A/N: Wanted to push out the second chapter ASAP since it's so closely related to the first. It's twice as long as the first. But I would still like the chapters to be longer. Have a question for you guys about that at the end of the chapter. For now hope you enjoy reading.

Disclaimer: I do not own frozen, or Rise of the Guardians as I forgot to mention in the last chapter. Does that mean that for the briefest of times I owned Rise of the Guardians? Guess not huh?

Chapter two: Exposed

"Jack are you awake?" He heard a voice ask him seemingly from miles away.

He groaned as the light caught his eye. When he tried to move his head he noticed it hurt... a lot. It felt like half his face was busted. But frankly he was grateful. It seemed to dull the pain in his hearth.

He dreamed of her when he passed out. It was a dream he hopped he would never have again. The dream that had haunted him after the death of ... her. Even thinking of her name hurt. He supposed he should be grateful he passed out. It spared him from a metal and emotional breakdown. Although fainting wasn't much better to be honest. And he knew he would have to face the memories someday, someday soon. He was only delaying the inevitable.

"Jack? Are you awake? How are you feeling?" The voice seemed closer now, and Jack was able to make out an Russian accent.

"North? Where am I?" Jack asked, this will not go well. His friends will want to know what happened. and that would require an explanation. One he was not ready to share.

"You're in the guestroom, I brought you here after you passed out. Are you ok? ... What happened Jack?" North sounded worried.

"I'm fine..." He lied, "... I was walking around, I must have tripped over something."

"... Why do you lie to me Jack my boy?" North looked him right in the eye, he looked determined. "... There is something you are not telling me no? What is it, you can tell!"

Jack looked around in the room, they were the only two people in it. He sighed, "North I can't ok, there are something's I don't want other people to know. I can't let those memories resurface again. I can't allow myself to think about h... those memories anymore!" He was yelling now. Tears slowly came to his eyes again. He had almost mentioned her out loud just now. Even if he was only referring to her. That made her more real than she had been for over 200 years.

North let out a big Sigh, "Listen up, I don't know what it is that you fear so much. But I will help you if you let me. And... I won't tell the rabbit... promise" He smiled at Jack softly. It reminded him of her smile.

Even North reminded him of Elsa now! If his brain kept this up he would have a breakdown before the sun set. It had been so long since he last thought about her like this. And to have her come back to the forefronts of his mind like this was too much to bear.

"Please boy, tell me something. I hate seeing you like this."

Seeing him like this? His eyes shot up to North when he heard that. That's right... these people could see him. They were other spirits like himself sure, but it was more than nothing. They were his friends, in a way. Some of them anyway. Stupid rabbit. And after North took them in a small explanation was the least he could do he supposed.

"North... I, I don't know how to talk about any of this. But I suppose I owe you something after keeping us safe from Pitch..." He was being very cautious, If he gave away to much there was no telling what would happen. "There is something you don't know about me... Something I've never told anyone."

North waited patiently for Jack to finish his story. Merely gave a nod of understanding, signaling Jack to continue.

"I... You guys aren't the only people that can see me. There was someone else... A long time ago."

Jack turned away and looked out the window, and watching the snow fall. When Jack didn't continue on his own North asked, "Who was it?" But the question was lost on Jack. Jack was remembering the first time he saw her.

Seeing the snow fall outside the window triggered a memory in Jack, one about the first time he visited Arendelle almost 200 years ago. A journey that would make him cross paths with her, though he didn't know it at the time.

Jack was flying towards Norway. He had heard strange rumors about a country called Arendelle. Despite being the spirit of winter Jack didn't go to every country to freeze thing. Nature took care of most the work. Jack only went to the fun places. And Arendelle was never high on his radar until now.

The rumors had said that the country had frozen over and went back to normal in a matter of days. This would normally be strange enough but the fact that it was summertime in Arendelle made it even weirder. Worst of all some people blamed him for the event. Though he was happy that he got some attention, this would simply not do. Not everyone blamed him though. The other people blamed some Ice queen.

He didn't gave the Ice queen much though, thinking it silly gossip. But the rest of the rumor seemed interesting enough to warrant a little trip. It didn't take him long to get there either. Only a few hours of flight got him where he wanted to be.

But when he got there not a flock of snow seemed out of place. Though the rumor had said the place had thawed just as quickly as it froze over, that would normally be impossible. That meant that either the whole thing was made up... or completely true. Curious to find out which Jack did the only think he could do to find out. Spy on people.

And sure enough, it didn't took him long to find a few people who were talking about the events of a few days past.

"Can you believe the queen expects us to trust her again after the stunt she pulled?" A rather large looking man who smelled of alcohol asked his companions.

"I don't know, she seemed fine when she let us ice-skate in the courtyard the other day."

"So?" The large man asked, seemingly annoyed that the others didn't agree with him.

"All I'm saying it that she seems fine, and besides I hear she hides in her Ice castle on top of the mountain anyway most of the time."

"Yeah? Most likely she's thinking of some sort of evil plan up there... I don't trust her."

"You don't trust anyone anyway..." One of the smaller guys said jokingly, making the others laugh. All besides the large man. Who was about to start a fight when Jack decided he heard enough and left.

'An ice castle huh... that sounds like fun, maybe I'll find this ice queen there if I'm lucky.' Jack thought to himself and took off again, towards the mountain this time.

He wondered what an ice castle would look like. Perhaps a castle made in the same way people of the north make igloo's. It seemed a little impractical though. People usually only build with ice because it was the only resource around. And why would someone like that need a castle?
He didn't have to look long though.

...

"Jack are still there? " North asked confused.

" Huh?... Oh sorry, I kind of zoned out there for a second didn't I." He said smiling sheepishly. "What was the question again? "

North sighed, "You were telling me someone else could see you before. Who Jack?"

"Oh... right." Jack composed himself. Not sure what or how much he would allow himself to tell North. Was he really going to do this? Could he? Why did this had to be so hard, North's question wasn't that hard was it?

"Someone I met a long time ago... we were... friends..."

"Sounds to me like your avoiding the question no?" North asked in a condescending manner. "Who was she Jack."

"... Her name was... wait, how did you know it was a she?"

"Hohoho! Oh jack my boy. Men only have such looks on their faces when thinking about a woman."

"Oh yeah? And how would you that know North? You guys are guardians, you sit here locked away in your castle most of the year! What would you know of it?!" He was yelling now. He was losing control of himself faster than he thought. "Sorry North, I... should have said that."

North nodded with an grim look on his face. "What is troubling you Jack, what happened to your friend?"

"She... She died North, a long time ago. I tried to forget, but I just can't."

North seemed confused by this, "... When you live as long as we do Jack, you tend to lose the people you care about. That's just the way of things... that is a burden we must care. But why would you want to forget about her Jack? Why not honor her memory?"

"Because it's just too painful..."

"... Jack, when we lose our friends, we have to honor them. If we do not..."

"Because I loved her North!" Jack interrupted. "She... was ... we were..." Jack was unable to finish his sentence. He tried. He wanted to get it over with. He was so used to pushing the memories down. But found he couldn't anymore.

He felt cold. He never felt cold. He missed her touch. The warmth of her skin, feeling her right there beside him. Not feeling so alone all the time. What he wouldn't give to hold her right now. To have her smile at him again.

North broke his strain of thought when he hugged him. He felt tears rolling down his cheeks. Was he crying? He felt sad sure, painfully so, but in all the years since Elsa's death he never allowed himself to cry. He was a wreck the first few months after it happened. And since then he promised himself he wouldn't cry anymore.

"Tell me about her..."

Jack was silent for a long time. Thinking what to say. It was too late to go back now.

"... She was amazing North..." Jack began slowly. "After the moon created me, I wandered around for so long. I can't even remember much from back then. It was all a blur, nothing but confusion ... doubt... rage."

North sat down in a chair next to the bed again. And lit his pipe, saying nothing again so Jack could continue his story.

"... She saved me from that North. She gave me... something to live for I suppose. I remember the day I first met her..."

Can you tell I like cliffhangers? If not you will find out sooner rather than later /Evilsmile*. Hope you guys liked the second chapter. I wanted to get these out of the way, which sound strange because I had a blast writing them, but the fun part is just getting started.

I hope to update soon, perhaps tomorrow depending on the amount of time I have. Tell me though which would you guys prefer, shorter chapters but more frequent updates, or larger chapters but less frequent updates?

Grizzly out...