He looked at Alex, naturally trying to keep his mouth shut until the right moment to blurt something out. Her head was still down.

"You're… the only thing I think about. You're…" Out of habit, Justin strained the keep his mouth shut, but as the spell said, he was to speak his mind. "You're the reason I'm here. I came to save you, I wasn't thinking about getting on Professor Crumb's good side, or getting an award. I didn't even think about winning the Wizard Competition. The only thing I'm concerned about winning, is a place in your heart. And… um… not as just a brother. I… love…y-"

"Ah!" Alex grabbed her head, squeezing it. She looked up at Justin, tears streaking down her porcelain face. She looks up at her brother, with a mix of pain and being apologetic, she doesn't move from her place on the floor. Immediately forgetting the awkward conversation recently taking place, he moves down to Alex on the floor.

"What, what's happening? Alex, what's wrong? Don't worry." He holds her in his arms, and she leans against him. Justin felt very comfortable like this, as this was one of their most common positions whenever one of them is scared or upset. It gave him a feeling that maybe his feelings weren't all in vain. She groaned, and dug her face into Justin's chest. Before anything else, Justin took the truth spell off of himself.

"Mason… I'm getting sent his thoughts… I don't know how. I wish they'd stop… it hurts. He's thinking about… how pretty I am. And lazy… and… have pickle breath? I would be insulted if I didn't have a killer migraine." Justin smiled to himself… her breath did kind of smell like pickles. But it was like sweet perfume to him, even if she didn't think of it that way. He also loved how much she looked like she needed him when she was like this. It was these things that brought them closer. "Justin… help. Why am I getting these messages? Now he's trying to think of me so that he doesn't turn evil… And Professor Crumbs is evil now! How do I know this?" Justin thought deeply, wanting to tell her the most honest thing, despite how it hurt him. He knew he'd learned this in Wiz Tech.

"When someone loves someone a lot, much like the necklace that shows if it's true love, if they're thinking about someone strongly enough, and under a lot of magical pressure, their thoughts can be sent in an immediate connection to the one they love. Mason is thinking of you. But because he's under evil power, and he has so many thoughts, your brain hurts from controlling both your thoughts as well as Mason's."

He rubbed Alex's arm in an attempt to calm her down. Her shoulders were tensing up from the stress of all the building up thoughts. She nestled into his shoulder, feeling calmness despite the turmoil going through her head.

"Ugh… just… I'm sorry about how I was acting before. I know that I'm wrong. You don't even have to sit with me like this. I know you're probably doing this to be a good brother. But I'm a sick person- I know that. I just… ow…" She rubbed her head again.

"No- Alex. I was trying to tell you before. I. Love. You. Only you, only ever has been." He almost choked saying the words he'd held back so long- but knowing Alex had already admitted her own feelings, it made it easier to say he felt the same. But he still strained to say them- who really wants to admit they have a crush on the person they should be protecting from heartbreak? But just after he said it, Alex lifted her head up, to look directly at Justin. Already being practically on his lap, their eyes met, only inches away from each other. Her eyes watered.

"Stop. Don't say it if you don't mean it like I did. I know you still want me to be happy- but please don't tell me something like that if it's not true. I know you still love Juliet and-"

Justin let himself be a servant to his instinct, and immediately kissed her. Her lips kept moving, trembling, upset with what had happened- he knew the only way to show his love was by kissing her. He held her back, and let her dip a little, as he kept her from falling. He was shocked at how amazing this was- and that Alex didn't even fight it. She knew, too, that this kiss didn't seal just their lips- it sealed the fact that now they did in fact love each other- illegal feelings had been confirmed.


Author's Note: I know this one is shorter... but expect another update :) This is going to be a few more chapters! Read and review! -Shoshie19