I would like to apologize to each and every one of you for the late update I've given with this story. I recently started working on two new one-shots. One will be for Tuck Everlasting, while the other will be a crossover between Epic and The Secret World of Arrietty. As soon as I'm finally done with both of them, I'll start to write my sixth multi-chapter fanfic for Oz the Great and Powerful. I appreciate that you've kept following this story or had the story as a favorite or both, so thank you very much, and I really hope that you enjoy this chapter, and I'd also love it if you could give a review after you've finished reading it.

To Marry Or Not?

Since Rapunzel wasn't actually able to come up with an answer for the question her mother had asked her, she thought it was best for her to be alone for a while, so that way, she could have some time to think, but what was there to think about? It was usually a rare occasion whenever her and Eugene had any problems, and even when those events happened, things between them would soon be resolved, no matter what the issues had been for them. Eugene had always been able to make Rapunzel so happy, even way before six months ago, when he proposed to her while they were out on the lake, having a romantic boat ride under a beautiful starry night sky. From bubble baths and foot massages to outdoor picnics and leisurely walks through the woods, there was never really a dull moment for the two of them, but there wasn't any rush for the couple to get married either.

Although it was important for Rapunzel to get adjusted to her dutiful role as a princess, she didn't see the need in tying the knot with Eugene right away, even though she couldn't help but frequently dream about it happening. When Rapunzel would be ready to start planning, she'll most likely want help from the thugs at the Snuggly Duckling pub, with looking for a cake, flowers, and a dress, and she'd also want them to do the music for the event too. Rapunzel knew full well within her heart that she loved Eugene, she was in love in him, and he was the love of her life, but she just didn't understand why she couldn't reply back easily when she was asked if she still loved Eugene enough to marry him. Maybe the girl was afraid that she wouldn't feel safe and protected after they became husband and wife, but that wasn't ever the case, since she'd always feel that way every time she was in his arms after she had a terrible nightmare.

It wasn't like Rapunzel could be just able to call off the wedding or at least have it postponed for a while only because she missed a barefoot, blue-eyed, white-haired, hoodie wearing teenager who she recently began thinking of constantly. Even though she didn't spend as much time with Jack as she did with Eugene in the past, Rapunzel still considered Jack to be important to her, especially from the fact that if it wasn't for him, then she wouldn't have finally gotten the courage to leave the tower for the first time. Rapunzel was sure that if Jack visited her again, then the two of them could manage to get closure, because Jack did promise that he would come and see her again. Even though it's only been a year now, Rapunzel was still hoping that he didn't ever forget about the promise he made to her, and that he would come back to her.

Suddenly, the princess had started to get worried of what her mother must be thinking right now from all of the things that Rapunzel told her about Jack earlier. What if her mother thought that she just made everything up in her head, or that Jack was only a figment of her imagination that she created while living in the tower? Maybe Rapunzel should have said something different to explain why she's been feeling so upset lately, but she would have felt awful if she went ahead and lied instead. Rapunzel also wondered if her mother would possibly either tell what she's been told about Jack to her father and Eugene, or keep all of it a secret from both of them.

Eugene might probably get upset and assume that his fiancée didn't want to marry him because she was thinking about another guy whom she had met before him. If her father found out about Jack, then he would most likely want to meet the boy, but unfortunately, that couldn't happen right away, due to the fact that Jack was off spreading winter in another part of the world. On the other hand, what if her mother had decided to keep everything about Jack a secret from them and was going to wait until she had been told by Rapunzel whether or not Eugene and her father should know about Jack. Rapunzel had started to relax as she thought about it more, and she became a lot more certain that her mother wouldn't just go out, find each of those two men, and tell them about Jack without having her daughter there.

Suddenly, another thought had come to Rapunzel's mind, being what if Jack had already come to Corona earlier, and given the kingdom the same snow that Rapunzel had saw outside the window not so long ago. Maybe Jack was heading to the tower because he believed that Rapunzel was still living there, but she couldn't help but wonder of how Jack would be feeling when the boy couldn't be able to find her inside at all. Rapunzel had just started thinking of getting herself dressed in much warmer clothing and going outside to the tower, but not without having the help of Maximus taking her through the forest to get there, when she froze memory from her time spent with Jack in the tower was now beginning to come back to her, and Rapunzel checked quickly to make sure that she was in her bed before letting the memory run through her head...

"Oh, Pascal, could you please come out," Rapunzel asked, as she went through the curtain to enter into her bedroom. "There's someone here who I'd like for you to meet."

As Jack came into the room too, what immediately caught his attention wasn't the four poster bed or the large wardrobe either, but it was all of the paintings done high above on the ceiling.

"So, Punz, is there any part of this tower that you haven't painted already?" Jack asked, while still looking up at the ceiling. "Have you painted in your mother's room?"

"I asked Mother if I could, but she said no," Rapunzel answered, turning to face in his direction. "She didn't want the walls of her room looking like something out of an art gallery." Rapunzel added.

"Has your mother ever taken you to an art gallery, because I came across a town, or it's really more of a kingdom since it has a castle, and I'm sure that it must have a few art galleries for you to see." Jack said.

"Mother never told me that there was a kingdom nearby, and no, she hasn't ever taken me to an art gallery before, but Jack, what is the name of this kingdom anyway?" Rapunzel asked curiously.

"I remember that it's called 'Corona', and I don't know why, but they seem to have a symbol of the sun in almost every part of the kingdom, and there's also this huge. . .whoa, what is that?" Jack asked.

Rapunzel could see that Jack was now looking down at the floor, and when the girl looked down too, she let out a scream of happiness and excitement to see a familar green chameleon on the floor.

"Pascal, there you are!" Rapunzel said, while bending down a little to pick him up from off the floor, and put him on top of her left shoulder to stand on, before turning her head to face Jack.

"It's about time that you showed up, and you're never going to believe this, but I actually left the tower for the first time, but I didn't do it on my own, someone came and convinced me to finally do it!" Rapunzel added.

The chameleon was squeaking in delight to hear the news, and also squeaked in disappointment that he wasn't with Rapunzel while she had spent her time outside, but he still wanted to know who was it that got her outside.

"This person is actually right here with me now!" Rapunzel announced, before looking over at Jack. "I'd like for you to personally meet the one and only Jack Frost!" Rapunzel added cheerfully.

Unfortunately, to the girl's surprise and the boy's discomfort, all the chameleon did was raise an eyebrow, and look back at Rapunzel, wondering if she was either losing her mind or had come up with a new imaginary friend.

"I don't think that your lizard can see me, Punz, especially if he has a look like that on his face, but maybe I should show him proof that I exist, so you wouldn't mind if I made some frost on a part of your wall?" Jack asked.

"First of all, he's a chameleon, and I'd really appreciate it if you'd remember that, and second, I'm not so sure, Jack, like what is my mother going to think if she walks in here and sees icy frost patterns?" Rapunzel questioned.

"For your information, Punz, a lizard is the kind of species that a chameleon comes from, and didn't you say earlier that there was nothing to worry about? I mean, it's not like she still comes in to read you bedtime stories, right?" Jack asked.

"Well, no, she doesn't do that for me anymore, but Jack, isn't there anything else that you can do which won't make a permanent mark in this room? You know, like something that can easily disappear?" Rapunzel requested.

"Alright, Punz, but first, I just have to think of something that both of you would like to see..." Jack said, before trailing off to think for a moment, until his eyes widened, and a smile came upon his face, meaning that he had an idea in mind.

"Yes! I came up with something, but I'd like for you to put Pascal on one of your shoulders, so that he can get a much better look at my creation." Jack insisted, and so he waited patiently until Rapunzel did what he asked her to do.

The winter spirit closed his eyes, slowly concentrating on his powers, and soon enough, he was forming a few objects in his hands, but Rapunzel and Pascal weren't sure of what these objects were exactly until they all took a more specific shape.

"Wow, they're so beautiful, Jack, but could you please tell me what they are?" Rapunzel asked, before turning her head to see that Pascal had a look of amazement on his face upon seeing the frost made objects that were floating in front of them.

"You see, the King and Queen of this kingdom called 'Corona', they had a beautiful baby girl, a Princess, but not so long after her birth, she was kidnapped, and everyone in the kingdom searched long and hard, but none of them were able to find her.

The King and Queen honoured their missing daughter by having not just themselves, but also the people of the kingdom release floating lanterns on the night of her birthday each year in hopes that one day, their lost princess would return." Jack explained.

"That's terrible! For someone to just take a newborn child away from their parents, and not have any remorse for doing so, all it does is make them such a cruel and selfish person, but how long ago was it when the Princess was kidnapped?" Rapunzel asked.

"I think that it was about seventeen years ago when it happened, and the kingdom has this huge mural of the King and Queen holding their daughter, and you won't believe this, but if you saw it, you'd think she actually looks an awful lot like you." Jack replied.

"She does, but how is that possible? I think that I would know if I had a sister, but Jack, what features does she have that makes her look like me?" Rapunzel questioned.

"Well, not only does the girl have blonde hair, but she also has green eyes, just like you, but do you think it's possible that she's your twin, you know, like two girls who are related, but look exactly alike?" Jack asked.

"I don't think so, and besides, if I actually had a twin, then Mother wouldn't have kept it a secret from me, and I'm sure that she'd want me to know my sister a lot better, but since I don't have one, that can't happen." Rapunzel responded.

"Hey, Punz, what color is your mother's hair and eyes, because I found that when someone is born, they'll sometimes have the same eye and hair color as their parents." Jack said, as he was getting more eager for Rapunzel's answer.

Before she could even say anything, both her and Jack heard a squeaking sound come out from Pascal, and he seemed to be very happy, as he was jumping up and down on Rapunzel's shoulder, while pointing a finger toward Jack.

"Isn't this great, Jack? Pascal can see you now!" Rapunzel said excitedly, then turned her head to look over at the chameleon. "Jack had been showing us what those 'floating lights' really are, they're lanterns!" She added.

While Rapunzel was telling her friend the rest of what Jack had said to her, the boy began putting together the facts that he knew about the lost princess of Corona and the facts that he knew about Rapunzel. The lost princess was born as a blonde with green eyes, just like Rapunzel, and she was kidnapped seventeen years ago, while Rapunzel had been living in a tower, and the path to find it was covered by a curtain of plants.

"Excuse me, Punz," Jack said, so that he would get the girl's attention. "While I really do think it's great that your small green friend can see me, I was hoping if you could still answer the question I asked you." He reminded.

"Oh, Jack, I'm sorry, you asked me what color are my mother's hair and eyes," Rapunzel said, thinking a few seconds. "She has curly black hair and gray eyes, so there's your answer." Rapunzel replied with a bright smile.

"Thanks, Punz, but I just have one more question to ask, and it's this, have you always managed to see the lanterns from this tower on your birthday every year?" Jack asked.

"I've seem the lanterns come up into the sky ever since I was about four years old, and I've always had this feeling that they were meant for me." Rapunzel answered.

"Maybe it's because they are, and Punz, I know that it's going to sound silly when I ask this, but do you think it's possible that you are the lost princess of Corona?" Jack questioned.

Rapunzel thought about Jack's question for a while before her eyes widened, and a smile grew on Jack's face, as he believed that the girl had realized who she truly was. . .

The princess' eyes shot open, as she got up from her bed, and took a deep breath, while running a hand through her hair, as she couldn't believe what that part of the flashback had shown her. If it wasn't for Jack, then Rapunzel never would've got to know that the 'floating lights' were lanterns and they were always meant for her, but how could she manage to forget all of that later? The more that she thought about it, the more angry that she had become with herself for telling her mother about Jack, especially when the Queen wasn't even a strong believer in him.

Neither was her father, Eugene, or anyone else in this whole castle for that matter, but did she really think that they would all be okay with her missing a winter spirit that didn't exist to any of them? What's more, is that every time Rapunzel thought of Jack in the past, it would always end with her feeling sad, lonely, and miserable, which is why she didn't want to feel those emotions anymore. She knew that Jack was immortal, which meant that he wouldn't be there to grow old with her, and he was the spirit of Winter, meaning that he had an important job to spread that season around the world.

Maybe the reason that Jack hasn't ever come back to see her is because that he had either forgot about her, or simply moved on in order to focus on bringing lots of fun and joy to children everywhere. Rapunzel did meet the boy back when she was living in the tower, and that was a time when she had been a bit too naive to believe anything, such as Mother Gothel being her real mother for all those years. The princess had always felt that after she left the tower for good, her life had finally begun, but with all of this waiting for Jack, it was like she was going to let her whole life pass her by, but she didn't want to do that.

She didn't want to be frozen in time, or holding her breath, or become like a statue and cost herself the chance to marry a man with whom she could raise children, celebrate anniversaries, and grow old together. With all of that being thought over, Rapunzel got herself out of her bed, came out of her room, and looked through the castle to search for Eugene and her parents, and luckily, it didn't take so long for her to find them. Rapunzel found the three all sitting together in the living room, and as soon as they saw her, each of them quickly got up from the furniture and stood to face the princess.

"Oh, sweetheart, it's good to see you," Eugene said, while taking a step forward. "I wanted to see how you were doing, but your mother said that you needed a little more time to yourself." He added kindly.

"Yes, I did, and I'd just like to say how sorry I am for having all of you worried so much, but there's no need to be concerned anymore, because I'm feeling a lot better." Rapunzel said, before walking over to her mother.

The princess brought her arms out so that she could give her a hug as a thank you. "So did you tell them what I told you about Jack?" She quietly whispered in the queen's left ear, since she wanted to know right away.

"No, I didn't, dear, not unless you wanted me to," Queen Primrose replied by whispering back in her daughter's left ear, and then calmly waited to hear what her response was.

"Please don't, Mom, because none of it was real, and everything that I've told you only came from dreams that I had while living back in the tower." Rapunzel explained.

"Okay, if that's what you want, then I won't tell them, and like you just said, you don't want to have any of us being worried about you, right?" Queen Primrose asked.

"Thank you, Mom." Rapunzel answered and before she came out of the hug, she said another thing. "By the way, I thought about what you asked me earlier, and the answer is yes, I do love Eugene enough to marry him." She added.

"I'm so glad to hear that, dear." Queen Primrose said, and when she let her daughter go, a smile grew on her face while she walked over to her husband and happily embraced him.

"Eugene, I want you to know all of that time I spent in my room alone has only made me a lot more certain about marrying you, and what I'd like more than anything is for that to finally happen, so what do you say?" Rapunzel asked.

"I say that I'd love to marry you as soon as possible, but I'd want for you to have the wedding of your dreams, so there will need to be a lot of planning to go into the wedding before it can happen, if that's alright with you?" Eugene questioned.

"Don't worry, Eugene, I'm completely okay with that, and I'd like for the wedding to happen in the spring because that season will have much better weather for the event, so could we get married in. . .late April?" Rapunzel suggested.

Right after she said that, Eugene put both of his hands on each side of his fiancée's waist, lifted her up from the floor, and twirled her around in the air for a moment, before bringing her down so that he could give her a passionate kiss. Rapunzel felt great while locking her lips with Eugene's, as she knew that when they kissed at the altar in a few months, then it would mark the beginning of a brand new chapter in her life, while leaving another one behind as well. She didn't need to have Jack Frost in her life anymore, and now, it didn't really matter to her whether he would be coming back to see her or not, but what she didn't know was that Jack was a lot closer than she thought he would be.