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Chapter 5
Jack's POV
It had been three days. Three whole days had passed since that memorable day we challenged the so called 'Four Seasons'. And, Those three days were more than enough for me to gather a good deal of information about them. Okay, Hiccup did, but still, I asked him to do it.
"They were called the Four Seasons…" Hiccup began.
"Hic, I already knew that," I said. We were about to leave our dorm room to go and attend our first class. Mine was Math, which was, by the way, my most hated subject, while Hiccup got English together with Flynn and Kristoff. I just knew it. Mondays sucked. It was a fact of life.
"Would you let me finish?" Hiccup said with a groan. "They are called the Four Seasons simply because their personalities kind of represent the Four Seasons."
"Huh?" I scratched my head. "Dude, you've got to explain."
Hiccup gave me one of his annoyed looks. His eyebrows were all scrunched up together and his lips were pouting. If I wasn't so curious right now, I would have laughed. Unfortunately, it was not the time for that.
"Do you want me to continue or you would keep on interrupting me?" he questioned, clearly growing snappish. I raised my palms up in a gesture of surrender. He narrowed his eyes at me before he continued talking. "Okay, let's start with Anna Arendelle. You know, she's the one with the reddish-brown hair. According to my sources, they say that she is the representative for spring. Out of the four, she is the kindest. They say Anna was always in bloom just like the budding of flowers. They also had fun describing how she has her head in the clouds most days and is always staring at the sun. She has admitted to always searching for true love. And also, they say that she could thaw even the most frozen heart of a person."
"Pfft." I tried to stop myself from laughing out loud but it was no use. "Hahaha! Does she have some kind of powers or something?"
Hiccup allowed himself a little smile. Even to him, it seemed a bit absurd.
"If she could do that then she should give it a try to thaw Kristoff's frozen heart for girls," I said as we reached the lobby of the dorm. I opened the door and the two of us went off. There were still about twenty minutes before the bell would ring to signal the start of classes.
"Well, that was what they told me," Hiccup replied. "Anyway, next is the girl with an extremely long blonde hair. Her name's Rapunzel Corona – the summer of the group."
"Let me guess. She shines bright just like the sun," I joked. Those Four Seasons were so weird that I was sure I was right on this one.
"No. Our fellow students said that she has a very sunny disposition. She is always a positive thinker and a hopeful dreamer too. She is the friendliest of the Four Seasons. She is also a great artist."
"Then Flynn is her match, he has always been the flirtiest- I mean the friendliest of our group." I said, getting more bored by the minute. Only two more girls were left. I was hoping that Hiccup would mention first the one I was interested in. I wondered what her season was.
"Autumn," Hiccup said. He looked at me, with nervousness. "The one who represents… um… fall. Uh, she... I mean M-Merida D-Dunbroch," Hiccup stammered. His face was taking on a whole new shade of red.
"Hey, why are you stuttering?" I asked him. Hiccup might look weak but he never stuttered except when he talked about a girl he had a crush on. "Wait, are you telling me that you've got a crush on… What's her name again? Merida Dunbroch?"
Then, I realized he had not described the girl yet. What if it was my enemy? No, that could not happen.
"Oh shut up, Jack!" Hiccup raised his voice and broke a little when he said my name. "I do not have a crush on her. That girl with the curly red hair? Pffft. No! Others say she loves change just like the autumn which symbolizes change. She came from a very conservative family, but she broke their traditions, which is plain stupid. Instead of attending tea ceremonies and etiquette lessons, she went and practiced archery. She is the bravest of the four. And, no! I really don't have a crush on her!"
Hiccup practically screamed the last sentence so every student on the school grounds stared at us. When Hiccup saw this, he slapped his forehead in embarrassment. I, on the other hand, felt like laughing. Hiccup did not have a crush on my enemy. He liked the redheaded girl. I felt relieved like a huge weight was lifted off of my shoulders.
"Alright, you win," I said. I pulled him from the grounds and got inside the building were our first class were being held.
"So… Who's winter?" I asked even though I already knew the answer. There was only one girl left. But still, I needed to know her name.
"Elsa Arendelle," Hiccup said weakly. He was still embarrassed by what happened outside. "She was the one with the platinum blonde hair. She's was Anna's twin sister. And, just like the winter, she is cold."
"Go on," I said when he stopped. I needed to get more information.
"They say she was cold," Hiccup repeated.
"Hic, you've already said that," I told him with a hint of irritation.
"Nothing, Jack. That was the only thing they've told me. Every person I asked answered she was cold, the coldest of the Four Seasons. No one really knew more about her except the Four Seasons. Well, they say she was a figure skater but that was it."
I mumbled a curse for my luck and rubbed my forehead. Hiccup pitied me and gave me an apologetic look before he went off to his classroom.
I searched for my classroom as well, while I thought of a way to get more information about this mysterious Elsa Arendelle. I was so lost in thought that I almost collided with someone.
"Watch it, Jerk Frost," Elsa Arendelle spat in a cold voice. I noticed that I had reached the room I was looking for. The best part was that Elsa Arendelle opened the door and walked inside. Arendelle and I were in the same class.
A smirk slowly spread on my lips as I followed her inside. She chose a seat at the back of the room, near the window. Naturally, I sat beside her.
"I didn't know we were in the same class, my lady," I said to her. She ignored me and just stared out of the window. "Or should I say Miss Elsa Arendelle?"
She turned to look at me so fast I thought her neck would break. At the very least, I managed to get her attention.
"Is it so wrong that I finally found out your name?" I asked, smirking. She narrowed her eyes but didn't answer.
The bell rang and our Math teacher, Mr. Triton, arrived. He was about six feet tall and had white hair and beard that seemed to float whenever he walked. I thought I was the only one here who had white hair. Okay, my hair was originally brown but I preferred it white. Added bonus, the ladies love it.
I saw Arendelle sit up straight and give her best impression of being a good student. That move made my left eyebrow raised. She wanted to be teacher's pet? Then, I would just have to give her a hard time.
For the whole hour, I tried to disturb her from listening to our teacher. I tore a piece of paper from my notebook and threw it at her; I tried making noises that only she could hear just to annoy her; I even teased her about the red paint that got stuck in her pants the other day, but for all the effort I've done, she never once got distracted or even looked in my direction.
When I was just about to give up, she glanced at me and smiled. She even batted her eyelashes. For a moment, I was stunned. Is she trying to seduce me? I knew for a fact that she was beautiful, all of the Four Seasons were, but this was different – a good different. But then, something triggered in my mind. I just didn't know what. With nothing else to do, I smiled back at her like the idiot I was.
Then, she raised her right hand to get the attention of Mr. Triton. He noticed her raising her hand so he called on her. "Yes, Miss Arendelle?"
Elsa stood up as the class stared at her – me included.
"I'm sorry, sir. I know it was rude of me to interrupt you while discussing a very important lesson, but I needed to tell you something," she said in a pained voice like she could not decide what to do.
"It's alright. You can tell me," Mr. Triton said gently.
"Jerk- I mean Jack Frost here, sir…" she pointed a finger on me. I looked at her in disbelief. What did I do now? "...said that you were a very old teacher and a boring one too. He said that he almost fell asleep because of your dullness. He even said that he already knew what you were discussing."
The class started laughing at what she said.
"W-what?" I stood at the absurdity of what this girl was talking about. "I-I never said that!"
"Enough, Mr. Frost!" Mr. Triton shouted. His face was a dark shade of red. "See me after class, we're going to discuss about your detention."
"But…" I wasn't able to finish what I was going to say because apparently, the bell thought it was funny to ring at that moment.
"Alright, class dismissed," said.
The other students rushed and went outside but one stayed behind. Of course, it was none other than, Elsa Arendelle. She winked at me and gave me a triumphant smile. My body shook with irritation as I watched her slowly leave.
"Mr. Frost," Mr. Triton called me. I sighed and walked over to him.
It turned out that my Math teacher didn't bear grudges but I still had to help clean the school clinic after school hours. I wondered what would be my detention if he did bear a grudge.
As I made my way to my locker, I saw Hiccup approaching towards me.
"You've got a letter from you-know-who. I forgot to give it to you earlier," Hiccup said and gave me a pat on the back. He handed me an envelope with a snowflake boarder before he hurried off to his next class.
I examined the envelope and saw the neat and beautiful handwriting that I only knew too well. I tore it in the side and pulled the letter out.
Masked Winter,
Hi! I'm sorry that I didn't get to send this to you ahead of time. Something bad happened here and I'll tell you the story next week because I don't have much time in writing this one (So much school work to do and I still have to deal with the problem). But don't worry, I'm fine. You've made me stronger, right? I hope you're doing well too and not being a pain in the ass (just kidding). Hey, before I end this short letter (I'll write you a long one next week), I attached in this envelope a piece of paper that I drew on. I got help from a friend so I think it was presentable enough. I hope you'll like it.
Snow Angel
P.S. Remember our promise when we get 18? I can't wait for that moment to happen. :)
I looked inside the envelope and saw a drawing of two kids happily playing on a Halloween night. The girl was dressed in an angel's clothing complete with wings and a halo, while the boy was wearing a silver mask decorated with white snowflakes. He was a holding a wooden staff on his right hand.
I smiled. This was eleven years ago, during the time I first met Snow Angel. Good old times.
Suddenly, I felt better. Mondays did not suck. Mondays ruled.