Snowflakes Fall and So Did I

~CHAPTER 96~

~Elsa~

*Later that evening*

Today was probably the busiest day of my life.

Astrid and Rapunzel had woken up on their own, and we all chit-chatted as we had waited for Anna to awaken. I said nothing about my leaving early to go skating, and I especially said nothing about Jack regaining his memories. Today was about Anna, and I really didn't want to take anyone's attention away from her, physically or mentally. Plus...Astrid, Rapunzel, Hiccup, and Flynn already have their minds kind of elsewhere with Mr. Black and all.

Also, Jack wanted to tell everyone in one setting, preferably videotaped. I didn't want to ruin it for him, and I am quite excited to see their reactions. But my goodness, keeping that information was more of a struggle than I thought it was going to be. And acting normal around him when we reunited with the others? I pretty much had to distance myself from him as much as I could.

But every so often, just like the times before we first started dating, and just like the few times after he lost his memories, our hands would brush against each other's if we were walking next to each other. Or I'd catch his lingering eye, and he'd catch mine.

I had wanted to keep texting him when we had retreated to our rooms this morning, but I really needed to just wind down and process everything that had happened first. I had kept thinking that it was all a dream. I knew then that I'd be feeling like that for the rest of the evening, and I did; however, I think I did pretty well at keeping my main focus on Anna. Honestly, I might have been a bit insufferable. I wanted everything to be perfect for her, so I was constantly checking if she was having a good time or not.

It's also why I let her sleep in longer than intended. She had wanted to wake up as soon as everyone else had woken up, but I thought it would be nice to let her sleep longer. I just didn't think she would still be sleeping until noon.

Everyone else was awake but her, and knowing my sister, she was going to experience some heavy fomo if she found out we all were chilling without her. Plus, the boys were getting a bit hungry, and I admit, I was too. I was, after all, awake before any of them and hadn't eaten.

And of course, it had taken Anna a minute to register where we even were when I woke her up, but once she did, it was go-go-go from there.

And now here we are, hours later, bellies full of ice cream and cake and tonight's dinner. We had gone snow tubing for an hour, then skiing for another hour, then skating again, which prompted Jack to say to me: Hmm, it feels like I was just here this morning.

I had shushed him and told him that I wouldn't be helping him this time around and that he'd have to partner up with someone else. Anna needed the help more. Despite Anna being horribly clumsy on the ice, she loves to do it for me and with me, so it was a no-brainer that I'd be partnered with her.

Jack had paired up with Kristoff and had to pretend not to know what he was doing. Now that his memories are back, it's no longer muscle memory anymore. However, his leg still broke, so he still needs to be careful and not overdo it.

I ended up overhearing Kristoff being impressed at how Jack was "easily relearning". He, too, had brought up Jack's muscle memory. Jack and I had given each other a knowing look at the comment, and it only made me even more excited for when Jack tells everyone.

"Today was the best day ever," Anna says as she climbs into bed, snapping me out of my reminiscing of today's events. "Thank you, sis. For helping auntie and uncle plan everything. For being here. We haven't celebrated our birthdays together in years. Next up is Rapunzel."

"Of course," I say, smiling happily, and noticing the guilt I usually feel when the past is brought up wasn't hurting me as much. The guilt will always be there, but I think everything that had happened with Jack this morning, plus Anna's happiness, has my own happiness at a level that guilt couldn't penetrate.