Chapter 9. Graduation Presents
After I graduated, it was time to go home and open my graduation presents. I got several cards from friends and family though they'd be coming over the next weekend for a party. The last present I opened from Justin and Max was a full wizard wand. Professor Crumbs flashed into the living room at that point.
"Ah, we meet again Alex" he said with a smile.
"This isn't my wand. We didn't have the competition" I protested.
"Ah Ms. Ruso, it is in fact your wand. Justin is taking my place as headmaster of Wiz Tech, and Max will be running the family business" he informed me.
"Why?" I asked.
"Because you deserve these powers Alex. I know without them, you can't be with Mason" he said and I shot him a glare.
"Mason moved back to England. I'll never be with him anyway" I pointed out.
"He may come back, or maybe there will be another werewolf you fall in love with, and you'll make a great wizard. Justin reasoned.
"Okay, fine" I agreed and Professor Crumbs gave me full wizard powers before flashing away.
"We have one more present for you in the layer" Dad said.
"Yeah, we imported it all the way from-was Max started to say but Justin covered his mouth.
"Well it certainly didn't come from-was he continued, but Justin covered his mouth again.
"Just come see it before Max spoils it" Justin said and I followed him through the through the sandwich shop and into the layer. I looked around and saw nothing. When I took a second look, I saw someone reading a book in Dad's chair.
"Dad would be so mad" I said to Justin before turning to walk away.
"No! Wait! Justin!" I called.
"Don't you guys want to see me with my present?" I pouted.
"We already have a pretty good idea about how you'll react" he said pointing to the chair.
"It's rude to point" I snapped and Justin scampered off before I could push him away. I took another look at the chair and saw the person's nose in the book still.
"What's the meaning of this?" I shouted and stomped my foot. The book fell to the ground and I nearly froze. I suddenly felt numb from head to toe. This wasn't happening to me. Or was it? I took a tentative step closer to the chair. I stared at the person sitting before me.
"Mason?" I asked hopefully.
"Yes Alex, I'm here" he sc, and I was speechless. I cried tears of happiness as I threw myself into his arms. It felt amazing to have this feeling again. I felt completely safe and wanted here. He pulled me closer and kissed my passionately. It felt so right to have him this close to me again. I couldn't think of anything that could be better than this. I grudgingly pulled away for air and saw Max.
"So, how do you like that present imported from England?" he asked and I could have slapped him.
"I love it, and you're welcome to leave" I retorted.
"That's my Alex, lovely and scary" Mason said, but only two words rang through my head.
"My Alex"
"My Alex" echoed through my head. This made me think he hadn't moved on and he indeed still loved me after whole year.
"I'll let you two talk, I'm out" Max announced closing the door.
"You came back!" I finally squeaked.
"I missed you" I added somberly.
"I missed you as well" he said and I sat next to him in the chair.
"I thought you would have moved on by now" I confessed.
"I tried to, but I couldn't. Everyone I dated reminded me of you" he said kissing the top of my head.
"I tried to move on too, and the guy I dated tried to ask me to Prom. I couldn't handle Prom because it reminded me too much of you" I confessed sadly.
"My family is actually moving here. I'm just here a little bit before them. They'll be coming in about a month. They're packing everything up, but they agreed to let me come here as a graduation surprise for you" he said and I couldn't believe my ears. The Greybeck family was moving to New York which meant Mason and I could stay together. I spent a happy summer with my family. They all seemed happy to see me truly smiling again. I felt completely back to normal at this point. I knew nothing could get in the way of my happiness. My family had made an exchange which caused a lot of changes for everyone.