Hey, sorry it took a while to update. Stupid writers block *shake fist in air* WARNING: this is T-rated for a reason, expect fluff.

Enjoy ;)

Chap 4

'Oh my gosh, oh my gosh! She meant sex! What should I wear? Black vest or brown vest?' Eugene thought. There he was, the infamous ex-thief Flynn Rider, known for his extraordinarily daring escapes, thefts, and being 'not too bad with the ladies' panicking over what to wear on the night the girl of his dreams invites him to her bedroom for a 'surprise'. Go figure.

He never thought Rapunzel would have a bad side to her. He wasn't even sure the s-word was the purpose of the visit. To tell you the truth, until she told him to meet him there, it never crossed Eugene's mind about doing it with Rapunzel. He was so happy around her he didn't feel the need to.

'Ok, focus man. Focus, it's probably not even about sex.' he reassured himself. It was almost 8 pm (according to his new watch) when he finally picked the brown vest, and made his way to the balcony which from there he'd climb up the palace and into her room.

The sun was setting slowly over the sea in the west and was getting dark, so it was quite simple to get around unnoticed. He did have experience from doing this before to steal the crown and didn't even need a rope. Sure he could've just snuck through the palace itself and arrived at her door. But this was more fun.

She was waiting for him on the balcony. She wore an elegant beige corset that hugged her curves perfectly, her choppy dark brown hair was tied back, her nails polished, and was wearing SHOES (slippers technically, but you get the point). Rapunzel never willingly wore shoes in her life. She wasn't trying to look stunning either, she just was naturally. Still, when he arrived, she took his breath away.

He was speechless yet again. No words could come to his mind to describe how beautiful she looked. He was losing himself in her wide emerald green eyes. Then she pulled him into a tight hug. 'This is gonna be a tough night to resist' he thought.

"Hey" Rapunzel said quietly but longingly, pulling away though still in his arms. 'Why's he staring at me like that?' she thought. 'Is there something wrong?'

That hey was all it took to pull Eugene back to reality. "Hi" he replied with his cocky Flynn-ish grin. "May I ask why the princess has called for me this fine evening?" he said half-sarcastic half-curious.

She smiled at his witty remark but turned serious and said "I need to talk to you about something."

His grin faded and was replaced by confusion. All his thoughts from earlier today were gone "I thought you had a surprise for me?" he asked actually relieved to be proven wrong, this wasn't about sex.

"Oh, I do but it can wait."

"Well what is it?"

She looked down from the balcony, and then left to right as if they were being watched. But they were still alone and night had fallen.

"Come with me." she said grabbing his hand and pulling him into her room. 'This is it' he thought. When he saw her room this mouth almost hung open, it was too dark now to see the ceiling but the entire place was painted white except for the marble floor, the windows, a closet, and her bed. It was easy to get lost in thought just by staring at the walls. He couldn't help but think something was wrong here. This was not the room he imagined Rapunzel in. It wasn't like her to be staying in a room like this. No paintings covering the walls, no games littered on the floor, not a single decoration. It was too…too…plain.

She lit a few candles and a yellowish light filled the room, adding a little color to the plain white walls. She laid down on her bed facing him, and tapped on it to signal him to lay there next to her. He obeyed, still disturbed by the lack of color or design. 'She's changed' he thought to himself. 'No she's still the same, isn't she?'

Pushing those thoughts away, he said "Now. What's this about?" in the most caring voice he could manage.

She closed her eyes and lets out a long, sad sigh trying to collect herself before she tells him. "I'm…having these dreams. Bad, scary ones." he noticed her shudder a little at the mention of it.

"Nightmares" he replied, the concern noticeable in his tone. She nods slowly. "How often?" he asks.

"Last night was the first, an-and today after class when I was napping." her voice was breaking "I-It was about-" she was on the verge of crying now "that day." she finishes quietly as a single tear escapes from her eye and runs down her cheek.

That's all she needed to say. He understood what she was referring to. 'That day' the two called it, the day Eugene Fitzherbert died. And although so many other things had happened that day, almost all of them good, that incident made it dark for both of them. They were the only ones who knew about his passing and return, it was their little secret. 'Til death do us part'

Eugene wiped away her tear. "Hey" he says softly, "I'm still here. I made you a promise after that remember. I'm never leaving you. Ever." Believe it or not, he was a man of his word nowadays, and this one was the one he intended on keeping the most.

He moved his hand to the back of her neck and pulled her in for a kiss. It was sweet, loving, and long. So long he didn't think he could last much longer. Eugene's insides were screaming at him to do more, but no, he needed to control himself, for her sake. It wasn't right to take things further now, so he broke it.

Rapunzel was smiling now, not noticing the internal battle Eugene was facing. "I know" she said. He always had a way of cheering her up when she needed it most.

"Hey, Rapunzel?" Eugene asked

"Yeah" she said still smiling.

"You're killing me here, now tell me. What's this surprise of yours?" he said genuinely anxious.

She just giggles, "Well, if you must know. It's right there." she says pointing to the ceiling.

He looks up and sees…you'll never believe it…a painting. But not just any painting, it was a masterpiece like all of her artwork. How she got it up there without her long hair she'll never tell.

This one was special though, it was a beautiful view of the palace and town at night with hundreds of lanterns filling the sky from a little boat carrying two people and a reptile watching the show. It was their night.

He couldn't help but smile at it and remember the joy he felt then. He pulled her close to him and kissed her forehead, "It's beautiful, thank you." he says softly.

"It's the last thing I want to see before I sleep." she says happily. Those were the last words spoken before they fell asleep in the other's arms.

Holy c*** over 1000 words! I'm so proud of myself. I may take a while to update this, running out of ideas… anyway don't forget to REVIEW!