Elsa and Jack flew back to the castle, where Jack put Elsa back in bed. She tried to get up, but he knew the best thing for her was rest, so he made her lie back down. "Elsa, it's fine, I have Arendelle covered," he said.
"Jack, I know, I trust you, but I'm scared. What if I have another nightmare? I don't want to make you feel like you have to, but could you stay with me? For now?" She asked, looking very small.
"Of course, Snowflake. I'll do anything for you. You just have to ask," he said, and pulled his shirt off, lay down in the bed next to her and put his arms around her. "I love you, Els," he murmured.
"I love you too Jack," she said back. Before they knew it, they were both asleep.
The next morning when Elsa woke up, Jack's arms were still around her, and he was smiling at her."Hey Sleeping Beauty," he said.
"Hi Jack," she said, smiling back at him.
"How did you sleep?" He asked.
"Mmmm. Great. How about you?" She said, stretching and getting up.
"Great. Any nightmares?" He asked, getting up too.
"No. My handsome prince chased them all away,"
"I am pretty handsome, aren't I?" He said laughing.
"Yes... You are," she said, putting her hand on his bare chest and moving closer so that there was barely six inches between them. "But that's not why I love you."
He put his arm around her, and pulled her even closer, so she was pressed up against his warm skin. "And you're incredibly beautiful, but that's not why I love you either." Then he put his hand on the back of her head and fit his mouth to hers.
"Come on Jack! Let's go meet the guardians," she said, breaking free and running to the door.
"Come on. One more kiss?" He pleaded.
"Alright. But you have to catch me!" She ran out the door and down the hall, almost knocking Marcy over.
"Wait up! Oh come on Elsa!" He threw his shirt on and flew and caught up with her.
"Hey! You flew! That's cheating!" She giggled as he picked her up and kissed her again.
"Well, tell me you didn't enjoy that," he said.
"Okay, fine. I did enjoy that," she said, laughing.
"Ha! Alright, let's go," he laughed and flew out the door and across the fjord.
"North? We're back!" Jack shouted.
All the guardians walked out of the trees. "Jack, Pitch is back! We're sorry we didn't believe you at first!" Tooth cried out.
"Yes, and so Elsa must come to the North Pole with us. She would be horrible weapon in hands of Pitch, and, ummm, well, as well as fact that Jack loves you and the rest of us like you too," North said awkwardly.
"I don't like her or Jack, but I was overruled when I said we should give you both to Pitch," Bunny muttered, but not loud enough for anyone to hear.
"Alright, let's go!" Jack said, and hopped on the sleigh. "Milady," he said, offering his hand to Elsa to help her get in.
She took it and laughed, "You know, not many queens get to ride in Santa's sleigh! And what a beautiful sleigh it is!" She said, smiling at North.
"I like this one," he said to Jack. "She's a keeper!"
They flew to the North Pole, where Elsa was amazed by everything. "This place... It's incredible! Wow... Amazing!" She gasped. Jack laughed.
"I'm glad you like it! Now this is your room," North said.
"Oh! It's beautiful! I love it, thank you," she giggled. Her room had white walls. The bed was built into a platform built out of the floor. The bedspread was a solid blue, with one big white snowflake in the bottom right corner. The walls had a lot of different shaped snowflake paintings on them, all obviously done by the same artist, in the same collection. The room had a huge floor to ceiling window overlooking a beautiful snowy landscape. The curtains were white with pale blue, lavender, and teal snowflakes. It was very nice.
Elsa walked in and put down her small bag. Jack had asked her if she wanted to take more, but she had pointed out that she could make more clothes or other stuff that she could want. She ended up taking a sketch pad and some books, because she couldn't make those out of ice. North shut the door and all the other guardians went to their rooms to get settled in.
Jack's room was across the hall from Elsa's, in case she got in trouble. He went into her room after he finished settling in, and leaned up against the door frame. She was still unpacking, and singing a song. He listened, mesmerized. "Something has changed within me. Something is not the same. I'm through with playing by the rules of someone else's game! Too late for second guessing. Too late to go back to sleep! It's time to trust my instincts, close my eyes... And leap! It's time to try defying gravity. I think I'll try defying gravity and you can't pull me down!
When she finished, he sighed. "Wow. That was beautiful Snowflake," He said.
She spun around, shocked, then smiled. "Oh, it's only you."
"Only me?" He said pretending to be insulted. "Where's the 'handsome prince'! Where's the 'thank you for saving me'!" Elsa giggled. He grabbed her arm, spun her around and sat her down on the bed. "Come on, let's do something fun. I have an idea! Let me give you a tour. Not a boring, this is the stove, this is the sink kind of tour. We would do this Jack Frost style."
She smiled again and nodded. "I'd love to. Where should we go?"
"Maybe I could take you to the hidden grove. It's beautiful there. I know you would love it!"
They flew there, and she gasped and laughed as she saw the penguins waddling, and the polar bears play-wrestling, and all the other amazing sights at the North Pole.
When they landed,she gasped at the beauty of the place around her. "Jack- It's amazing! This is incredible! It's- it's..."
"It's indescribable. I've tried. I love it here. It's where I come-"
"To think... Wow... It's so amazing. Even I never knew winter could be so beautiful!"
"I know. It still takes my breath away, even though I've been here a lot."
They looked around for awhile, then Jack suggested they do something fun. They had a snowball fight, taught each other tricks the other hadn't thought of, and just had fun!
Later on when they were tired, they sat on top of the cliff above the waterfall, Elsa sitting in Jack's lap, his arms around her. There they watched the northern lights, and looked at the stars. "Wow, I feel more free than I've ever felt before!" Elsa said, leaning back against Jack's chest. "Thank you, Jack. That's the best thing anyone could have given me. I love you, so, so much," she said.
"I love you too. I couldn't live without you," he said. "Please, stay safe. I need you." They sat together for awhile, then Elsa fell asleep.
He carried her back to her room, and lay her down on the bed. Then he sat next to her, and watched her sleep for awhile. Just as he was about to leave, Elsa started tossing and turning. She cried out, and Jack grabbed her hand. "Jack! No please! Not Jack! Don't hurt him, please... No..." She whimpered.
"Elsa, Snowflake, it's alright. I'm right here. It's just a dream! Please! Wake up!" He yelled, shaking her shoulder.
The other guardians heard him and rushed in. "Jack? What's wrong? Is Elsa okay?" Said North, his swords drawn.
"I think so, she's just having a nightmare, but she won't wake up! I'm nervous. What if it's Pitch!" He said, his face in his hands.
"Jack, calm down. It's going to be okay. Sandy, can you help her?" Tooth said, looking worried. Sandy nodded. He made a small ball of golden sand, and slipped it into her head. It was absorbed into her mind, and it eased her nightmare.
She gasped and woke up. "Jack!"
"Elsa! Are you alright?!" He said, grabbing her arm.
She started to cry. "No... No... He-he had you... You were... I-I can't..."
"Elsa! Elsa, please, don't cry. It's fine, I'm alright. Please, please don't cry," Jack murmured to her.
"Come on, let's give them some privacy," North muttered to the other guardians, and they left.
Jack sat there, holding Elsa tightly to him, until she stopped crying. She pressed her face into his chest, and he rubbed her back. "It's alright, shhh. It's alright. Everything is going to be fine. We're all okay. It's going to be alright. I love you Snowflake. Everything is okay. You're fine. Shhh, stop crying. You're okay, you're fine. Everything is going to be alright," he muttered to her.
"Jack," she said looking up at him. Her face was stained with tears as she said "Jack, I was so afraid. He said he had you, he said you were gone. He-he said it was my fault. He said I-I," and burst out crying again. "I'm so glad you're okay, I was terrified something had happened to you! I-I can't-I don't know what I would do with out you. I need you."
"Who said all those things?! Who did this to you?! Tell me! Please! I can't let anything happen to you!" Jack said, glaring into the distance.
"It was him, the dark man. Pitch." She whispered, feeling shivers run across her skin when she said his name.
"Stay here. I'm going for a fly. I have to sort through my thoughts. Mostly chose how I'm going to make Pitch pay for hurting you," he said, smiling jokingly. She stared worriedly out the window after him as he flew away. Little did she know, he was going to see the boy who had helped him save the world, Jamie.
"Hey Jamie, sorry I haven't stopped by lately. Been kind of busy."
"Jack! I hoped you would come tonight, I was getting worried!" Jamie said, jumping out of bed. "So, what happened?"
"A LOT of things, actually. Pitch is back-"
"WHAT!" Jamie screamed.
"Yeah, I know. Also, I'm in love." Jack said.
"You are? That's great!" Jamie exclaimed. "Tell me about her!"
"Well, she's amazing. Her name is Elsa, and she's the Queen of Arendelle. She has ice and snow powers, same as me. She's one of the most incredible people I've ever met. She's beautiful, and kind, and smart. You'd like her. She never puts anyone down, and treats everyone the same, no matter how big or how small. And she was my best friend before-before I died. She was there, when I died, actually. And she's been almost killed three times, by the same guy. Now Pitch is after her to get to me, and I don't know what to do! She has nightmares every night, and I can't do anything to help. I feel so useless!" He cried out.
"Jack, calm down. It's alright. What she needs right now, though, is for you to be near her. You should go to her," Jamie said, putting his hand on Jack's shoulder.
He nodded. "You're probably right. I gotta go. See you later," he said, jumping to the window.
Jack started to fly back to the North Pole, when he heard someone mutter "Hello Jack," in a low, dark voice.
"Pitch!" He growled, swing around and raising his staff. "Show yourself!"
Pitch appeared to the left of Jack. "How's Elsa doing? Is she afraid?" He smiled wickedly.
"If you so much as lay a finger on her I will murder you!" Jack shouted angrily, swinging around again to face Pitch. He made a ball of black sand that expanded until you could see Elsa at the North Pole.
"Oh, I don't have to lay a finger on her to do this!" He said maliciously. He snapped, and she stiffened in pain and fear. "Oh, and watch this!" Pitch said, pretending to be excited. He clapped, and Elsa screamed and fell to her knees.
"Stop! Please, don't hurt her," Jack cried out. "This is our fight, don't bring her into this!"
"She's already in this fight! Besides, she was the one that brought me back! Why didn't she ever tell you about that? Hmmm, Jack? I think I would have told the person I love if I had helped his archenemy come back. Or maybe she doesn't love you?"
"Stop it! Stop hurting her!" He screamed, hurtling toward Pitch, staff held out. He easily blocked Jack's first burst of ice, then leaped out of the way for the second.
"Are you angry, Jack? Are you afraid, of what else she could have been hiding from you?"
"Shut up!" He shouted, hitting Pitch in the chest with ice. Pitch looked shocked, then smiled viciously and disappeared. Jack kicked the ground, muttering angrily, then remembered Elsa. He kicked off the ground and flew toward the North Pole.
I know this is really long, I just didn't know where to end it. I posted this early because I won't be able to post Saturday or Sunday. Thanks for reading, please review, follow and favorite!
