Yes…. Another Disney AU…. Another Matt x Foggy Disney AU
This time, it's a Rapunzel one ?
Please read, review and enjoy ?
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Karen hated playing hide-and-seek sometimes.
Yes, she had the ability to blend in with her surroundings, but Foggy was getting too good…. he knew all the best hiding places.
Well, after almost 25 years living in this tower, he'd better know all the good places.
Suddenly, the window shutters flew open and Foggy leaned out. "Ha!"
There was a brief moment of silence, before Foggy hummed in thought. "Well… I guess Karen isn't hiding out here."
For a moment, Karen really thought she'd gotten away with it as she chuckled to herself…. And then the strand of hair gently grabbed her tail and yanked her away from her hiding place, pulling her towards a gleeful Foggy.
"Boo!" he yelled, causing Karen to yelp slightly and fade back into her original colour, as she was placed back down on the windowsill…. Foggy was doing his victory dance.
"Alright!" he eventually exclaimed, "That's twenty-two for me…. How about twenty-three out of forty-five?"
No way…. And Karen made sure her face portrayed this.
"Ugh fine party pooper… so, what do you want to do?"
Now they were talking. Eagerly, Karen gestured outside with her tail, indicating that they should head out.
"Nooooo…." Foggy groaned, "… until she builds stairs into this place, I'm not going anywhere. That's a very long drop, and I like my bones in one piece."
Fair point.
"Anyway, it's not so bad in there…. Chores don't take as long- "
Because he did it every morning, the place was always spotless. Cleaning took about 15 minutes.
"- we have so many books to read, interesting ones about law- "
Three…. He had three books.
"- Painting, that's fun. I'm sure there's a clear space behind the boxes. – "
The walls were covered in paint.
"- I'm learning to play guitar, knit and cook- "
Badly… he was learning how to do all of these things badly.
"- puzzles, we have lots of puzzles. – "
Foggy hated puzzles…. he was always throwing them against the wall in frustration.
"– there's lots of things we can do!" Foggy didn't seem too convinced himself, "A-and tomorrow night, it's my birthday…. Which means those lanterns are going to be in the sky… and I'm going to go see them."
Yeah right.
"Seriously Karen! I'm going to ask her this year! Now I know she didn't let me go when I turned sixteen… or when I turned eighteen…. Or twenty-one…. But this year, I'm sure she'll let me go!"
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"Did we lose him?"
"I don't know! Just keep running!"
Daredevil smirked as he listened to the sounds of the thieves racing down the alleyway…. The alleyway that was directly below him.
The thieves had somehow managed to break into the royal palace and steal the small crown that the missing prince would someday wear.
The police were on the case, but they were useless…. Always have been and always were.
As he crept closer as closer, one of the thieves sneezed, the sounds echoing throughout the alleyway.
"Ugh… hay fever?"
"Yeah…" The thief suddenly seemed to realise who he was talking to and yelped in fear as Daredevil descended down and struck the man's head, knocking him out instantly. With a swift side-kick, the other thief was taken care of and Daredevil had possession of the bag.
However, before he could even think of heading back to the palace, there was the familiar sounds of sirens… heading straight for him.
"Shit…" he muttered, darting up onto the rooftops and racing away, "… shit, shit, shit."
….
"Shit…. Trees can be blue, can't they?"
Karen was definitely judging him.
"Don't give me that look, I didn't look before I dipped the brush! So, sue me!"
"FOGGY!"
Foggy jumped slightly, spinning around to face the window.
"LET DOWN YOUR HAIR!"
"It's time…. Oh my god, it's time…. I'm going to ask her!"
"FOGGY! I'M NOT GETTING ANY YOUNGER DOWN HERE!"
"Coming!"
Throwing his long hair over the hook that was just outside the tower window, Foggy lowered his hair down to the ground, allowing Elektra to grab onto it, before pulling her up to the window.
"Ugh, I don't know how you can keep doing that day after day…" Elektra sighed, "… It must be so exhausting."
"It's not too bad."
"Then why does it take so long every day?!"
Foggy frowned at this, prompting Elektra to wave her hand in dismissal.
"I'm joking, I'm joking!"
"Hahaha…. Yeah…." As Elektra went over to the mirror, Foggy followed her, "… So, as you know tomorrow is- "
"- Look in that mirror Foggy, you know what I see?"
Foggy shook his head.
"I see someone strong, independent and attractive…. Oh yeah, you're there too."
Yeah, Foggy knew he shouldn't have got his hopes up.
"I'm teasing, stop taking everything so seriously!"
"…Right. Like I was saying, tomorrow is- "
"- Foggy, I'm feeling a little bit run-down. Why don't you sing for me, and then we'll talk."
"Oui mon Capitaine!"
As Foggy rushed off, he missed Elektra rolling her eyes at him, frowning as she watched Foggy pull her special armchair into the centre of the room, followed by a smaller stool for himself. Almost as soon as Elektra sat down, a hairbrush was shoved into her hand as Foggy sat on his own seat.
"Flower gleam and glow, let your power shine, make the clock reverse, bring back what once was mine!"
The song was sung far too quickly, and whilst the hair did glow very briefly, it was clear that it was too fast for it to have any effect.
"Heal what has been hurt, change the fates design, save what has been lost, bring back what once was mine."
There was a brief burst of light, and then the glow disappeared, prompting Elektra to scowl at the young man. "FOGGY!"
"So, as I was saying…." Foggy leapt off the stool, "… tomorrow is a very important day, and you didn't really say anything, so I'm just going to remind you- it's my birthday!"
"… Wasn't your birthday last year?"
"Yeah, that's the funny thing about birthday's, they're kind of an annual thing!" He sighed, and took a deep breath, "I'm turning twenty-five and… the thing I want for this birthday… well, what I've wanted for a lot of birthdays- "
The last part was mumbled, causing Elektra to roll her eyes, "Stop. Mumbling…" she sneered, "… You know how I feel about you mumbling…. Stop looking like I've just kicked a puppy, you know I'm only teasing!"
Foggy twisted a strand of hair in his fingers, frantically deciding in his mind whether or not to pursue the matter any further.
Spotting this, Karen frowned and silently encouraged him to finish asking for the birthday wish, urging him on.
"I want to see the floating lights!"
Elektra looked stunned for a brief second, "What?"
"Well…" Foggy moved aside the curtain that shielded his floating lights painting, "… actually, I was hoping that you would take me to see them."
"Oh… you mean the stars?"
"That's the thing!" Foggy used his hair to open a window at the top of the tower, shining light on another painting, this time, one detailing stars and moon cycles, "I've charted stars, and they are always constant, but these…" Foggy gestured at the floating lights painting, "… they only show on my birthday, only on my birthday! A-and I can't help but feel like they're meant for me!"
He turned to Elektra, who was frowning, "I need to see them, and not just from my window, in person! I need to know what they are!"
There was a brief moment of silence, before Elektra sneered and shook her head. "You want to go outside? Don't you remember what I've said about the outside world? Poisonous plants, thugs, vicious bugs, quicksand, the plague- "
"- the plague?!" Foggy exclaimed incredulously, "You've got to be kidding!"
"I never kid about the plague. It's a very serious business…. Which is why you must stay in here."
Foggy opened his mouth to protest, but Elektra immediately cut him off.
"This conversation is over…. Do not ever ask to leave this tower again."
"…. Okay."
