Here's another one. Let me know if I should keep going.
About a week or so passes before Mother Gothal leaves again to aquire food. And what a lonely week it was. Repunzel was more lonely than she ever was before, because now, she has someone she can call a friend. Dralina waited silently in the bushes for Mother Gothal to leave.
Once she couldn't hear her footsteps anymore, she booked it into the protected clearing and made her way up the side of the tower. Repunzel was waiting for her, arms open and almost bouncing with excitement. Dralina runs into her arms and they giggle. She was somewhat clean this time and her hair was brushed. It was a lovely auburn color.
"Hey, Repunzel, I gotta tell you something funny!" Dalina says. "So, my brother's wife doesn't like me, right?"
"Why doesn't she like you?" Repunzel asks, eyebrows furrowed in confusion, letting go of her.
"Who knows!" She says, waving it away. "Anyways, everyone's visiting and she doesn't like me and she was holding my little brother in her lap. He's old four, see? She said something really mean to me and Bobby just spit up what was in his mouth down her dress. On purpose!" Dralina burst out laughing. Repunzel laughs too, but not nearly as hard as her friend.
"I guess you had to be there." Dralina adds, wiping a tear from her eye.
"What do you wanna play today?" Repunzel asks.
"Let's play pirates! I'll be Captain, and you can be in the crow's nest!" Dralina says, smiling brightly.
"What's a crows nest?" Repunzel asks.
"Its a spot on the ship thats really high up and someone sits in there, looking for enemies, ships to steal from, storms, and whether or not we're near land." Dralina says.
"Wow, you know a lot of stuff!" Repunzel says, impressed.
"Yeah, my grandma just told me this amazing story about the Dred Pirate Roberts!" Dralina say. "He's super amazing and super famous!"
"Wow! Tell me! Tell me! Tell me!" Repunzel says.
"The Dred Pirate Roberts is the most feared and most accomplished pirate ever!" Dralina starts. "He's even stole from the Spanish! He's robbed hundreds of ships and stormed many shores to raid it of its riches! He's the richest pirate ever!"
"He sounds scary..." Repunzel says, biting her lip.
Dralina pats her shoulder, reassuringly. "Nah, don't worry Repunzel. He doesn't bother with kids."
Repunzel isn't convinced.
"Lets play pirates." Dralina says. "Can we climb up there somehow?" She points to the rafters.
Repunzel nods and goes over to the wall where the small dining table is sitting. She climbs up onto a chair and then onto the table. Right here is a support for one of the beams. She pulls herself up onto it easily and makes her way towards the large window in the roof. She smiles down at Dralina.
Dralina giggles and pulls one of the chairs to the center of the open space. "Alright you scallywags! Let loose the sails and hoist anchor!" She commands, pointing at invisible crewmates. She puts her hand on her brow and pretends to block out the bright sun of the open seas. "First Mate Repunzel! How does the weather look?" She stage yells up at her friend.
Repunzel puts her hand on her brow and pretends to look around. "Clear skies and calm seas, Captain!" She calls back down.
"Perfect day for sailing!" Dralina exclaims.
They play pirates the whole day. They fight the French, the Spanish, and even a rival pirate ship. They find buried treasure on one island, just to bury it on another island.
Too soon, the sun was touching the treetops on the horizon. Dralina frowns and hugs her friend sadly. "I'll come and see you as soon as I can." She says.
"You better!" Repunzel says.
And with that, Dralina decends the tower..
When Mother Gothal returns, its a long while before she leaves again.
Three weeks later...
Dralina climbs up the tower in the dead of night on the night of Repunzel's 11th birthday. Repunzel smiles, happy to see her friend, but she's confused as well.
"Dralina! What are you doing here?" Repunzel whispers.
"I have to tell you somethin' important!" She whispers back, sitting on the window sill.
"What is it?" Repunzel asks as a huge smile slides onto Dralina's face. She's wearing a satchel andreaches into it before holding her hands behind her back. Repunzel's face lights up like a candle.
"Happy Birthday!" Dralina says softly and shows her the object she brought.
It's a small uneven box with a slightly off-centered lid and a small latch. On the outside its painted like night and day. On one side the sun is rising out of the bottom over a field of flowers and the other side has the moon rising with stars riddling the night sky. And on the top in the middle is two figures holding hands. One has dark hair and the other has long blonde hair. She is so happy she could cry. She opens it and finds a single bright red feather that looks like its on fire.
"What is that?" Repunzel asks softly, in awe at the softl light it gives off.
"Firebird feather." Dralina says. "I found one nearby and asked it for a feather."
"Will it burn me?" Repunzel asks, wanting to touch it.
"No, its a magic fire. Its cool." Dralina says.
Repunzel pets it softly with her index finger. "Thank you so much!" She says with a gigantic smile. "I love it!" She hugs her friend tight.
Dralina smiles. "I'm glad ya like it." She says.
Right at that moment, the floating lights emerge from the treeline. They watch them together and when they stop rising, Dralina makes her way home. Repunzel wraps the box in a handkerchief and hides it up in the rafters in her room.
In the next week or so, Mother Gothal makes a trip to market for flour and various other items. Dralina scrambles up the tower five minutes after she left. "Repunzel!" She calls as she pulls herself in the window.
Repunzel runs down the stairs, smiling. "Dralina!" She shouts, running into her arms. "I missed you!" She says.
"I missed you too!" Dralina says.
"What do you want to do today?" Repunzel asks.
Dralina thinks for a minute. "Maybe we can play princesses today!" She says.
"Ooh! Ooh! I'll be your knight!" Repunzel says jumping up and down.
Dralina giggles and not ten minutes into their play, Mother Gothel returns unexpectantly, catching them fighting invisible bandits...