My Name Is Elsa
"Trolls?" Was the question that came out of their mouths. Great.
"You know, the rock ones that live in the forest?"
North laughed.
"They sound fake."
Rage pulled the words:
"You sound fake!"
...From my mouth.
North looked as if he was going to tell me what was real, when Bunny interrupted.
"Relax, mate. I think I might actually know what she's talking about."
North looked at him as if that should have been what he hated; not the ground hog. Or Jack.
My eyes lit up.
"We need to take Jack there. Now."
…..
I had to admit, the forest felt comforting, as it was much like a second home. When I came to the forest before the Jack-Killing ordeal, mixed emotions would coarse through me; feelings of pain from Anna's injury, feelings of hope for this was where Anna fell in love (for real), feelings of longing, for the forest was the last place my parents ever held me, and last of all, red from the thoughts that the forest was where I was first taught to fear myself.
Now I the forest made me feel at home. The forest was the pathway to the Northern Mountains, and I often went with Anna to the forest to play with my magic without disturbing the kingdom (or my link with Jack). Now I didn't feel hatred to the forest because Anna was painfully gone, and I finally had understood the damage had been done. At least, Anna's damage had been done.
I looked over at a limp-but-walking Jack, with Bunny in the lead and Sandy at the ready to knock out Jack in case of another ice-enforced convulsion. North and Tooth had opted to stay and do their jobs, for Tooth was busy every night, and Christmas was due in a couple months (too close for North's comfort to leave, I suppose). After what felt like an eternity of walking, we had made it to the Troll's Clearing.
Bunny hopped up to the middle of the field.
"Aye, it's Bunnymund with… friends," Bunny said. I guess 'revolting no good trouble makers' wouldn't have been appealing.
The trolls gave no reply. We waited. We waited until my patience was close to fed up and Bunny's patience was at its maximum.
"Well, it seems they're just not in the mood to talk. Let's go. It's cold out here."
No. We weren't going to leave just because the trolls weren't 'in the mood'.
"It's Elsa," I called out. No reply.
I was desperate.
"It's Queen Elsa of Arendelle," I shouted.
Jack gave a cough of what sounded like a mixture of surprise and laughter, and Bunny gaped. Sandy just smiled.
The trolls stirred and rolled towards the middle of the clearing, then stood. Their human-like eyes scrutinized me while they murmured their surprise.
"Is it really she?"
"No! It can't be, she's been announced dead for over 250 years."
"The Snow Queen? My word! No, she doesn't look like her at all!"
"What about her ice dress?"
"Same hair, same eyes… A great-granddaughter, perhaps?"
A cough erupted and the crowd of trolls opened up for a frail Grand Pappy to roll through.
It was nerve-wracking to have Grand Pappy scrutinizing me. I didn't know why. Maybe it was because I was afraid he'd learn all my secrets. Or maybe it was because I was so… different from who I was before that he would turn me down and leave Jack to die.
After a moment's silence, Grand Pappy spoke.
"It's her."
Everyone chattered of his or her curiosity, but there was one word that was the common denominator for all of his or her questions: How?
Grand Pappy interrupted.
"The Snow Queen has come to us in need of help. Now we must listen."
I felt put on the spot. All eyes were on me, waiting for me to say something. What was I going to ask; Hey, I froze another heart, but this one has no one who loves him? Yeah, that would turn out just fine.
"Err, um… Here is Jack Frost and the Sandman. It's seems you have been acquainted with Bunny, so…yeah. Jack's got a predicament. I hallucinated and ended up sticking ice in his heart," I cringed at how weak I sounded, "Is there a way to, well, unthaw it?"
I knew the answer I would get before I got it. Hell, I knew the answer I would get even before I asked about the trolls. I just wanted to see if there was… something different.
But I had no luck this week.
"True love thaws—"
"I know! Is there some way you can dumb it up for us? Such as who…or what?" I asked.
Grand Pappy sighed at my wavering demeanor. This wasn't the girl he'd met. The girl he'd met was afraid, not desperate. The girl he met could be fixed, now she was… eternally broken. A freaked out Jack Frost snapped me out of my melancholy thoughts.
"What did you just do to me? That hurt! "Jack exclaimed. He sounded the best he had since I froze his heart.
"I added fire to your ice. You're abilities are at a stop for now, until we can find a way to permanently thaw your heart," Grand Pappy explained.
My eyes became an one thousand watt light bulb.
"How did you do it, Grand Pappy? You didn't do it on Anna… how do we make sure his heart stays thawed—"
Grand Pappy interrupted.
"I gave him a fire crystal (A/N: I didn't make that up, it was in the movie). I didn't do it on Anna because her mortal body wouldn't be able to handle it," Grand Pappy looked at me as if I should have understood, "Jack is vulnerable without his abilities. You, Elsa, must make up for the ice he's lost. And you also need to find that act of true love, or else he may not ever be able to use his powers again."
My half-heart sank to my knees. Not only did I have to go around the world being Jack's replacement, but also Jack could no longer use his powers. And it was my entire fault. Why was it always my fault?
Because you always let your emotions get the best of you, a little voice replied.
…
Jack hadn't talked to me the almost entire way back to the North Pole. I didn't bother trying to make him; his hatred for me was reasonable. However, his refusal to talk to me became hazardous when he began to stumble seemingly without cause.
After a few stumbles, quite a few tumbles, and a lot of fallings on top of me, I turned to face him.
"I get it! You have every reason not to talk to me! But what in the world is the matter with you?"
Jack smirked at my not well concealed worry (I never was able to conceal things).
"Just making sure you cared."
"Just making sure I cared? By falling on me? What do you think I am, a Care Bear from Care-a-lot?"
Jack laughed.
"No, but you were being so Grandmotherly, I had to make sure you were Elsa."
Something in my stomach stirred.
"You've known me for three days! How do you know who the real me is? For all you know, the Grandmamma your seeing is the real me!" I yelled.
Jack calmly shrugged.
"I just do."
We continued walking, but after Bunny's anger silence and Sandy's urging for Jack and I to have a conversation, I caved in.
"You're not mad at me?" I didn't care that I sounded like a three year old.
Jack shrugged.
"I'm not sure. You look you feel worse than I do about me being powerless. By the way, freezing people's hearts is not cool."
The silence stayed steady for the rest of the trek.
…...
The first few weeks without powers were one of the most gods-awful things Jack had ever been through. North had allowed Jack to stay at the Pole until Jack was able to resume his position as the Winter Guardian of Fun, but since it was so cold, the fire crystal would grow to an unbearable heat. The fact that Jack was without powers didn't make his stay any better.
And then there was Elsa.
Elsa was like a mouse that squeaked every time Jack showed discomfort. Sometimes, Jack would act in pain just so he could mess with her. Of course, Elsa would start yelling his ear off after she found out that it was a joke.
But soon, the lack of powers didn't become that bad. It took about a month to adjust to the heat of the crystal, but then Jack was all right. Elsa would create any snow models Jack wanted (unless she was mad at him). And Elsa wasn't actually that bad. Jack got to learn some things about Elsa, such as the games she and Anna used to play, how she built her ice palace, and the comedy of learning about her sister first engagement (that gave Jack a real laugh.)
Elsa also adapted to Jack nature, it seemed, for she would play pranks on Jack once in awhile.
"Ah!" Jack moaned as ice was poured down his back.
"Gottcha!" laughed Elsa.
"I thought you said you wouldn't play with your magic," Jack said.
Elsa shrugged and smiled.
"It was worth it." This was one of the rare times Elsa enjoyed herself.
Jack smirked.
"Well, that good then, because you are going to have to start making snow days."
Elsa's eyes popped opened.
A/N: This chapter was fun! It was mucho longer than my last few chapters. Thank you for all your reviews. I'd like to give a special thank you to Pearlness4700 for announcing my story and I in her fanfic. You made me feel very special! I'd encourage you to read her Fanfics!
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