Hello all, was inspired by the movie and decided to try my hand at a fic. Hope you like, be sure to review.
Chapter 1
Rapunzel sat at her desk, her eyes darting around the corner of her eyes. She could hear her mother's footsteps travel throughout the tower which only made Rapunzel's anxiety grow. She pretending to sketch in hopes of diverting enough attention away from her. Her mother appeared at the doorway and said: "Rapunzel,"
The young girl jumped as her head snapped in her mother's direction, "Yes, mother?"
The crone replied, "Have you seen my cloak?"
Rapunzel's heart skipped a beat as her eyes shot towards her window. Gothel noticed the sudden gaze and followed it.
"Mother, wait!" she called.
The crone peered out the window her aged eyes scanning for anything out of the ordinary. Finding nothing her gaze settled on Rapunzel who looked on in fear.
"What's gotten into you, girl?"
"Nothing, I was just… never mind. I think your cloak is in the closet overlooking the foyer," said Rapunzel. Gothel nodded and walked off, when she was out of sight the young girl ran to the window. She looked out and saw nothing and soon began to panic. She then felt the window sill shake as if something had knocked into it. Looking below it she could see a man holding onto dear life as his brown eyes made contact with hers.
"You can't hide there," Rapunzel whispered angrily, "she's about to leave soon. She's gonna see you when she begins to climb down,"
Flynn looked at her in pure annoyance, "Oh yeah, like it was easy in the first place to hide from her. You had me hide in the closet when she came up only to push me out the window when she came back into your room!"
"Rapunzel, what are you doing?"
The girl felt her heart race as she turned to see Mother standing with her arms crossed, a suspicious look on her face.
"Oh, nothing. Saw a squirrel, was wondering where it had gone off to,"
Flynn shook his head, a squirrel? That was the best you could come up with?
"Well, I found my cloak. I'll be heading out now,"
Rapunzel could hear Flynn beginning to lose his grip on the stones beneath her window. Gothel noticed the odd sounds, "What on Earth is that?"
Rapunzel replied, "Probably the squirrel I was looking at,"
"Bloody things," said Gothel, "Vermin if you ask me. In any event, remember to stay in the tower as always. I should be back in a few days time,"
The crone stood over the window as Rapunzel whipped her hair around the window hook praying Flynn was smart enough to find a new hiding spot. Mother made a noose with her daughters hair and took a foot into it preparing for her descent. Rapunzel began to lower her, that is, until, her mother made a halting gesture with her fist.
"What's wrong?" asked Rapunzel.
Gothel bent down slightly lowering her head to examine beneath the window sill. This wasn't going to be good, thought Rapunzel. Suddenly, a squirrel jumped onto the old woman as it scampered around her body causing her to shriek in terror.
"Damned things!" she shouted, "I told you Rapunzel, the world is a dangerous place. Even those filthy vermin are after you. You should be lucky to be in a safe place, not many others are blessed as you are,"
Rapunzel rolled her eyes. She continued to lower her mother until she landed on the ground. She watched as the frail woman began to make her way out of the clearing and into the forest. She waited for a moment before leaning out the window.
"Hey, Flynn. She's gone," she whispered.
Suddenly she heard stones begin to fall and her eyes suddenly found the man carefully climbing down from the top of the tower. She was impressed, she didn't think he could climb so well without being noticed. He swung himself into her room where he began to dust himself off.
"Sheesh, I thought she would never leave," he said.
Rapunzel quickly wrapped her arms around his waist and pulled him into an embrace. Flynn had been visiting her every day for the past month. They would take every opportunity to meet even if it was proving to be taxing.
"I missed you," she told him.
He laughed, "It's only been a day,"
"I know but I like having someone from the outside I could talk to. By the way, I see you don't have your satchel,"
He nodded, "I tossed it yesterday. Wasn't fun carrying it anymore. I found a new lease on life,"
"Oh yeah? What's that?"
He smiled, "I'm taking a vacation. Gonna see the world and live life to the fullest,"
Rapunzel felt something in her stomach fall, she didn't like the sound of that.
"You're leaving me?"
He turned to her, "No, you're coming with me,"
She eyed him with a stare of confusion, "You know I can't leave. There's dangerous things out there. Not only that, Mother would be furious,"
He sighed as he took a chair from her desk and sat placing his feet on a piece of furniture, his hands entwined behind his head, "You can't just live here forever. Normally kids grow up and move on,"
"But…"
He was right. It seemed odd to live with her Mother for the rest of her life in the same tower. That wasn't living, she thought. When would her life actually begin? If her life meant more than surely she was not to live in this prison forever. But she couldn't imagine leaving. This is what all she knew. She didn't have much to her name besides her dresses and random knickknacks.
He rested his forearms on his knees as he stared at her hoping to find some sort of conviction, "Come on, just come with me,"
"I don't know," she admitted.
He forced a smile, "Ah, come on, cheer up. I'm not used to having upset damsels in my hands,"
She sat at the window sill, her green eyes staring miserably at the open abyss that was the world. Flynn sat beside her in attempts of regaining her mood, "Tell me, what would make you happy right now?"
She glanced at him and then back at the wilderness below, "Say you won't leave me,"
Flynn could feel his bachelor title slowly waning. Commitment wasn't his strong suit but something about her was alluring. He was young, he thought, and a rouge. He wasn't needed anywhere and it was nice having someone who needed him.
"I'm really not all that's cracked up to be," he said.
"I don't care, you're the only person from the outside world whose kind enough to keep me company. I want to learn what's out there before I make the journey. I wanted to know and I was hoping you could teach me,"
He didn't know what to say at first but the thought of leaving someone so helpless felt almost barbaric. He was in this girl's life now, there was no way around it. His feelings of her were mixed as his own muddy mind could not decipher how to make of this unique predicament.
He looked at her, "I don't leave behind women if they need help,"
"Thank you,"
He nodded.
"Hey, have you ever read fairy tales?" she asked him.
"Not since I was a kid, why?"
She shook her head as she began to play with her long blonde locks, "I remember the scenes to every book I have and almost all of them end with a kiss. I'm just curious, have you kissed a girl before?"
Flynn was ready to answer that question but he hesitated as he knew the answer could very well put her off which was the last thing he wanted to do.
"Eh, once or twice," he said.
She nodded but said nothing, "Why do you ask?"
She shook her head as if she was now regretting asking the question.
Flynn could feel his urge to tease her begin to spark, "Oh come on, you have had to ask me that for some reason?"
"I was just… I wonder how it felt," she admitted. She looked away from him, no doubt she was blushing. The thought of kissing her never really entered his mind until now. Was this her way of asking him? He smiled.
"Hey,"
She turned to him but her eyes did not touch his face.
"Close your eyes," he said.
She looked at him in suspicion, "Why?"
He scoffed, "Just do it,"
"You're not going to do anything funny right?"
"Just trust me,"
She looked over at Pascal who only shrugged. She turned to Flynn and sighed as she gently closed her eyes.
"Just relax," he said.
He licked his lips and then breathed into the palm of his hand. No bad breath a definite plus, he thought. He leaned over and gently placed his lips against hers. Rapunzel jumped back and landed the palm of her hand across Flynn's face causing him to fall over in pain. Realizing what she did she knelt to his side.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know what was going on. You took me by surprise!" she pleaded.
He rubbed the side of his face, "I was trying to do you a favor,"
"You… you kissed me," she said as she began to understand what had just happened, "That was my first kiss… disappointing really,"
"WHAT? You hit me!" retorted Flynn.
"Alright, alright," she said, "One more time, I won't mess it up. Give me one more chance,"
He sighed as he sat upright.
"Okay, close your eyes, relax your lips and just let me lead, got it?"
She looked at him in eager excitement, "Yes, yes! I got it,"
She made herself comfortable and tucked her hands into her lap as she closed her eyes. She puckered her lips causing Flynn to make a disgusted face.
"I said to relax your lips not look like a fish,"
"Sorry,"
She sat in place. Flynn looked around and saw Pascal sitting beside him staring up at him, he too had his lips puckered.
"You're out of your mind, frog," he whispered.
"I'm waiting," said Rapunzel.
He took in a breath and leaned over pressing his lips against hers. Her lips were dry, a sure sign she was a novice at the sport. He found himself slightly separating his lips as a force of habit but once he did he felt Rapunzel wrap her arms around his neck causing him to fall backward onto the floor, the girl's petite body falling on top of his. She kissed him tenderly but leaving large amounts of saliva across his face like a dog over a food bowl.
He would have a lot to teach her.
