hi everyone, i'm back with my story. I've done one for Merida and Hiccup, now it's time for Rapunzel and Jack to star in this one. I hope you like it

Chapter 1-The Merman

It had been a sunny day in July when it all began. Rapunzel was busy doing one of her paintings in the bedroom while her favourite songs were playing. She hummed along as she added more green to it and saw someone who was also green, her pet chameleon Pascal who was smiling at her. She gave him a smile in return, she held out her hand and he climbed up onto her shoulder.

Rapunzel took a couple of steps back to admire her artwork. "So what do you think Pascal?" The painting was simple yet colourful, of a White Horse racing across a meadow. Pascal gave a smile and thumbs up to show it was great.

Rapunzel was proud for finishing yet a other masterpiece. She placed her brush next to her paints before she lay on her bed, doing any painting took up a lot of time. She breathed in and thought about what to do next.

"You know, we've been in all morning" Rapunzel said to Pascal "we should go to the beach" her small friend squeaked in agreement.

With Pascal on her shoulder, the eighteen year old girl grabbed her seashell bag and made her way downstairs.

"There's my princess, finally out from her tower" Rapunzel laughed softly hearing her dad and giving him a hug.

"Sorry, but once I start, it's pretty hard to stop'

"You don't need to apologise sweetheart" he said warmly "you have a gift"

"I knew that when you were one" Rapunzel turned and saw her mum walking out of the kitchen.

"Visiting the beach I see" her mum smiled looking at the bag her daughter had made.

"Yay" Rapunzel replied lifting the bag "it's just for some fresh air"

"Well, while you're there maybe you can find some lovely seashells. My book club are coming over this evening. It would make the dining table look nice" her mum asked, tucking a piece of her daughter hair behide her ear.

"Ok, I'll see what I can find" she kissed both parents on the cheek before Rapunzel opened the door and left.

Rapunzel's mum watched her go, thinking how lucky they were. While some teenagers were out all night and getting into trouble, Rapunzel preferred staying in and spending time with her family. They couldn't imagine life without her.

Their house was right next to beach, so it was good for Rapunzel that she didn't have too walk far. She took a steady pace and enjoyed the scenery. Feeling the sand on her bare feet, hearing the seagulls and the sea, enjoying the wind blowing her hair and through her pink dress.

They did find some seashells. Some were ones that they usually saw but they also found some new kinds with different colours and unique shapes.

They found a pretty pale pink conchshell that fitted in her hand. As she examined it, she then noticed something shimmering across the beach.

"Do you see that Pascal?" He nodded. Placing the shell with the others, they walked to get a better look. Rapunzel could see it was big and shaped like some sort of large fish, but as she and her lizard got closer, they could see it wasn't a fish at all. It was a merman.

Rapunzel gazed as she covered her mouth with her hand. "A real merman, No... they're just in fairy tales and movies. He couldn't be a real one" she thought, but she was looking right at it.

"It must be a costume, a very well made costume" she murmured but moved closer, the tail didn't look fake at all and she could see no zipper on it. Rapunzel then noticed how still he was, he lay on his stomach, so she couldn't tell if he was asleep or not. she knelt down and carefully turned him over and saw a large gash across his tail. Rapunzel's eyes widen and Pascal gave a squeak of shock he was covered in cuts and bruises, she quickly checked to feel for a pulse, luckily she found one and gave a sign of relief.

She knew that he wouldn't survive out there like this. He didn't look strong enough to swim and feared that something terrible would happen if she just left him. So Rapunzel grabbed both his arms and began pulling him along, Pascal gave her a questionshing look.

"I know but I can't just leave him here, what if someone found and hurt him"

Pascal considered this and thought she had a point. Luckily there was barely anyone around today so Rapunzel didn't have to bother with people asking her what she was doing.

He was heavy and awkward to move but determined Rapunzle soon arrived back at home, Rapunzel pushed open the door and checked if her parents were still around

" Mum, Dad" no one called back, she looked around and found a note, it said that they needed some last minute food for tonight. She sighed in relief then went to get the merman and bring him inside.

She pulled him through the hallway, up the stairs and to her bathroom. After closing the door behind them, she turn the taps on before she tipped the him into the tub.

As Pascal kept his eyes on taps, Rapunzel fetch the first aid kit, she had learned how to use it from her dad when she was little. She began to clean the gash carefully, making sure all for the sand and other things were gone.

After wrapping his wound with a water proof bandage and turning the tap off , she had a good look at him.

He was the most handsome boy she have ever seen, then again she thought all mermen would be. He had strange pale skin and white hair that somehow stood up. She thought he looked around her age, she stared at his tail. It had blue scales with some lighter blue ones dotted around.

Rapunzel looked up to his face again, his eyes still closed so she felt she could study the sea creature more closely. She was curious about the merman and had many questions popping into her head, like how did he end up on the beach? How did he get the wounds?

Rapunzel reached out her fingers moving slowly out to touch his face, she didn't know why but she wanted to. Just as she was a inch away for him, the merman gave a groan. She snatched her hand back and looked on as he slowly moved his head. Soon he's eyes slowly opened and he had the most surprising blue eyes.

The first thing he saw was a human looking at him and with that he screamed. He grabbed the sides of the bath, panicking he pushed himself up and splashed water everywhere including soaking Rapunzel and Pascal in the process.

"No, no, please calm down" she cried. She knew he was terrified so Rapunzel was trying her best to help him. "Please, I won't hurt you I promise"

The merman then felt a wave of pain in his arms and settled back into the tub again.

"W..where am I?" he asked softly looking around the bathroom, then his eyes found the golden haired girl "Who are you?"

"Sorry, I'm Rapunzel and this is my house" she said.

"Rapunzel?, odd name for a human " he said sitting back in the bathtub "How...how did I get here?

"I found you on the beach and you were injured" she explained nervously. It was then the merman glimpsed at his tail, seeing the bandage around it. "So, I brought you here to heal you because I feared if someone else found you, you might have been hurt more" Rapunzel said, as she look down at her feet, she didn't know what he may say.

"Thank god, for a moment I thought I'd died" Rapunzel looked up when the merman said that " and this was the other side" he laughed while rubbing his hair. The girl joined in with his laugher.

"No, you're alive and kicking...well flipping" she added pointing to his tail.

He smiled at her joke " Well thank you anyway" he said gratefully.

"You're welcome..." She now remembered something important " I'm sorry, I haven't ask your name yet".

"Oh, my name is Jack"

"Jack?, odd name for a merman" Rapunzel commented . Jack couldn't help smiling at her, he already like this girl.

"Why were you expecting something else" he asked.

"Well I thought it would be something that fitted a bit more with the ocean, like...Triton... ", she smiled, "not a name I hear all the time". Pascal walked up to Jack.

Jack glanced down at the lizard and backed off a bit "What is that?"

"Oh that's Pascal, my friend" Rapunzel explained "he's a chameleon" she could see he might be scared of Pascal.

"I've never seen anything like him before" he said Pascal stuck out his tongue " for a moment there, "I thought he was a sea dragon"

"Wait, dragons are real too?" She questioned, she now began to think that if merfolk exist maybe other magical creatures exist.

"Well there used to be, no one has seen one in decades" he explained, he saw Rapunzel was disappointment about the dragons.

She then thought of something she should of asked before. "How did you get injured in the first place?"

"Well it's a long story and it's not that interesting " he said but Rapunzel pulled a stool from her room and sat on it, she placed her head on her fists with a look of intrigue, Jack laughed a little and began to tell his story.

"I was born and lived the North Atlantic, I was just doing what I usually did when I was suddenly scooped out and found myself in a net. I came face to to face with human men staring at me from a fishing boat. They left me in a net for days with little to no food and I heard them discussing what they were going to do with me. We were in the Pacific I finally escaped from the net but one of them speared me then everything went dark and that when you came in. "

Rapunzel the whole time listening intently to every word. She now knew why Jack was weak and how he was injured, she felt sorry for him. Jack didn't know anything was wrong and was nearly killed, she could feel tears on her cheeks. She was always sympathetic to others when bad things happen to them. She wanted to help.

Jack notice her tears and try to think of a way to cheer her up, soon an idea came to him. He close his hands and concentrated, when Jack opened then again, a beautiful butterfly made of ice flew out and to Rapunzel.

Her eyes widened and she giggled softly when it landed in the palm of her hand. "Wow" it magically burst into snowflakes, she turned to the merman who had a playful grin on his face. "How...how did you do that?"

"Magic"

"Merfolk have powers?" She asked in wonder.

"Well, some do same don't. Mine are ice and snow and sometimes the wind, I've heard of some can control water, Earth and even fire" Jack explained as best as he could.

Rapunzel was keen on learning more about merfolk "can you make ice into anything?"

Jack smiled at her "Well there's this" and began waving his hands. Rapunzel watch in awe as the entire room was covered in ice, Pascal could see icicles hanging from the sink, the bathtub, the shelves and on the Windows. She looked down and saw the ground had been covered by a think layer of ice, she nearly lost her balance but luckily caught herself as she let out a laugh.

Jack and Pascal watched as she tried to skate on it with her bare feet. Rapunzel was trying to spin in one place when she heard...

"Rapunzel, we're home" the girl stopped and turned to the door. She started to get worried.

"Who's that?" The merman asked looking at the door.

Rapunzel turned back to him "it's my parents. if they see you, they will freak" she whispered with her hand on her face. She wasn't one to keep secrets from her parents but she didn't want any more harm to come to Jack. "I have to go and make sure nobody comes in" she expressed as she took Pascal and went.

"And I have no say on this" Jack comment Rapunzel stopped. She realise that he would be upset being in the tub by himself, she started to like him wanted to talk to him for hours but her mum and dad would be suspicious.

"I'm so sorry, but I have to see them and more people are coming over tonight so you have to be quite". She explained

The merman made a face, which reminded Rapunzel of a young kid. "I do what I want, your not the boss"

She could feel that he was acting, so she decided to play along "My house, my bathroom, my rules" she said, trying not to break into a smile. He raise a eye brow at her and they both laughed

When Rapunzel finished laughing she said "It's just until you get better and then you can swim with dolphins to your hearts content"

"I've never really seen dolphins but that does sound like fun" Jack said which make them smile.

Rapunzel opened the door and turned to him " I'll be back soon" she said.

"Ok, just don't forget about me" he asked before laying against the bath.

"I think I will never forget you" she replied giving him and gentle smile. He retuned that smile before she left the bathroom and closed the door, Rapunzel rushed downstairs to see her parents. She just couldn't believe that she had a real merman in the house, this is going to be a very magical summer indeed.