Chapter Two: Getting Help from a Witch
Note: This is Aladdin/Aladdin, This is Kazuma, and this is Yami
Aladdin woke up in one of the abandoned tunnels near Sadira`s home. He couldn`t remember how he got there.
'Remember!' the voice in his head screamed again, making the young man wince.
'Don`t push him baka! Kazuma, you need to get to safety, now.'
Aladdin obeyed and ran tell a door appeared in his path. He kicked the door open and ran down the corridor. He knew that he was in danger. He needed to run.
'I`m taking over Kazuma',said the second voice. Kazuma lets it happen, trusting this voice more than the other.
They hear footsteps. They knew immediately that it was the guards.
But they were kind of surprised that they knew they came down here. They must have Razoul with them.
''Turn around and leave me be,'' says the second voice. ''I don`t wish to harm any of you.''
''Humph. I knew you had lost it Street Rat,'' said an unknown guard.
They charged at him/them, and in seconds all but one is knocked unconscious.
''What-?''
Aladdin pinned him against the wall and got in his face.
''Tell the genie not to look for me.''
He turns and runs, not looking to see if he is O.K., or doing as he was instructed.
Sadira was up late working on a spell to improve her cooking when someone banged on her door.
''Coming!'' she called. When she opens the door, she steps back in surprise. ''Aladdin….?''
''Evening Sadira,'' he said. ''Look….I know it`s late, and I know I've done nothing to ask this of you, but I really, truly, absolutely need your help.''
Sadira let him in and offered him a seat. She knew that now wasn`t the time for flirting. Something was…..wrong with Aladdin. His ora was acting strange, and, though he spoke calmly, his posture was stiff and strained.
''What is it?'' Sadira asked. Aladdin almost never went to her for help on his own. 'What`s going on?'
Aladdin takes a deep breath.
''This is not the reason I need your help, but you need to know. Buy tomorrow at the latest, there will be a bounty on my head for breaking my father, the King of Thieve, out of prison.''
He takes another breath to calm himself.
''I need you to hide me and help me with this….I…..''
He winces.
''What Aladdin?'' she says, Concern evident in her voice.
''I think I'm losing my mind,'' he tells her. ''When I….attacked Razoul-''
''You attacked a palace guard?!'' she screams. She then covers her mouth with both hands.
''Sorry. Was kinda, well, I'm not even sure what happened! One minuet I was turning myself over to Razoul; the next I`m waking up in one of your tunnels.''
Sadira evaluates what he has told her, and she gets an idea.
'' What if we try meditation?'' she asks. '' Then I can look inside your mind, see what's happening, then see if I can do anything.''
Aladdin nods his head in agreement.