Chapter 2

When the girl awoke, she was lying on the floor of her prison. The inside of the lamp was sort of like another dimension in that any shaking or movement of the lamp would not affect where the genie resided. Her lamp consisted of only a single bed, a couch and a bookshelf. In her genie form she didn't need to eat or go to the bathroom as she really was just an ethereal being in her lamp. The girl rubbed her aching temples and climbed back onto her bed where she would usually hibernate for years at a time. She fell back into a state of hibernation that could be easily broken by her summoning.

She sighed; she had never been free, not since she was of age to become a genie. It is a tradition and a curse on the Hyuuga family that every 150 years, a first born daughter will be made into a genie. It is always easy to tell who would become a genie because in the Hyuuga family, a chosen girl will be born with cat ears and a tail. This symbolised that they would be treated as nothing more than slaves and animals. The curse was placed on her family by a powerful and jealous goddess named Oephelia. Her human lover Nethanial was stolen away by the Hyuuga Heiress, Hitomi, 400 years ago. Oephelia, outraged that a mere human stole away her lover, placed a curse of eternal slavery on Hitomi and every other Heiress born every 150 years.

When she reached the age of 18 she was sucked into a lamp, summoned by the goddess, and disappeared into thin air, right in front of her young sister's eyes. Since then, she has been trapped in the small room in the lamp for just over 100 years, only awakening a few times during that time and reading a few books from her shelves.

After a few days she was jolted awake by a summons to find herself in a sitting position on the floor of a huge foreign room. She blinked sleepily and gazed around at the king sized bed with a thick fluffy black comforter and velvety red pillows and found herself very comfortable on the plush black carpet.

Coming out of her daze she slowly and fearfully looked up at the winged demon standing in front of her and involuntarily started to shiver in fear, her fluffy white ears once again flatted themselves against her head as she averted her eyes to the floor. Gaara was amused to say the least, he didn't even need to say or do anything to make her shiver and tremble in his presence. They stayed like that for what felt like hours; her, shivering and trembling in fear and him, smirking cruelly in amusement at the girl sitting before him. Gaara had already decided what his first wish would be and he couldn't wait to see the girl's reaction to it.

"What's your name girl?" He asked, his voice deep and velvety but also had a husky rasp to it. The girl's eyes widened a bit and she meekly looked up at him.

"H-hinata H-Hyuuga" she squeaked fearfully and returned her face to look at the floor as he took a step closer to her. Gaara's eyes glinted as he smelt the sweet scent of her fear. No, he would never get bored of her. He moved a clawed finger and placed it under her chin, tilting her face to look up at him.

"Tell me little mouse, are there any rules I should know about when wishing?" The girl nodded her head slightly and tried to calm herself down enough to form coherent sentences.

"Y-you c-can't wish f-for more w-wishes," she began, tilting her head to the side in thought. "You c-can't wish f-for s-someone to fall i-in love w-with you," squinting slightly in concentration she began again, "I-I can't k-k-kill a-anyone or b-bring anyone b-back from t-the d-dead." She finished shakily averting her eyes to the ground.

Gaara smirked sadistically as he realised his wish was allowed and would have to be granted. He removed his claw from Hinata's chin and stood up straight, towering over her small frame. She was so tiny in comparison to him that if she was standing he would still tower over her by a few feet. She looked up at him fearfully and shrunk back a bit, away from his overpowering presence.

"I am ready to make my first wish now little mouse," he chuckled, grinning like a Cheshire cat.

"I wish for you to be forever imprisoned by my side as my personal slave, as a result you will no longer be a genie, but will live forever. I want this wish to come into effect after my third wish is granted." Hinata looked up at him, with wide tearful eyes and started to shake in fear as she realised she would never be able to escape him unless he wanted her to. Tears started to fall silently down her pale cheeks as she nodded in defeat.

"H-h-hai M-master," she squeaked sorrowfully as a puff of purple smoke escaped the spout of the lamp, symbolising that as soon as the third wish is granted, she will be bound to him forever. Gaara lips twisted into a blood stopping smirk and he harshly grabbed her collar and yanked her to her feet.

"Now, tell me pet is there anything else I need to know about genies, in the mean time?" He purred as he lifted her onto her tippy toes by her collar.

She squeaked inaudibly, her opal eyes squeezed tightly shut and a dark red blush creeped onto her face at their close proximity. Gaara chuckled, pulling her a bit further away and releasing her neck from his grasp. She breathed shakily and nodded quickly.

"I-I c-can't t-touch my l-lamp, I can only move t-the distance o-of my a-ankle chain a-away f-from t-the l-lamp a-and I can't r-remove a-any o-of my ch-chains," she whispered, biting her bottom lip harshly in anxiety.

"There's no need to be so scared pet, I won't bite… yet," He chuckled darkly as her ears flatted and she flinched away from him, falling clumsily onto her ass. She pulled her knees to her chest and her tail wrapped protectively around her shaking legs. Gaara didn't quite understand why he was so amused by this girls fear, he had had plenty of girls shake in fear before him as they grovelled and begged for their pitiful lives. But with this girl, her fear sent him shivers of joy and satisfaction.

He lightly tugged at the chain, willing her to stand, and pulled her to where a nest of blankets had been arranged for his pet. He placed the lamp inside a nook in his wall and pushed it as far as it would go inside. This left her with just enough space to lie in the nest but not allowing her to move out of it. Hinata had never felt so scared and venerable in her life as she did now, lying a couple feet away from his bed, within petting distance from where he way lying. But.. I guess that's what I am now. His pet. She thought bitterly to herself.

"That you are, pet," Her eyes widened as she realised he could read her thoughts and she dropped her head in submission, as she was taught to do, to show her master respect and show that she means no harm or defiance. He smirked, pleased by her display and chuckled darkly.

"Goodnight, little pet," he purred, loving the way it sent shivers down her spine. She curled into a little ball and cuddled inside the fluffy blankets, trying her hardest to fall asleep as not to anger her master.