Rapunzel
I stood in front of the mirror in my large, empty room. Well it's not really empty-I mean it's full of furniture and things-but it feels empty. It's felt empty since Eugene died a year ago today. I know I ought to let him go - it's what is best for me and my kingdom. Most of the time, I do, but sometimes, like today, I think about what happened.
That night Eugene and I were walking through the palace on the way to our room to retire for the night. Suddenly a blanket of darkness surrounded us. Eugene ran, pulling me with him. He kept groaning out in pain. We tripped and stumbled through the hallways. I lost my slippers and sled up, used to running barefoot from my years in the tower. I stopped as my arm was jerked back and Eugene gasped. I fell to my knees next to him and held back a cry. He was covered in scratch marks. I put a hand on his arm and it quickly filled with dark, sticky blood. I looked up at his face and saw his eyes glazed over with fear. I tried to get his attention but it was like he didn't even know I was there. I grabbed onto him and sobbed. Then I felt something sharp on his back. I looked up and gasped. A black star looking thing (which I later found out was a shuriken) was sticking out of his back. I pulled it out and Eugene gasped again. He looked at me...and I saw the struggle in his eyes.
"Let me go Rapunzel. I'm really gone this time. " He looked like he was drowning as he struggled to say his final words. "Jack and I have been talking...When he tells you...don't...don't let me hold you back. Move on with your life Rapunzel. Rapunzel...I love you and I want you to...be...happy..." He forced those last three words out and then his eyes closed for the last time.
I heard laughter behind me and I turned to see two men and a girl about my age. They were hard to to see because they were all wearing black. The girl was staring at me and Eugene, but she was not laughing and she had the iceyest eyes I've ever seen.
The shorter man said,"A loved one for a loved one." He laughed again and they vanished, taking the darkness with them. Not a single sound could be heard, save for my not so soft weeping over Eugene.
After a moment, I looked down at him only to find that he was gone. I leaped to my feet and looked around. The next thing I knew, palace guards were surrounding Jack was in front of me talking to mas, but I was so out of it that I don't know what he said. And then...nothing. I was told later that I ccollapsed into Jack's arms. Man, that's embarrassing, but who can blame me? Even Jack the teaser, Jack the Gaurdian, center of fun, didn't tease me about it like he usually would if I fainted.
This was what I was thinking about when I was startled by a knocking on the window.
"Come on in, Jack." I called out. A cold wind blew into my room, making me shiver as he flew in on the wind. The thing is...I've a known Jack all of my life. I met him when I was a child and he never left.
Now he sat on the bed behind me. I turned around and saw his smile falter. As usual, he knows exactly what I'm thinking about. He flew to me. His electric blue eyes stared into mine, searching for the answer to an unknown finding his answer, he smiled weakly. He wrapped his muscular arms around me in a warm, comforting hug. I sighed, glad for the support. And then...He poked me! And he kept poking me until I was laughing hysterically, my sorrows forgotten.
"Why do do you always do that?" I asked, although I already knew the answer.
He laughed, "I'm the guardian of fun. What do you expect?" Then he suddenly looked out the window into the clear night. Then he grabbed my wrist, grinning. I know that look. I rang the bell behind me, signaling the guards that I was leaving. I laughed again as I was pulled out of my room and into the cold dark night.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked over the wind. He laughed. "Jack Frost, you tell me where you are taking me right now!" I laughed back. He turned to face me and said,
"I don't is telling the wind where to take us."
"oh" We turned and tumbled in the wind. I was just thinking that the terrain looked familiar when I saw it: my tower. And we were headed right towards it. Jack seemed to realize that at the same time because he looked at me and apologized. We landed on the windowsill and I dropped down and looked around at my old home. Jack met me in the middle of the room. And that is when I fell asleep.