Ch 24
Jack
Elsa was taking longer than usual to get ready. I had been in her room for almost 30 minutes and there was no sign of her. I wanted to walk in the bathroom and see if she was okay but I was pretty sure that would be inappropriate or rude. Well I'd already seen her semi-nude but outside of that specific situation she was a very shy and proper girl. After a couple more minutes she finally came out fully dressed. She looked beautiful as always. Her hair was in a messy bun and she had on a button up cream colored shirt and a ball gown like burgundy red skirt. It was casual but she still looked stunning. However she had a strange look in her eyes, she seemed scared or like she was trying to hide something.
J:"Hey beautiful you ready to head down?" I said as I pulled her into an embrace. Her body tensed against mine, as if she didn't want me to hold her.
J:"Are you ok? What's wrong?"
E:"Nothing I'm just…tired that's all and a little upset with you for not telling me the guardians were coming to see us. Why did you tell them Jack? You could have at least consulted me about letting them know what happened with Hans and the storm…" She was hurt by what I'd done, I could see it in her eyes.
J:"Elsa I only told them about Pitch, like the times you told me you saw the black sand and how it caused you to freak out. You can tell them the rest of the story. I'm sure they just want to help, don't you trust me Princess?"
E:"Of course I trust you and I see what you mean but next time just let me know okay?"
J:"I promise I will, there'll be no secrets between us." I pulled her in once more and breathed in the scent of her hair. Today she smelled like fresh roses.
E:"Yea… no secrets…"
Elsa
We headed down to the dining room for breakfast and Anna and Kristoff were there. I was sure Jack had filled them in on the appearance of the guardians since when I walked in there was a lot of noise and four more seats were ready with plates.
E:"Jack have you told them about um… us..?"
It was something we forgot to discuss, it was a rather difficult situation for us to be a couple but I'm sure we could work it out. For the week I had left with him and Anna I wanted to just be happy before completely subduing to the vast darkness I would have to live in for the rest of my existence.
J:"Well n, but have you told Anna? Maybe we should discuss this after breakfast. I'll talk to them first and you talk to your sister. Either way I love you more than anything and we'll figure it out ok?"
He gave me that smirk that on a regular day would make me weak at the knees but today I was processing too many things to enjoy his smile. I just smiled back and nodded as we took our seats.
E:"Good morning everyone! Anna don't eat like that it's not lady like.." She was shoving as many pancakes as she could in her mouth and stopped when I scolded her. She blushed and tried to compose herself. I was a little embarrassed but I love my sister. I needed to spend time with her as much as I could too, I would miss her dearly. Who knew what plans Pitch had in store for me? The thought of it terrified me and broke my heart into pieces.
N:"Good Morning Elsa! Thank you for receiving us on such short notice." Said North with his thick Russian accent and a jolly smile. He wasn't what I expected Santa Claus to be physically but his personality was what you'd expect from the Christmas spirit and it made feel happy to see him like that.
E:"It's no problem at all, you are all welcomed here anytime you need. I understand Jack told you of um… the events of the last couple of day's right?"
N:"Well somewhat, he mentioned Pitch the most and that's what has caught our attention the most. You know our job and to have you as an ally would turn the tide against Pitch tremendously." I simply nodded in shame, not wanting to let on more than what was true. I did feel Tooth looking at me, but she was doing it almost as if she knew something, scrutinizing me to the last detail. It was a little scary, to be quite honest.
B:"Oi mate, why don't ya tell us what exactly happened with Pitch? The times he's attacked you and such. Then we could come up with a plan."
Sandy made a bunch of images over his head, I didn't understand but I assumed he was just agreeing or something. So I told them what happened, the time I saw the sand at the coronation, and during the storm. The whole time I felt like there was a part I was missing but I couldn't remember. There was a hole in my memory. They didn't seem to be bothered by it however.
T:"I think it's best if we don't leave Elsa alone, what if Pitch increases his attacks or does something much worse?"
J:"Well I usually don't leave her alone except for during the daytime when I'm out with the children but he never attacked her then. I think his pattern is random, he tends to attack when she's feeling extreme stress or sadness."
Tooth scoffed at the remark, she probably had assumption about me and Jack but this wasn't the time to discuss it.
E:"Well right now I couldn't be happier. Anna is safe and so is the kingdom and there's more reasons but that's not important. How are we going to attack him? Or know when he'll show up again?"
At this point I was just trying to put on a show, I knew when Pitch would be back and what his plan was, but in order to keep Anna and Jack safe I needed to make a sacrifice, even if it meant giving up my life in order to save those I loved the most.