Title : There's Something In That Smile
Main Paring ; Kouha x Alibaba, ect
I don't but i always liked this pairing and so i made a fanfic about it. I hope you enjoy and let me know what you guys think.
Summary
Kouha's life changed when a met a certain boy but he has so many mystery to him and Kouha wants to know. Both Kouha and Alibaba seemed to be hiding something that deals with something from the past, and why does Alibaba act so mature for his age when he's only a child.
Chapter 1 - Meeting
It had been a long busy tiring day for a Ren Kouha. Traveling from Magnostadt time and again. He wanted his travel to be quiet but it can't be help that the bandits try to rob him and it's not his fault that he had to take matters in his own hand, not like he had to complain since he loved the thrill of it all. It was more interesting then traveling a long way without any entertainment.
When he returned home, the place was quiet as ever but there were sometimes whispers along the hall in the castle where he lived with many others. His brothers always had a meeting that he wasn't interest in so he refused to be with them when that happened. He didn't like those talks, it just bored him to death.
Kouha would always try to hang with Judal so the Magi could entertain him but the black-haired mage was nowhere to found, so much for his first choice. His servants had also gone somewhere and couldn't be found.
"Ah, what a boring day?" His feet kept moving but to where, he didn't know. He just couldn't stand still anymore and he didn't like the thought of doing nothing. The next thing he knew his legs started moving and he was out of the castle and had arrived into town.
The town was more liver then the castle. The townspeople had smiles on their faces, enjoying time with friends and family, other were working hard. Kouha didn't understand why a smile on their face like that when they were poor and had nothing. Kouha couldn't live like that, he hated the thought of it.
Kouha went to the direction of his favorite place. There was a Sakura blossom tree a little farther from town and he just loved seeing the sight of it, it always calm him down and made him forget about everything. But when he arrived there it wasn't the Sakura tree that got his eyes, but the stranger that was standing there, he was a boy probably around fourteen or fifteen from the looks. The boy had blond hair, a color he didn't see often since most of his family members had the same hair and eye color. The boy touched the Sakura tree like it was a child and needed comforting.
"I didn't know there were others that came to this place." Kouha spoke, and started to boy. Almost nearly slipping but the blond manage to pull himself together before he made a fall.
"Is something there?" The boy asked. The blond turned his head to face Kouha who wasn't that far away from him. When Kouha saw the boy's eyes golden eyes, right there he realize the boy could not see.
"You can't see." Somehow Kouha felt pity for the boy. He looked so young and to top it off he couldn't see him or even the beautiful cherry blossom tree. "You come here to see the Sakura tree, right."
"I did." The boy answered.
"Why come when you can't see?" Kouha asked.
"I may not be able to see but I can in vision it in my mind when I touch a part of it." He smiled. Kouha didn't understand this, why was the boy smiling like everything was fine. He was blind and couldn't see but still had a smile on his face, it confused Kouha. Now that Kouha had a closer look at the boy he wasn't dress like others.
"You're not from around here."
"I'm not." He spoke. The boy then bend down to pick up what was a wooden stick that was on the side that Kouha didn't even see. "I'm a traveler."
Kouha haven't seen many like this one before. It excited him and for unknown reason he wanted to know more about the boy. Maybe his boring days will finally be over.
"What's your name?" Kouha asked as he walked closer to the blond, the boy heard the step that prince took with his ears and knew that he was near.
"I'm Alibaba." The blond answered. He was looking at Kouha but didn't exactly see the prince.
"I'm Ren Kouha." Kouha bend down and took Alibaba's hand and kissed it, it surprised the blond to be suddenly kissed on the hand, not to mention by another male.
"A-Are you that prince?" Alibaba asked.
"You know about me."
"You're always the talk in the town."
Kouha knew about that fact since he isn't like his brothers or sisters. He's the trouble maker of the family which he can't help since he loves the excitement of it all.
The two sat down with one another under the Sakura tree, talking about who knows. Kouha was glad he didn't have to be bored anymore.
"Alibaba-chan where are you from?"
"You could drop that chan." Alibaba said in annoyed tone, but Kouha didn't care. "I'm from Balbadd." Kouha heard of that place before since his sister Kougyoku was supposed to get married off to one of the prince from that kingdom but ended up not doing so.
"How come you came to Kou from Balbadd?"
"You sure ask a lot of questions."
"It can't be help since I want to learn about you." Kouha smiled. The blond was cute in his way and small for his size but he was somebody Kouha wanted to see a lot, it was the first time Kouha was interest in somebody from outside of Kou Empire.
Day after day Kouha would come and see Alibaba and hang out with the blond. Kouha enjoyed the company he had with Alibaba. They would talk and talk and it never bored the pink-haired. When he was with Alibaba he never thought of killing anybody.
"Alibaba-chan do you have any sibling?" It looked like Alibaba hesitated for a bit but then his mouth moved and spoke the words. "I do."
"Are they in Balbadd?"
"Yes they are." Alibaba smiled. It sounded to Kouha like he didn't want to talk anything related to family so he dropped the subject, even Alibaba has a past that he can't talk about with him.
After spending some time with Alibaba the prince went back home since it was getting pretty late. Sometimes he forgets the time when he spends time with the blond.
"Niisama I haven't seen around lately." Kougyoku Ren appeared. That's right he hasn't seen anybody lately because he spend a lot of time with Alibaba. "You've been going out a lot lately and coming home late as well."
"I had some business to attend." Kouha let out a yawn, he was getting tired. "I'm going to bed now." Kouha walked passed his sister and walked toward his room.
He was on his bed, but all he thought was Alibaba and that smile of his. He looks younger and shorter than he is but still Kouha can't help and be connected to him somehow. Then a thought crossed him as he laid on his bed.
"Where does he stay in this town?" Kouha recalled Alibaba saying he's a traveler, but Kouha has never once seen Alibaba the one to leave first. This made Kouha really worried so he quickly got out of bed and rushed out of his room.
"Where are you going at this time of night?" Hakuei Ren, another sibling or cousin appeared. She had taken a night stroll and saw Kouha.
"I suddenly got something to do." Kouha then ran pass her and jumped from the top floor to the outside wall.
"Isn't he lively?"
Kouha ran all the way toward where he was sure Alibaba would be. When he arrived where the Sakura tree was there was no sight of the blond but something else that got the boy's eyes. It looked like a tent-like house, a very small one.
"Is he inside here?" Kouha didn't think long before opening the small door and there Kouha saw the small boy sleeping without a care in the world.
"Alibaba." He whispered. Kouha didn't like this, why is the blond sleeping in a tent instead of somewhere he could be warmer, this way the boy could catch a cold or something.
"Kouha what are you doing here?" Alibaba heard Kouha's whispered which made the blond wake up, but he suddenly got a headache. Just like Kouha was thinking the boy indeed got a cold.
"You should have told me you were living like this." Kouha picked the boy up in his arms, the boy was pretty light, he didn't just look like, he was. Kouha could see the red on the blond's face, he was burning up. Kouha quickly headed to the castle and called a doctor to his room where Alibaba lay sleeping.
All this commotion made everybody in the castle to wake up to see what was going on. His brothers and sisters appeared in his room to see what was going on.
"Who's that?" Kougyoku pointed at the blond.
"He's who I have been seeing for some time now." Kouha admitted it, he couldn't say he just found some random kid and brought it home, that would be a lie and plus Alibaba was important to him.
"He just needs some rest." The doctor said before leaving the room.
"So that is why you were in a rush when I saw you." Hakuei said. "You went to bring your sick friend."
"Friend?" Kouha wonder. Did Kouha think of Alibaba as a friend, he didn't know much of friends but all he knew was he started to care for the blond, he himself had a hard time believing what he had done. He wasn't himself, he didn't do these things, he kill things for joy and that excited him but seeing Alibaba was worth his time.
"I can't believe you're changing me so much." But Kouha didn't want Alibaba to ever find out about his other side, that enjoys killing, he had to keep that fact a secret, his other side is probably something that will make the blond run away and he didn't want to be away from Alibaba.
"So the reason you're not in home lately is because of him." Koumei Ren the second eldest of the brothers spoke. "To think you actually had a side that actually cares." It was hard for Koumei and even the others to believe in. Kouha then turned to his oldest brother.
"He can stay." Kouen Ren couldn't refuse since Kouha gave his brother that determined look.
Everybody left the room and only Kouha was left with watching the blond sleep. The pink-haired was getting tired from all this running that he himself fell asleep next to Alibaba on the huge bed he had.
"I hope you feel better tomorrow." He mumbled before his eyes closed and drifted to sleep.
That night Kouha had a horrible dream, more like a nightmare. His dream shown image of his killings and Alibaba was there to see it all, the look that the blond gave wasn't a pleasant one. The look of disappointed. Alibaba then started to walk away leaving Kouha alone and there was only darkness surrounding him.
"Stop!" He yelled. Kouha's pink eyes opened, he was sweating a lot from that dream. His eyes then turned to the blond who was still sleeping. He looked healthier than he did yesterday night. Kouha stroke's the boy's hair and moved the bangs from the front so his eyes were shown. "It was all a dream."
"I should get him some breakfast." Kouha got up from the bed and headed toward the door, he turned and looked one last time before heading out his room.
Kouha went to the kitchen and asked one of the chefs to make some breakfast for Alibaba. When the chef was done Kouha took the food himself rather then ask a servant to bring it.
"Did you see that?"
"Prince Kouha is taking it himself."
"Who is the boy he brought?"
The castle was filled with news about Alibaba and how much Kouha cared about the boy.
When Kouha entered his room, he saw that the blond was wide awake.
"You're awake." Kouha spoke.
"Kouha." Alibaba recognized the voice and was happy hear Kouha's voice. "I thought I got kidnapped since when I woke up the bedding felt different."
"I brought you here since I found you looking sick last night." Kouha explained and put the tray on the side table. "I brought you some breakfast." Kouha was going to let Alibaba eat the food himself but he had a sudden mood to feed the food to him.
"Here you go." Kouha put a spoonful of soup.
"I can eat myself." Alibaba said.
"I know but I want to feed you." Kouha was acting strange but Alibaba didn't mind.
"Fine." Alibaba gave in and let Kouha feed him. "By the way where are we?"
"We're at my home."
"The Kou Castle."
