A/N: Thanks for all the reviews.

After a long journey, the two princesses, the prince and the ex-thief arrive to the Kingdom of Cassiopeia. The King and Queen insisted on Eugene accompanying Rapunzel, because, even with Pascal and Alexandra, they didn't want their only daughter to feel too lonely. The castle was like a fortress, nearly impenetrable, the walls, made from a quarry's worth of stones, were thick and the towering height nearly reached clouds.

Both Rapunzel and Eugene were amazed by the grandeur of the castle, though they knew it would be hard to find their way. Once inside, they could see the cold-whitewashed marble floors and walls, as if the whole place was an ice palace. The floors were so well polished that you could see your own reflection and everything was so well organized. Servants came in and out welcoming their guests and showing them to their rooms.

Rapunzel threw herself on the plush bed before her. The journey was very long and she and her chameleon was more than a little tired. She had trouble believing that Stephan told her parents that she wanted to stay, though it was a little true. Rapunzel wanted to see Alexandra's Kingdom and learn more about her new friend, but she would have preferred telling her parents herself.

Rapunzel grunted at the very thought of Stephan. "I can't believe him," she hissed weakly.

Pascal nodded in agreement. His scales changed from green to red and the expression on his face turned to anger. Rapunzel obviously had enough manipulations to last a lifetime and Pascal had enough of seeing them blindly play with her. Stephan reminded him so much like Mother Gothel only this time he wasn't as manipulative.

Eugene was lying down on his bed thinking of what might happen later. Everything was so confusing now: the one he cared about was arranged to be married eighteen years ago and even if she didn't marry him that doesn't change the fact that a thief is no match for a prince. He reached for the little flower necklace in his pocket, reminding himself of the day he was forced to take Rapunzel to the festival. The most memorable day of his life, the day were he knew his heart, he liked Rapunzel more than anything in the world and he knew that the one thing he wanted most was her happiness.

He stared down at the flower shaped jewel. Even if he did get a moment alone with Rapunzel, he knew that Stephan would just get in the way. He always tried to interfere with them all he wanted now was to talk to her, but it was the dead of night and she was probably sleeping by now. So he went back to sleep and hoped that the nightmares would disappear.

Morning rose to the skies. And Rapunzel was wide-awake. She didn't want to wake anyone so she got dressed in one of her dresses she used to wear at the tower and explored around the castle. The hallways were long and vast and everyone was sleeping, Rapunzel wasn't sure of what to do, but she wanted to learn about her new surroundings. She found an open doorway and slowly and quietly crept inside. The room was small and compact; it was filled with trunks and chests of all shapes and sizes. Each trunk contained some old documents and clothes. The documents and the clothes were caked with dust and dirt and some of them were even wearing out. Rapunzel searched through the documents and came across something very interesting: an official letter of her marriage arrangement with Stephan:

To Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Cassiopeia,

We are pleased to announce that your offer for an alliance between our two Kingdoms has been accepted. The wedding shall take place once both Prince Stephan and our young princess have reached an acceptable age. However, this alliance may be nullified at your request or at the request of the children. We hope to best seal this critical deal through marriage, however, if the wedding does not proceed as planned, we hope to make further arrangements to secure your economy and our safety. We do truly hope that the union between our Kingdoms shall be a benefit to all and that prosperity shall forever claim us.

The Kingdom of Corona

Rapunzel read the letter repeatedly, realizing how much her people have waited for this union. Everyone has been waiting for her, to agree to this, but how could she. She had someone she cared about more than anyone, someone who she wanted to spend the rest of her life with, someone that risked his life for her. It was hard to take this request so lightly, she was always taught that a princess had to make sacrifices for the sake of her Kingdom, but this would be the hardest thing she ever had to do.

"Glad to see you're admiring my collection," said a voice from behind her.

Rapunzel turned around to see that the voice was Alexandra, her hair all messed up and wearing a teal nightgown, that went up to her ankles. The two princesses stared at each other for a moment, without exchanging a single word.

Until, Rapunzel finally broke the silence nervously. "Alexandra I…"

"Don't worry," she comforted. "You're the only person who knows."

"You keep all these old documents?" Rapunzel asked curiously.

"Only the ones everyone throws away," she replied.

"And the clothes?" she continued.

Alexandra leaned down to see an old gown in Rapunzel's hands. "Oh those?" she said taking a close look at the old garment. "I wear those when I sneak out of the castle and play peasant."

Rapunzel looked at her friend a bit confused. She didn't understand how a castle like fortress could be a place to sneak out in. In fact, this castle was so well guarded that even her rogue would have a hard time trying to escape.

Alexandra could read her friend's expression very well. So she grabbed the garment from her hands and brushed off the dust. Then she told Rapunzel to wait in her room so she can get a better meaning when she mentioned sneak out.

Rapunzel obeyed and a few minutes later Alexandra came in dressed in her old fashion gown as she explain.

A/N: What do you think happens next?