Saudade (Sinbad x Reader)

Chapter 10 - Rivalry

It was a new day as Princess Kougyoku woke up early in the morning. Slowly sitting up in the comfy bed, she yawned a bit while stretching her arms. Swinging her legs to the side of the bed, she took her brush from a desk, that came with her room, and started to brush her hair.

Humming a small tune, she did her usual look with her hair, putting her pin, which is also her metal vessel, into her hair. Picking up a hand mirror, she made sure that it looked perfect before putting her kimono on. After being refreshed, she headed out of her room and decided to take a small stroll around the halls of Sindria. Admiring everything about the kingdom, she ran into her friend, who was also visiting, Alibaba.

"Princess Kougyoku!" Alibaba said, bowing a bit he looked up at her and smiled. "Its nice to see you" he said.

"Its nice to see you as well" Kougyoku said, smiling back. "What are you here for?" She questioned.

"Me, Morgiana, and Aladdin are staying here for just a day or two, we'll be heading out afterwards to finish up some business" he said. "And you?" He asked.

"Nothing in particular..." she said, averting her gaze. He grinned at her.

"Here to see the king again?" She soon blushed at his comment and hid her face behind her sleeve.

"No!!" She exclaimed "Well...maybe..." she said as Alibaba continued to look at her before she sighed in defeat. "Yes..I am..." she muttered. Alibaba chuckled at her quick defeat. Soon, she remembered her rival with the king. She then started to get pissed off which Alibaba noticed. About to walk away she looks at her blonde haired friend. "Can we talk?" She questioned.

"Uh..sure" he said with a smile, praying to Solomon that he doesn't get killed by her. They made it to a small grass part in the towers as they sat down while making flower crowns.

"There's another guest here" the princess of the Kou Empire said. Alibaba stayed silent and listened. "I met her last night. Her name is N/n. She said that she was also in love with King Sinbad and just...THE NERVE OF HER!" The princess yelled, gripping the flowers tightly making them shriveled up. "She said that he had fallen for her before! Hah! I call bluff!! She's just saying that so she can make me lose hope!! I swear...I'll have Sinbad fall head over heels for me, and when he does, I'm gonna invite her to our wedding day and brag to her that she was wrong!!" She said, anger was noticeable in her eyes as well as her atmosphere. The intensity of her atmosphere made Alibaba chuckle nervously. "What's so funny??" She questioned, glaring at him.

"Nothing! Nothing is funny at all!! It must be hard to have a rival!" Alibaba said. Kougyoku nodded in agreement.

"It is. But watch, she'll give up on him because she'll see he has no interest in her." She said boldly. Alibaba nodded as he continued to listen to her rant. He continued to hear more about this N/n person, making him curious as to wonder who this mysterious woman is.

After Princess Kougyoku calmed down, they decided to walk again. While making small talk and catching up with one another, Alibaba saw two figures on the dueling grounds.

"Hey, it looks like they're gonna spar, wanna go watch?" He questioned. She looked over and nodded.

"Why not?" She said. The two started to walk closer to the dueling grounds. When they got close enough the princess stopped, recognizing the two people who are about to fight. Alibaba noticed she stopped, a worried look on his face.

"You okay?" He questioned

"That's her..." she breathed out.

"Who?" He questioned, looking over.

"My rival" she said before pointing at the woman with a tiger besides her. Alibaba couldn't see her very clearly since they were still far away.

"Think we can get closer? I can't exactly see.." he said nervously. He saw his female friend nod.