Disclaimer: I still do not own Tangled...wish I did though
On December 1st Rapunzel wakes up and begins to make her way to the kitchen as she does some mornings before everyone else wakes up. Though they have cooks at the castle Rapunzel just loves to get into the kitchen and help out. As she makes her way down the hall something in the parlour catches her eye. Sitting on the fireplace is a pot with a red flower in it. Rapunzel has never seen a flower like this before. She touches the petals and feels their soft and smooth texture.
"This flower wasn't in my botany book. What do you think it is?" Rapunzel asks Pascal. Pascal places a paw to his chin in thought. To help identify the flower, Rapunzel sticks her button nose between the petals to get a smell, but there is no smell.
"Perhaps Mamma will know what this strange flower is" Rapunzel says to herself. She places Pascal back on her shoulder and hugs the flower to her chest as she begins her journey to breakfast. Her parents and Eugene are already seated at the dining table.
"Good morning Blondie, what's that you got there?" Eugene points to the flower she has her arms wrapped around.
"I don't know exactly. I was hoping someone could tell me. I found it in the parlour. It really is quite a beautiful flower" Rapunzel says.
"Oh sweetheart, that's a poinsettia. It's a special Christmas flower" Queen Caroline answers.
" There's flowers just for Christmas? It's not even Christmas yet. Is it magic?" Rapunzel asks curiously.
"No dear, it's not magic" Caroline replies, "It's just a decoration for Christmas"
"You decorate for Christmas with flowers? We never did that back at the tower, the only decorations we ever had were my paintings" Rapunzel sighs.
"You don't just decorate with poinsettias. There's other Christmas plants too, like holly and ivy and evergreen boughs" King James says.
"and there's also mistletoe" Eugene smirks. The king shoots Eugene a look of warning. He doesn't want anyone kissing his daughter, he doesn't want her to know about mistletoe.
"Wow, can we get some of those plants too and decorate the castle? Oh please" Rapunzel begs.
"Of course. After breakfast you and Eugene can go into town if you like and get some" Caroline says.
Rapunzel is so excited that she can barely eat her breakfast. As soon as she is finished her last bite she runs to the closet to get her winter clothes. She slips on her boots her coat and her earmuffs. Then Rapunzel takes a small shoe box down from the top shelf which is full of Pascal's winter clothes.
"Oh no, we're not bringing the frog, are we?" Eugene whines as he joins them.
"Yes, Pascal wants to see the Christmas plants too. Now get dressed" Rapunzel demands.
Eugene takes Rapunzel's hand and they head off into town. As Eugene is walking he feels his hand slip out of Rapunzel's grasp. When he looks behind him, Rapunzel is staring wide eyed at a store window with a Christmas tree in it.
"You coming Blondie?" Eugene asks
"Oh Eugene, look at that tree. It's got candles and popcorn and ribbon on it. It's so beautiful" Rapunzel sighs.
"Wait, have you never seen a Christmas tree before?" Eugene asks.
"No, what exactly is it?"
"Well, you go into the forest and cut down a tree. Then you take it home and decorate it and you put the presents under it on Christmas morning" Eugene explains.
"Do you think Mamma and Papa would let us get one?" Rapunzel asks hopefully.
"I'm sure they would" Eugene replies, "Maybe we can go tomorrow. For now, we are on a quest for holly and ivy and such"
They find a flower shop just a little further up the way that sells the necessary decorations.
"Ooh, look at this one. It's got red berries! Can you eat them?" Rapunzel asks as she enthusiastically picks up a piece of holly.
"No, you don't eat the berries. That's holly" Eugene answers her.
"Holly" Rapunzel repeats to herself as she grabs an armful of the little green plant. With every new plant she sees she asks Eugene to explain to her what it is then she proceeds to grab the shop's whole stock of that item.
"Okay Blondie, I think we've got enough. If we get much more we won't be able to carry it back" Eugene says. Pascal is crawling onto Rapunzel's head and he is holding a green leafy plant with little white berries. Eugene chuckles at the sight.
"What is it Eugene?" Rapunzel asks.
"Pascal has mistletoe" Eugene says, "You see mistletoe is a very special plant. People hang it on the ceiling or in doorways. When two people are under the mistletoe they are supposed to kiss"
"Oh" Rapunzel says.
Eugene leans forward and kisses her softly on the lips, "The mistletoe made me do it" he shrugs.
"Lets get some of this too" Rapunzel says.
"Sure, but you'll have to hide it from your father" Eugene laughs.
"Why? Does he not like mistletoe?"
"He doesn't like anything that involves me kissing you" Eugene smirks.
As they're walking home they both have their arms full of Christmas decorations.
"Wow, looks like a successful trip" James chuckles.
"Oh it was, the castle is going to look so beautiful" Rapunzel says, "There's just one more thing that we need…a Christmas tree. Can we get one please Papa?"
"Of course. A tree is one of the most important Christmas decorations" James replies.
"Thank you! Come on Eugene. We have to start decorating" Rapunzel says.