Chapter 1

Hey guys! This is my first Magi FanFic, well actually, it's my first fanfic ever. I've never written any in the past but I hope you like it~

I don't own Magi, but if I did, Sinbad will be in every single chapter of it. :3 There I said it. I love the man, okay? That's why this fanfic is (sort of) written for him. I really have no plot in mind and just derping as I go, but I still hope it's interesting for you guys to read.

This is an OCxSinbad (and maybe I'll throw in some competition if I feel like it's going too smoothly for that man and I will be a jerk for the sake of fanservice). I based my djinns on some of my other interests which I will explain in the end with possible spoilers, but if you like it and want more, do leave some feedback for me~ I welcome you with open arms like the first appearance of Sinbad in the manga/anime series! XD Enjoy~

Sindria, an island-kingdom, the closest land that she could call home.

It was one of those days where she wasn't lost, nor almost losing her head, and best yet, not having a Sindrian king on her tail.

"Aruuuu!"

She was foolish in believing such a thing. You'll never run away from him in his territory. Aru turned around to face the purple haired king, his gold orbs meeting her faded blue ones. She sighed heavily before greeting him.

"What do you want, Sin?"

"Heeeh, is that really a way to speak to your best friend ever?"The king questioned, a childish look on his face.

"I don't recall naming you my best friend, ever. Besides, the question should be, how'd you know I'd be here?" Aru replied with a raised brow. She had an idea of the answer to the question she asked, but kept to herself, because who knows the answer best than the man who found her.

He smirked, " I have my ways, but that's not the point. Everyone misses you, y'know."

"Hmm, well since the king himself came to deliver such a message, then I'm sure he won't mind bringing one back, right?" Aru smiled at him, a hint of darkness on her face. Using the generals to guilt trip her into staying a while was a bit sly, but Aru was planning on doing something similar.

The Sindrian king had on a confused face as Aru continued.

"Tell everyone that I miss them too, but sadly, I have some urgent business to attend to, so see you some time later, Sin! Bye, bye!"

With those words said, she gave him a genuine grin and turned around to take off. By now, Sinbad had realized what was happening, she was going to be out of his reach again. To hopefully stop her from doing so, he reached for her wrist, only to have his hand glide past it and grab nothing. Aru continued walking forward, weaving skillfully through the crowd, careful not to touch anyone.

And with that, she was gone. It had happened again and Sinbad couldn't do anything to preserve the woman he held feelings for. She was always like this, ever since they parted, and every time she came back to him, his hopes would rise so high, only to be let down again once she leaves him. She would allow him just a few lines of words to be exchanged whenever they meet, but that was it. After that, Aru always kept him waiting, sometimes weeks, months, and once or twice, even years.

Sinbad entered the doors of his palace with his brows wrinkled, an annoyed look on his face that hinted slight disappointment. Yamuraiha had noticed his presence, the same way she found Aru, and headed towards him.

"So how'd it go?" She questioned her king with anticipation from her voice. The king merely let out a sigh and continued walking with his head now hung low. Yamuraiha could guess what happened. Although she was a bit dejected that she couldn't see Aru, it was still amusing to see that Aru could make such a confident and powerful man like Sinbad suffer in such a way. She watched her king walk a path of sorrow as she tried her best not to laugh in the silent main hallway.

Urgent business? Faris spoke his words for only Aru to hear. Whatever would be so demanding than the king of the island himself?

"Well, it's not like I had any other excuse ready. But really, who would've thought I'd be sent back to here of all the places."

I agree, Princess, but what are you to do now that you've conquered the new djinn?

Aru didn't answer Faris, because they both knew. It was always like this, fate did not like her very much, even if she was strangely lucky in dungeons. After clearing her first dungeon and acquiring Faris, she was a natural when it came to training and mastering him, but was devastated when she realized that she was still weak. Even with the power of a king, she could not protect the ones she loved. She would conquer, grow, and lose. It was always the same, but what kept her going was the words that Faris said to her that time.

Princess, you can be strong if you wish to be. You don't give up and that's what your djinns all see and respect in you. You may have lost all that's precious, but that means that you are free. The only thing you have to worry about now is yourself. And us. Don't forget us, obviously. But what I'm saying is, you still have us as your family and we'll follow you to the bitter end as your sword and shield because a djinn and their master are always one.

Many years have passed since then and Aru's met some much more people, some she tolerates and some she has mixed feeling about. She tends to stick to her ideals of being alone and trusting no one, but there may be bonds that she's bound to, whether or not she's aware of them.

Aru went off to test out her newest acquired djinn at her favorite training place. It seemed like the best thing to do when it was still bright out. Sindria was one of those places in the world where it's party night, every night. The children here do not fear the creatures of the dark, for they are those who dwell within the presence of the moon. She could tell already, tonight will be a festival.

She really had not planned to end up here after that dungeon conquer, though. It's as if fate had already decided it.

Aru ran as fast as her legs could carry the light haired maiden, trying awkwardly to ignore the untied white hair covering most of her face. Her four heavy vessels clinking due to the rough sprinting, perhaps even slowing her down.

She came to a halt, pushed her hair out of the way, and cursed to herself. Damn it! Why'd I decide to take them along! They won't even working in this hell of a dungeon, anyways!

Knowing that she hadn't much time, she quickly examined her surroundings. There were doors of every shape, size, and color. Signs adorned the walls in which there weren't doors, and doors had taken the places where there weren't signs. The huge room she had stopped in was truly a sight to gape at, but not worth it when you have giant, pink, and fat looking creatures after you. Which reminded her, they were still at her tail, and quite possibly not so far back.

She spoke, her voice seemingly impatient and a bit alarmed,"Oi, Faris! Where to next?"

The gold earring on her left ear, which was adorned with a ruby, began to glow and a symbol appeared under the ruby, intensifying it's redness. The symbol was enough proof to hint that a djinn reside in the small accessory. Just pick a door, after all, I doubt the djinn of this dungeons cares much.

Aru was beginning to regret the decision of going into this dungeon. I mean, seriously! Who waltzes into a suspicious-looking door inside of a giant tree trunk located in the place of, let me think, nowhere. But then again, she was in whether she liked it or not, and if she were to die, it wouldn't be in this weird madhouse.

"Well, Mr. SmartyPants. I hope you do understand that, 'Just pick a door,' could possibly cost me my life, right?"

Just believe me, the dungeon is pretty nice if they have smiling cats for monsters, alright? Besides, a dungeon having many doors that would kill you but not even one person knows of its existence, just wouldn't make any sense, no?

"Fine…"Aru still had her doubt, but nonetheless, reluctantly agree. She skimmed the room once again, hoping to make the right choice. The small and simple white door was the only one that caught her attention. She begins walking towards it when Faris said to her. How very like you.

"It's just…white is eye-catching, okay?"Aru scratched the back of her head, her pale fingers entangled in her fair hair.

And so are you princess.

It was true, in a literal sense, for she had pale blue orbs, almost as if they were white and her hair and skin lacked color. However, she ignore him as she pushed open the door which led into a majestic garden. It was truly the a strange piece of landscape. The place completely covered in foliage and colorful buds and blossoms of all sorts. The ceiling had imitated the outside sky, yet not a cloud or sun in the artificial piece of nature, and as bright as day. In the far back was a glistening pond and the bushes to the left was in a formation which seems like a never-ending maze. To the right was a long table surrounded by fancy, cushioned chairs. There were cups and tea pots, cake and butter, and plates and forks laid messily throughout the table, unfortunately, no diners present to greet the young girl who just entered the door.

"Well, what now?" The fair haired maiden questioned the one in the earring.

Well, you followed your instincts with the white door and that got you somewhere, so why not do it again? If you were asking for my opinion, however, I would go for the maze, after all, there's nothing much to do here and no where else to go but back.

A grin crept onto Aru's as she mentally thanked her helpful sidekick. She made a dash for the maze, which didn't seem much of a maze at all. To her surprise, the bushes had moved out of her way whenever she got close and the flowers on the foliage started gossiping, one always speaking over the other.

"Can you believ-"

"She's probably thrilled righ-"

"We've never seen visito-"

"Shhh! She'll hear us and we'll probably scare her!" One of the white flowers spoke up, stating a point to the others, and thanks to that, the flowers quieted quickly. A visitor was indeed very rare in this place, there have been folks entering before, but most of them were merely lost in the dungeon, or starved to their end. No one has made it this far since the dungeon was raised!

"Hello,"Aru greeted the plants with a smile, hoping that she could get some aid from these mysterious little citizens of this dungeon. The flowers flinched in unison when they heard her salute, and immediately closed up, their petals covering their faces. The only one left was the white flower, which Aru was not quite sure what kind it was, who stared at her with a blank expression.

"Well, since you made it this far, there's really no point in wasting your time," the white blossom spoke with a voice of confidence, "The end of the dungeon is just past the maze. You'll find her there…" And with that, the pearl colored flower also covered her face with petals and left Aru by herself.

What'd I tell you, the maze right? Faris' tone sounded arrogant and overly satisfied as he praised himself. I'm a genius~

Aru mumbled a small whatever as she bolted towards the end of the maze, the bushes trying desperately to keep up with her fast pace. She wasted no time in getting there and came across a door that looked exactly like the one she came from. As she entered, she was surprised to find that this looked like any other normal treasury a dungeon had to offer. Gold coins and tools were scattered all over the huge room, creating mountains after mountains of shimmering riches.

In the center of the room, on an alter, was a box adorned with strange letters on blue wood and a vessel symbol was on the golden lock. Aru reached out to touch the lock and a flash blinded her for slight moment. When she regained her sight she saw a blue giant, a djinn.

The figure was slumped over, appearing tired. She then straightened her back, stretched out her arms and yawned. Aru, who was watching the female djinn's every movement, also felt the urge to yawn, but held back. The djinn had a strange attire, but is wearing clothing much more modest and unrevealing than the other djinns Aru has seen in her life. Her clothing covers her arms, the sleeves have a slight puff, and a knee-length skirt. She also wore an apron, which was held by the ribbon knotted on the back. What remained the same about most djinns were that they were all decorated with some sort of gold jewelry. This particular djinn, had jewelry practically covered every part in which jewelry was capable of covering.

While Aru was busy gaping at the appearance of the blue giant, it seems that the djinn has noticed her presence. The giant opened her mouth to speak, "I am Arisu," her voice was high, yet clear nonetheless, as she introduced herself to the only available king candidate, "I am the djinn of curiosity and madness. Will you introduce yourself as well?"

"A-Ah…My name is Arukane!" Aru replied with a stutter.

"Hm, tell me Arukane, what do you wish to achieve with me by your side?" Arisu questioned the girl. Aru had already seen this coming, but she wasn't worried. After all, she was the only one in the treasury, and probably the entire dungeon. She was the only candidate Arisu could pick.

"I don't know." Aru replied, this time with a bit of authority put into it.

"What a strange one you are, you sound so confident, but your answer states that you are confused…Well, I'll go with you anyways, because if I don't, who knows how long I'll have to wait until someone shows up again. It's all Yunan's fault, what was he thinking, putting a dungeon in the middle of a humongous jungle. Well Aru-chan, I'm ready to go when you are!"

Aru was happy that Arisu decided to go with her since a new djinn meant a whole bunch of new powers, but first, she had to stack up on some supplies. She held up her gold handcuff, which was also a vessel, and called out, " Ruler of Lust and Greed, I order you to come forth and grant me power, Ghoul!"

From Aru's demand came forth some black particles, seemingly like dust. The particles began to gather and spin around the cuff as it began to glow a slight red. The circular motion caused the air to blow into the cuff, as well as the surrounding treasures to shake. A few seconds passed and the wind current picked up, pulling the dungeon items towards the cuff as well. Just as the metals came into contact with the handcuff vessel, they began to shrink significantly and eventually, disappear. The breeze around the cuff was still growing in power, from a blast of air to that in comparison of a cyclone in mere seconds. When the wind had died down by Aru's command, the treasury had been wiped clean.

All that was left to see was Arisu and her anticipating platform, waiting to take them back to the other side. Aru hopped on and the blue symbol slowly, but surely, started rising to the portal up top. On her way up, she could notice that Arisu had disappeared and the blade that was tied to her right thigh felt warm, a sign that a new djinn now resides there.

A bright flash of light blinded her as she felt a gush of wind. Hoping to avoid any dust in her eyes, she kept them shut and didn't open then until she felt her bottom hit the ground with a soft thud.

I have absolutely no confidence in my writing but if you guys(and gals) didn't notice or got confused on any details I wanted to convey, I'll go over them here~

First of all, I based the djinn in this chapter on Alice(Arisu as pronounced in Japanese) in Wonderland, as well as her dungeon because she is very intriguing to me.

Second, I mentioned something about her having four vessels while she was running in the dungeon, if you add it up, she would have six (Faris, Arisu, and the other mysterious four, one whose power you read about) at the moment.

Thirdly, Faris (means "Knight" in Arabic), and he's the first djinn Aru acquired. She's very compatible with Faris and only she can hear what he's saying because he's in her left earring. I mean, the man/djinn is right up on her ear, so why not?

And last but not least, when Sinbad tried to grab Aru's wrist, he couldn't because she was using one of her djinns powers, the ability to be untouched or turned into air. That's all I'll spoil for now! Eheheh~

Arukane has white hair and pale blue eyes. Her complexion is very pale and her history and origin is unknown(aka I am a lazy, undecided bum who wings it as she goes) but will be revealed in future chapters. I hope you guys look forward to it! :D