Assorted Mericcup/Jackunzel

Debates, Closets and Milkshakes

Setting: High school, Rapunzel's P.O.V.

He was the handsome, popular playboy who every girl was obsessed with meeting. Every girl except me and Mer. We hated him for what he really was; a selfish, heartbreaking, jerk who, rumor has it, had a crush on me for some delusional reason. Nitwit.

"Miss Corona, would you like to pick a person for the class's debate?" Ms. Toothiana asked me.

We were in Civics class and doing our weekly debate. I strode up to the head of the classroom with an amazing amount of confidence and said with stunning clarity, "Jack Frost."

The classroom gasped. Mer gave me a thumbs up. No one had ever challenged Jack Frost, the king of charm and sarcastic remarks, to a debate before. He smirked at me and walked up. The idiot had the gall to wink at me! The anger boiled up inside of my throat. I took a deep breath. Then I chose the question for the debate.

"Are all people as they seem?"

I turned towards the class with importance. "This is a very important question we can all think about. For instance, let's observe Jack Frost for a moment."

A few long sighs echoed through the room. "Alright, let's control ourselves. Anyway, on the outside, Frost seems very calm, sophisticated, and charming in an outspoken way. He also has a.....what do you call it?" I looked at him with a mischievous smile. "A 'bad boy' attitude? This is probably what makes him attractive besides his good looks. "

"But," I said, picking up a foxglove plant sitting on a windowsill, "he is a lot like this foxglove. They are very lovely, aren't they? But, what if I told you if you ate just four leaves from this pretty flower, you would die of heart failure? You wouldn't want to even touch it. The same is true of Frost. He is a very charming person on the outside, but on the inside he is a selfish, idiotic jerk. That is all I have to say." I stepped back and listened to the applause of the entire class. The debate was over and Jack didn't even have a chance. He didn't move, just stared at me with shocked blue eyes. Jack: zero. Myself: one.

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"Hi." A smooth, sugarcoated voice said from behind me. I was at lunch with Mer and I could practically hear him sneaking up on me.

I turned and there he was, staring down at me with a sly grin. "What do you want, Frost Face?" I asked carelessly, turning back to my thermos of hazelnut soup. Mer sent me a look that said, "Do you want an arrow through his head? Cause I'd love to do it for you."

"You know, a lot of girls have done crazy things to get my attention, but I have to say, you take the cake. I mean, calling me out in front of everyone in class and labeling me as a jerk? That was priceless."

I stood up slowly and turned to him. He was still staring down at me, considering I was only as high as his nose. "Can I talk to you?" I said through clenched teeth. "In private?"

He had one of his 'bad boy' looks on, so enticing I wanted to slap it right off his face. I grabbed his shirt and yanked him out of the lunchroom and into the janitors closet. After slamming the door shut, I flipped the light on.

"Let's get one thing straight, Frost."

"Yes, let's." He flipped off the light, which I immediately flipped back on.

"Don't. Do. That. Again." He smiled and ruffled his bed head of white hair. Argh. I wish he wouldn't do that, he's too cute to begin with.

"Do you know an Elsa and Anna Arendelle?"

"Elsa and Anna.............that rings a bell."

"They used to be best friends. Until they went to one of your parties. You kissed both of them, in plain sight of the other. They won't even look at each other now."