Alex Russo's Day Off

Summary: Jealous of her older brother's Senior Skip day, Alex decides to ditch school with Harper, and Max ends up tagging along. Meanwhile, Justin discovers her scheme and spends his day off trying to bust them.

A/N: Yeah, spoofing Ferris Bueller has been done before, but believe it or not I got inspired because of a Food Network commercial for their new show "Alex's Day Off." This is for my personal amusement, though I hope you enjoy it too. Overall, I'm going to try to stick to the original events, with of course my twists and changes to allow for magic and the WOWP cast.

EDIT: Whoops, I guess I should've mentioned that this is a take on Ferris Bueller's Day Off. There will be several references to the original movie plot, including the narration technique (which will be in italics), but it will only have WOWP characters.

"Oh…" Alex moaned as she twisted and turned in bed.

No, she wasn't having that strangely recurring but pleasant dream about Shia LaBouf. Though she wouldn't mind if it woke her up the next morning.

But at that moment she was fully awake and in pain. Her body was flashing hot and cold, her palms were sweaty, and her forehead was so hot it could probably fry an egg.

"Mommy!" she whined loudly. "Daddy! I feel horrible!"

Sure enough, her mother and father rushed into her room. "Aw, Alex, honey," Theresa gushed. She was instantly at Alex's bedside, her hand on her daughter's forehead. She paused after she pulled her hand away. "Jerry, she has a fever."

However, Jerry was more skeptical. "I'm sure she does," he muttered, then wandered over to feel Alex's forehead. "Yup." He then bent down and looked her in the eye. "Alright, you little faker, what spell did you use?"

"Jerry!" Theresa chided and gently pushed him out of Alex's face. "Look at her! My poor baby, she's really sick…" She paused. "Right, Alex?"

Through a sudden hacking cough, Alex nodded.

Still, Jerry wasn't convinced. "Theresa, it's Justin's Senior Skip day. She already said how jealous she was that he didn't have to go to school. And the next day she wakes up with a fever? Too convenient in my opinion."

"D-Daddy," Alex said in a weak voice. "T-the sick spell is too hard for me, remember? I c-couldn't g-get it in class." She ended her statement with another big cough.

Her argument made Jerry hesitate. "That is true." He shared a quick glance with Theresa, then let out a deep sigh. "Fine, because it's Justin's skip day I'll let you pass. But you are not leaving this house, got it?"

"Got it. Can I please have some chicken soup for breakfast? I think it would help my throat," Alex said as she rested her head back on her pillow.

Theresa chuckled. "Now we know she isn't faking. She hates chicken soup." With that, Theresa kissed Alex's forehead and stood up. "Come on, Jerry, we'll let her rest while I go call the school and make her the soup." She then glanced at her daughter. "You know, maybe I shouldn't work today…"

"No, Mommy, Dad needs help in the shop," Alex reminded her.

Though he still wasn't totally sold on her act, if it was one, Jerry nodded. "She's right, Theresa. We can take turns checking up on her."

"Okay, fine. Sweetie, you rest up. If you want I'll help you into the living room later so you can watch some TV," Theresa offered.

Alex replied with a weak nod, and turned on her side like she was going back to sleep. As her parents went into the hallway, she heard her mother whisper, "My poor sick little baby," before she closed the door.

After she watched the clock for exactly five minutes, Alex coughed while she threw her comforter off. She then grabbed her wand under the bed, pointed it at herself, and concentrated. "Sum puteus iterum."

An instant later, her fever vanished, her palms were dry, and her body was back to its normal temperature.

"I wasn't lying to Dad…completely," Alex narrated while she hopped out of bed and went to her closet. "That spell was too hard for me. When we learned it a month ago. But it's amazing how much it improved after I practiced it a few times. Justin's tried to get me to do that before…I think he calls it studying."

A smug smile on her face, Alex picked out an outfit and threw it on her bed. "As soon as I heard about Justin's Senior Skip day, I knew there was no way I was going to school while he spent the day with Juliet in Japan…" She trailed off. "She's a vampire, remember? It's night in Japan while it's day here. Anyway, Dad let Justin have the family wand to cast the transportation spell. How unfair is that, when they wouldn't even let me go to a party in Brooklyn? At least I wanted to stay in the country!"

Alex shook her head in disgust at the thought. "They said he was allowed to go because he was more responsible. Well, for once, I'm going to prove them right and show just how irresponsible I am. Of course, they won't find out, but I'll know."

"You know, Ferris Bueller, my idol growing up, had the right idea. He didn't have magic, but he managed to do whatever he wanted. He was pretty impressive."

Her wand pointed at herself again, Alex chanted, "Edgebono Utoosis."

She was enveloped in magic light, and suddenly her clone was standing next to her. Alex grinned. Perfect.

"But I can be pretty impressive too."