Punzie's POV

I'm at Elsa's side. She's sprawled out on the floor. An empty quart of chocolate ice cream is on the floor and she's working on eating a bag of chips. "Elsa! What's wrong?" I ask. She doesn't answer me. I notice her eyes are glazed over and red from crying. She won't look at me. Astrid and Merida run into the room. "Elsa! What are you doing? Don't you know how many calories are in those chips?" Astrid asks. I shoot Astrid a glare. Elsa doesn't look at them either. "Elsa?" Merida asks, just as concerned as I am. Elsa still isn't looking at us. She starts to reach into the bag of chips. "Uh, uh, uh! No more chips," I say and snatch the bag away from her. Elsa opens her mouth to complain but she doesn't say anything. "Elsa, please get up. Or at least tell me what's wrong," I plead. I still get no answer. Astrid takes the bag of chips from me. She shrugs and eats a chip.

"What happened to you?" I ask her, only to be answered with silence. I look at Astrid and Merida. Merida gestures for us to leave Elsa alone. We walk down the hall to the living room. "What happened to her?" Merida asks. "It's probably nothing! Just leave her be," Astrid says. "But what if it is something? She's upset. Something happened that we missed," Merida complains. "She's probably fine. I'm going to go see Hiccup. I'll catch up with you la-" Astrid started. "You can't leave!" I shout. "Why not? Since when are you in charge of me?" Astrid yells back. "I'm not in charge, I just think we need to be here for-" I start. "You're making it seem like I don't care about Elsa. I care! I just think that she wants space," Astrid snaps. "That doesn't mean ditch her," I say back. Astrid and I are glaring at each other. "Guys, I think-" Merida starts. "Maybe Elsa is upset because your such a control freak," Astrid says. "I am not," I say, offended. "Whatever, I'm leaving," Astrid says. "Stop it, Astrid. I'm tired of you're I don't give a shit attitude! Elsa is our friend and you should be here for her! Did you not see the pain and sadness in her eyes? The only thing that could make someone that sad is-" I start but then I realize. "What is it, Punz?" Merida asks. "Heartbreak," I say softly.

I fumble for my phone. When I finally rip it out of my bag, I call Flynn.

"Hello?" he answers, after just the first ring. "Flynn? Out of curiosity, is Jack there?" I ask. "Well, I think so," Flynn replies. "What do you mean?"

Flynn's POV

I've known Jack for a few years now and he's one of my best friends. In all the time I've known him, I've never seen him upset. Not even when he had a fight with his uncle, not even when he broke up with Meg, not even when he was temporarily kicked off the hockey team.

That is, until now.

Hiccup and I get back from the football game in a good mood. Berk University won so the entire school is ecstatic. "That was awesome!" I cheer as I march into our dorm room. "Maybe I should join the football team. What do you think? Would I make a good member of the Isle of Berk Dragons?" Hiccup asks. A dragon is the school mascot. "You play football?" I ask, grabbing a soda out of the mini fridge. "Well I've thought about it. My dad's always wanted me to," Hiccup replies.

"I wonder where Jack is," Hiccup says after a long pause. I take a sip of the soda. "Probably with Elsa," I say. Only seconds after I say that, the door to our dorm clicks open and Jack storms in, looking pissed off. He slams the door behind him and walks past us. He enters the bedroom and slams that door behind him too. Hiccup opens his mouth to say something but doesn't. After an unspoken agreement, we both hurry down the hall after him.

I open the door to the bedroom and see Jack sitting on his bed, looking out the window. "Jack? Everything alright?" I ask. He doesn't reply. Hiccup and I make eye contact. I walk over to the bed. "Did something happen between you and Elsa?" I ask. He still won't look at me. "Listen, if you're fighting with Elsa, just remember that couples always get into arguments. It's normal," I say. He still doesn't look at me. "Jack, you should go make up with Elsa because if you guys are fighting-" I start. Jack turns towards me. "Flynn! I don't want to hear your relationship advice! I'm not even in a relationship anymore so go find someone who is!" he yells and turns back away from me. I look over at Hiccup, who also doesn't know what to do.

We leave Jack alone. "What do we do? We can't have Jack and Elsa fighting!" Hiccup whispers so Jack can't hear us down the hall. Just then, my phone rings. "Hello?" I answer. "Flynn? Out of curiosity, is Jack there?" Punzie asks. "Well, I think so," I reply. "What do you mean?" she asks. "Jack is never upset, ever. But right now he's upset about something... I think him and Elsa broke up," I say. I hear Punzie gasp on the other end of the phone. "I knew it," she mutters under her breath. "What do we do?" I ask. I can hear her talking to Astrid and Merida on the other end. Finally, she replies. "We need to get them back together. I have a plan."

Jack's POV

I try to get the situation out of my head but I can't. I lay on the bed listening to Flynn and Hiccup talking in the other room but their voices are too quiet to make out what they are saying.

A while later, they come back. "Jack! Get up and go make up with Elsa," Flynn says. I don't move. "Are you really going to do this? You're just going to let her go?" Hiccup asks. "I can't believe this. Jack Frost is just going to let his girlfriend leave. He's not going to fight for her," Flynn says. It's silent for a minute. "Oh, come on, Jack!" Flynn yells in frustration. "Well, I guess we'll just go now. Since you've clearly decided to let Elsa go without a fight," Hiccup says, backing out of the room. Flynn backs away too and closes the door behind them.

I'm alone again and my thoughts come back to haunt me. I can't stop thinking about Elsa. Maybe… Maybe Flynn and Hiccup are right. Did I let her go too easily? I understand that Elsa wants to be a great queen but that doesn't mean she can't make her own decisions. I get up and run to the door. I pass by Flynn and Hiccup and hurry out the dorm. I get into the elevator and it brings me down.

I rush to Elsa's dorm room and knock. A moment later, the door flies open. I push my way in. "Where is she?" I ask. "Jack-" Punzie starts. "Where is she?" I ask, louder. I walk over to the bedroom door. "There isn't a lock on the door but it won't open. It's almost as if it's…" Punzie starts. "Frozen," I say under my breath.

I knock on the door. "Elsa, please let me in! I need to talk to you," I plead. There's no answer. I knock again, harder this time, and try to turn the doorknob. "Elsa, please. Let me in. I don't want to give up on us. Don't give up on us," I say, my voice trailing off. It's so quiet. I sigh and go back to my dorm.

Punzie's POV

"So what's the plan?" Flynn asks on the phone. "I have a feeling Jack is going to be easier to persuade. Flynn, you need to get Jack to come and talk to Elsa," I say. "How do I do that?" Flynn asks. "I don't know! Figure it out," I say and hang up. Merida and Astrid look at me, waiting to hear the details. "Jack and Elsa broke up. Flynn is going to try and get Jack to come here and talk to her," I say. Astrid nods. Merida turns and walks back to the bedroom. "Mer, what are you doing?" Astrid asks. Merida ignores us and opens the door… or at least tries to. "It's locked," she says. "Of course its not, there's no lock on the door," Astrid says, and tries to open the door herself. It won't budge.

"How did she manage to do that?" Astrid asks. I shrug. The three of us start to push on the door with all our strength but it still won't open. "Elsa, please let us in," I plead. We don't get an answer. I sigh in defeat. We go back to the small living room. "She won't talk to any of us," Merida says. "Thanks for clarifying that," Astrid snaps. "Maybe there is someone she will talk to," I say. "Jack?" Astrid asks. "No, Anna," I say.

"I think we should try having Jack and Elsa talk first. If that doesn't work, we call Anna," Astrid says. Merida and I nod. There is a loud knock on the door. I glance over at Mer and Astrid. When I open the door, Jack pushes me aside. He looks desperate to see Elsa. I try to tell him that the door is locked but he doesn't listen.

He knocks on the door. "Elsa, please let me in! I need to talk to you," he begs. There's no answer. He knocks again. I can tell he's frustrated and upset. "Elsa, please. Let me in. I don't want to give up on us. Please, don't give up on us," he says. We all wait in anticipation for Elsa to open the door, but she never does. I glance at Merida and Astrid and I can tell they are thinking what I'm thinking. Jack looks quickly at me, straight in the eye, then leaves, probably to go back to his dorm.

When he's gone I look at Mer and Astrid. "Did you see it too?" I ask. They nod.

Elsa's POV

I hug my knees to my chest. I try to hold myself together but I can't. I can feel my powers unleashing. Frost coats the floor and ice creeps up the walls. The door freezes shut. I can hear the girls trying to open it.

Not too long after, I hear someone knock. "Elsa, please let me in! I need to talk to you," Jack begs. The sound of Jack's voice hurts. He sounds upset and I can only blame myself. The way he says 'let me in' reminds me too much of the years I hid in my room from Anna. He knocks again. "Elsa, please. Let me in. I don't want to give up on us. Please, don't give up on us." Why is he doing this? Doesn't he understand how hard it is for me to shut him out?

I rock back and forth, still curled in a ball. Yes, the once confident, independent ice queen is broken into a million tiny shards of ice.

Merida's POV

"What now? We can't leave these two like this? First day of school is coming up," Astrid says. "Well we need to move onto phase two," Punzie says. Flynn and Hiccup have joined us, trying to come up with ideas to get Jack and Elsa back together. "What's phase two?" Flynn asks. "We need to call Anna. Elsa will talk to Anna, won't she?" Punzie asks. "No, not yet. I think we need to give both of them time to think. Then, we get them into the same room so they can talk and figure things out," Hiccup says. "He's right. Even if Anna can get Elsa to talk, it doesn't mean she will fix things with Jack," I say. Everyone seems to agree. "Then it's settled. We give them two days," Hiccup says.

The next two days go by slowly. Elsa finally let us back into the bedroom but she won't talk to anyone. She keeps her distance. "Are you going to tell us how you managed to lock the door?" Astrid asks. Elsa doesn't give an answer. I sigh and leave the room. Today's the day we planned to get Jack and Elsa into the same room but that's probably not going to happen. Neither of them has left their rooms.

Hours go by and nothing changes. "Guys, I'm going out. I'll be back in a little bit," I say. I wander out of the dormitory and around campus. It's been a few days but I still haven't seen the entire campus. As I'm turning a corner, I slam into someone. I fall backwards and land hard on the ground. "Hey! Watch where you're going," I snap. "Oh, excuse me. I'm sorry," the other person says. I look up and see that they are holding their hand out. I take their hand and they help me up. It's a boy… a cute boy. Wait, what?

"I hope I didn't hurt you," he says. He has incredible red hair and these beautiful hazel eyes. "Uh, no. No, you didn't hurt me. I'm tough," I say. I'm tough? Really, Merida? You can do better than that, I tell myself. "My name's Peter," he says. "Merida," I say. "So, Merida, I haven't seen you around campus. Are you a freshman?" he asks. I nod. "That's great! I am too," he says. "Well, Berk is a great school. I was just looking around. There's so much I haven't even seen yet," I say. "D-Do you want me to show you around?" he asks, excited by the opportunity. I can't help but smile. "Okay."

We walk around and I tell him all about growing up in Scotland and how archery is my life. I learn that he grew up without his parents around so he had to take care of his younger brothers. As crazy as it sounds, I think I like him… or at least I think he's interesting.

"I should probably get going now," I say, as we get closer to my dorm. "Well it was really nice meeting you," he says. I start to walk away. 'Hey, wait!" he calls after me. I quickly spin around. "There's this party tonight at 8:00. It's at my friend's dorm in the Boneknapper building. Will I see you there?" he asks. "Maybe," I say with a smile. He smiles back. I turn and hurry back to my dorm.

When I get inside, I try to hide my excitement. Astrid and Punzie are in another heated conversation about what to do about Elsa and Jack. "It will tear the entire group apart," Punzie yells. "But we can't force them to make up!" Astrid argues. "But that doesn't mean we can't try! We had a plan. Why are you changing your mind? It could work!" Punzie says. "Or make things worse! We don't even know why they broke up!" Astrid yells. "Enough! You two need to stop fighting! You're giving me a headache! Now, we're still going through with the plan but let's just give them some space for now," I say. Astrid and Punzie calm down.

I go into the bedroom and see Elsa sitting on the bed, holding her knees to her chest. "Hey, Els," I say. She doesn't move. I can see her eyes are red from crying and she looks like a mess. Astrid comes in and lies down on her bed, reading a magazine. I grab an outfit out of my dresser and go into the bathroom to put it on. I brush out my hair, or at least try to, and put on makeup. I come out; ready to go to that party Peter invited me to.

"Where do you think you're going?" Astrid asks, eyeing me suspiciously. "I got invited to a party," I say. "You're not going to a party," Astrid says, matter-of-factly. "Yes I am. Besides, didn't you just yell at Punzie for being too controlling? You're not in charge of me," I say. "Mer, it's a college dorm party. There will be drinking, kissing, and probably drugs! You're not going," Astrid says. "I can look out for myself. Besides, I met a really nice guy," I say. "Wait, you met a guy?" Astrid says, shocked. "You met a guy?" Punzie asks, skipping into the room. "Yes, I did. Now if you don't mind, I'm going now. Anyone else care to join me?" I ask.

"I'll go." We all turn towards Elsa. She is actually looking at us. "Excuse me?" Astrid asks. "I said I'll go to the party," Elsa says softly. "Are you crazy? You're not going," Astrid says. "Why not? Getting drunk sounds pretty nice right now," Elsa says. I glance over at Astrid and Punzie. "Okay, you are not going to the party and you are not getting drunk," Astrid says. Elsa goes back to silently staring out the window. "Elsa, I have never seen you like this. Can you please tell us what happened?" Punzie asks. We don't get an answer.

"Well, I'm going to the party now," I say and walk towards the door. "Then I'm going with you. It could be dangerous and I don't want you going alone," Astrid says. I sigh. "Fine, lets go." "Wait, what about me?" Punzie asks. "Someone needs to stay here with Elsa. Keep an eye on her," Astrid says. "Elsa doesn't need a babysitter," Punzie argues. "Punzie, just promise that you'll keep an eye on her. Make sure she doesn't sneak out," Astrid says. Punzie nods. "Okay, I promise," she says.

Elsa's POV

I sit on my bed, crying softly and trying to control my feelings. I hear Punzie humming down the hall. Wow, I make a mess of everything. I told myself that I was strong enough, that I could handle this. But I really can't. I remember telling Anna a thousand times that you don't need a guy to save you or make you happy. But right now, being with Jack would make me very happy.

I should have known. I should have fucking known. If I had known about that stupid tradition, I never would have let Jack in. Nobody would be hurt. I want to scream or punch something or maybe jump off of a building. I need to forget about Jack but I can't because he's all I think about, but I want to.

Punzie comes into the room holding a small plate. "I made you dinner," she says and holds it out to me. "Please, Elsa, take it. You haven't eaten in days besides that junk food Monday. You must be starving," she says. She places the food next to me. She sighs in defeat when I don't take it. She sits on the other end of my bed and studies my face. "Elsa, I don't know what happened. I know it's not my business either, but I know Jack loves you very much. You haven't seen him in a few days but he is just as big of a mess as you are," she says. She is not making this any easier for me.

All week I've had to listen to the three of them tell me how much Jack loves me and misses me and it makes everything so much more difficult. We can't be together! Do you think I enjoy hearing about how badly I have crushed Jack? I feel a few tears trail down my cheek. "You love him too. Can you go talk to him?" she asks. "No," I say softly. "Fine. You can be upset about this but I am not going to let you fall apart," she says. She walks across the room and grabs a brush. She starts to brush through my tangled hair. She brushes it out and braids it. "Why are you doing this?" I ask. "Because I care about you," she says. I smile. You really don't need a man to save you; you just need your friends and family.

Punzie finishes my hair and grabs her makeup bag. She wipes my face off with a damp cloth and pulls out a concealer. I flinch before the makeup brush touches my skin. "What are you doing?" I ask. "Your makeup. Hold still," she says softly. "Why?" I ask. "Trying to get my best friend back to her beautiful, confident old self," she says. I let her apply a small bit of eye makeup too. When she's done, she grabs a small hand-mirror from the dresser and holds it up to my face, so I can see my face. I'll admit, Punzie did a good job on my makeup. "Thanks, Punz," I say.

"Come on," she says, and grabs my hand. "Where are we going?" I ask. "To see Jack," she says. "What? No!" I say. "No?" she asks, confused. "Is this what all of this was about?" I ask, gesturing to my face. She doesn't respond. "Can you all not respect that Jack and I are not getting back together? I don't want to see him right now!" I say. "I just thought that maybe you-" she starts. "Stop, Punzie! Do you know how hard it is for me to listen to my friends lecture me everyday about Jack when I know we can't be together? Please, just… leave me alone," I say and turn away from her. "I just thought… maybe you should get up and go out somewhere. I hate seeing you like this," she says. She stays for a minute more but eventually leaves the room.

I sit for a while and watch the end of the sunset. Students walk on the path. I watch one pair of students in an argument and another pair in a make-out session. I can't stop thinking about Jack. I miss his face, his laugh, and even his intriguing smell of peppermint and pine trees. But most of all, I miss his comforting words and hugs.

I can see the Boneknapper dormitory from my window. There are tons of kids there, at the party.

I grab a sweater from my bedside table and slip it on over my tank top. I put on a pair of sneakers and look in the mirror. I look terrible but I don't even care right now. I sneak down the hallway and see that Punzie is passed out on the couch. I open the door and close it softly behind me. It isn't a long walk to the Boneknapper dorms. Nobody notices me slip into the crowd of other kids. I get inside the building and make my way towards the central dorm. There's loud music inside and lots of people.

I spot the drinks and walk towards them. "Elsa," a voice says and I feel a hand on my shoulder. I spin around and see Henry. "Oh, hi," I say. "Looking for something? I can help you find it. This is my party after all," he says. "It is?" I ask. He nods. "Oh, I-I was just looking for a drink," I say. "I can get you one," he says. I watch him walk over to the kitchen area and grab a few bottles. He comes back and hands me a red-solo cup. "Here, drink up," he says. "What is it?" I ask. "Does it matter? Sorry, I mean, do you have a preference?" he asks. "I guess not," I say. I put the cup to my lips and tilt it back. The liquid tingles my lips and burns my throat. It's disgusting, actually. "Want to dance?" Henry asks over the music. I shake my head. "I don't dance," I say. I catch myself taking another big sip of the drink.

Jack's POV

I can't remember what I went to sleep thinking about before I met Elsa, but she's been consuming my thoughts ever since the day I met her. I haven't left my room since the day Elsa and I broke up… or whatever you call it. The worst part is knowing that we have to be just friends and try to forget about our entire relationship. I have to watch her marry some stuck-up prince that could never love her as much as I do.

I try to fall asleep but nightmares and bad thoughts keep me awake. Flynn and Hiccup are in the other room playing video games. They were going to go to some crazy dorm party but ditched it to make sure I didn't do anything crazy. I think they think I'm going to kill myself or something.

Suddenly, the door bursts open and Punzie walks in. Flynn walks up to her and I can tell she is upset about something. "Wait, calm down. What's going on?" he asks. I get up and try to get closer to hear what they are saying. I can hear bits and pieces of what they say. "She's not there, Flynn... I was supposed to stay and watch... I didn't mean to fall asleep... When I woke up, she was gone… Astrid and Merida went out...," Punzie says. "It's okay… We'll find her… Where would she go?" Flynn asks. "I don't know. It's not everyday Elsa runs away. It's not like her," Punzie says.

"Elsa ran away?" I ask, coming into the room. Punzie looks nervous. "I was supposed to stay with her but I fell asleep. When I woke up she was gone," Punzie cries. "Where would she go?" Flynn asks. Punzie suddenly looks sick. "Are you okay?" Flynn asks. "The party… she went to the party," Punzie says softly.

That was all I needed to hear. I run past them and rush outside. I hear Punzie and Flynn's footsteps behind me. I can see the Boneknapper dormitory. I keep running until I'm inside. Punzie grabs my shoulder. "Jack, I don't think-" she starts. "How long was she gone?" I ask. "I don't know. She could have just left or… she could have been gone for hour or so," she says.

"How do we find her?" Flynn asks, once he caught up to us. "We can split up, cover more ground," Punzie says. "Good idea. Jack, get the lower level. Punzie you get the third floor, I think that's where the main party is being held. I'll check the extra dorms in case… in case she… you know," Flynn says, trailing off at the end. "In case she what? You're not saying she might have gone off with a guy to- No! Elsa wouldn't," I say. "Jack-" Flynn says. "Flynn, you get lower level. I'll check the other dorms," I say and take off before he can argue.

Punzie's POV

"I really hope Jack doesn't find her," I say. "We need to find her first," Flynn says and pushes through the groups of students. I make my way upstairs. The third floor is far more crowded and It's exactly what I was worried about. There are drinks and it reeks of alcohol. I get into the dorm room where music is blasting. Couples are making out everywhere and they're people dancing and talking all around. I look around desperately. Merida and Astrid will kill me if they find out I let Elsa get out. Maybe she isn't even here, I try to tell myself.

Nope, she is defiantly here. I catch a glimpse of her bright, icy blonde hair in the crowd. I approach her. She has a drink in her hand and has guys hanging around her. "Oh, hey Punzie!" she says when she sees me. I can tell the boys are trying to get her alone. "Elsa, what are you doing here?" I ask, impatiently. She takes a big sip of her drink. "What does it look like? I'm having fun. Wasn't it you who told me I need to get up and do something? Well, I'm doing something," she says. "And what is that?" I snap. "Getting drunk," Elsa slurs. She is already losing it. "That's not what I meant when I said you need to get up and go out," I say.

One of the boys grinds up against her. Elsa giggles. "Elsa!" I snap. "Oh, right. Punzie, this is, um, what is your name again?" she asks. "Eric," he says into her ear. Elsa giggles again. He presses the cup up to her lips again and she drinks more of whatever is in that cup. She finishes the rest of it. "Mind getting me a refill, Henry?" she asks, handing another one of the guys her empty cup.

I follow "Henry" into the other room. "Hey! What do you think you're doing?" I ask, grabbing his shoulder. "Getting the lady a drink. I'm just following orders," he says with a grin. "She's drunk! She doesn't know what she's doing! Now tell me, what was in that cup?" I ask, with a glare. "That's none of your business. Unless, you want some," he says with a wink. I turn and walk back to where Elsa was but she's gone.

Great. I lost her. I scan the room but she's not here. I hurry out of the dorm room and in a panic, hurry towards the elevator. I press the button and the doors open. "Hello, Punzie," a voice says. I look up and make eye contact with Astrid. "Oh… hey," I say softly. I'm screwed.

"What do you mean 'she got out'? Astrid demands. "Okay, so I fell asleep and she snuck out! It wasn't my entire fault! It's not like I held the door open for her," I snap. "Well where's she now?" Astrid asks. "About that… I just lost her," I say. "You what?" Astrid yells. "She was just in there, a little drunk and with a few guys," I say and point towards the dorm room. Astrid looks angry and worried at the same time. "Come on," she says and grabs my hand.

It's too crowded to get back into the dorm room. "I don't think she's in there," I say. "How do you know?" Astrid snaps. "I have a feeling," I say. "Than where would she be?" she yells. I think we both know.

We both run towards the elevator but it's too crowded to get in. "The stairs," I say and pull her towards them. We sneak past a few couples making out and get to the staircase. It's quiet, other than the bass from the music and a few voices. Astrid gestures for me to follow her. We run down the stairs but halfway down, she stops. "What is it?" I ask. "Shut up," Astrid whispers. I can hear voices.

"It's really nice of you to walk me home. You know, I'm starting to feel kind of sick," a voice says. It's Elsa's voice. There's a slam and some shuffling. "What are you doing? Stop! Stop it," Elsa says, struggling. "Come on, babe, you came here to have fun didn't you?" a voice asks. "I said stop," Elsa says, her voice slurred. "What are you worried about? Your ex-boyfriend? You came here to try and forget about him. I can help you forget," the other voice says. It's silent for a minute then there is a thud.

"Ow, bitch," the other voice mutters. "Hey! Get back here," the guy says again. There are footsteps and then a squeal. "Let go of me," Elsa says. "Come on," Astrid says. I follow behind her. We see Elsa struggling with some guy who is trying to kiss her. One hand is holding her down and the other is on her chest. "Let go of her," Astrid snaps. Astrid's mad and when she's mad, you should run and hide. The guy turns to look at us. He's tall and muscular. "Or what?" he scoffs. "Or this," a voice says. The guy turns to look at the source of the voice but before he can react, he is hit in the head with a frying pan. "Flynn?" I ask. "Come on," he says. I run over to him. "A frying pan?" Astrid questions. "It was all I could find. Frying pans, who knew?" he says with a grin.

Elsa is still drinking something and looks like she is going to pass out any second. "What do we do with her?" Astrid asks. "Give me that," I say and snatch the drink from her hand. Elsa giggles. "Give it back! Oh, hey Punzie," she says with another goofy laugh. "We need to get her back to the dorm," I say and help Elsa stay on her feet.

It only takes a minute longer before Elsa passes out completely. She goes limp and I almost fall down too. "Astrid, help," I say, trying hard to hold her up. Astrid comes and gets her up nice and easy. "I can bring her back. You two can't carry her but I can," Flynn says and picks her up bridal style.

"I'll do it." We all turn and see Jack. "Are you sure?" Flynn asks. Jack nods and takes Elsa from him. I can see the pain in his eyes when he looks at her. "We'll go get Merida," Flynn says and turns to Astrid and I. I hand Jack a key to our dorm room and we watch Jack hurry off with Elsa. "Shouldn't we go with him?" Astrid asks. Flynn shakes his head. "This was part of the plan. Getting the two of them together," Flynn says. "Well not exactly. In our plan, Elsa was conscience," Astrid says. "This is the closest we have been to getting the two of them together in days," Flynn says.

We get upstairs and wander through the group. We find Merida talking with a boy. "Mer, we need to get going, now," Astrid says. Merida turns towards us. She looks mad but then her eyes land on me. "Wait, what are you doing here? You're supposed to be with…" she says but stops. Her eyes grow wide.

We get into the elevator and head out of the dormitory. Merida keeps asking questions, trying to figure out what happened. "You want to know what happened? She let Elsa get out! This is all Punzie's fault! Elsa is passed out, drunk, and it's all her fault because she couldn't stay awake," Astrid yells. I look at the ground. "Punzie, I'm sorry I-" Astrid starts, realizing what she said. "No, you're right. I knew Elsa wanted to go to that party to get drunk and I did an awful job of making sure she didn't," I say softly. This is my fault. "But she's okay now, right? Jack has her and she's alive. That's all that matters," Merida says.

Jack's POV

I hurry back to the girl's dorm room and put the key Punzie gave me into the lock. The door opens and I carry Elsa inside. I lay her down on her bed. I get up to leave but something's stopping me. I turn around and look back at Elsa, lying peacefully. Her beautiful, pale, face glows in the moonlight. She looks so beautiful.

I hear a creek outside the bedroom door. I turn and walk out into the hall. There's nobody there. I go back into the bedroom and sit by Elsa on the bed. "I miss you," I say softly. I push a piece of Elsa's hair off of her forehead. "You know, I-I still love you…." I take a deep breath, "This is stupid. You can't even hear me right now. I just… I just need you to know that this isn't your fault," I say. I slowly bend down to kiss her forehead.

I look back at her one last time before I leave.

Astrid's POV

We get back to our dorm room and the door is open. We sneak inside and down the hall to the bedroom. The door is ajar and I can see Elsa laying on the bed and Jack standing by her. I place a finger over my mouth to quiet Mer and Punzie. We watch Jack looking back at Elsa. Punzie takes another step, causing a floorboard to creek loudly. I see Jack look up. I push Punzie and Mer into the small closet in the hallway and hide behind the bedroom door. Jack peaks out into the hall but he doesn't see me.

He goes back into the bedroom and I watch him sit by Elsa on the bed. He says something but I can't hear him. He brushes the hair off of her forehead. "You know, I-I still love you…." He says quietly. There's a pause. "This is stupid. You can't even hear me right now. I just… I just need you to know that this isn't your fault," He says, louder. He leans over and kisses her forehead.

He gets up and starts walking towards the door. I get back into my hiding place; I can see Mer and Punzie do the same. Jacks footsteps pass and then I hear the door to the dorm room close.

Punzie and Merida come out from hiding. "Punzie, I couldn't hear anything over your loud breathing," Merida complains. "Well I couldn't see anything over your big hair," Punzie complains. "I saw and heard it all," I say.

Merida's POV

Astrid explains what she saw to us. He still loves her. "I just hate not knowing why they broke up! Do ya think it's Elsa's fault? I mean, Jack did tell her 'it's not ya fault.' And Elsa does blame herself for a lot of things," I say. "I don't think it's all Elsa's fault but she thinks it is," Astrid says.

~The Next Morning~

"We need to figure out what happened," Punzie says. "We need to call Anna," I say. Punzie nods and takes out her phone.

I listen to her talk with Anna on the phone. "Anna, can you come visit?" "No, Elsa's fine." "Ok, I'll see you soon." She hangs up.

"Anna will be here in about an hour. She's bringing Kristoff," Punzie says. We walk into the bedroom to check on Elsa. She's awake now.

"Good morning, Els," Punzie says. "What happened last night?" Elsa asks, holding her head. "Ya snuck out to that party and got filthy drunk," I say. Elsa sighs. It's quiet for a minute before Astrid explodes.

"What were you thinking?" Astrid yells. Elsa keeps looking out the window. "I-I was thinking… I was thinking that drinking would make me forget about the pain," she says. "Well did it? Did you forget?" Astrid yells. "No," Elsa says softly, "I guess when Merida brought up the party… I-I just… I thought maybe it would take my mind off of… things." Punzie puts a hand on Elsa's shoulder. "Elsa, please tell us what happened," she begs. "I don't want to talk about it. Talking about it won't help me forget about it," Elsa says. "But-" Punzie starts. "I said I'm not talking about it anymore," Elsa says.

We leave her alone again. Elsa has spent most of the week alone. I only hope she gets over this before school starts. Suddenly, there's a knock on the door.

Jack's POV

I had a dream last night. It was more of a nightmare, I guess.

I'm alone in the dark. There're fearlings all around me. I can hear Pitch's laughter. "You're afraid, Jack," he says. "I'm not afraid of you," I say. I can't see him in the dark. "Oh, I didn't say you were afraid of me. You're afraid of losing Elsa. You're afraid that you already did lose her. You're even more afraid that she's unhappy," he says. Pitch always does know your biggest fears. "You're afraid Elsa will forget about you," Pitch says, his voice comes from right behind me. I spin around and shoot a blast of ice at him but he's already gone. "You still put up a fight. That's funny because your girlfriend didn't," Pitch growls.

I wake up. It's dark but I'm not dreaming anymore. I get up and walk to the bathroom. I splash cold water on my face. Why is Pitch still in my head?

I sit on my bed, awake, all night. I need to see Elsa.

Merida's POV

I open it and see Jack standing there. "Is she awake?" he asks. "Uh, yeah, come in," I say. I look over at Astrid and Punzie who both look equally as surprised as I am to see Jack. He walks down the hall and stops at the bedroom door. He gently pushes the door open and walks in. Astrid, Punzie, and I sneak down the hall. He closed the door behind him so we put our ears up to the door to listen.

"Hey," I hear Jack say. "Hi," Elsa says. "I miss you," he says. "Jack, please don't do this," Elsa says. "I'd be lying if I said I don't still care about you," he says. "Jack, you know I-" she starts. "I know. You have to do this," he says. "Jack, I love you but we just have to be friends," Elsa says. "God, Elsa, I can't do that," Jack says. "Can't you at least try, for me? I still want to see you but…" she stops. "Please don't cry, Elsie. I'll try," he says. "Thank you," she says. Its quiet for a moment.

"I'm scared, Elsa!" Jack says, all of a sudden. "Wha-" Elsa starts. "There, I said it. I'm scared you'll forget about me," Jack says. "You don't need to be scared about that. Trust me, I've already tried and I can't… I can't forget about you," Elsa says.

"Kiss already," Punzie whispers. I elbow her, which was a mistake because she grunts loudly in pain. It's quiet before the bedroom door flies open and we all fall on top of each other. Jack's standing there. I get back onto my feet and Punzie and Astrid do the same. He pushes past us and leaves. "Really? You were eavesdropping on our conversation?" Elsa asks, in tears. "Els-" Punzie starts. "Please leave me alone," she cries.

We do as she said and leave. "Good thing Anna's coming," I say. Anna is our last chance to get them together.

Anna's POV

I was hanging out with Kristoff. We were cuddling on the couch watching a movie, when all of a sudden my phone rings. "It's Punzie!" I cheer. I haven't heard from her in days. Now that I think about it, I haven't heard from anyone in a few days. I hope nothing bad happened!

I get off the phone with Punzie, who wants me to come visit the university. "What did she say?" Kristoff asks. "We're going on a road trip!" I shout and run towards the door. "Well, come on!" I say when I see that he didn't move.

I rush out to the car. "Kristoff!" I snap. He sticks his head outside. "We're going to Berk?" Kristoff asks. "Yes! Now lets goooo," I say. Kristoff gets in the car. "They just left for college last week and we are already going to visit?" Kristoff asks. "Yea! It'll be fun," I say.

Kristoff drives and blasts Metallica music. "Can't we put on more… recent music?" I ask. "Metallica is classic," he argues. "Fine. But we should stop for food soon. I'm hungry," I say.

At the moment we are in the middle of nowhere. "Where? There are no restaurants or anything for miles," Kristoff says. "Wait, what's that?" I ask, pointing at a building we are heading towards. "I don't know," Kristoff says. He pulls into the parking lot. It's empty. "Wandering Oaken's trading post. Oh, and sauna!" I say, reading the sign.

We get out of the car and head inside. "Yoo hoo! Big fall blowout! Half off hats, scarves, and boots of my own creation," a big man with an accent cheers as we enter. The store has a cool log-cabin feel to it. Kristoff and I each grab a drink and a snack. We put it on the counter.

"That'll be forty," the man says. "Forty? No, ten," Kristoff argues. "Oh no, that's no good," the man says. "Tens all I got. Help me out?" Kristoff asks. "Ten will get you this," he gestures to just the two drinks, "and no more," he says. "It's fine, I have money," I say. "No, back up while I deal with this crook here," Kristoff mutters.

"What did you call me?" the man asks. He grabs Kristoff by the collar of his jacket and throws him out of the store. "Here," I say and hand him forty. I grab the snacks and go outside. "You don't need to pick a fight with everyone," I mutter. "He ripped us off!" Kristoff mutters. "There's nowhere else to buy food around here so he can raise his prices. Now lets go," I say and drag him to the car.

We eat on the way, laughing about everything. We finally get to the college, and I run to Elsa's dormitory. "She said it was the Night Fury building, right?" I ask. Kristoff checks the texts from Punzie and nods. I hurry inside, looking for Elsa's room number. I knock and the door flies open. I squeal in delight and pull Punzie, Mer, and then Astrid into big hugs.

It doesn't take me long to realize that something is wrong. "Where's Elsa?" I ask, suddenly concerned. "About that…" Punzie says. She explains that Jack and Elsa broke up, neither will say why, and that Elsa is really upset.

"Well where is she?" I ask. Punzie points to a room down the hall. I run towards the door and burst inside. Elsa is sitting on a bed, looking out the window. "She's been like that for days," Astrid says. I run to her side and hug her. "Anna," Elsa says softly. "Hey! It's okay, I'm here," I say.

Elsa starts to cry softly. "What happened?" I ask. Elsa doesn't answer. "She doesn't want to tell anyone," Astrid says.

I sit, holding Elsa, for a long time. She still won't talk.

"Come on, Anna," Punzie says, taking my hand. I follow them out of the bedroom, leaving Elsa alone again.

I decide to stay with Elsa until she starts school. Kristoff doesn't mind staying either, since he is reunited with his friends. "Here, Anna. You can sleep on the couch out here. I got some spare blankets and a pillow," Punzie says, placing them on the couch. "Thanks, Punz," I say.

I can see into the bedroom from here. I'm worried about Elsa. She hasn't been this upset in a long time.

Punzie and I stay up and talk. Astrid and Mer are already asleep and Elsa is still sitting on her bed, looking out the window.

"I'm going to go check on Elsa," I say and go into the bedroom. "Els, are you okay?" I ask. "Just tired," she says. I know that's not true but I don't argue. I help her get into bed.

I go back to the living room area where I left Punzie. "She okay?" Punzie asks. "She said she's just tired," I say. "Anna, I know you're worried about her but she'll be okay," Punzie says. "I know, it's just… I need to be here for her," I say. "You can't always be here for her," she says. "I know. But she is pushing me away. If someone is pushing you away, that's usually when they need you the most. And she's so scared to get close to anyone because everyone that's ever said 'I'll be there' has left," I say. "But she has us now; Me, you, Mer, Flynn, Hiccup, Astrid, and even Jack. Jack and her are still friends. I heard them," Punzie says with a smile. "Then why did they break up?" I ask. "I wish I knew," she says.

Elsa's POV

All my dreams have been nightmares. It's at the point where I'm scared to fall asleep. It started off with simple memories but now my dreams are full-on nightmares. The darkest thoughts in my head arise and show themselves to me. Last night was the worst. It went something like this:

I'm sitting alone in the center of the dorm bedroom. I hold my knees to my chest and burry my face into my chest. "What's wrong dear?" a voice asks. I recognize the voice all too well. I look up and see him standing there in the dark corner of the room. "What do you want?" I ask through gritted teeth. "I want to thank you for ripping out Jack's heart. I didn't even need to do anything," Pitch says. I feel anger arising inside me. "Stop it! Leave me alone," I growl. He walks closer to me. Darkness follows him like a dog. "You loved him and he loved you. It's a shame, really. But you can't disappoint your parents. Oh, how ashamed they would be of you if you didn't follow tradition," he says, his voice echoing in my head. "I said to leave," I say and shoot a blast of ice at him. It barely misses his chest.

"I know everyone's greatest fears. You have so many I can barely keep track of them. You're afraid your powers will get out of control again. You're afraid of letting your parents and your kingdom down. But most of all, you're afraid of hurting your friends," he says. I feel tears falling from my eyes. His footsteps approach me. "You've already let your powers get out of control, hurt Anna, and hurt Jack. You're dangerous," he growls. His face is only inches away. "Your fears are all very real. They can all happen in only an instant," he says with a smile. "You think I don't know that! Leave me alone!" I yell. He pushes me backwards and pins me to the ground by the neck. I gasp for breath but I don't use my powers.

"Why don't you fight back?" he asks, excited by my surrender. "There's nothing worth living for," I whisper. He grins evilly, seeing my depression on my face like a mask. He pulls a knife out of the darkness. The knife trails down my arm, leaving a deep cut. I keep my eyes on his face, trying not to show my fear. "You truly have given up, Elsa Winters," he says. The knife cuts deeper and I try hard to hold back a scream.

He holds the knife up to my face. "A knife is a beautiful tool. It's like your worst fears. You can let your fear gradually tear you apart or you can let it completely obliterate you," he says. I watch as he stabs the knife through my heart and everything goes black.

I wake up in a start. Sweat and tears drip down my face and I am breathing hard. It's dark and quiet. I can see Punzie, Mer, Anna and Astrid asleep in their beds. My breathing starts to regulate. My chest and neck hurt, but worst of all is my arm. I look down at my arm and see it has a deep cut. My arm is covered in blood from the open wound. How did I get this? It's like the cut in my dream. No, that's crazy. There is no way that my dream was real…

I get up and walk to the bathroom. It's dark and I slam hard into the wall as I turn a corner. My side stings in pain. I hold my arm and try not to cry out in pain.

I drag myself over to the bathroom and use the sink to climb back onto my feet. My head is pounding. I turn on the faucet and put my bloody arm under the running water. It stings and I hold back a scream. As I am jerking my arm away from the water, I cut myself again on the faucet. I can tell I am losing a lot of blood. I feel dizzy and I can't see straight. What's happening to me?


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