Flashback by Cassim fan
Summary: If Cassim never left. A flashback Cassim has one day.
Rating: G
Categories: Aladdin
Characters: Aladdin, Cassim, Other
Genres: Action/Adventure, Dark/Angst
Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: Cassim's Adventures and Quests.
Published: 07/27/06
Updated: 07/27/06
Index
Chapter 1: The First Morning
Chapter 2: Together
Chapter 1: The First Morning
Author's Notes: I don't own Cassim, Aladdin, or Fashir. The teenager and girl are mine.
Twenty-five year old Cassim and four year old Aladdin walked down to the water hole. It was an unusually hot morning.
Aladdin ran around while Cassim walked up the line, watching him.
"Sir."
Cassim turned around to see a girl about fourteen years old standing behind him.
"Are you thirsty?"
"Yes, miss." he answered politely.
"Come, drink." she said, cupping water into her hands.
"No, I couldn't drink your water. You waited in line to get it."
"I insist."
Cassim, not wanting to argue with her, gave up, and she put her hands to his mouth. It made him feel a little uncomfortable. He hoped that no one got the wrong idea.
A few minutes later he and Aladdin were walking away.
"Hey! You! Stop!"
Cassim turned around and gasped. A teenage boy was running towards him with a dagger!
"How dare you violate my sister! I'll kill you!"
"Aladdin, run!"
The little boy ran after his father. Casim was a good distance away when he heard Aladdin yell.
"Daddy!"
Cassim looked back to see that Aladdin had fallen. He whirled around, ran back, scooped Aladdin up in his arms, and continued to run.
He raced into the marketplace. He reached a speed that was thought to be impossible for a human, especially in this heat! As he turned into an alley his vison became blurry. He stumbled and almost fell, but he managed to regain his balance.
He kept running. Then his legs gave way beneath him, and he went down!
Aladdin tumbled from the safety of his father's strong, muscular arms as Cassim fell to the ground! The little boy went over to him and shook his arm.
"Daddy? Daddy, get up."
The teenager came into the alley. Aladdin shook Cassim's arm frantically. The teenager stood by them, and Aladdin moved away from Cassim.
The teenager nudged the young man and shook his head in disgust.
"Get away from him!"
The teenager turned to Aladdin.
"Hey, kid take it easy. He's dead. His heart must have burst from such a run."
Aladdin moved a little closer to his father. The teenager turned Cassim over onto his back.
"Here kid."
The teen held out a bag of money.
"Get yourself some food."
"I don't want money I don't want food."
"What do you want?"
Aladdin was now beside Cassim.
"I want my daddy!"
The little boy threw himself across the upper part of Cassim's body and burst into tears.Back to index
Chapter 2: Together
The teenager picked up the sobbing boy and carried him back to the water hole. He and his sister took Aladdin with them to their home. They gave him the guest room.
He locked himself in the room and continued to cry. He finally cried himself to sleep.
Meanwhile, back in the alley, an old man was looking down at Cassim. He splashed some water on the young man's face.
"Ah!"
Cassim sat bolt upright! He was still alive! He wiped the water off his face.
"Cassim."
Cassim jumped and turned, leaping to his feet.
"Who are you? How do you know my name?"
"I am Fashir, the immortal blind seer. I have been watching you since the day you came to Agrabah over four years ago. Your boy is in grave danger."
"Aladdin? He probably went home."
"No. The teenager and his sister have him at their home."
Fashir made a portal of some sort that showed the teenager and his sister talking.
"Must we?"
"He's the son of the man that violated you. We need to do it."
"He's just a little boy."
"I don't care if he's a newborn baby! It is a custom unless the one who violated the other person shows up, still alive."
The girl sighed.
"I guess you're right."
"Tomorrow morning at breakfast, when he's not paying attention, I'll slit his throat."
The portal disappeared. Cassim merely stared at where it had been, too horrified to move or speak.
"Cassim."
Fashir's voice brought Cassim back to reality.
"Huh?"
"I will take you to their home. You must find a way inside without being seen by them."
Fashir transported Cassim and himself to the house.
"Find a way inside, but don't let anyone except your boy see you."
Fashir disappeared into thin air! Cassim shook his head and looked for a way inside. Then he suddenly heard the sound of someone crying softly. He knew it was Aladdin.
Aladdin buried his face in the pillow of the bed as he cried. Suddenly a familiar voice made him look up.
"Pst. Aladdin. Aladdin. Pst. Aladdin, over here."
Aladdin over at the window. The voice came again, a little louder this time.
"Aladdin. Pst. Over here, son."
"Daddy?"
Cassim climbed in through the window!
"Daddy!"
Aladdin flung himself into his father's open arms.
"Daddy! You're okay! I thought you were gone!"
Aladdin began to cry again. Cassim lifted the little boy's head with one hand.
"Hey. Dry those tears. I promised you I wouldn't leave you didn't I?"
Aladdin nodded.
"I'm going to keep that promise."
Cassim wiped away Aladdin's tears and smiled at him. Aladdin smiled back and wrapped his little arms around Cassim's neck, hugging him as tightly as he could. He didn't want to let go for fear he would lose him if he did.
Suddenly the teenager and girl came in. Cassim looked up and held Aladdin close to him.
"You're alive?"
"Yep. I've come to take Aladdin home with me."
The teenager reached for his dagger but was stopped by the girl.
"Remember what you said?"
The teen sighed and looked at Cassim and Aladdin.
"You are free to go."
Cassim put Aladdin down and stood up.
"We'll take you to the door."
Cassim and Aladdin followed the girl. Suddenly the teenager took out his dagger and stabbed Cassim in his left shoulder!
"Ah!"
Cassim fell to the floor, clutching his shoulder.
"Daddy!"
Aladdin rushed over to him.
"Daddy, are you okay?"
"I think so."
"I said before that I was going to kill, and I am going to kill you."
Aladdin moved in-between the teen and his father.
"Leave him alone! I'm going home with Daddy."
Cassim smiled proudly at his little son's great courage.
"Fine. Go. Get out of here."
Cassim and Aladdin went home. Cassim cleaned and bandaged his shoulder. It healed slowly but surely. A month later he was fine.Back to index