I've finally cemented how the plot is going to progress and worked out how I want the story to end. Don't worry, we're not anywhere near the ending yet. There is a a lot (and I mean a lot) of fluff between then and now. So I hope you enjoy the fluffy.
"Oh, oh and whenever he texts her face gets really red, she looks like tomato."
"Jack looks like that when he comes home from a date. He doesn't want to tell me but I know it's because Elsa kissed him.
"Would it be wrong if we kill them?" Jack asked looking at Elsa.
"Let's just find something to do so they won't talk as much,"
"I have to tell you how Elsa was acting after their first kiss,
"Okay, I'll go get something to strangle them with and you go get the shove from the garage so we can hide their bodies," Elsa said.
Anna and Ellie were giggling together on the couch while Jack and Elsa watched on from the doorway.
"We're only having some fun," Anna teased.
"Remember when we talked about switching sisters?" Elsa asked. Jack nodded, "What if we shove them off somewhere together instead,"
"Like a sinking ship,"
"You miss us then," Ellie said.
"Yeah, you'll miss us,"
"I really doubt that," Jack said.
"Unless by miss you mean 'we'll celebrate everyday' then yes, we'll miss you very, very much," Elsa said. Anna and Ellie stuck their tongues out at the same time.
"I swear they're cut from the same cloth,"
"Why doesn't Ellie come live with me and you could go live with Jack?" Anna said, she wiggled her eyebrows, "I'm sure you'll love that,"
A deep blush bloomed across the older teens' cheeks.
"Oh Jack, we could invite Elsa over for a sleepover,"
"No!" Jack's voice went up a pitch or two.
"Aww, but why not?"
"Where would she sleep?"
"With you, duh," Ellie said it like it was the most obvious answer in the world. Anna started laughing so hard she rolled off the couch.
"Ellie!" Jack's voice went so high it cracked.
"What? It's true, your bed is big enough for-"
Jack swooped down on his sister clapping a hand around her mouth, "That enough talk about sleepovers," He was looking everywhere except Elsa. The blonde's face was deep red and she pointedly avoided eye contact with everyone else in the room. Anna was still on the floor laughing her head off. Elsa kicked her, not hard, but not too gently either.
"Ah man, I love this kid," She said wiping tears of laughter from her cheeks, "We have to have her over more often,"
"Really, I can come over again?" Ellie asked.
"Any time," Anna said.
"Let's get through today before we start making plans, yeah," Jack said.
"Hey, Jack said you have a ponies collection,"
"Not that I like to brag or anything…but I just might be the best pony collection in a hundred mile radius," Anna said blowing on her nails.
"Oh, believe me that is nothing to brag about," Jack teased. Anna and Ellie stuck their tongues at him.
"Don't listen to him, he says he doesn't like it I but think he does,"
"I do not," Jack yelled.
"Can I see it?" Ellie asked Anna, ignoring her brother.
"Sure. Come on, I'll show you," The girls disappeared from the room leaving behind a spluttering Jack.
"I do not like it,"
"I believe you,"
"You do,"
"Sure. You always seemed more like a Pokémon guy anyway,"
"Than you,"
"You have a Ponyta on one of you're teams, don't you?"
"It is a Rapidash! It is a really good fire type and has nothing to do with the fact that it's a horse! And stop laughing!"
The doorbell rang, making Elsa's attention shift.
"I swear if Anna ordered sweets again," She moved from the room. As she left Jack's cell rung. His blood rang when he recognised the ringtone.
He took a breath before hitting the button "Hey, Aster, what's up?" He answered cheerfully.
"What's up? Look out your bloody window, it's a snow day, on a Friday,"
"Yeah I know that,"
"The gang had the idea to make the trek up to the slopes. If we leave in the next hour we could be up there by three and spend a couple hours and be back by ten,"
"I can't man,"
"What? You're turning down the chance to go boarding? Who are you and what have you done to Jack Frost,"
"No, it's just I have Ellie with me,"
"You're babysitting again?"
"Yeah, sorry but mom had to work and couldn't get a sitter on such short notice,"
"It seems like you can't find a sitter at all these days. We've barely seen you outside of school,"
"I know, and I'm sorry. But you with Hockey and everything."
"North has Hockey too, but we still see him. Is everything okay Jack?"
"Yeah, course it is. Why wouldn't it be?"
"Mate, you know if anything is up you can talk to us,"
"Yeah I know cottontail," Jack said taking a heavy breath, "Thanks for the offer, maybe next time,"
"If you don't have to babysit,"
While Jack was on the phone Elsa received a surprise at the door.
"Fear not for we have brought entertainment and food,"
"By food she means calories covered artificial flavours and chemicals that will take five years off your life,"
"Which is the best kind,"
"Mer? Punz?"
"Why do you look surprised to see us?" Rapunzel asked.
"Ah…because I am. What are you doing here?"
The girls walked into the house, "Since the guys wanted to have a boys' day we figured we've have a girls day,"
"That's cool and all but…why didn't you call?"
"We did," Merida said, "I called the house phone about an hour ago and your mom answered. She said it was okay for us come over,"
"She must have forgotten to tell us,"
"Well it doesn't matter now that we're here,"
"Oh hey guys I was wondering when you'd get here," Anna appeared from the stairs.
"You knew they were coming,"
"Yeah, mom told me just before she left,"
"Why didn't you tell me anything?"
"I was going to but then our attention got diverted."
"Hello," Ellie peaked out from behind Anna.
"You see the munchkin too, right?" Merida asked Rapunzel. The latter laughed and hit the red head.
"Ah, guys this is Ellie. Ellie this is Merida and Rapunzel,"
"Are they your sisters too?"
"No, thankfully. I only have the one and she's more than enough. These are my friends,"
"Are you friends with my brother too?"
"Who's your brother?"
That was the moment when her brother walked into the room. Merida and Rapunzel both blinked in surprise before cunning grins appeared on their faces.
"Well there goes our girls' day," Merida said.
"No wonder Elsa was so fidgety,"
"Oh joy, more people for Ellie to tell embarrassing stuff about me," Jack groaned.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know they were coming,"
"The munchkin says embarrassing stuff about Frost?" Merida asked eagerly.
"She's a gold mine," Anna said with a wide grin.
"Ellie I think you and I are going to be fine friends," Merida said.
"Kill me now. Please, just put me out of my misery. Why did I even want to come here?" Jack covered his eyes with a hand. Elsa laughed, placing a hand lightly on his shoulder. Jack glanced at her and a small smile appeared on his lips. "Oh, right. Now I remember,"
"So what are the plans for today?" Rapunzel asked.
"I'm not sure about you guys, I know Elsa and Jack were hoping to dump Ellie on me so they could sneak of somewhere and engage in PG-13 actives,"
"Anna! Don't make up stuff," Elsa said sharply. The younger girl grinned evilly.
"Don't pretend like you won't thinking it,"
"No I wasn't it,"
"Well if you won't I'm sure he was,"
"Be serious Anna,"
"I am serious, look at his face," Anna nodded in Jack's direction. Elsa turned and noticed the faint blush to the boy's cheeks.
"Jack?"
Anna, Rapunzel and Merida burst out laughing, the latter two falling against each other for support.
"I'm so glad we decided to come here today," Merida said clinging onto Rapunzel's shoulders.
"Please, just kill me," Jack said.
"Okay, let's figure out something to do," Elsa said eager to shift the conversation.
"Oh, OH!" Anna's hand shot up waving in the air, "We have enough people for a snowball fight,"
"Yeah! A snowball fight!" Ellie started jumping up and down
"No way, you and Elsa always win," Rapunzel said.
"What if we were on different teams? I could be with you two," Anna said to Rapunzel and Merida.
"Aren't we getting too old for this?" Merida asked.
"No way, you're never too old for a snowball fight," Anna retorted.
"It sounds like you're afraid lil' red," Jack said. Merida whipped around to face him.
"What did you say? And what did you call me?"
"I said you sound like you're afraid, lil' red,"
"Oh, I'm not afraid of a pretty boy like you,"
"Prove it," Jack smirked.
"Anna, Rapunzel to the backyard!" Merida grabbed the girls by their elbows and dragged them backwards.
"You're going to regret that," Elsa said to Jack.
"Come on, who's going to be able to stand up to the snow queen,"
"Jack, Elsa, come on. Come on!" Ellie whined tugging both of them by their arms. Jack laughed, "Hold on, you have to get your coat on first if you're going outside," Jack helped her into the dark green coat, buttoning it up for her.
"Hurry up Jack!"
"I'm done, okay," he picked her up slinging her over his shoulder. Ellie laughed excitedly. Elsa smiled at the sight.
"Elsa, hurry up,"
"I'm coming," She grabbed two coats, pair of gloves and scarves from the closet. Stepping out into the backyard she saw Rapunzel, Merida and Anna were making piles of snowballs, stacking them neatly in little pyramids.
"Hey, get on your side of the yard," Merida said.
"Relax, I come in peace, bearing gifts," Elsa held up her hands in mock surrender. She handed the coat she didn't put on to Anna, "You don't want to catch a cold do you?"
Anna grinned sheepishly and took the coat, "Thanks sis,"
"It's what I'm for," She threw the scarf and gloves so they landed across Anna's face obscuring her vision for a second.
Elsa turned to her own team. The siblings were busily getting their own stock of ammo ready.
"They look good," Elsa crouched next to them helping to make more snowballs
"It's not our first rodeo. Ellie and I have seen our fair share of snowball fights. Right El?"
"Yeah, Jack and I make a great team,"
"I'm sure you do," Elsa smiled.
"And now you're part of the team, so we're going to be even better," Ellie smiled at the older girl.
"Why don't you ever say stuff like that to me?" Jack asked.
"Because it wouldn't be true if I said it about you,"
"Hey," Jack elbowed her, "Is that any way to treat your big bro?"
"Sure it is,"
A snowball hitting Jack on the shoulder cut off his reply.
"Ouch, hey wait. We're not ready yet,"
"You snooze you lose," Anna said.
"Whoa, guys no fair," Elsa was being bombarded no too.
"Ahh, cheaters. I'm not going to let you win," Jack returned fire. Ellie and Elsa joined the effort and for a moment they looked like they could gain the upper hands. But then their pre-made snowballs ran out.
"Take cover!" Jack yelled. They ran in different in directions trying to avoid the downpour of snow.
Laughter filled the backyard. For a while they ran around the yard, tossing snowballs back and fought. But finally Merida, Anna and Rapunzel corner the other three behind a tree trunk. The trio were huddled together unable to even poke their heads out without risking a face full of snow.
"Admit defeat!" Merida called.
"Never," Jack yelled back, punching a resolute fist in the air.
"It's over, you can't win," Anna said triumphantly.
"Don't be so sure," Elsa replied.
"You're hiding behind a tree trunk, it looks over from where we're standing," Rapunzel said.
"That's from your point of view."
Merida looked at Anna and Rapunzel. She pointed to both of them and made a wide arc with her hand, then she pointed to herself making an arc in the opposite direction before pointing at the tree. They nodded to show they understood. They'd flank the tree from different directions.
"Jack what are we going to do?" Ellie asked.
"Don't worry, I'll think of something." He looked around trying to find something they could use to their advantage.
"Jack," Ellie pointed straight up. Jack looked up and grinned.
"Kid, you are a genius," He ruffed her hair.
"But the trunk is too thick to shake," Elsa said catching on to the siblings' plan.
"It is," Jack agreed, "But there is something else I can do." He flexed his fingers. His face turned serious, "But if I don't make it back," He kissed Elsa. She laughed at his antics.
"Jack," Ellie whined, "You can kiss her later, go get them now,"
"As you command." Jack saluted her, "Wait until I say to run," He jumped grabbing on to a branch, pulling himself up.
"What's he up to?" Rapunzel noticed him in the branches.
"Trying to escape are you," Merida threw a snowball at him. He ducked under its path.
"Me? Run away? Never,"
"Looks like what you're doing now,"
"From your angle," He smiled down at them. "Ellie! Elsa, now!"
The girls dashed away from the tree. Anna, Merida and Rapunzel turned their attention away from Jack to aim at them. Jack jumped from one branch to another dislodging the snow from the boughs. It fell with a satisfying thud on the three under the branches.
Elsa and Ellie doubled over laughing. Shaking the snow from their hair and shoulders the girls looked at each other in shock.
"I did not see that coming," Rapunzel said.
"That was priceless," Elsa said, struggling to breath.
"You think it's funny?" Anna ran at her, knocking her back into the snow. Elsa let out an 'oghf' as she hit the ground, surprised for a moment. And she started laughing even harder than before.
"You think you're so clever, don't you Frost," Merida called up.
"If you take into consideration you're covered in snow, while I'm not," Jack said laughing.
"Put a cork in it," Merida threw another snowball at him. He was busy laughing and didn't see it coming. It hit him right in the face, and he stumbled back. Only there was no 'back' for him to stumble. He slipped from the branch, falling into the snow.
"Jack!" Ellie cried and ran to his side. Elsa was there moments later.
"Jack, are you okay?" Her voice pitched with worry
Jack looked around, surprised by his fall. Sitting up he took a breath and…broke into a hoot of laughter. The girls looked at him in shock before his laughter infected them one by one. They continued for several minutes before they found the will power to stop.
"Are you okay?" Elsa asked again, softer this time.
"My fit of laughter wasn't indication enough?"
"I suppose, or you could have suffered brain damage and that was the first indication of your mental unhinging."
"I'm fine, I promise," He smiled softly, resting his hand against her cheek. She placed her hand over his weaving their fingers together. Anna coughed to remind them there were others present. Blushing Jack dropped his hand but he didn't let go of her hand.
"I'd say that game is over," Elsa said.
"Who won?" Ellie asked.
"We didn't of course," Jack said.
"Yeah right Frost, we had you on the run most of the time,"
"But we got in the last hit,"
"If I remember correctly, the last hit involved someone falling out of a tree,"
"Guys, can we decide who won later. Anna's shivering,"
"No I'm *achoo!* not,"
"Okay, inside, now," Elsa pointed. Anna pouted but under Elsa's stern gaze she turned on her heels walking to the house. Merida and Rapunzel each dropped a hand around the younger girl's shoulders.
"Hey, at least now Elsa will make her hot chocolate for us," Rapunzel said.
"When did I say I'd do that?" Elsa asked.
"You didn't. We decided for you," Merida told her. Elsa sighed.
"Fine,"
"Ellie, you'd better get out of the cold too," Jack said.
"Kay," She ran after the girls.
"Looks like I'm making hot chocolate," Elsa said.
"Think you need a sous chef,"
"I don't know Frost, making hot chocolate might be a bit advanced for you,"
Jack hit her playfully, "I'd have you know I make hot chocolate all the time,"
"From one of those instant packs?"
"There's another way to make hot chocolate at home?"
Elsa burst out laughing. Jack frowned, slightly peeved but he couldn't be too mad, hearing her laugh like that.
"Okay, okay, we've established I'm not the best cook. You can stop laughing."
Elsa covered her mouth but it didn't stop the laughter. Jack stood, stomping inside. Elsa went after him.
"I'm sorry for laughing," She giggled.
"I'd believe you if you won't still laughing,"
"I can't help it," She giggled again. Jack placed one hand at her waist, pressing her back into the wall. Her laughter stopped when his lips touched hers. Her eyes slid shut and wrapped her hands around his neck pulling him closer. His warmth pressed against, making her feel comfort and security.
"Hey Elsa we're going to…whoa, sorry,"
The couple broke apart frowning at Anna. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean too…didn't know you were….ah…I was going to say we're putting on a movie…but forget I was ever here. Just go back to…I'm gonna…" She jerked a finger over her shoulder and stumbled back pulling Ellie with her, who'd come to ask if she could get marshmallows in her hot chocolate.
Elsa let out an snort, not really if sure if she was amused or annoyed.
"So where were we?" Jack asked.
"Going to make Hot chocolate,"
"Right…wait…no. I was referring to…"
"I know what you were referring to Frost. But we have hot chocolate to make."
"Aww come on, we can spear a few minutes,"
"Let's go," She pulled him towards the kitchen.
"Please,"
"I'll tell you what, if you're good sous chef I'll give you a reward,"
"So how do we make hot chocolate?"
Normally the chapter is a bit longer and I didn't want to end this chapter here, but I've had a long day and I'm really tried. I know you guys are used to updates every other day so i still worked to get this chapter up. Sorry for it being short, I'll try to get something up tomorrow.
Nardragon~ until the next page.
