Snowflakes Fall and So Did I

~CHAPTER 95~

~Elsa~

It took me a couple of seconds to process Jack's words. I wasn't sure if I had heard him right. Maybe my lightheadedness is to blame. So I ask, "You...what?"

Excitement shines bright in Jack's teary eyes. "I remember! I had a memory! A real one and not one that visits me when I sleep."

"I...you..." I was at a loss for words. There's no way. No freaking way. "I don't believe this. You're playing with me. That's one thing that never changed about you; you're mischievous pranks."

My heart was racing, and while I didn't like to accuse him of pretending to remember, I just couldn't wrap my head around the fact that my Jack is back; that his memories have returned. It was best not to put my heart on my sleeve.

"I promise you this isn't a prank," he assured me, and I believed him. Whenever he's playing around, there's a certain look in his eyes. This one was completely serious. "It was Halloween when we had our first kiss," he continues, "You had come to my neighborhood to see me. Actually, you snuck up on me, grabbed my sides, and gave me one heck of a scare. Payback for all the scaring I had done to Jamie and..." he swallows hard as more tears fill his eyes, falling down his cheeks before I could stop them. "And Emma."

I wiped his tears away, fighting back my own, and remained silent, knowing he had more to say, and truthfully, being too stunned myself to even speak. He inhales a shaky breath and continues. "After we had dropped them off at home, I took you to the ice rink as a surprise. You were nervous, but faced your fear. You were dressed like a queen, and it was because of your dress that I had slipped when we were skating. We fell. We kissed. It was one of the happiest days of my life. But I think my happiest moment was when you surprised me on my birthday and told me you loved me in front of my mom." He laughs at that. "She was so ecstatic after everyone had left. She liked you a lot."

Some more tears fell down his pale cheeks, and I wiped them away, no longer holding mine back. "I wish I could have gotten to know her better."

Jack is wiping my tears away, too, now. "Don't feel guilty about not spending any time with her. She was always busy working. But trust me, Elsa, she loved you. Loved that you made me happy. Loved that my siblings adored you. And most of all, she loved that you and Anna made it out okay after the sacrifice of my dad."

I give him a weak smile, knowing fully well that we didn't start off okay in the beginning, but I like to believe we are now. Until she finds out about Mr. Black and Hans. How do I even bring that up to him? Back in January, I had told him about my suspicion of Mr. Black, but now I know more information. About Flynn and Heather and Eret and Hans. I never told him any of that out of fear of getting him involved in some deep, dark stuff. Especially over a fake teacher he didn't even remember having. It was better that I kept him out of the loop, especially when he never asked for any more information. He had a lot going on, so of course, that would be something he wouldn't prioritize.

Plus, I only ever brought up Mr. Black that night because I didn't even think there could possibly be more to it. And it was so nice talking to him that night...I just...I caved. And if he did ask for any update, I most likely would tell him about everything new I had found out. I'm no better than Flynn was with Rapunzel.

"Elsa?" Jack asks. "Are you okay?"

I must have been so deep in my thoughts that him bringing me back startles me. "Oh! Yes, yeah, I'm fine. I'm just...so bewildered." Which is true. I never thought bringing him to skate with me would end up being why his memories returned. He said he has been having dreams that feel like memories, so I know his brain must have already been at work, but he was still able to have one without sleep because of me.