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Chapter Eleven

They had been sat huddled in the hall closet for what felt like hours, Eugene pressed tightly up against Flynn's side as they continued to listen to the terrified screams of their mother; plates and glasses clattering in the background. He couldn't help the silent tear that ran down his cheek at her disgruntled cry, the sound of her slight body falling to the floor causing his fists to ball up. She had told him to hide. Told him to take Eugene and stay away until she came to get them.

Wrapping an arm around his little brother, Flynn scooted them further back into the closet, the many coats stuffed inside falling and creating a curtain in front of them. He could feel Eugene's small fingers dig into his arm as their mother fell once again outside the closet, their father screaming at her to get up.

"Flynn..." Eugene whispered, his small voice filled with fear "Is he going to kill her?"

"Shut up, Eugene." He hissed back as their mother let out a scream once again.

"But Flynn..." He pressed, staring up at his big brother "If he kills her then he'll kill us...I'm too scared to die tonight."

"Eugene!" Flynn exclaimed, turning to glare at the little boy "Shut. Up."

Cowering back, Eugene gave a small nod. He knew that his brother wasn't meaning to snap at him. He was scared too. But he couldn't stay quiet. If he did then he would be plagued by the sounds of her cries...The cries that had now stopped.

Feeling the fear begin to build up in him once again, Flynn scooted as far back into the closet as he could, his back soon hitting the cold wall. Hearing Eugene begin to whimper, he quickly covered his mouth motioning him to stay silent. Had he killed her? Were they next? He was too scared to move, the sound of heavy footsteps getting closer and closer to their hidden sanctuary...and then it happened. The door burst open, Eugene letting out a scream.

"Gotcha!" Cried their father, grabbing Flynn by the ankle and dragging him out.

Flynn snapped awake, his heart racing as he tried to regain his breath. A nightmare. That's all it had been. A nightmare. Lying back down he let out a sigh of relief, his hands finding their way into his messy hair as he stared up at the ceiling. It had been a while since he had had a nightmare about his father. About that night where he had been dragged out of the closet. By the time he had woken up the next morning he had found Eugene huddled by the front door crying; his Mom long gone.

For years he had hated her. Loathed her even. Why hadn't she taken them with her? Why hadn't she come back for them? She'd left them to rot in a living hell with Satan himself...It had taken him years to man up and forgive her. How was she supposed to know that if she left, he'd only get worse?

Pushing the thoughts to the back of his mind, Flynn sat up in the bed a little, his grandfather's dog tags which he had taken to wearing jingling. That must have been what woke her. Turning to look down into her emerald green eyes, Flynn couldn't help but smile a little, a small blush creeping up her cheeks.

"What time is it?" She whispered, holding the bed sheets tightly to her chest as she sat up too.

"It's early still." He replied, brushing a stray lock behind her ear "You should go back to sleep. Big day ahead of us."

She didn't try to hide her sadness anymore. Instead she wrapped her arms around him, burying her face into the crook of his neck. He didn't hesitate in returning the hug; pressing a small kiss to her hair. Pulling back she looked at him with glassy eyes, her fingers lightly tracing the hideous scar on his shoulder.

"No matter what happens..." She began, her voice cracking ever so slightly "...I'll love you forever."

He could feel his heart drop further than it ever had before. He couldn't help but wonder if she was the reason that it was still beating altogether. When she left would it just give out? Begin to slow down 'til it could beat no longer?

"I'll love you too." He replied, running a hand through her hair "Always..."

With a sad smile Rapunzel sat back a little, her small hand pulling at something on the other. Once again Flynn fought back the tears that were threatening to fall. He watched as she silently took off the ring her father had once given her, leaning round to unclasp the chain to his dog tags before letting the dainty object fall alongside them. Her final admission that she was his.

"Now you'll have me forever." She smiled.

Holding the small ring in his hand, Flynn leaned over and kissed her, an act that he was certain he would miss. Reluctantly he pulled back, Rapunzel silently nodding that she knew he had to go. She watched as he pulled his clothes back on, safely tucking the treasure round his neck into his t-shirt before following his actions and pulling the sweats and oversized jumper on.

"I'll come and get you in the morning." He whispered, leaning down to press a soft kiss to her lips "Until then, sleep."

Nodding, Rapunzel gave a small smile and watched him leave. Laying down she couldn't help but let her mind wander to everything that had happened in the past 72 hours. The ups, the downs, the laughs and the tears. She was never going to forget her three days in limbo.

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It was around 8 in the morning when he woke up in his own bed, still fully clothed from leaving the attic. Chuck Taylor's included. With a yawn and a stretch, Flynn got up and began to make his way downstairs, the sound of pots banging in the kitchen a strong indication that Scott and Michael were up and ready to take on the biggest day of their lives.

With dread in his heart, Flynn finally came to a stop at the kitchen door, the two brothers already sitting at the table enjoying their breakfast. He couldn't help but feel like he was being watched as he entered the room, quietly joining them at the table as he rubbed his eyes.

"What you doing sleeping in so late?" Scott asked, shovelling a forkful of eggs into his mouth "You're usually dancing around down here before any of us."

"Just didn't sleep too well, I guess." He replied, sitting back in his chair "You guys been up long?"

"'bout half an hour." Mike mumbled "Can't even remember goin' to sleep."

Flynn couldn't help but feel an element of relief wash over him. He couldn't deny that the thought of them suspecting something had happened between him and Rapunzel last night had bothered him. At least now he knew they were safe from any suspicions.

At the thought of last night, Flynn's mind quickly wandered to the blonde haired beauty. In less than six hours time she would be ripped out of his life forever...But in less than six hours time, his brother would be saved. Taking a deep breath, Flynn decided that it was finally time to tell the two brothers what Rapunzel had said.

"She wants to help guys..." He began, causing the two to pause and look at him "We were talking the other night there...the night you guys went into the city, and I...I ended up sharing with her why we had taken her..." Looking up he could see the anger burn deep in the back of Scott's eyes "She, surprisingly, felt nothing but compassion...I think it's time to get her out of that attic and down here with us guys...She wants to help save Eugene...We should be discussing this drop off today as a team..."

The twins remained silent, not really knowing what to say. All this time she had known why they had taken her and not once did he ever think to tell them! Trying to rein in his anger, Scott turned to Flynn, his fist balling under the table to stop himself from lashing out and sucker punching him. He himself had a plan, and he had to play along.

"...She knows?" Was all he could say "She knows about Eugene?"

All Flynn could do was nod slowly.

"And how does she suppose she can help?" Mike asked, his own anger rising within him "By calling up her Daddy and asking for his card numbers?"

"Look!" Flynn exclaimed "All I'm saying is that she wants to help, and I think it would probably be for the best if we get her down here and we all talk...face to face..."

At that Scott couldn't help but scoff a little, Flynn trying hard to avoid his penetrating gaze.

"...She's seen you too, hasn't she?" Scott asked "She's seen your face..."

"...Yeah..." Flynn replied with a slight nod "But not once has she tried to make a run for it...Believe me when I say guys that we can trust her, ok? I have no doubt in my mind that we can trust her."

There was silence, the only thing keeping the two brothers from pulling their guns on him right there and then was the thought of making off with the money themselves.

"Well then..." Scott finally spoke "I guess it's time we finally went and introduced ourselves."
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A/N: Ok guys, so shortish chapter, but I feel to leave it here for now. Next chapter we're going to see things beginning to move, and unfortunately to say, very soon we will be coming to the end of this story, which I have LOVED writing.

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