A/N: Last chapter before the epilogue. *sigh* Oh well. All cute stories must come to an end eventually right? But for now, please enjoy this fluff-filled chapter.
"Are you cold?" Jack Frost murmured into the Snow Queen's ear.
"No." Elsa whispered in return.
The blonde's head rested on his navy material-clad shoulder. His arms loosely cradled her shaking body to his chest. A thin layer of ice coated his sweatshirt. One of Anna's spare thick blankets was draped over the two of them.
"You sure?"
"Mhmm hmm."
"How's your headache?"
"Better." She sneezed, adding another snow monster to the growing number in the room. The snowman hopped off the edge of the bed, eagerly chatting with the others sitting on the floor with Olaf across the room. "Though the sneezing is getting a little annoying."
"You'll feel better soon."
"Mhmm...I hope so." Elsa yawned. Several tiny snowflakes left her mouth. Jack waved them away with a tissue. He wiped her nose, the icy substance cold to the touch. "Where do you go next week?"
"Somewhere in Australia. Our summer is their winter."
"What does winter in Australia look like?"
"Oh, much like here. Everything is white with snow. I tend to give 'em a little more than I give New Zealand but that's because snowing up the outback is fun. There's more land for me to create blizzards. I won't be gone long, I promise. I'll be back before you get ready for bed."
"Really?"
"Really." The room was quiet for awhile.
"Jack?"
"Mhmm hmmm?"
"Do you really not like our snow children?" Jack's eyebrows furrowed together in confusion.
"What makes you say that?"
"You don't seem very happy to see them."
"I think the word you're looking for is surprised. I think I'm more surprised you can create tiny snow monsters than hearing everyone call them our children."
"Oh."
"But I don't not like them."
"I do not mean to create them." Elsa said quietly.
"I know."
"But I cannot help it if I sneeze."
"I know." Jack sighed. "Get some sleep, Snowflake." His lips brushed the top of her blonde head. She complied by snuggling into his chest. Her breathing leveled out and she was asleep. Olaf's muffled voice drifted into the room.
"And then, Anna fell." The tiny snow monsters gasped. "But Kristoff and Sven were there to catch her. I did not know Sven's name was Kristoff until Anna told me a few minutes later. And we raced up the steps of the ice castle. Anna knocked on the door, and then it opened." The door to the bedroom opened with a loud creaking noise. "Just like that!" Olaf gasped in delight.
"Jack?" Anna's voice called out into the room.
"In here, Anna." Her footsteps padded on the snowy floor.
"Jeez, it's freezing in here." A puff of air indicated she was close to the cracked door. "Hi." Anna said quietly as she opened the door to the actual bedroom.
"Hey."
"How is she?"
"She's okay. She fell asleep like, twenty minutes ago."
"Oh. Good. I brought soup." She walked into the room. In her hands was a maid's tray. On the tray rested a steaming bowl of soup, a roll of bread, and a cup of reddish-orange liquid. A cup of water sat beside the bowl of soup.
"I'm sure she'll like it."
"Actually, um...I was thinking maybe...could I...what I mean is, can I take care of her now?" Jack smiled softly.
"Of course. It's still your birthday, princess."
"I just, uh-what I mean is-Kristoff needs your help taking all of your snow children to Elsa's ice palace. They're getting a little rowdy and there's so many of them-not like it's a bad thing-it's good because they're so cute but...they're kind of, sort of, being a handful."
"I know. I had Olaf tell a story to the ones she created up here."
"Oh, good. I mean not good, but good, y'know?" Jack nodded.
"I know. I'll take the ones up here with me when I go downstairs. Just let me wake her up and then we'll leave." Anna nodded and Jack's eyes dropped to his sleeping Snow Queen. "Elsa?" He gently shook her sleeping body. "Elsa. There's someone here to see you."
"Hmm?" Her blue eyes fluttered open and she yawned. More ice frosted his navy sweatshirt.
"I have to go run an errand. But Anna is here."
"'M'kay." She yawned, flurries of snow waved away by his hand.
She sat up, with Jack's help, and he adjusted the pillows behind her so she was forced to sit up. Elsa rubbed her eyes sleepily then blinked. Jack was now standing in the doorway and Anna had set the tray on the frost-covered bedside table. The birthday princess sat down on the edge of the ice cold bed. Anna readjusted the blankets around her older sister. Jack's eyes watched Anna closely and the younger girl sighed.
"I'll take good care of her Jack." Anna softened her tone and gave her sister's boyfriend a gentle smile. "I promise."
"I know. I know you will." He bowed his head and his fingers held open the door.
"You need to go." She encouraged gently. "The sooner you leave, the sooner you can come back." A brief smile spread across his face before it fell. Jack disappeared from her sight though his voice still indicated he was in the room.
"Alright, children. Time to go on an adventure!" Small cheering noises came through the cracked door. Anna shook her head with a smile. She lifted the bowl from the tray on the bedside table.
"Okay, Elsa. Eat this and then you can have your medication."
"Anna, I'm really sorry about this." The flushed Queen apologized.
"Don't be." Anna raised the spoon to Elsa's lips. The Queen allowed her redheaded sister to feed her the soup. "This is actually the best birthday present ever."
"Which one?" Elsa wiped her nose with her sleeve.
"You letting me take care of you." Anna said with a smile, feeding Elsa the soup on the spoon carefully.
