I went to go see Tangled the other day and I LOVED IT! It was fantastic….but a little too fantastic. I loved it, but what if people forget all about The Princess and the Frog?I'm being silly, I know. I just hate that since the movie was released, people have been bashing on PATF! Sigh.

Disclaimer: I really don't own anything…but I just got a Kingdom Hearts comfy throw! Mmmm….soft!


"I can't do it! I can't go on! I-It's too much! Just leave me behind! Don't let me stop you! SAVE YOURSELVES!"

"Donald, the one time you get transformed into something without wings, you feel too weak to climb over a boat? I mean, lazy much?"

"In case you haven't noticed Sora, I'm a very tiny alligator! It's not easy climbing a boat the size of Niagra Falls!"

"…..It's really not that big."

"Said the frog with extremely long jumping legs!"

"Whiner."

"Long leg jumper… guy."

Apparently Louis's plan was to hitch a ride on a river boat, and let it carry them to New Orleans. Sora asked him how they were supposed to hide from the passengers. A turtle, three frogs, a firefly, and tiny alligator was no problem…. Louis was another story.

However, the gang said they couldn't think of a quicker way to home, so they decided to wing it on the boat. (Which was a shocker coming from Tiana)

After much struggle, the group of friends pulled themselves onto the boat. Sighing, Sora brushed back his spiky, brown hair and said, "O.K, here we are. Now where do we hide?"

"Can it please be somewhere with food?" Goofy begged.

Tiana opened her mouth to respond, but instead gasped when she saw dark shadows creeping around the corner. "Sora!" she cried.

"Heartless!" he cried out, revealing his keyblade.

"And they've got guns!" Louis cried in horror. In a panic, he tried to squeeze into a pipe, but he didn't fit. (Shocker) So, he squatted in a square shape, hoping to go unnoticed.

"Yeah, 'cause who wouldn't that fool?" Donald said, sarcastically.

"It's O.K Donald!" Sora smiled. "We'll fight these guy off, and then we'll-"

Squish!

Sora groaned as a giant foot met his head and squished him onto the boat's floor.

"Um…that wasn't supposed to happen…" Goofy muttered.

"Spikes? Ya O.K?" Ray whispered.

His head swimming, the spiky haired boy gave him a weak thumbs up.

Donald smiled and said, "Don't worry. It was just his head. Nothing important."

Sora lifted his head, getting ready to snap at the duck, but stopped as Goofy cried out, "Sora, look!"

The boy's blue eyes widened as he followed his friend's gaze. It was not Heartless that had trampled him, but three humans in weird animal costumes. Not only that, they were also not wielding guns, but instruments.

Gulping, the boy sent a nervous glance to his friends. "Riku never finds out about this!"

"Woah!"

The boy looked up to see the humans examining his large friend. "Er…Louis!" Sora cried, concerned that the one of the humans would call for someone who did have a gun.

"That's one killa dilla costume!" one of the men exclaimed.

"What?" the keyblade master whispered.

"Hey gator, can you play that horn?" another costumed man asked.

Louis gave a nervous smile, and shyly played his trumpet.

"Woah! Man, come sit with us!" the first guy cheered.

"Yeah, we're playin' Mardi Gras!" said the third.

Louis looked like he was going to die from happiness. He quickly sent Sora a pleading look, his face begging permission to go. The young boy gave a giant smile. "Go, my son," he joked.

Louis gave a huge cry of delight and followed the men to complete his dream.

Sora smiled again. "All right, they're gone Tiana. You can let go of Naveen now."

Tiana and Naveen exchanged a nervous glance, before releasing one another. The moment was short lived however, for soon Ray exclaimed, "We can't miss dis! Lil' Louis is finally gonna play wit da big boys!"

"Oh boy!" Donald cheered.

"I could sure go for a show!" Goofy added.

Sora turned to Tiana and said, "Let's go!"

The she-frog turned her head towards the prince. "Naveen? You comin'?"

The prince suddenly turned shy and nervous. "I-I…I will catch up in a minute!" he stammered.

Tiana gave a small smile before heading on.

Sora however was curious. The boy knew the frog prince well enough by now to know he loved jazz…A LOT. So, why didn't he want to see his friend perform?

He looked pretty shaken up, Sora thought to himself. As if he was getting ready to jump into a pit of fire…

Was his friend in trouble? Was he keeping a secret from the rest of the team? Biting his bottom lip, Sora grabbed Ray by his wings and pulled him aside. "Hey Ray…"

"Not now Spikes! I wanna see 'ol Louis-"

"Ray, I think there's something wrong with Naveen!" Sora whispered.

Ray's mouth dropped open. "Cap? What's wrong wit 'em, bra?"

The young boy shrugged. "I don't know exactly. It just looks like he's hiding something. Like he's scared…"

"Well, what should we do?"

"I say we follow him. See what he's up to."

"Ya mean stalk him?"

"I prefer to think of it as 'secretly watching'." Turning his head, the bot watched his royal friend grab something off the floor and hop away.

"C'mon, after him!" Sora whispered.

Slowly, the two friends followed the prince to….wherever it was he was going.


After much stalk- er, I mean following later, Ray and Sora found themselves on a roof watching as Naveen fiddled with something in his hands.

"What's he doing?" Sora wanted to know.

"Ssshh!" Ray hissed.

"Evangeline…." Naveen moaned. "Why can't I just look Tiana in the eyes and say, 'I will do whatever it takes to make all your dreams come true because….because I love you'?"

Sora's eyes widened as he saw the frog hold up a handmade ring. "What?"

"Woah woah woah Cap! YOU MAKIN' GOO-GOO EYES AT MY GIRL?" Ray shouted, his light glowing red.

"Um Ray, I don't think-"

But before Sora could say anything more, the little firefly had charged at the prince, trying to strangle the life out of his hand. "Ima make a pair of shoes outta you!"

"Woah Ray, calm down!" Sora called, hopping over to his two friends.

Naveen desperately tried to reason with the small fly. "No,no,no! Ray, I am not in love with Evangeline, I am in love with Tiana!"

Ray's mood instantly changed from red fury to yellow glee. "Ooooh! I knew it! I knew it! I knew it! You come here you!" he shouted, while hugging him and kissing his cheek.

"I can no longer marry Miss Charlotte LaBouff!" Naveen announced.

Sora had to blink a few times to get back into reality. "Um Naveen?"

"I will find another way to get Tiana her restaurant!"

"…Naveen?"

The prince's eyes lit up. "I will get a job….maybe two….maybe three!"

"PRINCE TALKS-A-LOT! CAN I GET YOUR ATTENTION FOR TWO SECONDS?"

Naveen stopped his day dreaming and raised a non-existent eyebrow. "What is wrong, Sora?"

The boy took a deep breath before saying, "Look Naveen…I'm happy that you finally found love, especially with Tiana. I really am, but….marriage? I mean, you two just met about two days ago."

Naveen was quiet for a minute, then gave a small nod. "Yes, I do see this from your point-of-view….but how long have you and your Kairi known each other?"

Sora tilted his head in thought. "About eleven years."

"And ya'll haven't asked for marriage yet?" Ray asked, shocked at his lack of commitment.

"Hey! I'm only fifteen, remember?" the boy defended himself.

"Luckily Cap and Cher are old enough to get hitched!" Ray shouted. "They gonna be so happy together!"

"But they barely know each other!" Sora protested.

"They gonna have the cutest lil' tadpoles!" Ray added, not hearing Sora.

"They haven't had time to sort out their differences!"

Naveen sighed. "Yes, yes, I know Tiana and I have just met, but…every time I think about going back to a life without her…I just want to lay down and die. I will do anything for her. I will get a job, I will build us a home, I will learn how to fight to protect her from the Heartless, anything!"

Sora paused. The way Naveen was describing his feelings for Tiana sounded a lot like his feelings for Kairi….and there was no doubt the boy cared a great deal about her.Furthermore, Naveen had the perfect opportunity to marry a beautiful woman with lots of munny….but would rather marry the broke, hard working waitress. It was quiet touching.

"You do know that if you marry Tiana, you can't flirt with anyone else, right?" Sora warned him.

"I do not want another woman. This is what Mama Odie was trying to tell me back there: It is not munny I need, but Tiana."

"It took an ancient, magical lady for you to figure that out?" Sora smirked. "I realized that when you two were dancing!"

Naveen shook his head. "I am confused. Do you think we should be together or not?"

"Well of course I think you two should be together, but…you're so…different from each other!" Sora told him.

Naveen gave a small smirk. "Sora, that is why I love her! She is good for me. She has shown me the world through a whole new light…it is what makes her my better half!"

Sora pondered at his friend's words. His better half?...Helped him see the world through a different light?...hm….that makes sense… and it sounds like love to me!

"Naveen?" the boy finally spoke up.

"Hm?"

"If I help you win Tiana's heart….will you help me win Kairi's?"

Naveen gave a small 'humph'. "What makes you think I need your help?"

Sora just stared at him.

Naveen quickly nodded. "Deal. Help me make sure things go well tonight, and I will help you confess your feelings to Kairi."

Ray bounced in the air, overflowing with excitement. "I can't wait to tell Cher!"

Sora frowned. "Wait a minute…Cher? Isn't that the name of a singer….?"

Naveen quickly grabbed onto Ray and said, "No, no! I must tell her alone!"

"Right….you rascal you!" Giving a little squeal, the overjoyed firefly zipped off the roof.

Sora smiled and turned to his love struck friend. "So…what are we going to need?"

"I think we should set up a romantic dinner, including grapes, bananas, oranges, strawberries, and cherries, and I will mince them so they look presentable, then we shall find something that will make a lovely table, and chairs of course, and we must find some decorations, maybe roses or lilies,or…oooh! Maybe forget-me-nots! And of course, we need this all to be held in a breath taking location, a place she will never forget!" The frog took a moment to breath. "Did you get all that?"

Sora nodded. "Healthy food. Romantic crap. Hot place. Got it!"


"Where are you taking me?"

"Oh I just…wanted to show you a little something to celebrate our last night together-as frogs!"

Naveen had led Tiana to the very top of the steam boat, where a bowl and a pair of cups were turned over to form a dining table, and a large rose next to it.

Naveen had worked very hard to make this as romantic as possible, with Sora's help of course.

Speaking of which…

"Psst! Naveen!" Sora hissed from below the pillar.

Naveen sighed and quickly looked down when Tiana wasn't looking. "Yes?"

"I got you some fancy wear!" He motioned for the prince to come closer to him. Quickly he set a giant, black butterfly on his neck. "No man is a man without a moustache! But since I couldn't find a caterpillar, a bow tie will have to do!"

Naveen's eyes widened at the size of the insect. "Um…"

"All my years.." they heard Tiana say, "…no one's ever done anything like this for me." Naveen quickly stood up, as she turned to face him. The she-frog took one look at him and burst into giggles.

Naveen gave a shy smile. "Heh, it is too much, is it not?" Clearing his throat, the prince shooed the over sized butterfly away.

Sora frowned from his spot below the pillar. "Well, Ithought it was a nice touch." He made sure to stay quiet. Tiana had no idea he was spying on their dinner.

Naveen chuckled, nervously. "Pretend..you did not see that." He motioned towards the upside down cups. "Please, sit down." He watched as his love sat down with a smile.

"Dude! The healthy food! Get her the healthy food!" Sora hissed up at him.

Quickly following the boy's orders, Naveen grabbed a special dish with a lid. (Where he got one that small, don't ask me)

"What's this?" Tiana asked the prince.

"Hm…a serving dish…what could possibly be under there?' Sora whispered to himself.

"Ta da!" Naveen sang as he removed the lid, revealing perfectly minced fruit.

"You minced!" Tiana cired.

"I did!" Naveen gushed.

"He's such a big boy!" Sora couldn't help but whisper.

"You've had quiet an influence on me!" Naveen told Tiana, in a smooth voice. "Which is amazing, because I have dated thousands of women and-ow!"

The prince rubbed the back of his head, where a small rock had thumped him. "Ex-nae, on your tes-da!" a certain boy hissed.

Naveen nervously cleared his throat and said, "I mean, like, two…maybe three-just other women!" He fumbled with the shell that held the ring, while he said, "A-And listen, you could not be more different!"

"Yeah!" Sora quietly cheered.

"You-you are practically…ones of the guys!" Naveen said.

"No!" Sora quietly booed.

Naveen bit his lip at Tiana's expression. "No, no, no! You are not a guy!" He sighed than said, let me begin again!"

"Yes, again would be nice!" Sora, said, not so quietly this time.

Naveen took a deep breath and leaned on the platter full of food…only for it to tip over and send the prince crashing into the floor, covered in food.

Sora banged his head on the pillar, repeatedly.

Naveen gave a nervous chuckle, and said, "I am…not myself tonight…" His eyes widened as he saw the wedding shell by his love's feet. "TIANA!" he cried, quickly grabbing it. "Um…sorry, that was loud…uh, this is a disaster."

Tiana shook her head. "No….it's cute," she told him, gently. "I think everything is beautiful,the food, the decorations, the view, but…"

"But what?" Naveen asked, hastily.

"I think I'm comin' down with something," Tiana told him. "I keep hearing Sora's voice…"

A cough was heard from below the pillar.

Naveen chuckled, softly. Taking a quick glance at Tiana, the frog prince got down on one knee and said, "Um, Tiana I-"

"There it is!" Tiana cried, excitedly. She quickly ran over to the edge of their spot, and sat down, admiring an old building.

Sora resumed his banging. "Tiana, I love you and all, but get your green butt back into the romantic aura!" he whispered, not actually wanting her to hear him.

Naveen knew only one building could make Tiana react in such a way. "Your restaurant?" he asked, taking a seat beside her.

"Can't you just picture it?" Tiana gushed. "All lit up like the fourth of July!"

Fourth of July? Must be a New Orleans expression… Sora thought to himself.

Naveen chuckled. "Yes, Jazz pouring out of every window!" He happily imitated a horn blowing.

"It's gonna be elegant!" Tiana cheered.

Naveen wrapped an arm her. "But you gotta let it loose too, gotta make it swing!"

Tiana pretended to ponder. "You know a good ukulele player?"

The prince looked touched. "Really? You'd let me perform?"

"I'll talk to the owner," the she-frog looked away for a second, "Owner says yes!"

"Ashidanza!" Naveen cried in joy.

Sora watched blissfully at the obvious love burning between the two frogs. "I should probably mention to them Sora Jr. is a great name for a kid."

Tiana sighed. "Folks will be comin' from all walks of life, just to get a taste of our food," she said, while resting her head on Naveen's shoulder.

"Ourfood?" He exchanged a glance with Sora before opening the wedding shell.

But then everything fell downhill.

"Hm?" Tiana piped. "Oh no, my daddy! He always wanted to open his own restaurant….he died before he could see it happen." The she-frog grabbed Naveen's hand and said, "And tomorrow, with you help, our dream is finally going to come true."

"Tomorrow?" Sora whispered to himself.

"Tomorrow?" Naveen asked Tiana.

She gave a helpless shrug. "If I don't deliver that munny by first thing tomorrow morning, I lose this place forever."

Naveen was quiet for almost an entire minute before sighing a deep sigh. "Tiana, I love-"

Sora held his breath, getting ready for his friend to pop the big question….only to release it in a rush, once he saw him close the shell.

"Huh?" the boy whispered.

"-the way you…light up when you talk about your dream."

"Again, huh?" Sora whispered.

"A dream that is beautiful I," the prince gently grabbed Tiana's hand and said, "I promise…I will do whatever it takes to make it come true."

Sora almost fell off the boat when he heard a horn blasting, signifying they would be docking soon.

"I will..I will go round up the boys," Naveen said sadly, grabbing the shell that held the ring and trudging off.

Tiana watched him go with a forlorn expression. Her heart ached from her want, no her need to hold him, to kiss him…

But she had no proof he felt the same way…and even if he did, how would they get the munny for her restaurant if he didn't marry Charlotte? She couldn't let her father down…

Sighing, Tiana looked up at Ray's true love and whispered, "Evangeline…I've always been so sure about what I wanted, but now…uh, what do I do? Please tell me."


"O.K, I did not hear a proposal!" Sora instantly complained as Naveen jumped off the pillar.

"No, but I heard you. Every two seconds, " the prince told him.

"What happened up there, man?" the keyblade wielder whined.

"Sora, there is no way possible I will be able to get her the munny she needs by tomorrow morning! It is already almost midnight!"

The young boy was starting to panic. No WAY was their story ending like this! Sora quickly pulled out his own munny. "Fine, take mine! Take it all! I have about 300…"

"It is not enough," Naveen told him. "She needs bigmunny, like filthy rich munyy…but I appreciate it."

Sora wanted to argue, but he knew his friend was right. A few scraps of munny wasn't going to cut it. "So what?" he cried. "You're just giving up? I thought you loved Tiana!"

"I do!" Naveen snapped. "Which is why I must let her go. I must put her first."

"But you didn't tell her how you feel! Maybe she'll pick you over the restaurant!"

Naveen shook his head. "She is not going to give up something she has worked her entire life for, just for a lazy man she just met two days ago! Forget it Sora, it is over."

No…it can't be… Sora thought to himself. He turned his face away from Naveen, and took a few deep breaths. "Naveen….love can make you do strange things. I think…no, I know she loves you back, if you just go-" The boy didn't finish his advice…he was too startled by the keyblade that suddenly appeared in his hand. "Wha-?"

"Sora!"

Sora quickly turned around to find Naveen in the claws of a group of Heartless who seemed to be burning with dark magic. "Naveen!" the boy cried.

"Sora! Hel-" the prince was cut off as one of the Heartless covered his mouth with a clawed hand. Before the young boy could do anything else, the Heartless who had his friend in their grips dashed away.

"Hey! Let him go!" Sora cried in anger. He began to follow the Heartless in pursuit, but was soon blocked by three new ones. "Outta my way!"

Sora quickly pointed his keyblade at Heartless #1, and shot fire at the creepy creature…it seemed rather uneffective. "O.K, so fire's bad against them," the boy whispered.

Heartless #1 instantly reacted. It began flapping it's arms repeatedly until a dark tornado appeared, then with a flick of it's wrist, the tornado was sent towards Sora…luckily the young boy was able to dodge it.

Gathering up his magic, Sora pointed his keyblade in the sky and cried "THUNDER!" A bolt of lightning crashed down and zapped Heartless #3.

Jumping back from #3's attacks, Sora swung his keyblade, and attacked Heartless #1. The Heartless scratched the boy, trying to push him away, but Sora's determination was strong. He was able to reduce the creature's health to a quarter once he was done.

The boy clenched his teeth as he felt one of those dark tornados hit him from behind. Scowling, the boy turned to Heartless #1, pointed the keyblade towards it, and cried "ICE!" It did not freeze the Heartless, but it did take affect.

Sora cried out in pain as he felt Heartless #3 jump on his back, and began biting his shoulder. (and it was hard to support the Heartless's weight at his height) The boy frowned, jumped in the air, and made sure to land on his back, causing him to land on the Heartless, causing it to disperse.

"Ooh! Powerful reaction!" Sora cheered.

Two more Heartless remained. Sora threw his keyblade at Heartless #2, cutting it across it's side. Hurrying before the Heartless attacked, Sora pulled out an elixir and used it to heal his wounds and restore his magic.

Heartless #2 opened it's arms up wide, and let long tentacles spill from it's chest. These were special Heartless indeed.

"O.K, that's just not right," Sora breathed.

The tentacles wrapped around the boy's feet, and began smashing him against the ground. Let's just one the creature was finally done, the boy was a dizzy mess….but not dizzy enough so he couldn't fight!

"FIRAGA!" the boy shouted.

A giant fireball emerged from his keyblade and burned Heartless #2. It soon dispersed after the impact.

Sora winced as he felt Heartless #1 scratch him from behind. Unfortunately, it was a heavy impact. "I just restored my health!" the boy growled, then pulled out a Hi-potion and healed himself.

Getting back on his feet, Sora jumped out of the way of the Heartless's next attack, and began hitting it in a string of combos. Soon, the Heartless dispersed.

The boy took a few deep breaths. The battle was short, but he would not want to face a group of those. Remembering his friend in peril, Sora quickly checked his surroundings. "Naveen!"

His friend and the Heartless were gone.

Sora shook his head in disbelief. "No…Naveen? NAVEEN!" The boy frantically looked around for a hint to where they might have gone, but found none. The Heartless had taken him without leaving a trace.

Sora just couldn't accept it. He couldn't accept the fact he had just lost his friend to the Heartless. He couldn't accept the fact he had failed to save him. No…no,no,no….he can't be gone! He can't be!

"NAVEEN!" Sora cried in desperation. Of course, there was no answer. "Aw no," the boy whispered. Brushing back his spiky, brown hair, he whispered, "I don't understand it…Heartless are usually attackers, not kidnappers…who are they taking him too? Who wants to hurt Naveen?"


Will I finally update at a reasonable time? Possible not! Why? Because I have other stories I need to update, and school gets in the way! But maybe if I get some sweet reviews I'll skip a few stories!

Please excuse the grammar mistakes. Something is wrong with my proofreader.

Please R&R!