AN: Well, here is my remake of Sweet Liberty. Despite a few tweaks to the story, it is pretty much the same. With that said, enjoy!
Chapter One: Gone Baby Gone...
New York City is home to some pretty interesting people from all walks of life. No one in the whole state is the same. Well, you can pretty much say that about everyone in the United States, but it is really true here. How do you know, you might ask? Well, my name is David Falcone, and I have lived here my entire life. This place is unique, and that is the part that you only know about. My family consist of a US Marshall for a guardian, that goes by the name of Louis Saint, a family friend that is half human, half-lion, named Villo Lion, and we know a family of wizards that own a sandwich shop named the Russos. Jerry and Theresa Russo, along with Louis were close friends with my deceased parents, and I have become close friends with Jerry and Theresa's children, Justin, Alex, and Max, but I am really close to Alex.
Almost everyone we know says that we belong together, which kind of makes sense, because we were friend ever since preschool, and I have sort of become protective of her, which makes me like another big brother, and not a boyfriend, which kind of hurts for a really strange reason.
I know that I am willing to do anything to protect her, and who knows? I might have to do that sometime in the near future...
With Louis out of town chasing down a fugitive, David found out to his delight and terror, that he was going to be staying with the Russos for a while. This was fine, because they were family friends of his, and at the same time, it was really bad, because he was staying in the house with a close friend, that was a girl. A pretty girl, nonetheless...
As the day went on, David and Villo found themselves sitting on the balcony to the Russos home, staring at the clear blue sky in front of him, or above him, however you want to chose to read it. Anyway, David was soon joined by none other than Alex Russo, the second born child, dressed in a blue jean skirt, and a buttoned up shirt. David smiled as he moved out of the way, and cleared some space so his friend could join him.
"Beat it. Me and Alex are going to talk." David said down to Villo.
"Hey, if you two want to make out, fine with me, but you don't have to be rude about it." Villo growled at his friend.
"Beat it, you furball." David warned once more. Villo growled, and muttered a hello as he passed Alex on his way into the home. Alex laughed softly, and joined her friend on the balcony.
"So David, how is it staying here with us?" Alex asked him.
"It's fine, but I am kind of uncomfortable staying here with you guys." David said.
"Really? What's wrong?" Alex asked him once more.
"Your house is fine, but it is because I haven't really stayed over here overnight before, and last night I could barely get to sleep." David said.
"You were sleeping on Justin's floor, and he snores, so that I could really understand." Alex said with a smile.
"He breaks wind really bad, too." David laughed.
"Eww." Alex moaned.
"Really now, you didn't know that? He is your brother, after all." David said.
"Anyway, you said that you forgot something at your house, what did you forget?" Alex asked him.
"My DS. I want to get my DS." David said.
"Fine, after our Wizarding Class, I will go with you back to your house." Alex smiled. She turned, and walked towards the screen door, but stopped short of reaching it, and looked back at him.
"Hey, do you want to sit in on the class?" Alex asked him.
"Are you going to be performing spells?" David asked.
"Yeah, most likely. Why?" Alex answered him.
"Then no." David answered.
"Why?" Alex asked in an almost whiny tone of voice.
"You are my friend, but whenever I am around you while you are doing magic, I get turned into something." David said.
"Really now. Name one time." Alex replied.
"Last Easter. 'David, I want to see the Easter bunny, so let's turn this real rabbit into the Easter bunny.'" David said, in a high pitch voice similar to Alex.
"We were twelve!" Alex whined.
"Those ears didn't disappear for a week!" David yelled at her.
"Okay, Mr. Rabbit, wait here while I go to class, okay?" Alex said.
"Fine with me." David said. Alex smiled, and left him on the balcony.
On a quick little side note, have you ever had something happen to you where it would change your whole future in a matter of seconds, if that long? Well, here you go...
The sun had just started to set, and Alex and David were walking towards David's home. While they were walking on the sidewalk, David was caught off guard when Alex wrapped her arms around his, and rested her head on his shoulder.
"This is nice, you know. Just the two of us, isn't it?" Alex said softly.
"Yeah, but Alex, what are you doing?" David ask, trying to not ruin the moment.
"Just being with a close friend, why?" Alex asked him with a smile on her face.
"Oh, no reason." David smiled back at her, trying to hide the blush that was growing on his face.
As they reached his street, David noticed a white van sitting across from it. He didn't think much of it, however. But suddenly, the van's back door shot open, and a single shot rang out. Alex watched as David fell to the ground, lifeless. Alex watched in absolute horror as her longtime friend lied there, bleeding from a gunshot wound.
Alex looked up, and saw two guys running at her. She turned around and tried to run, but she ran into someone with medium length shaggy hair, and icy blue eyes.
"Why Alex Russo, we finally meet." He said coldly. "Put her in the van."
Alex tried as she may, but there was just too many of them to try and fight off. She was soon dragged to the van with little effort and trouble.
With David lying bleeding on the sidewalk, Alex was dragged kicking and screaming into the white van, and the van with his friend inside prisoner sped away.
AN: Well, that was way better than the first chapter I did of the original. With that said, wait and see what happens next...