Chapter 10: Elsa
Instead of going home to wait for Anna to get back from her date and yell at her like a good sister should, I decide to go to a secluded meadow I found a few months after we first moved here. I walk as quickly as possible away from Jack's apartment and stop a few blocks away so I can hail a cab. One eventually stops and I slide in, telling the cabbie to take me to Johnson Avenue. He gets me there in twenty minutes and I thank him and pay him the fee before getting out onto the street. I walk down the alley between two buildings as a shortcut to get to the forest. It takes about five minutes when I get to the forest for me to reach my meadow and when I see it, it takes my breath away, just like it always does.
"It's good to be back." I say, throwing my head back and spinning in a circle. I throw my bag to the ground and shrug my cardigan off. I look at my glove-covered hands and slowly take off the black fabric that keeps my secret hidden from the world. They flutter to the ground and for the first time in a long time, I smile a true smile. I move my stuff off to the side and run, laughing, to the center of my meadow. I turn in a circle, taking in all the nature before it's frozen by my touch. I stand still for a moment before stomping my foot, letting the ground freeze over. I tilt my head towards the night sky and let a stream of ice out of my hand. The delicate swirls mix with the glittering stars, making it look like something out of a postcard. I raise my arms up and glide around on the ice, shooting ice and snow out in random, unique patterns. Soon I'm skating through a winter wonderland and I forget about my worries for a while. I stop and start to draw shapes with the glittery snow. But soon, the shapes turn into features and I realize I've drawn Jack. I quickly drop my hand, letting the design fall down with it. I don't know why, but whenever I'm around him I don't feel as tense. And last time I saw him, I didn't feel as if I needed to hide. Like my powers weren't as dangerous as I thought.
"What do you say to taking chances..." I sing softly to myself and suddenly I'm immersed in the words of the song and what they mean to me.
Don't know much about your life.
(No one knew about Anna and I...)
Don't know much about your world,but
(Why did I tell Jack?)
Don't want to be alone tonight,
(I seem distant, but I really do need people...)
On this planet they call Earth
You don't know about my past, and
(It's different to have someone know me for me and not my title.)
I don't have a future figured out.
(More like I don't have a future I want figured out.)
And maybe this is going too fast.
(I don't know why I told him my story so quickly.)
And maybe it's not meant to last,
(Soon, Anna and I will have to go back to Arendelle.)
But what do you say to taking chances,
(I walk to the edge of the forest and climb up a tall tree.)
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
(I pull myself up on a branch and settle into the crook, dangling my feet.)
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
(I reach up and grab a small twig, letting it frost over.)
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay
(I crush the twig in my hand before letting it fall to the ground.)
What do you say,
What do you say?
(Taking chances... What would happen if I were to let go of my powers?)
I just want to start again,
(I wish I could, I never would have left my room.)
And maybe you could show me how to try,
(That means I can't lose control of my powers, I need to keep Anna safe.)
And maybe you could take me in,
(For some reason, I feel like Jack understands me.)
Somewhere underneath your skin?
What do you say to taking chances,
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
(I jump down from the tree and look back at it, feeling bad that I froze it to the roots.)
Never knowing if there's solid ground below
(I don't know what would happen if I let go...)
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
(Bad things could happen, worse than when I froze Arendelle... Worse than when my parents died...)
What do you say,
(Do I want to take that chance?)
What do you say?
(Should I...? I slide my hands to the side, willing the ice to follow the movement of my hands. It winds its way across the meadow before a bird flies through it and pops out of the other end completely frozen. I gasp and drop my hands.)
And I had my heart beating down,
(The curse is getting stronger.)
But I always come back for more, yeah.
(I shouldn't have even done this, it's too dangerous.)
There's nothing like love to pull you up,
(What was I thinking?)
When you're laying down on the floor there.
(I'm so irresponsible...)
So talk to me, talk to me,
Like lovers do.
(How could I be so careless?)
Yeah walk with me, walk with me,
Like lovers do
Like lovers do
(I was responsible for my parents death and now I'll be responsible for Anna's.)
What do you say to taking chances,
(I've already got the meadow covered in ice...)
What do you say to jumping off the edge?
(Might as well have fun with it, I've already jumped.)
Never knowing if there's solid ground below,
(And I'm still falling...)
Or hand to hold, or hell to pay,
(There might be hell to pay... And I've lost the only people to hold my hand...)
What do you say,
What do you say?
(Forget about responsibility, for one minute could I be irresponsible?)
Don't know much about your life
And I don't know much about your world
(I'll never be normal...)
I stop and survey the damage I've done to my meadow. Everything's covered in a layer of ice with a dusting of snow decorating the top of it. The trees are decorated with little iced jewels and icy patterns swirling up it. There's snow still falling lightly from the sky and I tilt my face up to feel the last little bit before they all disappear. I sigh as the frost slowly melts from the trees and I go grab my bag before watching the rest of the ice and snow go away. I lean against a tree when I hear a rustling behind me. I whip around and stare through the trees.
"Who's there?" I call out while slowly backing up. I ready myself for an attack when Jack steps out of the trees. "Jack? What are you doing here? How did you find this place? Were you following me?" I rush out.
"Elsa, listen," He starts but cuts off as a giant bunny jumps out to stand next to him. I feel my eyes widen and he snorts.
"What? Never seen a giant bunny? I'm the Easter Bunny! Gosh," He complains. I never knew the Easter Bunny was Australian.
"You can call him Bunny." Jack grins at me. A short man seemingly made out of gold sparkles appears next on the other side of Jack.
"This is the Sandman. Also know as Sandy." Jack says. Oh, so it's sand. I nod mutely and Sandy smiles at me. Next to show up was a feathered fairy who zooms right up to me and pulls my lips away from my teeth.
"Oh Elsa, you still have such beautiful teeth! They were so cute and adorable! I mean they're still adorable, but they're more grown-" She exclaims before Jack runs up and pulls her off of me.
"And this is Tooth." He says and she waves animatedly. I give a weak smile and wave slightly back. He pulls her back with the others and another guy comes out.
"And, finally, this is North." Jack says, "A.K.A. Santa Claus."
"Nice to meet you Elsa. You never really asked for Christmas presents so I'm afraid I don't know much about you. Anna, however, is a completely different story. That girl never asked for less than a puppy, and one-" North says in a thick Russian accent before Tooth cuts in.
"And her teeth! You'd think her parents would limit her chocolate intake but no!"
"Okay, enough guys!" Jack says loudly. Everyone, except the Easter Bunny, looks at him. "Listen Elsa, we know you're secret-"
"No," I shout, "No you don't because I don't have a secret. I already told you my secret, there's nothing else Jack so stop trying to dig."
"We looked at the memories in your teeth Elsa." Tooth says, for the first time, sadly. "We know everything." I look at each of their somber, somewhat guilty faces and know its true. But that doesn't mean I can't try to deny it.
"I still have no idea what you're talking about."
"Oh yeah? Then how is this entire meadow frozen in the end of April?" Jack questions. I swallow hard and take a slow step back.
"You don't have to be afraid. You're not the only one like this." Jack says, coming towards me.
" No!" I shout and throw my hands in front of me, "Just stay away, please! I don't want you to get hurt!"
"You can't hurt me." He says, less than three feet away from me now.
"And why would you think that?" I ask. He grabs my hands and holds them firm while I try to pull away.
"This is why." He stares at our intertwined hands and for the first time I notice that my hands are warm. I look at him and he removes one of his hands to create a snowflake in his hand. My eyes widen and I let out a weak laugh.
"What?" I whisper.
"Listen, I know this is probably really exciting for you, and I'll admit it was really exciting for me too, but we have a problem." He looks back at North, Bunny, Sandy, and Tooth and they all come up to stand behind him.
"What? What's wrong?" I ask.
"When Anna went on her date with Hans, Claira went with them." Jack starts, "And I called her to tell her I was going to work and we talked for a bit and..."
"What? Spit it out Jack!" I say, getting more and more worried by the second.
"Anna's missing."
"What?!" I shout.
"Claira turned back to look at them and they were gone." Jack explains.
"Oh my God, they got her. They got her. They got her and it was all my fault! I should've stayed. I shouldn't have left my goddamned room!" I fall to my knees and put my head in my hands.
"We can help you find her love." Bunny says, hopping up to me. Tooth flies in front of me and hovers to look me in the eye.
"Elsa, we'll be able to find her." She reassures me.
"How?" I croak. It's North who answers this time.
"We're the guardians, and we'll get your sister back."
Sorry it took so long to update! But I hope you liked the chapter! The song Elsa sang was called "Taking Chances" by Celine Dion or you could look up the Glee version... Both are amazing!:D:D And another video you should look up is, "Christina Bianco Let It Go Cover." She impersonates a lot of different singers and she's amazing! Please review! Hope you enjoyed it!
~Isabelle