Unconditional Love

♥Chapter 25♥

Rapunzel's POV

Good thing there's no school for a week. Flynn told me that they all have a meeting for the upcoming Paint Your Shirts and Singing Contest. It's actually pretty exciting, but I feel like it became less exciting for me because this happened. I can't understand, how am I going to face Jack? I just can't believe it. He's been hiding these feelings about me, even before Flynn and I became a couple. Why did this all happen? I just can't believe it. I just said that didn't I? Ugh, why am I feeling this way? I feel so bad but at the same time a little bit angry. I thought that if I get out of being a star, I would get away from all the hate and bad times, but it happened once again to me. 

I need to talk to Jack, it's the only way to know what will happen. 

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I texted Jack, he is really far away from my hut. 

~4:30 PM

Me: Hey Jack...can we talk?

~4:35 PM

Jack: What for...? :(

~4:37 PM

Me: Look, I'm not mad...and I know that you're a little bit ashamed, but I really just want to talk to you to clear things out. Please? 

~4:38 PM

Jack: Clear what? 

~4:40 PM

Me: Look, let's just talk. Meet me in the campsite, where the logs are. Please?

~5:00 PM

Jack: Fine.

I was shocked, he actually said yes. Well, he was once my friend so why would he say no? Haha, silly me.

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I saw him sitting on the log on the campsite. He was wearing a blue Hawaiian shirt and gray pants. He doesn't look really happy. I waved at him and he just gave me a fake smile. 

"Jack...I'm sorry," I said.

"Sorry for what?" he asked.

"For being mad at you for these past few weeks. I didn't know," 

"It's not your fault. I'm the one who stayed away from you, so it's on me," he said with a guilty look in his face. 

"No. It's also my fault too. I should've known what happened. I'm your friend and I'm supposed to understand you, so I'm sorry too," I said.

He had a long pause. 

"And what you feel for me, it's totally fine. I'm still going to be your friend, but I can't promise you that I can love you the way you love me," I said. 

"You know, to be honest...I knew you would never really get away from me even if you found out. You're too kind, that's what I loved about you," Jack said. 

I smiled sadly and gave him a hug.

"I'm so sorry...but please, please stay with me. I can't bear losing you, I promise I will always be with you," I cried.

Jack hugged me back. "Okay...even if it hurts, I'm happy for you. I'm sorry for everything," Jack said. 

Jack's POV

I finally got it out of my guts. I told her how I feel and she seems fine by it. I was going to get away from her, but when she told me that she can't bear of losing me? It's like a spear directly hit through my heart. It even hurt me more, but what made it better is that we're finally friends again. I'm so happy for her, and I still love her. 

Merida's POV

Jack texted me and he said that him and Punzie are back together...as friends. Haha. Well, I just hope that things will work out this time. I looked into my bag, and I saw a note. It has a really beautiful handwriting, it says:

Hi Merida,

This is really awkward. Sorry, I don't really know how to write letters, especially when I'm about to express my feelings to a person. Look, I've been wanting to tell you that those cupcakes came from me, and I know that you still don't know me but I hope that you will like me...even if I'm invisible to you. I just wanted to say that I like you very very very much. 

-Secret Admirer <3

What...the...heck!? Who is this guy? Oh gosh, I really want to know who he is. Well, I haven't actually get anything out of my bag last week so I think it could be in one of my class. I don't know why but I feel a little bit happy, and I feel different. Am I actually liking this guy!? No, no, no. What if he's a kidnapper?! Or what if he's just pranking me? Ugh, I have such negative thoughts. Oh whatever, I need to go swimming in the beach now.

Rapunzel's POV

All of my friends are here in the beach, we are actually going swimming. I am so glad I took this trip, I am very happy. I hope that it will stay this way. 

"Hey look! I got a hermit crab," Hiccup said. He is so interested when it comes to animals. He collected crabs for him to bring home, well I stopped him because he got too many. 

This is one of the best days ever, finally we're all back together again. Also, I don't have to worry about the events for the school because it just got more exciting to me. I just love this day.

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Meanwhile, after taking a swim, I saw my phone ringing. It was Flynn, I took it. 

"Hello?"

"Rapunzel, we need you here now. We are going to shoot the next episode of your show," Flynn said.

"But I thought you told me it was going to be next week? Why is it airing early?" I asked.

"Yes! They are going to air the episode this week, and we really really need you," he said.

I looked at my friends, I just can't leave them.

"Flynn, you know this is also important to me. I chose to have a normal life for a while okay? Can you just wait for two days?" I asked.

"Normal life? You really think that your life would be normal? Are you kidding me? Look, you're still an actress okay? I've given you a lot of time and I've forgiven you for all the absences that you had for being here. I am so tired Punzie! I know you are too, so who are you going to choose? Look, if you don't go here, you will regret it," he said.

I looked at my friends, is really fame more important than them?

"I'm sorry," I said and hung up the phone.

I am choosing my friends, because they are my life too.