Late Night Visitor

L.A.: Gah! I'm so sorry for the long delay. My summer has been incredibly hectic. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the next chapter!

Anna really hated camels. They smelled funny and made grunts that sounded as if they were constantly constipated. It didn't help that the sun had been beating on her back for the past couple of hours and that she had been bombarded with questions that she didn't know the answers to.

"So you have no idea why Mozenrath kidnapped you two?" Aladdin asked.

Anna shook her head. "Mozenrath was pretty vague. He was afraid that you all would ruin his plans." She readjusted her hold on the camel's reins. "All I know is that he needed a magic carpet."

"Genie, any ideas?" Aladdin asked.

"Now, let me see," Genie materialized a book in his hand. He quickly began to thumb through the pages. "Let's see spells…spells…" He paused and looked up. "I didn't find any that needed magic carpets but I found a nice recipe for crab soup." He winced as he pulled his finger from the book with a crab attached to it.

Wow, déjà vu, Anna thought as Genie frowned and shook the crab off his finger. She felt relieved when Agrabah came into view. At least she wouldn't have to stay on the camel anymore.

To say Lizzie was upset would be putting it mildly. The way she was tapping her foot and glaring a hole through them as they entered the palace made Anna think that maybe she was better off at Mozenrath's lair.

"I can't believe you let yourself get kidnapped," Lizzie said as she walked up to Anna.

Anna rolled her eyes as she dismounted. "Look, we're okay. You don't have to be upset."

Lizzie sighed as she placed a hand on each of Anna's shoulders. "You aren't hurt?" She inspected Anna from top to bottom.

"No mother," Anna said with a smirk.

Lizzie laughed. "Okay, okay. I know, I'm overreacting. I'm just glad you're all safe."

"Even me?" Genie said, with a grin that actually sparkled.

Expressionless, Lizzie turned to him and said, "no."

Genie's jaw dropped as Lizzie walked away. He tugged his beard and his jaw flew up and flapped around like a window shade.

Anna patted his shoulder. "You okay there?"

Genie nodded. "Yeah, it's just that I'm used to being wanted for my powers." He transformed himself into a Wanted sign with his picture on it before poofing back to normal. "It's just weird that's all."

"Don't worry," Anna said. "She's a little unique. She's one of those people who…" She paused as she tried to come up with the proper words. "…grows on you."

Even though they had added extra security to the palace, Anna slept fitfully that night. It was because of this that she immediately noticed when the weight in her bed increased. Her eyes snapped open. She tried to scream but a hand covered her mouth.

There was a strange man in her bed. He had brown hair, tan skin, and bright green eyes. He also currently had her pinned to her bed. She tried to turn her head towards Lizzie but knew it was useless. Lizzie was sound asleep so it was near impossible to wake her up without throttling her.

What is he going to do to me? Anna thought as panic began to fill her. She looked up into his face and saw the same expression on his. She also noticed that the hand he wasn't holding her with was moving around in a frenzy. It took another second before she realized he was signing.

"I'm Carpet! I'm Carpet!"

"Carpet?" Since her mouth was covered it came out as a muffled incomprehensible word. The man, however, seemed to understand since he nodded vigorously.

Anna was still skeptical. After all, Carpet was a magic carpet not human.

The man must have noticed since he quickly signed. "I think Mozenrath's spell did this. Trust me I'm just as baffled as you are."

Now things were beginning to make sense.

"I'm going to let you go now," Carpet signed. "Don't scream." Carpet took his hand away and sat back slowly.

Call her crazy, but she actually believed this strange man was Carpet. There was something in his eyes that reminded her of Carpet.

"Let's go outside," Anna whispered. Though she highly doubt Lizzie would wake up, there was still a chance that she could.

She pushed Carpet into the courtyard. She checked to see if the coast was clear before turning toward Carpet. "Ick!" She said before covering her eyes. She felt his hand on her shoulder but she shook it off and motioned him away. "Naked… You're naked."

She'd had health class. She'd seen the pictures of the anatomy of a male body. But, actually seeing a naked boy in real life, well, she had reverted back to a five-year-old state of mind. "I can't talk to you like…that…" She kept waving in his general direction. "Go put some clothes on."

She heard footsteps quickly retreating. A couple seconds later, she risked a glance out and saw that he had indeed disappeared.

She waited a couple of minutes for him. She was about to leave when he suddenly landed in front of her. "Don't do that," Anna said.

"Sorry," Carpet signed.

Even though Carpet didn't know he was supposed to wear clothes, at least he knew how to put them on. He was wearing a purple vest with baggy cream colored pants. Anna got the feeling that Carpet went rummaging through Aladdin's closet.

"Wow," Anna said as she looked him up and down. "You're really a man." She paused. "I wonder what kind of spell Mozenrath was going for anyway."

Carpet shrugged.

"Okay," Anna rubbed her hand across her forehead. "First thing tomorrow, we'll go talk to Aladdin…" She trailed off when Carpet grabbed both of her shoulders and began to shake his head furiously. "Okay…we won't tell Aladdin." She frowned. "Why aren't we telling Aladdin?"

Carpet looked away as he let his hands drop.

Anna sighed. Obviously, he didn't want to talk about it. The sky lightened and Anna realized how late it really was. "It's almost morning."

She turned back and saw that Carpet was back to his original form. "Huh, so I guess it only works at night."

Carpet shrugged.

Anna groaned as she rubbed her eyes. Not only was she tired, she also had to do with Carpet who now could turn into a human once the sun goes down. The next day was going to be interesting.

L.A.: Oh boy, seems like Anna's going to have her plate full. I'll try to update next week if my schedule doesn't kill me first. You know what to do. READ and REVIEW!