Tangled: Stardust and the 12 Zodiacs (Varian Fanfiction)

Chapter 62: Because

(January 13)

"Can we all agree...that we will never visit Taurus ever, and I mean ever again?" Eugene asked as he slumped down on the couch, wincing inwardly when the back of the couch accidentally hit a sore spot behind his back. He quickly readjusted his position, heaving a deep sigh and ran his fingers through his hair as he studied his friends around the room.

Noticing how they all looked like they're on the brink of passing out.

Well, he couldn't blame them. They've all fought vigorously back in Taurus. It's no surprise that they weren't as lively as they usually are.

"Agreed." Gold groaned a reply while instructing his sister on how to prepare some medicine for everyone. He'd be the one to do it, sparing himself the time and trouble to teach his sibling if only his leg and entire body didn't hurt as much. But it did, and it hurt like hell or so he said. Good thing Soul was a quick learner.

"Never ever ever!" Kiera piped in, agreeing with the two men as she shook her head.

"That aside...how's everyone?" Rapunzel asked.

"I'm fine. My back kinda hurts, though. And a few scratches here and there can never kill someone." Eugene answered, pointing to all his injuries.

"Unless they're poisoned or infected." Soul replied, letting out a small giggle when she heard the man panic.

"Calm down. If you were poisoned, you would have been dead by now. And if it was infected, you'd be weaker than you are." Gold assured, shaking his head while Eugene sighed in relief, throwing a glare at the lavender-haired girl afterwards.

"We're fine too. Just a few scratches as well and maybe a few bruises, but we're okay." Kiera answered, speaking for Catalina since she fell asleep as soon as they returned to the caravan.

"Weren't you hit by a stick in the head?" Lance questioned in concern.

"Well- yeah, but it's nothing. It doesn't hurt and I've experienced worse." Kiera shrugged.

"How about Cat? Is she really okay?" Soul asked, looking up from her work to look at the sleeping redhead.

Kiera nodded as she patted her sister's head."She's fine. Turning into a werewolf and fighting so much probably burned her out."

"Understandable." Soul nodded before going back to her work.

"How's Varian, Lance?" Rapunzel asked the burly man tending on the young alchemist.

Lance nodded as he gently tried to cover Varian up in bandages. "He doesn't have any broken bones or any major injury, but he does have a lot of grazes and bruises. Other than that, he's perfectly fine."

"Yeah, but his body would probably hurt a lot when he wakes up. I don't know what he did and how he did it...but I can only guess it took a lot of energy to break free from a strong possession." Soul added as she finished up the medicine cream and another liquid before handing it to her brother who gave the approval to hand it to Lance.

"What's this?" Lance questioned, curiously looking at the medicines, taking them and examining them both.

"The cream is a medicine I created that can help heal bruises and swollen wounds faster. While the liquid can help sanitize and disinfect any open wound." Gold explained as Lance took a small portion of the cream on his finger, shivering at the contact. "Oh yeah, it's cold. But once you spread it out on the affected area, after a few minutes it becomes a little hot."

"So, just apply and spread, right?" Lance applied the cream to one of the larger bruises on Varian's arm. He then took a small cloth and pouring a good amount of the liquid medicine onto it, dabbing it on all his wounds before covering it up in bandages. He did the same to all the other bruises and scratches he saw on his body and face. "There. That should do it. Now all we need is to turn him around. I saw a few bruises behind his back earlier before we left the cave. Man, Gold! You did quite a number on him."