Summary: Alex Russo just found out a secret about herself. She's adopted. Now, that may seem enough of a shock on it's own, but it gets more shocking. She's not just any teenager. She's related to somebody quite famous. What happens when three worlds collide? Will Alex go home to the family she's always known? Or will she join her rightful family in Los Angeles, California? Either way, Alex will have to make a choice. The real question is: will she make the right one?

Author: UtterlyRandom

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I own zip. Okay, I own CDs, my laptop, my iPod and my cell phone, but nothing worth suing me for!

Chapter Name: Reflections

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Alex snuck into the lair at midnight, while everyone was asleep. Knowing her father, he would hide anything important in the very room that his children were forbidden from. She found what she was looking for in her father's old spell book.

Excuse me, adoptive father. She corrected herself, opening the Manila envelope in her hands. A bunch of papers slipped onto the floor. She got on her hands and knees and shuffled through them, looking for her birth certificate. She finally found it. She held it up and quickly scanned it.

Alexandria Mackenzie Gallagher, born on July 22, 1992 at 5:25 am.

Father: Mr. Alexander Trevor Gallagher

Mother: Mrs. Miranda Haley Gallagher

Alex shivered. Knowing she was adopted was one thing, but to see it written on paper was another thing entirely. She had a mother, a father and a sister. She put the papers back into the Manila envelope and replaced her father's spell book on the bookshelf. She took the envelope and left the lair.

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The sun was peeping through Alex's room window, soaking her face in sunshine. She groaned and covered her head. The rest of her family were early risers, but Alex hated waking up early, she rather stay up all night.

My real family probably hate getting up early, too. I bet they are just like me. Only one difference, I wouldn't give myself up. Why? Why did they get rid of me? What was wrong with me? Alex felt tears form in the corners of her eyes. She blinked rapidly. She hated crying over stupid things. Well, in all honesty, finding out that your parents gave you up isn't stupid. She pushed back the blankets on her bed and then got ready for the day. It was summer break and she had to help at her family's sub station. Though, really, what's the point? It's not even my family. She thought bitterly as she tied her hair up into a ponytail. She jogged downstairs and began to take orders, fill orders and bus tables.

Theresa Russo stopped Alex right before the lunch time rush. "Honey, why don't you take a stroll through Central Park, you know, get some fresh air?" She asked, studying her daughter's face carefully. Alex nodded.

"Okay. I'll be back." She said, removing her apron and letting her hair out of it's ponytail. She walked right out of the sub station, not looking back. It was a good thing that she didn't look back because Theresa nodded to Jerry and he took his sons into the lair to teach them their wizard lessons. They didn't want to hurt Alex's feelings or point out that she couldn't take the lessons anymore. So they let her go, not knowing that they would have been better off if they had kept her at home.

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Alex strolled through the park, not watching where she was going. She was lost in her thoughts. She wanted to find her birth family. Alex needed to know why they put her up for adoption. Was there something wrong with her? Couldn't they afford her? Oh no! Was she the child of a rape victim? That made the most sense. If her birth mother had been married and had a husband and a daughter and became pregnant with a child sired by a rapist it would be bad memories for the whole family. Alex had just settled into a false sense of relief when she ran into someone. Alex cried out, her arms flailing through the air, but was caught before she hit the ground.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going." A male said. Alex looked up and gasped. Jake Ryan, the Jake Ryan, teen heartthrob, was holding her! Alex gawked at him as he set her back on her feet. Jake stared at her and then smiled.

"Um, why are you staring at me like that?" He asked awkwardly. Alex blinked.

"Uh...because you're Jake Ryan! Dude, you're like, famous! What are you doing here?" Alex blabbered nervously. Jake laughed.

"Okay, what's gotten into you, Kayla? Come on, the set is this way." Jake flashed a very white, playful smile at the starstruck girl. "Unless you're running away. I know, it's tough to do an on-screen kiss, but you should have plenty of practice by now." Jake teased Alex, putting his arm around her shoulders and leading her in the opposite direction. Alex opened and closed her mouth, but no words came out. She wordlessly let Jake Ryan lead her to the center of Central Park.

"Kayla, are you okay? I've never seen you so quiet. What's wrong?" Jake asked as they reached a movie set. Alex stared at the action around her. Tons of people were running around, laying down wires, barking out orders and just...movement. For the first time in her life, Alex felt a wave of motion sickness hit her. And she wasn't even moving! That is, until Jake nudged her. "What's wrong?" He pressed. Alex looked at him.

"I'm not Kayla. My name is Alex." Alex replied. Jake laughed.

"Yeah, and my name is Leslie." He joked.

"It is Leslie." A voice said from behind Alex. Jake's eyes widened as he stared over Alex's shoulder. Alex spun around and blinked. She didn't know what the big deal was. There was a mirror behind her, but it seemed to be broken, seeing as she couldn't see Jake's reflection and there wasn't a frame...or glass. Alex gasped.

"Mikayla?" Jake stammered. Alex's reflection nodded. She gasped and stumbled backward and into Jake. This time, Mikayla grabbed her.

"Who are you and why do you look like me?" She demanded. Alex stared the girl down.

"Well, for the past seventeen years I've gone with the name Alex, but my real name is Alexandria Mackenzie Gallagher." Alex responded just as rudely as Mikayla. She smirked with satisfaction as Mikayla stepped back.

"What? How..." She whipped out her cell phone and dialed quickly. She turned her back on Alex and Jake and walked away from them, but Alex could overhear Mikayla's end of the conversation.

"Mother, how many children do you have?" She paused. "Because I'm looking at a girl who is either my twin or a clone." She paled. "What? Are you crazy? You don't even know her...are you sure?" She paused. "Whatever. But you're sorting this mess out." She hung up and joined Jake and Alex.

"My parents want to meet you, Alex. So, you can hang out in my trailer until I'm done with my shooting, okay?" Mikayla said snarkily, not even faking kindness. Alex shrugged.

"Nah. I gotta get home. It was a pleasure meeting you." She said sarcastically. She began to walk away. Mikayla sighed and followed her.

"Then I guess I'm ditching shooting and following you." She said. Alex shrugged, acting like she didn't care either way. On the inside, however, she was freaking out. She was going to meet her birth family! She hurried the rest of the way home, ignoring Mikayla's complaints. She was on cloud nine.

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