Title: Blind Love

Disclaimer: I don't own Wizards of Waverly place. This is just a fanfiction. No infringement intended. If similar to something or someone, it is a coincidence.

Summary: What if Justin and Alex weren't related by blood and the only people that knew about it were Alex and her parents, Jerry and Teresa?
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-Chapter 9- Two Years Later (Home Again)

Alex was silent. Her heart ached. She sighed and nodded. He turned around and didn't see her stumbling through the airport with the escort holding her arm. Though he was denying it, he loved her. And he thought it was forbidden. This feeling was more vivid because Sophie wasn't there, and that was why her wanted her with him. So that she could make him blind to what was going on inside him.

"Bye Alex." He whispered.

Two whole years have passed since Alex left New York. She was back now, without an escort and a pro with her walking stick. She did well in college and learning Braille was easier than she thought. Alex wasn't the same 18 year old girl anymore. She was 20. She looked like a sophisticated young woman, wearing Chanel shades and nude lipgloss. Her clothes were mostly black, consisting of mostly skinny jeans, mini skirts, tshirts, belts, and one or two dresses. Some of her clothes had some colors in them. She was coming home now, because she was able to transfer to a school closer to home. She missed her family. Especially…. She sighed whenever she thought of him. She heard that he barely passed all his classes and finally graduated and for the past year, he's been doing nothing but causing trouble around Manhattan. Apparently he was still with Sophie.

"Long time no see stranger," a small voice came out of no where. Alex stopped. I sounded familiar. But who? "aren't you going to turn around?"
"sorry, whoever you are, but even if I did, I wouldn't be able to see you."
"So it's true."
"Excuse me?"
"That you're blind."
"Apparently. But, seriously who are you?"
"Tina. Remember?"
"Tina…..tina….OHHHHH Tina. The angel in training."
"Yep, except I'm not in training anymore. I got my wings, and I've been assigned to you."
"Aww congratulations. To me? Really? Wow."
"Yep."
Tina helped Alex get into a taxi and they headed toward Waverly Place.

"Alex, honey, you're home. I'm so glad" Teresa called out and ran over to her daughter.
"Hi mom." Alex hugged her mom.
"Hey Alex, you look great. What's with the stick?" Max asked walking up.
"Ah, you know, the new style in England." She lied. And of course Max being Max, nodded and went in for a hug.
"Alex!" a booming voice came from behind.
"Dad!" she squeaked as she was being air deprived by her father's bear hug.
"Oh my baby girl is home. I'm so glad. You look great"
"Thanks dad. Hey where's Harper?"
"Oh you didn't hear? Harper went away to California to a fashion school. She sent in one of her designs to a fashion contest, and apparently she won a scholarship." Teresa explained.
"Wow, so Harper really did it with her unique fashion." They all laughed remembering her ridiculous outfits.

Alex didn't ask about Justin, she knew what the answer would be, and they didn't mention him because they didn't want to worry her.

It was after dinner, when she was sitting on the balcony, that Justin came home completely drunk. He ran into things and broke Teresa's lamp again. He stumbled his way through the living room, mumbling about how life was great and horrible at the same time.

"Son, you need some air," Jerry said calmly. There was no use arguing with him.
"Air. Right. " he turned and stumbled toward the balcony.
"Justin, you really need to stop doing this. You're hurting yourself." Teresa said.
"Oh no. No I'm not." He slurred. "I'm not hurting myself, not even a tinsy bit. I'm living the dream. Great girlfriend. What do you need?"
"Justin, there's more to life than just that."
"Yep, you're right. There's parties and friends. Now I understand Alex. She knew what living was."
Alex listened carefully, and smiled. "Oh Justin, when can you understand that this isn't the same", Alex thought. She heard a groan and a struggle, and she assumed that he fell over the threshold.

"Hey Justin" he froze and looked around.
"Alex? Is that you?"
"No I'm a hallucination."
"Oh."
"JUSTIN!"
"Wah?"
"Are you serious? What are you doing to yourself?"
"Not you too."
"Justin, mom is right. Why can't you see what you're doing to yourself?"
"I'm fine."
"No you're not. And you know what? You're beginning to sound like a broken record. I'm fine, I'm fine. Do you not know anything else? You were the student body president, straight A student."
"Ok, I'm great. Happy?"
"Justin."
"What?" he whined.
"why can't you return to the Justin I knew when we first met? The Justin I liked? The Justin before Sophie. Even before Amanda."
"That Justin was lame."
Alex was silent. She didn't know what to say to this. No he was not? THAT was a lame answer. If she was going to answer, it was going to be better.

"Why haven't you looked at me since we started talking?"
"What?"
"Ever since we started talking, you either stared at the sky or in your lap. You never faced me."

Alex was silent. What could she say? Definitely not, oh you didn't hear? I'm blind and I can't see you. Yeah, right, that was going to happen.

"Well?"
"Because…."
"Because what?"
"You…..disgust me."

They both felt their heart ache after those words. Alex of course didn't mean it. Disgust? That could never happen.