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Wrapping her hair around Ping's waist, she stroked the weak mother cat as she sang.

"Flower gleam and glow. Let your power shine…" Matthew watched her hair as she sang. It wasn't glowing.

"What once was mine," Lilly finished, and stared down at Ping. She wasn't any better.

"Oh no!" she cried.

"You're hair didn't glow," Matthew pointed out. Lilly bit her lip.

"My magic's run out!" she cried. She stared at Matthew, and added softly. "I can't heal Ping. I'm so sorry, Matthew!" Matthew stood there, his hands shaking, and his lip trembling. A tear slipped down his cheek, and he rushed over and buried his face in poor Ping's fur. Lilly tried not to cry, but she felt so bad.

"I'm sorry, Matthew," she repeated, and ran out of the room, sobbing. Rapunzel stared after her, but decided not to follow her.

Eugene found the little Princess curled up in a ball on a seat in the gazebo. He sat down next to her, and put a hand on her back.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"I couldn't heal Ping with my hair, and she's going to die, and Matthew will hate me because I couldn't help her!" Lilly wailed, and leaned against his side.

"Ping's the cat?"

"Yes." Lilly sniffed loudly.

"And your hair is magical?"

"Not anymore."

"Matthew won't hate you," Eugene assured her, "just because you couldn't help his cat."

"But he loves Ping," Lilly said. "She's his only family. 'Cept me, now."

"What do you mean?" Eugene asked.

"He adopted me, so he would be my brother, and I adopted him so I would be his sister." Lilly wiped her eyes. Eugene stared thoughtfully at her.

"Lilly!"

Lilly climbed down from the seat and saw Matthew running towards her, a furry bundle in his arms.

"I know!" she called. "I know you hate me because I couldn't save her." Matthew ignored her as he thrust the bundle into her arms. Lilly gently held Ping, who stared up at her with bright eyes, and meowed.

"She's hungry," Matthew laughed.

"But…"

"I know!" Lilly stared at him.

"How is it possible?"

"Maybe you still had a little power left," Matthew held his fingers up to show about half an inch between them. "So it worked more slowly."

"It doesn't matter!" Lilly laughed. "Ping's all right!" Both children were so happy, neither of them noticed Eugene walking back to the palace.

"Oh, bless her!" Rapunzel clasped her hands in delight. "Eugene, it's a perfect idea!"

"Let's go tell them the news!" The Queen said eagerly. The King and Eugene followed their wives out to the gazebo, where Lilly sat alone.

"Where's Matthew?" Rapunzel asked. Lilly pointed to him walking towards them from the palace.

"He went to get something," Lilly said. Matthew approached, and stood in front of Lilly.

"Lilly," he said softly. "I want you to have Dove." He pulled the little kitten out of his pocket, and placed her on her lap. Lilly stared at the white little bundle, a smile of pure delight on her face.

"Thank you," she said, stroking the kitten.

"Well," Matthew said, turning to the present and future Kings and Queens, "I suppose I'd better leave soon. I'd hate to overstay my welcome."

"Nonsense," the Queen spoke up, kneeling down and petting his red head. "Rapunzel and Eugene have something to tell you." Rapunzel sat down on the seat, taking Matthew's hands in hers. Eugene scooped Lilly onto his lap as he sat next to his wife.

"Matthew," Rapunzel began, in a serious voice, looking right into his blue eyes. He found it hard to make eye contact with her green ones, and looked down at his feet. "How would you like to be part of our family?"

"What?" Matthew's eyes snapped back up to look at Rapunzel's face, searching for any sign of her joking. But she simply smiled, and he realised she meant what she said. "C-could I…?"

"Well, Matthew?" He looked over to Eugene, then his gaze fell on Lilly, her face expressing the same surprise he felt. He looked back at Rapunzel, his hands still in hers, and his face broke into a huge smile.

"Oh... I- I-" The words stuck in his throat as he tried to speak, but instead, he flung his arms around Rapunzel's waist, and cried onto her dress as she embraced him, stroking his hair.

Lilly climbed off her father's lap, and gently placed a hand on his back. He opened his eyes, now red from crying, and grinned at her.

"Can I take that as a yes?" she asked in a small voice. Eugene and Rapunzel laughed as Eugene gathered them all in his arms for a family hug. Rapunzel felt that their family was finally complete, as her mother and father joined the embrace.

So what did you think? :D Should Lilly and Matthew feature in other stories, and become official OCs, or, should I just leave them as a one-time thing? Please give me your opinion, and PLEASE REVIEW! :D

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