Chapter 3: Ice Palace Reunion
Jack's POV (fan girl scream)
It had been a rather eventful day for me, to put it simply. My day had begun the same way it usually did, except today I had the sudden urge to explore a new place, or at least one I hadn't visited in a while.
Hey Wind! Take me somewhere new and interesting!" I yelled.
And with that I jumped off the rooftop I had been currently standing on, and allowed the wind to carry me to my surprise destination. Being the Guardian of Fun allowed me to 'go with the flow' so to speak, and most of the time I did just that. That's how I had occupied the last 300 years of my life.
Wow...has it already been 300? That was a trick question, a sick joke, that haunted me every day of my never-ending life. When I had first become Jack Frost, my seventeen-year-old self thought immortality was the coolest thing to ever happen to me. But slowly as the days went on and dragged into months, pulling into years, decades, and eventually centuries, I found that it was nothing special. In fact, it became more of a curse as time continued to drag on.
Loneliness. The one word that could easily sum up the past 300 years of my supposedly 'fun-filled' life. Truthfully, however, there was absolutely nothing fun about not being seen by anyone, meaning I could never have real friends, or anything else for that matter.
I was snapped back to reality as something glinted in the sun, causing a blinding glare-like shine. From where I stood, well floated, I couldn't even remotely tell what it was, so I decided to go check it out. Of course, I had no idea where in the world I was, including what time period and even what realm! But, naturally, being the fun-loving and curious guy I was, I insisted on going to investigate. I thought back to North telling me something about cats being killed by curiosity...weird, huh? Sometimes that guy never made any sense.
At this point I had gotten considerably closer to the shimmering object, and I could clearly see what it was now. Before me stood a massive palace, perfectly perched atop one of the Northern mountains. The sheer size of the palace was enough to make anyone's jaw drop, but it was what the palace was made of that made me even more intrigued. Ice. Letting my fascination get the better of me, I landed softly on the grand staircase leading up to two large double doors with a large snowflake design down the middle. I decided to see if anyone was gone, so I loudly knocked on the door and to my surprise, they opened by themselves. I walked into a grand foyer with a double staircase winding up each side of the room to meet at the top. There were fountains placed that were frozen still, as if the water had been holding its breath waiting for the command to begin moving freely again. I looked up and gazed in astonishment at the piece of art hanging from the ceiling in crystalline form. The massive chandelier my eyes were fixed on had intricate designs, and detailed snowflake-like embellishments, as well as ice crystals hanging from the ends.
"Wow..." I breathed. "This is incredible!"
Suddenly, it dawned on me that I still had no idea where I was, and I decided to leave the ice palace in search of some answers. I flew back out the front door and down the side of the mountain. It was still impressively cold up here, considering I discovered, nestled in the fjord below, was a kingdom that seemed to be in the middle of summer. As I flew closer to this unnamed kingdom, I couldn't help but notice the sense of familiarity that washed over me. But why?
I finally approached the first thing that drew my attention; the castle which I assumed belonged to the royalty of said kingdom. I slowly circled around the massive building, quickly peeking in each window that I passed. I was about to conclude my search for information unsuccessful, when I saw a young woman standing in a room with her back to me. All I could really see was her long dark cape and the back of her head which was covered in platinum blonde hair that was twirled in some updo. I was immediately drawn to her, for reasons I couldn't explain, even to myself. It could have been the fact that she was absolutely gorgeous, and strangely enough, very similar in features to myself.
That being said, I decided to go into the room, as stealthily as I possibly could, in an attempt to see this woman closer. I gently pushed on the window and much to my surprise, it opened with ease. I quietly stepped into the room, luckily without her noticing, and slowly walked closer to her. I stopped dead in my tracks when she said something that caught my attention.
"Spring break...ha! What a novel idea!" She rolled her eyes and smiled to herself.
Her smile was beautiful; perfect white teeth filling the space between her magenta-tinted lips.
For some reason, my naturally witty and sarcastic self felt the need to reply, leaving me with no time to think over the action before doing it.
"Actually spring break is a lot of fun, usually leads to partying and...fun, my specialty."I said.
Immediately she whirled around and stared at me clearly confused and in shock of me standing in front of her. I could literally see the confusion etched on her face, and part of me thought it was funny and kinda cute, while the other part felt guilty. Then the guilt slowly started to spread, as I thought about how I had basically stalked her and then snuck up on her only to scare her. I was snapped out of my thoughts by the face that was before me, her beautiful pale face. Her skin was almost as pale as mine, but with a touch more of color in her cheeks. She had her platinum blonde hair tied back in the updo I saw, and she had short bangs laying on her forehead. Her eyes were such a beautiful cerulean blue, I wished I could stare and get lost in them for hours.
Remembering my encounter with her, only resulted in the image of her flawless face being burned into my mind. And I didn't mind one bit. The second I laid eyes on her, I knew something about her was different, I just couldn't pinpoint what exactly. And the way she kept herself composed and graceful throughout the entire thing was just incredible. She was incredible. I have to admit I feel pretty ridiculous talking about this girl, this Queen, whom I had just met and yet had become so enthralled by her. I was captivated by not only her appearance, but also the way I seemed to feel around her. I didn't feel so...alone.
Being immortal comes with certain emotions that no human, at least that I've met, could ever be able to understand. And one of those is pure and utter loneliness. As the days went by, I began to notice how everything felt so empty, and I felt that I didn't have a purpose. I didn't always feel that way though. I had always been a person who loved adventure and fun when I was human before I...died. But when the Man in the Moon brought me back, he gave me these powers to manipulate the ice, snow, and winter winds, which only intensified my love for fun. I was able bring happiness to children by bringing them snow days and starting unexpected snow ball fights, but there was a catch. Even throughout all the fun, no one believed in me; I was just a legend to explain the cold. That was the main cause of the emptiness I felt, but all that changed one fateful day when the guardians told me of Manny's wishes for me.
But being a guardian was another thing entirely, from what I originally thought. It was singlehandedly one of the most amazing things to ever happen to me, despite my original decline to the offer. Being a guardian, to me, meant that I was able to create fun for kids and they would know it was me. And I wouldn't be so alone.
Seeing Queen Elsa gave me the same feeling I had when I was around my first believer, Jamie Bennett. For some reason this woman made me feel like I had another purpose besides just being a guardian. She made me feel like I was missing something, and I couldn't help but feel that she would hold the answer as to what that was.
I was interrupted from my thoughts as I had to violently swerve to avoid crashing into a tree face first. Phew! That was close! I had been flying for a while, apparently, as I looked around and saw where I was again. There in front of me stood the ice palace I had ever so recently discovered. I couldn't help but smile upon seeing this magnificent work of art again, and grinned even more when I started flying towards the entrance. I stepped inside, leaving the door open, and took in the scene again. The palace was very relaxing to me, and I thought I would stay here for a while, almost like a little vacation.
It was then that I heard the footsteps of someone coming up the long staircase that lead to the castles entrance. I decided to make myself scarce and flew up to hide in the frozen fractals of the grand chandelier upstairs, still admiring it while hiding.
As I looked down, I saw the person walking in through the doors and was immediately confused.
What is she doing here?
Elsa's POV
I had run to the stables and retrieved my horse and raced off. There was no way I could stay in Arendelle another minute with my powers flaring up uncontrollably again. And that was the part that scared me the most. I had absolutely no idea whatsoever as to why my powers were going crazy! Maybe it was due to that mischievous winter spirit, Jack Frost. I remembered when he was in my bedroom, feeling the unmistakable tug in my fingers of my powers begging me to be let loose. This time it was different though, this time it almost seemed as though they were pulling me towards a certain white-haired male.
A very attractive white-haired male. I thought.
I shook off the thoughts of Jack, and turned my focus to worry about the safety and well being of my little sister. It was natural for me to worry about her, especially since I had been doing it my entire life. And after the Great Thaw, when I saw how happy she was that she had found Kristoff, I was just as happy. Ah, Kristoff. The poor man had always wanted nothing more than Anna's own happiness, very similar to my views as well, and was determined to make her feel safe. This is why I had approved of their marriage and gave them my blessing. They have been engaged for about 3 months, and my sister has been furiously planning the wedding ever since. I smiled thinking about my sister and how happy she was now, in comparison to her lonely life as a child, growing up. She had found the one person that completed her life like a missing puzzle piece and there were times I was...well...jealous. Not of Kristoff, but of the love that they had together. I had lead an extremely lonely life for years, almost my whole life long and I couldn't help but want someone to break that loneliness.
However, having the powers I did has proved to make things difficult before. I had already been through the process of meeting eligible suitors...twice. And neither were very successful. On both occasions I found myself unable to control the emotions that ran rampant through my mind as I opened up to someone. From then on I made a declaration that I will not marry, and will in turn rule as Queen. Alone.
Love for me just seemed as though it was impossible, and entirely unattainable. I had given up and decided that I was fine being alone. God knows I have been for long enough... My thoughts stopped abruptly as I approached my beloved ice palace, a warming smile spreading across my lips. I climbed down off my horse, and sent him off back in the direction of Arendelle, while I continue moving forward in the direction of my second home. I slowly walked up the long, curved staircase that lead up to the big double doors at the entrance to the palace. I trailed my hand along the ice railing and admired the smooth cold feeling to it. Once I reached the top I was surprised to discover that the front doors had been left open. Did I do that?
"Hmm...that's odd..." I said aloud.
I entered either way and felt a wave of joy wash over me as I took in the sight of my beloved creation, newly repaired. After Hans and his men had come through and destroyed my perfect chandelier, I had come back a few months ago to repair all the damages they had done. And here I was again today, feeling relaxed and more calm the instant I walked in, as I mentally thanked Anna for forcing me to go.
I walked upstairs and began the process of conjuring the necessary items needed for my stay out of ice and snow. I extended my hand and created a large bed of ice with a comforter made of snow, and as I twisted my hand the ice became enchanted and turned to fabric. I moved on to create a bedside table with intricate designs carved into it, as well as a small couch in the corner of the room next to a bookcase. I had brought some books with me considering my love for reading to keep me occupied. As I finished up creating my bedroom from ice, I couldn't help but feel uneasy all of a sudden. I felt as though there were eyes somewhere in the room I hadn't seen.
I felt like I was being watched.
A/N: So there ya have it, three chapters in three days! Y'all are spoiled readers aren't you?
So lots of introspection here with both Elsa and Jack and the reasoning for that being, yes they just met and are absolutely intrigued by each other, but they are also both very complex characters. They both rend to keep their emotions to themselves, so I played off of that.
And AHHH JACK POV! That was exciting to write being as he is perfection :)
I also brought in a little bit of Anna and Kristoff's relationships with Elsa which was pretty fun
In response to Shimmer Shine: In regards to Jack and Elsa, I've read my fair share of Jelsa fics and sometimes I feel they 'fall in love' a bit too quickly. But don't worry i ship Jelsa pretty hard and there is plenty in store for these two and everyone else, for that matter!
