A/N: I got to say I feel honoured by receiving 100 reviews in less than 20 chapters. It was really more than I thought was possible for me. That shows why I love to write stories to you guys, you make me feel appreciated. Something special's gonna happen to Pascal in this chapter, but I don't think any of you will guess what.
Pascal woke up early after being out with his friends and thought back to the talk he had with Eugene and Rapunzel. He knew it was normal for guys his age not to be dating, but it bothered him at sometimes, it made him think to old times where he was more or less a social outcast until he had met Rapunzel and the others who treated him good and liked him for the person he was. He had always hold on to the person he was with the support of his family and few true friends he still talked a little with over the internet and saw once or twice each year. One day when he walked down the city, he saw a shop and stepped inside to see.
He walked in and saw a lot of art on the wall and asked what it would cost to get made a quote of a cartoon he always have loved, The Lion King. They agreed a price and he paid deposit of 60 bucks and agreed to come by the next day and get ready.
He then went back to art class, which started a little later than normal because professor Gothel had been out of town and was delayed in traffic. He sat next to Maximus and Eugene during the class and followed intensely and was very active with a few clever answer, at least Gothel accepted his answers. After class, he asked Eugene and Maximus to come with him to his room and talk a little. They greeted their girls and told them they'd meet up with them shortly and agreed to phone them when they were finished at Pascal's room.
They walked a little. They noticed Pascal lived very close to their own room and saw as well that he lived alone. They noticed he had own taste, not only music, but also movies as well where he saw a lot of cartoons and action. Eugene and especially Maximus were great fans of James Bond as well as Pascal who had the whole collection and they decided to hold a movie night with pizza and other stuff. Then they sat down.
"Why do you live alone Pascal?" Pascal turned around to see an awaiting look from Eugene.
"I just got alone, my roommate was kicked out for trying to get too close to one of the teachers at the party, it seems to be one of the big dramatic ones, normally I've never heard about so many things happened in one night" Eugene and Maximus nodded at each other.
"Are you going to have a new roommate?" Maximus asked. Pascal wasn't quite sure. But he liked where he lived so he knew what he wanted.
"Only if he will move in here and be a little stupid to me, it was a relief to get Charles out, he was on the line where they have chemistry and math on highest level, a little of a nerd" they were well known to be one of the most hard working lines on the school and didn't get to do much else than school so many of the other students didn't go with them socially.
"What is it you wanted to talk to us about Pascal?" Pascal had nearly forgotten until Maximus mentioned it. He took out a card from his pocket and handed it to Eugene who stood in shock. It was for a tattoo-shop and it was already describe with a amount of 200 bucks and already 60 of them were paid.
"For real Pascal?" Pascal nodded confident and Maximus saw the card as well and was just as surprised as Eugene. Pascal told them what he wanted to have made and why he wanted to. He had a good point with it and symbolized him a lot.
"I actually like the idea, I once thought about get one myself, but I don't know what to get" Eugene clapped his shoulder and showed him a look that showed he meant what he said and Pascal feel better by it.
"I was wondering if you would like to come down with me when it happens?" Maximus and Eugene both nodded and agreed to drive him downtown and be there while it was made, it was actually exciting, tattoo's was a trend by people from their age and a little elder than them as well and it showed something special about Pascal's character and how he managed to stick by the one he was no matter how hard things had been for him. They promised not to tell the girls before it was made. They met up with and had dinner on the school that night and decided to relax with a movie at Eugene and Maximus' room where Pascal brought a true classic in a James Bond movie named The Man With the Golden Gun and Alice and Maximus cuddled up as Alice was scared by the Francisco Scaramanga acted and just cold blooded killed people just as Rapunzel squeezed Eugene around his chest so he almost couldn't breath and Pascal knew it maybe wasn't the smartest movie, but the girls had let the boys decide what to see and they then agree to get one who could fright their girls a little and let them want to cuddle up a little and they could warm up to the visit to the tattoo salon after their classes were finished.
The last classes were cancelled because in Nixon was sick with the flu and they decided to hang out downtown before the appointment.
They walked into the shop and saw there hang photos of everything from skulls to flowers or butterflies and games and movies characters. They had books filled with tattoos made in the shop through the ten years they have been open and it was rumoured as one of the finest in all of Corona.
"Hello, do you have a appointment card?" the man behind the desk said as Pascal gave it to him. He called on one of the employers and he came out. It was the same who had made the appointment with him. Normally they would have to wait a whole month, but a customer have called sick just before Pascal entered the shop and made it possible to have the appointment already and they shook hands.
"Hello Pascal, my name is Carlos and I'll make sure we get it right. I'll take over from here Lennon" the other men smiled and went downstairs to one of the tattoo artist and they went through it
"Okay, we pay now what we agreed and then we'll start" Pascal got the last money out of his pocket and he was instructed to lay down and put his arm on the supporter and then he had drawn the quote he asked if Pascal liked the font and he agreed with the others and then they. At the first needle, Pascal felt the pain in his arm and after half an hour, they were finished.
On his arm, he now had the writing Remember who you are in two lines in the middle of arm between wrist and elbow on the lower side of his arm. It was so red and he got some cream on his arm and instructed to buy some more at pharmacy and twice at day wash it with water and dry it steady and put some cream over and just the next two hours keep some cling film on that they gave him and take it off and wash it then.
When they got back, they laughed a little over it, they find it quite amusing how it had been seeing Pascal lying there in so much pain even though he was their friend, it was amusing. Pascal looked on the bright side and looked forward to see the result. The girls caught up with them and they decided to meet at dinner and so they went back to their own room and Pascal went for an hour nap because he felt a little dizzy and felt like for a nap.
After two and half an hour, Eugene decided to go and see if Pascal were still asleep or woken up. Eugene knocked twice with any response and decided to if it was open, it was and then he decided it would be okay to enter. He found Pascal with his outside his bed to make it didn't have contact with anything that could the pain bigger.
Eugene shook his shoulder and Pascal woke up with a huge yawn and saw how long he slept and quickly got ready and took off the cling film and washed it, but as instructed, he didn't put on any of the cream as he was asked to wait until the next day. Maximus waited with Alice and Rapunzel at their room as Eugene and Pascal came out and Rapunzel gave Pascal a friendly kiss on his cheek and it was clear to see the smile spreading across Pascal's lips as they walked down to the dining hall and neither of the girls had noticed the difference. After some time, Eugene decided it was time to reveal it to them, he therefor decided to come with a question had didn't say clear, but indicated it a little.
"How's your wound doing Pascal?"
"Fine, it stings, but I knew it would" Pascal noticed shortly the look on the girls faces as they looked at him.
"Pascal what have you done?" Pascal smiled confident and held up his arms and Rapunzel and Alice saw shocked at his arms with the text Remember who you are from the Lion King and Pascal explained it was because he felt it symbolized him a lot and meant a lot to him because of everything he had been through during his younger days in school. The girls were still surprised that Pascal would do that to himself, but Alice always had a weakness for tattoos while Rapunzel wasn't the biggest fan of it, but she supported him still because he was her friend and she never really thought about how it would be to have such things, but she was sure not going to get one herself, she didn't knew about Eugene, he could do pretty much everything. That much she had learned about him in the months they had been dating, soon they were to have their half adversary and she was already so excited about that Eugene for safety sake wrote it down so he could make sure to do something for her. Eugene was as well for his own reasons sat up for it, but he was sure he wouldn't forget because it was the greatest day of his life when he started to date Rapunzel and it was easy because it was 6 months after her birthday exactly, no more no less.
Rapunzel and Eugene decided to take a walk through the park that was on the other side of the road where the university lay. Rapunzel led them to the bench in a corner of the park. She and Eugene sat down and didn't let go of each other hands and she smiled at him to reassure, nothing was wrong.
"What is it Rapunzel?"
"I just wondered if you'd do something like Pascal?" He looked away and in many different directions, unsure what to answer, but then he decided to be honest with her.
"Maybe, I won't lie to you. Many do it because of art, but I'd only do it if I like Pascal had something that were something special to me, if not that then no, but I wouldn't reject the idea" Rapunzel nodded and kissed his cheek and met his lips.
"You should know, no matter what, I'll support you and I'd love just as much no matter if you get one or not" Rapunzel felt Eugene take her into his arms and she felt happier than ever in his embrace, their love truly was something special. When they separated, Rapunzel started to think about Pascal.
"What is it?" Rapunzel looked at Eugene, not sure how to form her sentence. But knew she could just say it the way it was.
"I just wish Pascal would meet someone, he really deserve someone who cares for him as much as we and Alice and Max care for each other" Eugene nodded and then a thought crossed his mind.
"I think I may know someone who would find him very interesting" Eugene nodded and smiled at his thought and then he and Rapunzel walked back and kissed each other good night.
That was this chapter. Please leave a little more reviews than chapter 17. The idea of the tattoo comes from one I got myself with the exact same quote; you can see it on Devianart account where my username is exactly the same. Hope to hear from all of you, but thanks for now, until next time.
