Alex stood still as the worlds. She loved Justin, like, more than a sister should love her brother.
This is sick, this is wrong... but he'll help me. He has to.
That was the only thing keeping her going. They could figure it out together. But first, she had some business to attend to. She walked right into Wiztech, ignoring the fact that officially, she was banned.
"JUSTIN!"
There was no way he had not heard her. She sat down in the Common Area and waited. Plenty of the stuends recognized her. They waved to her nervously. After what happened to Nelvis, they were certainly wary of her presence.
Alex was used to be treated like a dangerous criminal. Eventually a teacher fetched her and took her to the principal's office. She passed a group of free-wheeling students. They had been let out of punishment because Justin wanted to deal with her himself.
She sat in a chair and waited for him to appear. Alex took a breath, and bid farewell to her wand.
You were fantastic, but... I need more.
She wondered what Mason was up to these days. It would be just like him to pop in out of nowhere.
"Care for some tea, Alex?" She turned to find Justin standing good-naturedly in the doorway. She shook her head, and took a deep breath.
"No thank you," She whispered.
Justin was on high alert. She could be here for any reason. And she was being nice. Being obvious and polite were Alex's warning signals, and over the years, Justin had developed a knack for learning them. He dreamed that one day soon, he would be able to strip her of her powers.
"I want you to strip me," Alex spoke in monotone.
Justin lurched forward, coffee spewing from his mouth. He coughed a bit. His beautiful younger sister...?
"I realize now that Crumbs made a mistake. I should not have been made a full wizard."
Justin's blood pressure dropped. Oh, that's what she meant, "Alex, are you sure?"
He was no longer agreeable. Besides what plan she had brewing, this was a major step to take. She shook her head.
"Why?"
Alex looked down ashamed, "I can't tell you..."
Justin grumbled, but he guessed why; she had almost annihilated Nelvis. He stretched his hand to her chest, and pulled. Alex gasped as her strength was ripped from her. He looked at her with pain in his eyes...
"Alex..."
"I have to go!"
She got up to leave, unknowing that Justin had used another triple-whammy spell. Her necklace came undone as she hit the floor, "I love you!"
She blurted it out under the truth spell.
He looked at her curiously, "Alex..."
She got up, pushed clumsily past the desk and started yelling at the top of her lungs, "I think about you all the time, and it hurts, it hurts me so bad, and I know it's wrong, and sick, but I do. I love you Justin, I do, I want no one else, I would do anything for you. Anything. And you know this!"
She pressed her lips to his, and passionately gave herself over to him. Alex's heart was held in Justin's hands. She stopped and pulled back looking for any sign of love.
He smacked her face and told her to leave.
Shoulders down, Alex turned to go. Tears poured down her face. She had made herself vulnerable. It was an act of courage, one of many in her life that had lead to her pain. She left alone.
Almost.
Before she touched the door, time stopped for everyone but Justin. He was horrified. Alex, his Alex... and she was his, always had been, always would be... was in pain. He loved her more. The wizard wanted to go back and be the first to admit he was in love. To re-do the whole thing, but with more affection. But he could not.
It was wrong. They were brother and sister. They were bound together by blood. He notiiced that her belt was a red cord. Justin resisted the urge to fix it. Like their blood, this cord was tempting, but he could not change it.
He circled her, aware of the fact she could not tell what he was doing. She had kissed him, given him permission to touch her really...
He brushed her cheek, pushing the offensive tears from her eyes. Alex was so beautiful when crying. It was like a rainbow during a storm... He found himself kissing her minutes later. She could never know he loved her.
Justin found the strength to stop himself.
He went back to his place, and unfroze time.
Alex left alone... but noticed that her tears were wiped away, and her lips were warm...
A.N. More drama! More angst! Thanking my reviewers politely (You know who you are!) and demanding that you guys enjoy this chapter!