Ch 45

Elsa

We flew into the forest surrounding the mountain, it was very bright outside and the sun reflected off the white snow. Although the view was quite breathtaking, I was more scared I would fall out of Jack's arms than anything.

Thankfully there was a clearing in the distance and he said we would land there soon

J:"Listen Elsa, I need you to close your eyes first before we land okay?"

E:"Uh… sure Jack." That was strange. What was special about that clearing that I needed to close my eyes?

I did as I was told and soon felt us slow down significantly and before I knew it, we were on the ground.

The first thing I noticed as we landed was the ground wasn't cold. There was no snow under me, and I could smell plant, flowers. It was strange, it was the middle of winter here, and how were flowers blooming here?

J:"Okay Princess. Are you ready?"

I nodded my head eagerly, excited for what I going to see as soon as my eyes was opened.

J:"Alright… now you can open them" I could hear the hint of a smile in his voice and it brought a small grin to my face.

As I opened my eyes, I was stunned, the small garden was beautiful. There was flowers of every kind. Roses, lilies, baby's breath, azaleas…

I could go on forever with all the flowers there.

In the center a large statue stood. It was a very beautiful and intricate snowflake. I had the feeling this place was a lot more familiar to me than the castle. Something had happened here.

And suddenly I was beginning to have yet another vision.

"E:" Jack this is… it's beautiful!" I ran to the flowers and kneeled down to look at them closely. They were real. Where Jack had gotten them at this time of year anywhere and back here was a mystery to me, but no one had taken the time of day to do something like this for me. I felt something wet on my face and wiped it away, I realized I was crying at this point and I wasn't the only who noticed.

J:"You… you hate it don't you…" said Jack with a sad look in his eyes and hanging his head in disappointment, I couldn't bear to see him that way. It broke my heart in pieces, and I began to cry a little harder. I got up and walked back towards him taking his hand in mine.

E:"No Jack I love it, it's amazing! No one's ever done something like this for me before…."

To my surprise he put his hand on my face and got closer, I could feel his breath and it smelled like mint. It was intoxicating, and when I looked into his eyes I became lost…

J:"You look more beautiful with a smile on your face, you deserve to happy Elsa. And I promise as long as I'm your guardian I'll always try to make you happy."

E:"Jack… I…I don't know what to say… Thank you" He gave me a sweet smile and wiped a tear from my face he leaned in closer, our lips almost touching. I' sure we were about to kiss when we heard twigs snapping close to where we were. I turned around and Jack grabbed me by the hand.

E:"Jack what… what was that…?"

He took a protective stand in front of me, not once letting go of my hand.

J:"We better go… come on" We ran back to the clearing we landed in, and as I wrapped my arms around him I felt something hit the back of my head. The last thing I remember was Jack yelling my name and seeing some black sand like substance on ground as I fell…"

J:" Elsa! Elsa are you okay? Talk to me please…" I heard him say, but it was like trying to hear through a very thick fog. When whatever it was that hit me, I felt my knees buckle from under me and a sharp pain hit my stomach.

E:" Y-yes I'm fine. I had another vision. I've been here before and… you made this for me…" I said as I looked at him and his eyes glazed over a little bit. I think he was going to cry. "No Jack please…Don't cry" I said as I stood up he did something a bit unexpected. He began to sob, and I mean body shaking sobs, and he threw himself around me. His tears ran down my neck and as if on instinct I ran my hands through his hair.

It was so soft.

J:"I cannot believe you really are here… It's been so long Elsa… TOO long… There was never a day I stopped thinking about you. It was like you were in my very soul."

Then he lifted his head and our eyes met, Oh those eyes! It was like they saw straight through me. And then my eyes noticed his lips…

No Elsa wait I was too soon!

I backed away a little and kept caressing his face, for now this was all I could bring myself to do.

E:"In my vision there… there was something that hit the back of my head as we were leaving… Do you know what it was?"

Suddenly all the sadness was gone and it was replaced with anger and fear in his eyes.

J:"Elsa… That's one of the things… that's going to be the hardest for you to to accept as you recover your memory… I can tell you… but you need to make a choice. I can help you remember everything right now. Or you can remember that on your own. There's a lot of things you still need to remember, things you've done and people you've lost. Are you ready to face that…?"

I'm not sure I could take remembering things on my own, maybe I needed to know things a lot sooner and faster. I needed answers and Jack was going to help me.

E:"I'm ready…"