21 Years

Chapter 6

White rukh filled the bedroom as Aladdin started to regain consciousness. Alibaba was quick to be to his friend's side. "Did it work?" Alibaba asked the young magi. "I believe so." The two looked over at the king to see him smiling from content in his sleep. Judal sat down on the bed next to Sinbad's side and played with the king's hair. "He'll be okay, won't he?"

"Well based on what he said, yes."

"What did he say?"

"He said 'I'll be okay' He was talking to you. When he said it."

"M-Me?"

"Yeah. Judal, you literally are his everything. Just a single thought of you was able to bring him to tears out of pure happiness. He told me to take him home. I thought he meant back here in Sindria, but he said 'Judal is where my home is. With him is where I'm most happy' I never knew you had such an influence on him. If you two weren't married or even dating... I don't know how this all would have worked out."

Judal laid his head on Sinbad's shoulder as he tried to hold back his tears. "Sin..." Alibaba smiled at Judal's behavior. "Everyone, I need to tell you some things that I learned about Sinbad... Can we step out into the hall for a bit while we let Sinbad rest?" Everyone nodded and made their way outside. Judal started to get up until Aladdin gently placed his hand over Judal's. "Can you stay here with Sinbad?"

"Uh... sure...?" The black magi laid down on the bed and watched everyone leave the room. Alibaba shut the door behind him leaving Judal with a sleeping king. Outside of the room Aladdin sighed and looked up at everyone. "I never would have thought that someone like Sinbad had been holding in so many negative emotions. He truly feels as if none of you care about him... It was so dark there I even had to play Marco Polo with him and he does not know how to play that game so you can imagine how that went. When I found him he looked like a teenager. I assume that around that age is when he met you all... He's done so much for you all... Yet, the only thing that he gets in return is stress. It's no wonder that he drinks so much. Sinbad is literally clinging onto Judal as if he's the only thing that is keeping him Sane... Which to be honest, based on what I saw... Judal really is the one that is keeping him under control. It's like Judal is his lifeline or something. If you all could think about him and care about him as much as you do for Sindria, we possibly could have avoided all of this... He loves you all so much and yet the only thing he gets are friends that don't even trust him... or try to do things at the last minute... Listen to me... a child giving adults a lecture on how to be better friends... This is truly sad..."

Everyone stayed silent as they processed everything that Aladdin had said. He was absolutely right, but they had no idea of how to make it up to him. "He cried so much... Judal and Sinbad are perfect for one another. They're both suffering and it seems as though the only one that they can count on to save them from themselves... is each other. Alibaba, don't you agree?"

"I can see where you're getting at... When Judal came to Sindria nobody trusted him. The only one that could help him really was Sinbad. I tried to do some little things for him, but Sinbad was the main person to help him. Now that Sinbad is the one who needs help it seems as if the only one that has taken initiative to help him was Judal. Of course, Judal may come off as strong because it seems like he's pushing Sinbad to do certain things but it's what Sinbad needs. He may seem like he can do anything, but he really can't... No matter how strong he is... He's still human and everyone needs a break at some point. " Aladdin nodded "We should leave them be for now. Sinbad needs rest and I'm sure Judal does too." Morgiana suggested. Alibaba looked down slightly then knocked on the door. "Judal, we're heading back to our rooms. Will you be okay?"

"I guess so..."

"Are you okay...?"

"...I don't know... I don't know how I feel at the moment." Alibaba opened the door slightly and saw Judal leaning against the door frame of his balcony with his arms crossed as he stared out at the townspeople. "I'm sure Sinbad will be okay." Judal looked up at Alibaba and nodded. "I know... I just can't help but wonder... What's going to happen when he wakes up? Will he really change his mind? Will his suffering end?"