The Rider's Tangled Journey

Chapter 08; I See the Light

REMINDER; I own nothing except for my OCs.

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Night has fallen over Corona and the trio of unlikely friends is out on the harbor at a decent distance from the kingdom so they can get a good view of the lanterns. The night was clear, peaceful and quiet and the kingdom was dark so the lanterns can be easily seen.

"You OK?" Eugene asks unable to help but notice that the tower girl looked nervous. Jonah noticed it, too.

"I'm terrified." Rapunzel admits.

"Why?" The biker asks

"I've been looking out a window for eighteen years, dreaming about what it might feel like when those lights rise in the sky." Rapunzel says. "What if it's not everything I dreamed it would be?"

"It will be." Eugene promises in a supportive tone.

"And what if it is?" Rapunzel wonders. "What do I do then?"

"Well, that's the good part, I guess. You get to go find a new dream." The rogue says.

"He's right, sunshine." Jonah agrees. "You may have dreamed about this your whole life, but this doesn't necessarily have to be your only dream. In fact, chances are it may or may not be your true dream."

That last part sparked the potential couple's curiosity as Rapunzel asked, "What do you mean?"

Jonah sighs, "Remember when we were at the Snuggly Duckling, I sang about my dream about being a mechanic?"

They nod.

"Well, it may be one of my biggest dreams, but it's not my TRUE dream." The biker confesses as he pulls the picture of Helena back out of his pocket.

"Helena's your true dream, isn't she?" Eugene realizes. Jonah closes his eyes before nodding as he smiles a small smile.

"Aww! How romantic!" Rapunzel exclaimed, which causes her bodyguard to turn his face away so they can't see him blush. But they could tell.

"Right now, I'm thinking about how our reunion might pan out." Jonah admits with a sense of nervousness, which suddenly turns to sorrow. "I'm also looking back at the last time I saw her."

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[FLASHBACK]

Four years ago...

It's a gray, bitter rainy day in a local cemetery in Texas and the bodies of Sharon and Tobias Payne are in their respective coffins being lowered into the graveyard ground next to each other. The people who knew them grieve under their umbrellas for Paynes as they go under. Helena Williams is among the mourners. Jonah isn't...or so they think.

Little does any of them, especially Helena, know that outside the cemetery, Jonah is on his motorcycle looking onto the burial of his parents from a distance in silent grief.

Despite being soaked in the rain, tears of sorrow roll down the biker's cheeks. His attention was then placed on Helena, who has her head bowed in silence like everyone else, for about a quarter of a minute. He wanted to be next to her, to tell her how much he loves her, but he couldn't because of what he has done and what he's become.