Chapter 14: The Addition

Jake was so tired it felt as if someone had squeezed the energy out of him. Try as he might, he was fighting a losing battle to stay conscious, ‘Damn,’ Jake thought, ‘aren’t I supposed to have an almost an overabundance of energy because of having two Jinns? Rashala had moved next to Jake. She wanted to ask him if she could also be his Jinn, but how could she breach the subject? She’d never heard of a master having three jinns, and as far as she knew, a Jinn couldn’t ask a master to take her. The problem was every time she opened her mouth to ask, nothing could or would come out. Maybe she could get Gen to ask. Obviously, she wasn’t allowed to, no matter how badly she wanted to.

“Rasmir,” Jake started, “I need to rest. This has taken a hell of a lot more out of me than I had at first thought.”

“Yes, Master Jake,” Rasmir stated, “I will go to the council and see if there is any more information on the disembodied ones that you haven’t received yet. I’ll return soon.” After Rasmir left, Jake went to lie down. Gen watched him leave a look of worry on her face.

“Rosalinda,” Gen said, “I am worried about Master Jake. It appears that he and I are being almost forced to derive pleasure from each other. Though nothing pleases me more, even with our protection, I am afraid my Master is being drained.”

“Yes,” Rosalinda added, “I did feel as if I was strongly compelled to take Master Jake. I also felt as if Master was being drained, what can we do sister?”

“Let me talk to father and I’ll let you know.” Gen said right before she vanished.

In her mother and father’s room, Gen awaited her father. She had much to ask him, and she needed answers so she and Rosalinda could help their Master. Moments Rasmir came in with a look of extreme concern on his face. “Can you be away from your master long daughter?” He asked. “Yes, Father, for a short time,” she answered, and then she outlined exactly what she and Rosalinda had seen and felt. Rasmir thought long and hard talking to the other council members at times. Finally, with an answer, Gen kissed her father goodbye and returned. Implementing the plan that she and Rosalinda had come up with was going to take time, but it would most definitely help. Jake, in the meantime, was out as soon as his head hit the pillow. The problem is the dreams started almost as soon.

“I hope you remember me,” Sheeka stated, moving toward Jake, “In here, I can be everything and anything to you. Let me pleasure you, please, Master Jake!”

God, he was tired, shaking himself. He thought that still was no excuse for taking advantage of a dream, even one as sexual as this one. “I realize that you can, but I cannot take advantage of you even in a dream. As I said before, you owe me nothing. I release you from any debt you owe me.”

Sheeka could only blink what? Again, he’d rejected her, and again, the warm feeling was starting in her chest. Oh dear, it was wonderful. She’d never felt this ... screaming. She realized that she’d almost slipped again and vanished. In the cave, the mist and Tankena were awaiting Sheeka’s return, though they didn’t expect her to turn Jake. The information she got would help nonetheless.

Screaming as she appeared, Tankena immediately started to drain the information from her, and then a sadistic, twisted smile lit his face. Reaching out, he began to torture Sheeka til the mist intervened, “Hold, she is the first and strongest to ever be almost reversed turned. We need to study this, so it can’t happen again.”

Tankena only nodded, though a burning hatred was starting in the leader’s chest.

Jake awoke, still tired and somewhat drained. God, he thought, I wish I was never this tired ever again. Too late, he realized what he’d just thought, and he felt energy begin to creep up his body. Damn it! I wasn’t looking to have this happen. Thinking fast, he realized he’d have to make this wish carefully, thinking he wished he wasn’t as tired right now and that he DIDN’T want his last wish to affect him at all. Crossing his fingers, he felt the energy crawl up his legs and fill him. Well, he wasn’t as tired, but he was still tired. Maybe he’d got it in time.

Rising he was met at the door by both Gen and Rosalinda both wearing a look of extreme concern on their faces.

“Master Jake, are you well?” Rosalinda asked.

“We felt you undo a wish, most brilliantly I might add Master Jake,” Gen said a look of pride now on her face. Though she wondered how? It usually took masters many, many years to learn that, if they survived that long.

Rashala came forward as soon as Gen appeared, though she’d have to wait for her to finish with her Master. Rashala looked at her aunt and Master, feeling a deep emptiness. She missed having a Master of her own. It made for lonely nights. Even if she was locked in her bottle, at least she’d have a Master, but this way, it was almost the absolute loneliness of having no one to serve or be with. Gen was walking into the room with Jake when she noticed Rashala standing near a corner of the room with a look of pain. Or was it something else on her face?

“My dear niece Rashala,” Gen stated when she walked to her, “what seems to be ailing you? You appear to be in a lot of pain. Is there anything I can do? Do you need the doctor?”

Rashala tried to open her mouth, but the words wouldn’t come out, and a bigger look of pain crossed her face, causing even more concern. Gen looked closer and saw that the young Jinn was trying to speak. There were only a few things that could keep her quiet like this. It wasn’t her Master, as she no longer had one, and it wasn’t the council, for she hadn’t heard any plans of theirs yet. There was nothing still affecting her from the mist, so of course!

“Rashala, you like our Master very much, but the first law of the Jinn has your voice frozen, I will speak to Rosalinda and she if she agrees with me.” Rashala’s eyes were releasing huge tears of relief, nodding at her aunt as she went to find Rosalinda.

Moments later, Rosalinda walked up to Rashala and smiled, “I would be proud to add you to our sisterhood of Master Jake. It all will depend on his answer, but as Gen said, he is an extremely kind and thoughtful Master. I am sure he’d have no problem taking you also. Rashala’s eyes again grew large, but it was unheard of for a Master to have three Jinns. The fact that he had two was rare enough, but three? Plus, the fact that she was a warrior and not a sex aid probably would anger him. No matter how she thought of it, she could see no way out for herself. Soon, the council would re-seal her in her bottle, and it would be a very long time before she saw the sun again.

Jake had just sat down to eat when Gen walked in to talk to him. “Master, I know that having two Jinns is tiring to you, and for that, Rosalinda and I humbly beg your forgiveness. You have restored life to both of us.”

Jake nodded. He knew she was up to something, though he wasn’t sure what. In the past, sure, it was a little stressful, but their powers had helped him to overcome them. Sighing, he knew if he didn’t say something, she’d go on like this for days with the praise. “Alright, Gen, I know you want help with something or permission for something. Out with it, we don’t have the time for all this. Remember, we have that damn party tonight.”

“But Master Jake, I was only...,” Gen started again.

“Save it, Gen. What is it this time?” Jake asked, not sure if he was going to like this or not.