The Partnership

Alex looked at the book of spells and laughed. She looked over at Harper, who was freezing under the pressure.

"Alex! Did you cast a spell to make it really, really cold in here?" Harper wrapped a blanket around her body to keep warmth.

Alex scratched her head, yawning. "Harper, you know me so well! But this spell was to annoy Justin so he can explode like a volcano. That will be so fun to watch."

Justin came running in, icicles forming on his nose. "Alex! I c-can't stand u-under pressure! Use the warmth spell. That should make the cold go away."

Alex shrugged. She flipped some pages in the book and found it. She tried the spell with her wand and the room was warm again.

Harper ran upstairs, screaming as she went.

Jerry came in, glaring at Alex. "Alex! Never mind. Wizard Class starts in 5 minutes. Be sure you have your wands and books." He walked over to a chalkboard and wrote down a spell. He illustrated realistic pictures then smiled proudly at his accomplishment.

The three teenagers sat down, waiting for Jerry to wrap it up.

Jerry turned around, grinning at each of the teens. "This week is going to be great! You guys are going back to Wiztech University. You're going to study tons of important subjects. As for Justin, he's on a roll. He will be working with a group of wizards on your schooling subject."

Justin grinned, looking over at Alex and Max.

Suddenly, the wizard door opened, showing a middle-aged wizard walk up to Jerry. He wore a grand robe with a wand concealed in his robe. He smiled pleasantly at the children.

Jerry shook his hand, introducing the wizard. "This is Tom Warner, a very famous wizard these days. He has apparently come here for some reason I am not aware of."

Tom smiled and gestured the teens to stand up. "Miss Alex Russo has completed her studies. She will now move up to Independent Study. But this time, she will be working with my son. Not alone."

Max scoffed, walking over to Tom. "What about me? I'm nearly done with my wizard studies, I think."

Tom looked away and gestured at the door. A group of 5 wizards came walking in, stopping at Justin's side. Then, a young teen about Alex's age walked to Alex's side.

Max sighed. "But that's not fair!"

Tom smiled at Max, pushing one wizard forward. "This is your new partner. You guys will be working on monsters and aliens, things of that nature."

Max grinned. They clapped each other on the back. "You are one awesome dude, Tom."

Tom raised his eyebrow. "Yes, dude. Well, I must be off. Please enjoy your partnership and I will be back in a month." He disappeared behind a cloud of smoke.

Jerry was about to burst into tears. "I'm so proud of you guys. Go on. Be free!"

Alex's partner grinned at her, dropping the books he was holding on the table. "I'm Andrew Warner, Tom's son. You must be Alex Russo."

Alex stood there staring at Andrew's handsome appearance. "Yeah, I'm her. So you're supposed to help me study?"

Andrew shook his head, laughing gently. "No, I'm your partner. We're supposed to work on a project together. The wizard council decided that partners should be helpful for wizards when they're done with their wizard studies."

Alex pointed at the couch, smiling brightly. "Come, sit. I want to hear more of our project together."

Andrew grinned again, placing his hands on hers. He slipped it back into his backpack, pulling out some heavy-looking books. "We have to study first."

Alex nodded, opening a book and staring at the teenager.

Justin smiled proudly at the group of wizards in front of him. "Hi, I'm Justin Russo. Let me see if I can remember your names. "He started with a young, short wizard. "Milo." He walked to a taller wizard. "Chik." He walked over to a experienced, silent young wizard. "Miles." He walked over to the last wizard. "Pikes."

Miles took out a frozen fish and slapped Justin with it. Justin fell down, slumping into unconsciousness.

Pike wrestled with Miles, throwing him to the ground. "Dude! That was our wizard trainer. Stop messing with him so we can get this over with."

The rest of the group spent the whole day arguing, leaving Justin in no control over the wizards.

Max looked at his partner, eying him suspiciously. "I'm Max. And you are?"

"I'm Michael. But let's focus on monsters and aliens, alright? Do you have the video game?"

Max nodded, taking it out. "Let's play."

Hope you guys liked the story. Please review it; I have more chapters coming up. Hope you enjoy it than the other ones I wrote.