Sorry I haven't updated this in awhile. I kept getting sidetracked, with school and other things. Anyway, I hope the suspense of the brick tosser didn't kill you too much.

Jan looked at the boy with confusion. "Clark?" she asked. "Clark Tyson?" Peter and Alex looked at each other.

"Clark Tyson?" they both asked with surprise.

"Who's Clark Tyson?" asked Alex.

"Clark is the boy I use to have a crush on," Jan replied. "Until he turned into a jerk,"

"Yeah, and you can stay out of it with your mouth shut," Clark said. "I'm over you now,"

"Well finally," Jan said giving Clark a dirty look.

"Whoa, whoa wait," Alex said waving her hands. "So you threw the brick into our window, telling me to go back to my home?"

"That's right," Clark replied.

"A kid, that I have never met before in my life?" Alex asked.

Well, yeah," replied Clark.

Alex looked at him for a few seconds studying him. She shrugged. "Kay, just checkin'," and began to walk off.

"Wait, so you're not gonna do anything about it?" Clark asked with confusion.

"Yeah," replied Alex.

"But, why?"

"Because my goal was to find out who did it, not to get revenge," Alex replied. "I mean, now my uncle has to get a new window because of your anger on me for whatever reason and that's pretty low of you. But hey, if you don't care, it isn't going to effect me,"

"But don't you even wanna ask him why?" Jan asked.

Alex shrugged. "All and all it's going to be the same," she said.

"Oh yeah?!" Clark asked. "And what is that?"

"I don't have an exact scenario, but here's what I do know," Alex began. "For whatever reason I must have ticked you off, but from a distance because I'm pretty sure I never met you before in my life. And now whatever I did to cause you anger, grief or jealousy you get so filled with so much of it you stoop down to that level to actually drive a brick into someone's window. In which case, could have badly injured someone,"

As Clark listened as his eyes downcast.

"I bet you never thought if it like that, did you?" asked Alex. "Someone could have been in there and your brick could have hit them in the head and badly injured them, or worse,"

Peter, Jan and Rachel looked at him with a bit of disgust. Even his buddies scurried away. Clark didn't say anything or look up, there was a long pause of silence. When the group was ready to leave, Clark decided to tell them why.

"I guess I did it because," he began. Everyone turned around to listen what sorry excuse it was. "I loved you, Jan, and I thought the reason you didn't love me back was because of the new cousin telling you all sorts of bad things about me, and I was trying to scare her away"

"No Clark, If you heard Alex before, she didn't know you before until just now," Jan stated.

Clark's sympathy turned to a scowled. "You think your so smart," he said. "This isn't over yet, Brady," he pointed his finger in Alex's face.

Alex smirked. "Oh really?" she clutched her fist. Jan shut her eyes tight, this was going to be ugly. But instead of taking a whack at him she released her grip and snatched his shirt, pulling him close.

"Listen up, and listen well, if you ever pull a stunt like that again or if you hurt anyone of my friends, that goes for Jan, that goes for Peter, Bobby, Cindy, Greg, Marcia, my Uncle Mike and Aunt Carol. This even goes for Rachel and Jason," Alex began. "If you hurt one of them, I will hurt you back, if you run, I will chase after you,"

"A-are you threatening me?" Clark asked.

"Unless you change your ways," Alex replied. She loosened her grip and let go of his shirt. "I hope we can become friends," she said patting his back. "Stay away from Jan," and she walked off.

"I'm not afraid of you Brady! I'm not afraid of no girl!" Clark shouted.

"We'll see," Alex shouted back as she walked off.

"She got over that quickly," Jan said with shock.

"Yeah," Peter added. "Alex usually can't stay mad for too long, she's not a grudge holder," he snickered.

After school the kids broke into their rooms, there was nothing to do after school now, they solved the mystery. Well, they didn't exactly solve it, Clark pretty much admitted. Alex was up in her room playing her guitar on her bed. Nothing to do, she was so bored she finished her homework. Alex gets really in tune with her music, so in tune she forgets everything around her. She feels each note she plays, there's a story behind every song she plays. She is never aware what's around her. She didn't even hear Peter and Bobby walk in.

"Gee Alex," Bobby called out. "You're really good, how come you never told us you played the guitar?"

But no matter how in tune she is with her music, she can never block out the sound of Bobby. Alex immediately stopped. "I didn't see you two come in," she said as she sat up from the bed.

"Oh no, don't mind us, keep playing!" Peter said.

"Yeah," Bobby added. "You're really good,"

Alex looked at them while she walked over to put the guitar on the stand. She shot her two cousins a smile. "Ya really think so?"

"Yeah, how come you never play for us?" Peter asked. "Is this the only time you play? In the attic?"

Alex put the guitar on the stand and looked around the room and she grinned. "You know living in this room for two months I never thought of it as an attic," She looked back at the boys. "But yeah, this is the only place I play,"

"But, why?" asked Peter.

Alex sighed and sat on the bed. "I just, I guess I get embarrassed," she replied.

"But, why?" Peter asked again.

"Are you a broken record?"

Peter took a seat next to Alex on her bed. "I mean, why are you embarrassed with playing the guitar but not the piano?"

"Because, I know I'm good at the piano," Alex replied.

"But you're just as good at playing the guitar," said Bobby sitting on the other side of Alex.

"Maybe even better," Peter added.

Alex began to blush. "Nah," she said. "Nah you guys are just being the sweet airheads you are," she put her arms around her cousins.

"No we mean it!" said Bobby.

"You know, you should try out for the talent show in December," said Peter.

Alex looked at Peter. "You think so?" she asked.

"Yeah," Peter replied. "You'd be great!"

"We'll ask the girls," Peter said sitting up.

"But they haven't heard me play," Alex replied.

"Play for them,"

"No way," Alex shot up. "No way Pete,"

"How are you going to try out for the talent show if you won't even play for a few girls? Who by the way, are your cousins and Jan, your friend," said Peter.

Alex nodded. "You're right Pete," she said.

Peter smiled. "Aren't I always?"

Alex grinned at him and pat his shoulder. "Sure," she said sarcastically.

Alex put the strap around her shoulder and started tuning the guitar getting ready to play for the girls. She took a deep breath, but before she knew it Peter was hollering their names right there from the attic. "Marcia! Jan! Cindy! Alex has something to share with you!" he yelled.

"Peter!" Alex said firmly.

"Don't worry Al, they'll be up in a minute," he said. He yelled their names again. Alex smacked her face.

"What're you hollering for?" asked Marcia.

"Alex wants something to share with you," Peter replied.

"What is it?" asked Jan.

Alex looked down at the guitar and back at the girls. "Well, I uh, wanted to play you guys a song?" she said, but it sounded like a question once she looked over at Peter. He nodded giving her a thumbs up.

Alex took a deep breath and began to play she felt the unique sound each note made she created magic with her fingers. She became tense to mellow as she got into the music. She wanted to play out a story, hoping that they'd catch the vibes. But as Alex listened to it as well, she began to forget everyone was there. She stopped and looked up.

The girls' facials expressions were pleasantly shocked. They applauded as Alex took lifted the guitar and strap over her head and put it on the stand.

"Alex, you were talented before, but gosh," Marcia said.

Alex blushed. "Thanks," she said a bit shyly.

"That was so good Alex," Cindy began. "That I don't know words big enough to describe how good it was,"

"Thank you," Alex said with a smile still a bit red.

"Wow Alex, why didn't you told us you played guitar?" Jan asked. "Why didn't you play until now and why didn't you tell us you were so...fantastic!"

"Thanks Jan," Alex said looking at her shoes trying to hide her red face and huge grin. Alex never had so much complements at one time.

"I told Alex she should join the talent show," Peter said.

"Hey yeah!" Jan said excitedly. "You'd totally make it in for sure!"