To say there was a war going on in the kingdom of Sindria was a gross understatement, Sinbad thought as he sat with his generals and watched the silent battle being waged along the end of the table. The sound of a chair being slid back and forth on the ground was the one thing audible throughout the room.

Alibaba found himself sitting stoically, earning death glares from the magi sitting on the other side of suddenly very friendly blue haired magi. Aladdin moved closer to Alibaba and leaned against him, a small smile on her face when the boy was foolish enough to wrap an arm around her.

Probably for comfort, it might have been uncomfortable and almost impossible to eat with someone leaning like that against you, but Sinbad shook his head and averted his gaze when the other magi acted.

Alibaba's arm became encased in ice, being thrown off Aladdin quickly enough before Judal slid Aladdin's chair back to his side, holding onto her closely. She looked uncomfortable though, holding onto her belly and looking up at him.

"He's trying so hard," Ja'far murmured towards Yamuraiha as the woman giggled quietly. They all were watching the scene. It had become the entertainment for small talk and bored fellows in the palace. Even the servants seemed to peek out from behind doors to look over and watch. The three involved seemed to have no knowledge of this though, continuing their struggles.

Aladdin squirmed in Judal's arms, finally freeing herself enough that she slid her chair back over to Alibaba who had finally freed his arm from its icy prison. The blond stared down at her a moment before sighing, beginning the process again until his arm became uncomfortable and he finally wrapped it around her shoulders and earned another frozen arm.

Sinbad shook his head. "So she went to his room last night," he asked Sharrkan.

"Oh yeah, he was perfectly content with holding her last night." Sharrkan laughed, "although I think if Judal knew that-"

Alibaba stood up from where he was, making a run for it as Judal stood up in a fury, his chair falling back behind him as he glared at the dungeon capturer. The ice spears that chased after the man were right at his heels, just barely missing him as Judal gave chase.

Aladdin moved quietly from her seat, carrying her plate as she headed over to where Ja'far was sitting and curling up in his lap. The adviser shook his head a moment before sliding his plate over for her, wrapping his arms around her to let her get comfortable.

"Aladdin," Pisti smiled over at her, "Aren't you going to help Alibaba?"

"They're running," Aladdin complained leaning against the adviser as she ate probably the last of the peaches in the palace. "I don't like running right now."

"Do you want to eat something else besides all the peaches?" Ja'far looked down only to find the woman shaking her head again.

"I need them. Everything else tastes bad."

Sinbad shook his head. "I think we're going to need more peaches after breakfast." And a medic for Alibaba probably, now that he was thinking along those lines.

Aladdin groaned a bit before rubbing her belly more. "It's really annoying to have her start kicking. I wish Judal would leave me alone. He gets the baby all excited and then I spend the next few minutes having to calm the girl down."

Yamuraiha held out her hands with Pisti. "Do you mind if we feel? It's not every day we have something like this happen."

Aladdin lifted her hands and the two generals were feeling the kicking and grinning.

"I bet she's going to be cute." Pisti remarked as the hall doors opened once more and Judal returned, looking smug with himself.

Aladdin's gaze flickered over to the magi for a moment before she was all but climbing out of Ja'far's arms, heading for the other door to the room and slipping through it before Judal had made it halfway back. The magi tried to follow after and was pulled back by Sinbad.

"Judal, give her a break."

"Don't touch me," he warned. "She was getting too close to that idiot. I don't want her or the kid getting any ideas."

"It's still inside her," Sinbad motioned the magi back to the table. "Aladdin needs time away to relax without the baby getting excited over you. It seems to only want to kick when you're around."

Judal looked towards the door once more, grinning. "It's good to know one of them has a semblance of intellect."

"Be nice to-" Sinbad was cut off when the doors of the hall were opened, guards flooding in and bowing before the table.

"A guest has come," one announced.

"Where?"

"They're awaiting you outside-"

The guard was cut off by another running in, "The guest has entered the palace!"

Judal was heading for the door before the others could say anything, Marur following close behind him. No one needed to ask where they were heading. Judal's gaze was narrowed, his body navigating through the hallways as fast as he could. The Fanalis behind him did the same, both headed to find Aladdin.

Aladdin was outside though, lying back as the sun shone down. Her eyes were closed before she felt the shadow over her person. Opening one eye, she looked up at the figure.

"You must be Aladdin," the pink haired man, or more likely women, stated. Aladdin sat up and looked over at the other, frowning.

"Who are you?"

The person smiled, "My name is Kouha, I'm a friend of Judal's." His gaze dropped down before he shook his head. "And you are one fascinating bit of news that has been running rampant through my homeland." He held his hand out a bit cautiously, "Do you mind if I feel?"

Aladdin looked at him a moment before nodding.

"How long have you been like this?" He asked as his hand rubbed the bump gently.

"A couple months," she admitted as the other jumped a bit. The baby had kicked a bit at him.

"Oh, it's so little then." He moved forward and pressed both his hands to the bump lightly, caressing her belly. "It shouldn't even be able to kick yet."

"She kicks a lot when Judal is around," Aladdin informed the other. "I've been trying to stay away so I can sleep, but Judal is always coming over to bother us."

Kouha grinned at that. "He must be excited since he never went home at all. He probably hasn't left your side unless you've forced him, has he?"

"Nope, but he chased my friend out of the food hall this morning."

"He did?" Kouha looked up at her. "Now why would he do that?"

"Probably because I was trying to sleep on my friend." She grinned sheepishly down at him. "I probably should have stopped, but it was comfy against him and I was tired."

The other pulled back and shook his head, "That's so astounding for there to be something like this in you. Have you given any thoughts to what her name is going to be?" He found himself moving to rest his hands against her belly again, finding it fascinating to hold his hands against something so powerful being created so slowly.

"A name?"

"Yes, I bet you must have given it some thought." Kouha smiled to Aladdin as he spoke. "I'm sure they will have a lovely name when you think of it."

"I really haven't given a moment to thinking of such a thing. I was just going to be happy when she's out. I'm tired of being tired."

Kouha looked at where his hands were a moment before speaking. "I'm sure Sinbad and the other generals would love for you to name your bundle after the country, just as I'm sure naming the child after the Kou Empire would make us happy. Personally, I've always been fond of more powerful names. You should name her a strong warrior's name."

"I don't know," she frowned, "I think something more kind would be better. She doesn't need a fighter's name if she's not going to be fighting."

"Not fighting?"

"I don't want her to fight." Aladdin smiled. "I'm going to keep her in whatever country doesn't have fighting."

Kouha shook his head, "I assure you, if she came to the Kou Empire, I would ensure she was spoiled without even a glimpse of war. I would go off to wars and stop them all long before she even heard of conflict."

Aladdin smiled before they both heard shouts from behind them. Kouha moved to grab his weapon from nearby and stand up, proudly grinning as the others approached. Judal was ahead of the others, looking at Kouha a moment before he smirked, "Couldn't stay away, Kouha?"

"Judal! You sly bastard, I should have known you were causing more trouble than imaginable. She's got a kicker in her and she's only a couple months in."

Judal moved over and picked Aladdin up, holding her close as Aladdin looked pointedly at his arms. Kouha began to laugh harder, earning a confused look from the others.

"I don't think you could separate yourself from Judal if you tried, Aladdin. He looks like he's here to stay."

"Good thing she doesn't mind me here," Judal replied, kissing Aladdin's forehead.

"Yes, then I suppose you thought of a name for the girl?"

"It's a boy," Judal corrected. "And I have a few ideas in mind, Shani, Lavi, Enza." He shook his head. "I'm still thinking about other names at the moment."

"I'm not naming her Shani," Aladdin told the magi outright.

"Chibi, we've been over this before, there's a boy in there and he's going to have a good name. I'm not naming him after some plant or anything."

"What if she comes out and you find she's a girl," Aladdin asked him.

"Then I'm naming her a boy name."

Kouha laughed as the blue haired magi went to hit him. "Aladdin, what will you do if she's a boy though? It is tradition to name the child in case it is either gender."

Judal looked a bit relieved as Aladdin stopped to think. She smiled a bit, "Then I'll name him Ugo."

"Ugo?" Judal stared at her as though she'd grown a second head. "That's not happening. He's going to be named something better. Ugo is a horrible name."

Aladdin squirmed in his arms once again, "My friend's name was Ugo and I miss him so the boy's name will be Ugo."

"I'm not naming my son after some djinn that couldn't even handle a fight." Judal looked to Kouha, shaking his head in disgust at the thought. The prince could only laugh as Aladdin looked up at him and the two began to argue further. The young magi glared up at him, holding onto the white fabric of his clothing as she argued. The older magi glared down at her, hands on his hips as he continued to fight having had her climb out of his arms to mimic the same stance as he had. Judal seemed to make it a point to be looking down at her, being close enough that she had to look up at him and fight.

Back and forth they went in their arguing, the more they argued, the closer they seemed to hover to one another. Just watching them argue was amusing. There was just so much chemistry between the two of them. Judal was practically seething as Aladdin continued to argue that she was going to name the child after a djinn whether or not he approved. Judal was warning that he would take the child and run when it was born.

"You will not take my little light from me," she snarled at him, holding onto her belly. "I won't let you come to see him be born."

"Father rights," Judal argued, but Kouha sighed, stepping between the two of them and clearing his throat.

"So it's your little light now?"

Aladdin stared at him in confusion a moment before she realized what she had said. "Yes, he's got really bright white colored rukh, so he's my little light." She smiled a bit as she relaxed, in turn causing Judal to relax.

Kouha smiled, "why not a name that means light then… Nour?"

"Noir sounds alright," Judal replied to the prince, grinning at the name.

"He said 'Nour' not 'Noir'," Aladdin seemed on board with the name though. Her face brightened as she nodded. "If it's a boy, then his name will be Nour."

"Noir," Judal corrected.

"But," she looked over at Judal, "if it's a girl, I'm naming her after my friend Mor-san!"

"I would rather name our child after the old hag back home," Judal remarked, crossing his arms. "If he turns out to be a girl, I'm naming her Kougyoku since you like Kouha's name so much."

Aladdin began to fight back when Kouha wrapped his arms around her. "I think Aladdin is ready for her child to be a boy, don't fight too much more. I'm sure for Aladdin to use her magoi takes a lot of energy that the baby needs."

Judal opened his mouth before shutting it. His eyes were on Aladdin a moment before he turned. "Good thinking, Kouha!" He began to run towrds the palace. "I should have hidden away her staff a while ago to prevent her from using all her magoi."

Aladdin followed after him. "Hide my staff and I'm using your wand!"

"No using your magoi!" Judal called back at her as he ran. Kouha pulled her back and smiled. "If you need me to hit him, I'm more than willing. I'll make sure to hit him where it hurts."

Aladdin nodded as Sinbad and the others came, greeting the prince who apologized for insisting on having to wait like a common guest to the palace.