A brave and tangled love (Meripunzel)

Chapter 11

After they'd all eaten, Rapunzel fell asleep and Merida was washing dishes. Gothel snuck outside, she looked around in the bush under the window. She pulled out a half shriveled gold and purple flower. 'It doesn't have much life left.' She thought singing quietly "Flower, gleam and glow, Let your power shine, Make the clock reverse, Bring back what once was mine. Heal what has been hurt, Change the fates' design, Save what has been lost, Bring back what once was mine. What once was mine." She heard Merida walk towards the door and quickly hid the flower. "Uh, the dishes are done." Merida said.

Gothel stood up and walked over to her "Good. Thank you." Going back inside she sat near the fire and stoked it. Merida looked at the bush and walked back inside, she pulled the blankets over Rapunzel and stroked her hair.

Gothel turned to Merida, "What do you want with Rapunzel?" Gothel asked.

"I could ask you the same question." Merida sat down. "Why did you leave her?"

"I got lost-"

"Dont give me that rubbish!" Merida half shouted.

"Fine." Gothel said, sitting back. "She would never shut up about the lights in the sky on her birthday, about going outside, it was so irritating. To be honest the only reason i had taken her was because her hair keeps me looking young, but i found the other flower with the same power."

"So why take her back now? And what do you mean taken her?"

"Well you see there was a golden flower that you sing to and it heals you. But the king had ordered that it be taken and used as medicine for the Queen.. She was pregnant, so the flower infused with Rapunzel, turning her hair magical. I had tried to cut it but it lost it's power so i just took her. Recently the second flower has started to die, and then i found Rapunzel out in the forest looking for you. But now she's back and we'll be leaving soon, so no one can find us.."

"So to you she's just, make up?" Merida was getting angry. "You're not taking her anywhere!"

"And who's going to stop me?" Gothel said, "She'll never leave me."

Merida was furious. She grabbed Rapunzel and put her on her back. "What are you doing?" Gothel said standing.

"Taking her away. So that you can't hurt her!" Merida shouted as she walked to the door.

"I won't just let you take her." Gothel stood in front of the door.

"Get outta my way!" She said, trying to push Gothel from the door.

Rapunzel woke up, "What's going on?" she asked sleepily.

"Rapunzel, deary, Merida is trying to take you away from your mummsey." Gothel spoke.

"Merida?" Rapunzel looked at her.

"She's lying Rapunzel! She just wants you for your hair, you're not even her daughter. She stole you when you were a baby!"

"What?" Rapunzel said looking at Gothel. "Moth-... Gothel.. Is this, is this true?"

"Of course not Rapunzel! That's demented!" Gothel said, opening her arms. "C'mere sweetie, come to mother."

Rapunzel looked at Gothel, and then Merida. "Really Rapunzel, she's lying! Come with me, after all, mother knows best." Gothel said trying to hug her.

"Please Rapunzel! You have to believe me!" Merida pleaded.

She backed away from Gothel, "How could you?" Rapunzel asked. "I. I trusted you, and you lied to me!"

"Rapunzel" Gothel started, trying to touch her.

"No!" she yelled, "Don't ever touch me!" Rapunzel shoved her away. Merida ran out the door and searched through the bush. She came back with the flower.

"Stop!" Gothel said frantically. Merida threw the flower into the fire and Gothel's youth started to fade till she was gone.