Mindy Gets Her Wish
By
Eric Franklin © 2010
(Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of I Dream of Jeannie; they belong to their creators. This story is written purely for entertainment and not for profitable purposes. I do, however, own all original characters and the plot. If you would like to use the characters I have created, please ask first.)
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"Whoa! Jeannie, I wish you'd tell me when you do that," he complained, then looked down at their clothes. "Uh, what's the meaning of this, young lady?"
"Well, I thought that since you had to get to bed earlier, then we could, too." she slinked up closer, pulling his lips down to hers. He relaxed into her arms, sinking down to the bed before rolling over on his back and carrying her with him. They were mostly on top of the covers, so not much entanglement going on. He broke it off, gazing into her piercing gray eyes.
"You are beautiful, Jeannie, but I don't want to take things too fast. Let's get used to each other for a while and see where it goes, okay?" Mindy's heart was falling at every word, yet she knew he was right. That self-knowledge didn't stop the hurt. She knew her eyes betrayed her feelings as he picked up on it.
"Now don't be like that! I'm sure things will work out. You just have to be patient with me, okay? I loved what you did for us tonight. Let's just have that for our first night together. I know you'll find some way to top even that, so you think of something for the next time," he said, helping her accept his rejection better. "Oh wait! You said something about showing me your tiger? But what was that about your 'bedroom'? I don't have an extra bedroom, Jeannie."
"You do now!" she laughed and blinked them out. They reappeared in his study, dressed in their normal clothes and facing the arched Persian opening to her added room. She watched his jaw drop and his mouth hang open, making her giggle. That brought him back to her and he just shook his head in awe.
"I still don't quite understand it all. I do and I don't. It's impossible!"
"No it is not, Master! Come! I will show you," she said and tugged him across the threshold into that impossible space. It was mostly dark, so she blinked it lit with magic daylight, also illuminating the seated Mirrilla and Zahra's pile of pillows and carpets. Mirrilla got to her feet and began to walk toward them as the tiger went bounding over as soon as she was aware of Mindy's presence, and almost sending her flying again. She fluffed her pet's hair in greeting before grabbing her Master's nearest hand to pull it down to the animal's fur. She could tell he was stiff with fear, so without asking, she blinked it away. He loosened up as soon as her magic washed through and he leaned down to help her.
"Thanks, Jeannie," he said with a smile. Kneeling before the tiger, he looked into her equally bright gray eyes, asking, "And what is your name?"
'I am Zahra, tiger of Mindy,' she said in his mind. He was not prepared for that, losing grip on the musculature of his jaw yet again. Both Mindy and Mirrilla could not help but laugh as they had heard that telepathic broadcast as well. Mindy was not sure if Zahra had kept the telepathy to just the two of them and would have to test that of her later. Mirrilla knelt to pet Zahra, too, though she was hardly noticed by Mindy's Master for the moment.
"What the—? She spoke in my mind!"
"That is how she talks, Master. I was doing the same with her at the dinner table earlier. I told you she has enough intelligence to use magic and understand what I want her to do."
"Okay, I guess that's needed to control a big animal like this. But she also said you were called 'Mindy'? Was that your name before you became a djinni?"
"Oh you are so clever, Master!" she said, hugging him about the neck again. That did bowl him over and Zahra had to join the fun, stepping over them to nuzzle her head on their chests. It made them laugh and pet her all the more. Tony was feeling good about things again, not really thinking it all through to the future like Mindy. She knew things would get out of hand, like in the show, only she had a better idea of how to prevent problems. Jeannie had the misfortune of inexperience with the modern world where Mindy had lived it. She had only the problem of inexperience with magic yet she understood how to fix anything that went wrong. And if things got too far out of hand, well, there was Mirrilla and maybe even Hadji to call on.