It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. That was the thing that he wanted to keep in mind as he shook into consciousness to the feel of his phone vibrating in his pocket. The alarm was a quiet one, but he hurried to turn it off anyway. Looking down into his arms, he watched the boy sleeping there quietly.

How interesting it was that the kid had actually gone with his plan.

He wasn't sure what to make of it though. The kid had been so adamant at telling him no the entire week before to just skipping school. Every day he would say that his friends would be upset or that he had something to do in class. Then he just agreed to going with him on a long trip away from everyone.

Judal's eyes were focused on the boy, wondering whether he should wake him or keep him asleep.

It was more should he punch the boy back into consciousness or wait him out, but his phone began to vibrate again, pulling him away from his planning to look at.

Hakuryuu: Where are you?

And so it had begun, he thought, looking at the text. He scrolled to the side a bit as he felt the phone buzz again.

Kougyoku: Sinbad thinks you kidnapped a kid. What are you up to?

He grinned, freeing his other hand from the boy's arms to type back.

Judal: I'm going home. I don't know what you all are up to, but I don't really care old maid.

With that, he blocked the duo's numbers. He didn't really want to hear anything more than that. He really didn't quite care what they were thinking was going on. He looked outside of the window and watched the greenery pass for a while, wondering what he would do when he got the other away from where they were. There were a lot of options and he had a nice fortune attached to his debit card with no adults to stop him.

As for the monks back home with their doomsday plans and careful ideas, he would enjoy watching them try to plan things without his money to help them. Let their plans burn with their temple. No doubt they were worrying about the building he had set fire to before he had left. It was their ceremonial building after all. So many relics and things in there that were so easily burned into ashes…

Such a shame.

Aladdin began to move in his arms, his eyes slowly opening before he looked around a moment, his face frowning a bit before he remembered where he was. The boy seemed to have no qualms about running away so easily with him. Perhaps it was an orphan thing, that they really had no problem walking away from one life to life another.

The boy looked over at him and smiled sleepily. "Morning."

"Hey, Chibi." Judal bent his head forward, scratching at his neck a bit as he tried to think of something to say. His mind was a bit blank though, roaming over various thoughts lying beyond his grasp.

"So seem tired," the boy observed, moving forward a bit. "Maybe you should sleep some more. Do we have to listen for our stop or will it be obvious when we have to get off?"

"It'll be obvious," the older boy answered, sighing a bit before he turned his attention to the window. Aladdin sat a bit closer and watched him; he could feel the eyes on him as he looked over his shoulder and saw the boy staring. "What?"

"I was wondering why you wanted to run away with me."

Moving to lean his head against the knuckles of one of his hands, he raised a brow. "Why do you think I chose you?" He kept his gaze locked on the boy's wondering what the little middle schooler could possibly be a good reason for taking a boy away from his life.

"I don't know," he answered, frowning. "I spent a long time on by own when I was at the orphanage when I was little wondering why someone would want anything to do with me though. Then Ugo came and wanted to adopt me and I couldn't have been any happier. Sometimes I guess things just happen because they do."

Judal turned towards the boy a bit more. "Did you know I'm an orphan?"

The boy shook his head, "No I didn't. Is that why you act a bit differently than the others?"

"Act differently?"

Aladdin smiled sheepishly, "well, you don't really seem interested in all sorts of people like Sinbad-san or Alibaba-kun and you don't hang around others like Ja'far-san, Mor-san, or Masrur-san. I thought it was kind of strange that I never say you meet up with anyone else."

"Really?"

"I know you probably have friends," Aladdin added quickly. "You probably have some very nice adopted parents too, but that leaves me more confused as to why you would want to run away in the first place. It doesn't quite make sense to me. Even if you don't have friends, by asking me to come with me you are asking me to spend time with you and therefore you know you have one friend so it doesn't make sense why you would ask me to even go in the ahh-"

The boy asked and questioned far too much for his age. Judal leaned forward as he was talking and cupped his cheek, capturing those inquiring lips with his own and silencing him for a moment. The boy's eyes shot open immediately, his face turning a bright red as he felt the boy's mouth open, going to ask him what he was doing. Instead of pulling away, he tilted his head to the side, pushing the boy gently onto his back and leaning over him, deepening the kiss. He could feel the body under his shiver in confusion and arousal. The boy wasn't sure what to do or what to think.

Good. He thought far too much on his own.

Judal pulled back a bit, but he noticed the other was going to gather enough strength to ask questions. So he captured the other's lower lip with his mouth, sucking on it as he watched the boy shake. Those eyes burned with so many unanswered questions. Yet Judal's just glinted with teasing glee, his teeth grazing that lip a bit before he kissed him again. He took the chance to steal all the air from the boy's lungs, leaving him panting as he pulled away and smiled.

"Why would I do such things indeed."

The boy's hands went to his mouth, covering it as he stared at him in immense shock and wonder. His face was blushing, his chest moving a bit as he tried to calm his racing heart no doubt. It was a much better way for him to behave.

No doubt that was how that idiot president got his way, Judal thought as he leaned back and returned his view to the window, watching the scenery pass him by.

The boy leaned closer, eyes on him completely as he panted a bit. "Why did you do that?"

Judal looked over at the boy, leaning a bit closer. "Why did you enjoy it?"

"I don't know," he replied, averting his gaze to the floor. "I don't know why you did that, but you did more than just kiss me." He looked up, blushing harder. "I don't know what to do."

"Such a shame," he probably could have done it again, watch him turn into a human puddle on the seat all over again, but that wouldn't be as fun. He was expecting anything this time. It ruined some of the shock factor. Instead he shoved the boy onto the floor, watching him land with a yelp. "Stay on your side of the room, brat. I didn't tell you that you could sit by me and I certainly didn't tell you that you could lay on me."

The boy was so confused; the signs of it were all over his face as he tried to think of what to do. He sat down nearby. He turned his face to the window as well, staying quiet for now. With seconds passing seeming immobile as the greenery outside swept passed them without pause, Judal found himself leaning back after a while. His gaze locked on the boy in front of him as he tried to think.

There would be no amount of length that would be given to see to it that the boy was returned home. That was a fact that he could see now. Still, he rather liked the idea of having stolen something that the others would miss.

Just imagining their faces when they realized what had happened was enough to make him smile. If they knew he had stolen the boy's first kiss, they would be out for blood. It was like a whole new level of pleasure for him to imagine.

Aladdin looked back over at him, meeting his gaze questioningly although wordlessly. Judal leaned his head back a bit, smirking before he caught his lower lip with his teeth, giving the boy a languid onceover as he released his lip slowly. He licked his lip as his gaze locked back on the boy's, watching him immediately blush again and cover his mouth, looking out the window.

So innocent, it made him want to laugh.

"Have you never had a girlfriend, Chibi?"

The boy looked over at him in surprise. "No." He shifted in his seat. "I don't really date people. Alibaba-kun and Masrur-san said I should wait until I'm older."

"Do you do everything they tell you?"

Silence met him for a moment before Aladdin shook his head, "No. I was told not to talk to you and I did anyway."

"Does that make me special?"

"Everyone is special," the boy answered.

"You have such a way with words there, Chibi. And here I thought you had liked me enough when you were kissing me back."

It was with immense elation that he watched the boy's face burning once more a bright red. "Y-you kissed me first. I was just returning the gesture."

"So that means you have no interest in me?"

"I didn't say that!"

"So you like me then?" He watched the boy fumble for words and grinned, looking back out the window. He couldn't have enjoyed the reaction any bit more as he continued,"Great, then we'll call this a good first date and go from there."

"We can't date though!" Aladdin stared at him in shock. "We're both boys!"

"Do you like me," Judal asked, all but purring the question towards the boy.

"Of course, I do," Aladdin frowned, leaning forward a bit to argue more effectively, "but ah-"

Judal grabbed his face, pulling him forward again and leaving just a small gap of space between their faces. His eyes flashed as he spoke. "That's all that matters then. Surely you know that your little group of friends is mostly in love with one another."

"It's different for them though-"

"Is it?" Judal rested his forehead against the boy's. "What does it matter whether I hit you or I kiss you? Do they look too pleased when idiot president is roaming around to all those others, or when that little girl in your gang is roaming to spend time with others? And yet here you are, having all of my attention. Don't you find it better to have all of my attention for you and you alone? There isn't anyone here that has more of my attention than you right now."

"You'll get bored." Aladdin looked away, "you can't just be alone with one person forever. There isn't any fun to be had by being all alone."

Judal released him, scoffing as he leaned back in his seat and returned his attention to the window. "You'll find there's plenty of fun to be had, one way or another, with only one person. You might find you prefer it more."