I am so happy! Chapter TWENTY ONE! :DDD
Ok yay! I got another review from SuperAlex64! Well, I am glad you enjoyed this Esmeralda chapter. I honestly personally don't like any of my other Esme chapters. XD
And another review told me my writing has improved! Thanks a lot. Part of the reason why I started this fanfiction was because I want to improve my writing skills. And I am glad beyond words that there might actually be a difference in quality comparing my first and latest chapter. :)
Chapter 21
It was a Monday, and the Sun rode high in the sky, masked behind a sheet of thin clouds. There was a cold breeze in the air, and most students donned a shawl or a jacket that day. However, for Aladdin, he went to school in the usual purple jacket, pants and bare-feet. On school days, he would allow Abu to wander around in the orphanage, much to the dislike of the Headmistress who especially despised Aladdin's pet, but put up to Abu nethertheless.
It hadn't been a task for Aladdin to ponder back to his time on the beach where he more formally met Jasmine, or that time they met eyes across the road. Aladdin had been worried that she would end up proving true to all those people who perceived her as a stuck-up brat, but thankfully, she seemed to be everything Aladdin wished for from their first meeting.
So what was a task, was for Aladdin to try and talk, or meet her again. It wasn't going to prove easy, seeing that Aladdin had already wasted a week lingering around, watching her from a distance. There was a reason why Aladdin had delayed his planned talk with her, and that reason was simply because Jasmine always seemed to be surrounded by friends after friends. She had her three closest friends (Aurora, Mulan and Ariel) who were constantly just trapping her as they talked almost non-stop. It drove Aladdin practically insane, seeing every time they would super-walk by, hardly noticing Aladdin seeing how deep they were in conversation.
But Aladdin had made a promise to himself, and he told himself that no matter the settings, he was going to talk to Jasmine if it was the last thing he was going to do.
So the rest of the day had carried out normally, with Mr Cogsworth offering him an extra jacket along with a pitiful expression. Of which Aladdin refused both. And then he spent the rest of their Physics lesson wondering if what Mr Cogsworth thought of him as. Then, Aladdin had casually went to use the restroom, his neck craned for Jasmine on the way. Proving unsuccessful, he had returned to the classroom where he remained for the rest of the day until break-time.
Aladdin most usually detested break-time. It wasn't hard to guess why when the most he did was have a small lunch then sit on a bench until the bell rang. Today's break-time plan was different however. Aladdin was to locate Jasmine and talk to her. It may had sounded simple, but something so bold, Aladdin had never yet performed.
So there he was, hovering outside her classroom, just waiting for her to emerge. Finally, after a final yell from Ms Sinclair from the classroom, doors on either end of the classroom had burst open, with students scrambling down the corridors, skidding on the smooth tiles. Then was Jasmine and her three friends, leisurely strolling out, in one tight circle as always. Aladdin stood there for a moment, looking almost dumbfounded. He could hardly move as he stared at her, nervousness washing over him.
"Hey, Jasmine?" Aladdin spoke out before she could get away. His voice trembled as he advanced forward. All four faced spun to face Aladdin.
"Oh, hi." Jasmine greeted in a blank voice as she turned around fully, ignoring the giggling of Aurora.
Aladdin faltered a bit in his voice now that four pairs of eyes stared straight at him, "I thought I should apologize for getting you in trouble with your dad."
Jasmine looked mildly surprised, and she stood a little taller, looking even more dignified as she gave him a shallow nod, "It's no big deal."
Aladdin grinned, his heart lifting slightly, "So you are totally... OK?"
"Yep." Jasmine smiled, looking amused.
"Cool." Aladdin toned down the grin, pausing to stare into her eyes for a moment, before realizing her friends were still there, Aurora loosing air from giggling. Jasmine turned around stiffly, and shoved Mulan in the shoulder, "You guys get going."
Aladdin and Jasmine stood there, gazing after the departing three girls until they lost sight of them once they disappeared around a corner in a fit.
"They are still there, aren't they." Jasmine observed dryly, with three shaky shadows displayed on a wall.
"Yeah." Aladdin laughed distantly, his eyes on Jasmine.
"Anyway." Jasmine looked back to Aladdin, who flinched as she confidently met his eye, "I'd do anything to make my father angry."
"Why is that?"
"He's horrible and rude." Jasmine huffed, crossing her arms and looking away with a hurt expression, "And he won't care what I want."
"That's terrible." Aladdin said simply, finding it hard to relate to her struggle, "I come and go as I please."
Jasmine glanced back to him for a split second, before staring out a window, her voice bitter, "I really don't know why I am sharing with you these things. I usually keep my problems to myself."
Aladdin wasn't sure if he felt special, seeing she looked like she was on the brink of tears.
"It's really fine." Aladdin reassured her, feeling pathetic as he looked upon her.
"So, you have parents, don't you?" Jasmine asked, continually refusing to make eye contact.
"I had parents." Aladdin revealed, staring out the window alongside her. A lengthy pause followed.
"I'm so sorry." Jasmine stammered, clearing her throat, "I sound like a bitch talking about my own problems like that."
"It's really fine." Aladdin sighed, "I've been along for such a long time, it doesn't bother me."
Jasmine regarded him for a long time, and finally she nodded her head, "I need to go, it's been a good talk."
"Has it?" Aladdin was blown away by her sudden positivity.
"I've... I've never had a talk like that." Jasmine said, smiling warmly. Aladdin felt his heart melt.
"Actually, me neither." Aladdin admitted, scratching the back of his head as he held out a hand.
"See ya'." Jasmine bid him goodbye as she shook his hand briskly and turned away, throwing a glance over her shoulder, where Aladdin took the opportunity to wave. He stood there, staring into the space where she had ambled out of sight, barely blinking, his mind completely blank.
~B~B~B~B~
Belle trotted quickly over the concrete pavement, her court shoes quickly flattening the curved structures of crisp, yellowed Autumn leaves. It was a cloudy Wednesday afternoon, and once she had finished reading 'The Book Thief' for the tenth time that year, she bid her father good-bye, slipped into dark court shoes (with socks underneath to prevent splinters), grabbed a bag full of books, slung her coat over her shoulders and left for what she referred to as 'Tiana's Place', where Tiana Sanders worked part-time and never failed to hook people onto her beignets which she specially prepared herself. Those things sold out like hotcakes and were the reason why Belle was going there in the first place.
There was nothing like snuggling up in a chair and reading a good book along with some mind-blowing beignets. Belle kept her nose in her book as she approached Tiana's Place, throwing open the door and entering the warm interior, as she finally looked up and shut her book gently.
There was Tiana in the midst of a busy coffee shop, balancing two trays piled with beignets on both hands and a tray of caesar salad precariously sitting on her head.
"Hi Belle!" Tiana greeted, keeping a stiff neck as she unloaded her beignets onto a table full of hungry customers. Belle gave a shy wave and looked around desperately for a seat. Worst case worse, she would have to buy back a serving of beignets, which would mean she would have to return to the commotion her father was causing while he was filling the bathtub with bath bombs.
Her wandering eyes came to a halt when she half-recognized a tall, brooding figure hunched up in the corner of the coffee shop, with an available seat infront of him. The man was stooped over what seemed to be a book, and on his top right was a tea pot and a cup.
"Adam?" Belle wondered aloud, as she weaved her way closer. Sure enough, as soon as Belle was a table away, what seemed to be Adam looked straight up at her, freezing her in the midst of her tracks. Belle gulped, recognizing that unmistakable hint of ocean blue eyes from anywhere.
"Hi there. Long time no see." Belle said with a smile as she shuffled her way forwards. Not to her surprise, his mouth curled into a scowl and he leaned back from his book.
"May I sit here?" Belle asked, placing her hand on the chair opposite him. There was nowhere else to sit anyway. After she unsuccessfully waited for his reply, she settled for a yes and seated herself down opposite him, awkwardly tapping her book cover as she met his eye.
"What book do you have there?" she asked, raising her eyebrows. He snapped his book shut (issuing a yelp from Belle) and shoved it towards her. He was being very unresponsive-
"Jane Eyre?" Belle said out of surprise. Adam grunted as he began to pour himself a cup of tea. Perhaps he had good taste in books, Belle thought proudly.
"Well, well. On a date are we?" Tiana asked cheekily as she hurried over, placing two glasses on the table and a jug of water. Belle averted her eyes, knowing that was impossible.
"She just sat herself there." Adam growled, to which Belle flinched. Tiana's eyes widened at his animalistic tone.
"Ok, I guess not." Tiana sighed, tucking her tray under her arm, "So what would you like, Belle?"
"A plate of beig-"
"Nets." Tiana said with a smile, "Alright, it shall be here in no time."
"Thank you." Belle said politely, dipping her head and turning back to Adam, "If you want to know, I am reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
"I read it before. It's a stupid fairytale." he spat, pulling Jane Eyre back to himself.
"It's a classic, and has as much respect as the book you hold in your hands, mister." Belle retorted, pressing her fingers into the pages.
"For kids." Adam frowned, looking disdainfully upon her beloved book. Belle glared at him and flipped the pages furiously to the first page and reading it out loud, "For every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinctive love for stories fantastic, marvelous and manifestly unreal."
She lifted her chin, "I guess you lack all of that."
She hadn't even questioned why she was argueing over a book.
"You realize they would say that kind of thing for almost every book. About how you are going to fucking worship it if you read it."
Belle chose to stay silent as she clenched her jaw and looked back down to her book and flipping back to the page where she left off.
There was silence between them for about another five, long minutes as both of them bent back over their books, with Adam occasionally sloppily sipping his tea, and Belle tapping her foot.
"Here it is." Tiana was suddenly next to them yet again, and she set down a plate of warm beignets topped with golden honey and icing sugar.
"Thank you, it looks wonderful." Belle thanked gratefully, looking up only to look Tiana in the eye before she returned to her book and groped for a beignet. She looked up, startled when instead of a squishy beignet she was currently grasping flesh. Her cheeks flushed a deep scarlet and she quickly withdrew her hand from Adam's.
"I'm sorry." Belle stammered, tucking her hand away. Adam himself looked taken aback, and he glanced up at her, his gaze unhostile, which was a nice change. Belle could hardly look at him, as she stuffed her face with beignets, trying to hide her embarrassment.
"I didn't mean to do it." she mumbled after she swallowed a painful chunk of chewed up beignets. He only pursed his lips and held his teapot, looking a little flustered and unsure of what to do. Belle took a deep breath and dared to look at him, realizing she wasn't all that interested in her book anymore.
"Don't look at me." Adam hissed, apparently having a great sixth sense.
Belle bit her lip and suddenly requested, "May I see your face?"
What made her ask that was still unknown, yet she had this desire to find out what he looked like beneath that screen of ginger hair. She could tell she had surprised him again as he hesitantly met her eye again, his mouth slightly agape.
"You don't need to." Adam said, his voice softer and losing some of the harshness.
"Why not?" Belle burst out, "You can see mine."
There was a pause and finally, to Belle's delight, Adam grunted and began to comb back his hair, pulling his hair back and looking away nervously. Belle leaned forward, her eyes wide. She didn't know what she was expecting but it certainly wasn't what she was staring at. He had thick dark ginger eyebrows, round ocean blue eyes, a roman nose and broad lips. She blinked several times, finding he had very handsome features. He himself looked mildly surprised once he finally managed to make eye contact with her.
"Thank you." Belle finally managed to say, her lips tugging into a crooked smile. He only looked back at her, stone faced, and let his hair drop back over his face to Belle's disappointment.
"You do know you have a nice face, do you?" Belle blurted out, tearing apart a beignet and offering him half, which he accepted with a word of thanks.
"Do you? Because you seem to be unaware of your beauty." He growled, wolfing down his half of the beignet. Belle blushed, nibbling on hers quietly.
"I don't need to be aware of my looks." Belle finally said, wiping her fingers on her dress, "But my point is, it's nice to see your face."
"Do you think I care what you think about my face?" Adam growled, slamming his hands on the table.
"Maybe, yes." Belle said sternly with a firm nod, "Because you couldn't even meet my eye when you showed me your face."
"So?"
"I'll let you answer your own question." Belle snorted, trying to keep her voice under control. First he complimented her, then he turned sour, she thought furiously.
"So you are suggesting I get a haircut." he asked unsurely.
"Perhaps." Belle murmured softly, keeping her eyes glued to her book cover.
"I may take that into consideration." Adam told her.
"So you know you have a nice face...?" Belle asked, beaming and crossing her arms. She felt thoroughly satisfied with herself for managing to steer the conversation out of an argument.
"Nobody's told me that, so no." Adam admitted, following her actions and crossing his arms whilst he leaned back in his chair. Belle couldn't help but smile even wider. It was the most satisfied she had ever felt, after managing to have a pleasant, civilized few words with him for once.
"I've been waiting her five minutes!" hollered an impatient middle-aged man who sat behind Adam, and shot from his seat, shoving his chair down towards Adam's causing it to become a game of dominoes, first Adam's chair was shoved into the table and Adam flew across the table, his face banging into Belle's forehead.
"Ow!" she cried the moment his chin and lips smashed up against her forehead and hair and he growled furiously. She shrunk back slightly, finding he was way too close for her comfort. They stayed in that position for a moment, still recovering from shock as Adam gripping her shoulders for support, their faces inches apart.
He looked awfully embarrassed, and his eyes widened after the shock simmered away as he rubbed his lips, realizing he had just planted a kiss on her forehead because of the inconsiderate man behind him, who was already storming towards the counter. He withdrew, removing his hands from her stiff shoulders. Belle finally started breathing again, and managed to loosen up slightly, as she covered her face with her hands.
It was safe to say that neither of their faces were lacking of blush.
"That was not on purpose." Adam apologized, his hands in fists, "It was that shithead behind me."
"No, no. It's fine." Belle replied a little too quickly, "Shall we get going?"
"Yeah." Adam agreed hastily, packing his Jane Eyre as Belle adjusted her coat and placed 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' back into her bag, leaving her seat.
I am SO SOOOOORRRRRYYYY that this chapter is so short and ugh-y. I was going to write Aladdin and Genie, but I realized that was impossible because Aladdin doesn't know what to turn into for Jasmine, because she hasn't really said so, has she. So Genie and Aladdin is not going to happen until Aladdin and Jas meet another two or three times. So I wrote a little bit here about Jasmine and Aladdin talking again, so they'd grow a little closer. But realistically Jasmine still didn't say that much so not yet. ;)
And then I was like: BELLE TIME. So, there is a little meeting between Belle and Adam. XDD And, I didn't make it super hostile, because their relationship had to go somewhere man. So I know, the stupid clumsy kisses, but I HAD TOOOOO MAN. At least I didn't make it on the lips, because that would be way to obvious. It was more like a smash to the forehead. And Btw, Adam has a nice pair of lips. So that is IT, next chapter shall be festival related stuff... AND MORE ROMANCE. WOOP.
Freshman (15):
Girls:
-Rapunzel Goth ******
-Anna Summers *
-Merida DunBroch *
-Snow White
Boys:
-Hiro Hamada
-Kristoff Rudd
-Jim Hawkins
-Florian Weber
Sophomore (16):
Girls:
-Ariel Crabbs ***
-Fa Mulan **
-Aurora Bruyère
-Jasmine Agrabah **
Boys:
-Eric Mogensen
-Li Shang
-Philippe Remy
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Girls:
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-Cinderella Tremaine
-Elsa Summers
-Tiana Sanders **
-Charlotte Labouff
-Adella Crabbs
Boys:
-Adam Bete
-Charles Charmant
-Aladdin Ababwah ***
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-Milo James Thatch
-Gaston Riou
-Hans Westergaard
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Girls:
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-Pocahontas/Rebecca Powhatan
-Nakoma Jones
-Kidagakash Nedakh
-Jane Porter **
-Megara Sagona *
-Alana Crabbs
Boys:
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-John Smith
-Quasimodo Frollo *
-John Rolfe
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Mrs Anita Radcliffe- English Teacher
Mr Porter- Biology Teacher
Mr Vincenzo/Vinny Santorini- Chemistry Teacher
Mr Cogsworth- Physics Teacher
Mr Lumiere- Art Teacher
Mr Roger Radcliffe- Music Teacher
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Mr Hades- Geography Teacher
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