Title : Flames Of Life

Main pairing : Alibaba/Judal

Chapter 10 -Scar

Alibaba was walking around the town when he bump into that girl. The friend of Kougyoku. Alibaba didn't want to pretend he didn't see her when he did.

"Morgiana." He called out the girl. She was holding a plastic bag in her right hand. It looked like she went shopping. It was strange to see the girl alone, since she is always with Morgiana. When the girl turned to Alibaba her face was red as ever.

"A-Alibaba." She stuttered. She was nervous as ever. Alibaba knew this girl liked him but he acted like he always did. "What are you doing?"

"I was just taking a walk since it's a nice day out." Alibaba said.

"Also to get away from those three idiots."

"Are you attending the festival?" Morgiana asked.

"I'm not sure but I think so." Alibaba recalled the conversion that he had with Kouha.

"You're coming to the festival, right." Kouha asked. Alibaba was reading a book in the living room when the pink-haired prince came crushing in disturbing his peace and quietness.

"I rather not." Alibaba said. Kouha then gave him the brightest smile. The blond knew that something that he wouldn't like would happen.

"You really don't have a choice." He smirked.

"What do you mean?" That look the blond did not like one bit. That smile just creeped Alibaba out.

"Since you're living here you have to obey the rule from the person older then you." Kouha pointed at the blond.

"What!" Alibaba got up surprised by such things. "I've never heard of this."

"It's because I just made it up." He said. Either way if you're living here you have to obey me since I am a prince and all."

"Damn him!"

"What do you mean by that?" Morgiana asked.

"I mean I am going. I'm going with that idiot prince." Morgiana couldn't help but laugh.

"You're really close with the princes. Aren't you?"

"I wouldn't call it close. They just don't leave me alone."

"Even so you stay with them even if they annoy you." She said. Now that he thought about what the girl said was true. He could leave anytime but he choose to stay with them. Were they rubbing on him or something?

Alibaba felt a hand on his right shoulder. He glanced and saw a familiar face.

"Alibaba." He said.

"Olba."

"I didn't know that you knew this beast."

"Beast?" Alibaba looked around and found Morgiana was the only one there.

"I'm talking about Morgiana. She's crazy strong and almost beat every boy up for trying to date her."

"You're a fighter." Alibaba said.

"Stupid Olba." Morgiana murmur.

"I'm just in the karate club at my school."

"If I'm not mistaken but you're in an all-girls school. Right."

"That's right. I'm so happy you knew that." She smiled.

"Are you in love with Alib-Ouch. Morgiana stepped on Olba's foot before he could finish his sentence.

"Alibaba, it was nice to talk with you but I have to meet with my friends." She said and waved goodbye to only Alibaba.

"That girl really doesn't like me."

"Why is that?" Alibaba asked.

"Because I used to date her friend and things didn't go so well."

"Oh that girl." Alibaba spoke. The one that you asked about advice on before. Alibaba remember giving the boy some advice, the result ended up them breaking up.

"It's kind of my fault then."

"No it isn't." Olba denied. It was going well but I just didn't have time with her when I kept worrying about other things that I needed to do. She got mad and we just broke up."

"What are you doing here?" Alibaba asked.

"I was meeting up with a friend from school but he cancelled on me so I just took a walk to past time."

"Don't you have school today?" Alibaba asked. It's a school day."

"I didn't feel like going to school."

"You shouldn't skip school."

"Have you ever been to school?" Olba asked.

"Well no. But if I did I would like to work hard and graduate."

Alibaba went home and everybody were home. It looked like nobody bother to go out like he did. Hakuryuu was reading some book and Kouha was playing with Sora and last but not least Judal, he was cooking up trouble.

"What are you making?" Alibaba went to the kitchen where Judal was.

"Since those two don't like my cooking that much I thought I should learn to cook like you do."

"Me?" Alibaba pointed at himself.

"Got a problem with that!" Judal yelled. Alibaba couldn't see Judal face since he was hiding it but he was blushing.

"I can teach you. If you want." Alibaba said.

Judal didn't like asking for help but he allow the blond too. They ended up cooking all kind of stuff. It was supposed to be just for practice but it ended up being their dinner for everybody.

"You're a good teacher." Judal said quickly leaving not waiting for Alibaba to say anything.

Alibaba was exhausted so he took a bath. He was humming in the bathroom. He enjoy living in such a nice home now. His last home didn't have such a big shower. It was pretty small and he had more room.

He got up from the bathtub and wrapped a towel around his waist and then looked at himself at the mirror. The door to the wash room opened and Judal appeared.

"I didn't know that you were in here." At that moment the black-haired man saw something on the right side of the shoulder of Alibaba. There was scar and it looked like it really hurt.

"Where did you get that?" Judal asked. The man walked into the wash room. He touched the scar, it looked so painful.

"This happened when I was a child. It doesn't hurt anymore." Judal didn't like it. He didn't like how that one scar would make Alibaba's skin look so horrible.

"Judal."

"It's nothing." He said turning around to leave.

Judal went to his room. He laid on the bed and thought about what he just saw. He couldn't get it out of his head. He didn't know much about the blond. He wanted to ask how he got the scar but decided against it.

"I feel like I know him from somewhere. Is that why I worry about him so much or is it something else?"

"He doesn't really say much about himself. Then again I shouldn't be saying that since I'm the same as him."

Just then Judal's phone vibrate. It was a text from one of his friends in the university that he used to attend. He friend went on and on about that masked thief again. Even Judal notice how much attention that criminal has gotten. He wonder about the thief since the reports say that guy is some young guy.

"Some guys have guts to do anything like that in this town."

"If Kouen was involved with the police he would probably get caught." Then again Judal liked hearing the reports about them since it was interesting and good past time when he had nothing else do. Like on his days off. He didn't really like going out unless he was forced too.

"Alibaba said he was from Balbadd. The rumors say that this thief is also from there."

Alibaba was in his room thinking about the look that Judal had on his face. He looked worried about him when he saw that scar on his right shoulder. The blond did get it as a child but he couldn't recall how it happened, he was small at the time. He just remembered it was really painful, that is all he knew.

"This was an exhausting day. I feel like I walked a lot today and bump into those two kids."

The blond missed Balbadd but he couldn't go back. He knew it was destroyed. He could still go but there would be nothing left to go back to. He promised himself that one day he would go back and rebuild it all when he had the power to do so. He still had to find out who the cause of the fire was and who the people that attacked his home were.

"I wish I could do something now but it's impossible." Alibaba turned to the side and looked at the alarm clock, it was past ten yet he couldn't fall asleep. He had to work tomorrow so he had to go to sleep fast or he wouldn't get up in time.