Ch 4 Leaving
Winter ended and Elsa was uncomfortable with the lack of snow to hide her powers. She still kept her window open for Jack though. At least now her maids wouldn't close it seeing as only warmer weather lingered.
She was excited to see Jack. He wasn't in the house all the time so any visit made her happy. He usually made occasional visits and told her stories of adventures.
Today was different though. It was cool outside but not a single bit of frost coated the ground.
"Elsa?" Jack called.
She turned to the window sill and when she saw him she wrapped her small arms around his waist.
"Jack! You're back." she exclaimed.
He smiled sadly. Elsa hesitated and asked him what was wrong.
"I have to go."
"I know. You always need to go." she laughed.
"It's not the same this time, Elsa. I promise I'll be back though."
"What do you mean Jack? How long are you going?"
"Until next winter maybe. I'll try to visit before that if I can."
She didn't look too happy but she grasped the gist of it. Her parents had to leave for weeks sometimes. She understood.
"I can wait." she told him.
"Good." he said as he kissed her forehead. "Take care Elsa."
A year after Elsa had been excited to see Jack again. Just like promised he would see her again. Even though he didn't see her throughout the year, she believed he'd come for winter.
Half way through winter, Elsa grew impatient.
So little Elsa had to wait another year for dear Mr. Jack Frost; the young man she adored.
"This time for sure." she encouraged.
She paced and waited as the season dwelled with icy cold.
When the young man cloaked in blue swung through her window she held back tears.
"Finally." she said.
He scanned her and saw an older Elsa. "You've grown." He told her.
She nodded and hugged him. "It's been two years."
Jack furrowed his brows. "Two years?"
She nodded.
"Did you wait for me?"
Another nod.
Jack squeezed the girl into a hug. "You're too cute." he told her as he showered her with more compliments. He picked her up and spun her in his arms. "I'm sorry Elsa." He said as he kissed the little girl's cheek.
She said she forgave him and they played and he told her of other stories.
Near the end of the winter the two sat with one another.
"Jack, you promise you'll come back right?"
"Of course." He told Elsa as he ruffled her long hair.
"Why can't you stay?"
"I have to meet other people like me."
"Like who?"
"Like a bunny. Like a jolly old man or golden man or an old man cloaked in green."
Elsa laughed. They all sounded like wonderful people if Jack seemed so delighted when discussing them.
Jack spent the rest of the winter with her and when it ended he left again. It was a constant pattern that Elsa assumed she would have to live with. But the next year he didn't come or the year after that or the one after that. Jack was taking too long and it hurt to think about him. She wanted to see him so badly.
Then in her teen years Elsa stopped leaving her window open. Her feelings for Jack wavered but he never truly strayed far from her thoughts. She wanted to stop believing, to stop loving but her promise to him rang strongly.
As Elsa walked down the hall she saw the young man of her dreams leaning against the wall casually.
He had come in through a window in the hall rather than the barricaded ones in her bedroom. The same young man that she barely remembered.
Elsa was upset with him. He made her wait far too long. She wasn't quite mad enough to not speak to him though.
The weather was warm and the sun shone down on him not melting any frost off him. She reached for him and felt the cool touch of his skin. She was infuriated but she still embraced him. The young girl was fond of him. So fond of him that not a single suiter was to her taste since.
"You look beautiful Elsa." he complimented.
"I usually am. It's not like you'd know since you haven't been around." she said bitterly.
"I'm sorry. I've been busy."
"It's not even winter." she said angered.
"I know. I just wanted to see you."
Elsa's cheeks reddened. She held back the urge to smile. She wanted to be mad yet she couldn't place her anger well.
"I miss you." she whispered.
"I've missed you too. My adorable little Elsa." he said as he ruffled her neat hair.
She glowered at him. "I'd hardly call myself little."
"Come on Elsa, ease up."
"When are you leaving?" she asked crossing her arms.
"Tonight. There's some important meeting coming up."
"I'd assume it'd be really important. Can't you stay longer?"
He shook his head.
"Things have changed Jack. How about I show you around?"
She brought him to the garden and walked with him. When they rested underneath a tree, Jack instantly climbed it. Frost covered the tree weakly with only a faint, thin layer covering it.
Elsa frowned and couldn't quite climb up the tree with her gloves on.
"Take them off and take my hand."
She stood there looking up at him as he had just told her to jump off a cliff.
"You won't hurt me." he reassured.
She slid the blue gloves off of her hands and grasped Jack's outstretched hand. He heaved her up and they sat with one another.
She held back her tears wanting to ask him why he was going to leave her again. She wanted him to stay but what did the words of a teenager like herself weigh on him.
That night when Jack snuck out, he ran into Anna. She said hello sadly. "Jack."
"Hi, Anna."
"Elsa hasn't really been out around in a while. Did you take her outside?"
"Yes."
"Jack, you're nice. I hope you come back for her."
He nodded and promised.
"Jack, please come back for her. She's the happiest with you."
I will attempt to update more. I just need the motivation to get inspired to write.