"Life is a series of rooms, whoever we get stuck in those rooms with add up to what our lives are"
"Wake up! Wake up!" The small frame of the four year old jumps on the bed. "Its my birthday! Wake up now!" She exclaims eagerly pulling at the covers. A groan is heard from somewhere under the mass of the comforter.
"Mommy get up! Please." She whines pulling once again at the black comforter. Theresa sits up much to her daughters delight, glancing at the clock it reads eight. She smiles watching her daughter fidgit in all of her excitment. Birthdays are always a big deal.
"I'm up sweetie'" The little brunette jumps off the bed. "Where are you going?" Theresa ask watching her daughter walk towards the door. She doesn't stop simply shouting back 'Justin' before disappearing out of her sight. Shaking her head she gets out of bed, and ready for the day head of her.
After successfully waking her brother Alex sat in front of the t.v watching as Barney sang about family. She too sang quietly and contently waiting for her mom to come make her famous birthday pancakes. Sure she wanted presents but there was something about the pancakes that made them special.
Sometime later both Justin and Theresa found their way down the stairs of their small but comfortable apartment. The little girls attention now on the older sibling as he sits next to her. "Happy Birthday little sis." He says smiling down at her. "What are you now ten?" He asks her jokingly, recieveing a giggle for the tiny body next to them .Whether Alex knew it or not this was a brithday ritual, even if she's only four.
"No, I'm four." Alex answers counting the number out on her fingers to show him. She sits up proud that she can count the numbers. Justin smiles. "Are you sure cause you look older?" He continues to play with his sister secretly enjoying the bonding moment. The younger girl shakes her head. "No silly. I look four." She giggles again, as her brother grabs her tickling her sides. She scrambles to get again, but fails.
The voice from the kitchen breaks the battle. "Pancakes are ready!" Alex gets up before her brother walking ahead of him. Justin smiles running up behind her lifting her up the best his fourteen year old body could. Their laughs echo off the walls.
A;ex finishes her pancakes in record time, all to eager to get to her presents. "Mommy presents!" She looks at him her face covered in sugar and syrup. Both Justin and Theresa smile at her excitement. "Alright baby lets get you cleaned up then you have your presents."
"Its Barbie!" Alex exclaims running over to the purple jeep. "I wanna ride." She doesn't wait for an answer as she takes off for the jeep that is double her size. She gets messing with buttons trying to get it to start.
Theresa walks over to her smiling, he presses the on button allowing the car to go forward making the little girl squeal and giggle. Justin and Theresa watch as Alex disappears around the corner. They walk back into the house not worried about her, knowing she does thing all the time.
Alex drives her jeep around feeling like the luckiest kid in the world. She messes with the buttons trying to figure everything out, two buttons into it and the radio starts playing barbie songs. She giggles at the reaction of the jeep, but stops when she feels a thump and the jeep itself stop.
She gets out walking around the front of jeep tentively. She peeks over the edge of it to see what hit her new jeep, she jumps back when she sees someone laying there rubbing her head.
Slowly she walks around to stand over the girl. She watches her as she sits up, before looking at Alex. "You hit me." She says calmly and little shocked. Alex looks away at her words, mumbling an apology.
The brunette girl stands wiping her clothes off. "Its ok, I'm not hurt." Alex looks up at her, and shrinks back. The girl is taller, some what intemitating to the younger girl. I'm Mitchie. Whats your name?" The older girl is in no form shy, being the complete opposite of Alex.
"I'm..I'm Alex." She stutters the soft answer, looking up at Alex. "Thats a cool name." She looks at the jeep before looking at Alex again. "Can I drive it?" She ask with a smile on her face.
Alex looks at the jeep, and back to Mitchie nodding her head. Some part of her in fear of the older girl, and another infatuated. Mitchie walks the the drivers side climbing in before looking back at the smaller girl still standing in front of the jeep.
"Are you gonna get in or what?" She asks a small smirk playing on her lips. Alex nods running to the side of jeep getting in, she sits there nervously as Mitchie starts to drive down the sidewalk as if she has down this tons of times before.
Alex watches Mitchie as she concrates on driving. Theres something about this girl that Alex is finding hard to look away, in four year old mind she would say Mitchie was pretty, but there was also something about her personality so different then Alex's that makes her want to stay with forever.
They find there was down in the parking lot, and then back where they started before she stops the turns to the younger girl, "Your turn. Thanks for letting me drive." She gets out and starts walking away.
Alex jumps out following as fast as her small legs will carry her. "Do you want to ride with me?" Mitchie turns around smiling at the now out of breath brunette. She shrugs, "Sure. I dont have to be home 'til lunch." She starts walking back to the purple jeep, only now sitting in the passenager seat.
Alex starts driving only in the opposite direction. "How old are you?" Mitchie ask now studing the smaller girl, who has yet to really say anything. Alex looks breifly at her before looking at the sidewalk again.
"I'm four, todays my birthday." She says a smile forming as she speaks. Mitchie nods smiling at the excitement of her new friend. She responses with, "Thats cool. I'm five but my birthday isn't for a long time." Alex takes her eyes off the road surprised that shes talking to some one older then her, sure she's talk to them but they usually pick on her.
She keeps staring at Mitchie until she turns to her eyes wide. "Alex what are you doing? Stop!" She shouts. Alex looks at where she's going, but doesn't stop in time. The jeep turns off the bridge and into the empty space below tumbling over in a circle before landing on its side.
"Are you ok?" Mitchie asks concerned when she doesn't hear anything for the younger girl.. "Yeah I'm ok, are you?" Mitchie answers seconds later looking up at Mitchie who is laying on top of her.
She nods sitting up staring down at Alex. She reaches her hand out softly touching the brunettes cheek, she flinches at the contact. Her heart beats alittle faster, and she has no idea why.
"You have a cut." Mitchie whispers pushing herself up, offer a hand to Alex who takes it. "You should clean it." She points to the cut on her cheek. "Come on lets get you home." Mitchie starts walk towards the rocks, climbing out.
Alex stands at the bottom looking up at Mitchie. "Come on." She says gesturing with her hand. Alex shakes her. "I'll help you its not that far just a few rocks." She tries to reason.
"I can't. What if I fall?" Alex agrues. It really isn't that far of a climb but fear is getting the best of her. Mitchie chuckles walking slightly back down the hill reaching out her hand. "Give me your hand." She says with a twinkle in her eye.
Alex shakes her head no, looking from the out reached hand to Mitchies face. "Do you trust me?" She asked. Strangely Alex does trust her even if shes only known her for an hour. Nodding she reaches grabbing hold of Mitchie hand.
They walk quietly to Alex's apartment, stopping in front of the few stairs leading up to it. "I'll see you later Alex." Mitchie smiles walking away. Alex watches her go a huge toothy grin plastered on her face.
The jeep, the cut, and even her birthday forgotten as she thinks about the confident brunette.
A/N: This was orginally a Liley fic but apparently I'm such a die hard Alex/Mitchie fan that I had to change because it didn't feel right writing it as a Liley fic. Anyways This is a complete AU if you haven't figured it out, then again mosr of my fics are right? :) This is all true, its my life in the making I guess so hopefully you guys will like it. Please review.