There had been rumors of problems with Beast and Belle floating around, and while Aladdin was all-too-curious, he knew from what he'd picked up that it would be best to lay off before getting involved and trying to get the specifics of what was going on. He was concerned, yes, because he thought very well of both of the parties involved, but he was
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In the back parts of the gardens that most did not tread, Kairi had designated this place as the area for her practice. With her concern for Sora and Belle's husband riding in the back of her mind, the mindless indulgence of magic was a nice distraction. Her shoulders had a faint ache that promised soreness tomorrow, her hands were uncomfortably dry from the heat, but she looked proudly at the charred wall. Most of her spells had hit the center of the wall like she had planned to.
Taking a break to catch her breath and rub her shoulders, she sat down against the trunk of a large tree, looking at the wall carefully, as if judging each scortch for some flaw.
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He started in one direction, following his ears, and soon happened upon a young girl seated and staring at a very charred wall. He stared at the wall for a moment and Abu made a disapproving noise before he turned back to the girl.
"Did something happen?" he asked, sounding quite concerned.
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"I did," she said softly. "I was practicing magic, I'm sorry if I disturbed you."
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"No, it's fine. I actually came here, hoping someone would be around, 'cause I'm bored..." He looked a little sheepish and shot a grin at her. Without warning, he sat down next to her. Abu examined the girl and chirped approvingly. She seemed nice enough.
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"Yeah, it can get really boring around here." She lifted the nut up in her hand, palm turned up. "Everyone's all work, work, work, it seems."
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"I know what you mean," Aladdin replied with a sigh. "And I never have everything to do. Jasmine is busy enough for the both of us, though, being a Princess of Heart and all..."
It was only afterward that he realized she probably had no idea what he was talking about. He startled a little and looked apologetic. "Oh, sorry 'bout that. I'm Aladdin. I'm, err, married to Jasmine-- you know, one of the Princess of Heart." He really didn't want to sound like he was bragging. Because it honestly wasn't a big deal to him.
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"Oh! You're Jasmine's husband? She talks about you so much." She held out her hand. "Pleased to meet you, I'm Kairi." She took a moment to look at her hand and realised it was smudged with soot. Giving an embaressed chuckle, she wiped her hands on the underside of her skirt and held her hand out again.
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"Oh! Sora's... friend, right?" He had to pause for a moment to exert the word "girl" from that sentence, since that was only meant for teasing between him and Sora. He didn't want to offend the girl. "Nice to meet you." Not really minding how dirty her hand was (he'd lived on the street after all), he grasped it and gave it a firm shake.
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"Yeah, I'm Sora's... friend." He has paused oddly in the middle of the sentence. Maybe Common wasn't his original language? Pulling her hand away, Kairi leaned her head against the tree, plucking another nut from a low branch. Placing it between the heels of her palms, she squeezed her hands together, the nut gaining a small crack along a side. Enough to pry her fingernails into.
"Who's you friend?" she pointed to the monkey, still in a corner. "I think he's hungry."
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"Ahh, his name is Abu. I think he likes you," he said with a nod. Abu liked anyone that gave him food, really. "Nah, he just ate. But he'll take food whenever he can get it. He's sort of used to doing that..." Yeah, they'd had to really scrape for food before.
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Her heart gave a little twist, the image of blood splurting and bone snapping still bouncing around in her head. But it was okay, Sora had healed himself, he was fine.
He was fine.
"So, you're bored too? Know of anything to do around here?"
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Her question was responded to with a shrug. "Not really. I just wander around, see how I can talk to or bother, stuff like that. Explore the castle..." He wasn't sure if mentioning secret passageways was necessarily a good idea, even knowing that the girl was a Princess of Heart.
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"Not much to do except work and study." She looked back over her shoulder, to the wall that seperated the gardens from the village. Her mouth twisted in a strange way that indicated she was thinking.
"I wonder if anything is open tonight?"
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Her inquiry caused his interest to perk up as well. He glanced at the wall as well, knowing what stood behind it. "There has to be something," he figured.
With that, he stood up, offering his hand to her. "Come on, let's go." Apparently he'd made the decision for the both of them, and it wasn't long before they were off in the direction of the town.
It would be nice to get out.
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