Random things came into her head like that sometimes, like a tiny bit of a dream, trying to be remembered, and it always scared her.
She tried to open it but it was locked. She looked around and huffed in frustration. A key. She needed a key. There was always something. She reached for the bag the box fell out of and rummaged through it, looking for a key small enough to fit in the lock. But she found none . Another huff of frustration and a look through all her clothes later, she decided to give up and get some rest.
(The dream sequence )
Elsa is running around on perfect, lush green grass, laughing as a young girl with red braided hair chases her. "I'm gonna get you Elsa!" The little girl shouts happily, running as fast as her short legs could go.
"Oh, no! Somebody save me!" Laughed Elsa,
The cherubic little girl squealed with glee, launching herself at her, they fell to the ground in a laughing fit, then Elsa heard a woman calling them.
"Darlings are you coming or not?"
"Yes mommy!" The little girl laughed running up the hill towards the picnic her mother had laid out for the family. As the girl ran up the hill, a handsome middle aged man met her at the top, picked her up, and swung her around, saying,
"Oh, your getting bigger all the time pumpkin!"
"No I'm not daddy! You are!" She said as she poked his nose.
Elsa laughed, happy to see the family she never knew. A while after they ate, the father lifted the little girl on his shoulders and ran for the lake, making a big splash, everyone laughed
"Come on in Elysia!" The father called . "I'm coming!" She called, and began running for the lake. It looked so welcoming; the sun reflecting of the ripples in the water. It was probably warm, since it had been warm since March. She couldn't wait to jump into its welcoming embrace...
(Real life)
Meanwhile Jack was startled awake when he felt something heavy land on his stomach, he gasped for breath, looked up, and saw the puppy sitting on him, whining.
"Oh. Hey mutt." He muttered, "hey Elsa your dog is-" but when he looked over at her bunk bed on the opposite side of the room,she wasn't there.
"Elsa?! ELSA!" He cried out going to look for her.
(Back to dream sequence)
Elsa walked towards the lake. She didn't know why've she was walking, because the couldn't wait to feel the warm water caress her skin. To immerse herself in the clear water and float to nowhere... She hesitated at the top of the hill "Hello!" She called to the family excitedly The family looked up at her happily "Come my little snowdove! Jump!"
She giggled but something was wrong with this man, he turned to darkness
"The Arendelle curse! Jump!" Still, she hesitated, confused...
The man turned to a horrific demon-like creature Elsa screamed in horror stumbling back
( real life )
Jack could see Elsa at the edge of the boat, he reached out and pulled her away and the poor girl started screaming and flailing
" Elsa it's me !" But she wouldn't stop. When she looked at him, her eyes where like that of a stranger; wild. Terrified. "Elsa! ELSA!" Jack gripped her by the shoulders and stared into her face. She finally calmed.
"Elsa," he said more softly. "Elsa it's me. It's Jack."
Elsa sobbed against his shoulder
"The Arendelle curse it's-!"
"What?! What are you talking about?!"
"I kept seeing faces... So many faces!" She cried Jack held her tightly and whispered
"It was just a nightmare" as she cried . Suddenly she grabbed his shirt sleeves in a iron grip and looked at him, horrified.
"No!" She said, tear streaks on her face.
"No! It wasn't a dream! The faces are real! I saw portraits of them in the old palace! It's the Arendelle curse!" Then, without warning, she wilted like a wet leaf into Jack's arms.
She shivered from the cold wet rain.
"It's all right... You just need to warm up, and sleep... Come on..." He said as he scooped her up , carried her back to the cabin, and tucked her into her bunk. Her face was at last peaceful, her eyelids lightly closed, though Jack could still see the tracks of the tears down her face.
He stood looking at her for a few seconds, then sighed and climbed into his own bunk. Before Elsa dozed off she murmured "Good night Jack..."
"'Night Elsa..." He whispered, but she had already fallen asleep.
Jack smiled, got up, and kissed Elsa's forehead, then winced.
"Stupid stupid stupid!" He growled, mad at himself...
He was falling in love with the girl...
That wasn't a good thing to do...
Considering he might be giving her away to someone else...
The thought terrified him as he crept back to his bunk.
He drifted into a troubled sleep.
The next morning dawned bright and chilly, but inside the cabin, the fire still burning in the hearth kept Jack and Elsa warm. Jack opened his eyes groggily, and remembering what happened last night, had a momentary panic attack, worrying that Elsa had gotten up and wandered off while sleepwalking again, but she was still asleep in her bed, her puppy laying beside her, and he smiled. This was unusual in itself because Jack was usually mean and grumpy in the morning and nothing could make him smile until about 11:30. He sat up in bed and stretched, trying to keep his grunts to a minimum, but as he had his arms over his head, he saw Elsa open her eyes she blinked then said
"Hello... What are you doing up so early?"
"Making sure you don't wander off again..." Jack teased .
Elsa furrowed her brow, confused. "Wander off? Again? What do you mean?"
"You mean you don't remember?" Asked Jack, concerned.
Elsa shook her head slowly, thinking hard. "No. I don't remember anything about last night after going to sleep. What happened?"
Jack just shook his head...
"You were walking in your- oh never mind..." He muttered . It probably wasn't a big deal...he hoped. If it happened again, he would tell her what happened. Maybe it was the same with all sleep walkers; maybe none of them could remember what happened. Jack was secretly glad. If he told Elsa what happened, she would probably freak out and not only would he lose her but the money too, and honestly he didn't have anything to do back in Russia . Not even family. Besides North and, at the moment, Elsa and her little dog, he didn't have a thing in the world. Not a mother. Not a father. Nothing. Thinking of this made him downcast, and Elsa noticed. She slid off her bunk. "Jack? Are you okay?"
"Yeah... Just had a weird night that's all... It's nothing..." He mumbled , not wanting her to be worried about him, since he was worrying about her.
A knock sounded at the door. "Eh, Jack? E-Elsa? Are you two in there?" Called North from behind the door.
"Yeah, what is it, North?" Asked Jack back, glad for the distraction
"We're almost at the mainland, get your things... " he said, shivering from the cold breeze . "Okay, North, we'll be out in a minute." He turned back to Elsa, who was watching him with a strange expression. "What?" He asked, not unkindly.
"I don't know," she said. "You just seem...different somehow. Just more serious than yesterday."
He scoffed, got his trunk and followed North.
She can't know... He thought...you can't fall in love with her
