Pleasant Visitor
Rapunzel was finishing up another one of her paintings. It was another beautiful landscape of what she could see out of her window. It was important for her because it was the first time she was painting the beautiful scenery of winter. The naked tree (only one she could see outside) with long icicles, and she loved painting snowflakes, each with a different pattern. Gothel went to get extra supplies for winter, which meant that Rapunzel was alone for a few days. She felt lonely and she missed her. Pascal never liked the cold weather and stayed hidden in his little winter house in the tower. Rapunzel always associated the winter with loneliness.
For a few hours she tried to pass the time reading one of her favorite books. It was about a woman who was entrusted to save the world and Rapunzel loved to read the parts where they described other places, it was all better than her boring tower. She started to nod off when she heard a tapping coming from her closed window. She was really curious, thinking it was a lost bird trying to find shelter from the cold. She got up and tried to peek through one of the slants in the window. She screamed and fell over when she saw that an unfamiliar blue eye was staring back at her.
"How on earth did someone climb up?" Rapunzel asked herself. Knowing full well that the tower had no good, safe spots to climb up or down.
"Hello? I didn't mean to startle you I thought this was empty. I'm sorry," cried the stranger behind the window. Rapunzel was scared but she was also delighting that someone was outside her window. She quickly opened the window (which opened like a two cabinets), feeling the strong wind and starting to shake from the cold, she was barefoot.
"C-c-come in" she stammered. Wondering if Gothel would be all right in this cold.
"Don't mind if I do" said the stranger. She noticed he was not standing on anything. He was flying! She almost closed the window but kept it open. With great amazement she saw him fly into the room and land on a chair. She noticed that he had a very handsome pale face, with the eyes so blue she thought he could dip a brush in them and paint an ocean. His hair was white and he had a blue shirt. She noticed he was carrying a staff covered in frost and she liked that.
He was the one that broke the silence. "My name is Jack Frost. I was just passing through here, the snow is my doing of course." He beamed. "What's your name?"
"I'm Rapunzel" was all she could say. She had a million questions for him and his good looks were making her nervous.
"I'm sorry for barging in. I thought this place was empty, I wanted to check it out"
"Its ok" dang it, She's messing up with the only chance to talk with another person while her mother was out. She would freak if she found him.
"I should go then" as Jack made his was to the window but Rapunzel found her courage to scream. "PLEASE DONT GO" Jack was a little startled. Then Rapunzel couldn't stop asking questions.
"Who are you? Why are you here? Are you a wizard? Tell me about the world. How did you get here?"
"Ok ok stop" Jack interrupted. "One at a time, please. I'm only one guy. I'll say the first one because its the only one I remember. My name is Jack Frost, I control the snowstorms, blizzards, the snowy days where children get a break and have fun. The light snow and each and every snowflake." Saying this he conjured one and blew it to her face. She couldn't help but giggle and smile at this magnificent stranger.
"What about you?" He asked, "What are you doing here all alone?" He wondered why this girl was not at the nearby town celebrating the winter festival. He was also entranced at this lady's beautiful long blonde hair. It reached the floor in a bit of a pile. In his years of traveling he has never seen hair that long.
At this Rapunzel's smile disappeared and her eyes cast downward.
"I'm not allowed to leave. Mother thinks the outside world is to dangerous for me" she whispered. Jack saw how sad she was and wanted to make her feel better. He decided he'd help her down and take her to the festival.
Before she could say anything Jack picked her up and carried her in his arms.
"No STOP" she started to scream but Jack paid no attention to her. He started to run toward the window. She struggled with all her might and Jack thought that she didn't want to leave. It was too late and he jumped out the window.
He was falling and used his wind magic to settles them down gently. Within seconds of touching the ground he saw Rapunzel crying. He didn't understand.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"No "she answered. And immediately parts of her started to disappear. And in 5 seconds she was gone. Jack started to freak out.
"RAPUNZEL" he kept screaming.
"I'm ok" Rapunzel screamed from the window. Jack was seriously confused and floated back up. "What happened?"
"My mother really doesn't want me to leave. That bounce back barrier has been there since I was a kid."
Jack felt saddened and disgusted by this. Being a Guardian he wanted this girl to be happy and free.
"Hey what about this. I have a few good stories up my sleeve. Why don't we hang around and talk for a bit?"
"You sure? I don't want to bore you"
"Its more than fine"
They both sat in her bed and Rapunzel was excited that he was going to hear a new story.