Aladdin, the Sorcerer and the King of Thieves
Chapter Four: The Bride
Jasmine sat at her vanity and watched her attendants fix her hair in the mirror. She couldn't keep herself from smiling, even when small mistakes occurred like misspellings of guests' names, the silk napkins being cream instead of white, and so on. It was the day she had dreamed about since nearly the first day she had met Aladdin – or, Prince Ali, as he had told her. They were finally getting married.
Having put the finishing pin in her hair, one of the servant girls took the veil from the vanity table and unfolded it. The white lace sparkled in the sunrays as it tumbled out to full length. With the help of the other hair dressers, she carefully set it over her hair and pinned it there with diamond-studded doves. They all stepped back and bowed with smiles on their faces; they were very happy for Jasmine.
As they departed, Jasmine's father ,the Sultan, entered her room. Jasmine stod and walked to him with her arms out. The sultan caught her in a warm hug.
"You look beautiful, Jasmine," he told her softly.
"Thank you, Father," she replied. He reached to her chin and pulled it gently down to his height. She consented and lowered. The sultan kissed her forehead affectionately.
"You've chosen a fine boy," he said, "I know he'll take car of you and the kingdom." He wagged his finger at her. "And you take good care of him too. A man needs to know the loyalty of his woman."
Jasmine giggled. "Yes, Father."
The sultan sighed and hugged her again. "I feared this day would never come, but now it seems to have come too soon."
Jasmine hugged him and tears welled in her eyes. She held them back, not wanting her eyes to be puffy for the wedding.
The sultan held her hands. "You two will make each other very happy. And… I cannot express how proud I am to have you as my daughter."
They embraced once more and then went out, hand in hand, to the beautiful room where all the guests had gathered. Jasmine was giddy with excitement and nervous. Out of all the adventures she and Aladdin had gone through side by side, this would be the most wonderful and dangerous of all.