Author's Note: I'm putting it to a vote. I have two different ideas for "I'll Make a Man Out of You" and I can't decide which one to do. One would be a Louis one shot where he gets to be human for a day (it's a comedy piece) one is more of a Tiana teaching Naveen different things (romance and comedy). I may end up doing both, but at the very least, you guys' input will determine which one I work on first, if I do write both of them. Do not worry, *all* requests will be written. *squeals* I love every song that's been suggested so far, so there's no way I'd turn them down!

Song: "Part Of Your World"

Original Movie: The Little Mermaid

Tiana/Naveen:

Tiana watched the ball from the balcony of Naveen's room, resting her hand on the smooth, polished marble. She sighed, trying to calm herself.

Dancing was fine. She'd come to enjoy it since Naveen had taught her. But dancing for the entire kingdom of Maldonia, in some royal dance that, according to Naveen, the last person to mess up had been banished?

She bit her lip, wishing desperately she were back in New Orleans. She'd been an official princess for two months now, and she still wasn't used to it. Back home it hadn't mattered as much. Sure, some people called her Princess Tiana now, but that was all that had changed. Here she was regarded stiffly, and she felt like she was being sized up every time someone looked at her, trying to decide if Naveen had made a mistake in marrying her.

She knew that wasn't how Naveen felt, that he genuinely loved her, but this place was getting to her. She was homesick, the servants wouldn't let her cook, and the other members of the royal family kept forgetting that she didn't speak Maldonian. She was starting to feel paranoid that they were talking about her right in front of her.

Tiana leaned over the balcony, watching Naveen. He'd been turning down girls left and right since he'd arrived at the ball, no longer interested in dancing with anyone who wasn't Tiana. She laughed. He was so sweet, especially since she'd told him that it was fine if he danced with other girls. So long as it was only a dance. Naveen had smirked and insisted that anyone who danced with him would fall in love.

She'd poked him for that comment, joking that he shouldn't be so full of himself. Naveen had kissed her and reminded her that when he'd taught her to dance was when he'd first started to fall for her.

"Prutti? Prutti Tiana?" Tiana turned around to face Naveen's little brother, Shahzad. He was halfway behind the door, hiding as he spoke. Naveen had explained that he was terribly shy. "Brother, he is searching for you," Shahzad said softly. "It is almost time for the dance."

"Right," Tiana muttered, putting a hand on her forehead. "The one that if I don't get right, I'll get banished for…"

"Banished?" Shahzad questioned. "No one is to be banished for not dancing! That is strange. …Did Brother tell you that is the way things are?"

Tiana worked out the meaning behind Shahzad's statement (his English was great for a six year-old's, but it was still heavily accented and his sentence formations could be puzzling at times), figuring out the solution. "Why that dirty rotten….Shahzad, did your brother lie to me?"

"Not lie. Naveen will have thought it was…an amusement. Funny, no?"

"No," Tiana muttered, "not funny. I can't believe he had me so worried over nothing!"

"It was not to worry you," Naveen entered, motioning for Shahzad to leave. The younger boy gave his brother a hug before rushing off. "My princess, would I ever trick you just to be mean?"

"If you thought it was funny," Tiana pointed out.

"My apologies. I thought for certain you knew I was only joking. It was meant to ease your nerves, not to worsen them."

"How was that supposed to make me feel better?"

"I merely thought the joke would make you realize it was not a big deal. I did not think you would take me seriously. You usually do not."

"We're usually home," Tiana said, rubbing her neck as she watched the dance below. "I just feel all out of sorts here, Naveen." He came up behind her, setting his arms on either side of her, his hands also resting on the balcony. "It's so strange being a princess, and at least back home I'm not expected to do any of the whole royal business…"

Naveen kissed into her neck. "I know, I know. But this is only for one night…This is the world I came from. I suppose it is that I…I want you to be a part of it, too, at least this once."

Tiana leaned back slightly, resting her head on Naveen's shoulders. "You're absolutely right. You've done so much for me, I can at least do a little dance to make you and your parents happy."

"Ha ha…you are most easy to convince," Naveen laughed. "Was this all I had to say from the beginning?"

Tiana nodded, taking his arm and allowing him to lead her from his room all the way down to the dance floor.

Just for tonight, they would be together in the world he came from. Tiana could grant him that much at least. She could be part of this glittering world of parties and crowns, and it made her happy to feel connected to Naveen in this new way. After all, when she was with him, it felt like they created their own world.

Author's Note: Was that too cheesy? I feel like I could dip my nachos in it, yet I still liked it. Ah, oh well. Off to work on the last chapter of "What You Need"! As a side note, Naveen's brother was named "Shahzad" here because it's the only name that means "prince" that I could find that I both liked and sounded at least somewhat okay for a Maldonian name.