Twisted Destiny

Trial

Rapunzel yawned as she sat up in bed, smacking her lips a bit as she slowly let the events of the day before come back to her. Once they did, her eyes lit up and she got out of bed. "Right, we have to get back to rebuilding!" She went to her balcony and opened the windows before stepping out and throwing out her hands. "Good morning, Corona!"

"And good morning to you, noisy." Juniper said teasingly as she came in with Faith. "Before you get changed, did you want your hair to be cut to a more manageable length?"

"Uhm..." Rapunzel looked at her long, brown hair that was literally all over the room. "...Yeah. But, I also want to keep the hair, as a pulley system! Plus, I've had it so long, and I didn't get to keep it last time..."

"Alright." Juniper smiled. "How short do you want it?"

"Oh, uhm, it can wait, though! Yeah, it can wait. We have other things to worry about!" Rapunzel nodded.

"Raps, sooner or later, it's getting cut." Juniper raised an eyebrow as she picked up some of her hair. "You don't have the excuse of it being indestructible anymore."

"Hehe...yeah." Rapunzel nodded.

How about as long as mine is?" Juniper suggested.

"Okay!" Rapunzel nodded, hopping onto the chair in front of her makeup table.

"Wow, you're all full of energy now." Juniper said with amusement as she stood behind her. "Are you ready for this?"

"I'm ready." Rapunzel nodded.

"Say goodbye to your seventy feet of hair." Juniper pulled out large shears and then gathered up some of Rapunzel's hair. "Same length as mine, right?"

"Yep!" Rapunzel nodded. "Still long, just not as much!"

"That's right." Juniper grinned and started to gently cut her hair while Faith got her clothes for the day ready.

"Hey, Faith? Do you want to wear the blue dress?" Rapunzel asked, glancing at her.

"H-Huh?" Faith blushed. "I, uh...you mean, the official Lady-in-Waiting dress? I'm not on probation anymore?"

"Nah, you've proven you can be promoted." Juniper assured her.

"You've been a big help to everyone, not just me. You've earned it." Rapunzel smiled.

Faith smiled brightly and bowed. "I hope to be as helpful to you in the future, Your Highness!"

Rapunzel smiled, then focused on what Juniper was doing as she continued to cut her hair. "When I had it cut before, well, Eugene cut it up to my neck because he was doing it to save me and it's what he could reach."

"Yeah?" Juniper smiled. "How'd he do?"

"About as well as any dying man would cut hair with a piece of a mirror." Rapunzel shrugged. Juniper laughed. "It wasn't that bad."

"Do you have any drawings?" Juniper asked teasingly.

"I do, actually!" Rapunzel clapped her hands together.

"Don't jerk, you'll ruin the cut." Juniper warned her.

"Oops." She chuckled nervously.

Juniper finished cutting and then pulled out a brush to brush her hair. "There we go. How do you want it styled? Braid again?"

"Yeah." Rapunzel nodded.

"Got it." She set the brush down and started to braid her hair.

They heard a knock at the door and Faith went to answer it. "Oh! Your Majesty!" She stepped back and bowed as Queen Arianna came inside.