Hey, this idea sort of popped into my head. In this story, Rapunzel and Eugene meet an old lady and what they don't know about the lady is that she is a connection to Eugene's past. So…it's kind of my take on Eugene's past even though throughout my other stories, there were some pieces of his past (example: Eugene's Long Lost Father), but this shows what really made him do certain things like what made him become a thief, what he was like at the orphanage, and what made him change. For now this is the prologue.
Disclaimer: I don't own Tangled or "What is a baby? /La La Lu" from Lady and the Tramp.
Prologue
It was a warm autumn day, leaves were starting to change, the air started to cool, and people were wearing warmer clothes. Little kids were always curious about why the leaves changed colors. But no one was as curious as Katherine Fitzherbert and it wasn't leaves she was curious about. She continued asking herself this question: What is a baby?
Her little sister, Miranda, had just given birth to a baby boy. The baby boy had his father's dark brown hair and his mother's hazel eyes. Katherine expected the baby to have red-brown hair like her sister and brown eyes like her brother in-law. Katherine was always by her sister's side and protected her from any harm. That was the reason why she didn't trust Lord Herbert, Miranda's husband, at first because he got her pregnant after a week of knowing each other. But when she saw how nice Lord Herbert was to her sister, she slowly started trusting him.
She was Miranda's maid of honor at her sister's wedding. Katherine was happy she was able to represent her sister at the wedding. Even though that was when Katherine didn't trust Lord Herbert at all, she was happy for them. There was another reason why she couldn't trust Lord Herbert. Katherine and Miranda grew up in an only women household because their father died in a war after Miranda was born. They grew up with their mother who was a very strict lady who wanted them both to become debutants. Miranda agreed to that, but Katherine didn't want to become that. She was sort of a tomboy compared to her sister.
Miranda was prettier than Katherine. Miranda had reddish-brown hair, hazel eyes, and her face was covered in freckles. Katherine on the other hand, had light brown hair almost the color of pralines, brown eyes, and was always a little overweight. She was super jealous of how boys always followed Miranda like a moth to a flame while the boys made her feel invisible like a ghost. Katherine was always jealous of Miranda, especially now since she's the first of the two to have children. Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a baby crying. She then thought for a moment as she tried to block out the noise. She kept asking herself: What IS a Baby?
What is a baby? Asked 21 year old Katherine. I just can't understand, thought Katherine as she listened to her nephew crying. It must be something wonderful, it must be something grand, thought Katherine as she remembered how happy her sister and brother in-law were so far. 'Cause everyone's smiling in a kind and wistful way, thought Katherine as she remembered the smiles that were on their faces 24/7. And they haven't even noticed, that I'm around today, she thought for a moment. She had only been there a couple of days and she never saw her nephew. She would hear him throughout the day and in the middle of the night, but she never saw him. On top of that, Miranda and Lord Herbert were ignoring her, like she was completely invisible.
She saw Lord Herbert with a skip in his step, whistling to "All around the Mulberry Bush", as he was carrying a tray that was filled with empty bottles that were earlier filled with warm milk. She tried to get his attention, but Lord Herbert simply ignored her. Raising an eyebrow, she thought what is a baby anyway? She wanted to know what the excitement was all about. It hasn't been this exciting since Miranda was born, but when Miranda was a baby, Katherine never saw her. All Miranda did was sleep. She didn't see Miranda truly until she was well, two. The reasons were because of school, hanging out with friends, and their mother never letting her see her sister.
Oh, what is a baby? I must find out today! Thought Katherine as she came closer and closer to the nursery of the straw house Miranda stayed in. For a straw house, it was pretty huge. It had five rooms: a kitchen and dining room, the master bedroom, her guest bedroom, the bathroom, and the nursery where they were hiding her nephew. She was determined to see her nephew today! Not tomorrow! Not next week! Today! What makes Miranda dear and darling, act this way? Thought Katherine as she peeked into the nursery.
In the nursery, it was big. It was the third largest room in the house (first and second were the kitchen/dining room and master bedroom). She originally wanted to sleep in there as her guest bedroom, but for some reason, they refused and she had to sleep in the second guest bedroom. And yesterday (technically morning since it was 3:30 in the morning), she heard him for the first time. She noticed that everyone was too busy to even talk to her and what she did yesterday was sit and read and walk around Corona to enjoy the cool late September/early October air. Throughout that day when she was at Miranda's house, crying was the only thing she heard. She then saw something in the nursery.
She saw Miranda in a loose magenta nightgown holding a small bundle in her arms. So that's where the noise is coming from! Thought Katherine for a second as she looked at the bundle as she kept herself secretly hidden from Miranda. The bundle was finally calming down and started laughing as Miranda sat in a rocking chair in the room next to a crib and sang a soft lullaby.
La, La, Lu, La, La, Lu...oh, my little star sweeper, I'll sweep the stardust for you…sang Miranda in her sweet singing voice. Unlike Lord Herbert, who couldn't sing at all, Miranda had the prettiest singing voice in all of Corona. She sang in the church choir and did solos the most often out of everyone in the church choir. Katherine was always jealous of how Miranda sang like a thousand angels while she sang like a dying cow. Katherine crept in making sure she didn't disturb Miranda or the tiny bundle in Miranda's arms that was currently silent.
La, La, Lu, La, La, Lu...little soft fluffy sleeper, here comes a pink cloud for you…sang Miranda as she silently stood up and put the bundle in the crib, tucking it in. This was the first time Katherine didn't hear crying at all in the house. Miranda gently rocked the crib back and forth as Katherine tried to look inside the crib. She wanted to know what the bundle was since it caused Miranda and Lord Herbert to ignore her completely.
La, La, Lu, La, La, Lu...little wandering angel, fold up your wings, close your eyes…sang Miranda as Katherine kept trying to look in the crib, but it was hard since it was moving constantly. When the crib finally stopped, she put her hands on the crib until she noticed Lord Herbert behind her and took her hands off, cheeks turning bright red. She always had this bad habit of blushing. In fact one of her nicknames (other than Kat) was "Rosy" because she was blushing almost all the time. It was the second worst habit she had. The first was freaking out over certain things. For example: she freaked out once she found out she was dating Lord Herbert, she freaked out when she found out Miranda was pregnant, and she freaked out once she found out Miranda was getting married. So those were her two bad habits.
La, La, Lu, La, La, Lu...and may love be your keeper…La, La, Lu, La, La, Lu, La, La, Lu…finished Miranda as she lifted the blanket to reveal a small baby. The baby was fast asleep and had a tuft of chestnut brown hair on its forehead. What an adorable little creature! Thought Katherine as she admired how adorable the baby was. "There, there, my beloved son, may your dreams let you go far…" said Miranda as she tucked the baby back inside the blanket. Miranda and Lord Herbert smiled at Katherine and Katherine smiled back. This was the first time she saw her nephew and she was glad to finally see him.
Can you guess who the baby is? And now you met Katherine. Katherine will show up in the story lots of times and the prologue kind of introduces her. Katherine is important in this story so that's why she's introduced in this chapter. Plus, I plan on naming the chapters by songs that I find adorable. They include family songs and "What is a baby?" and "La, La, Lu," are examples of the songs I'm talking about. So if you have any suggestions, say it in reviews. Please review, I need to know if you guys like it so I can continue on. Adios for now.