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Jack's annoying alarm clock caused Norm to awaken. Growling, the genie slammed his fist on the clock, silencing it at once. He glanced up at the time. "Ugh… Six in the morning is too early… Why would Jack need to wake up this early?" Norm groaned. He laid his head back on the pillow and wrapped his arm around the warm, sleepy figure beside him. The alarm didn't seem to affect Jack, much to Norm's annoyance. The albino could have at least moved at the sound.

Norm smiled. He didn't really care. With a sigh, the genie went back to sleep.

When Norm looked at the clock again, it was about 10:30. And his warm little companion was not next to him. He growled. Where did Jack go? He sat up and looked around. "Hey! Jack! Are you here?" Norm called. He glanced over at the computer, which is where Jack seemed to spend a lot of time, and he wasn't there. Norm crossed his arms. "Red!"

Jack peeked over the foot of the bed, covering his mouth to smother a laugh. He lept to his feet and tackled Norm. "GOOD MORNING!!!" He shouted. "Did you sleep well?"

The genie fell backwards with Jack on top of him. He blushed slightly. "Yeah. What the hell was with the tackle?"

The red head beamed at Norm. "I felt like it. So, what do you want to do today?" Jack laid down across Norm's body the way a cat would to its master. "Anything in particular?"

Jack was in a good mood today and it made Norm happy. His young master had seemed a little down. Norm patted Jack on the head and smiled. "You're lying on top of me, looking all cute and innocent. Don't make me answer that question."

The albino blushed and smiled. "You're a pervert." Jack crawled off the bed and stood. "I wonder how the Shen Gong Wu theft went..." He said to himself.

Norm sat up again and glared at the wall. The words 'Shen Gong Wu' made the genie think of Chase Young, the man who scarred Jack and, worse, broke the boy's heart. Although he didn't know him that well, Norm hated Chase. He really hated Chase. "Who cares?" He growled. "Not our problem." Norm paused and looked at Jack, who was looking down at the floor. "What? Did you actually want to go with them?"

Jack shook his head. "No. I honestly don't know why Wuya came to get me. I retired from stealing the Wu after what happened with Chase…" He looked up at Norm. "You don't like Chase, do you?" He asked curiously.

Norm turned to Jack. "No. No, I don't." He stood and walked over to Jack. "Why you ever liked that freak is beyond me."

The young genius smiled. "Well, you certainly seem protective…" He said coyly.

Norm scoffed and looked away. "So not the point, Red..." He thought for a moment. "What else is there to do?" Not counting you, Red…

"Hmmm…" Jack placed a finger on his lips to show he was thinking. "Well, you could go with me to get something from the Xiaolin monks…"

"I thought you said you were retired from that," Norm gave Jack a questioning look.

Jack shook his head. "I said I'm retired from stealing the Shen Gong Wu. I never said I was retired from H, D and M…" He smiled.

"From what?" Norm was confused.

"Havoc, Destruction and Mayhem." He grinned. "I like messing with the monks. Actually, I'm now on good terms with them now but Wuya and Chase don't know that."

"If you're on good terms with them, why are you stealing from them?" Norm asked, now even more confused. Did humans steal from each other even when they get along?

"Well, I didn't say 'steal'. I said 'get'. I helped them out once and they told me to come back after a bit to get my compensation. Wanna come with me?" Jack asked again. "You can stay here if you want. I won't be gone long."

Norm looked at Jack. "How long will you be gone? Like, estimated time frame."

Jack paused. "Umm… Maybe an hour or two? It usually takes me about an hour to get to and from the temple. So, I'd say an hour and a half."

The genie nodded. "Well, if you won't be gone too long, I guess I could stay here. Although, I'm curious about these monks who managed kick your ass." He snickered.

Jack blushed and turned away. "Jerk." He said simply. He looked over his shoulder at Norm. "Does that mean you're coming with me?"

Norm shook his head. "Nah, I'll stay. Someone's got to make sure miss Witch Bitch doesn't drop by." He smirked.

Jack smiled. "Okay then. See you in 90 minutes." The albino pressed a button beside his computer and the floor behind the computer desk opened and a highly advanced-looking jet rose out of it.

Norm whistled. "Did you build that?" He queried, impressed.

The red head nodded. "I built almost everything in here. You like?"

"Okay, I'll give you genius. I really am impressed. One of my former master's had a secret lab too. But, his was nowhere near as impressive as yours. And I'm hard to impress."

"Well, being the ego-narcissist you are, you impress yourself easily by looking in a mirror," Jack quipped sarcastically.

Norm smiled. "You're damn right I'm impressive. As for you, we'll see." He meant that as a sexual innuendo and watched Jack carefully. The genie wanted to see if the 'Evil Boy Genius' would catch his meaning.

Which Jack apparently did, considering his dark blush. "Yeah well, what makes you think you're going to be lucky enough to get me in bed?" He turned quickly, trying to hide his smile. "I thought you weren't 'that way'."

Norm laughed and gave his master a sly look. "Well, maybe I'm making an exception for you, Red. And what do you mean 'if I'm lucky'? I got Lady Luck on my side this time around! And you'd be the lucky one to have me, Norm the Shagadelic Swinging Genie for a bed partner."

Jack continued smiling. "Well, I'll be back. Don't stray too far now…" After hopping into the jet, Jack was gone in a matter of seconds.

"'Don't stray too far?'…" Norm smiled. "Wouldn't dream of it, Red."