"Elsa. Pst. Elsa."
"Mm," I moan, keeping my eyes closed. Something is wrapped around me firmly– but what, again? I'm too tired to remember.
"Elsa, wake up!" I open one of my eyes, and everything comes back to me– the little girl, Pitch... And Jack has his arms around me. Red and blue blur in front of me until my eyes return to focus and I realise it's Anna. Her eyes are wide and are sparkling, and she's grinning from ear to ear at me.
"What?" I mumble half asleep.
She lets out a delighted giggle. "You and Jack are so cute!" she exclaims in a hushed whisper. I try to wriggle out of Jack's grasp, but it seemed to only make him hold on tighter. I purse my lips- he is so awake. "Stop denying it– you are so in love with Jack."
My cheeks flush, and Jack's grip loosens on me. Of course. I untangle myself from him– which is quite difficult seeing as our legs are tangled together, and his arms are around me.
"I'm not in love with Jack," I say stubbornly.
Anna pulls a face. "Why won't you just admit you're in love?" she asks me. "You two are so cute together." She looks between the two of us in adoration, and I roll my eyes. She's like a child at Christmas, except she's like that all the time.
"Anna!" I snap. She looks innocently at me and my expression softens. "I'm not in love with anyone."
"You're certainly not in love with Joseph, that's for sure," she grumbles. "I hate the stupid laws. Hey! The council are having a meeting today. Why don't you crash it and say you're not getting married to Joseph?"
"Because the council consists of only men, and who truly runs things around here, Anna?"
She glowers at me, and folds her arms angrily. "Men," she replies.
"Sadly, it's true," I reply sighing. "I bet Eugene only made that law up because the council refused to see a lady rule the land by herself. Why are men so afraid of us?"
"Because they know we'd do better than them," Anna says with a smile.
I smile at her and nod my head. "Exactly," I agree. My smile fades. "But a law is a law, even if it's just a demeaning law. Maybe I'll grow to love Joseph someday." I look at Jack who still has his eyes closed– I know he's not sleeping, but he looks so peaceful, and all I want to do is brush the strand of hair away from his eyes. He's so interesting, even when he's just lying there.
Everything about him draws me to him. Mostly, though, I think it's just our understanding of one another that draws us together. Sure, we have the same powers, which is cool... But we've both shared the burdens they come with. We've both felt agonising loneliness.
My stomach flutters as I gaze at him, and I shake my head. I can't be in love with Jack. If I admit that I'm in love with him, it'll just get horrible because we can't be with one another. So, even if I am, there's no reason to admit to it.
I wonder... Would he ever fall in love with me too?
My eyes widen at my own thoughts. Did I just say too? My heart races, and my cheeks burn red. Am I in love with Jack? I think of how lonely I felt after he left, and I think of the joy and relief that flooded through me when he returned. I close my eyes and remember our kiss. How soft his lips were, and the heat that erupted inside of me, and the way his arms felt around me...
I let out a sweet sigh, relishing the memories.
My stomach twists, and I open my eyes. My feelings for Jack are indescribable. Even I can't put two and two together inside my own head.
"No you won't," Anna says cutting me off from my thoughts. "You'll never love someone you're forced to marry. You'll resent him. I think you already do. Plus, have you seen the way Jack looks at you? I think he's in love with you too." Anna sighs dreamily. "He looks at you the way dad looked at mum."
I just stare at her, not saying a word. Slowly, my eyes travel to Jack. His cheeks are pink, but still he keeps his eyes firmly shut.
"That's not..." I begin. I let out a little cough. "I think your imagination is running away with you, Anna." I shake my head, but inside I feel light. "I mean..." She gives me a look and I trail off.
"Why are you in denial? You two were cuddling!" she reminds me. "Next thing you know you'll be kissing and being romantic with one another, and..." She trails off with a sigh, thinking about Jack and I.
I notice Jack's mouth twitches when she mentions kissing– he's trying to suppress a smirk. If Anna knew we had kissed, twice, already, I think she'd just die of happiness. I swear, she wants us to be together way too much. Too bad being together isn't much of a possibility with our situation.
I glance out the window and I see the moon is high in the sky, shining in on us. "Anna, what time is it?" I ask her. I look at her and realise she's in her nightdress.
"Um... Two-ish?" She shrugs her shoulders. "I couldn't sleep. I kept thinking that you are finally in love. Now I just have to get you to admit it!" She claps her hands determinedly, and Jack jerks. His eye open and I grin down at him.
"Oh! God. Sorry, Jack," Anna apologises. "Didn't mean to wake you!"
Jack laughs lightly, sitting up and nervously rubs the back of his head. "Ha, oh. No problem." He gives her a reassuring smile. "I was just taking a nap. Ya. Sleep. It's great." His words are rushed, and both Anna and I raise an eyebrow at him. He's nervous, I realise. He stumbles off the bed, his cheeks turning bright red. "Nice night, eh?"
Anna gives me a look, before looking at Jack in concern. "Are you okay?" she asks him slowly.
"Yeah. Of course! Why wouldn't I be?" he asks. "Just feeling refreshed after that nap, that's all." He ends with a nervous chuckle. Anna looks at me again and I just shrug my shoulders.
She narrows her eyes suspiciously at him, and he simply gives her a small smile. "Okay, I guess," she mumbles softly. "Anyway, sorry for waking you two up." She stands up and heads to the door. Before she leaves she turns back to us. "Go back to doing what you two were doing before I came in." She sighs. "It was so cute," I hear her chime before she closes the door behind her.
I awkwardly look back to Jack and he looks to me– then, we both burst out laughing. "Sorry about Anna," I say seriously. His smile wavers. "She's so delusional sometimes. She just... She hopes for me, you see. She feels bad that she's with someone she loves and I'm not." My cheeks are burning. "She's just worried about me. She even offered to take the role as queen so I won't have to marry Joseph."
"You should let her," Jack replies. He purposely avoids my gaze, and I can see in the moonlight that his cheeks are pink. He crosses his arms across his chest, and rolls on the ball of his feet. "I don't want to see you miserable, El."
I smile softly at him, my chest warming from his thoughtfulness towards me. "I don't mind, Jack." He finally looks at me and I sigh. "Fine. Okay, I do mind. It's annoying. But I will make a stand. I... I... Oh." A flicker of gold catches my eye and I look out the window to see gold sand streaming past my window. I stare in awe, captivated by the beauty.
Jack smiles and walks over to me. I stare up at him, arching an eyebrow. "Come on. I think you need to take a break for awhile." He takes my hand and guides me out to the balcony. Daringly, I touch the sand with my hand and it transforms into a snowflake. I take a sharp intake of breath, and watch as the golden snowflake flutters around my head. "Come on. There's a windowsill we can sit on," he tells me. "It's a much better view."
My head rushes as Jack turns around. He wants me to fly with him again– it's been almost a year since the last time. Excited, I climb onto his back, my heart sending tremors through my body. Jack jumps up, and we fly.
He takes us to a high up place– almost to the roof of the castle. My heart is leaping as I look down, seeing the ground a dizzyingly long way below us. Jack lets me off first, and helps me sit so that I won't fall to my death– although, I do like to think that if I were to fall, he'd catch me.
I know the room we're outside of- the library. It was my father's most favourite place in the castle, and it was a place Anna and I rarely visited. It brought back painful, but also wonderful, memories of sitting on fathers lap and him telling us stories while mother hummed a tune softly while sewing on the chair next to the three of us. Sometimes, I can still hear her voice, and the cackling of the fire we sat in front of, and I can recall faintly the sound of my fathers laughter echoing through the room.
My eyes begin to sting, and I quickly blink. Why do these memories have to make me so emotional? I suppose everything's a little upside down right now, though.
Jack sits next to me and we stare down at Arendelle below us. I look down for awhile, but then I look up at the moon.
"Do you think the Man in the Moon would ever consider making me immortal?" I ask him, breaking the silence between us.
He looks up at the moon too, and sighs deeply. "I don't know," he admits. "I don't even know why I was chosen. There's so many immortals out there– I have yet to see a leprechaun. No such luck finding them at the end of the rainbow." He purses his lips at this, but then continues on. "I don't know how he works, if I'm being honest. He hasn't talked to me since he chose me, and all he told me was my name."
"I wonder how you became immortal."
Jack looks at me bewildered. "I've.. I've always been Jack Frost. Immortal. I was nothing before it, and this is all I'll ever be."
"So, he makes you?" I wonder.
Jack looks thoroughly confused as he thinks this over. "You know, I've never even bothered to wonder." He grins at me. "You're asking the wrong immortal, El. I'd say Tooth would know more than me." He frowns. "I'd say any other immortal would know more than me."
"It's just so strange," I whisper. "You're all figures of myth, and you're all real. It's so amazing."
"You're still not used to the fact that we're real, are you?" He laughs at me.
I make a face. "No. Definitely not," I answer with a smile. "I don't think I'll ever be truly used to it." I look at him and he looks at me. Our faces are merely inches apart, and I can feel his breath on my face. "But I'm glad you are real." My voice is barely a squeak.
Jack closes his eyes, and then sits up straight with his eyebrows furrowed. I exhale, letting go of a breath I had been holding. I feel disappointed. For a second I thought he might have... But, of course not. He wouldn't kiss me when I'm going to be married in four months.
He purposely looks away from me, and I feel my stomach twist. We sit there for awhile, until my eyelids feel heavy, and my head is resting on his shoulder.
"You sleepy?" he asks quietly, shaking his shoulder that I'm resting on. I flick his arm and he chuckles.
Despite the fact that my eyes are closed, I shake my head. "No," I mumble sleepily.
He softly laughs, then lifts my head up. He twists so that he's flying in front of me, and then, much to my surprise, he places a hand under my legs, and around my back, picking me up bridal style.
"You're a terrible liar," he jokes.
"I know," I say. He lands down, and opens the balcony door awkwardly whilst still holding onto me.
The screams that echo through to me are enough to make my eyes snap open.
"Anna," I gasp.
Pirulina: No. Not that... :) But nice guess, and it would be a good idea. Maybe some chapter in the future will have something like that. Not the plot twist, though xD Thank you!:)
newwriter24: Eh, I might remember :) I usually remember things like that xD ha thanks :)
Elsaba: You're fine! I just got a tad bit confused... I wasn't sure if you were the same person or not O.O xD
Ishipjelsabecauseimajelsashipper: ajsdhsjasdh Thank you!D: that means a lot to me:)
Jelsa123: Ah, yes :) Had to bring him back sometime :P I love teasing in relationships! I think it's just so damn cute ajefdhksjfh. Ah! Omg! You deserve to be happy! Keep smiling! Thank you so much!
Smiley: Yeah... I wanted to write this for ages before I finally did... Like, I started out with small ideas, and as I write each chapter, something else clicks into my mind, ya know? So, it's not like I have EVERYTHING perfectly planned out... Just a spark to ignite the idea. :) Thank you so much! Ya, I like that bit too :)
Praetorsgrace: Ah, stop! No it's not! I'm sure there's waaaayyy better ones out there D: Agh. No. Stopppppp... I can't. I'm squealing! Thank you asidlasd that really, really means a lot to me! Bless you! D:
WhiteShewolf17: I'm glad I made your night :')
Starry: ... That seems like something I would do... Are you me from a different country? OMG...! :P I shall continue writing, as always :) I'll try not to :) Thanks:)
LloydandNya4Ever: I shall :D
Twinsies: Hmm... You'll just have to wait and see what happens! :P They so do, though :D Thanks:)
XXPay4XtraShippingsXX: He can be.. :) Thank you and bless you too :)
ThePandanator: I know what you mean! I'm the same when I read FF's with my OTPs or my favourite characters together.. :) Ya same :P
Tears of a Spirit: haha that'd be a good idea xD It shall be the worst wedding in all of Arendelle history! :P
static1218: YEs! Thank you for sympathizing with Joseph! Everyone else just absolutely detests him! D: Where as in I actually like Joseph, personally xD But, I'm conflicted as always.. xD No! Don't go into withdrawal! xD
Awesome101: That's a fair lot of reading! Hats off to you, my friend :O Thank you so much! :)
Jelly Princess: ah. I kind of gave a reason in this chapter, which obviously should have been explained two chapters ago... But the council and all that.. PLus, back in those days it would be more likely for a man to rule, rather than a woman. So... Ya... xD Sadly, queens can't always do what they want... :( Anyway, thank you! :)
CrystalShard101: I always end up writing these at midnight too when I'm bored during the week.. Like, I had this finished by Wednesday... But... Decided to wait until Saturday to update it because I love being a torment :P I love it when you review! That makes me happy... That makes me REALLY happy :) Ya, but thank you! :) Even though I knock myself down, I truly am grateful for each comment! Lately I've started to become more confident, even in my music (or so my music teacher tells me...). I've just been down a lot the last few weeks, but I'm slowly kind of coming out of that :) Whenever you comment, you make a 16 year old Irish girl way too happy! :) Honestly, comments like yours just make me smile like a fool :) Well, I'm a huge fan of PJ... :D My Tumblr is basically just PJ... D: I have too many feelings for Percy Jackson xD I dunno... Because I'd say do Percy Jackson, because it's the only thing I know about that you've mentioned, so... That would just be a personal answer. Go with what you enjoy the most :) And yeah, I will try check it out, although I don't read much FF's, if I'm being honest xD
seDrakonkill: *puts hands up, frightened* I WON'T END IT DON'T HURT ME AGH. Ahh.. Kristanna! I adore them and I have lacked in adding them in much D: My bad :P
CoN-Frozen-MLP-ROTG-DIA-PercyJ: I didn't like it... I made my friends go with me to see it and I wanted to cry because I hated it so much. I mean... It had its funny moments.. But it wasn't great, and I was so hyped about it, and just felt horrified with it. :/ Ya, I dunno. I thought CF was as good as its book because it actually went entirely by the book, so I'm so hoping Divergent can do the same... and The Fault in Our Stars.. D: Haha, thank you! xD Sorry for not posting- I had school and two hours of After School Study to do at my school :P So, I'm too exhausted during the week to update/reply to comments, ya know? :)
Guest: Thank you! :)
PurpleDreamer99: ... Hm. No. I don't think it's... Well, it's... OMG i don't even know how to explain if it's good or bad, because it's kind of a mash of both :P Thank you! :D I shall try :)
VeryBerry96: Yes! Ha, me and my friend went to MD's after seeing ROTG, and we requested one... WE got a fair weird look of your one serving us :P I mean, we're 16 years old... :L It was funny :P Hehehe, I have converted you *yay* :P Thank you! :D
ELLE555: Ah, sorry not sorry :P haha ya, but Elsa also does resent him and she's alksjdfas about things, so of course she overreacts.. I would be the same, most likely! I overreact about EVERYTHING xD Ah, thank you! :')
Jamesmoto: Oh, jeez! Thank you so much :) No one does, it seems :P Yes! Jelsa are awesome, and cute and I love them :D Hm, I shall see how long I can go.. :P Thank you, again :)
LuckyxSteist: I am so happy you picked mine! It means a lot, so thank you! :D Ha, yay! I'm happy I made them your OTP. :P
Histobe: Glad you liked that idea :) Yeah.. I can see Joseph being a fine king too :) I prefer Jack, of course, but not as king.. :D Maybe king of snow, but not king of a place xD Yeah, they're definitely a better pairing than Joseph. Hm, ya. I see what you mean by them two being a like- both too serious for their own good. :| Thank you! :) Ya... She's way too overprotective, but she's like that in the movie, so I wanted to show that side of her because it's a big part of who she is :)
ajunebuga: ahaha no one likes him. It's hilarious xD
Diana: Aw, yay! I'm happy it does :D Ah! Thank you! :D
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onceuponaprincess16: Sandman in just awesome :D Jelsa is the best :)
Bellringer19: Aw, I'm happy you think so! :D That means a lot to me :) Ha, that's gotta be awkward xD Thank you! :)
Guest: Pitch sucks xD
Dragowolf: So many things happening :D Ya.. I mean, I reckon it's unexpected... IT IS unexpected :D Ha xD
Sparkelz: Thank yoU! :) Ah.. How I wish they'd team up just to make a crossover of them :D It would be amazing :P
Om nom: ha nice use of pun :)
Theawesomeinator: I shall continue xD
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TeamJelsa3: IT'S SATURDAY YAY :D Thanks :)
SammyV5: Agh! Thank you sooo much :) ha, that's early xD I'm happy you enjoyed it that much :D
roseanz: Thank you! :D Yeah... I do tend to overuse some words... Sorry not sorry :P Ah, I am though! :) Every review is like a godsend for me :L wow. Thank you for saying that! It means a lot to me, honestly! :) I do have a FB, but I'm wary about adding people over the internet in fear they'll mention my FF, like.. I'd be so mortified if any of my friends/family knew I wrote these... D: But, I will send you on my Tumblr/Twitter if you have any of those :) I spend way more time on Tumblr than I do on FB, honestly. I'm rarely on FB.. :L Well, it is a 1st person story, so it's hard to write how others feel, ya know? But writing how Elsa feels is easier, so I'll work on that :) Thanks for the reviews :D
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readytostart: Aha, glad you kept on reading it :D Thank you so much :P That means a lot to me that you think so! I'm so unsure sometimes so I'm like kasjdaskjd. Sometimes I'm even like: WHY DID I WRITE THAT NO ONE WILL LIKE THAT AJSDHASKJDH. So, I'm truly happy you think so :) And ya! I love the guardians so much, so I just HAD to add them :) You'll have to wait and see what happens, I'm afraid xD Agh! Thank you so much :)
Dancer At Heart: ... Maybbbeeeeee... :P I really like Hercules... :P
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Fangirl: Ha, I read all the time xD I've over 100 books in my room :D i want more... I'm so glad you like it, and decided to start reading it :D Done it ;D Hope you enjoyed it :P
suicune4ever: Hm. Ya, but when I first started this, I didn't know her age, and wrote her at being 18 when she was coronated, her being only 20 in this story. But I don't care too much that I made that mistake as age isn't really that relevant in this story... So, no. She isn't too late for marriage because of my stupid mistake xD
TheBritishFan: Ahah, sorry to keep you waiting! Happy you like it:) Thank you:D
uuugggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh... I'm so tired... wjdhsjdhdf. I have to work on my portfolio... I just made a story board, and worked on my OC... Fun times... Well, actually, it kind of was fun.. But whatever... xD I really like my OC and my storyboard idea. :) Man, I love art :D If I don't get accepted into animation I'll probably just cry... and hope I can get into psychology.. Blah... But I'd prefer to get into art college. :P
AAANNNYWAAAYYYYY: Thanks for all the reviews :D They made my week totally better. :) So, gracias/go raibh maith agat/thanks/etc. :P
Man, I'm tired... So, Imma go read A Game of Thrones... And then sleep... It's only half ten at night and I feel like it's about midnight :P
Oíche go maith :)