The Princess and the Guardian

Chapter 26

*Elsa Moon*

Me and Ryan were sitting in the couch in a silence until he spoke.

"Do you feel more comfortable talking to Ryan or Pitch?" He asked carefully.

"Umm, Pitch. Ryan is just another personality that doesn't really exist." I said choosing my words carefully.

Ryan grabbed some black sand and returned to Pitch.

"Alright, what's this about?" I asked confused.

"I'm not trying to invade your privacy, but if you'll be honest with me...then I will tell you many secrets as well." He said looking at me in the eyes.

"Alright, I guess that's fair." I said looking down.

"Why did you get upset when I asked you about the note the boy had given you?" He asked softly.

"Because I...what ever I tell cannot leave this house! Understood?" I said demandingly. He nodded and I sighed.

"Do you remember J-J-Jack F-Frost?" I stuttered saying his name. Pitch looked confused at me and nodded.

"Have you ever heard that in the Spirit World....I....hated J-Jack?" I asked him carefully.

"Yeah. I might be in the human world but I hear that. The rumors say that you two dated once you turned 16 or 17 and broke up, since then you hated him. Other rumors say that he did something to you that you started hating him." Pitch explained to me.

I knew about the rumors people said, my father had asked me about them and me and Jack told him they were wrong. I told my father I just didn't like Jack.

"Well they were wrong. Jack and I were best friends along with Anna. He showed me to not fear my powers and once I turned 17 I....developed feelings towards him." I whispered the last part. Pitch's eyes widened.

"If you loved him, why didn't you tell him? Was it because of your father's law?" He asked patting my back softly.

"Yeah. My father had been very....strict about who we fall in love with." I explained looking down.

"But why didn't you tell Jack you loved him?" He asked me with trusting eyes.

"Because I was afraid he wouldn't feel the same, because.... I was afraid my father would separate us. It was better to see him and ignore him, then to never see him again and suffer the rest of my eternity." I said leaning on Pitch's shoulder.

"Love is something to fear indeed. So you ignored him and pretended to hate him for what? 90 years?" Pitch said in disbelief. I nodded.

"Until about a week before you took us, I told him everything. He told me he felt the same and we had been a couple ever since." I explained sadly.

"Would you like to go back?" Pitch asked with sadness in his voice.

"I would but I wouldn't at the same time. I would like to go back to see my Jack, and to see my friends again. I wouldn't like to go back because my father would make me do princess things again, he would also tell me to fall in love with a prince. Plus he would kill you for taking us away." I stated.

"Right. I forgot about that." He said.

"Well I already told you my secrets, your turn." I said looking at him.

"My human self is Ryan. When I was alive and a human....I was Ryan. That's why I became Ryan Denmoore again here." Pitch explained smiling.

"Wait? Your real identity Ryan Denmoore?" I asked in disbelief.