Chapter 9

Elsa got to the pond, both surprised, and yet not surprised, that no one was there. She sat down in the spot her and Jack used to lie in and reminisced about their time together. She had always thought about what their life would have been like. She imagined it would not be much different from her previous life. She looked at the ring that she always wore. The one that she received from him. We would have been married. She thought. We would have had a house in the village. Jack as a shepherd, we would sell beautiful clothes and blankets and crafts. I would take care of the kids and the house. We would watch them run around in the field. Everything would have been beautiful and peaceful. As Elsa imagined what their life would have been like, a few tears collected in her eyes. She quickly wiped them away.

It was not that she hated her current life. She just… wished he could be in it. She loved her children, and, in a way, she loved Christian, but she can only think about what it would have been like with Jackson. Suddenly, she heard a rustling in the trees. Thinking it was Jackson, she stood up and patted down her dress. She looked up and was surprised to see that it was not Jackson, but his sister. "Jenny?" Elsa asked.

The girl nodded. "I was not sure if you would recognize me or not," she said. Elsa smiled. "Of course I would recognize you," Elsa said smiling. Jenny nodded her acknowledgement and slowly walked towards Elsa. "I knew I would find you here," she said. Elsa gave her a curious look. "Jack had brought me here once. I saw the marking that was on the tree so I figured that this place was special to you guys." she explained. "Speaking of Jackson— ," Elsa began, Jenny cut her off. "Come with me," she said quickly. "What?" Elsa asked. "Please, your majesty. I would like you to come with me, I must show you something," Jenny requested. Elsa nodded and complied.

Jenny took Elsa near her family's home. They went slightly passed it and walked up a hill. On the top was a stone topped with flowers. On the stone the words "Jackson Overland beloved son, brother, and friend" were written on it. Elsa read those words and then finally understood why she had not seen him. She felt her heart shatter and it was as if the weight of the world had collapsed on top of her. Her heart clenched and she felt numb to the world. Her mind was buzzing with emotions, dread, heartbreak, regret, sorrow. She fell to her knees and began sobbing uncontrollably. Beside her, Jenny stood, crying silently at the sight of the princess's sorrow. "I am so sorry," she said to Elsa. Elsa just shook her head and opened her arms up for an embrace. Jenny bent down and went into them, hugging Elsa back. The two cried together in front of the stone, grieving for their lost love.

Once their crying had settled, Jenny had taken Elsa back to the house. They sat on the couches, silent, drinking their tea, and thinking about their times with Jack. Both were out of tears to cry, the only thing coming out was dry sobs and sniffles. Finally, Elsa broke the silence. "I-I...I'm sorry I was not here for you when it happened," she said. Jenny shook her head. "No no no. I-It's ok. I understand. I know you would have come had you knew," she said. "M-may I ask… how… when… when did it happen?" Elsa said, stuttering slightly, afraid of the answer. Jenny sniffled and looked up. Elsa could see the pain and sorrow in her eyes as she grieved for her brother. "It was not long after you left. About a year or so. Today is actually the anniversary," she said sadly. This tore Elsa up even more. Today was not only her wedding anniversary with Christian, but the anniversary of Jack's death. The supposed "happiest day" of her life became the saddest day. "D-do… do you know… do you know how?" Elsa asked, her voice catching.

Jenny nodded and even more pain clouded her eyes. She had somehow regained her tears that began falling once more. "H-he died to save me," she said whimpering slightly. Through her tears, she continued. "I-I just wanted to go skating one more time. H-he was just so sad and I wanted to help him have fun again like how he helped me. The ice was thin and I was not careful. I fell and the ice cracked," more tears fell from her eyes and Elsa had begun crying with her. "He pulled me to safety with a stick, but then he fell in. I couldn't save him" she cried harder. "I am so sorry Jenny," Elsa said as she embraced the girl again and they cried together once more. If only I had not left. He would never had been that sad. Jenny would never had wanted to go skating. He would be alive. She would still have her brother. If only…

Elsa once again got lost in her thoughts and sorrows. Her heart ached for Jack. The colors of the world began to become dull, less saturated, and less vivid. So much pain pumped through her veins and her brain became fuzzy. Once she left Jack's house, she began walking back towards the pond. The sun had set and the moon had risen. The pond which once seemed so beautiful seemed dark and desolate. She looked into the water and felt disdain coarse through her veins. This was where Jack had died. The pond had killed him. The pond that had once been a place of their love and friendship, was now a place of her lover's death.

Elsa cried and curse at the pond. Collapsing on her knees and tearing up the grass around her. Her sobs were heartwrenching and were so powerful that the whole world seemed to turn somber as well. The moon watched from overhead. Elsa Winters. You are the one he was searching for. He observed her and looked through Jack's memory. The moon thought about his next move. He thought about the possible consequences, while also thinking about what must be done to fulfill the two's destinies. He could feel Elsa's pain and determined that his next move would be worth it. I am sure this will hurt someone. But they will live and this will allow light to shine once more. He thought.

And so, with the purpose of bringing the two together once more, he began his magic. The clouds began to cover the night sky around the area where Elsa sat. Snow began falling, lightly at first, and then all at once. Elsa sat their, numb to the cold, but scared at what she was seeing. Snow, in spring? She pondered. She looked up to see the moon shining brightly on her. The light felt warm and she chose to accept its embrace. She thought about the day her and Jack met. She smiled at the memory and then felt her consciousness, slip away.

An essence of light slipped from Elsa's body and into the sky. Her body then collapsed and all that was left was an empty shell of the person she used to be. The snow ended and the clouds in the sky cleared away. The moon placed her soul and memories besides that of Jack's and watched as they intertwined and played with each other, dancing in a beautiful rhythm.

The next day, Jenny had gone to the pond to see if Princess Elsa had visited it again before her departure. She was surprised and pained to see the princess's body laying there, void of life… in snow? How did snow get here? She wondered. She ran to tell the village who alerted the kingdom. As quick as he could, Prince Christian, along with his children, his parents, and Elsa's parents and sister, arrived at the village. They all broke into sobs at the sight of her body. The villagers too, griefed with them.

Out of request from Christian, they buried Elsa's body beside Jack's grave. A funeral was held and the whole kingdom mourned the death of their beloved princess. The moon had sent a message to Christian. And before the burial, he had taken the ring and necklace, and gave them to his eldest daughter, thinking that Elsa would have wanted that. The kingdom grieved for the longest time, however, life continued. Prince Christian never remarried and ruled the kingdom on his own once his parents stepped down. In the process of gathering Elsa's belongings, he had found her diary, filled with her memories of Jack and her love for him, Christian, and their children. Christian cherished this diary and told his children about the story of Elsa's and Jack's love as well as how he met her and their life together. He was replaced by his eldest daughter when he stepped down. She got married to her childhood friend and continued on the bloodline, telling her children of her mother who loved another and was mysteriously killed in the snow.

Jenny would visit Elsa and Jack's grave once every year to deliver flowers. The villagers too would sometimes visit them as well. However, as the kingdom was growing, people began to leave the village for the more sophisticated and advanced towns. Eventually the village became completely empty and desolate, with the exception of Oaken's shop which stayed strong while all other buildings became run down and covered in snow. The weather changed drastically in the kingdom of Arendelle. Now, in Elsa's and Jack's old village, the snow never disappeared. The mountain it resided on became known as the North Mountain and slowly erode to form the shape of a mountain. The pond and lake still remained as well as the tree with the two lovers markings.

And as time went on, Arendelle grew and grew, different kingdoms sprouted out around the kingdom which became surrounded by a fjord. The royal bloodline continued, never forgetting the story of the lovers. And on this winter night, the moon had decided that it was finally the time to restart their stories and fulfill their destinies. Which brings us to the next chapter of our story. Another chance, another story, another life.

It all begins, in the kingdom of Arendelle. Generations later where King Agnarr and Queen Iduna were birthing a child. The snow outside was light and beautiful and the moon shone its light on the kingdom. The sound of a baby's cry was heard. A little servant boy, the age of 3, could be seen running through the halls of the castle, his mom close behind him, excited to see the new princess. The boy had brown hair and hazel eyes that gleamed with fun and light. Everyone in the kingdom was eager to meet the new princess, luckily for him, his parents just happened to be loyal servants and close friends with the king and queen.

And so, out of breath, the boy and his mother finally reached the door of the king and queen's chamber. "Knock" his mother told him quietly. He nodded, and anxiously knocked. The door opened, allowing the two to enter. And this is where it begins again.