Sorry this so late. My computer was being temperamental, and doesn't help comic con has been a distraction. Today is Saturday of the con, so I'm going to useless today just clinging on the hear every bit of news coming out.
"Have a seat Jack," Adgar gestured to a chair.
"If it's all the same to you sir I prefer to stand,"
"Suit yourself," Adgar followed his arms in front of his chest, staring Jack down. The teen could feel the sweat forming on his brow. He ran a hand behind his neck, trying to stay calm.
"You are dating my eldest daughter. My girls are my life; I would do anything to protect them. If I had my way I'd get rid of anything that could potentially hurt them. You could potential hurt my Elsa,"
"Sir, I would never…" Adgar held up his hand.
"You could very well mean with one hundred percent honesty. But you are still a boy, a teenage boy. At that age your actions are driven by emotions. Today you could be in love with her and tomorrow you'll find someone else who you care for more. Both my girls are incredibly sensitive. Elsa even more so than Anna, even if may not seem that way." Jack blinked at this revelation. He knew Elsa had a caring side, he seen it very plainly in her interactions with her friends and with Ellie.
"Like I just said I don't like anyone that could potentially cause my girls harm," Jack gulped, expecting the worst "…but you also make Elsa happy, and for that reason I have to thank you," Jack did a double take.
"Wait…did you just thank me?"
"Yes, but don't get used to it. And we're not quiet finished yet. I want you to convince me that you won't hurt Elsa. I now you're both still young so not I'm expecting you to put a ring on her finger, nor do I expect you to say that you'll love her forever because the fact is that you may not. Things could change in five years, or even a year. But I want to know that you won't hurt my girl, in anyway,"
Jack's face was bright red. He could feel the blood pulsing in his ears. He took a deep breath, thinking about his next words. He didn't want to try to flatter, or make grand promises, that wouldn't work in this situation. So he decided to be genuine.
"You are right about me being a teenage boy with impulses. I've been in a situation where I thought there was someone I cared for in a romantic sense. She is my best friend and we both thought we could be more, but that didn't turn work out. She and I could only be friends, we weren't meant for more. And I pursued Elsa at first purely on a superficial level. I'll admit that. I can still see that coy smirk of hers as she walked away from me without telling me her name, I'm sure it was that what hooked me. It made me want to find out about her. She was like a sweet someone told me I couldn't have and like a child that only made me want her more. But that was before I knew her."
He placed a hand on his chest, continuing to stare at the floor. "Then I got to spend time with her…I leant things, things I was never expecting. She has a sister who she loves more than life itself. Her favourite flavour of ice cream is vanilla, but she'd prefer a square of semi-sweet chocolate over anything else. Her best subject is geometry. She has trouble with the tenses in Spanish. She has a knack for remembering random facts, like there is such a thing as a laughing disease, the name of which I can't remember because I don't have that amazing talent of hers. She has a timid laugh, but when she really laughs the air buzzes. And so many more things. Everything I've learn about her only want to make to me learn more." He folded the fist against his chest, griping at his shirt. "I want to know her. I want to learn about her, her likes, dislikes. I would never do anything to hurt Elsa, because if I did I'd risk losing her. I'd risk not getting to know more about her."
Elsa's father didn't say thing at first, just looking at him. Jack's mouth grew dry wondering if he'd been too honest.
"Jack, that was quiet the speech."
"Thank you…I think…"
"I'm impressed,"
"You are?"
"It takes guts to be that honest,"
"So does that mean we're okay?" Jack asked nervously.
"Do you think he's okay?"
"Who are asking about dad of Jack?"
"Why would I be worried about dad?"
"I'm sure Jack's fine,"
"The last time dad had the talk it was with Kristoff and he looked traumatised by the whole event."
"You've never been this nervous before,"
"Because dad has never given the talk to someone who I…" Elsa cut herself short. Anna looked up. Until that moment she'd been mainly occupied with her game of Snakes and Ladders, which she was playing with Ellie.
"You what?"
"It's not important," Elsa blushed.
"Oh I think it is," Anna smirked.
"No it's not,"
"Elsa you're face is really red," Ellie stated.
"I'm leaving," Elsa stood walking from their room.
"Hey, why?"
"Because I'm not staying in the same room at you two at the same time, not by myself anyway,"
"Aww Elsa come back," Ellie abandoned the game to chase after the older girl. She jumped on Elsa's back as the latter was going down that stairs. Elsa automatically put a hand back to stead Ellie.
"We promise we won't tease you anymore,"
"I'm not sure if I can agree to that," Anna said.
Elsa only huffed and contined down the stairs, Ellie still on her back. Anna decided she wanted to join in on the fun. She ran down the stairs jumping on Elsa as she reached the bottom of the stairs.
"Anna! You've going to make us fall," The words had just exited Elsa's mouth when they came true. Unable to whole the combined weight of the younger girls Elsa collapsed flat on the ground.
"That was fun," Ellie laughed.
"Sure, if you didn't get your ribs crushed by the world's two most annoying little sisters," Elsa tried, unsuccessfully to shove them off her.
"You know you love us," They said at the same time and then began laughing at their simultaneity. "Jinks!" They exclaimed together and only broke out into another fit of laughter.
The front door opened to reveal Anna and Elsa's mother. She looked down, surprise flitting across her face.
"Hello girls," She grinned.
"Hey mom," Anna greeted cheerfully.
"Get these two off me, please," Elsa begged. Their mother noticed Ellie.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend?"
"This is Ellie, Jack's sister," Anna explained.
"I see. So it's safe to assume Jack is here as well,"
"He's in there," Anna indicated to the study.
"Oh…" Her mother glanced at Elsa, "He'll be fine,"
"Why is that the first thing you decide to say!"
Anna and Ellie giggled at Elsa's reaction.
"It's time you got off me," She narrowed her eyes dangerously. Anna scrambled off, all too familiar with the consequences that tended to follow her sister's death glare. She pulled Ellie with her. Elsa let out a huff before getting to her feet.
"So how long have they been in there?"
"About twenty minutes," Anna glanced at her watch.
"Well, just going nothing isn't going to make the time pass any faster. Why don't you two go bring the groceries in, and I'll get to know Ellie better?"
"It sounds like you just want us to do the grunt work," Anna teased.
"Is there another reason for having children?"
"Unreserved love? The joy that comes with watching your daughter grow in beautiful mature woman under your nurture and care?"
"There are many words I'd use to describe having children…stressful, tiring…joy doesn't come to the top of the list very often,"
Anna made a pained sound, clutching a hand to her chest. "Oh mother, why dost thou wound me so?"
Elsa snorted and grabbed Anna's hand, "Come on Shakespeare, let's get the bags," Anna giggled trailing after Elsa.
They were making their second trip inside when Anna ground to a halt and Elsa walked into her.
"Anna, why'd you stop?" But as she said the words she saw the reason why. Jack and her father had emerged from the study. Jack was still pale, although not as pale as before. Their father, on the other hand…he was smiling. He was smiling. This was a foreign concept to both girls.
"I need glasses," Elsa gaped in disbelief.
"No…I see it too. I'm sure if I believe what I'm seeing, but I see it too,"
"Groceries? Your mother's home," Adgar said on spotting his daughters. Anna and Elsa only pointed to the kitchen.
"Well Jack, I look forward to seeing you again, as long it's not asleep on the couch,"
"I promise to cut back on my couch sleeping activates, at least when I'm not in my own house," Jack laughed nervously, running his hand behind his neck. Adgar chuckled. Anna and Elsa's jaws dropped. Did that just happen? Their father wasn't only smiling after talking with Jack, but he laughing at the boy's jokes. What? The sisters stared at each other.
"I'll see you son," Adgar shook Jack's hand before heading into the kitchen. Jack follow, but he stopped in the doorway.
"Ellie, ready to go home?" He asked.
"But…"
"You promised," He said.
She let out a forlorn sigh, "O.K," She slid off her chair and padded to her brother's side.
"Thanks for having us Mr. and Mrs. Winters," He said politely. Idun smiled gently.
"No need to thank us, the girls were the ones who played host today,"
"Bye," Ellie's voice was dejected as she waved. Jack nudged her gently.
"Cheer up, I'll bring you back,"
"Really?"
"Yeah, another day, and you and Anna can spend the whole day together, playing whatever games you want,"
"And what will you and Elsa do?"
Jack blushed as did Elsa. Anna and her mother snickered behind their hands. Jack took Ellie by the shoulder and pushed her to the door.
"We really should be going,"
"I want to say goodbye to Elsa and Anna,"
"Well wave as we pass them. Any extra second with you is one to many,"
"Bye Anna, bye Elsa. I'll see you soon,"
"Bye Ellie," Anna waved with much enthusiasm. That is until Elsa dropped the bags in her hands into Anna's. "Hey, wait. Don't just dump everything on me," She complained, but Elsa was already out the door.
"Jack, hold up," She said as the shut the door. He stopped on the porch steps. He fished his keys from a pocket and tossed them to Ellie.
"El, why don't you start warming the car up, kay?"
"No fair, if you're going to make out with Elsa I want to go play with Anna,"
"Ellie, go!" He pushed in the cars direction. "Why were little sisters invented?" He mumbled under his breath as turned back to Elsa.
"Are you okay?" Elsa asked, "Dad wasn't too…you know…"
"It actually wasn't that bad…defiantly some stuff I would have liked to fast-forward though. I'm still alive, so that's a plus,"
"What did he say?"
"He basically asked why I was dating you,"
"…and what did you say?"
He blushed, "I'd rather not say,"
"You'd tell my dad, but not me?" Her eyebrow arched.
"Uh…it's really embarrassing. Having to talk with your dad is bad on any level, so some embarrassing stuff couldn't make it that worst. Telling you what I said, that's another thing entirely."
Elsa's eyebrow remained arched for a moment before she face softened. She nodded, "Okay Frost, I get it,"
He gave a tiny relived sigh, "Thanks," He took a step closer, "For everything, Ellie had the best day. I think she wants to live you guys now,"
Elsa laughed, "I don't think I could survive to little sisters,"
"And I had a good time too, a really good time,"
"Me too,"
Jack's hand trailed up to cup her cheek, bringing their faces closer together. Elsa closed the distance, kissing him lightly for a few seconds. As they broke apart the mist from their breath mingled in the space between them.
"I'll talk to you later princess,"
"I await with baited breath."
Walking away was harder than Jack expected. And Elsa found it was hard to watch him to walk away. To both it felt like something that shifted.
"That was quick," Ellie said from the backseat as Jack started the car. He looked at her in the rear view mirror.
"Don't think I won't make you walk home,"
"No you won't," She called out his bluff. He grunted.
"Kid, you are really, really annoying sometimes,"
"I know," She stated the two words with the utmost pride.
Two days later Jack was still showing how annoying he could be by walking in the living room and changing the channel without a so much as a 'by your say'.
"I was watching that," His sister complained.
"And now we're watching something else," He said as he flipped through the channels. Even though he was exacting his revenge he still chose a program they could both be happy with. He still was in full annoyingly/lazy big brother mode when there was knock at the door. He pushed Ellie off the couch to answer it. She blew a raspberry in his direction before stomping to the door. She opened it and her head tilted back to look into the faces of the visitors.
"Bunny," She exclaimed and hugged the boy around the chest.
"Hey ankle biter," He patted the top of her head.
"Ellie, your mother is home today? No?" North asked.
"Yeah she's home,"
"Great," Aster walked in, taking Ellie with him. He opened the hall closet like he lived there and grabbed a grey long coat.
"Frost! Get you're behind out here," He yelled. A confused Jack stumbled out into the hall.
"Aster? North? What's going on?"
"Street Fighter tourney at my place," Aster tossed the coat to Jack. "You're coming,"
"I can't leave just like that,"
"Sure you can," North said. He stepped in and grabbed Jack under the arm, Aster did the same on the other side. "Ellie tell your mom we kidnapped Jack, alright?" Aster said.
"Kay, bye," Ellie waved.
Jack knew resistance was futile so he allowed the boys to drag him from the house and into the back North's red hummer.
"Tooth and Sandy didn't want to participate in the kidnapping?" He asked, once the vehicle was in motion.
"They are already at his place and Tooth is probably kicking Sandy's butt," North replied.
Aster didn't say anything, a hand over his covering his mouth as North took a turn sharply.
"Ole lead foot, that big pedal is called a brake, try an use it sometime," he said gripping the dash.
"Why brake for? There is no other car right now,"
"Yeah, right now. But there are trees, and post and houses,"
"I'd hit no tree," North said waving a hand.
"You'd think you've have gotten used to North's driving," Jack hit Aster in the shoulder.
"You'd think," The other boy answered weakly. Jack chuckled and made a screeching sound. Aster flinched. "Don't do you that!" He snapped.
"Sorry, I was clearing my throat,"
"Like hell you were, I'll come back there and strangle you,"
"That would be treating if I didn't know for sure that you're going to stay belted in as long as the vehicle is moving."
Aster tried to retort, but North choose that moment to take another sharp turn forcing Aster to resume gripping the dash for dear life. Half an hour, two swerves to avoid cars and an almost collusion with a cat the Hummer came to stop and Aster couldn't get out fast enough.
"Relax Bunny, you're still alive,"
He was too busy hugging the ground to reply.
"Hey, if you act like this every time you get in my car then maybe you don't ride in it,"
"It's the car I have the problem with, it's the drive,"
"Then next time you drive,"
"Maybe I will,"
"Only you don't have licence," Jack stated. Aster tried and failed to come with a retort.
"Let's just go relieve Sandy from his suffering."
The three boys entered the house and went down into the basement. Halfway down the stairs they could hear the sounds of the fighting game. A female voice cried out and they heard something tossed aside. At the bottom of the steps they came on into Aster's room, with its brightly painted walls, grass green carpet, assortment of multicoloured beanbag chairs, mini fridge, foosball table, low to the ground bed, a desk crammed into the corner with the bookshelf and the flat screen hooked up to a PlayStation 3.
"She killed you with the Hosenka, eh mate?"
Sandy held one hand flat out and below it he made a sharp jabbing motion with one finger pointed. You didn't to know sign language to understand that. Murder.
"Cheer up, Bunny and I play next, so you get a breather, yeah," North said cheerfully.
"It's all yours boys," Tooth tossed her controller to North and got out of her seat. Sandy too got out of the way.
"Well, is it isn't the elusive Jack Frost," She smiled at him.
"Hey guys,"
"Good to see you outside of Mr. Peabody's class,"
"Yeah, I know, I haven't been around much,"
"A few rounds of me crushing you and we'll call it even," She winked. Sandy pulled on Jack's shirt to get his attention.
"Hey Sandy, sorry you had to be alone with her,"
He shurged as if to say, What are you doing to do? Then he signed She's just too good. She hits the buttons so fast no one has a chance.
"Ent that the truth,"
"It's not my fault that you guys suck,"
"We don't suck,"
"Okay, let me rephrase. It's not my fault you suck compared to me,"
"Sorry we don't pose a challenge to miss humming bird."
"Bunny, that's cheating!" North and Aster had started their round and Aster pulled a combo with Cody.
"Try to keep up," Aster grinned.
"Fine then," North pulled of his own combo with Akuma, "Try to keep up Bunny,"
"You're going down big man," The other three all grabbed seats to watch. Jack helped himself to soda from the fridge. North won the first round but Aster took the second round. While they playing the final round Aster's dad called down.
"Aster, did you order a pizza?"
"No," He hit puase
"I did," North said.
"And you didn't tell me?"
"I just did,"
"Man, come on," He dragged North up.
"Why do I have to go?"
"You think I'm going to fork my money over for a pie you order,"
"Fine, fine, I'm coming." The duo disappeared upstairs. Tooth turned to Jack.
"So Jack who your girlfriend?"
Dramatic music...?
Nardragon~ until the next page.