Disclaimer : I shall hereby declare that I own not Wizards of Waverly Place. Not even a tiny bit.
"Seriously, Alex? 3 hours before the dance? You decided to ruin my suit 3 hours before the dance? This was mean. Even for you.", Justin said, in a huff.
"Oh, bro. Will you chilax? Its not a big deal, I mean, its not like you've got a date whom you have to impress...", Alex replied, with a smirk on her face.
"Oh, Alex. You are adorable when you are mean..", Mason said, kissing the top of her head. Alex looked warmly into Mason's eyes, before noticing her brother's presence. She snapped back to reality at once, and said, "Yeah yeah. I know I am adorable. Now Mason, sweety, go off somewhere and roll in the mud."
Mason laughed at her comment and got up from his chair. He had hardly taken two steps when Alex said, "Dont forget to clean up before the DANCE!"
Mason nodded his head, and walked out of the door, a smile playing on his lips all the while.
"Alex, if you are done instructing Mason, could you please focus here? You ruined my suit! What am I supposed to wear now? A rag?" Alex opened her mouth to answer, when Justin said, "Dont."
"Ok, Justin. I agree we may have a bit of a crisis here. But...you have to understand it wasnt my fault! I was too hungry because I was helping Harper make a decent dress for the dance for 4 hours straight, and if you spend that much time NOT eating, you are sure to get a bit...uncoordinated!"
"Alex, out of all the excuses you have come up with for damaging my things, this one has been the worst." He took a look at his suit, which was covered in heaps of chocolate sauce, and sighed. "Its ok, though. You are right. Its not like I am going to the dance with someone. I should probably just sit at home. School dances are boring, anyways."
"But...you love dances! You lock yourself up in your room for 2 hours before every dance just so you can look good!", Alex said, feeling a bit bad.
Justin thought about what Alex said, before shaking his head and saying, "Nah. That was the old me. Im just...gonna go to the lair - finish up some magic homework. Enjoy the dance!"
Saying that, he shuffled back to the lair.
Alex looked at him for a while, feeling sorry for her brother. Ever since Juliet had gone, Justin had very little to be excited about. This was the first time in months when he was realy looking forward to enjoying himself a little bit. Making up her mind, she ran to Harper's room, all the while thinking to herself, Maybe Harper can fix this! I am awfully smart!
Justin was sitting on the couch in the lair, trying to read a heavy book on magic. In reality, he could not concentrate on the book. Damn. Why am I so upset over this dance? Get over it, Justin. He shook himself up, and started reading the book with a little bit more concentration. Just when he was getting really absorbed in the book, he heard the soft noise of someone approaching him. He looked up to see Harper smiling at him while carrying something in her arms. On a closer look, Justin realized it was a suit.
"Hey Justin. Alex told me what she did to your suit..." Harper wrinkled her nose in disapprovement, "..and I realized, I can help you!"
Justin looked at Harper, speechless for a second, before asking, "But...how in the world did you get a suit?"
Harper smiled, and sat on the couch next to him, and replying, "Ah...it was nothing. This was supposed to be Zeke's suit. I had decided to make the suit for him so that we can coordinate the colour of our clothes and look perfect..but, clearly, we are not going to the dance together now, so I thought it would be great if you keep the suit! Atleast my efforts wont be wasted!"
"Harper...I dont know what to say..." Justin's voice trailed off.
"You dont HAVE to say anything. Just...take it and come to the dance!"
Justin stared into the space, and said, "Harper, it was really, really very nice of you to come and give me the suit, but.." Justin searched for words, and said, with a sigh, "...I dont think I should go to the dance. I would be kidding myself if I think that I can have fun."
Harper did not know how to react to Justin's confession. After a moment of thought, she said, "Justin, I reallly think you need to pull yourself together and just..have fun! I am hurting too...but Im trying to get my mind off of things. Just come." After saying her bit, she got up from the couch, and turned to go.
"And for all its worth, I think you would look really fine in this suit. After all, its my creation!", Harper said, and got out of the lair.
Justin watched her leave yet again, and did not realize he was smiling. Maybe I should go to the dance after all. I should not miss an opprtunity to look "really fine". Or impress Harper. God, Justin. You did not just say that. Crap.