Lets do a hearty disclaimer, why don't I.

Disclaimer – I do not own Wizards of Waverly Place. If I did, that whole Justin and Juliet love story would have been different. They met at the Late Night Bite, officially became an item at that school dance, she got taken in that Lazerama, found in Transylvania, turned into an old woman there too, watched Justin when he was on that date with Sara in Moving On, still as an old woman, but returned, as a teenager, in Wizards vs. Everything. Even though she was supposed to stay old forever. I think Greenwald forgot to read back on the scripts!

Enjoy. =) It's my 13th birthday today! Yay me! ^_^ (In the UK it's the 4th of April, and like one in the morning. I think I'm an insomniac.)

Chapter 6

Alex finished applying her mascara before putting down it on her table, then picked up a silver necklace and fastened the clasp. She was preparing for her date with Chase.

It was already five to seven, and it took about ten minutes to walk to the cinema. She would be slightly late. Alex hadn't been at all busy today, so could have started to get ready ages ago. But she was really trying to spend as little time with Chase as possible. She didn't have a crush on him! It was just Juliet's… 'Helpful' gesture that ended up as him asking her out on a date.

Alex stood back to look at herself in her full length mirror. As much as she was reluctant in going on the date with Chase, she had still wanted to look nice. She had a reputation, and it wasn't about to be ruined because she was annoyed.

She was wearing a purple dress that went down to a few inches above her knees. She had a tight black belt on her waist, was wearing black heels. She had curled her hair, so it looked slightly shorter, hanging just a little below her shoulders. This was Alex's latest dress up style was. She used to often wear skinny jeans, and a tank top, with dark coloured ankle boots and a scarf around her neck. But her style had changed… Partly because she had grown up a bit, but also because - as she'd noticed - Justin liked girls with that style. Even before Alex had started liking Justin, even before he'd started dating Juliet, she'd noticed he liked girls with that style.

She quickly flipped her hair around her shoulders, before grabbing her black purse, which was hanging on her door, and walking out the bedroom door.

"You look nice," Justin said as she walked down the stairs.
Nice, is that it? Alex thought, kind of sadly. If only he would say something more, she wished, like… She looked beautiful.
"Thanks," she replied quietly, and headed towards the door.
"Wait a second."
Alex turned around to face her brother, and the two of them locked eyes.
"Alex, please, just let me tell you… I love you so much."

She stood still, and her eyes slowly widened. "Oh my God," she whispered.

"What? I think that's reasonable."

Alex was confused. She's just heard Justin say that he loved her… Hadn't she? She looked at the slight confusion on her brother's face. "Wait, what did you just say?"

Justin looked down, before quickly turning his head to avoid looking at his sister. "I said you have to be home by ten. Which is reasonable for you, Alex, I think."

Alex was silent. Wow. She was really falling hard for him. She'd just imagined him saying something to her, telling her he loved her. They had just been staring at each other, and then… Alex had just zoned out. "Sure. I'll be back at ten, Justin." She turned around again, and slowly opened the door, before walking out. "Bye, Justin."

Justin was the one who was silent now. He couldn't open his mouth to reply, so watched Alex close the door behind her.

He sat down on the sofa. Thoughts flew around in his mind. As soon as Justin and Alex had locked eyes… Something had clicked inside of him. He suddenly felt very different.

Why hadn't he just been honest with his sister? She looked absolutely stunning. Justin had seen her dress up before, but, he didn't know why, but, she looked different now. Different to him; through his eyes. Was it because he knew she was going out on a date? His mind was frozen in confusion – he couldn't think properly. He threw his head back, leaning it on the back of the sofa, and looked up to the ceiling. He couldn't get the thoughts about her out of his head. She looked beautiful… Hot… Sexy… As soon as they'd locked eyes, there was something about her that… Made him instantly attracted to her.

No, he thought, feeling incredibly embarrassed and ashamed of himself. He couldn't be thinking this; he knew he shouldn't. Alex was his little sister. And even if she wasn't, even if she was just a friend of his, he was already dating Juliet. She would kill him if she knew that Justin was attracted to another girl. And 'kill' would most probably be literal.

But he still couldn't help thinking about her in that beautiful dress, and how beautiful she looked wearing it. Just thinking about Alex sent tingles through Justin's entire body. Something had suddenly come over him. He knew it was wrong, but it was something strong. Whatever it was, Justin knew it couldn't be kept inside for long. Why did he suddenly feel this way?

Alex walked towards the cinema entrance where Chase should have been waiting. She sighed, getting ready for the transition from 'confusedly in love Alex' to 'on a first date Alex'. Why had Justin looked liked that after he'd explained about the curfew thing? She'd seen him look like that before, but only when he was ashamed of something he'd done. But what could he be ashamed of? It was only Alex, or as she thought, who had something to be ashamed of. She was the one who was in love with her brother. Could he have… Possibly… Felt something when he saw her dressed up?

Alex didn't even have time to muse on the thought, before he saw the face of her date near a vending machine. He noticed her, and smiled, and Alex figured that now would be the right time to walk over to him.

"Hi" she said nervously.
"Hey," he replied, smiling. He looked her up and down, obviously taking in, as Alex had hoped, her in her pretty dress. "You look great." He said.
"Thanks." She looked at the two tickets in Chase's hand. He'd obviously got there quite early, as the line at the till was always so long. "Should we go in?" she asked.
"Yeah let's go. Um… Do you want buy popcorn or anything?"

Without saying a word, Alex dug into her purse, and brought out a bag of sweet and salty popcorn. "No need."

"Won't we get kicked out if they see us eating our own brought food?"

"I've been doing this for, like, ever," Alex smirked. "They won't."

And it was true. The first time Alex had come to the cinema by herself, she was about twelve. She had used up her allowance money on a few art supplies, and only had enough left to see the actual movie. So, she got the popcorn she had at home, brought it to the cinema in an unsuspecting bag, bought the tickets, and got inside. It took a a while to convince Harper that her conscience wouldn't haunt her for the rest of her life if she ate the popcorn, but eventually, it became their usual habit.

"So, what are we watching?" she asked as the two of them sat down in the cinema chairs. The coming attractions were still rolling, despite the fact that they had come in about twenty minutes late.

"We're gonna watch Breaking Dawn. I know how much all the girls love that stuff, so…"

Alex zoned out as she thought about the movie. That movie, in the Twilight series. That boy and girl; vampire and human, who were in an everlasting, but complicated relationship.

She hated it.

Ever since she had seen the trailer advertised on TV. It just reminded her of how she and Justin were… Or rather, were not. Justin… Wasn't a vampire, but he was a wizard; inhuman, like them. And Alex, even though she was a wizard too, was just… Normal. She thought for a moment. Maybe that's why Justin didn't like her, and wouldn't ever like her. Despite the fact that they were brother and sister. Edward, in the movie, loved Bella, and would do anything for her, for her normal, human self. Why couldn't Justin be like that for her?

"Cool," was the only phrase Alex quietly managed to reply.

Halfway through the movie, Chase yawned, and then stretched. Great, Alex thought. A classic teenage boy move. She groaned inwardly, and waiting for Chase's arm to slowly rest on her shoulder. Soon enough, she felt the boy's hand on her left shoulder, and could smell his cologne as he moved closer towards her. Alex tenses her body, hoping he'd get the hint. He didn't. She silently stared at his hand, hoping, again, that he'd remove it. Not long after, Chase did move his arm. Alex could just about see his cheeks flush, as he returned his arm to his armrest, feeling slightly embarrassed.

It was only half past nine when the film was over. Chase, knowing that Alex still had an hour before she had to return home, asked her to join him for a drink. Although all she wanted to do was run back home. Not just to avoid spending another awkward moment with Chase, but she really wanted to see Justin. And for once, it wasn't just because she wanted to be around him. She wanted to find out why he had become so different earlier on.

However, looking at the kindness and slight hope in his eyes, Alex let Chase guide her to a table.

"So, did you enjoy the movie?" Chase asked, trying to steer things in a different direction. Even he could sense that there was something else on his date's mind.
"Um, yeah," Alex lied. To be honest, she hadn't actually been paying attention during it. Yes - she hated the Twilight saga, however could have at least watched it. But she had too many of that day's events running through her mind. "It was good, I guess."
"Cool," Chase nodded.
"Yeah."
"Cool."

He'd just repeated himself to her? Oh no. Alex had seen it in episodes of Hannah Montana – Harper's programme choice- too many times. She knew it was definitely true; Chase was officially starting to like her. As in… As girlfriend.

She had to leave. Though, in all honesty, Alex thought that it was sweet how he felt about, her after only being with her for a few hours.

But she had to get home.

Alex looked up at a small, wooden clock on the other side of the room. She squinted; desperate to see the time.

9:30.

Right. She could make an excuse from that.

"Chase," she started, "I've had a great time with you tonight, but it's nine thirty. I should probably start going."
Chase furrowed his brow. "I thought you had to be home by ten..?" he questioned. "And I swear you just live down the road, like, fifteen minutes away?"
"Yeah, but…" Alex replied, thinking of an excuse. "I didn't know it would be this dark… And cold…" She cringed as she realised how stupid her excuse must've sounded.
"Oh," Chase said. "Well, maybe we could do this again sometime?"
She opened her mouth to say something, but instead, she just… Half smiled. She then swung her purse over her shoulder, got up from the table, and went out the door.

Alex felt bad for just leaving the date like that, she actually did. There was nothing wrong with Chase, –except for the fact that he wasn't Justin- but he didn't deserve to be left like that. But she had to get back home. She had to see her brother.

She needed to see him.

Now.

Tragicending1091 – Haha, don't worry, it will happen!

Also, to Casey Fehl, the anonymous reviewer, this WILL be a Justin x Alex ending. Sorry! :)

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