Chapter 4: A Day In Agrabah
As I slowly opened my eyes, I saw the sun shining brightly…too brightly. "Ugh, why is it so bright?" I said, complaining as I squinted my eyes. I had gotten used to the night sky of Beast's Castle, so the sun was brighter than I had remembered. "Agrabah is a desert city," Riku said, matter-of-factly. "Why do you have to be such a jerk to me? Let me remind you that my HOME was destroyed, I've been yanked out of reality by a stranger seeing places I've never even thought possible to exist outside of my dreams and there are little black Heartless creatures trying to KILL me," I said, walking ahead of him as I let my anger show. "And what? You think my life is a fairytale? You know nothing about my life!" Riku yelled, catching up with me. "So then tell me! Maybe then I'd know why you're so mean!" I said, facing him. I then heard someone clear there throat, and I saw Riku, who had quickly put his hood up, nod in front of me. I then turned and saw a black haired boy. "I'm Ansem, this is Naminè, you must be Aladdin, right?" Riku said, shaking the boys hand. The boy was barefoot, and had white pants on, he was shirtless yet had a vest on, and he seemed…familiar. Why do I feel like I've seen him before… I thought, trying to figure out why I felt like I knew Aladdin. "Wait, Aladdin! You know Sora!" I said, remembering the dreams I had. I could tell Riku was looking over at me, semi-confused. "Yes, I do know Sora," Aladdin said, smiling. "How did you know?" Aladdin asked, curious. "I had a strange dream, and you and Sora were in it. Seeing as how most the dreams I've had are turning out to be true, I figured this must be true too," I replied, blushing. "Well, Sora came here before to help me rescue Princess Jasmine," Aladdin said, as we walked into the city of Agrabah.
"You know a Princess?" I asked, shocked. "Yea, she kinda found me, and I kinda found her…but our status kept us apart-but Sora helped us," Aladdin said, as he ran his hand through his hair. "I've never met a Princess before," I said, smiling as Aladdin smiled at me. "Well, come on! I'm sure Jasmine would love to meet you. Any friend of Sora's is a friend of ours," Aladdin said, as we began to walk towards a gorgeous palace. "Really? Wow, I'm actually kind of nervous," I said, looking down at my plain white dress. "Don't be, Jasmine is super sweet," Aladdin said, he then looked back at Riku, who was following us. "Is your friend always this quiet?" he asked, curious. "He isn't really a friend-friend, he's more of just an acquaintance, and sadly, yes, he is normally this quiet," I said, looking down. I didn't know if Riku was listening or not, and for once, I didn't care. Aladdin was super nice, and I was enjoying talking to him. We quietly went into the palace and headed up to the second floor. Aladdin was very sneaky as we headed up the stairs, it was almost as though Aladdin wasn't welcome. We reached a curtained off room and Aladdin cleared his throat. "Jasmine, are you in there?" Aladdin said, quietly. "Yes Aladdin, come on in," a girl's voice replied- I was assuming it was Jasmine's. "I brought some friends along, they're friends of Sora's," Aladdin said, as we walked into the room. "That is Ansem, and this is Naminè," Aladdin said, introducing us. "Hi, I'm Jasmine, it's nice to meet you both," Jasmine said, smiling. Jasmine was gorgeous! She had long black hair, and brown eyes. She was wearing teal, which looked great on her since she had an amazing tan; and she had a gold crown on her head. "I've never met a Princess before," I said to Jasmine, as I blushed. "Well, if that's the case, I'm honored to be the first one you've met. Come, let's go outside and talk and let the boys talk in here," Jasmine said, as we left the room and went behind the palace, to the gardens.
"It's so beautiful here," I said, looking around at the gardens. There were fountains of water surrounded by colorful flowers and plants. Statues were scattered in different places, each one of them shining in the sun. "I love it here," Jasmine said, smiling as she sat down on the edge of one of the fountains. "So, how did you and Aladdin meet?" I asked, as I sat down beside her. "I know everyone says being a Princess would be a dream; I mean, when you hear the word 'Princess' what do you think of?" Jasmine asked, looking over at me. "Um, fancy clothes, amazing balls, Princes, riches," I said, smiling at the thoughts. "That's all anyone ever thinks. But the truth is, I can't do anything! I always have to look presentable, I always have guards with me, I have to wear what they say, marry who they say, I couldn't take it anymore. So one day, I threw on some old clothes and I snuck out. I was so nice to just be normal for once, but even with the clothes, the guards still recognized me and started chasing me. Aladdin, thinking I was a common street-rat, he helped me," Jasmine said, smiling as her eyes twinkled at the memory. "That is so sweet!" I said, smiling. "What about you and Ansem?" Jasmine asked, curious. "We are not a couple, it's a long story," I replied, frowning. "Oh," Jasmine said, confused. I then took a deep breath and sighed. "He says he was sent to find me, but he won't tell me why or by who or anything. I feel so lost, I just want to know what's happening," I said, looking over at Jasmine. "I'm sorry Naminè, I know how that is," she replied, slightly frowning. We then talked for a bit more, about anything and everything. I have to admit, it was nice. Before too long though, Riku and Aladdin showed up.
"You girls having fun?" Aladdin asked, as him and Riku walked over to us. "I guess," I said, before slowly walking away. I didn't want to be near Riku yet, I was still mad at him, but sadly, I was not alone for long. "I know that face," Aladdin said, walking up beside me. "What face?" I asked, looking at him, wondering what face I must have been making. "Let's take a walk, go into town for a minute, we'll talk," Aladdin said, as we exited the palace area. I looked around at the busy city, everyone was at the street venues buying everything from fruit and clothes, to jewelry and rugs. It was so different from Beast's Castle…I couldn't decide which I liked better. Sure, Beast's Castle was dark and slightly scary, but Agrabah was just so bright and busy...I felt like there was no place to go to be alone. "So, Ansem told me that your home was destroyed," Aladdin said, grabbing an apple of a cart as we walked by it. "Sadly yes," I said, frowning. Aladdin then wiped the apple on his vest and handed to me. "Thanks," I said, taking a bite of the fruit. As I took a bite, I noticed Aladdin looking around a lot. "What's on your mind?" I asked, curious. "Nothing, it's just- you and Ansem aren't from here, so I'm wondering if anything else might show up," Aladdin said, quietly. "You mean Heartless?" I said, as Aladdin nodded his head. "What exactly is a Heartless?" I asked, seeing as how no one really explained what they were. I mean, I understand they don't have hearts, but how? Why? "Truthfully, I'm not sure. Your friend Ansem would know," Aladdin replied, truthfully as we slowly circled and began heading back to the palace. "Yeah, but I can't get him to tell me anything," I said, folding my arms across my chest, I made sure the apple was away from me though. "I think he is more like you than you think, you both seem to be going through things. Just give him some more time, I'm sure he will open up more later," Aladdin said, smiling as he looked down at his feet. "I hope so, otherwise I'm going to have to beat it out of him," I said, slightly smiling as Aladdin laughed. "Did Ansem…did he…did he give you any hints as to why I'm important to him or anything?" I asked, trying to figure out the best way to word it. "No, he didn't. I'm sorry," Aladdin said, as we headed back into the palace and around back to the garden. "It's okay, I'm just getting annoyed with being left in the dark, that's all," I replied, sighing. We then walked over to where Riku and Jasmine were sitting and Jasmine just smiled at us, before rushing over to hug Aladdin. "Would you two like to stay for the night? It's going to be dark soon, and I know you both must be tired," Jasmine said, looking over at Ansem, then at me. "That sounds great to me," I said, smiling as Riku nodded in agreement. "Well, sadly Aladdin, this is goodbye for now. I'm going to take Ansem and Naminè to their rooms," Jasmine said, kissing Aladdin before he waved goodbye.
We then walked into the palace and Jasmine dropped me off at my room first. It was a beautiful room, with tons of bright colours and an amazing balcony. I just smiled as I walked over to the balcony to get a better look at Agrabah, at night. There were lights around the town from fires and lanterns, and you could hear the sounds of people still out in the city, scrounging for anything they could find. "I just love the balcony," Jasmine said, walking into the room as I jumped a little. "You startled me," I said, blushing, before turning my attention back to the view. "It is an amazing view," I said, smiling. "Aladdin rode up to the balcony once on a magic carpet, he was singing this beautiful song, and I ended up going with him that night to see some many wonderful places. It's something I'll never forget," Jasmine said, smiling as she pictured the scene in her head. "I came in here to see if you needed anything," Jasmine, said, shaking her head as she snapped back to reality. "I'm fine, but thank you," I said, smiling as Jasmine nodded and left. After wondering around the room for a bit, and admiring all the amazing sights to be taken in, I finally decided to lay down for the night.
"Well don't you look peaceful, Naminè," a voice said, as I quickly jumped up, wide awake all of a sudden. "Aw, I didn't mean to wake you, you looked so, tranquil," the voice said, as I looked around the room. I didn't know how long I was out for, but from the look of the night sky out the balcony walk-way, I was apparently out for awhile. "Who are you?" I asked, the minute I heard the voice- I knew it wasn't Riku. "Let's just say I'm here to check up on you, make sure you're doing as you supposed to be doing," the voice said, as I rubbed my eyes, hoping to get a better look at the person. "Who are you?" I asked again, getting mad. "Name's Axel, Got it memorized?" the voice said, before dropping a folded piece of paper on my bed. Then, Axel walked off, into a cloud of darkness. I quickly grabbed the piece of paper and opened it, I then gasped. It was a picture, I had drew, of Sora, Kairi, and a boy who looked identical to Riku….Riku is lying to me, is he really the good guy? If he is or was a friend of Sora's…why wouldn't he help Sora? I thought, before I quickly threw the now folded piece of paper into my bag. Riku then knocked on the wall before moving the cloth at the doorway. "Let's go, while everyone is asleep," Riku said, as I sighed. "What about Aladdin and Jasmine?" I asked, curious. "They have enough to worry about, let's go," Riku said, as a dark cloud appeared. "Where to now?" I asked, mad that we couldn't say goodbye to Jasmine and Aladdin. "To a place where nothing is as it seems," Riku said, before taking my wrist and pulling me into the dark cloud…
A/N: Thank you to everyone who reviewed! I swearz i didn't mean to take so long to post this chapter..i've just been super busy. Hopefully, now that things have died down some, i can update more often. But thank you to everyone who has been reading! I sorry if it's not the best [i trying]...whenever i finish this story [i don't know when that'll be]..i will be more of an experienced writer. Thank you once again!
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