Ness

I've been walking through the mall, nothing much was of interest in it. Some video games, but more or less, it was unimpactful. I don't fully know what I was expecting, but guess it wasn't what I didn't expect. Complicated? Sorta. My idle thoughts usually don't come from any ground prior to said thought. I sorta just think, and think, and well, see what happens. Much like the writer of this. How do I know the writer, don't worry 'bout how just know he's a Grade A bitch. He writes anything based off of zero plan, just write see what happens. For this, he has no plan, so we'll see what happens at the end of this. Now, for what y'all been looking for, some good 'ole shit post.

I left the mall with nothing. I let out a sigh of defeat, but I guess it wasn't all that bad. I found a thrift shop close to the mall. I entered it and was bombarded with words from Lucas' dad. Flint works literally everywhere it seems. He was saying so much so fast that my mind decided to block out the words. I started to walk away, still ignoring his dad. "Well, I guess you don't want a genie," he said. My eyes widened and I turned around.

"Genie?"

"Yea, I received a lamp a bit ago and it's said there is a genie that resides within it." I hummed a little.

"How much is it?"

"Follow me." I followed Flint through the store, seeing all the goods that were clearly hand-me-downs. Soon we got to this golden lamp that had a pearl on the side. The price was relatively low. Well, I bought it. I walked out of the store and twisted it around. I rubbed the lamp and waited, but nothing.

"That sonofabitch lied." In my mind I always knew this was fake, I don't know why I'd believe him. My mind is just made in a way to believe I guess, interesting how the mind works. Your heart may know the truth, but both your head believe in the fantasy. It's rather hard to stick up to the false truths. Hehe, here I go again, allowing my mind to traverse the infinite span of the thought bubble, I shouldn't do this, especially since someone has been trying to receive my attention, but my thought bubbles made me ignore him.

"NESS!" Lucas yelled. This broke me from my thoughts. His get-up was abnormal. He didn't look like Lucas, rather, he looked like a Genie. His clothes were very reminiscent of the genie from Aladdin. He also had a hat on that looked like a blue witch's hat. He looked cute in the clothes. His peach-colored skin complimented well with the blue over him, as well as his blond hair.

"Lucas, the hell are you wearing?"

"Who is this, Lucas, you speak of. My name is...um...Genie." My face grew flat.

"Wow, creative," I sarcastically said.

"I will grant you three wishes." I chuckled at the thought that he's going to go through with this. But, some part of my mind doesn't believe he'll do everything I wish for.

"I wish for more wishes." His face changed from the normal smile he has around me, to a strict and stern look.

"You know damn well that's impossible, idiot."

"Huh, I don't think genies are supposed to insult me," I crossed my arms.

"I don't think idiots like you deserve genies," he copied my stance, he does this a lot. I find it attractive. My mind works differently than lots of people would think it would. Some find it annoying when someone copies them, but for me, it's cute. To me, it means they care enough to wanna be like me. And well, Lucas-or should I say, Genie-is probably the person who does this most. Do I like him, I dunno, my mind will not deny nor confirm said claims. Now sucking his special place is different….so I guess I do like him. Or maybe I don't, I don't know. It's not normal for your own mind to confuse you, or maybe it is, I dunno.

"Touche," I nod my head. I started to walk away, and he followed close behind me. Copying my speed, my patterns, and hopefully my feelings or lack thereof. I have to think of a wish, but what would that wish be? "I wish for there to be no school tomorrow."

"Done and doner." He then ran off. I turned to look at the direction he was going.

"Really? He's stupid."

The next day rolled around, I looked out of the window, still, hazy eyed. I saw a massive snowstorm. A few inches, already, and more is soon to pile up. I walked down to the living room and saw Tracy relaxing on the couch, in her pajamas. "Tracy, what are you doing, school is soon."

"You must be high on some shrooms to not see the fucking snowstorm outside. The snow is almost taller than me, school is obviously canceled," Tracy yelled with both joy and anger. He did it, that mad lad did it. No school today, exactly how I wished. But how, how did he do it? Did he do it? So many mental questions, so little answers. Did he do it? How did he do it? Why is he my genie? Why do I like him? Does he like me?... Would we be good together? I can't allow my mind to take control of me. My actions can't be controlled by unanswered questions. But there can't be questions if there are answers.

The doorbell rang. Tracy looked over at the door, confused. "Who the hell would be out there in this weather? Well, aren't you going over to it?"

"You can't boss me around."

"Well, your fatass could use the extra exercise." I just tsk-ed my teeth and walked to the door. I opened it and the cold destroyed my warmth. When I was able to see through the snow I saw genie. He struggled to step in the house. I closed the door and he shook himself, shooting snow all over me. I turned to him.

"Asshole."

"Man it's cold out there."

"Why on the sitting turtle universe would you be out there."

"Weird way to say 'why on Earth' but sure. I'm your genie, I have to be here for your next wish."

"I didn't rub the lamp."

"..."

"..."

"You didn't?"

"No…"

"Oh…" We stood there, staring at each other. The aqua blue eyes make me think about him. Those blue eyes make it seem like he has such a future ahead of him. He could be a strong man, but right now, he is a foolish, cute boy. I wonder, what does he see in my eyes? My violet eyes are unnatural to humans, but how would he see me? What does he think of me?

I didn't notice Tracy walk up to us. "Just kiss already, goddamn it." Genie looked at her and she giggled. "I don't ever want to know what y'all are into." She raised her hands up and walked to her room. Genie looked at me and I just shrugged.

"What's your next wish?" he asked. I thought for a moment. I don't really know what else I could wish for. I didn't expect him to actually be able to do this, or maybe he just got lucky. I have to try and figure out something I know he can't do. But, what would that be?

"I wish to have more bravery," I said on accident. I didn't want to say that, at least, I don't think I did. I'm not sure, maybe I did want to say it. But, what would I say otherwise? That's all I really need, bravery. Bravery to express my true feelings. For who? I dunno. There's a lot I don't know. My biggest question is if I talk and no one listens, do I really have a voice? Before I could divulge into this question any longer Genie smacked me. "Ow, the hell?"

"I did my part, you must do yours."

"My part, to be brave?"

"Yes, bravery is not a one-way streak, I can help only as much as I can help, you must do the rest."

"But, I don't know how?"

"You must start by limiting the questions in your mind, not necessarily answering, but setting priority. If everything is number one, then nothing is." he placed his hands on my shoulder. "Search for the most important question in your mind, when you do, you'll see that your bravery always resided in you."

"Did you get that from a website?"

"..."

"Well, either way, it's good." I looked out of the window and noticed the snowstorm wasn't letting up. When I looked back to where he was, he was no longer there. I looked around and shrugged. I sat on the couch and soon Lucas popped up behind me.

"Oh Ness, when did I come by your house?" My face grew plain.

"Are you really doing this?"

"I dunno what you mean?" I let out a sigh and looked at the tv.

"You're an idiot." I heard him chuckle. He sat down next to me and watched the tv with me. We didn't watch anything specific. Hell, we probably weren't even watching it technically. Our minds had other things to focus on, at least I think so. I know my mind didn't focus on the show, it focused on what he said earlier. Limiting the questions in my head, but that's easier said than done. I can't have order if they're all ones, but which one should be one. I looked over at him. He didn't look at me, just kept staring at the tv. It's like his mind was adventuring, no longer here on Earth. I need to know all the questions I have, only then could I pick one…..

I looked down and saw his hand. I think I was able to make up a priority for my questions. His hand was almost calling me, ready to answer my question with a yes or no. I place my hand on his. The warmth of his hand was able to shoot a sense of heat through my body. My mind was able to sense it. It did what I didn't expect it to, it answered my question. Do I like him, I can now say that I do. Lucas looked at me. "Whatcha doing, Ness?" I shoot my hand back and look at the tv.

"N-nothing." Lucas chuckled a little. He reached my hand and grabbed it. He placed both where the hands were original.

"Little cold?" he asked. I nodded my head. In fact, I didn't even notice how cold I was until he asked. He smirked and some red invaded his cheeks. He scooted closer and we sat shoulder to shoulder. He reached his hand around me. This is it, I need to be brave. But I don't know what being brave means, I mean I do, but at the same time, I don't. Either way, I'm just gonna do what I feel like is brave. I rested my head on his shoulder. I was expecting some kind of retraction from him. Instead, he rested his head on mine, and I felt warm. "You're so needy."

"Fuck you, Lucas." Lucas giggled and it shot more warmth through me. If I want to be brave, I have to tell him the truth. But how...I don't know. Some time has passed, it's now very dark and cold. The blizzard outside caused the power to go out. It was all fine, except for the small freakout by Tracy. Lucas and I moved up to my room. I crawled into my bed. I tried to look around for Lucas, but I didn't see him. Does he know I want to make another wish? Thankfully for me, this question was answered quickly. He became the genie.

"I hear you want to make your final wish." I nodded my head. I sat up and thought for a moment. I patted on the area next to me. He sat on the bed and placed the blanket of his feet. He then looked at me. "So…" I took a deep breath. The third wish is always the biggest and most important one.

"I-I wish for…" I reached for his hand. I could tell he was confused. "I wish that you, I-I mean Lucas, could stay with me."

"Y-you what?" he asked. He looked away for a little. He soon looked back at me. "I-I'll tell him." Despite the darkness, I could see his blush. I laid down in my bed and looked up at the roof. I didn't see anything special. I heard the wind outside, it was pounding on the walls of the house. Soon I could feel the movement in the bed. I looked to my right and saw Lucas laying next to me. He smirked and looked at me. He shifted next to me.

"Ness, I need to say something."

"Yea?"

"I was the genie."

"..."

"I know, it's hard to take in, but yea."

"..." Does he really think I didn't know it was him, he's so stupid? But, that's probably why I like him. Some people thrive on their stupidity, and I feel Lucas is one of those people. "Oh wow, I would've never guessed," I sarcastically said. He chuckled a little. He grabbed my hand and rested his head on my shoulder. I closed my eyes, and just heard his breaths.

"Thanks for being my genie," he said.

"What do you mean?" I asked, still with my eyes closed.

"You made my wish come true, maybe when the time comes we could go somewhere together," I smirked. All the questions in my mind seemed to have been answering themselves. My mind is starting to be cleared. It's because of him, I couldn't have asked for a better genie.

"Oh, Lucas?"

"Yea?"

"How'd you get it to snow."

"It's not snowing, it's just a roux for this house. There was technically school going on, and so we basically just skipped."

"Huh, no wonder my mom went to work, man, she's going to kill me when she gets back. You're a bastard." He chuckled.

"I fooled Tracy so that's a plus."

"Yea doesn't take much to achieve that." We both laughed together and it seemed to answer more of my questions. No answers were given, but the laughs seemed to destroy the questions. My mind is minding its own business. I can live a life without the thought of the unknown now. And if it does come back, he's here for me. He's my mind, my friend, my Lucas, my genie.