A Day in the Life of a Princess

L.A: I'm updating on a regular schedule? It's amazing! Anyway hope you enjoy this chapter!

This time when Anna awoke, she wasn't as groggy. It took her a few minutes to realize why. Judging from the harsh sunlight invading her room, she had slept half of the day away.

"Great," Anna muttered as she sat up. She glanced to her right to see Lizzie's bed already made. "Of course, she wouldn't wake me up."

After changing, Anna wondered the halls of the palace. It was strange to find most of the halls deserted. She had expected to find guards everywhere.

As she turned the corner, she could hear muffled voices. Curious, she went to investigate. Approaching a room, she saw Jasmine and Lizzie sitting on the floor with what appeared to be miniature desks in front of them.

Anna caught Jasmine's attention and gave her a questioning look. Jasmine discreetly shook her head.

Anna startled when a hawk-nosed old lady appeared in front of her.

"Well, well," she said with a hint of distain. "Seems like the other one has finally woken up."

"Um, hi!" Anna said as she grinned sheepishly.

"The correct greeting is hello," the woman said. "It seems you could use some educating as well. Why don't you join our class?"

"That shouldn't be necessary," Jasmine quickly said. "Anna's been through a traumatic experience recently. She should really just rest."

"Nonsense," the woman said as she clasped her hands. "It couldn't hurt her." She paused. "Well, unless she doesn't want to learn how to become a proper lady."

Anna suddenly had the feeling she didn't have a choice in the matter.

"Sure," Anna said, "why not?"

"Yes," the woman said as she looked Anna up and down. "Have a seat next to the princess."

Anna went to sit next to Jasmine as the woman began to prepare the next lesson.

"Sorry," Jasmine whispered. "I tried to warn you."

"It's okay," Anna said with a shrug. "It can't be that bad, right?"

"We've been here for two hours," Lizzie said as her eye twitched. "And trust me, it's nowhere near fun."

"Ahem," the woman said causing the girls to straighten in their seats. "Time for the next lesson."

"Jeez," Anna said as she plopped down on the ground. "That was hard."

After several hours of listening to the strange woman yammering about etiquette and rules, the girls were exhausted. They were now spending their extra hours in the courtyard along with Carpet, Aladdin, Iago, Abu, Rajah, and Genie.

"Do you have to go through that every day?" Lizzie asked.

Jasmine sighed. "Unfortunately. Being a princess, you're required to know how to entertain ambassadors, create an air of elegance around you, and how to best serve your future husband." Jasmine stuck her tongue out. "Of course no one asked me what I wanted to do."

"Is she always that stern?" Anna asked.

"Yes," Jasmine said, "and to her, I'm her biggest failure."

"What does she think of you, Aladdin?" Lizzie asked.

Aladdin laughed. "The first time she met me, she almost passed out. Does that answer your question?"

Everyone laughed.

Glancing to her right, Anna saw Carpet off by himself. He was flapping his tassels hard then pausing. Anna had the feeling he was trying to see how her analogy was similar to talking.

"Well," Lizzie said as she stood up. "I'm going to retire early for the evening." She flourished her hand. "Because that is what proper ladies do."

"Well good evening, my lady" Aladdin said as he bowed.

"Yes I hope you have a pleasant sleep," Anna added.

"You know," Genie said, "A lady mustn't walk alone. Would you allow me the honor to escort you?"

Lizzie grinned. "A lady also shouldn't be in the company of a gentleman without a chaperone. Good night."

Genie's jaw dropped as Lizzie walked away.

"Bwah! Bwah! Bwah! Bwaaaaaah!" Iago said, sounding like a trumpet.

Abu giggled.

"Oh, very funny," Genie said as he crossed his arms. "I don't get it. I've tried everything I can think of to be her friend."

"Lizzie's probably still sore about you popping up on us that time in the market," Anna said. "She tends to hold grudges."

"Are you serious?" Genie asked.

"Don't worry," Anna said, "You're a kind person. I know you'll win her over eventually."

"Aw shucks," Genie said as his face turned tomato red. "You've gone and made me blush."

That night, Carpet learned how to say vowels and other sounds. As he experimented putting sounds together, Anna let her thoughts wander. Anna knew she needed to talk to Lizzie about her problem with Genie. Lizzie was being rude, and she needed to try and get along.

Also, Anna was a little concerned that Mozenrath hadn't attacked yet. Not that she wanted him to, but it seemed odd that he let them get away with ruining his spell.

"An…na," someone said as they tapped her shoulder. "An…na."

"Yeah, what?" Anna said as she turned. Her eyes widened as she saw Carpet grinning at her. "Did you just talk?"

Carpet nodded eagerly as he said. "An…na…Anna..."

"Intruder!" Iago squawked.

L.A.: And then I leave you with a cliffhanger. Don't worry, my school doesn't start for another two weeks so I should be able to squeeze one more chapter in before everything goes crazy. Anyway, you know what to do. READ and REVIEW!