A/N: I'm sorry for the amount of time it took me to update, but here it is! No, this is not the end of the story for anyone wondering. :) Please enjoy.

Tooth and Mund were still missing in action, and the Governor still hadn't budged. This plan wasn't really well, going according to plan. I watched for three days as Elsa and Anna became more and more distraught over the fact that their father didn't seem to want to give in to us 'miscreants'. It seemed that Anna was finally seeing his true colors, and Elsa was only getting her suspicions of her father confirmed.

The only light at the end of this tunnel was that Elsa had begged us to take the money she had given me to bail out North. Because I was a wanted fugitive I couldn't exactly stroll in there, and Anna and Elsa weren't about to either - the cops would just bring them to their father. So Bulda, being the sweet woman she was, went in with the money and bailed him out.

He now sat at the table in Kristoff's kitchen, building a small model airplane with the kids.

Elsa and I sat on the floor next to each other. My arm, still in a brace, was doing better, but it did still hurt more than I would have liked to admit.

Kristoff sat with Anna, and it seemed that in just the past few days their 'friendship' had blossomed. She looked smitten with him, which apparently was something that happened to her more often than not.

"We need to figure out what the plan is here." I said, finally breaking the silence that had been torturing us for hours. The only sound in the apartment was North and the kids in the kitchen.

Elsa linked one of her fingers with mine, staring absentmindedly at the wall. I had decided that even if nothing came out of this, it was nice to have some companionship while she was around. It seemed she felt the same.

"I think..." Anna began from the couch opposite me. "I think we should go home." She finished quietly, looking at her hands.

I saw Elsa's eyes flit to her sister as she contemplated her statement.

"He's not going to pay. We can see that... and that's something that we as a family will have to deal with." Her sister finished.

The room was silent once again.

"I think she's right." I finally said after a few minutes. They turned to look at me, and I stared Elsa directly in the eyes. "I think you should both go home. You don't want to get any more involved in this life Elsa." I whispered to her, and lifted her hand to place a small kiss on it. "Try to break it from the inside... be the voice of reason for your father. But do it in there, not out here."

I looked at Kristoff, Anna, and finally North who had emerged from the kitchen. "I agree." He said, and though I knew he would be happy to finally have them from his life, he looked sad.

Elsa said nothing, but simply gave a small nod, and I saw a tear fall down her pale cheek.

"Tomorrow." She said. "Tomorrow we will go home."

I gave an inward sigh of relief. Would I miss her? Of course, but she would be safe. I also knew the longer I had her here, the worst it would feel when she was gone.

Elsa

The next morning was a somber one at Kristoff's home. Both Elsa and Anna were ready to find their way home, which Bulda said she would help them do. Anna wrapped Kristoff in a hug that Elsa knew meant she would miss him. Elsa on the other hand stood staring at Jack with tears in her eyes.

"I'm going to miss you." She whispered, taking a step closer to place her head on his shoulder. She shuddered with a sob and felt his good arm wrap around her. Never did she think she could feel so attached to one person, one that she had barely known. Yet at the moment, she felt like her heart was going to be torn out.

"I'm going to miss you too Elsa. You'll see me again... somehow." Jack responded, turning his head to place a kiss on her.

She lifted her head and leaned into him, mashing their lips together in a kiss that they both felt they couldn't get enough of. Her hands were in his hair, and his free hand was on the back of her neck, pulling her into him more. It took a clear of Anna's throat to make them stop and when they did, they pressed their foreheads against each others.

"Jack..." Elsa began, and she closed her eyes pushing more tears onto her face. "I love you Jack."

He pulled away slightly, and her heart dropped.

She continued. "I know I shouldn't. I know I still barely know you. But I do, I love you. And I will make this better. I will fix this somehow, and I will find you again."

His eyes scanned her face, leaving her hanging in moments that felt like years. It wasn't after he took a deep breath that he nodded and whispered, "I love you too Elsa."

"Come on Elsa, let's go." Anna said, reaching for her sisters hand. Elsa took it, and with a wave around the room and a push out of the door by Bulda, they were gone.

Jack

"Jack. I know... it sucks." Said Kristoff from my side. It had been only hours since they had left that I sat on the couch, feeling like I was in mourning.

"Do you Kristoff? Do you really know?" I responded, not even bothering to look up.

I felt empty, something that I normally loved feeling... but this was a different type of empty. I felt like something was missing, and I knew exactly what it was. I also knew that if I continued feeling this way, I would need to see her again.

And if I needed to see her again, that meant I was probably going to do something stupid.