A/N Okay well sorry about the wait. I'll let you get on with reading and I'll blabber on after.
POV Alex
"Justin quit it I get it already. You got to go see Mitchie perform, I didn't you got to meet Shane Grey, I didn't you got to get connect 3's autographs I didn't. I know all that already so knock it off." I say pacing back and forth.
This waiting for my exam resalts is doing my head in, it's worse than doing the actual exam. I personally am not too confidant and I'm definitely not the only one. Justin said people would probably be less shocked if Max won a Nobel prize than if I passed, I resent that.
Dad has been very tense since I took the test yesterday morning. He tried to put jam in his coffee this morning in stead of his toast it would have been funny but I was too busy trying to keep my food down.
"Ah I am so sick of waiting." I yell this is so unlike me but everyone else's nerves have gotten to me and now I am freaking out.
"Don't worry it won't be long now." Dad says looking up from where he is pacing.
"You said that five minutes ago." I snap look at the portal again just as it flashes and a large envelope plops on the floor.
Bending over I swallow the huge lump in my throat, I know I said I want to know now but now I'm not so sure.
"Well come on open it, lets get this over with it'll be just like ripping off a bandaid." Dad says watching me closely.
"Okay I'm opening it." I comment as I rip open the envelope an orange glow of magic appearing and disappearing quickly.
Blinking a few times I look at the numbers on the page and take a very deep breath. I read the numbers over again ten out of one hundred and the words right at the bottom magic suspended until further notice. Mutely I hand the letter over to dad his face dropping instantly.
My stomach give a great big twist at the sight. I hadn't expected to do well but this was way worse than I think anyone had thought I would get.
"Well there is the second test right? I can do better on that." I say trying to brake the silence as dad just stares at the piece of paper.
"Alex you don't understand I told you this test was important and… and with scores like these well I don't even know if they will let you retake it.
My guts giving another big twist and my eyes watering. Blinking rapidly I realize I hadn't thought about what would happen if I failed and lost my powers.
"Dad there has to be some thing we can do some way we can get them to retake the test." Justin says.
"I don't know and to be honest I don't even know what the point is. It's obvious Alex doesn't care." he says rounding on me.
"Did you even try because it sure as hell doesn't look like you did." He say coldly his voice low before walking out his shoulders hunched.
"But I did, I really did." I whisper.
"Think Justin think." Justin says to him self as he starts to pace.
"Okay first we need to persuade them to give you another shot." Justin says looking determined.
"Thank you Justin, really." I answer.
"Alex what happened?" Justin asks.
"I don't know. I tried and it was really hard but I didn't think I did this badly." I answer.
"What about dad?" I ask the way he looked so defeated and how he looked at me like he didn't even know me.
"He'll come around." Justin say patting me on the back. "But for now we need to come up with a plan." He adds.
"Any ideas on what to do?" I ask him.
"Well I could go on your behalf to plead your case to the examiners." Justin suggests thinking hard.
"That sounds good thank you." I answer still shocked at not having magic powers.
"I'll be back." Justin says walking up to the portal and going through.
Well I guess I should go see if dad is over it yet.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhh what did you do!" I hear mom yell as I climb the stairs.
"MAX what have I told you about using magic stupidly." I hear dad yell just as I get to the top.
"What's happening?" I ask as I look around the lounge room.
"Your brother was using magic on the TV again. Where is Justin?" Dad asks me looking at a hole in the window, a very big hole.
"He… he went to the wizard examiners to plead my case for me." I answer chewing my lip.
"What?" Dad asks.
"Where is max?" I ask looking around and not seeing him.
"The griffin took him." Mom answers with a sob and points out the window.
"If Justin was here instead of running off to have to fix your mistakes he would be able to fix this. Maybe now you don't have magic to mess things up with things will work out more." Dad yells at me.
"Max…" Mom cries tears running down her cheeks.
"Don't worry mom I'll find him some how." I yell running back down the stairs and out the shop front door.
"If I were a griffin where would I go? Where would I go in New York?" I mutter.
"Central park." I answer myself and set off running.
"Harper I need your help, max was taken by a griffin and I don't have magic." I say shakily after dialling her number.
"Okay where are you guys?" Harper asks the note in my voice putting her in mission mode.
"I'm near central park I think that is where it's taken Max. It's only me Justin is busy." I say my voice still shaky.
"I'll be there as soon as I can." Harper says before hanging up.
If I had magic I could have just teleported her here, not that I would have needed her anyway. This sucks.
"Okay you two just stay there and hold tight." I yell at Harper and scanning my brain trying to think up a spell to send the Griffin back into the TV.
"What would we go Alex? The creatures belly yeah that sound real fun." Harper yells from inside the hole she and max are trapped in.
"Hurry up and think of something the griffin keeps making the hole wider it's talons just keep getting closer." Harper yells again as Max lets out a whimper.
"I'm thinking, I'm thinking. I just need more time." I yell back freaking out.
Things got very bad as soon as we got here. Max was cowering against a rock wall then Harper and I decided that I would form a distraction while Harper got Max, it was all going smoothly until Harper was just getting Max away the griffin turned and when for then instead. They ran into a near by cave and have been trapped in there since. I think going over what has happened so far.
"To help me distract the destroyer, send me up a lawyer." I hear Max yell making me blink as the griffin backs slowly away from the cave with Harper and Max running out after a man in a suit.
Harper and Max run over to me quickly but the man in the suit just chases the griffin talking to it in a stern voice.
"What is going on you guys?" I ask confused.
"It's a long story I'll tell you later but for now we need to work out how to get this thing out of here before people start to realise it isn't a person in a costume and freak out." Harper says to me surprisingly calm.
"What about think like a fox put it back in the box." I suggest.
"Think like a fox put it back in the box." Max tries waving his wand but the griffin is still there trying to hide from the lawyer.
"Okay um what about I'm sick of all this fear, send it back ten thousand years." I suggest crossing my fingers.
"I'm sick of all this fear, send it back ten thousand years" Max cries making the lawyers suddenly disappear.
"What happened?" I ask.
"Oh well the thing that was generating the most fear must have been the lawyer." Harper says bitting her lip.
"Max try, I'm getting bored of this griffin, so turn it into a kitten." I yell the first suggestion that pops into my head as the griffin turns to us.
The griffin shrinks and turns into a little Kitten before our eyes as Max repeats the improvised spell.
"Aww it's shaking." I say as the kitten stand there trembling it's big eyes blinking at us.
"She is so cute." Harper says as I pick the little kitten up.
"Yeah I wonder if Mom will let us keep her?" I ask stroking her fur.
"We should head back and tell mom and dad you aren't dead.' I add to max.
"I guess so." He answers looking at Harper strangely
"What? Do I have something on my face? Did my dress get shredded and now I am naked/ Because I had a dream about that happening except well Justin was there." Harper rambles to a stop blushing.
"Ewww keep your fantasies about my brother to your self." I shut covering my ears.
"Harper how did you know about lawyer scaring griffins?" Max asks making me pay attention again.
"Oh that well you know the other day when I came to see Alex and she was taking her exam well some one had left one hundred ways o defeat a magical creature on so I decided to watch it. It said the unless you are a very skilled wizard there is almost no way to defeat a griffin unless you get lucky and it is already half dead but it did say that they are terrified of lawyers something about proving they don't exist in legal terms. So if you ether have or and make a lawyer appear you may have enough time to run away." Harper say in one big breath.
"Oh okay then." I say using the nod and smile strategy.
"Hey how did your exam go by the way?" Harper asks.
"Um I have no magic encase you hadn't noticed. So no it didn't go well, the exam was a big fat fail." I answer my stomach dropping at the thought of what dad will say.
"Oh Alex I'm sorry." Harper says looking sad.
"It's okay, it's just dad you should have seen him." I say shaking my head.
"Well we should get back, didn't you say you could retake the test." Harper says bouncing back into optimism.
"Maybe. Justin went to persuade the examiner to let me retake the exam that's why he wasn't here to help." I explain bitting my lip.
"Well what are waiting for lets go see if Justin is back." Harpers says grabbing my elbow and pulling me along.
Clinging on to the kitten I follow her. Bitting my lip I wonder how dad will react and wether Justin got me a re-test. What will I do if I can't retake the exam? What if I do lose my powers…?
A/N Hello all. Isn't all this great, eleven chapters. Wooo me! Okay well enough of that.
So how are you lot? Hopefully you are still reading and liking this. Thanks to my brother 2.0 for coming up with the lawyer, griffin idea.
The next chapter and this chapter were meant to be one but this part was longer than I planed. So next chapter is the real set up for the next story arc. I am exited I have sorted out some of the pairing problems thank you 'cheaper by the dozen 2' by the way that is a big pairing hint.
