Confrontation
"Elsa."
Jack took both hands within his, a sharp look framing his eyes. Elsa glanced up, but dropped her look quickly, avoiding Jack's narrow pierce.
"I'll make this better. I swear it." He said, his eyes lighting with determination.
Elsa just kept her head down, not wanting to look up at him. A warm sensation washed over her face as she sat there, surprising the day lights out of her. Her hand flew up to her cheek, her eyes resting on Jack's now retreating form; it was then she realized…Jack had kissed her. On the cheek but none the less, it was a kiss. Her face flushed and fluttered shades of pink, and she stood baffled at the back of the blue hoodie now exiting the door.
"What in the..." She began.
Her breath grew soft, yet her heart was set ablaze, and she softly rubbed where his lips had been, completely bewildered on what had happened.
Did Jack like her?
Jack looked around the hall, his eyes dashing for any sign of cover. A pang click of heels told him what direction he needed to head in, and he was off, his feet clacking against the floor in a dash. He rounded a corner, and there next to a set of water fountains were Victoria's infamous gang, and Victoria herself walking towards them. The twins were obvious, but 2 Jockey men stood against the others, their bagged hoods and ruffled leather jackets completely stinging against their overall attire. Who designed the people really? Their bulk made Jack seem like a twig, but Elsa's pained face let him free to ascend the air.
"Hey Vic. So, d'you get her?" One of the men said.
Jack heard the girl laugh, her snicker bouncing off the walls distastefully.
"Haha, without a doubt. Somehow she's awake though. Looks like I'll have to pay another visit. Hmm...maybe I can sneak into her dorm tomorrow. Oh I know we coul-"
"Victoria!" Jack shouted, emerging from the corner.
The girl spun around, her hair nearly flicking the boys in the face.
"Jacky-kins. What's up? I saw you there with Elsa in the nurse what happened?" She asked, smiling sweetly at him. Her hands folded behind her back, and her golden eyes lit up with innocent lanterns.
"Oh cut the bullshit. I know what you did, the only question I have is why?"
"What do you mean Jack?" She asked tilting her head.
"Elsa."
Victoria's expression changed before morphing seductive, a sleazy haze overcoming her eyes.
"Jack, Jack, Jack." She began and walked over to him. "Are you really worrying about her? She's nothing, worthless, pathetic. You on the other hand could be so much greater; you could be with us Jack, with me." Victoria said, slipping her hand up Jack's torso, slowly backing him against the wall. Her hand slipped in circles around his chest, pulling at the strings of his hood before running laps around his abdomen. Her knee cap slid up between his legs and came an inch to close to a certain area, her perfume spun off in a cloud of smog and wadded into Jack's nose, making him tense and scrunch his face.
Jack instantly gripped her wrist, none but determination shouting from his eyes.
"I never knew you could be such a...Ah! Victoria!" Jack shouted as her hand dipped into his waistline, fiery fingers melting across silk. "Do me a favor." Jack said pushing her and stepping back the way he came.
"Stay away from Elsa, or I swear by all that I am I will end you."
The twins scoffed, the jocks not cowering and simply dismissing, but Victoria had shock cleanly written across her face. No one had ever talked to her like that before.
"Jack, you will regret those words."
"Enough Victoria. This ends now." Jack said, turning around and stepping off.
"You hear me Jack Frost! You'll wish you never met that slut!"
"Enough."
"She a whore, pathetic, destructive. That THING is a MONSTER!"
"I SAID ENOUGH!"
Jack spun around, hand outstretched and dagger like. Ice spun from his fingertips, stalagmites birthing from the ground in an unholy manor. They sprung outwards, completely blocking one side of the hallway to the next, Victoria jumped back in fear, and the ice grew taller, feverish, deadly, before coming to a stop in a mad haze of blue and white.
They stared at Jack, bug eyed and full of fear. Jack didn't look back; he knew the fear was evident. He took his leave. His hoodie flew in the wind behind him, and a small trail of snow danced across his shoulders.
Evident anger grew over Jack's form as his eyes narrowed and formed into agonized splints.
How dare she do what she did...?
She had nearly killed Elsa! If it wasn't for the fact Jack had ice powers who would know exactly where Elsa would be?
Eventually he had made his way back down the hall, now stepping in front of the infirmary. Elsa was just stepping out of the office, the nurse's voice trailing behind her.
"Yes, yes I know don't put any strain on it. Have a good day."
Elsa shut the door behind her, her left hand closing it as her right barley responded to any touch.
"Elsa." Jack said, stepping up.
She gasped slightly, backing away unconsciously into the door. Her blue eyes grew wide, and a feverish red blistered her cheeks.
"J-Jack..." She said.
"How are you feeling?" He said, quickly side stepping and offering to carry her books.
"N-no no it's alright I have it."
She didn't need to bother; Jack had already slung it over his back.
The hallway was blanketed with white and blue, a light snow trickling in from the North. Elsa let her gaze drift to the windows as they walked, silence adorning them yet her mind trying to follow only nature's conversation. Jack let out a breath of air, his muscles contracting with a heavy sigh.
"Elsa...I..."
"It's okay Jack really." Elsa said, filing her hands into folds and incasing them around her stomach.
"No it's not Elsa, what she did was...unforgivable."
"Jack its okay. I'm used to this..."
"Why! That's-no Elsa! No one should ever have to experience this."
"Well I do." Elsa said, her voice completing her sentence with calm and grace. "Which is why I said...you don't want to know me, stuff like this happens a lot...if you're around me, it will only happen to you too."
Maybe the vervain took place of her, or due of the values could she have over felt her preliminary cautions, but she could have also just simply remained soft, which of latter she required no mind for. She knew her actions were the only reasonable choice for anyone to be safe. Her dialect spoke in meaning of protection, and despite how crude the world handed its cards, she always dealt a fair hand back. After all, everyone deserved that much.
"Elsa, no one should have to go through that, not me, not you, nobody."
Jack pleaded with waxed eyes as a gloss ring of privation pleaded for persecution. This way of life held no truth for anyone, and yet he couldn't seem to just show Elsa how much her basic idea of protection wasn't shutting people out. No, he couldn't let her fall like he had done.
"Elsa promise me one thing." Jack asked as they stepped up to the border of her room.
She looked up at him, feeling the warmth radiate with gloved beads as his dark blue wove into a light blue moon.
"If you ever need anything, anything at all. I'm always right here."
Elsa stood there for a moment, wavering files of thought being fed through a miniature tube. She didn't need for any spoken thought or words however, as she had already led herself into her room and Jack was already on his way back to class.
The two minds blinded white as blended emotions ran course through a floating pane. Both of them didn't know what to think, their eyes unstable and thoughts blank. Today's events had led to a series of misfortunes yes, but it had also led to treasures. Elsa and Jack had found one another, and despite Elsa's longing for protection, Jack wasn't leaving anytime soon. No, he would soon find himself alongside Elsa for many, many times to come.
Hey guys, sorry for the late update. I've been a bit busy, but here you guys go. The next update should come soon. :) Thanks!
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