Protecting Genie

Chapter 1

"They're real. They're really real. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Jack Frost, the Easter Bunny, Sandman..."

"Bunny, bunny, hop hop." I couldn't help but smile at my little brother and sister going on and on about some sort of 'adventure' they've claimed to gone on. Jamie would say that he helped the 'guardians of the earth' defeat the Boogeyman. And my jumpy hyper little sister claimed that she helped the Easter Bunny decorate eggs for Easter.

"I helped them beat the Boogeyman. You should have seen him sis, he's this tall pale guy with a weird nose and has black sand..."

"Those are some wild dreams Jamie and Sophie. Wish I had as good as an imagination as you two do." I would never admit it out loud but I secretly still believed in all of the things they listed. Even Jack Frost.

"They weren't dreams sis. I really helped defeat the Boogeyman."

"JAMIE AND SOPHIE, LEAVE GENIE ALONE!' our mother called out to them. Both of them groaned before leaving my room, well, it's not really my room anymore. I left home after graduating from high school to an out of Town College; I'm only back here for my Christmas break. At least it is good knowing that my parents never changed a thing after I left, especially my room.

As you heard, my name is Genie. I'm 19 years old, a sophomore in college. I'm still kind of undecided of what I want to do with my life, my parents are pushing me to be a lawyer like my dad...but I would personally love to write children stories or a child psychologist. Two total extremes, huh?

But like I had said earlier, my imagination isn't nearly as grand as my younger siblings. Maybe I can make them my co-authors if I really go into writing.

Anyway, I have pin-straight dark brown hair that fell to my waist; total love hate relationship with my hair. . It won't curl when I want it to or any other kind of style whatsoever. It's just flat and straight. I have dark brown eyes. I use to have freckles but they went away after I got older.

"Genie." I was pulled out of my thoughts of...informing you guys what I look like from my darling dad. "I picked up some brochures for you on my way home."

"More law schools, joy." I said sarcastically.

"Genie, you need to start thinking of your future."

"Yeah yeah, I've heard this talk thousands of times."

"I'm serious."

"As am I, dad. Can't we go at least one day without you throwing 'law school' in my face? I mean seriously, it's Christmas Eve. Give me until January 5, I'll decide it then." Looking past my dad, I saw Jamie and Sophie running through the hall, dressed up in their pajamas. They were yelling for me to read them the 'Twas the night before Christmas'.

"Looks like it's story time."

Normal POV

Nestled up on Jamie's bed, all of them dressed in their pajamas, Genie sat against the headboard of his bed, her right arm around Jamie and her left around Sophie. Her knees were pulled slightly to her chest, with the book resting on her thighs. She began to read the tale, noticing how the both of them had just fallen asleep in her arms. Her own eyes started to close while she read the ending.

"He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle." Genie yawned before closing the book. "But I heard him exclaim, 'ere he drove out of sight, "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!" She let her own eyes close, now dozing off.

Just as usual, bright gold sand spread through the city, bringing happy and fun dreams to all the children, the ones that still believed in the Guardians.