Being grounded sucks, Rapunzel thought as she sat home alone Sunday morning. She was sitting at the kitchen table reading one of her teen magazines, while waiting for her nails to dry. Once they were dry, she sighed and rested her head on her arms. I'm so bored!

Suddenly, a loud thump came from upstairs. Rapunzel slowly raised her head to listen. She could now hear footsteps moving around. Rapunzel quietly stood up and started making her way towards the front door. She stopped short, however, when she heard Max barking. She couldn't leave Max behind. She went back into the kitchen to find some sort of weapon. She heard Max whimpering, so she grabbed the first thing she saw, which happened to be a black frying pan. Rapunzel crept upstairs and followed Max's crying down the hall to her room. She took a deep breath and slowly opened the door. She didn't see anyone at first, so she took a step inside, holding the frying pan out in front of her. As soon as she was completely inside her room, someone grabbed her. She screamed and, without thinking, turned around and hit them in the head with the frying pan. It wasn't until he fell to the floor that she realized it was Flynn.

"Flynn!" Rapunzel dropped the frying pan and knelt down beside her boyfriend. "Flynn, wake up!"

Flynn groaned and slowly rolled over onto his back. "Surprise," he muttered.

"I'm so sorry," Rapunzel said. "I thought you were an intruder. I heard Max barking and whimpering and I thought he was hurt."

Flynn sat up. "Your dog hates me."

Rapunzel nodded; she couldn't deny that. For some reason, Max and Flynn just didn't get along.

"What are you doing here?" Rapunzel asked.

"I'm busting you out," Flynn replied.

"Baby, I'm grounded. I can't leave," Rapunzel said.

"Is your mom home?" Flynn asked.

"Well, no. She had some errands to run. But, I'm a terrible liar; she'll totally catch me," Rapunzel said.

"Oh, come on, Rapunzel, rebel a little," Flynn said.

Rapunzel nibbled on her bottom lip. "I guess I could go out for a little while. As long as I'm back before she gets home."

Rapunzel and Flynn climbed out her window and walked down the street, where Flynn had parked his car. They drove to Main Street and Flynn parked in one of the main parking lots. They got out and started heading towards Mickey's.

"I'm glad I did this," Rapunzel said. "Why should I be a goodie two-shoes all the time?"

Flynn laughed. As they walked down the street, they passed a salon. Flynn suddenly stopped. "How rebellious are you feeling?"

Rapunzel pulled her long blonde hair over shoulder and started playing with it. "Not that rebellious."

"You don't have to shave your head," Flynn said. "Just get a little trim."

"I don't know, Flynn. I've never had a hair cut before."

Flynn shrugged and walked into the salon. Rapunzel frowned and followed him.

About an hour later, they came out of the salon. Rapunzel now had short, layered hair and she had it dyed brown.

"Have I ever told you I have a thing for brunettes?" Flynn asked.

Rapunzel laughed and playfully punched his shoulder.

"I mean it, Rapunzel. You look great," Flynn said.

"Really?" Rapunzel ran her hand through her hair. It would definitely take some getting used to.

Flynn took Rapunzel home and her heart started racing when she saw her mom's car in the driveway.

Here we go...

Rapunzel slowly got out of the car and walked up to the front door. She reached out to grab the doorknob, but the door flung open. Her mother stood in the doorway with a look of horror on her face. She grabbed Rapunzel's arm and pulled her into the house, slamming the door behind them.

Her mother crossed her arms over her chest and stared at Rapunzel. Rapunzel knew she must have been quite the sight with her short brown hair and blue nail polish; not her normal look. Her mother sighed as if she had been defeated.

"Clearly grounding you is not enough to keep you away from that boy," Rapunzel's mother said. "So, I'm lifting your grounding."

"You are...?" Rapunzel asked, carefully. "What's the catch?"

"Rapunzel, you need to know that everything has a consequence," her mother said. "I've decided that instead of grounding you now, I'm going to punish you by sending you to stay with your grandmother in Wyoming all summer."

XXX

Jasmine was still sleeping when there was a light knock on her bedroom door. Startled, her eyes flew open, but she immediately closed them again.

"Come in."

"Miss Jasmine, Esmeralda is downstairs," one of the servants said.

Jasmine didn't recognize his voice and tried to remember his name, but couldn't. She groaned. "Send her up."

When the servant left, Jasmine went into her adjoined bathroom and brushed her teeth. When she came back into her room, Esmeralda was sitting on the floor, petting Raja. Jasmine got back in bed and pulled the sheet up over her shoulders.

"I'm kinda surprise to see you here," Jasmine said. "I thought you were mad at me."

"Jasmine, I came over to apologize. I shouldn't have treated you the way I did and I'm sorry," Esmeralda said, sitting down on the bed.

"Then why did you?" Jasmine asked.

"I was just mad. And hurt." Esmeralda paused. "But, mostly I was scared. Having my parents know meant I had to face this and accept that I have a problem. I wasn't ready to admit that."

Jasmine gave her best friend a small smile. "I forgive you." She patted the bed and Esmeralda lied down next to her. "How are you doing now?"

"Good," Esmeralda replied. "I haven't thrown up in a while. Mulan has been pretty tough on me."

Jasmine laughed. "Good. Glad to hear it. Have you talked to Phoebus, yet?"

Esmeralda nodded. "Mulan tricked us into seeing each other on Friday."

Jasmine snuggled up further under her blanket and closed her eyes. "I like Mulan."

Raja meowed and jumped on the bed with a small thud. He slipped under the sheet and curled up between Jasmine and Esmeralda. He started purring and Jasmine pet his head. Jasmine didn't know why she was so sleepy today. It was a nice day outside and the sun was shining, but all she wanted to do was sleep. She could hear Esmeralda's breathing start to become even and she knew her friend was sleeping. Jasmine sighed and it wasn't long until she fell asleep, too.

XXX

"I'm so glad we did this," Aurora said as she and Belle rode their horses down the trail.

"Me too," Belle agreed. "It's been a while."

The girls decided they weren't going to talk about what happened Friday morning and they were just going to have a normal Sunday morning.

"Are you still coming with Philip and me to No Cal to visit my mom this summer?" Aurora asked.

Belle nodded. "Of course."

"I was thinking, if you wanted, Adam could come too," Aurora suggested.

Belle's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"Yeah. I don't want you to feel like a third wheel," Aurora said. "I already talked to my mom and she's totally cool with it. Her house is definitely big enough."

"Thank you, Aurora. I'll ask him next time I talk to him," Belle said.

"I already got mine and Philip's plane tickets," Aurora said. "We're leaving pretty early in the morning on June 9th. That's only six weeks from now."

Belle nodded. "All right. I'll ask him tonight so we can book our flight soon."

Aurora squealed in excitement. "This summer is going to be so much fun! I can't wait! You and I are gonna have to go shopping for new bikinis and clothes."

Belle giggled. "Didn't you just get new clothes and swim suits?"

"For Spring Break. I can't wear my Spring Break clothes during the summer," Aurora said as if she was explaining something important.

"Well, I hope our summer vacation is better than Spring Break," Belle said.

Aurora bit her lip. "Belle?"

"Yeah?"

"Has Adam hit you or anything since that day at the beach?" Aurora asked, carefully.

"No. Actually, Adam wanted to break up with me. He says it's too dangerous," Belle replied. "But I can't leave him, Aurora. I love him and I don't want him to have to face all of this alone."

"I understand," Aurora said. "If the situation was reversed and it was Philip, I would do the same thing."