The Invisible (Jelsa)

Chapter V

It was only the next day when Jack's perfect world here fell apart. He had imagined that they would always live alone in their seclusion, stay happy and free. But as he perched on top of one of the spiraling roofs (a pastime which Elsa despised, worrying he'd harm himself even though he assured her he could fly) he saw people approaching the palace. There was a girl, a man, a reindeer, and a strange white moving thing. He pursed his lips, but he didn't tell Elsa yet. They were too far away for him to see them clearly, so there was no use giving her such sparse information.

Instead, he went back inside, quite sure they wouldn't reach the castle anyway. It was still a couple hours trek, and if Elsa pleased, she could easily send them away. He found her still asleep in her own bed, which he'd carried her to the night before. He lay over the covers at her side, curling up beside her.

When Elsa woke, the people were at the palace. Jack followed her down the staircase where her eyes widened.

"Anna."

Oh, it must be her sister. She didn't look back at Jack, but Jack looked at Anna. He put a hand on Elsa's shoulder. Elsa had described her sister as fun-loving and the bright sun to her cold moon. She was ever child-like and believed in things like fairies. There was no reason why she wouldn't see Jack, Elsa had declared. But now...she just looked past him unless she was looking directly at her sister. Jack's hopes fell. She couldn't see him.

Elsa was from his grasp, talking to Anna, telling her to leave. Yes- he agreed- leave. Let them live together in peace, because now she would never understand.

Elsa turned and ran back to the balcony room where Jack had landed, and Jack stood firm, ready to turn Anna back if she tried to follow. She did, but ran directly through him. Like every time, it left him feeling empty, like the person had taken part of him away.

He sat on the steps for a moment, regaining himself. She had to leave- he wouldn't live a life invisible again!

He stormed up the stairs, slipping through the open door to hear Anna's words.

"Arendelle's in deep, deep, deep, deep...snow."

His eyes snapped to Elsa, who just seemed to crumble. He felt the bad energies that he'd tried so hard to keep away from her return, and he stepped behind her. The words Anna said only half made it through his brain. Eternal Winter...everywhere. Elsa was slowly collapsing at the words, scared and angry.

"I...can't. I don't know how," Elsa whispered when Anna asked her to just 'fix it.' Hell, Anna, Jack thought angrily, it wasn't so easy.

"I"m such a fool!" Elsa cursed, and Jack got in front of her, holding her shoulders.

"You're not a fool. Remember, the power is beauty. Don't be afraid of it Elsa, please, we worked so hard," he whispered, but Elsa's eyes were watery with tears.

Anna tried to come to her, and Jack jumped away and saw Elsa shudder as he did, but she was scampering away.

"You'll only make it worse!" She shook her head frantically, and Jack wanted to grab Anna and shake her.

'Look what you've done to her; you're making her fear it even more!' He'd scream, frustrated at his Elsa's feelings that now she once again couldn't control.

"I cant!" Elsa finally yelled, and Jack felt himself being covered in frost shards everywhere.

"Elsa!" he cried, running to her collapsed form. She was heaving heavily (two too similar of words together perhaps) and refused to look at her hands. They shook, shoved into her stomach hard.

"Anna?" A man and what looked like a snowman rushed into the castle, and the man protectively stood in front of Anna, who was on the ground. Jack was detached, watching Elsa rise up with her queen-presence and insist they leave. She didn't look as she created the snow monster and sent them away.

"We belong alone," she said sourly, walking past Jack and hitting his shoulder as she did.

"Elsa, please," he whispered, grabbing her wrist. She yanked it away.

"Don't you see, I'm a monster, Jack," she said and turned with a yell, creating a new jagged wall on the staircase in her anger.

Jack jumped in front of her.

"Don't say such foolish things, Elsa," he said firmly, and she looked away from him.

"Didn't you see what I did? It was my sister." She gasped out the words, and her legs shook, and he worried she'd fall.

"I saw fear, fear we can fix. We are meant to be alone, but alone together."

Elsa fingered the soft material of his heavy shirt and drew him into her with sudden ferocity, pulling him down to kiss her. Jack responded with a laugh against her lips, pressing her against the nearest wall.

"Anna didn't see you," Elsa said in a break for breath.

"I know," he said and dipped back in to kiss her again.