first date with Alibaba!!
In all honesty you were both such a nervous wreck.
First off Alibaba going on a date?! Pfft practically no one believed him, maybe even himself. And you were no better. It took everything in you to get the courage to ask him out on a date. While typically the man makes all the moves you have been giving such obvious hints that you liked him and they always went unnoticed! For a second you thought that he just didn’t like you.
It wasn’t until you poured your sweet little heart out to Yamraiha that she told you just to blatantly tell him you’re interested in him and would like to go on a date, and if that doesn’t work out she’ll have sharrkan teach him a lesson or two…whatever that meant.
So here you are outside his room pacing back and forth for the last 5 minutes trying to not chicken out and run away - though in your dilemma you must’ve not noticed the noise you had been making because before you knew it Alibaba had opened the door.
He called out to you with that sweet little smile of his something you had grown to adore the more you spent around him. “Mm? Did something happen?”
“A-Alibaba!!” You squeak out. “Um well you see..!” Letting out an awkward laugh you take a deep breath and look at him a poor attempt at calming your nerves.
“I was wondering if you’d like to walk around Sindria with me tomorrow…there’s a market festival going on and I was hoping we could go together!”
silence was all that followed.
“It’s totally fine if you don’t want too!!” You quickly speak out embarrassed, refusing to look at his face.
Alibaba on the other hand was shocked. You? Wanted to go on a date with him?! Oh he used to pray for times like these.
“Ehh? Wait wait, you want to go with me? I have to be dreaming right now.”
You shyly nod while Alibaba’s body has froze into shock.
He’s barely even able to function properly as he responds to you. “O..of course!! I’d love to go with you!”
As you look up at him with a big smile he can only try to somewhat hold his composure before he genuinely starts acting like a teenage girl which is a bit silly since that’s technically your job.
“Okay then I’ll see you tomorrow!!” You wave at him as you excitedly go back towards your room.
That night Alibaba couldn’t sleep.
“Yam..are you sure I look good?”
Yamraiha sighs softly “Yes I promise you do.” She walks over placing her hands on your shoulders “Cmon have more confidence! You’re the prettiest girl with the cutest heart I know!”
You groan a bit as you look at her “I’ve never been on a date before! I mean what if..what if I mess it up?!”
Yamraiha blinks at you with shocked eyes before she bursts out laughing. “W-wait..you’ve never been on a date before” She says through her laughs.
Groaning once again you put your head into your hands embarrassed. “Alibaba must’ve been on some before. What if he notices I have no experience!!”
Yamraiha can’t even pull herself together as she continues her laughter and just as you were going to her a piece of your mind there’s a knock at the door. Looking over at Yamraiha with big eyes as you grow even more nervous she opens the door and pushes you out making you lose your balance. Luckily the person on the other side caught you before you fell. Unfortunately that person was Alibaba.
Both of you quickly grow flustered as you quietly thank him and he can only nod.
He clears his throat “W..well um..are you ready to go?”
Thus begins the start of an awkward yet sweet first date.
The festival was full of all sorts of fun colors and music all around, all sorts of different vendors and food, the perfect place for a first date.
You two quickly forget your first date jitters as you both look around the festival like kids. Competing over who can get the most wins at the games, trying out all the different kinds of food the vendors had to offer, even buying little things for each other and the others of course. The night had been filled with sweet laughter between you two and both of your arms full of prizes you had won which you both decided to give them out to all the other children who hadn’t won any games.
As the time for the fireworks drew closer everyone made their way to the grassy field to enjoy the view Alibaba led you to a more secluded spot that was still rear enough to see the fireworks since it had been pretty crowded.
Once comfortable you turn over to him handing him a pair of small gold earrings. “I know you already have some but I thought these would look great on you.”
He gives you a bright smile as he takes them “Thank you! I’ll cherish them.” That makes you blush a bit as you shake your hands.
“Ah you don’t have too! It’s just a nice gesture…” You say softly though he doesn’t seem to hear you as he pulls out a golden necklace with a purple gem in the middle to compliment it.
“Here! I saw it when we first walked in and it totally reminded me of you!” As you take the necklace in your hands you pass it back to him “Can you put it on for me?” With a red face he nods and you turn your back towards him.
Though he almost lost his grip on the necklace from his shaky hands he was about to clasp it on. Once you turned around to face him he lost his breath.
Before he realized he had spoken out loud his mouth moved faster than his mind. “It looks beautiful on you.”
You let out a giggle “Thank you!!” He looks off to the side embarrassed “Your welcome..”
The fireworks begin as everyone cheers the beautiful colors decorating the sky and you two look at the sky admiring the colors as well.
“You know I had a bunch of fun Alibaba thanks for agreeing to come with me.”
He stops and turns over to you “You know um..I’ve actually liked you for a while.” You turn over to him eyes wide.
He gulps a bit as he nods “I was super nervous to say anything so I never did. But!!” He looks at you with determined eyes. “I’d love to be your boyfriend if…if you’d let me.”
You nod before even thinking “Of course I’d let you silly!! I mean I asked you out on this date!” You laugh a bit before giving a big, bright smile.
“I guess this means we’re a couple now!” Alibaba's face grew so red you couldn’t even tell his original skin tone as you hugged him tightly.
As you two pull away you hear loud cheers behind you looking back you see all your dear friends..cheering you on..?
You look back at Alibaba “How long have they been there..?”
From the looks of it he had just noticed them himself, you both groan as they continue their loud cheers and whistles throughout the night.
