Chapter 8: A Full Moon

So this must be what fear feels like.

That was the only thought that was going through Elsa's head as she stared into the eyes of a fully transformed Werewolf. Her skin was sweating and if it could, her heart would be racing. Elsa could feel the beast's breath snorting down on her. Every blonde hair that covered the skin was standing on its end. Werewolves came in many different colours; dark red, brown (light and dark), black and in some cases blonde (all different shades). It depended on the hair colour of the transforming individual. Elsa started to cower under the glare from the beast's eyes. She forced herself to focus. This was no beast. This was Jack. This was her true love. This was her best friend, her closest friend in the entire world. Surely, she would be fine.

"Jack?" Elsa said nothing in more than a whisper.

The beast let out a roar. Elsa took a step backwards. Would Jack really hurt her? Well, only a selected few Werewolves could keep their minds when they transform. Werewolves often lose all sense when they transform. Would Jack recognise her? Werewolves, when transformed, go after their prey. Since the war, Vampires had become the Werewolves' prey. Vampires could be easily tracked by Werewolves; their smell was disgusting to them. Right now, it appeared that Elsa was Jack's target. She was a Vampire. Could she be in danger? Elsa didn't want to think so but the situation was looking like it.

The beast roared again and the fear sank through her skin and into her bones. The beast raised it claw and slashed it in Elsa's direction. She raised her arm in her defence and the claws went right into her arm. Elsa collapsed onto the ground gasping pain. Blood poured out four deep gashes on her arm. The Werewolf attacked again, roaring as he did. Elsa ducked backwards but claw marks appeared on her face anyway. Blood dripped down her nose and onto the ground.

Every instinct inside of her was telling her to get out while she still could. But something was making her stay. It was the knowledge that Jack was in there somewhere and Elsa could never be afraid of Jack.

"Jack?" Elsa whispered.

The wolf leapt forward but Elsa rolled to avoid the teeth of the beast. The Werewolf part of Jack had taken over. Elsa scrambled to her feet. She had to get away and now. Elsa started to walk backwards. The beast before her snarled and started to walk slowly before her. Salvia dripped from the large canines. Elsa could see every single tooth in the beast's mouth.

Elsa started to shiver slightly. She had come across Werewolves before. She had stared them down before even but this time was different. It was Jack she was fighting.

Elsa stumbled slightly as she raced to get out of there. Elsa took off at a sprint. The Werewolf was right behind her. She could hear the thudding of the beast's feet behind her. It was basically right on her tail. Elsa used her Vampire speed to try and get as far away as possible. But Werewolves are fast, faster than Vampires. Elsa didn't know if she could escape. She had always thought that the thing that would get her in the end was going to be sunlight and not being ripped apart by the jaws of a Werewolf. The pain in her face and in her arm had disappeared while she focused on not getting eaten.

Elsa had an idea to get away. It wouldn't be easy to execute. She was in a lot of pain and losing blood. Elsa then started to climb up the nearest the wall. Maybe she could jump across the rooftops to avoid it. She didn't think that Werewolves could climb but that was her only chance to get away. She wouldn't be able to outrun the beast. Elsa eventually found herself on the roof of the building she had chosen. The Werewolf was trying to climb up behind her but it didn't have the climbing abilities that Vampires had. The beast could no longer grasp things as it didn't have a hand anymore, so trying to get up this difficult wall would be a challenge.

Elsa scrambled away from the edge of the rooftop. The further she could get away from the beast, the better for her. Werewolves scent got weaker the further away you were. Luckily Elsa's convent was quite a distance away so she should be safe there. Elsa leapt from rooftop to rooftop. She could hear the beast trying to follow but down the narrow streets, it was impossible for it to get though. The beast let out a long howl and as it did, Elsa was sure that the moon got a little brighter. It was probably her imagination though.

Elsa breathed a sigh of relief. She had gotten away. That was almost unheard of. Although nobody had ever tried escaping through a series of streets. Most cases were of being chased through woods or open areas. Elsa didn't want to return to the ground yet though. She didn't know how far away the beast was. Elsa needed a break though. She rested on the ground. The pain from her injuries returned and it was worse than before. Elsa cradled her arm. There were four incredibly deep gashes. Blood was pouring out of them. They needed to be fixed and quickly.

Elsa got to her feet. Holding her arm, she quickly gathered all her remaining strength and raced in the direction of her convent. Behind her, she could hear Jack howling at the moon, still looking for its lost prey.

"What the hell happened to you?" those were the first words that came out of Ragnar's mouth when Elsa had knocked on the convent door.

It had taken Elsa a while to get back but she had managed it. She had mustered up some strength to knock on her convent door and Ragnar had opened it. He was often on guard duty of the convent as he was Anton's right hand man. Anton looked after the convent when Doctor Frasier was travelling and this could be quite a bit due to his commitments of being a high class surgeon and a high ranking member of the Vampire Order.

"Werewolf," that was all that Elsa had the strength to say.

Werewolf injuries were not the same as ordinary injuries. They had the ability to do a lot more damage and in humans, near impossible to fix. If a human got bit by one, the wound will never heal. That is why a lot of Werewolves have scar marks from their encounter with the Werewolf that Turned them in the first place.

"What possessed you to go out on a Full Moon?" Ragnar asked.

He escorted her to the infirmly and started to help her. He asked one of Newborns to get Doctor Frasier. Only he could deal with something like this.

"Didn't realise," Elsa said. "Forgot that it was."

Ragnar could only shake his head. He did his best to patch Elsa up while they waited for Doctor Frasier. He came bursting into the room only minutes later. He looked quite upset at the scene he found.

"What had happened?" he demanded of them.

Elsa recounted her encounter with the wolf but changed it slightly. She had said that she was walking around when a man approached her asking for the time. Elsa had given it to him but scented that the man was indeed a Werewolf. She said that she could tell by the look on his face that he knew that she was a Vampire.

"What happened next?" Ragnar asked.

"We fought," lied Elsa. "He pushed me around and I pushed him around. Nothing too serious though. I felt like he was playing with me though. Testing me. Then the clouds shifted and I realised what I was dealing with. I started to run but he caught up to me."

"Werewolves can do that," Doctor Frasier said. "They can outrun us any day when they've fully Transformed."

"Yes," Elsa nodded. "He managed to attack me, he got my arm when I put my arm up to defend myself and my face after that."

"Sounds like he was lying in wait," Ragnar said.

"I don't think so," Doctor Frasier looked puzzled. "I think he was a rouge Werewolf looking for trouble. Looking for someone to mess with."

"He was smirking when he found me," Elsa said.

"That confirms it," Doctor Frasier said. "He was lying in wait for his next victim and when he found you, he must have thought he reached the jackpot."

"Sounds dangerous," Ragnar said.

"Indeed," Doctor Frasier nodded. "Can you give a description of the man?"

Elsa did so but she gave a very generic description. She also said that the Werewolf had dark brown hair which contradicted with Jack as when he had transformed, his hair had been blonde. She didn't like lying to Doctor Frasier who had practically been a surrogate father to her over the many decades she had worked with him. Or indeed to Ragnar who has always been close to her.

"Hmm, not much," Doctor Frasier.

"It was dark and I wasn't paying attention," Elsa explained.

"I wasn't criticising you," Doctor Frasier. "Merely stating a fact."

Doctor Frasier headed over to a series of drawers and pulled out things like stiches and medical instruments. Elsa, who was on a hospital bed, was told to lie back on it. She did as she was asked. Doctor Frasier started to stich up her arm. Elsa gasped in pain. Normally an injury like this wouldn't be painful but this was no ordinary wound. Werewolf bites were very dangerous and could be very painful.

"This is a very deep wound," Doctor Frasier noted. "You are lucky to be alive."

"I guess I am," Elsa shrugged.

She stared down at her wounds. She had to agree with what Doctor Frasier said. It was almost a miracle that she was still alive. Jack had come very close to eating her as a whole. Doctor Frasier worked meticulously to stich up her wounds after cleaning the wound thoroughly. That had been quite painful too. After he had fixed her arm, he placed some special bandages over there to keep the stitches in place. It was necessary to keep them in place. Werewolf bites were infamous for reopening multiple times. After Doctor Frasier finished with her arm, he moved onto her face.

"At least your face is okay," Doctor Frasier said. "You managed to dodge the attack in time. It's not deep. It will heal quickly but it will take time to."

"Thanks," Elsa said.

Doctor Frasier put some coverings on it after he washed out those wounds as well. It wasn't uncommon for Werewolf bits to get infected. However Vampire infections didn't last long and weren't dangerous due to their immune system. The minutes had ticked by while Doctor Frasier had worked. Almost forty minutes had past while Doctor Frasier worked. He took his time when he worked. He wanted to make sure that his work stuck. He prided himself on his steady hand and his attention to detail. He considered himself one of the best, if not the best, surgeons in the country. To Elsa, that just talked his arrogance but Doctor Frasier was a good man – well to her and other Vampires anyway.

"That's all better now," Doctor Frasier said. "Now go to your bed and rest. I don't want you running about now, you hear me?"

"Yes Doctor," Elsa said. She had no intention of going back out while there was a savage Werewolf out there. No doubt there could be other Werewolves running wild out there. She was practically a walking steak.

"Excellent," Doctor Frasier said.

Elsa hopped off the bed and hurried back up to her bedroom. She relaxed on her bed for less than a second before Anton came bursting into the room. He looked just as worried as Ragnar and Doctor Frasier had.

"You okay?" he asked.

"Yes," Elsa nodded. "Don't worry. I'm fine."

Anton sighed but he still looked worried while he looked up and down Elsa's wounded. His eyes lingered on her bandaged arm. Anton asked what had happened and Elsa recounted the same story she told Doctor Frasier and Ragnar. Unlike them, something seemed to be stirring in Anton's expression. Elsa wondered if he was buying her story. Anton always did seem to have a knack for knowing when Elsa was lying. However, he didn't say anything. He just told Elsa to take care of himself while he was smiling at her.

Elsa finally got some sleep when he left the room. She was quite tired after everything that had gone on.

Jack found himself in the middle of a wooden area the next day. Jack had no memory of how he got there. The last thing he remembered was staring up at the moon. He must have transformed. Transformed….Elsa….those two thoughts went ricocheting through his mind. Had he Transformed while he was with Elsa? That couldn't be good. Well, she was a Vampire. He was sure that she could take care of herself. Well, that was what he was hoping anyway.

Jack then was suddenly aware that he was naked. That was a little side effect of transforming. Clothes suddenly didn't fit. Jack didn't know where he was or how he was going to get back to his apartment. He journeyed through the woods to see how far he had taken himself. He found that the woods were backing a playground but it wasn't any playground, it was the one where he had met Elsa for their reunion. He wasn't very far from his apartment. Somehow, his Werewolf instincts had taken him home. He guessed he scored a very lucky break in the end. There was something shiny on the ground. He ducked down and grabbed it. It was a key and it wasn't any key; it was the key to his apartment. He guessed it had dropped out of his pocket when he transformed. He hadn't had anything else on him so he was glad he found everything.

Jack made his way back to his apartment. He had no idea how he was going to get back. The sun wasn't up too much. Only a few rays were shining over Burgess. Jack didn't see a lot of people about. He guessed that was in favour. He hurried across the street. He was just begging that he wouldn't come across someone. Getting arrested for indecency wasn't on his list of things to do. Thankfully no one saw him. If someone was peeking through their windows and saw him, then Jack wasn't aware of that.

Jack soon found his apartment but he didn't take the main entrance in. He took a side door that wasn't commonly used. He didn't want to be risked taking the main stairs. He managed to get into his apartment with no problem. He used his key to enter his apartment. He quickly headed to his room. Some clothes would be a good idea. He grabbed a t-shirt and some pants to put on. After he had put his clothes on he headed out to the Werewolf den.

Once there, he found Tooth grinning at him in a sneaky way. He knew what he was on her mind. Jack smiled in an embarrassing way.

"Hey Tooth," he said.

"Hey lovebird," she said. "How was the midnight stroll with Elsa?"

"Well it got interrupted by the full moon," Jack said sheepishly.

Tooth gaped at her. "You Transformed? You know what that means?"

"What?" he said.

"Jack," Tooth's manner had completely changed. She had gotten a lot more serious. "Werewolves hunt their prey when transformed."

"Yeah, so?"

"Jack, Vampires are Werewolves' prey!"

"Not Elsa," Jack said. "Surely, I wouldn't have attacked her. Elsa is like my whole world. Why would I attack her?"

"Because she's a Vampire," Tooth said very simply. "Jack, I think you need to check on her. Make sure she's alright."

"Okay," Jack suddenly got a lot more concerned. What if he did hurt Elsa?

Jack then realised that he had no idea where Elsa lived. She may have mentioned something about a Vampire convent but he wouldn't know where that was. He may just have to search for the old fashioned way.

That is what he did. For the next three days, Jack took to searching the streets at night time as that was the only time that Vampires could come out. The full moon was no longer a problem as it had faded away. Tooth and Bunnymund helped out, although Bunnymund wasn't happy about it.

"Is Bunny okay?" Jack asked on the third night.

"Yeah," Tooth said. "He just doesn't like the idea of his best friend running off with a Vampire. He still considers them his deadly enemy."

"He's not going to say anything, is he?" Jack asked sounding a little concerned.

"I don't think so," Tooth said. She paused to think. "Bunnymund values friendship and loyalty above all. I think he will stay true to his word."

"Phew," Jack wiped his forehead.

Jack stuffed his hands into his pockets and continued searching. After a couple more hours of searching, Jack was starting to get nervous. Horrible things were going through his mind. What if he hurt her so badly that she couldn't leave her bed? What if he had killed her? Jack shook his head as if trying to get rid of those evil thoughts. He mustn't think like that. Jack was about to turn around to check another area, when they came across the same playground as before. Jack was now starting to consider it his and Elsa's playground. There was someone on the slides. The person was wearing a hoodie with long sleeves so it obscured their face. There was something about that person though. Jack headed over to that person while Tooth watched.

"Elsa?" he said and the person looked up. He saw Elsa's kind face but something else terrified him. There were nasty scares on her face. "Did I do that?" he added in a simply terrified manner.

Elsa quickly looked away. "They're fine."

As she looked away, Jack caught note of her arm. There was something white poking out of her sleeve. Jack quickly grabbed it despite her protests. He pulled back the sleeve. There were bandages on her sleeve. Jack could almost sense what happened.

"Elsa, what did I do last night?" Jack asked.

"Nothing," but Jack could tell she was lying, so he pressed her a little more. "Okay," she took a deep breath in and told him the truth. Jack was horrified to learn what he had done.

"Elsa, I am so, so, so sorry," he said.

"I know," Elsa said.

Jack reached out to touch her but she almost shivered under his touch. Jack drew back but Elsa smiled at him.

"Sorry," she said. "I guess I am still a little shaken up by what happened."

"Elsa, you know I would never hurt you on purpose."

"I do know that," she sighed. "It was just scary to see that Jack I know and love completely disappear."

"Elsa, when we transform –"

She placed a finger on his lips. "I know."

"So, forgive me?" he asked gently.

"Jack, there is nothing to forgive," she said. "You weren't yourself. I do know a thing or two about losing control."

"You do?" Jack was shocked to hear this.

Elsa bowed her head. Her hands grasped the swing chains and she rocked backwards and forwards.

"When I was just starting out as a trainer, I did some truly horrible things," she said.

"Are you talking about your parents?"

"Not just them," Elsa sighed. "I did other atrocious things. I rather forget about them but I will atone for them until I die, whenever that is."

Jack took her hand. "Elsa, I am sure you have done your penance. I think you need to forgive yourself."

"I can't," Elsa said. "The acts were so horrible and I just want to forget but they are burned into my memories."

She closed her eyes for a moment before she looked up and smiled at Jack.

"So I guess neither of us can control our inner demons," she said.

"I guess not," Jack said.

Jack then placed his lips on Elsa's. She didn't even flinch when he did this. She welcomed his lips and pulled him closer. They kissed for a while, all the problems from before seemed to have melted away. When they broke apart, they were both smiling at each had a warm glow around them.

"We will face our inner demons together," Jack said.

Elsa nodded. "We shall."

"Together, there is nothing we cannot face," Jack said.

A/N: Well, Elsa turned out to be okay, phew! Plus she has made up with Jack. Yay! Glad that worked out. But does Anton know something? What about Bunnymund? Who is he going to choose, Jack or the Werewolves? There are so many questions that will all get answered in due time! Anyway, I hope that everyone enjoyed this update. Please review =)

Reviews:

Guest: Yay! Glad you enjoyed this chapter and A Royal Lifestyle. Thanks for the nice words. Sorry, so far, no How To Train Your Dragon Characters yet. I was thinking about adding Hiccup and Astrid for a bit of Hiccstrid at some point though. They would have been perfect for my story Magical Mischief Mayhem though. I regret not putting them in that but I felt like with them, it's just too many characters to deal with which is the main reason why they haven't made an entrance yet. Any future stories may be a different story though. But Tangled characters, Guardians, other Disney characters (like Merida) and Frozen characters can be pretty much found in all my stories. Rapunzel and Merida may not always make an appearance but they should always be mentioned though. Thanks for the review.

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Kat-IlluminatedPurity: Yeah, someone predicted what was going to happen in this chapter. Jack did end up doing something he regretted but Elsa seems like he has forgiven him. Some of her dark demons are also revealed. You may have to wait on Bunnymund but Tooth seems like she is in Jack's corner. Thanks for the review.

SureSnowflake: You would hope so he would. However, this chapter shows otherwise.

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Guest (MixyBell): Well, no. This will not be some cliché true love thing. I hope that answer pleases you. This chapter does explains why not though. Although, maybe that will be true later. Haven't decided yet. May have to wait and see! Thanks for the review.

KAMICAKES: Sorry for ruining Jack's and Elsa's moment (I hope I have made up for it in this chapter with their adorable moment at the end). Yeah, Elsa does need to run. Cool picture! I was going to make Jack a black fur coloured Werewolf but your review gave me a better idea. Yeah transforming is painful. Maybe it will end well, who knows? (Well you do no, haha) Thanks so much and thanks for the review!

DarkQueenOfWonderland: Yep, pretty much summed up the ending of the last chapter. Thanks for the review.