Chapter 3:
A/N: Hey everyone! Here's the next update! Anyway, over the weekend I figured out that when I just type up a chapter, I have to redo it at least three to five times, but when I write it down on paper it's perfectly fine. Weird, right? Anyway, onto the story!
The sun rose over Sindria the next morning, filling the streets with the sunlight. The birds, waking from their slumber, started to softly sing their songs as they flew high in the sky. As the sun continued to rise, the rays of light filtered into one of the palace's balcony door window, shining upon a certain boy's face.
As the young sixteen year old boy stirred from his slumber, a small blue bird landed on the balcony railing, chirping softly. Shun slowly opened his tired emerald green colored eyes and stared at the small bird for a few moments before a gentle smile made its way upon his face. The young prince slowly sat up from the soft bed beneath him, his hair out of its usual ponytail, straight and soft. Shun stood up from the bed, his bare feet hitting the cold floor of his room as well as the cold air in the room hitting his bare chest.
The prince slowly made his way over to the balcony door wearing nothing except his pajama pants, his long purple hair swaying behind him as he walked. He gently pushed the doors open, startling the blue bird, making it fly off high into the sky. Shun walked out into the sunlight before he heard laughter coming from the palace garden below. He peered over the edge of the railing and saw the adults and the other children sitting in a patch of flowers. Rurumu, Saher, and Ja'far were even enjoying the morning sun with the others. Shun couldn't help, but smile at the sight before him. Everyone looked really happy and the young prince didn't want to ruin the moment.
Before Shun could head back into his room, he heard Lily call out his name.
"Shun! Come join us!" Lily said with excitement before she went back to working on making flower crowns with Alibaba and Aladdin. Shun rolled his eyes with a smile before walking back into his room to get dressed. Down in the garden, King Sinbad was still staring up at Shun's balcony, thinking to himself out loud.
"Shun is the oldest, right? I wonder how he looked when he was younger." Sinbad muttered out loud, making the other adults look up at the balcony as well.
"Shun was really adorable as a kid, even though he's a year older than me." Izaya said with a grin.
"He almost looked like a girl too." Ayane said with a giggle.
"Don't let him hear you say that. You might be thrown in the ocean like Aoba." Kohaku said with a small smile.
"What do you mean by that?" Yamaraiha asked curiously.
"I accidentally told him he looked like a girl when we were younger and he got really upset..." Aoba started to say, but Izaya corrected him.
"He was more offended by that comment." The young Imuchakk said with his arms crossed over his chest.
"Yeah. Whatever. Anyway, for someone as tall as he was, he sure was strong. I was taller than him as kids, but apparently he was stronger. He threw me into the ocean even though he knew I couldn't swim." Aoba said.
"Shun did save him...After leaving him to drown for a few minutes." Ayane said with a smirk that was directed at the young dragon boy, who only scowled back at her.
"It sounds like he was hard to handle as a child." Rurumu said with a small smile. The other children just looked at her blankly.
"Mother, when he was a child, he was basically a mini Sinbad." Izaya said bluntly.
"Now, he's more like his mother than anything else." Misaki mumbled. The other children only stared behind him quietly.
"I can alway act more like my father again if that's what you want, Misaki." Shun's voice said from behind the said blue-haired boy. Misaki turned to look up at the prince and quickly shook his head.
"NO! I don't think I can deal with you acting like the King again." Misaki said as he moved closer to his mother.
"What happens when he acts like Sin?" Ja'far asked, his hands in his lap. The other children said nothing, shaking their heads with a loud sigh.
"Come on! Tell us what happened!" Sharrkan persisted, shaking Misaki's shoulders.
"When the stupid prince acts like the idiot king, the palace is chaos. That is all I am saying." The blue-haired boy said when Sharrkan finally stopped shaking his shoulders. Everyone was silent for a few moments, before Ja'far gave a soft sigh, standing up and turning to his king.
"Sin, I think it time we get back to work." The white-haired adviser said softly. Sinbad was about to complain, but Shun spoke up before him.
"I'll help out!" The young prince said with a small smile. Both the king and his adviser looked at the young boy for a moment before they both nodded with a smile.
"That reminds me. I planned out a lesson for Aladdin today." Yamaraiha said as she also stood up.
"I'll join you!" Lily said cheerfully, jumping up from the patch of flowers she was in. Yamaraiha and Aladdin both gave a small laugh before nodding their heads at the young girl. The other children only rolled their eyes at Lily's antics.
"I also promised to spar with Morgiana." Masrur said, his arms at his side.
"Allow me to join you." Ayane said with a sweet smile.
"Of course. I want to see how you fight." Morgiana said with a small smile upon her face as well. Sharrkan was the next one to speak as he went over to Alibaba and threw an arm around his next, poking his cheek.
"Alibaba and I have another sparring lesson today." The white haired swordsmen said as he continued to poke the blond haired prince's cheek.
"I will join you. It will give me a chance to practice more with my sword. Maybe I'll be able to beat the stupid prince next time." Misaki said with a smirk as he held his sword in front of him.
"In your dreams maybe." The young prince teased, pulling one of his small knives out and aiming it at the blue-haired boy, who in turn pointed his sword at the prince.
"You guys can spar later. Right now, we should spent some time with the adults." Lily said cheerfully. The two boys didn't move for a few moments before they both finally put away their weapons and stared at the other with a smirk upon their faces.
"Spartos and I planned on going down to the ports. Kohaku, would you like to come with?" Pisti asked with a cheerful voice as well.
"Of course. I plan to get as far away from those two as possible. Who knows what they'll break." Kohaku said with a teasing smile.
"Hey!" The said boys shouted in union.
"Rururmu, Drakon, Saher, and I planned on heading into the town to look around. Izaya, Aoba, your both welcome to come with if you want." Hinahoho said, pointing his thumb in the direction of the town.
"We'll all meet up later for dinner then." Sinbad said as everyone went in different directions. Shun followed both of his parents back to the office, where they all quickly got to work on the piles of paperwork. Of course, Shun and Ja'far had to force the king to work. As the young prince organized the finished stack of paperwork, he could hear his parents whispering, or at least they tried to. The young prince could still hear them perfectly.
"Ja'far, this would be a perfect time to apologize to our son." Sinbad said with a teasing smile. Shun could only imagine the look the white-haired adviser was giving the king at the moment, since his back was turned to them.
"I know, but what if he doesn't forgive me? Or hates me?" The white-haired man asked quietly. That's when the prince they were talking about the night before.
"I don't hate you. There is nothing to forgive, anyway." Shun said with a soft voice and a gentle smile as he continued to work. He could imagine the look of surprise on both of his parents faces.
"Your not mad?" Ja'far asked hesitantly.
"I was never angry in the first place. Besides, it was your opinion. You had the right to say whatever you wanted." Shun said softly. Everything was quiet for a few moments before Sinbad finally broke the silence with a small chuckle.
"Spoken like a true king." Sinbad said, making the young prince turn to look at his father with surprise in his eyes. Both of his parents were smiling at him.
"I agree. I think you would become a fine King someday. I-I wouldn't mind if you called me mother either. At least not in public." Ja'far said hiding his face behind his sleeves. Before he managed to hide his face both the king and the prince saw his face glow red. He was blushing from embarrassment. Shun stared at his parents for a few moments in surprise before a grin made it's way onto his face. At that moment, Lily suddenly came running into the room, startling all three of them.
"Shun! Mother and miss Yam are hurt! We were messing around with spells when one of them went wrong!" The young girl said as she clung to the said boy's jacket, looking about ready to cry.
"Where are they!?" Ja'far asked with a serious look in his eyes suddenly, looking down at the young girl clinging to Shun.
"Their still in the lab." Lily said as tears started to form in her eyes. Without warning, the white-haired adviser sped out of the room and down the hall towards Yamaraiha's lab. Sinbad tried to follow, but Lily stopped him.
"King Sinbad, there's no need for you to follow quite yet." Lily said suddenly cheerfully. At that moment, Shun realized what Lily was trying to do.
"Lily, was all that an act?" Shun asked with his hands on his hips, looking down at the young girl, who finally released her hold on his jacket. Lily looked up at her prince with a smile before she nodded, causing the prince to sigh loudly.
"That's right! Don't worry! No one's going to get hurt!" The young girl stated happily before they all suddenly heard a shout and breaking glass. It was at that moment when both Shun and King Sinbad started running towards the lab with Lily skipping behind them. When they all got to the lab and rushed into the room, Sinbad and Shun were left speechless whilst Lily was in the background giggling. Although, anyone could easily tell that Sinbad had a slight blush on his cheeks. Inside the room, Aladdin and Ja'far were sitting on the ground in a pile of glass, soaked with potions. But, the reason the prince and the king stood frozen in the doorway was because Ja'far and Aladdin were now female. Aladdin was trying to hide his breasts from Sinbad since SHE was wearing a vest. Shun quickly untied his jacket and tossed it to Aladdin, who quickly put it on. Ja'far's robes were now too big for HER slim body and a little too tight for her breasts as well. Both of them also had longer hair as well. Aladdin's blue hair appeared to be only an inch longer while Ja'far's hair went down the the middle of her back.
"Shun, could you do me a favor and find some clothes for these two?" Yamaraiha asked with a slight chuckled. The young prince slowly nodded before he backed out of the room, dragging his father with him.
"Lily, keep my father out of the room till I get back." Shun said. Lily smiled brightly, standing in front of the door with a nod. The young prince sighed before he started to quickly make his way down the hall towards the room that he knew was filled with clothing for women. As he walked, his frown slowly turned into a slight smile as he thought to himself.
'Now that Ja'far's a girl, maybe I can convince him-Er, Her that she's my mother.' Shun thought to himself as he walked into the room that was filled with dresses for women. The young prince looked through the shoes first, taking out two pairs of flat shoes. One pair was a jade green color that was meant for his mother and the other pair were a light blue color meant for Aladdin. He put them aside before he started looking through the dresses. After a few minutes, Shun found a light blue, sleeveless dress that would fit Aladdin perfectly and set it aside before he continued to look. About five minutes of looking, the young prince found only one dress that would actually fit his mother.
-{The dress was like Princess Kogyoku's, but the sleeves were white and not frilly at the ends. The top half was a forest green color, while the bottom half of the dress was a dark red color.}-
Shun looked at the dress for a few moments before he sighed. Grabbing the other items he made his way towards the door until he remember that they both had long hair now. Although, Aladdin's hair was even longer than before. He turned towards the accessories and quickly chose a green ribbon for Ja'far and a golden yellow colored headband for Aladdin. After choosing the hair accessories, the young prince quickly made his way back to Yamaraiha's lab. Lily was still in front of the door trying to keep Sinbad out, who happened to want to peek inside. Shun sighed before he pushed his father away from the door, quickly slipping inside, closing the door behind him.
"I've brought what I could find. I also brought something to put your hair up with. That is if you'll let me put your hair up." Shun said, handing the clothes to the two women.
"I don't mind, but could you turn around so we can change?" Aladdin asked, her voice a litter higher. Shun nodded before he quickly turned to face the door.
"Was there really nothing else for me to wear?" Ja'far said, her voice a little higher than it used to be.
"Yeah. Sorry if you don't like them." Shun said as the two women started to change into the dresses.
"It's fine. I guess. Judging by what Misaki said, I don't think I'll be changing back anytime soon." Ja'far said, which surprised the young prince quite a bit.
"Alright, you can turn around now." Aladdin said, but the young prince was barely listening. He still turned back around, but he looked straight at the white-haired female with a calm expression.
"Does that mean you actually believe us?" Shun asked quietly, but everyone in the room still heard him. Aladdin and Yamaraiha turned to look at Ja'far, who in turn was looking at Shun.
"Yes. I do believe you. Now, will you help me with my hair?" The white-haired adviser asked with a sweet voice and a gentle smile upon her face, making Shun's eyes sparkle with excitement as he nodded his head eagerly. Both Aladdin and Yamaraiha looked at each other and smiled as well. The young prince made his way over to Ja'far, who was now sitting down on one of the chairs in the lab.
"Is there a specific way you want your hair done?" Shun asked as he held the green ribbon in his hand.
"Can you just put it in a ponytail?" The white-haired adviser asked as the door to the lab opened. Sinbad and Lily walked into the room as Shun nodded his head. The young prince's hand was fast and gentle as he quickly tied the green ribbon into his mother's hair.
"I wouldn't mind if you started calling me mother. Just not in public." Ja'far muttered, but the young prince heard her, making his smile and nod as he finished with his mother's hair.
"Alright. All done. Your turn Aladdin." Shun stated with a green as he turned to grab the headband from behind him. The said magi nodded her head as she switched places with Ja'far.
"You can do what you want with my hair. I don't mind." Aladdin said.
"Are you sure?" The young prince asked. The blue-haired magi only nodded her head with a smile. Shun smiled back before he started to unbraid Aladdin's hair. Everyone in the room watched as Shun put the headband over Aladdin's head. He took a piece of Aladdin's hair from the right side, rolled it before he tucked it into the band in the back. He took another section and did the same thing he did to the last one. He repeated the process again for the left side of Aladdin's head, rolling it and then tucking it into the headband in the back. After that, Shun moved in front of Aladdin and carefully moved the front of the headband back onto the magi's head, fixing Aladdin's bangs a little bit before he finally stepped back with a smile. Aladdin's hair was still pretty long, but not like it was before. Her hair was now down to her waist since the young prince had tucked her hair into the headband.
"There, all done." The young prince said with a proud smile.
"What kind of hairstyle is that?" Sinbad asked, impressed.
"That would be the tuck and cover hairstyle." Shun answered.
"He only knows that because he has long hair too. That and he likes to braid his mother's hair." Lily said with a giggle, making the young prince pout and turn away.
"I think it looks nice." Aladdin said, looking at her hair in a mirror that was in the room. All of a sudden, one of the palace messengers came running into the room, he froze for a moment when he saw Ja'far and Aladdin, but quickly shook his head.
"Your majesty, a ship from the Kou empire has arrived with the Kou empire delegates." The man said with a slight bow.
"Thank you. Tell the other generals to meet me at the port." The king ordered. The messenger nodded before running out of the room again. Shun noticed that when the messenger left, his father started to stare at his adviser with a slight blush on his cheeks, making the young prince inwardly smirk.
"Are we allowed to come with?" Lily asked with a cute voice and a tilt of her head.
"Of course! I can start bragging about my son now!" The king said with excitement as he put his arm around the said boy's neck, who happened to be grabbing his jacket from Aladdin. The young prince broke away from his father, rolling his emerald eyes as he tied his jacket around his waist again.
"Sin, we should get going now." Ja'far said with a soft sigh. Lily was the only one that noticed the young prince leaving the room.
"Right! Let's go! Wait. Where's Shun?" The King asked as he looked around the room, confused.
"He already left." The young girl simply said as she walked out of the room as well. The other three followed after her. The young prince was waiting for them in the throne room with a smirk upon his face. Sinbad happened to be pouting as they made their way over to Shun, causing the said prince to chuckle.
"Shun? How is it you're able to leave a room without anyone noticing?" Aladdin asked as the group left the palace. As soon as Aladdin asked the question, Misaki, Alibaba, and Sharrkon joined the group.
"That's because the stupid prince was raised by an assassin and a King that likes to sneak away from his work." The blue-haired boy said with a shrug as Ayane, Masrur, and Morgiana joined the group as well.
"Misaki, don't spout lies. We all know the King taught his son how to sneak away from the queen and chores." Ayane said with a smile as the group continued towards the port. The adults were staring at the King of the seven sea blankly at this point.
"Unfortunately, the queen also taught Shun how to walk silently and hide like an assassin. She had no idea what Sinbad was teaching him." Lily said cheerfully as she jumped on her father's back and made him carry her towards the port. At that moment, Izaya and Aoba's group decided to join the already huge group.
"When it comes to work or chores, I always get away and never get caught. Father, on the other hand, always gets into trouble." Shun said with a grin. The other children snickered before Izaya spoke up.
"Liar. You never skipped out on doing work or chores. You'd just end up doing your father's. That or you tell the Queen where the King is hiding. Either way, the Queen always gives you something sweet." The young Imuchakk said with a smirk as he tossed a small bag towards the prince. Shun opened the bag to reveal many different kinds of candy, causing the prince to smile. He started to eat them almost instantly.
"Says the giant who never lies." Aoba said with a shrug as the group made their way down a hill towards the port below, where Spartos, Kohaku, and Pisti were waiting for them.
"There's no reason for me to lie." The giant simply said. Izaya's mother, Rurumu, patted her son on the head with a smile.
"Hold it. Why hasn't anyone said anything about Aladdin or Ja'far?" Sinbad asked.
"It was Lily's idea. Before you three were awake, Lily told us what she wanted to do. Of course we all agreed." Alibaba said, the said girl continued to be carried by her father as the group reached Kohaku's group and then continued towards the ship that had just docked. In the background, Shun was still eating the candy he was given that is until Ja'far took them away from him. At that moment, Princess Kogyoku and the fallen magi, Judar approached the huge group. The young prince noticed that Princess Kogyoku was blushing behind her sleeves as she walked towards the group, staring at Sinbad, causing the prince to growl softly. But, no one heard him. When the fallen magi, Judar, looked at both Aladdin and Ja'far he spoke loudly.
"What the hell happened to the Whitette and the Chibi!?" Judar asked loudly, pointing at the said people.
"Judar, watch your language! There are children here." Kougyoku scolded before she looked directly at the young prince. The princess blinked a few times before she looked up at Sinbad and then back at the prince.
"If you don't mind me asking, why does that child look like a younger version of King Sinbad?" The princess asked, pointing at the prince, who growled softly at her, but still no one heard him. Judar walked over to the boy and started poking him in the forehead.
"You're right. He does. Idiot King, care to explain?" The fallen magi asked as he started to tug on the prince's hair until the said King pushed him away from Shun.
"This is my son, Shun." Sinbad said happily, placing his hands on the young prince's shoulders. Judar and Kogyoku looked surprised at this.
"D-does that mean you have a wife?" The princess asked as she hide her face behind her sleeves.
"No, not yet." Sinbad said, his smile still present upon his face. Princess Kogyoku blushed brighter, covering her whole face as she thought to herself.
'King Sinbad is probably looking for someone who can help him raise his son. I'll just have to prove to him that I can be an excellent wife and mother!' The princess thought determinedly. Although, she never noticed Sinbad glance at his adviser, a blush on his cheeks. But, she did take notice of Ja'far standing next to her crush, scolding the young prince, who had tried to steal the bag of candy away from his mother. The princess was extremely jealous as Judar and Alibaba fought over Aladdin in the background. After a few moments, Sinbad sighed before he got everyone's attention once more.
"Why don't we go back to the palace and get our guest settled in." The king suggested. While Ja'far was distracted, Shun took the opportunity to steal the bag of candy from her and started running towards the palace like his life depended on it. Although, it probably did if Ja'far was involved.
"Shun! Get back here!" The white-haired adviser called out to the prince. The white-haired woman lifted her dress off of the ground and started to run after the young prince, while the others started laughing.
"I bet all of you that by the time she catches that stupid prince, that candy will be gone." Misaki said as the group started to follow behind the young prince and the white-haired adviser. When the group finally caught up with the young prince and Ja'far, the white-haired woman was scolding her son again for eating the whole bag of candy. At this moment, Kogyoku was grinning behind her sleeves before she spoke calmly to Ja'far.
"There's no reason to scold the boy for eating a bag of candy. Children will be children." The princess said with a sweet smile as she tried to be motherly.
"She has a point there!" Hinahoho said with a laugh as the group made their way into the dining room. Everyone sat where they sat the night before, but Shun sat in between his mother and Princess Kogyoku, who sat next to Sinbad. Judar sat next to Aladdin with Lily in between her father and mother.
"That may be so, but too much sugar isn't healthy. He can still have candy, but it would have to be limited just not the same amount he just ate." Ja'far said.
"Enough about candy. I want to know what happened to the Chibi and the Whitette." Judar said with a bored look upon his face.
"Aladdin and Ja'far were caught in a potion accident earlier today." Sinbad said with a grin. The others were also snickering. Even Shun was snickering, but since he was sitting next to his mother, he was hit upside the head. The other children started to laugh at him, causing the young prince to glare at them as he rubbed the back of his head.
"The same thing happened to Hakuryuu yesterday morning. Although, it was Judar's fault." Princess Kogyoku said as she stared at the fallen magi blankly.
"How was I suppose to know he-I mean she, was in the room!?" Judar countered before he turned away with a grunt.
"Is that why he-she's not here?" Sinbad asked, quickly fixing his mistake. The princess only nodded her head at the king with a slight blush on her face. After a few moments, everyone started their own conversations, except Shun and Ja'far. They were listening to Kogyoku flirt with Sinbad. After listening to the Kou empire princess flirt with the king of the seven seas, Ja'far started to get annoyed. She suddenly excused herself from the table and quickly walked out of the room.
"Ja'far! Wait!" Sinbad called after his adviser, standing from the table and running out of the room as well. When he was out of earshot, the princess muttered to herself.
"I wish King Sinbad would just marry me." The princess muttered quietly, but she never expected Shun to hear what she said. The young prince slammed his hand down on the table as he also stood up before glaring down at the Kou empire princess.
"Stay away from my father." The young prince said with a serious voice and a hateful glare. Kogyoku flinched away while the others sat in shock and surprise as the young prince followed after his parents.
"Thank the gods he wasn't beyond pissed." Aoba muttered quietly when the young prince disappeared down the hallway, but the other children still heard him and agreed with him.
A/N: I just wanted to let everyone know that the story will get more serious from here. Am I going to fast? Should I add one more chapter before the seriousness comes? Please comment and review. Thx.