I've decided that I did want to continue it. Here's the next chapter guys. Hope you like it. :) :) :)
Over the next week, Miranda kept tabs on Alex's essence and told the Russo family whatever she found. Juliet never came out of her room, not even to feed. Justin tried reasoning with her but the only one she let into the room was either Miranda or Tina. Tina was crushed that Alex had left again and said she was going to try and convince her to come back. Having no luck, she merely cried with Juliet whenever the vampire let her in.
A month after Alex left, the witch was checking for the wizard's essence because she hadn't checked for about a week and was shocked to find that it was extremely weak.
"This can only mean one thing: that Alex is close to death again." She said stricken. She hurried to gather up Harper, Mason, and Juliet. "Harp, Hairy, Fangs! We have to go, now!" Harper and the others came out and asked what was wrong. "Alex's essence is fading. It's fading slowly, but she's dying. We have to find her and bring her back. Soon."
Juliet and Mason immediately began sniffing and Juliet caught a very faint hint of Alex. She and Mason both worked the trail and led a winding path through the streets of New York. They came across several gangs that had seen Alex and they pointed the search party in the right direction. Finally, Juliet ran into another vampire.
"Hey," she stopped him as he made to pass her. "Have you seen a brunette pass through here recently?"
The vampire quirked an eyebrow. "Describe her." He ordered.
Juliet described Alex in vivid detail and the vampire grinned. "Sorry, we didn't know she was your snack. My pals and I kind of had a bit of fun with her, but she's still alive if you still want her."
Juliet nodded eagerly and the vampire led her to a small hideout. It was only just a bunch of houses sharing a courtyard with two entrances. In the center of the courtyard was Alex. Caged, half-naked, and bleeding from a cut on her arm, the wizard looked pretty beaten. She had multiple bruises on her neck, suggesting that she'd been drank from constantly.
"Alex!" Juliet squeaked horrified.
As they watched, a vampire walked over to the cage and opened it. Alex shrank to the other side of the cage and looked up at him in fear.
"Come here girlie." He said soothingly. Alex whimpered and cringed as he stroked her cheek. Suddenly the vampire's eyes darkened and he said in a deeper voice, "Bare your neck for me."
Alex attempted to fight the hypnosis but succumbed. The vampire leaned in and bit deep into her throat, drinking steadily. When he was finished, he closed the cage and walked into one of the surrounding houses. Juliet and the others stared in alarm. They all ran to Alex and looked between the bars of the cage. Now that they were closer, the foursome could see that she had bruises everywhere. Alex had turned her back on the door of the cage and was now whispering a spell to herself. The cuts healed and the poor wizard passed out.
Juliet attempted to open the cage but another vampire stopped her. "She doesn't belong to you, keep your paws off."
Juliet quirked an eyebrow. "Technically, he has paws." She said, pointing to Mason. "I have hands. Plus they belong on her more than any other vampire here because she's mine."
The vampire snorted and asked, "How do we know she's yours?"
Juliet stumbled over some words for a second before saying, "B-because she's my, um, my-my, um, my mate! Yeah, she's my mate and I'm taking her back."
The vampire smirked at her. "How do I know she's your mate?" he asked.
"Be-because, um, because…" she turned to the others for help and Miranda said, "Alex is the only one Juliet can't hypnotize."
Juliet's eyes widened, but the vampire nodded. "Ok, I'll take that," the friends sighed in relief. "If you can prove it." Juliet snarled at him angrily but shook her head slowly, lips back curled over her teeth.
He opened the cage and Alex immediately woke up, looking around with wide eyes. She caught sight of Juliet and smiled. "Hey Juliet," she called. Her eyes widened once more when she realized that Juliet's fangs were bared. Whimpering Alex moved away, the threat of tears in her eyes. "J-Juliet?" she asked worriedly.
Juliet's eyes darkened just like the other vampire and her pupil dilated. She stared into Alex's eyes and said, "Come here."
Alex shook her head and scooted even further away. Juliet looked at Miranda and Harper in surprise and tried again, increasing her magnitude. "Come here,"
Alex still shrank further away. Juliet scratched her head and an idea popped into her head. Turning to the other vampire she asked, "Do you have any other humans here? I haven't fed in a month and I'm really weak."
The vampire nodded and another human was brought out. Juliet drank from him deeply before wiping her mouth. Turning back to Alex, this time she radiated power. Alex had watched curiously, but now her eyes shown with an even deeper fear. Juliet looked at the vampire and saw that he was smirking at Alex. Juliet didn't understand the fear and so she turned back to the young wizard.
Using her power to its fullest, Juliet stared deep into Alex's eyes and commanded, "Come here, now!"
Alex shrank away even further, tears sliding down her cheeks. "Please don't hurt me." The wizard whimpered.
Juliet sighed and turned to the other vampire. "Can't do it." She told him.
He bared his teeth at her but nodded in defeat. Mason quickly went over and picked Alex up, cradling her to his chest as they all hurriedly left. They went around the back entrance to the substation so that no one would see them bringing in Alex and they hurried to get her up to the loft. Laying her out on the couch, Harper watching over her, Miranda, Mason and Juliet walked a little ways away to talk.
"Why didn't you tell us she was your mate?" Miranda demanded.
"Because I didn't know!" Juliet hissed softly.
"How did you not know?" Mason asked.
"Because, I was really hung up on Justin, I didn't pay much attention to anything else."
Miranda and Mason glared at her. Miranda opened her mouth to say something else, but everyone turned at the sound of footsteps coming from upstairs. They turned and saw Justin walking slowly down the stairs. He stopped when he saw Alex and he looked between her and Harper.
"Harper, you went out and found Alex?" he asked happily. Harper looked up and nodded. Justin patted her on the back and said, "good job in finding her. She deserved to be back here."
He turned around and frowned with a downcast expression, but stopped when he saw the three monsters looking at him heatedly. He gave a fake smile and hurried out of the room. Juliet turned to the others.
"I don't think it's safe to leave Alex alone with him."
The others nodded and Miranda went over to sit next to Alex. The brunette was sleeping silently and her chest was barely rising. Putting her hand on Alex's chest, Miranda chanted something under her breath and the wizard began breathing more evenly. Juliet came over and went to pat Alex's head. As soon as her skin made contact a spark shocked the both of them. Alex awoke immediately and looked around, startled.
"Where am I?" she coughed.
Juliet looked at Miranda, seeing the Goth give a subtle shake of the head. "You rolled over in your sleep and fell off the couch," she lied. "Are you alright?"
Alex looked around. "How did I get back home?" she asked. "Last I remember, you were about to rape me like the rest of them did."
Juliet felt a burning in her throat and she growled softly. "They raped you?" she snarled.
Alex shrank away from her in fear and nodded. Juliet realized that the girl was extremely frightened and attempted to calm down. "I-I-I wasn't t-trying to l-let them." Alex whimpered. "Th-they hypnotized me and I-."
Juliet shushed her softly and pulled her close. The spark came but softer this time. Alex looked up worriedly and Juliet smiled down at her. "They won't hurt you anymore, Lexy," she said sweetly.
Alex immediately relaxed and snuggled into Juliet's embrace. Miranda and Harper came closer as Mason went upstairs to get some sleep. Alex tensed when she saw the other two girls, but quickly relaxed again when she found that it was her two besties. The young wizard slowly fell back to sleep and Juliet carried her upstairs. Juliet thought about putting Alex in her own bedroom, but thought against it and took her into her room. She laid the wizard on the bed and covered her. Alex squirmed in the unfamiliar blanket.
"Where am I?" she asked the vampire.
"You're in my room," Juliet replied. "I don't think you should stay in your room for awhile because it doesn't have a lock. How do you feel since you slept for only a minute?"
Alex looked blearily up at her and sighed. "I'm fine. I'll sleep for awhile."
Juliet nodded and slowly locked the door before going down to the Substation. "We found Alex," she told Mr. and Mrs. Russo. They looked at her in surprise before smiling fondly at her.
"Good job, Juliet," they told her.
"And tell the others thank you for us," Jerry added.
Juliet nodded and took the big umbrella so that she could get to her parents' restaurant. She worked for the day and hoped that Alex would be alright on her own. Miranda took the day off so that she could meditate for a bit, so Juliet was alone with her parents during break. As soon as the customers left, Cindy and Alucard sat Juliet down and began talking.
"Now honey," Cindy said gently. "We know that you want a bit more freedom in your life and we respect that. Your father and I have been talking and we've decided that it's about time you found a mate."
Juliet's heart jumped into her throat and she swore she felt it squeeze, even though it didn't beat. "W-what makes you th-think I need a m-mate?" she asked nervously.
"Because, your two thousand years old. We thought maybe you might want a boyfriend or girlfriend to spend the rest of eternity with."
Alucard cleared his throat and added, "And if it's that Justin boy, let me know now."
Juliet thought about it for a moment and her thoughts raced. Did she really want to spend the rest of eternity with Justin Russo? Or did she want to spend it with his sister? Could she really break Justin's heart? And if she chose him, how would she cope with seeing Alex every day knowing that was her true mate?
Juliet sighed and realized exactly what decision she would've made even if she hadn't known Alex was her true mate. "No daddy, I don't want to spend it with Justin."
Alucard's expression lightened and he smiled. "Well, just know, your mate could be right down the street."
Juliet sighed again, knowing she would have to tell her parents sooner than later. "Mom, Dad. My mate is right down the street. My mate… is Alex Russo."
Cindy stared at her for a moment before her face broke into a huge smile. "That's wonderful dear, I mean she's perfect for you in every way. Good luck getting her to turn, I'm sure she'll agree."
Juliet smiled up at her parents and stood to go back to the Waverly Substation. She went straight to her room and jumped through the window. A figure stumbled away from the bed and tripped over her carpet. Using her night vision, Juliet realized it was Justin.
"How did you get in here?" she demanded.
"The door was unlocked." Justin replied immediately.
"Liar, I locked the door before I left and I know Alex hasn't awoken all day. Why are you in here?"
Justin glared at her and replied again, "I wanted to check on my sister because I was worried since I hadn't seen her at all."
Juliet's eyes narrowed suspiciously but she decided to take it. Then she thought of the matter at hand and sighed. "Justin," she said softly. "We need to talk."
Justin nodded and the duo left the room, Juliet making sure to lock the door once more.
"Look Justin," Juliet began once they were in his room. "I've been really happy with you and all, but…"
Justin's face fell. "You've found someone else?" he asked sadly.
"It's not that, it's just… I've found my mate."
Justin nodded and groaned. "Is it someone I know?"
Juliet nodded slowly and Justin exhaled swiftly. "It's Miranda isn't it?" he asked.
Juliet shook her head.
"Harper?"
Another shake.
"Max?"
A third shake.
Justin looked close to tears as he realized there was no one else but the one person he had wished it wasn't. "It's Alex." It wasn't a question, but Juliet nodded anyway.
"I'm sorry Justin," she said quietly. "It's not my fault, the Fates did it. Thanks for understanding."
She slipped out of the room and left him to his thoughts. The vampire began heading downstairs but a bad feeling sailed down her spine and so she went back up to check on Alex. She saw Justin flash out of the hallway and saw the light behind her door. She quickly went to it and unlocked it, seeing Justin holding a knife above his sister. As the knife moved downward, Juliet ran forward. She was unable to completely deflect the knife, but it merely grazed Alex's arm.
Juliet hissed at Justin and the male wizard backed away a bit. Just as Juliet was about to pounce on him, Alex awoke with a small cry and clutched her arm. The cut bled through her fingers and she looked up in horror. Juliet could tell that the brunette's senses were slowed so she slowly approached the young wizard. Alex looked up at her in fear and shrank away until her back hit the headboard.
"Alex, please, I'm trying to help." Juliet said, trying to reason with her mate.
Alex chuckled humorlessly. "How?" she asked scornfully. "By sucking me dry this time? I don't think so; stay back."
Juliet nodded and backed away, watching Alex chant a spell under her breath and heal the cut. "Now why the hell was I bleeding?" she asked angrily.
Juliet looked over at Justin and Alex followed her gaze. "You?" she asked incredulously. "You said you wanted to keep me so that I could always be used for a meal until I was too old and you just drank me dry. How could you? You promised!"
Alex looked wildly around and Juliet felt the fear radiating off her as she reached for her boots. Juliet smiled when she heard Alex curse at not having her wand or her boots. Raising her hands, Alex flashed from the room and onto the other side of the door. Juliet ran for the door as she heard Alex sprint down the hall. Juliet caught up to her in mere seconds and pulled her close. Alex froze up and sucked in a gush of air. Juliet thought she would relax before the blood-curdling scream escaped Alex's mouth.
"Let me go!" Alex yelled as loud as she could. The entire family rushed into the hallway and stared at the struggling couple.
"'Randa, help me!" Juliet called. "She's delusional!"
Miranda strode over and put her hand to Alex's forehead. When her efforts proved to be of no effect, she sighed in exasperation and punched Alex, knocking her out almost immediately. Juliet glared at her for a second before sighing. They slowly carried Alex to her own bedroom and sat with her until she woke up two hours later.
Alex looked up at them groggily and asked, "What happened?"
"We had to knock you out because you were having hallucinations. I tried reasoning with you but you thrashed and screamed so we knocked you out."
Alex nodded in understanding. "I don't know. That vampire thing just has me so scared. I barely want to be around anyone because of it. Everything scares me now, but I'll make it back to old me within a few days." Alex looked at the duo curiously and asked, "How DID you get me away form those vamps anyway?"
Miranda looked at Juliet with a smirk and said, "I'm not telling her."
Juliet looked alarmed and replied, "Why do I have to tell her?"
"Because, it only involves you two. You can tell her whenever you want, but I'm not telling it." Miranda stood and left the room.
Alex glanced at Juliet in confusion. "What are you not telling me?" she asked slowly.
Juliet shook her head and replied, "I'll explain later."
She too left the room and Alex laid down, ready to sleep once more. Juliet went through the house and found Justin sitting on the couch with Harper, Miranda and his parents glaring at him.
"You… tried… to kill her?" his father growled through gritted teeth.
"It was an accident!" Justin replied. "I was angry and I couldn't control it. I wasn't actually going to kill her."
"Yes you were," Miranda interjected. "Because, just before you swung that knife, I saw Alex's bleeding mangled body and I was already heading upstairs to check on her. When I saw you coming out of Juliet's room behind her and Alex, I knew it must have been you that did it."
Everyone glared at Justin and the oldest Russo child sighed. "It would've been a mistake. I was just angry that Alex was Juliet's mate." The heads of the family gasped and turned to the vampire. "She's your mate?" Theresa asked excitedly.
"We totally knew it!" Jerry exclaimed. "We knew she was perfect for you the moment you two looked at each other when her parents came into the restaurant. Great job Juliet." Then his expression darkened. "But mark my words, if you hurt my little girl…"
Juliet chuckled. "Mr. Russo, I can't hurt Alex without hurting myself and I love her too much to hurt her."
Jerry nodded and everyone shot one last glare at Justin before going about his or her business. Juliet, Harper, Miranda and Mason all arranged a kind of schedule where one of them would be at Alex's side at all times. First was Miranda.
When Alex awoke, she found the witch grinning at her.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" the wizard asked skeptically.
"Because you and I are going out to the club tonight." Miranda said happily taking Alex's arm and helping her pick something out. Alex went along with the plan and Miranda led her to an underground Goth club. Alex looked apprehensive of all the dancing, grinding, twirling bodies, but Miranda wasn't letting her miss out on the fun. Leading the wizard onto the dance floor, Miranda began dancing with her steadily until Alex relaxed into the beat of the music and could dance with everyone else. Miranda lost track of Alex in the crowd and sighed, but thought Alex would be ok on her own. Alex danced around the floor for a while until someone grabbed her from behind and pulled her into a deep kiss.
Alex was taken by surprise at first but then she began to panic, thinking it was another vampire. All of a sudden, the boy was pulled away from her and Alex saw Juliet snarling in his face. Alex felt a rush of warmth at seeing the vampire and sighed in relief when the boy turned and ran.
"Juliet!" Alex said happily when the vampire hugged her close. "Thank you."
Juliet smiled down at her and shrugged. "Where's Miranda?" she asked.
Just then, as if called by her name, Miranda appeared by their side. "I've been looking for you for an hour!" she said breathlessly. "What happened? Are you alright?"
Alex smiled up at Juliet and nodded. "I'm just fine."
Juliet grinned at her before looking up at Miranda. "I'll take over from here, Randa. You go ahead and party."
Miranda nodded with a knowing smile and went back onto the dance floor. Juliet picked Alex up and ran to the Waverly substation. The two girls entered the restaurant and saw all eyes turn to them. Juliet wondered what they were staring at and realized that Alex was wearing a very skimpy outfit.
"Come on, Lexy," she said gently. "Let's get you into something less revealing."
Alex nodded and followed her up to her room. As soon as the door closed, Alex felt a pair of soft lips on hers. Unlike in the club, she responded in kind, knowing this pair of lips wouldn't hurt her. As the two laid back on the bed, Juliet's hand landed on Alex's exposed stomach and both girls moaned at the literal sparks. Juliet made feather-light kisses along Alex's jaw line before going to suck on her pulse-point (without her teeth). Alex squirmed underneath her and moaned when Juliet nipped her lightly. Suddenly, reality caught up to Alex and she shoved Juliet away from her.
"What are you doing?" Juliet asked in confusion.
"I should ask you the same thing." Alex said heatedly. "You love my brother, remember? I don't want to be with you if you're going to be in love with someone else."
Juliet stared at her for a moment before saying, "But I do love you. I love you, Alex, and I want to spend eternity with you."
Alex snorted and hissed, "Yeah, that's probably what you told my brother. Just leave me alone Juliet. My heart's been broken enough."
Alex raised her hands and flashed away. Juliet looked at the place where she had been a moment before and a tear slipped down her cheek.
Sigh. Ok, so Alex is back and Juliet is her mate and Alex doesn't want to believe that Juliet loves her. I'm working on the next chapter now so Give it a bit.
