Prince Zohn was the spoiled, incredibly short heir to the throne of Janath, a small country near Sweden. Zohn's rather annoying qualities had forced his father to take action. The king knew that Zohn had no hope of marrying anyone in Janath, so he sent his son on a "quest" to find someone in the neighboring counties. Really the king just wanted to get rid of Zohn; he thought Zohn would never find a bride and might never return to Janath. It wasn't that the King was a cruel man, it's just that no one could stand to be around Zohn for very long. Unless you completely agreed with Zohn, you were wrong, and he had no problems letting you know it. No one likes to be told their wrong, especially the King. And so Zohn was sent on his grand quest.
Three years later, the weary Zohn finally stumbled across Rapunzel's tower. You'd think he would have given up after a few months, but no. And let me tell you, three years had done nothing for Zohn. Living in the forest might make some men gain lots of muscles. He might also have learned some people skills after being thrown out of so many towns. But mostly, he was the same old Zohn. Except for one little fact, since he never bathed, a swarm a flies followed him wherever he went, which certainly didn't help him associating with people. However, if anything, Zohn was a determined little runt. He sure proved that to Rapunzel.
Even though she hadn't really seen a man, much less a boy, for several years, Rapunzel knew Prince Zohn was not exactly an ideal specimen of "manly beauty" or whatever; she wasn't really fond of the flies that he constantly brought into her tower. But that didn't stop him from visiting her every day. At first he told her he was just looking for a friend, because he had a girlfriend in Pemshim, another small country just west of Janath. Rapunzel was no dummy; she knew there was no girl. But she had no where to go, she was stuck in the tower. I was attending a witch seminar during that time, ("Eye of Newt and Hair of Bat: Making the Most out of Household Items"), which is the only reason that Zohn wasn't sent packing with a few extra limbs, r a horribly disfigured face, but since he already had that, I wouldn't have had to work too hard. But I digress. Zohn came every day, and since Rapunzel was a little lonely, (which I blame myself for), she gave in and let him come up the tower.
She didn't tell me about him. I knew what was going on of course, (refer to previous statements about how I'm a witch and have magical powers), but I let it slide. I figured that if she thought she was old enough and could handle it, then she could. I guess I was wrong.
The day finally came when the Zohn revealed the truth. He didn't have a girlfriend in Pemshim (gasp!). He told Rapunzel that he could take her away from the awful life she led at the tower! They could live happily ever after! Blah blah blahidity blah! Then one of the many flies swarming around him flew into his mouth and ended his declarations of love. Rapunzel didn't want to go with him; she didn't love him and knew she'd be better off with me in the tower. So she thought of the only excuse she could. The old fall back that every girl uses to get out of marrying a guy.
"The evil, old, ugly witch will curse us both if I try to leave her! We can't go! In fact, you should stop coming, because I wouldn't want her to do anything to harm you!" She said to him. I admit I was a little hurt at this, she had never called me ugly before, but I understood why she had to do it.
So the little weasel went away heartbroken.
At least that's what I wish had happened. Instead, before he went, he told Rapunzel, "I guess I'll just go back to the land where I will one day be king…" Rapunzel was suddenly intrigued; she hadn't realized that the annoying Zohn would indeed be a king someday. "And to my palace," Zohn continued, "the luxurious rooms will be a change, but I guess I can get used to it." Rapunzel looked around her tower and realized that, though it was quaint, it was far from luxurious. "I guess I'll just spend my days counting the gold coins and precious jewels that will one day be mine…"
That did it. You know those incestual genes I was talking about earlier? This is where they came back to haunt me. Bubba and Darla were the greediest people on the planet, and apparently their daughter had inherited this trait. All those years of instruction and magic cures went down the drain the moment Zohn mentioned his fortune.
A/N-- Okay…I'm sorry…I'm finally back. This chapter was very hard for me to write because I had this perfect image of Prince Zohn. He's actually modeled after a guy I know, and writing his image just didn't do it justice. So it's finally back, and the next chapter should come much quicker. It might even been done in a week or so depending on how things go. Thanks so much for reading and putting up with me.
Oh, and please review and let me know what you think of this story, even if you don't like it. Trust me, I can take it. And I'll probably just laugh…