Tainted Ice

Chapter 28

"Um," Elsa looked around. "Where's Olaf?"

They all looked at one another before scattering throughout the castle. Elsa ran through each and every room, looking for the funny snow man. North went through the chimneys where as E. Aster Bunny went through holes that led from the garden to the other rooms. Toothania checked under the pillows, Anna threw closets open while Kristoff went looking under tables and behind curtains. Jack soared in the air to see if he could get a bird's eye view before realizing there was one last place they all didn't check.

"Have you guys checked the ref," Jack asked.

Elsa froze and bolted towards the kitchen with the rest of the people running after her. They ran to the kitchen to open the refrigerator where the chef and the sous-chefs could only look in distraught. Olaf sat in the freezer with a sheepish smile, desperately trying to keep all his body parts in one place. Elsa and the others couldn't help but watch in amusement at Olaf trying to squeeze himself into the freezer.

"Um," Olaf laughed sheepishly and shrank. "Haha... I'm sorry?"

Elsa sighed and stepped aside. "I have an idea for you, Olaf!"

Olaf, puzzled, stepped out as Elsa began to whip around a small cloud and soon made Olaf a snowing cloud right over him. The snowman was giddy with delight, jumping around and grinning like a mad man. Elsa couldn't help but smile as well. She looked at all the people in the kitchen and all the lives that she had been a part of around her. However, her eyes couldn't help but wander towards Jack who smiled at her. She walked towards him with both their eyes meeting. His icy blue eyes swam in the sea of Elsa's lavender ones as they closed in on one another. People smiled expectantly for them to kiss but instead Elsa melted into a hug and buried her face into his neck. Jack however didn't show any disappointment unlike the onlookers. He closed his eyes and buried his nose into her pale blonde hair, relishing the smell of sweet snow.

"Well, things did turn out well in the end," Jack smiled.

Elsa nodded. "Yes, it sure did."

The two wielders of ice and snow realized then how close their faces were to one another. Elsa, blushing a bit, looked at the audience she had suddenly garnered but Jack had shielded her eyes with his palm so that she wouldn't have to be so cautious. She looked at the boy who had taught her how to use his powers. He hadn't aged one bit but that wasn't really her concern. Her main concern was more that there was something tempting her to press on forward. The chefs gasped as Jack and she closed in to the very thing they were all waiting for: a kiss. She ignored the chefs watching and she melted into Jack's arms. Quite ironic for someone who was supposed to be the guardian of ice and snow. His kiss set her on fire, lighting up the sweet passion and causing her heart to slowly beat. She could feel their heartbeats synchronize as one and Jack had his fingers undoing her braids so her wavy platinum blonde hair would just fall down to her shoulders.

"Well, well, mate," Bunnymund snickered and folded his arms. "You're turning up the heat. Careful, ya might melt yerself."

Jack pulled away from Elsa, although loathing in doing so. "What? Gonna be a voyeur or something, Bunny?"

"No thanks, mate. You and Elsa can go off to make your little running snowmen while we manage Arendelle."

Jack chuckled at the implications before looking at Elsa. However, he looked up once more when he saw a small strand turning grey on Elsa's pale blonde hair. That hadn't been there before, the guardian of fun mused to himself. But seeing Elsa's smiling face, he didn't want to stress her out. Instead, he gave her a gentle peck on the lips once again before holding her in his arms tightly.

Must be the stress, he thought to himself.

Unfortunately for him, it was way more than that.