Reviewers! Each time I look at my computer you guys greet me like a warm hug!

FuYuSarah….Its literally like you jumped into my brain, Looked into the "What I want in Tangled fics" and the "Future plans" Filing cupboards and copy &pasted them into that review! Are you a gypsy? Lol, Anyway I have to agree with your theory! Eugene is gorgeous and I often wonder why others don't write her getting jealous….I know the whole purity/Perfect-ness of a Disney princess is expected but who wants that? ;) Women are possessive and jealous and it's a fact we all have to face….

I do admit that Eugene isn't really like a Father….I suppose the correct word I was looking for last time was Patriarch…or Alpha Male….Cos guys often look for guidance from their dads or older brothers and I imagine, as Caleb is one of the older orphans, Eugene is the closest thing he's ever had to being like a role model to him ^_^

Outsiders quote FTW!

So Today; by popular choice from so many people I can't begin to list them, I am writing on the colour Black!

Mrs Mc Locktess always used to tell us that everything is never as black as it appears.

Mind you she also told us that we could get adopted, that the food was arriving soon and that we would be getting toys at Christmas.

Lying bitch.

I'm currently failing to see anything other than black in this situation.

I'm about to get fired see.

Its not that I don't deserve it….it's just a major issue that's kinda caused a rift.

I bet you're a little confused….I would be….I actually still am…

Here's the story.

Basically there's a dance in the kingdom that falls on my birthday. The King and Queen let the servants take the day off so we could hang out in town.

Now this is where the problem begins.

I asked Eugene if he would dance with me when we got there and being the great guy he is he said yes.

Then his girlfriend (Who I happen to work for and who I happen to be good friends with) gets into a tizzy because apparently he told her he would dance with her as well!

At least her tizzy wasn't as bad as mine….

Now im sat here, in the princesses room.

We've been sat in here for at least ten minutes in total silence.

Silence

….

Hmm

….

I Swear if she doesn't start talking soon -!

"Tess…How long have you known Eugene?" No yelling? No snide looks…..She looks kind and genuinely interested.

I was kinda thrown back

" Well….uh….I can't remember a time I didn't know him….I was brought into the Orphanage when I was 2; after my parents died." It didn't bother me to talk about it….all the stuff I knew about my parents came from my brother. But even he abandoned me….before he got adopted even. "My brother realised hanging out with kids his own age was more important than raising your little sister…So Eugene looked after me. He was like my big brother-" I grinned at the memory "- I used to show off to the other little kids because I was his favourite. When he used to tell us stories I was the only one who was allowed to sit next to the box…" I began to blush before I added " And a couple of times I was allowed to sit on his knee…..I thought he was the greatest thing in the world. Even after he left. I took it as my job to protect the book for him and I always looked out for signs that he would be coming back for it…I thought for a little while he might have come to take me with him when I was older" I chuckled at the embarrassing thoughts of my 6 year old self "I used to collect the wanted posters….to keep his face in my head…make sure I never forgot him…..then they barred the windows"

I sighed at one of my not so fond childhood memories and checked over my shoulder to see if the Princess was even still listening.

She was

~ Elsewhere in the Palace ~

"Alright Alright I know why the girls are mad at me; the real question is why the hell are you?"

Is this guy just trying to make me mad.

Firstly he has a stunning girlfriend who happens to be a princess

Secondly all the women in Corona and beyond love him

Thirdly im pretty sure some guys love him too

Shudder

But was her admiration really not good enough for him?

"Eugene do you even know how lucky you are? Everyone in Corona loves you!…well maybe not the Captain of the Guard but you catch my drift." ugh im rambling " Isn't that enough? Do you really want more?"

I don't know why but I suddenly felt like I wasn't just talking about girls.

He was living the life I wanted my whole life.

He had the beautiful girlfriend and the loving family and the piles of money at his dispense….what if getting all of that doesn't satisfy you? What if it just makes you want more?

He looked at me with a weird look in his eye….its usually the same look the Princess does when she says something a little cryptic.

" Caleb what is your dream?"

"You have got to be kidding me" he just laughed and waited for my answer. Sigh, might as well get it over with

"Ugh…. As a kid I remember seeing the Royal Guard's receiving their medals. And I saw them and I knew that I wanted to be one of them. There are things in this world that normal people can't fix…and I don't want to be a normal person…..By the stars I sound like a fool" he whacked me round the back of the head

"Hey! I don't want to hear any of that! Its important to know what you want to do with your life. Its almost even more important that you know the kind of people you want to spend it with."

"What about you? What happened to your dreams?" If we're going to do the whole heart to heart thing we might as well just do it.

"Me?…..Well, uh….My dreams kinda changed. I just wanted a hot island where I could be alone and have enough money to keep my happy for the rest of my life." Wait but what about?- almost as if he read my mind he continued with a smile "That changed once I met Blondie. I'd never met anyone so trusting in my life- you know what I mean?-" of course I do; we grew up in the same hell hole where trust is for the outside world "And I don't know….it just hit me I suppose. I didn't want the island if she wasn't going to be on it" He began to grin and looked ahead of him…like he was looking at the Princess herself….It was a nice look….I had never seen two people look at each other the way they did.

~Rapunzel's Room ~

"When they barred the windows I cried for two whole days. Not because I couldn't escape…because Eugene wouldn't be able to come in through the windows and rescue us." I felt my self tear up at the memory. Ugh I hate crying! "Pretty stupid huh?"

Rapunzel just shook her head

"After that I took it upon myself to be the new Eugene. I did everything he used to do; tell stories, help dress the younger kids, comfort them, stick up for them….take the blame for them…which usually led to some beatings-" I said with a laugh….how else are you meant to say it? "- And then one day I found this;" I lifted my sleeve to show a small length of string that tied around the top of my arm. " This used to tie up the top of his vest. When I found it…it was like I finally had a piece of him with me.

When we heard about the execution I was devastated. The word inconsolable doesn't even cover it…Caleb tried to help but he was still a git back then." I turned around to face her with a grin "But I honestly don't think you could have found a happier person in all of Corona when I found out he was safe and with you." Rapunzel grinned at me and giggled

"I was pretty happy that day too! Tess, I'm sorry about earlier at the dance…you see the truth is…I'm a little jealous of you"

WHAT?

"Why by the stars would you be jealous of me? I'm clumsy and poor and freckly and ginger and -" Rapunzel squeezed my hand before I could continue rambling

" I'm jealous because I've finally met a girl who cares about Eugene as much as I do. Not in the same way of course, but we both love him….and I got a little possessive…so I'm sorry"

I'm a cow

"I'm sorry too…..but now we can work together to look after him…right?"

She grinned back at me and gave me a hug.

I pulled away and untied the string around my arm

" I think you should have this"

Time to move on Tessie…after all I thought with a blush

"- I have something else now"

~ Eugene's Room ~

"Eugene what kind of orphan were you?"

After our last chat Eugene had sent for two pints of ale, which we were currently drinking on his balcony.

"What do you mean?"

" Well you know, you got 3 kinds of Orphan;

Your parents are dead

You're a front door baby

And then you got 3. You got dumped by your parents"

He looked at me for a while whilst deliberating it.

" Which are you?…if you don't mind saying?"

I sighed and took a large swig of Ale…we drank it like water at the orphanage.

"I'm a number three. Dropped of at the age of seven by my dad. Told me I was a waste of space and he should have left me there years ago." Wow what a way to bring a downer to the occasion.

Eugene gave me a little smile and raised his tankard to toast; I followed

"well here's to a pair of number three's. Walking proof that your beginnings don't define your journeys. To the future captain of the guard!" He laughed. I laughed with him and cried

"And the future Prince Consort!"

I ran a hand through the mess of black on top of my head and sighed….but a happy sigh.

"Hey uh Caleb? Where did your new bootlace go?"

~ 2pm Kingdom Dance ~

" I hate this whole day! Stupid birthday…." Caleb deliberated if he would lose a limb if he patted her on the back. He took his chances

" Hey come on! This isn't the Tess I know….After all I think your just as be-"

"AHH! Hey watch it!" Tess called as a large group of middle age men pushed past her. During the struggle the tie on her plait fell out and landed in the mud.

"My day just keeps on getting better and better huh!" Caleb sighed. He really didn't like seeing her this distressed. Even if her hair looked even lovelier when it was left out….

Caleb knelt down in the mud and began undoing the lace on one of his new boots

"Caleb what are you doing?"

"What does it look like im doing? I'm getting you something to tie your hair back with!"

He handed her the bootlace, only to be faced with an unimpressed look

"A bootlace. You want me going around with a bootlace in my hair? How charming…"

"I could always just grab your ribbon from the mud for you if you like?" He quipped back. Women

She quickly tied her hair back and, after a few moments, smiled at Caleb…at least someone cared about her...even if it was just to keep her hair out of her face.

They smiled at one another. Neither comprehending the importance of the moment.

In every Darkness there is always a silver lining….even when it's a bootlace to replace a string.

Wow that took me a long time! I know its not my usual writing and I promise tomorrows Fic is pure Eugene/ Rapunzel Fluff like the old one shots!

I wanted to see what it would be like looking at the characters from younger eyes and who better than Tess and Caleb (Who are becoming quite popular apparently! )

I hope you all have a brill day today and take note of my not so subtle message to you all ;) xxxxxxxxxx