Aladdin held his little tablet as Judal buckled him into the car. His jacket and ensemble matched Judal's. He watched as the other settled his own papers and laptop on his lap.
"You're going to hold these, aren't you?"
"Of course!" Aladdin smiled at him, "Thank you for the pillow." He shifted his butt a bit on the fluffy pillow. "It's really comfy."
"Yeah, well, you'll probably be sleeping half the day away in my office while I work so you might want something to sleep with."
"Do you sleep at work?"
The door shut with his reply, making Aladdin shift around in his seat as the man walked around the car and opened the driver's side. He gave a great sigh before he started the engine, opening the garage door and pulling out. The sun was barely over the horizon, painting the world in pastels colors.
It was amazing. He couldn't help himself. Aladdin rolled the window down as they drove and stuck his head by the window, turning on the radio and bobbing his head to the music. It was a good song on the radio, making him smile.
"This song reminds me of you," he told Judal.
"I'm trying to drive, brat."
Aladdin apologized, but he began to hum the song along with the radio. The road passed under them as the lights that guided their way flew past. He couldn't help but to watch them pass one by one, mouth open in awe of it all. The world was so cool and relaxed like this. There was no one outside right now; just a few cars here and there, but no people on the streets.
The birds flew overhead as the sun rose higher. Aladdin continued to sing with the radio now, learning parts of the music fast. His feet swung in front of him. Everything in the world was as it should be. He had done his job and made his master pleased in bed, even though it hadn't made him too happy afterwards.
He was good at kissing though. Aladdin looked over at Judal and smiled as they turned into another place, Judal driving around and talking to one of those inanimate objects again. He looked over a moment before saying something else and driving around.
"Do you come here often?"
"Every weekday, Chibi." He pulled his wallet out of his pants and fished out a few dollars, handing it to the woman inside the building. She handed him cups, which he set down between them.
"Have a good day!"
"Judal gave a slight smile, fake clearly, before they started driving again. The other was taking sips from the cup on his side, sometimes drinking it and making a turn with one hand. His expression was bored, his eyes underlined with small bags.
Aladdin looked at the cup near himself and frowned. "Is that-"
"Yeah, that's for you. Careful though, it's hot."
"It is? Should I wait for it to get cold?"
"Not unless you really want to taste lousy chocolate milk. You drink it warm Chibi. That's why it's called hot chocolate."
He took a careful sip, smacking his lips a bit before he watched how Judal drank again. He watched a few sips be drunk by the man before he started to mimic. They reached the parking garage and Aladdin was swaying his head to the music on the radio and drinking his drink gleefully. Judal climbed out after they parked, walking around the car and opening the back for a minute before he shut the trunk and held a bag for Aladdin; "Put your things in here. You can have your own bag too that way everyone thinks we're at least being professional."
What a cool idea! Aladdin pulled his pillow out from under him, setting his book and his little computer tablet into the bag as well. They zipped it up a moment before Judal hung it around Aladdin's shoulders.
"Not bad."
"We're going to be the most professional people in the building."
"Yeah, something like that." Judal grabbed his laptop and papers before he picked his drink back up from on top of the car. "Do you have your hot chocolate?"
"Yes!" He held it up for the other to see before Judal shut the door to the car and locked it.
"Alright, this way. We need to go to the skywalk."
"The what?"
"You'll see."
A hallway made mostly of glass and metal, that's what the skywalk was. Everything could be seen from it. There were cars passing underneath their feet, advertisements flashing from a board nearby on a building. There was a large food place where they had eaten the other night. There were birds sitting on the roof of the hallway.
It was just…
"Aladdin, don't fall behind." Judal doubled back, pulling him along by his braid.
"Ah-Sorry!" Aladdin smiled to him. "Did you see the birds?!"
"Yeah, they're probably pooping."
"Do they do that here?" Aladdin looked back as Judal choked on his coffee.
"Shit! The key for the building!" The man handed him his laptop and things before setting the coffee down next to him. "Stay right here. I need to run back to the car for a minute."
"wha-WAIT!" Aladdin yelled after him, but Judal was already running, his coat and braid fanning out behind him as he ran.
Aladdin sighed, once more looking out the windows. It was really cool here. No wonder Judal didn't mind working for a place that made horrible things like guns. If he could have a view like this, well… he would be considering making bad things too. Then again, maybe he felt safer behind a gun instead of being pointed at.
Too much to think about, Aladdin took another sip of his hot chocolate and smiled at the taste. It was really good! He had never had this before. It was like a big warm hug in a cup, a comfort that went from the top of his head to the tips of his toes. He liked that.
"I'm back," Judal rushed back to him, looking down to snort. "I see you like your drink."
"Hmm?"
Judal knelt down, licking his finger before he was rubbing at Aladdin's lips a bit. "Alright. If anyone asks, I'm your guardian, got it?"
"Yes!"
"What am I?"
"You're my guardian."
"You're homeschooled too, if anyone asks if you go to school."
"Of course! I want to stay with my guardian and not have to be away from him."
"Just needed the of course, not the extra," Judal looked him over a minute before checking his watch. "We're about ten minutes early so we don't have to worry about too much. Only a few third shift people are here right now, but they're going to be really tired so keep quiet and follow me, got it?"
"I know, now let's go. You're gonna be late."
"You don't have to tell me that, you little shit." Judal took his computer and papers back before picking up his coffee. He unlocked the door and slipped through, leaving it open with his foot for Aladdin to slip through. They wandered down the hallways together, sipping their coffees and walking in step with one another.
"Morning, Judal," a blue haired woman greeted from by the copying machine, her gaze dropped to Aladdin. "Who's this?"
"I apparently get to be a parent." Judal replied, "Aladdin. Hakuei. Hakuei, Aladdin."
"You both are looking very nice today." Hakuei smiled to Aladdin, "Are you looking forward to seeing Judal work today?"
"Yep! We're gonna play in his office."
"We're not playing in my office," Judal hissed as Hakuei covered her mouth, giggling a bit before she followed after them.
"Don't you have a brother in accounting to visit, 'Kuei?" Judal looked back at her and grimaced at the bright smile.
"Kougyoku is in your office, Judal."
"Great."
"She might not be there still, but she was in there this morning."
"I swear to god, if she actually bought me that dil-object with no name," he corrected, eyeing Aladdin as he stopped from saying dildo," and it's vibrating in my desk then I'll kill her."
"The unfiltered Judal has to behave, I think I like you being a parent." Hakuei gave a small wave. "If you want to stretch your legs a bit from playing only in Judal's office, I'm right down the hall, alright Aladdin?"
"Okay, Miss Hakuei."
She left them from there, Judal scoffing at her. "Having to behave, she makes me sound like a rude idiot."
Aladdin sipped at his drink as well as the other fumed all the way down to his office. He shut the door behind them and motioned to the couch in the room. "That's yours. You can sleep or I took the liberty to download some reading and writing lessons on there that will show me where your literary skills are so you can work on those."
"I'm gonna take a nap!" Aladdin headed over to the couch and pulled his tablet out, setting it and his book onto the small table by the couch and preparing to pull out his pillow when a figure walked in. Her red hair was done in almost a bow shape, her eyes sharp in the same nature Judal's were sometimes.
"Judal, you didn't answer my text message Friday evening."
"Clearly busy, Old hag," Judal set his things on his desk. "I still need to clock in."
"Oh well, look who lost a pair-ah, who's he?" Kougyoku's eyes landed on Aladdin before she frowned. "Judal, you aren't supposed to let the beggars outside in. They're steal things."
"Judal is busy. You should come back later, old lady."
"Huh? Excuse me?" Kougyoku glared at him. "I am younger than him," he motioned at Judal before looking over to him for help. "Why is this brat here? Why didn't you answer my text about going drinking? We were going to talk about company hopping."
"Oh shit, was that Friday?"
"Yes, it was. Who is the rude little snot sitting on your leather couch?"
"Chibi, Kougyoku. Kougyoku, that's Aladdin. He's my godchild," he paused to think staring in a random direction of the room, "nephew? I don't know what the hell kind of term you use for kids that end up with you."
"Adopted is what word you are looking for and what are you doing?"
"Searching for 'Gyoku presents in my desk, I know you too well."
She rolled her eyes, moving to lean against his desk a bit. "You make it sound like I would put something inappropriate in-"
"There it is. Pink? You flatter me, old maid." Judal winked over at Aladdin as Kougyoku frowned, spinning around to face him.
"I didn't put any- AH! WHAT THE HELL!?" She screeched as Judal tossed a black thing at her, making her jump and begin to smack herself. "DAMN IT JUDAL! I HATE THAT THING!"
Aladdin looked over the couch, seeing the toy spider lying on the floor. He laughed a bit as the woman told off Judal.
She was noisy though, noisy enough that Aladdin grew tired of listening to her and put in the pair of headphones that came with his tablet and started to play with it. After a few minutes of trouble, he finally found what he wanted and snuggled onto the couch, shutting his eyes and beginning to rest.
"And-"
"Shut up!" Judal hissed as he saw Aladdin settling on the couch. He walked around, tossing the fake bug on his desk before he pulled Kougyoku out of the room and checked one more time to make sure that the boy was gone. Those little blue eyes were closed and a small murmur escaped him before Aladdin rolled over on the sofa, headphones falling to the floor. He shut the door to his office and looked over at the woman. "You complain too much, anyway, what news was there to share Friday?"
Kougyoku smiled, looking mischievously at Judal. "Oh, just some news I know someone like you would love to hear."
"Every second you wait is another that I remain standing and debating over whether to send Aladdin into your office with that fake spider to hide where you will surely scream when you-"
"Sinbad's coming today."
Judal stared at her in shock, his face slowly turning into a grin. "The idiot from Sindrian Industries?"
"The same," Kougyoku purred. "He's coming in to talk about a plan with my brothers, but~ I heard from a little birdie over in his business that he's got a whole new area of business that he's going to go into and he wants some experienced management."
"You would leave your dear brothers," Judal asked sarcastically as he clocked in nearby.
"Well, if they could offer me more than inventory position, I wouldn't mind running away with the man. Besides," she smiled, blushing a bit. "Have you seen him? He's gorgeous."
"Yeah, arrogant bastard he is." Judal shook his head before they headed down the hall towards the meeting rooms. "Anyway, you know what time he's gonna be here?"
"No clue, I just heard it from Kouha on Friday. He was in a pissy mood."
"delightful," Judal smirked at her. "Try not to fall into any pig pens while I'm working. I have one brat to look over and I would rather it not be the old hag from inventory."
"I'm not old!"
Judal shut the door, nodding to the others in the room with a smile. "Good morning, who wants to start a war?"