I knew straight away that Jack's idea of fun was a little different to mine, so immediately I made sure that we had to agree on what we were going to do, and it all came down to one thing: ice skating. I can barely sustain my excitement as I ran to the ballroom, and closed the doors behind me. I had called Anna to come, and naturally she brought along Kristoff.
"Do you want me to, or do you...?" Jack asks as we stand in the centre of the room with all of the tables and chairs pushed up against the wall.
I grin at him. I still can't believe he's actually here. Part of me wants to punch him for leaving me, but the other part wants to hug him to death just for returning. "I've got this," I tell him. I stamp my foot down on the ground, and ice begins to spread out in every direction, until the ballroom becomes one giant ice rink.
"Impressive," Jack says. "But I reckon we should add-"
"Snow?" I finish off. He nods his head with a smirk, lifts up his staff and points it at the ceiling. Snow clouds form overhead and snow begins to flurry down on top of us.
"Exactly what I was thinking, El." He grins at me.
"How adorable," Anna exclaims gleefully. "But I would seriously appreciate it if you'd make me ice skates, Elsa!" She wobbles, grabbing onto Kristoff who steadies her. She gives him an embarrassed smile, while I point down at her shoes and create ice made ice skates.
I dash over to her and grab her hands. She yells as I drag her around the room. She begins to laugh, and so do I. Again, I finally feel free. I spin her around, and she holds tightly onto my hands, afraid I'll let her go. "Surely you've gotten better," I comment, as she slips on the ice. She brings me down with her and we both begin to laugh.
"Aw, come on Krissy. You know you want to hold my hands," Jack says teasingly to Kristoff.
"I can skate perfectly, thanks," Kristoff grumbles. "I've been working with ice my whole life, Frost. I don't need your help." Kristoff looks dreamily around the room, and I almost mimic him when he speaks, as he's said the same sentence so many times since I've known him. "I really like ice."
"Same here, buddy," Jack says ruffling his hair. Kristoff scowls at Jack who just laughs, and flies off of the ground, and onto his back. He lazily floats around, and I cross my arms over my chest.
I rush over to him. "We agreed to ice skating, not flying," I remind him. He just grins at me and closes his eyes. I narrow my eyes and grab his staff. His eyes open in alarm, and he scowls at me. "Feet. On the ground. Now," I say threateningly, holding the staff away from him.
"Wow, Elsa. You've changed." He tries to sound hurt, but fails miserably. "You play dirty now. Tsk, tsk." I raise an eyebrow at him expectantly and he chuckles, lowering his feet to the ground. "Can I have my staff back now, please?" He holds out his hand and I sigh, handing him back his staff.
Knowing his motives, I grab his hand. "Let's skate," I say, before he can float off the ground again.
"Whatever you say, your majesty." He mockingly bows at me an I roll my eyes. "Be warned: I'm the master at skating, though." He flashes me a grin before dashing off.
"Forgot to mention: so am I." I follow after him, the world blurring around me as I speed up to catch up with him. I feel steady on my feet (unlike Anna, of course), and I feel confident. The ice is apart of me. Of course, I did make it, so technically, it sort of is...
Jack stops suddenly and I bash into him, falling to the ground. I purse my lips and glare up at him. "Works every time," he says, reaching out his hand for me to take. I refuse his hand and help myself up, my cheeks reddening.
All of this time, waiting for Jack to return, I always imagined it would be awkward. I mean, he was the first person I openly had a crush on, and then he left, and when he returned I'm engaged to someone we met on our first date. How much more awkward can you get? But, no. It's not even a little awkward.
Well, I do have that longing in my stomach again, but it's not like I can act on it. Acting on it in the first place was a huge mistake. I knew as well as he did that things would never work out for us... But somewhere deep down I still wish it would somehow work out, that we can still have a chance of being together.
Surprised, I look away because I realise that we're just staring at one another. He looks away too, his cheeks turning pink. "I've missed you," he says, his voice nervous and a little higher than usual. "I... I thought you might never want to see me again for leaving. I'm sorry, by the way, about leaving. And... It's nice to see you again."
"I love having you around, Jack," I admit. "I'd never be mad at you. I understand why you had to leave. Arendelle was quiet without you." I smile at him when he looks at me.
"I can't believe you're marrying the creepy hand lover guy, though," he comments, making a disgusted face.
"His name is Joseph," I reply defensively. "And me neither. But I have no other choice, if I'm to keep the throne."
"Why not give it to Anna?"
"Because I would never put her through the hassle of being queen," I explain. "She's so happy, and I will not be the one to take away that happiness."
Jack tilts his head to the side, looking confused. "So, you'd rather marry someone you don't love and be miserable, so Anna will remain happy? Mortals are crazy."
"No we're not," I reply. "We're caring, that's all. And I'm not... Entirely miserable. Joseph isn't that bad once you get to know him."
"You don't love him, though," he remarks.
I stare at him for a few seconds before finally shaking my head. "No. I don't love him. I'm only twenty! I don't want to be married yet! It sucks a lot!"
He takes in a deep breath. "Well, if its any consolation: you'll make a beautiful bride." Then, he just dashes away, leaving me there on my own. He heads over to Anna and Kristoff, and begins bothering Kristoff again. I just stare at him in amazement; did he really sound both genuine and annoyed at the same time? He never ceases to amaze me, Jack Frost.
Maybe I was just imagining things and he's not annoyed. Maybe I'm just wishful thinking again, because I've missed him so much. Ugh, and that stupid longing in my stomach won't go away! God, I'm getting married in two months. I need to move on completely from Jack, because it'll never work.
I have to admit, though: I am way happier when he's around. I also get a lot of butterflies, and my heart begins to race. Perhaps it's time that I stood up against these laws; what's the point of marrying someone you don't love?
I frown. I'll never be able to stand against these laws. There's too many men for them, all against me. Maybe I should start praying to the Man in the Moon to make me immortal, just so I can be happy with Jack. Not just to be together, but to be friends. To have someone who understands around me forever.
There's a knock on the door, and we all turn to face it. Anna goes up to it and opens it. I feel disappointed when I see Joseph standing there. He looks around the room and shakes his head. "Elsa, dear, I thought we were past these silly games?" he asks.
I sigh, and I think of love allowing the ice to disappear. Joseph smiles at me and walks over to me, kissing me. I cringe, feeling suddenly very aware of Jack's presence. It feels like I'm cheating on him even though we aren't even together– it was just two kisses. That didn't make us an item, so I'm not cheating on him.
When I glance at him, he's looking away, pretending to admire the many paintings around the room. "Come now, I believe we should go to lunch." I purse my lips and loop my hand through his.
Of course, reality hit my like a ton of bricks, but what can you do? I look apologetically at Jack, but he simply just shrugs his shoulders as a response. He looks jealous, and it makes me feel bad.
Anna looks between Jack and I, looking tormented, and ready to strangle Joseph. He guides me out of the ballroom, and slams the door behind us.
I frown: time to put on an act for the town to see: I'm a young lady in love with my soon to be husband.
What lies.
I'm not in love with Joseph. I have feelings for Jack, not anyone else. I'm not going to say I'm in love, but I definitely have stronger feelings for him than I do for Joseph.
I feel suddenly determined; I don't care what I have to do, but somehow and someway, I'm going to change things around here. No one will know what hit them...
Firstly, I want to apologize for this lame chapter... :) Secondly: I'M UPDATING AGAIN TOMORROW :D Double update because I'm sound out like that :) So, now to reply to those comments :D
Ishipjelsabecauseimajelsalover: Thanks :) My leg is okay-ish now. Still getting pains in it every now and then, though :/ Oh, yay! I like being in anyone's top anything! *parties* Thank you so much :')
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WhiteSheWolf17: #TeamJelsa for the win :) Hehe, we'll see what will happen, won't we :D And of course he'll be back soon :) Wouldn't be a proper FF without some classic drama, am I right? xD
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TearsDrippingdown: Ah, sorry! Don't mean to make it sad, but it happens xD A lot xD Aw, thank you! :)
GuestFTG: *squeals with you* I KNOW YAY :D ... I know :( Thank you! Ugh.. School is the worst... :/ #TeamJelsa :D :D
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VeryBerry96: *cries* It really has shocked me, honestly! D: Aha, I still think it, but I promised myself to be more optimistic this year.. so, yeah xD Yesshhh.. That would be good, but I think I might keep Joseph around for a wee bit longer :) Haha, thanks :)
Dragowolf: With the wonderful world of fanfiction, anything is possible :D Agh, so much drama :P Ah, thank you! My leg isn't so sore rn, but it can still get painful at random times -_- :L Be grand, though. Thanks :)
mayemerald9: Aha, I hope so because I have never been in that situation, obviously :L Thank you :)
ELLE555: So do I! It's more fun to write, rather than them being apart, ya know? :) Hmm... So many possibilities with fanfiction! You'll have to wait and see what happens, I'm afraid :P Ha, twist coming up soon, brought to you by me :D I don't do any sports anymore! It's so weird not doing sports because I used to do sports nearly every night of the week (like, GAA sports: Hurling, Gaelic and also soccer swimming too), and when I didn't have training, I had matches. But school became too much, and I went into a really deep state of sadness because of bullying and such, so I began to give them all up because I lost interest in everything... But because of all the sports, and because I've injured my leg quite a few times, it goes into random states of pain, soo we reckon it's my ligaments... :| Thank you :)
Purpledreamer99: YOU'RE WELCOME BUT THANK YOU FOR REVIEWING! :') Aw, thank you! I'm glad you like it! So have I when it comes to Jelsa, tbh. They're just so cute together, even if they were only a bromance. I just like them being with each other, no matter in what way. It would be class if they did! I'd def watch it! Agh.. Too bad they're both different companies -_- Oh, you'll have to see, I'm afraid ;D It would, though! But I suppose it's kind of like how most girls by 16 used to be married and pregnant, or whatever! I'm just glad they changed Irish traditions from hundreds/thousands years ago, where a girl was given to a man if he had lots of cattle. LAMMMMEEE. No! NO! So have I, so don't worry about it xD Thank you! Aha, if it is my ligaments, then it truly does suck.. D: It's so bloody painful. :/
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Elentiya: I have that wish too... xD Ha, thanks for the review :P
histobe: I have plans... So many possibilities of what might happen! You'll have to wait and see, I'm afraid xD Ya... I can't imagine Jack ever getting married, tbh. I mean, I can see him being in serious relationships... but not marriage, ya know? So, ya. I agree! :P Hm, still unsure about immortalizing her, but I also don't want her not to be with him... so... CONFLICTION :P xD Thanks for the review :D
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KaizokuEllie: I like tension. Tension should be my middle name! That, or perhaps DRAMA. I dunno. Maybe both :D Aha, sorry about this chapter, though! It's pretty lame because I have something planned for the next chapter, blah blah! xD Sorry :P Thank you! :D
newwriter24: AKSJDHKASJDH I love all the songs from the Lion King movies D: Agh! You just made it more feely for me! :L hahaha im not gonna cry either *sobs* You're welcome! :)
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titan616: Ah, I really like Anna and Jack moments because I can see them being really good friends. I dunno.. It just seems fitting, because they've both felt so alone yet remain completely optimistic.. :) As for Jelsa moments... That just gives me feels, tbh :D I've seen some amazing fanart and I'm like ksajdhsakdj. Thank you! :D
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Migoreng: It's not.. :) Elsa was being sarcastic :) Yesh! I love Chris Pine so much :D wkdjqwkjd especially in Princess Diaries 2 because he's so aksjdhkasjd... Ya know? xD ha ha :) Thanks for the reviews :)
Whew... Finally got through that! :D Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback as always :) It means a lot to me, of course! School... ugh. Such a bore... *sigh* TOO MUCH STUDY NEEDS TO BE DONE MY MOCKS ARE COMING UP SOON! D: Which also means practicals and Irish orals... wljdslasdk. We were practicing Irish orals, and I have really bad anxiety, and my friend had text me because I was out saying that we had orals IN FRONT OF THE CLASS on Thursday, and I had three panic attacks. Turns out it wasn't in front of the class and only in front of the teacher, much to my relief. I hate talking in front of people... :(
Sorry, I just rambled on up there :L
Apologies about the short chapter but I have something planned for the next chapter *drum roll* MORE TWISTS TO BE EXPECTED MY WONDERFUL READERS :D I just wanted to throw in a chapter of Jack and Elsa being happy before... I did stuff... ;)
Anyway: Slán le grá :)