Chapter six

One month

It had been one month since she expelled Jack.

"Elsa..."

She was sitting in the classroom, next to her friend Rapunzel. Rapunzel was worried about her. Lately Elsa had been more quiet. Especially after Jack was suspended...

Rapunzel tried again. "Els..."

She turned her head to look outside. Rapunzel sighed and went back to her work. The teacher was calmly explaining something to a student.

Elsa knew that Rapunzel was worried. But she didn't need to be. This was all her own doing. She was the one who expelled Jack. If only if she wasn't afraid of Pitch...then she would be able to take Pitch on. But Pitch was stronger.

Even if I would take him on...

Elsa rubbed her hands together. The wounds were still there. If someone would find out...

The school bell rang.

"Alright, everyone knows their homework, right?" Said the teacher.

"Yes!" Yelled the students.

"Good. Now everyone just remember, it is not bad if you fail the homework, this only takes up 5 percent of your grade..."

The students all grabbed their stuff and left the room. Elsa walked into the hallway when Rapunzel caught up with her.

"Elsa! Hey!"

Elsa walked further with Rapunzel barely keeping up.

"You have been kinda quiet! I know you expelled Jack, but you only did it because you're scared of your boyfriend!"

Elsa stopped walking. She clenched her fist and looked angrily at her friend.

"Rapunzel, don't you dare to insult my boyfriend." She said in a cold voice.

Rapunzel started to tear up. Her lip trembled and she took a step back. Elsa started to walk further, leaving her friend behind.

"Are you okay?" Asked Flynn when he reached his girlfriend. He saw how she was almost crying when Elsa talked to her.

"No..." Rapunzel wiped her tears away. "Elsa is hurt and there is nothing I can do. Damn Pitch. He is in full control of her...Elsa told me not to insult Pitch. Since when is she protective of him?"

Flynn sighed. "That's it." He took a few steps forward.

"Flynn? What are you..."

"I'm going to have a word with our sweet Elsa." He looked back and gave her a wink. "Don't worry, I'll be nice."

Elsa walked into her room. She threw her bag down onto her bed and lay down.

She immediately sat up again and stared at the bed on the other side.

"Jack..." She whispered.

Ever since he was gone her world became lonelier. Anna didn't talk to her anymore, the first years were even more scared of her than before...she would try to dance after classes, but her spirit was gone.

A knock on her door caught her out of her thoughts. She jumped up and opened the door up. Flynn walked past her into the room.

"Elsa." He said with a serious tone.

Elsa closed the door and turned around. "What?"

"Your friends are worried about you." Said Flynn. "Or at least I am, haha."

When Elsa didn't smile he continued.

"Anyway, I think you should get Jack back."

"Jack? He is gone. He was the one..."

"He wasn't!"

Elsa jumped a little when Flynn yelled at her. He had never looked so angrily at her. Flynn stepped closer as his expression changed from anger into sadness.

"He wasn't the one who smuggled. You know that and yet you expelled him. You expelled the one guy who made your world brighter...I don't know about you, but I wouldn't be able to live for even a month without the other person."

Elsa raised her eyebrows and smiled mischievously. "Let me guess, if something happened to Kristoff you would find him immediately."

"Oh, ha-ha. Very funny, miss Winters..." Flynn smiled at her. "But at least you're making jokes again. Now, are you going to get Jack or just stay unhappy?"

"I could go get him...but what if he doesn't want to see me again? I ruined his life..."

"Did he said that before he left?" Asked Flynn.

"He...he..." Elsa put her fingers against her lips.

"He kissed you?!"

Elsa shrieked and lowered her hand. "How did you...?"

"Come on, I have Rapunzel as a girlfriend, I majored in woman-signs. But if he kissed you...damn, he really got the hots for you, doesn't he?"

"Oh, just shut up!" Elsa grabbed her small coat. "I'm already getting him, geez!"

"Do you even know where he lives?"

She froze in her tracks.

"Shit."

"No kidding. Come on, we need to ask your new friend Tadashi."

"Tadashi? Why?" Asked Elsa.

"Because he is the one who has all the students records. Come on, let's go, let's go."

Elsa pouted and let Flynn push her out of the room.

Anna was sitting in the library. Lately she had been hanging out with Kristoff and her friends a lot. Hans was really busy, so she would only see him during lunch or in the hallways.

Toothiana, Sandy and Aster were sitting next to her along with Kristoff.

"Okay..." Tooth read the math questions for the others, since they would have a test soon. "Does a pound of gold or a pound of feathers weight more?"

"The pound of..." Aster grabbed his head and groaned. "Shit, I should know this!"

Anna's face lit up. "I know this! The feathers! A pound of feathers is measured in avoirdupois weight, in which one pound equals 16 ounces. Precious metals are measured in troy weight, in which one pound equals 12 ounces. However, the ounces are not measured in the same way. In avoirdupois weight, one ounce = 437.5 grains. In troy weight, one ounce = 480 grains. So, one pound of feathers weighs (16)x(437.5 grains) = 7,000 grains. One pound of gold weighs (12)x(480 grains) = 5,760 grains."

Everyone stared at her in awe.

"What the..." muttered Toothiana.

Anna grinned and rubbed her neck. "Haha...sorry, did I get it wrong?"

"No, no, you got it good." Said Kristoff. "How did you know that?"

"Oh, I practiced with Elsa..." Anna's expression dropped. She stopped rubbing her neck and lowered her arm. "She..." Anna sighed and looked at the table. "I don't even know my own sister anymore."

Everyone was quiet and looked at her. They all didn't knew why Elsa expelled Jack. Everything seemed good between the two. Rumors had it that Jack was a drug dealer, but they wouldn't believe it. Jack had no reason to deal drugs.

"Look, there is Tadashi." Said Kristoff suddenly.

Anna looked angry at him. "Kristoff, who cares?!"

Kristoff shrugged nonchalant. "Because he is walking towards us?"

Anna stood up when Tadashi arrived at their table. Tadashi smiled at her, but Anna looked suspiciously at him.

"What, Tadashi?" Said Anna.

"Nothing." Tadashi folded his arms. "I just thought that you wanted to know that Elsa is getting Jack back. That's all."

He wanted to leave, but Anna grabbed his arm.

"Hold it! What do you mean?"

Tadashi looked down at her over his shoulder. He turned around to completely face her as Anna released his arm.

"You have no idea why she expelled Jack, do you?"

Anna shook her head. The others all held their breaths.

"It's because of her boyfriend."

"What do you mean?"

"Somehow he made her fear him even more. His plan worked and now he is in full control. Elsa didn't tell you?"

Anna slapped him lightly on his arm. "Of course she didn't!" She stepped back and held her hands to her chest. "Elsa...I'm going to-"

"Stay put. If you even try to hurt Pitch, he will destroy you too. Just let Elsa and Jack solve this." Said Tadashi.

Anna sighed. "Okay. Then I shall pray for their safety. Speaking of which, where is my sister now?"

"Elsa? She went to his house."

Elsa just stepped out of the bus. Thanks to Tadashi she found his address...StreetPenny 257.

She shivered. Damn, it was cold. Although it wasn't snowing, there was still wet snow on the ground...funny how she thought it was cold...

Elsa giggled a little as she walked through the street.

Wait? Why am I smiling?! Thought Elsa. Stop it, Elsa! Concentrate, dammit!

She arrived at number 257 and ran the bell.

Okay, what do I even say to him...wait, what do I say to him!? Oh my god, why didn't I think this through?!

The door opened up. A woman with short brown hair in a white-shirt and blue pants opened the door. It must be his mother.

"Excuse me, miss Frost, is Jack..."

The woman suddenly squealed and grabbed her hand. "Elsa!"

Elsa looked confused when the woman dragged her into the house. "How do you know me?"

"Of course Jack is home! And we met when you two were brought to the principal's office!" She put Elsa down in the living room on the couch. "Stay here, I'll tell Jack you're coming!"

"Wait, don't!" Said Elsa. She nervously held her gloved hands to her chest. "I'll go up myself."

"Of course, you're Jack's friend!"

Elsa giggled when she noticed how mrs Frost was saying 'of course' a lot.

Mrs Frost pointed at the stairs. "It's the second room on the left. While you two chat, I'll make some warm chocolate."

"Thank you. I'll go up then."

Elsa walked up the stairs. When she arrived at his door she knocked a few times. She heard someone cough before hearing a familiar voice.

"Come in!"

Elsa took a deep breath and then opened the door and stepped into the room.

There he was. He was on his bed behind his laptop.

"Elsa?!" Jack jumped up and put his laptop down. "What are you doing here? More importantly, how did you even get here?!"

Behind her the door fell shut. Elsa took a step closer.

"Thanks to Tadashi I found your address. And I'm here to get you back to Arendelle High."

"Why is it even called 'High' when it's not a high school..." Jack shook his head and glared at her. "You surely have some guts to come here after what you did. Don't even expect me to come with you, I have no business with that school."

"But you do with me. And your friends. There is no reason for you..."

"You betrayed me. More than that, you deceived me. Unbelievable that I ever..." Jack shook his head again. He sighed and sat down onto his bed.

Elsa sighed heavily. She sat down next to him and looked at him with a serious look.

"Jack, if I didn't care do you think I would've come to get you?"

He didn't answer and avoided her gaze.

"If Pitch finds out that I left to get you, he will have my head. So don't think I would've have come if I didn't care!"

Jack was still not answering. And now Elsa got angry.

"Everyone at school fucking hates me! And it's all because of my actions! I swear, if I could I would have betrayed Pitch! But I'm scared of him and his damn minions! Do you know how it is to be scared of someone like that?! Of course you don't! You're always liked by everyone and now my own sister won't even talk to me! All because of you! And I went through so much trouble because of you! I feel this way, because of you! I want to push you away, yet I cannot imagine my life without you! I used to be fine on my own with my friends! Falling in love used to be nothing more than something I could dream of and then you came into my life and now I don't know what to do, because of you!"

She took a deep breath. Her hands were shaking.

"Elsa?" Jack finally looked at her. "You fell in love with me?"

"Was that all you heard?!" Elsa went silent when he didn't answer. She now looked away with a flushed face. "I...I...I..."

"Let me rephrase that; do you like me?"

"What if I do? You already told me that you wouldn't want to come with me!"

"So, you do?"

"Does it matter?" Elsa frowned.

"Do you?"

"Fine!" Elsa threw her arms up. "I like you, stupid! I like you more than my sister, good enough for ya?!"

Jack became red. His eyes widened and he suddenly started to smile. Elsa looked annoyed at him.

"What?!"

"N-nothing..." Laughed Jack. "You're just so funny sometimes!"

"I'm not!"

"You are..." Jack stopped laughing and grabbed her hands. He looked at her with a soft gaze. "I just needed to know how you felt, Elsa. And if I meant something to you."

Elsa looked away with a red face.

"And if you would like to know, I like you too. Ever since I first saw you."

She looked back with a slight smile. "Since you first saw me?"

"Yeah...you seemed like a good person. A bit strict, but nice."

"You know, Flynn actually got me to come here." Said Elsa.

"Flynn?"

"Yeah, he told me to get the one person who makes me happy."

Jack his eyes widened. "Elsa..."

"And you are the one who makes me..."

Jack suddenly pulled her into a tight hug. He didn't mind her cold jacket. He was too happy in this moment. The past month just seemed like a bad dream.

"I've missed you, Elsa." Whispered Jack.

Elsa started to tear up. She slowly wrapped her arms around him as well. Her hands were trembling. "M-me too..."

Jack sighed and pulled away. "So, what is the plan?"

"Plan?" Elsa wiped her tears away.

"Yes, how do we defeat Pitch?"

"Defeat Pitch?! We can't defeat him! He owns the school..."

Jack chuckled. "Does he? Elsa, think about it. What if we expose him?"

"Then he will just lie his way out. We need to put his minions against him...against each other. Even though that will be difficult."

The door suddenly opened up and his mother walked into the room with a tray with two cups on it.

"Hot chocolate for the love birds!" Said mrs Frost happily.

"Love birds?!" Said Jack and Elsa in unison.

His mother put the two cups down. "Don't deny it! Why else would you two hold hands?"

Jack quickly released Elsa's hands and Elsa looked away with a blush.

"So cute."

"Mo-hom! Just get out of my room!" Yelled Jack embarrassed.

His mother giggled and left the room. When she shut the door behind her Jack turned back to Elsa.

"Sorry for my mom. She can be a bit noisy."

"It's fine...she is nice...I like her." Said Elsa.

Jack handed her a cup and took one too. He blew the smoke out of his warm cup. He glanced at Elsa. Her cup froze a little bit on the edge.

"Are you okay?" Asked Jack.

Elsa nodded. "I always use this technique to cool it down."

"Oh...that's handy."

"It is. By the way, if we take Pitch down...then we need to do it the right way. I cannot just show my hands. Pitch would blame someone and force me into betraying them. We need to think of it like chess. Once you're checkmate then the opponent needs to surrender. We need to drive Pitch into a corner so that there is no way out for him anymore."

"First we turn his minions against each other."

"That will be easy. My sister is dating one of those minions." Said Elsa as she took a sip.

Jack put his cup away. "And if I film his little deals? Then he will be exposed even more."

"Good. Then when we have evidence, we can expose him...Jack, if this is all over, then...I don't know what will happen."

"What do you mean?"

"If we can date or how the school will be with..."

Elsa stopped talking when her phone buzzed. She took it out and looked at the message.

-Elsa. Are you taking a stroll? If so, get back here.

"Shit, Pitch wants me." Elsa put her cup down and jumped up. "I need to get back to the school immediately. Sorry, Jack...look, meet me tomorrow in the park. Pitch knows I like to take strolls and he won't see us together there."

"Okay, I'll show you out."

They walked to the front door. Elsa turned around when she stood in the doorframe.

"Meet me tomorrow at three..."

"Good." Said Jack. "Oh and one more thing."

"What?"

Jack grabbed her by her shoulders and pulled her in for a kiss. Elsa felt her heart leap when their lips made contact.

"Aww!"

The two quickly parted when they heard Jack's mother and sister squeal from behind them.

Elsa and Jack both looked at them with a blush.

"Mom, Sophie!" Said Jack embarrassed.

"How cute!" Said Sophie, a girl with long brown hair with one white streak in a summer dress. "Jack has a girlfriend!"

"I do not!"

Elsa looked away with a blush. She put her finger against her lips. They kissed...it always felt so nice.

"He does! Look, that girl is blushing!"

Jack looked at Elsa. She looked so beautiful in the light. Her hair was a bit out of her bun. He could count the few freckles she had, that's how close they were. Her eyes were a bit puffy from crying. She held her gloved hands close to her heart. When she looked back he noticed how blue her eyes were. Very blue, like the ocean on a sunny day in Hawaii...no, wait, more like ice.

"You're beautiful."

"Huh?" Said Elsa.

Jack blinked a few times and then looked at her again. "What?"

"You just said..." Elsa looked down with a blush. She then looked up again. Her heart was pounding loudly. "That I was...beautiful?"

"I might have...look, just go back to your dorm, I'll see you tomorrow!"

Elsa rolled her eyes. She said goodbye to everyone and walked to the bus. Well, walked...she skipped. Out of happiness. This was the first time she ever felt true love. With Pitch it was more business.

Jack closed the door and leaned against it. He held his hand over his mouth. They kissed again...it was heavenly...her lips were soft.

"First time you kissed her?"

Jack looked up to see his mother standing in the hallway. Sophie already went back to the living room.

"Maybe..."

His mother smiled. "I see... wel, then, just be careful, honey. Her former boyfriend might not be so thrilled to see you two together."

Jack removed his hand from his mouth to show her a smile.

"Don't worry, mom. I'm sure it will all work out...it better."

TO BE CONTINUED