Chapter 37.
Arendelle winter 1884
With a long and deep sigh, Elsa stretched in her bed and greeted the morning. Once stretched, she opened her eyes and let the light come into view. Today was the day. She turned to her side expecting to find Jack but felt shocked and disappointed when he wasn't there like he usually was. The shock and disappointment soon turned into peace and joy once she looked around the room. Sayings from her children were stuck around on the walls of her room.
I'm still young and still learning but even when the day comes I become a master of my ice and snow, it will never compare to yours. Yours is pure, warm and soft just like you. Love you Mummy!
Have a special day Mummy, I'll try my best to make you smile. I hope I don't disappoint you :)
Happy Birthday Ma! You look just as perfect as you did back before you had me. Love you lots xxx
Look, I'll reason with you Mum. You annoy me to the point I feel like I should bash my head up against a wall, yes BUT, there is no way in hell I'll trade you for a different Mum. So...I'm not going to say it -.- haha
You are a single mother to not only me, but my two younger brothers and two younger sisters. Yes there are others here to help you but that doesn't make it less troublesome. It just means it's twice the tears, twice the stress and twice the work. Yes Mother that is all true but you should also know, it's twice the love, twice the hugs and twice the kisses. Mother, love you and have an amazing forty-second birthday. Oscar xxx
Elsa walked up to them all and pulled them down from the wall. Tears slid down her cheek and she kissed the pages before hugging them close to her heart. Never had she witnessed something as sweet and innocent as her children's love for her. The letters needed to be put somewhere safe so she can read them every single day in her life.
An arm around her waist jumped her back into reality. She looked round to find Jack smiling back at her.
"Happy Birthday you," Jack chuckled before kissing Elsa on the cheek.
Elsa giggled. "Thank-you!"
Jack read all the letters Elsa had in her hand. They were so sweet Elsa wanted to show everyone in Arendelle. Hell! Go all the way to Sweden and rub it in Oscar's face.
"Forty-two are we today?" Jack laughed running his hands down the front of Elsa while kissing her cheek over and over again.
"Yes..." Elsa couldn't help but frown at he truth.
Today was Elsa's birthday and she's now forty-two. She looked over at Jack who had his eyes closed and making his way from her cheek, to her neck, to her shoulders.
"Well...we should celebrate. I wonder how..." Jack chuckled before looking up at Elsa.
Elsa at that point forced a smile on her face but her eyes said otherwise.
"I wonder too..." a hint of sadness tinted her words.
Jack smiled and pressed a kiss onto her lips. They continued till they were on the bed. After their fun, Elsa got up and began to dress. Her face didn't look like someone who just had what she had. Plus, it was with Jack so why was she not happy?
"Aw come on!" Jack playfully begged. "Lie in just a bit longer."
"Nope. Sorry." Elsa laughed. "I've got children waiting for me."
"The will see you...just not right now."
Jack wrapped his arms around Elsa's waist and pulled her into him. His bare chest pressed against her covered one sent chills up her spine. Jack couldn't help but smirk at the reaction. He decided to tease her because of it.
"I am so irresistible to you, aren't I?"
That hardened Elsa's face and she pulled away.
"I'm going." Elsa pulled away and made her way off the bed.
"Ah no Elsa please." Jack grabbed her hands that were the only thing left on the bed. "Stay. Please!"
"Now who's irresistible? I've got you practically begging at my feet."
"Shut-up." Jack chuckled drawing Elsa in for another kiss, his hand on her chin.
"Jack..." Elsa muttered.
"Yes?" Jack pulled away breathlessly and placed a hand on her cheek.
She did the same and smiled. "Get dressed."
Elsa pulled away with a giggle continuing to throw clothes onto her.
"Wow Elsa, that's harsh."
Jack soon joined her.
...
The day was more of a treat to the children that Elsa if they were all honest. Today was the day Elsa took her children to the Ice Palace for the first time in their lives. Anna, Kristoff and their children joined too with Olaf and Sven.
The long journey up killed Kristoff, Anna, Sven and Elsa but Anna didn't let on she was tired. She still held the heart of an energetic child. Olaf was still the same though if we're all honest, we shouldn't be shocked because snowmen can't grow old, they melt but they've avoided that issue with Elsa's snow-cloud. Jack joined them on the trip. He was just as young and energetic at the children were.
Elsa couldn't help but frown.
"Hey there granny, how you holdin' back there?" Jack called.
Elsa was behind them all as they walked on without her.
"I'm...fine..." Elsa looked down at her feet.
"Hey, I'm joking. Stop being so serial." Jack laughed.
"Yeah...okay." Elsa didn't bother fighting.
Jack stopped and watched as Elsa made her way up slowly to the top of the mountain. What's wrong with her? Jack questioned himself.
At the top of the castle, Elsa used her magic (with the help of Jack) to help everyone have fun. Scarlet joined in with her magic. Everyone fell into a snowball fight not far after. Snowmen were built. The children had fun building Olaf a frozen girlfriend. Sledging were for the children and Jack but not the adults. Everyone joined in for the ice skating. The younger kids had fun making snow-angels though Elsa and Anna couldn't help themselves in making their own. The teenagers refused as did Kristoff. Olaf tried to make his own but he kept falling apart on the scene and Sven just fell over to create his.
Elsa sat back and watched as the children around her with another out of control snowball fight. Played himself too. Even you know none of them could see him, he still got to throw a few snowballs and create some for others. Elsa looked down at herself. She was already worn out and hurt all over. Now, she was forty-two. It won't be long till she reaches fifty. Then sixty. Maybe if she's lucky she'll reach the seventy or eight mark. Then what?
"Hey you," Jack flew over while the others were distracted.
"Hey." Elsa smiled weakly.
"You okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
"Why not come join us all?"
"I'm...I'm tired."
"Aw, really? Fine. I'll sit with you." Jack perched himself to Elsa's left.
"No don't do that. Go out and have fun."
"I am having fun." Jack turned to smile at Elsa. "With you."
"Jack, we-"
"Mummy!"
Her sentence was cut short when little Jack ran up to Elsa with a smile.
"Were you just talking to me?" he asked, confused.
"Ah, no. Mummy's head's just a bit crazy at the moment. What do you want?"
"Come play."
Big Jack jumped up and bent down till he was eye to eye with little Jack and turned round to look at Elsa.
"Yeah Elsa, come on. Let's go play."
"Jack," It was funny when Elsa said that because they're both called Jack so she can talk and say his name at the same time. "I'm tired. You can go play without me."
"Aw, okay." little Jack laughed and ran off.
Big Jack wasn't so easily persuaded.
"Jack," Elsa sighed. "We need to talk tonight."
"But it's winter, I gotta work."
"Funny, you never worked for a full week when you were with me here at he ice palace." Elsa raised an eyebrow.
Jack chuckled. "Okay fine. I'll wait a week before snowing everywhere."
"Good."
"So...what's this talk about?"
"Um..." Elsa looked over at her happy children. "You'll find out soon..." she drifted off.
Jack looked over to what she was looking at. Anna's children (except Maria and Drew) and Walt were laughing and teasing Oscar who fell. He really wasn't an ice-skating perfect. Oscar laughed with them because he couldn't deny it wasn't funny. Laughing hard, Walter fell too and everyone then laughed at him. Unlike Oscar, he didn't brush it off and cursed them all under his breath.
Elsa rolled her eyes before collapsing her head into her hands while Jack laughed out loud. Only her kids.
...
They returned home that night. Elsa no longer stayed at he ice palace for a week because she loved her children so much. Anna however begged her and so did her children to stay for a week. They claimed she needed it and needed a break away from all her work and have some free time to herself instead of spending it with her children. After much persuasion, Elsa reluctantly agreed. Jack of course stayed.
"Haven't done this in a while." Jack laughed remembering what they'd do just about now in the past.
"We need to talk."
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot. What's wrong?"
"Do I look beautiful?" Elsa started it off. Immediately Jack burst into up roars of laughter.
"Of course you look beautiful! Is this what this is about? I thought it was something serious!"
"Oh really? I'm beautiful?"
"Yes!"
Elsa turned to look in the ice mirror and stared at herself. Jack raised an eyebrow confused to where she was going with this.
"I'm forty-two. My hair is turning white, I've got smile lines around my eyes that aren't disappearing when I stop smiling. I've also got a belly from the six children I gave birth too. Lately I'm becoming a lot more tired. I'm more slow and I'm not as young as I'm use to be. How can you say I'm beautiful?"
"Because you are." Jack flew himself up. "I see a girl with bright eyes, rosy cheeks, soft lips and a body some would kill for. You're nearly all the time serious but you are great fun to be around with." he placed a kiss on her forehead.
"Are you sure you're okay with me being forty-two and you only seventeen?"
"Elsa...I'm over freakin' one hundred! You'll never be as old as me no matter how much you think!"
"Whatever Jack." Elsa rolled her eyes.
"Now, can I continue or do you plan on not sleeping with me tonight."
"JACK!"
Jack had to laugh at Elsa's mortified face. "Forty-two and still acts like a teenage girl when it comes to sex. Really Elsa?"
"Shut-up." Elsa pulled him into a kiss.
That's how the rest of the night went. Once again, Elsa lay in Jack's arms bare as the day she was born...with him present. Jack was right in that he's older than Elsa but physically, it was the other way round. Anna was the mother of Mary who was close to Jack's age and Anna close to Elsa. Elsa was old enough to be Jack's mother yet here he is sleeping with her! The thought made Elsa disgust herself.
It was disgusting. A woman her age and Jack...there's law against this made not that long ago. Dirty. Just dirty. Elsa just felt dirt and rotten. The thought of her being old and wrinkly and basically a grandmother and still kissing Jack made her cringe.
"Hey, you okay?" Jack asked, feeling Elsa cringe against his body.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Elsa smiled up at him with her body glowing in the moonlight.
"All right then," Jack kissed her nose. "You should get some sleep then."
"Yeah..." Elsa looked down and frowned with her head on Jack's chest.
This isn't going to last.
...
For the rest of the week, Elsa went to other countries. She went to Ireland first and helped Jack snow that. Obviously now that Oscar was gone, Elsa could wear her claddagh ring. She wore it on her right hand like the tradition says and had it sitting that the crown pointed towards the nail to show she was in a relationship.
Elsa got a peak of London too and saw Big Ben. Then she went to Paris to see the Notre Dame and the Arc de Triomphe. Further down south in Europe, they found themselves at Italy where Elsa saw the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Colosseum. Elsa found it breath taking considering it goes way back. Jack then took her over to America. Elsa didn't know much about America. There in New York, she saw the construction work of a lady holding a torch. Jack told her it's suppose to represent freedom and that the statue itself was going to be called Statue of Liberty 'Lady Liberty.'
Jack also took Elsa to other countries but didn't snow them like the others. Elsa went to India and for the first time saw the Taj Mahal. Never had Elsa seen anything so beautiful in her life. The words could not explain the sight she saw as words alone could not bring the building to justice. Elsa's favourite parts were most of Asia. She just loved the nature they had but no matter how much Elsa loved Asia, she had a special heart for Ireland. Jack couldn't understand her that way. He didn't really like it at all when there were much prettier sights than Ireland.
During the week, Jack took Elsa to where the Man in Moon created him (now we know the Man in Moon resurrected him) and how he became Jack Frost. They had fun that week. Elsa couldn't deny she'd never felt so alive in such a long time however, it still bugged Elsa about how old she was getting.
S'up guys? xD Glad everyone's happy with the story so far. Only three more chapters and we're done with this baby, oh yeah! So, not much is happening at my life. Northern Ireland's getting a good bit of sun lately and I went to the beach for the first time with my friends. Obviously I've been to the beach before but never with my friend. My best friend and me dared each other were wear bikini tops with shorts. I felt very awkward and uncomfortable. I wonder how other girls feel about it. Do they get self-conscious like me? It didn't last long though but I was very paranoid I'd flash lol so I always had my arms hugging me. Fun times.
Anyway, enjoy and thanks for all the reviews. Until next time dudes and dudettes xxx
~ChibiNagisaSakura