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Chapter 4: Enter the Princess

"Aright Abu," I said. "Are you ready?" the small monkey nodded and I looked at Al who grinned at me. We were sitting on the awning above the melon stand and were planning to snatch one for breakfast.

"Ok, Abu, go!" Al said and with a salute the little monkey disappeared over the edge of the awning. I heard the merchant shout and then Al leaned over the other side. Abu reappeared and we waited for Al. He then sat up holding a melon. Abu and I grinned.

"Nice goin' Abu. Breakfast is served guys." Al split the melon into two and we gave Abu one and we shared the other. After we finished eating we sat back and observed the people walking to and fro throughout the marketplace.

"Al?" I said after a couple of minutes. "Why do you suppose that everyone is in such a hurry?" I waited for a reply and upon hearing none looked over to see that Al was staring at something in the distance. "Al?"

"Wow." He murmured and I cocked my head to one side in confusion. Then I saw what he was looking at. A girl. Abu confused too, sat on Al's head and waved a paw in front of his face, back and forth and not once did Al move. I then watched the girl and saw her pluck an apple off the fruit stall hand it to a small little boy. I grinned, boy Al could pick 'em. She was beautiful and kind. Those are two things that are pretty rare around here. I only hoped he would actually talk to her instead of the endless unidentifiable words he spoke to other girls.

I heard Al shift beside me and then snapped out of my thoughts and focused on the girl again. This time the fruit vendor had her arm. I heard her plead with him and I knew without looking that Al had leapt into action. I jumped down from the awning too and ran over to help them out.

I came up behind the girl as Al pulled the sword out of the vendor's grip. He then handed it to the girl. She looked at it confusedly for a moment before hiding it behind her back, as the two turned to look at her. I gently took it from her grip and she spun around and looked at me and then back at Al. I then tossed the sword away and focused back on the scene in front of me.

"What are you doing?" she whispered to us.

"Just play along, trust us." I whispered back. She then turned back around as the fruit vendor spoke.

"You, uh, know this girl?" Al grinned.

"Sadly yes, she is our sister. She's a little crazy." He took his hand and spun a finger in a circle around his ear for emphasis. The girl gasped angrily putting her hands on her hips. I had to hide my laughter. Al had a lot of explaining to do for that.

The vendor gripped Al's vest and pulled him into his face. "She said she knew the sultan!"

Al shoved his hands off. "She thinks the monkey is the Sultan." He indicted Abu who got caught red-handed trying to pick someone's bag. He pulled his paws back and grinned sheepishly at us. The girl looked at me briefly and I winked at her. Then she kneeled on the ground before Abu. I stuffed my fist in my mouth to keep from laughing.

"O', wise Sultan, how may I serve you?" I snorted into my fist as a look of disbelief crossed the vendor's face. Abu then patted her upon the head and chattered something unintelligible.

"Tragic, isn't?" Al told the vendor as he grabbed an apple off the stall with his foot. Then he tossed it at the surprised vendor. "But, no harm done." He stared at us curiously and I made a poor pitiful face at him. Al decided it was time for us to exit. We each linked arms with the girl and began to walk off.

"Come along sis, it's time to see the doctor." Al said and I grinned. The girl stopped walking suddenly and faced towards a camel.

"Oh, hello doctor, how are you?" I snorted and Al pulled her away and acted like he was scolding her.

"No, no, no, sis. Not that one." I could barely control my laughter.

"C'mon, Sultan." I told Abu and he bowed at the ground. Unfortunately his vest had been full of pick-pocketed things and they spilled onto the ground. The vendor growled angrily at us as I scooped up Abu and the pilfered things.

"Come back here you little thieves!" he shouted as we took off after the girl and Al.

Al and the girl climbed ahead of me and I gladly stayed back, secretly hoping that this was the girl for him. I had thought she was nice earlier, but after listening to her talk I felt that she was even better than before. Al climbed to the top of the ladder and turned offering his hand to her. She took it and upon being pulled up tripped into his arms. I watched them gaze at each other, obviously in love and I grinned.

But somewhere in my mind I felt a hint of jealously. It wasn't fair that they ignored me! But I quickly felt ashamed. It wasn't every day that Al met a nice girl and after all, he deserved to be with someone like her. Then the couple suddenly blushed realizing what they were doing. I pulled myself up to the top and waited for Al to help me over the wall. But he never did. Instead he acted as though I wasn't there!

I frowned to myself. He's just love struck that's all! I decided to give him another chance. I waved at him and he suddenly noticed I was there. Rather reluctantly he pulled me up and I then backed up to give him space. Suddenly I felt saddened. Maybe I was just getting in the way. After all I said he deserved to be with her, so why do I need to be there? So I told the jealous voice to shut up. I wasn't his brother after all just his friend.

The girl spoke then, "I want to thank you for stopping that man." She smiled at him. I went over to where Al and I usually catapulted ourselves over the street. I grabbed a pole and vaulted over to the next building.

"Uh, forget it." Al said then he grabbed another pole. "So, uh, this is your first time in the marketplace, huh?" he asked then he vaulted himself over and almost landed on me in the process. He was really head over heels for this girl.

"Is it that obvious?" the girl asked and I watched Al lean on his pole.

"Well, you do kinda stand out." He said his eyes locked on hers and she blushed, smiling. Then he snapped out of it. "I mean, uh, you don't understand how dangerous Agrabah can be." He then held laid out a plank for her to walk on. Instead, to his amazement and mine she vaulted herself over to us.

"Wow." I grinned at her. She was definitely made for Al.

"I'm a fast learner." She said walking past, jaw-dropped Al. Abu didn't like being ignored and glared when Al handed him the pole.

"Hey." Al said and followed after her. I walked slowly behind them, hoping to not distract them. I went and sat in the doorway after they went in.

After a while I heard Al yell, 'Abu!' I half turned my head and saw the little monkey greedily sulking in the corner. I waved at him to come over to me. He ran over and I pulled an apple out from where I had hidden it and handed it to him. He hugged me and then ran back over to Al. Feeling bored with the lovey-dovey stuff I walked away from our hovel and just as I rounded the corner I bumped into something. That something was a guard!

Before I could react another grabbed me from behind and slapped a hand over my mouth. I started trying to fight back, but all I got was a smack and then I was lifted off the ground.

"Quiet, street rat!" The guard carried me down the steps and there we waited for the other guards. Great, the jinx does it again.

A little while later I heard the Al yell 'jump!' and saw he and the girl leap from the window. They were soon caught as well as Abu, who had gotten thrown into a pot. I was then dragged over and Al looked up at me. I gave him an apologetic look. He frowned at me and then we both turned to look at the girl, who was beating upon Rasoul's arm.

"Let go of them!"

"Look what we have here men, a street mouse!" he then tossed the girl back and she hit the ground. Suddenly she stood up.

"Unhand them!" she shouted and then threw her hood back, revealing a jeweled band around her head. "By order of the princess." I felt my jaw drop and looked to see Al's and the guard's had too.

"Princess Jasmine." Rasoul said bowing low.

"The princess?" Al, Abu and I said at the same time.

"What are you doing outside the palace and with these street rats?"

"That's none of your concern." She said angrily her demanding nature kicking in. "Now do as I say release them!"

"I would princess, but my orders come from Jafar. You'll have to take it up with him." Rasoul bowed again and the guards dragged us off. I looked at the princess one last time and winced at her dark expression.

"Believe me I will."

Rasoul took lots of pleasure of parading us down into the dungeons and all I could do was look at the ground. My stupid cursed self got us caught. I could feel Al's eyes on me but I ignored them, not wanting to start talking now.

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Chapter 4: Enter the Princess

"Aright Abu," I said. "Are you ready?" the small monkey nodded and I looked at Al who grinned at me. We were sitting on the awning above the melon stand and were planning to snatch one for breakfast.

"Ok, Abu, go!" Al said and with a salute the little monkey disappeared over the edge of the awning. I heard the merchant shout and then Al leaned over the other side. Abu reappeared and we waited for Al. He then sat up holding a melon. Abu and I grinned.

"Nice goin' Abu. Breakfast is served guys." Al split the melon into two and we gave Abu one and we shared the other. After we finished eating we sat back and observed the people walking to and fro throughout the marketplace.

"Al?" I said after a couple of minutes. "Why do you suppose that everyone is in such a hurry?" I waited for a reply and upon hearing none looked over to see that Al was staring at something in the distance. "Al?"

"Wow." He murmured and I cocked my head to one side in confusion. Then I saw what he was looking at. A girl. Abu confused too, sat on Al's head and waved a paw in front of his face, back and forth and not once did Al move. I then watched the girl and saw her pluck an apple off the fruit stall hand it to a small little boy. I grinned, boy Al could pick 'em. She was beautiful and kind. Those are two things that are pretty rare around here. I only hoped he would actually talk to her instead of the endless unidentifiable words he spoke to other girls.

I heard Al shift beside me and then snapped out of my thoughts and focused on the girl again. This time the fruit vendor had her arm. I heard her plead with him and I knew without looking that Al had leapt into action. I jumped down from the awning too and ran over to help them out.

I came up behind the girl as Al pulled the sword out of the vendor's grip. He then handed it to the girl. She looked at it confusedly for a moment before hiding it behind her back, as the two turned to look at her. I gently took it from her grip and she spun around and looked at me and then back at Al. I then tossed the sword away and focused back on the scene in front of me.

"What are you doing?" she whispered to us.

"Just play along, trust us." I whispered back. She then turned back around as the fruit vendor spoke.

"You, uh, know this girl?" Al grinned.

"Sadly yes, she is our sister. She's a little crazy." He took his hand and spun a finger in a circle around his ear for emphasis. The girl gasped angrily putting her hands on her hips. I had to hide my laughter. Al had a lot of explaining to do for that.

The vendor gripped Al's vest and pulled him into his face. "She said she knew the sultan!"

Al shoved his hands off. "She thinks the monkey is the Sultan." He indicted Abu who got caught red-handed trying to pick someone's bag. He pulled his paws back and grinned sheepishly at us. The girl looked at me briefly and I winked at her. Then she kneeled on the ground before Abu. I stuffed my fist in my mouth to keep from laughing.

"O', wise Sultan, how may I serve you?" I snorted into my fist as a look of disbelief crossed the vendor's face. Abu then patted her upon the head and chattered something unintelligible.

"Tragic, isn't?" Al told the vendor as he grabbed an apple off the stall with his foot. Then he tossed it at the surprised vendor. "But, no harm done." He stared at us curiously and I made a poor pitiful face at him. Al decided it was time for us to exit. We each linked arms with the girl and began to walk off.

"Come along sis, it's time to see the doctor." Al said and I grinned. The girl stopped walking suddenly and faced towards a camel.

"Oh, hello doctor, how are you?" I snorted and Al pulled her away and acted like he was scolding her.

"No, no, no, sis. Not that one." I could barely control my laughter.

"C'mon, Sultan." I told Abu and he bowed at the ground. Unfortunately his vest had been full of pick-pocketed things and they spilled onto the ground. The vendor growled angrily at us as I scooped up Abu and the pilfered things.

"Come back here you little thieves!" he shouted as we took off after the girl and Al.

Al and the girl climbed ahead of me and I gladly stayed back, secretly hoping that this was the girl for him. I had thought she was nice earlier, but after listening to her talk I felt that she was even better than before. Al climbed to the top of the ladder and turned offering his hand to her. She took it and upon being pulled up tripped into his arms. I watched them gaze at each other, obviously in love and I grinned.

But somewhere in my mind I felt a hint of jealously. It wasn't fair that they ignored me! But I quickly felt ashamed. It wasn't every day that Al met a nice girl and after all, he deserved to be with someone like her. Then the couple suddenly blushed realizing what they were doing. I pulled myself up to the top and waited for Al to help me over the wall. But he never did. Instead he acted as though I wasn't there!

I frowned to myself. He's just love struck that's all! I decided to give him another chance. I waved at him and he suddenly noticed I was there. Rather reluctantly he pulled me up and I then backed up to give him space. Suddenly I felt saddened. Maybe I was just getting in the way. After all I said he deserved to be with her, so why do I need to be there? So I told the jealous voice to shut up. I wasn't his brother after all just his friend.

The girl spoke then, "I want to thank you for stopping that man." She smiled at him. I went over to where Al and I usually catapulted ourselves over the street. I grabbed a pole and vaulted over to the next building.

"Uh, forget it." Al said then he grabbed another pole. "So, uh, this is your first time in the marketplace, huh?" he asked then he vaulted himself over and almost landed on me in the process. He was really head over heels for this girl.

"Is it that obvious?" the girl asked and I watched Al lean on his pole.

"Well, you do kinda stand out." He said his eyes locked on hers and she blushed, smiling. Then he snapped out of it. "I mean, uh, you don't understand how dangerous Agrabah can be." He then held laid out a plank for her to walk on. Instead, to his amazement and mine she vaulted herself over to us.

"Wow." I grinned at her. She was definitely made for Al.

"I'm a fast learner." She said walking past, jaw-dropped Al. Abu didn't like being ignored and glared when Al handed him the pole.

"Hey." Al said and followed after her. I walked slowly behind them, hoping to not distract them. I went and sat in the doorway after they went in.

After a while I heard Al yell, 'Abu!' I half turned my head and saw the little monkey greedily sulking in the corner. I waved at him to come over to me. He ran over and I pulled an apple out from where I had hidden it and handed it to him. He hugged me and then ran back over to Al. Feeling bored with the lovey-dovey stuff I walked away from our hovel and just as I rounded the corner I bumped into something. That something was a guard!

Before I could react another grabbed me from behind and slapped a hand over my mouth. I started trying to fight back, but all I got was a smack and then I was lifted off the ground.

"Quiet, street rat!" The guard carried me down the steps and there we waited for the other guards. Great, the jinx does it again.

A little while later I heard the Al yell 'jump!' and saw he and the girl leap from the window. They were soon caught as well as Abu, who had gotten thrown into a pot. I was then dragged over and Al looked up at me. I gave him an apologetic look. He frowned at me and then we both turned to look at the girl, who was beating upon Rasoul's arm.

"Let go of them!"

"Look what we have here men, a street mouse!" he then tossed the girl back and she hit the ground. Suddenly she stood up.

"Unhand them!" she shouted and then threw her hood back, revealing a jeweled band around her head. "By order of the princess." I felt my jaw drop and looked to see Al's and the guard's had too.

"Princess Jasmine." Rasoul said bowing low.

"The princess?" Al, Abu and I said at the same time.

"What are you doing outside the palace and with these street rats?"

"That's none of your concern." She said angrily her demanding nature kicking in. "Now do as I say release them!"

"I would princess, but my orders come from Jafar. You'll have to take it up with him." Rasoul bowed again and the guards dragged us off. I looked at the princess one last time and winced at her dark expression.

"Believe me I will."

Rasoul took lots of pleasure of parading us down into the dungeons and all I could do was look at the ground. My stupid cursed self got us caught. I could feel Al's eyes on me but I ignored them, not wanting to start talking now.