The figure crept along the halls of the castle, stealthily avoiding most of the creaky boards. With a small leap, it landed directly outside the door of Princess Rapunzel. Pulling out a lock pick, the figure expertly unlocked the large door and slipped inside. On tiptoes, they pulled something out of their cloak and went to put it on a nearby table when—
The light switched on.
Rapunzel was in a battle stance, pan ready. "Excuse me mister, what do you think you're—" she tilted her head. "Eugene? What are you doing?"
Eugene, who had been stuck in a tiptoe pose for the last 50 seconds, sheepishly lowered himself to his feet. "Gee! Rapunzel! You're... up."
Rapunzel raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing?"
Eugene lifted up a sealed box of cupcakes and chuckled nervously. "Well, I was going to leave these here for you to find tomorrow, but I guess I've lost my touch for being sneaky."
"Aww, thanks Eugene!" Rapunzel took the box. "This is actually better." She added, removing one and tossing it to him. "Cause we can share."
Catching the cupcake, Eugene sat down. "Heh, think nothing of it. Sorry if I put you on guard and such. In the middle of the night, too!"
"S'okay." She replied, mouth full of cupcake.
"I guess I just kinda miss those times when I was, you know, sneaking around and outwitting guards and grappling hooks." He continued. "Not that the guard thing has gone away."
Rapunzel chuckled. "You really need to stop freaking them out."
"Yeah yeah, I know." He grinned. "I guess with three days til the wedding I'm a bit... on edge. On the edge of my seat! Do you realize how hard sitting still is?"
Rapunzel, who had been pacing, smilingly gave him a look.
"Ok, I guess you do." He finished. "Well, I guess what I need to do is just calm down a bit. I mean, it's probably just a bit of jitters." Standing up, he went towards the door. "G'night, Blondie. Guess I'll be seeing you in the morning."
"Goodnight, Eugene." Rapunzel gave a little wave as he walked out the door. "Pascal, I know exactly what to do." She added as her chameleon wandered over, rubbing his eyes.