Just Like Sugar
Disclaimer: I don't own shit aside from my left toe.
2
"Uhm," Mason began slowly, "I was just over-I was looking—" Mason seemed to be struggling for his words and it was making Alex rather uncomfortable, "You see- how did you—"
"Alex!" Juliet appeared at the door suddenly by Mason's side, the doorway was surely large enough, "Come in! Where have you been all these years? I haven't seen you since—"
"Yeah, I know," Alex mumbled pulling her suitcase over the threshold.
"Here," Mason offered, "let me help you with that, Alex."
Alex smiled graciously and dropped the bag to his feet, walking in behind Juliet. Her eyes casually wandered around the large foyer. It was beautifully decorated in gold and soft touches of light blue, very posh. There were large mirrors on either walls causing Alex momentary confusion. All white and blue-ish and gold and glassy and fancy and professional looking. This is fucking ugly, Alex thought quietly to herself.
"Would you like some coffee, Alex? Tea?"
Tea? Coffee? I mean really, coffee is chill, but who drinks tea?
"I'm good thanks," Alex smiled politely.
With a nod, Juliet offered Alex a seat at their kitchen's island as she took one herself. They sat awkwardly in silence for a moment. It was weird, Alex decided, to be back after so long. Seeing all of the people she had attempted to let go of. Being around Juliet. Honestly, she always figured Justin would end up with Juliet after she had made her magical return all that time back then. In fact, it was around a year before Alex left that Juliet came back. And then Mason opened the front door… oh yeah, about that.
He wondered into the room and leaned over the kitchen island, "Well, I've gotta go," he said in a huff, "I bid my farewell with the girls," he spoke in a rush as he kissed Juliet's cheek, "it was great seeing you Alex! I may be over for dinner, are you staying for dinner?"
Alex opened her mouth to answer but Juliet spoke for her instead, "Of course she will, we'll see you then."
And then Mason was gone. The sound of the grand doors opening and closing sent a deafening echo throughout the suddenly quiet household.
A thousand questions were churning in Alex's brain. She needed answers and found her sudden appearance on Juliet's doorstep to be irrelevant.
She opened her mouth to ask a question, but she couldn't figure out where to start. There was so much to say and to ask, "Wh-w-what the hell?"
Juliet seemed to be taken aback, "Excuse me?"
"Whe-wh-where's Justin? Why was Mason here? And girls, what girls? I-I'm so c-co-confused, I thought you married Justin and I—"
"I did marry Justin," Juliet chirped in, "he's at the hospital, working, right now."
"But-but Mason," Alex said, clearly bewildered, "what was he doing here? He has nothing to—"
"He is a friend of my family, Alex…" the blonde said shortly.
Juliet's lips pressed against each other, forming a prim line, "He comes over to see the girls while-wh Justin is at work," Juliet said flatly. She looked to Alex, her eyes narrow and offended, "I don't appreciate you coming into my home, shooting questions at me, Alex. You haven't been around for three years, it is certainly unacceptable and I will not allow it here."
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you, but," Alex paused racking her brain for the right words to say, "I came here to see Justin, not you, not Mason and not your precious little children."
"He won't be home for hours," Juliet said standing to her feet, "if you want—"
"Alex?" Juliet and Alex both paused at the sudden interjection. They looked up to the figure standing in the doorway, blue eyes pierced into Alex with surprise.
"Justin," her voice cracked, a whisper, almost inaudible.
There he stood, tall and perfect and healthy, taken off guard by the site of his estranged sister. His hair was still dark, disheveled about his head. He dropped his briefcase to its side and Alex stood to her feet, unsure of what else to do.
He was so… there, alive, perfect, tangible… Justin. Alex felt her heart thumping in her chest, it was almost painful to look at him standing there.
Next thing she knew, Justin ran over to her and tossed her into the air, off her feet. Alex gripped at him; she hugged her brother as hard as she could, biting back her tears.
"You're alive," he choked burying his face into her hair. She could only nod, words wouldn't come, "Mom and Dad and Ma- we were all so worried about you. We thought the worst. We didn't know what to do. What we did wrong. We wanted to go to the police… we-we-w-we couldn't do anything. The Wizard's Council stopped us."
Alex clenched his t-shirt as she felt her feet come into contact with the floor again. She couldn't move, fearing that if she did, he would be gone away from him again… and that this time, it'd be forever.
"Where were you? Why'd you leave? How have—"
"Justin," she whispered, "you married her." Her voice was barely audible, but she knew he heard her.
"I-I- I had to," he whispered back brushing over his sister's dark hair with his hand.
And for a long while, no one could bring themselves to speak.
There's chapter 2 you guys. I'm really feeling the whole idea of this story. Where I'm going with it and such. I know this is another cliff hanger… in a way, but it did explain the whole Mason situation, kind of. Haha.
I just don't want to give away the entire story immediately. I want questions. I want toes to curl in annoyance. MOST IMPORTANTLY… I just really want people to read and review.
:)(: till next time,
Mikki