Here we go again
I kind of want to be more than friends
So take it easy on me
I'm afraid
You're never satisfied
Oh oh I want some more
Oh oh what are you waiting for
Say goodbye to my heart tonight.
Animal – Neon Trees
Chapter 4: We All Have Dreams
Raine's POV
"Don't worry this is a very quaint place, perfect for you..."
Raine shot Flynn an untrusting look but as she surveyed the inn, called 'The Snuggly Duckling', her gazed softened. It did look like a quiet, picturesque inn. It almost looked like the ones in the fairy-tale that she read from her books back in the tower. The tower… Raine felt a surge of guilt rush through her. She felt terrible about effectively running away without informing her mother of her whereabouts. After all, her mother always did everything to protect her and care for her and Raine felt as if she should respect that. However Raine also felt that her mother should respect that Raine deserved a little bit of freedom and the ability to make her own adventures. Raine shook her head as she cleared her thoughts, she needed to focus on her quest to see the lanterns…it was her dream after all.
"Hello!" Raine jumped as Flynn waved his hand in front of her face "you zone out an awful lot princess, that isn't very good particularly when you're on a quest. I mean you need to keep your eyes open for danger all the time-"
"Even here?" Raine gave Flynn a quizzical look as she gestured her hands towards to peaceful environment surrounding them.
"You're right!" Flynn exclaimed throwing his arm around Raine's shoulders. "Here we are perfectly safe and this inn is absolute charmer, it's perfect for someone like you! We wouldn't want you scaring and giving up on the whole endeavour now do we?" he raised his eyebrows at her.
"That's not going to happen" Raine said indignantly, throwing Flynn's arm off of her shoulders. "I can handle myself just fine for your information as well" she placed her hands on her hips.
Flynn scoffed as he looked her up and down. "I'm sure you can! Those long raven locks and those sparkling mysterious blue eyes just scream scary and intimidating"
Raine glared at him furiously before turning her back to him and storming towards the inn whilst Flynn ran to catch up with her.
"After you Princess" he said to Raine, smiling smugly as he held the door open for her.
"Thank you precious" Raine said as she gritted her teeth and stepped through the door.
Raine recoiled in shock and let out a shocked gasp as she took in her surroundings. The inside of the inn was a complete contrast to the way it looked on the outside. It was dark and was filled with lots of big, scary, intimidating men. She felt Estel hide behind her hair as Flynn pushed her further into the inn.
Flynn's POV
"You smell that?" Flynn questioned Raine as he placed his hands on her shoulder and steered her further into the inn. "Take a deep breath through the nose, it really lets it all in. I'm getting part man smell and the other part really bad man smell!"
Flynn saw Raine turn around and stare at him in shock, her mysterious blue eyes were filled with fear although she was trying to mask it. He grinned as he said "I don't know why but overall it just smells like the colour brown-"
"You-"before Raine could finish her sentence she let out a gasp of shock and ran away from a man who had hold off her hair.
"That's a lot of hair…" the man spoke in wonder.
"She's growing it out" Flynn joked as he leant closer to the man "Wow, is that blood in your moustache sir! Princess look at all this blood in his moustache"
Raine's POV
Raine felt anger starting to break through her fear as she gathered her dark hair up and walked backwards. Flynn had done this on purpose in order to try and make her give up on the quest. 'That's not going to happen anytime soon' Raine though to herself stubbornly 'I'll show him'.
Her thoughts were interrupted however as she bumped into a figure behind her. She spun around quickly, her hands clutching tightly to the only weapon she processed, the frying pan she had taken from the tower. She could feel Estel shaking in fear on her head as he hid behind a curtain of her hair.
"You aren't looking so good Princess" Flynn spoke to her as he walked towards her. "Maybe we should take you home, call it a day-" he placed his hands on her back as he pushed her towards the door.
"That's so not happening" Raine hissed at him angrily as she glared at him.
"Oh come on! What do I have to do?" he whined as he looked into her eyes.
"You-have-to-take-me-to-see-the-lanterns" Raine spat as she gripped his shirt and pulled him closer to her.
Flynn let out an exasperated noise although his cheeks were starting to burn slightly due to Raine being so close to him. Raine released him as she strode over to the door, pulling Flynn along with her. However when she went to walk through the door a man slammed it in her face. Her eyes then landed on the 'wanted' poster on the door and the familiar face looking at her from it.
"You have to be kidding me?" she hissed as she rolled her eyes.
Flynn's POV
"Is this you?"
Flynn felt Raine push him in front of her as the man leaned closer to them.
"Thanks a lot" he whispered sarcastically to her.
She shrugged back at him.
Flynn focused his attention back onto the poster on the door and the man whose hand was covering part of it. He moved the man's hand off of it. "Oh now they're just being mean" he exclaimed when he saw the drawing of his nose on it.
"I think it's quite realistic" he heard Raine mutter behind him.
"HEY!" he spun around and glared at her intently.
"Flynn!" Raine cried as she pointed behind him as the men in the inn started to surround the two of them.
"It's him alright, go and find some guards" one of the men, who had a hook for a hand shouted. "That reward's going to buy me a new hook"
"I could use the money" Flynn felt himself being pulled back.
"What about me I'm broke?" Flynn was pulled harshly in another direction as all the men in the inn began to fight over him.
Raine's POV
Raine's eyes widened as she saw Flynn being fought over by the men. She couldn't let them take Flynn. 'That's only because you need him in order to see the lanterns' she told herself, ignoring a feeling in her gut.
"We can work this out!" Flynn squeaked as he was pulled.
"Leave him alone!" she protested at the men.
"Please!"
"Give me back my guy!" Raine shouted whilst hitting one of the men's shields with her frying pan.
"Not the nose, not the nose" she heard Flynn cry as one of the men prepared to punch him.
Raine looked desperately towards the ceiling and used her hair to send one of the hangings flying at the man.
"Put him down!" she exclaimed loudly.
"I need him to guide me to show me the lanterns which by the way I have been dreaming about my entire life" she said whilst pacing. "Now I have absolutely no objections about you guys beating him up after he has done that for me-"
"Hey!" Flynn protested.
"But please let him help me" she continued, ignoring Flynn. "Haven't any of you ever had a dream" she questioned as she looked pleading at the men.
I've got a dream
Yes, way down deep inside, I've got a dream
Yeah
"I found the guards"
Raine felt Flynn grab her hand and pull her back into the crowd as the palace guards stormed into the inn.
"Where's Rider? Where is he?"
Raine stared into Flynn's eyes as they hid under the bar. "What do we do?" she mouthed at him.
He stared back into her eyes as he gave a panicked shrug.
Flynn's POV
Flynn gazed into Raine's stormy blue eyes which were filled with fear. He had no idea how they were going to get out of this situation so he simply squeezed her hand gently to offer some comfort. She gave him a small reassuring smile and Flynn smiled back. Then Flynn felt someone tap his shoulder, he spun around and saw one of the men from the bar he glanced at Flynn and Raine and then towards the floor.
Raine's POV
"Go and live your dream" the man said softly to Raine as she and Flynn looked down into the passageway that the trap door had opened up to.
"I will…" Flynn said.
"Your dream stinks I was talking to her" the man gestured towards Raine.
Raine shot Flynn a smug smile as she turned to him.
"You lead the way then" she said to Flynn.
Flynn glared at her and then began to crawl through the tunnel.
Raine thanked the man and then followed Flynn.
'This is absolutely mad, I can't believe I'm trusting Flynn' she thought to herself as she followed him through the tunnel. But deep down inside Raine knew that she could trust Flynn Rider…
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