The next day
[It was early in the morning when Eugene had woken up. He noticed that Rapunzel was still fast asleep in his arms with her head and hands on his chest, however, one of her legs had moved across his trapping him. He moved her hair aside carefully not to wake her and kissed her forehead. Despite this, Rapunzel felt it and she smiled snuggling more into his embrace]
Rapunzel: Mmmm
(She opened her eyes and looked up at him)
Rapunzel: Good Morning
Eugene: Hello
Rapunzel: What time is it?
Eugene: I don't know, but we should get up, your frog and Max are up already. We um, uh, we sh-should get you back
(She pulled away and sat up making Eugene sit up too)
Rapunzel: W-What?
Eugene: We should get you back to your tower, be-before your m-mother comes back and um you get into, you know, trouble, you mentioned that she would be gone for three days, it's the third day
Rapunzel: I-I, Eu-Eugene...b-but...y-you're right, I need to leave
Eugene: Y-yeah
[They both stand up, then go brush their teeth, wash their faces at the river, eat some fruit, and brush their teeth once again. Eugene helps Rapunzel get on Max and he climbs in front of her. She wraps her arm around his waist and he leads Max to the tower]
<after an hour or so>
{Back at the tower}
Eugene: We're here
Rapunzel: R-right
[She got off with Eugene's help, she took off the flowers from her hair with Eugene's help and undid her braid. She tossed up a bit of hair making it hold the hook, and she climbed up to her tower with Pascal. She threw her hair back down and Eugene began to climb it]
{Inside the tower}
Rapunzel: Um, a deal is a deal, you took me to see the lanterns, and now you get your satchel back, close your eyes
Eugene: Ok
(He closes his eyes, in a few seconds he feels a bag around him, and he opens his eyes)
Rapunzel: I guess this is where we part ways
Eugene: Yes, it is, I have to go
Rapunzel: Yeah, you do
[With the arrows he climbed down, got on Max, and left, which made Rapunzel sad because she loved him, she had fallen completely in love with Eugene Fitzherbert]
Rapunzel: I didn't think he would leave, Pascal, I thought he...I thought yesterday meant something to him
(She sighed, Pascal turned blue, and cuddled into her cheek)
Rapunzel: I thought he had fallen in love with me too. I guess I was wrong, but I sure do love him, Pascal. I love Eugene Fitzherbert with all of my heart and soul. I love his light and soft brown hair, his dreamy hazel brown eyes, his perfectly sculpted face, his soft lips, his minty breath, his goatee, his alluring and charming smile, his smolder that doesn't work on me, his sexy voice, his broad shoulders, his strong and muscular arms and chest, his entire body, how he smells like the forest, his charisma, his humor, his intelligence, his strength, his kindness, and his laughter. His whole personality, I love him so much
[She started to cry, Pascal snuggled into her cheek, and she turned around to start on her chores, so she could clean up a little before Gothel came home. However, less than a minute later, she heard Gothel's sickly sweet voice calling out to her, so she could let her up, but she sounded worried. Pascal went to hide, Rapunzel cleaned her tears, let down her hair, lifted Gothel, she went inside, and made sure Rapunzel was ok]
Gothel: Are you ok? I saw that man riding away from our tower. What happened? Did he hurt you? Have you been crying?
Rapunzel: No, mother, he didn't hurt me, I'm okay, but you lied to me about so many things from the outside world. He took me out there and he showed me that the outside world is amazing and shouldn't be feared
Gothel: You, left the tower!?
Rapunzel: I had to, I needed to see for myself what those lights were, mother, and I'm safe and sound back home
Gothel: You took advantage of my absence, Rapunzel, and to think I brought you back those paints that you asked for!
(She took out the paints and placed them on the ground)
Rapunzel: Thank you, but it doesn't matter, I'm never going to see him again. After the kisses that we shared, I thought he, I thought he had fallen in love with me too
Gothel: What is wrong with you, child?! Rapunzel, you deliberately disobeyed me! Why would he like you, c'mon now really!? Look at yourself, you think you impressed him!? You've invented this whole romance thing with that thief?! He's a wanted man, Rapunzel, this is why I told you to stay in the tower, you're too naive!
Rapunzel: I am not naive, mother, and as I said, I'm never going to see him again, so you don't have to worry about that. Besides, I'm sure he'll forget about me
Gothel: I'm going out again, get me down, I have some more things to do
Rapunzel: Yes, mother
[She tossed her hair downwards, helped Gothel down, lifted her hair back up, Gothel left, and Rapunzel began on her same morning routine, like always]
{With Gothel}
[She saw Eugene walking towards The Snuggly Duckling pub finishing an apple and a slice of bread with some cheese, so she followed him]
{Inside the pub}
(Gothel put her hood up and sat down close enough to listen to Eugene. The thugs gave him a glass of refreshing water)
Hook hand: So, did she see the floating lanterns?
Big Nose: Did she enjoy them?
Attila: How was it?
Gothel's POV
My darling flower had quite an adventure
End of Gothel's POV
Eugene: It was amazing, and yeah, she enjoyed them
Vladimir: So where is she?
Eugene: Back in her tower, that was the deal, I took her to see the lanterns and she would give me back my satchel
Hook hand: So you just left her there cooped up in that lonely tower while you roam free?
Eugene: I'm gonna give The Stabbingtons the crown, I don't want to leave Rapunzel there, and once I give the crown to The Stabbingtons, I'll return to set Rapunzel free. She deserves to see the world, she deserves to be free, she deserves the best, she deserves a man who can give her the best. I'm a thief, granted I am gonna stop thieving and get myself an honest job, but I've got nothing to offer her, my hands are empty
Big Nose: You, you love her, don't you? You fell in love with her, didn't you? Flynn Rider is not an unconfident man
Eugene: I'm not Flynn Rider anymore, the name's Eugene Fitzherbert now. I'll be going by my real name from now on
Attila: You have to be more confident about what Eugene has to offer
Eugene: What do I have to offer, Attila?! How to steal things? How to escape like a bandit? What kind of life could I offer her by my side? She was the first person to like the real me, to accept the real me, she broke through all the barriers that I put up ever since I became Flynn Rider. She believed in me, she believed that I was a good person, which made me want to become a better person. Of course, I love her. I love everything about Rapunzel and how could I not? She's breathtaking, I love her extremely long blonde hair that smells like wildflowers, her big, light, expressive, beautiful green eyes that I could stare at for hours, her cute freckles on her face, her soft and warm lips that taste of strawberries, and her beautiful smile that lights up the room. I love her entire gorgeous, stunning, soft, and flawless body, her soft skin that smells like flowers. I adore her laughter, her voice, her spirit, her whole personality, period. There's nothing that I don't love about her. I love her more than life itself, I've never felt this way about anyone before, and I'd do anything to see her happy. I can't get that woman out of my head or my heart or my soul and neither do I want to, as cheesy as that sounds
Gothel's POV
That good for nothing thief has indeed fallen in love with my darling, vague, and foolish daughter. How pathetic, she's not a woman, she's just an inexperienced young girl, what could she possibly ever offer him. He obviously hasn't been with enough real women like myself
End of Gothel's POV
Big Nose: Then do it, don't just tell her how much you love her, show her, go to her, tell her how you feel, and don't back down
(Eugene looks at them, races out, all the thugs clap and cheer for him, and Gothel goes after him without being seen)
{Outside}
Gothel's POV
I need to get my flower out of there before that thief comes back to take my little fountain of youth away from me
End of Gothel's POV
Captain of the guards: Rider!
Eugene: Oh c'mon, not right now
(He runs away but the guards get to him and shackle him)
Gothel's POV
Well, looks like I have luck on my side, now I don't have to worry too much about that damn thief trying to steal what's mine to keep
End of Gothel's POV
[She goes about her business to the marketplace to buy hazelnuts. Once the guards and Eugene are outside the palace, Max sees him, and he races back to get help. Gothel quickly buys the hazelnuts and goes back to the tower. Eugene was going to be hanged for his crimes which made him desperately miserable since that meant that he would never see Rapunzel again. As always Rapunzel pulled Gothel up and then she went to her bedroom behind her curtains]
{With Rapunzel}

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A Tangled Life
FanfictionWhat is Eugene's backstory? What was his past before he met Rapunzel? How was Rapunzel's childhood while she was growing up? What if Gothel hadn't run into Max in the forest? What if she never found out that Rapunzel had left the tower and what if s...