I woke up in the morning. Yesterday was a bit of a blur. I remember that I turned my brother into a girl at the airport and we in some fancy hotel in San Diego. I think we went to a party or something and I had a good deal to drink. My head was hurting with an apparent hangover. I would have to use a spell to get rid of it when I got out of bed. I then heard a feminine yawn and noticed that there was a hand on my ass. Apparently I wasn't alone in this bed. It didn't exactly surprise me considering the amount of liquor I had consumed so I rolled over to inspect the girl that I was with.
The girl beside me was half asleep and could be classified as a blonde bombshell. She was completely hot: blonde hair, blue eyes, perfect skin. She definitely personified the term. It was too bad that I didn't remember what having sex with her was like. Come on Alex you need to focus, you don't even know this girl. You can't possibly fantasize about her. Though maybe getting to know her wouldn't be such a bad idea.
"Hi." I said.
"Hey Alex." She said.
"Hi…I'm sorry but I don't remember your name." I admitted.
"I don't mind. You did have a lot to drink last night." The blonde said. "It's Ashley."
"So Ashley are you from San Diego?" I asked.
"No I because I would be totally tanner if I was." She remarked. "I'm from NYC."
"That sounds awesome because I am too." I replied. "So what are you doing here then?"
"I came for Comic Con." She answered as she got out of bed. "This is a really nice room. You must have a lot of money."
"Actually I'm the new artist for Captain Jim Bob Sherwood. My sister in the other room is the writer." I explained. "Pretty much all of the featured guests are staying here."
"So do you have something I could wear by any chance?" Ashley asked.
"I should have something in here." I replied. "Maybe you could go take a shower and I'll pick something out for you."
I was mostly trying to get rid of her for a moment so she wouldn't see the magic suitcase.
She walked over to the bathroom and turned the knob but the door didn't open.
"The bathroom's locked." She said. Damn it Justine must be in the shower.
"Well let's see if we can find your clothes from yesterday and get some breakfast while we wait." I suggested.
While she was looking I managed to pull out something clean from the suitcase.
"So how do you feel about this dress?" I asked.
"It's so pretty." Ashley said.
Being around a mortal definitely messed with my morning routine. Usually I would just use magic to dress myself but now I would have to do it by hand. Even when I slept with Stevie I didn't have that problem.
"So where are you staying anyway?" I asked as I began to dress myself.
"Some tiny Comfort Inn, all I can say is that is not comfort. This is comfort." Ashley said as she leaned back on the bed. She was currently only wearing underwear.
At that moment, Justine walked out of the bathroom. I really hoped that she had gotten the girl thing down because I did not want to show her anything else. And I had too much of a headache to deal with any of that now.
"Ashley, this is my sister Justine." I introduced.
"Can I talk to you for a second, Alex?" My former brother asked.
"I'll be right back, Babe." I said to the blonde as I walked with Justine to the bathroom and shut the door. "This better not be about more girl problems. I have too much of a headache for that. Also I don't want to be lectured about drinking either."
"Well you have to learn and that's why I let you bring her back with us." Justine said.
"What are you talking about?" I asked in frustration.
"You asked if she could come with and I said yes. I was gonna say no." She explained.
"Then I guess I should thank you or something." I replied.
"Okay that wasn't a response I was expecting." She said.
"If I hadn't brought her here, I wouldn't remember her. I think I might have finally found a girl who I like that also likes me back." I replied
"Yeah someone you'll never see again." She remarked under her breath.
"That's not true. She's from New York." I responded. "She's here for the same reason we are."
"So what are you going to do with her?" Justine asked.
"Well we need to be at the convention until 4:00 so I was thinking after that I could take her on a date." I mused. "Now if you excuse me I'm very hungry. Wait why didn't I do this when we walked in? Hangover hangover go away hey."
My head was instantly cleared of pain and I exited the bathroom to see Ashley wearing the dress that hugged her curves perfectly.
"Ready for breakfast?" She asked.
"Yeah I think I am." I said as I found some shoes and put them on. I was a bit mesmerized by Ashley's hotness and at the current realization that she was mine. "So I was thinking that we could go on a date tonight."
"I think that sounds appropriate." She agreed. "I think having a sober date would do both of us some good. Also I was wondering if you could do me a favor."
"What?" I asked.
"Well I have this costume and I was wondering if you wanted to go the convention when not busy in this other costume I brought. Like as a couple thing."
"It wouldn't be something stupid, would it?" I asked
"No I'll show you later." She said.
We went down to the breakfast bar and got some coffee and donuts. I felt like a police officer despite the fact that I strongly dislike law enforcement or any sort of authority whatsoever. After we done with our coffee, I got us some pancakes to share and orange juice.
"So do you go to Tribeca Prep by any chance?" I asked.
"No I go to St. Joan's School for Girls." She explained. "It's a pretty good school. I don't have to worry about nasty guys hitting on me. Though, it does kind of suck being the only lesbian at school."
"I know how you feel." I agreed. "There was another girl for a while but she left."
"It's so cool that we were able to find each other." Ashley beamed. "I mean if I hadn't decided to go to that concert last night, I never would have met you."
"Yeah I only went because they had booze and Justine begged me to go." I remarked. I took a bite of my food and asked mouth full of food. "So did you come here with anyone?"
"Yeah I came with my cousin." She answered. "I should probably call to let him know I'm not dead."
"Yeah that sounds like a good idea." I mused. "Or maybe you should just have him pick you up. We need to get ready anyway."
We both finished eating and Ashley sent out a text. I leaned into her and pressed my lips against hers for a quick kiss.
"I need your number." I said as we finished.
She handed me her phone. "I need yours too." She said as I gave her mine.
"See you." I said as I walked back to my room.
I opened the door and did an action that could be called skipping, if I skipped. The only skipping I did was skipping class.
"You're unusually peppy." Justine said. "Did you the magic marker again?"
"First of all, I didn't even bring that with me and second of all, no." I said. "I'm just really happy because I have a date tonight."
"So it seems like you really like this Ashley chick." She commented.
"Yeah." I said with a sigh. "Anyway we should probably get ready. Hmm don't have time for a shower."
I took my wand and waved it to clean up my image.
"Do you want me to do you?" I asked. "We both have to look good."
"No! I'd rather not have you anymore magic on me for the rest of the weekend." Justine quickly responded. I think she was back to fearing me. I missed those days.
"So then let's head to the con." I said as I began to walk toward the door.
So we went to the convention center and our designated booth. Once the room opened to the public, I was amazed. Never have I ever seen so many nerds in my life. No wait I saw a bunch of nerds at the Pop Con in New York No wait this was bigger. Well at least they were paying me for it and on top that Justine had to deal with horny nerds as well. Although the idea of going with Ashley made it sound better. And at least here there were people in costumes not exclusively from comics. I saw Twilight, Harry Potter, Avatar, (Don't understand why anyone want to paint themselves blue though) and several other things from stuff I couldn't quite recognize. But there were also Klingons and those people really freaked me out. Most of our time there involved signing autographs, answering questions and taking pictures. I could tell that Justine was really uncomfortable.
After a few hours, I heard a voice.
"I can't believe that you brought me here." He said.
I looked over and two guys. One was in a Captain Jim Bob costume and the other was not wearing costume.
"Come on Drake I want to see the girls who made Captain Jim Bob Sherwood." The second guy said.
"Wait, there are girls here?" Drake said in surprise.
The two of them approached the table that we were at.
"Hello again." Drake said to Justine. "Surprised to see me here?"
"Uh yeah." Justine said nervously. "I didn't know that you were a fan."
"I'm not really but I am a fan of you." Drake said.
"You know this clown?" I asked.
"I think I liked you better when you were drunk." Drake remarked.
"Hello standing right here." The other guy said. "Can I get an autograph?"
"Sure I'll sign it while these two work out their apparent issues." I said. "What's your name?"
"Josh Nichols." He said as I took out a comic and signed it.
"You want some popcorn, this should be amusing." I said as I watched.
"So what are you doing tonight?" Drake asked.
"I have something to do with Alex." She stammered.
"No you don't. I have my date with Ashley tonight." I replied with a smile on my face. "Though, maybe I'll ask her if the two of can tag along."
At that point, Justine began to blush profusely. I was definitely getting under her skin.
"I really can't." She said.
"Why not?" Drake asked.
"I have a hair appointment." She lied
"You suck at lying." Drake said.
"I don't think she's interested Drake." Josh said as she tried to take his brother away.
Then Drake made a sad face. It was a face that I knew well. It helped me get whatever I wanted.
"Wait." Justine said. "I guess we could go on a date. But I wouldn't count on me kissing you."
"Great I'll pick you up at seven." Drake said "Now if you excuse me I have to blow this nerd lounge."
That's puppy dog look 1-Justine 0. Although, I'm not quite sure if he's trust worthy.
"So does your brother date a lot?" I asked Josh.
"Yeah he does." Josh said.
"But is he a nice guy, not trying to pressure girls into things they don't want to do?" I inquired
"Not I know of. He has complained about it before but does seem to respect the wishes of women. He's a horndog but he's a good guy." Josh explained.
Around 4:00 my phone started ringing. We were closing up the booth. I didn't recognize the ringtone and saw that the call was from Ashley.
"Hey Sexy." I answered.
"Hi. I'm in the bathroom and I brought a costume for you." She said. "I know you'll love it."
I went to the bathroom and saw Ashley wearing the same dress from the morning.
"I thought you were going to wear a costume." I said.
"I am. I'm gonna put mine on while you put yours on." She explained as she handed me a bag.
I went into the stall and saw that it was a cheerleading outfit. It was vaguely familiar and a lot less conservative than the ones back home. After I was done, I stepped out and saw Ashley wearing was a striped t-shirt, black jacket and black pants. Again it was vaguely familiar but I couldn't quite place it.
"So who are we supposed to be?" I asked.
"I'm Elle Bishop and you're Claire Bennet from Heroes." Ashley said.
"That's it! That's why the outfits seemed so familiar. God I loved Elle, I stopped watching after they killed her off." I replied. "So what exactly are we supposed to do in these costumes? I never exactly understood the point of wearing."
"Pose for pictures mostly. Like this." Ashley said as she pulled me close and took out a digital camera before snapping a picture of us. I actually smiled which is rare because I never smile during pictures but then again I've never had my picture taken with the most beautiful girl in the world.
"So my sister has a date tonight, would you be interested in doubling by any chance?" I asked.
"It would be a nice way to get to know one of my future in-laws." Ashley joked.
"Thanks." I said with a laugh as I held her close and kissed her.
So I decided to put this chapter in Alex's POV because I thought it would be a good way to develop Ashley's character. Alex is falling fast but she has seemed the type of person to fall fast though she usually hits the ground. And as for Justine, she appears to be headed for a very awkward night.