Me: Sorry for the extremely late updates! I'm currently running into my thesis and a whole lot more so I haven't been able to move the plot in any of my stories lately. Hopefully, this will be enough to tide you guys over until the next chapter. I do not own ROTG or Frozen! I only own the plotline!
Chapter 4
Soon, a new schedule had been established.
Elsa and Anna would go on their daily duties while Jack would scout the entire Arendelle for any dangers. Jack couldn't help but feel uneasy about his last meeting with Pitch. Why was Pitch even in Arendelle in the first place? He stroked his chin with an annoyed snort before floating around the kingdom.
"I don't get it," Jack groaned in annoyance, looking up into the clear blue sky. "What could Pitch want?"
"Like I said Jack, it's a simple vacation."
Jack immediately spun around and pointed his staff at him, ready to fire an ice bolt. "Pitch…!"
Pitch immediately raised his hands in defense. "Don't worry. No need for you to be so hasty, Jack. You seemed a little worked up, for someone who is known as the guardian of Fun."
Jack narrowed his eyes and flatly said. "You're basically the cause of it."
Pitch gave him a droll stare. "Oh really? I always thought you preferred me out of your hair."
The guardian of fun narrowed his eyes. "Just what are you up to, Pitch?"
Fear waved his hands dismissively. "Nothing, nothing at all, Jack. There is nothing for you to worry about. This is quite a first coming from you…"
Jack bit his lower lip anxiously; Pitch was right. He never got this fidgety or that nervous. He couldn't understand why but something had been bugging him. Whatever it was, it was driving him insane! Jack raked his fingers through his hair with a dejected sigh while lowering his staff.
"Is there anything wrong with vacationing, Jack," Pitch sneered with a smile. "There's nothing wrong, isn't there – Fun?"
Jack bristled at Pitch, gritting his teeth. "No, nothing."
"Good," Pitch smiled slowly while shrugging. "Anyhow, I have other things to do like get a decent sun tan. Farewell."
Pitch's voice faded away as Jack just sat on the tower, watching the people go around with their daily lives. The guardian of fun shrugged to himself before jumping down and brushing his staff against one of the rose bunches, freezing it over. The man tending to the flowers stared in shock as Jack chuckled in amusement.
"Maybe a little something for the princesses," Jack smiled as he shoved his hand into his pocket. "Hmmm, maybe I could at least pay for it."
Pulling out a couple of coins he got from North, he bought a posy of blue roses and a posy of pink roses for both Anna and Elsa. The man stared in shock as Jack waved at the merchant.
"Sorry, but I left the cash at least," Jack hollered with a laugh. "Keep the change!"
Jack jumped from building to building, making sure he didn't miss anything. The moment he reached the castle, he saw the king and queen talking to a scrawny old man. Jack groaned; don't those royal people ever have a life? He leapt down to the banister, leaning closer against the window.
"There's something I don't like about this guy," Jack narrowed his eyes darkly and made sure not to freeze the window.
The scrawny old man stood short with a red sash and boots. The guardian of fun looked closely as he tried to see anything weird going on. Jack could feel a weird tingling feeling in his back before sighing deeply to himself.
"What am I doing," Jack shook his head. "I shouldn't be worrying this way. I gotta head off to Elsa and Anna!"
As he left, the guardian of fun didn't even bother to notice a little black scorpion crawling away with gold eyes.
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"That's a C sharp," the tutor began teaching Anna as the younger sister pouted.
"C-sharp? I don't remember a C being sharp," the younger princess pouted. "Elsa, I don't get this!"
Elsa laughed softly; trust her younger sister to be a drama queen. "It means you have to move one string up."
Anna began plucking the other string while letting out a bored sigh. However, the blonde princess also couldn't help but yawn out of boredom. She began playing smoothly on her violin but even she could feel her eyelids getting heavy. However, she suddenly woke up when she hit the wrong note with a loud screech. She winced at the scratching as the governess twitched angrily.
"PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU'RE PLAYING, YOUNG LADY," the governess hollered, stamping her foot furiously on the ground.
"I, I," Elsa stammered in fear.
"Elsa's getting bored with this and so am I," Anna stood up for her, stamping her feet angrily on the ground. "We wanna go play with Jack!"
The governess paled before flushing into a bright red. "Jack?! Who is this Jack!? Your father and mother entrusted me with both of your educations and I will not have any of this silly talk about this imaginary friend of yours!"
"He's not imaginary, we've seen him," Anna screamed. "You're just too blind, you old lady!"
Elsa grabbed Anna before the younger girl would claw the governess to oblivion. "Anna, wait…!"
The governess slapped Anna with an aghast stare. "You impudent child! Here I am trying to teach you and you're both doing nothing but indulging into stupid follies!"
"He's not stupid," Anna shouted back, kicking against Elsa's taller frame. "Jack's so much better than you! He makes snowmen with us! He plays with us in snowball fights…!"
Elsa could have sworn that the governess had turned purple in rage. She quickly placed Anna behind her, creating a distance between them.
"S-Stop, please – can we please just continue," Elsa prayed mentally that the governess would stop yelling, feeling her head splitting.
The governess' face burned up as she roughly shoved Elsa out of the way, grabbing Anna's wrist. "I will have you dealt with immediately, you little brat!"
Elsa could feel her heart pounding as she saw Anna getting dragged away. "Anna…!"
"Elsa, help," Anna wailed fearfully, desperately trying to pry off the governess' fingers.
Elsa swallowed hard as she could feel her heart thumping wildly again. The pale blonde princess could feel a frosty feeling emitting from her fingers as she stared at the door.
"LET GO OF ANNA," Elsa yelled as she stamped her foot on the ground.
With that one stomp, Elsa suddenly made the floor freeze. Ice began to sprouting from the ceiling as the princess felt something inside her bubbling angrily. The floor froze immediately as the door suddenly froze itself shut. The governess' eyes widened as Elsa stepped forward again when she noticed a different look in the elder princess' eyes.
"You, you," the governess staggered back. "YOU MONSTER!"
Elsa shook her head vehemently, screaming to the top of her lungs. "NO! YOU'RE THE MONSTER!"
The ice unleashed a frozen terror as the governess immediately let go of Anna. "H-here, you can have her…!"
"GET OUT," Elsa screamed again as she stretched her arms forward.
Anna saw ice crackling from Elsa's fingertips as more sparks of ice shot out. Frozen glaciers appeared along with spikes with a simple wave of Elsa's hand. The pale blonde had remembered her times with Jack and all he had to do was wave his staff or play around with his fingers. She swirled the ice around before summoning out a huge cloud that shot out ice spikes.
"Elsa," Anna ran towards her sister, hiding behind her. "P-please, stop…!"
"SHE HAS TO STAY AWAY," Elsa screamed again.
Meanwhile, Jack had been jumping around in amusement while waiting for the sisters. He pulled out a watch hidden under his sleeve, looking at the time tick by.
"Hm, strange – shouldn't they be," Jack wondered before looking at the dark foggy windows. "Uh-oh…"
Jack leapt down and slid on the roof tiles until he managed to find a doorway. With an annoyed snort, Jack blasted the door with a strong chilly wind before rushing in to reach Anna and Elsa.
"How in the world did Elsa get that strong by," Jack continued running until realization hit him. "By freaking out…"
Jack suddenly felt something shiver inside him as if it were responding. He pulled out the vial where he held some of the ice that he had collected. He had sent some to North for analysis but he didn't know that it was somewhat like his. Shaking it off, the guardian of fun immediately kicked down the door and nearly got knocked down by the governess running out in terror. Jack quietly made his way in as he fought against the storm.
"ELSA! ANNA," Jack hollered past the blizzard. "Where are you!?"
"Jack! Jack!"
Jack found Anna running towards him, hugging him tightly. "I-It's Elsa! There's something wrong! She can't stop!"
Jack's eyes widened with horror as he held Anna close. "Stay close to me."
Anna fearfully nodded as Jack gently led her along. He winced at the cold lashes while making sure he didn't lose Anna in the storm. The younger princess shivered while he pulled out his staff to wave away some of it. The storm clashed violently with his power as Jack and Anna slowly walked towards the centre of the storm. However, Jack's eyes widened with horror as he found Elsa floating off the ground.
"I'm not a monster, I'm not a monster," Elsa whimpered as she covered her ears.
Jack bit his lower lip and immediately swirled a frozen igloo over Anna. "Stay here."
Anna nodded while Jack floated up into the air, slowly reaching out for Elsa.
"Elsa, you have to calm down," Jack yelled over the roaring storm. "You're not a monster, Elsa!"
"B-but," Elsa began to burble and sob.
"It's alright," Jack floated towards her and gathered her into his arms. "It's alright. Everything's going to be okay…"
Elsa began sobbing but buried her face into Jack's hoodie. Slowly, the storm began to die down as Elsa floated in mid-air. Anna stared in amazement as Jack slowly floated back down with the elder sister crying in his arms. Anna beamed happily before running out of the igloo and running towards Jack and Elsa.
"Elsa," Anna hugged her sister. "Are you okay?"
Elsa did nothing but let out a quiet sob. Jack however couldn't understand what freaked out Elsa so much in the first place. Secondly, when did her powers spike up so much? Even when he was angry, it never was strong enough to make a huge storm. Even then, the blizzard he could create took a lot of effort out of him.
"Tch," Jack glanced at the whole place before gently placing Elsa down on the ground. "It looks like we're gonna have to clean up this mess."
Elsa stared in amazement as Jack spun his staff and the snow began to swirl around. Elsa and Anna stared in amazement as he pointed the staff towards the ceiling. Both sisters saw the ice then swirl into a huge snowflake as it burst into small tiny glitters. As it fell down, the glitters touched Elsa's and Anna's eyes as they began giggling in delight.
"Yay," Anna giggled as she watched the glitters fall.
Jack chuckled as formed a snow bunny, as it started jumping around. Elsa stared in amazement as she began conjuring something, creating flying doves. Jack beamed brightly as he made a huge eagle. Elsa giggled in delight as she created cats and dogs.
"ELSA! ANNA!"
Jack immediately stopped as his eyes widened. The princesses looked as guilty as he did because there stood her parents with the fuming governess. Jack bristled angrily at the governess as the old woman smirked triumphantly. Anna shakily hid behind Elsa as the elder princess swallowed back her fear.
"Mama, papa," Elsa trembled, hugging Anna. "W-we didn't mean to..."
"Those children are monsters," the governess yowled angrily, pointing her finger venomously at Elsa. "ESPECIALLY HER!"
Anna jumped in front of Elsa fearlessly. "My sister's not a monster! You are!"
Elsa whimpered in fear, gripping her head. "N-no, please... J-Jack...!"
Jack nodded before shouting back. "If there's anyone who's abusive, it's you!"
Unfortunately, they did not believe in the concept of Jack Frost. All his yells had been overpowered by the governess' wailing.
"You asked me to teach your children but your children are monsters," the governess seethed in rage. "FREAKS! A SORCERESS!"
"We are not freaks," Anna yelled back, glaring. "And Elsa's not a sorceress! She's gifted!"
Elsa whimpered in fear as she began crawling away towards him. Jack immediately put a distance between them and the governess, in case something went wrong. He kept his staff in front of him as he watched the governess' movements carefully.
"MONSTERS! DEMONS," the governess continued to wail.
"The princesses are definitely not monsters and how dare you call my children as such," the queen stared aghast, having had enough. "Guards!"
The king narrowed his eyes before glancing at the soldiers standing at the side, giving them a nod. The soldiers immediately went towards her and began dragging her away. The governess began kicking and screaming against the guards, glaring.
"I'll get you two one day! You'll see," the governess seethed as the doors slammed in front of them.
The king exhaled sharply before looking at Elsa. "Elsa... it's alright... We can talk this over."
Elsa whimpered as she looked up at Jack. The guardian of fun gave her an assuring nod and gently pushed her towards her father, helping her make her way. As the pale blonde princess extended her hands, the king noticed the ice sparkling from her palms. A small smile curved up his lips as he glanced at his eldest daughter.
"Now why don't you tell me from the beginning where this came from," the king gently held her hands.
Elsa swallowed hard while looking downcast at the floor. "I... I don't know... I just woke up one day with it..."
The king nodded as the queen knelt down in front of her daughter with a kind smile.
"But you must understand that with great power comes great responsibility, Elsa," the queen gently caressed her eldest daughter's cheek, wiping away her tears. "There will be times that you will have to make difficult choices but you have to remember and never forget – that there are people who love you."
"And that love can take all forms – not just what is often found in the story book," the king scooped Elsa up into his arms. "Now, who is this Jack that the governess was blabbering about?"
Jack froze as he looked at Elsa. The pale blonde girl smiled and pointed to her head and placed her hand over her chest. Anna grinned with a nod as she held onto her mother.
"You have to believe that he's there to see him."
The king and queen exchanged glances with one another before exhaling sharply. They closed their eyes for a moment whereas Jack felt something get stuck in his throat. Should he say something? Should he do something? There has to be something!
"Um, h-hi," Jack stammered before kicking himself mentally. Good job, you managed to screw that up.
The queen's and the king's eyes snapped open when they found themselves standing in front of the guardian of fun himself. Elsa beamed with pride as she jumped out of her father's arms, running towards Jack. Anna giggled and began pushing Jack towards them.
"See? He's real! He's real," Anna jumped up and down enthusiastically.
The queen stared in shock and the king stared in amazement as Jack bowed down. He dropped down on his knee, facing downward. He wasn't sure if he was doing it right but he did come from the medieval ages. Even though he grew up as a shepherd, Jack remembered how people bowed to the queen of England back in his world.
Elsa shook her dad's arm. "He's been helping me control my powers! He's been teaching me how to use them too!"
Now, the king didn't know what to think. Was the boy even human? He had never seen anyone with that kind of white hair. Even the dressing looked different. He had never seen anyone with that kind of short pants with his hoodie almost being frosted over.
"I see," the king smiled before glancing at the guardian. "Rise."
Jack looked up and slowly rose up. "Sir?"
The king extended his hand. "I am very honoured to meet a good friend of Elsa who's been helping her."
"No, no, the pleasure's mine also to meet her father," Jack forced out a smile.
Why does it feel like I'm being interrogated?
The king chuckled in amusement. "I understand that you are also someone who has the same power."
"Y-yes, sir," Jack smoothly said although the words felt like they were being torn from his throat.
The father then glanced at his wife and then told him. "How would you like to Elsa's tutor for her powers?"
Jack's eyes widened. Although he was supposed to be out on a vacation, seeing the two kids beaming at him with expectant looks made him cave in. If he said no now, it could ruin things and then again – he could make sure that Pitch wasn't doing anything stupid.
"It would be an honour, milord."
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Wow, sorry for the late update! I got caught up in school work and some depressive mood swings. Hopefully I'll be able to write faster now that I'm working on my stories even while I'm in school. Please don't forget to leave a review! :)