Hey y'all. Welcome to my Bumbleby Aladdin AU. Shout out to mx-kit on tumblr for giving me the idea and helping me brainstorm. P.S. Something to keep in mind is that homosexual reproduction is possible in this au. Don't question it, just assume they use magic or something ssshhh
A tall, scraggly man sits drinking in an alley. Only the faint outline of his body is visible, but his wandering red eyes stand out to anyone that cares enough to look his way.
"Gotta love Kuo Kuana. Largest oasis on the entire continent of Menagerie, it's no wonder it became the largest city too. And it's got the best damn liquor in all of Remnant! It's one of the reasons I keep coming here. Of course, the main reason is her. You probably know who I'm talking about. She's the most famous human in all of Menagerie, not that that's saying much. Humans have never been treated too kindly in Menagerie. It's the only place in the world the Faunus can be safe from human oppression, so many of them liked to make sure their dominance over the few humans here was well-established. Like most humans 'round these parts, she grew up an impoverished social pariah, but this girl was more than meets the eye…"
Yang Wukong had never known life outside Kuo Kuana. Her mother had given her away to her foster parents as a baby, though she didn't blame her birth mother for abandoning her. According to her parents, she seemed to be on the run from something, and had left her with them to ensure she grew up safely. Granted, Menagerie wasn't exactly an ideal place for a human to grow up safe, but Yang figured her mom probably didn't have a better option given the circumstances. She often wondered what her birth mom was doing, or if she was even still alive. Apparently she was the spitting image of Yang, only with black hair and red eyes. Most people in the city didn't know Yang even had a birth mom, because Yang happened to have been given away to a human-faunus couple, and resembled them enough to pass as related, and so the fact that Yang was adopted was a family secret. While the Wukongs hadn't been told how old she was, they'd estimated that she was about the same age as their own biological son, Sun, and so Yang and Sun were raised to pretend they were twins.
Unfortunately for them, if there was one thing Menagerie had in common with the other kingdoms, it was that most of the people in it didn't look on human-faunus relationships too kindly. Those in them tended to become social pariahs, and their children were often derogatorily called "mutts" by both human and faunus alike. It was no different for the Wukongs. The couple had to work their butts off just to make ends meet, and Yang and Sun ended up resorting to thievery to supplement their parents' meager income, despite said parents' disapproval. By the time they were 16, their parents had literally worked themselves to death, and Sun and Yang ended up on the streets, where thievery became a necessity just to survive.
Luckily for the two them, they were good at what they did. It had been over two years since their parents died, and while they had developed an infamous reputation the city guards, they had yet to get caught. They'd had their close scrapes, of course, but they'd always evaded the authorities in the end. Today happened to be one of those close scrapes.
"All right boys, if you want this bread so badly..." Yang said, turning to face the guards that were chasing her. She took the loaf of bread she'd stolen and shoved it between her breasts, before winking at them. "...come take it."
Yang was thankful she'd been blessed with an ample bosom. It provided a nice extra pocket to hide stuff in, and was a place most folks weren't too comfortable with searching. Yang was actually blessed with good looks overall, and had she lived anywhere but Menagerie, she could have gone places with them. Her figure was lean, fit, and curvaceous, and her skin tanned from the desert sun. In addition to lilac eyes, she had long luxurious blonde hair that she was quite proud of, and those that tried to touch it tended to end up at best very bruised. She dressed lightly, wearing only black shorts a skimpy yellow tube top with a short brown vest over it.
The leader of the guards, a rodent-toothed faunus named Saber Rodentia, sighed. "Bonnie, if you would."
The sole female among the group of guards, a rabbit-eared faunus, went forward and tried to snatch the bread from Yang, but Yang ducked down and unleashed an aggressive assault of punches on her abdomen, sending her doubling over.
"Sorry hon, but it's too early for second base. You haven't even bought me dinner yet!" Yang teased, before escaping up to the rooftops.
"After her!" Saber barked, and the guards resumed chase.
Yang slid across the clothesline at the edge of the rooftop, before jumping off, doing a flip, and executing a perfect three-point landing on the street below. "Nailed it. It's like they say, you're only in trouble if you get caught," Yang commented, before pulling a sheet from the clothesline and pulling it on like a cloak to disguise herself. She then calmly walked along the street, hoping to lose the guards. Unfortunately, she soon felt a hand grab her arm and pull her back, causing the disguise to fall off. "Crap, I'm in trouble!"
"Nice try, Blondie," Saber told her. Just as Yang was about to fight back, she heard sounds of a scuffle and felt Saber release her, and she turned to find Sun using his nunchucks to beat the guard until he was sufficiently incapacitated.
"Nice timing, Sun," Yang said, pulling out a fist and receiving a fist bump from her monkey-tailed brother. She playfully pantomimed a swoon. "My hero."
Sun was a tan, sandy haired, blue-eyed hunk with a lean, muscular build and a flamboyantly swinging blond monkey tail. He wore baggy blue pants and a white vest, his chiseled abs he spent an hour each day doing crunches and sit-ups to maintain on display, along with the gold medallion he wore around his neck as a memento. It was the first thing he ever stole. Yang herself wasn't one to care about what her muscles looked like, so long as she was in-shape and looking good, but she had to admit the effort Sun put into his abs did get results. A lot of people found them attractive. Yang herself was no stranger to using her looks to take advantage of others, but sadly at this point it was common knowledge among the guards that she was a lesbian, so her flirting never worked on the male ones anymore, not that she let that stop her. It was still fun to tease them, after all.
"I've always got your back, sis. Now let's get outta here," Sun said, noticing more guards approaching.
"Don't have to tell me twice," Yang said, as she and Sun took off. She noticed a sword-wielding guard ahead, so she charged at him, ducking under his sword and punching him where the sun don't shine, making him drop the weapon as he nursed his wound. Sun made sure to deliberately step on him as he ran by.
As they passed a group of barrels, Sun took one of them and rolled it towards the guards chasing them, knocking them over. He then used Yang as a stepping stone to get up on the rooftops, before leaning over and holding his hand out to pull Yang up onto the rooftops too. The two crossed the rooftop and jumped down into the marketplace below, where Sun swiped a banana from a fruit stall, and began to eat it.
"Sun! Can't you wait 'til we're in the clear to start eating?" Yang complained.
"Nmmp," Sun said, chewing on his meal, earning a sigh and an eye roll from his sister. Once he finished the banana, he threw the peel behind him, causing one of the guards chasing them to slip and fall.
They soon passed a jewelry stand, and Yang looked behind her to find Sun covered in jewelry.
"Goddamnit, Sun! How many times do I have to tell you to only steal what we need!" Yang scolded.
"Hey, I totally need this bling! It was made to be worn by me," Sun defended.
"Ugh, you're hopeless," Yang sighed. But then she saw something that made her stop in her tracks.
It was Blake Belladonna, princess of Kuo Kuana and the most gorgeous girl Yang had ever seen. She was known to be an introvert that mostly kept to herself, so Yang treasured these rare moments she could be seen out and about. Blake sure was a sight to behold. She had beautifully tanned skin, alluring amber eyes, long and luscious black hair, and an adorable pair of black cat ears, not to mention the most perfect booty in existence. In addition to her tiara, she wore a black cold shoulder crop top, black pants, and black high-heeled thigh high boots.
She could step on me with those boots anytime… Yang thought to herself, before being snapped back to reality by Sun grabbing her arm and pulling her along as he ran.
"Come on, Yang, you useless lesbian! We're kinda on the run here, remember?" Sun yelled at her. This wasn't the first time he'd caught her staring at the princess. In fact, he often liked to tease her about her little infatuation with the cat faunus.
"Oh right. Sorry," Yang said, quickly picking up the pace, regaining her lead on Sun.
"Ow!" Sun yelped, and Yang turned to see a guard had grabbed him by the tail. Enraged, she let out a ferocious growl as she charged at the guard. The guard didn't even have a chance to react as she picked him up and threw him into a group of his comrades. Sun playfully swooned in gratitude. "My hero!"
"I've always got your back, bro. Now come on! We gotta find a way to lose these chumps."
She noticed a dense crowd of people ahead, and an alley next to crowd. She looked to Sun, who noticed it too, and they nodded in understanding, before sprinting into the crowd and sneaking into the sufficiently dark and shady alley. They pressed their backs against one of the alley walls and listened to see if they were in the clear.
"Crap, we lost 'em! Should we continue the chase?"
"Nah, we'll get 'em next time. Can't let our pursuit of those two distract us from stopping other crime in this city."
Sun and Yang took a risk and peeked out of the alley, noticing the guards had indeed given up. They both breathed a sigh of relief, before sitting down against the alley wall.
"Man, what a rush! The chase was fun while it lasted, but it had to end sometime. We make quite the team, eh?" Yang said, holding her hand up for a high five.
"Hell yeah we do!" Sun cheered, happily high fiving his sister.
"And now, we feast!" Yang said, pulling the bread out of her cleavage and holding it out to Sun. "Want some?"
"Uh-uh, no way. I ain't eating anything that's been in your favorite hiding place," Sun said, disgusted. "Besides, I already had that banana, remember?"
"Suit yourself," Yang shrugged. Just as she was about to start eating, she noticed a couple of homeless kids rummaging in the garbage for food. She got up and approached the two kids, breaking her bread into thirds and offering a third to each of them. "Here, eat this instead."
The children happily accepted, and they muttered their thanks before running off. Yang sat back down next to Sun and began devouring her own third of the bread.
"Gross! I can't believe you fed them that, knowing where it's been," Sun said, making a disgusted face at her. Yang soon finished devouring her meal, and held up a finger as she gulped it down and prepared to respond.
"It's better than food that's been dug out of the trash. You could say it was the breast option. Eh, am I right?" Yang joked, wiggling her eyebrows.
"Goddamnit, Yang," Sun sighed, facepalming. "Sometimes I don't know what to do with you. Buuut… I do know we have to do something about your little crush on the princess. You almost got caught today because of it."
"I do not have a crush on the princess!" Yang protested, but her red face betrayed her. "I don't even know her!"
"But you'd like to know her. And I'll be honest, I think she's pretty hot myself. But I don't have it bad like you do. I'm willing to help you with this. I know how to get into her room, maybe we could sneak in there and have you introduce yourself?" Sun suggested.
"What?! Sun, no! That's invasive and creepy! That'd just make her hate us!" Yang protested, appalled Sun would even suggest such a thing. "How do you even know how to get in there anyway?"
"It's not the first time I've snuck in. Never done it while she's awake and present though," Sun shrugged.
"Why the hell have you been sneaking into her room?" Yang barked at him. She could tell Sun had been up to no good, and she was gonna give him the scolding of a lifetime once he explained himself.
"Well, ever since I noticed that you're smitten with her, I've been spending my free time gathering as much information about the princess as I can, in order to help you out," Sun explained.
"Wait, have you been stalking her for me? Sun, pardon my language, but what the actual fuck?" Yang asked him, incredulous. Sun gulped. Yang only dropped the f-bomb when she meant business.
"Now, now, calling it 'stalking' just makes it sound creepy. I prefer to think of it as 'research'," Sun said, laughing nervously as he scratched his neck.
"It is creepy, Sun! Do you have no concept of boundaries?!" Yang yelled at him, absolutely livid. He was sooooo lucky he was her brother.
"Okay, so maybe my actions were a little questionable, but my intentions were pure, I swear! I did it for you, Yang! I'm just a big bro looking out for his little sis, trying to help her get the girl, you know?" Sun said, trying to get out of the hole he'd dug himself into.
"Okay, first of all, there's a reason people say 'the road to hell is paved with good intentions'. Second of all, if anything I'm the big sis and you're the little bro, seeing as you have the maturity of a five year old. And lastly, I don't need you to help me 'get the girl'. I'm a strong independent woman, and while a girlfriend would be nice, I don't need one to be happy!" Yang scolded him. Her brother could be a bit much at times.
"Look, I'm sorry. You're right, I shouldn't have done what I did, and if it means anything, I promise not to spy on her anymore," Sun said, genuinely apologetic.
"Good," Yang said, calming down. She put an arm around Sun's shoulders. "Look, I appreciate how much you care about me and the lengths you'll go through for my sake, but please don't do problematic things like that for my sake again. Or anyone's sake, for that matter."
"I won't sis," Sun assured her. "That said, while I'm no longer gonna be gathering information about the princess, that doesn't mean I'm not gonna use what I've already gathered to help you. In fact, I think I may know how to get you to meet her without having to invade her privacy."
"You're not gonna budge on this, are you?" Yang said, giving him a knowing smirk.
"Nope," Sun said, smirking back.
"All right Mr. Wingman, tell me how I'm gonna get that Bellabooty," Yang said playfully.
"Okay, so, Blake is an introvert that really likes to read. Her favorite book shop is Tukson's Book Trade, and nine times out of ten, if she's leaving the palace it's to go shop there. Just before I got my tail yanked I noticed Blake being escorted back to the palace with an annoyed look on her face. I think she was on her way to the bookstore, but had to go back to the palace for something. I'm sure once she's done there she'll head straight to Tukson's, so if we just stay in that area we'll have a good chance of spotting her."
"So, you think we should camp out near Tukson's and wait for Blake to show up?" Yang asked, and Sun nodded in response. "Okay, and then what?"
"You talk to her, of course!"
"Riiight," Yang said nervously, grabbing her wrist and letting out a weak laugh. She looked up and saw a raven perched on the roof of the building across from her. Yang sometimes wondered if she was some kind of magnet for ravens. She seemed to encounter them far more often than could be considered normal.
Meanwhile, in the palace, Blake Belladonna was in a personal discussion with her parents, Sultan Ghira Belladonna and his wife, Kali. Ilia Amitola, her personal handmaiden, bodyguard, and best friend stood nearby. Yet another shallow suitor had come to woo her, interrupting Blake's trip to the store just so Blake could deal with this nonsense.
Ghira Belladonna was a large, hairy, imposing cat faunus with protractable claws. As a symbol of his status, he wore a large turban with a gem in the center and a feather protruding from it. In addition, he wore beige pants, an open violet robe with a matching sash around his waist, and black boots. Much like his daughter, he had black hair and yellow eyes.
His wife Kali also shared this hair and eye color, her black hair cropped much shorter than her daughter's. Like her daughter, she had a pair of black cat ears, though unlike her cat ears were pierced, having 2 gold studs in her right ear and one in her left. She wore a black dress with gold trim, 2 gold bracelets on her left wrist, and black sandals.
Ilia was a freckled chameleon faunus with the ability to change colors. Her brown hair was styled in a ponytail reminiscent of a chameleon's tail. She wore a gold vest and sash over a loose black shirt and poofy black shorts.
"You'll have to get married eventually you know. The family line depends on it," Ghira said sternly.
"I know, and I will someday. Just not to one of these nuisances," Blake responded.
"You know, for a pansexual you sure are picky," Kali jokingly commented to her daughter. Plenty of men, women, and otherwise had come to the palace looking for Blake's hand in marriage, only to be met with harsh rejection.
"It's not my fault all these 'suitors' that come knocking at the doors are shallow pricks only after me for my wealth and status!" Blake complained. "When I get married, I want it to be for love, and if a stranger comes knocking at my door looking to marry me, I know it's not for love. You should just turn them away the second they come!"
"Maybe you should give them a chance? Who knows, maybe love could blossom?" Kali suggested. "It'd be like in one of those fairytales you loved to read as a kid!"
"The real world isn't the same as a fairytale, Mom," Blake sighed. "I'll find love eventually, but I don't want to be pressured into it. It should be something that happens naturally."
"How do you expect it to happen naturally when you hardly ever interact with anybody? I understand that you're an introvert, and that's fine, but you could stand to be more social," Ghira said.
"He's got a point, you know. I'm literally your only friend. And don't get me wrong, if I didn't already have someone, I'd probably say yes if you asked me out, but I do have someone, and I'm very devoted to her, so I'm not an option," Ilia pointed out. In fact, Ilia had been crushing on Blake since they were 13, but she'd moved on by now, and she was happily dating one of the city guards.
"Ugh, why do you have to be right?" Blake sighed, putting her hands up in concession.
"You still like Adam, right? I remember you had the biggest crush on him, and pouted when we said he was too old for you. You're old enough now that the age gap's no longer an issue, so maybe you should see if he'd be interested?" Kali suggested.
"Please, I got over that stupid crush ages ago. I like Adam, but I don't like him like that anymore," Blake said. "I don't see why I should even be worrying about this right now. I'm barely an adult, I have plenty of time to worry about this later!"
"Look, Blake, you don't have to worry about this right now. You can take all the time you need. But you can't spend your whole life lost in your books. You're gonna be Sultan one day, and you need to be ready for it," Ghira said.
"Why not get a head start and try looking into the city's issues and see what needs addressing?" Kali suggested.
Blake sighed. "Fine. I suppose that couldn't hurt. But not until I'm in a better mood. Can I go now?"
"Of course," Ghira said, and Blake and Ilia left the Sultan's chamber.
"Hey, I'm gonna go meet up with Bonnie. Try not to die while I'm gone, okay?" Ilia joked to her friend.
"Come on, you know I can look after myself," Blake said, smiling at her. "You go have fun with your girlfriend. I'm gonna head to Tukson's and see if I can't find a new book to help me de-stress, so if you need me, you'll know where to find me."
"There she is! All right, now go talk to her!" Sun said to a very nervous Yang as he spotted Blake heading towards the store. Yang fidgeted nervously as she debated what to do. "Come on, what are you waiting for?"
"I'm nervous, okay? What if she doesn't like me? What if she just dismisses me outright? What reason would she even have to talk to me? What if she arrests me? Though now that I think about it that sounds kinda hot…" Yang said, and she began to drool as her mind raced with lewd thoughts.
"Snap out of it, you perv!" Sun said, lightly smacking her on the back of the head, bringing Yang's train of thought back to the present. "Relax, it'll be fine. Just talk to her, it's that easy! Besides, I don't think princesses arrest people, that's what guards are for."
"A girl can dream," Yang said. "Anyway, if it's so easy to just talk to her, why don't you do it?"
"Okay, I will!" Sun said, jumping down from the rooftop they were sitting on and pretending to be a normal pedestrian. Yang noticed him "accidentally" bump into Blake the way he often did when he was picking pockets.
"Sorry about that, I didn't see you there," Sun apologized to Blake. Blake took a deep breath to calm down. She knew better than to vent her stress on this poor guy. He didn't mean her any harm.
"It's okay. Just try to be more careful, alright?" Blake said.
"I will, thanks. I'm Sun, by the way. Nice ta meetcha, princess," Sun said, shaking her hand. "See ya around!"
He then ran off, leaving behind a bewildered Blake.
"Guess what I managed to swipe!" Sun said, jumping back up to Yang and holding up a very old silver family coin.
"Oh my god, are you crazy?! You can't just pickpocket the princess!" Yang hissed at him.
"I can and I did. Besides, you are going to return it to her. It's her lucky coin that her parents gave to her when she was a kid. She'll be very thankful when you give it back to her," Sun explained.
"Ugh, fine," Yang groaned, taking the coin from Sun's hand. "But only because if I don't return it, no one will."
"Great! She's inside the store right now, so get it done while she's still shopping. Tell her you saw it fall out of her pocket," Sun said.
"Got it. I'll admit, this was a clever way to force me to talk to her. You're smarter than you look," Yang said, smiling at him.
"So are you," Sun said, smiling back.
And with that, Yang jumped down, and made her way into Tukson's Book Trade. It didn't take her long to spot Blake, who was browsing one of the shelves. Yang took a deep breath to calm her nerves, approached the princess, and tapped her on the shoulder.
"Hellooooooooo~! I believe you may have lost something?"
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