Do not own Road to El Dorado or Hunchback of Notre Dame. Blah blah you know the drill...

New character! I wanted Miguel to have someone, so my friend and I decided on Pocahontas.

Chapter 3!!

Miguel was waiting for them by the dock. When he saw Esmeralda with Tulio, he gave him a look that said "Why am I not surprised?" He was a little reluctant, but he turned to Esmeralda and smiled.

"Welcome aboard." She smiled too. This was her chance to start over, to finally have a happy life. And they accepted her. Tulio went up to Miguel and they did their funny little handshake.

"Thanks." Tulio let go of his hand.

"Yeah, whatever." He smiled and pulled him on the ship. Tulio wouldn't tell Esmeralda, but he knew exactly where they were going. It was a place that was as beautiful as it was peacful. A city of gold. It was called El Dorado. Later that night, Esmeralda was trying to sleep. The only problem was, someone was haunting her dreams.

Dream

Tulio and Esmeralda were walking around the ship. They had been talking for hours. She looked down and realized thet were holding hands. She smiled at him. They were standing by the rail, looking at the sunset.

"I don't think I've seen anything so beautiful."

"I have." He took her hand and spun her around so she was facing him. They moved closer to each other. Finally, their lips met. Esmeralda had never felt this amazing. When they pulled apart, she let out a loud scream. She was staring into the face of Frollo.

End of Dream

She snapped her eyes open and sat up. She was breathing heavily and her hair was soaked.

"Just a dream. Clam down!" She was trying to forget her nightmare, but she just couldn't get Frollo's face out of her head. She got out of bed and went out to the deck. The cool, salty breeze helped calm her nerves. She turned around and realized that she wasn't alone. Tulio was sitting in a chair with his back turned to her. She couldn't tell if he was awake of not. For some reason, she was afraid of him turning around.

Come on! Just a dream. She kept repeating that in her mind over and over. She cleared her throat and he turned around. She was relieved to be looking into his blue eyes. He smiled and she was completely calm again.

"What are you doing up so late?" She sat down next to him.

"I could be asking you the same question." He looked at her expectantly. She rolled her eyes.

"I had a bad dream..." She didn't want to tell him. It was kind of embarassing. She sounded like a 5-year-old after watching a scary movie.

"Oh...was it about-"

"Yes." She wouldn't let him finish. It was just too painful.

"Yeah. You looked a little tense.." He got up and offered her his seat. When she sat down, he started massaging her shoulders. That was totally unexpected.

"What are you...wow." She started to relax. He tried not to laugh as she let out a sigh.

"See, I was right. You were tense. We're in the middle of the ocean on a ship. That's gotta be relaxing."

"Once you get over the seasickness." They laughed. She felt she was getting too comfortable, so she got up and walked to the rail. She turned around and faced him.

"Thanks. I feel better already." He smiled and walked over and stood beside her. Something in her eyes told him that she wasn't really okay.

"You're welcome. Are you sure you're okay?"

"Sure. What's not to be okay about?" He didn't look convinced.

"Come on. I know when someone's lying to me. You're not very good at it." She looked at him. She looked like she was about to cry. She sighed.

"Tulio, I really like you. You've been a great friend. I've only know you for about a day, but I feel so safe with you."

"Then what's the problem?"

"That is the problem. I've never really let my guard down before, not since...since, oh never mind." She put her face in her hands and sighed.

"Esmeralda, you can trust me. Since what?" She looked up and bit her lip.

"Phoebus. My ex-fiance. I was gonna marry him. I was so...in love with him." She shook her head and let out a bitter laugh. "The day before our wedding, I found him at some bar. He was drunk and he was all over some other woman." Tulio saw a tear fall off her cheek.

"He told me he loved me. He told me he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. I was so stupid to believe all of his lies. I called off the wedding, and moved on. I saw him a few days before I met you. Guess who was with him? The same girl who he cheated on me with."

Tulio didn't know what to say. He wanted to find that bastard and kill him. He couldn't imagine anyone who wouldn't want her.

"Esmeralda, I'm so sorry."

"Please don't be. I don't need anyone's pity. I'm fine, really. It actually felt good to tell someone. I feel like a big weight has been lifted off my shoulders."

"I at least want you to realize that that guy is an idiot. He's missing out on something great."

"Thanks. Why are you so perfect." He laughed. She felt so much better now that she finally told someone. She had to thank him somehow. She walked up to him and wrapped her arms around him. It took Tulio a second to realize that she was hugging him. He finally hugged her back. When she pulled away, she looked into his eyes and saw something she'd never seen before. Before she could find out, they heard something by the bedrooms. It was Miguel. He started walking toward them, but he turned and went to the railing.

"Miguel?" Esmeralda started to walk toward him.

"Wait." Tulio held his arm in front of her. He walked up to Miguel and waved his hand in front of his face.

"He's sleep-walking." She furrowed her eyebrows and tilted her head.

"Miguel sleep-walks?" She tried to hide a smile as she waved her hand in front of his face as well.

"Yeah. He's been doing that ever since he met Pocahontas."

"Poca-who?" He laughed at her.

"It was about two years ago. We were exploring some new country and we found a tribe of Native Americans. Amoung them was Pocahontas. She and Miguel hit it off pretty quick. They spent all of their time together. When it was time for us to leave, she was going to go with us. We stopped to stock up on supplies when she disappeared. Migues was mad at me because we had to leave without her. He hasn't seen her since."

"Wow. How depressing."

"Yeah. He wasn't been with anyone since her. It's kind of sad. He thinks he will find her. That's why we've been traveling so much lately. It's like he's looking for her."

"Well maybe he will find her." He laughed.

"You're such a woman."

"Well I would hope so! And you're such a man! What's wrong with hoping that you will find someone you love?"

"It's not that. I just hate to see him get his hopes up when he doesn't find her."

She thought that was so sweet that he cared so much for his friend.

"Well...I think I'm going back to bed." She needed to think about some things. Where was this relationship going?

"Oh, ok. I'll see you tomorrow, I guess."

"Yeah. Make sure Miguel doesn't fall overboard." He laughed. She smiled at him and walked towards her room. Right when she got to the door, she turned back around. Tulio was kind of confused when he saw her walking back towards him. She stopped in front of him and kissed him on the cheek.

"Thanks for everything." She smiled and went into her room.

Tulio put his hand on his cheek and smiled.

"You're welcome." he said to no one.