Disclaimer: Yeah, Yeah, so I don't own Wizards of Waverly Place. Y'all already knew that. If I did, Harper and Alex would be going out, Zeke and Justin would be madly in love with each other without realizing it, Harper would have known about the Russos being wizards a long time ago. Dean would probably still be around but out of the picture for the most part. Gigi would be even more of a bitch (if possible), Juliet would be the werewolf and Mason would be the vampire (I'm not sure why), and the mummy would have been a zombie (again, not sure why). In short, a lot of the things that happened in the show would have been very different.
AN: My apologies to all those who read and reviewed my last version of this story. I accidentally made a mistake with the chapters so, I'm going to try again.
AN2: Okay, so yeah, um, my first Aliet VanRusso/Juliex Reusen so go easy on me. This chapter is a little different than the last time I posted this story so tell me how you like it. I think they make a cute pair anyway.
Sighted First Meeting.
Alex's POV
I was upstairs on the phone with Harper, Justin was out with his best friend, Zeke, Max was on a date (wow, it finally happened!), and Mom and Dad were working in the Sub Station.
It was really quiet downstairs because, well, I guess the place was empty. Just then my mom spoke up. Her voice was dull. "Jerry, this place is so empty. Where're all of our customers?"
I could tell that she was bored and Dad could, too. He sighed and said, "There's a new sandwich shop down the street and they've stolen all of our customers."
There was silence for a moment before Mom said, "Well, how are they doing it?"
"I don't know but we're going to find out."
There was a short pause and then I heard them shout my name together. "Alex!"
What did I do now? I wondered as I hurried down the stairs. All I was doing was talking to Harper. There is now way they could have pinned anything on me unless Justin did something. I stood in front of them with a cool expression belying my initial nervousness. "Yeah Mom, Dad?"
They gazed at me for a moment before sharing a look and shaking their heads. "Listen Alex," Dad said. "We need you to go spy on the new sandwich shop down the street and figure out what they have that we don't."
I nodded in understanding. Hm, maybe I can use this. "Okay, do I get tomorrow's shift off?"
Dad's eyebrows furrowed in though and then he shook his head no. I smiled and replied, "Fine. Get Justin to do it." I ran back up the stairs.
As I watched, Dad got ready to call Justin, but Mom tapped his elbow and shook her head. Then they started discussing it.
As I watched them, I felt a tug at the back of my head. This had been happening a lot over the last few weeks. I was pulled into a vision of some sort. I gasped at what I saw.
There was a man with black hair and a cape. He had fangs and a very strange gleam in his eyes. He was standing before a dark-haired girl. In one swift movement, the man sank his fangs into the girl's neck and began to drink the flowing blood. I pulled out of the vision with a horrified gasp.
I did it just in time because at that moment, Dad called back up to me and sighed, "Fine, Alex, you can get tomorrow off. Will you go now?"
I quickly shook my head, so fast that I slipped and nearly fell down the stairs.
"What?" Mom demanded, glaring at me. "Why not?"
"Because those people are vampires Mom." I blurted out before I could think. The vision was still fresh in my mind. I covered my mouth with my hands and began walking back up the stairs. My parents looked at each other and then dragged me to the lair.
"What do you mean they're vampires?" my dad asked.
I rolled my eyes. "Huh, Dad. I don't know. When I said they were vampires, I meant they were fairies for us to go catch with butterfly nets. What do you think I meant when I said they were vampires?" I glared at him.
Dad blushed slightly but regained his composure fast enough to ask, "How do you know?"
"I saw… it was… it just…" Finally I just shut up and ran a hand through my hair.
"Alex, honey, what did you see?" Mom had taken on that sweet voice she got whenever she was concerned.
I swallowed and turned to my dad. "Dad, do you remember when you were teaching me about divination? It was just me because you said Justin and Max wouldn't need it?"
Dad nodded, his eyebrows furrowing in confusion while Mom's furrowed in irritation at this being something magical. "I think… I think I have… the Sight."
Dad stood there shocked for a moment before bursting out in a giant fit of giggles. I stood next to him, surprised at his reaction until Mom started snickering along with him.
I was hurt and angry with them for not believing me. Stupid parents! I thought as I stormed up the stairs. I should've known they wouldn't believe me.
I was almost to the top when a vision pulled me out of reality. I was in an alley and it was cold. It must have been winter because there was snow on the ground. I began walking along the alley to try and figure out why the vision had brought me here. I saw someone shivering and huddled on the ground and moved closer to him or her. I gasped when I was near enough to see who it was: me. I was homeless, weak, and hungry.
I sighed and was suddenly pulled out of the vision by a violent shaking. I came back to reality to find myself at the bottom of the stairs with both of my parents gazing down at me with identical expressions of worry. I quickly sat up, noting that my arm and back hurt slightly, and looked around. "How did I get to the bottom of the stairs?" I asked stupidly.
Mom put a hand to my forehead while Dad explained. "You fell down the stairs, honey." He said slowly. "Your mother and I heard you and came running. We started laughing until we realized that you weren't moving. When we reached you, your eyes were wide open and just staring but not seeing anything in front of you. Are you alright? What did you See?"
I stared at him for a minute before turning my back on them and going up the stairs. "Nothing important." I shouted behind me as I slammed my bedroom door and collapsed onto my bed. They laughed at me before they checked to see if I was all right. That shows exactly how much they truly care.
I heard Dad whisper something to Mom and Mom hissing something back.
I heard a knock on my door and sighed. "Come in." I called with a huff. My parents entered and sat down on the bed next to me.
"Honey, we're sorry if we hurt your feelings." Dad told me. "We just thought you were joking about having the Sight. Will you please forgive us?" I gazed at them for a moment before nodding my head.
"If it makes you feel that afraid to go spy on the other sandwich shop, take a cross and my cross necklace." Mom suggested. I shivered slightly at the thought of going to a vampire packed building. Mom left my room for a minute before coming back with her silver cross necklace. It works against both werewolves and vampires. I fastened around my neck before heading downstairs.
When I went into the Sub Station, I saw Justin and Max sitting at a table together. I nodded to them and continued on to the door.
"Hey Alex, where're you going?" Justin called to me. I turned back to him and shook my head. He ran over to me and stared me in the eyes. He's probably thinking 'Alex doesn't go off on her own without telling someone at least something about where she's going.' Justin, I do that all the time.
After a moment, Justin sighed and let me go, probably because he couldn't find anything except maybe a small hint of fear. I nodded to him again and made my way out of the Sub Station. It was very sunny, but slightly chilly. I was glad I brought a jacket. I had no trouble finding my way to the sandwich shop down the street, there were even people eating outside of it. Apparently, it was called the Late Nite Bite. I wonder why.
I slipped inside and realized why it was called The Late Nite Bite. It resembled a dungeon. I saw people going around with fangs in their mouths and realized that most of them were plastic. Perfect, I thought bitterly. They have a place to be themselves and most of the New Yorkers that come here think it's just pretend. Maybe I can ask Dad if he can change the theme of the Sub Station so that we could have a place to be wizards.
I shook my head and got back on track. I sat down at a table that was far away from the counter and picked up a menu. The first thing I had to do was check to find out what they had that my family didn't.
As I was scanning the last column of the menu, I heard soft footsteps approaching. The footsteps were so light that I almost mistook them for just muffled sounds outside. My hearing is keener than Justin's so I looked up.
Coming towards me was a girl about my age, sixteen or seventeen. She was tall with light brown hair and nice dark brown eyes. She was kind of pale but had a good complexion. She had a nice smile, complete with real fangs.
"Hey, my name's Juliet." She told me. "What can I get you?"
I glanced back down at the menu. "I'll take your special." I replied with a semi-shy smile. She smiled back and wrote down my order. When she left, I slipped the menu into my pocket. I took a look at the clock hanging on the wall and saw that it was 7:30. I quickly formulated a plan that would make me able to get the sandwich, keep the menu, and go.
In about ten minutes, Juliet was back with a 6-inch sandwich and a glass of red tropical punch. I took a tentative bite of the sandwich and the taste surprised me. As I began to eat faster, Juliet sat across from me and began to speak.
"May I ask your name?"
I swallowed my food and replied, "Alex." before biting into the sandwich again.
"So, where do you live?" the other girl continued.
Always being the best liar in my generation, I quickly spun a tale of how I was here to visit my aunt and uncle, who owned the Sub Station down the street. Juliet perked up a bit at this.
"So you work for your aunt and uncle?" she inquired.
I shook my head. "I work for my friend's parents. I was really happy to see her and her parents offered me the job." Juliet sank back a bit at this and I wondered why.
I couldn't help but stare at her for a bit, especially her eyes. They were beautiful pools of dark chocolate that I could just drown in. I also noticed her flashing her fangs. I sighed and focused on her hair rather than her teeth.
Soon we began talking about everything; school, friends, and even places we wanted to go. "I want to be an artist. I love art." I told Juliet earnestly. She nodded and looked thoughtful for a moment.
The black haired man behind the counter cleared his throat loudly and Juliet sighed.
"I'm sorry Alex," she told me. "I have to go."
I shook my head and stole a look at the clock. It was 8:00 so I quickly made up an excuse to leave. "No, it's ok. My aunt and uncle will want me back home anyway. Can I take this to go?"
When Juliet nodded with a smile I thanked her and left. I walked into the Sub Station and went up to the living room. My parents came right over to me immediately.
"What did you find out?" Dad asked.
"Other than the fact that they really are vampires?" I challenged. "A lot." I pulled the menu out of my pocket and handed it to Mom while Dad took a huge bite out of my sandwich. I rolled my eyes and let him have the sandwich.
Mom put the menu down and turned to me. "Is there anything else?"
I nodded and said, "It's a family run business, owned by a man and a woman. The man had black hair and the woman had brown hair. They were both vampires. The theme is vampires so they're comfortable and people won't ask about their fangs."
I paused and looked at my Dad and he sighed. "We'll have Sub Station in the mornings and wizardry in the afternoons and evenings." He told me.
I shrugged and said, "That's about it except that they have a daugh-." I cut myself off before I said the word daughter. I don't know why I didn't want them to know about Juliet. I just had something inside of me telling me not to say anything about her. "A dog." I quickly amended.
My parents nodded and began to talk to each other about what we should have for a new menu. I quickly stole up the stairs to my room and flopped down on my bed. I stared at my ceiling for a few moments, trying to push the picture of Juliet's beautiful face out of my mind. No such luck. I sighed.
Perfect, I thought. I'm in love with a vampire. I rolled over and stared out the window in the direction of the Late Nite Bite.
Juliet's POV
I was so bored. Okay, so we have a lot of customers. How is it that we are in New York and the people still managed to be dull? Sure there are a few kids here, but they're all so young. I mean, come on, I'm seventeen! A few boys dropped by but I read their emotions and found that they were drunk and had a heightened sex drive. I brushed them off quickly.
There was also this one boy that would not leave me alone. He kept pestering me to go on a date with him. How the hell did he even get in? He was extremely drunk so I paid no mind to him. But I only have so much patience for each person. Finally, after an hour of the boy's persistent invitations and flirtatious gestures, I asked my dad if I could throw him out. He said hand him over to my mom.
I told the boy to grab something for me in the kitchen and told Mom that she could have him. She guided the boy out back. I felt really guilty for leading the boy to his death, me having a soul and all, but I thought about how he wouldn't leave me alone and felt so much better.
Just as I was about to go on break, I heard our bell ring. It's a dog whistle type bell so only my family can hear it. I sighed and turned to the door, ready to greet either another boring customer or another boy who will swoon over me.
I was frozen with shock when the most delicious aroma drifted into the room. My mouth was watering so bad that the drool was dripping down my chin. Luckily, no one could see me at the moment so I was cool. But still, I had to know whose blood could do this to me.
I took a peek around the corner and saw a beautiful brunette walking through the door. She had chocolate eyes and a pretty smile. Her dark brown tresses fell in waves around her slightly tanned, heart-shaped face and ended in a cute bob. I took a sniff of the air and read her emotions. She was arrogant and mischievous, but buried underneath her cockiness and aloof attitude was a small hint of fear.
I was puzzled as to why the fear was there and mulled it over for a bit until I remembered that I had a job to do. I quickly picked up my notepad and began walking toward her.
I was about ten feet away from her when her ears perked up and she looked up at me. She must have had good hearing because it's usually nearly impossible to hear a vampire.
I smiled at her in a reassuring way. "Hey," I said. "My name's Juliet. What can I get you?"
She glanced back down at the menu. "I'll take your special." she replied with a semi-shy smile. I smiled back and wrote down her order. My eyes kept flicking up to look at her before I walked away.
God, she's hot! I thought as I left to go tell Mom the order. While Mom made the girl a sandwich, I watched her. She stole a glance at the clock and back down at the table. I saw that she didn't have a menu and wondered where it had gone. I glanced around the room and saw a man with two menus. The girl must have offered him hers. I could smell the scent of the girl's blood and it was driving me crazy. I mentally slapped myself. You have a soul now. You can't drink from humans.
In about ten minutes, Mom was finished with the 6-inch sandwich and a glass of red tropical punch. I took them to the girl and watched her take her first bite.
As she began to eat faster, I sat across from her and began to speak. "May I ask your name?"
She swallowed her food and replied, "Alex." before biting into the sandwich again.
"So, where do you live?" I continued.
"I'm visiting my aunt and uncle at the Sub Station down the street."
I up a bit straighter at this. She's going to be living down the street? I'll be able to visit her every night! "So you work for your aunt and uncle?" I inquired excitedly.
Alex shook her head. "I work for my friend's parents. I was really happy to see her and her parents offered me the job."
I sank back a bit at this. Damn, so close. I thought.
I couldn't help but stare at her for a bit, especially her eyes. They were beautiful pools of milk chocolate that I could just drown in. I also noticed her pale throat poking up from her jacket and I sniffed. The smell of her blood hit me so strongly that if I had not been sitting down, I probably would have fallen to my knees in thirst. I sighed and focused on her face rather than her neck.
Soon we began talking about everything; school, friends, and even places we wanted to go. "I want to be an artist. I love art." Alex told me earnestly. I nodded and looked thoughtful for a moment.
My dad cleared his throat loudly from behind the counter. Damnmit!I cursed with a sigh.
"I'm sorry Alex," I told her. "I have to go."
Alex shook her head and stole a look at the clock. It was 8:00 so she quickly stood up to leave. "No, it's ok. My aunt and uncle will want me back home anyway. Can I take this to go?"
I nodded and she smiled a thank you at me and left. The smile may have been small but it made my undead heart flutter and my stomach fill with butterflies. As she was leaving, I surveyed her emotions and realized that the fear was no longer there.
Then I got a big sniff of two other things, one that enticed me, and another that slightly frightened me: her blood and the scent of a wizard.
I put my head in my hands and sighed. Perfect, I thought. I'm in love with a wizard. I quickly left to go get the next order. By now, my shift had begun again.
After the last customer left, I went down to the dungeon and laid down in my coffin, closing the lid over me. I stared at the inside of it for awhile before my thoughts shifted to Alex. I didn't know someone's blood could do that to a vampire. I thought about us together and sighed. I lifted the lid to my coffin and stared at the wall in the direction of the Waverly Sub Station.
Hey y'all. This one is just a bit different than the last time so, yeah. Second chapter should be going up right after this one so stay tuned, kay? Please review. :) :} =}
