Chapter 4

What He Wants and What He Can't Have

Turning a corner Adrian found that she was unsurprised by the scenery. She walked on until she wandered into a dead end. She turned around suddenly and found herself face to face with Jafar. He stood tall making his already slim figure look practically sticklike.

"YOU!!" Adrian screeched out.

"Me," Jafar said all too calmly. "Now be a good little girl and give me that ring."

"No," Adrian said hiding her hands behind her back.

"Give it to me and I won't have to kill you," Jafar said taking a step closer.

Adrian stepped back and discovered she was up against a wall. "Uh oh, this is bad. He's got me cornered," She thought to herself. She looked at Jafar fearfully and regretted it because he knew exactly what she was thinking. Suddenly he grabbed for her throat and slammed her up against the brick wall. Too frightened by this sudden outburst Adrian just stood and looked up into his black eyes.

"You will give me that ring," he said glaring into her Caribbean-colored eyes.

"I will not," Adrian insisted

"You will before the end," Jafar said letting her go as he turned and left.

After Jafar left, Adrian leaned back against the wall and slid down it slowly so she crouched into a ball on the ground, clutching her throat. She looked down at her shaking hand that held the ruby ring on her finger. "What am I gonna do now? Maybe I should just give him the ring." Adrian sat and thought for a while. She looked up and saw passing commoners glancing into the dead end. She clutched her hand that had the ring on it. "These people don't deserve such an evil leader like Jafar. Even though the sultan is a dimwit, they don't deserve it. I won't let Jafar get this ring for any evilness he intends to use it for." Adrian said standing up. She walked out of the dead end and into the crowded street. Walking past the various merchants and vendors, she played with the ring around her finger.

Walking on aimlessly she overheard a particular commoner trying to haggle his way out of some kind of debt. He had black hair and big brown eyes. His face chiseled in good looks. He wore a blue vast that showed his muscled chest and white pants that was scattered with patches. "So if I get you 100 pieces you'll let this whole thing go?" the young man said.

The merchant rolled his eyes and sighed, "I don't see how you're going to get that kind of money but, sure, if you show up with 100 pieces I'll let this debt go. This time, Aladdin, next time you won't be able to squirm your way out of it," the merchant threatened.

"Hey, there won't ever be another debt by me. At least not at this vendor shop, anyway," Aladdin said cunningly. Adrian laughed; she couldn't help but feel a little astonished by the boy's innovativeness. Aladdin turned to the sound of the laughing. At that instant Adrian stopped laughing but, instead looked into the boys chocolate brown eyes.

"Sorry for intruding on your conversation but I couldn't resist laughing. That was so clever," Adrian exclaimed.

"So you thought it was pretty good?" Aladdin said eyeing the vendor, who rolled his eyes again.

"Oh yes, very ingenious," said Adrian and they both laughed.

"I've never seen you around here before," Aladdin said eyeing her up and down. Suddenly Adrian felt very exposed and tried to cover herself as well as her embarrassment. "Are you new?" Adrian looked up sharply. "In these parts, I mean," Aladdin added quickly.

"Uh, yeah, I am," Adrian admitted.

"Okay, I'll show ya around and then we'll go to my…uh…business associates," Aladdin said eyeing the vendor as he glared at him.

"Don't get into another debt somewhere else, Aladdin. If you get what I'm saying," the vendor taunted and nodded towards Adrian. Then he laughed at his own joke. Adrian looked down in embarrassment and Aladdin narrowed and rolled his eyes at the vendor.

"Shall we be off," Aladdin suggested as he offered his hand to Adrian. Bashfully she took it and after shooting a last hateful glance at the vendor Aladdin led her off in a different and quite distant direction from the laughing vendor.

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