Corey came home after another day filled with the usual excitement. Today's gig was a success, but he felt different. It was as if all he could think about was Laney, and how cute she looked when she participated in the pageant. That black and lime green dress, her hair done in a cute little style that fully exposed her pretty face, the smokey eyeshadow Kin and Kon applied to her face...
Corey groaned as he rubbed his forehead. He needed to take his mind off of those thoughts of Laney's innocent beauty. Luckily, he knew exactly what to do: he walked over to the living room, put his guitar on the floor next to the couch, and took out his DVD collection. It was a small selection, but it included all of his favorites: all ten Disney Princess movies.
This was Corey's soft spot. He adored the Disney Princesses. It was a small secret he kept from his friends. They didn't know that he had a subscription to Beautiful Princess Monthly, bought a doll for each Princess added to the line, obtained several princess-theme apps on his smart phone, and, of course, bought all of the movies. He knew the obsession was weird, but he couldn't help it. It's not his fault Disney created the most beautiful fictional women in the whole world.
After much thought, Corey decided to watch Tangled. He put the DVD into the DVD player, sat on the couch, and pressed Play. He admired Rapunzel for her love of adventure. She was willing to break her adoptive mother's rule and see the lanterns for the first time in her life with the help of a wanted criminal named Flynn Rider.
So as Corey watched the movie yet again, things were normal at first. But as the first song began, he noticed her voice seemed a bit...off. Whatever it was, that did NOT sound like Mandy Moore! He shrugged it off, thinking his hearing might have been affected from all the music he plays every day.
Several minutes later, something really strange happened. It was when Flynn chopped off Rapunzel's hair with a glass shard. Corey was usually disappointed with this scene since he loved long-haired girls, but he was surprised this time. The last time he checked, Rapunzel was a natural brunette, NOT a natural redhead. And it looked a few inches longer, reaching past her shoulders. He figured it was exhaustion or he didn't eat dinner yet. But then, he heard something very different when Flynn was revived.
"Did I ever tell you I have a thing for redheads?"
Corey's eyes widened. That was HIS voice coming from Flynn's mouth! He immediately went back a few scenes in the movie, right as the lantern song began. When he played the scene, Rapunzel looked completely different than before. Her golden hair was bright red and her eyes were dark green. Flynn still looked the same, much to his relief. But then, the song started.
(A/N: Try to imagine Corey and Laney singing this song.)
All those days, watching from the windows
All those years, outside looking in
All that time, never even knowing
Just how blind I've been
Now I'm here, blinking in the starlight
Now I'm here, suddenly I see
Standing here, it's, oh, so clear
I'm where I'm meant to be
And at last, I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last, I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything looks different
Now that I see you
All those days, chasing down a daydream
All those years, living in a blur
All that time, never truly seeing
Things the way they were
Now she's here, shining in the starlight
Now she's here, suddenly I know
If she's here, it's crystal clear
I'm where I'm meant to go
And at last, I see the light
And it's like the fog has lifted
And at last, I see the light
And it's like the sky is new
And it's warm and real and bright
And the world has somehow shifted
All at once, everything is different
Now that I see you
Now that I see you
To Corey, that sounded like him and Laney! He remember how beautifully she sang during their duet for the wedding gig. With that realization, he noticed Rapunzel looked a lot like Laney with longer hair and a purple dress. Since the movie wasn't helping him take his mind off of Laney, he ejected the disk and replaced it with Beauty and the Beast. Hopefully Belle and her beautiful brains would do the trick.
But it happened again. As soon as the prologue was over, Belle stepped out of her house, her eyes dark green and her hair bright red. Her voice also sounded like Laney's, pitch and everything. This movie really wasn't taking his mind off of Laney either.
That's when Corey kind of went nuts. He played movie after movie with the same results. As soon as the Princess was first seen, her hair was bright red, her eyes were dark green, and her voice sounded exactly like Laney's. When he was finished with checking each movie, he immediately looked at the covers. Not only did he see them with the same appearance, but the titles changed.
Laney White and the Seven Dwarves
Laneyella
Laney Penn as Sleeping Beauty
Laney Penn as The Little Mermaid
Laney Penn in Beauty and the Beast
Laney Penn in Aladdin
Lanahontas
Mulaney
Laney Penn in The Princess and the Frog
Tangled, featuring Laney Penn as Rapunzel
Corey kept on looking at the DVD covers hoping they would change back to normal, but they didn't. Laney was affecting his mind. He couldn't seem to look at the Disney Princesses the same way again, and it was driving him crazy. Giving up, he let out a frustrated scream that also sounded like a moan and he collapsed to the floor, curling up in a fetal position and rocking back and forth.
Trina, overhearing the outburst, came downstairs. She was surprised to see Corey in his freak-out state. "Like, what is wrong with you?" she asked.
Corey looked up, his eyes wide in shock. "I think I'm in love with Laney Penn," he said. He knew he would never see her the same way ever again...
The End