Sneaking around probably wasn't the best idea, but Jack didn't really get "good" ideas. He need something in there. He didn't really know what he needed but he knew he needed it. There was something calling him here.
"Wow," Jack said to himself as he neared the building.
The North Pole was probably the most unique place Jack had ever been. It looked like a giant mansion that got hit by 10,000 blizzards, which it probably had. Other than the mansion part, there were several other buildings built into the mountain. There were way to many small buildings to count, railroad tracks, bridges, and lots of ice.
Jack neared the workshop, but the moment he reached the ice-bridge, he was busted. A Yeti appeared out of nowhere and picked him up by the feet.
"Hey!" Jack shouted, dangling in midair. "Put me down!"
The Yeti threw Jack into a snowbank.
Jack poked his head out of the snow and shouted at the Yeti, "I'll be back! I'll see you again… uh…"
"Phil," The Yeti told Jack.
"I'll see you again, Phil!" Jack shouted at the yeti as it walked away.
The winter spirit struggled to get out of the snowbank, but when he did, he brushed himself off, grabbed his staff and sulked away.
He didn't even know why he wanted to get into the North Pole. It was as if something inside him told him that was what he needed to do. He shrugged and ignored it.
Using his staff, Jack flew off into the night.
In the distance, Pitch Black watched the winter spirit. He felt a smile creep on to his face. He'd finally done it. He'd finally found the fifth child. No at least there was some hope left for him to destroy the children.
Jack landed on the shore of the fjords of Arendelle. It was almost midnight, and everyone was inside. It was silent.
The winter spirit took his time wondering through Arendelle, looking at all the houses and shops. They all looked similar, but each beautiful in their own way. Jack walked across the bridge and towards the gates.
He quietly snuck into the castle, but only realized it didn't matter until he reached the Great Hall. He was still invisible to everyone. Except Elsa and Anna, that is. Jack reached Elsa's bedroom and was about to enter when he thought of something. He shouldn't be waking her up, she needs her sleep. So instead of bothering her, he turned away and decided to explore the castle.
Jack walked every hallway, discovered every room, left no object untouched. After all, there wasn't anything else he could do. He promised Elsa he wouldn't leave her again, and he didn't need sleep. The winter spirit was in the last area of the castle he didn't already see. It was the library.
He quietly opened the door, just because people couldn't hear him doesn't mean they can't hear the door, and slipped in. It was probably the largest library he'd ever seen. Jack wasn't that interested in reading, but he did occasionally pick up a book. He would most definitely pick up a book from this library.
Just as he was about to take a book off the first shelf, he heard a sneeze. Someone else was in the library. On the other side of the room, Jack could just barely make out the faint light of a candle. He slowly started towards it.
Rapunzel didn't want to disturb Eugene, but she just couldn't sleep. Her mind was racing, and she didn't know why. It had been happening for the past few nights, and when she did fall asleep, she'd have nightmares.
She couldn't keep going like this. Rapunzel often woke up Eugene with her screaming, and she knew, no matter how often he protested, he needed sleep too.
Rapunzel crept out of bed, carefully so she wouldn't disturb her husband, and walked out the door. She didn't know where she was going, but she did know it was anywhere other than the room. If she couldn't fall asleep, she'd just have to stay up.
The princess retreated to the library, which she had discovered a day earlier. She could spend days, no years, in a library. There were millions of things she could discover in just one room. So, lighting a candle, she sat down at a table and began to read.
Jack approached the light, and saw that it was a girl reading. She looked about the same age as Elsa, but she had short dark hair. She seemed very attached to the book she was reading. Jack walked around the table she was at and bent his head to see the cover of the book. The History of Arendelle it read.
"That looks interesting," Jack said alound.
"Hmm?" The girl looked up at him. "Sorry, I didn't even see you come in. Am I not supposed to be here right now? I just couldn't sleep, and I needed to get my mind off things."
It took Jack a moment to realize she was talking to him. It was as if she thought Jack was part of the staff. She seemed edgy, and Jack decided it probably wasn't the best idea to tell her he was an invisible winter spirit that no one believes in.
"I don't work here. I'm just," Jack thought for a moment. "I'm visiting."
"Oh," the girl looked at him. "Are you a thief?"
"What? No." Jack said a little startled. "Elsa invited me to stay here for a little."
"Hmm," The girl said. "Me too. I'm her cousin Rapunzel. And you are?"
"Jack. Just Jack," the winter spirit replied.
Rapunzel narrowed her eyes, "Do I know you? You seem very familiar."
"Probably not. I travel around a lot. Don't tend to socialize very much," Jack replied.
Rapunzel was sure she'd seen the boy before, maybe in a picture, or in a book. A book…
"Wait," Rapunzel stood from her seat at the table and stared at the boy. "I read about you. You're Jack Frost! You were in an old fable book I read a few weeks ago. Are you real? Am I hallucinating?"
"I'm pretty sure I'm real," Jack said smiling a little. It was unusual for anyone to recognize him, even if he was in a book. Most people would just skip over the page about him and read about Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny.
"Well then, Jack Frost, since we're both here, I'd love to hear about your travels," Rapunzel said with wide curious eyes.
