Prompted by anonymous on Tumblr: 15. "Was that supposed to hurt?"
Alice grunted, struggling against her knots. She knew this was coming from the moment the curse broke. There was no way that Rapunzel was going to let her be with Drizella, she had gotten rid of her once, she'd do it again. That was how she found herself tied to a post in Drizella's secret hide away, mouth gagged.
The sound of heels let her know that Rapunzel was back. She entered the room, a sick smirk on her face.
"You're used to be locking away, aren't you?" Rapunzel asked. "This should be nothing new."
Alice glared at the woman, not bothering to speak with the gag in her mouth. Rapunzel raised a hand, using it to choke her. Alice struggled for breath, kicking her legs, her eyes going wild. Rapunzel laughed, dropping her hand and shaking her hand. She stepped closer, removing the rag from Alice's lips.
"Was that supposed to hurt?" Alice panted.
Rapunzel cocked an eyebrow. "You want more?"
"You won't win. You can kill me, but that's not going to change how Drizella feels."
"You think this about changing her feelings?" Rapunzel laughed, bitterly. "No, this is so she understands the pain I have felt every day. I lost something I cared about…"
"And got it back."
"She doesn't trust me anymore."
"That's not Drizella's fault."
Rapunzel rolled her eyes and raised her hands, ready to choke her again. Suddenly, she was knocked against the wall by a blast of magic. Alice's head whipped to the side and found Drizella standing there. She raced over to her girlfriend, undoing the knots and helping her down.
"Are you okay?" She asked, looking her over.
"I'm fine. I knew you'd find me," she said with a smile.
Drizella sighed, shaking her head. "I can't believe she actually thought she'd get away with this."
"It was apparently to teach me some kind of lesson."
"Come on, let's get out of here. This spell will only last so long."
Hand in hand, the two ran out of the hideaway and onto the street. They didn't stop running until they made it to Drizella's penthouse, which was protected by magic. They settled onto the couch, curling into each other's sides.
"Maybe we should leave town," Drizella whispered.
"What?"
"Get the hell out of Hyperion Heights, start over somewhere else."
"My father…I just got him back in my life…"
"He can come with us, but come on Al. What do we have for us here in Hyperion besides him? Look at this."
Drizella took out her phone and showed her pictures of a house on the beach. Alice recognized it as an island she had seen in books. It was beautiful, always warm. A place to start over.
"What do you say?" Drizella asked.
Alice tilted her head. "I'll talk to Papa. Maybe it's time we got a happy ending of our own."