This ship gets no love. No love whatsoever. It's always Rose x Juleka this and Rose x Juleka that. What about poor Prince Ali? #saveRosali
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Once Upon A Time: Rose x Prince Ali
"Ali, just tell me!" Rose begged.
"I would love to, but you know that it's supposed to be a surprise," Ali responded.
Prince Ali (called Ali by his friends) had transferred to Collège Françoise Dupont this year to be with Rose.
"Please?" Rose asked.
"You'll have to wait for tomorrow," Ali said.
He was practically jumping up and down with excitement.
He knew that Rose would love his surprise for Valentine's Day.
In fact, this was the first surprise he had ever planned, because the only person Ali had ever planned a surprise for was his butler.
But this year, Ali had friends.
He had freedom.
He had Rose.
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A limo was parked outside of Rose's house.
She ran down the steps that led to her porch, her pink gown swaying in the wind.
Prince Ali exited the limo, looking very….princely?
He was wearing clothes that only Prince Charming would wear: a purple vest with ornate silver swirls, a strange long-sleeved baggy white undershirt, brown pants, and riding boots.
Rose couldn't help but giggle at Ali's ridiculous attire.
"Hi, Rose! Or should I say Princess Rose?" he greeted her.
"What's all this-" Rose gestured to Ali's clothes "-about?"
Ali helped Rose into the limo and they drove off.
"There is a tradition that I have on Valentine's Day," he explained. "I read fairy tales to the children in the Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital. Most of them are lonely on Valentine's Day, so having visitors always cheers them up. But this year, I want to tell them a different story. Our story. I want to read with you."
"Ali, that sounds wonderful!" Rose gasped. "My mother volunteered there when she was our age, and the children loved seeing her."
After chatting about their favorite fairy tales, Ali's chauffeur cleared his throat.
"We have arrived at Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital," he announced.
Ali chivalrously opened the limo door for Rose.
Arm in arm, they entered the hospital.
The receptionist grinned.
"You must be Rose Lavillant and Prince Ali," she said. "The children have been expecting you. Follow me."
They walked down a few hallways until they reached a door.
As soon as the receptionist opened it, shouts from children rang out.
They were as young as three and as old as twelve, about twenty children in all.
"Printh Ali!" a little girl lisped, clutching a large teddy bear. "Gueth what! Gueth what! I lotht my front teeth!"
She smiled, revealing that what she said was true.
"That's awesome, Ellie!" Ali cheered.
"Ali! How've you been?" an older boy asked.
"I'm doing fine, Jack!" Ali replied.
Some of the younger kids had gathered around Rose.
"What's your name?"
"Are you a princess?"
"Is Prince Ali your boyfriend?"
"Are you gonna help him tell the story?"
"Your dreth ith tho pretty!"
The last remark was from Ellie.
"I'm Princess Rose," Rose introduced herself, curtsying. "Prince Ali and I are in a relationship, and I will help him tell the story."
"Awwwww!" the girls cooed.
"Blech," the boys gagged.
"Is it story time yet?" a little boy asked. "Is it gonna be Sleeping Beauty? I really like the dragon."
"Yes, it's story time. Shhhhhh," Rose quieted him.
The children fell silent.
"Once upon a time, there was a young man named Prince Ali. That's me! I rode a golden chariot pulled by two winged lions to Paris to meet the princess," Ali began.
"Was he going to meet you?" a little girl asked Rose.
"No, it wasn't me. Prince Ali was here to meet the evil Princess Chloe," Rose answered. "Princess Chloe tried to use a love potion on Prince Ali, but it didn't work."
"Because of Princess Chloe, a wicked sorcerer named Hawkmoth arrived and kidnapped Rose and put her into a deep sleep with a powerful spell," Ali continued.
"Oh no!" Ellie gasped. "Ith Rothe gonna be okay?"
"I used my trusty steed Quickhooves to go to Hawkmoth's castle in the middle of the swamp," Ali said. "I snuck into the castle and stole the dungeons' key from a hook in Hawkmoth's room. Suddenly, Hawkmoth appeared and said, 'You won't take my prisoner without a fight!' We began to battle. Then, Hawkmoth turned himself into a dragon!"
"This sounds an awful lot like Sleeping Beauty, but I like it," a little boy mumbled.
"Then, I took Hawkmoth's wand out of his hands and used his own magic against him. He was banished into another dimension. With the wand, I woke up Princess Rose and we lived happily ever after," Ali said.
"That's not a very good ending," Jack pointed out.
"Why not?" Rose asked.
"It didn't end with true love'th kith!" Ellie pouted. "That'th how it'th alwayth thupothed to end!"
"True love's kiss! True love's kiss! True love's kiss!" the children chanted.
"Well, if they want us to…." Ali said.
"Let's do it," Rose said.
They kissed.
The children cheered and clapped.
Jack wolf-whistled.
"That's not necessary," a girl scolded him.
"And we lived happily ever after," Ali said.
"The end," Rose added.
"Now that'th a real ending," Ellie said.
And even though they all lived happily ever after, that wasn't the end of Ali and Rose's tale.
It was the beginning.
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Fluffity fluff fluff FLUFF! XD
