A full week is all it took for Pitch to come crawling back. Well, of course, I first returned near Arendelle, and then I found him in the shadows of the trees. Waiting.

"Come on, Pitch," I had said. "You and I are gonna have a little fun." I blasted out at him, but he quickly avoided it.

"Don't be a fool, Jack," he called. "I can smell the fear off of you."

I clenched my teeth together, feeling frustrated. I didn't want to be near Arendelle. I wanted to be as far away as possible. I laughed at Pitch's comment. "Yeah. How many times do I have to tell you, Pitch?" I snarled. "I'm not the slightest bit scared of you."

I blasted again, this time hitting him with snow and he growled angrily. He had a black whip, and he took it out, waving it threateningly at me. "You know, Jack Frost," he said. "I do love to have a little fun now and then."

"Bring it," I challenged him, before flying off. I heard him cackle and every few hundred meters I stopped down in dark places just to make sure he was still following me.

And I was exhausted.

Eventually, though, I got him away from Arendelle and got his focus back on me. There was no mention of Elsa so far, for which I was thankful for. Maybe he's forgetting her. All the while, my memories were growing stronger of her– I could even smell her if I thought hard enough. I shouldn't be thinking of her, though. I'm trying to forget her, but the harder I try to forget her, the worse it got.

There's no hope for me.

Weeks turned into months, and finally, Pitch black receded into the shadows, cursing me and cursing North who had helped like he had promised.

"I keep Pitch at bay," he tells me. "He should stay in his cavern for long time."

"Let him rot there," I mumble angrily. But I know deep down this isn't going to be the last we hear from Pitch. He may have gone for now, but he'll back. I know he hasn't forgotten Elsa, despite what I hope. He's down in the shadows, plotting.

For now, though, it's safe.

And I made a promise to someone when everything was safe.

*Three MONTHS LATER*

I know I kept a promise, but I couldn't make myself go back to Arendelle. Not yet, anyway. I'm still worried about Pitch, but I haven't heard a thing from him ever since he went into hiding. Plus, I was also afraid Elsa would still be mad at me for leaving. Was it so hard to understand that it was for her safety. If I thought it could be different, I would have stayed.

Honestly, I've been feeling pretty lonely again. I miss her, I miss Anna, i just miss talking to people. I was just beginning to feel comfortable and Pitch has to come along and ruin everything. Why was I so important to him? Why does he need my powers so badly? I don't ever want to be the bad guy, so I know I'm never going to accept his offer.

I look to the moon and I wonder would the Man in the Moon ever recruit someone like Elsa? I frown. Probably not seeing as I have the same powers as her. It's a cool thought, though. I know deep down that it'd never happen, so I push the thought aside.

Feeling alone is probably the worst thing about being immortal. The other immortals are guardians, and all they do is stick to stupid rules, and stuff, and they never have fun! What kind of life is that? They can live forever and yet they refuse to have any ounce of joy. It's weird. I can't ever imagine myself being a Guardian and actually following rules...

But they have each other, at least.

I roll my eyes, feeling pathetic. Talking to mortals has really changed me.

I'm waiting for the dreams to begin, as I watch them every night.

I wish Elsa was here. I miss my friend.

*Five months later*

*Elsa's POV*

I'm waiting out on my balcony in the dark. My heart is hammering against my chest as the moonlight shines down on me. And then it begins: the gold streams touch down on the entire town and through the gold I search the dark sky for any sign of movement.

In the corner of my eye I see something blur above me. I look up and I see him- what's his name again?

"Sandy!" I call out when I remember what Jack had told me. The little gold man stops in mid-flight and glances down in my direction. He raises an eyebrow and then points to himself. He grins when I nod. "I need to talk to you," I tell him when he starts to descend down to my level. "It's.. Uh, it's about Jack."

Sandy makes a snowflake out of his sand above his head. I tilt my head slightly; can't he talk? From his silence, I gather that he can't. "Yes, Jack Frost," I say.

It's been five months since I've seen Jack. Each day has been slow and boring, and not much has happened since he left. It's definitely been... quieter. There's so much I want to know, but there's one thing in particular. "Is he okay, Sandy?" I can't help but sound worried. What if that Pitch guy's after him? What if he's hurt? I try to forget that though- he's not hurt. He can't be!

The Sandman begins to make fast shapes above his head, none of which I can gather. Eventually, he notices my confused look and makes a thumbs up sign. "He's okay?" I ask slowly, not entirely sure what Sandy's trying to say. He nods and I feel relief flow through me like a coursing river. I smile at Sandy who's looking at me. I can't help but feel fascinated- these people, who I've always thought were myths- actually exist. It feels like seeing clearly for the first time ever.

"Thank you, Sandy."

He touches his hand against my face, and I look at him curiously. Then, I begin to feel drowsy. Of course. Naturally, the sandman would put me to sleep.

But I have dreams of better days, far away from Arendelle.

*seven months later*

"I have to what!?" I exclaim at Eugene. "No way. No. I won't go through with this. Has that always been the law?"

"It's tradition," Eugene replies.

"Then I'm breaking the tradition," I say.

He cringes and I frown. "Okay. I lied. It's the law," he admits. "But it was made by your ancestors, and they'll turn in their graves if you break their law. Come now, Elsa. It won't be that bad."

Won't be that bad!? Is he kidding me? How can he just do this to me FOUR months before my twenty first birthday? It isn't fair. This year has been an absolute nightmare, and now he just springs marriage on me! Yes, marriage. Apparently, by a woman's twenty first year she must have a man by her side to rule with her, and blah, blah. Who cares? It's ridiculous, and demeaning.

I don't need any man to rule this town. I've been doing pretty well for the last two years, all by myself. Why do I need to marry someone now? I don't even talk to anyone.

Ever since Jack left, I'll admit I've been a bit cold to everyone. I know it's unfair, but I've been hurting almost everyday since he left. I miss my friend. And I feel awful about giving out to him before he left me. I shouldn't have done that. I should have said goodbye.

Now, I don't talk to anyone. I barely go outside anymore, just to avoid people. I don't want to get close to anyone. And I certainly don't want to marry anyone!

Who could I even marry, anyway?

I hardly interact with any guy. I'm certainly not agreeing to any of those proposals from wealthy families, and other royal families. This all sucks royally.

I poke Eugene in the chest. "Why don't I tell you you have to be married in two months, otherwise the throne will be handed to the next heir! Why don't I make you do that, huh?" He inches away from me, and I glare at him.

"Ma'am, not to be rude, but I'm already married." I scowl at him but he just smiles gently at me. "Did something happen, Elsa? You haven't been happy lately." He places his hand on my arm. "I promised your father and mother before they left that I'd be there for you and Anna. Anna's happy. You're not. I'll always be here for you, Elsa."

"I know," I reply, feeling guilty about jabbing him. "I just had my first heartbreak, that's all. Just girl problems." I smile weakly at him. "I just thought after seven months I'd finally be able to move on. So far, I haven't. And now you're telling me I have to get married, and I don't want to marry a complete stranger, or someone I'm not comfortable with."

"Who was the lucky guy?" he asks me.

"His name is Jack," I answer. "He had to leave Arendelle, and he won't be coming back."

"I could get the men out looking for him! We could bring him back on royal orders, and you could wed him, if that is your wish."

I chuckle but then I blush. "You won't find him," I mumble. "And I don't want to marry, Jack. Honestly, I didn't even know him that long. We just could relate to one another really well." I feel the ache I always feel when I think of Jack. I take in a deep breath. "So, who's up for marrying me?"

He smiles. "I'm glad you asked! We have many families from around here, people of high class and good names too! We have the Monroe lad. His name is Joseph, and he's a knight." I groan at the thought of marrying Joseph. I'd rather not, to be honest. "Or, we have Phillip the third..." And Eugene's list went on, and on, and on, until I was just staring at him while he talked. He took me down to the library, where we seated ourselves comfortably and he began to tell me which families are preferable.

As decent as half of these men sound, I don't want to marry any of them. I couldn't even see any of them being a friend. I think of my mother and father, and I wonder if how they met was all a lie. What if it was to do with the law, like this? What if they just got used to each other, and grew fond of one another? Did they even truly love each other?

I feel sick at the thought. All my life I believed in true love because I saw it in my parents, but now I wonder... I shrug the thought off. No. My parents did love each other, and they'll never stop, even in the afterlife.

I stand up suddenly, when I realise that Eugene is done with his list. "I'll have to think about it. There's too much to think about."

I quickly stride out of the room, feeling Eugene's eyes follow me. I run up the stairs, and the first door on the right I swing open. The door creaks from years of being closed, but the room smells familiar and comforting.

My parents bedroom.

I haven't been in here since... Well, since I was a kid. It was always somewhere I never felt the need to go, but right now I just want to feel like they're with me again.

My hand runs over the surface of the wood on their bed, and I look up to the painting of them on the wall.

"I wish you two were here," I say quietly, feeling stupid for talking to a painting. "There's so much I'd like to talk to you about. Especially you, mum." I laugh quietly. "You'd never believe the things that have happened since you two.. Left." I sit on the edge of their bed, just wanting to stay here forever and familiarise myself with every inch of the room. I want to tell them everything, but I know it's pointless as I'd never get a reply from them. But I begin talking, anyway. I start off with the day of coronation, and right up to the moment I met Jack.

"I wish you could have met him, mum. He's amazing, and funny, and sweet. Sometimes cocky, too," I tell the painting with a small smile. "But he cared about me, and I him. He's the only person who understood me." My voice cracks and I cough to hide it, even though no one's around to hear me if I did begin to cry. "I feel pathetic that I haven't moved on. It hurts to think about him, but I don't want to forget him. So, you can see my dilemma, yeah? I just keep hoping he'll come back."

And I haven't seen the bad guy, Pitch, since Jack left. I've still had nightmares involving freezing Anna, or Anna and the whole entire town. I've even had dreams. Happy dreams. Sometimes it's of me, Anna, Olaf, Sven and Kristoff, all happy together and enjoying one another's company. And sometimes it's just of me and Jack alone. Each time I have a dream of Jack, I wake up feeling empty inside.

The loneliness is consuming me.

"Now they want me to get married because of some stupid law," I grumble. "It's stupid. I don't need a man to rule!" I brush my hair back, and rub my hands over my face in frustration. "Everything's just so stupid!" I shout, before throwing myself back on their bed, feeling mad at the world.

What idiot ancestor of mine decided that a woman had to be married by their twenty first year? Whoever it was, I hate them.

The door creaks open, but I don't even glance up. Honestly, I'm not in the mood for anyone right now. I feel like my life has just been planned out in minutes without my consent. Can't I change the law?

"Hey." It's Anna. Of course. Herself, Olaf, and Kristoff are the only ones I haven't been entirely cold to lately. I've just been building up all these barriers around myself, because I'm afraid of being hurt again. Nothing in my life goes right. Can't I just be happy?

She rubs the back of her head, obviously edgy about being around me right now. "Eugene told me the news," she says. I simply nod, not really wanting to talk. "I think... I think it's ridiculous. You don't need a man to rule over a town." She pauses and I glance at her. She's staring at the painting of our parents. She walks towards it, and gently brushes it with the tips of her fingers. "I forgot how beautiful mum was."

I sit up on the bed and stare at the painting with her. "Me too," I admit.

She turns to me with a gentle smile on her lips. "Elsa, you trust me, right?"

"Of course," I reply.

"Then trust me when I say this: everything will be alright, okay? I know it sucks right now, but things will get better." She makes a face. "You know, I looked at the list of suitable men, and I think you should go for Joseph."

I throw myself back and groan loudly. "He's strange." Plus, I wouldn't be able to look at him without thinking of Jack and myself's first date.

"But you've talked to him before–"

"Barely," I cut in.

"But you haven't talked to any of the others," she adds on, ignoring my inversion. "He's rather handsome, too. I know... I know you miss Jack, but maybe this might be a good way to move on."

"Do me a favour, Anna, and just stop talking about it," I tell her. I push over on the bed and I look at her. "Just lie down next to me, and don't say a word."

She grins, and jumps on the bed next to me. She lies down, and she takes my hand. "Elsa?" she whispers. "I love you."

"I love you too, Anna."

I just take in a deep breath and close my eyes. When I sleep, at least it's easier to forget everything. I'm in a new place. Nothing else matters...

I feel so pathetic for missing Jack so much.

IF YOU GET WHERE THE IDEA FOR THE MARRIAGE THING CAME FROM THEN I LOVE YOU, if not i still love you and it's from The Princess Diaries 2 because I love those movies :')

Mayemerald9: aha, IKR? *looking at you, Pitch* Thank you! :D

ThePandanator: Ha, it could happen someday ;D We shall see :D Really? Agh, I hate my writing with a passion, tbh. But thank you! That really means a lot to me! :)

fly1ngb34uty: I WROTE THE NEXT CHAPTER XD

Pirulina: Thank you!:) I love olaf :D I won't skip anything relevant, seeing as I didn't. Olaf won't be getting a lady friend- he doesn't need one xD I enjoyed my last day of freedom- not. I had to do HW... Oh, well xD Be grand :)

Praetorsgrace: NO NO YOU MUST DO OTHER STUFF TOO :P Ha, jk. Man, that could be awhile though :P

Jelsa Fan: This happens, and also other stuff xD

Loraine109: I HATE SCHOOLA DKJAHDKJSADHSJH! Ughhh.. And then my mam came back from work with stuff about college and accommodation near the colleges, and now I'm just like dijaeskdhesk. It's too much! D: I'll try update as much as possible, though, because I'm doing after school study, so I can get my HW done in that, or whatever, and I'll be free for the rest of the evening! :D Aha, I did too! I did it like an hour ago :L Same! :D Team Jelsa :)

Smiley: HE NEEDS TO WATCH IT! They are my favourite animations, ever! :O Thank you! Same here.. Poor them.. Oh, wait. This is my fault... xD Aha, we'll just have to see what happens, eh? Same here! I hate school with a passion. :(

Sparkles022811: I KNOW D:

Miki Fubuki: No, no! Don't let your heart bleed! I'm sorry :P

seDrakonkill: I HOPE THIS IS FAST ENOUGH I'M SORRY! Thank you so much :D

Dragowolf: No! Don't cry! *hands tissue* Aha, I'll help, don't worry! :P I hate Pitch as much as I hate professor Umbridge (which is a hell load!). Aw, thank you! Yeah, sorry about that! xD

frostpinkloverfr: AGH SO MUCH ANGER! xD But I agree- let's all kill Pitch :D

veryBerry96: No! I have terrible skin and skjdhskjf i hate my face but imma shut up now, sorry :L YES! EVEN I'LL HELP EVEN THOUGH I MADE THIS HAPPEN, I JUST REALLY HATE PITCH TOO! xD Askjd I love Loki! You almost feel sorry for him, tbh. Plus, Tom Hiddleson is just an amazing actor who portrays Loki's emotions beautifully on screen. :) He's like the Umbridge of animation .. Just pure evil... :| Wha-? Three? Two years ago I had my Junior Cert (which is also major exams, kind of), and I had to do ELEVEN! For my Leaving Cert I only have to do 7, but still- D: Five of them are honours! I was doing six honours up until the last week before the holidays where i realised i am awful at Irish xD Good luck to you too! May the odds be ever in your favour! D:

GuestFTG: Yeah they are! I adore Jelsa so much! PERCABETH IS THE BEST AND NOTHING CAN BEAT THEM EVER KSJDFHKDSJF I have too many feels for Percabeth, it's not even funny! :L Thank you! :D

Histobe: Whoo, I converted you to the Jelsa fandom! Achievement unlocked :D Thank you! That means a lot to me! :')

fellstroke: Aw, hell no. Firstly: I have over a hundred books in my room alone, each and every one of them READ. So, um.. UP YOURS :) Secondly: I agree mostly that I'm not a good writer, but you're taking this way too seriously, dude. I'm 16! I'm not the next fudging Rowling, or John Green. Chiilllllll... :L Sorry, I'm laughing way too much because at first I was insulted, but you're a little OTT. It's a fanfiction... :L And, of course Elsa is desperate: Not to be alone, to have friends, to be free. All her life she's been isolated and this story is only TWO years later. Of course she's still desperate for all these stuff.. So, um, yeah. And you're insulting me because I didn't write it in third person? You know, I can write in any POV I want seeing as it IS MY story, but you know, whatever. Okay, bye. :) You could have been less rude, and I'm sorry that you felt the need to try and make me feel miserable, but you know... Whatever. I still have amazing readers who like this story and see it as a FF and not as whatever you're making it out to be. :L I'm all for critique, good and bad, but I don't do rude, okay? So, sorry if my reply came across as rude. :)

MinionofMoffat96: ... Your username concerns me... *looks pointedly* ... Moffat is evil! D: (aha, sorry, just had to say itxD) Ah, no! You're fine! Don't worry about it :) Aw, I'm happy you think so! I'm trying to be more proud of what I write, but you know... I've just had a lot of negativity in my life.. But I'm slowly getting there :D I'm happy you like the fluff- i love fluff too :D I also love fluff between Jelsa, more importantly! xDJealous Jack is the best Jack :D Aw, thank you!

quillstrike: JACK's A VERY CONFUSED CHARACTER XD We can all punch pitch :D Pitch sucks :| Hope they were fine.. I'm just like akljsdhaskd, tbh. xD Ughhh.. Same. I hate school way more than I should, but I'm absolutely miserable there -_- Aha, Ican't help because I'm the same :P

LloydandNya4ever: You'll probably see this when you get to this chapter- thank you! :D

t Alana M: he is though! xD thanks :)

Jackelsa: We'll create an army to come after him :D My first day back and I already miss the break :( aksjdsakjd. I love fluff, so why not add kissing? :D It was my nerdiest- i wrote FF, read books and watched Doctor Who ... :L It was fun :D

Guest: No, dear! Don't cry ! D: Be happy! :D But thank you so much :D It means a lot that you like this :')

Can we all agree that Princess Diaries is the best?

I want to thank it for giving me the marriage idea, too! xD

I just love it so much! And it's now quarter to one, so I should go to sleep 'cause school in the morning *sigh* oh, well.

Let me know what ye think- bad/good? I dunno how I feel about this chapter, but marriage makes for interesting plots. aALSO PITCH ISN'T GONE YET BTW D: So, expect action some time in the future of this this story :P

Slán :)

wqdiaisd something happened FF last night so I couldn't upload this chapter but it's finally fixed so sorry for the wait D: