I'm back guys, so It's been a long time since i've worked on this story. But I plan to come back and at least finish it so here goes the next chapter.
~~Elsa's POV~~
I was leaning against the railings of a ship, looking beyond at the large blocks of broken glaciers which bobbed peacefully on the dark, pristine waters. It didn't occur to me how I ended up on this ship, and the fact that there was no one else around didn't phase me either. All my attention was focused on the endless waves of this fjord. Everything looked vivid, the water reflected the beautiful, bright moon. I didn't even know it was night time. My eyes shifted from the moon's reflection to the floating glaciers. There was one glacier that struck out odd to me, it was white and blue and oddly enough there was brown. All my focus went out to this glacier, the more I studied this glacier the more detail I got from it. The white part looked fuzzy, it resembled a mop. The brown part looked like two sticks and at the end of each it looked like there were little feet...feet? It suddenly hit me, this wasn't a glacier, this thing was a human. I looked around to see if there was anyone around, of course there wasn't, I was on this ship alone. I decided to take action and jumped of the railing with no thoughts running through my head. The feeling was weird, I could see myself physically jump in the water, but I couldn't feel what I expected to be ice cold water. I started to swim towards the body, but it didn't feel like I was swimming, it felt more as if I was floating. I took notice of my actions and surroundings but it was if my body wasn't physically there. Everything felt so weird but my body was still going for the body. When I got close enough to the figure I reached out for its hand and faced towards the ship, there was no ship. I looked around for the closest body of land, there was nothing. I looked back at the body, it wasn't floating anymore. The figure stood upright staring straight back at me. The figure was male, his face seemed so familiar, he had snow white hair, pale skin, blue eyes that looked right through me. I felt like I could look at that face forever and never grow tired. He raised his arms and reached for my shoulder, a smile appeared on his face and a sudden gushing feeling overcame me. His lips moved, but I couldn't hear what he was saying. I looked at him questionably and he repeated, "Wake up." His voice sounded very familiar but it wasn't a man's voice.
"Wake up." He shook me this time. "Anna?" I thought but the words didn't pass through. He repeated the same thing and my eyes finally opened. Anna was right in front of me with a bright smile on her face, "Wake up sleepy head, it's your first day! You don't want to miss your first class do you?"
I smiled back at her weakly and stood up, "Good morning~" the words slipped their way out of my mouth.
I faced the clock, 8:13. My classes start at 8:30. I jumped out bed and ran towards my closet ,"Don't worry about that I already picked out the clothes for you, they're in the bathroom. " Anna chirped from my bed.
I walked more at ease towards the bathroom. I didn't get to have a good look at the bathroom the other day, It was average sized but had a little bit of space to it. There were two sinks, one toilet, a shower, little cabinets and a closet. By the looks of it Merida took the advantage to decorate the bathroom herself, the towels were dark blue, the shower curtains were a lighter blue, she even added little hand soaps that were you guessed it blue. I smelled my hair, smelled good enough. I turned on the water in the shower undressed myself and stepped right in. I've taken so many cold showers that I've grown immune to it. I avoided wetting my hair and mainly focused on washing the rest. Once I was done rinsing myself off I grabbed one of the navy towels and dried myself. It was soft and new, hopefully Merida won't mind that I'm using her stuff. I looked down at the clothes Anna picked out, a light blue cashmere sweater that had white polka dots and a black skirt. I got dressed up, put on mascara and walked out. Anna was gone, if she was still here she would've still been talking. I walked towards the walk in closet (Merida had already established this as her archery equip paradise/ paper work /Elsa's shoes) I got my knee high socks and black flats and walked towards the kitchen while putting putting them on. Merida was sitting on the futon eating breakfast, her hair was still an unruly mess as it was before she slept. "'Mornin' lass, there's breakfast on the stove if you wanted, Hiccup probably took the rest of the sausages though."
I walked behind the Island and saw a variety of foods; grilled tomatoes with shredded cheese on top, sautéed mushrooms, fried eggs, tea, and some type of black bread. I served myself everything, sat beside Merida and scarfed down. I've had tea before, it was mainly English tea. But this tea was strong, I gulped it down so I didn't look rude. The rest was delicious, there was something different about the black bread . I turned to Merida who had her eyes on the TV, my mouth was still stuffed with the food ," Hey, what's this black thing?"
"Huh, oh that's black pudding." Merida didn't let her eyes roam away from the screen.
"What's it made of?" I kept on questioning.
"Oats and pigs' blood, got it as a gift before I moved here." She said neutrally as if she was talking about about the weather.
I swallowed hard then got up, "I got to go to class, I think I might be running late."
I saw Merida nod then turn to look at me from the corner of my eye, "Your sister wanted me to tell you something...oh that's right the party is today so don't forget your costume, I think she said something about masquerade themed."
"It is?" I stood by the door.
"Yeah, don't wear anything provocative . Those frat boys get rowdy, I probably won't be here until tomorrow. And even then I'll be coming really late. So if you could, please open the door for me. They take curfew here seriously unless you're a night student then you have an excuse." Merida stood up and walked towards the sink.
"Oh, where will you be?" I creased my eyebrows in a questionable expression.
"Some camping trip with my archery class. You should start running to class before the professor shuts the door on you, you only have five minutes you know?" She said while washing the dishes.
"Five minutes? I got to go, thanks for the breakfast. " I rushed out the door and almost tripped over my satchel. A couple in front of me broke my fall though, the guy looked at me with a tense expression and the girl turned to help me keep my balance. She laughed, "A.M classes, huh?"
I laughed nervously in return, "Yeah sorry, I really must be going. Thanks though." I looked at the girl's face, she was an Asian girl.
"No problem, see you around." She smiled and attached herself to her (I'm assuming) boyfriend.
I kept on heading towards my class in a fast pace, luckily I made it on time but the class was full. The only reason I signed up for morning classes was because I thought no one would show up. I sighed and walked down the aisle for available spots. From behind I heard cat calls and whistles, I ignored them as best as I could until I heard ,"Hey girl with the white hair, over here." I turned to the source, and none other to my surprise it was a group of boys, no doubt it was the frat boys.
They pointed towards an empty space between their group, I screamed internally but knew it was the only vacant spot left so I couldn't resist. I made my way through to get to the spot and sat down, clenching my satchel a little. The professor hadn't shown up yet, so the kids rambled on and on about their business a little too loudly. The scenery was different to the academy I went to before, it was quiet all the time no matter what time. Plus there wasn't any boys. Speaking of boys I hadn't noticed it at first but they were trying to talk to me, it came to my attention when the guy to my left nudged me ,"Hey girl, what's your name?" His voice was forceful and almost intimidating.
"No no Gaston, you can't treat a lady like you're a brute. You must be suave. Excuse me madame." The other boy to my right called out to me with a gentler approach.
I turned to him and looked him up and down. He had dark skin, brown eyes and brown hair. His eyes stayed focused on me "Ashidanze, I hope you don't mind me saying, but you're probably one of the most beautiful girls here."
I ignored his gaze and replied with an unimpressed tone, "You probably say that to all the girls you meet."
He chuckled before placing his right elbow on the desk and resting his cheek on his hand, "You definitely have a nice sense of humor. Excuse my friend for his rather barbaric behavior. He just doesn't know how to react when he sees a lovely creature such as yourself in front of him. "
Before the boy could say another word he was interrupted by the incoming professor, "Pardon me for my late arrival, traffic is a Hell of a thing. You are in building D, room 4.20." The boys around me snickered quietly which caused the professor to cough irritably.
"Anyways, this is Statistics and I am your professor. You may call me Mr. Or Professor Knorr whichever clings to you. Pull out your notebooks and begin to copy what I write on the board. Today's lesson will be short and easy." I could hear a wave of content sighs through the room followed the the slams of notebooks on desks. I glanced at the boy on my left, he was flexing his muscles while writing. I couldn't help but laugh sympathetically, today was going to be an alright day.
After statistics came world geography with the same professor, and the same group of boys. When world geography ended the boy with dark skin walked beside me, "I'm sorry for the abrupt behavior of my friends earlier today, they can get a bit rowdy at times."
I let out a simple laugh, "It's fine, really."
The boy returned the laugh, "Really? I just don't want you to think we're jerks. Oh my, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Naveen Abruzzo. I wasn't raised here, I was raised on an island called Maledonia. Just so you know where my accent comes from. You don't seem like a local either." We got closer to the door which led out to the hallways.
"You're right. This is my first year here, I just transferred from an all girl academy."
"Oh, so you're not used to this scenery?"
"Not at all, everything is just so..."
"Lively?"
I smiled,"Yeah, I got to go. My name is Elsa by the way."
He returned the smile, " It was nice to meet you. Oh! Please do go to our party tonight, it's the first one this semester, and it'll be fun!" He returned to the group of frats after waving me goodbye.
~~ Jack's POV ~~
My morning started off by being woken up abruptly by Gaston and Bunny ,"Wake up, you missed class today. Lucky for you Eric took the decency to record the lessons. So here you are, take notes or something. Try to look busy for Ella so she won't bust my ass like she did yesterday, okay?" Gaston said before throwing a tablet at me and walking out. Bunny stayed, "After you're done go to the backyard and help us set up, party starts at 7."
I stared at him with blank sleepy eyes before he also left. I groaned loudly while getting up, my eyes still groggy from my slumber. The tablet that was thrown at me earlier landed perfectly on my lap. How convenient. I started to play the video but I knew there was no way I was going to take notes, I had already decided to send myself the video and re watch it over and over until it's branded in my memory. I think I passed out three minutes into the video and woke up five minutes before it ended(the Video was about 5 hours.), rather than tuning in on the last few words the Professor had to say, someone in the right bottom side caught my attention. This person had platinum hair which I assumed belonged to a girl because of the way they braided their hair. Could this be the girl from yesterday? I squinted my eyes to get a better view of the girl, just before she turned sideways the video stopped. I don't know why but I started to get really irritated that I didn't know who this girl was. Certainly there was someone I knew in that class that probably talked to her, I re-watched the last few minutes and saw Naveen and Gaston on each side of her. Should I ask them? No, that would come across as weird. I got up and laid the tablet on my desk after I sent myself the recordings. I looked at the clock, it was already 6:30 p.m. If I went down right now Bunny would beat my ass for sure for being late. I dressed up with whatever I found that didn't smell bad, instead of wasting my time walking down the stairs I slid down the railway. Just before I could slow down my velocity, I saw a blurred figure near the bottom of the stairwell. "Hey! Move out the way!" I yelled out to them while gripping the railing tightly so I could slow down. I slowed down just in time so I could meet face-to-face with what could've been my victim.
"I told you to get your ass down here hours ago. I finished our part without your help. Look at you, you look like a bloody mess. Go back up there and take a shower for once. Tonight's theme is masquerade so wear a tux." Bunny patronized me before he left.
I groaned and dragged myself to get back up the stairs. Before I stepped into the bathroom I saw Flynn sneak into our dormitory. I trailed behind him to see what he was up to. I saw a plastic bag which contained a basket filled with little trinkets. "Is that for Rapunzel?" I said when I walked in.
Flynn quickly turned to me, surprised that there was someone behind him. He chuckled a little and wrapped the bag with a ribbon ,"Not today, it's a little apology basket for the red heads. And possibly a personal invitation to the party tonight."
I snorted, "Why do you always look for trouble?"
Flynn wagged his finger at me ,"No, not trouble, I'm looking for the exact opposite, maybe a little bonding time during our very formal festival today."
I sat down on the couch, "And that's a good idea how?"
"Jack, it's a formal party, a masquerade nonetheless, who would want to start a mess during a formal party. Besides I'll just tease with them a bit, they won't even know who it is considering we're all wearing masks."
"Again, that's a good idea how?"
Flynn carried the basket and headed towards the door, "Shouldn't you be getting ready, it's an hour before the party starts and you don't look close to being done."
I rolled my eyes and got up to head for my closet ,"Okay, I get it. But don't get us in trouble, last thing you want is that our first party will be the last party."
He was already out the door and down the hallway, "Don't worry about it!"
I rolled my eyes and walked into the closet for my tuxedo. To my surprise there was no tuxedo, Flynn must've took it, that cheap sly dog. I looked further into our jungle of clothes and found a white royal costume. It had golden tiny ropes in the middle, and a red sash going across the torso . I took a quick shower and put on the costume, I didn't have to do much with my hair. I looked in the mirror, not going to lie I did look pretty charming. I used Flynn's cologne, dabbled some on myself and walked downstairs. There was a tray with masks in the front, I went ahead and welcomed myself to a silver one. "Let's get this party started boys!" Gaston yelled out.
I opened the doors, the party has begun.
Sorry guys, I know it's been too long but a promise is a promise and i've been reading all of your great reviews. See you guys soon.
