Tangled: Stardust and the 12 Zodiacs (Varian Fanfiction)

Chapter 34: Face Your Fears

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"Soul, is something wrong?" Rapunzel softly asked the pacing girl. Soul stopped pacing as she looked at the princess with wide eyes.

"Oh, um. Everything's alright." She answered, continuing to pace back and forth.

"Clearly, there's something wrong if you keep pacing back and forth." Rapunzel stated, holding the girl on her shoulders. "Now, tell me what's wrong." She insisted as she sat the girl down beside her.

"Nothing's wrong. It's just that the next destination is one that I don't want to be near to." Soul answered, her eyebrows furrowing upwards.

"What is the next destination?" Eugene asked from outside, hearing the two's conversation.

"Strayside Cliff...." Rapunzel's eyes widened in realization.

"Oh, right! You're afraid of- sasds!" She said but was cut off as Soul covered her mouth.

"SHHHH!! They don't know yet." Soul whispered, smiling sheepishly as Catalina and Kiera looked at her weirdly.

"I know you're scared, but what's there to be ashamed of? Everyone is afraid of something." Rapunzel stated, smiling softly at the girl.

"I know. But the reason I don't want to tell everyone is not that I'm ashamed, but because I'm sure they would ask WHY I'm scared. And it's still a sore subject..." Soul replied, bowing her head a little.

"You can tell us when you're ready. Just know that we're here for you, alright?" Rapunzel reassured. Soul smiled at the brunette, nodding her head.

"I will."

"Now, I've been meaning to ask you." The brunette started, sitting on the couch, criss-cross as she looked at the lavender-haired girl beside her. "What do you think of everyone so far?"

"Think of them? They're really nice. The nicest of the people I've encountered before, except for Xavier." Soul answered, leaning her back on the couch, smiling.

"Bark!" Flick barked as he hopped on the spot beside his owner, demanding to be petted. Soul rolled her eyes before picking up the fox and placing him on her lap as she stroked his fur.

"Catalina and Kiera became like my younger sisters, which was nice because I was the youngest in my family. Though we don't talk much, Lance and I are on good terms, and he's a nice guy. Don't even get me started with Eugene!" Soul laughed, causing Rapunzel to laugh as well. "I have to admit. I was ready to hate him with every fiber of my being."

"Yeah, you two went on a pretty rough start." Rapunzel commented, petting Pascal's cheek.

"But, I guess he kinda' grew on me from the months we all spent together." Soul added, poking Flick's nose.

"Awww! I love you too, Star Gazer." Eugene shouted from outside. Rapunzel giggled at the girl's red face.

"Shut up! I still hate you!" Soul yelled, flustered.

"Ouch!"

"How can he hear us talking when he couldn't even hear us waking him up." She whispered to the brunette.

"I wonder that sometimes as well." Rapunzel replied.

"And as for you." Soul started, causing the brunette to turn to her. "You're like a sister I never had. Aside from the fact that I always admired you from the stories I've heard, you're one of the reasons why I never gave up on myself for being different from other people. So, thank you." She confessed, looking down shyly. Rapunzel softly looked at the girl, feeling her heart melt at the girl's words.