(Author's Note: Thanks for all the reviews-and yes, I do know that the
first paragraph has an uncanny reference to "Veggie Tales.")
"Zebu?" asked Eve as she tilted her head to the side, "Isn't that related to a cow?" Uzebu tried his best to not laugh, and succeeded somewhat by smirking.
"Like you know," said Uzebu, "I didn't know you liked cows." Eve smiled and nodded, "Nah, I much prefer a human's li." Eve trailed off. Uzebu only smiled, his unusually feline teeth shining.
"You were saying, stranger?" asked Uzebu. Eve took a moment to look at the prince with a confused look on her face, before her large eyes narrowed into slits.
"Was I about to say something?" Uzebu only chuckled at Eve. Jasmine took one more look at the prince before walking up to the Sultan.
"Father," she said, "Have you found anything out about the cat attacker?" Sultan's bushy eyebrows furrowed as he shook his head, "No one has heard about a talking cat with wings except for. are you sure that your attacker was not Chaos?"
"No, father, this cat looked different from Chaos. Her fur was black and she had these golden wings, she could be related, but for some reason I don't think Chaos would allow for me to die."
"Oh I doubt that, Your Highness," said Uzebu as he strode over to the throne, "What is this chaos you speak of? Did something happen?" Jasmine's eyes lowered, "Chaos is chaos personified."
"Wait!" exclaimed Eve, "You know about Chaos?" Eve's eyes dilated as she lunged forward, her rough hands landing on Jasmine's shoulders.
"You know about Chaos?" asked Jasmine, repeating Eve's question back. The Sultan was stunned and Uzebu leaned back against the throne, his full lips curving.
"I believe we all have some explaining to do," said Jasmine as her father nodded.
***************** "So all along, Chaos was punishing Mirage for trying to deceive him," said Jasmine as she handed an apple to Abu, who chirped happily. Genie wiped his brow, "We were lucky that time, that bad kitty could've wiped ol' Al out!"
"So, how did this girl know about Chaos?" asked Iago as he flapped near Eve's shoulder, "She was probably so damn boring that he- ack!" Iago stopped as Eve stuffed a cracker down his throat. Abu had to hold the parrot back while he fumed, glaring at Eve with vengeance.
"See this collar?" asked Eve as her thin fingers lightly touched the black choker around her neck, "Chaos told me recently that he gave me this when I was born. He also told me that this collar contains magical powers."
"What sort of magical powers?" asked Uzebu as he leaned onto the table, half with curiosity and half out of the sake of humiliating her. Eve glanced at the prince.
'He knows more than he it looks.' thought Eve as her obsidian eyes burrowed into his crystal navy eyes, which glinted mischievously.
"Your eyes," said Eve as her long fingers rose to point at the prince, "They look like."
"Well, it's a small world after all, isn't it Al?" laughed the Genie as he ruffled the boy's hair, "Looks like this little lady had an interesting encounter with Chaos too!"
"Chaos is unpredictable," said Uzebu as he straightened up, "So it is a slim coincidence, quite rare, really."
"Uzebu," said Aladdin as he readjusted his hat, "You never told us how you've heard of Chaos." Uzebu closed his eyes and smiled.
"Let's just say I'm quite unpredictable myself," said Uzebu as he let his fingers trail through his oceanic hair. Eve's curious gaze never left Uzebu, and she felt her breath being sucked in when his eyes slowly turned towards her. His smile widened as she quickly looked away, a look of realization dawning on her dark skin.
"Uzebu. he's."
"Well, Prince Uzebu," said Sultan as he shook the taller man's hand heartily, "I hope you can stay for a long while, I want to hear all about the cultures of the land you came from."
"The pleasure is all mine," said Uzebu, "As long as it stays interesting, I can't stand boredom, I just don't have a tolerance for it." Uzebu shrugged his shoulders and looked at the others with a look of innocence.
"Well, Uzebu, Eve, you two had better go get ready for dinner while Aladdin and myself finish this figure pyramid." Aladdin tried to smile; though a look of utter humiliation crossed his face as he bent down to place an elephant figure on the growing toy-pyramid.
************************ Uzebu and Eve quietly walked down the hallway to their rooms, Uzebu with a look of serenity on his handsome face, while Eve fidgeted, twiddling her thumbs.
"My dear girl," said Uzebu as he came to a halt, "I haven't seen a young lady look so nervous in a while! May I be of assistance? I almost feel as though I am. unwanted." Uzebu let his finger run across the white stones of Eve's collar. Her eyes narrowed as Uzebu somewhat recoiled from a smack administered by Eve's palm.
"Chaos! You know that you are unwanted here! You may have given me this gift, but that does not give you the right to follow me around, much less as a human- a prince at that!" A flicker of darkness crossed the man's navy eyes as he purred softly, like a cat.
"Eve, you can be quite fickle. First I give you the power to change you into a human and now this? Tsk tsk tsk. little Bastet."
"Why the hell do you keep on calling me that?! Who is this Bastet?!"
"You're Egyptian and you do not know this? Bastet is the Egyptian goddess of cats, and you, my dear, are the reincarnation of this cat goddess," said Chaos as his grin widened.
"I'm the reincarnation of a goddess.?" asked Eve as she turned back towards Chaos' human form. Chaos only grinned.
"Zebu?" asked Eve as she tilted her head to the side, "Isn't that related to a cow?" Uzebu tried his best to not laugh, and succeeded somewhat by smirking.
"Like you know," said Uzebu, "I didn't know you liked cows." Eve smiled and nodded, "Nah, I much prefer a human's li." Eve trailed off. Uzebu only smiled, his unusually feline teeth shining.
"You were saying, stranger?" asked Uzebu. Eve took a moment to look at the prince with a confused look on her face, before her large eyes narrowed into slits.
"Was I about to say something?" Uzebu only chuckled at Eve. Jasmine took one more look at the prince before walking up to the Sultan.
"Father," she said, "Have you found anything out about the cat attacker?" Sultan's bushy eyebrows furrowed as he shook his head, "No one has heard about a talking cat with wings except for. are you sure that your attacker was not Chaos?"
"No, father, this cat looked different from Chaos. Her fur was black and she had these golden wings, she could be related, but for some reason I don't think Chaos would allow for me to die."
"Oh I doubt that, Your Highness," said Uzebu as he strode over to the throne, "What is this chaos you speak of? Did something happen?" Jasmine's eyes lowered, "Chaos is chaos personified."
"Wait!" exclaimed Eve, "You know about Chaos?" Eve's eyes dilated as she lunged forward, her rough hands landing on Jasmine's shoulders.
"You know about Chaos?" asked Jasmine, repeating Eve's question back. The Sultan was stunned and Uzebu leaned back against the throne, his full lips curving.
"I believe we all have some explaining to do," said Jasmine as her father nodded.
***************** "So all along, Chaos was punishing Mirage for trying to deceive him," said Jasmine as she handed an apple to Abu, who chirped happily. Genie wiped his brow, "We were lucky that time, that bad kitty could've wiped ol' Al out!"
"So, how did this girl know about Chaos?" asked Iago as he flapped near Eve's shoulder, "She was probably so damn boring that he- ack!" Iago stopped as Eve stuffed a cracker down his throat. Abu had to hold the parrot back while he fumed, glaring at Eve with vengeance.
"See this collar?" asked Eve as her thin fingers lightly touched the black choker around her neck, "Chaos told me recently that he gave me this when I was born. He also told me that this collar contains magical powers."
"What sort of magical powers?" asked Uzebu as he leaned onto the table, half with curiosity and half out of the sake of humiliating her. Eve glanced at the prince.
'He knows more than he it looks.' thought Eve as her obsidian eyes burrowed into his crystal navy eyes, which glinted mischievously.
"Your eyes," said Eve as her long fingers rose to point at the prince, "They look like."
"Well, it's a small world after all, isn't it Al?" laughed the Genie as he ruffled the boy's hair, "Looks like this little lady had an interesting encounter with Chaos too!"
"Chaos is unpredictable," said Uzebu as he straightened up, "So it is a slim coincidence, quite rare, really."
"Uzebu," said Aladdin as he readjusted his hat, "You never told us how you've heard of Chaos." Uzebu closed his eyes and smiled.
"Let's just say I'm quite unpredictable myself," said Uzebu as he let his fingers trail through his oceanic hair. Eve's curious gaze never left Uzebu, and she felt her breath being sucked in when his eyes slowly turned towards her. His smile widened as she quickly looked away, a look of realization dawning on her dark skin.
"Uzebu. he's."
"Well, Prince Uzebu," said Sultan as he shook the taller man's hand heartily, "I hope you can stay for a long while, I want to hear all about the cultures of the land you came from."
"The pleasure is all mine," said Uzebu, "As long as it stays interesting, I can't stand boredom, I just don't have a tolerance for it." Uzebu shrugged his shoulders and looked at the others with a look of innocence.
"Well, Uzebu, Eve, you two had better go get ready for dinner while Aladdin and myself finish this figure pyramid." Aladdin tried to smile; though a look of utter humiliation crossed his face as he bent down to place an elephant figure on the growing toy-pyramid.
************************ Uzebu and Eve quietly walked down the hallway to their rooms, Uzebu with a look of serenity on his handsome face, while Eve fidgeted, twiddling her thumbs.
"My dear girl," said Uzebu as he came to a halt, "I haven't seen a young lady look so nervous in a while! May I be of assistance? I almost feel as though I am. unwanted." Uzebu let his finger run across the white stones of Eve's collar. Her eyes narrowed as Uzebu somewhat recoiled from a smack administered by Eve's palm.
"Chaos! You know that you are unwanted here! You may have given me this gift, but that does not give you the right to follow me around, much less as a human- a prince at that!" A flicker of darkness crossed the man's navy eyes as he purred softly, like a cat.
"Eve, you can be quite fickle. First I give you the power to change you into a human and now this? Tsk tsk tsk. little Bastet."
"Why the hell do you keep on calling me that?! Who is this Bastet?!"
"You're Egyptian and you do not know this? Bastet is the Egyptian goddess of cats, and you, my dear, are the reincarnation of this cat goddess," said Chaos as his grin widened.
"I'm the reincarnation of a goddess.?" asked Eve as she turned back towards Chaos' human form. Chaos only grinned.