Mason
You think you love Alex like I do? I love Alex, I do. I will love her like no other. And you know what? Alex Russo is in love with me. That's right, you pathetic shippers, Alex Russo loves Mason Greyback! And I have magic to prove it!
But still, Justin/Alex is the main ship of 'Charmed and Dangerous.' Why, why must people do this to me? I am her boyfriend, her tragic love, not her brother!
I can see her, sitting there, completely content. She has her hair down a bit in the back, the way I like it, her eyes, so expressive, are searching the pages of her latest spell book. For those of you who do not know her personally, let me say this; you do not truly love her. You readers get Harper's point of view, a viewpoint blinded by her friendship with Alex, and her obsession with Justin. Does that sound impartial? And here I am, popped in after she's written the first few chapters, trying to act like I belong. It's maddening!
And then here comes Justin, and they get into it over something stupid. And he says something that really hurts her, so she runs away. And he just walks off.
Here's the truth; Justin tolerates Alex; he does not love her. I love her! When they are together, only bad things happen. I'm sure for those of you that read 'Charmed and Dangerous,' the fights these two get into are cute, but for me, they're terrible. The books cannot go where Harper cannot, so let me take you there.
Let me take you to the hallway outside the Russo bathroom. Let me tell you where I go, to know what I know. To have the hearing of a wolf, and listen to your girlfriend sob her eyes out. To have a nose powerful enough to smell her body flooded with chemicals trying to heal a broken heart. I can practically feel her heart beating irregularly! Now tell me how powerful their love is...
And it's only Monday. Once Alex won the competition, she expected the world to be at her feet. Being a wizard will do that to you. But now, things have gotten rough. She returned to visit her brother Max, and she and Justin got into some stupid fight.
Alex does love him, in a way, in her own way. She admires him, and he takes that admiration, he takes that love, and he ignores it. For what, actions figures?
As a werewolf, I have to deal with a wolf inside me, something vicious and powerful. Right now, it wants to rip Justin apart. I settle for knocking on the door. She ignores me. I knock louder, "Love, it's me."
Nothing I say right now will make it better. Alex tells me to go away. I am stubborn, so I ignore her too. I knock again. The door opens, and she staggers out, eyes puffy, her nose running from crying. It kills me to see her like this.
"Fine, we're broken up, again! Go away!" and she slams it into my face. I am done leaving her; never again. I will never leave her again. I rip the door off its hinges. The shock on her face is mirror on mine. I only meant to knock again.
Laying the door aside, I await her permission. She makes room for me beside her. She loves running her hand through my hair. It is like being her pet dog, only… she needs this, needs me. But I am still not enough.
Soon, she will dry her eyes, we will get back together, and she will get angry at him over something, then they fight. Nothing good ever comes from this. They endure suffering, and for what? Family obligation is not supposed to be this costly. I wish I could take her away. Show her what she means to me. Instead, I know where we'll be next Friday. We will be here, in her old house, fighting the same fights she has been fighting since she was born, and nothing will ever change. Her hurt is real. And I cannot take her hurt away.
I love Alex. I do not know how to say this, but I love her. In some way, perhaps Justin does too, but from the family 'pet dog' let me say… There is too much pain here. And long before having hurt, I wish I could send her pain below.
A.N. This chapter turned out much worse than I thought. Honestly, this was supposed to be a 'sorry' to the Mason/Alex ship. The idea is that he sees things from Alex's side, and only understands when she's affected. And he's emotional. So, I did a bad job, sue me.
No, sue! No own! I do not own 'Send the Pain Below' or 'Wizards of Waverly Place'.
Somebody asked me to expand upon a chapter. I'm of two minds. One mind says, "This is a series of one-shots, like Final Fantasy." Another says, "But Final Fantasy X got a sequel."
What do you think? Should I stick with going from character to character? Or, should I write more from Justin and Alex's point of view?