I'll watch him for you." Jack whispered in her ear. He pecked her cheek before three chimes from the clock tower resonated through the courtyard. Almost like a switch, the blonde queen bounced on her heels and a huge grin appeared on her face.
"Oh, it's time!" Her eyes lit up with excitement and Jack laughed.
"It's time! For what?" Olaf questioned, standing up from his seat.
"You sure you got this?" She glanced at Kristoff then Jack.
"I'm sure. Now go." He gently pushed her forward.
"Go, have fun with Anna." Kristoff called out to her from his position next to his reindeer named Sven.
"Don't let anyone in before we're ready." Elsa stared up at the silver haired man through her lashes.
"I won't." He pushed her forward again, hoping she'd understand she needed to start walking on her own.
"And don't touch anything."
"Nothing besides the few chairs that need to be set up." Kristoff nodded.
"I'm just gonna stand here." Jack teased, still pushing her towards the castle door.
"I'm probably gonna walk around a little." Olaf said as he began wandering.
"And keep an eye on that cake!" She shouted before Jack pushed her over the threshold and slammed the doors shut behind her.
Taking in a deep breath, Elsa placed her right hand over her rapidly beating heart. Sighing softly, she straightened her posture then took off down the hallway. Rushing up the stairs, she smiled to herself. Ignoring the maids and other various servants, she didn't stop running until she reached the door to Anna's chambers. Swallowing, she shakily raised her hand and opened the door. Slinking into the room, she made sure the door shut behind her as her eyes located then locked onto the bed. Or more importantly the figure sleeping on the bed. Unable to contain her excitement, Elsa found her way by her sister's bedside in seconds.
"Anna." Elsa cooed softly. Anna didn't move, her chest still rising and falling in a steady rhythm. "Anna." The blonde tried again, raising her voice. Again she received no response. "Anna!"
"Yeah?" Anna yawned out.
"Happy birthday." Elsa squealed in excitement.
"To you." Anna yawned again.
"But it's your birthday!"
"Oh. To me..." Anna smiled sleepily, rubbing her eyes with her fingers. Suddenly, her eyes widened and she shot up from the bed. "It's my birthday!" Elsa giggled in delight.
"Come on! Get up, get dressed."
"It's my birthday?" Anna breathed out in wonder.
"And it's going to be perfect because...you've never had a real birthday before. Except, of course, the ones just spent outside my locked door. So I'm here way too late to help you celebrate. And be your birthday date if I may..." Elsa's smile faltered but she quickly recovered. No use dwelling on the past if the future is what matters.
"I'd love it." Anna jumped off the bed and began fixing her hair. Elsa laughed as she constructed Anna a blue sunflower dress which matched the cake, attaching a hair clip to Anna's neatly done bun too when she finished. Changing into a green floral dress herself, the blonde queen coughed. Startled, Anna gave her sister a once over. Her eyebrows scrunching together with worry, Anna tilted her head to the side. Elsa's pale complexion was almost ghostly, and her eyes seemed a little red.
"Elsa, I'm thinking-and I'm not trying to be mean or rude or anything-but could you possibly, sorta, maybe-I guess what I'm trying to say is...you might have a cold? Has Jack seen you at all today?"
"No, and I don't get colds. Besides...a cold never bothered me anyway." Elsa winked and Anna playfully rolled her eyes.
"Fancy." She snorted while Elsa held her hand. "But seriously, Elsa. I think you should tell Jack-"
"Anna. I'm fine. Really. Now just follow the string." Elsa nudged her sister out of the bedroom door and into the hallway.
"Wait, what?"
"Follow the string." Elsa smirked, her fingers gliding over the string on the wall. "I've got big plans and I've got surprises for today. Nothing's gonna get in our way. No guards, no meetings, no councilmen. Nothing. I've worked for weeks, planned everything within my power. I even got Kristoff and Sven
to take shower." Anna giggled.
"How'd you manage to do that?"
"It's your birthday. That should be more than enough to get them to smell acceptable." Anna opened the doors to the small dresser.
"Oh, Elsa!" Anna gasped, her fingers immediately pulling out the wooden castle. The clock portion was on one of the front towers.
"Summer!" The toy Olaf shouted in glee, marking it was noon.
"Bunny painted it. Do you like it?"
"Like it? I love it!" Anna gushed, her eyes roaming all over the present, scanning every intricate detail.
"That's good." Elsa swiftly took the castle out of her sister's hands. "I'll have one of the guards take it to your room. We've got more fun ahead." The blonde queen locked the tower back into the dresser. "Keep following the string." She coughed as soon as Anna's eyes returned to the pink yarn. Letting her sister discover her birthday goodies, Elsa was a few steps behind. Anna threw open the doors to the balcony and sprinted over to the sunflower bouquet laying on the railing.
"These are gorgeous! Where-how did you find these? Sunflowers don't grow around here."
"Jack got them for you. They're fresh from Italy." Anna's eyes widened and her mouth opened in shock.
"He flew to Italy?! Elsa, you gotta marry that man."
"We'll see, Anna." Elsa smirked before sneezing. Rubbing her nose with her forearm, the blonde queen gestured for the strawberry blonde to continue following the string. "C'mon. There's more."
"More?!" Anna shook her head. "Elsa, this is too much-"
"I'm giving you the sun, the moon and the sky. I'm making today a perfect day for you. Because you deserve it after all we've been through." Elsa walked behind Anna, encouraging the younger girl to step back inside the castle. "It's the least I could do, Anna. I'm trying to make up for all those lost birthdays you've had to celebrate without me." Anna smiled gently at her sister while Elsa led her down the flight of stairs. Her bluish green orbs locked onto the sandwich which magically appeared in Elsa's hands. Anna set it down on the staircase railing.
"Aw! Sandwich! Elsa!"
"I'm making today a blast if it's the last thing I do. For everything you are to me and all you've been through. I'm making today a perfect day for you." Elsa froze and Anna took that moment to step in front of her sister. The blonde queen sneezed once, twice, thrice.
"Are you sure you're feeling alright? I think maybe I should have Jack take you upsta-"
"Oh, Anna. I'm fine. I promise." Elsa waved her hand and a cloud of snowflakes appeared out of thin air.
"Uh-huh." Anna said, a little unconvinced about her sister's health. "Sure..." She drawled out.
"C'mon! Follow the string!"
"Only if you promise to let me get Jack if I feel like you need to rest."
"I promise. Now go. There's more surprises waiting for you." Anna nodded, eyeing her sister warily before turning her attention back to the pink string. Elsa sneezed once more. Both sisters silently agreed: today was going to be a long day.