Author's Note: I am so so so so sorry that I haven't uploaded in like forever, but my computer broke which was ugly, and then when it finally started working ALL OF MY SAVED CHAPTERS (like chapter 7, 8, and 9) WERE GONE AND THE REMAINING STARTERS I HAD WERE ALL CORRUPTED and then my Microsoft office broke, so I can't get to any of my files on my hard drive, and had to start all over on Google Drive. So, here's so a fresh start on some of my chapters. Please enjoy Chapter 7.
Main Plot Part 9: Rapunzel was asleep in the front seat. Her head was up against the window, her hair thrown in the backseat on top of Merida. Being bored of playing with her own carrot orange hair, she started to braid Rapunzel's, making her hair shorter. Hiccup sat looking straight ahead at the back of Jack's seat with crossed arms. His eyes were so cold, it seemed like Jack could feel his stare through his chair. Hiccup's forehead was scrunched, his knuckles white. If it was a cartoon, there would be steam coming out of his ears. Merida jumped when she heard the pounding. Her boyfriend was acting like a child and started kicking Jack's seat.
"What the hell, Hiccup?! Do you want to get us killed?!" Jack softly shouted, not wanting to wake up Rapunzel.
"I don't know what you mean," he replied through clenched teeth, still kicking the seat.
"What's your problem, man?!"
"I could ask you the same thing! I mean seriously?" Hiccup put his feet down now. He now spoke softly but stern, noting that his best friend would not be very happy if she woke to this argument. "What made you do it!? She wouldn't have sex with you, so you find someone else to bang for the night?! Was she boring you with the fact of how much she loved you, so you just grabbed a random girl in the hall?! It's been three years, dude. Why start now?"
Jack was silent for a while. He looked at Rapunzel, then at the road. Jack took a shaky breath, not knowing how to respond. "I- Rapunzel, she was- a while ago Rapunzel was acting weird, I'm guessing it was around the time she found the adoption papers. But I didn't know that's why she was acting that way, I just- I thought she was going to break up with me. So- I mean- I just didn't know what to do. I've never been in love, and I've never been dumped. I was really sad, and I just kinda had sex with Aurora without thinking. I know that's wrong. I was so scared, I was confused." Jack started to softly cry. He tried to hide his quivering voice and sniffing nose from his friends. "I wish I could take it back, and I wish I would've just asked her about it."
"Jack, if you really loved the girl, you would have found another way," Merida said slowly, as if she needed to make sure that every word that came out was the right meaning for what she was trying to say.
"If you're saying that I don't really love her, you're wrong. I would die for this girl." He wiped his eyes, and put his hand on Rapunzel's knee that was curled up on her seat.
Her bright green eyes blinked open. Rapunzel sat up yawning, glancing at the clock. 3:30 AM glowed in the dark car. Jack smiled at her. The numbers were almost as green as her eyes.
Rapunzel leaned over to Jack and kissed him, smiling as she pulled away. "I love you, Jack."
"I can guarantee you, that I love you more. No matter what." Jack smiled back.
Hiccup was gritting his teeth. He wanted to tell her so bad, and Merida could see it in his eye. She quickly grabbed Hiccup's hand as if silently telling him not to do it.
Rapunzel turned back to Jack. "Sweetie, what's wrong. You were crying." Rapunzel dried a wet line that went down Jack's cheek.
"Huh? Oh, I, uh, I was just really scared for you. I just want to do everything I can for you." He faked a smile. Inside he was full of guilt. Full of self hate. But most of all, he was full of love. Love for Rapunzel. Love for what their future could be. He's now scared that he ruined it all. Every last bit. He wanted to tell her so bad, but didn't know how. If he could just keep the things the way they were before he messed up, maybe nothing would change. Maybe she would never find out. But maybe, his insides would rot. Maybe he couldn't live with himself. Maybe- no not maybe- he knew! He knew that he had to give her the respect she deserved.
Jack took a deep breath. "Rapunzel, you know that I will always love you, and that sometimes, I do stupid things because I love you, right."
Rapunzel looked back up to him. "Well, I'm sure you do, and I just want you to know that I love y-"
"Don't finish that sentence," Jack said. He took a quivering breath, his voice cracking. "Because once I say what I need to say, you won't want to say it anymore. Rapunzel, I-"
Merida cut him off. "Do you know what you're doing, Jack."
"Rapunzel, I- I need to tell you that- I..."
"Jack...?" Rapunzel leaned forward, thinking of a million different things that he could say right now, not prepared for the one that she was going to hear.
"Rapunzel, I," Jack started...
Flashback Part 8: Jack didn't bring anything at all to his classes. Any girl would hand him a pencil, or yesterdays homework. Well, all except one. Ever since he and Rapunzel became friends, she thought that he needed to be more responsible. Jack never really understood how she wasn't head over heals for him like the other girls were, but Jack liked that. It was almost like a game for him. He was determined to make Rapunzel his girlfriend, and everyone knew it. Well, all except one... Rapunzel was in her own little world to think about Jack that way. If only she knew.
"Dude, what's up with you and blonde chick? She's a bit up tight for you." Gaston ran up to Jack, grabbing his shoulder. "I mean, girls aren't supposed to be smarter then the guys they're dating. Seriously, if you can't convince them to not wear a condom what's the point."
Jack hated Gaston. He was ashamed that he once used to hang out with him. "I don't want her like that dude, and that's just wrong."
"And she reads, and is smart, and knows stuff. At this rate we'll have a female president, and we can't have that for obvious reasons. I mean, why would you give a girl like her the self esteem of dating you and have her excel even more. Date someone like Ariel, who's only into looks and will believe anything. She won't get very far."
Jack stopped in his tracks. "Maybe because Rapunzel doesn't see me as an object to show off on her arm, or maybe because she knows some great stories, or maybe because she would be a really nice time to go on dates with, or maybe-"
Gaston laughed. "Wait! You're not just going to shag her and leave!? You want to actually have a relationship with a thing like that!?"
Jack looked at Gaston. He was noticeably bigger than him, had more muscles than him, and could probably knock you out in a few punches. Jack decided to ignore all that and kneed him right in the crotch. As Gaston bent over in pain, Jack took Gaston's head, and smashed it against his propped up knee.
"God, yes! And I would love her till the stars stopped shining! Rapunzel is not a thing! She is a human being that deserves respect, jack ass!"
