Desired Destiny (Frozen II/Jelsa)

4| Maybe

The temperature drops as soon as King Nicholas utters his statement.

"You're going to fucking ship me off to some random kingdom without my permission?" Jack stands from his chair, eyes burning down at his father's calm ones.

"Language, Jackson." King Nicholas raises his voice. "You ought to know this is for your own good. You will start a new life—"

"Screw your bullshit, Dad." Jack rolls his eyes. "You know I don't want this,"

The king sighs and lets the silence mingle with the slow, cold wind swirling inside his study. His eyes fixate at the kingdom's crest. "Trust me, Jack, I do." His warm pupils return to Jack, eyeing his thirdborn's frozen features. "But, I know this is for the best. You will make a fine king—"

"No, I won't." Jack hisses. "You can't just put me in a sack, toss me into a magic portal, and expect me to do everything as you say." He continues and sends daggers through his stares. "I'm not like you guys, and I'll never be." He ends the conversation and storms out of the room, leaving ice trails along with his footprints.

"You really are one of a kind. Who refuses an opportunity to wed a queen?" Jamie is Jack's best friend; he is the castle's faithful blacksmith. Jack acknowledged his existence when King Nicholas requested Jamie's service to make a sword for the prince in honor of his thirteenth birthday. Jack grew up with impressive combat skills, proving his father he deserved to have his own set of armaments. He received a bow, got a spear, and earned himself a throwing knife. Finally, he was gifted with a sword. King Nicholas later introduced the creator of his sword to him and—due to the same age—their friendship boosted faster than a rocket. Jack then promised Jamie to share some of his education because of the boy's illiteracy. However, the effort hadn't given him that much benefit since Jack wasn't keen on listening to his tutors. Still, Jamie was grateful to have one person in his life after his parents were burned in a fire accident, leaving him responsible for his little sister, Sophie.

"Really, man? This Elsa pretty much sounds like an old hag or a really ugly woman—mentally or physically—who still can't get a husband of her own!" Jack groans and continues to kick some pebbles, sending them to the clear lake. He can see the reflection of the petite castle behind him. He frowns, even more, upon seeing his father's window is left open.

"Or maybe she's tremendously gorgeous, so she's still saving her vow for someone to her limits?" Jamie wiggles his eyebrows and washes his ashed face with the calm water.

"You spend too much time reading Sophie fairy tales." Jack snorts.

"Well, I'm grateful I'm no longer an illiterate!" Jamie proudly cheers and punches Jack's strong build playfully. "Seriously, though. She could be like that."

"My perspective is much more conservative," Jack shrugs, carelessly shoving away the thoughts of his set-up future wife. "What happened to you, anyway? You've always supported my idea." His meddling stirs to something else as he looks down at Jamie who's kneeling on the earthly soil.

Jamie looks up to Jack and painfully grins. "You said your father made this up, eh?" He stops and gives Jack the time to nod in confirmation. "You know I had three older brothers, two older sisters, and we all had a huge year gap, right?" Jack nods again. "I was pretty much as you, Jack. I had never really listened to my parents and lived my life the way I wanted it to be. You see—my parents were the most observant duo I've ever known. They saw through all of their kids' potentials and tried to light those up."

"They saw Caleb's and Claude's capability in sword fights. They urged them to volunteer to be the palace guards, my brothers followed, and they succeeded. Monty was far from Caleb's and Claude's bravery, but his intelligence awed us all. Our parents suggested he try someplace in the ministry, and he got a seat there. Pippa was always excellent in tailoring. They encouraged her to start a business of her own, and she turned out to be a brilliant seamstress. Cupcake was great with both mind and defense. My siblings and I never saw her that way due to her being super secretive and quiet about everything, but our parents did, and they pushed her to socialize more. Later, she was recognized by your kingdom's council and was asked to be their unseated member to help them with difficult situations. All of them had their own dreams, but they decided to make our parents happy by doing what Mother and Father told them."