Of Wolves and Wizards
By ChaoticTeacup
Twilight/Wizards of Waverly Place crossover
Rating: PG13 currently. Subject to change.
Summary: When Alex gets dragged along to Juliet's family reunion, she thinks being stuck with her brother and his sappy girlfriend is the worst thing that could happen. Sorry Alex, welcome to Forks, Washington! Vampires, Wizards, and Werewolves, Oh My!
Disclaimer: Isn't it obvious?
Chapter 3 Arrival of the Fittest
Alice had informed the family when their guests would be arriving, so everyone was home. Bella had wanted to come but Edward had been firm that this was family business and that she would be introduced as soon as it was deemed safe. He didn't mention that being with his grandmother was probably the safest a human could be with a vampire. She accepted his answer and told him that she wanted to be introduced as soon as possible.
Jasper was hanging back nearer the kitchen, his mind still contorted in worry. Even with Alice's calming influence he didn't trust himself enough not to be tempted.
Emmett had his arms around Rosalie on the couch in the adjoining living room, whispering funny things in her ear as she tried hard not to smile. She was trying to keep a straight face but was having a hard time in light of Emmett's goading. Alice and Edward were nearer the door. Alice was bouncing up and down on her toes while Edward leaned against the wall and looked surly. Or perhaps just constipated. Nah couldn't be. Carlisle and Esme were standing together in the middle of the opening hallway. Just waiting.
As one they heard the distant sounds of a car turning onto their deserted street. By the sound of it they could tell it was going pretty fast. Emmett briefly wondered who the driver was as they heard it screech to a stop in front of the house. Car doors opened and slammed. Murmured words and footsteps and the doorbell rang.
Edward had the door open in an instant, eager to delve into the brains of the would-be house crashers.
"Juliet Van Hausen, it's an honor to have you and your guests stay with us." Carlisle's face crinkled into a smile, showing wrinkles he would never have. He gave a short bow and walked up to her extending a hand. Juliet for her part smiled and placed her palm in his outstretched hand. He leaned down and kissed it slowly. He was quite unready for her to pull him into a tight hug and for the first time in a long while, his family got to see him flabbergasted.
"Carly, I've missed you" He smiled into her shoulder and brought his hands around her waist, returning her embrace. Emmett stifled a laugh at his father's apparent nickname; giving Rosalie a look they shared a mocking smile.
"Mum...you've been gone too long." Carlisle visibly relaxed, hugging Juliet as tightly as she hugged him. The embrace would have killed a human it was so tight.
"Now let me see my grandkids." Behind her Justin's eyebrows raised significantly. Alex elbowed him stifling her laughter. Juliet let Carlisle go and surveyed the room. "Well you all seem to be in working order. You worried me when I heard you had some drama recently, but it doesn't seem to have left any lasting marks." The Cullen's shared looks, remembering the unfortunate events with James. "I would like to introduce my guests."
Suddenly everyone's attention was back on Juliet, in fact Jasper found it strange that his attention hadn't been on the mortals he knew were standing right behind her. It was like he couldn't hear their heartbeats or their blood rushing in their veins. His attention was taken by the two figures entering the room. The taller older one was male and dressed nicely, although Jasper thought that Juliet had more to do with that than she would care to admit. The younger female one had long wavy dark hair, obviously sharing traits with the older boy who must be her brother. Her eyes were glittering and she had a mischievous smirk on her face. Jasper reached out with his empathic powers, trying to read their emotions. The boy exuded nervousness and slight fear, he could understand that. However the girl was letting off what had to what Jasper could only describe as an emotional smirk. Trying to push deeper he felt her feelings of annoyance directed at her brother. As he tried to keep digging he was suddenly aware that the essence he was digging into knew what he was doing. He mentally 'saw' a door and, realizing that it was the blockade against his probing he tried to reach for the handle only to be roughly ejected from Alex's mind. He was brought out of his consternation when Juliet introduced him.
"Over there is Jasper, and then on the couch are Emmett and Rosalie." Apparently he'd missed his family being introduced.
"This is my boyfriend, Justin Vincenzo Pepe Russo. And..." Juliet was interrupted by the younger girl.
"Alex. Don't wear it out" Alex waved at everyone and grinned while Juliet rolled her eyes and shot her a look which Alex ignored.
"Thank you for letting us stay."
Rosalie suddenly spoke up. "Why don't they smell human? Or have heartbeats??" she was usually the voice of what the rest of the family was too polite to say outright.
"Ah yes. I don't know if you are all aware, but Wizards exist in our world."
"Wizards??" Emmett was excited. "Ooo!! Like Harry Potter? Can they fly? Oh oh! Can they turn me into a newt!!??"
"Yes. No. Yes. Maybe if you ask nicely" Alex answered in quick succession. Juliet sent her another look, Alex caught it and smirked at her. "ONLY if he asks really nicely."
Juliet sighed and looked at Justin. He instantly caught onto what she wanted and he stepped forward bringing up his wrist. "These" he indicated the thin red bracelet that looked like a tribal tattoo on his skin. "Pretty much make us inedible, or just unappealing. I'm not sure if it tampers with taste. The practice was actually copied by the Kabala religion. Which is why they wear red thread bracelets." he pinched the tattoo to show how it became a bracelet.
Carlisle was very interested and started to examine it. Pinching and pulling it and then letting it snap back into its formation.
"Can it work on anyone?" Jasper's quiet question startled everyone. Although not unexpected, the family had been expecting it from Edward.
"Uhhh no. It feeds on a low level of a wizard's residual magic. Human's don't have that and so it just stays as a thread."
Edward, meanwhile, had been trying to get a clear image of the newcomer's thoughts. But every time he tried to zero in on what they were thinking he was distracted by random thoughts coming out of nowhere
'I wonder is spam is good on bananas' Justin's brain asked. While Alex's brain kept saying things like "Do these ducks really go with the bubblegum theme? Or should I stick with the aardvark theme?? Ooooo sparkles!"
He just couldn't shift past the mind numbing randomness. It was beginning to give him a headache. He decided to go upstairs and take an unneeded nap to calm his brain down a bit. He turned to the stairs and was halfway up before Esme's voice stopped him.
"Edward? You haven't greeted our guests." Her tone was amicable but her thoughts were asking him not to be rude and come back. He turned around and walked up to Juliet. Smiling he gave her a quick hug and then turned to her tag-alongs.
"I'm Edward, it's a pleasure to meet you. I have something of a headache, so I'll be retiring early. Please excuse me." The siblings shot each other glances while Juliet smiled at him and told him to feel better.
"Actually," Alex interrupted "I'm feeling really jetlagged. Do you think I could be shown to my room?"
Carlisle nodded and Esme broke from him. Leading her up the stairs while Emmett followed them, carrying Alex's bags.
Alex surveyed her room. It was inside a large guest suite that had a comfortable living room and entertainment center. The suite had two bedrooms on opposite sides of the living room and Alex had been led to the one on the left. She had gasped unwillingly at the lush decor and, if she was to be perfectly honest, Alex would have admitted that it made her feel like a princess. There was a large canopy bed with enough pillows to drown in. The duvet and pillow covers matched the creamy canopy. She had her own onsuite with a large shower, a small walk in closet, and a desk with a large mirror attached. There were large windows that went from ceiling to floor that covered half of one wall with airy curtains. She threw herself into the bed while Esme walked over to the gas fireplace that was opposite the bed and turned it on.
"You may want to keep the fire on while you sleep; the house has no central heating." Esme said simply and smiled. Emmett dropped Alex's bags by the door and the two vampires left Alex to her own devices, Esme whispering "Sleep well" as she left.
Alex yawned, checked the clock "6:30...man am I exhausted" she then summoned her wand, cloaking the room in a silencing spell and setting a basic locking spell on the door. Placing her wand on the bedside table she shrugged off her pants and curled up under the covers.