A date with destiny

Summary:

Two pure-hearted people know each other in their childhood and go through adventures capable of strengthening ties which at that time they could not even imagine. Dastan and Tamina became best friends, but life's adversities tried to keep them from each other. Children grow up, but the desire in their hearts persists in staying the same. Dastan never managed to forget his beautiful friend. Will destiny be able to unite two souls predestined to be together since the dawn of time despite all the adversities of life? Perhaps, fate will only help these young people to know each other, but it will be up to the heart of each one to decide whether or not they should stay together.

Part 1/2

Alamut's king, Salah, was planning a trip to the holy city of Avrat, in Persia, to discuss deals with King Sharaman. On a parchment, the nobleman wrote the necessary proclamations and notices, he promised the other monarch to arrive in the city in a week. As he finished the letter putting on his royal seal, he felt someone pull at his robes.

The old king looked down and found his little daughter Tamina with a wide, innocent smile on her face.

"What are you doing, Daddy?" asked the little princess, filled with curiosity.

"I am writing a letter to the king of Persia." He answered his daughter's question as he placed her on his lap.

"And what is written in this letter?" The girl tries to spell out what was written on the parchment.

"It is written that I will visit his palace, and so he and I will plan some agreements together." concluded Salah.

"Oh! Are you going to Persia? " asked the little girl with enthusiasm and eyes shining.

"Yes." The king confirmed.

"Can I go with you? Please, I've never traveled anywhere, in fact I never left the palace. " Tamina made a complaint accompanied by a practiced pout.

"My dear, this is a risky journey and I cannot put the life of the future queen of Alamut at risk."

"You always say that!" she said, almost crying.

"Okay, okay! But promise that you will behave and obey all the rules. "

"Yes, I promise it!" she said hugging him.

The journey through the desert was tiring under the scorching sun and some insects appeared on the way. However, Alamut's army had been redoubled for the princess's safety. Everything for the little princess was new, even the footprints in the sand.

The king was nervous because he was afraid of a surprise attack by thieves or even that a wild animal would appear to attack them.

When they arrived in the city of Avrat, they were greeted by a cheering crowd. A great royal banquet in celebration had been held for the Alamutians.

Tamina was amazed at everything, as the palace was all decorated in gold and marble. Not to mention the large statue of King Sharaman that was in the middle of the palace. "Wow!" it was all the girl could say about it.

"Dad, can I see the garden?" asked Tamina, interrupting the conversation between the monarchs.

King Salah was embarrassed by his daughter's attitude and asked King Sharaman for forgiveness.

"It's all right." The Persian king laughed at the little girl. "You can play in the garden and enjoy feeding the ducks."

"Ducks?" the princess's eyes shone, for she loved animals. "Excuse me, his majesty." she spoke with a bow and then ran to the garden.

"Don't go too far!" her father shouted, worried.

Tamina ran to the small pond in the middle of the garden and started playing on the cobblestones trying to keep her balance. Then she threw small pieces of bread to the ducklings that were walking in the lake. "How beautiful!" she exclaimed, delighted by the scene of the little ones swimming in a row.

"What a silly thing!" a male voice scoffed. The girl looked up and found a boy dressed in armor trying to wield a wooden sword.

"You are silly, you idiot!"

"Choose your words carefully, brat!"

"I am the same size as you!" she countered furiously.

"You know who I am?" he asked furiously. "I am Prince Dastan, son of King Sharaman." he replied arrogantly in order to intimidate her.

"And I am Princess Tamina, daughter of King Salah!" she spoke showing her tongue, while keeping her arms crossed.

"I'm going to cut your tongue."

"Try, you don't even have a real sword." the girl laughed at his wooden sword.

The boy then clenched his fists, gritting his teeth in anger, and walked over to her.

"I'm going to cut your hair!" he said as he pulled on her braid. The girl threatened to shout her father's name, but the other covered her mouth with one hand in a desperate attempt to shut her up.

"Listen, I'm sorry if I treated you badly, princess. Would you like to play with me? " Dastan invited her in an attempt to calm the young girl and not cause problems in the palace.

Tamina looked at him and found the offer friendly. Since there was no other child around to keep her company, she accepted. "What are we going to play about?" she asked.

"Let's play hide and seek outside." the boy smiled, pointing to the exit of the palace.

"Outside? But it is dangerous and my father said… "

"Stop being silly! That way you'll never see the world and, I don't know if you noticed, you can't play here. "

"Why not? It's so big ... "Tamina looked around the garden.

"Now, outside is more fun. You don't have to worry, princess. I know the city like the back of my hand. By the way, you won't have another opportunity and my father and yours don't need to know it. " he said blinking and extending his hand.

The girl thought, looked into the palace where her father was and then at the Persian prince. "Right!" she agreed while holding his hand.

Dastan and his new friend sneaked out to avoid alarming the guards. When the soldier at the gate was distracted, he pulled her out.

The duo ran away from the palace, only stopping to rest when they reached the Avrat market. Tamina admired the whole scene that was unlike anything she was used to seeing. The people were working hard, salespeople shouted to attract customers, children running around ... They didn't have much luxury and there were some people lying on the floor begging. The princess was sad for them, because in the palace she had everything and these people, nothing.

"What's it?" Asked the boy when he saw her sad face.

"Nothing, just ... These people ... It's so sad ..." the girl replied.

"Yes, this is the reality that they will never show you." Realizing that she was trying to cry, he thought quickly as he looked around and found a candy store. "Come with me." the young man took her by the wrist and dragged her down the street to the place. There he bought sweets of various flavors. "Now, let's eat!"

Tamina tried a small red ball of gum and as soon as she tasted sweet in her mouth her eyes sparkled. "Wow! I never ate anything like that, it's very good! "

"Let's eat everything!" suggested the prince while laughing at the girl.

They filled with candy until their teeth started to hurt. Then they ran through the city streets to catch each other.

"I have to introduce you to my friend Bis." said the boy.

"Bis?" she saw a thin, dirty boy with torn clothes coming towards her.

"Bis, this is Tamina!" the two then greeted each other with a shy smile.

"Let's go?"

"Where?" asked the princess.

"Come with us." invited Bis.

She just followed them. A little later they stopped at a grocery store to buy fresh bread and fruit.

"What are you going to do with all this?" the girl questioned curiously about the amount of food they were buying.

"Stop asking questions and help us load." ordered the little prince. She decided not to question and just took things, put them in a basket and accompanied the boys.

They then arrived at a simple house. There was a knock at the door and several children left in the same state as Bis. They were delighted to see them with the food. The girl was amazed by the new friend's gesture of charity. Tamina also helped to distribute the fruits in her basket. After they all ate and were satisfied, they played hide and seek until the sun went down.

"Dastan, I need to get back to the castle! My father is going to suspect my absence and that can lead to complications for you and me. " she said while looking into his blue eyes.

"You love to tell me what to do!" the boy spoke smiling.

"You are good at following orders!"

"Don't push your luck, let's go!" the two young royals said goodbye to everyone and returned to the palace.

"Prince Dastan." called the girl. The Persian stared at his newest friend "I loved walking with you. It was the best adventure I've ever had ... Thank you. "

The boy was about to respond, but King Alamutian arrived in a hurry.

"Where were you?" Salah asked irritably.

Tamina looked at her friend who winked at her in secret. "I was playing with Prince Dastan, Daddy!"

"Look at you, young lady! You need a bath! " the girl looked at her clothes and noticed how dirty she was. She had never seen herself in that state.

Later, the little guest settled into the new camera bed they offered her. It was strange to sleep in a room that was not hers. Suddenly, she heard a noise from the balcony.

"Buuuu!"

"Who's there?" the young lady asked, afraid.

"Buuuu!"

The princess covered herself with the sheet leaving only her eyes exposed to the large dark room, but ended up recognizing the timbre of his voice. She took a pillow and went towards the individual with the purpose of hitting him. As soon as she saw him, she hit him hard on the head;

"Stop, it's me ..."

"I suspected it was you!" she put her hands on her hips in anger at the boy's play.

"You were scared! I saw you hide on the sheet! " Dastan showed his tongue.

"If I had been scared I wouldn't have come here to hit you!" Tamina shrugged, furious at him. "Why are you here? Can I know it? "

"I couldn't sleep and decided to see if you were awake."

"You woke me up, silly, but how did you get here?" she asked in surprise.

"I climbed."

She looked at the height and felt dizzy. "More proof that you are crazy!"

"So why were you impressed? I'm used to it. It's my favorite hobby. " He spoke as he walked over to the girl's bed and then threw himself on the soft mattress. "Nothing like climbing the princess's tower and saving her"

"Save me? I don't need your help, Persian! "

"Well, I came to save your night. I know it is difficult to sleep in a new place and I will help you with that. When I got here, I had a hard time getting used to it. "

"As well?" the girl walked over to the bed and sat beside him.

"I didn't grow up in the palace, I came out of poverty and the king adopted me."

Tamina's mouth fell open. He was not real blood and that explained all that gesture of humility towards the needy orphans.

"I was an orphan on the street, like those children ..." said the boy shaking hands and turning his face to hold back the tears. But the young lady noticed and took his hand;

"You will be a wise and humble man, Dastan. I am sure of that and I will be praying for you in my city. "

"Are you leaving?" he asked with a sharp twinge in his heart.

"I need to go back tomorrow ..." she replied sadly. There was then a silence between them. "Are we going to see each other again?"

"But of course and I'm sure it will be for something good, as I feel that fate wants to tell us something ..." The Persian prince smiled. "Tonight I will sleep here with you, all right?"

"Yes." the Alamutian girl nodded a little sadly.

Dastan didn't like how discouraged she was. He looked at the pillow beside her and hit her in the face while she was distracted. "Revenge!"

"Ah!" the princess laughed "Now it's my turn, Persian!"

They spent the night playing pillow fight. When they got tired, they lay down and fell asleep.

Notes:
This is the first chapter. I'll post the next one soon. story also posted on another platform, such as Ao3, for LydiBr77.

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