Chapter 5: A Stray Child
By: DarkDuelist
Disclaimer: Aladdin, Jasmine and Co. are copyright of Disney and I used them without permission. This idea came from Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Normal Again, which belongs to Joss Whedon. The ep 'Normal Again' was written by Diego Gutierrez so tons of credit to both of them. The title of this chapter comes from a song on the .Hack//sign OST soundtrack. (*) means the character is thinking. (^^^) is when the place changes from Agrabah to the institution. (~) is the voice. In Aladdin's POV.
..Click
I looked toward the door as Dr. Rosenberg stepped in.
"Alan, could I please speak with you for a minute?"
I nodded, not really looking at him. Why not just humor him and then him talk? What can it do to me?
"Alan, I just got done talking with your mother and she wants to spend sometime with you. We think that might help you think clearer if you two talk more."
I sat there in shock for a while. *Please no, I can't face her.*
"I know that you have some trouble talking with her, but I think that the fact that in the world you made were she is dead is why it hurts you so much. But if we have you together more then maybe I'll begin to see what is fact and fiction."
"No, I don't want to see her! I know what is real. I can't see her..."
"Alan, as your doctor I think this will be best for you."
"Well, I don't!" I quickly snapped back at him.
He sighed and shook his head. "Well, you don't have much of a choice Alan. I'm sorry, but it is my job to help you, then if you don't want help Alan."
He turned to leave then turned back and looked at me. "Alan, your mother loves you a lot. She only wants what is best for you. And so do I."
It wasn't much long after Dr. Rosenberg left when the door opened again and my "mother" walked in. I felt so much fear inside me.
*She isn't real. Just keep telling your self that. There isn't anything she can do to you. Nothing she said is real or matters.*
"Alan," She smiled sweetly and walked over to me slowly. She stop in front of me and looked into my eyes and started to lift her arms like she was going to hug me, but stopped. "I won't touch you unless you want me too,okay?"
I slowly nodded and sat down on my bed. She joined me, her eyes never leaving mines. For a while we just looked at each other. Finally she broke the quite.
"The doctor tells me it's hard for you to see me and I want you to know that I'm doing this because I love you not because I want to cause you any pain. I just want to help you so can come home."
"My home is Agrabah. Not here."
The look on her face tore a hole in my heart. *No, she isn't real. Your real mother is dead.*
"I want you to see something Alan." She pulled something out of her pocket and handed it to me. It was a picture. A picture of her and me. Both of us looked so happy, smiling with our arms around each other. A mother and her son without a care in the world. "I want it be like that again. I want my son back home with me. I want you to be happy again, to see you smile."
My eyes never left the picture, I could feel tears forming in my eyes. *It isn't real. She isn't real. This picture isn't real.*
~But you want it to be real, don't you Alan? Well, guess what? It is real! All you have to do is let it be real again.~
*No, I can't.*
~And why, may I ask?~
*Because it isn't real.*
~Oh come now all ready! What more do you need? Theres a picture in your hand that shows it's all real.~
*It can't be...*
~Let yourself be happy again damnit!~
"Alan? Are you okay?"
I looked up at her. The look of concern on her face. I could feel my tears falling down. *Could it be true?*
"Sweetheart?" She reached up and brush my tears away but stopped.
"No." I murmured. "I...it's okay"
She smiled happily and brush the tears away. Then kissed me on my cheek. It was just like same as the way my mother would kiss me when I was a kid. *Maybe this is real. Somehow.. NO! This is what Mozenrath wants, for me to believe these lies!*
Quickly I pulled away from her. She looked so shocked and I turned away from her. "No...this isn't...it can't be!
Dr. Rosenberg walked in and came over to my mother. "Maybe it's best to stop for today."
She nodded sadly and picked up the picture from where I dropped it. Then walked out with the doctor. I walked around the room again, my whole body shaking. *I can't let that happen again. I can't let Mozenrath win. But...what if..?*
By: DarkDuelist
Disclaimer: Aladdin, Jasmine and Co. are copyright of Disney and I used them without permission. This idea came from Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Normal Again, which belongs to Joss Whedon. The ep 'Normal Again' was written by Diego Gutierrez so tons of credit to both of them. The title of this chapter comes from a song on the .Hack//sign OST soundtrack. (*) means the character is thinking. (^^^) is when the place changes from Agrabah to the institution. (~) is the voice. In Aladdin's POV.
..Click
I looked toward the door as Dr. Rosenberg stepped in.
"Alan, could I please speak with you for a minute?"
I nodded, not really looking at him. Why not just humor him and then him talk? What can it do to me?
"Alan, I just got done talking with your mother and she wants to spend sometime with you. We think that might help you think clearer if you two talk more."
I sat there in shock for a while. *Please no, I can't face her.*
"I know that you have some trouble talking with her, but I think that the fact that in the world you made were she is dead is why it hurts you so much. But if we have you together more then maybe I'll begin to see what is fact and fiction."
"No, I don't want to see her! I know what is real. I can't see her..."
"Alan, as your doctor I think this will be best for you."
"Well, I don't!" I quickly snapped back at him.
He sighed and shook his head. "Well, you don't have much of a choice Alan. I'm sorry, but it is my job to help you, then if you don't want help Alan."
He turned to leave then turned back and looked at me. "Alan, your mother loves you a lot. She only wants what is best for you. And so do I."
It wasn't much long after Dr. Rosenberg left when the door opened again and my "mother" walked in. I felt so much fear inside me.
*She isn't real. Just keep telling your self that. There isn't anything she can do to you. Nothing she said is real or matters.*
"Alan," She smiled sweetly and walked over to me slowly. She stop in front of me and looked into my eyes and started to lift her arms like she was going to hug me, but stopped. "I won't touch you unless you want me too,okay?"
I slowly nodded and sat down on my bed. She joined me, her eyes never leaving mines. For a while we just looked at each other. Finally she broke the quite.
"The doctor tells me it's hard for you to see me and I want you to know that I'm doing this because I love you not because I want to cause you any pain. I just want to help you so can come home."
"My home is Agrabah. Not here."
The look on her face tore a hole in my heart. *No, she isn't real. Your real mother is dead.*
"I want you to see something Alan." She pulled something out of her pocket and handed it to me. It was a picture. A picture of her and me. Both of us looked so happy, smiling with our arms around each other. A mother and her son without a care in the world. "I want it be like that again. I want my son back home with me. I want you to be happy again, to see you smile."
My eyes never left the picture, I could feel tears forming in my eyes. *It isn't real. She isn't real. This picture isn't real.*
~But you want it to be real, don't you Alan? Well, guess what? It is real! All you have to do is let it be real again.~
*No, I can't.*
~And why, may I ask?~
*Because it isn't real.*
~Oh come now all ready! What more do you need? Theres a picture in your hand that shows it's all real.~
*It can't be...*
~Let yourself be happy again damnit!~
"Alan? Are you okay?"
I looked up at her. The look of concern on her face. I could feel my tears falling down. *Could it be true?*
"Sweetheart?" She reached up and brush my tears away but stopped.
"No." I murmured. "I...it's okay"
She smiled happily and brush the tears away. Then kissed me on my cheek. It was just like same as the way my mother would kiss me when I was a kid. *Maybe this is real. Somehow.. NO! This is what Mozenrath wants, for me to believe these lies!*
Quickly I pulled away from her. She looked so shocked and I turned away from her. "No...this isn't...it can't be!
Dr. Rosenberg walked in and came over to my mother. "Maybe it's best to stop for today."
She nodded sadly and picked up the picture from where I dropped it. Then walked out with the doctor. I walked around the room again, my whole body shaking. *I can't let that happen again. I can't let Mozenrath win. But...what if..?*