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The sky was pretty much reflecting the mood of the house now. Strings of rain were pouring from the grey clouds which were covering the whole sky, not a single bit of blue up there. And yet a platinum blonde singer decided to head out, to clear her mind and refresh her body. She left early in the morning just in jeans and blue hoodie, not telling anyone. Same as Anna and Merida, the only one from the four who stayed in the house was Rapunzel but she locked herself in her room last night and hasn't come out since.

"It's weird." Flynn stated and took a bite from his morning sandwich.

"What do you mean now?" Kristoff asked because he didn't really know. There were a lot of things that were weird and that they didn't know about the girls yet.

"The silence." he added and everyone else was quiet which irritated him even more. "I'm heading out." he quickly stood up because he didn't want to stay in this lonely house any longer. Even though they used to yell and hate on each other, Flynn liked it because there was always something to do in the house. But now, it seemed like everyone died or the bands broke up, which wasn't so far from happening. On the way out, he grabbed a black umbrella and slammed the door closed behind him.

The rain was attacking every single person that walked outside. Flynn quickly opened the umbrella and stepped on the soaking wet sidewalk. It seemed like the whole world knew what happened yesterday. It was actually true, because Astrid started to throw trash on Little Mix online again, pulling out some bad stuff that happened years ago and acted so hurt. Fans started to feel sorry for her and there is basically a war going on online. Both bands decided to stay out of it.

Flynn wandered around for a while, his mind unwantedly came back to the events of yesterday. Sure, what Astrid did was really mean and she wasn't even supposed to be there, but the girls should've held themselves back too.

The rain seemed to get heavier and heavier. He decided to head to the park where he was sure are some shelters where he can hide. The park was empty but he saw a girl sitting alone on a bench in the rain, just in a hoodie. Once he came closer, he was damn sure it is Elsa. You can't mistake that blonde hair.

Elsa just sniffled and hugged herself due to the cold. She just wanted to protect her friends, she never even thought about Astrid showing up to their party, but yet she still did. She should've kicked her out of their lives years ago and nobody would get hurt. But now everyone is and she feels responsible for it because she is the oldest. The girls are always counting on her as if she is their older sister and she likes it, but now she let them down. Astrid insulted Rapunzel a lot, brought back Merida's bad memories and Anna had to watch them falling apart.

Suddenly the rain stopped, but not around her. She lifter her head up and a black umbrella was above her head. She saw Flynn with a worried expression but a soothing smile. Her face didn't even flinch and she looked back down. Despite the wet bench, Flynn sat next to her and held the umbrella up.

"What are you doing here?" Flynn asked even though he knew the answer. All of the girls were doing it, in their own way, trying to deal with the events of yesterday.

"I could ask you the same question." Elsa said with her broken voice and rubbed her nose with her sleeve.

"But you look worse than me." Flynn tried with a smile and Elsa just rolled her eyes but still managed to smile just a little bit. "Hey, I know you probably feel bad about yesterday, we all do. It was a great party and we were all having a great time."

"Until that sneaky bitch showed up." Elsa hissed and Flynn was kinda shocked, he never heard her say something like this.

"Yeah, until she showed up. But you shouldn't think about it that way." Flynn said and watched the drops hit the surface of the puddle in front of them.

"And how should I think about it mister Rider?" she asked and even though she probably meant it in an insulting or sarcastic way, it affected Flynn's heart the exact opposite.

"It helped you...become who you are." he blurted out but before Elsa could laugh, he continued. "Before you say how cheesy it is, listen. I know she hurt you all. Mentally and on top of that even physically. But it made you fiercely strong, independent, outspoken, beautiful, capable of anything."

"You got that from Gossip Girl." Elsa chuckled because she and the girls used to watch it every day.

"Did it work though?" he asked with a cute smile and Elsa just laughed and nodded her head.

"You have no idea what do they mean to me. We've literally been together through everything, always supporting each other, telling each other how bad that decision was but always...just being there. Because that is the best thing you can do. Just be there." Elsa said in the most comforting but also broken voice. Flynn stiffened once her head met his shoulder and she stayed there. The two of them, just sitting there. "So thank you, Rider."

"You're welcome, Snow." he smiled because this was progress since she used to hate him so much.

"You know it stopped raining?" Elsa stated because Flynn was still holding the opened umbrella.

"I know."

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Jack has been sitting in the living room since morning. The girls left in the morning and the boys decided to follow them. But Rapunzel didn't, she's been locked in her room since yesterday and Jack's been really worried about her. He was pretty sure they became friends and this just confirmed his thoughts. He was tapping his foot on the ground and for long thirty minutes has been deciding if he should go up there.

Jack was sure nobody else saw it, but he did see those tears falling down her face when Astrid insulted her so much. He made sure nobody else but him saw it. And when he remembered her broken face, he finally stood up from the couch.

He made his way in the kitchen and turned on the mixer. He put bananas, strawberries, blueberries and many other things there until he made a smoothie and quietly made his way upstairs. He stood in front of the door that was decorated with stars and hearts and slowly knocked on it.

"Punz?" he asked as calmly as he could. He heard the shuffling of a blanket so he thought she's asleep for a second.

"It's open." her voice said from behind the door and Jack cheered in his mind. She hasn't let anyone in since yesterday and he's the first one. Jack opened the door and saw her bed empty, a few seconds later saw her sitting on her window wrapped up in a blanket. She was wearing grey sweatpants and purple crop top while her hair was let down, reaching her lower back.

He walked to her and sat on the other side of the window. "I brought you your favorite." he said and raised the glass with the smoothie. Rapunzel smiled with her tear stained face but took the glass from Jack and sipped from it a little until she quickly put it away and coughed a couple times.

"It's not good?" Jack asked and Rapunzel brought it to his nose while still coughing lightly. Jack just laughed and quickly put the drink away. "I may put there a sour cream instead of milk." he chuckled and scratched his neck. He looked back up at her and even though someone would say she looked like a total mess, she was still pretty. "How are you?" Jack asked and he didn't mean it as a simple question that should start the conversation. He really wanted to know.

"Do you think I'm a slut?" Rapunzel blurted out and Jack's eyes widened.

"Uh-I did not see that coming." Jack whispered and looked out of the window too.

"Because I surely do feel like one." Rapunzel sighed and Jack placed his hand on her knee, that caught her attention and she finally looked at him.

"And can I know why does such a nice girl feel like a slut?" Jack asked and Rapunzel immediately pointed at her whole body.

"Because! Look at me! Basic blonde hair, my face is just something else and the way I dress? Even I think I look like a slut sometimes! I'm just not worth it." she whispered the last sentence and Jack was thinking for a while.

"Let me ask you something different. It may seem a little personal but I promise I won't laugh." Rapunzel looked into his icy eyes and since then, she knew she could trust him, so she nodded her head. "Have you ever slept with someone?"

Rapunzel's mouth was left opened and her cheeks were burning red but she answered honestly. "N-no."

"There you go, you're not a slut. You're beautiful and your heart is full of love, I know that even though we hated each other like two days ago." they both laughed and Rapunzel put a strap of her hair behind her ear. Jack's heart skipped a beat there. "You know, we wrote a song that kinda describes this situation now."

"May I hear this song?" Rapunzel asked and wrapped her arms around her legs. Jack stood up and borrowed a guitar from the corner, slowly starting to sing in a calm voice.

We'll safety-pin the pieces of our broken hearts back together
Patching up all the holes until we both feel much better
Deleted things, I really meant
So now I'll say the things I never sent
We'll safety-pin the pieces of our broken hearts back together

"So don't bother about the things that tear your heart apart and focus on the things that keep it together." Jack said and let the guitar fall back down. Rapunzel thought for a minute. Things that keep her heart together. It's the girls, for sure. But she also realized she's starting to catch feelings for this band of boys who infiltrated her life.