“No,” Paxton mumbled. “No more questions.” His first one seemed to have already irritated the genie. Typical. He couldn’t say three words to a girl without offending her somehow. Though, he supposed she probably got asked that question a lot. Who wouldn’t want more wishes if one had the opportunity to have them? Not that he was ungrateful for the three that the girl was willing to bestow upon him. Being able to change anything about his life was a dream come true. Now, if only he could just stop wasting time and think of something to ask for.

Of course, the first request to pop into his mind was for the genie to make Emily White love him, but she had already said she couldn’t do that. Still, that was what he wanted, so he just had to find a way to get around the rule. What else could he wish for that would indirectly make Emily like him? She had a thing for jocks, so maybe he could try wishing to be the star player on the lacrosse team. If that didn’t work, he still had two more wishes that he could use to try other methods of winning her over. Besides, even if none of the wishes landed him with Emily, he would still be better off than he was before: popular and sporty, just like Zach. He nodded to himself. It wasn’t a bad plan.

“Okay,” Paxton looked up at Mirajane, finally deciding on his first request. Now, he just had to cross his fingers and hope it would be enough to win a date with Emily. “I wish I was the best player on my school’s lacrosse team.”