"Papa, please!" Belle pleaded.
"No, Belle, you're grounded."
"I really want to go to Florida with Aurora!" Belle said. "I only have two more Spring Breaks left in high school."
"You should have thought about that before you stayed out all night with that boy," Maurice said.
Belle bit her lip to keep from snapping at her dad. "But, Papa, I've worked really hard to get the money for this trip. I worked extra hours at the bookstore and did a lot more tutoring after school."
Maurice didn't look up from the blue prints of his newest invention. Belle waited anxiously for him to say something. It was a few minutes before Maurice said anything.
"I'll make you a deal." Maurice sighed. "I will let you go to Florida with Aurora on two conditions. One, you have to continue working as much as you can. Two, I'm going to add an extra two weeks to your grounding. Okay?"
"Okay! Deal!" Belle hugged her dad. He gave her back her phone and she ran upstairs to call Aurora.
"Hi, Belle, what's going on?" Aurora asked.
"My dad is letting me go to Florida!" Belle was practically squealing.
"That's great!" Aurora exclaimed. "But, I thought you were grounded."
"He's adding an extra two weeks to make up for letting me go," Belle said.
"It'll be worth it!" Aurora told her. "Philip and I are leaving Monday morning. I'll email you our flight information so you can go down with us."
"Sounds good. I'll book my flight as soon as I get your email," Belle said. "I'm going to call Adam."
"Okay, bye!"
"Bye." Belle hung up her phone, then immediately called Adam.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Adam, it's me," Belle said.
"Belle? I thought you were grounded."
"My dad is lifting my grounding so I can go to Florida for Spring Break," Belle said. "Can you still go?"
"Sure."
Belle sat down at her desk and turned on her computer. She pulled up Aurora's email.
"It looks like Aurora and Philip are taking an eight o'clock flight out Monday morning," Belle told him. "Does that work for you?"
"Yeah."
"I'm online now to book my flight," Belle said. "Can you get online?"
"Yeah, just give me a minute."
Belle pulled up a couple websites and started looking for Aurora's flight. Once she found it she emailed it to Adam. They booked their flight together and then Belle got off the phone before her dad could catch her. She sent Aurora a text to let her know they got their tickets.
Adam and I got our tickets. Yay! Ariel is flying out with us 2. Philip is driving all of us 2 the airport. See you then. :)
XXX
Good Friday...
Jasmine was putting a couple last minute items in her suitcase when the doorbell rang. She hurried downstairs and opened the door. Aladdin greeted her with a kiss as he walked into her house.
"Are you ready?" Aladdin asked.
"Just about. I only have to pack what I used this morning. It should only take a couple minutes," Jasmine said. "The SUVs are parked at the end of the driveway if you want to put your bag in one."
Aladdin nodded and headed back outside. Jasmine finished packing, then met Aladdin by the car. Jasmine had rented two SUVs for the trip so they'd have cars big enough for everybody's luggage and still have enough room for everyone to sit comfortably. Jasmine put her suitcase in the same SUV as Aladdin's bag.
"Don't you have to be twenty-five to rent a car?" Aladdin asked.
"Yes, but my dad knows the owner, Edgar, and he bends the rules for us," Jasmine explained.
Jasmine looked up as a small car was pulling into the driveway. Jasmine didn't recognize the girl driving, so she assumed it was Phoebus' friend Mulan. Jasmine walked over to the car.
"Good morning!" Jasmine greeted.
"Hi. My name is Mulan and this is Kayley."
"It's nice to meet you," Jasmine said. "Just pull your car all the way up and put your bags in one of the SUVs."
Mulan nodded and pulled away. Jasmine and Aladdin were helping Mulan and Kayley load their stuff into the car when Flynn arrived. Jasmine told him to pull up. After he parked his car, Flynn helped Aladdin organize the suitcases. Phoebus and Esmeralda arrived shortly after Flynn. Jasmine gave them a quick wave as they drove up the driveway.
"Good morning, everyone!" Phoebus greeted.
Flynn took his bag and put it in the back of one of the SUVs. Esmeralda made her way to everyone. She had a duffel bag draped over each shoulder and was rolling a suitcase behind her. Jasmine could tell her best friend was tired. Esmeralda was wearing sunglasses, her hair was pushed back with a headband and she was holding a large cup from Starbucks. Esmeralda grumbled a quick hello to everyone as Flynn and Aladdin took her bags. There was a honk and Jasmine looked up. Another car was pulling into the driveway. Jasmine ran over to it and they rolled down their window.
"Rapunzel, hey! I thought you weren't coming," Jasmine said.
"I wasn't, but I decided I really wanted to spend Spring Break with Flynn," Rapunzel replied. "Is it too late to come with you?"
Jasmine smiled at her. "Of course not. Pull your car up and meets us back down here."
"Thank you, Jasmine."
Jasmine nodded and walked back over to her friends.
Jasmine put her arm around Flynn. "Special delivery for Flynn Rider."
Flynn looked at her, confused. Jasmine pointed up the driveway, where Rapunzel was getting out of her car. Flynn's eyes lit up and he hurried over to Rapunzel. Jasmine smiled as she watched Flynn scoop up Rapunzel and kiss her. He picked up her bag and they walked back down to where everyone was waiting.
"Hey, Aladdin, make room for one more bag," Flynn said, tossing Rapunzel's bag to him.
Aladdin caught the bag then started rearranging the SUV with the least amount of luggage. When Rapunzel's bag was in, he closed the back of the SUV.
Jasmine handed a set of keys to Phoebus. "I'll follow you."
Phoebus nodded and got into his SUV. Esmeralda, Mulan and Kayley rode with him. Jasmine got behind the wheel of the other SUV. Aladdin got into the passenger seat while Flynn and Rapunzel climbed into the backseat.
"Everyone ready?" Jasmine asked.
They all nodded. Phoebus pulled away and Jasmine followed him out.