So, here's the sequel. Sorry it took so long! I'm already working on the second chapter, so hopefully it'll be posted this week. I'm crossing my fingers for a snow day tomorrow since I don't have Spring Break, but if it doesn't happen, I'll write the next chapter on my iPod on the way to school.
Jack entered the cavern silently, creeping toward the antechamber. He sat cross legged on the floor next to Elsa's frozen body and just looked at her for a moment. He caressed her frozen cheek and sighed.
"Anna's becoming impatient for you to wake up," he told her.
He had started talking to her frozen body a few weeks ago. He had felt slightly silly at first, but slowly started to enjoy sharing the news of the world with her. He always wondered if he should tell her his feelings, but in the end decided against it. It would be more special to tell her when she thawed.
"She's adjusted to being the queen pretty easily. She's also wanting to marry Kristoff, but she wants your blessing before she does."
As he continued, he didn't notice that the ice was slowly melting, starting at her heart. He did notice the beam of moonlight, though; glowing and almost pulsing in it's intensity. He looked at it first, following it to her and grinned. She was already half way thawed. He reached out and caressed her cheek and the rest of the ice shattered.
When her eyes shot open, the first thing she saw was Jack's grinning face. She gave him a small smile and sat up. He drew her into his arms and held her tightly. She let out a half laugh, half sob noise and clung to his hoodie.
"Oh, Jack," she said, burying her face in his chest.
"Sh, Elsa. Sh," he told her, swallowing past the sudden lump in his throat.
She glanced up at him, her eyes filled with tears. He wiped away the ones that fell and held her face in his hands. He leaned forward and lightly kissed her forehead.
"Are those happy tears or sad tears?" he asked her, his voice a murmur.
"Thankful tears," she answered in a whisper.
He smiled slightly and pulled her to his chest once more. She relaxed against him and closed her eyes. After a few minutes of holding her, he pulled back slightly. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at him.
"Jack?" she asked.
"What do you remember?" he asked her.
"I remember you. Everything in my memory has to do with you."
"You don't remember Anna?"
She shook her head and frowned. Jack took a deep breath. He stood up and held out his hand to help her up. When they were both standing, he was tempted to pull her to him and kiss her deeply, but pushed it down and instead grabbed her hand.
"My friend can give you the rest of your memories," he told her.
"Do I need them?" she asked.
"You need a few of them, yeah."
She nodded and he smiled. He led her out of the cave and onto the mountain, watching as she stared down at the kingdom of Arendelle. It was almost impossible to make out the castle, but Jack knew it was impressive, colorful and intimidating. Elsa turned to Jack and took a step closer to him.
"Ready to get your memories?" he asked her.
"Yeah," she answered with a nod.
He smiled and pulled her close, kissing her cheek before jumping and letting the air carry to the Tooth Palace slowly so he could revel in the feeling of holding her close. Elsa watched the scenery go by slowly. The trees and snow of the mountain slowly became the green of grass and the blue of a lake in the valley which then slowly turned into forest.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Jack asked her.
"It really is," she said, glancing at him.
He grinned at her, winking. She blushed slightly, looking back at the scenery. Jack smiled himself and focused on where they were going. Elsa glanced at him again, wondering if he'd lose his concentration if she were to kiss his cheek.
'Probably,' she thought, smiling slightly. 'We would drop a little before he could right us and then blush...It'll be worth it.'
She then leaned up and kissed Jack's cheek, almost kissing the corner of his lips, making him look at her in surprise. She giggled and held onto him tightly as they began to drop. He blushed, just like she thought, and righted them, flying at his normal pace towards Tooth's palace.
"That was risky," he told her, glancing at her from the corner of his eyes.
"It was worth it," she said with a shrug.
He laughed and squeezed her with the arm wrapped around his waist. She smiled and watched the clouds float by as they ascended. When she saw Tooth's palace, she gasped. It was beautiful! Multicolored, big, bright and inviting.
"I like it," she whispered.
"It wasn't like this before," Jack told her.
"Before what?"
"I'll tell you later," he promised as they landed.
I tried adding more descriptions of the scenery, but I also don't want to have just a paragraph of a description either. Too much can get boring, not enough is frustrating and I'm still trying to find that medium!
