Chapter 1.
The master and the genie.
He knew he was going mad; there couldn't be any other explanation. Yesterday morning everything was fine; he went to the office, worked with Byakuya on a couple of important cases, then he went early to his apartment to get ready for the party. It took an hour and a half to get to Byakuya's beach house and after that everything was blurry; he chatted with Hisana-san and other people from the company before deciding it was enough interaction with adults, for a whole day, so he took a stroll on the beach shore where he found the ugly lamp…
He sighed heavily.
Now, he woke up and lying next to him, on his bed nonetheless, was the genie. He didn't dream it; the midget was real. She was wearing his white button up and, somehow, she was sleeping peacefully. He took advantage of the situation to look clearly at her; she had raven hair, creamy white skin, long eyelashes and the cutest nose Ichigo had ever seen. How, could she be sleeping so soundly on a stranger's bed?!
Trying to ignore the headache that was building up inside his head he tried to remember everything that happened after he had made the wish.
"Well… if I could really ask for anything…" he said "I wish you could stay with me forever."
There was a slight pause and in a moment Rukia started to glow… literally. Ichigo's eyes widened as he observed how Rukia started to grow until she reached a normal size, although she still looked really short to him, the glowing stopped and the genie looked at him with widened eyes.
"Oh!" she said and twirled around once.
Ichigo, who still blamed the alcohol for everything that was happening, was shocked.
"Ehm…" Rukia said awkwardly "does this means that you're my master now?"
Ichigo, who was a young and healthy male, blushed at that comment. Master? Looking at Rukia he could now appreciate slightly better how pretty she was, her skin, which seemed to light under the moonlight, her raven hair, her flat stomach…
Goddamn.
He was probably staring like a pervert but it wasn't as if he could help it. Right there, in front of him, was a girl completely dressed up as a sexy genie! Could anyone blame him for staring?
Although he had to admit that the most hypnotic part of her were her eyes. He had never seen that shade of violet; what kind of girl possessed violet eyes? He could stare at those orbs for hours and never get tired. Unfortunately; this wasn't the right moment. They were in the middle of the beach, at fucking midnight, and if someone were to see them they would start to ask too many questions.
Starting by why was the weird girl wearing that?!
Before he could decide what to do Rukia positioned herself in front of him and slapped him… hard.
Ichigo blinked several times before exploding.
"What was that for?!" he asked outraged "it fucking hurts!"
Rukia nodded; she seemed to be satisfied with herself.
"You weren't reacting" she said "I thought that slapping you was the best choice."
Ichigo huffed.
"We need to get you out of here" he said "if someone sees you…"
Rukia tilted her head.
"What's wrong with people seeing me?" she asked.
Ichigo scratched the back of his head.
"Your outfit is not exactly normal" he explained as he stood up. "follow me, I have an apartment near here."
It wasn't a lie; well… it wasn't exactly completely his, considering how his father was still the owner, but he had given it to Ichigo so he could use it to enjoy his young and golden years right there. The old man had suggested taking girls but he never did, except for now.
He blushed at the thought and without thinking he picked up the lamp and grabbed Rukia's hand.
Now that he could remember clearly how he got here with the girl he needed answers; apparently she had woken up in the middle of the night to change because he remembered leaving her at the living room so she could sleep, he never gave her his shirt. He sat up on his bed and looked at his floor; there was her outfit.
She must've picked up his shirt when she stepped into the room last night.
Just what he needed… a defenseless, half naked, girl next to him on bed. He stood up and stretched, he needed a cold shower because his blood was traveling to lower regions and he didn't want to scare her like that.
His answers could wait; his boner couldn't.
Rukia woke up and rubbed her sleepy eyes; she could hear the shower running at the other side of the room… it was definitely Ichigo. She thought about several things; apparently she had found her master, well, he had found her. She couldn't believe that an orange haired boy was the one with whom she was tied for the rest of her life.
She frowned.
She didn't know yet how exactly the relationship between master and genie worked. Last night, after she was completely sure he was asleep, she stepped into his room and grabbed the shirt he had thrown on the floor to get changed. She was going to leave the room when she realized how big and comfortable his bed looked and without being able to hold herself, she sneaked under his blanket and decided to get a good night's sleep.
She had planned to wake up before him so he wouldn't see her but apparently he was an early riser.
She needed to talk with her sister and tell her everything that had happened, if she were to wake up and notice how her lamp wasn't anywhere to be seen she would throw a fit. Rukia was sure that Ichigo knew how to get to her brother's house.
"So, did you sleep well?"
She turned to look at the source of the voice and found Ichigo leaning against the bathroom door with just a towel around his waist. She noticed with widened eyes how well built he was; those abs looked like they were made of steel and his broad shoulders were really something to look at.
Rukia smiled at the sight of him.
"Morning" she said happily "I have to say that this is way better than sleeping inside the lamp."
Ichigo blinked.
"I'm glad" he said "so… are you hungry? I can order breakfast."
Rukia tilted her head.
"Not really" she said "I need you to take me with my sister!"
Ichigo sighed.
"Okay, listen up midget" he said while walking with steady steps towards the bed "I don't know what's happening but, how is Hisana-san your sister?"
Rukia shrugged.
"For someone who works with my brother you're sort of stupid" she said and Ichigo gaped "and stop calling me "midget" or I'll call you "carrot top.""
Ichigo's temple throbbed.
"Don't you dare" he said threateningly "and your brother? Who the fuck is your brother?"
Rukia frowned as she stood up on the bed to look properly at him; the bed was perfect to get rid of the height difference.
Ichigo tried to ignore how his shirt was too big for her, or the way she wasn't wearing a bra, or how long and seductively her legs looked.
"Kuchiki Byakuya" Rukia said "I told you before moron! My name is Kuchiki Rukia."
Something, Ichigo wasn't sure what, but something snapped inside his brain. If what this girl was saying was completely true he was in deep shit; did he just spend the night sleeping next to his boss's sister?! Holy crap, no, holy shit! Byakuya was going to kill him, even worse, he was going to castrate him.
Rukia blinked and placed a hand on Ichigo's forehead.
"Are you okay?" she asked "you look pale."
Ichigo gulped as he stared at Rukia's violet eyes.
"Get dressed midget" he said "if Byakuya is really your brother we need to take you to his house right away."
Rukia smiled and nodded, then she started to unbutton the shirt, but Ichigo grabbed her wrists and stopped her.
"DON'T UNDRESS IN FRONT OF ME DAMN IT!" He yelled blushing furiously.
"I can't find her anywhere!" Hisana screeched while running around the house, looking in every corner, for her sister's lamp "Oh my God; what if one the guests took her?! No, it can't be! I locked her inside our room for precaution."
Byakuya sighed as he observed his wife panicking; he was worried too, seriously, but something was telling him that Rukia wasn't in trouble. Perhaps Kon had taken her somewhere, as always, to play a prank on them. Although, something was weird this time; while Rukia was playful like this she would never let Hisana worry so much about her. So… what was happening?
Byakuya's cellphone started to ring and he picked it up from the couch, without even checking the screen he answered.
"Kuchiki Byakuya" he said.
"Yo, Byakuya" the voice at the other side of the line greeted "I'm sorry to call so early but… this is an emergency."
Byakuya fought the urge to rub his temple. Only Kurosaki Ichigo would call him without greeting properly; luckily the boy was extremely smart, otherwise he wouldn't ignore so easily his lack of manners.
"Emergency?" Byakuya asked "what kind of emergency?"
There was a pause and Byakuya was growing impatient.
"Well…"Ichigo said "first of all I didn't take it, okay? I found it on the beach shore and…"
Byakuya frowned; what was the kid talking about?
"Listen; somehow your sister granted me a wish and I set her free, please tell me that I'm not going crazy. Is your wife really a genie?! That's why you kept that ugly as fuck lamp around and… ouch! Midget stop that! Don't hit me! It was an ugly lamp damn it!"
"Kurosaki Ichigo what…?" Byakuya wanted to ask but he heard some struggling at the other side of the line, he heard how something heavy falling and after that someone else greeted him on the phone.
"Nii-sama!" Byakuya's eyes widened, that was definitely Rukia "Nii-sama now I have the perfect size to talk by the phone! Isn't it great?!"
"Rukia?!" Byakuya asked out of shock and Hisana stopped her frantic search around the house to look at her husband.
"Yes, it's me!" his sister answered happily and Byakuya couldn't believe it "can you tell my sister that I'm okay?! Ichigo found me!"
Byakuya didn't know what was happening.
"Rukia, where are you?" Byakuya asked.
"Do I have to be specific?" she asked.
"Yes." Byakuya said.
"Well, I'm on Ichigo's bed… on top of him."
Byakuya swore right there to kill Kurosaki Ichigo with his bare hands.
"Wait! No! Byakuya don't believe that!" he heard Ichigo yelling at the other side of the line "give me the fucking phone!" more struggling "Byakuya, it's not what it sounds like I'm…" Ichigo tried to explain.
"Forget it" Byakuya interrupted him "you have one hour to bring her here or I'll go look for you."
After that he hung up and looked at Hisana.
"Rukia is with Kurosaki" he explained "apparently he set her free."
Hisana's eyes widened.
Those were unexpected news.
"Your brother will kill me" Ichigo said while walking alongside Rukia, towards Byakuya's house, luckily his residence was close so he didn't have to use his car "why did you tell him that you were on top of me?" he asked her.
Rukia shrugged while admiring her new clothes.
Ichigo had told her that it was from one of his sisters; it was a white sundress that fitted her perfectly and it was comfortable, he had also gave her a small backpack where he put her lamp, so she was happy and it was a matter of time before she could see her sister again; she couldn't wait to show her how much she had grown in the last few hours.
"Well…" Rukia said "I was on top of you at the moment."
Ichigo blushed at the memory; apparently the genie was a little playful thing.
"Well, yeah but don't do that otherwise Byakuya could get some ideas." Ichigo said and Rukia stopped walking.
"Ideas?" she asked curiously "what kind of ideas?"
Ichigo frowned at her; he didn't want to be so blunt with her because he had just met her but since she was so eager to know…
"Like that you and I are having sex."
Rukia tilted her head confused; Ichigo noticed how she used to do that a lot.
"What's sex?" she asked and Ichigo gaped.
Wait…? Was she kidding? She had to be joking.
"You don't know what sex is?" Ichigo asked astonished.
"No" Rukia answered "I've been in my lamp for a long time" she explained "no one has ever explain what's that to me" she sighed "the ones who would find my lamp would ask for their wishes and then leave me."
Ichigo couldn't help but feel bad for her; how exactly was the life of a genie? And if Hisana-san was her sister how did she find Byakuya? He needed to understand.
"Sorry to hear that" he said and kept walking "but you'll be with your brothers soon and then you can explain me everything."
Rukia nodded.
"Sure, although it's better if my sister does the explaining" she said "I don't know much."
Ichigo wondered why but he didn't ask her.
He could see Byakuya's house and an impending sense of doom settled on his stomach.
When the doorbell rang Hisana ran straight to open it, like if her life depended on it. The maid who was the responsible of opening was utterly confused but Byakuya dismissed her, if what he had heard was true he wouldn't be able to explain who Rukia was and what she was doing here.
Byakuya walked straight to the front door where his wife was hugging, quite effusively, his little sister. He couldn't help the surprise, although he was careful that his face didn't betray any emotions, Rukia was there on normal size and she looked happy.
It was a relief.
His eyes went then to Kurosaki Ichigo, who was watching at the sister's hug with confusion, when he looked at Byakuya he could see how much curiosity was behind his eyes. Byakuya sighed, he couldn't really blame him. He was about to suggest to hold the conversation inside the house when Rukia threw herself at him to hug him and, successfully, knocking the air out of him.
He returned the hug, quite awkwardly, and patted her back.
"It's good to finally be able to hug you without crushing you, Rukia." He said and she smiled at him.
"It's all thanks to Ichigo!" she said happily.
Byakuya exchanged a look with the orange haired teenager who just shrugged.
What was he supposed to say?
"It's better if we talk in the living room…" Byakuya said "I believe you have a lot of questions to ask."
Ichigo just nodded.
When they were all seated at the living room, Byakuya was the first to talk.
"We're going to explain what this is all about" he said "but I believe that I can trust you won't say a word to anyone, first of all because Rukia's existence is a secret."
"That's why you kept such an ugly lamp around?" Ichigo asked dumbfounded "because…"
Rukia punched him on the shoulder quite forcefully and he shut up.
"My lamp is not ugly!" she said "stop saying that!"
"Midget, in case you didn't notice that shit looked like it was…" more hitting "stop doing that! Damn it!"
Hisana looked at Byakuya, amused, apparently their little sister was getting along very well with her new master. She didn't say it aloud but she was really glad that it was Ichigo the one who had found it, apparently his first wish was at Rukia's benefit and that was something that made Hisana smile with happiness.
Byakuya cleared his throat and Rukia and Ichigo paid attention to him again.
"What did you wish for, Kurosaki Ichigo?" he asked.
Ichigo wasn't ready to answer that, seriously. He scratched the back of his head nervously and avoided Byakuya's inquisitive eyes.
"Well?" Byakuya insisted.
Ichigo gulped.
There was no way to sneak out of this.
"I wished for her to stay with me forever…" he said a little embarrassed.
Hisana gasped and Byakuya's eyes widened with surprise.
"Rukia…" Hisana said, after five awkward seconds, calling her sister's attention "where's Kon?"
Ichigo frowned at this, who was Kon?
"Oh!" Rukia said as if suddenly remembering "I forgot!"
In a swift motion Rukia started to search inside her backpack, Ichigo thought that perhaps Kon was the name of the lamp, unfortunately he wasn't ready for what happened next. A plushie jumped out of the backpack and hugged Rukia.
"Nee-san!" the ugly thing yelled "we're finally free!"
Rukia laughed and hugged the plushie back.
"Kon" Byakuya called and the plushie looked at him "can you please explain to us, why, did you decide to take Rukia to the beach shore last night?"
"Well…" Kon said pensively "it was a good thing, wasn't it?"
Rukia nodded and Byakuya glared at the little lion, he was used to get straight answers and Kon was being awfully evasive.
"Rukia" Hisana called after noticing her husband's mood "aren't you hungry?"
Rukia nodded.
"A little" she said shyly and Hisana smiled.
"Come with me" she said standing up and grabbing her sister's hand to walk with her towards the kitchen.
When Byakuya made sure that his wife and his sister wouldn't be able to hear the discussion that was about to take place he turned to see at Kon and at Kurosaki Ichigo, who was slightly pale while looking, with fear, at the lion who was looking for an escape route. Unfortunately, they were at the beach house, otherwise Byakuya would've taken them towards his studio where they could talk with privacy, he would have to talk low for now.
"You both have some explanation to do" Byakuya said "so I suggest you to start talking."
Ichigo and Kon gulped.
This was not going to be a peaceful chat.
"So…" Hisana said while preparing a sandwich for Rukia "how do you feel?"
Rukia, who was sitting on the countertop, seemed to ponder her sister's question for a minute.
"It feels weird" she admitted "having this size I mean, but everything is great! I mean, now I can hug you and I can move around without the lamp… I wasn't expecting Kon to take that shape though."
Hisana nodded, she was surprised by that too.
"What about Ichigo?" she asked curious "did he treat you right?"
Rukia frowned.
It was still too early to talk about him, after all they've been together just for a few hours, but Rukia thought about how he didn't seem to want her just to get his wishes, how he didn't get angry about her sleeping next to him, he offered her breakfast and even after she punched him a little he wasn't harsh with her… she could only conclude that he was in fact a good guy.
"I like him" Rukia said finally "he's weird, he doesn't seem to want anything."
Hisana smiled.
Those were great news.
"You'll experience some changes now that you have a normal size…" Hisana said while passing the sandwich to Rukia who started to eat happily "first of all you have to eat a lot to get used to your new body, I don't think you'll have a problem with that"
Rukia nodded.
"Now, considering how your lamp is now a plushie people can get wishes from you only if they have him, so don't let Kon out of your sight" Hisana explained "Ichigo is the only one who can get wishes from you without needing Kon."
Rukia swallowed before asking.
"Because he's my master, right?" she said "how exactly a relationship between genie and master works? I've never asked you."
Hisana sighed.
"Well…" she said "you'll get a little dependent on him, like you'll feel the need to be close to him quite frequently…. But that's it" she lied, she didn't want to tell her to which extent Ichigo's life was bonded to hers now.
Rukia shrugged.
"Well, that's fine, I guess" she said "will I ever go back to the lamp?"
Hisana noticed how Rukia's eyes shone with uncertainty after she asked that, she obviously understood why she didn't want to go back and she couldn't blame her, unfortunately that wasn't up to them.
"Once Ichigo gets his last wish…" Hisana said "you won't be longer needed and everything will go back to normal."
"Unless…?" Rukia asked.
"Unless he wishes for the same thing that Byakuya-sama did."
Rukia gulped.
That didn't seem possible for her.
"Let me see if I get this correctly" Byakuya said while rubbing his temple "you thought you were drunk and seeing things that weren't real, a genie in this case, and you decided to ask her to stay with you forever" he summarized and Ichigo, who was now trying to get Kon off his head, nodded.
"That's how everything happened" Ichigo assured him while throwing Kon at the other side of the couch "I mean, how else was I supposed to explain what was happening at the time?"
Byakuya nodded.
He couldn't blame the boy.
"That doesn't explain why you wished for that." The Kuchiki heir said "is there a special reason?"
Ichigo scowled.
He didn't know why he had wished that, all he could remember was that Rukia was there and she was something he had never seen before, with her violet eyes and white creamy skin, saying how she could give him anything he wanted. He was a young healthy male, damn it! Besides, Rukia was… amazing, leaving aside her violent tendencies like kicks and punches, he couldn't remember spending the night with a girl without wanting to fuck her.
Rukia was different and interesting.
Not to mention that she was her boss's sister.
"Not really" Ichigo answered.
Byakuya looked at Kon then.
"I told you how she couldn't leave the room because of the party" he said to the plushie "why did you disobey me?"
Kon crossed his arms and sighed.
"I wasn't going to take her out!" he said "but while Hisana-san was getting ready for the party she talked with Nee-san and…" he made a dramatic pause "a blue haired weirdo saw her!"
Byakuya and Ichigo looked at the plushie as if he had gone mad.
"Blue haired weirdo?" Ichigo asked.
Kon nodded while looking at Byakuya with all the seriousness that a talking plushie could muster.
"Yes! He was one of the guests!" he explained "he was looking around and I noticed how he saw Hisana-san talking to Nee-san, I knew that he would look for her later so I decided to protect Nee-san by taking her away…" then he looked at Ichigo with an accusing look "I never expected him to find us!"
Ichigo glared at the plushie.
"Are you telling me that one of my employees or business partners knows about Rukia?" Byakuya asked and Kon nodded "I don't remember anyone with blue hair."
Ichigo had to agree with him, most of the guests were old man with their wives, not blue haired freaks.
"Anyways…" Ichigo said "Rukia said something about me being her master now, what she meant by that?"
Byakuya sighed.
This was the tricky part.
"Do I still have some of my old abilities? I mean, I know I'm a human now but…"
Hisana crossed her arms.
"Well" she said "you can obviously concede wishes and you can use Kidō but I guess that's all."
Rukia's eyes widened and she smiled widely.
"Really?!" she asked happily and Hisana regretted telling her that.
"Okay" Ichigo said while closing his eyes "you have to explain that again, with fewer words, so I can understand."
Byakuya nodded, he knew the boy understood everything, the problem was that he couldn't conceive the idea of having to take care of a girl he had just met. He couldn't blame him. He had faced the same problem years before.
"The moment you wished for her to be with you forever it's the exact moment you became her master." The Kuchiki heir explained and Ichigo tried not to blush after hearing that.
"She changed her size because that way she can serve you better" Byakuya said "also, in order for a genie to survive she must, always, be near her master since he, you in this case are the reason for her existence as it is now."
Ichigo frowned.
"That sounds wrong" he said "she's not a belonging, or a slave."
Byakuya nodded, agreeing with the orange haired teenager, he was almost grateful that it was Kurosaki Ichigo the one who found his sister, almost.
"I know" he said "but that's how a genie's life works, their whole existence consists of making wishes come true."
Ichigo nodded, apparently fairytales had some dark shit within them, but if happy endings weren't possible then…
"Wait" Ichigo said "then Hisana-san is…?"
Byakuya glared at Ichigo.
"My wife" he said darkly.
Ichigo nodded, not affected in the least by Byakuya's threatening face.
"Yeah, but what did you wish for?" She's free, she must…"
"My first wish was the same as yours" Byakuya said and noticed how surprised Ichigo was by his revelation "as my third wish, I wished for Hisana to be free so she didn't have to bear the burden of a master or not being able to make her own decisions."
"So… if I wish for Rukia to be free like you did, will it work?"
Byakuya nodded.
"That's why I decided to talk to you in private" he said "she doesn't know how much you affect her existence right now, and it's better if it stays that way, you just have to wish her freedom and this will be over."
Ichigo pondered Byakuya's words for a minute.
"You said that Hisana-san's freedom was your third wish…" he said "which was your second?"
Byakuya sighed.
"None of your business."
Ichigo cursed inwardly, he was really curious, what could've Byakuya wished for? He had everything!
"So, if you're ready, you should set Rukia free immediately" Byakuya said "that way things won't get out of hand."
"Out of hand?" Ichigo asked confused.
"Yes" Byakuya said "you have your own life and once Rukia is no longer tied to you, everything will go back to normal."
Something, Ichigo didn't know what, but something about that sentence sounded wrong to him.
"But I found her" he said "she can… she can stay with me."
Byakuya tensed.
"Kurosaki Ichigo" he said seriously "Rukia is a genie, her knowledge of our world is not really extensive, you have your own life; work, friends, family" he looked straight at Ichigo's eyes so the message could be clear to him "once you set her free Hisana and I will educate her as we always wanted and…"
"But…" Ichigo interrupted him "she wants to stay with me."
"Has she told you this?" Byakuya asked.
"Not really" Ichigo admitted "but she hasn't complained."
"You've been together for a few hours" Byakuya said "don't get too cocky."
Ichigo smirked.
"Are you worried that your little sister prefers to stay with me instead of you?" he asked.
By this point of the conversation Byakuya was struggling to keep his stoic poise.
"This is not a game" he said "how are you going to explain the sudden appearance of a girl in your life?!"
"How did you explain Hisana-san's?" Ichigo asked, enjoying the sight of Byakuya losing his shit, it wasn't something that happened often after all.
Byakuya clenched his fists.
"This isn't a game" Byakuya repeated.
Ichigo sighed.
"Hey, listen" he said, knowing well how he couldn't play with Byakuya without consequences "I don't know why… really, but I don't want to set her free just yet, I promise that I'll use my third wish in her benefit but, give me time, after all I still have another wish left."
Byakuya observed the boy sitting on front of him, he knew how he felt and he couldn't believe how history was repeating itself, but he didn't want to force Rukia to stay with him, not like this. She needed to experiment another kind of life and enjoy her freedom but Kurosaki Ichigo was making it difficult.
Byakuya was about to suggest another deal, something favorable and way more rational but there was the sudden sound of an explosion and a girly scream in the kitchen so without thinking the Kuchiki heir and Ichigo ran straight to the source of the sound.
When they reached the kitchen the found Rukia pointing with the palm of her right hand at his fridge, that was now ruined forever, it was obviously the result of the use of Kidō. Byakuya noticed how Ichigo observed what Rukia had done with awe, and an idea struck him. Well, the boy wanted to be with her a little longer, then so be it, in a matter of days he would find out how it wasn't so easy to keep a girl with you out of the blue, it wasn't as if he could keep her inside his closet.
"Rukia" Byakuya said and Rukia smiled apologetic at him "tomorrow we'll go back to the city, get ready, you'll be staying with Kurosaki Ichigo for an undefined time."
Rukia nodded with a smile and Ichigo paled.
It was the beginning of a wild ride for both of them.
As I thought… it's going to take a lot of work to stay truly inspired, but somehow, I'm happy about this chapter.
GUYS THANK YOU SO MUCH! I wasn't expecting reviews for this silly thing, please let me know what you think or if I should continue, I'm having fun with this one so let me know if you're still interested. YOUR REVIEWS KEEP ME GOING SO KEEP THEM COMING!
You're all truly awesome.
For those who asked, yes the idea came to me thanks to episode 287 in which Rukia is a genie and it's one of my favorite fillers, go and watch it, it's so cute. For those who read "Growing up with you" be patient with me please, the next chapter is coming soon.
Kisses.
Pd. I apologize for my grammar mistakes.
