Just outside the crowd of people Jack stood and watched the queen, waiting with baited breath to find out if the potion had worked or not. After what seemed to be forever, the crowd began to part and grow smaller. Elsa then turned his way, seemed to make eye contact with him and Jack didn't dare breath. He stood frozen, like a spooked deer, not hoping that the potion actually worked. Then she spoke.

"Hello" the queen said with a bright smile and a soft voice before she approached Jack.

Jack blinked and shook his head, trying to wake himself from the dream he was certain he was having. All that time without being seen by any human had crushed any hope he had that it might one day happen. He felt dazed. "This can't be real" he thought. He slowly looked around to see if the queen might be talking to someone near him. Upon realizing their was no one else around and she was actually speaking to him, his face lit up. "Hi." He finally said back.

Elsa's smile faded for a brief moment. Jack looked young, too young to be about without some family nearby. She expected to see someone, a parent, a sibling or, if he was older than he seemed, perhaps a wife. She was about to inquire but quickly decided against it. She didn't want to come off to forward or intrusive. She'd ask later if he seemed to need help. She smiled again and introduced herself. Jack, now on the verge of happy tears, introduced himself too.

"Thank you for coming Jack. I hope you enjoyed yourself." Elsa said warmly.

Jack, suddenly feeling unsure and shy, spoke up quietly. " I actually just arrived. It looks like I missed most of the party"

Elsa frowned. "That's too bad. " She glanced around her. "It wasn't really a party though, some townsfolk came to iceskate." She rubbed her arm with a hand. She was still new to talking with people, and felt a little awkward. "But I'm sorry you missed it." She continued as she looked into Jack's, somehow familiar, blue eyes and thought. She was certain she could convince Anna, Olaf and Kristoff (who she was certain was still around) to more ice skating or a game or two. "Would you like to stay for a while, have some fun with my sister and I, maybe a few of my friends?"

Jack had to stop himself from himself from laughing. If there was one thing Jack Frost knew how to do, it was have fun. "I would love to." He answered cheerfully. She nodded and he followed her further into the castle gates, feeling warmer and happier than he had in decades.


After being introduced to Elsa's sister, Kristof and his reindeer, and a strange, magical, talking snowman named Olaf, Jack and the group had talked for a while. It had made Jack happy and uncomfortable at the same time. They hadn't meant anything by the questions, of course, but a lot of them he couldn't answer. He didn't remember having a past, not beyond his time as Jack Frost. Their were no parents to talk about, no siblings, no home other than his lake. He had done his best to make stuff up or keep his answers vague until the queen, either sensing his discomfort or being done with questions, spoke up and announced it was time for games.

The group had played games, done some more ice skating and talked until the sun had gone down. Kristof and Sven said their goodbyes and left then. Olaf and his little snow cloud followed Anna into the castle while Jack said his goodbyes to Elsa. He had told her he had been visiting some cousins and should get going, right before thanking her. She told Jack she enjoyed the day too, that she hoped she'd see him again and bid him goodnight.

Jack went back to the the little grove of trees near Arendelle's border he'd been staying in for the last few weeks, unable to keep the smile off his face. He settled down in a small corner of trees. He didn't necessarily need the sleep but enjoyed it from time to time nonetheless. He fell asleep quickly and the memories of the day allowed him to easily ignore the nagging, uneasy feeling in the back of his head.