It didn't take long for Fahriha to hear that she had a suitor. She immediately rose and walked towards the doors that led out of the harem.

"What do you mean I can't go?"

"Under no circumstances."said one of the guards.

"But why?"

"Orders."

"Well, I order you to step aside! And let me through!"

"We have higher orders."

"And what could possibly be higher!"she begged, already knowing the answer.

She turned around. Obviously, that was going to do her no good. She would probably have to wait until tomorrow.

"I don't think you're going to be able to keep him away for long, Kid."Iago was saying.

"I can try!"Aladdin told him.

Iago just grinned.

"Well, it might work for a while, but I don't think it'll do much."

"It doesn't have to be forever, you know! Just until he gets tired of waiting."

"And if he doesn't?"

"Of course he will!"

Iago just grinned. He still liked to annoy everyone, and especially liked annoying the princes and the princess, since they had definitely made him live through hell when they were younger. Well, not so much the princess, as her father was most protective of her, and she spent most of her time with her maids and governesses.

"Well, I see the news has traveled fast."he said to Fahriha.

"What news?"she asked him.

"Oh, you don't have to play dumb with me, really."he said.

"I'm not playing dumb. I'm staying here like I'm supposed to."

Iago nodded.

"You should have been one of your brothers instead, shouldn't you? They certainly aren't confined as much."

"Mom always said Dad was more protective of me because I'm the only girl, but she tries to persuade him sometimes."

"Not with much success, I see."

"Sometimes."

"At this rate, you won't be married until you're an old woman."

"That won't be so! I must be married!"

"How?"

"Well, the same way everyone else is married."

"Looks like that isn't going to work out very well."

Fahriha sighed. Iago did seem to have a point.

"And when will I get to meet the princess?"Prince Khalil asked.

Aladdin cleared his throat.

"Why, today, if you'd like."Jasmine said.

"I don't think that's such a good idea."said Aladdin.

"Why not?"

"Well, see, he just got here."

"And?"

"And he just got here yesterday."

Jasmine looked at him, as though saying I know what you're up to.

"Well, I still say he should meet her today."

"Uh, tomorrow?"

Jasmine shook her head.

"Maybe you're right. I'll go get her."

"And I'll go with you."

"Might be over that cold by now, hopefully."said Genie to the prince.

"Cold?"

"I'm not sure what it was, really. But it was very bad. Only she came down with it, though, no one else, but we did take extreme precautions, of course. It was very contagious. Thought maybe she'd die! Luckily, nothing like that happened."

"Oh."

"Fahriha, you need to change. You have someone who's interested in meeting you."said Aladdin.

"A suitor."said Jasmine, smiling.

"So, obviously, you can't go out in that."he said. "So go change. You don't want to keep him waiting."

Fahriha ran to do that. When she was ready, and covered from head to toe, with nothing showing except her eyes, she went outside.

"Put something over yourself."said Aladdin, and told her to put on another layer of clothes. "That's better."he said.

"Isn't it too much?"asked Jasmine.

"If anything, it's too little, I should say. It's perfect."

Fahrira was too excited to worry about what she wore. After all, she had never seen a man so close before, except for her father and her brothers. She wondered how the prince would be different from them. Most of her life she had been shut in with women and eunuchs. She followed her parents out of the haremlik.