How are you guys? I had a little time so I decided to write a little early (okay a lot early).
Kate ran down the halls back to the auditorium. She couldn't believe that she was actually going back there but anything was better than that practice room with Jack.
Another thing she couldn't believe. Jack was here. He had totally changed but he was still here. And man, did he change. Did she do that to him? In his emails, he sounded so much the same, not anything like the Jack Frost she knew.
A fluttery feeling filled the pit of her stomach, but she pushed it away. She had bigger things to worry about.
"Great, what am I gunna say to Ms. Tooth?" She asked herself.
"Maybe I can help."
She spun around to find Jack. He had caught up with her and was barely winded, if at all. Where Kate was out of breath but that might have been due to the fact that she couldn't breathe back there.
"Uh, what are you doing?" She asked.
He shrugged. "Trying to help."
"I don't need your help," she snapped, almost cringing at the iciness of her words. Kate was rarely ever like this, but something about Jack pulled a bit of her old self back out. And now she just wanted to get rid of the only friend she had ever known. No wonder they called her the Queen of Isolation and the Snow Queen.
"To speak, no I don't think so, but I think the shy little Kate does need help talking to Ms. Tooth."
She scowled at him, but the lights were dim in the room with Jack so it was hidden.
She sighed, reaching a hand up to flatten the top of her french braid crown twist bun.
She gasped when her hand came back dyed the tiniest bit brown. Oh no, time for more dye. Re-dying her hair was a bit of a hassle. She hated how the color she needed didn't come in permanent dye, and if she didn't want to completely trash her real hair she had to undye and redye to apply the chocolate brown.
She hoped her makeup was still okay. Nothing could hide her natural paleness, but a lot of bronzer never hurt anyone.
"Fine, fine," she said, turning around and walking away with Jack in tow.
"Ms. Tooth!" Jack called. She looked up.
"Oh, Kate, there you are, are you alright?" Kate nodded. Ms. Tooth quickly scribbled something down on her clipboard with her pen in her mouth. Then she said quickly, "Alright, well, I'm afraid you'll have to be our last performer..."
Kate sighed, then nodded. Oh well. It wasn't what she wanted but at least she wouldn't disappoint Ms. Tooth.
The scheduled last singer went, and then it was Kate's turn.
She shakily walked up the stage, but was stopped.
"Good luck up there," a familiar voice said.
"Hiccup! You stayed!" She said.
He nodded, giving her an encouraging smile.
"Thanks, I'm gunna need it." She replied.
"Knock 'em dead," he said, pushing her the rest of the way up the stairs.
Her heart caught up in her throat when she saw all those people staring up at her.
"..."
"Kate?"
She shook her head. "Sorry, what?"
A chuckle rang through the crowds. Kate reddened.
Ms. Tooth just looked at her warmly. "I said you're on, sweetie."
She nodded, walking to the piano. She guessed she missed her introduction.
She sat down gratefully, eager to lose herself in the music. She looked one last time out in the crowd, catching Hiccup in the front row. Then her eyes caught Jack. Once again, her throat was clogged with her heart. She looked away and began to play the original song of her own.
The lyrics came almost naturally, but she couldn't help but stop and think every now and then.
The snow glows white on the mountain tonight
Not a footprint to be seen
A kingdom of isolation
And it looks like
I'm the queen
How true were her own words. She was trapped in a world of her own isolation. She never let anyone in, and she never let herself out. She had to stop trying with Jack. It would only bring more pain.
The wind is howling
Like the swirling storm inside
Couldn't keep it in
Heaven knows I tried
With Jack, it seemed like everything could go back to normal. But it couldn't. It just couldn't.
Don't let them in
Don't let them see
Be the good girl always have to be
Conceal, don't feel
Don't let them know
Well now they know
Let it go
Let it go
Can't hold it back anymore
Let it go
Let it go
Turn away and slam the door
I don't care what they're going to say
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway
True enough, the metaphorical cold never bothered her. Sure, she missed having her friend and Anna, but sometimes it was nice to not have to rely on anyone but herself. At least she couldn't ever let herself down.
It's funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small
And the fears that once controlled me
Can't get to me at all
If only she wished that was true.
It's time to see what I can do
To test the limits and break through
No right, no wrong
No rules for me
I'm free
Kate sometimes wondered why she came up with these lyrics. They couldn't be farther from the truth about her own world. She would never be free from her endless isolation. That was the way things had to be.
Let it go
Let it go
I am one with the wind and sky
Let it go
Let it go
You'll never see me cry
Well, she never said that all of it wasn't true. But no, she would always remain strong enough to never show tears in front of another.
Here I stand
And here I'll stay
Right again. Right here was where Kate stood, and she would always stay there.
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway
She then began the difficult but fun bit where she just went all out on the piano. It was filled with tons of different things, and she loved hearing the outcome.
My power flurries through the air and to the ground
My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast
I'm never going back
The past is in the past
Yes, she could never go back. She had buried the past beneath her hair dye, color contacts and makeup. And she was sure as heck not to let back up.
Let it go
Let it go
And I'll rise like the break of dawn
Let it go
Let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand
In the light of day
Let the storm rage on
Kate had to reach an upper octave to sing that note, but it was worth the result. She sang very clearly, the song giving her strength for what she had to face the next day.
The cold never bothered me anyway
She concluded with a small minor chord, letting the note fade away to nothing.
She took a deep breath, standing up.
That was when the crowd erupted in applause. Kate blushed, hurrying off the stage.
"Good job, Kate!"
"Well done."
"You're awesome, Kate!"
A chorus of many compliments followed her out of the auditorium, and she had to push through with many polite 'thank you's' and nods. She looked for Hiccup but had lost him in the crowd.
"Excuse me," she said, even though no one really heard her.
Suddenly, her feet decided to disobey her and fall. She yelped, preparing for the ground...
...But then she was caught.
By none other than Jack.
What was she supposed to call him now, Frost or Overland? She decided on Frost. It would make things easier.
"Whoa there," he said playfully.
"I'm sorry," she said, scrambling out of Jack's arms to stand. She nodded again, stammering a few things before rushing on her way, not waiting around for Jack's reply.
Even the name was hard. Maybe she should just call him Frost. It didn't bring back too many painful memories. Frost it was, then.
She continued to push through the crowds, politely thanking people and muttering "Excuse me," for at least a thousand times.
She finally pushed out into the open air. She sighed deeply, watching her breath fan out in the cold night air.
The cold felt very refreshing, and she felt like all of a sudden she could think.
She took one more minute for herself, then went on back to her dorms.
The next day, Jack was a bit shaken up.
He had completely ditched his cover- in front of a girl he barely knew to top it off.
At lunch, he sat with the usual group, stealing glances at Hiccup and Kate every now and then. He wondered if they were dating. He almost laughed.
Hiccup Haddock wouldn't even have the balls to ask her out. Besides, he had a major crush on the sports major, Astrid Hofferson.
Flynn tapped Jack on the shoulder.
"Yo," Jack said flatly.
"That Kate Hope, something right? Who knew the Snow Queen could sing?" Flynn said, laughing.
Jack just nodded. He tried to play along carelessly, but his mind was elsewhere.
"She's pretty hot, too."
That brought him back to earth.
"What?" He said, narrowing his eyes. Flynn, being the guy he was, failed to notice.
"The chick's hot."
Jack felt like screaming in his face that before the whole school was buzzing about Kate Hope's amazing singing voice, he wouldn't have even bothered to know her name let alone think of her as 'hot.'
"Yeah, I guess," he replied evenly.
"What? The player doesn't want a challenge? 'Cause you know that's what she'd be." He said, winking.
He looked over at the topic of their random conversation. He gulped when he saw that she was listening to every word they were saying.
She didn't show it, and to everyone else, it would look like she was completely normal. But Jack had been watching her for the past month or so, and the way she stiffened her shoulders and kept toying with her already-perfect bun was a give-away.
"I bet you twenty I can get her in a week," Flynn said.
Jack smirked. "What's wrong, loose your touch?"
Flynn bubbled in rage. "Fine, three days."
"Okay," Jack said, confident in Kate.
Flynn got up, and Jack followed him. He stayed in the back of the group that had made their way over to Kate and Hiccup's table.
Kate flicked her eyes in annoyance. All lunch people (especially boys) had come over to talk to her (mainly flirting) and it was starting to get irritating.
"What's up, babe?" Flynn said causally, sitting down and draping an arm over her shoulder. She stiffened even more, blushing and calmly pushing his arm off.
"Oh, playing hard to get, are we?" He said and winked.
A crowd of girls had come over, drooling over Flynn, Jack, and the others.
Kate looked down fixedly on her lunch.
"What's wrong, can't handle me?" Flynn said, pulling her arms roughly away. Kate tried to protest, but she still said nothing.
Jack had nearly had it and was about to step in when something surprised everyone.
"Leave her alone, Flynn." Hiccup said.
Flynn stopped in surprise. Then smirked again.
"What's wrong, is little Hiccup gunna stop me?"
Hiccup looked away, even though Kate gave her friend a grateful look.
But no, Flynn didn't stop there. "So it's just Hiccup and a little girl?"
"The little girl says 'bite me.'"
If people were shocked by Hiccup's standing up for his friend, they were surely surprised to hear the never-before-heard clearness of Kate's voice.
Flynn recovered quickly.
"So the little birdie does sing." He smiled, giving her a flirtatious grin.
She glared at him, something Kate never did.
"Go to hell," she replied, getting up, taking her books and lunch with her. Hiccup wordlessly followed.
Everyone was shocked. Especially Jack.
But Jack was happy. Yeah Kate, way to go, he thought.
But he hid his triumphant smile from his fellow comrades. Flynn was fuming from his unfamiliar rejection, but Jack assumed that he better get used to it, and quickly.
Review answering time!
Livia Toric: lol glad you are having a good time reading. Thanks, I hope my song choices please everyone. And yeah, west coast. I live in Washington, state of rain (there is no humor in that. It literally rains every. Single. Freaking. Day. But in summer, it's actually pretty nice so I guess it's okay for now)
Snowman(guest): haha, yeah, I like the way you put that. And its just the author in me^-^ I am going to tell you something that I tell a kind-of friend of mine: "use creativity." Lol, it annoys the heck out of him but brings me great amusement ;) speaking of which, you should get a fanfic so I can PM you about your reviews. You leave super long ones (not that I mind, thank you for reviewing!) and it would be nice to be able to answer you in more detail.
And yep, you pretty much got Jack and Kate/Elsa right. They annoy the crap out of me too, and I'm the one who gives them life! And yeah, Mr. Black is is Pitch, he seemed like a good character to use for Kate/Elsa's piano teacher. He doesn't make an appearance until later, though. There is going to be a short period of his mysterious "absences."
Shimmer Shine: aw, thanks!
Guest: yeah, you do know that your username switched to just 'guest'? Anywho, thanks, you make it sound a lot better than it seemed to myself. Jack's knowledge of the real Kate will be plenty dramatic and heartbreaking, trust me. I even have some of it planned already! And don't worry, Kate/Elsa's got plenty of tricks up her sleeves for our dear Jack Frost ;)
That's all, if you want me to keep answering reviews, either keep asking questions or request me to answer you, though I might just answer you anyways. Cuz I can.
Until next time! ^-^