Author's note: Well its coming to an end! I hope you guys are still with me, and I hope you enjoyed!

Alex was walking back towards the hotel when her new phone beeped at her. It was a text from Justin telling her to meet them at a restaurant. She hurried in and found Justin, Harper and Zeke sitting there waiting.

"Hi guys." Alex leaned in and gave Justin a kiss. It felt amazing to both of them that they didn't have to hide anymore. "What's going on?"

"We're discussing our summer plans actually. I told Harper and Zeke about Kelbo's gift, so we're trying to figure out where to go from here." Justin told her.

"Lets go to Europe!" Harper squealed looking at Alex with excited.

Alex nodded with excitement. "Europe would be amazing! Lets do it Justin!" Justin looked uncertain.

"I didn't mean where do we literally go, we have our plans already. We have to pack up our stuff and move it across the country. Not to mention you have to see our new house. Plus, Zeke and Harper need to decide if they want to live with us. There's too much for us to do, we can't just pack up and leave for 2 months." Justin tried to tell them.

"Its no use man. They're gone." Zeke pointed at the girls. They were talking nonstop about Paris, Italy, London and Spain. "Europe would be fun, but I can't afford that." Zeke told Justin, depressed.

"Zeke, it would be our treat. You're engaged to Harper, that means you're almost family!" Justin told him firmly.

Alex grinned. "Did you hear that Harper! We're going to Europe!"

"Fine! We're going for a month. That's it." Justin conceded. They spent the rest of lunch making plans. Justin pulled out his laptop and started making their itinerary, which included too many stops at history museums for Alex's liking.

"Wait, when are we going to pack?" Alex asked, cutting off Justin and Zeke talking about some robot museum.

"Actually, lets do that tomorrow, you and I need to have a discussion with someone too." Justin told her, giving her a look. Alex had no idea what Justin was talking about, but she let it slide, he'd tell her later. "Harper, you can go pack whenever you want, just leave your stuff in the basement, we'll send it on with our stuff."

"OK, Do you want me to tell your parents when you'll be over?" Harper asked.

Justin nodded. "Tell them we'll be over tomorrow, then we'll be gone for good." Once he said that, all the joy from the trip planning fell away. Alex looked down at her plate, she tried not to think about what she was loosing. She had Justin, and somehow he'd be enough. A few minutes later the four of them got up and went their separate ways.

Harper and Zeke made their way to the sub station, hand in hand. Harper was babbling nervously about seeing the elder Russos. Once they reached the restaurant, she stopped talking. She looked inside the windows. The lunch rush was just dying down and Mr. and Mrs. Russo were mechanically going through their every day routine.

"Harper, we don't have to do this now…." Zeke told her, trying to comfort her.

"No Zekee, I have to. If I don't, now, Alex will pack my stuff, and there's no way she's packing my clothes! Besides, I have to pack for Europe too!" She realized excitedly. She took a deep breathe and pulled Zeke into the shop with her.

Theresa was sweeping silently when the bell announcing another customer went off. She turned to greet the customer when she realized it was Harper.

"Harper! Mija! Where have you been? We were worried!" Theresa cried out, rushing over to Harper. Jerry came out of the kitchen to greet Harper too.

"Welcome home Harper." he told her. "Where were you last night?"

"I'm sorry, I couldn't stay here anymore. Not after yesterday…" Harper told them. "I'm just here to pack. Justin wanted me to tell you they'll be over to get their stuff tomorrow. Then they'll be gone forever."

Hearing Justin's name turned Jerry's face to stone. Theresa turned white, afraid of her husbands reaction.

"Well be gone all day tomorrow, so no one will interrupt their packing." Jerry told Harper as he turned to go back to the kitchen.

"Are they ok Harper?" Theresa asked, still pale.

"Does it matter?" Harper snapped and she went upstairs. Theresa didn't say anything, she just watched Harper go upstairs.

While Harper packed Alex and Justin were back in their hotel room. Justin was back on his laptop and cell phone, making arrangements while Alex laid on the bed watching tv. After awhile Justin closed his laptop and put the phone down.

"Ok, four first class seats to London. From there we go to France, Italy and Germany. The movers will take our stuff into the house, with our lawyer supervising. We're all set." Justin told Alex as he laid down next to her.

"Man, this is all happening so fast Justin. One second I'm graduating, now we have a house and we're jetting off to Europe for a month." Alex rolled over so that she was resting in Justin's arms.

"Is it too fast? Are you having second thoughts" Justin asked, distracted by the way Alex was pressing into his body.

"I'm never going to have second thoughts about you. I love you. Everything else is just collateral damage." Alex told him, amused at the reaction she was getting from Justin.

He didn't answer her, instead he leaned in for a kiss, eager for more, when Alex's new phone rang. Giggling, Alex jumped out of bed to answer it.

"Hey Harper what's up?" She asked, winking at Justin. Justin groaned, he knew she was teasing him, and it drove him crazy. "Oh, OK Harper, thanks. I'll call you tomorrow."

"Harper said we have all day tomorrow to get our crap out." Alex told Justin.

"I don't care about that right now! I want you. Now!" Justin demanded.

Alex grinned. "I was thinking about taking a shower…."

Justin groaned again. "Alex! Please!" he pleaded, sitting up in the bed.

"I wont be long…You can take care of yourself can't you?" Alex turned towards the bathroom. Justin reached out and grabbed her. He pulled her into the bed and made her forget the shower.

The next day Alex and Justin made their way to their parent's home for the last time. They held each other's hand tightly. Even though they both knew their parents weren't home, they were still nervous. They walked upstairs slowly, both expecting a visible difference in their old home. Everything was the same, but it felt different. Alex shivered. The house no longer felt warm and welcoming. It felt cold and empty.

"Come on, its 11 now and the movers will be here at noon." Justin told her. Nodding, Alex went up to her room to pack while Justin went down to the basement. They were both using magic to pack, so it was done in a few minutes. Since the new house was already furnished, Alex didn't have to worry about packing her bed or any other furniture. Instead, she wandered around the now barren room, lost in memories. She ran her hand over the fur wallpaper, laughing softly as she remembered the guys covered in pink fur after they put it up. She saw the patched hole where she went through the roof on the carpet, the secret hiding spot in the floor she put all of Justin's stolen treasures and her diaries.

"Alex…" Justin called from downstairs. Alex realized the movers were going to be here any minute, so she zapped her boxes downstairs. She headed down herself, pausing only to put the note they wrote for Max in his room, under his dead lizard, where she knew he'd find it.

Once downstairs Alex hugged Justin. "I'm going to miss this place." Alex told him.

"Me too. It was our home. But we'll be happy in California Alex. I promise." Justin hugged her tightly. He gave her a quick kiss as the movers knocked.

It took an hour for the Movers to pack up the truck, and for Justin to make sure they knew where they were going and what they were doing. Once the movers left, Alex and Justin took a deep breathe and headed to the lair.

There was one more loose end they needed to tie up.

Justin and Alex stepped into the hallway outside of Professor Crumbs office, their hands clasped tightly. Justin looked at Alex, then stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Enter." A voice called out. Alex gripped Justin's hand tighter and they walked in. Professor Crumbs was sitting behind his desk with his hands folded neatly together. He looked at Justin and Alex expectantly. "What can I do for you Mr. Russo, Miss Russo?" he asked as he gestured to the chairs near the desk

"Professor Crumbs, We're dropping out of the wizard competition." Justin told the older man as they sat down.

"I see. He speaks for you as well Miss Russo?" Professor Crumbs asked.

"Yeah. I mean yes. We're both dropping out." Alex confirmed. Crumbs starred at Alex for a second, then nodded.

"May I ask why you decided to forfeit?" Crumbs asked.

Alex and Justin gave each other a look before Justin said, "We're in love. We knew that there was no way either of us could win the competition and still be together, so we're giving our magic to Max. He's going to be an amazing wizard."

"In love you say? Hmmm." Crumbs starred again. He looked at the pair and continued. "You know incest is frowned upon in the Wizarding world as well as the mortal world. I could report you both and you'd be heavily punished."

"You could try." Alex told him in anger. "But seeing how we've already lost our parents, our homes, our brother, and our magic just to be with each other, I don't think there's much else you could do to us."

"We could separate you both." Crumbs told her, studying her reaction. Hearing his words Alex paled. She clutched Justin's hand and looked at Crumbs.

"Please don't." She whispered.

"Professor…" Justin pleaded.

Professor Crumbs raised a hand to silence them. "I'm not reporting you. I can see you're both in love. Sometimes we fall in love with people we aren't supposed to. I believe in soul mates and I can see you two are meant to be together. It an unfortunate twist of fate that you share blood, but I believe you can make it work. Since you're forfeiting your magic, the Wizarding laws no longer apply to you. You're free to live your life."

Justin and Alex looked at the old man with happiness in their eyes. "Seriously? We're free?" Alex asked.

"Seriously Miss Russo." Professor Crumbs chuckled. "I wish you both happiness." Alex and Justin thanked him, and ran out of his office, huge smiles plastered on their faces.

"Justin! We're free!" Alex cried once they were back in the lair. She threw her arms around him and kissed him fiercely.

"I love you so much Alex." Justin told her. "Lets get out of here." They made their way out off the sub station, pausing only to put a letter for their parents on the counter, and for one last look at their past. They walked out of the sub station, holding hands and smiling brightly.

When the rest of the Russos came home later that night they all felt like someone had died. Max ran upstairs to his room without saying anything to his parents. Theresa and Jerry saw the letter on the counter and Theresa ran to read it.

"Mom and Dad," Theresa read. "We're not asking for forgiveness or understanding. We just want acceptance. We love you. J & A." A tear slid down Theresa's cheek and Jerry wrapped his arms around his wife, hugging her tightly.

Max found his letter in a second, almost as if he knew where it was the whole time.

"Max, You know we love you. Here's our new address. Its your home if you ever need it. Please don't let Mom and Dad convince you to stay away from us. We'll always be your big brother and sister. Enjoy being the family wizard. You'll be amazing. Love always, Justin and Alex." He read, tears filling his eyes. "PS Alex said you better not be crying or you'll turn into a bigger girl then me. Ugh I can't believe she made me write that!" Max laughed and hid the letter in his secret stash. He couldn't believe they gave up magic for each other, but he was glad they were happy. He couldn't wait to visit them in California.

TBC