Chapter 8: Centers
Elsa's POV
"Anna I'm telling you, I saw him." I said.
I told Anna about how I saw Jack.
"This means he can meet his daughter." Anna squealed.
"Speaking about his daughter, where is Isa." I asked.
Anna looked at the floor. "She's been in her room ever since she got back. Won't talk to anyone."
"Well I'll go see if I can talk to her." I said.
I walked upstairs to Isa's room. I knocked on the door. No answer
I opened the door. Isa was sitting on her bed, looking at her hands. Her hands were curled up like she was holding something. I sat down on her bed.
"Isa, what's wrong." I asked when I saw the tears.
"Mom, I didn't conceal it."
"Oh honey." I wrapped my arms around her. "It's ok. Tell me what happened."
"My friends and I were playing. I got hit by a snowball and ice shot out of my hand." She said.
I looked into Isa's eyes. "Listen to me honey. You did nothing wrong. Your powers can slip up some times. I had the hardest time controlling my powers, so did your father. But we learned that love is the way to control."
Isa smiled. She loved hearing about Jack.
"What do you got there?" I asked, looking at her hands.
"My tooth. It fell out when I got hit by the snowball."
I smiled. This was a big moment. Isa lost her first tooth. She was going to get her first visit from Tooth.
"Alright Isa. Time for bed."
Isa climbed into bed. I tucked her in.
"Ok Isa. You put that tooth under your pillow. Then the Tooth Fairy will come and you'll get money."
Isa excitedly put the tooth under her pillow.
I got up to leave, but Isa stopped me.
"Mom, can you sing the lullaby for me?"
I looked at her. "Absolutely."
I sat down on the bed and began to sing.
Come stop your crying
It will be alright
Just take my hand
Hold it tight
I will protect you
From all around you
I will be here
Don't you cry
For one so small,
You seem so strong
My arms will hold you,
Keep you safe and warm
This bond between us
Can't be broken
I will be here
Don't you cry
Isa began to sing along, having heard it since the day she was born.
Cause you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
You'll be in my heart
No matter what they say
You'll be here in my heart, always
I shushed her so that she would go to sleep.
Why can't they understand the way we feel?
They just don't trust what they can't explain
I know we're different but deep inside us
We're not that different at all
And you'll be in my heart
Yes, you'll be in my heart
From this day on
Now and forever more
Don't listen to them
'Cause what do they know?
We need each other
To have, to hold.
They'll see in time
I know
When destiny calls you
You must be strong
I may not be with you
But you've got to hold on
They'll see in time
I know
We'll show them together
'Cause you'll be in my heart
Believe me, you'll be in my heart
I'll be there from this day on,
Now and forever more
Oh, you'll be in my heart, you'll be here in my heart
No matter what they say I'll be with you
You'll be here in my heart I'll be there, always
Always
I'll be with you
I'll be there for you always
Always and always
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
Just look over your shoulder
I'll be there always.
Isa was sound asleep. I kissed her forehead and left the room.
Anna stood out the door.
"I am always amazed how much you love that girl." Anna sighed.
"Well, what can I say. Love is my center, as Jack said."
"You off to bed?" Anna asked.
"No. I need answers, and Tooth will be able to answer them."
Anna went into Carter's room. I pulled up a seat and waited to hear the sound of Tooth's wings.
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Jack's POV
I walking into North's office. After that fiasco of the guardians telling me I'm a guardian now, North asked me to walk with him.
I looked around his office. North grabbed a plate from an elf.
"Fruitcake?"
"No, thanks." I said.
He tossed the plate and started to pop his knuckles.
"Now we get to tacks of brass."
I wasn't catching on, the the door behind me shut. I turned back to North. He walked towards me.
"Who are you Jack Frost? What is your center?"
"My center?"
"If Man in Moon chose you to be a guardian, you must have some very special inside."
North then grabbed a Russian nesting doll.
"Here, this is how you see me, no?" He said, showing me the doll. "Very big, intimidating. But if you get to know me a little," he handed me the doll, "Well go on."
I opened the the first shell of the doll. There was a a jolly Santa.
"You are downright jolly." I said.
"Ah, but not just jolly. I am also mysterious. And fearless. And caring. And at my center." I dumped the center of the doll on his hand.
"There's a tiny wooden baby."
"Look closer." He handed it to me. "What do you see?"
I studied the little doll. "You have big eyes."
"Yes! Big eyes. Very big because they are full of wonder. That is my center. It is want I was born with. Eyes that have only seen the wonder in everything. Eyes that see lights in the trees and magic in the air. This wonder is what I put into the world, and what I protect in children. It is my center. What is yours?"
"I don't know." I said unsurely.
North put the center of the doll in my hand.
Just then I heard the beat of Tooth's wings. Bunny came hopping over to us.
"We've got a problem mate. Trouble at the tooth palace."
The Song Used in this Chapter is You'll Be In My Heart(Phil Version) By Phil Collins
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