Dance
Elsa and Jack had been watching her splendid garden of flowers shine brightly under the sunlight when a question came to his mind. Jack only hoped that Elsa wouldn't be too hesitant to answer, since the topic had to do with the kingdom she left behind not so long ago.
"So umm. . .Elsa, I'd like to ask you a question, but it's okay if you don't want to give a reply back, and you don't have to either." Jack said.
"It depends on what the question is, Jack, but you can still ask me." Elsa replied, while getting more curious of what Jack's question will be.
"Well, if you became queen of that kingdom far away from here, wouldn't there had been some kind of party to celebrate that?" Jack asked.
Elsa felt a little glad that Jack didn't ask about her parents' strategy to control her powers or the night she hurt Anna with them by accident.
"Yes, Jack, many guests sailed to Arendelle to witness my coronation and after that, a ball was held in the Great Hall of the castle." Elsa answered.
"Did you have to spend all night talking to lots of new people, or did you actually get to have some fun during that ball?" Jack inquired.
"I remember that there was a man, the Duke of Weselton, who offered to dance with me, but because of my powers, I refused." Elsa replied.
"What happened next, Elsa, did the Duke keep asking you to the point he had to be thrown out, or did he leave you alone?" Jack asked.
"Actually, I told him that my sister knew how to dance, and I let him go right head and bring Anna to the dance floor." Elsa responded.
Before Jack could ask another question, he heard Elsa start to giggle, and she was trying to hide it by using a hand to cover her mouth.
"Hey, Elsa, what's so funny? Was your sister a terrible dancer who ended up embarrassing herself in front of everyone?" Jack guessed.
"No, it was the Duke who was horrible, he couldn't seem to take one step without crushing on Anna's toes with his boots, and he made a complete fool out of himself with his dance moves as if he was trying to look like many different types of animals." Elsa explained.
"So, Elsa, do you know exactly what types of animals that the Duke was imitating, or was it rather quite hard to tell?" Jack asked.
"It wasn't so hard to know which ones because the Duke literally said the names of the animals out loud enough for me to hear." Elsa answered.
Elsa knew right off the bat of what question that Jack would be asking next, so she brought up a hand before he could say a word.
"The names were 'an agile peacock', and a 'chicken with the face of a monkey', but that's not really the best part." Elsa claimed.
"Really, so what was the best part?" Jack inquired, and he couldn't help but let out a few laughs from what Elsa just told him.
"As the Duke was dancing, his toupee kept bouncing off his head, and a toupee is what older men use to hide that they're bald." Elsa replied.
"You're right, Elsa, that really is funny!" Jack shouted, then only a couple of seconds went by before both him and Elsa burst out laughing.
Since Jack and Elsa were up high on the North Mountain, neither of them cared how loud their laughter was because nobody could hear them. Eventually, they took a few deep breaths to calm themselves down and Jack waited until Elsa was looking at him to talk to her again.
"Your sister must have been pretty upset at you for having her dance with someone who couldn't dance to save their life." Jack assumed.
"No, Anna wasn't upset at all, but although she was flustered with the Duke's dancing skills, Anna actually enjoyed herself." Elsa revealed.
"Did you get Anna to dance with another person, or did she try to get you on the dance floor, despite what you said earlier?" Jack asked.
"Neither of those moments happened, because when Anna came back, she told me that she wished we could always have the gates open, but I told her it couldn't be that way, and since I refused to give a reason why, Anna walked away feeling quite sad." Elsa responded.
Jack started to believe this conversation wasn't going to end well, considering that he saw Elsa run away from Arendelle on that same night.
"Hey, Elsa, if you don't want to keep talking about this anymore, we can just stop right now, and it will be alright with me." Jack suggested.
"No, it's okay, Jack, I want to talk about this a little bit more, and you wouldn't mind if we went back inside the palace later?" Elsa requested.
"Of course, Elsa, we can do that," Jack replied. "So did your sister come back to talk to you, or did she avoid you until the party was over?" He added.
"I spent more time talking to guests at the ball until I heard Anna call my name, and I saw that there was a man with her as well.
His name was Prince Hans of the Southern Isles and I was shocked to hear them ask for my blessing of their marriage." Elsa replied.
"Wait a minute, so when your sister left, she was upset, but when she came back, she was engaged to someone?" Jack asked.
"Yes, Anna only met the guy on that same night, and she went on talking about not just the wedding arrangements, but also of inviting Hans and his twelve brothers to stay with us in the castle, so obviously, I stepped in and asked if I could talk to her in private. I was hoping to finally tell her about my powers but Anna refused, saying whatever I had to say could be told to both her and Hans. Long story short, we argued and it ended with my powers being exposed to everyone, so that's why I left Arendelle right away." Elsa explained.
After all of that talking, Elsa sighed, then she walked back into the palace and Jack quickly flew inside just before the doors had closed. Jack decided it was best to change the subject so Elsa didn't become upset, and luckily, it didn't take him so long to think of something.
"So, Elsa, since you've never been taught how to dance, perhaps I could give you a lesson, but only if you want one." Jack offered.
"Really, Jack, you can dance, so then you know it's done by your hands and feet, and not by powers over ice and snow." Elsa reminded.
"Yeah, Elsa, I know that, and to be honest with you, my experience only comes from watching other people dance." Jack revealed.
"Let me get this straight, you know how to dance, and yet, you've never actually danced with someone in the past?" Elsa inquired.
"I never really found a use for dancing, but you were at a ball, so you should know what dancing looks like too." Jack responded.
"Yes, Jack, I do, when the guests were on the dance floor, I saw they usually were doing what's called a 'waltz'." Elsa mentioned.
"I've heard of that word before, so anyway, are we going to dance or not?" Jack asked. "C'mon, Elsa, it'll be a lot of fun!" He added.
Even though Elsa felt quite hesitant, she still genuinely wanted to know how to dance, and it's not like there happened to be anyone else around in the palace who could teach her, and if it hadn't been for Jack earlier, then she wouldn't be in a good mood right now.
"Okay, Jack, let's do it, but first, I don't think that our dance lesson would feel right if there's no music playing." Elsa suggested.
With a wave of her hand, Elsa used her magic to create her very own orchestra, which consisted of a few violins and cellos made of ice.
"Whoa, Elsa, all of this looks amazing, but isn't it too much, I mean we're only having a dance lesson, not a ball of our own." Jack reminded.
"I know, but I don't want the two of us to feel too awkward through the lesson, and the music will help me stay relaxed." Elsa convinced.
"Alright, Elsa, just give me a moment." Jack said, then he went over to lean his staff against a corner of the room before walking back to Elsa.
"Now I can use both of my hands for this lesson." Jack declared, as he got down on one knee. "My Queen, may I have this dance?" He asked.
Hearing Jack say that and seeing him in this position caused Elsa to make a small giggle, and her cheeks to turn a noticeable shade of pink. When Jack looked up at her with his piercing blue eyes, they were filled with an eager and jovial expression, and not with confusion in them.
"You certainly may." Elsa answered, and right after saying that, Jack stood up to her level and he slowly took Elsa's right hand with his left hand.
Next, when Jack brought his right hand around Elsa's waist, he felt his own blush coming on his face, and Elsa only smiled back as she put her left hand on Jack's right shoulder, then her newly formed orchestra started to play a tune that would fit with their lesson.
"First, you're going to step back with just your right foot as I come forward." Elsa instructed, and Jack immediately did what she told him to do.
"Good, now you're going to step diagonally with only your left foot while I do the same with my right foot." Elsa said, then stopped to look at Jack.
"Hold on for a minute, diagonally, how does that even work?" Jack asked, as he brought a foot out to try and capture that direction for a few times.
"On second thought, Jack, forget about the instructions and just follow me, so that way, we'll be fine." Elsa requested.
Jack nodded, then he watched as the Snow Queen took about two steps backward and another two steps forward. Although he was rather clumsy at first, Jack started to improve immensely as he followed Elsa's every move with his eyes. Soon enough, Jack and Elsa were twirling and circling each other as the music continued to radiate throughout the room.
At one point, Elsa leaned her head on Jack's chest and closed her eyes while he did the same thing and smiled for a moment. It felt as if time stood completely still for the pair and the rest of the world seemed to melt around Elsa and Jack as they danced. However, it wouldn't get to be that way forever as Jack and Elsa were suddenly thrust back to reality when the music stopped.
They stepped away from one another immediately and Jack quickly turned around so that Elsa couldn't be able to see his face. It was becoming red because of Jack being embarrassed from the close proximity he experienced with Elsa just a few seconds ago. Even though he had been close to Elsa before, that was when they were either walking to a different area in the palace, or when Jack was trying to help her calm down, and he didn't want Elsa to be worried about him again, so Jack took a few deep breaths to relax. When he turned around, Jack saw Elsa give a clap of her hands which caused each of her instruments to burst into a bunch of flurries.
"Well, I think that lesson was a success." Elsa said, before turning to face Jack. "You don't mind if we do more dance lessons later?"
"Not at all, and besides, I'm sure that it's going to take a lot more than just one lesson for both of us to be a good dancer." Jack replied.
"I agree, and I thought the music certainly helped us out, so Jack, you still think that my orchestra was too much for the lesson?" Elsa asked.
"Nope, your orchestra only made our lesson much better, Elsa, and in fact, I actually wouldn't mind hearing that music again." Jack answered.
"Really, then I probably should have asked you before I got rid of all the instruments, but no worries, I can make them again." Elsa responded.
By making another wave with her hand, Elsa conjured a group of icy cellos and violins which filled the room with music in just a few seconds.
"So, Elsa, is this the same music that was being played at that ball in your kingdom, because if it makes you uncomfortable. . ." Jack said.
"Don't worry, Jack, I'm not going to get upset, and I think that we should sit down somewhere so we can give our feet a break." Elsa suggested.
It wasn't long before a large circular table, along with two chairs, were created and Elsa ran a hand over the table to feel how smooth it was. Even though the table had a superb snowflake design in the middle, Elsa could see a reflection of the grand ice chandelier hanging from above.
"Here, let me get that for you," Jack offered, as he pulled out a chair for Elsa, and he waited on taking a seat until she sat down on her chair.
"Thank you, Jack, so what should we do now, we've already looked at my flowers, and we just had a dance lesson, so you have any ideas?" Elsa asked.
"Well, Elsa, you must have met a lot of people at that ball, so why don't you tell me about who you got to meet?" Jack suggested.
"Jack, are you sure that you want to hear me talk about the guests I met, because I don't think that would be fun for you." Elsa replied.
"Please, Your Majesty, I insist." Jack said, before giving a short bow while sitting on his chair, then he placed his staff on top of the table.
"I'll have a drink on the table just in case I get thirsty." Elsa responded, and used her magic to make a wine glass filled with sparkling water.
"Don't worry about me, Elsa, I'm not so thirsty right now." Jack said, as he watched her take a sip of her drink, but not before nodding at him.
Just as Elsa started to talk about the dignitaries that she met back in Arendelle, Jack's mind soon wandered off to think about something else. It was knowing that after a few more lessons with Elsa and her icy orchestra playing, then both of them would be very skilled in how to dance.