A/N – Everything in italics is part of Alex's "dream". Hope it doesn't confuse people!

DREAM – A succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep

The Russo family were happy to admit that they were different. So far in this family, their high school age kids all have their flying carpet licenses, they've had a pet dragon disguised as a beagle, their daughter has turned into a sea-chimp, and all three kids have been on planet mars.

Yup, this is definitely not a normal family. On the other hand, events like these are quite normal in this household. As a matter of fact, the mischievous, middle child is about to pull one of her famous wrong-doings right now.

As we speak, she has been devising her plan to sneak in and steal her father's dream helmet.

"Daddy, can you go make me one of your famous sandwiches?" The girl asked her father with her sweet, innocent-looking smile.

"Why can't you make it?" Her father complained.

"But daddy, you always make them so much better. How else d do you think you won that award for best sandwich of the month?" She smiled sweetly.

"Oh alright, but only because you remembered my award." He said getting up.

"Aww, thank you daddy." The little princess smiled again. Her plan was going perfectly. Once her dad was out of the lair, she turned to Justin, the only other person still here.

"Get out of here, unless you want to get involved in one of my crazy schemes." She told her brother coldly. All the sweetness she had put into her voice when talking to her dad was gone.

"I definitely don't want to witness this. You always get me involved and then blame everything on me. No thanks." He said scrambling out of the lair.

"Perfect." The little mastermind said quietly when she was finally alone.

"Block it, sock it, oh just go lock it." Alex muttered and pointed her wand at the lair door. Chains sprung out of the tip of her wand and tied up the door.

Alex turned around and dug through the pile of junk in the old wizard room. Finally, she came across an old blue helmet with clouds painted all over it.

She smiled evilly before dropping onto the couch and carefully placing the helmet over her head.

"Send me to Evan. Evan William Blake Adams, to be exact." She whispered. In her mind, she pictured his long, shaggy light brown hair that was falling in his eyes all the time. She concentrated on his bright emerald green eyes and the mischievous twinkle in them whenever he caught her looking at him in geo class. She practically heard his constant stream of sarcasm that came out of his mouth 24/7.

Before long, this exact image that she placed in her head became a reality. He was standing before her in the deserted hallways of school.

"Hello, Alex. It's always nice to meet a fellow wizard." He said casually.

This is so not what I expected.

"You're a wizard?" I blurted.

"Yes, and by the looks of it, you are too." He grinned. "So, what did you want to tell me in my dreams? Is it perhaps that you are so very sad from your recent breakup with Dean, or that you are jealous that your brother is beating you in the wizard competition, or perhaps that you have adored me from the day you met me?" He smiled evilly.

"How...how d-do know all that?" I stuttered nervously. I had no more secrets against him and I loathed him for that.

"Don't worry too much, Alex. I can relate well to that. The last girl I went out with was a wizard as well and after we broke up she cursed me. My older brother was the one that fixed the curse, so he got a reward from the wizard council and got a promotion. He is so far ahead of me now that he is done all his training. He's also eighteen so we will be taking the wizard competition in a few weeks." He said this all very quickly.

"Oh and I like that you like me." He added.

I stood there staring at him until he started to look uncomfortable. "You still never told me how you know all of that." I countered.

"Don't you remember that dream you had a few weeks ago? With the handsome guy you could never quite see? Yeah, well that was me with my own dream helmet. So, I guess we're sort of even now?" He smiled innocently. "I'm sorry; I haven't been very nice to you so far. This dream is supposed to be yours."

"Only mortals have no control over dreams. If you're a wizard, anyone can take a hold of the dream." I whispered back.

"Well then, what would you like to do? I can't exactly leave this place, since you created the dream. But why did you make it in the school? What can you possibly do here that is fun?" Evan asked.

"You can only create a dream in a place where you've already seen the person, and I've never seen you outside school." I responded. I actually did my homework before I tried this scheme. I didn't want to mess this one up.

"Why don't we-"Evan started to say, but before he could finish, my dream faded away.

"Evan what's going on-"

"Save it Alex. I know you didn't get permission to use this helmet." Justin scolded. He was standing above me holding the helmet he just pulled off my head.

"No! I was right in the middle of that dream!" I yelled at him.

"What were you doing hanging out with Evan? You know I don't like that kid!" Justin yelled back.

"Justin, Evan is a wizard." I said calmly.

"Oh wow, really? I can't believe it! Remember the last wizard though? TJ didn't turn out to be nice at all." Justin frowned.

"Yeah, but that's only because he charmed his parents. And he was really annoying because he had the worst comebacks." I said.

"I'll show you a comeback!" Justin said mocking TJ.

"Anyways, what I was trying to say was, stay away from that guy, Alex. He's bad news." He said firmly before walking away. (Unfortunately for me, taking the dream helmet with him.)

"Fine then! Destroy my hopes and dreams!" I yelled dramatically after him.

"Two can play at that game. Same time tomorrow then?' I mumbled to myself. I was already coming up with another plan to sneak into Justin's room to get the helmet back...after all, I am an evil genius!