Ja'far x Reader [Under my skin]

It was a sunny day in Sindria, as almost all days in Sindria. The sun was bright and the wind light. A perfect day to walk the streets of the market, not to work inside of the palace. (Name) was sitting at her desk, surrounded by many scrolls, her head rested on her hand by her chin. She had so much work but that light wind had begun to drive her in a peaceful moment. Her eyes were about to close, her mind became blank. She blinked one, two, three times and her eyes were closed.

“(Name)!” She stood up suddenly, making some scrolls fall on the ground. She knew that that voice and that tune weren’t something good.

“Y-yes Ja’far?” She turned herself to face the man who had called her. He cheeks were red from embarrassment he had found her like that. “I swear, I was working. What can I do for you?”

“I know you were falling asleep, don’t try to lie to me. There is the mark of your sleeve on your cheek.” He approached her to point the said mark with his forefinger, making her blush even more. As he realized she was blushing, he quickly stepped back, his own face turned pink. “B-by the way, you need to come with me. Yamuraiha wants to show us something.”

(Name) watched him with a surprised look but ended by smiling and cleared her desk up. “Okay Ja’far, I’m coming. Did she tell why she wanted to see us?”

“She didn’t really tell me. She found a new spell who could do things amazing or something.” Ja’far and (Name) left together the White Aries Tower to go the laboratory of Yamuraiha, far of the common places of the palace. (Name) enjoyed that littles walks with Ja’far. It was usual for her to accompany him, she was a member of the Ministry after all. She helped him with the scrolls and all the administration he couldn’t do when himself and Sinbad were on a political trip. There was a natural trust between them. (Name) did her best to fully accomplish her work and Ja’far respected and admire her motivation, it was true she was always working with serious and a smile on her lips.

“I hope she didn’t try to elaborate a new spell to make grow beard like the last time.” Said (Name) puffing in her hands. “Yes, my hair and the eyebrow of Sinbad remember it.” Sighed Ja’far, rubbing his forehead. “It was a real disaster. Just let’s see what she prepared, we’re arrived.”

Ja’far pushed the door of the laboratory, followed by (Name), to find Yamuraiha too busy to notice she had guests. As Ja’far has cleared his throat, Yamuraiha turned back and ran toward them, obviously excited.

“Ja’far! (Name)! I’m glad you were able to come! I’ve just found a new spell I would like to show you! With this, you would be able to stop drinking too much coffee and eventually work less!” Yamuraiha looked at them, hopping on her feet in excitement, proud of her discovery, while Ja’far and (Name) looked at each other, chocked of what Yamuraiha has just said.

“Y-yamuraiha… You didn’t have to-” Had begun (Name) but she was quickly stopped by the magician.
“No need to thank me! It’s a great pleasure to help you two! So, let’s go!”

Before Ja’far or (Name) could say anything, Yamuraiha cast her spell which did… nothing. The three look at them alternately.

“Do you want to drink a cup of coffee now?” Asked shyly Yamuraiha, playing with her fingers, self-uncertain.

“I would need more than a cup right now” Replied Ja’far a bit adgy, his hand rubbing his forehead, sign that he was trying to keep his calm. “Now, if you’ve finished, I think we should go because we have a lot of work to do and I think-”

“Obviously it didn’t work.” Told the magician, more for herself than for Ja’far. “Maybe if I cast it a second time…”
“Yamuraiha! Are you even listening to me?” The grey head. He didn’t want to get angry on her friend but she wasn’t listening at him at all. She cast her spell a second time and… nothing.

“I know! I need to check something on the book in the library! I’m coming back soon! Wait for me here please!” Yamuraiha left the room in such a hurry that she left a trail of dust, pushing (Name) and make her lost her balance and fell on the ground.

As (Name) and Ja’far both coughed because of the dust, Ja’far wanted to turn himself toward (Name) to help her to stand herself when he realized his body was itself on the ground. ‘I didn’t remember being down’ he just thought. He waved his hand to dispel the rest of the dust when he looked at his hand. He didn’t remember either having done manicure. His eyes rose in direction of (Name) but he couldn’t find her. He heard her cough and turned his head in her direction.

“(Name)? Are you alright?” he called her. “Yes I’m fine. And you-” She stopped suddenly. She couldn’t believe it either. They had the same revelation in their look and both exclaimed in the same time: “She duplicated me!” Both stopped again. It didn’t make any sense. She couldn’t have duplicated both of them, so, that would mean…

“D-did she swap o-our bodies?” Asked (Name) uncredulous. She looked her hands, which weren’t her hands anymore, she carried her hand to her head to feel a soft, but short, lock of hair. Something strange caught her attention, she had that feeling that something was on her arms and her feet, but under her tunic. She rolled up her sleeves which revealed red ropes. Seeing that, Ja’far stood up and caught her wrists. “D-don’t touch it! It would be a bad idea.” He told her as he realised how close he put himself.

“J-ja’far! We can’t stay like that! We need to find Yamuraiha back so she could reverse her damn spell!” (Name) began to panic. It wasn’t she didn’t want to stay in his body, but Ja’far was in her own body. She knew he wasn’t a pervert but, she didn’t like the idea of having someone in her body.

Ja’far released her wrists and tried to calm down to think. “I guess we don’t have other choice. She can’t be far, if we hurry we could-” as Ja’far was trying to put a strategy, he was interrupted by a deep voice.

“Ah Ja’far you’re there! I’ve met Yamuraiha in the hall and she told me I could find you here. Come with me I need your help.” It was nothing but the King Sinbad himself who had just shown up to get his precious adviser. Ja’far and (Name), or (Name and Ja’far, looked at each other with a panicked expression on their face. “Sin, I think we should first-” body (Name) tried to say, but she was quickly interrupt by the King. “I understand you want to stay here alone but I really need Ja’far now, (Name). I promise I give it back to you soon.” He said as he sent a wink to (Name).

Ja’far and (Name) were shocked and neither of the two couldn’t say anything until Sinbad spoke again. “Ja’far? Is everything okay?” At this moment, the king didn’t understand why Name looked at him, ready to speak. Before she could say anything, Sinbad took Ja’far by the waist to push him out of the room. “I return him to you in a few hours, no panic.”
Sinbad made sure to walk fast to not let (Name) catch them up. He looked at Ja’far who was red like a tomato. On the other hand, the true Ja’far was staying in the room, the body of (Name) showing an uncredulous expression, not really sure what just happened. The time he realized that Sinbad was left with (Name) in his body, the King and “his” adviser weren’t there anymore. That couldn’t be worse. (Name) was clearly not ready to hear all the problems of Sinbad and help him, even if he knew she would do her best, that was just impossible. As he wanted to start running, he felt his legs surprisingly light, like his arms. He began to run when a few lock of hair came to block his view. “Tch, (Name), I’ve always thought your (h/c) were cute, but how can you even run with this before your eyes?” he thought for himself. He was sure to ask you when he would find you.

During that time, (Name) was always so confused. What did happen actually? She was in the body of her superior, his King wanted to speak with him, not her and that said King didn’t want to listen what she wanted to tell. She tried one more time as the purple hair king came in a room that (Name) didn’t know.

“King Sinbad, I really need to tell you something, it’s of the highest important.” (Name) was determined but that didn’t seem to convince the monarch. “Ja’far, I can’t even remember the last time you called me ‘King’. I guess it has something to do with (Name), right?” The eyes of (Name) became suddenly bigger as Sinbad was sitting in his chair.

“Y-yes it have!” “Did you finally tell her you like her? If you ask me, I’m pretty sure she already knows.” (Name) blinked. Blinked. And blinked again. What does his King just said? Ja’far liked her? No way. ‘Actually no, I didn’t know that!’ She thought to herself. “N-no my King, I didn’t tell her I l-liked her, she would be t-too shocked!” Sinbad rose an eyebrow to his friend and searched in his scrolls. “She wouldn’t be that shocked, it’s pretty obvious she likes you too, just look the way she blushes when you’re with her. Listen, I’m not the Lady Killer of the Seven Seas for nothing, I can see when a woman likes a man and, (Name) do likes you. So, where did I put that damn scroll?”

“K-king Sinbad? Can I ask you something p-please?” The face of Ja’far was red as burned tomato, his look avoided the purple king, which surprised Sinbad. “Go ahead.”
“D-do you really t-think I l-love (N-name)? W-what make you s-say that?”
“Maybe the fact you told me mainly and mainly time, asking me for advices? Are you drunk Ja’far?” Asked the king while he was laughing. “I told you to take her on walk, ask regularly if she was fine, share some scrolls for her missions. You really don’t remember?”

As (Name) opened her mouth to reply, the door of the room opened noisily, (Name) body and Yamuraiha entering the room. “Sin! Don’t dare to tell her anything or I will…” Ja’far stopped himself, seeing his own face with the reddest shade he had never seen. Sinbad, meanwhile, didn’t understand anything. (Name) was a quiet and polite girl, she would never talk to him like that. “(Name), I don’t know what you’re talking about, but I never thought you would speak to me like that one day.” “I-I’m sorry Ja’far. I couldn’t explain to him.” Said the voice of Ja’far coming from his body.

“Ja-? (Na-)?” For the first time, the High King of the Seven Seas could say anything. “Y-yamuraiha.” He put himself together and asked to the magician. “Can you cast some spell which swap people bodies?” The magician blushed and nodded lightly. “I didn’t know I could until today. I was a terrible accident. First I thought I did a spell to drink less coffee because I drank myself less coffee after founding this spell but, obviously, it wasn’t it.” Yamuraiha seemed confused and really, really embarrassed. “But Yamuraiha, you know that, if you drank less coffee, it’s because you hate coffee?” asked (Name) in the body of Ja’far. “I… I didn’t think about it” replied Yamuraiha, her head tilting.
“But I guess I can repair it by doing it again.”

After the blue hair magician fixed her “little mistake”, Sinbad authorized Ja’far a few hours of break before finally coming helping him. (Name) decided to take a break too by walking in her room when Ja’far offered to accompany her. For (Name), it seemed to be the longest and the quietest walk she had ever done. As they finally reached the (Name)’s room. She politely excused herself before she opened her door.

“(Name) wait please.” Asked the grey head. “I… Can I ask you what did Sinbad tell you earlier?” His tone was uncertain but he had to know. The cheeks of (Name) became pink by the question. She avoided his look to eventually reply: “N-nothing.” Ja’far rose an eyebrow and sighed. “(Name)… I can’t believe you with that pink cheeks of yours. May I ask you one more question?” (Name) was hesitant but nodded quietly.

“Would you like to go on a mission in the marketplace with me tomorrow?” Hu? Did (Name) hear right? She turned her face straight to Ja’far’s, her (e/c) fixing his dark ones. She didn’t understand why he did ask her that question. “S-sure! W-why not.” She let a smile win her face, a soft giggle coming from the man in front of her. “What? Did you expect me to say ‘no’”? The grey head looked at her gently. “No, actually, it’s so good to finally see you back (Name). That smile suits you better than that embarrassed face.” He tilted gently his head on side and (Name) couldn’t help but laugh with him. “I guess you’re right. So, see you tomorrow Ja’far?” “See you tomorrow (Name)”

As Ja’far was about to leave, (Name) quickly let a small peck on his cheek, closing right after her door. The man was speechless. It took him a few seconds to process what just happened. He left the corridors to reach his living quarters. Maybe it was time to apply some of Sinbad’s advices?

After all, he had got her under his skin.





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“So, why did you need me so badly earlier?” Asked Ja’far, obviously tired.
“I couldn’t find the last scroll of ‘The Adventures of Sinbad’ and I needed to write a new chapter for my fans.” Replied the King, a large smile on his face.
“You can’t be serious?” The head of Ja’far was the really description of what we could say nowadays, the “What the f*ck” face.