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A diamond in the rough 3

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It has been almost a week since Alfred had his ears pierced by his all too amused Captain. He'd become accustomed to them and was more than happy they no longer hurt. Still, every time he looked in the mirror in Francis' and his room, all he could see was the emerald orbs gleaming at him seductively and it made him blush with the feeling they gave him. He wasn't sure what it was, really. They reminded him of Arthur's eyes and the warmth they gave Alfred knowing something so close to his Captain was with him always made that odd sensation of Arthur's breath gliding over his neck as he poked his ears come back again.

As the days passed, Arthur was still calling him into his study to talk over the plan. They were to stop on this island to 'rest' and while his crew lounged and collected fruits or other supplies, he and Alfred would slip off into the depths of the forest alone to seek their treasure. Of course this action would have to take place at night lest they be followed.

"Ouais! Hey, Alfred!" The Frenchman cried, catching the sweat soaked boy's attention. They were all on deck, except Arthur, and the sun beat down on them fiercely like the rough waves on the ship.  

"Yeah? What is it?" The dirty blonde replied smoothly, tugging a rope into place and tying it down as needed.

"You've been spending a kind amount of time with our Captain eyebrows, hm?" Francis purred, making Alfred glare at him.

"He's just showing me the ropes of this whole piracy thing, Francy pants." He snapped back defensively. He couldn't let anyone know of his and Arthur's plan. It would ruin everything! Not to mention it would go against Captain's orders but he needed to keep everyone from being suspicious.

The long haired Frenchman crossed his arms. "He's never done that for anyone else."

"I've never had to do it for anyone else, Francis." Arthur barked, making the two turn their heads to see him standing not too far from them. "Now stop goofing off and get back to work! Alfred, come with me."

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Soon enough, the time had come and Alfred could not be more nervous. It would be night fall in only a short while and Arthur was busy getting the crew loaded onto the golden shore; not showing a hint of worry.

"It isn't like Arthur to land on an uncharted island like this." Alfred over heard an effortlessly recognizable French accent mutter. When he looked over he noticed Francis and one of the other crew members were mumbling quietly to each other, causing the royal's stomach to turn uneasily as he joined the crew on the beach.

Soon, the darkness of night blanketed their island in blindness. Most of the crew was sitting around a large fire on the shore yelling and laughing as they drank the night away. Alfred and Arthur however would not have been found if any of them were sober enough to realize they were missing. The two were already trudging through the thick brush, sharp bushes tearing at their clothes and trees watching over them. None the less, Alfred stared around in wonder; the lantern Arthur held illuming the different growth with its warm grasp and the new pirate enjoyed every moment of their travel.

Finally! Finally he was exploring! He had the world in his grasp and nothing could ruin it. Nothing until he ran into the back of the shorter man, not noticing he had stopped, making Arthur turn back and hiss angrily at him with British toxin.

"Be quiet you idiot!" He shushed quietly. "You want something to come after us?"

Something to come after them? Alfred had never thought of that! What exactly kind of beasts were out here in the wild forest? Were there really great dragons and giant serpents that could swallow grown men whole? Were there tiny bugs, hardly even visible, that could inject enough poison into his skin to kill him or dinosaur sized birds that could swoop down and carry him away? The man shivered, suddenly deciding this may not have been as great of an idea as originally thought.

"Hurry up before I leave your arse behind!" The captain snapped, reawakening his underling from his horrible dreams. That was when Alfred realized Arthur had trudged on ahead of him and his light was slowly getting dimmer.

"W-Wait!" He cried, wanting nothing but to be close to the one with a weapon. If something did come, at least with Arthur's pistol they'd have a chance.

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As time passed, Arthur didn't stop again until the moon hung proudly in the middle of the sky.

"Alfred," he said softly, his hand lifting so the lantern lit up the old crumbling map in his other hand. "We're here…"

"What? Where is it?" The dirty blonde didn't believe him. All he saw was an odd circular clearing between the mess of trees. Nothing else was there, no cave, no hole, nothing.

"Watch," Arthur replied quickly, grabbing the other's collar and pulling him forward with him. "Be silent while I do this or else." He warned, stepping almost to the center of the clearing before he knelt. He rolled the map up and shoved it into his long coat and set the lantern beside him.

Alfred watched his captain curiously as his shaggy head bowed, kneeling on one knee and pressing one palm to the warm dirt. It was when the man started to speak was when the underling stared with the most intent. His words were smooth, almost sounding practiced and magical even. Little did Alfred know that's exactly what they were.

With closed eyes and a focused mind, Arthur began his spell.

" Keeper of what disappears,
Hear me now -- open your ears
Find for me what I now seek,
By moon, sun, earth, air, sea and fire
Help me find what I desire
Candle, cup, wind, seed, help me find what need!"


He finished sharply and lifted his head, feeling the rumble of the earth below his palm and feet. Quickly he climbed to a standing position, grabbed the light and backed out of the clearing, pulling Alfred with him as he watched what unfolded. What did, his underling couldn't believe. He'd never seen anything like it!

The dirt growled lowly and shook beneath them. Rocks and broken dirt rolled down as the earth separated and cracked loudly in the middle of the circle. The broken soil curled before breaking off, making room for the cold stone that was pushing through the forced gateway. It kept shoving until a large cave had emerged from the underground and sat in the center of the clearing.

"W-Wow, captain what did you…"

"Magic." Arthur answered quickly, making Alfred look at him in disbelief. But the shorter man didn't bother to comment on the other's expression. Instead, he grabbed his wrist and started towards the giant stone.

As they stepped towards it, Alfred noticed the cave had two long points on either side of its opening, almost like fangs threatening to close them inside forever. He shivered, were they really going in there?

"C-Captain!" The man spurt suddenly, making them stop as they hovered right outside of the cave.

"What is it, boy? We don't have time for this!" Arthur retorted sharply in return.

"A-Are you sure this'll work?" He questioned softly, earning a glare from the slightly older man.

"Are you questioning my orders? Are you a coward? Do you honestly think I'd be going in here myself if I thought this wouldn't work?" He spat, making his underling go silent. "Now hurry up…" And with that they were on the move again, Arthur taking the lead with his lantern. Cautiously maneuvering over rocks and avoiding carefully hidden cracks, the two made their way deeper and deeper into the cold depths.

"Bloody hell is this damn—? W-Wha-? A-Alfred!"

Alfred heard screaming in the darkness that suddenly washed over him, though the sound quickly faded. "Ca-Captain!?" He called but got no response. With hands stretched out into the blackness, he wondered where Arthur and the only light source in the cold place had gone to. But all too soon he found his answer and started yelling himself.

He was falling. Where to or how quickly he couldn't be sure, but the wind against him stole his breath and his lungs screamed as much as his thrashing heart and throat from his terrified cries.

He was going to die this way.

He was going to die splattered over the frozen floor in a hidden cave where no one would ever know.

Was this the light you see when you've died? The stone walls that encircled him as he plummeted slowly began to grow visible with a golden glow. That must be what it was, and it was getting brighter. But it didn't feel that way.

No, instead of landing securely on what he expected to be a cloud or be gifted beautiful, snowy wings so he could stop safety, he plummeted straight into pain. It exploded through his body, his back aching unbearably as he limply rolled down the hill he'd landed on top of and groaned. His eyes were bolted shut, and his teeth clenched together. He didn't notice his body had curled into a sore ball nor did he realize there were noises around him until someone touched his shoulder and shook him. When he glanced up, he saw the one and only Captain Arthur Kirkland himself, alive and well.

"C-Captain!" Alfred gasped, sitting up through the pain.

The Brit seemed to grin amusingly. "That's quite the fall, isn't it?" This made Alfred grin and he nodded, getting up with the help of the other.

"The pain will subside in just a bit." The blonde informed, letting go of the other as he watched him rub his pounding head and back.

"Where are we anyway?" The royal muttered, having not bothered to look around yet since he was distracted with his pain.

"We, Alfred, are exactly where we need to be!" The pirate gloated, wrapping his arm around his hunching underling.

"What do you mea-" He started to ask but as he let his mind wander away from the pain he felt and took a glance around, he realized where the light he'd seen had come from. Gold. Piles of it everywhere, mountains of it! Filling the never-ending room! Gems and jewels were scattered about, treasure chests buried half way under the golden hills, priceless pearls and other jewelries hung over random trinkets. It was amazing, even for Alfred who had once had it all! Even he had never seen such fineries and vast amounts of gold at once!

"Th-This is-!" He was speechless and got out of Arthur's grip for only a second, starting to run over to one of the piles before his collar was grabbed.

"You bloody fucking git! Don't touch anything!" The shorter man hissed quickly, making Alfred stop.

"Why not!"

"Do you want to die?"

"No? What's that have to do with anything?"

"You cannot touch anything but the genie's lamp in here. The entire cave will burrow back underground if you do and we'll die here!" The blonde warned seriously, watching as the fear replaced the pain in Alfred's blue eyes. Good, he'd made his point. "Alright, let's get looking…"

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"Arthur! Arthur!" Alfred cried excitedly, waiting for the other to rush over to him curiously from where he had been searching. "I think I found it!"

Arthur hurried to his underling's side, following his finger as it pointed. That was it! It had to be! "Good job, lad!" He laughed heartedly, and Alfred blushed with pride and eagerness.

Carefully, the pirate captain reached for the golden item, trying his best not to fall and land on the pile of gold the lamp was half buried in. But, embarrassingly enough, he wasn't tall enough. He cursed under his breath as he stretched, but no matter how he tried, his thin fingers couldn't grab the handle. "Alfred," He commanded, relaxing again he got out of the way. "Reach it."

Alfred didn't say anything about the other not being about to reach, seeing as it wasn't his fault, and stepped forward. He started stretching himself and let his tanned fingers wrap around the craftily constructed gold lamp. He stared at the thing in his hands with awe as he brought it back down with him, holding it with thoughtful care.

Arthur came forward again, looking at it as well. He was too mesmerized by it; staring at the carvings and engraved designs of inhuman perfection to take it from the other yet.

"Hey, Arthur,"

"Captain!"

"Hey, captain…doesn't it look like…it says something? I can't really…read it…" Alfred mumbled curiously, taking one of his hands off it and using his fingers to clean the dust off of it. As his skin pressed against the precious metal and scrapped gently across its smooth surface, the item began to shake, causing the royal to freeze in shock and fear. What had he done!?

Almost dropping the gold lamp, the fear that shocked his body tore through him mercilessly. Had he found the wrong lamp? Was the cave going to go back under!?

But no, it wasn't. Both of the pirates watched as the lamp jittered and thrust in every which way it could in Alfred's hands. Its movements got worse and worse until they noticed it had begun to glow a rich golden yellow and it only stopped shaking once the spout of the entity poured out a beautiful glow as well, swirling with precious color into the air like smoke. It too was golden colored though it mixed with different oranges and warmth as it spilt in front of them. It floated upward, swirling with stunning splendor and beauty in every direction until it began to form into what looked like a certain figure.

They couldn't believe their eyes. Was the smoke turning into…a…man! A young man; tanned, smooth skin and with orange smoke still swirling around what looked like a tail that matched the warm color. He floated in front of them, stretching and grinning bright enough to match one of Alfred signature ones.

Suddenly, the almond eyes shifted their gaze at the two men, looking at each one of them in turn. But, after a few moments, his eyes stayed on Alfred and the lamp in his hands; and seeing it and the young pirate made the mysterious, tan man smile even more.

"Ciao! I'm Feliciano! Genie, at your service, master!"
A diamond in the rough

UkUs- Aladdin themed Fanfic for pinecone2077

I LOVE FELI~<3 :iconyayitaliaplz: :iconitalyphoneplz: :iconitalylolwutplz:

Chapter 1: [link]
Chapter 2: [link]
Chapter 3: Here~ <3
Chapter 4: None yet~ QAQ

~I do NOT own any Hetalia characters or Aladdin in ANY way!! This is simply fan based! Thanks! <3
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This is awesome! Keep it up~