A/N: It was about time I made a Kidge Disney AU, so here's this Kidge Tangled AU, as suggested by bja133. Thank you so much for your unconditional support!

Hope you all enjoy it!

At the sound of hoofbeats approaching, Keith pressed his back against the tree behind which he was hiding and gripped tightly his knife, his other hand coming to rest protectively on the brown worn-out satchel he was carrying.

"Let them come." he bitterly thought. "If they want it back, they will have to pry it from my cold dead fingers."

That satchel, or to be more precise, the content of that satchel, was the key to the future he had spent most of his life dreaming of since he was a young orphan, eighteen years before he became the notorious thief he now was. The thief that less than two hours ago had had the audacity to steal from under the royal guards' noses the lost princess' crown.

As the neighing of the horses and the shouts of the royal guards grew increasingly louder as they came closer and closer to his improvised hideout, Keith suddenly spotted, just two meters to his left, what it seemed to be a small cave entrance, almost completely covered by a curtain of light green-leaved vines.

"Definitely a better place to hide than behind a tree."

Mentally cursing himself for not noticing it sooner, Keith threw caution to the wind and sprinted towards the cave, his hand still clutching the precious satchel strapped to his shoulder.

To be honest he didn't know what he was expecting to find at the other side of that cave, though he hoped it wouldn't lead him to the lair of a bear or some other wild animal. What he surely didn't expect was a mysterious tower in the middle of a valley with no visible door and a single window at the top, just below its pointed roof.

Without thinking twice, Keith quickly reached the base of the tower and started scaling it, using his knife to pull himself up as he climbed. Coming in through the window, he stepped inside a spacious circular room, whose walls were entirely decorated with some intricate and colorful paintings.

"Hello… Is anyone in here? My name's Keith and I just…"

But before he could finish the sentence, a small shadow appeared from behind and hit him with a metal object, judging from the way it echoed against his head before he lost consciousness.

Once he opened his eyes again, Keith found himself tied up to a chair in what looked like… Hair!? Long, soft, smooth blond hair, but hair nonetheless.

"What the hell…?" he muttered and began twisting his body, frantically searching for his knife, just to discover he didn't have it on him.

"Looking for this?"

Keith raised his head and saw a barefoot blonde girl standing in front of him with a wary expression, holding out his knife in her small hand.

"So, how did you find me and what do you want with my hair, Keith?" she asked him in a serious tone, casually brushing a strand of hair out of her face.

"What? Why on earth would I want your…?"

It was at that moment when Keith realized that the hair in which he was tied was in fact, hers.

"Alright, Keith, don't freak out, just don't freak out…"

Taking a deep breath, Keith weighed his options and decided it would be best to try and be reasonable with her.

"Listen, Blondie…"

"Katie." the girl interrupted him, and he rolled his eyes.

"Okay, Katie… Look, I was being chased through the forest, and then I saw your tower, so I climbed it and… Wait, what did you do with my satchel!?" he angrily demanded, glaring at her.

"I've hidden it, somewhere you will never find it." Katie answered confidently and crossed her arms. "Although, if you are so interested in getting your satchel back…"

"And my knife."

"…I have an offer for you." continued the girl and pulled slightly at her hair, turning the chair towards one of the tower's walls. "Do you know what these lights are?" she asked him, pointing at some square dots painted in yellow on a dark blue background, which he assumed represented the night sky.

"You mean the floating lanterns' thing they do every year for the lost princess?" Keith told her, a bit confused by her question.

To his amazement, Katie's hazel eyes brightened up and a wide smile appeared on her face.

"I knew they weren't stars!" she said excitedly and then cleared her throat. "Anyway, tomorrow evening they will release these lanterns into the sky, so if you take me to see them and bring me back home safely after that, then, and only then, I'll give you back your satchel. That's my deal."

"And how do I know I can trust you?" Keith inquired in a suspicious tone, staring at her skeptically.

"Because when I promise something, I never go back on my word." the girl replied, holding his gaze. "Ever."

A/N: As you all know, any requests and suggestions for prompts are welcome!