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Chapter 19:

Rapunzel sat on the lower deck of the bunk bed and waited for her friends to come out of the multi-stalled bathroom just behind the cabin. She stared at the two-piece swimsuit lying on the bed beside her. The top was a pink halter neck and the bottoms were like spaghetti strapped panties. She told Catherine she wanted the pink one-piece swimsuit but the girl shook her head and said that to attract her boyfriend more, she must wear something daring that says 'come and get me'. Rapunzel sighed helplessly and held up the top and looked at it in horror, "Do I really have to?" she asked herself.

Catherine's voice rang in the air, "Of course! Don't you want to see Jack's face when you wear that?" she came out with a sheer cloth tied around her waist.

The blond slightly turned her head, "I'm not that kind of… girlfriend you know. I know Jack loves me even when I won't wear something so… daring." She blushed.

Catherine rolled her eyes, "Girl, I'm sure he loves you but you gotta wear something that will make him go red. Don't you want to see him blush red as an apple?"

She was hesitating but she thought that maybe she should wear one just this once. Besides, it's not like she has a few more bathing suit choices. She was only borrowing it. She shouldn't be choosey. After all her mind pushing her to just wear it so everything will be already over, she sighed in defeat and got the bathing suit, "Fine." She said with a small frown, "It's not like I have more choices anyway." She went to the bathroom. All the while she was changing, she was muttering words of pity to herself. She grabbed her towel and wrapped it around her waist, wore her t-shirt and went out. It was the least she could do to cover herself up.

Catherine looked at her, "Girl, what's with the shirt?"

"At least let me wear it while we're not there." Rapunzel sat down on Jenny's bed. The girl was tying her hair back to a ponytail. She looked at their reflection on the mirror, "Rapunzel, do you want me to braid your hair?" she smiled.

The blond smiled at the girl's reflection, "Yeah!" she looked at Catherine, "I'll do yours."

The three of them settled themselves. Catherine sat on the floor; Rapunzel sat on the edge of the bed while Jenny kneeled behind her. Rapunzel braided Cat's hair before tying it into a bun while Jenny expertly made smaller braids before joining them together to make a larger braid. When they finished, they decided to meet with the others outside.

Meanwhile, in the boys' cabin…

"Man you will totally look great in this!" Clarence pushed Jack to the bathroom.

"Hold on, hold on! I didn't even get my shirt yet!" Jack tried to push himself back but the guy was just really strong.

Clarence grinned at him, "That's the thing! You won't wear a shirt when we get outside!"

He looked horrified. Him? Shirtless? Outside? With a lot of people? Oh god, no, he thought. He faced the black haired boy, "But it's freezing outside!"

"No it's not. There are a lot of hot babes!" Clarence laughed.

He exhaled sharply. "At least let me get my towel first." He said with an almost blank expression. The boy let him then accompanied him to the multi-stalled bathroom. They talked about seeing the others. Seeing their girls.

"Are you excited to see her?" Clarence was leaning back with arms crossed on the wall.

Jack's voice slightly echoed, "What?"

"You know who I'm talking about, Jackson… Rapunzel!"

The winter spirit was silent for a short moment before answering, "A little bit…" he almost murmured. He turned the topic to him, "What about you? Are you excited to see Jenny?"

Clarence chuckled, "Even though I've seen her wear a swimsuit a number of times, yes. I still do."

"A number of times?"

"Yeah. She competes for the University's swim team."

Jack finally came out of the stall. He had his towel wrapped over his shoulders. Clarence nodded to the door, "Let's go."

They headed outside and when they came out, everyone was already out. They figured they were still waiting for them. As soon as Miss Claire saw them, she called everyone's attention. "Alright guys! This is a hot spring resort, not an ordinary pool resort. Regular rules apply. Diving and jumping are possible as long as you don't disturb the other customers. And enjoy taking pictures. We'll need it later. Take a lot. Is that clear?" The group nodded, "Yes miss!" then they walked towards the area where the hot spring pools were. Clarence and Jack were at the back of the group. They were still trying to spot their friends although; they couldn't find them until they got to the venue. Some of them settled in the small huts, some headed for the pool while some headed for the sun bathing area. Rapunzel, Jenny and Catherine were still settling their towels on one side of the benches when the two boys spotted them.

"Hey!" Clarence called as he ran towards them. Jack just followed. He was looking at the three girls one by one. He noticed Rapunzel first, who was still wearing her shirt and towel; then Catherine, who was wearing a maroon two-piece swimsuit with a sheer cloth tied around her waist then Jenny, who was wearing a green sporty-looking two-piece swimsuit.

He smiled and his gaze returned to Rapunzel again. He went to a complete stop when he saw her remove the towel that was covering her hips to her knees and hanged it on the bench with her smaller towel. His mouth opened a bit. Her long hair was only braided half way down and it made him stare at it for some unknown reason. His eyes traveled from the tip of her hair up and he saw her taking off her shirt, which made him blush deep red and stop breathing. He felt a chill down his spine and Goosebumps all over his body. Admittedly, he never thought Rapunzel could actually be that sexy.

Jack was still gaping at her from head to toe when the blond saw him. She saw that he was clutching together the two corners of his towel so it wouldn't fall of from his shoulders. Her brows slightly furrowed when she noticed that he was staring at her as if there was something wrong with her. She tilted her head a bit and called him, "Jack? Are you okay?"

Hearing her voice, he snapped back to reality and inhaled, making up for the time he wasn't breathing, "Huh? O-oh. Hey!" he forced a curt smile. The corner of his lips twitched. He walked towards the group and swallowed when his vision passed by Rapunzel's figure.

Clarence looked at all of them, "Let's go swim!"

Jenny smirked; "I'll beat you to the pool!" she said and ran. The boy followed her, "H-hey! Wait for me!"

Catherine giggled and happily ran after them, "Wait for me too!"

Rapunzel laughed, "Hey! No fair!" she giggled as she ran. Jack also laughed as he threw his towel on the bench and ran after them too.

Just as Jenny was about to go for a dive, Clarence suddenly swept her off her feet and jumped in. She screamed until they were under the warm water. Catherine gave out a squeal as she jumped in happily, landing beside the couple. Not too long, Rapunzel and Jack also jumped in. Jenny pushed herself up the surface and almost slapped Clarence, "Moron! You scared me!" The boy just laughed heartily as a reply. The others floated up to the surface.

One of their club mates called them, "Hey! You guys want to have a pool volleyball?"

Catherine replied, "I do!" she said happily and swam her way to them.

Clarence smiled at Jenny, "How about it Miss Grouchy?"

The girl glared at him, "Stop calling me names, butthead." She said and followed Catherine. Clarence could only chuckle before turning to face Jack and Rapunzel, "What about you guys?" he smiled at them.

Rapunzel smiled back, "You guys go ahead." She looked at Jack, "What about you?"

He shook his head, "Nah. I don't really play pool volleyballs."

Like I ever played one, he thought with sarcasm.

The black haired boy just nodded at them and went to the others. Rapunzel pulled her way up to sit on the edge of the pool. Jack did the same. They looked around. The area wasn't too crowded but there were many people, especially foreigners. Rapunzel played by swaying her feet in the water. Jack inclined himself back and watched their friends play pool volleyball. It was quiet between them but there was no sense of awkwardness. The blond chuckled at the sight of their friends having epic fail moments while playing, "Have you ever played sports with your friends?" she asked him, still looking at their friends' direction.

Jack made a one-sided smile, "If you consider snowball fights as sports, yes. Other than that, I haven't."

Rapunzel grinned, "You should try basketball someday! Or volleyball! Or maybe baseball." She glanced at him.

He chuckled, "Maybe I will."

"And maybe the other guardians could join too!" She giggled.

The thought of the guardians playing such sports made Jack laugh and cause his stomach to hurt. He couldn't really imagine the faces they'd make or even the questions they'd ask. 'How do you do this?' 'Am I doing it right?' 'What am I going to do?' He laughed at the thought of the questions. Rapunzel laughed with him because of him, "What? Did I say something wrong?" He shook his head, "No! Nothing at all! You actually made me think." He tried suppressing his laughter, "Come to think of it, the others haven't really spent time with the kids as much as I did so, they don't really know much about sports. I think they have never played a sport before."

Rapunzel blinked, "If that's the case then maybe we could go play volleyball some time?" She smiled sweetly.

He smiled a bit, "I'd like that."

She grinned and bent up her right leg, "Wanna go for a swim?"

"But I don't even know how."

She laughed, "It's not a competition. Just a 'casual' swim."

He shrugged, "Well, okay. As long as it's not a competition." He laughed.

She eyed him teasingly, "Is Jack Frost actually scared of losing?"

Jack slightly frowned at her, "I'm not. I just don't like a competition right now."

She arched a brow, "Why? Because you might lose to a girl?"

He smirked, "No. I'd take you on."

Rapunzel's eyes sparkled, "Oh really?" she snickered and splashed water on his face.

Jack jerks back and slightly glares at her, "Hey!" but before he could even have his payback, the blond already threw herself in the pool and swam away. He immediately thought of a plan to catch up to her. He stood and ran by the edge of the pool and as soon as he was just beside her, he went in for a dive. Rapunzel was startled and practically screamed underwater. Her heartbeat paced faster with the thought of the guy going for revenge. She tried to swim back, reverse and go the other way but the water was slowing her down. For a moment, she was cursing how the water was holding her back and slowing her down when suddenly, a wild Jack Frost appeared. Rapunzel turned her head. She had a horrified yet thrilled expression on her face. She went up to the surface and screamed happily. She did her best to get away from the boy, trying to escape his revenge. But the odds weren't really on her side. Jack grabbed her arm, pulling her underwater. Again, she screamed. She pulled and pulled away from him but his grip was just so strong and the laughter building up in her made her weak. She tried pulling his hand off of her wrist but still no luck. She burst out laughing, "No! Let me go!" she said in-between laughs.

Jack's hand slipped from her wrist but quickly grabbed it with his other hand, "No. I must have my payback first." He smirked evilly.

Her eyes widened and she let out a small yelp before laughing. She pulled away from him, "No, no, no!" and when she was free she tried half swimming-half walking away from him. She was almost three feet away from him but the boy was reaching out to grab her. As minutes passed, she felt weaker because she couldn't stop laughing. Once or twice, the white haired boy almost caught her arm but she expertly swung her arm away from his reach. But as she was making her 'run', she felt something underneath her so she stopped and took a look at the blurry, watery image. To her horror and surprise, Jack lifted himself to the surface, making her sit with her thighs flung over his shoulders. It successfully made her yelp and hug is head, which made him almost lose his balance.

Rapunzel shrieked when she felt the cold air touch her skin, "Jack! Put me down!" she held onto his forehead.

His back was bending because of the weight Rapunzel was giving, "Hey! Your hand!" he quickly held her wrists to pull her hands off of his forehead. The blond squeaked. For a moment she felt she was going to fall back when he held her wrists. Instinctively, she held on his wrists. For what seemed like hours, they were in that position. Without a word, Jack began to walk down to their friends who were still playing pool volleyball.

Clarence glanced at them, "What are you guys doing?" he smiled but it was broken when the ball hit his face.

"Keep your head in the game, man!" one of their club mates shouted at him.

He frowned, "Yeah, yeah. Time out." He rolled his eyes and scanned the two. He smirked, "Hey Jenny, do you think we could pull this off too?" he nodded at them as he glanced at Jenny.

The girl thought for a while and smiled, "Of course we could!"

Rapunzel had a look of disbelief, "W-what? Oh no. I know what you guys are thinking!"

Jenny had already sat on Clarence's shoulders and looked ready for a fight. Clarence grinned, "POOL WRESTLING!"

The blond had no choice but to fight Jenny. Their hands clasped together and they did their best to make the other fall while the two boys were trying to keep their balance. Jack was unaware of the game and the fact that Jenny was almost making Rapunzel fall to the water surprised him. He hesitated at first but held on to the blond's knees to keep her from falling.

"You can do it, Goldilocks!" he said as he struggled to keep their balance.

Rapunzel squeaked, "But I can't!"

"You can! Show your inner Hulk woman!"

The blond didn't know how. She was still trying to figure out how to win. There was no way she was stronger than Jenny. The woman's an athlete! The closest she could do to winning was to have a tie. She tried giving off the same strength as the girl. It made them wobble and almost lose balance. It was a very close fight but someone had to win. Almost…

"Ha!" Jenny grinned triumphantly as Rapunzel fell off.

Although for the blond, everything seemed to be in slow motion. Everything was slow except her mind. Without second thoughts, she grabbed for Jenny's hand and pulled the girl with her. The two boys that carried them completely lost balance and fell with them. They struggled to the surface and as soon as the air passed into their lungs, they looked at each other. Clarence was the first to speak.

"That wasn't fair, Punz!" he pouted a bit.

Rapunzel couldn't help but smile cheekily, "No one said I couldn't drag my opponent with me."

"Still!"

"Oh, hush." Jenny chuckled, "At least she didn't kick me."

Then suddenly, a flash caught their eye. They turned to look at what it was. It turns out that it was Catherine holding her cellphone. She had a wide grin plastered on her face. She giggled, "I am so uploading these."

Jenny narrowed her eyes at the girl, "These as in many pictures?" Catherine slightly squealed and nodded.

"When have you been taking pictures?" Rapunzel eyed the girl.

"Since the start of the struggle. Come on, guys! Don't mind me! Continue!" Catherine's voice sounded sweet and bubbly.

"Oh no you're not going to take more stolen pictures!" Jenny pulled herself up on the edge of the pool. As soon as Catherine realized what she was doing, she made a run for it. As she ran, she half screamed and half laughed. Rapunzel thought it was fun so she pulled herself on the edge of the pool and ran after her too. The two boys were left staring at the girls. Jack didn't care much about stolen pictures while Clarence thought it was okay. Since they seem to have a silent agreement not to chase them, they chilled in one corner and talked about a few boy things as they mindlessly watched the girls run around the area. After several minutes, one of their club mates called them to eat. The two boys nodded at each other and motioned for the edge of the pool but when Jack was going to pull himself up, he felt a striking pain on his head. His arms felt weak and he settled back to the water. Clarence realized this and looked at him with a worried expression, "Dude, are you okay?"

Traces of the pain were still there but he managed to crack a smile at the guy, "Yeah. Just suddenly felt dizzy." He said and nodded at the stairs, "I'll just go there." he started to walk for the stairs.

On his way, he thought of why he suddenly felt pain in his head. It might be the water, he convinced himself. He went up the stairs and headed to the benches their club occupied. Apparently, Ms. Claire bought newly grilled barbecues for them to eat. Everyone enjoyed eating. He and Clarence were munched down five sticks of barbecue within the span of two minutes. Jenny commented on how ridiculous their appetite was and that they should leave some for everyone else. Ms. Claire heard her and chuckled before telling her that it was fine and that there was more. Clarence being himself grinned and looked at his girlfriend in a triumphant way. Jenny, being slightly hotheaded, she stomped on the boy's foot but accidentally only hitting his pinky.

"Ow! Jenny—!" Clarence scowled, "Of all the places on my foot, why my pinky!?"

"Well, if you didn't pull of that smug look on your face, I wouldn't have stepped on it." She said. Irrational but still a reason for the trigger.

Then, they started arguing. For everyone old in the club, it was normal to see them argue over such a small thing. For Jack it seemed somewhat pointless. Rapunzel noticed the confused expression he was having so she nudged on his arm. He looked at her. She didn't look at him; "They're always like that. You'll get used to it." She smiled at the couple.

Flash!

The two of them glanced to their right and saw Catherine holding her phone again.

"Catherine! Stop taking stolen pictures!" Rapunzel slightly frowned.

"But I can't help it! You two just look so adorable!" Catherine squealed and turned for the arguing couple's direction and took a picture of them. The couple didn't seem to notice since they continued to argue.

As soon as everyone was done eating, they went back to what they were doing. They had two more hours of swimming and fun before returning. Inside those two hours, Jack was 'finally' noticed by some of the women and they couldn't help but stare, gawk and even purposely bump on to him. It annoyed him but he tried to keep his cool and just ignored them. But there were these girls who wouldn't call quits so they attempted to have a conversation with him while he was just sitting on a bench, watching the others do jump shots. Every time he made an attempt to get away, they always managed to get him to sit down… until he saw a guy approach Rapunzel.

That completely made him ignore everything else.

It was either protectiveness or jealousy making him do all the glaring, fast-paced walking and the added handsomeness to his features. Whatever it was, it made the other girls stare at him when he passed by them. His club mates easily could notice the cold glare he was shooting at the back of the guy. As he approached Rapunzel and the unknown guy though, his cold glare turned into an unnoticeable fake smile.

"Hey, Goldilocks! Another jump shot!" his fake smile turned into a grin, which made him even more dashing. The girls who saw this transition made a dreamy sigh but it intimidated the guy who was talking to Rapunzel.

The blond, while clueless to what the white haired boy was doing, just smiled and nodded at him. She excused herself to the stranger and went to Jack. She looked at Catherine who was holding up her camera, "Ready?" The two nodded. They counted in unison and when 'three' came, Jack and Rapunzel jumped with almost held hands. Splash! They landed. Catherine grinned at them for doing a great job and turned to the others to capture their jump shots. Jack raked his hair back and had a smirk plastered on his face. Rapunzel looked at him and noticed the confident smirk he had. She smiled.

"What's with the face?" she chuckled.

His smirk grew even more confident and triumphant, "Nothing." He said and shook his head to whip his hair back to its usual look. A few girls squealed. He ignored them.

She stared at him, blinked twice and made curt smile before talking; "You were jealous weren't you?"

Please, if there were anything she didn't know, it wouldn't be about jealous boyfriends.

Jack inhaled abruptly and flinched. His smirk faltered a bit but he regained his composure, "W-what? What are you talking about?" he didn't look at her. His face was slowly turning red.

She chuckled, "You know well what I'm talking about, Jack."

He didn't reply. He didn't know how to. He wasn't sure what to say either.

A few moments of silence and Rapunzel gave out slightly laughing, "Oh, Jack. Don't worry about it. I was just teasing."

His face was still red when he looked at her with his eyes. He still didn't speak. The blond gave him a firm and assuring pat on the back, "And besides, you're my only man." She flashed a grin at him before going over to their friends. She left him staring at her.

He swallowed and exhaled as he stared at her figure. He gave another thought as to how he had come to love that girl and when it even started. He couldn't remember. He didn't know how, when and why but he just does. For that moment, as he stared at the blond girl, he learned that he won't be able to contain his sanity if he loses her.

End of Chapter


OH MY GOODNESS! Finally! Another chapter done! Oh thank HEAVENS! Been almost a month since I last updated! I hope you liked this chapter. Despite the lack of inspiration, I managed to finish this but I'm so sorry if it's so boring and slow and all that stuff. I wish I could return to the normal scheduling of my updates (HA! Like that'll happen soon!)… Uh, yeah. My back-to-normal-scheduling of updates might be in December during Christmas Break since I have a LOT of stuff to do this November. But I'll do my best to update from time to time. Next update will be with Our Song. Hang on to your seats! Thank you for reading!

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