"You three are all dating?!" Rapunzel squealed. "That is sooooo cute!
"Princess, please..." Varian said, blushing a bit at the volume she said it.
"We leave you alone for one night and you start dating?!" Gold asked in disbelief. "I knew this was a bad idea!"
"About time, I say." One of the adults remarked.
"Frankly, I thought they already were." Another commented.
"Wait, wait, wait, hold on." Eugene waved his hands. "You're dating? But she's too young for you, Clyde! And shouldn't you wait until Varian is anadult?"
Clyde raised an eyebrow. "...How old do you think she is? How old do you think I am?"
"Well, she's probably eight, Varian is somewhere between ten and twelve and I'd say you're sixteen or eighteen, somewhere around there." Eugene shrugged.
"...'Ten'?" Varian breathed as he put a hand over his face.
Soul's eye twitched in annoyance as she considered giving him her famous burn threat, but seeing as there were other people watching, she held back a bit.
"I am most certainly not eight. Hmp!" She huffed, crossing her arms.
"Nine, then. Ten?" Eugene guessed.
"Mr. Rider..." Varian sighed heavily. "We...are all...all three of us...fifteen."
"...You're not serious." Eugene gestured to Soul. "SHE is FIFTEEN?! HOLY CRIPES, THAT IS THE SMALLEST FIFTEEN YEAR OLD I HAVE EVER SEEN!"
Varian sighed and shook his head before walking away.
"Just so you know," Clyde said calmly, "you deserve this." He walked after Varian.
"Deserve what?" Eugene asked.
It came fast and he didn't even have time to register what happened. All he knew was he felt pain and then he lost his balance.
"WELL, EXCUSE ME FOR NOT WINNING THE GENETIC LOTTERY, YOU NARCISSISTIC FROG!" Soul yelled as she swiftly kicked Eugene in the shin. Her hands were ablaze but she necessarily didn't do anything to hurt him further. So much for holding back and worrying about what the others may think. "And you just don't know when to shut your mouth now, do ya? I didn't mind the age mistake, but you just don't shut your mouth!"
"Eugene!" Rapunzel cried in out alarm as he cried out in pain, holding his shin.
"Alright, starlight, I think he gets the picture." Clyde walked over and gently wrapped his arms around Soul from behind, picking her up and kissing her head. "Come on, let's go do something more enjoyable, hm?"
"What do you mean 'something more enjoyable'?!" Gold called after them. "Oi!" He ran after them while Soul stuck her tongue out at him over Clyde's shoulder.
"Little...gremlin!" Eugene groaned and limped back to their caravan. "Ohh, that hurts..."
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After saying goodbye to Calliope, they made their way down the road again, with Quirin's caravan again taking the lead with Rapunzel's behind his ahead of the others. When they stopped for a rest and to stretch their legs, Rapunzel went to Quirin's caravan to look over the scroll pieces he'd been translating.
"We have three pieces now. Where do you think the final one is?" She asked, looking over his shoulder as he took notes.
"Who knows?" He shrugged. "We'll probably find out somewhere along the line—"
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Nomad
FanfictionBetween the black rocks destroying their village and the blizzard, Old Corona decides enough is enough and take the safety of their people over the loyalty to their King. With Quirin leading the way, the residents of Old Corona seek new pastures far...
