Wizards of Waverly Place

I've got a secret

Part Eight: Day Eight

It was Saturday, October 9, 2010, day eight of a year in the life of the Russo's, and the Russo's got little sleep the night before, for the amount of people in their house, the food that they hit whenever they turned over, or the crowdedness of the broom closet they slept in. Everybody was also up do to the burden of their problems which had gotten much more complicated.

Theresa walked down the stairs to find Kramer sitting at the table drinking out of a coffee mug. "Excuse me, where did you get that coffee?"

"Oh, it's not really coffee. I took some beans from the pantry, put water on em' and microwaved it, whatever you would call that." Answered Kramer.

"We have a coffee machine, why didn't you use that?"

"I don't know how. Plus if I used it I'd probably have to clean it, that is if ya put the coffee in it or not."

"I always wanted to meet the man who was pre-occupying so much of my husband's time with that necklace. I'm done with that. Here, make some real coffee."

"Thanks." Said Kramer.

"You know, if you are going to live here we should get to know each other. I'm Jerry's wife."

"Great, does that come with a name?"

"Ya, I'm Theresa."

Alex then walked down the stairs. "Dad has been pacing in the halls all night. Is this mob thing for real, or is this some excuse for you to live here for free?" Asked Alex angrily.

"Ha it's for real. If you knew me you'd know that I never take anything for free." Said Kramer as he drank his hot, soggy beans.

"Mom!" Said Justin from the closet. "Can we have something to eat?"

"Ya, we haven't eaten since we went into Jerry's wardrobe three days ago." Said Juliet.

"Fine, here." Said Theresa as she threw the bean juice into the closet.

"Ah!" Yelled the two.

Jerry walked down the stairs. "Uh, what a night. That mob has really got me worried. What if they come here and kill all of us."

"Jerry, why would a mob want to kill you for having a card game?" Asked Theresa.

"I don't know. Ha, got any coffee?" Asked Jerry as he drank the juice. "Uh!" Said Jerry as he threw it into the closet.

"Ah!" Said the two.

Mason then walked into the loft/kitchen. "Alex, I hate to impose on your family. Why is it necessary that I stay here again?"

"We all have relations to Jerry. If the mob wants to kill him, they'll want to kill us." Said Alex.

"Okay, but, why is Justin's room full of lamps?" Asked Mason holding up a lamp. "He must have at least five of every kind of lamp."

"How's that coffee coming?" Asked Kramer.

"This is ridiculous. We've almost doubled the amount of people in this house. Shouldn't we call the police?" Asked Theresa.

"No! Call them and they'll find out about the illegal mob!" Said Justin from the closet.

"Quiet! Ray'll be here any minute!" Yelled Jerry.

"He's not even up yet." Said Juliet.

"Ya I know, I was just tired of listenin' to ya." Said Jerry.

"Hu, here he comes." Said Alex.

"He didn't touch any of the lamps did he?" Asked Justin.

"Uh!" Said Theresa as she closed the closet with her foot.

"Ah!" Said the two as the door hit them in the face.

"Uh! What a night. Somebody took my pillow while I was asleep." Said Ray.

"What pillow?" Asked Theresa.

"Oh, I found a pot of beans and used that." Said Ray. Kramer nearly spit out his juice. He threw the liquid into the closet.

"Ah!" Yelled two muffled voices.

"What was that?" Asked Ray.

"That was me, ah!" Yelled Jerry. "I get mad when I don't sleep well."

"Me to. Ah!" Yelled Ray.

"Ya, well, what's up for today Ray?" Asked Mason.

"Well, while I wait for Justin Russo to come back, I'm gonna put a silencer on my gun so the cops won't come running. I'm going for a fitting today. See ya." Said Ray as he left.

"Can we come out now?" Asked Juliet. "It's all cramped in here."

"Oh please. You're a closet wuss." Said Justin.

"I am not." Said Juliet. "How long do we have to hide from Ray?"

"Until we get fake for you and Juliet. The guy at the shop says it could take anywhere from three to, uh hu hu, weeks." Said Alex.

"Weeks?" Asked Juliet.

"Ha, this guy doesn't cut cheap on his ." Said Mason.

"Can't you just make the yourself?" Asked Justin.

"No, if Ray found out we made he'd kill all of us to. Waita be selfish, Justin." Said Alex.

"Well, just use magic to kill him." Whispered Justin.

"What!" Yelled Kramer. "Oh."

"No, murder is against wizard code. I wouldn't care but the wizard contest is just next May, so I'm not blowing it. But if you could wait until June, or so..."

"June!" Yelled Justin.

"We're not staying in this closet eight months." Said Juliet.

"Fine, wait for the ." Said Alex. "Now, what do we do next?"

"About what?" Asked Jerry.

"The mob, the archery lessons, the other mob."

"Well, we can stay her until the mob dies down, no one's stopping you from making money, the other mob..." Started Jerry.

"My mob! Now with me in hiding, you and Mason will have to lead the mob." Said Justin.

"Justin, we have a man wanting to murder us, living within fifty feet of us, and you're still worried about some stupid movie?" Asked Juliet.

"That's right. Compared to what that movie will do to our society, Ray killing us will look like a bad haircut." Said Justin.

"Alright, Alex, Mason out, Jerry and Kramer, you stay here, Justin and Juliet, closet, and me, back to the closet." Said Theresa as she took some paints.

"Closet, completely forgot about Max." Said Justin. "He's been in that closet for over a week. Who knows what's keeping him alive."

"You forgot your son in a closet?" Asked Kramer. "If I ever had a son I'd never leave him in a closet."

"If you had a son he'd have more to worry about than a closet." Said Juliet.

"Be nice to Mr. Kramer, he's a guest in the house." Said Mason.

"So am I, it evens out." Said Juliet.

"No, you're a captive." Said Alex.

"Sorry Mr. Kramer." Said Juliet.

"Whatever." Said Kramer smoking a cigar.

At the school, Alex and Mason were mopping the halls, with nobody to fall for it was Saturday. "Wow, we are so close to those archery lessons it's not even funny." Said Alex.

"Once we have those lessons, we won't ever have any problems ever again." Said Mason.

"No Mason we won't. We can just shoot an arrow into anything that we want. Even Ray."

"Excuse me, Ms. Russo." Said Mr. Laritate. "Where is your brother to discuss the mob meeting?"

"Well, Mr. Laritate, we are the new temporary heads of the mob while Justin goes into hiding." Said Alex. "So all of your questions will be directed at me."

"Okay, well, we need a new meeting place, so the police won't catch onto us."

"Ha, I know a magnificent warehouse we could go to. It's completely abandoned." Said Mason.

"Great, you are going to be great heads of this mob, see ya." Said Mr. L.

"Wow, we might just be better than Justin, and become the leaders forever." Said Alex.

"Well it we're the heads, then who's going to pay us for being in the mob?" Asked Mason.

"Oh, yer right. We'll charge Justin to stay in the mob, membership." Said Alex.

"I like it! Let's do it!" Yelled Mason.

"Okay!" Said Alex as she threw the mops into the locker and left.

In the closet, Theresa was painting the town vigorously, and it was looking like a rainbow city. "Wow, this paint goes on real smoothly. This is going to be the nicest town in the closet, and it's all thanks to me." Said Theresa.

"Ha." Said Kramer with a bag of chips.

"Kramer!" Yelled Theresa. "What are you doing in here. How did you find this place!"

"Well I was just looking for some socks and before I knew it, here I was! So what is this some sort of deluxe closet?"

"Uh, yes, this is the deluxe closet, only the richest people in the world can afford it. It has, forests, and, a city, which I painted."

"Wow, architects sure know how to spruce up a place." Said Kramer eating chips.

"Ya, ha can you look for my son. He's in here somewhere and I'm too busy with this to find him."

"Sure, what's his name?" Asked Kramer.

"His name is Max, and he likes bright lights and bouncy balls."

"Sure lady, I'll find you dog. See ya." Said Kramer as he left.

"Son, ah." Sighed Theresa.

In the house, Justin ran out of the closet, into the fridge, and fell on the floor. Then he got up and collected food from the fridge and went back to the closet.

At the ammunition store, Ray was purchasing bullets, and looking at large, double barrel guns. "Hmm, hu." Said Ray breathing out. "This is going to show that Justin Russo who's boss."

At the were house, all the mob members, Mr. Laritate, Alex and Mason were sitting around talking. "Okay, what we need is more members, powerful people who can take down this movie for good!" Yelled Alex. "We are going to show that arsonist that he answers to us, and that he comes to meeting when we tell him!"

"Ya!" Yelled Mr. Laritate.

"Now, do you know anybody who would be interested in joining the mob, but is reliable?" Asked Mason.

"Oh, some of the teachers would love to be in the mob. They hate all those artsy movies. I'll call them up." Said Mr. Laritate.

"Great, time to collect tuition." Said Alex.

"Okay, five hundred, one thousand, fifteen..."

At the house, Jerry was looking at the necklace. "Wow, I did this, all me, ha ha." Said Jerry.

Will Alex and Mason be able to keep the mob going and shut down the movie? Will Justin and Juliet avoid Ray until Alex gets the fake ? Will Jerry and Kramer be able to wait out the mob? Will Kramer be able to find Max? Will Theresa finish painting the city? You'll find out if you read the other 363 days in the year in the life of the Russo's, "I've got a secret."