Disney University, Tangled, 2010
"Ouch! Honey, I know this new for y-ow! But could you please try not to-ugh! Tear all of my hair out!" Subira exclaimed as she sat at her friend's mirror. The brunette being her scoffed.
"Oh Subi, you're overreacting. Besides I'm barely touching it anymore. Just a little twist here aaaaannnnnd done!" Subira sighed as the pain from her scalp subsided and finally took a look at herself in the mirror. She almost did a double take. Somehow Rapunzel had managed to twist Subira's hair in beautiful long ringlets. A large smile began to form on her face.
"Not bad actually." the Queen quipped as Rapunzel put down her brush and flopped onto her pink king-sized bed. "Where did you learn to twist?"
"Well, I always used to twist my own hair, when I was bored, but after I returned home, mother and father introduced me to the daughters of all the counts and dukes. There was this one little dark skinned Finnish girl and her hair was a lot like yours. She used to let me play with it all the time."
"Wow. Did her parents like her hair?" Subira asked as she flopped onto the spot next to her young friend.
"They loved her hair!" Rapunzel exclaimed sitting up. "They used to say that if my career as a princess didn't work out I could always be a hairdresser." Subira chuckled as Rapunzel reached under her pillow and pulled out a small locket. The two shared a smile as Rapunzel snapped it open. Inside was a small portrait of a little lady no more than 5 years old, with dark olive colored skin and beautifully coiled black hair. "Little Emilia use to call me the Princess of Hair Care."
"Do you miss her?"
"Yeah." Rapunzel answered with a melancholy grin. Subira quickly placed a hand over her friends shoulder. "But now I have even more friends who let me do their hair!"
Subira chuckled and embraced Rapunzel in a tight hug. "As long as you learn how to make it less painful, you can do mine anytime. You should also know that you can talk to me, or Belle or Lanny about anything.
"Of course!"
"Anything."
"What do you-" Rapunzel started but the deadpan look on Subira face was enough to stop her. Her shoulders sagged and her constants smile dropped. "It's nothing really…it's just. I do love you guys and it's not like I'm lonely or anything but…"
"But?"
"I really miss Emilia. I never had a chance to say goodbye really. And she never even had a chance of being in Tangled," said Rapunzel, her lovely smile had completely disappeared. Subira sighed.
"I understand how you feel. She was like family, wasn't she?" Rapunzel nodded.
"Yeah, just like a little sister."
"Perhaps she will make it into a sequel?
"Perhaps. But having you guys around makes everything easier." Subira chuckled.
"For now, missy, it's your turn!"
"What?"
"I let you do my hair so it's only right that I return the favor," said Subira as she plopped Rapunzel in the chair and spun her towards the mirror. "Now let's see what we can do here!"
Tangled After Ever, released 2012
