Stars Above - A Cassunzel Fanfic

Chapter 17: It's Okay

Warnings: Blood and at the end of all this, a possible smut scene so hang in there :D.

Rapunzel watched in horror as the black mist filled her girlfriend's heart. Rapunzel vaguely heard her tell her to run but she couldn't focus on it. It wasn't until Cassandra snapped her eyes towards her; breathing roughly as she tried to gain control.

"Run!" Her voice was strained. Then she squeezed her eyes shut. Rapunzel swallowed and started to back up. She now knew that Gothel carried the blackstone and she also knew that the darkness of it filled Cassandra. Cassandra's struggling breathing suddenly stopped as she slowly stood up.

"C-Cass?" Rapunzel asked. Cassandra didn't move. Her back was turned to her.

"Dear sweet girl, 'Cass' is no more." Gothel let out a malicious laugh as she squeezed, what Rapunzel could only assume was the blackstone, tightly in her hand. "She is under my control now. I would be more than happy to kill you myself, but where's the fun in that? I want to make you suffer like you made me suffer. And what better way than to be hunted down by your own lover, hm?" Against her better judgment, Rapunzel backed up in fear as she caught Cassandra's blue eyes staring at her with a look that promised death. "Goodbye, my little flower." Rapunzel turned around and bolted into the forest. Gothel smirked. "Kill her."

It was all she had to say. Cassandra sped off after the girl.

"Goodbye, you rotten brats." Gothel laughed maliciously before she disappeared.

Rapunzel ran through the forest like she never ran before. She didn't dare stop. Her eyes were wide with fear, her breathing was frantic and the branches kept hitting her as she made her way through; leaving small scratches and cuts. But she didn't dare stop. Suddenly a rock sprouted in front of her and she was forced to stop to a halt.

Breathing roughly, she backed up as Cassandra appeared on top of the rock; her eyes dark and unrecognizable. "C-Cass, it's me, Rapunzel. You remember, right? I-I know you can fight this!"

Cassandra didn't respond. She slowly made her way towards Rapunzel as she took out her sword and advanced towards her. Rapunzel slowly backed up, eyes wide in fear and hands up in defense. With the women barely inches in front of her, Rapunzel realized that she was trapped between Cassandra and a tree that hit her back. "C-Cass, this isn't you, please.." Cassandra raised her sword above her head and Rapunzel barely had time to jump out of the way before she brought it down. She didn't leave unscathed though. The sword sliced her arm open as Rapunzel cried out in pain. She placed a hand over her dangerously bleeding wound and turned the other direction and ran.

Minutes later, she was struck down from behind as she was tackled roughly to the ground. As she yelped in pain, Cassandra had her pinned down on her back. As Cassandra raised the sword above her head, Rapunzel quickly grabbed a patch of dirt in her hand. "I'm sorry about this." She said before throwing it in Cassandra's eyes. Cassandra leaped back, hand covering her eyes as she growled. Rapunzel didn't wait around as she stood up and began running again but this time with a limp. She held tightly onto her bleeding wound as she made her way through the forest to find something, anything, to help her.

She was suddenly slammed harshly against a tree. Her ears were ringing and she heard a soft crack behind her head. Whether it was the bark or her skull, she did not know, nor did she want to find out. She became increasingly aware of the wetness she could already feel at the back of her head though. Cassandra had her arm pinned over her throat. "You really shouldn't have done that," Cassandra spoke, her voice was dark and softness that Cass always held was gone. It was nothing like the Cassandra Rapunzel knew. "I was going to make your death painless but now," Cassandra held the sharp end of a dagger close to her cheek before she cut into it slightly, making blood drip down her cheek as Rapunzel whimpered. "I'm going to make you suffer."