Thursday Morning...
Jasmine rushed through her shower and the rest of her routine. She woke up late and missed breakfast. She hurried downstairs, but froze as she passed the bathroom. She could hear someone throwing up inside. Jasmine's heart sank. Calm down, Jasmine, she told herself. You don't know it's Esmeralda. Someone could actually be sick...
But, Jasmine's suspicions were confirmed when she walked into the kitchen and saw everyone, except Esmeralda.
"Good morning, beautiful," Aladdin greeted her.
Jasmine gave her boyfriend a distracted kiss, but turned her attention to Phoebus.
"Phoebus, can I talk to you for a minute?" Jasmine asked.
Aladdin raised his eyebrow in confusion. "Is everything all right?"
Jasmine smiled at Aladdin. "Yeah, I just want to go over some things with him for the trip home tomorrow."
Phoebus followed Jasmine out into the hallway. "What's up?"
"Is there somewhere private we can go to talk?" Jasmine asked.
Phoebus gave Jasmine a suspicious look, but led her to the study. Jasmine closed the door behind them and locked it.
"What's goin' on, Jaz?" Phoebus asked.
"I'm really worried about Esmeralda," Jasmine replied. "I just heard her throwing up in the bathroom. And that's the second time I've caught her since we've been here."
Phoebus frowned. "Yeah, I've noticed her sneaking off after every meal."
"We have to tell her parents," Jasmine stated.
"I agree," Phoebus said. "We'll do it when we get back. She works on Saturday, so let's go over there then."
Jasmine nodded. "Sounds good."
The two of them walked back into the kitchen. Everyone was still in there, finishing up their breakfast and Esmeralda had rejoined them. Jasmine sat down next to Aladdin and he set a bowl of fruit salad in front of her. She smiled at him and thanked him for the breakfast.
"I have a little bit of a surprise for everyone," Phoebus announced. "It seems our new friend, Garrett, has a boat and has invited all of us to go out on it this morning."
Everyone started talking excitedly.
Phoebus smiled at the reaction his announcement got. "We gotta leave here in about an hour."
Everyone changed into their swimsuits while Phoebus packed some food into a cooler. When everyone was ready, they met out in the driveway. They decided to just take one car to meet Garrett. The SUV didn't have enough seats for everyone, so Rapunzel had to sit on Flynn's lap. When they arrived, Garrett was already there and waiting on the dock for them. They hurried onto the boat and Garrett untied it from the dock. He jumped on board and then pulled away. Garrett had a good-sized boat, which could easily accommodate ten to fifteen people at one time. Esmeralda and Jasmine stretched out on the front of the boat to work on their tans. Phoebus hung out by Garrett. Flynn and Aladdin were sitting on one side of the boat talking about work, basketball and MMA. Rapunzel, Mulan and Kayley sat on the other side of the boat, just watching the scenery.
"This is great," Esmeralda said.
Jasmine nodded in agreement, but she had a hard time enjoying herself. All she could think about was Esmeralda; she was so worried about her.
Rapunzel noticed that Kayley's gaze kept falling on Garrett.
"Ya know, Garrett's pretty cute," Rapunzel said.
Kayley blushed. "Yeah, he is."
"Do you...like Garrett?" Mulan asked.
Kayley nodded. "Yes. And I found out he's moving to Camelot this summer."
Rapunzel smiled. "That kinda sounds like fate to me."
"I don't know about that," Kayley said. "We get along just fine, but I'm sure he'll find someone else at school. There are much prettier girls at my school than me."
"Kayley, you have a head start here," Rapunzel said. "You're meeting him now and you're the only one who knows he'll be there over the summer. Use this advantage to start building a relationship with him now, before he meets those other girls."
"I don't know, Rapunzel. What if he doesn't like me in that way?" Kayley asked.
"Then you'll have a new friend," Mulan said.
Rapunzel nodded. "He's moving to a new place where he doesn't know anyone. You'll be his only friend there."
"Good point," Kayley said.
Rapunzel looked over at Garrett. Phoebus had gone to join Flynn and Aladdin and Garrett was now standing alone.
"He's alone now," Rapunzel said. "Go talk to him."
Kayley nodded and walked over to Garrett. Garrett's face lit up when he saw Kayley. They started talking and hit off right away.
"I'm so not looking forward to going back home tomorrow," Esmeralda said.
"I know what you mean," Jasmine agreed. "I really don't want to go back to school."
"Let's go swimming!" Rapunzel said after they had been riding around on the boat for a couple hours.
Garrett found a safe place to swim, then lowered the anchor. Rapunzel slipped off the sundress she had been wearing over her bikini, then dove into the water. Flynn jumped in after her. Esmeralda dove off the front of the boat and swam over to them. Aladdin got in after her, and Jasmine started walking to the back of the boat towards the ladder.
"Phoebus, can you help me put some sunscreen on my back," Mulan asked, holding out the bottle.
"I'll do it," Jasmine offered, taking the bottle from Mulan.
Phoebus shrugged and got into the water. Jasmine sat down behind Mulan and started applying the sunscreen. She didn't feel comfortable with watching Phoebus run his hands over a girl that wasn't Esmeralda. And Jasmine knew Esmeralda would have gotten angry if she saw it.
"Are you guys going swimming?" Mulan asked Kayley and Garrett.
Garrett shook his head. "Nah. I gotta stay with the boat."
"Yeah, I don't really like swimming," Kayley said.
Mulan nodded and dove into the water. Jasmine climbed down the ladder and slowly lowered herself into the water. Aladdin swam over to her and scooped her up in his arms.
"I know you can't swim," Aladdin whispered.
Jasmine shook her head. "How do you know that?"
"Esmeralda just told me," Aladdin replied. "Why are you in the water if you can't swim?"
"I like being in the water, even though it kinda scares me," Jasmine said.
Aladdin held her close to him and gripped the ladder to keep them afloat. "Don't worry, I'm not gonna let you go."
Jasmine smiled at him. "I know you won't."