"Oops! Not again… I'm sorry!"

Belle rolled her eyes. On the weekends Belle worked at the local bookstore, and they just hired a new girl. Belle thought she was flighty and clumsy. She was constantly dropping things and knocking over books. Judging by the sound of the thud, Belle guessed she knocked over a rack of books this time. She walked out from behind the counter and went over to the new girl. Belle couldn't remember her name, but she knew the girl was a cheerleader at Andalasia's rival school. She was a tiny, petite thing with long strawberry blonde hair and big blue eyes. She was the same age as Belle, but looked like she was twelve. Belle checked her name tag as the girl started picking up books.

"Thumbelina, what happened?" Belle asked, picking up the book rack.

Thumbelina blushed. "I was carrying a stack of books and almost dropped one, but when I went to catch it, I knocked over the rack."

"What happened to the books you were carrying?" Belle asked.

"I dropped them trying to catch the book rack," Thumbelina said, pointing at the floor.

"So, now all of the books are mixed up?"

Thumbelina slowly nodded.

"All right, no problem. I'll clean this up. Why don't you go organize the children's section?"

"Okay!" Thumbelina said, cheerily. She then skipped to the back of the store.

Belle knelt down and began separating the books. Thumbelina's a sweet girl, Belle thought. But I wish she worked someplace else. It didn't take Belle long to put the proper books back on the rack. She picked up the rest of the books and stood up. As she turned around, she ran into Adam.

"Oh! I'm so sorry," Belle said. Adam didn't say anything. "Can I help you find something?"

Adam nodded. "I guess I need a biography on Edgar Allan Poe to write that paper for Mrs. Radcliffe's class."

Belle smiled at him. "Follow me."

Belle led Adam to the biography section. She balanced the stack of books in one arm, then took the Edgar Allan Poe biography off the shelf and handed it to Adam. He looked at it, then at Belle. Before she could ask if he needed anything else, Thumbelina came down the aisle and stopped next to Belle. She looked at Adam and smiled.

"You're cute," Thumbelina said.

"Thanks," Adam said.

"I'm all done, Belle. What would you like me to do now?"

Belle dropped the stack of books into her arms. "Put these away."

Thumbelina nodded, smiled at Adam again, and then left.

"Sorry about that," Belle said as she walked Adam to the front of the store.

Adam shrugged. "It's ok. She's in junior high, what do you expect?"

"She's seventeen," Belle said, ringing up Adam's book.

"Oh. I've never seen her at school."

"She goes to Camelot High School. She's a cheerleader there."

Adam nodded as if everything suddenly made sense. He paid, then Belle put his book in a bag and handed it to him.

"See you on Monday, Belle."

"Bye, Adam." Belle watched him leave. When he was outside, she sighed.

Thumbelina walked over to the counter and leaned on it, resting her chin in her palm.

"You totally like him," Thumbelina said.

"Isn't your shift over?" Belle asked, changing the subject.

Thumbelina stood up. "Yuppers."

"All right. I'll see you next Saturday."

"Maybe sooner," Thumbelina said. "Camelot is playing Andalasia next Friday night. Are you going to the game?"

"I don't know, yet."

Thumbelina smiled at her. "I hope you go! It's gonna be so much fun!"

Belle couldn't help getting caught up in Thumbelina's excitement. "I'll try."

Thumbelina's face lit up. "Great! See you there."

With that, she skipped outside and left. Belle had no intention of going to the game; she was going to try to set up another tutor session for Adam Friday night. She didn't know why, but she couldn't stop thinking about him and wanted to spend more time with him.

XXX

It was nearing the end of Pocahontas' shift at the Animal Shelter and it had been a slow day. She finished filing everything her boss had given her, then took her seat next to Sally at the front desk. Sally was working on her History homework.

"Long day," Pocahontas said.

Sally agreed as she put her homework in her backpack. The bell above the front door jingled and they both looked up. A young girl, about their age, walked in. She was pretty with short black hair and green eyes. She was clutching a clipboard and looked around.

"How can we help you?" Sally asked.

The girl walked over to the desk and set down the clipboard. "My name is Crysta, I'm from Camelot." She pointed behind her. "I'm trying to get people to sign a petition."

"For what?" asked Pocahontas.

"You know the wooded area that stretches from here to Camelot?"

The girls nodded.

"Well, they want to tear it down to build more houses," Crysta continued. "But, since it's technically in Andalasia as well, our Mayor has to try to convince your Mayor to go along with it, first. This petition is to stop them from tearing it down."

"That's terrible," Pocahontas said, reaching for the clipboard. She signed her name, then handed it to Sally who did the same.

"Is there anyone else here?" Crysta asked.

"Yeah, hold on." Sally said. She got up and went into the back.

"Do you know when this is supposed to happen?" Pocahontas asked.

Crysta shook her head. "We just learned about it this week."

Sally returned then with Thomas. Thomas didn't say anything, he just signed the petition. Crysta thanked them, then turned and left.

"Well, it's time to go," Sally said. She hugged Pocahontas. "See you on Monday, guys."

After Sally left Pocahontas locked up, then went to the back with Thomas. They had a small room they used to take care of sick and injured animals. Not too long ago someone had brought in a baby raccoon with a broken leg. The lady said she found him, but didn't want to keep him. Thomas had been taking care of him and when he was healed, Pocahontas was going to take him home. When they got to the room, Pocahontas closed the door as Thomas took the raccoon out of its cage. He looked very tired. Thomas explained that he had just given him some medicine as he set him on the table. Pocahontas petted it.

"He should be healed in a couple weeks," Thomas said.

Pocahontas smiled at him, then looked back at the raccoon. "Hear that, Meeko? You get to come home soon."

Meeko looked at her with sleepy eyes and yawned. Pocahontas thought he was the cutest thing she had ever seen and couldn't wait to take him home.

Pocahontas hugged Thomas. "Thank you so much for taking care of him."

Thomas laughed. "Thank you for making extra chicken pasta salad last night. I had some leftovers after the game. It was great."

Pocahontas smiled at him. "It's no problem. You're helping with Meeko, so I'm happy to repay you in any way that I can."

Thomas nodded. "Well, we should probably get going."

Pocahontas gave Meeko a quick kiss and put him back in the cage. "I'll see you tomorrow, baby."

XXX

"Giselle, your sketches turned out amazing. The new costumes are gonna look great!" Jasmine gushed.

Giselle blushed. "Thank you."

Jasmine gave her $200. "You'll get the other half when all the costumes are done. And I'll reimburse you for any supplies you need."

"I'll get them done as quickly as possible so I can get the rest of the money in time to buy Edward's plane ticket," Giselle said.

Jasmine nodded. She wanted Giselle to get the costumes done soon, but either way she'd make sure Giselle had the money in time. Jasmine didn't tell Giselle that, however; she wanted her to have the motivation to work quickly.

"All right, well, I gotta get going. I have to get an oil change, then meet up with Esmeralda to get ready for the party," Jasmine said.

Jasmine went out to her car and Giselle waved good bye as she backed out of the driveway. It didn't take long for Jasmine to get to Genie's Garage. There were at least fifteen different auto repair places in Andalasia, but Jasmine's friend, Flynn Rider, worked at Genie's so she always took her car there. Jasmine walked into the shop and was glad to see that no one else was there. Flynn was behind the counter flipping through a car magazine. He looked up when Jasmine came in and smiled at her.

"What are you doing behind the counter?" Jasmine asked him.

Flynn frowned. "I hurt my knee during the game last night and I have to stay off it for a couple days, so they stuck me here today."

"I need to get an oil change," Jasmine said. "Can you do that?"

Flynn shook his head. "Sorry, babe. But I'll have my best friend do it for you."

Jasmine bit her lip. "Um. I'd really rather you did it. I can come back next weekend."

"Don't be silly, Jasmine. I can vouch for the guy; he'll take good care of your car. If you want, I can even sit out there and supervise him." Flynn laughed.

Jasmine agreed and hesitantly handed Flynn her keys. Flynn went out to the garage and Jasmine was left alone in the waiting room. She tried to relax, but she was nervous about having someone she didn't know touching her car. It's just an oil change, Jasmine, she told herself. And Flynn is watching over it for you. She managed to calm herself down, and just flipped through a magazine while she waited.

About a half an hour later, the door from the garage opened. Jasmine was about to say something to Flynn, but when she looked up she realized it wasn't him. The guy who was now behind the counter was the same age as Jasmine and Flynn. He had tan skin, big brown eyes and black hair that was a little bit longer than Flynn's. He was wearing a Genie's Garage vest that showed off his perfectly sculpted chest. Jasmine's breath caught. He was the most handsome man she had ever seen. She then noticed the oil smudges all over him. She assumed he was Flynn's best friend, which meant he probably went to Andalasia High. The name on his vest said Al. The name didn't sound familiar to Jasmine. She got up and walked over to the counter.

"You're all set," he said.

"Thank you, Al," Jasmine said as she paid him.

He laughed. "My name is Aladdin. Genie calls me Al, but I prefer Aladdin."

Jasmine smiled at him as he handed her her change. "Thank you, Aladdin."

Jasmine waited until she was in her car and out of the parking lot before sighing.

"How could I have never noticed Aladdin before?" She asked herself.

A/N: I know Thumbelina and Crysta are not Disney characters. Camelot High School is where the non-Disney characters go to school. Thumbelina and Crysta are both cheerleaders there, as well as Anastasia, Odette, Fiona and Kayley.