Tempest-A Jack Frost and Elsa Fanfiction

Elsa-Chapter 36

Elsa and Jack stood together on the steps of the palace, holding hands and blinking into the bright glare of the sun reflecting off of the icy landscape of Ledas. Elsa still couldn't believe Jack was still here, still Winter, still hers.

"How did you do it?" she asked, lacing their fingers a little tighter together as though afraid if she let go he'd vanish in a puff of smoke. Jack turned and looked at her, his eyes glittering with mischief.

"Would you be mad if I said I really don't know?"

Elsa stared at him in confusion. "You put your staff back together yourself. What I don't understand is how you did it when no one else could."

"I'm not sure," Jack said honestly. "You were seeking out someone to become the new Jack Frost—"

"Yes, but I didn't find anyone," Elsa said in puzzlement. "The only one I could feel with my magic that could carry that burden was you."

Jack chuckled, squeezing her hand. "I think the power was still in me somewhere, I just had to bring it back."

"Well, Queen Elsa is very glad you did," Elsa teased, elbowing him playfully in the ribs. "She was very afraid to lose you."

Drawing her into a kiss, Jack murmured, "Well, now she doesn't have to be. I'm not going anywhere. Like it or not, you're stuck with me."

"I find that perfectly acceptable," Elsa giggled standing on tiptoe, surprising him by pulling him forward by the front of his shirt and planting a kiss on his lips. Jack let out a frosty laugh right in the middle of the kiss and Elsa smiled, her chest warming with happiness. She had been so afraid to lose him. But he was still here, he was still whole, and he was still hers.

"Don't ever scare me like that again," she said, smacking his shoulder playfully. "I don't care how heroic you think you're being. I need you, Jack Frost. Stay with me."

Jack lowered his lips to hers, brushing them gently against his own. "Always, my queen."

"Jack..." Elsa said uncertainly. Was he really reconsidering their relationship? "Jack, I thought you wanted—"

He stopped her words with another kiss, gazing down into her eyes with a tender expression in those warm brown eyes she loved so much.

"You are my queen," Jack said, smiling as he brushed his fingers along the curve of her jaw. "Not just the ruler of my realm, but queen of my heart and my life. I love you so much it hurts."

Elsa smiled, turning so that she faced toward Ledas and leaned into his embrace. Jack tightened his arms around her, holding her as though he would never let go again.

"So what do you think will happen now that the seal is gone?" Elsa asked, a note of apprehension in her voice. "It might be the end of us, forever this time."

"It might be," Jack agreed. "Or the realms might make a different choice."

"The Vatrans are already making overtures of friendship," Elsa said, smiling slightly. "The new king seems much more agreeable than Matei."

Jack chuckled, "He does seem eager to make peace after what happened, our future with the Vatrans looks promising."

"And what about our future, Jack?" Elsa asked, turning her head so she was looking up at him. "What does our future look like?"

"Honestly?" Jack asked, turning her around so she faced him, wrapping his arms around her waist. "I have no idea."

Elsa stared at him, a slight frown creasing her forehead. Jack grinned and kissed the little wrinkle away.

"But I'd love to find out if it means I get to spend it with you," he finished.

There was a cough behind them and Elsa and Jack both turned at the same time to find Theo, Mara, and Alyssa all standing there watching them.

"When you're done being sickeningly cute," Mara said with a wry twist to her mouth, "we'd like to have a brief meeting with you before we all return to our duties."

As they walked away, Elsa put on a mock pout, turning back to Jack. "I'm not done being sickeningly cute yet."

"Neither am I," Jack laughed, giving her another sweet, slow kiss. "Neither am I."