"What is wrong with you!" yelled Mason, turning red in the face.
"NOTHING WHY CAN'T YOU GET THAT IN TO YOUR HEAD!" cried Alex, wide eyed with fury.
"Well when you scream things at me what am I supposed to think!" Mason shouted running his fingers through his thick brown hair.
"YOU'RE SUPPOSE TO THINK, 'MAYBE I SHOULD LEAVE ALEX ALONE, ITS PROBABLY BEST!'"
"Yeah actually I am thinking that but if I did leave I'd want to get as far away from YOU as possible!"
"WELL IM SORRY IF IM SUCH A MONSTER!"
"YOU KNOW WHAT ALEX? SO AM I BECAUSE IM SUPPOSE TO BE THE MONSTER IN THIS RELETIONSHIP!"
Alex and Mason were both stood at the top of the jumbo-tron, feeling tired, breathing heavily from exhaustion. Their faces were red and their bodies were shaking with fury. Mason had taken Alex on a midnight date at the jumbo-tron, it was all very romantic. Mason had decorated the jumbo-tron with rose petals and he had lined the area with candles that created a dim glow and made the scene seem quite romantic and cozy. As well as all this, Mason had made another sophisticated picnic… which Alex had begun to throw at him during their heated argument. There was something different about Alex lately. She was constantly on edge, the smallest thing would set her off, one minute she'd be cool, calm, relaxed and the next thing screaming, shouting and launching things across the room.
"What's happened to you Alex?" Mason asked sighing, "is it me? Is it your family? What's wrong?"
Mason slowly began to approach Alex, taking her hand gently he pulled her towards him so their faces were close. Alex tried to look away but as she did a strand of her long wavy dark her fell in her face. Mason moved it away, turning her face to look at him whilst doing so.
"It's not you," Alex told Mason as she moved away from him and sat down on the edge of the jumbo-tron, "and it's not my family."
Mason sat next to her looking at her very concerned, "well, what then?" Alex did not reply, once again she turned her head away so she didn't have to look at him. "C'mon love tell me, please."
Tears rolled down Alex's cheeks, she stood up and wiped them away before she began to leave. "Thanks for the date Mason but I'm leaving." Alex then pulled out her wand and lifted it in the air preparing to flash home.
"Is that it then?" Mason asked standing up and marching over to Alex. He held her arm trying to prevent her from leaving without an explanation, "What is wrong with you love? Are you even the same person? Why are you so different?"
"Mason…" interrupted Alex,
"No, Alex unless you tell me what's wrong then…"
Alex froze in fear. She wrestled her arm free from Mason's strong grip and stared at him in disbelief. "Then what?" she snapped glaring at him furiously.
Mason sighed and lowered his head in shame "Then I don't know if you're still the girl I fell in love with."
"What?" asked Alex as tears began to stream down her face, "are you… breaking up with me?" she stood right in front of Mason, like he had done to her before so their faces were inches apart. She looked at him longingly waiting for the answer to come.
"No! Don't be stupid," whispered Mason tears filling the rims of his brown eyes, "I'd never ever, ever break up with you!" he cupped her face with his hands and began stroking her cheeks with his thumbs. "I just want to help you but unless you don't tell me, I can't."
"It's because I don't need help," she ripped his hands off her face and once again prepared to flash out. Alex waved her wand but it gave off a lifeless glow and a low humming noise. Alex tried several times to leave but it just wouldn't work.
"Alex," began Mason, "what are you doing?" he stood watching her swing her wand round repeatedly in the air.
"Leaving!" yelled Alex still waving her wand around.
"Yeah looks like it," he said sarcastically. Mason gave a small laugh mocking Alex's poor attempts to make a dramatic exit. Alex sighed and grunted frustrated as she continued to ignore Mason and try to make her way home. "C'mon," sighed Mason, "just leave it will you."
"Leave what?" Alex yelled at him, she continued to glare at him, feeling frustrated she waved her arms around to exaggerate the question she was asking him.
"Stop waving your wand around and I'll take you home, it'll be easier." They both began to leave the jumbo-tron. They walked down the stairs thin narrow stairs in silence, the couple didn't even make eye contact with each other despite Mason's poor attempts to get Alex's attention by putting quick glances in her direction. This continued for the ride home and neither of them could wait to get out of that car and away from that awkward situation.
Inside the loft Theresa, Jerry, Max and Harper sat huddled up on the couch watching a horror movie. As the victim screamed they all jumped sending the huge bowl of popcorn they all shared flying in to the air. Thuds could be heard approaching the door along with hushed bickering. Everyone on the couch looked at each other in confusion as their attention to the movie was now focused on whatever was happening on the other side of the door. Alex barged through the door and turned on the lights. Theresa, Jerry, Max and Harper all grunted in unison rolling their eyes and giving Alex disapproving looks. Alex stood in the door way ignoring her family as she began to twirl her long locks. She turned around to look at Mason who had walked up behind her. "You didn't need to walk me in you know?" Alex said to him coldly, she still tried to avoid his gaze but it was harder now that he had the freedom to approach her as closely as he would like to.
"I wanted to make sure make sure you'd make it in safe," Mason said quietly trying to avoid another argument in front of Alex's family.
"what from your car… which your parked right outside of my home? Yeah Mason because something was bound to happen while I'm at my front door!"
Theresa stood up from the couch approaching Alex and Mason, hoping to help distract them from another argument. "Hey guys, did you have a good night?"
"Yeah," they young couple moaned in unison, Theresa shot a look of worry to her family members who were still sat on the couch, Jerry, harper and Max all leant forward trying to get a good view of the situation.
"Fine then, seems you're ok I'll be going. Unless you want me to stay?" asked Mason hopefully as he once again moved closer to Alex. He gently caressed her waist as he attempted to pull her in for a hug.
"No, you can go." Said Alex as she stepped back separating herself from Mason. "I'm fine and I've been fine all the long, why can't you get that?"
"Yeah it sounds like you're okay," scolded Mason, "why are you acting like this? Have I done something to upset you?"
"No! I'm always like this!" yelled Alex as she walked in to the loft approaching the mustard colored stair case.
"No you're not!" Mason yelled back, "you know what Alex call me when you've stopped acting like a selfish brat!" he then stormed out slamming the door behind him, leaving everyone shocked. Alex stood speechless on the staircase, not knowing what to say to anyone. Her family sat looking at her sadly. They felt bad for her as they knew how much she hated fighting with Mason, they also knew it had to be something serious if the couple did argue as this was something they would rarely do.
"Fine!" yelled Alex as she threw down her handbag and charged up to her room. Everyone who remained in the loft look at each other in disbelief.
"Should I go up?" Theresa asked heading for the stairs and picking up Alex's small grey studded bag.
"No," answered Jerry leaving the couch and approaching his wife, "it's best if we leave it to them, it's their fight, it has nothing to do with us."
"But she seems so upset-"
"I know." Jerry interrupted her, "but it's not our fight. Alex and Mason love each other, they've been together since they were in high school despite the issues they've had in the past. Theresa, you and I know better than anyone its normal for couples to fight, its better if we leave them to resolve their issues. If Alex chooses to talk to anyone about it then whoever she speaks to can discuss it with her, at the minute it's not our business so we're not going to get involved."
Theresa sighed as she looked up the stairs, "I just hate the thought of her being upset alone."
"I know," said Jerry as he tried to comfort his wife by placing her hands on to her shoulders. "but if she wants or need us she should be the one to come to us first. You know what Alex is like, if she's in any type of trouble or is struggling with anything she wouldn't suffer alone."
Alex stood at her bedroom window staring in awe at the moon which was partially hid behind a thick dark cloud. A wave of pain rushed through Alex's body and she doubled over clutching her stomach. Alex felt her hands begin to burn she lifted them up only to find her manicured nails had now become sharp disheveled claws. Alex stared down at them in disbelief. She clenched her hands together in order to hide this new change to her body. Panicked and frightened Alex quickly shut her drapes before burying herself under her bed sheets. She closed her eyes hoping she would soon fall asleep as she tried to ignore the piercing pain that continued to shoot through her body.