No excuses for my absence. I promised myself I wouldn't be like those author's that left reader's hanging on like chapter four so here's another chapter and I'll do nothing but write while the ideas are still fresh (somewhat). Remeber: I DO NOT OWN WOWP...although I wish I did.

It was almost time to go. I had been so concentrated on Juliet I decided I had no real time to change into anything special myself plus, anything I pulled out from my closet or had magically appeared by my wand wouldn't have the same effect as Juliet's new "bad girl" look.

I left things at that and just brushed through my hair and grabbed my bag with matching jacket only to run into Justin as I walked out of my room.

"We're doing it today." He said with a cold tone that matched the look on his face.

"What, the double date? Yeah, I know, we should get a move on." I said trying to walk past him. That plan backfired as soon as he grabbed my wrist in that bruise causing manner that seemed to be normal now a days and pulled me back.

"No, smart ass, today you are going to get dumped. Unless, you decided you didn't want to go through with it. If that's the case then I guess I'll just tell him that you did and punish you later." He let go and before I could protest there it was. There was a quick flicker of something in his eyes and then he saw the red hand print on my wrist and hugged me.

"Alex, I am so sorry. Forgive me, please." I was speechless. I mean what was there to say. I had guessed partially right on why Justin always cried, he did feel guilty when he hurt me over trivial things only because….well, I don't think it was him hurting me. Then I wondered…

"Alex, are you alright? Please, if you don't want to talk to me ever again I understand just tell me you're fine." He said pulling me away from him at arm's length. I looked into his eyes and told him what I always did as I lifted a hand to caress his cheek.

"I forgive you." And the flicker came back.

"Do you still love me?" It was the Justin that wanted more than just sibling banter not the one that had felt guilty minutes ago.

"Of course, why would I stop now?" the answer came out of my lips so easily now and I somewhat understood what had made happiness seem so far off to me. I didn't love my brother as more than a brother, I loved what the thing that used his body had turned him into. But what was that flicker? And how did it get there behind his eyes in the first place….His eyes…..no, not his eyes. Those weren't Justin's eyes anymore, at least when that 'thing' wanted them to be.