My Sick Jeannie
Chapter Two
An annoying beeping sound brought Tony out of his dream and sleep. Not being able to remember it at all HE ROLLED ON HIS BACK AND STARED AT THE CEILING. FOR A WHILE IT WAS QUIET, THEN HE HEARD SOMEONE TURN ON THE TELEVISION. TONY LOOKED AT HIS CLOCK THAT READ 7:15, NEEDING TO CHECK ON JEANNIE ANYWAY HE DECIDED TO GET UP.
He was quiet walking to the living room, just in case Jeannie still wasn't feeling well. He was surprised to find her sitting on the couch eating breakfast.
"Jeannie?"
She jumped at the sound of her name and turned her head so she could look at him.
"Oh good morning Tony." She said and turned back to the television.
"Tony?" he asked, more to himself then to Jeannie. He went around to the front of the couch and sat down.
"Jeannie? Is everything alright? How are you feeling?"
"Everything is fine mas. .. Tony."
He decided to let it go and get ready to go to the base. While he was changing he realized it was getting late so he was just going to have Jeannie blink some breakfast up for him.
"Jeannie?"
"Yes master?"
"How about making some breakfast?"
"Okay. Um, what would you like?"
"Just some eggs and toast would be fine."
"Okay, it will take a few minutes to cook."
He nodded his head, even though she couldn't see him.
"Wait. Cook!" Tony just about sprinted out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, where Jeannie was actually cooking breakfast.
"Jeannie will you just." he said and blinked his eyes in demonstration," you know, because I'm going to be late.
Jeannie was hesitant before answering.
"Tony I would love to, but I can not."
"Why not?"
"Well..." she didn't want to tell him, because she was afraid he would make her leave.
"I don't want to tell you." Jeannie finished rather quickly.
"You don't want to tell me!"
She nodded her head.
"Okay, I'm going to go to the base." He said and left.
Jeannie put her hand up to her mouth and found tears on her face. She quickly wiped them away and went outside to do some gardening.
~*~
"Tony! There you are, Dr. Bellows has been wanting to talk to you." Roger said, spotting Tony entering the building.
"Is he still waiting?"
"No, he's in a meeting now. Where were you?"
"At home."
"Why didn't you just have Jeannie get you here?" He asked wondering if Jeannie might still be sick.
"She said she couldn't."
"Why couldn't she?"
Tony sighed and heavily, "I don't know, she said she didn't want to tell me."
Roger's eyes got big. "Tony this is just convincing me more of my other theory."
"What theory?"
"That Jeannie's gonna have a baby. Now before you say anything hear me out. She was sick yesterday, but fine today and now she can't use her powers. Maybe genies lose their powers during pregnancy."
Tony just stood there giving Roger the death stare.
"Roger, my genie is not pregnant! Stop thinking that! You're driving me crazy!" he was noticing the fear of losing Jeannie to someone else was consuming him, like it had done many times before. But this time was different.
"I'm sorry Tony, but it's just a thought."
"Yeah. Hey, will you cover for me." He asked and grabbed his hat, not waiting for an answer.
"Where are you going?"
"Home to see Jeannie." He said and left.
"Who needs to be an astronaut anyway?" Roger asked to no one, thinking of different ways to cover for his friend.
~*~
"Jeannie?! Jeannie? Are you here?"
Tony looked in the living room and turned off the t.v. As he continued looking for her, he heard someone crying outside. Walking as quietly as he could, Tony positioned himself until he saw her sitting on the ground, covered in mud.
'She's emotional, remember what Roger said.' His subconscious said, mocking him. He shook it off and walked over to her.
"Jeannie?" He asked as quietly as he could, so he wouldn't scare her.
She looked up at him briefly and then turned her head anyway. Tony sat down next to her and put his hand under her chin so she would look at him. Jeannie watched as his eyes went over every inch of her face, and she barely felt it when he wiped away the mud and tears.
"What's the matter Jeannie?"
"I tried to cook and..and clean without my powers but I couldn't." She said and started to cry again. He head fell on his shoulder and she felt his run over her back.
"You'll be okay Jeannie. Why don't we go inside and you can change."
"Change?" She asked lifting her head to look at him.
"Yeah."
"Change into what?"
Tony thought about it and decided he would have to go get her some clothes.
"I'll go buy you some clothes. Um, why don't you go take a bath while I'm gone? You can wear some of mine until I get back."
"You mean, your not going to make me leave?"
"Make you leave?" The question took him by shock. "Jeannie, how could you think that? I'm not going to make you leave just because...wait, why did you lose your powers?"
"Well, every year Haji picks a genie to lose their powers. And he does it without out knowledge so our body goes into shock, which is why I was sick yesterday. I believe it is to test us. I may lose them for a while."
Tony let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.
"Do you know how long they will be gone?"
"No master. It is different between genies."
Tony nodded his head and stood up, helping Jeannie to her feet.
"Well, go get cleaned up. I have to go back to work, but before I come home I'll stop and get you some clothes."
"Yes master, but please come home early, the man on the television said there was going to be a storm tonight." She said seriously, knowing that if he got in any trouble she couldn't help him.
Tony just smiled at her, "I promise I will be back before the storm gets too bad."
"You promise promise?"
"Yes."
"Say it master."
"I promise."
"No. Promise promise."
"Why twice?" he asked, getting confused.
"Because you must really mean it if you take the time to say it twice."
"Where did you hear that?"
"From my mother."
"Oh, well I promise promise."
"Good." She said and watched him go.
"Master, will you kiss me goodbye?"
"And get mud all over me?"
Jeannie was opening her mouth to protest, but he left. She just sighed and went to take a bath.
~*~
"Roger?" Tony was back at NASA and he was standing in the middle of Major Healey's empty office. He walked around thinking that maybe Roger had left him a note.
"Finally Tony! I thought you would never come back."
Tony turned around when he heard his name.
"I told you that Jeannie wasn't pregnant."
"She's not? Then what's wrong with her?"
"She lost her powers."
"For good?" He asked surprised.
"I don't think so." he said then stopped to think.
"Well Tony I'm going home, I'll call you tomorrow."
"Why are you going home so early?"
"Didn't you hear? There's going to be a big storm tonight, Dr. Bellows said most of us could go home. And if I were you, I'd leave before he found out you were here or he might make you stay." He explained to his friend, quickly.
"Okay, thanks Rog." he said and both men left.
~*~
"Jeannie I'm home." Tony called into the house.
"Oh master, you told me you would be home before the storm. Look at you all wet." Jeannie said walking from the couch wearing a shirt and pair of shorts two sizes too big for her.
"I'm sorry Jeannie, but I had to get you some clothes." he said and handed her some boxes.
Jeannie smiled and took the boxes form him.
"Oh master they are lovely." She said and took out the pajamas to put them on, leaving the rest in the boxes. When she came back, Tony was sitting on the couch reading some papers from work.
"Master?" Jeannie called, yawning.
"Tired Jeannie?"
"Yes."
"Well get some sleep," he said standing up, "Goodnight."
"Are you going to kiss me goodnight?"
"Sure." He said and gave her a quick kiss and walked into his bedroom.
Jeannie laid on the couch and fell asleep.
But her sleep wouldn't last.
Chapter Two
An annoying beeping sound brought Tony out of his dream and sleep. Not being able to remember it at all HE ROLLED ON HIS BACK AND STARED AT THE CEILING. FOR A WHILE IT WAS QUIET, THEN HE HEARD SOMEONE TURN ON THE TELEVISION. TONY LOOKED AT HIS CLOCK THAT READ 7:15, NEEDING TO CHECK ON JEANNIE ANYWAY HE DECIDED TO GET UP.
He was quiet walking to the living room, just in case Jeannie still wasn't feeling well. He was surprised to find her sitting on the couch eating breakfast.
"Jeannie?"
She jumped at the sound of her name and turned her head so she could look at him.
"Oh good morning Tony." She said and turned back to the television.
"Tony?" he asked, more to himself then to Jeannie. He went around to the front of the couch and sat down.
"Jeannie? Is everything alright? How are you feeling?"
"Everything is fine mas. .. Tony."
He decided to let it go and get ready to go to the base. While he was changing he realized it was getting late so he was just going to have Jeannie blink some breakfast up for him.
"Jeannie?"
"Yes master?"
"How about making some breakfast?"
"Okay. Um, what would you like?"
"Just some eggs and toast would be fine."
"Okay, it will take a few minutes to cook."
He nodded his head, even though she couldn't see him.
"Wait. Cook!" Tony just about sprinted out of the bedroom and into the kitchen, where Jeannie was actually cooking breakfast.
"Jeannie will you just." he said and blinked his eyes in demonstration," you know, because I'm going to be late.
Jeannie was hesitant before answering.
"Tony I would love to, but I can not."
"Why not?"
"Well..." she didn't want to tell him, because she was afraid he would make her leave.
"I don't want to tell you." Jeannie finished rather quickly.
"You don't want to tell me!"
She nodded her head.
"Okay, I'm going to go to the base." He said and left.
Jeannie put her hand up to her mouth and found tears on her face. She quickly wiped them away and went outside to do some gardening.
~*~
"Tony! There you are, Dr. Bellows has been wanting to talk to you." Roger said, spotting Tony entering the building.
"Is he still waiting?"
"No, he's in a meeting now. Where were you?"
"At home."
"Why didn't you just have Jeannie get you here?" He asked wondering if Jeannie might still be sick.
"She said she couldn't."
"Why couldn't she?"
Tony sighed and heavily, "I don't know, she said she didn't want to tell me."
Roger's eyes got big. "Tony this is just convincing me more of my other theory."
"What theory?"
"That Jeannie's gonna have a baby. Now before you say anything hear me out. She was sick yesterday, but fine today and now she can't use her powers. Maybe genies lose their powers during pregnancy."
Tony just stood there giving Roger the death stare.
"Roger, my genie is not pregnant! Stop thinking that! You're driving me crazy!" he was noticing the fear of losing Jeannie to someone else was consuming him, like it had done many times before. But this time was different.
"I'm sorry Tony, but it's just a thought."
"Yeah. Hey, will you cover for me." He asked and grabbed his hat, not waiting for an answer.
"Where are you going?"
"Home to see Jeannie." He said and left.
"Who needs to be an astronaut anyway?" Roger asked to no one, thinking of different ways to cover for his friend.
~*~
"Jeannie?! Jeannie? Are you here?"
Tony looked in the living room and turned off the t.v. As he continued looking for her, he heard someone crying outside. Walking as quietly as he could, Tony positioned himself until he saw her sitting on the ground, covered in mud.
'She's emotional, remember what Roger said.' His subconscious said, mocking him. He shook it off and walked over to her.
"Jeannie?" He asked as quietly as he could, so he wouldn't scare her.
She looked up at him briefly and then turned her head anyway. Tony sat down next to her and put his hand under her chin so she would look at him. Jeannie watched as his eyes went over every inch of her face, and she barely felt it when he wiped away the mud and tears.
"What's the matter Jeannie?"
"I tried to cook and..and clean without my powers but I couldn't." She said and started to cry again. He head fell on his shoulder and she felt his run over her back.
"You'll be okay Jeannie. Why don't we go inside and you can change."
"Change?" She asked lifting her head to look at him.
"Yeah."
"Change into what?"
Tony thought about it and decided he would have to go get her some clothes.
"I'll go buy you some clothes. Um, why don't you go take a bath while I'm gone? You can wear some of mine until I get back."
"You mean, your not going to make me leave?"
"Make you leave?" The question took him by shock. "Jeannie, how could you think that? I'm not going to make you leave just because...wait, why did you lose your powers?"
"Well, every year Haji picks a genie to lose their powers. And he does it without out knowledge so our body goes into shock, which is why I was sick yesterday. I believe it is to test us. I may lose them for a while."
Tony let out a breath he didn't know he was holding.
"Do you know how long they will be gone?"
"No master. It is different between genies."
Tony nodded his head and stood up, helping Jeannie to her feet.
"Well, go get cleaned up. I have to go back to work, but before I come home I'll stop and get you some clothes."
"Yes master, but please come home early, the man on the television said there was going to be a storm tonight." She said seriously, knowing that if he got in any trouble she couldn't help him.
Tony just smiled at her, "I promise I will be back before the storm gets too bad."
"You promise promise?"
"Yes."
"Say it master."
"I promise."
"No. Promise promise."
"Why twice?" he asked, getting confused.
"Because you must really mean it if you take the time to say it twice."
"Where did you hear that?"
"From my mother."
"Oh, well I promise promise."
"Good." She said and watched him go.
"Master, will you kiss me goodbye?"
"And get mud all over me?"
Jeannie was opening her mouth to protest, but he left. She just sighed and went to take a bath.
~*~
"Roger?" Tony was back at NASA and he was standing in the middle of Major Healey's empty office. He walked around thinking that maybe Roger had left him a note.
"Finally Tony! I thought you would never come back."
Tony turned around when he heard his name.
"I told you that Jeannie wasn't pregnant."
"She's not? Then what's wrong with her?"
"She lost her powers."
"For good?" He asked surprised.
"I don't think so." he said then stopped to think.
"Well Tony I'm going home, I'll call you tomorrow."
"Why are you going home so early?"
"Didn't you hear? There's going to be a big storm tonight, Dr. Bellows said most of us could go home. And if I were you, I'd leave before he found out you were here or he might make you stay." He explained to his friend, quickly.
"Okay, thanks Rog." he said and both men left.
~*~
"Jeannie I'm home." Tony called into the house.
"Oh master, you told me you would be home before the storm. Look at you all wet." Jeannie said walking from the couch wearing a shirt and pair of shorts two sizes too big for her.
"I'm sorry Jeannie, but I had to get you some clothes." he said and handed her some boxes.
Jeannie smiled and took the boxes form him.
"Oh master they are lovely." She said and took out the pajamas to put them on, leaving the rest in the boxes. When she came back, Tony was sitting on the couch reading some papers from work.
"Master?" Jeannie called, yawning.
"Tired Jeannie?"
"Yes."
"Well get some sleep," he said standing up, "Goodnight."
"Are you going to kiss me goodnight?"
"Sure." He said and gave her a quick kiss and walked into his bedroom.
Jeannie laid on the couch and fell asleep.
But her sleep wouldn't last.