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Chapter 5 Unintentional Memories
Elsa's POV
"Where have you been?" North demanded. "I allowed you to be gone for a few hours, not the rest of the day!"
"Allowed me?" I retorted. "Unless I'm quite mistaken, I'm not a Guardian, so you have no right to boss me around! To answer your question, we were at Jamie's. But then we got a little… sidetracked."
I fiddled with my hands, trying not to look at Tooth. Being the only other female in the room, she would easily see the blush creeping up my face. That, and she could see my memories.
"You went to Jamie's? Did he see you?" Tooth asked.
I lowered my shaking head.
"I think I know why, though," Jack piped up.
I looked at him. "You do?"
Jack grinned sheepishly. "Yeah. And it's partly may fault."
"Your fault?"
"Yeah. You see, I didn't introduce you. If Jamie doesn't know who you are, how is he supposed to know you exist and see you?"
I felt the faintest touch of hope. Jack was right! "We should try it!"
"Not now," North argued. "Jamie will be asleep anyway. And so should you."
"Fine. We'll do it tomorrow," I compromised.
"No, I have something for you to do tomorrow," North corrected.
"I just told you that I'm not a Guardian and you can't boss me around." I was getting a little annoyed with North.
"It's not about the children. I need you to go back in time to give snow to a medieval kingdom," North explained.
This sparked my interest. "What kingdom?" I asked.
North's eyes twinkled. "Arendelle."
My spark was now a blazing fire. Arendelle! Ever since I had found the book I had been dying to go there.
"You can time travel?" Jack asked.
"Of course! How else do you think Sandy gives people of the past good dreams?" North answered.
"Can you go to the future too?" Jack wondered.
North shook his head. "Only the past. You'd better get your rest though. The past saps energy faster than the present."
"North, can I talk to you?" Tooth inquired.
"Sure. Elsa, would you shut the door as you leave?" North asked.
I nodded, shut the door, and began to leave when I heard my name. Pressing my ear to the door, I caught some of the conversation.
"…Can't send her there. What if she remembers?" That was Tooth.
"Would it be so bad? It's only when they were kids," North returned.
"Mani said it was too soon for her to see her memories. What if something happens?"
"Elsa can take care of herself. Mani wouldn't have chosen her if she couldn't."
"But, North –"
"Tooth, she's going. End of story. I want a cookie."
I turned away from the door to see Jack standing behind me, a mischievous grin on his face.
"You probably shouldn't be eavesdropping on Santa. You could get yourself on the naughty list."
"Says the king of the naughty list himself," I admonished, a smile tugging on my lips.
Jack crossed his arms. "So, what did you hear?"
I glanced at the door. "Let's go to my room and talk about it. I don't want to be found out."
Jack wrapped his arms around my waist and flew swiftly to my bedroom door.
"Jack! How many times do I have to tell you? I can fly on my own. You don't need to carry me."
"But it's more fun to surprise you like that."
I punched him playfully on the arm, and took out my key from around my neck. Seeing my key gave me an idea.
"Here Jack, I want you to have this." I pressed a replica of my original key in his hand. When he gave me a questioning look, I added; "Just in case."
Jack nodded and touched his staff to the key. An icy chain grew from it, which Jack placed around his neck.
"So, are you going to tell me about what you heard?" he asked.
I nodded. "Tooth doesn't want me to go to Arendelle."
"Why?"
"She's afraid I might remember my past."
"And that's bad?"
"Tooth thinks so since Mani said earlier that it was too soon for me to see it."
Jack's eyes lit up. "I have an idea. Have you read the entire book on Arendelle?"
"Not passed what I read you. Why?"
"I'm just wondering if you're in there."
"Why would I be in a book about medieval kingdom?"
"Because you were born there."
"How could you know that?"
Jack grinned. "You're not the only one who observes what people say."
I grinned back and walked over to my desk. Picking up my book on Arendelle, I brought it over to my bed, where Jack was sitting. Sitting down beside him, I flipped to the portrait of Queen Anna. I studied the painting for a minute before flipping to the next page.
There was another portrait on the next page, and Jack and I gasped in astonishment when we saw the face. It was another young woman with pale blond hair in a tight, fancy bun. She was wearing a black and green coronation dress with blue gloves, a purple cloak, and a small golden tiara on her head.
What really made us gasp was the face. The young woman was frowning with sad, fearful, blue eyes.
"Elsa," Jack whispered. "It's you."
"It can't be," I murmured. I looked to the caption below the portrait. "'This is a painting of Queen Anna's older sister, Elsa, who was queen before her. She was a unique woman, born with the power to control ice and snow.'" I stared at the portrait again. "That can't be me."
"You don't remember it?" Jack asked.
I opened my mouth to say no, when I suddenly got a picture of me running away from Arendelle across a fjord. It vanished as soon as it appeared.
"Elsa! Elsa!" Jack's voice called.
I realized that I had been holding my breath, and sucked in a deep gulp of air.
"What happened?" he asked, anxiety clear in his voice; I almost smiled.
"Flashback," I answered. "One piece of a one-thousand-piece puzzle."
Jack shrugged. "Better than nothing." I did smile at that, but then my smile was broken by a yawn. "You should get some rest," Jack suggested.
I nodded and changed my white and blue dress to a nightgown. "Goodnight, Jack," I murmured as I slipped beneath the covers.
Jack reached over and pulled the sheets over my shoulders. "Goodnight, Snowflake."
I sighed happily as I heard my door close. Slipping into sleep, I was unprepared by the dream that took me by surprise.
