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Chapter 3: Maybe Just Maybe...
After dinner Rapunzel had to head back home. It was dark outside, not that it was a dangerous place, but at night the distance between both castles was a bit spooky. The trees seemed to curve in more and eyes gathered to watch you go by, and not to mention the ocassional howls of the night, that warned you of possible predatory animals.
Merida wasn't about to let her friend go back alone just like that.
"I will excuse myself for some time" Merida rose from her seat, with a small bow, "I must accompany my friend back to her home."
"Why of course" Queen Amber spoke kindly, "But let Jack accompany you both ladies. The night is a dangerous place."
Merida answered back with kind smile, "If it wouldn't be a bother" she kindly posed, but wasn't to happy with the suggestion. She was fine with taking her friend back home. She had done it in previous occassions, just fine.
"Not at all" Jack grinned, rising from his seat.
"Thank you" Rapunzel bowed to everyone and walked around the table, waiting for the other two.
Once all three met up infront of the table they bowed and walked out.
"I only agreed for you to come because your mother suggested it, I would, I mean we would have been just fine" Merida pointed out.
"Yes princess, your bravery is well known" he responded.
"And you guys were getting along do great in there... I had hope" Rapunzel sighed.
"I had to! Mother would have killed me" Merida whined in defense.
"I wasn't faking it" Jack said lightly, just letting out in the open.
Merida wanted to groan, but felt bad. She was sure he was just messing with her, trying to act as the nice guy, but he was probably just as dipleased with the wedding as her.
"Hmm... seems like winter is approaching sooner this year" Rapunxel offered, changing to subject of conversation.
"Yes, I can't wait for it. The snow is the best part" Jack chimed, suddenly very joyful.
"The cold isn't much of my thing. I tend to have to stay indoors more often" Merida disagreed with Jack's nice perspective.
"Well that might be because you don't know how to have fun" Jack suggested.
"I can't have fun! I am a 'princess'" Merida said. "My mother always wants me to be proper, and the only time I am given freedom I like speding it with Angus in the forest, while shooting some arrows."
Jack suddenly felt bad for her, but then a smile creeped up on his face. "Well then... now you have me to teach you how to have fun."
"Oh, great!" she said sarcastically.
He only chuckled. He was going to show her how to have a little fun once in a while. Maybe he could use that in a way to get to her. It seemed to him she had built a wall between them and he was going to knock it down.
In a matter of time they were at the bottom of Rapunzel's tower.
"You sure you want stay the night here?I know you usually do, but today is wee but colder" Merida asked her friend in hearnest concern.
"I'll be fine Merida. A little cold won't kill me" her friend reassured with a smile. "Anyways see you soon, and by then I hope you two get along well."
Merida scoffed and Jack chuckled. It almost seemed impossible.
"Sure" Merida offered.
Rapunzel smiled, gave her friend and waves goodbye to Jack. After that she used her hair, to climb up the tower.
That was when Jack noticed the length of her hair. "Woah..."
"70 feet long" Merida said with a grin, noticing his shock. "I met her when it was about 6 or 7 feet long."
Jack turned to her and smiled, "Wow, why doesn't she cut it?"
"Long story, maybe just maybe you'll hear it one day" she said already turning to walk back.
"I'll look forward to hearing it."
Merida smiled to herself. He was confident in believing they were going to get along. She kind of liked his cofidence, cause it wasn't to the point where he was cocky or arrogant, like Macintosh. He was so annoying, Merida truly hated that guy.
The walk back was quiet, apart from the usual howls of the wind and animals. Merida was used to it and walked about as if it were just a stroll through the castle grounds.
"So how good are you really in archery?" Jack asked, breaking the silence.
"Good enough, that if they would have allowed me to fight for my own hand I would have won, fair and square" she answered. "I never miss a target."
"Really? Sounds cool. Think you could teach me?" Jack questioned.
"Sure, I guess" she shrugged.
"Great! Let's go!" he suddenly exclaimed, pulling her a different way.
"Hey! You don't mean now right?" she asked puzzled.
"What better time? If we go back we will have to start talking about the wedding and if I know you, youdo t want that do you?"
Merida pondered for a bit and then just shrugged, "True. Alright fine."
He then kept on pulling her along. There was rows of targets set up.
"Did you set this up?" she asked.
"Well not personally no. I asked for it to be set up though. I was hoping for it earlier, but you had a guest and I thought it would be rude to bother you. Speacially if it was your best friend who came to support you" he smiled.
Merida couldn't help but smile, maybe he was so bad. Maybe, just maybe they couldn't get along after all. She didn't know if she could one day like him, but maybe getting along with him wasn't going to be that bad.
((I know it is short and I apologize. I promise the next one will be much longer. Hope you like it!))