Alex strolled up to Justin's office door and knocked on it quickly. She stood waiting impatiently and as the moments passed she became increasingly bored. A smirk crossed her face and once again she knocked on the door, this time though she began to play an energetic tune which she began to dance along to as she played it. But she came to a sudden stop when Justin pulled the door open.

"Do you mind?" He asked.

"Nope not at all," she said prodding him in the chest with her finger as she barged in to the room. "So, I'm ready! Where do you want me?"

"We'll go through to the meeting soon, I just need to go over some stuff with you first."

"Sure, what is it?"

Justin sat down behind his desk and gestured to take one of the seats infront of it. She flung herself on to the chair and propped her feet up on the desk as she made herself comfortable.

"I just want to give you a heads up…" Began Justin sensitively.

Alex moaned, "for the last time! I promise I won't go in the potions class! Gosh one time I accidently spill some vomiting potion, one time!"

"No, not that," Justin interrupted, "it's about the people on the wizard council. They may not be exactly happy that I've asked you to join us…"

"What!" Laughed Alex, "why? Im delightful!"

"Well you haven't exactly built up a good reputation for yourself…"

"Excuse me!" Gasped Alex, "I won wizard of the year! I've saved the Wizard World like three times!"

"And what about all the times you nearly destroyed it?"

"You make a good point," nodded Alex slowly. "So what's the problem then?"

Justin groaned, "I'm actually not sure, when I told Tootie Tootie he didn't seemed too pleased. So I'm guessing the others might react the same."

"What?" Squeaked Alex, "Tootie Tootie? I thought he liked me?"

"Yeah well I thought he liked me too!"

"Justin," began Alex, "do you think he's maybe a little jealous of you?"

"What?" Laughed Justin, "why?"

"Well he was suppose to have your job."

Justin continued to laugh, "don't be ridiculous Alex! Now come on, we've got work to do."

He walked over to his office door and pulled it open. Justin turned to Alex who was stood smiling at him amused, he then puffed dramatically and gestured for Alex to leave. Casually, she strutted forward and lightly brushed past forward.

"Let's go professor, time for you to put them lucky Captain Jim Bob Sherwood underpants to good use!"

"How do you know I'm wearing those?"

Justin lead Alex in to the large meeting hall. Alex looked around at her surroundings, she stood in awe as she took in the high wooden ceilings that held several candle lit chandeliers. The stones walls were lined with long stained glass windows showing the long and rich history of WizTech. The hall was filled with a large dark wooden tabled that was the length of the room. Around it sat a very big group of male and female wizards, all of them wore different coloured velvet cloaks and hats. Each individually designed with diverse jewelled patterns.

"Awesome!" Yelled Alex, instantly drawing the attention of the wizards sat around the table.

She was instantly shushed by Justin who also drew the attention of the wizard council to him and his sister. They all stared at them both furiously as they approached the table and took their seats. Justin looked around, smiling at them sheepishly, while they glared at him. Their eyes burned in to Justin as they narrowed, Justin swallowed nervously when he noticed a few of his council members shaking their heads at him in disappointment.

Justin cleared his throat, "ladies and gentlemen of the wizard council," he bellowed from the head of the table, "it's been a while…"

"Yeah too long!" Yelled Tootie Tootie rising from his seat. "Professor, we haven't had an official meeting in months! What is your explanation for this?"

Justin looked around nervously, "I don't have one."

Tootie Tootie roared with laughter, "ladies and gentlemen! Our WizTech Professor!" he began to clap sarcastically, "what a guy!" he laughed mockingly.

"Look, I know I haven't had the best start," Justin admitted.

"Ha! You can say hat again!" Exclaimed Tootie Tootie.

"But I am determined to win back all of your trust and make up for my mistakes."

"And how do you plan on doing that?" Asked a male council member from the end of the table, "by hiring your little sister?"

"You give it to him John!" Tootie Tootie jeered, raising his fist in the air to support his co-worker.

"Well yeah," began Justin, "wait. No, No! that's not why I hired her!"

"Then why did you hire her?" Asked a woman councillor opposite Justin.

"Because… because…" Justin looked around nervously at everyone as they stared at him suspiciously. He then turned to Alex who gave him a reassuring smile, he then turned to rest of the councillors and started to address them confidently. "Because when she finds something she believes in she is committed. She is always willing to help people no matter how selfish and lazy she can be-"

"Umm excuse me!" Alex interrupted.

"She was nominated and won the wizard of year. She has helped save the world several times and frantically I think she understands what the people of the wizard world want and need more than any of us do. Plus, I think she'd do a really good job."

Alex grinned at Justin who smiled back at her. He then looked around the table to see the council members all smiling at him, all except for one.

Tootie Tootie cleared his throat and continued to question Justin, "what about the kid?"

"What kid?" A council men asked.

"You may all be interested to know, that our new councillor Russo has a child to care for. Now personally, knowing that her commitment lies somewhere else, I don't think it's a good idea that councillor Russo stays on our committee."

"Chancellor Tootie Tootie," Alex began, "I can assure you I am capable of working on the council as well as caring for my daughter."

"So it's true?" A council member shouted in surprise.

"Yes it's true," Alex sighed, "my boyfriends very protective. He doesn't want her in the public eye."

"That's a word for it," scoffed Tootie Tootie.

"Excuse me?" Said Alex turning to him.

"You say he's 'protctive' I say he's obsessive! Ladies and gentlemen, may I remind you this boyfriend is the werewolf who attacked Chase Riprock at the Wiard of the Year ceremony!"

"What Mason did was wrong but he wouldn't do anything like that again," Alex insisted desperately.

"I think you and I both know that he would…" Tootie Tootie leered at Alex, making her feel uncomfortable and defesnless. She was not able to think of one thing that could assure the council that Mason wouldn't pull a stunt like that again. Worst of all, she could sense that Tootie Tootie knew that, and he loved that she was not able to defend Mason and show the council that he was not a bad guy. "Listen," he continued, "I say we put this to a vote. We are dealing with polticis after all, lets put it to good use. Everyone in favour of Alex Russo being apart of our council say aye!"

Every single one of the council members, except Chancellor Tootie Tootie, raised their hands and projected their voices across the table "Aye!"

"Really?" Tootie Tootie asked in surprise, "even you John?"

John shrugged his shoulders, "I think Professor Russo is right. I think Miss Russo would be a great addition to our team."

He looked around at them all gobsmacked at what he was hearing. He glanced over to Alex and Justin and snarled when he saw them discretely high fiving each other under the table.

"Fine," Tootie Tootie snapped, "welcome to the team Councior Russo. Now, I guess we should get some work done."

"Correct," began Justin rising from his seat, "the first issue I would like to deal with addressing the residents of the wizard world about the incident with the Angels of Darkness and apologise for my actions."

"Well," Tootie Tootie started, conjuring up numerous piles of papers with his wand on to the table, "I have made some notes about that!"

"Oh gosh," sighed Alex, "this is gonna be a long day…"

Mason walked up to the white wooden door and paused nervously as he heard the various voices coming from within. He raised his hand to knock but he was distracted when he noticed the brightly coloured letters reading 'Chickies' across the doorway.

He scoffed to himself, "bloody hell, what sort of place is this?"

Gently he wrapped his knuckle on the door and waited patiently until a tuneful voice from within the room called, "come in!"

Mason felt nervous as he carefully pushed the door open, he peered his head around the door frame only to see Neave stood with a small group of children sat surrounding her. A dark haired teacher sat with them leading them all in song as they clapped along with her whilst Neave danced around in the center of the circle, shaking her arms and head around manically as she wriggled her butt and jumped around happily cheering.

Mason chuckled to himself and smiled as he watched her dance. He stepped further in to the room as he looked at her in awe when he was suddenly started by the sudden appearance of GiGi's wannabe.

"Can I help you?" She yapped, causing Mason to jump in surprise.

"Umm yeah, I'm here to collect Neave Greyback. I'm her dad."

"Aww Neave!" She cooed over to her, "look who is here!"

Neave turned around, stomping her feet when all of a sudden she stopped in her tracks when she seen Mason. She watched him carefully as he waved at her while beaming a big smile and instantly Neave burst out in to tears as she ran over to him. She stumbled around as she dodged the children and reached her arms out to Mason and screamed hysterically as she sobbed, causing tears to roll down her face.

"A-dah!" She called out to him, "A-dah!"

"What's the matter?" Mason asked as he rushed to her and picked her up in his arms.

"She's been fine!" Squeaked Miss Evergreen, "she's ate all of her snacks and had a nap. She's so precious!"

"Thanks," said Mason, "I guess someone's just trying to guilt trip daddy," he planted a kiss on her cheek.

"Doh," Neave sniffed, "doh!"

"Doh?" Miss Evergreen asked in confusion.

Mason laughed, "she mean's her dummy."

"Dummy?" She stood smiling at Mason clumsily whilst she tittered in an irritating tone.

Mason rolled his eyes and stated, "pacifier."

"Oh!" The wannabe exclaimed before cackling loudly.

"Well we best be going, nice to meet you." Mason quickly attempted to walk away with Neave tightly in his grasp when suddenly the wannbe threw herself infront of him.

"You know, Neave's a great kid! I really admire you, it must be really hard being a single father."

"I'm not a single dad, I have a girlfriend. She's Neave's mum."

"Oh right," she giggled twirling her shining blonde hair, "my mistake! But I'm sure I know you from school did you go Tribeca Prep?"

"Umm yeah, for a little bit after I moved to the states. But sorry I don't really remember you that well."

The wannabe laughed, "of course you do! I was fiends with GiGi! You know, GiGi Hollingsworth?"

"Oh yeah…" Mason began uncomfortably, "the girl who held the record for sleeping with the most guys on the football team…"

"That's her!" Miss Evergreen said cheerfully. "I remember you, you hung around with that girl. She had dark hair, always in detention. She hung around with that weird red head who come in to school that time dressed like a Turkey for Thanksgiving?"

"You mean Alex Russo?"

"Yes! So you knew her and her friend?"

"Well Alex and I dated in highschool."

Miss Evergreen laughed, "I bet you're glad that's over!"

"We're still together now… she's Neave's mum…"

"Oh…" The blonde sighed, "I thought I knew them girls," she muttered to herself quietly. She then once again giggled noisily. "Anyway, Neave's great! She's been fine! We did have a few incidents but that's nothing."

"Incidents?" Mason asked concerned. "Like what?"

"Just the usual stuff, hitting, scratching and screaming at the other kids. It's totally normal for her age and if she hasn't really been around other her age its to be expected. Even the growling."

"Growling?"

"Ha! Yeah! It's not a normal day if a kid doesn't growl at me. Perks of the job!"

"So you like this job then?"

Miss Evergreen gave a light sigh, "no…"

Mason nodded, "well, nice seeing you again. Thanks, see you next week." He quickly turned around and walked towards the buildings exit, shaking his head in amazement. "How on earth do you put up with that woman?" He asked Neave quietly.

Alex lay with her head on the cold glossed table, she closed her eyes and tried her hardest to drown out the constant bickering coming from Justin and Tootie Tootie. She tried to think of what she'd do when she'd get home, what to talk about with Mason and what she could do with Neave to savour some time with her before it was her bedtime. But instead her ears rang with Justin's whines and her head began to thud from the irritating wails coming from Tootie Tootie. Finally, she looked up and it was clear to see that she was not the only one feeling this way as she seen several other of the council members either falling asleep in their chairs, staring furiously at Justin and Tootie Tootie or repeatedly whacking their heads against the hard table.

"For the last time Chancellor," Justin said in frustration, "the students at WizTech will be the first people I speak to. They have the right more than anyone to know what happened and why."

"Yeah but who out of the students?" Tootie Tootie asked, "The ones still alive or the dead ones who now haunt the school? We already had enough ghosts in this school Justin now we have even more. And do you know how hard that is for the students? Ghosts who have been here since before they were born don't bother them, but when they they see the ghost of their best friend or hear the ghost of their little brother or sister walking the hallways calling their names in search of them, its really hard for them to deal with."

"I know!" yelled Justin, "that is why I want to address all of the students!"

"But I don't think you understand-"

"Oh will you two please shut up!" Yelled Alex rising from her seat. "It's been seven hours! Justin said he wants to talk the students, he's their professor! If he wants to he can, now that's one issue dealt with how many more are on the agenda?"

Justin lifted up his clip board with his notes attached to them, "only ten more."

"Ten!" Gasped Alex, "ten! Uh huh, no way! I'm done!"

"What?" Asked Justin.

"It's Neave's bedtime, I've hardly seen her at all today! I know working on the wizard council takes commitment but it doesn't need to take seven hours to sort something as simple as that!"

"Well we need a vote," said Tootie Tootie, "all in favour of Justin speaking to his sudents raise your hand and say 'aye.'"

Every single one of the council members raised their hands, "aye!"

"Now," began Alex, "everyone in favour of us going home to our families and finishing this meeting another day, raise your hand and say 'aye!'"

Once again, everyone raised their hands, "aye!"

"Thank you!" Exclaimed Alex, "now lets go!"

Everyone rose from their seats and began to leave, Justin quickly ran to Alex and grabbed her by the arm before she had chance to exit the room. "Wait," he called, "Alex, I thought you wanted to do this?"

"I do," she told him, "but Justin I'm sorry if you want this council to work you and Tootie Tootie need to sort your problems out. It's not fair keeping everyone here for so long because of your little disagreements. Everyone will just end up losing interest and we'll get nothing done!"

Justin nodded slowly, "you're right. We can carry this on another day. Everyone has put up with a lot lately, they don't need mine and Tootie Tootie's problems adding to everything else that has gone on."

"Justin, don't worry you can do this. Everything will be fine."

"I hope so…"