Whoooa hey guys, long time no see! I know I said I was gonna write a sequel to my one and only fanfic I wrote on here... but yeah, let's just say that didn't go too well. Sorry for those who were waiting, hehe. Also, if you guys couldn't already tell, I've come to like The Black Cauldron (ya know, even though it's not Disney's best but hey, it's not all that bad). I also read the books the movie is based on over the holidays and I ended up really liking that as well! *coughprobablyabitbetterthanthemoviecoughcough* I totally recommend them (they're called The Chronicles of Prydain).

Anywhoooo, I think I'm talking too much sooo... long story short, I thought I'd start writing a few Taran and Eilonwy drabbles cause there's not much of 'em in this category (there's a lot more in the Lloyd Alexander category but my gosh, those fanfics there are written so well! I can't write nearly as good!) Either way, I'm gonna sorta stick to mixing up probably both the books and the movie in these drabbles. So, enjoy!

Tree Climbing

It was a warm afternoon on Caer Dallben. As Taran finished giving the small, white pig Hen Wen a bath, Eilonwy had still been marveling at the sight of the small farm. It had only been a few days since the defeat of the Horned King and the princess decided she would stay on the farm until she needed to be sent away. Either way, she enjoyed Taran's company almost as much as he enjoyed hers, but there were times when she would get much too bothersome to him.

"Alright Hen, you're all clean now," Taran nodded, smiling down at the pig. She gave him a cheerful grunt before she marched off to her enclosure. Thinking Eilonwy had been watching him the whole time, Taran turned to face her but noticed she was nowhere to be seen.

"Eilonwy?" He spun on his heel, wondering where the girl went. Suddenly, he heard rustling coming from somewhere near him, along with a few giggles. He tried to follow the sounds until he ended up coming to a tree, and that is where he spotted the princess sitting up on a sturdy branch not too far from the ground.

His eyes scarcely widened as he called up to her. "Wha- why in the world are you up there?"

"Well, I don't see why not. I'll have you know it's a great view from up here!" She laughed as she dangled her feet delightfully.

"Come down, you're going to fall!"

She gave him a small pout and faced away from him momentarily. "Oh shush, no I'm not. I did get up here by myself, did I not?"

Taran ignored her and shook his head. "Eilonwy, don't make me have to come up and get you."

She gently patted the branch and looked back down to the boy. "Climb up and sit here with me then."

"So then we can both fall?"

Eilonwy wanted to stay up there longer, but the pig-keeper was certainly not making it any easier for her. With that, she began to carefully climb down from her spot. "Oh alright, I'll get down. Really Taran, why do you always have to ruin everyth-" Before she was able to finish her sentence, she suddenly lost grip of the branch and fell down with a scream. Luckily, the fall wasn't grand, but as for Taran, he was rapidly knocked down and hardly had any time to react.

Their eyes met for a brief moment before the boy irritably squirmed around under her.

"Get off of me, you silly girl."

"Oh!" Eilonwy quickly scrambled off of him and stood up, smoothing out her skirt and picking out any leaves that were stuck in her hair. "I'm very sorry, Taran. You're not hurt, are you?" She gave him a worried look, followed by a small, hopeful smile. Not only was she hoping he was alright, but she also hoped he wasn't mad with her.

"I'm fine." Taran stood up as well and adjusted his clothes. Even though he was facing down, he knew she had been watching him. He glanced at her and slightly pursed his lips.

"Eilonwy..." He said calmly.

"Yes, Taran?" She rocked back and forth on her heels with her hands behind her, now giving him an innocent smile.

He timidly rubbed his neck for a moment and shrugged lightly. "I... well, do try to be more careful."

"Of course," she smiled genuinely and stepped up to him, gently bopping his nose. "I'm not that silly, you know." With that, she planted a small kiss on his cheek and walked along over to Hen Wen's enclosure.

Taran smiled at her action but immediately pouted, for he realized his cheeks had reddened. The last thing he wanted for her to do was get him that way. Yet, he actually didn't mind it all that much. Though, he was certainly not going to admit that.