Chapter 1:

He had managed to get away from the damned horse, he had the advantage because he was lighter and thus faster than the big animal. So before the horse could fall and recover from said fall, he hid behind a rock and waited for the white animal to go as far as possible. Honestly this horse was amazing, it had followed him on its own, it had known he was not its rider and stopped short, and also, for more freakish stuff, he had tried to take the satchel from him… That was one creepy horse…. He sighed in relief when he saw the white large animal walk away, but then he saw it turn around, heading back, so he backed away knowing that he was going to be captured this time for sure, but surprisingly enough, behind the rock, and all the ivy there, it was hollow, so he entered and laid against the rock as he saw the fierce shape of the animal, jerking its head side to side looking for him. When the animal walked away he headed deeper in the tunnel, because he saw light at the end of the tunnel. He stepped on some broken bottles and rocks, thinking that it was weird that this tunnel even existed, but then again, a horse that seemed to be that smart was a very odd quality about dear mother nature, so he tossed aside every thought about the place or the horse, trying to figure out how the hell he was going to evade the Stabbingtons. As he kept on walking forward, minding his own business, a sudden sight struck all his senses… There was a very tall, very beautiful tower standing in the middle of a shining flowered covered field. Honestly it was amazing and very beautiful, so he decided to take a look around, maybe this place was deserted and forgotten, so he could use the place to rest. He took an arrow from his satchel and began climbing. The walls were easier to climb than the ones he had to in the castle, the structure was much more older and the bricks were kind of out of place, so it was not only very easy to stick the arrows right between the bricks, but also it gave him rest spot for his boots, and helped him up, with some small boosts of course. Once he reached the place, he turned around and closed the window, he would take a look at the place later, but he had to check if the crown was ok, so he grabbed his satchel and looked for the piece of old with diamonds.

"-*sight* Alone at last"- he took a look inside, but he knew that someone was sneaking up behind him, and his thief instincts reacted before anything else, making him turn around, duck an unexpected attack and trip the attacker with his feet. He summoned the arrow from his belt and pointed It at the attacker's neck. A squeal made him snap out of his daze and he found out that his attacker was a very small. Person, a very small and thin person…. He looked around for anything to help him out and found something that looked long enough to tie his attacker, and when he grabbed it he realized it felt very much like…

"-LET GO OF MY HAIR RUFFIAN!"- he heard a very high voice yell at him, a voice that belonged to a girl no less, he ignored the pleads and carried on tying the girl, and when he finished he tied her mouth with a napkin he found lying close by. So the place was not deserted at all, someone lived here and knew of his whereabouts. Maybe this girl had not seen his face, because it was dark.

"-Okay, woman I didn't know someone lived here, and I'm going to get out, but tell… Can you see me?"- He was looking around for something valuable, of course the crown was more than enough to live his life, but he wanted more, after all that was his dream, and the more he got close to it, the happier he felt.

"- You ruffian! What do you want with me! Who are you?"- at those words he knew that this girl, did not who he was, so that eased him a bit. He sighed and returned to her to bind her mouth again. As he did so, he began searching the tower, the kitchen, the room, and the one upstairs, but there was nothing valuable… He could see something in the room downstairs, something shinning on a something that looked like a chest, so he went to open it….

"-RAPUNZEL!LET DOWN YOUR HAIR"- he heard a woman's voice coming from below, and he began panicking, he had tied the girl believing she was alone here, but now there was someone else involved… He opened the window on the kitchen, and saw the girl on the floor, and amazingly she was tied up with her own hair, he had tied her with her own hair… His eyes widened at the sight but…

"-RAPUNZEL! WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG!"- the girl looked exasperated as she looked at him with desperation in her eyes, calling to him. He walked to her and grabbed her by the back of her head.

"- Look blondie, I'm going to let you free, but if you say anything about me, you and that other woman are gonna get some…. 'kay?"- the girls wide green looked very afraid, and somehow very intrigued, but she nodded and he let go of her mouth.

"-IN A MINUTE MOTHER!"- she waited for the person in her tower to untie her and when he finished she hurried to the window and looked at her mother that was below.

"-I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU!"- the woman yelled as she wrapped the golden hair in her hand and formed a loop to place her foot and waited for her "so called "daughter to lift her up.

"-Why do you take so long doing this dear?"- the black haired woman, took of her cloak and tossed it aside, she looked at herself in the mirror again and then at the slightly smaller and thinner girl, feeling angry at her beauty.

"-Well dear, I'm going to make hazelnut soup! Your favorite!"Surprise!"- she opened her arms in a very familiar gesture that Rapunzel loved. She motioned towards her mother to hug her, but the woman had moved away before she could reach her. That made Rapunzel quite sad.

"-Mother… I wanted to…"- she looked at her hands and then up at her mother, trying hard not to mumble as for her mother hated that and tried to be as brave as she could.

"-Mother I was thinking about what you said… And well I was thinking… Maybe, sit out here and have dinner… And watch the stars together…"- Gothel turned to her golden haired "daughter" and chuckled.

"-Darling, pet… I am going on a trip… I will be leaving you here all by yourself… Is that okay?"- Rapunzel wanted to cry, she felt lonely and now her mother was leaving her in the most important day of her life, but an idea occurred to her, this person that was here could help her somehow…

"-Okay mother, I will be okay by myself…"- she looked down and then up at her mother and smiled. Gothel snickered, she knew the girl was upset and that made her feel good, she looked around the tower and then back at her daughter.

"-Well dear child, I'm off to bed… I'm a little tired…"-she turned around and left the blonde there, smiling, but eyes looking teary eyed. She sat on her stool and waited for her mother to call her to bring her a tea, and that also gave Rapunzel an idea.

She put some herbs in her mother's tea that will surely make her fall asleep, then she would speak with the person that was with her in the tower.