Spring for 'The Fallen' (Sinju)

CHAPTER-17

Not willing to do so...the king of Seven Seas dazed out once again while his advisor sat on the other table, signing out the reports and piling them up for the king to sign. He had been wandering around the whole day along with his beautiful lover...how can now someone expect him to sit down and sign up parchments?! But Jafar is not an ordinary 'someone' . After finishing some more Jafar looked up in order to transfer the scrolls to his King's pile only to find that not even a single one was out of the previous one. He still stood up and put down the scrolls with a loud thump and startled the king with that.
". . . " Sinbad looked up carefully to find his advisor glaring down at him. He just smiled sheepishly and picked up a scroll.
*Sigh* Jafar sighed in order to calm down, "you know I don't like forcing you Sin..but you force me to force you! at least complete these many before dinner? Please...?" He asked softly. Since screaming is not going to work, he has adapted to pleading.
"But that's only in 10 minutes!"
"And these are only 18 reports..you just have to sign.. it's okay if you don't read a word, I have read them all..."
Seeing the king still going at the speed of a sloth, he was finding it difficult to control his anger anymore. So he pinched the bridge of his nose and went on, "for my sake Sin.. just..just sign them..? Okay?" He asked helplessly.
"I know you are working hard Jafar but sitting here and signing papers is.. just not my forte but for you, I can complete these before dinner. Don't worry" and he flashed that confident, careless smile again.
At this moment Jafar wanted to pull his own hair sooo hard that his fingers twitched violently. 'No Jafar! No!...calm down!...calm down..haa hoo haa hoo' taking deep breaths he went on to arrange his desk and sort out the work he has to do after dinner. He looked at the king one last time and breathed in relief. Finally this will be finished by today itself. But he spoke too soon and to his utter disaster; he heard the lazy, seductive voice of his sworn enemy and he turned so fast that he could have cracked his neck.
"Oi Sinbad~" the Magi called as he floated down from the window and settled himself in the lap of his favourite king. Head against his broad chest he closed his eyes, looking really sleepy.
"Judal? What are you doing here? And you again came from the windo-" the king stopped abruptly as a slender hand muffled him, ceasing him from speaking further.
"Tch! What's with you all? Just shut up and let me rest" and he again closed his eyes. Sinbad just chuckled. He always found his lover cute when he was irritated.
Jafar glared at the unwanted person, the annoyance making the corner of his mouth twitch but he first looked at his King, urging him 'say something!!' but he only smiled back. And the last strand broke.
"you! Ungrateful brat?! If you wanna sleep, go do that in your room!! Neither is this your bedroom nor Sin's lap is your bed!!" He screamed, his whole body shaking as the volcano of anger finally burst.
Hearing him Judal frowned and opened only one eye lazily, "Idiot...ask your pet to stop barking..I am trying to rest here"
Hearing those words made Jafar mad. All the blood rushed to his head and his hands automatically went for his weapon, unleashing them.
Catching the killing intent, Judal left the king's lap in a flash while the king himself remained seated knowing his general all too well.
A high pitched *shing* was heard as the sharp blades tore through the air, missing the king, they got submerged an inch into the wall behind the king's desk. Jafar's keffiyeh was on the floor, his eyes bloodshot, and as Sinbad looked at those dark gray pupils in dread he could see the dark circles under his eyes quite clearly... After a moment the darts were unattached, along with them 2 strands of amethyst hair.
He stayed silent as the Assassin equally silently wrapped up his weapon, picked up his keffiyeh and replaced it on his head, and as if nothing had happened, started arranging the scrolls on his desk which were scattered because of his sudden action.
Now Judal was wide awake and watching the advisor's action with such loathing that it was apparent on his face clearly, "Oi freckles!? Let's make it clear today! What problem do you have with me huh?!"
The addressee only glanced towards him then again at the work he was doing.
"Don't you dare ignore me!"
"Ah..Juda-" the king tried to intervene but was stopped before he could speak.
"You shut up! And what are you even doing sitting there?! Can't you see how he is treating me?! Throwing his weapons everywhere! He could have hurt the baby!!" He hugged his belly to assist his point.
"As if you care" the advisor hissed.
The king sat wordlessly, only wondering what he was doing there.
'Why does it feel like I have been cheating on my wife and now have caught red handed?'

"Huh? What did you say hunh?! Why don't you speak it more loudly?! You treat me as if this brat is my fault! Do you think I am enjoying all this?!" Judal tried to whine, declaring how much pain he was taking in carrying that child.
"If not..? Then why the hell are you here?" Jafar didn't know where this patience came from but he wanted to speak his mind before he ran out of that. He looked up straight into those annoying crimson pair, "why did you even take such pains to keep it?! It would not have made any difference to you if you would have killed it!! Don't tell me your heart's changed.."
"What are you saying Jafar...?" The king asked in complete shock.
"Hmph! Don't know and Don't care! if you want to spew crazy theories you can do that as much as you want!!" The Magi spat helplessly at him.
"Do you mean to say that you grew sympathetic to a mass of cells after killing thousands before?! We all know what kind of a MONSTER ARE YOU!!"
" Jaf-?"
" Then why would you suddenly be here to hand up a powerful child!! A CHILD!! that you yourself are upbringing in your womb?! Why don't you give it up to your masters??! " He asked, his tone varying as he tried to keep his rage in check.
"I-I don't need to explain anything to you!" His voice shook as something got stuck to his throat. Tears started forming but it went unnoticed as his eyes were kept hidden by his bangs.
"Stop you two! Nothin-"
"And you Sin!! What are you planning to do when they finally realise that their pet is entertaining himself here?! And leave that! What are you going to do when the child is born?!! Make it your heir?!! A child out of wedlock?! A child without parents?!!"
" What are you saying..I will be his father and-"
" And what about his mother?!!! Do you think your people are gonna accept a bastard for their prince?!!"
"You-you know it all depends on our own perspective.." His start was weak and the advisor caught that.
"What perspective?!! You don't even have your reasons clear!! What are you going to do, Sin?!! It's almost the end of the second trimester!! Why are you not clear what you have to do?!! What has happened to you?!!!" He asked desperately.
The King had no words. He has not thought so far, he was never like this. He would always have plans for any situation. Normally he would have been clear what needs to be done. 'Yes,what happened to me?'
The Magi saw the king standing there, out of words, so incapable, so helpless. And the lump in his throat grew. Keeping his head low to avoid anyone seeing him he took off through the window.
The king saw him leaving, "Judal..wait..Judal!" And with that the king started running in the direction of the Floating magi but he was stopped by his advisor
"Wait Sin!" He grabbed him from his elbow.
The king looked back in anger, "you went too far today, Jafar.."
"I know!! But he needs to have his reasons clear!!! And so do you!!"
" Why did you have to provoke him for that?! What if he hurts the baby?!"
"I just wanted to make sure that your baby is safe with him!! If he does something with it now then it was never safe to begin with!" He left his arm and stood straight, putting his hands in his sleeves. The king looked at him, waiting for him to speak. "*Sigh* Go speak to him..Make him stay. If you love him then tell him that!! People like him won't get an idea through your gestures..." And with that he turned around, looking out the window.
'Right...How would he know about my feelings. Is he even aware of the feeling of love?' the king thought as he jumped out the window only to soar up, in the form of Focalor
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A/N
I know the chapter is really short but I have exams next week and I am busy in preparations for it. Also I didn't want to keep it on hiatus as I have been back just now 😅 that's why though it's shorter than usual here the chapter. Hope I would be able to write another week too.
Bye~
(Also the art above has no relation with me...it's the work of the talented artist themselves)