The Four Emirs
Sleeping Beauty's

Al Azzam Palace, Dubai , UAE

Direndra invites Raana into the library owned by the Al Azzam family that has been renovated. The two-story white library contains many books there and Raana can only see how everything is neatly arranged and catalogued.

"Welcome to our library" said Direndra. "What story do you want to find? The folklore of Oma my great-grandfather? Or modern stories? Or the DC and Marvel stories? Japanese Manga? There's all!"

Raana can only be glued to see the many books. "I ... speechless, prince Direndra."

"Didn't you like to read? Please take the book you want but do not forget to return it because all books have been digitally cataloged and there is a chip in it so that if lost, it can be tracked with GPS."

Raana's face was getting louder. "Somewhere?"

Direndra. "Me and Al are book lovers and we don't even hesitate to shop for books at the flea market and we prefer to lose clothes rather than books because the book is not all reprinted while the clothes, and we're not all, always repeating the model."

"You should be fluent in storytelling."

"My Daddy told me that my Necan is better at storytelling."

Raana saw how Direndra's face softened telling her Necannya. "What's Necan called?"

Direndra laughs. "No, Oma my great-grandmother was named Adara Utari and by Daddy was called Necan because it means Grandma Beautiful or beautiful grandma. If my great Opa is named Abhimanyu Giandra usually called Ogan or Opa Ganteng or handsome grandpa."

"They're people?"

"Java, Indonesia."

"But you don't look like an Indonesian. Oh, your majesty, Empress Aisyah is not an Arab, is she?"

"Yes, Eyang Aisyah is an Indonesian Arab and I've lost her Javanese. Oma Rhea I married Opa Duncan who is a mixture of English and Javanese and Daddyku stronger gene and married mommyku who is Arab Indonesia. Born me and Alaric."

Raana looks through Direndra's book collection and smiles at a children's book called Suwidak Loro. "What does this mean?"

"That means sixty-two."

Raana opened it and pouted. "I can't read this. The language I don't know."

Direndra laughs. "This is the Indonesian version. Want me to tell you?"

Raana nodded.

"Let's sit here, I tell you." Darendra invites Raana to sit on a long sofa and start telling stories about girls who only have 62 hairs.

***

"Doctor Benben!"

Nura just grunted annoyedly. Direndra's sister has been arbitrary since her best friend introduced herself to her family from the beginning of college at Harvard. Just because they were both from Dubai and met accidentally at a mosque in Manhattan, Direndra and Nura have been friends ever since.

"What is Prince Alaric Al Azzam Blair?" Nura turned around while carrying her helmet.

"Where are you going?" asked Alaric who researched the clothes Nura was wearing.

"Go home! The waiter who suffered an ulcer has been treated. I also said goodbye to Her Majesty the Empress." Nura walked away from Alaric.

"I'm taking!" tawar Alaric's.

"No need for Prince Alaric. I've brought my own vehicle."

"Good Vespa?" ledek Alaric while following the beautiful girl. "It's eight o'clock."

"Oh come on Al. I'm a regular in New York and Cambridge, why be afraid in my own city?" Nura stopped on a black man's motorbike.

"Triumph? Are you kidding me Benben!" exclaimed Alaric can't believe the beautiful girl was riding that macho bike.

"Indeed trouble?" Nura put on her black helmet and got on her bike. "I'm going home first Al. Assalamualaikum."

"Wa'alaikum salam" Alaric and Nura responded by darting out of Al Azzam's palace.

Oh**1*! Benben is so cool!

***

"When you slept here, did Raana?" gumam Direndra amused. "May I be scolded later."

Darendra tries to wake the girl but Raana still does not budge. Alaric who was looking for her brother finally found Direndra sitting on the sofa while looking at Raana who was asleep.

"You want to be Prince Philip to wake Aurora or the prince to wake Snow White?" ledek Alaric's.

"I want to be prince Direndra to wake princess Raana up" Direndra replied without taking her eyes off Raana's face.

"Mas, do you want to let Raana sleep here?"

Direndra turned to his sister. "Obviously no but Raana looks like Aurora, not waking up."

"Beautiful but kebo when sleeping" kekeh Alaric. "Take care, you are ordinary!"

"Damn it!" ogat Direndra's.

"Somehow, she knows very little. Just lift up, hup weighing two sacks of rice!"

Direndra also steadied his heart holding Raana who remained unmoved and Alaric smiled seeing her brother so gently looking at Raana.

"You're really in love with her, aren't you?"

"Very. She may not be as savage as our female cousins but she has something that interests me."

"She is beautiful" said Alaric. "But not my type. I like tall girls, not petite like Raana."

"Not only beautiful physically but also the heart. Do you have a crush on Nura?" ledek Direndra's.

"Huh? Benben?" his Alaric.

"Astaghfiullah! His name is Benazir Nura Jaziri, his name is Nura not Benben!" sulkan Direndra was anxious for his sister.

"But it was called Benben!" sahut Alaric's. "Just take a special call from a special prince like me."

"Al, don't be nosy with Nura. Later princess angry with you, can be pulled your ears!" Direndra glanced towards his sister.

Now they have arrived at the door of Raana's bedroom. Direndra asks Alaric to open the door.

"You put that sleeping beauty but don't play ci*pok huh!" kekeh Alaric's.

"Iiissshhh you!" Direndra gently put down Raana's body and enveloped her. The man took the time to get rid of the hair that covered his beautiful face. "saydatan ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ )."

Direndra walked out of the room with Alaric waiting for him at the door.

After the door closed, Raana opened her eyes. His face looked flushed and reflexively he held his chest.

"Astaghfirullah's... Astarghfirullah's. Come on heart, don't beat fast... I could have a heart attack here" Raana murmured.

The girl pulled the blanket over her and tried to go back to sleep.

***

The next day, Raana seemed ready to return to her hamlet and walk towards the dining room following a servant.

Arriving at the luxurious dining room, everyone had just arrived and Direndra's face was back to look at Raana's face.

"Good morning, noble empress, prince Direndra, prince Alaric" Raana said with a sweet smile.

Alaric just shook his head seeing his brother pose gawking so.

"For nothing!" skink.

***

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