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Elsa broke away first, but she had a smile on her face.
Jack smiled, too. He finally had Elsa back. He couldn't have been happier.
"Hey, Elsie?" He smirked.
Elsa laughed, playfully whacking him in the chest.
"Still calling me that, huh?" She asked.
"Hey, I lost three years, I have every right to be childish." He pouted.
"I know. And you're right, I-"
"No, no, now's not the time to get all sentimental on me. Come on, I want to show you something," he dragged her out of her practice room and into another.
"Jack, what is it?" She smiled.
He winked at her, strapping a guitar around his shoulder.
He then got semi serious.
"Well, a lot of people do this, so I though 'why not?'" He smiled at her.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"Well, most people call it a love song, Elsa."
Elsa blushed.
"Jack, you don't have-"
"I know, but I want to. I hope you remember this song." He smiled, sitting down at the piano.
Elsa walked over and sat with her legs crossed facing him on the piano bench.
He started playing, or more, picking, a slow tune that Elsa would know anywhere.
It had been her favorite song before the accident.
Her eyes lit up, Jack didn't fail to notice, and he smiled as he began to softly sing.
When I look into your eyes
It's like watching the night sky
Or a beautiful sunrise
Well, there's so much they hold
Elsa smiled back, swaying her head slightly with the music.
And just like them old stars
I see that you've come so far
To be right where you are
How old is your soul?
As a child, Elsa never imagined how much this song would tie into her real life. But she loved it even more now that two things; one, that it did fit her life, and two, that it was Jack singing it to her.
Well, I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
She closed her eyes for a moment, just listening to Jack's beautiful guitar playing and his voice. She couldn't have been happier anywhere else.
And when you're needing your space
To do some navigating
I'll be here patiently waiting
To see what you find
She opened her eyes to stare at Jack, who was looking straight into her eyes. Her smile only grew wider and brighter. Jack would have admitted that he missed that smile, but, truth be told, it had been there the whole time.
'Cause even the stars they burn
Some even fall to the earth
We got a lot to learn
God knows we're worth it
No I won't give up
Elsa continued to sway her head to the music. She knew that she had Jack back. Maybe she could even get more, if she would open up and let it come.
I don't want to be someone
Who walks away so easily
I'm here to stay
And make the difference that I can make
Our differences they do a lot
To teach us how to use
The tools and gifts we got, yeah
We got a lot at stake
As he picked up the pace a little, Elsa just stared at him. It wasn't with anger, it was with happiness. Pure, and blissful happiness.
And in the end you're still my friend
At least we did intend
For us to work
We didn't break we didn't burn
We had to learn
How to bend
Without the world
Caving in
I had to learn what I've got
And what I'm not
And who I am
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up, still looking up
Elsa remembered this one part. She sang along as the echo for the chorus for Jack.
Well, I won't give up on us
(No I'm not giving up)
God knows I'm tough enough
(I am tough, I am loved)
We've got a lot to learn
(We're alive, we are loved)
God knows we're worth it
(And we're worth it)
When the slow part came again, Elsa fully sang with him, both of them with the same smiles.
I won't give up on us
Even if the skies get rough
I'm giving you all my love
I'm still looking up
As they finished, Elsa didn't wait for him to put the guitar away.
She wrapped her arms around Jack's neck, hugging him tightly.
"Thank you," she whispered.
He paused before hugging her back.
"Anything for you, I'm glad I found you."
"Me too."
They broke apart.
"Alright, let's go back to the dorms or something, I have a feeling we're not going to be going to class today." Jack laughed.
Elsa flushed, looking up at the clock.
"Well, it's almost second session. Let's go back and get something to eat," Elsa suggested.
"Alright."
They walked out of the practice rooms, hand in hand.
Elsa glanced back at the practice rooms, her practice room in particular, with a certain and undetermined gaze.
She got into that room as Kate, but she left it as Elsa.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Hmm? Oh, yeah. I'm...better than okay," she smiled back.
They ended up going to Jack's dorm, deciding to wait for Hiccup to get back.
"What do you want to get?" Jack asked.
"What do you have?"
"Eggs or toast, your choice."
"Let's go with toast," Elsa laughed.
"Coming right up, your highness."
She rolled her eyes.
They waited out for a while, eating toast and watching a movie.
"What time is it?" Elsa asked, stroking Bunny whom she had pulled onto her lap a few minutes ago.
"Two, I think," he responded.
"Hiccup should be out soon," she said. "We should all go get ice cream."
"Sure, sounds like a plan. Do you think he would want to bring Astrid?"
"I hope so. They make such an adorable couple," Elsa noted.
"Anyways," he said, rubbing his neck.
A very awkward silence passed between them, in which neither of them said anything for quite a while.
Hiccup took that time to burst in the door.
"Oh, hey, what are you guys doing- whoa...Kate...?"
Jack and Elsa looked at each other for a second before bursting out laughing.
"You should...see...your face!" Elsa gasped between fits of laughter.
"I don't see what's so funny," Hiccup pouted. "But why is your hair white?"
Elsa stopped laughing.
"Excuse me, it's platinum blonde and it's my natural hair color." He took her braid, observing it. "Well, maybe a bit darker because of all that the hair dye."
"I like your hair," Jack teased.
She rolled her eyes again.
"Well, anyways," Hiccup cleared his throat. "I see you finally told him?"
"Wait, finally? You mean he knew?" Jack asked.
Elsa flushed, sending Hiccup a glare. "Er, yeah."
"Did everyone know before me?"
"No. You're only the...fourth person to find out." Kate counted out in her head.
"Great. Anyways, Hiccup, come on, let's go to the ice cream shop." Jack changed the subject, which Elsa was grateful.
"Uh, okay, can I bring-"
"That'd be amazing if Astrid came," Elsa smiled.
Hiccup nodded before texting her.
"Are you guys going out now or what?" Jack asked Hiccup.
Hiccup blushed, but nodded.
Elsa squealed. "Oh my gosh that is just so perfect!"
"Oh shut up. What about you two?" Hiccup demanded.
They both shut up and blushed, looking away from each other.
Hiccup laughed. "So you aren't dating yet? Why not?"
"Hiccup, drop it," Jack said threateningly.
"You're gonna get it now," Elsa warned.
Hiccup nodded, looking back down at his phone quickly.
Jack and Elsa snickered among themselves.
"Alright, she's gonna meet us in five minutes. Jack you might want to change."
"Hmm?" He looked down, realizing that he was still in his uniform. "Whoops."
"Oh my, I look like a slob, I'll be right back." Elsa said, noting her simple tank top and loose hoodie. Her pants hadn't gotten too wet so they were fine.
She quickly rushed back to her dorm room, pulling on a nicer tank top and sliding on her leather jacket.
She shooed Nevara off of her dresser and ran back out.
Jack, Hiccup, and Astrid were waiting outside of the dorm room.
"Sorry guys," she said, embarrassed.
"No problem, let's go."
Astrid and Hiccup walked closely side by side in front of them.
Elsa walked beside Jack, but with more distance in between them.
She wasn't so sure what was going to happen now. It felt super awkward to know that he liked her back. Sure, she had always wanted that, but she had never imagined what she would actually do if it did.
Eventually, Jack not-so-subtly grasped her hand, lacing their fingers together.
Elsa looked down at their hands, then looked up at Jack. He was innocently staring straight ahead, but she could catch the small glimmer in his eye and the sideways smile that he was trying (and failing) to hide.
She smiled to herself, moving closer to him.
They all drove in Jack's car.
After they had ordered, Elsa licked on her chocolate chip ice cream cone as they sat at an empty table. The ice cream shop was quite crowded, a lot of BPAA students liked to come here after school let out.
"So, almost summer, huh?" Jack said, breaking the silence.
"Yeah." Hiccup responded.
"Any plans, other than staying at BPAA?" Elsa asked.
"Not really."
"Hey Astrid, are you staying?" Elsa asked. Quite frankly, Astrid hadn't seemed surprised to see Kate with white-blonde hair. She guessed that Hiccup had explained to her about being Elsa.
She did, however, look surprised that Elsa was talking to her. "Um, n-no, I have family that won't let me stay."
"Oh. Too bad," Elsa smiled sympathetically.
"Yeah," she agreed.
Hiccup's phone rang.
"Hold on a second, guys," he said, walking off. "Hello? Mom? What, now? Um, okay. Yep, see you. Bye."
"Did he just say 'mom?'" Elsa whispered.
Jack replied, "I've never heard him talk about his mother. For all I knew he didn't have one."
"You guys aren't very good at whispering," Astrid noted.
"Sorry," Elsa blushed.
"But what's going on?" Jack asked.
"It's complicated. See, a few days ago-"
"Hey, sorry, I have to get picked up early. It's kind of important. See you guys later," he said, leaning down to peck Astrid on the cheek.
He whispered something in her ear and nodded, giving him a crooked and unhappy smile.
Hiccup left then, leaving them alone.
"So, what's going on?"
Astrid sighed.
"A few days ago, his dad was in a bombing."
"Oh no," Elsa gasped.
"Is he...?"
Astrid nodded.
"Even though he didn't always acknowledge Hiccup, he was a good man. Hiccup's a lot more heartbroken over it then he's letting on."
"Oh my. I can't believe it," Elsa said, more to herself than anyone. She knew the feeling of losing a parent. It was hard.
"Yeah." Astrid checked her watch. "We should probably get back."
They threw away their remains, walking out. They drove home in silence.
Elsa couldn't believe that Hiccup hadn't told them.
You didn't when that happened to you.
She sighed. It was exactly like what she had done.
She wondered how Hiccup was feeling. Whether he wanted to crawl in a hole and stay there or if he secretly wanted his friends there. He had told Astrid, so that was something. She just didn't want him to go down the same road that she had.
"Thanks," Astrid said, getting out and wandering off to the gym.
Jack and Elsa stayed in silence for a while.
"What are you thinking, Els?" He murmured.
"I don't know." She admitted.
He decided to change the subject. "Are you going to tell Anna?"
She paused. She should, but she didn't know if she had the guts to yet. She was still a bit remorse and was still terrified about facing Anna.
"I think I need a bit more time." She said.
"You know she deserves to know. She needs to. She's ready, don't worry about her," he said, turning to look at her.
Elsa refused to look at him and instead gazed out the window.
"It's not Anna I'm worried about." She whispered.
"Hey, it'll be okay," he said, leaning over and embracing her tightly.
Even though she had been willing to cry for Jack earlier, she wasn't about to cry now. She had to remain strong.
She still had to conceal, don't feel.
"I want to tell her. But I'm just not ready yet." She admitted.
"That's okay," he said through her hair.
"Thank you, Jack."
And she meant it in more ways than he could ever know.
Aww. Well, here we go. Again, questions or length.
adrianazaba: lol calm yourself
TheMashedUpSisters: haha, no. He was considered a "player" when she first got to BPAA so no. But yes, they should
Michelle-Lee: haha yeah, thank you! And we'll see. I actually have an idea for something later on but you'll just have to wait. And WHAT?! You mean you had never seen HTTYD before this story!? Oh well. You must go see HTTYD 2 it was absolutely amazing! I loved it! Love Toothless! He's adorable and amazing!
EmmaWinterFrost: if you want to know the name of the song I use(d) then look at the chapter title. If I do put a song in a chapter then that song will be the title. Also, I will credit all the songs in the last A/N
Kat Biersack: haha, it's okay, we don't judge you! And uh, interesting story... but thank you!
TheDerpyMustache: whoops, didn't mean to answer you...lol jk. I'm kidding, I'm kidding! And yes, you make an excellent point;)
ElevenWhovian: haha yess! Freedom! *runs around like a maniac* lol, or I could just call on my characters to save me. Although I'm not 100% certain any of them would come, but, oh well. Well now Jack and Elsa may or may not have just died in a car crash in my mind...kidding, kidding! But lol, thank you, I will continue to try not to disappoint. And I do have a life peoples! *pouts*
Snowman: yeah, I get your...very interesting...point...moving on now. Wait, trolls? Did I forget something or where the heck did that come from? Yeah, Jack will protect her or else he shall fear the wrath of my computer, keyboard, fingers, and figments of my imagination. And yes, I have seen the first one, not the second movie, though. Lol, haha a lot of people are having the same reaction, what's up with that? *innocent smile*
Livia Toric: haha thanks
shobbs10: um...okay I have tried. I'm not too good at that stuff but whatev.
CupcakeMonkey567: Grace; phew, she didn't say anything
Pearlness4700; mm! Hmp! Mmmm!
Grace; what? I'm sorry, I can't hear you. Maybe if you would UPDATE MY STORY I would let you go!
Pearlness4700; *glares*
Grace; no I will not go back. It's boring. Anyways, excuse Pearlness4700, she is a bit busy at the moment...You may or may not see her next update. Bye!
