DISCLAIMER: As I have mentioned in the first chapter, I do NOT own DIGIMON. The only thing I own is this storyline and 2 made up characters.
In the previous chapter: The Snow Globe
Kouji was beyond shocked. 'What just happened?' A mysterious lady stood in front of him after kissing him in the forehead.
"Now the agreement between master and genie is sealed." The lady who introduced herself as Matsumoto Aya sighed. "Thank you for releasing me."
"What the heck is this?!" Kouji said, finally finding his voice. Instantly the others start speaking.
"Is this some kind of joke?" Tomoki said confused.
"How did she enter my restaurant?" Junpei asked completely baffled. "I'm sure I locked it."
"Whoever she is, she's hot." Takuya said admiring her.
"Can she be the genie in the snow globe?" Izumi asked.
"There must be a logical explanation for this." Kouichi said unbelieving that genies are real.
Soon no one can understand what who was saying. Everyone except for the genie started speaking all at the same time. A loud gasp shut them all up. "Master, you're bleeding!" The genie said as she looked at her 'master' with worry.
Once again the room was silent as the genie placed her hand in Kouji's bleeding lips. Her hand started glowing and when she removed her hand the wound in Kouji's lips was no more.
They were all speechless.
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There in front of a mirror stood a man glaring at the scene that unfolded before his eyes. "You made it just in time, but this is not over yet."
He smirked. "You are mine and mine alone."
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Genie Chaos
Chapter 2 My Master, My Life
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There was an eerie silence among the digi-destined and the genie. Each of them had different thoughts running through their heads but none had the voice to say it out loud.
Kouichi cleared his throat. "So, um, miss. You claim to be a genie?" he said turning his attention the new comer seated beside Kouji who was looking unhappy.
The genie in question nodded her head. "My name, as I have mentioned, is Matsumoto Aya. I am here to give service to this person beside me." She said turning her head to Kouji.
"Look, I don't know who put you up with this sick joke but I don't like it." Kouji snapped. "Cut the crap now."
Aya shook her head. "Master, I do not wish to upset you. I am your genie now and I am here to be of service to you."
He scoffed. "For all I know, you might just be some FAN GIRL!!" he glared at her.
"Be calm, Kouji." Izumi said. "She hasn't done anything wrong."
"So what, you're just going to wait until she does something wrong?!" he said angrily. He didn't trust the girl who claims to be a genie.
Junpei sighed. "Kouji, I understand how you feel. I myself do not believe in the existence of genies but you can't deny the possibility that Aya-san is one."
Takuya nodded her head in approval. "Aya-chan even healed your bleeding lips Kouji!"
"Why are you suddenly calling her by her first name?!" Kouji said irritated. "You're already sounding like you know her when she's stranger!"
"Aya-neechan, my name is Himi Tomoki." Tomoki said, disregarding the surprised looks his friends were giving him.
Aya smiled cheerily at him. "It's a pleasure t meet you Tomoki-chan."
Tomoki nodded his head and turned to look at his friends. "I just thought it would've been better if we introduced ourselves before anything else."
"Tomoki's right." Izumi said, standing up from her seat. She walked towards the genie and took her hands. "I'm Orimoto Izumi."
"You have a nice name, Izumi-chan." She answered.
Izumi squealed and hugged the genie. "Oh! I like you already, Aya-chan!"
The genie smiled unsure of how to react. "Shibayama Junpei." Junpei said grinning at the genie who was just let go by Izumi.
"Kanbara Takuya!" Takuya said joyfully.
"And I am Kimura Kouichi." added Kouichi.
Kouji harrumphed. "Yeah well I am irritated. I'm not going to introduce myself to someone I don't trust."
Aya frowned upon hearing her master's words. The gang shook their heads and sighed. "So anyway, Aya-san, can you tell us your story?" Kouichi said ignoring Kouji's aggravated state.
Said genie nodded. "Izumi-chan's interpretation of my life was in fact correct. I'm free of my unwanted marriage because Master released me."
"It wasn't intentional." Kouji whispered to himself.
"You're a genie, right?" Takuya said. "Does that mean Kouji gets three wishes?"
Aya smiled at the question. "Oh, you've got it all wrong. Master's wishes are not limited to three."
"How many wishes can he make then?" Junpei asked curiously.
"Any amount of wishes can be made as long as I am still alive and well." Aya said simply.
Kouichi furrowed his brows. "There must be some kind of catch."
"There is, in fact." She said. "Our life span shortens when our Masters make wishes."
Tomoki frowned. "You mean you're risking your life just so your masters can get their wishes?"
"Well, you can put it that way." Aya said. "However, we genies can live for over thousands of years therefore-"
"Even so, Aya-chan!" Izumi interrupted. "Your life is important."
"I am ready to throw my life away for my Master, Izumi-chan." She said, touched by the concern of her Master's friends. "We were given the choice to stay in our world: Ethereal Garden or to be sent to your world. And I have chosen to be sent here."
"Ok, but didn't you just heal Kouji a while ago?" Kouichi asked. "Does that mean your life shortened?"
Aya shook her head. "That was my Magia."
The gang looked at her in confusion. Even Kouji was now listening. He wanted to know how the genie cured his painful lips a while ago.
"Magia?" Takuya spoke in behalf of the gang.
"It's what we genies call our powers which we acquire upon birth." She explained. "We can control certain elements such as fire, water, air, earth and metal. Aside from those, there is a special Magia which only few are able to acquire; the healing Magia."
"So what's your Magia?" Junpei asked interested.
"My Magia is the Magia of water, earth and healing." She pointed at her wings. "The reason I have wings is because I don't have the air Magia."
The rest, excluding Kouji, nodded their heads in understanding. This was the time Kouji decided to speak. "Look, woman, can you just find a new master?" he said coldly.
She shook her head. "Master, I for one cannot do that."
He scoffed. "That's too bad for you. I do not want a genie. Besides, you're just going to be a nuisance."
Aya frowned, disheartened by her master's disapproval of her existence.
"Kouji, give Aya-san a chance." Kouichi said at his twin brother.
The others agreed. "Kouichi's right. What's so bad about giving her a chance?" Junpei asked.
"Yeah Kouji!" Takuya argued. "How can you not like Aya-chan?!"
He glared at his friends angrily. "How can YOU like her when you've just met her a few minutes ago?!"
"You don't even know her intentions and you're already accepting her whole heartedly!!" he said furious. He couldn't believe his friends can trust others that easily. Why can't they just understand him? They were being foolish.
"You're just being stubborn!" Takuya argued.
Tomoki pleaded, "What's wrong with giving Aya-neechan a chance?"
The gang started talking all at once, speaking their own thoughts. Kouji spoke against Aya while the rest spoke in her defense. Years of friendship were being shook by a single person, or rather, genie.
"Please stop!" Aya intervened.
The room was filled with silence. "Please don't argue because of me." Aya said silently. She looked at Kouichi, Izumi, Tomoki, Junpei and then at Takuya. "I thank you for lending me your trust. I truly appreciate it. However, I am not worth fighting for, especially since you've been friends for a long time now." She smiled at them sadly her lavender eyes, glistening.
"Aya-san, we can feel you're not a bad person and that you don't mean any harm." Junpei said while the rest, excluding the scoffing Kouji, nodded.
"Hmph. Right, trust your instincts and get into trouble." Kouji sneered.
Aya turned her attention to him. "Master, what should I do for you to accept me?"
Kouji grinned at her question. "Leave.Me.Alone."
"I'm afraid I cannot do that. That is one thing I am not capable of doing." She said, sighing. "Because my master is my life." She added.
Kouji shrugs, disregarding her response. "You're being a nuisance already."
Aya's not one to give up. "Master, please. Just give me an opportunity to prove myself." She pleaded. "I'll do anything I can for you."
Kouichi started to speak. "Kouji there's nothing to lose in giving her a chance."
Kouji thought for a while. He smirked. "Alright."
The gang and Aya smiled. "Finally!" Takuya said.
"I'll be giving the band a break tomorrow." Kouichi said. "You can take that as an opening for Aya-san to prove herself."
Junpei stood up clapping his hands together. "Alright, it's settled. For now, let's get going." He said motioning outside. "It stopped raining, we can all go home."
The others turned to see that the rain has indeed subsided. "There is no way that I'll bring that woman home with me." Kouji said suddenly.
"But Master, I should remain by your side." She argued.
"And I don't want to be alone with you." He said grumpily.
Kouichi raised his hands. "Alright, break it up. Before another argument arises, I suggest that we have a sleepover."
"I agree! We haven't had one of those in ages!" Takuya said happily.
Junpei nodded. "That way, Kouji won't be alone with Aya-san and Aya-san would still be with Kouji."
"Right." Tomoki said. "I'll just have to call mom first. Whose house are we going to stay at?"
Izumi raised her hand. "That would be mine. My house is closest here."
"Then it's agreed." Kouichi said with a grin. "Sleep over at Izumi's"
Kouji sighed at the immaturity of it all. They weren't teenagers anymore, with the exception of Tomoki of course. 'Hmm… Come to think of it, how old is the genie.' He thought. "Let's go then."
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"This is good, Izumi!" Takuya commented while he stuffed his face with some pancakes and bacon. "I didn't know you could cook!"
Izumi rolled her eyes. "Takuya, those are just pancakes and bacons. Besides, any food is good for you."
The digi-destined and the genie were now seated at Izumi's breakfast table. The genie was in between her master and the only female digi-destined. Kouichi was positioned between her girlfriend and the youngest member of the group. Takuya was in the middle of Tomoki and Junpei who was seated beside Kouji.
Tomoki, Junpei and Kouichi laughed heartily while Kouji silently ate his share of food. "Aren't you going to eat?" he asked the genie.
The genie looked at her master. "You have not instructed me to do so, Master."
The room was soon silent at her words. "You mean you can't do anything without Kouji's permission?" Tomoki asked.
She nodded. "I wait for my master's orders when it is time to eat, sleep, work, and the likes."
"But you slept last night and Kouji didn't tell you." Junpei said.
She shook her head. "I did not sleep last night, Junpei-kun."
"What? But Aya-chan, you're going to have a long day today!" Izumi said, concerned for the well being of the genie.
She smiled at her. "No need to get worried, Izumi-chan. I have slept for hundreds of years now. I have enough energy to last the day."
"You should've told us!" Takuya said after swallowing his food.
"It's common knowledge that genies are to follow their master's orders." She said. "I thought you knew."
Kouji sighed. "Then eat. I don't want to be responsible for your death."
She nodded. "Yes, master."
"Anyway, I already thought of what we would do today." Kouji said after finishing his pancakes. "I'll take her around the city. You guys are not to interfere."
He glared at his friends. "That means no stalking, no calling me every minute."
The gang grumbled. "But how do we know if it went well?" Izumi asked.
"I will call you. Until then, I don't want anything from you guys." He said.
Izumi pouted. "How mean."
He smirked and turned to look at the genie. He already thought of what he would do. He didn't trust the genie and he didn't want to. "Woman, I want you to change your appearance."
Aya stopped eating and averted her lavender eyes to look at her master. "What do you mean, Master?"
He took hold of her unusually silver, mixed with sky blue, hair. "This hair, change it to something more natural." He pointed at her wings and outfit. "Hide your wings and change your clothes."
The genie blinked at her master's words. "I can change my hair color and hide my wings and clothes. However, I cannot create clothes."
Izumi put a hand in her shoulder. "I can lend you! Although you're a bit curvier than I am, I'm sure my clothes can fit you."
Aya nodded her head, her long her bouncing behind her. "Thank you, Izumi-chan!" she turned to look at Kouji once more. "Master, do you want me to change my eye color as well?"
Kouji thought for a while. He wouldn't admit it but he liked her eyes. The way it glistens and the way it shows her emotions. "No." was his reply.
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Izumi opened her closet door. "Let's see, what suits Aya-chan?" she said to no one in particular.
Aya took a step farther from Izumi. "Anything will do Izumi-chan." She took a deep breath. "I'll just do some magic."
Izumi turned to see a glowing Aya. The genie's eyes were closed. Her hair color started to change and her wings started to disappear. Soon the only thing left was the genie's undergarments.
She opened her eyes. "Do you think this would be fine, Izumi-chan?" the genie asked an amazed Izumi who nodded her response.
"That'll do Aya-chan!" she held out a dress to her. "This would look perfect on you."
Aya inspected the dress. It was a sleeveless dress that would end up to her knees. It was simple but elegant.
"Here." Izumi said, handing the dress to her. She took out a pair of sandals and gave it to Aya as well. "So, Aya-chan, how do you feel about Kouji being your master?"
Aya smiled at Izumi. "My master is my life." She said taking the unfamiliar clothing.
Izumi nodded her head and assisted Aya with the clothing. "Yes, you said that last night. What I meant was; do you want another master? I mean are you regretting that Kouji became your master?"
Aya got into her borrowed dress. "Izumi-chan, all my life I have only wanted to serve you, humans: to be able to help. That's why I didn't accept that marriage proposal." She placed her hand in her chest; where the heart is. "It pains me to hear that my own master doesn't want me. However, my master is still my master."
Aya sat in the chair facing the mirror while Izumi started brushing her hair. "I am aware that I just met my master." She said, looking at Izumi through the mirror. "But I love my master dearly. The moment I set my eyes on him, I knew I wanted to be with him."
Izumi looked at her, surprise clearly written in her face. "But how is it possible that you love him when you know nothing about him?"
"The moment I chose to be sent here I decided to love and care for my master." Aya explained.
"Still, Aya-chan. You've just met him. You can't truly say that you love him." Izumi said, unconvinced.
Aya turned to Izumi and took her hands in hers. "When I was first positioned in my snow globe I felt cold and alone. Those were the worst moments of my life. But then I remember feeling warmth. It was approximately 20 years from now. I felt the need to live. I remembered, at that time, that once we are put in our items we are destined to be with a master. It was then that I realized that warmth I felt was my master being born."
Izumi was taken aback by what she was hearing but decided to remain silent. Aya continued. "I know my master went through a lot of pain. I don't know what exactly it was that he went through but I know he did. I could hear him crying, silently shouting for anyone to help him" her eyes started to moist with tears. "I was so sad I couldn't do anything to help him. For years, it went on; my master feeling alone. I tried to reach out so that he would know I'm here to no avail."
"9 years from now," Aya said trailing off. Izumi waited patiently for her to continue. 'Nine years? The Digimon incident!' Izumi thought in recognition.
"11 years after feeling my master existence, I felt my master slowly feel better. Although he was confused, he was glad. He started losing the feeling of loneliness." Aya smiled. "He was content. I could feel it, then."
Izumi grinned. 'She's talking about Kouji. All she said points to Kouji. Amazing!'
"You know what else, Izumi-chan?" she said brightly. "The moment I saw Master, all those feelings I felt in my snow globe came rushing into me. Master doesn't know it but I owe my life to him."
Izumi looked at her in confusion.
"I wanted to die in there. I wanted to just freeze into the coldness I felt." Aya said. "That all changed when I felt Master 20 years ago. He was unconsciously giving warmth to me but nevertheless I am thankful. That day I swore to myself; I would remain by my master's side."
Izumi nodded her head. "If this helps, Kouji's actually 20 years old. Didn't you say you felt your master being born approximately 20 years from now?"
"That's right." Aya said happily.
Izumi hugged her warmly. "Do your best Aya-chan!"
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Kouji stared at the ceiling, his back resting on Izumi's closed door. He was silently listening to the two's conversation. It wasn't intentional. His intention was to call the genie who was taking too long to change. But then he heard his best friend ask the genie if she wanted to change masters.
He was of course surprised by the genie's response to the questions directed towards her. He wasn't, obviously, aware of her feelings but he couldn't let his emotions rule over him. He was going through with his plans no matter what the genie says. For all he knows; the genie could be lying.
He took a deep breath and knocked on Izumi's door. "Are you ready? It's time to go."
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That's the second chapter.
Thank you for reading.
Immensely grateful,
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