The summer was coming to an end. Two months had passed and it was September, the temperature was dropping.
It was getting light out; the sun had just started to rise. Elsa was standing on the balcony in a silver silk robe.
She knew they would have to return to Arendelle very soon. It had been so nice, just relaxing and spending time with Jack. She frowned. That was about to change. She could see the stacks of paperwork already. The endless meetings that Anna and Kristoff had taken care of over the past 3 months would now be her job again.
Sighing, she went back to her and Jack's bedroom. His old room was the guestroom now. Anna and Kristoff had visited every other weekend, and they had stayed in it.
She waved her hands, slowly and quietly collecting all her belongings in her case, using an icy wind. Ten minutes later, everything was packed.
She lay back down next to Jack.
"Elsa…?" He turned and pulled her into a hug. "Why are you awake?" He mumbled into her hair.
"We're leaving today, Jack. After breakfast." She said, yawning.
"Oh." He seemed taken aback.
Elsa was surprised at his reaction. "Jack, I have a kingdom rule. It was very nice of Anna and Kristoff to take care of things in the summer, which was the reason I came here in the first place. To escape the heat, but now it's cooling down." She said.
He stared at her in shock. "What? Elsa, no!" He responded, getting up.
No? Did he just say no? He knew she was the queen! They had talked about this. Why was he reacting like this? She walked up to him.
"Why Jack? You know I am a Queen. I can't stay here forever." She said, clearly upset.
He took her hand, ignoring that it was even colder than usual.
"Elsa. Please let me explain." He whispered. "There is a good reason why I don't want us to leave today." He started. Elsa raised an eyebrow. "Please let me finish."
"I had something planned for today. I wanted us to go skating, maybe. Or just walking in the snow. And, I wanted to have dinner with you. Like always, but different. Like a date, I guess." He looked at her shyly.
"Oh." Now Elsa was the one staring in shock. "Oh, Jack! I'm sorry! I thought… Well, I-"
"Shhh." He put his finger to her lips. "It's fine." He smiled and kissed her cheek.
"But… I still wasn't finished yet. I had a reason for wanting to do that. I, uh…" He buried his face in his hands.
"Jack?" Elsa hooked her finger under his chin, pulling his head to face her. "What is it?"
He stared at her. This perfect, beautiful woman in front of him.
"Elsa… I, uhm, I wanted to ask you, I mean do you want to, oh, how did this go again? Would you like to... no that wasn't it. It was something with a W- Ah! This was it!" Jack exclaimed. Elsa chuckled at his antics.
Now he was grinning from ear to ear, as he got down on one knee. "Elsa, my Snow Queen of Arendelle, will you marry me?" He twirled his hand, and a silver ring with a diamond in the shape of a snowflake appeared.
Elsa gasped. "Oh, Jack! It's beautiful!" She reached out to take it.
"Ah, ah, ah!" Jack pulled it back. "I need an answer first!" He grinned.
Elsa laughed. "Yes." She said in a breathless voice, wiping tears of joy from her eyes.
"Hmmm, what was that?" Jack cupped his ear. "I didn't quite catch that."
"Yes!" Elsa squealed loudly. "Of course I will, you stupid, silly, ridiculous, idiotic-" She wanted to continue but he pressed his lips to hers in a chaste kiss.
"You can really stop complementing me now." Smirking, he put the ring on her finger.
"Oh, I love you so much." Elsa said, staring at the flawless snowflake shaped diamond on her finger.
"Was that meant for me, or the ring?" Jack asked, pretending to be offended.
Elsa giggled. "Both!" She hugged him tightly.
He smiled down at her… his fiancée. She reached up to kiss him and just before their lips met, he whispered, "I love you too." And she pulled him back toward the bed.
When Elsa awoke, she opened her eyes with a smile. She was engaged! It seemed too good to be true. But, nope, it wasn't a dream; the ring was reflecting sunlight and throwing patterns that bounced off the ice walls all around the room.
She turned to look at her clock. "Crap!" She screamed, making Jack wake with a start.
"What going on?!" He looked around, panicked.
"We're late!" Elsa struggled to get out of the blanket that was tangled around them.
Finally free, she stood up, a dress materializing around her. She did her hair in a matter of seconds.
"Get up!" She ordered him.
"Can you give me my clothes?" He asked. "They should be over there, on the floor, thanks to you!"
"Oh no you don't!" Elsa tried not to blush. "You are not wearing those!"
"They are all I have, Elsa!" Jack said, alarmed.
She looked at him sternly. "Jack, my sister has organized a ball in honor of my return. Most of the guests will be arriving a week in advance. Seeing as the ball is tomorrow, I am pretty sure the castle is full of people. I will not be introducing them to you if you are dressed like that."
Jack grumbled something in disagreement.
"Your clothes may suit you, but I am going to be the one picking your outfit. So, get up." Elsa's tone left no room for arguing.
"Fine!" He stood up, and he could feel the ice creeping up his arms and legs.
Elsa narrowed her eyes in concentration. When she was done, she nodded in satisfaction.
Jack walked to the mirror. He was wearing a black suit with a light blue shirt. The shirt had a couple of snowflakes in different sizes and shaped on it. They were only slightly darker than the shirt itself, making them shimmer a bit. It looked very handsome. He looked like a real king. Then his eyes reached his feet. He was wearing black boots and…
"Elsa!" He was shocked. "Do these shoes have heels!?" He squeaked.
"Oh, shush, they're tiny! Anyway, every guy has boots with small heels. Be happy I made them look so elegant. You would be surprised, the things that some guys wear." Elsa shuddered.
"But Elsa! Heels!" Jack whined. "How am I supposed to walk!?"
She raised an eyebrow and pointed at her own shoes. They were practically 10 times as high.
Jack muttered something about 'woman' and 'shoes' and 'crazy'.
"Just one thing missing" Elsa handed him grand pabbie's necklace. He put it on and hid it under his shirt. The crystal was fairly flat, so there wasn't any visible bump. He grabbed his staff and her bag, which now also contained his clothes.
They went downstairs and had a quick breakfast. They departed shortly after that, telling marshmallow to guard the castle.
Jack flew them most of the way. They stopped just a mile in front of Arendelle. Elsa summoned a carriage made of ice, with a surprisingly real looking horse to pull it. Aside from the fact that it's mane was made of ice.
"Is that necessary?" Jack asked her. "It's impressive, but still…"
Elsa rolled her eyes. "Just go with it." Jack opened the door and held a hand out to help her inside. "My lady." He bowed. Elsa took his hand and giggled in response.
After 5 minutes, Elsa spoke up. "Jack… I have always acted completely open to you and Anna and Kristoff, because you guys are family. But you have to understand, that around all the lords, queens, dukes, kings… well, I have to act queenly. So please try to respect that. Be polite to the people, they can all see you now. So, you know, give them personal space and things like that. No powers, no flying. And also… no kissing in public. I love you, and I am in no way ashamed of you, but I would like it if my people didn't think less of me by randomly kissing you. Please respect all that, it means a lot to me." Elsa looked at him seriously.
"Okay." Jack could tell that this was very important. Then he pouted. "One kiss for luck?"
"Jack, that's not fair! You know I can't resist that look." Elsa frowned.
"Pleaaase?" He whined.
"Fine." She put her arms around him and gave him a lingering kiss. They sat in silence for the rest of the journey, holding hands.
They had just arrived at the castle gates. "Are you ready?" She asked him.
He nodded. "As I'll ever be." He opened the door and got out first, clutching his staff tightly.
He turned and held out his hand to help her. The guards looked at him in confusion, but Elsa simply smiled. "Take my bag up to my chambers. Just place it by the dresser." She told one of them. Just as he picked the bag up, the carriage melted, until there was no trace of it or the horse.
Elsa took his arm. "Shall we?" They walked through the gates together.
Most of the guests were in the courtyard, enjoying what was left of the warm weather. They eyed Jack curiously, and bowed to Elsa. She simply nodded at them politely.
"How are you doing, your Majesty?" They would ask her.
"Very well, thank you." She would respond politely. "And yourself?
Their walk to the castle was often interrupted by conversation like this, he always kept quiet though. Elsa could name every single person and where they were from. Jack was amazed.
"Jack, just because I told you to be polite, doesn't mean you aren't allowed to talk." Elsa told him.
"I know, I'm just not used to this many people seeing me." He laughed nervously.
Elsa smiled sympathetically. "Just try."
He was about to respond, when Anna came rushing toward them. "ELSAAA! JAAACK!" She screamed running up to them. She was almost 6 months pregnant, and one could see that. She enveloped them both in a huge hug.
Kristoff came running around the corner, out of breath. "Anna, wait!" He wheezed.
"So how have you been? Did I miss anything? I know I saw you two weeks ago, but still!" Anna gushed.
"Actually…" Elsa trailed off, showing Anna her ring.
"OHMYGOSH YOU'RE ENGAGED?!" Anna shouted, really loudly.
Every head turned to look at Elsa and Jack in surprise.
