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When Anna, Merida and I were done unpacking, the guys and Punzie showed us around the camp. I grinned at Punzie, when she silently pointed at Anna and Kristoff, who seemed to hit it of quite well.
"They seem to like each other." Punzie remarked softly. I nodded, a smile on my lips.
"Maybe she'll come to like him enough to set Hans aside." I shivered as I said the name. Hans was the guy that Anna had been fooling around. Everyone could see that Hans was only after our money. Hans was an asshole (excuse my language). I could remember how he'd tried to win me over, before turning his attention to Anna. They weren't officially together, but Anna liked him a little too much.
"I hope so. I don't like that slimeball. Kristoff is way better for her. He's a real sweetheart, you know. He may look like some dumb jock, but he's one of the sweetest guys I know." I looked at Kristoff and Anna just in time to see her stick out her tongue at him.
"So what's the deal with Jack? Is he really that big of an asshole?" I gasped at my own use of language, but Punzie didn't seem to mind at all.
"Nah. Jack's just being Jack. He doesn't really like strangers. Not after what happened to his sister two years ago." I raised my eyes at Punzie.
"What happened to her?" Punzie looked at me, apologetically.
"It's not my story to tell. I'm sorry Elsa. It's quite a sensitive point for Jack. Only me and the guys know. Even Flynn is serious when we talk about her. But I promise you, Jack isn't as bad as he seems right now. And I think you'll come to like him, you'll just have to get him to talk." After those words she sprinted off, jumping on Flynn's back, almost knocking the both of them over. I took a quick look at Jack, gasping as I did so. Did he just float? No, I must be imagining it. Then again, this was a camp where people with gifts and talents came together. So maybe I wasn't imagining it. I was pulled out of my thoughts when two girls that looked like they were about our age came running up to Jack.
"Jack! Jack! Can you make us some snow? Felix and Ralph are at it again!" Jack laughed and told them to lead the way.
"Oh, this should be good!" I heard Flynn say. He motioned for us to follow, which we did. I was trying to make up my mind. Did I just hear those girls right? They asked Jack to make snow! At least I think so. I caught up with Kristoff and Anna.
"Kristoff? Did those girls just ask Jack to make snow for them?" Kristoff looked at me with raised eyebrows.
"Yes. Why?" I looked at Anna, who gave me a thumbs up, telling me that I could do it. So I silently made a motion with my hand, a snowball appearing in my hand. Kristoff grinned. "I knew it! Finally! Someone who can help me prank Jack!" I shook my head, becoming scared. Thankfully Anna turned to Kristoff.
"Elsa doesn't like using her powers, because a few years ago we had a little accident." She showed Kristoff the white streak in her hair. He carefully touched it, before smiling down at her.
"It suits you." Anna grinned at him, before swatting his hand away.
"Can you stop flirting? That's like the fourth pickup line you've used in ten minutes!" Kristoff showed her an innocent smile and I felt like I was intruding on a private moment. Then I remembered the snowball in my hand. What should I do with it? Well, since it was already here I could always help Kristoff in getting Jack back for whatever he did. I sneaked up to where Jack was standing with the girls. It took me a few seconds before noticing the pile of snowballs at their feet and the guys they were aiming at. Seeing the smiles on their faces, I forgot what I was going to do and ran over to the small group, aiming for the same two guys a little while away. I didn't notice Jack looking at me as I threw my first snowball, hitting the biggest of the two on his arm.
"Nice one!" One of the girls said.
"Thanks! I'm Elsa." I said as I made two snowballs appear.
"I'm Vannelope. And this is Nora Calhoun." She said as I handed her one of the snowballs. We both threw our snowballs, hitting the guys in the chest.
"And who are we aiming at?"
"Those two nitwits are called Felix and Ralph." We went on throwing snowballs for another five minutes, until Felix and Ralph raised their hands in defeat. Vannelope and Nora ran towards the guys, hitting both of them over the head for reasons unknown to me. Jack and I turned back to our own group, who had seemed to lose interest.
"So, what's the plan?" Jack asked them.
"Let's go swimming!" Kristoff said.
"Oh come on! You know Hiccup and me don't like swimming!" Jack exclaimed. Kristoff just laughed and turned towards the rest of the group.
"What do you think ladies?"
"I love swimming!" Punzie said excitedly. She was obviously dying to show off her new bikini, which had been a present from her mother.
"I'm going swimming too." Kristoff turned to me. I actually loved swimming, and as long as I just concentrated on the fun I was having I wouldn't have to be afraid of accidents.
"Yeah, count me in. How about you Merida?" Merida nodded, signaling that she too was coming swimming with us.
"You know Jack, I don't like swimming, but I could use some color, according to Astrid."
"Astrid?" Merida asked.
"Yeah, his girlfriend. Seriously, this guy is totally whipped." Jack answered, clapping Hiccup on the back so hard that he almost fell over. "Well, I guess that means we're going swimming." We split up and went to our cabins to change, agreeing to meet up at the lake in fifteen minutes.
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"So what did you think about Vannelope and Nora?" Punzie asked, as we were getting ready for going to the lake.
"You mean judging by the few minutes I saw them?" I asked with a smile. "I liked them so far."
"Good, because I love those two! Vannelope is a sweetheart, she loves talking even more than I do and she loves pulling pranks on everyone. Especially on Ralph. And Nora is a tough nut to crack, but once you do she's a really lovely girl. Has a mean right one, though. She once hit Flynn after he made this stupid, sexist joke and he walked around with a black eye for two whole weeks!"
"So what's the deal with those two guys? Ralph and.. Felix, right?" I asked curiously.
"Well, I'm fairly certain Felix and Nora had a thing last year, but they won't tell anyone about it. Felix is a great guy, always helping everyone. He loves fixing things, that's for sure. And Ralph.. Well.. He's Felix' brother, and he's.." Punzie trailed off, distracted by her hair, which wouldn't behave as she was trying to braid it.
"He's?" I encouraged.
"Oh, right. He's a great guy, but people have trouble accepting him, because he used to be a bully before him and Felix befriended Vannelope and Nora. I suspect it has something to do Vannelope, to be honest." I nodded and concentrated back on readying myself. I put on my white bikini, before pulling a simple, light blue dress over it. I threw my hair in a braid, securing it with my favorite pins, which had sparkling snowflake formed jewelry on them. It had been a present from my aunt, and I just adored them. I glanced over at Anna, who was just pulling her own hair into two braids. She was also wearing her new bikini. It was blue and yellow, covered in white polka dots. She had pulled a pair of jean shorts over them and, after finishing her braids, pulled a loosely fitted yellow tank top over her top. I looked around, seeing if Punzie and Merida were done as well. Merida had opted to let her hair hang loose and was wearing a forestgreen swimsuit, a matching skirt draped over it. Punzie was wearing her new pink swimsuit, which really was cute. It looked amazing on her. When I was certain everyone was done, I told Punzie to lead the way. As we were making our way to the lake, I looked around me, enjoying the sight of all the green on the camp site. I saw boys and girls of every age running around. Soon we had arrived at our destination and were looking around for the guys. It didn't take us long to spot them, seeing as Kristoff was easily the biggest guy around. We joined them and threw our towels to the ground, sitting down for a while. I grinned as I noticed that Punzie had 'discreetly' placed her towel next to Flynn's. Anna and Merida had placed theirs across from Hiccup and Kristoff. I glanced at the group, before throwing down my towel and grabbing my camera out of by bag.
"Anna! Punzie! How about a family pic?" They both jumped up and we huddled close, me in the middle, Anna on the right and Punzie on the left. We grinned at the camera as I pushed the button. I noticed Merida smiling at us. "Hey Merida! Why don't you join us? We'll be seeing each other every day for three weeks, might as well start of on the right foot." Merida jumped up, followed by Kristoff, who offered to take the picture for us. When we were certain there were a few decent pictures I put my camera away and turned to the group.
"I'm going into the water. Who's joining me?" Anna, Punzie, Flynn, Kristoff and Merida were quick to jump up. Hiccup shook his head, before turning on his stomach and opening his book. I looked at Jack, raising my eyebrows. He looked back at me, tilting his head to the side, before standing up.
"I think I'll take a walk. I'll join you guys later." I looked between Jack and the rest of the group, who were starting to make their way towards the water. I don't know why I did it, but I turned to the group and yelled after them.
"I changed my mind! I'll go with Jack for a while." I turned back to Jack, to be met with his greyish/blue eyes, a questioning look in them. I smiled slightly, before shrugging my shoulders.
"So, which way do you want to walk?" He asked, after a few moments of silence. Both of us oblivious that Hiccup had turned back to laying on his back and was now smirking at us, his eyes shielded by his sunglasses.
"I don't know. It's my first year here, so I don't know where all the nice spots are." I didn't miss the arrogant grin on Jack's face. "Oh! I didn't mean-"
"You want to know the make-out spots? Well why didn't you just say so?" He grinned wickedly, before starting to walk away. I shook my head, before following him. I didn't like the fact that he was being an arrogant douchebag, but I wanted him to help me with my powers.
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We had walked for about five minutes, reaching a small platform that hung over the water. He started to sit down on it, dangling his legs over the edge, his feet dissappearing into the water. I quickly sat next to him, but decided to keep my feet out of the water. I didn't know if he wanted to help me, and didn't want to freeze the water, if his answer would upset me. We sat in silence for another two or three minutes, looking out over the lake, the sandy shore where our friends resided was visible to our left, but no one would be able to see us from there, which somehow unnerved me. On the other side, it was a nice spot to come out and think. I would have to keep this place in mind. I was startled out of my thoughts as Jack began to speak.
"I think I know why you wanted to get me alone."
"Would you stop thinking about that!" He chuckled.
"I was talking about your ice powers."
"Oh." I felt a blush creep up my cheeks.
"I'm guessing you still have trouble with them?" I frowned.
"How did you know?" He smiled, a slight blush creeping onto his face.
"I might have talked to Kristoff when we were on our way to the lake. He told me Anna said you couldn't fully control them yet."
"True. I'm afraid I'll hurt someone with them again."
"But you did use them when we were helping Vannelope and Nora. You didn't seem afraid then." I looked at my hands, feeling sad.
"I have no problem making a few snowballs, I've mastered that by now. I'm just afraid to use it for anything else. I found out the hard way that my powers can cause good things, but also bad things."
"Explain." I froze. Could I tell him about Olaf? And about the time I hurt Anna? He seemed to sense that I was feeling uncomfortable. "I won't tell anyone, I promise." Suddenly there was a hand on top of mine, which was surprisingly warm. I couldn't get my hands warm, even if I wanted to. I looked up and was startled by the intense look in his eyes. "You can trust me. I might come off like a jerk, but I know when someone needs help. And you don't have to tell me, if you really don't want to." I blushed and looked down, wondering why this guy had so much influence over me, when I didn't even know him for a full day yet. He seemed to understand that I was too afraid to tell him what he wanted to hear and nodded in understanding. There were a few silent moments, where both of us were lost in our own world. After a while I noticed him playing around with something. I gasped when I saw clearly what it was. He noticed me looking and held the object out to me. I carefully took it from him, afraid that it would break if I held it too tightly. In my hands I held a globe of ice, just big enough to hold it with both of my hands. It's walls were paper thin and inside the globe you could see a swirl of colored ice. I gently studied the globe, careful to avoid it breaking.
"How did you do this?" I asked, unable to take my eyes off of it.
"I can teach you. But it'll take a while." I finally managed to tear my gaze away from the globe, focusing back on the white-haired figure next to me.
"I've got time." He smiled a pearly white smile at me, before standing up and offering me a hand.
"Good, because I think we're supposed to be in the water with the rest of our group right now. Before they think I'm showing you every single make-out spot in the camp." He wiggled his eyebrows. I couldn't help myself as I let a small giggle escape. My eyes widened. I never giggled. Anna was the one who giggled. Not me. Before I could think more about it, he pulled me upright, before pulling me back towards the piece of shore where our towels were. Neither of us realized we were still holding each others hand.