A Jelsa Story(Fanfiction)

Chapter 3

Jack touched down just in front on the spiraling ice staircase, saying he wanted to take in every inch of the place, while Elsa's pride grew bigger and bigger.

"You really think it's that great?" Elsa bounded up the stairs after him, grinning from ear to ear.

"Don't get a big head, you might not fit through the door." Jack joked as he tugged on her braid. She really is beautiful, Jack thought, and those lips, what would it be like to... he quickly snapped himself out of it as they reached the grand front doors. He couldn't think things like that, not when it couldn't amount to anything more than a loose companionship. "You do the honor, your majesty." He did a little mock bow.

Elsa chewed on her lip for a moment before reaching out both hands and giving the doors a big shove. "Tadaaaaaa!" Elsa exclaimed, gesturing broadly with her arms.

Jack's jaw dropped in amazement. It was incredible. He'd never tried to do anything like this, and he wondered what had led Elsa to make it. "Why?"

"Hmmmm?" Elsa said, clearly lost in her thoughts.

"Why did you build this place? I know you have a palace in the city, so why this?"

Elsa snapped out of her memories. "Oh, um, to be alone. To protect everyone when I was… Out of control." She protectively wrapped her arms around herself.

Jack was standing directly in front of her now, and he gently reached out and grabbed both of her hands. "Out of control?"

Elsa looked up suddenly, searching Jack's face. "Are you… Are you real?" she asked, with tears filling her eyes.

Suddenly Elsa's hands went straight through Jack's, and his form flickered for a moment. Jack was beyond hurt and his face showed it as he took several steps away from her. "How… How could you even ask me something like that? I'm right here, how much more real does it get?"

"Am I just going crazy?" Elsa wasn't looking at Jack anymore.

"Please don't say things like that." Jack pleaded, rushing forward, his faces just mere inches from hers. "I'm very real, and I know just how to prove it." He put one hand on each side of Elsa's face and kissed her. Really kissed her. Elsa's hands entangled themselves in his hair and she pressed him up against the wall. His hands moved down to her hips and when he squeezed them, she let out a sound that was a mix between shock and delight. The kiss deepened and Elsa felt as though she was seeing into Jack's very core. Suddenly, Jack pulled away, still keeping his hands firmly on her hips. "Is that real enough for you?" Jack asked playfully.

Elsa flushed a deep red and smiled warmly at him.

"I know exactly what you need!" Jack exclaimed excitedly.

"What's that?"

"Fun." Jack smirked as he grabbed her hand and ran out of the front doors. He took off down the stairs, Elsa laughing and stumbling behind him. They went a little ways away from the castle and Jack immediately went to work. He stomped his foot on the ground and all the snow around them became ice. Following Jack's lead, Elsa tossed her hands in the air and a light flurry began. A snowflake fell and landed right on Jack's nose. Jack pointed the staff that Elsa hadn't realized he'd been holding at her feet and skates were under her feet. "Show me what you got, snow queen!" Jack shouted, motioning her forward.

Elsa smiled mischievously at him before skating a figure eight around where he was standing. "You underestimate me, ice boy!"

Jack skated by her, grabbing her hand as he passed and pulled her all around the rink.

Elsa and Jack sat on the balcony, neither saying much. It was a comfortable silence. "I had a really fun time today, Jack."

"Well, fun is my center." Jack chuckled, lightly elbowing her.

"Your center?" Elsa asked, eyes gleaming with curiosity.

"Yeah, every guardian has one."

"What's a guardian?"

Jack gave her the quick run down on guardians, and the whole time she listened contently, nodding and speaking when called for. "You never explained to me what you meant by 'out of control' earlier." Jack said, eager to draw the attention away from himself.

"There was a time when I didn't fully understand my powers and I couldn't control them. I was constantly hurting those I love and so I locked myself up in here."

"Is there anyone in particular you're thinking of when you say that?"

"Well, my subjects, of course. But mostly my sister, Anna. She's the only family I have left." Elsa stared at the ground, drawing circles in the frost.

"What are you most afraid of?"

"Losing her, and losing myself."

Suddenly, Jack and the ice palace melted away leaving behind darkness. Only darkness. Elsa quickly stood, feeling confused and terrified. The darkness stretched on forever with no foreseeable beginning or end. Yes, a dark voice whispered as maniacal laughter filled her ears, eating away at her conscious mind.