CHAPTER FIVE
Rapunzel's POV
"Rapunzel, let down your haaaaiiiiirrr!"
Mother's home. I gasped, she's back. It was like everything that just happened hid in the back of my mind, like it was scared to come out. I sat there, frozen. I had no idea what to do. Pascal looked at me from the chair, he soon pointed his tail to the staircase with the stair board opened. It was still opened from when I took out Eugene's satchel.
I ran towards the stair board, quickly and threw the flag in there and shut it. I checked the tower, before throwing my hair out, for my mother to come in. I began to tug my hair, pulling her up. Soon I was face to face with her. I didn't say anything at first, but then I spoke.
"Mother!" that's all I could say, as I ran up and gave her a hug. "Oh how much I missed you." it's true, I did miss her. I mean, she'd never left me alone for three days for a while now. Well...I really wasn't alone. I was with Eugene.
"Oh my sweet little flower." my mother said softly as she stroked my hair. "You haven't changed a bit." she poked my nose (as always) then walked to the mirror. I took her basket to the kitchen. It was heavy.
"Have you eaten anything while you were gone?" I asked.
She laughs and walks over, patting my head. "You're a silly little girl. Of course I did. It's your gift. It's what you asked for. Remember?"
I looked at the covered basket. What did I ask for? I didn't remember.
"I'll just see it later. It'll be a surprise."
"So darling, how was your birthday?" she said as she sat in the green wooden chair.
My birthday. Well...I went outside without your permission, met and sang with thugs, ran away from guards, almost drowned, befriend with a sweet horse, met an amazing person, and I went to the Kingdom, had a wonderful day and saw the lanterns at night.
I quietly chuckled at myself. Ican't tell her that I went out of the tower. She would be...ferocious. Yeah, that's a good way to put it. "I watched the...floating lights." I to say something true but trying not to lie.
My mother laughs. "Oh sweetie, eighteen years and you're still watching those stars.." I sighed quietly and shrugged. "You had of done something else more fun than that." now I was stuck...what could I say.
"Well, I did clean the tower. Making sure you came home to a clean place." she smiled and pitched my cheeks
"Thanks dear and I got to say, it's cleaner than ever."
Thanks mother. I had a friend to help me. I just stood there and nodded more. I have nothing to say.
"Oh daring, you're exhausted. Why don't you rest and I'll make hazelnut soup. Your favorite." I smiled and began to walk upstairs. "But first." I turned around, facing her, sitting in the chair, dramatically. "I feel a little bit run down. Would you sing for me?"
"Yes mother."I kneeled near the chair and Mother started to brush my hair as I started to sing slowly and calmly.
Flower, gleam and glow.
Let your power shine.
Make the clock reverse.
Bring back what once was mine.
Heal what has been hurt.
Change the Fates' design.
Save what has been lost.
Bring back what once was mine.
What once was mine.
When I was finished, she thanked me I ran up to my room. I laid on my bed. I closed my eyes and fell asleep, waiting for the night and my mother calling me for supper...
Eugene/Flynn's POV
Nightfall came and I reached the kingdom. If it wasn't for Max, I wouldn't be here. It could of took another two day trip. I came back to finish one task, returning the crown. But how am I going to do this? I'm a wanted thief, I can't just walk to a guard, a stranger, or possibly the King and Queen saying: 'Here's the crown. Sorry for stealing it'. No! I would be killed before I could get a chance to run.
I was going to bring it to the less guarded area around the castle and leave it there, but it's night, there's no unguarded areas around at all.
I stood there. It was harder than I thought. I might as well give it to the horse and he could return it...that's probably not a bad idea. He's a smart horse, he can do it. No he can't.
I gave up and began walking through the village. I'll find a place to put it. I should of not stole this crown in the first place. But then again, I would of not met name echo through my mind and made me smiled. I thought of her, I looked around and remember the day she'd arrived to the kingdom. The way she'd smile, laugh, her eyes sparking, and the way she saw the lanterns. I missed her. It has been a few hours now and I miss her. Wow, I think I'm madly in love with her.
I snapped myself out of daydream and focus on what I was going. Return the crown and get out of here. I soon found out I was at the gate entrance of the castle. No guard in sight. I chuckled quietly. Was this a sign? It probably was. The gates were shut and not guarded now's my chance. I opened my satchel and pulled out the jeweled object. I didn't look at it once before placing it behind the gates, and slide it to the side until I couldn't reach it myself.
I slipped my hand out from the bars and checked if anyone was around. Max nodded for 'all clear' and we ran off. I ran over the bridge and into forest, then I began to walk.
Now am I going to do? I'm no longer going to steal. But I still going to have to run away from guards. But what can I do with my life? I then thought of Rapunzel. I have to go back to her as soon as I can. I need to see her again. I made a promise I would visit her. And this is a promise, I would never break...
Rapunzel POV
It was now late and we'd finished our dinner. A nice bowl of hazelnut soup was a great meal to have from being home for the first time in three days. It felt welcoming. I sat there at the table with mother and we talked . Then we warmed up near the fire. I laid on the rug and relaxed. Mother got up and brought the basket over with my gift.
I smiled at her as I pulled out a couple of jars of paint. Then I remembered. It was the paint that I asked for to get my mother out of the tower in able to see the lanterns. I thanked her and gave her a hug. I put the jars near the light in able to see the colors. White, really light green, and lavender, my favorite color. I loved the colors, it just what I need. It sometimes hard to mix colors to get the certain color I want. I stared at the colors and then my mother pulled something else out.
A book. My heart leaped. A purple book with a golden border going around it. I took the book and opened it. Found out my heart sunk a little. It was blank. Completely blank, no words, no pictures. It wasn't like the ones I have or the ones I looked at in the library at the kingdom. She told me it was a journal. You write anything you want in there. She said I could draw too, and it's a secret and it's only in my eyes and keeping. I looked at it, what could I possibly put in a journal that my mother can't look?
I went upstairs to my bed after thanking my mother for my gift. I put my new paint next to my paint box. I held the book close to me and sat on my bed. Pascal looked at me and I smiled. I then frowned. Two days ago I was outside for the first time and probably my last. Eugene may never come back. Who knows. I missed the outdoors, the kingdom, Eugene. I want to remember every bit of it.
I then opened my journal book. I could put anything I want in there and Mother won't know. And that's it.
I lit as many candles I could around me and pulled out my feather pen and ink bottle. It's too late to paint.
I dipped my pen in the ink and placed it on the first page in my journal and began to write...
Hi everyone. Well first Happy New Year! I'm sooo sorry for being late. It's been a couple of months and it has been a busy year for me so far. But I was able to update.
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