Street Mouse

I sat in the chair, like I was told; my turquoise top and bottoms clinging to my body as I waited for the probably stuck up prince. The doors opened and a man in pink and purple came in he started talking; I switched off not listening to a word, Rajah playing with his tail. I'd had enough; I rolled my eyes and whispered to the Tiger.

An ear-piercing yell broke out I stifled giggles as the prince stormed out of the room his pink heart under-ware trailing behind him. I petted Rajah as I head screams of "I have never been so insulted!" and "That is no princess!" and "Good luck trying to marry her off!" I rolled my eyes as my farther stormed in to the room.

"JASMINE! This is the last straw! Look I hate seeing you upset but you need to give one of these princes a chance!" my father said to me.

"Farther they're all the same! Stuck up and arrogant!" I walked out side and to the dove cage. "If I'm to be married I want to be married to someone I love father! Not just some stranger!" I sighed and sat down with one of the doves cradled in my hand.

"Look Jasmine, you know I love you and I want you to be happy but, you are a princess you need to-,"

"Marry a prince! I know!" I cut him off, "But what if I don't want to be a princess!" he took the dove away and I sat down by the water fountain splashing the water with my hand.

"Ohh! Jasmine you are so difficult! Look you have three days! I'm not going to live forever! I need you to marry a prince!"

"I don't want to marry anyone let alone a prince!" I shouted at him.

"Ohh! Rajah at least you don't have a stubborn daughter you're lucky!" he stormed of angrily. I sighed and ran to my room to prepare.

The great escape!

I slunk down the shadowed hallways rapped in a simple cloak covering my face, it was almost dawn. I got to the door and slinked out. I ran to the end of the garden grabbing a branch to a tree that leant on the wall. I heard a small low growling sound. I looked it was Rajah.

"Look Rajah I'm sorry! I can't live here!" I looked back at the wall and sprung up jumping over and down gracefully. I pulled the hood to my cloak tighter around my face looking at the opening stalls, watching men handing out merchandise, and women putting out jewellery. A small boy looked up hungrily at an apple stall. I smiled at the boy and gave him an apple. "Here you go!" I said. I started to walk away but something grabbed me yanking me back.

"You better be able to pay for that!" Shouted a big hideous man, his breath sending a pungent odour to my nose.

"I'm sorry I don't have any money! But if you let me go home I shall come back and pay you." I said.

"Do you know what we do to thieves around here?" He shouted at me, grabbing a knife and putting my hand on the counter.

"No! Please I didn't mean to!" I shouted trying to make sense.

"Raol! Oh thank you!" the man stopped and turned, "You found her!" a handsome boy came striding towards us; taking me, "Here you are sis!"

"What are you doing?" I whispered.

"Saving your hand so just play along!" he murmured back.

"You know this girl?" asked Raol.

"Yes she is my sister! What did she do now the little trouble maker?"

"She took an apple!" said Raol.

"An apple! Is this what the commotion is about?" the boy asked, shaking his head. "Come now," he grabbed an apple and threw it to Raol, "She is only a girl!"
"Very well," muttered Raol. "You can go." The boy pulled me away walking me to a deserted alleyway. I took a better look at the boy; he had golden yellow eyes, and a dark black matt of tousled hair, that framed his strong face.

"What is your name?" I asked.

"Aladdin, what's your name?" he asked back.

"Jasmine," I waked my self mentally in the head for telling him my name.

"Jasmine? That's the same name as the princess."

"No relation!" I said quickly. He took my hand and pulled me to a ladder, then before I knew it I was on a terrace, a long wooden pole in my hands watching Aladdin jump over onto another terrace, "Now you might be a bit scared at first but-," I was already next to him smiling.

"I learn fast!" we came to a mass of stairs, he took my hand and guided me up, "Watch your head there oh and this beam!" he said and then we were in a room with old pillows and blankets scattered around, a small golden brown monkey lay asleep on a lump of pillows.

"Is this were you live?" I breathed, it was beautiful!

"Yeah me and Abu live as we please," he pointed to the monkey.

"Living here must be amazing,"

"Yeah well the life of a street rat,"

"Where I come from every thing is just done for you,"

"I just feel so…"
"Trapped!" we said in unison. I gazed into his eyes for a moment then sat down.

"Yeah well, you're not from around here are you?" he asked.

"Is it that obvious?" I sighed.

"Yes… I mean no! No!" he stammered. I giggled, looking at him, and then I stopped remembering why I was here.

"Well I ran away and I'm NOT going back, what dose it matter?" I crossed my arms.

"Why?"

"My father is trying to force me to get married!" I turned away from him.

"Oh well that's just horrible!" he handed me an apple and smiled down at me. "Well better than having no parents at all." I looked up at him and saw the monkey coming towards us; he ran round in circles and shouted something.

"What does he say?" I asked stifling giggles. He scowled at the monkey and looked back at me, "He says that's not fair, no-one should be forced to get married." I gazed into his golden velvet eyes leaning closer to him.

"Well tell Abu that, that's very sweet." There was a loud bang and we turned to see some of the place guards running up the stairs.

"There you are!" shouted one.

"There here for me! There here for you?" we said in unison.

"Oh no father must have sent them!"

"Do you trust me?" Aladdin asked.

"What?"

"Do you trust me?"

"Yes." He grabbed my hand and jumped out the window taking me with him, I screamed. I was bawling as we hit the ground, landing on something spongy. He pulled me up and then ran straight into the captain of the guards.

"Ahh keep running into each other don't we street rat?" he winced at the name 'street rat'. The captain picked him up and threw him to the other men. I ran over and started hitting his arms, "Let him go!" I screamed. He laughed picking me up by my hair I squealed in pain.

"Looky here boys, it looks like we've got a street mouse as well!"

"Ahh! Let me go!" I shrieked kicking him in the shins. He let go of me and I grabbed Aladdin's hand, rushing past the guards.

"Jasmine! Slow down!" Aladdin shouted. I looked back at the guards they were hustling towards us, my hood slipped down and my long black hair tumbled down.

I still ran trying not to let the captain see me.

"Jasmine? Why are we running so fast? They're gone!" I stopped and fell down in exhaustion. "Jasmine? Are you ok?" Aladdin's eyes were riddled with exhaustion and worry.

"I'm sorry!" I gasped, "I was just so scared they would take me back and I would have to get married! I don't want that!" he picked me up and cradled me.

"I would never let that happen." He whispered to me.

"Thank you." I smiled and sat up, "Aladdin? Why did you help me down the market?"

"Well you were in trouble and I wanted to help, I just did." He shrugged.

I smiled and stood up. "Well we can't stay here all night."

"I know a place!" he said standing up. He took my hand and led me onto the street, we stopped at a house and Aladdin knocked on the door. It opened and a pretty girl in pink stepped out. "Aladdin!"

"Yeah we're in trouble could we stay here?" the girl looked at me and shrugged, letting us in. the place was full of girls arranging pillows and setting up beds.

"Thanks Maria."

"It's a little early don't you think Aladdin?" I was exhausted I sat down on the floor and closed my eyes, letting the lids rest.

"Oh my dear!" I was disturbed by a girl in green, "You look shattered! Here lay down." She led me to a mass of pillows, as soon as I was settled I was out like a light.