The seats were of the finest leather. There was a blanket in the back that the man, Ja'far, wrapped around his shoulders. He was left in the back seat as the man climbed into the passenger seat. Now and then, as the two outside were working, Ja'far would look back and smile to him a bit. "Are you hungry for anything this morning?"

Aladdin shook his head, curling up into a ball in the back. He held onto the door, making the other look a bit more anxious. It was a nice comforting thought though, to be able to just open the door and run for it. His eyes remained on the man in the front of the vehicle though.

"Do you want to have some of my water?" The man held up a bottle, frowning at him a bit more. "Come on, now. There's no need for you to be quiet. I can assure you that we are nothing like those men-"

"Those men didn't like you."

The other smiled a bit as Aladdin said that, nodding. "They wouldn't. We are actively trying to keep them out of the area and out of the lives of the people. They're monsters more than people." Ja'far sighed. "You don't have to speak to me, but please at least talk to one of the other two. You'll give Sinbad a great deal of anxiety if you don't and he's hard enough to get to stay on task when he's in a good mood."

Aladdin just looked towards the others as the doors were opened, Sinbad and Alibaba climbing in and buckling up. Ja'far sighed, retreating to his proper position in his seat. He looked over at Sinbad and shook his head, making the other frown. Their bodies seemed to be almost mirroring one another, both of them taking the same posture as they looked towards the outside. Ja'far's left hand went to Sinbad's right arm, rubbing it in comfort a bit as the man started the car engine. The whole car seemed to spring to life. Spinning around quickly before the scenery raced past them at breakneck pace.

There was no turning back. With the clothes on his back and three complete strangers, he would have to find out what to do with himself. Everything was so daunting from this point. There were so many unknowns.

Who will watch over him, Aladdin thought as he stared at the others. His hands inched the blanket closer. He'd never been this alone before. It felt like there was oceans of isolation between himself and these people. If felt like there was just too much of a difference between himself and them. Who would be his friend?

'You are unique. They just couldn't understand that about you,' Ugo had told him a thousand times before. What would make these people think differently of him? They were all adults by the looks of it. They were all so serious, so caught up in their own world and yet he was here in the car with them. They were going somewhere and all Aladdin could do was sit there in this position and ponder what would be his fate. He felt bitter, angry at those hooded men who had taken Ugo from him.

"Hey," the blond, Alibaba looked over at him, grinning a bit as he moved a bit closer and grabbed a bag from the floor of the car. "You want to play a game or something?"

"Hmm?"

The man smiled a bit as he reached into his bag and pulled the handheld game system out. He held it out, offering it to him. "It's just an old tetris game, but I find it helps me when I'm stressed out."

"No thank you," Aladdin replied, curling up in the blankets a bit more.

"I have other games probably if you want to play something else."

"I'm not in a game mood."

The driver looked back at them, Sinbad's eyes flashing a bit before he was looking back at the road. "Leave him be, Alibaba. Let him mourn in peace."

"No one needs to be mourning." Alibaba glared up at the man before he looked at Aladdin. "I know it's really hard, but I've been where you are right now and I know what it feels like. You just have to keep your head up and keep going. Don't let the death drag you down. The man gave his life for you, take what he gave and be grateful. He would never have wanted you to cry, would he?"

"No, he wouldn't."

"See!" The blond smiled at him more, moving over in his seat to hug him. "There there, kid. Whatever you want to do, don't let the death kill you. The guy wanted you to live and he did everything in his power to let you be sitting here now."

Aladdin looked up at him a moment before nodding, smiling a bit. "You're right. Thanks."

"Like I said, I've been in your shoes before. It sucks. No one should go through that kind of thing."

Aladdin went to speak when the man in the passengers seat smacked Sinbad. Ja'far's face in a dead-set glare. "Sin! What have I said about speeding?"

The driver winced. "Ja'far! It's only fifteen over."

"Fifteen too close to getting us all pulled over. Slow it down!"

Sinbad looked like he was having his favorite toy taken away. His face fell into a deep frown as he forced himself to slow the car down. His body seemed to physically droop in his seat as he went at the same speed as the cars around them. His head shook a bit as he sighed. "You aren't even a cop anymore."

"Yes and whose fault is that?"

"To be fair, you get to boss them around in your current position. You never have to answer to any of them or abide by their rules."

"Don't change the subject. Now I'm having to sort your finances. That's not a trade up-"

"You hated watching that one road day after day. My coming and finding you was a blessing in disguise." The man looked over at him as they stopped for a light, leaning over the console in between them to cup the other's face. He pressed a kiss to the other's lips before grinning. "You went from being trapped in a rut of a life on the side of the road to being able to go see the world and have it in the palm of your hand."

"…Sin, you pay attention to the road or I will take this car away from you quicker than I took away your purple motorcycle."

The man laughed a bit before looking back at the others. "Hungry? I'm feeling some breakfast out. We'll grab something-"

"SIN! We have a damn body in the trunk! We're not stopping at In-N-Out for food before we go home!"

"I'm so hungry, Ja'far." Sinbad looked over at him as the light remained red. "Can't we just-"

"Green light," Ja'far interrupted to say, pointing at the road. The man driving sighed, pressing down on the accelerator. His gaze flickered to Ja'far when they passed the food place that Ja'far had mentioned, watching him tense up slightly. They passed another restaurant, once more with the man looking over at the other. Alibaba grinned a bit as he watched as well. His hands holding that handheld device and playing Tetris.

Ja'far looked at them all a moment before he turned on the CD player, wincing as loud music came out.

It was like the man had turned on the driver, Sinbad's features immediately brightening. His hands drumming on the steering wheel in time to the music for a second as he grinned. "That's my Jaffy."

"Of all things! Sin! This is not a time for your loud music!" The man went to turn it down only for Sinbad's hand to stop him.

"We need the liveliness! Listen to that sax, Ja'f. Listen to it and love it."

"I hear it every single day."

Sinbad looked back at them, speeding the car up as he spoke towards Aladdin, "Have you ever had a crepe?"

"A what?" Aladdin stared at him in confusion, only making him grin as he turned back towards the road, ignoring the man next to him as he made a wild U-turn around in the road, speeding in the opposite direction.

"SIN! SLOW DOWN BEFORE YOU KILL US ALL!" Ja'far was holding his seat.

"We don't have eggs, Ja'far. Gotta have eggs for crepes."

"I WILL DO ANYTHING IF YOU SLOW THE HELL DOWN AND DRIVE AT HUMAN SPEEDS!"

The car immediately slowed. Sinbad looked over at him and smiled a bit. "You know the love's mutual, right Ja'far?"

"I'm not so sure about your love for me when we reach 90 on the highways." Ja'far looked about ready to force Sinbad to pull over and let him out with that statement, shaking his head. "I went shopping this morning, Sin. We should have eggs."

"Spartos and I might have gotten into a thing this morning."

"…Your precious literary professor? Are you trying to lie to me on purpose or are you just trying to make it so that we don't get home in a reasonable time?"

"A little of both honestly."

"…Sin, the longer it takes the more likely that your trunk will be stained."

The driver shook his head. "Sacrifices, Ja'far. We all have to make sacrifices."

Ja'far gave him a look, "if only your liquor and gambling was so easily thwarted like your concern for your car is."

Aladdin found himself watching the banter, seeing Ja'far sneak his hands to the volume control and turn it down low. He watched as the duo up front bickered and laughed at one another. His gaze went to the blond, but Alibaba seemed to be completely into his game, not even looking up for a moment.

They all didn't seem too bad. Even as they made it to a small store and Ja'far ran inside for a moment, Aladdin found himself moving away from the door, sitting more normally in a seat than being curled up and ready to bolt.

Sinbad looked back at him and smiled a bit. "What's your favorite kind of toppings on food?"

Aladdin stared at him, blinking at the question. "I don't know…"

"Chocolate pudding, strawberries, nutella, banana?"

"I'm not sure."

Sinbad shook his head. "We'll just have an assortment then, alright?"

Aladdin nodded, but the man seemed to want more of a response.

"What would you like to drink with it?"

"Water will be fine."

Sinbad shook his head, "Water? Come on now, water's for fish. Let's go a bit wild. I've got some grape juice and all sorts of different drinks back home. I bet we have some apple juice if you think that would be better."

"I'll be fine with some orange juice," Alibaba cut in, earning a laugh from Sinbad.

"I'll be fine with whatever you have." It wasn't like he had any room to make demands. He didn't want to bother them.

"Come on now…" Sinbad paused, "Can I know your name at least? You haven't told us anything about yourself." He remained silent, making the purple haired man frown a bit. "My name's Sinbad. I am a person of old money. I like watching my friends in their respective sports, gambling, and I love my fast cars. You already were in here with Ja'far alone, but in case he didn't tell you, he's my accountant. He's also my partner. Alibaba is from southern Europe. He's from another old family, but they ended up being wiped out because of circumstances so he's staying with me."

Aladdin nodded.

"Can you tell me anything about yourself," Sinbad asked, fully turned around in his seat, standing on his knees a bit with his arms on the console of the car so he could lean into the back seat more. "Favorite food? Favorite animal? Name? Age? Favorite color?"

"He'll talk to us when he's ready," Alibaba cut in, sparing Sinbad a look before he was playing his game once more.

"…My name is Aladdin. I like fruits? I think cats are okay, I guess." They couldn't ask him what his name was anymore. He had at least answered their main question directed at him.

The other seemed remarkably happy with that, smiling broadly at him. He reached over to wiggle one of Aladdin's knees a bit. "That's the spirit. Well, Aladdin, welcome to the Sindrian familia. We're going to be best buds from this point on, alright? You need anything, just let me know. We'll look out for one another and have a great time."

"Sindrian familia?"

"Yes," Sinbad grinned, "I named my little family around me that includes all of my friends. We're the Sindrian familia."

"We're basically important private people," Alibaba clarified, making Aladdin nod.

"Yes, we're the big dogs in the country. We're the best of the best and nothing can ever take us dow-"

The car door opened, Ja'far slipping inside once more before looking over at the man. "What are we talking about?"

"The boy's name is Aladdin and I was just telling Aladdin about the family." Sinbad grinned brightly, making Ja'far smile a bit.

"Yes, well… let's see how well he puts up with your gambling and drinking problems. If anything, he can remain by my side where things are a little less out of control."

"You make it sound like I have a problem."

Ja'far sighed, "You do have a problem, just no one wants to force you to change your ways."

The car headed back onto the roads, passing by scenery. Aladdin's gaze went to the window as the others spoke to one another. Ja'far talking to Sinbad mostly as they headed off through the cityscape. Aladdin's eyes wandered over the places outside as Alibaba leaned over to point out places.

"That's the Opera house, have you ever been?"

Aladdin shook his head as he saw the pretty building, staring at the people walking into and out of it as they drove by. "I haven't. Is it fun?"

"Oh yeah, if you don't mind long hours of listening to music in a seat." Alibaba shrugged. "I'm not really a big music person, but it's a nice looking place."

"Where are we going," Aladdin asked the blond.

"We're going to head home. It's in the Lamorinda area. It's nice enough. We tend to have a lot of the houses in the area though so it isn't like we have to worry about mean neighbors or anything."

"Is it by the beach?"

"Ah, no." Alibaba shook his head. "If you want to go to the beach though, we can go any time."

The two in the front had gone silent, listening to them talk in the back. Sinbad's eyes seemed to glance back at him in the rear-view mirror. Ja'far's head was turned a bit as though to speak to the man, but he didn't say anything.

They headed quietly towards the private area, driving back to the furthest building in the collection of homes. It was further than the rest, with a longer driveway. The building seemed to tower over them, yet they drove around, Ja'far holding up a door opener before the garage opened, letting them park inside. He looked over at Sinbad and shook his head. "I will call someone to come and begin digging a grave."

"I'll be getting him to somewhere not in my trunk then." Sinbad looked towards the backseats. "Alibaba, if you'll take Aladdin in for now."

"Sure, should I just let him take whatever room is open for now?"

"Yeah," Sinbad and the rest of them were opening the doors, getting out. Aladdin followed suit as Sinbad spoke to him. "Aladdin, if you want anything, just let someone know, alright? We'll get whatever you want."

"Alright!"

The blond was at his side in moments, leading him inside as the other two continued to talk. His eyes drifted back to the car one last time before he looked forward, looking at the place he had been brought to.

At least everyone was nice.