Wow, I didn't realize how long this chapter was! Oh well. Anyways, Thanks for 2,157 views you guys :) I'm so happy that you guys really like it.

Comments to reviewers:

Guest: Thank you so much, I think it would be better to make a story about "What if he's not the bad guy? What if he's just being judged?" So I decided to do this (Same thing with my Wild Ice story.).

lUNAFROST: Thank you :) I'm so glad you like my writing, so here's more.

As for the next chapter I'm not sure if I will have enough time for it, but hey I have a four day weekend so I might have enough time, so what am i saying.

The pairing in this halfway is kind of Jackunzel, but one-sided then later it's RapunzelxPitch again.

Enjoy!

Chapter 13

Rapunzel's P.O.V

Silence hovered around our air. It was so silent; I swear I couldn't even hear the birds chirp. It was like the whole world was put on stop, waiting for something to happen. Waiting for her answer.

I could feel the tension between my mother and I fill in the silence, but I didn't even know I could wait any longer.

I opened my mouth to speak, but my mother sigh made me shut my mouth. Her eyes were closed as she looked down at the ground.

"Raiponce…" She looked up at me with calm eyes that soon turned into anger. "I know you two are in love, but that doesn't give you the excuse of calling off your marriage."

"But, mother…" I begged.

"No, Raiponce." I could see her nose flaring. "You will marry Jack, end of discussion." I felt my heart beat fast from fear.

I could tell that Kozmotis knew how I was feeling as he squeezed my hand. "Your majesty…" He let go of my hand and walked closer to her. "If you would understand-" He put his hands on her shoulders and she shook them off while backing up.

"Don't you dare, touch me." She narrowed his eyes at him.

My eyes widened in horror. She thinks he's a monster. I'll never be able to marry him and end up marrying a monster instead.

He looked back at her in shock. "Mother!" I yelled at her.

I ran over to her. "What's wrong with you?" She looked back at me with those same angry eyes.

"What's wrong with me? WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?!" I walk slightly away from her, my heart beats even faster.

I could feel fear run through me. "Mother… You're scaring me." She soon grabbed my wrist, preventing me from walking any further.

"I want you to never see him again!" My breath started getting heavy.

"No, Mother!" I tried to pull out of her grip, but she was to strong. "No!"

"And I will make sure of it." She gritted her teeth. "Guards!" She yelled so loud my ear drums pounded.

They came as soon as she called. "What do you want your majesty?" She looked back at them.

"I want you to take him to the dungeon where he can rot!" I shook my head at her.

"No, mother! Please don't!" She ignored me.

"Then I want him executed the next day, immediately." I gasped.

"Mother, Please! I love him!" She looks back at me.

"Love him?" She laughs. "He's nothing, but a commoner. We arranged this marriage with you and Jack and YOU WILL ACCEPT IT!" She tossed me to my bed.

I was so dizzy I couldn't see straight. Her throw was so powerful, it made my head spin.

"Raiponce!" I heard Kozmotis voice call out to me, but I could barely lift my head.

"Please, listen to me! We are in love!" I heard mother huff.

"You should have never come here. Now you will pay!" I heard the door slam.

I tried to get up, but I just rolled off my bed. "Kozmotis…" I crawled on the floor with all my might. "Kozmotis…" I crawled closer and closer to the door as my vision started fading.

The darkness was trying to consume me, but I wouldn't let it. "Just one more crawl…" I was so close to the door, I reached my hand up for the knob, but then I heard a click.

I felt my world shatter around me. The end of my world was beginning and the nightmare was awakening.

Soon darkness consumed me, but I knew as soon as I wake up I would see it unfold.

The darkness soon disappeared as if I woke up from a dreamless sleep. I saw some light shine through the curtain as if it was a new morning. My eyes went wide.

I stood up and saw that it was and I was about to witness the nightmare myself.

I walked towards my window and moved the curtain aside. I saw everyone gathered around. I opened my window and walked out to the balcony.

"Hear ye, hear ye!" A short man read out the scroll to the audience.

I looked around and saw Kozmotis walk up to the platform. "By order of the queen, I sentence Kozmotis Pitchiner… to death!" Everyone gasped.

He closed the scroll and walked over to the side. Kozmotis walked over to the block, got to his knees, leaned over and placed his head on the block. He looked up at me, sad.

I felt the sting in my eyes as the tears started to produce. "Kozmotis…" I held my hand out to him then bring it back to me.

I saw him mouth 'I'm sorry.' then he looked back straight.

The axe was raised into the air. "Kozmotis!" I look down to see if there was any way to get out, there wasn't.

I was trapped. Destined to watch my lover die right in front of me.

Then the axe came down. It was all over from there.

I ran back into my room and fell to the floor, crying.

He's gone. Gone forever.

I was so angry; I stood up, grabbed my big mirror and threw it to the ground as it broke. I look at the glass shards that cover the floor.

I don't know if I can survive.

"Raiponce?" I heard mother's voice call out to me beyond the door.

I don't want to see her ever again.

I grabbed one of my chairs and put it underneath the door.

I know what I must do.

I walked over to one of the shards and picked it up grasping it firmly as I feel hot liquid ooze out of me.

If I want to ever see him again, I must kill.

"Raiponce?" she called again as I heard the door unlock.

She tried to move it, but it wouldn't budge. "Raiponce! What are you doing?"

"Good bye, mother." I called out to her.

"Raiponce! Let me in!" she pounded on the door, wanting to stop me.

I wouldn't let her.

I hold it out as far as I could then bring it back towards me fast. I felt peace surround me. I would be able to leave this miserable world and wake into a new one.

Kozmotis…

We will be reunited.

My vision started getting blurry as I heard and felt the shard drop from my hand. Then my body feel to the ground. Feeling hollow as shell, filled with emptiness.

Then the door was smashed open as I heard my mother gasp. "Raiponce! RAIPONCE! NO!" She shouted out my name hoping I would come back, but I never would.

For now I am in a happy place.

I woke up in my bed, again, wondering if it was all a dream.

I looked down at myself and still see that I'm wearing my dress. I noticed I was still wearing my white gloves. I hold out my hand in front of me, palm turned away.

It looks fine. I don't feel any pain.

I turn my hand slowly, making my palm face me. I held my breath worried I might be wrong. When it was completely turned, I sighed in relief. No red hot liquid anywhere.

It turned out that that part was a dream, but I assume that the other stuff was real. I could still feel the throbbing on my head.

Man, she can throw.

I try to soothe it by rubbing the spot, but it starts to hurt worse, so I stop.

I suddenly hear a soft knock on my door. "Who is it?" I whisper so only the person beyond the door can hear me.

"It's me, Jack." I felt my heart pound from anger.

Great, it's him. Well, it would be rude to not let him in.

"Can I come in?" I sigh.

"You may." Even though I would have said 'you may not.' it's not lady like to be rude.

And besides I have to have a reason. That is so not my forte.

The door opens and I see Prince Jack walk in with a smile on his face. "I brought some tea."

I smiled back at him slightly. I don't really like him, but hey, who can say no to tea?

He set it on the nightstand and hand me a cup. "Thank you." He smiled back.

"You're welcome." I sniffed it and it smelled different than any tea I ever tried.

"What type tea is this?"He looks at me not understanding.

"Well you know…" He runs his hand through his brown hair. "It has herbs and spices."

Wow, it must be some good tea.

I decided not to question him further, because just by the sound of that my mouth started to salivate.

"Well," I saw him grab the other cup. "Cheers to a new life." A life that involves me and Jack to be together forever.

I might as well accept it, because Kozmotis will be gone anyway, but I know deep down I won't love Jack, like I loved him.

"Cheers to a new life." He said while clanging his cup with mine.

Then I took a sip. It tasted really good.

I smiled at him. "This taste-" But then the sweet flavor changed into a sour taste. "Ugh." I set my cup down. "What did you-" I really didn't get the chance to speak, because I felt sleepy. "What's happening to me?" I said in a tried voice before I yawned.

I looked over at the tray and saw a potion bottle. My vision kept getting blurry, but I try so hard to stay awake and it kept fixing itself. So I could make out the words. It was called the Forget me not.

"You will forget everything about Kozmotis and only remember about you," He wrapped his arm around my waist and brought me closer to him. "And me." I could feel his breath on my neck as his whispered the last part in my ear.

No, no!

"How do you know about Kozmotis?" I heard him laugh.

"You didn't think I could hear you from across the hall?" I was shocked.

He heard everything I told my mother, even the fight.

"But, enough about that." He ran his fingers through my hair and undid my braid. "Once you realize how much you love me," Then he placed a hand on my cheek. "you'll never go back." He leaned in to kiss me.

I tried to pull back, but I was too weak to even do so. Then his lips meet mine. It didn't feel magical at all. I was about to slap him, but he grabbed my arm and gently undid my glove.

Once it was off he kissed and caressed the palm of my hand. "Don't worry, it will be over soon." Then he his lips rubbed against mine. "Then we can be together, forever."

I didn't want any of this!

Then the darkness started to consume me. I felt my body go limp as he laid me on the bed. "Sweet dreams, Raiponce." He kissed my forehead and I heard him pick up the tray.

He shut the door as darkness fully consumed me.

Such sweet darkness that I'll never remember ever happening.

I soon woke up, not remembering how I got here. I decide to take off the white gloves, and set them on my nightstand, and change out of my dress into a different one. I picked a flowy long blue dress that had long sleeves, since I realized how cold the weather was outside. I do remember how warm it was yesterday, and that I met Prince Jack.

The way his brown hair is the color of chocolate, yum. The way his brown eyes are the same color as his hair, double yum.

Thinking all the attractive stuff about him should make my heart race, but something in me begs to differ. My inner self doesn't want me to think anything cute about him.

Do you love him?

Do I?

I know she is trying to make me really think about this, but to me I guess it seems right.

Right?

Then I heard the door open behind me. I turned around and saw my mother walking in. She was wearing a green dress with sleeves and I noticed that her hair was braided.

I had to admit it was beautiful.

"Ah, I see you're ready." She smiled at me.

I was confused. "Ready for what?" I didn't understand.

"Don't you…" Then she stopped. She stared at me for awhile and her smile got bigger. "Oh, nothing. Just some thief that tried to take our gold."

Did she know something I didn't know?

I gasped at her. "That's horrible!" She smiled at me.

"That's why he's getting the death penalty." I felt some relief, but deep inside my inner self was feeling upset and anger at the same time.

I decided to ignore her.

"That's good." I said while smiling.

Mother walked towards me a gently grabbed my arm. "Let's fix your hair." I nodded as she walked me over to the hair dresser.

Then I sit down on the cushion stool as my mother grabs the brush and starts brushing my hair. "I remember when you were just a little girl, how young a spirited you were, like I was when I was your age."

I smiled. "Yeah." The mother a daughter bonding that was happening right now seemed peaceful.

At least my innerself agreed too.

I bet it's been awhile since we really had anytime to bond. It must be hard being royal.

Believe me, it is, my inner self rolled her eyes.

"There," she set the brush down. "All finished." She then walked over to my bed and grabbed my tiara.

It must have fallen off my head, when I was sleeping.

She placed it on my head and then I stood up. "There," she smiled at me. "You look like a beautiful princess."

I did feel like one.

I felt my inner self think so too.

"We must hurry or we will be late for it." I nodded and put on some black heels I found on the floor.

I wonder how those got there.

"Raiponce!" She called for me in a sing-along voice.

"Coming mother!" I called back to her in a sing-along voice too.

We sat over on the side, where we were in the middle of the audience and where are thrones were. My mother's throne was on my father's left, Julie was on my father's right, and I sat next to Julie, as prince Jack set to my left.

"You look great." Julie whispered in my ear.

I smiled at her. "Thanks." I whispered back.

"So," I turned to Jack and see him smiling. "How did you sleep?" I smiled back.

"I slept fine, thank you." I knew I was supposed to be happy to see him, but I didn't.

You don't love him.

I don't? I thought about what she said.

I don't understand.

I was hoping for her to respond, but she didn't.

"Hear ye, hear ye!" I guy small guy read out the scroll to the audience. "In order by King George and his Majesty Dianna, Kozmotis Pitchiner is sentenced to… death!" I heard gasp all around us.

The little guy walked away as I saw a tall guy with black hair and gold eyes, oh those gold eyes, walk up to the platform, cuffed in shackles.

Kozmotis… his name sounded familiar.

His gold eyes looked back at mine while I felt Jack's hand touch mine. Something about his hand was supposed to soothe me, but those gold eyes did more wonders on me.

Kozmotis…

He then mouthed 'I'm sorry.' and put his head down on the slab.

My heart started beating fast. I started to remember the way he held me; kissed me, told me he loved me. Then I realized something deeper than that, I loved him.

I stood up, but Jack's grip was tight. "Are you okay?" He whispered.

I look back at him, not saying a word. "Raiponce!" I heard my mother whisper.

I turned to her. "Sit down." She said.

I wanted to tell her no. I wanted to pull my hand out of Jack's and run. Run to him and call off the death sentence and kiss him like there was no tomorrow. I wanted to do that. I wanted to do it so bad, but I couldn't.

I looked over at Kozmotis and he shook his head no.

So I just sat back down. And watch it happen. Just like the dream I remembered having.

When the deed was done, I ran all the way to my room and did what my dream told me to do.

The only way I could be with him was to kill myself, and I did.

I woke with a jolt.

I had a past life, an awful past life. It seems that I fate wanted me to be with Jack, but it also had other plans. I loved Kozmotis, but my past parents never accepted it, especially my mother. She would have never known better how much I loved him, until I left that world.

But, now in this world, fate is trying to make it more complicated than ever.

"Um, miss?"

"Yes?" I said rubbing my eyes with my palms to shake off the sleep. "What is it?" I saw a woman with brown hair in a maid outfit.

"You came." She smiled back at me.

"What are you-" Then I realized what she's talking about, I'm the princess who's come back.

"It's been so long since we've seen you again." She still smiled at me like a cheery person. "Come to think of it, I never really knew your name."

I smiled back at her. "My name is Rapunzel-"

"Rapunzel is such a lovely name. Rapunzel, Princess of Corona, it has a nice ring to it."

I nodded.

It actually did have a nice ring to it.

"I must tell the others about you." I was confused.

"Others?" She rolled her eyes and grabbed my hand as I stood up.

"The King and Queen, your father and your mother." My eyes widened in surprise.

"I have actually parents?" She nodded.

"Oh, what has Gothel done to you?" She pets my hair.

"Nothing bad really, she just told me that people here would be after my hair."

"Nonsense." She stomped her foot. "Only evil people like her would be after your hair." She shook her head. "That vile woman only wanted you for your hair, so she could stay young."

All this time I thought she was my mother. She is nothing, but a liar.

"But, since you're here," her tone was all happy again. "We will have none of that; we will make sure the guards will watch your every move."

Great, now I'll have guards following me everywhere.

"Now," her voice brought me back to reality. "Let's get you prepared." I looked down at my dress.

"Prepared for what?" She giggled.

"For meeting your parents, silly." Oh, yeah I forgot about that.

She set me down on the bed and brushed my hair. "You sure do have a lot of hair, this will take awhile to fix."

When she was done with my hair she braided it a long braid that went down to my ankles. I looked in the mirror.

"Well, what do you think?" I smile back at her.

"It looks nice, thank you… um…"

"Bertha." She responded.

"Bertha." It rolled off the tongue good. "Thank you, Bertha."

"Now for that dress." She walked over to my closet and pulled out a slim purple dress with long sleeves. "How about this?" I smiled with glee.

"It's perfect." She then handed me some purple heels to match.

Once I changed into my dress and put my shoes on, Bertha loved how I looked. "You look amazing." I smiled at her.

"Thank you." She gazed at me for awhile.

"Now," She grabbed my hand and I followed. "We mustn't keep them waiting for them to see that their daughter has returned."

Once we got to the entryway to the dining room, she turned to face me. "Wait here, while I tell them the news." I nodded as she walked in.

I never felt so nervous in my life, but right now I could feel the butterflies crawling in flying, all over the place, in my stomach.

I hoped that they would be nothing compared to my past parents and please that they didn't have the same names as them.

Please, please, please! Don't have the same names!

I'm shouting to the heavens that it wouldn't happen.

"Rapunzel!" she called out. "They are ready for you." She said in a sing – along- voice.

Okay, here I go.

"I present to you," I walked in, passed the entry way and saw that they looked nothing like my past parents.

Thank god.

"Rapunzel, Princess of Corona!" I curtsied to them.

"It's a pleasure to meet both of you, Your Majesties." Then I got up.

"This is," she walked over to the Queen. "Queen Amelia," Then she walked over to the King. "And King Marcus." She then walked to the center. "They are your real parents."

I have real parents, who love me a care about me. I never felt this happy.

"It's a pleasure to see you again, and all this time; you were just a little girl when I saw you." She walked over to me and hugged me. "It's been so long." I wrapped my arms around her back.

"It's been very long." I told her.

Just hearing my real mother's voice sounded so melodic than my past mother Dianna.

"Yes," My father said. "We spent years, hoping you would come back." He walked up to us and joined in the hug. "We didn't know if you would ever come back." He then pulls away from the hug and so does she.

"Now," she says fixing her dress sleeves. "Who was the person who brought you to us?"

"Yeah," He said smiling at me. "Who was the guy?"

Should I tell them? No. If I do they won't believe me. I need to make up something.

"Actually," as soon as I spoke they stared at me. "I came… on my own."

They gasped.

"You actually escaped her evil clutches?" She asked shocked.

"Yes." I decided to just wing it. "I did, when she… wasn't looking."

Then he laughed. "You must have been brave." Then he placed his hand on my head and moved it fast side to side. "That's my girl." I fixed it as him moved his hand back to his waist.

"Well," I giggled enjoying how superior I felt. "It's was nothing."

Later, we had some meal and I told them everything that happened, except for Jack and Pitch, because they wouldn't even know about them since they don't believe in them. They were surprised how easy it was for me to escape from her and what troubles I faced, but was able to handle it.

Time passed from our conversation, I didn't even know it was night time already. Mother and father told Bertha to make sure I get into my room safely and when we were leaving I heard her tell the guards to stand by my bedroom door all night. So nobody will be able to go in, but me.

I rolled my eyes at the thought, but they care about me. So parents are parents.

When I got to my room, Bertha told me good night.

"Good night." I tell her.

I think we are going to be best friends in the future.

I soon shut my door and start to undo my braid. I sit down on my bed and unravel the hair tie. As soon as the hair tie comes off, my hair unravels on its own becoming the long hair I grew up with. Then I take my shoes off, my feet were killing me.

How do princess walk in these shoes?

Goosebumps started rising through my dress. I turn to my left and see the window open, that leads out to the balcony, like my past life bedroom. I get up and shut the widow door and lock it.

"Trying to keep someone out, now are we?" I turn to look behind me and see Jack sitting on my bed.

"Jack," I whisper so only he can hear me. "What are you doing here?"He got up and walked close to me. "Jack, don't get near me."

I moved away from him. "Rapunzel, I'm not going to hurt you."

He walked kept walking close to me as I moved to the left, close to the wall. "Jack, please."

"Rapunzel, don't be like this." I kept moving away from him, until I fell on the bed and he fell on top of me.

"Jack, get off." I tried to push him off, but he grabbed my hands.

"No, Rapunzel, I want you to hear me out." I noticed his staff was laid next to me as he held my hands with both hands and placed them above my head.

I tried shaking to get out of his grasp, but his body was preventing me. "Stop, stop it, Rapunzel. Listen to me."

I stopped shaking. "Fine. What do you want to tell me?" His hands would have made me melt before I met Pitch and know our past life, but now he just feels like stone.

"I love you, Rapunzel. I want you to know how much I love and that we were meant to be."

I shook my head. "No. We were never meant to be, you just want me to believe we were, but actually me and Pitch are supposed to be together." I grit my teeth. "There was never an 'Us.'"

He sighed, let go of my hands, got up off me, grabbed his staff and sat in its place. "You remembered your past life." I sat up and scoot back so I wouldn't fall over.

I looked at my hands. "Yes, it came to me as dreams." I looked at him. "I'm sorry, Jack, but it will never be. My heart belongs to him and it always will."

He grabbed my hand brought it to his face as he caressed it. "I can show you, I can give you the things he's haven't." They way he caressed and kissed it reminded me when he tried to make me forget about Pitch.

I pulled my hand back. "No, Jack." I was about to get up, but he wrapped his arm around my waist and our lips met.

I didn't want any of this.

I tried to push him back, but he moved his hand lower and grabbed my butt making me gasp and allowing his tongue to sneak in. I try to push him again and break the kiss as I stand up.

"Jack, stop! Don't try to make 'Us' happen, when it's not!" I turned to walk over to the window door, but see the black portal that Pitch walked me through to my bed room.

I look back at him see Jack shake his head. "No, Rapunzel, no." I look back and run.

Run for my life.

"Rapunzel, don't!" I ran as fast as I could.

I rather be with Pitch then stay with Jack.

When I went through, I noticed the place was dark.

What is this place?

"Rapunzel?" I look in the direction of the voice and see Pitch smiling at me.

"Pitch!" I run all the way to and jump in his grasp as his arms wrapped around my back, spinning me.

I giggled when he set me down. "Thanks for saving me back there." I pressed my head against his stomach as he pet my hair.

"It was nothing." I then move back and look up at him.

That's when he leaned down and kissed me once more. The kiss that I have been waiting to feel for so long. It felt like the same kiss from my past life, the one that would make me melt all over.

I felt his hand rub against my cheek, making my body tingle. He then broke the kiss as his thumb was stroking my cheek.

"You look so beautiful." I felt heat rise to my cheeks as I blushed.

"Thank you." He then picked me up bridal style and set me down on the stone pillar that was on the ground.

Then he got down on one knee. "I have something for you." I was filled with wonder.

I wonder what it is.

He opened his hand as black sand seeped out of his palm and it started forming a shape. Some shape I remember seeing before. A rose.

"Aw, I love it." I picked it up at the black stem and brought it towards me.

Suddenly, my hair started glowing as I felt my head heat. I look at my hair and the black rose.

What if…

I grabbed my hair and wrapped it around the black rose's stem. Then my hair glowed brighter. I watched as the black sand fell off the rose and the black rose became a real rose.

Pitch stared at me in amazement. "You can make the darkness go away?" I looked at him and back at the rose.

"I guess so." We stared at each other for awhile, until I heard clapping.

I look over Pitch's shoulder as he turned around. "Bravo, you figured it out." Jack was standing there with his arm around his staff.

Pitch got up and blocked me from Jack and I moved my head to see him. "What do you want?"

"What do I want?" He glanced away. "Well," Then he looked back at us. "I want Rapunzel to be with me, but it seems she likes you." I sighed.

He just never gives up.

"The real reason I didn't want her to be with you, is that she has the power to uplift your curse, and we can't have that," He grabs his staff and taps it on his palm as his eyes glow blue. "Can we?"

I got up. "But, that means we were supposed to be together, but you just want me all to yourself!" I said shocked.

The blue glow, from his eyes, disappeared. "You figured me out." He said smug while putting his staff behind his head, across his shoulders. "You see," He started walking slowly. "I knew way in advance, that she was seeing you, but I couldn't have that, so I asked by her past parents if it would be okay to make peace, if only she and I would be wed, I asked my parents and they said they wanted nothing to do with her, but I was having none of that either." He then placed his staff on the stone floor and sat on top of it. "So when I went to visit them, without my parents consent, I knew I must have her. So I tried to make her forget about you, but that wasn't enough, she remembered you instantly when she saw you, so she killed herself to be with you. As for I, I had my time, but when my time passed away I wasn't ready to go just yet. So I found a boy who looked just like me, I was planning to possess him, but I had to wait for the right time. When he became a guardian that seemed like a perfect time to do so. After I did, his memories had been linked with mine and I knew where she was." Then he crouched down on his staff. "I had to see her, and then the rest follows."

I was shocked. So all this time, when I met Jack when I was a little girl up until now, wasn't really Jack.

"Prince Jack? Is that you?" He jumped off his staff and smiled at me while holding it firmly.

"Yes, it's me. I have come back for you Raiponce." Then he looked at Pitch. "And I don't want Kozmotis standing in my way!" He pointed his staff at Pitch, while the blue glow reappeared.

I looked at Pitch and saw his gold eyes glow more.

I looked back at Jack. "No, please-"

"Fine." I looked back at Pitch.

"No, Pitch-"

"Its fine, Rapunzel." He looked at me and his eyes softened. "I'll be fine." I smiled and nodded.

"Okay." I whispered.

"Not when I'm done with you!" Jack called back. "You have waited for years to see her again and you always have to come in my way, for the last time." He smirked. "Once I'm done with you, you'll be nothing."

He looked back at him and opened his hand once more as black sand started swirling out. "We'll see about that."

Oh, what a twist XD I also realized because of this I might be able to end it early than I expected :) Anyways I hope you liked it! Don't forget to check out the poll :)