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Chapter 5 - Made It

Elsa wasn't one to curse, but ever since she recovered from the emotional trauma that her parents' death brought upon her, the platinum blonde became more relaxed and friendly. She was never fully open and happy like when she was a child, but it was as close to it as she could be.

Hearing a curse leave her mouth caused Jack to turn his head and give a little grin. True, he was scared half to death (and hopefully nothing else would cause the other half), but he treasured the moments where he learned something new about Elsa.

And now he knew that it took a near death situation to get the Snow Queen to spout at least one swear.

"My my Elsa, I didn't know you had it in you." Jack said, pride evident in his voice.

"Shut up." The platinum blonde responded, glaring at the white haired boy. "That's a natural response in a near death situation! Speaking of, WE ARE IN A NEAR DEATH SITUATION."

Cringing at the volume of Elsa's voice, Jack swam closer to her, and looked into her eyes. Seeing the fear in her blue irises brought the caring part of him out, the part he only ever used with his sister.

"Hey, I know you're scared, and so am I, but we'll make it through this. Together."

Staring back at him, Elsa gave a small smile. She could do this.

"Okay, we are a bit less than half a day's distance from the Southern Isles. If I remember geography correctly, there should be an island right nearby to the west. So I guess we should follow the sunset right? It's not going to be perfect, but it should lead us in the general direction. But, we need to make sure we don't get too tir- wait! I see a bit of driftwood!"

The platinum blonde quickly swam over to the wood, grabbing it and resting her weight on it. It was only then that Jack felt how numb his body was. It had only been a couple minutes, but he was still taking a toll. Joining Elsa, Jack rested his arms and upper torso on the wood.

Giving a toothy grin to the girl, he began to kick, sending them in the direction of the slowly setting sun. They were going to be okay.

Jack didn't know how long it had been. The sun was still sinking in the sky, so it couldn't have been more than a few hours. But those hours felt like days and those days felt like weeks. His throat was dry and he was fighting the urge to dunk his head into the water and take a large gulp, knowing that it would only make it worse. There were quite a few clouds in the sky, so the sun wasn't that bad, but it was still there.

"Jack? In case we don't make it-"

"Shhh." The boy shook his head lightly. "We have to believe."

And with that belief in his eyes, Elsa found a little bit of hope, and kept on kicking.

About an hour later, the island was still nowhere to be seen. Elsa and Jack had squished themselves together as much as they could to retain as much body heat as possible. Their kicking had lost its previous strength, and their eyes were glazed, as if they were no longer in their own bodies, but rather watching from above.

It was getting dark, soon they would no longer be able to see. Jack gave another glance around, seeing nothing but empty ocean.

But wait… that dark mound in the distance had surely not been there before?

"Elsa, is that the island?" he asked hoarsely.

Elsa snapped her gaze to where Jack was shakily pointing, and her eyes widened. "I think it is."

And with that said, the pair pulled on their last reserve, their final strength, in order to reach sanctuary.

Elsa and Jack slid onto the sand, giving a sigh as they let themselves rest. The trusty piece of driftwood lay next to them, and Elsa gave it a small pat as a token of her appreciation.

The platinum blonde gave a small shiver as she turned back to Jack. Without a second thought, she curled into him, resting her head on his chest and tucking her legs up to shape herself into a ball.

"We made it." She murmured against his chest.

Jack unconsciously wrapped his arms around the shivering girl, pushing her further into his torso. He needed it just as much as she did, they were both cold and wet. But, as tired as he was, with a small chuckle that caused Elsa's head to bounce a little on his chest, Jack gave a breathy reply.

"We made it."

Hope you all enjoyed the chapter! Next one, they are on the island! Please leave a review of what you think should happen, because to be honest, I don't know that either. I mean I have this planned out, but the specifics are a bit hazy. :P Anyways, thank you all so much for reading! And thank you for being so accepting of the AU idea.

Until next time!