Alright guys I'm so excited to finally put my story up on here, I am warning you I wrote 6 chapters of this last summer. I'm going to post them every other day until I reach the 6th chapter. I'm really nervous to keep writing after that, I feel like my style of writing is so different since then and It is a different perspective than the other story I'm writing on , so beware after chapter 6 for possible dramatic change. I seem to write so much less and I hate it! Can I go back to last summer when I couldn't stop writing, these chapters are so long, I'm not sure I can meet up to them. So I'm really sorry if they get a LOT shorter after 6. Anyway, that's just a warning, and lastly, in case you didn't notice, the paragraphs sometimes change to Jack's perspective so they switch. .. Anyways, hope you enjoy it, I actually havn't read over these chapters in forever so If there's mistakes or it sounds funny… Blame it on the me last summer lol.
Chapter 2- She's in my sight's
Elsa arose from her bed at her normal time, 7am. Although most people wouldn't get why, she even slept in her gloves. She pushed the silky navy blue covers off and sat on the edge, stretching and yawning. Most of her stuff was some shade of blue or white, for it suited her, and blue was her favorite color. She stood up, made her bed, then sat back down, looking in the mirror above her dressing table. She was still happy and rejuvenated from yesterday's adventure and she could see it in her eyes, how they seemed to be a brighter blue than usual. Elsa never wore makeup, thought it was pointless and a waste of time. For if she was ever to get married, she would hope that her mate liked (hopefully loved) her for what's inside, instead of outside. After a glance in the mirror, she went to her closet and opened the two doors to find something to wear.
"Perhaps something comfortable, since I'll be walking most of the day." She said outloud. That was another trait she had that was strange, speaking out her thoughts or at least muttering them. She had become comfortable with it because she was almost always alone in her room so no one was listening and it was dead silence anyways.
She changed her mind however, for she would be walking the streets with quite a number of people around and seeing her, so she thought a nicer, modest dress would be better, to come across with a better reputation as first in line for queen. So she picked a sweetheart neck-line teal dress with long sleeves, black cuffs and black belt to wrap around her waist. It wasn't super tight and didn't reveal anything, so it would come across with a good impression. She wore the same black flats from last night and some teal gloves with a black lining, along with a dark blue cape.
Elsa sat at her dressing table, and looked at her hair. It extended to her elbows when left down, and she had bangs that would drop down to her lips, but she always pinned them back so it wouldn't look messy. Right now they were all in her face and a few strands in her mouth after sleeping. She picked up the brush in front of her and began to brush them back when she heard Anna's footsteps trot up to her door.
"I'm ready! Can I come in? Are you ready?... Or…. Have you….. changed your mind. It's… It's Ok if you have, I understand." Anna's voice got dropped enthusiasm and hope with every word, and it made Elsa's heart break.
"Of course I haven't I'm ready, come in!" Elsa knew her tone of voice would make Anna happy and hopeful again.
Her sister burst through the door immediately and bit her lip with a smile "Great! Let's get started! She trotted over to Elsa's chair and stood behind her. "How would you like it?"
"Put up in any way you like."
"Aww, you know I prefer your hair down. Pleeeease!" Anna begged and it was hard to say no.
"I'm sorry, Anna, but I want to look very neat and...well, royal, so I'd like an up do."
"Well, Ok." Anna started to braid her hair into one, thick braid and she laid it in front of one of her shoulders. "Not even this? This is my favorite on you."
"I love it Anna, but not for this occasion. Ok?"
"Alright, fine. She brought the braid back behind her shoulder and started twisting it around so it somewhat took the shape of a cinnamon roll.
"Wow! It looks gorgeous Anna! Thank you!"
"Yep anytime!" Anna started to walk toward the door and Elsa was somewhat confused. She grabbed her wrist and pulled her back.
"Hey, where you going, silly!?"
"I…I thought you never liked doing my hair…"
"Are you crazy? I love doing your hair." She grabbed onto her shoulder with both hands and led her in front of the chair, gently pushing down so she would sit. Now… Mine will be simple but pretty. It still won't compare to what you did to mine!"
Elsa took off her gloves and decided to do a simple twisted hairdo. First, she curled one strand and it extended to her chin. Then she brought the rest of the hair back, starting on the left side and twisting to the right, along her neckline, nice and tight. Before it would go to the side of her head, she put a pin in to keep it in place and started twisting it back to the left above the other twist. Again, she pinned that twist and tucked away the leftover hair in the first twist. "All done! You look beautiful."
Anna stood up and blushed at the compliment. You look beautifuller! I mean…Not fuller…But…more beautiful."
"Thank you." Elsa said smoothly.
"I simply love your hair, Elsa. It's so pure and bright. Why isn't mine like that?"
"I'm not sure…" Elsa said, trying to hide her nerves.
"Well, I do have one strand, and I love it! I used to believe I got kissed by a troll!..." Anna's excitement made Elsa grind her teeth and bit her lip. She knew it was there because she had struck her, and it was nothing to get enthused about in her book. But Anna didn't have her memory about that anymore, or her powers, since that seemed best after she got hurt, so she wouldn't know how serious it was. "…but maybe that's why your hair is white! Maybe You got kissed by TONS of trolls! Anna burst out in laughter and looked at Elsa, who was forcing a laugh to not look suspicious.
Elsa grabbed a bag before the two sisters came out of Elsa's room and started down the hall. Their parents met them on the first floor where one of the dining rooms were. They ate breakfast and their father was explaining where they would most likely be visiting. There was the village center, where a small water fountain was, Dragon Avenue, which had most of the older buildings, and Guardian Street. The names where kind of unusual, but interesting to Elsa. She was really into folktales, legends and beliefs of different cultures and regions.
After they had their meal, Prince Edward came with 4 guards. He greeted the princesses, kneeled and kissed their hands, and left all but one guard to escort them through the village. The one he took was probably the weakest looking of them all, and he needed one anyways for his travels back to where he was staying. The castle Elsa and their family was staying in was originally his fathers, but they politely lent it over to them for the week, even though there was plenty rooms for them all to stay in.
The guards, Elsa, and Anna headed out the castle doors and Anna was extremely excited, for she had not been able to step outside much anywhere, even at Arendelle. As they began their walk into town, There was dead silence and it was too awkward for Anna, so she burst out into words and began ranting about what she does at Arendelle to spend her time. The guards didn't seem to care much, and Elsa did have to admit that it was pretty boring topic. They finally got to their first destination, which was the village's center water fountain. One of the guards, which looked like the oldest, began to tell the stories behind it. He seemed to enjoy it much more than Anna's ranting, while the other two were still bored out of their minds. He must be a smarter one, for he could just recite all of his information from his memory, and, as said before, he enjoyed it.
"The people around here treat the fountain like a wishing well, but its original purpose when it was built was to honor the guardians. As you see, on the top of the fountain, there is a person, not exactly supposed to be a boy or girl, that holds a snowflake high in the air, off of his/her fingertips. The reason for that was because the guardian of winter was supposed to rise here, but it still hasn't happened, or at least that we know of. That's why we have the fall festival, to celebrate the end of fall and start of winter, because why no other than winter for him or her to rise? Sadly, because it was centuries ago, the belief has begun to fade. We still have the festival though. It's just tradition, I guess."
Elsa was amazed by all of this. Celebrating winter didn't seem to make sense to her. Winter is so dangerous! Ice is dangerous, for its slippery and not to mention could be sharp. Also, snow could get annoying, having to clear off of roads and if its deep then hard to walk through! It gets you all wet, and it's freezing. Hypothermia! Elsa had always cursed winter, never been fond of it. Most of that had to do with her powers, of course. She was a monster because of her wintery powers.
She sat down on the edge of the fountain, and so did one of the guards. Anna was as energetic as a puppy, so she couldn't sit down. She just looked around, studying people as they went by. She seemed to have gotten bored by the guards' lesson. "Hey! There's Prince Adrian!" She ran over to him and he seemed surprised at her sudden appearance. They sat on a bench nearby and Anna started chatting his ear off. Prince Adrian was Edward's younger brother, he was 15. Anna was obviously interested in him. Elsa, who was feeling awkward next to the silent guards, looked for something to talk about, when she saw one of them staring at something. He looked like he was in a trance, because he wasn't aware of anything around him. He started to smile, and his cheeks became a bit rosy, still concentrated on something. So she followed his stare and it seemed to her he was looking at the swing sets at the park nearby. It wasn't on this street, so it was hard to tell whether he was just thinking of memories on those swing sets, or maybe someone there now. But his cheeks just got redder and he looked down, rubbing the back of his neck as if embarrassed. Right then she knew it must be the woman who was swinging.
"Why don't you go talk to her? I'll be fine with the other two here." Elsa whispered.
"What?" He lost his concentration and looked at Elsa. "Oh… umm… I don't know what you're talking about."
"May I ask your name?"
"Umm… you want to know my name? It's Lucas… Princess Elsa."
"Please, only Elsa."
Yes Prin…I mean… Uhh… Elsa"
"Lucas, why don't you go talk to her?"
"I…really don't know what you're talking about."
"Come on. I saw you looking at her." With this comment he looked down at the ground immediately and started kicking the ground shyly.
"Eh, he's always staring at her. Every time we walk around the village. He's looking at her on the swing sets. Or through the window while she's working at the Candy Shoppe. We saved him the embarrassment of mentioning it but you, milady, you were bold enough to mention it right in front of him, and embarrassed him so much I think he might dig a hole and hit his head so much he gets a concussion. By the way," The guard slid next to Elsa on the fountain, lifted one eyebrow, and offered his hand. "The names' Cas." Elsa shook his hand and looked at the last guard, the one who gave the "Lesson" on the fountain and she found to probably be the smartest one of the group, who she didn't know the name of yet.
"Don't listen to Cas, he's just a charmer, he tries to get anyone's attention. You didn't embarrass him that much. He's used to it, because unlike what Cas said he actually teases him all the time. Forget about it. And my name is Abel. It's nice to meet you, Princess.
"It's my pleasure. And…Elsa, please, just Elsa." And from this short, simple conversation she could already tell the personalities of the other two guards. Cas was the handsome, slightly cocky and teasing one, always looking for fun, and Lucas was the lovable, shy, sweet and nervous one. He blushed at some of the simplest things.
"I apologize Elsa." And with that she turned to Lucas, and he was staring back at the woman.
"What's her name?"
"Oh… umm I wasn't staring at her! I mean… who? What are you talking about..?"
"Please, I just want to know her name. Can't deny it now."
"It's Rosalie" Cas said teasingly. The thought his little Rose makes his heart bloom!" He laughed at his own little cheesy comment.
Elsa smiled and stood up in front of Lucas. Follow me. Cas… Stay here and watch Anna. Abel, you can come if you wish."
Elsa briskly, yet gracefully walked toward the park, with Abel close behind and Lucas only taking a couple steps before stopping. Elsa looked over her shoulder and saw Lucas staying behind, so she walked back, grabbed is wrist and jerked him forward so he must follow. Once they got to the swing set, Elsa approached the woman with Lucas and Abel right behind her.
"So, you work at the Candy Shoppe here in the village, am I correct?"
"Yes, I do, and who might you be?"
"Princess Elsa, of Arendelle. I would like to order a box of truffles and have it delivered to the castle. Could you do that for me?"
"Oh my! Yes Princess Elsa! Certainly!" She bowed as she said this, beaming and looking slightly embarrassed from being "childish" and swinging. She stood up straight and tried to look her best for the princess. "I will bring them myself, with a cart full of truffles, so you may choose yourself which you would like." Her voice was slightly shaking due to nerves.
"That would be wonderful, thank you. Now, tomorrow, at 6pm perhaps? Would that do for you?"
"Of course! 6pm sharp I will be at the gates, waiting for you. Thank you very much Princess Elsa!"
"Please, just call me Elsa. And let me introduce my lovely friend and royal guard, Lucas." Lucas, shot up straight and his eyes widened at the sudden mention of his name.
"It..um….it a present…..I mean… It's a pleasure meeting you." His clumsiness made Rosalie giggle and she even blushed a little. She found his stuttering and nerves cute.
"I'm Rosalie, do you…" Elsa backed off a little and she and Abel left Lucas to continue the conversation with Rosalie.
As she went back to the fountain, she stared at the statue on the top of it. "The guardian of winter shall rise here. Hmm" she muttered her words of thought. The person holding the snowflake reminded Elsa of herself. "So, according to legend, does the guardian of winter have, like, ice powers?" She asked, looking at Abel.
"Well, that's what we believe, yes. Something of the sort. The other guardians that are said to roam have certain things they do, and so it's said that the next guardian will be involved with winter, everyone just took that as a clue that the certain person who rises as guardian will have ice powers and control the winter."
"Hmm… interesting…" Elsa looked down at her hands but laughed at the idea of being part of a legend. "So… what is the whole story of the guardians?"
"You mean you don't know the story of the guardians? Well, it is said that there is a man in the moon that chooses a person showing worthiness of being a guardian, a guardian of childhood, to be exact. All the other guardians that are said to be true were normal people, when the man in moon saw their actions and transformed them to their guardian form. Their human self just, disappears, which is definitely tragic for the family, but I suppose it's for the best. Someday, according to legend, Man in moon will choose another person worthy, and the winter spirit will rise. The name just comes to people's minds like they had heard it before, and they themselves have to choose whether they believe in them or not. I don't know much more, sorry, but I hope that helped."
"Yeah, thanks, that's a really cool legend, I'll have to look it up in one of my books…"
"It's hard to find out more information on them. Hey, but if you like books I know one really nice library that we could stop by after the rest of the tour if you like! It has really old books so you might find some good information there."
"Yeah, I'd love that! Thanks, Abel.
"Yeah, yeah, all that guardian crap, who believes in that anymore?" Cas was muttering and was obviously bored. "Hasn't loverboy come back yet?" And right after he mentioned it, Lucas was running back, pure joy on his face, and he was coming straight toward Elsa. She locked up ready for something, though she wasn't sure what. He picked her up and gave her a hug so tight Elsa could barely breathe, and she wasn't touching the ground anymore.
"Thank you, Princess Elsa! Thank you! I'll find some way to show my gratitude! Oh however could I be more thankful!" Lucas finally set her down and he was beaming at her, while Elsa was simply trying to catch her breath.
"Lucas… Just… call me Elsa…", gasping in between words.
"Right! Sorry, Lady Elsa!"
"LUCAS! Just Elsa!
"Sorry! So sorry! Umm… Elsa!"
Prince Adrian tagged along with the tour and escorted Anna along the way. While heading to Guardian St., Lucas continuously said his thank you's and soon the whole group was trying to get him to stop. They didn't stop going down this street, But Elsa was still amazed by the different buildings. Mainly the names of everything on this street. There was "Guardian Park" and "The Guardian Inn", "Winter's market", which had two small statues of a person, again with a snowflake in his/her hand, although they seemed to be dancing around with it. As they were leaving that street and going walking to a different one, There was an archway, which was the same one as the other end of the street. 2 statues again, but they were bigger. She concentrated on the one to the left. It was facing the other statue, with one leg bent and off the ground, the other keeping his/her balance, one arm was lifted and there wasn't just one, but a trail of snowflakes that came from it's palm and it went higher in a curved figure, where at the top there was a plaque, engraved "Winter Spirit". The other side of the plaque was snowflakes that led down to the other statue that simply mirrored the other.
Elsa was amazed by all the sights here in Burgess. She loved to see old things, and it was breathtaking to see the elegance and beauty the statues seemed to bring out in Winter.
Finally, Abel mentioned that they were on the street that the library was located, and Elsa became even more excited, for by now she was more than interested to figure out more about this "Winter Spirit" and the guardians.
Cas began to tease Lucas about him asking Rosalie to the Winter's Ball, which would take place after all the other activities of the Fall Festival. Then he targeted Elsa. "Haven't you met your 'Lucky man' yet?
"Ha! No, that will be a while. Be patient, I'm only seventeen!"
"Oh, c'mon Elsa, have you done anything with your life? Have you even had a boyfriend?"
"No, but I can wait. I'm perfectly fine with that."
Suddenly, Elsa had the feeling she was being watched, or followed… probably both. She didn't dare look behind her, and she didn't want to cause a hassle by telling the guards, so she just cautiously continued down the street, paying more attention to her surroundings as they talked.
Of course, No one could resist talking a peek at the odd group marching down the streets. Three guards in armor, A young teenage prince and princess and one older teenage princess with platinum hair. It seemed to be the brightest thing in the whole village, that, and her eyes. She did stand out, that is, especially for one young man the same age as her.
"It's her! Finally, I've found her, and now she's in my sights."
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