DISCLAIMER: Sadly, I do not own Wizards of Waverly Place.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hello, lovelies! Thanks for choosing to read this! In order to maximize your (hopeful) enjoyment and all-around understanding, I want to explain a few things. This fic is based around the WoWP season 1 episode "Quinceñera" where Alex uses a spell to switch bodies with her mom, Theresa, so that her mom can have the quinceñera she never got to have and so that Alex doesn't have to have one. Since this involves Theresa and Alex in each other's bodies, I have tried to be as clear as possible with explaining who is who and in what body (hah, confusing just saying it!) especially since there is a difference between their private thoughts and how others perceive them. PLEASE let me know if anything is unclear so I can consider rephrasing for clarification purposes.

Enjoy!

Theresa hated to admit it, but in a weird way, she was actually starting to get excited about this.

At first when she stood in front of the mirror and saw the reflection of her 15-year-old daughter staring confusedly back at her, her own actions and those of the Alex image being one in the same, she felt a dizziness and terror that no other phenomenon could provoke.

Fear, confusion, anger -- Alex had reached new heights of breaking the rules this time. But the more she let the teenager attempt to reason with her, the more it sounded like less and less of a train wreck than she originally thought. Even if they slipped "out of character" once or twice, who (aside from maybe Justin, Max, and Jerry, who would be the real problem, but she knew she could calm him down eventually) would ever jump to the conclusion that they had actually switched bodies?

Besides, Theresa reminded herself that if there was anyone she knew, it was Alex. Aside from her husband, her daughter was the one person in the world that she not only had the opportunity to observe on a daily basis, but the insight as her mother to know not only her outward mannerisms but also her internal make-up as well. Theresa smiled as it occurred to her that keeping Alex happy and getting the quinceñera she never got to have would be easier than she originally thought!

Just as she was perfectly centering the tiara in her hair, the door to her dressing room was flung open. It was Alex's best friend, Harper -- no, wait -- "her" best friend, Harper. She figured she should tone down her excitement since she knew Alex had told Harper she wasn't exactly jumping at the thought of a quinceñera, and she wanted to be as convincing as possible.

Before she could turn around, Harper grabbed "Alex" from behind, spun her around, and placed an unmistakably romantic kiss on "Alex's" lips. Internally, Theresa panicked, having no idea how to react.

"Harper! What are you -" she began to ask.

"It's okay, your mom's helping your grandma with the tablecloths," the auburn-haired teenager assured who she thought was her girlfriend, pulling her in for another kiss.

Theresa stood there in a paralyzed shock, barely able to process what was happening let alone move. She was snapped back to reality, however, when Harper's tongue pushed its way into "Alex's" mouth, she knew this needed to stop.

"Whoa! Harper, don't. You - uh, you know how my mom is, she stays busy for a minute and then comes back to panic and check on me, because this quince… thingy… means so much to her," 'Alex' barely managed.

Instead of her usual gullible and compliant response, Harper's eyes looked downcast and sad. "

"This sucks," Harper exhaled in a sad voice, "It's bad enough I can't be with you in public on such a special day, but even in private now, too?"

Theresa was still so dumbfounded and in a slow state of denial and registering things that she couldn't think of what to say.

"Harper…" was the best that 'Alex' could manage.

"Don't worry about it. I'll just see you out there," Harper said in not the most convincing tone before leaving the room.

Theresa had to sit down, being startled all over again by the reflection of Alex in the mirror. She studied the face of her daughter in the mirror through her own eyes, feeling newly distant from her even thought she was currently occupying her "shell."

Maybe she didn't know Alex as well as she thought…

PLEASE review! I'm in my last month of college, and updates will come more quickly if I feel they're worth the time! No pressure :-p