Tangled: Stardust and the 12 Zodiacs (Varian Fanfiction)

Chapter 41: A Caravan to a Boat?

Sir Hoots-a-lot flew over to where the Flick was, gently poking him with his wing. "Flick, wake up. I need to ask you something." He whispered. The fox let out a small sneeze, yawning as he half-opened his eyes.

"Hoots, it's still sleep time. Ask me later." Flick stated, swishing his tail on the owl's face, going back to sleep. If the owl could show emotions as vividly as humans do, he would be expressing a tremendously, irritated expression. Annoyed at his friend's response, Hoots grabbed Flick's tail as he began to drag the fox away from the sleeping duo, plus raccoon, before he bit on it harshly. Flick screeched, and thank goodness Ruddiger was a heavy sleeper, or else Hoots wouldn't have the chance to talk to Flick.

"What was that for?" The fox hissed, pulling his tail towards him and rubbing it with his paw in an attempt to soothe the pain. "What do you want to talk about so badly anyway???"

"It's about Soul."

Flick let out a yawn stretching a bit. "And? What about her?" He asked, scratching behind his ears.

"Do you think it's okay for them to get so close?" Hoots worriedly questioned, gesturing to the two teenagers.

"Why not? I mean, our little girl deserves to be happy." Flick softly replied, turning to look at his sleeping human friend. "Plus, I think it's too late to stop them."

Neither of them said something as they watched Soul and Varian cuddle each other unknowingly. Soul shifted, waking up. She opened her eyes a bit, seeing Hoots and Flick. "Flick, Hoots. Go back to sleep." She mumbled before flopping back down on Varian's chest, thinking it was her couch.

"Hoots is an owl...they're nocturnal. They don't usually sleep at night." Varian replied, half-awake. Soul just nodded her head, sleeping some more.

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Varian's eyes snapped open, looking down to see the girl sleeping peacefully on his chest. He looked around and saw that they were still on the caravan's roof. He also noticed Ruddiger sleeping on Soul's lap. "How long...?" Varian asked, trailing off as he stared at the girl's animal companions.

Flick and Hoots looked at each other before turning to the alchemist, shrugging their shoulders. Well, Hoots used his wings. Varian sat himself up, careful not to wake Soul as he settled her into a more comfortable position. Copying the girl's previous actions, he swept some of Soul's hair away from her face before he placed a small kiss on her forehead.

"Goodnight, Soul." He whispered, going back to sleep.

Hoots sadly sighed as he flew away to capture his meal, muttering a small he'll be back later. Flick turned his head towards the two teenagers, sighing. He slowly walked towards his owner's lap, only to see Ruddiger sleeping. The fox poked the raccoon a few times before confirming that he won't wake up. A mischievous smirk donned Flick's face as he pushed Ruddiger off Soul's lap.

"Sorry, Ruds. But you have your own owner. Go sleep on his lap." He stated. Flick yawned, settling himself on the girl's lap. He looked up at Soul with sad eyes before drifting off to sleep.

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"Should we wake them up?" A voice asked.

"Wait! Before you do, I wanna draw this moment first. They're so cute!" Another voice — no, Rapunzel squealed not-so-quietly.

"No! Let's have Sir Hoots-a-lot wake them. This is still Soul we're waking. Do you wanna get burned?" Lance? Lance asked in a fearful tone.

"Don't be such a chicken, Lance." Yep...it is Lance. Catalina snorted a reply.