Tangled 2 (Author's Opinion)

Four

*nine years later*

Nine years had been peaceful for a child like Princess Rachel. No war, nothing destructive, just peace.

Princess Rachel was a kind princess, beautiful, but strong and adventurous. She was still a child, but she went to many places near the kingdom.

One day, while she was on the way to visit her mom's old tower, she saw an eleven year old boy stealing money.

"Hey!" she called. "Put that down!"

"You know nothing about me!" the boy replied. He had distinctive Southern American accent.

"You know the rules of our Kingdom, kid! Put that down! I am the princess!"

The boy shivered. "Princess, I..."

He ran away.

"Hey, wait!" Rachel followed him. "I can help you!"

The boy looked back to see if the princess was still there. She was, so he ran faster.

"Wait! Please! I can help you!"

The boy stopped running. "Please... don't tell your parents about this..." he huffed.

"I can help you," Rachel replied. "Just... tell me about your problem."

"You sure you could help me?"

Rachel nodded optimistically.

"Okay, so I'm--we're poor, our family, and my father is sick, and we don't have enough money for the medicine."

"That's sad. I'll talk to my parents about this."

The boy stopped her. "Please. Don't. They'll kill me."

Rachel let out a chuckle. "If I won't tell them, then who will give you the money?"

The boy was silent.

"I guess... I must be going now. So... will you come?"

The boy looked away. Rachel went near him.

"Hey, cheer up. They won't bite. My parents are kind. I promise."

The boy smiled. "I'm Travis," he said, giving her a hand to shake.

"Rachel," The princess replied. "Nice to meet you."

****

"Mom! Dad!" Rachel screamed as she ran through their parents' thrones. She immediately hugged her parents.

"How's it going, Rachel?" Rapunzel asked. "And who's this?"

Rachel smiled. "Everything's fine. And oh, this is Travis. He's an American."

"What brings you here, Travis?" Eugene asked.

"His dad's sick, and he doesn't have enough money for it."

"That's sad. Should we do it, Eugene?" Rapunzel asked.

"Go ahead," Eugene replied. "Well, unless he won't use it for himself."

"Oh, he won't, dad," Rachel optimistically said. "I'm sure of it. Right, Travis?"

Travis nodded his head.

"Okay, we will."

"Thank you so much, sir," the boy said. "Should I pay you back?"

"Of course not! It's all yours!"

Travis smiled with glee. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!"

Eugene smiled back. "You're welcome, you're welcome, you're welcome."

****

Because of her kindness, Travis and Rachel had been friends for a long time. He promised her and her parents that he wouldn't steal anymore, so he visited her everyday.

One day, Rachel expected Travis to go to the castle at 6:00 am. It came, but he didn't come yet.

Noon came, he still didn't come.

Rachel waited and waited, then a guard came to her. "A letter for you, Princess," he said, giving the letter. Rachel took it and unfolded it.

It said:

Dearest Rachel,

I'm so sorry if I didn't show up this morning. I hope you aren't disappointed with me. Anyways, I'm writing to you to tell you that I just left this morning at 4:00 because of some family matters. Please don't get disappointed with me. Thank you.

Sincerely,

Travis

Rachel folded the letter. Her brown eyes looked at the letter, thinking of Travis.

Suddenly, a big ball hit her in the head. Rachel fell down.

****

Rachel woke up. She was surrounded by her parents and the castle doctor. "Where am I?!" she gasped.

"Calm down, Rachel," Rapunzel soothingly said to her. "You are in your room."

Rachel calmed down. "Oh,"

"Do you still remember us?" Eugene asked her.

Rachel gave out a laugh. "You're my parents. Who else?"

Rapunzel smiled. "She remembers who we are, Eugene."

Rachel hugged them.

"Travis is gone, Rachel," Rapunzel said.

Rachel was puzzled. "Who... who's Travis?"

Rapunzel exchanged sad glances with Eugene.

****

The story continues in "Me, A Princess."

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What a cliffhanger!! Hope you guys enjoyed it ♥

No, seriously guys, sorry for the cliffhanger. I'll try to make a better one next time.

I don't even know what else to say >.

Bye,

~Jan