A/N: Hey everyone! Here's the next chapter of Love Will Thaw!
Disclaimer: I don't own Frozen or Rise of the Guardians.
Let It Go
Jack Frost was flying around the north mountain, lazily making flurries. He could see Arendelle from here and wondered how Elsa's coronation was going. He would've gone down to watch but it was the middle of summer and he didn't want any accidental snowstorms. Elsa would just blame herself.
Suddenly Jack sat up, alarm crossing his pale features. The harbor was freezing over! And it wasn't stopping. His heart sunk as the snow began to fly a little harder before settling over the town. He hopped on his staff and began to fly for Arendelle, when a blob of magenta- or was it purple?- caught his eye.
"Elsa? What are you doing up here?" She was looking around and started to sing the little song that she'd made out of her father's terrible advice. "Don't let them in, don't let them see. Be the good girl you always have to be. Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know…" She paused and looked at her glove before ripping it off and flinging it aside. "Well now they know!"
Jack stared as for the first time in thirteen years Elsa willingly used her powers. She let snowflakes fly from her fingertips as she walked farther up the mountain. Then he whooped and zoomed up till he was right behind her. "That's my girl! You've been holding back for far too long!" He touched her shoulder and said, "Let it go."
Elsa's eyes shone with happy memories as she re-created Olaf and walked on toward a cliff. Jack glanced at the snowman and grinned, nodding to the creation. He landed next to Elsa as she paused. "Try something Snow Queen."
She didn't hesitate. "Time to see what I can do." Elsa thrust her hands out in front of her and the beginning of an icy flight of stairs appeared. Jack laughed. "Yes! Keep going!"
She took a slightly hesitant step and the ice smoothed under her shoe. Her face burst out in a grin and Jack flew up the steps in front of her. "C'mon Elsa! Don't stop now! Show me what else you got!"
Elsa got to the top of her stairs and hiked up her skirt a bit before slamming her foot on the ground. A giant snowflake glowed in the ground and Jack's eyes widened as walls of ice rose in tandem with the young queen's arms. "You trying to show me up or something Elsa?"
She almost seemed like she could hear him because she grinned and sent magic up the walls. He laughed as he watched a giant chandelier come down from the top of her tower. "Okay now you're just showing off."
When he turned back to his favorite snow queen, he just stared. Elsa had pulled her hair down, her long bangs slicked back and her braid dotted with tiny snowflakes. Her modest coronation dress had transformed into an icy blue long sleeved, off-the-shoulders gown with a slit that exposed her smooth legs. Her simple black flats had morphed into blue heeled slippers and an ethereal cape floated behind her as she went out onto her balcony, surveying the snowy beauty of the mountain. The she laughed. "The cold never bothered me anyway."
Elsa flung her train around her as she came back into her ice palace and Jack just soaked in how wonderful she looked: not because of her wardrobe change but because this Elsa wasn't the scared young woman he'd grown used to seeing every time he came around. This Elsa was strong, beautiful and most of all, happy. She reveled in her freedom and she was having fun. "I'm proud of you Elsa."
She looked his way and frowned lightly. "Hello? Is someone there?"
Jack gaped at her and backed into one of the icy walls, actually going through it and hovering in the ice. "You can hear me? How is that even possible?!"
She peered at the wall and asked, "Do I… know you?"
The Guardian let out a disbelieving laugh. "Oh c'mon Elsa. Of course you know me. And believe me, that's not the weirdest thing about this situation."
She slowly shook her head and reached out as if to touch him through the ice. "I don't understand."
"That makes two of us." Suddenly Jack grinned and pushed his hand up against hers, pretending to be her reflection. "You know what? Who cares? I'm just glad you're finally enjoying yourself."
She jerked her hand back in surprise when he emerged from the wall. "Who are you?"
"You've known me all your life Elsa; you've just forgotten me. Let me jog your memory a bit." He leaned in and Elsa saw that this boy, though he only looked about a year younger than Anna, held the knowledge of countless years in his icy eyes. "I'm Jack Frost…" His lips were cool and pleasant against her flushed skin. "…nipping at your nose."
Their eyes met and Jack saw recognition flash in her eyes. "Jack…" She threw her arms around his neck and he lifted her off the floor and spun her around as easily as he did when she was a child. There was an energy that thrummed between them when she softly said, "I've missed you Jack."
He squeezed her tightly. "I never left Elsa. I stopped by every winter for thirteen years. You just stopped seeing me." Her blue eyes clouded with guilt. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be. It happens to everyone. Even Anna can't see me anymore." Elsa frowned. "Wait then… how can I?"
He thought about the energy he'd felt only moments before. "I have a few theories. But like I said before, who cares? It doesn't matter." He took her hands and grinned. "All that matters is that you can and I'm going to take advantage of that." His staff flew toward them and he caught it without looking away from her. "Let's have some fun!"
A/N: That's the third chapter! How'd you like it? This will probably be updated somewhat sporadically. Review!
