Genie of Mine
By Carol Edwards aka Eternal Spark
Revised: Wednesday, January 25, 2001
Pairings: You just have to wait and see....
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing is not mine!! WAAHH!! THE HORROR!!! But the other characters are! HEHEHE
Warning: I know it's gonna have lemon...I know that for sure...just gotta work towards it! sap, angst, sex...blah blah blah...Ah the injustice of it!! Dedicated to Amanda-chan and Novea Rikuo. Hey. You guys are great! This chapter is just a flashback and to introduce our dear narrator Nataku!!!
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applause from the ML as a very large but gorgeous Dragon enters*Nataku: Thank you...Thank you...
Sparky: It isn't everyday you have a dragon be the narrator, right Tuku-chan
Nataku: That is Nataku, Spark...So...when will I see my Little one?
Sparky: Wu-bear is around here somewhere. Him and the kids went shopping at Pathmark for dinner.
Nataku: MMMM!! Lunch!!! Time for a bar-ba-que!
Sparky: ^^;;;;;; Now I've got another dragon for an in-law...
Enjoy!
Did you always wonder about destiny...of a perfect mate created just for you? Humans call it the red strands of destiny while others...not known to the wakeful eye...know of the secret society working specifically with the task of creating soulmates.
Let me take you on a journey...
A journey not known to the human eye but the world of magic...a time when fairies lived and the life of a genie was not like you see on television.
Made you think? Caught your interest?
Good.
A dragon is supposed to keep a human's interest and fear is a powerful tool but it can be used and misused. Only someone with the true spirit of heart can conquer the evil of fear and jealousy. So young humans...come with me...as we venture into my realms...the realm of magic and mystery... to the neighboring land of Araba, royal city where the most powerful of all magic users in the middle Eastern continent lived. A land deep within the sands of the Sahara Desert that no mere mortal would dare venture. Shall we continue onward, young human?
Prologue-The Legend of the Genie Prince
Yelling and loud screams rang throughout the High Council Hall as people venture into it. There had not been a need for the royal court of Araba for centuries but that time would now come to an end as the prisoner, barely a teenager stood his ground in the center of the great hall encased within by magical shields and wards. His lithe body stood there, surrounded by his peers and family members...people who despised his very existence from the moment he was introduced to the court as a babe though he would not harm a soul. His head bowed in complete sorrow and remained silent as the trumpets blew announcing the entrance of the council members with their black robes shuffling behind them.
The boy would not look at his own family members. The very scene horrid as members of his own family scoffed at him, cursing him for even being born. But the worse part was a majority of the uproar was from his very own half-sisters. Twenty witches of the twenty-eight stood not too far from him, maidens who hated him with a passion and he didn't know why. He knew it was spurned from jealousy, pissed because he was the true heir of the throne since no female could ever rule Araba. The laws made sure of that.
So there the various women stood in the first seats, across from him...pissed that this mere half breed could even think he would succeeded their father only because he was the only boy of their clan. But they had plans and if their plan succeeded, he would be no more.
"SILENCE!"
The room hushed, becoming as quiet as a mouse as everyone became seated in their respective boxes. All but the beautiful prisoner standing in the center of the room, awaiting his judgement.
Treizus Europus, Leader of the Executive High Council would act as judge during this trial. He was highly upset about the whole ordeal but he had no choice. He was sworn by the codes of their land just as all the magic folk were. The poor child of one of his closest friends would meet a cruel fate by his own hands. He sighed before he spoke. "Child, you are brought before this court on the high crime of allowing a human to know of our existence. These are serious charges. How do you plea?"
The young boy remained silent, his shoulders slumped forward...never once letting his unusual amaryllis eyes share contact with the judge. He felt that any word spoken from him would incriminate him further so he chose not to speak at all, which was quite unusual for the hyper child.
The wizard judges looked at each other, not wanting to proceed knowing that the whole charade was a plot against the little heir but given the circumstances and the evidence, they had no choice but to proceed. "Duoseque Michel Maxellus...you are hereby banished from the land of Araba! Your very name will be erased from all ledgers, documents and scribes of history!"
Tayla Aion Maxellus, eldest of Duoseque's sisters smirked in victory. Yes...Things were going just as planned. She giggled to herself as her devious mind celebrated the impending death of her half brother. Hahaha! And the best was yet to come!! That goodie goodie insolent snot of a baby brother was gonna know his place...at the bottom! She waited... watching her pitiful pathetic younger brother whimper as the final judgement was about to be passed.
You could feel how heavy the weight of the air changed within that room. The tinies of whispers ceased as everyone stared at the head judge.
Treizus shook his head. So it was true. The looks that Muhammed's eldest child gave her brother had enough venom to kill any being, whether magical or human, with a single glance. "That girl had to have something to do with poisoning her father. I knew something was wrong with she became involved with that Sahed. That snake! I must continuing my investigation in secret but for now..." he thought silently, "...I must rescue my dear Muhammed's favorite child." He thought a moment trying to stall for time. The crime for a human to see the forbidden world was death but because Duoseque was of royal blood, he could not kill the child. He would not kill the child. Instead...after moments of thought...he came up with a solution that would be hard for the young boy if only he could survive it.
"Because the crime was so heinous..." he began, his voice bellowing through the hall as he watched the beautiful boy shivering, his body wracked with numerous wounds of his ill treatment while in jail, "the punishment must fit the crime..."
"Yes...he will die!" Tayla thought triumphal. Her other sisters grasping hands awaiting their combined victory.
"...the child prince, Duoseque will be bounded. ALL are bounded by the laws of any criminal against the rules of the Magic Guild and you will not be an exception." A strange bottle appeared into the judge's hand as he continued. "Duoseque...look at me!"
Amaryllis eyes finally looked up, tears flowing down his heart-shaped face as he now realized what his true punishment would be. "You will be a slave to your master, Duoseque. Confined to the law of the Genie...which is the lowest form of slavery imaginable to our people. Death will be your name as well as your friend, Sorrow will be your destiny and your only comfort..."
Tayla smiled. Yes! The brat will feel her pain!! The pain for an eternity!!! But her words were stopped when she heard the judge continue.
"...but....my child...since you are so young that you are not totally the blame for your actions...I will give you some lenience. " He watched Tayla's face change. Good...she will not like what I'm about to say. "Your punishment will continue until hearts are pierced and the soul of a earth dragon can be awakened to set your soul free."
Duoseque blinked in confusion. "Earth Dragon? Heart piercing? I do not understand, High Council..."
Treizus smiled. "You must find love, young one. You must find your true mate...the true master of your heart...the true owner of the bottle that you will now inhabit. But be forewarned...if you do not before your true age of seventeen complete cycles...you will die but only to be born again to start anew. I will now create the spell to send you to the future, young prince...you will remember nothing until the time of your final judgement."
"WHAT?!?"
Everyone turned to the crown princess in shock of her outburst. "That's no sentence!!" That's injustice!! That bastard poisoned our father and you give him lenience!!! Why won't you kill him!!!" Her sisters grabbed her then, trying to silence her before she said anything else but she continued to rant! "Never!! You hear me!! You will die, dear brother! I sware on my life that you will suffer as no one has ever suffered before!!!" And at that moment, she struggled against her sister, clawing her way away from them, trying to reach her brother...but it was too late.
Treizus had started the spell, raising his hands high in the air as the bottle levitated. Duoseque just watched...standing perfectly still. Everything was lost to him...his dear father dying on his deathbed even as his sentence was going on...to weak to stop this. His dear mother...murdered before his eyes...though no one would believe him because he was half-human.
Such a silly prejudice against his mother's kind. His human friends, the only gift he would miss and why he sacrificed himself in the first place, were nicer to him than his own people...especially the human Quatix. The blonde boy with the odd aquamarine eyes and born from a captured slave had been his secret best friend for so long. Though he seemed out of place, they both shared that unique aspect of understanding...what it was like to be a misfit. But now even his friendship would be lost to him now...just as his freedom would be. A single tear dropped from his eyes as he felt the golden light of judgement surrounded him, lifting him into the air, slowly covering his body like a warm blanket.
Suddenly, loud roars broke open the doors and bellowed within the room, sending people scattering into a panic. Duoseque slowly turned, feeling his powers slowing drain from his body, wondering what was the commotion. His mouth opened, screaming at the intruder! "Shini!! No! Stay back!!"
But the large ebony panther would not. She would never disobey her master but he was in danger, as she jumped into the light letting it surround her body also.
He didn't understand her as he continually stared at his pet, his beloved friend, since his birth. The unusual panther was now sacrificing her life for him. "Shini? Why did you do it?"
Though she could not speak with her mouth, she could speak with him through his mind and his heart. "Friend...no alone..." Those simple words. Duoseque felt the intensity of her love for him even as the light enveloped them and merged with the bottle.
And so the judged prince, charged into the life of a genie disappeared from existence as if he had never been born.
But though it was forbidden to keep records, Duoseque's own nursemaid who loved the child like her own son ventured into the human world swaring never to return again, and straight to the human Quatix. The first thing she did was make sure he knew everything that had transpired, breaking the promise she had made to the young prince before his exile. She made Quatix promise that he would never ever forget the kindness of his friend. Quatix swore on his grave and promised the woman that his people will always remember the tragic life of the magic prince, forced into the life of a genie.
And so for generations upon generations, the legend of the genie prince was passed down through Quartix Mohammend Abdul's family. Through the years and many marriages, Abdul eventually became Winner and until this day, the existence of a cursed genie prince was only a legend....
Or was it....
TBC