Al'Rinda Wins the Game

"Incorrect."

Kyleigh felt her world crash down on her with just that one word. She had failed.

"Y-you cheated! You... there isn't a fake! You changed my memories!"

Al'Rinda doubled in size.

"YOU DARE ACCUSE ME OF TREACHERY? YOU?!"

Kyleigh shrank back. Al'Rinda calmed down after a moment. A piece of paper floated into her hands.

"This one is the difference."

Kyleigh took it and looked at it. The name on the paper was 'Alexis'.

"That's real! I remember that one!" Kyleigh shouted, stomping her foot.

"You remember the girl named Alexis, yes. But you bullied her into legally changing her name." The genie turned around the last paper Kyleigh had tried. "To Emma."

"Fuck. No, no no no." Kyleigh began to panic. "Please, I-"

"You have lost, mortal. As our bargain dictated, I shall take my ****. You have given me ample time to think, after all."

Al'Rinda became a darker shade of purple as magic condensed in her form. Smoke poured out of her mouth as she spoke.

"For you, who breaks rules, you shall find your life dictated by them. Every day, you shall think of a new humiliating rule to follow, born of only your own mind. This rule may be enforced by either yourself or by magic. In the case of rules enforced by yourself, any time you are caught breaking a rule, that rule will be amended to be stricter."

Kyleigh tried to speak but found herself unable. All she could do was listen as this genie ruined her. Her room wasn't visible anymore behind the smog.

"At the end of every third day, the rule you like least shall become permanent. The other two rules shall be discarded. And though Sisyphus may have found happiness in his eternal torment, you shall not. You will never get used to it. You who have found joy in the destruction of order, shall be shackled by the rule of your own mind."

Al'Rinda clapped loudly as the smoke collapsed into a glowing set of purple scales. Kyleigh's phone appeared again, hovering midair, and absorbed the scales with a screeching sound of metal on metal. She could see the icon of a new app had appeared on her home screen.

With the smoke gone, Al'Rinda's work was done. She stared down her nose at Kyleigh.

"Your first day is today, by the way. And your second day starts at midnight."

Kyleigh reached out towards the genie.

"Another game! Please, I-"

And Al'Rinda vanished.

Suddenly, Kyleigh thought of something.

I have to wear a butt plug whenever I can.

"What the fuck?" She shouted. She had seen that in a porno some jock had insisted on showing her while they were dating. But she had quite literally broken up with him over it. She didn't own a fucking anal plug. And she wouldn't be caught dead wearing one. And yet she still knew, intrinsically, that she had been the one to come up with this punishment.

She picked up her phone and checked her new app, Rules to Live By. It was a simple app. Temporary rules were stated to be written in green, while permanent ones would be written in red. There were two columns, titled Self-Enforced and Magically-Enforced. Under the Self-Enforced column, in bright green text, read: Must wear a butt plug whenever possible.

Kyleigh wrinkled her nose in disgust. This genie was a fucking pervert. She had said that she would be checked in on, though. Should she... no. No way. There was no chance of her going out to some sex shop and buying an anal plug like some kind of degenerate. She exited the app and started to text her friends to warn them when the doorbell rang. Fearfully, she stared at the door like it was going to open any moment. It was locked, of course.

Another knock. After a few seconds, a voice called out, "Pizza delivery! Anyone there?"

Kyleigh relaxed. She had almost forgotten she had ordered a pizza during the entire kerfuffle. Looking through her peephole, she saw a young pizza delivery man standing there, tapping his foot impatiently as he waited for her. Opening the door, she took the pizza.

"That'll be $25.99."

As Kyleigh started to look through her bag, a slightly purple tint came over the man's eyes. Kyleigh held her arm out with the money towards the man, who didn't take it.

"Um, I'm sorry I have to ask, but... are you wearing your butt plug?"

Kyleigh pulled her arm back.

"What the fuck did you just say to me?!"

The man covered his head. "Sorry! Sorry, obviously you are. It was stupid to ask."

Thinking for a second, Kyleigh rolled with it.

"Yes, obviously I am. Now get out of here."

"Uh-Sorry. Yes, I will. Um, the money."

He reached out and grabbed the money, counting it out. Kyleigh rolled her eyes as she waited to close the door.

"No tip? Seriously?"

"What, do you want a fucking medal? You're driving a car like, 2 miles. Get over yourself."

"Wow. You're an asshole."

"Takes one to know one, dickhead." Kyleigh tried to close the door. But she was still having a conversation. It would be mean.

"...I bet you're not even wearing your fucking butt plug, are you?" The man asked, incensed.

"Fuck off, prick! I am!"

I can't believe I'm trying to convince this fucking stranger I'm wearing a butt plug.

The man cowered again, then rallied and pointed a finger at her. "Then prove it! Show me!"

"Show you?! Not a fucking chance!" Kyleigh said, turning her back on the man.

She then proceeded to pull down her her pants and underwear in one motion, staying bent over to give the man a clear view of her ass.

What the fuck?

"I knew it!"

"Fuck! Stop!" A camera click sounded out as Kyleigh's face turned bright red. "Delete that!"

"I'm reporting this!" The man shouted, stomping off. Kyleigh shut the door instantly, pulling up her pants with her other hand while she did.

I just flashed a stranger my fucking asshole.

Her phone buzzed. Pulling it out of her pocket, she found a new notification from Rules to Live By.

Rule broken: Must wear a butt plug whenever possible.

"Are you kidding me?" She said, dread filling her.

Kyleigh's mind instantly thought of what her amendment should be.

I have to wear a vibrating butt plug whenever possible. It has to be on for at least an hour a day.

Opening up the app, she saw the change already reflected. Two new timers had appeared below her rule, one displaying how much time was left until midnight, the other stagnant at 0 minutes and 0 seconds.

That's fucking disgusting. There's no way I'm doing something perverted like that.

She looked around, nervous, as if someone could hear her thoughts. Seeing no one, she slowly started to chew on her pizza.

Okay. Okay... So, loopholes. First of all, it seems like someone has to actually check these.

The memory of showing off her ass to the pizza delivery guy caused her to flush again.

If I just avoid people, maybe they won't be able to check. Or maybe I only hang around my friends? That guy took a photo... fucker... maybe he had to upload it somewhere? I can convince my friends not to snitch.

Or, maybe this shit doesn't even matter. The rule is self-enforced, right? So as long as I don't follow the rule, the worst thing I have to do is show my asshole to someone every once in a while. That's better than wearing a butt plug every fucking day. And I'd still have to give the pricks a fucking show to prove it, anyways.

Kyleigh grew less despondent the longer she thought.

In fact, how would they even check if I turned on some bullshit for an hour, anyways? Unless it was the genie checking with magic. But I don't think that's their style. And this rule might go away after three days. Maybe I can argue semantics, too. I don't own a butt plug, so it wasn't possible. Or gaslight. If I had tipped that guy, he wouldn't have dared question me.

Maybe I should just stay home for a day, and see what happens.

Just then, she got a text notification.

Alexis: Hello, are you okay? The girls are texting me that weird stuff is happening to them.

Kyleigh thought this might have happened. The genie had mentioned something about following a theme, which would only make sense if she had been to others.

Ky: yeah but i have some dumb bullshit going on

Alexis: What do you mean?

Ky: that perverted magic btch is trying to make me wear a vibrating butt plug i think ill be fine tho no way im doin it

Alexis: Okay. I have an idea, though. I've already gotten out of what the genie did to me.

Ky: rlly? how

Alexis: The genie messed up. As a result, I have gained the ability to use some magic. I'll show you at school tomorrow. Meet me at the usual spot.

Kyleigh breathed a sign of relief. Putting the rest of the pizza in the fridge, she went upstairs and got into bed.

Ky: thts great but r u ok ur texting like a nerd lmao

She didn't receive any response for a few minutes. Finally, a message showed up.

Alexis: It is a minor side effect. It will fade over time. There is no cause for concern.

Ky: ok ttyl

Unconcerned, Kyleigh rolled over and fell asleep as her clock slowly ticked beside her. She was fast asleep when the hands both landed on the 12.