This is my first Tangled fanfic, so don't be too harsh! I really hope you enjoy it!

When I saw her, my heart jumped up to my throat. I couldn't speak, couldn't move my legs. I couldn't do anything but stare at her. Everything else seemed to slip away from my sight, and only her stood in the middle of it. She was dancing in the middle of the square. Blonde locks tied into a braid. She pulled people into the circle of dancers she was creating.

"Flynn. Flynn get over here." Someone called my name, but I couldn't process a single thought. Then, they grabbed my arm and pulled me out of my state. I shook my head and turned to glare at them. It was the Stabbington brothers. They were staring at me, their faces pulled into permanent frowns.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." I apologized. I caught the satchel they threw at me.

"Well, come on, let's get going." One of them grumbled. We started to walk away, but I stole one last look at the girl dancing in the square.

"Hey, hey, guys, who is that?" I poked their shoulders until they looked.

"Princess Rapunzel." They mumbled. "Come on." They started to walk away.

Princess? I thought. I couldn't talk to her. I was Flynn Rider, the greatest thief known to the kingdom. She was the Princess. There was no way I could even get close to her. But I wanted to. I had to.

"Rider! Get over here!" One of them shouted. I hurried over to their side and they lifted me up to the roof of one of the buildings. I leaned my hand over the ledge and hoisted them up. We made our way to the roof of the castle and they tied a rope around my waist.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" I asked them.

"Don't get cold feet now. Don't you want the money?" It didn't seem like much of a question. They started to lower me into the room inside the castle where they kept the princesses crown. Twelve guards stood in a circle, protecting it. I slowly and hesitantly picked the crown off its pedestal and dropped inside my satchel. I yanked on the rope twice and they lifted me back up.

"Did you get it?" They asked me. Suddenly, I didn't think I wanted to give this to them.

"No." I lied. "It wasn't there. She must have been wearing it." I tried to leave their presence, but they grabbed my arm and pulled me back.

"You do know what we'll do if we find out your lying." One of them said. The other formed his hand into a fist and punched it into his other hand.

"You don't trust me?" I gasped and put a hand over my heart, pretending the comment hurt me. They just stared at me. "Fine, fine. Go see for yourself."

"I think I might do that." One of them said, then took the rope from my waist and tied it around his own. The other lowered his brother into the castle. A few moments later, he came back up. "Rider was right. It's not there. But there were guards." He scratched his beard.

"Well, fellas, I have a lot of work to do, so if you don't mind…" I tried to leave the roof, but they grabbed me and pulled me back again.

"Where ya going?" They asked me.

"Just to grab some bread." I said, shrugging his hand off my arm. "See you guys later." I called over my shoulder. I ran away quickly before they could grab me again and take away the satchel.

I got down to the ground just in time to see the Princess starting to leave the square.

"Princess!" I cried. "Princess Rapunzel!" She turned and looked around for the person who had called her name. I ran up to her. She saw me and smiled. Apparently, she hasn't seen the wanted posters that lined the entire kingdom of Corona.

"Hello!" She said, still smiling. Hearing her voice, it seemed like my soul might burst. It was strange; I had never felt this way about anything before.

I returned her smile with one of my own. "Hi." I continued to stare at her, completely forgetting what I was going to say.

"Um, can I help you?" She asked. Her eyes darted around the square.

"Uh…" I tried to remember what it was. Then, I felt the weight of my satchel against my shoulder and I remembered the crown. "I found this. Someone had stolen it. I thought it might belong to you." I lied. It felt wrong lying to her, but I wasn't going to tell her the truth anytime soon.

"Thank you!" She gasped and placed the crown on top of her head. She twirled around once then looked at me. Her emerald green eyes stared into mine. They were so beautiful I think I forgot how to breathe.

She broke the silence first. "Um, I have to go." She said, still staring into my eyes.

"Of course." I bowed. She started to turn away, but I grabbed her hand.

"When can I see you again?" My voice sounded like I was begging someone not to kill me.

She turned and smiled again at me. "How about tomorrow? Same time?" She said.

I answered with a smile of my own, and let go of her hand. She walked away slowly, sneaking peaks of me over her shoulder. I gazed after her until I could not see her any longer. I was ecstatic. All I knew was, I had a meeting with the princess.

Ok. That's the end of chapter one. I really hope you guys liked it. Please rate and review my story. That would be great! Thanks! And I would really recommend my favorite stories. They are amzing!