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The world was fading. She was falling. She wondered where or when it would end. She opens her eyes to find herself back in the tower— crayons in hands looking out the main window.
“Oh Rapunzel, my dear.~” Gothel’s voice rang as she came out of the kitchen.
she felt numb.
She gave her a lazy smile as she picked her up then setting her down on a chair. “There you are. I was starting the sky ate you alive.” She laughed swaying her hands.
Mother? It can’t be!
She could’ve sworn that Pascal and Eugene got rid of her. Seeing her laughing all proudly with that smug smile made her blood run cold.
Rapunzel looked into the mirror to see a 7 year old version of herself staring back. Oh. She remembers this.
“I made your favorite soup darling!~ That’ll treat that nasty cold you’ve been feeling.”
That time she had gotten a cold. She didn’t feel like laying around in bed the whole day so she went to draw trying to get inspiration from the view below. Gothel had made her soup although she didn’t remember her sounding this kind.
“Eat up dear. You’ll need it to grow up tall and pretty. Although not as pretty as me but we can dream can’t we?~” She giggles pinching Rapunzel’s cheeks.
Ah there it is.
Gothel hummed as she walked away.
Rapunzel looked around. Her crayons that are scattered on the floor. Gothel’s robe she uses when she goes out for one of her trips. The mirror the killed Gothel and freed her from this life.
Why?
Why was she here?
HERE out of all places!
Was this some sort of sick joke? She wanted to go home. She needed Eugene. She shut her eyes feeling hot streams of tears come down.
Eugene.
She’d do anything to see him again. To hear his voice, to feel his soft big hands, to see him smile that big warm smile he gave her when she brought him back to life.
“Eugene.” She whimpered.
“Sunshine?”
Her eyes open looking up at a worried face. She gets up frantically eyeing her room. Her room. Her bed. She’s home.
Rapunzel looks at Eugene almost forget he’s there. Eugene. Without wasting no time she throws herself onto him.
“Rapunzel..” Eugene murmured hugging her back.
Finally after a couple of minutes like that she pulled away. Eugene sighed still have the worried expression glued to his face.
“Gothel. I saw her.”
Eugene opened his mouth then quickly shutting it as he opened his arms wide for another hug.
“We don’t have to talk about it Raps” He whispered. “Whatever she said isn’t true. You are a sweet person and amazing girlfriend. Meeting you was one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. I love you I hope you know that.”
Their eyes met.
Her lips tugged upward giving him a soft smile. “I love you too.”
They cuddled up next to each other and stayed like that until the next morning.