I wrote most of this on the bus ride to school (it's an hour long) and the rest was written at home. I honestly didn't expect to write a chapter all in one day, so don't rely too heavily on me updating daily. Writer's block happens to the best of us a lot. Anyway, enjoy!
Jack held Elsa's hand as they approached the magnificent palace. Jack heard excited chatter before something soft rubbed against his neck. He chuckled and waited for the little fairy to pull away. Elsa watched, amused and a little confused.
"Baby Tooth," Jack said, smiling.
The little fairy, Baby Tooth, pulled away from Jack's neck and made chattering noises. Jack smiled indulgently as Elsa studied the little fairy. Baby Tooth seemed to be a small hummingbird, but was as multicolored as the palace. Purples, greens and blues fought for the spot of the dominant color, but, unlike Baby Tooth, the palace had pink added in.
"Baby Tooth?" Elsa asked.
Both Jack and Baby Tooth turned to look at her. She noticed that Jack's deep blue eyes sparkled like the water droplets in snow. She blushed as her observation, making Jack grin. Baby Tooth glanced between them and chattered happily before flying over to Elsa and studying her closer.
"Careful, she might look in your mouth," Jack warned.
"Wh-" Elsa started before Baby Tooth was holding her lips open and checking her teeth.
"We're at the Tooth Fairy's palace," he explained.
Suddenly, a new voice floated out of the palace. Jack and Elsa both turned, the latter closing her mouth after Baby Tooth exited a little guiltily. A beautiful, human-sized hummingbird hybrid was flying towards them, smiling. Elsa noticed that the colors on the palace matched the colors of the human-hummingbird's feathers.
"Jack!"
That was all Elsa heard before Jack disappeared in a hug. Elsa fought down the surge of jealousy, clenching her hand in a fist by her side. Baby Tooth chattered beside her and the hummingbird-human pulled back, looking over at Elsa.
"Jack, she's beautiful!"
"Tooth, this is Elsa," Jack said, smiling and wrapping an arm around Elsa's waist.
"Hello," Elsa greeted, smiling and blushing.
"Aw, aren't you two adorable!" Tooth said excitedly.
"Thanks," they said simultaneously with bright red blushes.
Jack squeezed Elsa's waist and kissed her temple before turning to Tooth. He sighed when he saw that Tooth was giving orders to her little fairies. He turned to Elsa and shrugged. She smiled and shrugged back, wrapping her arms around his neck and leaning against him.
"You feeling okay?" he asked, brushing a free lock of her hair behind her ear.
"Yeah," she answered simply, smiling.
He nodded and held her close, resting his chin on her head. She listened to the beat of his heart, closing her eyes. She smiled when she heard his heartbeat quicken. She pulled back a little, looking up at him.
"Are you feeling okay?" she asked teasingly, but with a hint of concern.
"I'm feeling more than okay," he answered, looking at her and glancing her lips.
She smiled and kissed his chin before nuzzling into his neck, stepping a little closer. She was glad she hid her face in his neck when Tooth squealed. She coughed awkwardly and went to pull away, but was stopped when Jack tightened his hold on her.
"Oh, that's so sweet!" Tooth cooed.
"Tooth, do you have Elsa's teeth?" Jack asked.
"Let me go check," she said before giggling.
Elsa assumed she was gone when Jack pulled back and lifted her face. She avoided looking into his eyes, blushing a little. He chuckled and used his other hand to cup her cheek. She glanced at him and blushed at the soft smile he gave her.
"Elsa," he said quietly.
"Yes?" she asked, just as quietly.
"I have something I want to tell you..."
"What is it?"
Her breath caught in her throat when he started leaning towards her. She slowly started closing her eyes before jerking them open and turning her head to the side when she heard frantic yelling coming from the palace. Jack sighed quietly and dropped his head onto her shoulder.
"Jack!" Tooth was yelling.
"What's the matter?" Jack asked, straightening up.
"It's the teeth! Elsa and Anna's are missing!"
"Why only theirs?" Jack asked, his eyes narrowed.
"That's what I'm trying to figure out. After what happened, I made a more secure place to keep the teeth. Either theirs is still with Pitch or someone else took them," Tooth said.
Elsa frowned at the exchange. She was getting more questions than answers and it was a little frustrating. She trusted Jack, though. She knew he would tell her everything later. She looked at him when he sighed in frustration.
"Jack?" she asked.
"It's not you," he promised quietly.
"I'm sorry, Jack," Tooth said.
"It's okay, Tooth. I'm just a little annoyed that things aren't always simple."
"If things were meant to be simple, life wouldn't be worth living," Elsa said quietly.
"I guess you're right," Jack said, smiling.
She smiled back and hugged him. He hugged her back, breathing deeply. She pulled back slightly and leaned up, raising herself on the tip of her toes and kissed the corner of his lips.
"It'll be okay," she said.
"I hope you're right," he whispered.
She just smiled.
"Well, we have a mission to get to," he said with a little grin.
"A mission?" Elsa asked, raising her eyebrow.
"Yes. A mission to find your teeth."
"Why are my teeth so important?"
"Teeth hold your memories," Tooth said.
"I thought memories were stored in your brain?" she asked with a frown.
"It's difficult to explain," Tooth said.
Elsa shrugged and turned to Jack.
"Let's get going on this mission then," she told him.
He nodded.
"Take Baby Tooth with you. She can sense the teeth," Tooth said.
Jack nodded and Baby Tooth flew into his pocket. They said their goodbyes, Tooth and Jack hugging, Elsa and Tooth smiling at each other before Jack wrapped an arm around her and taking off.
"So, where are we going first?" Elsa asked.
"My hometown," Jack answered.
"That's exciting," she teased.
He chuckled. "That's the last known hide out of Pitch. It's easier to start there."
"Why would only mine and Anna's teeth go missing? And who's Anna?"
"Anna's your sister. I have no idea why it's just your teeth...I only know that Pitch was trying to get a hold of you and turn you against everyone...Anna, me..."
"I would never turn against you!"
"He was still trying," Jack said, smiling.
She shook her head and frowned. She didn't like this "Pitch" guy and decided she would happily hit him in the face if he showed up.
"A few years ago, he popped up and was trying to take over the world with fear. We stopped him, but it took us a while and a few bumps," Jack said.
"If you stopped him, why is he back?"
"I'm also trying to figure that out as well."
There was silence for the remainder of the trip. Elsa looked around when the landscape suddenly changed to snow and small patches of grass. She giggled when they landed on a frozen lake and slipped a little, completely her fault, Jack says. Jack let her go and looked around himself. Elsa looked at the trees, a few of them covered in ice. She looked at Jack and shook her head.
"That was when I just found out I had powers over 300 hundred years ago," he explained, tracing a hand along the nearest tree.
"Let's get to work, Ice Prince," she said, amused.
He nodded and looked around once more before carefully extracting Baby Tooth.
"Baby Tooth, do you sense any teeth?" Jack asked.
Baby Tooth concentrated, closing her small violet eyes. She opened them a second later, glancing between Jack and Elsa. Just before she could tell them, someone else called out to Jack.
