A/N: When I first began working on this chapter, a couple of weeks ago, I had just finished reading an interview Ed Naha gave years ago on what would have happened in Season 3. Apparently, Maeve and Sinbad would never have gotten together because they weren't meant to be (but Bryn and Sinbad were soul mates). WHAT?! And the ideas he had to explain the rainbow bracelets? DOUBLE WHAT?! I have to admit that I was very bummed out. It just saddened me that I probably would have stopped watching the show or would have disliked the show anyway if there had been a third season.

Anyway, here's a chapter to prove him wrong! Sinbad and Maeve belong together!

Sinbad looked up at the sky and sighed happily. Above him, the sky was cloudless and the limitless blue was only momentarily broken by the brown of Dermott's feathers as he stretched his wings above the ship. A soft breeze blew across the deck, a fresh summer one. The captain watched his men as they began launching the longboat, Doubar barking orders at the crew. They were about to visit the kindest kingdom the world had seen: Linopia.

As he scanned the main deck, Sinbad noticed Maeve hadn't come up to help. Then again, she had been acting weird all morning; showing up for breakfast well after the others had finished eating, she had grabbed some bread and water before excusing herself and heading back to her cabin.

"She must be in one of her studying mood," Firouz had said to explain her strange behavior. "I think it is safe to assume she won't be accompanying us to Linopia."

This was a thought Sinbad did not like. Not only did he fear for her safety, being alone on a ship, but the thought of spending a day without her was unpleasing.

A booming voice snapped him out of his reverie.

"Sinbad! The longboat is ready!" Doubar informed him.

The captain nodded.

"Tell the others to climb aboard. I will be right back!"

"Where are you going?"

"To get Maeve!"

"Of course. Why didn't I think of that?" Doubar muttered to himself as he watched his brother disappear below deck.

He found her in her cabin. He knocked softly at first, hoping that he wasn't disturbing her. He knew how irritated she could get when her magic practices were interrupted. The cabin wall still bore the mark of the previous interruption. When he got no response, he knocked a little louder. Unintelligible words reached his ear. Taking this as permission to enter, he slowly pushed the door open and peeked inside. Maeve was bent over her book. He cleared his throat as he stepped inside.

"Uh... Maeve?"

At the sound of her name, the sorceress looked up from her book and turned to him.

"Good book?" he asked her.

Maeve smiled as she remembered the first time he had asked her that.

"I am reading about this very interesting spell," she replied, turning her attention back to her book.

She spoke passionately, like she always did when she got excited about a special.

"Maybe I can use this to vanquish Rumina. The problem is that it's very complicated. I'm not sure my magic is strong enough."

Sinbad nodded, unsure how to answer. Magic was Maeve's area of expertise. If she thought her magic wasn't strong enough, she was probably right.

"Well, we have arrived in Linopia. Care to accompany us ashore? We will be at sea for a while after."

Maeve sighed and closed her book.

"You don't have to come if you don't want to," Sinbad quickly added.

"No, I want to," Maeve replied.

Being left alone on the ship didn't appeal to her. Besides, the crew seemed to have the ability to attract trouble, especially of the magical kind. If they were attack by one of Rumina's minions while she was away, she would feel guilty for a long time. And she needed the practice. There wasn't much opportunity for that in the middle of the ocean.

"Really, I want to," Maeve added when she caught Sinbad's unconvinced look.

She got to her feet and her proximity made his heart race faster. His eyes went to her lips and his heart skipped a beat. He thought of their last kiss and wondered how far it would have gone if Firouz hadn't interrupted them. He raised his eyes and his gaze meant hers. He wondered if she felt the same way he did at that moment.

There was no questioning it. Slowly, he inched forward until his lips caught hers. It was a soft, unsure kind of kiss. This time it hadn't been initiated by a conversation or an argument. No one was sad, no one needed comfort. It was just the two of them. Nothing else mattered as Sinbad wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her to him. Maeve followed willingly.

"Sinbad! We are waiting for you!" Doubar cried from the main deck.

Snapping back to reality, the two friends gasped and immediately pulled away.

"Coming!" Sinbad yelled in reply.

Sinbad looked over at Maeve who acted like nothing had happened. He smiled at her and got a hint of a smile in reply.

"We better get going."

Maeve nodded before following her captain out the door.

"Finally!" Doubar exclaimed as he saw the two friends emerge from lower deck. "What were you two doing down there?"

"Nothing," they both replied in unison.

Maeve's cheeks showed a hint of pink.

"Sinbad simply came to get me."

A smile tucked at Doubar's lips.

"What? It's true!" Maeve said, indignantly.

Doubar shook his head. His loud chuckle followed the two friends to the longboat.

PS: "The Eye of Kratos" is still, to this day, my favorite Season 1 episode.