Such a shame that I don't own'em. Oh well, so sad.

AN: Quick word to patricia51, switchfoot13, and any of their fans. I just read both of your stories and realized that all three of us wrote about Alex sitting up at night thinking of Juliet. I'm sorry, but sometimes that's a great way to write something. Anyway, the nightmare scene is somewhat the same but I've changed it so that I'm not plagiarizing your work. Other than that I just have to say that The Wizardess and the Vampire and Alex's Nighttime Visitor are great stories.


Nightmares and Slight Fear

Alex's POV

I was dreaming. I had to be dreaming. But it felt so real.

I was running down a long corridor, trying to get away from him. I tried every door I had time to check but they were all locked. His advance was getting closer and I was getting more and more frantic.

Finally, I found a door that was unlocked. I quickly fell through the entrance and locked the door behind me. I could hear his footsteps getting closer and my breathing accelerated to near hyperventilation. There were bangs against the door and even a few kicks. I stared around the room for something to defend myself with.

I realized where I was at the same time that the bangs redoubled. With three very solid kicks, the door went smashing in and I flew onto my bed. He stood in the doorway, completely naked, leering at me. With a tremendous leap, he was across the room and on top of me within seconds.

"No!" I screamed. "Let me go!" His lips crushed mine.

I pushed him away and called for help again. "You can't get anyone to help you now, sweet cheeks." He sneered.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a figure appear in the doorway. Upon closer inspection, I realized with some delight that it was Juliet.

"Juliet! Help me! Please!" Juliet began walking toward us as if she wasn't in any hurry. Mason continued to ravage my body while my girlfriend stood and watched. "Juliet, please!"

Juliet stared at me for a moment before asking, "Why? I don't love you. I went back to my own kind in Transylvania. Where I belong."

"No!" I screamed. "NO! NOO! NOOO!"

"Alex! Sweetheart, please wake up. ALEX!"

I woke with a start to find that I was curled up in my bed, shaking. I looked around and saw my mom and Justin staring down at me. Turning the other way, I saw a very worried Juliet gazing at me.

"You let him do that to me." I said softly. "You just stood there and watched." The tears were back.

"Another nightmare?" Juliet asked and I nodded. "Alex, tell me about it."

I willed my tears not to come so that I could speak.

"My nightmare felt so real. It was as though it were really happening. I was being chased down a long corridor in which all of the doors were locked except one. When I locked the door, the person chasing me kicked down the door. It was Mason. He threw me onto the bed and began to ravage my body.

"You appeared in the doorway and just stood there to watch. When I begged you for help, you told me that you didn't love me and that you were still in Transylvania where you belonged." I stared at her with a hurt expression. "I thought you belonged with me."

I scrunched up my face in disgust. "Ew, did I just say that? That was seriously corny."

Justin chuckled and said, "There's the old Alex. Glad to see you're coming back, Sis." I smiled at him before yawning. Mom and Justin left us alone to work it out. Juliet watched them go before turning back to me.

Juliet pulled me into another hug. "I'm sorry, Alex. I know I shouldn't have left you. But I promise, I will never stand by and watch if someone was hurting you. Promise." Juliet leaned down and caught my lips in a deep kiss. Soon I was fast asleep in Juliet's arms.

In the morning, Mom and Dad were happy to see that I was becoming my old self again. I even played a few tricks on Justin. Max had a strange glint in his eyes but I didn't pay any attention to it because it probably had something to do with something gross.

Juliet and I went outside because it was a cloudy day. Walking to the park, she and I sat on the bench and watched the birds fly by.

"Flying would be so awesome." I said.

"It is." Juliet added. I glanced over at her. She had a goofy smile on her face. I leaned over and pulled her into a small kiss.

Suddenly, I heard barking. I got goosebumps and I felt the blood leave my face. With a simple spell, I leaped up into the trees and stayed there. Even though I didn't have a wand, I could cast a spell pretty well. Juliet flew up to me and sat on the branch next to me.

"What happened?" she asked.

"Dogs," I said slowly. "There were dogs."

Juliet nodded in understanding and offered me a hug. "Don't worry, Alex. Those dogs won't hurt you. They're tame."

I leaned into her embrace and she floated us back down to the ground. The sun was starting to peek through the clouds, so Juliet and I sat under a shady tree. We just stared up at the sky for a while.

All of a sudden, Juliet stiffened and started rubbing all over me. "What are you doing?" I asked.

"Masking your scent." My girlfriend replied.

"Why?" I inquired.

"Because I don't like big brown dogs and this particular dog seems to love your scent."

Now, it was my turn to stiffen. "With him
I won't be all alone
transport me and my love
back home!
"

In a flash of light, Juliet and I were back at the Sub Station. I breathed a sigh of relief… that turned into an exclamation of surprise and fright when I saw Mason standing before me.

"Hello Alex," he sneered. "How are you today?" I was frozen in place with fright. What is happening to me? I demanded of myself. I usually laugh in the face of any danger. God, I'm so out of practice.

Juliet answered for me. "She's fine," she said curtly. "And she'd be even better if you were long gone."

Mason shot her a glare. "I don't need to hear anything from her best friend. Had it not been for you coming back from wherever the hell you were, I would have probably shaken her out of you and the guy she's in love with."

"Or you would have hurt her so badly that she would have to be put into a mental hospital." Juliet retorted.

"Does it matter? You're just her best friend anyway. What does she matter to you?" Juliet and I spoke up at the same time.

"She's not my best friend, she's my girlfriend." I corrected him.

"I'm not her best friend, I'm her girlfriend!" Juliet snarled at the same time.

Mason's eyes bugged out for a moment before he burst into laughter. "Yeah right." He snickered. "Like I'm going to believe that. You two barely show any affection for each other. Prove that you're lovers."

I grinned at Juliet and pulled her into an extremely deep kiss. Juliet's hands roamed my body before settling at my waist. My arms went around her shoulders and our bodies molded together. The rest of our family walked into the Sub Station and stopped at the sight of Juliet and me. When the kiss finally broke, the both of us were panting heavily.

We turned to Mason with smug smiles on our faces.

Mason glared at Juliet with murderous intent. "I will have her." Mason growled.

"Over my dead body." Juliet snarled back. Mason glared at her for a few moments more before turning and storming out of the Station.

"Well, that was fun." I said snidely. Juliet glanced at me before we burst into laughter and went upstairs to watch TV.


Woohoo! Another chapter done! Please Review and I'll work out the details of the next chapters later. TTFN ^_^ ^_^