Chapter 6

As Jack woke up from his peaceful sleep he found that Rapunzel was cuddled into his chest and he had his arms wrapped around her. He raised his eyebrows and blinked at the sight. He didn't know exactly how to feel about this. "Uh…Rapunzel?" He said softly shaking her arm ever so gently. Her eyes fluttered open and he felt bad for waking her peaceful slumber. Her eyes danced around at their situation and she shot up and stumbled trying to scoot over to the side. Jack chuckled, "Morning Punz." Rapunzel blushed like a rose and said sheepishly, "Good morning, Jack."

"Sleep better?" Jack asked and smiling and Rapunzel nodded and stretched, "Yes I did, thank you for that by the way." Jack smiled and reassured her, "No problem." Suddenly they heard a whisper coming from the forest. They both stood up and Jack stood in front of Rapunzel as she clung to the back of his sweatshirt. "Jack, what is that?" She asked nervously when they noticed the blue floating orb that called out to them.

"Could it be?" Jack asked himself, "It's a magic spirit, but different from me, it's called a Will O' the Wisp. They are supposed to lead you to something but I can't remember what it was, but I know they are harmless." Jack held out his hand to the jumpy girl and led her to the orb. It had a flame shaped head and glowing eyes with little oval shaped bodies.

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Merida DunBroch, Princess of the Scottish clan Dunbroch, rode harshly through the forest on her horse, Angus. She wept and buried her face into the Clydesdale's mane. She had just ran away from home and after her parents, mostly her mother, brought in the 3 neighboring clans to compete in Merida's hand in marriage. Even though she tried her hardest and begged and plead for this not to happen, her mother enforced it.

So in Merida's courageous act of defiance, she showed up all of the other contenders and beat all 3 archers that competed. Queen Elinor, Merida's mother, was furious and while fighting with Merida she threw Merida's most prized possession, her bow, into the fire. So now Merida rode out of her kingdom and as far as possible, crying her heart out.

Suddenly Angus threw Merida off of him and neighed loudly as she flew to the ground. "Angus!" Merida yelled at the animal and turned to face what startled him. She then heard a whisper and turned to see something she hadn't seen since she was a little girl. "A wisp." She said in awe. Will-o-the Wisps were supposed to take you to your fate, and now she just hoped it would give her some type of direction.

She reached her hand out to it and it disappeared, only to start a chain of them leading off into the forest. She gasped and said, "You comin' Angus?" The horse neighed loudly and threw his hooves to the ground. "Fine then, go on home, back to the stables!" She told him annoyed that he was putting up a fight.

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Jack and Rapunzel followed the little wisps when they made a trail until Jack suddenly heard noises coming toward them and he whispered to Rapunzel, "Someone's coming! C'mon!" Rapunzel started grabbing her hair when Jack picked her up by her waist and flew them into a tree. They sat in the tree and Jack helped Rapunzel pull the rest of her hair up.

They watched as a girl with fiery, long, red and orange hair walked out of a bush and stood where they just stood. She seemed to be following a wisp as well because one wisp hovered under their tree. She looked around the tree and when the wisp didn't move she grew confused and upset. "A tree?!" She yelled with a thick Scottish accent. "They led me to a tree?! How is a tree supposed to change my fate?! Ugh, jinx cribbers help mah bone!" She seemed very frustrated and Jack had an idea.

"Stay here until I say otherwise, ok?" He whispered to Rapunzel and she nodded. He lowered himself from the tree and the girl's back was to him. "Hello?" Jack asked wondering if she could see him too. She twirled around on her ankles and was taken by surprise when she saw him. She was stunned by the white haired boy and asked, "Who are you?" Jack smiled and laughed at himself, "I'm Jack Frost." The girl snorted, "Well that's a peculiar name, now isn't it?"

Jack chuckled "No, I'm the real Jack Frost." She stared at the boy trying to decide whether to believe him or not. "Well then, Jack Frost, prove yourself." She said cocking a hip. Jack raised his eyebrows and laughed, "Ok, fine." He held up his hand and white swirls began to form into a snowflake he wisped it around his hand and sent it flying to the flaming haired lass.

It landed on her nose and blue dust scattered around her eyes making her smile. "It really is you." She said happily but then grew confused, "Why would the wisps lead me here, lead me to you?" Jack spoke up and said, "Well I'm not alone." He looked up into the tree and waved his hand gesturing for Rapunzel to jump down. She wrapped her hair around a branch and descended to the surface.

"Hi there," Rapunzel said with a friendly smile, "My name's Rapunzel." The girl laughed trying to hide the fact that she was still extremely confused; and the fact that Rapunzel's hair was so lengthy puzzled her as well. "Eh…hello. My name's…Merida." She seemed to hesitate giving them her name but she after she did she smiled kindly.

"Well hi, Merida." Rapunzel said greeting the girl with her sweet demeanor. "So you said you were following the wisps, Merida?" Jack asked and Merida nodded running a hand through her wild curls. "So were we." Rapunzel chimed in and this seemed to intrigue Merida.

"Really?" She asked and shook her head, "The wisps are supposed to lead you to your fate, and they led all of us here. So what do we do now?" Jack stood quiet, not sure of the answer himself, but Rapunzel, with her quirky attitude popped up and said, "Well you could come with us…!" Quickly Jack grabbed her wrist and twirled her around and brought her to the side.

"Ok, Punzie, I realize you are still getting used to the whole meeting people and making friends game, but when you meet a stranger on the road, you don't normally invite them along." Jack said and Rapunzel place her hands on her hips, "But Jack, how am I supposed to make friends if I can't talk to strangers!" Her big and innocent green eyes stared at him and all he could do was sigh, "That's not how it works Punz," But it was too late she had already made her way back to the Scottish girl and said, "Merida, we would love for you to come with us, if you like. Right Jack?" She said turning back to the spirit and popping out a hip and spreading a grin across her face.

"Of course we would." Jack answered, giving in to Rapunzel. Merida smiled, "Well that's nice of you, but where ya headin'?" Rapunzel glowed every time she ever got to mention the lights, "We are on our way to see the floating lights!" Merida gave the girl a puzzled look, "What's that?" Suddenly it hit Rapunzel; she really didn't know what the floating lights were.

"Well every year on my birthday these floating lights appear in the sky, and I've always wanted to see them, but I…never really got the chance to until now." She beamed looking back at Jack who now stood by her side. "Hmm, well I'd be glad to join you if you'll have me." Merida said happily and Rapunzel squealed and giggled in the way only she could. "It's nice to meet you, Merida." Jack said smirking and Merida grinned, "You too Frost."