Everything with "EDITED" in the title is rewritten and everything with "NEW" in the title is completely new and was not there when I first wrote this story. I hope you enjoy.

I do not own Magi or the characters.

Chapter 3 Edited: Irregular Heartbeat

Eleanor stood near Sharrkan, watching as Yamraiha examined the black bruising on Sinbad's arm. Aladdin was looking over Alibaba's arm. Having been saved so many times by Sharrkan, Eleanor felt safe near him. In this unfamiliar world, safety was the only thing she hoped for.

"I'm alright." Sinbad smiled. Eleanor snapped out of her thoughts and looked around. Sharrkan looked confused at Sinbad's words, but she understood fully well.

"Are you going to use the Transfer Magic Circle?" she muttered as Sinbad walked past her, making it so only he would hear. His steps faltered but he continued without answering. Yamraiha, who must have heard, eyed her as well as she walked by with Aladdin.

With a loud sigh, Eleanor dropped down on the chair previously used by Sinbad. She closed her eyes and listened as feet shuffled in and out of the room within the palace. Moments later, someone sat beside her. Looking over at Sharrkan, she found him glaring at her suspiciously.

"How did you know about the curse? Why did you say you were too late? And why didn't you looked surprised at everything that has happened?" His tone demanded an answer.

She just sighed again. "It's all following the book exactly."

"If you know something, tell us!" He grabbed her shoulders. "Alibaba, my student, is in danger."

She smiles weakly at him. "He will be fine. It looked… painful… but he gets... will get through it…" She trailed off. "My concern is Sinbad."

"Is Sinbad in danger?" Sharrkan stood up in a flash.

"Please relax," she said, taking his arm, and pulling him down so that he sat. His skin felt… nice. Bu-dump. Eleanor frowned at the strange feeling in her chest but ignored it. She couldn't think of the right word for the feeling she got, but her earring was pulsing and she thought she could feel the snake move slightly, coiling around her ear.. "He will be fine right now. That curse thing won't do anything… but…" she looked away "I don't know what may happen in the future…" That half-fallen thing bothers me… what could have possibly happened?

After Sharrkan relaxed he chuckled a little, catching Eleanor off guard. "Just this morning, you seemed like a lunatic, now you seem to have all the answers."

Bu-dump. She blushed. "Thank you for saving me by the way… you've saved my life twice now."

He shrugged, smiling at her. "No big deal."

Bu-dump. Why is my heart skipping a beat… She stood abruptly. "I… I'll go check on Alibaba's condition."

"Wait, didn't you say he would be fine?"

"I…" she trailed off. When she couldn't find the right words, she just walked away, trying to hide the blush that she could feel burning on her cheeks.

Eleanor arrived just in time to witness Aladdin use his Solomon's wisdom. She stood back and watched as Sinbad caught Aladdin as he fell.

"How crude," she said to Sinbad, making her presence known. She ignored the few guards surrounding the room who lifted their weapons.

Sinbad looked at her in shock but raised his arm in command for his guards to lower their weapons. "When did you-"

She interrupted him. "If you wanted to see it, Aladdin trusts you enough that he would have shown it to you without you having to coax him like this." She sat down outside the circle drawn on the ground and observed Alibaba. "Though I guess if you hadn't Aladdin wouldn't have realized that he could do something to help…" She mumbled to herself. After a long pause she spoke again. "Did you take care of Ithnan?"

At Sinbads hesitant nod, Eleanor smiled and looked at Alibaba's still form. "I'm sorry, Alibaba… if I had just noticed the events a little earlier…"

Sinbad watched her. "Did you know about this?"

"Yes. Sort of… I knew it would happen, I just wasn't sure on the exact timing."

"You weren't a part of his plan, were you?" He asked her suspiciously.

Her eyes widen and she jumped up, offended that he would think that. "Of course not! Why would I help that creepy organization?" She growled, her hands formed into fists.

This time Sinbad's eyes widened. "You know about them?"

She looks away. This topic was still uncomfortable so she decided to change the topic. "I see your 'curse' is gone. What is that other curse you already have? I never did figure that out."

Sinbad's expression went cold and the room fell silent. Before long, the silence was broken by a flash of light coming from Alibaba as his curse also disappeared. With a smile she stood up and walked out. "Now that he's alright, I don't care anymore."

Eleanor mostly kept to herself the rest of the day. She was still worried about her situation. She had a test coming up in school… And what about her dad? He could cook, but would he go grocery shopping when their fridge ran out of food? She was stuck here. Well, 'stuck' isn't the right word I guess. I was offered the chance to leave.

Sighing, she sat up from her bed and grabbed her jacket that she had come to this world with. Pulling it on, she went outside; it was late, and the ocean breeze was blowing, making it a bit cool. The halls were eerily quiet as she headed outside. Geez, if this is a castle, they could at least have more guards.

Finding a spot where the wind wasn't blowing harshly in her face, Eleanor sat against the castle wall and rummaged in her jacket pocket where she found her I-pod. "I'm glad I had this with me…" Putting her earphones in, she leaned her head back and closed her eyes. I wonder when that General meeting is supposed to be. In the manga, that's when they talked about the dark metal vessel's. Does the future calamity have something to do with what's happening in Magnostadt? Oh yeah, isn't that princess supposed to be somewhere around here.

Thoughts of the princess made Eleanor frown; Isn't the princess going to die soon? She seemed like a nice girl, after that whole craziness episode was over. Wish I could help her.

Just as the third song started playing someone grabbed her shoulders and shook her violently. When the shaking stopped, she glared up at Sharrkan. "What the heck! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

Sharrkan stepped back, looking a little guilty. "Sorry, I called your name a few times but you didn't answer."

"Of course I wouldn't hear. I was listening to music." Eleanor grumbled, removing her earphones from her ears and showing them to him.

Sharrkan watched the object in confusion. "How were you listening to music? It's silent here…" He looked around their surroundings.

Eleanor couldn't stop herself from laughing. "I completely forgot where I was." Putting one earphone back in her own ear, she reached over to Sharrkan, who pulled back.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Just put this in your ear," she told him, handing him the earphone, glad that the cords were long enough to share.

He studied it a moment before doing as she commanded.

With a smile, Eleanor clicked the play button.

The sudden music made Sharrkan jump. As he pulled away, the earphone fell out of his ear. "H-how did you…"

"It's a magical machine that stores music." She watched his face redden when she explained. Bu-dump. With a slight smile she stood up and leaned over to Sharrkan to put the earphone back in his ear. As she pulled back she caught the scent of citrus.

"I see…" he mumbled. "That's a very interesting device." After a few moments, he added, "What is being said?"

Eleanor frowned. "Oh right… you guys don't understand English do you. I really am speaking Sindrian, aren't I?"

At his nod, she furrowed her eyebrows. She had never learned Sindrian and her words sounded English to her, but maybe Yunan had made it so that she could speak and understand in this new world. That would explain why she was able to switch languages. Or maybe it's because of the earring, she thought, rubbing her earring while in thought. Which reminds me, everyone seems to understand me now, meaning I haven't been switching languages.

"Where did you get that earring?" Sharrkan asked curiously, eyeing her fingers that held onto the snake's tail.

Her I-pod was forgotten, becoming background noise, as Eleanor smiled fondly. "I got it from my mom for my birthday a few years ago."

Sharrkan smiled back. "It's very pretty. I've never seen the design before. Which is strange considering my homeland has a fondness for snakes."

Eleanor nodded. "I know. Heliohapt is very similar to a place called Ancient Egypt in my world. Though the location is simply called Egypt now." Silence followed her information.

Finally noticing that the song had already ended, Eleanor turned off her I-pod and put it away in her pocket. "So what are you doing out here, Sharrkan?"

"I could ask you the same thing. Shouldn't you be in bed?"

"Shouldn't you?" she retorted with a smile. "Or were you visiting a pleasure house?"

"Unfortunately, I was not," Sharrkan corrected her. "I'm on guard duty right now."

"Guard duty? Even the eight generals have to help with normal guarding?"

"Yeah." He laughed. "Ah, I'll escort you to your room. You shouldn't stay out here all night." He extended his hand to her. Bu-dump.

Reluctantly, Eleanor took his hand and allowed him to lead her to her room.

"Night." He smiled before walking away through the dark hall.

"Good night." Eleanor called down the hall before closing her door. Not even taking off her jacket, she fell into her bed. Sharrkan… Bu-dump. At the thought of his name, her heart rate increased. Worried, she placed her hand over her chest. My heart's been acting funny lately… It feels weird.

When I first wrote this chapter I felt like something was wrong. It seemed to be a bit better now, what do you all think?