Chapter 11

"Jack" Elsa breathed out. Jack smiled an awkward smile. Elsa was unsure about whether or not she should allow him to enter. What if I hurt him? What if I lose control like I did with Anna? All her worries dissipated when she saw Jack's smile. Her best friend since birth who never failed to melt her heart. She finally stepped aside to allow him to enter. Slowly, he walked in as she shut the door behind him. There was awkward tension in the room as both did not know what to say.

Jack's hands were in his pockets as he looked around Elsa's new room. That morning, he had been told about Elsa's new room and the firing of many of the servants, luckily for him, his mother was not one of them. The gates remained closed that morning and he couldn't help but wonder what had happened. "Elsa I— " "Jack— " the two said at once. "You go ahead," Elsa said softly, as she sat down on her bed. Noticing her timidness, Jack sat next to her and took her hands in his. "What happened last night?" Jack began softly. "I came back to a whole bunch of workers leaving. The gates stayed closed this morning. You and Anna are apart and are not playing, the whole castle just seems sad." Jack said with concern in his voice. "Your mother didn't get fired did she?" Elsa asked quietly with a hint of worry. Jack shook his head, "no, her and I are still here to stay," he said smiling. Elsa's mouth twitched up for a second, but then left as soon as it had appeared, causing Jack to become even more concerned.

Elsa took a deep breath and then began to tell her story. "I… Anna and I were playing in the ballroom. We were having so much fun. We were skating, playing in piles of snow. She started jumping. I was catching her with the snow. But then she started going faster. I couldn't keep up. I slipped and fell. I saw her jump again and I panicked. I called out her name and my powers just bursted out of me. They hit her in the head and she passed out" Elsa was crying now as she recalled the night before.

"We took her to these trolls. They messed with her memories. Made her forget my magic. They told me that I must control my powers. I-I'm so scared Jack. I hurt her. I'm a monster," Elsa said, her tears falling heavily as she stared down at her hands. Her story broke Jack's heart. Being 3 years older, Jack always felt the need to protect Elsa. He swore to protect her from any sort of sorrow or pain that would face her. And now he knew that he failed.

Elsa's heavy sobs brought him out of his thoughts. He wrapped his arms around her as she cried into his chest. He drew circles on her back, trying to transmit some sort of comfort. "Shhhhh," he soothed. "You are not a monster Elsa. You are the most beautiful, strong, kind, and warm hearted person I know. It isn't your fault. None of this is your fault," Jack said.

"But it is my fault! I hurt her Jack! These stupid powers. I wish I had never been born with them," she said as she clenched her fists, now covered in gloves. "It's not your fault Elsa. You did not mean any harm towards Anna. And your powers, they're beautiful" Jack said with all sincerity and honesty. "What if I can't control my powers Jack? What if… what if I just end up hurting more people? What if I hurt you? I couldn't take it if I ended up hurting you too," Elsa said fearfully as she moved away from Jack's embrace.

"You won't hurt me Elsa, I know you won't." Jack said moving closer to her, causing Elsa to move even further back. "But what if— " "you won't." Jack said. "I believe in you and know that you would never hurt me" he said as he quickly embraced her in a hug. "Please don't shut me out Elsa. We're best friends," Jack said with desperation in his voice. "I just don't want to hurt you," she said softly, her tears slowly drying. "You won't. We've been talking for a while and you haven't hurt me yet," Jack said smiling, trying to reassure her. "That's true," she said with a bit of confidence. "See, everything is going to be ok."

Jack broke apart from their embrace and looked Elsa in the eye. He held up his pinky and looked at her seriously. "Promise me that you will never shut me out. Promise me that you will not be afraid of your powers. In turn I will promise you that I will always be here for you. I will always be by your side and you will always be my best friend. Promise me this," Jack said with all sincerity. Elsa nodded and wrapped her pinky around his. "I promise," she said.


And so Elsa and Jack remained the best of friends that they had always been. Although Elsa began to isolate herself from both her parents and Anna, she kept her promise and never shut Jack out. Anna would come knocking on her door everyday, reminding Elsa of her mistake and regrets. For Elsa, she still continued to fear her powers. But her knight always managed to make her feel a bit better, a bit safer.

Years went by and today was the day of the eldest princess's 11th birthday. The moon shone brightly, and from it came streams of light. The light flowed towards the castle and towards a little village house. It flowed into the heads of two children: the princess and the servant boy. And in their heads, a beautiful and strange dream that felt like a memory appeared before them.


Elsa's POV

I was sitting by a pond. It was winter. The trees around me were barren with icicles hanging that shone millions of colors as the sun reflected on it. The pond was completely frozen and there was snow all around. I was singing a song. One which I do not recognize. My voice seemed almost distant, as if it was not actually coming from me. I was wearing warm brown clothes and a cloak. I was alone, but it did not seem to bother me.

Suddenly I heard something collide with the ice and a low grunt. I looked up to see "Jack?" I asked, however no sound came out. Without telling myself to, I walked over the Jack who had just fallen. He looked slightly younger and wore older clothes that were brown like his hair and eyes. "Are you ok?" I heard myself say. Jack blinked a couple of times and then replied to me. The scene continued and it seemed as if it was mine and Jack's first meeting. It was strange since we already know each other and everything I seemed to say was not actually coming from me.

My dream felt almost as if it was Jack and I in two other people's places. Or like how our lives would be if we lived in another lifetime. Either way it was strange to say the least. Although strange, I still smiled at it. The me in it seemed happy and it was nice to see Jack in my dreams. I woke up remembering what day it was today. I looked outside to see snow. Oh how I wish I could go outside and play like the other kids do. I suddenly heard a knock on my door. One which I had become so familiar to over the years. It was Anna once again. My heart broke as she talked to me through the door. "Please go away Anna," I yelled out, a tear falling down my face.

I heard her tiny footsteps walk away and leave me in my isolation. I continued staring out the window at the snowflakes falling. Although winter is beautiful, there was a sadness to it that only I understand. I looked at my hands with disdain. Although I had promised Jack that I would not fear them I couldn't help but feel hateful of them. I wore gloves everyday in order to keep them contained, but these days I could feel them getting stronger. I could feel my powers trying to escape and nowadays it was beginning to get more difficult to conceal them. I repeated my mantra in my head: Conceal, don't feel, don't let it show.

Another stray tear escaped. Then I heard another knock and my door opening. I looked back to see my best friend. Jack has been here for me since forever and is the only person who can really calm me down and keep me from losing control. Throughout the years I have seen him maturing. Sometimes my heart beats faster when I see him and I'm always happy yet nervous when I am with him or see him. I know I love him, but I doubt he loves me. After all, who would love a monster like me. I would just end up hurting him anyways.

Jack stepped in and closed the door behind him. His hands were behind his back and I saw him walk towards me. I smiled shyly at him. "Happy Birthday Elsa," Jack said as he took out a beautifully wrapped box from behind his back. I gasped as I saw the beautiful midnight blue box with a silver bow. "Jack" I breathed out. "You didn't have to" I was probably grinning the most stupid grin now.

"Of course I had to princess," Jack said with his signature smirk. "Now open it" he said as he sat down beside me on the windowsill. I carefully untied the bow and ripped open the paper. It was a beautiful wooden box that was painted white and had silver embellishments like snowflakes and frosty designs. I opened it to see a graceful and elegant ballerina spinning as a beautiful melody played. The ballerina was pale and wore a baby blue dress. On the inside of the lid there was a mirror with some words written in beautiful gold calligraphy. I will wait for you no matter where. It's always you my Crystal Snow.*

It was absolutely magical and beautiful. Tears of joy began to collect in my eyes. "Jack" I breathed out, happiness clear in my voice. "Do you like it?" I heard him ask nervously. I giggled at this and then tackled him in an embrace. I know it is unprincess like, but it's just Jack here and no one else. "I love it," I said holding him tightly. I felt him relax and then wrap his arms around me. Then he chuckled. "I'm glad you like it," he said. His voice had gotten deeper over the years, but it still had the power to make me feel warm and protected.

"Why Crystal snow?" I asked as I continued to admire the music box. It was playing a beautiful melody that was calm and felt like winter and magic. "Well you're my snowflake," Jack began as he rubbed the back of his neck— a nervous habit of his since forever. "But you're not just like any snowflake. You're definitely unique and delicate. But you're also strong like that of a crystal and absolutely sparkle with beauty and light." I blushed at his words and saw his cheeks become a bit rosier as well. I couldn't stop smiling. He called me beautiful and strong and light. "Thank you Jackson," I said to me hugging him tighter. "You're welcome. Happy birthday Snowflake," he said.


The two friends spent the rest of the day together enjoying each other's company. They ate breakfast and simply talked about their lives, their future, and just happy things. "I had such a weird dream last night," Elsa began. "It was almost like a memory," she said as she played around with a snowflake in the palm of her hand. When Jack was there, Elsa always had control. When he was there, she felt free, she felt like she could just be herself.

"Strange, I did too." Jack replied. "You were in it. Except it wasn't you," Jack explained. "Same in mine, it was almost like everything the me in the dream said… wasn't me." Elsa said contemplating. "Is it possible we were dreaming the same dream?" Elsa asked. "Depends," Jack shrugged. "What was yours about?" he asked. "Well.. I was at this pond, it was winter so the pond was frozen. The me in the dream was singing." Elsa hummed the tune that she remembered hearing. Jack loved when she sung, part of the reason why he got her the music box. He also knew that she too loved music and that it made her feel free and expressive. Elsa stopped singing and continued her dream. "Then there was a thud and you were sprawled out on the ice. Except, it wasn't you somehow. It was you, but the you in my dream did not know who I was." Elsa explained. Jack's eyes widened. "I had the exact same dream!" he exclaimed. Both of them were shocked. "How is this possible?" Elsa muttered.

"I don't know, but it must be because you and I have a strong connection," Jack said blushing. "Perhaps," Elsa hummed. "It just, it felt so real. Almost as if it was my own memory, but that's impossible. I've known you far longer than just today. You're my best friend after all" Elsa said, still riled from the fact that they shared a dream. "Perhaps it was from our previous lives" Jack provided. "Do you think we knew each other in our previous lives?" Elsa asked with a bit of uncertainty. "I don't see why we couldn't. Perhaps we're meant to be best friends. Perhaps we are meant to know each other and be close in every lifetime," Jack said with a bit of hope and wonder in his eyes. "Maybe," Elsa agreed as she smiled. "I hope we'll always be friends. In this lifetime and all of the ones we have afterwards. Forever and ever," Elsa said with determination and hope in her eyes. "I know we will."

*The song I am referring to is Crystal Snow by BTS. That is a lyric from the song which I absolutely love. Yes I am an ARMY, a proud one at that.

A/N: Hey everyone, here's a little update since I realized it's been a month since I last updated. Thank you to everyone for your lovely reviews. They really encourage me to continue writing this. I am sorry I haven't updated this in a while, but school has been hectic and I am actually procrastinating right now by writing this. Overall I hope you enjoy this chapter though. Once again, thank you so much for reading!