Aladdin woke up to her phone ringing. It was Jafar's ringtone. She moved away from Judal slowly and then ran across the room to pick up the phone before it went to voice mail.

"Hello?"

"Aladdin, can you meet me at the pancake house? I want to talk to you about the new album. Sinbad wants to know how you feel about the tour."

"Yeah, sure. I'll be there as soon as I can. I just woke up so it may be a while."

"Take your time. I'll be there in an hour." He hung up.

Aladdin headed to her bathroom to wash her face and brush her teeth. She brushed her hair and got dressed, skipping makeup for the day. She scribbled a note for Judal to see later, grabbed her purse, and ran out the door while calling a cab.

"Hey Sam! Pancake house please."

"Sure thing kid."

On the way she looked through the file. It had Judal's full name, his age, phone number, and three addresses-one to an apartment in LA, one to a house in Tahoe, one to a house in Italy,- and a police report detailing how his parents were killed in an accident with a drunk driver. Her smile faded, the uncle he was passed off to didn't have that great a record.

She got there fifteen minutes later. Jafar was already seated with coffee in hand.

She ordered.

"So what did we need to talk about?

"Your new album's tour. We were planning Europe. We've been talking to Ugo about it. Sinbad wanted to know if there was anything you wanted to see in Europe in particular. Or any places you wanted to perform specifically. You have a lot of options based on how popular you have become and how quickly this album sold."

"Oh, I don't know. I definitely want to spend time in France and see as much as possible. I've been studying French really hard for the last year."

"Okay, I think we can work with that. Anything else?"

"I don't really know. I haven't thought about any sight-seeing or anything; I didn't know we would be able to."

"Well, think about it a little; talk to Ugo and your Dad. Nothing is set in stone yet so we still have time to make changes and travel plans."

They finished eating, continuing their conversation about the tour. They spent almost two hours talking about different stage effects and opening bands and singers. Aladdin had a few singers and bands in mind that she mentioned.

"Where are you headed after this Aladdin?"

"I'm meeting a new friend at the park with the big lake. We're going to go shopping."

"Who's your new friend?"

"Oh his name is Judal."

"I see. Well, you don't want to be late, do you Aladdin? Go on ahead. I'll see you tomorrow."

Aladdin ran out the door and down the block. She made her way through the streets and to the park. When she got there she found a bench in the quieter side underneath several trees.

She waited for a few minutes.

~~~Jafar/Sinbad (back to when Aladdin was leaving)~~~

Jafar watched the girl race away. Sinbad had told him about how violet Judal could be. He was worried. He pulled out his phone and dialed the first number on speed dial.

"Sin, you were right. She's been spending time with Judal. They are going to meet at the park with the lake we normally meet at."

"I'll go make sure she is okay. Don't stress Jafar. I got this."

Sinbad pulled his car out onto the street. He was maybe five minutes away. He would get there before her.

He parked on a nearby street and walked to the park, standing on the side of the park opposite where she would be coming from. He watched her sit down on a bench under the shade of several trees. He wasn't going to lose his biggest grossing artist like this, he refused.

He walked out from his hiding place, moving towards the bridge that ran across a narrow portion of the lake and called out to her. She jerked her head towards him. Why was Sinbad here? He smiled at her and waved her over. Reluctantly she stood up and met him at her side of the bridge.

"Hi Sinbad. What are you doing here?"

"Oh, I haven't been here in forever so I decided to walk through on my way to pick up Jafar. What are you doing?"

"A friend and I agreed to meet here before going shopping. I need some new clothes. I spilled my coffee into my laundry basket and ruined a bunch of stuff. It was all stained."

"Do I know this friend?"

"I don't think so. An old family friend is visiting from out of town, so it wouldn't make any sense for you to know them." A lie. Sinbad knew Judal and Judal wasn't an old family friend but she didn't want Sinbad to give her another lecture. As far as she was concerned Judal was a nice person, he just didn't like to show it. He hid behind his profanity and his intelligence.

He gave her an unconvinced look. "I see. You know, you could have Yamraiha design a wardrobe for you to fit the celebrity image. Buying clothes off the rack isn't standard practice for singers as popular as you are."

"I don't think it's smart to spend money on that stuff. I'm perfectly capable of dressing myself and it isn't like getting custom made shorts is going to change my music so I don't see any point. It just isn't that important."

Sinbad gave her a huge smile. "That's what makes you so special Aladdin, you don't get caught up in the fame like so many others do."

"Um, yeah I guess." She didn't like the look on his face.

Sinbad glanced over Aladdin's head, spotting Judal moving towards them. Judal looked up from the ground and made eye contact with Sinbad, frown turning his lips down. 'What the hell is he doing here?' Sinbad looked back to Aladdin, giving her a seductive look before leaning in, pulling her face towards him and pressing their lips together.

Judal was shocked. He was pissed. He felt betrayed. She was kissing him! She was fucking kissing him! And he had been ready to ask her out, officially. Judal was about to turn away. He didn't want to see this. If it had been anyone else kissing her he would have killed them, but it was Sinbad and it hurt like hell, the memories and the hurt from a few years before resurfacing. His heart felt like it was being torn apart and stomped on a second time.

Aladdin didn't move at first, completely shocked. She couldn't register what was happening. It took her a moment to understand what was happening, but when she did revulsion ran through her, freezing her veins. The perv was kissing her! He was like, twice her age and he was kissing her! And he was her boss. She pushed him away, stepping back. She slapped him as hard as she could. Her palm was stinging but she ignored it.

"What the hell are you doing?" She could feel the tears. She felt violated. The hole in her chest was back, threatening to swallow her and leave nothing but an empty shell behind. She needed to get away from him. She needed to find Judal and feel his warmth burn away the ice in her chest.

Judal could here the wrongness in her voice. Something was wrong with her. She had pushed him away and slapped him. So they weren't together? And she had just used an actual "bad word." It was the first time he had ever heard her say anything of the like. His mind was reeling.

"I'm kissing my girlfriend." Sinbad said with a slight smirk. He wanted Judal to leave the picture, he could work damage control with Aladdin later; she was gullible enough to fall for his lies.

"You should get your eyes checked then because I already claimed her. Chibi is mine." Aladdin turned and Judal could see the tears in her eyes. Yeah, Sinbad was fucking dead. Aladdin shouldn't have that look in her eyes; it was a milder version of the same look he had seen in his own eyes. He didn't want to see her bright eyes marred by that haunted look. He looked at her straight in the face. "Did you want him to kiss you Chibi?" If she had then he would walk away, but if the evidence he was looking at was right and she hadn't then he would beat the shit out of the back stabbing pervert.

"N-n-n-no I don't even know why he did that." She was scared or hurt or something Judal couldn't name and it pissed him off. He was done. Sinbad wasn't allowed to molest another minor. It had been bad enough that Sinbad had talked his way into Judal's pants, but making the same move on Aladdin was absolutely unacceptable.

His fist met Sinbad's jaw with a satisfying crunch. He landed another punch to Sinbad's stomach and a kick to his shins before Sinbad's knee connected with his side. Sinbad landed a hit that would result in a black eye, but he got Sinbad behind the knees, bringing him to the ground.

Aladdin didn't know how to stop them. Neither of them were listening to her pleas. She couldn't get them to stop no matter what she said. She heard someone off to the side on the phone with the police. They would be here in minutes, but if that happened then Judal would be arrested, and that would be bad. She couldn't let that happen. Aladdin pulled out her phone and dialed. It was picked up after the first ring. She didn't wait for any kind of greeting. She was so upset, she could barely breathe. She could hear the ragged sobs coming from her; feel the tears pouring down the sides of her face.

"Daddy, I need you to come to the old park. I need help. I don't know what to do."

Hello!

Soooooo….What do you guys think? Pretty exciting stuff. Get ready to see Solomon be a cool dad and some more cute Alaju scenes.

I'm not exactly sure how I'm going to have Jafar react once he understands what actually happened, but I think Kouha and Hakuei will be taking action against Sinbad. Maybe. Kinda depends on what Jafar does and if I go with plan A or plan B for Ugo's next move. Decisions decisions.

Ummmmm. So, I'm about to leave to visit family really soon so my update rate may be a little slow for a little while.

Please Review, it keeps me motivated. I have soo much work to do before I leave it isn't even funny, but I decided to procrastinate and finish up writing this chapter instead.

Oh, also let me know if there is anything you would like to see Aladdin and Judal do together, actions against Sinbad you want a friend of Aladdin's to take, ect. I love hearing your ideas, they normally get my creative side working. So anything you want to see happen let me know and I will try to get it done.

The poll is now closed. Morgiana and Hakuryuu were the most popular couple, followed by Alibaba and Kougyoku. I'll start adding in more development and scenes with them soon. Let me know if you want to see anything happening with them. Also, I introduced Leraje as a possible love interest for Kouha a little while ago. Please let me know if you like the idea or want me to go in a different direction (at this point I would probably just make him a play boy if you don't like this pairing unless you have someone you want specifically.)

Until Next Time!

-Kizuna