Hello Everyone, I am back with a collab story based off the new movie Tangled. My friend, Shiloh and I have decided to take a twist on it with good old Flynn (I mean Eugene) and Rapunzel. New characters will emerge from this I warn you now. So with the help of ShilohRivers and the movie, we present to you, Split Ends. (Get what I did there? Split, Ends? Oh forget it, you'll understand momentarily.) Now a word from Shiloh,

After seeing Tangled; a Disney movie about Rapunzel, I and my Co-writer, Mrs. Naara decided to conspire together about writing our own story. With a hint of me, Shiloh Rivers; as well as Mrs. Naara, we both hope you enjoy the ride. –Shiloh

Split Ends- A Tangled Fanfic

Prologue: Man VS Hair VS Man

Flynn's POV

Step, step, step, pivot, step, step, pivot, and so on and so forth. I could swear that a trail of sweat followed behind me. Why did this have to be so dang hard? I mean was never like this, ever. After all; my name was Flynn Rider! I couldn't be nervous. I stared at the oak doors and reached out my fist to knock, but I pulled it back quickly. Thoughts began rushing though my head at what felt like seven hundred miles a minute. What if he says no! What if…What if… What if… I suddenly straightened my back and nodded to myself. Enough with the what ifs; I'm just going to knock! I thought to myself. I reached out again and as my fist was about an inch away, the doors swung open and there stood the man of my interest. I gulped and waved, jamming my hands into my pockets and staring at my sweat puddle that had formed on the ground.

"Why Eugene, how can I help you today?" he asked in his deep, intimidating voice. I grabbed my collar with one finger and pulled it away from my sweaty neck, trying to bring fresh air into my heaving lungs.

"Well, uh, I would like to talk to you about an important matter, ahem… your highness," I stammered. The king threw his arm around me.

"Enough with the formal stuff; just feel free to call me dad!" he said cheerfully. My eyes widened. Does he know what I want to ask? I thought quickly. I found myself inside his personal room.

"So Eugene, what would you like to talk about?" he asked, staring out the balcony. I followed him and leaned on the rail so we were both staring out at the kingdom.

"Well, you know that, ahem, Rapunzel and I are getting pretty serious, and um, well, I wanted to ask your blessing so I could, have… her… hand… in, ahem… marriage?" I said beginning to wince. The king gave me a look.

"You want to marry Rapunzel?" he asked. I nodded as quickly as possible and got ready for the beat down. The king began to nod slowly.

"Welcome to the royal family Eugene," he said, reaching out to shake my hand with one hand behind his back.

"Y-you mean it? I can marry Rapunzel?" I asked, too excitedly. The king whipped out his other hand and held out a frying pan.

"You may marry her, but I swear that if you hurt my little girl you're going off this balcony with a clang before you say 'ouch'" the king said. I began nodding as quickly as I could.

"Y-yes sir, I mean dad, I- I mean your highness!" I began stammering. "Is it getting hot… in here?" I asked. The king smiled with a melted gaze. "I'm just yanking your chain!" He said slapping me on the back and giving out a hearty laugh. "You're going to go far, kid," he said, and then he left. I stood in shock, mostly because he had knocked the wind out of me.

"I…can marry my true love…" I whispered.

I swung open the doors and ran as fast as I could to Rapunzel. I found her sitting alone in the garden picking petals off of roses, she seemed deep in thought. I watched as each petal hit the ground with a heavy sigh. I galloped (yes galloped) over to her, picked her up and carried out of the garden. She began banging on my back, trying to get me to let her down, however; she never asked me where I was taking her. It was almost like she knew already. I walked out the gate leading to the beach and set her on her bare feet in the sand. She began to speak but I shushed her and got down on one knee. She was so beautiful, the sun made her eyes gleam bright.

"Rapunzel, I don't think I can take it anymore. And before I ask my question, I want to know… do you love me?" I asked. Rapunzel got down at eye level with me and grinned.

"Of course I do, Eugene!" she said excitedly. I gave a sigh of relief and she stood back up.

"That's all I needed to know," I told her, pulling out a ring. She gasped. "Rapunzel, will you be my wife?" I asked. She gasped once more and then tackled me to the ground, giving me a long kiss. I let it linger and kissed her back. When we finally broke apart she smiled a childish grin and nodded, letting me put the ring on her finger. The diamond gleamed in the sun. "Don't worry, I bought it," I told her.

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"Hey, Flynn?" Rapunzel asked me later.

"Yes, Rapunzel?" I replied, rolling onto my side to face her.

"What kind of kids do you think we'll have?" she said. My eyes opened wide.

"You want kids?" I asked, surprised.

"I'm not pregnant, Flynn," she told me. "I was just wondering," she said, rolling back on her back to stare at the colorful sky. I rolled on my back.

"Well, it'll be a girl. With your eyes and my hair. Some of each of our facial features, and she'll be strong, courageous, and independent from an early age. That's what I can see our child as," I told her. Rapunzel smiled.

"Yeah, I want our child to be like that too…" she said. The next thing I knew, she was on top of me.

"Mrs. Eugene Fitzherbert," she laughed.

"I like Mrs. Flynn Rider better," I told her. She leaned down and we kissed for a while. "Should we head to the castle and tell your mom that we're engaged?" I asked. Rapunzel nodded and got off me. I stood up and pulled her up. And for some strange reason, I found myself blushing all the way back to the castle.

Bum Bum BAAAAAAAMMMMMMM END OF PROLOGUE! Okay, so both Shiloh and I wish you a very great 2011, and hope you'll read the next installment, Chapter 1: "Two against Two", which is now available thanks to Shiloh's diligence. I just edited it. Haha. So Review Review Review!