Disclaimer: I do not own Wizards of Waverly Place, nor am I affiliated with Disney Channel in any way. However, I do own the original characters featured in this story.
Author's Note: Rated M for language and mature situations.
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"You're telling me that Justin is gay?", Harper nearly screamed outside of the Waverly Sub Station. Alex shushed her quickly and told her to lower her voice. Harper looked around before speaking again. "Okay, maybe he isn't gay, maybe he's bi. And how do you know for sure?"
Alex shook her head, "I overheard him…talking to himself. And I know, he might be bi, or maybe I heard him wrong". Alex doubted the latter, and lead Harper inside. "I just don't know. This is kind of strange."
"Well, what's the big deal?", Harper asked, setting her tote bag on one of the barstools. "I mean, it's not like it's illegal."
Alex narrowed her eyes, giving Harper a 'well duh' look. "I know that. And it's not a big deal, I just want the actual facts."
Harper raised her eyebrows. "Okay then, so why don't you just ask him yourself?"
Alex gave another look, this time, saying 'uh, hello?'. "As if I didn't do that already! He won't tell me. He said that he doesn't like Casey that way and to stay out of his business. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that was a definite defense against the truth."
Harper shrugged her shoulders. "Oh well. I guess he'll tell you in due time. Anyway, I have to get home. My mom will go insane if my homework isn't done before Wheel of Fortune comes on."
Alex shook her head, smiling, and said goodbye to her best friend. She brought her school stuff upstairs before returning back to the Sub Station and changed for her shift.
It was a rather busy afternoon - more customers than usual, but it slowed down at around 5:45pm. Theresa and Jerry worked in the kitchen, making the sandwiches, while Justin and Alex took orders and served the food, and Max cleaned tables.
Justin noticed that Alex kept looking at him, trying to mentally figure him out. He thought that he should just tell her, to shut her up about the whole thing. I mean, Alex wouldn't care, and it'd save her the trouble of having to find out herself, and Justin the aggravation of being observed on a daily basis, like some sort of exotic animal on the Discovery Channel.
He took the orders at the table nearest the counter and register, and happened to look up to see Casey walk into the Sub Station. He tried to play it off like he didn't notice, but it didn't really work out. He raised his hand so his fingers were about an inch or two over his head, as he greeted his new friend.
Casey took a seat at the counter and talked to Alex as she rang up orders and receipts on the register. She smiled faintly before leaving to distribute bills, and when she returned, she gave back a warm smile, now that he had her full attention.
"Hey", she greeted, "You're the new kid right?"
He nodded. "Yeah. I didn't know you worked here."
Alex nodded back, "My parents own the Sub Station."
"Your parents? You and Justin are related?", he asked, somewhat surprised.
"Yeah", Alex replied, "He's my older brother. Kind of annoying after awhile - we're not much alike."
Casey smiled and turned back to see Justin look away almost simultaneously. Awkward much. Alex noticed too, but didn't dare say anything to Casey. No need to mess up his and Justin's friendship, or make things more awkward than current.
"So…is he always that friendly?", Casey laughed.
Alex nodded. "He's generally the world's friendliest". She looked past him and saw Justin coming their way. She laughed to herself, and spoke loud enough for Justin to hear. "Quick, here he comes. Stop talking about him!"
Casey chuckled as Justin leaned next to him, shooting a look at Alex. She turned away and went to serve more customers. "Hey", Justin said.
"Hey. I didn't know you were related to her."
Justin nodded. "That's my sister, Alex. And the little one over there is my younger brother Max."
Casey nodded. "Cool beans."
Justin chuckled, "Hehe, beans."
The two laughed together, make Casey smile when the laughter stopped. They made plans to hang out after Justin's shift was over. 6:00pm neared, and Justin and Casey were out the door.
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They went to Central Park and walked around before finally sitting on a bench under a giant Oak tree. Justin interviewed Casey about the general. Casey moved to New York last week from Los Angeles because his father had a big business breakthrough at Comet Crash Inc., a scientist firm studying the cosmos, and the work took him to Manhattan - permanently.
He missed Australia the most, more than Los Angeles. He grew up in Sydney, and lived there until he was twelve, and his parents moved to Los Angeles to be with the rest of the family.
Justin mentally questioned himself on what he liked the most about Casey. Was it his navy blue eyes, that seemed to lure in anyone and lose them in magnificence? Or perhaps his dark brown hair, combed downward and spiked in the front, that gave him a bad-boy-but-with-a-good-side look? Or maybe it was his flawless, tanned skin, where his muscles were barely visible through his tight, skateboard shirts?
He discreetly analyzed his friend from top to bottom. Casey wore a black t-shirt with red Adio embroidery, black skinny jeans with black suspenders drooping from the hooks on his black-on-red studded belt, which showed clearly since his shirt was tight enough to not cover his waist completely.
Justin tried not to lose himself in Casey and snapped back to listening. He and Casey left and headed back to Justin's house. They sat in his room and played video games until 8ish, when Casey announced that he should get going.
Justin offered to walk with him, but he said his apartment was literally around the corner. The Andrews home was precisely a 30 second walk from the Russo home. "You don't have to walk there and back, I mean, you could see me from the window if you needed."
The two laughed, and Justin reached to shake his hand to say goodbye. They're hands touched and stayed that way for awhile. The two just looked into each others eyes but didn't say anything.
Casey shook his head quickly and smiled. "Well, I'll see you tomorrow."
"All right, see you later."
He heard Casey say goodbye to Alex and headed to the stairwell and listened as the door closed. He leaned against the wall and sighed, wiping his face from forehead to chin.
He shook his head and headed downstairs. Alex was reading a Suburban Outfitters magazine with one end of a pair of earphones in her right ear, the music volume on low so she could hear her surroundings. "Hey", she said, greeting her brother as he descended the stairs.
"Hey", he replied. He went over to the refrigerator and poured himself a glass of soda before joining his sister on the couch.
He put the soda down on the coffee table and turned to her. "If I tell you something, will you promise not to tell anyone?"
Alex set aside her magazine and mp3 player and turned to her brother. "Promise".
He sighed, "I like Casey. Like as in crush, like."
Alex nodded. "I knew it."
Justin narrowed his eyes and turned the television on. "I don't know what it is about him. I just…like him. He's handsome, he's cool, he's smart."
"Well, there's one thing you have in common", she laughed to herself. Justin shot her another look, causing her to silence her laughter and make a serious face. "And you don't know if he likes you back, obviously."
Justin nodded. Alex gave him a 'are you stupid' look and scoffed. "Hello! You're a wizard! Just make a love potion and get him to drink it."
"Alex! I'm not going to trick someone into liking me like you would. If I want someone to like me, I want it to be out of their own free will."
Alex sighed. "Well fine, if you want to do it the hard way. Why don't you just tell him yourself and see if he likes you back?"
"And if he doesn't?", Justin asks, a little saddened by the idea, "Then maybe things will be awkward between us, or worse - he won't want to be friends anymore."
"Well, if you like him, that's a chance worth taking, isn't it?"
Justin didn't answer his younger sister…because he knew it was true.
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The next morning at school, Justin watched Casey as he went to his locker. Casey was wearing a white shirt with light blue designs on the front, with equal tightness as the black one from last night. His jeans, the same skinny design were a general blue, and his sneakers were white.
Alex watched her brother watch Casey and knew he wasn't going to tell him himself. She knew someone had to do it for him. She turned and pressed herself against the wall, looking around to make sure the coast was clear. She readied her hands for the spell. "Alex, Justin, cambia corporum meum corpora sua nominavi!"
Alex smiled when she realized the spell worked, and she was in her brother's body. She looked at her original form, feeling the body Justin was now in, somewhat confused, but knew exactly what was going on. Before he could react, Alex was already talking to Casey in Justin's body.
"Casey, I need to tell you something."
Casey smiled, "Sure, Justin. What's up?"
Alex sighed, "This isn't easy to say, but I kind of have a crush on you."
Casey chuckled. "You're kidding right? That's so cool, because I kind of like you too."
Alex smiled. "You do? That's awesome. Well we should totally, you know, hang out…sometime."
"I'd like that", he said. He shut his locker and headed to class before smiling back at who he thought was Justin.
Alex made sure the coast was clear and recited the spell again. When she was back in her own body, she approached her brother and smiled. "He likes you too."
Justin's mouth opened wide. "No way! Are you serious right now? Alex, I love you!", he said, giving her a big hug.
She laughed, "Don't love me, love him. I'll see you later". She headed to her first class and smiled to herself, knowing she just made her brother's life all the better.
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Justin sat in English class - due to the schedule change that happens daily, it was right before lunch - he and Casey exchanged smiles. He didn't know how badly Justin wanted to lean over the twelve inches separating them and kiss him.
Casey smiled one last time before raising his hand to answer one of Mr. Hammond's questions. He got it right, making Justin smile. The bell for lunch finally rang, and the two boys walked together.
Justin got his lunch and saved Casey a seat next to Alex, across from him. Casey sat next to Justin's sister and tried not to stare at him the whole time. Alex brought up the conversation, in which Justin contributed to, but Casey just smiled and waited for the school day to end.
The three went back to the Russo household, and Alex went to work while Justin and Casey went upstairs. Justin didn't have to work that day which made him all the more happier.
He laid on his bed with Casey, talking about random things, until Casey finally rested his head next to Justin's, with his arm under the younger one. "So, you really like me?", Justin asked.
Casey nodded. "I think you're an amazing guy. We have a lot in common, you're smart, and you're cute. Maybe a relationship could work."
Justin smiled. "So, do you want to go out with me?". He waited for the response, his fingers mentally crossed.
"Yes. I do."
The older boy exhaled in relief of anticipation and squeezed Casey, hugging him tight. Justin thought about something briefly, but quickly waved the thought from his mind. It was way to early to think about that, especially since he and Casey just started going out.
Casey looked up at Justin and gave him a question-asking look. "Are you into the whole PDA thing?"
Justin raised an eyebrow, "What's PDA?"
"Public Displays of Affection. I don't know--it's kind of weird to me. And I don't know much about the people here - whether they'd accept it or not."
Justin nodded. "Yeah, we'd better not risk it then". He was a little hurt knowing he won't be able to get too close to Casey during school hours, but he'd have to wait until after school, when they were alone."
Casey asked Justin if his parents knew about him being bisexual, but he said that he'd rather not tell them yet. He understood, but Casey's parents already know about him, and they really don't care.
Justin thought about telling his parents, but he thought until he found out their opinion on it, he'd keep it between his sister, Casey, and him.
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The next morning, Justin eagerly got dressed to meet Casey. They arranged to meet outside Casey's apartment and walk to school. Justin smiled at Alex on the way out, shutting the door behind him.
Jerry and Theresa exchanged looks before simultaneously looking at Alex. "What's wrong with your brother?", Jerry asked.
Alex raised an eyebrow before getting her poptart out of the toaster. "What are you talking about?"
Theresa smirked, "He means, that suddenly, Justin's been acting normal again. What happened?"
"Oh he…uhm--he…decided to go to bed earlier. You know, so he can get more sleep. Now he isn't as tired anymore."
"But he already goes to bed at 8pm, isn't that early enough?", Jerry asked.
Alex shook her head. "Nope. He goes to bed at 8pm, and either reads or watches TV until 9:30pm. He goes right to bed now". She nodded her head in approval.
Both parents raised their eyebrows but shook their heads as they waved the discussion out of the air. Alex sighed, and wiped her forehead before saying goodbye to her parents and walked out the door with Max.
Justin found Casey sitting on the porch outside his apartment, texting on his cell phone. He sat next to him, leaning his head on Casey's shoulder, watching him type.
When Casey finished, he leaned over and kissed Justin, holding him by the neck as he pressed his lips against his boyfriend's. He let go and smiled.
"And good morning to you too", Justin laughed. They both headed to school, hand in hand - until they both remembered the whole PDA thing. Casey blushed faintly and looked at Justin who just looked at his feet.
Casey smiled a little bit and leaned against his boyfriend as they walked. When they got to school, Casey thought about doing something, but he mentally discussed the pros and cons.
Afterward, he just stopped caring. He grabbed Justin's hand and led him to a secluded area near the side of the school. "Come here."
Justin followed him and before he realized, he was being pushed against the wall. Casey pressed himself against Justin, holding his hands on his boyfriend's chest. Justin held Casey by the waist as his lips were being pressed against the younger boy's.
The kiss lasted for what seemed hours until Casey finally let go. "I was thinking about you all night", he said, smiling.
Justin said the same, and held him closer. They both groaned when the bell rang, knowing they had better get inside before they're late for school. Justin and Casey went their separate ways after they went to their lockers.
Justin sighed and leaned against his locker. Alex came over, smiling. "What's wrong, Justin?"
He shook his head. "Nothing. I just really like him."
Alex turned around when she heard a voice behind her. "Him? Him who?", asked the voice. She turned around to see one of the senior Jocks on the football team, eyes widened, eyebrows raised.
Alex gasped and quickly dropped her books, waving her hands in unison with the spell. "Macreary TimeReary!"
Second chapter completed. What did ya'll think? Drop a review and let me know. Chapter Three - coming soon.