Me: Wow, I haven't updated this story in awhile! Sorry, so much school work and since I'm graduating – there's thesis and everything else. Anyway, I don't own ROTG or Frozen.

Chapter 8

Jack stared in horror as Anna stood in front two huge boulders with words inscribed onto it.

Here lies the king. A loving and kind ruler.

Here lies the queen. A forever supportive woman to our king and our country.

The guardian of fun slowly dropped down onto one of the rocks near Anna. He bit his lower lip; how could the sisters live now? With their parents gone at their teenage years, Anna and Elsa would have to grow up much faster now. As much as he hated growing up himself, he had no choice but to help Elsa and Anna along the way. With the winter coming, the city would be taking in a big blow now without a ruling head.

"I wish there was some way I could talk to them," Jack exhaled sharply and watched the funeral until an idea hit him. "Wait a minute...!"

You're a ghost, Jack. Don't ghosts know how to overshadow people?

"Yes, of course," Jack began looking around before seeing the butler standing nearby. "Maybe..."

Jack jumped off the rock and slowly crept towards the butler. He exhaled sharply while looking closely before crafting a small snowball, moulding it and imbuing it with hiss own power. He breathed into it before jumping high into the air and smacking the snowball into his face. The butler's eyes widened as Jack skidded and jumped into the man's body.

"Ugh," Jack groaned as he fully overshadowed his body. "I'm never gonna do that again..."

As the people began to walk away, Jack walked towards Anna using the body of the butler. He sighed deeply before standing next to Anna.

"Your father was a great man," he started.

Anna nodded sadly. "Y-yeah..."

"Where is Elsa? I thought she would be with you, your highness," Jack glanced around, realizing Elsa was not around.

Anna clenched her fists tightly, sobbing. "E-Elsa never opened the door..."

Jack's eyes widened as he remembered how Elsa had constantly been afraid. Even as the parents were gone, Elsa had never once left her room only to eat when Anna had already retreated to her room. He had watched over her everyday, hoping to let her hear his voice. However, she had completely denied his existence. Whether or not she still heard his voice, Jack wasn't sure.

"But you shouldn't give up on her," Jack smiled kindly, dropping his hand on Anna's shoulder. "Try again. You need each other."

Anna glanced at him with a small smile. "You know, I feel like I've met you before."

"Sure you have, I've been your butler for years," Jack joked while trying to keep his image. Oh yeah, she has to think I'm her butler.

The brunette princess shook her head. "No, I feel like there's something else... Something bright and fun..."

Jack's eyes widened as she smiled straight into his eyes. He could feel the princess' eyes boring into the holes of his very soul and ignore that he had overshadowed the butler. He swallowed nervously as she held the butler's hands but somehow, he felt that she started holding his hands instead.

"I may not remember but somehow, I feel like something happened," Anna looked up with tears glistening in her eyes. "Whoever you are, please bring Elsa back..."

Jack froze. "H-how...?"

"How what," Anna raised an eyebrow.

"How did you," Jack blinked several times in disbelief. "How did you know...?"

Anna smiled weakly. "There's a different look in your eyes. I know how Harry the butler looks like."

Jack smiled before patting the princess on the head. "Let me see what I can do about Elsa. You have my word, princess."

He bowed down to Anna as she smiled, patting his head.

"Thank you."

With this, the butler's eyes slowly faded as Jack flew out and left the butler's body. Anna smiled at the sky before exhaling deeply and walking towards the castle with a sad sigh. She walked up the stairs and headed into the hallway, knocking on the door.

"Elsa? I know you're in there," Anna sang weakly. "People are asking where you have been..."'

On the other end of the door, Elsa stared in shock. Anna?

They say have courage.

And I'm trying to.

I'm right out here for you.

So please let me in...

Elsa shivered at the weak call of Anna, embracing herself. She shook her head while trying to suppress her sobs. She wanted someone to embrace her but the frozen room and suspended snowflakes reminded her that she could not have such. Anna on the other hand sobbed as she slowly continued to sing.

"We only have each other," Anna slid down against the door, hugging her knees. "It's just you and me. What are we going to do...?"

Elsa swallowed hard. I... I don't know, Anna.

"D-Do you wanna build a snowman?"

This time, it wasn't as strong and as bubbly as Elsa had remembered it. But she glanced at the frozen spikes and frosts crawling all over the place, realizing she could not do anything anymore. She then hugged her legs with a broken sob, doing her best to ignore the snowflakes that had been suspended by her grief.

As Anna slowly walked away, the guardian of fun watched her from a distance. Anna had been desperately reaching out for her sister and Elsa had done nothing. The guardian of fun sighed deeply while slowly making his way to the door with the frozen ice crystals, shaking his head.

Jack walked to the door and pressed his hand against the door. "Elsa?"

No response.

"Elsa, you can't hide forever," Jack continued. "Just believe in me. I'm here for you. You have to let me in."

However, what the guardian of fun didn't realize is that she still did.

Elsa could hear Jack's prodding and calls from the other side. She wanted to reach out for him but she remembered how she hurt him. How that huge blizzard knocked him straight into the wall, bludgeoning him with more snow blasts. She embraced herself and whimpered.

"P-please stay away..."

The moment Jack heard that whimper, the guardian's eyes brightened. "ELSA! It's okay! I'm alright! I'm right here..."

"N-no, I'll hurt you," Elsa weakly hiccupped.

Jack shook his head, chuckling. "Uh, hello? Am kinda a ghost here."

"HEY!"

Jack snapped his head towards the source until he found one of the councilmen standing there. "Oh snap...!"

"STAY AWAY FROM THE PRINCESS! SHE DOESN'T NEED YOU," the councilman roared, storming towards Jack.

Jack clucked his tongue before breaking out into a fast sprint. How in the world did that councilman see him? The guardian of ice and snow watched the image of the councilman and Elsa's door fade away into the darkness, ignoring the incessant howling. He made a sharp turn and phased through a random door. He tumbled through the door when he saw Anna sitting in her room.

"E-Elsa," Anna held the doll that looked like her sister, embracing it before crying softly. "Please let me in..."

Jack sighed deeply before phasing out of Anna's door, going towards the side. He pulled out the crystal ball, shaking it.

"Come on, answer the phone," Jack groaned in annoyance as an image suddenly burst from the snow globe. "Whoa!"

"Jack," North's voice boomed in delight. "How good to see ya! Ready to go home?"

"Yer kinda goin' overtime with the vacation, mate," Bunnymund smirked, folding his arms. "What gives?"

Jack bit his lower lip, hanging his head with a soft whisper. "The king and queen just died..."

The other guardians suddenly fell silent as Jack gripped the snow globe tightly. He exhaled sharply while looking at the globe again.

"I-I can't just abandon them," Jack shook his head, guilt-stricken. "Anna needs someone by her side and I found ways on how to help her."

Toothania bobbed into the picture. "How?"

Jack exhaled sharply. "I can overshadow people like a ghost. Since I'm a spirit, I can overshadow people and borrow their bodies for a short period of time."

"Really," the guardians leapt up at the screen sans Sandy who stayed beneath, ringing a bell.

"Yeah, it's hard but as long as the person's willing," Jack shrugged nonchalantly. "Then you can stay as long as you want."

"Why can't you just overshadow the blondie, mate," Bunnymund pointed out. "Her sis just wants ta see her."

The white haired guardian sighed and shook his head. "It's not that easy. Elsa's still scared and she's doing her best to push people away just because she's afraid that she'll end up hurting them."

Sandy summoned some sand and made it float over his head, making forms of Elsa. Why don't you possess someone Elsa trusts?

"I wish it were that easy, Sandy," Jack sighed bitterly with a sad smile. "But Elsa doesn't trust anybody at the moment. The people she trusted most are dead..."

Toothania exclaimed in exasperation. "Then make her trust you!"

"Tried that. I only got blasted with a blizzard," Jack winced upon remembering the force Elsa blasted him with. "But I'm starting to get on to something. I'll come back tonight to visit the kids then I'll be back here in Arendelle."

Bunnymund raised an eyebrow. "Ya sure ya wanna keep time-travellin' and dimension-jumpin', mate?"

"It makes me dizzy but I don't want to leave Elsa alone," Jack nodded. "I'm going to have to keep doing it then."

"You may wanna watch out for Nightmares," North pointed out. "Pitch may have left a couple around there and some of the citizens may get hit."

Jack nodded before looking at the doors and the sun going down, clicking a button under the snow globe. "Alright, I'm going to go home."

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As Jack vanished, the councilman that had been chasing Jack sneered with delight as his eyes became gold. He chuckled in amusement before walking away, turning into black dust. The black dust floated along until it made its way to its master. Pitch chuckled in amusement as the memories flashed before him. He then glanced at Elsa's window, hovering nearby.

"Oh Elsa," Pitch chuckled while sitting at the window sill, watching her hug herself in grief. "Look how lonely you are; your powers, don't they scare you?"

He watched the pale blonde princess stand up and inhale deeply. She stood in a calm manner while controlling her breathing. She glanced at her hands and slowly pulled off her glove. She glanced at a piece of paper that had not frozen yet before picking it up. Her hand slightly began to tremble as the paper suddenly began to freeze. Out of fear, she dropped the frozen paper before staggering back. Pitch chuckled in amusement before looking at Anna's room.

"Aww, big sister not here to play with you anymore," Pitch cooed mockingly as he sneered in delight.

He floated around before sitting on one of the towers of the castle, looking at the gloomy town of Arendelle. After their king and queen had passed away, the town seemed to lose its life. And the leaving of Jack Frost made things completely easier for him. He watched the two princesses before floating down to the stairs, making his way onto a ship.

"Well then, time to wait for coronation day," Pitch sneered in delight before fading away.

As he vanished, nobody heard his mocking and cruel laughter floating throughout the night.

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The portal opened and suddenly spat out Jack. The white haired guardian staggered into Santa's workshop while watching the yetis moving around. Jack jumped over some of the elves, looking around for North. He then found himself standing behind North and the other guardians as they were looking at the globe.

"Guys I'm back," Jack grinned. "What I miss?"

Bunnymund shrugged. "Not much, mate. But yer gonna miss yer daily cold breeze if ya don't get out there."

Toothania sighed. "The places are heating up and we need you to cool things down a bit."

Jack chuckled and whirled around his staff, jumping up into the air. "No problem!"

He bolted straight into the sky, leaving the other guardians behind. North sighed deeply while looking at the globe, watching the glowing lights. He never expected Jack to take his job so seriously let alone become a guardian between realms. As long as Pitch intended to wreak havoc, their job was never done.

"Do you think Jack's going to be okay," Toothania watched with worry, looking at the snow trail left behind.

"Ah think he's gettin' too attached to that lass," Bunnymund shrugged nonchalantly, brushing the idea aside. "The kid's gonna get himself killed one day."

North sighed deeply while looking over an orb revealing Arendelle. He didn't expect Jack to become this attached and turn his vacation into a "defend-Arendelle-against-Pitch" mission. He didn't even expect Jack to be seen by others who didn't believe in the same traditions as their world did. The old man sighed deeply before sitting down on his chair, shaking his head. '

"Let's just hope he knows what he's doing."

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That's chapter 8! Please don't forget to review!