Hey minna!~ What you are going to read right now is the re-written version of this story. I think it's a bit better now.
I hope you want to re-read this now. I added a few details and some things. Enjoy. (Btw, those emoticons are what I use for line breaks. Don't be bothered by them ^^; )

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Aladdin couldn't do anything about it.

Ever since he met Alibaba and knew what kind of person he really was, he started to feel this warm and mushy feeling inside.

At first, he just dismissed it and blamed the hot weather, but he was proved wrong when the weather was becoming a bit cold, and he could still feel his body tense up and sweat a lot when Alibaba is around.

Then finally, he just tried to ignore it by reasoning that it was just because Alibaba was his constant companion and his dear friend.

But he began to notice that it was more than that.

Whenever his king candidate would look at him and smile ─ the smile which he had grown to love ─ he would blush and smile back for a second before turning his head away in unspoken bliss and a bit of embarrasment; which would make Alibaba raise a brow.

Then when both would sleep together, Alibaba would snuggle closer to Aladdin unconsciously, making the boy very tense, especially when the blond would face Aladdin with his face so close to his.
The magi couldn't help but to blush furiously.
But feeling Alibaba's body warmth against his was just plain bliss.

Aladdin grew more and more wary of his feelings, but he didn't really understand them all that much and so, didn't know how to put them into words.
But because he didn't want his and Alibaba's friendship to go awkward, he decided to keep out of Alibaba's way while he tried to calm his beating heart.

Alibaba was noticing Aladdin's strange behaviour, and he was concerned.

After a time of receiving Aladdin's treatment, Alibaba couldn't understand what was going on with the boy anymore and so asked Morgiana.

"What do mean by that?" Morgiana asked after Alibaba told her what was troubling him.

They were sitting out in the garden outside of the palace of Sindria.

"As I told you," the blond twiddled with his fingers and stared at them. "Aladdin suddenly acts weird whenever I'm around. Fidgeting.. Hiding his face... He even avoids me completely recently. This started since a while back. Do you think... Aladdin hates me now?"

Morgiana shook her head. "No. I don't think so. I mean, he couldn't and wouldn't ever hate you. The both of you are very close and are the best of friends. It must be something else."

"You're right..." Alibaba replied, nodding a bit. He picked a flower and stared at it.

The fanalis hugged her legs as she sat, resting her chin on her knees while she looked at the blond. "Give me a situation in which Aladdin acted like this."

"Well... On one occassion, I was walking down the hallway when we bumped into each other. Both of us fell down, well... with Aladdin on top of me since he was the one who ran into me."

"Hmm... Then?"

"Er.. His face was buried my chest for a time, and when I recovered from the impact, I tried to get up but he was still clinging to me."

Morgiana's brow raised a little in confusion at first, but she was slowly getting the gist of things as Alibaba continued.

"Then when I was getting uncomfortable with the position we were in, I tapped his shoulder only lightly and he immediately bolted up, surprising me a bit. His face seemed red, and then he ran away at once after stuttering a quick apology." Alibaba scratched the back of his head. "I really don't know what's with him lately. So, what do you think, Morgiana?"

"..So he basically avoids you and then hurries off if you ever meet...?"

Alibaba nodded, "I don't know if it's just me, or whether it's getting too hot, but I notice that his face is occasionally flushed whenever I see him or when he looks at me."

Morgiana stared at Alibaba, her expression a seemingly annoyed one.

"Wh-what..."

"Alibaba-san... I think it's pretty obvious."

"What is?"

Morgiana stared at him with narrowed eyes for a bit. "Aladdin likes you. I thought that was pretty obvious especially for you."

"Eh..." Alibaba dropped the flower he was holding, his facial expression changing from stupidly confused to horribly shocked. "E-EEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHH?!"

"B-Because... You said that he is always blushing whenever you're around. That reason very well explains his behaviour; right?" Morgiana tilted her head sideways.

"T-t-there's no way..."

"But I think that's the most reasonable answer."

"B-but..."

"..."

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Meanwhile, Aladdin was hiding on the otyher side of one of the palace pillars, silently listening to the quietly arguing duo.
Earlier, he was just passing by when he overheard Alibaba mention his name, so of course he would listen to whatever the older was talking about him.

So Alibaba-kun was worried all this time...?!, Aladdin sweatdropped. Ah... What will he think of me now?! Mor-san even guessed the right reason for my attitude!
He felt his stomach churn while thinking of those things.

With a grim expression on his face, Aladdin breathed a sigh and retreated back to the shadows, and back to his room.

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Alibaba most likely didn't notice, but Morgiana sensed that Aladdin was eavesdropping on their conversation from the moment he hid.

Her gaze was flickering to the boy's direction occassionally. Out of the corner of her eye, she had looked at his tense complexion as he listened.

After she parted ways with Alibaba, she made up her mind to do something about this.

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After hearing Morgiana's words, Alibaba was extremely bothered.

It sounded really reasonable, and he was supposed to be the one realizing that first!

He was screaming at himself mentally for not comprehending Aladdin's actions.

Things would take a great turn from this moment.


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Chapter 1: END

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~INJIRU-CHAN