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"Well, well , well. What do we have here? Rocking the 'Morning After Chic' look, I see" Dana smirks at the sight of Rapunzel when she enters her dorm

"What?" Rapunzel asks, confused.

"You go on a date with Flynn, you're gone a few hours and you return in his clothes. You slept with him didn't you?"

"Dana, silly girl. Why would I agree to hangout with someone only to just go to sleep with them" Rapunzel giggles, then she realizes what her friend actually meant and she gasps, "No! No, we didn't do that. We didn't have…sex" she whispers the last word, her eyes wide.

"Okay, I believe you but why are you in his clothes?" Dana smirks.

"We got caught in the rain so we ran to his place and he gave me dry clothes to wear. Though I feel bad now. When I first saw him and he was all naked, I think that maybe I judged him a bit. He is such a gentleman though, I mean he returned my sketchbook and he gave me dry clothes today" Rapunzel frowns.

"Don't sweat it, we're humans. We judge, it's what we do and I'm fairly certain that there's an evolutionary basis to this judgmental behaviour" Dana shrugs, "I think he likes you though, I really do"

"He's just a friend, he didn't even try to kiss me. If he liked me then he'd try to kiss me" Rapunzel says matter of factly

"That's not necessarily true. He could be shy" Dana shrugs

"Please, Flynn is not shy. You didn't see him flirting with all the girls in my art class. He doesn't flirt that way with me so he really mustn't like me that much" Rapunzel nods.

"Whatever you say. Anyway, speaking sort of about guys and dates, which are related to dances. Are you going to the dance next month?" Dana asks.

"Dance? I haven't heard of any dance. I would like to go but I have no date. Going to a dance dateless doesn't sound like too much fun" Rapunzel sighs.

"I'll find you a date. I'm quite the matchmaker. I just know that you'll hit it off at the dance and then, after we're going skiing for reading week and the two of you can go and fall even deeper in love" Dana smiles

"That sounds like such a fairytale. Okay, find me a date! I'll have to give you something in exchange for this good deed though What would you like?" Rapunzel asks, clasping her hands together.

"Well, I brought up the topic because I wanted to ask you if you would design my dress for me. You don't have to do it but I love your clothes and I can't believe you make the yourself"

"Sure! I'll design and sew dresses for both of us! Just tell me what you like and what colour you want it to be and I'll get to work" Rapunzel says excitedly.

"You're the best! Thank you, thank you" Dana hugs Rapunzel

Meanwhile

"Well, well, well. Flynn Rider. What do we have here?" Max grabs Flynn's shoulder as he's leisurely walking down the hall.

"Max, long time no see. Not long enough though" Flynn tries to keep walking forward but Max's strong hand is holding him back.

"what are you doing here?"

"Look I know you want to get me arrested but my reasons for being here are completely legal" Flynn smirks.

"Now why don't I believe that?" Max crosses his arms over his chest before he grabs Flynn's arm and starts to pull him down the hall, hurrying up his exit.

"Easy there buddy. Perhaps you just can't see the good in people. You should work on that." Flynn smirks, "Actually, I was doing a good deed, walking a damsel home so she wouldn't get attacked by ruffians and thugs"

"Walking her home better have been all you were doing with her." Max glares at him

"Calm down, why does everyone just assume that me being within 5 feet of a woman means that I've slept with her?. Though we did more than just walking. Her and I also fed squirrels, scandalous huh?"

"I have no idea, maybe because you're known to only be interested in women for one night stands" Max rolls his eyes, "Wait, you fed squirrels, it was Rapunzel wasn't it?" Max stops right where he is.

"It's not your business" Flynn scoffs

"She's the only girl I've seen here that feeds squirrels"

"Okay, fine it's her but nothing is going on between us. She is no doubt a virgin and typically I don't tangle with those, they get clingy" Flynn scrunches up his nose

"Don't you dare hurt her though, I'm warning you. Now get out of here" Max gives Flynn a small push before he turns and walks away.

There was something about Rapunzel that made Max very protective of her. He couldn't put his finger on why, but he just felt the need to be sort of an older brother to her. Rapunzel would always stop in the hall to give him a hug if they passed and she frequently would leave apples outside his door with little notes saying 'From Rapunzel'. She was like that with everyone it seemed, stopping to give hugs or bringing someone soup if she heard they were sick. Flynn was one of the last people that he wanted her to be around. She was such a kind and innocent girl that he feared guys like Flynn would easily take advantage of her and her kindness. The two guys met when Max was doing an internship at the police station with his father when Flynn started to first get in trouble with the law for stealing back in high school. Max just never thought that Flynn really paid the price for his crimes. Flynn's a very smart thief and barely ever left any evidence, if he did leave evidence it wasn't solid enough evidence to use in court.

Maybe Flynn had turned over a new leaf, somehow though Max doubts that.