Lara had been trapped for roughly six hundred years. Why? Because she had simply tried to be helpful, did she feel bad that they had just locked her away? Yes, but Lara was never vengeful. She was a rather sweet and caring genie, not only if she wasn't so clumsy. It wasn't her fault though, the wishes she granted just came out a bit wrong because Lara tried to make it so that the wish helped the person. Often the result was opposite.

Lara sighed as she moved about, despite the whole world thinking that being a genie was glamarous it wasn't all sparkle and shine. It took hard work and concentration. Something which Lara lacked, or so the elders had told her before they had sealed her away. Her heart was heavy as she thought about her days uselessly spent cooped up in the darn bottle.

She just needed a break, but some type of special condition had been set on her seal so not just any human could break it and summon her. Lara knew that some day her human would come along, she was just patiently waiting.

As Lara had been pacing around she felt a tingle, she gasped. What was this sensation? she thought to herself. There it was again, that tingle, but this time it was much stronger. Slowly, but surely, she felt herself rising. Her already wide eyes grew even wider, her mouth forming an O. Could this be the day she had been waiting for?! Could someone finally have met all the conditions that would have set her free? Never in a million years would she have thought that she would be set free! This was most exciting for the young genie.

The lamp was engulfed with mist, fog and dust as Lara was pushed out of the spout. That had always been her least favourite part, squeezing out of the small hole. She inhaled greatly, her breath slightly jagged from such a big breath in! Lara's eyes darted from here to there before falling upon her master.

Now despite genie's always telling people that they only had three wishes this fact was actually a myth. The only reasons that genies ever announced that the revealer had three wishes was because most people didn't know what to do with more than three!

"You have summoned me oh great Master! I am Lara...your genie, how may I be of your service today?" Lara curtsied, her red hair fell in perfect curls as she stepped in front of her Master. It felt great for the genie to stretch out her feet. Lara only ever used her genie form when she did not wish to walk, other wise she used her feet to get from one corner of her lamp to the other.

Lara blinked, she was utterly confused. Did this human not see her? Usually they were awe struck by genies but this man..."Master?" she called out again, her eyebrow raising as she cocked her head to the side. As the male turned and tossed the lamp this way and that Lara winced, "HEY! That is my home!" she cried as she reached for the lamp.

As she made her way across the room, her hands swiped at the male in a vain attempt. Lara grunted as she stumbled over her feet and fell, she brought up her hands to shield herself from the fall. She was finally beginning to see why she had been locked up in the first place. Not only was Lara a real klutz, she was also naive a dangerous combo for a genie to be.

Her eye twitched, a human dare tell her to be quiet?! Preposterous...and what was he babbling on about? Mushrooms? She knew of no such thing! After all, if there was something known as a mushroom in her house she would have been the first to know about it! As she sat cross legged something struck her mind, "I am no hallucination!" Lara said as her brows furrowed. She scooted closer to this strange man and slapped his knee. "See?" she said snapping. It was most insulting to be called a hallucination! Pfft, like these humans could ever even imagine something or some one as beautiful as me...Lara thought scornfully.

Lara sighed and grabbed the mans face, she looked into his eyes earnestly. "I am a genie, you have set me free from my curse. You are now my master and I am here to grant your wishes" she spoke slowly, only letting go of his face once she was done speaking. "I can grant any wish except the wish of resurrection, that is not for a genie to fiddle with" she explained to her Master patiently. "Is there anything you desire? Perhaps a woman, or maybe money? How about power?" Lara listed the usual humans wished for. As she waited for his request she took this chance to take the lamp from her Masters hand gently and cradle it in her arms.

Lara flinched a little as he moved back suddenly, "Forgive me" she said simply as she folded her hands back onto her lap. She had forgotten, not everyone was the same, most people were usually scared or skeptical of her. Lara opened her mouth to say something but then closed it again. Go..back? She shook her head in defiance, NO. She could not go back or rather she would not go back. "Y..you do not understand! I..I can't go back! I was locked away and you have unlocked me! I..I'm not like the others!" the girl fumbled over words, she looked away as she felt the pricks of tears in her eyes.

She always cried too easily and it annoyed her, even if she frustrated or angry she would cry. Lara hated this, what could she do to convince him that he needed something if not women or money or power.

Lara sat up a bit straighter as she heard his words, she smiled and clapped her hands together like a little child. When he questioned her about the wishes she merely shrugged her delicate shoulder. "You can make one, you can make three or you can make a thousand!" Lara said as her crimson eyes sparkled on! This was much too exciting for the still young genie. This was often a misconception for humans, they didn't get just three wishes, I mean doesn't that seem rather unfair for people who've worked hard to discover the genie lamps?

Technically, a genie stayed with its Master until he or she no longer required their services. But, no one had ever stayed with a human for too long. Most genies stayed until their master died, but that was natural since some became rather attached to their masters.

Lara gasped when he said he had to make dinner! "That's it! I can make that for you! Just wish for anything that you desire to eat!" she told him with a huge grin. Lara was totally oblivious to her new Masters feelings, but who could blame her? She hadn't been around humans for nearly a millenium. Her mouth fell slightly open, "Master! What is your name?" she asked him innocently. Though Lara would be referring to him as Master for the duration of her stay, she was still curious about the humans name.

"Percy.." Lara repeated his name, it had a different ring too it. She followed behind him like a lost puppy, she stopped short behind him as he suddenly stopped. Lara looked at him curiously, her eyes shone up in delight as Percy said he wished for a new knife! "As you wish Mas..Percy" Lara said grinning ear-to-ear. With a snap of her fingers a new knife lay in Percy's hand..or rather the knife was Percy's hand...Lara looked up to see if she had pleased her new Master with her skills or not.

Lara blinked, she was confused. "I..I gave you a knife just like you wanted!" she told him as her bottom lip stuck out in a pout. Ungrateful human... Lara didn't understand what could possibly be wrong, I mean...wasn't it more convenient to have something sharp for your hand? You could use it when ever and where ever, and if someone tried to harm you would be able to scare them off easily!