Song: "If I Never Knew You"

Original Movie: Pocahontas(Quick note: This was cut for the theatrical release, then restored for the 10th anniversary edition, so if you haven't heard it, that's why. It's easily found on youtube).

Quick warning: …This chapter's sad. It is, as you might have guessed, an exploration on what might have happened with Tiana if she'd never met Naveen, then the second part with him if he hadn't met her.

Tiana:

It's not that she didn't have suitors. A girl as pretty as Tiana was seemed to gain (usually unwanted) attention anywhere she went. But she ignored them. She had work to do, and that seemed to be all that was important to her.

She never went out with friends. Eudora had to go out of her way to see her own daughter, as when Tiana wasn't working she was catching what little sleep she could. There was no such thing as free time in Tiana's world.

She would be about twenty-six years of age before she saved up enough for her restaurant, and it unfortunately was not the sugar mill she'd hoped for. She had had to settle for a shack towards the center of town.

Sure, she managed to fix it up and make it look presentable, but it had taken so much time, and it had been lonely work getting it all done by herself. Eudora had offered a hand, but Tiana had declined, fearing for her elderly mother's health. Unfortunately, Tiana refused to admit that she was lonely.

Eudora had hoped once the dream of opening a restaurant had been realized, that Tiana would start going out and actually living her life. The opposite happened. "Tiana's Place" received accolades because of all the hard work Tiana put into it, but since she refused help the restaurant was were she spent all her time, and the only thing on her mind.

Some nights she'd look up at the wishing star and ask aloud why she didn't feel complete. She'd gotten her dream, but something felt wrong about it. There was an emptiness, something missing that she'd unfortunately overlooked.

But Tiana would always dismiss those feelings, and chide herself for being so silly. After all, she'd got what she wanted.

Naveen:

The prince strummed his ukulele half-heartedly, fighting the urge to run away. His marriage to Charlotte La Bouff had been officiated less than an hour ago, and already he was wishing he hadn't. But what choice did he have? His parents had cut him off, and the only way to get his old lifestyle back was through marriage.

It's not that his bride was unattractive or cruel. She was beautiful and very kind, but she was just so high-strung, and she knew nothing of music. She was also every bit as spoiled as the prince himself. He was aware that she was in love only with the idea of him, and he'd never liked the idea of tying himself to only one woman, feeling he was too young to tie himself down, but he was desperate.

He'd brought her back to Maldonia to live, and she'd taken a room on the opposite side of the palace.

Every few weeks she'd barge in and demand that he spend time with his wife, and so they'd go on a date, but it always went the same way. All she wanted to talk about was being a princess. All he wanted to talk about was music. They refused to compromise, and the dates often ended with Naveen in the corner flirting with a waitress.

Eventually Charlotte decided that she'd had enough, and it wasn't worth putting up with Naveen to keep her title. She'd divorced him and left for the states not long after. Naveen was relieved to see her go, far more bothered that without his wife's riches, he was, once again, broke.

His parents went back and forth between worry and contempt for their eldest son. They assumed his fog might lift when he and Charlotte divorced, thinking perhaps the unhappy marriage was why Naveen had been so lackluster since his return from the states. It quickly turned to irritation when Naveen did not get better after Charlotte had left. He went back to flirting, and he dated constantly, but no girl ever managed to last longer than two weeks.

His father was heartbroken over it, but he took away Naveen's crown. He was to remain a prince, but it was his little brother who would inherit the crown. Naveen seemed indifferent, as his fortune was restored to him when his crowned prince title was taken away.

He'd spend his days and nights on music, women, and dancing, and appeared quite happy. His family, however, was sad for him. Even his little brother did not see Naveen's life ending in happiness at the rate he was going.

Unfortunately, it was something Naveen never managed to see for himself.