Arabian Seraphs: The Musical

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Rating: Mature
Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Category: M/M
Fandom: 終わりのセラフ | Owari no Seraph | Seraph of the End, Aladdin (1992),
Aladdin (2019)
Relationship: Hyakuya Mikaela/Hyakuya Yuuichirou
Character: Hyakuya Mikaela, Hyakuya Yuuichirou, Hiiragi Shinoa, Ichinose Guren,
Hiiragi Shinya, Ferid Bathory, Crowley Eusford, Hiiragi Shinoa's Squad,
Other Owari no Seraph Character(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe-Disney’s Aladdin, Musical, Fantasy,
Action/Adventure, Romance, Mythical Beings and Creatures, Hurt and
comfort, Friendship, Background Couples, Falling In Love, Fluff and
Smut, Mika is Aladdin, Yuu is Jasmine, Shinoa is the Genie, Ferid is
Jafar, Mika top, Yuu bottom, Demons are Animals, Crowley can
transform into a parrot
Language: English
Stats: Published: 2022-10-31 Updated: 2023-05-30 Words: 53,051 Chapters:
9/?

Arabian Seraphs: The Musical

by Jinren_chan

Summary

Mika is a street rat living on the streets of Agrabah with his friends…until one day, he
meets and falls in love with Yuu, a young prince who’s being forced to choose a soulmate
by his father, Guren.

To hopefully win the prince’s heart, Mika finds a mysterious magic lamp, with Shinoa, the
genie of the lamp, who grants him only three wishes to help him get the boy of his dreams.

But Ferid, an evil sorcerer wants the lamb for himself, so he can rule Agrabah, and make
Yuu his bride.

Will Mika’s wishes help him win the love of his life…or will it be a complete disaster?

Notes

Hi everybody hope you’re doing well

This idea of this new fanfic, has been on my mind since the summer holidays. So I thought
I have fun by writing a ONS crossover with Disney’s Aladdin, for all of you lovely lot.
The story will be slowly written in both versions of Aladdin…the original animation and
the remake live action. And yes, it’s going to have the songs from the movie…and a lot of
magical entertainment.

This music link is what I imagine Kurl’s voice would sound like.

Arabian Nights> https://youtu.be/C-5iXUq6bOw

Thank you for reading, I hope you enjoyed it

Thanks for reading XXX

 Diamond in the Rough

Through out the scorching-hot desert, outside the city, there is a campsite with a row of camels,
drinking some water out of a bucket, different size tents in plain and bright colours and patterns,
and the royal family and their servants were all dressed in Indian-style clothing.

Everybody was doing their own thing inside their small bedouin tents, while the two sultans and
their advisors are in the largest majlis tent, discussing about making a new river around the city,
with rows of streams to help their crops to grow.

In the shade, sitting on a big red carpets in front of one of the old bedouin tents, are the sultans’s
children. Princess Akane, with long braided brown hair and light brown eyes, and her little brother
prince Kōta, with medium length near black hair and dark brown eyes. And they are sat playing
happily with their friends Chihiro, Ako and Taichi, who are the advisors’s children. Along with
them is Akane and Kōta’s pet white tiger, Byakkomaru, keeping them company while they’re
parents are busy.

Behind the children in the open tent, are the advisors’s beloved partners, preparing some tea for
everybody, with a bowl of fruit and some sweets.

Sitting in a red lounge chair with gold stripe, holding a white and black paper parasol, is a small
woman in a black cloak, with her hood hiding her face, and her pink hair hanging out. She sat there
quietly looking at the children in amusement, watching Akane, Chihiro and Ako making a crown
together out of Jasmine Gajra. The woman lightly chuckled as she watch the princess and the girls
placing the handmade crown on Byakkomaru’s head. Then she watch Kōta and Taichi playing ‘I
spy’, until the young boys started to get bored.

Cuddling with Byakkomaru, who is happily purring and rubbing against their loving touch, Akane
and Kōta watch their parents in the majlis tent, until they heard Chihiro, Ako and Taichi signing at
the same time, looking all dream like. “What’s wrong?” Akane ask, looking curious at their
friends. Facing back at the prince and princess, Chihiro replied, “Oh, we’re just thinking”.
“Thinking? About what?” Kōta asked with a confused look. Chihiro explained dreamy, whilst
pointing at the big, colourful and beautiful tent in front of them, “About what it be like to life in a
tent so big and luxurious, like that”. Akane and Kōta looked surprised at first. “But you guys have
a wonderful ten, and everything you already have is right here” Akane said with a sweet smile.
“That’s right. You guys should be happy with your tent” said Kōta, “Ours maybe fancy, but yours
is perfect”. Looking back at the tent behind them, which is small and plain, Chihiro, Ako and
Taichi turn back to the bigger one. “Yeah, but…you two are so lucky” said Taichi, “You live in a
big palace so grand and very luxurious. All fit for a king” he look back on the two sultans, and put
his two fingers up, “Well…two kings, actually”. Ako fold her hands together, looking at the majlis
tent, admiring the red and gold, and the luxury furniture inside. “Still, I wish ours is that fancy.
And I be so happy” said Ako. Taichi jump up onto his feet, taking his friends by surprise, looking
all mighty-proud with an iron fist. “Yeah! Me too! I would love to become wealthy and powerful,
and live like a king, someday!” Taichi cried out happily. Chihiro nodded in agreement, “I would be
happy, too”.

Just as Akane and Kōta is about to calm their friends down, a voice started them, “Why is that?”.
The children turn their heads to the cloaked women in the chair. “Cause is looks better?” the
woman spoke again whilst putting her parasol down beside her, and moving her hood to reveal her
face. The small woman is so young and beautiful, with calf-length rosy pink hair, partially done up
into two pigtails, bright blue eyes, and a sweet-motherly smile.

Feeling a little embarrassed that her’s and her brother’s teacher, who is also her parent’s old friend,
was over hearing their silly conversation. Akane said with a sheepish grin, “S..sorry, Miss Krul.
My friends were just dreaming about living in the same life as me and Kōta”. Krul chuckled in
amusement, before facing Chihiro, Ako and Taichi with a friendly smile. “I can see that you three
are only interested in the exceptionally rare. But I think you’re friends are right. You should be
proud of what LITTLE you and your family have right now” Krul turn her head to look at the old
bedouin tent, and nodded to the two people inside before facing the children, “This ten has seen
you and your family through many sandstorms. It may not look like much but, it has something
there’s never will”. “Like what? Rats making holes and smelly camels” Taichi ask with a eyebrow
up. Suddenly right at that moment, Krul and the children heard one of the camels farting nearby,
which made Chihiro, Ako, Taichi, Akane and Kōta look disgusted by that while holding their
noses. Kōta leaned in closer to Taichi, speaking in a funny voice while holding his nose, “You
have to ask”. And Kurl just laughed at the children’s disgusted reactions.

As soon as the air cleared, Krul spoke wisely, “You know children. Being rich, powerful and fancy
can be fun at first, but after awhile…it’s not. And to be honest…less can be more, and the small,
simplest of things can be beautiful”. Chihiro, Ako, Taichi. Akane and Kōta look back on each other
confused, before looking back at Krul. “What do you mean by that?” Chihiro ask. Krul chuckled
while sitting herself up proudly in her chair, “Gather round closer, children. I think it’s time that I
tell you the story” she said sweetly.

The children got up on their feet, walk other to Krul with Byakkomaru following them. They sat
down in a horseshoe, cross legged, and Byakkomaru sat in between them, facing up at Krul. “What
story are you going to tell us, Miss Krul” Kōta ask curiously, whilst stroking Byakkomaru‘s back.
Crossing her legs and resting her cheek in her hand, Krul explained in wonder, “It’s a true story…
about a peasant boy, a kind prince, an EVIL sorcerer…and…this…”. Krul went into her sleeve,
and brought out an old golden oil lamp to show the children. Akane, Kōta, Chihiro, Ako and Taichi
looked at the old item confused. Eyeing the children in front of her with the lamp in front of her,
Krul wisely explained, “Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance, children. Like so many
objects or people, it is not what is outside” she took the lid off to peek inside, “But what is INSIDE
that counts”. When Krul placed the lid back on, the children shrugged, giving each other the look
of confusion.

Along with their friends, the prince and princess have no idea why their teacher carries around an
item everywhere they go without them noticing, or what so special about an old-rusty lamp.

“So…what so special about this lamp, anyway?” Ako ask looking confused. “Ah…” Krul brought
her finger up eyeing Ako, “This is no ordinary lamp, my dear child. It is a magic lamp”. The
children’s eyes widened as they gasp in amazement and wonder. “Magic! How magic?” Akane ask
in wonder. “Yeah, please tell us!” Taichi cried out with excitement. Holding the lamp close to her
heart, Krul explained in wonder, “It once changed the course of a young man’s life. A young man
who liked this lamp was more than what he seemed”. Kurl look over the children’s heads and
spotted one of the kings she was talking about, who is looking back at her with a friendly smile,
already knowing what she’s telling the children, including his son and daughter. Kurl smiled back
at him before turning her attention and leaning in closer to the children’s level with a wondrous
smile, “A Diamond in the Rough…” she finished.

With Byakkomaru cuddling them in their storytelling group, Akane, Kōta, Chihiro, Ako and Taichi
watch Krul stood up from her chair, walking towards a nearby palm tree, and wrapping her hand
around the trunk whilst looking at her surroundings in wonder.

The children waited in silence. Closing her eyes while feeling the wind blowing through her pink
her, Kurl opened her eyes as she began to tell the tale to her little comrades.

Kurl

Oh, imagine a land, it's a faraway place

Where the caravan camels roam

She turn back to the children and their white tiger friend, placing the lamp back inside her sleeve
whilst taking slow steps towards them.

Kurl

Where it's flat and immense

And the heat is intense

It's barbaric, but hey, it's home

Kurl began twirling like the wind, making her long hair and long black cloak sway in movement,
then stopped on the spot, pointing east. The children were giggling at her in amusement.
 Kurl

When the wind's from the east

Then she looked up at the clear blue shy, pointing at the sun hiding behind the old ten.

Kurl

And the sun's from the west

She kneels down behind the children. They watch her looking down and gently moving her finger-
tips on the reddish-yellow sand.

Kurl

And the sand in the glass is right

The children smile, facing her in dreams and wonders. She face each and every one of the children
in the eye whilst gently scratching Byakkomaru behind his ear, which he enjoy very much. Kurl
brought the lamp back out of her sleeve, letting Akane, Kōta, Chihiro, Ako and Taichi touch it,
since they feel like they’re being enchanted by a magical object.

Kurl

Come on down stop on by

Hop a carpet and fly

And suddenly, the children looked surprised and amazed, when Kurl unexpectedly pour some
golden fairy dust out of the lamp and into her hand. Giving the children a proud-wink, Kurl swiftly
swings her arm around, looking behind her, and releasing the golden dust out of her hand, letting it
fly in the breeze, sparkling in the sunlight through the desert.

Kurl

To another Arabian night

~
Time magically went backwards. Flying across the desert, over the hills, and though the palm trees,
the magical fairy dust sway softly with the wind itself over the hot yellow sand, with the sun
setting behind it. Until it made it to Agrabah…city of mystery…and enchantment.

The golden dust continues its way through the city, and then splits into three separate lines,
moving though difficult directions and every stalls around the busiest market street in Agrabah.

Kurl

As you wind through the streets

At the fabled bazaars

With the cardamom-cluttered stalls

Ever stall has everything for those with money can buy. Sweeties and spices. Fruits, fresh bread
and fish. Cushions, pottery and furnitures. Fine clothes and jewelleries. Silks and satin in all
different bright colours.

Kurl

You can smell every spice

While you haggle the price

Of the silks and the satin shawls

Some who don’t have money, go around every stall stealing food. The shopkeepers got mad when
they saw a sneaky, tousled light coloured monkey, wearing a long, black coat with the front part
open and matching trousers. The owners shooed the unpleasant monkey away when it was
pickpocketing jewellery off their display, and got away with it, leaving the shopkeepers screaming
at him in outrage.

Meanwhile, two young teenage boys wearing rags and living on the streets, were at a stall with red
apples. The small boy was distracting the shopkeeper, pretending to ask for directions, while the
other tall boy quietly jumped on top of the shopkeeper’s gazebo, hanging upside down, and
sneakily took some of his apples.

For years they’ve been living on the street together since they were kids, and even though the two
young friends know that it is wrong to steal, they had no choice but to steal whatever food they can
to help them survive.

Kurl

Oh, the music that plays as you move through a maze

In the haze of your pure delight

The small boy politely thanked the shopkeeper and walked away. When the shopkeeper turned
around, the other boy was already gone. But the shopkeeper suddenly notice some of his apples
were missing, and realised that one of the boys had tricked him. In rage, he immediately turn round
to find the thieves stealing from his stall, but he couldn’t see them in the crowd. The two friends
got away from the angry shopkeeper, and carried on walking together through the busy market.

Kurl

You are caught in a dance

You are lost in the trance

The young teenagers were laughing with each other, before the monkey, that was stealing jewellery
earlier, ran up to them and climbed on the small boy’s shoulder, and gave the other boy every item
he nicked. The tall boy nodded ‘well done’ to their monkey friend whilst putting all the stolen
goods in his pockets. Then he gave his shy-little friend, and the monkey an apple each, and throw
his own apple in the air and caught it, feeling mighty-proud.

As the young boys, with their monkey companion, carried on through the streets, happily eating
their apples, one of the lines of fairy dust was circling around the teenagers before reuniting with
the other two lines. The golden dust went towards a small crowd in front of the palace walls, and
following the flying lanterns that had been released.

Kurl

Of another Arabian night

The flying golden dust followed the lanterns, and going over the palace walls towards a beautiful
massive white palace, with different size towers, and each one has a golden domed-roof.

Kurl
 Arabian nights

Like Arabian days

Going over the balcony, the golden dust circled round the sultan, who is seriously-proudly sat on a
red velvet sofa, drinking red wine out of a golden cup, with his back facing the balcony. He is
talking with a kind, cheerfully man, who is one of the servants, and his dearest best friend. And sat
watching them is the servant’s white tiger, Byakkomaru.

Kurl

More often than not

Are hotter than hot

In a lot of good ways

The golden dust left the sultan and his servant be, and went flying and swaying inside the palace,
flying though every room till it made its way to the gardens. It flew in and out of two teenagers. A
handmaiden, muttering to herself with her arms crossed in anger, annoyed by something that has
happened today. A tall footman stood proud with a straight-serious face, pushing his glasses back
in place whilst rolling his eyes at his two friends in annoyance.

Kurl

Arabian nights

Like Arabian dreams

The golden dust went straight towards the prince, sitting on the edge of the fountain in the middle
of the garden. The golden dust circle around the prince before flying all around the fountain. The
prince was lost in deep thought while stroking his dark purple panther’s head.

Kurl

This mystical land

Of magic and sand

Is more than it seems

The panther suddenly spotted the fairy dust softly flying behind him, he immediately turn away
from his master to try and play with it, but he missed it when the golden dust started circling
upwards, leaving the palace and flying straight up towards the orange and red sky.

Kurl

There's a road that may lead you

To good or to greed through

The power your wishing commands

Seconds later, the colourful sky suddenly turned pitch black, and the golden dust carried on
twirling and swaying, like it is magically dancing nonstop.

Kurl

Let the darkness unfold or find fortunes untold

Well, your destiny lies in your hands

And then suddenly, the fairy dust exploded, slowly scattered everywhere in the sky, and turned
into bright twitching stairs.

“Our story begins, on a dark night” Kurl narrates, “Where a dark man waits…with a dark
purpose”.

Miles and miles away into the desert in the middle of the night. A dark, unpleasant man name
Ferid, is sat proud and patiently on his black horse, with a malicious smile, holding a golden staff
with a snake’s head.

Ferid is a handsome, but slender tall man, with long silver hair, tied back into a pony tail with a
black ribbon, and sharp, brown eyes. He’s wearing a black robe that reaches down to his feet, with
red sleeves, all held in place with a red-violet sash tied around his slim waist. He is also wearing a
black cape with a blood-red underside, and dark-red shoes.

Standing and waiting beside Ferid, is his loyal companion, Crowley. A masculine man with black
and red hair, blue eyes, wearing a open black vest which is showing off his muscles on his arms
and his abs, and baggy dark red trousers and black shoes.

Moments later, another man on his house just came up to the two man. He had a stern experience
with no eyebrows, straight shoulder-length gray hair, dark eyes with thick black-liner and dark-
purple lipstick. He is a commoner in brown-tatty rags…and what’s more, he is a thief who cares
about nothing but himself and being greedy.

When he pull up in front of the two men, he immediately jumped off his house, and glaring up at
Ferid.

“You…are late, Lucal“ Ferid said in an unpleasant voice. Lucal bow his head to him, “A thousand
apologies, O powerful and patient one” he apologised, looking back up at the man on his house.
Ferid didn’t care about the man’s apology and flatter, “Did you bring what I’ve asked you?” he
asked. Lucal went into his shirt to get something, “I had to slit a few throats, but I got it”. Lucal
brought out and shows half of a golden scarab to Ferid, who reaches out for it. But Lucal took it
away, “Ah, ah, ahhh!” he said wiggling his finger at Ferid, “The treasure first, and then I’ll give it
to you”.

Right at that moment, Lucal cried out in pain when a red and black parrot suddenly flew out of
nowhere, and snatches the scarab out of his hand.

Watching the parrot fly towards Ferid with the scarab in its claws, Lucal went unbelievably
shocked when the parrot suddenly transformed into the masculine human-man, Crowley, who is
now holding the golden scarab high in his hand, and chuckling in amusement by the thief‘s
reaction. Crowley proudly nodded to his master whilst giving him the half of the scarab.

Pleased to have the first half in his hand, Ferid spoke with a serious grin to Lucal, “Patience, my
dear friend. You'll get what's coming to you” and then he brought the other half of scarab out of his
robes. “That’s right…” Crowley spoke glaring at Lucal with an unpleasant smile, “You’ll have
your deepest and darkest reward, soon enough”.

Slowly, Ferid brought the two halves together, and the golden scarab magically came to life,
glowing and sparkling, flying around Ferid a few times before zooming though the darkness desert.
“Quickly!” Ferid cried, getting his house to move, “Follow the trail!”. With that said, Crowley
immediately turns back into a parrot, Lucal jumps back onto his house, and they all took off,
following the magical golden scarab flying across the desert. “FASTER!” Ferid shouted at his
house, feeling the wind through his long silver hair, and keeping his eyes on the scarab ahead of
them.
Finally, the scarab split in half then circles round a giant sand-dune, and fixed themselves in place
to look like glowing-gold eyes. Ferid and Lucal pulled their houses to stop, while Crowley, still in
his bird-form, placed himself on Ferid’s shoulder, catching his breath after flying so fast.

Wondering what’s going to happen, Ferid, Crowley and Lucal can feel the ground starting the
shake, and the sand-dune suddenly began to rise. The riders got thrown off by their houses, who
got scared of the terrifying thing. All on the ground, watching the sand-dune getting bigger, and
transforming into a massive tiger’s head, with glowing white eyes, and it’s mouth wide open, with
orange light coming out from inside.

Now in his human-form, after being thrown off from his master’s shoulder, Crowley helped Ferid
back onto his feet, not bothered helping Lucal.

Looking up at the massive tiger’s head, Ferid and Crowley’s eyes widen in amazement. “Finally!
At long last, after all my years of searching” Ferid spoke with a wondrous smile, “The Cave of
Wonders!”. “Holy shit…” Crowley whispered in amazement, “So it really does exist”. Couldn’t
believe what he seeing right now, Lucal stood next to Ferid with his eyes widened and his mouth
hung open, “Sweet mother of god” he gasped.

Turning his attention to Lucal, Ferid grabbed him by his shirt-collar. “Now, remember!” Ferid
seriously spoke, pulling Lucal forcefully to have him face him, “Bring me the lamp! The rest of the
treasure is yours, but the lamp…IS MINE!”. Lucal nodded to him before being shoved towards the
cave. Watching the greedy thief walking closer to the Cave of Wonders, Crowley leaned in closer
to Ferid and asked, “So tell me, where did you dig this bozo up?”. Ferid puts his finger to his lips
and shushes him.

When he reaches the entrance, Lucal peeked inside the mouth, and saw a flight of stairs going
straight down a tunnel. Just as Lucal is about to go in, he was forcefully pushed back on the sand
by a powerful wind. And he got frightened when the cave suddenly spoke in a deep voice, “Who
disturbs my slumber?”. Lucal gasped and trembled in fear, taking a couple steps back before
answering the cave’s question, “It…It is I, Lucal, a humble thief” he got down on his knees and
bow down to it. “Know this. Only one may enter here” the cave spoke, while Ferid and his loyal
friend listens to it, “One whose worth lies far within. The Diamond in the Rough”.

Kurl

Arabian nights

Like Arabian days

They seem to excite, take off and take flight

To shock and amaze

Confuse and scared all in one, Lucal turn back to Ferid with a questioning look. “What are you
waiting for? Go on!” Ferid said to him. Turning and looking back up at the cave feeling nervous,
Lucal slowly walk inside the entrance, then he nervously shut his eyes tight while his foot touched
the top step of the stairs. When nothing happen, he opened his eyes and let out a sigh of relief.

But suddenly, right at that moment, the Cave of Wonders started to shake whilst letting out a
terrifying-outrageous roar. Scared in horror, Lucal was screaming and trying to run out for his life,
but the cave’s mouth collapsed on top of him, bringing the terrified man to his death. “NOOO!”
Ferid cried whilst being shield by Crowley, who had his back to the cave to protect his and his
master’s eyes from the sand blowing at them.

The massive tiger’s head collapses back into a normal sand-dune. “Seek thee out, the Diamond in
the Rough…Diamond in the Rough…Diamond in the Rough…” the Cave of Wonders final
message echoed, and the two separate halves of the scarab, rolled down-hill and lay flat on the
sand.

Kurl

Arabian nights

'Neath Arabian moons

A fool off his guard could fall and fall hard

Out there on the dunes

Moments later, Crowley unburied himself and his master out of the pile of sand. Ferid nodded
thanks before brushing the remains of sand off himself, while Crowley went over to the sand-dune,
feeling pissed off.

“I can't believe it. I just DON’T FUCKING BELIEVE IT!” Crowley shouted in frustration, picking
up both halves of the scarab, “We're never gonna get a hold of that STUPID LAMP!”. He walk
over to Ferid, shaking some sand out of his hair, “Look at me, Ferid! I'm so pissed off that I keep
getting sand in my hair!”. Crowley gave the two halves back to Ferid. “Patience, Crowley.
Patience” Ferid said calmly while putting the scarab into his robes, “Lucal was obviously less than
worthy”. “Oh, there's a big surprise” Crowley said rolling his eyes, crossing his arms. In
frustration, Crowley transformed back into a parrot, flying around Ferid. “That's just incredible!”
Crowley whined, “I think I'm gonna have a heart attack and die, from that surprised!”. As Crowley
landed on his shoulder, Ferid rolled his eyes, ignoring his friend’s outburst. “What're we gonna
do?! We got a big problem here, a big prob…” Crowley got cut off by Ferid’s hand, closing his
beak to shut him up.
Crowley immediately got the message when Ferid glared at him telling him to shut up, before
letting go of his beak. Crowley rubbed his beak before flying off Ferid’s shoulder, and transform
back into his human-form. Crowley spotted the two horses, standing on top of a small hill after
running away from being frightened, earlier. “I’ll just…go and fetch the houses” Crowley said
before running off to fetch Ferid’s house, including Lucal‘s….leaving Ferid alone for a moment.

Stood there in deep-serious thought, with his eyes fixed on the sand-dune, Ferid thought back on
the Cave of Wonders’s final message, which kept on repeating and echoing inside his head. “Only
one may enter” Ferid said whilst looking up at the night sky, “I must find this one, this...Diamond
in the Rough”.
 Two Little Street Rats And A Monkey
Chapter Summary

After escaping the guards, Mika and his friends, were about to have their
breakfast….until something heartbreaking hold them back.

Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

Every day is always the same thing for a poor boy and his friends, pickpocketing jewels and
money from anyone’s pockets, stealing food from every market stall, running away from the
guards, climbing and jumping to and from every building, and winning their victory at the end of
the day.

When the baker spotted him nicking one of his loafs off the display, Mikaela swiftly ran away with
the bread in hand, while the baker angrily called out the guards - who are now chasing after him.

Mikaela is a clever, kindhearted teenage boy, with wavy blonde hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a
red hat on top of his head, a red-hooded vest with a white long-folding sleeved shirt, and brown
sirwal trousers with a cut in the seam…but no shoes.

Going though the alleyway, looking back at the two female guards still on his tail. The smallest
and petite girl, Yayoi, has short red hair, with straight bangs going over her purple eyes, and
wearing red glasses. The tallest and frustrated girl, Rika, has long blonde hair, pulled up into two
fluffy ponytails with reddish-rose ribbons, and blue eyes.

When Mikaela look back ahead of him, puffing and panting, he spotted three men, waiting for him
at the end of the alley. Shūsaku, a serious man with purple hair and blue eyes, glared at Mikaela in
annoyance. Tarō, the man with dark eyes, hair on his chin, wearing a pale-blue cloth on top of his
head, and tall and muscular then the other two, is seriously grinning at him with a small evil laugh,
and cracking his knuckles. The angry man in the middle has long brown hair, which is tied back
into a ponytail, a beauty mark under the outer corner of one of his brown eyes….and Mikaela
knows very well, that the captain of the guards is none other then Narumi.

“You’re surrounded, street rat!” Narumi shouted, “There’s nowhere else to run!” And then he and
the others started running straight in the alley. As he ran with the girls behind him, and the men
coming towards him, Mikaela looked up at the narrow walls, and notice the beams going up like
stairs. He wickedly grinned when an idea came to mind, “Nowhere to run’, huh?” Mikaela thought.
Looking back at Narumi, with a cheeky smirk, Mikaela safely put the bread away inside his vest.
At the right timing in that moment, Mikaela jumped up high in the air, grab a hold onto one of the
beams, and immediately pulled himself up, laughing in amusements whilst watching Narumi and
everybody crashing into each other, and fell into a messy pile.

Using all his strength and all his might, Mikaela swiftly climb himself up the walls while using the
beams for support, and doing a few backflips, until he reach the top of one of the buildings.

Catching his breath for a moment, Mikaela took the bread out of his vest, and proudly throwing it
in the air and catch it again. Suddenly, he heard Narumi and everybody, angrily climbing up the
wall, after they recovered from earlier.

Without wasting a second, Mikaela ran across the rooftop, until he stopped at the edge, almost
dropping the bread out of his hands, realising there’s nowhere else to go and jump too. While
looking down, thinking what to do next, Mikaela heard Narumi shouting behind him, “STOP,
THIEF!”. Mikaela turn his head back, and found the captain and his followers, slowly walking
towards him with swords out at the ready. “I’ll have your hands for a trophy, street rat!” Narumi
glared at him in anger. Rika angrily grinding her teeth at Mikaela, hissing, “The sultan will have
you’re teeth for a necklace! And you’re eyeballs for a pair of rings!”.

Watching them coming closer, Mikaela turn back, looking down below him, then at the bread in
his hands - he can’t believe he’s doing this, “All this for a loaf of bread?” he said with a eyebrow
up. Bracing himself, Mikaela jumps off the roof, falling down before grabbing onto a towel and
went sliding down the washing line, collecting bits and pieces of clothing attacking to him, as he
went flying down the line. He reaches a window, with a middle age woman reaching out and
happily hanging her washing, until she notices him coming at her. The woman screamed whilst
slamming the shutters closed, and Mikaela slams into the window before falling down again.
Falling and breaking through the awnings, he eventually landed safely on the ground, in the pile of
washing…he immediately stuck his hand out, and caught the bread. Mikaela proudly stuck his
head out of the washing, with a purple towel on his head, feeling proud of himself and ready to eat
the bread.

But just as he was about to take a bite, Mikaela looked up, and spotted the guards looking down at
him, in rage. “There he is!” Shūsaku shouting, pointing his sword directly at him for his captain
and the others to see. “You little shit! You won't get away so easily!” Tarō cried out in rage,
shaking his fist at the boy below them. “You think that was easy?” Mikaela asked rhetorically,
until he spotted three women, laughing at him in amusement. Sheepishly grinning at them in
embarrassment, Mikaela swiftly turn his head round when he heard the captain and the guards
coming at the far end of the street. “He’s not in here, captain” Yayoi said, while looking inside a
pot. “Wait till I get my hands on him!” Tarō grinned his teeth, cracking his knuckles again. “Then
let’s split up! We’ll find him, no matter what!” Narumi ordered, “Tarō, Yayoi! You two head that
way! Shūsaku, Rika! You guys will follow me!”.
Quickly getting out of the pile of washing, Mikaela picked up a blanket, wrapping it around himself
to use as a disguise, going over to the three women, and try to blend in with them. “Good morning,
ladies” Mikaela spoke with a friendly-smile, “How are you doing?”. “Morning to you too,
Mikaela“ one of the women spoke sweetly, “Where’s your cute little friend and monkey run off
too, huh?”. Mikaela look behind him to make sure the guards didn’t see him, he face back a the
middle age woman, and answered, “Oh, you know…their around somewhere”. Chuckling in
amusement, the second woman waved her finger at him, saying, “Getting into trouble a little early
today, aren't you, Mikaela?”. “Trouble? Ha, please…the great Mikaela, NEVER gets into trouble”
Mikaela proudly points at himself, “You're only in trouble if you get caught….”. Right at that
moment, “GOTCHA!” a hand suddenly grabs Mikaela’s shoulder and forcefully drags him back -
his disguise fell off. Now face to face with an angry Narumi, Mikaela gulped nervously. “I…I take
that back!” Mikaela said jokingly, “I’m in trouble!”. “Finally! I’ve caught, street rat!” Narumi
hissed, “And this time!…”.

Narumi got cut off, and cried out in agony when a pebble suddenly came flying out of nowhere,
and smacked him very hard on his bottom. After he was freed from the captain’s grip, Mikaela
backed away laughing at Narumi, who is still crying in pain whilst rubbing one of his sore bum-
cheeks. Behind the captain, Mikaela spotted his friend, Yoichi, hiding in a nearby pot with a
slingshot in hand. “Great shot, Yoichi” Mikaela said proudly, and forcefully pushed Narumi, head
first, into an empty crate, “Thanks for the help”. Yoichi cheerfully smiled at his friend, “No
probably, Mika-kun. Helping a friend s what I do best” he said whilst climbing out of the pot.

Yoichi is a kind and altruism small-teenage boy, with medium length, brown hair, and large, dark-
green eyes. He is wearing a green hat, a dark-green vest with no shirt, gray sirwal trousers with a
brown patch sewn on…and no shoes. He also has a brown shoulder bag, where he puts his
slingshot, and other items.

After brushing the dirt off himself, Yoichi flinched in terror when he saw Tarō coming out from a
alleyway. When he saw what had happen to his captain, Tarō shouted at Yoichi, “OH! WHY YOU
LITTLE!…” then he dash straight towards the terrified boy, with his sword high in the air. But just
as he was about to strike Yoichi, a monkey, wearing a black coat jumped on top of Tarō‘s head,
pulled down his head-cloth over his eyes. The monkey laughed at Tarō, struggling to pull his head-
cloth back in place. Letting out a sigh of relief, Yoichi happily thanked his pet monkey, “Thanks,
Gekkouin”. Jumping on his master’s shoulder, Gekkouin gave Yoichi a serious smile, and a polite
nod. “Perfect timing, guys. As usual” Mikaela said proudly, throwing the bread in the air, going
over to his friends.

Suddenly, Mikaela heard the rest of the guards coming there way when they heard their captain’s
cry from earlier. In that moment Yoichi look back, and notice Narumi and Tarō slowly recovery, “I
think we better skedaddle, Mika-kun” he said nervously. Mikaela nodded in agreement, “Come on,
let's get outta here!” he and Yoichi started running out of sight, and climbing up one of the
buildings, while Gekkouin jumping and flipping from place to place, following the two boys on the
rooftops.
The other three guards found their captain and comrade…but Narumi was really pissed off that
they lost sight of the thieves, again. Looking up at the blue sky, which reminds him of Mikaela’s
eyes, Narumi shouted in rage, “We’ll find you, street rat! And when we do, you’ll be sorry for
making a fool out of me!”.

Sitting on the floor in a abandoned alleyway, safely out of danger, Mikaela and Yoichi high-five
each other, whilst Gekkouin jumped and screeched happily for their victory of escaping the guards.
“Well done, guys…” Mikaela proudly said, bringing out the loft of bread, “With the enemy
defeated, we can feast on our breakfast, today! What did you and Gekkouin swipe?”. Smiling
happily to his friend, Yoichi took a big block of cheese out of his bag, “I’ve got us some cheese,
for the bread. And you know Gekkouin…”he shook his head at the monkey, whilst putting the
cheese away, “He swipe another jewellery off a old lady, again”. Sheepishly grinning at Mikaela
and his master, Gekkouin pulled out a silver necklace from his coat. “Gekkouin!…” Mikaela
seriously shaking his head in annoyance, “You need to realise…that there are some things we can
steal, and others we don’t” he said. The monkey look down in guilt, before Mikaela said to him,
calmly, “Don’t feel bad, Gekkouin. Later this afternoon, you can return it back to its owner”. “And
I’ll apologise on your behalf” Yoichi smiled softly, whilst scratching behind Gekkouin‘s ear. After
they accepted his apology, Gekkouin screeched, wanting his breakfast. Mikaela nodded in
understanding, before breaking the bread in two, and gave one half to Yoichi. “Thank you, Mika-
kun” Yoichi said happily, breaking his half for the monkey. “Don’t mention it” Mikaela winking at
his friend.

But just as he was about to take a bit out of his bread, Mikaela spotted two poor, hungry children,
dressed in rags, and looking through rubbish heaps for something to eat. The poor girl and her little
brother notice Mikaela and his friends, then drops their finds and try to hide from them. Mikaela
felt pity for them, notice the hunger in their big-round eyes as they saw the delicious fresh bread.

He looked back at his bread, then at his friend, and realise Yoichi didn’t eat his yet. Yoichi felt
sorry for those poor young children, and look like he was about to cry. Mikaela and Yoichi down at
Gekkouin, who saw the situation, but the monkey ignored it by taking a big bite out of his bread,
eyeing his master, who shook his head at him in disgrace. Yoichi pitifully look back at the two
hungry children, and face back at his tall friend, with big-round sad eyes.

Looking back at his bread, sighing, Mikaela stood up, going over towards the children, and holding
out his half of bread to them. “Here…” he spoke softly, with a kind smile, “Go on, take it”. The girl
and her brother were surprised at first, until she happily took the bread from him.

Watching Mikaela ruffle the children’s hair, which made them giggle, Yoichi smiled warmly, as he
felt touched by the generosity of his friend. Looking back at his own bread, Yoichi took the cheese
out of his bag, again, and stood up to join them. Yoichi knees down to the children level, and
happily gave them his bread and cheese, “Here you go, little ones. You can have them” he said
with a sweet-friendly smile. The boy took them, and thank Yoichi by giving him a big hug, who
proudly hugged him back.

Watching Yoichi hugging the boy, Mikaela look down at the girl, surprised, when she suddenly
wrapped her arms round his waist and hugged him tight. Mikaela smiled at her, and happily hugged
her back. “You’re welcome…” he said softly to her.

Watching the whole thing from where he sets, Gekkouin look up at his master and friend walking
past him. Feeling guilty at what he’s doing, Gekkouin swallow down his first bite, he was going to
take another bite, but he just couldn’t eat it.

While the children happily ate the bread and cheese, they look down and saw the monkey, looking
elsewhere, grumbling to him while offering his bread to them. The children accepted it, and
thanked Gekkouin by gently petting him on the head, that manage to make him smile. He playfully
screeched at them, which made them giggle, then waved goodbye to them while returning to his
friends.

Finally caught up with them, Gekkouin climb up on top of Yoichi’s shoulder. “That was very kind
of you, Mika-kun” Yoichi spoke proudly to his friend, “Giving up your bread for those children,
back there”. “Well, I wasn’t the only one who gave up my meal. You and the monkey did the same
thing” Mikaela said with a sad smile, “Seeing them in that state, I felt really sorry for them. What I
did for them…was the right thing to do. And besides, I understand what it was like…”.

Watching those poor, hungry children, reminded Mikaela of himself when he was a child. When he
was young, Mikaela had no parents or any living relatives, and nowhere else to go, but being on
the streets. While living on the streets of Agrabah, Mikaela started off looking through rubbish
heaps for any food, but found nothing, and feeling terrible hungry while trying to sleep at night in
the cold. Sometimes, he was caught stealing an apple off a shelf, and was beaten up by a angry
shop keeper….but after awhile of painful beating, Mikaela manage to escape with the apple, and
eating it while crying his eyes out.

A month past since his first time living on the street, Mikaela found an abandoned house, and lived
in it. He also taught himself ways to defend himself, some survival skills, and of course,
pickpocketing. Being a poor boy is very tough, but every so often, Mikaela would look out from his
window to see the beautiful view of the palace. He dreams of living in a palace, full of servants and
luxury, and become a very rich and wealthy prince.

One day, while he was stealing bread and ran into an alleyway to hide from the guards chasing
him, Mikaela spotted a small young boy, crying behind a empty crate. And sitting next to him,
trying his best to comfort him, was a small baby monkey. Noticing the rags he’s wearing, Mikaela
realised that the poor boy was an orphan, just like him. So without hesitation, Mikaela happily
went over to the small boy, who eventually stopped crying when he saw Mikaela, kneeling in front
of him, and kindly sharing his bread with him and the baby monkey. And that’s how he met, and
became friends with Yoichi and Gekkouin.

Return to the presents. Mikaela look back at his friend, when Yoichi gently placed a hand on his
shoulder. “Me and Gekkouin had a hard time back then, too. But you were there for us, Mika-kun,
and help us get through in life…no matter what” Yoichi spoke calmly, “You’re a good man, Mika-
kun. Always thinking of others, more then just yourself. Not only did you give the children your
food, you gave them a little light of joy for them to smile. And that’s what’s amazing about you…
your specialty, is making others feel happy and loved”. Hearing that sweet compliment from his
friend, is making Mikaela smile warmly, and feel touched, “Thanks, Yoichi…” he said, “I’m glad
to have you as a friend”. Gekkouin looked annoyed at Mikaela, pointing at himself saying, ‘Hey!
What about me?!’. The boys laughed at the monkey before Mikaela said, “Yes. You’re my friend
too, Gekkouin”. After hearing that, Gekkouin smiled and nodded proudly at him, then the monkey
closed his eyes, rising his head up high, looking pleased with himself.

Suddenly, they heard the sound of trumpets, and saw a line of people outside the alley. “A
parade?” Mikaela thought. Curious, Mikaela ran up ahead to see what is happening, with his
friends catching up behind him. As they stood behind the crowd, Mikaela peered over a man’s
shoulder, and saw a tall, beautiful woman, riding on a proud white horse, with her nose up high.
She a proper young lady, with an hourglass figure and very large breasts. Her hair is blonde and
styled in two twin spirals, that come over her shoulders. And by the look of her gold and bright-
purple dress, and sparkling jewels she wearing, she must be very rich….until Mikaela overheard
somebody calling her, princess Horn.

“On her way to the palace, I suppose” said one of the men in front of Mikaela. The other nodded,
“Another one for the prince”.

For the last two months, princes and princesses have been coming from far away lands, to visit and
try to win the hand of the sultan‘s son…but the prince refused to marry any of them, and each and
every one storm out of the palace, looking outraged or disappointed.

While Mikaela and his friends were busy watching the princess in her full proudly-glory, they
suddenly got startled by the children from earlier, running out of the alley, laughing. Mikaela and
Yoichi gasped in horror when they watch the girl chasing after her brother going across the street,
right in front of princess Horn. The girl pulled her brother out of the way, but they bumped into the
white horse, making it back away in panic, and the children cower in fear. “Out of my way, you
filthy brats!” princess Horn shouted in rage, bringing out her whip to strike down the scared
children for blocking her path. “HEY!” Mikaela cried out, jumping in front of the children whilst
taking the hit with his arm - ignoring the sharp-stinging pain. Yoichi immediately ran over and
took the children safely out of the way, while Mikaela forcefully pull the whip out of the princess’s
hand. “That’s not very nice, princess!” Mikaela said with a angry look, “If I were as rich as you, I
could afford some manners” then he throws the whip back at her in the face. Grinding her teeth in
anger, princess Horn moved her horse along whilst kicking Mikaela out of her way, shouting, “I
teach you some manners!”. Mikaela fell into a muddy puddle, and splashed Gekkouin, who is not
impressed at all. After the children were safely out of the way, Yoichi was shocked when he saw
what was happening to his friend. Ignoring the people laughing at him, Mikaela stood up, wiping
the mud off himself, while watching princess Horn going towards the main gates. Running over to
his friend and pet monkey, Yoichi worriedly asked, “Mika-kun, are you okay?”.

Wanting to get back at that mean, selfish princess, Mikaela called out loud to his friends, with a
serious-smirk on his face, “My, my, my! Would you look at that, it's not every day you see a horse
with TWO rear ends!”. Yoichi and the people around them gasp in shock after hearing that, while
Gekkouin laugh in amusement, but immediately stopped when his master glared at him. After
hearing what Mikaela just said, princess Horn stopped her horse, swiftly turning her head at the
blonde boy, looking annoyed and offended. “You are a worthless street rat” she said, turning back
and carried on towards the palace. In that moment, Mikaela’s blood began to boil in rage, as
princess Horn continues insulting him, “You were born a street rat, you’ll die a street rat, and only
your fleas will mourn you”. Yoichi try to calm his friend down. In rage, Mikaela ran straight at the
princess to challenge her to a fight, but the gates slam shut in his face. Glaring up at the top of the
gates, knowing the spoiled princess can still hear him, Mikaela shouted, “I'm not worthless, bitch!
And I don't have fleas!” then he suddenly notice he was scratching the back of his head.

In devastation, Mikaela slowly turn round and found Yoichi stood there twiddling his fingers in
worry, with Gekkouin on his shoulder. “Mi…Mika-kun?” Yoichi softly spoke. Letting out a heavy
sigh, Mikaela sadly smiled at his friends, saying, “Don’t worry, I’ll be fine” Looking up at where
the sun is now, Mikaela realise it’ll be noon, soon, “Come on, guys. Let’s head back to the market”
he said. Yoichi nodded in understanding, and started on walking down the street with his monkey-
friend.

Just as he were about to follow his friends, Mikaela stopped so suddenly when he felt a gently tug
on his sleeve, he turn his head slightly and found a small, cloaked woman, smiling sweetly with her
pink hair hanging out of her hood. And stood either side of her are the children he saved earlier,
looking up at him. “Thank you…Mikaela” the woman spoke softly. Mikaela looked surprised,
“How did she know my name?” he thought. Without thinking, Mikaela asked, “Sorry, Madam…
um, do I know you?”.

Looking up at him in amusement, the woman removed her hood to reveal her young and beautiful
face, “No…but I’ve heard so much about you, Mikaela” she spoke wisely, “My name is Krul. And
I want to thank you for your kindness”. Confused, Mikaela scratch the back of his head saying,
“Uh…I didn’t do anything” he said. “Oh, but you did…” Krul spoke, bringing the children in
closer, “You offered and showed great kindness to these young ones. And you bravely protected
them from harm”. Mikaela look surprised at first, until he notice the sweet-thankful smiles on the
children’s faces. “Oh…you’re welcome, Miss Krul” Mikaela said with a friendly smile. “Now,
 Mikaela. You and your friends must be hungry. Since you have been so kind for sharing your bread
and cheese with them, let me repay you in return” Krul said proudly. Mikaela shook his head with
his hands up, saying, “Oh no, please, you don’t have to do that. I don’t need your money. I only did
it because it was the right thing to do”. Smiling warmly at the tall boy, Krul said, “Well, at least let
me give you something, as a thank you gift for your generosity”. Unclipping a chain from around
her neck, Krul took hold of Mikaela’s hand, and gently placed the item in his palm. “I’ve been
saving them for a rainy day…but I guess a sunny day will do” Krul said sweetly, chuckling to
herself.

In his hand is a silver chain, with two pairs of matching silver rings - each one has half of a heart
shape engraved, join together and they become whole. Confused, Mikaela look down at the rings in
his hand. He listens to Krul voice, speaking to him wisely in the background, “Those rings have a
very special power to bring lovers together…as one. Soon, Mikaela…you will meet your very
special someone…fall in love…and exchange the rings with each other. And as long as you keep
your love for each other growing stronger…no matter what worlds your both from…you’ll never
be apart”.

“Wa…wait, Miss Krul. What do you mean by?…” Mikaela asked in confusion. Looking back up,
Mikaela felt surprised to find Krul and the two children, had gone. Turning his head this way and
that way, he couldn’t see them anywhere. Looking back at the two rings in his hand, Mikaela
thought, “What does she mean, ‘I’ll soon meet my special someone?”.

After a while of puzzling and confusion, Mikaela clipped the chain with the rings around his neck,
then turn around and started walking away. He suddenly stopped, and looked over his shoulder,
and saw the very top of the palace over the gates. “Someday…” Mikaela dreamily spoke with a
warm smile, “Things are gonna change, for me and my friends. We'll be rich, live in a palace…and
never have any problems at all”.

After a moment of dreaming, Mikaela turn his head around and started running, till he eventually
caught up with Yoichi and Gekkouin. They went straight towards the market streets to try and steal
something to eat…again.

Chapter End Notes

Hi everybody hope you’re doing well, and I hope you enjoyed the chapter. There’s
going to be some new changes here and there, but I promise you, it’ll be ‘A Whole
New Would’ LOL.

I thought I mention, since I’ve already got some other works that needs finishing. Plus
I’ve been having some writers block, and things going on…
So this work is going to take me some time, and a lot of patience…Hope you
understand.

Thank you for reading and understanding XXX

 Father And Son of Agrabah
Chapter Summary

While Guren arranged his miserable son to choose a soulmate…Yuichiro has some
better plans.

Chapter Notes

Hi everybody, hope your all doing well.

A very Happy New Year to all of you…and here’s a new chapter for you to enjoy
XXX

Standing in the hallway, facing the massive doors in boredom and frustration, the sultan’s one and
only son was waiting for his so-called ‘Big Entrance’, to meet another prince or princess.

Yuichiro, the prince of Agrabah, is a stubborn, but very kindhearted teenage boy, with black messy
hair and bright emerald eyes. He wears a golden headband on his head, with a blue sapphire
adorned into it. A shirtless-blue vest, with gold trimmings, matching puffy-trousers with a golden
V-shaped waistline. A pair of gold shoes. And on his left wrist is a golden bracelet, with blue
flowers and emeralds.

As he stood there in silence, Yuichiro gently touches the bracelet, which use to belong to his
mother, Queen Mahiru, before she died. Yuichiro close his eyes, letting out a heavy sigh, and
thinking how much he misses her. Looking down at the bracelet, Yuichiro thought in sadness, “I
miss you mother. I wish you are still here with us”.

Waiting both sides of him is the white tiger, Byakkomaru, and his panther, Asuramaru, who gave
him a comforting nudge. Yuichiro sadly smiled down at him, and gently pet him on the head.
Looking both ways to make sure no one was listening, Yuichiro leaned in closer to Asuramaru, and
whispered into his ear, with a cheeky smirk, “If this noble becomes a pain in the ass, you can take
a bite out with them”. Asuramaru smirk in amusement, with a slight purr.

After her long journey, and her outrageous action with that blonde boy in the streets, princess Horn
jumped off and left the stable boy with her horse before entering the palace.
One of the footmen lead her straight past the courtyard, and opened the doors to the throne room,
where the sultan awaited for her arrival.

When she entered the throne room, princess Horn proudly stood in the centre of the room, acting
all elegant and glamorous to Guren, the sultan of Agrabah.

Guren is proud, serious, and tall handsome man, with black hair and violet purple eyes. Wearing a
white and gold turban on his head, with a white feather and blue sapphire adorned into it. White
and orange ropes with a golden belt, and a gold and orange cape. And gold shoes.

Standing behind him, cooling him down with a fan is his servant, and all time bestest friend,
Shinya. A handsome, cheerful young man with medium length silver hair with bangs, blue eyes,
and a bright-giddy smile. Shinya wears a light-blue sash over his right shoulder. And a three piece
skirt. But no foot wear.

Along with Guren and Shinya, all the other servants and guards, stood round the room, bowing
down to the princess in respect.

“Welcome to my kingdom, princess Horn” Guren spoke, with his arms out, “We trust you had a
wonderful, save journey?”. “It was, your majesty…” princess Horn spoke unpleasantly, “Until I
was RUDELY interrupted by some filthy street rodents outside your walls!”. The whole room went
nervously-silent from the princess’s outburst. Guren was trying to say something to calm the rude
princess, but his friend behind him already beat him to it. “Oh…um, well…” Shinya spoke out,
putting on a brave face as he can, “We are truly sorry, you’re highness. But I promise you, our
people are very peaceful beings. I’m sure whatever it was they did, was just an accident”. “AN
ACCIDENT?!” princess Horn screamed in frustration, “Being insulted by a filthy brat, was
NEVER an accident!”.

Guren glared back at Shinya, and seriously shook his head at him. Shinya sheepishly grinned at his
sultan. For the last 20 years, Guren and Shinya had been the best of friends since they were kids.

Guren turn his attention back to the princess and said, “Excuse my friend, you’re highness. I’m
sure he didn’t mean to offend you”.

Princess Horn was about to argue back, when the massive doors behind the sultan and Shinya
suddenly opened. And everybody went silent as they turn their attention to Yuichiro, with the
white tiger and panther either side of him.
The princess gasp in amazement when she saw Yuichiro standing there, looking all handsome,
seriously proud, and princely. “Oh, wow…what a picture” princess Horn sighed, watching the
prince slowly coming in.

The cats walked in with Yuichiro. As he slowly walk down the steps, his two friends came in
behind him.

Mitsuba is the prince’s friend and handmaiden, with long blonde hair tied up in pigtails and large
purple eyes. Wearing a simple white dress with long-open sleeves, a red corset. And red shoes.

Kimizuki is the prince’s tallest friend and footman, with short pink hair, and reddish-brown eyes,
with black, thick-framed glasses. Wearing a red turban on his head. A cream coloured traditional
dress, and matching trousers. And red shoes.

When Yuichiro joined his father, Asuramaru sat down next to him, while Byakkomaru stood with
Shinya, who happily pet him on the head. Once they came down the last step, Kimizuki stood
seriously proud, with his hands behind his back, and Mitsuba proudly stood with her hands folded
in front of her.

“Princess Horn…” Guren proudly spoke, “Allow me to introduce my son. Prince Yuichiro”.

Disgusted by the princess’s overly dressed appearance, and unpleasant expression…Yuichiro

rolled his eyes in annoyance.

“My, my, my!” flirted princess Horn, “Nobody told me you were a handsome devil”. “Nobody
mentioned you, either” Yuichiro mumbled. The princess giggled in amusement, “Why thank you.
You’re so charming, my prince” she said, “But I am a very rich, and powerful princess, and I would
like to be called ‘beautiful’, if you don’t mind”. “Tsk. Whatever” Yuichiro grumbled. Guren placed
his hand on Yuichiro’s shoulder to get his attention, “Yuichiro, you idiot. Don’t be rude to our
guest” he hissed quietly to him. Yuichiro just rolled his eyes elsewhere.

Clearing his throat, Guren said, “Anyway, you’re highness. How would you like to take a nice
stroll through the gardens with my son? It’s a lovely day outside”. Feeling flattered by the idea,
princess Horn said, “I would like very much, your majesty!”. “What?!” Yuichiro turn to his father
in shock. Guren ignored him before facing Mitsuba, “Mitsuba. Please guide her royal highness to
the gardens” he ordered. Mitsuba curtsy saying, “Yes, your majesty”. “Kimizuki, escort my son”
Guren ordered. Kimizuki bow his head before going over to his annoyed friend. “Sorry, idiot-Yuu”
Kimizuki whispered to him. Yuichiro grumbled at him, “Thanks a lot, wooden pole”.
The prince and princess were escorted out of the throne room, with Asuramaru, before the doors
shut behind them.

Moments later. Kimizuki and Mitsuba stood quietly by the birds cage, watching their poor,
miserable friend by the fountain, looking bored and annoyed by the princess sitting next to him and
flirting with him. “No matter how many nobles he meets and says ‘no’ too, he’ll never choose a
soulmate if he keeps this shit up!” Kimizuki whispered in annoyance. “Relax, Kimizuki” Mitsuba
said to her friend, “If this one doesn’t work out, I know someday he’ll find that special
someone….if there is one”.

“You know, my prince…” princess Horn spoke, “I always thought you be taller then me…but
seeing you so small and adorable, I found you much cuter this way”. “Gee…thanks for that”
Yuichiro rolled his eyes at her. No matter how many princes or princesses he’s been seeing,
Yuichiro very much hate it when they call him small, cute or adorable…it really pisses him off.
“And what you said back in there…” princess Horn tapped his nose, which made him back away
from her, “About me being handsome, that was very amusing. They say that back in my kingdom,
you know”. “Oh really?” Yuichiro seriously glared at her. She nodded proudly. “We have that
same title” Yuu spoke with a serious-amusing smirk, “Yet are never described the same way”. In
that moment, princess Horn look stunned and confused by what the prince just said.

Overhearing the conversation, Kimizuki and Mitsuba nervously faced each other, before looking
back at the princess.

“Yeah” that was all the princess said before she stood up. Then she notice Asuramaru sitting beside
Yuichiro, looking up at her. “Ooooh! What do we have here?” princess Horn ask what a creepy
smile, pointing at the panther. Yuichiro look at Asuramaru, then at the annoying princess. “Wait.
Don’t tell me” princess Horn giggled, waving her finger at him, “It’s a cat. A big, purple kitty-
cat!”. Asuramaru growled at her in annoyance. Eyeing both his panther-friend and the princess,
with a malicious smile, Yuichiro turn to his friends in amusement. Knowing where this is going,
Kimizuki and Mitsuba both covered their mouths to hold their laughter. “He likes you” Yuichiro
said, doing his best not to laugh. “I know, my prince. All cats love me!” princess Horn flirted with
him, before moving closer with her hand out to the panther. Asuramaru growled at her when she
spoke to him in a childishly voice, “Here, pussy, pussy! Come here, kitty, kitty! Whose a nice
pussycat?!”.

Back inside the throne room, Guren, Shinya and everyone heard a loud threatening roar, and a
woman screaming from outside. “What’s happening this time?!” Guren hissed while standing up
from his throne, and walking over to the doors with Shinya behind him.
Just as Guren is about to open the doors to see what’s going on, princess Horn came bursting in,
looking more outrageous then ever, with her blonde hair looking a mess and her tiara hanging
loose. “I've never been so insulted in all my life!” she shouted, walking past Guren and his friend,
going straight toward the front entrance. Guren and Shinya look surprised, when they saw the back
of the princess’s dress had been ripped from her rear - and their faces turn bright red when they
notice her heart-pattern knickers. “Leaving already, you’re highness?” Guren nervously ask,
looking away from the shocking display in front of him. “Good luck marrying HIM off!” princess
Horn said to the sultan before going out the doors. “Goddamnit, Yuichiro!” Guren hissed in
outrage by his son’s behaviour.

In frustration, Guren went straight outside to the gardens, ignoring Shinya laughing his head off
with Byakkomaru beside him.

Guren grumbled when he found Yuichiro sitting by the fountain with his back to him. Kimizuki
and Mitsuba joined his son, laughing their heads off, and did a high five with the prince.
“Yuichiro!” Guren called out, trying to get his attention, “Hey, idiot! Yuichiro!”. Suddenly, he
jumped out of his skin when Asuramaru block his way, growing at him. “Asuramaru! Are you
trying to scare the shit out of me?!” Guren shouted.

“Oh. Hi, you’re majesty” Kimizuki bow to him, with a amusing smile, “We didn’t notice you were
here” Kimizuki winked at Yuichiro and Mitsuba, who are still giggling in amusement from earlier.

Guren watch them in curiosity, until he suddenly notice a piece of fabric in the panther‘s mouth.
Looking mad at Yuichiro, “So…” Guren spat out, walking over to his son, “This is why princess
Horn stormed out!”. Asuramaru happily went over to his master, letting him take the fabric out of
his mouth, and throw it elsewhere. “Oh relax, dad. Asuramaru was just playing with her” Yuichiro
smiled in amusement, hugging his panther while facing his friends, “Wasn’t he, guys? He were just
playing with that overdressed, self-absorbed princess Horn, wasn’t he?”. “He sure did” Mitsuba
nodded whilst scratching behind Asuramaru‘s ears. “He’s a good cat. Showing that princess how to
have a good time” Kimizuki smirk in amusement.

Yuichiro and his friends laughed, enjoying the moment, until he looked up and saw the angry
expression on his father’s face. Yuichiro looked away clearing his throat. Guren glared at Kimizuki
and Mitsuba, who both face back at him nervously. “Leave us. I wish to speak with my son, alone”
Guren said in a serious tone. “Ye…yes, my lord” Yuichiro’s friends spoke at the same time, before
leaving their princely-friend alone with his father.

Ignoring Guren’s annoyed-angry expression, Yuichiro kept his eyes on the floor while stroking
Asuramaru’s head. “Yuichiro. This behaviour has gone far enough!” Guren spoke in a serious-
sharp tone, with his hands on his hips, “You've got to stop rejecting every noble that comes to call!
The law says you…”. Yuichiro stood up, rolling his eyes elsewhere while walking towards the
birds cage, with Guren following after him. “Must be married to a prince or princess” both of them
said it together. “Before your next birthday, and to protect our people” Guren finished. With his
hands on the birds cage, Yuichiro let out a heavy sigh of annoyance, then turn his head to face his
father, saying, “The law is wrong” then he opened the cage, reach inside and brought out a baby
dove. “You only have one week left!” Guren said worriedly, “We’re running out of time, and
we’re running out of kingdoms, idiot! We must find you a soulmate fast, in order to protect our
kingdom…and your mother’s kingdom”. That last sentence really hurt Yuichiro, he knows he’s not
the only one who misses his mother. Before Mahiru died, Yuichiro promised her he will do
whatever he can to protect both their kingdoms. While stroking the baby dove in his hand, Yuichiro
sadly face back at Guren, “Dad. For you…and for mother, I would do everything I can to protect
our people” then he let out a heavy sigh, “But, I hate being forced into this. If I do marry…” he
smiled at the baby dove, and lovingly pet it on the head, “I want it to be for love”.

Further away from the prince and the sultan, Kimizuki and Mitsuba were hiding behind a rose
bush, listening to their private conversation. The longer they’ve known Yuichiro, the more they
always known him to be a idiot at times…but after hearing what he said, they completely
understand how he feels.

All was silent, until Guren placed his hand on Yuichiro’s shoulder, and spoke softly, trying to make
his son understand, “Yuichiro…it's not only this law. I'm not as young as I use to be”. “For an old
man, you don’t look it” Yuichiro smirk in amusement. In that moment, Yuichiro whined in pain
when he got smacked on the head by his father. “I’m serious, brat! Use that half a brain of your,
and try to understand!” Guren shouted before gently taking the baby dove from Yuichiro, “Listen,
my son. I’m not going to be around forever, you know” he place the dove back in its cage before
shutting it, “And, um…well I…I just want to make sure you're taken care of, provided for”.

Shaking his head at his father, Yuichiro walked past him, going back to the fountain, and sat down.
“Please, dad! For fuck sake, try to understand!” Yuichiro spoke in frustration, dipping his hand in
the water and gently playing with the little fishes, “I've never done a thing on my own. I've never
had any real friends”. Curled up on floor, Asuramaru sat up, looks up at his master, growling
‘Hey!’ at him. Yuichiro smiled at his panther, “Except you, Asuramaru”. Satisfied, the panther
goes back to sleep. In that moment, Yuichiro gasp in agony when a pebble was thrown at him from
behind. While rubbing the back of his head, Yuichiro look over his shoulder and spotted his friends
behind the rose bush, looking offended at him. “And I also have Kimizuki and Mitsuba, who are
the only friends I have!” Yuichiro spoke out loud, facing he father whilst eyeing his friends behind
him. Now felt satisfied to hear that, Kimizuki and Mitsuba seriously nodded to him. Looking up at
the wall for a moment, Yuichiro said, “Ever since mother died…I've haven’t been outside the
palace walls in 10 years. Hardly ever remember what it looks like out there”. Yuichiro sadly look
down at his reflection in the water.

Guren slowly came up behind his son. When Yuichiro was a child and Mahiru was alive, she and
Guren use to take their son outside the palace to visit their people, and join in the celebrations they
have on. But after his wife was suddenly killed, Guren had no choice but to keep Yuichiro locked
up inside the palace, never allow him to go outside again. Even though it breaks his heart to see his
son looking all miserable, he knows he’s only doing this to protect his only child from danger. “I’m
sorry, Yuichiro. I know how desperate you wanted to leave the palace.” Guren spoke softly,
placing a hand on his son’s shoulder, “But you’re a prince, and it’s dangerous out there. Keeping
you in the palace is for your own safety. I’ve lost your mother ones, and I don’t want to lose you
two. I’m sorry…but this is how it should be”.

Getting more annoyed by this, “IF I CAN’T GO OUTSIDE, THEN MAYBE I DON”T WANT TO
BE A PRINCE, ANYMORE!” Yuichiro splashes water at Guren, and turns his back on him,
crossing his arms. Being splashed in the face, Guren dried himself with his sleeve. Having enough
of this ridiculous father and son moment, Guren grind his teeth in anger, mumbling to himself
while walking past the sleeping panther, and back inside the throne room.

When the sultan is out of sight, Kimizuki and Mitsuba came out of their hiding place, and
worriedly walk up to Yuichiro.

When he eventually calmed down, Yuichiro looked up at the birds cage, he stood up and ran over
to it, opened the cage wide open, and letting the doves fly out. Yuichiro sadly smiled while
watching the doves fly up into the blue sky, wishing he can be free like them. “Hey, Yuu. You
okay?” Mitsuba asked worriedly. Yuichiro sadly nodded saying, “I’m fine, Mitsuba. It’s just that
I…” he look down at Mahiru’s bracelet, and then back up at the sky, “I’ve just had enough of my
father overprotecting me! And I wish I can go outside”. Facing back at his friends, Yuichiro
continued on, “But no! All he does is keeping me locked up, having the guards watching over me,
and force me to find a soulmate! And I’m sick of it! I know I’m doing this for our people, but I
WISH for a bit of fun and some freedom…just for one day!”.

In silence, Kimizuki and Mitsuba faces each other, worriedly. They know perfectly well how
important this arrange marriage will be for their kingdom. But they also felt bad, seeing their friend
so trapped and miserable. Kimizuki and Mitsuba know very well the young prince will never be
happy, if he doesn’t get what he deeply wished in his heart.

Once their minds have been made up, Kimizuki and Mitsuba smiled, nodding to each other before
facing the prince. “If this is what you want…then we won’t stop you” Kimizuki said seriously.
Surprised, Yuichiro said, “What?”. “You heard me, idiot-Yuu” Kimizuki replied, “We won’t stop
you from leaving the palace”. “That’s right, Yuu” Mitsuba seriously nodded, “If it’s just for one
day, go out there, and enjoy yourself for the rest of the afternoon”. “Really?!” Yuichiro gasp with a
great big smile on his face, until it suddenly dropped in worry, “But what will my father do, if he
finds out?”. “Don’t worry, idiot” Mitsuba spoke, “If his majesty ask, we’ll just tell him, your
wasting you’re hair”. Yuichiro nodded in agreement, “Ok. But when I’m outside the palace, won’t
the guards recognise me?” he said in worry. “Leave it to me” Mitsuba proudly pointing her thumb
at herself, “I am your handmaiden, after all. I’ll have the perfect disguise ready for you”. “And
we’ll help you sneak out, without being spotted by anyone” Kimizuki said.
Yuichiro smiled happily at his friends, and without thinking, he threw his arms around them to give
them a big hug. Kimizuki and Mitsuba look surprised at first, and happily hugging him back.
“Thanks, guys” Yuichiro said softly to them, “You truly are the best friends I ever have”.

All alone in the throne room, sat at his throne in misery, Guren rest his chin on his hand while
looking up at the portrait of his late wife. Mahiru was ones very kind and so beautiful, with long
ashen hair, amber eyes, and a sweet smile. “If only you were here, Mahiru” Guren thought sadly.

In that moment, Shinya came in the room with Byakkomaru, acting all cheerful as usual while
walking over to Guren. “So, our little prince still refusing another noble, huh?” Shinya asked with a
cheeky smile. Rolling his eyes at his friend beside him, Guren replied, “I don't know where that
brat gets it from. His mother wasn't nearly so picky”. “Actually Guren, she was…” Shinya said,
chuckling in amusement while looking up at Mahiru’s portrait, “If you remember, it took the
Queen 8 years and nearly 39 princes, before she chose you”. “Not helping, Shinya” Guren
grumbled, facing his face with a devilish stare.

After Guren looked away, Shinya felt hurt in that moment. When he started working in the palace
as a boy, Shinya was always keeping busy, by cleaning the floors, and polishing the silver. Until
one day, he was chosen to be Guren’s servant. And that’s how they met.

Things started off rough for the two of them, and then eventually the two became friends.

As time went by, the two friends became much older…and the more they spent time together, the
more Shinya started realising his true feelings for Guren.

But when he found out Guren was engaged to Mahiru, Shinya kept on smiling to his friend, before
leaving the throne room. Then he ran outside, sitting on a bench crying to himself in heartbreak.
Moments later, Byakkomaru came out to join him, and rubbing his head against Shinya to try
cheering him up. Shinya cried and cried till his eyes were red, and calmed himself down, while
cuddling his pet white tiger friend. Soon after, Shinya decided to hide his feelings for Guren, and
still continue on being his friend.

After his friend got married, Shinya felt delighted when Guren told he’s going to become a father.
And when Yuichiro was born, Shinya felt such pure joy and happiness as he cradled the little
prince in his arms, and congratulate his friend - even though he still secretly loves him.
Then one tragic night, Shinya rushed in to comfort Guren, when they suddenly found Mahiru dead
in their room, holding a empty glass in her hand. After the late Queen’s funeral, Shinya did
whatever he can to support and be there for Guren and Yuichiro…no matter what.

Letting out a heavy sigh, Shinya placed his hand on Guren’s to try and comfort him, “Don’t go
beating yourself up, Guren. Just give your son some time to think, I’m sure he’ll come round”.

Looking down at his friend’s hand on his, Guren felt a sudden warmth in his chest…and his heart
suddenly began to flutter.

In his childhood days, Guren use to spend all of his life doing his royal duties, preparing to be the
next sultan. Until he met Shinya, who had been chosen to be his servant. Shinya was annoying at
first, but sometime later, Guren accepted him as a friend.

As they got older, the moments they spent together had always been the best for Guren and his
friends. Guren felt warm and pleased to have Shinya around with him, watching him smile when
they play, and listening to him laugh happily.

All was fine until Mahiru came into the palace, Guren was so enchanted by her beauty, and
immediately fell in love with her. After he announced his engagement, Guren notice Shinya
smiling weirdly at him, and immediately leaving the room with Byakkomaru following after him.
Guren felt worried for awhile, wondering why Shinya left so suddenly. But eventually, he saw
Shinya coming back in looking cheerful then ever…and that’s when he suddenly noticed the
redness in his eyes.

Sometime later, Guren and Mahiru got married, and were expecting to have a baby, which made
Shinya so happy when he told him. The day Yuichiro was born, Guren carried his son to show
Shinya, and let him hold him. As he watched his friend cradling and talking sweetly to his son,
Guren’s breath was suddenly taken by Shinya’s warm smile, his silky-silver hair, and his beautiful
bright-blue eyes that always shimmers when he laughs. Guren doesn’t understand why, but his
heart felt warm and keeps on fluttering - but he kept on ignoring whatever that feeling was.

Days have past since the shocking and tragic night of his wife’s death, Guren felt devastated and
heartbroken. As he held his crying son in his arm, on the day of Mahiru’s funeral, Shinya stood by
his side, rubbing Yuichiro’s back in comforting circles, and calmly told Guren ‘that everything’s
going to be okay’.

As his heart continues to flutter, Guren lovingly smiled at Shinya, holding his hand, saying,
“Thanks, Shinya…I don’t know what I do without you”. Shinya blushed, then smile lovingly at
him, “No worries” he spoke softly, “I’m you best friend and all, and I’ll always be there to support
you and your son”. While Guren and Shinya kept their eyes on one another, Byakkomaru happily
rubbed his head against the sultan’s other hand, letting him stroke him, and the white tiger purred.

The sweet moment got interrupted when two mysterious figures suddenly came into the room. The
sultan and his servant turn their heads, and realised it is Ferid, smiling maliciously at them, with
Crowley following behind him - nobody knows he can transform into a parrot.

Knowing the two men’s true nature, Byakkomaru growled at them. Shinya immediately stood up
straight facing the men.

“Ah, Ferid. My most trusted advisor” Guren proudly sat himself up, with his head held high, “I am
in desperate need of your wisdom”. “My life is but to serve you, my lord” Ferid proudly bow down
to Guren. Byakkomaru growled at him whilst taking a step forward. “Byakkomaru. Mind your
manners” Shinya said to the white tiger, and then happily face Crowley by waving at him, “Hi,
Crowley! It’s been awhile!!”. “Nice to see you too, Shinya” Crowley smirk at him while crossing
his arms.

“Tell me, you’re majesty” Ferid spoke, taking a step forward, “What seems to be the problem?”.
Letting out a heavy sigh, Guren stood up and move towards Ferid, ignoring Byakkomaru growling
in the background. “It’s this noble business” Guren explained in annoyance, “Yuichiro refuses to
choose a soulmate! I'm at my wit’s-end!” then he started pulling his hair, grinding his teeth.
Crowley step forward, saying, “Calm yourself, my sultan. The more you wit’s-end, the worst it
gets”. Eventually, Guren calmed down.

In that moment, Crowley flinched whilst listening to Shinya’s annoying laugh. Shinya cheerfully
walked over to Crowley, and smacked him hard on the back, causing him to grin his teeth in anger.
“Oh, Crowley! You know how to save his majesty from losing his hair!”. Crowley glared at him in
annoyance, no matter how long he and his master worked in the palace, he always hates Shinya and
his annoying laughs, and allowing him to smack his back every time they meet. Crowley was
about to say something back to Shinya, when Byakkomaru came closer and started growling at
him. As well as he hates Shinya, Crowley hates this cat as well. “Byakkomaru. What’s gotten in to
you?!” Shinya ask, holding the white tiger back. Guren notice this and said, “Shinya. Will you
please take him out, and give us alone time?”. Shinya nodded in agreement, and immediately took
Byakkomaru out of the room.

Once their alone, Ferid cleared his throat whilst moving closer to Guren, giving him a fake, but
convincing smile. “Now then, my lord” Ferid spoke moving around Guren, “Perhaps I can divine a
solution to this thorny problem”. Thankful to have a trusted advisor like Ferid, Guren said with a
serious smile, “If anyone can help, it’s you”. Ferid had his back to the sultan, facing Crowley with
a sickening grin. “Ah, but to do so…” Ferid turn round to face Guren, proudly took hold of his
hand, and toying with his ring, “It would require the use of the mystic green emerald”. Surprised,
Guren snatched his hand away, “What?! My ring?!” he gasped at Ferid, “Um, I don’t know, Ferid.
It has been in my family for generations. And it’s all I have left of my father”. Looking like he
didn’t care while playing with his staff, Ferid said, “It is necessary to find the prince a noble”.

Facing back at the sultan, Ferid faced his staff with the snake’s head at Guren, and the eyes of the
snake begin to glow bloody-red. Guren’s eyes glow too, like he’s in some kind of trance. “Don’t
worry, my sultan” Ferid hissed, with a wicked grin, “Everything will be fine”. “Everything...will
be...fine” Guren repeated, while being under a spell. “The emerald” Ferid hissed. Taking off his
ring, Guren handed it over, “Here, Ferid” he spoke, “Whatever you need will be fine”. Feeling
satisfied, Ferid took the ring, placing it into his robe, “You are most gracious, my liege” then he
moved his staff away, and the spell wore off.

Confused and feeling exhausted, Guren mumbled in agony while placing a hand on his head,
“Wh…what happened? What was I doing, Ferid? Everything around me went dark all of a
sudden”. Ferid and Crowley face each other, smiling wickedly in amusement. “You must be
feeling stressed from this morning, you’re majesty” Ferid said, while he and Crowley guided
Guren towards his throne, “Here, why do you sit down and rest, huh?”. Guren nodded in
agreement, and sat himself down onto his throne, “Yeah, your right. A little rest won’t hurt for my
pounding headache”. Ferid and Crowley proudly bow down to Guren, and left the sultan alone by
walking out of the room.

Walking down the hallway, far away from the throne room, Ferid and Crowley both dropped their
fake smiles, and determination and anger took over. “GODDAMNIT, FERID!” Crowley cried out
in rage, rubbing the lower part of his back, “I can't take it anymore! If I get a backache, from that
hand-whacking, laughing-mouth, annoying servant! I’m gonna kill him!”. When they came to a
dead-end, Ferid pulls down a leather - in the shape of a candle stick. The wall opened to reveal a
secret passageway. Once they entered, the door shut behind them, and they went down a stairway.
“Calm yourself, Crowley” Ferid calmly spoke to his loyal companion follower behind, “Soon, I
will be sultan, not that serious-looking twit”. “And then…” Crowley chuckled with a devilish
smile, “I’ll show Shinya what it feels like to be laughed at and smacked on”. When they entered
his chambers, Ferid and his masculine friend laughed out loud in amusement before slamming the
door behind them.

When Yuichiro and his friends thought up a plan to sneak him out of the palace, he came out of his
room, following Kimizuki and Mitsuba down the hall, dressed in a black abaya, fit nicely around
his slim body, and a dark-green hijab wrap round his head - he took off his golden headband.

When they manage to sneak past the guards and servants, Yuichiro let out a sigh of relief when
they made it to the main doors.
“No offence, Mitsuba“ Yuichiro whispered while rubbing his sides, “But this disgrace is a little
tight on me”. Glaring up at her friend in annoyance, Mitsuba whispered, “Its either this, or
something more florist and pink!”. Shocked by that, Yuichiro immediately shook his head saying,
“No thanks. Black and green is fine”. Kimizuki rolled his eyes in annoyance by his friends behind
him, he look them other his shoulder, “Pipe down, you two!” he hissed with a serious-angry
expression.

Kimizuki brought out his watch, and release its 5 minutes to noon. He open the door, peeked his
head out to check to see if there’s any guards on duty at the main gates…luckily, nobody was
about. Facing his friends, Kimizuki nodded saying, “The coast is clear”.

They ran out the door, straight down the stairs, and made it to the gates. With his hand grabbing
the handle, Yuichiro turn to his friends with a friendly smile, “Thanks, guys…I don’t know what I
do without you”. Mitsuba nodded to him. “No problem, idiot-Yuu” Kimizuki serious spoke,
crossing his arms, “Remember to be back here by 4:00PM. Got it?”. “Will do, wooden pole”
Yuichiro proudly gave him a big thumbs up.

But just as he was about to open the door, Yuichiro gasp in fright when someone behind him
pulled him back. Yuichiro and his friends looked behind them in panic, but no one’s there, they
looked down, and let out a sigh of relief, realising it’s only Asuramaru, tugging on Yuichiro’s
abaya with his mouth.

Noticing the worried look in the panther‘s eyes, Mitsuba said to the prince, “He must’ve think your
leaving us, forever”. Walking up to the sad cat, with a small-smile, Yuichiro knees down stroking
Asuramaru, saying, “Oh, I'm sorry, boy. But don’t worry, I won’t be gone for long”. Yuichiro
loving hug the panther, “I’ll be back soon, Asuramaru. I promise” he said softly. When his master
pulled away, Asuramaru whined and whimpered, but nodded in understanding.

Yuichiro stood up, and hugged his friends. “Take care…okay?” Mitsuba said softly. Yuichiro
nodded whilst pulling away from Kimizuki and Mitsuba, giving them a small smile.

Going back over to the gate, Yuichiro opened it and stepped outside. He look back and smiled at
his friends and Asuramaru, saying “Take care of yourselves. And tell the old fart I’m doing my
hair”. Kimizuki and Mitsuba rolled their eyes at him. Asuramaru look at his master confused.
Chuckling in amusement, Yuichiro shut the gate behind him, and disappeared into the streets of
Agrabah.
 Riff Raff! Street Rat!
Chapter Summary

When he saw Yuu wondering around the marketplace for the first time, Mika falls in
love with him…but, he has no idea Yuu is a prince.

Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

Later that afternoon. The marketplace is always busy at the time. Shopkeepers calling out to
customers, people looking at the items on displays, and buying something from the owner.

After stealing some more bread and cheese, running and hiding away from the angry shopkeepers,
and finished eating their brunch, Yoichi told Mikaela that he and the monkey were still feeling a bit
peckish. Mikaela nodded to his friend, after eating some bread and cheese, he didn’t feel hungry
anymore. So they decided to split up, and go around every stall in the area, and meet up again
later.

Waiting on top of the gazebo, Yoichi watch the shopkeeper down below him, calling out to
customers to come and buy his sweet, juicy water melons. When the timing was right, Yoichi look
up and said “Ok, Gekkouin. Go!”. Gekkouin gave him a salute, going over the edge and hanging
upside down to distract the shopkeeper. “Try this, your taste buds will dance and sing” the
shopkeeper called out happily while holding out a melon.

At that moment, Gekkouin screech loudly whilst grabbing a melon behind the man. Wondering
what the strange noise was, the shopkeeper turn his head to look behind him, and saw Gekkouin
hanging there with one of his melons. “Oi! Get your filthy paws off my melon!” the man shouted.
Playing with the fruit in his hands, Gekkouin cheeky blow raspberries at him. “WHY YOU! GIVE
THAT BACK!” the angry man placed the melon he was holding down, and went to deal with the
annoying monkey. While Gekkouin distracted the man by playing tug of war, Yoichi quietly
reaches down, and immediately took away the melon. “GET AWAY FROM MY STALL, YOU
CURSED, DEMON APE!” the man takes back the melon, and takes it over to the front to place
with the other one, only to find the other one missing. Confused, the shopkeeper look back to
where the monkey was, and found he was already gone.

Rejoining his master on the gazebo, Gekkouin licked his lips hungrily at the fruit. “Nice going,
Gekkouin” Yoichi said cheerfully, throwing the melon in the air before breaking it in half, “More
lunch is served”. Gekkouin took the other half of the fruit, and both of them eat it happily.
On the other side of the market street. Standing next to a stall full of brass plates and silverware,
Mikaela was busy trying to find something to pickpocket, when he notice a young girl looking at
him, with a flirty-smile and twiddling with her necklace.

The cute girl has chin-length iris-coloured hair, wearing a faille. A hourglass figure, with very large
breasts peeking out of the top part of her dress.

Even though he’s not interested in women, but Mikaela knows how to charm them, when his eyes
fixed upon the necklace she playing with. Mikaela proudly walk up to her, with a fake smile.
“Good day, milady” Mikaela flirted, bowing his head to her like a gentleman, “What’s a lovely
young flower like you doing here?”. Amused by the charming young man, the girl answered, “Oh
please, handsome. Call me Chess”. Mikaela nodded. “And to answer your question” Chess flirt,
moving a little closer to him, “I noticed, what a lovely pair of rings your wearing there”. Almost
forgot he had them on, Mikaela look down at the rings hanging around his neck. “Why thank you,
Chass” Mikaela spoke proudly, playing with her hair. Giggling-childishly, Chess flirted while
touching one of the rings, “So tell me, handsome. Is one of them for a special someone? A lovely
lady, perhaps?”. “Maybe…” Mikaela shrugged, then look at the necklace, “That’s a lovely
necklace you’re wearing. It brings out the colour of your eyes”. Blushing, with her eyes shut and
her hands covering her cheeks, “Aww, you are so charming!” Chess squeal happily. In that
moment, Mikaela swiftly took her necklace without her noticing, and hide in inside his pocket.

When Chess opened her eyes, Mikaela backed away saying, “Well Chess, my fair lady. I love to
stay and chat, but my friends are waiting for me. So, I bid you farewell”. He waved at her whilst
walking away. Chess giggled while blowing kisses at him. “See you around” she said. Chess turns
around, walking to the opposite direction. When Chess placed her hand to where her necklace
should be, she gasp when she suddenly noticed it’s not there. In panic, Chess started checking
inside her dress, seeing if it fell inside her boobs. Then right at that moment, she turns back to
where Mikaela had went off to - he was nowhere to be seen. In rage, Chess cried out, “HELP! I’VE
BEEN ROBBED!”.

Hearing the girl’s cry, Mikaela chuckled in amusement as he swiftly ran through the streets,
avoiding some of the people. He jump on three carts, ignoring the annoyed shopkeepers while
running past them, and jumping off before continuing straight down the alley. Mikaela swiftly
climbed and jumped over a wall, to the other side of the marketplace.

After Kimizuki and Mitsuba got him out of the palace, without Guren knowing, Yuichiro happily
journeys through the markets, looking around at his surroundings in wonder, and at every item on
display.
Yuichiro’s eyes shimmer as he slowly moves past each shopkeeper, who kindly tries to have him
buy something. Like a brass or silver pot. Sugar dates, figs and pistachios. Handmade jewellery.
Lovely as they are, Yuichiro politely refused. Watching everybody walking past him, Yuichiro
chuckle happily while looking down at himself. “Thanks to Mitsuba for lending me this disguise,
nobody knows who I am” he thought.

Feeling proud of himself for winning his prize, Mikaela walks through the market street whilst
bringing the necklace out of his pocket, to have a proper look at it. “Ha! Women. Their just too
easy to fool” he thought with a amusing smirk on his face, throwing the necklace in the air and
catching it.

As he place the necklace back into his pocket, Mikaela suddenly bumped into a hooded young boy,
who didn’t watch where he was going, and almost lost his balance. After he save the cloaked figure
from falling, the boy’s hood fell off, and Mikaela can see the top part of the boy’s black hair.
“Jesus! Are you alright?” Mikaela ask. The boy was none other, then Yuichiro, when he looked up
at Mikaela.

In that moment, Mikaela’s eyes widened, and his heart suddenly fluttered, as he got a better look at
the boy’s face. Yuichiro’s big-round emerald eyes were bright and shimmering, his skin so smooth
with a slight-pink colouring in his cute-round cheeks, his pink lips look so soft and kissable, and
his black messy hair looks so soft as raven feathers. Mikaela blushed as he let out a soft sigh. He
seen so many men before, including Yoichi…but never saw one so breathtakingly beautiful as this
one.

Yuichiro’s heart pounded so suddenly while staring at the handsome young man in front of him,
until he suddenly remembered what he just did. “Oh..I’m…um…” Yuichiro blushed with
embarrassment, as he took a step back from Mikaela, “I’m so sorry, Sir! I wasn’t paying attention
to where I was going”. “No, no, no. It’s…it’s my fault” Mikaela kindly spoke, “I didn’t mean to
bump into you”. Yuichiro chuckled in amusement, “Well…you’re forgiven. And thank you, for
saving me from falling onto my ass”. Laughing in amusement, Mikaela replied, “You’re welcome.
I’m just glad you’re cute little ass didn’t get hurt”. Yuichiro blushed in embarrassment after
hearing that. Mikaela chuckled by the boy’s cute reaction. Smiling sweetly at Mikaela while
pulling his hood back over his head, Yuichiro slowly walk past him, saying, “Well…see you
around”. Mikaela nodded, never taking his eyes of the prince walking away from him. “He so
beautiful…” Mikaela dreamily sighed, following the prince, and finding a hiding spot.

Now hiding behind some baskets, watching the curious raven-hair boy walking towards the food
stalls, Mikaela’s heart continue to pound in his chest, as he watch the graceful movements Yuichiro
makes, and the wondrous shimmer in his green eyes.

Realising in that moment, Mikaela has fallen in love, with a boy he just met, “Who is he?” he
thought in love and wonder. Suddenly, Mikaela was snapped out of his romantic thought, when he
saw the two children from this morning, walking past him. Confused, he wonder why the children
are here, and not with Krul.

Yuichiro was enchanted by the colourful, juicy fruits, until he spotted the two poor children,
looking hungrily at the cart full of freshly baked bread. Yuichiro took pity on them as he went over
to them. “Hello” Yuichiro spoke sweetly to them, “Are you hungry?”. The children sadly nodded.
Feeling sorry for them, Yuichiro took two lofts off the cart, without thinking, “Here, take some
bread” he said kindly. The children took a bread each, and thanked him with a thankful smile.

Yuichiro happily watch them ran off, until a young man with purple hair suddenly started him from
behind. “Hey you! What are you doing stealing from my cart?!” It was the shopkeeper, Lacus.
Mystified by that, Yuichiro said, “Stealing? No, Sir. I was only trying too…”. “You will pay!…”
Lacus rudely pointed his finger at Yuichiro, until he notice the golden bracelet on his wrist, “Or
I’ll take that bracelet”. Yuichiro cried in shock, as he took one step back with his left arm behind
his back, “WHAT?!”.

In his hiding spot, Mikaela was watching the whole scene in shock and worry. He knows how
stubborn Lacus gets, since he robbed him many times before. “Poor boy” he thought, “I gonna help
him”.

“Look, I’m sorry, Sir” Yuichiro try to reason with him, “But I don't have any money”. “Then I’ll
take this, then!” Lacus forcefully grabbed the prince’s left arm, and tries to take the bracelet. “NO!
LET ME GO, YOU BASTARD!” Yuichiro shouted as he struggles to break free. In that moment,
Mikaela ran over and stepped in between Yuichiro and Lacus. “Wow, wow, wow! Take it easy,
Lacus!” Mikaela said. Hugging his mother’s bracelet close to his chest, Yuichiro thankfully look
up at Mikaela, standing there defending him. “Please, there’s no need to be so hard on this young
fellow” Mikaela said, with his hands up in defence. Annoyed, Lacus shouted, pointing his finger at
Mikaela, then at Yuichiro, “Listen here, Mikaela! This boy just steals my bread, gave them to those
kids, and let them ran off!”. “Those children were hungry!” Yuichiro shouted at the him. Before
the argument continues, Mikaela place a hand on Yuichiro’s shoulder, and the other on Lacus‘s
chest to calm them down.

In that moment, Yoichi is cheerfully walking down the far end of the street, with Gekkouin sitting
on his shoulder. Yoichi suddenly stopped in his tracks, when he spotted Mikaela stood in between
Lacus and another boy, at the other end of the market street. “Mika-kun?” Yoichi gasp in worry,
“What’s he doing, now?”. Confused, Gekkouin just shrug at his master.

Looking at Yuichiro, who is still hugging his bracelet, Mikaela immediately thought of a plan to
help the boy out of this mess. Facing back at Lacus, “Okay, give me a minute” Mikaela said.
Looking seriously at Mikaela in the eye, Lacus said harshly, “You keep your little street rat nose
out of it! Got it?!”. Mikaela nodded to him.
He turns back to Yuichiro, “Do you have any money?” he asked softly. Frustrated, Yuichiro shook
his head at him.“Okay” Mikaela whispered. Yuichiro gasp in surprise when Mikaela suddenly held
up his left hand, going for his bracelet, “Hey! What are you doing!” Yuichiro hissed as he
struggled. Looking deeply into the prince’s eyes, Mikaela softly whispered, “Do you trust me?”.
Facing back at him, Yuichiro softly whispered, “What?…”. “Do you trust me?” Mikaela ask again.
In that moment, Yuichiro’s heart fluttered and his eyes shimmer, while looking deeply into
Mikaela’s sky-blue eyes. Without thinking, the prince softly answered, “Yes…”. Mikaela gave
him a warm smile, then turn away from him.

Yuichiro immediately snapped out a it when he heard something click, he look down, and realise
his bracelet is no longer on his wrist. “What the!…” Yuichiro thought in shock. He looked back up
and shockingly found Mikaela with his bracelet in hand, “Hey, wait a sec!” Yuichiro cried out.
“Here you go, Lacus” Mikaela proudly said, handad the bracelet over to the shopkeeper, “This is
what you wanted, right?”. Satisfied, Lacus happily took the golden bracelet, “Eh, yes! Thank you”
he said whilst putting it in his pocket. “No problem” said Mikaela, throwing him an apple, that he
took off another cart without anyone noticing, “Here. An apple for your troubles”. Confused for a
moment, Lacus proudly nodded thanks to the blonde boy.

Turning back to Yuichiro, “Let’s go” Mikaela whispered, as he took the stubborn prince’s hand and
dragging him away through the market. “That’s mine, you idiot!” Yuichiro shouted at him,
struggling whilst looking back at Lacus, “I'm not leaving without my bracelet!”. “You mean, this
bracelet?” Mikaela seriously smiled at the prince, bringing out the bracelet he hid inside his vest.
Amazed, Yuichiro look back at him, “How…how did you?…”. Chuckling in amusement, Mikaela
replied, “I’ll explain later. Right now, let’s get out of here”.

Mikaela took Yuichiro further down the street, till they bumped into Yoichi and his monkey.
“Mika-kun! What was all that about?” Yoichi ask worriedly. Looking at the small-cute boy and
Mikaela, Yuichiro guessed the two boys are friends. “Oh nothing Yoichi!” Mikaela spoke proudly,
before facing the prince, “Just helping out a damsel in distress”. Shocked by that, Yuichiro
shouted, “I’m not a damsel! I’m a boy!”. Gekkouin let out a screeching-laugh, he immediately
shuts up when Yuichiro annoyingly glare at him.

“So, what happened?” Yoichi asked. Mikaela explained, “He was stealing food for those children
we met this morning”. “To clarify…” Yuichiro seriously spoke, “I wasn’t stealing. Those children
were hungry, and I wanted to help them”. “Yeah, I know you were trying to help. But what you did
back there, that’s called stealing“ Mikaela explained.“Goodness! Your lucky the guards are not
around” Yoichi said to the prince, “If they catch you, you’ll spend the next three weeks in stocks”.
After listening to all that, Yuichiro looked at Yoichi confuse, “Stocks?” he whispered.

“Hi, guys. It’s been awhile”. Behind them is a young man with black hair and bags under his eyes.
Down on his knees with his head and hands through a stock, looking up at the boys with a small
smile. Standing behind him is another man, chained up to a pole. Yuichiro was shocked when he
saw this. “Hello, René” Mikaela smiled at him, “How’s it going?”. “Uncomfortable. But I have
been better” René said, until his stomach started rumbling, “I could do with something to eat,
though”. Yoichi cheerfully nodded as he went into his bag, and took out an apple, “Here you go“
he said, placing the apple in his mouth. Feeling satisfied, “Thank you” René mumbled with an
apple in his mouth.

Yuichiro felt shocked by seeing the cruel states these poor people are going through…first very
hungry children, and now people being placed in stocks for weeks. “This is unfair” Yuichiro
thought in devastation, “How can this happen?”.

Noticing the hurtful and shocking look on the prince’s face, Mikaela said with an eyebrow up, “I’m
guessing by the look on your face, you don’t get out much, huh?”. Looking back up at the blonde
boy, Yuichiro sheepish said, “Ye…yeah. I guess you can say that”. Smiled warmly to him, Mikaela
gently place a hand on Yuichiro’s shoulder, “Don’t worry to much about it. These things happen to
us all the time…but we get by in the end”. Once he calmed down a little, Yuichiro nodded to him
in understanding.

Feeling chuffed with himself, Lacus reached into his pocket to have a better look a the beautiful
bracelet, while eating an apple. But when he pulled his hand out, he suddenly found another apple.
Dropping the apple he was eating, Lacus checked inside his other pocket, but the bracelet wasn’t
there, either. Realising in that moment, Mikaela took back the bracelet and replacing it, without
him noticing. “MIKAELA!” Lacus shouted in rage, “YOU THIEF!”.

At the other end, Mikaela, Yuichiro and Yoichi heard the angry shopkeeper calling out the guards.
“Are we in trouble?” Yuichiro asked in panic. “Only if you get caught” Mikaela smirk, pointing
behind Yuichiro, “Go down that alley. Yoichi and the monkey knows the way”. Yoichi politely
took the prince’s hand and shook it, “Sorry, we haven’t properly introduced. I’m Yoichi. And this
is Gekkouin”. The monkey started Yuichiro by climbing on his shoulder, and grinning at him.
“Oh, um…nice to meet you. My name is…” Yuichiro got interrupted by the sound of guards.
“We’ll save the chatter for later. Right now, run through the alley” Mikaela said, until he saw the
worried look on Yuichiro’s face, “You'll be fine. Trust me”. Yuichiro nodded to him, and followed
Yoichi and Gekkouin straight down the alley.

“He so cute” Mikaela mumbled dreamily. Hearing Lacus’s outrageous cry, and the guards coming
after him again, Mikaela immediately ran through the marketplace. “You want this, Lacus?! Come
and get it!” he laughed, while throwing the bracelet high in the air and catching it again, and
placing it in his vest.

The guards were not far on his trail, Mikaela ran with Rika behind him, he spotted Tarō coming at
him in front. When he notice an alleyway, Mikaela dodged Tarō by sliding underneath his legs,
which causes him and Rika to slam into each other. Mikaela swiftly stood up and ran through the
alley, now with Narumi, Shūsaku and Yayoi chasing him. At the end of the alley, Mikaela spotted
a man on his knees, securing the items on his cart. Mikaela almost missed the man by jumping
over his head, grabbing onto a high-beam, and pulling himself up while facing back at Narumi and
everybody - they couldn’t get past the cart.

Mikaela laughed at them. He grab onto another high-beam while swiftly stepping on the ones
below. Doing some crazy backflips. And when the end of the alley became narrow, he placed his
back on one wall, he’s feet on the other, and doing a few twisted-flips before landing on the
ground.

Walking out of the alley, Mikaela spotted Shūsaku coming at him on his left. He look forward, and
saw a man closing his shutters.

Mikaela

Gotta keep one jump ahead of the breadline

He ran while bashing his fist against the shutters, which opened and hit Shūsaku pretty hard on his
face. Mikaela ran into what appears to be a outdoor laundry area.

Mikaela

One swing ahead of the sword

He jumps over a crooked fence and swings down a pole, and proudly walk across a bench.

Mikaela

I steal only what I can't afford

And that's everything

Mikaela look behind him, and saw Tarō and Yayoi coming down the steps and ran after him. He
ran across the bench, passing the people doing their washing.

Mikaela
 One jump ahead of the lawmen

He jumps off the bench whilst grabbing a damp table cloth, and a bucket full of washing powder.

Mikaela

That's all, and that's no joke

Mikaela climbed up two crates when the guards try to grab him. Feeling mighty-proud, he
seriously smiled at Tarō and Yayoi down below him.

Mikaela

These guys don't appreciate I'm broke

He throws the cloth over Yayoi’s head, who struggles to pull it off herself, making her fall off on
her ass. And the bucket fell on Tarō‘s head, who is completely covered in powder. Mika laughed
at them, jumping off the crates and ran out to another area, where he met up with Yuichiro, Yoichi
and the monkey. In that moment, they heard Narumi and all the guards coming down a a nearby
alley.

Narumi, Shūsaku, Tarō, Rika and Yayoi

Riff raff! Street rat! Scoundrel!

When the guards came out the archway and spotted the three boys and the monkey, Yoichi
suddenly shot five pebbles at them with his slingshot.

Yoichi

Take that!

Mikaela pointed another archway for Yuichiro to run too with Yoichi and Gekkouin - they ran,
leaving Mikaela alone with the guards. Mikaela stood on a wooden see-saw whilst picking up a
knife he found near by. Facing Narumi and the others with a teasing smile.
 Mikaela

Try a different tac', guys

Mikaela swings the knife and cuts the rope beside him. A big-heavy sack above him falls down on
the other end of the see-saw, he went flying upwards and grabs onto the railing. The captain and
his followers angrily watches him climbing over the rail, and stood safely on the balcony.

Shūsaku, Tarō, Rika and Yayoi

Rip him open

Narumi kept his angry eyes on the blonde boy above him, while pointing his finger elsewhere for
his comrades to follow.

Narumi

Round the back lines

Mikaela grinned in amusement, giving them a shrug whilst taking a few steps backwards.

Mikaela

I can take a hint, gotta face the facts

Could really use a friend or two

When he leaned his back against the door behind him, it suddenly swungs open, and Mikaela
tumbled backwards, straight inside a house. He rolled backwards, and collapse on the floor in the
middle on the room, surrounded by beautiful-young harem girls - he must’ve interrupted their
dance lesson.

Girls

Huh? Oh, it's sad, Mikaela's hit the bottom

After seeing him coming in, they began smitten and flirting around him. “Oh. Hi, ladies” Mikaela
said nervously, while standing back up.
 Girls

He's become a one-man rise in crime

Mikaela sheepishly smiled at each of them, who were dreamily-moving closer to him. Until he
nervously moved backwards when he notice their angry-mother, coming at him with a stick in her
hand.

Mother

I'd blame parents, except he hasn't got 'em

Mikaela kept on dodging her as she tries to hit him with the stick. In that moment, Tarō came in the
room, and went straight for him.

Mikaela

Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat

Tell you all about it when I got the time

Mikaela ran past the mother, straight towards the window and jumped out with Tarō following
after him. Mikaela bounced on a awning, while Tarō fell out the window, screaming as he roll
down another awning below Mikaela. He jumped back through the window, and is suddenly
standing back to back with the captain - who was leaning forward and watching his comrade
falling safety down to the ground.

Narumi suddenly notice someone is standing behind him. Every time he turns around to try and see
who it was, Mikaela turns with him, and took his keys. Narumi notice his keys are missing, when
he turn around, he found Mikaela jumping on the window frame. “Looking for these, captain?”
Mikaela laughed while swinging Narumi’s keys at him. “You no-good, annoying street rat!”
Narumi spat whilst taking his keys back. And Mikaela fell out the window.

Bouncing down from one awning to the next, Mikaela landed on something soft when he made it
to the ground. Groaning in agony, Mikaela looked up and found Yuichiro standing there, looking
down on him with his arms crossed. Yoichi helped Mikaela back onto his feet. Mikaela thankfully
nodded to his friend, then face back at the prince. “You know, you could’ve just use the stairs”
Yuichiro laughed at him in amusement. “Where’s the fun in that, cutie?” Mikaela flirted at him,
taking hold of Yuichiro’s hand. Yuichiro’s face suddenly turned red by the hand holding. Gekkouin
jumped off the prince’s to his master’s shoulder.

Mikaela

One jump ahead of the slowpokes

The three boys and the monkey heard more Narumi and Tarō coming their way, and they quickly
walk straight down towards a busy street.

Mikaela

One skip ahead of my doom

They stopped when Mikaela saw a horse coming their way, while pulling a cart full of vegetables.

Mikaela

Next time gonna use a nom de plume

Yuichiro cried out in surprise when Mikaela and Yoichi suddenly dragged him along with them to
ride on the back of the cart. Narumi and Tarō saw them riding on the cart, and ran after them.
Holding on tightly for dear life, with Mikaela and Yoichi either side of him, Yuichiro suddenly
laughed, as he started to enjoy the crazy fun-chase their doing.

Mikaela

One jump ahead of the hitmen

Looking at the two guards behind them, Mikaela laughed at them in amusement, with Yuichiro and
Yoichi beside him. Gekkouin started blowing raspberries and slapping his bottom at Narumi and
Tarō.

Mikaela

One hit ahead of the flock

Turning their heads back to look ahead of them, they saw Shūsaku, Rika and Yayoi coming at them
in the crowd. When he saw a archway, Mikaela pointed it to Yoichi. Taking hold of Yuichiro’s
hand again, Mikaela face him with a cheeky smile.

Mikaela

I think we'll take a stroll around the block

They all jumped off the cart and ran through the archway, with all the guards chasing them.
Trying not to bump into anybody, while dragging Yuichiro along with him, Mikaela saw a fork in
the road. He pointed the left alley for Yoichi and his monkey to go to, while he and the prince took
the one on the right.

They split up in two separate alleys. Mikaela and Yuichiro had two guards behind them. Yoichi ran
with three guards on his trail. Gekkouin jumped off his master’s shoulder and ran beside him,
while jumping and swinging around everywhere. Gekkouin suddenly stop running when he got
distracted by a stall full of jewellers.

Shūsaku

Stop, thief!

Gekkouin jumps on the stall to steal a big-shiny diamond. Rika spotted the monkey, and took out
her sword.

Rika

Vandal!

As he ran, Yoichi looked over his shoulder in panic, seeing Gekkouin taking the diamond, and
Rika with her sword held up high, ready to strike the monkey down.

Yoichi

Gekkouin!

With the diamond in hand, Gekkouin jumped off the stall, and Rika missed him while hitting the
wooden table. The monkey ran back to his master and ride on his shoulder. Yoichi carried on
running nonstop, with the three guards behind him.

Yayoi

Scandal!

Coming to a dead end. With their weapons out, Shūsaku, Rika and Yayoi cornered Yoichi and the
monkey outside a random house. Backing away against the door, Yoichi sheepishly smiled at
them, while waving his hands at them.

Yoichi

Let's not be too hasty

The door suddenly opened, Gekkouin screech in terror when he saw a large, ugly woman, smiling-
unpleasantly when she saw how small and cute Yoichi looks. Gekkouin jumped off his master
before the woman immediately grabbed poor Yoichi, and cradling him like a baby.

Woman

Still I think he's rather tasty

Terrified by the crazy-woman snuggling him, Yoichi jumped out of her arms. With Gekkouin back
on his shoulder, Yoichi started climbing up some beams he just notice, away from the guards.

On the other side of the alley, Mikaela and Yuichiro had just ran up some stairs, with Narumi and
Tarō far behind them with swords in their hands. Standing on the rooftop, Yuichiro watched
Mikaela standing at the top of the stairs, waiting for the captain and his comrade to come up. When
he spotted Narumi and Tarō, Mikaela took out two apples from his pockets.

Mikaela

Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat

Otherwise we'd get along

Narumi and Tarō

 Wrong!

Throwing the two apples at Narumi and Tarō, they tumbled down the stairs, crying and shouting.
By the time they made it to the bottom steps, Narumi and Tarō fell head first in two baskets full of
flower petals - and the petals went flying everywhere.

Looking around at their surroundings, Mikaela notice a wooden pole and a long-wooden
contraption. Bringing the prince over near the edge, Mikaela stood on the contraption, looking at
the rooftop far out from them. Yuichiro had no idea what the blonde boy is planning now. Facing
back at Yuichiro, Mikaela said to him, “Together on three”. Confused, Yuichiro repeated
“Together on three?”. “We jump” said Mikaela. “WE JUMP?!” Yuichiro look shocked. Mikaela
laughed at him in amusement, “Why are you repeating everything I say?”. “WHY ARE YOU?!…”
Yuichiro stopped talking. Mikaela chucked, he couldn’t take enough of the prince being so cute
when he’s embarrassed.

“Anyway. Use the pole for support” Mikaela said, whilst pointing the pole for the prince. Yuichiro
felt nervous and terrified, “This is crazy! I can’t believe I’m doing this!” he thought. As soon as
their ready, Mikaela started counting, “One, two, THREE!”. Mikaela run across the beam, while
Yuichiro went for the pole. Mikaela jumped over the gap, and landed safely on the rooftop. After
he stood back up onto his feet, Mikaela notice Yuichiro is not with him, he look behind him, and
found the prince still on the other roof, looking terrified. “I’m sorry! I can’t do it!” Yuichiro cried
out to him, while holding tightly onto the pole. The prince tremble in fear while his eyes kept
looking down below him. Mikaela can see how scared Yuichiro is by the look of him. Hearing the
guards coming back, Mikaela climbed up the top part of the building to Yuichiro’s level. Facing
the scared raven hair boy, Mikaela calmly call out to him to get his attention, “Hey, look at me!
You keep your eyes on me! I’ll catch you!”. With his hands shaking and his heart pounding,
Yuichiro did as he was told, looking straight at Mikaela. Bringing his arms out, Mikaela calmly
said, “Listen! You…can do this! Trust me!”. The prince nodded nervously, letting go of the pole
whilst taking three steps backwards, and taking a deep breath. “Ok…I can do this. I can do this” he
whispered to himself. In that moment, Yuichiro found Narumi and Tarō now at the top of the
stairs, and went straight for him. Without wasting a second, Yuichiro ran to the pole and went
flying. Screaming from the top of his lungs as he went flying over the gap, he landed safely in
Mikaela’s arms.

They suddenly collapse on the rooftop, Mikaela lye flat on his back, with Yuichiro lying on top of
him. Both boys blushing while facing each other in embarrassment. “Oh, um…nicely done”
Mikaela nervously said, with his heart pounding in his chest. “Oh, uh…th…thank you” Yuichiro’s
face turn redder, when he notice the position their in.

Looking back at the angry guards on the other roof, Mikaela and Yuichiro immediately stood up
feeling embarrassed from what they just did - especially with two guards watching. Suddenly, they
heard Yoichi calling out to them from far behind them, “Guy, this way!”. Gekkouin waved his tail,
telling them to follow.
 Mikaela

One jump ahead of the hoofbeats

Trying not to think about earlier, the two boys started running across the roof, heading for Yoichi
and the monkey.

Mikaela

One hop ahead of the hump

As the three boys and the monkey ran, they spotted Shūsaku, Rika and Yayoi on the rooftops,
coming at them. Looking at their surroundings, Mikaela notice some rolled up carpets, baskets, and
a rope scattered everywhere. And an idea came into his head.

Mikaela

One trick ahead of disaster

He spotted some stairs near by, then pointed them for everybody to go down. Yuichiro followed
Yoichi and Gekkouin straight down the stairs, leaving Mikaela alone.

Mikaela

They're quick, but I'm much faster

Watching the guards coming closer behind him, Mikaela picked up a rolled up carpet and the rope,
and his eyes were fixed upon the edge of the building. And began to run, with the items in hand.

Mikaela

Here goes

Better throw my hand in, wish me happy landin'

All I gotta do is jump!

He jumped off the edge whilst dropping the carpet, and using the rope to swing himself straight
through a open window. The carpet crashed through a awning by the time Shūsaku, Rika and
Yayoi stopped to see Mikaela fallen through it. Down below them, Narumi and Tarō ran to the
awning when they heard the crash. They couldn’t find Mikaela, all they found was the carpet. In
frustration, Narumi ordered Tarō and the rest of his comrades on the roof to keep searching for
Mikaela….and have him thrown in the dungeon.

Hiding behind some crates and baskets, Yuichiro and Yoichi quietly watch the guards searching
around the marketplace, trying to find Mikaela and themselves. “I hope your friend didn’t get
caught” Yuichiro whispered to the small boy next to him. “Don’t worry…” Yoichi smiled warmly
at him, while gently scratching Gekkouin on his head, “Mika-kun is a pro, he does this all the time.
The captain of the guard will never catch him”. The prince nodded in understanding, but still feels
a bit worried for the man that helped him.

Suddenly, the two boys and the monkey flinched in terror when Mikaela unexpectedly jumped
down behind them from above. “Jesus! Where did you come from!” Yuichiro hissed quietly at
Mikaela. Climbing on Mikaela’s shoulder, Gekkouin screech happily at him while wrapping his
tail around his neck. “Magic” Mikaela told the prince, then let out a quiet chuckle, “Just kidding”.
“Like I said, he’s a pro” Yoichi whispered. Yuichiro nodded in agreement, and said to Mikaela, “I
have to agree. You really are a man of crazy talent”. They all laughing quietly for a moment, till
Mikaela and Yuichiro suddenly stared at each other. Their cheeks softly reddened, and their hearts
began to flutter as Mikaela and the prince smile sweetly at one another - with a sudden sweet-
passionate feeling building up inside them. Both of them immediately snapped out of it by the
sound of guards shouting. Mikaela nervously scratch the back of his neck, facing away from the
prince. Yuichiro did a nervous fake cough, keeping his eyes away from Mikaela’s. Looking at the
alleyway behind them, Yoichi said to Mikaela, “We should probably get moving”. Mikaela nodded
in agreement before facing Yuichiro, “Come on. We know a place where we can be safe”.

After wondering through the streets of Agrabah, Mikaela and Yoichi took Yuichiro through a
narrow alley, till they come to a dead end. Confused, Yuichiro asked, “Where are we, exactly?”.
Mikaela gave him a wink, saying “You’ll see” he took out a rope, which was hidden behind some
bricks, and pulled onto it. “Open sesame” Yoichi said, when stairs of beams came out of the wall.
The beams were going up to a platform above them, with a old rusty door. Yoichi smiled at the
prince’s surprise reaction, before going up the beams, “Up we go” he said happily, with the
monkey following him.

Looking surprised and amazed while watching the small boy going up, Yuichiro smiled brightly at
Mikaela, “That so cool! Is this where you guys live?” he asked, going up the steps with the blonde
boy behind him. “Yep!” Mikaela said proudly. “Just me, Yoichi and Gekkouin. Come and go as
we please”. As he went through the door, the prince look over his shoulder at Mikaela, “That
sounds fabulous” he said smiling. Following Yuichiro inside, Mikaela thought dreamily, “Shit. He
so cute”.
After going up some more stairs, they entered what use to be a old abandoned watch-tower. The
inside of the tower looks almost in ruins and nearer crumbling away, with massive beams tipped
over, broken tiles on the wall, and a old red cloth scattered on the floor. “Welcome to our humble
home” Mikaela said proudly. Taking his hood off whilst looking at the sad-state of the room,
Yuichiro gave the blonde boy a ‘Really?’ look. Taking his bag off, Yoichi said, “Come on, Mika-
kun. Make it more welcoming for our guest”. “Okay, okay. I was just messing” Mikaela said while
pushing down a leather beside him, “Hey presto!”.

The beams went upwards with the red cloth attach to it, to reveal a small sitting area on the floor,
with old carpets scattered everywhere. There’s a crystal ball hanging, and shining above them. Two
beds, one on the balcony with a open view of the city, the other bed below with the monkey’s tiny
bed beside it. There is another balcony, looking out at the other part of the city. And there are
items that Mikaela and his friends ‘borrowed’ all around the room. Yuichiro looked amaze by the
transformation, “Wow! You are quite the magician”. “Why, thank you” Mikaela said happily,
going towards a bowl on a small table to put the stolen apples in, “It’s not much, but, we did our
best to make it feel more homely”. Yuichiro went out to the balcony to have a look at the view.
Gekkouin went over to a box full of jewels to put the diamond he stole inside. After he finished
emptying his bag, Yoichi turn to everyone and politely asked, “Anyone want some tea?”. Mikaela
and Yuichiro turn to him, and said at the same time, “Yes please, Yoichi” both of them blushed
facing each other in surprise, and immediately look away, continue what their doing. Noticing the
look on his friend’s and the prince’s faces, Yoichi smiled as he realise it’s love at first sight.
Yoichi nodded, and went to make some tea.

Looking back at the view, Yuichiro smiled with a heavy sigh, and suddenly said, “I can’t believe
it”. “Believe what?” Mikaela ask, turning his head to Yuichiro. Facing the blonde boy, Yuichiro
walk back inside with a great big smile on his face, “I can’t believe we did that…that I did that! I’m
mean the chasing, avoiding the guards, and me doing that crazy jump! And we’re still alive, I
just…I can’t believe how amazing all that was!”. Mikaela smile seriously, saying, “I was right.
You never get out much, do you?”. Yuichiro shook his head saying, “No…I don’t”. Yoichi started
pouring the tea in cups while saying, “Funny. For it being your first time in the marketplace, you
don’t seem to know how dangerous Agrabah can be”. “Well, after what we did today…I think I
understand” Yuichiro said seriously.

Moment later, Yoichi gave each cup to everyone, and they quietly sip their tea at the same time.
The silence was broken by Yuichiro, who nervously look back at Mikaela, “I…I want to thank you
for stopping that man…and getting me out of there”. Mikaela nodded saying, “Um, you’re
welcome. It’s the least I can do”. “And if I remember correctly…Mikaela, isn’t it?” Yuichiro ask.
“Y…yeah. Sorry I didn’t introduce myself. I’m Mikaela. My friend here calls me Mika for short”
he pointed at Yoichi. “I add ‘kun’ in the end of his nickname” Yoichi explained, then drank his tea.
Yuichiro nodded in understanding.

Watching the two looking at each other every so often, Yoichi thought it would be a nice idea to
give Mikaela and Yuichiro some alone time. After finishing his tea, Yoichi said, “Well Mika-kun.
I’m going out again, just for some fresh air. I’ll be back soon”. Mikaela nodded. Walking towards
the door, Yoichi called out to the monkey to come along. Annoyed by his master, Gekkouin never
wanted to leave, but seeing the serious look Yoichi is giving him, Gekkouin immediately followed
him out the room.

Completely alone, Mikaela and the prince look each other nervously. Breaking the awkward
silence, Mikaela ask with a questionable expression. “And you are? You haven’t told me your
name yet”. Yuichiro look at him nervously, “Should I tell him my name? Probably not. If I do,
he’ll surely realise that I’m a prince”. Without thinking, Yuichiro answered, “Um…I’m called…
Kimizuki”. “Kimizuki” Mikaela seriously nodded, “From the palace, right?”. In shock, the prince
look at the blonde boy, nervous, “How could you tell?” he ask. Mikaela place his tea down while
explaining, “Well, only someone from the palace could afford a bracelet like that. And that silk-
lining is imported, too. It comes from the merchant boats straight to the palace. But not to
servants”he seriously smiled at Yuichiro, “At least not most servants. Which means, YOU…are a
footman to the prince”. Feeling relieved, but stupid at the same time, Yuichiro decided to just play
alone, “Impressive! You found out my secret identity” he said with a fake smile. “You think that's
impressive…” Mikaela smiled, feeling mighty proud of him, “That the great Mikaela knows
everything!”. Yuichiro nervously laughed, “Yeah…”.

Looking up at the balcony, where his bed is, Mikaela took hold of the prince’s hand, “You can see
the city from up there…I want to show it to you”. Yuichiro nodded to Mikaela, following him up
the steps, and his breath was taking away by the beautiful view of Agrabah. “Wow! It so
beautiful!” Yuichiro said softly, feeling the gently breeze blowing through his hair. “It is isn’t it?”
Mikaela said, while looking at the beautiful palace way, way ahead of them, “The palace looks
pretty amazing, huh?”. Yuichiro’s smile sadly dropped when he notice the palace, “Oh yeah…it’s
wonderful” he moved his eyes away from it to elsewhere, with his back to Mikaela, who dreamily
watch the palace with his arms resting on the bricks. Mikaela spoke, “I’ve always dreamed of what
it be like to live there, to have servants and valets”. Yuichiro rolled his eyes in annoyance, “Oh
sure. People who tell you where to go and how to dress“ he mumbled quietly to himself.

Looking back at Mikaela, who’s looking back at him in worry, Yuichiro cleared his throat before
saying, “Anyway. The city is very beautiful, Mikaela. I should try and get out more”. Mikaela
nodded in agreement, “Yeah. You should tell that to the prince” he said, “The people of Agrabah
haven't seen him in 10 years”. “They won't let him out. Ever since my...” Yuichiro sadly held back
what he nearly said to Mikaela, “The late Queen Mahiru was killed, the sultan's been afraid to lose
his son as well. So the prince is kept locked away”. Nodded in understanding, Mikaela sadly
spoke, “Seems everyone's been afraid since then. But the people of Agrabah had nothing to do with
that. The people loved her…she was a wonderful Queen”. Yuichiro sadly smiled, glad to have
someone who understands, “Yeah…she was” he said softly.

As he leaned backwards, Yuichiro knocked over a lute, which was resting against a big pot.
Curious, Yuichiro picked up the lute and ask, “Is this yours?”. “Um, it's kind of...borrowed”
Mikaela replied with a sheepish grin. While looking back at the view, Mikaela’s eyes widened
when Yuichiro started playing a familiar lullaby with the lute. Turning back to the raven hair boy,
Mikaela softly smiled while listening to him playing, in wonder. The familiar sweet melody…
reminder him of his mother singing it to him every night when he was a child. When the prince
finished playing, Mikaela softly said, “My mother taught me that song”. Facing back at Mikaela,
Yuichiro felt surprised to know that someone else knows the song as well, “My mother did, too” he
said. “It's all I remember of her” Mikaela sadly look back at the city.

Placing the lute back, Yuichiro felt sorry for Mikaela, as he went by his side, “And what about
your father?” he ask. “I lost both my parents when I was young” Mikaela explained, “Been on my
own ever since. Until I met Yoichi, who has no family or anything…except for the monkey”. Both
of them laughed. “It's all right, it's just...” Mikaela was quiet for a moment before continuing,
“Well…it's a little sad. I mean, not just having Yoichi as a good friend to talk too…but having a
monkey around as the only parental authority in your life”. Yuichiro chuckled in amusement after
hearing that. “We get by, always scraping for food and ducking the guards” Mikaela carried on,
“And every day I just...think things will be different for all of us…but it never seems to change”.
Yuichiro sadly understands how Mikaela feels. It’s like how Guren always keeps him locked up…
and he’s never free to make his own choices. Mikaela carried on “Just sometimes, I feel like
I'm...”. “Trapped” both of them said it at the same time. Surprised, Mikaela turn his head to
Yuichiro. “Like you... can't escape what you were born into?” Yuichiro ask. Mikaela softly
answered, “Yes…”. Mikaela felt glad that Yuichiro understands. In that moment of silence,
Mikaela and Yuichiro stared at each other, with that feeling building up inside them, again.
Realising they are truly perfect for each other…falling in love at first sight.

They heard the city’s bells ringing, until Yuichiro suddenly realise something, “What time is it?”
he ask. Looking up at where the sun is now, Mikaela answered, “It’s ten minutes to four. Why?”.
“OH SHIT!” Yuichiro cried out in panic “I’m going to be late!”. Confused, Mikaela followed the
prince down the steps asking, “Late? For what?”. While quickly putting his hood back over his
head, Yuichiro turn back to Mikaela saying, “I have to get back to the palace. I’m uh…helping the
prince get ready for something important!”. Nodding in understanding, Mikaela said, “Okay. I
know a shortcut from here to the palace. I’ll help you get there in no time”. Yuichiro thankfully
nodded with a friendly smile, and followed Mikaela out the door way.

Five minutes later. Mikaela lead Yuichiro though a narrow alley, til they came out of the archway,
and found the main gates to the palace ahead of them. Feeling relieved that he made it back on
time, Yuichiro turn to the blonde boy, “Thank you. I don’t know what I do without you” he said,
smiling. “No problem” Mikaela said. Just as Yuichiro was about to leave, he looked down at his
wrist, and realised he almost forgot Mahiru’s bracelet. Yuichiro turn back to Mikaela, and asked,
“Oh sorry. Do you still have my bracelet?”. Mikaela nodded, “Sure. Just give me a moment”.
Mikaela reach inside his vest to give back the bracelet, but some odd reason, it’s not there.
“Strange. I swear I’ve put it in there” Mikaela thought, looking confused.

He checked inside his pockets, but couldn’t find it. Then he realise in that moment, that the
monkey must have took it out of his vest whilst being on his shoulder. Looking back to the way
they came from, “Gekkouin!” Mikaela hissed in frustration.

Mikaela turns back to the prince, and saw the disappointed look on his face. He was about to
apologise, when Yuichiro suddenly said, “You really are a thief”. “What? No, no. Well, I mean
yes, but…” Mikaela couldn’t think what to say. “That was my mother’s bracelet” Yuichiro sadly
said, “It was all I had left of her…and I trusted you”. “I’m sorry. Please, let me explain” Mikaela
try to reach for the prince’s hand, but Yuichiro moved his hands away from him. Mikaela felt hurt
when Yuichiro began to cry, walking backwards away from him. “Excuse me!” Yuichiro sadly
turns away from the blonde boy, and ran straight towards the gates. “Wait, wait!” Mikaela cried
out, with his hand stretched out to the prince, “Please! It’s not like that, I swear!”. Opening the
gate, Yuichiro didn’t look back at Mikaela as he went inside, and slammed the door shut behind
him.

In that moment, Mikaela felt depressed, for upsetting the beautiful boy he fell for. Letting out a
heavy sigh of disappointment, Mikaela slowly walks back home in misery.

When Mikaela return home, Yoichi and Gekkouin still didn’t make it back yet. After what
happened with him and the prince, Mikaela thought he needed a moment to himself to clear his
head. Slowly looking around the room in devastation, Mikaela thought back of all the harsh words
people had been calling him.

Mikaela

‘Riff raff’ ‘Street rat’

I don't buy that

If only they'd look closer

He slowly went up the stairs, and sat on one of the steps, next to a broken open-window. Mikaela
sadly look down at his hands, shaking his head.

Mikaela

Would they see a poor boy?

No, sirree

Mikaela looks up at the window, seeing the palace whilst thinking about Yuichiro…the boy he just
met and fell in love with in just one day. He felt so ashamed of himself for losing the bracelet,
which he completely understands how important it is to Yuichiro, when he mentioned it belong to
his mother. Mikaela felt hurt and devastate, when he thought Yuichiro will think of him as nothing
but a thief…but there’s more to Mikaela then meets the eye.

Mikaela
 They'd find out

There's so much more to me...

In that quiet moment, Yoichi happily came in with the monkey on his shoulder, til he notice
Mikaela sadly sitting on the step in misery. “Mika-kun, what’s wrong?” Yoichi ask worriedly,
walking up to sit next to him.

As Mikaela explained everything to his friend what had happened, Gekkouin jumped off his
master’s shoulder, and started climbing up a piece of loose red fabric to get something. “It’s not
your fault, Mika-kun” Yoichi said, rubbing his friend’s back to comfort him, “Your a good person,
and I know you didn’t mean to upset him”. Mikaela nodded to his friend, “Thanks, Yoichi…I’m
glad you’re my friend” he said with a small smile. Yoichi happily nodded and said, “Don’t loose
hope. You’ll see him again…we’ll find his bracelet, and return it to him”. Mikaela look serious at
Yoichi. “Speaking of which…” Mikaela got interrupted by the monkey’s screening.

Both of them saw Gekkouin hanging upside down with his tail, grinning at them. Mikaela and
Yoichi shook their heads in frustration, when they notice the golden bracelet in the monkey’s
hands. “That doesn’t belong to you, Gekkouin” Yoichi said, looking angry at him. The monkey
look ashamed when Mikaela took the bracelet from him. “Listen, Gekkouin…” Mikaela spoke
seriously at the monkey, “I’ve told you before. There is a time that we do steal, and a time we
don’t” he waved the bracelet around, “THIS…was definitely a don’t”. Feeling embarrassed with
himself, Gekkouin screech ‘sorry’ to Mikaela and his master. Yoichi stood up and went down the
steps, telling Gekkouin off when he jumps back onto his shoulder.

Sitting there in silence pondering to himself, Mikaela look down at the bracelet in his hand for a
moment…thinking how to return it to Yuichiro. Not only does he want to give back the bracelet,
Mikaela wants to see Yuichiro again. He looks out the window at the palace again…and then he
seriously smiled, nodding to himself when a crazy idea came into mind.

Chapter End Notes

Song links for this chapter

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 Breaking in to the Palace
Chapter Summary

Mika sneaks in the palace to give back Yuu his bracelet…but things are not looking so
well.

Chapter Notes

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When Yuichiro came back through the main gates, Kimizuki stood there waiting for him, with his
arms cross. “My! I’m glad to see you made it back on time, for someone who’s always late”
Kimizuki seriously smile. “Shut up…” Yuichiro grumbled in annoyance, walking straight towards
the entrance whilst pulling his hood down. “Jeez, someone’s in a bad mood” Kimizuki said
following his friend, “Was being outside the palace not to your liking?”. “I don’t want to talk about
it yet, Kimizuki” Yuichiro said while going up the stairs, “Where’s Mitsuba?”. “Waiting for you in
your chambers, idiot-Yuu” Kimizuki answered, “Along with that pussycat of yours”.

They enter the palace. And quietly went down the halls, sneaking past the servants and the guards,
making their way to Yuichiro’s room.

Meanwhile, Guren is having a private meeting with Ferid, in his room, discussing about things.
Guren was sitting behind his desk looking through documents. Ferid walks back and forth in the
room, moving on with his wicked plans to try and trick the sultan to do something unpleasant.

“You’re majesty. Our enemies are growing stronger every day” Ferid said. Looking up at his
adviser in confusion, Guren ask, “What enemies? Who are you on about?”. “Shirabad continues to
amass” Ferid answered. Guren shook his in disbelief, “Ferid. Shirabad is one of the kingdoms we
are helping to protect. And Shirabad is our ally” he said. “Was our ally!” Ferid said.

In that moment outside the meeting, Kimizuki and Yuichiro ran down the hall till they stopped in
their tracks, when they saw the doors to Guren’s room wide open - the boys couldn’t walk past
Guren’s room while Yuichiro is still dressed in his disguise.
Kimizuki and Yuichiro immediately turn round to go back to find another way…but Yuichiro
suddenly stopped, whilst Kimizuki continues walking down the hall. Kimizuki stop when he notice
the prince isn’t with him, he turns around and found Yuichiro standing there with his back against
the wall beside the door. “Hey! What are you doing, you idiot?!” Kimizuki hissed quietly, “Get
over here, before someone sees you!”. Ignoring his friend, Yuichiro didn’t move, he just stood
there in silent, listening to the conversation in the room.

Guren seriously stood up with his hands flat on his desk, “Don’t you understand? You would drag
us into a war with our oldest friends”. “And you would allow your kingdom to sink into ruin for
mere sentiment!” Ferid spat. “FERID!” Guren slammed his hands hard on the deck in rage. Ferid
snapped his mouth shut. Guren pointed his finger at him, “Remember your place! As my adviser, I
kindly ask you not to bring up the idea of war, against our trustworthy allies. Got it?!”. Ferid hates
it when someone keeps on telling him to remember his place, or him being the second best, it
always angers him in rage…but he always plays it cool while Guren is around. Bowing his head in
respect, Ferid said, “I apologise. Forgive me, my lord. I went a bit to far”. Nodded to his adviser,
Guren sat down and said, “You are forgiven, Ferid”.

Outside the door, Yuichiro look confuse, “What do they mean by…a war?” he whispered to
himself, ignoring Kimizuki down the hall, trying to tell him to come away from the door.

Guren watch Ferid slowly walking towards the door, until he suddenly stop, and turns back to face
Guren. The eyes of the snake on the staff glows red, sending Guren into a trance again. “But…”
Ferid spoke with sickly grinned, “If you would only reconsider…I think you will see…that
invading Shirabad is the right thing to do”. Controlled by the staff’s dark magic, Guren repeated,
“Invading Shirabad is…”.

“Invade Shirabad?!” Yuichiro cried out in shock, as he immediately entered the room, ignoring
Kimizuki shouting at him. “That idiot! What the fuck is he thinking?!” Kimizuki hissed to himself.

When the prince came in the room, Guren looked confuse in that moment after Ferid broke the
spell. “What?” Guren turn to his son. “Why would we invade mother’s kingdom?” Yuichiro
seriously asked, turning from Guren to Ferid. “What? We would never invade Shirabad” Guren
said worriedly, until he suddenly notice the outfit his son is wearing, “Yuichiro…why are you
dressed like that?”. Looking down at himself, Yuichiro nervously look back at his father, “Um…
well, dad…I…”.

Outside the room, Kimizuki immediately hid himself behind a big pot when he saw the captain of
the guard coming down the hall, and went into the sultan‘s room.

Narumi want over to Ferid and whisper something into his ear. Yuichiro watch them nervously.
Ever since his mother was killed, Yuichiro’s father left Ferid in charge of all lows in Agrabah. But
from what he seen outside the palace, Yuichiro felt anger slowly building up inside him, when he
remember seeing the people being threaten by the guards, who were ordered by none other then
Ferid himself. While keeping Guren and Yuichiro locked up like birds in cages…without them
realising what he’s actually doing to their beloved kingdom.

When he finished, Narumi proudly stood aside. Smiling malicious at the prince, Ferid turns his
attention to Guren and spoke, “I’ve just been informed that there has been some serious issues
going on in the marketplace. And to answer your question, my lord….It appears that your son has
been going out on a little trip, today”. Guren look at Ferid, then at his son in shock, “What?!”.

Outside the room, Kimizuki stood beside the door, listening to everything. “Oh shit…” he
seriously whispered to himself.

Yuichiro look down at his feet while Ferid carried on, “During his patrol, Narumi spotted our little
prince, alone in the marketplace”. In shock and anger, Guren swiftly turn his head to Yuichiro, “I
thought I told you, you are not allowed to leave the palace!”. “That is exactly what he wants, dad!”
Yuichiro argued whilst pointing at Ferid “For us to be prisoners, while he rules in our place!”.
“That’s enough, Yuichiro!” Guren stood up, looking serious with his hands on his hips. But
Yuichiro didn’t stop there, “You have no idea what is happening out there” he turn his attention to
Narumi behind him, “Narumi, please tell him. Tell the sultan what Agrabah has become. That it
isn’t the city we grew up in”. Narumi seriously look up at the prince, but he didn’t say anything, he
just stayed silent. In that moment, Ferid maliciously smiled. Shaking his head at the captain of the
guard, Yuichiro felt betrayed as he spat at him, “The people were threatened…by your soldiers, not
by criminals!”. “ENOUGH!” Guren shouted. Yuichiro flinch while turning back to his father.

The room was silent for a moment, until Guren spoke seriously at his son, “I encourage your
interest in these affairs so as long as they didn’t threaten your safety. But no more of this behaviour,
brat! Your mother might still be with us today, if I had!….” he stopped when he realised what he
had just said. Guren felt hurt when he accidentally brought up his wife, and seeing the sad, hurtful
expression on his son’s face says it all.

The moment of silence was broken when Guren changed the subject, “Anyway Yuichiro…enough
is enough. After rejecting another noble today, and disobeying my orders…you are grounded till
you have chosen a soulmate” then he sat down. Yuichiro felt gobsmacked by Guren. “Wh…
what?!” Yuichiro gasp in shock, “But dad. I care so much about our people, and my mother’s
kingdom. With or without me marrying some noble, I could still lead if only you let me”.
“Yuichiro…” Guren seriously shook his head at him, “You cannot because sultan before you are
married” he said, “Because it has never been done in the 1,000-year history of our kingdom”. The
room was quiet, until Yuichiro spoke, “Dad…I have been preparing for this my whole life. I’ve
been training so hard, and I’ve also read everything…”. “In books?” Ferid suddenly spoke, “But
you cannot read experience. For a young prince with no experience is way to dangerous” Ferid
gave the prince a sickly grin, “People left unchecked, will revolt…walls and borders unguarded,
will be attacked”. Yuichiro was about to argue back at Ferid, when Guren said, “Ferid is right,
Yuichiro. One day…you will understand”. In that moment, the prince felt like he was about to cry,
but he held it all in.

Ferid proudly cleared his throat to get the sultan’s attention, “I will post more guards outside the
prince’s chambers at once, you’re majesty”. “Thank you, Ferid” Guren nodded to his advice before
facing his son, “You may leave now…and go straight to your room”. In devastation, Yuichiro
swiftly turn around and walk towards the door, but he stopped in his track. Guren watch his son in
silence. Yuichiro sadly turns his head to face back at his father, “Mother would never wanted it to
be this way” that was all Yuichiro said, before leaving the room.

Outside the room, Yuichiro walks straight down the hall, with Kimizuki following after him.

At his desk, Guren felt hurt after hearing that from his son, and collapse his head on the wood in
devastation. Ferid look at him in silence, then order Narumi to leave and round up more guards,
and Ferid left the room…leaving Guren alone and devastate.

Soon after, Shinya entered the room, and notice his friend looking like a wreck. When Guren saw
Shinya at the doorway, he sat up shaking his head with a heavy sigh of frustration. “Oh, Shinya…”
Guren spoke, looking up at his friend, “All I’ve been trying to do is just to protect my son….but
I’m making it more difficult for him to understand. I just…I just want to be a good father, that’s
all”. Shinya walk over towards him, and gently placed a hand on his shoulder to comfort him. “But
you are a good father, Guren” Shinya spoke gently with a warm smile, “And I know your only
doing all of this to keep our little prince safe, because you care”. Guren’s heart flutter, as he look
deeply into Shinya bright blue eyes, and saw so much love, care and understanding in those
shimmering orbs. Taking hold of his friend’s hand, Guren softly spoke with a small smile,
“Thanks, Shinya. I’m glad you understand”. Shinya blushed in surprise by the gentle touch of
Guren’s warm hand, “N…no worries. I’m always here if you need me”. Guren nodded before
saying, “I’ll give Yuichiro some time to cool off his half of his stupid head…then I’ll go up to his
room, and try talking with him”.

Outside the door to his room, Yuichiro stood there gasping with his hand on the wall. Kimizuki
gently place a hand on his shoulder and ask, “You okay?”. Yuichiro nodded to his friend behind
him and said, “Yes, Kimizuki…you go inside, I’ll be with you in a moment”. Kimizuki nodded in
understanding, before walking past the prince, and standing in front of the door.

With his hand on the handle, Kimizuki seriously turn his head to face Yuichiro. “Look…I’m going
to say this not just for myself, but on behalf of Mitsuba as well” Kimizuki spoke, “I’m sorry we got
you into trouble”. Looking up at his friend, Yuichiro replied with a sad smile, “It wasn’t any of
your fault…you guys did the right thing to help me…and for that, I am grateful”. Thankfully
nodded to his friend, Kimizuki open the door, and Asuramaru came out the room to say ‘hi’ to his
master. “Hey, Asuramaru” Yuichiro said stroking the panther‘s head, “Did you miss me?”. The
panther purred happily against his master. “I’ll let Mitsuba know your here” Kimizuki said before
going inside the room, and shutting the door behind him.
As the prince sadly strokes his beloved pet, Asuramaru suddenly growls at someone behind him.
Knowing it is Ferid, by the sound of his staff, Yuichiro stood proud and serious, never facing Ferid
as he stood beside him. “Don’t be so hard on yourself, my prince. Life will be kinder to you…”
Ferid spoke unpleasantly into Yuichiro’s ear, “Once you accept these traditions and understand it’s
better for you to be seen…and not heard”. Yuichiro moved away from Ferid when he felt his
unpleasant hot breath against his ear. Ferid watch the frustrated prince, until he took a step back
when the panther growls at him, defending his master. Facing Ferid with anger building up inside
him, Yuichiro hissed, “No matter what you say, no matter what you do! You will always be second
only to the sultan!”. In that moment, Ferid’s eyes widened in rage after hearing that. Without
looking back at Ferid, Yuichiro open the door to his room and went straight in, with Asuramaru
following him, and slam the door shut.

As he stood there with his back against the door, Yuichiro shakily gasp, listening to Kimizuki’s and
Mitsuba’s voices in the bathroom. Asuramaru look up at his master in worry. Couldn’t hold it in
any longer, Yuichiro sadly began to cry in silence, with one hand covering his mouth so his friends
couldn’t hear him.

With his eyes fixed upon the prince’s chambers, Ferid grinned his teeth in rage, before swiftly
turning round, walking away mumbling to himself, and headed straight back to his secret
chambers.

Moments later. Crowley was having a nice relaxing bubble bath, until he jump in fright when Ferid
slammed the door wide open. “For crying out loud! Haven’t you ever heard of the word
‘knocking’?” Crowley whined in annoyance, whilst playing with the bubbles. “SILENCE,
CROWLEY!” Ferid shouted in rage. Crowley shut his mouth, ducking his shoulders beneath the
water.

Walking back and forth around the room in rage, “Tsk! Prince Yuichiro! Who does he think he is
calling ME ‘SECOND?!’ Does he really think second is enough for me?!” Ferid shouted looking
back at his friend, “Do you know what I had to do to get the power that I have? The sacrifices that
I’ve made, the bodies that I’ve buried?”. Crowley nodded saying, “Yes I do, my master. And let’s
not forget, it was you who killed the Queen, 10 years ago. By pretending to be her friend and
offered her a drink, while slipping some poison into her wine”. “That silly woman deserves to be
dead! After her father, the late sultan of Shirabad, betrayed me and kept me in prison for five
fucking years!” Ferid spat, “And now, I’ve been insulted by her stubborn, little princely brat! Do
you understand me, Crowley? People need to understand, that they will pay for underestimating
me. Second is not enough, and it will never be enough! That’s why I need the lamp, to make those
fools suffer the same way that I DID!”. “Of course, Ferid…I understand” said Crowley. Ferid
nodded proudly, glad to have someone he can trust, and someone who understands him.

Walking towards his companion in the bath, Ferid said, “Now, quit messing around and get ready!
We’re going to find our chosen one!”. Without wasting any more time, Crowley stood up from the
bathtub, and wrapping a towel around himself. “I’ve been thinking, Ferid” Crowley spoke, “You
know, about this Diamond in the Rough…what if this guy doesn’t exist, and we wasted our plan
over nothing?”. Looking out at the city from his window, Ferid said, “He is out there…
somewhere”.

As night time fell. Blending in with the audience, who are watching people doing some crazy
tricks and acrobatics, Mikaela clapped while watching a man guiding his horse towards the gates,
pulling a curt full of rare items. Mikaela lean over to Yoichi and Gekkouin, who are standing in
front of him, clapping with everyone in the front rows. “Ok. I’m going in, Yoichi” Mikaela
whispered into his friend’s ear. Feeling worried, Yoichi turn his head to his friend behind him,
“Mika-kun, I’m not sure this is a good idea” he whispered, “What if someone sees you? They’ll
have you thrown in the dungeons…” Yoichi gulp nervously while wrapping his hand around his
neck, “Or worse!”. The monkey wrapped his hands around his neck, nervously thinking the same
unpleasant thought as his master. Gently placing a hand on Yoichi’s shoulder, Mikaela whispered,
“Don’t worry, Yoichi, I’ll be fine. But if I’m not back here in less then a hour, or if something goes
wrong…I’ll send Gekkouin back to you, and the two of you will come and find me”. Still feeling
unsure about this idea, Yoichi nodded.

The two boys saw the gates opening, then the man and his horse slowly went inside. Turning back
to his friend, Mikaela said, “See ya” and walks away. Turning to his pet monkey on his shoulder,
Yoichi whispered, “You know what to do, Gekkouin”. Screeching ‘Got it’ to his master, Gekkouin
climbed off his shoulder and ran towards a guard, who is standing at the gate waiting for the man
and his horse to come in. The guard felt something tugging on his trousers, he look down and saw
the monkey, blowing raspberry at him. “Get off me, you dirty monkey!” the guard tried kicking the
monkey off him, until Gekkouin suddenly drag onto his boot, and the guard tried shaking him off.
While the guard is distracted by the monkey, Mikaela was standing behind a man, who had his
back to him watching the entertainment. Mikaela swiftly took off the man’s cloak from his
shoulders, turning round whilst putting the cloak over himself, and walked beside the curt.
Gekkouin let go of the guard’s boot, then ran straight to Mikaela, climbing up onto his shoulder
and hiding underneath the clock. Yoichi was watching his friend in worry, until the gates were
closed. “Good luck, Mika-kun” Yoichi whispered. As he watch the performance, Yoichi sat down
against the palace wall, waiting for his friend to return…hopefully.

In the darkish-red chambers, Crowley is puffing and panting while running on a big wheel
contraction, making other wheels turn, which is trying to generation electricity. “With all due
respect…Ferid” Crowley spoke breathless, while sweating like mad, “Couldn’t we just wait for a
real storm?”. Taking the sultan’s emerald ring out of his robe, Ferid said “Save your breath,
Crowley. Faster!” he place the ring on top of an old hourglass. “Yes, O mighty evil one!” Crowley
cried out, and ran faster then ever.

While waiting for something to happen, Ferid angrily looks up at the smoke above them, thinking
about what the sultan had said to him. “Remember your place, Ferid” he said in rage, “IF I HEAR
THAT ONE MORE TIME, I’M GOING TO FORCE MYSELF TO PUSH GUREN’S HEAD
INTO THE FOUNTAIN AND DROWN HIM!” he slammed his fist hard on the table. Crowley
flinched in terror by Ferid’s sudden outburst, but he didn’t stop running. Ferid turns away from the
hourglass to the window, looking out at the full moon. “Another petty insult from that sharp-
minded fool!” Ferid mumbled with a sickly grin, “He sees a city…where I see an empire. Once I
have the lamp in my hands…I’ll become sultan…and sit on his throne”.

In that moment, Ferid turns around when a lightning bolt streaks through the emerald ring, and
going into the hourglass. The sands began to swirl, creating a mini tiger’s head of the Cave of
Wonders. “Oh, dark sands of time. Reveal to me the one who can enter the cave” Ferid said. While
Ferid watches the sands going down to the bottom of the glass, Crowley kept on running, when he
took out the window next to him, and spotted someone on the rooftop, “Ferid, look!” he cried out
breathless, “There’s a…thief…in the palace!”. Looking away from the hourglass, Ferid went over
to the window curiously, “Thief in the palace? Where?”.

In the distance, they saw a young man with blonde hair, jumping from one rooftop to the next, and
climbing down the wall. Ferid was amazed to find a street rat with such amazing talent would
break into the palace unnoticed. The sound of lightning got Ferid’s attention, he look back at the
hourglass, and saw an image of Mikaela, the same thief, walking across the beam, with roses
covered around it. Looking from the real Mikaela outside the window, and the image Mikaela in
the hourglass, Ferid seriously grinned, “Yes, yes, YES!” he said, “My Diamond in the Rough”.
Looking at the image in the glass, and the young man outside, Crowley couldn’t believe a common
street rat would be someone special. “WHAT?! THAT’S HIM?!” Crowley yelled in shock, “HE’S
THE ONE WE’VE BEEN LOOKING FOR!…” he suddenly lost his footing, then fell off the
wheel, and collapsed onto the floor. Watching Mikaela out the window, Ferid said to friend, with a
sickly smile, “Crowley. Go spy on our special guest, would you?”. Standing up onto his feet
groaning in pain, Crowley nodded saying, “Sure thing”. Crowley Immediately transformed into a
parrot, and flys out the window.

Walking across the beam without loosing his balance, and a monkey on his shoulder, Mikaela
waited for two guards to walk past, before he jump down onto the ground. The guards ahead of
him stopped when they heard something behind them, Mikaela hid behind a column before the
guards spotted him, luckily they didn’t. When the guards went away, Mikaela look to his left and
saw servants on their hands and knees, cleaning the courtyard. Gekkouin gently tugged Mikaela’s
heir to get his attention, and pointed at one of the servant’s clothes on a chair nearby. Mikaela
nodded ‘thanks’ to Gekkouin, he went over to the chair, and walked away towards an open door
with clothes in his hand, without the servants noticing.

Crowley flys down towards a open window and sat on the frame, watching Mikaela coming inside
the palace, dressed like one of the servants, and holding a tray of tea. When they heard someone
coming down the hallway, the monkey hid inside a big flower pot, while Mikaela stood beside the
door with his head down, waiting for more guards to walk past him. After the guards left, Mikaela
felt pleased with himself for making it this far. “Now to find the prince’s chambers…and return
this bracelet to my beautiful young footman” Mikaela said dreamily to himself, while walking
down the hall, with the monkey beside him. “Gekkouin…” Mikaela whispered, “When we find the
prince’s room, you stay outside the door and keep watch. Got it?”. Gekkouin gave Mikaela a big
thumbs up.

Watching Mikaela in amusement, Crowley said “What a clever boy. Better let Ferid know about
this”. He flys back outside, returning to his master’s chambers.

Once he returned and transformed back to his human-form, Crowley explained everything to Ferid,
of what Mikaela is doing. Feeling pleased with himself, after finally found his Diamond in the
Rough, Ferid thought of a plan to capture Mikaela. “Well then, Crowley. We’ll let our guest have
his last moments with his beloved prince” Ferid explained, with a serious smile, “And after that,
let’s have the guards give him some special treatment in the prince. Shall we?”. Crowley nodded in
agreement with a unpleasant smile, “As you wish” he bow to his master. Looking out at the
window, Ferid did a dark-evil laugh.

Yuichiro’s room is massive and luxurious, with birds painted on the walls and polished wood with
golden-leaf. There is a luxury canopy-bed with hot-pink and gold sheets and pillows. Two sofas
with lots of red and green cautions. Tables with piles of books, maps and other items. There is also
some pots full of flowers, a lute next to a chair, and lit candles gently flickering all around the
room. There is another room next to the bed, going into the bathroom. And a open balance with
benches, looking out at the beautiful city-lights, with the full moon shining down on it.

Ever since he came back to his room, Yuichiro sadly told his friends everything. Explaining about
what he saw that is really happening outside the palace, of how his people being threatened by the
guards and everything. The poor orphan children going hungry without any money to bye food.
And how he suddenly fell in love with a boy he just met….and disappointedly lost his mother’s
bracelet.

The prince didn’t know it was this late til he saw how dark it was outside, and only just realise he’s
still wearing his disguise. Mitsuba and Kimizuki shook their heads at Yuichiro, knowing he’s really
that stupid when they told him. He was about to argue back at his friend, but Yuichiro held his
tongue and ignore their laugher - after what happened earlier, Yuichiro had enough of arguing.
Once she stopped laughing at him, Mitsuba began helping Yuichiro take off his hijab.

“Shit! It really pisses me off to know what that long-haired vizier is doing to Agrabah” Kimizuki
grinned his teeth, while moving back and forth on the balcony, “And it’s a shame, Yuu, that
there’s nothing you can do to help”. “But, Kimizuki…” Yuichiro seriously said, “There’s has to be
something I can do”. “To bad you couldn’t do anything, idiot. Now that you’re grounded till you
have to choose a rich prince or princess, and marry one of them” Mitsuba said, while folding
Yuichiro’s hijab, “Oh, when will life get easier?”.
Standing in the middle of the room, still wearing his abaya, the prince shook his head at her,
saying, “It’s not that I don’t want to marry, it’s just…”. “You want to become sultan, first. And
then marry for love, later” Kimizuki seriously finished with a eyebrow up, and his arms crossed,
“May I ask, why you want to do it the other way round?”. Confused, Mitsuba said to Yuichiro,
“Yeah. Why Yuu?”.

Going over to the nightstand, and picking up his headband with the blue sapphire on, Yuichiro
sighed as he sat down on the edge of the bed, facing up at his friends. “You remember what mother
used to say when we were little, ‘we would only be as happy as our least happy subjects?” Yuichiro
sadly ask, “If she saw what I saw, today….she would be heartbroken”. Kimizuki and Mitsuba sat
either side of Yuichiro, and did what ever they can to comfort him. “She would also want you to be
safe” Kimizuki spoke calmly, wrapping his arm around his friend’s shoulder, until he smelt
something terrible on Yuichiro, “And clean. You stink of sweat”. “Fuck you, wooden pole!”
Yuichiro huffed at his friend, “I was running around the city like crazy!”. Mitsuba chuckled in
amusement before standing up saying, “I’ll draw you a bath. And then I’ll help you out of your
abaya”. “And I’ll get your nightwear” Kimizuki said standing up and following Mitsuba.

They stopped in their tracks when Yuichiro spoke, with his back to them, “I can’t believe it. My
father grounds me. Ferid’s guards on every corner. Soon, he’d have them invading our neighbours,
risking lives, for what?”. Twiddling with his headband, Yuichiro stood up to face Kimizuki and
Mitsuba. “I can help. I know I can” Yuichiro carried on, “I was born to do more than marry some
useless noble”. “We know how you feel, Yuu. And we understand. But if your father wants you to
choose a soulmate, then we can’t stop him” Kimizuki said. “So whether you like it or not, you’ll
just have to go through with it” Mitsuba spoke, “Even if you had to marry a useless noble, you
could certainly do worse than any of them”. Yuichiro rolled his eyes in annoyance. “Besides!
You’re just getting married” Kimizuki gave him a shrug, “I mean, it’s not like you have to talk with
any of these nobles!”. Yuichiro gave him the ‘what?’ look. Annoyed, Mitsuba smacked the back of
Kimizuki’s head to shut him up. “Hey! What did I say?!” Kimizuki shouted whilst Mitsuba pushed
him straight inside the other room. Mitsuba look back at Yuichiro, “Sorry about that, Yuu” she
said with a small smile, “But from what you told us…you’d prefer that boy from the market” and
she went in the other room to get his bath ready.

Watching her leave, Yuichiro suddenly blushed when she mentioned Mikaela. His heart began to
flutter, his eyes shimmer, and he smile lovingly as he thought of nothing but the handsome man he
fell in love with…god, he would love to see him again, if Ferid hadn’t placed more guards outside
his chambers. But after a while, Yuichiro felt sad, as he touched his left wrist where his bracelet
use to be. “I’m sorry, mother” Yuichiro thought in devastation.

He was about to put on his headband, when there was a knock at the door. Placing his headband on
the bed, Yuichiro curiously went over to the door to see who it is. When he open the door, he found
a servant with blonde hair standing there with his back to him. “Can I help you?” Yuichiro ask.
When the servant turn around to face back at him, Yuichiro’s eyes widened in shock, when he
realise it is Mikaela standing there, dressed as a servant while holding a tea-tray. Mikaela
teasingly-smirk, saying, “Did someone order some tea?”. Shocked and annoyed, Yuichiro hissed at
him quietly, “You?! What the hell are you doing here?!”. When they heard guards nearby,
Yuichiro immediately grab Mikaela’s arm, “Get in here, before someone sees you!”. Mikaela was
dragged inside Yuichiro’s room, before the door was shut behind them.

“What were you thinking, coming in here?!” Yuichiro ask in annoyance. As he look round the
room in wonder, Mikaela answered, “I came here to return your bracelet”. “My bracelet?” Yuichiro
look surprised, “Where is it?”. Mikaela chuckled, facing back at him with a serious smile, “It’s on
your wrist”. Confused, Yuichiro looks down, and felt surprised and relieved when he saw his
mother’s bracelet safely back on his wrist. “How does he do that? Without me noticing?!” Yuichiro
thought in amazement, looking back up at Mikaela. “Impressive…” Mikaela spoke while looking
from the room to the view on the balcony, “I like what the prince has done with the place. I wish
mine and Yoichi’s room is this beautiful”. Yuichiro was glad to have his bracelet back, and he was
a little pleased to see Mikaela, again.

Suddenly, Yuichiro looks back at the door, wondering how Mikaela manage to sneak past the
guards while their outside guarding his chambers. Swiftly turning his head around, Yuichiro ask,
“How did you get past the guards?”. Placing the tea-tray down on the table, Mikaela face back at
him, saying, “That was challenging, but I have my ways”. “You really are unbelievable” Yuichiro
seriously said, “You cannot just break into a palace and walk around like you own the place”. “If
you don’t have anything, you have to act like you own everything” Mikaela said proudly, before
pointing at himself, “That’s what the great Mikaela always says”. Unbelievably, Yuichiro shook
his head at him.

In a moment of nervous-silence, Mikaela move closer to Yuichiro, “Look…I wanted to apologise

from before. I completely understand how important that bracelet is to you. And after I found your
bracelet, I just want to see you again” he said. Yuichiro seriously said, “You did not find it, you
stole it”. “Correction, the monkey stole it” Mikaela said with his finger up. The prince move closer
to Mikaela with a serious-teasing smile, “He’s your monkey”. “He’s actually Yoichi’s monkey”
Mikaela teasingly said, with an eyebrow up, “And he still just a crazy monkey”. In that moment,
both of them started laughing in amusement, until they calmed down. “Still, I’m truly sorry for
losing your bracelet. And now that I’ve brought it back to you…I hope you can forgive me”
Mikaela said nervous. Looking at his bracelet for a moment, Yuichiro thankfully smiled at
Mikaela, “I forgive you…and thank you for returning it to me” he said softly. Mikaela lovingly
smiled at him, “You’re welcome” he said softly.

Mikaela and the prince smile sweetly, while looking at each other in silent, with love in their eyes.
Mikaela suddenly blushed, looking elsewhere while scratching the back of his neck, “Um, well…
uh” he nervously spoke, “While the prince is out, would you like to go for a stroll with me?”.
Yuichiro blushed and his heart pounded in that moment.

Before the prince can say anything, he and Mikaela heard someone coming in the room asking,
“Who ordered the tea?”. They turn their heads, and saw Kimizuki standing there, looking
suspicious. Mikaela had no idea who this young man is, who is now looking back at him with a
serious glare, “Um…” Mikaela wasn’t sure what to say in that awkward moment.
Until, “I did!” Yuichiro suddenly spoke with a sheepish grin, walking behind Mikaela, “For you,
prince Yuichiro!”. Kimizuki look back at Yuichiro in confusion, wondering why he called him
‘prince Yuichiro’ and acting weird, “What?” he said with an eyebrow up. Realised in that moment,
Mikaela’s eyes widened by what Yuichiro called the serious-angry tall boy. “Good evening, you’re
highness” Mikaela said with a friendly smile, bowing his head in respect.

Kimizuki had no idea what’s going on, until Yuichiro got his attention by waving at him. The
prince did some crazy hand-movements while moving his lips, quietly telling his friend, ‘He’s one
of the boys I’ve met from the market. He came in here to return my bracelet. He thinks I’m you, as
a footman, and YOU…ARE…ME’. Kimizuki immediately nodded in understanding before Mikaela
lifted his head up. “OH, YES!” Kimizuki cried out dramatically, acting like he is a prince, “I’M
YUICHIRO, PRINCE OF AGRABAH! THANK YOU KIMIZUKI, MY LOYAL FOOTMAN,
FOR ORDERING THE TEA FOR ME!”. Mikaela look oddly-serious at Kimizuki, while Yuichiro
annoyingly glared at Kimizuki, telling him with two fingers together, ‘A little too much”.

Then right at that moment, “The baths ready!” Mitsuba came in the room, and stopped in her tracks
when she saw Mikaela, “What’s going on?”. Mikaela face her with a small-nervous smile. She
looked up at Kimizuki next to her, and notice him standing up straight weirdly, trying to look
mighty-proud, “Why are you being so weird?” she ask rudely, looking confused. Kimizuki glare at
her, even Yuichiro shook his head in embarrassment. “Um, pardon me, miss” Mikaela spoke
politely, “But I don’t think you should be speaking to the prince like that”. “Prince?” Mitsuba said
looking back at the blonde boy confused, “Who let you in?” then she notices the tea-tray on the
table, “And who ordered the tea?!”. Kimizuki and Yuichiro face each other, feeling embarrassed
with themselves, before turning to their friend. “Oh, sorry Mitsuba! I forgot to mention!” Yuichiro
cried out behind Mikaela, “I just thought I order some tea, for OUR PRINCE, HERE!” he points
his finger at Kimizuki, trying to get her to play along. Still didn’t get what’s going on, Mitsuba
said, “What are you talking about, Yuu?”. Kimizuki elbowed her to shut her up. Yuichiro slap his
forehead in frustration, and immediately stood up straight sheepishly-grinning at Mikaela, who was
looking back at him. Mikaela turns back to Kimizuki and Mitsuba, who immediately stopped
fighting with each other while he wasn’t looking. Kimizuki seriously smiled at Mikaela, acting
proud and princely.

Mitsuba still looked very annoyed and confuse for a moment, until Yuichiro got her attention. The
prince did the same thing he did with Kimizuki, telling her, ‘He’s the boy I like from the market. He
thinks I’m Kimizuki, and wooden pole…IS…ME’. She finally understands, “Oh yes, Kimizuki! The
servant is right, how rude of me!” Mitsuba spoke, awkwardly. “THAT’S RIGHT! REMEMBER
YOUR PLACE, MITSUBA! YOU ARE MY HANDMAIDEN, AFTER ALL!” Kimizuki said,
feeling embarrassed with himself. Yuichiro felt relieved and awkward while watching his friends
playing along, he nervously eyed Mikaela, who is weirdly watching them. Turning to face
Kimizuki, “My apologies, you’re highness. I should be more careful what I say to you. You are the
prince of our kingdom.” Mitsuba said, feeling embarrassed. “OH YES, I AM THE PRINCE!”
Kimizuki went on, eyeing Yuichiro in annoyance, “AND IT IS GOOD TO BE ME WITH ALL
MY PALACES, WAGONS OF GOLD THINGS, AND PRINCELY-OUTFITS FOR EVERY
HOUR OF THE DAY!”. Mitsuba sheepishly smiled at Mikaela, until she saw Yuichiro moving his
hands at her and Kimizuki, telling them to leave the room. Mitsuba turns back to Kimizuki, saying,
“Now, as I said before…the bath is ready”. “GREAT!” Kimizuki nodding, facing Mikaela and the
prince awkwardly, “NOW, IT IS TIME…FOR MY CAT TO BE CLEANED!”. Mitsuba seriously
shook her head at him, Kimizuki gave her a ‘what?’ look as they went straight back into the
bathroom.

“Ok…that was weird” Mikaela thought. Shaking his head in his hands, Yuichiro thought in
embarrassment, “God! That was stupid!”. Yuichiro face back at Mikaela, with a nervous smile,
“He doesn’t get out much” he said. Mikaela nodded in agreement, “I can clearly see why”.

The moment was silent and awkward…until, “So…Yuu, huh?” Mikaela said with a eyebrow up, “I
thought you said you’re name is Kimizuki?”. “Oops” Yuichiro nervously thought, “Damn you,
Mitsuba!“. He wanted to be honest with Mikaela, but he just couldn’t bring himself to tell the truth,
thinking the boy he liked might hate him, and never wanted to see him again, if he told him he’s
the prince. So without thinking, “Oh, um. Well, Yuu is actually my first name. Everybody just
calls me ‘Kimizuki’, because…uh… well, to them, ‘Yuu’ sounds short and plain” Yuichiro carried
on playing along, feeling bad with himself to have to lie every time. “This is so embarrassing”
Yuichiro thought, while looking down at his feet. “I don’t think it’s plain” Mikaela said with a
sweet smile, “I think it sounds cute…Yuu-chan”.

Yuu’s cheeks turn red and his heart fluttered, after hearing the blonde boy calling him that. “Yuu-
chan? What’s with the sudden nickname?” Yuu ask while smirking at him, with a eyebrow up”.
“Because it has a nice ring to it” Mikaela explained with a flirty smile, “And it’s cute…just like
you”. As his whole face turn bright red, Yuu’s heart pound even harder in his chest then before,
“Shit! Not only is he handsome, he so hot when he flirts!” he thought. Watching the surprising
expression on the prince’s face, “Shit! He so cute when his face turns red like that!” Mikaela
thought, with his chest pounding. “If you don’t mind, can I call you ‘Yuu-chan?’ I mean,
‘Kimizuki’ sounds pretty long, don’t you think?” Mikaela ask. “OMG! When he calls me by that
nickname, my heart keeps pounding like crazy” Yuu thought, “I want him to keep calling me that,
coz it sounds so sweet coming out of his mouth”. Moving closer to the blonde boy, Yuu smile
lovingly at him, “I don’t mind at all…Mika”.

In that moment, Mika’s heart pounded when he heard the prince calling him ‘Mika’, in a sweet and
very cute voice. Realising what he just said, Yuu waved his hands in panic, saying, “Uh, I’m sorry!
It’s just, ‘Mikaela’ sounds pretty long, and I remembered Yoichi calling you ‘Mika-kun!’. So I
thought I call you ‘Mika’. But if you don’t want me too, I understand! I can just…”. Yuu suddenly
got interested, when Mika pulled him in close, and giving him a big warm, loving hug. “Yuu-chan”
Mika whisper softly into his ear, “Don’t hesitate. Please call me ‘Mika’, it sounded so sweet when
you say it”. Yuu’s eyes widen in surprise for a moment, then he smile sweetly as he hugged Mika
back. As they carried on embracing, Mika and Yuu pull away to face each other, with so much
love in their eyes. Without thinking, Mika and Yuu close their eyes, leaning in closer for a kiss.

Just as their lips were about to touch, the boys got interrupted, when they heard a cat’s purring.
Looking away from Yuu to see what the sound was, Mika pulled away so suddenly from the prince
when he saw Asuramaru, slowly walking up towards him. “Um, aren’t you supposed to be in the
bath?” Mika nervously ask, before the panther started sniffing the terrified boy. Mika thought the
panther was going to eat him, but to his surprise and relief, Asuramaru happily nudges his head
against his hand. Mika smile warmly at him whilst stroking Asuramaru, who is happily purring
away against Mika’s gentle touch. Yuu looks amazed when he watches his panther happily licking
Mika’s hand, “Interesting. Asuramaru never liked anyone else but me before” he thought, “Mika…
he truly is a man of surprises”. Suddenly, Kimizuki calls out from the bathroom, “Hey, footman!
Come in and help, this cat isn’t going to clean itself! OW!” Mitsuba slapped him in that moment.
Looking puzzled after hearing that, Mika faces back at Yuu, asking, “But, don’t all cats clean
themselves?”. Yuu gave him a shrug.

Suddenly, Yuu heard some guards coming from outside, “You have to go now, before someone
finds you” he said, taking Mika’s hand. Mika nodded in agreement, “Yeah, your right. Yoichi is
probably still waiting for me, and I promised him I’ll be back in a hour”.

Both of them went towards the door, when Yuu suddenly ask, “Mika. Will I ever see you again?”.
Looking back at the raven hair boy, Mika smiled at him whilst holding his hands, “You will, Yuu-
chan. I’ll come back tomorrow night”. “Tomorrow night?” Yuu said in wonder. Mika nodded, then
pointed at the balcony, “Yes. Meet me in the gardens beside the fountain, when the moon is above
the minaret. I’ll be dressed as a servant, again”. “But how will I know it you, and not any of the
other servants in the gardens?” Yuu ask.

Mika seriously smiled, whilst going into his pocket and took out a silver chain he’d stolen one day,
and unclip the chain with the two rings from around his neck. He took one of the rings off the
chain, and placed it with the other chain. Holding the ring up for Yuu to see, Mika answered,
“You’ll know, once you see me wearing one like this. Keep this ring with you, til we meet again”
he place it around Yuu’s neck, before putting the other ring back on himself. Looking down at the
silver ring in his palm, Yuu notice there is half of a heart shape engrave into it. He look at the other
ring round Mika’s neck, and notices it also has the same half of the engrave. “Are these matching
rings for couples?” Yuu ask with a amusing, but sweet smile. Holding his own ring, Mika
nervously said, “Ye…yeah. The one your wearing is for me, and this one I have is for you.
Someone gave them to me, and told me when I meet the one I fell in love with…we are suppose to
exchange these rings to each other, as a symbol of our love”. Yuu’s eyes widen in surprise and
wonder. Mika nervously carried on, as he took hold of Yuu’s hand and gently kissed it, causing
him to blush, “And this may sound silly, Yuu-chan. I know we just met, but…I’ve been in love
with you since the first moment I laid eyes on you”. Holding his own ring close to his heart, Yuu
smile lovingly while holding Mika’s hand tightly, saying, “And I’ve been in love with you, Mika”.
Both of them stare at one another with so much love, until Mika broke the silent while letting go of
Yuu’s hand, “Sorry, I really have to go” he grab the handle and open the door. Looking back at
Yuu, Mika whispered softly, “I’ll come back…I promise” then he left the room before shutting the
door behind him.

Now resting his back against the door, Yuu sigh with a great big smile on his face. Asuramaru
came up to him with Yuu’s headband in his mouth. Yuu thankfully took the headband, placing it
onto his head, and happily stroke his panther, saying, “Oh, Asuramaru. Mika is not like any other
men I’ve seen. He’s smart, kind, selfless, understanding…and very…sweet”. In that moment,
Mitsuba came in the room with her hands on her hips, looking annoyed and serious at Yuu, “Ok,
idiot. After that embarrassing performance, let’s get you out of that abaya!”.

Standing outside the prince’s chambers, Mika immediately took off his disguise feeling happy and
dreamy with himself after meeting the most beautiful boy he’s in love with. “Oh, Yuu-chan…he’s
so amazing” Mika thought, twirling around with his hands over his heart.

Gekkouin, who was standing watch, came out from his hiding spot and climbing on Mika’s
shoulder. “Can you believe, Gekkouin“ Mika spoke, walking down the hallway whilst looking
over his shoulder at Yuu’s door, “The most heavily guarded place in all of Agrabah”. As he turn
his head back to look forward, Mika immediately stop in his tracks, when he is suddenly face to
face with Narumi, who is seriously standing there with his arms cross.

“Good evening” Narumi seriously smiled at the terrified blonde boy. “Uh…goo…(cough)…good
evening” Mika gulped at the captain. The monkey screech in surprise whilst jumping off Mika, he
escape out of the window, and went out to warn his master. “We just keep running into each other,
don't we, street rat?” said Narumi, walking toward him. Mika sheepishly smiled at the captain
while taking small steps backwards. “Since the last many times we’ve met, I guess we do” Mika
said nervously, until he froze on the spot when he heard Tarō’s and Rika’s footsteps behind him,
“There’re guards behind me, isn’t there?”.

After his friend helped him out of his abaya, Yuu stood there in his shirtless-blue vest and puffy-
trousers, feeling all dreamy while looking down at the ring Mika had given him. Yuu smile
sweetly as he remember the way Mika hugged him, the feeling of Mika’s hold felt safe, warm and
loving. Then he thought about how the moon light came into his room, and shining behind Mika’s
golden wavy hair heavenly. And his beautiful blue eyes shimmer with love while looking deeply
into Yuu’s.

The prince’s heart was fluttering in that moment, when Kimizuki came in the room, acting all
serious and annoyed. “Hey, lover boy. Enough daydreaming, and strep already” Kimizuki smirk
teasingly, “Or do you want to get wet in your clothes?”. Shut up, wooden pole!” Yuu shouted in
embarrassment.

But just as he was about to get undressed, with Mitsuba‘s help, Yuu and his friends heard some
loud noise coming from outside the door. As he listened, Yuu’s eyes widened when he heard
Mika’s voice, and it sounds like he is struggling. Without thinking, Yuu ran towards the door to see
what’s going on, he open the door and went straight out. “Yuu, come back in here! Your bath will
get cold if you keep messing around!” Mitsuba cried out to him. Kimizuki place a hand on her
shoulder to cool her off, “Let him go, Mitsuba” he said seriously.
When he step outside his room, Yuu look to his left and saw Narumi and his guards, roughly
grabbing onto Mika’s arms, who is struggling to break free. “It's the dungeon for you, blonde!”
Narumi spat, whilst Tarō and Rika forcefully dragged Mika away. “HEY, LET GO OF ME!” Mika
shouted. Watching the two guards taking Mika away, till they were out of sight, Yuu was shocked
and outraged to see this happening to the man he loved. “Narumi! What the hell are you doing?!”
Yuu shouted in anger, walking over to the captain of the guard, “Unhand him, by order of the
prince!”. When he saw the prince coming towards him, Narumi seriously stood up straight and
mighty, saying, “Prince Yuichiro. You should go back to your room where it safe. We won’t let
that street rat bother you, again”. “He hasn’t done anything wrong!” Yuu shouted, with his hands
on his hips, “Do as I command, tell your soldiers to let him go!”. Narumi was surprised by the
young prince’s sudden outburst, ordering him to release the blonde boy who broke into the palace.

After a moment of hesitation, “I would, you’re highness” Narumi spoke, “Except my orders come
from Ferid”. Yuu’s eyes widen in shock after hearing that. Bowing his head in respect, Narumi
said, “You'll have to take it up with him” and then he walks away from Yuu to catch up with his
followers and Mika. Watching the captain going down the hallway, Yuu cross his arms together,
feeling very pissed off by Ferid. “Believe me, I will” Yuu said coldly at Narumi.
 The Mysterious Hooded Prisoner
Chapter Summary

Poor Yuu is heartbroken when Ferid told him he executed Mika.

Locked up in the dungeon, Mika and his friends meet a mysterious figure…

Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

Moments after Mika got arrested. Yoichi, who is still waiting outside the palace wall, is sat there
yawning his head off, feeling a little sleepy. Looking up to see where the moon is set, Yoichi said
to himself, “The hour has passed. I hope he’s alright”.

Then suddenly, Yoichi heard a monkey’s screeching coming from above him, he looked up and
found Gekkouin, climbing down the wall in panic. “Gekkouin?” Yoichi gasp in surprise “Where’s
Mika-kun?”. Ones his feet touch the ground, the monkey turns to Yoichi, screeching and jumping
in panic while waving his hands like mad. “Wow, wow, wow. Calm down, Gekkouin” Yoichi said,
before the monkey did as he was told, “Now, tell me what happened?”. Gekkouin explained by
doing an impression of Mika being arrested by the guards, and taking him to the dungeon. “Oh my
gosh!” Yoichi immediately stood up, “We have to go in there, and get him out!”. The monkey
nodded in agreement, before climbing up onto his master’s shoulder.

Looking up at the wall, noticing how high up it is, Yoichi couldn’t see a way to climb it. He look to
his left, and saw the guards still at the main gates. “Oh dear, Gekkouin. You can climb over the
wall, but I can’t” Yoichi said in worry, “How am I gonna get up there without the guards seeing
me?”. Then right at that moment, “Pssst! Over here!” Yoichi and Gekkouin heard a woman’s voice
whispering to them. They look to their right, and saw Kurl hiding behind the wall at the far end,
waving at them to come over. Confused, Yoichi didn’t know who the woman is, but he went over
to her. “Who are you?” Yoichi asked. Kurl put her finger on her lips to shushes him, “No time to
explain” she whispered, “This way”. She lead them to a empty clearing beside the wall, and
pointed up. Following her finger to where she’a pointing, Yoichi sees a tree branch above the wall.
“Use your rope to help you climb up the wall” Kurl wisely said to him. Yoichi look surprised,
“Wait. How do you know I have?…” when he turns his head to look back t Kurl, she was already
gone. Yoichi was shocked and confused while looking in both directions to see where she went, but
couldn’t see her - even the monkey look surprised.

After a moment of puzzling, Yoichi shook it off while rooting into his bag, and brought out his
rope. He swings the rope high above him, and hooks it onto the branch. After a few tugs to make
sure it secured, Yoichi climbs up the wall, with Gekkouin hanging tightly onto him.
Meanwhile. Ferid came out of the secret passageway after checking to see the coast is clear. He
slides the door shut carefully, when Yuu entered the doorway, before he finish closing the wall
completely. “Ferid!” Yuu shouted as he storms in the room. Noticing the raven hair boy, Ferid
turns round to face him, with a fake smile, “Oh, my prince” he said. He forgot Crowley was
following behind him, Ferid shuts the wall behind him, and accidentally catching Crowley‘s hand,
who was trying to open it. Grinding his teeth in agony, Crowley tried his best not to cry out loud
whilst holding his painful red hand, which is stuck between the wall and the door - caught red
handed, get it?.

“Ferid, I’m stuck…” Crowley hissed quietly in agony behind the other side of the door. Ignoring
his friend, Ferid bow his head to Yuu, whilst spreading out his cape to hid the open crack in the
wall - plus Crowley‘s fingers sticking out. “How may I be of service to you?” Ferid ask. Yuu stood
tall, face to face with the vizier, still looking pretty mad that his beloved Mika was arrested so
suddenly. “The guards just took a boy I’ve met in the market, on YOUR ORDERS!” Yuu said.
“You know your father's charged me with keeping peace in Agrabah” Ferid said with a creepy
smile, “The boy was a criminal”. “What was his crime?” Yuu challenged, with his hands on his
hips. On the other side of the door, Crowley painfully whisper, “My hand hurts…Ferid”. “By…”
Ferid think what to say next, until he notice the bracelet on the prince’s arm, “Stealing from the
prince, of course”. “If you could just…” Crowley got interrupted, when Ferid forcefully pushed his
sore-hand back inside the door while slamming it shut, “OW, THAT FUCKING HURT!” - the
prince didn’t hear him.

Noticing Ferid was looking at his mother’s bracelet, Yuu realise that, that was the reason why
Mika got arrested. Seriously glaring up at Ferid, Yuu angrily shouted while holding up his bracelet
to show him, “He didn't steal from me! He was returning this back to me!”. “Oh my goodness!”
Ferid said, pretending to act surprised while walking away from Yuu, “How frightfully upsetting.
Had I but known…”. Wondering what Ferid might, Yuu slowly walk towards him, “What do you
mean?” he asked. With his back to the prince, Ferid smirk-devilish whilst tapping the top of his
staff with his fingers. Turning round to face the boy, Ferid walk towards him, saying, “Sadly, the
boy's sentence has already been carried out”. Yuu wasn’t sure if he wants to know, but he ask,
“What sentence?”. “Death…” Ferid spoke in a sinister tone, “By beheading”. After hearing that,
Yuu’s eyes widen as he gasp in shock with his hands over his mouth. “No…No!” Yuu shakes his
head in disbelief, while taking a step back.

The prince collapse down onto his knees, with his hands flat on the hard-marble floor, trembling in
shock. While looking down a the floor beneath him, Yuu heartbreakingly watches the ring that
Mika gave to him, reflecting from the candle light in the room while swinging side to side on the
chain. Yuu can feel tears starting to build up inside his eyes, he couldn’t believe it, the man he fell
in love with has just been murdered, instantly.

Coming up behind the devastated-prince, Ferid placed his hands on Yuu’s shoulders, “I am
exceedingly sorry, you’re highness” he said. Slapping Ferid’s hands away from him, Yuu
immediately stands up onto his feet, turning to face the tall man, in sadness and rage. Hot tears
started pouring down his face, “You bastard!” Yuu hiss between his teeth, with his fists tightening
till his nails dig into his skin. In heartbreak and devastation, Yuu cries as he ran out the room.
Once his master is alone, Crowley opens the door with his good-hand, while his sore-reddened
hand is against his chest. Coming out of the secret passage, Crowley close the door behind him
before going over to Ferid. Ignoring the pain in his hand, Crowley place his good-hand on Ferid’s
shoulder, “So, how did it go?” he asked with a serious-amusing smile. Facing back at his loyal
companion, Ferid answer with a malicious smile, “I think he took it…rather well”.

Yuu had no idea where he’s going, he just kept running down the hallway as more tears continues
to fall down his face, making his eyes blurry, red and puffy. Halfway down the hall, Shinya came
out of one of the rooms, and spotted Yuu. “Hi, Yuichiro!” he cried cheerfully while waving,
“Fancy seeing you here! You’re father told me you were suppose to be in yo!…”. Yuu wasn’t
listening, he ran past Shinya in a flash. Surprised, Shinya turns to where the prince is running off
to, until he went round the corner. “What’s wrong with him?” Shinya said in worry, “He seems
upset. I better find Guren and tell him”. With that said, Shinya went off in the opposite direction.

Yuu ran out into the night-gardens, and carried on weeping by the fountain. He’s heart shatters as
he continues to think about the man he loved, killed by none other then Ferid himself. “This is all
my fault” Yuu thought in devastation, “I’m so sorry, Mika…I never wanted you to die. If you
haven’t come in here, none of this would’ve happened”.

Meanwhile. Deep down below in the dungeons, with the moon light shining above him, and the
scared little rats as his only companion, Mika grind his teeth, gasping, as he struggles to break free.
Mika’s hands were chained up to the wall, the sound of the chains rattling as he kept on tugging
with all his might. But no matter how hard he tries, Mika couldn’t get free. Giving up while
catching his breath, Mika walks around the room, listening to the sounds of his chains rattling and
scraping against the stone-floor, the rats running and squeaking, and water dripping down from the
ceiling. Looking around at his surroundings in misery, Mika thought to himself, “Why is this
happening to me? Did they think I sneak into the palace and stole Yuu-chan’s bracelet?”. In that
moment, “Yuu-chan…” Mika whisper softly to himself, before holding up Yuu’s ring he’s
wearing, in his palm. Since Mika has been arrested for god-knows-what, he sadly realise he will
never see his beloved Yuu again. “Oh, Yuu-chan…I’m so sorry” Mika said sadly.

After a moment of crying his eyes out, Yuu lifted his head up sniffing, looking at his surroundings,
and realise that this is the spot he and Mika were suppose to meet up tomorrow night…but after
what happened tonight…looks like it’s never going to happen. Sitting himself up on the ground,
drying his eyes with his arm, Yuu held up Mika’s ring around his neck in his hand, and held it
close to his heart.
He looks up, and notice the moon is high above the minaret, just like Mika said it was going to be
tomorrow night….but with Mika long gone, their promise of meeting the exact same night is gone.

As he watch the moon, Yuu was thinking about the fun times he had with Mika, today - along with
Yoichi and the crazy monkey. How they ran away from the guards like mad, Yuu doing that
incredible jump before landing on top of Mika, the concentrations they’ve had…and Yuu playing
that lute to play the lullaby both he and Mika knew…which reminded them of their mothers
singing it to them in their childhood.

Yuichiro

When the shadows unfold

When the sun hides its gold

When the wind and the cold come calling

He slowly stood up onto his feet, and slowly walks round the fountain endlessly, looking up at the
night sky above him. Thinking of nothing else but Mika…the man he loved.

Yuichiro

When the path isn't clear

And the stars disappear

As an endless midnight's falling

Standing alone in his dark prison cell, Mika looks up at the moon, shining through the broken
window high above him. Thinking about his promise to Yuu…and then the lullaby Yuu played
with his lute…the familiar song his mother used to sing to him as a boy.

Mikaela

At the edge of the sky

There's a moon hangin' high

When you're lost, it'll try to remind you

He sadly looks down at Yuu’s ring in his hand, and gently squeezing it in his hand before looking
back up at the full moon…wondering if Yuu will be waiting for him at their meeting spot
tomorrow night…and then realise Mika isn’t going to come, like he promised.

Mikaela

On a dark desert night

You can look to the light

Cause it's shining there to find you

From their different locations. Yuu sat down at the edge of the fountain. Where Mika went
towards the wall and rest his back against the cold stone. Both of them still look up at the beautiful
full moon shining from where each of them are.

Mikaela and Yuichiro

Desert moon light the way

'Til the dark turns to day

Like a lamp in the lonely night

Bright and blue

Yuu sadly looks down at his reflection in the water, till a tear-drop fell out of his eyes and landed
in the water, creating a small ripple. Mika notices a old water-bowl beside his feet, he looks down
at his reflection, till he suddenly begins to cry, then a tear drop fell down his face, and landed
straight into the water-bowl, making a tiny ripple.

Mikaela and Yuichiro

Desert moon, wild and free

Will it burn just for me?

Yuu alone in the gardens - Mika alone in his cell. Both of them held each ring in the palm of their
hands, thinking about each other.

Yuichiro

Shine down
 Mikaela

Shine down

Mikaela and Yuichiro

'Til I find my way to you

Both of them kissed each ring, imagine their kissing each other…even though one boy thought the
other is dead. Yuu slid off the edge of the fountain to sit on the ground again, sadly creating ripples
in the water with his fingers. Mika slides down the wall to sit on the hard floor, as he miserably
stares into space.

Mikaela

At the edge of the sky

There's a moon hangin' high

When you're lost, you can try the view

Yuu can feel himself going to cry again, as he plays with one of the lilies in the fountain. Mika
brings his knees in close to his chest, and wraps his hands around them.

Mikaela and Yuichiro

Cause it waits for you there

And if you see it too

Both of them look up at moon one last time, till tears started pouring down their faces.

Yuichiro

I can find my way

Mikaela
 I can find my way

Mikaela and Yuichiro

I can find my way to you

Yuu bury his face in his arms beside the fountain, as he continues to cry again. Just as he thought
he was alone, the prince heard footsteps, and a cat’s purring coming up from behind him.

Realising it is Asuramaru giving him a gentle nudge, and his friends, Kimizuki and Mitsuba sitting
either side of him, trying to comfort him. “Yuu. What happened?” Mitsuba ask softly, while
rubbing circles around his back. Sitting himself up to look back at his friends, Yuu sadly answered,
allowing more tears to fall down his face, “It’s all my fault, Mitsuba…Kimizuki” he sadly strokes
the panther‘s head, “I never wanted him to die”. Knowing what their friend was talking about,
Kimizuki and Mitsuba hugged Yuu as he continue to cry in their arms. “It wasn’t your fault”
Kimizuki said softly into his friend’s ear. Asuramaru did what he can to comfort his master. They
all stayed there by the fountain, doing everything they can to comfort the poor boy…till he calms
down a little.

Mika bury his face into his knees, ignoring the sound of the shackles round his wrists. “If I can’t
break these chains…it looks like I’m gonna be stuck in here forever” Mika said gloomy, “I’ll
never see day light, my friends…and my beloved Yuu-chan, again”. As he sat there alone in
silence, the moon light continues to shine down on him.

Suddenly, Mika heard something hitting the floor, he lifts his head up, and saw a rope. “Mika-kun,
up here” he looks up, and there’s Yoichi and Gekkouin, climbing down the rope from the the
broken window. “Guys, I’m so glad to see you” Mika said smiling, standing up onto his feet. When
Yoichi made it to the ground, he went over to Mika while Gekkouin came down after him. “Help
me out of these, would you please” Mika said, showing the shackles to Yoichi. “Not at all” Yoichi
proudly said with a cheerful smile, going into his bag and brought out a lock-pick, “We’ll get you
out in no time”. Yoichi got to work by carefully picking the lock on Mika’s shackles, while the
monkey started tugging on the rope, to make sure it still secured.

Eventually, Yoichi finally freed his friend, while Mika sigh in relief, rubbing his wrists. “Thanks,
Yoichi” Mika said. “Don’t mention it” Yoichi said, “Now let’s get out of here”. Just as he said
that, both boys heard a cracking sound from the window above them, and realise Gekkouin is still
tugging on the rope, which is tied to a broken bar - it look like it’s about to break off. In panic,
Mika and Yoichi cried out to the monkey, “GEKKOUIN, STOP!”. But it was to late, the bar
snapped off the window, and fell down with the rope. The monkey cried out in surprise, he ran
straight behind his master’s leg before the rope and the broken bar hit the floor hard. The two boys
and the monkey look at the rope on the floor in silence, the window was there only hope of
escape…now, their trapped. Looking down at his pet monkey, Yoichi gets down on one knee
waving his finger at him, “Shame on you, Gekkouin!” he said. Gekkouin gave him an apologising
look. In misery, Mika turns his back on them, and placing one hand on the wall. “I’m sorry,
Yoichi. I got us all into this mess” Mika said in devastation. His friend came up behind Mika and
gently placed a hand on his shoulder, “It’s not your fault. We’ll find another way”. Looking over
his shoulder to face Yoichi for a moment, Mika knows his friend is trying to make him feel better.
Gekkouin climbs up onto Yoichi’s shoulder, and gave Mika the ‘I’m sorry’ look. Feeling like
there’s no hope of escaping, Mika shakes his head and looks back at the wall, “There is no other
way” he said, pressing his forehead against the cold stone, “This is all my fault…I’m such a fool”.

In that moment, Mika and his friends were startled by a new voice echoing in the cell, “You're only
a fool if you give up, boy”. Mika, Yoichi and Gekkouin turn their heads to the other side of the
room, and saw a mysterious figure sitting right against the wall in the shadows. “Who are you?”
Yoichi asked nervously. Mika step in front of Yoichi and the monkey, defending them just in case.
The mysterious figure stood up and came out from the shadows. Mika and his friends sigh in relief,
after realising its just a cripple-old man.

The old man is hunched back, using a walking stick for support. He is wearing a old ragged cloak
with a hood over his head, a long gray-beard and filthy teeth.

“A lowly prisoner, like yourselves” the old man spoke before sitting on a nearby rock, “And I’ve
already heard about your crime, boy” he pointed at the blonde boy. Mika look serious at the old
man. Yoichi and Gekkouin felt nervous and suspicious, like there’s something funny about this
man, but they couldn’t put their finger on it.

Walking towards the old man, Mika said, “That bracelet. Is that why they arrested me? Just so you
know, Sir, I didn't steal it. I was only giving it back to Yuu-chan, the footman who works in the
palace”. “Oh, really?” the old man ask, with a amusing-smiling, he wasn’t looking at Mika, he was
playing with his walking stick, “And what was a young footman doing wearing Queen Mahiru's
bracelet?”. In that moment, Mika and his friends look surprised and confused after hearing that.
“The Queen?” Mika gasp, before shaking his head in confusion, “No, no, Sir. He said it belonged
to...”. “His mother” the old man turn to face him, “Well, at least he told the truth about one thing”.
The whole room was silent, both Mika and his friends were puzzled after listening to what the man
had said. The silent was broken when Yoichi came close to the old man and ask, “Wait a second.
Are you saying that that boy we were helping in the market…was the prince?”. The old man
nodded in silence. “Oh my god” Yoichi gasp in shock. Gekkouin fainted in surprise, Yoichi caught
the monkey when he fell off his shoulder.

Feeling surprised, Mika’s eyes widen as he took one step back, feeling his heart pounding like
crazy in his chest. Holding he unconscious monkey in his arms, Yoichi look back at his friend in
worry, “Are you okay?” Yoichi ask. “The prince?” Mika gasp, looking very shocked with his eyes
on the floor, “Yuu Kimizuki…is PRINCE YUICHIRO?! I was talking to the…”. “He was toying
with you” the old man said whilst standing up, “It amuses him to meet commoners” he walks up to
Mika with a amusing filthy-grin, “Did you actually think he really likes you”. Mika had no words
to say, he looks down at Yuu’s ring, feeling lovesick, shock and confuse all in one. “Yuu-chan…
he’s the prince!” Mika thought in embarrassment, till his cheeks turn bright red, “I can’t believe
it…I must’ve sounded and acted so stupid to him!”. Yoichi place a hand on Mika’s shoulder,
“Don’t go beating yourself up, Mika-kun. From what I’ve seen today, I know perfectly well Yuu-
kun likes you”. Mika’s heart pounded even more after hearing that, feeling a little hopeful, but he
faces his friend with a hurtful expression. “I’m still never gonna see him again, Yoichi” Mika
spoke in devastation, “Yuu-chan is a prince, I’m a street rat, and there's a law. He's gotta marry a
prince or a princess….he deserves better then the life I have” he sadly turns away from Yoichi.

The old man notices the ring shining around Mika’s neck, thinking it might be for the raven hair
boy Mika is falling for. “Well, my boy” the old man spoke, walking around Mika and Yoichi in a
circle, “People like us must be realistic”. Mika and Yoichi face each other for a moment before
looking back at the old man. “What do you mean, ‘us’?” Mika ask. Turning around to face Mika,
the old man answered, “I was once like you and your friend, here” he held up his hand to reveal
Yuu’s ring, swinging side to side on the chain. Mika was shocked when he saw the ring, he looks
down at his chest where his hand is, and realise the old man must have took it without him
noticing. Even Yoichi was surprised by that, holding the monkey closer to him. “A common thief”
the old man said while giving Mika back the ring, then he went back to sit on the rook again. Mika
clipped the chain back round his neck, and held the ring tightly in his hand while moving closer to
the old man, with Yoichi following behind him. “Only I thought bigger” the old man carried on,
“Steal a apple, and you’re a thief…steal a kingdom, and you’re a statesman. Only weak men stop
there. You’re either the most powerful man in the room…or you’re nothing”. As he listen to the
mysterious old man, Mika got down onto his knees, while Yoichi stared stood up, nervously
watching from behind his friend. “You, my boy” the old man proudly faces down at Mika, “You
stumbled upon a opportunity. I can make you rich…make all your dreams come true. But nothing
comes for free”.

In silence, Mika looks over his shoulder to face Yoichi, who is giving him a worried expression. At
the same time, Gekkouin is slowly waking up in the shy boy’s arms. After a moment of thinking,
Mika turns back to face the old man, “What is it do I have to do?” he ask curiously. The old man
smiled at him, pleasingly. “Across the desert, there is a cave, boy. A Cave of Wonders” the old
man explained before digging into his pockets, “Filled with treasures beyond your wildest dreams”.
Mika, Yoichi and the monkey gasp in amazement and wonder when he showed them a handful of
jewels. Before Gekkouin can touch them, the old man swiftly took the jewels back whilst moving
away and turning his back on them, still facing them over his shoulder. “Treasure enough to make
you rich” the old man said to Mika, “Rich enough to impress your prince, I'd wager”.

Suddenly, Crowley, who is in his parrot-form, and playing the role of the hunchback, sticks his
head out of the cloak, feeling hot and sweaty. “Ferid, can you hurry up? I'm dying under here!”
Crowley whispered to his master. But Ferid, who is disguise as a old man, shuts him up by shoving
him back under his cloak.

Mika seriously stood up onto his feet, with his friends hiding behind him. “But the law says that
 only a noble can marry…” Mika got interrupted when the old man suddenly came up close to his
face. “You've heard of the golden rule, haven't you? Whoever has the gold makes the rules” the
old man grins, showing Mika and his friends his hideous teeth. Feeling a little grossed out, Mika
took a step back covering his mouth. “Mika-kun…I’m a little worried about this” Yoichi
whispered to his friend, while the monkey climbed back onto his master’s shoulder.

Mika seriously turns back to the man and ask, “So, why would you share all of this wonderful
treasure with me?”. “Yeah. And whatever’s in this cave, why does Mika-kun have to do it?” Yoichi
ask. “I need a brave young man with fast legs and a strong back to go in after it” the old man said,
using his stick to tap Mika’s legs while petting his back. The old man walks away from the boys
and the monkey towards a wall.

Thinking to himself, Mika looks down at Yuu’s ring in his hand for a minute. “This old man said
he can make me rich, if I help him” Mika thought, feeling a bit of hope in his heart, “If I become
rich, maybe there’s a chance for me to win Yuu-chan…my beloved prince”. When he made his
decision, he look back at the old man, saying, “Ok, Sir. But there’s just one problem”. “Yeah…one
big problem” Yoichi nodded in agreement, “It's somewhere out there, and we're locked up in here”.
“Ah, ah, ahhh!” the old man wiggles his finger at them, “Things aren't always what they seem” he
uses his walking stick to push open the wall, to reveal a secret passage. In that moment, Mika,
Yoichi and Gekkouin were surprise to see that. “Wow…looks like there is another way out, after
all” Mika thought. Holding his hand out to Mika, the old man ask, “So…do we have a deal?”.
Mika and Yoichi face each other, then at Gekkouin, who gave them a shrug. Turning back to the
old man, Mika seriously held onto the ring, “Wait for me, Yuu-chan…I promise, I’ll find a way
for us to be together” he thought with a serious expression.

Chapter End Notes

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 The Cave of Wonders
Chapter Summary

Mika enters the Cave of Wonders to find a magic lamp.

Chapter Notes

See the end of the chapter for notes

After they escape the palace, Mika and his friends follow the mysterious old man out of the city,
while riding on horses they took from the stables. As they journey across the desert through a
sandstorm, the monkey hid inside his master’s vest, to try and shield himself from the wind. Trying
so hard to keep the sand out of his eyes, Yoichi cried out, “This storm is getting worse! Are you
sure about this, Mika-kun?!”. Ignoring the sand blowing into his face, Mika turns his head to look
back at his friend behind him, “It’s to late to turn back now, Yoichi!” he said. Moving his horse a
little closer to the old man and trotting beside him, Mika curiously ask, “By the time we get
there…what is it do you want me to do?”. “Inside the cave, my boy….is a simple oil lamp” the old
man explained, “I want you to retrieve it for me. And when you do, I will make you wealthy
enough to impress your prince” he glares at Mika with a creepy smug, “You’re nothing to him as a
street rat…but you CAN be…as a prince”. Mika nodded in understanding, feeling a bit of hope
growing inside his heart, while gently squeezing Yuu’s ring in his hand.

An hour later. Mika and the others tied up the horses when they made it to the area of the Cave of
Wonders. Looking round at their surroundings, Mika, Yoichi and Gekkouin couldn’t see a cave, all
they can see is a dune and a lot more sand. Thinking this is some kind of joke, Mika was about to
say something to the old man, until he saw him pulling out two halves of the golden scarab from
his cloak, and joining them together. Mika’s and his friends’s eyes widen in surprise when the
golden scarab magically came to life, and started flying around them and the old man a few times,
before fixing themselves on the dune in front of them. Watching the dune in wonder and curiosity,
Mika and the others can feel the ground shaking beneath their feet. They moved away in panic
when the sand-dune rises up, and transforming back into the tiger’s head. With his mouth wide
open, looking up at the Cave of Wonders in shock and amazement, Mika turn his head to the old
man standing next to him.

Placing a hand on Mika’s shoulder, the old man spoke, “Only one is allow to enter. You are the
chosen one, and must enter the cave, alone…find the lamp…and bring it to me. But take no other
treasure, no matter how sorely you are tempted….and you WILL be tempted”. “Yes, Sir” Mika
nodded in understanding, and turn to face his friend standing next to him, “Yoichi. You stay and
wait here, okay?”. Yoichi look pretty scared and worried about all this, but he nodded to Mika.
“Okay, Mika-kun” Yoichi spoke, “Gekkouin can go with you, just to keep you company”. While
looking at the massive tiger’s head in fear, Gekkouin gasp in shock when he heard what Yoichi
just said. The monkey try to run away, but Yoichi grabbed him and placed him on Mika’s
shoulder. “There’s no need to be scared, Gekkouin” Yoichi said softly, “I want you to go with
Mika-kun, so he doesn’t feel alone and scared, down there. Understand?”. Now hiding inside the
blonde boy’s hoodie, the monkey trembled in fear, and nodded to Yoichi before Mika slowly walk
towards the Cave of Wonders.

As he got closer to the entrance, Mika suddenly stop in his tracks when the cave spoke to him in its
deep, terrifying voice, “Who disturbs my slumber?”. Mika looked up at it in wonder, while
Gekkouin shaken in fear. Standing far behind Mika, Yoichi cowardly hid himself behind the old
man, who is glaring at him in annoyance. Mika snap out of it before answering, “Er…it is I,
Mikaela”. After a moment of thinking, the cave spoke, “Proceed. Touch nothing but the lamp”.
The Cave of Wonders opened its mouth wide, blowing a gust of wind at Mika and showing him the
staircase. “Remember, boy!” the old man proudly called out to Mika, “First fetch me the lamp, and
then…you shall have your reward!”. “Be careful, Mika-kun!” Yoichi cried out to his friend,
nervously. Mika can feel his heart pounding in terror, he has no idea what he’s going to except
once he enters the cave…but if he wants to prove himself to be with Yuu, then he’s going to have
to face the task…alone. “Ok, Mikaela…this is no time to be scared” Mika thought seriously to
himself, while taking a deep breath to calm himself down, “You can do this…for Yuu-chan”. After
nodding to his friend and the old man, Mika bravely face the cave, “Come on, Gekkouin“ he
whispered to the scaredy-monkey. He went straight inside the Cave of Wonders, and descending
the staircase.

Walking past the old man while watching his friends disappearing inside the cave, Yoichi hugged
himself nervously. “It must be cold and dark down there. I hope he’ll be alright” Yoichi said
worriedly, not taking his eyes off the entrance. “Oh, don’t you worry, little lamb” the old man said
to him, before turning his back to Yoichi, still glaring at him, with a devilish smile. Yoichi didn’t
hear him, when the old man’s voice changed as he whispered, “You’ll be joining your friend,
soon enough!”.

Slowly walking down the dark and creepy staircase, with Gekkouin hiding in his hoodie, Mika
spotted a light at the very bottom of the cave. By the time he made it to the final step, Mika went
through a doorway, where the light is coming from, and Mika gasp in amazement when he entered
a massive chamber. “Would ya look at that!” Mika said with a big smile on his face, while the
scared monkey peeks his head out to see what Mika is seeing.

The whole room is completely covered in gold, pearls, rubies, emeralds and diamonds. Everywhere
they look, treasure after treasure is piled up in big or small piles, some scattered on rocks, or inside
a treasure chest. In amazement, Gekkouin’s mouth was drooling, and his eyes were wide as he felt
star struck by how much treasure there is, and how bright and shiny it all looks.

“Just a handful of this stuff would make me richer than the sultan” Mika said in wonder. Couldn’t
hold himself back anymore, the monkey immediately jumped off Mika’s shoulder when he spotted
a diamond brooch. Gekkouin rush over to try and take it, until, “GEKKOUIN!” Mika shouted at
him before his hands touch the jewel. Gekkouin sheepishly grinned at the blonde boy coming over
to him. “Don't...touch...anything!” Mika told the monkey, sternly, “We gotta find that lamp”.
Looking back at the brooch in disappointment, Gekkouin grumble in annoyance while climbing
back on Mika’s shoulder. Journeying through the chamber and keeping his eyes straight on the
path, Mika is doing his best to ignore each and every treasure around him…so he won’t be
tempted.

As he came round the corner, Mika stopped in his tracks when he saw a beautiful blue-sapphire
necklace, hanging on a rock sticking out in front of him. In that moment, Mika’s lips parted when
he breathtakingly-sighed, and his sky-blue eyes sparkled like the blue-sapphire swinging side to
side. In temptation, Mika’s hand suddenly moved on its own, and slowly went for the necklace to
try and take it. Had no idea what he’s doing, the old man’s warning echoed inside Mika’s head,
“Take no other treasure, no matter how sorely you are tempted….and you WILL be tempted”. Just
before his fingertips touch the jewel, Mika snapped out of it when Gekkouin slapped him hard
across the face. Placing his hand on his cheek, where to monkey’s hand-mark is, Mika glares at
Gekkouin in anger and annoyance for hitting him so hard, but he nodded ‘thanks’ for bringing him
back to his senses.

Mika carries on though the maze of wealth and riches, until he came to a fork in the road. “Great.
Now, which way should we go?” Mika thought seriously, as he moves his head from left to right.
Gekkouin climbed off his shoulder to sit on a rock, where he notice a golden dish full of gold and
silver coins. The monkey was about to reach for one coin, when something forcefully grabbed
onto his tail, causing him to scream in panic and jump over to a closed treasure chest in front of the
blonde boy. Wondering what’s wrong with the crazy monkey, Mika cried out in surprise when
Gekkouin jumped at him and climbing all around Mika’s body in panic, causing the blonde boy to
lose his balance. “Hey, stop it! Knock it off, will youuu…!” Mika cried as he fell back, in panic.

At that moment, Mika thought he was gonna fall onto something hard behind him…but no, he was
saved by something soft, and unbelievably. When the thing helped him back onto his feet, Mika
turn round to have a better look at the thing that saved his ass…he was surprise to find a purple
carpet, magically-alive. The moving carpet had golden tussles and unique patterns. One of its back
tussles is trapped underneath a massive rock. The carpet kept on flapping and tugging all its might
to try and break free, but it couldn’t get itself out of the rock.

“A Magic Carpet!” Mika thought in amazement and wonder, as he kneels down curiously to have a
closer look at it. “Gekkouin…” Mika spoke, “This is a Magic Carpet. These things really do exist”.
The monkey was hiding behind Mika’s leg, and he wasn’t so keen on the magic carpet since it
scared him earlier. “Hello, Carpet. I’m Mikaela, please to meet you” Mika said politely, as he
shook hands with Carpet.

Carpet nodded his ‘head’ at Mika, like he saying, ‘nice to meet you, too’. Carpet reach his tussle
out to Gekkouin to say ‘hi’…but the monkey screamed in surprise whilst climbing back onto
Mika’s shoulder. “Hey, take it easy, Gekkouin. He's not gonna bite” Mika said to the monkey.
Looking back at the rock behind him, Carpet pleadingly turns back to Mika while pointing it for
him, like he’s asking, ‘can you please help me out?’. “Oh! Are you stuck?” Mika ask. Carpet
nodded, before trying to lift the rock by himself. The monkey jumps off Mika’s shoulder, and sat
on another rock, crossing his arms, stubbornly. “Here. Let me help you out of there” Mika went
over to the massive rock, and using both hands to try and lift the heavy rock. Grinding his teeth and
swear pouring down his face, Mika uses all his strength to lift it up, and eventually, Carpet is
finally free. After placing the rock back down, Mika felt amazed as he watches Carpet flying
around the room with joy.

After a few loop de loops and twists in the air, Carpet flys back down to Mika and gives him a
‘thank you’ hug. “You’re welcome, Carpet” Mika chuckles with a friendly smile. Carpet was about
to go over to the monkey to give him a hug, but Gekkouin ran past him and jumps back onto
Mika’s shoulder. Gekkouin shakes his fist and angrily screeches at Carpet. Startled by the
monkey’s hatred towards him, poor Carpet felt hurt as he sadly walks away with his ‘head’
hanging down - thinking they don’t want to be friends with him.

“Hey, wait a minute. Don't go” Mika called out, before Carpet stops to face back at him, “Maybe
you can help us”. Surprised, Carpet points at himself, and then jumps for joy before flying back to
Mika and Gekkouin, and happily wraps around the pair for a moment. “Hey, whoa there!” Mika
laughed in amusement, before Carpet let go of them, and then tilted his ‘head’ in curiosity at Mika.
“You see…” Mika began explaining while scratching his head, “We're trying to find this lamp”.
Carpet nodded in understanding, and moving his tussle to tell Mika and the monkey to follow him,
before flying straight down the right side of the path. “I think he knows where it is” Mika said to
Gekkouin, with a big smile on his face, and started running after Carpet.

Deeper and deeper they went, Mika and Gekkouin follow their new friend through the darkest
parts of the cave, leaving the treasure chamber far behind them. Eventually, they entered an giant
underground cavern, and Carpet was pointing at something for Mika to see.

In the centre of the room, surrounded by water, is a mountain of giant stones, with a staircase going
up towards a beam of light. As he look carefully, Mika can see something gold and shiny at the
very top of the mountain. Mika pondered how he’s going to get across to the other side of the
water, until he notices some stepping stones, made to look like a bridge. “Thanks for the help,
Carpet. I don’t know what we do without you” Mika said, as the monkey climbs off his shoulder.
Feeling proud of himself for helping his new friend, Carpet nodded at Mika. Walking towards the
edge, Mika climbs down onto the first stepping stone. He looks back at Gekkouin, with a serious
expression, “Wait here” he said, before crossing the bridge.
Waiting with Carpet, feeling bored and annoyed, Gekkouin grumbled to himself while watching
Mika crossing towards the other side. When he looked away from the blonde boy, Gekkouin‘s
eyes suddenly widened when he spotted something big, bright and shiny. It is a shrine with a
golden monkey, holding a giant blood-coloured ruby, which is sparkling and twinkling like stars.
Gekkouin is hypnotically drawn to the ruby as he slowly walk towards it.

When he made it to the other side, Mika looks up at the very top of the mountain, and started
climbing up the stairs.

Back on land. Carpet turn around to see how Gekkouin is doing, but to his surprise, the monkey
wasn’t with him. Looking around for the missing monkey in worry, Carpet eventually found
Gekkouin, getting closer and reaching out for the ruby. Panicking, and knowing what will happen
if Gekkouin touches it, Carpet rushes over, and grab onto the monkey’s tail, trying in vain to hold
him back from taking the ruby.

By the time he made it to the top, Mika found a golden, old oil lamp on a pedestal, in the middle of
the light shining down on it. Curious, Mika walks over towards the pedestal, and carefully pick up
the lamp in both hands. Looking at the lamp in confusion, “This is it?” Mika said, with an eyebrow
up, before turning back to check on his friends, “This is what we came all the way down here
to….”. In that moment, Mika’s eyes widen in shock, when he saw Gekkouin breaking out of
Carpet’s grip, and went straight for the ruby. “GEKKOUIN, NO!” Mika cried out. But it was to
late, Gekkouin had taken the giant ruby in both hands, with a big greedy smile on his face.

Suddenly, there is a horrifying growling sound, and the whole room begins to shake.
“INFIDELS!” everyone flinch in terror when they heard the outrageous voice of the cave. The
monkey was hugging the ruby in fear, looking up at the ceiling. Feeling scared, Carpet got down
on his ‘knees’, whilst clutching and shaking his ‘head’. With the lamp in hand, Mika looks round
the room in terror whilst listening to more of the angry cave’s voice, “YOU HAVE TOUCHED…
THE FORBIDDEN TREASURE!”. Wanting to apologise, Gekkouin sheepishly-grin nervously,
as he places the ruby back on the shrine. But the ruby and the golden monkey melted into lava,
scaring Gekkouin, away. “NOW YOU WILL NEVER AGAIN SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY!!!!”
the cave roared in rage. Mika step back when the pedestal suddenly bursted into flames, and the
walls around him started to crumble, with lava pouring out.

Without wasting any more time, Mika hook the lamp onto his belt while racing back down the
shaking-steps. “Stupid, monkey!” Mika thought in annoyance, “Why didn’t I refuse Yoichi’s offer
in the first place?!”. However, the stairs suddenly turn into a slide, and Mika was sliding down
until he went flying in the air. When he saw the water has been turned into hot lava, Mika cried in
panic as he falls into it. Just as he thought he was about to die, Carpet appears below Mika, and
saves him. Feeling relieved, and thankful that Carpet saved his life, Mika grabs tightly onto the
tassels as the rug flys around the room, looking for the scared-monkey whilst avoiding the falling
rocks and pouring lava. Mika spotted Gekkouin crossing the bridge in panic, and flies down to
him. The monkey stopped in the middle when he saw each stepping stone is exploding, getting
closer to him. Gekkouin saw Mika flying down towards him, he panicked when he felt the stone he
standing on starting to shake. “Gekkouin, jump!” Mika cried out as he got close enough. The
monkey immediately jumps off the stone before it exploded, and Mika caught him and places him
safely down on Carpet.

As they make their way out, Mika looks back and saw a massive wave of lava coming at them.
“Whoa! Carpet, let's move!” Mika shouted. Picking up more speed, Carpet flies them out of the
room, and zooming back down the tunnel, with the wave following behind them. The whole place
was still shaking like mad, as they carried on through the tunnel, turning round every corners, and
dodging the falling debris. After they dodged another rock, Gekkouin panicked as he grabbed
Mika’s head and covering his eyes. “Gekkouin!” Mika shouted in frustration, trying to get the
scared-monkey off him, “Gekkouin, this is no time to panic!”. When he manage to get the monkey
off him, Mika gasp when their about to fly into a stone wall, “Start panicking” he said. Just as they
were about to hit the wall, Carpet dived down, causing Mika and Gekkouin to cry out and hold on
tightly onto his tassels for dear life, until they made their way back into the treasure chamber.

The chaos in the treasure chamber is worse then the other room, the chamber was flooding in lava,
treasures exploding everywhere, and the walls were crumbling down. High above them, Mika
spotted the entrance, and the staircase has already fallen apart. “Carpet, up there!” Mika cried,
while pointing at the way out of the cave, “Get us out of here, FAST!”. Carpet did as he was told.

Outside. After Gekkouin touched a treasure, the sandstorm has gotten worser and worser, and
lightning struck as the Cave of Wonders continues to roar in rage. “Hurry up, boy! We don’t have
much time!” the old man cried out to Yoichi, who is trying to help him get closer to the entrance.
“Alright, Sir! Alright!” Yoichi cried out in panic and worry. Eventually, they made it to the cave,
looking inside to see if Mika would make it out in time.

Inside. Carpet brought them further and further towards the entrance. Mika can see Yoichi and the
old man waiting for him, as they fly closer. Until a boulder drops down on Carpet, throwing Mika
and Gekkouin off, and poor Carpet fell flat on the ground with the boulder on top of him.

Gekkouin made it out safely, but Mika was hanging onto what was left of the crumbling staircase.
Grinding his teeth in agony, and sweat pouring down his face, trying so hard to hold on for dear
life, Mika’s hands are starting to give away. When one of his heads started to lose its grip, Yoichi
came in just in time, and grab hold of him with both hands. “I got you, Mika-kun!” Yoichi cried out
to him. “Thanks!” Mika said, using his other hand on the staircase to try and pull himself up. But
suddenly, Mika’s hand in Yoichi’s is starting to slip, and Yoichi is struggling to hold on tight.
“Don’t let go, Yoichi!” Mika cried out to his friend. “I’m trying!” Yoichi cried in panic, “You’re
hand is all sweaty!”. Gekkouin rushed over to help his master, by holding tightly onto Mika’s wrist
with his tail.

In that panic moment, Mika saw the old man coming up behind Yoichi, with his hand reaching out.
“Help me out!” Mika called out to him. “Throw me the lamp!” shouted the old man. “He can’t
hold on much longer!” Yoichi cried out to him. “Give me your hand!” Mika reached out with his
free hand. “First give me the lamp!” the old man said desperately. Realising there no way out of it,
Mika unhook the lamp off his belt, while his friends did all they can to not let him go. With the
lamp in hand, Mika reaches as far as he can, until he finally gave it to the old man.

Standing up, with the lamp finally in his hands, “Ha ha ha ha! YES! AT LAST!” the old man
laughed out loud, before putting the lamp in his pocket. Even without the old man’s help, Yoichi
and Gekkouin had manage to pull Mika up the crumbling staircase halfway…until the old man
kick the monkey aside, and push Yoichi over the edge, causing Yoichi to scream in terror. Mika
gasp in shock when he saw what the old man just did. Watching Yoichi fall, Mika immediately
reach out and grab hold of his hand. “GOTCHA!” Mika shouted at Yoichi, who is looking down in
horror. And in that moment, Mika looks back up when the old man forcefully grab hold of his
wrist. “What the hell are you doing?!” Mika shouted at him in anger and confusion. “Giving you
your reward” the old man answered, until his voice changes unpleasantly, while bringing out a
dagger, “Your eternal reward!”. Mika’s spine shivers in terror by the different sound of the old
man’s voice, and his eyes widen in horror when he notices the dagger held up high. Mika felt
petrified and betrayed in that moment, as he watch the blade in horror, waiting for it to come at
him, and send him and his friend to their deaths.

Just as the old man was about to kill Mika, Gekkouin jumped up and bite his arm, causing the old
man to cry in agony. The old man let go of Mika’s arm…but Mika and Yoichi screamed as they
fall into the cave. “GET OFF ME, YOU DEMON!” the old man throws the monkey back inside.
The teenage boys and the monkey screamed in horror, as they fall deeper and deeper to their
deaths. Mika cried when he suddenly hit the wall, and fell unconscious. Seeing his friend got hurt,
“MIKA-KUN!!!!” Yoichi scream out to him from the top of his lungs.

At the very bottom, Carpet saw Mika and the others falling. Still trapped under the boulder, Carpet
uses all his strength to try to pull himself out…he finally managed to break free, and flys up to
catch his falling friends, before they hit the ground.

Back on the surface. The Cave of Wonders roars one final time, before it sinks back into the sand,
and turns back into a sand-dune. Sitting on the ground watching the whole thing, Ferid began
laughing wickedly while taking off his disguise. At the same time, Crowley flys out of the cloak
and transformed into his human-form. “It's mine” Ferid said happily while standing up onto his
feet, “It's all mine!”. Walking over to his master, Crowley proudly said, “You did it, Ferid. After
all this time, you finally got it!”. Chuckling to his friend, Ferid said, “Finally! With the power of
this lamp, I’ll show those royal-pain-in-the-necks who’s second!”.

When Ferid went into his pocket to have a proper look at the lamp, he froze when he couldn’t feel
it. “Ferid?” Crowley look at him, confused. “Where is it?” Ferid look inside his pocket, but
couldn’t see it, “No, no, no!” he check everywhere in panic to see where it is, but couldn’t find the
lamp.
 In that moment, Ferid turns back to the sand-dune, and realises that the monkey must’ve taken it
while attacking him. “NOOOOOOO!” Ferid fell down onto his knees in rage and disappointment.
They were so close on getting that lamp, and now they lost it, forever.

Back in the palace. After he and his friends return to his room, Yuu thought he manage to calm
down, until he kept thinking about his beloved Mika, and started crying, again. Watching their
poor friend crying his eyes out on the bed, Asuramaru, Kimizuki and Mitsuba tried everything they
could to comfort him. Yuu is very grateful to have his friends with him….but in heartache, he kept
crying in his pillow, while holding Mika’s ring in his hand.

After Shinya worriedly informed him about his son, Guren went straight to Yuu’s chambers, with
his friend following behind him, and Byakkomaru - who only just woken up from his nap. Guren
seriously puzzled, wondering why his son is upset. Is because he grounded him for leaving the
palace?…the argument they had?…or something else?.

Standing outside Yuu’s door, Guren opens it, and enter the room.

“Yuichiro?” Guren said in worry. Seeing the devastate prince on his bed, crying into his pillow,
with the panther and his friends trying to make him feel better, the sultan walks over and sat on the
edge of the bed. “Oh, the poor boy” Shinya softly said while hugging his white tiger. Kimizuki and
Mitsuba step back to give their poor friend a moment with his father.

Still crying in his pillow, Yuu can feel his father’s hand, gently rubbing his back. “My dear son”
Guren spoke softly to him in worry, “What's wrong?”. Sitting himself up to look back at his father,
Yuu’s eyes were all red and puffy, more tears kept pouring down his face, and he bottom lip was
trembling. “Ferid…has...done something...terrible” Yuu sniffled. Without thinking, Yuu hugged
his father while crying in his chest. “Hey, hey, brat. Shhh, it’s okay” Guren spoke softly while
hugging his son, and stroking his black heir, “We'll set it right”. Looking up at the prince’s friends,
and then his friend with the two cats, Guren looks back at Yuu while gently pulling away, so he
can sit up. Wrapping his arm around Yuu’s shoulder to give him comfort, “Now, tell me
everything” Guren said.

Chapter End Notes

Thanks for reading, I hope you all enjoyed it
 Genie of the Lamp
Chapter Summary

After the cave trapped Mika and his friends, they thought they were gonna be trapped
inside forever…..until they meet a new friend from the lamp.

Chapter Notes

Hi everybody hope you all doing well.

I tell you what, writing this chapter was a lot more fun. Not only just by doing the song
and all, I’ve added a bit of modern fun bits for Shinoa’s character, if you know what I
mean lol.

Anyway, I hope you enjoy reading it.

See the end of the chapter for more notes

When the entrance of the cave collapses high above them, Yoichi’s life flashed before his eyes.
The last thing he remembered was falling with Mika and Gekkouin to their deaths, and now here
they are, lying on his back on top of a magical, flying carpet that saved their lives. Confused and
surprised, Yoichi sat up to have a better look at Carpet, who is flying them to a small island
surrounded by lava. “Impressive” Yoichi said with a small smile.

He is amazed by the magical flying rug for a moment, until Yoichi heard his monkey whimper
next to him, he turn his head to see why Gekkouin is whimpering, and saw him with Mika, who is
lying unconscious. “Mika-kun?!” Yoichi gasp in worry, holding Mika’s hand, “Are you alright?!
Can you hear me?!”. Listening to the monkey and small boy trying to wake up the blonde boy in
panic, Carpet landed safely on the ground, he stayed there till Mika wakes up. Gekkouin tried to
wake Mika by shaking his arm, while Yoichi leaned over and gently patting his friend’s cheek.
“Oh, please wake up!” Yoichi spoke softly, “Mika-kun, wake up!”.

After a while, Mika groan as he started to gain conscious. Slowly opening his eyes several times,
Mika’s vision were blurry at first, but after a while, he can see Yoichi and Gekkouin looking down
at him in worry. “Yoichi? Gekkouin?” Mika murmured in confusion. Sighing in relief, Yoichi
started crying happily, saying, “I’m so glad you’re awake. We were so worried about you”. The
monkey screeched happily to his friend, before climbing on his master’s shoulder, and dry his eyes
with his tail. Mika gave them a small smile, before sitting himself up, with Carpet helping him.

When he sat up onto his knees, Mika faces Yoichi, asking, “Are we dead?”. “We’re alive” Yoichi
answered, “This carpet saved our lives”. Turning to Carpet, Mika smile at him saying, “Thank you,
Carpet”. Carpet bow his ‘head’ like he’s saying ‘you’re welcome’. Realising he’s friends hadn’t
been properly introduce, Mika proudly said, “Carpet, this is my friend, Yoichi. Yoichi, this is
Carpet”. Moving nearer to Carpet, Yoichi cheerfully shook hands with him, “Please to meet you,
Carpet. Thank you for saving us”. Carpet proudly nodded his ‘head’ to him.

Suddenly, Mika gasp in agony, when he felt a painful bump on the back of his head, “Ugh! My
head” he said in confusion, rubbing it, “What the hell just happen? The last thing I remember, I
was falling after that old man dropped me….and the next thing I knew, everything went black”.
Rubbing his friend’s back to comfort him, Yoichi said, “After he dropped us back inside the cave,
you hit your head when you fell, and lost consciousness”. “Back inside the cave?” Mika thought in
surprise and confuse, until he look around at their surroundings, realised they are in the Cave of
Wonders.

Looking up at the entrance high above them, Mika and his friends saw its completely sealed shut.
“We're trapped” Mika thought in shock. In anger, Mika shouted whilst shaking his middle finger at
the entrance, “That two faced son of a bitch!”. In rage, the monkey screech in agreement, saying,
‘That lying old geezer!’. “I knew we shouldn’t have trusted him!” Yoichi shook his head in
frustration, “I felt an uneasy feeling in my stomach the first moment I’ve saw him!”. Once
everybody calmed down, Mika sigh in misery, “Well, whoever he was…he's long gone with that
lamp” he said to his friend.

In that moment, Gekkouin jumps off Yoichi’s shoulder, walking towards Mika with his hands
behind his back, looking up at the blonde boy and his master with a smirk on his face. And then,
‘Ta-da!’ the monkey brought out the lamp he took from the old man. Both Mika and Yoichi were
very amazed when they saw the lamp in Gekkouin‘s hands. “Gekkouin?! How did you?…” Yoichi
gasp in amazement. The monkey grinned sheepish at his master. Mika chuckles with a big smile on
his face, “Why you hairy little thief!” he said as he took the lamp.

Shaking his head at the monkey in amusement, Mika stood up onto his feet, looking around the
cave, “Now, all we need is a way out”. Yoichi stood up while looking around at where their
standing, till he notice the hot river of lava surrounding them, “I don’t think there’ll be a way out,
Mika-kun” he said nervously.

After a minute of searching, Mika couldn’t see a way out of the cave like his friend said…but he’s
not giving up. Turning his attention to Carpet, Mika ask, “Hey Carpet, do you know a way out of
here?”. Carpet nodded whilst pointing at the lamp in Mika’s hand. “The lamp?” Mika thought
seriously with an eyebrow up, looking closely at the lamp, “Looks like such a beat up, worthless
piece of junk”. Yoichi, Carpet and Gekkouin gather round behind Mika to have a look at the lamp.
“I don’t understand” Yoichi spoke curiously, “Why was the old man so desperate on wanting a
dusty old lamp, anyway?”.
As he moves the lamp side to side in his hands to have a look in each angle, Mika notices
something blue and moving on the surface, when the light from the lava was reflecting it. “What is
that?” Mika said in curiosity. “What wrong, Mika-kun?” Yoichi ask. Bringing the lamp closer to
his face, Mika replied, “I think I saw something. But…” he brought it over to the light again, but
all he can see is a layer of dust, “It's hard to make out what it is with all this dust in the way”.
Without thinking, Mika blows the dust off, and rubs his sleeve on the surface of the lamp to clean
it up.

Then right at that moment, Mika and everybody jump in surprise when the lamp started laughing
whilst turning bloody-red, and bouncing out of Mika’s hands, before shooting red and green
fireworks out of the spout. Mika was trying his best to hold onto the shaking, crazy lamp as tight as
he can in both hands, while Carpet flew Yoichi and Gekkouin, who are both scared, out of the way.
Standing there alone with the lamp in both hands, Mika saw some blue smoke coming out of the
spout, and some kind of blue-figure twirling and growing bigger, going right up to the darkest part
of the ceiling.

Along with his friends hiding behind Carpet, Mika’s eyes widen in shock, while looking up from
the blue smoke to what appears to be a giant blue girl, looking tall and mighty with her arms
crossed.

The giant blue girl is wearing a red and gold sash around her waist, a midnight dark-blue bedlah
top with gold patterns, a golden necklace around her neck, and two gold bracelets with blue jewels
on each wrists.

Mika couldn’t see her face properly in the shadows, but he can see her piercing eyes looking down
on him, glowing a amber-red colour. Mika and his friends trembled in terror, when the giant blue
girl began to speak, in a mighty-booming voice, “Oh, great one who summons me. The one who
commands me. I stand by my oath. Loyalty to wishes three”.

With his mouth wide open, Mika watches the giant blue girl gracefully bringing her arms out wide,
sprinkling golden fairy-dust, and her head leaning back….until he heard a sudden crack.

“Ouch!” the giant blue girl cried in a normal girly voice, coming out of the shadows while holding
the back of her neck in agony.

Mika got a better look at her blue face. She’s a beautiful teenage girl with shoulder-lengthened
ashen hair, pinned up at the back with a gold bow, with side braids. She also has pointy ears, with a
single gold earring in one of them. Her sharp eyes turned from amber-red to a brownish-orange
colour.

Coming out from behind Carpet, Yoichi and his pet monkey slowly walk up behind Mika, looking
very shocked by the enormous, smoking blue girl in front of them.

Looking back at Mika in agony, the giant blue girl said, “10,000 yeeeears will give ya such a crick
in the neck! Hang on a second” she took Mika by surprise by picking him up and hanging him on a
nearby rock. She then pulls her head off her body, which took Gekkouin by surprise while holding
his neck, and she spins it round, yelling, and place it back on her body with a cheeky smile on her
face. Carpet helped Mika back down on the ground, and Yoichi and the monkey helped him up
onto his feet.

The giant blue girl giggled while snapping her fingers, and a microphone appears in her hand.
“Testing, testing, one two three. He, he, he! Oh, it feel so good to be out of that thing!” the giant
blue girl laughed cheerfully, “I tell ye, its lovely to be back, ladies and gentlemen…especially the
ladies”. She giggled in amusement while watching Yoichi and Gekkouin, looking gobsmacked.
Then she smile at Mika while bringing the mic to him, “Hello, handsome! Welcome to the show.
What’s your name?”. Mika didn’t say a word, he just stood there, gobsmacked, looking up at the
ginormous being in front of him. “Hellooo!” the giant blue girl wave her free hand at him,
“Anybody hoooome?!”. Mika felt Yoichi’s hand nervously tapping his shoulder, behind him. “I…
I’m…” Mika began speaking in small sentences, “I’m…talking to a…big…smoking blue giant?”.
The giant blue girl’s mic vanish with a poof. “Hey! I’m not fat!” she poofs herself to look like a fat
girl, wearing a BL-anime T-shirt and geeky glasses, eating a big bag of crisps - then poofs back to
her original weight. Mika and his friends were confused and amazed by that display. Unbelievable,
Mika rub the back of his head, thinking to himself, “I must have hit my head harder than I
thought”.

They jumped in surprise when she poofs to be the same size as them. She now has legs, wearing a
salwar pants with the same colour and pattern as her top, and gold shoes. “And I am not a giant”
she points her finger at Mika, “I am a genie. There’s a difference. Giants, trolls and ogres are not
real”. “Um…so…sorry, Miss Genie?” Mika said backing away from her. “Hold on, blonde. Miss
Genie is my mother. The names Shinoa” said Shinoa, proudly patting herself on the chest. “Oh…
okay” Mika said with an eyebrow up, “Well…I’m Mikaela. And these are my friends, Yoichi and
Gekkouin”. “Hi…” Yoichi nervously wave at her. Shinoa notice Gekkouin hiding behind his
master’s leg, “Awww! What a cute little monkey!” she squealed, with cartoony-hearts in her eyes,
“And you’re cute too, cherry boy! I’m sure a tall, handsome young man would LOVE to have
someone like you!” she winked at Yoichi. Feeling shy, Yoichi blushed in embarrassment after
listening to all of that. Shinoa notice Carpet standing beside Yoichi, who looks very happy to see
her. “Hey, rug man!” Shinoa cried happily to him “Haven't seen you in a few millennia! Slap me
some tassel!”. Carpet happily flys over to her, and did a few high fives.

As they watch the two greeting each other, Mika, Yoichi and the monkey face one another
awkwardly. “Are you sure we’re not dead, Yoichi?” Mika whispered to his friend. “I’m not crazy,
Mika-kun” Yoichi whispered back, “I can see her, just as well as you can”. Mika nodded in
understanding, then looks back down at the lamp in his hand. “Shinoa came out of this?” he
thought in curiosity.

After she finished saying hi to Carpet, Shinoa turns back to Mika and said, “Anyway…Mikaela-
san, is it?”. He nodded before she continued, “Do you mind if I just stretch it out for a little bit?
Being in that lamp can be very uncomfortable”. “Um, are you asking me?” Mika points at himself
in confusion. In that moment, Shinoa vanished in front of Mika, and reappears behind him and his
friends, standing on a yoga mat, wearing a cross-back jersey yoga top and tight fitting trousers. “Of
course I’m asking you, silly” Shinoa chuckled, while doing some yoga-stretches “You’re my
master”. Mika and Yoichi looks back at each other in shock. Turning back to Shinoa, Mika
seriously ask, “Wa…wait a minute. I’m your master?”. Shinoa nodded while bending down and
letting her back stretch out. Yoichi slowly walk towards, saying, “But…you look like YOU should
be his master”. After she finished, Shinoa poofs up a water bottle, and drinking out of it. “Right,
Yoichi…” Shinoa turns to Yoichi, with a serious smile on her face, “But that’s not quite how it
works, though”. Her yoga-outfit magically changes back to her original, and her legs turn back into
blue smoke.

Looking back at the lamp for a moment, Mika ask, “How long have you been trapped in here?”.
Shinoa let out a heavy sigh, floating around him whilst resting her chin on her hand, “I told you.
10,000 years”. “10,000 years?!” Mika said in serious-shock. Shinoa’s head transform into Mika’s
head, “10,000 years?!” she tried to do his voice in a whiny and dramatic sort of way. Annoyed,
Mika wasn’t so pleased by that display and insult. Yoichi, Gekkouin and Carpet were trying so
hard not to laugh, which will piss off the blonde boy in front of them. After changing back to her
own head, Shinoa ask, “Mikaela-san. Is it me, or does like everything surprise you? Don’t you
guys know who I am, or what I do?”. Mika, Yoichi and the monkey shook their heads, while Capet
is the only one nodding. Rolling her eyes in annoyance, “Ok. Allow me to introduce myself,
properly. And I’ll explain what my job is” she said.

Shinoa flys away from Mika, magically making copies of herself before standing in the middle of a
spotlight that suddenly came on. Shinoa happily explained, while copies of herself applauded and
whistled, “Master…I’m known as the queen of dreams come true…the goddess of wishes…and
the most powerful being in the universe! I am Shinoa, the genie of the lamp! And…” she
transforms into Hagrid, holding a pink umbrella, proudly smiling at Mika, “You’re a wizard,
Mikaela-san” she said. Mika look confused in her weird get-up. Laughing in amusement before
changing back, “He, he, he. Just kidding” Shinoa said while all her copies vanished in a puff of
smoke, “You’re my master. And you command me by using lamp”. She transforms into Ed
Sullivan, “Right here direct from the lamp, right here for your enjoyment wish fulfilment. Thank
youuuuu!” she said bowing, before changing back.

“Wish fulfilment?” Mika and Yoichi ask at the same time. Shinoa held three fingers up, “Three
wishes to be exact. And ix-nay on the wishing for more wishes” she turns into a slot machine,
pulls her arm down and cha-ching “That's all you got. Three!” three mini Shinoa’s in a sombrero
come out of the slot, “Uno, dos, tres”. She walk past Mika and Yoichi as Groucho Marx, “No
substitutions, exchanges or refunds” then she turns into a duck puppet with the secret word
‘Refunds’ in her beak.

“Okay…but how do I command you to grant me my wishes” Mika ask. After she changed back,
Shinoa giggled, tapping her finger on her chin, pretending like she is thinking, “This instruction
will help you” she said.

Shinoa flys over between Mika and Yoichi, and magically zaps the monkey, and he has
instruments attach to him. He has two cymbals in both hands, a drum on his back, a horn held by
his tail, and a Kazoo in his mouth. Gekkouin look confused and annoyed by this silly get-up he’s
in, until he suddenly felt his body playing the instruments and walking around by themselves. No
matter what he try to do, Gekkouin couldn’t stop moving. Carpet clap along to the beat of the
music the controlled-monkey is playing, while Mika and Yoichi watch him in shock. “Um,
Shinoa…” Yoichi look at her in worry. “Oh, don’t worry, cherry boy. He’s fine” Shinoa happily
pat him on the back, and flew over to join the monkey.

Turning her attention to Mika, Shinoa clapped her hands in the beat of the music, and started
singing, “Well, Ali Baba, he had them forty thieves, Scheherazade had a thousand tales. Well,
master, you're in luck because up your sleeve, you got a genie that never fails!”. The music
stopped, Gekkouin eyed her in annoyance for making him do something so embarrassing. Carpet
started applauded.

“Ah, thank you. Thank you. Please, you’re to much” Shinoa flirted, blowing kisses at her audience,
then turn her attention back to Mika, “So, what do you think?”. “That’s it? That’s the information
of how you grant me three wishes?” Mika ask seriously to her. Shinoa started laughing her head off
- literally. “Oh no, pretty boy! I was only joking” Shinoa smirked in amusement, until she calmed
down, “This is the REAL information of how I’ll grant your three wishes”. With that said, Shinoa
zaps the monkey again, making him play a drum-kit. Then she zaps Yoichi, which took him by
surprise, making him play the trumpet. She even gave Carpet two maracas and he started playing
them by himself.

Watching his controlled-friends playing music together, with Shinoa happily dancing in the
background, Mika ask, “I’m not dreaming, am I, Shinoa?”. Turning her attention back to Mika,
Shinoa shook her head proudly, growing bigger while using her magic to make Mika sit
comfortably on a nearby rock. Mika watches her in wonder and amazement.

“Master, I don't think you quite realise what you've got here!” Shinoa spoke to him, “So why don't
you just ruminate, whilst I illuminate the possibilities!”. With the spotlight on her, Shinoa gave a
little twirl before coming down face to face with the young man.
 Shinoa

Well, Ali Baba had them 40 thieves

Scheherazade had a thousand tales

Shinoa made a small group of thieves out of her hands. And they surround Mika with swords in
their hands. Mika felt uncomfortable when each shape blade got close to his neck. Mika is surprise
to see Shinoa appearing out of his hoodie, smiling at him.

Shinoa

But master, you in luck 'cause up your sleeves

You got a brand of magic never fails

She sticks her arms out of his sleeves, making him punch the thieves away. Mika was still
punching like mad, till he notice he’s wearing boxing gloves and standing in the middle of a boxing
arena. Shinoa standing behind him with her hands on his shoulders, wearing a coaches’ outfit.
Yoichi using Carpet as a fan to cool Mika down, while Gekkouin cleans his forehead with a
handkerchief.

Shinoa

You got some power in your corner now

Some heavy ammunition in your camp

Shinoa turns herself into a set of fireworks, lit the fuse and went shooting off around the room.
Yoichi, Carpet and Gekkouin ducked before she hit them. And Shinoa dance around Mika with
sparks of magic.
 Shinoa

You got some punch, pizzazz, yahoo and how?

She exploded in front of Mika before going back inside the lamp. Mika watch the lamp in his hand,
until he felt his free hand moving by itself, rubbing the lamp.

Shinoa

See, all you gotta do is rub that lamp

And I'll say

Blue smoke comes out of the spout, and Shinoa looks proudly down at Mika, with her arms
crossed.

Shinoa

‘Mister Mikaela-san, what will your pleasure be?’

She snaps her fingers, and magically creating a fancy restaurant, with roses and candlelight all
around the room. Mika, Yoichi, Gekkouin and Carpet found themselves set round a fancy table,
with a single lit-candle in the centre, and a menu, each. Shinoa changes her outfit into a sexy-
french waitress uniform, holding a pen and note-book in each hand.

Shinoa

‘Let me take your order, jot it down’

You ain't never had a friend like me, ha, ha, ha

Shinoa gave Mika and Yoichi a childish hug. Feeling uncomfortable, Mika immediately pushed her
away from him when he noticed how close her boobs were. Shinoa transform herself into Jamie
Oliver, placing a silver domed plate on the table. When she took the dome off, Mika and his
friends were pleased to see a delicious roast chicken. Mika was about to take a drumstick, when the
chicken spins round and turns into Shinoa’s head - which took Mika by surprise.

Shinoa

Life is your restaurant and I'm your maitre d'

Carpet took Yoichi and the monkey out of the way, leaving Mika sitting there alone. Shinoa
magically shrinks herself while flying over to Mika’s ear and whispering to him.

Shinoa

Come on, whisper what it is you want

You ain't never had a friend like me

To his surprise, Mika founds himself surrounded by more copies of Shinoa, giving him a shave, a
haircut and a manicure.

Shinoa

Yes sir, we pride ourselves on service

Poof! Mika look proud and please with himself when he found himself sitting on a luxury, comfy
chair, surrounded with treasure, and being fanned by beautiful young women.
 Shinoa

You're the boss, the king, the shah

Shinoa appears behind him, zapping him a big table full a delicious wine and food in front of him.

Shinoa

Say what you wish, it's yours, true dish

How 'bout a little more baklava?

While Mika leaned over to take a piece of baklava and eat it, Shinoa took off his hat, and poured
out piles and piles of baklava. Mika thought he was going to be crush to death by food, until Shinoa
used her magic, and Mika is starting in a massive wardrobe, with two rows of bright and colourful
clothes….suitable for a weather noble.

Shinoa

Have some of column A, try all of column B

Feeling amazed and excited, Mika took a red and gold robe off the first hanger, and a red turban
with a green feather. He puts them on, looking pleased with himself. Looking back at Shinoa, Mika
saw her blowing fairy dust at him, and then at Yoichi, Gekkouin and Carpet. And before he knew
it, Mika can feel his whole body dancing.

Shinoa

I'm in the mood to help you, dude

 You ain't never had a friend like me

Dancing on a big stage, with spotlights shining down on Mika and his friends, Shinoa started
dancing with them while dressed as Erin Boag, with a top-hat and cane.

Shinoa

Wah ah ah, oh my

Wah ah ah, no, no

Wah ah ah, my, my

Shinoa changes back into her outfit while running over to Mika, grinning at him whilst resting an
arm on his shoulder, and her other hand on her hip.

Shinoa

Can your friends do this?

Shinoa points at Yoichi, who is standing with a copy of Shinoa, who is standing on her head doing
a disco ball with her legs. With a party hat on his head, Yoichi awkwardly watches her, and then at
Mika, giving him a shrug.

Shinoa

Can your friends do that?

Another copy of Shinoa is dressed as a cowgirl, riding on a angry bull, with a terrified monkey,
screaming while holding onto its tail. And Carpet was flying around them in circles with shooting
pistols.

Shinoa

Can your friends pull this…

Shinoa took Mika’s hat again, reach her arm inside the hat, spirals around and around until she
turns into a small, fluffy white rabbit, with a bow on her head.

Shinoa

Out their little hat?

Seeing how adorable she looks as a bunny-rabbit, Mika and Yoichi’s cheeks turns bright red as
they smile at the little ball of fluff. The cuteness didn’t last long, till Shinoa turned into a big
terrifying dragon.

Shinoa

Can your friends go POOF?

The dragon breathes fire. and three beautiful bollywood-belly dancer girls appear out of nowhere.
Shinoa was flirting with them, till she teasingly look back at Mika, with a flirty-smirk.

Shinoa

Hey, looky here, ha, ha!

The flirty belly dancers went over to Mika and started dancing around him. In that moment, Shinoa
was doing a few dance steps, before grabbing the two ends of her bow, and ripping herself in half.

Shinoa

Can your friends go, ‘Abracadabra, let ‘er rip’

And then make the sucker disappear?

The dances vanish around Mika, and he found himself sitting on a sofa, with Shinoa sitting next to
him. Mika look back at her surprise and confuse.

Shinoa

So don'tcha sit there slack-jawed, buggy-eyed

I'm here to answer all your midday prayers

Turning herself into an angel, Shinoa brought her hands together to make it look like she was
praying, while looking up at the light above them. Shinoa snapped her fingers, making Mika stand
up before the sofa vanished. He watches her turning into a massive certificate, smiling down at
him, before wrapping him around herself.

Shinoa

You got me bona fide, certified

You got a genie for your charge d'affaires

Shinoa unwraps Mika, making him slightly dizzy, till he finally stop spinning. Shinoa flies over to
Mika, and placing one hand behind her ear while leaning closer to him.

Shinoa

I got a powerful urge to help you out

So what's your wish? I really wanna know

She immediately grabbed his arm, and swinging him far out while turning him into a long list, and
pulling him back in again.

Shinoa

You got a list that's three miles long, no doubt

Standing behind him with one hand on his shoulder, Shinoa points at the lamp in Mika’s hand,
telling him to rub it - which he did.

Shinoa

Well, all you gotta do is rub like so, hey, oh

Shinoa knocks the lamp out of his hands, and the lamp went flying in the air before Mika caught it,
when Shinoa magically poof them to another stage. Getting Mika’s attention, Shinoa wrap one arm
around his shoulder, proudly smiling at him, whilst snapping her fingers three times…and Yoichi,
the monkey and Carpet appeared, standing on three platforms, looking confused.

Shinoa
 Mister Mikaela-san, have a wish or two or three

I'm on the job, you big nabob

Fireworks started setting off behind Mika and Shinoa. With the help of Shinoa’s magic, Mika
began dancing with her on the stage, enjoying himself.

Shinoa

You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend

You ain't never had a friend, never had a friend

Shinoa kept on using her magic, making bigger and brighter things appear all around the room.
Elephants, giraffes and camels were dancing on Yoichi’s and Carpet’s platforms. Toy-monkeys
were clapping their mini cymbals together, while Gekkouin glare at them in frustration, until he
suddenly saw a pile of treasure that Shinoa just poof out of nowhere, and went straight for it. More
dances appeared on each platform. And there is also a pink neon-light palace, with palm trees and a
sailing ship. Shinoa and Mika began jumping down from one platform to the next, making more
gold appear.

Shinoa

You ain't never…had a…friend…like…me!

Having the best time of their lives, Mika and Shinoa carried on dancing together, while more
fireworks continue to set off all around the room. Carpet is happily dancing with the camels.
Yoichi is laughing whilst being thrown in the air by the elephants and giraffes. With a greedy
smile on his face, Gekkouin is scooping up as much treasure into his pockets as he can. While
everybody is enjoying themselves, Shinoa came shooting out as a rocket.

Shinoa
 You ain't never had a friend like me

And BOOM, everything disappeared into thin air. Mika and his friends found themselves back on
the small, dark island, sitting on a rock, looking up at giant Shinoa, who is proudly smiling down
at them, with a blue neon sign reading ‘Applause’ above her head. Carpet is the only one clapping.

Gekkouin was checking inside his pockets to see if the treasure he took is still there…but to his
disappointment, his pockets were empty. He sat there with his arms crossed, sulking.

“So what will it be, master?” Shinoa asked the blonde boy, while checking her nails. Mika and
Yoichi look at each other for a moment, then facing back at Shinoa. “But, how does it work,
Shinoa?” Mika ask. Shocked to hear that, Shinoa seriously glare at them, saying, “You’re kidding,
right?”. Mika and Yoichi shook their heads at her. “The whole song was the instructions!” Shinoa
cried in annoyance, before snapping her fingers to make a typewriter appear in front of her, “I’ve
spent my whole life in the lamp writing that song, and rehearsing it! How come you didn’t get it,
Mikaela-san?!”. Mika was about to argue back at her, when Yoichi spoke out calmly to her,
“Sorry, Shinoa. I guess, Mika-kun was having so much fun, he didn’t realise you were giving him
instructions”.

After one heavy sigh of annoyance, Shinoa poofs, and reappeared as the same size as the teenage
boys, flying towards Mika. “Ok, handsome. Let me explain it to you…MORE CLEARLY” Shinoa
seriously said. Mika stood up and slowly walk beside her. “Now, I said it before and I’ll say it
again. YOU are my master, and I’M your genie. You say what you want, and I’ll magically give it
for you” Shinoa explain, “But like I said before, you only get three wishes, and no more. Each wish
must begin with by rubbing the lamp and saying, ‘I wish’. Got it?”.

Mika nodded in understanding, he stops in his tracks to fully face her. “Let see if I got this right…”
Mika seriously ask, “You’re gonna grant me ANY three wishes that I want, correct?”. Shinoa
transformed herself into William F. Buckley, “Ah, almost. There are a few provisos, a couple of
quid pro quos” she said whilst counting her fingers. “Like?” Mika ask, curiously. “Ah, rule number
one. I can't kill anybody” Shinoa sliced off her head with one finger, letting her head fall on the
ground in front of Mika’s feet, “So don't ask”. Looking at her head and her headless body, Mika
held his neck with both hands in horror, gulping. Shinoa picks up her head and reattach it to her
body. “Rule number two…” Shinoa acts all lovey-dovey, with hearts and lovebirds singing around
her, “I can't make anyone fall in love with anybody else” she turns into a big pair of red lips, and
kisses Mika on the cheek, before pinching his cheek while flirting with him, “You little punim,
there”. “Shinoa!” Mika hissed, grinding his teeth in annoyance. Moving her hand away, Shinoa
said, “Ok, ok. I was just messing with ya. Besides, you’re not my type. I’m more into girls with
cute looks and large boobs” then she lie-down flat on her back in front of Mika. “Rule number
three…” sitting herself up, she turns into a hideous, rotten zombie, “I can't bring people back from
the dead”. Seeing her in this unpleasant set-up is making Mika feel sick. Feeling something coming
up, Mika immediately covers his mouth while Shinoa carries on, “It's not a pretty picture…” she
grabs his shoulders and shakes him in panic, “I DON’T LIKE DOING IT!”. She poofs back to
normal whilst growing big again. “Other than that, you got it!” Shinoa said, bowing her head down
to him.

Thinking-seriously in that moment, Mika turns his back on Shinoa, and looks back at Yoichi and
Gekkouin, with a questioning look. “Three wishes, Mika-kun. Can you believe it?” Yoichi
whispers with a hopeful smile, “You can wish us out of this place”. “I could…” Mika whispers
back, “But that means I’ll be down to two wishes if I use my first wish”. In that moment, the
monkey got Mika’s attention by pointing at the lamp in his hand. Mika held the lamp up to look at
it, thinking to herself, “Shinoa says, I have to rub the lamp whilst making my wish. What if?…”.
When he thought of a idea, Mika smirks back at Yoichi and Gekkouin, who both nodded after
realising what he’s planning.

Turning round to face up at Shinoa, Mika seriously smiles at her, crossing his arms. “Provisos?” he
asked her, “As in limitations? On wishes?”. Mika looks over his shoulder at his friends, with a
playful wink, “Some most powerful being in the universe”. Yoichi covered his mouth to hold his
laughter, while his pet monkey giggled onto his shoulder. Shinoa looks back at them with a
serious-annoyed expression. “Can't even bring people back from the dead” Mika smirked as he
carried on, “I don't know, guys. She probably can't even get us out of this cave. Looks like we're
gonna have to find a way out of here…”.

Mika and his friends pretended to leave, when Shinoa’s big foot stomps down in front of them.
“Excuse me?” Shinoa spoke in annoyance, pointing at herself, “Are you looking at me? Did you
rub my lamp? Did you wake me up? Did you bring me here?”. She didn’t notice Mika, Yoichi and
Gekkouin playfully smiling at each other. “And all of a sudden, you're walking out on me?” Shinoa
carried on, getting madder and madder as she stomps towards them, “I don't think so, not right now.
You're getting your wishes, so SIT DOWN!”. Slightly afraid, Mika, Yoichi and the terrified
monkey sat down on Carpet when he flew over towards them. “Ok, Shinoa. Calm down” Yoichi
nervously smiled, acting defensive.

While his friend calms the genie-girl down, Mika seriously glances at Gekkouin sitting behind
him. Looking back at Shinoa, who has her back to them, mumbling to herself, Mika places the
lamp beside him. “Are you gonna make your first wish or what?” Shinoa whines, “I want to get out
of here too, you know. I want to be outside in the sun”. Shinoa turn to look back at Mika, “I mean
look at me!” she looks down at herself, “I’m pale! This is sky-blue, my natural pigmentation is
navy. So, please, for fucking god sake, give us some sun!”.

After moving his hand behind his back, and then placing it on his knee, Mika smirks, saying,
“Alright, Shinoa. I wish for you to get us out of this cave”.
 After hearing that, Shinoa spins round and a round, proofing up party balloons and confettis, crying
out loud with excitement, “Ladies and gentlemen, Mikaela-san has made his first wish!”. She flies
over to Mika and his friends, dressed in a stewardess uniform. “Thank you for choosing carpets,
camels and caravans” Shinoa said showing them a list of transports, “Please don’t forget to tip your
genie on the way out” then three copies of Shinoa appeared, holding their hats out to them, and
then vanish. Then she joins them on Carpet. “In case of emergency, the exits are here, here, here,
here, here, here, here, here, anywhere!” Shinoa said, with 8 arms pointing out the exits, “Keep your
hands and arms inside the carpet” then she grab onto Carpet’s tassels and began flying him.

Mika and his friends held on tight while Shinoa flys Carpet all around the room, before using her
magic to make Carpet zoom straight up towards the ceiling and went through it.

“Weeee'rrrrrreee…” Shinoa cried out loud, as they came out of the sand, “OUTTA HERE!”.
Feeling relief to be back out in the open air, Mika and his friends happily flew across the desert,
watching the morning-sun starting to rise up onto the horizon.

Chapter End Notes

This music link is what I imagine Shinoa’s voice would sound like.

Friend Like Me> https://youtu.be/vOwVB3MhNW8

P.S. I’m having trouble coming up with an idea for Mika’s prince name, after he
makes his first wish. In the first chapters, I started off by calling him ‘Mikaela’ an
then later on shorten him to ‘Mika’.

So, when he becomes prince of Ababwa, should I just call him ‘Prince Mika’?. Please
leave an answer in the comments down below.

Thank you XXX

 The First Wish
Chapter Summary

After Shinoa got everybody safely out of The Cave of Wonders….Mika makes his first
wish.

Chapter Notes

Hi everybody hope you’re doing well.

Thank you all for your patience in waiting, I know it’s been awhile.

And I also want to say thank you to one of my followers, MochiRamen , for coming up
with the perfect prince-name for Mika. So thank you again.

And I hope you all enjoy reading it.

After comforting his poor, heart broken and weeping child, and listening to every single word Yuu
was telling him about what the royal vizier had done last night…Guren got so mad, that he
couldn’t believe Ferid would go around executing people, without telling him.

When the sun came up, Guren summon Narumi to find Ferid, and have him meet him in the throne
room, so he can get this misunderstanding sorted out.

When Ferid arrived with Crowley by his side, Guren is sat at his throne, looking serious, tall and
mighty, with Shinya and Yuu standing either side of him, both looking very unpleased. Behind
them, Kimizuki and Mitsuba were watching by the stairs, keeping hold of Asuramaru and
Byakkomaru, who are growing at the vizier and his loyal companion. Crowley stood proudly
behind his master, calmly-waiting.

Wondering why the sultan had summoned him so early in the morning, Ferid notice the serious-
angry expression on the young prince’s face, and realise that Yuu must have told his father
everything that had happened last night. Without thinking, Ferid slowly step forward, got down on
one knee while using his staff for support, bowing his head in respect to the sultan, who is
seriously-glaring down at him. Guren began questioning him about what he was doing last night,
and his adviser answered all of his questions. With his sharp-eyes down on the floor, Ferid had a
malicious smile on his face, as he continues to lie to the sultan, and everyone in the room.
Eventually, Guren got up from his throne and walk straight towards Ferid, in anger. “Ferid, this is
an outrage!” Guren spoke in a angry tone, crossing his arms while glaring down at the vizier, “If it
weren't for all your years of loyal service. From now on, you are to discuss sentencing of prisoners
with me, before they are beheaded”. Looking up a Guren, Ferid continues to lie while bowing his
head to him, “I assure you, your majesty, it won't happen again”. Crowley proudly step forward
beside his master, and bow down to Guren. Pleased to hear that, Shinya cheerfully smiled at Yuu,
whispering, “See? That wasn’t so hard, right?”. Not believing the advicer’s words, Yuu just rolled
his eyes at Shinya, “He’s lying, you bastard!” he thought. The prince’s friends agreed with him, as
they quietly click their tongues at the creepy man.

Feeling pleased, Guren allowed Ferid to stand up before taking hold of his hand, and walking him
toward his son, who is looking elsewhere in annoyance. “Yuichiro, Ferid” Guren seriously smiled,
taking hold of Yuu’s hand, the one with Mahiru's bracelet, and having him hold the other’s hand,
“Now, let's put this whole messy business behind us. Please”. Once the sultan stepped aside,
standing with his friend to give the prince and the vizier a moment to themselves, Ferid is smiling
unpleasantly as he pull Yuu in closer towards him, causing Yuu to glare at him. “My most abject
and humblest apologies to you as well, prince” Ferid said, trying to kiss the prince’s hand. But Yuu
immediately snatch his hand away before Ferid’s lips can touch it, holding his mother’s bracelet.
“At least some good will come of my being forced to marry” Yuu said angrily, getting right into
the tall man’s face, “When I am sultan, I will have the power to get rid of YOU!”. Ferid look
surprised for a moment, but pretend to be amuse while the prince moved away from him.

Guren was pleased that it went better in the end, until Shinya placed a hand on his shoulder to get
his attention. “There now. You see, Guren, it all worked out, without a problem” Shinya said with a
bright-cheerful smile. As his cheek started to turn red, Guren’s heart suddenly pounded in his chest
while watching his friends cheerful expression, “What the hell is wrong with me? Why do I keep
having this strange feeling when I’m with Shinya?” he thought.

Immediately shaking his head, Guren gave Shinya a small nod before turning his attention forward,
with his eyes shut. After clearing his throat, “Okay. Now that’s all been settled and done with, let’s
get back to this noble business, Yuichiro….” when Guren open his eyes, Yuu wasn’t with Ferid
and Crowley, “Yuichiro?”. Confused and wondering where his son went, Guren felt Shinya tapping
on his shoulder to get his attention. His friend pointed his finger at the prince, who is now running
out of the throne room towards the gardens, with his friends and the two cats following him. “Hey,
you idiot! Where the fuck are you going, huh?!” Guren shouted, chasing after his son.

When he wasn’t looking, Crowley flinch in pain when Shinya happily-laughed, walking behind
him whilst slapping him hard on his back. “Oooh, I love to see this!” Shinya laughed, running after
his friend, and straight outside. As he watch the annoying young man going out the door, Crowley
grinned his teeth in agony whilst rubbing his aching back.

When he and Crowley are completely alone in the throne room, Ferid’s fake-smile dropped in rage
and frustration, “If only I had gotten that LAMP!” he snarled. Crowley transformed into his parrot
from, flying on his master’s shoulder before doing an impression of Yuu, “I will have the power to
get rid of you!”. Crowley grind his teeth in frustration before changing back into his human form,
“Goddamnit! I can’t believe it, Ferid. Your brilliant plans of becoming sultan, and invading
Shirabad went down the bloody drain. And look what’s happening to us, now!” he complain, “To
think, we gotta keep kissing up to that bitchy-sultan, his bitchy-servants, and his bitchy-son for the
rest of our lives...”. He follows Ferid toward a window, watching Guren following the frustrated
prince all around the garden, trying to get him to talk with him. While Shinya, Kimizuki and
Mitsuba stood beside the fountain watching them in silence - the white tiger and black panther fell
asleep. Still watching Yuu, who is ignoring his father, and looking down at Mika’s ring in sorrow,
Ferid clicked his tongue in disgust. “No, Crowley” Ferid sneering at his friend, “Only until he finds
a bitchy-soulmate. Then he'll have us banished….” looking back at Crowley in horror when he
releases something else, “Or beheaded!”. Both of the gulped nervously while holding their necks,
and moving their eyes away from each other to look elsewhere.

Suddenly, right at that moment, Crowley’s eyes popped when a brilliant idea came into mind.
“Wait a minute…wait a minute! Ferid…” Crowley turn his attention to his master, with a devilish
smile on his face, “What if…YOU were the bitchy-soulmate?”. Swiftly turning his head to his
loyal companion, “What are you saying?” Ferid seriously asked, looking confused. Looking proud
and mighty, Crowley wrap his arm around Ferid’s shoulder, as he began explaining his idea to him,
“Picture this, Ferid. You marry the prince. Then you will become the sultan, take over the
kingdom…and then, you will finally get your revenge by invading Shirabad”.

Humming to himself, liking the sound of his friend’s idea, Ferid smiled unpleasantly while swiftly
turning away from the window, moving towards his soon-to-be throne, and sat on it proud and
mighty.

“Marry the little lamb…I become sultan…I’ll get my revenge on Shirabad” Ferid spoke pleasingly,
“The idea has merit”. “Yes it has, my master” Crowley proudly got down on one knee, bowing his
head to his soon-to-be sultan. Facing up at his master, Crowley carried on explaining more of the
plan, “And after you marry the boy, we’ll secretly take the royal family out on a little midnight
stroll, without anybody knowing. When the time is right, we’ll drop daddy-in-law, and you’re little
husband off a cliff. Then finally, we’ll blame their murder on their so-called annoying friends, and
order the captain of the guard to arrest them, throw them straight in the dungeon, and have them
torture to death”. Ferid wickedly laughed, loving this wonderful and awful idea so much, “Oh
Crowley!” he spoke, “You’re such an evil genius! I love the way you’re wicked mind works!”.
Enjoying the moment, and their new evil plan, Ferid and Crowley continue laughing out loud in
amusement. While their laughter continues to echo the entire room, they didn’t realise that Kurl
had snuck in the palace, hiding deeply in the shadows, and was listening to the whole
conversation.

After a long journey through the scorching-desert, Carpet flew everybody towards an oasis, two
miles from the city of Agrabah, and is coming to land. Drinking some cold-refreshing lemonade
which Shinoa magically zapped up for them, Mika, Yoichi and Gekkouin were so relieve to find a
place with water and plenty of shade, after feeling so hot and sweaty from the heat of the sun.

Still dressed as a stewardess, Shinoa smile at everybody, as she spoke through a microphone,
“Thank you for choosing Magic Carpet for all your travel needs. Don't stand until the rug has come
to a complete stop”. Hovering just above the sand, Carpet made himself to look like stars for his
friends to walk down on. While everybody gets off Carpet, Shinoa cheerfully-wave to them,
saying, “Thank you! Good bye, now! Good bye, good bye! Thank you, good bye!” and then she
transforms back to her normal outfit, before flying around in wonder.

Flying to a nearby rock, Carpet parked himself and began making a sand-castle.

Feeling glad to be under some shade next to a big tree, Mika, Yoichi and the monkey went straight
for the spring to have a drink of water, washing their faces, and immediately took off their clothes
before jumping in the water to bathe and cool off….until they feel more clean and refreshed.

After everybody was dried and changed back into their clothes, Yoichi and Gekkouin were having
a little nap under the tree, while Mika sat against a cool-rock under the shade, looking up at the
blue sky in wonder, “Thank the lord. I’m so glad to be out of that cave” he thought.

After a while of resting, Mika turns his attention to Shinoa, who is happily swinging on a
hammock that she magically made, wearing a pink bekini, summer hat and sunglasses, looking out
at the desert while drinking a cocktail of ‘sex on the beach’. He walks over toward her, and stood
next to her, looking out at the desert in wonder….until he spotted the city, with the golden roof-
tops of the palace sticking up, shining in the sunlight. As his eyes fixed a on the city, Mika sighed
in lovesick as he thought about the prince he fell in love with, “Yuu-chan…”.

Soon after, Mika was snapped out of his thoughts when Shinoa spoke out loud while enjoying the
moment, “Ah, it feels so good to be out in the fresh air. I mean, look at this world! It's so...big,
beautiful and bright! But inside the lamp, everything's all cramped, dark and all I see is…brass!”.
Mika gave her a small smile, asking, “I guess you don’t get out much, huh?”. After poofing
everything away, and back into her normal clothes, flying, Shinoa sadly shakes her head, “Nope…
I’m afraid not, Mikaela-san. That’s the thing about living in this whole genie life. Phenomenal
cosmic powers, but itty-bitty living space”. “Oh…I’m sorry to hear that, Shinoa” Mika said, before
looking at the lamp in his hands in curiosity, “So, is this magic? Or are you magic?”. Shinoa
shrugged at him, answers, “Eh, kind of a package deal”.

She snapped her fingers, magically making a fancy-gazebo behind them, with three deck-chairs,
and piles of cushions. Yoichi and Gekkouin got woken up so suddenly when Shinoa transported
them under the gazebo. “What the?!…” Yoichi gasp, looking around at the gazebo, and the
cushions he and the monkey are sitting on. Mika cried in surprise when Shinoa transported him
and herself to sit on the chairs. Shinoa cheekily-giggled whilst poofing up a redheaded slut
cocktail for herself, and taking a lady-like sip. “Can you warn us before you do that?” Mika
seriously said in annoyance. “Oh, you'll get used to it” Shinoa said, with a serious-amusing smug
on her face. “I don’t think I’ll ever get used to it” Yoichi said, looking a little bit green, with one
hand over his stomach, and the other covering his mouth. Gekkouin did everything he can to
comfort his master from being sick.

By the time his friend said his feeling a lot better, Mika turns his attention back to Shinoa…and
realise one thing in worry. “Hey, Shinoa” Mika seriously spoke, “Do I have to make all my wishes
here?”. “Mika-kun’s got a point” Yoichi said, joining them and sitting on a chair, “I mean, if we
take you back to Agrabah, won't people...?”. “Oh no, no, no!” Shinoa waving her hands at them
while getting up from her seat, “I can look totally normal”. She snapped her fingers, and transform
herself into a fat belly-dancer, with so much of her unpleasant-bits showing. “Right…” Mika
nodded awkwardly, “Totally normal”. Changing back to her original size, Shinoa’s pointy ears
have turned into human ears, and she is wearing a different outfit. A shoulder-down, long sleeve-
sheer mesh blouse, which is showing off her belly-button, a saree anarkali dance skirt, both in the
same colours and pattern as her original. “What do ya think?” Shinoa proudly ask, doing a little
twirl for the boys to see. “It’s lovely, Shinoa. But…” Yoichi softly spoke, “You’re still pretty
blue”. “Aw, please. Your to much!” Shinoa teasingly-flirted, before turning her blue-skin colour
into normal human colour, “Better?”. “Better…” Mika nodded, “But…do we really need your hair
to be the colour lavender?”. “Hey!” Shinoa cried in annoyance, gently stroking her braids, “My hair
is not lavender, it’s ashen. And this is my hair colour, so you know!”. “Ok, ok…sorry” Mika said,
acting defensive.

When she sat back down, Shinoa zapped up a small table full of delicious food, which made Mika,
Yoichi and Gekkouin‘s mouth drool like crazy. There were different types of sweet-pastries, a
bowl of fresh fruit and some wine. “Wow, Shinoa! This looks and smells amazing!” Mika said
with a bright smile on his face. Gekkouin screech happily whilst going for the grapes. “You boys
must be hungry, right?. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy” Shinoa smile proudly, til she made up her
own breakfast, and began eating. The monkey wasted no time and started eating.

Mika’s stomach started to rumble, he and his friends haven’t eaten anything since yesterday
afternoon…so without thinking, he and Yoichi began eating everything off the table, enjoying each
and every last bit. “Mmm…this is so good!” Mika thought, enjoying the sweet flavour of pastry in
his mouth, “I can’t remember the last time I had a proper meal like this. I guess I just gotten used to
market food”. Eventually, the table was magically-cleaned after everybody had finished their
breakfast, lying back in their seats feeling full and satisfied. “That was delicious!” Yoichi said
happily to Mika, who nodded in agreement. “Okay!” Shinoa happily clapped her hands, “Now that
our bellies are full, let’s get down to business!”. In that moment, “You two carry on. I’ll be right
back” Yoichi excused himself from the group to go behind a bush to do some business.

“So…” Shinoa spoke to Mika, after finishing her last grape, “What are you gonna wish?”. Mika
almost forgot about that until she manage it, “Oh, I eh…I haven't really thought about what to
wish, yet” he said. “Wow, Mikaela-san…” Shinoa said in surprise, with a cheeky grin, “You are
totally different from my last masters that I’ve worked for”. “What do you mean I’m different?”
Mika ask, looking confused. “Well, ever time I ask them what they want to wish, they immediately
just say it, and I create it”. Mika nodded in understanding. Mika stood up from his seat, walking
back and forth, thinking very hard what he wants to wish.

In that moment, Yoichi returns and sat back down, “What did I miss?” he asked. Shinoa cheerfully
waved her hand at him, saying, “Oh nothing, cherry boy! My master is just thinking about what he
wants to wish”. Still thinking, standing still with his back to his friends, Mika seriously looks down
at the ground with a hand under his chin, “Let’s see, three wishes. I want them to be good” he
thought with a small-hopeful smile.

After a moment of thinking, Mika turns round to face back at the genie girl, asking, “What would
you wish for, Shinoa?”. Shinoa look very surprised when Mika brought that question up, even
Yoichi was curious to know what she wants. “Goodness. No one's ever asked me that before”
Shinoa spoke softly, “Well, to be honest….no forget” she sighed sadly, looking away. “What?
What is it?” Mika ask curiously, trying to get her to face him. But Shinoa kept her face away from
him while shaking her head. Yoichi moved closer to her and gently placed a hand on her shoulder
to comfort her. Mika sat back down and calmly spoke to her, “There’s nothing to be embarrassed
about, Shinoa. It’s okay, you can tell us anything”. “He’s right. We’re your friends, and we’re here
for you” Yoichi said with a bright-friendly smile. The monkey climbed onto his master’s shoulder,
and gave Shinoa a big thumbs up. Shinoa felt touched in that moment, to know that she now has
friends to talk and listen too. Slowly looking back at Mika, Shinoa closed her eyes and let out a
heavy sigh to calm herself, then she opened her eyes when she answered, “I wish to be free” then
she tapped one of her bracelets.

Everybody look surprised when she told them what she wants to wish for. Looking down at the
lamp, which is placed on the table, Mika faces back at her, “You're a prisoner?” he asked. Shinoa
sadly nodded. “Oh, poor Shinoa. That’s terrible” Yoichi sadly said, feeling pity for her. Mika felt
pity on her too, “So that’s your wish? To be free” he asked. “Yes. And to not have to say….”
Shinoa magically turns herself into a british-waitress, and teleports herself everywhere around
Mika and his friends, “Can I help you? What would you like? Welcome to the lamp, may I take
your order please?”. When she finished, Shinoa poof beck into her chair, in her human form,
“Freedom” she said, “I only wish...to be a normal human girl”. “Why don't you just set yourself
free?” Mika suggested. Hearing that made Shinoa bursted out laughing in amusement. Turning her
attention to Carpet, who had just finished building his sand-castle, “Carpet!” Shinoa cried out
laughing, with tears in her eyes, “Did you hear what blondie just said?! Why don't I set myself
free?!”. Hugging his ‘stomach’ with his tassels, Carpet began laughing along with her.

Watching the rug and the genie laughing for a while, Mika, Yoichi and the monkey look at each
other, thinking why is it so funny?

Once she calmed down, wiping the tears out of her eyes, Shinoa smiles at Mika, then explain why
she can’t free herself, “The only way for a genie gets to be free, is if my master uses one of his
wishes to set me free. And the last time that happened was like…the fourth of never-ary” she looks
down at her bracelets in disappointment, “It’s always three wishes, and then I return back to my
portable prison”.
Feeling sorry for the genie girl, Mika turns his attention to Yoichi, who is facing back at him, and
nodded at him with a small smile. Mika smiled back, letting out a heavy sigh whilst standing up,
facing back at Shinoa.

“I’ll do it” Mika proudly said with a friendly smile, “I'll set you free”. Shinoa seriously rolled her
eyes in disbelief, “Un-huh, yeah right, Mikaela-san” she said before turning her head into
Pinocchio with a long nose. Yoichi giggled in amusement by that. Shaking his head in amusement,
Mika pushes her nose back in place till her head changes back, “No, really, I promise. I've got three
wishes, right?” he said. “Actually, you have two left” Shinoa answered, with two fingers up, “You
used one to get out of the cave, remember?”. Crossing his arms, Mika smirk in amusement while
looking back at his friends, who were also look very amused. “Did I?…” Mika ask glaring at
Shinoa, with a amusing smile, “Or did you do that on your own? Coz I thought I had to be rubbing
the lamp”. Shinoa look surprised by that, she sat herself up in her chair, giving Mika a serious—
cheeky smile, “Okay, handsome-street boy. Let's go back and check the last chapter of this
fanfiction, shall we?”. With that said, Shinoa rewinds back to the point where Mika made his fake-
first wish.

In her genie form - but having her hair in a scruffy bun and wearing a pink snuggie-hoodie, Shinoa
sat at a table facing the IPad screen, with some coffee next to her. Reading the last chapter,
Shinoa’s eyes popped in surprise when Mika hid the lamp behind his back and giving it to
Gekkouin. “OMG!” Shinoa laughed before breaking the 4th wall, “The old monkey-with-the-lamp
trick. Never seen that one before”.

Returning to the present. Now standing up onto her feet, Shinoa’s jaw dropped in shock, couldn’t
believe she was tricked by her master and her new friends. “Well, don't I feel sheepish?” she turns
into a small sheep, moving right into Mika’s face in annoyance, “All right, you baaaaad boy, but no
more freebies” she walks away, waving her tail at him. Then Shinoa turns herself into Miss
Trunchbull, slapping her riding crop in one hand whilst glaring down at Yoichi and his pet
monkey, “I’m keeping my eyes on you two! No more tricks, or I’ll throw you in the chokey!”.
Flinching in terror, Yoichi and Gekkouin nodded nervously, until she changes back.

“But look on the bright side, Shinoa” Yoichi spoke with a bright smile, “At least Mika-kun can set
you free with one of his wishes”. Mika nodded in agreement, holding his hand out to her. “It’s a
promise, Shinoa. After I make my first two wishes, I'll use my third wish to set you free” he said
with a kind-smile. Looking at his hand, then at Yoichi and the monkey for a moment…Shinoa
smiled hopefully at Mika before shaking his hand, “Ok, Mikaela-san! It’s a promise” she said.

After letting go of Shinoa’s hand, Mika sat back down when Yoichi spoke to him, “But what are
you gonna wish first, Mika-kun? You’re saving your third wish for Shinoa, you can wish for
another in the world with the other two wishes”. “Hold on there, Yoichi” Shinoa seriously spoke
with her hand up to Yoichi, before turning her attention to Mika, “Here's the thing about wishes.
The more you have, the more you want”. “That’s not me” Mika seriously said, shaking his head
before turning his head to the desert. His friends watched him in silence and wonder.

Looking back at the city, Mika lay back in his chair, holding Yuu’s ring in one hand, feeling his
heart fluttering, and his cheeks warming up. Mika’s eyes shimmer with so much love, as he
thought about the one thing he wanted in the world. “Well…there is something” he said with a
warm-loving smile, his eyes still fixed a on the city. Noticing the blonde boy’s expression, “Oh la
la! I’ve seen that face before!” Shinoa teasingly said, grinning, wiggling her finger at Mika. Yoichi
happily smiled, since he knows what Mika is thinking about. Gekkouin just rolled his eyes in
annoyance.

In that moment, Mika jumped in fright when Shinoa transported herself on the table, facing up at
him with a dreamy look. “Who is he, lover boy?” Shinoa said smiling with her hands under her
chin, and swinging her feet back and forth, “Who’s the boy you’re crazy about?”. Mika look at her,
surprised and creeped out, “How can she tell that I’m in love with a boy and not a girl?” he
seriously thought.

Shaking the thought out of his head, Mika answered, “His names Yuichiro. He’s a prince”. “Aww,
aren't they all? Treat your lover like a queen, I always say” said Shinoa. “No, shinoa…” Mika said
shaking his head, “He's a prince not a princess…an ACTUAL…PRINCE”. “Well, I already told
you…” Shinoa spoke seriously, flying off the table and showing her chest to him, with a red cross
over a love-heart, “I can't make anyone fall in love with anybody”. “Oh no, no, no! We had a
connection” Mika said waving his hands at her. Looking at the small boy, “Did they really,
Yoichi?” Shinoa ask. Yoichi proudly nodded saying, “Yes. Mika-kun and Yuu-kun are very much
in love with each other. Right, Gekkouin?”. Looking back at his master, and the genie girl,
Gekkouin gave them a sheepish-grin.

Turning her attention back to Mika, Shinoa watches him standing up from his chair, walking
towards a nearby tree, and wrapping his arm around it. Leaning his head against the trunk, Mika
dreamily sighed, looking up at the blue sky, “Oh, Shinoa…” he spoke lovingly, “You would’ve
love to meet him, Yuu-chan is just so amazing. He’s not like any other person I’ve ever met…he’s
special. He is smart, playful, funny, kind and so beautiful!”. Mika sighed again, looking back at his
friends whilst playing with Yuu’s ring with his fingers. In that moment, Yoichi, Gekkouin and
Carpet found themselves sat round a table, wearing berets, with bread, camembert, red-wine and
candlelight on the table. Shinoa was leaning against another tree, dressed as a french woman, with
a cigarette in her mouth, “Ami. C'est l'amour” she said in a french accent, blowing smoke to make a
love-heart. Turning his head from his friends to the desert, Mika spoke in disappointment, “But
he’s a prince, and I’m a street rat. And he has to marry a...”.

Suddenly right at that moment, Mika’s eyes widened when he came up with a brilliant idea. With a
bright-hopeful smile on his face, Mika swiftly turn his head to Shinoa, asking, “Hey, can you make
me a prince?”.

Shinoa looked serious at him before poofing everything away, and zapping everybody back in their
seats. “There's a lot of gray area in ‘make me a prince’. I could just…” Shinoa snapped her fingers,
and poofed up a prince standing on top of a nearby rock, “Make you a prince”. Yoichi and the
monkey chuckled in amusement, watching the confused prince. Mika was surprised when that
happened, “Oh no. No way!” he seriously said. “Right, you'd be snuggled up with that dude for the
rest of your life…especially in you’re bed” Shinoa said with a cheeky smirk. The magical-prince
turn to everyone in the gazebo, crying, “Yo, you all seen my palace?”. Ignoring the fake-prince,
Mika and his friends listen to Shinoa telling her stories about making wrong wishes. “You see, I
had a master one time called Ky Luc, who wished to be irreplaceable to all women!” Shinoa
giggled in amusement, “Which included all of the older woman as well. That was good for about
19 seconds. Ky Luc was running away screaming for his life, with women chasing him
everywhere. Then there was Lest Karr, wish that he wanted to hold the power of the universe in his
hands” she let out small chuckle, “He got what he wanted…until he vanished into thin air. And
finally there was Urd Geales, who wished for whatever he touches will turn to gold” Shinoa let out
a amusing laugh, “So I gave it to him. Urd Geales touched every item all around him and turn them
to gold…but when he clapped his hands together, he himself, turned into gold”.

Looking up at Mika, Shinoa seriously said, “More of the story, be clear, be specific with your
words. The deal is in the detail”. Yoichi nodded in agreement, “She’s right, Mika-kun. Be careful
what you’d you wish for” he said. The magical prince called out to them, “I just wanna go home,
man” Shinoa immediately got rid of him, with the snap of her fingers.

After listening to her stories, Mika pretty much understands, that he needs to be careful what to say
while making his wishes. “Okay. I’ve got this” Mika nodded to Shinoa. “But I don't understand,
Mikaela-san. If Yuu-san already likes you, why change?” Shinoa ask in confusion. “I told you, he
has to marry a prince or a princess” Mika said. “There’s a law in Agrabah, Shinoa” Yoichi explain
to her, “It says that only a noble can marry a prince…no one else”. The genie girl nodded in
understanding, “Okay. I can do that” Shinoa proudly said, facing Mika, “An official wish this time,
for those of us who are counting, which now, I am one”.

Mika nodded with a proud-smile, “Shinoa, I wish…”. “Ah, ah, ahhh!” Shinoa wiggling her finger
at him, “You forgot something VERY important”. Mika was confused for a moment, until Yoichi
tugged on his sleeve to get his attention. “Here, Mika-kun” Yoichi handed him the lamp. “Oh
right! Sorry…” Mika took the lamp in both hands while facing Shinoa, “All right, Shinoa. I’m
ready, now”. “Remember!….” Shinoa spoke with a cheeky grin, rubbing her hands together to be
ready for anything, “Rub the lamp while saying the magic word, please!”. Feeling nervous about
this, Yoichi stood up and moved out of the way, with Carpet and Gekkouin beside him, watching
what would happen.

After taking a deep breath, Mika began rubbing the lamp whilst saying, “Shinoa, I wish to become
a prince”. Transforming back into her genie-form, Shinoa happily flys around Mika. “All right,
ladies! Mikaela-san has made his first, and REAL WISH!” Shinoa carried on cheering when she
turn herself into Arsenio Hall.

Moments later, Shinoa flew faster in a big circle till the gazebo vanished, causing Mika to feel
dizzy. While taking a step back, Yoichi and everyone fell on their asses - good thing they landed
on something soft…the sand. They sat there in silence, waiting to see what Shinoa would come up
for Mika.

When the world had finally stop spinning, Mika suddenly found himself standing in a fashion-
designing fitting room, which magically appeared. He jumped in surprise when Shinoa magically
appear in front of him, dressed as a tailor-fashion designer. “Okay, pretty boy! Just stand there,
look pretty, and let’s work some magic” Shinoa smirk teasingly at him. Mika just nodded, and let
her do all the work.

Curious, looking up and down at what the blonde boy is wearing, Shinoa look very serious while
speaking out loud, “Okay, let’s see. A prince. Turn a poor teenage commoner into a very rich and
handsome prince”. Lifting his arms up here and there while taking his measurements, Shinoa
carried on talking to herself, “Obviously, that fez and vest combo is not going to work. Mmm, I'm
feeling a bit of periwinkle”. Mika look at her, confuse, “Um…what the hell is periwinkle?” he
asked. Ignoring his question, Shinoa brought out two scissors, “No. Not just periwinkle…but
chartreuse as well” she said, before working her magic on him, with copies of herself helping her.
When she finished, she took a step back to have a better look at her work, she grumble in
disappointment.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Mika felt disgusted when he saw himself wearing a unpleasant-
silk sherwani with a green waist sash, and long-silk robes with weird-pointy shoulders, and a big-
round hat with a massive-green feather. “What the fuck?!” Mika gasp in shock while turning back
to face everyone. The monkey bursted out laughing when he saw that hilarious get up, until his
master shut him up. “Uh…wow, Mika-kun…you look great” Yoichi said sheepishly at his friend.
Shaking his head in annoyance, Mika pointed at himself, “I look silly, guys! This thing is way to
tight, I could barely breathe!”. Shaking her head in annoyance, Shinoa pointed at the outfit here and
there, “The lines are all wrong” she explain seriously, “The colour clashes with your skin tone and
your hair colour. The silhouette is confused”. “This is a big hat, Shinoa!” Mika seriously said,
pointing at the stupid-thing on his head. “No, that is not a big hat!” Shinoa said with a serious-
annoyed expression, and then she magically brought out a roll of gold material, “Come on, girl, you
got this! You gotta kick the door down…go bold…and GOLD!”. With the help of her copies,
Shinoa was wrapping the gold material all around Mika….until she finished. “No! For Fuck sake,
no! This won’t work, either!” she cried in frustration.

Looking down at himself and the mirror again, Mika is wearing a different set of sherwani and
baggy-robes in gold, with a long-headscarf held in place with a golden headband. “We've gone too
far” Mika said, shaking his head with a serious expression. Along with the monkey and the rug,
Yoichi nodded in agreement, “Part from that, how does it feel?” he asked. “Well, it’s not as tight as
the last one…but it's a little heavy” Mika explained, suddenly he can feel himself sweating, “Shit!
Is it hot out here, or is it just me?”. Carpet fly towards him, and fan Mika to cool him down.
“Thanks, Carpet” Mika nodding, “I think it’s this outfit that’s making me hot”. “Well, I’m not
surprised. You see, the gold is a way to bright, you could blind somebody wearing that. And it
doesn’t go well with the lovely sky-blue colour in your eyes” Shinoa explained before getting out
some more materials, “It's gotta be neutral for the desert. Ivory, beige, bone, albion”. By the time
she thought up another outfit idea, Shinoa and her copies surrounded Mika again with lots of
fabrics. When she finally finished her creation, Shinoa’s eyes widen in amazement, “It’s perfect! I
like it, muy macho!” she cried happily.

Carpet and Gekkouin were happily capping, while Yoichi’s eyes sparkle in amazement. “Oh,
Mika-kun…” Yoichi spoke with a bright smile on his face, “You look amazing, and very, very
handsome!”. Watching the pleased reactions on their faces, Mika turns round to have another look
at himself in the mirror…Mika smiled in amazement by his new princely-look. He is wearing a
creamy-white short-sherwani with a golden waist-sash and gold trimmings, matching coloured
trousers with thigh-length golden-brown boots, a cape flowing down to his calves, and a white
turban with a ruby gem and a deep-purple feather. While Mika is happily checking more of his
outfit in the mirror, Shinoa stood beside him, looking at their reflection. “So, what do you think?”
Shinoa proudly ask. Feeling pleased with his new outfit, Mika look all proud and mighty with his
hands on his hips, “I like it. I think this is more like me” he said. “Of course you like it, Mikaela-
san” Shinoa nodded in agreement, “I made it to be more like you”.

Turning his head from the mirror to Shinoa, Mika gave her a friendly smile, saying, “Thanks,
Shinoa”. Blushing, Shinoa wave her hand at him, with a flirty-smile, “Oh please, you can thank me
later. We’re not finished yet, street boy”. After, Shinoa got rid of the fitting room, and changed
back into her genie-outfit, Mika and his friends watch her in confusion as she flew towards Yoichi.
“What do you mean?” Mika ask. Yoichi stood there nervously while Shinoa happily around him.
“Well, master…” Shinoa proudly explains, with a cheeky grin, “A prince needs more then just an
outfit, he needs a pageboy to help him with his cape”. And with that said, Shinoa spins faster all
around Yoichi, making him dizzy until she’s done.

Looking down at himself, Yoichi gasp in amazement when he found himself wearing an olive-
green coloured buttoned up-traditional dress, which matches the colour of his eyes, dark-green
trousers and white shoes. “My, Yoichi. You look so cute wearing that” Mika said proudly, crossing
his arms. “Wow, Shinoa! Thank you!” Yoichi cried happily, checking more of his outfit, “It
simple, and I like the colours”. “Well, I want it to match the same colour in your eyes, Yoichi”
Shinoa happily explained, until she suddenly gave him a teasing-smirk, “And have it beautifully
fitted for your very slim and small body, so you can attract any man that wants to devour you”.
Yoichi blushed in embarrassment after hearing that.

Meanwhile. The boys were checking more of each other’s new outfits, while Shinoa sat thinking
whilst floating in the air. “Okay. We have a prince, and we have a pageboy. But we still needs
something else” Shinoa said out loud, getting everyone’s attention, “What else do we need? Ah,
yes! Mode of transportation!”. Turning her attention to Gekkouin, Shinoa wiggles her finger to
make him come over, while speaking in a childish voice, “Here, monkey boy! Monkey, over
here!”. Feeling scared of what she’s going to do to him, Gekkouin tries to hide behind Carpet, but
Shinoa zaps him, causing the monkey to scream whilst flying straight towards her.

Quickly making up a game show stage, Mika is placed behind a podium, while Yoichi stood in the
background, and Shinoa is dressed as a show host. “Here he comes!” Shinoa said to Mika, “And
what better way to make your grand entrance on the streets of Agrabah, than riding your very own
brand new camel!”. A door with a picture of Shinoa’s head on it opens, and there is Gekkouin
transformed into a camel. “Watch out, it spits!” Shinoa warned, before Gekkouin spits out a his
mouth on cue. After the whole set vanished and Shinoa is back in her original outfit, she shook her
head in disagreement, “Nah. Too obvious” she zaps him again and turns him into a unicorn, “Too
mythical. We need something robust”. She carried on zapping Gekkouin, turning him into a duck,
an ostrich, a tortoise, and a 57 Cadillac with the number-plate ‘SERAPH 1’ on it…before changing
him back into a monkey. Thinking very hard what type of transport they need, Shinoa’s eyes
popped when an idea came into mind, “THAT’S IT! Why didn’t I think of this, before?!” she cried
with a big smile on her face. Looking up at the genie girl nervously, Gekkouin slowly walked
backwards, away from her. Smiling in amusement, Shinoa said to Mika and Yoichi, “Cute. Don't
you just love a moonwalking monkey?” and then she works her magic, “Esalalumbo, shimin
dumbo!”. In that moment, Gekkouin transformed into an elephant - Carpet was struggling to get
out from underneath Gekkouin’s massive feet, especially he got out. Leaning over to Mika, Shinoa
whisper to him in amusement, “Talk about your trunk space, check this action out!” then she
chuckles. Seeing his reflection in the water, Gekkouin screams like a real elephant, then climbs up
a tree…until it naturally bends right back down to the ground. He hangs upside down, facing his
master. “Gekkouin, you look good” Yoichi said with a friendly smile, examining his friends’s
trunk. Gekkouin glare at Shinoa in annoyance for turning him into an elephant. “Don’t worry,
Gekkouin, it’s only temporarily. I’ll change you back when we get to Agrabah” said Shinoa.

While he’s friends are busy chatting, Mika looks down at his royal outfit one more time, before
looking down at Yuu’s ring in his hand, “Oh Yuu-chan…” he thought dreamily, “I can’t wait to
see that cute reaction on his face when he sees me”.

And that’s when it suddenly hit him, remembering Narumi, the captain of the guard and his
followers, and some of market owners he stole food from. “But, Shinoa…” Mika spoke in worry,
“If I return to Agrabah, won't people recognise me? And Yoichi?”. Shaking her head whilst flying
over to him, Shinoa placed a hand on his shoulder and said, “Nobody will recognise any of you.
That's how genie magic works. People see what they're told to see”. Mika nodded in
understanding, watching Yoichi still playing with Gekkouin’s trunk, and Carpet flying around
them.

He turn his attention back to Shinoa, who is gracefully flying around him while thinking of
something. “Okay, Mikaela-san” Shinoa playfully spoke, “Since you’re a prince now, we need to
come up a princely-name for you”. Mika look surprised by that, “Really?”. Shinoa nodded saying,
“Yeah! Everybody won’t know who you are in you’re princely-glory!”. In that moment, Yoichi
joins them, leaving Carpet playing with the annoyed elephant. “She’s got a point, Mika-kun”
Yoichi said, “In Agrabah, everybody already knows you as ‘the great Mikaela’…and a common
thief. But, as a prince in another name…they won’t”. Thinking for a moment, Mika nodded in
agreement, saying, “Okay, guys. So…who am I?”.

Thinking seriously hard for a name in that moment, Shinoa smirk at him, with a serious-glare,
“Mickaël” she answered, “Prince Mickaël of Ababwa!”. Mika and Yoichi look at her, confuse,
“A…bab…what?” they said at the same time. “Ababwa” Shinoa proudly answered, with her head
held high and her hands on her hips. Facing each other, Yoichi gave his friend a ‘I don’t know’
shrug. With an eyebrow up, Mika seriously ask, “Is that a real place?”. Shinoa blew a raspberry,
before saying, “Of course it’s a real place! Everybody knows about the famous kingdom of
Ababwa. It has a brochure” she poofs up a brochure in her hand, and waves it in Mika’s face, “It’s
a little hot in the summer, but temperate in the autumn”. Yoichi was trying to take the brochure
from her, wanting to see if a unknown kingdom he never heard of before really does exist. But
Shinoa poofed away the brochure before Yoichi can touch it, “Um…I'll let you read it later, cherry
boy” she said with embarrassment. Disappointed, Yoichi crossed his arms, moving his eyes
elsewhere.

Walking away from his friends to have a moment to himself, Mika stopped in his tracks to have a
look at the city in the distant. “Prince Mickaël, huh?” Mika seriously thought, until he can feel
himself smiling. “Okay, my friends!” Mika spoke out loud, making everyone turn their heads to
him. With his hands on his hips and acting all proud and mighty, Mika turns round to his friends,
saying, “So be it! From here on out, I’m known as prince Mickaël of Ababwa!”. Carpet and Yoichi
happily applauded, while Gekkouin cheered by waving his trunk.

Happy to hear that, Shinoa grows bigger whilst making a lot of sparks. Mika and his friends watch
her to see what she’s going to do next. “Alright, master. You’ve got the outfit, you’ve got your
pageboy and the elephant, now it’s time for your entourage!” Shinoa cried cheerfully, “Hang on to
your turban, blondie, cause we're gonna make you a star!”. From outside the oasis, lots and lots of
fireworks came shooting out and exploding everywhere.

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