Romance Fan Fiction / Other Fan Fiction ❯ Stars Above - A Cassunzel Fanfic ❯ Chapter 19: Demands and Punishments ( Chapter 19 )

“Are you sure this is the right place?” Rapunzel asked, looking at Cassandra with uncertainty.

“This is the place that guy said,” Cassandra responded, looking at her map. Before the two of them left the town Rapunzel healed in, they visited an old wizard-like guy that they were told had answers about how to recall the sunstone and destroy the blackstone. The wizard told them there was a place that had some of the answers they craved for. But, of course, it was hidden by magic so they were supposed to be meeting a guy who was supposed to escort them there. But at the moment, all it seemed like was that they were lost. “Maybe he lied.”

Before Rapunzel could respond, they heard a voice. “Are you two ladies lost?” Cassandra and Rapunzel looked ahead to see a seemingly good-looking man that looked in their age group leaning against a tree with his arms crossed and a suggestive smirk. Cassandra placed a hand on her sword and placed herself in front of Rapunzel in warning. Rapunzel placed a comforting hand on Cass’s shoulder. She seemed to relax slightly, but she still stayed on guard.

“Yes, actually. Do you know where we can find a... Sake?”

“You’re looking at him,” The man bowed in front of them. “Sake is the name,” He grabbed Rapunzel’s hand and placed a kiss on it, still bowing like some gentleman. “Woman pleasing is my game.”

“If you value your life, I would stop touching her if I were you.”

Rapunzel didn’t even reprimand Cass for being rude as she pulled her hand away awkwardly. “Yeah, uh.. You’re going to escort us, right?”

“Absolutely. Let’s get moving, eh?”

Rapunzel and Cassandra learned rather quickly that Sake was the most annoying, self-observed, sexist person either had met. And that was saying something. But the most annoying part was the fact that he kept flirting with Rapunzel despite the clear signs that she was incredibly uncomfortable. At the moment, the disgrace to humankind of a man was ahead of them by at least 15 feet.

“Do we seriously need to follow this guy?” Cassandra whispered harshly to Rapunzel.

“As much as I would just love to say no, we have no other choice. We need him to show us the way then we can lose him.”

“Are you sure he even knows the way?”

Rapunzel seemed to consider the question before looking at Cassandra. “No, but at the moment, he’s the only hope we have of getting anywhere.”

Cassandra tsked. “I bet I could find this place with my eyes closed.”

Rapunzel smiled at her. “As much as I love your amazing mapping skills and sense of direction, this place is hidden by magic, remember?”

“It’s always magic,” Cassandra muttered with a roll of her eyes. “Can’t we just ever have a normal, calm couple of years without some magical force trying to kill us?” Cassandra joked with a grin.

Rapunzel giggled. “It’s been like 4 years, Cass.”

“Alright, then can we have a normal life without magic trying to kill us?”

“Where’s the fun in that? It’s a constant adventure!”

“Could do without the almost dying and arrogant asswholes though.”

“Cass!”

“What? I’m not wrong, aren’t I?” Rapunzel seemed like she wanted to argue but she closed her mouth knowing Cass was indeed right. Asswhole and so much more described Sake perfectly. “That’s what I thought.”

“Will you two hurry up? We’re burning daylight people!” Sake yelled back at them. “You woman never shut up.” He mumbled but he was very much heard. The idiot turned his back to them. Cassandra’s eyes darkened as she muttered evil things to herself then she secretly got her dagger out, moments away from launching herself and slaughtering the guy.

“Cassandra, put that dagger away.” She heard Rapunzel say. How the hell did she always know? Realizing she was caught, Cassandra grumbled grumply and put the sharp object back where it belonged on her belt.

“Hurry up, will you?! We have a job to do! Not that you ladies will understand..”

Cassandra was seconds away from killing the guy when Rapunzel held out her hand in front of her. “Gimme that dagger.” Her voice was tinted with anger and irritation as she glared daggers (no pun intended) at the back of the man's head. Curious, and maybe even a little bit scared, Cass dropped the dagger into the princess’s hand. As soon as she did, Rapunzel launched herself, dagger in hand. As much as Cass would have loved to see her fiance slaughter this guy, she realized Rapunzel’s earlier statement was true.

Rapunzel was mere inches from stabbing the man, who was still gloating about how ‘awesome’ and ‘strong’ he was, but Cassandra rushed forward as quick as she could and grabbed the princess and held her back, merely a second or two before Rapunzel would have murdered him. The man still had his back turned, unknowing to the fact that he just barely escaped death.

As Sake continued to gloat and degrade them, Cassandra continued to hold the still struggling, pissed off, fuming princess from destroying the only technical map they had. Once Sake was far enough in front of them, Cassandra plucked the dagger from Rapunzel’s hands. “Annnd I’m taking that from you, thank you.” Rapunzel made an annoyed, angry sound in the back of her throat as she crossed her arms with a pout. Cassandra couldn’t help but shake her head and smile at how cute she looked. She also couldn’t stop the desire from coursing through her body at how hot Rapunzel looked holding that dagger.

They had been walking for hours. They were forced to listen to the most self-absorbed person on the planet talking about himself like he was some god-like person. Both Cassandra and Rapunzel were severely aggravated. Besides that, Sake looked completely lost. They were about to angrily confront him when he stopped in front of a cave and exclaimed. “This is it! Our destination is on the other side of this cave!”

Cassandra rolled her eyes but Rapunzel moved so that she could peer into the cave. Her eyes widened upon seeing claw-marks on the walls as she turned towards Sake. “Hold on, I don’t think-”

“Right, you don’t. Leave the thinking to the men, doll.”

Rapunzel stopped. Blinked. Then spoke. “You know what? You’re right. But you should go first. Since, you know, you’re so strong and manly and us women are weak and frail.” Cassandra gave her a confused look but Rapunzel continued to stare at Sake with an ‘innocent’ smile.

“Finally! Someone who’s recognized my brilliance.” Sake struck a pose. Cassandra rolled her eyes for what was like the 30th time in the last couple hours. Rapunzel continued to stare at him with an obviously fake smile but there was some mischievousness hidden in there too. Cassandra knew that face. She had an idea. But what was that idea? Cassandra had no clue.

When Sake started stretching and striking poses, Cassandra whispered harshly to Rapunzel. “What are you doing? You’re just pushing up his ego even more! If he’s gonna go first, he’s only gonna get us killed!”

Rapunzel looked at her and gave her a mischievous smile. “Just watch.”

“Alright, watch and learn ladies!” Sake said with a smirk while cracking his knuckles. As he got ready to enter the cave, Rapunzel grabbed Cass’s arm and slowly started walking backwards.

“Oh, we’re watching alright. Go get ‘em tiger.” Rapunzel responded. Sake puffed up his chest and entered the cave. As soon as he did, Rapunzel shoved herself and Cassandra behind a big boulder.

“Raps, I don’t think-”

Rapunzel put a finger up to her lips to quiet her then smirked. “Just wait for it.”

Cassandra listened but was still greatly confused. A couple seconds passed before they heard a very non-manly, feminine like scream and the sound of loud roaring. Not a moment later, Sake came bolting out of the cave with two black bears on his trail. Surprised by Rapunzel's brutally dirty trick, but also quite proud, Cassandra watched with wide eyes as she watched Sake run off into the distance, with bears on his trail, and screaming like a fool. Cassandra's surprised expression turned to one where she looked like she was trying to hold back laughter.

Rapunzel seemed to be doing the same because as she started pushing Cassandra towards the cave, she couldn't hold back the tiny giggles that escaped. Neither could Cassandra. "Move it Cass, we gotta get in there before they come back!" She said through a mouthful of giggles as she shoved Cassandra towards the cave who was also having a problem controlling herself. 

Once they were inside the cave and far enough where they wouldn't be heard, both women burst out into laughter. "That was priceless! I can't believe you did that!" Cassandra laughed, out of breath.

"I can't believe it worked!" Rapunzel responded as she held onto Cassandra so she wouldn't fall down from the force of her laughter. 

"How did you know?" Cassandra asked after their uncontrollable laughter turned into tiny giggles. 

"I saw the claw marks," Rapunzel grinned. "So if the fool wanted to run head-first into a dark cave and not listen to me, who was I to stop him?" 

Cassandra pretended to wipe a non-existent tear from her eyes as she wrapped her arm around Rapunzel's shoulder. "I'm so proud," She sniffled. "You're finally learning." 

"Oh, stop it you." Rapunzel playfully shoved her which caused a cute giggle to arise out of Cassandra. "I wasn't about to let him get away with down-grading us like that." 

"He was a dead man if he kept flirting with you." 

Rapunzel rolled her eyes with a smile. "Yeah, that's also why I came up with a different plan, so you wouldn't kill him." 

"He's gonna be a dead man soon." Cassandra chuckled.

"Well, what we don't know won't hurt us, right? Besides, karma is one hell of a force not to be messed with." 

"You're a force not to be messed with. When did you become so evil?" Cassandra teased.

"Not evil, just tired of people walking all over me." 

"About damn time." Cassandra smirked. 

"That means you too, Cass." 

"Oh, don't you worry about me. You're incredibly hot when you're mad." 

"Am I, now?" 

"Oh yes, very." Cassandra moved her arm off her shoulder and slowly trailed it down her body. 

Rapunzel shivered. "Cass, we have a mission."

"The magical answers or whatever will still be there when we're done."

"What if they come back?"

Cassandra seemed to consider the question as she looked around. A smirk formed on her face as she tugged Rapunzel's arm and gently pulled her into a secluded part of the cave that wasn't easily found unless you had an observant eye like Cassandra. Cassandra roughly, but gently, shoved Rapunzel against the wall. They were so close, they could feel their harsh breathing on each other's mouths. "I'm not waiting." Cassandra whispered. 

"So impatient." Rapunzel rolled her eyes.

"What was that?" Cassandra asked all the while pressing her harder into the wall and pinning her hands above her head. Her bright blue eyes pierced into her soul. 

"Nothing, your highness." Rapunzel grinned.

"Got jokes huh? You won't be joking soon. You're not gonna be able to walk for a week."

"You're gonna have to carry me then."

"I'm okay with that," Cassandra whispered, leaning closer. "We've only used that amazing toy once. We're using it again and this time, you really won't be able to walk because I'm going to make you scream my name so loud. No restraint - no one can hear us." Cassandra smirked. 

"Then stop talking and do it already."

"Who's the impatient one now?"

"Cass!" Rapunzel growled in desired frustration. 

Cassandra chuckled. "See? You're hot when you're mad. Not that you're not hot any other time."

"Oh my god," Rapunzel said exasperated as she tried to free herself but Cassandra's grip was relentless. 

"You're trapped," Cassandra grinned. "So I can tease you all I want." 

"Cass.." Rapunzel whined.

"Beg for it." 

"Cassandra!" Rapunzel glared at her.

"Beg or we're not doing anything." 

Rapunzel groaned and gave in. "Please?"

"That sounds more like a complaint." Casssandra kept firm hold of Rapunzel's hands with one hand as she trailed the other down between her legs. Rapunzel tried to close them in stubbornness but Cassandra forced them open then shoved her hand over Rapunzel's underwear, stroking lightly but then stopped and kept her hand there. "Beg, Rapunzel." Cassandra whispered hotly. 

Rapunzel held back a moan as she narrowed her eyes. "Make. Me." 

Cassandra chuckled darkly. "You're challenging the wolf, rabbit. That's not a good idea."

Rapunzel stubbornly continued to narrow her eyes. She wanted to see how far she could push Cass. Although her and Cassandra had made love many, many times already, Rapunzel could always feel the small amount of restraint Cassandra still had. Sure, she's let go of most of that restraint, but she never fully unleashed herself. Rapunzel just needed to give her that little push. How far could Cass really go? Her curiosity got the better of her. She was already in deep water, there was no turning back now. "Guess you're losing your dominant role then, huh?"

"That's it." Cassandra growled and before Rapunzel knew what was happening, she was being twirled around and suddenly Cass was behind her, pinning her arms to her body and holding onto her tightly. Since she was facing the other direction, Rapunzel couldn't hold back a victorious smirk. "Good job. Your little plan worked. But you're going to regret it." Cassandra whispered hotly into her ear. Her voice was cold and harsh but Rapunzel knew Cass would never actually hurt her. Maybe a little rough treatment and a couple bruises, but she would never seriously hurt her. "Fuck going gentle. Remember when I said you wouldn't walk for a week? Yeah, let's make that a month." 

If Rapunzel was being honest, she was quite excited. Cassandra's dark voice and already rough treatment turned her on like never before. But she was still going to keep pushing Cassandra. How far could she push her? "Oh yeah? Well, you haven't done anything to prove that you have it in you yet." 

She could quite literally feel Cassandra's aura darken. "You're really asking for it, Rapunzel." Her voice was darker, she could feel the moonstone energy cackle behind her. Hell, she could feel it surrounding her.

"Am I? 'Cause you haven't shut up yet." 

The chuckle that arose from Cassandra sent chills down her spine. It was dark - threatening and deep - and so, so hot. Rapunzel never heard Cassandra sound like that before. She was in trouble. Big trouble. "I'm warning you, you don't want to do this."

"Uhuh," Rapunzel said slowly. This last sentence - it might be her death sentence. Her dignity was gonna go down the garbage chute real quick. "Because you're too weak to act." 

As Rapunzel thought, that did it. That unleashed the beast. Cassandra swung her back around and she was slammed against the wall so much it knocked the wind out of her. It didn't hurt, not really, Rapunzel was too worked up for it to hurt. Actually, it only worked her up even more. "You want to be disobedient and push me over the edge? Fine. Congrats, you succeeded. But now - loving caresses and being even a little bit gentle is out the window. You want dominant? I'll show you dominant." Rapunzel actually shivered at the sound of her dark voice. If she didn't know better, she would have been terrified. But she was more turned on than she had ever been in her entire life.

Cassandra crashed her lips to hers in a rough, demanding kiss. She shoved her tongue into Rapunzel's mouth and pretty much ravished it. Rapunzel let out a small groan. Cassandra then tore Rapunzel's dress to shreds in seconds. Rapunzel would have reprimanded her for ruining another set of her clothes, but right now, she didn't care. Without a second to spare, Cassandra shoved her hand down her underwear and roughly entered her with 4 fingers. "A-Ah!" Rapunzel moaned and threw her head back. Cass would have been surprised at how easy it was to enter her, with no resistance, but she was focusing on other things. Like making Rapunzel scream. As well as punish her for challenging her dominance. Cass slowly started pumping roughly as she attacked Rapunzel's neck. She kissed, licked, sucked, and even nibbled a little. Her fiance seemed to be greatly enjoying it. That wouldn't do; she was supposed to be punishing her. 

Before Rapunzel was about to orgasm, Cassandra removed her fingers, making Rapunzel let out a frustrated groan, and flipped them around to the position they were in before where Cassandra was behind her and had her arms wrapped around her. Cassandra attacked her neck from behind while roughly, but not enough to hurt her, kneaded at her breasts with her hands. Rapunzel whimpered, reached behind her and dug her hands into Cassandra's hair as Cass rocked into her and attacked her from behind. Cassandra gave her a particularly hard thrust that made Rapunzel let out a surprised loud moan. "You piss me off, you know that?" 

"Mmm..." Rapunzel moaned. "...that was kind of the point." 

"Yeah, well, you're gonna really wish you didn't." 

"What? Are you gonna blast me off of a tower?" Rapunzel teased.

"Haha, very funny. You're laughing now." Cassandra grabbed her hips, held them steady, then roughly thrusted into her. Rapunzel threw her head back with a moan as her head fell back against Cass's shoulder. Kissing her roughly from behind, Cassandra let go of Rapunzel and glared at her. "Don't go anywhere."

"Oh, don't worry, I won't." 

Cassandra rolled her eyes and grabbed her bag. She pulled it towards her and grabbed the toy before she pushed Rapunzel back against the wall; her lips immediately on hers. With one hand and without breaking contact, her clothes having already been discarded, she set the thing up and without warning her, she hoisted Rapunzel up so that her legs were on either side of her and she entered her with one quick thrust. "Ah!" Rapunzel moaned and broke contact from Cass's lips. Cassandra started pounding in her like never before. Cass had her hands behind Rapunzel's head to make sure it didn't hit the wall from the force of it. She would never in a million years want to hurt her. 

As she pounded into her, Cassandra attacked her breasts as she left little bit marks, hickeys, and swirled her tongue wherever she could. Rapunzel's moans grew and Cass couldn't help but smirk at the broken syllables of her name that Rapunzel was trying to say. 

Cassandra pulled back and fixed her with a glare. "Who do you belong to, Raps?"

"Y-Yo- mmmm.... C-Cass.." 

"Good. Who's the dominant one in this relationship?"

"Mmm... Yo-you... Cass." 

"Good girl." Cassandra smirked before she hit Rapunzel from a different angle. Rapunzel's hair fanned her face as her head laid back against Cass's hand as her first orgasm hit her rather quickly. Cassandra didn't even give her time to recover before she was being removed from the wall and brought to the floor. Cassandra roughly put Rapunzel's legs over her shoulders as she re-entered her and continued pounding into her.

Rapunzel's head tossed side to side, her eyes squeezed shut, as she moaned and mumbled incoherent words. "Look at me, Rapunzel." She heard Cassandra demand. She tried, she really did, but she couldn't open her eyes. Cassandra let out a very sexy growl as she thrusted harshly into her. "I said look at me!" This time, Rapunzel pried her eyes open as she looked up at her pissed-off lover. They were half-open, or half-closed, but at least she was looking at her. Cassandra roughly grabbed her face and forced her to look at more. "You're mine, do you understand that? No one else's. Mine."

Rapunzel was able to raise her head slightly. "...F-Forever." Was all she could mutter out. That seemed to be the right answer because Cassandra leaned down and rewarded her with a sweet, but still rough, kiss. As the kiss deepened and their tongues swirled around each other, Rapunzel was able to raise her shaky arms and wrap them around Cassandra's neck as she lifted herself slightly and deepened the kiss even more. Rapunzel's 'reward' was over as Cassandra picked her up once more and deposited her in her lap. There, she continued to thrust her hips up harshly as well as grip Rapunzel's hips and force them down. Rapunzel hid her face in Cassandra's neck as she rolled her hips. After a second powerful mind-blowing orgasm, Cassandra changed their position again. This time, she placed one leg over her shoulder and pounded into her from a different angle to the point where Rapunzel quite literally saw stars. 

Rapunzel was pretty much screaming at this point. "Say my name, Rapunzel. My full name."

"C-C-...mmm.. C-Cassandra.."

"Good. Louder." 

"C-Cassandra..!" 

"Good. Who makes you feel so good, hm? Is it Eugene?"

Rapunzel's head shook back and forth. "N-No.. Cass.. mmm.. you... do."

"Uh Huh. Who do you love more than anyone on this planet?"

"...Y-You.. Cass.." 

"That's right." Cassandra's voice softened only slightly. "And who loves you more than anyone else on this planet?" 

Rapunzel grinned. "Pascal." 

"Wrong answer." Cassandra thrusted into her harshly. Rapunzel threw her head back. Cassandra hit her deep in a spot that brought her mind-blowing pleasure. It almost hurt, it was so much. "Now, who does?" 

Cassandra thrusted into her in that same spot a second time. "A-Ah! Y-You C-Cass!"

"That's right and you better drill it into your damn head 'cause you're gonna be stuck with me for the rest of your life."

"Ah... I wo-... I wouldn't have it any other way.." Rapunzel was able to get out. 

"Sucking up is not gonna save you."

"Darn," Rapunzel gave her a fake pout. "And here I thought it was gonna work."

"Well, you thought wrong. You're already in deep, deep water. Speaking of which..." Cassandra, once more, flipped them around. This time Rapunzel was on her hands and knees as Cassandra pounded into her from behind. Rapunzel's moan grew like never before. In this position, that earlier spot Cass hit, she was constantly hitting with each thrust. It was an overstimulating, mind-blowing, blinding pleasure that Rapunzel had never felt before. If not for Cassandra's arm under her stomach, she would have fallen due to the fact she wasn't able to stay up anymore. She could barely even feel her limbs. Another minute of this and Rapunzel had the most amazing, earth-shattering orgasm in her life. It clouded her senses and took her over to the point where everything was fuzzy and her body was convulsing.

It lasted for a full minute. Once it was over, Rapunzel was left breathless. ``C-Cass, please, I.. I can't take anymore.." She said, breathing roughly as her arms gave out. Cassandra thrusted into her two more times before she came down herself. She wrapped both arms around her stomach and held herself completely still as it rocketed throughout her entire body. It left Cassandra breathless as well when it was over. When Cassandra used the rest of her energy to pull out of her, as soon as she let go of Rapunzel, the rest of Rapunzel's limbs gave out and she landed on her side; still breathing as if she just ran a marathon.

Cassandra plopped next to her. As she tried to catch her breath, all she heard next to her was a: "Wow." Rapunzel said it breathlessly and as if she was in dreamy disbelief. Rapunzel, once she got some of her strength back, turned towards Cass and grinned. "Remind me to do that again."

Cassandra let out a breathless laugh. "It'd be stupid to do it again." 

"Why? What do you have planned? Now I'm intrigued."

Cassandra rolled her eyes. "Next time I'm not gonna touch you for a week."

"Yeah right," Rapunzel responded. "You can't keep your hands to yourself for more than an hour.”

"My stubborness is greater than my sexual desires." 

"I seriously doubt that. Because I'd make it incredibly hard for you. I've bought some really sexy lingerie in the last couple of weeks that'd have you all over me in a matter of seconds."

"What? And you're telling me this now? Why haven't you worn any yet?!" 

Rapunzel laughed. "There hasn't been a right moment yet. I actually want to be, you know, inside." 

"Where's the fun in that? I thought you loved the adventure." Cassandra teased. 

"Ah, yes, because I love being ravished in the middle of a magical cave."

"Hey, you brought it upon yourself." 

"Please, you were gonna do it anyway whether or not I pushed you."

Cassandra grinned. "You agreed." 

"When have I ever been able to say no to you?"

"There's been a lot of times, actually." 

Rapunzel huffed and Cassandra laughed. Cassandra saw the beginning of bruising as she gently traced it and looked up at her in concern. "Are you okay? I didn't hurt you, did I?"

Rapunzel gave her a sweet smile and leaned forward to press a loving kiss to her lips. "I'm okay, Cass. I would have told you if you were hurting me."

"Are you sure?"

Rapunzel giggled. "Sweetheart, I'm okay." 

Cassandra's eyes softened as she placed a gentle kiss to her lips. Rapunzel smiled and kissed her back. When they both parted, Rapunzel smiled. "I love you, Cass."

Cassandra snickered, her earlier concern gone. "You're not gonna be saying that when you found out what I did to your neck."

"Oh god," Rapunzel's eyes widened. "What did you do?"

Cassandra let out another snicker as she held up a mirror that she got from her bag. "See for yourself." Rapunzel looked into the mirror and her eyes widened. Her neck was covered in hickey's as she turned and glared at Cass.

"Cassandra!" Uh-oh, Rapunzel used her full name. She was in trouble. But Cass couldn't help but fall back and start laughing.

"I tried to warn you!" Cassandra laughed as she faced her visibly pissed-off fiance. 

"Ugh, how in the world am I supposed to hide this?!"

"Don't hide it," Cassandra, despite her fiance being pissed-off, pulled her closer against her body. Rapunzel squirmed to try and get away but Cassandra's grip was strong. "Now everyone will know that you belong to someone." 

"Yeah, says the one who was literally terrified to explore our relationship in front of other people." 

"Oh, please," Cass rolled her eyes. "Clearly, rumors about us got around. So there's no point in hiding it anymore. Besides, I can protect you better now if anyone even so much as tries to hurt you."

"Or you."

Cassandra rolled her eyes a second time. "Or me." Then she grinned. "I'm unstoppable." 

"Overly cocky is what you are." Rapunzel mumbled.

Cassandra raised an eyebrow and thrusted against her roughly. "What was that?" 

Rapunzel groaned. She knew she couldn't take anymore, she was exhausted and spent. But she knew that Cassandra wouldn't care and would be overly-joyed on showing her who was in charge again. Although it was thrilling, Rapunzel doesn't want it to be like that all the time. She also loved having the loving, sweet, but still rough sex with her too. Besides, she knew that Cassandra was the dominant one and the one who wore the pants in the relationship. She just liked to push her buttons every now and then. She learned her lesson. "Nothing, nothing."

"That's what I thought." Cassandra leaned forward and caught her lips into a loving kiss. Cass gently took her bottom lip into her mouth before she ran her tongue over it; making Rapunzel groan again.

"Do you ever run out of energy?" Rapunzel asked.

"Nope," Cassandra grinned. "My stamina is unending. Lucky for you." She winked. 

Rapunzel groaned. "Depends on the situation and time of day. And I, for one, am exhausted." 

"That's new," Cassandra chuckled and teased. "Talk about stamina. You have endless energy."

"I can't even feel half of my body." Rapunzel didn't miss the cocky grin that filled Cassandra's face as she gently elbowed her in the side; making Cass laugh. 

"Well, we should probably get going," Cass said and started to get up.

Rapunzel whined. "Do we have too?" 

"Yes Raps, we've already wasted enough time."

"Nope, not moving." 

"Raps.." Cassandra warned.

"Come on Cass! Please?" Rapunzel gave her the puppy eyes.

Cassandra chuckled. "Here, let's make a deal. I'll carry you and you can rest the rest of the way there."

"But I wanna cuddle!" Rapunzel whined like a child being told no. 

"That's the compromise. Take it or leave it." 

"Fiiine," Rapunzel groaned before mumbling a slur of curse words that made Cassandra grin. Rapunzel tried to get to her feet but almost immediately fell. Cass was quick as she caught her. Cassandra had to hide her amused, glorified smile as she held onto her. Rapunzel, still holding onto her arms for support, turned and glared at her. "I hate you." 

Cassandra couldn't hold back laughter. "Hey, I gave you fair warning that you wouldn't walk for a month. But you went ahead and pushed every button you could to get me to ravish you."

"I was trying to unleash the 'wolf', as you said, and make you let go of any restraint you had left to show you that you can be your full self around me."

"I'm pretty sure there were other motives in there for you too."

"Okay, yes," Rapunzel admitted. "Maybe a bit for me too. And boy, I wasn't disappointed. Except for now." Rapunzel groaned. Every move she made hurt like hell. But Rapunzel didn't regret getting Cass to come out of her shell fully. She enjoyed it, a lot, quite honestly. Although the consequences of messing with the inner beast were... not fun.

Cassandra shook her head with a smile. "I tried to warn you," She repeated. Cassandra reached over and pulled some clothes out of their bags. Rapunzel got dressed quickly as she leaned against a wall. As soon as Cassandra was done, she immediately picked Rapunzel up bridal style. Rapunzel let out a surprised squeak. 

Cassandra looked down at her and gave her a loving smile. "Rest, my love. I'll protect us and get us where we need to be while you sleep."

Rapunzel returned the smile and cuddled into her chest. "I know you will," She said with a yawn. Not a second later, she was passed out. Cassandra smiled and placed a loving kiss on her forehead before she left the secluded area of the cave and continued on their journey.