When morning came, Alice felt herself not wanting to wake up. It felt so good sleeping in. She breathed in a spicy scent, felt soft skin... then she remembered who she fell asleep next to. She gasped, opened her eyes, and quickly sat up.

"Morning, Alice. Have fun in Wonderland?" Norm asked. "No, don't answer that. I already know you did." He grinned.

"What are you talking about?" Alice asked.

"You talk in your sleep, remember?" He snapped his fingers and her hair was straightened and the tangles were gone. "Let's see, you whispered my name, your hand slid over my stomach, and you wrapped your leg around me..."

"Okay stop!" He heard her whisper, "creep" as she turned toward the bathroom. "Oh, and I need some appropriate clothes." Norm snapped his fingers and a pile of clothes appeared in her arms. She went into the bathroom and took a shower. As she let the water run, she started thinking. I'm in Las Vegas with a creep. What now? We did everything yesterday. The only other place to go is back home. Ugh! What is with him? Why does he like bugging me? Alice finished her shower and got dressed. When she exited the bathroom, she saw that Norm was still sitting on the bed in his boxers. "Are you ever going to get dressed?" With a snap of his fingers, his clothes were back on.

"Ready for breakfast?" he asked. Alice nodded. Another snap and there were two plates of food, one of which had all of Alice's favorites. For a while they ate in silence until Alice spoke up.

"So, what's it like? You know, being a genie?" She looked over at him.

"Horrible. Sometimes I'm stuck in that lamp for years before some nutjob finds me." he said.

"That nutjob being me?" she asked.

"Heh, you're probably the only master who hasn't used any wishes yet. The last girl I had as a master, well, let's just say it didn't go well."

"Why? What happened?" Alice asked.

"Ever heard of Anne Boleyn?" Alice's eyes widened.

"How old are you, anyways?" she asked.

"I don't know. About 50,000."

"Wow. Well, you look pretty good for 50,000." Did I just say that? Norm smirked. "So, what happens after someone makes their third wish?"

"I get forcably sucked into the lamp."

"If I make my first wish, then can we go home?" she asked.

"Sure." Norm said.

"Then I wish Nicole and her friends wouldn't bother me anymore." Norm snapped his fingers and they were back home.

Back at school, Alice was putting her stuff into her locker when Nicole and her friends walked by.

"Did you see that?" Kate asked, amazed. "No names, no evil looks, nothing. Wow. Norm really scared them off!" At the mention of his name, Alice began to think about their trip to Vegas...that feeling when she woke up... "Well?"

"What?" Alice snapped out of her memory.

"Are you going to go?" Kate asked.

"Go where?"

"I just told you! The Halloween dance." Kate gave Alice a flyer. It read:

Paper Faces on Parade
Get your tickets for DDHS's
Halloween Masquerade!
Tickets $60
Halloween Night the
Buxaplenty Hotel Ballroom

"Kate, you know I don't like dances." Alice said, handing her the flyer.

"I know, but we're seniors! This is the last chance we'll get to go to the Halloween dance and you know how much I love Halloween!"

"Fine, I'll go. But I won't dance." Alice closed her locker just as the bell for first period rang.