Waiting In The Wings (a Cassunzel fan fiction)

Rainbow

*Authors note* I'm so sorry! I know I said that I was gonna update more but I'm ✨an idiot who finds it hard to be motivated✨. I've decided that I'm going to try and wrap it up soon so y'all can have a satisfying concluding point and then if I want I can write additional things that don't matter towards anything and yeah. Also I know the pacing is off cause like they're very very very in love but just ignore the pacing issues, I'm too lazy to fix it XD *end of note*

Rapunzel's POV
    She put her hands in mine, her eyes were like a flowing ocean.
"Yeah?" I responded.
"Your father he- he told me if I didn't leave you alone he was going to do to you exactly what Gothel did to you and I could let him Raps. I couldn't let you lose everything for me," she explained.
    "Cass," I started, "you know what was the worse thing about my time with Gothel was? It wasn't not being able to go to school or not being able to see the world, it was the fact that I had no one. While I long to see everything I can in my life, what's the point in doing it alone? And yeah there was Gothel but she didn't love me for me. She never loved me. And then there's my father. He pretends he loves me but he doesn't. He loves his image of me, but I'm not straight. I'll never be straight! If he can't accept me for that screw him! But then there's you and, you're the only one who truly loves me for me. I can't lose you Cass, so let my father do whatever the hell he wants, we'll get through it, together."
    Cass pulled me in for a kiss. It was like a rainbow after a storm. All the colors with there equal beauty overcoming the darkness that had been there before. I felt my worries slip. It felt like I could just look at the pretty lights. It felt like the storm had passed, but in truth there would be many more storms. But when the next storms would hit, I wouldn't be alone.
    Cass pulled back and smiled. She pushed my hair behind my ear.
    "Cass, I'm going to confront my father, will you come with me," I asked.
    Cass smiled and then answered, "From now on, I'll always come with, Raps."
    We got to my house and ringed the doorbell. This would be the easiest way to wake him up and the alternative was climbing up the side of the building, so it is the smartest choice.
    The door slowly opened, my father was the one who answered. He rubbed his eyes out of tiredness but became wide awake when he saw us through the doorway.
   My father hushed aggressively, "Rapunzel, get inside now!"
    Me and Cass walked inside. My father tried to stop Cass from entering, but failed.
   "Father, I'm done letting you control my life," I grabbed Cass's hand then continued, "I'm allowed to love whoever I want to, it's not up to you. Hell, it's not even up to me. So you're just going to have to accept that I love her. I love her so much father."
I knew saying this was pointless. I knew he couldn't be convinced. It was my last plea. My last desperate attempt of having a family.
    The room filled with silence. A silence that cut into me, making me want to scream out to stop it.
    My father broke it by coldly saying, "Get out, Cassandra."
    I tightened my grip on her hand. I'm not letting him win.
    "If she leaves, I leave," I replied.
    "Rapunzel, enough," he started, "I can't deal with this right now, okay. Can you just go to bed."
    "You can't deal with me," I whispered.
    I looked up at him. He looked annoyed but also angry but also sad. I didn't know what else to say to him.
    "Let's go, Cass," I mumbled.
    She started walking past my father and I followed. As I was almost out the door my father grabbed my arm that wasn't holding Cass's.
    "You're not leaving, Rapunzel," he whispered harshly.
    I tried pulling my hand free but his grip was too strong. Cass then walked back in and kicked him in the area that no one wants to get kicked in. His grip loosened so I pulled my arm away and we made a run for it.
    My father chased after us. We needed to get to get away from him but where could we go?
    After a few minutes of non stop running, of trying to make as many sharp turns as possible to lose him, we were able to lose him. Although we knew he was still looking, we could take a minute to rest.
     "What do we do," I questioned, in a panicked tone.
    "For now I say we try and make our way back to my place, although it might not be safe to keep you there. Your dad might call the cops and say we kidnapped you or something. It will also be easy to predict we're there. We'll probably have to run away, Raps," she said, in a half calm, half panicked tone.
    "You'd run away for me."
    She nodded. Her face looked so pretty in the moonlight. I leaned forward and kissed her. She kissed me back and for the first time in awhile, I felt safe.
    We then got up and made our way to Cass's house. Once there we grabbed some clothing, water, food, and money. Cass left a note for her father, deciding it was best if we just left. We didn't want him to convince us to stay and then get in trouble for it.
    We then said goodbye to Pascal and left.
    We got as far away as we could by foot and then got on a bus. Once we were a decent distance away from where we came from, we went looking for jobs so we could buy an apartment. It took awhile but we were able to find jobs for both of us. Until we were able to buy an apartment we were living in low quality hotels.
    It's now been a few years. Cass proposed to me a month ago and I said yes. We're hoping to get married soon. It'll be a small wedding. We'll probably just invite her dad and a few friends from work.
    I had to change my appearances a bit. I cut my hair and died it brown. Cass didn't have to change anything because her dad knew that she was ok. My father, however, reported me missing. I understand why he did it but that doesn't mean I want him to find me.
    On a brighter note, Pascal is now living with us! We also have plans to travel as much as we possibly can. If this was a fairytale it's be our happily ever after and to that I very much agree. Although, this isn't the end. It's more of a happy beginning, and I like that.

✨the end✨

*Authors note* sorry if the ending was awkward, I didn't know how to end it but yeah. I hope y'all have enjoyed reading the fic. I might add more but for now I'm done adding. Goodbye for now *end of note*