-This story is Aladdin-like and is set somewhere in the dessert...of Mahatmalota.-
The palace as always looks gorgeous in the midmorning sunlight. The sand dunes are blowing in Ruuka's face and he despises the midmorning sun. It is too hot.
Usa-chan is perched on his shoulder, heaving comically. Both of them need water, badly.
He walks on towards the city marketplace, where everything is bustling and busy. He goes to the wells and fetches himself and Usa-chan some water. He washes his face and wets his hair, blonde and totally sun bleached. His skin is completely tanned and he feels a sunburn somewhere on his nape.
Ruuka searches the stalls, inquisitively. It has been a long time since he set foot into the city. The last encounter with the palace guards is still clear in his mind.
He moves swiftly though the stalls and stumbles with a few people haggling for apples. A few moments later and poof, he secures breakfast. Two apples, all red and crunchy. It is, of course, stolen, like everything they eat. Usa-chan and he go up to one of the building's flat rooftops. It is where they always have their meals.
The rooftop overlooks the palace and the girl sunbathing on the terraces. Ruuka gazes at her, one of his favorite pastimes. He knows who she is. She is the princess Mikan.
She has caramel colored hair and a slender body. She wears pretty clothes, all light and flowing and pink. She starts dancing and Ruuka is transfixed.
Usa-chan kicks his head and he is brought back to the rooftop. He hands Usa-chan one of the apples, and they begin eating.
One of the palace guards spots Ruuka. The chase begins. He tells Usa-chan to hold on tight and they leap from rooftop to rooftop, apples still in hand. Down below several guards are making their way through the streets, some of them trying to get up on the roofs.
Ruuka laughs happily. Morning exercise. What was his last crime in this city? He remembers, Usa-chan has broken several pots from one of the merchants as they were stealing some fish. It wasn't pretty.
They slip through to an alleyway, dark and cold. Ruuka stops and doesn't make a sound. He covers Usa-chan's rabbit snout. They listen for the guards to pass them. When everything is clear he walks casually out of his hiding place.
Ruuka smiles to Usa-chan. The rabbit's nose twitches. Standing before them is a tall man with a mask. He looks mean and menacing. Ruuka recognizes him. He is Persona, Grand Vizier to the Sultan, Narumi. On Persona's shoulder is a crow.
Ruuka stops breathing. Usa-chan scutters clumsily to cling to Ruuka's hair. He drops the apples, then regrets it. He hates wasting food. For awhile they all stand there. Ruuka catches his breath. Does Persona know that Ruuka is an outlaw?
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-Grand Vizier Persona-
Career: Grand Vizier to the Sultan of Mahatmalota, Narumi.
Orientation: Heterosexual/Evil
Goals: To rule the world, starting with Mahatmalota; Find magic lamp
Beliefs: The world should be ruled by him
Strange behaviors: Likes to talk to crows
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