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Rapunzel slowly turned the golden handle on the door and crept in on her toes. The room she stepped into was stuffy and dark, the thick curtains shut all the way. She closed the door so that there was a small sliver of light left to see by and made her way over to her mother's bedside.

"Rapunzel," the Queen said as lovingly as she could in a raspy voice. Her eyes drooped, and her lips struggled to form a smile.

"I'm right here, mother." Rapunzel sat on the edge of the bed and took her mother's hand in hers. "How are you?"

"I'll manage. I just need some rest, that's all."

Though her mother did only have a minor case of the flu, it was at moments like these that Rapunzel wished she still had her magical healing hair. However, it was all gone now, replaced with a short brown cut which she had come to love.

"Father said you wanted to see me?"

"Yes, I did." She pointed to a bedside table on her side of the bed. "Take that envelope sitting on the table."

Rapunzel grabbed it and slid the letter out, though the light was too dim to read by. She started to get up and go toward the light, but the Queen grasped her wrist and gently pulled her back down onto the bed.

"It's from Arendelle," she explained.

Rapunzel bit her lip, her head full of different countries, cities, kingdoms, and important things that a princess should know. Arendelle struck a big chord, though she thought she remembered it being far away. For one reason or another she must have made some connection with it at some point, but at this moment she couldn't quite remember what it was.

"Your cousins?" the Queen prodded after a moment, a small smile painting her features.

"Oh!" Rapunzel shot up and grasped the envelope tightly in her hands. That's right, Elsa and Anna, the two cousins she had always had but never met. Ever since she had heard about them, she had wanted to meet them. However, certain duties and unfortunate circumstances had always prevented the trip. Was this her chance to finally get to know them? "Elsa and Anna? Have they written?"

"Not them, specifically. It's an invitation to Elsa's coronation."

Rapunzel's grip on the envelope tightened as she remembered why there was no King and Queen. They had been on the way to her and Eugene's wedding when a terrible storm had capsized the boat. No survivors were ever found, and they hadn't heard anything from their relatives since. It must have been three years ago, since her wedding anniversary was coming up in a few days.

"Oh," she said softly, her excitement sobered considerably. "Are we going?" "To get there in time, we would have to leave tomorrow. I'm in no such state to travel, and your father simply refuses to leave my side. I thought that you and Eugene might go to represent Corona."

Rapunzel brightened up again at the prospect of introducing her stunning husband to her cousins and finally seeing them for the first time. "Really? Us?" Then, remembering her mother's condition, she turned her tone back to concerning. "Are you sure you'll be all right?"

The Queen shook her head. "Your father's been making such a fuss about it, but really it's just a sickness. It will pass by soon, and by the time you get back I'll be up and running again."

"Thank you, mother!" Rapunzel bent down and hugged her as best she could.

"I've already given the order to prepare a boat with all the supplies you'll need; you'll leave early tomorrow morning at dawn. Make sure you and Eugene come see me before you go." She placed a soft kiss on her daughter's forehead.

"We will, mother." Rapunzel danced out of the room, shutting the door softly behind her. Barely able to contain a squeal of delight, she dashed down the hall, eager to tell Eugene.

As if on cue, her husband came around the corner, directly in the path of Rapunzel's dash. She sped up and crashed right into him, throwing her arms around his waist in a hug. Her toes were suddenly separated from the soft carpet as Eugene picked her up and spun her around, finally setting her feet on the ground again and kissing her for a few suspended moments in time.

"You seem wound up," he observed as he pulled away.

"Look!" Rapunzel squeaked, waving the now crushed envelope in his face.

Eugene plucked it out of her grasp, straightened it out, and ran his eyes over the message inside. His eyes widened as he handed it back to her. "Arendelle? But to get there on time we would have to leave-"

"Tomorrow," Rapunzel finished, bouncing on her toes. "Father is too busy taking care of mother, so it's just us."

He cocked an eyebrow at her and took her hand in his. "I'm liking this so far. How did we get invited to the Queen's coronation?"

"She's my cousin, Elsa, and her sister is Anna. Mother says that she's a lot like me. "

"Well, let's hope she's not! Dealing with one of you is enough." He cracked a smile and glanced at her, waiting for the reaction.

She shoved her shoulder against his arm and huffed. "Eugene," she said in her reprimanding tone.

"Fine, fine." His teasing eyes turned soft. "If your cousins are anything like you, I'm sure they're amazing."

With a triumphant smile on her face, she continued on. "We're leaving at dawn. The boat's ready and everything."

Eugene groaned, throwing back his head. "Dawn? But that's so early!"

Rapunzel poked his chest with her finger. "Then you can sleep on the way while I enjoy the scenery all by myself."

He crossed his arms. "Fine."

She copied his position, holding her head up high. "Fine back."

They could only last for a few more seconds until they both burst into laughter. Eugene grabbed her hand again and led her down the hallway. "I guess we should get rested up then." He let out a yawn and ran a hand through his messy dark hair. Then, with a gleam in his eye and a playful smile in her direction, Eugene spoke again. "I call the left side of the bed."

Rapunzel looked up at him with wide eyes. "But that's my side!"

"Not tonight, blondie!" He broke his hold with her and sprinted down the hallway.

Rapunzel giggled at his use of her old nickname like she usually did, because now it was completely irrelevant. With a surge of energy she ran forward to catch up, Arendelle and her cousins still at the forefront of her mind.