We reach the castle as dusk came. There's something chilling about being at the castle, and I'm not sure what. Maybe it's the distant howling, or the shadows that seem darker than usual, or that the sky is bleak. Perhaps it's myself. I can't help but feel a little freaked at all of this-there's something terrifying about looking into those silver-gold eyes of Pitch Black. How can anyone have eyes so beautiful yet make them look so cold?

My father always told me conceal, don't feel. Right now, I'm doing that with my fear– I don't want Pitch Black to believe he's achieved anything. Part of me wants to show that even if I am just a mortal, I'm stronger than he is. My will can't break, not here, and not now.

The door of the castle opens easily, and I take my first step inside since this past year. My footsteps echo through the empty entrance hall. My heart is pounding in my chest. My whole body is shaking and for the first time since I created this place, I don't want to be here. I want to be far, far away from this place- as far as I can get. I don't like how the shadows look.

"I still can't believe you made this place," Jack says loudly examining the room, breaking me from my thoughts.

I scowl at him. "Shh, Jack," I scold him. "I guess we're not going to surprise Pitch now." I roll my eyes and allow my voice to raise, suddenly not so scared. Pitch can't use this place against me– this castle is my creation, and it will not be used for any darkness. I'll be damned if he uses this place against me- plus, now both Jack and I can work together and be prepared this time. Together it's double our strength.

I head to the stairs, and Jack follows me. "This place looks big on the inside, but there's not much in it. There's one other room, and that's all the way at the top," I tell him. "So, if pitch is here, it's the only other place he can be."

"And if he's not, we have this massive castle all to ourselves," Jack says enthusiastically, and a little suggestively. "We can do whatever we want to." He winks at me, and all I can do is stare at him, shocked. He holds up his hands in defense. "Or, you know, we could just talk. Whatever you want."

I just sigh and begin my ascent up the stairs. The journey feels longer than usual. Maybe it's just the unknown of what awaits us– we could walk into an empty room, or we could face Pitch Black. I'm not entirely sure which I'd rather at this stage. If we face Pitch, it brings both terror and some sort of relief because at least I know it's not Anna who has to face him. If he's not there then there's the relief of not having to face him myself.

Jack hesitates outside the room, then looks at me. "Look, I think I should go first.. Just in case," he says to me. "If he is in there, I want you to run and get the Guardians, alright?"

I just shake my head. "No," I reply. "If he's in there, I'm staying to help you."

"You're not going to change your mind no matter how much I plead, are you?" I just smile at him and he sighs. "Fine. But I'm going in first–"

"Yeah, right," I scoff. "Same time."

He doesn't say anything, so I stand beside him, and together we slowly open the doors. I brace myself, and then...

Nothing.

There's no sign of Pitch ever being in this room. I let out a shaky breath, and Jack does the same. No matter how brave he's been trying to act, I know he's scared deep down. He's just good at hiding it. I've always been good at hiding my emotions- it was how I was raised. On the inside, though, there's this big massive build up of fear, doubt and other emotions which are all threatening to burst out of my like a river bursting its damn after heavy rainfall.

"Well, that's that, I suppose," he says delightfully. "Which means hopefully one of the other guardians has caught him."

"Or maybe he's biding his time," I suggest, not wanting to think that Anna may be the one who has to face him. "He's probably realized just how powerful you actually are. I mean... I never expected you to catch both Anna and me. Plus, now you've got the Guardians to help us. He's not going to come fight you with no plan."

Jack makes an impressed expression, and I feel a little joyful about that. "I think my type is smart girls," he tells me with a grin. His expression darkens. "You're right though, I guess. Pitch isn't stupid.. He's the oldest immortal besides the Man in the Moon. The Man in the Moon created the Guardians to fight off Pitch so they haven't been around as long."

"Being the oldest doesn't always mean much," I tell Jack. "Even the oldest can make mistakes." I have a flashback of myself pushing Anna away from me all those years. I stare at a space on the ground, and we stand in silence for a few minutes. "What's Pitch's deal, anyway? Why's he so obsessed with bringing fear to people?"

Jack frowns, and grips his staff tightly. He leans against the wall, and I know before he even talks that there's a reason as to why Pitch is the way he is. "I don't know if it's true, but I've heard things," Jack begins. "The story goes that Pitch used to be a general for the Man in the Moon, catching fearlings, and dream pirates. He even had a family– a wife and a child." I don't like how Jack uses 'had' in that sentence. "One day, though, the pirates wanted revenge on Pitch... So they came for his wife and daughter, the things that Pitch loved more than anything in the whole universe. His daughter, Emily Jane, had snuck out, but the mother was left and killed by the pirates. Pitch kept guard of the cells once he had caught all of the pirates and fearlings. One day, though, the fearlings hypnotized him into thinking he could hear his daughters screams, and in fear, he opened the gates holding the fearlings. They possessed him, and now he's out to bring fear into everyone."

"And his daughter? Is she...?" I couldn't bare to even speak the words. Did the pirates get her too? Is she dead? My throat tightens at the thought– losing family is the hardest thing to ever have to deal with.

"She's alive," he tells me. "She's Mother Nature."

"Mother Nature?" I feel ridiculous for feeling surprised at the thought of Mother Nature existing– what next?

"Yeah. No one's really seen her, though," he replies. "She always stays neutral, and she blends in with nature. I mean, Mund, Tooth and Nightlight say they've seen her–"

"Nightlight? Who's he?" I ask.

"Oh, yeah," Jack says as though suddenly remembering I don't know much about his world. "He was formerly a bodyguard for the Man in the Moon, and he's the one who trapped Pitch on the earth the first time," he explains. "He's also the reason he's reawakened, but that's not important. He never went back to guarding the Man in the Moon, and mostly just hangs around places. He doesn't do much."

"There's so many of you," I whisper. "I just assumed it was you, the Guardians and Pitch. There's like... A lot. A huge amount of you immortals. Okay... Okay... That's..."

"Strange?"

I make a face. "I'm not sure if I'm amazed or freaked," I admit.

"Well, consider yourself lucky you met me first," Jack jokes. "I'm the cool one. Ugh. Imagine if you had met Mund first and started liking him." He makes a disgusted face and I laugh.

"He's a bunny," I remind Jack.

"He's a big bunny," Jack says.

"Speaking of 'liking'," I say. "I.. I wondered if we could talk about last night?" Jack nods his head, his cheeks turning pink. "We.. We like each other, but... What does that even mean if we can't be together?"

Jack looks frustrated. "Can't we just... Not talk about that?" he asks quietly. "I know.. I get it. But this is the first time since I've turned that I've been able to act a little normal. I thought we agreed that we should just live in the moment."

"We did," I agree. "But... What about when it's time for you to leave? What then? I'm going to keep getting older, and–" Jack cuts me off with an unexpected kiss. I feel instantly calmer as he wraps his arms around me. "– and I think I worry too much."

"Now that I agree with," he says with a smile. "I think we should head back to the castle and wait for the others and see if they've found him."

Flying with Jack always gives me a rush of adrenaline. I enjoy looking down at the ground below us knowing that I'm not going to fall, and that we're defying all laws of gravity, which is insane! I suppose I'm defying the laws of nature with my powers— is there even laws of nature? I mean, Mother Nature exists, and Jack creates snow and ice for winter— nothing is ever going to be the same for me again. My head aches at all this new information.

Although knowing Jack has brought some chaos into my life (that chaos being Pitch), I'm glad I met him and that I'm able to know more about his world. It's all so magical- and I've experienced magic first hand (from myself and from the trolls). It's all quite mesmerising, actually.

As we near Arendelle, I have a sudden thought. "Jack," I say, getting his attention. "Do you ever feel sorry for Pitch?"

Jack thinks about this for a few minutes. Then, he finally nods his head. "Yeah. I mean, he's not entirely evil– there was some good in him before. I also feel like I can relate to him sometimes. Him being lonely and unbelieved in all the time."

"Well, I believe in you and so does Anna, and if Anna ever has kids she'll make sure they believe in you too," I reassure him. This causes him to smile warmly as he begins to descend down onto my balcony.

"Thanks," he mumbles, pleased with this news. "I think we should wait in the ballroom."

I nod my head and open the door, only to find Joseph and a few guardsmen standing in my room. They all turn to me, and I'm not sure who's more surprised– me, or them. "What are you doing?" I ask, perplexed.

Joseph rushes over to me looking relieved. "Where have you been? How on earth did you get out onto the balcony? You and Anna both disappear without even a note! You had us all worried sick."

"Is Anna back?"

Joseph frowns at me. "No. Where were you, Elsa?"

"At my ice castle, and I, uh, created an ice stairs to get up here" I tell him. "What are you doing in my room?"

"I want to talk to you," Joseph says. He looks at the guards and they salute, then walk out the door into the hallway. When we're alone I feel somewhat nervous– what could Joseph possibly want to talk about?

He lets out a frustrated sigh. "What's going on, Elsa? You're hiding something from me, I know it," he says. "You sent help to that child, but the man says nothing came, only that the child got better. That... That thing that happened last night– what the hell was that? The whole wall breaks open. You.. I thought you and Anna were dead, but here you are, alive! And I'm happy about that, but nothing in my mind can even make any stupid solution as to how you survived that fall."

"You can tell him," Jack says. "Look at the poor man– he looks so confused. Oh, man. I wish I could get a painting of his face right now."

I stare at Joseph for a few seconds. There's two outcomes to this– he believes me and sees Jack and the others, or he thinks I'm a complete nutter and leaves me. Plus, if I tell him about Jack, part of me knows I have to tell him about how I feel towards Jack, and Joseph and I are getting married in a few weeks, for crying out loud!

Joseph stares back at me, waiting patiently for an answer. "I did send help to the girl," I say slowly, not wanting to throw all of this onto Joseph. I don't think he'd be able to handle it. He looks at me confused. "You're not going to believe me, but just remember, I can do this–" I hold out my hand and a snowflake appears above my hand "– so, anything is possible, alright?" He nods his head, still looking confused. "There's these people called Guardians. Well, not exactly people... More like immortals. And, um, you know them–"

"No I don't. Are you lying to me?"

I shake my head fast. "No. I'm not. And yes, you do– there's four of them– North, Toothiana, Bunnymund and Sandy... Um, also known as Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, the Easter bunny and the sandman."

I wait patiently for his answer. He opens his mouth numerous times to reply, but nothing comes out. Until: "Huh?"

"Yeah. They're known as the Guardians, and they're real. Yeah, it shocked me too. But it's not just them– what you saw last night, when Anna and I were floating above the ground... We weren't floating. An immortal named Pitch Black was holding us there."

"Pitch Black? And he wants you dead?" Joseph asks, rubbing his temple like I had done when I first met Jack, believing myself to be insane.

"It's complicated," I decide. "And the reason Anna and I didn't die is because Jack Frost saved us. He's the first immortal I met... And ever since then nothing's exactly been the same for me."

"Jack Frost?" Joseph exclaims, looking at me in bewilderment. "No. No, you're lying. None of these myths are real!"

"That's insulting," Jack says.

"Yes, they are real!" I say. "And Jack's here right now. You can't see him because you don't believe in him. Anna and Kristoff can see him. I'm not insane... You just have to trust me."

We stand in silence for a few minutes while Joseph lets all of this sink in. He looks at me, deeply considering all of this. I don't look away despite how much I want to. Instead, I stare at him. Eventually, he looks at me.

"You're not lying?" he asks me quietly. I shake my head and look to Jack. He smiles at me, and I feel calmer. Joseph takes in a deep breath and I look back to him. "I believe you. I believe they're real."

Jack grins at Joseph and throws his staff back and forth in his hands. "So, can you see me?" Joseph stares at where Jack is standing, his mouth hanging open. "Something tells me Joseph can see me."

"You– you're–?"

"Jack Frost, the one and only," he answers. He holds out his hand to Joseph. "A pleasure to meet my.. Friends... Soon to be husband."

Joseph takes Jack's hand uncertain, and I chuckle under my breath when I see a look of surprise swipe across his face. He jerks back his hand, and stares at it. "You're cold," he comments.

"What can you expect?" Jack asks him. "I'm hardly going to be warm."

"You get used to it," I tell Joseph.

Suddenly, it looks as though it has finally hit Joseph. "Oh my god! You're all real— you! You're real. And Santa Claus, and the Easter bunny! Oh my god!"

Jack leans over to me. "He's handling this well." We both look at Joseph who's still mumbling in shock, throwing his hands up in disbelief, and is now beginning to pace the room. "Better than you, I must say."

"You were annoying me," I remind him.

"So glad we've moved on from that."

"This is insane! I can't... No. I do believe! But oh my god. All this time you've been real!" He turns to Jack. "How long have you two known each other?"

"A year... Kind of," Jack tells him. "It's... Complicated."

"Of course it's complicated!" Joseph exclaims. "You're not supposed to be real. But you're here!"

"When we should be going to the ballroom.." I remind Jack. "The others will probably be back soon."

"Oh, yeah," Jack agrees. He turns to Joseph with a smile on his face. "You want to meet the Guardians?"

"Do I?" Joseph replies. "Of course I do!" He looks so excited, that I actually smile. "This is going to be brilliant. I get to meet Santa Claus!"

I look to Jack as Joseph rushes out before us. "And here I was thinking that Joseph was all serious," I say.

"I always bring the fun out in people," Jack replies.

We both grin and follow Joseph down to the ballroom. I know soon I'll have to tell Joseph about Jack and I, but now is not that time. I've never seen Joseph act like this, and I quite enjoy seeing him so happy. It still doesn't make me want to marry him, but right now I'm going to forget about my wedding.

We have bigger stuff to be dealing; stuff I'd rather just forget about. Unfortunately, I can't because Pitch Black really really wants to bring fear into peoples lives. I just hope Anna and Kristoff are okay.

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