I was so torn between what to wear. Jack said that other girls don't really get dressed up but then Hiccup said they did. I wanted to believe Hiccup more than Jack, just because even if a girl did dress up for him I doubt Jack would notice.

I called the single best person I knew for fashion advice.

"OhemGee! How come you get to party with the boys and I'm stuck in summer school!" Anna whined over the phone. I bet she was actually fuming - for once I was the one having fun and she was on the sidelines.

"Please tell me you packed me something to wear for a night out in your creepy bag of clothes," I giggled.

"I'm pretty sure there's a dress in there. Did you even look at anything I packed?"

To be honest I hadn't, I was too afraid after pulling out some stringy bikinis and a 'night' gown with silk and no coverage. I tossed the bag in the corner of the room - after claiming one of the bikinis as mine - and basically stuck with the shorts she packed and different shirts I had already had here.

"A little yeah, oh, is it a black dress?" I pulled it out of the bag and took a look. It looked a little skimpy and looked sleeveless.

"I suddenly don't really think that dress is going to match you, what about your polka dot dress?" Anna said.

I made a face, she knew I hated that dress. I wore it when she came out here because she wanted us to dress up and go on the boardwalk. Little did I know she bought a brand new cute mint green sun dress. It was short and the skirt twirled with every movement. My yellow polka dot dress went all the way to the ground in length and was about 2 sizes too big.

"Yeah, sure Anna, I'll wear that." I rolled my eyes.

"Great! Well have fun, don't get too drunk," I could hear the disdain in her voice - her having to say have fun - oh yeah, this was killing her.

"Bye Anna," I smiled to myself and took another look at the dress before putting it on.

It made me look older. The short black dress clung to my sides, it was cinched at the waist to create an hourglass shape. And there were sleeves, they were capped and had a scooping neckline.

I did minimal makeup, the last thing I wanted was to be cake faced. And I never liked wearing makeup anyways. Just a little bit of eye shadow, mascara and lip gloss. I think if I braided my hair to the side in a fishtail and found my old pair of strappy black sandals the look would be complete.

Checking myself out in the mirror one more time, I could barely recognize the girl staring back at me. Hans was right. I wasn't anything like last year.

And I liked it.

I heard a little knock at my door, "may I come in?" Val said from the other side.

"Of course!" I waited for her to come in and she put her hands to her mouth. I couldn't believe it was already Thursday. I totally forgot.

"You look stunning, Elsa."

I smiled sadly, "I didn't even remember it was Thursday, I can stay home with you and -" Val lifted her hand and cut me off.

"Don't worry about me my dear, go out and have some fun. I'm not going anywhere any time soon."

"Thanks Val, can you braid my hair?" I pulled my little stool out from under the bed side table and sat on it. Val sat on my bed and began her magic. I loved when she braided my hair - she did a much better job at it than I ever could.

"Are you excited?"

"Nervous, I've never been to a party so it'll be different."

"The boys will look after you, I have complete faith in them to take care of you. There we go, beautiful." Val finished the braid. I tugged at the middle of it to fill it out a little more and smiled at my reflection.

Then I turned around and hugged Val, "thank you."

"Be safe, let the boys look after you."

^.^

"That didn't take you too long," Jack was sitting on the couch downstairs. He wore jeans and a button down black shirt. Hiccup was in khakis and a light green button down.

I made a mental note to grab my light grey pleather jacket - just in case I was too dressed up.

"Nope, I don't need a lot of time to get ready," I stood in the room and it was quiet.

"We don't have to go if you're not comfortable," Jack stood up.

"Don't mind him, Elsa, you look great! Wow, where have you been hiding," Hiccup stood as well and crossed the room to give me a one armed hug.

He lead me to the door and we filed out together. At one point, Jack lost step with Hiccup just before we got to the house.

"You look good," He said quietly under his breath and I smiled so hard I started blushing.

Inside I could already hear the loud boom of the music and people laughing and partying. I looked back and forth at Hiccup and Jack, lacing my arms through theirs.

"Let's have some fun!"

^.^

I quickly found that I was quite under - or, overdressed. A lot of the girls had on a bikini top and daisy dukes with huge heels.

"You want a drink?" Hiccup had to yell over the music and I shook my head. I actually hadn't ever had an alcoholic drink. I didn't know if I would like it.

"Beer?" Hiccup asked Jack and he nodded.

We were inside, it looked like a living room area. I had no idea how huge the inside of this house was. From outside it looked big but not as big as in here. There was a grand staircase and a balcony and everything. Somehow I didn't feel like a balcony was very safe.

We moved from the living room to another living area. It was only a little past 11pm and girls were already drunk and dancing on tables set up throughout the room. I didn't recognize anyone in the crowds. Somewhere in the distance I heard someone on a mic

"Alright, everyone needs to sign up for karaoke, the sign up sheet is on the table," A male voice came through and Hiccup reappeared with drinks in his hand.

2 beers and some kind of fruity looking drink I eyed when he said, "no alcohol."

It was actually pretty tasty, I think it was just punch.

"Hiccup!" A loud girl came through the mic suddenly and we all whipped our heads to the side. It was Astrid. She was in a black flirty skirt and a fitted tee. Astrid didn't really dress up but even her casual was super chic. I was glad at least she wasn't in a bikini top - that let me give her a little more respect.

"Come sing with me!" She slurred over the mic and I watched Hiccups face turn into a smile. He took a swig from his beer and turned to us, "duty calls."

I smiled with him too, him and Astrid were such good friends I wouldn't be the one to get between them.

Jack decided to take me outside, which was nice. There was a nice breeze and it wasn't too cold. There was also a pool back here, and there was a lot of people in it. There was also a full (and huge!) Jacuzzi filled with people.

"Who are all these people, I don't recognize anyone."

"Friends of friends, Emeralds isn't as small when you know so many people." Jack shrugged. I found a lot of people knew him. In someway, they would wave to him and he would acknowledge them with a nod or a wave.

We found a spot in the backyard, on a bench by the fire pit. There were girls we passed that called out his name and once they saw me made 'oh' and 'ah' noises.

I forgot Jack was well known to girls.

"You don't have to stay by my side, I can take care of myself if you want to go have fun or -"

"I want to be with you."

"Okay, just seems like, well, your -" I couldn't figure out what I wanted to say.

"Els, don't worry about them." He touched my hand and left it there.

From outside we could hear the karaoke going on - Astrid and Hiccup did a duet to 'Takin' Care of Business', which wasn't too bad. Jack had a couple more beers in the time I nursed my punch - which I'm pretty sure at this point had some kind of booze in it. But I wasn't drinking it fast so it didn't matter too much.

"So have you dated anyone?" Jack asked out of the blue, he was leaned in close and his breathe was cool on my skin. "Besides my brother," he added.

"No, and your brother and I didn't date. We experimented." I laughed and that earned me a smile.

"When did my little Elsa get so bold to experiment with boys?" He smiled, those blue eyes burning.

I smirked and leaned closer too, "when she realized she would need to take what she wanted."

"And what does she want?"

I glanced down, my face brimming with a smile I couldn't hide.

In a motion so fast I reached out and grabbed his beer, leaning back up and laughing. "To know how it is you drink this stuff, it's so gross."

To prove my point I sniffed it and made a face.

He leaned up too at this point and chuckled.

Wow. Never did I think I could make him laugh - he never laughs with me. But sitting here, surrounded by half naked girls and frat boys I had Jacks undivided attention.

And I had to admit, I was a little nervous. Jack reached towards me for his beer, his hand gripping my wrist and he pulled me forward slightly. His other hand found it's way to my waist and lay flat against the soft fabric but underneath my skin burned. He was so close to me, I could smell the booze on his breath but it didn't deter me. His eyes were intense, flicking down to my lips then back up he moved in slowly. I was unable to move, so lost in the moment I closed my eyes and waited for him to kiss me.

Inched apart we heard a loud 'boom' and both looked up.

At midnight, the fireworks went off from the beach. And just like Cinderella in her dress, my spell was broken. Or so I thought.

I stood up, Jack following suite. His hand slowly finding mine as he laced his fingers through and held tightly. It was like when we were sitting in the sand, we sat hand in hand. It felt so right.

My spell wasn't broken I realized, it was just beginning. But something pricked at the back of my head, my hairs standing on end. I had a funny feeling we were being watched but I refuse to turn around.

All that had mattered now was Jack and I.

^.^

"I need to pee," I annoyed to Jack, Hiccup and Astrid too. Hiccup and her joined us shortly after the fireworks and we just sat around telling stories, or so they did. I just listened excited to be part of this finally.

Astrid giggled, "the best washroom to try is upstairs, a lot of people know they actually have ones up there."

I stood up and so did Jack, "it's okay, I'll be right back."

He made a face, "I would rather go with you."

"Jack, I'm not five. I'll be right back." I touched his hand. He gave me a half-hearted smile and sat back down.

Inside, I climbed up the stairs and behold a empty washroom. I checked myself in the mirror, to make sure nothing was running from the heat. Luckily my hair stayed pretty much in place and thanks to not piling on makeup, I still looked fresh faced.

Once I opened the door, I saw Zel standing by the doorway. She was with two red haired girls - one I think I recognized as Meridia.

She giggled when she saw me, "Oh Elsa! You look gorg!" She said in an annoying high pitch voice. She was wearing a pink bikini top and a pair of yellow high waisted shorts with black high knee socks and a long knitted half cardigan. She actually looked really chic and cute too.

"Thank you, you look great too." I smiled.

"Are you here with Jack?"

"Hiccup, Astrid and Jack, yeah. Who are you here with?"

"Oh you know, Hans and I go way back. So how is Jack doing?" She pulled her long hair to the side.

"He's fine."

"Lovely! Tell him I miss him dearly. I regret breaking up with him." I could tell she was trying to get under my skin. It wasn't going to work though.

"How about you tell him yourself?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, don't worry I did. He was looking for you downstairs and I ran into him. He was so drunk he thought I was you and kissed me," I blinked.

Shaking my head I said, "Jack wouldn't do that."

"Don't believe me? You should ask him, he's out front waiting for you on the porch. Tell me if I'm lying." She stepped closer to me, her green eyes were challenging me.

"Jack wouldn't be happy with you, he always said you were too much of a headache to deal with."

I stepped around her, pushing past the other girls and rushed down the stairs. I heard them start laughing and I had to keep telling myself she was lying. My cheeks were burning, I couldn't take anymore of her nonsense. I hated her. I hated that she was even in Jack's life.

Jack wouldn't do that. Jack wouldn't say that.

Outside in the front, it was quiet and dark.

"Jack?" I said aloud and I stepped off the porch to the street. It was dimly lit and I saw a figure in the driveway.

I stopped instantly when I realized that wasn't him.

But it was too late, someone grabbed me from behind and when I tried to scream they covered my mouth with a fabric. There was a strong smell that burned my nose, instantly everything around me swirled and then I saw nothing at all.

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Authors Notes:

I hope you enjoyed! Stay tuned for what is in store next for Elsa! This is definitely the summer that changes everything!

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