"I don't know if I can do this." Jax said with a worried expression on his face. He then eyed his girlfriend curiously, trying to figure out why she thought any of this was a good idea.
"Oh c'mon. You've imitated people before!" Emma teased.
"But I never actually pretended to be them, have I?"
"You'll be fine. Besides, the Witches Council said I have to go to this meeting. I need you to cover for me. You won't be alone; you have Andi and Phillip to help you."
For some reason, this did not comfort Jax at all. He knew taking Emma's place would be tough, considering their different personalities. However, he couldn't say no; he loves and cares her too much.
"OK. I'll try my best. I hope this works. How do I act around your dad?"
"If needed, use a smart spell; he might ask you math questions. I would say summon Jr., but after what happened the last time we had clones, I don't think that's a good idea."
They both replayed the memory in their heads, and winced simultaneously. Just then, the Witches Council tele-transported into her house.
"I hope everything is ready Ms. Alonso. We must hurry, every minute counts!" Agamemnon told her.
"OK, I'm coming!" She gave her boyfriend one last look of assurance, kissed him, and wished him luck. And just like that, she and the Witches Council were gone. A few minutes later he got a text from Andi, saying she and Phillip were coming over soon.
This is it. he thought to himself. I can't let Emma down, not now. You can do this. In the back of his mind, he was still kind of freaking out. He was nervous about interacting with people like Maddie, the Panthers, Gigi, ...and Daniel. He and Emma hadn't really spoken since the night she and Mia got sucked out of the video game. After she chose Jax, they didn't know where they stood, and Jax certainly didn't want to end up having that conversation with him.
The doorbell rang, it was Andi and Phillip. Andi looked excited and amused, certain this was going to be a fun and long day. Phillip just looked hungry.
"What's up Birdman, you ready?" The nickname Andi gave him still made him flinch.
"As ready as I'll ever be. How's it going Phillip?" he said while giving him a handshake.
"I'm just hungry." he replied.
"Ok let's get to school, you can do the spell to transform into Emma there." She saw how worried he looked. Usually, it would amuse her, but she felt kind of bad ths time. "You're going to be fine." she reassured him "Just follow my advice on how to act like Emma, and please, refrain from being cocky and flaunting that big ego of yours."
He had to laugh at that. "No promises." he said to her. And with that, they were off to school.
