Chapter 7 - Caught


A/N: Memories are in 3rd person

The guilt soon fell away from my heart once I realized that I no longer wanted anyone to know. Becoming Elisabeth was sort of a fresh new start for me, although right now I was Elsa, snow hair that hung loose with blue eyes that shone through the dark. Once again, I expanded my body out on the bed when I heard footsteps running down the hall. It wasn't as if it was a pair of footsteps, it seemed to be a whole group and it was evident that it was a group of males once you heard the voice tone of the hollering that echoed through the hall. I rolled my eyes, "Hooligans." I mumbled underneath my breath. To block out the noise, I managed to get my phone on YouTube and started blasting the random artist that came to mind - from Ella Eyre to Imagine Dragons to John Legend to Nirvana, whatever had came to mind. Moving around a lot had the benefits and downsides, the benefit was having such a diverse tongue when it came to music. I began to sing along to Bastille as I looked into the vanity, slowly combing out my hair - delaying the time to call back Hiccup and/or Jack.

But if you close your eyes,

Does it almost feel like

Nothing changed at all?

And if you close your eyes,

Does it almost feel like

You've been here before?

How am I gonna be an optimist about this?

How am I gonna be an optimist about-

"Elsa?" A voice said and I stopped singing, freezing in shock. I looked through the mirror to see who it was and my face quickly turned from panic to horror. In the mirror, I faced a grief-stricken Jack which made me slowly turn around. I could've swore I locked the door shut.. We stared at each other, refusing to speak as none of us knew what words to say. I didn't know if I should apologize to him about lying or explain myself. Slowly I turned myself around to face him directly, "I'm sorry, Jack." I whispered out as I hugged myself. As I walked closer towards him, he seemed to back up as if he didn't want me near him which made me stop.

"Jack?" I said as I cleared my throat, "Jack, say something."

"You lied to me." He whispered as his voice crack. Jack face had pain drawn all over it and it broke my heart to see it like that and as the tears welled up in my eyes, I nodded, "Yes, I did."

"Why?"

"I needed time to adjust and see everyone in Arendelle. I wasn't planning on people seeing me as Elsa...Only Elisabeth."

"So, you weren't going to let me know...Or Anna? Or your parents?"

"My parents obviously didn't care if they're alive and I was left in the foster care system." I snapped, wiping the tears off of my face and facing the mirror continuing to comb the knots out of my hair. As I did my hair, Jack didn't say a word or do anything other than sit on my bed with his legs hanging off.

"So, you're back." He said out loud and I nodded, "Yeah, I'm back."

"But, how?"

"I only lied to you about my name. I ran away...to see everyone again...Mainly you and Anna but I guess I was in store for more."

"Huh?"

"My parents are alive." I said, putting the comb back into the box. I pulled out the hair dye and Jack grabbed it out my hand, "Please stay as Elsa."

"Jack!" I screamed and he held it, "Come on, start over...What's that on your face?" He jumped over the bed and pushed the small strand out of my hair, "Is that….a burn?" He asked and I removed my face from his grip. I quickly finger combed my hair back into its place, covering it and splitting it in two, letting each section lay over my chest. From the time I cut my hair, the sun and the hair pills that I took had made my hair grow greatly and for that I was thankful but not thankful because the removing of the dye and the reapplication was a pain.

"Elsa...Wow, this is going to get used to saying," He said, nodding then looked back at me, "Did they...abuse you?" He asked and I didn't say anything, once again, I turned my back on him. Soon I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist and a heavy weight on my shoulder, "Hey, you can tell me anything. Just like old times." I nodded, "Okay." I said softly.

"Where did they abuse you?" He asked and I frowned, "All over."

"What?" He screamed and I nodded, "All over."

"Why didn't you didn't tell anyone?"

"I was called a liar because that's what trouble kids do, they said, they lied but I wasn't lying. That's something you don't lie about, it's horrible. When they took me away, I didn't want to live anymore. I didn't obey any of my foster parents, I had kept quiet and shut myself out, complaining and screaming that I wanted to go home to Arendelle. Eventually, I accepted the fact that I never belonged anywhere and that I never had a home, I never would….Arendelle soon became a dream. After awhile, I forgot who I was and then I saw an old picture of Anna, you and I with the word Arendelle scribbled on the back of it….here I am." I sighed and Jack released his grip on me, "Here you are. What now?"

"I go back to being Elisabeth and you tell no one."

"You can't…"

"Jack, if I get caught, I'll be sent back to foster care and then I won't ever get the chance to see anyone again."

"You're going to be 18."

"Oh, yeah. Right." I sighed and sat down on the bed with my legs tucked underneath my body. He soon followed and sat next to me, the both of us sitting in silence.

"Are you planning on telling Anna or your parents you're here?"

"When I'm no longer angry at them, maybe." I hissed and Jack nodded. It seemed as if the anger in my tone hadn't phase him at all, it was as if he understood that I had the right to be angry. However, that was always Jack, understanding people without saying so.

"Hey, I have a good memory for you." He said and I looked over at him, "Is this one of the many memories where you made me fall?" I gave him a smirk and he chuckled, "Maybe."

"Okay so remember…"

Elsa's hair had fell down her back in one big braid, her bangs covering the top of her head and her huge blue eyes sparkled with delight. She watched as Jack slid down the staircase side, craving to repeat what he was doing. However, she believed that girls must be reserved which held her back from most of the things that Jack would do. Although the two were best friends, the two were completely different. Jack was childish and adventurous while Elsa decided to be mature and reserved but their clashing personalities is what hooked them together.

"Aw. Come on, Elsa! Once, please! It's fun." Jack said, pulling on her arm. Elsa smiled but shook his arm off, "I can't." The 6 year old said and Jack pouted, "You can, you just don't want too.""

"Whatever."

"Elsaaaaaaaaaaa." He whined. She rolled her eyes, having an internal battle of childish and mature behavior. She reluctantly gave him and held her hand out, "Okay, once." He took her hand and carefully put her on the railing. He collected a bunch of pillows to but at the end of the stairs for soft impact.

"Okay, go!" As she slid down the pole, the…

"I fell off and hurt my knee. Yeah, I got yelled at."

"You laughed after." Jack retorted back and I laughed, "Yeah, I did. I should've known from when I was younger to not let you convince me into doing stupid things." Jack gave me a smile and I flashed him a devilish smirk back.

"What?" He questioned and I smiled, "So, you think I'm beautiful?"

"Damn, I was hoping you wouldn't remember it." He groaned and I just laughed, "For what it's worth, you were my first crush too." I looked down and blushed.

"Really?" He asked with joy in his voice. I looked up and nodded at him, "Even though you were the most annoying, stubborn, childish, evil best friend in the world." He laughed and nodded, "Yeah, I was but you enjoyed my company." I snorted which gave him a bewildered look, "Excuse me?"

"I'm kidding!" I raised my hands up in the air while laughing. "So, did you dye your hair white?"

"Nope. It's genetic. It started once I turned 10. I got bullied for it but I didn't care because when I hit high school I was the heartthrob."

"You? Jackson Overland Frost, a heartthrob? Gross." I stuck out my tongue and he rolled his eyes, "Coming from a girl who just proclaimed her love for me."

"Hey, I said I had a crush. Not love."

"All young crushes are puppy love." He said, giving me the puppy dog eyes which resulted into me rolling mine, "You're so full of yourself. Always was." He pouted and wrapped his arms around me. I snuggled into him and rested my head on his shoulder, "I missed you a lot, Jack."

"You have no idea how much I've missed you." He placed a kiss on top of my forehead, "Please stay as Elsa." He mumbled into my hair and I nodded, "Okay," I paused for a bit, "Alright. I will." He lifted my head up and smiled before giving me a kiss on my cheek. I turned red which made him laugh, "Ah, so you're feelings are still there."

"Oh, shut up." I slapped his chest but he put on an evil smirk, "Whaaaaaaaaat are you doing?" I asked and he smiled, "This." In the quick moment, he kissed me and I sat in shock before kissing him again. I pulled away, "But Rapunzel…"

"That's over." He mumbled, "Before I knew who you were, I was attracted to you. Why do you think I got so mad when I saw you with Hiccup." I nodded and kissed him again. Out of impulse, I let Jack take my body up and buried it underneath him, pulling the blanket over us. However, guilt flooded in the back of my mind.

So, as you can tell, majority of the votes said to tell him in this chapter. She actually had no choice, haha. JELSA FLUFF.

For the reader who asked if I was an Imagine Dragons fan, yes I am, I usually run down the halls or streets singing their song. However, their first song I heard was Radioactive which was on the radio.

I start school (college), next week. I finally learned the difference between what some say is a university and college. A university is four years while college is two. I think. Whatever. I'm loving this story.

Question:

Do you think that Jack really broke up with Rapunzel?

What would her family reactions be once they find out their Elsa is alive and back?

Should Elsa let her family be back in her life even though they abandoned her?

Do you think that her parents did try to look for her or did not?