AN: My apologies for not updating as much on this story. It has about four to five more chapters remaining...sad, yes. lol. But I have been so busy with work as well as with the sequel to 'Queen Of Maldonia II' which should be posted here in a couple of weeks. Right before Thanksgiving! (Yummy!) So here's chapter four! For the TiaNaveen fans out there enjoy reading more of them throughout the story. They are mentor-like figures in this fic, but keep in mind that this is a Kanad/A'sharia story. Enjoy!

Another Young Maldonian Romance

More Like You

Another month has passed and the young prince sat beside his mother and father as Naveen and Tiana just announced to the country and world of them expecting. He wasn't surprised at the news since they spent most of their time in the royal suite. As much as he loved supporting his brother, he really wanted to spend his afternoon with A'sharia. He turned to look at the girl who was waiting far back in another room.

He gave her a smile, not paying any attention to his brother calling him.

"Kanad!" Naveen repeated.

"Yes?" He looked at his older brother.

Naveen laughed. "The reporter just asked if you are seeing a certain young lady?"

"Oh…" He scratched the back of his head. "Um, I am seeing someone, but rather I rather not say her name."

"Understandable." Naveen quickly said. "You see, no more questions." He stood

Kanad sighed, feeling a huge relief as the curtains closed.

Naveen patted his brother on the back. "You did well. Now go to you girl."

Kanad gave his brother a smile before walking over to A'sharia. "Sorry about that."

"It's okay." She answered.

He took her hand, walking out of the room.

"Kanad!" Nagna called him. "Where are you going? We have photos-

"Leave them be." Naveen said, waving the teens away.

"Thanks." Said the prince, leaving the room. "I have to get out of these." He unbuttoned his uniform. "Let's go back in my room." They started running up the stairs.

"But I thought your mother didn't want me back in your room." A'sharia said.

"No, she doesn't want us kissing in my room." Kanad reminded her, walking in his room. He threw his uniform shirt on the floor and walked in the bathroom.

A'sharia picked up the shirt, folding it and placing it on his bed.

The Maldonian prince walked out of the bathroom wearing some black trousers and a beige sweater vest with an eggshell color shirt underneath. He noticed his uniform shirt neatly folded on the bed. He raised an eyebrow and asked. "Did you just do that?"

"Yes." The girl answered. "You just threw it on the floor like it was some unless material."

He shrugged his shoulders. "Well, it is."

A'sharia shook her head. "It's your shirt. You're going to wear it again someday."

"Nah. This isn't the official uniform. I only wear those once and they are off in the trash."

"Wow, I never heard of people only wear their clothes once." A'sharia said, sitting on the bed. "I guess you can do that if you come from a wealthy family."

Kanad sat beside her. "I don't really throw my used clothes in the trash. They are used again or donated, after ripping out the official royal tag."

A'sharia looked down at her hands.

"Hey, I hope I didn't make you think differently of me." Kanad said.

The teen girl looked at her boyfriend and smiled. "No, I still see you as the Kanad I love, but I won't lie. Your lifestyle can be intimidating."

"How so?"

A'sharia got up off the bed. "I don't know…you only wearing your clothes once. Your mother can be pretty nasty. I know she despises me."

"She feels that way about any new girl that comes in our family's life. You know she was very hateful toward Tiana when she found out that she didn't come from a royal background." Kanad got off the bed.

"There's also the reporters stalking me now. I can't even go to the stores without someone asking me about us."

"I know." Kanad said, taking her hand. "If you want I can talk to Naveen about getting you a guard-

"No, it's fine." A'sharia said and sighed.

"Are you sure?"

She nodded her head.

"Good." He opened the door. "We should leave before my mother realizes we're in here."

The teens walked down the hall hand in hand. No one was on the third level just yet and Kanad liked it that way. It gave them the privacy he always enjoyed.

A'sharia had a lot on her mind as they walked down the hall, one of the thoughts being her conversation with her father. She didn't know how to bring it up to Kanad. And wondered if he would take what she had to tell him harder than she did with her father.

So she decided to just blurt it out.

"I talked to my father last night, and he's very proud of me for getting excellent grades."

"That's great." Kanad said.

"But he isn't so proud of me having a boyfriend."

Kanad stopped. "Why?"

"He said that I'm too young to be seeing anyone." A'sharia explained. "He also wants us to stop seeing each other."

"What? Why?"

"He wants me to focus on my education and to see boys who look more like me."

Kanad frowned. "Who look more like you?"

A'sharia hugged her boyfriend. "Yes, but I won't listen to him."

Kanad rubbed her back. "But what does he mean by more like you? Boys with dreadlocks? I don't know how I can get my hair that way-

"No." A'sharia laughed. "He would like for me to see negro African boys."

"Negro African boys?" The prince asked, and realized what she meant. "But I have color on my skin?"

"I know, and I tried explaining to him." A'sharia said.

"Is there a way for me to speak with him? To prove that I'm worthy of you?" Kanad asked. He was getting worried.

The teen girl smiled. "Yes! I can have my father speak with you! He will definitely change his mind once he meets you here in the palace! He'll be here this weekend!"

Kanad's eyes widen. "This weekend? That's in two days?"

"Yes!" She kissed his cheek. "My father will realize how wrong he was and will adore you! Just wait and see"

"Heh." Kanad said. 'What did I get himself into?' He thought.

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Later that evening Kanad wondered what he was going to say to A'sharia's father but nothing seemed to come out. So he decided to ask his brother. He walked down the hall to his brother's office and knocked on the door. No one answered, so he opened the door. His widen his eyes when he saw Naveen and Tiana kissing at the desk.

"Um…" Kanad said. He then cleared his throat very loud, catching the couple's attention.

Tiana quickly rose up, dusting herself. "Oh, hey Kanad!"

"Hi?" Kanad responded, feeling awkward.

Naveen kept on kissing his wife's neck.

"Naveen..." She pulled back.

"He'll leave." The king said, pulling her back over to him.

"Stop it." She laughed, gettomg off his lap. "I'll see you in the suite." She said, giving Naveen a kiss before leaving the office.

Naveen stood and sighed at his brother. "Don't you know how to knock?"

"Don't you two ever take a break from whatever you were about to do?" Kanad asked back. "I really need some advice."

Naveen took a seat at his desk. "What now?"

Kanad sat across from him. "About meeting A'sharia's parents."

Naveen shook his head. "Wow, you two are moving fast."

"Look who's talking?" Kanad said.

Naveen laughed. "I deserved that." He picked up a pen. "The only thing I can tell you is to be yourself."

"That's it? I'm trying to prove myself to her parents, especially her father. He doesn't like the fact that we are together."

"Fathers." Naveen said. "Don't mind them. They only want their little girls to remain just that. Little girls." He sat his pen down. "I will have to go through this with Jasmyna someday."

Kanad groaned.

"Just be yourself and if he doesn't like you then…" He shrugged. "…it's his lost."

"Do you know if any of the hair stylists know how to create dreadlocks?"

Naveen frowned. "Create dreadlocks?"

"Forget about it." Kanad sighed, getting up. "He would like to meet mother and papa, but they will be gone for the weekend."

"So you want me and Tiana to meet them instead?" Naveen asked.

"Can you?"

"I don't see why not." Naveen said.

Kanad sighed.

"Try not to worry too much Kanad." Naveen got up from his chair, feeling bad for his brother. "He could like you. You never know."

"I think I'm going to pray." Kanad stepped out of the office.

Naveen laughed and shook his head.

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A couple days later…

Kanad nervously waited for A'sharia to arrive with her parents. The past couple of days have been hard for him as he tried to find ways of impressing the adults.

Naveen and Tiana both watched the nervous teen.

"Kanad sweetie everything will be alright." Tiana tried encouraging him. "Take in a deep inhale and exhale baby."

Kanad did just that.

Naveen pat his brother's back. "You're acting as if this is your wedding day."

Kanad's legs started shaking as his mind never left A'sharia and her parents. He really cared for her. "I don't want to mess things up."

"You know if papa was here he would be giving you a lot of hell for acting this way." Naveen said, getting a little annoyed at his nervous brother.

"Naveen!" Tiana tried to shut her husband up. "Kanad, look at me."

He did just that.

"Naveen and myself will be here to help you, okay? You have nothing to worry about. Only a fool wouldn't want their daughter to be with a good guy like you? A respectful prince." She smiled at him

Kanad smiled back. "Thank you. And you're right. Who wouldn't want their daughter with me? I am Kanad, prince of Maldonia after all!"

"That's my brother!" Naveen said. "Keep this mentality and you will do fine."

Tiana rolled her eyes. She didn't want the prince to be overconfident.

A knock was heard at the door.

"Come in!" Naveen answered.

A female helper walked in. "A'sharia and her parents are here."

They all stood. "They may come in."

Kanad's heart began beating fast as he saw A'sharia walking in with a petite woman and a tall, dark muscular, stern looking man.

"Kanad!" A'sharia let go of her father's hand and ran over to the prince and embraced him. "These are my parents!"

The petite woman approached Naveen and Tiana first and curtsied. "It is a pleasure to meet you both." She shook their hands.

"Likewise." Tiana responded.

Naveen nodded his head.

She then approached the prince and curtsied. "And you must be the famous prince Kanad." She shook his hand.

"Yes, and you are A'sharia's mother."

"Oh, call me Adelina." The woman said with a smile. A smile he was very familiar with.

"You are very nice Adelina." Said the tall man approaching, after introducing himself to Tiana and Naveen. He walked over to the prince. "Hello Kanad."

The prince froze as the nerves returned. Where was his confidence when he needed it?

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