"AHHH!" Annie screamed, running back and forth.
Beck was just sitting down, too shocked to do anything else, while Winston just stared at his reflection in the water. He, copying Annie, lifted his hand so he could touch his face.
"It...can't be.." He spoke, looking into his yellow eyes. He was Alibaba.
"I'M ALIBABA! YES!" Winston cheered so loudly that Annie stopped running, and looked over at him. She cocked her head, while Winston just shook with anticipation. Annie ran over.
"You're happy about this?" She asked, and Winston nodded his head. Beck then stood up. His blue braid swayed as he did, and Beck just forced himself not to look at the river. He just couldn't believe it.
Of course, it was kind of hard to ignore since the other two were Morgiana and Alibaba.
"I don't know how, but my greatest wish came true!" Winston cheered, and both Annie and Beck were too stunned for a moment. Because to them, it looked like the real life Alibaba was standing in front of them, cheering about being Alibaba.
"Winston...you are Winston, right?" She asked, and Beck scoffed.
"Of course he is. There's no way I'd be prancing about like that." Beck spoke, and Annie just imagnied the old Winston, and she couldn't really imagine him cheering like this. He was so buff, and strong.
Then, Annie just tried to wake up. This had to be a dream.
"Wait a minute? Your greatest wish is to be Alibaba?" Beck asked, making Aladdin fold his arms. All Annie could do was stare, and try to blink it all away. This couldn't be happening.
"Of course! Magi is the thing I love most in the world." Winston spoke, leaping. Winston then widened his eyes.
"Wait. What part of the story are we at?" He asked, and Beck stuck up his hands in defeat.
"You got me. But something tells me we're before the time skip. I feel younger. And I would be able to give you a sure answer, but I didn't look at myself long enough. I was too spooked." Beck spoke, and Annie just covered her ears.
"Wait, stop! No spoilers. I haven't gotten passed the time skip." She pleaded, before she then wanted to punch herself in the face. She was going through probably the biggest life crisis ever, and she didn't want spoilers.
"I can't believe this." Beck and Winston said at the same time, although Winston sounded way more happy than the flabergasted Beck.
Annie, although not wanting to, slowly made her way back over to the lake. She peeked at it, but once she saw herself once more, she pulled herself away.
"No, no, no, no, NO! This isn't happening. It's not." Annie spoke, looking at her arms.
"I look like an anime character!" Annie added, about to cry. Her life seemed so normal this morning.
"Maybe they just drugged me, and I'm dreaming…" Annie said, and that was the start of her trying to find out reasons as to why this was happening. Meanwhile, Beck just stared at his reflection in the water.
"Wow." He spoke, and under all of the shock, he was actually pretty happy. '
He loved Magi.
"Where's Jenna?" Annie sobbed from the backround, as Winston began looking at all of his clothes. He felt the fabric, and it felt more real than anything.
Despite Annie's hope, this was no a dream.
Winston then walked over to Annie, and placed his hand on her shoulder. While he was happy, there was no he could be truly happy if Annie was upset.
"Annie." He told her, and she looked up at him. Beck made his way over to them, his braid occasionally touching his legs.
"It's so weird." Beck mumbled, as Winston continued.
"Listen guys. I know that this is a lot to take it. But how about we try not to think about ALL of our problems right now. I feel like if we do, it will make this that much harder." Winston spoke, and once more "Aladdin" folded his arms.
"And let's not even think about the problems happening right now in the manga." He spoke, and Winston cringed. Annie's eyes then widened. But instead of sobbing or anything, she just fell a little bit forward, and her forehead plopped on Winston's shoulder.
"This can't be real." She spoke, her voice muffled.
"There you all are." The three of them spoke. Winston stopped. It couldn't be. They all slowly turned around, and looked to see who was talking to them.
It was Hakuryuu.
"Eek! No way!" Winston cheered, running over. He threw his arms around Hakuryuu, who was just frozen there. Annie shook her head.
"No. I can't do this right now. I can't." She spoke, as Winston pulled away. Hakuryuu cocked his head, quite adorably in Annie's opinion. Of course she didn't like him romantically, you know, since he was fiction.
But Annie always had a soft spot for Hakuryuu.
Although, she also knew there was no way she could this. She was still in the shock stage. She hardly had time to freak out, before she had to be a girl who hardly showed any emotion.
"Hello, everyone. Where did you all go?" Hakuryuu asked, curious. All three of them exchanged looks, before Beck took the reigns.
He smiled brighter than the sun, and handed a flower to Hakuryuu.
"We were picking flowers. Right, Mor?" He asked, looking back at Annie. And now Annie was not only shocked about this whole ordeal, but she confused about the total 180 Beck showed.
He was really good, that for a moment, Winston wanted to hug him, since he thought he was the real Aladdin.
Hakuryuu looked over at "Morgiana" Probably since Beck turned the tables to her. She knew what Beck was doing. Beck was telling her that as much as it sucks, she had to pretend to be Morgiana.
"Yep." She spoke, trying not to show much emotion.
Although, Annie knew better than anyone that it wasn't that Morgiana didn't have emotions. She just didn't show them as easily.
"How about we go pick some, okay?" Beck spoke, asking Hakuryuu. He then pulled Hakuryuu away. But on the way, he whispered something in Winston's ear. Annie just waited until the two of them walked away.
"Okay. Let's take this chance to do two things. Freak out as much as possible, and do what Beck told us." He suggested, and Annie walked over, still not believing that she was walking as Morgiana.
"What did he suggest?" She asked.
"He said we should consider telling Hakuryuu. I don't know why he thinks that. Not that he had the time to tell me. But I guess we should consider it." He spoke, and Annie nodded.
"It makes sense. I mean, why should we keep this a secret in the first place?" Annie asked, before she stopped and realized the reason. But before she could take it back, Winston snapped into full Magi mode.
"What do you mean why should we? I admit we might be able to tell Hakuryuu, but we can't just go around telling everyone! Especially after Sinbad starts to turn evil." Winston spoke, before stopping.
"Oops." He spoke, as Annie's eyes grew bigger than the sun.
"What? Sinbad starts to turn evil? You're kidding me, right?" She asked, as Winston just tried to change the subject.
"Ok. But we can only tell Hakuryuu on one condition." Winston spoke, and as much as Annie wanted to sob in despair, she knew why.
"It depends on whether or not this is after the time skip." Annie spoke, and Winston nodded, agreeing with her.
"Because if it's not, then there's a chance he'll tell Judar once they team up. You know, if this before, anyway." He spoke, and Annie wasn't sure what she wanted. It was sad enough reading Hakuryuu's departure.
She didn't want to live it.
"Well, since Beck is obviously too young it's before the time skip. But looking at him I'd say it was after he left us to go to the magic school." Winston observed,and Annie had to agree.
" 're a real big fan, aren't you?" Annie asked, impressed. Winston smiled, as for a second, Annie thought that he was so happy, the stars were in his eyes.
"Alibaba, Mor! We're back!" "Aladdin" cheered, coming back with Hakuryuu. Hakuryuu was wearing a flower crown, although Annie had a tough time imagining Beck smiling brighter than the sun, making it.
"We can't be before Aladdin left. Otherwise Hakuryuu would be gone." Annie whispered, as they both walked over to just thought about what part of the story they might be at.
"I'm surprised you guys aren't tired. I am." Hakuryuu spoke, and Annie was kind of glad that Morgiana wasn't much of a talker. She didn't need to spend too much time getting into character. Winston yawned then.
It probably wasn't fake, either. Annie assumed that he also was stolen away from his house this morning, and had a pretty hectic kidnapping. Annie then clamped her eyes shut.
She wanted to cry for Jenna. She had no idea where she was. She also wanted to cry because she wasn't sure how long it might be until they all see each other again. IF they see each other again, that is.
"We always stay up late." Beck spoke, chipper. They all assumed that since Hakuryuu thought they must be tired, that they stayed up late.
"We should go to bed soon, though." Hakuryuu spoke, and Winston slapped him on the back.
"You're such a softie!" He spoke, and Hakuryuu didn't really do much about it. Annie was always glad that Hakuryuu didn't hate Alibaba, even though they were rivals. Not that the love triangle was ever emphasised much.
Which sucked because although it was cliche, Annie kind of liked love triangles. She also wished that Morgiana and Alibaba had more moments. Of course, the story doesn't really revolve around love.
Annie then stopped all motion, as she realized something.
Hakuryuu must like her, right? Well not her, but Morgiana. Annie just stared at Hakuryuu for a few moments, trying to decide if she wanted to ask. When Hakuryuu saw her looking, and then blushed.
Annie's eyes widened.
"He does like me.." Annie mumbled, making sure to be quiet. Beck then noticed what she was going, and ran over to Annie and grabbed her hand.
"What are you-?" Was all Annie could ask, before Beck "accidentally" pushed Annie on Hakuryuu. Annie and Hakuryuu tumbled towards the ground.
"Sorry." Annie said, making sure not to be too un-Morgiana like. Hakuryuu again, was blushing. Annie just stood up, and grabbed onto Beck.
"What was that for?" She spat, still being quiet. Beck just smiled.
"It seemed like a fun thing to do." He responded, and Annie wanted to blow up in anger. She was about to, once she realized that Morgiana would never yell or harm Aladdin in anyway. When Annie looked at Beck, he was smirking.
He knew that she couldn't do anything about it.
"Hey, Aladdin do me a favor." She asked, making Beck curious.
"Sure, Mor." He responded, and Annie pointed towards a near by tree.
"Get that for me." She said, pointing at the way top. On it, was one fruit. Beck's face fell flat, and Annie felt like he had gotten his punishment. As Beck pulled off his hat, trying to make it turn into the carpet, Winston walked over to Annie and smiled at her.
Annie smiled back, and for a quick second, she felt her heart flutter. Annie didn't think anything of it though. Maybe right now it was just because one of her favorite book characters was smiling at her, but it was sure to change later.
Hey, again.
I hope you guys liked chapter 2. I know it's kind of short, but hopefully that just makes it easier for you guys to read. I've decided to make it before the time skip, so one problem solved. But I still have to decide when before.
I swear nothing ever gets really solved, now does it?
The next chapter will feature Jenna and what she's going to do. And it will also show the Magi characters in the real world. Thinking about it, the chances of the main three being in the next chapter are kind of slim. At the most, it will be little, and at the start or the end.
Anyway, bye for now!
