Chapter 4 - Can't Be

Ever since the day I found out that Jack was actually my Jack, I've been avoiding him. It's been a week and I haven't been working at all, my times out of my dorm room was usually late at night where I would stare at the stars and moons. I didn't know what I was worried about, I had the disguise that covered up who I was well. After looking around in my room, I realized that a trip to the drugstore was long overdue. Since the sunset was coming to a start, I slipped on a pair of jeans with a daisy strapped tank top with yellow flipflops and walked outside of the gates. As I strolled down the streets, I couldn't help but wonder about Jack. Did he really think I was beautiful? I wonder what he'll think if I used the dye remover..I couldn't though, I just can't.

"Why are you so red?" A voice said and I jumped. I looked over towards the direction to see that it was Rapunzel, "Dude." I said, calmly and she tugged on her hair, "Sorry. So, you going to answer my question?"

"Not really." I said, still walking and she smiled, "Aw, come on. Did you meet anyone here yet?"

"No, not at all. I came here for my studies, not to invest my time with boys." I snapped, hoping to get her away from me but she just kept going, "Don't worry, you'll meet someone." She reminds me of how insisting Anna was when we were younger. Talking about the little fireball, I haven't seen her.

"Do you know where Jack is?" She said and I stared at her confused, "Why would I know where Jack is?"

"He told me he works with you."

"He does. I don't keep a time schedule on him. We lead two different lives and that includes us not being in each others."

"Why don't you give him a chance?" She asked and I stopped, "What?"

"To be your friend. He really wants to get to know you."

"How delightful. The feeling isn't mutual." Stop it, you liar.

"What is wrong with you?" She hissed and I was taken back by the anger in her voice, "One person is actually trying to be your friend. Wants you to know that they're there when you need a shoulder to cry on yet you shut them out. Where do you come from Elisabeth? Where is your heart?"

"I never had one." I said coldly while looking slightly over my shoulder. You could hear the anger puff of breath while she stomped her feet. In honestly, seeing Jack being such a jerk had broke my heart instead of warming when I realized it was him. Also, I wanted to be a nice person to Rapunzel but I couldn't help it at all, I had been used to not getting attached to people my whole life that just having someone willing to be my friend was too good to be true. As I walked into Target, I looked around to see how much items I needed to store in my room in hopes that it could last me for majority of the school year. There was something about dorm shopping that thrilled my mind that made me stack up on various things. As I browsed around the store, I ended up with more food than I anticipated while adding a couple of other items to the list.

I struggled while I let my hands carry all of the plastic bags from Target, wishing that I had brought a couple of those reusable bags for a more sturdy grip. A couple of steps later, a couple of bags had fell out of my hand and I let out a huge groan.

"Here, let me get that." A soft voice said, I looked over and saw that it was Jack.

"Okay." I said softly, watching as he picked up the bag. I began to walk side by side with him without saying a word.

"You know your building is co-ed?"

"Oh. Really? Why are you telling me?"

"No reason. Just might bump into you in the building."

"Oh, no." I groaned and he chuckled a bit, "The way Arendelle works is that most of the same major students live in the same building. For example, we have the business and arts majors in our building."

"What's Punzie's major?"

"Arts." He said and I looked over at him, "Oh, really." I gave him a wink, "A couple in the same building? Nice." I said with a smirk on my face and he blushed hard, "Whatever." He grumbled and we walked in silence for a couple of minutes. As we reached my dorm room, I smiled, "Thank you." I pulled out my keys and began to open the door, "You don't want help setting it up?"

"Uh...I can do it all by myself." We walked into my dorm and set the bags on the ground. He smiled at me then sat in the chair across from me, I stared at him with an unhappy expression, "I said I can do it all by myself."

"I haven't seen you in a week. Let's talk." He said with a cherry hint to his voice. I rolled my eyes and laid on my stomach, facing him, "What do you want to talk about?"

"Well, why'd you run when I was talking about my friend?"

"Oh. I wasn't really paying attention and thought of something else."

"What were you thinking of?"

"That's confidential." I said, letting a sigh out after getting up from my bed. I began to unpack all the things out of my beg, organizing and separating my products. The best thing about my dorm room was the fact that I was able to get my own room with my own shower due to work study and explaining my situation to the headboard. Jack walked over towards me, "Why do you need hair dye?" He lifted up a box of brown hair dye and my eyes widened, "I have red hair and I don't like it."

"Green eyes, red hair. You could be one of my friends twins." He said and I chuckled nervously, "Lets keep the redhead a secret. You're good at keeping them, aren't you?"

"Only friends keep secrets. Therefore, in order for me to keep your secrets we have to be friends unless you want the world to know…."

"Your an evil little boy, aren't you?" I snickered which made him laugh, "I guess you have no other choice." He began to hand me some of the stuff that was in the bags so I can arrange them in ways.

"So, friend." I said while looking at him, the smile had lit up his blue eyes, "Yes!" He cheered which made me laugh. I snatched the box of cookies out of his hands, "You see my snacks? Leave them in the bag." I scold him and he laughed, "If I don't…"

"I swear Jack, you would never see the light of day again." I said and he grabbed the box out of my hand, "Prove it."

"Give me back my box!" I jumped up, holding my arm out as I was trying to get the box of cookies out of Jack who held it over his head. The height difference between Jack and I was significant, I stood about 5'2 tall while Jack seemed to be 6 feet or possibly more then again his father was a very tall man. Soon his phone started blaring in what seemed to be the world most annoying ringtone and he used his one hand to hold the box up while answering it.

"Hello?" He asked and I screamed, "Give it back!"

"A friend I met on campus." He replied to the person. I continued to jump for the box which made him laugh, "I won't give her, her box of cookies." I stomped my feet before collapsing on my bed in defeat, "Sure you can meet her." He said and I stared at him, "No, no, no."

"Alright. You remember where Punzies dorm is? We're in there." Jack said, smiling over at me while my I twisted my face up into a pleading denial, "Alright. I'll text you everything thing else. Bye." He hung up the phone and I glared at him, "Who said you can invite people into my dorm room?"

"No one. However, if we're going to be friends, you have to meet my friends." He said simply while looking down on his phone. I groaned before quickly grabbing the box of cookies out his hand, I teared open the box in triumph and began to eat them. He laughed at the reaction I gave him which I hoped was pure joy in my eyes when a knock came on my door. I rolled my eyes before motioning for him to open the door.

"Hey lil sis." He screamed and the girl squealed, "Jack!" The hint of girlyness had set me off in voice as if the tone was familiar. The further they both walked in the more stunned I was, the girl cheerfully walked up to me, "Hi. I'm Anna. Jack's not really my big brother, we just grew up as if we were family." I stared at her with a shocked expression on my face. Her red hair had fell on both sides of her face into two braids with side swept bags, the freckless on her slightly tan face had shone out with the teal eyes that she had and her body had a figure towards it and I didn't say a word.

"Earth to Elisabeth." Jack snapped his fingers and I blinked, "Oh, hi. I'm Elisabeth." I said softly and she nodded, "Elisabeth. That's a nice name," She turned around to Jack, "Sounds familiar." I nodded as a distraction to the stiffness and she looked at me, "You look a little pale. You okay?" She said and I smiled, "Ate too much cookies."

"Oh really? Where?" She squealed and I couldn't help but chuckle. I could hear Jack groaning behind her, indicating that this was probably something she did often. As she babbled on, all I could do was nod and smile at her because nothing made me better to see my baby sister all grown up. She went on, on how she was still in junior in high school but was planning to go here when it was her turn and about the boys in her life. Jack, on the other hand, made it clear to her that she should be thinking about school and not about boys which made me smile brightly to know that he actually kept her on the track. The two started bickering about things which made me laugh, it reminded me of old times. Oh, old times.

"Alright, time for you to go." Jack cut Anna off midway as he glanced at his phone. Anna pouted while walking out of the room and Jack smiled, "Uh. Can I get your number?"

"What for?"

"To text...Hang out again?"

"Oh yeah." I passed him my phone while he handed me mine in which we put each others number in. I smiled at him while passing his phone to him, "There. Now don't call or text me at ridiculous hours now."

"Thanks for giving me an idea. Goodbye Elisabeth."

"Bye Jack." I said while rolling my eyes. I laid down on my bed and thought of how big and beautiful of a person that Anna has grown up into. I sighed as I thought of all the birthdays I was forced to miss, her first days, so forth and it wasn't long until I started crying my eyes out. I quietly pulled the covers over my body and fell into a slumber, hoping that the pain will slightly ease out by the morning.

Coming Next: College Day & Welcoming Party. Yippee!