A/N: Hey guys, Good (Whatever time of day it is) to you! Okay, I know that some of you have been waiting for this chapter, since Elsa will finally make an appearance. Well as promised Elsa will appear, but that's all I'm going to tell you. I won't give you any spoilers; you're just going to have to read the story to find out what happens.
Now without any further delays, let's get on with the story!
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Jack looked at the Antique Shop across the street with a questioning look on his face, "I've never seen that shop around here before, it must be new."
He looked at his watch and saw that it was already 6:15; if he hurried he might be able to go have a look around some stores and buy something. Opening the car door, he almost got in the car, but something stopped him; he looked at the Antique Shop again, it felt as if something was pulling him to go in there, but he didn't know what.
He let out a sigh and shrugged his shoulders, "I guess it can't hurt to take a look…, plus I might be able to find something in there for Sophie." With newfound determination, he closed the car door and quickly walked across the street.
Jack looked through the shop's window, his eyebrows furrowed and a confused expression evident on his face as he observed the interior of the shop, "That's odd, they seem to be open, but I don't see anyone in here." He mumbled to himself.
He made his way to the door and heard a bell chime when he opened it. Walking in, he was greeted by a musty smell that seemed to emanate the whole shop.
Looking around, he saw a wide variety of different items on display, from old toys to intricate furniture. He was at awe with what he saw, since it brought him a sense of nostalgia.
Suddenly a raspy old voice called out to him from behind, "Can I help you, young man?"
Startled, he turned around and saw behind the counter an Old man with thinning white hair and silver eyes, he was wearing a white collared shirt with a pair of suspenders.
The Old man smiled at him mysteriously, "Whoa! When did he get here?" Jack thoughtas he looked at him. Somehow this man gave him an uneasy feeling.
The Old man repeated his question, "Can I help you, young man?"
He didn't know how to respond and just stuttered out a few words, "W-Well, I-I was just l-looking around."
The Old man looked at him, still smiling, "Are you looking for something, a gift perhaps?" he said, placing his hands on the counter.
Jack's eyes widened with surprise, "Uhh yeah…, I guess?"
"Well then I suggest you go to the storage room, there are plenty of interesting items in there. I'm sure you'll find what you're looking for, just take the door to the right." The Old man said as he pointed to the direction of the storage room.
"Um, thank you…" Jack said, as he looked at him nervously. He walked to the direction that was pointed to him, feeling the Old man still staring at him, "Man, this guy is really giving me the creeps!" He thought as he made his way to the storage room.
He stopped walking when he saw a door, 'Well, this must be it." He opened the door. It was so dark inside that Jack couldn't see a thing; he searched for the light switch and turned the light on.
What he saw were a wide variety of items, some that are the same as the ones in display in front of the shop, while some he has never even seen before. It seems that these items never left this room, since it was beginning to collect dust.
Jack looked around the room, searching for the perfect gift. He looked through the boxes of old toys and some of the other items in the room, but none seem to catch his eye.
Letting out a sigh, he was about to leave the room, when suddenly a strange chill enveloped the whole room.
"That's…odd." He said, with a look of confusion. The chill came out of nowhere; he knew it wasn't coming from the shop since it didn't have any air-conditioning, so the only explanation was that it was coming from inside the room.
He turned around and searched for the source of the chill. He stopped in front of a pile of boxes, which seem to emanate a cold air.
Carefully he moved the boxes to the other side of the room, by doing that the cold wind seemed to get stronger and stronger.
After removing the last box, he saw something covered with a red cloth. He reached his hand out and slowly removed the cloth.
Jack had a look of surprise on his face when he saw what the cloth covered underneath. Under the cloth was a box with a doll in it.
He picked the box up and looked at it. It seems to be in good condition, since there are no scratches and tears on it, but what was strange is that ice covered the edges of the box. He looked at the doll in the box, the doll had platinum blonde hair styled in a French braid, sparkling blue eyes, red lips and pale porcelain skin. It wore a sparkling blue dress with a slit on the right side and heels that had a unique design on it. It was strange but the chill seems to come from the doll, but the idea slipped by Jack as he had a big smile on his face, "This'll be a great gift for Sophie, after all she loves playing with dolls."
With the doll in hand, he left the room and went directly to the counter, "I would like to purchase this, please." He said as he placed the doll on the counter.
The Old man looked at him, a strange glint covered his eyes, "Are you sure that this is what you want?" He said with a serious look on his face.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Jack said, still smiling, having not noticed the strange glint on the man's eyes.
The Old man smiled at him, "Alright then." He said as he put the doll in a paper bag. "Here you go, young man."
"Great! So, how much does it cost?" Jack said as he pulled his wallet out of his pocket.
"For you young man no charge."
Jack had a look of surprise on his face, "What!? B-But I-I couldn't possibly-"But the Old man just put a hand up to stop him, "Its fine the doll is yours to keep." Jack was unsure whether he should just take the doll, but seeing the serious expression on the man's face he reluctantly agreed.
He then looked at the man in confusion, "Thank you…, but why?"
The Old man just smiled at him and said, "Because it's been stuck in that storage room for a long time now. It's lonely, I'm sure it's probably looking for an owner right now and I think you just might be the one."
Jack still had a confused look on his face, when the Old man said, "Run along now, it's pretty late and I'm sure someone's waiting for you at home."
With that, Jack looked at his watch again, his eyes widened when he saw that it was already 6:30, "Oh you're right, I got to go!" he took the doll from the counter and made his way to the door, he turned around, looked at the Old man and said, "Thank you again for the doll, Mr…"
"Manny, just call me Manny."
Jack smiled at him and turned around, but before he could walk out the door, Manny called out to him, "Young man… be careful and good luck."
Jack looked confused for a moment, but slowly nodded his head "Um okay, thanks." He responded as he walked out the door.
Manny watched Jack as he left the shop with the doll in hand, got into his car and drove off. His eyes darkened and he had a serious expression on his face, "And so it begins…" He whispered under his breath, as he vanished into thin air.
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A/N: Well that's the end of that chapter. I did promise Elsa will make an appearance in this chapter, but of course I didn't say what form. I want to thank you guys for your support and also to my sister, who's been giving me great advice on how to improve on my grammar and writing. Also to my friend who pointed out my mistakes and told me on how to correct them, I love you guys.
Oh, by the way, since my midterms is next week. I won't be posting any new chapters until I finished my exams and the requirements. So hopefully, I might be able to post something by then. Until we meet again.