A Magi Fanfiction
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Desclaimer: Not mine, damn it. If Magi is mine, the story would be yaoi and harem, and everyone loves Alibaba and tries to woo him.
Warning: This is yaoi. T-rated with a lot of frustrating teases until the last chapter. So if you don't like it, then don't read.
Pairing: Kouen x Alibaba.
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Chapter 1: An Introduction and A Kiss
"I'm going to bring my friend home tomorrow, so please behave yourselves!" Kougyoku suddenly announced at dinner. She looked at each of her siblings, one at a time, to make sure they got the simple message. Hakuei, the only girl beside Kougyoku, only nodded her head in understanding. It was hard for the girls to bring friends to their home. When they brought girls, they would flirt with the brothers, and when they invited their male friends, the house's male occupants would glare endlessly at the poor boys. The boys looked rather indifferent at the moment, but Kougyoku knew what kind of torture they would put on her beloved friend. Hakuryuu, her twin, however, only fidgeted nervously as he already knew who this friend was. She let it pass though, as she knew his little crush to that certain friend of hers.
"A she or a he?" Kouen asked menacingly, could not help himself to interrogate his sisters. His over protectiveness toward his sisters had been developed and cultivated since their parents passed away six years ago, and he would never allow the girls to bring a shady or unworthy boy into their home. Not under his supervision.
"A he." She replied shortly. When Kouen opened his mouth to object, she cut him, "But that is not important. I need you to behave yourselves, especially you, Kouennii-san." Hakuryuu nodded in agreement at this, and then Koumei and Kouha started to get interested on the topic. It was not very often the oldest one that got the firmest warning.
"Me? Why me?" Kouen puzzled.
"Because one, he is pure, and two, he is your type. Don't lay a single finger on him."
Pause. Kougyoku fidgeted awkwardly, suddenly wanted to get to her room as soon as possible. Kouen dumbfounded. Hakuei choked on her food. Koumei and Kouha laughed hysterically. Hakuryuu got tense so suddenly. More awkward pause.
Could not stand the awkward long silent anymore, Kougyoku coughed embarrassedly in attempt to break the tension. "We have to finish our art project together, so please do not disturb us with your annoying and unnecessary glares. Is that clear?" Without waiting for replies, she went to her bedroom and locked the door to prevent further interrogation from her beloved brothers. She texted her friend, saying she had the permission to bring him home, and got a warm and excited reply immediately. With that she went to sleep in peace and glee.
The dining room, however, was still awkward, except for those two who were still laughing madly. Kouen sighed and got up from his chair. The sudden outburst from his youngest sister had taken his appetite away. "Finish your meal quickly." And he went to his bedroom calmly. Hakuei and Hakuryuu finished their meal awkwardly and went to their own bedrooms in dash. That left the two brothers who were still trying to control their laughter but failed miserably. And the wonderful night ended rather peacefully.
~ Kouen x Alibaba ~
On the next day, Hakuei went to the library to study for university examination entrance, Koumei and Kouha were hanging out with their classmates, and poor Hakuryuu was stuck with Aladin to finish their cursed art project. It wasn't that they hated each other, they just despised each other. The only reason was a common knowledge to their school, they both had crush on the same person. The said person, though, as clueless as a baby, much to their dismay and Kougyoku's amusement. But Kougyoku did not have any intention to help either of them. She knew it would burden her best friend when he came to realization of his friends' feelings while he did not feel the same. So Kougyoku did her best to keep her most cherished friend oblivious for his sake, until the damned fated day came.
When she came home with the issued boy, she found Kouen was sitting on the leather couch with one of his complicated books on his right hand. His beige sweater hung loosely on his long torso, and he was wearing a pair of faded vintage jeans. To say he looked good was an understatement. His look was one of the reasons why he never had to look for a date, the date itself would find him. No one that Kougyoku knew so far could resist his request when he looked at them directly in the eyes, well, no one except for his siblings who had been immune to his good look since forever.
She put off her coat and hung it on the hanger and instructed her friend to do the same, the she walked softly to the living room with him following like a lost puppy. "I'm home," she announced loudly. Kouen looked up for a moment, nodded at her to acknowledge her arrival and put his attention back to his reading material. She pouted at his cold reaction, "Kouennii-san, at least you can pretend to be friendly when I bring my friend home." To humor his sister, Kouen looked up to see this precious friend of her with a mocking sigh.
"Good afternoon, my name is Alibaba Saluja. Please take care of me." The blonde boy said politely and bowed a little when Kouen looked at him.
Kouen took his time to stare at the boy, down to top. His uniform hung loosely on his body, while his pants hugged his leg tightly but not tight enough to leave nothing to imagination. His skin is creamy and he had golden hair that shone like soft golden thread, with a pair of big and clear golden eyes. His lips were looked so soft like rose petal, and Kouen got a quite hard time to resist the urge to graze his fingers on the soft cheek. Before he finished his private observation, he realized that the boy was fidgeting nervously under his hot gaze. Not bad, he thought.
"Kouennii-san, why don't you help me to make some tea and sweets for our guest," Kougyouko grabbed his sweater and pulled him to the kitchen. "Alibaba-chan, make yourself at home!" She winked at him and gone to the kitchen, leaving the dumbfounded Alibaba to sit awkwardly on the living room.
As soon as they reach the kitchen, Kougyoku released her deathly grip on her brother's sweater and glared at him sharply.
"I've told you to behave!"
"I didn't do anything." The word yet was left unsaid, but Kougyoku could hear it loud and clear, so she glared even sharper, if it was possible. "You said last night that he is my type. Of course I would be curious." He smirked.
"So?" Kougyoku asked hesitantly, hoping he would say no. But the answer was already clear.
"I am surprised to say that you know my type too well." The smirk went wider.
Kougyoku felt like the sky had fallen down and the earth had finally thorn apart. She almost screamed like a Banshee if she did not remember about her friend, who was sitting unsuspectingly on the living room. "Don't touch him!" She screamed in whisper.
"I can't promise you that, dear sister. Now, why don't you make some tea while I prepare some sweets for that beloved friend of yours?" He changed the subject smoothly.
Kougyoku grumbled a little, but decided to catch the ball. "Fine. I cannot let my beloved Alibaba wait alone in that living room. He must feel very awkward right now."
They went back to the living room with some treats on a small tray. True to her word, the golden haired boy was fidgeting awkwardly and released his breath that he did not realize had been holding when he saw the two came back. Somehow it pissed Kouen, just a little, how Kougyoku could understand Alibaba so well and called him 'beloved'. He decided that it was his brother-feeling.
"Alibaba-chan, let's go to my room to do our project. We have a long way to go." She had to protect her angel from the grasp of the evil perverted wolf, and that meant they have to get away from his sinful gaze as soon as possible. But of course, her plan would never go smoothly when her oldest brother was around.
"Kougyoku, I've told you not to bring boys into your bedroom. I raised you better than that."
Alibaba considered this and nodded in agreement. "That's right, Kougyoku. You cannot bring boys to your room so trustingly, not even me." He knocks her head softly, then turned to Kouen with a smile of understanding, "I understand your concern, Ren-san. Please don't worry, we can work here just fine."
It's your safety that I'm worried about! Kougyoku screamed hysterically inside her head. But of course, she kept her composure straight. Her twitching eyebrows were not helping much though.
"I'll bring the property out, then," Kougyoku got up and went to her bedroom with a forced smile. Once she got into her room and closed the door, she realized her biggest mistake. She had just left her Alibaba alone with the wolf down there. With a force that could send a sumo flying, she slammed her door open and got ready to rescue the blonde from the hand of the demon king.
The view in front of her was not exactly what she had expected. The two males were currently sitting, rather silently and peacefully, on their own seat, which were separated by the coffee table. In other word, Alibaba was still untouched even though he was left alone with Kouen for nearly 25 seconds. That could be a record.
"Alibaba, are you okay?" Kougyoku asked anyway, just to make sure. You could never be too careful when it was about Kouen.
"Huh? Of course I am," Alibaba blinked in confusion, before asking, "Didn't you say you're bringing out the property?" He stared at her for a while, and continued when she was still not moving, "Where are they?"
Kougyouku laughed awkwardly and scratched her head sheepishly, "In my room?" With that she went back to her room, this time she left even faster so she could protect the baby, the big blonde clueless baby. Such a precious and endangered species he was. When she got back, with an A2-sized white artpaper, some poster paint and brushes, her brother was still in his first position, unmoving, which was a good sign. Alibaba, on the other hand, was fidgeting nervously and his eyes were looking at everywhere but Kouen. Now, this was not good.
"Alibaba?"
"Ah, Kougyoku. I didn't realize you're here. Let's start the project."
"…Sure." Kougyoku eyed the older male once more, before turned her attention to her male friend. What her stupid brother had done was not her top priority, moreover, she could dig it out from Alibaba tomorrow.
For the project, they were assigned to make an explanation poster of a music instrument, which later will be given to the music class. They decided to use violin instead of the grand piano like most people would do. The reason was simple, Kougyoku could draw the instrument better than she did piano while Alibaba could play the instrument well like it was a toy from his childhood. It made things easier for both of them, and besides, who said piano was better when we had violin.
Their project was already half done when they left it yesterday. Now, they only needed to do the coloring. It had been decided that Koukyoku would do the violin while Alibaba would take care of the background. He might have the skill to play it, but to draw the wooden instrument was another story, and he did not have the time to start a new chapter as the deadline was breathing down his neck.
Concentrating on his job, Alibaba did not realize a pair of red eyes is eyeing him carefully. Kouen had a hard time to keep his hand stay where they were, especially when the boy was pouting slightly when the brush did not went the way he plan it. He smiled a little when Alibaba accidentally messed Kougyoku's work a little, and the smile went wider when the boy got a pinch as his punishment. He hid his smile with his hand quietly, but Kougyoku's eyes missed none of it, and she secretly smile for his brother's antic.
Time passes faster when one did not pay much attention to it. Before they knew, it was already 7 p.m. and it was near dinner time and they had finished their assignment. The brothers and sister of the house were coming home one by one, and of course, Alibaba greeted each of them politely. Hakuei was delighted to see a polite young boy in this day like an old lady, which was to be expected. But to Kougyoku's surprise, Kouha and Koumei seemed to take a liking on Alibaba, too. Yet, again, Alibaba seemed to attract every kind of person with his pure smile. One could look at him and knew that he was naïve and kind. Such an endangered species he was.
"Well then, I'm going home now, Kougyoku. See you tomorrow," Alibaba rose from his seat after washing and taking the brushes back to her room.
"Eh, why don't you have dinner with us, Alibaba-san?" Hakuei asked politely. The boy was a good and charming boy that was rare to find these days. She found his presence calming, like an old friend, which was odd for he was a stranger to the family.
"It is a tempting invitation, but my uncle asked me to have dinner with him tonight," he said as he put his things into his bag.
"Such a pity, next time, let's have dinner together, okay?" Hakuei smiled at him, and Kouen coughed loudly at this. "Of course, with the whole family."
Alibaba laughed softly at this and nodded his head, "I'll be happy to eat with all of you. Thank you for the offer. Good night."
He was taking his coat from the hanger when Kouen said, "I'll take you home." Surprising everyone on the living room, except Kougyoku, who had expected this to come.
"Eh? Yo- You don't need to, Ren-san. My apartment is not very far from here and-"
"You're Kougyoku's friend. Of course we have to take good care of you," he said. His tone said that it was final as he already took out his key. "Come on."
Alibaba looked rather reluctant about it, but nodded and come along. The Ren family could only stare at the retreating figures and the closing door, gaping like a fish, except for Kougyoku who was already praying to all the Gods she knew to protect her friend from his brother.
"What was that again?"
"Kouen is taking someone home, that's the first time in history."
"But he is too naïve for a high school boy, don't you think?"
"…Does this mean Alibaba is in danger?"
All became pale, but they do not dare to interrupt Kouen when he already had a plan in his mind. They could only pray to God for Alibaba's safety.
At the moment, the boy and the man was sitting rather awkwardly on Kouen's car. Well, the boy felt awkward for he could not find something to talk about. The man, on the other hand, was enjoying the awkward look on the boy. He decided that the poor boy needed a break, so he played along to ease the boy.
"Alibaba, I heard from Kougyoku that you live alone. Is that true?"
"Yes, my parents had passed away since… I'm sorry, I don't even remember… I think it was 11 years ago… Since then, my uncle has been taking care of me… He has become a father figure to me."
"Your apartment, is he the one who is paying for that too?"
"Actually, he is the owner of the building, so he let me stay in one of the room. But I cannot live like a freeloader, so I cook for him and do his house chores from time to time." The image of Alibaba wearing an apron and cook for him was not bad at all, in fact, he would be happy to turn the image into reality.
"The owner? You uncle's name is…"
"His name is Sinbad. Ah, turn left after this." And Kouen did as Alibaba asked. The huge building in front of him was not what he expected. But then, this was one of the richest man's apartments.
"You live here alone?" Kouen asked with a raised eyebrow. It was hard to imagine a kind and cheerful boy to live in a cold big room all alone.
"Yes, but my uncle loves to crash my room. He always eat and sleep in my place so I won't feel lonely," Alibaba answered sheepishly. And somehow it pissed Kouen off that this Sinbad got to eat and sleep with the boy as much as he wanted. "Thank you for taking me home, Ren-san." Alibaba bowed his head and unbuckled his seat belt.
"Kouen."
"Eh?"
Kouen grabbed his hand and kissed him softly on the lips. Alibaba gasped and Kouen took the chance to slip his tongue into the boy's mouth. While the boy was still stunned, he explored Alibaba's mouth, memorizing every detail of it. His hand touched Alibaba's lower cheek, bringing them closer, while the other hand stayed on Alibaba's hand. The touch was tender and when Alibaba cannot control his moan, it took all his control not to push the boy down then and there. After what seemed like forever, Kouen released his hand from Alibaba's face and whispered softly into his ear, "Call me Kouen, Alibaba."
Alibaba was as red as a ripe tomato, his soft lips were wet and he was panting for breath. He stammered an answer and got out from the car like a robot. Kouen chuckled at his antic, but he could not let the boy stand in the harsh weather too long. So when the boy was still standing like a red statue in front of the gate, he rolled his window down and said, "Alibaba, why don't you get in so you won't catch a cold?" The poor boy could only nod absentmindedly, and got into the building, still in daze.
Kouen was worried about him, and he had no one to be blamed but himself. With a sigh, he drove back to his home. He was sure that he had a lot of questions to answer once he arrived.
End of chapter 1
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Author's note: So what do you think? It will help me a lot if you give me a constructive criticism. As you can guess, Seven Meetings means seven chapters. Pray that I can go until the end. Your review and comments will help me a lot, so please click the cute little button. Thanks!
