Hey guys! I had time to write this week :D Well, I didn't have time, but I did anyways... oh well. I got super excited and inspired. So A lot is coming :D woo! Be really excited.
I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Elsa groaned as Meg poked her awake. Her sassy drawl broke through Elsa's sleepy stupor, "Come on, ya bum. You gotta get up so we can go to practice."
Elsa peeled her eyes open, looking up into Meg's brown orbs. Meg smirked, "I thought you went to sleep early last night, sunshine. Jack convince you into a midnight sneak-out?"
Elsa's eyes widened at the truth in Meg's seemingly harmless statement and she sat up to disguise her surprise. She cleared her voice, "Na, I just was really tired apparently. Thanks for waking me up." She rubbed the sleep out of her puffy eyes and peeled herself from the warm haven of the hotel bed.
Meg got up off the bed and crossed to the door to the living room. "Not a problem! There is coffee and tea in the kitchen if you want it."
"Thanks," Elsa sighed and then got up off the warm bed, avoiding the temptation of crawling back into the warm cocoon.
That was a close one. Although, it wasn't anything near a midnight rendezvous as Meg was thinking . . .
Her mind drifted to how the previous night had ended as she wandered into the bathroom to take a quick shower.
"Elsa," his finger sound her chin again, forcing her to look at him. "Your parents wouldn't have wanted you to blame yourself. They would have wanted you to keep living, to keep feeling, to keep dancing. They would want you to love on your sister, love on yourself, and live life to the fullest."
He pulled her back into his chest and her face found its familiar place in his neck, her breath tickling his skin. "Elsa, love, they would be so proud of you."
Her tears pooled in his neck and ran down to his shirt. She collapsed, unable to support her own weight anymore; but that was okay, for he was there to hold her up. Sobs racked her body once more, both in grief and in relief. Even though people have been telling her since the funeral that she shouldn't blame herself, it took Jack's opinion. What he said was true; her parents would hate to see her upset and blaming herself. They always loved her dancing the best when there was a smile attached and true happiness shone through, something she had been unable to do until she started dancing with Jack.
She pulled him closer, cherishing the tender kiss he pressed to her forehead. She had already let him take care of her, already opened up to him. Yes, there is always the possibility of being hurt, of him leaving or her ruining things. It was that way in any relationship she took a chance on. But Jack made her realize that even a day of true happiness, of true feeling with him was worth a lifetime of heartbreak after. He made her realize that people were willing to be there for her and that she should take the chance to open up to them, to allow them to see who she really is.
It would take time to get comfortable with this new vulnerability, but she knew she could do it, one person at a time. Jack had already captured her true essence. But she owed it to her beloved sister to make up for the past few years where she had shut herself up inside and kept her heart from Anna. From there, she could go to the people who she already knew loved and cherished her: Rapunzel, Merida, Hiccup, Kristoff, Meg and the rest of the crew, and even Flynn.
Her sobs of grief turned to tears of joy, her lips curving up into a smile against Jack's neck, as she realized how many people truly loved her for who she was already. She knew her parents would hate that she had blamed herself and shut everything away these past few years.
She leaned back, looking into Jack's caring eyes. Her voice took a couple tries to emerge from her mouth, as it was overcome with emotion. "Jack, you're right. They want me to be happy and to love and be loved by those around me."
Jack grinned down at her and repeated what he had already said, "Yes, love. They would be so proud of you."
Elsa smiled, a tear or two trickling down her face and adding to the warm water that poured over her, renewing her. Jack really had shown her what it meant to open up to people. She recalled his embrace, tender kiss, and whispered words before she had slipped back into her room and warm bed.
She then giggled into the shower stream, Jack is turning me into a love-stricken girl like my sister. She processed this. Maybe it isn't such a bad thing…
Her body's craving for caffeine, food, and to dance drove her out of the warm shower. Throwing on the outfit she and Giselle had picked out for the day, slipping into the black leggings with cobalt lace down the side, tying her matching plaid flannel around her waist, and throwing on a sports bra and a cute black, loose crop top with a silver snowflake design in the corner.
Bounding into the kitchen, she greeted the rest of the girls, minus Vanessa who was still getting ready. Elsa fixed herself a cup of black tea, complete with honey and milk, and then giggled with Giselle as the two trekked back to the bathroom to finish getting ready.
She put some mousse in her wet blonde locks and blew it dry, giggling as Giselle danced to some Ariana Grande song while putting on her makeup. Elsa ran a straightener through her hair, leaving it down, and then quickly put on her makeup. Giselle, who had finished, was sitting on the counter and gossiping with Elsa about the cute boys she had seen dance last night. Apparently she had made friends with a few of the ballet dancers and met some of the people on their crew. Elsa was happily surprised to learn that most crews weren't super cut-throat and loved to hang out.
"Though, we do have one rival here. They call themselves the Demigods, after their mascot. They are actually from another New York Performing Arts College. Olympia Performing Arts College? I'm sure you've heard of it," Giselle chirped.
Meg sauntered into the bathroom, "Of course she has. She saw them dance last night. Might have even looked at their school."
Elsa wrinkled her nose, "People were extremely rude there. It seemed like they were all for the attention and less about dancing, or even arts in general. Even the people who auditioned me were like that."
"Yea, stay away from them. They got first in Regionals last year, and then smoked us in a hip-hop dance off at Nationals, which ended up being the demise that sent us home. They won't hesitate to rub it in our face." Meg rolled her eyes, having been already subject to the teasing yesterday.
Giselle giggled, "Though we have gotten so much better! And Jack, our best hip-hop dancer on the team, didn't even participate! And they are super weak in some of the partner dances because teamwork isn't their strong suit. So we will smoke them this year!"
"Especially with you and Jack dancing," Meg smirked, winking at Elsa.
Elsa blushed, already subjecting to the teasing, on Meg and the boys' part, and fangirling, from Giselle and Ariel, yesterday. Giselle had dubbed them "Jelsa," saying that they needed a shipping name. A video of them waltzing had made the Regional's Facebook page, which was very quickly shared on the DDW Dance Crew's page captioned "Look at the stunning chemistry! #JelsaForLife" by an overly-enthusiastic Giselle. Meg's dance with the three boys to Dark Horse had also made the Facebook page, and Meg was thrilled at how well she had danced and the way they had worked together as a team.
Elsa slipped on her combat boots, ready to conquer the stage today, laughing and joking with the girls. She smiled to herself, knowing that she finally felt at ease with them.
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Rapunzel glared at the door of Merida's room. The girl wasn't up yet, and Punzie was getting impatient. She wanted to grill her about her feelings for Hiccup, and hopefully push that relationship along. She huffed, unable to focus on her homework that was spread across the kitchen table.
Anna came bounding out of her room, purse and shoes in hand, and plopped down at the table to put on her brown heeled boots.
Rapunzel sat up in interest, looking at the boots and then taking in the rest of Anna's attire. Short, olive green skirt, cream knee-high socks, a tight cream shirt that slid off one shoulder, and a brown vest over it . . . "You're going on a date!" The girl burst out, unable to contain herself.
Anna looked up in shock, her eyes widening. "What are you talking about, what do you mean?"
Punzie giggled, "Well, at least you're defiantly trying to impress a boy. Normally, you wear tights or leggings with that skirt, not sexy socks. And I know those boots! They are your man-eater boots! You never wear them unless you are trying to impress a boy!" She sat back in her seat, a smug smirk on her face at the blush coloring Anna's cheeks. "So out with it, who is it?"
Anna started stammering and rambling, "It's… it's not a date! And I'm not trying to impress him, well maybe a little, but that's not important! I don't really like him, but maybe I do? I don't know! I just… I kinda wanted to…"
She was interrupted by a knock on the door, which caused both girls to freeze.
Then they both sprang into motion, jumping out of their seats and making a mad dash to the door, pushing each other out of the way and attempting to trip the other. Finally, after much trouble, Rapunzel beat Anna to the door (because she was barefoot and not wearing an extra four inches of heels) and ripped it open, revealing a very surprised-looking Kristoff.
The boy took in the scene with slight amusement, having heard the tussle to get to the door. His blush colored as Punzie's knowing gaze fell upon him and then as she turned to Anna. Then he took in Anna's appearance and his blush deepened. Her slightly pink cheeks, due to the exertion, and embarrassed eyes were adorable, and he could see that she had definitely dressed to impress him.
"Well, that solves that issue," Punzie's voice interrupted the pair's examination of each other. "I'll leave you two to your date then!" She turned and sauntered back into the apartment.
"It's not a date!" Both of them shouted at her retreating figure.
Suddenly, Merida's door creaked open, revealing a very sleepy and ruffled Hiccup. His shirt was off and his jeans hanged low at his hips. "You should all tone it down a notch before you wake the beast . . . You know how Merida is on her sleep-in-Sundays." He rubbed the sleep from his eyes and then looked up to see a very shocked looking Rapunzel, Anna, and Kristoff. "What?" he asked, then realizing the position he was in, blushed. "Oh . . ."
"Ohmygosh Ohmygosh! You slept here? In her room? Did you guys have sex? You guys are so dating!" Rapunzel was practically bouncing off the walls. Then she rushed forward, grabbed his hand, pulled him to the table, plopped him in a seat, rushed to the kitchen and poured him a cup of black coffee, smacked it down in front of him, and then sat across from him with her elbows on the table and head on her hands, looking at him expectantly. She was met with a shocked silence. "Well, go on. Spill! There is no use hiding anything from me now!"
Hiccup still looked shocked and sat in silence.
Punzie looked up at the pair that was still standing in the door with their mouths hanging open. "I'll fill you two in later, just go on your date!"
Anna blinked in surprise and then pushed Kristoff out of the doorway and slammed the door shut, her protests lost on Punzie.
Rapunzel turned her attention back to the stuttering, shirtless boy. "Well, go on. I don't have all day."
CAUGHT! hahaha... All the couples are coming together... And some build up for the dance crew? Who knows! The next chapter will reveal more!
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NAndM: Hello, I'm glad you enjoyed her backstory! I plan to get more in depth, but this whole story is about her moving on; "The past is in the past!" And I graduated from High School two years ago and am in University! Thanks for the suggestions.
OoPoPcAnDy: Brace yourself... more fluffiness to come ;)
disneyobsessionist: Thank you! Yea, I agree. I have a tendancy to blame myself for things that happen, but usually I use it to fix myself and move on! It was super cool to explore this idea in last chapter and this one. Also, I literally laughed out loud at the all caps :D It's super funny to read. Thank you for being understanding, and don't worry, I love crazy! have a good week! xx
Randomperson: Woot! Yay for caffine! I've literally been living off it these past few weeks... I do like the idea of Hiccup being torn between the two girls, but I already set it up for Astrid to be out of his life (Chapter two or three?). I really don't want to bring her back because I'm trying to wrap up this story so I can move on to the other ideas that have been floating around in my head! THOUGGHHHH I love the idea and might use it in a different story :D I honestly ship the two pretty hard, because I think they really balance eachother out. And Fairytail is an anime/Manga that I love! I think you would really like it. It's not full of a ton of romance, but it's a lot of adventure and comedy and friendship. It took me a couple of episodes to get into it, but now it's my addiction :D So it's not disney, don't feel bad! Siren, out
ailluazoldyck: Ohmygosh, I feel so honored that my story was worth that :D I'm so glad you are enjoying it! Just try to stay ontop of your studies (and sleep) now that you are all caught up, kay? Otherwise, life sucks... Trust me, I know ;) I'm glad you're a fan of Fairytail! And don't worry about English, I can usually figure it out. What is your native language? I (kinda) speak french too. Well, I can understand and read french, but not speak it too well.. :D
GoudelPrincess: I'm so glad I made your day! I hope you enjoyed this chapter with the resolve of Elsa and Jack's conversation! More Mericcup to come :D
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Well, I hope you all have a lovely week! These next three weeks are bang-my-head-against-the-wall crazy (I have to be up in six hours...), so I hope I can find time to write. If I don't update in these next few weeks, please stick with me! I promise to finish this story through. I have so many ideas and have started the next chapter!
Thank you all! xoxoxo,
Siren