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-Just a conincidence, that's all, anyway, you need to listen carefully of what I'm about to say, because it's not good at all..."had warned Koccum at the line.

-Okay, go ahead..."had said Shang as he felt that something bad happened, he eyed Naveen who was trying to get what Koccum was saying to Shang on the phone as he waited an answer from his partner.

In all of sudden, Shang's eyes had widened in anger and surprise.

-What? WHAT?" he had exploded as he almost fell down from his chair as Naveen felt fear going into his mind, he waited for Shang to explain.

-What? Is she alive? At least?"

-What the hell is going on?"whispered Naveen not aloud to his partner who put a hand to the speaker phone on hold, as he said:

-Milo and Koccum, they're on the phone..."

-I knew that, but still, what the hell is going on?"

-Hold on! Yes Milo?"had asked the chinese dectective as he waved with his free hand to Naveen to wait. His partner leaned himself to his chair, folding his arms against his chest as he waited for his partner to finish.

-She escaped from her tower? A tower? Really seriously Milo?"had continued Shang trying to believe what Milo was saying, even if it sounded unreal, even Naveen raised an annoyed eyebrow at that answer.

'Now, he's getting all the good stuff to himself! What a hypocrite bastard he is!' He thought back as he watched his partner repeated any answer from the caller.

-She went out with her hair? How the heck did she that? Oh come on! You must be kidding me!"

-It is true! I'm tellin ya! Everyone in the team is inspecting the tower for clues...includding that long golden hair coming from the basement right now!"had answered Milo on the phone. Shang, still shocked, stared at Naveen, who was also shocked, murmured silently:

-She used her hair to escape? WTF?"

-Shut up! idiot!"had almost yelled Shang back at his partner while Milo, still on line, had said:

-Pardon me?"

-Not you! I meant Naveen! Anyways, how did you had found the girl?"

-An anonymous call, I guess, someone had called 911 for police and we all had rushed in as fast as we could and so we got ourselves into the forest. There was a young woman, around twenty-three year's old,was lying down on the ground, uncounscious..."

As Milo was describing up the picture, Shang had put his legs down on the floor and started to take notes, writting over and over on his notebook. The phone was held between his ear and shoulder while he wrote Milo's discovery.

-Did anyone else was present at that time when the call was made?"

-Nope, only that woman was present when we had camed, no one else was present..."

-Any bloodstains? Was she bruised up that badly?"

-Like she was beaten up by drunk guy? You mean? Pretty much! There was blood everywhere ! Koccum couldn't held any longer, as he was almost about to turn green, he immediately called an helicop, right away! You guys should had seen his face! It was so funny!"had laughed the genious on the phone.

-And I suppose you had found that 'tower' from the bloodstains and that long hair, I guess?"asked Shang as he rolled his eyes to that.

-You can say that..."had said Milo trying to regain his serious.

-And that long hair?"

-Golden blonde and seventy feet, from what I know, that girl had brown short hair, when we had seen her. So I suppose that she had cut it or someone had done it for her, but that's only my theory..That's pretty creepy uh?"

-How long? You just said?"asked the cop as he almost got himself choked , as he couldn't believe it of what that genius was saying to him.

-Oh boy, this case doesn't seem to look good at all, huh?"had spoked Naveen who was sitting at the edge of his desk right in front of his partner,trying to guess what Milo was saying. Shang only had shook his head as he regained control of the phone.

-Did the team had found someone else in that tower?"

-We're still looking for it..."

-And the girl? Who is she? When you had found her in that laying position you had said?"had asked Shang as he could hear Milo sighing at the speaker.

-To be honest, I don't know, I only saw her on the ground like any other dead victim that I had seen, that she was very bruised up and I mean very badly! She is in now in that hellicopter, rushing up for the nearest hospital as we speak"

-Dead? You say?"

-Let's just say uncounsious for now on! Okay?"

-And where is that tower? By the way?"

-Somewhere in an unknown forest, Corona something, I don't get it..."

-National Corona, huh?"had guessed Naveen annoyed as his partner shrugged at that answer, as Milo followed:

-Whatever is called, you guys need to come here, cause we'll have to deal with a possible murder case and right now..."

-How can it be a possible 'murder' case? Milo? You just said that she was uncounscious!"

-Well Koccum had said so-! HEY KOCCUM! DON'T SNATCH THE PHONE FROM ME!"had yelled Milo on the phone, before someone else had answered it:

-Never mess with the turtle! My friends! He may look lazy, but you know what they always say, 'Never judge a book by its cover' At the end, the rabbit had lost the race! Remember that story?"had said Koccum back after he took the phone from a screamy Milo, both Shang and Naveen gulped hard.

-Koccum, huh?"asked Naveen guessing up that someone else took over the call, Shang sighed at that.

-What's that suppose to mean?" he followed back as the cop on the phone, had explained the meaning of the story in his own words.

-Your father was working on a missing case, remember? A baby girl named Rapunzel Rofle turned out missing. Her parents, Leah and governor of the year, Radcliffe Rofle, had filed her missing ,twenty-three years ago. At that time, your dad was investagating it but left it unsolved because of his drinking problem, remember?"

Shang groaned at that part when Koccum had mentionned his father's drinking, he hated to admit, but he didn't liked the native american's guts, even if he was only joking, his girlfriend Nakoma looked like an angel compared to her rebelious boyfriend.

-What my father has to do with this case?"

-Since he isn't in the place anymore, you and Naveen need to start on working on it! Got it? The rabbit was your father and you are the turtle right now!"

-And the baby missing case? Does it had to do anything with that possible 'murder' case?"had asked Shang rolling up his eyes, hoping that story with the turtle and rabbit would end right away. As Koccum also wanted to finish this conversation, but he let it out:

-I would had said 'attempt' murder case,you know? The girl was still alive, but she had a nearly failing pulse. Anyways, we're still searching, we'll find out soon or later of what had happened in that tower..."he had explained as an frighting Naveen jumped out from his desk when Shang slammed the phone back in its place,very hard and in anger.

-Argh! I'm so confused! Thanks to that bastard!"he growled had said as he stood up and walked to the door.

-Yup, you can also thank someone else too..."had said Naveen as he pointed the crashed phone on his desk, still frightened by his partner's sudden anger.

-And he had to brought that period with the drinking problem that my dad once had, when he was working on a missing case, that still remains unsovled..."

-A baby went missing? Twenty three years ago? Seriously?"had asked Naveen curiously, as he stood up from his chair to join his partner, who only had sighed at that.

-I had heard of it, a newborn baby girl, Rapunzel Rofle, was a missing case that my dad was trying to invastigate back in the past but because of his drunken problem, he just had to drop the case..."

His friend had dropped his mouth at this, really unbelievable and so stupid! He had thought.

-Just like that? Come on! Why made him stop?"

-He was sick! Remember? He had to find help, or whatever that 'help' was to him!"

-But it's not a reason to drop a case like that! Who took it over? Later?"had said Naveen angrily at Shang who had just said:

-Powathan, I guess, but even, it wouldn't had been a surprise if they hadn't found anything on that case, yet..."

-What's that suppose to mean? Li?"

-There weren't any clues, Nav, no blood, no footprints, no suspects,no baby, nothing at all! Nada! Like the baby had vanished from this world along with the person who took her away! They couldn't find anything because there weren't any clues at all! So I guess, they put that case to the 'unsovled' section and move on.."had explained Shang with a frown as he crossed up his arms against his chest as he spoke to an confused Naveen who was rubbing his temples, trying to get what his partner was saying.

-Until now?"he had said back to his partner who just shrugged, not convinced.

-Don't know, man, this woman could be Rapunzel, but we can always be wrong..."

-Does your dad still has that missing case somewhere in here? I'd like to peek an eye into it!"had said his friend with the idea of re-checking that case, but still, Shang replied the same answer:

-I just told you, Nav, we're not even sure if that woman is that famous Rapunzel as we speak!"

-Have you heard the word DNA? Man? I agree with you, we can't be sure if she is Rapunzel Rofle, but still, it won't hurt if we try, no?"had asked Naveen back with a smirk.

-We can look at it, but I'm not sure if it will help us..."

-Great! I'll go and fetch it!"had cut Naveen as he was about to leave, but Shang held him back:

-Wait, first, let's just hope that she'll make out at the hospital alive and we can later ask for her version of her being captive,for such a longtime, if she remembers..."he had followed as Naveen stopped his move as he looked back at his partner, in a fuzzy way.

-You mean, she wouldn't remember anything at all?"

-I don't know about 'abuse' but from what I had heard, it can be traumatic, like ending up anmesic or crazy enough to kill someone...So we better get going!"had said Shang as he rushed out from the office. Leaving Naveen dumb on his own. The dectective had slapped himself for standing here like a fool, grabbed his coat and keys and rushed out.

-What about Rapunzel's missing case file?"he asked as he managed to catch Shang behind.

-We'll check later..."

-So where are we going?"

-First: let's go to the forest that Milo had mentionned and second: we can go to the hospital to check out on that woman. Three: we'll try to find that person who made that call and as for four: we have to get some clues that can lead us to the kidnapper..."had said the chinese dectective in hurry.

-And five?"

-Go and get that son of a bitch! Who did you think?"

-And Helga into this?"

-Who cares about her! Let's just hope that she won't kill us when we return! Okay? Now cut it off!"had finished Shang hopping that Naveen would stop questioning him as they both had left the police departement.

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The next day...

While she tried to work on her computer, since this morning and still on her blue nightgown and her long brown curly hair in a total mess , twenty-six year's old Isabelle Rofle was still working on her novel,since she got up in order to finish it, but she just couldn't or maybe don't wanna finish at all, since she was almost losing it on her taped words.

'I feel like I go nowhere with this work!' she had thought as she ate the rest of her eggs on her plate and trying to tape something on her computer that was on the table, infront of her sight.

-Which tale has no happy ending? I don't know!"she exclaimed to herself out loud, closing up her computer, as she saved the rest of her work to 'save' as she let out a big yawn coming from her mouth.

-My story has an happy ending, no?"had asked an familiar voice behind her back, the young woman turned around to that voice who belonged to her husband.

John Rofle

There he stood in her sight with a bright smile on his face, in his grey suit, like an accomplished bussiness man should be with his hands in his pockets, his red long hair tied in a ponytail. A twenty-seven year old man with a brillant career in his hands, like his father Radcliffe Rofle is also.

However, Belle still didn't know the reason of why she had married him for or even the reason of why she stayed with him in this wedding with 'friendship' as she called.

Since she had lost Adam, due to a crime he had commit and had got killed back in the streets of Iserael, John had been with her since she was facing an breakdown and had agreeded to help her to raise the child she was carrying, even if it was to marry her, so she wouldn't had to struggle alone with her child.

Years had passed, she is now an romance novel writer, both Adam and John had encouraged her to follow that dream which camed true, but still, why isn't she happy at all?

Maybe because she doesn't have an fairytale at all, like she used to read on the books with her, hanging around at school, years before, but she was only escaping the reality with her fairytale books.

And here she was, married to that accomplished man,an intelligent nine year old son, having a beautiful house, friends from high school, a good career ahead for her, everything should shine for her? No?

Somewhere in her heart, it could tell that she was still mourning about her first lost love, but John had noticied that and it had drive him mad, sometimes.

-You can say that, I'm just trying to end up that story, in a very dramatic way, you know?"she had asked him, putting her elbow on the table, leaning up her cheek to her palm as she wacthed him making up his tie, looking up himself to the mirror.

-And your story is about?"

-About a young mother, having a love affair with a cop, because she can't endure her husband anymore, so the two of them are planing to stop him, before he could do too much damage..."

-Why?"

-Because, he is abusing her, everyday and when he has the time to do it, so you get the ending..."she had answered sarcastically behind his back. As he stopped to manage his grey tie, John had sighed and turned around to face her. Somehow, Belle knew how to make him angry and he just doesn't like it.

-I said that I was sorry about last night!"he had exclaimed back, defending himself, however Belle didn't felt convinced enough. Her heart was telling her to stand up to John and face him, instead of being afraid of him, but her mind was telling her to escape and to endure the pain that he was giving her.

-When you were drunk? Of course!"

-I had nightmares, you know? Horrifying nightmares!"

-And you think, by poisoning yourself with liquor will help?"she had asked him, standing from her chair to face him.

-Do you even know why am I having nightmares for?"

-No, for what?"

John walked up to his wife, hoping he won't do anything stupid as she just dared him to do, but as he was about to raise his hand up, he heard:

-Good morning! Dad!"

Belle sighed in relief when she had heard her son Alexander 'Alex' coming into the place. She knew that once Alex was in the place that she was sharing in it, John wouldn't hurt her, since he can't bare his son watching him, getting violent toward his wife. John turned around to see that little man whom he loved so much, like he was his own son.

-Well, good morning to you too! Alex! I see you're all dressed up!"had joked his father looking up at that small figure standing before him and Belle. Alexander Rofle, was small and skinny for his age, but with time, he will get taller and strong like his father. He had his mother's brown hair with these rebelious locks who kept falling and hiding his piercing blue eyes from the sky, he wored his blue uniform, an darker blue vest and a shirt with sleeves, but with an lighter blue, underneath, along with some black pants and his shoes.

-Can't go without it! No?"had joked Alex as his parents had laughed at that line, trying to regain his serious, John had walked to his son, with both arms on each side of his waist,as he asked:

-You ate breakast? Because a big man like you, needs some protein, if he wants to get much more stronger!"

-I'm a big guy! Dad! Look at me!"had revealed Alex, proudly and excited umping up and down, that made his father laugh.

-Okay, alright, I believe you, but you know what? You're my favorite big guy! Come here!"he had said as he oppened up his arms wide enough as Alex went to give his father a bear hug.

Watching them bonding like that, had melted Belle's heart back in the past, but it was all different now, John used this opportunity to say to Alex that everything was okay between them, which wasn't at all. Belle knew that one day or another, Alex will have to face reality very soon, like watching his parents fight each other. However, she hoped, that someday, he will never catch them fighting or even worse, catching his father beating his mother from far away. Alex has a bad temper and when he lose it, it can get bad sometimes, even at school. Belle couldn't help it but to watch John and Alex hugging each other, she gave an simpathy smile at that moment.

'My poor Alex, how will he react to the truth that John and I had been keeping hiding, from all these years?'

-Well, son, wanna hear some good news? I will be driving you to school today! What do you think?"had John as he pulled himself from the hug, suddenly, Alex's smile was gone when he had heard that, he looked back at his mother,who had jumped like she was caught in a day-dream :

-But I thought that mom was going to drive me there?"

'Oh no! I had forgot!'

Belle tried to explained herself to Alex, the 'real' reason of why that idea had slipped out of her mind, but John did it, anyways.

-Your mother has some 'important' work to do and a story to finish, that can't wait...any longer, right Belle?"had explained her husband to his wife, like an clearing memo, Belle had sighed at that trick, thinking that she will easily get scared like that, well he was so wrong about it.

-I'm so sorry Alex, with the work that I have to do, it slipped out from my mind, but I promise that I'll make it up to you!"

-Maman.."

-Come over here..."

Alex left his father's side so that he will be in his mother's arms, like she told him to do.

Belle held him tighter like she didn't wanted him to leave her, after all, even if he gets older and taller in the future, he will still remain her baby, hers only and not John's who was watching that precious moment between mother and son.

-Maman.."

-I promise you, Alex...Don't doupt that, okay?"she followed back as she could feel his shoulders moving up like he had no other choice, but to believe her.

-Okay, if you say so.."

-I'm telling you, I will, no worries!"

-Alright.."had sighed her son, like he was still unsure about it, Belle rubbed his back, like she was trying to stop him from crying.

-I love you, Alex..."she whispered, kissing him on his head as she give John an warning glare, while he just stood there, silent,looking up at her with some angry eyes as he clamped up his fists,holding up his anger for later.

-I know you do, mom.."had said Alex as he looked up to her, the young woman smiled at her son's inocence, putting one of his brown locks away from his eyes, she sighed at these blue eyes.

Like she had seen 'him', a person from the past, being born again, somewhere in her son.

-Well, Alex, we should probably be going no? Get your bag, while I'll get mine! Okay?"had said the man of this house as he both had woked up Alex and Belle from their moment.

-Sure dad! See ya later! Mama!"had said Alex back to his mother who just chuckled at her son's accent. At this age, her son always had the fun to mix the two languages of his parents, english and french. As Alex walked out to go back into his room to get his bag, John turned back his attention to Belle as his softer side of him turned into anger, but still, he was trying to keep things calm. He was angry at Belle who just tried not to look frightened at him.

-We'll talk about this conversation later, we're not done yet, my dear wife!"he had warned , raising up his hand as he was about to slap her and in anger to his wife who remained silent,trying to be brave for herself and for her son's sake.

-It's not the first time, I got used to your slaps, my dear husband.."had said Belle in the same tone as he did.

After that, John rushed up to his office to get what he needed for work and rushed out from the house. When Belle heard him slaming the door, she had bursted into tears, tears of frustration and anger.

-ARGH! I can't take this! ANYMORE!"she shouted by grabbing her hair, like she wanted to rip them apart and out of control by her anger, she threw her unfinished breakfast from the table to the floor with such hasty and had let out her anger with a yelling of a mad woman.

The only thing she didn't knew is that Alex was watching her, hidding behind the door, scared by that sudden and violent reaction coming from his desperate mother.

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Author: So how it went? Did you guys liked it? Share me your thoughts! Let me say that english, it isn't my first language here, so please be kind with me? Okay? See ya!