Chapter 2: Rajah's Story
Hi guys! I made this update pretty quick 'cause I kind of have to do a science essay before October 3rd…. Next update might be late. Enjoy!
The shining sun was barely rising on the quiet city of Agrabah when Rajah got up to the top of one of several towers on the palace. Rajah's golden brown skin was almost invisible against the golden roof during sunrise. "Just in time!" Rajah whispered. She was very careful about waking her mother since her parent's bedroom was just a few inches from Rajah's feet. All of a sudden, the sun was rising faster exploding with various shades of pink, red, blue, and orange, Rajah sighed; her dark brown and blue eyes sparkled with admiration for such beauty. Just as she started her descent, her long, tied hair caught amongst the tip of the pillar. "Oh come on!" Rajah slightly shouted. "You don't to wake your mother do you?" called a familiar voice. Rajah turned her head as far as she as her eyes could see and sitting there looking at her almost like a mirror, was her father, Aladdin.
"Dad! A little help here please?" Rajah slightly pleaded, she tugged at her hair but it wouldn't budge. A slightly frustrating growling came from Rajah. "No wonder your mother named you after Rajah the tiger!" Aladdin joked; a sense of guilt came over him when he heard a sniffle. "Rajah I was just joking. I know that's a touchy topic for you and the family. Here let me help" Aladdin strolled over to the pillar and saw his wife's usually tight hair strategy being used in Rajah's hair ends. Aladdin chuckled, "Your mother got a hold of your hair again didn't she?" the question didn't need an answer. Jasmine wanted her daughter to have nice hair so when she did get a hold of Rajah's hair, Rajah couldn't get the hair ties out. "What do you think?" Rajah stated quite annoyed. Aladdin pulled out the band, that was making Rajah's hair so tight, and the rest of the ties just spilled out of her hair as you could hear a THUMP from behind.
"Let's hurry. I don't want to wake your-"Aladdin's sentence never finished. Standing before him and Rajah was his wife with an evil glare aiming right at Rajah and her husband. "Hi mom…" Rajah said sweetly. "Balcony you two NOW" Jasmine said as calmly as she could. "Which o- mmrff!" Rajah tried to say as her dad covered her mouth quickly. Aladdin smiled sweetly at his wife, who was still very angry. The two followed Jasmine to her bedroom balcony, preparing for a lecture.
"How many times do I have to tell you about climbing on the palace young lady?" Jasmine shouted "That's the third time this week! And Aladdin you know that she's not allowed to do that. She could get hurt! She can watch the sunrise and set on her balcony" "But mom! The view's terrible! It's so much more beautiful on top of the pillars!" Rajah whined with a sappy look on her face. "Well the view up there is pretty-" Aladdin cut off as his wife shot him a furious look. "No climbing the palace" Aladdin said. There was no fooling Rajah. Her father was just trying to get on her mother's good side. "This isn't fair!" Rajah shouted "Sometimes I wish I could just live in the streets!" Rajah quickly covered her mouth, but it was too late. A look of anger came across both her parent's faces. Now I'm in trouble Rajah thought as both of her parents started yelling.
"You just had to explode didn't you?" Ali was pretty angry at his little sister himself. He shook his dark brown hair in disappointment. "Must I remind you of Rajah?" Ali said with his brown eyes shining with tears. Rajah the tiger died protecting her mother and Ali when one of the forty thieves of Agrabah escaped and almost hurt her mother and Ali with a knife. Rajah saved Jasmine and Ali but Rajah payed the highest price of all. Ali was 3 when the unfortunate incident happened, and remembered the tiger well to this day. That grim day, Ali cried, Aladdin didn't talk for the rest of the day, and poor Jasmine didn't come out of her room. Aladdin told Rajah when she was little that her mother would have probably stayed in her room all week if it weren't for a surprise on the way the next day. "Rajah the tiger died on the streets of Agrabah that day sis. And not to mention that dad actually LIVED on the streets! You really have to control your temper! You really think-" Rajah just tuned Ali out in the middle of his sentence. She didn't like to be yelled at, especially when she's being yelled at by her 17 year-old brother. His blue tunic ripped while he talked Rajah noticed, a large piece of his sleeve was missing. This happened often when Ali was worked up.
"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?" Ali screamed in her ear. Rajah growled at her brother. Her mother always believed that Rajah was an incarnation of Rajah the tiger since their personalities were very similar. For one thing, they both growled a lot. But Rajah the tiger was happy in the palace walls as long as she was with Jasmine, Rajah the human didn't enjoy being caged in the palace walls or to a balcony. "I'm just gonna go pack" Rajah said irritated. "YOU MEAN GOING TO!" Ali yelled as she walked to her room with her black hair draped down her back. When Rajah got to her room, she looked at her outfit, which was an orange shirt that showed her midriff and orange glittered pants that has gold accessories, and cried. Will my life always be this controlled? Rajah thought as she started packing for Ever After High.