Chapter 1 – A Year Ago

"For several times already, yes Anna, I'm fine," Elsa sighed. She was carrying her luggage and kicked the door behind her close. Here she was, in her new house at California.

"Elsa, I'm your sister, I need to make sure that you're doing just fine there!" Anna continued talking in the phone.

"I think I'm the one who should be worried about you... But seriously Anna, I'm okay, and I really need to have my time right now. Tell Kristoff to take care of my sister, or I will kill him!" Elsa giggled. She was unpacking her stuff, and started to fill her house. She could hear her sister's laugh, even though she was far away there in Norway.

"Okay Elsa, good luck in your college life!" And then she hung up the phone. Elsa stuffed her phone inside of her pocket and then rolled her hair into a bun. There's still a lot of things to be taken care of, she thought

"Freshmen!" The secretary said in the microphone at the college hall, "Welcome to the University of California! First of all, thank you for choosing us to be your university, and you all have proven yourself to be worthy to be the part of our team," All college students were cheering, and so did Elsa. It was always her dream to study about biotechnology, genetics, and things like that.

"For today, you will be introduced to every part of the building. Hope you guys can make friends quickly. You will be divided in groups, and will be led, by some of your seniors. Now, let's begin your journey in University of California. Good luck!" Everyone clapped their hands. Seniors were shouting and telling everybody which group they were put on. Elsa was a part in group 4. She didn't know anybody and kept silent all the time, until a girl poked her back.

"Hi! I can see that you haven't got used to this environment, eh?" A blonde girl appeard from Elsa's back. The girl had long blonde hair, and a pair of green eyes. She smiled warmly to Elsa.

"Yeah, I came from Norway," Elsa said awkwardly. That girl gave Elsa her hand.

"My name is Rapunzel, but call me Punzie. I came from New York. Well, I can also be called as an outsider," She smiled again, and then shook Elsa's hand.

"I'm Elsa," Elsa smiled too. They had a chat about their major, their hobbies, and also their homeland. They talked excitedly, until they realised that they were the only group left in the hall.

"Hey," Rapunzel asked a guy beside her, "Why are we still here?"

"Well, our senior appeared to be late," the guy frowned. Soon after the guy stopped talking, another guy, stepped into the hall, and stood in front of all of us.

"I'm sorry I'm late! I had a problem with my lecturer, hehehe, now come on, follow me!" That guy didn't even introduced himself. Elsa tried to see how does her senior looks like, but the heads of other freshmen were blocking her sight. So, they started to have a tour on her college. Rapunzel was an energetic friend. She got amazed by things easily, such as the fountain, the college founder's statue, and so on. She was a biochemistry student, by the way. I didn't get excited on places, until they reached the biotechnology lab.

"Be careful and don't touch anything," the senior warned us. Elsa examined every experiment and speciment that was displayed in the lab. She got really amazed, that she didn't realize her group was leaving. She was observing a sample of a bacteria called Acetobacter xylinum when someone spoke behind her.

"You really are interested with these kind of things, aren't you?"

Elsa turned her body sharply, and then she accidently knocked the sample from the table. The guy who surprised her, immediately stop the sample from falling. Elsa held her breath, it was her senior.

"Your group has already gone home. You really got lost track of time," he sighed. The senior put back the sample to the table, and then faced Elsa. He got messy brown hair with brown eyes too. Something about him was familiar. When his eyes met hers, he looked surprised and Elsa could tell that he was thinking.

"Have we.. have we met before?" He asked. Elsa shook her head, "I don't know." Then, he suddenly gasped.

"Elsa? Hey, Elsa!" He bursted into laugh, and then put his hand in Elsa's shoulder, "You came from Norway right? Elsa Arendelle! Don't you remember me? We were best friends when we're little! I'm Jack! Jackson Overland, remember?"

Elsa looked at him with a confused look, and then she smiled so widely, "Jack! Oh my gosh it's so nice to meet you again!" Elsa hugged Jack. Jack was her best friend back then in Norway. Even though Jack was a year older than Elsa, they got along pretty well until Jack's family had to move to America.

"I forgot that your family moved to America!" Elsa stared at Jack. His appearance had changed. He's now obviously taller, his body was now built, and his voice was deeper. They shared each other's stories while walking home together.

"Okay, okay," Jack laughed, "So in Anna's birthday, your dog Olaf ate the cake?"

"Yes! I know right, It was completely a mess, but Anna was still happy though," Elsa giggled. They kept laughing and chatting until they reached the point where they had to split.

"Your major is biotechnology?" Jack asked. Elsa nodded, and then he got excited, "Cool! That's my major too!"

"Well, it's a small world," Elsa laughed. She was really happy that she could reunite with her best friend. They shared a long hug, and then shared a goodbye to each other. She was really excited to start her lessons in college tomorrow.

"Elsa, where were you yesterday?" Rapunzel asked Elsa as soon as she met her, "You'were lucky I asked the senior! I thought you got lost!"

"I got carried away with the biotechnology lab, Punzie," Elsa giggled. Rapunzel sighed, and then suddenly she smiled deviously, "Well, how was our senior?"

Elsa looked puzzled, "What do you mean?"

"He was hot, you know. I never knew he was until I asked him to find you!"

Elsa blushed, "Punzie! He was even my childhood friend! I didn't think of him that way!" Come to think of it... Elsa "did" think of him that way. They were friends from kindergarten until they were on elementary school, and Elsa remembered having a crush on him, right before his leaving to America. But that was just a child's love... right?

"Wait, you mean, you know him?" Rapunzel asked.

"Yes, he was from Norway too,"

"That means you guys are meant to be!"

"Stop this non-sense Punzie!"

"Well, stop denying!"

"Okay, okay, we'll talk about this later, but now, I have to go to my class," Elsa smiled. Rapunzel pout, and then waved her hand to Elsa, saying goodbye. Elsa took a deep breath, and then stepped into her class.

After the class was finished, it was break time, and Elsa sat in a bench alone, trying to solve her homework. She frustatedly groaned, when someone tapped her back.

"Need some help?" He smiled, and then sat beside her.

"Jack! Gosh, you surprised me," Elsa carressed her chest. Jack laughed, "So, what are you doing?"

Jack helped her do her homework, and then it became their daily routine. Everyday, they would sit together in the same bench, talking about their major, their homeworks, and even their lecturer. Time passed by, it was already a month since Elsa first arrived at California. There were rumours telling that a freshmen party was going to be held in a local pub. Rapunzel was going with Flynn, a guy from economics major, and Elsa was invited by Hans, a law student.

"Who's Hans?" Jack asked when they were siting in the same bench.

"We met in the library, and he appeard to be in the same year as me. We don't have any partner to go, so, yeah, you know," Elsa shrugged. Jack sighed, "You could've asked me to go with you if you want, you didn't have to go with a stranger."

"If I go with you, they will make rumours about me, besides, I'm not a party girl, I just wanna build a good relationship with another freshmen, and I know that Hans is a good man, he's a geek!" Elsa giggled. Jack stared at her, and their eyes met for a few seconds.

"Alright, be careful then."

Elsa arrived at the party with Hans, Rapunzel, and Flynn. She wore a casual dress, and when she entered the pub, everyone was chattering. They got along well overall, and then the time came when they had to dance. Elsa sat on the bar's chair. Everybody was dancing slowly, embracing each other. Hans gave her his hand, "Wanna join me on a dance?"

"I'm sorry, I don't dance."

"Come on! We don't come here if we don't dance, besides, I'll teach you how to dance."

Elsa smiled and then took Hans' hand. They did a dance, but Elsa stepped in Hans' feet several times.

"Oops, I'm sorry!"

"Nah, It's okay," Hans smiled. And then the party went on. They were given alcohols. Elsa rejected every glass she was offered, but Hans was drunk already. The next song was given by a DJ. Everyone jumped and raved crazily. Hans pulled Elsa's hand into the dance hall, and then they danced together. Elsa was starting to get anxious when she saw other couples started to kiss, "Hey Hans, we wouldn't do that, right?"

Next thing she knew, Hans was kissing her roughly. Elsa muffled and tried to freed herself, but Hans held her cheek tightly, and he deepen the kiss. Elsa hit his chest and shouted, but she was muffled by the thumping electronic music. When she managed to be free, she ran and got out from the pub. She felt Hans pulled her dress, and then dragged her into a dark spot outside the pub. Elsa was made to sit in the corner of the walls.

"Please don't, you're drunk," she was crying. Hans didn't listen, and he started to kiss her neck. Elsa tried to shout, but Hans covered her mouth. She struggled, and then her head got hit. Elsa felt dizzy, and she was slowly losing her sight. Hans looked at her with a satisfying look, but then he got punched by, she doesn't know, and her name was called. Elsa was gaining her consciousness back, and then she saw Jack kneeling in front of her. He checked on her, asking if she was okay, and Elsa nodded slowly.

"Were you following me?"

"No, I was thinking to meet you at the bar to ride you home, when I saw this," He took off his jacket and then helped Elsa to wear it because her dress was slightly ripped, "I've told you to be careful."

Elsa wiped her tears, then Jack hugged her, "It's okay... you're safe now," When Jack hugged her, she didn't want to let go. Unlike Hans, Jack's embrace was warm, and she could smell the mint scent from his body. Jack patted her back, and Elsa started to calm down as she closed her eyes. They sat there for a while in silence, trying to take back everything that had just happened.

"You're night was pretty ruined huh? So now, do you want to spend the night with me? I know a delicious cafe at the end of the street, I mean, of course if you want to and you're feeling better," Jack brushed her cheek. Elsa slowly opened her eyes.

"Sure."

So, to the cafe they went. That cafe was called "San Fransokyo" cafe. It served them japanese foods. They sat in silence for minutes, and Elsa looked like she didn't want to talk about what had happened earlier.

"I'm sorry Jack, I should have listened to you," Elsa sighed. She ate her sushi slowly. Jack nodded, and then gave her his yakitori.

"Here, try this, it's delicious," Elsa nodded, and then ate it. She started to smile, "It is!"

Jack chuckled, and then he smirked, "Told you." Elsa blushed, his smirk was mischievous but warm, and his eyes were showing that he was happy and said : 'I am right! Right?", and Elsa remember suddenly how 8 years ago at Norway she thought Jack was the the most handsome guy in this world, and now that she saw him as an adult, he was even more handsome! Elsa was trying to supress her shy smile and her blush, but Jack already saw her.

"Why are you blushing? Is it because you want more yakitoris?"

"NO! I didn't blush! I was wearing makeup!"

"Okay, okay," Jack raised both his hands, gesturing that he surrendered, "Let's eat the dessert now!". He ordered a matcha ice cream with chocolate toppings, because he knew Elsa loves chocolate. He silently looked at Elsa who were eating her ice cream joyfully, and then he smiled, not his michievous smile, but more to his... loving smile.

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A/N : Alright guys! So here's the first chapter ^^ thank you for reviewers :D your comments means a lot for me XD and I'm sorry if i got anything wrong in this chapter because I'm not even a college student teehee. I'm currently not in my best condition, so I'm sorry if I can't update quickly, because I have to stay in my bed for hours, so,,, thank you for reading! :)