REALLY sorry for the delay! I've been procrastinating and writing other fanfics, but I promised myself that ias long as the first chapters were up, I''l HAVE to finish them!

"You never told me how you met him." Kate said to Alice.

"Well..." Alice wasn't sure what to do. Tell Kate that Norm's a genie, or lie to her best friend? "...when I walked home, I tripped..."

"And I caught her lamp before it hit the ground..." Norm added.

"Yeah, and we just started talking." Alice finished.

"Oh." The trio kept walking down the sidewalk. So, why's Mr. D so uptight?" Kate asked.

"I don't know. We always have crazy teachers. Remember Mr. Crocker?" Norm looked at Alice.

"Ugh! He was horrible! He gave me an F for having pigtails!" Kate complained. Alice laughed.

"I remember that. He was always going on about fairies." Alice said.

"Oh, yeah! And he'd get all spazzy." Kate added. "And that thing on his neck... was that supposed to be his ear?" Alice shrugged. As they walked down "memory lane" a blue minivan pulled up beside them. Kate's little brother poked his head out the window.

"Come on, Katie! We're going out for dinner!" When he saw alice, he brightened up and waved at her enthusiastically. Alice smiled and waved back. Even though he was only 5, he had a big crush on Alice, even if he often denied it.

"Gotta go. See you tomorrow." Kate said as she hugged Alice. "And nice meeting you, Norm!" Kate climbed into the minivan and drove off.

"What did that girl at the diner mean when she said your dad was in jail?" Norm asked.

"She was telling the truth." she answered.

"What'd he do?" he asked.

"I don't know. When I was seven, I woke up one night and saw the police taking my dad away. For the next year, my mom became an alcoholic. One day, my mom didn't even come home, so I asked one of our neighbors if I could eat at her house. She called the police so fast, I was in foster care within a week." Alice closed her eyes at the painful memories.

"Wow. So then how'd you end up so... not messed up?" Norm asked.

"I didn't want to be like them. My dad dropped out of school when he was fifteen. My mom dropped out at seventeen because she got pregnant with me. I wanted to pass high school, get into a good college and become an archaeologist or historian." she said.

"Boring!"

"What!" Alice glared at Norm.

"I think you need to have fun." he told her, blocking her path.

"Oh yeah?" Alice crossed her arms.

"Yeah! I'll make you a deal. You learn to be fun and I'll help you get into college." He held out his hand. Alice looked him in the eye, then looked down at his hand.

"Fine." She shook his hand.

"Great!" Norm then snapped his fingers and they disappeared.

...

"Las Vegas? How could you take me to Las Vegas!" Alice yelled at Norm.

"Keep your voice down." he told her. "And we made a deal."

"I didn't mean right now! I have work in the morning! My parents are going to wonder where I am!" she yelled.

"Relax! There's a clone of you at home. For all they know, you're sick at home and won't be better until we come back." Norm poofed up a screen showing an Alice look-alike laying in bed, sleeping. He poofed it away as Alice yelled at him again.

"But I'm 17! I'm sure I'm too young for your version of fun!" Norm once again snapped his fingers and Alice was a few inches taller. She was wearing high heels, black jeans, and a black tank top that showed her newly aquired curves. Alice opened her mouth to protest again, but Norm covered it with his hand.

"No more nagging. We're going to have fun!" He grabbed her hand and led her out of their hotel room.